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Bob Simpson, Ed.D., President(714) 484-7308rsimpson@CypressCollege.edu

THIS WEEK Core Values:

Excellence

Integrity

Collegiality

Inclusiveness

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Budget Central: Prop. 30 Spares Devastating CutsThe effects of Proposition 30’s passage last week are

already being noticed in the District. In Townhall meetings following the election, Dr. Doffoney and Vice Chancellor Fred Williams detailed what the measure means for the District and the individual campuses. While it’s not a cure-all, Prop. 30 spares the NOCCCD from making devastat-ing cuts. While a budget deficit remains, the numbers are manageable in the current and coming fiscal year.

Dr. Simpson presented the college’s annual update to Trustees of the North Orange County Community College District on Tuesday evening. The report to the Board covered three documents produced by the college: The 2011-2012 Institutional Effectiveness Report, the 2011-2012 Dashboard of Institutional Effectiveness, and the 2011-2012 End-of-the-Year Report.

The president also covered program reviews for Instruction and Student Services areas, and he identified challenges and goals for the current academic year.

During the presentation, Dr. Simpson noted that 2011-2012 was an extremely busy year, one that included a confluence of report

deadlines that coincides once every 30 years. During the year, college employees developed responses to the accreditation recommendations, worked on the District Comprehensive Master Plan, the Districtwide Strategic Plan for 2012-2014, the Cypress College Strategic Plan for 2011-2014, participated in completion of the Budget Allocation, Decision Making Resource, and Integrated Planning manuals, helped craft the Program Discontinuance Policy, and implemented a 16-week semester.

Dr. Simpson noted that the presentation also reflected a year of transition from the previous Strategic Plan to the current. New Strategic Plan directions are completely aligned with those of the District.

To that end, Dr. Simpson discussed efforts to improve completion rates, progress on basic skills and eliminating the Achievement Gap, planning and decision-making, and collaborative relations.

November 16, 2012, Newsletter from President Bob Simpson

Dr. Simpson Presents Annual Update to NOCCCD TrusteesThe President reported to the Board about

the Institutional Effectiveness Report, the Dashboard and the End-of-the-Year Report.

22 • Thursday» Thanksgiving (campus closed)

23 • Friday» Thanksgiving holiday (campus closed).

27 • Tuesday» NOCCCD Board of Trustees meeting, Anaheim

Campus, 5:30 p.m.

28 • Wednesday» Art Department Holiday Art Sale, Art Gallery, 9

a.m.-8 p.m.

29 • Thursday» Art Department Holiday Art Sale, Art Gallery, 9

a.m.-1 p.m.

For additional upcoming events, visit the campus calendar.

THEY SAID IT“ ” Foundation Kicks Off Drive to Americana Awards, Introduces Honorees The Cypress College Foundation

began the countdown to the annual Americana Awards with a kick-off ceremony on Wednesday evening.

At the event, honorees for 2013’s 38th Annual American Awards were introduced.

Citizens of the Year from the eight cities comprising Cypress College’s primary service area are: Becky Areias, Anaheim; Dale Eichman, Buena Park; Haze Saliture, Cypress; Bill Dalton, Garden Grove; John Alvis, La Palma, Theresa Murphy, Los Alamitos; Esther Cummings, Seal Beach; and David

Ronnenberg, Stanton.Kaiser Permanente will be

honored as the Foundation’s Distinguished Business Partner.

Finally, alumnus Trevor Hoffman is being honored as the Man of the Year, for his amazing achievements both on and off the baseball field.

The 2013 Americana Awards will be held on Saturday, February 23, at the Disneyland Hotel Grand Ballroom.

More than 250 people have already committed to attend the Americana Awards.

“Let us be grateful to the people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.”

– Marcel Proust

President’s Office Hours» Tuesday, November 20, 8-9 a.m.» Tuesday, November 27, 8:30-9:30 a.m.» Thursday, November 29, 5-6 p.m.

