Annual Report 1994-95

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GLENDALE
COWAUNIlY
COLLEGE
John R. Waltrip, Ph.D.
President
Administration
Celebrating Leadership
MARICOPA
COMMUNITY
COLLEGES
Gov rning Board
Roy C. Amrein, D.C.
President
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Secretary
Ed Contreras, B.s.
Linda B. Rosenthal, M.A.
Nancy Stein, A.G.s. '
Chancellor
Paul A. Elsner, Ed.D.
Joyce K. Elsner, EdD.
Dean of Administrative Services
Jean Ann Abel, M.A. .
Dean of Instruction, Business & Technology
Alberto R. Sanchez, M.A.
Dean of Instruction, Math and Humanities
D. Jean Staten, Ed.D.
'Dean of Instruction, English, Sciences,
Physical Education, Health, and Recreation
Mary Lou Bayless, B.s.
Associate Dean, Student Services
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Incoming Presiden - Dr. Tessa Martinez Pollack
Dr. Tessa Martinez Pollack was selected from a nationwide field of 100 applicants to
succeed Dr. John R. Waltrip as GCe's president. Dr. Pollack is president of the Miami­Dade
Community College Medical Center Campus in Miami, Florida. She will assume
her post at GCC in January 1996. .
Dr. Tessa Martinez Pollack
Dr. Pollack will be one of four women presidents of the 10 Maricopa Community Colleges,
and the first Hispanic woman to serve as chief executive of'an MCCD college. Her move
to the Valley indud~s her husband, Robert Pollack, who has spent his adult career in the
field of community development; and their daughter, Bree, 23, who will join the couple
to continue her education. "
Dr. Pollack told the Governing Board last month that her "heart and soul are in the
community colleges." For the last seven years she has been associated with one of the
nation's premier community colleges, Miami-Dade. She was selected to lead its Medical
Center Campus, located in an economically deprived area. She has built a wide range of
services to students and has developed community-basedprograms, such as taking health
programs into the surrounding community. She is highly regarded among educators at
the national level.
Dr. Pollack intends to continue her interest in building community partnerships in the
Glendale community. "There is an important path to be carved between the front doors
of our community colleges and the neighborhoods they serve,", she said.
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Dr. Pollack earned an associate of arts degree from San Antonio Community College, a
bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Texas at Austin, a master's degree
in education and business from the University of Texas at San Antonio, and a doctorate
degree from the Austin campus of the University of Texas.
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John R. Waltrip
President
I will leave ~y post knowing that the college is on solid ground with excellent faculty aJ;ld staff
committed to quality teaching and learning.
Dear Community Member:
Fall 1995
Italian architect,
Paolo Soleri, and
Dr. John Waltrip,
GCC President, are
at the ground­breaking
for the .
Soleri .Amphi­theater
being built
on the west side of
the campus.
As many of you know, I announced my plans to retire this year. My successor was recently
named by the Chancellor and Governing Board. Dr. Tessa Martinez Pollack, currently president
of Miami Dade Community College's Medical Center Campus in Miami, Florida, was selected
from a pool of 100 applicants. A short introduction to Dr. Pollack is printed on the facing page.
Dr. Pollack will assume her new position in January 19,96. Please give her the warm welcome
that I have always felt from this community.
Sincerely,
This is a special issue because we celebrated our 30th year in 1995. To commemorate this event,.
we held a reception for founding faculty, staff, and students prior to Commencement in the
Spring. It was rewarding to see the faces of some of those people who contributed so much to
the establishment and growth of this college.
It is with great pleasure that I present Glendale Community College's 1994-95 Annual Report.
Please take time to review the many accomplishments by the employees of GCe.
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Celebrating Accomplishment
• The summer archaeology field school at
Mitchell Springs in Cortez, Colo., had the
highest number of participants in its four­year
history. Nearly 50 students enrolled.
They found stone tools and ceramic pieces
and several Anasazi structures dating
back to approximately A.D. 1000.
• The Automotives Department began a
new Chrysler Apprenticeship Program to
complement GeC's established General
Motors (ASEP) and Ford (ASSET)
automotive apprenticeship programs.
• The Math Department expanded the
number of "Flex Format" courses, where
students use a variety of learning resources
and can take tests when they are ready.
The following are GCC's accomplishments for • New courses were added:
the 1994-95 fiscal year: Women in Other Cultures (ASB 211).
20 new courses in Business Technology
Enhancing Institutional Quality for the Office (BTO 100-160).
