Paradise Valley Community College
College Leadership Council
Minutes
December 11,2009
Present:
Absent:
Jacalyn Askin
Ron Bleed
Elizabeth Buckton
Norma Chandler
Ken Clarke
Mike Crimi
Paul Dale
Julia Devous
Denise Digianfilippo
Paul Golisch
Shirley Green
Bill Hart
Mike Ho
Phillip Jalowiec
Paul Keller
Corey Loucy 
David Matus
Sandy McDill
Scott Meek
Mary Lou Mosley
Yolie Ochoa
Fred Reill
Michaelle Shadburne
Alexis Sharif
Laurel Smith
Christine Tabone
Paula Vaughn
Rick Vaughn
Division Chair Representative: Cinthya Ippoliti
Welcome, Introductions, Announcements – Dr. Paul Dale
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Welcomed members of the CLC
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Congratulated Dr. Denise DiGianfillipo on her permanent appointment to
PVCC’s Dean of Academic Affairs.
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End of the Year Brunch will be held in Q-Building. 9:00 – 10:30 a.m. Dr.
Askin will be hosting a “Smashing good time.”
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Hosted a High Tea for the Library staff to celebrate the successful library
transition with the County. PVCC absorbed 9,300 volumes of books and
music CD’s. The earlier than expected closure of the county library provided
a win-win situation for PVCC and the County.
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Women’s Soccer Team ended their season in a third place tie at the 2009
National Junior College National Championship. Two PVCC PUMAS, Nicole
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Acosta and Sami Palmer were name to the 2009 NJCAA Division I Women’s
Soccer Championship All-Tournament Team.
Distributed a draft of the College Adopted Principles for Budget Reductions
Will be meeting with CEC members to discuss response to governing board
regarding implementation of A & M Study Observations.
Acknowleged Yolie Ochoa for her presentation at the Governing Board
meeting on Student Life activities.
Learning Centered Moment – Michaelle Shadburne
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The students featured were four of Mark Stoddard’s PVCC Theatre
students:
- Chelsea Simpson, Shelby Rose and Ryan Quenneville shared brief
monologues. Additionally, PVCC Theatre student Anita Sager - presented
her honors project of a scene design model.
Generative Conversation – Open Educational Resources – Carol Myers
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Presented a powerpoint presentation featuring the following topics
- What is OER
- Types of Resources
- Textbooks
- Instructional Materials
- Library Course Pack
(To view this powerpoint presentation please click on the link provided on the
CLC website http://www.pvc.maricopa.edu/clc/)
Critical Announcements
Yolie Ochoa
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announced that SLC is still trying to fundraise for the remaining gift tags
for families that have not be sponsored for the Adopt-a-Family program.
David Matus
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announced the southwest corner Q-Bldg. remodel has been completed and
the AAEA Charter school is moving in.
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The campus is getting a much needed facelift with new exterior paint.
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Preparing Q-bldg for year end “Smashing” event.
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E-bldg stucco repairs are nearing completion, painting should be completed in
January.
Rick Vaughn
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Faculty Association is sponsoring an essay contest for current and alumni
students and will provide a monetary award to the contest winner.
Applications are due in February and a form can be pick up in M-Bldg.
Julia Devous
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United Way campaign – District Office is offering an incentive for
employees who make a pledge to UW, a $250 gift card for US Airway. The
employees will be eligible for this drawing if the college reaches its goal of
$16,163 currently $12,760 has been pledged. You can make your pledge
online.
Diversity and Inclusion Update – Ken Clarke and Norma Chandler
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PVCC hosted the Diversity Leadership Alliance event on December 9, 2009
where 90 community, government, non-profit and corporations attended.
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Diversity Meeting, December 11, 1:30 p.m in KSC185 will be reviewing
proposed initiatives, chose the focus for the next semester and timelines
for the next 2 years. Invited to view Diversity Website.
