July 21 & 28, 2003
Twenty Eighth Edition of the Year


Top of the News to You
"Managed Hiring": retirements, voluntary separations and reassignments
Enrollment report shows slight increase over last summer
Mid-summer campus improvement project update
Amplification regarding August 8 day off, power outage
CSM floristry students win awards

But It's All News You Can Use...
New
Read about new fall classes at CSM in recently distributed press release
CSM annual football golf tourney on August 10
New salary schedules are online
Bookstore "Buy Back" through August 14
Energy-conservation tips during the hot summer

Ongoing, updated information
Opening Day set for Monday, August 18
Campus improvement project update

Fun Stuff
Who will have Employee of the Month parking spaces in August

Summer 2003 Bulletin Board
Schedules of campus services, divisions
Library
Food vendor
Bookstore
Cashier's office
Health Center
Social Science Division

Contact us with your feedback
CSM Internal
CSM Listens

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Top of the News to you

Managed Hiring: retirements, reassignments, voluntary separations
Twenty one CSM employees opted for retirement during the Managed Hiring process, including eight from faculty and the balance from staff.

(Managed Hiring, a District cost-savings program, began in March as a much preferred alternative to layoffs. The process included retirement and separation incentive packages that created vacancies. Those position-openings would be filled if they were "funded" for the new fiscal year, left unfilled if not. The vacancies allowed for employee movement across the District, resulting in continued employment for those whose positions were determined "non funded" for the new fiscal year and new opportunity for employees seeking a change. The program was necessitated because of expected significant cuts in District funding from the state for the 2003-04 fiscal year. At CSM alone, based on the projected reduction, the new year's budget needed to be cut by $4 million.)

List of retirees
The following list (name, division/department/office, title, effective retirement date) is from the District Board of Trustees June 25, 2003 Board Report:

Faculty
1. Frederick Berry, Business & Creative Arts, Music Instructor, May 28, 2003
2. William Crandall, Business & Creative Arts, Business Instructor, May 28, 2003
3. Charles Gustavson, Business & Creative Arts, Creative Arts Instructor, May 28, 2003
4. Ruth McCracken, Math & Science, Director of Nursing, June 30, 2003
5. Colette Norman, Library Services, Librarian, May 28, 2003
6. Rosalie O'Mahony, Math & Science, Mathematics Instructor, May 28, 2003
7. Theodore Roach, Social Science, Psychology Instructor, May 31, 2003
8. Helen P. Sinclair, Counseling, Advising, Matriculation, Counselor, May 28, 2003

Staff
1. Joan Bell, VP of Instruction, Administrative Assistant, June 30, 2003
2. Patricia Benney, Operations, Office Assistant II, February 18, 2004
3. Terry Mathias, Math & Science, Program Supervisor, June 30, 2003
4. Nedra Moore, KCSM, TV Programmer, September 5, 2003
5. Norma Nishioka, Technology, Staff Assistant, June 30, 2003
6. Connee Peters, Business & Creative Arts/KCSM, Office Assistant I, June 30, 2003
7. Charles Peterson, VP of Instruction, Senior Library/Media Technician, June 30, 2003
8. Charlotte Rice, VP of Instruction, Instructional Aide II, August 15, 2003
9. Terry Simonson, Counseling/Advising/Matriculation, Office Assistant II, January 31, 2004
10. Marilyn Tabor, KCSM, TV Programmer, August 31, 2003
11. Lorraine Whyte, Operations, Payroll Clerk II, June 30, 2003
12. Phyllis Wilcox, College President, Staff Assistant, August 31, 2003
13. Nancy Zebergs, Admissions & Records, Staff Assistant, July 7, 2003

Reassignments
Filling the director of Nursing position on an interim basis is Jane McAteer, who has been reassigned from regularly faculty. This is a temporary Academic Supervisor assignment from July 1, 2003 through June 30, 2004.

Voluntary Separations
Heather Anderson, an office assistant II in Corporate and Community Education (June 27, 2003); Donald Dere, a laboratory technician in the Math & Science Division (June 30, 2003); Richard Garrin, a music instructor in the Business and Creative Arts Division (May 28, 2003); Daniel Matsumoto, a promotions and web content coordinator at KCSM (June 30, 2003); and John Pivirotto, a broadcast engineer at KCSM (June 30, 2004), elected to voluntarily separate from District employment pursuant to the Managed Hiring incentive program.

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Enrollment report shows slight increase over last summer
By Henry Villareal, dean of Admissions and Records
Below is the latest summer enrollment data for CSM.

As you will note, CSM enrollment is very slightly ahead of last year's enrollment at this time at .6 percent or 6,336 students. Interestingly, day enrollment is down by 289 students or -6.4 percent but evening enrollment is up 328 students or 18.1 percent.

In comparison, Skyline College is down -16.9 percent, Cañada College (with a minimal offering of summer classes) has a decrease of -95.7 percent and the District's overall enrollment is lower by 4,074 students or -25.9 percent.