Review of General Chemistry I (CHM 095). • GCC celebrated its 30th year in 1995. To The Internet, Levels I-III (CIS 133AA-AC).
commemorate the occasion, a 30th Visual Basic Programming I (CIS 159).
Anniversary Committee held a reception Lab for Digital Design Fundamentals
for founding faculty, staff, and students (CSC/EEE 120 LL).
prior to commencement in May. Survey of Programming Languages (CSC 240).
Pre-Engineering Technology (ECE 101). • The Marketing and Public Relations ESL I-IV, Writing with Oral Practice
Council adopted new publication (ENG 032-035).
standards to create a more consistent Classical Backgrounds in Literature (ENH 250).
college image and to provide easy-to-use, Women Writers [from various co~tries]
quality publication guidelines. Through (ENH/WST 294 AA-AD).
workshops and a Publication Standards Geostrategy in History and Future
Manual, college personnel were (GCU/HIS 245).
introduced to new letterhead, publication Making Healthy Decisions: HN/ AIDS
templates, logos, flier shells, and other (HES 210).
standardized forms. Intercultural Perspectives (HUM 260).
Developmental Algebra (MAT 075). • A new Student Success Council, consisting Math Anxiety Avoidance (MAT 066).
of representatives from all offices that MacLiteracy for Musicians (MHL 201).
serve students, met to discuss ways to Five new courses in Total Quality
impr2ve student success. Management (TQM 202-210).
• Training and Employee Development staff • The Curriculum Committee updated
conducted faculty and staff training in GCe:;'s course offerings with 236 course
sexual harassment awareness, Americans deletions and 529 course modifications
with Disabilities Act laws and procedures,
and gender equity issues. • Many departments increased the number
• Over 300 employees participated in the of courses available in short-term format
Wellness Program, far exceeding the to allow scheduling flexibility for students'
national average for participation. busy lifestyles. A "fast track" schedule of
classes was created for high school
students.
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Business Technology for the Office
certificates in Data Entry Clerk,
Receptionist, General Office Secretary,
and Office Coordinator; Administrative
Office Coordinator associate of applied
science degree (AAS).
Financial Planning certificate.
High Technology (Semiconductor)
ManufacturingAAS degree, developed
in conjunction with Intel, Motorola,
SGS Thomson, Microchip, and Johnson
Controls.
Integrated Engineering AAS degree
View of the GCC campus from the (engineering, math, physics' and
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Italian architect, Paolo Soleri,
stands beside his original bell
sculpture in the atrium of the
Library Media Center.
• The Physical Education Department
added specialized sections of classes for
senior citizens, including moderate
aerobics, strength building, and flexibility
exercises. /
• The Faculty Development Committee
sponsored a variety of workshops to help
faculty improve their teaching techniques.
Special emphasis was given to promoting
the use of collaborative learning strategies
in the classroom.
Upgrading Facilities and
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• Maricopa County voters approved the
November 1994 bond issue for $386
million over seven years. Funds will be
designated for new classrooms,
remodeling of aging buildings, and
replacing soon-to-be-obsolete classroom
equipment. GCC will receive an estimated
$44 million of those funds. See box on
page 8 outlining GCe's major capital
developrp.ent plans for the next seven
years.
• The college broke ground for the new
Paolo Soleri Amphitheater, a silt cast half-
, domed structure that is an original design
created for the college. The amphitheater
is sponsored by the college's Evening
Student Government and the Art in Public
Places Committee.
• The Evening Student Government
commissioned Paolo Soleri to design a
sculpture of wind-bells for GCe. The
sculpture was installed in the Library
Media Center atrium during the summer.
• The Admissions & Records Office
improved its facilities and technology:
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stations for personnel and provided
seating for students receiving service.
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the Center for Information, Advisement
and Registration was enlarged to open up
the area and to make it easier for students
and staff to conduct business.
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installed to better serve students. The
Materials Request Line lets students
request information about the college 24
hours a day, seven days a week.
Requested materials are mailed out the
next working day. The other new line is
for Spanish-speakers. Information on
admission, registration, enrollment,
financial aid, and student records is
provided by a Spanish-sr.eaking college
representative.
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and Records office allows better exchange
of information with students, businesses,
and other educational institutions.
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upgraded software have given
Admissions & Records staff the
ability to share networked files on
graduates and honor students. The
file-sharing and cross-training
serves stuqents more effectively.
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eligibility certification rosters and
tracking of athletes was compu­terized
to eliminate redundant data
entry, to allow athletic rosters to be
certified more quickly, and to
permit coaches better access to
information on the status of their
athletes.
The Automotives program received
a number of vehicles donated for the
Ford, GM, and Chrysler sponsored
programs.
