February 28, 2005
Fourth Edition of the Year
An updated version of CSM Internal appears every other week
A special News Update was emailed to all campus employees on March 7, 2005, and appears at the bottom of this page
The News
Top Stories
College Council adopts revised CSM Mission Statement
Accomplishments
Nursing Program receives sizable funding
Flier on CSM Web site features College's graduation, transfer and other success
Personnel/ Meet a Student Update
Read about Maggie Lam of CSM's Child Development Center
Who are the College's student government representatives?
Campus Events
Responding Effectively to Disruptive Behavior on Campus workshop March 8, April 18
Annual Health Fair on March 15 & 16
Reminder
Student learning outcomes and assessment open forum March 1
Diversity lecture series debuts with Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston on March 3
Mark Your Calendar
Art exhibition and lecture on April 8
"Put it in Writing" Workshop on April 12
Get Linked Career and Volunteer Fair April 13
Calendar section of CSM Internal is updated with each edition
In General
Minutes of College Council Budget Subcommittee meetings
Who has Employee of the Month parking spaces for March 2005
Sources of information about the campus facilities improvement program, including Web site
Please tell students
CSM's Web Site: Short course listing now Online & d ate fall class schedule will appear Online
Transfer Services: Upcoming Business Major Day and workshops
Health Services: Annual Health Fair on March 15 & 16
CSM Connects: Still time to register for March 12 Youth Conference on community involvement
Internal Web site
CSM Internal to have a new look soon and its spring semester publication schedule
Contact us with your feedback
CSM Internal
CSM Listens
The News
Top Stories
... At its meeting on February 2, CSM's College Council adopted by consensus a revised Mission Statement for the school. The following is the revised statement, with the changes in blue:
College of San Mateo, the first community college in San Mateo County, is an open-access, student-focused, teaching and learning institution which serves the diverse educational, economic, social and cultural needs of its students and the community. By offering comprehensive, quality programs and services and by measuring student learning , College of San Mateo educates students to participate successfully in a changing world.CSM's Mission, Vision, Values and Diversity Statements are permanently located in the Reference section linked at left.
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Accomplishments
... The Peninsula Health Care District Board (PHCD) recently announced that it will grant CSM's Nursing Program $224,450 . The funding will enable the program to hire two full-time clinical instructors and allow the class to increase enrollment from 36 students to 48 per year for two years, beginning in fall 2005. The health care district has been supporting CSM similarly since 2000.
... According to the most recent data on the subject (1995-2003) from the California Community Colleges State Chancellor's Office, CSM is a leader in graduation and transfer success in the 109-community college system. The College is fifth in the state in AA/AS degree and certificate ranking, 14th in the transfer ranking and fifth in the academic success ranking (a combination of the first two rankings). And as reported previously here, CSM was voted "Best College" in the Peninsula for 2004 in two local newspaper reader polls. This information is nicely featured in a flier posted on CSM's Web site at collegeofsanmateo.edu. Once there, under "All Students," click "Student Services Online" and "Good News for CSM - year 2004 Award."
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Personnel/Meet a Student Update
... Click on the New Staff tab at the top of this page to read the biography of Maggie Lam of CSM's Child Development Center.
... Click on the Meet a Student tab at the top of this page to read the biographies and see the photos of CSM students involved in student government.
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Campus Events
... A workshop for faculty and staff, "Responding Effectively to Disruptive Behavior on Campus," will be held on March 8 , from 2 to 4 pm in Building 14, Room 118, and April 18 , from 5 to 6:30 pm in Building 14, Room 100. The workshop, which fulfills faculty Flex day requirements, will cover communication to students of behavioral expectations; resolution of classroom incidents; review of college policies and instructor's options; and the role of CSM Security. Refreshments will be served. Please RSVP to Tim Stringari at (650) 574-6193 or Arlene Wiltberger at (650) 574-6192 .
... The seventh annual Health Fair will be held on March 15 &16, 10 am to 2 pm, in Building 5's South Cafeteria . Besides more than 30 exhibitors providing health screenings and information, it will feature prizes and free food. For more information, call (650) 574-6396.
Reminder
... An open forum about student learning outcomes and assessment movement will take place on March 1, from 1:15 to 3 pm, in Building 5's Staff Dining Room (snacks will be provided). Everyone is strongly encouraged to attend "to help shape our efforts, for the assessment of student outcomes will affect what we do at CSM." As many already know, CSM English Professor Sandra Stefani Comerford pictured at left is the College's new Student Learning Outcomes and Assessment Coordinator.
