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OKAY, CHANCELLOR HARRIS WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE THE NEXT --
>> THANK YOU. I WILL TURN THIS OVER TO VICE CHANCELLOR TON-QUINLIVAN
WHO IS HOME FROM THE EAST COAST. MAYBE SHE'LL GIVE US AN UPDATE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, CHANCELLOR HARRIS. GOOD MORNING, PRESIDENT BACA AND MEMBERS OF
THE BOARD. I'LL SAY HELLO TO VICE PRESIDENT BAUM WHEN
HE GETS BACK IN. YES, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE CALL OUT.
I HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF MATERIAL I WANTED TO SHARE FROM YESTERDAY'S EVENT IN D.C.
IT WAS A NICE, A LOVELY EVENT AND NICE HONOR. AND AS YOU CAN SEE FROM PATRICK PERRY AND
ERIK SKINNER'S PRESENTATION, THERE'S A LOT OF GOOD THINGS COMING OUT OF OUR SYSTEM.
SO, IT REALLY IS A COLLECTIVE RECOGNITION. YESTERDAY'S EVENTS WAS HOSTED BY VALERIE JARET
WHO IS SPECIAL ADVISOR TO PRESIDENT OBAMA AND HIS GOOD FRIEND, AS WELL AS THE CHIEF
OF STAFF TO MICHELLE OBAMA, TINA CHEN. AND I BROUGHT BACK FOR US ALL PRESIDENT OBAMA'S
PROCLAMATION DECLARING THIS MONTH THE ASIAN AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE MONTH.
WHAT'S SO INTERESTING ABOUT IT IS I'VE BEEN A BIG SUPPORTER OF PRESIDENT OBAMA'S COMMUNITY
COLLEGE WORK, BUT I'VE ACTUALLY NEVER SEEN HIS SIGNATURE.
SO, I'LL PASS THIS AROUND FOR FUN. I WAS ALSO ABLE TO MEET WITH CONGRESSMAN LOWENTHAL
BEFORE THE EVENT, AND HE IS NOW GOING TO SERVE ON THE NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE.
AND HE WAS LOOKING FOR WAYS TO SUPPORT EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE IN THAT CAPACITY.
AND I SHARED WITH HIM CHANCELLOR HARRIS'S MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH THE U-S-D-A.
U-S-D-A IS A LINE ITEM UNDER THE NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE.
SO, I SHARED WITH HIM THE REASON WHY WE HAD SIGNED THE MEMORANDUM WITH THE U-S-D-A AS
PART OF OUR JOBS AND ECONOMY STRATEGY. AS YOU REMEMBER, THEY HAD A LOT OF CAPITAL
FOR THE RURAL AREAS AND RURAL AREAS OFTEN LACK LARGE JOB CREATION ENGINES SO.
WE NEEDED TO CREATE BUSINESSES AND COUPLING OUR TRAINING AND FACILITIES WITH THEIR FINANCING
WAS A GOOD STRATEGY. SO, I COMMITTED TO FORWARDING HIM THE PRESS
RELEASE ON THAT AS THAT COULD BE A MODEL FOR HIS WORK WITH THE U-S-D-A AND THE NATURAL
RESOURCES COMMITTEE. SO, IT WAS A BUSY, IT WAS A BUSY TRIP.
SO, TODAY WHAT I WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU IS ACTUALLY A GREAT -- PATRICK PERRY'S PRESENTATION
WAS ACTUALLY A GREAT LEAPING POINT TO WHAT I'LL BE SHARING WITH YOU TODAY, WHICH IS A
VISUALIZATION OF SOME OF THE FIELD SUPPORTS STRUCTURED ENABLED
THROUGH THE BRAIDING OF RESOURCES. SO, THIS, AS YOU REMEMBER, IS ALL PART OF
THE ADMINISTRATIVE FIXES WE'RE PUTTING IN FOR THE DOING WHAT MATTERS FOR JOBS AND ECONOMY
FRAMEWORK WHICH AGAIN IS TARGETING INVESTMENTS AT SECTORS IMPORTANT
TO REGIONS AND THEN PROVIDING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR THEM TO ACHIEVE THEIR GOALS.
SO, KNOWING THAT PATRICK WAS GOING TO BE VERY NUMERICAL AND DATA INTENSE IN HIS PRESENTATION,
I WILL INSTEAD GO FOR LARGE VISUALS. [LAUGHTER]
>> SO, IF YOU CAN IMAGINE, SO, THIS IS A COLLEGE, RIGHT.
SO, THIS IS THE VISUAL FOR -- THE GRAPHIC FOR A COLLEGE.
AND, SO, NOW WITH THE SCORE CARD COMING OUT, THE FOCUS ON COMPLETION AND WITH THE WAGE
TRACKER COMING OUT WITH THE FOCUS ON WAGES AND SALARY, COLLEGES ARE LIKELY TO ASK THE
QUESTION, HOW AM I GOING TO IMPROVE MY PARTNERSHIP WITH INDUSTRY?
BECAUSE WHEN WE'RE ALIGNED WITH INDUSTRY IN PARTNERSHIP, STUDENTS COMPLETE BETTER AS WELL
AS YOU HAVE BETTER OUTCOMES WITH REGARDS TO WAGES.
SO, HOW DO WE SUPPORT COLLEGES IN THIS QUEST GIVEN THAT THESE ARE GOING TO BE SOME OF THE
QUESTIONS THAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE ASKING THEMSELVES?
SO, WHAT THEY'RE SEARCHING FOR ARE PARTNERSHIPS WITH INDUSTRY.
NOW, INDUSTRY ALSO HAS ITS CONUNDRUM. INDUSTRY OFTEN HAS THE BEHAVIOR WHAT THEY
GO TO THE NEAREST COLLEGE WHEN THEY HAVE A NEED.
THEY ASSUME THAT ALL COLLEGES MAY HAVE SIMILAR ABILITIES OR INTERESTS. AND IF THEY'RE LUCKY,
A COLLEGE IS A GOOD MATCH BETWEEN THE EMPLOYER'S INTEREST AND THEIR OWN SELF-INTEREST.
HOWEVER, THERE ARE ALSO TIMES WHEN THE COLLEGE MAY NOT HAVE A GOOD MATCH OF THE INTERESTS
AND PROGRAMMING WITH WHAT THE EMPLOYER WANTS. AND, SO, WHAT THE EMPLOYER HAPPENS -- THE
EMPLOYER GETS DISCOURAGED, NOT KNOWING THAT THERE'S A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF CAPACITY IN
THE REST OF OUR SYSTEM. SO, HERE'S AN EXAMPLE OF THE 26 COLLEGES OF
THE BAY AREA. SO, YOU HAVE EMPLOYERS WANTING TO DO PROGRAMMING
IN THE ALLIED HEALTH INDUSTRY, AND THERE'S ACTUALLY 26 COMMUNITY COLLEGES WITH CAPACITY.
