President's Message

SAN DIEGO MESA COLLEGE

PRESIDENT’S CABINET

Agenda

December 13, 2011, 2 – 3:30, LRC 435

1) GENERAL ITEMS (Pamela Luster, President)

a) Welcome – Absent members: Cheri Deogracias, Tagart Sobotka, John Crocitti, Rob Fender. Pam acknowledged that this meeting was Robin Watkin’s last President’s Cabinet and thanked her for her service for the last 4 ½ years as Classified Senate President.

b) Consent Agenda Approval

1) African American / Latino Male Leadership Summit, March 9, 2012,

8 a.m. – 3 p.m., Mesa Campus

2) 2012 Canyon Day Cleanup/Classroom at Mesa College, March 17 and March 23, Mesa Campus

3) Transfer Recognition Luncheon, May 2. 2012, Main Quad and LRC Quad

Motion: Madeleine Hinkes; Second: Robin Watkins. Approved unanimously.

c) District-Wide Updates: Pam shared that Governor Brown and the State Department of Finance officially announced that revenues for the current year were projected to be below the earlier budget estimates, thereby triggering both Tier 1 and Tier 2 reductions. Pam added that a District-wide email would be sent by the Chancellor today.

d) Participatory Governance Review Proposal: Pam asked if there were any additional input on the proposal. Robin shared that a suggestion had been made that this task force should check the website for accuracy on the committee listings. She added that the two classified staff representatives would be one senate officer and one supervisor. Madeleine stated that the Academic Senate representatives would be Rob Fremland and Rob Fender.

2) COLLEGE-WIDE PLANNING – PIE Committee

No Report.

3) INSTRUCTION (Tim McGrath, VPI)

a) International Studies: Study Abroad Pilot Program – Leticia Lopez shared that they would like to hold a Study Abroad pilot program in the spring, March 29 – April 9, 2012. The study would be the Mesa College Fashion Program led by Professor Lazear with a destination to Italy and France. Leticia asked for endorsement from President’s Cabinet to go forward with the planning for the spring 2012 pilot Study Abroad program - a motion was called for President’s Cabinet endorsement by Joi Blake; Second: Michael McLaren – the motion was carried unanimously by all present voting members.

4) STUDENT SERVICES (Brian Stockert, Interim VPSS)

No Report.

5) ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES (Ron Perez, VPA)

a) Quad Design Presentation: Nathan Elliott from the office of James Burnett gave a presentation on the final Quad design proposal. Ron Perez stated that the Facilities Committee had reviewed and endorsed the design. A motion asking for the endorsement from members of President’s Cabinet was made by Madeleine Hinkes; Second: Joi Blake, and was carried unanimously by all present voting members.

b) Ron shared that the Vice Chancellor of Business Services reported that the completed audit had no significant findings – Ron thanked Erica Garcia and Lynn Dang for their service.

6) PARTICIPATORY GOVERNANCE REPORTS

a) Academic Senate (Madeleine Hinkes) – Madeleine shared that the next full Senate meeting will be held on February 6, 2012 – issues will include the Participatory Governance Task Force, “red zone” planning model, and a proposed plan for resource allocation. They also plan to recognize the Public Art Committee.

b) Classified Senate (Robin Watkins) – Robin stated that deliveries for the Dudley Break Fundraiser will be finalized this week.

c) Associated Students Governance (Cherie Deogracias) Finals week – no ASG representatives were present at this meeting.

7) FUTURE PRESIDENT’S CABINET TOPICS

a) Student Success Recommendations – Spring 2012

b) Safety Field Trip for members of PCab – Spring 2012

c) 50th Anniversary in 2014 – Spring 2012

8) OTHER

No Report.

9) ANNOUNCEMENTS

a) President’s Spring Forum: January 20, 1:30 – 4:30 p.m., G101

b) 32nd Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Parade, Sunday, January 15, 2012, 2 p.m., begins at West Harbor Drive (Mesa Staging Area is 1 p.m. at the County Admin Bldg parking lot at 1600 Pacific Coast Highway - signups in H-500)

c) President’s Cabinet Meeting resumes January 31, 2012, 2 – 3:30 p.m., A-104 (Handout of spring 2012 meeting dates were distributed.)

d) President’s Cabinet Retreat, Friday, March 2, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m., Mission Trails Regional Park.

10) ROUNDTABLE

The next meeting of the President’s Cabinet will be Tuesday, January 31, 2012, 2 – 3:30 p.m. in the A-104 conference room.

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PRESIDENT’S CABINET

Agenda

November 29, 2011, 2 – 3:30, A104

1) GENERAL ITEMS (Pamela Luster, President)

a) Welcome – members not in attendance: John Crocitti, Tagart Sobotka

b) Consent Agenda Approval – No major events submitted for this meeting.

c) District-Wide Updates: Pam shared that budget climate has not changed and that triggers 1 and 2 are expected to be used. No class cuts for Spring 2012 are anticipated and no decision has been made about the 2012 summer session.

d) Proposal for Review of Mesa College Shared Governance Processes: Pam distributed a proposal on shared governance processes to members of the President’s Cabinet. After discussion, a timeline was set for the review and approval of this document. Pam will add specific intended outcomes to this document and forward it to members of President’s Cabinet and managers/supervisors.

2) COLLEGE-WIDE PLANNING – PIE Committee

No report.

3) INSTRUCTION (Tim McGrath, VPI)

a) HACU Conference Update HACU, Title V grant opportunities, and the process of HSI Certification. (Dean Zappia, Leticia Lopez, Pedro Olvera) Leticia shared that she will post the PowerPoint on diversity and Pam asked that the HSI process work page also be added to help define “next steps” in this process.

b) Global Awareness Committee (Leticia Lopez)

4) STUDENT SERVICES (Brian Stockert, Interim VPSS)

No report.

5) ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES (Ron Perez, VPA)

No report.

6) PARTICIPATORY GOVERNANCE REPORTS

a) Academic Senate (Madeleine Hinkes) Madeline shared that Academic Senate met yesterday and provided the following updates: 1) the LRC recommendations were discussed and a resolution opposing the LRC renovation plan passed, 2) the program review chair was officially added to senate meetings, 3) voted to support AFT Civility and Mutual Respect district-wide policy which will be forwarded to DGC.

b) Classified Senate (Robin Watkins) Dudley Bakery Fundraiser will be held in December with a Dec. 8th deadline for orders.

c) Associated Students Governance (Cherie Deogracias) Elections for next semester being held; the Region 10 meeting is on Friday.

7) FUTURE PRESIDENT’S CABINET TOPICS

a) Student Success Recommendations – Spring 2012

b) Safety Field Trip for members of PCab – Spring 2012

c) 50th Anniversary in 2014 – Spring 2012

8) OTHER

No report.

9) ANNOUNCEMENTS

a) SD Mesa College Holiday Reception, Friday, December 9, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m., Faculty Staff Lounge / H117-118-119.

b) Last President’s Cabinet Meeting for Fall Semester, Tuesday, December 13, 2 – 4 p.m., LRC 435

c) Martin Luther King, Jr. Parade, Sunday, January 15, 2012, 2 p.m., begins at West Harbor Drive (Mesa Staging Area TBA.) Sign ups will be in Student Affairs office for those wishing to help with the float and/or Mesa’s participation in the parade.

10) ROUNDTABLE

The final Fall 2011 President’s Cabinet meeting will be held on Tuesday, December 13, 2 – 3:30 p.m. in LRC 435.

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PRESIDENT'S CABINET

Agenda

November 15, 2011, 2 – 3:30, A104

1) GENERAL ITEMS (Pamela Luster, President)

a) Welcome - Members not present: Rob Fender, John Crocitti, Tagart Sobotka

b) Consent Agenda Approval – No major events submitted for this meeting.

c) District-Wide Updates: Kathy Wells reminded everyone to please update their emergency information on the web advisor so that all staff are included in the emergency texting system.

d) Proposition S/N Update: Pam Luster stated that Mesa College must close their Prop S/N project planning and sign off on any remaining projects.

e) Accreditation Team Roster Nomination Form: Pam Luster shared that she had received the nomination form to provide names for those who wish to serve on a 2012 accreditation team. Please contact her if you are interested in being placed on this form.

2) COLLEGE-WIDE PLANNING – PIE Committee

a) Resource Allocation (Tim McGrath): The PIE Committee has formed a resource allocation plan and will begin presenting this to constituent groups for review. Tim shared that the goal is to have a plan in February to present to President's Cabinet for approval.

3) INSTRUCTION (Tim McGrath, VPI)

a) Urban Teacher Fellows Update (Chris Sullivan, Laurie Lorence) A handout was distributed on the San Diego Urban Teacher Fellows program which is a two-year degree teacher preparation program at Mesa College which will lead to a teacher credential pathway at SDSU. Pam asked Chris and Laurie to arrange a student panel to be held in spring 2012.

4) STUDENT SERVICES (Brian Stockert, Interim VPSS)

a) No report.

5) ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES (Ron Perez, VPA)

a) Quad Design Phase III: November 16, 12:30 p.m., LRC 435; and November 17, 1:45 p.m., Z-102. Ron shared that the final concept will be presented on December 13.

6) PARTICIPATORY GOVERNANCE REPORTS

a) Academic Senate (Madeleine Hinkes) Academic Affairs Committee Position Paper on Curriculum Balance – Madeleine distributed Position Paper #2 entitled, “Curriculum Balance Procedures.” This document is a revision from 2010 and was updated by Academic Affairs with criteria, mission and goals to be kept in mind in future curriculum planning. This Position Paper will be posted on the Academic Senate webpage – a link from the president's webpage to this document will also be provided. A motion to accept Position Paper #2 into the President's Cabinet minutes was made by Joi Blake, Second: Michael McLaren.

b) Classified Senate (Robin Watkins) Robin shared that the Dudley Bread Fundraiser to support Classified Staff will be continued in December.

c) Associated Students Governance (Cherie Deogracias) Cherie stated that the Mesa College ASG took a formal stance on the proposal for increasing health and parking fees by asking that other means be found to decrease deficit. A Bike Week with opportunity drawings is being held which encourages green alternatives to get to school. The ”Find Yourself” project has been initiated which offers training on styles of leadership and how to resolve situations using different approaches.

7) FUTURE PRESIDENT'S CABINET TOPICS

a) Student Success Recommendations – will hold this discussion in spring 2012.

b) HACU Conference Update: to be presented on 11-29-11 (Charlie Zappia)

c) Safety Field Trip for members of PCab – spring 2012

d) 50th Anniversary in 2014

8) OTHER

a) Pam acknowledged James Romeo and the pep band for their service to the Mesa College athletics and encouraged staff to attend sporting events in support of our students.

9) ANNOUNCEMENTS

a) Jan – June 2012, Board of Trustee Meeting Dates and Deadlines (Handout)

10) ROUNDTABLE

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PRESIDENT'S CABINET

Agenda

November 1, 2011, 2 – 3:30, A104

1) GENERAL ITEMS (Pamela Luster, President)

a) Welcome

b) Consent Agenda Approval

• 1) Major Event: Focus on Black Studies (in conjunction with the 15th Annual Africa Trade and Business Conference,) Saturday, November 19, 2011, 7 a.m. – 5 p.m., G-102. An addendum is attached to this major event by Dean Zappia. A discussion on if this Saturday event would need Audio Visual staff and Dean Zappia stated he had asked this question and the faculty requested no assistance with operating the equipment in G-102. Motion to approve was made by Joi Blake; second: Cherie Deogracias. Motion was approved unanimously.

c) District-Wide Updates: Pam Luster shared that 1) SDSU is discussing changes to their transfer curriculum model (SB 1440 degrees) including adding additional degrees to the agreement. Pam asked that those involved with the Student Success Task Force to share how the recommendations might affect Mesa College and how we can be proactive to any changes being proposed, 2) the VPSS and Dean of Humanities position searches are active and the Campus-based researcher position is in process.

d) Distinguished Alumni: A document outlining the criteria and establishing goals for the San Diego Mesa College Distinguished Alumni was presented by Pam including the application form. The deadline is 12-21-11 for applications and then a nominees group will be formed and the president will make the final decision.

2) COLLEGE-WIDE PLANNING – PIE Committee

a) Update from the Assessment Conference Team: Jill Baker presented a PowerPoint on the WSAC Level II Retreat on Assessment in Practice that was attended by Jill Baker, Jonathan Fohrman, Madeleine Hinkes, Laurie Mackenzie, Toni Parsons, Angela Liewen Romeo, and Chris Sullivan October 27-29, 2011. The group shared their experience at this workshop which included in the major findings that SD Mesa College is good at the mechanics of assessment but there is need to further develop the area of resource allocation by focusing on all resources, not just financial. Jill shared that the focus was on student learning and what enhances it and not outcomes. The Commission will be looking at the dialogue surrounding student learning and how our college plans “forward.” The target goal was stated as where our college wants the program/service area to be in five years (our goals) and the Proposal was to discover what our college needs will be in five years to achieve the target goal(s). This should include all resources and emphasizing them equally as well as finding common needs among programs and service areas through shared governance dialogue. Pam thanked the attendees for their service. A link to the WASC PowerPoint document will be available on the President's Webpage located at: http://www.sdmesa.edu/president/index.cfm

3) INSTRUCTION

a) No report.

4) STUDENT SERVICES (Brian Stockert, Interim VPSS)

a) No report.

5) ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES (Ron Perez, VPA)

a) Quad Design Update: Ron provided an update on the Quad Design and shared that option 2 was an overwhelming frontrunner from the votes received to date. The option was shown onscreen and Ron stated that there is a proposal to move the café designated in the “H” area to the A/B area on the map which will be a café / fruit bar to create a hub area near the athletic fitness center. On Nov. 16 and 17, campus presentations will be held on the preferred conceptual design and then the final concept will be brought back to President's Cabinet.

6) PARTICIPATORY GOVERNANCE REPORTS

a) Academic Senate (Madeleine Hinkes) Madeleine stated the senate was working on curriculum (assigning courses to curriculum and repeatability.) An open forum is being proposed to discuss these topics.

b) Classified Senate (Angela Liewen Romeo for Robin Watkins) Angela stated that the Dudley Bread Classified Senate fundraiser is ongoing.

c) Associated Students Governance (Cherie Deogracias) Cheri shared the following ASG activities: 1) Quad teacher appreciation – thank you notes were delivered and some gift bags to teachers, 2) Honors Blood drive was held for two days, 3) Muslim Student Association had a booth in the quad, 4) Mesa Robotics Club was selling t-shirts, 5) student club list was finalized – 26 clubs this academic year including several new clubs, 6) ASG representatives will be attending the general assembly for the Ca. Community Colleges where they will hear presentations of statewide resolutions.

7) FUTURE PRESIDENT'S CABINET TOPICS

a) Urban Teachers Fellows Grant

b) Student Success Recommendations

c) HACU Conference Update on SD Mesa College taking next steps to becoming a Hispanic Serving Institution.

8) OTHER

a) Pam congratulated the SD Mesa College football team on their last game and win, and remarked what a great experience these games are with the attendees and pep band under the direction of James Romeo.

b) Pam congratulated the Speech/Debate team who did well in recent competitions and will now compete in Rome, Italy next spring.

9) ANNOUNCEMENTS

a) Quad Design Phase III: November 16, 12:30 p.m., LRC 435; and November 17, 1:30 p.m., Z-102

b) New schedule for President's Cabinet in effect beginning next week: remaining fall

2011 meetings will be held on November 15, November 29, & December 13, 2011.

c) Next PIE Committee meeting: November 8, 3:30 – 5 p.m.

10) ROUNDTABLE

Ashanti Hands shared that the MLK parade will be on a Sunday in 2012 – January 15, 2-5 p.m. and location is now Harbor Drive. Sign-ups for volunteers will be held before this semester ends.

President's Cabinet meetings are now beginning a reduced schedule – next meeting will be held on Tuesday, November 15, 2-3:30 p.m. in A-104.

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PRESIDENT'S CABINET

Agenda

October 25, 2011, 2 – 3:30, A104

1) GENERAL ITEMS (Pamela Luster, President)

a) Welcome (Absent members: Rob Fender, John Crocitti)

b) Consent Agenda Approval

1) Major Event: SD4C Fall Meeting, Nov. 5, 2011, 9:30 – 12 Noon, H 117-118

Motion for approval: Madeleine Hinkes; Second: Robin Watkins. Approved unanimously.

c) District-Wide Updates: Pam shared the following, 1) please continue to update personal information via your web advisor – this information will be added to the texting system for emergency communication currently used with students, 2) Democracy Commitment was discussed at Chancellor's Cabinet which is a national effort to celebrate curricular and extra-curricular activities/programs at community colleges to support citizenry, 3) a decision was made to not print summer class schedules – no decision yet on offering summer classes, 4) emergency planning for District and colleges is ongoing.

d) SDCCD Board of Trustees Campus Meeting – San Diego Mesa College: Pam encouraged all to attend the open board session – both staff and students are welcome to meet with the trustees.

e) Administrative Positions: Pam stated that the search for the VPSS and Instructional Dean of Humanities are both active.

2) COLLEGE-WIDE PLANNING

a) PIE Committee (Tim McGrath / Donald Abbott) No Report

b) Strategic Planning - No Report

c) Program Review: Jill Baker shared a flyer that the Mesa staff and faculty are submitting for the WASC Accreditation Level II Workshop. The group project is to create a means for reporting out SLO's with assessment and action plans in a manner that generates dialogue across campus and demonstrates how it informs institutional effectiveness. Attending are: Madeleine Hinkes, Laurie Mackenzie, Toni Parsons, Jonathan Fohrman, Chris Sullivan, and Angela Liewen Romeo.

d) Resource Allocation - No Report

3) INSTRUCTION (Tim McGrath, VPI)

a) Various Updates: Curriculum: Tim shared that we are in the 6 year instructional and 2 year vocational curriculum scale and we are about 90% updated (approximately 350 not completed.) Tim stated that he would provide an update on SLOs next week.

b) First Year Experience (FYE) - Joi Blake present via the screen a document on FYE which is used to address basic skills and matriculation. The “Accelerated College and Continuing Education English (ACE2)” program have a contract the students sign where they commit to taking specific courses (including Math and English.) - the students also receive an early registration date.

4) STUDENT SERVICES (Brian Stockert, Interim VPSS)

a) Veterans Event flyer on the essay contest was distributed. There will also be musical performances that week. Prizes for the essay contest will be bookstore cards.

b) Update – Student Services Building: Brian shared that the Student Services Council toured the building last week. The construction is now back on track to be completed in late August with a projected move-in slated for October 2012.

c) Ashanti Hands shared that there are 25 clubs this semester – three of which are new clubs at San Diego Mesa College.

5) ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES (Ron Perez, VP Administrative Services)

a) Quad Design: Ron gave an update on the status of the Quad Design Workshops. Phase 2 of the workshops was just completed and all are encouraged to vote on their design and include comments. In addition, current and projected landscape outside of current buildings and those under construction will also be reviewed so that all integrate well throughout the campus. The Quad Design will be presented to President's Cabinet at a future date.

6) PARTICIPATORY GOVERNANCE REPORTS

a) Academic Senate (Madeleine Hinkes) Madeleine stated that Cynthia Rico Bravo gave an update to the senate on the Student Success report. The 2011 Fall Plenary Session will be held next week, November 3-5, in San Diego and some of the resolutions from the Student Success Task Force are expected to be presented at this event.

b) Classified Senate (Robin Watkins) Robin shared that the Classified Senate voted to name the Classified Scholarship the Joyce Skaryak Memorial Scholarship. In addition, Robin noted that the Classified Senate support the Academic Senate's resolution on facilities services. Also, Classified Senate has chosen Dudley's bread for this year's fundraiser.

c) Associated Students Governance (Cherie Deogracias) ASG representatives attended the CCCSA (California Community College Student Affairs Association) Conference where they learned about parliamentary procedures and information on the Brown Act. ASG will participate in the “Death Experience” event on campus this week, a “Spare Change” fundraiser on the Quad through October 31st, a Teacher Appreciation Week through November 3 (where they will take nominations for favorite teacher), and Honors will hold a Blood Drive Oct. 31 and Nov. 1 in H 117-118 (appointments are encouraged.)

7) OTHER

a) Joi Blake distributed Basic Skills folders which are guides for the BSI students.

8) ANNOUNCEMENTS

a) Mesa College BOT Campus Meeting, Thursday, Oct. 27, 4-5 p.m., Design Center.

b) New schedule for President's Cabinet in effect beginning next week: remaining fall

2011 meetings will be held on November 1, November 15, November 29, and

December 13, 2011.

c) Administrator's meetings for the remainder of fall 2011: November 8, 22 (2 – 3:30 p.m.) and December 6 (2-3:30 p.m.) this is a change from the last published schedule.

d) Next PIE Committee meeting: November 8, 3:30 – 5 p.m.

9) ROUNDTABLE

The next meeting of President's Cabinet is Tuesday, November 1, 2011, 2 – 3:30 p.m. in A-104

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PRESIDENT'S CABINET

Agenda

October 18, 2011, 2 – 3:30, A104

1) GENERAL ITEMS (Tim McGrath for President Luster)

a) Welcome (Tim McGrath called the meeting to order in absence of President Luster who is on vacation this week.) Absent Member: John Crocitti

b) Consent Agenda Approval: 1) Major Event: Veterans Week 2011, Nov. 7-10, 2011, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m., Various locations (Dean Joi Blake.) Motion: Cherie Deogracias; Second: Bill Craft. Approved by unanimous vote.

c) District-Wide Updates 1) Handout: schedule of remainder fall semester PCab and Administrators' meetings, 2) Tim shared an update on SB 1440 (Student Transfer Achievement Reform Act) that although SDSU had initially not accepted any degrees, they are now considering math, theater arts and history degrees, 3) An email will be sent which requests faculty and staff to update their personal information in their web advisors. This will be used as a means of future emergency communication..

d) UTA – Tim stated that Chancellor Carroll will be the subject of an article in a Union Tribune article expected to be released this Wednesday or Thursday. The focus was the use of public funds and expenditures for travel and other expenses using auxiliary funds. The chancellor will respond with a district-wide email as well as a rebuttal letter to the editor.

2) COLLEGE-WIDE PLANNING

a) PIE Committee (Tim McGrath / Donald Abbott)

b) Strategic Planning

c) Program Review (Jill Baker) Distribution of Handbooks to voting members of President's Cabinet.

d) Resource Allocation

3) INSTRUCTION (Tim McGrath, VPI)

a) Approval of Research Planning Agenda for 2011-12 (Jill Baker): The Research Planning Agenda is a document that is updated annually and submitted for review by the PIE committee and then approval at President's Cabinet. The updates are made to align with campus goals identified in the 2010-11 strategic planning. A motion to accept the document was made by Joi Blake; Second: Laurie Mackenzie. Approved by unanimous vote.

4) STUDENT SERVICES (Brian Stockert, Interim VPSS)

a) Student Services building completion has been delayed due to a change in the plumber contractor – completion and move-in is now anticipated for October 2012.

5) ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES (Ron Perez, VPA)

a) Phase II of the Quad Design Workshops will be held this week. Ron shared that over 400 surveys were received and 3/4th of them were from students. After these workshops, the final selection process will come back to President's Cabinet.

6) PARTICIPATORY GOVERNANCE REPORTS

a) Academic Senate (Madeleine Hinkes) Madeleine shared that Academic Senate met yesterday and discussed the following: 1) to ensure that faculty know what is going on in the senate, resolutions will now be sent to faculty directly and then these faculty members can make comments, etc. to their senators, 2) currently working with Academic Affairs to assist John Crocitti with the position paper on tutoring, 3) state-wide plenary session is being held the first weekend in November (3-5.) SDCCD and Grossmont Districts will be hosting the Thursday night reception. Otto Lee is coordinating this function. Also, this weekend is the Area D meeting.

b) Classified Senate (Robin Watkins) Robin stated that the general classified senate meeting is this Friday, 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. in H 117-118.

c) Associated Students Governance (Cherie Deogracias) Cherie announced, 1) today is ASG's “Pajama Tuesday” to bring attention to mid-term testing week for students, 2) ASG students will be attending this week's Mesa Quad Design Workshops, 3) seven students will be attending the California Community College Student Affairs Conference in San Jose.

7) FINAL COMMENTS

Tim shared the news of the passing of Mesa staff and Foundation board member Joyce Skaryak. Those present at this meeting were asked if they wanted to share memories of Joyce and then a moment of silence was held.

The next meeting of President's Cabinet will be Tuesday, October 25, 2011, 2 – 3:30 p.m. in the A-104 conference room.

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PRESIDENT'S CABINET

Agenda

October 11, 2011, 2 – 3:30, A104

1) GENERAL ITEMS (Pamela Luster, President)

a) Welcome – Pam recognized Joi Blake and Monica Romero for their work on the successful “An Afternoon with UC San Diego” event held on October 10. Over 200 students attended.

b) Consent Agenda Approval

1) Alcohol Education and Awareness: The Death Experience, October 26, 9a – 2p, Outside LRC (Dean Hands)

2) International Education Week, November 14-17, 2011, 9a – 3p, H 117 and Mesa Main Quad (Dean Fohrman)

3) Ceramics Sale, December 6 and 7, 2011, 9a – 6p, Mesa Main Quad (Dean Fohrman)

Motion: Joi Blake; Second: Madeleine Hinkes. Approved Unanimously.

c) District-Wide Updates: Pam shared the following: 1) At District Governance Council (DGC), Chancellor Carroll stated that no changes were made to the Spring semester class schedule therefore no class section cuts are anticipated at this time. No decision on which budget tier we will be working from has been made, 2) the Chancellor will be sending an email to update all SDCCD personnel about the new texting system via the Web Advisor, 3) an inventory is being held to determine the number of generators on each campus so that a standard can be set (based on volume and ADA considerations). 4) an inspection of all elevators will be performed to determine the cost to retrofit those that need to be updated to work properly during an emergency. In addition, Pam stated that an active search is now being held for the Vice Chancellor of Human Resources position.

2) COLLEGE-WIDE PLANNING – No Report

a) PIE Committee (Tim McGrath / Donald Abbott), b) Strategic Planning, c) Program Review, d) Resource Allocation

3) INSTRUCTION (Tim McGrath, VPI)

a) Great California Shakeout (Charlotta Robertson) Thursday, Oct. 20, 2011, 10:20 a.m. Charlotta shared a handout and video on the earthquake drill to be held at Mesa College on October 20. At 10:20 a.m., there will be a campus-wide announcement to begin the drill. For additional information, go to www.shakeout.org.

4) STUDENT SERVICES (Brian Stockert, Interim VPSS)

a) No Report

5) ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES (Erica Garcia for Ron Perez, VPA)

a) ABSO / Outside Food Service (Gayla Pierce): Gayla presented a PowerPoint on “Understanding Food Rules and Regulations on Campus.” In addition, there is an “Events Guideline Handbook” which has in-depth information (Ashanti Hands has a copy of this document.) The PowerPoint will be sent with the agenda for next week's President's Cabinet. For those using off-campus caterers, please note that the food handling responsibility shifts to the event host after the food is delivered.

6) PARTICIPATORY GOVERNANCE REPORTS

a) Academic Senate (Madeleine Hinkes) Presentation of two resolutions on facilities and curriculum: Madeleine distributed two resolutions, 1) 11.05.01 on Restoration of FTEF and Curriculum Balance and 2) 11.09.01 on Facilities Services. The Facilities resolution is being forwarded to the other colleges and then through the DGC process.

b) Classified Senate (Robin Watkins) - No Report

c) Associated Students Governance (Cherie Deogracias) Cherie shared that Tim McGrath, Brian Stockert and Chancellor Carroll attended their ASG retreat last Saturday. The students enjoyed the curriculum exercise presented by Tim and Brian as well as the Chancellor's presentation.

7) OTHER

No Additional Reports

8) ANNOUNCEMENTS

a) Deadline to submit agenda items is October 20, 2011, 12 p.m., for the Board of Trustees meeting on November 10, 2011.

b) Mesa College BOT Campus Meeting, Thursday, Oct. 27, 4-5 p.m., Design Center Z-100 building.

9) ROUNDTABLE

The next meeting of President's Cabinet is Tuesday, October 18, 2011, 2-3:30 p.m. in A-104.

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PRESIDENT'S CABINET

Agenda

October 4, 2011, 2 – 3:30, A104

1) GENERAL ITEMS (Pamela Luster, President)

a) Welcome (Voting members not in attendance: Madeleine Hinkes, John Crocitti.)

b) Consent Agenda Approval

1) No major events for approval at this meeting.

c) District-Wide Updates: Pam Luster encouraged all to read the Chancellor's Cabinet update which was sent electronically; District Governance Council meets tomorrow; Ruth San Filippo and Cris Palmiter are observing President's Cabinet meeting today in their service to the Leadership Panel.

2) COLLEGE-WIDE PLANNING

a) PIE Committee (Tim McGrath / Donald Abbott) Donald shared that PIE is currently training new members and has formed two sub committees.

b) Strategic Planning – No update

c) Program Review – No update

d) Resource Allocation – A proposal is currently being drafted by the PIE Committee.

3) INSTRUCTION (Tim McGrath, VPI)

a) Basic Skills Budget Approval (Terrie Teegarden) Terrie presented the Basic Skills Action Plan which was distributed to the voting members of President's Cabinet and shown on the projector screen. She added that one of the changes to the form is the addition of the “Measurable Outcome” column which must be completed with data-backed comments (no surveys.) The percentages on the form are based on data from the past. Terrie stated she does keep a separate action plan which does include all activities (with or without Basic Skills funding.) This action plan is due in Sacramento by October 10 and has already been approved last Monday by Academic Senate. Pam Luster asked for a motion to approve the Basic Skills Action Plan, a motion was given by Joi Blake; Second: Laurie Mackenzie. The motion was approved unanimously.

4) STUDENT SERVICES (Brian Stockert, Interim VPSS)

a) No report.

5) ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES (Ron Perez, VPA)

a) No report.

6) PARTICIPATORY GOVERNANCE REPORTS

a) Academic Senate: - No report.

b) Classified Senate (Robin Watkins) No report.

c) Associated Students Governance (Cherie Deogracias) Cherie shared that last weekend was the District joint ASG Retreat where they discussed Robert's Rules of Order. The Mesa College ASG Retreat is this Saturday, October 8 at the Homewood Suites by Hilton Carlsbad.

7) OTHER

a) Next BOT meeting is October 27, 2011 (Mesa College Campus meeting); placeholder deadline for agenda items is October 6. All are encouraged to attend the open session meeting with the trustees.

8) ANNOUNCEMENTS

a) Program Review – Lead Writers Training (Jill Baker) Oct. 7, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m., G101

b) “An Afternoon with UCSD,” (Joi Blake) Monday, Oct. 10, 2011, 1:30 – 4 p.m., G101

c) Mesa College BOT Campus Meeting, Thursday, Oct. 27, 4-5 p.m., Design Center

9) ROUNDTABLE

SAN DIEGO MESA COLLEGE

PRESIDENT'S CABINET

Agenda

September 27, 2011, 2 – 3:30, A104

1) GENERAL ITEMS (Pamela Luster, President)

a) Welcome (All members of PCab present with the exception of John Crocitti.)

b) Consent Agenda: The events below were approved unanimously.

1) Major Events: Flamenco Culture and Art Form – Oct. 12, 2011, Theatre; 2) SDEC Tabling Days, Nov. 14 and 29, 2011, Quad.

c) District-Wide Updates: Pam Luster shared that the Mesa College Campus Board of Trustees Meeting planning has begun. This year Allied Health will be the featured theme.

d) Bright Idea Campaign (Handout) A form was distributed which provides guidelines for the “Bright Idea” program that Pam Luster is creating. This idea can be submitting an improvement to a procedure already in place. The selected person(s) will be awarded a ticket on a Hornblower Cruise. The flyer will be sent electronically to the campus.

2) COLLEGE-WIDE PLANNING

a) PIE Committee (Tim McGrath / Donald Abbott) Tim McGrath shared that the PIE Committee met for the second time last Tuesday. The Accreditation and Master Plan sub-committees have been formed. Some of the committee members are attending the WASC Accreditation Training.

b) Strategic Planning

c) Program Review: Jill Baker holding a Lead Writers Training on Oct. 7, 11 a.m. G101

d) Resource Allocation

3) INSTRUCTION (Tim McGrath, VPI)

a) Enrollment Report – No additional enrollment reports were received. Next step is planning for Spring 2012 enrollment where a 3% cut may need to be made.

4) STUDENT SERVICES (Brian Stockert, Interim VPSS)

a) No report.

5) ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES (Ron Perez, VPA)

a) No report.

6) PARTICIPATORY GOVERNANCE REPORTS

a) Academic Senate (Madeleine Hinkes): Madeleine shared that Pam attended their Academic Senate meeting yesterday. They are working on a curriculum balance statement and plan to have a position paper in two weeks. Also, Academic Senate accepted the Basic Skills Initiative Goals presented by Terrie Teegarden.

b) Classified Senate (Angela Liewen Romeo for Robin Watkins): Angela asked if agendas could be sent in advance for President's Cabinet. Pam stated that some agenda items are not added until late Monday after receiving agenda items from the shared governance senates and Executive Staff. She stated the earliest an agenda could be sent would be late Monday.

c) Associated Students Governance (Cherie Deogracias): Cherie shared feedback from students on health and parking fee increases. She stated that students are in favor of increasing health benefit fees because this also increases the services that can be provided to students – especially those that do not have any other source of assistance. However, she asked if these services could be better promoted as well as the location of the health office. The students are not in favor of increase to parking fees – especially since a parking permit does not represent a parking space.

7) OTHER

A) 2010-2011 Annual Report: Pam distributed the Annual Report for SD Mesa College to voting members of President's Cabinet. This document is also available online at

http://www.sdmesa.edu/about-mesa/annual-report.cfm

8) ANNOUNCEMENTS

a) Math+Science Groundbreaking Ceremony, Wednesday, Sept. 28, 10 a.m.

b) Program Review – Lead Writers Training (Jill Baker) Oct. 7, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m., G101 – RSVPs are requested.

c) “An Afternoon with UCSD,” (Joi Blake) Monday, Oct. 10, 2011, 1:30 – 4 p.m., G101

d) Mesa College BOT Campus Meeting, Thursday, Oct. 27, 4-5 p.m., Design Center – Pam asked for faculty / staff to attend the 3:30 p.m. Open Door Session with Trustees.

9) ROUNDTABLE

The next meeting of President's Cabinet is Tuesday, October 4, 2011, 2-3:30 p.m. in the A104 conference room.

SAN DIEGO MESA COLLEGE

PRESIDENT'S CABINET

Agenda

September 20, 2011, 2 – 3:30, A104

1) GENERAL ITEMS (Pamela Luster, President)

a) Welcome and Introductions

b) District-Wide Updates (formerly Chancellors' Cabinet Update) 1) No changes to adopted budget, mid-year class section cuts are expected for the Spring semester, 2) A Debrief was held at the District Office on the September 8, 2011 electrical outage to discuss communication and how improvements that can be made.

c) President's Cabinet Meetings - Pilot Proposal: Pam Luster suggested that meetings of the President's Cabinet be held twice a month beginning in November 2011. Discussion followed which included that the Executive Staff would continue to meet once a week. The topic will be brought back to President's Cabinet in two weeks (Oct 4.)

d) President's Cabinet Agenda Deadlines: Pam Luster asked the senate committees and other members of the President's Cabinet to send in their agenda items on the Friday before the President's Cabinet meeting where they will present these items. Agenda items should be emailed with accompanying documents to pluster@sdccd.edu and copy the email to scain@sdccd.edu.

2) MAJOR EVENT APPROVAL

a) Consent agenda for major events: Pam Luster stated that she would like for the major events to be sent electronically as a consent agenda and approved together without discussion. Discussion followed where concerns were stated that the event chairperson and/or Dean would need to be sure all of the facility reservations and event budget were done before these forms are sent for electronic review. Pam added that the form could be updated to simplify this process by adding check boxes on the bottom of the form that verify that all facility requirements and budget sign-offs have been completed. The president's office will explore updating the current major event form.

b) Chicano /Latino Heritage Celebration (blanket major events for Fall / Spring semesters) (Charlie Zappia, Manuel Velez)

c) 2011 Annual Transfer Day, Oct. 4, 2011, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Mesa Quad (Joi Blake, Chris Kalck)

d) Short Film Program, Oct. 4, 2011, 7 – 8:30 p.m., G101 (Jonathan Fohrman)

e) An Afternoon with UC San Diego, Oct. 10, 2011, 1:30 – 5 p.m., G101 (Joi Blake)

f) CVC / Advanstar Veterinary Healthcare Conference Wet Labs, Oct. 28-30, 2011, 8 a.m. – 6 p.m., P-306 / P-308 / P-304 (Margie Fritch, Peggy Fischer)

All events were approved unanimously.

3) COLLEGE-WIDE PLANNING (Formerly Accreditation) (Tim McGrath, VPI)

Tim McGrath stated that this section of the agenda has been renamed to reflect the planning currently underway in the following areas by the PIE Committee:

a) Accreditation: Projects/planning will now be completed every year in preparation for the mid-term report. This area will form a sub-committee.

b) Strategic Planning: Includes updating the Master Plan – this area will form a sub-committee.

c) Program Review: this committee will report directly to President's Cabinet. Jill Baker announced a Lead Writers Training on Oct. 7, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m., G101. Video training will also be available by uploading from the website.

d) Resource Allocation: Includes implementation of the rubric matrix.

4) INSTRUCTION (Tim McGrath, VPI)

a) Enrollment Report (Tim McGrath): Tim reported that Mesa College is down 43 sections from last year. The fill rate increased from 97% to 98% (online increased from 91% to 92%.) 2011 enrollment is 11,796 which is approximately 600 fewer students than 2010.

b) Fact Book (District IR): Sam Ballard from the District Institutional Research office presented the 2011 Fact Book which is available online at the District Office website at http://research.sdccd.edu/pages/152.asp Hard copies of the Fact Book were distributed to voting members of the President's Cabinet. Jill Baker shared that she will hold a Data Integration workshop soon which will show staff and faculty how to the use the data.

c) Program Review Committee: Jill Baker stated that Program Review is seeking approval to change the composition of their committee by adding two ex-officio members (but who will also be voting members.) The two members are Cathy Palestini and the Campus Based Researcher. In addition, the Curriculum Review Committee (CRC) faculty Co-Chair will be moved from ex-officio to a consultant (non-voting.) Additional consulting members will be added in the future. A motion was made to approve these changes by Robin Watkins; Second: Joi Blake. The motion was approve unanimously.

d) Addendum: Years 2-5 Report from 2010-2011 (Jill Baker): Jill presented the Addendum Years 2-5 report on the viewing screen. Report was approved unanimously by the voting members of President's Cabinet.

5) STUDENT SERVICES (Brian Stockert, Interim VPSS)

a) Brian Stockert asked that everyone stay on top of getting their rosters completed – 400 are still out.

6) ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES (Kathy Wells for Ron Perez)

a) Parking Update (Tim McGrath): Tim shared that the shuttle service and parking at Ross Elementary ended last week. 135 additional spaces have been added: 50 in A-Lot, 37 in H-lot, 38 in Lot 1, 10 in MV. We are still down 65 student parking spaces from what Ross provided for us; faculty only lost 2 spaces. It is reiterated that faculty can park in student parking spaces. A concern was shared that there are not enough spaces for vans with ramp areas available in the H-lot.

b) Quad Design Workshops: 10/20, 10/21, 11/17, 11/18 (Kathy Wells): Kathy shared that there are three phases for the Quad Conceptual Design process. Two workshops were held in September, phase two will be held in October and phase three will be in November which will be the presentation of the preferred concepts. Design boards are on display in the LRC atrium as well as the survey report drop-off box.

