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ANNUAL REPORT
Academic Year 2014-2015

ASSOCIATEDSTUDENTSOFDIABLOVALLEYCOLLEGE

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Table of Contents
I.

Letter from President............................................................................................................................4

II. Correspondence with DVC Students....................................................................................................6

1.

Survey Question and Data.................................................................................................................6

2.

Response to Question No. 3 (What is the biggest obstacle to your success in DVC?).....................8

3.

Response to Question No. 4 (Do you have any suggestions for ASDVC?)....................................10

4.

Response to Question No. 5............................................................................................................11

III. Financial Summary.............................................................................................................................12

1.

Fiscal Year 2014-2015 Financial Summary....................................................................................12

2.

Fiscal Year 2014-2015 Initial Budget.............................................................................................13

3.

Fiscal Year 2015-2016 Approved Budget.......................................................................................13

4.

Historical Data of Club Funds........................................................................................................13

IV. ASDVC Committees Report...............................................................................................................14

1.

Legislative Committee (Fall: Yuan (Kevin) Tian, Spring: John Michaelson)................................14

2.

Rules Committee (Fall: Sherilyn Tjandra, Spring: Daniel Humphrey)..........................................14

3.

Diversity Affairs Committee (Hajin (Lily) Yi)...............................................................................15

4.

Public Relations Committee (Vivian Natalia).................................................................................16

5.

Activities Committee (Fall: Felicia Novia, Spring: Weihao (Wesley) Xia)...................................17

6.

Budget Oversight Committee (Virginie Poetry).............................................................................18

7.

Student Union Building Committee (Fall: Fernando Reyes, Spring: Jacqueline Bueno)...............18

8.

Sustainability Committee (Brittani Chew)......................................................................................19

9.

Elections Committee (Steven Wijaya)............................................................................................20

10.

Relations with Local Senates Committee (Keith Montes)..........................................................20

11.

Technology Committee...............................................................................................................20

12.

Academic Affairs Committee (ad-hoc) (Co-chair: Minsun (Kylie) Song, Hao (Jason) Wang)..20

13.

Budget Planning Committee (ad-hoc) (Daniel Humphrey)........................................................21

14.

Scholarship Committee (ad-hoc) (Elijah Ziskin)........................................................................21

15.

Study Space Committee (ad-hoc) (Kenny Indradi).....................................................................21

16.

Resolutions Committee (ad-hoc) (Crystal Bedford)...................................................................21

17.

Other Projects..............................................................................................................................21

V. Appendixes.........................................................................................................................................23
Appendix A: Fiscal Year 2014-2015 Approved Budget.........................................................................23

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Appendix B: Fiscal Year 2015-2016 Approved Budget.........................................................................24

Appendix C: Historical Data of Club Funds...........................................................................................25
Appendix D: Mental Health Resolution..................................................................................................32
Appendix E: Multicultural Center Proposal............................................................................................33
Appendix F: Focus Group Results..........................................................................................................37
Appendix G: Grant Proposal...................................................................................................................50
Appendix H: Carpool Proposal...............................................................................................................52
Appendix I: Result of General Elections................................................................................................54
Appendix J: Inter-Club Council Newsletter............................................................................................55

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I.

Letter from President

Dear fellow stakeholders,
Welcome to the annual report of the Associated Students of Diablo Valley College 2014-2015. This
report is an opportunity to reaffirm the commitments we make to our ASDVC members, students,
faculty members and DVC community as a whole.
The mission of the ASDVC Board is to serve as the voice of all DVC students and ceaselessly
advocate for the needs and rights of its constituency. During my two and half years service for
ASDVC as a member, Vice President and now the President, I have truly understood the meaning
of dedication, contribution and responsibility.
Participation in ASDVC committees and college committees in addition to board meetings every
single week is already a huge sacrifice, but I can still see many of the members undertaking extra
work voluntarily and contributing more ideas and energy. I have seen in the sunset, a group of
ASDVCers designing and painting posters; I have seen more than one time, early in the morning
or late at night, our members working incredibly hard on a proposal, just to make a single word or
sentence more satisfactory. When I see the giant ASDVC promotional tent on those thin shoulders,
I always feel touched and overwhelmed. Hereby, I would like to extend my sincere appreciation to
all our board members for their diligence and dedication, for their year-long service and support to
our student community.
Serving as a member of ASDVC takes painstaking efforts, but yet I believe, gives us tremendous
joys and satisfaction. As we all believe, serving and advocating students in our community helps
us realize our social value and gives us a purpose in life. In this past year, besides our routine work
such as funding various clubs and organizations on campus, issuing scholarships and extending
library hours during dead weeks, we have taken huge initiatives and made brand new attempts. We
advocated for a car-pool resolution, aiming to connect students living in the same area to commute
to school in a more environmentally-friendly way. This resolution, meanwhile, could also address
the growing need of parking space near campus. We approved Multi-cultural Center proposal, in a
hope to provide a welcoming place for students to celebrate diversity and acknowledge individual
uniqueness. We have also been working with the First Year Experience program to bring together
the first ever student welcome program for DVC. Lots of our tasks appeared to be quite complicated
and we encountered major setbacks, but our steps of innovation and creation never stopped.

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If our history and trajectory have taught us one thing, it is that we have to think in terms of both
quarters and generations. In the past semester, we have developed more strategic goals that envision
the long-term development of ASDVC. We put significant emphasis on improving institutional
memory, as we came to the realization that many of our goals and programs demanded long-term
development. By engaging our new board members in major taskforce of ASDVC, and matching
them with mentors, they are able to grow as leaders and carry on the legacy of ASDVC. By
reorganizing our agenda, minutes, presentation files and supportive materials and passing it onto
the next board, we are able to provide our future generations with reference of not only what we
succeeded, but also what we attempted but failed and why. This, as we believe, will become a solid
foundation for ASDVCs future progress.
We are proud of what we have achieved so far but recognize that there is much work to do to meet
the aggressive goals we have set for ourselves. ASDVC has the capacity, and the will, to lead. We
will continue to work with college governors, students, faculty members, and local community
partners toward common goals and fight for those things that make DVC a better community.
At the heart of ASDVC is the powerful idea that every footstep matters, but so does the horizon to
which we are headed. We are proud of the individual steps we are taking, and the larger journey on
which we have embarked. We remain steadfastly dedicated to building an enriched, friendly and
supportive student community at DVC. Our heritage as an innovative think-tank, a strong team and
a dedicated servant will run deep and stay long.
Kevin Tian

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II.

Correspondence with DVC Students

1. Survey Question and Data

1.DoyouknowofASDVC?

302

Yes
No

355

2.WhatdoyouknowofASDVC'sachievements?
15

14 10
33

Nothing

31

Verylittle

32

ExtendsLibraryHours
33

Representsstudents
Organizes&fundsclubs
Carnivals&Events
Scholarships
524

Others

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3.WhatisthebiggestobstacletoyoursuccessinDVC?
Notenoughclasses
Personalshortcomings
Language

120

144

Homework/classrigor
Financing&financialaid
Facultystaffs'quality&
miscommunication
Textbookprice

19
20

121

23

Parking
26

Course&transferplanning

28
55

44

Others

4.DoyouhaveanysuggestionsforASDVC?
Morepublicity
Moreevents

35

Bemoreactive

55

Benefitstudentsmore
Carpool
Givefreetextbooks
16

Moreclasses
Moreinvolvement

14
5
5

Morerepresentation
Moreparkingspots
Others

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5.Wouldyousupporta$2StudentRepresentationFeefor
advocacypurposes?