Cypress College Counts on Bob SimpsonSpotlight: Connecting Chargers

Gazing out at the view of the campus from his o!ce win-dow, Dr. Simpson said, “I come to work every day looking forward to working with the great team at Cypress College. "e culture of the college enables us to attract people who are hardworking and dedicated.”

Dr. Simpson, a California native who earned Bachelor of Arts and Master in Arts degrees in Mathematics at California State University, Fullerton, and a Doctorate in

Educational Leadership at the University of California, Los Angeles, is grateful for the education he received in the state’s public schools. “All the schools have made this pos-sible for me,” he said. “"at’s why I’m here.”

As a result of his own educational experiences, Dr Simp-son knows that schools are places that can make dreams come true. He is “a staunch, unyielding advocate for our children and the rich environment and experience we can

provide” at Cypress Col-lege. Along with focusing on academics, “all of the outside-the-classroom life we can provide is im-portant, too,” he added, “the arts, guest speakers, events, everything.”

Dr. Simpson began his career with the North Orange County Commu-nity College District in 1989 as a full-time math instructor at Fullerton College. Later he became the Dean of the Math/Computer Science Divi-sion, followed by a move to Cypress College as the Executive Vice President. Dr. Simpson, who has relished each position, ex-plained, “I’ve always tried

to do the job I was hired for to the best of my abiliities…and then expand that.”

A source of guidance and inspiration for Dr. Simpson has been legendary UCLA basketball coach John Wooden – the “Wizard of Westwood.” Wooden, who created a “Pyramid of Success” template, stated: “Success is peace of mind that is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you have done your best to become the best that you are capable of becoming.”

In addition to his academic successes, Dr. Simpson is a sportsman and musician. While living in Idaho for 10 years he took up #y-$shing, calling it, “one of my true passions in the world.” Now, whenever he can, he likes to $sh in Idaho’s Silver Creek and Big Wood River. In Idaho Dr. Simpson also learned how to be a gunsmith – a skill

C ypress College President, and former math professor, Dr. Bob Simpson is already making a difference in his first months as the College’s 11th president. In addition to holding open office hours for people to stop by and visit, he is a strong proponent of

the campus’ “spirit of collegiality.”

Dr. Bob Simpson, Cypress College’s 11th President, with his family in the Cypress College !eater following his investiture ceremony on August 24, 2012.

“ [Fly-fishing is] one

of my true passions

in the world.”— Bob Simpson

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few other college presidents are likely to possess – and is certi$ed to craft and repair guns.

As for music, Dr. Simpson is an accomplished guitar-ist. Two of his favorite guitars are a Guild Acoustic and a Fender Telecaster. A self-taught musician, Dr. Simpson expressed that “playing the guitar is the thing that takes me away from everything else.” Among the guitarists on his play list are: Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin, Neil Young and George Harrison.

Re#ecting on his accomplishments, Dr. Simpson said, “I’ve lived a rich and full life.” One of the things that gives his life the greatest meaning is his family: his wife Denise, who is a manager at the NOCCCD School of Continuing Education, son Alan, and daughters Becky, Kirsten and Erika. Alan teaches high school in Oregon; Becky is cur-rently a dispatcher for the Ketchum, Idaho, Fire and Police Department; Kirsten has a B.A. in Childhood Education;

and Erika is a student at Cypress College.

Now, commenting on his new role as Cypress College President, Dr. Simpson said, “I didn’t know I would enjoy this job as much as I do.” In the coming months he’s eager to face the challenges and opportunities ahead and, along the way, will ask himself these questions: “Am I doing the best I can do? Am I being the best president, husband, father, and friend that I can be?”

Much like the lyrics in the Neil Young song “"ere’s a World,” Bob Simpson has found that “In the mountains, in the cities, you can see the dream.”

Story by Sunny Magdaug, a student volunteer in the Cy-press College Public Information O!ce, and Patti Kishel,

Cypress College Management and Marketing Professor.

"is is part of a series of “Spotlight Articles” profiling mem-bers of the Cypress College campus community.