7) PARTICIPATORY GOVERNANCE REPORTS

a) Academic Senate (Madeleine Hinkes) Madeleine shared that Pam Luster will attend the Academic Senate meeting on Monday. The Academic Senate Executive staff have met to discuss curriculum balance, scheduling and basic skills – talks need to continue on curriculum verses scheduling.

b) Classified Senate (Robin Watkins) Robin shared in anticipation of the ex-officio change to the Program Review Committee that Angela Liewen Romeo now fills the open position for Classified.

c) Associated Students Governance (Cherie Deogracias) Cherie asked if the health fee will be addressed at President's Cabinet. Pam Luster stated she would work with Cherie to present the ASG concerns at a future President's Cabinet meeting.

8) OTHER

No additional reports.

9) ANNOUNCEMENTS

a) Math+Science Groundbreaking Ceremony, Wednesday, Sept. 28, 10 a.m.

b) “An Afternoon with UCSD,” (Joi Blake) Monday, Oct. 10, 2011, 1:30 – 4 p.m., G101

c) Mesa College BOT Campus Meeting, Thursday, Oct. 27, 4-5 p.m., Design Center.

10) ROUNDTABLE

The next meeting of President's Cabinet is Tuesday, September 27, 2011, 2-3:30 p.m., in the A104 conference room.

SAN DIEGO MESA COLLEGE

PRESIDENT'S CABINET

Agenda

September 6, 2011, 2 – 3:30, A104

1) GENERAL ITEMS (Pamela Luster, President)

a) Welcome and Introductions

b) Chancellors' Cabinet Update: Pam shared that there was no enrollment update due to the Labor Day holiday.

c) Representation of Supervisors: Pam stated that she had been approached by a supervisor asking to have a topic that was tabled from President's Cabinet over two years ago to be brought back for discussion. The issue involved supervisory staff having a voting member on the President's Cabinet shared governance committee. Pam stated that she would meet with Penny Hedgecoth to begin the process of discussing the proposal from the supervisory group. This proposal would then be submitted to a future President's Cabinet meeting. Pam will also request that Penny meet with Robin Watkins, the Classified Senate President.

d) President's Cabinet Retreat, March 2, 2012, 9a – 4p, Mission Trails Regional Park – The date is set for the full day retreat for President's Cabinet members and the Mesa College Administrators.

2) MAJOR EVENT APPROVAL

a) Fall 2011 Student Services Fair, Sept. 15, 2011, 11 a – 1:30 p.m., Mesa Quad (Ashanti Hands, Gilda Maldonado) Ashanti shared information on the upcoming Student Services Fair on Sept. 15. There was a question on the cost of the food, supplies and materials in the amount of $5,500 and discussion on whether an outside vendor could be used to save on expenses. Several of the administrators present agreed that the policies around food service and outside vendors needed to be clarified. Ron Perez will ask Gayla Pierce to attend a future President's Cabinet meeting to discuss the District Policies on food service and outside vendors. This discussion also led to a request that the Major Event approval process to be updated to detail program needs and a process to communicate those needs to different offices before it is brought to President's Cabinet.

A motion was made to approve the Student Services Fair event by Joi Blake; second: Cherie Deogracias. The motion was unanimously approved.

3) ACCREDITATION

a) No report.

4) INSTRUCTION (Tim McGrath, VPI)

a) Enrollment Report – Tim will provide two enrollment updates at the next President's Cabinet meeting.

5) STUDENT SERVICES (Brian Stockert, Interim VPSS)

a) No report.

6) ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES (Ron Perez, VPA)

a) Quad Design Steering Committee – Ron shared that the first meeting of the steering committee was held. The committee still needs two classified and two student representatives. The Campus Quad Design Workshops will be held on Thursday and Friday, Sept. 15 and 16. Ron will forward an email to the campus about these workshops.

7) PARTICIPATORY GOVERNANCE REPORTS

a) Academic Senate (Madeleine Hinkes) Next Monday the Academic Senate will hold their first meeting. Their discussion will include curriculum balance/updates, SLOs, grant writing and Honors Global Certificates.

b) Classified Senate (Robin Watkins) Survey results came back for the most opportune meeting time for classified staff and it is the same time: 3rd Fridays at 9:30 a.m. Next Friday will be the first meeting.

c) Associated Students Governance (Cherie Deogracias) In-house elections will be held tomorrow to fill open cabinet positions. The ASG will also take their group photo. Plans are underway for two leadership retreats: one with District ASG and one with other ASG clubs.

8) OTHER

Student Services Fair and Constitution Week Event flyers were distributed.

9) ANNOUNCEMENTS

a) Chancellor's Forum, Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2011, 2 – 3 p.m., G101

No President's Cabinet on this date

b) Math+Science Groundbreaking Ceremony, Wednesday, Sept. 28, 10 a.m.

c) Program Review – Lead Writers Training (Jill Baker) Oct. 7, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m., G101

d) “An Afternoon with UCSD,” (Joi Blake) Monday, Oct. 10, 2011, 1:30 – 4 p.m., G101

e) Mesa College BOT Campus Meeting, Thursday, Oct. 27, 4-5 p.m., Location TBD.

f) Holiday Reception, Friday, Dec. 9, 2011, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m., H 117-118-119

g) President's Cabinet Retreat, March 2, 2012, 9a – 4p, Mission Trails Regional Park

h) Scholarship Gala: Friday, April 27, 2012, 5:30 p.m., Doubletree Hotel Mission Valley

i) Commencement: Saturday, May 12, 2012, 4 p.m., USD Jenny Craig Pavilion

10) ROUNDTABLE

A call for school supply donations for homeless students was made by Margie Fritch on behalf of Andrea Marx. These can be dropped off in B106.

Jill Baker shared that a Program Review meeting was held – they still need committee members, including 4 faculty.

The next meeting of President's Cabinet is Tuesday, September 20, 2011, 2 – 3:30 p.m. in the A104 conference room.

SAN DIEGO MESA COLLEGE

PRESIDENT'S CABINET

Agenda

August 30, 2011, 2 – 3:30, A104

1) GENERAL ITEMS (Pamela Luster, President)

a) Welcome and Introductions

b) Chancellors' Cabinet Update – Enrollment Report will be presented by Tim McGrath.

c) Discussion – start time for President's Cabinet: President Luster brought up for discussion a request for President's Cabinet to begin at 2:15 p.m. Pam commented that if the meeting start time is delayed – the cabinet must still end by 3:30 p.m. After discussion from the group, it was decided to keep the start time at 2:00 p.m.

2) MAJOR EVENT APPROVAL

a) No major events submitted by deadline for approval

3) ACCREDITATION

a) ACCJC Regulations Update: Tim McGrath presented a PowerPoint on the future of accreditation including the national policy discussions on accreditation and the ACCJC Assessment Task Force. PowerPoint will be placed on president's webpage. Tim also presented on screen the ACCJC Rubric for Evaluation Institutional Effectiveness from July 2011. This document will also be posted to the president's webpage and is also available at http://www.accjc.org/publications-policies

b) Enrollment Update: Tim shared that enrollment currently stands at 23,778 and we are down 67 sections from last Fall. Fill rate is 97% (vs. 93% this time last year.) 2,800 students are currently on wait lists; 10,500 on wait lists through-out the district. Pam encouraged all to attend the Chancellor's Forum on September 13, 2-3 p.m. in G101.

4) INSTRUCTION (Tim McGrath, VPI)

a) Informational Update – African Art Grant (Denise Rogers, Jonathan Fohrman): Dean Fohrman and Professor Rogers provided an update on the African Art Grant which will help maintain the African Art Collection at San Diego Mesa College. Denise shared that the grant has three main goals: to digitalize the collection and establish a database, to photograph significant items within the collection for this database to make it accessible on the internet, and to work with student interns to create exhibit shows. The grant requested is for $40,000 and results will be known in January 2012 if funds will be awarded.

b) Urban Teacher Fellows Grant (Chris Sullivan): Dean Sullivan provided an updated on the grant which is an MOU with SDSU for a 40 student cohort of under-represented students with a goal to go into teaching – both single-subject and multi subject..er. tn

5) STUDENT SERVICES (Brian Stockert, Interim VPSS)

a) Add Deadlines / Census: Brian acknowledged all the faculty and staff for their work this summer and for Fall 2011. He reminded everyone that the Add deadline is this Friday for 16 week classes – this is a firm deadline and there will be no late adds.Joi Blake added that a reminder for the add deadline will be on the census rosters reminder notice to be sent tomorrow (Wednesday, Aug. 31.)

6) ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES (Ron Perez, VPA)

a) Parking Update: Ron shared that there are 3,000 parking spaces for the 23,000+ students. Approximately 100 student parking spaces were added on Mesa College Drive as well as additional spaces at Ross Elementary. The parking shuttle will be discontinued on September 16 and there may be a possibility that parking spaces and a shuttle can be added at Madison High School which is 2.7 miles from Mesa College.

b) Construction Update: Ron shared the following: 1) The noise from the Math+Science construction will be increasing. A two-week notice of the construction's projects is being provided so that some notice can be given to the deans/faculty in the surrounding classrooms, 2) Two Quad Design Workshops have been scheduled for campus participation in the Mesa College Quad project. Dates are September 15 and 16 – an email notification will be sent to the campus.

7) PARTICIPATORY GOVERNANCE REPORTS

a) Academic Senate (Madeleine Hinkes) Madeleine shared that the Academic Senate Executive officers met yesterday. They are short two executive members and will hold elections to fill these positions.

b) Classified Senate (Robin Watkins) Robin stated that an electronic notice will be sent to survey the best time for the Classified Senate to meet to encourage participation.

c) Associated Students Governance (Cherie Deogracias) Cherie shared that ASG participated in Welcome Week and also had their first meeting yesterday to set their projects and goals for the academic year. ASG will also be holding elections to fill two executive positions and 8 senator positions.

8) OTHER

Sondra Frisch, SD Mesa College Site Compliance Educator, shared that there will be a training session on September 28, 1 p.m., in LRC 435. Kathy Wells reminded everyone that all members on hiring committees must be EEO trained in advance of serving on these committees.

9) ANNOUNCEMENTS

a) Chancellor's Forum, Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2011, 2 – 3 p.m., G101

No President's Cabinet on this date

b) Math+Science Groundbreaking Ceremony, Wednesday, Sept. 28, 10 a.m.

c) Program Review – Lead Writers Training (Jill Baker) Oct. 7, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m., G101 – An invitation with additional information on this training will be sent.

d) “An Afternoon with UCSD,” (Joi Blake) Monday, Oct. 10, 2011, 1:30 – 4 p.m., G101

e) Mesa College BOT Campus Meeting, Thursday, Oct. 27, 4-5 p.m., Location TBD.

f) Holiday Reception, Friday, Dec. 9, 2011, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m., H 117-118-119

g) Scholarship Gala: Friday, April 27, 2012, 5:30 p.m., Doubletree Hotel Mission Valley

h) Commencement: Saturday, May 12, 2012, 4 p.m., USD Jenny Craig Pavilion

10) ROUNDTABLE

Charlotta Robertson announced that Taskstream Workshops will begin soon and will be led by Ed Helscher and Saloua Saidane. An email listing the dates and workshop information will be sent this week.

Ashanti Hands shared that she sent a Fall 2011 policies and procedures informational email which defines Policy 3100 and provides links to this information.

The next meeting of President's Cabinet is Tuesday, September 6, 2-3:30 in A104.

SAN DIEGO MESA COLLEGE

PRESIDENT'S CABINET

Agenda

May 17, 2011, 2 – 3:30, LRC 435

1) GENERAL ITEMS (Liz Armstrong, Interim President)

a) State Budget Update (Handout) Liz shared that the state revenues from income and property tax have increased over projections for the 10-11 year. Since the property taxes are coming in at higher levels than projected, these funds will “buy down” the community colleges deferrals - but this is not “new income.” If no budget approval is achieved in June and/or no tax extension approved, it is expected that an "all cuts" budget will be adopted (which is an additional 9 million.) In addition, Liz reported that the Governor is eliminating some boards, including the CPEC. Liz will keep all informed via email and there will be a need to meet in early summer to discuss budget updates and other remaining issues from this semester.

b) Integrated Planning Manual (Handout) (Donald Abbott) Donald Abbott presented a PowerPoint on the history of planning done by the Strategic Planning Committee this past academic year. A manual was distributed to voting members – the information will also be posted on the Strategic Planning website. Liz added that this information shows how all of the pieces tie together as well as what still remains to be done. This committee will now dissolve and the PIE Committee will begin to form its membership. Motion to accept this document was made by Peter Jacoby; Second: Shahzeb Naqi. Approved unanimously. Liz will send this document to the Accreditation Commission this week to add to their June review documents for SD Mesa College.

c) Program Review Revisions for 2011/2012 (Handout/Screen) A handout was distributed to voting members and Cathy Palestini projected the document on screen. Monica Romero reviewed with the group the program review process and the questions they included to revise the process, such as “What is our current state?” Susan Mun reviewed the Goal Matrix which also includes a Program Review Goal Matrix form. The program review process has revised from a five year to one year process. After discussion on the automation software that is being used as well as questions on goals that are not completed (they are rollovered to the following year) and if it would be possible to have two pilots using different software, a motion was called for to accept this new format. Representatives from Academic Senate asked for more time so that this process could be reviewed by their constituents. Liz stated that this would be placed on the early summer meeting – tentatively scheduled for June 14. This would allow time for all to review - but it was stated that members of President's Cabinet should separate the program review process revision from the issue of automation altogether. Academic Senate representatives agreed to review this document over the next two weeks and then Liz Armstrong will send an electronic vote for approval. These documents will be forwarded in pdf form to voting members of President's Cabinet.

5-31-11: Program Review process form was sent to voting members of the President's Cabinet on May 31, 2011 for an electronic vote to be done by 6-3-11.

6-7-11: Program Review: The electronic vote on the new Program Review process has concluded with 11 YES votes, 0 NO votes, and 1 Did Not Vote. Therefore, the new process for Program Review has been approved and will move forward. This vote addressed the sole question of the new process for program review. With this approval, the new PR process will be instituted for the fall semester.

d) Research Committee (Handout) (Yvonne Bergland) A handout was distributed on the Research Committee's changing role. Yvonne stated that on May 13, 2011 the Research Committee voted to dissolve itself with its functions to be folded into the new Planning and Institutional Effectiveness (PIE) Committee. Cynthia Rico-Bravo stated that this was discussed at their Senate meeting and appreciated that their feedback was part of this document.

2) MAJOR EVENT APPROVAL

a) Pioneers and the Journey Theatre Festival, May 20-22, 2011, varied times, Apolliad Theatre (George Ye, Jonathan Fohrman) Motion: Cynthia Rico-Bravo; Second: Peter Jacoby. Vote was unanimous.

3) ACCREDITATION

a) ACCJC Annual Report (Yvonne Bergland) The annual report was distributed – Yvonne mentioned that we are still waiting on some figures which will be entered by the June 1 deadline. Liz added that this is a standard report and has been provided as requested by some members of President's Cabinet.

4) INSTRUCTION (Tim McGrath, VPI – not present)

No report.

5) STUDENT SERVICES (Brian Stockert, Interim VPSS)

a) Commencement Recap – Brian shared that the Chancellor and Board of Trustees members that attended SD Mesa College's Commencement sent their compliments for a spectacular event. Thank you especially to Ashanti and Monica Romero as well as Professor Laurie Mackenzie for the 18 honor graduates from the mental health major.

6) ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES (Ron Perez, VPA – not present)

a) Status of Facilities Master Plan (Liz Armstrong) Liz shared the status and next steps on current and future construction. More information will be available and reported at the early summer meeting.

7) PARTICIPATORY GOVERNANCE REPORTS

a) Academic Senate (Cynthia Rico-Bravo) Academic Senate thanked Liz for her leadership and presented a gift.

b) Classified Senate (Robin Watkins) Robin shared that this week is Classified Appreciation Week. Tomorrow is a Fiesta sponsored by Academic Senate in H 117. Friday is the Classified Awards at 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. in H 117-118.

c) Associated Students Governance (Shahzeb Naqi) Shahzeb distributed a list of completed events for ASG this academic year and he thanked everyone for their support of ASG.

8) OTHER

a) New Logo Transition – Lina Heil presented a PowerPoint revealing the new logo that will be

launched campus-wide in Fall 2011. A marketing manual of guidelines will be online in the near

future.

b) Summer Cabinet Meeting: Budget & Facilities Master Plan (June 14?)

c) Recognition of Outgoing Leaders – Liz thanked all leadership for their service – Cynthia and Shahzeb were presented with awards as they leave their positions this semester.

9) ANNOUNCEMENTS

a) Design Center Open House (Thursday, 5/19, 10 a.m.)

b) Classified Employee Service Awards (Friday, 5/20, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m., H 117-118)

c) Classified Staff Development Conference (Wed, 5/25, Thursday 5/26)

d) Tentative: Scholarship Gala, Friday, April 27, 2012, 5:30 p.m., Doubletree Hotel

e) Tentative: Commencement, May 12, 2012, 4 p.m., USD Jenny Craig Pavilion

10) ROUNDTABLE

SAN DIEGO MESA COLLEGE

PRESIDENT'S CABINET

Agenda

May 10, 2011, 2 – 3:30, LRC 435

Notations: JP

1) GENERAL ITEMS (Liz Armstrong, Interim President)

a) Welcome and Introductions

b) Chancellor's Cabinet Update:

Handout: Enrollment Management Strategies 2011-12 Status Report.

c) Citizens' Oversight Committee Update

c) Acceptance of Mesa Institutional Planning Manual (Handout) Carried over to next week;

2) MAJOR EVENT APPROVAL none

3) ACCREDITATION

a) Annual Accreditation Report to ACCJC

1. Fiscal Accreditation Annual Report (Perez)

2. Annual Accreditation Report (Armstrong).

Both reports due on June 1; we will have them done ahead of time.

4) INSTRUCTION (Tim McGrath, VPI)

a) MIT Report (Bill Craft) (Handout) Document was sent electronically to voting members of President's Cabinet on 5-3-11.

M/S/A Robin Watkins/Michael McLaren unanimous.

b) (PIE) Planning and Institutional Effectiveness Committee Proposal (Tim McGrath)

b) Los Rios HiTech Heath Care Grant – Approval of Year Two Moved from Admin Svces. Fritch to present, but she was absent. No handout.

M/S/A Bill Craft/Shahzeb Naqi unanimous

5) STUDENT SERVICES (Brian Stockert, Interim VPSS)

a) Heroes to Healthcare - Presentation (Art Boyd & students) New name is “Mental Health

Advocates & Aides”

6) ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES (Ron Perez, VPA)

a) Completion of Annual Reports (Covered under 3a).

7) PARTICIPATORY GOVERNANCE REPORTS

a) Academic Senate (Cynthia Rico-Bravo) (absent)

b) Classified Senate (Robin Watkins) Robin announced Classified Senate election results for next year (see attachment). Also, classified staff appreciation week begins next week, May 16.

c) Associated Students Governance (Shahzeb Naqi)

8) OTHER

a) Recognition of Canyon Day Committee – Lina Heil see attachment

b) Classified staff & summer employment (Liz Armstrong): Liz responded to rumors about possible furloughs during the summer. She defined the differences between “furlough” (mandatory) and “leave without pay” (voluntary). She repeated that our district still maintains a policy of no layoffs/no furloughs.

9) ANNOUNCEMENTS

a) SD Mesa College Commencement, May 14, 2011, 4 p.m., USD Jenny Craig Pavilion.

b. Next week, May 17, is the final PresCab meeting of the academic year.

c) Design Center Dedication, May 19, 2011, 10 a.m., guided tours 10:30 a.m. – 12 p.m.

d) Next Board of Trustees Meeting is May 26, 2011, 4 p.m. (regular business meeting).

10) ROUNDTABLE

Meeting adjourned at 3:27pm. -Jane Ponce

ATTENDANCE (Voting/non-voting members and guests):

Bill Craft (for Dave Evans), Rob Fremland, Brian Stockert, Jane Ponce, Lina Heil, Jill Jansen, Carol Sampaga, Arthur Boyd, Lynn Dang, Charlotta Robertson, Chris Sulllivan, Ashanti Hands, Shahzeb Naqi, Jonathan Fohrman, Saeid Eidgahy, Monica Romero, Tim McTrath, Yvonne Bergland, Joi Blake, Carol Rohe, Nancy Wichmann, Michael Fitzgerald, Donald Abbott, Kevin Branson. Also, Canyon Day community members (4) and Heroes to Healthcare students (3).

-jp

SAN DIEGO MESA COLLEGE

PRESIDENT'S CABINET

Agenda

May 3, 2011, 2 – 3:30, LRC 435

1) GENERAL ITEMS (Liz Armstrong, Interim President)

a) Welcome

b) Chancellor's Cabinet Update: Liz shared that the May 16th revised budget is done – an all-cuts budget proposal is expected.

c) SDICCCA Update

d) Approval of Planning and Institutional Effectiveness Committee (PIE) Liz shared that the Strategic Planning Committee will be changed to the PIE Committee and some of the roles and scope will also be changed. This has gone to participatory governance groups and approved by Academic Senate. It was discussed at the Classified Senate and ASG. The PIE will work in tandem with the Program Review Committee to ensure the planning framework is inline with Mesa Colleges's mission/goals. An assessment will be done each year at the March President's Cabinet retreat. Liz commented that the handout of the proposal recommends two co-chairs and that the president should not be the chair of the committee but only reviews the recommendations from these two co-chairs. A motion was made to accept the Planning and Institutional Effectiveness Committee Proposal for 2011-2012. Motion: Rob Fremland; Second: Peter Jacoby. Vote was unanimous. Liz asked each group representative to go back and get nominations to serve on this committee for Sept. 2011. The group will continue to meet after President's Cabinet but only twice a month. Terms of office will also be added next year – Liz suggested 2-3 years because of the learning curve for this committee.

2) MAJOR EVENT APPROVAL

a) Ceramics Sale, May 4-5, 2011, 9a – 6p, Mesa Quad (Nathan Betschart, Jonathan Fohrman)

Motion: Cynthia Rico-Bravo; Second: Michael McLaren. Vote was unanimous.

b) Classified Development Conference, May 25-26, 2011, Varied times/locations (Yvonne Bergland) Motion: Cynthia Rico-Bravo; Second: Ashanti Hands. Vote was unanimous. Liz added that the UnSung Hero Award will be presented on May 26th during lunch – the LRC atrium with be the site of the lunch for both days.

3) ACCREDITATION

No Report

4) INSTRUCTION (Tim McGrath, VPI)

a) Program Review Committee Year Two to Five Report (Yvonne Bergland, Susan Mun) Handout was distributed to voting members and shown on the screen to all attendees. All areas of the Year Two Report are marked with “C” for completion (no recommendations.) It was noted on page 8 – year three, that the counseling program / Chicano Studies reviews received commendations and will be used as a model for future reports. A motion was called to approve the Program Review Committee Year Two to Five Report. Motion: Ashanti Hands; Second: Michael McLaren. Approved unanimously. This report and also the instructional year one report will be posted online at the Program Review website.

b) Faculty Prioritization (Handouts) Tim distributed the Faculty Prioritization List and Criteria forms. It was proposed that this list remain effective through next year. At the end of next year program review will include this faculty prioritization rank list. A motion to accept the Faculty Prioritization Committee Results Rank List effective through May 2012. Motion: Margie Fritch; Second: Cynthia Rico-Bravo. Vote was unanimous. Liz shared that all comments or concerns should be directed to the chair of this sub-committee, Tim McGrath. Discussion was held on the Revised Criteria form. Tim shared that the Criteria list formerly had ten questions and this was reduced to five criteria. Cynthia shared that she sent this form to Academic Senate and asked for comments. Liz stated this form would remain in draft status and sent to all participatory governance groups to report back in Fall 2011. At that time it will be made into a finalized format. Yvonne shared that Susan Mun's feedback and data is needed and available to support each criteria. Department records may also be used in some cases – but no “opinions” can be used as data.

c) SLO / Taskstream Progress Update (Yvonne Bergland, Ed Helscher, Saloua Saidane) – Handout. Ed Helscher reported that mapping is 74% complete and we are on schedule to finish by the 2012 accreditation deadline. Goal is to assess one-third each semester (Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Fall 2013.) Liz shared it is important to keep progressing to meet the Sept. 2012 deadline. Quarterly reports need to be prepared and shared with President's Cabinet and Ed and Saloua should give updates twice a semester to President's Cabinet.

5) STUDENT SERVICES (Brian Stockert, Interim VPSS)

a) Topping Out Ceremony – Student Services Building (Video of event)

6) ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES (Ron Perez, VPA)

7) PARTICIPATORY GOVERNANCE REPORTS

a) Academic Senate (Cynthia Rico-Bravo) Last meeting of Academic Senate and PIE Committee was approved, development of strategic planning manual will be sent through email for review, a resolution for curriculum balance is being developed for Fall 2011, Senate Executive Retreat is scheduled in June, and carry-over items were given to incoming president Madeleine Hinkes,

b) Classified Senate (Robin Watkins) Elections end on Friday. The president and secretary offices are running unopposed. Terms will begin July 1 with the exception of the president which will take office on January 1, 2012.

c) Associated Students Governance (Shahzeb Naqi) ASG elections ends Friday.

8) OTHER

a) Remaining President's Cabinet Agendas (Handout) A form with remaining meeting agenda issues to be resolved by the final President's Cabinet meeting on May 17 was distributed, including:

May 10:

Acceptance of Mesa Institutional Planning Manual – Liz Armstrong

Annual Accreditation Report to ACCJC – Tim McGrath

MIT Report – Bill Craft

Canyon Day Community Member Recognition – Lina Heil

May 17:

Campus Facilities Master Plan Approvals – Ron Perez

Recognition of Outgoing Leaders – Liz Armstrong

3 p.m. – Cake and Refreshments

9) ANNOUNCEMENTS

a) District Student Honors Reception, May 4, 2011, 11 a.m., Balboa Park.

b) STAR Awards for Mesa Athletes, May 5, 12:45 p.m., Mesa Gym.

c) Faculty Tenure/Promotion Ceremony and Reception, May 5, 5:30 p.m., H 117-118

d) SD Mesa College Commencement, May 14, 2011, 4 p.m., USD Jenny Craig Pavilion.

e) Design Center Dedication, May 19, 2011, 10 a.m., guided tours 10:30 a.m. – 12 p.m.

f) Next Board of Trustees Meeting is May 26, 2011, 4 p.m. (regular business meeting).

10) ROUNDTABLE

a) Liz shared that the Campus Disaster Drill has been postponed until next semester. An 8-hour ICS training will be held to prepared for this drill – tentative date is June 15. It will be open to all but mandatory for all staff listed on the ICS command team list.

b) Liz commented on a flier posted in the LRC first-floor men's restroom which stated Mesa would begin to charge for restroom use. The notice was printed on a copy of District letterhead and will be investigated.

c) Liz shared the news of the student suicide at City College on Sunday a.m. – the student also attended Mesa College. The name was not released but it was a 21 year old male.

SAN DIEGO MESA COLLEGE

PRESIDENT'S CABINET

Agenda

April 26, 2011, 2 – 3:30, LRC 435

1) GENERAL ITEMS (Liz Armstrong, Interim President)

a) Welcome and Introductions

b) Chancellor's Update: Liz shared a revised budget on May 16th is expected to have cuts at the 10% level. Our District is prepared for this level cut and will continue to focus on the true community college mission: career tech, transfer and basic skills. ASG is holding a Teach In – Speak Out tomorrow at 10:45 a.m. in the free speech area by the bookstore.

2) MAJOR EVENT APPROVAL

a) Asian Pacific American Heritage Celebration Month, May 3-11, 2011, varied times and locations (Jonathan Fohrman, Prof. Shannon Shi) Motion: Cynthia Rico-Bravo; Second: Robin Watkins. Vote was unanimous.

b) Lumbermen/AIA Competition Awards Banquet, May 10, 2011, 4 – 10 p.m., Design Center-Z101 (Charlotta Robertson, Ian Kay) Motion: Michael McLaren; Second: Robin Watkins. Vote was unanimous.

3) ACCREDITATION

No Report.

4) INSTRUCTION (Tim McGrath, VPI)

a) Perkins Funding Update – Tim McGrath distributed a form which listed the programs and allocation. Each year Mesa gets a District allocation but this is down 25% this year and numbers for these programs had to be adjusted. After discussion, Margie Fritch commented that she had received an email which stated that the 75% allocation had been reduced further to 62%. After further discussion, it was determined that one additional column needed to be added to the form which showed the committee's recommendation and the new recommendation after the additional percentage cut has been corrected. Liz Armstrong and Tim McGrath will make these changes and send to the voting members of President's Cabinet for an electronic vote.

5) STUDENT SERVICES (Brian Stockert, Acting VPSS)

a) Scholarship Gala / Commencement event updates (Ashanti Hands) 1) The Scholarship Gala is Friday, 5:30 p.m. 121 individual scholarships to 77 students will be awarded in the amount of $82,225. Ashanti anticipates that the funds awarded and number of applicants will increase next year. 2) Commencement is 4 p.m. on May 14 at the JCP. 104 faculty will attend as of today; 149 students registered so far and more will be added from the Grad Fest tomorrow and Thursday. May 11 is the walk-thru for Commencement. Joi Blake shared that 50 cap/gowns have been donated for students who cannot afford to purchase their own – contact the evaluations office for more information.

6) ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES (Ron Perez, VPA)

a) May 6 Campus Emergency Drill – Facility service radios distributed to command team next week; the remainder will be held for C-CERT use.

7) PARTICIPATORY GOVERNANCE REPORTS

a) Academic Senate (Cynthia Rico-Bravo) Tomorrow is Teach In Rally to be held by the H 400-500 buildings. ASG and Classified Senate are also on the speaker list.

b) Classified Senate (Robin Watkins) Classified Senate recognition week – thank you to Academic Senate for sponsoring event. Classified Senate elections will be held online next week.

c) Associated Students Governance (Shahzeb Naqi) Donations for Japan are now over $3,000. ASG elections will be held next week online.

8) OTHER

a) Communication Service Awards (Lina Heil) A list of the rewards awarded to Mesa College's Communication Department was distributed.

9) ANNOUNCEMENTS

a) Topping Out Ceremony for Student Services Building, April 28, 2011, 11 a.m.

b) SD Mesa College Scholarship Gala, April 29, 2011, 5:30 p.m., Doubletree Hotel.

c) District Student Honors Reception, May 4, 2011, 11 a.m., Balboa Park.

d) STAR Awards for Mesa Athletes, May 5, 12:45 p.m., Mesa Gym.

e) Faculty Tenure/Promotion Ceremony and Reception, May 5, 5:30 p.m., H 117-118

e) Mesa Campus Disaster Drill, Friday, May 6, 2011, Time TBD.

f) SD Mesa College Commencement, May 14, 2011, 4 p.m., USD Jenny Craig Pavilion.

g) Next Board of Trustees Meeting is May 26, 2011, 4 p.m. (regular business meeting).

10) ROUNDTABLE

SAN DIEGO MESA COLLEGE

PRESIDENT'S CABINET

Agenda

April 12, 2011, 2 – 3:30, LRC 435

1) GENERAL ITEMS (Liz Armstrong, Interim President)

a) Welcome and Introductions

b) Updates: 1) Liz Armstrong shared that the Governor signed first budget which included a 10 million cut. Another budget cut is expected, 2) Due to these cuts, summer school will be limited to year-round programs that we have commitments to (Allied Health) and those students who have already petitioned to graduate (which at this time is about 800 District-wide.) Fall and Spring classes are protected until further cuts are determined. The next step is to deploy summer staff to get classrooms, technology, etc. in shape and use the time productively.

2) MAJOR EVENT APPROVAL

a) CALPIRG's ESCarnival – April 27-28; ASGreen April 25, April 28, 10 a – 2p, Mesa Quad (Angela Arreaga, Cherie Deogracias, Michelle Rodriguez) Motion: Shahzeb Naqi; Second: Peter Jacoby. Vote was unanimous.

b) Mesa College Teach-In/Speak-Out, April 27, 10:45 a – 1p, Free Speech Area (Jennifer Cost, Chris Sullivan) Motion: Peter Jacoby; Second: Rob Fremland. Vote was unanimous.

c) FAST Scholars College Connection 2011, April 29, 8a – 3p, G Bldg Rooms/Quad (Myra Gonzales, Pedro Olvera) Motion: Shahzeb Naqi; Second: Madeleine Hinkes. Vote was unanimous.

d) Grass Roots Health Fair, May 5, 9a – 2p, Quad and Lot A East (Suzanne Khambata, Ashanti Hands) Motion: Shahzeb Naqi; Second: Peter Jacoby. Vote was unanimous.

e) Animal Health Tech Program Open House and Program Orientation, May 7, 9a – 1p, P-300 Bldg (Peggy Fischer, Margie Fritch) Motion: Rob Fremland; Second: Peter Jacoby. Vote was unanimous.

f) ASG Car Pre-Show, May 10, 10:30 a – 12:30 p, Car Show, May 13, 1 – 4p (German Garcia, Edward Higuera, Ashanti Hands) Motion: Rob Fremland; Second: Ashanti Hands. Vote was unanimous.

g) Architecture and Environmental Design Student Exhibition/Grand Opening, May 20, Design Center (Ian Kay, Charlotta Robertson) Motion: Madeleine Hinkes; Second: Rob Fremland. Vote was unanimous.

3) ACCREDITATION

No Report

4) INSTRUCTION (Tim McGrath, VPI)

No Report

5) STUDENT SERVICES (Brian Stockert, Acting VPSS)

a) Brian shared information about the Festival of Colors Career Fair event being held today and tomorrow.

6) ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES (Ron Perez, VPA)

a) College Police – May 6 Campus Emergency Drill – Sheila Herron-Fox distributed a handout on the SDCCD ICS/SEMS/NIMS Training Lesson Plan. She shared that all those serving on the Mesa College ICS team would need to take the ICS 100-200-800 courses – a total of eight hours training. This training provides a certificate which is needed for audits and FEMA dollars.

7) PARTICIPATORY GOVERNANCE REPORTS

a) Academic Senate (Cynthia Rico-Bravo) – Madeleine for CRB – no report.

b) Classified Senate (Robin Watkins) Michael reported classified elections will be held in May and asked that supervisors/managers encouraged their staff to apply and serve.

c) Associated Students Governance (Shahzeb Naqi) Shahzeb stated ASG elections will be held May 2-6; this Sunday is “Hands Across California” event.

8) OTHER

a) Kearny High School (Lina Heil)

b) Sondra Frisch, the EEO training site compliance officer, will hold an EEO training on May 9, 1-5 p.m. in LRC 435.

9) ANNOUNCEMENTS

a) Board of Trustees Continuing Education Campus Meeting, April 14, 2011, 4 p.m.

b) Spring Break, April 18-22, 2011.

c) Scholarship Gala, April 29, 2011, Doubletree Hotel.

d) SD Mesa College Commencement, May 14, 2011, 4 p.m., USD Jenny Craig Pavilion.

10) ROUNDTABLE

SAN DIEGO MESA COLLEGE

PRESIDENT'S CABINET

Agenda

April 5, 2011, 2 – 3 p.m., LRC 435

1) GENERAL ITEMS (Liz Armstrong, Interim President)

a) Welcome and Introductions

b) Chancellor's Cabinet Update – Liz Armstrong provided the following updates from this morning's meeting: 1) Enrollment priority proposals handout distributed and Liz spoke about each priority and received updates from attendees. These proposals have already been discussed at the District Student Services Council and will also be brought to tomorrow's DGC meeting, 2) SDICCCA handout on region 10 enrollment priorities was distributed, 3) Liz shared that there is a proposal for student parking fees to be raised to $40 effective Fall 2011 to help offset cost of parking related costs.

c) SDICCCA Update – 1) Liz shared that the League Legislative Update was discussed and that no next steps have been developed on the budget. Many of the CEOs will be attending meetings on how each District will be handling their budget challenges for the upcoming academic year, 2) at least 43 new bills were introduced that affect community colleges, 3) Mar Brown from UCSD's admissions office brought data to support their decisions on TAG students. d) Summer Session – Liz stated that the summer session will be limited and focused on lock step programs (Allied Health) and to fulfill the commitment to students who have petitioned to graduate. An analysis was performed by District Office to determined the courses that need to be offered although all needs may not be met. Two proposals that will be discussed at DGC are 1) the 75 students who have 60+ units and only need a District required course to graduate to have this final course waived, 2) GE areas – waive requirements for certain areas to help students meet graduation requirements.

e) 2011 San Diego Mesa College - Commencement Speaker this year will be honored as the first Distinguished Alumni speaker – Raul Celaya. In the future, Liz suggested that the Commencement Committee be included on the search and decision for the next Alumni speaker.

2) MAJOR EVENT APPROVAL

a) No events for approval.

3) ACCREDITATION

a) ACCJC Newsletter – Tim McGrath gave a PowerPoint presentation which covered topics from the recent ACCJC Newsletter which stated that there would be Washington oversight to be sure there is accountability and outcomes for colleges receiving federal funding.

4) INSTRUCTION (Tim McGrath, VPI)

a) No Report

5) STUDENT SERVICES (Brian Stockert, Acting VPSS)

a) Brian Stockert thanked Ashanti Hands and others who coordinated the successful Tents of Tolerance event.

6) ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES (Ron Perez not present)

a) No Report

7) PARTICIPATORY GOVERNANCE REPORTS

a) Academic Senate (Cynthia Rico-Bravo) No report

b) Classified Senate (Robin Watkins) Robin shared that 6 senators were added to their bylaws. Elections are now being held for the offices of president, secretary, and 6 senators. Deadline is April 15. Robin asked all managers to encourage and support their staff to participate in Classified Senate.

c) Associated Students Governance (Shahzeb Naqi) Reminder that “Hands Across California” event is April 17, 2011. Shahzeb shared that $300 have been raised and that they are working with Classified Senate.

8) OTHER

a) Design Center Dedication and Student Exhibit is May, 19, 2011, 10 a.m.

9) ANNOUNCEMENTS

a) Facilities Master Plan Forums: April 6, 2:30-3:30 p.m., G101; April 7, 9-10:30 a.m., H117-118

b) Board of Trustees Continuing Education ECC Campus Meeting, April 14, 2011, 4 p.m.

c) Spring Break, April 18-22, 2011.

d) Scholarship Gala, April 29, 2011, Doubletree Hotel.

e) SD Mesa College Commencement, May 14, 2011, 4 p.m., USD Jenny Craig Pavilion.

10) ROUNDTABLE

SAN DIEGO MESA COLLEGE

PRESIDENT'S CABINET

Agenda

March 29, 2011, 2 – 3:30, LRC 435

1) GENERAL ITEMS (Liz Armstrong, Interim President)

a) Welcome and Introductions

b) Chancellor's Cabinet Update – Liz shared topics discussed at this morning's Chancellor's Cabinet meeting: 1) BOT Retreat will be held on April 7. The Presidents will also be attending a portion of this meeting, 2) The agenda for the April 14, 2011 BOT meeting was reviewed – SD Mesa College has a few facilities agenda items including the Social / Behavioral Sciences Building bid will be awarded and the contract for the Design site screen will be approved, 3 discussions on the State budget and how to proceed with the middle scenario for budget cuts.

c) Recognitions (Lina Heil and Communications Department, Canyon Day) – Liz shared some background on the Canyon Day event at SD Mesa College – the 4th annual Canyon Day was held on March 26th with over 206 participants. Liz thanked Don Barrie, Lina Heil and Michael Fitzgerald who helped coordinate or provide assistance for the vent. The Canyon Classroom is scheduled for April 8, 10a – 12p in the Child Development Center.

d) San Diego Science Expo – Liz also thanked the faculty and Deans who participated in the Expo. Saeid Eidgahy will provide an update at a future President's Cabinet meeting.

2) MAJOR EVENT APPROVAL

a) Speech and Debate Showcase, May 11, 2011, 5:30 – 9:30 p.m., H 117-118 (Chris Sullivan, Kim Gerhardt) Motion: Cynthia Rico-Bravo; Second: Robin Watkins. Vote was unanimous.

b) Golden Scissors 2011, May 13, 2011, 12 – 10 p.m., Sheraton San Diego Hotel and Marina (Margie Fritch, Andrea Marx, Susan Lazear) Motion: Cynthia Rico-Bravo; Second: Madeline Hinkes. Vote was unanimous.

