Pasadena City College meeting summaries, agendas, and minutes

PCC roundup: $1.9 million apprenticeship grant on trustee agenda, with minutes still unpublished

Pasadena City College's Board of Trustees met Oct. 14 with the acceptance of a $1,945,719 grant from The James Irvine Foundation for Apprenticeship LA on its agenda — the largest dollar figure to appear across two weeks of campus meetings. Minutes for that meeting and for the other 23 meetings in the period have not been published in the records provided, so none of the items below is confirmed as decided. They are reported as they appeared on the agendas.

Board of Trustees: grants, travel and a claim (Oct. 14)

The trustees' regular business meeting agenda listed several grant actions for review:

• Acceptance of a $1,945,719 grant from The James Irvine Foundation for Apprenticeship LA
• Acceptance of two SBA awards for the Women's Business Center totaling $350,000
• Approval of a $1,179,663 Title III grant for the "Crossing Over" dual enrollment project
• Approval of student travel including a $6,100 STEM retreat to Knott's Berry Farm
• A recommendation to reject a claim for damages filed by Nancy La Scala

Student government budget capped at $93,300.00

The ASPCC Executive Board's Oct. 14 agenda included a proposed ASPCC budget for academic year 26-27 "not to exceed $93,300.00." At its Oct. 21 meeting the board was scheduled to consider a B2B Unplugged event budget not to exceed $1,500.00 and the appointment of an associate delegate to the student senate of community colleges. The Oct. 21 agenda also listed discussion of a potential resolution regarding a campus sexual assault allegation.

The ASPCC Student Equity Committee's Oct. 13 agenda included a possible $100 funding request for a Black Student Success Center event.

Senate accounts and committee appointments

The Academic Senate Board's Oct. 12 agenda listed review of Academic Senate account balances totaling $8,200.59, a vote on faculty and staff appointments to the Faculty Hiring Periodization, Adjunct Faculty Issues, and Curriculum and Instruction committees, and the appointment of Desiree Zuniga to the Strategic Planning Committee.

Curriculum, program reviews and policy

The AS Curriculum and Instruction Committee met Oct. 15 and again Oct. 22, with a proposed new Creative Writing Certificate, a request for a new ISA curriculum prefix, and revisions to the Discipline Placement Policy on the agendas. The Oct. 22 agenda also listed a program name change for Library and Archives Digitization, additions of PLMB 115 and PLMB 116, the addition of ESLN 1070 and modifications to ESLN 1072 and 1074, and modifications to HOSP 121, 140 and 141.

The Program Review Committee's Oct. 16 agenda covered reviews of the Welding, Anatomy, Microbiology, Physiology and Engineering programs. The Policy and Procedure Committee's Oct. 23 agenda listed AP 3005 Role of the College Council, AP 3570 and BP 3570 Smoking on Campus, AP 4240 and BP 4240 Academic Renewal, and AP 6302 Purchase of Food and Refreshments. The College Council's Oct. 15 agenda included AP 7250 Administrator Hiring and the 2026-2027 Institutional Self-Evaluation Report timeline.

Campus events and other business

Agendas also listed planning for a Day of the Dead event on Oct. 29, a Student Equity hygiene and self-care drive, World Sustainability Day on Oct. 28, a CDC Trick or Treat event on Oct. 30, a Mobile Voter Booth Registration on Oct. 27 at Lancers Pass, and Voter Activation & Guidance on Nov. 3. The Budget and Resource Allocation Standing Committee's Oct. 22 agenda included a Student Center Funding Formula presentation, and the Facilities Standing Committee was scheduled to receive facilities, bond oversight and trustee subcommittee reports.

Coming up

• **Oct. 26 — Academic Senate Board:** 2027 budget update; appointment of Mariella Baldo to the College Distance Education Committee.
• **Oct. 27 — ASPCC Student Equity Committee:** possible approval of funding for the Day of the Dead event; appointments of Jesslie Vega and Alba Cruz.
• **Oct. 27 — ASPCC Strategic Communications Committee:** camera equipment review, a proposal for an official ASPCC TikTok account and GoPro cameras, and appointments of Camelia Tang and Isabella Ramirez.
• **Oct. 28 — ASPCC Executive Board:** discussion of a resolution on sexual misconduct on campus and winter retreat planning.
• **Oct. 28 — District Technology Standing Committee:** review of AP 3775, the "PCC Modern Productivity: Work Anywhere" initiative, and data strategy, accessibility and cyber security reports.
• **Oct. 28 — ASPCC Campus Activities:** fall and spring event planning.

