UPCOMING Core Values: Excellence 15 • Friday Integrity » Last day for students to file for fall graduation. Collegiality 18-19 • Monday-Tuesday Inclusiveness » Constitution Day events September 15, 2006, Newsletter from President Margie Lewis 26 • Tuesday » NOCCCD Board of Trustees meeting, Anaheim NOCCCD Trustees Adopt Budget Based on Favorable State Funding Campus, 5:30 p.m. California provides the “largest funding college districts, there also is good news for students. The 2006-07 state 3 • Tuesday budget features a reduction in student enrollment fees from the cur- » Reception for new managers and newly tenured augmentation” in state history. But, the campus rent $26 per credit unit to $20 per credit unit, beginning next calendar faculty, Culinary Arts Dining Room, 2:30-4 p.m. enrollment drop results in a large reduction. year. Dain and Rodrigo L. Garcia, District Manager, Fiscal Affairs, 9 • Monday The Board of Trustees for the North Orange County Community shared that the new budget includes $155,245,523 in ongoing revenues » Foundation Golf Classic, Old Ranch Country Club. College District adopted the 2006-07 Proposed Budget following a and $146,098,659 in ongoing expenses, resulting in $9,146,864 in Contact the Foundation for information. presentation and public hearing at this week’s meeting. ongoing funds that are not yet allocated for this year. This $9,146,864 Claudette Dain, District Director, Fiscal Affairs, reported that state is available to address outstanding issues such as employee contract 10 • Tuesday allocations for 2006-07 are favorable for the third year in a row, pro- negotiations, a salary comparability study for employees represented by » High School principals’ and Superintendents’ break- viding “the largest funding augmentation in the history of California’s the California School Employees Association (CSEA), completion of fast event, Gym 2, 7:30-9 a.m. community colleges.” In addition to this good news for community Continued on page 2 Reception for New Managers and Newly Tenured Faculty Set for October 3 in Culinary Arts THEY SAID IT A reception for new managers and newly tenured faculty has been scheduled for Tuesday, October 3, 2006. It will be held from 2:30-4 p.m. in the Culinary Arts Dining Room, with a brief program beginning at 3:15 p.m. “Those who can make you The college’s new managers are: Dennis Davino, Special Projects Manager for the Teacher Preparation Program; Yongmi Han, International believe absurdities can make you Students Program Manager; and Rick Rams, Dean of Student Support Services. commit atrocities.” Faculty who attained tenure at the end of the 2005-2006 academic year are: Jennifer Coopman, Science/Engineering/Math; Will Heusser, – Voltaire Social Science; Ben Izadi, Business and Computer Information Systems; John Lambros, Language Arts; Cliff Lester, Fine Arts; Laurie Morvan, Contributed by Ron Armale SEM; Sylvia Paek, SEM; Kate Reid, Fine Arts; Carlos Sandoval, Social Science; Judy Swytak, Health Science; and Penn Wu, Business/CIS. Patrons’ ‘Race for the Arts’ on Oct. 21 Save the Dates: Upcoming Events of Note @Cypress is published each week. If The Cypress College Patrons of the Arts will hold their October 3 — Reception for new managers and newly ten- you would like to have items included, annual scholarship fundraiser — known as the “Race for the Arts” ured faculty: See story above for details. please contact Marc Posner in the Public — at the Los Alamitos Race Course on Saturday, October 21, October 6 — Leadership Team Meeting: The Leadership Information Office at ext. 47006 or [email protected]. 2006. Check in is at 5:30 p.m. with dinner at 6:30 as the first race Team is comprised of all managers, faculty department coordi- begins. nators, members of the President’s Advisory Cabinet, coordina- Margie Lewis, President Seating is limited, and the last day to order tickets (if they’re tors of special programs, “lead” classified staff, and Associated (714) 484-7308 not already sold out) is Saturday, October 14. Tickets are $45 per Students officers. [email protected] person. For more information, call ext. 47143 or send an e-mail. October 21 — 40th Anniversary Open House: Info. Cypress College • 9200 Valley View Street • Cypress, CA 90630 • (714) 484-7000 • http://CypressCollege.edu CHARGERS NOCCCD Board Adopts Budget for 2006-2007 Fiscal Year BRIEFLY Continued from page 1 provide equitable funding for credit programming as Trustees for the North well as enhanced funding for non-credit programming Talk about connecting Orange County Community some construction projects, and retiree medical costs. to California’s 72 community college districts. with students one-on-one. College District accepted the The new budget compares to $143,791,410 in Dain reported that SB 361 is the most significant Like a number of other retirement of Charles Licari, revenues, $138,081,824 in expenses, and $5,709,586 assumption that the NOCCCD 2006-07 budget is faculty and retirees, Gail Cypress College Reading in ongoing funds unallocated at the beginning of built upon as it provides an additional $4.2 million in Taylor — a member of the Instructor, effective May 26, 2005-06. base apportionment funding. 