Friday, December 13, 2013

• All Day Event, Men’s Basketball, Skyline College Tournament, Skyline College

• All Day Event, Women’s Basketball, Fresno City College Tournament, Fresno City College

• 7:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m., Concert & Jazz Band Performance, Skyline College, Building 1, Theater

 

Saturday, December 14, 2013

• All Day Event, Men’s Basketball, Skyline College Tournament, Skyline College

• All Day Event, Women’s Basketball, Fresno City College Tournament, Fresno City College

 

Sunday, December 15th, 2013

• All Day Event, Men’s Basketball, Skyline College Tournament, Skyline College

• All Day Event, Women’s Basketball, Fresno City College Tournament, Fresno City College

 

Tuesday, December 17, 2013

• 12:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m., Financial Aid Application Labs, Skyline College, Building 2, Room 2117B

• 6:00 p.m., Women’s Basketball vs. Marin, Skyline College

 

Wednesday, December 18, 2013

• 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m., Financial Aid Application Labs, Skyline College, Building 2, Room 2117B

 

Thursday, December 19, 2013

• All Day Event, Scholarships Opportunities, Skyline College, Building 2, Room 2234

• 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m., Financial Aid Application Labs, Skyline College, Building 2, Room 2117B

 

Friday, December 20, 2013

• All Day Event, Women’s Basketball, CCSF Tournament, City College of San Francisco, Phelan Avenue, San Francisco, CA, United States

• 5:00 p.m., Men’s Basketball vs. DeAnza College, DeAnza College

 

Saturday, December 21, 2013

• All Day Event, Women’s Basketball, CCSF Tournament, City College of San Francisco,

 

For the latest information on events and activities happening at Skyline College, please view our calendar at the following link:

http://www.skylinecollege.edu/events/index.php

If you would like to include your college event or activity on the calendar, please submit the event, date, time and location to Cherie M. Colin via email at colinc@smccd.edu.

 

Skyline College Library now has five tablet computers, all iPads at the moment, for students to borrow. They are available for checkout on a first come, first served basis.

To borrow a tablet, students must have a G number, a valid current Peninsula Library card, and must read and sign the Tablet Loan Agreement form.

Though the startup tablet loan period is two hours and library use only, the Library will increase that time if this service proves popular, and will consider letting the tablets leave in the future. Accordingly, we hope to purchase additional tablets and e-readers.

Article by Tom Hewitt, Photo by Eric Brenner.

 

The International Students Program (ISP) has been officially moved to the Global Learning Division as part of the Skyline College Strategic Priorities.  Richard Soyombo has assumed administrative responsibility for the program that currently has grown from 20 to 89 students with an anticipated addition of 25 new students next semester.

In addition to his Program Services Coordinator role in the English Language Institute, Christopher Rico will substitute as the ISP Director while Adejumoke (Jaye) Akin-Taylor is away on leave until January 30, 2014.  Chris will be available in the ISP office in the Multicultural Center – Room 4-258 in the afternoon each day.  ISP Counselors and staff will continue to work with the students in the program, including counselors Javier Urena, Carla Campillo, Daryn Chan, and A&R staff member, Minerva Velasquez.  If you have questions or want further further information, please contact Chris at Jaye’s phone number: 650 738.4430. His email is: ricoc@smccd.edu.  Or you can contact Richard Soyombo at 650-738-7098, or Soyombo@smccd.edu.

Article by Regina Stanback Stroud, Photo by Raul Guerra.

We have some quick updates on major web upgrades we will be working on over the break.

1) ITS is working with a vendor, Avepoint, to assist us in upgrading from Sharepoint 2007 to Sharepoint 2012 using Office365. Our goal is to have all your sites migrated before Spring semester. We will contact site owners to kick the tires on the new version before we go live.

2) ITS is working with the Instruction Designer/DE Coordinators at your colleges to upgrade WebAccess/Moodle to WebAccess 2+. New version will be launch January 8th, 2014

Spring 2014 courses are loaded and ready for you to begin building or moving your courses: https://smccdfreshstart.mrooms.net/

If you have questions please contact your college Instruction Designer/DE Coordinators:

Cañada – Jane Rice ricej@smccd.edu

CSM – Alexis Alexander alexandera@smccd.edu

Skyline College – Ricardo Flores floresr@smccd.edu

Article by Jasmine Witham, Image by Jared Martin.

Kindergarten teachers and students are invited to the First Annual KinderCaminata Program on Thursday, March 13, 2014, Skyline College, 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Transportation will be provided. Free lunch, student giveaways, and much more. Join the Movement! Introduce your Kindergarten Students to Skyline College. For more information please contact Outreach Coordinator Florentino Ubungen at (650) 738-4256 or ubungenf@smccd.edu.

Article by Florentino Ubungen and Jared Martin.

Paced by Northern California Champion Brian Ha, Skyline College qualified five wrestlers for the California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) State Championships taking place in beautiful Stockton on the campus of San Joaquin Delta College this Friday and Saturday, December 13-14.

Ha, a sophomore from El Camino High School, swept all three of his matches this past weekend at the Northern California Wrestling Championships at Sierra College in Rocklin finishing first in the 133 pound weight class. Brian is the first Northern California champion from Skyline College in the last twelve years. Other Skyline College wrestlers who qualified for the state championships are Manny Borrego, 125 pound weight class, Monet Goldman, 149 pound weight class, Zach Grove, 157 pound weight class, and Roman Ermalov, 197 pound weight class. As a team, Skyline College finished ninth in Northern California.