Disabled Student Resources purchased a
voice-activated computer that allows
students to run computer programs
entirely by voice. They also acquired a
stand-alone reading machine that scans
most printed material and reads it aloud.
A TOO telephone device for the deaf was
installed in the Student Union Cafeteria
to extend the opportunities for making
TOO calls to 24 hours a day.
The Fitness Center was refurbished with
new paint and carpet through the work
of students from the interior design and
art departments. The Center also added
more than 10 new pieces of equipment to
its cardiovascular and strength-building
equipment.
The Library Media Center received funds
to expand the CD-ROM workstations from
four to eight units, and to complete a
portable multimedia workstation for in­classroom
bibliographic instruction.
The Student Activities Office installed a
ne\:\, computer software package to
manage facilities reservations.
High Tech Center staff improved the Help
Desk with a team of cross-trained
technicians to respond to computer
hardware and software problems,
network communications questions, and
basic telephone service requests.
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Signs outside the buildings in 1974
showed Gee students where to
• High School Relations staff increased high
school visitations to at least one visit a
month for each of our 24 west side feeder
schools. The staff also scheduled college
orientations at selected high schools. They
hosted a High School Counselor Workshop
for counselors and career center personnel
at the high schools. Included in the
presentations were selected occupational
programs and the Honors Program.
• Administration staffed the new
International Students Center with a
director and a program assistant to develop
recruitment programs that serve students
from other cultures. Recruitment activities
include advertisements, guide listings, a
Study in the USA link to GCe's Home
Page on the World Wide Web, mailings,
and recruiting trips. The Center also
established an Intensive English Program
and published a newsletter,
• The Learning Assistance Center expanded
distribution of its 11 Study Skills "Tip
Sheets" to all student services on campus.
The sheets cover~tudyskills from note
taking, to time management, to exam
preparation, and more.
• The Children's Center increased
communication with student-parents by
adding parenting and early childhood
information to their newsletter, by starting
a lending library, and by dJveloping
satisfaction questionnaires to improve
quality. They have also completed a bike
path, planted additional grass and trees,
and added three ramadas for shaded play
, areas. The Center was reaccredited by the
National Academy of Early Childhood
Programs.
• Multicultural Affairs developed a faculty
mentoring handbook for faculty to use
when mentoring potential at-risk students.
• The Learning Assistance Center and
Literacy Center expanded the Study Skills
area to include networked software for
time management, taking tests, learning
skills diagnosis, and using biology and
psychology textbooks more effectively.
• Career Services assisted 764 students in
finding employment and also provided a
Career Expo with 60 employers
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• -Safety and Security added bicycles and
adopted uniform shirts ,:\,ith SECURITY
on the back. Both improvements have
increased visibility of the guards and
improved patrol and response efficiency.
• ACE Plus (Achieving a College
Education), a 2+2+2 post-secondary
preparation program for local high school
students, acquired almost $100,000 in
additional funding from District At Risk
Program funds to increase the number of
students served each year.
• The Advis~meht Center expanded
telephone advisement to allow students
to register for up to 18 credit hours via
telephone. The Advisement Center also
implemented an early warning system to
increase student retention. Faculty give
advisors the names of stud.ents who are
in danger of not successfully completing
a course, and advisors contact the students
to discuss strategies for success in college.
Serving Students
• Admissions and Records collaborated with
other offices to improve processes 'and
services to students:
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new students, the Admissions and
Records Office and the Advisement
Center worked to improve the
scheduling of registration
appointments. Students who receive
early advisement may now register
earlier for classes.
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and Records Offices changed
procedures so students can pay for
transcripts in the Admissions and
Records Office, as long as they pay
by check.
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Office met jointly with the Finan­cial
Aid Office to exchange
information and discuss areas of
common concern to students. The
meetings were beneficial and the
offices plan to continue joint
meetings this year.
• Advisement and Financial Aid created a
procedure that requires financial aid
students to meet with an advisor by the
time they reach 24 credit nours, thus
ensuring students are pursuing an eligible
program.
• GCe's "Home Page" on the World Wide
Web debuted on the Internet on June 21,
1995. Students, staff, and external
audiences can access calendars, events,
policies, procedures, course and program
information, the current schedule of
classes, open/closed classes, and more.
The address is:
http://wWw.gc.maricopa.edu.
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• The Community Education Office's
MASTERMINDS! summer program for
gifted children was selected by the Isaac
School District for scholarships for five of
its students.
Form"ng Partnerships
• The GCC deans of instruction established
a faculty liaison committee with ASUWest
to explore faculty interchange between the
two institutions.
