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The Employee Neewws for April 2008
Budget Forums Begin April 14
You are invitted to atten
Y
nd an upcom
ming budge
et forum hossted by Chancellor He
elen Benjam
min
and Finance
e and Admin
nistration sttaff.
These forum
ms have bee
en planned to provide an update on the Disttrict’s current budget and
a
to
o review the
e 2008-09 budget
b
outlo
ook and impact of the state’s fisccal problems on the
D
District.
The need for enrollment growth
g
and the importa
ance of stud
dent retentiion will also
o be
discussed.
DATE
M
Monday,
Ap
pril 14
T
Thursday,
A
April
17
T
Thursday,
A
April
17
W
Wednesday
y, April 23
M
Monday,
Ap
pril 28
M
Monday,
Ap
pril 28
LOC
CATION
Brentwoo
od Center
District Office
O
DVC
CCC
LMC
San Ram
mon Campus
TIME
11:00 a.m.
9:00 a.m.
2:00 p.m.
1:00 p.m.
9:00 a.m.
1:00 p.m.
LOC
CATION
Roo
om 12
Board Room
BFL
L Communitty Room
HS-101
Libra
ary Commu
unity Room, L109
W-2
204
Tenured Faculty Honored
An achievem
A
ment of tenu
ure receptio
on honoring
g newly tenured facultyy for the 20
008-09
accademic ye
ear was held prior to th
he March 26, 2008, Go
overning Bo
oard meetin
ng. The
ho
onorees are
e: Joseph DeTorres, Business (CCC);
(
Pam
mela Hawk
kins, Manag
gement (DV
VC);
C
Colin
McDo
owell, Nursiing (LMC) and
a Randy
y Watkins, Computer
C
I
Information
n Systems
(C
CCC).
The honoree
es in attend
dance were
in
ntroduced by
b their colle
ege preside
ent
w shared a few perso
who
onal comments
and congratu
ulations. In addition to
o the
G
Governing
B
Board
and administrato
a
ors,
th
he festive occasion dre
ew wellw
wishers
from
m among the faculty’s
co
olleagues, family,
f
and friends.
d Pamela
“I’m lovin’ it,”” exclaimed
H
Hawkins
whe
en asked about
a
her fo
our
ye
ears in the classroom after 14
ye
ears workin
ng in manag
gement at
Extend
ding warm cong
ngratulations to
o Pamela and Colin
C
(forefront)) were
presid
dents (left to rig
ght) McKinley Williams
W
(CCC),
), Judy Walterss (DVC)
and Peter
Pe Garcia (LM
MC) Governing
g Board VP She
heila Grilli (in red
ed) and
Memb
ber Dr. Anthonyy Gordon (far le
eft).
DVC. Hawkins remarke
D
ed, “Being with
w students is like be
eing plugge
ed into the fountain
f
of
yo
outh.”
Prior to beco
P
oming a pro
ofessor at LMC,
L
Colin danced pro
ofessionallyy in London
n and New
Y
York
for 20 years.
y
It is well-known
w
that he will break out in a dance
e in the classsroom if he
e
se
ees his stud
dents’ eyes
s becoming “glazed ovver,” noted President Peter
P
Garcia.
Be sure to co
ongratulate
e our new te
enured facu
ulty membe
ers!
CCC Power Outage Sparks $5,000 Sponsors
hip
sh
By Michele Jackson, Outreach
B
O
C
Coordinato
or
Something good
g
came out of a po
ower outage
e at CCC on
n March 14
4. I refused to cancel a
m
meeting
with
h KBLX so we
w met at the
t Ground Round Restaurant up
p the street. As a result of
th
his meeting, CCC secu
ured a $5,0
000 sponsorrship from KBLX
K
for th
he Culinary Food & Wine
evvent on April 27.
including 30/60
KBLX is giving the colle
K
ege many options
o
for the
t FREE advertising,
a
3
secon
nd
co
ommercialss, a news in
nterview (with Niki on the
t morning
g show), a one-hour
o
in
nterview on the
P
Public
Affairss Show (to air on Sunday mornin
ngs), ticket give-away
g
c
campaign,
and Website
sttream. KBL
LX, 102.9 FM, is known
n as The Qu
uiet Storm.
