October
2003
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October
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CCCD
Faculty & Staff Resources
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Welcome to the second edition of D-Mail, the District’s new monthly e-newsletter. I am pleased to report that September’s inaugural edition was well-received! I appreciate all of the positive feedback we received from throughout the District about the new format. Community Colleges Preparing Now for 2004-05 Budget Fight At a press conference in September, California Community Colleges Chancellor Thomas J. Nussbaum expressed his growing concern that colleges statewide are increasingly unable to meet strong enrollment demand for their programs and services. Budget cuts imposed on the community colleges in 2002-03 and 2003-04 have forced the colleges to reduce course offerings and to turn away tens of thousands of students; and the grim funding prospects for 2004-05 only promise to make the situation worse. "We have already seen the impact of last year's budget reductions on our course offerings and the subsequent loss of access for 90,000 students. It's wrong for these students and it's wrong for California if the State abandons its long-standing promise that its people will have access to higher education," Nussbaum said. Chancellor Nussbaum called on California leaders to take steps to ensure that community colleges receive the share of Proposition 98 funding promised in State law in order to arrest a sharp reduction in access to college programs. The fact that community colleges have never received their share has resulted in an astounding $2.7 billion in cumulative under-funding. Reduced Course Offerings Result in Lower Enrollment Numbers for CCCD In the Coast Community College District, Chancellor Nussbaum’s remarks ring true. Over the last three semesters, more than 2400 courses have been cut from our three colleges’ schedules. This reduction in course offerings has resulted in reduced enrollments at all three colleges. This fall, 10.9% fewer students attend OCC, with an 8.9% drop in seat count. Enrollment at GWC has dropped by 8.1% in headcount and 2.8% in seat count. CCC has enrolled 7.7% fewer students this fall, and has experienced a 9% drop in seat count. The bottom line is this: California community college students are a casualty of this latest budget crisis. Our mission to provide access to high quality, affordable higher education opportunities for all Orange County students cannot be fulfilled without a greater commitment from our state leaders to provide the necessary funding. I encourage all of you to keep informed and stay engaged as we head into the budget development process for the 2004-05 State Budget. Our ability to fulfill our mission – and serve our students – is at stake. CCCD Foundation to Celebrate Dr. John D. Renley’s 43 Years of Service to Education As many of you already know, Dr. John D. Renley has retired as Vice Chancellor of Human Resources for the Coast Community College District. The Coast Community College District Foundation is sponsoring an event in Dr. Renley’s honor on October 23, 2003, at the Waterfront Hilton in Huntington Beach. All faculty and staff are invited to attend. Tickets are $50 each, and can be purchased from the CCCD Public Affairs Office. Contact Martha Parham at (714) 438-4606. The event is a fundraiser for the CCCD Foundation’s newly formed Dr. John D. Renley Faculty Scholarship Fund. The CCCD Foundation has chosen faculty professional development as its priority this year, and faculty scholarships will be made available to promote development in specific academic disciplines. More information will be forthcoming about this new scholarship fund. District Offices Slated to Move (Across the Street) At their meeting September 17, the CCCD Board of Trustees approved distributing a Request for Proposals for development of the current District Office site at 1370 Adams Avenue in Costa Mesa. This vote signified the Board’s intention to move forward with the relocation of the District Office to property directly across Adams Avenue. The new site will also house a new District transportation center and a new storage facility for OCC’s Sailing Center. As part of the project, 500 new student parking spaces will be developed on currently undeveloped District land along Adams Avenue. Construction of the
new District Offices will be funded with Measure C bond funds,
and is expected to be completed by fall of 2005.