• The Multicultural Affairs Office
provided assistance to El Mirage
Elementary School to develop
community English-as-a-Second
Language classes. Students conducting an experiment
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in one of the GCC Chemistry labs.
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facilities to charitable organizations, such
as the Shriners' Circus, for their fund­raising
efforts and for short-term projects
and programs. . '
• The Honors Program established a Harry
Matz Honors Scholarship to be awarded
. on the basis of financial need. Student
Honors Organization members prepared
.and served dinner to families at the Ronald
McDonald House and conducted aBowl­a-
Thon that raised more than $500 for the
West Valley Child Crisis Center.
• The Math Department has been helping
local public schools improve their math
curricular and instructional practices. They
provide teacher in-service programs, guest
teachers, and curriculum committee
members, to encourage districts to look to
GCC for assistance and to improve the
math abilities of potential GCC students.
• Science faculty sponsored the 8th Annual
Science Olympiad, an academic
competition between high schools, that
allows Arizona high school students to
demonstrate their skills in science,
technology, and mathematics.
• GCC celebrated its spring
Intercultural Festival with a theme
of "Embrace Diversity: Throw Your
Arms Around the World."
• Employees and students particip~ted
in a variety of charitable programs
to assist the less fortunate people in
our community. These included
Salvation Army Christmas Angels,
Jingle Books, Westside Food Bank
food drive, and collecting blankets,
socks, and gloves for Central Arizona
Shelter Services.
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train students on club and organizational
management, group dynamics, conflict
resolution, and other topics. The office
also developed an interactive computer
software program for use with student
·tours and recruitment.
• Safety and Security implemented a
screening/interviewing process for
promoting some student security guards
to temporary college security supervisors.
The program has been so successful that
two of the guards were selected to be
Police Aides at ASU West.
• Career Services raised $500 for student
scholarships.
• GCC's Testing Center began sending
letters of congratulation to GED graduates
and inviting them to enroll in college
courses. The Testing Center is the largest
GED testing site in the state. The center
received recognition in a national
newsletterfor testing the most
handicapped individuals.
• Biology faculty taught Science Academies
for elementary and middle school teachers
for the District's Phoenix Urban Systemic
Initiative, a National Science Foundation
.grant.
• The Chemistry Department's annual
Chemistry Day was a big hit with
elementary school students. The event
highlighted demonstrations and hands­on
experiments, including "liqUid
Nitrogen" quick freezes and a potato gun.
• Biology faculty are participating in a grant
from the Arizona Department of Game
and Fish Heritage Fund. They developed
a section of BIO 105 (Environmental
Biology) for students majoring in
elementary education. In Spring 1996,
students will design and plant an edible
xerophytic (low water) ga~en in 17,000
square feet adjacent to the Glendale Public
Library at Sahuaro Ranch Park.
• GCC stepped up its media relations efforts
and received radio, television, and
newspaper coverage for many of the
college's events, offerings, and activities.
Reaching Out to the Community
• The college established a Community
Development Office to involve the
community_in efforts, such as bond drives
and raising scholarship dollars.
Gee Yesterday
Celebrating
"The High Tech Centers adding the technology
to the west side of the Valley, and our beautiful
PAC (Performing Arts Center)."
Eddie Garcia, staff
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"The change fmm a Junior College to that of
a Community College."
Moffat A.c. Gardner, faculty
"The most significant milestone was the one
at the end of the first mile: the opening of the
new campus. We were like grade thirteen that
first year on the branch campuses; we were a
college when we opened at 6000 West Olive.
It had the atmosphere of a college, and it had
the distinctive beauty that has marked
Glendale Community College from the
beginning."
Vance Hansen, faculty
"The first milestone for me was the planning
and building of an art complex of spaces and
equipment as a part of the first phase of GCe.
I fell heir to that plan. The second was when
each full time faculty member received a
telephone in their office. It had been difficult
to handle paperwork from a stand-up phone
in the hall. The third milestone that marked a
I significant leap for GCC was having a PC on
each desk and then came the High Tech Center
and now ... "
Frank T. Fitzgerald, faculty
"GCC receiving accreditation on its own merit,
rather than on the coattails of Phoenix College.
Development of the successful computer labs
and award-winning programs. Obtaining the
cooperative programs with the business
community."
Robert F. Easley, M.D.,
former Governing Board member
"Leaving the punch-card era for registration,
moving into the computer age, opening new
classroom buildfugs, recognizing our cultural"
d;iversity." "
Jan Boerner,faculty ..