KBLX has a tremendou
K
us “Food & Wine” listening audien
nce and I trrust that CC
CC’s
pa
artnership with
w KBLX has only just begun!
First District Information Security Officer on Board
A
Adam
Jacobs (pictured
d in the serrver room) brings a co
ouple of imp
portant cred
dentials to his
h
new role as the Disttrict’s first in
nformation
emic degree
es
security officer. He has acade
uter science
e from both
h Harvard
in compu
(B.A.) an
nd Stanford
d Universityy (M.A.). He
e is
also a Certified Info
ormation Syystems
Security Profession
nal (CISSP)), a
d by the Inte
ernational
certificattion granted
Informattion System
ms Security Certificatio
on
Consortium.
oming on bo
oard in Novvember 200
07,
Since co
Jacobs has
h been working
w
out of the Distrrict
Office with the Distrrict’s compu
uter networrk
staff, and
d reports to
o Associate Vice
Chancellor/Chief In
nformation Officer
O
Mojd
deh
Mehdiza
adeh. The position
p
wass created after
a 2006 in
ndependen
nt audit requ
uested by
Mehdiza
adeh. “Theirr No. 1 reco
ommendatio
on
to us wa
as to hire a full-time
f
po
osition as an
n
information securityy officer,” Mehdizadeh
M
says.
“A lot of important measures were already in place,” notes Jacobs, who collaborates with all
three District campuses. He says it is a growing trend for organizations the size of the
District to have a dedicated individual who is strictly devoted to information security,
bringing coherence to everyone’s efforts.
Jacobs is primarily addressing four areas:
• Developing security policies and procedures
• Implementing enhanced information security
• Being available to respond to events
• Letting everyone know what good practices are
The need for security has arisen as work increasingly involves information technology,
points out Mehdizadeh. Information security can be integrated into planning at the earliest
stages. “As we implement new technologies, Adam is in the mix and looking at it from a
security standpoint,” she says. For instance, he is assessing the demand and capacity for
using network resources.
“…not sharing
accounts and
passwords are a
huge step to keep
the campuses
secure.”
-- Adam Jacobs
Besides technical work carried out behind the scenes, Jacobs
adds individual actions that also contribute to information
security. “Putting on a screensaver with a password when
you walk away, even just for a second, and not sharing
accounts and passwords are a huge step to keep the
campuses secure,” Jacobs says.
“A lot of it is cultural—individuals getting in the habit of
locking screens when they walk away, and co-workers giving
them a hard time if they don’t. People understand the
importance, just like locking your house or car. It’s a matter of
turning understanding into action.”
District Governance Council Represents Constituent Groups
The District Governance Council (DGC) is comprised of constituency representatives from
faculty, management, classified, students and other key District personnel.
The purpose of DGC is to provide a forum for strengthening the participation of
representative groups to meet, discuss and debate issues of Districtwide concern while
acknowledging the autonomy of the individual colleges and respecting the role that training,
education, and experience play in individual influence and participation. DGC also
influences Districtwide policies and procedures by making well-informed decisions and
forwarding them as recommendations to the Chancellor and/or Governing Board in
accordance with operational procedures.
Meetings are held monthly from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the District Office located at 500
Court Street in Martinez. The meetings are open to the public. The next meeting is
scheduled for Tuesday, April 22, 2008.
Contact the DGC Chairperson Amy Rutherford at dgcchari@4cd.net
District Receives $287,374.28 PG&E Rebate
Pacific Gas and
P
a Electric
c (PG&E) Company
C
offficials Tom
m Guarino, Governmen
G
nt Relationss
re
epresentativve, and Jerrry Long, acccount execcutive, were
e on hand at
a the Marcch 26, 2008,
G
Governing
B
Board
meetiing to prese
ent the first rebate che
eck to the District.
D
The check fo
or $287,374
4.28 repressents energy efficiencyy rebates ass noted below:
C
Contra
Cossta College
Lig
ghting and Plug
P
Load
$65,502
2.15
D
Diablo
Valle
ey College
Lig
ghting and Plug
P
Load Retrofits
R
$125,339
9.10
D
District
Officce
HV
VAC, Lightin
ng, and Plu
ug Load Rettrofits
$52.251
1.68
L Medanos College
Los
Lig
ghting, and Plug Load
$44,281
1.35
Re
eceiving the PG&E
P
rebate check are
(left to right) Chan
ncellor Helen Benjamin,
B
d member Jo Ann Cookma
an, Chief
Board
Faciliities Planner Ray Pyle, Board Vice
Presiident Sheila Grilli,
G
PG&E Account
A
Repre
esentative Je
erry Leong, PG
G&E
Gove
ernment Relattions Represe
entative
Tom Guarino, Boa
ard Member Dr.
