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2.75% 7
32.16% 82
28.63% 73
22.75% 58
10.59% 27
3.14% 8
Q1Whatisyourprimaryrole?Answered:255 Skipped:0
Total 255
# Other(pleasespecify) Date
1 hourlystaff 10/25/20138:41AM
2 FinancialSupport 10/22/20133:34PM
3 CampusStaff 10/21/201312:23PM
4 student 10/18/201310:19AM
5 SBCCFoundationStaff 10/17/20131:07PM
6 facultyparttimeandc lassified 10/17/201312:36PM
7 EmeritusFaculty 10/17/201312:22PM
8 RNstudenthealthservices 10/17/201311:14AM
BoardofTrustees
ClassifiedStaff
FacultyFull-time
FacultyPart-time
Management
Other(pleasespecify)
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
AnswerChoices Responses
BoardofTrustees
ClassifiedStaff
FacultyFull-time
FacultyPart-time
Management
Other(pleasespecify)
Responses Total Population % Responded Notes on Total Population
Board of Trustees 7 7 100% Board Membership
Management 27 49 55%Leadership Coalition (Dan) 29 + Supervisors (Jason) 14 +Lori, Jack, Joe, Pat, Paul = 48. Fall 2013 ManagementDistribution List = 50.
Faculty Full-time 73 250 29% From latest FON headcount, minus non-replacedretirements and resignations
Classified Staff 82 288 28% Fall 2012 MIS Report
Faculty Part-time 58 561 10% Fall 2012 MIS Report
Other 8 8 100% See responses to Survey Question 1 under "Other"
TOTAL 255 1,163 22%
SBCC Institutional Research 11/13/2013
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81.30% 200
15.45% 38
3.25% 8
Q2SBCC'smissionstatementreads:"Asapubliccommunitycollegededicatedtothesuccessofeachstudent...SantaBarbaraCityCollegeprovidesstudentsadiverselearningenvironmentthatinspires
curiosityanddiscovery,promotesglobalresponsibility,andfostersopportunityforall."Towhatextentdoyouagreethatwe
arefulfillingourmission?Answered:246 Skipped:9
Total 246
# Additionalcomments Date
1 It'sanythingbutdiverse,extremelyl iberal-homogeneous,anddoesnotfosteropportunityforall,especiallyifyou'reethnicminority.
10/27/20134:13PM
2 EverystudentwithwhomIhavechattedhastalkedaboutthec lassesandteacherswithpraiseandexcitement.
10/26/20138:36PM
3 Weareonourway. 10/26/20137:58PM
4 SBCCstudentsareprovidedsomanystimulatingopportunitiestostudyandexplore.TimeandtimeagainIhearabouthowanindividual'sinterestwassparkedinanareatheyhadneverevenconsideredpursuing.Opportunitiesareavailableforthosefromalldifferentbackgrounds-cultural,economicoreducational.
10/26/20135:22PM
5 ThereneedstobeastrongplanforpromotingdiversityinthefieldsofMathematics,Engineering,andComputerScience.
10/25/20139:33PM
6 IseethemostdiversityinourindividualizedinstructionenvironmentandthinkSBCCissmarttosupportthatmodelincertainprograms.
10/24/201310:54AM
Agree
Neutral
Disagree
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
AnswerChoices Responses
Agree
Neutral
Disagree
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7 IthinkDrLoriGaskinhasdoneagreatjobofpromotingthereorganizationofSBCC.IthinkoneofthehelpfuleventshasbeenthenewIn-serviceformatwhichinc ludesstaffandfacultytogether.
10/24/20139:02AM
8 adiverselearningenvironment.....Agreethatinspirescuriosityanddiscovery.....Neutralpromotesglobalresponsibil i ty.....Disagreefostersopportunityforall.....Disagree
10/24/20139:01AM
9 Mostofusviewourtimehereasmorethananoccupation,wehaveansweredthecallorvocationtochangelives.
10/23/20132:51PM
10 SBCCisanexcellentinstitution.Weareverystudent-centeredhere,andIlovethat.Facultyandstaffregularlygoaboveandbeyondcontractexpectationstohelpourstudents.
10/21/20139:40PM
11 Butamconcernedthatstudentsandfacultyareunawareofchangesinrepeatabil i ty,financialaid,academicprogress,andmore.Beforetheycouldsortofstumblethroughandhavesecondchances.We'resti l l enroll ingthesamepopulation(1stgeneration,re-entry,etc.),buttheyarenotawareofhowtoavoidmistakes,recoupinthemiddleofasemester,orcuttheirlossesinanintell igentmanner.Also,problemofunderpreparedstudentsenroll inginsophomorecourseshasmuchhigherconsequencesnow.
10/20/20135:38PM
12 wecouldworkonthe"forall"part 10/18/20138:07AM
13 Weattemptthis.Tosomeextentwesucceed.Weneedalotmorecounselingforstudentswhoarelostatseaanddon'tadmitit.
10/17/20136:04PM
14 Butnotalways.Weneedalotmoreprofessionaldevelopmentinourflexdays. 10/17/20134:21PM
15 Wearenumberoneinthenation,yetourfac il i tiesareinastateofdisrepair 10/17/20134:05PM
16 Thereseemstobeadisconnectbetweenthestatedmissionandtherealityinthec lassroom.SomeofthisstemsfromthefrustrationoffacultyoverthenumberofstudentswhocometoSBCCwithouttheskil lsnecessarytosucceedatthecollegelevel.Betteradvisingandstric tprerequisitesmayremedythis.
10/17/20131:35PM
17 SBCCissimplyphenomenalinourdedicationtostudentsuccess.Iamsoproudtobeworkingwithsuchamazingcolleagues.
10/17/201312:43PM
18 Itisdifficulttoanswerthisquestionwithoutacknowledginggapsinserviceinmyparticularareaofinstruction.AlthoughIfeelthecollegel ikelydoesanexcellentjobforcreditstudents,therearemanyareasinneedofadditionalfundingforpurchaseofnewtextbooksandlearningmaterials,curriculadevelopment,professionaldevelopmentforinstructorsandstaff,etc.Wehavestudentsstudyingforcomputerizedtestsinc lassroomswithno/insuffic ientcomputers,etc.
10/17/201312:32PM
19 Thesadstateofthephysicalsurroundingscontradictthemissionstatement.Howcanwehopetoprovide"adiverselearningenvironmentthatinspirescuriosityanddiscovery,promotesglobalresponsibil i ty,andfostersopportunityforall."whenbuildingsareinsuchadilapidatedstate?Haveyouseenthebathrooms?
10/17/201312:29PM
20 Whenstudentsarenotprovidedwiththeserviceswestatewewil lprovideforthemthenwearenotfulfi l l ingwhatisonthemissionstatement.Whenservicestostudentsarenotprovidedtothestudentinatimelymannerthenwearenotfulfi l l ingourmission.
10/17/201312:01PM
21 Ithinkthatthecollegeisperformingreasonablywellunderthec ircumstances,butasonewhoisoldenoughtorememberthatcommunitycolleges,andallCaliforniainstitutionsweretuitionfreeandthatfightingforabudgettookupmuchlessoftheseinstitution'stime,educationwasmuchmoreaccessibleandofhigherqualitythanitisnow.Californiawasnumberoneinthe1960s,andIunderstanditranks33,accordingtoonesurvey.Thetariffof$56perunitisnotthebestwaytofulfi l lanymission.
10/17/201311:50AM
22 Ithinkthebigpic ture,goingbackacoupleofdecades,supportstheideathatSBCCcreatesanenvironmentthatcontributestothesuccessofeachstudent.Ithinktherecentinfluxofoverseasstudentshasdilutedthistoaseriousdegree
10/17/201311:45AM
23 Ttheparkingproblem,lackofon-campusofficesandthesingleseatontheAcademicSenateleaveadjunctsmarginalized.IncreasingthenumberofseatswouldrequireamendingtheASConstitution,whichisonlyslightlylessdifficultthancoldfusion.Thatmeans2/3ofinstructorsarenotbeingoptimized,tappedorevenshared.Iwouldlovetohearaboutwhatworksforothers,forexample.
10/17/201311:34AM
24 therecouldbeimprovementinsomeareas,forexamplelosingthecybercentertookawayaccessformanystudentswhowouldbeworkingoncampusandnowdonotduetoovercrowdinginotherareaswheretherearecomputerstouse.
10/17/201311:17AM
25 vocationalneedsoflowincomeresidentsarenotreceivingenoughresources 10/17/201311:07AM
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26 studentsuccesshereMEANSpasseverystudent.Qualityisoutthewindow.StudentswhocomplaintoAdmingetpassed.Theyknowthis.Wenolongerhave"adiverselearningenvironment"becauseoftheCCLCrulingwecannot"offend"astudent.So,no"ethnicslurs"meaningyounolongercanrunMartinLutherKing'sIHAVEADREAMspeech,norshowTOKILLAMOCKINGBIRD",norSCHINDLER'SLIST,etc.How"diverse"isthat?Ohyes,anddon'tstatethatCreationTheoryiswrongoryou'l l befired.
10/17/201311:07AM
27 Moreneedstobedonebeforetheygethere. 10/17/201311:06AM
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24.80% 61
56.10% 138
19.11% 47
Q3WhatisyourgenerallevelofawarenessofSBCC'splanningand
budgetingprocesses?Answered:246 Skipped:9
Total 246
# Additionalcomments Date
1 Iappreciatetheincreasedleveloftransparencyandthoughtfulpresentationofbudgetissuescomparedtothreeyearsago.
10/28/20136:57PM
2 Verypoorcommunicationaboutbudgetingandplanning.Informationgoesupthechainbutrarelycomesdownthechain.Decisionsaremadeoutsidefacultyinvolvement.Chairsgetinformationlateornotatall.Collegecultureemphasizesnon-transparency.
10/27/20134:13PM
3 Theinc lusiveprocessesfordecisionmakingareveryusefulandexciting. 10/26/20138:36PM
4 ThebudgetingprocessatSBCChasbeenmorefinelyhonedoverthepastthreeyears.Boardmembershaveconsistentlyreiteratedtheirexpectationsforac lear,transparentandhighlypartic ipatoryprocess.OurnewSuperintendent/Presidenthastakenthisevenfurther,introducingzerobasebudgetingtooperationalbudgets.
10/26/20135:22PM
5 Somedepartmentsaregivengenerousallocations,whileotherdepartmentsaregivenbarelyenoughmoneytosurvive.Thereseemstobenobasisforthisextremedisproportionateallocationoffunds.
10/25/20139:33PM
6 WhileI'mnotawareofalltheintricacies,mysupervisorinc ludesmyteamintheannualProgramReviewprocess,andshowsushowtousetheonlinepurchaserequisitionsystem.HealsorecommendsthatwelookattheProgramReviewsforotherdepartmentstoseeiftheirrequestsforthenextbudgetcyclewil limpactus.
10/24/20139:02AM
7 SBCC'splanning.....Somewhatawarebudgetingprocesses....unaware 10/24/20139:01AM
8 IamontheSenate 10/24/20138:11AM
9 Iampart-timeandIamnotonanycommittees.AnyinfothatIgetaboutplanningandbudgeting,comesintheformsofemails.
10/18/201311:29AM
Veryaware
Somewhataware
Unaware
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
AnswerChoices Responses
Veryaware
Somewhataware
Unaware
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10 Communicationisspottyandfrequentlycontradictory.Wearetoldthatstaffmustbecutduetobudgetconcernsandthenadditionalstaffarehired/transitionedfromotherdepartments.Forexample,weareadvisedthatthecollegeisinterestedinstreamliningsystemsandinformedthatthemoneyistheretoenablethisimportantchangethentoldthataonestopcomputerizedversionmightbetooexpensive.
10/17/201312:32PM
11 Ifthereportsweremorereadableandtothepoint,Iwouldbetterknowwhat'sgoingon.ToomuchlegaleseandnotenoughplainEnglish.
10/17/201311:50AM
12 Isupport2scholarships--forreturningstudents 10/17/201311:45AM
13 Planningandbudgetingprocessesarenotalwayscommunicatedwell,Iusuallyhearaboutsubmissiondeadlinesforplanningrightbeforethey'redueorafterthefact(ifIhearaboutthematall)unlessIaskaroundabouttimelines.
10/17/201311:34AM
14 Inthepast3-4yrsithasbeenverydifficulttogetconsistantreportsofwhatourdepartment'sfinancesactuallyare.Hopefullywiththenewleadershipthiswil lchange.
10/17/201311:18AM
15 mill ionsraisedsomeyearsagothroughMeasureV,TOBESPENTonanewdigitalartsbuildingwasspentonfootballfieldandstandsimprovements,inc luding"Boxes"forAdmin,,increasestoAdmin.salaries,etc.SBCCBROKETHELAWANDLIEDTOTHETAXPAYERS.AndwelostthebestDeanweeverhadasaresult.
10/17/201311:07AM
16 ThereisnoperceivedbenefittosavingthecollegemoneysopeopleshortontimedonotmakealotofefforttonegotiatecontractsorresearchcostsavingswithCMAS,GSAcontractsorevenroutinemaintenancecontractsthatcouldbediscountedofseveralyearswerepaidinadvance.Thistypeofshortsighted-nessbythecollegeisextremelyfrustratingtoseealongwiththe"useitorloseit"mentality.Zerobasedbudgetingwil lhelp,butIsti l l seeahoardingofresourcescampuswide.
10/17/201311:06AM
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40.82% 80
38.27% 75
5.61% 11
15.31% 30
Q4DoesSBCChaveeffectiveplanningprocesses?
Answered:196 Skipped:59
Total 196
# Additionalcomments Date
1 ThisisaworkinprogressbutunderDrGaskinSBCCwillfinallyhaveanEducationalMasterPlanandcoordinatedsupportingplansinc ludingTechnologyandFacil i ties.DrGaskinhasalsoencouragedandsupportedmeaningfulsharedgovernanceindevelopingtheseplans.
10/28/20137:04PM
2 SBCCputsonashow,butinrealityisnoteffectiveortransparent. 10/27/20134:30PM
3 Seeabove 10/26/20138:36PM
4 Dr.Gaskinhastakentheleadininstitutionalplanningprocesses.Fromthetimeshecameonboard,shenotedthatourcollegehadnotbeenengaginginproperplanningforseveralyears.Thereiscampuswideexcitementoverthefac il i tiesandeducationalplansbeingdiscussedanddeveloped,aswellastheimplementationofeffectiveinstitutionalizedplanningprocesses.