NOW, HOW DOES THE EMPLOYER FIGURE OUT WHICH ONE TO WORK WITH OR WHICH CONSTELLATION OF
COLLEGES IN THE BAY AREA TO WORK WITH ON A SET OF PROGRAMMING?
SO, THAT'S PART OF THE NAVIGATIONAL ISSUES THAT IS PRESENTED TO INDUSTRY WHEN WE'RE TRYING
TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO MAKE IT SIMPLER, HOW TO GIVE FIRST CONTACTS FOR INDUSTRY TO WORK
WITH WHEN THEY'RE TRYING TO WORK WITH US.
AND THEN IF YOU TAKE A LOOK AT AN ORGANIZATION LIKE THE CALIFORNIA HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION WHICH
OPERATES STATEWIDE, FROM THE OUTSIDE THEY KNOW WHAT PART OF THE SOLUTION, BUT THEY'RE
NOT EXACTLY SURE WHERE TO GET STARTED AND WHICH OF OUR 112
TO WORK WITH. SO, THAT'S REALLY THE CONUNDRUM IN TERMS OF
PARTNERSHIP. SOMETIMES IT WORKS AND THERE'S A LOT OF LOCAL
PARTNERSHIPS THAT WORK, AND WHAT WE'RE LOOKING TO DO IN THIS BRAIDED STRUCTURE IS TO ADD
SOME NAVIGATION TOOLS FOR INDUSTRY TO WORK WITH US AS WELL AS
FOR US TO WORK WITH INDUSTRY. SO, I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE TO YOU THE -- WHAT
YOU'VE BEEN APPROVING IN THESE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS, AND YOU WILL SEE MORE OF THE RFA RESULTS
IN FUTURE BOARD ITEMS. SO, FIRST I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE YOU TO THE
VISUAL ICONS, RIGHT. SO, HERE WE HAVE THE GREEN CIRCLE WHICH IS
A COLLEGE, AND THE COLLEGE HAS TREMENDOUS EXPERTISE AT THE LOCAL LEVEL.
HERE'S THE STATE. SO, YOU KNOW US, WE OPERATE STATEWIDE.
WHAT WE'RE DOING IS WITH NO NEW DOLLARS, WE'RE JUST HAVING MORE INTENTIONAL INTEGRATION OF
SOME OF THESE OTHER GRANTEES TO FILL OUT THE FOLLOWING ROLES.
OPERATING AT THE MULTI-REGIONAL LEVEL WE'LL HAVE SECTOR NAVIGATORS AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
PROVIDERS. AND OPERATING WITHIN A REGION ARE REGIONAL
CONSORTIA CHAIRS, VICE-CHAIRS AND DEPUTY SECTOR NAVIGATORS.
SO, I'M GOING TO BUILD OUT EACH OF THESE, BUT I WANTED TO INTRODUCE YOU TO THE ICON
AND THE NAVIGATION STRUCTURE THAT THERE'S INVESTMENTS AT THE LOCAL LEVEL, AT THE REGIONAL
LEVEL, AT THE MULTI-REGION, AND THEN WE HAVE THE CHANCELLOR'S
OFFICE OPERATING AT STATEWIDE LEVEL. SO, HERE WE ARE.
SO, IF YOU TAKE A LOOK AT THE ANALOGY BEING YOUR HEALTH CARE PROVIDER, IF YOU'RE NOT EXACTLY
SURE WHERE TO GO OR WHAT IT IS THAT YOU NEED, GO TO THE GENERALIST, RIGHT.
THE GENERALIST IS SORT OF THE FIRST CONTACT FOR YOU.
SO, IF THE EMPLOYER OR THE INDUSTRY IS NOT -- DOES NOT KNOW HOW TO NAVIGATE OUR SYSTEM,
THEY CAN GO TO THE GENERALIST. SO, GENERALIST INCLUDES AT THE STATEWIDE LEVEL,
THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE CHANCELLOR'S OFFICE. WITHIN ALL OF THE ECONOMIC REGIONS, NOW WE
ARE REPURPOSING AND HAVING REGIONAL CONSORTIA CHAIRS TO ALSO BE GENERALISTS WHOSE KNOWLEDGE
IS TO NAVIGATE A REGION. BUT IF YOU KNOW THAT YOU HAVE A SPECIAL NEED,
THEN GO TO THE SPECIALIST, RIGHT? SO, A SPECIALIST, FOR EXAMPLE, YOU NEED TO
HAVE LABOR MARKET RESEARCH. SO, NOW WE'RE PUTTING OUT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
PROVIDERS ON LABOR MARKET RESEARCH, ONE FOR EACH OF THE GEOGRAPHIES, AND THOSE WILL BE
THE SPECIALISTS IN THAT AREA OF EXPERTISE. SO, THERE ARE SPECIALISTS, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
PROVIDERS. THERE ARE SPECIALISTS WHO ARE SECTOR SPECIFIC.
SO, SECTOR NAVIGATORS OPERATE MULTI-REGION. AND THERE ARE THE SPECIALISTS WHO WORK WITHIN
A REGION CALLED DEPUTY SECTOR NAVIGATORS. SO, LET ME SEE IF I CAN PULL IT ALL TOGETHER
TO WORK HERE. SO, IF YOU'RE AN EMPLOYER IN ADVANCE MANUFACTURING
AND WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS WORKFORCE ISSUES, YOU HAVE MANY OPTIONS.
YOU CAN GO TO THE LOCAL LEVEL IF YOU KNOW WHERE TO GO.
YOU CAN GO TO THE SYSTEM OFFICE, AND WHAT WE WOULD DO AT THE STATE LEVEL IS REFER YOU
TO THE SECTOR NAVIGATOR WHO CAN HELP YOU NAVIGATE WHERE IS THE BEST MATCH BASED ON YOUR NEED.
AND THEN WHO LIVES WITH YOU WOULD BE THE END REGION DEPUTY SECTOR NAVIGATOR WHO IS REALLY
WORKING ON THE GROUND WITHIN THE REGION TO HELP THE COLLEGES WITH CURRICULAR PATHWAYS
AND SEQUENCING AND ALL SORTS OF WORK THAT NEEDS TO TAKE PLACE IN
ORDER TO HAVE THE PATHWAYS BE ALIGNED. FROM A COLLEGE, THIS STRUCTURE IS ALSO INTENDED
TO HELP PROVIDE ADDITIONAL MORE TARGETED RESOURCES FOR COLLEGES.