3) ACCREDITATION

a) No report.

4) INSTRUCTION (Tim McGrath, VPI)

a) No report.

5) STUDENT SERVICES (Brian Stockert, Acting VPSS)

a) No report.

6) ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES (Ron Perez, VPA)

a) Prop S/N Proposal – Ron shared a PowerPoint slide on the Prop S/N Revisions Proposal. The changes proposed will help eliminate the current 2.7 Million deficit. Ron noted that he has received approval from the Facilities Committee and now requests the approval from the voting members of the President's Cabinet. After discussion, Liz entertained a motion to accept the proposal. Motion: Robin Watkins; Second: Shahzeb Naqi. Vote was unanimous.

b) Budget – A District Budget Meeting was held last Friday where three budget cut scenarios were discussed. The middle scenario is a 9.1% apportionment lost and includes that Proposition 98 is fully funded at 11%. If Prop 98 is suspended it would result in a 27 Million cut. A workload reduction of 2430 FTES is being proposed and defunded summer for all three colleges and CE. Ron also distributed a handout describing the 50% law. Liz shared that the next steps are reviewing what obligations Mesa College needs to meet but still hold a minimal summer schedule so that the core classes for Fall 2011 and Spring 2012 are less impacted.

7) PARTICIPATORY GOVERNANCE REPORTS

a) Academic Senate (Cynthia Rico-Bravo) No report.

b) Classified Senate (Robin Watkins) No report.

c) Associated Students Governance (Shahzeb Naqi) No report. Liz shared that Shahzeb has been invited to attend the White House Forum at City College in April.

8) OTHER

a)

9) ANNOUNCEMENTS

a) Chancellor's Forum, March 31, 2011, 3 – 4 p.m., G101 (Handout) Liz reminded all present that this is a shared governance forum and not an open forum. Students will be represented by Associated Student Government and Mesa Press.

b) Facilities Master Plan Forums: April 6, 2:30-3:30 p.m., G101; April 7, 9-10:30 a.m., H117-118

c) Board of Trustees Continuing Education ECC Campus Meeting, April 14, 2011, 4 p.m.

d) Spring Break, April 18-22, 2011.

e) Scholarship Gala, April 29, 2011, Doubletree Hotel.

f) SD Mesa College Commencement, May 14, 2011, 4 p.m., USD Jenny Craig Pavilion.

10) ROUNDTABLE

The next meeting of President's Cabinet will be held on Tuesday, April 5, 2011, 2 p.m. in LRC 435

SAN DIEGO MESA COLLEGE

PRESIDENT'S CABINET

Agenda

March 22, 2011, 2 – 3:30, LRC 435

1) GENERAL ITEMS (Liz Armstrong, Interim President)

a) Welcome and Introductions

b) Chancellor's Cabinet Update

2) MAJOR EVENT APPROVAL

a) Tents of Tolerance, April 4-5, 2011, Mesa Quad and H 117-118, 9a – 2p (Ashanti Hands, Sue Shrader-Hanes) Event Approved.

3) ACCREDITATION

a)

4) INSTRUCTION (Tim McGrath, VPI)

a) Year One Program Review Report (Yvonne Bergland) Report was sent electronically for review on 3-15-11 to all voting members of the President's Cabinet. After a presentation by Yvonne Bergland, the report was placed for approval by the voting members of President's Cabinet. Motion: Peter Jacoby; Second: Robin Watkins.

b) 2011 ARCC Report Presentation (Susan Mun)

• “ARCC_indicator_definitions” (Handout)

• “Mesa_SelfAssess_2011” (Handout)

5) STUDENT SERVICES (Brian Stockert, Acting VPSS)

6) ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES (Ron Perez, VPA)

a)

7) PARTICIPATORY GOVERNANCE REPORTS

a) Academic Senate (Cynthia Rico-Bravo)

b) Classified Senate (Robin Watkins)

c) Associated Students Governance (Shahzeb Naqi)

8) OTHER

a)

9) ANNOUNCEMENTS

a)

10) ROUNDTABLE

SAN DIEGO MESA COLLEGE

PRESIDENT'S CABINET

Draft Agenda

March 15, 2011, 2 – 3:30, LRC 435

1) GENERAL ITEMS (Liz Armstrong, Interim President)

a) Welcome and Introductions: Liz Armstrong recognized Charlotta Robertson as the newly selected Interim Dean, Social Behavioral Sciences and Multicultural Studies. This interim position is expected to remain through July 1st. Liz also recognized the student assistance that Brian Stockert, Ashanti Hands, Joi Blake and Suzanne Khambata have provided for those affected by the Japan tragedy. Resources have been available through a DL flier and the student health services website. Currently 15 International students from Japan are enrolled at Mesa College.

b) Chancellor's Cabinet Update: Liz shared the following updates 1) the Transfer Center Director position vacated by Naomi Grisham has been approved for an internal hire, 2) work done by the Task Force on Student Success in Sacramento was shared by the Chancellor including discussions on basic skills and the number of collegiate “levels” should be offered, 3) Charles Rogers (District Controller) shared that many travel requests are late (some only 1-2 days before the travel date.) His office is having a difficult time processing these TRs quickly. Liz stated that managers/deans need to inform those in their area that the timeline is ten working days to process a TR and that not late travel requests will be approved, 4) Budget – only general discussions are being held since there is no state budget. No tax extension on the June ballot is likely which would result in a $17 Million cut. Chancellor Carroll will hold a Chancellor's Forum on budget on March 31, 3-4 p.m., G101, 5) the scheduled March 29th posting of the summer schedule is now delayed to April 15th (printed schedule delayed to April 25.) This is to allow time to make adjustments to summer courses before they are posted for student enrollment. Priority registration date remains on May 2.

2) MAJOR EVENT APPROVAL

a) Athletic Awareness Day, March 30, 2011, 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., Mesa Quad (Ashanti Hands, Edward Higuera) Motion: Cynthia Rico-Bravo; Second: Robin Watkins. Vote was unanimous.

b) 8th Annual Languages Conference, April 8, 2011, 8:30 a.m. – 2 p.m., H 117-118 (Jonathan Fohrmann, Hannah Padilla Barajas) Motion: Cynthia Rico-Bravo; Second: Peter Jacoby. Vote was unanimous.

c) Acceleration in Context Conference, April 8, 2011, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m., G 101, 104, 105, 106 (Chris Sullivan, Jennifer Cost) Motion: Rob Fremland; Second: Shahzeb Naqi. Vote was unanimous.

3) ACCREDITATION

a) Follow-Up Report Distribution (Tim McGrath) Report was distributed to voting members of the President's Cabinet as well as members of the accreditation team Jill Baker, Yvonne Bergland, and Susan Mun. The report will be available online.

4) INSTRUCTION (Tim McGrath, VPI)

a) No report.

5) STUDENT SERVICES (Brian Stockert, Acting VPSS)

a) Commencement Update (Ashanti Hands) Ashanti shared the Commencement video. There is a link for Commencement information and deadlines on the Mesa website. Applications are now being accepted for the Commencement student speaker; deadline is April 8. This year, a Distinguished Alumni will also speak, Raul Celaya was selected. A reminder that March 18th is the deadline for faculty to order regalia to participate in this year's Commencement.

b) Scholarship Gala Update (Ashanti Hands) – Invitations will be distributed the first week in April. Gift baskets are being donated from departments this year; they are due by April 15. For those reviewing scholarship applications, deadline is March 24.

6) ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES (Ron Perez, VPA)

a) Power Outage this Friday – March 18, 10 p.m. Dean Craft will be on call and has some IT available if there are problems. The website is expected to be back up by 10 a.m. Saturday morning.

b) Photovoltaic project is ahead of schedule – deadline for completion of project is Spring Break (which ends Friday, April 22.)

c) Dates for Facilities Master Plan Forums:

*April 6, 2-3:30 p.m., G101

*April 7, 9-10:30 a.m., H 117-118

There is also a campus facility meeting this Friday.

d) Program Verification – Diane Malone will be setting appointments with representatives from each program.

e) Social Behavioral Sciences Building: 15 companies sent proposals – Sundt Architect was selected. Faculty, staff and administrators will soon begin to meet to discuss issues on facility and design for this building.

7) PARTICIPATORY GOVERNANCE REPORTS

a) Academic Senate (Cynthia Rico-Bravo) Cynthia shared the website for the “Task Force on Student Success” website – cccco.edu/studentsuccess. The public is invited to view the website for the work that this task force is doing as well as provide input. The website also has a section on reports and resources. Cynthia will provide handouts next week – she stated that recent discussions have centered around how to collapse what we offer at community colleges and what levels to offer. She shared that assessment needed to be improved and have a diagnostic component added to look at curriculum and basic skills and gaps in the system.

b) Classified Senate (Robin Watkins) Robin shared that Classified Senate will meet on Friday. On the agenda is fundraising for the tragedy in Japan.

c) Associated Students Governance (Shahzeb Naqi) 1) Student representatives from SDCCD joined with approximately 9,000 participants for the “March in March” Advocacy Day in Sacramento on March 14, 2) Shahzeb gave a presentation on the “Hands Across California” event which will be held on April 17, 2011. This is the 25th anniversary of “Hands Across America” and nearly all of the 112 community colleges are expected to participate.

8) OTHER

9) ANNOUNCEMENTS

a) Spring Open Office Hour with the Chancellor, March 17, 2011, 2-3 p.m., A104a.

b) Board of Trustees Miramar College Campus Meeting, March 24, 2011, 4 p.m.

c) Chancellor's Forum, March 31, 2011, 3 – 4 p.m., G101 (also presenting: Controller Charles Rogers.)

d) Facilities Master Plan Forums: April 6, 2-3:30 p.m., G101; April 7, 9-10:30 a.m., H 117-118

e) Spring Break, April 18-22, 2011.

f) Scholarship Gala, April 29, 2011, Doubletree Hotel.

g) SD Mesa College Commencement, May 14, 2011, 4 p.m., USD Jenny Craig Pavilion.

10) ROUNDTABLE

a) Suzanne Khambata shared that from 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. tomorrow fliers will be handed out providing information on resources available to students related to the Japan tragedy. A Healing ceremony will be held on Thursday. Suzanne distributed two informational memos on managing stress and the use of potassium iodide.

b) Madeleine Hinkes shared that the staff working on developing a Public Art Committee will bring back new information to President's Cabinets in a couple of weeks.

The next President's Cabinet will be held on Tuesday, March 22, 2 – 3:30 p.m. in LRC 435.

SAN DIEGO MESA COLLEGE

PRESIDENT'S CABINET

Agenda

March 8, 2011, 2 – 3:30, LRC 435

1) GENERAL ITEMS (Liz Armstrong, Interim President)

a) Welcome

b) SDICCCA Update: Liz shared the following updates from this morning's SDICCCA meeting: 1) Several new bills are being introduced and hearings will begin the week of March 15. The following were of special import to community colleges: AB63 (elimination of AB 540), AB 130 (Dream Act), and AB 288 (Student expulsion hearings and ability to use other institution's background information).

2) The issue of community colleges, AB 661 introduced by Marty Block, was discussed, This bill would authorize SDCCD to establish baccalaureate degree pilot programs.

3) April 15, 2011 is the White House Summit to be held at City College. Note: This event is hosted by the White House who will extend the invitations to this Summit.

4) Hands Across America event was discussed including concerns about the expectations for this event. Ashanti Hands noted that Shahzeb can present additional information on this event at next week's President's Cabinet.

5) UCSD TAG – UCSD representative stated that they are working with colleges to get the regional transfers into the University Links which still has the 3.0 GPA requirement (opposed to the 3.5 for the TAG.) Monica Romero shared that the University Links is only for those in HS senior year or in their first semester at college, so there are many students that would not be eligible at Mesa College.

6) SB 1440 – Liz shared there are conflicting reports on this bill which creates specific transfer degrees for certain majors. An issue is that SDSU may opt out of SB 1440 because some transfer requirements are not met in the current transfer degree (such as history and language requirements.) This may result in the SB 1440 have different versions which will make it difficult for students to understand the transfer process, especially to SDSU.

c) Chancellor's Cabinet Update

d) Retreat Follow-Up: Liz shared that she has begun to develop the next steps from the work done at the President's Cabinet retreat last Friday. The minutes will be distributed as soon as they are completed and reviewed by the president.

2) MAJOR EVENT APPROVAL

No events submitted for approval this week.

3) ACCREDITATION

a) Accreditation Certificate (Tim McGrath) – A letter was received on Monday which contained the Accreditation Certificate for San Diego Mesa College.

4) INSTRUCTION (Tim McGrath, VPI)

a) MOU – Transfer Agreement with University of Redlands (Juliette Parker) Tim shared that Mesa College continues to develop opportunities for our students to transfer to four-year institutions. Juliette Parker has just completed the development of a transfer agreement with the University of Redlands and has shared the appropriate participatory governance groups including Academic Senate which approved the agreement. The MOU contains a statement for students and another for SDCCD employees which offers a 15% tuition discount. A motion was made by Dave Evans to approve the University of Redlands Transfer Agreement; Second: Rob Fremland. The MOU was approved unanimously. The document will now be signed by the Mesa president and SDCCD Chancellor and forwarded to the University of Redlands.

5) STUDENT SERVICES (Brian Stockert, Acting VPSS)

No report.

6) ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES (Ron Perez, VPA)

a) Program Verification for Prop S/N – staff representing six programs will be sent meeting invitations for program verification for Prop S/N construction. The meetings will be held on March 18; each program meeting will be approximately 1 ½ hours.

b) New dates for Facilities Master Plan Forums:

• April 6, 2011 (Wednesday), 2 – 3 p.m., G101

• April 7, 2011 (Thursday), 9 – 10:30 a.m., H117/118

c) 2010-2011 Year-End Closing Deadline Dates (Handout) Ron distributed a handout listing the accounting closing dates for general fund, grants/contracts, Conference Claims, Fund reimbursements, etc.

7) PARTICIPATORY GOVERNANCE REPORTS

a) Academic Senate (Cynthia Rico-Bravo) No report.

b) Classified Senate (Robin Watkins) No report.

c) Associated Students Governance (Shahzeb Naqi) No report.

8) OTHER

a)

9) ANNOUNCEMENTS

a) The next Board of Trustees Meeting is March 10, 2011, 4 p.m.. District Office

b) Spring Open Office Hour with the Chancellor, March 17, 2011, 2-3 p.m., A104a.

c) Board of Trustees Miramar College Campus Meeting, March 24, 2011, 4 p.m.

d) Chancellor's Forum, March 31, 2011, 3 – 4 p.m., G101 (also presenting: Controller Charles Rogers.)

10) ROUNDTABLE

Reminder: March 18th is the Commencement Regalia order deadline.

The next meeting of President's Cabinet will be held on Tuesday, March 15, 2011, 2 – 3 p.m., LRC 435.

SAN DIEGO MESA COLLEGE

PRESIDENT'S CABINET

Agenda

March 1, 2011, 2 – 3:30, LRC 435

1) GENERAL ITEMS (Liz Armstrong, Interim President)

a) Welcome

b) Chancellor's Cabinet was cancelled for 3-1-11, no report.

c) Review of President's Cabinet Retreat Agenda (Handout) The draft agenda was distributed and Liz Armstrong stated the focus for the retreat would be the next steps of the Strategic Planning process, not additional planning. The ultimate goal is to maintain and continue our accreditation review and assessment.

d) Approval of Strategic Planning Documents – Liz presented the Strategic Planning documents that were submitted for formal approval by the President's Cabinet: 1) SDMC Integrated Planning, 2) Strategic Plan Performance Indicators and Objectives, and 3) Environmental Scan Overview. A motion was made by Margie Fritch, Second: Peter Jacoby. The documents were approved unanimously. The Follow-Up Report and attached documents will be placed on the Mesa website after approval at the March 10, 2011 BOT meeting.

2) MAJOR EVENT APPROVAL

No events submitted for approval.

3) ACCREDITATION

a) Approval of Accreditation Follow-Up Report – A discussion was held on the final Follow-Up Report to the Accreditation Commission. Cynthia Rico-Bravo stated that members of the Academic Senate were concerned that it was not stated clear enough in the narrative and in the Integrated Planning Chart that SLO data is used in our strategic planning process. She expressed that the concern is that the College will be asked to submit an additional report after they receive the March 15th Follow-Up Report or the College will not have another chance after this report to answer additional questions. Liz that this is the final follow-up report that will be presented at the Commission's June meeting. A final decision on our accreditation status will be determined at that time and we should get the outcome by July 2011. Liz also added that we should expect that a Fall 2012 report on SLOs to be requested. A motion was called for to approve the San Diego Mesa College Accreditation Follow-Up Report. Motion: Cynthia Rico-Bravo; Second: Rob Fremland. The document was approved unanimously.

4) INSTRUCTION (Tim McGrath, VPI)

a) Faculty Prioritization review started today – Tim shared that the process for hiring faculty has now been revised by the Faculty Prioritization Hiring Committee and the recommendation will be forwarded to President's Cabinet.

b) Schedule Development – Tim stated that no class number allocation has been given by the District Office so we will need to wait until the end of May to finalize the class schedule. The preliminary schedule will be available in 1-2 weeks for the review process to begin, Tim will ask Lynn Neault for a timeline/date that the District Office will provide the class allocation data.

5) STUDENT SERVICES (Brian Stockert, Acting VPSS)

a) Brian Stockert reported that the Financial Aid office in the I-300 building was flooded from the last rain storm this past weekend. He thanks facilities for their prompt response.

6) ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES (Ron Perez, VPA)

a) Photovoltaic Project – The lighting and connection to the grid needs to be completed for Lot 1 by mid-April. To achieve this, Borrego Solar will need to use 42 spots for their equipment/vehicles. Ron proposed that the student parking spaces that will be temporarily lost be replaced by the 39 flex faculty spots by the Prop S trailer by the T building. No disabled spots will be affected. Jonathan Fohrman asked if parking spots could be reserved by the T building for the night teachers. Ron stated that he could provide 3 parking spots from the Prop S/N for teachers; there is also additional parking in the Modular Village lot. The project will begin Monday, March 4 and be completed by mid-April.

b) Facilities Master Plan – Liz shared that our facilities master plan is now 2.5 Million over budget and there are no reserves in the event of change orders. We will be challenged to adjust the size, scope and sequence of the current build-out – this topic will be discussed at the President's Cabinet retreat this Friday, March 4, 2011.

7) PARTICIPATORY GOVERNANCE REPORTS

a) Academic Senate (Cynthia Rico-Bravo) Madeleine Hinkes distributed a handout on information for a proposed Mesa College Public Art Committee. The Academic Senate voted yesterday to formally recognize this committee and are now asking for approval from President's Cabinet. Robin Watkins brought to her attention that Deb Canning was listed as a Mesa College classified employee and she is actually a District employee. Liz instructed all of the President's Cabinet officers to take this document back to their governance groups for review and provide feedback at a future President's Cabinet meeting to be determined.

b) Classified Senate (Robin Watkins) – No report

c) Associated Students Governance (Shahzeb Naqi) – No report

8) OTHER

a)

9) ANNOUNCEMENTS

a) President's Cabinet Retreat, March 4, 2011, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m., Mission Trails Regional Park

b) The next Board of Trustees Meeting is March 10, 2011.

c) Spring Open Office Hour with the Chancellor, March 17, 2011, 2-3 p.m., A104a.

d) Chancellor's Forum, March 31, 2011, 3 – 4 p.m., G101 (also presenting: Controller Charles Rogers.)

10) ROUNDTABLE

The next meeting of President's Cabinet will be held on Tuesday, March 8, 2 – 3:30 p.m.,

LRC 435

SAN DIEGO MESA COLLEGE

PRESIDENT'S CABINET

Agenda

February 22, 2011, 2 – 3:30, LRC 435

1) GENERAL ITEMS (Liz Armstrong, Interim President)

a) Welcome

b) Chancellor's Cabinet Update: Liz Armstrong provided a brief summary of discussion topics at this morning's meeting, including: 1) Proposed California budget and the $400 million reduction for community colleges which is projected to be offset by an estimated $10 million from increasing the student enrollment fees from $26 to $36 per unit. The method for further reduction is expected to be a workload adjustment and not changing the census date as first proposed. Growth funding will not be included which means a reduction in classes that will be offered, 2) Student voting registration and making a coordinated effort to get students registered before the June ballot. Liz will speak with Ashanti Hands and Shahzeb Naqi about what SD Mesa College can do to encourage voter registration, 3) Next week's Chancellor's Cabinet is cancelled due to the league for Innovation Conference.

c) President's Cabinet Retreat Draft Agenda (Handout) A draft agenda for the March 4, 2011 President's Cabinet Retreat was distributed. The time has been adjusted to 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. at Mission Trails Regional Park.

2) MAJOR EVENT APPROVAL

a) Women's History Month, Varied Dates beginning March 11, 2011, Varied Times and Locations (Laurie Mackenzie) Motion: Cynthia Rico-Bravo; Second: Robin Watkins. Vote was unanimous.

b) Sandra Daley Talk, March 14, 2011, 4-5 p.m., G101 (Jodi Corliss) Jodi Corliss was not present to discuss event. After a group discussion, Motion: Yvonne Bergland; Second: Rob Fremland. Vote was unanimous.

c) 2011 Career Opportunities Expo, April 11-15, 2011, Varied Times, H 117-118, Mesa Quad, Various Rooms (Joi Blake, Monica Romero) Danielle Short gave a brief overview of the event. Motion: Cynthia Rico-Bravo; Second: Yvonne Bergland. Vote was unanimous.

d) Transfer Recognition Luncheon, May 4, 2011, 12-1:30 p.m., Mesa Quad (Joi Blake, Monica Romero) Danielle Short gave a brief overview of the event. Motion: Peter Jacoby; Second: Robin Watkins. Vote was unanimous.

3) ACCREDITATION

a) Recommendation #1 Follow-Up Report Review (Liz Armstrong) The Recommendation 1 report was distributed. Yvonne Bergland led the group discussion on changes, additions and deletions to the text. Also distributed was the one-page document: “Chronology of Actions Taken to Integrate Planning, Evaluation, and Resource Allocation: San Diego Mesa College.”

Each participatory governance group will review these documents – it was suggested that each president send the documents electronically and then have their members send any feedback to their governance representative who will forward all comments back to Liz Armstrong. Liz Armstrong will compile all the notations and update the recommendation. Next week, the final review for Recommendations 1, 3 and 4 will be held so that the report can be forwarded to the District Office by March 2 to be accepted at the March 10, 2011 Board of Trustees meeting. The Follow-Up Report will then be sent to the accrediting commission before the March 15, 2011 deadline.

4) INSTRUCTION (Tim McGrath, VPI – at ACCCA Conference) Yvonne Bergland attended for the VPI

No Report

5) STUDENT SERVICES (Brian Stockert, Acting VPSS)

a) Transfer and Counseling Departments have been working on the proposed change to the required GPA to transfer from 3.0 to 3.5

6) ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES (Kathleen Wells for Ron Perez, VPA)

a) Power outage did not occur this past weekend because of the rain storm. It will hopefully be rescheduled during the spring break.

7) PARTICIPATORY GOVERNANCE REPORTS

a) Academic Senate (Cynthia Rico-Bravo) No Report

b) Classified Senate (Robin Watkins) No Report

c) Associated Students Governance (Shahzeb Naqi) No Report

8) OTHER

a) Bill Craft reminded the group that many of the Audio Visual and IT staff will be working at the League for Innovation conference which begins this Friday through next Thursday. No web updates will be done in this time period and Mesa will be short- staffed for A/V and IT requests during this time.

9) ANNOUNCEMENTS

a) President's Cabinet Retreat, March 4, 2011, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m., Mission Trails Regional Park

b) The next Board of Trustees Meeting is March 10, 2011.

c) Spring Open Office Hour with the Chancellor, March 17, 2011, 2-3 p.m., A104a.

10) ROUNDTABLE

The next President's Cabinet will be held on Tuesday, March 1, 2011, 2 – 3:30 p.m., LRC 435.

SAN DIEGO MESA COLLEGE

PRESIDENT'S CABINET

Agenda

February 15, 2011, 2 – 3:30, LRC 435

1) GENERAL ITEMS (Liz Armstrong, Interim President)

a) Welcome and Introductions

b) Chancellor's Cabinet Update – Liz provided a brief update on Community College budget discussions.

c) CCC Task Force on Student Success Discussion (Cynthia Rico Bravo) Cynthia postponed this discussion to a future President's Cabinet meeting so that a matrix document can be prepared.

d) Project Unity – Edward Higuera shared information on tomorrow's blood drive which is coordinated by the Veteran and Muslim student groups at Mesa College. A video featuring Edward, Hudi Doskey and Noor Saba was presented.

2) MAJOR EVENT APPROVAL

a) Mind of a Mathman, February 22, 2011, Reception 10-11:00 a.m.;

Session I: 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.; Session II: 2 – 3:30 p.m., H 117-118 (Thekima Mayasa, Derrick Isaac) Motion: Cynthia Rico-Bravo; Second: Rob Fremland. Vote was unanimous.

3) ACCREDITATION

a) Accreditation (Handout): Draft of Recommendation 3 and 4 (sent electronically for review) Liz stated that the timeline to have the Follow-Up Report to the District Office for the Board of Trustees meeting is March 2, 2011. Recommendations 3 and 4 will be reviewed today; the Strategic Planning Committee will review Recommendation 1 this afternoon and bring to President's Cabinet on Feb. 22, 2011. The final draft will be presented to President's Cabinet on March 1, 2011. Recommendations 3 and 4 were presented by Jill Baker and Yvonne Bergland and the members of President's Cabinet provided input for the final report.

4) INSTRUCTION (Tim McGrath, VPI)

a) Faculty Prioritization Committee Report: Tim shared that the committee has completed their work and will forward their recommendations to Liz Armstrong. The president will bring back these recommendations to a future President's Cabinet meeting for review.

b) Enrollment is now listed at 26,772 for Mesa College.

5) STUDENT SERVICES (Brian Stockert, Acting VPSS)

No Report

6) ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES (Kathleen Wells for Ron Perez, VPA)

a) Power Outage: Kathy reminded everyone to defrost their refrigerators and unplug all equipment from the wall in preparation for this Saturday's power shutdown by SDG&E.

7) PARTICIPATORY GOVERNANCE REPORTS

a) Academic Senate (Cynthia Rico-Bravo) Cynthia shared that SB 1440 was a roundtable discussion at their senate meeting. In addition, Miramar College presented a review process of Title V at the Board of Trustees meeting. Trustee Graham asked the District to write a letter of support to the Board of Governors.

b) Classified Senate (Robin Watkins) Robin reported that the Classified Senate voted in support of the Strategic Planning matrix.

c) Associated Students Governance (Shahzeb Naqi) Shahzeb distributed a handout on the April 17 “Hands Across America” event.

8) OTHER

a) A calendar of public events was distributed. This calendar is not all-encompassing of all meetings and major events at SD Mesa College.

9) ANNOUNCEMENTS

a) President's Cabinet Retreat, March 4, 2011, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m., Mission Trails Regional Park

b) The next Board of Trustees Meeting is March 10, 2011.

c) Spring Open Office Hour with the Chancellor, March 17, 2011, 2-3 p.m., A104a.

10) ROUNDTABLE

The next meeting of the President's Cabinet is Tuesday, February 22, 2011, 2 - 3:30 p.m., LRC 435.

SAN DIEGO MESA COLLEGE

PRESIDENT'S CABINET

Agenda

February 8, 2011, 2 – 3:30, LRC 435

1) GENERAL ITEMS (Liz Armstrong, Interim President)

a) Welcome and Introductions, Kathleen Wells attending for Ron Perez. Liz recognized Yvonne Bergland, Jill Baker, Tim McGrath, Juliette Parker and Cathy Palestini for their work on the accreditation self-study.

b) SDICCCA Update; 1) A handout was distributed with information on transfer student data from UCSD, SDSU and CSUSM. UCSD's representative, Mae Brown, stated that the GPA requirements will be raised to 3.5 for TAG students. Local students using the University Link will be kept at the 3.0 GPA requirement. Sandra Cook from SDSU shared that SDSU is now listed as a top gainer in the country in terms of graduation rates. Darren Bush from CSUSM shared that they are 300 FTES over target – they plan to accept all transfers in their service area, 2) Liz shared that March 14, 2011 is the deadline to place the tax extension on the ballot. the results of this will determine our budget shortfall for the next academic year, 3) a regional Community College Summit will be held at City College on April 15. This event is organized by the White House and is one of five summits to be held. The White House will issue 150 invites to the summit which will also be available online.

2) MAJOR EVENT APPROVAL

a) Spring 2011 Student Services Fair, March 8, 2011, 11 a.m. – 1:30 p.m., Mesa Quad. (Committee Chair: Gilda Maldonado) Motion: Peter Jacoby; Second: Robin Watkins. Vote was unanimous.

3) ACCREDITATION

a) Accreditation

1. Reaffirmation: Liz shared the results from the Accreditation Commission. SD Mesa College was one of six colleges that received full reaffirmation.

2. March 15 Report and Timeline: Liz stated that SD Mesa College must still complete and send in a Follow-Up Report by March 15 to the Accreditation Commission. A handout was distributed which contained the Commission's recommendations, the evaluation report, instructions on preparations for the Follow-Up Report and the report timeline. Liz will attend meetings of the participatory governance groups to discuss the completion of the Follow-Up Report to the Accreditation Commission.

3. Distant Education – Substantive Change: This handout is also posted on the Mesa College website. An addendum which proposed adding 71 certificate programs and associate degrees was accepted by the Committee on Substantive Change of the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges.

4) INSTRUCTION (Tim McGrath, VPI)

a) Enrollment Update: Tim stated that SD Mesa College's headcount is now 26.135. The fill rate is 92%. Online students now approximately total 8,800 (this time last year were at 6,800). Tim also shared that the supplemental sections will be removed for this summer and fall.

b) SB 70 Grant Renewal ($100,000 to continue the Medical Assisting courses in partnership with Health Sciences High Middle College) Tim asked for members of the President's Cabinet to give approval for the SB 70 Grant Renewal. Motion: Kathleen Wells; Second: Shahzeb Naqi. Vote was unanimous.

5) STUDENT SERVICES (Brian Stockert, Acting VPSS)

No report.

6) ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES (Ron Perez, VPA)

a) Emergency Disaster Preparedness: Kathleen Wells shared the training dates below. Charlie Hogquist will coordinate and lead San Diego Mesa College's training exercises.

• Incident Command System Refresher Training – For all Mesa Campus Emergency Command Team Members (Roster is attached)

o February 11, 2011 - LRC 435 (11 a.m. – 1 p.m.)

o Lunch will be provided

• Command Team Table Top Exercise – For all Mesa Campus Emergency Command Team Members

o March 11, 2011 - LRC 435 (11 a.m. – 1 p.m.)

o Lunch will NOT provided due to the nature of the exercise

• Campus Disaster Drill

o May 6, 2011 (Time TBD)

7) PARTICIPATORY GOVERNANCE REPORTS

a) Academic Senate (Cynthia Rico-Bravo) Cynthia thanked Liz Armstrong for attending the Academic Senate meeting. Cynthia shared that due to the amount of information which impacts students and faculty there has not been enough time to discuss at their scheduled meetings. The executive staff of the Academic Senate will now meet every other week. The first meeting is set for Monday, Feb. 14, 2:20-3:20 p.m. in G101 for a roundtable discussion on Title V and SB 1440. These meetings are open to the campus. Cynthia also stated that there are open positions on the Academic Senate Executive Committee – Feb. 28 is the close date for nominations.

b) Classified Senate (Robin Watkins): Classified Award program is scheduled for Friday, May 20, 2011, 11a – 1p, I H 117-118.

c) Associated Students Governance (Shahzeb Naqi): Shahzeb distributed a flier on the Peer Mentoring Program “Meet and Greet” to be held on Thursday, Feb. 10, 4-5 p.m. in the Tutoring Center room I-207M.

8) OTHER

a) No additional reports.

9) ANNOUNCEMENTS

a) The next Board of Trustees' meeting is February 10, 2011.

b) The deadline is February 17, 2011, 12 p.m. to submit agenda items for the March 10, 2011 Board of Trustees Meeting.

c) President's Cabinet Retreat, March 4, 2011, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m., Mission Trails Regional Park

d) Spring Open Office Hour with the Chancellor, March 17, 2011, 2-3 p.m., A104a.

10) ROUNDTABLE

The next President's Cabinet will be held Tuesday, February 15, 2011, 2 – 3:30, LRC 435.

SAN DIEGO MESA COLLEGE

PRESIDENT'S CABINET

Agenda

February 1, 2011, 2-3:30 p.m., LRC 435

1) GENERAL ITEMS (Liz Armstrong, Interim President)

a) Welcome and Introductions

b) Chancellor's Cabinet Update: Liz stated an update was given on the enrollment report which will be addressed by the VPI later in this meeting. Also discussed was a Call to Action on increasing the number of associate degrees awarded, the impact of students with a high number of units, and a preliminary discussion on the Fall 2011 semester challenges,

c) CCC Task Force on Student Success Discussion (Cynthia Rico Bravo) Cynthia discussed the handout distributed which had information from Mr. Patrick Perry's PowerPoint presentation. A discussion followed on “What does success look like?” to members of the President's Cabinet and meeting attendees. Developing a new system of tracking students was suggested and Cynthia shared that adding an option for students to update their goals on the “Reg-e” online registration. A report on issues from this task force will be presented at next week's President's Cabinet with follow-up information at future meetings.

2) MAJOR EVENT APPROVAL

a) Fashion Week, 2011, March 8-10, 2011, 9a – 2p, Mesa Quad (Margie Fritch, Andrea Marx, Susan Lazear) Motion: Peter Jacoby; Second: Michael McLaren. Vote was unanimous.

b) Dietetic Professional Development Seminar, April 15, 2011, 7a – 3:30 p.m., G101 (Margie Fritch, Elizabeth Chu) Motion: Shahzeb Naqi; Second: Madeleine Hinkes. Vote was unanimous.

3) ACCREDITATION

a) Accreditation – No report.

4) INSTRUCTION (Tim McGrath, VPI)

a) Enrollment Update: Tim stated that the enrollment report distributed at Chancellor's Cabinet earlier this morning noted that Mesa had 25,869 students with a possibility of passing 26,000+ students at the census date. 249 Supplemental Sections were added, Mesa College has a 91% fill rate and 700 FTES (an increase from last Spring 2010.)

b) Facility Prioritization Update: Tim stated this committee is meeting this Thursday and will share their results in a future President's Cabinet meeting.

c) Logistics Update: Tim thanked Jack Doherty and the entire campus police for their efforts during the first two weeks of school which kept parking and traffic flow problems at a minimum.

1. Traffic (Jack Doherty)

*Jack shared that the majority of their time was focused on the Chasewood/Marlesta entrance and the crosswalk at the parking structure. There were a few complaints of students parking in faculty/staff lots – enforcement will begin next Monday.

* Two bicycle officers will be on patrol at Mesa: Terry Hiett on days, Brian Szymanski on nights. The night shift will also assist with student/staff escorts to their cars.

* Sgt. Medero distributed safety information rack cards: Pedestrian safety, Bicycle Safety, Skateboard Safety. These are used to educate the students early in the semester. After the first 4-5 weeks of classes, campus police will begin to ticket for these violations.

2. Keys / Alarm Code: Tim stated he is reviewing alarm code list of names for each classroom so that old names can be deleted.

5) STUDENT SERVICES (Brian Stockert, Acting VPSS)

a) No late add policy – Brian reminded everyone that the no late add policy will be strictly enforced with no exceptions.

6) ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES (Ron Perez, VPA)

a) Emergency Disaster Preparedness: Ron shared the dates below for training and drills for Mesa College. Chief Hogquist is leading all the training.

1. Incident Command System Refresher, Friday, February 11, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m., LRC 435

2. Command Team Tabletop Exercise, Friday, March 11, 11 a .m. – 1 p.m., LRC 435

3. Campus Disaster Drill, Friday, May 6, Time/Location TBD (H 117-118 reserved if needed.)

b) C-CERT – A new training session for those interested in joining the Community Emergency Response Team has been set for this summer. Mesa and City Colleges will be asked for staff to enroll in the second session. Charlotta Robertson will forward an email to the Mesa Campus.

c) Ron will present Prop S/N timelines at next week's meeting.

7) PARTICIPATORY GOVERNANCE REPORTS

a) Academic Senate (Cynthia Rico-Bravo) Academic Senate meets next Monday, Feb. 7.

b) Classified Senate (Robin Watkins) – No report.

c) Associated Students Governance (Shahzeb Naqi) Shahzeb distributed a flier on the “Hands Across California” event to be held on April 17, 2011 in support of California Community Colleges. Website for event: www.HandsAcrossCalifornia.org

8) OTHER

9) ANNOUNCEMENTS

a) The next Board of Trustees' meeting is February 10, 2011.

b) The deadline is February 17, 2011, 12 p.m. to submit agenda items for the March 10, 2011 Board of Trustees Meeting.

c) President's Cabinet Retreat, March 4, 2011, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m., Mission Trails Regional Park

d) Spring Open Office Hour with the Chancellor, March 17, 2011, 2-3 p.m., A104a.

10) ROUNDTABLE

The next meeting of the President's Cabinet is Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2 – 3:30 p.m., LRC 435.

SAN DIEGO MESA COLLEGE

PRESIDENT'S CABINET

Agenda

January 25, 2011, 2 – 3:30, LRC 435

1) GENERAL ITEMS (Liz Armstrong)

a) Welcome and Introductions – Liz Armstrong introduced Suzanne Khambata as the new Site Compliance Office over investigations/complaints and Sondra Frisch as the EEO compliance trainer and reviewer of committee roles and diversity compliance.

b) Report from CCLC Legislative Conference (Handouts) Liz shared documents distributed at the Community College League Conference in Sacramento on January 23-24, 2011. League's position is to focus and strengthen on the missions of community colleges of transfer, career technology and basic skills. In addition, League representatives were not in favor of changing the census date and are asking legislators to allow the tax extension initiative to be placed on the June ballot and let the voters decide. Also noted is that Cynthia Rico-Bravo and Chancellor Carroll are serving on the Student Success Task Force which has been assembled to make recommendations for reform including SB 1440 and access for new students.

c) 50th Anniversary Committee – Liz stated that a college committee with representatives from all groups and schools will be formed for Mesa College's 50th anniversary in 2014. Alumni, retirees and Foundation participation is also being considered and Liz welcomed input on the development of this committee.

2) MAJOR EVENT APPROVAL

a) Student Veteran Union and Muslim Student Association Blood Drive, Feb. 16-17, 2011, 8a – 4p, H 117-118 (Ashanti Hands) Event will now be held only on Wed., Feb. 16 and location has been changed to a blood mobile that will be parked in East A faculty/staff parking lot. Motion: Shahzeb Naqi; Second: Robin Watkins. Vote was unanimous.

b) African American/Latino Male Leadership Summit, Mar. 18, 2011, 8a – 3p, Mesa Campus (Joi Blake, Barbara Plandor) Motion: Cynthia Rico-Bravo; Second: Robin Watkins. Vote was unanimous.

c) Festival of Colors, Apr. 12-13, 2011, 8a – 5p, H117-118 (Pedro Olvera, Brian Stockert) Motion: Robin Watkins; Second: Shahzeb Naqi. Vote was unanimous.

d) On-the-spot Admissions, May 3, 2011, 9-1 and 3-6, Mesa Quad (Naomi Grisham, Joi Blake) Motion: Cynthia Rico-Bravo; Second: Robin Watkins. Vote was unanimous.

e) 4th Annual STAR Awards, May 5, 2011, 12:45-2p, Mesa Gym (Dave Evans, Joi Blake) Motion: Cynthia Rico-Bravo; Second: Robin Watkins. Vote was unanimous.

