Annual Report 2016-2017 Santa Monica College |Annual Report 2016-2017 CONTENTS Introduction ................................................................................................................................................. 3 Accreditation ................................................................................................................................................ 7 Bachelor Degree in Interaction Design ........................................................................................................ 7 Strategic Plan and Strategic Initiatives ........................................................................................................ 8 Academic Affairs Curriculum ............................................................................................................................................... 10 Online Education ..................................................................................................................................... 10 Learning Resources ................................................................................................................................. 10 Educational Collaborative with SMMUSD ............................................................................................... 11 Adult Education and Noncredit Programs .............................................................................................. 11 Career & Technical Education, Workforce & Economic Development ................................................... 12 SMC/UCLA Science and Research Initiative ............................................................................................ 13 The Center for Teaching Excellence ........................................................................................................ 15 Emeritus College ..................................................................................................................................... 15 Academic Program Accolades ................................................................................................................. 16 Student Services Transfer ................................................................................................................................................... 18 VIP Welcome Day .................................................................................................................................... 19 Veterans Resource Center ...................................................................................................................... 19 African-American Collegian Center/Latino Center ................................................................................. 19 Career Services Center ............................................................................................................................ 19 Applied and Service Learning Program ................................................................................................... 20 Center for Wellness and Wellbeing ........................................................................................................ 21 The Health Services Center ..................................................................................................................... 21 Online Orientation .................................................................................................................................. 21 Counseling ............................................................................................................................................... 21 EOPS/CARE .............................................................................................................................................. 22 CalWORKs ................................................................................................................................................ 22 Disabled Student Program & Services (DSPS) ......................................................................................... 22 Athletics .................................................................................................................................................. 23 1 Santa Monica College |Annual Report 2016-2017 Enrollment Development Outreach and Recruitment ..................................................................................................................... 25 Student Support and Success Program ................................................................................................... 27 Assessment Center .................................................................................................................................. 28 Enrollment Services & SSSP .................................................................................................................... 28 Financial Aid and Scholarships ................................................................................................................ 30 Institutional Research………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..30 International Education……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..31 Global Citizenship………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………32 Grants ......................................................................................................................................................... 33 Business and Administration ..................................................................................................................... 34 Facilities ...................................................................................................................................................... 36 Environment and Sustainability ................................................................................................................. 38 Campus Police ............................................................................................................................................ 40 Emergency Preparedness ........................................................................................................................... 40 Human Resources ....................................................................................................................................... 41 Information Technology ............................................................................................................................. 47 Community and Academic Relations Marketing ................................................................................................................................................ 49 Public Information Office ........................................................................................................................ 49 Web and Social Media ............................................................................................................................ 50 Community Relations & Academic Relations .......................................................................................... 51 Government Relations ............................................................................................................................... 51 SMC Foundation ......................................................................................................................................... 52 Campus and Alumni Relations ................................................................................................................... 55 The Broad Stage ......................................................................................................................................... 56 KCRW .......................................................................................................................................................... 57 Conclusion .................................................................................................................................................. 59 2 Santa Monica College |Annual Report 2016-2017 ANNUAL REPORT FOR 2016-2017 INTRODUCTION 2016-17 was an eventful year for Santa Monica College. This list of accomplishments is notable, but is not comprehensive—the college’s employees have achieved so much more in the year that has gone by. I hope you will take the time to read the annual report: it represents the indefatigable SMC spirit and the dedication of SMC’s faculty, classified employees, managers and administrators to student success. Here are 2016-17’s key highlights: . Santa Monica College submitted its self-evaluation report to the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC) in August 2016, and the accreditation site visit took place in October 2016. The Superintendent/President in February 2017 was informed that the ACCJC had reaffirmed Santa Monica College’s accreditation for 18 months; a follow-up report is due in August 2018. It was heartening to note the long list of commendations—including praise for SMC’s online education plans; student transportation; campus safety; and more—in the visiting team’s final report. The college has already begun addressing the recommendations made for improvement. Santa Monica and Malibu voters passed Measure V, a $345 million bond for Santa Monica College—with 64 percent approval—in the November 2016 election. Measure V will make it possible to update aging facilities including the Math and ESL trailers, and two classroom buildings constructed in the 1950s, among others. It will also enable