10/26/20135:31PM
5 TheVPofthecollegeisoperatingthecollegeinamannerthatisautocratic .ManyrulesaredisregardedatSBCC.
10/25/20139:37PM
6 Hah!Therighthandsti l l doesn'trealizethere'saleft. 10/25/20134:32PM
7 Notenoughrepresentationfor/byadjuncts 10/24/201310:55AM
8 seeminglysofromsomeonesomewhatontheoutsidelookingin. 10/24/20139:33AM
9 TheProgramReviewwebsiteseemstoworkwell. 10/24/20139:21AM
Yes
Somewhat
No
Idon'tknow
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
AnswerChoices Responses
Yes
Somewhat
No
Idon'tknow
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10 Somethingshappenoutsideofthenormalplanningprocess,behindthescenes. 10/24/20138:48AM
11 Iassumeso. 10/21/20133:54PM
12 Ifeelthereisagreatamountofdisconnectintheprocess.Administrationshouldconsultmorewiththefaculty.
10/20/20137:12PM
13 I'vebeenherealongtimeandteachinEnglish;wehavepartic ipatedinmultiplestudentsuccessandgrantdriveninitiatives,mostofwhichhelpstudents.Ontheotherhand,l i ttlecomestothedepartmentfirst.There'sl i ttlediscussionwithinthedepartmentofhowwecanhelponeprogramsupportanother.Instead,weseemtobecarryingoutspecific requirementsofimposedinitiatives.Idon'tbelievethisisnecessarilyadepartmentalfail ing;thingshappenquicklyandwehavetorespondquickly.Rather,Ithinkadministration(deans,VP's)needtoleadadiscussiononhowallofthiscanworktogetherwithindepartmentsandacrossdisc iplines.Thatis,howdonewinitiativesdovetailwithexistingprograms;howcanexistingprogramssupportnewprograms?
10/20/20135:43PM
14 Planningtakesplace,howeachdepartmentgetsheardandgivensupportranges. 10/20/20133:42PM
15 I'msonewtocampusandmyroleasatenuretrackfacultymember,thatIhaven'tbeenimmersedlongenoughtoknowanythingabouttheplanningprocess.
10/19/201312:20AM
16 Idonotbelievethereissuffic ientrotationofleadershipinthoseinvolvedonplanningcommittees. 10/17/20137:14PM
17 Idon'tknowbecausethereseemtobesomanycommittees,standingandadhocthatcontributetoplanning.Iwouldl iketoseeonestandingcommitteetakecharge,anditsrepresentativesbeingelectedtotheirseats.
10/17/20134:26PM
18 ThelongtermplanningisnottakingintoconsiderationthecentralityoftheMediaArtsintoday'sworkenvironment.Nearlyallfieldsofemploymentdemandaworkingknowledgeofmediatools(cameras,software)andathoroughfamiliaritywithconcepts(effectivecommunicationthroughgraphicdesign,photography,websites,c inema...)
10/17/20134:15PM
19 Communicationbetweenadministrativeunits,facultygovernancebodiesandfacultyisoftenineffective.
10/17/20133:26PM
20 Inmostareasofpartic ipatorygovernance,yes,Iwouldagree.Iwoulddisagreeintermsofgrantfundedinitiatives.Decisionsaremaderegularlythatimpactstaffingandresourcesasaresultofgrantfundedinitiativesoutsidepartic ipatorygovernance.Stepsneedtobetakenforgrantfundedinitiativestobereviewedandapprovedthroughpartic ipatorygovernance,asisthecasewithallotherinitiatives.
10/17/201312:44PM
21 Therearewideswathsofthestaffwhodonothaveanyinputintotheplanningprocesses. 10/17/201312:05PM
22 FromwhatIdoknow,planningisnotthebest,asreflectedintheparkingproblemandpoorpublictransportationtothecollege.
10/17/201311:52AM
23 Perhapsoverlybureaucratic . 10/17/201311:45AM
24 Planningprocessesoftenseemtohavepoorcommunication.Notallstakeholdersareinformedthataplanningprocessisevenhappening.Timelinesandplansforprojectprogressandcompletionarenotoftencommunicatedinatimelymannerifatall.(Thisdoesnotseemtobethefaultofindividualsbutmoreofaresultoflackofdeliberateeffectiveprocess,individualsatthiscollegeinmyexperiencedoexceptionalworkwithwhattheyhave.)
10/17/201311:39AM
25 Asfarasthe"OneCollege"plan,itisatotaldisaster.InparticulartheCEVocationalCertificateshavebeenparceledouttomultipleDeansandChairsandDirectors,wherenooneknowthattodo,thereisnoonepersoninchargeofdecisionsandeverythingisfall ingthroughthecracks.Therehasbeennoplanningwhatsoeverandthepeopleinchargearejusttryingtopickupthepieces,Hopefullyitwil l besavedbeforeitfails.
10/17/201311:23AM
26 Theprocesshasbeensomewhatconfusingandproblematic .Isti l l don'tknowifanythingIsubmittedinprogramreviewslastyearhasbeenapproved.Thereisalotofdiscussionbehindthescenesonwhatisappropriateforprogramreviewvs.ZBB.Whileitappearstobec learandstraightforwardtosome,manyofusfeelthatishavebeenconfusing.
10/17/201311:21AM
27 Wouldl iketoseemoreactuallyplanningforimplementationratherthanjustmorerequests. 10/17/201311:14AM
28 Segmented 10/17/201311:13AM
29 Whileprojectsdogetimplementedthingsl ikethenewlocksystemareoftennotcommunicatedtoeffectedpartiesinatimelyfashionresultinginawasteofcollegeresources(bothtimeandmoney).Anumberofkeyswereorderedbasedontheoldsystemandthenewimplementationmadethatawasteofmoney.Theconsultationprocessonthatparticularprocessleftquiteabittobedesired.Rushingprojectsthroughdoesnotseemlikethemosteffectiveprocess.
10/17/201311:11AM
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30 Large,entrenchedinterestshavetoomuchpowerimpedingthegrowthofsmallprogramsandthedevelopmentofnewprograms
10/17/201311:11AM
31 Admindoeswhatitwantswithanymoneysowhyplan?They'l l justtakeit.Andl ie.IrememberRomopromisingpaintingandc leaningtoIDConesummer-sworeonit-NEVERHAPPENED.TheyneededthemoneytopayanewPresident.
10/17/201311:09AM
32 Thereseemstobealotofexceptions.VPsseemtobeabletospendmoneyhowevertheyfeell ikespendingit.
10/17/201311:08AM
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39.29% 77
21.43% 42
7.65% 15
31.63% 62
Q5Doourplanningprocessesdrivebudgetallocation?Answered:196 Skipped:59
Total 196
# Additionalcomments Date
1 Iamafraidthatourmissionhasbecomebalancingthebudget,ac lassic"means-endsreversal." 10/28/201312:28PM
2 Yes,butthebudgetalsodrivestheplanningprocess.Theyareentwined. 10/28/201311:19AM
3 Onpaper,buttherearetoomanyinstanceswheremoneyisallocatedbyadministratorafterbudgethasbeenadopted,andoftenfromhiddenadministrativeslushfunds.InCPC,VPSull ivanbringshugebudgetrequestsexpectingtheyshouldbefundedwithoutdiscussionfromconsultationgroups,oftenunderthec laimofurgency.CPCchangedpolicyallowingmanagerstoreallocatec lassifiedpositionfundswithintheirdivisionwithoutreviewtodetermineifpositionisneededorshouldbedeleted.
10/27/20134:30PM
4 Sometimesitseemslikealongprocess,havingtogotosomanygroups,buttheresultsmakeitwellworththeeffort.
10/26/20138:36PM
5 Definitely.Planningtakesplacewithinsharedgovernancegroups.Itisfromthedecisionsmadewithinthesegroups,andapprovedbytheadministrationandtheboard,thatthebudgetisallocated.Inrecentmonths,wehavediscussedsomeadditionaleffectivewaystomeasuretheactualallocationswhichcomeoutoftheplanningprocesses.
10/26/20135:31PM
6 EvenwiththeZeroBasedbudgetandprogramreview,sorelyneededrequestswerecutinhalf. 10/25/20139:37PM
7 Again,theProgramReviewprocessseemstoworkwellinplanningbudgetallocation. 10/24/20139:21AM
Yes
Neutral
No
Idon'tknow
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
AnswerChoices Responses
Yes
Neutral
No
Idon'tknow
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8 Mostofthetimeplanningprocessesseemtodrivebudgetallocations,unlessoneofthehighleveladministratorswantssomethingspecial.Thenitcanbemadetohappen(budgetallocated)withoutgoingthroughtheplanningprocess.
10/24/20138:48AM
9 Yes,theydonow. 10/24/20138:13AM
10 Oftenconvolutedproccess 10/24/20137:03AM
11 Iassumeso. 10/21/20133:54PM
12 Yes,withnotableexceptions.Forexample,theAcademicSenateisrankingfacultyreplacementpositionsthismonthevenifthosepositionswerenotl istedinprogramreview.Itistakingusawhiletocatchupwiththings,butIworryaboutthelackofconsistency.
10/20/20131:52PM
13 IbelievetheydobutIthinktheprocesscouldbeexplainedmorec learly. 10/20/20131:14PM
14 Seecommentsbelow. 10/19/20139:59AM
15 I'msonewtocampusandmyroleasatenuretrackfacultymember,thatIhaven'tbeenimmersedlongenoughtoknowanythingabouttheplanningprocess.
10/19/201312:20AM
16 Ithinkthefacultyhaveafalsesenseofbudgetallocationbeingfacultydriven.Infact,Ithinktheadministrationdecideswhatisgoingtobeallocated(l imitstheamountofmoney)andthenletsthefacultyranktheneedsofdepartments.
10/18/20139:24AM
17 Iwouldneedtospendmoretimelookingatit,tobesurebuttheintentisthere 10/18/20138:09AM
18 thebudgetdrivestheprogramthatImanagewhichisseparateoftheoverallcollegebudget 10/18/20136:45AM
19 No,sti l l toopolitical. 10/18/20131:27AM
20 Yesandno.Wealwaysseemtocomeacrosssomeoutrageousexpenditurethatwehaven'tbudgetedforbecausewecouldn'tforecastit.Ipersonallywishwewouldtakeafewstepsbackandlookatwhatwehaveintermsofourphysicalplantandgrounds.Muchcouldbedonetomakethingsgreenerandlessexpensive.Insteadoffullspeedaheadwithnewbuilding,whynottrytomaketheexistingpoorlydesignedstructuresscaledtoasensiblelevelintermsofspace,accessandairflow.
10/17/20134:26PM
21 Thecollegeisdrivenheavilybytheso-called'core'skil lsasdefinedbySTEM.Withthis,wearemorphingintoaninstitutionthatisoverlyconcernedwithremediationofhighschoolstudentsandtransferto4yearinstitutions.TheSantaBarbaraart/mediacommunityhasbeenaffectedbythelackoffac il i tiesandresources.
10/17/20134:15PM
22 However,itdoesnotseemlikeit,unlessthegoalistopayasl ittleaspossibleandemploymanytodothejobofafew.
10/17/201312:05PM
23 Ithinktherecentemphasisonattractinginternationalstudentsbecausetheypayhighertuitioncompromisesouractualacademicplanningprocesses
10/17/201311:47AM
24 Ithinkitinformsbutdoesn'tdrivebudgetallocations. 10/17/201311:45AM
25 Theyareheadinginthatdirection. 10/17/201311:32AM
26 Iftheplanningprocessdoesnottakeintoaccounttheactualneedsofaparticularprogram,suchasVocationalCertificates,thenthebudgetallocationprocesswil linvariablynotwork.
10/17/201311:23AM
27 Sometimesouraimexceedourgoal. 10/17/201311:13AM
28 Whenanorganizationpurchasesequipmentorattemptstoimplementtechnologythereareassociatedcostsinstaffortrainingthatoftenseemtobeneglectedinourorganization.
10/17/201311:11AM
29 thereisagenuineeffortbyourpresidenttoachievethisgoalforourgovernance,butitisn'tquitethereyet.
10/17/201311:11AM
30 Theyarealll ies. 10/17/201311:09AM
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31.12% 61
28.06% 55
10.20% 20
30.61% 60
Q6Dowehaveaneffectivebudgetallocationprocess?Answered:196 Skipped:59
Total 196
# Wherecouldweimprove? Date
1 Weneedtostepbackandunderstandourexistingbudgetfromabroadperspective-whatdowespendontransfer,basicskil ls,CTE,co-curricular.Then,asacollegeaskourselves,"Dowehavethecorrectbalancegivenourmissionandfocus?"
10/28/20137:04PM
2 Moreaffectivethaneffective. 10/28/201312:28PM
3 1.Greatertransparencyatalllevels.2.Publishbudgetsofaculty/staffandpublic canseeanddri l ldownfordetails.3.Videotapekeybudgetmeetings(muchlikeBoardofTrusteesmeetingsarenowdone,thisisverygoodforpublic).4.Surveyfaculty/stafftoaskwhethertheyhavesuffic ientresourcestodotheirjobs.5.Toomany"unfundedmandates"fromadministratorsorstate/accreditingoffic ials.Wearetothepointofexhaustionfromnothavingsuffic ientresources.
10/27/20134:30PM
4 THebudgetallocationisbecomingc learerandc learerinitsrelationshiptothemissionandpriorities. 10/26/20138:36PM
5 Therearedepartmentsthathavehugesuppliesbudgetswhileotherdepartmentsaregiven$1000foranentireyear.Under-fundeddepartments,facultypayforcomputersandsuppliesoutoftheirownpockets.
10/25/20139:37PM
6 Thereseemstobeonepersonwholoomslargewhilepresidingoverfundingallocation. 10/25/20134:32PM
7 Efficacyisaffectedbythelackofrepresentationfor/byadjuncts 10/24/201310:55AM
8 Atutorial,whetherwithateacherorwebbased,ontheentirebudgetingprocess,wouldbehelpful.Iunderstandcertainpiecesoftheprocessthatwe'vediscussedinourstaffmeetings,butnotallofit.
10/24/20139:21AM
Yes
Neutral
No
Idon'tknow
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
AnswerChoices Responses
Yes
Neutral
No
Idon'tknow
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9 Thecollegeisworkingonimprovingthisprocess. 10/24/20138:48AM
10 StreamlinetheprocessandhaveONEprocess.ZBBseemsineffectiveandconfusing.Useprogramreviewforeverythingover$1,000.
10/24/20137:03AM
11 Weneedmorefundsallocatedforhiringoffull-timefaculty. 10/21/20139:40PM
12 Iassumeso. 10/21/20133:54PM
13 MYOPINION:Everyemployeeneedstobepaidafairsalary,notjusttenuretrackfacultyandfulltimeemployees.Someofourlowestpaidemployeestookthebiggestpaycutsinrecentyears,andthiswasSOWRONG.Hopefullythispracticewil lnotberepeated.Weareonlyasstrongasourweakestl ink,andsincethescreening/hiringprocessisverythorough,everyonechosenshouldbecelebratedandencouraged.Ofcourse,onlyiftheyareworkinguptoSBCC'shighstandards
10/20/20136:00PM
14 TherearedepartmentsthatcouldgrowandmeetmorestudentneedsandhavenotbeengiventhesupportbecauseMathandEnglishdepartmentstendtoreceivethegrowth/TLU'sandbudgetfocushistoricallyspeaking.
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15 Atthedepartmentallevel,chairscangetwhiplashedwithchangingdirections.Zero-basedbudgetingagainthisyear?Yes,no,maybeso.Deansaresometimesworkingwithincompleteorinaccurateinformation,basedondirectionstheyarereceivingfromJackandJoeSull ivan.
10/20/20131:52PM
16 IbelievewedobutIthinkac learerdistinctionbetweenthebudgetPLANNINGprocessandthebudgetALLOCATIONprocessneedstobemorec learlycommunicated.
