On Tuesday, September 24, members of Skyline College’s Latin American Students Organization, LASO, sponsored an evening out to a Giants-Dodgers game. Many LASO members, families, and friends of LASO, including Skyline College staff members and members of the Associated Students of Skyline College, attended the game to watch the Dodgers win 2-1 after a hard-fought game by both teams. One highlight of the evening was the crowd’s reactions to former Giant pitcher, Brian Wilson, take the mound against his former teammates in the eighth inning when he struck out two of the three batters he faced.

Article by John Saenz. Photos by Andrea Garcia.

The College Governance Council met on Wednesday, September 25, 2013 at 2 p.m. in Building 4, Room 4343.  The meeting began with constituency reports.

Classified Senate

Linda Allen reported that the Classified Senate will be receiving training in the Brown Act and Robert’s Rules of Parliamentary procedure in order to be consistent with the way other organizations on campus are functioning.  Allen also reported that Ricardo Flores from the CTTL met with them and offered to provide a tour and training.  The Classified Senate is finalizing their logo.  Linda Allen is in consultation with Leigh Anne Shaw as they finalize the bylaws.

Associated Students Skyline College

Kayla Razavi, President of the Associated Students of Skyline College (ASSC) reported that 7 new senators have been appointed and have received training on their roles and responsibilities in ASSC.  Kayla and additional student representatives will be attending the California Community Colleges Student Affairs Association and General Assembly conferences.  Kayla reported that she attended the district student council meeting and met two candidates for the Board of Trustees.  ASSC will sponsor an all college event on November 6  on Women Empowerment.  Marlena Jackson and President Stanback Stroud have been invited to speak.

Academic Senate

Leigh Anne Shaw reported that the Academic Senate trained members on the functions of local and district academic senate. Additional work has been done to clarify the plus/minus district grading policy.  The Academic Senate voted to approve the Sustainability plan.  There was high faculty attendance at both of the Strategic Priorities forums.  Kate Browne reported the senate is considering piloting a Wednesday senate meeting instead of the usual Friday time.   Kate reported that the fall plenary session will be held in November in Southern California.

Comprehensive Diversity Framework

President Stanback Stroud reported that the SEEED Committee is finalizing the Comprehensive Diversity Framework.  The Institutional Planning Council will consider it for recommendation at the October meeting.  It is anticipated that the College Governance Council will receive it for action at the October meeting when the Accreditation Site Team is with us.

Student Success Taskforce – Legislation – Response

Dr. Joi Blake, Vice President, Student Services reported that the college is in the process of developing the student success plan (formerly called the matriculation plan).  She would like to set up a workgroup to get broad input and to be sure to create opportunity for student success.  It is recommended that the College Governance Council establish a college wide taskforce that reports to IPC in recommending a college plan to meet the 2014 deadline.  Dr. Blake will provide a more specific timeline.  The recommendation was unanimously approved.

Revised Delineation of Function Map

The revised Delineation of Function Map was considered and unanimously supported.  The revised copy will be posted on the website.

Accreditation – Review Accreditation Quick Guide

Dr. Sarah Perkins, Vice President, Instruction provided an update on the accreditation quick guide.  The document will be published within the next week.  Each constituent group is encouraged to read it in preparation for the visit.  Four hundred hard copies will be available.  The Accreditation Co-chairs, Dr. Perkins and Dr. David Ulate, Dean of Planning, Research, and Institutional Effectiveness will visit various groups and meetings to share the guide.

Educational Master Plan

Dr. Stanback Stroud reported that though the Educational Master Plan has been approved by the board, recommended by IPC and considered by College Council, we were not able to identify the meeting where an actual vote to recommend it for approval was taken.  CGC voted to unanimously support the Educational Master Plan.

Budget and Planning Calendar

IPC recommended that the integrated planning and budget calendar be labeled as a three year calendar.  CGC unanimously voted to recommend the calendar with no year label and is instead labeled the planning and budget calendar cycle.

Balanced Scorecard Goals and Strategies

CGC unanimously supported the IPC recommendation that the Balanced Scorecard Goals and Strategies be identified as three year goals.

Sustainability Plan

CGC unanimously voted to support the Sustainability Plan and to extend commendations to the faculty and staff (Anjana Richards, Carina Anttila-Suarez, Alina Varona, Sabrina Lawrence-Gomez) for their leadership and the work they performed in helping the college develop such an outstanding plan.

Human Resource Plan

The Human Resources Plan emerged from the integrated planning process (consideration of Board Goals, District Strategic Plan goals, College goals, community needs assessment results, multiple plans such as the technology plan, educational master plan, unit reviews, program reviews and administrative leadership unit reviews) and was considered by the Staffing for Student Success Taskforce in Spring 2013.  In May 2013, the taskforce made a recommendation the Institutional Planning Council (IPC).  Last week, IPC voted to recommend the Human Resource Plan to the College Governance Council.  The forums were designed to provide broader communication before CGC considered whether to recommend the plan for adoption.  On Wednesday, the College Governance Committee unanimously voted to recommend the plan for adoption.  CGC unanimously supported the IPC Human Resource Plan recommendation.