SO, IF YOUR COLLEGE -- YOU NOW HAVE -- YOU TAKE A LOOK AT THE BOTTOM ROW, YOU CAN ALWAYS
-- IF YOU DON'T HAVE A SPECIALIZED QUESTION, YOU CAN ALWAYS GO TO YOUR REGIONAL CONSORTIA
CHAIR WHO IS INJURE GENERALIST.
OR IF YOU'RE GOING TO BE WORKING IN ONE OF THE FIVE SECTORS THAT IS CHOSEN BY YOUR GEOGRAPHY,
YOU'LL HAVE DEPUTY SECTOR NAVIGATORS IN REGION WHO WILL BE -- WILL BE CONVERSANT ON THE ASSETS
AND RESOURCES WITHIN YOUR REGION AND CAN HELP
YOU PLUG INTO THAT NETWORK. AND IF THAT NETWORK DOESN'T SUFFICE, YOU CAN
ALWAYS GO TO THE MULTI-REGION LEVEL OR THE STATE LEVEL.
SO, WHAT WE'RE DOING IS TRYING TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF INVESTMENTS AND JUST MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S
ENOUGH EXPERTISE TO SUPPORT THE FIELD AS THEY WORK TO EXECUTE AND IMPROVE STUDENT SUCCESS.
AND IN TERMS OF CROSS-COORDINATION, ALL THESE LEVELS OF GRANTEES WILL COME TOGETHER AS AN
EXTENDED OPERATIONS TEAM, AND WE WILL CONTINUOUSLY TALK ABOUT WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO PROMOTE STUDENT
SUCCESS AND TROUBLESHOOT ISSUES FOR THE FIELD.
SO, THESE ARE THE STRUCTURES THAT ARE BEING PULLED TOGETHER IN AN INTEGRATED WAY IN SUPPORT
OF THE FIELD THANKS TO YOUR SUPPORT. >>> THAT WAS WHAT I WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU,
TO INTRODUCE SOME OF THE NAMES AND PHRASES THAT YOU MAY HEAR OVER TIME AS SOME OF THESE
ARE NEW PHRASEOLOGIES DEVELOPED TO TALK ABOUT WHAT THE FUNCTIONS
ARE OF THE NEW STRUCTURE. >> THANK YOU.
ANY QUESTIONS? VICE PRESIDENT BAUM.
>> FIRST, THANKS FOR THE PRESENTATION. I ALSO HAVE TO EXTEND A PERSONAL THANKS TO
VICE CHANCELLOR BECAUSE THERE WAS A PUBLIC-PRIVATE GROUP THAT WAS MEETING IN LOS ANGELES CALLED
THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA LEADERSHIP COUNCIL A COUPLE OF WEEKS
AGO, AND THEY HAVE TAKEN ON WORKFORCE TRAINING AND PARTNERSHIPS AS A KEY PRIORITY OF THEM.
AND THIS WASN'T ANY CIVIC GROUP, IT WAS A GROUP OF 20 PEOPLE, THREE OF WHICH WERE THREE
FORMER GOVERNORS, GOVERNOR DAVIS, GOVERNOR WILSON AND GOVERNOR DEUKMEJIAN, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
EDISON AND NEW HAUL LAND COMPANY.
SO, I CALLED IN A PANIC BECAUSE I DIDN'T REALIZE THE CALIBER OF THE GROUP I WAS INVITED TO
MEET WITH AND I CALLED VICE CHANCELLOR VAN TO GET THE INFORMATION SO I WAS BETTER PREPARED.
THE THING THAT THEY, THOUGH -- SO, THIS -- AND I WAS ABLE TO SHARE SOME KEY INFORMATION THAT
MADE AN IMPACT. AND THEY ALSO HAD THE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE
UC BOARD OF REGENTS AND THE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE CAL STATE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND MORE
THAN HALF OF THE QUESTIONS STILL CAME BACK TO REALLY THE COMMUNITY
COLLEGES ARE THE PLACE THAT WE SHOULD FIRST PARTNER WITH TO SOLVE OUR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
NEEDS. AND THE UCs AND THE CSUs HAVE A ROLE, BUT
THEY SAW THE MORE IMMEDIATE NEED SERVED BY COMMUNITY COLLEGE WORKFORCE TRAINING.
THE HEAD OF THE SAN DIEGO PORTS SAID SOMETHING LIKE, I'VE GOT THIS PROGRAM THAT I NEED WORKERS.
AND IF THEY TRAIN, THEY'RE GOING TO GET TRAINING, THEY'RE GOING TO MAKE $60 TO 80,000 A YEAR
AND IT CAN CHANGE A WHOLE FAMILY AND A WHOLE COMMUNITY IF SOMEBODY CAN GET THE TRAINING
AND I CAN'T FIND A PARTNER TO GET THE TRAINING DONE.
SO, I SAID, HAVE YOU MET CONSTANCE CAROL, THE CHANCELLOR OF THE SAN DIEGO COMMUNITY
COLLEGE DISTRICT? HE SAID, -- HE SAYS, HE THINKS HE KNOWS HER.
I SUBSEQUENTLY CONNECTED HIM WITH CONSTANCE CAROL WHO JUMPED ON IT IMMEDIATELY AND REACHED
OUT AND SAID WHAT WE COULD DO. BUT WHAT I WORRISOME TIMES IS WE'VE DEVELOPED
THIS STRUCTURE BUT DOES IT PARALLEL THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY'S NEED FOR THEM?
BECAUSE THEY DON'T WANT -- THEY MAY UNDERSTAND THIS, BUT HOW DOES IT TAILOR -- HOW DO THEY
NAVIGATE IT IN THE SAME WAY THAT IS IT -- ARE WE WORKING WITH THE CHAMBERS AND THE OTHER
BUSINESS INDUSTRY GROUPS TO HELP PLUG THEM INTO OUR SYSTEM?
BECAUSE SOMETIMES IT'S LIKE A STUDENT IN COUNSELING. THEY MAY KNOW -- THEY MAY BE ON THE WEB, EVERYTHING
THEY SHOULD DO TO REGISTER FOR A CLASS, BUT THEY MAY ACTUALLY NEED A REAL BODY WHO IS
GOING TO SIT DOWN WITH THEM AND SAY, WHAT ARE YOUR NEEDS AND
HAVE THAT PERSONAL CONTACT. AND DO WE HAVE THE STAFFING ABLE TO REACH
OUT AND TOUCH INDIVIDUAL BUSINESSMEN AND WOMEN TO TAILOR THOSE PROGRAMS THAT MEET THEIR NEEDS.
