April 5, 2019 Vol. 198 No. 178

At the Board of Trustees’ meeting on April 3, the Board received a status update on the implementation of AB 705—the assembly bill that changes guidelines around remedial English and math instruction. The Board endorsed the nomination of Cecilia Schreyer, Instructional Lab Coordinator, OCC, for the California Community Colleges Classified Employee of the Year Award. The Board accepted the retirement of David Rodriguez, OCC Construction Technology.

Pictured: Cecilia Schreyer (center) Instructional Lab Coordinator, OCC, with the chancellor and Board of Trustees

CHANCELLOR’S SCHEDULE

WEEK OF April 8, 2019

Monday – Friday

In the District

BOARD MEETING DATE

April 17, 2019

Board Meeting

COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS

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President’s Bulletin, please

visit the following link:

blog.coastline.edu

To view the Golden West

College News Room, please

visit the following link:

www.gwcnews.com

To view Orange Coast

College news, please

visit the following link:

www.orangecoastcollege.edu/news

APRIL IS COMMUNITY COLLEGE AWARENESS MONTH Community College Month is a national campaign to raise awareness about the importance of our institutions to communities

and to students. One of the many ways Coast Community College District serves our community is by making a significant

economic impact in Orange County.

How are you making an impact? Share your story and email publicaffairs@cccd.edu for a chance to be featured in an upcoming

News Brief. Get social and celebrate Coast success stories on Twitter, Facebook and other social media using #CCMonth.

TWO-FACTOR AUTHENTICATION UPDATE

Protecting our networks and systems from external threats isn’t just a good idea, it’s the law. We are required to secure student

and employee data. Over the coming weeks, District Information Services is implementing two-factor authentication as an extra

layer of security to protect that important information.

Next week, all employees and students will be required to register a personal email address when logging in to most Coast

Colleges systems. In addition to being an optional communications channel for automated password resets, this email account

will be the initial communications channel for the second factor “code” when two-factor authentication is implemented. Users

may defer registering a personal e-mail account up to five times and still be able to log in. After five deferrals, users will not be

allowed to log in without registering a personal e-mail. Currently about 75% of active employees and 50% of active students

have already registered a personal e-mail and will not need to take any action at this time.

After two-factor authentication is enabled and the user successfully logs in receiving the second factor “code” via personal

e-mail, users will have the option of changing their second factor authentication mechanism to:

Duo smartphone application – district cost/provided

Google Authenticator smartphone application – free

SMS Text Message – generally included in your mobile phone plan

Yubikey Security Token – user bears cost

Personal e-mail – free

Students will not be able to choose Duo. Instructions on how to select choices listed above, and Frequently Asked Questions,

can be found here.

Remember, two-factor authentication will only be required when accessing most Coast Colleges systems from outside the

district network.

COASTLINE NAMED AMONG 2019 MOST PROMISING PLACES TO WORK IN COMMUNITY COLLEGES This week, Diverse: Issues in Higher Education announced that Coastline College was named among its 2019 Most Promising Places to Work in Community Colleges. With a focus on workplace diversity, staffing practices, and work environment, and a web-based survey approach to examine categories such as family friendliness, salary/benefits, and professional development opportunities, to name a few. The findings will be published in the May 16 edition of the magazine.

COASTLINE COLLEGE HOSTS WORKSHOPS AND EVENTS IN OBSERVANCE OF SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH

Across the Coast District, the Title IX Office educates and prevents sexual misconduct on campus in addition to upholding the policy when issues arise on campus. This year’s theme for Sexual Assault Awareness Month is “I ASK” – I ASK focuses on consent and assuring that everyone knows and is using consent in all aspects of their relationships. Read more about related workshops and events on the Coastline Blog.

IN MEMORIAM This week, two long-time Golden West College employees passed away. Christopher L. Hamilton had been a mainstay at Golden West College for 43 years. He has served as a full-time faculty member and professor of business since 1976. A longtime member of the Coast Federation of Educators, Chris was one of the vice presidents for the union where he was a member of the negotiations team. John Tornow had been a valued employee of Golden West College for 30 years. In 1989, John began as a Bookstore Assistant Manager and over the years, worked his way into the role of Information Services Supervisor—providing necessary campus support to students and faculty during our evening operations. They will be missed.

