ASC NEWSLETTER

December Issue
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Welcome to the second Issue of the Associated Students Council of Ocean Campus Newsletter
CCSF Bookstores Looking to will experience little or no change immediately but will see some added enhancements and services during the next year. The decision to outsource bookstore operations was made after a full year of study and exploration of options. The Associated Student Presidents and the Student Trustees during the two academic years participated in the process to a greater extent than has been done by any other college. Student leaders and faculty leaders participated in the research and in the selection. They made sure that student services would be maintained or improved upon by this move. You can expect a major remodeling of the Ocean Campus Bookstores, continued textbook sales at all Centers, expansion of the textbook rental program and a much larger assortment of merchandise beyond textbooks and supplies. The proposed vendor has agreed to expand bookstore support for the AS Bookloan Program. The District Board of Trustees will be asked to authorize this change during their December board meeting. late February. Current If approved, the changeover will occur in bookstore employees will be able to remain and will become employees of the new company -Don Newton CCSF Bookstore Manager Change: Privatization of the CCSF Bookstore The CCSF Ocean Campus Book store is going to be privatized by a company called Follett. Sometime after the start of the spring semester, the CCSF Bookstores expect to undergo a change in operations. Over the past several years, the bookstores have been losing money due to low textbook sales. Reserves that the bookstore had built up over the past are now depleted and the bookstores will not be able to absorb any more years of losing money. The solution is to hire an outside bookstore company to operate the stores for City College. Students

If you would like your student run event, program, or club mentioned in the AS newsletter please email the ASC Public Relations team: ccsfascommunication@gmail.com Or contact the VP of Communications- Melanie Ortanez: mortane2@mail.ccsf.edu ASC meetings are open to the public and held every Wednesday in Student Union #208 at 2:15 PM

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Associated Students Council: Christmas Screening of Joeyeux Noel on Thursday, December 6th, from 3:00-500 P.M. The event will be a showing of Joyeux Noel, a Christmas film about a truce between soldiers fighting in World War I. It will be shown in Room 305 of the Library, on the 3rd floor, Thursday,
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World Music Club Ultimate Copy King World Music Club is an contest called Ultimate Copy King On December 7th, 2012. The competition is open to all the City College students as well as the public. We hope this will draw a great variety of contestants to our event which will only help make it more successful. All contestants will be judged in two areas: performance skill and dress code; contestants can dress up as their favorite celebrity/group and sing the song of their choice. Prize for winners will be awarded to first, second and third place respectively with $400 to the 1st prize, $200 to the 2nd, and $100 for the 3rd. In addition, the audience will get to decide the winner of our special popular prize, which carries an award in amount of $100. Best Regards, The World Music Club. holding

December 6th from 3-5 PM. Refreshments will be provided!

Registering for Classes and Preparing for Finals The Spring semester of 2013 is just around the corner. Now that 2012 is coming to an end, this is a great time to work hard, persevere, and finish this Fall semester strong! Students who have priority registration have had the privilege of registering in advance, but students who do not have the option of registering just yet, should still get familiar with the classes they would like to take next semester to avoid having to be put on a waiting list. In order to find out when students are eligible to register for classes for the Spring 2013 semester, students can log in to their Web4 accounts, click on Student Services and Financial Aid and EOPS, then click on Registration, and then lastly click on Check your registration status. Students also have the option of checking out the schools class catalog at any given time before they are eligible to register. Turn in those assignments, study hard, and let's all look forward to changing our schedules, and putting 2012 behind us! http://www.ccsf.edu/Schedule/ Web4 Registration for continuing Students November 14, 2012 - January 12, 2013 Web4 Registration for New or Re-Admit Students December 5, 2012 - January 12, 2013 In Person Registration January 7, 2013 - January 12, 2013 -Senator Ellohe Seyoum

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VIDA (Voice of Immgrants Demonstrating Achievement) Film

