ORGANIZATION FOR THE SELF-STUDY
The President's Cabinet initiated the process for the planning and organization of the self-study in August 1998. Based on our college's shared governance model, the Academic Senate appointed a faculty representative to work as co-chair with the Vice President for Academic Services, who is our Accreditation Liaison Officer. A Steering Committee was appointed and a time table was established at the beginning of Spring 1999.
Appointments were made to the Steering Committee with the purpose of encouraging broad participation and assuring thoroughness and accuracy of the final report. Keeping in mind the need for representation from all campus groups, ten subcommittees were developed into writing teams, one for each standard, from a list of volunteers. (Org for Self-Study, Res Doc O1) The writing teams had access to centralized resources and the results of both student and staff surveys.
The drafts of standard reports were completed by writing teams and reviewed by the content editor on a staggered time line beginning in February 2000. In August 2000, final drafts were reviewed by the Steering Committee before posting them on our web site. Input as to the content and accuracy of the report was requested from the community, from all our staff, and from major campus organizations, including the Board of Trustees, Associated Students, California School Employees Association (CSEA), California Teachers Association (CTA/NEA), Academic Senate, and the College Council before final approval by the Steering Committee and the Board of Trustees.
The Steering Committee made every effort to ensure that the Imperial Valley College Accreditation Self-Study is honest and fair-minded, and that it is a study owned by everyone in the institution. Our goal was to develop a good tool that we can use to improve our effectiveness as an educational institution.
STEERING COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Self-Study Co-Chairs
John Hunt, Vice President for Academic Services
Valerie Rodgers, Academic Senate Representative
Writing Team Subcommittee Chairs
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Standard One: Institutional Mission |
Carol Lee, Transfer Center Program Director Rueben Lopez, Dean of Extended Campus Student Representative |
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Standard Two: Institutional Integrity |
Jan Magno, Dean of Financial Aid & State Programs Barbara Nilson, Instructor of Mathematics |
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Standard Three: Institutional Effectiveness |
Saul Hom, Director of Information Systems Ralph Marquez, Counselor |
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Standard Four: Educational Programs |
Eric Jacobson, Behavioral Science and Social Science Division Chair/Academic Senate President
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Standard Five: Student Support and Development |
Victor Jaime, Vice President for Student Services |
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Standard Six: Information and Learning Resources |
Eileen Ford, Dean of Learning Services |
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Standard Seven: Faculty and Staff |
Jon Tyler, Director of Human Resources (Through June 30, 2000)
Ruth Montenegro, Interim Director of Human Resources
Gail Parish, Financial Aid Technician/CSEA President
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Standard Eight: Physical Resources |
Janell Hodgkin, Director of Fiscal Services Carlos Fletes, Vice President for Business Services |
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Standard Nine: Financial Resources |
Janell Hodgkin, Director of Fiscal Services Carlos Fletes, Vice President for Business Services |
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Standard Ten: Governance and Administration |
Gilbert Dominguez, Superintendent/ President |
Marian Long -- Board of Trustees Representative
James Patterson, Humanities Division Chair -- Content Editor
Bill Gay, Public Relations Consultant -- Design Editor
Shirley Hofer-Bell, Executive Assistant -- Technical Support
Rashaell Hodkinson, Staff Secretary -- Technical Support
Final Editor, Karen Stiegler
Graphic Design, Jaime Servin