3) ACCREDITATION

a) Accreditation – Tim McGrath shared that no documents have been received from WASC on the Mesa College self-study recommendations. It is expected within the next two weeks. The Substantive Change Report (Distant Education) was accepted and approved.

4) INSTRUCTION (Tim McGrath)

a) Enrollment Update (Handout) – An enrollment count report was distributed. Tim shared that Mesa College's FTES is up 10% and had the largest growth compared to the other SDCCD colleges. The supplemental sections added have had a huge impact – Mesa College is 75% of the District's enrollment increase.

b) Keys – Tim stated that he would send another email on classroom keys and alarm codes with updated telephone extensions.

5) STUDENT SERVICES (Brian Stockert, Acting VPSS)

Brian expressed how well his department has done in spite of being short in the categorical programs. Taskstream training is now being held and department drawings for layouts and telephone connections in the new building have been finalized.

6) ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES (Ron Perez)

a) Facilities Update – A copy of the January 2011 Prop S&N Facilities Update newsletter was distributed which included information on the following projects:

• Photovoltaic – parking lot 1 still needs to have lights installed to complete this project.

• Student Services – estimated completion date is end of Spring semester 2012.

• Math/Sciences – demolition almost complete – then project will begin in late Spring 2011.

• Campus Forums to present the Mesa College Facility Master Plan will be held on the following dates: Thursday, March 10, 2011, 2:30 – 4:30 p.m., G101 and Friday, March 11, 2011, 9 – 11 a.m., G101

b) Emergency Disaster Preparedness

• Assignment/Training Dates – New dates for the Incident Command System, Desktop Exercise and Campus Drill will be set next week and then shared with President's Cabinet. Safety Committee meetings are ongoing and C-CERT continue to meet for training.

• Radio Order – Family Service Radios will be ordered and a radio training meeting will be scheduled.

c) Budget – No update.

7) PARTICIPATORY GOVERNANCE REPORTS

a) Academic Senate (Cynthia Rico-Bravo) – Cynthia shared that Academic Senate's first meeting will be on February 7th and asked all to read the articulation brief submitted from Juliette Parker on the SB 1440.

b) Classified Senate (Robin Watkins) – Classified Senate met last week and decided to change the Senator portion of their bylaws to state that two senators from each VPs area will serve on the committee. Robin also shared that the Center for Children Bazaar went well.

c) Associated Students Governance (Shahzeb Naqi) – ASG participating in Welcome Week activities this week.

8) OTHER

a) Saeid Eidgahy shared a video from the Ocean stewardship video awards. San Diego Mesa Community College Professor Paul Detwiler and his Marine Biology students Dominique Gilbert, Cheyne Palmer, Carlos Valdovinos and Kelly Hughes on submitted the winning video.

b) Liz Armstrong stated the documents and PowerPoints from the President's Forums held on January 14 and 21 are now posted on the Mesa College President's webpage.

9) ANNOUNCEMENTS

a) The next Board of Trustees' meetings are January 27 and February 10, 2011. Deadline for submission of agenda items has passed.

b) The deadline to submit agenda items for the March 10, 2011 Board of Trustees Meeting is February 17, 2011, 12 p.m.

c) Spring Open Office Hour with the Chancellor, March 17, 2011, 2-3 p.m., A104a.

10) ROUNDTABLE

a) Ashanti Hands stated the deadline for scholarship applications is February 28 and that her department is in the process of placing Student Rights posters in all the classrooms.

b) Nancy Wichmann shared that the book rental program is a great success. She will send VP McGrath the statistics to be shared with the campus.

c) Joi Blake stated that an online Veterans' orientation is being offered this semester.

The next President's Cabinet will be held on Tuesday, February 1, 2011, 2-3:30 p.m. in LRC 435.

SAN DIEGO MESA COLLEGE

PRESIDENT'S CABINET

Agenda

December 14, 2010, 2 – 3:30, LRC 435

1) GENERAL ITEMS (Liz Armstrong)

a) Welcome and Introductions: SD Mesa College Vocal Ensemble (Richard Chagnon) Ashanti Hands attended for Peter Jacoby and Brian Stockert; Daniel Tjandra attended for Shahzeb Naqi.

b) Chancellor's Cabinet Update – Chancellor's Cabinet was cancelled at the District Office – no updates.

c) Spring President's Forum (Handout): Liz Armstrong shared that two forums have been scheduled for January which will discuss the overview of the accreditation requirements and process, updates on Strategic Planning, and the status of Student Learning Outcomes.

2) MAJOR EVENT APPROVAL

a) 2011 Canyon Day Events: March 26, Canyon Cleanup, 9a – 1p; April 1, Canyon Classroom, 9a – 2p, P100/200 (Don Barrie.) Don Barrie and Lina Heil were present to represent the Canyon Day event. Motion to approve was made by Robin Watkins; Second: Cynthia Rico-Bravo. The event was approved unanimously.

3) ACCREDITATION

a) No report

4) INSTRUCTION (Tim McGrath)

a) Enrollment Update – No report.

5) STUDENT SERVICES (Barbara Kavalier)

a) No report

6) ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES (Ron Perez)

a) No report

7) PARTICIPATORY GOVERNANCE REPORTS

a) Academic Senate (Cynthia Rico-Bravo) – No report

b) Classified Senate (Robin Watkins) Children's Bazaar will be held on 12-20-10 at 1 p.m. Robin is looking for volunteers to help wrap gifts. Robin also thanked Liz, on behalf of the classified staff, for hosting the Holiday Reception this year.

c) Associated Students Governance (Shahzeb Naqi) Daniel Tjandra shared a recap of the events and causes that the SD Mesa College ASG held this past semester, including a “Crash Week” which provides coffee and food for students when the Mesa Café has closed. Liz Armstrong commended the ASG for their efforts this year and the leadership provided by Shahzeb and Daniel.

8) OTHER

9) ANNOUNCEMENTS

10) ROUNDTABLE

a) Cynthia Rico-Bravo reminded the group that transcripts are due by January 15, 2011.

SAN DIEGO MESA COLLEGE

PRESIDENT'S CABINET

Agenda

November 16, 2010, 2 – 3:30, LRC 435

1) GENERAL ITEMS (Liz Armstrong)

a) Welcome and Introductions. Liz Armstrong reminded everyone that there will be no President's Cabinet meeting next week due to the Thanksgiving holiday.

b) Chancellor's Cabinet Update: Liz shared two items from this morning's meeting 1) the state budget and implication for community colleges was discussed. A 28.5 billion deficit is anticipated which strongly indicates mid-year cuts; 2) Rose Lester, the consultant on developing the foundations for the District and colleges, shared information on the different models that could be used – including a centralized and hybrid models used by other community colleges.

c) Board of Trustees Meeting Schedule: January – June 2011 (Handouts)

d) CCLC Conference: November 18-19, 2010. Liz, Tim and Ron are attending the conference; Acting President is Barbara Kavalier.

2) MAJOR EVENT APPROVAL

a) No forms submitted.

3) ACCREDITATION

a) Accreditation: Liz shared that the narrative from Dr. Brice Harris was received and is the same as the comments made during the Exit Interview on October 14. The final report is expected the end of January 2011.

4) INSTRUCTION (Tim McGrath at ACCCA Admin 201 Workshop)

a) 2010/2011 Research Planning Agenda: Susan Mun presented the document to the President's Cabinet which reflects how the research supports the mission of San Diego Mesa College. A call was made for a motion to approve the campus research agenda for 2010-2011; Motion: Robin Watkins; Second: Peter Jacoby. The motion was approved unanimously. Yvonne Bergland stated that this will now be placed on the website.

b) Faculty Priorities: Barbara Kavalier shared that the sub-committee met last week and decided to go with the same process with some modifications. They are also working on ways to simplify the process including reducing the application to six pages. Their overall goal is to produce a faculty hiring list in priority order. The sub- committee will meet again in January.

5) STUDENT SERVICES (Barbara Kavalier)

a) No report.

6) ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES (Ron Perez)

a) Mesa Master Plan Update: Ron Perez presented a PowerPoint presentation on the overall building plan, including buildings which are currently funded and future proposed buildings. Four options were provided by the District Architects which involves changes to the placement of buildings and the future of the I300 building:

• Swap footprints with the Bookstore/Cafeteria and Instructional Technology Building - (opt 4)

• Academic Skills Center and Student Health – to be located within the Bookstore/Cafeteria

• Demo I-300 Building after the completion of our Prop S/N Build out

• Social Behavioral Sciences Bldg – proposal sent to Diane Malone last week

A motion was called for to approve these options: Motion: Dave Evans; Second: Brian Stockert. The motion was approved unanimously.

7) PARTICIPATORY GOVERNANCE REPORTS

a) Academic Senate (Cynthia Rico-Bravo) Cynthia shared that the Statewide Academic Senate movement will include discussion on the SB 1440. Cynthia will present at a future President's Cabinet meeting.

b) Classified Senate (Robin Watkins) No report.

c) Associated Students Governance (Daniel Tjandra for Shahzeb Naqi) 1) Saturday, Nov. 20 is the Big City Cleanup event – a flier was distributed. Mesa students will attend in collaboration with City and Miramar Colleges, 2) Transfer Workshop was held today; more than 80 students attended, 3) Nov. 17-18 is the Harvest Festival event.

8) OTHER

a) United Way of San Diego County Presentation: Diane Kendrick, Dev. Executive of United Way San Diego County showed the 2010 Campaign video and distributed information brochures.

b) Holiday Greeting Cards: Lina Heil shared they she is printing holiday cards. She provided a sign-up sheet and noted that they would be distributed the first week of December .

9) ANNOUNCEMENTS

a) Deadline to submit agenda items for the December 9, 2010 Board of Trustees Meeting is November 18, 2010, 12 p.m.

10) ROUNDTABLE

SAN DIEGO MESA COLLEGE

PRESIDENT'S CABINET

Agenda

November 9, 2010, 2 – 3:30, LRC 435

1) GENERAL ITEMS (Liz Armstrong)

a) Welcome and Introductions

b) Chancellor's Cabinet Update: Liz shared that next week's Chancellor's Cabinet will include Rose Lester who will speak on the next steps for the college's foundations.

c) African Art Grant Proposal and Presentation (Denise Rogers, Barbara Blackmun) A DVD was shown that depicted pictures of pieces in the African Art collection. Denise and Barbara spoke on the purpose of the grant they are proposing which is primarily a preservation grant to maintain and store the collection. A motion was called for to support the submission of this grant. Motion: Cynthia Rico-Bravo; Second: Rob Fremland. Vote was unanimous.

d) Strategic Planning Update

2) MAJOR EVENT APPROVAL

a) ICC Presents: Fall Harvest Festival, November 17-18, 2010, 8 a.m. - 2 p.m. The purpose of this event is for the Inter Club Council (I.C.C.) to promote local farming and green education programs in San Diego. Motion: Barbara Kavalier; Second: Cynthia Rico-Bravo. Vote was unanimous.

3) ACCREDITATION

a) Accreditation – no report.

4) INSTRUCTION (Tim McGrath)

a) Enrollment Update: Tim shared that the Spring 2011 schedule is now being distributed.

b) Faculty Hiring Prioritization Update: A meeting will be held tomorrow to continue the discussion on setting priorities for future faculty hiring.

5) STUDENT SERVICES (Barbara Kavalier)

a) Webinar: Deal with Student Death (Ashanti Hands) Ashanti distributed a handout and spoke on the Webinar that she and other staff participated on November 3, 2010. This material will be provided to the Crisis Response Team at Mesa College.

b) SDSU Application Deadline: Barbara Kavalier shared that SDSU has expanded admission slots for the Spring 2011 admission. November 15 is the deadline. CSU San Marcos has also expanded on the number to be admitted for Spring 2011

6) ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES (Ron Perez)

a) Ron shared that he will present the recommendations from the Facilities Committee next week on the Master Plan.

7) PARTICIPATORY GOVERNANCE REPORTS

a) Academic Senate (Cynthia Rico-Bravo) No Report.

b) Classified Senate (Robin Watkins) The Dudley's Bread fundraiser for Classified Senate will end this Thursday, November 11.

c) Associated Students Governance (Shahzeb Naqi) Shahzeb distributed a flier for the Veteran's Day event this Thursday, 11 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. in the Mesa Quad. A second flier was distributed on the UC and CSU Fall Transfer Workshops presented by ASG to be held on November 16 in K210b.

8) OTHER

a) Permanent Vehicular and Pedestrian Signage: A slide presentation was given by Simon Andrews and Dan from Graphic Solution which is a final concept that was developed by the Mesa College Signage Committee. Mesa's signs will be blue with a stock stone base. A motion was called to proceed with this process, Motion: Peter Jacoby; Second: Brian Stockert. Vote was unanimous.

9) ANNOUNCEMENTS

a)

10) ROUNDTABLE

a) A brochure for the League for Innovations Conference to be held in San Diego on February 27 – March 2, 2011.

Next meeting of the President's Cabinet is Tues., Nov. 16, 2010, 2-3:30 p.m., LRC 435.

SAN DIEGO MESA COLLEGE

PRESIDENT'S CABINET

Agenda

November 2, 2010, 2 – 3:30, LRC 435

1) GENERAL ITEMS (Liz Armstrong)

a) Welcome and Introductions (Ashanti Hands for Barbara Kavalier) Liz acknowledged Ron Perez and Tim McGrath for the successful move of classes and offices to the Modular Village and Design Center this past weekend. The Design Center will hold its Open House on March 25, 2011, 10 a.m.

b) Chancellor's Cabinet Update: Liz commented on items shared at the Nov. 2 Chancellor's Cabinet meeting including items in the Legislative League update.

c) SDICCCA Update: Liz distributed two handouts on the UCSD and SDSU Fall 2009-2010 Admission Statistics. UCSD increased the number of transfers this year compared to last year by 60.3%. SDSU also increased the number of transfers and freshmen accepted. .

2) MAJOR EVENT APPROVAL

a) Veteran's Day Event, November 11, 2010, 10a – 2 p, Mesa Quad. Edward Higuera gave a description of the event including its coordinators and sponsors. A motion was made by Peter Jacoby to approve the event; second: Shahzeb Naqi. The event was unanimously approved.

3) ACCREDITATION

a) Accreditation – Tim shared that a Strategic Planning Committee Retreat will be held this Friday.

4) INSTRUCTION (Tim McGrath)

a) Enrollment Update – No report.

5) STUDENT SERVICES

a) No report.

6) ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES (Ron Perez)

a) Mesa Shuffle: Ron reported 1) Design Center held its first classes on Saturday and thanked Dean Zappia who worked that weekend to ensure that all went smoothly, 2) please read and be informed of timeframe of construction in the Prop S/N newsletter, 3) the project fence is now in place for the F-100, F-200 and J-200 demolition project and will remain unlocked until 3 p.m. this Friday, November 5th. After that time, the fences/gates will be locked and normal construction personal protection equipment (PPE) will be required to access the site. Starting Monday, November 8th the site will officially be turned over to McCarthy and if you require access the main construction gate will be on the NE corner of the jobsite just north of J-100.

b) Liz shared that the Executive Staff met and reviewed the Master Plan for the campus build-out. It was determined that more time was needed to study the sequencing of the buildings to be constructed. It was decided that the Academic Skills Center will go into another location on campus so that the time frame for the Social Behavioral Science building is not delayed. Ron and Tim will meet this Thursday at a special Facilities Committee meeting to discuss this building's construction and will report back to President's Cabinet.

7) PARTICIPATORY GOVERNANCE REPORTS

a) Academic Senate (Cynthia Rico-Bravo) A Webinar will be held on Wednesday, November 3 – topic is SB 1440 and discussion on the state model of associate degrees.

b) Classified Senate (Robin Watkins) A bazaar will be held to benefit the San Diego Center for Children on December 20, 2010, 1 p.m.

c) Associated Students Governance (Shahzeb Naqi) Shahzeb shared that ASG students are handing writing pens today to encourage students to vote.

8) OTHER

a) This Month at Mesa (Handout) November's listing of events was distributed.

9) ANNOUNCEMENTS

a) November 11, 2010, Board of Trustees meeting, 4 p.m., District Office.

b) Next deadline to submit agenda items for the Board of Trustees is November 18, 2010, 12 p.m. for the December 9, 2010 meeting.

10) ROUNDTABLE

The next meeting of the President's Cabinet will be Tuesday, November 9, 2010, 2-3:30 p.m., LRC 435.

2:45 – 3:30 p.m. Campus Safety Presentation – Ron Perez

Disaster Preparedness Committee (Site Incident Commander: Liz Armstrong, and

C-CERT Leader: Charlotta Robertson)

Campus Safety Committee (Co-Chairs: VPA Ron Perez and Dean Saied Eidgahy)

Crisis Response Committee** (Chair: Dean Ashanti Hands)

Campus Safety and Domestic Violence (Sergeant Diana Medero)

Questions and Discussion

**The Crisis Response Committee has prepared an excellent single-page document “Crisis Response Structure” available on Mesa's website.

SAN DIEGO MESA COLLEGE

PRESIDENT'S CABINET

Agenda

October 26, 2010, 2 – 3:30, LRC 435

1) GENERAL ITEMS (Liz Armstrong)

a) Welcome and Introductions (Bill Craft present for Dave Evans)

b) Chancellor's Cabinet Update: Liz stated that key items in this morning's meeting were three (3) draft policies: Copyright policy for print and media, Course materials adoption and procurement, and, a policy on the posting and distribution of literature in the free speech areas. Each of these policies will be reviewed at next week's District Governance Council meeting and then forwarded to a Board of Trustees meeting for final adoption. Liz shared that other issues discussed included: 1) Proposed dates for Spring 2011 BOT meetings, 2) Faculty report expected at the end of November, 3) Committee is being assembled for the Executive Vice Chancellor of Business search process, 4) Campus safety issues (which will be addressed later in this meeting.)

c) Faculty Hiring Process (Liz Armstrong) A handout was distributed on the process for faculty hiring when the budget situation permits. Following the Chancellor's directive to prepare for future faculty hiring, Liz charged a subcommittee to 1) review the current status of the Fall 2007 Faculty Priorities List and make recommendations regarding the list, and, 2) to review and reviews the Faculty Priorities Process. A discussion followed, including the comment that the current Strategic Planning will add to the faculty hiring criteria and help this process. The first two meetings of this subcommittee are: November 4, 8-10 a.m., LRC 458 and November 10, 12-2 p.m., LRC 458.

d) Mesa Press: Presentation on Journalism Conference: Janna Braun expressed her appreciation to the Mesa College Administrative staff who have supported them. She introduced the students who recently won awards at the annual Journalism Association of Community College's Southern California Conference: Nicholas Santiago, Alec Fernandes, and Case Griffiths. In addition, Brooke Daily was introduced who won first place at the San Diego Press Club awards.

e) Global Awareness Committee: (Leticia Lopez distributed a handout listing the membership makeup of the Global Awareness Committee. She stated they have an ambitious agenda, including a campaign on “why does it matter to me” which connects headline stories to the classroom. A motion was made by Cynthia Rico-Bravo to accept this group as an official San Diego Mesa College committee; it was seconded by Robin Watkins and voted unanimously to approve the Global Awareness Committee.

f) Campus Safety Inspection Walk by Executive Staff. Last Tuesday (Oct. 19) the Executive Staff walked the campus at night to note any safety hazards. They noted lights were out or insufficient in some areas and Ron Perez wrote a list of concerns. Next week's President's Cabinet meeting will have feature a broader discussion on campus safety.

2) MAJOR EVENT APPROVAL (Submitted for review via email on 10-22-10):

Liz explained the new process of approvals for major events. The event organizer completes the form, specifying all costs and arrangements, and sends to the unit administrator of their school for review. After approval, this form is forwarded to the appropriate Vice President and sent electronically to the Beth in the president's office. The electronic copy is forwarded to the members of President's Cabinet for review only before the final discussion and voting at the next President's Cabinet meeting. A representative for each event must be present at the meeting to answer questions.

a) Panel Discussion – Islamophobia, Nov. 16, 2010, 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., H 117-118. Motion: Peter Jacoby; Second: Cynthia Rico-Bravo. Approved unanimously.

b) GIS Day, Nov. 17, 2010, 6 – 7:30 p.m., G101. Motion: Robin Watkins; Second: Madeleine Hinkes. Approved unanimously.

c) Cultural Awareness Day, Dec. 2, 2010, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m., AS Stage Area. Motion: Cynthia Rico-Bravo; Second: Shahzeb Naqi. Approved unanimously.

d) Music Department Concert, Sat., Dec. 4, 2010, 5 – 9 p.m., LRC Lobby. Motion: Peter Jacoby; Second: Robin Watkins. Approved unanimously.

3) ACCREDITATION

a) Accreditation Review: Friday, October 29, 1-3 p.m., LRC 435. The standard writers and organizers will meet to debrief the accreditation process and discuss the next steps, including the preparation for the mid-term accreditation review.

4) INSTRUCTION (Tim McGrath)

a) Enrollment Update – no report

5) STUDENT SERVICES (Barbara Kavalier)

a) No report

6) ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES (Ron Perez)

a) Mesa Shuffle – Tim McGrath shared that the Design Center is opening and the classes are moving over this Friday. Next Monday, students in architecture and interior design will start in their new location. Tim will confirm the dates and locations of all moves at tomorrow's Deans' meeting. Shahzeb shared that ASG will be in the Mesa Quad with campus maps to assist students.

b) Prop S/N District Master Plan Update – Liz stated that the District contracted with Gafcon to perform a summary of Mesa College's Master Plan status and current infrastructure. The Executive Staff and District Staff met last Friday to hear the current status of projects. It was noted that some sequencing of the construction projects has been difficult to handle. In addition, it was discussed that in some areas, such as the Café/Bookstore, taking down half of the building requires the other portion to be reinforced and will cost the same as adding a new building. The next step is that the same group will meet again on Friday, Oct. 29 and then a facility meeting will be held to narrow down the options on Mesa construction projects. Recommendations of these options will be brought back to President's Cabinet.

7) PARTICIPATORY GOVERNANCE REPORTS

a) Academic Senate (Cynthia Rico-Bravo) Scholarships by State Senate for transfer and continuing community college students were awarded. In Area D, Mesa College student Andrew Bloome received a $1,000 scholarship (he is transferring to Springfield College.) Cynthia also shared that Liz attended their Academic Senate accreditation discussion and Cynthia appreciated the message of moving forward.

b) Classified Senate (Robin Watkins) – No report.

c) Associated Students Governance (Shahzeb Naqi) Shahzeb stated that this Friday the general assembly will discuss the topic of SB 1440.

8) OTHER

a) No additional reports.

9) ANNOUNCEMENTS

a) Mesa Campus Board of Trustees meeting is Thursday, October 28, 4 p.m., C119.

b) Nov. 1, 2010, Chancellor's Open Office Hour, 3-4 p.m., A104a, by appt. only.

c) November 11, 2010, Board of Trustees meeting, 4 p.m., District Office.

d) Next deadline to submit agenda items for the Board of Trustees is November 18, 2010, 12 p.m. for the December 9, 2010 meeting.

10) ROUNDTABLE

SAN DIEGO MESA COLLEGE

PRESIDENT'S CABINET

Agenda

October 19, 2010, 2 – 3:30, LRC 435

1) GENERAL ITEMS (Liz Armstrong)

a) Welcome and Introductions (Bill Craft attending for Dave Evans.)

b) Campus Safety Issues (Jack Doherty): Jack presented a review of the SDCCD campus safety services for staff and students. The “Safe and Sound” brochure, emergency contact chart and flier for the Day and Evening Police Escort Service were distributed and Jack reiterated the goal of providing a safe learning environment which includes a close working relationship with facilities and a 24 hour dispatch center and alarm system. Additional information at: http://police.sdccd.edu/crimestats.htm

A discussion followed about the evening close time for the Mesa Campus which is 10 p.m. (allotting time for some classes that end at 10:15 p.m. and LRC personnel who perform a security walk-through until 10:30 p.m.) Liz Armstrong stated that individuals should not remain on campus after the campus closes. Jack stated that something being discussed to increase the surveillance on each campus are “campus safety cameras” which would allow College Police to make “virtual” patrols from remote locations. Liz concluded the discussion stating that the Executive Staff would be holding a campus safety check tonight to note any safety hazards on the Mesa Campus.

c) Faculty Hiring Process (Liz Armstrong) – Tabled for the October 26 President's Cabinet meeting.

d) Great California Shakeout - Mesa College: Oct. 21, 10:21 a.m.: Charlotta Robertson distributed a flier for the event which is this Thursday. SD Mesa College has 43 C-CERT trained staff and faculty who will be activated for this drill. She also commented that FSR (family service radios) will be purchased because our radio and telephone systems will not be available for extended periods of time in the event of a real emergency.

2) MAJOR EVENT APPROVAL

a) No forms submitted.

3) ACCREDITATION

a) Accreditation – Exit Interview: Liz Armstrong discussed the email she sent on 10-15-10 following the Exit Interview with the Accreditation Visiting Team. Areas of commendation and recommendation were discussed. Liz commented that we would need to address the recommendations in the near future, especially the two last recommendations on planning and resource allocation and SLOs. The team chair had commented that the team stated that SD Mesa College should be further along in the process. Liz stated the college will review the current status for course-level SLOs and determine the next step to find a way to accelerate the progress. A serious issue is that Mesa College has not met the 2004 recommendation on integrated planning and resource allocation. However, Liz noted that the Strategic Planning Committee has been meeting each week since the start of fall semester and is making good progress in this area.

4) INSTRUCTION (Tim McGrath)

a) Enrollment Update – no report.

b) Basic Skills Report: Terrie Teegarden presented a PowerPoint on Basic Skills which included the achievements and future of Organizational/Administrative Practices - Goal Now), Program Components, Faculty and Staff Development, and Instructional Practices. The presentation ended with an action plan for 2010-2011 and a handout on the above four areas proposed improvements.

5) STUDENT SERVICES (Barbara Kavalier)

a) SD Mesa College Clubs in need of Advisors (Ashanti Hands – Handout) Ashanti shared that out of the 42 clubs on the Fall 2010 Club List, only 4 now need advisors. Advisors must be contract faculty or staff who attend all meetings and activities, provide resource guidance and supervise funding.

b) Support Services for Students (City College tragedy) – Suzanne Khambata commented that counselors are providing outreach to students who may be affected by the City College tragedy. In addition, “Stay Safe Plan” packets were created to distribute safety information to students. These pamphlets and fliers will also be available at the flu shot distribution center in the LRC.

6) ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES (Ron Perez)

No report.

7) PARTICIPATORY GOVERNANCE REPORTS

a) Academic Senate (Cynthia Rico-Bravo) – No report.

b) Classified Senate (Robin Watkins) – No report.

c) Associated Students Governance (Shahzeb Naqi) ASG distributing Safe and Sound brochures and are considering asking for a presentation from College Police staff. Liz offered to help Shahzeb in arranging this event.

8) OTHER

a) N/A

9) ANNOUNCEMENTS

a) Mesa Campus Board of Trustees meeting is Thursday, October 28, 4 p.m., C119.

b) November 1, 2010, Chancellor's Open Office Hour, 3-4 p.m., A104a.

c) November Board of Trustees meeting is November 11, 2010. Placeholder deadline: October 21, 2010, 12 p.m.

10) ROUNDTABLE

a) March 4, 2011, 9a – 5p, is now being considered as a possible date for the President's Cabinet Retreat. After confirmation of availability at the Mission Trails Regional Park facilities, this date will be confirmed.

Next meeting is Tuesday, October 26, 2010, 2 – 3:30 p.m., LRC 435.

SAN DIEGO MESA COLLEGE

PRESIDENT'S CABINET

Agenda

October 12, 2010, 2 – 3:30, H 117-118

1) GENERAL ITEMS (Liz Armstrong)

a) Welcome and Introductions – Also in attendance were members of the accreditation visiting team: Dr. Pamela Walker, Dr. Helen Cox, Ms. Rachel Vickrey

b) Chancellor's Cabinet Update 1) Proposed calendar for the 2011 Fall and 2012 Spring academic year – no January intercession will be held. The calendar will receive final approval at the District Office and then be posted online, 2) Great California Shakeout, October 21, 10:21 a.m. – Charlotta Robertson and the Mesa College C-CERT is taking the lead and more details will be provided at next week's President's Cabinet meeting, 3) SB 1440 and State budget were discussed and will be shared in this meeting by Cynthia Rico-Bravo and Ron Perez.

c) Review Agenda: Campus Board of Trustees Meeting (Handout): A Board of Trustees campus rehearsal for this meeting will be held next Tuesday, Oct. 19, 3:30 p.m. in LRC 435. All presenters using PowerPoint slides should sent their text to Beth in the president's office.

d) Strategic Planning Committee Purpose and Structure (approval): Handout was provided of the committee structure which now has 3 faculty members and 3 non-voting consultants. The Purpose Statement was also updated to reflect discussions held at the September 14th President's Cabinet meeting. Liz asked for any discussions from the Academic Senate, Classified Senate and ASG representatives. A motion was made to accept the documents by Cynthia Rico-Bravo; Second: Rob Fremland. Donald Abbott added that a student has now volunteered to serve on this committee (Edward Higuera) and his name will be added to this committee list. Motion was approved unanimously.

e) President's Cabinet Retreat – March 18, 2011 (Location: TBD) Main topic at this meeting will be the review of Strategic Planning. This will be a 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. retreat.

2) MAJOR EVENT APPROVAL

a) No forms submitted.

3) ACCREDITATION (Tim McGrath)

a) Accreditation – Rachel Vickrey from the accreditation visiting team thanked the campus for making themselves available for their appointments. Liz reminded everyone that the second Open Forum is tomorrow, 4-5 p.m. in H 117-118; the Exit Interview by the accreditation team is scheduled for Thursday, 2 p.m. in H 117-118.

4) INSTRUCTION (Tim McGrath)

a) Spring Class Schedule / Supplemental Sections (Tim McGrath): Tim shared a PowerPoint presentation with updates on the “Criteria for adding classes” and “Mesa Supplemental Sections.” 288 sections will be added in Spring 2011; 75 classes are estimated to be added in Summer 2011. Full content of slides available upon request.

5) STUDENT SERVICES (Barbara Kavalier)

a) Fall Semester Census Data and Demographics: Barbara Kavalier shared data just received on the Fall Census including: 1) The Census data/demographics revealed an increase Fall headcount of 19,143 in 2006 to 24,644 in 2010, 2) The gender census data revealed a slight decline in female students in Fall 2010. Full content of slides available upon request.

6) ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES (Ron Perez)

a) Facilities Update: Ron reminded the group that Phase 1 of the construction begins October 15 where 10 classrooms in F100-200 and J200 will be moved to the Modular Village area. On October 29, the Design Center will be ready and the remaining classes from F100-200 will move to that area. Students will receive an email notification and will also be given fliers, signs on their classroom's door and posters on A-Frames. Note to faculty: the lock boxes for the smart classrooms will use the same key as the other consoles on campus. Audio Visual will be providing flex classes for training on using smart classrooms.

b) State Budget for Community College – Handout from the Community College League of California was distributed listing the Categorical Programs 2010-2011 adopted budget. Ron presented a budget update PowerPoint presentation. Discretionary funding (4000/5000 accounts) are reduced. The presentation also provided a recap from the Community College League of California on the recently approved budget where there have been discussions of mid-year cuts for FY 2010-2011. Full content of slides available upon request.

7) PARTICIPATORY GOVERNANCE REPORTS

a) Academic Senate (Cynthia Rico-Bravo) 1) Cynthia shared that two resolutions were passed at the Academic Senate's September 27th meeting: Resolution 10.09.02 on the hiring of new tenure-line faculty as prudent planning and to comply with AB 1725; Resolution 10.09.03 on budget allocation proposal for 4000/5000 budget categories updated Sept. 8, 2010. Liz stated that she would discuss the process of faculty hiring at next week's President's Cabinet meeting. Regarding the 10.09.03 budget allocation resolution, Cynthia Rico-Bravo proposed that it be assigned to the Strategic Planning Committee for review and further recommendations. A motion was made by Cynthia Rico-Bravo to forward this budget allocation proposal to the Strategic Planning Committee for review; Second: Rob Fremland. The motion passed unanimously. 2) SB 1440 Community College Transfer Bill – Cynthia shared information on the SB 1440 which creates an associate degree with transfer and a priority admission to UC and CSU institutions. There are many details that still need to be solved and these are shared in the handout memo by Jane Patton of the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges.

b) Classified Senate (Robin Watkins): At the last Classified Senate meeting the group began to form the Ad Hoc Committee, worked on their by-laws, restructured their membership to include senators which represent all areas of the campus, and established a Dudley's Bakery fundraising program.

c) Associated Students Governance (Shahzeb Naqi): 1) A National Day of Action for Education Rally was held on October 7th on the Mesa College campus which included attendance by Congresswoman Susan Davis, 2) An ASG retreat was held this past weekend – the Mesa President and Vice Presidents attended a portion of the retreat.

8) OTHER

a) San Diego Mesa College Annual Report – Lina Heil distributed a copy of the Mesa College 2009-2010 Annual Report to members of the President's Cabinet. This document is also available online. The report was created by the staff of Mesa Communication Services and designed by Carol Beilstein. The 2008-2009 annual report, designed by Anabel Pulido, was honored with a silver award from the National Council for Marketing and Public Relations, Region 6.

9) ANNOUNCEMENTS

a) Accreditation Exit Interview, Thursday, October 14, 2-3:30 p.m., H 117-118.

b) Next President's Cabinet meeting will be held in the LRC 435, Oct. 19, 2-4 p.m.

c) Board of Trustees Mesa Campus meeting: October 28, 2010.

3:30-4 p.m., C116: Open Door Session with Trustees

4-5 p.m., C119, Mesa Campus Meeting

5-6 p.m., Board of Trustees Regular Meeting

10) ROUNDTABLE

Next Meeting is Tuesday, October 19, 2010, 2-4 p.m. in LRC 435

SAN DIEGO MESA COLLEGE

PRESIDENT'S CABINET

Agenda

October 5, 2010, 2 – 3:30, H 117-118

1) GENERAL ITEMS (Liz Armstrong)

a) Welcome and Introductions: No Chancellor's Cabinet was held so no report was given by Liz. The Chancellor is attending the White House Summit for Community Colleges in Washington, D.C.

b) SDICCCA Report (Handouts): 1) Liz discussed the handouts on the 2020 Vision for student success whose vision includes access for all California residents to postsecondary education and goals including California's community colleges to increase their completion rates by 1 million by 2020, 2) Legislative actions: Bills signed include the Community College Success and Completion (Best Practices) and the Transfer Bill to develop a transfer degree accepted by all CSU/UC institutions, 3) No details on state budget – possibly some news will be available this Thursday, 4) Report from universities that they took in more freshmen and transfers than anticipated and that their retention rate has improved – so all are at capacity, which could cause an impact to SD Mesa College's future enrollment.

c) Major Event Approval (Submitted for approval via email):

*Professional Development Day, October 16, 2010, 9a – 3p, G101, G105, G107. Discussion on event – no funding required. A motion was called for final approval of the two major events (Motion: Dave Evans; Second: Brian Stockert.) Approved unanimously. Liz also discussed the Major Event Approval Process and the need to update some of the procedures so that all are properly informed and to avoid conflicts. In addition, funding is more critical than ever. Future events will need to be scrutinized. Bill Craft added that there is no audio/visual support to programs/events on Saturdays (Library is closed.)

d) Intent to Apply for a Grant for the Mesa College African Art Collection: Discussion on the Intent to Apply for a Grant to benefit the African Art Collection which is owned by the Mesa College Foundation. There is a need for funding to manage, curate and store this collection properly. At this time, the President's Cabinet is approving only the Intent to Apply (it has already received approval from the Foundation to proceed.) Motion from Rob Fremland; Second: Madeleine Hinkes to give approval for this Intent to Apply to move forward in the grant application and Mesa approval process.

2) ACCREDITATION (Tim McGrath)

a) Accreditation Logistics Update: Tim shared that the biggest issue is that no advanced appointments with individuals/groups has been scheduled. He asked that everyone be available Tuesday and Wednesday, Oct. 12 and 13, to be called for a meeting with members of the accreditation team. In addition, there may also be “last minute” questions on Thursday morning as they write the final assessment. Tim also reminded the members of President's Cabinet to review their area of the self-study. The team will arrive on Monday afternoon for the welcome reception – please arrive at 3:45 p.m. in advance of their arrival. All Mesa leaders should wear nametags (please write the name of the standard/area that you represent.)

b) Accreditation Self Study 2010 Update (Liz Armstrong): Liz gave a screen presentation of the updates added to the Self-Study. She will send these updates electronically to the accreditation team chair and assistant tomorrow.

3) INSTRUCTION (Tim McGrath)

a) No report.

4) STUDENT SERVICES (Barbara Kavalier on vacation)

a) No report from Student Services.

5) ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES (Ron Perez)

a) Facilities Update: 1) Photovoltaic project has a delayed start – will now begin on October 11 in parking lot #2, 2) Flex parking on Mesa College Circle is working well and students are parking in these spaces, 3) Rosa Parks project – the paint is flaking and the finish is breaking probably due to weather. It is still under warranty and will be repaired.

b) New Math/Science Building Construction: Handout was distributed on the relocation schedule for the F100-200 and J2 demolition. Sue Saetia and Lina Heil will provide class notifications. On October 29, the fencing goes up around the F100-200 buildings and then they are off limits.

6) PARTICIPATORY GOVERNANCE REPORTS

a) Academic Senate (Jill Jansen for Cynthia Rico-Bravo): Madeleine Hinkes reported that the Academic Senate passed three resolutions are their last meeting. 10.09.01, 10.09.02, and 10-09.01. The last resolution is on the budget allocation proposal which will be presented to a future President's Cabinet for final approval.

b) Classified Senate (Robin Watkins not in attendance): Michael McLaren stated no report for Classified Senate.

c) Associated Students Governance (Shahzeb Naqi): Shahzeb reported that the club packet deadline is this Thursday. Also on Thursday is the Day of Action rally at 12:30 p.m. in the Mesa Quad. Student leaders from City and Miramar will be in attendance and also Congresswoman Susan Davis. He asked for faculty, staff and administrators to participate/attend as well.

7) OTHER

a) No additional reports.

8) ANNOUNCEMENTS

a) Board of Trustees meeting: October 28, 2010; Placeholder deadline: October 7, 2010, 12 p.m.

b) Mesa College Design Center Open House: Friday, March 25, 2011, 10 - 10:30 a.m., Welcome and remarks, Ribbon cutting; 10:30 a.m. – noon, Tours/Refreshments

9) ROUNDTABLE

SAN DIEGO MESA COLLEGE

PRESIDENT'S CABINET

Agenda

September 21, 2010, 2 – 3:30, H 117-118

1) GENERAL ITEMS (Liz Armstrong)

a) Welcome and Introductions

b) Chancellor's Cabinet Update: 1) Cabinet reviewed free speech policy which was also discussed at the student services council. This will now be forwarded to the DGC and the board, 2) Maria Senour gave a report on student success and diversity which included data and types of activities being held to promote diversity. Each college president will give a report at the December BOT meeting on the programs/events aimed at diverse students and the challenges/successes of these programs.

c) Major Event Approval (Submitted for approval via email on 9-17-10):

1) Ethnic Studies: Honoring San Diego Communities & Building Our Future, Oct 1-2, G Building, varied times.

2) Guerrilla Girls Performance/Workshop, Oct. 27, 2010, G101, 5:30-8:30 p.m.

A motion was called for final approval of the two major events (Motion: Cynthia Rico-Bravo; Second: Brian Stockert.) Approved unanimously.

d) California Education Codes: Elections: Liz reminder the members that the California Education Code section 7050-7058 prohibits District/College funds being used to support elections of any kind.

e) Great California Shakeout – October 21, 10:21 a.m. – All colleges and the District Office will participate in this annual program. Charlotta Robertson talked with Chief Hogquist and will determine the exact role of the C-CERT train at SD Mesa College. Other C-CERT organizations are also participating. An October 1st meeting of C-CERT on the Mesa Campus will be held and updates will be given at that time.

