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Emergency Planning and Preparedness Training The California Community College Systems Office (formerly the Chancellor’s Office) is presenting Emergency Planning and Preparedness Training at five sites around the state, with COM being one of the host sites. The training will take place on Thursday, September 27, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the IVC Library and Ohlone 215 with the following two sessions being offered.
One hundred sixty-two participants from community colleges all over Northern California will be attending the sessions at IVC including 25 administrators, emergency response team members, safety personnel, facilities staff, and others from College of Marin. All workshop costs are paid for by a grant from the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security. COM Budget Forecast Tied to Ailing Housing Market Basic aid districts like COM enjoy a revenue stream that is, by definition, above the state guaranteed funding formula. This revenue is primarily based on local property taxes, which is somewhat less certain than the state guaranteed funding formula especially when the housing market begins to slow down and decline. As homes are put on the market and sold at higher rates, additional property tax revenues are generated for basic aid districts. Recently, housing sales in Marin have slowed and are not keeping pace with previous years. This decline is a predicator that additional revenue will not be available from property taxes next year, which is not good news for the college. The budget planning process requires taking into consideration the fact that even as expenditures are increasing (due to the rising costs of such items as health insurance, step and column increases, and utilities among others) revenues are flattening and are in fact more likely declining. Moreover, the Board of Trustees is committed to maintaining a healthy reserve requiring extreme prudence in planning for the year and years ahead. What is a fund balance reserve? Fund balance is required to be reported in two components—reserved and unreserved. When the fund balance is reserved, it either means that the resources are in a form that cannot be appropriated and spent (such as inventory) or that the resources are legally limited to being used for a particular purpose. The portion of the fund balance that is not reserved is called an unreserved fund balance. An unreserved fund balance represents resources that can be used for any purpose of the fund they are reported in. Unreserved fund balance in a debt service fund can be used to repay any outstanding debt. Unreserved fund balance in the general fund can be used for any purpose at all. Why does COM have a fund balance reserve? Since the College of Marin is a “basic aid” district, a sizable reserve is required to protect the college from unforeseen events. The revenue from taxes in a fluctuating real estate market is less predictable than the guarantee of state apportionment that non-basic aid districts receive. For that reason, basic aid districts generally maintain a fiscal reserve in excess of state minimum guidelines in order to soften the possible effect of local property taxes plummeting due to an unexpected downturn in the real estate market or other factors. Districts do and should also maintain reserves for other purposes such as legal difficulties or other conditions requiring a higher level of reserves. How is the amount of the reserve determined? A prudent contingency reserve is at least equal to the current-year differential between a district’s basic aid revenue and the state’s funding formula guarantee. This protects the institution from the possibility of reentry into state apportionment funding, the likelihood of which increases with a change in the differential between state and basic aid funding. This type of protective reserve needs to be accumulated over time. 2007 Flu Shots for only $20! Following is the schedule for the 2007 flu shots, which will be available to anyone over 18 years of age for a $20 fee. (We do not bill insurance plans and are not a Medicare provider.) Flu shots will be available by appointment after November 2. For more information call the College of Marin Health Center at (415) 485-9458 (x7458).
Publishing Web Pages on the College Web Site The college is currently piloting a web publishing project using Adobe Contribute software that is designed to give end users access to edit web page content and create new web pages using a convenient GUI web-based interface. About 20 faculty and staff volunteers have been participating in the Contribute pilot project over the past few months, and so far the results are very promising. Several issues have been debugged, but more testing is necessary to see if this is a practical model for decentralizing the web publishing function. Participants are required to attend a special training and sign an acceptable use agreement. Contribute licenses can be purchased through the IT Department for $39 each with orders of 10 or more. Those interested in participating should complete a Tech Stream request (located on the college Intranet) to purchase and install the Adobe Contribute software, attend a training session (times and dates TBA or call Kathleen Kirkpatrick for information), sign a use agreement, and obtain a connection key. If you have an immediate need to publish your web pages to the COM website, please email Senior Graphic Designer Hector Seguel.
COM Hosting Transfer Day College of Marin is hosting Transfer Day 2007 on September 27, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., in front of the Learning Center on the Kentfield Campus. COM students, along with their families and friends, are invited to the free event. More than 35 colleges and universities will be on campus to meet with students and provide information on how to transfer. University and college representatives will be happy to talk to students about transfer interests and to answer questions such as how to apply, what kinds of scholarships and financial aid the school provides, what programs and majors they have, what the campus is like, what the students are like, and what else can be done to make the transfer transition a success. Colleges and universities from California will be at the event, including UC, CSU, and independent schools. Out-of-state schools will also be at Transfer Day 2007, including schools from Oregon, Hawaii, Nevada, Colorado, and Arizona. There will be a wealth of good information for all at the event, and special College of Marin Student Packets with the “nuts and bolts” details on the transfer process will be available. Students will even be provided with a list of questions to ask the school representatives in case they’re not sure what to ask. There will be a student drawing for an iPod nano and other prizes. If possible, instructors are asked to allow any students with classes scheduled from 10:00 a.m. to 1 p.m. on September 27th to attend this annual event. For additional information, contact Janice Austin in the Transfer and Career Center, (415) 485-9671 (x7671).