78

Yes
314

No
Possibly

223

2. Response to Question No. 3 (What is the biggest obstacle to your success in

DVC?)
a. Not enough classes
In Fiscal Year 2015-2016, DVC will be hiring new faculty members and opening more
classes in order to serve the demand. Some of the departments that are currently hiring are
including but not limited to Art History, Economics, Engineering, English, Physics, and
Sociology.
b. Personal shortcoming
Personal shortcomings within the survey included laziness, time management, and
procrastination. DVC offers a variety of student services program and other resources to
assist students. Some of the college resources that are available for the students can be
accessed through http://www.dvc.edu/current/
c. Language
Various options that could be considered by students experiencing language barriers are
including but not limited to:

English tutoring is available for free to all DVC students in LC 105.

Taking English for Second Language (ESL) or English (ENGL) classes.

Taking intensive English classes at DVCs International Education Center:

http://www.iec-dvc.edu/

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d. Homework/class rigor
Aside from the resources that you can find on http://www.dvc.edu/current/ the tutoring
options below are some of the possible academic help that are available for DVC students:

Business/Business Accounting tutoring is available in BFL 107-109

Chemistry/Physics tutoring is available in PS-110

Economics tutoring is available in BFL-108

English tutoring is available in LC-105

EOPS tutoring is available in SSC-127

Foreign language tutoring is available in BFL-211

Geography Tutoring is available in ATC-112

Life and Health Sciences tutoring is available in LHS-116

Mathematics tutoring is available in the Math Lab, located on the second floor of the
LC Building

San Ramon Campus: English tutoring is available in E-174

San Ramon Campus: Mathematics tutoring is available in E-174

San Ramon Campus: Science tutoring is available in E-188

San Ramon Campus: Spanish tutoring is available in E-188

e. Financing & financial aid

Financial Aid Office is available on the first floor of Student Services Building. To learn
more, you can also contact the office directly at DVCfinancialaid@dvc.edu or see
http://www.dvc.edu/financialaid/
Scholarship
f.

Faculty staffs quality and miscommunication

To minimize miscommunication and to ensure that students are properly informed of the
classes they are taking, DVC continuously makes sure that the Syllabus is up-to-date and
adhered.
http://www.dvc.edu/scholarships

g. Textbook prices
In order to maintain both equity and a manageable financial position, it is not possible to
directly distribute free books to students. As an alternative, we have been supplying funds
to the Librarys Textbook Reserves which is available for students use. For more
information, please contact the library at 925-969-2588.
h. Parking

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It is not possible for us to create more parking spots due to the high financial cost that is
involved. The College has also expressed that it is not currently looking into the possibility
of creating more parking lots due to the financial burden of the constructions that are
happening within the new student quad and HSF building.
i.

Course & transfer planning

Diablo Valley College will be hiring 5 more Academic Counselors for Fiscal Year 2015
2016. Additionally, the Career and Transfer Center is also available on SSC 223 to answer
any inquiries that students may have regarding transferring and course planning. New
students are also required to make an appointment with a counselor to work on their
education plan.

3. Response to Question No. 4 (Do you have any suggestions for ASDVC?)
a. More publicity

The ASDVC Website (www.asdvc.org) is currently in its final stages of development

and is expected to be launched by fall 2015.

Weekly tabling schedules have been created and adhered to; ASDVC tent and ASDVC
tablecloth are also being utilized regularly.

Advertisements on both The Inquirer and on posting walls around the campus are done
to publicize every major event.

b. More events
In Fiscal Year 2014-2015, ASDVC has held 200% as many events as in the previous Fiscal
Year. Aside from increasing the duration of Spring Week from a 1-day to a 3-day event,
ASDVC is also hosting Poetry Slams and collaborating with other on-campus entity to
celebrate Earth Day.
c. Be more active
Some of the tangible improvements that we have made to be more active includes:

Proactively reaching out by tabling throughout the year as opposed to only in the
beginning of the semester.

Creating events not only through other committees as opposed to through Activities
Committee alone.

Creating a website and utilizing online social medias more in ensuring transparency
within our meetings and spreading information about our programs.

d. Benefit students more

ASDVC is committed to support students throughout all of its programs.

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e. Carpool
See Section IV.8.
f.

Giving free textbooks

In order to maintain both equity and a manageable financial position, it is not possible to
directly distribute free books to students. As an alternative, we have been supplying funds
to the Librarys Textbook Reserves which is available for students use. For more
information, please contact the library at 925-969-2588.

g. Opening more classes

See Section II.2.a.

h. More involvement

See Section II.3.c.

i.

More representation
ASDVC works to improve students representation in two ways. First, by appointing
student representatives to serve on college committees including campus-wide committees
and academic senate, ASDVC is able to increase students voices in DVC governance.
Second, ASDVC has been working hard to improve its two-way communication with the
student body. By initiating ASDVC constituent survey, ASDVC is able to have both
qualitative and quantitative information regarding students needs and obstacles, thus could
better serve and advocate for the students. By increasing its online presence including
major social media and website, ASDVC is able to deliver its first-hand messages to the
student community.

j.

More parking spot

See Section II.2.h.

4. Response to Question No. 5

A ballot pertaining to the Student Representation Fee was presented in Spring 2015s
ASDVC General Elections as a referendum. The vote was tallied for yes and for no,
resulting in the implementation of the Student Representation Fee.

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III. Financial Summary

1. Fiscal Year 2014-2015 Financial Summary
Line Item

Student Travel / Conference

On-Campus Clubs

Other On-Campus Organizations

ASDVC Promotion

ASDVC Miscellaneous Initiatives

ASDVC Year End Banquet &

Awards
ASDVC Team Building

Event

Organization

Amount

CCCSAA
SSCCC FA14
March in March
SSCCC SP15
TOTAL

ASDVC
ASDVC
ASDVC
ASDVC

$
$
$
$

3,309
2,874
1,393
4,851

12,427

Trojan MUN
Aggie MUN
SBLC
UCLA MUN
Spring Conference
Hackathon
Evening with PAU
US National Expo
TOTAL

DVC MUN
DVC MUN
PBL
DVC MUN
AGS
DVC Coders
PAU
Enactus

$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$

1,500
1,500
1,500
2,000
1,500
5,000
594
2,873

16,467

Fungi Conference
Library Extra Hours
Library 14-15 Books Reserve
NorCal Trade Show
KCACTF
Library 15-16 Books Reserve
Cal Poly Architecture Competition
Music Tour in Los Angeles
Jazz Tour in Hayward
TOTAL

Horticulture Dept.
Library
Library
Horticulture Dept.
Drama Dept
Library
Architecture Dept
Music Dept
Music Dept

$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$

320
1,524
5,000
1,115
5,000
5,000
1,650
5,000
1,500

26,109

ASDVC Tent
General Election Promotion
Spring Week Promotion
Recruitment Session
Student Rep Fee Promotions
TOTAL

ASDVC
ASDVC
ASDVC
ASDVC
ASDVC

$
$
$
$
$

2,174
219
530
743
129

3,795

ASDVC Website
ASDVC Fun Fair
Microwave
ASDVC General Election
Spring Week
Chalk Attack
Earth Day
Institutional Memory Binders Purchase
Kaiser Health Fair
Diversity Open Mic
TOTAL

