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***ITEM 5.4***
SO GO TO OUR FINAL ITEM, WHICH IS BOARD MEMBER REPORTS AND SO I'M GOING TO TAKE THE PREROGATIVE
OF THE CHAIR AND GO FIRST AND JUST SAY TO EVERYBODY THAT IN MY LAST MEETING HERE I WANT
TO THANK ALL OF YOU. IT'S BEEN A GREAT HONOR THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS LEADING THIS BOARD.
NOT ONLY FOR THE WORK THAT WE HAVE DONE, WHICH HAS BEEN HARD -- IT'S BEEN HARD, BUT WE DID IT. THE STUDENT
SUCCESS TASK FORCE, HIRING A GREAT NEW CHANCELLOR, DEALING WITH ALL KINDS OF ISSUES. SO IT'S
BEEN A TREMENDOUS PLEASURE.
BUT IN ADDITION TO THAT FOR ME IT'S ALSO GETTING TO KNOW ALL OF YOU BOTH PROFESSIONALLY AND
PERSONALLY. IT'S BEEN A LOT OF FUN. I THINK WE HAVE HAD SOME FUN OVER THE PAST COUPLE
OF YEARS AS WELL AS WORKED HARD.
I WANT TO THANK THE GREAT STAFF THAT WE HAVE. YOU ALL ARE SO PROFESSIONAL AND SO DEDICATED
AND EVERY TIME I HAVE ASKED FOR ANYTHING I GOT NOTHING BACK FROM TOP QUALITY WORK AND
AM INCREDIBLY GRATEFUL FOR ALL OF THAT.
I WANT TO THANK MICHELLE FROM THE ACADEMIC SENATE FOR BEING A GREAT PARTNER THESE PAST
COUPLE OF YEARS. I WANT TO ESPECIALLY THANK ANN JERRY, WHO HAS BEEN INCREDIBLE ARRANGING
EVERYTHING AND ALWAYS BEING THERE.
I'D LIKE TO SAY, TOO, I'M SO PLEASED THAT MANUEL WILL BE TAKING OVER AS PRESIDENT AND
JEFF AS VICE PRESIDENT, I THINK THEY ARE THE RIGHT PEOPLE AT THE RIGHT TIME TO MOVE FORWARD.
I WISH YOU ALL WELL. AND MEMBER AZUMI, SINCE MEMBER BAUM IS GOING TO BE UP HERE, I'M GOING
TO ASK THAT YOU MOVE ONE SPACE UP AND LET ME HAVE THAT END CHAIR WHERE PAST PRESIDENTS
GOING TO TO SIT. SO I'LL LOOK FORWARD TO THAT OUR NEXT MEETING, BUT THANK YOU ALL, IT'S
BEEN A GREAT PLEASURE.
SO, WITH THAT, WE'LL START WITH MEMBER STORM.
>> THANK YOU.
I ATTENDED THE SPECIAL MEETING IN OCTOBER AND I ALSO ATTENDED THE STUDENT SENATE MEETING
IN OCTOBER. THAT'S WHAT I HAVE DONE SINCE OUR LAST MEETING.
I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SAY THANK YOU TO EVERYONE ON THE BOARD,
EVERYONE IN THE ROOM, FOR YOUR WELL WISHES AND SUPPORT IN MY NEW ENDEAVORS. IT MAKES
EVERYTHING A LOT EASIER WHEN YOU KNOW YOUR COLLEAGUES SUPPORT YOU WHEN YOU STEP OUT AND
TRY NEW THINGS THAT ALSO MAKES THE GROWING PAINS NOT SO BAD WHEN YOU KNOW THERE'S PEOPLE
THAT CARE AND SUPPORT YOU.
I'D ALSO LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU TO PRESIDENT HIMMELSTEIN FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP THIS PAST
YEAR, COMING ON LAST YEAR I WAS QUITE APPRECIATE BUT I APPRECIATE YOUR FAITH IN MY ABILITY
TO PARTICIPATE AS A FULL MEMBER OF THE BOARD AND FOR LISTENING TO MY OPINIONS AND GIVING
ME OPPORTUNITIES TO WORK. THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH.