10/20/20131:14PM
17 Yes/NoIfeelthatdepartmentsareoftennotforthcomingintheamountsthattheyactuallyneed(i.e.zerobasedbudgeting)becausetheyareafraidanyfundingtheydon'tneedthisyearwil lbetakeninupcomingyears.InordertomakeitmoretransparentIthinktheirshouldbeapossibleincentivetotrulyhaveazerobasedbudget.
10/19/20139:59AM
18 I'msonewtocampusandmyroleasatenuretrackfacultymember,thatIhaven'tbeenimmersedlongenoughtoknowanythingabouttheplanningprocess.
10/19/201312:20AM
19 Bemoretransparentinhowmuchmoneywehavetothendorankingaccordingly. 10/18/20139:24AM
20 weneedtospendthetimetoknowforsure 10/18/20138:09AM
21 Ibelieveitismoreeffectivenow. 10/18/20136:45AM
22 Weneedalotmoremoneygoingtofacultyandalotlesstoadministration. 10/17/20136:05PM
23 thejury'ssti l l out. 10/17/20134:26PM
24 Listentothefaculty,staff,andcommunityregardingtheissuesoncampus.Weneedaparkingstructure!
10/17/20134:15PM
25 Toomuchmoneyisallocatedforbuildingandgrowingwithoutregardtohiringfacultyandsupportstaffaswegrow.Also,wouldn'ti tbeniceifwecouldhaveanincreaseinPARKINGwheneverthere'sanincreaseinstudents?Whatareweatnow,20ksudentsbutonlyabout1kofparking?
10/17/201312:44PM
26 StepsneedtobetakentoensurethatapprovedProgramReviewrequestsareprovisionedinamuchmoreorganizedfashion.Thereshouldbeacommitteeidentifiedtocoordinatethedispersementofapprovedrequestsandtoensurethatinitiativesarenotlaunchedunti lthenecessaryresourcesandstaffinghavebeenidentified.
10/17/201312:44PM
27 Ican'tsayso,asthereisanattitudeofemployingmanyparttimefacultywhodonotgetbenefitsinsteadofincreasingfulltimefaculty.However,thatmaybethekeywaytheadministrationandboardsavesmoneyintheirbudgetallocationprocess.Thisapproachdoesnotspeakwithrespecttothemissionofthecollege,whichisbeingcarriedout,inlargemeasure,bytheparttimefaculty.
10/17/201312:05PM
28 Budgetallocationsarenotparticularlytransparent,itishardtodeterminehoweffectivetheallocationprocessisorisnotwithoutknowingwhattheallocationsare.
10/17/201311:39AM
29 Iftheplanningprocessdoesnottakeintoaccounttheactualneedsofaparticularprogram,suchasVocationalCertificates,thenthebudgetallocationprocesswil linvariablynotwork.
10/17/201311:23AM
30 UsuallydependsontheSateofCalifornia. 10/17/201311:14AM
31 Needc larity/realistic viewoncostandoutcome,notpieinthesky. 10/17/201311:13AM
32 Itseemstomethatthedepartmentsthatcrytheloudestusuallyendupwiththelargestbudgetallocation.Areviewoftheactualuseandeffectivenesswouldprobablyimprovetheprocess.
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33 Gamesareplayedbysomeelements.True"Zerobased"budgetingwouldbeveryvaluable.Perhaps,retributionagainstthoseelementsthatmisleadthepolicybodieswouldchangetheculturetoward1)honesty2)institution-widefocus
10/17/201311:11AM
34 Stoplying. 10/17/201311:09AM
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91.56% 217
6.75% 16
0.84% 2
0.84% 2
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1 Unevenquality.Someprogramsverygood.Othersaremarginallyuseful. 10/27/20134:33PM
2 Delightedbythebasicqualificationsofthestaffandthewil l ingnesstoaddressstudentsneedsandinterests.
10/26/20138:36PM
3 Thenumerousstatewideawards,coupledwithnationalrecognition,leavenodoubtastothehighqualityofourinstructionalprograms.OurfacultyareamongthemostinnovativeinthecollegesystemandstudentsatSBCCtransferringtogettheirfouryeardegreesarewellequippedtoflourishinanyeducationalsetting.
10/26/20135:39PM
4 Wedoagreatjobwithl imitedresources.Duringthebudgetcrisis,wespentcountlesshoursdoingworkthathourlystudentemployeesusuallydo.
10/25/20139:42PM
5 Itwashigherqualitybeforewebecamemoreoftheremedialschoolvariety.Butthisismaskedwithtermslike"studentsuccess"programs.Bril l iant.
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6 Programsaregreat,gettingintothem,moredifficult.Studentsareoftenstressedaboutaddingc lassesandbeingabletogetintothec lassesthattheyneedtofulfi l l requirementsandgraduate/transferontime.
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7 Agreatgroupsofdedicatedfaculty! 10/24/201310:31AM
8 shouldlookmoreintohybridcorrespondence/distancelearningcoursesforthosewhodonothavecomputeraccess.
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9 I'veheardnumerousstudentsuccessstoriesthatweretheresultofthehighqualityinstructionthey'vereceivedhere.IattendedSBCCfrom'84to'86,anditwasthebesteducationalexperienceI'vehad(andthat'sinc ludingUCSB).
10/24/20139:28AM
10 IwishIhadmoretimetotakecourseshere.Ourstudentshaveaccesstoanoutstandingeducation. 10/21/20139:43PM
11 StudentssucceedatSBCC!! 10/20/20133:48PM
12 Yes,butwehavec lassestaughtbyadjunctswherethereseemstobel ittleornoqualitycontrol.Iamtheparentofhighschoolstudents,andthat'sthebeliefandexperienceofconcurrentenrollmentstudents.
10/20/20131:56PM
13 Inprobably90%ofareas. 10/17/20134:33PM
14 Ithinksomeprogramsaregreat(e.g.thesc iences),whileothersseemtobeoflesserquality(e.g.someofthehumanities).
10/17/20131:47PM
15 Ihavenoideawhatotherdepartmentsaredoing,butI'msuretheyarenotfi l ledwithslackers.ItakemyjobseriouslyandItakeitonfaiththattheyaredoingthesame.
10/17/20131:45PM
16 Morethan50%oftheteachingfacultyisadjunct.Thus,thehighqualityoftheseprogramsisdue,inlargemeasure,toadjunctfacultytalentandknowledgeandskil ls.
10/17/201312:08PM
17 Theyvarybydepartmentandinstructor.ForexamplewhenIwasapart-timestudentbetween1996and2000,Itooksomecomputersc iencecoursesfromwhatwassupposedlyahigh-qualityprogram,butinthelab,somelabassistantswerecontemptuousofthoseneedingextrahelp.Withoneexception,instructorsmightaswellhavebeenspeakingTelugu.Onewasextraordinary(DeanNevins)andyoucouldfollowhim.OntheotherhandCOMAP(asitwasnamedatthetime)instructorknewhowtoconveythecoursematerialtoabsolutenovicesl ikeme;CarolDiamondwhotaughtWordandPowerPoint,KarenOsbornewhotaughtAccessandathirdinstructor(hernameescaptsme)whotaughtAccesswereamongthebest.
10/17/201312:07PM
18 Thematerialsarerushedover.Itseemsthefocusisongettingthroughitratherthenunderstandingit. 10/17/201312:05PM
19 Thisquestionistoovagueandambiguoustocommandaresponse. 10/17/201311:58AM
20 Wehavesomeofthebestfacultybothknowledgeableandengaging. 10/17/201311:21AM
21 Greatfacultyandstaff! 10/17/201311:15AM
22 Manyprogramsareexcellent,butnotallinstructionandnotallprogramsarerigorous. 10/17/201311:14AM
23 NotundertheCCLCruling.Notunder"studentsuccess"=passthemall,nomatterwhat!Don'tbetoughondeadlines,absences,etc.etc."Help"them.
10/17/201311:13AM
24 Youcouldpaygreaterattentiontotheaveragestudent--basicallythemajorityofourstudents--offeringthemgreatervarietyofc lasses,notjustGE.Thereareprogramsspecificallyforhonors;programsspecificallyfortargetedgroups(i.e,"at-risk").Losttoooften,theinvisiblestudentwhoworkshardandtriesherbest.Ourcountryisforgettingthesestudents.DomoreforTHEM.
10/17/201311:05AM
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87.76% 208
8.44% 20
1.69% 4
2.11% 5
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1 Theproblemisthatnoteverystudentiscaughtinthewebofourservices,especiallywhenitcomestostudentl i feissuesandSBCCstudentsl ivinginIslaVistaorotherapartmentcomplexesdevotedtoourstudents.Theydon'thavethe4yearcollegeRA,RDtodealwithroommateproblemsandotherl i fedistractions.
10/28/201312:32PM
2 Onpaper,theylookgood.Operationally,therearemanyholesorimplementedpoorly. 10/27/20134:33PM
3 Ihavetalkedwithseveralofthecounselingstaffandfoundthemtobededicatedandinformed. 10/26/20138:36PM
4 Variesbydepartment. 10/26/20138:08PM
5 Agree.Andwearealwayslookingatwaystocontinuetoimproveinthisarea.Thiswil lbethekeytoongoingstudentsuccess.
10/26/20135:39PM
6 Whenitcomestograntfundedstudentsuccessprogramsthattargetonlyacertainsegmentofthestudentpopulation,thenyes.Weseemtointentionallyseekoutawardsforthatstuff.Butwhenitcomestoday-to-dayoperationalgeneralstudentsupportthateffectsALLstudents,notjustthespecialoneswhogetthepampered,handholdingtreatmentthroughtheireducation,notsomuch.
10/25/20134:39PM
7 Thesupportservicesaregreat,butsometimesrequirelongwaits,especiallyforservicessuchasfinancialaidandacademiccounseling.
10/24/20131:09PM
8 Ithinkthesupportservicesarethebestinthestate. 10/24/201310:31AM
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9 Idonotthinkthereisenoughsupportforthestudentswhoarenotinspecialprograms.TheyneedtohavemoreAcademicCounselingbeforetheyenrollinthefirstsemestersotheydon'ttakethewrongclassandsotheydohaverealistic achievablegoals.
10/24/20139:40AM
10 I'vewatchedcolleagueshelpstudentswiththetransferprocessfromSBCCto4yearuniversitiesandcolleges,andtheydoanexcellentjob.Also,therearenumerousservicestohelpstudentswithtutoring,studyskil ls,writing,computerskil ls,healthandmentalhealthissues.It'sallaboutstudentsuccesshere.
10/24/20139:28AM
11 Beyondhighquality 10/24/20138:20AM
12 Counselingneedstobemoregearedtoincomingstudentsandlacksleadershipandvision 10/24/20137:06AM
13 Thebest!DSPS,EOPS,counseling,thewritingcenter,tutors.Ifstudentsseeksupportonthiscampus,theywil lfindit.
10/21/20139:43PM
14 Yesandno.Itcanbeverydifficultforastudenttogetappointmentsforacademiccounseling.Manystudentsfeell iketheydon'thaveenoughsupportunlesstheyareinaspecialprogramlikeTAP.
10/21/20134:07PM
15 They'reover-extendedthough,andtoomanystudentsfallthroughthecracks.Studentsaretakingtoomanycoursesorareunderpreparedforsomecourses.It'strue,Ithink,thatstudentsby-passcounselingbyenroll ingonline.
10/20/20136:19PM
16 SBCC'ssupportservicesareincredible.Weneedtoconstantlyfindwaystoremindstudentsaboutwhatisinplacetohelpthem,andhowwelcometheyaretopartakeofanyservices.
10/20/20136:08PM
17 DSPSisamazing,meetingtheneedsofmanystudentsandassistingthemintheircourseworkandbeliefinthemselves.
10/20/20133:48PM
18 Weneedwaymorefull-timecounselors.Oursupportstaffdoeswonders,buttheirstudent-to-staffratiosareagreatdisservicetostudents.
10/20/20131:56PM
19 InmyexperienceanbigYESwiththeexceptionofourfinancialaiddepartment.Iworkc loselywithstudentsonadailybasisandhearmultiplecomplaintseverymonthinregardstothisdepartmentandtheirstudentcenteredorlackthereofbehavior.Irealizeitisatoughjob,Iwouldnotwanttodoit,butitiscrucialfortheenrollmentandretentionofourstudents.Ifourstudentsdon'tfeelcomfortableduringtheFAprocesswhatdoesthatsayaboutourcommitmenttoourstudentsatthiscollege?
10/19/201310:03AM
20 prettygoodexceptforthesevereparkingproblemsandtheineffectiveparkingenforcementdepartment.
10/18/201312:36PM
21 Iappreciatethatthecollegefocusesalotofresourcesonstudentservices.Researchdemonstratestimeandtimeagainthattheseservicesarecriticaltoretentionandtransfer/AADegreeattainmentforfirst-generation,low-incomeCCstudents.I'mapart-timecounselor.Ihaveworkedatanumberofotherdifferentcommunitycolleges.Thedepartmenthereisawesome.Handsdownoneofthebest.Theyreallylovetheirworkandtakeprideindoingaverygoodjob.Theythoroughlythinkthroughhowtoprovidetop-notchservicetotheirstudents.Theytrulycareaboutstudents.Theyareverywelltrainedandworkwiththehighestlevelofprofessionalism.Thatsaid,relativetootherSouthernCaliforniaareacampuses,thepaycanbeasmuchas30-45%lowerhere(thebenefitsreallydon'tcompareeither--IgetbothHMOhealthinsuranceandallvacationdaysatmyothercampuses).Additionally,counselorsarepaidatthesamerateasotherinstructionalfacultyateverycampuswhichIhaveworked.Thecampusesshouldlookintoequalpayforcounselors.
10/18/201311:42AM
22 Thisphaseofouroperationshassufferedgreatlyfrombudgetaryproblems. 10/18/20137:56AM
23 Ibelieveitwouldbeinterestingtofindouthowmanystudentsaresingleparentswithchildrenunder6inregardstoatypicalsupportservices
10/18/20136:46AM
24 Seeabove.Counselingshouldbemandatory. 10/17/20136:06PM
25 Nothingl ikeitanywhereelseintown.Ifyouneedhelpinanyform,itisavailablehere. 10/17/20134:33PM
26 TheCounselors,GatewayandDSPSarealltopnotch. 10/17/20134:17PM
27 Farmoreresourcesneedtobedevotedtocounselingandadvising.Thisfromafacultymember. 10/17/20133:26PM
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28 MyownchildrenhaveattendedSBCCandhavebeenveryfrustratedbythecounselingandtransferservices.Ittookmydaughter2monthstofinallygetanappointmenttoseeacounselor.Sheonlyhadclassesintheafternoonsobythetimeshewasoncampusalltheappointmentsforthatdaywerefullandshewasnotallowedtomakeoneforthefollowingday.Theonlywayforhertogetanappointmentwastocometocampusearlyintheday(whichwasinconvenientandmeantchangingherworkschedule)andhopesomethingwouldbeavailable.Asforthetransfercenter,mydaughterwasinterestedintransferringtoaninternationalschool.Thecounselorshadnoknowledgeabouttheprocessnordidtheyseeminterestedinlearning.Shewasbasicallytold,"wedon'tknow,you'l l justhavetofigureitoutyourself."
