N3CSDPA Newsletter 2004

Supporting the Citizens of the State of North Carolina

Message from the President

COMBINED CONFERENCE IS COMING!!!!!!

Greetings N3CSDPA Membership,

As we discussed in our business meeting last September, our 2004 conference will be held in conjunction with the Instructor's conference. Plans for the North Carolina Community College System Conference are being finalized. This year = s theme is A Wheel of Learning. @ The conference is scheduled for October 10-12, 2004 at the Koury Convention Center , Greensboro , NC . Registration for Faculty and Student Development Services will begin Sunday, October 10, 10:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Sessions beginning Sunday at 10:30 a.m. is open to all community college personnel.

N3CSDPA Executive Board has been working diligently to ensure that there will be concurrent sessions offered throughout the three-day conference that will be beneficial to Student Development Services personnel. SDS Divisions will host their annual meetings on Monday, October 11 at 5:00 p.m. If you have any questions, please contact your representative:

Admissions, Assessment, Recruitment----------Ellen Austine-------austine@gwmail.dtcc.cc.nc.us

Career Services-------------Barbara Barringer--------bbarringer@forsythtech.edu

SDAA-----------Dr. Bob Shackleford----------------shacklefordb@rockinghamcc.edu

Counseling------Judith Holiday ----------Judith.Holiday@cpcc.edu

Student Activities---------Barbara Campbell----------bcampbell@sccnc.edu

Disability Services-------David Collins-------------dcollins@wpcc.edu

Student Aid and Scholarship------Judye Tart-------jtart@sampson.cc.nc.us

Records and Registration-----Kathy O. Kinlaw-----kkinlaw@email.pittcc.edu

Task Force Chairperson-----Janice Reaves-----reavesj@alamance.cc.nc.us

Our annual breakfast/business meeting will be held on Tuesday, October 12 from 8-11:45 a.m.

Hotel, registration information and a schedule of sessions and events will be posted on

our web-page at www.n3cspda.org when it becomes available. Please make every effort to attend this three-day conference.

Sincerely,

Sherraine L. McLean

President, N3CSDPA

SUPPORT YOUR ORGANIZATION!!!!

The Task Force went to Raleigh on May 11, 2004 . We visited several legislators and asked for their support of the Community College System. Marc Williams at Guilford Technical Community College compiled information that was used to give them a better picture of the needs of the System and contributing factors for these budget needs. We are still asking individuals in the voting districts of Senator Basnight, Representatives Black and Morgan to make contact with them. We visited their offices on last Thursday but they were in meetings. We left information for them and hopefully they will read it and be supportive of the Community College System. Please make contact. We are in this together.

Who?.What?...

Task Force Meeting with Dan Gerlach a Re-Cap and Response:

Ten members of the N3CSDPA Task Force met with Dan Gerlach the Senior Fiscal Policy Advisor to Governor Michael Easley on Thursday, April 29. Members present: Sherraine McLean-President of N3CSDPA, Carl Brow, Bill Graber, Eunice Campbell, Judith Holliday, Denise Cathey, Edith Arrington, Jackie Foster, Angela Brown and Janice Reaves. The meeting began with the Chair of the Task Force reading a statement of support for President Lancaster and the System (statement is below). Mr. Gerlach expressed that he understood our concerns and the Governor was committed to the Community College System. He also stated the governor had a commitment to the University system and that "No child left behind" had been completed". Next he said secondary education and community colleges have the attention of the governor. He said that there would be money for enrollment growth and that we would get a substantial raise (although substantial was not defined.) He did state that faculty and professional staff salaries were important and also funding work force training.

While talking about the burden on colleges, we discussed the area of Disability Services. He asked us for more information on this area. (Kind of funds needed for interpreters and the technology involved that the colleges must find in their individual budgets). Members present said that we would provide information in this area. The meeting ended on a very positive note.

Next a letter from Dan Gerlach for the membership.

Marc Williams at GTCC compiled the Following Information. It can help explain some of the problems.

NC Community College System

2004-05 Critical Budget Needs

$55.5 million - Enrollment Growth, Salary Adjustments, Formula

Restoration

$20.1 million - Enrollment Growth

$31.9 million - Faculty & Professional Staff Salaries

$3.5 million - Summer Term Instruction

$223.5 million - Equipment Funding

$17.1 million - Services to Business and Industry

$10.9 million - Multi-Campus Colleges/Off Campus Centers

Contributory Factors

20 % Increase in Full-time Equivalent Student Enrollment Past 3 Years

150,844 in 2000-01

153,985 in 2001-02

169,024 in 2002-03

180,536 in 2003-04

$514 (13%) Reduction in Per FTE Funding Past 3 Years

$3,931 in 2000-01

$3,910 in 2001-02

$3,535 in 2002-03

$3,417 in 2003-04

$35.6 million in Permanent Legislative Cuts Past 2 Years

$96.3 million in Required Reversions Past 3 Years

Net Effect Past 3 Years

$93.9 million in Enrollment Growth

- $131.9 million in Required Reversions & Permanent Cuts

= $38 million less to educate 29,692 more FTE

Contributory Factors - continued

Faculty Salaries rank last in the 16 states that comprise the Southern Region Education Board.

(85 % of the regional average and 71% of the national average)

Summer Term Funding Has Been Eliminated

$7.2 million budgeted in 2002-03

$3.6 million budgeted in 2003-04

- 0 - budgeted in 2004-05

Annual Equipment Funding Per FTE Has Been Cut Creating a $223 million Backlog of Equipment Needs

$314 in 2001-02

$244 in 2002-03

$90 in 2003-04

$85 in 2004-05

Information compiled from public documents by Marc Williams, mwwilliams@gtcc.edu

The Governor's Budget-What It Means For You !!!!

The governor has included a four (4) percent salary increase for professional staff and faculty and a $250 bonus. This is included in his budget. This budget MUST however, also pass the Senate and the House. It is more important now than ever that we exercise the power of the pen and paper. Let your legislators know that Community Colleges are just as important as four year institutions and need help to continue to do the job that we have been asked to do- retraining the citizens of the State. If you can not do it NOW .then WHEN ? The choice is yours----

There is still a lot to be done. Make sure that you thank your legislators for their support.

Just a thought!!!!!