GWC ACTORS NOMINATED FOR AWARDS

Golden West College is proud to announce that three of its actors from THE GREAT GOD PAN have been nominated for Irene Ryan Acting Scholarships by the Kennedy Center’s American College Theater Festival. The nominees are Matthew Cobb, who played Jamie, Carolyn Feres, who played Paige, and Marisa Shlichtman, who played Joelle. They will now be eligible to compete for scholarship awards at the 52nd annual KCACTF Region 8 gathering, which will be

held mid-February 2020 at California State University, Fullerton. Region 8 of the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival is comprised of universities, state colleges, and community colleges in Arizona, Central and Southern California, Hawaii, Southern Nevada, Utah and Guam. Congratulations to the entire cast and crew of THE GREAT GOD PAN. Special congratulations to Matthew, Carolyn, and Marisa on their nominations.

OCC PLANETARIUM OFFICIALLY OPENS ITS DOORS TO THE PUBLIC

On March 22, Orange Coast College welcomed employees, donors and community supporters to witness the dedication of the College’s new Planetarium. More than 300 people gathered on the patio of the Planetarium’s main entrance to watch the ribbon-cutting and hear speeches from College and District leaders, including Interim President Kevin Ballinger, Board President Dr. Lorraine Prinsky, and Associated Students of OCC President Jesse Lopez. Former OCC President Dr. Dennis Harkins was on hand for the celebration, as well as retired English professor and major donor Mary McChesney, whose $1 million gift funded the Planetarium’s Foucault Pendulum.

Pictured left to right: Chancellor John Weispfenning, Trustee Mary Hornbuckle, Trustee President Lorraine Prinsky, Planetarium Director Scott Mitchell, Interim OCC President Kevin Ballinger, Trustee David Grant, Trustee Jim Moreno, and Associated Students of OCC President Jesse Lopez.

Foundation Board members David Cline and Mary Lynn Bergman-Rallis were surprised with the unveiling of their OCC Planetarium namesakes — the Barbara and David Cline Science-on-a-Sphere exhibit, and the John and Mary-Lynn Bergman-Rallis Theatre. McChesney was also presented with her special Planetarium namesake – the Foucault Pendulum that her generous gift made possible. McChesney was asked to speak during the dedication ceremony, and her words rang true throughout the evening, “with this planetarium we are all saying hello to the optimistic future we hope for.”

Above: After the ribbon-cutting, guests were invited to stay for a show, explore the Planetarium’s many exhibits and mingle with one another.

ORANGE COAST COLLEGE HAT DAY AT ANGEL STADIUM TOMORROW

Orange Coast College Pirates will descend on Angels Stadium of Anaheim for “OCC Day” tomorrow, Saturday, April 6 as the Angels take on the Texas Rangers. Gates will open at 11:35 a.m. for the game, with the first pitch scheduled for 1:05 p.m. Tickets can be purchased for $25 at www.angels.com/occ and all tickets come with a complimentary, customized OCC Angels hat. Those who purchase a ticket package via the Angels/OCC website can pick up their hat at a pre-game event in the Gate 5 Courtyard prior to the start of the game. This is the third year that OCC has teamed up with the Angels baseball franchise to host a college-themed event. Last year, actors and OCC Alumni of the Year Adam Devine and Blake Anderson threw out the first pitch at OCC Night at Angel Stadium. In addition to employees of the College, Coast alumni and community supporters are invited to show their “Pirate Pride” at this year’s game by attending and wearing their customized hats.

Did you know that The California Community Colleges is the largest system of higher education in the United States, serving more than 2.1 million students? As a point of reference, the CSU and UC systems combined only total around 800,000 students. Moreover, one in 10 community college students nationally are educated in California. April is Community College Month across the country and it’s easy to see that community colleges play an important role in the postsecondary education system. Ask around, and you’ll find everyone here has a story about why they chose to work at a community college. Mine is straightforward—I’m proud to work within a system that provides students with a high-quality education that motivates them to excel, and equips them with the skills and knowledge they will need to succeed in work and life. Community colleges offer everyone access to an excellent, affordable education without

admission requirements. We open doors for students from different socioeconomic backgrounds—and to those who might not otherwise be able to attend college. American community colleges are recognized across the globe as being a vibrant sector of postsecondary education. In the United States, people look to California for leadership, and in California, people look to Coast. If you have a Coast success story you’d like to share, email publicaffairs@cccd.edu for a chance to be featured in an upcoming news brief.

Have a great weekend,

John Weispfenning, Ph. D. Chancellor