2) ACCREDITATION (Tim McGrath)

a) Accreditation: Dr. Harris met with District and Mesa staff and toured the hotel and evidence room on the Mesa Campus. A meet and greet initial meeting has been set for the accreditation team to meet with the Mesa College leadership on Monday, Oct. 11. Two forums have also been set for Tuesday and Wednesday and an Exit presentation on Thursday. Liz added that the accreditation team chair and his assistant brought two items to her attention, 1) the accreditation team members are trained using the three rubric method and it is important for college to speak and understand the language of the rubric, 2) we need to confirm that employee evaluations are conducted in a timely fashion and records maintained. We will be reviewing where all of these files are being kept prior to their visit October 11-14. Liz added the team will also be checking the records of formal student grievances, 3) Exit meeting will be different in that the overall actions will not be recited. The chair will only give general information on what we are doing well and opportunities to improve. The final results are expect in late January / early February.

3) INSTRUCTION (Tim McGrath)

a) Enrollment Update – Summer enrollment numbers were up compared to the last three summers. This is the last enrollment report until the end of this semester.

4) STUDENT SERVICES (Barbara Kavalier)

5) ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES (Ron Perez absent)

6) PARTICIPATORY GOVERNANCE REPORTS

a) Academic Senate (Cynthia Rico-Bravo) – no report

b) Classified Senate (Robin Watkins): 1) Robin attended the recent conflict resolution workshop and commented on well it was done and a great interactive learning workshop. She recommended that other faculty/staff/students attend the next workshop, 2) The Vision/Mission/Values campaign is going well and she and Michael have been dropping off prizes to those who know the trivia answers. Thursday's “Word of the Day” will be “freedom of expression.”

c) Associated Students Governance (Shahzeb Naqi): 1) 568 votes were counted in the student elections. Out of the ten students running, five will be elected. These results will be listed on the ASG website. 2) ASG group plans to participate in the November 20th Cleanup event in downtown San Diego.

7) OTHER

a) Chancellor's Forum – Sept., 28, 3-4 p.m., H 117-119

No President's Cabinet will be held on Sept. 28, 2010

8) ANNOUNCEMENTS

a) Student Services Groundbreaking Ceremony, September 22, 10 a.m., Lot 1 – Barbara Kavalier shared that everyone should wear closed-toe shoes since this is a construction site.

b) Mesa Campus Board of Trustees meeting: October 28, 2010; Placeholder deadline:

October 7, 2010. A draft agenda of this program will be provided at the next meeting.

9) ROUNDTABLE

The next meeting of the President's Cabinet will be held on Tuesday, October 5, 2010, 2-3:30 p.m. in H 117-118.

SAN DIEGO MESA COLLEGE

PRESIDENT'S CABINET

Draft Agenda

September 14, 2010, 2 – 3:30, H 117-118

1) GENERAL ITEMS (Liz Armstrong)

a) Welcome and Introductions – Liz Armstrong gave a brief update on a student vs. student incident on the Mesa campus this morning by the H Building. Suzanne Khambata was on the scene and thanked for giving first aid to the student who was then sent to the hospital. The other student was arrested.

b) Chancellor's Cabinet Update: 1) Liz shared that the enrollment census update at the meeting revealed a 10% increase in all factors including number of sections and headcount, 2) SDICCCA Internship Program – one change this year is that interns must register for 3 units at SDSU and then complete the application. Mesa College has 4 interns. A meeting is scheduled for the interns to meet on the Mesa campus with Dr. Kendra Jeffcoat and other mentors on October 22, 12:30 – 4 p.m., 3) Accreditation progress at each college was discussed, 4) United Way – each campus was asked to identify a coordinator.

c) Major Event Approval (Submitted for approval via email):

1) Fall 2010 Student Services Fair, Sept. 21, 11 a.m. – 1:30 p.m., Mesa Quad.

2) Drug and Alcohol Awareness, Oct. 27, 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., Mesa Quad / Lot A-East.

A motion was called for final approval of the two major events (Motion: Cynthia Rico-Bravo; Second: Robin Watkins.) Approved unanimously.

d) Strategic Planning Update: The summer group of the Strategic Planning Committee had their last meeting and now submit an updated purpose and membership document for voting members of the President's Cabinet to bring back to their constituents.

e) Strategic Planning Committee Purpose and Membership (Action Item) A vote will be taken at the President's Cabinet meeting on October 5, 2010 to accept the new version of the membership which includes an additional faculty member, a resource staff member, and non-voting consultants.

2) ACCREDITATION (Tim McGrath)

a) Accreditation: Tim commented that the LRC 435 room will be set up this week to serve as the evidence room in preparation for Dr. Brice Harris' visit on Monday, September 20.

b) Mesa College Fact Book (Susan Mun): Hard copies of the Fact Book were distributed this morning at the Chancellor's Cabinet meeting to the presidents. Susan shared that these books would also be available on the District Research website and showed some features of the fact book. The location of the link to this site is: http://research.sdccd.edu/

3) INSTRUCTION (Tim McGrath)

a) Enrollment Update – no report (all updates covered in section 1b of this meeting.)

4) STUDENT SERVICES (Barbara Kavalier)

a) Transfer Update: Barbara Kavalier shared that she attended the Region X CSSO meeting at which representatives from CS San Marcos and SDSU gave reports on transfers for Spring admission. San Marcos' status is dependent on the final budget before they can determine additional spaces to their institution; SDSU stated they would make a final decision on September 27 on whether or not o open up slots for transfer students. Both remarked if students are not accepted, their application fees would be reimbursed.

b) Free Speech Area (Action Item): A handout was distributed of the additional proposed areas to designate as “free speech areas.” After approval, there will be eight free speech areas designated at Mesa College and a brochure will be printed. After discussion, it was stated that this form can be revisited after construction is completed on different buildings on campus. The current policy is that all wanting to display posters, distribute pamphlets, etc. are to be sent to Ashanti Hands office and will be given a copy of this brochure. Barbara asked that the additional four areas be approved by President's Cabinet. Tim McGrath moved to accept the designated free speech areas on the map; it was seconded by Rob Fremland. No additional discussion and motion was unanimously approved.

c) ASG Retreat: October 8 – 10, at Lake San Marcos Resort and Country Club: Barbara noted that this group had put together a good and very well organized agenda.

5) ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES (Ron Perez)

a) Facilities Update – Current Issues: 1) The stockroom will be closed Wed. – Fri. and will move to K202. They will be open for orders on Monday, Sept. 20, 2) Modular Village will have ten additional modular buildings in place by early next week, 3) Ron is work on making the construction fencing more pedestrian safe – currently the fencing is some areas is blocking the view of cars entering the parking lot, 4) On Sept. 20, staff/flex parking on the road only by the A lot and H lot will be available to students after 6 p.m., 5) Photovoltaic work in parking lot 2 will resume by this or next Friday and will take 50 parking spaces. This project is expected to last two more months, 6) Math and Science construction fencing will be erected o October 29, 2010 – the grass area in front of the H buildings will be confined, 7) Design Center move is scheduled for October 22, 2010, 8) Adequate lighting is being added to the K500 area, 9) Five additional AED (automated external defibrillators) have been purchased and will be installed on campus. Each new building will get AEDs and all will be added to the campus map to designate their placement, 10) Disaster preparedness training dates are currently being schedule as well as the Great California Earthquake prep drill on Friday, October 21 – more information to follow on these trainings/drill.

b) Deb Canning – Facilities Services: The air conditioning repairs will be done in the I300 building on September 18. Tennis court lights will be installed next week. A reminder to please use the Work Order system and call center for your repair and room setup requests. This order creates a log sheet as well as a means for the Facilities Services department to note any service/repair trends.

6) PARTICIPATORY GOVERNANCE REPORTS

a) Academic Senate (Cynthia Rico-Bravo): 1) State Academic Senate will be distributing emails on scholarship awards, 2) a group meeting has been scheduled on October 8 to get faculty assistance with the CA. Identification Program which includes proposed changes by Lynn Neault on some pre-requisites, 3) Madeleine shared that the Global Awareness Committee was resurrecting under the guidance of Jonathan Fohrman and Leticia Lopez.

b) Classified Senate (Robin Watkins): Classified Senate meets next week. Robin shared that she has been approached about getting classified staff for committee memberships; these inquiries should be made to Michael McLaren.

c) Associated Students Governance (Shahzeb Naqi): 1) Shahzeb reported that eight new clubs were formed during Club Rush, 2) ASG is working with the Children's Center program to provide assistance, 3) Transfer workshops will be led by Naomi Grisham next month and ASG is getting the word out to students, 4) ASG Retreat has been set for October 8-10 at Lake San Marcos.

7) OTHER

a) Chancellor's Forum – Sept., 28, 3-4 p.m., H 117-119

No President's Cabinet will be held on Sept. 28, 2010

8) ANNOUNCEMENTS

a) Constitution Day Events, September 17, 12-2 p.m., G101

b) Student Services Groundbreaking Ceremony, September 22, 10 a.m., Lot 1

c) Board of Trustees meeting: Oct. 14, 2010; Agenda Item deadline: Sept. 23, 2010

d) AIDs Walk-Run, September 26, 2010, Run begins at 8 A.M.; 5K Walk at 8:05 a.m., Balboa Park, Mesa Coordinator: Suzanne Khambata and Polly Rose, x2752.

9) ROUNDTABLE

Meeting adjourned at 3:35 p.m.

Following President's Cabinet is a meeting of the Strategic Planning Committee, 3:30 p.m., H 117-118.

Next meeting is Tuesday, September 21, 2010, 2-3:30 p.m. in H117-118.

SAN DIEGO MESA COLLEGE

PRESIDENT'S CABINET

Agenda

August 31, 2010, 2 – 4, H 117-118

1) GENERAL ITEMS (Liz Armstrong)

a) Welcome and Introductions

b) Chancellor's Cabinet Report: 1) A report on opening week was given by the three SDCCD colleges that opened last week. All reported high enrollment, good police assistance with parking and challenges with facilities and construction. Parking lot 1 at Mesa was particularly challenging. 2) Enrollment report – showed all colleges with higher enrollment. It was noted that preparations have begun for the accreditation site visits. 3) Grant Activity: 4th quarter funding was over $1.6M for Mesa College; new awards are expected and will be added at the Sept. 16 Board of Trustees meeting. Also at this board meeting there will be an enrollment summary and employees/student diversity report. 4) The District Governance Council meeting on Sept. 1st was cancelled due to low level of agenda items. 4) The League for Innovation conference is scheduled for Feb/March 2011 in San Diego. Sept. 16, 2010 is the deadline for presentations to be submitted. President Armstrong will forward this information to the Mesa campus for those wanting to make proposals.

c) Board Report - Campus Smoking Policies: Handout was distributed from the 8-19-10 Board of Trustees meeting. Consensus was that the current BP 0505 non-smoking policy be updated to match the LEED requirement of 25 ft. from building entrances. However, each campus will continue to maintain their non-smoking policies; if a campus does not currently have a policy, then they may adopt the BP 0505 LEEDs requirement.

d) Strategic Planning: Liz Armstrong shared that the strategic planning summer task force reviewed the status and established timelines. Their last meeting is today at 3:30 p.m. where they will review the recommendations that will be given to the standing members of the Strategic Planning Committee who will report back to the President's Cabinet.

e) Major Event Approval (Submitted for approval via email on 8-24-10):

1) Annual Transfer Day, October 5, 2010, 9a-2p, Mesa Quad

2) CVC / Advanstar Veterinary Healthcare Conference Wet Labs, Nov. 5-7, 2010, 8a-6p, P306, P308, P304 Lab

3) National Association of Community College Teacher Education Programs Annual Conference, Feb. 25-27, Hilton San Diego Bayfront Hotel (no events on campus - Mesa College to serve as host of this conference.)

A motion was called for final approval of the three major events (Motion: Cynthia Rico-Bravo; Second: Robin Watkins.) Approved unanimously. Liz asked that each VP communicate these approvals back to the event coordinators.

2) ACCREDITATION (Tim McGrath)

a) Self Study: Booklets were distributed to voting members of the President's Cabinet. The entire self study is available online at the Mesa College Accreditation webpage located at: http://www.sdmesa.edu/instruction/accreditation/index.cfm

b) Team Membership: The accreditation Evaluation Visit Team roster now has 11 members. Dr. Brice Harris will serve as chair of this team (was also chair for the 1998 evaluation team for Mesa College.) Tim McGrath commented that the team's experience matches well with Mesa College. Dr. Harris will come to the District Office and Mesa campus on Sept. 20 to meet with the Chancellor, Liz Armstrong and Tim McGrath in preparation for the site visit.

c) Logistics and Preparation for Visit: Tim shared that a committee was formed and has been meeting during the last two months to prepare for the accreditation visit. The hotel and meeting rooms have been reserved. LRC 435 is now reserved to serve as the evidence room which will house over 800 pieces of evidence. A calendar will be provided to the President's Cabinet to confirm dates of the departmental visits.

d) School Meetings: A handout was distributed which was the schedule of dates for Tim, Yvonne Bergland, Jill Baker, and Juliette Parker to visit departments and discuss the accreditation and upcoming team visit. A debrief schedule of meetings is on the back of this form which are meetings set after the accreditation visit. Final findings from the accreditation visit are expected in February 2011.

3) INSTRUCTION (Tim McGrath)

a) Enrollment Update: A handout was distributed showing the supplementary sections added in Fall 2010. An additional 3% was also added for supplies to support the sections added. Tim shared that sections were added in order of Basic Skills, high demand general education courses, and career tech. The challenge has been finding rooms for the 150 classes. Fall 2010, 145 class sections were added; Spring 2011, 252 sections will need to be added including doubling the summer sessions to 75 additional sections more than offered this past summer.

4) STUDENT SERVICES (Barbara Kavalier)

a) Report on Opening Week Events: Barbara Kavalier acknowledged that 123 service hours were documented for Welcome Week events – including 15 student volunteers.

b) STAR/TRIO Student Support Services Grant: Barbara shared that the STAR/TRIO grant was renewed for 1.5 M for the next five years. Mesa College's STAR/TRIO grant has now reached 25 years.

c) Leadership transition: Dean Joi Blake will be completing an internship for her doctorate. during this time, Brian Stockert will serve as Acting Dean and will relocate to the Modular Village. Jill Jansen will oversee the DSPS; Pedro Olvera will cover the EOPS department.

5) ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES (Ron Perez)

a) End-of-Year Budget 2009-2010 / Adopted Budget 2010-2011: Ron distributed a Budget and Expenditure Report which recaps the last three years of expenditures. He noted that 97% of the general fund budget is salaries and benefits.

b) LEED – Ron announced that the Allied Health building received the LEED “Gold” standard. The LEED green building certification program awards construction that adopt a sustainable green building and development practice.

6) PARTICIPATORY GOVERNANCE REPORTS

a) Academic Senate (Cynthia Rico-Bravo): The first meeting of the Academic Senate is Sept. 13 – Liz Armstrong will attend as a guest as well as Yvonne Bergland and Jill Baker. Cynthia also commented on the issue of the WASC accrediting commission's process for selecting faculty to serve on visitation teams.

b) Classified Senate (Robin Watkins): The Classified Senate continued to meet over the summer where they reviewed their bylaws and current senators, possible fundraising opportunities, and the Mission/Vision/Values campaign. This campaign kicked off with an email to classified staff encouraging them to learn about the accreditation and includes a “Word of the Day” which began with the Mesa Values of “Accountability” and “Access.” The Classified Senate officers will make spot visits to certain departments that do not have email access and award prizes to those that know the answers to accreditation questions.

c) Associated Students Governance (Shahzeb Naqi): First meeting of ASG was held August 30, 2010 where they discussed the student elections in two weeks. This year the ASG will concentrate on establishing more school spirit and being involved in programs and events schedule on campus.

7) OTHER

a) Chancellor's Forum – Sept., 28, 3-4 p.m., H 117-119 (Handout) Liz Armstrong shared that Terry Davis is also scheduled to attend this forum to provide budget information. There will be no President's Cabinet on Sept. 28.

8) ANNOUNCEMENTS

a) Constitution Day Events, September 13-17 (Handout): A flyer was distributed for Constitution Day events, including the Sept. 17, 12 – 2 p.m. program in G101 which includes Bob Filner and Chancellor Carroll. Mesa student Tyller Williamson will introduce Congressman Filner.

b) Student Services Groundbreaking Ceremony: Barbara Kavalier distributed an invite to the Student Services groundbreaking ceremony on September 22, 2010, 10 a.m. in parking lot #1.

c) Next Board of Trustees meeting: October 14, 2010; Placeholder deadline for all agenda items must be sent to the President's Office in A104 by 8 a.m. on September 23, 2010.

9) ROUNDTABLE

Next meeting is Tuesday, September, 7, 2010, 2-3:30, H 117-118. The Strategic Planning Committee will meet immediately following PCab from 3:30-4:30, H 117-118.

SAN DIEGO MESA COLLEGE

PRESIDENT'S CABINET

Agenda

June 15, 2010, 2 – 4, LRC 435

1) GENERAL ITEMS (Rita Cepeda)

a) Welcome and Introductions – Bill Craft is voting representative for Dave Evans; Shahzeb Nagi is voting representative for Mason Walker. 38 in attendance.

2) Impact of Budget Cuts and Proposed 2010-2011

a) Statement of Principles: Handout: “Suggestions for Budget Reduction/Increased Revenue.” Rita Cepeda read and highlighted items under each section which represent the direct input from faculty and staff.

b) Budget Presentation – Ron Perez

Handouts:

2010-2011 Tentative Budget: Ron review 9 slides of the presentation Terry Davis' made on 6-10-10.

SDCCD Summary of District Budget – Status of Budget Reduction Goals: Ron summarized that reductions made to date are 28.7 million or 89% of the budget reduction goal. He added there is no money to backfill positions.

San Diego Mesa College – Budget Reductions Recap: Ron shared that Mesa's share if the mid-year reductions is 23.3% or $840,014. He stated that sufficient funds to support the college's infrastructure is $80 FTES per student, and for fiscal year 10-11 the budget reductions will have us falling slightly below that number at $76 – below the recommended standard.

San Diego Mesa College – 2010-2011 Budget Reduction Proposals: Ron stated that the equipment 4000/5000 accounts were already reduced and presented two proposals on how to proceed in meeting the remaining shortages. The handout describes two options. Option one reduces the GFU Support of Tutoring Center by $59,114, Backfill 50/50 (BSI and VTEA,) and eliminate 100% GFU unfunded reassign time totaling $102,475. Option two retains GFU support of tutoring center by $31,015, eliminates adjunct by $28,098, no 50/50 backfill (BSI and VTEA,) retains 1.26 FTEF of unfunded reassign time totaling $50,940, reduces discretionary accounts by 5%. A discussion was held on the 3 available sources of funding, VTEA, BSI, STAR/Trio and how the Vice Presidents' could use these funds and apply to areas such as writing, language and math tutoring. It was noted that we should be looking at how to deliver services to students. Rita asked if the members of the President's Cabinet supported option #1 with the notation to provide a level of tutoring services to language, math and writing, Cynthia Rico-Bravo asked to hold on the decision until she could respond after meeting with the faculty tomorrow. Robin Watkins stated she was leaning toward option 1, but asked for time to be able to bring the issue to the Classified Senate. Shahzeb Nagi, Bill Craft and Joi Blake all were in support of option 1. Rita asked for Robin Watkins and Cynthia Rico-Bravo to please get back to her tomorrow with their option preference.

3) Strategic Planning Task Force

a) Co-Chairs: Tim McGrath and Barbara Kavalier were recognized.

b) Establish Task Force and Proposed Time Frame – The two co chairs will schedule meeting dates during the summer for those who have designated they would like to serve on the Strategic Planning Task Force, including Cynthia Rico-Bravo, Donald Abbott, Jonathan Fohrman, and Yvonne Bergland. The critical next steps for strategic planning were identified at the April 2010 President's Cabinet retreat.

4) Transition Plans (Rita Cepeda)

a) Interim Appointment – President (Handout)

b) Chancellor Carroll's Process Memo (Handout)

c) Search Committee Structure/Timeline (Handout from 2004 Presidential search)

Rita discussed the distributed documents and stated her last day at Mesa is June 25, 2010. She shared that the Acting President and two co-chairs will present the self study at the July 8 Board of Trustees meeting.

SAN DIEGO MESA COLLEGE

PRESIDENT'S CABINET

Agenda

May 4, 2010, 2:30 – 3:30, LRC 435

Accreditation Forum - Standard Review, 3:30 – 4:30 p.m.

1) GENERAL ITEMS (Rita Cepeda)

a) Welcome and Introductions

b) Diane Malone (was to present with Ron Perez; carried over to next meeting 05/11/10)

c) Major Events Approval (Submitted for approval via email on 4-29-10):

• Original One Acts "Innerviews" Theater Festival, May 14,15,16,20,21,22, 6-10 p.m., Apolliad Theatre (schedule of performance dates also attached)

• Ceramic Sale, May 4,5,6, 8a - 6:30 p.m., Mesa Quad

d) Student Recognition:

• Canyon Classroom: Carla Colden (Lina Heil/Don Barrie)

Pres. Cepeda recognized Carla's accomplishments in planning this event and bringing it to fruition. Carla spoke briefly about her dedication to “green” causes.

• Tents of Tolerance (Suzanne Khambata)

Students who participated in this event were recognized and received certificates.

• National Scholar athlete award - Joshua Denz (Tim McGrath)

e) Speech and Debate – Linda Farnan

Linda and her students delivered a PowerPoint presentation that was accompanied by a brief skit. The students' efforts were recognized and applauded.

f) Chancellor's Update (Handouts)

2) INSTRUCTION (Tim McGrath)

3) STUDENT SERVICES (Barbara Kavalier)

a) Commencement Updates (Barbara Kavalier/Ashanti Hands)

b) ASG Update (Mason Walker)

4) ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES (Ron Perez at WACUBO Conference)

a) Budget Update (Rita Cepeda)

5) OTHER

6) ANNOUNCEMENTS

• May 5, Faculty Tenure/Promotion Reception, 5:30 p.m., Mesa Art Gallery

• May 6, Star Awards, 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m., Mesa Gym

• May 7, Scholarship Gala, 5:30 p.m., Doubletree Hotel – Mission Valley (Student Services event)

• May 7, Campus-wide Accreditation Review, H-117/118

• May 8, Golden Scissors, 5:30 p.m., Westin at Horton Plaza (Fashion Program, Mesa College)

• May 12, Commencement Walk-Thru, 2 p.m., USD Jenny Craig Pavilion

• May 15, Mesa College Commencement, 4 p.m., USD Jenny Craig Pavilion

• May 20, Classified Staff Awards/Luncheon, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m., H117-118

• May 26/27, Classified Staff Development, Workshops held throughout each day, G Bldg. and various classroom locations. “Unsung Hero“ Award presented at luncheon on May 26.

SAN DIEGO MESA COLLEGE

PRESIDENT'S CABINET

Agenda

May 18, 2010, 2 – 4, LRC 435

1) GENERAL ITEMS (Barbara Kavalier for Rita Cepeda)

a) Welcome and Introductions – Barbara acknowledged all for their service this year as well as those whose term is ending.

b) Diane Malone: Renovation project began May 7 and will be in full swing on May 27th after classes have ended. Six buildings will be renovated with a projected completion in October. Also underway is the Central Plant project to work on the heating and cooling for the student services, math and I-300 buildings. This will involve installing piping on a service road which will be covered by steel plates. The big challenge is that construction will be occurring where we are working: F100, F200, J200 buildings will eventually be torn down. This process will begin with moving the MET school out of F200. All of the projected moving and construction dates will be posted in the May facilities newsletter available online.

c) Chancellor's Cabinet Update – Barbara reported the following, 1) no enrollment report, 2) accreditation updates were shared by each campus; Mesa held their official signing last week, 3) 24 hard copies of the accreditation should be forwarded to the District office for the trustees and Chancellor's Cabinet members, 4) Diversity recommendations for accreditation will be added by Lynn Neault – she will have these available this week, 5) The next BOT meeting is May 27 – Mesa has one item on agenda which is the bid for the elevator, 6) the Chancellor forwarded a DL which included finance and operations updates – it also noted that student fees still remain at $26/unit and that we still anticipate receiving enrollment growth funds, 7) the evaluation centralization is still being discussed – Lynn Neault is developing a business plan for the centralized model, 8) HR – Kim Myers is reviewing reorganizations and retirees and exploring a more effective organization model.

d) New Proposal for Signage – Lina Heil presented the District proposal for the change to signage on all of the college campuses. A packet of color photos of the proposed changes for Mesa College was passed to each member to review. Lina invited anyone interested to attend future meetings to discuss the Mesa signage. The District proposal will be broadly introduced in Fall 2010. In the meantime, Carol Beilstein will modify the current campus map and post it on the Mesa website.

e) President's Cabinet Retreat Minutes (Handout) A draft of the Retreat minutes was distributed. A final copy will be forwarded electronically after approval from Dr. Cepeda.

f) Student Transfer and Success and Bridges to the Baccalaureate Program to

American Chemical Society - Edward Alexander presented a PowerPoint presentation which provide data that concluded Mesa College was becoming more diverse - 49% of students are within minority groups. He also noted that Mesa shines in STEM Disciplines and that Mesa has the largest chemistry department among community colleges in San Diego County. One challenge is that the under-represented minority transfers has dropped from the 7% recorded in 2004. Professor Alexander provided the following statement: "While the percent of underrepresented minority student (URM) transfers at Mesa in the STEM disciplines to UC decreased from 7% in 2004 to 5% in 2005, there has been a slight but steady increase since then. (The percent of URM's in the total STEM discipline transfers to UC from Mesa was 12% in 2006, 13% in 2007, and 19% in 2008). While these percent changes still represent only a small number of students, they do represent a positive change. We attribute this positive change at least in part to Mesa College's Bridges to the Baccalaureate Program."

2) INSTRUCTION

a) Program Review Addendum (Handout) Yvonne Bergland - This addendum includes two late reports that were submitted from the English and Black Studies departments.

b) Basic Skills: Review of 2009-2010 goals and objectives, BSI web page, outline of

2010-2011 goals and objectives – Terrie Teegarden presented Basic Skills four goal categories: a) Organization/Administrative Practices, b) Program Components, c) Faculty and Staff Development, and d) Instructional Practices.

3) STUDENT SERVICES (Barbara Kavalier)

a) ASG Update (Mason Walker) ASG luncheon was held last Friday, May 13. Next academic year, Shahzeb Nagi will serve as the student representative to President's Cabinet. Ashanti Hands added that ASG approved a contribution of $13,500 to the Osher Initiative which will help create additional scholarships each year.

4) ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES

5) OTHER

6) ANNOUNCEMENTS

a) Cynthia Rico-Bravo will provide the names of the Executive Academic Senate to update the change of officers.

b) Barbara Kavalier congratulated all of those on the Commencement staff for a wonderful event.

c) Ashanti stated that the Commencement Debriefing meeting will be held on Thursday, May 27, 10 a.m., H119.

d) An appreciation barbecue will be hosted by Rita Cepeda for all of the Commencement staff and volunteers. This will be held on Tuesday, May 25, 12 p.m. in H400.

SAN DIEGO MESA COLLEGE

PRESIDENT'S CABINET

Agenda

May 11, 2010, 2:00 – 3:30, LRC 435

Strategic Planning Status Review - 3:30 – 4:30 p.m.

1) GENERAL ITEMS (Rita Cepeda)

a) Welcome and Introductions

b) Diane Malone Presentation no show; c/o to next meeting

c) Major Events Approval

Exec Staff to review and approve items during the summer.

d) PCAB Retreat Next Steps

Cathy Palestini almost finished with writeup of notes. Rita will make sure the information is distributed to PresCab members. Possible discussion next week on how to implement findings. Info to be disseminated by FLEX workshops to be offered 3rd week of Fall.

f) Chancellor's Update (no handouts; discussion only)

1. Districtwide Budget discussions to take place during the summer. Governor Schwarzenegger scheduled to release May Revise by Friday. Chancellor Carroll expected to release info on Monday.

2. Preliminary presentation on ARCC took place at ChanCab. Districtwide, we have made gains as far as ARCC is concerned, but not as measured by another standard, peer colleges in the state.

3. Vacancies/backfill. Two Student Services Assistant positions were approved. One is funded by a BFAP grant (Financial Aid) and another is an emergency fill for an evaluator. Rita noted that the district is still leaning toward centralization for evaluators, but the matter is still under consideration.

4. A new federal law mandates the establishment of a private lactation area for faculty/staff/students.

2) INSTRUCTION (Tim McGrath)

a) Accreditation Self Study – Approval

M/S/A unanimously to approve report.

b) VTEA (Perkins) Allocations – Information

c) Technology Plan – Information/ IT Report) (Craft)

Bill Craft presented the IT report and explained about the four-year replacement program for computers: what it is, and what it isn't. He mentioned that Hank Beaver has been working with MET students on a closed-captioning project for videos. The students are dong a great job. He also discussed the concept of providing wireless access throughout the campus; this is a work in progress.

M/S/A unanimously to accept the IT report.

3) STUDENT SERVICES (Barbara Kavalier)

a) ASG Update

Mason Walker introduced the new President of ASG, Shahzeb Nagi.

4) ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES (Ron Perez

a) Budget Update

(see item 1f above)

5) OTHER

a) Academic Senate resolutions (added by Cynthia Rico-Bravo)

The Academic Senate recently approved the following resolutions:

? Shared Governance

? Gender Identity

? EOPS

? Summer Responsibilities

? Basic Skills

Pres Cepeda said she is glad that we have this official support for EOPS. Cynthia added that the Academic Affairs Committee unanimously endorsed the EOPS and Basic Skills resolutions.

6) ANNOUNCEMENTS

• May 11, Strategic Planning Meeting

• May 12, Commencement Walk-Thru, 2 p.m., USD Jenny Craig Pavilion

• May 15, Mesa College Commencement, 4 p.m., USD Jenny Craig Pavilion

• May 20, Classified Staff Awards/Luncheon, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m., H117-118

McLaren: Classified Recognition week is next week. Activities include quizzes (Monday) and a fiesta with a nacho bar (Tuesday), leading up to the awards luncheon on Thursday.

• May 26/27, Classified Staff Development, Workshops held throughout each day, G Bldg. and various classroom locations. “Unsung Hero“Award presented at luncheon on May 26.

• Cepeda: the first FLEX meeting in the Fall 2010 semester will be on shared Governance – roles, responsibilities, and accountability.

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SAN DIEGO MESA COLLEGE

PRESIDENT'S CABINET

Agenda

April 27, 2010, 2 – 3:30, LRC 435

Accreditation Forum - Standard Review, 3:30 – 4:30 p.m.

1) GENERAL ITEMS (Rita Cepeda)

a) Welcome and Introductions

b) Facilities Services (Deb Canning): Deb provided a brief update on facilities including that the leak in H200 building was repaired.

c) College Police (Diana Medero): An email on the C-CERT training scheduled for June 16-18 at NTC will be sent by Ron Perez's office – there are currently 20 spots left for additional staff to reserve. This training is part of the district/campus emergency disaster preparedness plan and includes First Aid, CPR, and Search & Rescue.

d) Major Events Approval (Submitted for approval via email on 4-23-10)

• Golden Scissors 2010, Saturday, May 8, 2010, The Westin at Horton Plaza. Event was approved (Motion: Blake; Second: Watkins.)

e) President's Cabinet Retreat, Friday, April 30, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., Maritime Museum.

f) Mesa College Foundation Re-Organization (PowerPoint Presentation) Rita presented the proposed re-organization changes for the Foundation, including the current membership and proposal to create two divisions to include an Executive Board with administrative and clerical support. During discussion it was clarified that the Foundation will not oversee the grant process.

g) Chancellor's Update (Handouts) Rita shared that 1) the enrollment report stated that the district overall is at 2.7% over cap. The Chancellor congratulated all of the President's and their staff on their enrollment management, 2) Bill SB1440, to establish a transfer degree, is now in the final stages. If it passes, this will change how we review transcripts – including the new addition that units must be kept at 60 units for this agreement, 3) August 19 is date set for acting on preliminary budget – Sept. 2 is the BOT retreat, Sept. 16 is date set for final adoption, 4) October 28, 2010 was set as the Mesa Campus BOT meeting, 5) a discussion was held on the Higher Education Act requirement of providing an area for lactation – Mesa College needs to determine the appropriate place on our campus,

h) Diversity Committee Update – Donna Duchow: presentation on the San Diego Mesa College Diversity Committee, its background and responsibilities as part of the District's EEO plan. Mesa College's committee has 19 members and Donna shared that their charge is to create a formal presence of the diversity events and programs on campus via a website. This website will also list campus and community events and a testimonial page. It was also suggested that this committee could possibly pursue developing a diversity speakers bureau. Dr. Cepeda commended Donna and the committee for establishing the website and forwarding Mesa's goal of cultural competence.

2) INSTRUCTION (Tim McGrath) Distributed without discussion: Grants Proposal Flow Chart for review at future President's Cabinet meeting.

a) Program Review (Program Review Years Two - Five Report) Handout – Committee has four recommendations including the reviewing process, alternative formats for presenting the program reviewing documentation, revising the present research data provided to programs and services areas, and revising the format of the lead writer training. The motion to approve these recommendations was made by Donald Abbott, seconded by Dave Evans.

b) Substantive Change Report – Handout – Accreditation requires each institution to report programs that can be offered more than 50% online. Juliette Parker provided handouts and also visually on the computer screen. The documentation stated that 71 programs are being reported to the accrediting institution. After discussion, Juliette stated that this document must be mailed on Friday, April 20, to meet the accreditation deadline. Tim asked for approval of this report with the condition to strengthen the notations on page nine about student services online programs. Motion was made by Donald Abbott, seconded by Joi Blake, Cynthia Rico-Bravo abstained. After discussion on Cynthia's concern, it was noted by Margie Fritch that this document has been through the curriculum committee and this was not the first time it was being presented. Rita requested that page nine be revised and then the document should be re-sent for electronic vote. Follow-up note: the document was approved and signed on Friday, April 30 and Juliette Parker mailed the document to WASCI on Monday, May 3, 2010.

3) STUDENT SERVICES

a) ASG Update (Mason Walker) Shahzeb Nagi attended today's meeting on behalf of Mason Walker.

4) ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES (Ron Perez)

a) Budget Update: 2010-11 budget – looking at a 3.9 million fair share. At the May 18 President's Cabinet meeting there will hopefully be a draft budget from Terry Davis. If not, budget updates will be distributed via email.

5) Other

a) Pocket Profile (Lina Heil) Lina distributed emergency contact information formatted so that it can be kept in wallets for quick access. An updated list will be available in Fall to add the new Deans.

b) Annual Reports – Annual reports for 2008-2009 now available. Please pass on to community associates and advisory groups.

6) Announcements

a) Robin Watkins will be attending a statewide class senate retreat which will discuss the budget crisis comparisons and accreditation issues. Also, Classified Senate is now accepting nominations for VP, Treasurer, and member at large – deadline is Friday, 12 p.m.

b) Cynthia Rico-Bravo will present resolutions at the May 4 President's Cabinet meeting and will also share the new names for Executive Academic Senate.

c) Rita shared that she attended the AACC conference which had taken an oath of completion, not just access – for education goals.

d) Ashanti Hands announced tickets are available for the Scholarship Gala.

7) Event Reminders: Below are some of the remaining events for the Spring semester. Please

be sure these are noted on your calendars:

April 30, President's Cabinet Retreat, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., Maritime Museum - Berkeley Meeting Room (Call Beth at x2721 for

carpool information)

May 5, Faculty Tenure/Promotion Reception, 5:30 p.m., Mesa Art Gallery

May 6, Star Awards, 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m., Mesa Gym

May 7, Scholarship Gala, 5:30 p.m., Doubletree Hotel – Mission Valley (Student Services event)

May 8, Golden Scissors, 5:30 p.m., Westin at Horton Plaza (Fashion Program, Mesa College)

May 8, Mesa College Golf Tournament, Mt. Woodson Golf Course, Ramona, CA (Coordinator: Dave Fager, x2434,

dfager@sdccd.edu)

May 10, Transfer Recognition Ceremony, 12 – 2 p.m., Mesa Quad (Student Services event)

May 12, Commencement Walk-Thru, 2 p.m., USD Jenny Craig Pavilion

May 15, Mesa College Commencement, 4 p.m., USD Jenny Craig Pavilion

May 20, Classified Staff Awards/Luncheon, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m., H117-118

May 26/27, Classified Staff Development, Workshops held throughout each day, G Bldg. and various classroom locations.

“Unsung Hero“ Award presented at luncheon on May 26.

SAN DIEGO MESA COLLEGE

PRESIDENT'S CABINET

Agenda

April 13, 2010, 2 – 3:30, LRC 435

Accreditation Forum - Standard Review, 3:30 – 4:30 p.m.

1) GENERAL ITEMS (Barbara Kavalier for Dr. Cepeda)

a) Welcome and Introductions

b) Deb Canning – Facilities Services: Deb reported that H200 repairs/construction is progressing. After recent rain storms, leaks are being assessed and some ceiling tiles have been replaced, A reminder was given to please place a work order for any water leaks in your areas.

c) Major Events Approval (Submitted for approval via email on 4-9-10):

• Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, May 3 -6, 15, 2010, H117-118, AS Stage, Mesa Theatre. Event was approved (Motion: Rico-Bravo; Second: Abbott)

d) Status of Volunteer Policies: Guidelines and Implementation Issues (Kim Myers) Handout was distributed:”Volunteer Guidelines and Procedures” which gave an overview of procedures on using volunteers. Dr. Myers shared that the H1N1 pandemic planning revealed an opportunity to refine SDCCD practices in the use and definition of volunteers. The main issue is that employees cannot be replaced with a volunteer. However, this does not apply to anyone volunteering for a single day event. Regular volunteers must have gone through the process of getting fingerprints and a TB test, but there are some exceptions to the fingerprint and TB rule – such as the large number of students who volunteered to assist with H1N1 distribution centers on each campus. In addition, volunteers must be certified by being reported to the district office.

e) Chancellor's Update – Barbara Kavalier shared 1) no enrollment or budget reports were given, 2) Chancellor requested accreditation progress updates from each college. Barbara reported where Mesa was on the standard review process, 3) AACC conference is this weekend through next Tuesday, therefore, there will be no President's Cabinet meeting on April 20, 4) The next Board of Trustees meeting is April at the Continuing Education campus, 5) a new training opportunity is being developed for conflict resolution which will be held at no cost to the colleges – Kim Myers will work with each President to identify who will attend, 6) the Chancellor shared the latest League Legislative Update dated 4-12-10.

f) Class Schedule Market Research Handout (Susan Mun): This is an intercept survey being conducted at 9 locations on the Mesa campus (Admissions, Counseling, Transfer/Career Center, Financial Aid, Student Affairs, DSPS, EOPS, TRIO, Evening Dean- Library.) At these locations, students pick up their class schedules and are given a survey to complete. Joi Blake shared that there was some “push back” from students who did not want to complete a survey. Jill Baker also stated that the librarians were getting comments from students who did not want to participate in the survey. Susan commented that it was a brief survey which would take approximately 45 seconds to complete and she offered her assistance to any department to encourage the students to take the survey. Mason suggested a short elevator speech was needed at each location to explain the survey's purpose.