"The solid establishment of our basic courses
in the eighties, and the spect?cularly successful
tutoring and technical programs."
Thomas R. Brazie, faculty
"Moving from a branch of Phoenix College to
an equal and separate entity."
Victor Capper, staff
GCC's founding facul$Y, ~taff, and s
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"Gaining the respect of the community as a •• ,. • ;~,';'
very significant educational institution in
Arizona. The respect is reflected in the
enrollment of about 18,000 students per
semester at this time."
Dr. Lee Baxter, faculty
"The transitiorl'9f attending ryvo campuses to
one large bea,:utif1,l.1 caU1pu~."The quality of
good caring t~acherswho'molded us into
people who, hopefully, improved society."
Marlayne (Faulkner) Boblett; student
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"The completion of the new campus on
schedule for our second year."
James (Jim) Perlow, student
"The growth of Glendale Community College
has been astronomical, to say the least. It has
grown from the 13 original buildings to
approximately 22 or more buildings. It is quite
an accomplishment."
Steve G. Yturralde, staff
"The most significant change on campus was
when GCC entered the computer age. 1was at
the helm when the very first computers were
purchased. 1was aware that Phoenix College
(PC) had a grant to experiment with the use of
computers in education. 1spent a lot of time
talking to Bill Berry, PC President, and it just
became apparent to me that computers were
here to stay, and it was.important to involve
ourselves with them as soon as possible."
. John R. Waltrip, president
"The finely tuned balance between transfer
education, occupational education, and
community support perhaps is a significant
ongoing milestone. Certainly the focus on
technology in education and the High Tech
Centers would be important."
Richard D. Rees, faculty
"That time in Glendale CQmmunity College's
history when it became a place special to
Glendale and its environs, and it had
accumulated reasons for being there for the
many who needed it."
Margarethe E. Shank, faculty
Do~ Higgins, faculty
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fiItsgreat reptttC,lti8n! 1have always been proud
to say I wenflo GCc."
Linda (Smith) Kafouros, student
"Building an art collection. Developing the
high tech programs."
Robert Lundeen, faculty
"Bringing higher education to the,West Valley.
Now we have ASU West, but back then we
had to go 25 miles to get in at ASU and Grand
Canyon was omy available to those who could
afford the tuition."
Lona B. Maywald, student
"For me personally, it was the opening of
HTC 1 (High Tech Center)." .
Mark Montanus, faculty
"I think the move from two temporary
campuses to the beautiful campus in Glendale
and the gathering together of a wonderful
faculty."
Alice (Dunn) LaViolette, student
"The first milestone - and a challenging one
- was the successful evaluation by North
Central (Association of Colleges and Schools)
shortly after our move to our new campus."
Dr. Harriet E. Herlihy~ faculty
"The succession of these presidents (well, two
executive deans and one president) Prince,
Hanhila, to Waltrip, all of whom served GCC
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Forming Partnerships (cont.)
• Career Services and the GCe-Nursing
Department provided information at ASU
West's Career Exploration Seminar for
Nursing.
• The Community Education Office
partnered with FUTUREKIDS, an
international company that designs
software and curriculum for kids'
computer classes, to provide on-campus
computer training classes for children.
They also joined with Primum Travel of
Texas to offer travel agent training on a
non-credit basis.
• GCe's INSTITUTE for Business, Industry
and Technology partnered with various
groups to provide customized training for
companies and organizations:
>- Quality Process Leadership Certificate
courses completed on-site for AT&T/
Network Systems.
>- ISO 9000 certification courses
(international standards for operation in
quality) with Quality Consultants
International, including Registration
Readiness (explains certification process)
and a five-day Lead Assessor Course.
>- Successful Money Management
semipars in conjunction with Educational
Seminars of Scottsdale (approximately
400 participants in 1994-95).
>- Certified Financial Planning (CFP)
classes with the National Endowment for
Financial Education, for students pursuing
CFP registered designation.
The INSTITUTE received funds from
Deere and Company's International
Consolidated Aftermarket School under
a new five-year- contract to build a
classroom/computer lab facility. The
INSTITUTE has also received donated
equipment and a training site from the
Arizona Motor Transport Association to
increase the number of qualified
tractor-trailer operators in Maricopa
County.
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Capital Development Plan
Last November, Maricopa County voters approved a $386 million capital improvement
program for the Maricopa Community Colleges. GCC will receive an estimated $44 million
of those funds over the next seven years. GCe's seven-year capital development plan
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5,295,000
$6,024,000
11,753,000
14,162,000
7,160,000
New construction .
