2008 Woodie Awards
Cultural, economic shifts require educational leadership, sociology professor says
Convocation welcomes back district employees for new academic year.
By Regis L. Roberts
Issue date: 6/30/08 Section: News
Originally published: 8/20/08 at 4:44 PM CSTLast update: 9/4/08 at 2:08 PM CST
"It's going to take each and every one of us in here rolling up our sleeves and beginning to do the mentoring and other things that we're going to have to do to stop the trend that you see in front of us," he added.
Vice chancellors presented their plans and expectations for the new academic year, an opportunity for a "fresh start," as Chancellor Bruce Leslie said, noting district officials will be lobbying the Texas Legislature, which convenes in January.
This summer District 5 trustee Roberto Zárate served on the Task Force on Higher Education Incentive Funding, which was established by Gov. Rick Perry to allocate $100 million of incentive funding to colleges and universities. However, none of that money was provided to community colleges, but, Leslie said, there is $40 million the governor has said he can make available for community colleges. Zárate will continue to work on this task force to make sure the $40 million is allocated as promised.
Leslie said the district is also going to keep on the Legislature to try to get them to approve startup funds for Northeast Lakeview College that were vetoed by Perry last year.
Fall 2008 will also usher in things like the new tuition structure, which eliminates course and lab fees and increases tuition by $7 per credit hour, he said.
The board of trustees has implemented a compensation study for staff that included a compression and longevity plan to reward staff who have been with the district for many years. The board also passed a 4 percent, across-the-board raise for faculty and staff.
Now, in the next two months, Leslie said, the board will be shopping for a consulting company to draw up a compensation plan for faculty.
This semester will also see the colleges "going green."
The colleges will expand recycling program from paper only to include plastic, glass and aluminum, he said, which was met with enthusiastic approval from the audience.
Leslie said the district is also working with local businesses in partnerships to provide workforce training in exchange for investment in the colleges.
Vice chancellors presented their plans and expectations for the new academic year, an opportunity for a "fresh start," as Chancellor Bruce Leslie said, noting district officials will be lobbying the Texas Legislature, which convenes in January.
This summer District 5 trustee Roberto Zárate served on the Task Force on Higher Education Incentive Funding, which was established by Gov. Rick Perry to allocate $100 million of incentive funding to colleges and universities. However, none of that money was provided to community colleges, but, Leslie said, there is $40 million the governor has said he can make available for community colleges. Zárate will continue to work on this task force to make sure the $40 million is allocated as promised.
Leslie said the district is also going to keep on the Legislature to try to get them to approve startup funds for Northeast Lakeview College that were vetoed by Perry last year.
Fall 2008 will also usher in things like the new tuition structure, which eliminates course and lab fees and increases tuition by $7 per credit hour, he said.
The board of trustees has implemented a compensation study for staff that included a compression and longevity plan to reward staff who have been with the district for many years. The board also passed a 4 percent, across-the-board raise for faculty and staff.
Now, in the next two months, Leslie said, the board will be shopping for a consulting company to draw up a compensation plan for faculty.
This semester will also see the colleges "going green."
The colleges will expand recycling program from paper only to include plastic, glass and aluminum, he said, which was met with enthusiastic approval from the audience.
Leslie said the district is also working with local businesses in partnerships to provide workforce training in exchange for investment in the colleges.
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