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... Faculty members are encouraged to bring their classes or send students to the first diversity lecture series event of the spring semester on March 3, from 11:10 am to noon, in the campus theatre to hear author Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston . After the lecture, an author's reception with light refreshments and a book signing will take place in Building 1, Room 115. To read more about Houston and her writing, click on the News Archive tab at the top of the page for the February 14, 2005, edition of CSM Internal . For more information about the series, call (650) 574-6314 or click on the Calendar tab at the top of the page. This series is made possible by a generous grant from the Lane Family Charitable Trust.
Mark Your Calendar
Art-Science-SocietyHeart-Brain-Body (Symvisio VI) Lecture April 8, 2005, 7:30 pm
Using the metaphor society as a body, CSM math, astronomy and physics professor Mohsen Janatpour sees art and science as two of its vital organsthat is, heart and brain working in complementary fashion. In his free presentation in CSM's theatre , he will expound on the relationship between art and science and briefly discuss some of the roles they play in our society. Janatpour will also exhibit some of his artwork, including Symvisio VIa collection designed to be viewed as a whole for a special effect. Contact: (650) 574-6272 for more information.
"Put it in Writing" Workshop (During National Library Week)
April 12, 6 to 8:00 pm
CSM's Library has been invited to be the Bay Area host for a 2005 "Put it in Writing" workshop. The free and open-to-the-public workshop is a collaboration between Women's Day Magazine and the American Library Association. The program is designed to teach interested parties how to write for and get published in magazines. To be held in the Choral Room (Building 2, Room 141), the workshop at CSM will be led by Maureen Kennedy, a San Francisco-based freelance writer. For more information about the program, visit the following Web site at http://www.smccd.net/accounts/csmlibrary/. Or call (650)574-6524.
Get Linked Career and Volunteer Fair
April 13, 9 am to 1 pm
More details about this annual event, which will be held in CSM's Building 5, are forthcoming.
... The items above are also in the Calendar section (see tab link at the top of this page), which is updated with every edition of CSM Internal . Please forward any College events to habeeb@smccd.net for inclusion in the Calendar by the Wednesday before the next CSM Internal publication date. An updated version of CSM Internal will appear on the following dates during the spring semester : March 14 & 28; April 11 &25; and May 9 and 23.
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In General
... CSM's College Council Budget Subcommittee met for the third time this academic year on February 14. The next meeting is scheduled for March 14. Present members are Rick Ambrose, Tania Beliz, Joyce Berghoff, Mike Claire, Tom Diskin, Chris Eden, Arlene Fajardo, Jacqueline Gamelin, Pat Griffin, Michael Habeeb, Shirley Kelly, Maggie Ko, Christine Li, Jan Roecks, Virgil Stanford, Martha Tilmann and Henry Villareal. The following are the approved minutes from the first two meetings:
October 18
Attendees: Rick Ambrose, Tania Beliz, Arlene Fajardo, Jacqueline Gamelin, Pat Griffin, Maggie Ko, Virgil Stanford, Martha Tilmann and Henry Villareal. Absent: Michael Habeeb, Shirley Kelly, Chris Eden, Tom Diskin and Grace Sonner.
- The notes of the May 27 meeting were reviewed and approved.
Virgil Stanford handed out a budget update from a meeting that took place in Sacramento in September.
It was decided that the Budget Subcommittee would meet once a month on the second Monday of the month from 1:00 2:00 PM .
Pat Griffin gave the committee a facilities update and an overview of the costs.
- The next meeting will take place on Monday, November 8.
November 8
Attendees: Rick Ambrose, Tania Beliz, Chris Eden, Tom Diskin, Arlene Fajardo, Jacqueline Gamelin, Pat Griffin, Michael Habeeb, Shirley Kelly, Maggie Ko, Grace Sonner, Virgil Stanford, Martha Tilmann and Henry Villareal. Absent: Joyce Berghoff, Shirley Kelly and Grace Sonner.
- No changes were made to the meeting notes of October 18, 2004 or today's agenda.
Pat Griffin presented a proposal to hire one new faculty member for the 2005-06 academic year in each of the following subject areas: biology, chemistry, cosmetology, ESL, foreign language, history, music and nursing. Based on available information at this time that there would be sufficient funds for hiring, the budget subcommittee approved by consensus the proposal.
Virgil Stanford reported that the District's Community Education program is self-sufficient and that Sandra Mellor, the District's dean of Corporate and Continuing Education, would be invited to the February meeting of the budget subcommittee to provide an update on the status of her department.
Virgil Stanford reported that the District Budget and Finance Committee, saying that the next major event in the state and District budget process will take place in January when the Governor releases his preliminary 2005-06 state budget.
Rick Ambrose is communicating with the District's Jim Keller about speaking at an upcoming budget subcommittee meeting about basic aid.
With no other business items to discuss, Virgil Stanford asked that committee members email him agenda items for the next meeting as soon as conveniently possible and then adjourned the meeting.
