2008 Woodie Awards
Trustees still battle budget
Colleen Sullivan
Issue date: 9/23/03 Section: News
With California's and Yuba College's budget crises of last semester still being felt, the Board of Trustees kept business rolling over the summer, planning as far as 2007 in the district's future.
During meetings over the summer, the Board tackled many new decisions facing the district, including the approval of three new full-time faculty positions at the Marysville campus, construction of a new science building facility at Woodland, and the filling of various classified and categorically-funded job openings.
As one of the major decisions of last summer, the Board approved a revised district smoking policy in July that authorized individual campuses to adopt policies that are more restrictive. The Woodland campus then sought and gained approval of Smoke-Free/ Tobacco-Free Administrative Procedures which prohibit Woodland campus students, faculty, staff and administrators from smoking or using tobacco on the premises, even in the parking lots.
At the September 11, 2003, Board meeting, one of the classified positions approved was the Yuba College Chief of Police, Christopher Wilkinson. Wilkinson said that he is eager to make a difference and help Yuba College as much as possible. Also approved were the hiring and re-hiring of various classified employees.
The September meeting, which was held on the Woodland campus, touched on many issue relating to the growing Woodland campus and surrounding area. Based on data retrieved on August 29, Don Tingley, Interim Dean of the Woodland campus, pointed out that although the number of class sections being offered was reduced from 254 in Fall of 2002 to 189 in Fall 2003, the number of full time equivalent students served increased slightly to 2,090 with 47 percent of existing classes offered being full.
A significant presentation to the board was that of the Woodland area expansion based on the Springlake Development project. This project will add over 4,000 new homes for 10,000 residents to the 1,097 acre land area located at East Gibson Road and Highway 113. By 2015, it is projected that Woodland will see a 22 percent overall growth, with high school graduation numbers increasing 34 percent from the three closest feeder high schools near the college campus.
During meetings over the summer, the Board tackled many new decisions facing the district, including the approval of three new full-time faculty positions at the Marysville campus, construction of a new science building facility at Woodland, and the filling of various classified and categorically-funded job openings.
As one of the major decisions of last summer, the Board approved a revised district smoking policy in July that authorized individual campuses to adopt policies that are more restrictive. The Woodland campus then sought and gained approval of Smoke-Free/ Tobacco-Free Administrative Procedures which prohibit Woodland campus students, faculty, staff and administrators from smoking or using tobacco on the premises, even in the parking lots.
At the September 11, 2003, Board meeting, one of the classified positions approved was the Yuba College Chief of Police, Christopher Wilkinson. Wilkinson said that he is eager to make a difference and help Yuba College as much as possible. Also approved were the hiring and re-hiring of various classified employees.
The September meeting, which was held on the Woodland campus, touched on many issue relating to the growing Woodland campus and surrounding area. Based on data retrieved on August 29, Don Tingley, Interim Dean of the Woodland campus, pointed out that although the number of class sections being offered was reduced from 254 in Fall of 2002 to 189 in Fall 2003, the number of full time equivalent students served increased slightly to 2,090 with 47 percent of existing classes offered being full.
A significant presentation to the board was that of the Woodland area expansion based on the Springlake Development project. This project will add over 4,000 new homes for 10,000 residents to the 1,097 acre land area located at East Gibson Road and Highway 113. By 2015, it is projected that Woodland will see a 22 percent overall growth, with high school graduation numbers increasing 34 percent from the three closest feeder high schools near the college campus.