EL CAMINO COLLEGE
Office of the Vice President – Academic Affairs
NOTES – AREA COUNCIL
12 MARCH 2008
Present: A. Ahmadpour, F. Arce, T. Bui, S. Cocca, R. Daily, A. Grigsby, E. Munoz, D. Patel,
H. Story, D. Thompson, J. Evensizer
I. INFORMATION ITEMS
A. Notes of 12/11/08: Distributed and reviewed.
 The Field Trip Policy and Procedures will move forward to the Board for the
second reading.
 Code of Ethics Policy – First reading to the Board. The Code of Ethics was
distributed through various consultation groups.
 Budget Reductions: Classified positions are on hold. There are three
management positions in the recruiting stage: Dean of Fine Arts, Dean of Health
Sciences & Athletics, and Director of Nursing and 11 faculty positions opened.
B. Division Reports:
Industry &Technology:
 Students from high schools in Inglewood job shadowed.
 Delegates from China will tour Machine Tool, Manufacturing Technology and
Robotics area.
 “Project Lead the Way” involved five high schools.
 S. Cocca is the facilitator for the statewide career pathways articulation.
 Developed curriculum review for green sustainable technology courses.
Learning Resources Unit
 Initiative with collaboration/partnership with Health Sciences and Athletics to help
athletes be successful in academics.
 “Opportunities and Challenges for Women in Education – The Doctorate Degree”
will be held on 3/26 in Lib 102.
 Three people were selected to be on the READ posters: Stephen Waterworth,
Barbara Jaffe, and John Wagstaff.
 Purchased a microfilm scanner.
 Online program continues to grow from 30 sections to 90 sections.
Humanities
 Accreditation report: reviewing course outlines which are major transfer classes.
 Accreditation report – increase and speed up SLOs. Involve more faculty in the
process.
 There will be six brown bags on basic skills series.
 Faculty positions that will open: Journalism (50% Journalism, 50% English) and
English
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Business
 Preparing for move to temporary building due to construction of new Math/Business
building.
 Enrollment at 100% for most classes. There has been an influx of additional students.
 Some concerns regarding access for the disabled in the new Math/Business building.
Math
 Working on course outlines
 SLOs
 Concerns about the new math building – faculty offices
 MESA – concern about the location of the program (NOTE: MESA will be located in
the basement of the Natural Sciences building)
Natural Sciences
 STEM – receive grant funding.
 The science club will be going to Utah during spring break.
 Job shadowing took place last month.
Behavioral and Social Sciences
 SLOs
 Reviewing some courses (deactivation).
 Construction move may get delayed.
 Annual anthropology symposium will be held on 5/15 in the Haag Recital Hall.
 Auditing course – discuss and review which courses can be audited
 Discussed the new guidelines for disruptive students.
Fine Arts
 SLOs.
 Curriculum - ten courses for review this year.
 Plan builder
 Debate team – first place statewide and was acknowledged as top five nationwide.
 Art Gallery exhibit, “Reflecting the Scared” through March 13.
 Reductions in casual and TAs budget.
 Art panel with representatives from various school were on campus. Provided
information on transfer issues for students.
Health Sciences & Athletics
 The softball and tennis courts are near completion.
 Re-roofing on the South Gym has been approved.
 Curriculum – 12 courses for review.
 Enrollment for the rock climbing course did well for the first time offered this
semester.
 Nursing Department has an upcoming accreditation visit.
 Board of Governors visited the campus to look at the nursing simulator.
 Respiratory Care in collaboration with the Lung Association taught children how to
handle asthma.
 Ray Southstone and the Women’s Volleyball team will be recognized at the Hall of
Fame Banquet on 5/1.
 Golf Tournament will be held on 5/1.
 Health fee increase to $17.
 New hires – golf coach, baseball coach and athletic director.
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Flex Day was successful for SLOs.
Respiratory Care completed three program reviews.
II. DISCUSSION/ACTION
A. Accreditation
The College was issued a warning from the Accrediting Commission based on
recommendations 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, and 8. A follow-up report on recommendation 1(Linking
Planning, Program Review, and Resource Allocation) and 3 (Curriculum Review) is due to
the commission on April 1. The Commission will meet in June to consider the report. The
goal is be off warning by June 2009. The second follow-up report for recommendations 2, 4,
6, 7, 8, and 9 is due October 15.
The college is out of compliance on the six-year course review cycle for curriculum review.
The Curriculum Committee has created new processes: (1) technical review; and (2) full
committee process. It will take the College two years to meet compliance. The College will
need to show the Commission that a plan and timeline is in place.
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