Subject: Instruction Notes 12/18/02
Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2002 12:58 PM
From: Claire Biancalana
Organization: Cabrillo College, Office of Instruction
To: faculty@REMOVE-BEFORE-SENDINGcabrillo.edu (All Faculty)

INSTRUCTION NOTE
12/18/02

Budget Reductions
I met with your deans today and had a preview of some of your one-time mid-year reductions. I am impressed with the work you have done and the amounts that most of you are identifying toward resolving this year’s financial crisis of $2,000,000. I know how painful and all consuming this assignment is (and I’m not giving finals!). I’ve gone through my office, carry over, and component budgets and identified over $100,000 of expenses that are not required to survive at a minimal level for the remainder of the year. As examples, we can survive without a Learner Outcome Summer Institute or curriculum development grant for the spring semester or most travel. Let’s hope no equipment breaks! (I am still funding the curriculum development grant awarded in the fall) I’ve identified another potential $140,000 of reductions, but I will need to talk to the deans before making those final.

I am meeting with each dean today, tomorrow, or Friday to review reduction more thoroughly and help think through each identified critical issue as. If needed, I will take issues to the other vice presidents and president for assistance in problem solving.

Carry over Conference Budgets
Several faculty have asked about giving up their accumulated conference funds to the budget crisis. It is possible to do. Each faculty member can contribute to these funds by giving written notice to the division dean or the senior accounting specialist this week.

A&R
Grade Rosters including your opening and permanent rosters are due no later than Saturday, December 21, 2002. Turn in grades and positive hours to Admissions and Records/Grade Desk in Bldg. 100. If you have a Saturday class, you may turn in your grades on December 23rd at Admissions & Records/Grade Desk. After December 23rd , you may use the drop slot in Room 910.

For Wintersession 03 Faculty
Opening rosters will be printed and distributed on Friday, January 3rd. Enrollment counts can be checked at:
http://www.cabrillo.cc.ca.us/webreg/enrollment.html

TLC
Reminder! The Spring 2003 Flex Calendar is online at http://www.cabrillo.cc.ca.us/tlc/spring2003flex/index.html Guidelines for flex requirements and a downloadable. Flex Agreement Form are also listed on the site. There is a change: Our Gang is going to Año Nuevo on Wednesday, February 5 and leaving at 10am (not 8am) from parking lot “E”.

Checking out equipment? Cameras, laptops, LCD projectors, etc. – All equipment MUST be returned by this Friday morning, December 20. There will be no equipment checked out over the holiday break.

The TLC and Student Open Access Lab will be open during Wntersession, Mon-Thurs. 12noon-5pm.

DIVERSITY WORKSHOP
Jose Millan, Assistant Director of Human Resources, Recruitment and Diversity will be sending out a calendar in January 2003 of the planned diversity workshops scheduled for spring 03. Currently, there are workshops planned for February 3, 2003, which is the Monday of Flex Week. As with the previous workshops, please contact Diane Lydon in Human Resources to sign up for the February 3, 2003 workshops.
Diane's extension is X-3528, and her e-mail is dilydon@REMOVE-BEFORE-SENDINGcabrillo.edu