REDWOODS COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT
Meeting of the Enrollment Management Committee (EMC)
Eureka: 7351 Tompkins Hill Road, AD 201 (Board Room)
Monday, March 7, 2011
1:10 p.m.
NOTES
PRESENT
Mara Chaykin, ASCR, Anna Duffy, David Gonsalves (phone),
Melissa Green, Anita Janis (phone), Allen Keppner, Pam Kessler,
Geisce Ly (phone), Mike Peterson, Tiffany Schmitcke,
Keith Snow-Flamer, Juana Tabares, Danny Walker, Bruce Wagner
and Maggie Lynch.
ALSO PRESENT
Jesse Wiedel, Joe Hash
MINUTES
The minutes from the February 23, 2011 meeting were approved with
corrections.
ACTION ITEMS
COURSE
SCHEDULE
PRINTED
COMMENTS &
PROOFING
PROCESS
Tiffany noted that the department of Admissions and Records has
been trying for several years to get away from having a printed
schedule. Scheduling changes are constantly being made in Datatel
and the paper schedule is outdated the moment it is printed. She also
noted that it takes approximately one full week to input all of the
comments that are associated with courses.
It was also brought to the committee’s attention that Printing Services
no longer has the staff person/position that created both the printed
schedule and the course catalogue and there also may not be a budget
for it.
Suggestions were also made to simplify the format of the paper
schedule if printing continues. There was discussion regarding the
need to get input from the counselors and advisors regarding how they
use the printed schedule.
Melissa asked that a data driven and Interested Based decision making
process be used to problem solve and work collectively to work
together to determine the issues surrounding a printed schedule.
Bruce noted that if there is a printed schedule it needs to be sent out to
the academic departments for proofing.
Next Steps:
 Discussion will be carried to the next meeting so that information
can be gathered from the counselors and advisors.
 Ask Paul DeMark to attend the next meeting to address concerns
related to the printed schedule
VIRTUAL
CAMPUS TLU &
FTES
COUNTING
Bruce reported that the two-year scheduling task force has met 3 times
and has compiled all requests received for courses. He noted that
everyone was asked to put in course requests that would promote
student success and completion. He stated that with the requests that
have come in we are 760 TLUs over what was offered last year and
we must get back to last year’s number. He also stated that it has been
a very difficult task so far to determine what adjustments must be
made.
101 TLU
ALLOCATION
The committee reviewed two recommendations regarding the 101
Corridor TLU allocations and scheduling procedures for Virtual
Campus courses. Bruce read the recommendations aloud because
committee members participating by phone did not receive the
emailed version. Maggie stated that she has questions about what data
will be used to make decisions regarding the TLU allocations and is
also concerned with restrictions to campus offerings. Committee
members agreed that changes should be made to the language used in
both recommendations and there were several suggestions made.
Bruce will make the changes to the recommendations and send them
out to committee members. Keith noted that until the changes have
been made we are conceptually endorsing the recommendations.
FURTHER
GUIDANCE OF
SCHEDULING
There was discussion regarding how the Task Force should proceed
with development of the two-year schedule. Bruce noted that the Task
Force has identified roughly 400 TLUs that can be cut. It may be
necessary to look at revitalization, discontinuance, or moving
programs to Community Education. There was also discussion
regarding faculty reassign time and overload. It was noted that it
would be helpful to have direction that the district endeavors to not
pay overload, however there will be times when this is not possible. It
was suggested that Dr. Goswami be included in a conversation
relating to the TLU allocations and overload. Keith asked Maggie and
Alan to work on draft language for a recommendation regarding an
overload policy. He also noted that he and Bruce have been invited to
attend the next Budget Planning Committee meeting so that EMC and
BPC can coordinate work that is being done to reduce the budget.
FUTURE
AGENDA ITEMS
Printed Schedule continued from last meeting
ADJOURNED
The meeting adjourned at 2:40 p.m.
SUBMITTED
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