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Subject: Mesage Regarding ASCR Space in the Lakeveiew Room
March 19, 2013
The following is being sent on behalf of Lee Lindsey and Keith Snow-Flamer:
Steven Bevier (President of ASCR) and Keith Snow-Flamer sent a request to the Facilities Planning
Committee (FPC) on January 11th to discuss the recommendation to relocate the ASCR office from its
current location in the Life Science Building and to create a space for a multicultural center in the
Lakeview Room area in the Cafeteria.
The background/rationale used to bolster the recommendation for the Lakeview Room was:
 Once the new academic buildings are occupied, the Life Sciences Building must be vacated and
students cannot be required to enter the space.
 All the functions (classrooms and offices) currently in the Life Science (LS) building are scheduled
to move to the new academic building sometime between May 11 and August 1 and the one
remaining function left unaccounted for in terms of space is the ASCR office;
 The request supports our institutional planning priorities: Strategic Plan Objectives: 1.4 Enhance
student support and student engagement and; 5.2 Support/increase cultural activities at the college;
and Education Master Plan Objectives: 5.1 Improve student engagement among all students; and 5.2
Develop a vibrant student center; and
 The need for a new space for ASCR and a multicultural center was included in CSSO’s 2012-13
program review and ranked within the top 5 in the Student Development division’s resource request
prioritization.
Rank
Order
Area
1
2
3
4
5
DSPS
Request
Accessible Software updatesJAWS,
Zoom Text, Kurzweil 1000,
Dragon,
Co-Writer
DSPS
Update ADA accessible computers
and peripherals-district-wide
Counseling/Advising FYE Program Funding
CSSO
Large meeting space for ASCR
CSSO
Space for a Multicultural and
Diversity Center
Amount
$
29,800.00
$
97,200.00
$ 49,316.00
Unknown
Unknown
In keeping with the integrated planning process, the FPC responded on March 11 that concerns were
raised that there would not be a private area for all staff to have lunch if ASCR were to obtain the staff
lounge for their use and recommends to the President that more ideas/areas be explored for ASCR space.
The FPC provided the following usage information over the last year in their response.
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Upward Bound: Used on a weekly basis over the summer for their meetings
English Dept.: Used 4-6 times year for “grading / norming”
Academic Senate has been using consistently for their meeting this year, on Fridays
ASCR Clubs: this semester we have 2 clubs using it weekly
CSEA: uses at least 2 times a year for their larger meetings
CTE: Pru uses this room when she has her 7th graders visiting, along with a few other functions
Academy of the Redwoods: uses 5-6 times a year for dances, larger meetings, testing
There are many more “1 time” users that happen on average 1-3 times per month.
CR also uses for any activity where food might be served, that needs to be separated from the main
dining hall.
The President considered the original recommendation and the FPC’s response/comments and decided
to balance the needs of both our students and our faculty/staff by moving forward with allocating the
large Lakeview room to ASCR and keeping the small Lakeview Room as a lounge area for faculty and
staff. Some alternative faculty/staff lounge areas were considered, but given the limited time, these
improvements won’t be pursued at present. Alternative meeting space for the Lakeview room includes
existing space across the campus and space in the soon to be opened new academic buildings. It is
important to note that ASCR cannot continue in their current location once that building is vacated, so
allocating space in the Student Center is appropriate. Work will begin to renovate the Lakeview room
into usable student government/multicultural center space this summer.