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BELOW/INSIDE The Newsletter for Faculty and Staff at COD Oct. 6, 2003 Volume 15 Number 05

Californians Head For Polls Tuesday In Historic Recall

Accreditation Self Study Begins For '05 Team Visit

Division Snapshot: A Merger of Business, Applied Sciences

IS Launches Monthly Online Report To Create Tech Awareness

Diversity Is Topic Of Final Fall Flex Activity Friday

Marks Center Opens California Recall Election Is Tuesday: An unprecedented and historical election Season With Oct. 14 takes place in California Tuesday, as voters go the polls to determine whether Gov. Reception Gray Davis will be recalled for what political opponents says is "gross Forum Series mismanagement" of the state's finances. The ballot also gives voters a chance to Resumes With vote for the Governor's replacement. Leading candidates include Republicans Arnold Chauncey Veatch Schwarzenegger and Tom McClintock and Democrat Cruz Bustamante. Above, KESQ- Addressing Students TV3's John White (left) interviews History and Political Science Professor Bill Gudelunas about the projected outcome of the race. Dr. Gudelunas has been Student Computer featured on numerous local news programs in the weeks leading up to the election. He Lab Reopens At told White the race would be close but predicted a "yes" vote on the recall COD Library and forecast that Schwarzenegger would survive allegations of impropriety and John Mandes narrowly win the governorship. Excited About NYC Opening Of Two Of His Plays President's Corner by Dr. Gari Browning, V.P. Instruction FOTL's Book Review Set For Thursday At This week's President's Corner is authored by Gari Browning. Dr. Browning is Dawson House Vice President, Instruction, at College of the Desert. Rideshare Week Planning Ahead For '05 Visit: With a view to being Opens With Contest, Prizes ready for an accreditation team visit planned for early 2005, COD is actively preparing a self study using the Football Team Travels In Search Of new accreditation standards. Here are some facts Win No. 2 about accreditation:

Volleyball, Golf, Soccer, Cross Country Teams Have Busy Week

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The Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC) is one of three regional commissions that make up the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC). The Commission is a non-governmental body comprised of faculty, administrators, and members of the public. Every six years, colleges who elect to be members of ACCJC are reviewed and the

accreditation standards, the evaluation criteria for colleges, are updated.

The new standards: In June 2002 the Commission approved revised standards for this six-year cycle. The number of standards went from ten to four; the content was not reduced, just rearranged and reprioritized. Two major concepts are new to the standards: Read The Rest Of The Column

Campus News

Saying Goodbye After 32 Years: Linda Valkenburg, right, was honored with a reception at the Administrative Services office where she has worked for more than three decades. Among the dozens of well-wishers who came by for punch and cake last week were, from left: Lenita Richards, Administrative Support Services Supervisor, Helen Mulleneaux, former COD Personnel Director, now retired, Suzann Pell, Dr. Rick Post, Division Dean, Applied Science and Business, and Valkenburg. COD Online Monthly Technology Report Available: So much is new with the advent of COD's new computer system, Datatel, that COD's Information Systems department has put together a new online monthly report, entitled Pixel Nation. It is designed to keep the entire campus current on new features, training, and web access. The initial report for October includes a Datatel update, news about the Technology Learning Center, access to savings on work-at-home software, a look at CCCSAT programming for educators, several reference guides and a review of popular web sites. It's well worth a read! We'll include a link to each report as it is published. Here's the first one: http://www.collegeofthedesert.edu/facultystaff/publicrelations/insider/newsletter.asp?id=1305

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Last Fall Semester Flex Program for Faculty Is Friday: Cultural Assumptions and Student Success: Challenges of Diversity will be presented by Pat Bennett from 8:30 a.m. to noon in the Nursing Building, Room 11. The program is paid for by the COD Alumni Academic Enrichment Fund. “Diversity brings unknown cultures into our classrooms and reveals our hidden cultural assumptions,” says Bennett.