PCC trustees' Oct. 14 agenda lists $1.9M apprenticeship grant, $1.18M dual-enrollment grant

The Pasadena City College Board of Trustees' Oct. 14 agenda included acceptance of a $1,945,719 grant from The James Irvine Foundation for Apprenticeship LA, two SBA awards for the Women's Business Center totaling $350,000, and approval of a $1,179,663 Title III grant for the "Crossing Over" dual enrollment project.

Minutes have not been published for any meeting in this roundup. Everything below describes what was scheduled, proposed or listed for discussion, not what was decided. Vote tallies and outcomes were not available in the records reviewed.

Board of Trustees, Oct. 14

Alongside the grant items, the agenda listed approval of student travel including a $6,100 STEM retreat to Knott's Berry Farm, and a recommendation to reject a claim for damages filed by Nancy La Scala. The agenda text did not state the basis for the recommendation.

Facilities and Measure PCC

The Board of Trustees Facilities Committee met Oct. 6 with an agenda that included approval of draft minutes from the June 4, 2026 meeting, a facilities update, and a discussion of upcoming Measure PCC contracts. The facilities update and the Measure PCC contracts item were both listed as information items with possible action. The agenda did not identify specific contracts or dollar amounts.

Student government money

The ASPCC Executive Board's Oct. 14 agenda included a proposed ASPCC budget for academic year 2026-27 not to exceed $93,300.00, approval of ICC funding, and discussion of a CCSAA conference trip scheduled for Oct. 16.

The ASPCC Student Equity Committee met Oct. 13 with a possible approval of a $100 funding request for a Black Student Success Center event, confirmation of the committee's vice chair for 2026-2027, and a possible appointment of Andrew Chang to the committee. The ASPCC Inter Club Council Funding Committee met Oct. 9 to approve ICC funding criteria and funding requests.

The ASPCC Student Services Committee met Oct. 6 with a single action item: a vote to appoint Naveen Imran as Vice Chair.

Curriculum and instruction

The AS Curriculum and Instruction Committee met Oct. 8 to vote on modifications to HOSP 015, CHIN 001, MATH 005C and MATH 005CH, a modification to the Medical Assisting - Administrative and Clinical Certificate of Achievement and Associate in Science, and the addition of a prerequisite for MATH 005C. The committee also discussed the Discipline Placement Policy and the Fall 2026 Catalog Cleanup.

A second meeting on Oct. 15 listed a revision of the Discipline Placement Policy, a proposal for a new Creative Writing Certificate, a request for a new ISA curriculum prefix, and a Tech Review.

Accreditation, program review and governance

The Accreditation Standing Committee met Oct. 6 to review an ISER draft review campus forum, an ISER draft feedback survey, standards evidence, and the 2026-2027 ISER workplan and timeline. The College Council's Oct. 15 agenda covered AP 7250 Administrator Hiring, the BP/AP Development, Review, and Approval Process, and the ISER draft review and approval timeline.

The Program Review Committee met Oct. 16 for possible action on program reviews for Welding; Anatomy, Microbiology and Physiology; and Engineering.

The Academic Senate Board met Oct. 12 to vote on faculty appointments to the Faculty Hiring Periodization, Adjunct Faculty Issues, and Curriculum and Instruction committees, and on the appointment of Desiree Zuniga to the Strategic Planning Committee. The agenda also listed review of Academic Senate account balances totaling $8,200.59 and discussion of 2026-2027 Senate Goals.

The Classified Senate met Oct. 7 to review AP 6523 Information Security - Logging and Monitoring and AP 3720 Technology Accepted Use, and to receive an update on the grants approval process from Executive Director Hannah Lawler.

Coming up

• **Oct. 19 - Strategic Planning Standing Committee:** proposed Strategic Plan Performance Framework and Outcomes Dashboard, plus a Nuventive Platform demonstration.
• **Oct. 20 - Campus Distance Education Committee:** faculty membership appointed by the Academic Senate and a draft PCC Accessibility Observation Rubric.
• **Oct. 20 - ASPCC Student Services Committee:** approval of the CDC Trick or Treat budget, plus Health Fair and CEC Foothill Fair discussion.
• **Oct. 21 - ASPCC Executive Board:** approval of a B2B Unplugged event budget not to exceed $1,500.00, appointment of an associate delegate to the student senate of community colleges, and discussion of a potential resolution regarding a campus sexual assault allegation.

