EL CAMINO COLLEGE
Office of the Vice President – Academic Affairs
NOTES – AREA COUNCIL
22 MARCH 2012
Present: F. Arce, T. Bui, D. Charman, A. Cornelio, A. Minasian, E. Munoz, D. Thompson,
A. Valle
I. DISCUSSION/ACTION
A. Winter Calendar: The Board approved the winter session for the 2012-13 academic year.
Thereafter, there will not be a winter session.
For 2013-14, the fall semester will be 8/24-12/13/14. Flex day for spring will be 1/16/14.
The spring semester will be 1/18-5/16/14. The goal is to have two 6-week sessions and
one 8-week session in the summer. The 6-week sessions will be 5/21-7/2 and 7/7-8/14;
the 8-week session will be 6/16-8/7.
B. BP/AP 4225 – Course Repetition: Academic Senate will have its second reading at the
next Senate meeting. The state and Chancellor’s Office has become more restrictive on
course repetition and the number of times a student can repeat a course. More changes
will take place next year. The student success initiative is being considered for a law.
Students are encouraged to have an education plan, assessment, attend orientation,
maximum limit of units, and limited time in basic skill courses. How students enroll in
classes will become more regimented and will develop better prepared students.
ECC has approximately 2,000-2,500 education plans every fall. It was noted that the
College enrolls 5,000-7,000 which indicates not all students are being reached.
Registration priority will change as students with over limit of units or have a degree will
receive lower priority in registration. Students with no education plan or
degree/certificate goal will lose priority also. Students on probation will be required to
go through mediation and develop an education plan. Presently, there are 3,000 students
on probation. By fall 2013, there will be student success legislations implemented.
C. Employment Application: There was some concern about modifying the employment
application with a writing assignment. Dr. Arce indicated it was the decision of each
screening committee to develop and prepare questions for selection committees.
II. INFORMATION
A. Division Reports:
Learning Resource Unit:
 Three library events: 3/15 – panel on Muslim; 4/5 – Father Greg Boyle, Jesuit Priest;
4/26 – READ poster.
 There has been an increase of use of the basic skills lab.
 Vacant positions: Assistant Director; Media Technician, and Reference Librarian.
Humanities:
 Screening committee process has begun for English, Japanese and Associate Dean.
 Will move forward with accelerated class in English A/B in one 16-week course. It is
one class with six units and has gone through the curriculum process.
 Working on SLOs.
Health Sciences & Athletics:
 Nursing Department completed its self-study.
 Respiratory Care has gone through curriculum changes.
 Working on SLOs.
Behavioral & Social Sciences
 History faculty position in final stage.
 Active clubs in the division include Sociology, Psychology, and Political Science.
 Childhood Education & History completed program review and is a model for other
departments.
 Upcoming Childhood Education Annual Children’s Day event will bring children
from the community.
 History department will have a commemorative on the War of 1812.
Natural Sciences
 Science Day will be held 4/21. Approximately 700 children are expected to attend.
 2 STEM Grants awarded in Engineering and Math.
 Data on STEM program indicates there is an increase in degrees being granted to
students.
 Science Club will attend a field trip to national parks from 4/9-14.
Math
 Working on SLOs.
 Developing a hiring committee for two full-time faculty positions.
OTHER
In the future, the accreditation report will include information on the faculty self-evaluation.
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