NATURAL SCIENCES
DIVISION COUNCIL MEETING
March 7, 2013
Present:
Faculty/Staff
M. Abbani, J. Bellemin, B. Carey, C. Cha, P. Doucette, J. Gard, A. Grant, M. Jimenez,
J. Noyes, S. Potter, M. Santiago, J. Shankweiler, R. Shibao, M. Stupy, A. Valle
Also present: Sean Bordon, ASO president and D. Vakil, Interim Associate Dean of
Academic Affairs at El Camino College Compton Center
ASO Introduction and Report
 Sean Bordon, the president of the Pre-med club wants to introduce students to
internships. There will be speakers on campus in May, (date TBD); there will be
two doctors, a surgeon, an internal medicine doctor, a PA and pharmacist
present.
 On April 3, 2013 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., there
will be a Health & Safety fair to bring awareness; some topics to be covered will
include healthy eating and dieting, self-defense, preventing domestic abuse,
quitting smoking, and alcohol and drug abuse.
Academic Senate Report
 M. Jimenez mentioned that there was a discussion about concerns of students
taking test for other students, and he said if there are doubts, then
identifications should be checked during exams.
 There are two vacant positions on the Academic Senate Committee.
Area Council Report
 The area council committee discussed if Proposition 30 fails, ECC will need to
develop course schedule development priorities.
 Comments were received about cheating in the distance education classes.
SLO Report – Jim Noyes
 J. Noyes said that there are reports that are not done, and they will have to be
submitted by the end of the semester. He mentioned that more information has
to be entered into the SLOs statements for accreditation purposes.
Curriculum – Bryan Carey
 B. Carey reported that curriculum is doing ok, above average. He advised
curriculum representatives to work close with SLO representatives.
 Jean meets with Jim Noyes to discuss SLOs.
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Accreditation and ACCJC warning
 A handout was distributed listing the goals for ECC regarding the Accreditation
warning. The goals listed on the handout are as follows:
1. El Camino College’s plan for developing SLOs at the course, program and
degree level must include evidence of being beyond proficiency by October
2013.
2. ECC must be able to provide evidence of SLO sustainability by fall 2014.
3. ECC must complete assessment of all courses and programs – 100% during
Spring 2013 to be beyond proficiency.
4. The SLO assessments must demonstrate how we integrate those results into
student learning improvements and achievements.
5. Results from SLO assessment must provide information to fine tune
curriculum and instruction in an effort to improve student learning.
6. ECC must increase and strengthen the current level and usage of SLOs – one
SLO per program is not sufficient.
 J. Noyes and D. Wright are working on submitting SLO documents online for
availability. The list of assessments, the alignment grids, all SLO statements,
and the 4 year assessment cycle list are available online. The faculty were asked
to send a copy of their SLOs to Jim or Jean so that a copy can be kept in the
division office and to keep copies of all documents submitted into Curricunet.
 M. Stupy asked if Compton College does not comply with their obligation, will
ECC get in trouble and the answer was yes, but the data submitted by ECC and
Compton College is submitted separately.
Evaluating Institutional Effectiveness
 A Rubic for evaluating institutional effectiveness Student Learning Outcomes was
distributed and discussed.
Facilities/Safety Issues
 The tiles that need replacing are an issue, people are tripping over them. The
tiles will be replaced.
 The safety representatives are J. Gard and C. Killduff.
Program Review
 Four departments are working on program reviews.
Onizuka Space Science Day
 Faculty were asked to give supply orders to the lab techs, petty cash funds
cannot be used for reimbursement of food.
 Jean announced that lunch will not be served for faculty and students at the
Onizuka Space Science day, but maybe snacks will be served.
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Other and announcements
 The 2013 Presidential Scholars Program will be held on May 15, 2013 at 5:00
p.m. in the East Dining Room. The academic awardees name list will be
delivered to the division office tomorrow (March 8, 2013); the list of names are
due to the VP’s office, Academic Affairs, by March 29, 2013. One student from
each division will be selected. To be eligible, the student needs to have a
declared major. The student elected will receive a cash award and medal. Jean
asked faculty to attend the award ceremony.
 Jean had a meeting with the ITS (Information Technology Services) director,
J. Wagstaff; he mentioned that they have two new hires. Jean submitted a list
to J. Wagstaff in regards to computers, projectors, and software, hopefully by
next semester all will be done. Contact Jean if software needs to be updated.
Jean said the main issues are the consoles; the consoles are starting to wear
out, mainly in chemistry.
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