MIDDLETOWN
AG Booster group provides scholarships to seniors
Middletown Unified AG Booster provided $5,000 towards Middletown High School seniors this year. Our group has fundraising events during the year to facilitate our scholarship awards. The past few years, we have donated over $10,000 to High School seniors. The community has contributed generously to our cause and we want to thank them. Our main fundraising tool is having volunteers barbecue at events. We are a 501(C) organization and graciously accept donations also. We can be reached at ffaboostersmiddletown@gmail.com.
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SACRAMENTO
Senator McGuire’s California College Sexual Harassment Disclosure Act advances with overwhelming vote
Between 2017 and 2021, 54 employees at CSU campuses were found to have committed violations of sexual misconduct and discrimination. The violations included requests for sex, unwanted touching and aggressive verbal harassment.
Those perpetrators have no place in the Golden State’s university system, which is why Senate Majority Leader Mike McGuire has introduced SB 791, the California College Sexual Harassment Disclosure Act.
This bill has now overwhelmingly passed both the Senate Education and Judiciary Committees.
“The Sexual Harassment Disclosure Act is all about shining the light on dark and dangerous behavior, holding perpetrators accountable and ensuring the cycle of harassment and abuse on California’s college campuses is stopped in its tracks,” Senate Majority Leader Mike McGuire said. “That’s why we’ve introduced the Sexual Harassment Disclosure Act, which will ensure hiring committees stop the cycle of harassment and protect students and staff.”
The legislation will require applicants for administrative or academic positions disclose any final administrative or judicial decision determining they (the applicant) committed sexual harassment. That information would then be turned over to a hiring committee at a California community college and or Cal State University, ensuring the cycle of harassment and abuse can be stopped in its tracks.
While Title IX protections exist to protect students, faculty and staff, bad actors have been able to escape the consequences of their actions by moving from one campus to the next.
“Here in California, we’re supposed to defend victims, advance a no tolerance approach to harassment and hold aggressors accountable. But in too many cases over the past decades on CSU campuses, it’s been the exact opposite. A culture of looking the other way, victim shaming and attempting to cover up violations have been commonplace. SB 791 is an important step to ending the abuse,” McGuire added.
The Disclosure Act will now move to the Senate Appropriations Committee.
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YOLO/YUBA/LAKE COUNTIES
Yuba Community College District names new chancellor
The Yuba Community College District (YCCD) Board of Trustees announced the selection of Shouan Pan, Ph.D., as the next chancellor. At its regularly scheduled meeting on April 13, the Board voted unanimously to approve Dr. Pan’s contract. He will join the District on June 15, 2023.
“Dr. Pan brings a wealth of experience to YCCD as a chancellor, college president, provost, administrator, and professor. He is a recognized community college leader, with significant teaching, student services, and administrative experience in diverse community college settings. He understands that increasing access to education and workforce development transforms lives, families, and communities. The YCCD Board of Trustees invites and welcomes Dr. Pan’s partnership in collaboratively advancing our shared goals for student success,” said Juan Delgado, Board president.
Pan expressed his appreciation, “I am deeply honored to be selected by the students, faculty, staff, and the Board of Trustees as the next chancellor of the YCCD. I am particularly grateful for the trust and confidence that the District Board of Trustees has in my passion for the community college mission, my experience, and my commitment to expanding postsecondary educational attainment for citizens, particularly those from the historically under-served communities, within YCCD’s vast service areas. YCCD has been and will continue to be a powerful force for education and workforce training for over 90 years. I look forward to becoming embedded in the District’s diverse communities and working collaboratively with the Board, the dedicated faculty and staff, and community partners to elevate YCCD’s services and broaden its community impact. Together, we can be better, stronger, and more effective.”
Pan comes to YCCD from Washington State, where he served as chancellor of the Seattle Community Colleges. Over the last six years in this role, Dr. Pan led the integration of Human Resource, IT, Web services, International Education, eLearning, and corporate training and initiated the Seattle Promise program that is recognized locally and nationally as a model of equitable student success. Under his leadership, the Seattle Colleges Foundation raised a record amount of funds in support of students and Equity Diversity and Inclusion priorities. In concert with community and corporate partners, the Seattle Community Colleges initiated five non-credit micro-pathway programs, new associate degrees in Fire Sciences, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science.
Pan centers his leadership and management practices on fulfilling the community college mission and promoting student and community success. He places emphasis on working with the Board of Trustees, institutional and community stakeholders in formulating a common vision and building consensus on strategic and operational decisions. His professional success is evidenced in his strong track record of improving student success; building collaborative partnerships with educational institutions, businesses, and civic organizations to further institutional goals and community economic development; and securing external resources.
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