Glendale Community College District public meetings in 2024
28 substantive meetings from 2024, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
Academic Affairs
The Academic Affairs Committee is meeting to approve general education unit requirements for local AA and AS degrees. The body will also consider the adoption of the 2025-2026 academic calendar and review numerous new and revised courses and programs.
- Proposal to approve 27 total units for local degrees (21 recommended units plus 3 for American Institutions/State & Local Government and 3 for Health and Wellness)
- Approval of the 2025-2026 Academic Calendar
- New courses including MATH 113, MATH 114, STV 83, STV 84, STV 85, STV 67, and STV 68
- 14 new programs including certificates in Business Administration, Music, and Student Services
- Revisions to 24 programs including Administration of Justice (AS-T), Cybersecurity Specialist (Cert), and Psychology (AA-T)
Academic Calendar
The Academic Calendar Committee is meeting to finalize the 2025-26 academic calendar recommendation. The body will also begin initial discussions regarding the 2026-27 academic calendar.
- Final recommendation for 2025-26 academic calendar
- Initial discussion of 2026-27 academic calendar
- Approval of June 10, 2024 meeting minutes
AS Curriculum & Instruction Committee
The Curriculum and Instruction Committee is meeting to conduct second reads for GE requirement approvals. The agenda also includes updates on course outlines, program revisions, and upcoming spring review deadlines.
- Second read approval of courses in GE requirement areas for local AA and AS degrees
- Review of preliminary review deadlines for Spring 2025
- Update on courses and programs needing revisions
- Approval of November 27, 2024, meeting minutes
Enrollment Management
The committee will receive updates on enrollment, outreach, communications, vision-aligned reporting, the Strategic Enrollment Management Project, fraudulent enrollments, and Promise Plus. New business includes discussion of AB 1705 initiatives and 8-week class scheduling.
- Enrollment update: Fall 2024 credit enrollment up 9.3% vs. Fall 2023; Winter 2024 credit enrollment up 35%.
- Strategic Enrollment Management Project: GCC applied for a year-long coaching project to improve degree auditing and automated awarding.
- Fraudulent enrollments: Taskforce meeting pending implementation of id.me identity verification; faculty asked to monitor rosters.
- Promise Plus update: Lower success rates for Latino and Black students in transfer-level English and Math.
- New business: Discussion of AB 1705 initiatives and 8-week class scheduling.
Administrative Affairs
The Administrative Affairs Committee will meet to approve minutes from November 12, 2024, and a consent calendar including Safety Committee minutes. The main item is a discussion of Administrative Regulation 6200 on the district's budget.
- Discussion of AR 6200 - The District's Budget
- Approval of minutes from November 12, 2024
- Approval of Safety Committee minutes from October 16, 2024
IPCC - Institutional Planning Coordination Committee
The Institutional Planning Coordination Committee will vote on approving the 2025-2032 Institutional Strategic Plan Goals and Strategies. The committee will also review and accept minutes from the Program Review subcommittee meeting on November 19, 2024.
- Approval of 2025-2032 Institutional Strategic Plan Goals and Strategies
- Acceptance of Program Review subcommittee minutes from Nov 19, 2024
Academic Senate
The Academic Senate will vote on whether to accept the AI Taskforce Report. Other agenda items include a facilities plan update affecting the cafeteria, a DEIA statement, and an OER/ZTC report. The meeting also covers approval of prior minutes and committee reports.
- Action item: vote on accepting the AI Taskforce Report (2024-47)
- President's report includes facilities plan impact on cafeteria
- DEIA report with sunshine of GCC DEIA Statement
- OER report: approved ZTC/LTC static cling design for faculty, Flex/GADER activities planned for Winter-Summer 2025
- Approval of minutes from November 21, 2024
Governance Review
The Governance Review Committee will verify quorum, approve minutes from the November 5, 2024 meeting, and discuss unfinished and new business. The next meeting is scheduled for March 4, 2024. The committee is responsible for reviewing and updating the college's governance document (AR 2511).
- Approval of November 5, 2024 meeting minutes
- Next meeting date set for March 4, 2024
- Committee reviews Administrative Regulation 2511 (Governance Document)
- Committee ensures governance document and committee structure are followed
AS Curriculum & Instruction Committee
The Curriculum & Instruction Committee will discuss and approve courses fulfilling General Education requirements for local Associate of Arts and Associate of Science degrees. The committee will also conduct first and second reads of curriculum action items. No eLumen or articulation updates are scheduled.
- Approval of minutes from November 13, 2024
- Approval of courses in GE requirement areas for local AA and AS degrees (First Read)
- First Reads, Second Reads, and Review Only curriculum action items
- Preliminary review deadlines for Spring 2025 announced
- Next meeting scheduled for December 11, 2024
AS Diversity Equity Inclusion & Accessibility
The Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) Committee will review a proposed Glendale Community College DEIA statement defining diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility and outlining commitments to recruitment, professional development, and accessibility audits. The committee will also approve minutes from September 24, 2024, and discuss a restructured DEIA senate sub-committee.