MIS Training at College of Marin Bonnie Edwards from the State Chancellor’s Office will conduct a Management Information Systems (MIS) training session at COM on Tuesday, October 2, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in Olney Hall 96. MIS are the data collected from each college by the State Chancellor’s Office. These data include:
Bonnie will address the following questions:
Who should attend: HR, Payroll, IT, Curriculum Committee Members, Department Chairs, Office of Instructional Management, Research and Planning, Student Services, Financial Aid, Testing, Admissions and Records, Matriculation, faculty and staff who oversee categorical programs, and anyone with an interest in receiving the training. Room Reservations Room Reservations in the Office of Instructional Management are now being handled by Tom Hudgens. He can be reached at extension 7374 or by email at tom.hudgens@marin.edu. Please contact him if you need assistance. KUDOS Carol Lefkowitz, Fine Arts instructor, will be exhibiting in a five person exhibition at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Artists Gallery, Fort Mason Center, Building A, San Francisco. The show will run from October 3 through November 2. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Saturday from 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., and an opening reception is scheduled on October 3 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. COM Drama teacher, W. Allen Taylor, will be on hand for the posthumous induction of his father, Bill Hawkins, into the Radio/Television Broadcasters Hall of Fame in Ohio on October 7. Hawkins was the first African American radio disc jockey in that town and the subject of Taylor’s “Walkin’ Talkin’ Bill Hawkins . . . In Search of My Father,” a solo show which premiered at the Marsh Berkeley in early ’06. Taylor will be accepting the award on his father’s behalf and will be performing his show at the East Cleveland Public Library on October 14. COM Athletics Results: Men’s Soccer Marin 4 Napa 0 Football De Anza 41 Marin 14 (7 to 6 at the half) Home schedule for week of September 24: Men’s Soccer vs. Yuba (at COM) - Tuesday, September 25, 4 p.m. Job Fair The COM Job Placement Center is hosting a Fall Job Fair at the Indian Valley Campus. The event is scheduled for Wednesday, September 26, 2007, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Internet Café, located in Building #12 near parking lot 5. Employers from the Bay Area will be available to accept resumes and answer questions about employment. The Job Placement Center establishes and maintains contacts with businesses in the community to provide students with job leads and internships in various fields. Assistance is available to current students, as well as COM alumni of any age. This event is also open to the public and is free of charge. If you would like additional information, please contact Carol Perez at x7410. The Job Placement Center is located in the Student Services Center, Room 145.
Staff Parking Permits The COM Police Department would like to remind all staff that Staff Parking Permits need to be renewed by October 1. Forms are available in the Mail Rooms at both the Kentfield and IVC campuses. They can also be found on the intranet. If you have any questions, call Campus Police at x7455. Upcoming Democratic State Senator Debate On Thursday, September 27, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., the 6th AD Democrats' Club and Students for Social Responsibility will present a California Democratic State Senate Candidates' Forum at Olney Hall. Candidates who are scheduled to attend are Senator Carole Migden, Assemblyman Mark Leno, COM Trustee Phil Kranenburg, and San Francisco Police Commissioner Joe Alioto Verronese. All are welcome and admission is free. Dissent: Voices of Conscience Colonel Ann Wright, formerly a member of the U.S. Foreign Service, is scheduled to speak on Tuesday, October 16, from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Olney Hall. Colonel Wright resigned from the U.S. Foreign Service in March 2003 over several disagreements with the Bush administration, including their decision to attack Iraq, the lack of effort in resolving the Israel-Palestinian situation, and unnecessary curtailment of civil liberties. Her newly published book will be available. For additional information contact Students for Social Responsibility at (415) 287-4271 or email jimmyjustice@gmail.com. COM Theatre and Dance Performance Schedule 2007-2008
Theatre Dancing at Lughnasa, Brian Friel’s award-winning play, will be performed on October 5, 6, 12, 13, 19, and 20 at 8 p.m. and October 14 and 21 at 2 p.m. in the Fine Arts Theatre. The play will be directed by Molly Noble. Tickets are $15 for general and $12 for students, seniors, COM staff, and alumni. For reserved seating, please call the box office at (415) 485-9385. A benefit for the COM Drama Scholarship Fund, Improv – Holiday Foibles, produced by Carla Zilbersmith, will be presented on December 6, 7, and 8 at 8 p.m. and December 9 at 2 p.m. in the Studio Theatre. Admission will be a $10 donation at the door with open seating. Dance Performances of the fall dance concert, Signatures of Motion, are scheduled for November 2, 3, 9, and 10 at 8 p.m. in the Fine Arts Theatre. Tickets are $15 for general and $10 for students, seniors, COM staff, and alumni. For tickets, please call the box office at (415) 485-9385. Fall Works and Works in Progress will be presented on Friday, December 7, at 12 noon in the COM Dance Studio, Kentfield Campus. Admission is free. The Fall Musical Theatre Cabaret, a benefit show for the Dance Program, will be performed on Friday, December 14, at 7:30 p.m. in the COM Dance Studio, Kentfield Campus. Admission will be a $5 donation at the door.
Theatre/Dance A Performing Arts Department combined production of William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream will be offered on February 29, March 1, 7, 8, 14, and 15 at 8 p.m. and March 9 and 16 at 2 p.m. in the Fine Arts Theatre. This production will be directed by James Dunn, with musical direction by the music faculty, and choreography by the dance faculty. Tickets are $18 for general and $15 for students, seniors, COM staff, and alumni. For reserved seating, please call the box office at (415) 485-9385. To audition for A Midsummer Night’s Dream, prepare a two-minute Shakespearean monolog and come to the open audition on Saturday, December 1, at 10 a.m. in the Fine Arts Theatre, room FA 150. Callbacks will be on Tuesday, December 4, at 7 p.m.
Have a great week! Frances L.White, Ph.D. Superintendent/President President's Monday Briefing webpage Technical Contact: Nicole Cruz, Admin. Assist., 415-485-9648 x7648 Content Responsible: Cathy Summa-Wolfe, Dir. of Communications & Community Relations, 415-485-9528 |
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