EOPS—A Model for Coastline Community College’s Mission The California State Legislature has approved Assembly Concurrent Resolution (ACR) 124 relating to Educational Opportunity Programs (EOP) month. Passed with bipartisan support of both houses, the measure declared September 2003 as Educational Opportunity Programs Month. In a letter to Ruth
Dills, EOPS State Association president and the guiding force behind
Coastline's EOPS Program, and Assembly Majority Floor Leader Marco
Antonio, Firebaugh, praised the efforts of EOP/EOPS staff, stressing
the importance of keeping these programs available for Californians. On behalf of all Coastline Staff, appreciation is given to Sheena Phan, office coordinator; Dora Escobar, EOPS recruitment technician; Tina Xa, EOPS technician; Ailene Nguyen, counselor; Ruth Dills, professor, counselor, coordinator; and Cynthia Pienkowski, supervising administrator. Coastline Selected to be Orange County’s One and Only One-Stop Center Operator The County of Orange and Coastline Community College have entered into a major agreement to provide continued operation of the Coastal Orange County One-Stop Center. The agreement, which includes a $3.5 million grant from the county to operate the center, will provide funding for the following One-Stop programs: Disadvantaged Adult, Dislocated Workers, Senior AIDES, Rapid Response, Youth, Nurses Workforce Initiative, Business Services, Community Services, Dislocated Workers/25 percent Grant (Telecommunications), Workforce Investment Act Program and Welfare-to-Work. Coastline was the only operator selected for the County of Orange due to its outstanding performance. It will take over operations of the west and south Orange County One-Stop Centers and will be opening a satellite office in the northern region of the county (Brea or Fullerton). Congratulations to Lois Wilkerson and her team on a job VERY well done! Former Coastline
Instructor’s Mystery Novels Featured on Television Back in the 1980s, Elizabeth George, then an English teacher at El Toro High School, spent her summer vacation writing a mystery novel about a Scotland Yard detective. She sent it to various publishers, but it was rejected. The next summer, she tried again, but was rejected once more. But during the summer of 1988, she started over with a different mystery, A Great Deliverance, which was accepted. Thus began the literary career of Elizabeth George and the bestselling series featuring Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley, eighth Earl of Asherton, and Sergeant Barbara Havers. Elizabeth left her teaching position to pursue writing full time. However, she found that she missed teaching and came to Coastline to teach beginning fiction writing and advanced fiction writing. She taught at Coastline for several years until her book signing schedule forced her to give up teaching. To date, she has written
12 mystery novels in the series, all bestsellers. Last summer,
her first book, A Great Deliverance, was made into a television
movie and shown on KCET. Four more of her novels are in the process
of being aired on KCET on Sunday nights, from 9 to 10:30 p.m.
Welcome home! Who knew that a home could take you to so many places? The often-overlooked District home page is the gateway to a wide variety of services for students, faculty and staff. Students can use the District’s home page as a one-stop-shop for all of the colleges and programs offered within our District. They can also access each college’s website to get information on transcripts, fees or class schedules or find out what’s on KOCE-TV. Faculty and staff can use the home page to find out just about anything that pertains to our District.
To begin your Coast surfing adventure, start at home. HR News - Benefit
Changes All District Staff should have received a mailing with information and a new Health Plan/Prescription Identification card which became effective October 1, 2003. Please be sure to present this card to your medical care provider and pharmacy when you receive services. If you did not receive your new card, contact Martha Coyne in District Benefits. Our new PPO network will be CCN. In order to maximize benefits available to you under your medical plan, you should access providers who participate in the CCN PPO network. In the near future, a CCN directory will be mailed to you for your reference. In addition, you may access the CCN directory by logging onto their website at: One of the benefits our new administrator provides is online access to eligibility status, benefit summaries, the ability to obtain copies of standard forms or to check the status of a medical claim. You may log onto the DHS website at: First time users to the website need to register by selecting the “Participants” tab and then “Participant Registration” tab. The website will guide you through the registration process. You will need to use the Group ID number, which can be found on your new health plan ID card. This website does not contain any information specific to medical conditions, however it does provide a full history of claims transactions for dates of service on or after October 1, 2003, which you can then save or print out for future reference. Please let your provider know that this website is also available for them to review the status of any claim that they may have filed with DHS on your behalf. You are always welcome to contact DHS by telephone during normal business hours: Monday through Friday – 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. (PST) For questions regarding claims status or benefits information, please call your dedicated claims/customer service team at (800) 201-3150. Also effective October 1, 2003, all medical claims should be sent to the DHS Claims Office for processing. The mailing address for medical claims which is also on the back of your new identification card is:
Delta Health Systems looks forward to working with you and they are dedicated to providing excellent customer service. They will make every effort to ensure a smooth transition and look forward to a long, successful relationship with all of their Plan Participants at Coast Community College District. Please contact the District benefits office (x 84727 or mcoyne@cccd.edu) if you have any questions. EHS - Environmental Health and Safety Fire Safety By Michael Collins and Jerry Marchbank
Fire is a chemical reaction that involves three elements. If any of these three elements are not present a fire will not burn.
“I’ve got to know what’s happening with PNI!”
The PNI team is comprised of representatives from Protocol National Inc. and District Information Services (DIS). Beginning this month, the DIS staff will temporarily grow by one with the addition of Jennifer Ortberg as the Student System Implementation Coordinator. Jennifer comes to us from Orange Coast College and will act as our Subject Matter Expert (SME) and assist our staff with testing, documentation and training. We are excited to have Jennifer on board! District staff, we
need to hear from YOU! The new system is being designed with
the
user
(that’s
you) in mind. Throughout this project, we have spoken with many
of you
as subject matter experts in your
area and have incorporated your suggestions into the design of the
software. In an effort to continue this relationship with you and
utilize your vast knowledge, we would like you to email us your concerns,
suggestions or questions to Thank you for all the time and effort many of you have given to this project, and we look forward to “rolling out” the best Student system in the state! District Public Affairs Office Wins Regional PR Awards OK- here’s a little shameless self promotion. The District Public Affairs Office is proud to report that they won two Medallion Awards from District 6 of the National Council for Marketing and Public Relations. The Medallions Awards are designed to acknowledge excellence in community college public relations at more than 150 community colleges in California, Arizona, Nevada, Utah and Hawaii. The District Public Affairs
Office received a Gold Medallion for its government and community
relations project associated with the
Measure C bond campaign. In addition, the office won a Bronze Medallion
for updating the District’s logo and letterhead.
