Subject: Instruction Notes 08/23/04
From: Claire Biancalana
Organization: Cabrillo College, Office of Instruction
Instruction
Notes
8/23/04
Hello! Welcome back! I'm delighted to be back in the Instruction Office and am looking forward to the beginning of the new year. This will be my 35th at Cabrillo College. We have 6 new tenure track faculty who I will introduce to you on Friday, and it looks like we will be hiring over 20 more in preparation for the fall of 2005. Although the budget is not spectacular, it is substantially better that what we anticipated last fall. We look forward to Arts Education Complex and Student Services Building construction beginning in the spring. Best of all, President King is here. He is enthusiastic and inquisitive and is learning about the college. I think you will be pleased with him as the President of Cabrillo College.
Final Exam Correction
The printed Final Exam schedule for next semester is in error. Here
is the correction. Classes starting between 11:35 and 1:00 pm MW/Daily
will have their exam on Monday, Dec. 13 from 10-12:50 pm, not on Friday
December 17. See the attached revised schedule.
Changes in Add Procedures
Admissions and Records personnel have made essential changes to the Class Add
Procedures. After researching how other colleges handle late add, and working
with the Chancellor's Office, they made an important change. Students will be
able to add during the third week of classes (full term classes) if they have
been active participants in the class during the first two weeks as verified
by the instructor and approved by the division dean. Individual dates for the
short term classes will be set and published on the opening rosters.
The regular add/drop period (late Registration) is from 9 am to 7:30 pm Monday
through Friday and 10 am to 2 pm Saturday in the 900 Building for the first
two weeks of the semester. If you learn that a student is planning to drop your
course, please encourage the student to officially drop online or by phone before
9/11/04.
Fee Increase
As you know, fees have increased to $26 per units this fall. We escaped
the differential fee for student with bachelor's or higher degrees! Since the
$26 fee was imposed recently, your students will receive a letter of explanation
and statement from Director of Admissions and Records, Gloria Garing. For your
own information, students will not be dropped from their classes if they do
not pay the increase. Please encourage your students to pay their fees and remind
them about the services of the Financial Aid Office. I was amazed to learn that
over $8,000,000 was awarded to our students last year. There is no less available
this year.
Class
Breaks and Passing Times
Please remind your students that our class listings include passing time. If
a class is scheduled to meet from 8:00 to 9:30, the students will be in class
from 8 to 9:20. In addition, the state requires we provide our students one
10 minute break each hour of class. When a class session is less than two hours,
we are allowed to move the break to the end of the class. When a class is two
hours or longer, we must provide the 10 minute break after 50 minutes of instruction.
Accommodations
for Students with Disabilities
Richard Griffiths, Learning Disabilities Specialist, suggests you include the
following in your syllabus.
"As required by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), accommodations
are provided to ensure equal opportunity for students with verified disabilities.
If you have a disability that requires accommodations for this class, please
contact the Learning Skills Program at 479-6220 (for students with learning
disabilities and Attention Deficit Disorder) or Disabled Student Services at
479-6379, to make arrangements as soon as possible."
CTC Open More Hours
The Computer Technology Center is going to be open Friday mornings from 9 to
noon. (Previously both the CTC and the Open Access lab were closed on Fridays.)
Hours are Monday through Thursday 9 am to 9:45 pm, Fridays 9 am to 11:45 am,
Saturdays 9 am to 4:45 pm, and Sundays noon to 4:45 pm.
Library
Hours
The Library will be open on Mondays through Thursdays from 8:30 am to 8 pm,
Fridays from 8:30 am to 4 pm, and Saturdays from noon to 4 pm.
Sabbatical Leaves
Attendance at the Flex activity for potential applicants for a 2005/06 sabbatical
is required for any/all applicants. The sabbatical leave eligibility
list is posted at http://www.cabrillo.edu/services/tlc/sabbatical/
Application for Sabbatical Leave: Writing a Successful Proposal
Members of the Sabbatical Leave Review Board (SLRB) will describe the sabbatical
application process, explain how to write a successful proposal, and discuss
the process and criteria by which applications are reviewed and recommended
to the Governing Board. All questions are welcome. 9–11 am, Room 312, Tom
Sourisseau and Johanna Bowen
Media Resource Guide
The Marketing Office compiled a list of faculty who volunteered to participate
as expert sources for media contacts and have made themselves available for
interviews on a variety of topics. Please check out our list of Media Experts
at: http://www.cabrillo.edu/services/marketing/experts.htm#Adaptive
.
Anyone else who would like to participate should contact Cathy Summa (casumma) or Erin Lee (erlee).
From this page there is a link entitled “Resources for Journalists.” The information here, developed and maintained by the Cabrillo College Marketing and Communications Department, is designed to assist reporters covering Cabrillo College news and events. The resources include a complete list of press releases, events, as well as the president’s office newsletter.
Cooperative Work Experience
Education (CWEE) Orientations Fall 2004
Cooperative Work Experience Education (CWEE) provides students with college
credit for on-the-job experience that meets the learning objectives developed
with a Work Experience Instructor and a job supervisor. One unit of credit is
earned for 60 hours of unpaid work or 75 hours of paid work. Students may take
up to 4 credit units. Participation in CWEE is by Instructor consent only with
no advanced registration. Add slips and section numbers are available at the
orientations. The following orientations are being offered for Fall 2004:
Aptos Campus: Room 1051 (Library, second floor)
-Monday, Aug 30 - 3:00 PM
-Tuesday, Aug 31 - 6 PM
-Wednesday, Sept 1 – 1:30 PM
-Thursday, Sept 9 - 4:00 PM
-Friday, Sept 10 - 11:00 AM
Watsonville Campus: Room 4530
-Tuesday, September 7 - 6:00 PM
-Wednesday, September 8 -1:30 PM
For more information or to better understand about CWEE and the benefits for your students and your program you may want to attend the FLEX activity on Tuesday, August 24th, 10 to noon, room 507, or contact Leslie Reed at 5650.
Academic
Priority Process
I have attached the Faculty Senate agreed upon process with timeline.