From:   SIMPSON_LANTZ  
Sent:   Thu 5/15/2003 5:50 PM
To:   FACULTY_ALL
Subject:   May 15 Board meeting vote

To All Faculty:
 
Thursday afternoon the Board of Trustees voted to support the resolution to lay off eight full time faculty and eliminate several vocational programs.
The vote was as follows: 
 

YES – Trustees Roney, Quinones, Nichelson, Shamey, Ehrhart-Morrison
NO – Trustee Greenstein
ABSTAIN – Student Trustee Sandera
ABSENT – Trustee Currey
 

Lantz Simpson

From:   DOSSETT_GORDON  
Sent:   Fri 5/16/2003 10:54 AM
To:   FACULTY_ALL
Subject:   Special Academic Senate meeting
 
To all faculty--

Yesterday the Board of Trustees voted 5-1 to close the Transportation Technology, Architecture and Public Safety programs and lay off eight full-time faculty members.  Although not technically an action taken yesterday, the administration proposes merging Office Information Systems with Computer Information Systems and eliminating the Recreation and Tourism/Hospitality programs.  Respiratory Therapy would continue for two years, the length of the current contract the college has with East Los Angeles College, the program's co-sponsor. The Interior Architectural Design and Fashion and Merchandising programs would continue with reduced course offerings. 

In anticipation of the board's action, the Academic Senate last Tuesday scheduled a special meeting to take place at 11:15 on Tuesday, May 20 in B144.  The purpose of the meeting is to consider what course of action would be an appropriate response, up to and including putting before the full faculty a vote of no confidence in the superintendent/president and/or the board of trustees.  Please let your senators know your opinion on this important matter.  All faculty are welcome to attend the meeting.

Gordon Dossett
Academic Senate President