Bennett taught English as a Second Language and Intercultural Communication for 30 years. She has also worked and lived in six countries outside the U.S. She holds a BA in Anthropology and an MA in Linguistics. Her goal is to raise awareness of cultural differences in order to foster student and teacher success. To register, call COD at 776-0192.

Division of Applied Sciences and Business: In the division office recently were (from left) Bert Bitanga, Instructor, Architecture/Drafting, Nori Bambusch and Cindi Brown, Division Secretaries, Rick Post, Division Dean, and Kurt Leuschner, Associate Professor, Natural Resources. Revamped Division Merges Business, Applied Sciences: Dr. Rick Post has moved over to the old Applied Sciences office vacated by Doug Walker and assumed control of a newly configured academic division, one of six on the COD campus, following a reorganization last semester. Dr. Post also serves as Director of Vocational Education, so he's responsible for all vocational programs except nursing and drug and alcohol studies. Among the applied sciences: Administration of Justice (including Police Officer Standards and Training); Environmental Horticulture and Turfgrass Management; Digital Design and Production; Architecture and Drafting; Automotive Technology, including the new high-tech Advanced Transportation Technology program; Air Conditioning; Natural Resources. In his spare time, he oversees the work experience program, too. Last year, Dr. Post had business along with social sciences and related hospitality industry services. In the new configuration, he has more to do, and more of a staff to supervise. In addition to two secretaries and four other classified employees, there are 80 faculty members -- 21 of them full time. "The transition has been really smooth," he says. "I've had wonderful cooperation from everybody." He attributes much of the success of the move to the applied sciences office to Nori Bambusch, Division Secretary, who's a veteran of that division. "She's like the mother superior. She facilitates things http://www2.collegeofthedesert.edu:85/FacultyStaff/PublicRelations/Insider/newsletter.asp?id=1304[3/24/2009 3:28:34 PM] Insider Newsletter

really well." He also says his own background in business and law, along with his 14 years experience as a director of the Palm Desert Chamber of Commerce, has made the reorganized division a good fit. "It really plays to my strengths," he says. "I understand Vocational Ed really well." Part of the vocational education mission at COD is the existence of professional advisory committees. His business contacts come in handy there. There are 10 such committees, made of local professionals from business and industry, and institutions such as the Living Desert, the Palm Springs Tramway, and the Palm Springs Desert Museum. A new advisory committee has been formed on Casino Management, said Dr. Post, which is a step toward a proposed new program at COD. The initial meeting of the advisory board was held last week. Dr. Post has contacts in Indian gaming operations; he's a member of the Gaming Commission for the Cabazon Band of Mission Indians. The division dean is in his 30th year at COD, most of those years in the classroom. He has taught marketing, business law and economics. He began his college education at COD, graduating in 1967 with an AA in English, before going on to earn higher degrees, including a Juris Doctorate. He had his own law practice in Indian Wells from 1983-85. In addition to Bambusch, staff in the new division includes Cindi Brown, Business Division Secretary; Mark Rizzo, ISA, computer science; Lewis Ewing, Automotive Lab Tech; Debbie Ballagh, ISA, CAP, DDP and Ag, and Larry Hall, Lab Tech, AS and OH. Walter N. Marks Center for the Arts Sets Date for Opening Reception: The Walter N. Marks Center for the Arts at College of the Desert has set Oct. 14 as the date for its opening reception for the 2003/04 season. The public is invited to meet the artists of Selected Works from 5 to 7 p.m. Featured in the Leberman Gallery will be Sandy Abrams, Mixed Media Sculpture; Judith Cook, Ceramic Sculpture and Drawings, will be in the Alumni Gallery; Cynthia Evans, Paintings, will be on display in the Cravens Gallery, along with Annie Stromquist’s Works on Paper. The exhibits open Oct. 8 and run through Nov. 11. All exhibits are free and open to the public. Gallery hours are Monday through Friday from 1 to 4 p.m. or by appointment. Call 776-7278 to make an appointment or for more information.