D
Antho
ony T. Gordon, and Board Student
Member Pamela Hampton.
H
The rebate is used in
co
ombination with Measure A fundss to implem
ment the ene
ergy efficiency measures. Guarin
no
in
nformed the
e Governing
g Board tha
at voters levverage bond
d resourcess through partnerships
p
s
su
uch as the one in whic
ch the Distrrict and PG&
&E are eng
gaged.
The District’ss Chief Fac
cilities Plann
ner Ray Py
yle noted th
hat the Distrrict’s volunttary
articipation in PG&E’s
s energy effficiency stra
ategies will bring addittional rebate
es over time
pa
and meet the
e District’s goal to reduce energyy consumption and its correspond
ding impactt on
he environm
ment.
th
The District expects
e
to receive reb
bates for itss solar parking canopie
es projects in the nearr
uture. It wass also noted
d that the District
D
will routinely
r
pa
articipate in the applica
ation process
fu
fo
or PG&E rebate consid
deration.
C
Classified
d Employe
ees Inforrmed
An attentive group of ov
A
ver 80 classified
employees participated
p
d in a recent “Chancellor’s
C
Chat.”
Emplo
oyees gathered to hea
ar comments
frrom key adm
ministrators
s and mana
agers on top
pics
off importancce, including
g budget, computer
c
se
ecurity, enrrollment, em
mergency preparednes
p
ss,
D
Datatel,
and ethics.
Chancellor Helen
C
H
Benja
amin reportted a Districct enrollment growth projection
p
in
n 2007-08 of
o
2.8%, after years
y
of dec
cline. “Our focus need
ds to be on recruiting and
a retainin
ng students,
sa
aid Benjam
min. We all share
s
in the
e responsib
bility to provvide our stud
dents with an
ou
utstanding experience
e in and outt of the classsroom and
d to encoura
age prospective stude
ents
to
o come to college
c
to atttain their educational
e
goals.
Associate Viice Chance
A
ellor/Chief In
nformation Officer Mojjdeh Mehdiizadeh announced a
D
Datatel
training program
m for Collea
ague has been develo
oped and is in review by
b the
C
Chancellor’s
s Cabinet. The
T training
g program in
ncludes the
e establishm
ment of Pro
ocess Experrt
Teams, imprroved proce
esses throu
ugh use of technology,
t
, opportunitties to sharre best
prractices and to becom
me more invvolved in the
e state-wide
e Datatel users group (3CDUG).
District Emergency Serrvices Coorrdinator Ted
D
ddy Tersteg
gge updated
d employee
es on
D
Districtwide
emergency
y preparedn
ness activitiies, includin
ng the purcchase of an emergencyy
ge
enerator for each colle
ege, an emergency tra
ailer for the District Police Departtment (with
pllans to purcchase addittional trailers for each campus), and
a the recceipt of nearly $10,000
0. in
grrant funds for
f public education materials.
m
In
n an effort to
o increase the awaren
ness and prreparednesss abilities of
o our Distriict, Officer
Terstegge ha
as developed a one-hour block of
o emergenccy procedures training
g for
employees. To date, this training has
h been provided to over
o
100 ne
ew-hires. Additional
A
ortunities fo
or in-service
e of Districtt employeess are being
g developed
d and will be
e
trraining oppo
m
made
available later thiis year.
With the imp
W
plementation of the Disstrict's Com
mmunity Em
mergency Response Te
eam (CERT
T)
P
Program,
ap
pproximately
y 70 emplo
oyees have completed the basic 24-hour
2
cou
urse of
trraining. The
e CERT pro
ogram is nationally reccognized an
nd well-supp
ported at lo
ocal, regional,
and state levvels. It prov
vides comm
munity members with basic
b
skills that
t
allow th
hem to safe
ely
es of emerg
gency or dissaster. Alth
hough CERT groups have been trrained and are
asssist in time
be
eing organiized at Los Medanos College
C
and
d Diablo Va
alley Colleg
ge, new classses will be
e
offfered soon
n at Contra Costa Colle
ege and oth
her District locations.
