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Intent to Raise Questions

Responses to questions from February 24, 2015Slide2

A. Morris: Bike Sharing

A

. Morris: request for administration to look at enhancing bike share – are there funds available to help faculty purchase

bikes?

R

easoning

= enhances efficiency due to faculty spending less time getting to / from appointments / classes given current parking “issues”Slide3

Response from Ray

Porras

,

Director of Parking and Transportation Services:

I have been researching Bike Share Programs for the campus and have found The Collegiate Bicycle Company which is currently in use at UCSB.  I am open to any suggestions regarding bicycle programs that the Senate may have.  I am currently working on building the next phase of parking on University Dr.  We are also looking at the feasibility that we can have sufficient financial resources to be able to provide an electric shuttle program to assist transporting people from these distant parking lots.Slide4

L. Sanchez: CI Outreach to Local High Schools

Luis

Sanchez: what plans does CI have for outreach to local high

schools? Is

there any existing outreach program where CI ensures that local high school students, especially those in underserved communities, view our campus as a viable option to earn a college

degree?Slide5

Ginger Reyes, AVP/Director of Admissions and Records:

List of schools that CI actively recruits at within local area (56 high schools & 8 community colleges)

2013

-2014 Recruitment Calendar (anything in yellow are the activities we have done specifically for our local area schools)

2014

-2015 Recruitment Calendar to date (anything in yellow are the activities we have done specifically for our local area schools

)

Currently, I have a staff of 3 full time recruiters who conduct visits and represent CI at on and off campus events.  I also utilize them to assist with the admission evaluation processing of our 15,000 applicants.  We work with a travel budget of about $18,000 so any expansion of activities, service or recruitment area will be dependent upon resource availability.Slide6

S. Kelly: Information Request by FPC

S. Kelly: question directed at VPs for Academic Affairs, Student Affairs, Business and Financial Affairs, Technology and Communication – According to the

By Laws

of the Academic Senate, the charge of the Fiscal Policies Committee is to “review the University’s annual budget” and make “policy recommendations concerning the optimum utilization of resources in the achievement of university academic objectives.” To comply with this charge we require information from the major divisions of the

University

. Through the office of the

Provost, the

Fiscal Policies Committee has requested information from each of the major divisions of the

University

regarding the use

of resources

in their

areas.

Do you intend to supply the Fiscal Policies

Committee with

this information? If so, what is your timeline for doing so?Slide7

Response from G. Hutchinson:

G.

Hutchinson had

received info,

and

forwarded to VPs – meeting

who met the next day. The VPs responded to Fiscal Policies with a statement of willingness to participate in an open process and hoped for a better timeline for discussions in the future.

Strategic Resource Planning Taskforce is following through on this request.Slide8

J. Meriwether: Status of BA in Global Studies Degree Program

J. Meriwether: pleased to get

President Rush’s

email about new Doctorate in Education degree program; however, please provide an explanation to faculty as to why the BA in Global Studies degree program – approved by the Academic Senate a full year prior to the

Ed.D

. program – has yet to be approved by the CO and has now been leapfrogged.Slide9

Response from William

Cordeiro

, AVP MVS School of Business:

Early February the CO was asked about the BA in Global Studies Degree. The response was they were busy preparing for the Trustees Meeting and would respond later.

In the meantime, a letter of support for the

EdD

was obtained from the Chancellor as a special request to meet the WASC deadline and sent directly to Dr. Gary Kinsey

The CO said they will review the BA in Global

Studies soon.Slide10

A. Perchuk

: Tree Trimming

A.

Perchuk

: is it possible to trim the large palm tree on the north side of Camarillo Road, which is protruding into the breakdown and travel lanes, causing a hazard for motorists, cyclists and pedestrians?Slide11

Response from R. Banuelos:

Thank you for alerting us to campus safety issues. This palm tree was trimmed on 3/11/15.

If you have any other concerns of this nature, please feel free to contact us at 805-437-8464.Slide12

A. Jimenez: Use of Humanely-raised Animal Products at Food Services

A. Jimenez: are Food Services on campus taking any steps to include animal products that are humanely raised? If so, what are these steps? If not, please explain why

not.Slide13

Response from Erik Blaine, AVP for Administrative Services:

University

Glen Commercial Services is in its 5

th

year of providing food services to the CI and University Glen communities. A fact that places it in comparable infancy when matched against most nationwide university food services. Since its inception UGC Commercial Services has embraced sustainable practices where economically possible. All of the coffee we have served since opening is certified Fair Trade and organically grown

.Slide14

Response continued…

When faced with the inability to utilize washable plates and silverware in Islands because of infrastructure limitations that did not allow the building of a dish room, a fully compostable product line was introduced to maximize that sustainable effort. During the early Spring Semester this year all seafood served in UGC facilities is certified by the Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch. This program recommends which seafood to buy or avoid, helping you select items that are fished or farmed in ways that have less impact on the environment.Slide15

Response continued…

A natural next step is to consider “humanely raised animal products.” Products to be considered are cage free eggs, free range chicken, and pasture raised grass fed beef. Unfortunately the cost increases associated with conversion to these products is significant. The difference between our current pricing for eggs and cage free eggs is a 106% increase. Similarly, the average cost difference with conversion to humanely raised animal products represents an average 61% increase over current pricing. Slide16

Response continued…

Based on our current average usage a complete conversion to the new product line is estimated to represent an annual cost increase of over $100,000. Based on this significant cost increase, and other economic pressures including implementation of the Affordable Care Act, a minimum wage increase and the implementation of sick leave for hourly employees, it is not feasible to convert our product line at this time. Slide17

B.

Monsma

: Public Outdoor Shared Spaces

B.

Monsma

: can there be attention devoted to creating more public outdoor spaces that can be shared use among students, faculty and staff? Recently, outdoor eating/meeting space has been privatized and fenced in, and plans for new dining spaces will also be private. If public funds are used to provide space to meet the business model of a contractor, can funds also be designated to meet the non-commercial needs of the community? These spaces are essential for creating the kind of community that CI has long articulated itself to

be.Slide18

Response from John

Gormley

, Campus Architect/Senior Director, Planning Design & Construction:

The short answer is yes, we are constantly looking for opportunities to create more programmable exterior spaces for instructional, gathering and other co-curricular uses.  In fact, there is an area just to the east of Del Norte Hall adjacent to Madera Hall that was developed as part of that project for that purpose.  Sierra Hall has a second floor terrace that has similar uses.   We have outfitted the second floor terrace in the Bell Tower with tables and chairs, as well as the Bell Tower East Courtyard.  We also provided space in the Burgess Courtyard (the renovated courtyard between the Bell Tower and Student Union).  Both student housing villages have significant exterior spaces for programmable uses, and Student Housing Phase III will also have outdoor space for gathering.Slide19

Response continued…

The primary reason we don’t have more exterior space for gathering though is an issue of available financial resources.  We have plenty of courtyard spaces that can be transformed into usable space, so with opportunities for capital projects, we always attempt to create an inviting exterior environment that supports both the physical beauty of the campus, but also the academic mission as well.