COD Forum Series Features Top Teacher Veatch: The Campus Forum Series resumes Oct. 15 with a "students only" presentation by Chauncey Veatch, Preparing Leaders for the World. The free lecture begins at 12:45 p.m. and will conclude at 2 p.m. in COD's Pollock Theatre. Veatch, a Coachella Valley High School teacher, was named 2002 Teacher of the Year by President George W. Bush. He addressed the faculty at last year's Flex Day Program. Faculty members are asked to encourage students to attend since this message is directly for them. Future monthly presentations include: Carlene Gibson, New Registration Procedures at COD for Spring 04: How To; Matteo Monica and Eve-Marie

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Andrews, Financial Aid and Scholarship Preparation; and Dee Gerken, Stress Management.

Employees, Students Meet On Campus: A very successful Employers-Meet- Students program was completed last week. Here, Counselor Ken LaMont chats with Costco representatives as students fill out applications the various firms -- including Robinson's May, See's Candy, and Macy's -- who were on hand to recruit workers. From left: Candi Hernandez and Juan Donjuan, students; LaMont, standing; Stephanie Hernandez, Administrative Manager, and LeAnn Vickers, Human Resources, both from Costco. LaMont said the recruiting went very well for both students and employers. Costco alone got more than 50 applications.

Student Computer Lab Has Reopened: The Alumni Association Student Computer Lab in the COD Library has reopened. Gregg Chesterman, Computer Lab Assistant, said the lab is open Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Fridays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. COD Students Off To HACU: COD will send 17 students to the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) National Conference this month. HACU is a national organization that supports the efforts of Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSI) to increase the number of students who are successful in higher education. The Anaheim conference will provide COD students with the opportunity to interact with education government and corporate leaders and to attend trainings and workshops that deal with political, social and educational issues. This opportunity has been made possible by the COD Foundation and the College's HSI grant. As part of HACU's efforts to provide students with enhanced opportunities to develop leadership and job skills, HACU also sponsors a paid National Internship Program that will take place in Washington, DC during the 2004 Spring and Summer semesters. Students who are selected for these paid internships serve in various government agencies such as the Department of State, FBI, CIA, Department of Agriculture, Department of Education and more. Esteban Morales, Sr. Program Coordinator for the HACU National Internship Program will hold an information session for students who are interested in applying to this program. The workshop will be held on Oct. 13 from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the President's Board Room. Eligibility for these internships are: Minimum 3.0 gpa, completion of the freshman year of college before internship begins, US Citizenship or permanent residency. More details can be found at http://www.hnip.net/. Students who want to attend need http://www2.collegeofthedesert.edu:85/FacultyStaff/PublicRelations/Insider/newsletter.asp?id=1304[3/24/2009 3:28:34 PM] Insider Newsletter

to RSVP to Cheryl Houston at ext. 522.

Mandes' Plays Open In New York: College of the Desert faculty member John Mandes, in addition to being an assistant professor in the college’s new Division of Communication and Visual Arts, is also a published and produced playwright. Two of Professor Mandes’ one-act plays, The Best Offer and Marsha Marsha Marsh will open Oct. 4 at Theatre-Studio Inc. in New York City as a co-production with New York’s Group Theatre East. Moreover, Mandes’ full-length play Life Below the Waist is scheduled for a Feb. 2004

