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PIMA COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT

A Special Meeting of the Pima County Community College District Board of Governors was held on Monday, April 9, 2008 at 2:30 p.m. in the Community Room, at the District Office, 4905 E. Broadway, Tucson, AZ  85709-1005.

BOARD MEMBERS

  • Marty Cortez
  • Brenda Even
  • Vikki Marshall
  • Scott Stewart

ABSENT

  • Richard Fimbres

RECORDING SECRETARY

  • Linda Ashenbrener

ADMINISTRATION

  • Roy Flores, Chancellor
  • Christal Albrecht, Campus President, Desert Vista
  • David Bea, Executive Vice Chancellor for Administration
  • Ann Christensen, Dean of Student Development
  • Charlotte Fugett, Campus President, East Campus
  • Kirk Kelly, Vice Chancellor of Information Technology
  • Jana Kooi, Campus President, Community Campus
  • Sylvia Lee, Campus President, Northwest Campus
  • Brigid Murphy, AVC for Academic Services and Vice Provost
  • Robert Riza, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Student Services
  • Stan Steinman, Senior Assistant to the Provost
  • Brian Stewart, Director, Center for Training and Development

Board Chair Scott Stewart called the meeting to order at 2:35 p.m.
Brenda Even led the Pledge of Allegiance.

There was a presentation of a draft of the 2008-2011 College Plan.  There are seven initiatives to the plan and each initiative has a plan to improve processes and to ensure progress.  The College has chosen to address the most important problems no matter how difficult to measure or solve.  Listed in the Plan are 38 strategies, 195 action items, and there are 31 offices responsible for the Plan.

The purpose of the Plan is to improve instruction, improve operations, and foster creativity and link to reaccreditation.  Criteria for accreditation set by the Higher Learning Commission was listed. 

The Planning Committee members consisted of 10 faculty, 28 administrators, 10 staff and 3 students.  Many others from the College and the community participated,

Each Initiative Leader gave an overview of their areas of responsibility.  Initiative and Development Team Leaders and their areas of responsibility are:

  1. Provide Evidence of Student Learning and Teaching Effectiveness
    Suzanne Miles, Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor
  2. Improve Student Success in Developmental Education
    Anne Vosberg, Acting Dean of Student Development
  3. Redesign Student Services
    Roy Flores, Chancellor
  4. Create Foundations for Creativity and Innovation
    Victoria Cook, Dean of Instruction
  5. Improve the Use of Physical Assets
    Charlotte Fugett, Executive Vice Chancellor for Administration /President of East Campus
  6. Master Technology
    Kirk Kelly, Vice Chancellor for Information Technology
  7. Strengthen Administrative Operations
    David Bea, Vice Chancellor for Finance/Executive Vice Chancellor for Administration

Suggestions by the Board to include in the Plan:

  • Include accountability as a College value
  • Be more specific in 1.2.1. and include alternative, charter and home-schooled students
  • Develop ways to connect and partner to solve remedial education problem

There will be an accreditation workshop scheduled for the Board in the near future and a briefing on the progress will be scheduled in June.

The meeting adjourned at 4:40 p.m.