Classroom compl~x (40,OOOsq. ft.), classroom annex (9,000 sq.ft). and a
faculty office/copy center/bookstore building (15,000 sq. ft.) .
.Remodeling .
Music, Fine Arts, Science, Liberal Arts, and Student Personnel Services
buildings, and Library Media Center.
Site development and utilities : .
Physical plant upgrades to accommodate-an expanded campus and to
reduce utility bills; signage.
Instructional equipment .
Facility upgrades, energy conservation, ADA compliance, other .
Asbestos abatement, installation of a security system, and more.
Total $44,394,000
Thank you to all members of the community who helped pass the bond drive. A special
thanks goes to the Northwest Valley Citizens for Community Colleges committee, chaired
by Karl Abel with his wife, Enid. Volunteers phoned voters and walked in neighborhoods,
malls, and parks, telling voters why they ~hould support the bo.nd. The committee
included: mayors; city council members and managers; legislators; school superintendents,
board members, and principals; chamber of commerce leaders; fire and police chiefs;
leaders of business and industry; doctors; dentists; veterinarians; attorneys; ministers;
ethnic minority leaders; civic activists; and newspaper editors, publishers, and writers.
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Celebrating Excellence • •, •
• 1994-95 Employees of the Year (by policy elementary and secondary schools, and -. • group) were Jill Seymour, Media - presented a paper at the National Faculty; Ken ChIarson, Safety and Collegiate Honors Conference in Texas. • .+ Security - M&O/Crafts/Security; Mary • • Ann Becerra, Curriculum Technician - • Susan High, Training and Employee Professional Staff; Tom Bruemmer, Development, was selected to participate • •• Buildings and Grounds - Management/ in the National Institute for Leadership
Administrative/Technological. Development, a leadership training • �� • program for college and university women • GCC Biology faculty Robert Bowker, administrators and faculty. .- Karen Conzelman, Elizabeth Cooper, Lee • • • Ann Kirkpatrick, Michael McKinley, • R.K. Hillis, Art faculty, had two articles
Jeffrey Pommerville, and Stephen accepted by School Arts Magazine and • Williams were co-winners of the District had exhibits in West Virginia, Tennessee, • Innovators of the Year award with a team and Arizona. • • from Rio Salado Community College. This
award was for their work with teacher • Scott Kozak, Media Center, was named • training for K-8 teachers. as the District's Professional Staff
Association Employee of the Year. He is • Esther Anaya-Garcia, Cashiers Office, rhe current districtwide PSA president. • earned a Bachelor of Arts in Management from the University of Phoenix. • .Ted Malone, Financial Aid director, was • appointed to a tWo-year position on the • Mary Ann Becerra, Curriculum Techni- advisory council for the Arizona
cian, and Bonnie Nelson, Instructional Educational Loan Program.
Design Facilitator, received special recognition from the District for their • DonnaMurchland, StudentActivities and
efforts in curriculum development. Services director, is serving as President
of the Glendale Boys and Girls Club Board. • Kristin Bennes, Student Activities,
completed an internship for which she • Joseph Parham, Counselor, received a
trained and mentored student clubs and Hon Kachina volunteerism award from
organizations. St. Luke's Men and Channel 12.
• Larry Bohlender, Journalism Advisor, and • Carl Samuels, Psychology faculty, was
The Voice student newspaper staff, earned selected to serve as the District Faculty
sev~ral awards form the Arizona/ Senate President.
California Journalism Association of Community Colleges competition. • Alberto Sanchez, Dean ofMath and
Humanities, was selected for the National • Ann Brandt-Williams, Psychology Chair, Community College Hispanic Council
successfully defended her dissertation and AACC Leadership Training Program. He
will receive a Ph.D. from Arizona State also served as District President for the
University's Department of Education in Management, Administrative and
Lifespan Human Development. . Technical employee group.
• Vi Burns, Maintenance staff, completed • Ray Simpson, Advisement Coordinator,
an internship in Career Services. was selected for a three-year term as
• John DeKorte, Chemistry faculty, receiv~d
coordinator of the statewide High
School/College Relations Council. Future students learning in
a Community Service Award from the the GCC Child Care Center.