- Review of proposed GCC DEIA statement with definitions and commitments
- Approval of minutes from September 24, 2024 meeting
- Restructure of DEIA senate sub-committee approved at previous meeting
- Land Acknowledgement event scheduled for November 14, 2024
- Next meeting scheduled for February 25, 2025
Budget Committee
The Budget Committee is meeting to review financial statements and report on resource request decisions. The committee will also address unfinished business regarding district reserves.
- Reporting of final decisions on resource requests
- Discussion of AR 6305 – District Reserves (tabled)
- Review of Income Statement, Financial Reporting, and Cash Flow Statement
Scholars Program
The Scholars Program Committee will call the meeting to order, verify quorum, and approve minutes from the October 17, 2024 meeting. The agenda includes announcements about the Scholars Program, including updates on students, committees, and upcoming events. No unfinished business is listed.
- Approval of minutes from October 17, 2024
- Scholars Liliya Stepanyan, Keylin Bedrosian, and Emily Aivazian accepted and presented at the Bay Honors Symposium at Stanford University
- 2 Scholars selected as semi-finalists for the Jack Kent Cooke Scholarship
- 14 Scholars awarded various amounts for the Tye Veden Scholarship
- Community service events: Literally Healing Book Drive, Blood Drive, PATH Tour
Study Abroad
The committee will discuss updates on the Winter 2025 Paris program (21 students) and recruitment for Summer 2025 programs (Armenia, Bali, Greece). They will also review feedback on a new application form and consider a non-GCC summer bootcamp in France. Action items include approving five submitted proposals for summer 2026 programs in England, Germany, Paris, Spain, and Vienna and Prague.
- Winter 2025 Paris program finalized with 21 students; orientation set for December 7.
- Summer 2025 recruitment: Armenia (10 acceptances, 5 deposits), Bali (11 acceptances, 7 deposits), Greece (24 acceptances, 15 deposits).
- New application form received mixed reviews; fillable PDF sections were glitchy.
- Summer 2025 bootcamp in France is not a GCC program; students will not receive GCC credits.
- Action: Approval of five summer 2026 program proposals (England, Germany, Paris, Spain, Vienna and Prague).
Academic Senate
The Glendale Community College Academic Senate will vote on a motion to form a taskforce to review Assembly Bill 1096, which allows teaching lower-level courses in native languages, and recommend local policy. The meeting also includes approval of prior minutes, a president's report, and a budget report.
- Motion 2024-46: taskforce to review AB 1096 on native-language instruction
- President's report includes upcoming holiday party and administration's hire list
- Budget report from A. Christy
- Approval of minutes from November 7, 2024
Academic Affairs
The Academic Affairs Committee will consider approving a consent calendar that includes new courses (e.g., Global Health, Honors Cultural Geography) and revised programs (e.g., Bookkeeping, Kinesiology). They will also discuss informational items on PLAY Goals and Faculty Development, AI, and Simple Syllabus, and receive reports from instructional areas and subcommittees.
- Approval of new courses: Global Health (GEOG 108), Honors Cultural Geography (GEOG 102H), and several others
- Approval of new certificates: Music History, Music Theory, and Piano
- Approval of revised programs including Bookkeeping, Creative Writing, and Kinesiology (AA-T)
- Discussion of PLAY Goals and Faculty Development
- Discussion of AI and Simple Syllabus
Student Affairs Committee
The committee will vote on a revised administrative regulation (AR 5530) governing student grievances. They will also discuss a first reading of updated catalog rights policy (AR 5135) and receive informational updates on the Transfer Scholars Network, Timely Care services, and a new ID card system.
- Vote on revised AR 5530: Student Grievances (second reading)
- Discussion of revised AR 5135: Catalog Rights (first reading)
- Information item: Transfer Scholars Network
- Information item: Timely Care student health service
- Information item: ID Card Update
Program Review Committee
The committee is reviewing accreditation requirements related to institutional mission and student success. Members are discussing the completion results of the 2024 program review cycle and the timeline for future resource requests and hiring.
- Discussion of accreditation standards 1, 2, and 3 regarding institutional mission, student success, and infrastructure
- Review of 2024 Cycle Completion Results for departments performing Full Review
- Timeline for 2024 nonpersonnel request prioritization starting Spring 2025
- Update on instructor job advertisements scheduled for January 2025
- Planning for the 2025 Program Review cycle launch in July
Strategic Planning
The Strategic Planning Committee (Team A) will review and finalize the draft of the 2025-2032 Institutional Strategic Plan, incorporating input from the Board of Trustees, ASGCC, Senate, and other committees. The committee will also discuss demographic trends, student satisfaction survey results, and review distance education data. Additionally, the committee will review its own mission statement and accreditation requirements relevant to its work.
- Development of 2025-2032 Institutional Strategic Plan (action/discussion)
- Review of Demographic Trends (information)
- Student Satisfaction Survey Results (information)
- Review of DE (Distance Education) Data (information/discussion)
- Committee Mission Statement review (action/discussion)
AS Open Educational Resources (OER) Committee
The Senate Open Educational Resources (OER) Committee will review unfinished business including an OER training and support plan for 2024-25, which covers professional development events and a potential ZTC degree pathway grant of up to $200,000 per program. The committee will also discuss updates on ZTC/LTC statistics and review a proposed static cling sticker for faculty doors. No final decisions are listed; items are marked as informational, discussion, or review.