>> MEMBER HAWKINS. MEMBER BIELANSKI.
>> I WANT TO START OFF BY SAYING THANK YOU TO THE CHANCELLOR FOR STEPPING FORWARD AND
TAKING THE JOB BECAUSE I THINK THIS IS A VERY CRITICAL TIME AND YOUR LEADERSHIP, BECAUSE
YOU KNOW THE SYSTEM VERY WELL, WILL BE VERY IMPORTANT.
I ALSO WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION YOU DID LAST THURSDAY AT THE STATE PLENARY.
I THOUGHT THAT WAS GREAT THAT YOU MADE THIS PRESENTATION THAT FOCUSED ON ACCESS AND SUCCESS
AND INSTEAD OF JUST TALKING THEORETICAL YOU HAD THESE SLIDES, A LITTLE HARD TO READ AT
TIMES, BUT THESE SLIDES WITH DATA WHICH SHOW OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME THE ACTUAL SUCCESS
ACCESS DATA FOR THE SYSTEM AND I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT CAPTURED THE VALUE OF
THE SYSTEM, THE IMPORTANCE OF THE CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGES.
AND I WANT TO SAY ALSO THANK YOU FOR THIS. I AM PERSONALLY A VERY FIRM BELIEVER IN COMMUNICATION
AND SO THIS GREEN ENVELOPE WITH ALL THESE DIFFERENT REPORTS AND THESE DIFFERENT STATEMENTS
WAS WELL RECEIVED BECAUSE I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO JUST BE UP TO DATE. I WILL SAY THIS AGAIN
FROM HAVING SAID IT THIS MORNING, I THOUGHT IT WAS IMPORTANT TO GET THE UPDATE ON THE
COLLEGE OF THE REDWOODS, WOULD HOPE AT SOME POINT THERE MIGHT BE SOMETHING ABOUT CUESTRA
AND HOW IT'S DOING.
WITH REGARD TO THE ACADEMIC SENATE FOR CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND SOME THINGS I'VE BEEN
ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN. THEY'VE BEEN DOING REGIONAL WORKSHOPS ON VARIOUS ISSUES AND THEY
DID TWO REGIONAL WORKSHOPS, IN OCTOBER I THINK IT WAS, WHICH TALKED ABOUT WAYS TO ENGAGE
FACULTY AND ALSO CROSS-PREREQUISITES AND HOW TO ESTABLISH A PLAN. I HAD THE FORTUNE OF
LAST WEEK BEING AT THE PLENARY AND JUST RIGHT ON ABOUT LOOKING AT THE STUDENT SUCCESS STUFF,
GIVING US A BREAK OUT ON THE STUDENT SUCCESS 2012, THERE WAS A BREAK OUT ON THE SCORECARD,
THERE WAS A BREAK OUT HOW TO DO STUDENT ADVISEMENT IN THIS DAY AND AGE, ENROLLMENT PRIORITIES,
THERE WAS A REALLY NICE SESSION BECAUSE ONE WHOLE DAY WAS DEVOTED TO MERGING WITH THE
CHIEF STUDENT SERVICE OFFICERS THROUGHOUT THE STATE AND IT WAS A REALLY GOOD OPPORTUNITY
TO TALK ABOUT WELL HOW DO STUDENT SERVICE ADMINISTRATORS AND FACULTY REALLY WORK TOGETHER.
MICHELLE SHOWED SOME SLIDES FROM A PRESENTATION THAT WAS DONE ON THE AAT AND CID, I WAS EVEN
CAUGHT BY A SESSION ON HOW DO YOU GET STUDENTS INFORMED, VARIOUS IDEAS BEING SHARED HOW TO
BRING STUDENTS INTO THE MIX AND KEEP THEM INFORMD AND COMMUNICATE WITH THEM. SO I WILL
LEAVE IT AT THAT. THANK YOU.
>> MEMBER YANG
>> I WENT TO A SPECIAL MEETING (INAUDIBLE) SENATE MEETING LAST MONTH (INAUDIBLE) ALSO
YOUR LEADERSHIP (INAUDIBLE) ON THE BOARD.
