NORTH SEATTLE COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Student Administrative Council

M E M O R A N D U M

TO:    Board of Trustees Seattle Community College District

FROM: Alexis Baranov Student Administrative Council Director North Seattle Community College

DATE:          June, 2009

SUBJECT:    STUDENT COUNCIL BOARD REPORT – INFORMATION ONLY

 Student Administrative Council (SAC)

• The SAC application deadline was extended to May 22^nd in order to gather more applicants. The Student Council is aggressively promoting the open positions by sending letters and emails to qualifying students and holding application tables in the hallways. The  hiring committee plans to conduct interviews June 9^th through the 11^th
• Three Student Council members attended the annual student voice academy in Puyallup. The students were successful in debating an issue that ended up on the “white sheet” of student legislative concerns across Washington State.
• A design review meeting was held April 9^th with students and the architect designing the proposed student center. The presentation revealed some changes to the previous plan including a student leadership area facing the main courtyard.  The architect and the administration proposed an additional $65.00/year fee per student (that is separate from tuition and student service and activity fees) to fund the building. The final design review meeting will take place May 15^th, after which Student Administrative Council will have until mid June to make a decision on whether to proceed with this.  

Student Cabinet

• Two students serving on the NSCC budget planning committee surveyed students about their financial needs and concerns to better evaluate what services students need most and how to accommodate them in this time of budget crisis. The results were presented at the all college meeting in order to share the information with the whole campus.

 Diversity speaker series

• Yong Zhao gave an inspirational lecture about diversity titled “Rethinking Education in the Age of Globalization.” Yong stressed that by utilizing people’s differences instead of forcing people to fit a mold, our wealth as a nation can grow monumentally.
• Several classes, along with administration, staff, and faculty gathered to hear Tim Wise speak on “Racism and White Privilege in the Age of Obama.” His powerful and motivating analogies of white power moved the audience and stirred many conversations about what it means to stand up to racism and how we face it everyday.