New Employees Join the District
as noted in
The District’ss welcome mat is out for
f the follo
owing new employees
e
n the March
h
20
008 Govern
ning Board agenda.
CLASSIFIED
Location
Name
Ti t l e
C
CCC
Willia
am Bell
P
Police
Services Officerr
D
District
Officce
John Brooks
S
Senior
Computer and Network
N
Sp
pecialist
D
DVC
Jane Kincaid
E
Evening
Pro
ogram Moniitor
David
d Martinez
P
Police
Services Officerr
Jennifer Milton
S
Senior
Admissions/Reccords Assisstant
L
LMC
Javon
n Sanders
P
Police
Services Officerr
Robin
n Scheier
P
PBX
Operattor-Receptio
onist
Jamilla Stewart
P
PBX
Operattor-Receptio
onist
MANAGEMEN
NT
Location
Name
Ti t l e
D
District
Officce
Brian
n Adair
D
Director
of Facilities
F
Su
upport
Kudos to Chancellor Benjamin
Chancellor Helen
C
H
Benja
amin was re
ecently hon
nored as on
ne of the Ea
ast Bay Bussiness Time
es
20
008 Women of Distinc
ction. The award
a
recog
gnizes local women who are makking a
difference in their comm
munity.
udy Jacobss, East Bay Business Times
T
asso
ociate editor, wrote in a recent column,
Ju
“H
Honorees are
a proof tha
at women are
a continuing to make
e remarkab
ble achievem
ments and
in
nroads in arreas that we
ere not too long ago off
o limits to them.
t
And they’re
t
also
o very involved
in
n their comm
munities, vo
olunteering their time to
t serve on nonprofit boards,
b
lead
ding
orrganizations, getting in
nvolved in their
t
childre
en’s activitie
es and men
ntoring othe
er women at
a
th
heir own companies an
nd through professional associations.”
g are respo
onses to several questtions Helen
n was asked
d as part off the
The following
omination process.
p
Th
hey are reprinted here to better acquaint you
u with Helen. The full
no
arrticle appea
ars in the February 29, 2008, issu
ue of the “E
East Bay Bu
usiness Tim
mes.”
Person you would most like to
o meet and
d why: At th
his momentt,
that perrson is Fannie Lou Ha
amer, civil riights activisst and truly a
woman of courage
e. She place
ed her own
n life at the risk for the
cause of
o freedom.
Favorite
e activities outside of work:
w
Spen
nding time with
w my
friends,, reading re
eally good books,
b
watcching great movies,
scrapbo
ooking and walking!
F
First
job: A babysitter at the age of
o 14.
Helen sharing a light-hearted
d
m
moment
in the Chanccellor’s Offfice.
Proudest acccomplishm
P
ment: I have
e no
a
accomplishm
ment of whiich I am mo
ost proud. I do,
however, loo
ok forward to the day when
w
my
cu
urrent piano
o lessons result in my being able
e to play a piece
p
of classical musiic without
errror. That will
w be a pro
oud momen
nt!
Community involvemen
C
nt/volunteerr activities: I currently serve on th
he John Mu
uir Physicia
ans
N
Network
boa
ard, the Con
ntra Costa Council, an
nd the Yose
emite National Institute
es board off
directors, am
mong others
s. I serve att the nation
nal level on the board of
o the American
A
Association
of Commun
nity College
es and as a mentor forr those who
o aspire to the
t commu
unity
co
ollege presidency.
C
Congratulati
ons, Helen!
Governing Board Meeting Set for April
The Governiing Board is
s scheduled
d to meet according
a
to
o the follow
wing schedu
ule on
W
Wednesday,
, April 30, 2008,
2
in the
e Library at Los Medan
nos College
e, 2700 Easst Leland
R
Road,
Pittsb
burg
pen Session
n: 4:30 p.m
m.
Op
Board agend
das, attachm
ments, and
d minutes arre available
e at the follo
owing link:
htttp://www.4
4cd.net/governing_boa
ard/agenda.asp.