>> PRESIDENT ELECT BACA
>> THANK YOU. I HAVE ATTENDED A NUMBER OF EVENTS OVER THE LAST COUPLE MONTHS BUT I WILL
JUST KIND OF HIGHLIGHT TWO OR THREE OF THEM. ONE IS THE PLENARY WHICH I ATTENDED LAST WEEK.
OF COURSE CHANCELLOR HARRIS WAS THERE, MADE A FINE PRESENTATION AS THE KEY NOTE FOR THE
LUNCH UPDATING US ON WHAT COMMUNITY COLLEGES ARE, ONE DISCUSSION ON THE CTU, A VERY HEALTHY
DISCUSSION ON THAT TOPIC.
I ALSO WAS ABLE TO ATTEND AND SPEAK BEFORE A GROUP OF EMPLOYERS AND VETERANS LAST WEEK
AT AN HONOR A HERO, HIRE A VET JOB FAIR FUNDED AND SPONSORED BY THE U.S. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
AND LAEDD, THE REGION THERE, LA COUNTY VENTURA. A LOT OF EMPLOYERS WHO WERE VERY INTERESTED
IN HIRING VETERANS. SO THAT WAS ONE. I ALSO ATTENDED MOUNT SAC LED BY VICE CHANCELLOR
LEVIN AND ALSO A VERY HEALTHY DISCUSSION THERE ON THE TOPIC OF CTE, WHICH IS A VERY IMPORTANT
ONE IN TERMS OF JOBS. WE'RE DOING SOME EXCITING THINGS THERE AND I WANT TO CLOSE BY THANKING
SCOTT HAMMELSTEIN OVER THE LAST COUPLE YEARS. OUR PROFILE, DESPITE THE PROFILE OF THE STATE,
HAS BEEN ENHANCED THE LAST COUPLE YEAR OR TWO WHERE WE ARE WELL POSITIONED TO TAKE ADVANTAGE
OF THAT WORK AND BE ABLE TO MOVE INTO THE NEXT STEP AND THANK YOU, CHANCELLOR HARRIS,
FOR ACCEPTING OUR OFFER TO BE THE CHANCELLOR. SO IT'S GOING TO BE GREAT WORKING, I KNOW
ALL OF US ARE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE UPCOMING YEAR AND I GUESS IN CLOSING I WANT TO THANK
YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT, YOUR ENDORSEMENT, AND I WILL DO MY BEST AS THE PRESIDENT OF THE
BOARD OF GOVERNORS AND TRY TO AT LEAST SHORTEN OUR MEETINGS BY JUST A LITTLE BIT.
(LAUGHTER).
>> MEMBER MACDOUGALL.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SCOTT. I HAVE NO REPORT BUT I WANT TO ADD MY THANKS TO YOU FOR THE
QUALITY OF YOUR LEADERSHIP AND THE DEDICATION THAT YOU HAVE SHOWN CONTINUOUSLY AND YOUR
VERY GOOD FELLOWSHIP, IT'S APPRECIATED VERY MUCH.
>> MEMBER BIRD.
>> I THINK YOU HAVE ALL HEARD MY REPORT, BUT I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.
TRULY, IT WAS TOUGH, IT WAS TOUGH GOING, I WAS REALLY IMPRESSED, HAVING BEEN PRESIDENT
OF BOARDS I DON'T THINK THE SAME WONDERFUL PANACHE THAT YOU HAVE WHEN YOU GIVE IT. WE'RE
HOPING TO SEE MORE OF YOU AND THAT YOU ARE NOT JUST GOING TO DISAPPEAR BECAUSE YOU ARE
THE FONT OF ALL INFORMATION. TO THE CHANCELLOR, I LOVE YOUR GREEN ENVELOPE BECAUSE IT WILL
NEVER GET LOST. I HAVE A TENDENCY TO LOSE ALL MY MAIL SO THAT'S GREAT. YOU ARE REALLY
WELCOME AND I WISH YOU THE BEST AND WE'RE VERY LUCKY TO HAVE YOU, VERY LUCKY, NOW THAT
YOU ARE PART OF THE STAFF HE'S EVEN MORE IMPORTANT. WE WANT YOU TO KNOW YOU ARE GOING TO BE IN
OUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS ALWAYS. WE WILL TAKE YOU WITH US. WE KNOW YOU ARE GOING TO DO AN
OUTSTANDING JOB, OUTSTANDING.