PCC trustees to weigh $1.9M apprenticeship grant; student budgets and course changes also on agendas

Pasadena City College's Board of Trustees is scheduled on Oct. 14 to consider accepting a $1,945,719 grant from The James Irvine Foundation for Apprenticeship LA, one of several funding items on its regular business meeting agenda. No minutes have been published for the 20 campus meetings held between Sept. 29 and Oct. 12, so none of the items below have confirmed outcomes. They are drawn from published agendas, and votes may or may not have been taken.

Board of Trustees: grants and a claim (Oct. 14)

The board's agenda lists acceptance of a $1,945,719 grant from The James Irvine Foundation for Apprenticeship LA; two SBA awards for the Women's Business Center totaling $350,000; and approval of a $1,179,663 Title III grant for the "Crossing Over" dual enrollment project. Also listed are student travel items including a $6,100 STEM retreat to Knott's Berry Farm, and a recommendation to reject a claim for damages filed by Nancy La Scala.

Student government budgets

The ASPCC Executive Board meets Oct. 14 to consider a proposed ASPCC budget for academic year 2026-27 not to exceed $93,300.00, along with a CCSAA conference trip itinerary for Oct. 16 and approval of ICC funding. At its Sept. 30 meeting, the board's agenda listed a vote on a 2026 Homecoming budget not to exceed $9,300.00 from the Campus Activities & Public Relations Budget. The ASPCC Public Relations Committee's Sept. 29 agenda listed ratification of a Public Relations budget of $6,313.12, with a proposed total budget of $8,500 pending approval. The Academic Senate's Oct. 12 agenda included review of Academic Senate account balances totaling $8,200.59.

Curriculum and instruction

The AS Curriculum and Instruction Committee met Oct. 1 and Oct. 8 with votes scheduled on course and program changes. The Oct. 1 agenda listed adding noncredit courses PREP 1001 through PREP 1007, modifying FRNC 001, DANC 009C, DANC 009D, DMA 080A and DMA 080B, and adding a Physical Science Certificate of Competency. The Oct. 8 agenda listed modifications to HOSP 015, CHIN 001, MATH 005C and MATH 005CH, a change to the Medical Assisting - Administrative and Clinical Certificate of Achievement and Associate in Science, and a prerequisite addition for MATH 005C. Both agendas listed discussion, with possible vote, of a discipline placement policy revision and a Fall 2026 catalog cleanup; the Oct. 1 agenda also listed two proposed accounting programs.

Facilities and accreditation

The Board of Trustees Facilities Committee met Oct. 6 to hear a facilities update and discuss upcoming Measure PCC contracts, both listed as information items with possible action. The agenda did not detail specific contracts or dollar amounts. The Accreditation Standing Committee met Oct. 6 to discuss an ISER draft review campus forum, an ISER draft feedback survey, and a review of standards evidence.

Student committees and events

The ASPCC Student Equity Committee meets Oct. 13 to consider a $100 funding request for a Black Student Success Center event, confirm its Vice Chair for 2026-2027, and plan a Day of the Dead event on Oct. 29 and a hygiene and self-care drive. The Student Lobby Committee meets Oct. 13 to appoint a Vice Chair, Legislative Directors and Communication Officers. The ASPCC Student Services Committee's Oct. 6 agenda listed a vote to appoint Naveen Imran as Vice Chair. The ASPCC Finance Committee's Oct. 1 agenda listed appointments of Zachary Lui as Vice Chair and Kayley Nam as Secretary.

Agendas with no substantive items

Several agendas listed no action items or substantive business: the AS Learning Assessment Committee (Oct. 2), the ASPCC Sustainability Committee (Oct. 1), and the ASPCC Supreme Council (Oct. 8).

Coming up

• Oct. 13: ASPCC Student Lobby Committee; ASPCC Student Equity Committee
• Oct. 14: Board of Trustees Regular Business Meeting; ASPCC Campus Activities; ASPCC Executive Board
• Also listed: ASPCC Sustainability Committee Oct. 15; ASPCC Student Services Oct. 20; Classified Senate Fall General Meeting Oct. 21; ASPCC Supreme Council Oct. 22; ASPCC Inter Club Council Oct. 23