staged reading in New York in advance of a full production of that play later in 2004. Life Below the Waist was previously produced in Apr. 2002 by Conundrum State Productions in Denver, Colorado, where it received rave reviews. Steve Acree, assistant professor of English at COD is using Life Below the Waist in three of his English 1A sections during this semester. "It is an interesting and creative variation on standard academic narrative structure," said Acree. "It provides examples of how the elements of standard narrative can be arranged alternatively to create a different effect while still using regular academic narrative devices." Professor Mandes has also written Throwing Ice Cubes at the Sun, which has been produced in both Denver and New York City. Throwing Ice Cubes at the Sun is currently being developed as a musical for a possible New York production in late 2004. Copies of Life Below the Waist are available at the COD Bookstore or can be obtained in the collection of the COD Library. Friends' October Book Review Is Thursday: Friends of the College of the Desert Library (FOTL) has announced its upcoming book review will feature The Dear Betty Chronicles: A Memoir of 40 Years in Public Relations Careers by author Morris "Morry" Rotman. The book will be reviewed by Maureen Daly, novelist and writer for the Desert Sun. FOTL members will also give a short review of any interesting books they've read over the summer. The meeting, open to the public, will be held in the Board Room of the Velma Dawson House on the College campus at 2 p.m. For more information or to RSVP call Anita Manchik at 771-3056.

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Monkeying Around: Lenita Richards, Administrative Support Services Supervisor, left, and Ann Miles, Financial Analyst, liked this photo better than the more traditional one we snapped, and hope it will call attention to the new Rideshare contest to celebrate the fact that this is Rideshare Week, Oct. 6-10. The photo makes more sense when you realize the theme is "It's a Jungle Out There: Don't Monkey Around When It Comes To Your Commute." Commuters are urged to sign up for prizes during the contest. To be eligible, you must be carpooling, vanpooling, buspooling, riding your bike, walking to work, riding the bus or telecommuting. For more details, call Lenita, who coordinates Rideshare on the COD Campus, at Ext. 511. Ann is in the picture because she won at $50 gift certificate in the most recent Rideshare Contest! The Astronomical Society of the Desert (ASOD) invites COD faculty and staff to its October Lecture meeting on Friday, Oct. 10 at 7:30 p.m. at St. Margaret's Episcopal Church on the west side of Highway 74. This month's guest speaker is ASOD's and COD Emeriti Faculty Ashley McDermott. Following this summer's close approach of Mars he will be presenting a timely overview of our voyeuristic relationship with the nearby planetary neighbor. This lecture will include a historical perspective as well as current efforts and findings provided by modern astronomers and the equipment they have at hand today. For more details, call the ASCOD at 328-8424.

PBS Newsman Visits COD: Charles Krause, left, shown here with Dr. Maria Sheehan, Superintendent/President, and Dr. Richard Zionts, Philosophy Professor, addressed faculty and students Sept. 26 as part of this year's extended Flex Day activities. He spoke to a packed house at the Pollock Theatre and was interviewed by CBS-TV2.

Accreditation (Continued From Top): Continuing requirements: · Colleges must provide evidence that they rely on appropriate structures, resources, processes, and policies. · Colleges must show that students are moving through programs and achieving their goals. For example, the college must demonstrate that students are completing courses, persisting semester to semester, completing degrees and certificates, transferring, and getting jobs.