MY SENSE WAS SOME OF THEM SAID, WELL, WE TRIED IT WITH OUR COMMUNITY COLLEGE BUT IT GOT ALL
MIXED UP IN THE BUREAUCRACY. I DID THAT ALREADY, YOU KNOW, AND THEIR EXPERIENCE
MIGHT NOT HAVE BEEN AS EFFECTIVE AS THEY WOULD HAVE LIKED IT TO BE IN THE PAST.
SO, THEN, IT CLOSED THEIR MINDS TO TRYING TO DOING IT AGAIN.
>> RIGHT, RIGHT. YES, SO, IT'S WONDERFUL THAT YOU WERE ABLE
TO CONNECT THE PORT WITH CONSTANCE CAROL. AND RECENTLY I WAS IN THE SAN DIEGO CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE. THEY INVITED ME TO COME DOWN AS PART OF THEIR
WORKFORCE CONFERENCE. AND WHAT I DID WAS I BROUGHT THE REGIONAL
CONSORTIA CHAIR FOR NOW SAN DIEGO AND INTRODUCED HER AS A POINT PERSON FOR -- ANY OF YOU HAVE
ISSUES WHERE YOU ARE NOT SURE HOW TO WORK WITH THE COMMUNITY
COLLEGE, OR WHICH COLLEGE TO WORK WITH, START WITH MARY WYLIE AND SHE'LL NAVIGATE OUR OWN
SYSTEM TO FIGURE OUT WHO THE SET OF PARTNERSHIPS COULD BE.
AND, SO, IT'S SET UP SO THAT WE ACTUALLY HAVE SOME FOLLOW THROUGH BECAUSE, AS YOU KNOW,
THE BANDWIDTH OF THE CHANCELLOR'S OFFICE IS VERY LIMITED.
WE ACTUALLY NEED PEOPLE ON THE GROUND, YOU KNOW, HAVING THOSE MEETINGS AND TYING PEOPLE
TOGETHER. SO, IF IT'S MORE OF A GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE,
THEN A MARY WYLIE CAN COME IN AND BE INTRODUCED. IF IT'S ADVANCE MANUFACTURING SPECIFIC, THEN
I'D BRING IN JOSE ANAYA WHO IS A SECTOR NAVIGATOR AND THEN HE LIVES WITH THAT RELATIONSHIP AND
MOVES THE RELATIONSHIP THROUGH, YOU KNOW, TO THE RIGHT
COLLEGES AND THE SET OF FACULTY THAT NEEDS TO WORK WITH THAT PARTICULAR EMPLOYER.
AND IN ADDITION, THE EMPLOYERS REALLY WANT TO WORK WITH SOMEBODY WHO IS CONVERSANT IN
THEIR LANGUAGE. SO, THE MOMENT WE ACTUALLY KNOW WHAT THE SECTOR
IS OR THE SPECIALTY OF THE EMPLOYER, THE FASTER WE CAN GET THE SPECIALIST IN, THE BETTER FOR
THAT RELATIONSHIP INSTEAD OF JUST SPEAKING IN GENERAL
TERMS. SO, THAT'S WHY WE NEED ALL THESE ON THE GROUND
AS AN EXTENSION OF HOW WE OPERATE IN THIS FAIRLY COMPLEX GEOGRAPHY.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S PEOPLE WHO CAN FOLLOW THROUGH ON THOSE PARTNERSHIPS.
>> RIGHT, BECAUSE I WANTED SOMEBODY THEN TO TAKE IT.
AND, SO, CHANCELLOR CAROL RESPONDED. I SAW THE E-MAIL BACK SAYING I'LL TURN THIS
OVER TO MY H.R. PEOPLE AND LET THEM KNOW YOU'RE AVAILABLE.
MY FEAR IS, THEN, IT'S JUST GOING TO DIE THERE BECAUSE EVERYBODY'S FIELD IS TIGHT, STRETCHED,
AND ALL THAT, TOO. AND MY HOPE IS WOULD WE HAVE SOMEBODY ON THE
GROUND TO FOLLOW-UP MORE DIRECTLY AND MORE ASSERTIVELY.
IT'S ALMOST LIKE A SALES AND MARKETING PUSH SO THAT WE MAKE SURE THAT, THAT THEY ALL KNOW
WHEN THEY HAVE WORKFORCE TRAINING NEED, THAT THE COMMUNITY COLLEGES ARE EAGER TO HELP THEM
MEET THAT NEED AS OPPOSED TO A COMMERCIAL EDUCATION PROVIDER
OR ONE OF THE OTHERS. >> WELL, THE FORTUNATE THING ABOUT CONSTANCE'S
DISTRICT, SHE HAS LARGE DISTRICTS SO SHE HAS A LOT OF RESOURCES TO BRING TO BEAR.
IF YOU IMAGINE MAYBE A SMALLER COLLEGE BEING INTRODUCE TODAY THAT EMPLOYER -- LET'S SAY
IT'S NOT A GOOD FIT BETWEEN THAT EMPLOYER AND THAT COLLEGE.
WE WOULD HAVE A BETTER CHANCE OF MEETING THAT EMPLOYER'S NEED IF WE ACTUALLY FIGURED OUT
WHO WITHIN THE REGION HAS CAPACITY AND INTEREST TO GET MARRIED IN THAT RELATIONSHIP.
AND THAT'S WHAT WE'VE HEARD FROM THE CTE DEANS THAT AS A SINGLE COLLEGE YOU MAY NOT HAVE
THE EXACT PORTFOLIO THAT'S NEEDED BY THAT PARTICULAR EMPLOYER, BUT IF THE COLLECTIVE
PORTFOLIO IS BROUGHT TO BEAR, THEN WE HAVE A BETTER CHANCE OF HAVING
A BETTER -- A FIT WITH THE INDUSTRY OR THAT EMPLOYER'S NEED.
>> OTHER COMMENTS? MEMBER RAMOS.
>> YES, I THINK KEEFA MILLS IS TILL IN THE HOUSE, CORRECT?
YES, THERE SHE IS. I'M GOING TO REFER TO SOME PAST KNOWLEDGE
ABOUT THE FOUNDATION'S WORK. IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, THE FOUNDATION TAKES
PERIODIC LEADERSHIP WITH COLLEGE FOUNDATION REPRESENTATIVES TO TALK ABOUT WAYS WE CAN
ACTUALLY CONNECT SOME OF THESE DOTS. AND I WONDER, AND I APOLOGIZE FOR MY ABSENCE
OF KNOWLEDGE IN ASKING THE QUESTION, BUT HAVE WE DONE REGIONAL CONVENINGS THAT ENABLE SOME
OF THESE STAKEHOLDERS TO COME TOGETHER AND ACTUALLY DEVELOP
DIALOGUE, RELATIONSHIPS, AND DEALS THAT EFFECTIVELY COULD BENEFIT EMPLOYERS AND THE SYSTEM?