“ I come to work every day looking forward to working with the

great team at Cypress College. The culture of the college enables us

to attract people who are hardworking and dedicated.”— Bob Simpson

Dr. Simpson stops for a photograph in his new o"ce. !is summer, he became Cypress College’s 11th President. Among the changes, he now holds open o"ce hours to foster discussion.

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BLACKBOARD IS MOVING!!!

DEAR CYPRESS COLLEGE BLACKBOARD FACULTY,

Blackboard is moving, but don’t fret!We’re working closely with District Information Services to ensure the

success of this transition.Please do your part by following the

instructions we send via email. The first deadline is December 15!

Sincerely,your Cypress College Distance Education staff,

Jeanne, Jessica, Melisa, and Santanu.

Dr. Simpson’s Annual Report to the Board

On Tuesday, November 13, 2012, Dr. Simpson presented the college’s annual report to the Board of Trustees of the North

Orange County Community College District. The presentation covered three documents — the Institutional Effective-

ness Report, the Dashboard of Institutional Effectiveness, and the 2011-2012 End of the Year Report — along with goals

for the current academic year.

⇠ Read the report

Watch the year in pictures ⇢

View the multimedia presentation ⇣

Annual Holiday Art Sale on November 28 and 29

The Art Department is

hosting their annual Holi-

day Art Sale in the Cypress

College Art Gallery on

Wednesday, November 28,

2012, from 9 a.m.-8 p.m., and

on Thursday, November 29,

2012, from 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

STEM Fall Research Symposium

On Friday, November 16, 2012, Dr. Alejandro Briseño of the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, presented on campus

during the (STEM)2 Fall Research Symposium.

International Education Week CelebratedAs part of the Inter-

national Education

Week celebration, the

International Stu-

dents Program shared

their new eBrochure.

The brochure includes

photographs galore

and videos of interna-

tional students and

student leaders. Click

to view. More informa-

tion about IEW can

be found at www.iew.

state.gov.

Rumori - Student Project - Media Arts Design 190

from Ed Giardina

Media Arts Design 190 | Contemporary Art StudioProfessor Ed Giardina

rumori (Italian: noises) is a site-specific sound sculpture designed and built by current MAD 190 students. MAD 190 is a contemporary media, art, and design course with an interest in interdisciplinary and collaborative approaches to technology-based art making. The sculpture is located in the lobby of the Fine Arts Building and oper-ates intermittently throughout the day for the remainder of the fall semester. A joint performance is also being planned with Media Arts Design, Music, and Dance students.

Students were introduced to a broad range of relevant sound-based artists, designers, and alternative musicians in preparation for the project. We began our investigation with the Italian Futurist, Luigi Russolo, who wrote L’Arte dei rumori (Italian: The Art of Noises), a manifesto addressing the growing urban industrial soundscape. First penned as a letter (1913) to a friend, Russolo believed that these ur-ban noises should be employed as new form of music. The Art of Noises is considered to be one of the most important and influential texts in 20th century musical aesthetics. Russolo also made instruments of wood and mechanical components called intunaro-mori that mimicked these industrial noises found in urban cities.

Following our historical investigation, students were introduced to sound recording and production techniques. We focused on capturing machine noises found on cam-pus, specifically the ones we are unable to hear with our naked ears. Students used recorder telephone pick-ups (telephone taps) to hear and record (circuit sniffing) these micro-noises (electromagnetic field activity) generated by electronic machines. They conducted a campus-wide soundwalk, recording micro-noises and composing composi-tions to be played by their version of Russola’s intunaromori. Noises used in students’ compositions included: laptops sending emails, atm machines checking availability of funds, smartphones conducting Facebook status updates, a campus security vehicle’s emergency lights, and sending fax messages.