STUDENTS PROTEST CONSOLIDATION OF DIVERSITY DEPARTMENTS: Saving Ethnic Studies

Hundreds

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gathered at City College's Ocean Campus to protest the consolidation and the eventual elimination of their diversity departments. This was was initiated to meet one of the 14 accreditation requirements to save City College $2 million. This protest occurred on November 15 at noon in the RAM Plaza, hundreds of students along with teachers, community allies, and elected representatives, gathered at San Francisco City College's Ocean Campus. The departments that are under threat of consolidation are African American Studies, Latino/Latina Studies, Asian Studies, Asian American Studies, Interdisciplinary Studies, Labor and Community Studies, LGBT Studies, Philippine Studies, and Women's Studies. Additionally, The Diversity Departments at City College are being threatened with consolidation under the pretext of the accreditation imposition. The autonomy of these programs was won through the hard-fought struggles of the 1960s to bring our marginalized histories out of isolation. The consolidation of these departments would be a huge step backwards, undermining their importance and paving the way for their elimination. Teachers would be fired, and communities of color would again be denied representation. But students, faculty, and staff mobilize, can save the Diversity Departments and build a historic movement capable of stopping these racist cuts and oppressive attacks by making the government financially bail out CCSF to prevent cuts to any classes and programs. Tuition has gone up dramatically in the past 3 years in the UC, CSU and Community College Systems. This trend towards privatization and austerity is imposed on our public education systems. This will not be tolerated by the students, teachers, staff, or the very diverse communities of San Francisco. "The college serves students of all incomes, ages and ethnicities across the City," says Edgar Torres, chair of the Latin American and Latino/a Studies Department. "We cannot allow San Franciscans to lose access to this vital resource that offers students of all backgrounds an affordable quality education and so many innovative programs." -Lisa R. Prochello and Vice President of Communications Melanie Ortanez
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Student Trustee William Walker- CCSF Is Changing: Are You Ready? A huge battle is being waged right now as we speak in California higher education. The largest single campus Community College in the nation is quietly shrinking right before our eyes. Board members are being asked to zip it up and respect the Accrediting Commission. Administrators are being told their jobs and workloads are a typical of a standard California community college. Faculty members are told to pack in students 35 plus to a course. Staff experiences range from not busy enough to covering three additional employees duties. Morale has never been lower at the college. Accreditation workgroups have gone from discussion sessions where constituent groups get on the same page to homework sessions where students are being asked to write sections of the accreditation report. It is definitely time for students to become more involved. That involvement must result in the development of a Student Budget for Fiscal Year 2013-2014. If you are interested in getting involved in a real strategy session to discuss prioritizing needs for CCSF students, contact me, William Walker, your student trustee. We need a dedicated group of students for the spring semester to put their heads together and get an immense job done. Independent study academic credit of up to four units can be arranged. Your colleagues thank you. William Walker

KCSF Sports Presents: City College of San Francisco Rams Football CCCAA California State Championship Game from Bakersfield

When: Saturday, December 8 2012 City College of San Francisco Rams (10-1) vs Bakersfield Renegades (10-2) Broadcast Starts: 1:40PM Pregame 2:00PM Kickoff KCSF Broadcasters: Jerry Weatherford and Matias Godinez Listen Live: ustream.tv/channel/ramsfootball

Student Trustee (415) 452-7797 ccsfwill@gmail.com

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Associated Students Council Pot Luck Party When: December 5 (next Wednesday) Where: Student lounge in the Student Union Building Time: 4pm-6pm Students are welcome to contribute to our wonderful gettogether by sharing their favorite dish at our potluck. This is a chance for us to bond before the fall semester ends. Get ready for 2 hours of entertainment (DJ & open mic) and refreshments! Come get familiar with the students that serve on the AS Council here at Ocean campus! -Senator Ellohe Seyoum
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President Shanell Williams of Associated Students Council of Ocean Campus Hello CCSF Students, It has been an honor to serve as your President at Ocean Campus during this challenging time at our college and for public education in California. City College of San Francisco is the largest Community College in the nation. Please tell your friends, family and community that City College of San Francisco is open and accredited! You can enroll now for the Spring semester, which starts on January 14th 2013. You can check out course offerings here http://www.ccsf.edu/Schedule/. We are still offering free noncredit classes! There has been so much that has happened this Fall semester. Associated Students Council at Ocean, our resource centers and the Inter Club Council have been very active reaching out to students and hosting events. AS resource centers include: The Family Resource Center, Veterans Resource Center, Students Supporting Students (Scubed), Guardian Scholars, Queer Resource Center, Voices of Immigrants Demonstrating Achievement (VIDA), Each One Teach One, Homeless At Risk Transitional Students Program (HARTS), Multicultural Resource Center (MCRC) and Bookloan. These programs are run and funded entirely by students! ASC Ocean hosted in November hosted a rally and film screenings at the Diego Rivera Theater and Mission Campus of Precious Knowledge in support of Ethnic Studies and our Diversity Departments. In September we hosted an International Solidarity Forum that brought students from Mexico, Puerto Rico, and Canada to talk about challenges to public education globally. This election season we helped to get Proposition A and Proposition 30 passed. These revenue measures passing means we will have additional funding coming to our college. This means no cuts to Spring and Summer classes for 2013 and $25 million in revenue for approximately eight years. We are also actively involved in Accreditation workgroups and would like more student input participation in these groups. We especially need student input in the Participatory Governance and Student Services workgroups. We will continue to keep reaching out to students and advocating for students City College of San Francisco belongs to the community and we will ensure that it stays that way! In Community, -President Shanell Williams

Whole Foods Donates to CCSF Whole Foods sales will be donating 5% of their revenue to City College of San Francisco. Shop on Wednesday, December 5th to contribute to helping City College. Where: 1150 Ocean Avenue

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Each One Teach One (CCSF) is a student-teaching-student pilot program by the Associated Students. The program is funded by $5 student activities fee. Students can get paid to facilitate a workshop in a subject of their choice. The stipend is $500 (subject to approval by E1T1 Committee and Student Activities). Students who are taking E1T1 workshop can earn actual school credit units under Independent Studies (from 0.5unit to 3.0units). E1T1 is open to International/Non-Work Study students too.

