PCC trustees' Oct. 14 agenda lists $1.9M apprenticeship grant, $1.18M dual-enrollment grant
The Pasadena City College Board of Trustees' Oct. 14 agenda included acceptance of a $1,945,719 grant from The James Irvine Foundation for Apprenticeship LA, two SBA awards for the Women's Business Center totaling $350,000, and approval of a $1,179,663 Title III grant for the "Crossing Over" dual enrollment project.
Minutes have not been published for any meeting in this roundup. Everything below describes what was scheduled, proposed or listed for discussion, not what was decided. Vote tallies and outcomes were not available in the records reviewed.
Board of Trustees, Oct. 14
Alongside the grant items, the agenda listed approval of student travel including a $6,100 STEM retreat to Knott's Berry Farm, and a recommendation to reject a claim for damages filed by Nancy La Scala. The agenda text did not state the basis for the recommendation.
Facilities and Measure PCC
The Board of Trustees Facilities Committee met Oct. 6 with an agenda that included approval of draft minutes from the June 4, 2026 meeting, a facilities update, and a discussion of upcoming Measure PCC contracts. The facilities update and the Measure PCC contracts item were both listed as information items with possible action. The agenda did not identify specific contracts or dollar amounts.
Student government money
The ASPCC Executive Board's Oct. 14 agenda included a proposed ASPCC budget for academic year 2026-27 not to exceed $93,300.00, approval of ICC funding, and discussion of a CCSAA conference trip scheduled for Oct. 16.
The ASPCC Student Equity Committee met Oct. 13 with a possible approval of a $100 funding request for a Black Student Success Center event, confirmation of the committee's vice chair for 2026-2027, and a possible appointment of Andrew Chang to the committee. The ASPCC Inter Club Council Funding Committee met Oct. 9 to approve ICC funding criteria and funding requests.
The ASPCC Student Services Committee met Oct. 6 with a single action item: a vote to appoint Naveen Imran as Vice Chair.
Curriculum and instruction
The AS Curriculum and Instruction Committee met Oct. 8 to vote on modifications to HOSP 015, CHIN 001, MATH 005C and MATH 005CH, a modification to the Medical Assisting - Administrative and Clinical Certificate of Achievement and Associate in Science, and the addition of a prerequisite for MATH 005C. The committee also discussed the Discipline Placement Policy and the Fall 2026 Catalog Cleanup.
A second meeting on Oct. 15 listed a revision of the Discipline Placement Policy, a proposal for a new Creative Writing Certificate, a request for a new ISA curriculum prefix, and a Tech Review.
Accreditation, program review and governance
The Accreditation Standing Committee met Oct. 6 to review an ISER draft review campus forum, an ISER draft feedback survey, standards evidence, and the 2026-2027 ISER workplan and timeline. The College Council's Oct. 15 agenda covered AP 7250 Administrator Hiring, the BP/AP Development, Review, and Approval Process, and the ISER draft review and approval timeline.
The Program Review Committee met Oct. 16 for possible action on program reviews for Welding; Anatomy, Microbiology and Physiology; and Engineering.
The Academic Senate Board met Oct. 12 to vote on faculty appointments to the Faculty Hiring Periodization, Adjunct Faculty Issues, and Curriculum and Instruction committees, and on the appointment of Desiree Zuniga to the Strategic Planning Committee. The agenda also listed review of Academic Senate account balances totaling $8,200.59 and discussion of 2026-2027 Senate Goals.
The Classified Senate met Oct. 7 to review AP 6523 Information Security - Logging and Monitoring and AP 3720 Technology Accepted Use, and to receive an update on the grants approval process from Executive Director Hannah Lawler.
Coming up
- **Oct. 19 - Strategic Planning Standing Committee:** proposed Strategic Plan Performance Framework and Outcomes Dashboard, plus a Nuventive Platform demonstration.
- **Oct. 20 - Campus Distance Education Committee:** faculty membership appointed by the Academic Senate and a draft PCC Accessibility Observation Rubric.
- **Oct. 20 - ASPCC Student Services Committee:** approval of the CDC Trick or Treat budget, plus Health Fair and CEC Foothill Fair discussion.
- **Oct. 21 - ASPCC Executive Board:** approval of a B2B Unplugged event budget not to exceed $1,500.00, appointment of an associate delegate to the student senate of community colleges, and discussion of a potential resolution regarding a campus sexual assault allegation.