2) INSTRUCTION (Tim McGrath)

a) Accreditation Review will start at 3 p.m. on April 20 and will also include review of the Substantive Change Report..

b) MOU agreements: Handouts: 1) San Diego State University; 2) Brandman University (formerly Chapman University College.) 1) Brandman University MOU being updating mainly due to the name change, Call for approval: Motion: Blake; Second: Fremland. MOU was approved. 2) SDSU/Mesa MOU included agreement for Mesa students to participate in study abroad programs. Call for approval: Motion: Blake; Second: Rico-Bravo. MOU was approved.

c) Preparations for Fall – Status of Moves (McGrath/Perez)

Curriculum/Facilities (McGrath): Tim shared that construction for the Math/Science building will begin March 2011, but preparations are already in motion. The math faculty will move next week, but the classrooms will remain until the end of this semester and then will go back to H200. Tim and Ron will meet with Diane Malone tomorrow to get information on the MET school's placement for Fall 2010. Their decision will then determine where classes for Mesa students will be placed for Fall 2010. Tim asked that anyone with concerns to please contact him.

3) STUDENT SERVICES (Barbara Kavalier)

a) Status of Mesa's No Smoking Program – Ashanti Hands provided a summary of the Mesa No Smoking Program. Last summer, this issue was one of the Summer Initiatives of the Executive Staff at Mesa College. Suzanne Khambata shared the following with the President's Cabinet:

1) She has since held many educational opportunities and provided signage on the health issues and also safety issues of smoking in the canyon area.

2) She is currently distributing “Smoke-Free Mesa College” handouts.

3) She is proposing installing new signage, similar to the signs used at City College, along the canyon perimeter and in high non compliant smoking areas.

4) The Smoking Investigation Committee has sent new recommendations to the Student Services leadership requesting to remove the blue line on the campus map, install smaller signs, as seen at City College, especially along our high fire danger campus perimeter, that clearly show that we are a smoke-free campus. and smoking is not permitted here.

b) Proposed District-wide Policy: The issue of a district-wide smoking policy was raised at the March 25 Miramar Board of Trustees meeting. Barbara Kavalier asked the members of President's Cabinet for their thoughts on a District-wide policy. It was shared that many students attend several campuses and it makes sense to have one policy through-out the district and that it would help if enforcement was the same. It was determined that each representative would go back to their groups and get their comments. This topic was tabled for a future President's Cabinet meeting.

c) ASG Update (Mason Walker) Mason was in attendance but had to leave early for a class test. Ashanti shared; 1) Mason participated (and kept a journal) in the “Project Embrace” program which gives a personal experience on living as a homeless person. Links to this are available and Ashanti will forward them for the President's Cabinet, 2) the Student Leadership Recognition was held Monday night and had over 60 students and advisors in attendance, 3) ASG's Spring Fling is next week and another upcoming event is the “Take your daughter/son to work day” on Thursday, April 22, 2010.

4) Special Events

• “An Afternoon with UCSD” is April 14 and will be hosted by Mesa College.

• President's Cabinet Retreat: Friday, April 30, 9a – 3p, Maritime Museum – Berkeley Meeting Room. Barbara discussed the topics on the proposed agenda - a draft agenda will be emailed. Contact Beth at x2721 to be included in the carpool from Mesa College.

• Scholarship Gala – Ashanti shared that the event date is May 7 and electronic invites were sent. All were asked to attend or sponsor a student.

• Commencement – May 15, 4 p.m., USD Jenny Craig Pavilion. Ashanti shared they are still in the selection process for a student speaker. Some changes to the ceremony this year include the student speaker will only speak 3-5 minutes, the Valedictorian will be allowed to sit with his/her classmates, and the retiring faculty will all stand and be recognized at the same time. Also, caps/gowns have been reduced from $40 to $26.

5) End of Year Events

• April 30, President's Cabinet Retreat, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., Maritime Museum on the Berkeley.

• May 4, On-the-spot Admissions, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m., Mesa Quad, (Student Services event)

• May 5, Faculty Tenure/Promotion Reception, 5:30 p.m., Mesa Art Gallery

• May 6, Star Awards, 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m., Mesa Gym

• May 7, Scholarship Gala, 5:30 p.m., Doubletree Hotel – Mission Valley (Student Services event)

• May 8, Golden Scissors, 5:30 p.m., Westin at Horton Plaza (Fashion Program, Mesa College)

• May 8, Mesa College Golf Tournament, Mt. Woodson Golf Course, Ramona, CA (Coordinator: Dave Fager, x2434, dfager@sdccd.edu)

• May 10, Transfer Recognition Ceremony, 12 – 2 p.m., Mesa Quad (Student Services event)

• May 12, Commencement Walk-Thru, 2 p.m., USD Jenny Craig Pavilion

• May 15, Mesa College Commencement, 4 p.m., USD Jenny Craig Pavilion

• May 20, Classified Staff Awards/Luncheon, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m., H117-118

• May 26/27, Classified Staff Development, Workshops held throughout each day, G Bldg. and various classroom locations. “Unsung Hero“ Award presented at luncheon on May 26.

SAN DIEGO MESA COLLEGE

PRESIDENT'S CABINET

and CHANCELLOR'S FORUM

April 6, 2010, 2:30 – 3:30, G101

1) GENERAL ITEMS (President Rita Cepeda)

a) Welcome and Introductions

b) Major Events Approval (Submitted for approval via email):

- Music Dept. Concert, April 10, 2010, 5 - 9 p.m., LRC Lobby

- The Showcase, Wed., April 14, 2010, 5 - 8:30 p.m., H117-118

- UC Berkeley Admitted Student Reception, May 13, 2010, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m., H117-118

- Choir/Guitar Concert, Fri., May 14, 2010, 5:30 - 9:30 p.m., LRC Lobby

Events were approved (Motion: Evans; Second: Abbott)

c) Minimum Qualifications and Equivalency Determination (Handout): Dr. Cepeda distributed this document which will be discussed at the District Governance Council meeting.

Dr. Cepeda suspending the President's Cabinet meeting and the Chancellor and Executive Vice Chancellor began the Forum portion of the meeting.

2) Governance and Planning (Chancellor Constance M. Carroll and Executive Vice Chancellor Terry Davis) – Handout was distributed to all participants which included the following topics:

* Enrollment

* San Diego State University Access Issue

* Community College Baccalaureate Degree Proposal

* Budget Issues

* Parcel Tax Legislation

Immediately following the Forum:

3:30 – 4:30 p.m., LRC 435

Accreditation Forum - Standard IIIB Review

SAN DIEGO MESA COLLEGE

PRESIDENT'S CABINET

Agenda

March 23, 2010, 2 – 3:30, LRC 435

Accreditation Forum - Standard Review, 3:30 – 4:30 p.m.

1) GENERAL ITEMS (Rita Cepeda)

a) Welcome and Introductions: Ashanti Hands serving for Joi Blake.

b) Facilities Report Deb Canning (Handout) The guideline for unlocking doors document form was distributed. Deb shared that the H200 building construction will be finished in about a month – they have finishing the ceiling repairs and are now working on the flooring. Saeid Eidgahy will hold a meeting on Thursday to discuss the move back to the H building.

c) Major Events Approval (Submitted for approval via email on 3-19-10):

• Museum of Tolerance, April 7-8, 2010. 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Mesa Quad and H 117-118

• An Evening with UCSD, April 14, 2010, 1:30 - 4 p.m., G101

• Spring Fling, April 19 - 22, 2010, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., Mesa Quad.

Events were approved (Motion: Watkins; Second: Rico-Bravo)

d) Grant Procedure Process: Dr. Cepeda provided a background and overview on the grant procure process and stated the purpose for updating these procedures was needed so that an accurate record was being kept of what grants were being applied for and that the implications of these grants had been weighed against the resources that would be required (such as facilities services and budget requirements.) With feedback from faculty and staff, the task of providing a more stream-lined process was charged to VP McGrath. In the future, this process will also include the SD Mesa Foundation, which has in the past been exclusively focused on scholarships. A “Special Assignment Grant Writer” draft document was distributed which contains the job description and purpose of this position which is to assist in securing grants. Dr. Cepeda stated that this is a transitional process and that this position is not permanent at this time. The “Intent to Apply for a Grant” draft document was distributed. This form is proposed to replace the former five-page form and modeled after the “Major Event Approval” form. This document can be sent electronically for a President Cabinet vote and has a signature line for the Dean/Chair so that they are aware that someone from their department has applied for a grant. Also distributed was a draft document which charts the grant application process through each of the required steps. A motion was made by Donald Abbott to approve these documents; it was seconded by Madeleine Hinkes. 12 voted for approval, 1 abstained who wanted more information on the grant process and was offered assistance by Ashanti Hands. Dr. Cepeda asked that the line “approved by President's Cabinet, March 23, 2010” be added to these forms and then sent electronically to the members.

e) Chancellor's Update; 1) Dr. Cepeda shared that a report by Lynn Neault on productivity showed Mesa College at an all-time high and a 95% fill-rate throughout the SDCCD. 2) It was stated that the Chancellor served on the visiting accreditation team for Glendale and shared comments on what that district did well, including how Glendale provided a comfortable site room for the team. Dr. Cepeda stated that many at Mesa College had shared concerns on how to educate the campus on the topics such as the planning process, program review and SLO. Providing a “FAQ” which lists specific data was suggested. Dr. Cepeda also commented to Mason Walker that help would be needed from the students – especially the Mesa Press. 3) It was stated at the Chancellor's Cabinet that courses listed at less than 1 unit must be brought to that group for approval. The problem is that courses that are fractions of units make it difficult to collect data. 4) On the agenda for March 25th BOT meeting at Miramar College is Terry Davis presenting the preliminary budget for 2010-11. 5) Dr. Cepeda shared that emails had been received at the District Office by faculty holding fundraising events. It was reiterated that faculty cannot hold fundraisers. 6) Evaluator's Centralization Proposal discussion was held during the Chancellor's Cabinet. The issue is now being researched and the Chancellor has asked for a determination at the April 6th meeting. A discussion was held on how to voice the Classified and Academic Senates' views on this issue, and Dr. Cepeda commented that they should bring this to the DGC meeting, 7) It was noted that the three trustees will run unopposed, which is good for continuity and also can reduce the cost to hold these elections. Marty Block is now the chair of the Higher Education Committee. 8) A policy at the District Office is currently being drafted on textbook affordability.

2) ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES (Ron Perez)

a) Street Name Change – Ron shared a graphic which showed the street in question that needs a name change to provide direction for the MTS bus drivers. Proposed name is “Olympian Circle” which Mesa can use to promote the school's mascot. Ron asked for members of the President's Cabinet to go out and get feedback on this name change proposal. Note: the address for Mesa College will not be changed from Mesa College Drive.

3) INSTRUCTION (Tim McGrath)

a) Research Planning Agenda (sent electronically on 3-17-10 to PCab voting members) Susan Mun shared the purpose of the document was to restate the Mesa College Mission Statement which now has four goals. Each goal is supported by strategic initiatives and evidence. A formal vote to approve the form was requested. A motion was made by Cynthia Rico-Bravo and seconded by Dave Evans. Vote was unanimous to approve the Research Planning Agenda document.

b) ARCC Report (Yvonne Bergland and Susan Mun) Dr. Cepeda asked if any background information was needed for the ARCC and there was no request for discussion. Yvonne Bergland shared that the purpose of the ARCC Report is to get a birds-eye view of college performance during a six-year cohort tracking period. The report was displayed on the screen while Susan Mun pointed to specific details on ARCC indicators. This report is also used to compare Mesa to other like-colleges and to determine what the college has done to improve on the ARCC indicators. A discussion was held which included that this document and the Research Planning Agenda were both integral parts of Mesa's integrated planning and aligns with the current data/goals in our accreditation self-study on providing a culture of evidence.

4) STUDENT SERVICES (Barbara Kavalier)

a) ASG Update (Mason Walker) Mason Walker, Ashanti Hands and 30 students total from the SDCCD went to Sacramento for the “March in March” rally. Mesa students spoke with aides afterwards to ask questions and the event received good news coverage.

5) OTHER

No additional reports.

6) ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Cesar Chavez Events:

Breakfast: March 26, 7 a.m., Jacobs Center - 404 Euclid Avenue, SD 92113 (table for 5)

Parade and Festival: March 27, 10 a.m., 24th and J Street (Sherman Heights area.)

Festival with Mesa Outreach booth located on Logan Avenue, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Breakfast: March 29, 7:30 – 9 a.m., San Diego Convention Center (SDCCD Table.)

• No President's Cabinet meeting on Tuesday, March 30, 2010 (Spring break week.)

• Chancellor's Open Office Hour, April 5, 2 – 3 p.m., A104a.

• Chancellor Carroll – Special President's Cabinet Meeting, April 6, 2:30 – 3:30 p.m., G101

• Managers/Supervisors Meeting, April 7, 8 – 10 a.m., H117-118.

• Male Leadership Summit, April 9, 9:30 a.m. – 1 p.m., Mesa Campus.

• Student Leadership Recognition Dinner -Service Awards, April 12, 5:30 – 8:30 p.m., H117-118.

• President's Cabinet Retreat, April 30, 9 a – 3 p, Maritime Museum, San Diego Embarcadero

• Faculty Tenure/Promotion Reception, May 5, 5:30 – 8:30 p.m., Mesa Art Gallery.

• Scholarship Gala, May 7, 5:30 p.m., Doubletree Hotel - Mission Valley

• SD Mesa College Commencement, May 15, 4 p.m., USD Jenny Craig Pavilion.

The next President's Cabinet meeting will be a brief business meeting followed by a Forum led by Chancellor Carroll and Executive Vice Chancellor Terry Davis on Tuesday, April 6, 2:30 – 3:30 p.m. in G101. The Accreditation Standard Review will follow at its usual time/location: 3:30 – 4:30 p.m., in LRC 435.

SAN DIEGO MESA COLLEGE

PRESIDENT'S CABINET

Agenda

March 16, 2010, 2 – 3:30, LRC 435

Accreditation Forum - Standard Review, 3:30 – 4:30 p.m.

1) GENERAL ITEMS (Rita Cepeda)

a) Welcome and Introductions (Rob Fremland absent; Ashanti Hands representing Joi Blake.) A moment of silence was held for Dr. Richard Rose, former Mesa VP who passed away this week.

b) Diane Malone – Facilities Report 1) Allied Health Building was awarded the Construction Management Association of America award for “Best Building in San Diego County (over 25 m), 2) Police Station received a “LEAD Gold Certification” plaque and is one of the few college campus buildings to receive this recognition (LEAD = Leadership Energy Environmental Design, 3) I400 interior is presently being demolished. In a ½ weeks, the building will come down, 4) the Central Plant project is waiting for the DSA stamp-out – details will be in the facilities newsletter.

c) Major Event Approval (Submitted for approval via email on 3-12-10):

• Campus Conversation on Immigration and Education: A Film Screening of Papers, Wed., April 21, 2010, 11a – 1 p, H 117-118.

Major Event Approval (Submitted by email 3-15-10):

• Worldwide Water Day 2010, March 22, 2010, 2 – 6 p.m., G101

The form for the Worldwide Water Day was distributed to voting members to peruse and ask questions to Starla Lewis. There were no questions, Events were approved (Motion: Rico-Bravo; Second: Watkins.)

d) President's Cabinet Retreat, Friday, April 30, 2010. Location - Maritime Museum (Berkeley Ferry Boat on the Embarcadero.) At this year's retreat, Dr. Cepeda will recap the year and note how Mesa College has met the objectives that were set at last year's retreat. The theme will be the decision-making process and participatory governance: how Mesa makes decisions. At the retreat we will examine, evaluate and improve our procedures on how to manage the process and to make guidelines for emergency procedures. An advantage of holding this meeting at the Maritime Museum is that this organization has asked for a collaboration with our college on their project of making a replica of a historical ship where Mesa students can help with research. An agenda outline for the retreat will be presented at a President's Cabinet meeting before April 30.

e) No Chancellor's Cabinet this morning. Dr. Cepeda shared that a process for grant applications will be presented at the March 23 President's Cabinet meeting. The process has been developed into a simple form.

2) ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES (Ron Perez)

No report. Terry Davis will provide a preliminary budget at the April 19 BOT meeting at Miramar College.

3) INSTRUCTION (Tim McGrath)

a) Announcement – Mesa College received a Health Information Technology Consortia ARRA grant in the amount of $700,000. This will be used for training health workers in technology due to a law that by 2012 records must be electronic.

4) STUDENT SERVICES (Barbara Kavalier)

a) UCSD Event – This is a kickoff event for a partnership between UCSD and community colleges. Will be held on April 14, 1:30 – 4:30 p.m., G101. Information tables will be available to students; it was requested that Mesa also have tables to represent our Math/Science and Bridges program which are partnerships already established with UCSD.

b) ASG Update (Mason Walker) 1) Rally was held on March 4 outside the Mesa Café and then continued at Balboa Park. The rally to Sacramento is next – Mason referred everyone to the website Iwillmarch.com which features information about him, 2) The Spring Fling will be held sometime at the end of April, Mesa encouraged faculty and staff to participate. More information is included in the Mesa Press.

5) OTHER

a) Mission/Vision/Values Communication Campaign (Lina Heil) Lina brought posters and literature cards of the staff and faculty that have already had their photos taken for the M/V/V campaign. The desk cards feature a message from Dr. Cepeda on the back. The Executive staff will have their photos taken next Monday. On Tuesday, March 23, Lina asked the members of President's Cabinet to meet in front of the LRC at 2 p.m. for their photo to be taken.

6) ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Cesar Chavez Events:

Breakfast: March 26, 7 a.m. Jacobs Center - 404 Euclid Avenue, SD 92113 (table for 5)

Parade and Festival: March 27, 10 a.m. at 24th and J Street in Sherman Heights area.

Festival with Mesa information booth located on Logan Avenue, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Breakfast: March 29, San Diego Convention Center (District Office Table) 7:30 – 9 a.m.

• No President's Cabinet meeting on Tuesday, March 30, 2010 (Spring break week.)

• Student Leadership Recognition Dinner -Service Awards, April 12, 2010,

5:30 – 8:30 p.m., H117-118)

• Faculty Tenure/Promotion Reception, May 5, 2010, 5:30 – 8:30 p.m., Mesa Art Gallery

• Chancellor Carroll – Special President's Cabinet Meeting, April 6, 2:30 – 3:30 p.m., G101

• Male Leadership Summit, April 9, 2010, 9:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m., Mesa Campus.

Additional announcements:

Anthony Reuss: Annual Festival of Colors, March 24, 10:30 a.m. – 2 p.m. A presentation on diversity will be held at 11:30 a.m. in H 117.

Other events: Canyon Day this Saturday, March 20; Science Expo, March 27th.

Last week's High Tech Fair had outstanding attendance – approximately 3,500.

SAN DIEGO MESA COLLEGE

PRESIDENT'S CABINET

Agenda

March 9, 2010, 2 – 3:30, LRC 435

Accreditation Forum - Standard Review, 3:30 – 4:30 p.m.

1) GENERAL ITEMS (Rita Cepeda)

a) Welcome and Introductions

b) Major Events Approval (Submitted for approval via email on 2--10)

• Healthy Campus 2010 Health Fair, April 15, 2010, Mesa Quad, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.

• 7th Annual Languages Conference: Service Learning, Friday, April 23, 2010, 8:30 a.m. - 2 p.m., H117-118

• 2010 Career Opportunities Expo, April 26-29, 2010, Main Campus Quad, 9a.m. - 3 p.m.

Events were approved (Motion: Rico-Bravo; Second: Watkins.)

c) Chancellor's Update: 1) Enrollment Report (Handout), District total 2.3% above cap – the decline listed for Continuing Education was a planned cutback, 2) Summer modified schedule (Handout), due to the cutback in categorical, it is necessary to again modify hours for the support services departments. However, Mesa College is open for business Monday – Friday, including the President, VPs, and Deans offices, 3) a postcard will be mailed on April 5th for instructions on how to access the summer schedule electronically, 4) March 25th, Terry Davis is expected to reveal the preliminary budget for 2010-11, 5) Accreditation is now a standing item at the Chancellor Cabinet meetings, Dr. Cepeda provided a report at today's meeting on the current status of Mesa's accreditation.

2) ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES (Ron Perez)

a) No new update on budget goal – waiting for T. Davis preliminary report which will show the target FTEF for next year.

b) Approximately 70 faculty/staff attended the facility forums on Prop S/N Master Plan. Ron offered to present at individual committee meetings for anyone unable to attend the forums. The PowerPoint presentation can be found on the Facilities webpage

3) INSTRUCTION (Tim McGrath)

a) Program Review Year One Report – submitted for approval. There are three major sections now - Administration unit is now part of this report. Recommendations: page 5: Program review committee to report directly to President's Cabinet and program review report to be presented to Board of Trustees. It was suggested that time could be set aside at the Mesa campus BOT meeting each year to present these summaries (focusing on the appendix pages of the report.) Donald Abbott shared that Academic Senate accepted this report. An action was called to accept the report and approval of the additional recommendations. After discussion, it was moved by Cynthia Rico-Bravo and Second by Robin Watkins to approve the Program Review Year One Report.

b) Academic Senate – Cynthia Rico-Bravo spoke on the Academic Senate resolution 10.2.4. She shared the procedure taken before the vote was taken on February 10 at the Committee of Chairs. It was brought to the Academic Senate on March 1st and then tabled for more information. On March 8, Cynthia stated she was directed by the body to bring the action to the March 11 Board of Trustees meeting.

c) Jan Ellis – concerned the Academic Senate resolution 10.2.4 – Jan shared that the School of Physical Education met this morning (March 9) and she was directed by her department to come to the President's Cabinet and share their concerns which included that no opportunity was given to her to speak to her constituents before a vote was taken at the February 10 Committee of Chairs meeting. She stated that a request had been made at this meeting to suspend the rules so that the vote could proceed and this did not allow her time to go back and speak with those in her department. She shared that she was concerned about the shared governance process and her department has moved that Mesa College re-establishes a commitment to the shared governance process. After discussion, Dr. Cepeda asked that all commit to moving forward and to note that the students are watching our shared governance practices. Dr. Cepeda also shared that communication could be improved on how information from meetings and committees are brought back to our departments and constituents – and Mesa will find ways to make this process work better. Dr. Cepeda ended the discussion with two requests: 1) stop rumors, if there are concerns, go to the immediate person to resolve them, 2) focus on the future – we will not retry issues but move forward in goodwill.

4) STUDENT SERVICES (Barbara Kavalier)

a) ASG Update (Mason Walker) 1) A rally was held on March 4 – the students were energized. 2) On March 22, a rally will be held in Sacramento, Ashanti and Mason will be attending. 3) ASG is participating in a volunteer reading assistance program. Rita acknowledged the work done by Mason and Ashanti stating that Mesa College has met and exceeded goals set for student participation.

5) OTHER

6) ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Cesar Chavez Events:

Breakfast: March 26, 7 a.m. Jacobs Center - 404 Euclid Avenue, SD 92113 (table for 5)

Parade and Festival: March 27, 10 a.m. at 24th and J Street in Sherman Heights area.

Festival with Mesa information booth located on Logan Avenue, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Breakfast: March 29, San Diego Convention Center (District Office Table) 7:30 – 9 a.m.

• Student Leadership Recognition Dinner -Service Awards, April 12, 2010,

5:30 – 8:30 p.m., H117-118)

• Faculty Tenure/Promotion Reception, May 5, 2010, 5:30 – 8:30 p.m., Mesa Art Gallery

• Male Leadership Summit, April 9, 2010, 9:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m., Mesa Campus.

SAN DIEGO MESA COLLEGE

PRESIDENT'S CABINET

Agenda

March 2, 2010, 2 – 3:30, LRC 435

Accreditation Forum - Standard Review, 3:30 – 4:30 p.m.

1) GENERAL ITEMS (Rita Cepeda)

a) Welcome and Introductions

b) Diane Malone – Facility Update. Diane reported that the Student Services project construction demolition begins in late May. A reminder that the facilities master plan will be presented at the campus forum on Thursday, March 4, 3-5 p.m., G101, and Friday, 1-3 p.m., G101. A third forum date will be considered for those who are attending the budget rallies on those days. Rita shared that City College had raised issues on the bathroom standards (which is currently one per facility but also exceptions on a case-by-case basis.) Rita would like to set individual meetings with members from the Faculty Senate and President's Cabinet to further discuss this issue. Ron shared that some of the faculty parking in lot 1 is being converted back to student parking because it is not being used.

c) Major Event Approval (Submitted for approval via email on 2-26-10):

• Intersecting Literacy Mini-Conference, Friday, April 16, 2010, 9a - 3p, G105

Events were approved (Motion: Watkins, Second: Rico-Bravo.)

d) Chancellor's Update – 1) Terry Davis will hold a district budget meeting this week. 2) Next Tuesday, each president must present a one-page document on accreditation answering the questions of where is Mesa and what have we done (are we on target) and listing any concerns Mesa has. 3) Handout – AB 2400 Bill. Rita brought this to the President's Cabinet body to receive comments. This bill was written by Assemblymember Block to advance the process of community colleges offering baccalaureate degrees. Three districts are being considered for the pilot: Grossmont/Cuyamaca, San Mateo, and San Diego Community College District. However, no funding is available for developing this process which could take 5 – 8 years. A discussion of the merits and challenges of developing this degree program followed. Rita summarized that in general the ideal first step is to ask about how AB2400 fits within the community college system instead of developing a law. We must keep in mind the developmental costs, if upper level courses will be necessary and if this is the best time to undertake this effort. Rita will take this discussion back to Chancellor Carroll. 4) Handout – Budget Update from the System Office – Assembly Bill 8 x 5 will defer March payment until May. This means the SDCCD Chancellor will have to float the District expenses for another 30 days. The Chancellor will be at Mesa on Tuesday, April 6, 2:30 – 3:30 p.m. in room G101. 5) Otto Lee gave a presentation to the League of Community Colleges which was based on the presentation from Nancy Shulock on the future and accountability for community colleges. This presentation can be found at http://www.csus.edu/ihelp/PDFs/P_ASHE-Grad%20Student%20Seminar%2009.pdf 6) Status of Transfer: SDICCA met yesterday and on the discussion was negative press that SDSU is receiving about closing the door to local students by changing the rules for transfer. Sandra Cook brought a deferred transfer agreement which is being sent directly to students defining a deferred TAG at which students will attend a community college and have three years to complete and be accepted to the university. No discussions were held on how Mesa and other community colleges were to implement the deferred TAGs, no identification of the students that are granted deferred TAGs, and how it aligns with our own enrollment/transfer process 7) Rita shared that she was asked by the speaker of the assembly to present testimony on the master plan on transfer on March 10 at Sacramento.

e) Integrated Planning: The Next Steps – in reference to the memo sent by Dr. Cepeda which stated that RAC process is now suspended. The budget process for 2010-2011 is that each Dean will now be responsible for providing information to Ron Perez to develop their composite budget. Ron Perez will supply each with a three year history of past expenditures to assist with this process. Rita noted that the chairs have offered an alternative approach which they will present to Academic Affairs Committee, Academic Senate and then to President's Cabinet. Rob Fremland gave a proposed timeline to present this alternative approach: Chairs – April meeting; then end of April to Academic Affairs. Ron reminded everyone of the May 5th internal deadline for the 2010-2011 budget. Note: there will be no budget presentations – each Dean will give their budget information to their respective Vice President. The final budget will be presented to members of the President's Cabinet for final approval.

f) Academic Senate Resolutions: 10.02.02 and 10.02.03 (Handouts) 10.02.02 – Cynthia Rico-Bravo stated this was a statement they want included in the self-study. Rob stated that the chairs want the accreditation team to see the impact on workload and how they are being asked to do more with less which affects the quality of work. Jill Baker stated that this statement would probably be most appropriate in the Standard 3a. Rita shared that we can also use this resolution to have discussion on what we can no longer do and we need to make a time to decide what we sustain and what we no longer due to help alleviate the pressure. 10.02.03 – Cynthia stated that this resolution reaffirms what shared governance looks like and how all players need to be a part of the system and need to be given adequate time to make decisions. Rita shared that she struggles with what is adequate? In matters of importance that are urgent where we must respond by a deadline – is adequate 30 days? We need to address what is adequate and what to do when there is an urgent issue. We should be clear on what is urgent and set a feedback timeline. This will help identify when there are exceptions so that criteria can be developed for emergency situations.

2) ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES (Ron Perez)

a) Budget Reduction Goals (Handout) After deleting the cost of defunding the 13 of 18 positions, 13% shortage is still needed to be resolved by 7-1-10 or Mesa's share of $902,000.

b) Budget Reduction Recap (Handout) Terry Davis shared this handout at the Management Meeting last Friday. Of the 18 vacancies due to SERP, etc. Mesa will fill 5 (internally.)

3) INSTRUCTION (Tim McGrath)

a) 2009-2010 FTES Enrollment (Handout) – 220 sections were cancelled. Mesa's target was 14,000 FTES – we reached 15,000 which is 10% higher compared to last year. District-wide we are at 2%, which was Terry Davis' goal. We do not know the impact of summer session yet. Rita noted that Continuing Ed's reduction was planned and it gave Mesa and Miramar some room to grow.

4) STUDENT SERVICES (Barbara Kavalier)

a) District-Wide Counseling Retreat – Last week a counseling retreat was held which addressed budget gap and major challenges such as no backfill money, no replacement of restricted staff and the impact of these to the students. Barbara shared that there is a 400,000 budget gap in matriculation and no stimulus money will be received next academic year.

b) ASG Report (Mason Walker) 1) Naomi Grisham presented at USD counseling conference and they were impressed with how the district operates – mainly how students and faculty work together. 2) Mason reminded everyone of the rally on March 4 and thanked the faculty for their support. 3) Mason commented briefly on the frustrating setup of the Mesa Café and was appreciated of Barbara who heard his frustrations and had set a meeting to discuss this issue.

5) OTHER

a) Rita recognized Lina for her efforts on the Rosa Parks Memorial Project. Lina thanked Jonathan and Rich Chagnon who coordinated to provide music, Audio/visual, Facilities, Repro, District police, and also students Miquel Murillo and Mason for their participation in the program. Each February 4 will be celebrated as an anniversary.

b) Rita shared that USA today had link to this event which received numerous media coverage. Michael Gast has placed a video on YouTube of this event located at this link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckuryZpVtlo

6) ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Male Leadership Summit, April 9, 2010, 9:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m., Mesa Campus.

• President's Cabinet with the Chancellor and Terry Davis, April 6, 2:30 – 3:30 p.m., G101

SAN DIEGO MESA COLLEGE

PRESIDENT'S CABINET

Agenda

February 16, 2010, 2 – 3:30 p.m., LRC 435

Accreditation Forum - Standard Review, 3:30 – 4:30 p.m.

1) GENERAL ITEMS (Rita Cepeda)

a) Welcome and Introductions

b) Diane Malone – Facilities (Handout) Handout was distributed on the construction status. Demolition of the I-400 is delayed until the I-300 elevators are repaired. Joi Blake requested signage to designate what pathways the students should use Lina Heil will assist with this request. Discussion followed on position of construction flagmen, fencing, loss and replacement of handicapped parking places, loss of 300 parking spaces in lot 1. Diane will report on design and general logistic topics on the 1st Tuesday meeting, and construction issues at the 3rd Tuesday meeting.

c) Major Events Approval (Submitted for approval via email on 2-11-10)

• Student Services Fair, February 24, 2010, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m., Mesa Main Quad

• Transfer Recognition Luncheon, May 10, 2010, 12 - 2 p.m., Mesa Main Quad

Events were approved (Motion: Watkins, Second: Blake.)

d) Chancellor's Update: 1) Mesa enrollment is increased compared to last year in spite of course reductions – it is still possible Mesa will receive growth monies at the end of this fiscal year, 2) Mesa fronted funds for student to the amount of 11 million dollars until the Federal assistance money arrived, 3) Chancellor's Cabinet meeting gave the go-ahead to fill positions that had been approved, 4) Management Evaluation process is underway, 5) at DGC, a discussion was held on developing a rubric for shared governance district-wide, 6) two critical events led by AFT: March 4 at City College “Teach In,” and the March to Sacramento – leave San Diego on March 56) Handout: Online Student Authentication – a summary of strategies on how online students identification is being authorized to be sure they are actually doing the coursework. This is something we must demonstrate as part of the college's accreditation.

2) ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES

No Report

3) INSTRUCTION (Tim McGrath)

a) Accreditation – Today at 3:30 p.m. is the first Accreditation Forum to review the standards.

4) STUDENT SERVICES

a) ASG Update (Mason Walker) 1) In-house elections will be extended to Friday, Feb. 19, 2) Hip Hop Project will have three sessions which are geared to connecting with youth – this is in collaboration with the Black Histories Department.

5) OTHER

a) Rita shared she has the First Place trophy for the Martin Luther King, Jr. parade float for Mesa College,

b) Rosa Parks Memorial – Lina announced that “Freedom” roses will be handed out at this unveiling. The new name for the site will be the Rosa Parks Transit Center. All are invited – elementary school children, a vocal ensemble, student representatives and the Mesa Vision poetry winner will be present.

c) Male Leadership Summit – Joi shared that 21,000 was raised for this event which formerly had no funds. Among these contributing included Sea World, AFT, ASG, Financial Aid, and the Humanities Institute. Notification flyers will be sent – flex credit is being offer for this event.

6) ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Rosa Parks Memorial Project Unveiling, Thursday, February 25, 2010, 10 a.m.

• Male Leadership Summit, April 9, 2010, 9:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m., Mesa Campus.

SAN DIEGO MESA COLLEGE

PRESIDENT'S CABINET

Agenda

February 9, 2010, 2 – 4 p.m., LRC 435

1) GENERAL ITEMS (Rita Cepeda)

a) Welcome and Introductions

b) Deb Canning – Facilities. Deb Canning will attend each 2nd and 4th President's Cabinet to give a brief facilities update. 1) Deb reported that the air quality was tested in H200 and it tested ok for mold and air quality at this time. They are now waiting on the insurance company to provide their report on the building's restoration. 2) Since the flooding and the cleanup and repairs it required, light duty cleaning is behind at this time. 3) A rock garden was created on the walkway between A building and the LRC – this is an attempt to conserve water on campus.

c) Major Events Approval (Submitted for approval via email on 2-5-10)

• New Voices New Modalities - Mini-Conference, April 16, 2010, 9 a - 3 p, I-117

• On the Spot Admissions Event, May 4, 2010, 9a - 1p; 3 - 6p, Main Quad

• 11th Annual Animal Health Technology Program Open House and Program Orientation, May 8, 2010, 9a - 1p, P-300 Bldg. and Compound

Events approved (Motion: Bale; Second: Rico-Bravo.)

d) Chancellor's Update: (Cepeda)

1) Enrollment at Mesa is 700-800 FTES unfunded due to 96% fill rate compared to 90% fill rate this time last year. Wait lists are now frozen. The 2% enrollment growth allocation funds may not be reimbursed by the state. Mesa's enrollment is up 4.3%.

2) Outcome of SERP: two phases. Mesa had to identify vacancies due to SERP and decide what positions could be defunded while making a case for those we had to fill. The big picture summary of District: Defunding 54 positions, 26 positions to be filled. Backfill of $164,000. Net savings is expected to be 3.8 M district-wide which addresses the issues of budget shortfall and intent to avoid layoffs. Bottom line is we have reduced services on the Mesa campus – Mesa defunded 18 positions – 850,000 of the 3.8M is savings gained by Mesa alone. Of those 18 positions, only 4 will be filled. Our job now is to share duties, realign duties and share the burden within the set classifications. There will be some need for re-classifications. We cannot provide the same level of services, but will continue to strive to provide adequate service. The VPs will elaborate in their divisions what areas will be affected. In some areas, such as DSPS, the challenge is that we are federally mandated to have personnel in those areas.

3) On February 18, 2010, a 48,000 grant was awarded to Mesa for foster youth to expand our practices.

4) Handouts: Union Tribune article on Southwestern College accreditation sanction and memo from Barbara A. Beno which reaffirms the probation list of colleges. .

2) ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES (Ron Perez)

a) Prop S/N Campus Forum – Campus Forum dates are set for March 4, G101, 3-5 p.m. and March 5, G101, 1-3 p.m. This forum will provide construction updates and a facility master plan.

3) INSTRUCTION (Tim McGrath)

a) Accreditation: Handout – Self-Study Process Accreditation Evaluation. Tim recognized Jill Baker, Juliette Parker and Yvonne Bergland on their work for the self study. Starting next week, President's Cabinet meeting times will be adjusted so that a review of the accreditation standards may begin. President's Cabinet will be held from 2 – 3:30 p.m.; followed by a review of one standard from 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. If there are issues with any of the standards being reviewed, the discussion will be continued on Friday following each meeting. February 16 is the review of Standard IIC which will be sent electronically by Yvonne Bergland so that they may be reviewed in advance of this meeting. Each subsequent standard will be sent the week before each review. The current schedule lists June 10th as the date to proceed for Board of Trustees approval and October 4-8 is the onsite visit of the accreditation team. Rita asked the members present at today's meeting if the schedule change for President's Cabinet meetings through May 11th was acceptable by consensus those present accepted the new format. A reminder that the Friday meetings are optional and only reserved for issues that need to be extended. President Cabinet members are not required to attend Friday meetings.

b) RAC – Rita commented that numerous changes have been made during the pilot phase. We are now in phase two – what we learned from Phase 1 is that people need a history of their budget and often there is a lack of consultation on budget matters. However, this start is an improvement. The marker will be Terry Davis' budget presentation in March. Tim commented that all nine participants have responded to the pilot survey which will now go back to Academic Affairs. Handouts were distributed of the RAC review calendar dates and a RAC matrix for training and presentation dates. These are open to both faculty and classified staff. The Academic Affairs sub-committee created this matrix for RAC. Approval was asked for this process – Donald Abbott commented that they attempted to make it as flexible as possible which is why there are only three questions that each department is asked to respond to (listed on page 6 of the RAC Review Calendar handout.) A discussion was held on the “cost center” for each department which might have multiple disciplines tied to these areas. It was stated that there won't be a one-to-one correlation between each department and these can be adjusted if necessary after the RAC pilot. In this phase, we are only focusing on 4000/5000 budget areas. Rita asked for agreement from present members of President Cabinet to proceed with the standard reviews. She summarized: 1) we now have a RAC calendar through April 16 and we are approving the motion of sequence and the approximate dates listed on this calendar, 2) there is no one-to-one correlation between disciplines, program reviews and cost centers, 3) data to support 400/500 apply to instructional, but non-instructional will work on their justification evidence (and due to this, the two hour timeslot on the calendar may not be sufficient and may need to be amended.)

4) STUDENT SERVICES (Barbara Kavalier)

a) H1N1 Taskforce Update – Handout: Final summary report (Suzanne Khambata) Thank you to campus police for providing refrigeration of vaccines. Vaccines continue to be given to students. Rita presented Suzanne with a plaque for her service and leadership to both Mesa and the District during this pandemic.

b) ASG Update (Mason Walker) 1) “Dear John” movie coming to local theaters is based on Todd Vance, a Mesa student. 2) This week is Club Rush event.

5) OTHER

a) Annual Report (Lina Heil) Informational postcards were distributed, Lina stated that a campaign is being developed for the Mission/Vision/Values statement which will focus on how each employee fits into this statement and how they are heard.

6) ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Managers / Supervisors Meeting: February 10, 2010, H 117-118, 8 – 10:30 a.m.

• Rosa Parks Memorial Project Unveiling, Thursday, February 25, 2010, 10 a.m.

• Male Leadership Summit, April 9, 2010, 9:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m., Mesa Campus.

SAN DIEGO MESA COLLEGE

PRESIDENT'S CABINET

Agenda

February 2, 2010, 2 – 4 p.m., LRC 435

1) GENERAL ITEMS (Barbara Kavalier for Dr. Cepeda)

a) Welcome and Introductions (Margie Fritch attended for Dave Evans; Madeleine Hinkes absent.)

b) Major Events Approval (Submitted for approval via email on 1-22-10)

• Felipe Castrom Talk, March 26, 2010, 1 - 2:30 p.m., G101

• Classified Staff Development Conference, May 26-27, 2010, 7:30 a.m. - 4 p.m., G/LRC/L-500

• Black History Month, February 1-28, 2010 – revisions to budget and calendar sheet distributed to voting members – re-vote required.) The amended major event form was approved (Motion: Cynthia Rico-Bravo, Second: Mason Walker.)

c) Chancellor's Updates

• Summer class schedules will be printed and available on campus. Fall class schedules will be mailed.