AND IF NOT, IS THAT SOMETHING THAT PERHAPS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE FOUNDATION WE SHOULD
BE SEEKING SUPPORT TO DO IN SOME TARGETED WAY OVER THE NEXT 18 TO 24 MONTHS?
IS THAT SOMETHING THAT COULD BE HELPFUL, OR IN YOUR JUDGMENT, IS THAT SOMETHING THAT WOULD
PERHAPS NOT BE AS PRODUCTIVE AS I'M INTUITING? >> IN TERMS OF REGIONAL CONVENINGS, ACTUALLY,
WE'RE LEVERAGING THE MOMENTUM OF THE CALIFORNIA FORWARD MOVEMENT WHO HAS ABOUT TWO DOZEN REGIONAL
CONVENINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING BETWEEN NOW AND OCTOBER.
LEADING UP TO STATEWIDE ECONOMIC SUMMIT. SO, ALL THESE ECONOMIES ARE ACTUALLY COMING
TOGETHER AND WE'RE PLUGGING IN, AGAIN, OUR FOLKS INTO THESE DISCUSSIONS SO THAT WE'RE
AT THE TABLE AND HAVE A GOOD FEEL FOR WHAT'S GOING ON AS THE ECONOMIC
STRATEGIES OF THOSE REGION. BUT I THINK YOUR IDEA, WHICH IS SPECIFIC TO
VENDOR, IS A GOOD ONE. SO, ONCE WE HAVE A GOOD FEEL FOR WHAT REGIONS
CARE ABOUT AND WHAT SOLUTIONS THEY NEED, YES, DEFINITELY, ALL SOLUTIONS ARE GOOD.
>> ANY OTHER COMMENTS? >> MY LAST IS NOW THAT YOU'VE GOT THIS INFRASTRUCTURE
IN PLACE TO BE ABLE TO BE MORE RESPONSIVE UP AND DOWN THE STATE, I'LL LOOK FORWARD TO
HEARING SOME ANECDOTAL EXAMPLES OF, OH, IN LONG BEACH WE
WERE ABLE TO PAIR THIS EMPLOYER WITH THIS TRAINING PROGRAM AND THAT RESULTED IN THIS
MANY JOBS OR WHATEVER WE CAN DO, THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
>> YES. >> YOU KNOW, UNLIKE OUR GENERAL EDUCATION
DELIVERY, CTE IS DIVERSE THROUGHOUT THE STATE. THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING THE RELATIONSHIPS.
I THINK IT'S VERY CRITICAL TO UNDERSTAND THAT IN THIS AREA IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO WORK COLLECTIVELY
AND CONSORTIUM TO BE ABLE TO GENERATE THE [SPEAKER NOT UNDERSTOOD].
AS WE GO AROUND THE STATE WE DO SEE THE DIVERSITY OF PROGRAMS AND EFFORTS THAT ARE GOING ON.
I'D LIKE TO BE ABLE TO SEE US LINK VETERANS ESPECIALLY TO SOME OF THOSE VERY PROGRAMS
THROUGHOUT THE STATE IN A WAY THAT ACTUALLY MAY BE LINKS IN MANY, MANY CASES THEIR EXPERIENCE
IN THE MILITARY, WITH THOSE PROGRAMS THAT MIGHT BE AVAILABLE
THROUGHOUT THE STATE. THEY MAY BE MOBILE, THEY MAY NOT, BUT THAT'S
A CHOICE THEY MAKE. AT LEAST HAVING THEM UNDERSTAND WHAT THE OPPORTUNITIES
ARE, I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT. THANK YOU FOR THE WORK.
AND AGAIN, CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR HONOR. >> THANK YOU.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. >> OKAY.
NOW WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE LAST ITEM, BOARD REPORTS.
AND I THINK WE'LL START THIS MORNING WITH MEMBER STORM.
>> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT BACA. I THINK I'M YOUR FAVORITE TO START BOARD REPORTS.
[LAUGHTER] >> YOU SET THE --
>> I SET THE TONE, OKAY. LET'S SEE.
I'VE BEEN KIND OF BUSY SINCE THE LAST, THE LAST BOARD MEETING.
ACTUALLY, I'VE BEEN SPENDING MOST OF MY TIME TRYING TO UNDERSTAND THE CHANGES THAT ARE
TAKING PLACE WITH THE SSCCC AND THE IMPACT THAT THESE CHANGES ARE GOING TO HAVE ON SHARED
GOVERNANCE, PARTICULARLY WITH THE ADOPTION OF THEIR STRATEGIC
PLAN WHICH GIVES MORE EMPHASIS ON ADVOCACY. AND ALSO WITH THE INTRODUCTION OF AB 1358.
SO, I DID MAKE AN APPOINTMENT WITH ASSEMBLY MEMBER FONG'S OFFICE AND I MET WITH HIM OR
MET WITH THEM TO TRY TO UNDERSTAND THE INTENT OF HIM INTRODUCING THIS PIECE OF LEGISLATION
AND TRYING TO SEE THE EFFECT ON SHARED GOVERNANCE BECAUSE I FEEL
IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE CONTINUE OR THAT THE STUDENTS CONTINUE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE
SHARED GOVERNANCE PROCESS AND MAKE THEIR EMPHASIS IN THEIR WORK.
I WAS ALSO FORTUNATE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE'S DIVERSITY AND LAW CONFERENCE
THAT WAS HELD AT CHABOT COLLEGE. IT WAS AN EXCELLENT INFORMATIONAL CONFERENCE THAT GAVE
STUDENTS LOTS OF INFORMATION HOW TO GET FROM THE COMMUNITY
COLLEGE LEVEL INTO LAW SCHOOL. AND ACTUALLY, IT WAS PERSONALLY ENRICHING
FOR ME, YOU KNOW, AS I CONTINUE MY EDUCATIONAL JOURNEY IN DECIDING IF LAW IS SOMETHING THAT
I WOULD LIKE TO GO INTO. I WAS ALSO FORTUNATE TO BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE
WITH THE CALIFORNIA STUDENT AID COMMISSION MEETING.
WE WERE INVITED, MEMBER YANG AND MYSELF WERE, TO MAKE A PRESENTATION ON THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS
JUST TO TRY TO GIVE THEM SOME INFORMATION AND BACKGROUND ON US AND OUR ROLE AS STUDENT
MEMBERS. AND I REALLY WOULD LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU TO
THE CHANCELLOR'S OFFICE AND THE STAFF FOR ALL THE ASSISTANCE THAT THEY GAVE ME LAST
MINUTE TO HELP ME PREPARE FOR THAT PRESENTATION AND BE ABLE TO PRESENT
MYSELF ACCURATELY, YOU KNOW, AS A MEMBER OF THE BOARD.