40th Anniversary Committee 2007. In addition, this year’s state funding augmentation Despite many changes in the funding model, — has called several of her also translates into $8.5 million in one-time resources student enrollment will continue to be a dominant fac- former students. But, she’s for NOCCCD, including funds for scheduled main- tor. For the NOCCCD, the 2006-07 budget is based not just talking to them about Culinary Arts student tenance, instructional equipment, basic skills, career on an FTES target of 34,012.70, which represents coming to the Open House Gina Espinoza finished sec- technical equipment, and other general purposes. District-wide growth of 1.41% over the past year when on October 21. Taylor, who ond place in a national contest The news is not all good, however. the District received stabilization funding to offset at one time served as the put on by the makers of the Cypress College’s budget has been reduced by declining enrollment. Student Activities director, artificial sweetener Splenda. more than $1.267 million — a direct consequence of During the budget presentation and discussion, is also arranging to go out to The La Mirada resident having a decrease in FTES (full-time equivalent stu- a variety of topics were discussed, including: energy dinner with them afterward to received an all-expenses-paid dents) last academic year. costs, salaries, bookstore fund budgets, and the new visit and catch up. For infor- trip to Miami to compete in The 2006-07 NOCCCD budget incorporates District-wide Strategic Plan. mation about adding names of the finals, which were held on funding as outlined in new legislation — Senate Bill Participants in this discussion, providing addition- former students to the official August 8. 361: Community College Funding — which has al information, were Fred Williams, Vice Chancellor, alumni list, please contact the “I had a wonderful expe- been approved by the State Assembly and Senate and Finance & Facilities; Ron Beeler, District Director, Public Information Office at rience during this contest,” currently awaits the Governor’s signature for final Facilities Control; Karen Cant, Cypress College ext. 47006. she wrote in an e-mail to approval. This new funding mechanism has been Director of Budget & Finance; and Adam O’Connor, instructors Michael Bird, referred to as historic and unprecedented in the state. Fullerton College Director of Budget & Finance. who encouraged her to enter It will simplify the state’s apportionment model and In related news, the col- the contest, and Lisa Clark. lege has just mailed out the “I met new people; I had A report first alumni newsletter — interviews with 3 newspapers. on Cypress appropriately titled Chargers. It was terrific!!!” College’s The piece was sent to nearly Espinoza said that the Construction 5,000 former students who contest’s host — Lorena Projects have had recent contact with Garcia, executive chef and the college or whose names owner of Elements Restaurant The remodel for efficiency in the Business Building is nearing completion. Detailing of the work on the were provided by members in Miami — had complements third floor is still required, but the rooms are functional. The area still requiring the most work is the computer of the faculty or retirees. Read for her dessert presentation. lab on the second floor. Prior to this summer’s work, restrooms were located on just the second floor. They are Chargers by clicking here. “She said it was elegant, now available on each of the three levels of the building. The elevator connected to the front of the building and everything from the taste should be completed and operational prior to the end of the semester. and garnishing was in perfect Work in the Tech Ed 1 Building has not progressed as far. The first floor is about a month away from com- CC’s third Podcast will balance,” Espinoza wrote. pletion and the second floor should be done just in time for the 40th Anniversary Open House on October 21, go online Monday. While the if all goes well. Photography is moving back into the second-floor labs and classrooms beginning today. primary audience is students The second phase of the piazza repair is progressing much better than the first phase did. Water proofing and potential students, it may The athletic season is in has begun in the area above Student Activities and much of the railing is in place. In the Science/Engineering/ be interesting to employees as full swing. You can get results Math and Humanities areas, preliminary work for water proofing — such as metal flashing — is going into well.