• Summer Enrollment: District will assign appointments for summer registration.

• BOT meeting on February 19, 2010: Lynn Neault will report on ARC comparison numbers (the accountability report.)

• Handout – League Legislative Update

2) ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES (Ron Perez)

a) Prop S/N Monthly Update - Diane Malone. Handout Prop S/N Facilities Update – January 2010. Diane and Ron will send this out monthly. Traffic update: Mesa College Drive – a temporary opening to Armstrong Street has been made available today and signage will be erected.

b) Department Moves – Flooding Report (Handout): Ron shared a video of the H200 building flooding. A campus forum to provide facility updates will be announced.

3) INSTRUCTION (Tim McGrath)

a) Accreditation Reports: The dates to review the accreditation standards will be presented at the next President's Cabinet meeting.

4) STUDENT SERVICES (Barbara Kavalier)

a) H1N1 Taskforce Update – Suzanne Khambata reported that flu activity is down, including seasonal flu cases which are very low. Purell dispensers on campus are being refilled. The Health Center is still dispensing H1N1 vaccines to students – 200+ were given last week.

b) ASG Update (Mason Walker): February 19th is the meet and greet with City and Miramar students. In two weeks a trip is planned to Sacramento to keep the issue of budget cuts in the forefront. March in March to be held March 5, 2010. Contact Mason for information on how to participate.

c) Spring Memo Update – Handout: Mesa Student Services Leadership Team.

5) OTHER

a) Lina Heil: Rosa Parks Memorial Program is February 25. March is science month at Mesa – Bridges will have a booth – this year it is at Petco Park.

6) ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Managers / Supervisors Meeting: February 10, 2010, H 117-118, 8 – 10:30 a.m.

• Rosa Parks Memorial Project Unveiling, Thursday, February 25, 2010, 10 a.m.

SAN DIEGO MESA COLLEGE

PRESIDENT'S CABINET

Agenda

December 15, 2009, 2 – 4 p.m., LRC 435

1) GENERAL ITEMS (Rita Cepeda)

a) Welcome and Introductions

b) Major Event Approval (sent for vote Friday, December 11, 2009): 2010 Canyon Day at Mesa College (Motion: Weiss; Second: Rico-Bravo.) Event was approved.

c) Mesa's Grant Coordination Process (Handout) Two handouts were distributed – one with initial information for the Regional Certificate in Web Design grant that Karen Owen/Michael Reese are applying for, the second a blank version of the “intent to apply for” grant application form. This application is still in the draft stage – discussion was held on possible additions to the application. Margie Fritch noted that there is a checklist which follows the intent to apply application which includes additional data and areas that need to be contacted for each grant. Rita Cepeda added that the Mission / Vision / Values statement should be attached to the “intent to apply” form.

d) Chancellor's Update: 1) Enrollment report from the District office reveals that the total enrollment is up 4.5% (Mesa is up 4.1%), 2) Chancellor has charged Otto Lee with reporting on the progress of the 7 Strategic Plan items and quantify if those goals are being met, 3) no budget news was presented by Terry Davis but a discussion was held on what will occur after the first deadline of SERP is passed. At that time, SD Mesa College and the other district colleges will make their cases for vacancies that need to be filled, 4) there will be a district-wide notice sent by Dave Umstot this week to reiterate the dates of campus closures and that no staff/faculty can remain on campus during these dates for liability reasons, 5) Legislative update (handout) this is still in developmental stages – an important note is that colleges are losing a major source of tax revenue and only the oil & gas severance tax will remain. If passed, it will now provide 25% to community colleges (312 Million.)

2) ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES (Ron Perez)

Ron stated that Diane Malone will now attend the 1st and 3rd President's Cabinet meetings to provide updates.

a) Rosa Parks Memorial Unveiling – Diane Malone shared that the construction is on track for the February 4th unveiling ceremony for the Rosa Parks Memorial Bus stop

b) Prop S/N Monthly Update - Diane Malone distributed two handouts Design status and Construction status which provided updates on ongoing projects including that the striping for the field will be done in mid-January and that a paved area for tailgating will be constructed on the land east of the stadium. Rita also requested a follow-up to the faculty/staff restroom(s) in the math/science building construction. Diane announced that there would be a campus forum in mid-February as well as a monthly newsletter which will give updates on construction and design projects.

3) INSTRUCTION (Tim McGrath)

No report.

4) STUDENT SERVICES (Barbara Kavalier)

a) H1N1 Taskforce Update – Rita thanked Ashanti and Suzanne for coordination of the Mesa vaccination. Mesa has the highest number of vaccinations (3,600 district-wide.) The current issue is how much vaccine to retain and how much to send back to the county for community-use.

b) ASG Update (Mason Walker) Mason shared that ASG would be holding another Student Appreciation Day(s) this week to handout snacks and drinks to students on campus for finals. Mason thanked the bookstore for their assistance with the book rental program. The ASG held a holiday party last Friday during the campus Holiday Celebrations.

5) OTHER

6) ANNOUNCEMENTS

• President's Spring Contract Faculty Forum, January 22, 2010, G101, 2-4 p.m.

• Next President's Cabinet meeting: January 26, 2010

• Managers / Supervisors Meeting: February 10, 2010, H 117-118, 8 – 10:30 a.m.

• Two SD Mesa College students, Cassie Kova and Justin Ross, were medalists at the U.S. Figure Skating Championship. These students are the first African America ice-dancing team in nation to medal. They are asking for scholarships, Dave Evans noted that his department has made donations and is collecting more. Rita Cepeda will also donate to the students.

• Winners of the Holiday Decorating Contest:

1st Place: The Media Staff – LRC 446 ($300)

2nd Place: Speech / Communication Faculty in G building 2nd floor ($200)

3rd Place: The Modular Village ($100)

SAN DIEGO MESA COLLEGE

PRESIDENT'S CABINET

Agenda

December 8, 2009, 2 – 4 p.m., LRC 435

1) GENERAL ITEMS (Rita Cepeda)

a) Welcome and Introductions

b) Chancellor's Cabinet update (Rita Cepeda) 1) Rita asked for all to attend the Board of Trustees meeting on 12-10-09 – it is possible that she will be asked to present the request to update the SD Mesa College Mission Statement. 2) Report on Spring Enrollment was given by Lynn Neault – in comparison enrollment is a little behind this period last year but this may be due to the cancellation of Intercession. 3) Budget: SERP count is now at 25 as first deadline of end of December approaches. The second deadline is January 30th. This will have impact on the workload and the President's Cabinet will have discussions in the near future on how this will impact Mesa and what options are available. Discussion was held on the policy for filling behind faculty (which will be done with adjuncts) – but it is not clear if this is both instructional and non-instructional. Also asked was if classified staff positions could be filled with NANCEs. These questions will be brought by Rita to the next Chancellor's Cabinet. 4) A second phase of Leadership training will be held which will include an 8-week training program for Supervisors. Sessions will be scheduled on each of the campuses and an application for supervisors to apply will be available. 5) Cultural Competence: Rita presented the progress on the SD Mesa College Diversity Committee to the Cabinet including the plan to develop a website which has actions, initiatives and activities on campus and a survey which will be given to collect data on the campus diversity climate.

2) ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES

Rita shared, in Ron Perez's absence, that two campus facility problems are being worked on: 1) light outages last week (a summary will be provided at the next Mgrs./Sup meeting., 2) Lights out at tennis courts – District does not know what the problem is and are currently trying to pinpoint the source of the outage.

3) INSTRUCTION (Tim McGrath)

a) Accreditation (Yvonne Bergland) Self Study Report should be completed by the end of January. It will then go back to Standards Coordinator, to campus in early to mid February, and to President's Cabinet in March.

4) STUDENT SERVICES

a) H1N1 Taskforce Update (Ashanti Hands) 1560 vaccines were given to students/volunteers. Suzanne Khambata is now at City College dispensing the vaccine. 13,000 vaccines were received, 2,000 went to UCSD. Discussion is being held on if the remaining vaccines can be given to faculty/Staff – Suzanne is contacting the County Health Department. Another batch of vaccines were ordered by the District office is for dispensing to faculty and staff. Rita thanked Ashanti and Suzanne for their services.

b) ASG Update (Ashanti Hands) Wednesday is last day to match club funds. ASG will provide a semester report to the President's Cabinet.

5) OTHER

a) Early Assessment Program Implementation Plan (Cepeda) Handout was distributed on the Early Assessment Program (EAP) which introduces the concept of measuring competence in English/Math/ESOL “gatekeeping” courses.CSU pays for this program and works with K-12 to tell them what they need to do to be prepared for college. All of the SDCCD colleges will need to participate (Mesa cannot participate alone.)

b) National Brainstorming on Transfer Conference (Cepeda) Rita attend this conference last week and was the only community college representative from California. Rita shared that the national discussions also included concerns about transfer guidelines and promises.

c) Communication Strategy for Mission / Vision / Values (Lina Heil) PowerPoint presentation was given prepared by the Mesa Marketing Advisory Committee. This committee suggested using actual Mesa staff photographs for the brochure and poster campaign. Samples of desk cards were distributed to each President's Cabinet attendee. Suggestions for Spring rollout included prize giveaways for employees who answer correctly questions about the Mission / Vision / Values / Performance Indicators / Goals statement. Total cost of printing for literature is estimated at $600.

d) Resolution 09.10.2 – Handout was distributed from Academic Senate President proposing how Academic Senate can help with curriculum development – most notably, that the process steps are submitted to the appropriate faculty personnel to get the right discipline experts for each curriculum. Dean Weiss shared that the Interpersonal Communication Course curriculum went through a semester of work and was then cancelled. Ashanti Hands stated that she would talk with Dean Weiss and Zappia on what occurred with that particular project.

6) ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Guitar and Vocal concert was held last Saturday night at the LRC lobby. Jonathan Fohrman shared that Dr. Chagnon presented an amazing program and the acoustics were wonderful in that area of the LRC.

• Recital hour on Wednesday will be students performing.

• On Friday, fist time collaborative between Spanish and Drama programs to be performed in Spanish at the Appoliad Theater.

• Friday evening – Mesa Vision Awards

SAN DIEGO MESA COLLEGE

PRESIDENT'S CABINET

Agenda

December 1, 2009, 2 – 4 p.m., LRC 435

1) GENERAL ITEMS (Rita Cepeda)

a) Welcome and Introductions

b) Major Event Approvals (sent via email for vote on Wed., November 25, 2009)::

• Mesa College Football Awards Luncheon: December 3, 2009, 2:45-4:30 p.m.

• M-Fusion and Patio Festival of Colors 2010, March 24, 2010, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., Mesa Quad-Free Speech Stage, H117/118 (Motion: Watkins; Second, Blake. events were approved)

2) ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES

No report

3) INSTRUCTION (Tim McGrath)

No report

4) STUDENT SERVICES (Barbara Kavalier)

a) H1N1 Taskforce Update (Ashanti Hands) SD Mesa College's Point of Dispensing (POD) opened today for tier one student candidates (24 and under, pregnant, or pre-existing medical condition.) Hours for the rest of the week are: T-W, 8 a.m. – 8 p.m., Th, 8 a.m. – 4 p.m., and Fri., 8 a.m. – 2 p.m. Students were notified by email. After this week, vaccinations will go to City College and then Miramar College. In addition, Kim Myers sent an email with volunteer guideline letter. The vaccine batch for faculty /staff will be received separately. Posters were provided by Student Health Services for President Cabinet attendees to bring back to their departments for posting.

b) ASG Update (Mason Walker) A rally was held in Balboa Park on November 22 – 100+ students attended. A World Peace Forum will be held on December 10 in G101 from 3-5, and then 7-9 p.m. Topic is President Obama winning the Nobel Peace Prize.

5) OTHER

a) Chancellor's Cabinet Update (Rita Cepeda) Spring enrollment has begun. An enrollment update was received from San Diego State University which closed their enrollment on 11-30-09. 40,000 applied for 4,000 slots. It is possible that a new “Dual Admission” policy will be developed for eligible freshman.

b) 2010-22 budget will include a fee increase to students. This increase will also include discussion on financial aid and other funds available. This increase could potentially be a 30-60%

c) On the agenda for the next Board of Trustees meeting are several items of interest to Mesa: Review of audit documents (Prop S/N and Auxiliary,) formal approval of the Mission Statement, Building/Construction (Mesa Track, Muir Building design, award of contract for Rosa Parks Bus Station project, contract to begin demo of I400 building.). After approval of the Mission Statement, Mesa will launch the communication campaign to distribute this statement to faculty/staff.

d) Building/Construction: Completion of Mesa Track Supplies:

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6) ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Wednesday, December 2, 2009, Mesa College Police Station Open House,

10 a.m. - Noon.

• Wednesday, December 2, 2009, United Way Campaign Booth, 12-1:30 p.m., Tent at Mesa Quad.

• Monday, December 7, Retirement Celebration for Dean Weiss & Vikki Cayabyab, 1-3 p.m., H 117/118 patio.

• Friday, December 11, 2009, Holiday Open House: Department Parties: 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.

• Mesa Foundation Scholarships: information on application process goes online on Monday, December 7.

• Date set for Martin Luther King, Jr. Parade: Saturday, January 16, 2010.

• Donald Abbott announced he will be the Spring co-chair for Academic Senate (replacing Bill Brothers.)

• Classified Staff 50/50 Opportunity Drawing is ongoing. %0% goes to Classified Staff treasury, 50% to drawing winner.

SAN DIEGO MESA COLLEGE

PRESIDENT'S CABINET

Agenda

November 17, 2009, 2 – 4 p.m., LRC 435

1) GENERAL ITEMS

a) Welcome and Introductions: The new Prop S/N Project Manager, Diana Malone, was introduced. Diane gave an update on some of the ongoing projects, including that the concrete foundation is being poured for the Rosa Parks Memorial bus stop, the installation of the stadium track/field blue Mondo surface on November 30, and that underground digging project will soon be underway by the LRC and Gym for the campus IT project.

b) Major Event Approval (sent for vote Thursday, November 12, 2009):Choral/Guitar Concert, Saturday, December 5, 2009, 5-9 p.m., LRC Lobby

c) Major Event Submitted for Approval at President's Cabinet Meeting (sent for review Monday, November 16, 2009): Forget Finals Week, November 30 –December 3, 2009. After review, the major event was approved (Motion: Larry Weiss; Second: Joi Blake.)

2) ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES

a) Introduction of New Prop S/N Project Manager (during welcome and introductions)

3) INSTRUCTION (Tim McGrath)

a) RAC for Instructional Services: Tim shared that the Resource Allocation Committee (RAC) met for the second day of the Pilot Program. They will meet again the first week of December to discuss the Pilot and a survey will be distributed to the schools for comments. Discussion followed on the timeline for the RAC and Pilot.

4) STUDENT SERVICES (Barbara Kavalier)

a) H1N1 Taskforce Update: Suzanne stated that no H1N1 vaccine has been received. Discussion followed on the incident reporting protocol and follow-up procedures to sick students.

b) ASG Update (Mason Walker): ASG held a student appreciation day by the Mesa Café and handed out water and granola bars. They plan to do another event around finals. Mason is currently making calls to members of the President's Cabinet to arrange meetings with ASG students. A budget cut protest rally will be held this Friday at Balboa Park (President's Way entrance) from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.

5) Other

Parking problem at I300-400 building: Bill Brothers asked about the loss of parking spaces. Ron Perez shared that 80 spaces were moved by the Modular Village and they are now reassessing where spaces should be placed – he will consult with Barbara and Joi. Ron shared that Lots 2 and 3 will open after Thanksgiving which will provide an additional 700 parking spaces. Faculty may park in student parking spaces.

6) ANNOUNCEMENTS

a) United Way Campaign – Information Booth, Wednesday, December 2, 2009, 12 – 1:30 p.m., Mesa Quad.

b) Brown Bag Lunch with President Cepeda, Tuesday, December 8, 2009, 12 – 1 p.m., LRC 208.

c) Holiday Celebration – Friday, December 11, 2009, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m., Mesa Café and Campus Departments.

d) GIS Day – Wednesday, November 18, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. A hand-held GPS will be given away – Mesa faculty and staff can participant during the afternoon portion of the event.

Reminder: Contact the Call Center for all repair requests, room setups, etc. Telephone: 619-388-6422 or at SD Mesa College Website: Go to Faculty/Staff – Forms - Facility Services: - Equipment Repair Order Form

SAN DIEGO MESA COLLEGE

PRESIDENT'S CABINET

Agenda

November 10, 2009, 2 – 4 p.m., A102

1) GENERAL ITEMS

a) Welcome and Introductions (Barbara Kavalier) Visitor, Josh Ray

b) Facilities Services (Deb Canning): Deb shared that facility personnel are on call for the upcoming H1N1 vaccine distribution – H 117/118 has been designated as the vaccine distribution site. Facility staff has also been providing cleaning for athletic events. On November 16, facility staff will be reduced to only three custodians. Please be sure to contact the Call Center with as much advanced noticed as possible for facility services. Discussion followed on after-hour requests (call Dispatch) and if facility radios are still being used. The radio system has now gone to Nextel – call Dispatch who have the Nextel contact numbers for facility staff. It was determined the issue of whether the radios are in effect and continue to be used by 3rd shift custodians needs to be addressed at a future President's Cabinet meeting.

c) Major Event Approvals (sent via email for vote – Approved by President's Cabinet voting members):

*GIS Day at San Diego Mesa College

*Black Student Union – Spoken Word Event

*2009 Mesa College Veterans Day Address

2) ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES

No Report

3) INSTRUCTION (Tim McGrath)

a) Resource Allocation Committee – Pilot Program (Handout): Tim McGrath distributed the RAC schedule for Pilot Presentations which begin on Thursday, November 12.

4) STUDENT SERVICES (Barbara Kavalier)

a) H1N1 Taskforce Update (Barbara Kavalier): Still waiting on vaccine which will probably not be until Thanksgiving. H 117-118 continues to be held for vaccine distribution and this room will now not be available for events in December.

b) ASG Update (Mason Walker): AS is planning a trip to San Francisco – they will participate in the general assembly and make resolution votes to the Senate. Mason will provide a presentation on the outcome of this assembly. Mason also requested for members of the President's Cabinet to volunteer to meet individually with AS students (mentor interviews.) In addition, a student rally is planned for November 12, 11-1 p.m. in Balboa Park (President's way entrance off of Park Blvd.)

c) Modular Village Update (Ashanti Hands): All but three departments are now moved in with the remaining departments to be in by next week. There is a link on the home page which shows the new location and where each office is located. A discussion followed on the need for marked faculty/staff parking spots – Debra Picou will be contacted to help facilitate this request. In January, the I400 building will be torn down and a barricade will be placed around the construction zone.

5) OTHER

a) Accreditation Question (Rob Fremland): Will there be an opportunity to voice that previous plans on program review were not done because of cutbacks? Tim McGrath shared that we may still get cited if we don't follow through on previous planning because the accreditation committee is more concerned with program planning than the actual outcome. Discussion followed on how we can be proactive to future program cuts instead of being reactive by developing a master plan with how to handle the budget crisis as it unfolds. Tim stated that the issue is that 90%+ of the budget is salaries – unfunded release time and supply budget has been addressed. Once the governor's budget proposal is given in January, we will have a glimpse of how to use what small discretionary we have left. As far as planning, Tim shared that the summer schedule has already been revamped and the Dean's will meet to look at next year. Rob shared that just a couple of the concerns by faculty/staff are that small programs won't survive or be made part of another program and that there is a workload issue: same amount of work with fewer people. It was shared that quick decisions should be made – the process is what is causing stress. It was determined that this issue would be forwarded to a future President's Cabinet meeting when Dr. Cepeda is present.

5) ANNOUNCEMENTS

a) Josh Ray shared comments about the Veteran's Day Address event on Wednesday, November 11, 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. at the Mesa Quad. Congressman Hunter was not able to attend but Josh has found additional speakers, including Dr. Lisa Curtin. It was requested that he monitor the sound system since classes will be in session in that area.

b) GIS – Michael Reese distributed a flyer for GIS Day on Wednesday, November 19, 2009, 8:30 a.m. – 3 p.m. Two hundred high school students will gather at the A building parking lot and then be on campus for this event.

c) Jonathan shared that the Judith Baca exhibit is closing this week, also, Friday – Sunday will hold student-directed one-act plays.

d) Ashanti announced the launching of Spring 2010 Scholarship Opportunities program – she has folders she is giving to students – the information is available online.

e) Robin shared that the Animeals Drive begins on November 16. Red bins will be placed in the LRC for animal food donations (this is in connection with Meals on Wheels.)

SAN DIEGO MESA COLLEGE

PRESIDENT'S CABINET

Agenda

October 27, 2009, 2 – 4 p.m., LRC 435

1) GENERAL ITEMS (Rita Cepeda)

a) Welcome and Introductions

b) EOPS 40th Anniversary (Anthony Reuss) EOPS – Anthony shared a PowerPoint presentation on the programs which benefit disadvantaged students. Two students gave testimonials on the benefits of the CARE and Fast-Track programs.

c) RAC – Strategic Plan Update: A handout was distributed that addressed the concerns shared by members of the Academic Senate. It was shared that the one remaining concern was that faculty would like to be involved in all of the steps of the Pilot program, including who will serve on the RAC as well as what criteria determines success of the Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs.) Rita Cepeda stated that the body that will regularly review the Pilot program is the President's Cabinet and that it is anticipated that some portions of the Pilot will need to be modified. Rita Cepeda asked for nominations for faculty committee members – Cynthia Rico-Bravo stated she would send these names to Rita by email. The Integrated Planning Process was approved (Motion: Bill Brothers; Second: Joi Blake.)

d) Staging / Office Move: Ron Perez is working with the District office on scheduling a date for the Campus Forum which gives updates on the ongoing construction/stage/moves on the San Diego Mesa Campus. Student Services is the first to move to the Modular Villages and it is a tight fit for some offices. The remaining Student Services offices and Administrative offices will be the next to move to A 102 and 103 building. Rita Cepeda shared that Proposition S/N will pay for the Student Services out and back move. However, because Barbara Kavalier's department will remain in A103, there will be no cost for moving her department back when construction is complete. It was estimated that the cost for the move to the A building is less than $10,000. However, since A102 will now be the Administrative Services office, LRC 435 will now be used as the SD Mesa College campus conference room and the President's office will now be responsible for taking future reservations for this room.

2) ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES

3) INSTRUCTION (Tim McGrath)

a) Program Review Handbook (Yvonne Bergland): The Program Review Handbook was distributed to voting members of the President's Cabinet. Yvonne brought attention to revisions that have been made to this handbook. Rita Cepeda commented that Mesa may be the only college in the District to have accountability in instruction and administrative services.

b) Mission Statement (Bill Brothers) Academic Affairs started the process of reviewing “Curriculum Balance,” including AB1725 and how it relates to curriculum balance. Bill commented that the Mission Statement should reflect some of these statements. After discussion, Bill proposed adjusting the Mission Statement to have the language of AB1725 in the following order under “Goals” - item 1: transfer education, associate degrees, career and technical education, certificates, and basic skills. This change was approved (Motion: Brothers; Second: Weiss.) Bill Brothers will submit the document with the changed wording to Rita Cepeda via email.

c) FTEF – 2010 Summer Projections (Tim McGrath): Tim shared that Mesa has not received our FTEF projections yet – he created this report by looking at the patterns for the last two years and the anticipated cuts. The 2010 summer schedule would be based on 80 FTEF. A discussion followed on if a date had been set for summer classes – no date set, but an 8 week course period was established with the exception of Margie Fritch's and Jonathan Fohrman's classes that will not fit in an 8 week period.

4) STUDENT SERVICES

a) H1N1 Taskforce Update: Suzanne Khambata stated that the POD, point of dispensing, the vaccines will be H117-118. Until the vaccines arrive the room will be used for training the medical and clerk volunteer staff. On 10-28-09 the seasonal flu vaccine will be administered to students only. Rita Cepeda shared that Kim Myers will be sending an informational memo on volunteerism – including if classified staff can volunteer as part of their regular shift.

b) ASG Update (Mason Walker) Naomi Grisham led a workshop on the CSU / UC TAG agreement guideline changes. Mason reported that most students attended the UC workshop because they felt there was little chance of getting into a CSU school.

5) OTHER

a) Participatory Governance Presentation (Cepeda): Rita Cepeda shared a PowerPoint presentation on the Importance of Shared Governance which included the history of AB1725 and legislation and language behind participatory governance.

6) ANNOUNCEMENTS

a) Board of Trustees Site Meeting, Oct. 29, Regular meeting 4 p.m., C119

b) Managers/Supervisors Meeting, Wed, Nov. 4, 8-10 a.m., A102

c) Diversity Committee, Fri., Nov. 6, 2:30-3:30 p.m., A102

d) Rita Cepeda will be featured on the November issue of Hispanic Outlook.

SAN DIEGO MESA COLLEGE

PRESIDENT'S CABINET

Agenda

Tuesday, October 20, 2009, 2 – 4 p.m., A102

1) GENERAL ITEMS (Rita Cepeda)

a) Welcome and Introductions

b) Major Event Approval (sent for vote Friday, October 16, 2009): Mid-Term Student Appreciation Day, November 16-17, 2009, Mesa Quad Area. Event approved (Motion: Cynthia Rico-Bravo; Second: Bill Brothers.)

c) Chancellor's Cabinet Updates (Cepeda) San Diego Mesa College Foundation now has the possibility of obtaining staff to help search for and acquire funds. In addition, the current endowment fund held at Bank of America will be available June 2011 and portions allocated to the District Office and the four colleges.

2) ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES (Ron Perez)

No report.

3) INSTRUCTION (Yvonne Bergland for Tim McGrath)

a) Accreditation Self-Study Timeline: Handout (Yvonne Bergland) Yvonne shared the Self Study Process timelines and activities. The Self Study will be finalized and sent to the Standard Coordinators to get feedback in January or early February 2010, a campus forum will be held mid-February, President's Cabinet will review draft of Self Study in early March, and the final draft will be completed in May and sent in late May or early June to the Board of Trustees meeting. Accreditation timeline will be posted on the website.

b) Summer School – Cynthia Rico-Bravo asked about the Summer 2010 schedule and if the 25% reductions had already been decided at the District office. Discussion was held on the concern that faculty chairs will start writing their summer schedule and want the FTEF so that they know what to work with as the dates of the summer session(s). It was shared that the highest demand is providing two five-week sessions to accommodate foreign language courses. Due to Tim McGrath's absence to attend the CIO conference, Rita stated a one-page FAQ would be provided by next Tuesday's President's Cabinet meeting to clarify the beginning and end summer dates, how much FTEF will be available, rationale for the summer timeline (was June 22 chosen according to the SD Unified schedule?).

4) STUDENT SERVICES (Barbara Kavalier)

a) H1N1 Taskforce Update – Suzanne Khambata: No H1N1 cases this past week at SD Mesa College. Dates to distribute vaccine have changed since vaccine did not arrive. Volunteers will be trained October 26-30 – Suzanne stated that many more volunteers are needed. The Child Development Center will receive the vaccine Nov. 2 and 3. Dates for SD Mesa students: Nov. 4, 5, 6, 9,10 and 11, 2009. Five hundred seasonal flu shots are available for students. The communication campaign to distribute information on the H1N1 will begin with postcards and posters and student ambassadors reading scripts in classrooms.

b) ASG Update (Mason Walker): Mason shared that the retreat went well and ASG established six goal areas that need help on campus (including EOPS, DSPS) and will gear their projects around those areas.

5) OTHER

6) ANNOUNCEMENTS

a) President's Cabinet Meeting location change, Oct. 27, 2-4, LRC 435

b) Board of Trustees Campus Meeting, Thursday, Oct. 29, 4 p.m., C119

c) Diversity Committee Meeting, Friday, November 6, 2:30-3:30 p.m., A102

d) During the President's Reception at the California Association on Postsecondary Education and Disabilities (CAPED) conference in San Diego, Professors Jill Baker and Jill Jansen were recognized for their outstanding work.

Professor Baker received the CAPED Teacher of the Year Award which recognizes an outstanding faculty member (outside of DSP&S) who has made a significant contribution to the educational needs of the disabled learner in the classroom. Specifically, Jill was recognized for her work on accessible instructional materials and classroom technology.

Professor Jansen received the CAPED Recognition Award which identifies outstanding achievement and contribution on the part of a CAPED member to the field of education for students with disabilities. Jill developed an intern model for future learning disability specialists.

SAN DIEGO MESA COLLEGE

PRESIDENT'S CABINET

Agenda

October 13, 2009, 2 – 4 p.m., A102

1) GENERAL ITEMS (Rita Cepeda)

a) Welcome and Introductions

b) Recognition: Appointments to the Accreditation and Student Learning Outcomes Committee for 2009-2010 academic year:

Joe Safdie and Michelle Parsons

c) Diversity Committee (Donna Duchow) Handout was distributed listing the members of the San Diego Mesa College Diversity Committee. First meeting has now been scheduled for Friday, November 6, 2:30-3:30 p.m., room A102.

d) Mission/Vision/Values: Handout was distributed which listed the changes proposed by the Academic Senate at their October 12, 2009 meeting. Rita discussed the process of getting this document approved by the Board of Trustees and how to market the Mission/Vision /Values statement to the SD Mesa Campus. Changes were approved by voting members of the President's Cabinet (motion: Joyce Skaryak; Second: Bill Brothers.)

e) Strategic Planning: Cynthia Rico-Bravo voiced five concerns from the Academic Senate: 1) Process was altered for immediacy, 2) a need for concrete guidelines for the Pilot and criteria for framework, 3) what is the link between RAC and Budget Committee, 4) RAC and supply budgets – faculty don't want to have to justify their needs, 5) RAC Pilot program presentations be made available on video-tape. Discussion followed on these concerns as well as the Resource Allocation Committee's (RAC) make-up and role in the strategic planning process. Rita shared that the strategic planning process will never be complete and reiterated the concerns shared by the Academic Senate. Rita and Tim McGrath will attend the October 26 Academic Senate meeting to discuss these issues. Projected date for Strategic Planning documents to be adopted will be the October 27 President's Cabinet meeting.

2) ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES

a) Prop S/N Update (Handout) Ron Perez shared some details of the 18 simultaneous projects on the SD Mesa College campus – including the updates that 600 additional parking spaces will be available November 11th, the S building Café is now open, and I-400 personnel will be the first to move to the modular village. Rita asked if one of the project managers would be available for a presentation on the staging and moving sequence – Roger Garza and Daniel Sicile-Kira will make a campus presentation February 2010.

b) Comparison Chart – Budget Impact to SD Mesa College (Handout) Ron Perez noted some of the reductions, including the District-wide $14.01M additional budget reductions required for FY 2010-11 (both continuous and one-time reductions.)

c) Update on Faculty Restrooms (Rita Cepeda) Rita shared that concerns about access and safety were shared with David Umstot at the District office who determined that unisex restrooms can be put into building designs, but will come out of SD Mesa funds as well as what each building will give up square footage to allow for a unisex restroom. Rita asked David Umstot to provide details on the cost and square footage that would these facilities would need incur to SD Mesa building designs.

d) Budget: Update on SERP (Rita Cepeda) Rita Cepeda shared that employees eligible for the Selective Early Retirement Program (SERP) will begin to receive letters. By January, the District will know which employees elected to take early retirement and what savings were generated.

3) INSTRUCTION (Tim McGrath)

4) STUDENT SERVICES

a) H1N1 Taskforce Update: Suzanne Khambata noted that one of the discussions at today's H1N1 meeting at the District office was that children in the child care centers were not included in the vaccination program. The communication H1N1 committee has begun to develop their marketing campaign to each campus including posters and short speeches that student ambassadors will give to classrooms. Volunteers are now being asked to help with the mass vaccinations (both medical and clerical.) The vaccination dates have changed to begin the end of October – this could change again if the vaccines do not arrive to accommodate these dates.

b) ASG Update (Mason Walker): 1) Dean Hands and Mason attended a forum at Cuyamaca College for Student College Presidents, 2) On November 20, a rally will be staged – location sought is Balboa Park, 3) There is also a letter-writing campaign; deadline is December 11, 4) In February 2010, a rally is being organized which will include all the schools in this region, 5) Associated students had concerns about the safety of students walking from the parking structure – Officer Medero attended their meeting, 6) ASG retreat is this weekend, 7) two transfer workshops will be scheduled – dates to be provided.

c) SDSU Transfer Update (Naomi Grisham): Naomi presented a PowerPoint presentation on the new Transfer Admission Guarantee (TAG) requirements to SDSU. There is now no Spring option; and 100% of courses must be completed in SDSU's service area or SD Mesa students will not qualify for TAG. Discussion included the suggestion that we will need to consider the option of directing our students to private schools – some have additional scholarships for community college students. Rita shared that SDICCCA organization is now preparing a document on critical facts concerning transfers and that SD Mesa College can do our own campaign to help our students, including auditing their transcripts to check for how they align with transfer requirements.

5) OTHER

6) ANNOUNCEMENTS

a) Allied Health Grand Opening, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 10 a.m. – Noon

b) Brown Bag Luncheon, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 12-1 p.m., H117/118.

c) President's Cabinet Meeting location change, Oct. 27, 2-4, LRC 435

d) Board of Trustees Site Meeting, Thursday, Oct. 29,

Campus meeting 4 p.m., C119

SAN DIEGO MESA COLLEGE

PRESIDENT'S CABINET

Agenda

October 6, 2009, 2 – 4 p.m., A102

1) GENERAL ITEMS (Rita Cepeda)

a) Welcome and Introductions

b) Strategic Planning – Rita Cepeda asked for a definitive date be set for the strategic planning documents which are being reviewed by the Academic Senate. It was determined to place strategic planning on the agenda for the next President's Cabinet meeting on October 13.

c) Facilities Services Call Center – Deb Canning distributed a handout which listed the work order priority matrix for completion of requests. This document was also sent via email by Darrell Rogers on 10-2-09. Note – call extension 6422 for all services so that the call center can track the service requests. A discussion followed on the need to update requests for opening locked classrooms and to possibly change the key policy. Rita Cepeda asked all to adhere to the new Call Center policy and acknowledged that we need to address the issue of master keys and classrooms that need to be unlocked after-hours.

2) ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES

No report.

3) INSTRUCTION (Tim McGrath)

a) Accreditation (Yvonne Bergland) – Rita Cepeda announced that the Accreditation Visiting Team will be at SD Mesa College October 11 -14, 2010. Please place these dates on your calendar and do not schedule meetings/conferences – plan to be on campus during this time.

Yvonne Bergland gave an update on the Standards currently being written. The recent student and employee survey results will be incorporated into the self-study. The deadline for the Standards review is early November; a college forum will be scheduled in early December.

b) Basic Skills Training PPT Presentation (Terrie Teegarden) – Terrie presented a PowerPoint on Basic Skills planning this year. Five Goals were listed: 1) Create an environment where the teaching and learning of basic skills is central to the institution, 2) develop a meaningful research agenda and ensure that the information is disseminated to all faculty, staff, and students, 3) incorporate key student services into instruction, 4) Create environment where professional development is central to teaching and learning basic skills, 5) Institutionalize supplemental instructions and tutoring for basic skill students. Presentation was followed by a discussion on the terminology used in the goals and it was suggested that in goal 1 the word “central” be changed to “supportive” or “critical.” Rita Cepeda commended Terrie for a streamline approach to basic skills. Rita asked for a motion to accept the Basic Skills planning goals with the requested change (Motion: Bill Brothers; Second: Joi Blake.) Approved.

4) STUDENT SERVICES

a) H1N1 Taskforce Update – Suzanne Khambata stated that the District liability coverage will apply to those giving vaccines. One hundred volunteers will be needed for medical and non-medical work for an estimated 6 hour shift. The biggest need will be those who can perform check-in duties. Communication to students about the vaccination process will be delivered through letters, posters, handouts, and by students who will be given scripts to read as a classroom announcement. Dates for Mesa students in the tier 1 category are tentatively October 29 – November 6. The vaccination date for faculty/staff is tentatively October 26 and is contingent on availability of the vaccine and will only be given to those who meet the tier 1 criteria. Rita Cepeda stated that this was not clear on the handout she received and asked Suzanne to clarify this with Kim Myers.

Suzanne also shared updated information on the disinfectant wipes. Facility Services ill order these wipes – but it is the responsibility of each department to clean their areas. It was suggested that multi-use areas be cleaned every two hours.

b) ASG Update (Mason Walker) – Mason attended the rally held on September 30 at City College. He stated that it was privately sponsored and about 40 people attended. Mason also shared that VP Tim McGrath attended their ASG meeting.

5) BUDGET (Rita Cepeda)

AB540 Amicus Brief was filed by District – this concerns the issue of offering non-resident students an in-state tuition fee rate. Rita Cepeda reiterated that this is not an immigration bill but rather an issue concerning access to education.

6) OTHER

a) Fact Book Briefing (Daniel Miramontez) – Daniel Miramontez distributed copies of the 2009 Mesa College Fact Book. The book has five sections followed by concluding remarks. A copy will be available online or can be requested from the office of Institutional Research.

7) ANNOUNCEMENTS

a) Principal's Breakfast Meeting, Friday, Oct. 9, 8:30-11 a.m., H 117/118

b) Allied Health Grand Opening, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 10 a.m. – Noon

c) Brown Bag Luncheon, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 12-1 p.m., H117/118.

d) BOT Site Meeting at SD Mesa College, Thursday, Oct. 29, Campus meeting in C119.

SAN DIEGO MESA COLLEGE

PRESIDENT'S CABINET

Agenda

September 29, 2009, 2 – 4 p.m., A102

1) GENERAL ITEMS (Rita Cepeda)

a) Welcome and Introductions

• Sgt. Diana Medero and CSO Oscar Gonzalez were given plaques of appreciation for their service to San Diego Mesa College during the first weeks of the semester.

b) Major Events Approval (sent via email on Friday, Sept. 25, 2009)

• African American / Latino Male Leadership Summit (AALMLS): Brother's Exploring, Brother's Connecting, and Brother's Succeeding (Approved through email.)

• Grand Opening – Allied Health Building (Handout: Action: needs approval for evening portion of event, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.) After discussion on how the event is funded ($1,500 cost funded by $1,000 from Rad. Equipment Services Company and $500 from Margie Fritch's trust fund – no general funds will be used.) Event was approved (Motion: B. Brothers; Second: J. Blake.)

c) 2010-11 Draft Academic Calendars (Handouts) Draft of 2010-2011 academic calendars for College and Continuing Education were distributed which noted no winter intercession and one 8 week single summer session (beginning date of early or late summer not determined.) An electronic copy will be forwarded to Cynthia Rico-Bravo to share with Academic Senate. Discussion followed on concerns about the small gap between the end of summer and the beginning of fall semesters and determining when the high school students are out of class. It was also noted that Flex days were reduced from 5 to 4 days. Rita Cepeda will bring these concerns to the Chancellor's Cabinet meeting next Tuesday.

2) ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES (Ron Perez)

a) Finance / Personnel (Rita Cepeda) three individuals in the Administrative area are considering early retirement. The District office will be looking at organization charts to determine what areas can continue to operate without personnel and those that can make the case to get a transfer or new hire.

3) INSTRUCTION (Tim McGrath)

a) Academic Senate (Cynthia Rico-Bravo) Two Handouts:

Resolution 9.5.1 Adjunct Faculty District Email – requests all adjunct faculty be given a district email account for communication with students, other faculty, and for district business and that these emails be posted on the San Diego Mesa College contract faculty directory. Discussion included the comment that this change would have to be district-wide. Rita Cepeda will take this issue to the Chancellor's Cabinet meeting – Cynthia Rico-Bravo will take the issue to the next DGC meeting.