ASDVC - Tech
ASDVC - A&P
ASDVC - LA
ASDVC - VPX
ASDVC - A&P
ASDVC - A&P
ASDVC - EA
ASDVC - DA
ASDVC - A&P
ASDVC DA

$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$

2,100
3,970
400
1,498
4,005
33
937
77
1,500
110

14,629

Spring 2015 Banquet

ASDVC

1,720

Spring 2015 Team Building Activity

ASDVC

1,500

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Total Expenditure
Budgeted Expenditure from Fiscal Year 2014-2015 Approved Budget

$
$

81,647
89,000

Note that the following Expenditures were not reflected because of different approval
procedures:

Production Lab Supplies/Materials

Production Lab Equipment Maintenance/Replacement

ASDVC Printing

ICC Allocations Club Allocations

ICC Allocations ICC Retreat

ICC Allocations ICC Executives Team Building

ASDVC Initiatives ASDVC Retreats

ASDVC Initiatives ASDVC Sponsored Scholarships

Staff Position ASDVC Advisor

2. Fiscal Year 2014-2015 Initial Budget

See Appendix A
3. Fiscal Year 2015-2016 Approved Budget
See Appendix B
4. Historical Data of Club Funds
See Appendix C

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IV. ASDVC Committees Report

1. Legislative Committee (Fall: Yuan (Kevin) Tian, Spring: John Michaelson)

SSCCC General Assembly

o Fall 2014
The Legislative Committee composed and heavily supported a Mental Health
Resolution, resulting in having successfully passed the resolution with a majority
of 93%. The Resolution is currently under the purview of Student Senate of
California Community Colleges Resolutions Committee. For a copy of the
resolution, see Appendix D.

o Spring 2015
The Legislative Committee maintained its presence on the state level by heavily
supporting the incorporation of the SSCCC as a 501(c)3 organization thus
enabling it to receive funding from the Student Representation Fee as arranged by
each individual colleges as well as maintaining perfect attendance at Region III
meetings and March in March.

Microwave Program
In order to accommodate the demand for warm food during end of Fall/beginning of Spring,
the Legislative Committee advocated for the purchase of two Microwaves for students use.
To maximize accessibility, both microwaves were put in the Cafeteria. Additionally, it was
agreed with the Cafeteria that maintenance over the microwaves were to be under their
supervision.

Full Time Faculty Position Statement

In Spring of 2015, the Legislative Committee also proposed and passed a position
statement advocating for more full time faculty on Diablo Valley College.

2. Rules Committee (Fall: Sherilyn Tjandra, Spring: Daniel Humphrey)

Board Member Petitioning Process

Changed the process of becoming a board member from 150 signed petitions to 3 class
presentations, 25 signed petitions, and 25 Constituent Surveys.

Constitution and Bylaw Consolidation

The Rules Committee did numerous corrections of cross-references on the multiple
documents, added social media permissions to job descriptions, reformed removal
processes from individual committees and from the General Board, rewrote ASDVCs

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mission statement, and clarified special election process in both the Bylaws and the
Elections Code.

3. Diversity Affairs Committee (Hajin (Lily) Yi)

Multicultural Center Proposal

The Diversity Affairs Committee (DAC) developed a proposal to renovate SU 111 for
a Multicultural Center (MCC). The DAC is now in the process of clearing the space by
auctioning off kitchen items and working with the college to hire contractors, solidify
the renovations plan and go through construction. For further information, please refer
to the detailed proposal attached in Appendix E.

Student Input in the Student Equity Plan

To ensure students voices were included in applying for a $700,000 state fund for equity
work, the DAC conducted two focus group discussions to gather students thoughts on
matters of equity. The students feedback were recorded and organized in a report, which
was presented to the Student Equity College Committee and incorporated into the Student
Equity Plan. For more information see Appendix F.

Diversity Open Mic/ Poetry Slam

In honor of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month in May, the DAC planned and
executed an open mic event on May 4th, 2015 that is themed around the following topics:
cultural heritage, identity, diversity or social justice. The event aimed to celebrate diversity,
encourage educational discussion through peer to peer learning, bring cultural solidarity
and awareness, showcase student talent and create an opportunity for self-expression and
identity development.

Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Library Display

In honor of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month in May, the DAC collaborated with
the library to put together a display of books related to Asian American history, literature,
and culture. In addition to the book display, the DAC collected artifacts, like traditional
clothing, pottery and fans from DVC students. This display aimed to raise awareness to
Asian American history and contributions that have not always been recognized. Working
with the library brought about a collaborative energy between student government and the
rest of the college.

Co-Sponsor Immigration Justice Forum

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Multifaith Immigration Coalition for Action (MICA) in Contra Costa County asked the
DAC to co-sponsor their immigration justice forum on May 3rd. The DAC marketed this
off-campus event to DVC students, spoke at the beginning of the event explaining why
MICAs event aligned with DACs values, and raised awareness about ASDVCs presence
to the local community by presenting informational flyers at their resource table. This was
a successful collaboration with an off campus organization and a wonderful opportunity to
increase ASDVCs influence beyond campus onto the local community.

The following are ongoing accomplishments of the DAC:

DAC worked on improving its reputation and presence on campus by working with other
clubs, off campus organizations, presenting in class, and communicating its achievements
with the Inquirer. The Diversity Affairs Officer was also actively engaged in the Student
Equity College Committees discussions by being on time and present through all meetings
because being in communication with the Vice President of Student Services, the chair of
the committee, helped put DACs work in the larger context of the campus. Working with
the Student Equity College Committee is a valuable partnership that must continue on
during the next semesters.

Recommendations for the future:

o

Communicate ASDVC DACs vision for the MCC with the administration, so that
the DAC is working with the rest of the college. Clear communication with the
administration will help speed up the renovations process.

Get an advisor to attend DACs meetings, give advice, and link the committee to
necessary resources. It is extremely helpful to take facultys perspectives when
planning and executing student government affairs.

4. Public Relations Committee (Vivian Natalia)

ASDVC Tent
Public Relations Committee has purchased a tent in order to boost tabling efforts.

Tabling
PR Committee has continuously increased ASDVCs exposure to the general public
through the various platforms that is available on both the Pleasant Campus and the San
Ramon Campus. Since Fall 14 up until Spring 15, ASDVC PR committee members have
been actively tabling in the Library quad (Fall 14), the BFL Quad (First half of Spring 15)
and currently, the Student Quad (Second half of Spring 15).

Posters and Fliers

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Posters to promote ASDVC related events (General Elections, Student Representation Fee,
Candidates Forum, Recruitment Session, Info Session and Spring Week) have been
continuously printed and posted out on the exterior campus walls as well as strategic
locations on both the Pleasant Hill and San Ramon campuses. Starting from Spring 2015,
ASDVC PR Committee has also been utilizing the student newspaper (The Inquirer) to
further inform the general student body on ASDVC related events.

Other Promotional Materials

ASDVC has also bought more promotional items (water bottles, blue/green books,
stickersandpossiblygoodybagsinFall15)tobegivenoutforfreetothestudentbody.
Thiswillincreasetheindirectexposureamongstthestudentsastheycarry/wearASDVC
relateditems.ThiswillalsohelptoincreasestudentsawarenessregardingASDVCand
willlateronhelptostrengthenASDVCsbrandasastudentgovernment.Thiswillalso
aidethePRCommitteesgeneraltablingsessions,hencebringinginmorememberswho
wishestojoinASDVC.