10/17/20131:47PM
29 Idon'tknowenoughaboutthistoanswer.I'veseenbothstrongpointsandgaps.IthinkweneedtoworkonmakingiteasierforContinuingEd.ESLstudentstotransfertothemaincampusoncetheyhavecompletedhigherlevelContinuingEd.ESLc lasses.ContinuingEd.teachersdon'tknowenoughaboutthemaincampus,andviceversa.Irealizealotofworkisbeingdonetotrytobridgegaps.
10/17/20131:01PM
30 SofarasIcantell,theyseemtobedoingtheirjob. 10/17/201312:07PM
31 Shouldbeofferedfromallstudentsupportservicesbutnotalldepartmentsdoso. 10/17/201312:04PM
32 Thisquestionistoovagueandambiguoustocommandaresponse. 10/17/201311:58AM
33 Ithinktherearetoomanysupportsystemsandservicesinplaceforcollegestudents--manyseemmoreappropriateforhighschoolstudents
10/17/201311:49AM
34 morestaffinginstudentsupportserviceswoulddecreasewaittimesandstudentfrustrations 10/17/201311:33AM
35 ThereisabsolutelynostudentsupportserviceavailabletotheComputerVocationalCertificateswhatsoever.
10/17/201311:26AM
36 Iseestudentsupportservicesgettingcuttimeandagain.Hoursofoperationareshaved,numbersoftutorsareshaved,numberofstudentworkersarereduced.Hopefullythattrendisreversing.
10/17/201311:21AM
37 NotallstudentsareawareofthesupportservicesandIthinkthefacultyneedstobemoreaccountableinprovidingthisinformationtothestudents.
10/17/201311:16AM
38 Someredefinitionofresponsibil i tiescouldincreasethevalue.forexample,letcounselorsfocusonmatriculation,careerplacement,andtransfer;letfacultysubstituteprogramcounselingforcollege-widecommitteeservice
10/17/201311:14AM
39 Whatevertheywant-sothey'l l allpass-sowecansayweenrolled10,000andALL10,000PASSED!Additionally,Ihavehadatleast2studentsasemesterWHOARETHEREFORTHECHECKStheygettobethere.TheydoNOThavetopass.Theyjusthavetoshowup.Theyarethereforthechecks,nottheeducation.Andtheyarethemostdisruptivestudentsinthec lass.
10/17/201311:13AM
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89.03% 211
5.91% 14
0.42% 1
4.64% 11
Q9SBCCoffershighqualitylibraryandlearningsupportservices.
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1 ThelibraryisanespeciallystrongareaofsuccessforSBCCthankstoKenley'soutstandingleadership. 10/28/20137:06PM
2 Thelibraryiswellorganizedforstudentuseandthelearningsupportservices,subjectlabs,centersetc.arewellstaffandappreciatedbystudents.
10/26/20138:36PM
3 Awardwinning,inspiring,nurturing,environmentwhichpromoteslearning. 10/26/20135:39PM
4 Gatewayandpeertutoringareamazingprograms.Dr.JerryPikedoesafantastic jobwithworkshopsandtutoring.
10/25/20139:42PM
5 Again,greatservices,butoftenlongwaits,especiallyforthecomputers.Reservebookcheckoutcanalsohaveaverylongl ine,especiallynearthebeginningofthesemester,sincel ibraryusagehasgoneupinrecentyears.
10/24/20131:09PM
6 Kenleyandhisstaffareoutstanding.Thel ibraryismyfavoritego-toplaceoncampus 10/24/201310:31AM
7 Tutoringneedstobeeasiertoaccess.Itishardtofigureoutwhereandhowtogettutoring.Thereneedstobecentrallylocatedtutoringforallstudentsinallsubjects,notjustthoseinspecialprograms.
10/24/20139:40AM
8 See#8 10/24/20139:28AM
9 Again,beyondhighquality 10/24/20138:20AM
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10 OVERTHETOPINCREDIBLE,yetstudentssti l l hesitatetotakeadvantageofwhatisbeingoffered.PerhapsEVERYclassoncampusshouldbeencouragedtoprovideapresentation(video/prerecordedandavailablethroughtheSBCCwebsite)thatremindsstudentsofjustwhatisavailable.Skil lsc lassesmightwanttoshowitagainmid-semester,whenstrugglingstudentsforgetwhatsupportstheyhave.
10/20/20136:08PM
11 IworkinContinuingEducationsorarelyamonthemaincampusandevenmoreseldominthel ibrary. 10/17/20139:18PM
12 Buttoomanystudentsdon'tknowhowtousethem. 10/17/20136:06PM
13 Whatagemourl ibraryfac il i tyhasturnedinto;thankstoourstudent-orientedl ibrarians.Whatadifferencefromthepast!
10/17/20134:33PM
14 Excellentl ibraryfac il i tiesaswellasLearningCenter. 10/17/20134:17PM
15 KenleyandElizabethhavetransformedourl ibrary!Elizabethisalwaysavailabletocometoclassroomsandgiveourstudentsinstructionsonhowtousel ibraryservices.Additionalsupportservicesinthel ibrarytoreallyhelpstudentswithchildren:offera"family"timeatthel ibrarywherestudentscanbringchildrenanddropthemoffata2houractivitysponsoredbythel ibraryandthestudentcanusethattimetostudy!
10/17/201312:50PM
16 SinceKenleyNeufeldbecametheheadlibrarian,theholdingsandserviceshaveimprovedsubstantially.Hispredecessorwasfromdisastertocatastrophe
10/17/201312:07PM
17 Thisquestionistoovagueandambiguoustocommandaresponse. 10/17/201311:58AM
18 Idonotthinkthesetwoaspectsoftheschoolshouldbel inked.Thel ibraryisoutstandingThesupportservicesare,insomecases,belowcollegelevelstudents
10/17/201311:49AM
19 Librarystaffareoutstanding.Theyareallabouthelping,whichissoimportantwhenmoststudentsareintimidatedtogotothel ibraryforhelp.2yearsagotheyhadac lassabouttheirresources.Itookcopiousnotesandsti l l missedthings.Canwehaveanother?
10/17/201311:37AM
20 Again,notallstudentsareawareof,anddonottakeadvantageofthel ibraryandlearningsupportservicesavailable.Ithinkthefacultyneedstotakeamoreactiveroleinprovidingthisinformationabouttheservicesavailabletotheirstudentsintheirindiviualc lasses.Justafewminutesatthebeginningofthesemestercanmakeadifferenceforthestudentlearningprocess/successDURINGthesemester.
10/17/201311:16AM
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79.32% 188
16.03% 38
2.11% 5
2.53% 6
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1 AllFTstudentsneedaFACULTYadvisortosignoffondropsandadds. 10/28/201312:32PM
2 Studentsuccessisc learlyourmostimportant"product."Thishasalwaysbeenapriority,buttoday,itisnoticablyattheverytopofthel ist,andthisgoalisconstantlybeingexamined.
10/26/20139:52PM
3 Wecanalwaysseewheremoreneedstobedone,buttheoutcomesareimpressiveandtheprogramstaffalwayslookingforplacestoimprove.
10/26/20138:36PM
4 Variesbystudentsubgroup. 10/26/20138:08PM
5 Wecouldimprovebycontinuallyidentifyingbarrierstostudents'matriculationtowardtheirstatededucationalgoalsandusinginnovativeapproachestoremovingthosebarriers.Opendiscussions,solic itingofcampuswideideasanddialogueonanongoingbasis.
10/26/20135:39PM
6 Weneedtoincreasethenumberofhoursofpeertutoring.Graderfundsneedtobereinstated.Asourc lasssizeshaveincreased,weneedtoincreasetheone-on-onehelpthatunder-representedstudentsneed.
10/25/20139:42PM
7 Improvecapacityanddecreasewaittimesforservices! 10/24/20131:09PM
8 ProgramssuchasESPandGatewayareexcellentmodelsforstudentsuccess. 10/24/201310:31AM
9 IthinkweareimprovingandhopethetrendcontinuesbutIthinkwehavegroundtomakeup. 10/24/20139:40AM
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10 See#8 10/24/20139:28AM
11 AsfaraseducationisconcernedIagree. 10/24/20139:04AM
12 Thecollegehasadiversestudentpopulation.Supportingthesuccessofthisdiversepopulationisachallenge.Thecollegehasinstitutedmanyprogramstohelpstudentssucceed.
10/24/20138:53AM
13 Studentsmustbemoreengagedinsupportingtheirownsuccess.Thisisaskil l theydonotacquireinHighSchool.Wemustnotperpetuatethemindsetthat"someoneelse"wil l/shouldtaketheinitiativetobesureIsucceed,ortransferstudentswil lsimplyhitthewalllateron/somewhereelse.Buildacultureofself-help.
10/24/20138:20AM
14 Wecouldimprovefaculty'scommittmenttoimprovedstudentsuccess. 10/24/20137:08AM
15 Greatinsomeareasandmovingslowlyinothers 10/24/20137:06AM
16 Someprogramsserveonlysomestudents. 10/24/20135:49AM
17 Offermorecoursesections. 10/21/20139:43PM
18 Maketheacademiccounselingeasiertoget. 10/21/20134:07PM
19 Wehavethepaper,butIbelievewecandomuchbetter....CoordinationshouldbefromthebottomupbasedonhoweachStudentSuccesseffortaffectscurriculumandexistingprogramswithinthekeydepartmentsasapreludetocollaborationacrossdisc iplines.Rightnow,everyoneseemsinvolvedwithsomething,buthasl ittleknowledgeofwhatothersaredoingintheirdepartmentoracrossdisc iplinesbeyondtheprograms/heiscommittedto.Asaresult,partic ipatoryfacultyworkloadhasincreasedwhileunderstandingofhowhis/herspecific programeffortsworkwithotherprogramsoncampus.Mostimportantly,studentshaveevenaworseunderstandingofhowwhatthey'reenroll inginworkstogether.Forexample,inEnglish,weofferGateway,ESP,MET,CAP,Honors,STEMclasses(andIbelievetheremaybemore).InMath,theyhaveESP,Gateway,STEM,honors,and???(Idon'tknow).Moretell ingisthefactthatfewoftheseprogramsinc ludeadjunctswhoteachthemajorityoffoundationalcoursesinmath,ESL,English.Andwehavenodiscussionsabouthowthatmightaffectstudentsuccess.Iamanadjunctadvocate.ButIcannotbelievewecontinuetoignorethisrealityinourdiscussionsaboutstudentsuccess.WhileIapplaudalloftheenergyandcommitmentadmin,faculty,counsellorshavecontributedandcontributetoourprovenandnewprogramsandacknowledgeandtrulyCELEBRATEoursuccesses,Idobelieveweneedabetterprocess.
10/20/20136:19PM
20 Studentsneedtobesupportedre:howmanyunitstheytake.Somestudentstaketoomanyunitsandtrulydonotgetwhattheyneedfromcoursesbecausetheyareoverloadedinunits.Otherstudentsenrollincoursestogetfinancialaidbutthendrop.Studentsneedbetterguidancefromfinancialaidandcounselingontheeffectsofthisre:transferringandstudentsuccess.
10/20/20133:48PM
21 Ifeelthatwesti l l needacampuswideretentionandalumniinitiative. 10/19/201310:03AM
22 Ensurethatstudentscangetintothecoursestheyneedtocompletetheirdegreesandtransfer(i.e.,upperlevelmathandmajor-relatedcoursesthatare"impacted").Openmoresectionswhencoursesfi l lupquickly,giveprioritytostudentswhoareontrackwithaneducationalgoalandwhodon'thaveahistoryofdroppingc lassesorover-enroll ing(i.e.,"shopping"),ordon'tallowstudentstoover-enroll,forc ingthemtoprioritizeandchoosewhichc lassestheyreallywanttoregisterfor.Offeringaccesstoallandprovidingspecialsupportservicesforthosewhoneedadditionalhelpisgreatandgoesaboveandbeyond,butnothavingenoughc lassspacesavailableforstudentstocompletetheirgoalsinatimelymannerisunacceptableandsub-par.Weshouldnoteverstandinthewayofstudentsachievingtheirgoalsbecausetheycouldnotgetthec lassestheyneeded.
10/18/201312:55PM
23 Forthestudentswhofinallygetthere. 10/18/201312:36PM
24 wearecertainlyworkinginthatdirection 10/18/20138:11AM
25 Seecommnets#8 10/18/20136:46AM
26 Studentsuccesscomesfrombothstudenteffort,facultyinstructionandstudentsupport.Moretutorfunds,thatareraceneutral,couldhelp.
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27 Alotofresources,inc ludingmyinstructiontime,isdevotedtonon-Englishstudents.Althoughexposuretopeoplefromaroundtheworldisvaluabletoourstudents(andme),sometimesthedominanceofagroupofnon-nativesdetractsfromthec lassroom(suchasgroupworkinwhichalotof,say,ChinesestudentsonlyspeakChineseandareresistanttoworkingwithothers).BecauseweareaCALIFORNIAcollegewhosemissionistoeducateCaliforniastudents,Ithinkthisissueneedstobebetteraddressed
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28 It'sinterestingthatwetakeituponourselvestodefinesuccessforstudents.Wehaveconferencesandcommitteesdedicatedtostudentsuccess,buthowmuchactualtimehavewespentdiscussingthenotionofwhatitmeanstosucceedwithstudents.Weassumestudentsagreewithourideasofsuccess.Wemayberight.Wemaynothavealltheanswers.
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29 Improvednewstudentorientationandadvisingneedstobeaddressed. 10/17/20134:25PM
30 Beyondalackofparkingandgenuinemediaartscenter,studentsareverywellsupported 10/17/20134:17PM
31 Ithinkinsomeareastheyareandotherstheyarenot. 10/17/20131:47PM
32 Moresupportforsingleparents---mysingleparentstudentsneedsomemoretimetostudyandmorelibrarytime--canwesponsorakidfriendlyenvironment--maybehaveanECElabactivityonceaweektowatchthel ittledarlings?Thisdoesnothavetobeexpensive....let'sseehowwecanusewhatwehavetohelptheseparentsgetmorestudytime.Wespendsomuchtimeteachingthem"how"tostudyand"what"tostudy--let'strytoprovidethemwithsome(guilt-free)TIMEtostudy.
10/17/201312:50PM
33 Thelevelisincreasingagain,afterbeingreducedfromtheextensivetutorialserviceofafewyearsago.
10/17/201312:08PM
34 Hardtosay.Itdependsonthecourseandtheinstructor. 10/17/201312:07PM
35 Treatingstudentswithrespectandprovidingthemwiththeserviceswesaywewil lprovide.Counselorsshouldbeseeingfirsttimestudentsandadvisingthem,nothavethestudentdoitthemselves.
10/17/201312:04PM
36 Thisquestionistoovagueandambiguoustocommandaresponse. 10/17/201311:58AM
37 Moreemphasisonlearningtechniques,note-taking,scheduling,andprioritizingcoursework.Possiblyhave(some)studentsenrollina1or1/2unitcourseoneffectivestudyskil ls.Ihavesomanystudentswhohaveveryl imitedlearningskil lsandneverreceivedhelpwiththisinhighschool/elsewhere.
10/17/201311:53AM
38 Wehavegoodprograms,buttheydon'talwaystalktoeachotherverywell.Studentsuccessprogramsseemtobeveryinsularandcoulddomorebyworkingtogether.
10/17/201311:41AM
39 Feelthereshouldbemorerequirementstoensurestudentsareassessinginatimelymannerandenroll inginthecorrectcourseworktocompletetheirmajor.