Area Reports
Division of Administrative Services – Dr. Jacalyn Askin
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Completion of Q design phase and start of construction, renovated west wing
for AAEC and negotiated their move and library closure
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Hiring of Marketing Coordinator (and creation of potential new tag line for
Black Mountain, "earn credits, not miles")
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Completion of Black Mountain campus, inaugural classes, grand opening in
collaboration with partners, formation of Joint Program Committee
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Named to WACUBO Community College Board
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Successfully completed first evacuation drill on campus as part of
emergency planning (this was during the summer but after the end of last
AY)
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Completed /first draft /of Business Continuity Plan
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Commencement of repainting (in new palette) of campus exteriors
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Participated in hiring of and welcomed new bookstore manager
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Convened FPAC
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Participating in district committees to select vendors for college food
service and third party distribution of student financial aid (including
electronic disbursement
Division of Student Affairs – Dr. Shirley Green
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Dr. Green’s December 2009 Monthly Report includes the following areas:
Admissions and Records, Assessment and Testing, Athletics, Career
Services, Counseling, Disability Resources, Financial Aid, Student
Development, Student Life and Academic Advising.
Admissions and Records
 VA participated in Veterans Day celebration.
 A&R Participated in the open house sponsored by the Library to admit community
borrowers to SIS
 PVCC went live with DegreeVerify. This allows employers or companies to request
verification of degrees earned from PVCC.
 Staff attended the Cross Training Info Sessions
 Attended several meetings on KSC remodel project
 Developed process for responding to Clearinghouse in regard to degree verifications
 Worked with Cashier’s Office to develop a paperless VA deferment process
 Attended a meeting with the Holland Foundation at Black Mountain to help promote
services to returning VA students
 Added the “Need Help” button to the A&R website
 Staff attended training on VA Once to assist in the certification of VA students benefits
Stats:
Counter visits: 2882
Phone contacts: 1608
Assessment & Testing
 Administered 1,567 tests as follows:
 720 placement assessments including ASSET, COMPASS, CELSA, and
ALEKS
 770 Instructor tests
 77 other tests including CLEP, NET, proctored exams, credit by exam, Biology
pretest, MAT091 pretest
 Trainings:
 2 staff members attended Student Services cross-training
 2 staff members attended a webinar for Perception reporting functions
 Updated web pages to include new ALEKS information
 Working with Recruitment to set up days/times in March and April for high school
visitation days to include placement assessment, campus tour, and information session
Financial Aid
 Hired part-time temporary worker with financial aid experience
 Hosted financial aid consultants from FAS
 Presented Financial Aid scholarship workshop to honor's program students
 Presented budget and scholarship workshop to ACE students
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Two board approved members of the staff attended the Arizona Association for Student
Financial Aid Administrators (AASFAA) conference
 Completed system setup for the single term (spring) financial aid awarding
Service Learning
 Finished Project Ayuda progress report for 08-09 and will submit in December 09
 Compiled community partner results from Spring 08-09
 Compiled Project Ayuda member results from 08-09
 Finishing up continuation grant for Project Ayuda 09-10.
Tutor Center
 Developed and presented draft of new assessment pilot for LSC for Spring 20-10 &
Summer 20-10.
 Drafting plans for staffing changes for Spring 20-10 and beyond including MATP
retirement and .5FTE FMLA termination replacements.
 Working with record numbers of students utilizing LSC services.
Counseling
 Helped coordinate High School Junior Night
 Facilitated LifeLong Learning Workshop on Building Leadership Skills
 Emerging Leaders Program (collaboration with Counseling and Student Life) helped
students complete 100's of hours on research and service dedicated to reducing poverty
and hunger
Athletics
 Men's XC 2nd at national meet - 3 individual All-Americans; George Alex, Tailhar
Hasson, Aaron Sherf
 Women's XC 18th at national meet
Women's Soccer tied for 3rd place at the national tournament – 2 individual All-Americans;
Nicole Acosta and Alyssa Flores
Disability Services
 Two information sessions for students who will be starting at PV this coming Spring
semester.
 Presented at the Counselor's Breakfast to give high school counselors information on how
to prepare high school students' with disabilities to receive disability services at PVCC.
 Beginning to plan an event in collaboration with the Paradise Valley School System that
will bring Paradise Valley High School special education students and their parents to our
campus.
Student Life
 Emerging Leaders Retreat – 11/06 – 11/08
The Emerging Leaders Program is going very strong. 47 students and 3 college staff
members, assisted by 4 student teaching assistants, spent the weekend at Camp Sky-Y in
Prescott to learn and practice the Social Change Model of Leadership. Evaluations are
currently being compiled and the outcomes will be highlighted in the end of the year
assessment report.
Additionally, students from the Emerging Leaders Program have been presenting poster
displays in the KSC Student Union about the issues pertaining to poverty and how
students can create positive social change.