5. Activities Committee (Fall: Felicia Novia, Spring: Weihao (Wesley) Xia)

Fun Fair & Carnival

An all-day event happening on 15th of November 2014, Fun Fair & Carnival showcased
more than 20 clubs and attractions and was created to create a community spirit within the
Diablo Valley College community. The construction in the Quad was not yet complete,
unfortunately, making marketing efforts very difficult and attendance scarce.

Spring Week
A week-long event lasted from April 28th throughout 30th, consisted of Kaiser Health Fair,
Junior outreach day, and spring festival of 2015. In which over thousands of students on
campus joined us during this week long event. Performances, Food and beverages were
also present during this event. Over 30 on campus organizations have joined this collative
effort.

Team Building Activity

2015 Team Building Activity was hold in Santa Cruz, CA. Members of Student
government were able to use this opportunity to have fun and increase the cohesive bonding
between ASDVC members. The Activity itself consisted multiple games: Eagle catches
chicken, Bag racing and laser tag.

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6. Budget Oversight Committee (Virginie Poetry)

Budget Code Amendment

o

Abolishment of 10% rule

In Fall 2014, BOC recommended to remove the 10% minimum contribution
line in Appendix A because our members at that time felt that we should not
have a quantified limitation, instead we should have subjective opinions and
discuss as a committee.

BOC Schedule Change

BOC recommended to add a time frame when BOC meetings should be held,
which will affect the funds request timeline, so that the funds request procedure
will take only one week for funds request up to $1500 and two weeks if it is
over $1500.

Sticker Discount Program

BOC reconsolidated the agreements that various companies has agreed to and updated the
Sticker brochure accordingly.

Grant Proposal
In order to foster innovation and encourage initiative within the Diablo Valley College
population, the BOC has created a Grant Proposal system. For more information regarding
procedures, please see Appendix G.

Fiscal Year 2015-2016 Approved Budget

See Appendix B.

7. Student Union Building Committee (Fall: Fernando Reyes, Spring: Jacqueline

Bueno)

ASDVC/ICC End-of-Year Banquet Spring 2015

At this banquet, ASDVC and ICC members will come together and celebrate all of their
hard work and accomplishments in addition to recognizing certain individuals for all of
their contributions through a formal awards ceremonies. Awards are given out by both
ASDVC and ICC. The rest of the night will be followed with good food and festivities such
as dancing, comments from DVCs President, and more to commemorate ASDVC and
ICCs accomplishments within the last year.

Online Room Request System

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To increase accessibility and mobility in this technological age, the Student Union Building
Committee has created an Online Room Request System whose data will be accessible to
both the Committee and the Student Life Office.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1em9v5d-WM7JtYbBQ_pKKDHxaRPI7jxyhmCmgdL83Rc/viewform

Student Union Building Code

In order to comply with the Bylaws and the Constitution, Student Union Building
Committee has started the first ever Student Union Building Code. The Code covers
procedures of allocation, criteria of allocation, and other rules regarding use of the
Margaret Lesher Student Union Building.

8. Sustainability Committee (Brittani Chew)

Carpool Proposal
In response to the need for a carpool system as was surveyed in the beginning of the year,
an additional survey of smaller proportions was done to have a sense of students attitude
towards carpooling. Out of a sample size of 94, 16% were already carpooling to DVC, 58%
said they would carpool if there is a program, and 83% were in support having of reserved
spots. ASDVCs carpool proposal was then created and is planned to launch on the Fall of
2015. For more information, contact asdvcenvironmental@dvc.edu or see Appendix H.

Duck Pond: Fountain Realignment

In response to several students complaints that the Duck Pond fountain is splashing water
to the pathways surrounding it, we successfully requested that Diablo Valley Colleges
Buildings and Grounds Department to realign its fountain direction.

Earth Day
Sustainability committee wanted to make Earth Day, a more interactive day than it has in
the past. It was decided that collaborating with other clubs and departments to put on during
the day was the best way to approach it. After careful of planning for half the semester: we
got Earth Club, Dance Club, Horticulture Department, and Architecture Department, and
College Sustainability Committee to come together.

Discussion Panels
Sustainability committee believed that one of the main issues of sustainability is getting
the word out and getting people to know about issues such as drought, fracking, recycling
here at DVC. However after contacting faculty members and nonprofit organizations, it
was difficult to get a people to come to DVC to come. A solution to this is collaborate with

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the college Sustainability Committee to help in the process of getting speakers. However,
a discussion panel will not be hosted this semester.

9. Elections Committee (Steven Wijaya)

Candidates Forum
In order to maximize accessibility and marketability, Spring 2015s Candidates Forum
was held in Business Foreign Language Conference Room instead of historically in the
Student Union Building Conference Room, successfully increasing attendance by around
800% from the previous year. An attempt to record the Candidates Forum was also made,
despite a technical error happening during recording. To see the recordings please visit:
http://tinyurl.com/asdvc15elections

ASDVC General Elections

On grounds of maximizing accessibility and making sure that as much people as possible
are reached, the General Elections was held in the Cafeteria as opposed to within the
Student Union Building Quiet Rooms where it was historically done. Marketing of this
event was also greatly amplified by the efforts of the Public Relations Committee and with
the incentive that was offered by both the Cafeteria and the Police Department. The results
of the General Elections can be seen in Appendix I.

10. Relations with Local Senates Committee (Keith Montes)

Relations with Local Senates Committee has nothing to report.

11. Technology Committee

Technology Committee is no longer in existence effective June 1st, 2013.

12. Academic Affairs Committee (ad-hoc) (Co-chair: Minsun (Kylie) Song, Hao
(Jason) Wang)
This committee was created in Spring 2015 to assist students in transitioning into Diablo Valley
College. Contingent on First Year Experience Programs approval, two workshops groups will
be held during Fall 2015s Welcome Days with the following details:

Academic Workshops
Experienced student volunteers will be giving presentations about their respective majors.
The presentations will be composed of a 10-minute general introduction and a 30-minute
group discussion session.

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For this workshop, we will have ICC, clubs' representatives (on a volunteer basis), and
ASDVC introducing themselves in front of the attending students. On top of that, the list
of the clubs and their contact information will also be given out on the end of the workshop.

13. Budget Planning Committee (ad-hoc) (Daniel Humphrey)

This committee was created to ease the process of research and debate on the new budget. Due
to the hard work of this committee, we were able to get a much more definite description of
each line item in the 71 fund budget, and because of this information we were able to make
much better informed decisions on how the budget should look. For more information on the
budget please see Appendix B.

14. Scholarship Committee (ad-hoc) (Elijah Ziskin)

This committee was created in Fall 2014 to look into the possibility of changing the current
systematics of ASDVC Scholarships from a set number of 10 into a variable number,
depending on our retained revenue. The initiative, however, was not continued in Spring of
2015 due to the consequential degree of operational and administrational complexity.

15. Study Space Committee (ad-hoc) (Kenny Indradi)

Study Place Committee was formed in the Spring of 2015 to advocate for providing a study
space on campus during nights and weekends. The chair of the committee concluded the year
by stating that more time and discussion is needed to reach a conclusion.