10/17/201311:27AM
40 ThereisabsolutelynostudentsupportserviceavailabletotheComputerVocationalCertificateswhatsoever.
10/17/201311:26AM
41 AdditionalresourcesinStudentServicestomeetdemand 10/17/201311:20AM
42 Ithoughtwewereunti lIhaveheardmoreandmoregrumblingsfromtenuredProfessorsabouthowdifficulti tistocontinueteaching.Iamnotfulltime,buthavebeenteachingforovertwenty-fiveyears;eightatSBCCandifIfeltthewaysomeofthemdid,Iwouldnotcontinueteaching.Theattitudeoftheteacherissoimportanttothesuccessofthestudents.Wearenotjustteachingan'academic 'subject,wearealsosettingexamplesaboutl i fe.
10/17/201311:16AM
43 Morefocusondefiningindividualcriteriaforpersonalsuccess,andlearningsuccessfulbehaviors,andlessfocusonachievementatSBCC,wouldbebetter.
10/17/201311:14AM
44 Stoppassingthemup.Makethemresponsible.StartsupportingQUALITYeducation. 10/17/201311:13AM
45 Ihavehearddifferentthings.Someteachersreallynotcaring.Thisfromstudentstakingcourses. 10/17/201311:13AM
46 Again,thestressisontheat-risk.Youhavetobemoreinc lusive.Weareaschoolforeveryone. 10/17/201311:05AM
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32.07% 76
27.85% 66
27.43% 65
12.66% 30
Q11Studentlearningoutcomes(SLOs)contributetostudentlearningandthe
fulfillmentofourmission.Answered:237 Skipped:18
Total 237
# Additionalcomments Date
1 Ifeel21stcenturylearningskil lsaresomewhatmissingfromtheSLOs.HereIamspecificallythinkingoflearninghowtoengagewithwritingandreadingthroughdigitalmediainacademicsettings.
10/28/20137:40PM
2 Solidresearchisneededtodeterminewhetherthisiscorrect. 10/28/20137:06PM
3 Theyaredoneprimarilyforaccreditationrequirements,notforgenuinelearningorprogramdevelopment.
10/27/20134:33PM
4 Totheextentthatfacultyconsiderspecific lectureoutcomes,itisavaluabletool.Moreoftenthannot,theSLOprocessconsumestimebetterappliedtootheractivitiesl ikestudentcounselingandlecturepreparation.
10/26/20139:52PM
5 THisapproachisanimportantadditiontoeducationalapproachesingeneralandseemsveryeffectiveforcommunitycollegestudents.
10/26/20138:36PM
6 It'shardtotellunlessweknowwhatinstructioninsidethec lassroomactuallylooksl ike. 10/26/20138:08PM
7 StudentsneverseetheSLOresults.Thisisacompletewasteoftime. 10/25/20139:42PM
8 Onpaperandintheory,yes.Inpractice?Itdependsontheteacherright? 10/25/20134:39PM
9 Studentsdon'treallypayattentiontoSLOs,inmyexperience.Iftheyguideinstructors'curriculumchoices,thentheyhelpstudentlearning.
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10 MydepartmenthasspentalotoftimeonSLOs;doingthishasraisedthebarofourinstruction. 10/24/201310:31AM
11 I'mnotsureofthevalueofSLOs. 10/24/20138:53AM
12 Theycouldbeusedmoreeffectively,butmanyfacultyseemtoperceiveSLOsasaburdenanddonotgivethemmuchthought.Personally,mySLOspointedtotheneedformorefrequentshortassignmentsinmyc lassroom.Butunti lIhavemoregradinghelpthatjustisn'tfeasible.
10/24/20138:50AM
13 Sometimes.Byforc ingthisprocessthroughmorequicklytogetasetofnumbersWASCmadeita"hoops"exerc iseratherthanwhatwewerebuilding-atrulyintegrated,betterfocusedandeffectivepractice.
10/24/20138:20AM
14 NotmanycolleaguesofminetakeSLO'sthoughtfullyorseriously. 10/24/20137:08AM
15 SLOsareawonderfulconcept,butthe"process"ofendlessdataentrydilutestheputpose 10/24/20137:06AM
16 Thishasbecomemoreamatterofcomplianceimposeduponus.DepartmentshavehadmeaningfulandextendedconversationsaboutoutcomesandlearninglongbeforewritinganddocumentingSLOswererequired.
10/24/20135:49AM
17 TheyhelptofocusteachingbutthereneedtobemorelevelsintheESLwritingc lassesifstudentsaregoingtobereadyforthegeneraladmissionEnglishc lasses.Assessmentofstudentswritinglevelsneedstobeimprovedintermsofcreatingmoredemandingpromptswhichwil lplacestudentsmoreaccuratelyinlevels.ESLstudentsshouldberequiredtotakegrammarandreadinglevelsbeforetheytakewritinginthatsamelevel.
10/21/201310:45AM
18 IwasveryinvolvedintheSLOdevelopment,butquestionhowmanystudentsactuallyunderstandorcare.Itis,however,veryimportantforthefacultyandstafftoknowforplanningandimplementation.
10/20/20136:08PM
19 Courseobjectivesaremoremeaningfultowhatacourseistrulyabout. 10/20/20133:48PM
20 Sorry,butSLOsdonotdrivemostinstructors'pedigogyorassessment.Iknowaccreditationrequiresthem,butdespitebestefforts,SLOsarenotaneffectivetool.Instructorsconsiderthembusywork,nothingelse.
10/20/20131:56PM
21 Idonotbelievethatthisformofevaluationtellsusmuchofanything. 10/19/20139:34AM
22 SLOsareunfortunatelyahoopthroughwhichImustjumpattheendofthesemesterandI,astheinstructor,andmystudentspayl ittletonoattentionto.It'sgreatthatwestatethemforeachc lass,it'snotgreatIhavetocalculatethemandsubmitthemfor100sofstudentsandnotusethedataforanything.
10/19/201312:22AM
23 itisallaworkinprogress 10/18/20138:11AM
24 Wasteofman/womanhours 10/18/20131:28AM
25 No,IseetheSLO'sasanexerc isethatreflectsresultsthatarenotaccurateandtheresultsnotreviewedandincorporatedindecisionmaking,
10/17/20137:16PM
26 SLOsareatotalwasteoftimeandenergy. 10/17/20136:06PM
27 Arosebyanyothernameiswhatitamountsto.I'vebeenaroundlongenoughtoseeeducationaldiscoursebiti tsowntail.WehaveohsomuchtimeandmoneytoSLOs.We'vekeptpeopleemployedfulltimefocusingonSLOs.Arewereallyteachingbetterbecauseofit?Idon'tthinkso.Responsible,competentteachers,wil lalwaysteachtothebestoftheirabil i tyandfocusonstudentlearning.Thatiswhatcounts,notoldideasinnewwords.
10/17/20134:33PM
28 Morepaperwork. 10/17/20134:17PM
29 SLOsarecompleteandutterBULLSHIT.Iwil l NEVERfi l l oneout. 10/17/20131:50PM
30 Ithinkthisisthebiggestbunchofnonsensetocomedownthepikeinalongtime. 10/17/20131:45PM
31 Thisisonlybusywork,withnorealimpactonstudentlearning.Weareonlydoingitforcompliance,butwithoutanyrealmeaning.
10/17/201312:21PM
32 Icannottellthatthisistrue.Indepartmentmeetings,wedooccasionallydiscussSLOs,butthereisnodirectguidanceonhowtoembedtheseobjectivesintoourcurriculum,eventhoughwedoputthemonthecoursesyllabus.
10/17/201312:08PM
33 SLOsarel ikeputtingahatonahorse.Itaddsnothingtoevaluatingstudentlearning.Furthermore,theirattempttostandardizeinstruction,usingBloom'staxonomythatisancienthistory(havingbeenpublishedin1947),isaviolationofacademicfreedom.Thesoonerthecollegecomestoitssensesandditchesthewholeprogram,thebetter.
10/17/201312:07PM
34 SLO'sareredundant.Theyarecreaturesofbureaucratsforbureaucrats. 10/17/201311:58AM
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35 Ourfacultyspendalotoftimehowtoteachmoreeffectively,addressstudentneeds,anddevelopcriticalthinkingandwritingskil ls.Wecantellwherestudentsneedhelpbasedontheworktheyturnin.SLOsfunctionmoreasanaccountingsystemforoutsideauditors.
10/17/201311:57AM
36 However,notenoughinstructorstakethemseriously.TheyshouldbepartofthegradingprocessandstudentswhodonotmeettheSLO'sshouldnotbeadvanced.
10/17/201311:49AM
37 Iseel ittleevidencethatSLOsatSBCChaveactuallymadeadifferenceinstudentgrades,coursecompletion,retentionortransferrates.
10/17/201311:46AM
38 ItookthecreationoftheSLOsseriously.Ihavereviewedandchanged/adjustedtheSLOsformyc lasstwotimestogetthem'right'.Iwil l continuetoreviewandadjustthem;thatistheonlywaytheprocesswillbesuccessful.
10/17/201311:16AM
39 GradingRubricsarethebestpartofSLOsbuthavinganotherevaluationmeasureseemsredundant. 10/17/201311:15AM
40 wastedeffort 10/17/201311:14AM
41 Ifyoudon'tmarktheboxesthatdemonstrateyourstudentsimproved,youcannotjustifyyourgrades.DUH!Suchbullcrap.
10/17/201311:13AM
42 Aftertheinitialconversationtheyseemprettyuseless. 10/17/201311:08AM
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Q12Foreachofthefollowingareas,pleaseratetheextenttowhichweprovide
sufficientresourcestosupportstudentsuccess.
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40.43%95
45.53%107
14.04%33
235
55.32%130
26.38%62
18.30%43
235
39.57%93
48.09%113
12.34%29
235
65.53%154
21.28%50
13.19%31
235
49.79%117
29.36%69
20.85%49
235
# Additionalcomments Date
1 Theoptionsherearetool imited.Wehavehadrelativesuccess.Atthesametimewecannotaffordtodoeverythingsowehavetomakechoicesandallocateourfundingtomaximizestudentsuccess.Seeanswertopreviousquestionaboutbudgetallocation.ThisisanareawhereIthinkwecanfruitfullyengageourcollaborativethinking.
10/28/20137:09PM
2 Ourc lassroomfacil i tiesneedtobeupgraded.Studentbehaviorisdirectlyrelatedtotheirinstructionalenvironment.
10/26/20139:54PM
3 Whileallofthesearesuffic ienttheycanalwaysbeimproved.Thecollegehasbeensufferingfromtightresourcesbuttherebuildingnowoccurringishappeningasfastaspossible.Themobileunitsareinadequatebutarebeingaddressedandnewandrebuiltspacesbeingdevelopedrapidly.
10/26/20138:36PM
4 Weareinneedofanewsetupforstudentservices.Thishighlyuti l izedandimportantareawouldbenefitfromexpansion.
10/26/20135:41PM
5 Toomuchrelianceonadjunctinstructors--needtoincreasenumberoffull-timeteachingfaculty.Facultyneedtobeconsultedbeforedecisionsaremadeaboutchangestofac il i ties--typesoffurniture,timelines,etc.
10/24/20133:22PM
6 Someofthefac il i tiesareadisgrace.Verydepressing,dilapidated,rusty,dangerous. 10/24/20131:22PM
7 Staffingandresourcesaregreat,wejustneedmoreofthemfortheincreasingnumberofstudents. 10/24/20131:10PM
8 Inareaofequipementsomedeptsneedtobeupdated 10/24/201311:20AM
9 Technologyandfac il i tiesarenotequitably/evenlydistributed.Trainingisnotaccessibleoutsideofthemaincampus.
10/24/201310:57AM
10 Campuswidein-servicesarehelpfulaswellastheprofessionaldevelopmentc lassesthatareoffered.Iwouldloveiti fprofessionaldevelopmentwasvaluedandencouragedbymysupervisor/director.Forinstance,Educationtechnologyconferences.Ithinkopportunitiestoeducateourselveswil lresultinagreaterabil i tytoeducatestudentsaswellaswil lprovidetheinspirationtocreateanaliveandinnovativelearninginstitution.
10/24/201310:11AM
11 Suffic ientequatestoadequate. 10/24/20139:37AM
12 Theinsuffic ienciesaremainlyaboutagingfac il i ties,whicharebeingaddressed,and,frommypointofview,seemsinsuffic ient.
10/24/20139:32AM
13 TheStudentSuccessInitiativeiswell-intentionedbutwil lrequiremoreresources,especiallyincounseling,thanthestateseemswil l ingtofund.
10/24/20138:22AM
14 Officespaceforstudentstogainaccesstotheirinstructorsisl imited.Therearenotmanystudyroomsnearfacultyofficeseitherthatstudentscouldreserveforstudy/workgroups.Spaceinthel ibraryisavailablebutl imited.Studentsstruggletoarrivetoc lassontimeoratallbecauseofparkingissues.Technologythatcouldalsoincreasestudentsuccesssuchassmartpensandinstructionalvideosproducedbyfacultyarenotreadilyusedinsomeofthedepartmentswherestudentscouldreallyusetheadditionallearningtools.Trainingforthesenewandusefultechnologiesareavailablebutatconsistentandl imitedtimes.Iwouldl iketoseetheFRChaveamorevariedtimescheduleaswellastopicsl ist.
10/24/20137:14AM
15 Parkingisinsuffic ienttosupportanyone.Wouldhavel ikedtoseethescalegobeyond"suffic ient." 10/21/20133:55PM
16 Weneeddocumentcamerasinallofthec lassroomsandconsistencyintermsofthetypesofcomputersandprojectiondevicessothataswetravelfromclassroomtoc lassroomtherearesimilarloginsanddirectionsforprojectingfromtheDVD'sandcomputers.
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17 Roomallocationcouldbebetterused.Roomsgowastedsincethepriorityroomsarenotusedtotheirfullextent.
10/20/20137:13PM
18 Again,it'samatterofcoordination.WehaveanexcellentFRC.Yetourin-servicesaredevotedtodepartmental,division,andprogrammeetings.Trainingthroughouttheyearisideal,buttimeistheenemy.Perhapsifthisallcouldbebottom-up--whatdoesyourdepartmentneed--howmanysessions--groupvs.individual--etc.,thiscouldwork.Mydepartmenthasn'thadadiscussionaboutexpectationsoffaculty/studentl i teracyacrossthelevelsandhowitcansupportlearningforatleast6years.Iunderstandsomefacultydonotwanttraining.Ialsounderstandthatmanydo,butwonderjusthowtomanageitgivenalloftheirotherresponsibil i ties.Ialsobelievethatthereshouldbesomeconsistencyofstudentexpectationsandfacultyresponsibil i tieswithinadepartmentgiventhewaytechnologyhasnotjusttransformedteaching,buttheteacher/studentinteraction.Finally,adjunctsinthedepartmentsthatprovidecriticalfoundationalinstruction(math,ESL,English)needtobeinc ludedforanydepartmentalconsensustobeeffective.Sadly,wehavehadfewtononeconversationswithinmydepartmentordivisionaboutthewaysinwhichtechnologyhasprofoundlyaffectedstudents’reading/writing/research/criticalthinkingprocess,norhowwecandrawontheseskil lstoimprovestudentsuccessnorhowthiscanhelpuspreparestudentsfor4-yearwriting.FRCknowsthis.IftheEnglishdepartmenthadtimetobreatheandlookatitssequence,thatwouldbeastellarcontributiontostudentsuccess.
