City College of San Francisco - California Competes

2000 RESPONSE
2000 | Standard 10: Governance and Administration
The Team recommends that the College expand its collegial or “shared governance” processes
to ensure participation and representation from all campuses and centers (Standard 10.B6,
10.B9, 10.B10)
Midterm Response 2000–2002
All constituent groups are aware of this recommendation and are attempting to follow through as
recommended. One recent successful example was the task force which examined student governance
and resulted in substantial changes in the structure of the Associated Students organization which now
includes student government not only at the Ocean/Phelan Campus, but at the other major locations.
The ultimate plan is to have all campuses have an Associated Students in place at an appropriate time
in the future depending upon student needs and expectations.
An evaluation of the current Shared Governance process will take place in 2002-03 for the purposes
of generating data which will assist the College in making improvements in this area.
Response 2002–Present
In 2000, only students on the Ocean Avenue Campus participated in Associated Student government
organizations. Now, seven campuses have active Associated Student government organizations. Districtwide
elections for the student trustee have been held consecutively the last four years. The election
process has shown increasing participation by campuses and the last three student trustees were from the
Downtown and John Adams campuses. The Associated Student Executive Board, made up of representatives
of all campuses, recently reviewed the student trustee election packet and made recommendations
for broader participation. In addition, motivated student government coordinators have successfully
encouraged greater participation on standing committees and in student activities on most campuses.
The participation rate for the total number of available positions in the student government was 84
percent in 2005, compared to 77 percent in 1999-00.
The CCSF Academic Senate, the totality of all CCSF faculty, continues to be active and comprises credit
and noncredit representatives throughout the District. The Senate hosts alternate meetings at different
campus locations each month to encourage broader participation. Senate representatives continue
to participate in open sessions of the College, including those related to strategic planning, facilities
planning, listening sessions for special initiatives, and Board of Trustees meetings.
Participation rates have declined slightly for classified staff since 1999-00, attributable in large part to
increased work loads as a result of budget cutbacks and calendar adjustments.
The College’s Shared Governance Coordinator provides information and training about the system and
updates information on its website and in a weekly newsletter to all employees. In 2004 the College conducted
an online survey to over 400 past and present participants in the governance system, plus hosted
a series of listening sessions in three different locations open to all members of the College community.
The results of the evaluation have been distributed in print and electronic format District-wide.
Many of the issues raised in the “Response to the 2000 Accreditation Team’s Recommendations”
are discussed in further detail and, in many cases, repeatedly, throughout the Standards Reports and
Theme Essays. In addition, a number of the recommendations included here are also highlighted in
the section entitled, “Accreditation Self Study Major Findings.”
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