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- THANK YOU. HAPPY NEW YEAR, EVERYONE. - HAPPY NEW YEAR.
- I LOOK FORWARD TO A GREAT YEAR IN 2013. YOU KNOW, I'D LIKE TO BEGIN BY THANKING SCOTT
HIMELSTEIN FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS OF THE WORK THAT HE'S DONE AS PRESIDENT AND ALL THE WORK
THAT ACTUALLY HE'S BEGUN THAT WE'RE GOING TO TRY AND FOLLOW UP WITH. I ALSO WOULD LIKE
TO GIVE SOME THANKS TO LINDA MICHALOWSKI, VICE CHANCELLOR MICHALOWSKI. JONATHAN LIGHTMAN,
ARE YOU HERE? AND SILVIA FLORES AND *KEITH FROM THE FOUNDATION ON A REALLY SUCCESSFUL
VETERAN'S SUMMIT. WE'LL BE HAVING A REPORT ON THAT TOMORROW, POSSIBLY TODAY, BUT, YOU
KNOW, IT WAS ONE OF THOSE EFFORTS THAT WAS A VERY GOOD ONE, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING
THAT KIND OF ACTIVITY THIS YEAR AND INTO THE FUTURE IN OUR EFFORTS TO PROVIDE GREATER ACCESS
AND SUPPORT FOR OUR RETURNING VETERANS. AND I ALSO LIKE TO THANK CHANCELLOR HARRIS FOR
MAKING SUCH EASY TRANSITION FROM OUR PRIOR CHANCELLOR, JACK SCOTT, WHO DID A FANTASTIC
JOB IN HIS ROLE AS A CHANCELLOR, AND BRICE HARRIS JUST KIND OF FOLLOWING RIGHT IN THAT
MOLD, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH HIM THIS YEAR. I DO WANT TO MENTION SOME NOTABLE
CHALLENGES OR THINGS THAT WE'RE FACING WITH THIS YEAR, JUST BRIEFLY. BUT WE WILL BE HAVING
A BOARD RETREAT, HOPEFULLY, IN MARCH. AND THAT'S SOMETHING WE CAN DISCUSS IN TERMS OF
LAYING OUT THE AGENDA FOR THE COMING MONTHS IN OUR WORK AS A BOARD. SO WE'LL BE TALKING
ABOUT THAT A LITTLE BIT. BUT CERTAINLY SOME THINGS THAT WE'RE FACING IS A CONTINUING IMPLEMENTATION.
THESE ARE NOT *REALLY CHALLENGE OF OPPORTUNITIES IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF 1440. WE'VE HAD SOME
VERY GOOD SUCCESS WITH OUR EFFORTS THERE. AND OF COURSE, 1456, WHICH WILL ADDRESS SOME
OF THE AREAS OF THE STUDENT SUCCESS. I THINK THE IMPLEMENTATION--AND I KNOW THAT WE'LL
BE TALKING ABOUT THAT. CHANCELLOR HARRIS AND THE STAFF ARE WORKING DILIGENTLY WITH THE
VARIOUS CONSTITUENT GROUPS TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN. AND OF COURSE, WE ARE CONTINUING TO FACE SOME
ACCREDITATION ISSUES WITH SOME OF OUR COLLEGES. AND JUST GENERALLY, I THINK THAT THE RELATIONSHIP
BETWEEN--OR WITH THE ACCREDITATION COMMISSION HAS BEEN ONE THAT IS WORKING TOWARDS POSITIVE
EVENTS *THE CHANCELLOR WILL BE MEETING SOON. I THINK WE'LL MAKE SOME COMMENTS ABOUT THAT
WITH THE LEADERSHIP ACCREDITATION COMMISSION. AND OF COURSE, THE WORK THAT WE'VE BEEN DOING
OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS WITH VETERANS, HOPEFULLY WE CAN CONTINUE TO WORK ON THAT
TO ENSURE THAT WE PROVIDE THE BEST SERVICES THAT WE CAN AND SUPPORT THAT LEGISLATION WHICH
CREATES A GREATER OPPORTUNITY FOR VETERANS TO ENGAGE IN COMMUNITY COLLEGE EDCUATION.
ONE BILL IN PARTICULAR ADDRESSING RESIDENCY IS AN IMPORTANT ONE TO TAKE A LOOK AT AND
SUPPORT. OF COURSE, THE FOUNDATION'S WORK IS SOMETHING THAT WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK
WITH, AND WITH KEITH MILLER'S LEADERSHIP, WORK TOWARDS HAVING GREATER SUPPORT FOR THE
SYSTEM THROUGH THE WORK OF THE FOUNDATION. AND WORK, OF COURSE, VERY IMPORTANT AREA,
AS WE ALL KNOW, AND THESE TIMES, ESPECIALLY, IS WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND THE KIND OF WORK
THAT THE CHANCELLOR--NOTICE HAD BEEN DOING IN THIS AREA WILL CONTINUE TO BE ONE THAT
HAS A GREAT IMPORTANCE. AND WE'VE BEEN HEARING A LOT ABOUT ADULT EDUCATION LATELY. I THINK
THAT'S AN ISSUE THAT STANDS FIRST AND FOREMOST IN THE MINDS OF SOME PEOPLE BECAUSE AS WE
HAVE GONE THROUGH THIS FINANCIAL CRISIS OVER THE LAST FOUR, FIVE YEARS IN THE STATE--NATIONWIDE,
BUT IN THE STATE, WE SEE A DETERIORATION OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR ADULT LEARNERS. AND THE
QUESTION IS A SIGNIFICANT POLICY QUESTION. AND THAT IS, WHAT IS IT THAT WE WILL DO WITH
ADULT LEARNERS IF THE K12 SYSTEM IS NOT PROVIDING SUFFICIENT SUPPORT THERE AND OUR RESOURCES
ARE LIMITED WITHIN THE COMMUNITY COLLEGES, WHAT IS IT THEN THAT WE DO? SO WE'LL HAVE
TO WORK CLOSELY NOT ONLY WITH K12 BUT ALSO WITH THE LEGISLATURE AND THE GOVERNOR IN TRYING
TO ASSURE THAT WE HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT WE DO WITH ADULT LEARNERS. AND OF
COURSE, YOU KNOW OUR CONTINUING TO IMPROVE LEGISLATIVE RELATIONSHIPS AND ENSURE THAT
THE FUNDING OR OUR EFFORTS THROUGHOUT THE SYSTEM ARE ADEQUATE FOR THE KIND OF CHALLENGES
THAT WE DO, AND IN PARTICULAR, TO ENHANCE THAT FUNDING SO THAT WE CAN FULLY IMPLEMENT
1456 AND SOME OF THOSE STUDENT SUCCESS OBJECTIVES THAT WE LIKE TO ADDRESS. AND CERTAINLY, THE
GOVERNOR HAS BEEN SPEAKING ABOUT ONLINE EDUCATION. I THINK WE HAVE TO PAY ATTENTION TO EXACTLY
WHAT THAT MEANS FOR THE SYSTEM, WHAT KIND OF SUPPORT THAT WE CAN PROVIDE OUT OF THE
CHANCELLOR'S OFFICE FOR THAT. AND WITH THAT, I WILL TURNOVER TO THE CHANCELLOR. AND THANK
YOU AGAIN FOR MAKING LIFE EASY FOR US.