SO, THANK YOU, VICE CHANCELLOR, MICHALOWSKI FOR YOUR HELP AND OTHERS, JERRY, ESPECIALLY,
AND OTHERS THAT CAME TO MY AID DURING THAT TIME.
I'D ALSO LIKE TO SAY HOW HAPPY I AM WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE STUDENT SUCCESS INITIATIVE.
IT IS JUST AMAZING WHAT'S COMING OUT OF IT. THERE WAS A LOT OF PUSH BACK FROM THE STUDENTS
AND MY VERY FIRST MEETING, THE VOTE WAS ON WHETHER OR NOT WE WERE GOING TO ACCEPT THE
RECOMMENDATIONS. AND I'VE BEEN FOR IT FROM THE BEGINNING AND
IT'S JUST -- IT JUST SOLIDIFIES MY POINT, THAT IT WAS A GOOD THING AND THAT WE SHOULD
SUPPORT IT BECAUSE WHAT'S COMING OUT FOR THE STUDENTS IS JUST AMAZING.
IT COMPLETELY BUILD MY FAITH IN THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM AND SOLIDIFIES THAT I MADE
THE RIGHT CHOICE WITH COMING BACK INTO CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGES TO START MY JOURNEY OVER
AGAIN. SO, I REALLY APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT WE'RE
DOING. THANK YOU.
THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT. >> THANK YOU, MEMBER STORM.
MEMBER IZUMI. >> WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
FIRST OF ALL, I'D LIKE TO SAY THAT THERE WAS A GREAT PLEASURE TO SERVE ON THE COMMITTEE
THAT CHOSE THE CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES OF THE YEAR AND IT IS ALWAYS TERRIFIC TO SERVE UNDER
THE LEADERSHIP OF MEMBER HAWKINS WHO DID A FANTASTIC JOB OF
LEADING OUR GROUP OF EVALUATORS. AND I WANT TO DO A SHOUT OUT TO AND JERRY
WHO DID THE GREAT STAFF WORK AS USUAL, GETTING US ALL THE APPLICATIONS AND WE HAD A REALLY,
YOU KNOW, GREAT MEETING IN TERMS OF CHOOSING THESE TERRIFIC
HONOREES THAT WE HAD TODAY. SO, THAT'S ALWAYS ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF
MY YEAR. MEMBER STORM TALKED ABOUT DECIDING WHETHER
TO BECOME -- CHOOSE WHETHER TO BECOME AN ATTORNEY OR NOT.
BEING A RECOVERING ATTORNEY MYSELF -- [LAUGHTER]
>> ACTUALLY, MEMBER YANG HAD INVITED ME TO GIVE A SPEECH AT HER CHAPTER OF PHI ALPHA
DELTA WHICH IS THE PRE-LAW AND LAW FRATERNITY, [SPEAKER NOT UNDERSTOOD].
SO, I WAS ABLE TO GIVE THEM MY POINT OF VIEW AND YOU CAN ASK ME ABOUT THAT LATER.
[LAUGHTER] >> AND, BUT ALSO TO TALK ABOUT MY DUTIES HERE
AS A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNOR'S. SO, THAT WAS A VERY ENLIGHTENING EXCHANGE
WITH THE STUDENTS, SO, I REALLY ENJOYED THAT AT LOT.
EVEN THOUGH SHE'S NOT HERE, THANK MEMBER YANG FOR INVITING ME.
>>> MEMBER REED AND I ATTENDED THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING FOR THE FOUNDATION, CHANCELLOR
HARRIS'S OLD WORKING PLACE, FRESNO CITY COLLEGE. IT WAS THE FIRST TIME I HAD EVER BEEN TO FRESNO
CITY COLLEGE. IT'S A BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL CAMPUS.
SO, I'M SURE IT WAS HARD TO TEAR YOURSELF AWAY FROM THERE WHEN YOU LEFT, BUT IT'S A
GREAT PLACE. AND I THOUGHT THE FOUNDATION BOARD DID A REALLY
GOOD JOB IN FOLLOWING UP ON A LOT OF IMPORTANT BUSINESS FOR THE FOUNDATION.
AND, AGAIN, KUDOS TO THE LEADERSHIP OR THE FOUNDATION FOR ALL THE GOOD WORK THEY DO.
AND FINALLY, I WANT TO THANK MEMBER -- I WANT TO THANK PRESIDENT BACA FOR COSIGNING A LETTER
WITH ME FOR A EVENT AT SANTA ROSA JUNIOR COLLEGE, MY OTHER HAT THAT I WEAR IS I'M PRESIDENT
OF THE U.S. ARMY ADVISORY BOARD FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
AND THE ARMY HELD A EDUCATION SYMPOSIUM AT SANTA ROSA JUNIOR COLLEGE TO GET INFORMATION
OUT TO COUNSELORS AND OTHERS ABOUT OPPORTUNITIES IN THE ARMED
SERVICES. AND THE LETTER THAT PRESIDENT BACA AND I SIGNED
ENCOURAGED LOCAL COUNSELORS TO COME TO THAT, AND IT WAS A VERY SUCCESSFUL EVENT.
AND BECAUSE OF THAT SUCCESS, THE ARMY IS GOING TO DO A FOLLOW-UP EVENT IN CHICO AND PRESIDENT
BACA HAS GRACIOUSLY AGREED TO COSIGN A LETTER WITH ME FOR THAT EVENT AS WELL.
SO, I APPRECIATE THAT VERY MUCH AND LOOK FORWARD TO MODERATING THAT EVENT AS WELL.
SO, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU, MEMBER IZUMI.
MEMBER RAMOS. >> THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT.
JUST A COUPLE QUICK THINGS. I, TOO, HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT THE SANTA
ROSA JUNIOR COLLEGE WHICH IS A JEWEL IN OUR SYSTEM, QUITE A BEAUTIFUL SYSTEM.
I WAS INVITED BY THE SITTING STUDENT BODY JESSICA JONES, IMPRESSIVE WOMAN, GREAT FUTURE
AHEAD OF HER. SHE CONDUCTED A SUSTAINABILITY MEETING [SPEAKER
NOT UNDERSTOOD]. I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE WITH HIM AND
ALSO TONY WHO IS ONE OF THE FACILITIES LEADERS IN OUR SYSTEM, A GREAT EVENT, WELL ATTENDED.
