Santiago Canyon College - College Council
MINUTES – August 14, 2007
Administrators: John Hernandez, Mary Halvorson, Steve Kawa, Jose Vargas, Juan Vázquez
Faculty: Morrie Barembaum (absent), Linda Cucovatz (absent), Rosi Enriquez (absent), Laura Wirtz (absent) , Connie Wilson (absent), John Smith (absent), vacant (alt)
Classified: Diane Durdella, Zina Edwards (absent), Sheryl Martin, Terry Wilksen (absent), Janell McWilliam (alt)
Student: Sean Dadashi (absent)
Technology: Curt Childress
Communication: AnnMarie Librescu (absent)
Approved 8/28/07
MINUTES
1. Approval of Minutes, 7/24/07
OLD BUSINESS
ACTION/INFO
DISCUSSION/COMMENTS
Not approved
NEW BUSINESS
1. New Director of College Advancement
President Vázquez announced that Kari Caldwell had been
offered and accepted the Director of College Advancement
position officially beginning September 10, 2007. Kari will attend
the Convocation to be introduced.
2. T.G.I.F.
The President announced that the first fundraiser of the year
would be T.G.I.F. on September 28, 2007, in the Library. This
event will be held in conjunction with the culmination of the City
of Orange Year of the Library.
SUGGESTED FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
PROGRAM UPDATES
1. Associated Student Body: Dean
Dadashi
2.
Budget/SAFE Council: Steve Kawa
No report
Information
Status of Construction Projects:
A. The portable building to house the Seville group and
inspectors is now on site and construction will probably begin
on the Math & Science Building the end of October. The
President questioned the campus presence of the subcontractors and workers. Steve reported that all subs
and workers will enter from the Newport side of campus, will
not be using campus parking and will have their own
portable restrooms.
B. The Writing Center (A-210) and the classroom (A-211) will be
completed by 8/17/07.
C. U-104 will be ready the week of August 20th and is currently
being used for storage
D. U-105-4 is ready for the Student Trustee.
E. U-78, 79, 80 and 81 will be complete following the installation
of carpet and re-installation of the computers. Steve reported
that the MaSH conversion will not be totally completed as
OUTCOME/FOLLOW UP
Scott Sakamoto informed Steve that it will not be needed until
Spring 08.
F. New chairs for B-102 and B-104 are in place.
G. E-202 (Datatel Training Room) the tables will be replaced as
requested by Sergio.
H. A-103 (Bookstore) is near completion and will be ready for
Fall.
I. Ten classrooms were mediated including A-210 and 211.
J. The new Survey/Mapping 40’ x 12’ trailer will be placed
between U-100 and U-101.
3.
Curriculum and Instruction Council:
Linda Cucovatz
No report
4.
Academic Affairs: Mary Halvorson
Information
A. Carol Kirkwood is orienting the new Dean of the Library,
Fine & Performing Arts, and Communication, John
Weispfenning, in the administration of the Library for two
weeks. Her last day will be August 17th. Aracely will be
mentoring John following Carol’s departure.
B. The 5-year Educational Master Plan is available at various
locations on campus for review by all SCC employees. Mary
requested that she be notified of any typos or corrections.
C. Curt Childress met with Barbara Zunich to work on the
Technology Plan.
D. The Educational Master Plan will be reviewed and approved by
the Academic Senate and the College Council, sent to
Publications for printing and be presented to the Board of
Trustees for their approval.
E. The New Faculty Orientation will be on Monday, August 20,
2007, in Room E-206. Administrators were invited to join the
faculty for lunch at 11:45 a.m.
5.
Student Success Council/Student
Services: John Hernandez
Information
A. Fall 07 enrollment: As of 8/14/07, John reported that
enrollment is up. The President provided statistics: Credit
FTES is up 2 ½ % and the “headcount” is up 7 ½ %
B. John announced the award of a College Assistance Migrant
Program (CAMP) $2.1 million, 5-year grant. Staffing will
begin in Fall 07 with the first co-hort beginning Fall 08.