10/20/20137:10PM
19 Thesmartc lassroomsarethebestforteaching.MinimumrequirementshouldbeapodstationandLCDprojection.Documentcamerastoprojectstudentworkontothebigscreen....HUGEadvantage.AssesstoComputersorBETTERCAIlab....sodesirable.Parking-whenstudentsarriveatc lasslate,everyoneloses.HUGEPROBLEM!MOREIMPORTANTTHANthetechnology.
10/20/20136:12PM
20 Ibelieveweprovidesuffic ienttrainingBUTit'sfindingthetimetocompletethetrainingthat'sdifficult.Ibelieveweneedtosomehowhaveourfac il i ties,equipment,andtechnologyallworktogether.Itseemswehaveupgradedsomeareasandnototherssothecampusc lassrooms,meetingroomsandfacil i tiesfeell ikeahodgepodgeofworkingequipmentandtechnology.Itwouldbenicetoseesomeconsistencyacrosscampus.
10/20/20131:18PM
21 Staffing:wearesti l l understaffedbutIunderstandwhy.Facil i ties:thisisoneverybody'smindandIhopethatweareabletomoveforwardwiththeBondMeasureTechnology:Iwishitwerethesameineachc lassroom.Doingpresentationsindifferentc lassroomsrequiresaknowledgeofhowthatparticularmediacabinetworks.OverthepastcoupleofyearsIhavehadmultipleproblems.
10/19/201310:06AM
22 Terribleparkingsituationforteachersandstudents 10/18/201312:37PM
23 Ibelievewehavegreatresources,butthefacultyandstaffhaveheavyworkloads.Thereisnotenoughspace,aswell.
10/18/201311:22AM
24 Weareaskedtodomoreandmoreeverysemesterbutwedon'thavethehumansupportwemostneed--fulltimefaculty.Wecanhavethelatesttechnologyandalargenumberofcomputers,butofwedonothaveenoughfulltimefacultytogiveprogramscontinuityitwon'tmatter.
10/18/20139:26AM
25 sometimesitcomesdowntotheeachindividualstaffmemberandthereneeds,drives&goalsfortheirselvesandiftheycanbebotheredandsometimesitisactuallythesupportthatthestaffitselfdoesnothavetodevotetothetask(s)
10/18/20138:15AM
26 Budgetconstraintsimpactthisprogram 10/18/20136:47AM
27 Seemsthatweneedmoreroomavailabil i tyandmoreteachersorteacheravailabil i ty. 10/17/20138:18PM
28 First,weneedtostopdefiningsuccesssolelyintermsofgettingstudentsthehelloutthedoor.Theyneedtimetoexplorewhotheyareandwhotheywanttobe.Wedon'tencourageself-discoveryandself-explorationnearlyenough,orevenmakeitpossibleforstudentstolearnhowtodothis.
10/17/20136:08PM
29 Weneedmorefulltimeinstructors,betterequipmentinc lassroomsandlabs,betterc lassroomswithappropriatefurnishings,l ivablebuildings(whenyouspendsixhoursadayinac lassroomandabuilding,youwantbothtobeconducivetothinking,learning,relaxing,andtalking),andweneedtobetheownersofourtraining,especiallywhenitcomestobringinginnewfacultytothecultureofeachdepartment.
10/17/20134:36PM
30 Wehavetalentedpeopledoinglotsofgoodworkwithourstudentsbutwecoulddomorewithbetterstaffing,equipment,fac il i ties,technologyandtraining.
10/17/20134:26PM
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31 IfIconsiderparkinglots(ortransportationtothemaincampusafac il i ty),Ihavetoputacheckinthe"insuffic ient"column.Onewaytohelpstudentswouldbetohaveacampuswheretheycouldparkwithoutamajorstruggleandalotoftime.Couldshuttlesfromotherareas(theEarlWarrenShowGroundsforone)bearranged?Staggeredc lasses(Saturday,Sunday)couldalsohelp.Ithinktheremaybesuffic ienttechnologyonthemaincampus.ButContinuingEd.ESLstudentsdoNOThavesuffic ienttechnologicalresources.There'satremendousdisparity,dependingonlocation.OneESLclassisheldinanurserycafeteriawithalotofmicrowaveovens,butnocomputers.Otherc lassesareinelementaryschools,middleschools,churches,communitycenters,TransitionHouseetc.WakeCenterandSchottCenterhavecomputerlabs,buttheyarefairlysmallandextremelybusy.ManyoftheContinuingEd.ESLstudentshavenevertouchedacomputer.
10/17/20131:30PM
32 Notenoughfulltimefaculty.Shamefullyinadequate,fi l thyc lassrooms. 10/17/20131:05PM
33 Weneedmorecomputersinthel ibrary--Iseestudentswaitinginl inetousetheseresources!Also,openourNursingLearningLabonSaturdays---manystudentsneedandwantadditionalhoursforthislab.
10/17/201312:52PM
34 Ionlysaysuffic ienttoFacil i tiesbecauseIknowwe'refinallygoingtogetridofthosecrappyportablebuildings(mostlybecausewearebeingforcedto).
10/17/201312:46PM
35 TheFRCstaffdoanexcellentjobinofferingpertinentworkshopsaswellasone-on-oneassistancewithnewtechnologies.
10/17/201312:35PM
36 Moneyiswastedinunnecessarychanges,suchasfurniture,locksonofficedoors,insteadofdirectingattentiontorealurgenttasks,suchasnonfunctioningblinds,flooring(nastycarpetsthatnevergetproperlyc leaned).
10/17/201312:23PM
37 Theintroductionofnewtechnologyisespeciallywanting.SomegeniuscameupwiththeideaofintroducingaDVDonlytechnologyinthemiddleofthesemester.Ishoweduptoc lassonedaytorunavideoforanassignmentIintendedtointroduceonlytofindthatthemachinehadbeenchanged--noVCRmachine!IbroughtthematteruptotheAcademicSenateonlytobereferredtosomeITcommittee;Ineverheardwhatactionwastaken,ifany..IhadtochangetheassignmentanduseDVDversionsthatworkedsomeofthetime.Thecurrentattempttointroducethenewlockdownsystem,I'msure,witlbeproblemmatic.becauseitisbeingintroducedinthemiddleoftheterm.
10/17/201312:16PM
38 Studentservicesbuildingisoutdatedandneedswork.OurphysicalspaceforStudentHealthservicesisnotadequateforthevolumeofstudentsandstafftoworktoitsoptimum.
10/17/201312:07PM
39 Thebudgetcutshaveresultedinacrumblinginfrastructureoncampus.Buildingsarefall ingapart;internetaccessinofficesandc lassroomsisterrible;theAdministrationcontinuestopushforfacultytousemoretechnologyinthec lassroomandyettheinfrastructurecannotsupporttheuseoftechnology.Classroomshavebrokenchairs,brokenDVDplayers,computersthatdon'twork,heatingandcoolingsystemsthathaven'tworkedproperlyforyears.Facultyneedtohavenewcomputersmorefrequentlythanevery4-5years.Itbecomesimpossibletoyourworkwhenyourcomputerdoesn'twork.
10/17/201312:02PM
40 Manycoursessti l l sufferfromlackoflabsandequipment. 10/17/201311:48AM
41 I'mputting"insuffic ient"forfac il i tiesbecausethereisdefinitelyahugeproblemwithparking. 10/17/201311:37AM
42 TheITstafffortheWakeandSchottCampuswascompletelyunavailable,andsowashisboss,forthefirst3weeksoftheterm,withnoothersysteminplace(thehelpdesktakesdaystohelp).Soweinstructorshadtohashthingsout.
10/17/201311:29AM
43 Ifastudentisenrolledinaneveningphotoc lass,thelabshouldbemadeavailabletothosestudentsduringeveninghours.
10/17/201311:28AM
44 ThereshouldbeacolumnbetweenSuffic ientandInsuffic ient...asin"Somewhatsuffic ient".Alsoeventhoughweweredirectedtoconsiderthecollegeasawholeandnotindividualdepartments...theindividualdepartmentsarewhatmakesupthecollegeasawhole.Somedepartmentsseemtobeunderstaffed.Alsothereareverybusytimes(suchasthebeginningofeachsemester)andlessbusytimes.Ifadepartmentisunderstaffedduringa"verybusytime"thenthedominoeffectimpactsthestudentsuccessrate.
10/17/201311:21AM
45 "StudentSuccess"isyourproblem!ThetopschoolspromoteQUALITYOFEDUCATION,NOT"studentsuccess"inschool-graduatesoutofschool.Hello?
10/17/201311:14AM
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Q13Pleaseratetheextenttowhichyouagreewiththefollowingstatements:
Answered:231 Skipped:24
64.94%150
22.94%53
6.93%16
5.19%12
231
36.36%84
29.00%67
26.41%61
8.23%19
231
34.20%79
27.27%63
31.60%73
6.93%16
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# Additionalcomments Date
1 Institutionalfit,adjunctstatus,andhavingadifferenttakeonhowtoinc lude/ornot/technologyare 10/28/201312:36PM
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Iamawareofthegovernanceandorganizationalgroupsthatcontributetocampusdecisionmaking.
Ihavetheopportunitytoactivelyinformcampusdecisionmaking.
Ifeelthatmyvoicecanbeheardincampusdecisionmaking.
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1 Institutionalfit,adjunctstatus,andhavingadifferenttakeonhowtoinc lude/ornot/technologyarenotwellreceivedbythoseonthebandwagon.
10/28/201312:36PM
2 Decisionmakingisdonebyarepetitivegroupofinsiderswhoareoftenselectedbyadministratorstotowtheirl ine.Thereisl i ttleinputfromfaculty/staffingeneral,justthesameinsiders.
10/27/20134:43PM
3 TheVPofthecollegemakesdecisionswithoutconsultingfaculty.Particularlyintheareaofcurriculumwhichismandatedbythestatelawof"TenPlusOne".
10/25/20139:46PM
4 It'satopdownapproach. 10/25/20134:43PM
5 I'mafairlynewemployee,soI'mnottoofamiliarwithcampusdecisionmakingprocesses.Plus,Iamastaffmember,andstaffmembersseemtobeleftoutofthec irc leofinformationmoreoften,thoughthatseemstobechangingonLori 'swatch,whichIgreatlyappreciate.
10/24/20131:29PM
6 UndertheleadershipofLori,Jack,andAlice,Ibelievemyvoiceisheardandrespected. 10/24/201310:35AM
7 Ifeelthatmyvoicecanbeheardincampusdecisionmaking:whentheadministrationwantstodosomething,theydoit!Nomatterwhat.Administrationmakesdecisionsofwhatlooksgood,notwhatisgood!
10/24/20139:10AM
8 CPCshouldrotatemembershipatleasteverytwoyears.Thesamegroupismakingallmajordecisionsforthecollegeanddoesnoteffectivelystay"intouch"withconstituents(especiallyc lassifiedstaff)
10/24/20137:10AM
9 Idon'tbelievetheSenateisasresponsivetofacultyvoicesastheyhavebeeninthepast.Ormaybeitis,butIwasonceoneoftherepsthose"inpower"intheSenatel istenedto.Perhapsit'sthesamepattern.Thosefolkswhodonatetimeandtakeonmoreandmoreresponsibil i tyandendupleadingtheSenatemayfeeltheyhavemoreknowledgeofhowtomovethecampusforwardintermsofnewprograms,curricularchanges,etc.Andtheymay,infact,havesuchknowledge.ButiftheyareusingthatknowledgetoimposechangesinthedepartmentthataffectfacultyFTandPTworkload,affectcurriculumandpedagogy,withoutfullexplanation,consultation,andbuy-inandwethenjustreceivedecisionswemustimplement,it'snotsharedgovernance.Sayingweheldforumsdoesn'tcutit,forSOmanyreasons.Ibelieveifdiscussionbeganatdepartmentallevelwithavote;ifdepartmentmembersreportedvotesandpro-constotheirindividualSenateCommitteeswhothenvotedorwroteareportofdiscussion;andiftheSenatethenconsideredtheindividualdepartmenttall ies(cross-disc iplinarytall ies)intheirdeliberations,andthenvotedonissuesthathaveamajorimpactoncurriculum,cross-disc iplinarycollaboration,facultyworkloadwithafullunderstandingofhowthiseffortwil l beimplementedwithindepartments,thenwecouldsayvoiceswereheard.Therecentflurryofemailsover+/-grading,thoughanimperfectexample,revealswhatcanhappenwithoutaprocessdesignedtoconsiderconsequencesforfaculty,departments,thecampus,and,mostimportantly,students.Thatdecisionissocriticaltostudentsuccessandsoproblematic inhowitisbeingimplemented.Forexample,someassign,somedon't.Howaretransferinstitutionssupposedtoreadtranscripts?Theymustassumeweallassign+/-.Astheemaildiscussionhasshown,thismayalsogenerateproblemswithstudentscourseshoppingandwithdisc losuresonthesyllabusofwhatmaybewidevariationswithinsectionsofcoursesonnotjustwhether+/-isimplemented,buthowitiscalculated,puttingthecollege(andinstructors?)indangeroflawsuits.Wecan'tjustsimplysay,"Well,eachteachergetstodeterminewhattheywanttodoandwhatpercentageisanA,A-,B+"Especiallyifa-putsastudentbelowtransferora+fromsomeonewhodoesn'tassignthesegradescouldhelpthemmeettransfer.Howdidthispassthescrutinyofdepartments,theSenate,andtheadministration?
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10 Asanadjunct,Ifeelthatsometimes,myopinionsaren'twanted,orvalued.Occasionallywecan'tvoteonissuesthataffectus.I'veoftenthoughtthereshouldbetwolevelsofAdjuncts.Onelevelwhojoincommities,attendallinserviceandtraining,andmakeacontributiontoSBCCbeyondtheminimumrequirements.Thesecondlevelareadjunctswhodotheminimumacceptabletocontinuetobehired.Howtheactiveadjunctswouldbeadequatelyrecognizedagoodquestion...perhapshigherseniorityinchoosingc lassestoteach,perhapsvotingprirvledgesthatdon'tnormallyextendtoparttimepeople.
10/20/20136:26PM
11 Therearemanyadjuncts,butfulltimeinstructorshaveabiggersayasagroupontherunningofthecollege.
10/20/20133:50PM
12 Yes/NoAlthoughIfeelthatwehavemadeleapsandbondswhenitcomestoClassifiedStaff'sinvolvementwithsharedgovernance,becauseofournewleadership,Ifeelwesti l l haveworktodowhenitcomestotheoverallattitudeofhowmuchClassifiedStaffcontributetothiscampus.Weareonthefrontl ineseverydaywithourstudentsandourknowledgeandvoiceshouldbetakenmoreseriously.
10/19/201310:08AM
13 IworkatSBCCveryparttimeandamuninvolved. 10/19/20139:36AM
14 JackFriedlanderisaterriblerepresentativeofSBCC.Nobodybelieveshim.Hesayshel istensbutdoesnot.Ifyouaskhimaquestionhewil ljusttalkandtalkandtalk,sayingnothingandnotanswerthequestion,andthentelleveryonethathehasrunoutoftime....
