MINUTES
SELF-STUDY STEERING COMMITTEE
March 24, 1999, 1:30--2:25 p.m., VB-170

Attending: John M. Crisp, Mike Gadell, Homer Garza, Dolores Huerta, Mattie Marcum, William Mareth, Vickie Natale, Mary Peña, Jim Pierce (Chair), Lisa Welch.

Not Attending: Noe Guerra.

Principal Committee Reports: Chair Jim Pierce reported that neither the Educational Support Services draft nor the Faculty draft had as yet been submitted. He said that he and John Crisp had met with Manuel Flores on the Faculty draft and hoped to do so again on March 26. He said that he had told Flores that the draft must be ready by mid-April and Flores said that it would be.

Pierce said that the Educational Program subcommittee continues to work weekly with Mary Ann Williams and, having worked through "must" statement #42, will be meeting with her again on March 25.

Open Forums: Pierce reported on the meeting of principal committee chairs that took place on March 22 (See minutes.) in preparation for the open forums. He said that the chairs were asked to brief the Steering Committee on their presentations on the day before the open forums. The Steering Committee decided that it would provide drinks for the forums, and Mary Peña agreed to make the arrangements.

Pierce discussed the tentative schedule for the open forums for June, which is as follows:

Draft of Mid-Point Progress Report: Pierce distributed a list of "Steps Completed" and a list of "Steps to be Completed" and asked the committee to help fill in any gaps. Mike Gadell pointed out that two copies of the newsletter had been distributed and Mattie Marcum suggested including the date that the self-study webpages went online. Pierce distributed and asked the committee to review a draft of the mid-point progress report. Gadell suggested that, in the section on Educational Support Services, the draft should be clear that the "two capable faculty members" who are now assisting with the draft were not originally part of the committee. Pierce asked the committee to review also the cover letter.

Other Discussion: Pierce suggested that the Steering Committee liaisons stay in touch with their committees, particularly as their times for the open forums approach. Dolores Huerta reported that Financial Resources would be meeting on March 25; John M. Crisp reported that Institutional Advancement would be meeting on March 24; and Homer Garza reported that Physical Resources would be meeting on March 26.

Pierce discussed the Steering Committee's summer work, which will include writing the Introduction and Summary of the Report, as well as the section on the Principles of Accreditation. He said that Del Mar will be getting a visit from the chair of the visiting committee sometime between August and December of 1999. Finally, he reviewed the summer plans of all of the Steering Committee members.

Next Meeting: The next meeting of the Steering Committee will be held in VB-170 on Wednesday, March 31, 1999 at 1:30 p.m.

Minutes prepared by John M. Crisp.

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