Best of luck to Brian and his teammates this weekend! To follow all the action please go to the CCCAA website.

Article by Joe Morello, Photo by Visual Sports.

Friday, December 6, 2013

• 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m., Grove Scholarship Application Workshop, Skyline College, Building 1, Room 1218

• 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m., Test Taking Strategies Workshop, Skyline College, The Learning Center, Building 5, Room 5115

• 5:00 p.m., Men’s Basketball vs. Napa Valley College, Napa Valley College

• 7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m., O,Brillante Estrella Holiday Choral Music of the Americas, Mildred Owen Concert Hall, 1220 Linda Mar Boulevard, Pacifica

 

Monday, December 9, 2013

• 10:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m., Transfer Center – The Art Institute Rep Visit, Skyline College, Building 6, Fireside Dining Room

 

Tuesday, December 10, 2013

• 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m., MUS 286 class – Music Performances, Skyline College, Fireside Dining Room

• 12:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m., Financial Aid Application Labs, Building 2, Room 2117B

• 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m., Grove Scholar Program Application Deadline, Skyline College, Building 1, Room 1214

• 6:00 p.m., Women’s Basketball vs. Gavilan, Skyline College

 

Wednesday, December 11, 2013

• 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., FREE English Conversation/Pronunciation Workshops, Skyline College, Bldg. 1, Room 1218

• 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m., Financial Aid Application Labs, Skyline College, Building 2, Room 2117B

 

Thursday, December 12, 2013

• Final Examinations December 12 – 18.

• 2:00 p.m. -4:00 p.m., Financial Aid Application Labs, Skyline College, Building 2, Room 2117B

• 6:00 p.m., 8:00 p.m., Information Nights! at Canada College, Canada College, Building 2, Room 10

 

Friday, December 13, 2013

• All Day Event, Men’s Basketball, Skyline College Tournament, Skyline College

• All Day Event, Women’s Basketball, Fresno City College Tournament, Fresno City College

• 7:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m., Concert & Jazz Band Performance, Skyline College, Building 1, Theater

 

Saturday, December 14, 2013

• All Day Event, Men’s Basketball, Skyline College Tournament, Skyline College

• All Day Event, Women’s Basketball, Fresno City College Tournament, Fresno City College

 

Sunday, December 15, 2013

• All Day Event, Men’s Basketball, Skyline College Tournament, Skyline College

• All Day Event, Women’s Basketball, Fresno City College Tournament, Fresno City College

 

For the latest information on events and activities happening at Skyline College, please view our calendar at the following link:

http://www.skylinecollege.edu/events/index.php

If you would like to include your college event or activity on the calendar, please submit the event, date, time and location to Cherie M. Napier via email at colinc@smccd.edu.

 

The College Budget Committee held its last meeting for the Fall 2013 semester on Thursday, December 5, 2013, co-chaired by Leigh Anne Shaw, Academic Senate President, and Eloisa Briones, Vice President of Administrative Services.

One-Time Funding Requests

Over the past seven or eight years, the college has not been able to able to augment the Fund 1 operational budgets across divisions and programs despite the rising cost of inflation over the years. The CBC solicited requests for one-time funding to allocate $200,000 from last year’s fund 1 carryover to meet one-time needs. Division deans worked with their faculty and staff to identify needs and submitted requests that included several that were previously funded out of Measure G. The college had a carryover of Measure G funds from 2012-2013 amounting to $294,000. The CBC approved the allocation of $266,884 for Measure G requests. Fund 1 requests submitted totaled $236,565 which represents division and program needs up to June 30, 2014. CBC approved funding these requests in total, using the $200,000 and an additional $36K from last year’s fund 1 carryover.

Review of Process for Developing the 2014-15 Fund 1 Budget

CBC will review the current college budget process at the next meeting. Committee members will email suggestions to the group. Eloisa will build these into the current process for review and discussion. One of the goals is to establish a formal and streamlined budget request process to better ensure ongoing funding.

Mechanics and Implications for Merging IPC and CBC

CBC and IPC will meet separately in January. Joint meetings will begin in February. This will allow remaining business to be conducted and for membership to be adjusted in case of scheduling difficulties. Meetings starting in February will follow the CBC schedule of every 2nd and last Thursday 2-4pm. CBC-focused meetings will be chaired by the VP of Administrative Affairs and the President of the Academic Senate. IPC-focused meetings will be chaired by the Dean of PRIE. Dual focus meetings will have segments chaired by the respective leaders. The suggested name for committee is the “Budget and Planning Committee” to follow names of existing documents bearing that name.

Article by Eloisa Briones.

 

The SparkPoint Center at Skyline College is currently accepting applications for the Spring 2014 Grove Scholars Program. To obtain an application, students may go to the SparkPoint website at www.skylinecollege.edu/sparkpoint. For more information or questions, please contact us at grovescholar@smccd.edu or visit the SparkPoint Center in Building One, Room 1214. The deadline to apply is TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2013 by 5 p.m.

Article by Andrea Anyanwu.