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Academic Senate
President’s Report
to YCCD Board of Trustees
(A.K.A “Howerton Highlights”)
Date: MAY 13, 2021
Good Evening Trustees,
This is an exciting time in our academic calendar as we prepare to celebrate our students and their
achievements. It has been a busy month as we plan and implement several activities and end-of-
the-year celebrations (many of which were shared by WCC Acting President Gardner).
In addition to all the student events, I would like to highlight some faculty work that once again
adds to our overall college community.
INK Magazine: A Literary Arts Magazine (17th edition) (online)
https://ink.yccd.edu/Data/Sites/1/media/spring-2021-ink-magazine-final-with-
cover.pdf
• Faculty advisor, English Professor Kevin Ferns; Cover art by WCC Student
Jasmin Lopez
• 36 pieces of poetry
• 17 pieces of visual arts/photography
2021 Virtual Humanities Expo (Opened 4/16/2021) – Virtual Displays online
https://wcc.yccd.edu/academics/humanities/humanties-expo/
• Organized by English Professor Noel Bruening
• 22 student displays
Meet the C-Suite (April 28, 2021)
• Organized as part of a series by Business department Associate Professor
Claudio Cisneros
• Panelist: Noe Hernandez (CFO – Zocalo Restaurant Group); Seann Rooney
(Executive Director – Oak Park Business Association and Handle District)
• Part of an ongoing series established in Fall 2020
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12th Annual Student Research Symposium (Virtual Event)
• Organized by Sociology Professor, Nili Kirschner
• Presentations will be made available on the Student Research Symposium Research
Webpage by May 26th with the option for viewers to send feedback to our student
researchers.
• A formal link will be sent out later this month (including to the trustees) when the projects are
ready to view
• This year there are 49 students submitting 30 different projects from plant science,
psychology, and sociology courses.
articulator and other art by Associate Professor Manuel Rios
• Manuel’s art is about to be published in a book titled
articulator. According to the book’s description “This edition is
a series of conversations with six Sacramento-based artist-
community leaders. These narratives capture the challenges
and opportunities in growing and sustaining Sacramento’s
creative communities through personal storytelling. Alongside
these interviews is the work of six additional artist invited by
those who were interviewed to showcase a sampling of the
thriving Sacramento creative community.” This book will be
sold at the Crocker Museum and some other art
organizations.
• Manuel is also featured in the recent (May/June) issue of Sactown with some of his art. He is
scheduled to have a few of his pieces in an exhibition in the Bay at Root Division and will be
features in a documentary series of California Artists.
ASCCC Spring Plenary & Election of Executive Members (April 15-17)
As I shared last month, ASCCC held a virtual spring 2021 plenary. The theme was “Working
Collectively: Transforming and Decolonizing Institutions”. Deanna Pierro, Aree Metz, Annette Lee,
and part-time faculty member Claudia Ross-Ibarra accompanied me to this event. The event
concluded with voting on numerous resolutions. Results can be found on the ASCCC.org
webpage. We have also finalized elections for ASCCC executive committee with the following
results:
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EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OFFICERS 2021-22
President: Dolores Davison, Foothill College
Vice President: Virginia "Ginni" May, Sacramento City College
Secretary: Cheryl Aschenbach, Lassen College
Treasurer: Michelle Bean, Rio Hondo College
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REPRESENTATIVES ELECTED
Area A Representative: Stephanie Curry, Reedley College 2021-2023
Area B Representative: Karen Chow, DeAnza College 2020-2022
Area C Representative: Robert L. Stewart Jr., Los Angeles Southwest College 2020-2022
Area D Representative: LaTonya Parker, Moreno Valley College 2021-2023
North Representative: Christopher Howerton, Woodland College 2021- 2023
North Representative: Karla Kirk, Fresno City Colege 2021-2022
South Representative: Amber Gillis, Compton College 2021-2023
South Representative: Manuel Velez, San Diego Mesa College 2020-2022
At-Large Representative: Carrie Roberson, Butte College 2021-2023
At-Large Representative: Lance Heard, Mt. San Antonio College 2021-2022
WCC Senate Updates:
As a local senate we have strengthened our local resolutions process and over the last couple
months adopted a resolution recognizing the contributions of Chancellor Houston; a resolution in
solidarity with our Asian American and Pacific Islander Community; and tomorrow (5/14) consider
the adoption of a resolution supporting the efforts of Black Lives Matter.
At the end of this semester, we have two senators who will be rotating off our senate, Leslie Deniz
(CTE division rep) and Greg Gassman (Social Science Rep) who has served on our senate
continuously since we were a provisional senate prior to our college accreditation in 2008. We will
be welcoming incoming senators Robert Cabreros and Melissa Moreno.
Other Howerton Odds and Ends:
• I would like to recognize all the work of our staff and others who are committed to provide a
memorable virtual commencement experience for all our students. I had the fun opportunity
to pre-record my graduation message and look forward to seeing the virtual event on 5/28.
• Finally, I wanted to make you aware of a growing concern that has been expressed to me by
many faculty members as it relates to our need of consistent support for our student
success center(s). Over the last year there has been many personnel changes including
several instructional associate positions that have not been successfully refilled or staffed.
Ongoing delays is now jeopardizing some of our work to maintain our Supplemental
Instruction accreditation and supporting faculty who are implementing acceleration efforts
required by AB705. WCC Senate Leadership continues to have ongoing conversations with
WCC administration of our growing concern.
Be Well and Thank you.
Respectfully Submitted,
Christopher J. Howerton, M.A., Ed.S.
WCC Academic Senate President
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