- The next meeting will be held on December 13, from 1 to 2 pm .
... The Employee of the Month spaces for March 2005 are Nancy Pendergast (Lot 4) and Steve Robison (Lot 5) .
... For students , staff, faculty and administrators, here are information sources about the Capital Improvement program (a.k.a., the campus facility improvement program): collegeofsanmateo.edu/construction or Swinerton Management & Consulting, the company managing the CIP, at 650.378.7334 or freemank@smccd.net.
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Please tell students CSM's Web site: The WebSMART-generated Short Course list is posted on CSM's Web site at collegeofsanmateo.edu (under Campus Notes on the home page). And the Fall Schedule of Classes will be Online beginning April 5, 2005.
Transfer Services: The Transfer Club meets every Monday, from between 12:10 to 1:00 pm, in the Counseling Center (Building 5, Room. 128). Today, February 28, the club will discuss "How to Land an Internship."
And on March 2, from 11:10 am to 12:30 pm, in Building 5's Gallery Room, Transfer Services will present "Business Major Day" with representatives from UC Santa Cruz, CSU Hayward, Notre Dame de Namur University, San Francisco State, University of Phoenix, University of San Francisco and the Hyatt Regency (SFO).
Plus, two workshops will be offered: UC San Diego Transfer Admission Guarantee Workshop on March 3 , from 1 to 2pm (Building 5, Room 106A), and How to transfer to a University of California Campus on March 9 , from 11:10 am to noon (Building 5, Room 106A).Call Mike Mitchell, the coordinator of Transfer Services, at (650) 574-6662 or mitchellm@smccd.net with any questions. And please visit collegeofsanmateo.edu/transfer for complete information on CSM's January-March 2005 Transfer Services' events, meetings, workshops and university representative visits.
Health Services: The seventh annual Health Fair will be held on March 15 &16, 10 am to 2 pm, in Building 5's South Cafeteria . Besides more than 30 exhibitors providing health screenings and information, it will feature prizes and free food. For more information, call (650) 574-6396.
CSM Connects: Attention high school and college students, educators and youth leaders you're invited to CSM to learn how to get involved in the community at the annual Youth Service Conference on March 12, from 8:30 am to 2:00 pm . And there is still time to register. Receive resources and skill training. Participate in informative workshops. Enjoy breakfast and lunch! For information, including the reasonable registration fee, contact Beverley Madden at (650) 574-6677, e xtension 9287.
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Internal Web site
... Sometime during the Spring semester CSM Internal will have a new look, featuring a more streamlined look and resembling in color and feel the College's main Web site. Most sections will remain, including Newspaper, Calendar, Committees and Research. And a search feature will be added for ease in finding information, especially items located in the News Archive section. An updated version of CSM Internal will appear on the following dates during the spring semester : March 14 & 28; April 11 &25; and May 9 and 23. Please forward any items to habeeb@smccd.net by the Wednesday before the next CSM Internal publication date.
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See Calendar section for more event info or News Archive linked above to view past editions.
Contact us with your feedback
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If you have any suggestions, complaints, compliments or comments about CSM's staff, faculty, administrators, divisions, departments or services, CSM Listens at (650) 574-6677, extension 9080, or csmlistens@smccd.net wants your feedback.
CSM Internal News Update
March 7, 2005
From time to time between updated editions of CSM Internal, breaking news will be sent to the campus via email. Today's latest news consists of two items:
Feedback sought from campus community on finishes for construction projects
Beginning on Monday, March 7, palettes of possible finishes for various CSM construction projects will be on display for viewing and comment in Building 5 for two weeks.
CSM students, staff, faculty and administrators are invited to provide feedback about items such as the color of paint for the interior of buildings, the color and texture of rugs, the look and feel of classroom floors and the shade of woodwork and furniture. Feedback forms will be available.
This is being done as part of the Capital Improvement Program at CSM.
Please call (650) 358-6726 with any questions.
Masterworks Chorale performances for the remainder of its season
Masterworks Chorale's 2004-05 season continues with performances in March and May in locations from San Francisco to Redwood City. The following are the details:
1. Haydn's Lord Nelson Mass
Saturday, March 12, 2005 8 pm
Lakeside Presbyterian Church
201 Eucalyptus Drive, San Francisco
Sunday, March 13, 2005 4 pm
Bayside Performing Arts Center
2025 Kehoe Ave., San Mateo
2. Love Songs
Saturday, May 14, 2005 8 pm
First Congregational Church
2323 Euclid Ave., Redwood City
Sunday, May 15, 2005 3 pm
Our Lady of Angels Catholic Church
1721 Hillsdale Drive, Burlingame
For more information, visit http://www.masterworks.org/ or call (650) 574-6210.