Members of CGC discussed the need to provide a mid-point update/evaluation on the implementation of the Human Resource Plan.  Leigh Anne Shaw commended President Stanback Stroud on the concept of the forums and encourage more forums in the future to update information.

Dr. Stanback Stroud provided a few minor changes to the list of positions including the title of the Study Abroad Coordinator, the location of an office assistant and the addition of a program services coordinator for the Career Advancement Academies.

Next meeting agenda

The next meeting will include the following agenda items:  Comprehensive Diversity Framework for Action and invite faculty and staff who led Sustainability work the meeting to receive a commendation.

The meeting was adjourned at 4 p.m.

Article by Dr. Regina Stanback Stroud, President.

More than 100 faculty and staff attended two college-wide forums hosted by President Stanback Stroud on Monday and Tuesday of this week in Building 6, Room 6202.  The President and Vice President of Instruction, Sarah Perkins, provided updates on the status of the various initiatives, programs and services that are outlined in the Strategic Priorities.  The presentation also included the anticipated staffing needed over the course of the next four years.

The proposed staffing emerged from the integrated planning process (consideration of Board Goals, District Strategic Plan goals, College goals, community needs assessment results, multiple plans such as the technology plan, educational master plan, unit reviews, program reviews and administrative leadership unit reviews) and was considered by the Staffing for Student Success Taskforce in Spring 2013.  In May 2013, the taskforce made a recommendation the Institutional Planning Council (IPC).  Last week, IPC voted to recommend the Human Resource Plan to the College Governance Council.  The forums were designed to provide broader communication before CGC considered whether to recommend the plan for adoption.  On Wednesday, the College Governance Committee unanimously voted to recommend the plan for adoption.

The Human Resource Plan will serve as a guide for considering future staffing needs.  Priority processes such as the FTEF Allocation process and Classified Staffing Priorities process will continue to be used.  The plan includes additional classified staff (office assistants, staff assistants, division assistants,  program services coordinators, instructional aides, website content coordinator, events coordinator, A&R technicians), classified supervisory staff (Instructional technologist, accountant, administrative assistant, planning and research analyst and project director), academic supervisory staff (study abroad director) and administration (Dean, Student Support Services and Dean, Global Learning Division).  The plan also includes hiring additional full-time faculty which includes the hiring of 15 faculty for Fall 2013.

Based on overall positive comments about the opportunity to receive more communication on a college-wide level, to clarify issues and raise important questions, President Stanback Stroud is looking forward to hosting many more forums.

 

The Skyline College President’s Council welcomed attendees to the inaugural year of the Success Summit on Saturday in the Fireside Dining Room of the Student and Community Center.  Over 120 attendees convened to consider the challenges of the region.  An overview of current trends in the areas of Transportation, Communication, and Jobs was presented by a panel of experts, followed by a moderated question and answer session.  Attendees took the opportunity to add their voice and expert perspective to the conversation.  The goal of the conference was to develop creative solutions for shaping forward movement and successful outcomes that will be tracked and reported on at subsequent events.

Dr. Regina Stanback Stroud welcomed the group to Skyline College and was followed by Ms. Jessica Evans, President’s Council Chairperson and President/CEO of Downtown San Mateo Association.  Summit Co-Chairs Michele Enriquez-Da Silva and Greg Cochran took the stage to provide an overview of the conference and to welcome San Mateo County Supervisor, Don Horsley.  Supervisor Horsley acknowledged elected officials and other VIP guests.

Attendees were addressed by two keynote speakers – Marlena Jackson, founder of NexGeneGirls and scientist at one of the world’s leading biotechnology organizations gave the morning address inspiring girls to go into science.  Angela Batinovich, businesswoman and CEO of the San Francisco Bulls Hockey Organization talked to the group about her journey as a businesswoman.

Attendees participated in three separate sessions and followed a color coded rotation to ultimately attend a session on all three topics.  The transportation session addressed the issue of “The Last Mile” – Efficiently reaching our destination after getting off public transportation.  Moderators Jon Rubin, CEO of the Peninsula Coalition and Adrienne Tissier, San Mateo County Supervisor, led the discussion as the attendees broke into groups and responded to the question, “How can we successfully traverse the peninsula, including an east/west direction and along the Pacific coast, expanding access to San Mateo destinations such as learning institutions, employers, areas of commerce and recreation?”

The attendees in the Communications session addressed the question of “How can we successfully create a cross-generational and diverse sense of place/community amidst the array of communication platforms available today?”  Moderator, Lloyd La Cuesta, Journalism Professor, SJSU and retired South Bay Bureau Chief, KTVU led the discussion.

Moderator Anne LeClair, President/CEO of the San Mateo County Convention and Visitors Bureau led the discussion in the “Jobs”: Connecting the Needs session.  Attendees responded to “How can we successfully create a vibrant and fluid workforce that meets the current and future needs of north county employers?”

At the end of the sessions, using clicker technology, attendees voted on which of the issues they would like to see the President’s Council carry toward resolution.  The group chose the Transportation session which will be a focus of the President’s Council who is in the great position to be able to seed initiatives that will begin to address the issues.

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