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· Colleges must employ program evaluation and cyclical planning processes that result in institutional improvement. · Colleges must show that they rely on evidence when making decisions. Major new requirements: · Colleges must engage in meaningful, broad-based dialogue about the institution’s quality and improvement. · Colleges must identify expected learning outcomes and assess and improve student learning. The rationale for changing from ten standards to four was to emphasize the interdependent, overlapping nature of the criteria and act as a catalyst for a self study process reflective of an integrated college mission. The new standards are (I) Institutional Mission & Effectiveness; (II) Student Learning Programs & Services; (III) Resources; and (IV) Leadership & Governance. Institutional Dialogue: A new component of the accreditation process is the requirement that there be an ongoing, college-wide dialogue about the quality of the college and how it might improve. There will be many opportunities to participate in such dialogues. We plan to reserve time for nearly every campus body to dialogue and hope to engage the whole college in learning about what COD is doing, assessing how well it is doing, and generating ideas for improvement. Accreditation expectations regarding student learning outcomes: By the time of our accreditation team visit in spring 2005, the Accrediting Commission expects that COD will have begun: · Identifying student learning outcomes for courses, programs, and degrees; · Defining meaningful measures of the accomplishment of student learning outcomes; · Measuring and evaluating the results of student learning outcomes; and · Implementing a plan to complete the development of student learning outcomes for the remaining courses, programs, and degrees. Preparing for Self Study: The new Standard II is enormous, covering instruction, student services, and learning resources. These programs and services are the heart of what we do, so we have broken that standard into two parts, Instructional Programs and Student Support Services/Library and Learning Support Services. Our plan is to have five teams to work on the self study, one for each standard, except Standard II, which will have two teams. In order to enable all members of the teams to work on the whole self study, we have proposed a rotational process that has each team working with each standard in a different capacity. Teams include three faculty, two classified, one classified supervisor, and one student. Each team will be lead by a faculty member and an administrator serving as co-chairs. We are asking for members of the college community who are interested to participate on these teams. Because the new standards are so integrated, it will be important that the self study teams work closely and that information developed during the study be

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quickly and effectively shared. To facilitate this we have formed a steering committee, comprised of Chris Nelson, Academic Senate President, Dr. Gari Browning, Vice President of Instruction, Dr. Diane Ramirez, Vice President of Student Services, and Matthew Breindel, Coordinator of Institutional Research. Chris Nelson and I will serve as the co-chairs. The college-wide dialogue and the gathering of information to begin the self study process go hand in hand. Both will begin soon. First drafts of the self study will be written in the spring, with the first opportunity for campus wide review and input scheduled for April and May 2004. A more final draft will be available for review and approval in fall 2004. The accreditation team visit is scheduled for March 2005.

COD Sports

Offensive Attack: COD Roadrunner football players practice for the next game. The team's offensive unit includes (from left) Jared Otteson, wide receiver, from Cathedral City; Terry Mermer, quarterback, Calvary Chapel, and David Angulo, wide receiver, Cathedral City. Roadrunner Football Team In Search Of Second Win: COD travels to Victorville Saturday to face a tough Victor Valley team in a 1 p.m. contest in which Coach Fred Fimbres' young, talented team will attempt to get its second victory of the year. The Roadrunners are 1-3 on the year, 0-2 in Foothill Conference play, and coming off a lopsided 23-3 loss to Mt. San Jacinto over the weekend in Hemet. Fimbres's squad was 1-3 before the trip to Hemet, with two of those losses by a total of just five points, so enthusiasm was high. But Fimbres said mistakes and two turnovers put the game out of reach and the Roadrunners couldn't mount enough offense to get back in it. The Roadrunners come back for a home game Oct. 18, which is Homecoming. They host Southwestern in that contest at 5 p.m.

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COD Volleyball Team For 2003: The Women's Volleyball team hosts two teams this week, Rio Hondo on Wednesday and Victor Valley on Friday. Both games are at 5 p.m. at Wright Gymnasium. Back Row, Denise Neale, Brook Gilikson, Gracie Matthews, Chanel Pharms; Front Row, Kristie Burchell, Becca Dewoody, Ris Alvarez, Dawn Benavente. The team's coach (not pictured) is Jamie Hopton; assistant coach is Brook Curn. Plenty Of Sports Activity This Week: COD's men's soccer team is in action Tuesday at Chaffey in a 2 p.m. contest, then comes home to host Victor Valley in a doubleheader at 4 p.m. in first round Foothill Conference play. The women's soccer team is nearing the end of round one play, and has virtually the same schedule. They play at Rio Hondo at 4 p.m.Tuesday, and their doubleheader against Victor Valley here is at 2 p.m. on Friday. Coach Shel Wellins' women's golf team plays a conference match at Mt. SAC next Monday in preparation for the conference invitational that starts Oct. 27. State championship rounds are scheduled for early November. Both men's and women's cross country teams travel to Irvine Saturday for an invitational match. All of their meets are away. The men's and women's basketball teams continue to practice at Wright Gym for a season that opens Nov. 7, a month from now.