- Discussion of OER Training & Support Plan for 2024-25, including a MATH 136 OER Design Lab and Open Education Week programming
- Review of ZTC Degree Pathway Funding with a cap of $200,000 per degree/program, must be implemented by Fall 2026
- Review of proposed ZTC/LTC static cling stickers for faculty doors
- Call for workgroup participation (action item)
- Update on ZTC/LTC statistics
Academic Readiness
The Placement and Assessment Committee will discuss an update on a DSPS visit and receive division updates from English, ESL, Counseling, Math, and Garfield Campus. The meeting also includes approval of minutes from October 10 and the agenda for November 14.
- Update on DSPS visit to Placement & Assessment Committee
- Division updates: English, ESL, Counseling, Math, Garfield Campus
- Approval of minutes from October 10 meeting
- Approval of agenda for November 14 meeting
AS Curriculum & Instruction Committee
The Curriculum & Instruction Committee is meeting to discuss the approval process for updated general education local requirement categories. The body will vote on the number of GE requirements for local AA and AS degrees and whether courses can qualify for multiple categories.
- Vote on the number of GE requirements for local AA and AS degrees
- Approval of 6 Common Course Numbering (CCN) courses in eLumen
- Discussion on course approval for updated GE local requirement categories
- Review of DEIA Course Catalog Descriptions and Content Checklist
- Establishment of Spring 2025 preliminary review deadlines
Enrollment Management
The Enrollment Management Committee is meeting to discuss updates on student outreach, communications, and the Strategic Enrollment Management Project. The body will also review reports on fraudulent enrollments and Promise Plus student outcomes.
- Review of Fall 2024 credit enrollment (up 9.5%) and non-credit enrollment (up 13.4%)
- Update on student outreach across 22 Southern California high schools
- Discussion of the Strategic Enrollment Management Project
- Report on fraudulent enrollments in late-start classes
- Review of Promise Plus 2023 cohort outcomes
Administrative Affairs
The Administrative Affairs Committee will consider revisions to Administrative Regulation 6200, which governs the district's budget. The committee will also approve minutes from previous meetings of the Campus Development, Environment and Sustainability, and Safety committees.
- Discussion of AR 6200 - The District's Budget
- Approval of Campus Development Committee minutes from October 4, 2024
- Approval of Environment and Sustainability Committee minutes from October 3, 2024
- Approval of Safety Committee minutes from September 18, 2024
- Approval of minutes from the June 11, 2024 Administrative Affairs Committee meeting
Campus Development
The Campus Development Committee will meet to review facilities strategic planning and receive an update on the Organic Urban Farming Project. The body is also tasked with approving minutes from the October 3, 2024 meeting.
- Facilities Strategic Planning (FSP) discussion
- Update on the Organic Urban Farming Project by Federico Saucedo
Academic Senate
The Academic Senate will vote on several motions, including a change to local graduation requirements (reducing total units from 30 to 27) and the formation of a task force to develop a process for division mergers or reorganizations. The Senate will also consider a motion recommending the district include an affordable cafeteria in its facilities planning. Other items include approval of advancement in rank recommendations and sunsetting the Graduation Requirements Committee.
- Motion 2024-42: Accept 27-unit local degree pattern (21 units + 3 American Institutions + 3 Lifelong Learning), 3 fewer than current
- Motion 2024-44: Form task force to develop transparent process for division mergers or academic reorganizations
- Motion 2024-45: Recommend district include affordable cafeteria in Facilities Strategic Planning process
- Motion 2024-43: Approve recommendations for advancement in rank effective Fall 2024
- Motion 2024-40: Sunset the Graduation Requirements Committee
Baja Program
The Baja Program Advisory Committee is meeting to discuss the field station report, review summer 2024 evaluations, and plan for winter and summer 2025 classes and outside groups. The meeting also includes approval of minutes from May 16, 2024, and introductions/announcements.
- Approval of minutes from May 16, 2024
- Field Station Report
- Summer 2024 Evaluations
- Winter and Summer 2025 Classes and Outside Groups
Environment & Sustainability
The Environment & Sustainability Committee will review a summary of the GCC Phase 4 LED project and receive an update on the Organic Urban Farming Project. The meeting also includes approval of prior minutes and the current agenda. No votes or decisions are scheduled.
- Review of GCC Phase 4 LED Summary (attached spreadsheet)
- Update on the Organic Urban Farming Project by Dr. Saucedo
Governance Review
The Governance Review Committee is meeting to review a revised 'Best Practices' document and address issues regarding committees that meet as needed. The body will also receive updates on governance committee statistics and the sunsetting of the Graduation Requirements Committee.
- Review of revised 'Best Practices' document
- Discussion on solutions for 'Meets As Needed' committees
- Update on sunsetting the Graduation Requirements Committee
- Review of governance committee statistics for July 2023 through May 2024
- Approval of October 1, 2024 minutes