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Appearing at a recent Sacramento City College news conference,
Chancellor Diane Woodruff said that California must maintain its investment in
community colleges to help with the state's economic recovery.

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Kay Albiani, President of the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges from November 2006 to January 2008, was named National Community College Trustee of the Year

“I am so delighted that Kay Albiani was chosen as the most outstanding trustee in the country by the American Association of Community Colleges Trustees,” said Chancellor Diane Woodruff. “She has shown strong, courageous leadership as the President of the Board of Governors, the President of the California Community College Trustee Association, and the President of the Board of the Los Rios Community College District. She is an extraordinary leader and she is so deserving of this award.”

Albiani, appointed by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to the Board of Governors in 2004, was also named Trustee of the Year for ACCT’s Western Region. She has served on the Los Rios Community College District Board of Trustees since 1996.

Albiani received this prestigious award at a national ceremony in New York City on October 31.

(Featured in photo from left to right: Los Rios Community College Trustee Kay Albiani, named National Community College Trustee of the Year; plus Santa Barbara Community College District Trustee Luis Villegas, California Community Colleges Chancellor Diane Woodruff, and Los Rios Community College District Chancellor Brice Harris) Photo/K.Weller

““My goal is for millions of people to have access to The Women’s Conference wherever they may be and to be inspired to ‘be who they are’ and to serve as great architects of change in their own communities.  I’m thrilled Chancellor Woodruff is reaching out to students and sharing with them the inspirational and empowering conversations delivered by some of the world’s greatest hearts and minds. I’m even more excited these speeches will generate a dialogue about the challenges facing our nation and world.” —First Lady Maria Shriver

On Wednesday, October 22, the Chancellor’s Office made history by joining forces with The Women’s Conference 2008 and 3C Media Solutions for the first time to successfully provide a LIVE broadcast throughout the community college system.  Through this broadcast, students and faculty gained access to the powerful, empowering, and inspiring line-up of speakers emanating from the sold-out Governor and First Lady’s Women’s Conference held in Long Beach, California. 

More than 50 colleges participated in promoting this broadcast as a valuable supplement to regular curriculum and to stimulate campus-based conversations and debates.  Additionally, several college presidents took it upon themselves to actively organize learning events that will serve as model educational opportunities that can be replicated by colleges in 2009.  Examples of model programs can be found at Bakersfield College, Butte College, DeAnza College, Fresno City College, Palomar College, Saddleback College and San Diego Mesa College campuses.  For more information, please visit Highlights, Blogs and Lessons Learned.

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger joined with California Community Colleges (CCC) Chancellor Diane Woodruff today to announce an unprecedented commitment of $70 million from the Bernard Osher Foundation to support private scholarships for California's community college students. The commitment is made as part of the Osher Initiative for CCC students and represents the single largest gift to a community college system in the nation and one of the largest gifts ever made to higher education.  read more... | Audio (7.5 mb)

For information on the CCC Scholarship Endowment, go to www.SupporttheEndowment.org. 

Photo credit:  Sharpe Photographers

California Community Colleges Board of Governors November 3, 2008 Records of Action - November 14, 2008
The Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges took the followig actions at their 
November 3, 2008, meeting.  read more...

Governor's Mid-Year Budget Reductions Include Major Cuts to the Community Colleges — November 7, 2008
The mid-year budget proposal just released by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger includes $332.2 million in proposed mid-year cuts to the California Community Colleges.  This cut would come on top of the $290 million reduction included in the recently enacted 2008-09 State Budget.  read more...

Chancellor Woodruff Announces the Appointment of Two New Members of the Board of Governors - October 28, 2008
Chancellor Diane Woodruff announced that Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger appointed a Pasadena Area Community College District trustee and an education policy expert to the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges. read more...

California Community Colleges Board of Governors meet on Monday, November 3, 2008 - October 28, 2008
The California Community Colleges Satellite Network will carry a live broadcast of the California Community Colleges Board of Governors meetings, Monday, November 3, on CCCSAT’s Affiliates Contribution Network (ACN). CCCSAT will also provide a Web link to view a webcast of the meeting.

More Than Forty California Community Colleges Partner with First Lady Maria Shriver's Women's Conference to Broadcast LIVE Segments of the Sold-Out Event at Campuses - October 21, 2008
Chancellor Diane Woodruff announced more than 40 community colleges have formed a partnership with The Women’s Conference, hosted by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and First Lady Maria Shriver.  Through this partnership, LIVE satellite broadcasts of panel discussions and speeches will bring global opinion leaders such as Warren Buffett, Condoleezza Rice, Christiane Amanpour, Madeleine Albright, Bono, Campbell Brown, and many others directly to college students and faculty at campuses throughout the state.  The 2008 conference will be held at the Long Beach Convention Center on Wednesday, October 22 from 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. read more...

California Community Colleges Board of Governors September 8-9, 2008 Records of Action - September 24, 2008
The Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges took the followig actions at their 
September 8-9, 2008, meeting.  read more...

Board of Governors to Allocate More Than $200 Million for Nursing, Career Education and Economic Development Programs at November 3 Meeting - October 30, 2008
The Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges will review plans to distribute $22 million to support nursing education, $137 million in federal funds for career technical education and $47 million to address the State’s economic development needs when it meets in Sacramento on Monday November 3. The Board meeting, which begins at 9:00 a.m., will be held in the System Office Board Room, located on the third floor of 1102 Q Street, Sacramento, CA 95811-6549. read more...

2008 Statewide Annual 
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Rating Sheet (Trustee Only)