S.S. Scholarship Sets Sail for Food, Fashion and Fun By Marie McHerrin,
GWC Public Affairs The fashion show and fundraiser was held Saturday, October 4 at the new Clubhouse at Mile Square Golf Course in Fountain Valley. The always popular event included a silent auction, fashion show and luncheon. The proceeds from this event will benefit students. The Golden West College Patrons, established in 1973, provides volunteer services for various campus events to raise much-needed scholarship funds for Golden West College students. 3rd Annual Haircuts For Hope Cut-a-Thon The Haircuts For Hope Cut-A-Thon held recently in the cosmetology department at Golden West College turned out to be a hair-raising experience. Thanks to the hundreds of community members, students, faculty and staff members the college raised $2,740. "I'm just so excited about the level of support that we got from the campus. Each year gets better and better," said Jean May, cosmetology coordinator. Last year the Cosmetology staffers and students raised $1,600. For a requested minimum donation of $10, participants were able to get their hair cut and styled. The members of the California Association of Cosmetology Teachers (ACT) and the City of Hope Cancer Center organize Haircuts For Hope. All proceeds from the event benefit breast cancer patients and breast cancer research at the City of Hope Medical Center and Beckman Research Institute. Breast cancer affects nearly 2.6 million women, as well as 1,400 men in the United States. According to the American Cancer Society, an estimated 182,000 women will be diagnosed with the disease this year and more than 40,000 will die. Early detection and prompt treatment can save the lives of more than 90 percent of all breast cancer patients.
KOCE Gets the Gold It's another Emmy win for KOCE. The station received its 24th Emmy
Award for the locally produced documentary on the landmark Orange
County lawsuit prohibiting school segregation in California seven
years before the historic decision of Brown vs. Board of Education. "Mendez
vs. Westminster: For All the Children/Para Todos los Ninos," produced
by three KOCE "Real Orange" news team members, brought
KOCE viewers a living history of one of the most important stories
in the American Civil Rights Movement. KOCE winners in the Arts & Culture/History
category were Sandra Robbie, producer and Ed Miskevich and Maria
Hall-Brown, executive producers. "Mendez vs. Westminster..." won
in a very competitive field that included FOX, NBC and KCET.
Sandra Robbie came to KOCE last year as an intern from Golden
West College with a passion for untold stories of diversity.
Her quest continues with "One Year to 100 Percent: Mendez
vs. Westminster," an educational campaign that aims to inform
every Orange County student about how the important local legal "Mendez..." decision
helped shape our nation. Next spring, America will celebrate
the 50th anniversary of the landmark Brown v. Board of Education
and Sandra's goal is to prime students about "Mendez..." before
that time.
Several Thousand Students Participate in OCC's Annual Transfer Day
Several thousand Orange
Coast College students, and members of the local community, took
part September 29 in the college’s annual “Transfer
Day.”
OCC Earns Honorable
Mention Honors in Register's Best of Orange County Awards
The Orange County
Register published its annual “Best of Orange County” Section
on Friday, Sept. 19. Olivia Martinez Receives Strong Rower Award Olivia Martinez, senior
secretary in the Special Programs and Services Office, received
the Strong Rower Award Sept. 17 at the Welcome-Aboard Reception,
held for new classified staff members. OCC Husband and Wife Duo, Gary and Glynis Hoffman, Issue Third Edition of Unique Writing Book
The book, which was first released in 1997 and reissued in
1999, is published by Verve Press of Huntington Beach. It was
written as a tribute and farewell
to the Hoffmans’ famous forebears, the no-nonsense, kings-of-brevity,
William Strunk and E.B. White. Coast
Survey
Did you take the Coast Survey? Answer our silly survey question and you will be entered into a drawing to win fabulous prizes! Congratulations to
Kathie Thayer of the District Information Services department,
September’s winner of a Coast Community College District
sweatshirt.
“Being an employee of KOCE we did not have Fridays off during the summer, but my fiancé, my daughter and I made it a point to have ‘family night’ every Friday evening.” – Anne-Marie Yoder, KOCE “What Fridays? I think I slept through them! Actually, having Friday off gave me a chance to go to doctor/dentist appointments without having to miss work. Shopping was more fun without the bigger crowds. I'd like to do it again!” – Kathy Craven, Coastline Editor: Erin Cohn Copyright © 2003 Coast Community College District
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