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CSEA CONNECTION
 by Saodat Aziskhanova, CSEA President

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This is the final issue of Chaparral for the 2009-2010 academic year, and it is a time to revisit the past year. There were many challenges and positive outcomes that we faced that impacted not only classified staff but also all constituent groups on the campus, including:
  • Dr. Dawn Lindsay's selection as Superintendent/President of the college
  • the Accreditation Visit in April

CSEA has almost wrapped up negotiations of the Successor Agreement 2009-2012 with the District. The negotiation team kept classified employees informed as bargaining progressed. The state budget is not promising; hopefully, the May Revise will give some indication of where we are financially and what our budget figures will be.

Classified employees had a retreat in Malibu during spring break. This was a great two-day event filled with various workshops and informational sessions.

The week of May 17th is Classified Employees Week, and on May 19, classified employees will have a barbecue. This time the event will be at the open patio of the Bhupesh Parikh building. The very first year when Dawn Lindsay joined the college as VP of Instruction, she started a tradition: the administrators cook the barbecue.

As I mentioned, this is the final issue of the newsletter for this academic year. I would like to take this opportunity to thank the outgoing Academic Senate President, John Queen, for all support I have gotten from him over the last two years. He keeps telling me that he will be in his other office in the San Rafael building if I need him. I told him not to worry; I will find my way to his other office.