AND ALSO THAT COINCIDED WITH A MEETING OF OUR PARTNERSHIP OF THE INVESTOR ON UTILITY
COMPANIES ON-SITE. SO, THAT WAS A TWO FOR, AND JUST A GREAT OPPORTUNITY
TO LEARN ABOUT THE LEADERSHIP THAT'S HAPPENING IN PLACES LIKE SANTA ROSA JUNIOR COLLEGE.
>>> FINALLY, THROUGH SOME ALLIED WORK THAT I'VE BEEN DOING WITH THE SIMS BAND INSTITUTION,
I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DIRECT SOME PHILANTHROPIC ATTENTION TO SANTA BARBARA CITY COLLEGE AND
ALSO TO SANTA MONICA COLLEGE WHICH ARE TWO PILOT SITES THAT
THE SIMS INSTITUTE IS GOING TO BE TARGETING RESOURCES TO TRAIN EARLY CHILD CARE PROFESSIONALS
TO COORDINATE THEIR EFFORTS MORE EFFECTIVELY, TO BE MORE
INFORMED ABOUT ALLIED STRATEGIES THAT WORK ON THE GROWING RESEARCH BODY THAT SHOWS THAT
THE FIRST THREE YEARS OF A CHILD'S DEVELOPMENT ARE VERY PIVOTAL AND INSTRUMENTAL, EVEN DEFINING
IN TERMS OF LEARNING CAPABILITIES GOING FORWARD.
AND MY GREAT HOPE AND EXPECTATION IS THAT THE SIMS FOUNDATION WHICH SUPPORTS THE INSTITUTE
WILL BE PARTNERING WITH OTHER COLLEGES IN OUR SYSTEM GOING FORWARD TO SUPPORT THAT WORK
AND HOPEFULLY BRING OTHER PHILANTHROPIC LEADERS INTO THAT MIX.
I THINK IT IS A PROMISING POTENTIAL AREA OF CONCENTRATION.
WITH THAT, MEMBER BACA, THANK YOU. >> MEMBER HAWKINS.
>> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT BACA. AS MEMBER IZUMI SAID, I HAD THE PRIVILEGE
OF CHAIRING THE REVIEW PROCESS FOR THE CLASSIFIED COMMUNITY COLLEGE AWARD GROUP THIS YEAR.
JOINING US WERE JILL SCHOFIELD, DIRECTOR OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS FOR OUR FOUNDATION, ADRIA
SANDERS FROM THE CHANCELLOR'S OFFICE, MEMBER IZUMI, AND MYSELF.
AGAIN, IT ALWAYS IS -- I LIKE WHAT HE SAID, IT'S A THE HIGHLIGHT OF MY YEAR.
IT WAS WONDERFUL. I APPROACHED CHANCELLOR HARRIS, MAYBE HIS
SECOND WEEK ON THE JOB, AND SUGGESTED THAT WE SHOULD HAVE A RECEPTION FOR THE HONOREES.
AND I REALLY NEED TO THANK HIM AND THEN ENGERI GRIFFIN FOR PULLING OFF THIS MORNING'S BREAKFAST
RECEPTION. IT WAS VERY WELL RECEIVED AND TRULY MEANT
SOMETHING TO ALL THE RECIPIENTS AND MYSELF. SO, THANK YOU ALL AND HAVE A SAFE JOURNEY
HOME. >> THANK YOU.
MEMBER BIELANSKI. >> I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND THE SPRING
PLENARY SESSION AT THE ACADEMIC SENATE FOR CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGES THAT WAS HELD
IN THE MIDDLE OF APRIL. THE THEME OF THE CONFERENCE WAS RISING TO
THE CHALLENGE, RESPONDING TO DISRUPTIVE FORCES. AND IT WAS REALLY WELL DONE.
JUST TO SAY SOME OF THE BREAK OUT SESSIONS OR GENERAL SESSIONS, BECAUSE THEY'RE THE KIND
OF THINGS WE TALK ABOUT, THERE WAS SESSION ON A SUBTLE ED, HOW TO USE PROGRAM REVIEW
IN YOUR PLANNING, HOW TO DO STUDENT EDUCATION PLANS AND WHAT
THEY REALLY MEAN. SEVERAL BREAKOUTS ON THE DISCIPLINE LIST,
[SPEAKER NOT UNDERSTOOD], MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS AND THERE WILL BE AS WE KNOW THEN SOME RESOLUTIONS
COMING FORWARD HERE ABOUT ADDING, REVISING MINIMUM
QUALIFICATIONS. A COUPLE OF SESSIONS ON CID AND THE TMCs AND
VICE CHANCELLOR RUSSELL AND SOME MEMBERS OF HIS TEAM WERE THERE.
STUDENT SUCCESS PROGRAM MOOKS, THE SCORE CARD. AND AS I TALK ABOUT THE SPRING PLENARY, I
DO WANT TO JUST PUBLICLY SAY THANK YOU TO DR. MICHELLE PALATTI FOR ALL THE YEARS THAT
SHE HAS GIVEN, WORKED, MULTIPLE HOURS FOR THE ACADEMIC SENATE OF
CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE AS WE WELCOME BETH AS THE NEW PRESIDENT JULY 1ST.
>>> I ALSO HAD THE TIME AND GOOD FORTUNE TO GO TO THE ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICANS AND HIGHER
EDUCATION CONFERENCE WHICH WAS HELD IN SAN FRANCISCO.
THE THEME THERE WAS OUR LIVES ARE STORIES AND OUR FUTURE.
AND IT WAS INCREDIBLE THE KINDS OF THINGS THAT WERE PRESENTED TO OVER 400 PEOPLE THAT
CAME. SOME OF THE SESSIONS WERE HELD AT THE CHINATOWN
CENTER FOR CITY COLLEGE OF SAN FRANCISCO. THEY DID THINGS FOCUSING ON LEADERSHIP, BREAKOUTS
ON THE DREAM ACT, ADVANCING STUDENT SUCCESS, STUDENT SERVICES SUCCESS.
THERE WAS A ROUND TABLE OF STUDENT LEADERS WHICH WAS AMAZING.
WE HAD A SESSION WITH OUR VICE CHANCELLOR VAN AND SHE TALKED ABOUT HER STORY, HER PROFESSIONAL
STORY. THAT KIND OF THING -- AND NUMEROUS ONES WERE
GIVEN I THINK IS REALLY IMPORTANT. SO, I'M GLAD THAT I WAS ABLE TO GO TO BOTH
OF THOSE EVENTS. >> THANK YOU.
MEMBER REED? >> YES, I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND A SEMINAR
ON THE STUDENT SUCCESS AT WEST HILLS COLLEGE RECENTLY.