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Women's Golf Team Has Potential: Among the many talented players on COD's 2003 team is Shannon Dennehy, left, a transfer from Northern Arizona University, and Cathy Brown-Wellins, a Notre Dame graduate who owns a local business, CB Wealth Management, and who admits it's hard to play for your coach when he's also your husband. The team is coached by local attorney Shel Wellins, who took COD's women's softball team to the regional playoffs in the spring. Clippers Using COD Gym For Training : The NBA's Los Angeles Clippers were on campus last week for preseason training, as they have been for several years in a row. The Clippers slipped in quietly without fanfare; they didn't want media attention this early in the preseason, according to COD Athletic Director Terry Schukart.. Unlike last year, they are not scheduled to return this fall for more practice sessions.

Faculty Development Workshops For information on Faculty Development, Flex Days, and Online Faculty Development, contact Wendy Flint, Chair Faculty Development Committee at ext. 122 or email her at [email protected] or go to http://www.collegeofthedesert.edu/FacultyStaff/FacultyDevelopment/index.asp.

Classified Staff Development Workshops Contact Joyce Moore, Chair Classified Staff Development Committee, to find out about upcoming staff development workshops at ext. 148 or email her at [email protected] or go to http://www.collegeofthedesert.edu/FacultyStaff/StaffDevelopment/index.asp? id=1154.

Calendar of Events The Insider lists home games for all athletic events on the weekly calendar. For more details, contact the Athletics Department at Ext. 591 or visit the Athletics Division website at http://www.collegeofthedesert.edu/Athletics.

Monday, Oct 6 Tuesday, Oct 7 Career Center: Intro to Career Path Wednesday, Oct 8 3:30 p.m. plus Strong Assessment 5 p.m. Volleyball vs Rio Hondo Thursday, Oct 9 2 p.m. FOTL Book Review 3:30 p.m. Career Center: Myers Briggs Flex: Cultural Assumptions and Friday, Oct 10 8:30 a.m. Student Success: Challanges of Diversity 9 a.m. Board of Trustee's Meeting 2 p.m. Women's Soccer vs Victor Valley 4 p.m. Men's Soccer vs Victor Valley 5 p.m. Volleyball vs Victor Valley Saturday, Oct 11 7 a.m. Alumni Association Street Fair http://www2.collegeofthedesert.edu:85/FacultyStaff/PublicRelations/Insider/newsletter.asp?id=1304[3/24/2009 3:28:34 PM] Insider Newsletter

Sunday, Oct 12 7 a.m. Alumni Association Street Fair Transfer Center: UC Riverside Monday, Oct 13 9 a.m. Outreach Transfer Center: CSU San Tuesday, Oct 14 9 a.m. Bernardino Outreach

2 p.m. Women's Soccer vs Rio Hondo Men's Soccer vs San Bernardino 4 p.m. Valley Walter N. Marks Center for the Arts 5 p.m. Opening Recption Forum Series: Chauncey Veatch, Wednesday, Oct 15 12:45 p.m. Preparing Leaders for the World

Thursday, Oct 16 International Students Club Friday, Oct 17 Noon Drawing Saturday, Oct 18 7 a.m. Alumni Association Street Fair Football Homecoming vs 5 p.m. Southwestern Sunday, Oct 19 7 a.m. Alumni Association Street Fair

The Insider is the newsletter for Faculty and Staff at College of the Desert, 43-500 Monterey Ave., Palm Desert, CA 92260. Published weekly during the school year, except during holidays. Send submissions via email or interoffice campus mail. Information: Tom Wixon, Director, Public Relations, ext. 2589. From off- campus: (760) 773-2589 or [email protected].

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