C. Career Technical Education (CTE Teach), another Student
Services grant, assists students in planning a career as a high
school or college instructor in the career technical field.
D. Financial Aid awarded $2.1 million in Federal funds to 935
SCC students in 2006-2007 (this does not include BOG
Waivers), the first year SCC operated under its own Title IV
code independent from SAC.
E. John reported that Community Services summer program,
Kids for College, enrolled more than 300 youngsters.
F. There are twenty (20) Student Life & Leadership banners on
campus with their tag line, “Get Involved! Get Connected!”
G. John shared that the half-day student orientation, Discover
SCC, had a successful start with 70 students participating on
Monday, 8/13, and 90 on Tuesday, 8/14. Wednesday is
parent’s orientation, 110 individuals attended, and this year an
additional Thursday session was added.
No report
6.
Educational Master Plan
Council/Academic Senate: Rosi
Enriquez
7.
Continuing Education: Jose Vargas
Information
8.
Classified Advisory Group: Diane
Durdella
Information
9.
Communications: AnnMarie Librescu
10. Technology: Curt Childress
A. Jose passed out the OEC Fall 2007 Schedule of Classes.
B. Open registration begins on August 20th and classes begin on
September 4th.
C. Jim Kennedy has been hired as the Dean of Instruction and
Student Services, replacing Paul Amorino.
The first Hawk meeting will be September 4th, 2 p.m., E-107.
No report
Information
A. Curt and his team are working on getting the classrooms
ready for Fall 07.
B. Curt surveyed SCC secretaries regarding their use of Vista
and Office 2007 and only one person was using Vista.
C. Vista and Office 2007 are installed in B-208, the Business
classroom.
11. President: Juan Vázquez
Information
A. The President reported that there is no official State budget.
The RSCCD budget shows $20 million in carry-over funds
from late allocations.
B. Convocation scheduled for Friday, August 24th, will be
moved to E-203, which can seat 190.
1) There are 50 new SCC employees, including 40 classified,
7 new faculty and 3 administrators.
The President would like
training session sign-up
sheets to be available during
the Convocation lunch.
2) Wayne Bennett will make a 40 minute presentation on
Emergency Preparedness & Safety and will introduce various
training opportunities which will be made available to
SCC employees.
3) The President announced that there will be a Safety
Trailer on campus which will house a back-up generator
and emergency equipment.
The President would like the
Safety Trailer to be available
for SCC employees to view
the contents or a list of the
contents be posted on the
outside of the trailer.
4) New Emergency Procedures have been post in every
classroom on campus.
The President requested that
Steve Kawa prepare a
condensed version of these
procedures for him to
highlight during
Convocation, including:
1) the speaker
system
2) types of
emergency
signals
3) general
statement
about
evaluations
5) Faculty, T.G.I.F. and Classified will be given three minutes
to make presentations.
6) The President will speak about the Educational Master
Plan, the Tech Plan and the Abbreviated Self-Study
The President requested that
Mary Halvorson prepare a
summary of these items for
him.
7) OEC Fall 07 meeting will be August 30th , 6-9 p.m., and
will also include a Emergency Preparedness & Safety
presentation.
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Santiago Canyon College - Mission Statement
Santiago Canyon College (SCC) is a diverse learning community dedicated to intellectual and personal growth. Our purpose is to foster a learning environment that helps students develop knowledge and
understanding, critical thinking, sound decision making, cultural awareness, effective communication skills, and a commitment to local and global citizenship.
Santiago Canyon College offers a comprehensive curriculum that includes university transfer, associate degree and certificate programs. In addition, we provide community services, career education,
continuing education, basic skills development, and a range of support services for full and part-time students, including those with family and career responsibilities. At SCC we encourage students to plan,
implement, and evaluate their educational progress through meaningful reflection and interaction with both the college and community. (Approved by CPAC: 1/25/05)