Despite repeated criticism from East side representatives over the past several years, Yavapai Community College wants to continue a policy governance program that hides responsibility and accountability from public; statement in draft profile erroneously anticipates how new January Governing Board will function
The draft profile for the next Yavapai Community College president is now posted online (See it in full by clicking here.) The most controversial language in it refers to retaining the awful Carver Policy Governance policies. These are policies that were designed for large corporations; not for public universities and colleges. And certainly not for Yavapai College where its direction comes from five elected officials.
The College administration loves the policy governance model because it allows the President and his or her executives to easily hide or obfuscate important information about College programs and capital development from the public and the Governing Board. It prevents the Board from setting simple, straight-forward goals such as increasing enrollment by 5% in two years. Or, creating a specific capital and programming vision for the Verde Campus for the next five years.
The current policy governance model has been criticized by former Governing Board members Al Filardo and Bob Oliphant. Current second district representative Deb McCasland has repeatedly publicly pointed out since she was elected how the policy governance model as applied at Yavapai College hides information from the Board and the public.
Despite the enormous amount of criticism, the draft says the “DBG is committed to and practices Policy Governance.” The statement is false in the sense that the District Governing Board can drop the practice and is almost certain to do so if new members are elected to the Governing Board in November of this year.
Public radio KNAU highlighted the Verde Campus Viticulture and Enology program during a broadcast on July 11. The two minute program on Earth Notes summarized a student’s learning experience at the Southwest Wine Center.
A story in the The Daily Courier of July 5, 2018 announced that the Launch Pad Teen Center in Prescott will be partnering with Yavapai College to offer Prescott teens what is described as “a real college experience through the `Real World Preskitt Camp’ July 23 through July 27.”
The eight boys and girls summer camps sponsored by Yavapai Community College are going strong on the West side of the County. Since June 4, the Community College has held two Volley Ball camps (Grades 1-8; June 4 – June 6, 2018; Roughrider All Skills Camp, Grades 3-12, June 7-9, 2018), and two baseball camps (June 4-6, 2018 Baseball Day Camp for ages between 5-12; June 24-27, 2018 Baseball Overnight Camp).
Yavapai Community College has begun operating a motel/hotel business from Mid-May to the end of July on the Prescott Campus. It is attempting to attract groups of 20 or more persons to stay in a residence hall and enjoy the various accouterments associated with the College. These including the indoor swimming complex, weight room, gymnasium, tennis courts and all the other accouterments it has recently upgraded.
The Yavapai Community College soccer team has announced its 2018 schedule. Not including the August 18th match versus the Alumni, the home opener will take place at Ken Lindley Field on Saturday, August 25 against Irvine Valley College. As part of the college’s 50th-anniversary activities, a special kickoff time of 2:00 p.m. will take place. Kick-off for all other home matches starts at 6:00 p.m.