All That’s GREAT About Being a CIO and CSSO!! PRESENTERS Lori Gaskin Vice President, Academic Affairs & Student Services Vice President, Academic Affairs & Student Services Lake Tahoe Community College Myra Siegel Vice President, Student Services Vice President, Student Services Los Angeles City College

Let’s Begin!  Why we want to do this presentation  What we hope you gain from our time together together  Our plan for the session:  Family Feud why we love what we do and you will too!  Yes we have our challenges but they make our professional lives interesting!! professional lives interesting!!  Words of wisdom to you!  Wrap-Up

FAMILY FEUD 1. We are thoroughly involved in the life and future of the college; the scale of impact we have on the college is immense and meaningful; we are able to make a significant difference! 2. Our position directly impacts the lives of students in such positive ways. We are able to foster real long-term benefits to students. 3. It’s all about the people: we get to work with extraordinarily dedicated and talented professionals who care deeply about students. 4. We do exciting work. Our job allows us to be creative, innovative. It’s a dynamic position. 5. We are able to impact the future of our areas and the college by hiring wonderful people and mentoring aspiring leaders/faculty/administrators. 6. It’s meaningful to be able to work with external entities to affect change that will make a difference for our students.

How Would You Handle This? Our Challenges!  Challenge #1: Liberal versus Restrictive Student Policies  Challenge #2: Parental Involvement  Challenge #3: RIFs, Instructional Programs, and Rightsizing  Challenge #4: Forging an Integrated Whole A Team  Challenge #5: Online Learning  Challenge #6: Union Realities

Fill In the Blanks WORDS OF WISDOM! 1. Find a way to keep your and sense of advocacy as you step into a world of facilitating, refereeing,, and defending. 2. Be and take an active interest in campus life. 3. Give yourself time to into the position and seek to help you. 4. Follow through on things. Let people know they can you. 5. Demonstrate. passion compromising visible grow mentors trust integrity

6. Have. Be true to your principles and convictions. 7. No one is good at everything. Focus on the things you do and seek for the other things. 8. Hire people. This is probably the job of a vice president. job of a vice president. 9. Regularly with your president. Avoid – even if it’s bad news. It’s better to come from you than someone else. courage wellhelp great #1 communicate surprises

10. Always, always, always get both of a story before stepping into battle on an issue. 11. Be receptive to but always keep your own. 12. Learn language. Be a good and use, encouraging language that takes people off the and helps them grow and professionally with you. 13. Don’t try to do everything. and focus on the most important tasks. Work-life is critical – without it you won’t be for the time you are on the job. sides advice counsel coachinglistener positive defensive bond Prioritize balance effective

14. Show to your staff every day. Buy a lot of birthday, sympathy, and thank you cards and use them. 15. Treat everyone with and. Promote and practice open communication and. 16. Keep a sense of and. 17. Keep the needs of students at the of all decision making and problem solving. appreciation respectdignity teamwork realismhumor educational heart

Wrap Up  What would help you take the next step in your career path?  How can we help?  Questions? THANK YOU!!