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The Newsletter September 2014

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President’s Message Vice President’s Mayra Cruz Message Randy Bryant “I have come to believe that in order to thrive; a child must have at least one adult in her Hi and welcome to the 2014-2015 life who shows her school year. I hope that you had time to unconditional love, respect, recharge and have some fun over the and confidence.” ― Sonia Sotomayor, My Beloved summer. It’s going to be another busy World year for us. This is the college’s Year of Reflection. The comprehensive This summer I had the opportunity to program review of last year is complete read My Beloved World. I read it in leading us into this year of reflection – Spanish, my primary language, and how are we doing and how can we do loved the way in which she described better. her life in New York and Puerto Rico growing up and as an adult. She In addition to reflection, we need to narrates, in a colorful way, experiences continue to focus on enrollment, equity, of remarkable determination against all planning. This is a great year for us to odds. As I think of our equity journey get involved in the many shared at De Anza College, I am reminded of governance activities in support of our our professional and institutional college. Please remember to thank the commitment to creating equal outcomes people around you that have worked so among all racial and ethnic student hard to continue the great tradition of groups. De Anza College.

Welcome to the 14-15 Academic Year! Enrollment continues to be a critical This year is our Year of Reflection. element to this year’s planning efforts. Our campus will be pausing to look It is very important for each of us to with fine eyes at the work we have focus on increasing our enrollment. By accomplished over the last 5 years. increasing enrollment we have a Faculty members in much better chance of maintaining or

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1 Vice President’s Message from page one from page one improving our current budget status. If departments/divisions are encouraged our enrollment continues to decline to review the last 5 years of program then our future budgets will do the reviews, the equity plans, and other same. Please encourage our students to documents that help you plan to support sign up for additional classes if their student learning. schedules allow it and help spread the word that we are accepting new Stay engaged in academic affairs. students. Attend an Academic Senate meeting on As I mentioned, this is a planning and a Monday 2:30-4:30P.M. reflection year. The comprehensive Administration Building #109. Visit us program reviews of last year are in the Academic Senate Office in Adm complete. Now is the time to look back #117 and share with us your ideas at the last six years and put all of the concerns large and small. data that you have collected to work. The comprehensive program review Have a great academic year and a fall data will help drive the college master quarter filled with inspiration and plan update this school year. All become a champion by assuming departments should have completed responsibilities for the elimination of their SLO’s and PLO’s. This data inequities in student outcomes! should be reviewed as we reflect back on our last six year cycle. This year we A Warm Welcome to Our New Faculty! need to continue our equity focus. Join me in best wishes for a very Please be involved in your department successful first year: or division equity plans. As I said, this is going to be a busy Patricia Buchner, Medical Lab year. Please take the time to smile and Technology/Coordinator say hi to folks as you walk around campus. Think of the professionals that Fransesca Caparas, English (Basic work so hard to keep our college Skills) looking so good and working so well. Don’t be afraid to say thank you for Ninos Malek, Economics their hard work.

Manish Goel, Business/Computer Thank you Science

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2 Milena Grozeva Levy, Film/TV Journalism, Music, Psychology, Studio Jamie Joseph, English (Basic Skills) Arts, Chemistry, and Economics. The Executive Committee has developed a Keith Mello, Accounting work plan and a packet of information. Interested in learning more? - contact Somayeh "Anna" Sohi, Mathematics Mayra Cruz at 408.864.8358 [email protected]. Hannah Steele, Nursing Medical Surgical Visit http://www.deanza.edu/aatastdegrees/ A special welcome to the faculty ranks for more information. to Jorge Morales, Counseling.

______Equity questions for all of us - How do I, as a faculty Treasures and News member, lead for Mayra Cruz Equity? How do we close the gaps and The 2014-15 List of Faculty Serving at reach our institutional the Academic Senate for California goal? What is the Community Colleges from De Anza conversation about? What do I need to shows know to develop and sustain positive  Paul Setziol, appointed to the student outcomes? Take this year to Standards and Practices engage in meaningful and deep Committee dialogue and actions. Participate  Becky Roberts, appointed by the actively in your department Equity Math Common Assessment dialogue.

Work Group and the English Common Assessment Work Group

Thank you for your service in statewide work. Danielle Von Matt and Erik Woodbury A priority for this year! will be leading our continuing General Education Review work. We thank Ram Subramaniam for his leadership in We have 2013-14. Ram is in a professional leave completed eight transfer degrees and this year. are targeting eight additional ones in The General Education Review Art History, Computer Science, Steering Committee will be holding an

3 additional meeting in early fall. Two a good source of information. faculty forums will be organized http://www.deanza.edu/counseli followed by an all faculty vote in ng/ November. The membership of the To learn more about the Student Steering Committee consists of Ram Success Act visit Subramaniam, Erik Woodbury, Rene http://www.californiacommunit Anderson-Watkins, Randy Bryant, ycolleges.cccco.edu/PolicyInAc Lena Chang, Mayra Cruz, Danielle Von tion/StudentSuccessInitiative.as Matt, Alicia De Toro, Mary Donahue, px Brandon Gainer, Dawnis Guevara, ______Cynthia Kaufman, Margo Raff, Dan Salah, Paul Setziol, and Rowena Stay Tuned Tomaneng. For more information contact Danielle at For information about the proposed [email protected] changes in general education:

The Curriclum Committee and the 1. A proposed change in the college Academic Senate welcomes Alicia Philosophy of General Education del Toro as the 2014-15 Curriclum- 2. A proposed revision in the criteria Co-Chair. for what can qualify as a general education course 3. A proposed new general education Consider or requirement in Environmental remember to Sustainability and Global Citizenship Build Your Faculty Websites- Visit Look for the calendar of open forums www.deanza.edu/webguide/om and all faculty vote on the proposed niupdate/faculty- changes. guide/index.html There is a one ______page template available. See an example Is there a particular topic you would http://www.deanza.edu/faculty/ like to see in The Newsletter? watsonjohn/ Would you like to write an Printing Needs? Visit What informative article or opinion piece New! on the Senate website for for The Newsletter? ideas http://www.deanza.edu/gov/aca Would you like the Academic Senate demicsenate/ and or The Newsletter staff to pursue Stay in tune with the NEW a particular investigation and then Rules under the Student Success publish findings? Act. The counseling website is See Paul Setziol or write to

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