Student ArtistsRenee EspinozaRosemary FloresDiana GaleanaJasmine HerreraNicholas HuhJenny HurBrittney KirbyNathan KirbyVera MakianichGiovanni PenateShantele SheppherdMegan Kirsten SibayanChimeng ThaoVanessa TorresChing Yeh

NOCCCD Townhall Meeting

NOCCCD Chancellor Dr. Ned Doffoney and Fred Williams, Vice Chancellor of Finance and Facilities, (pictured) visited Cy-

press College on the afternoon of Wednesday, November 14, 2012, to discuss the passage of Prop. 30 and the measure’s

impact on the North Orange County Community College District, as a whole, and Cypress College, individually.

View the multimedia presentation given by Fred Williams during the November 13, 2012, Townhall meeting at Cypress College.

HEADLINES· California's Fiscal Troubles Are Far From Resolved - LA Times (November 14, 2012)· Prop. 30 Win Gives Democrats Cash They've Sought for Budget Woes - Sacramento Bee (November 8, 2012) · With Obama's Win, Colleges Anticipate 4 More Years of Reform - The Chronicle of Higher Education (November 7, 2012)· Young Voters, Democrats, Latinos and LA County - Daily News (November 7, 2012)· Senate Leader Promises Initiative and Tax Reform with New Powers - LA Times (November 7, 2012) DID YOU KNOW???For the first time in 20 years, California voters have approved a general tax measure — and they did it to support our students and the education we provide here at the college. Proposition 30 passed with support from 53.9% of California voters. Exit polls suggest that 28% of voters in the state were 18-29 years old, so it’s safe to say that students made their voices heard.

For more information visit http://www.nocccd.edu/BudgetNews.htm.

Board Approved November 13, 2012

2013-2014 ACADEMIC CALENDAR FOR CREDIT AND CONTINUING EDUCATION (NON-CREDIT) INSTRUCTORS

CREDIT NON-CREDIT CLASSIFIED

July 4, 2013 Independence Day Holiday . . . . . . . Independence Day Holiday . . . . . . . Independence Day Holiday . . . . . . .August 23 Non-Student Duty Day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .August 26 Fall Semester Begins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .September 2 Labor Day Holiday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Labor Day Holiday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Labor Day Holiday . . . . . . . . . . . . . .September 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Optional Flex Day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .September 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mandatory Flex Day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .September 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fall Trimester Begins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .November 11 Veterans’ Day Holiday . . . . . . . . . . . Veterans’ Day Holiday . . . . . . . . . . . Veterans’ Day Holiday . . . . . . . . . . .November 27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fall Trimester Ends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .November 28-29 Thanksgiving Holidays 1 . . . . . . . . . . Thanksgiving Holidays 1 . . . . . . . . . . Thanksgiving Holidays . . . . . . . . . .December 14 Fall Semester Ends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .December 24 - January 1, 2014 Winter Holidays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Winter Holidays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Winter Holidays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .January 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Winter Trimester Begins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .January 20 Martin L. King Holiday . . . . . . . . . . . Martin L. King Holiday . . . . . . . . . . . Martin L. King Holiday . . . . . . . . . . .January 24 Non-Student Duty Day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .January 27 Spring Semester Begins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .February 14 Lincoln’s Birthday Holiday 2 . . . . . . . Lincoln’s Birthday Holiday 2 . . . . . . . Lincoln’s Birthday Holiday . . . . . . . .February 17 Presidents’ Day Holiday . . . . . . . . . Presidents’ Day Holiday . . . . . . . . . Presidents’ Day Holiday . . . . . . . . .March 28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Winter Trimester Ends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .March 31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Spring Trimester Begins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .April 14-18 Spring Recess 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Spring Recess 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .April 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Spring Holiday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .May 24 Spring Semester Ends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .May 26 Memorial Day Holiday . . . . . . . . . . . Memorial Day Holiday . . . . . . . . . . . Memorial Day Holiday . . . . . . . . . . .June 27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Spring Trimester Ends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1 Includes Saturday and Sunday, November 30 and December 1, which are non-instructional days2 Includes Saturday and Sunday, February 15 and 16, which are non-instructional days3 Includes Saturday and Sunday, April 19 and 20, which are non-instructional days