In late August (after fall classes commence), I will receive a final summer census report in which I predict CSM's summer enrollment figures will reflect at least a 2 to 3 percent increase. Not a major increase but an increase nonetheless. In a few weeks I will start sharing enrollment data for the fall.

Students Enrolled as of July 10, 2003 at CSM

..................Summer 2002.......Summer 2003......Difference........% Change
Day............4,485................... 4,196................. - 289............. - 6.4%
Evening..... 1,812.................... 2140................. + 328............ + 18.1%
Total.......... 6,297................... 6,336................ + 39.............. + 0.6%

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Amplification regarding August 8 day off, power outage
CSM administrators and staff will be given August 8 off because a cogeneration unit will be installed that Friday and the campus will not have electrical or natural gas service, it was reported recently. But the question arose whether all employees, following a summer "flex" schedule or otherwise, would be allowed that day off.

In a July 16 email Virgil Stanford, dean of Administrative Services, addressed the question.

"During the week of August 4th there will be no need to work a flex schedule," he wrote. "All employees except those required to work, will be given Friday August 8th as a paid day off."

Because of the importance of keeping KCSM on the air, it will be supplied with a generator so its staff can continue to run the station.

Elaboration on Power Outage
Diane Martinez, supervisor of Campus Facilities, sent the following detailed email reminder on July 16 about the Friday, August 8, power outage:

"As there will be no power to maintain lighting or life safety equipment, the entire campus will be closed to all faculty, staff and students," she wrote. "For your own safety, please do not come to campus that day. Notification flyers will be posted throughout the campus by the end of this week to inform students and community members of this event.

"Prior to the August 8, there are some checklist items for each of you to consider/perform:

"BEFORE THE OUTAGE:
•Make alternative arrangements for any organisms that must be sustained which require a regulated temperature and/or cannot survive a change in temperature beyond 12 hours - i.e. any science lab experiments;
•Remove all perishable items from faculty/staff refrigerators;
•Power down all office equipment to include computers, printers and copiers before you leave on Thursday, August 7.

"Your managers have already been alerted with regard to departmental intrusion alarm systems. If you have any questions related to alarms to rooms for which you have a vested interest, please make them directly to your manager.

"DAY OF THE OUTAGE:
We expect service to the campus to be restored by 5:00 p.m. Below are two methods by which you can check on the status:
•A report will be posted to the District Portal page: http://www.smccd.net/portal/
•If you do not have access to a computer, you may call: (650) 358-9146 after 5:00 p.m.

"AFTER THE OUTAGE:
From Friday, August 8 through Monday, August 18, the Heated Hot Water Line and the Boilers will be shut down. During this period there will be no heat or hot water in most buildings on campus. With our often unpredictable climate, please be prepared in the event that we have cool weather during this period.

"The District Facilities Planning and Operations Department is working diligently to minimize the impact to the campus during these renovations.

"Thank you for your patience during this process!"

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Mid-summer campus improvement project update
by Karen Freeman of Swinerton Management & Consulting
The following is a wrap-up report on projects as the campus moves toward the fall semester:
Campus paving upgrades are now complete! Striping is now underway. Thank you for your patience during the disruption.
Campus-wide interior lighting retrofitting, with a goal of increasing efficiency and conserving energy, is continuing.
Child Development Center work on the playground and other areas, with a goal of associated improving access and safety, is also continuing.
Choral Room upgrade work is nearing completion, including the installation of mechanical blinds, A/V equipment and a new state-of-the art lecturn.

Ongoing projects
Chevron Energy Services Co-Generation Facility: by the end of the year CSM will be ready to become a producer, as well as a consumer, of electricity! The campus closure and power-shutdown scheduled for August 8 is a milestone on our road to generating electricity. The power shut down will be campus wide, impacting telephone service as well as all other utility-related services. Enjoy the day off and thank you for cooperation while this exciting work is underway.

Furniture standards
A district-wide committee, including end-users from each campus and co-chaired by Rick Bennett of (the District's) General Services and Diane McLean of Swinerton Management and Consulting, is working feverishly to identify the highest quality furniture to be included in the final selection round for District-wide furniture standards. Look for a “furniture fair” this Fall – take the chairs for a test sit and vote for your favorite.

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CSM floristry students win awards
By Linda Avelar, dean of Business and Creative Arts
We are proud to announce that CSM Floristry students came home with the following honors from the Student Design Competition held in conjunction with the American Institute of Floral Designers' (AIFD) 2003 National Symposium in St. Louis (July 3-8):

•Masako Sakurai won first place in the overall competition! She also won first place in the "Spontaneous" category and third place in the "Flowers to Carry" category.

•Yoko Ando took first place in the "Theme Design" category.

•Liane Benedict won second place in the "Theme Design" category.

•Victoria Redman took first place in the "Flowers to Carry" category.

More information about this is event can be found at www.aifd.org/2003designcompetition.htm but note that Yoko's last name is misspelled and should be "Ando."

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But It's All News You Can Use...

New

...The Public Relations and Marketing Department sent a press release to the media on July 17 about CSM's new fall classes and programs, including Topics in Literature: Gay/Lesbian Literature, Introductory Project Management Using Microsoft Project, Observational Astronomy Lab, a “tax preparer” class, and a three-course Mobile Electronics Installation Program. The entire release appears in the In Depth section linked above.

