At the July 27 emergency session, BoT members voted 5-0 to approve a revised resolution including a provision to immediately rehire instructors in selected classes.
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Resolutions to recall all laid off faculty from 2022 were presented to the board budget and audit committee, but were quickly stalled. The absent author of the resolutions and policy confusion compiled to a stalemate and the resolutions are now on pause.
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In the trustee’s emergency meeting on Tuesday March 14, the City College board approved a $2.6 million transfer into a construction fund in order to help fix heating issues. However these repairs will take months and many of the stopgap solutions don’t seem to be working according to many faculty who spoke at the meeting.
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There are new trustees in town and there are already big expectations for them to make some waves. The three newest board members prepare to action their campaign promises.
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The City College Board of Trustees has approved the removal of the mask mandate on campus, effective Feb. 6, and the removal of the proof of vaccination mandate for the upcoming summer 2023 registration cycle. The policy of requiring proof of vaccination or an allowable exemption for in-person classes is still in place for spring 2023. The college will still strongly recommend wearing masks.
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With roots in San Francisco, Anita Martinez, Vick Chung and Susan Solomon ran on a labor-backed slate in November and unseated three long-time incumbents. Now, the new trustees promise to listen to the concerns of students, faculty and the public. Alan Wong was also elected board president during a special meeting on Jan. 19, and Anita Martinez was elected vice-president.
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This year’s enrollment has fallen 12% compared to the 2021 fall semester, according to City College Chancellor David Martin at the Aug. 25 Board of Trustee meeting
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Board Trustee Member Aliya Chisti tearing down the invisible wall between administration and students to join forces in tackling student debt.
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Now that Trustee Alan Wong’s resolution for the Lunar New Year holiday as a campus day off has been approved by the Board of Trustees, many wonder what took so long.
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Probable technical issue for automated outstanding balance reminders has students questioning if they paid their debts.
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A failure of leadership from city government, the airport and the college led to the closure of the Aircraft Maintenance Technology program.
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The resignation of Tom Temprano from the Board of Trustees in February has left an opening on the board with no immediate replacement in sight.
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Yu says she was told by Chair Garcia-Denson that there is not room enough in the budget for more than three classes per year, a state of affairs which could prove to be a meaningful roadblock to meeting state certificate standards, or requirements for certificates for transfer to state universities.
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