THIS HAS BEEN A WONDERFUL MEETING, BY THE WAY. IT'S BEEN LONG, IT'S BEEN DIFFICULT AND
INFORMATIVE AND WONDERFUL.
>> MEMBER RAMOS.
>> WELL, I WILL MENTION WHAT YOU HAVE HEARD SO FAR IN TERMS OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF YOUR
EFFORTS AS CHAIR (INAUDIBLE) OFFERING HIS LEADERSHIP AND SERVICE TO THE SYSTEM. I HAVE
THE PRIVILEGE AT SCOTT'S INVITATION TO SERVE AND I TASK ALL OF MY FELLOWS. NO CRIME, NO
FOUL. I WILL BE HAPPY TO LET MY COLLEAGUE MEMBER BIELANSKI KNOW THAT I MET RECENTLY
WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT AND CHANCELLOR OF NAUBL NAUPBL COLLEGE ABOUT THE SITUATION HERE
AND HAPPILY THE POSITIVE REPORT FROM HIM WHERE WE STAND ON THIS ISSUE. IT LOOKS LIKE WE ARE
TAKING TURNS TO VET IT AND I WILL CONTINUE TO (INAUDIBLE) THE SITUATION WITH FRED HARRIS
AND HIS TEAM I HAVE BEEN INVOLVED WITH A PARTNERSHIP THAT WE HAVE WITH THE CALIFORNIA INVESTOR
COMPANIES (INAUDIBLE) TWO CONFERENCES, ONE IN LOS ANGELES, ONE IN SAN FRANCISCO, AND
IN TERMS OF EXPANDING OUR POLICIES AND PRACTICES.
FINALLY, ON A PRIVATE NOTE, BECAUSE OF MY EXTENSIVE TRAVELS I HAD OCCASION WHILE ON
OFFICIAL BUSINESS TO BE AT SANTA ROSA COLLEGE. I HAD A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO TOUR THOSE CAMPUSES
AND TALK TO FOLKS AND GOT GREAT FIRST IMPRESSIONS. SO THAT SUMS UP MY REPORT. THANKS TO SCOTT,
I HOPE (INAUDIBLE).
>> MEMBER BAUM.
>> THANKS TO MY COLLEAGUES FOR ASKING ME TO SERVE AS VICE PRESIDENT. I APPRECIATE THE
CONFIDENCE PLACE THE AND I SEE MY JOB TO DO WHATEVER I CAN TO SUPPORT PRESIDENT-ELECT
BACA IN HIS ROLE AS OUR NEW CHANCELLOR AND THE STAFF IN THEIR EFFORTS. IT'S SOMETHING
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO.
LAST WEEK I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE BOARD MEMBER ZUMI PRESENT TO THE ONLINE EDUCATIONAL
PHENOMENON AND IT CONVINCES YOU MORE THAN EVER THAT THE MOST EXCITING PLACE TO BE IN
OUR SOCIETY RIGHT NOW IS INVOLVED WITH EDUCATION. IT IS CHANGING, IT IS EXCITING, IT IS CHALLENGING,
BUT IT'S THE PLACE TO BE AND IN THAT WE ALL ARE PRIVILEGED TO BE INVOLVED WITH HELPING
BUILD A STRONG EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM.
FINALLY, I DO WANT TO SAY SOMETHING ABOUT SCOTT TOO BECAUSE I HAVE DEEPLY APPRECIATED
HIS LEADERSHIP OF THIS BOARD AND MORE SO HIS FRIENDSHIP. IN MY SERVICE AS NATALIE MENTIONED,
TOO, THE EASIEST THING TO DO WHEN FACED WITH TOUGH TIMES IS LET'S SEE IF WE CAN WAIT IT
OUT, LET'S PUT THIS OFF FOR NEXT YEAR OR THE YEAR AFTER THAT, WHY DO WE HAVE TO ACT NOW?