10/18/201312:48PM
15 IamonlyvaguelyawareofthegovernanceandorganizationalgroupssothereforeIdon'treallyknow 10/18/20138:27AM
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15 IamonlyvaguelyawareofthegovernanceandorganizationalgroupssothereforeIdon'treallyknowofmyopportunitiestoactivelypartic ipateindecisionmakinghenceIhavenevereventriedtomakemyvoicebeheard
10/18/20138:27AM
16 Parttimeadulthighschoolteachershaveveryl i ttlevoiceevencomparedtomaincampusadjunctfaculty.
10/17/20139:21PM
17 Asanadjunct,Ifeelthatmostofthefull-timefacultyignoreusandtreatusl ikedirt.Justmy2centsworth.Theadministrationdoesn'tknowweexist.
10/17/20136:11PM
18 Adjunctshavel ittleinfluence 10/17/20134:56PM
19 I'mawarethatwecanallgetinvolvedintheseactivities;it'sjustwhetheronewantstoornot.It'snotagatedcommunity.
10/17/20131:47PM
20 Number2doesn'tmakesensetome 10/17/20131:38PM
21 wemaybeheard,butitseemswearemostlyignoredafterbeingheard.Youknow,the"Ihearwhatyou'resayingandI'l l takethatunderadvisement"seemstobethewaythingsaredealtwith.Justseethesmokingissueaswellasparking(whichhasbeengoingonsincethe70's!!)
10/17/201312:49PM
22 Thosethatareinterestedincampus-widegovernancehavetheopportunitytogetinvolved. 10/17/201312:37PM
23 Ihavebeenretiredalmost5yearssohavenothadday-to-daycontactorinputbutIdogetalotofcommunityinputfrommyfriendsandneighbors.Ialsoattendlecturesoffandonandkeepincontactwithfacultysti l l employedfull-time(whoareveryhappy).
10/17/201312:30PM
24 Someimportantdecisionsaremadebylessthanahandfulofpeople.Curriculumisanimportantexample,andanunfortunateone,giventhefactthatitistheonlyareawherefacultyshouldhaveanimportantrole.Decisionsaremadebychair,KathyO'Connor,andLauraCastro,leavingtherestofthecommitteeonlywiththetaskofsaying"aye"whenavotecomesup.
10/17/201312:27PM
25 I'minthemidstofstartinganorganizationtoserveadjunctfacultyinterests.Theoutcomeispending. 10/17/201312:19PM
26 Weliveademocratic societybutwhenwegettoworkwehavebossesthatmakechoicesforeveryone. 10/17/201312:08PM
27 Committeesneedtocommunicatebetterwithfacultyabouttheissuestheyarediscussingandaddressing.
10/17/201312:02PM
28 Adjunctshavenovoice 10/17/201311:51AM
29 Pleaseseemycommentaboutadjunctsbeingmarginalizedandtghereforenotoptimized.There'salotofuntappedtalenttherethatcouldbedeployedtoincreasewhatstudentslearn.
10/17/201311:43AM
30 Asanadjunct,Ifeelmyvoiceisnotheard. 10/17/201311:33AM
31 Facultyvoicereallydrivesthecollege.Wehaveinputbutitisallaboutfaculty. 10/17/201311:23AM
32 Again...acolumnlabeled"somewhat"wouldbenice.Question#2doesnotmakesense."Ihavetheopportunitytoactivelyinformcampusdecisionmaking".Informwho?
10/17/201311:23AM
33 Mymainconcernisthatthesamepeoplesitonthesamecommitteessemesteraftersemesteryearafteryear.
10/17/201311:17AM
34 AdmindoeswhatitwantsandyoubecomeanenemysimplyforquestioningAdmin. 10/17/201311:16AM
35 I'manadjunct.Thiscollegereallydoesn'tcaremuchforwhatwehavetosay.Ourrepresentationisperfunctory.Andyet,noothergroupofemployeeworksharderonbehalfofourstudentsandwiththeleastrenumeration.
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Q14TheBoardofTrusteesestablishespoliciestoassure:Answered:231 Skipped:24
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8.66%20
25.97%60
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40.26%93
26.41%61
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49.35%114
19.91%46
3.90%9
26.84%62
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# Additionalcomments Date
1 RevisionsandadditionstoBoardpolic iestoguideandsupportthesegoalsissti l l inprogress.AnorganizedrevisionwaslongoverdueandtheBoardispleasedthatthisprojectisfinallyproceeding.
10/28/20137:12PM
2 Polic ies?TheBoardhasbeenderelic tinpolic ies/proceduresforseveralyears,andaccreditorshavedemandedchangebutitistooslowincoming.Integrityislacking—alotofpublic relationswiththisgroupandthenewpresident.
10/27/20134:43PM
3 AsaTrusteeIamconfidentthatthemembersoftheBoardofTrusteesareallstrivingtoplaytheappropriatepolicyrolesthatwil lleadtohighqualityprograms.
10/26/20138:36PM
4 Thisboardhasbeenveryproactiveinrecentyearstoassureourstudents'needsarebeingmetandthatourinstitutionoperateswithtransparency,effectivenessandthehighestlevelofintegrity.
10/26/20135:47PM
5 Untildistric tpolicyinavailableonline,thenIdonotseehowthecollegehonorstheintegrityitpurportstouphold.
10/24/20131:44PM
6 Idon'treallyknowwhattheBoardofTrusteesdoes. 10/24/20131:29PM
7 Solidboard! 10/24/201310:35AM
8 Ithinkthishasimprovedgreatlysincethenewboardmembersbecameinvolvedoverthelastfewyears.
10/24/20139:45AM
9 Iassumethattheydo. 10/21/20133:56PM
10 Thecurrentboard2013-14istoopolitical 10/18/20133:58PM
11 IreallydonotknowwhattheboardofTrusteesdoes. 10/18/20132:47PM
12 Theyseemtobegettingbetteratkeepingtheirnoseswheretheybelonginthisarea. 10/18/20137:59AM
13 IhaveneverevenmetaBOTmember,exceptPeter,whousedtobeafacultymember.Don'tfeeltheyareintouchwiththefaculty,orwanttobe.
10/17/20136:11PM
14 Iamtotallyneutralabouttheboard.Theytendtobalanceeachotherout.Somearethereforthemselves,othersforstudentsandSBCC.It'salwaysbeenthatway.Thestrangethingisthatweelecttheseindividualsandsomeofthemrunalmostuncontested,yettheydon'thavetoprovetotheelectoratethattheyknowtheschooloritsmission.
10/17/20134:40PM
15 Idon'thaveanyideawhattheboardoftrusteesdoes. 10/17/20131:47PM
16 IknowlittleabouttheBoardofTrustees. 10/17/201312:37PM
17 Isn'tbecauseoftheactionsofTheBoardofTrusteesweareunder"probation"?That'sdeplorableandembarrassing.
10/17/201312:35PM
18 Weshallseeonalloftheabove. 10/17/201312:19PM
19 CertainmembersoftheBoardgiveprioritytotakingcareofthespecialinterestgroupsthathelpedtoputtheminpowerwhentheyrantheirelectioncampaignafewyearsago.
10/17/201311:47AM
20 TheBoarddoesnotfollowit'sownpolic ies. 10/17/201311:33AM
21 Stil l veryunsettledaboutwhathappenedwiththeBoardandtheformerpresidentofthecollege.Don'tfeelconfidenttheyknowwhattheyaredoing.
10/17/201311:30AM
22 ThetrackrecordofSBCCshowsnoneoftheaboveWealmostlostaccrediation.Wakeup. 10/17/201311:16AM
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Q15TheSuperintendent/Presidentleadstheinstitutioninpromotingandfostering:
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75.32%174
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75.76%175
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72.29%167
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# Additionalcomments Date
1 Alotofcheerleading,butintegrityislacking.She'sanadministratortypewhomustshowanexcessivelyhappyfacetothepublic ,soyou'releftwithdisbeliefabouthalfofwhatshesays.Fiscally,shespendsl ikeadrunkensailor,withnumerousconsultantshiredtodotheworktheadministratorshavefailedtodoontheirown,yettheysti l l earntheirpay.
10/27/20134:43PM
2 TheSuperintendent/Presidentisaremarkableleaderwithasincereinterestinthewelfareofthestudentsandastrongbeliefinthebroadpartic ipationofthecampuscommunity.
10/26/20138:36PM
3 Dr.Gaskinhasexcelledbeyondmostexpectations.Hercompetenceandintell igence,onparwithherenthusiasmandtruededicationtothemissionofcommunitycolleges,hasinspiredfaculty,studentsandlocalcommunitymembers.
10/26/20135:47PM
4 LoriGaskinisoneofthebestleadersIhaveeverencounteredandisabigreasonwhyourschoolissosuccessfulandmaintainsacultureofsuccess.
10/25/20139:50AM
5 ThankstoLori 'sMondayemails,IdohaveabitofanideawhatthePresidentdoes. 10/24/20131:29PM
6 Sheisthebestleaderforthiscampus.Iaminawehowmuchshecaresaboutallofusoncampusandhowwepresenttothecommunity.Oneexample:Thegroundsarelookingsogood!SelectingLoriasourpresidentwasastrokeofgenius.Whoever"found"herdeservesaraise.
10/24/201310:35AM
7 Ithinkthenewpresidentisdoingagreatjobbeingpositivewhileprovidingopportunitiestoimprove! 10/24/20139:45AM
8 Dr.Gastonisanavailableandeasytotalktoadministrator.Ibelievethatsheisdoinganexcellentjob. 10/21/201310:51AM
9 Theintegrityisoveronlyoneissue.CAistryingtogetstudentsthroughhs,cctouniv.faster.Whileourdepartmenthasbeenmorethansupportedandinvolvedinmakingthishappen,itseemslikethepushknowsnoboundaries.Whenwecautionthatsomeinitiativesmayharmstudentsbothintheshortandlongrunbasedonresearchofhowcriticalthinkingandl iteracylevelsinreadingandwritingarerecursiveandrequiretimeandprovideevidencethatournationalorganizationsofferpositionstatementscraftedbythetopresearchersinthefield(anddrawonhighschool,cc,and4-yearscholars)andtheresearchisignoredinfavorof"servingstudents"inourhighschools,it'satadproblematic .Whilemydepartmenthasdoneitsshare(thel ion'sshare?)ofcontributingtomultiplestudentsuccessprograms(manygrantfunded)overtheyears,ourdepartmentdoesnotwanttobethefirstCCtochoosetopartic ipateinprogramsthatnationalresearchhasshownasineffective.Onewouldthinkourpresidentwouldsupportusonthis,andwehopeshewil ldoso.IbelievetheintegrityofSBCCteachingofEnglishisatstake,asisinstitutionalintegrity.
10/20/20137:10PM
10 AND...Employeecamaraderieandasharedvision. 10/20/20136:26PM
11 Sheisdefinitelyworkingandleadingthisinstitutionwithaverypositiveattitude.Iamhopingshegetsthesupporttodowhatshefeelsneedstobedone.Iadmireanyonewiththedrive&dream/focustoleadsuchabigorganization
10/18/20138:27AM
12 Loriisdoingsuperbwork. 10/18/20137:59AM
13 Areyouaskingifthecurrentpersondoesthistask,orifthisisthejobdescriptionforsuchaperson?Idonotknowwhichtoanswer
10/17/20138:19PM
14 Iwouldqualifythisstatementbysayings/heleadsinpartnershipifsharedgovernanceworks.Ihaveseensuperintendent/presidentsactasiftheyweresomenewsuperspeciesofeducatoroncetheytookover.Iftheyhaven'tbeeninac lassroomasmanyhaven'torhaveminimally,theyaremorel ikelytoadopttheaforementionedstance.
10/17/20134:40PM
15 IthinkthePresidenthasnotbeeninofficelongenoughformetomakesuchajudgment. 10/17/20131:47PM
16 OneworddescriptorofLori:Fantastic ! 10/17/201312:53PM
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17 LoriGaskinhasdonearemarkablejobwiththemoraleandimageofSBCCsinceshebegan.Shepresentssuchaprofessional,realistic ,andopenpresencethatitdrawsthecollege(faculty,staffandstudents)together,aswellasthelocalcommunity,forthe'greatergood.'
10/17/201312:30PM
18 ThePresidentistrulytryingtohavetransparencyindecision-making.Unfortunately,wel ivewithtoomany"oldways".
10/17/201312:27PM
19 Dr.Gaskinisdoingthebestshecan,buthasahardjobaheadofther. 10/17/201312:19PM
20 LoriGaskinhasac learandstrongvisionforthecampus. 10/17/201312:02PM
21 Promotinggoodrelationswiththecommunity 10/17/201311:51AM
22 Let'shopethatthepresidentcanmaintainherindependencefromtheBoardandwon'tbecrushedif/whenshedepartsfromtheirwishes.(Herpredecessortried,andtheBoardgotridofher.)
10/17/201311:47AM
23 MyimpressionsofLGhavebeenverypositive.Sheseemsopen,calmandreasonableeventhoughIamsuresheisoneofthebusiestpeopleoncampus.
10/17/201311:43AM
24 ThePresidenthasleftthehandlingoftheCLLandCEandtheOneCollegeprogramuptoVicePresidentJackFriedlanderanditisadisaster.
10/17/201311:33AM
25 AppreciateLori 'scommunicationwiththecampusthroughherMondayupdates.Ifeelsheisaccessible.
10/17/201311:30AM
26 SheandtheDeansmakesurethatanyrichkidwhoseparentsthreatentosue,passes.Areyoukidding? 10/17/201311:16AM
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29.00% 67
4.76% 11
0.87% 2
Q16DoyoufeelapartofSBCC?Answered:231 Skipped:24
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# Additionalcomments Date
1 AsanadjunctIamdispensable. 10/28/201312:37PM
2 Ithinkthisistrueformostofourcommunity'sresidents. 10/26/20139:56PM
3 GrowinginupinSantaBarbara,IusedtothinkthatSBCC'sfocuswastoprovideeducationalopportunitiesfirstforthepeopleofthec ityofSantaBarbaraandcounty,thenthestate,thenamuchsmallergroupoutsideofthis...butthishasshifted.Irecentlyviewedthedemographicsofstudents,andseeSBCCnowhasmoreout-of-distric tstudentsthanin-distric t.(8207in,8967outinFall2013).Okay.Inadditiontobutoutsideofthosenumbers,internationalstudentsnowmakeup7.8percentofthetotalstudentpopulation(1,541totaloutof19,678),without-of-statestudentsat4.9percent(963total)soInowaskmyself,hasSBCCredefineditsdefinitionof"c ity"inCityCollege?GuessI'mhunguponthetermofcommunityorc ity(Bytheway,whichisit?)Regardless,theanswerisno,Idon'tfeelapartofSantaBarbaraCITYCollege,butratherapartofsomeanothertypeofhigheredinstitutethatissti l lsearchingforitsidentityandplace.Whatthatmaybe,Idon'tknow.
10/25/20135:43PM
4 Adjunctsaregivennovoiceandtreatedextremelypoorly. 10/25/20139:34AM
5 AlargepartofmyfeelingapartofSBCCisbasedonmyexperiencesasastudentandstudentworker.Thatexperiencereinforcesmyfeelingsofbelongingasastaffmembernow.