AND WHAT WAS REALLY INTERESTING TO ME WAS THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE HAD NINE COLLEGE
PRESIDENTS AS WELL AS A NUMBER OF THE TRUSTEES OF THEIR RESPECTIVE DISTRICTS.
WE HAD GENERAL DISCUSSIONS ON THE LINE. I THOUGHT IT WAS VERY HELPFUL AND EFFECTIVE.
IT WAS SPONSORED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND THE ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION.
AND APPARENTLY THEY'RE SCHEDULING ANOTHER MEETING IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA IN OCTOBER
AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE THOSE IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WHO COULD ATTEND THAT, TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT.
IT'S VERY WORTHWHILE. AND THEN AGAIN, LANCE AT FRESNO -- IT SEEMS
LIKE THE FOUNDATION HAS A LIFE OF ITS OWN, YOU KNOW, AND LANCE IS KIND ENOUGH, HE'S SPEAKING
FOR ME NEXT WEEK TO THE BUSINESS OFFICERS OF COMMUNITY
COLLEGES HERE IN SACRAMENTO. AND I APPRECIATE IT, THANK YOU FOR THAT.
>> THANK YOU. VICE PRESIDENT BAUM?
>> SURE, THANK YOU. FIRST OFF, I WANT TO EXTEND MY APPRECIATION
TO VICE CHANCELLOR CURTIS, MIKE McGEE AND OTHERS FOR THE RECEPTION LAST NIGHT.
I THOUGHT IT WAS A WONDERFUL CELEBRATION OF OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATURE,
AN OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE THE GOVERNOR. AND I SEE THAT THERE'S ALREADY A RELEASE OUT
THAT INDICATES OUR -- THE HONOR THAT WE SHARED WITH THE GOVERNOR AND I WAS GLAD TO PARTICIPATE
IN THAT AND WE'RE DOING THAT. >>> ON FRIDAY NIGHT I WAS AT THE COMMENCEMENT
FOR PASADENA CITY COLLEGE AND OUR COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER WAS OUR CONTROLLER JOHN CHUNG AND
GAVE AN INSPIRING MESSAGE TO OUR GRADUATES. IT'S ALWAYS THE BEST TIME OF YEAR AT ANY COLLEGE
CAMPUS, IS TO BE ABLE TO SEE THE CULMINATION OF EVERYTHING THAT YOU'VE ACTUALLY WORKED
FOR THROUGHOUT THE SEMESTER. FINALLY, THERE IS A MOVIE OUT THAT I ENCOURAGE
EVERYBODY TO SEE. IT'S ABOUT ONE OF CALIFORNIA'S MOST IMPORTANT
COMMUNITY COLLEGE ALUMNUS, IT'S 42, THE MOVIE ABOUT JACKIE ROBINSON.
WE IN PASADENA HOSTED A SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PREMIERE OF THAT FILM WITH DEL ROBINSON, HIS
SISTER-IN-LAW, AND ALSO THE MEMBERS OF THE PASADENA CITY COLLEGE BASEBALL TEAM.
AND IT'S NOT PART OF THE MOVIE, BUT IT WAS IN THE COVERAGE THAT -- WHAT PROPELLED JACKIE
ROBINSON IN HIS CAREER WAS THAT, FIRST OFF, HE'S A REMARKABLE INDIVIDUAL.
HE ALSO WAS ABLE TO START HIS POST-HIGH SCHOOL AT A JUNIOR COLLEGE WHERE HE WAS PLAYING INTER
COLLEGIATE SPORTS WITH TEAMMATES OF ALL RACES. AND DURING THE FILM IT TALKS ABOUT WHY HE
WAS THE ONE THAT BRANCH RICKY SAW WOULD BE SUCCESSFUL AND HANDLE THE CHALLENGES OF GOING
ON. AND PART OF IT WAS BECAUSE OF HIS EXPERIENCE
PLAYING WITH WHITE PLAYERS AND BEING IN A MIXED ENVIRONMENT, BUT ALSO HAVING A STRONG
CORE PERSONAL BELIEF. AND, SO, IT'S A WONDERFULLY INSPIRING MOVIE
AND IT MAKES YOU FEEL SPECIAL THAT YOU'RE PART OF A SYSTEM THAT BRINGS PEOPLE UP AND
HAS HAD LIKE JACKIE ROBINSON TO BE A BEACON OF INSPIRATION FOR
GENERATIONS TO COME. AND IT WAS IMPORTANT WE BROUGHT OUR 19 AND
18 YEAR OLD BASEBALL PLAYERS IN TO SEE THAT MOVIE BECAUSE, BELIEVE IT OR NOT, NOT ALL
THE 18 AND 19 YEAR OLDS TODAY REALLY KNOW WHO JACKIE ROBINSON IS AND
WHAT HE HAD TO OVERCOME. AND, SO, IT'S SOMETHING THAT IS A CELEBRATION
THAT WE CAN ALL SHARE. >> VERY TRUE, THANK YOU.
LET ME JUST MENTION A COUPLE OF THINGS BEFORE WE CLOSE.
I DID ATTEND THE SPRING PLENARY AS WELL, AND I ATTENDED SOME OF THE WORKSHOPS, BUT I DID
SIT IN THROUGH A PRESENTATIONS BY THOSE WHO WERE COMPETING FOR OFFICE FOR THE STATEWIDE
ACADEMIC SENATE. AND THERE WERE ABOUT 20 SOME OR SO, AND, YOU
KNOW, TO LISTEN TO 20 OR SOME POLITICAL SPEECHES SOMETIMES JUST KNOCKS YOU DOWN.
[LAUGHTER] >> BUT IN THIS CASE I HAVE TO SAY I FOUND
IT VERY INFORMATIVE. I THINK THE COLLEGE FACULTY IN THIS STATE
IS REALLY OUTSTANDING. I THINK EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS
DID A GREAT JOB OF PRESENTING THEIR CASE AND THE ISSUES THAT WE CONFRONT IN THE SYSTEM.
IT WAS THOROUGHLY ENJOYABLE. JACK SCOTT IS THE COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER AT
MOUNT SAC, I'M HAPPY TO SAY, AND, SO, I'LL BE SEEING -- I SAW HIM OVER THE WEEKEND.
SENDS HIS REGARDS. LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING HIM AS A COMMENCEMENT
SPEAKER AS WELL. AND JUST WANT TO ANNOUNCE THAT THE BENT SUMMIT
THIS YEAR WILL BE HELD AT NEWPORT BEACH MARRIOTT THE FIRST THURSDAY/FRIDAY OF DECEMBER.
SO, REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT. THANK YOU, VICE CHANCELLOR, MICHALOWSKI AND
TEAM FOR THE WORK THERE. AND WITH THAT, THE MEETING IS ADJOURNED.
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