...From Bret Pollack of the Physical Education Division: CSM's football program will be hosting a golf tournament on Sunday, August 10, at Sharp Park Golf Course in Pacifica. It will be a scramble format with a shotgun start at 7:30 a.m. The cost is $120 per person which includes the following: 18 holes of golf, dinner, door prizes, trophies to the top foursomes, hole prizes and a hole-in-one prize. To register, either log on to the CSM football website at www.gocsm.net/football or call Bret Pollack at (650) 574-6467. This is one of our largest fundraisers and we would appreciate your support. We are looking for players, hole sponsors and raffle prizes. Come out and spend a day full of events with fellow CSM Bulldog supporters!

...Kathy Chaika of CSM Operations announced recently that new salary schedules are online via "Banner Downloads." "All classifications OTHER than Faculty went into effect on July 1, 2003," she wrote in her email. "New salary schedules for Faculty/Adjunct Faculty/Certificated Special Rate will go into effect August 18, 2003."

...Please tell students that the bookstore at CSM will pay cash for books during summer "Buy Back" from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Wednesdays and Thursdays only through August 14.

...Recently, through CSM Supervisor of Campus Facilities Diane Martinez, Pacific Gas & Electric Company sent campus employees a list of energy-saving suggestions for the hot summer. "Following these suggestions," PG&E asserted, "can help prevent the state from declaring electrical emergencies such as a Stage 1. This is the first of three stages of electrical emergencies. Stage 3 is when rotating outages can occur." For the office, the tips include: reduce lighting (turn off lights when no one is present or in unoccupied areas); turn-off office equipment (turn off office equipment or set it to “power saver” mode when not in use. Setting computers, monitors, and copiers to the sleep mode when not in use helps cut energy costs by approximately 40 percent); and use shades and blinds (on hot days, draw the curtains and/or shades to keep the sun out. Remember to close doors to the outside to keep in the cooler air). For more energy saving tips and complete rebate information, please visit PG&E's website at www.pge.com/foryourhome or contact PG&E’s Smarter Energy Line at 800-933-9555.

Ongoing, updated information

...The District's "Opening Day" will take place on Monday. August 18, starting at the Performing Arts Center in San Mateo through lunch and then continuing at the respective colleges in the afternoon. Fresh & Natural will cater the breakfast and--can you smell the barbecue in the photo?--Armadillo Willy's will provide the ribs, chicken, beans, slaw and corn bread for lunch. More details will be provided in upcoming weeks.

...For more information about the campus improvement project (CIP), go to smccd.net and click on facilities and then on "Planning & Construction." Swinerton Management & Consulting, the San Francisco company hired to manage the CIP, has representatives on campus, located in the lower level of Building 6. The company has a communications coordinator, Karen Freeman, to answer questions from CSM employees. Her phone number is (650) 378-7334 and her email address is freemank@smccd.net. For past articles about the campus improvement project at CSM, see the March 31, 2003 and November 11, 2002 editions of CSM Internal in the News Archive section linked above.

...Fun Stuff

For August, Employee of the Month parking spaces belong to Phyllis Hechim (Lot 4) and Phyllis Wilcox (Lot 5).

Summer 2003 Bulletin Board
Schedules of campus services, divisions

...The summer hours for the Library from June 16 through August 8 are 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. (closed 2:00-4:00 p.m.) and 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Mondays through Thursdays. The Library Learning Center Hours are 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., Mondays through Thursdays. The Library and Learning Center will be closed on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Note: Tutoring services will not be available in the Library Learning this summer.

...The summer and now fall schedule of the campus food service vendor, Fresh & Natural, is as follows:

The cafeteria and Food Court but not the International Cafe will open on June 16, the beginning of the summer semester. Their hours will be Mondays through Thursdays, from 7:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Beginning August 20, when the fall semester begins, the cafeteria will be open from 7:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., Mondays through Fridays. The International Cafe and Food Court will be open from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., Mondays through Thursdays, and 7:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on Fridays.

...CSM Bookstore's hours this summer from June 23 through August 19, the hours are 7:45 a.m. to 7:15 p.m., Mondays through Thursdays. The Bookstore will be closed on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and holidays.

...The Cashier's Office in Building 1 will be open from 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Mondays through Thursdays, and 8:00 a.m. to noon on Fridays, from June 16 through August 8. And it will be open in the evenings from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., Mondays through Thursdays, during the first two weeks of the summer 2003 semester or June 16 through June 27.

...The Health Center's summer hours are as follows: June 16 to July 24, Mondays through Thursdays, 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.; June 16 to August 7, Monday through Thursdays evenings, 5:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.; and closed on Fridays.

...The Social Science Division office’s summer 2003 hours will be 7:00 a.m. to noon and 12:30 to 4:30 p.m., Mondays to Thursdays, closing on Fridays, starting June 6 through August 8. The dean will be on duty on certain Fridays during this summer period.

See Calendar section for more event info.

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