Arizona Science Teachers Association. • Bill Stewart, Innovation Center, completed
• Rene Diaz-Lefebvre, Psychology faculty,
his Bachelor of Arts Degree in Human Resources at Ottawa University. •
received national recognition f6r his • • <4
multiple intelligence approach to teaching • Jeanette Stewart, Career Services,
psychology (see page 12). He gave a represented GCC at the City of Glendale's • • workshop at the May NISOD convention annual Youth 'town Hall by serving as a
in Texas, spoke about his approach at facili tator. • • •
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30,403
93-94
8,921
29,057
92-93
9,342
29,963
91-92
9,517
31,433
90-91
8,904
30,695
Celebrating Diversity
*Fiscal year runs July 1 through June 30
**Full-time Student Equivalent
• Total Fiscal Year FTSE**
• Unduplicated Headcount
Fiscal Year* Enrollment Trends
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• In 1994-95,259 Associate of Arts degrees,
68 Associate of General Studies degrees,
202 Associate of Applied Science degrees,
and 508 Certificates of Completion were
granted.
• The average student age was 30. Almost
half of the students were under age 25;
more than 1,100 students were over 50.
• 55% of the students were female; 45%
were male.
• GCC's increasingly diverse student body
(21% minority) reflected the racial! ethnic
mixture of the surrounding service area.
About 40 countries were represented in
the international.student population.
• 56% of students attended day classes;
44% attended evening classes.
• 74% attended part time (fewer than 12
credit hours). The average credit hour
load was 6.4 per semester.
• 40% of students intended to transfer to a
four-year institution; 40% were enrolled
in occupational or career-related
programs. The remainder were enrolled
for personal-interest courses.
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Student Profile
The 1994-95 student demographics were as
follows:
• Headcount topped 18,000 with a full-time
student equivalent of more than 8,400.
Unduplicated student headcount for the
entire academic year was over 30,000.
• More than 75% of students were
employed while attending college; half
of these worked more than 20 hours per
week
20,000
40,000
10,000
30,000
Breezeway
between the
CAIR (Center
for Information,
Advisement and
Registration)
and the Student
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Revenues
Unaudited Figures
A Tuition and fees $10,852,016 29%
l3 State appropriations* 5,312,690 14%
C Local appropriations* 17,847,420 48%
D Grants** 1,939,685 5%
E Sales / services/ auxiliary / other 966,584 3%
Total $36,918,395
* Net District Office overhead
** Pell Grants not included
Revenues Expenditures
Dave Sclunidt and his Jazz Combo
perform at the dedication of the Soleri
Amphiteater.
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G Academic support
Institutional support
.Standing in front of the construction
equipment that will be used to help build
the Soled Amphitheater, Italian architect,
Paolo Soled, speaks at the dedication.
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$21,215,121 57%
2,957,310 8%
3,132,615 8%
1,910,174 5%
2,892,607 8%
1,676,514 5%
3,134,054 8%
$36,918,3956
Auxiliary
Total
Scholarships
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Unaudited Figures
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Celebr'ating Effectiveness
Institutional Effectiveness ...
What is it?
Institutional Effectiveness (IE) at GCC is sImply
the processes we use to check to see if we are
doing what we say we are doing. It's checking'
to see if we are doing things right, and doing
the right things.
Instructional Departments'
Pro,gress
Instructional departments and divisions at
GCC are completing their third year of
documenting student academic achievement.
Progress from selected departments is
summarized below:
Photography students on a field
trip to the Scottsdale Center for the
Arts.
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Art & Photography
For all beginning-level drawing and design
classes, performance is tested by portfolio
evaluation, individual project evaluation,
written exams, research projects, class critiques,
visual notebooks, or pre and post tests.
Engli~h/Reading/Joumalism
English is expanding their assessment model
for English 101 to other courses. The 101 model,
conducted since 1988, includes a common final
plus one of the following options: portfolio,
common assignment, or independent option.
In critical reading courses, the department is
using pre and post surveys to determine atti­tudes
and skills of critical reading techniques.
Chemistry
The MCCD Chemistry Instructional Council
is creating a "20 Questions" test for Chemistry
(CHM) 151 students. The test will be piloted
districtwide and results will be correlated with
final grades, by institution. Chemistry is also
using the American Chemical Society ,
standardized final exam for CHM 151 and is
correlating pretest results with course grades.
Finally, the department is offering a one-credit
course to review CHM 151 and will correlate
its use with success in CHM 152.
Music/Foreign Language/Communication! Theater
Foreign Language and Communication
departments are conducting retention studies
and Foreign Language is including
departm~ntwidesemester finals in its
assessment plan.
Business & Technology Departments
These departments are identifying criteria and
developing prototype formats for occupational
program and course assessment. Several
courses have gone through a preliminary
course review.
Mathematics
The department is conducting pre/post tests
and common finals for beginning and
intermediate algebra.
• Reviewed department and unit
plans and continued implementing
assessment measures.
• Shared ideas and measurement tools
with peers.