16. Resolutions Committee (ad-hoc) (Crystal Bedford)

This committee was created in the Fall of 2014 to finalize on resolutions that would be sent to
Student Senate of California Community Colleges. ASDVC finally sent one resolution to the
General Assembly of SSCCC, and the resolution is attached in Appendix C.

17. Other Projects

ASDVC Website
Please see www.asdvc.org

Institutional Memory Binder

In order to preserve institutional memory, Hajin (Lily) Yi created and drove forward the
idea of having a binder for each committee, where each binder will encompass the agendas,
minutes, and other documentation involved in the committees operation and any advices
or information that the previous committee heads would like to impart to their successors.

Inter-Club Council (ICC)

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The Inter-Club Council is not a standing committee under ASDVC; it is, however, still an
integral part of the Student Governance Process. For further information, please refer to
Appendix J for the Inter-Club Council Newsletter.

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V.

Appendixes
Appendix A: Fiscal Year 2014-2015 Approved Budget

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Appendix B: Fiscal Year 2015-2016 Approved Budget

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Appendix C: Historical Data of Club Funds

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Appendix D: Mental Health Resolution

Whereas, more than 45 percent of those who stopped attending college because of their
mental health related reasons did not receive accommodations. Additionally, 50% of them did not
have access to mental health services and support (Crudo & Gruttadaro, 2012, 8).
Whereas, in the publication College Students Speak: Survey Report on Mental Health,
Crudo and Gruttadaro stated that, An overwhelming majority (64%) of the student dropouts
surveyed are not attending college because of mental health related issues;
Whereas, Suicide is a one of the leading preventable public health problems plaguing the
United States, deemed the eleventh leading cause of death in the U.S. It accounts for approximately
32,439 deaths annually, and is the third leading cause of death among individuals aged 1824. (State
of New Jersey, 2009, pg. 3)
Whereas, in 2011 California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office (CCCCO) and the
Foundation for California Community Colleges (FCCC) received a onetime grant that only focused
on prevention and early intervention but did not address the lack of mental health resources
available on campus, leaving the current programs unsustainable.
Therefore be it resolved, the Student Senate of California Community Colleges will
aggressively pursue the enactment of legislation and/or policies that requires all California
Community Colleges to establish a Mental Health Services Program to provide a minimum of 40
hours per week of qualified mental health counseling services to students via licensed clinical
psychologist or licensed psychiatric and mental health nurse practitioner by collaborating with and
forwarding a copy of this resolution to the appropriate officials: Governor Jerry Brown, all
members of the California State Legislature, California Community Colleges Chancellor Brice
Harris, all members of the California Community Colleges Board of Governors, the Chancellors of
all 72 community college districts, and the President of the Board of Trustees for all 72 community
college districts; and
Resolved, that the Student Senate of California Community Colleges recommends and
encourages advocating to the United States Congress, to pass H. R. 274, to amend section 520J of
the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants for mental health first aid training programs by
forwarding a copy of this resolution to all Members of Congress that represent constituents in the
State of California.

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Appendix E: Multicultural Center Proposal

Multicultural Center Proposal

Final Draft 03/10/2015
Room 111 downstairs in the Student Union Building has become vacant during fall of 2014,
because the Basement Caf closed. The following is a proposal from the ASDVC Diversity
Affairs Committee (DAC) to allocate the space for a Multicultural Center (MCC).
I.

Mission Statement: The Multicultural Center shall promote all of the following core

values, with an emphasis on social justice and cross cultural empathy and solidarity.
(1) Social Justice: MCC shall promote equality and make effort to end oppression especially
in areas of gender, ethnicity, class, disability, age, sexual orientation and spiritual faith.
(2) Cross Cultural Empathy and Solidarity: MCC shall promote understanding and
appreciation of all cultures. MCC shall also embrace communication between different cultures
and unification through mutual respect.
(3) Student leadership: MCC shall promote opportunities for students to practice leadership.
MCC shall also promote collaboration between students, clubs, organizations, staff and faculty.
(4) Freedom of expression: MCC shall embrace expression of diverse cultures, backgrounds
and opinions.
(5) Sustainability: MCCs activities shall be environmental friendly and executed with longterm goals and implications in mind.
(6) Community Building: MCC shall promote relationship-building to form an inclusive,
connected and inviting community.
(7) Academic Outreach: MCC shall support academic discussions and learning around but not
limited to social justice.
II.

Activities: The Multicultural Center shall be a venue for

(1) One-time events: Students, clubs and organizations shall go through the ASDVC Student
Union Building Committee (SUBC) to request the use of the space to hold events. It is
encouraged that the goals of the event be aligned with MCCs mission statements to get priority.

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a. In order for this to happen, the SUBC must amend its current document for requesting
rooms to include an additional section, listing the MCCs core values.
(2) Open space for students: Students are free to use the space for studying, informally
gathering and interacting. However, students must abide by the Student Code of Conduct and
be respectful with regards to the space and others.
(3) Events Calendar: The DAC shall regularly update diversity-related community events to
this calendar. ICC shall post the most updated version of all club meeting times and clubrelated events to this calendar.
(4) Freedom Board: MCC shall have open cork boards for students to post inspirational quotes,
personal experiences or comments about a diversity-related theme celebrated each month. (For
example, Black History Month or Womens History Month)
(5) Peer Education Workshops: Student leaders may educate fellow students about diversity
and equity by leading and facilitating discussions. This training and leadership opportunity
corresponding with core value #6 and #7 and it may take place on a regular basis in the future.
(6) Resource Table: Diversity Affairs Committee and the Student Life Office shall update a
table with brochures from local and campus resources like EOPS, Financial Aid, DSS, club
flyers etc.
III.

Decorations: MCC shall have the following decorations, in accordance with the core

values.
(1) Student Art: DVC students may request to have their artwork displayed in the MCC by
submitting one in accordance with MCCs core values throughout the semester on a rolling
basis. We propose that the codes of the Student Union Building Committee specify that it is
the SUBC who approves the artwork before it goes on display.
(2) Events Calendar & Freedom Board: see Article II Section 3 and 4.
(3) Library: MCC shall maintain a library of diversity related books, available for them to be
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(4) Furniture and Floors: MCC shall have carpet and furniture to accommodate students and
events. Furniture and items for purchase includes but not limited to couches, bean bags,
projector, and sound system.
(5) Movable Stage: MCC shall purchase and have available a movable stage, to serve as a
platform for speakers, open mic, poetry slams and other events.
IV.

Maintenance Responsibilities/ Hours/ Staffing

a. The MCC shall be open during the same hours as the Student Union Building.
b. It shall be the ASDVC DACs responsibility to regularly add diversity related events to the
Events Calendar, to update the monthly themes for the Freedom Board and to update the
resource table as needed. In order for this to occur, the ASDVC Bylaws must be amended to
include this in the job description of the Diversity Affairs Officer.
c. It shall be the ICCs responsibility to regularly update club activities to the Events Calendar.
In order for this to happen, the ICC Bylaws must be amended to include this in the job
description of the appropriate officer.
V.

Additional Proposals

(1) Gender Neutral Bathrooms: MCC shall install new single occupancy gender-neutral
bathrooms to create a more inclusive environment for the Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender
Queer Intersexual Asexual (LGBTQIA), disabled and family communities.
(2) Relocation of Existing Furniture: The extra chairs and tables currently occupying Room
111 shall be placed in the Student Union Storage Room.
(3) Temporary Wall: In order for students to access the MCC before major construction
(during fall 2015 and spring 2016), the MCC shall have a temporary wall installed to restrict
access to gas valves and other potentially dangerous items in the kitchen portion of the room.
VI.

