REDWOODS COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT
Minutes of the College Council
7351 Tompkins Hill Road, Eureka, CA, Board Room
Wednesday, 25, 2010
MEMBERS
PRESENT
Mark Winter, Dave Holper, Ruth Moon, Teagen Teslow, Jose Ramirez, Ron
McQueen, Martha Racine, Becky Blatnick (phone), Jeff Marsee, Keith SnowFlamer, Utpal Goswami, Mike Wells, Roxanne Metz, Jolene Gates
MEMBERS
ABSENT
Ahron Cervania (ASCR), VP of Admin Service (vacant)
CALL TO ORDER
President Marsee called the meeting to order at 3:00 pm.
MINUTES
The minutes of 10/13/2010 were approved as presented.
UNFINISHED
BUSINESS
BP/AP 4240
“ACADEMIC
RENEWAL”
Ron McQueen reported that he had reviewed the Title 5 regulation, the CCLC
league templates, and ‘Academic Renewal’ examples from other CA community
colleges. Ron requested that the ASPC define “term”.
ASPC member Marla Gleave noted that when authoring the draft AP4240, ASPC
chose to limit by term (versus units) the amount of coursework that was eligible
for renewal. According to Marla, limiting by term is more accommodating to
students. Marla reported that a term is the start of an academic session to the
end of an academic session, such as Jan 12 till grades are posted in May.
Marla reported that she would work with the Academic Standards and Policy
Committee (ASPC) at their next meeting (11/12/12) to define specifically the term
‘term’. Marla reported that once complete she would forward the revised draft to
College Council for final approval.
AP305.01 and
AP305.03
“FACULTY
PRIORITIZATION”
Dave Holper reported that the Senate faculty prioritization ad-hoc committee and
Utpal Goswami had completed a draft faculty prioritization process. Dave
suggested the Council table discussion on the draft until the 11/01/10 College
Council Meeting.
BP/AP4020
“PROGRAM AND
CURRICULUM
DEVELOPMENT”
Utpal Goswami reported that the ASPC had completed its work revising
BP/AP4020, and would likely be ready to forward the draft to College Council
very soon.
AP4021
“PROGRAM
REVITALIZATION
OR
DINSCONTINUAT
ION PROCESS”
Utpal Goswami reported that ASPC’s work on AP4021 “Program Revitalization
or Discontinuation Process” was nearly complete.
BP/AP4231
Utpal Goswami reported that ASPC would continue work revising BP and AP
“COURSE GRADE 4231 following completion of BP/AP 4020 and AP 4021.
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CHALLENGE”
MISSION, VISION, Dave Holper presented to College Council revised Mission, Vision and Core
CORE VALUES
Values statements that incorporated suggestions submitted by College Council
on 10/04/10.
Vision Statement:
College of the Redwoods is a leading learning community where lives are transformed.
Mission Statement:
College of the Redwoods is a public community college that provides outstanding
educational opportunities for all levels of learners, as well as access for those within the
geographic and online communities it serves. By making student learning and success
our first priorities, we assist students in their skills and abilities as life-long learners, as
well as contributing to the economic vitality of the communities. By continually
assessing our students’ learning and our performance as an institution, we improve upon
the educational excellence we offer. To achieve these ends, we design our policies and
procedures and commit our resources to support this mission.
Values
Local values: Values that guide us in the work we do on our campuses.
1) Student Success and Access: We maintain a student-centered institutional
culture to insure that student learning, advancement, and access are pivotal to all
we do.
2) Educational Excellence and Innovation: We provide quality and relevant
education in transfer preparation, Associate Degree completion, career/technical
training and life-long learning opportunities. CR uses ongoing and systematic
evaluation and planning to improve its strategic practices and improve student
learning.
3) Honoring Others: In all we do, we strive to create a nurturing environment and
a culture of empathy for others. We recognize others’ talents, feelings and
contributions in our interactions and behaviors, basing our relationships on the
essential dignity of each individual; valuing diverse cultures, backgrounds,
lifestyle and abilities; understanding that inclusion makes us stronger and able to
perform at higher levels.
4) Ethical Behavior and Communication: We follow through on our commitments,
welcoming constructive assessment and suggestions for improvement, and
meeting expectations for personal and professional conduct. Also, we speak and
act truthfully, without hidden agenda – saying when we make mistakes or do not
know, avoiding silence when it may be misleading, identifying and working with
each other to communicate and solve problems. We treat students and
colleagues equitably, without favoritism or prejudice, giving all the benefit of the
doubt, and providing opportunities for individual success.
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5) Participatory Governance: We maintain a culture where all students, staff,
faculty and administrator engage in an inclusive, ongoing and self-reflective
decision making about the continuous improvement of the institution and its
participants
Global Values: Values that guide us in issues that affect both our campuses and
the world beyond.
6) Environmental Awareness: In all the work the college does, we demonstrate a
concern and commitment to care for the environment.
7) Community Development: The activities, programs, and services of the college
assist the region and its various communities through economic development and
exposure to a wide range of intellectual and skills-based training.
8) Resources: There is a commitment to provide outstanding resources in all our
endeavors.
Jeff Marsee directed support staff to forward the draft Mission, Vision, and Core
Values statements (along with definitions) to College Council representatives for
distribution to their constituent groups. Following a 30 day feedback period, the
revised Mission, Vision, and Core Values statements will be distributed to the
college community inviting interested individuals to post feedback on a ‘Mission,
Vision, and Core Values’ feedback webpage.
PROCESS FOR
RESOLUTION OF
COMPETING
DRAFTS
Mark Winter reported that he had revised the draft “Process for Resolution of
Competing Drafts” document and forwarded the draft to Utpal Goswami. Mark
Winter recommended reviewing the document at the next College Council
meeting.
POLICY AND
PROCEDURE
REVISION
PROCESS
Utpal Goswami distributed a draft “Policy and Procedure Revision Process”
document. Utpal recommended reviewing the document at the next College
Council meeting.
COLLEGE
COUNCIL POLICY
AND
PROCEDURE
REVISION
PRIORITIZATION/
SCHEDULE
Support staff introduced a draft schedule outlining policies and procedures
currently under review and invited feedback regarding clarity and layout.
INTEGRATED
PLANNING
MODEL
Keith Snow-Flamer recommended discussing the IPM at the next College
Council meeting.
Feedback included:
 Include a separate list of approved policies and procedures
Suggestions related to the College Council website included:
 Add a link to the ‘Community College League of California (CCLC) Policy
and Procedure Services’ page
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NEW BUSINESS
COLLEGE
COUNCIL SCOPE
Ruth Moon noted that during the CCLC/ASCCC Technical Assistance visit, Scott
Lay and Jane Patton made numerous suggestions regarding topics that should
be presented to College Council.
Jeff Marsee noted that there was a need for a constituency based forum where
unresolved issues can be discussed.
Jeff noted that ‘College Council Scope’ would be the first item of ‘Unfinished
Business’ at the next College Council meeting. Roxanne Metz suggested the
agenda item be noted as “Institutional Effectiveness.”
ENROLLEMENT
MGMT UPDATE
Keith Snow-Flamer reported that the new co-chair of the Enrollment
Management Committee (EMC) was Bruce Wagner. Keith reported that EMC
agendas were developed by himself and Bruce Wagner and were distributed to
‘all’ one week prior the meetings.
FUTURE
AGENDA
ITEMS/UPDATES
No additional agenda items were suggested.
Meeting adjourned at 4:20 pm.
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