10/24/20131:36PM
6 Verymuchso.Ilovehowallpartsofthecampuscommunityinteractwitheachother. 10/24/201310:36AM
7 IthinkinsomedepartmentsAdjunctaretreatedassecondc lassc itizens.Thisseemstobeheavilyinfluencedbythedepartmentchairatthetime.UndersomechairsAdjunctarerespectedandunderothertheyareoppressed,allwithinthesamedepartment.
10/24/20139:51AM
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8 Greatpeopletoworkwith.Greatplacetowork.Someofthetopadministrationgettoomuchmoney,andnowaytomeasuretheirperformance.Wewereisdiresituationlastyearintermofjobsecurityforaverageworkers.Thisyearadministrationgotahugepayraise.
10/24/20139:17AM
9 Duetomyconnectiontomydepartmentandmyyearsofservice. 10/20/20133:51PM
10 Wehavethemostamazingsenseofcommonpurpose,inc lusiveness,andteameffortinthisorganization.AnyonewhodoesnotfeelapartofSBCCisnotpayingattention,oristryingtodeliberatelyostracizethemselves.
10/18/20131:14PM
11 ItalmostconsumesmydayeverydaywhetherIamthereornot.IamconstantlythinkingofwhatIcandoformystudents.
10/17/20134:42PM
12 IwouldfeelmoreapartofSBCCiftherewasnotsuchahugedivideinthepowerstructureoffull-timersvs.adjunct.
10/17/20134:21PM
13 IfeelapartofPARTofSBCC. 10/17/20131:34PM
14 PreviouslyIdidnotfeell ikeIwasapartoftheSBCCcommunity.However,thecurrentpresident'son-goingeffortstoholdinc lusivestaffeventsthatinc ludec lassified,faculty,andadministratorshasmademefeelmoreapartoftheSBCCcommunityandteam.
10/17/20131:17PM
15 Iwouldbebetterintegratedif,asanadjunct,Ididn'thavetogoalloverkingdomcometoearnaliving.Atthemoment,teaching8courses(thankfully6ofthemonline),at4institutionsdoesn'texactlypromotesolidaritrywiththecollege.
10/17/201312:25PM
16 IfeelIamasmuchapartofSBCCaspossibleasanadjunct.Ihaveworkedonseveralcommitteesovertheyearswithoutcompensation.GladtodoitasitseemedapartofmybecomingafullmemberoftheSBCCfamily.However,ithasbeenshownthatadjunctinputiswelcomeaslongasitisfreeandaslongaswefollowwhatfulltimersthinkisbest.
10/17/201312:13PM
17 NotonlydoIfeelapartofit-Ifeell ikeIl ivehere!Iamac lassifiedstaff,apart-timeinstructor,andastudent!
10/17/201311:59AM
18 Someadjunctshavenodesireforpartic ipationinthebroadergoalsoftheinstuitution.Many,however,do.Mostknowthebarrierstofullerpartic ipationandgaveuplongago.That'salegionofusefulenergynotevenatthetable.
10/17/201311:51AM
19 FeelthereisadisconnectbetweenthefunctionoftheofficeIworkinandtheinstitutionasawhole. 10/17/201311:30AM
20 EventhoughIamparttime,adjunct,IfeelthatIamalwaysinvitedandamapartoftheSBCCcommunity.
10/17/201311:19AM
21 SBCCisdominatedbytheEVP.It'shiscollege.Itshouldbelongtothecommunity. 10/17/201311:17AM
22 Again,it'stheadjunctthing.Youfolkshavetostopthinkingofusastemporarypart-timers.Mostofusareneither.Therearesomanythings--l i ttlethings--youcoulddotonotremindusthatweareoflesservalueasemployees.Forone,haveawardsrecognizingadjuncts.Inc ludeournamesonthegraduationprograms.Haveafacultylectureforanadjunctinstructor.
10/17/201311:11AM
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16.52% 38
2.61% 6
1.30% 3
Q17Areyouhappyworkinghere?Answered:230 Skipped:25
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# Other(pleasespecify) Date
1 But,Iwouldl ikeequalpayforequalwork. 10/28/201312:37PM
2 AsanewtrusteethisyeartheTrusteeexperiencehasbeenverypositive. 10/26/20138:36PM
3 Iloveteaching.ThemeetingsandpoliticsarehorribleatSBCC.WhenDr.MacDougalwasPresidentofthecollege,hereadeveryoneofmyreviews.Now,Iamnotsureifanyoneevenreadsthereviews.Somefacultymembershavenotbeenreviewedinovereightyears.
10/25/20139:48PM
4 Somedaysareexcellent,othersadrag,whileothersarenon-nondescript.Soyes,no,andalltheabove.Ifyou'rehappyallthetime,thenyouscareme.Samegoesforbeingunhappyallthetime.
10/25/20135:43PM
5 ILOVEworkinghere. 10/25/20139:50AM
6 Iamhappyteaching,butIfeelthatadjunctsaretreatedassecondc lassc itizensatSBCC.Mydepartment,inparticular,treatsusverypoorly.Theyappreciatenothingwedo.Wearepowerless.
10/25/20139:34AM
7 Honestly,Il ikeprettymucheveryone,exceptmyChair. 10/24/20134:40PM
8 IloveSBCC,buttheunderstaffinginrelationtotheincreasingnumberofstudentsisworrisomeandmakesmyjobmoredifficultonadailybasis.
10/24/20131:36PM
9 Veryhappy! 10/24/201310:36AM
10 ButIdonotl ikehowsomeofthefulltimefacultytreattheAdjunct.Thereareotherfulltimerswhoareamazing,inspiring,respectful,andsupportive.Afewnegativefulltimershaveastrongimpact.
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11 Ireallyl ikethepeopleIworkwith,butsometimesIgetfrustratedwithsomeoftheproceduresandequipmentthatseemoutdated.
10/24/20139:34AM
12 IloveSBCC.Becauseofitsfacultyandstaffandhowdedicatedtheyaretothestudents. 10/24/20139:17AM
13 Thisisagreatinstitutionandmycolleaguesare,forthemostpart,quitewonderful.However,manyofusarestressedoutandexhausted.Wewouldlovetoteachfewersectionwithfewerstudents,togivethestudentsthetimeandattentiontheyrequiretobemoresuccessful.
10/24/20138:53AM
14 Ihavefriendsandcolleaguesinothereducationalinstitutions.SBCCistrulyinac lassapartinqualityofinstruction,collaborativegovernanceandstudent-focus.ThisisagreatCC!
10/24/20138:25AM
15 Loveit! 10/24/20138:21AM
16 Althoughextremelyoverloaded 10/24/20137:11AM
17 Veryhappy! 10/22/20138:19AM
18 Very. 10/21/20133:56PM
19 Ichosetocomeherewhilemyuniversitytriedtokeepmeattheirinstitution.I'veneverregrettedit.AndI'vecontributedalotbothoncampusandoffcampustoinsurethemostvulnerablestudentsandtheirfacultywouldhaveavoiceonandoffcampus.I'vebeenapplaudedfortheseeffortshere,atstateandnationallevel.Iwouldn'tworkwanttoworkanywhereelse.(IremembersomeonesayingtomethatIshouldgotoworkwithstudentsinan"atrisk"distric tbecauseIhadsomuchtooffer.Isaid,"Ifwecan'tdoithere,we'reallintrouble."Wedodoithere.WeneedtodomuchmoreandIthinkwecandosowithbettercoordinationandmoreinc lusivenessfrombothPTandFTwhosuccessfullyhelpourmostat-riskstudentsnegotiatetheterrainofpersonalandacademicresponsibil i ties.Ifonlyallfacultyunderstoodalltheresourcestheyhad;ifonlyallstudentsunderstoodhowtoblendtheirstudentsuccessoptionprograms.
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20 Paycouldbesignificantlyimprovedtoallowyoungerfacultyhiredwithinthelast10-15yearsachancetoaffordthehighcostofl ivinginthecounty.Whileweareranked#1inthenation,oursalariesdefinitelydonotreflectthis.Theoutofpocketcostofinsuranceshouldbeimprovedaswell.Insteadofreducingthecostforthe80%plan,itshouldbereducedforthe100%plan.
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21 Ilovemyjob.SBCCisawonderfulplacetoworkandalthoughthepast2-3yearshavebeenbumpyIfeelwehaveextremelycompetentleadershipinplacenow.Ireallybelievethatthingswil lcontinuetogetsmootheraswecontinueonintothefuture.IamreallyfortunatetoworkhereandItrytoseeitastheprivi legeittrulyis.
10/19/201310:10AM
22 IteachherebecauseIenjoyit. 10/19/20139:36AM
23 I'mamsoluckyandhappytobeaFTtenuretrackfacultymember. 10/19/201312:23AM
24 IthinkwerivalDisneylandasthe"happiestplaceonearth."And,whereasDisneylandisafascade,wearetherealthing.Workinghereisveryrewardingandfulfi l l ingbecauseitfeelsl ikebeingonawinningteam.Theplayersarehighlyskil led,yethumbleandwil l ingtokeeplearningandimproving.Weworkwelltogether;werelyoneachotherandsharethevic tories.Wevalueandacknowledgethecontributionsofeachmemberoftheteam.Addtoallofthattheunbeatablephysicalenvironment:thebreathtakingviews,thewonderfullymildweather,andasupportivesurroundingcommunity,andyoutrulyhavethebestplacetowork;tosayIfeelblessedworkinghereisahugeunderstatement.
10/18/20131:14PM
25 Therearenotenoughfull-timeprofessoropportunities.Ithasbeen5+yearsinsomedepartmentssinceafull-timeopportunityhasevenopened,andwhiletimeshavebeentougheconomically,thecollegeseemstobetakingc learadvantageofthehard-working,committed,andtalentedadjunctfacultybyrelyingonthemtotakeuptheslackbecausetherearemorestudentscomingherethanever!Itisamoralekil lertoknowthatthereisnoroomforadvancement!Appreciatetheadjunctsmore-thereisnothingthatevenacknowledgesthem-nolunch,notea,noformalthanks.Andthatisjustplainwrong.
10/18/20139:33AM
26 enjoyteachingbutthat'sit 10/17/20138:58PM
27 IhavealwayslovedworkinghereatSBCC.However,inthepastyearIseemyselfandotherssoincrediblyoverworkedthatitisstartingtochangemyviewwhichissad.
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28 Thatmy(andatleast12othercolleagues)terminalMFAdegreeisnotrecognizedorrespectedisasignificantfactorinthereductionofmyhappinessinworkinghere.Thislackofrecognitionandrespectisalong-termissueofpay,rankandpeerdiscriminationtowardstheMFAdegreeholdersacrossmanydisc iplines.Thisinstitutionalpositionhasmeconsideringalternativecareeroptions.ThereisanarroganceinourCCCsystemaswellasourlocalcampuscommunitywhichrefusestorecognizeadegreethatisfullyrecognizedasequivalenttothePhDinnearlyall,i fnotallfour-yearandgraduatedegreegrantingcollegesanduniversitiesthroughoutthecountry.MultipleaccreditingagenciesapprovedbytheUSDepartmentofEducationvalidatetheaboveparity/equivalencystatement.Afterallmyeffortsandthoseofmycolleaguestoeducateandinformavarietyofinstitutionalcampusentitiesoverthelastthreeyears,Icannolongerattributethispositionasignorance.Itappearstobeintentionaldiscrimination.
10/17/20136:45PM
29 ButnotalwaysbecauseIseethingsthatdisappointanddispleasemequiteoften.Theseusuallyinvolvetheheartachethatsomestudentsl ivethroughortheimmaturityoffacultyinquibblingaboutwhichendoftheeggshouldbeup.
10/17/20134:42PM
30 Iwouldbehappieriftherewasarealizationandawarenessthatteachersuccessequalsstudentsuccess.Weneedtoseeourteachersasformerstudentswhoarenowintheworkplace.Weneedtoimaginehowsuccessfulourstudentswouldfeeliftheybecameadjunctfaculty,orstaff,administrators,counselorsorcustodiansinourcollege.Whenallreachtheirownmeasureofsuccess,thenwecanfeelthatourjobisajobwelldone,notonlywhenourstudentssucceedatgraduating.Weneedtoexpandourvisionandlearntolookwithin.
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31 Likeanyotherworkplace,l i feishardbutthishasgottobetheleaststressful,mostwelcoming,enjoyableplacetoworkandspend40hrsofmyweekhere.TheFacultyandStaffheremakeyoufeelat"home"makingthisinmyopinionthemostrelaxingjobever:)THANKYOUSOOOOMUCHFORTHISOPPORTUNITY!
10/17/20131:09PM
32 SinceIhavebeenretiredfornearly5yearsIcan'tsayhowhappyIamworkingatSBCCbutIcansaythatIamincrediblyproudtosaythatIhadworkedatSBCC,andretiredafter37years.IalwaysgetadmirationandarespectfulresponsefromthosewhomImeet.
10/17/201312:33PM
33 IgetalongwellwithbothcolleaguesandthedepartmentIamamemberof.Thetwofulltimestaffandsixorsoadjunctshaveequalsaytinthedecisionsofthedepartmentandweallspeakfreely.ThedepartmentshouldbethemodelfortherestoftheacademicdepartmentsatSBCC.
10/17/201312:25PM
34 Iwouldbehappierifadjunctshadmorerepresentation,whichwouldresultinmoreattentionbeinggiventothequalityofemploymentforadjuncts.Wearethebackboneandthekeyinstructionalstaffandwedonotgettherecognitionandrespectwedeserve,nordowegetinc lusionondecisionmaking,thoughweareexpectedtocarryoutthedecisionsmadebyothersforus.
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35 Myworkisworknotajob.Ilovepromotingouryouthtobecomeeducatedtocontributetotheglobalgood.
10/17/201312:10PM
36 AlthoughIgetveryfrustratedatthelackofresourcesandpoorinternet/infrastructureinc lassroomsandinfacultyoffices.
10/17/201312:02PM
37 Iwasveryunhappyduetocertainproblems,butIgotanewsupervisorwhoissuchagoodlistenerandproblem-solver.Shewaswil l ingtoheartheproblemsthestaffwerehaving,andshetookactiontosolvetheproblems.Eversincethathappened,Ihavebeenhappyworkinghereagain,l ikeIusedtobe.
10/17/201311:59AM
38 VERY!! 10/17/201311:55AM
39 WaymorefunandgratifyingthanIexpected.Iamalwaysreworkingmaterialtoincreasewhatisabsorbed.IhavetheadvantageofbeingextremelywellledintheSchoolofJusticeStudies.ProfsReddingandMahoneyarehighlycompetent,responsive,andnotinterestedinrestingontheirlaurels,
10/17/201311:51AM
40 Extremelyhappy! 10/17/201311:29AM
41 teachingisagreatprivi lege. 10/17/201311:17AM
42 IknowmyabovecommentsmakeitappearthatIdon't.ButIlovemyjobandIhaveagoodrapportwithmanymembersofourSBCCcommunity.Now,ifIcouldjustbepaidwhatIamworth...
10/17/201311:11AM
43 Theworkloadcanbesogreatthatyoudon'tgetachancetothinkthroughwhatyou'redoing.Thisresultsinalotofhalf-bakedsolutions.
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44 notinmydepartment! 10/17/201311:07AM