SCOTT THROUGH HIS LEADERSHIP ALWAYS HAD THE BOARD CONFRONT THE DIFFICULT CHALLENGES AND
TAKE ON THE HARD ISSUES, BUT ALSO THROUGH THE SKILL OF NAVIGATING US THROUGH SOME VERY
CHALLENGING TIMES WITH THE BUDGET, THE STUDENT SUCCESS TASK FORCE, LEADERSHIP TRANSITIONS,
AND WE HAVE BEEN SO FORTUNATE TO HAVE YOUR LEADERSHIP OF YOUR BOARD AND WE HAVE HAD GREAT
LEADERSHIP OF THIS BOARD FROM LANCE AND DEBBIE AS WELL IN MY TIME, BUT I REALLY AM GOING
TO MISS YOU AT THE HEAD OF THE TABLE THERE AND WE ALL ARE VERY GRATEFUL FOR WHAT YOU
HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DO IN LEADING OUR GROUP AND LEADING THE SYSTEM OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS.
>> THANK YOU.
>> MEMBER ZUMI
>> THANK YOU. FIRST OF ALL, AGAIN, WELCOME TO OUR NEW CHANCELLOR, BRICE HARRIS. I KNOW
ALL OF US RECEIVED THAT CALL FROM THE CHANCELLOR A WEEK OR SO AGO. I MUST SAY, CHANCELLOR,
THAT WHEN YOU FIRST CALLED ME UP ON MY CELL PHONE I WASN'T EXPECTING THAT SO WHEN YOU
SAID, LANCE, THIS IS BRICE, I THOUGHT, MY COUSIN, BRICE, IS CALLING ME UP? THEN YOU
STARTED TALKING ABOUT YOUR NEW JOB, I THOUGHT, YOU GOT A NEW JOB? (LAUGHS) IT TOOK ME ABOUT
15 SECONDS, OH, NOT THAT BRICE.
ANYWAY, WELCOME, CHANCELLOR, I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THE COMMUNICATION.
I JUST WANT TO ALSO ADD MY PLAUDITS TO THOSE OF MY COLLEAGUES. AS PRESIDENT HIMMELSTEIN,
I HAVE SAT IN THAT CHAIR FOR TWO TERMS, I KNOW THE WORK IT TAKES TO MAKE SURE THE BOARD
RUNS SMOOTHLY, THAT THE BOARD IS AN EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE ORGANIZATION IN WORKING WITH
THE CHANCELLOR'S OFFICE. I MUST SAY SCOTT HAS DONE THAT JUST INCREDIBLY. I THINK THE
FACT THE BOARD IS AS COHESIVE AND AS WELL-RUN AND AS FOCUSED AS IT IS NOW IS A TESTIMONY
TO THE LEADERSHIP THAT HE HAS SHOWN AND ALSO THE WORK THAT HE HAS PUT INTO THIS BOARD.
SO I RECOGNIZE THAT AND I WANT TO CONGRATULATE HIM ON THAT. IN THAT REGARD HE HAS BATTED
MUCH HIGHER BATTING AVERAGE THAN HIS BELOVED SAN DIEGO PADRES.
>> THERE'S MEANINGS BETWEEN MEANINGS.
>> YOU HAVE NO IDEA.
>> THANK YOU ALL FOR THE KIND COMMENTS. WHO'S BEEN HERE THE LONGEST, LINDA?
>> PROBABLY.
>> HAS THERE EVER BEEN A CHAIR THAT'S PUT A MEETING INTO ONE DAY?
>> THE ANSWER IS NO.
>> SO MANUEL, LET ME LEAVE ON THAT HIGH NOTE. SO I DO WANT TO TELL EVERYBODY WE DID MOVE
UP THE DINNER TONIGHT TO 5.30. IT IS AT THE PORCH, IS IT, AND JERRY AND EVERYBODY SHOULD
HAVE THE ADDRESS. IF YOU DON'T, SEE JERRY.
WITH THAT, CHANCELLOR, GOOD LUCK. WITH THAT, MEETING IS ADJOURNED.
(MEETING ADJOURNED).