LMC Foundation Welcomes Governing Board
As part of the upcoming
A
g Governing Board me
eeting and study session, the LM
MC Foundattion
w host a welcoming re
will
eception for the Goverrning Board
d members in the Art Gallery
G
be
eginning att 6:00 p.m. This event is one wayy the Goverrning Board
d and colleg
ge foundatio
on
m
members
ca
an work together to build strongerr relationships. Similarr events will be
co
onducted at
a DVC and CCC when
n the Goverrning Board
d holds their meeting at
a those
ca
ampuses la
ater this yea
ar.
Doug Roberts Ass
umes New Post
su
Moving on to
M
o Santa Rosa Junior College
C
afte
er 14 years at CCCCD
D, Associate
e Vice
C
Chancellor
o Finance and
of
a Adminiistration Do
oug Robertss was hono
ored at a farrewell
re
eception he
eld on Marc
ch 27, 2008. The recep
ption was attended by colleaguess from the
co
olleges and
d District Offfice, who th
hanked Dou
ug for his stewardship
s
p of the Disttrict’s budge
et,
frriendship, and
a sense of
o humor.
Snapshots frrom Doug’s
s farewell show him in a reflective
e moment (top
(
photo) as he lookss
hrough a me
emory book
k presented
d to Doug by
b his staff. In the botto
om photo, Doug
D
creates
th
la
aughter with
h his comed
dy routine im
mpersonatiing W. C. Fields.
F
W wish you
We
u well, Doug
g!
Governing Board Regular Meeting of March 26, 2008
The Contra Costa Community College District (CCCCD) Governing Board met in the George R.
Gordon Education Center on March 26, 2008. The regular meeting began with a closed session at
4:30 p.m., followed by open session at 6:00 p.m.
Highlights of the meeting are:
Welcome for Newly Tenured District Faculty
The Governing Board welcomed the following newly tenured faculty at a reception held in the District
Office lobby:
Joseph DeTorres, Contra Costa College
Pamela Hawkins, Diablo Valley College
Colin McDowell, Los Medanos College
Randy Watkins, Contra Costa College
PG&E Delivers Initial Rebate Check of $287,374.28
PG&E’s Tom Guarino and Jerry Leong presented the Governing Board with a $287,374.28 rebate
check for energy efficiency improvements completed so far. A total of almost $7.5 million in rebates
will be given back to the District and returned to the Measure A Bond fund that can be used for
additional infrastructure improvements.
CCC Educational/Facilities Master Plan Report
CCC president McKinley Williams presented his college’s educational and facilities master plans.
Governing Board Welcomes New Measure A Bond Oversight Committee
Member
The Governing Board approved Ed Balico to replace Maria Alegria, representing foundation
interests at Contra Costa College.
Diablo Valley College’s 3/14/08, Special Report to the Accrediting Commission
for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC)
DVC president Dr. Judy Walters presented the DVC response to the nine recommendations
offered by the July 2007 ACCJC Special Visiting Team regarding the unauthorized changing of
grades at the college. The team will return to the college on April 4, 2008, to validate the report.
Support for Assemblywoman Mary Hayashi’s Assembly Bill 1754 –
Community Colleges: Grade Changing Policy
The Governing Board reviewed and agreed to write a letter of support for this statewide draft
legislation that calls for the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges to distribute a model
policy on grade changing to each community college district in California.
New Agreements Approved
The Governing Board approved a number of agreements including the following:
•
A DVC renewal agreement to provide bilingual Algebra and Geometry courses to the Mt.
Diablo Unified School District;
•
A new CCC Memorandum of Understanding to serve as a partner in the Contra Costa
County Zero Tolerance Access and Visitation Program; and
•
A new LMC agreement with Holy Names University to provide clinical experiences for their
Master of Science, Nursing Program students.
Upon approval at the next regular meeting, complete Governing Board minutes for this meeting
will be posted at: http://www.4cd.net/governing_board/minutes07_08.asp
THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING/STUDY SESSION
OF THE GOVERNING BOARD
WILL BE HELD ON APRIL 30, 2008, AT 4:30 P.M.
AT LOS MEDANOS COLLEGE LIBRARY,
2700 E. LELAND ROAD, PITTSBURG, CALIFORNIA