Implementation of the Proposal: If the MCC proposal is approved by the ASDVC

General Board, then they shall implement the proposal according to the timeline below.

Time
Frame

Spring 2015 + Summer Fall 2015 + Spring Summer 2016

2015
2016

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ASDVC
Agenda

(1) Auction Kitchen Items

(2) Install Temporary
Wall
(3) Purchase Temporary
Items
(bookshelf,
decorations, cork board,
etc.)

(1) Detailed Planning Construction

for Construction with
diagram
(2) Go through DVC
Buildings & Grounds to
hire contractors

Status of Closed for construction of Open

Room 111 temporary wall

Closed
for
construction
of
carpet,
sound
system, removal of
counters, etc.

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Appendix F: Focus Group Results

Focus Group Presentation Portion

INTRO
Thank you for participating in the student equity focus group! My name is Lily and I am the
Diversity Affairs Officer of ASDVC. These are wonderful members of the Diversity Affairs
Committee (say their names).
We are here to get your input into the Student Equity Plan.
SEPs goal is to ensure equal educational opportunities and to promote student success for all
students, regardless of race, gender, age, disability or economic circumstances. It aims to close
achievement gaps in access and success in underrepresented student groups (current or former
foster youth, students with disabilities, low-income students, veterans, students of ethnic
minorities). The plan measures student equity success with access, course completion, ESL
and basic Skills Completion, degree and certificate completion and transfer rates.
The Student Equity Plan is due on January 1st, 2015 and if approved, California will award
$70 million to student equity, specifically $736,000 to DVC.
As the Student Government Diversity Affairs Committee, we are here to listen to the students
voice and report it back to the college and the writers of the plan. Please know that this is a
safe environment for you to express your thoughts and give your honest suggestions.
STRUCTURE
The DAC members are passing out the focus group questions. We will read each question and
give you about one minute for you to think about and write down answers to them. Please be
silent and respectful as everyone thinks and writes the answers. Then we will break up into
smaller groups so you can discuss and expand on your ideas. The whole process should take
no more than 30 minutes.
QUESTIONS & EXPLANATIONS
(1) Pathways programs: summer intensive or transition program to prepare incoming
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(2) Authentic Orientation: Students are connected with a mentor/ counselor to get guidance
multiple times throughout the semester.
(3) Research and Evaluation: DVC devotes its resources to conduct more research student
success and potential remedy plans
(4) Professional Development: train staff about student equity issues
(5) Retention to Completion: financial literacy programs, career/ transfer resources, student
life and engagement programs to expand club activities. Instill active, collaborative and
personalized learning in classrooms.

Focus Group Discussion Questions

The term equity, as stated in the DVC Strategic Plan, DVC values and is committed to institutional practices that
foster inclusive excellence, that is, the commitment of an institution to create the conditions students need to achieve at
their highest potential. We expect ourselves to deliver the highest level of excellence to students of every race, ethnicity,
languages, class, ability, gender and sexual orientation.

1a. How would you define equity or inequity in the context of education or schools?
1b. Do you have any examples where you have encountered and/or witnessed conditions of
equity or inequity at DVC?
The term achievement gap, is used to refer to the discrepancy in educational outcomes and access between various
student groups in the United States, in particular African Americans, Native American, certain Asian American and
Latino students on the low end of the performance scale, and in relation to their White and certain Asian American
counterparts at the higher end of the academic performance scale. (Howard, 2010).

2a. Based on the definition of the Achievement Gap, do you believe this condition exists at
DVC?
If no, please explain?
If yes, what recommendations, based on your experience, do you have for DVC in addressing
this issue to improve student success outcomes?
2b. Going back to your first experience with DVC, with Equity and Achievement Gap
definitions in mind, please describe your overall DVC experience with the following areas:

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Did you find the process of enrolling in classes easy to navigate?

Academic experience (classes, teachers, etc.)
Student Support Services
Student life (student clubs, extracurricular activities, etc.)
4.From the perspective of a student, how can students develop cultural competency and race
awareness?
5.From the perspective of a student, how can the college develop cultural competency and race
awareness?
(1)Pathways Program (2) Authentic Orientation (3) Research & Evaluation
(4)Professional Development (5) Retention to Completion

6.How well do the suggested activities of the Student Equity Plan address equity? Are they
appropriate and relevant to you? If not, what is missing?
Focus Group Discussion Written Response Sample #1
1a. How would you define equity or inequity in the context of education or schools?
everyone gets a chance
equity is that we would treat each other as equal in order to achieve our goals
discrimination of any kind
the equal educational opportunities for all students of sexual orientation, race or gender
2 unsure. 6 no answer.
1b. Do you have any examples where you have encountered and/or witnessed conditions of
equity or inequity at DVC?
A lot of inequity on the San Ramon of other students not offering any assistance
I have witnessed equity when some had car problem and another student helped them out
No, its [been] pretty good so far that I am here

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My only example is people that have enrolled in DVC that are from Richmond people
automatically assume people are ghetto [there is a stereotype that students who come to DVC
from Richmond are ghetto.]
3 unsure 5 no answer.
Inequality on SRC, because of the lack of assistance/ resources
Stereotype/ bias against students from Richmond being ghetto
2a. Based on the definition of the Achievement Gap, do you believe this condition exists at
DVC?
1 I do not know.
3 no answer.
If no, please explain?
At DVC, I havent seen this happen personally
School and education should be fueled by self motivation
No, I dont believe this because I have seen and I know people who are African American,
Asian American and Latino students who have high academic performance.
DVC shows a lot of group works
4 no.
Achievement is based on personal motivation.
Minority exceptionalism: one student thinks the achievement gap does not exist at DVC
because she sees some minority students excelling.
If yes, what recommendations, based on your experience, do you have for DVC in addressing
this issue to improve student success outcomes?
Yes, because some students have problems of how to know how to register for classes as a
first year
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Interact Club, Red Cross [club], LGBTQ [club]

Yes, just because they have a certain gap; join clubs
4 yes
Assist students in registration
Have students join clubs
2b. Going back to your first experience with DVC, with Equity and Achievement Gap
definitions in mind, please describe your overall DVC experience with the following areas:
Overall things are pretty good
Did you find the process of enrolling in classes easy to navigate?
Somewhat, the site always goes down though
It can be extremely difficult
Confused at first
Yes, just because theres people that can help
Yes, I did not have help applying to courses [referring to counseling?]
Yes
3 said easy. 3 said difficult. 6 no answer.
The site goes down often
One student wrote s/he did not get help applying to courses. Another student wrote that it was
easy to navigate because there were people who could help
Academic experience (classes, teachers, etc.)
Its alright actually
Good
So far helpful
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Certain teachers are nice

Student Support Services
I havent really had trouble with it
Good
They should make their presence to be known [they should increase their presence among
students]
Havent used any
So so
Student Support Services need to increase their presence among students.
Student life (student clubs, extracurricular activities, etc.)
Dance club is the best club
Good and fun
Very different it all depends where you see you[rself] connect
Dance club is diverse
Awesome
4.From the perspective of a student, how can students develop cultural competency and race
awareness?
Take a sociology class? Have a DVC Tumblr?
Make more legit and fun events; examples like more raves, DJ events and dance
Stop being ignorant and giving into stereotype
Get educated and have an open mind like decent human
Be socially involved
Try and get to know and dont judge a person
Being more open minded

