Q1 What is your primary role?

ReflectionsonSBCC2013

1/44

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

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FacultyFull-time

FacultyPart-time

Management

Other(pleasespecify)

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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

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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


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

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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


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

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No

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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


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

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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


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

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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.

10/20/20133:42PM

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.

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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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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.

10/25/20134:39PM

6 Programsaregreat,gettingintothem,moredifficult.Studentsareoftenstressedaboutaddingc lassesandbeingabletogetintothec lassesthattheyneedtofulfi l l requirementsandgraduate/transferontime.

10/24/20131:09PM

7 Agreatgroupsofdedicatedfaculty! 10/24/201310:31AM

8 shouldlookmoreintohybridcorrespondence/distancelearningcoursesforthosewhodonothavecomputeraccess.

10/24/20139:35AM

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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

Q8SBCCoffershighqualitystudentsupportservices.Answered:237 Skipped:18

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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


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.


Total 237


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


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

Q10SBCCisdoingagoodjobsupportingstudentsuccess.Answered:237 Skipped:18

Total 237

# Wherecouldweimprove? Date

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.

10/17/20137:52PM

27 Alotofresources,inc ludingmyinstructiontime,isdevotedtonon-Englishstudents.Althoughexposuretopeoplefromaroundtheworldisvaluabletoourstudents(andme),sometimesthedominanceofagroupofnon-nativesdetractsfromthec lassroom(suchasgroupworkinwhichalotof,say,ChinesestudentsonlyspeakChineseandareresistanttoworkingwithothers).BecauseweareaCALIFORNIAcollegewhosemissionistoeducateCaliforniastudents,Ithinkthisissueneedstobebetteraddressed

10/17/20134:55PM

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


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


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.

10/24/20131:09PM

Agree

Neutral

Disagree

Noopinion

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%


Agree

Neutral

Disagree

Noopinion


26/44

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.


Suffic ient Insuffic ient Idon'tknow/Noopinion

Staffing

Equipment

Facilities

Technology

Training

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

Sufficient Insufficient Idon'tknow/Noopinion Total


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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


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.

10/21/201310:48AM

Staffing

Equipment

Facil i ties

Technology

Training


30/44

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:


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

231


1 Institutionalfit,adjunctstatus,andhavingadifferenttakeonhowtoinc lude/ornot/technologyare 10/28/201312:36PM

Agree Neutral Disagree Noopinion

Iamawareofthe

governance...

Ihavetheopportunitytoactivel...

Ifeelthatmyvoicecanbeheardi...

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

Agree Neutral Disagree Noopinion

Total

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?

10/20/20137:10PM

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.

10/17/201311:07AM


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Q14TheBoardofTrusteesestablishespoliciestoassure:Answered:231 Skipped:24

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40.26%93

24.24%56

6.49%15

29.00%67

231

41.13%95

24.24%56

8.66%20

25.97%60

231

40.26%93

26.41%61

7.36%17

25.97%60

231

49.35%114

19.91%46

3.90%9

26.84%62

231


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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79.22%183

8.23%19

2.16%5

10.39%24

231

75.32%174

10.39%24

3.46%8

10.82%25

231

75.76%175

10.82%25

2.60%6

10.82%25

231

72.29%167

10.39%24

1.73%4

15.58%36

231


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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65.37% 151

29.00% 67

4.76% 11

0.87% 2

Q16DoyoufeelapartofSBCC?Answered:231 Skipped:24

Total 231


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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79.57% 183

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.

10/24/20139:51AM

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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.

10/20/20137:19PM

20 Paycouldbesignificantlyimprovedtoallowyoungerfacultyhiredwithinthelast10-15yearsachancetoaffordthehighcostofl ivinginthecounty.Whileweareranked#1inthenation,oursalariesdefinitelydonotreflectthis.Theoutofpocketcostofinsuranceshouldbeimprovedaswell.Insteadofreducingthecostforthe80%plan,itshouldbereducedforthe100%plan.

10/20/20137:16PM

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.

10/17/201312:13PM

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.

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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

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