LOS ANGELES HARBOR COLLEGE
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES CLUSTER COMMITTEE
DISCUSSION
JUNE 9, 2015 – 1:00 PM
SSA 219
MISSION STATEMENT: LOS ANGELES HARBOR COLLEGE PROMOTES ACCESS AND STUDENT SUCCESS
THROUGH ASSOCIATE AND TRANSFER DEGREES, CERTIFICATES, ECONOMIC AND WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT, AND BASIC SKILLS INSTRUCTION. OUR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND SUPPORT
SERVICES MEET THE NEEDS OF DIVERSE COMMUNITIES AS MEASURED BY CAMPUS INSTITUTIONAL
LEARNING OUTCOMES.
Members Present
Chair:
Administration:
Facilities Director:
Faculty:
Guests:
Resource:
Bob Suppelsa
Pricilla Lopez for Sandra Sanchez
Bill Englert
Paul Grady, Ellen Joiner
E. Pai, Ivan Clark
Nestor Tan
Call to Order
Since quorum was not met the meeting continued as informational only.
Approval of Agenda
The agenda was not approved due to lack of quorum.
Approval of Minutes from May 12, 2015
The minutes were not approved due to lack of quorum.
Shared Governance Committee Self-Evaluation Report – B. Supelsa
In support of accreditation, a Committee Self-Evaluation Report is being distributed to all Shared
Governance Committee members. Committee members are asked to provide input. E. Pai will
complete the top portion of the form. The form will be sent out electronically as a survey making it
easier to compile the information provided by the committee. Each member will submit their goals for
2015-16 and then meet to discuss. B. Suppelsa will work to ensure the three committees he is
responsible for is meeting the expectations of the college planning process.
College Mission and the 2015 Student Success Scorecard – E. Pai
E. Pai gave a presentation on Accreditation Standard I which stipulates the mission of the college, the
college’s obligation for academic quality and institutional effectiveness, and what integrity means for
the college. He explained that the standards are a set of compliance rules to assure we are in line with
the standards that have been established for us as an institution of higher education. We assess our
institutional quality by using data regularly and systematically to evaluate what we do. He reviewed the
colleges new mission statement and compared it with the old one.
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The campus is asked to include the mission statement on all official communications, including minutes
and agendas, correspondence with students, and with e-mail signatures. Our mission statement will be
posted in public places in the fall.
The Student Success Scorecard tracks the State’s priorities for student success for all 112 community
colleges in California. E. Pai compared Harbor to the State.
Thoughts and Activities for Summer 2015-2016
 The cluster will continue to meet during the summer.
 Facilities has numerous projects planned for the summer.
Update from Managers
 N. Tan reported the Administrative Services office is closing the budget for this fiscal year. The
district will continue to process adjustments until mid-August.
 Clarke reported Hovsep Kotelyan has returned to the IT Dept. During the summer, all systems in
the LLRC will be updated and ventually all labs on campus will be updated. The entire campus is
being upgraded to a wireless network, funded primarily through the STEM grant.
 B. Englert is working on alternatives to improve the air conditioning problem in the old LLRC.
FaciIities is implementing and testing the command response system which will be used to
offset utilities if they become overloaded. Routine maintenance will continue through the
summer.
 Community Services leased a recycle truck which will reduce the amount of hours spent cleaning
up after the swap meet and increase our income from recycling.
 P. Lopez reported on new grants which focus on creating healthcare pathways and logistics and
international business pathways.
 B. Suppelsa reported Harbor’s request for debt deferment is in progress. The college’s 2015-16
budget requests are $35M, well over Harbor’s allocation of $31M. Alternate funding sources
are being sought.
The meeting adjourned at 1:50pm.
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