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Learn other cultures. Socialize and communicate with one another

By getting to know students who come from other countries [like] exchange students
Change students attitude toward cultural competency (open mind, get educated, dont judge,
learn other cultures)
Increased cross-cultural communication (get to know different students)
5.From the perspective of a student, how can the college develop cultural competency and race
awareness?
International Day
More colleges should be more friendly and open
I dont think it can
Include some cultural celebrations
Have expert speaker that give information about them
IDK
Try getting all the students to work together
Events to educate and unite studnets: speaker series, international day, cultural celebrations
(1)Pathways Program (2) Authentic Orientation (3) Research & Evaluation
(4)Professional Development (5) Retention to Completion

6.How well do the suggested activities of the Student Equity Plan address equity? Are they
appropriate and relevant to you? If not, what is missing?
Pathways Program and Professional Development
Its very appropriate
Sure
All sounds good
I believe these programs are or will be helpful if they spread the word around campus
They cool

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Yes
Relevant
Generally, approving the list of activities, but suggested that the college raise awareness about
these programs, because they did not know what they were until we explained it to them.
Biased feedback from the facilitators point of view
Theyre unable to think of solutions on an institutional level
They dont recognize or think about equity issues or the achievement gap. Students just live
their lives and are busy going through the day to care. Getting a random sample of students
who want pizza will not result in the most passionate group of students.
Notes from Lilys Focus Sub-Group #1a
The college should focus on student needs over physical appearance; why do we prioritize all
this construction when there are students who cant afford to pay their tuition?
The achievement gap is a cultural problem, not a school problem. The media and many studies
reinforce the achievement gap and discourages minority students. It is not within DVCs job
to motivate students, because education should be self-motivated. [Even if DVC is willing to
help, students have to take the initiative, be willing and seek help themselves.]
Props to the college for giving DSS students priority registration.
EOPS should be promoted more, because people are not aware.
Financial Aid: DVC should offer more scholarships
Is so bad, because the process to get aid is too hard, referring to all the
forms and the mandatory test online. (I have to prove that Im poor). The Financial Aid
Office hours are weird and its always packed.
Problems with FAFSA: students cannot claim independence when theyre not
24 years old, which means they dont qualify for aid, because they must file their parents tax
returns, not their own.
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Its difficult to navigate which classes to take (which ones are required, so they
can transfer on time; theyve wasted their time because they took random classes that ended
up not being necessary).
There needs to be a unified policy that awards students initiatives about add
codes: as of now, it depends on the teacher. Its unfair that a registered student who doesnt
show up on the first day gets to keep their spot when other waitlisted students took the initiative
to show up and wait for an add code.
Pre-reqs make it difficult to finish within 2 years
Textbooks: are too expensive
Teachers who require their custom version, and wont allow online version.
There should be mental health and counseling support
Academic counselors are not available.
Notes from Crystal and Hugos focus sub-group #1b
Group Tutoring: getting participation points for attending group tutoring is helpful
Orientation: some people dont know about the process
The college should modify it so its more simple and easy to follow (ex) some
items were out of order. ASSESSMENT TESING NEEDS TO BE TALKED ABOUT
DURING OREINTATION. Maybe an ice breaker during orientation to increase
communications and break down potential social barriers between the students.
Career Resources: Career 110 was a helpful class. We should have a career day: panel of
professionals who speak about the practicalities and applications of their job.
Drop-in counseling is not helpful
We should have a club board: a bulletin quark board/ physical place on campus for club
promotion.
The ideas of a pathways program seemed appealing, but few people knew about it.
Notes from Focus Group #2

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Existing programs that for financial assistance or designed for a specific ethnicity need to be
promoted more.
Young adults in college from Mexican American families dont get the entitlement/incentive
or guidance for their education from their parents (most of whom, from this students
experience, did not attend higher education). This could be a potential cause of the achievement
gap.
Authentic Orientation
It is important for students to see the same counselor in order to establish a personal
relationship with them and continuously work on an academic plan. Seeing different counselors
every time requires students to start over in explaining their story; it also decreases the
likelihood of developing long-lasting connection with the counselor.
Students feel like the current counseling sessions are rushed, brief and abrupt like a
factory line, because there is not enough time or energy from the counselors to carefully go
over their questions, given the large number of students they have to go through. They did not
feel welcomed. They felt hesitant to ask for clarifications because the counselors were rushed
and did not look like they wanted to answer their questions. Therefore, one student does not
plan on returning to the counseling center, but would rather look up the information him/herself.
One student felt like some counselors flat out discouraged him/her, because of the tone of
their voice when s/he told the counselor about his/her reach school. S/he also felt like the
counselors gave misinformation about UC Berkeleys acceptance rate; s/he later found out that
UC Berkeleys acceptance rate varies per major, which the counselor did not tell originally.
S/he asks that the counselors be respectful and encouraging in making realistic suggestions
instead of directly putting down students high goals.
Research and Evaluation
One student feels like this kind of research is already funded and has been going on
continuously. Instead of allocating any more funding, s/he asks that the money be invested in
more active programs.
Professional Development

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Professors need to be culturally competent, aware of the issues presented in the Student
Equity Plan and make an effort to know their students on a personal level, rather than projecting
profiles or biases based on the students race. Students feel like the professors project their prejudgments on certain students, based on their prior experience with students of the same
ethnicity.
There needs to be an increase in professor-student interactions in class, to humanize and
personalize the students. Right now, students have been trained to listen and are afraid to speak
up.
Students shared that its important to have a faculty whom they feel like they can relate to.
Having more faculty of color or being connected to a faculty who has their best interest can
make all the difference in not feeling isolated.
Retention to Completion
It is in the responsibility of the students to get themselves plugged into clubs on campus. But
it is with the help of the college that the clubs are promoted. We need a CENTRAL PLACE
for all club events (not just meeting times) either physically on campus or online.
The idea of financial literacy workshops is good. However, in addition to the workshops, the
college should post that information on the website, record the lecture and make it available on
YouTube to increase student access to these valuable information.
In addition to the communications effort between the college and the students, there needs to
be an expanded effort for student to student connection. One student suggested expanding the
Student Ambassador Program to increase peer to peer connection.
Other Suggestions
One student suggested developing an Ethnic Studies program for cultural competency and an
effort to truly address diversity on campus.
One student suggested for more information and resources for undocumented students.