• Recommended training programs.
• Drafted evaluation tools for
assessing the effectiveness of
training at GCe.
• Adopted an outline for department
and unit "effectiveness review."
• Piloted transfer data reports that
track students' transfer and success
to Arizona State University.
• Drafted a list of core indicators of
effectiveness for collegewide assessment.
Committee Accomplishments
The Institutional Effectiveness Committee
Steering Team and four subcommittees
(College-wide Achivement, Student Academic'
Achievement, Student Development, and
Training and Support) were hard at w6rk last
year. The following represents their major
achievements for the 1994-95 academic year:
• Drafted a strategic planning model for
implementation this year.
• Hosted an Institutional Effectiveness
Forum for district representatives~
Student academic achievement, a major
component of institutional effectiveness,
involves checking to see if student learning is
,occurring and if students' goals are being met.
• Discussed how to assess attainment of 10 (
collegewide outcomes for students.
Piloted a matrix for instructional
departments to discuss their course
-~~-..., contributions to the student outcomes.
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Diaz-Lefebvre recognizes multiple intelligences
in psychology classes' .
Dr. Rene Diaz-Lefebvre, Psy!=hology faculty at GCC, is receiving national recognition for
his innovative approaches to teaching and learning. He has taken higher education
teaching and learning a step forward by applying the theories and practices of Harvard
cognitive psychologist Howard Gardner. Diaz-Lefebvre is believed to be the only college
teacher in the nation applying the work of Dr. Gardner (most are elementary and secondary
school teachers).
Gardner's work in multiple intelligence methods has revealed that everyone learns in
different ways through the use of various mediums, such as music, art, verbal, written,
and visual activities. Gardner says, "It's not how smart you are: it's how you are smart."
"It all began by my wondering what it would be like teaching a college-level class that
begins by assisting students to identify, acknowledge, encourage, and, yes, provide learning
options utilizing many different intelligences," Diaz-Lefebvre explains.
Diaz-Lefebvre said that most instructors use "verbal/linguistic" and "logical/mathematical/
reasoning" methods when they give lectures and pencil/paper testing. In addition to
these two traditional intelligences, he offers students five other intelligences, or methods
for learning and assessment, including "interpersonal" (with others), "intrapersonal"
(alone), "visual/spatial/imagination" (art), "bodily-kinesthetic" (movement), and
"musical/rhythmic" (music).
Students are challenged by classroom discussions, interactive assignmenfs, and class
projects designed to fit students' way of learning, talents, abilities and strengths.
Diaz-Lefebvre gives students a pictorial ~ventory for multiple intelligences to determine
their dominant or preferred learning strengths. He then suggests to students how they
might best learn in the class by using art, acting, music, writing, poetry, dance, and other
creative forms of expression. Students also have traditional choices, such as written tests,
book reports, and term papers. Each option must incorporate points studied and, in
writing, students defend their projects by thoroughly explaining how they apply to the
particular field of inquiry and how they demonstrate particular intelligences. The reflective
process is included in the students' written report.
This is Diaz-Lefebvre's second year using this method in psycho,logy classes at Glendale.
He has seen student creativity and confidence increase dramatically. "As an academic
psychologist, I believe the notion of multiple intelligences is the most exciting area of
study and application in psychology within the last 25 years!" he exclaims.
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• Philosophy Psychology • Assessments are being administered to all Students in sections of PSY 101 and PSY 230 • students enrolled in PHI 101, PHI 103, and will be given a pre/post competency exam to
PHI/REL 243. The tests were developed by all measure changes in knowledge. • professors teaching the courses and aim at • measuring the degree that competencies have New IE Coordinators • _I been mastered by students.
Dr. Pam Joraanstad, communication faculty,
Physical Education will serve as GCC's institutional effectiveness The Fitness Center is doing pre/post tests on faculty coordinator this year. Dr. Lyn Weiner, �� •
various fitness parameters to learn if students' Coordinator of the Institutional Effectiveness
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goals are being met. The department is also Office, will be the administrative coordinator. II'
piloting an exit survey for lecture courses to .' • assess affective growth. Together, Dr. Joraanstad and Dr. Weiner hope •
Physical/Applied Sciences
to assist departments in selecting and
measuring departmental IE goals. The department is compiling data on transfer •
rates, performance after transfer, and student Anyone who would like to help GCC measure
success in subsequent related course work They its effectiveness by participating on any of the • are also conducting student satisfaction IE subcommittees, please call Dr. Joraanstad surveys. at 435-3370 or Dr. Weiner at435-3483. • • • 13
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