Hired new staff: Rowdy Duncan
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Adopt-A-Family – 11/17
The annual Adopt-A-Family campaign was kicked off on 11/17 with a continental
breakfast for the PVCC community. With donations from Mimi’s Café and Chompies,
Student Life served over 50 people and were successful in getting people to sign up to get
donations and/or purchase gifts for our families. To date, we have 9 families and many
individual faculty and staff members, as well as individual club members, who have
agreed to contribute to the program. We will accept donations until December 11 and
then SLC members will get any additional items not yet received, wrap the gifts,
purchase holiday meals, and then deliver everything to the families by December 24.
 Adopt-A-Street – 11/20
The Student Life Center staff and SLC will participate in the Adopt-A-Street program
from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. on 11/20. Over 20 students have volunteered to clean up PVCC’s
sponsored stretch of city street on Union Hills Boulevard from 32nd Street to Cave Creek
Road. Club members, as well as our Emerging Leaders students will utilize this
experience towards their 20 hour community service requirement.
 Governing Board Presentation – 11/24
Members of Student Leadership Council presented the accomplishments of student
leaders during the Fall semester. Representing PVCC was Yolie Ochoa (Chair), Jeremy
Bowker, Derrick Crowell, and Tiffany Torres (Senators). Rowdy Duncan, who began his
temporary re-assignment on Monday, November 23, 2009. Rowdy brings considerable
experience in academic advising, training, and diversity planning, which will contribute
positively to all of our leadership development programs.
Student Development
 Academic Advising redesigned the Advisement waiting area to accommodate more
students.
 Ace program staff continued recruitment visits to five feeder high schools.
 ACE & Advisement staff visited 2nd year ACE classes to provide more information on
Academic Advisement process.
Student Life and Leadership – Mike Ho, Director
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The Emerging Leaders Program concluded on December 4, with 40 program graduates for
Level I and 4 program graduates for Level III.
Student Leadership Council spoke at the Governing Board Meeting held on November 24,
2009. Chairperson Yolie Ochoa, along with Senators Jeremy Bowker, Derick Crowell, and
Tiffany Torres highlighted for the board SLC’s accomplishments for the semester as they
related to their goals of student advocacy, student leadership, and student engagement.
Rowdy Duncan has begun his temporary re-assignment in the Office of Student Life and
Leadership on November 23, 2009. Rowdy comes to PVCC from Rio Salado College where
he has been working as an Academic Advisor.
Students have been active in community service throughout the semester. $275 was raised
by SLC for the United Way campaign and students are currently actively involved with the
Adopt a Family campaign, raising funds and securing donations for ten families this holiday
season.
Diversity and Inclusion – Norma Chandler
The Diversity and Inclusion Goals - Success for All Students, 2009-2010 has been finalized. The
committee decided to focus on two of the goals, specifically:
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Increase the number of opportunities for students to interact with peers of diverse
backgrounds
 Ensure that student success is equally distributed across all socioeconomic, ethnic, age, and
gender group
The discussion eventually lead to safe spaces/multi-cultural lounge etc. Because of all the
unknowns, we decided to hold a Diversity/Inclusion Conference on April 2, 2010 or April 3, 2010.
Through this conference we could achieve many goals including asking the students what they need
to be successful through various diversity breakout sessions. During this conference we could
begin to address the peaceful state (mind/heart/spirituality) of the students as suggested by Umar
Sharif.
We also want to involve the students in the planning and organizing of this conference in which we
can also address topics important to each group in order to help students interact with peers of
diverse backgrounds.
Meanwhile, we will research community college programs and multi-cultural centers at our sister
colleges and throughout the United States to see the efficacy of a similar space at PVCC.
The Hispanic Center at Stanford University is called Centro Chicano. It served as a place for
Hispanic students to discover their heritage and held the following amenities and activities:
 Kitchen, lounge, study rooms, Library (music, books, and video on Chicano
literature/History/Chicano Rights etc.)
 Administrative office
 Promoted weekly and monthly Hispanic events including:
o Artist in residence (poets, authors, dancers, muralists, etc.)
o Gang Awareness and prevention
 Provided assistance to the community
o Tutored Middle and High School students on Saturday mornings (on campus)
o Also fed student's breakfast and mentored them to pursue a college education
o Held community health education fairs
o Hosted Hispanic community meetings in center
Next Meeting – Friday, January 15, 2010
Alexis Sharif, December 14, 2009
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