BOARD REPORT OCTOBER 10, 2019 SPECIAL REPORT TO THE PUBLIC Trustee Sean Elo recognized Trustee Maria Nieto Senour’s personal story of overcoming adversity, which she shared at an October 1 event at City College regarding the white supremacy movement and expressed his appreciation for her accomplishments. Trustee Bernie Rhinerson discussed the importance of the District’s participation in the Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT) annual Leadership Congress, which is being held from October 16 to 19 in San Francisco. At the conference, District attendees will give a presentation on Dual Enrollment and receive updates on key legislative priorities including reauthorization of the Higher Education Act. Trustee Maria Nieto Senour attended the “Confronting White Supremacy through the Arts” conference on October 1 at City College where she shared her own experiences as a Mexican American growing up in a deeply segregated community and how it affected daily life. She also attended and spoke at an October 7 press conference about Mesa College’s Teacher Pathway Inclusion Program, in partnership with the San Diego Unified School District and National University. Chancellor Constance Carroll commented on several key community college legislative bills that have been addressed by Governor Newsom: AB 2 (Santiago), providing the second year of Promise funding for first-time/full-time students, and AB 30 (Holden), extending the sunset date for the dual enrollment provision to 2027, were signed into law. AB 1727 (Weber), which would put certain noncredit classes on the census date, is still on the governor’s desk. Also, she noted that the California Attorney General has added Iowa as the 11th state to the travel ban using State funding, due to Iowa’s prohibition against using Medicaid for surgeries related to gender identity. Dr. Carroll indicated that fall enrollment has reached 96% of the target of 14,200 FTES. The Chancellor shared her report with Vice Chancellor Chris Manis and College Police Chief Joseph Ramos, who presented a commendation to Sergeant Mark Green who interrupted a suicide attempt, thereby saving a man’s life. Sergeant Green received a standing ovation from the Board and the audience. Student Trustee Oscar David Rendon reported that the City College Associated Students Government (ASG) board is at near capacity and they are focused on creating programming that fosters diversity to enhance student life and promoting such important campus events as the October 1 Voter Registration event, which resulted in 300 “pledge to vote” cards.
BOARD ACTIONS
The governing board of the San Diego Community College District is composed of 5 elected members and 1 student trustee position. The student trustee position is filled on a rotating basis. BOARD MEMBERS Sean Elo, J.D. Mary Graham (Executive Vice President) Craig Milgrim Bernie Rhinerson Maria Nieto Senour, Ph.D. (President) CHANCELLOR Constance M. Carroll, Ph.D. (secretary to the board) STUDENT TRUSTEES Taylor Carpenter Van Dao Minh Anh Oscar David Rendon
BOARD OF TRUSTEES SAN DIEGO COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT 3375 CAMINO DEL RIO SOUTH SAN DIEGO, CA 92108-3883 (619) 388-6957
At its meeting of October 10, 2019, the Board of Trustees: •
Held a campus meeting at City College that included a welcome and introduction by President Ricky Shabazz, Academic Senate President Jan Jarrell, Classified Senate President Awana Payne, and Associated Student Government President Oscar David Rendon; a presentation on the Dreamer Resource Center by Director of Extended Opportunity Programs and Services Lillian Garcia, Acting Title V Program Activity Manager Angélica González, Adjunct Counselor and former student Noel Puga, and student Edwin Machado; a presentation on Hermanos Unidos Brothers United (HUBU) by Assistant Professor and HUBU Coordinator Rasheed Aden, Assistant Professor Norell Martinez, and student Bailey Martinez; a presentation on Alcohol and Other Drug Studies (AODS) by Professor Wendy Wiehl, student Tara Stamos-Buesig, and graduate Michael Lazarus; a presentation on Seeds@City by Assistant Professor Erin McConnell; and closing remarks by Vice President of Instruction Matilda “Tillie” Chavez and President Shabazz.
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