My Each One Teach One Workshop: "Out The Box-Raw Talk is to bring awareness to society and anyone else about the invisible people (formerly incarcerated) that are in school changing their lives and how they are doing it. This workshop is a real show of doing something for Public Safety along with the safety of the people by the people. Best Regards, Khin Each One Teach One Coordinator City College of San Francisco eachoneteachoneccsf@gmail.com

E1T1 7 Application Process: 1) Get a workshop proposal form from E1T1 team. 2) Finish three trainings (CrossCultural Communications, Trauma Response, Facilitation provided by E1T1) 3) Have a meeting with the Dean of Associated Students, Samuel Santos 4) Have a meeting with E1T1 Adviser and Coordinators 5) Turn in your complete packet to Women's Resource Center (Smith Hall 103) 7) Workshops maybe assigned from 0.5 to 30 units. Each One Teach One (CCSF) Contact Information Huy Nguyen Each One Teach One Coordinator Tel: (415) 994-6142 Eamil: huyccsf@gmail.com Khin Thiri Nandar Soe Each One Teach One Coordinator Tel: (415) 239-3112 Eamail: eachoneteachoneccsf@gmail.com Tracy Faulkner Each One Teach One Adviser Tel: (415) 239-3779 Email: tfaulkne@ccsf.edu

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Student Participation in Accreditation Workgroups Schedule: Monday, December 3: 1:00pm- 2:00pm 1- workgroup (Standard 1A)- Where MUB 255 Tuesday, December 4: 9:00am-11am 9 - workgroup Technology Resources Where- L108 10:00am-11:30am 15 - Workgroup Sites/Centers Where- R518 Wednesday, December 5: 11:00am-1:00pm 8 - Workgroup Physical Resources Where- Cloud Hall Room 324 Monday, December 10: 2:00pm-4:00pm 15 - Workgroup Sites/Centers WhereRosenberg Room 518 Wednesday, December 12: 11:00am-1:00pm 8 - Workgroup Physical Resources Where- Cloud Room 324 Thursday, December 13: 6:00pm-7:00pm Progress Report BOT regular meeting Where- MUB 140 Thursday, January 3, 2013: 9:00am-10am Draft Show of Cause Tuesday, January 8, 2013: 3:00pm-5:00pm Steering Committee WhereRosenberg Room 518 Tuesday, February 5, 2013: 3:00pm-5:00 pm Steering Committee WhereMUB 140 Closure Report When Friday, Mar 15, 2013 College Status Report on SLO When Friday, Mar 15, 2013 Show Cause report When Friday, Mar 15, 2013 For further information: http://www.ccsf.edu/NEW/en/about-citycollege/Accreditation_2012/accreditation_responseteam.html -Vice President of

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Student Participation in Accreditation Workgroups If you are interested in serving on an accreditation workgroup as a STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE, below are the schedules. Decisions are being made with very little student input and we need massive student participation. Thank you to all the students who are already serving on committees. And that is exactly what we need right now, your contribution to keeping City College open, fully accredited, accessible, and affordable for the upcoming years. You are welcome to participate in board meetings (agendas posted here): http://www.ccsf.edu/NEW/en/about-citycollege/board-oftrustees/bot_meetings.html The January- December Board of Trustees Meetings http://www.ccsf.edu/NEW/content/dam/cc sf/documents/BOT/BOTJantoDecMeeting s.pdf). More on Accreditation: http://www.ccsf.edu/NEW/en/about-citycollege/Accreditation_2012.html Communications

Melanie Ortanez IN THE SPIRIT OF WOODY GUTHRIE: This Land Is Our Land In Concert: LA PENA COMMUNITY CHORUS THE ROCKIN' SOLIDARITY LABOR HERITAGE CHORUS VUKANI MAWETHU FRANCISCO HERRARA JON FROMER AND FRIENDS When: Thursday, December 6th 2012 6:30pm9pm Where: Diego Rivera Theatre, Ocean Campus City College of San Francisco 50 Phelan Avenue, Near Judson

-Vice President of Communications Melanie Ortanez