President’s Leadership Team Report February 3 and 10, 2021

Guests
Kevin Mayse, Professor of Music, Chair of Department Leadership Council
Professor Mayse shared the results of informal meetings that he and other faculty department
chairs have been having about the charge and direction of the Department Leadership
Committee. Additionally, Dr Mayse and PLT members explored the history of DLC and agreed to
seek ways for the College to maximize the benefit of the engagement, expertise, and experience
of these key faculty leaders.
Jennifer Bielman, Administrative Assistant
Jennifer Bielman provided training on the recently developed process for review and approval
of agreements and contracts. PLT provided feedback on this streamlined process for securing
approval for all agreements and contracts (below the $96k board limit).
Patricia Avila, Professor and Faculty Counselor, Faculty Development Coordinator
Natalie Halsell, Staff Development Coordinator
Faculty Development and Professional Development leaders joined PLT to brainstorm possible
topics for upcoming President’s Panels.
Chip West
Vice President,
Business Services
Kristine Di Memmo
Interim Vice President,
Planning and Development
FeRita Carter
Vice President,
Student Services
Gregory Anderson
President
Susan Mills
Interim Vice President,
Academic Affairs
PLT reviewed the following information items:
Strategic Planning
February begins the annual Strategic Planning assessment and PLT reviewed the first draft of the
Strategic Planning report card.
• PLT reviewed the assessment protocols that will be achieved during the Spring semester.
• An informal update was also presented (by Interim VP Di Memmo and Interim VP Mills) to the
Chancellor’s weekly COVID-19 District meeting.
• Feedback received from the Chancellor will be considered within College’s participatory
governance protocols.
Top 100 Producers of Associate Degrees for 2020
Each year, the nation’s 1400+ colleges are ranked by the journal Diverse Issues in Higher
Education on a variety of standards. RCC continues its strong showing as a top institution of
higher education serving a diverse student body.
• Results of this nationwide study put RCC in the top 10 in more than10 categories for Top 100
producers of associate degrees.
• Most notably, RCC was the #7 producer in the nation of degrees awarded to Hispanic
students.
• RCC ranked even higher in other categories including:
#2 Hispanic - Kinesiology
#2 Total Minority - Kinesiology
#7 Total Minority - Interdisciplinary Studies
“Ask Me”Information Booths
As the Spring semester begins, very limited welcome booths will be provided on campus the first
week of the semester (Feb 16 - 18), during the following hours and locations:
• Kane Student Services/Administration - T-W-Th 8am-7pm
• Digital Library - T-W-Th 8am-7pm
• Auto Tech - T-W 9am-7pm and Th 5-7pm
Employees staffing the booth will answer general questions, provide directions to students who
may need assistance navigating campus, and promote online services.
“Let’s Get Real” Equity Training
Classified professionals and managers attended an equity training session, “Let’s Get Real: How
to Have Authentic & Transformative Conversations about Racism,” facilitated by Lee Mun Wah, Stir
Fry Seminars.
• The goal of the training was to provide basic, practical techniques on how to develop
alliances and a sense of community between multicultural groups and practical skills training
dealing with diversity-related issues when working with individuals and groups from diverse
populations.
• 70 employees participated in the training: 17 managers and 53 classified professionals.
• This was a first-time training for 80% of the participants.
• Of the 30 responders to the post-workshop assessment, 87% indicated they would
recommend the workshop to a colleague.
PLT considered the following policy items:
CARES/HEERF Funding Updates
The College continues to deploy federal funds to meet critical student needs and address budgetary
challenges.
• Lost revenue/expenses in both Food Services and Child Development Center.
• Additional options including technology needs are being considered that support our students,
faculty, classified, and management teams.
• The College will use its CARES II and III funds by the May deadline.
AB 705 Math Summer Institute
Interim VP Mills gave an update on the weekly AB 705 Math Summer Institute District-wide planning
meetings. Topics to be discussed at the January 28 meeting include:
• Program design
• Course offerings
• Recruitment of students
• Assessment of SLOs
Guided Pathways collaboration with UCR
Interim VP Mills reported on the item raised in the District-wide VPAA/VPSS/VPPD meeting on working
with UCR to create pathways maps for student transfer to UCR. Further work in this area will need to
engage faculty leaders from all three colleges.
Grants
• Congratulations to the STEM team, especially Chemistry, for earning the NSF S-STEM grant of $1
million with a focus on providing scholarships to students working towards completing the ADT in
Chemistry.
• After receiving favorable reviews (although not funded) for the NSF-IUSE grant (Economics) a few
months ago, Professor of Economics Amber Casolari’s proposal has been updated and resubmitted
for consideration to NSF.
• This grant focuses on adding to the body of knowledge on the most effective pedagogical
techniques and evidence-based practices to improve the recruitment, retention, and success of
women and underrepresented students in economics through curricular innovation.
2021-2022 FTES Targets
Enrollment Management targets have remained unchanged for the past three years.
• These targets continue to remain static, especially in light of the current environment.
• This topic is slated to be discussed at the next DEMC.
• There are many factors to consider as we move forward.
• We are hopeful that our numbers will increase, and want to be ready to serve our students, while
being realistic. 
Student Payment Plans
RCC continues to make progress on the debt levels. Although the movement is small, and more debt
is being accumulated due to the start of the spring semester, we are making progress.
• The Business Services Team continues to work with the 5,400 students that have debt, and will
be following up with text messages and phone calls.
• Again, progress is slow, but we are hopeful while waiting for outside agencies to pay some of
the student bills because they are part of special programs that were not properly identified.
PLT took action on the following items:
Shrek Production Proposal
PLT reviewed and approved the proposed theatre production budget and proposal request presented
by Dean Adkins and Professor Julian.
• The Theatre department has creatively developed an all-student production of Shrek the Musical.
• The proposal provides for the Musical to be held in an alternative space.
• Additional consideration needs to be given for location and what might need to be considered
to expand this to reach more participants, which may include additional screens and sound
considerations.
Distribution of Instructional Materials pick-up for BIO-60
PLT reviewed and approved the request presented by Dean Blair and Life Sciences faculty to host a
distribution event on Friday, February 19 from 10am to noon.
• Two faculty members will be distributing lab supplies to nearly 100 BIO-60 students.
• College and county safety guidelines will be followed.
Drive-Through Event Resource Center
PLT reviewed and approved the request presented by VP Carter and Student Activities Coordinators
to host a School Supply Drive for 400 students during the week of March 8-12.
• Additional information will be sent to students on the exact date, time, and location
• ASRCC’s event in September was a success - provided supplies to 180 students.
• Learning from this event students will be required to sign up for the Spring School Supply Drive
in order to alleviate traffic issues.
Riverside Chamber 129th Inaugural Celebration Sponsorship
PLT agreed that RCC will sponsor this event at the previous year’s level of $1,000 from the
President’s foundation account.
Parking Information for spring 2021 to faculty, staff, and managers
Vice Presidents will provide a list of new faculty, classified professionals, and managers (who may
not have been on campus in the Fall) to the RCCD Police to receive a new red parking decal. Permits
will be issued through VPs or respective Dean. 
Vision for Success Spotlight: Equitable Placement: AB 705 Implementation
In December 2020, the California Acceleration Project (CAP) and Public Advocates released a
report titled, “Still Getting There: How California’s AB 705 Is (and is not) Transforming Community
College Remediation and What Needs to Come Next.” In this report, RCC is recognized as a strong
implementer of AB 705 in both English and mathematics with 95% of introductory courses offered at
the transfer level in English and 92% in math.