Notes from Focus Group #2

Authentic Orientation

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It is important for students to see the same counselor in order to establish a personal
relationship with them and continuously work on an academic plan. Seeing different counselors
every time requires students to start over in explaining their story; it also decreases the
likelihood of developing long-lasting connection with the counselor.
Students feel like the current counseling sessions are rushed, brief and abrupt like a
factory line, because there is not enough time or energy from the counselors to carefully go
over their questions, given the large number of students they have to go through. They did not
feel welcomed. They felt hesitant to ask for clarifications because the counselors were rushed
and did not look like they wanted to answer their questions. Therefore, one student does not
plan on returning to the counseling center, but would rather look up the information him/herself.
One student felt like some counselors flat out discouraged him/her, because of the tone of
their voice when s/he told the counselor about his/her reach school. S/he also felt like the
counselors gave misinformation about UC Berkeleys acceptance rate; s/he later found out that
UC Berkeleys acceptance rate varies per major, which the counselor did not tell originally.
S/he asks that the counselors be respectful and encouraging in making realistic suggestions
instead of directly putting down students high goals.
Research and Evaluation
One student feels like this kind of research is already funded and has been going on
continuously. Instead of allocating any more funding, s/he asks that the money be invested in
more active programs.
Professional Development
Professors need to be culturally competent, aware of the issues presented in the Student
Equity Plan and make an effort to know their students on a personal level, rather than projecting
profiles or biases based on the students race. Students feel like the professors project their prejudgments on certain students, based on their prior experience with students of the same
ethnicity.
There needs to be an increase in professor-student interactions in class, to humanize and
personalize the students. Right now, students have been trained to listen and are afraid to speak
up.

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Students shared that its important to have a faculty whom they feel like they can relate to.
Having more faculty of color or being connected to a faculty who has their best interest can
make all the difference in not feeling isolated.
Retention to Completion
It is in the responsibility of the students to get themselves plugged into clubs on campus. But
it is with the help of the college that the clubs are promoted. We need a CENTRAL PLACE
for all club events (not just meeting times) either physically on campus or online.
The idea of financial literacy workshops is good. However, in addition to the workshops, the
college should post that information on the website, record the lecture and make it available on
YouTube to increase student access to these valuable information.
Existing programs that for financial assistance or designed for a specific ethnicity need to be
promoted more.
In addition to the communications effort between the college and the students, there needs to
be an expanded effort for student to student connection. One student suggested expanding the
Student Ambassador Program to increase peer to peer connection.
Other Suggestions
One student suggested developing an Ethnic Studies program for cultural competency and an
effort to truly address diversity on campus.
One student suggested for more information and resources for undocumented students.
Young adults in college from Mexican American families dont get the entitlement/incentive
or guidance for their education from their parents (most of whom, from this students
experience, did not attend higher education). This could be a potential cause of the achievement
gap.

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Appendix G: Grant Proposal

StudentInitiativeGrantProposal
Stage#1:FormSubmission
Pleasefillinthisformelectronicallyto__(insertname&email)___by__(insertdate)_____.
Forfurtherinformation,contact_(insertname&email)____.

ApplicantName:__________DVCID#:____________

Date:__________

ProjectTitle:___________________________
TeamMembers(pleaselisteveryonesname&ID):

Briefdescriptionofproject:
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
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______________________________________________________________________________
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ProjectOutcomes(MeasureResults):
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Appendix H: Carpool Proposal

ASDVC Sustainability Committee Carpool Program
1. Program Background
a. Diablo Valley College
Parking in campus is seen as a major challenge as demand highly exceeds the supply of
parking spots. Moreover, with an increase in enrollments at Diablo Valley College parking
will also become an increasingly difficult issue in the future. There have been increasing
complaints about the public parking and to address this, ASDVC wants to increase
transportation options by creating a carpool program.
b. Logistical Perspective
Carpooling offers a commuter option that may work better than other methods of
transportation. Carpooling works best for people who live where transit service may be
limited or non-existent and compared to other options, carpooling may better fit for ones
schedule. Carpooling also encourages networking and communication among students. In
a population sample of 94 about 58% of DVC students say they would carpool if DVC had
a program.
c. Environmental Perspective
28% of all greenhouse gas emissions are contributed by transportation (United States
Environmental Protection Agency, 2014) and carpooling helps to cut the emission by at
least 35%.
d. Economical Perspective
Gas prices has increased by 59% within 10 years (U.S. Energy Information Administration,
2014) whereas the income for the median 50% of U.S. population has been static.
Carpooling cuts the cost of transportation by at least 30% and as such is an effective way
for students to save money, considering the fact that an average students in DVC spends
approximately $20 on gas on a weekly basis.
2. Program Description
Associated Students of Diablo Valley College (from hereby called ASDVC) is therefore
proposing the formation of a carpool system for DVC Students. The mechanism of its working
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a. Students interested in Carpooling will be asked to fill out a form online *See
Attachment 1.
b. ASDVC through email shall inform the student registered of other registered
individuals who are within a close proximity. In addition, information & gathering
session dates hosted by ASDVC shall also be sent out.
c. To promote free will, it is then up to the informed students deliberation to contact
other individuals and organize the carpool among themselves. ASDVC shall hold
information session about the program throughout the semester to help promote the
program and also serve as a social setting for people to organize the carpool among
themselves.
3. Partnership Proposal
ASDVC hereby invites the Police Station to collaborate with us in materializing this proposal
by
a. Reserving a set amount of priority carpool spots in parking lots 4,8, and 9 for carpool
program participants.
b. The police would check, similarly to the parking permits, for the ASDVC carpool
clipper card which was obtained through ASDVC to ensure carpoolers get parking
spots.
c. Any Diablo Valley College student who participates in the carpooling program by
registering their group (* See Attachment 2) with the ASDVC Sustainability
Committee shall receive 1 ASDVC carpool clipper card per group minimum of 3 which
can be rotated among the cars registered in the group. The clipper card will only be
valid for one semester. The purpose of the Clipper cards shall serve as checking system
for the police.
Creating carpool parking spots will create an incentive that can potentially reduce the amount
of cars on the road and in turn reduce the amount of traffic. For example if 3 people decide to
carpool having a total of 15 reserved spot will reduce the amount of cars by 30.
ASDVC hereby invites the Marketing Department to collaborate with us in materializing this
proposal by
a. Advertising the Carpool Program through email blasts during the first two weeks and
last two weeks of the semester.

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Appendix I: Result of General Elections

President
Keith Montes
Hao (Jason) Wang
Vice President for Executive Affairs
John Michaelson
Minsun (Kylie) Song
Vice President for Legislative Affairs
Ana Doane
Kenny Indradi
Controller
Anna Chen
Weihao (Peter) Zhou
Parliamentarian
Ashley Leung

Secretary
338 Maina Sato
405
Public Relations Officer
Jiating Lin
279 Tricia Yu
451
Activities Coordinator
Weihao (Wesley) Xia
320
392 Diversity Affairs Officer
Kris Espanol
Wen (Reena) Zhang
382
339 Environmental Affairs Officer
Yitong (Jerry) Chen
Jonathan Otis
614

664

358
341

637

289
425

368
345

California Education Code 76060.5 (a) authorizes the associated student organization of a
community college to hold an election to establish a $2 Student Representation Fee that will be
used to:
One dollar of the Student Representation Fee would be used by Associated Students of Diablo
Valley College to provide support for governmental affairs representatives of local or statewide
student body organizations who may be stating their positions and viewpoints before city,
county, and district governments, and before offices and agencies of state government.
One dollar would be used to establish and support the operations of a statewide community
college student organization, recognized by the Board of Governors of the California Community
Colleges, with effective student representation and participation in state-level community college
shared governance and with governmental affairs representatives to advocate before the
Legislature and other state and local governmental entities.
Do you affirm the establishment of this Student Representation Fee at Diablo Valley College?
Yes

332

No

286

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Appendix J: Inter-Club Council Newsletter

A request for the Inter-Club Council Newsletter was sent numerous times to the InterClub Council Chair. No response was received.