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Tempers Run High While Maneuvering a Vaccine Mandate

September 8, 2021September 14, 2021 The Guardsman City College of San Francisco, vaccine mandate, Delta Variant, Dianna Gonzales, safety campaign, Tom Boegel, pfizer vaccine, HEAT, fda approval, Rick Baum, covid safety protocols, Simon Hanson, Cal/OSHA, CDC protocols, COVID-19, board of trustees, Rosie Zepeda, john rizzo

With the FDA approval of the Pfizer vaccine, CCSF has begun to unveil the details of their vaccine mandate implementation plans or what is now being dubbed a “Safety Campaign.”

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Poll Showed Faculty Hesitant About Face to Face Instruction

August 25, 2021September 26, 2021 The Guardsman CCSF, Tom Boegel, Casey Michie, vaccine mandate, Delta Variant, Covid, In Person Classes, san francisco, City College of San Francisco

The Spring 2021 Employee Survey, unveiled during the report, found that as of June 7 86% of City College Staff were vaccinated against the Covid-19 virus. However, 49% of employees reported being “somewhat uncomfortable” or “very uncomfortable” with returning to in-person instruction.

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City College Faces $22.5 Million Budget Deficit and Threat of State Take Over

August 25, 2021September 14, 2021 The Guardsman Tom Boegel, John al-Amin, board of trustees, Alan Wong, Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund, john rizzo, HEERF, academic senate, COVID-19, California Community College Chancellor’s Office, pandemic, cantonese, ESL, English as a Second Language, Other Post-Employment Benefits Retiree Trust, shanell williams, Aliya Chisti, AFT2121, Wynd Kaufman, Wise, Erin Blackwell, Sarah Berjan, CARES Act, Tom Temprano, OPEB

State auditors in early April warned the California Community College Chancellor’s office to act quickly in order to remain independent, deeming the college “not currently stable,” citing its ineffective attempts at reducing its costs necessary to supplement the 35% enrollment decline over the past eight years, which resulted in the college tapping into its reserves.

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Art Instructor Questions Her Pink Slip

March 24, 2021 The Guardsman City College of San Francisco, Erin Blackwell, CCSF, Layoffs, administration, Stephanie MacAller, Leslie Simon, Rebuild City College, Fort Mason Campus, Amy Diaz-Infante, Art department, pink slip, Tom Boegel, printmaking, Anna Asabedo, board of trustees, Rajen Vurdien, faculty cuts, the guardsman, equity, Michael Needhan, budget cuts, Daina Medveder Koziot

“Is there someone here who doesn’t want a City College? That doesn’t want free education? Is the focus just churning out degrees? And certainly, getting degrees and certificates is part of our mission. Also part of our mission has been to provide education for lifelong learning.”

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Faculty Dispute Vurdien’s Version of Layoffs’ Impact

March 24, 2021March 24, 2021 The Guardsman Serena Sacharoff, multi-year Budget and Enrollment Plan, class cuts, Carole Meagher, DSPS, Rebuild City College, dcc, Department Chairperson Council, Dianna Gonzales, Disabled Student Programs and Services, Tom Boegel, Muriel Parenteau, Rajen Vurdien, board of trustees, Annette Mullaney, budget, Enrollment Management Committee, academic senate

Despite Interim Chancellor Rajen Vurdien’s and City College administrators’ repeated promises that faculty layoffs and course cuts will not result in any academic programs being discontinued, many faculty members claim they will.

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Budget Deficit’s Impact on Equity

February 23, 2021March 26, 2021 The Guardsman Annette Mullaney, Corwin Cooley, budget cuts, MRSD, petition, ESL, AASP, underrepresented students, class cuts, APASS, Marlboro Aleonar, deficit, TULAY, VASA, harts, LSN, retention, Tom Boegel, Kim Wise, Chris Fong, Higher Education Action Team, Serena Sacharoff, Rick Baum, English Second Language, multi-year budget plan, equity, austerity, eops

Cuts to staff and classes may increase demands on City College’s counseling services and retention programs that largely serve underrepresented students, yet the programs themselves may not be fully spared.

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Proposed Relocation of Aircraft Program Continues to Draw Criticism

December 13, 2020December 16, 2020 The Guardsman Pollution, Environmental Racism, SFO, town hall, Airport Commission, airport center, Evans Center, Tom Boegel, Torrance Bynum, transparency, Rosie Zepeda, Bayview, Bayview-Hunters Point, Rajan Vurdien, tobin jones, Aeronautics

Despite last month’s postponement, the proposed relocation of the Aircraft Maintenance Technology program to Evans Campus continues to draw criticism on the grounds of transparency, as well as fears of environmental issues.

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Drastic cuts across the board to address College’s “dire fiscal emergency” in approved Multi-Year Budget and Enrollment Plan

November 19, 2020November 23, 2020 The Guardsman Kathleen White, budget, Participatory Governance Council, Daina Medvedor Koziot, Board of Supervisors, Vick Van Chung, enrollment, Rajen Vurdien, accreditation, Annette Mullaney, ACCJC, Enrollment Management Committee, AFT2121, Jill Yee, Dianna Gonzales, Multi-Year Budget and Enrollment, Tom Boegel, Wynd Kaufman, Rick Baum, Alison Datz, Simon Hanson, Malaika Finkelstein

Facing budget constraints and continued accreditation pressures, the College’s Multi-Year Budget and Enrollment Plan outlines steep cuts, including at least 600 fewer class sections.

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Airport Campus must find new home

March 29, 2018April 2, 2018 The Guardsman Airport Campus, Jeff Hamilton, Abraham Davis, Aircraft Maintenance Program, Fire Academy, Tom Boegel, Tanya Lyles, James Connors, Doug Yekal

By Abraham Davis abrahamdfrankfurter@gmail.com City College’s lease for its Airport Campus—located on the grounds of San Francisco International Airport