Resolution 9.9.1 Resolution on pedagogy as criterion for deciding classroom enrollment caps now and in new building plans (McLeod/Schenk) – requests that the San Diego Mesa College Academic Senate affirms the principle that faculty and administration should include the upholding of pedagogical standards as a basic criterion in all decision-making about instruction … and recommends to the Administration and the SDCCD Board of Trustees that in planning and decision-making about all new facilities … pedagogy be considered as a primary factor with respect to room size and the establishment of enrollment caps for individual courses offered in the new rooms … that the San Diego Mesa College Academic Senate designate appropriate faculty … to share relevant information with the administration and the collective bargaining agent on classroom size and enrollment caps relative to negotiations of workload in the collective bargaining agreement' and … that in periodic reports to all stakeholders on campus construction, full disclosure on the matter of classroom size be included; and … that, upon adoption, the San Diego Mesa College Academic Senate transmit this resolution to the academic senates of the sister colleges in the SDCCD.Cynthia Rico-Bravo asked that a portion of the President's Cabinet meetings be dedicated to going over these issues. Rita Cepeda, Cynthia Rico-Bravo, and other staff/faculty representatives will develop a professional responsibility set of guidelines. This discussion led to the comment that Academic Senate voted down the Mission/Vision/Values statement as it is now written because they needed more time to review it. They will discuss it again in two weeks. Rita Cepeda concurred but stated that the pilot program will need to begin because of time constraints and asked that Yvonne Bergland and Tim McGrath proceed with initializing the strategic planning pilot program of which is goal is to show how strategic planning works with resource allocation. After discussion, it was suggested that a link be made to Academic Affairs as the pilot program is reviewed and that periodic reports be made at the President's Cabinet meetings. Rita reminded committee members to make nominations for the Resource Allocation Committee to Yvonne Bergland as soon as possible.

4) STUDENT SERVICES (Barbara Kavalier)

a) H1N1 Taskforce Update (Suzanne Khambata): Attended the H1N1 meeting today – Ashanti Hands was added to the information control committee. Suzanne noted re: the upcoming mass vaccinations that the faculty / staff will be a separate process from the students. It is anticipated that the H1N1 vaccine will arrive in three weeks. A rotation schedule is currently being developed to detail date and location of vaccines. Discussion followed about faculty “prescribing” vaccines to students – Suzanne elaborated that the vaccines are not required and that we are only giving information on the benefit of getting the flu vaccines. Rita Cepeda shared that several letters will be sent on identifying if you have flu symptoms as well as procedures for faculty, managers, supervisors, and staff.

b) ASG Update (Mason Walker): Retreat will be next week and ASG is working on a participation schedule – they will be very active the rest of the academic year. ASG is also participating in a student-led tutor program on Tuesday/Thursday. Handout: Rally to be held on September 30, 4 p.m. which will march to the Governor's office on Front Street.

5) OTHER

a) Chancellor's Update (handout): The update notes that the California Community Colleges will receive a total of $35 million in ARRA State Stabilization funds instead of the $37 million promised previously.

6) ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Brown Bag Luncheon, Wednesday, September 30, 12-1 p.m., H117/118.

SAN DIEGO MESA COLLEGE

PRESIDENT'S CABINET

September 22, 2009, 2 – 4 p.m., A102

1) GENERAL ITEMS (Rita Cepeda) - Welcome & Introductions - Danielle Short, Treasurer, Classified Senate, attending for Robin Watkins

a) Brown Bag luncheons – President Cepeda will schedule these BYO food meetings approximately every two weeks to discuss one or two items. It is felt that by limiting the agenda to just a few items, topics can be discussed in greater depth. Everyone is welcome to attend.

b) Major Events Approval – The following major events were approved: The Fall 2009 Student Services Fair CVC/Advanstar and the Veterinary Healthcare Conference Wet Labs.

2) INSTRUCTION (Tim McGrath)

a) Mesa Transfer MOU Committee – Articulation Officer Juliette Parker handed out a draft of the document describing the Committee membership and the process for preparing an MOU. Several points were approved: 1) The Committee makeup, with the addition of one (1) additional faculty “roving” subject matter expert. The faculty member most directly involved in preparing the MOU shall serve in this capacity. 2) The change of the official Point of Contact for an MOU from Transfer Center Director to Articulation Officer. There are two reasons for the change: Articulation is now under the Office of Instruction rather than Student Services. Also, as a manager, the Articulation Officer has the authority to sign an MOU, whereas the Transfer Service Director does not. 3) The addition of the word “Transfer” to the title of the document was approved, clarifying that the MOU Committee refers to the transfer process only. The Committee will be “The 2009-2010 San Diego Mesa College Transfer Memorandum of Understanding Committee.” 4) Cabinet members discussed the 2nd page of the handout, a flow chart describing the process of preparing an MOU. Several points were raised, and It was felt that further discussion was needed before the flow chart could be approved.

b) Accreditation (Rita Cepeda) – President Cepeda distributed a letter from the ACCJC stating that the SDCCD Accreditation site visits would be scheduled between October 4 and October 21, 2010. She would prefer that the visits take place during week of October 11, as October 4 is very soon after the start of the Fall 2010 semester.

3) STUDENT SERVICES (Barbara Kavalier)

a) H1N1 Taskforce Update – The Chancellor's Cabinet provides current information to the campuses on a weekly basis. Suzanne Khambata is organizing the seasonal flu vaccination clinics at Mesa College. These vaccinations will be offered to students first, then to faculty and staff members. The same process will be followed with the H1N1 vaccinations, which are expected to be available in October.

4) FINANCE AND PERSONNEL (Rita Cepeda)

a) 2010-11 System Budget Request (Rita Cepeda) – Each year, the California Community Colleges prepare a prioritized list of items to request system-wide funding. This year, the priority is as follows: 1) COLA; 2) Restoration of Categorical Funding; and 3) Enrollment Growth. Normally, the order of the last two items is reversed, but this year, the Restoration of Categorical funding has been given preference because of the unprecedented cuts mandated by the Governor.

SAN DIEGO MESA COLLEGE

PRESIDENT'S CABINET

Agenda

September 15, 2009, 2 – 4 p.m., A102

1) GENERAL ITEMS (Rita Cepeda)

a) Welcome and Introductions (Robert Booth serving as representative for Classified Senate in Robin Watkin's absence; Michael Reese attending for Margie Fritch.)

b) District Facilities Update – Handout (Darrell Rogers) Due to reduced funds and resources, campus assignments are being evaluated district-wide in an attempt to reduce the amount of driving and streamline efficiency. Since it is expected there will be no new hires for 3+ years – an emergency work service level agreement form was distributed to define the types of work requests and their priority number for response.

c) Accreditation (Yvonne Bergland) 1) An email reminder was sent for the final briefing session on Friday, September 18, 9-11 a.m., S201, where the results from the Employee Survey will be reviewed and discussed. A composite overview will be presented to a future President's Cabinet meeting. 2) The Accreditation Committee sent a letter for San Diego Mesa College to select a date for the Accreditation Visiting Team. Dates given were between October 4-20, 2010.

d) Diversity Committee (Donna Duchow) The “Mesa College Diversity Committee” document was distributed to members. Changes include a streamlined purpose statement and adding additional committee members as suggested at the last President's Cabinet meeting on 9-8-09. In addition, Susan Mun will assist with research by developing a survey to help track the diversity of programs and events at San Diego Mesa College. A motion to accept the committee composition was motion by Joi Blake, seconded by Mason Walker. Rita asked to have names of the committee members within two weeks to help facilitate scheduling of the first meeting. This document will now be presented to Chancellor's Cabinet and will be posted online after official approval.

2) FACILITIES (Ron Perez)

a) Facilities Master Plan Update (Ron Perez) 1) I-300 elevator original contractor will be completing the elevator construction – should be operational by December 2009. 2) Cross by Allied Health now has audible signal installed. 3) Walk by K200 needs to be widened for a fire lane – should be done by November/December. K202 Mail room and reprographics will need to be relocated during this construction, 4) F1 and F2 Math and Science due for completion in 2011, A permanent home is needed for MET School – the modular village or K200 is being considered, 5) Modular Village – red zone meeting will be held today. To be discussed is that furniture to be moved in was measured inadequately and they did not allow for large “L” shaped desks. 6) I-400 completion is set for late 2011.

b) College Police Overview – No Report.

3) INSTRUCTION (Tim McGrath)

No report.

4) STUDENT SERVICES (Barbara Kavalier)

No report.

5) FINANCE AND PERSONNEL (Standing Items)

a) Recognition of Staff (Rita Cepeda) Rita will invite Oscar Gonzales and Sgt. Diana Medero to a future President's Cabinet meeting to recognize them for their assistance the first week of school including following-up on a student that was injured on campus that week.

6) H1N1 Update (Suzanne Khambata)

Rita Cepeda and Suzanne Khambata attend a weekly H1N1 update meeting at the District office. Handout – Pandemic Influenza SOP Emergency Operations Plan was distributed. San Diego Mesa College is currently in the 2-3 district phase and in the #2 region for Pandemic Flue Triggers. The red zone depicts the height of the pandemic outbreak. ILI = Influenza Like Illness. Handout – Influenza Report to President's Cabinet – the major areas of activity are listed and strategies. Note: Masks are not necessary under regular working conditions, vaccines are not dangerous, H1N1 symptoms are cough, sore throat, fever – tends to go to the lungs. Rita shared that the challenge is that attendance taking in every class is not regulated making it difficult to determine if Mesa College is experiencing higher absentee rates. Otto Lee will work with VPIs to determine a way to capture a sample and be able to determine if we are at a 20-30% absentee rate. Rita is also pursuing vaccines to all students, staff and faculty. First to be vaccinated when the vaccine is available are tier 1 category: those who are 6 months to 24 years of age, pregnant women, or those 25-64 with other medical conditions. Suzanne will issue a schedule for vaccinations to help manage the “tier” distribution. Rita also shared that the AFT union will possibly help support the cost of giving the vaccine.

7) OTHER

a) Handout: Attachment 5 of the Strategic Planning documents: Fall 2009 Pilot. Re: the Resource Allocation Committee draft on side two: Mason Walker shared that getting the information to students at the beginning of this semester has been challenging and he is not sure if they can commit to full-time attendance to be a voting member on this committee. He plans to bring the strategic planning documents to their retreat. Bill Brothers shared that that this was presented to Academic Senate committee yesterday who made some changes. They have set an additional meeting next Monday to make their decisions and send back revisions to the President's Cabinet meeting. Cynthia Rico-Bravo will present this and the other strategic planning attachments at the 9-28-09 Academic Senate meeting. Rob Fremland shared that the chairs meet in October but he will send the documents electronically to them to get feedback. Robert Booth, representing Classified Senate, shared that the proposal was accepted as written by this committee. Rita noted that if no students could be a voting represented, they are still invited to attend and will have representation from Mason Walker through the President's Cabinet meetings.

b) Handout: Cabinet Update-First Census. SD Mesa College's headcount is up 5%. Enrollment is up 4%, Fill rates are higher. The objective is to stay on the current course while we develop a profile of our expenditure rate. There will be no intercession classes – fate of summer session is unknown at this time.

c) Academic Senate Meetings – Rita thanked the Academic Senate for the invitation to attend their meeting and getting the opportunity to interact with faculty. She is looking for additional opportunities where we all can speak more freely on budget reduction issues – possibly in the form of scheduled a brown bag lunch meeting every two weeks throughout the semester. Each one-hour meeting could focus on 1-2 discussion points

d) Tutorial Services – Rita and Tim McGrath will set a meeting to discuss current tutorial services and asked present members if they could suggest a good meeting day/time. Late Thursday or early Friday meetings were suggested.

8) ANNOUNCEMENTS

a) Chancellor's Forum – Thursday, Sept. 17, 2009

b) Allied Health Building Open House – Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2009, 10 a.m.

c) Grand Re-Opening of the Merrill Douglas Football Stadium – Saturday, Sept. 26, 2009, 5:30 p.m. comments and ribbon cutting, 5:50 p.m. National Anthem, 6 p.m. football game begins.

d) Mason Walker shared that a larger budget reduction protest rally for region 10 is being discussed. He will keep President's Cabinet informed.

SAN DIEGO MESA COLLEGE
PRESIDENT'S CABINET
Agenda
September 8, 2009, 2 – 4 p.m., A102

1) GENERAL ITEMS (Rita Cepeda)
a) Welcome and Self-Introductions
b) Strategic Planning Update (Handouts: Rita Cepeda)
Attachment 1 – Recap of Strategic Planning Work reports the chronological order of meetings held and their objectives and outcomes.
Attachment 2 – Definitions of Terms: this form will be revised to add additional terms that President's Cabinet members believed should be defined including Educational Master Plan, Strategic Planning Process, and Environmental Scan.
Attachment 3 – Mission-Vision-Values: added to this form is the section on “performance indicators.” This form will be revised to update the wording under “goals.” This form will be presented to Academic Affairs meeting on Monday by Bill Brothers.
Attachment 4 – Integrated Planning Framework: changed title from “strategic” to “integrated” in response to accreditation notes that San Diego Mesa College needed to illustrate how we integrate planning and tie it to resource allocation. Discussion also resulted in the decision to change the word “assessment” to evaluation.
Attachment 4a & 4b – Integrated Planning Process and Program Review Process: these forms illustrate the program process apart from the documents produced from the program review. Discussion resulted in the recommendation to create additional versions of these forms to include IELM, VTEA, Supplies/materials/facilities, and Classified Staff positions.
Attachment 5 – Fall 2009 Pilot: Explains how to tie planning to resource allocation. On side 2 is the draft for the Resource Allocation Committee. Discussion followed that made recommendations to correct the word “ensure” and to add additional student and faculty representation to this committee. In addition, Administrative Services rep. should have a classified staff representative.
Action: These forms will be revised and distributed back to President's Cabinet members electronically this week. Goal is to present these to Academic Affairs on 9-14-09 and to Academic Senate on 9-28-09. Yvonne/Jonathan to present strategic planning forms to Classified Senate's 9-11-09 meeting. R. Cepeda will present to Managers /Supervisors at their next meeting on 11-4-09.

2) INSTRUCTION (Tim McGrath)
No Updates to allow time for Strategic Planning Discussion.

3) STUDENT SERVICES (Barbara Kavalier)
No Updates to allow time for Strategic Planning Discussion.

4) FACILITIES
a) 2009 Parking Fee Survey (Handout – Rita Cepeda) Survey is a comparison of fees charged to students and employees at several college districts and four- year institutions. One note is that SD Mesa College is cheaper during the regular semesters but charges more for summer semester parking.
b) San Diego Mesa College Traffic Update (Handout - Daniel Sicile-Kira) An illustration was presented which depicts the site of the Rosa Parks bus stop which is due to open in December. Also to open soon are lots 2, 3 and 4 which will provide 1100+ additional parking spaces. Discussion followed on the possibility of building a pedestrian bridge and opening the Armstrong Street connector during peak traffic times. Sicile-Kira was asked to note the discussion comments and the urgent concerns shared and to take these back to future traffic/parking meetings.

5) H1N1 Update (Rita Cepeda)
a) H1N1 Planning Checklist (Handout) Form details the four committees created to design/improve plans to prepare for and respond to an influenza pandemic. Included in the planning will be recommendations for faculty on student absences and for HR on staff absences. Suzanne Khambata shared that 16,000 vaccinations have been ordered for students. There is currently no vaccination option for faculty/staff. This will now be a standing item on the PCab agenda and every Tuesday morning at the District office before the Chancellor's Cabinet meetings.

6) ANNOUNCEMENTS
a) Student Rally, (Handout – Mason Walker) Wednesday, September 9, 1 p.m., City College. Charter bus will begin loading from San Diego Mesa College's H lot at 12:15 p.m. Ashanti Hands will coordinate bus – 50 spaces available.
b) Chancellor's Forum – Thursday, September 17, 3-4 p.m., H 117-118

SAN DIEGO MESA COLLEGE
PRESIDENT'S CABINET
Agenda
September 1, 2009, 2 – 4 p.m., A102

1) GENERAL ITEMS (Rita Cepeda)
a) Welcome and Introductions: President Cepeda extended her appreciation to the day squad safety officers for their part in keeping the traffic flowing through campus. Self-introductions were followed by President Cepeda who elaborated on the purpose of the President's Cabinet meetings: voting members are charged with representing their respective groups and then completing the communication loop by relaying the topics discussed back to their groups/departments.
b) Major Events Approval (sent via email on Thursday, August 27, 2009)
*Program Review Lead Writer Training, November 6, 2009, 1-4 p.m.
*Hula of Ancient and Modern Hawaii, October 1, 2009, 7-7:45 p.m.
*Transfer Day, October 6, 2009, (Handout: Budget Amendment)
First two events were approved (Motion: Brothers; Second: Blake.) After discussion on the Budget Amendment submitted for Transfer Day, event was approved (Motion: Rico-Bravo; Second: Watkins.)
c) Campus Diversity Committee - Rita Cepeda / Donna Duchow (Handout)
Donna Duchow proposed establishing a Campus Diversity Committee who would meet regularly to discuss diversity requirements and how to increase current programming at San Diego Mesa College. Rita Cepeda added that this committee would forward the understanding of what is cultural awareness verses cultural competence. This committee would assist San Diego Mesa College to be reflective of its diverse community. Meeting members asked if Donna could revise the outline handout to clarify the role of the diversity committee, invite a minimum of four students to participate, and consider adding a community representative to this committee. The revision will be sent to Academic Senate for review.
d) Summer Initiatives – Update (Handout)
Staff met on five initiatives this summer: Smoking Policy, Foundation Development, Accreditation, Strategic Planning / Mission-Vision-Values-Goals, and Equity/Civility.
e) Strategic Planning – Overview, Status and Next Steps (Handout)
Rita Cepeda shared highlights and recapped the strategic planning process to date. A detailed presentation will be presented at the next PCab meeting. The goal is to submit a strategic planning model and Mission/Vision statement by the end of September to Academic Affairs.

2) FACILITIES (Ron Perez)
Ongoing reports from facilities and campus police will be made at the PCab meeting.
a) Facilities Master Plan Update
Allied Health building: now open – Ron Perez will hold a “lessons learned” meeting and will present this at a future PCab meeting. Parking lots: additional lots will open in November (approx. 500 spaces.) Football field: completed, track area will be open for Spring season. Police Substation: will open in October. Rosa Parks Memorial Bus Stop: will open this Fall. I400 building: will be torn down in November. Members of PCab asked if a traffic management update could be provided – Rita Cepeda will ask Daniel Sicile-Kira to give a summary for a future PCab meeting.
b) District Facilities Office Update – Deb Canning
Deb reported there are dead areas on campus due to the reduction in watering. San Diego Mesa College has reduced watering 59%+ each month. Reduction in energy used on campus ongoing – there are A/C issues at many buildings and very few HVAC employees to repair them. There is also a recycling effort where it is estimate that San Diego Mesa College has diverted 69% trash from landfill. However, more education is needed on what is recyclable and what is trash.
b) College Police Overview – Louis Zizzo
A motorcycle theft ring was uncovered this summer resulting in two suspects taken into custody. No thefts have occurred since these arrests. Members of PCab expressed their thanks for the campus patrols.

3) INSTRUCTION (Tim McGrath)
Tim McGrath shared that real work on accreditation is needed now. The accreditation site team will visit Spring 2010.
a) Accreditation – Status Update: Yvonne Bergland
Two debriefings will be held to share the results from two surveys. On 9-11-09, 9-11 a.m., G101, Cathy Hasson and Susan Mun will present the results from the Student Satisfaction Survey. On 9-18-09, 9-11 a.m., G101, Results will be shared from the employee survey. Yvonne Bergland will send an email reminder to PCab members. Status of Self-Study: Standard I almost complete; Standard II, A&B almost complete, C is complete; Standard III is in progress with some portions already written; Standard IV writing has begun. First draft should be ready in Mid-October for committee review – then will be sent to entire campus mid- late November;
b) Fall 2009 Program Review Revised Addendum (Handout)
Report gives information that was missing on Chicano Studies. Cesar Lopez is now the lead writer for Chicano Studies. Addendum approved (Motion: Brothers; Second: Fremland.)

4) STUDENT SERVICES (Barbara Kavalier)
a) Vending Policy: Ashanti Hands (Handout)
Ashanti shared changes that will impact vending policy (under SDCCD Administrative Procedures, Chapter 6 – Business and Fiscal Affairs: AP 6905.1 District Enterprise Activities and Food Vending.) Ashanti proposed that changes need to be made to state that the Dean of the department hosting the event be notified instead of to the Dean of Student Affairs. In addition, instead of 1 week notice, district requires 30 days notice. Also, events should be encouraged to work with Mesa Café for events (special pricing?) This policy will be reviewed by the Executive Staff to discuss how to manage events.

5) FINANCE AND PERSONNEL (Standing Items)
a) Chancellor's Cabinet Update: Rita Cepeda (Handout)
San Diego Mesa College's enrollment is 22,100. Fill rate increased from 86% to 94%. Rita Cepeda shared that 11,000 students on are a wait list.

6) OTHER
a) H1N1: Rita Cepeda.
H1N1 will be a standing item at each PCab meeting. H1N1 is also now a standing meeting held each Tuesday, 8-9 a.m., at the district office. In addition, a San Diego Mesa College H1N1 Task Force has been formed including Barbara Kavalier, Suzanne Khambata, and Ashanti Hands, This task force will also have a student and faculty representative and will report weekly to the Executive Staff. Rita Cepeda will email a copy of the H1N1 Planning Checklist form, the protocol for reporting, the incident reporting form, and indicators/suggestions for faculty/staff to the PCab members.
b) SDCCD Budget Rally: Rita Cepeda (Handout)
Chancellor Carroll has scheduled a budget rally on Wednesday, September 9, 2009, 12 p.m., at City College. Handout is from a similar rally held this week at SDSU. San Diego Mesa College will also hold events and activities to create avenues for action.

7) ANNOUNCEMENTS
a) Chancellor's Forum – Thursday, September 17, 2009 (Handout)
b) San Diego Mesa College Art Gallery – September 3 – October 1, 2009,
Alexander Lee presents Expanding–Eel-Devourer, Gallery Courtyard.
c) Faculty Music Recital, September 2, 3009, 1 p.m., C119.

SAN DIEGO MESA COLLEGE
PRESIDENT'S CABINET
Final Semester Meeting
AGENDA
May 19, 2009, 2 – 4 p.m., A102


1. GENERAL ITEMS
a) Welcome
b) Introduction: Amanda White (Sondra Frisch) Amanda White not present
c) Proposed Parking Citation Fine Increase (Cepeda) President Cepeda will bring the questions and concerns voiced by cabinet members to the attention of the District Governance Council meeting on May 20, 2009 and to the July 2009 board meeting.

2. FACILITIES (Perez)
a) ABSO – presentation “C” Store (informational Item) Chuck Cooper and Gayla Pierce presented a map representing upcoming changes to the cafeteria. Due to budget deficit, some service areas will close and only convenience or “C” stores will remain open during slow periods on campus.

3. INSTRUCTION (Craft)
a) VTEA proposal - Vote today. Approved.
b) BSI Coordinator approval – Committee unanimously approved Terrie Teegarden. Motion to proceed with appointment approved by cabinet members.
c) Years 2-5 Program Review Committee Addendum. Addendum approved.

4. STUDENT SERVICES (Joi Blake for Barbara Kavalier)
a) Major Event Approval – “GEAR UP Day.” Funded by grant that must be spent before June 30, 2009. Event approved.

5. FINANCE AND PERSONNEL (Standing Items)
a) Budget Projections 2009-10 (Cepeda)

6. OTHER
a) San Diego Mesa College 2009 Graduation Statistics (Cepeda) 
b) Cabinet FTES Update (Cepeda)
b) H1N1 Update (Suzanne Khambata)

SAN DIEGO MESA COLLEGE
PRESIDENT'S CABINET
May 12 2009

1. GENERAL ITEMS

a) Welcome
b) Introduction of Sara Beth Cain
c) General Events Approval (Standing Item) None
d) VPI Status

2. INSTRUCTION
• Accreditation (Standing Item) Bergland
a) Year 2-5 Program Review Report (Handout from last week)-Voting today. (Monica Romero)-Approved
b) ILEM Instruction Library Equipment Materials-Proposals-Approved
c) Distribute VTEA proposal-Vote next week.-

3. STUDENT SERVICES
a) Smoke Free Campus Annual Report-New Task Force to review enforcement portion of policy and present to shared governance for approval. (Members Ashanti Hands, Suzanne Khambata, Barbara Kavalier)
b) Student Elections
c) Commencement

4. FACILITIES (Perez)
a) Prop S/N Update

5. FINANCE AND PERSONNEL (Standing Items) Perez
a) Budget News (Cepeda)

6. OTHER
a) Status Report for Mesa Strategic IT Plan (Momilani Ramstrum) Approved
b) Citizen's Oversight Committee Meeting Recap (Perez)



Next Meeting on May 19, 2009

SAN DIEGO MESA COLLEGE
PRESIDENT'S CABINET
May 5, 2009

1. GENERAL ITEMS

a) Welcome.
b) General Events Approval (Standing Item) None-


2. INSTRUCTION
• Accreditation (Standing Item) Bergland
a) Year 2-5 Program Review Report (Yvonne will have handouts)-To be voted on May 12, 2009 meeting.

3. STUDENT SERVICES
a) H1N1 Update - (Suzanne Khambata)-Power point on file. Please look for Mesa Health Center website for presentation in the near future.
b)

4. FACILITIES (Perez)
a) None

5. FINANCE AND PERSONNEL (Standing Items) Perez
a) None
b)

6. OTHER
a) Status Report for Mesa Strategic IT Plan (Momilani Ramstrum)-Recommendations to be voted on May 12, 2009 meeting.
b) Chancellor's Cabinet Update.-Board Policies will have a link from the district's trustee website.  This is part of Standard V outcome for accreditation purposes. Communications is purposing a link from the Mesa website.


Next Meeting on May 12, 2009

SAN DIEGO MESA COLLEGE
PRESIDENT'S CABINET
April 14, 2009

1. GENERAL ITEMS

a) Welcome.
b) General Events Approval (Standing Item)-Approved via email 03/31/09 
2009 Career Opportunities Expo-April 22 to April 20, 2009-Reconsidered approval with stipulation 1) Recalculation of total amount 2) WiFi request be eliminated and laptop use with battery current only on concrete slab. Avoid wet or dry grass areas at all cost to avoid electrical current injuries-(M Romero)
3-on-3 Wheel Chair Basketball Fundraiser – Support Hermes Castro
Scholarship Fund – April 25, 2009
6th Annual Language Conference-April 24, 2009
Current Event Approval-Angels for Haiti-Wednesday, April 22, 2009-Presentation only, approval will be requested-via email. (LBareno)
d) California Community College Scholarships Endowment (OSHER Grants)-Send Rita recommendations on where Financial Aid eligible students can be used for summer work (8 week) program and how they will be utilized with a description on the student's learning experience.(Pres. Cabinet)

2. INSTRUCTION
• Accreditation (Standing Item) Bergland
a) The ALO gave the Cabinet an update on the distribution plan for the accreditation survey briefings and reports. 

b)  Standard V-Study session with Board of Trustees on April 16, 2009.  Mesa's Coordnators, Kristen Clark and Monica Romero will be participating.  The college will be provided with a transcript of this Board Meeting for use in self-study.  An update on the recommendations received from 2004 onsite visit will be presented to President's Cabinet in May.  (Accred. Committee-Pres. Cab Staff)

3. STUDENT SERVICES
a) New Website for Mesa Clubs (will need to access internet) – (Ashanti Hands)- Requesting names of Advisory Committees, Co-Curricular Groups or any groups with student participation to be listed on this website. (Pres. Cabinet)
b) Electronic Student Referral Form (will need to access internet) – Ashanti Hands-Some adjustment to form recommended. (Ashanti) http://www.sdmesaclubs.org/ address to website.
c) Transfer Awareness Grant – Joi Blake

4. FACILITIES (Perez)
a) Six Cigarette Receptacles ordered and will be placed in strategic areas. (Dave)

5. FINANCE AND PERSONNEL (Standing Items) Perez
a) Budget Update-Previous Growth Cap. (Cepeda)-Develop strategies to compensate for elimination of growth cap supplemental funding-(Pres. Cabinet)
b) American Recovery and Reconstruction Act (ARRA) Funds for Community College (Cepeda)-Find assignments for Mesa Students to work on campus in non confidential capacities for 8 week summer program asap and then develop proposal for future funds available through ARRP.- (Pres. Cabinet)

6. COMMUNICATION
a) Canyon Day – Flex Credit available to faculty
b) San Diego Science Festival

7. OTHER
a) End of Year Events (Cepeda)

2009 End of Year Events

Rosa Parks Forum 4/15/09
Tent of Tolerance 4/15/09
Canyon Day Events 4/17/09 & 04/18/09
SDICCCA Region X CSSO Council 4/18/09
President's Cabinet Retreat 4/24/09
Manager's/Supervisors Breakfast 4/27/09
Student Leadership Recognition 4/29/09
Faculty Recognition Ceremony 4/30/09
3 on 3 Wheelchair Basketball 4/25/09

Next Meeting April 28, 2009

1. GENERAL ITEMS

a) Welcome.

b) General Events Approval (Standing Item)-

• None-Approved

c)Academic Senate position paper on Reassigned Time –

d)Academic Freedom Update-Recommend 1st line "The San Diego Community College……be moved to top as an introductory-Statement; 1st paragraph This commitment is based…… be changed to the principle of academic freedom assures the ability of all faculty to conduct research, teach and publish in areas of …..(as stated in McLeod Draft dated 23 March 2009). 3rd paragraph remove "should". The sentence is a statement. Remove all except 1st faculty word in draft.

e)Next meeting will be canceled.

2. INSTRUCTION

• Accreditation (Standing Item) Bergland

a) None

3. STUDENT SERVICES

a) Reminder: Festival of Colors Festival-March 25 and 26

4. FACILITIES (Perez)

a.Student Services Rendering-Lynn Neault to evaluate on an individual basis.

b.Road Realignment.

c.Legal Opinion on Prop S and N. Prop S items can be paid from Prop N through appropriate protocol.

5.FINANCE AND PERSONNEL (Standing Items) Perez

a) Fiscal Year 2009-2010 FTEF Funding

6.COMMUNICATIONS

a)

7.OTHER

• Revised Reduced Service Hours-Final, Final Grid. Will be sent email for distribution.
• Student and faculty smoking next to canyon and distinguishing cigarettes on the ground next to shrub. Campus committees will be requested to readdress smoking policy and recommend a smoking campaign each academic year.

1. GENERAL ITEMS

a) Welcome.

b) General Events Approval (Standing Item)-Approved

• Canyon Day, Fri. April 17th and Sat. April 18, 2009, Clean up Mar. 28, 2009
• Transfer Recognition Luncheon-Thursday May 7, 2009

c) Cabinet Recommendations to Cultural Competency Policy - commitment to diversity policy. Recommendations-Definition should be part of hiring process included in scoring of applications, renew publishing positions in EEO related websites.

2. INSTRUCTION

• Accreditation (Standing Item) Bergland

a) Year One Program Review Report (2007/2008) - for action 03/17/09. Program Review Committee will be present on the 17th to answer any questions. Approved.

3. STUDENT SERVICES

a) No items

4. FACILITIES (Perez)

a) Update

5. FINANCE AND PERSONNEL (Standing Items) Perez

a)Status of Construction Projects "Rainbow Report"-(Cepeda)

b) COMMUNICATION

i. Introduction of Don Barrie

ii. Canyon Day-Answer any questions.

c)OTHER

i. President's Cabinet Retreat-April 24, 2009 Mission Trails Regional Park 0900-300 P.M.

1. GENERAL ITEMS

a) Welcome.

b) Farewell to Hermes- Photo Op and Flag Presentation

c) General Events Approval (Standing Item)-Approved

43rd Annual San Diego Lumberman's/ AIA Student Design Competition Awards-May 12, 2009. Pending-Museum of Tolerance: Step onto their shoes…April 16-17, 2009.

d) Academic Freedom-To be revised through Student Services at District level and edited by individual campuses in Academic Senate. Plan will be implemented for certificated and adjunct faculty. Next level is directed to Rita.

2. INSTRUCTION

Accreditation (Standing Item) Bergland

a) Year One Program Review Report (2007/2008) - for action 03/17/09. Program Review Committee will be present on the 17th to answer any questions.

b) Introduction of Interim Dean Charles Zappia.

3. STUDENT SERVICES

a.Partnership with Student Affairs/SDSU- Alcohol Awareness information will be shared with Mesa Press and presented to DCG. (Hands)

b.Categorical Site Visit Follow-up-Excellent Accommodation, information will be compared to other colleges.

Added: Student denials to SDSU are in large numbers without the benefit of an appeal process. (Rita to alert Chancellor)

4. FACILITIES (Perez)

a) Cabinet wants attention to sensitive area during school closure during spring break, e.g. Science Laboratories, etc.

5. FINANCE AND PERSONNEL (Standing Items) Perez

a.2008-09 Year-End Closing Deadline Dates Memo-Any special circumstances needs to be reported to Ron Perez.

1. GENERAL ITEMS

a) Welcome.

b) General Events Approval (Standing Item)-Approved

39 Years after the takeover: A panel presentation on Chicano Park. Tuesday, March 17, 2009

c) Chancellor's Cabinet Update.

Reduced Office Hours-Student Services.

Change name to Student Support Services.

d) Civic Center Act and Volunteers-See DL sent out by President on 02/27/09.

Civic Center Items are processed through Patricia Davila in Presidents office.

Volunteers are processed though Kathy Well's Office

Forms are currently being revised by Kim Myers/HR.

e) Report on Hermes Adventure. (Hands)

Account now has $5200.

2. INSTRUCTION

Accreditation (Standing Item) Bergland

a.The 2007 updates to the 2004 Self Study Planning will be revised and sent out.

b.Site compliance visits will take place March 4 and 5, 2009.

3. STUDENT SERVICES

a) None

4. FACILITIES (Perez)

a) Construction streetlights will be synchronize by March 11, 2009.

b) Placement of current stop sighs around Parking Structure are being reviewed.

c) The Math and Science Building plans are currently being set up.

5. FINANCE AND PERSONNEL (Standing Items) Perez

a) None

6. COMMUNICATION

a. Parking Structure Flyers distributed.

7. Other

A validation team will be recommending the MET as a distinguished school. (Rita)

ASG-Washington trip has selected its members. (Sebastian)

1. GENERAL ITEMS

a) Welcome and Introductions

b) Major Events Approvals (Standing Item) - All Approved

• SLO Regional Conference-Friday March 20, 2009
• Rosa Parks Memorial Project Campus Forum-Thursday February 10, 2009
• 10th Annual Animal Health Technology Program.-Saturday, May 9, 2009
• San Diego Science Festival-Science Events at Mesa-Mar 3 – Apr 4, 2009.
• Women's History Month –March 2009

2. INSTRUCTION

ACCREDITATION

a) Accreditation Update (Bergland) (Standing Item)

Accreditation Update: Planning Summary from the 2004 Self- Study, Next Steps 20 minutes (Bergland, Baker).

Accreditation Update: Planning Summary from the 2004 Self- Study, Next Steps (Bergland, Baker). The 2007 updates to the 2004 Self Study Planning Summary were discussed and recommendations were received from the cabinet for inclusion in the document. An updated version will be provided to the Cabinet.

3. STUDENT SERVICES

a) None

4. FACILITIES

Reminder: Campus Facilities Presentation-

February 26, 2009 in G101 4:00 to 6:00 P.M.

February 27, 2009 in G102 1:00 to 3:00 P.M. Corrected from G101.

Time line grids will be provided.

Use of campus facilities: Civic Center Act

Clearance of Mesa Administrative Office Manager (Kathy Wells) after all appropriate paperwork and clearance has been processed.

Timelines need to be established for process. Volunteer Form need to be revised and is being reviewed by Kim Meyers.

5. OTHER

Volunteers on Campus

Please submit form before volunteers are on campus.

Academic Senate Announcement

Individual Senators have donated out of pocket for the Hermes Castro funds.

c) Rosa Parks Event

6. FINANCE AND PERSONNEL-(Standing Item)

a) Budget Planning Update (Cepeda)

No cola indicated until possibly 2010.

Summer schedule will be held as published. Friday classes will be scheduled for high contact hour classes.

1. GENERAL ITEMS

a) Welcome and Introductions

b) Major Events Approvals (Standing Item)

Approval by consent:

a) Spring 2009 Student Services Fair-February 27, 2009-Approved

2. INSTRUCTION

a) Accreditation Update (Bergland) (Standing Item) Noted-At the February 3, 2009 meeting, Jill Baker and Yvonne Bergland presented a report containing information on the following items: 1)the status of the Mesa College Self-Study; 2) the status of the Accreditation Surveys; and, 3) the 1/23 to 1/25, 2009 Accreditation Institute in San Jose.

b) Tier 3, Closure LRC (Craft)- Recommend 7:00-10:00 P.M. Monday-Thursday and 7:00 to 5:00 P.M. Fridays, year round, Close LRCs on Saturdays Tutorial Services are not affected by budget cuts.- APPROVED with stipulation that individual students needs are addressed as they arise.

c) ARCC Presentation (Bergland/Mun) Approved-Recommend information to be disseminated to the “Campus planning entities” including Program Review, Vocational Career/Technical Programs, Basic Skill Success Retention, Strategic Planning and Budget Committees for review and follow-up. President Cepeda requested that the power point and ARCC 2009 Assessment be emailed to the Cabinet membership.

3. STUDENT SERVICES

a) Proposed Reduction in Services (Kavalier)-Propose Tier I Services hours change starting 03/16 M-Th 0800 AM-0600 PM and Fridays 0800-1200 PM, under AFT Contract review. Tier II TBA depending on sister colleges reduction. Summer-06/16-07/31/09 Tier I Monday-Thursday 0800-0600PM, Tier II TBA. (If open on Fridays, close on Saturdays) Fall-08/03- extend to 2009-2010 budget period. Approval pending.

b) Health Fee Increase Proposal (Cepeda) Increase funding by one dollar to be used for Mesa Mental Health Services only!

c) Categorical Site Visit-Tentative Schedule –Individual interviews date and time will be emailed.

4. FACILITIES

5. FINANCE AND PERSONNEL

a) Budget Reduction Impact Overview (Cepeda)

b) Proposed 2009-2010 Budget Reductions (Perez) - Budget Committee approved Proposal I, President's Cabinet approved with documentation of how support services will be removed and reinstated.

1. GENERAL ITEMS

a) General Events Approval - Confirmed

• Dietetic Professional Development Seminar-Friday May 8, 2009
• African American/ Latino Male Leadership Summit (AALMLS)-Friday March 20, 2009
• Golden Scissors, 2009-Friday May 15, 2009
• Fashion Week, 2009-March 10, 11, 12, 2009

Approval by consent: - Confirmed with attention to noise by organizers.

STAR Awards-Thursday May 7, 2009

2. INSTRUCTION

a) Approval of 2008-2009 Mesa College Catalog Sub Committee - Approved.

i. Approved with student component added and Curriculum Review Committee Co-Chair added to faculty component.

3. STUDENT SERVICES

a) Presentation "Rock It Campaign" (Monica Romero)

i. Recommended to have ongoing audio of presentation shown in cafeteria as part of campaign.

4. FACILITIES

a) Financial Aid Classified Staff- Response to staff walking out of office due to working conditions. First Item Heard.

• Chronicle timeframe of communication between, Staff, Supervisor, Facility Supervisor, Dean, VPSS, VPA and President Cepeda, include dates and times. ( all staff involved)
• House Financial Aid office in another building until repairs are completed in the office. Outcome will be established by 8:00 AM tomorrow and notify President Cepeda. (Dean and VPSS)
• Final day of repairs is this Friday, February 13, 2009.
• A communication process to be established for future incidents.
• Report that centralized thermostatic used to save cost has caused health issues for staff. (Ron)

5. FINANCE AND PERSONNEL

a) Principles for Budget Reductions/Budget Reduction Strategies