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August 16, 2001 Newsletter from President Margie Lewis THIS WEEK Welcome to the Fall 2001 Semester It’s time to celebrate our 17 • Friday 35th anniversary and the Opening Day activities, Theater rich history of the campus. and Pond Welcome to Fall 2001, the beginning 20 • Monday of Cypress College’s thirty-fifth anniver- First day of classes sary celebration! This is a time for us to CAMERASKYOCEANLIGHT and look back with pride at what we have “the kids are alright,” Lost Pet accomplished these past thirty-five years Sign exhibits open in but also to look forward with renewed com- ty of our communities, but we need to do Photography Galleries and run mitment to our mission as a community more. Reports on the 2000 census make it through Sept. 15 college and especially to our Vision clear that Orange County, particularly the Statement: Building a college-wide learn- central and northern cities, has undergone a 23 • Thursday ing community for student success. May significant demographic shift. We need to Staff Development Committee we never forget to focus on our students ensure that everyone, regardless of their application deadline. See story and how we can best serve them as they ethnicity, race, culture, sexual preference, on page 4. strive to achieve their goals. or socio-economic level feels welcome and Several events are scheduled this fall to respected at the college. celebrate our anniversary, but in particular Finally, I want to continue and expand we are setting aside the week of September an informal initiative that was started last THEY SAID IT 17 as a focal point. On Thursday, year. As an institution that has reached September 20, an anniversary luncheon will “middle age,” we must face the fact that a be held at which we will honor alumni and number of our long-term employees will be “ special friends of the college. Larry “Merc” retiring in the next few years. These people “In a time of drastic change, it is Mercadante is heading up the planning have often been among the leaders of the the learners who inherit the committee for the anniversary events and college, so it is now time to start preparing would very much appreciate receiving new leaders to take their place. To that end, future. The learned find them- the college is supporting participation of selves equipped to live in a names of former students who might be recognized as Cypress College “success twelve individuals (faculty, staff, and world that no longer exists” stories.” Please send him names and contact administrators) in a statewide Leadership – Eric Hoffer information as soon as possible. Development Institute. We also sponsored a Much has happened at the college in faculty member’s participation in the ” recent months, and the coming year promis- United Way’s Multicultural Leadership es to be filled with an assortment of oppor- Institute; we hosted a statewide leadership tunities and challenges (see the College development program for faculty depart- @Cypress is published each week. Update on page 2 of this newsletter). Of ment chairs/coordinators; we served as a If you would like to have items primary importance is to continue our sponsor and sent a four-person team to a included, please contact Marc emphasis on letting the community know of Servant Leadership conference at Chapman Posner in the Public Information the wonderful programs and services that University; and we offered a training work- Office at ext. 47006 or we offer. We have the capacity to serve shop to members of the Leadership Team, [email protected]. more students, and there is funding from which represents the faculty, staff, student, the state to pay for this growth, so it is and administrative leadership of the col- Cypress College lege. Other opportunities for leadership 9200 Valley View Street incumbent on all of us to do everything we development will be available this year. Cypress, CA90630 can to encourage more students to enroll. (714) 484-7000 I will also continue my efforts to I remain very proud to be associated http://www.cypress.cc.ca.us increase the diversity of our faculty, staff, with Cypress College and am looking for- and students, and I ask that you join me in ward to another exciting and productive Margie Lewis, President this important endeavor. We have made year as your president. (714) 484-7308 progress recently in hiring faculty and staff [email protected] who better represent the rich ethnic diversi- Margie Lewis College Update: Many Projects Completed, Others Upcoming BRIEFLY It has been a busy summer at Cypress College hold off on authorizing equipment purchases. and in the North Orange County Community College The Puente District. Here is a look at what has been going on ➠ Management Changes Program is looking for faculty members who during the summer “break.” Three new permanent managers have been hired are willing to be men- in the last few months: Raul Alvarez, Executive tors to the program’s ➠ EIS/Banner Implementation Director of the Foundation and Community students. This is a Banner, the District’s new Enterprise Relations; Andrea Hannon, Dean of the Health year-long commitment, Information System, is officially here. Students are Science Division; and Shirley Smith, Director of requiring roughly 18 registering for fall classes using the Banner system, Campus Security. Two interim deans have been hired hours per year. and most college operations are now being processed to replace Hank Tobler and Mike Jacobs, both of Mentors act as role through Banner. While there have been a number of whom retired: Steve Donley, Interim Dean of models for academic challenges in converting to the new system, as we Business/CIS and Vo-Tech divisions; and Larry success and encour- would expect, we are all adapting. One of the most “Merc” Mercadante, Interim Dean of age students to pursue exciting changes that Banner has brought is to allow Science/Engineering/Math and Fine Arts. Also, transfer goals. Flex students to register for classes on the Web. The sys- Darlene Fishman is serving as the Interim Director credit is available. For tem has recorded nearly 20,000 “hits” from students of Nursing. Steve and Merc will be in their positions information, call using the Web for registration. Of course, in order to through June 2002, while Darlene will return to Therese Mosqueda- make the system work successfully, everyone must teaching duties in mid-October, when we expect to Ponce at ext. 47180. go through a certain amount of training, and there have hired the permanent director. A new EOP&S will continue to be glitches over the next few months Coordinator will be hired by the end of August. One as we fully implement the system, but those colleges final note: The Center for Intercultural The Foundation’s who have adopted this software assure us that it is a Understanding, under the direction of Coordinator annual Gold Classic is very effective system. Susan Williams, will report directly to President scheduled for Monday, Margie Lewis this year. ➠ Budget October 15. It will be ➠ Review of Deans’ Responsibilities held at Los Coyotes The good news is that the state budget includes Country Club in Buena a 3.8% COLA, an additional 4% funding for enroll- Executive Vice President Mike Kasler will chair Park. The day’s events ment growth, $57 million for increased part-time a shared governance committee this fall to review begin at 8:30 a.m. and faculty compensation (one-time funding), and $49 the responsibilities currently assigned to deans and conclude with a 3:30 million to fund increases in energy costs (one-time to recommend a deans’organizational structure that p.m. awards banquet. funding). While there is no increase in Partnership will effectively and efficiently handle all those For information, call the for Excellence funds this year, nor did the governor responsibilities. The opportunity for this review Foundation at ext. approve a COLA for existing PFE funds, the college came about because of the recent retirements of 47126. will continue to receive about $3 million in PFE this Hank Tobler and Mike Jacobs, as well as the antici- year. Much of this money has already been commit- pated June 2002 retirement of Kay Bruce, Dean of ted to on-going costs, primarily salaries; but there is Instructional Development. All faculty and staff will Race for the Arts, still some money available to fund efforts to reach have an opportunity to provide information and sug- the Patrons of the Arts our Partnership goals: increased numbers of students gestions to this “Review” committee. Anyone who is Annual Fundraiser, has transferring, earning degrees and certificates, com- currently a dean will continue in his/her position fol- been scheduled for pleting courses, improving basic skills, and obtaining lowing this review although there may be some October 6. It will be jobs. changes in responsibilities. Assuming that the held at 6 p.m. at the On the other hand, Governor Davis, as part of Review committee recommends that new deans be Los Alamitos Race his effort to maintain what he deems is a prudent hired to replace those who have retired, this hiring Course. Tickets go on reserve, deleted instructional equipment and sched- will take place in the spring, with a July 1, 2002, sale soon. Watch for uled maintenance funds from the community college start date for the new administrators. Of course, details. budget this year even though colleges have been these new deans will undoubtedly have a different receiving this funding for 15 years. For Cypress array of responsibilities as compared to the recent College this means a loss of approximately $500,000 retirees.