ATEP has launched the next phase in the development process for the 30-acre expansion.
Several new advisory committees have been formed to assist with the development and expansion of ATEP. The ATEP Advisory Committee will meet monthly and is comprised of Presidents, Vice Presidents of Instruction, Deans, Faculty and selected Directors from all three campuses. The Executive Coordinating Council for ATEP is comprised of the Chancellor, College Presidents and ATEP Provost and also meets monthly to coordinate and facilitate progress between the district, colleges and ATEP.
A survey will be sent later this month district-wide to gain valuable input for the architectural programming. As progress on program development progresses, user groups will be formed with faculty and staff to determine program usage and specialty spaces.
The District and ATEP are moving forward with Hudson Capital to determine potential partnerships, including educational, joint use and technology partners.
Discussions and negotiations continue with the City of Tustin to assist in streamlining the approval process so that ATEP can expand to meet the needs of the community and business industry.
A President's Forum on ATEP was held January 5, 2010 during Flex Week staff development at Irvine Valley College to outline new committees, facilitate discussion regarding architectural programming and update constituencies on progress and timelines for ATEP's expansion. A similar President's Forum on ATEP will be held on January 19 at Saddleback College.
ATEP was selected to present at the upcoming ACCCA conference in San Francisco on The Changing Community College. The presentation will be a panel comprised of the two college presidents, ATEP Provost and Hudson Capital with Chancellor Mathur moderating.
Dean Rocky Cifone, Dr. Don Busche and Marketing Director Tere Fluegeman attended several Advisory Boards and Articulation Workshops in Digital Media Arts and Public Safety to understand and gather information about the latest professional and educational trends from multiple industry experts and advisory groups in various occupational strands. These advisory boards are organized and coordinated by Vital Link on Orange County based educational initiatives. Vital Link's mission is to create the link between business and education to prepare students for the successful transition to meaningful employment.
Dean Rocky Cifone and Marketing Director Tere Fluegeman attended the Saddleback College Career Technical Education Community Collaborative Grant Externship Showcase and Middle School Advisory Committee. Planning is under way for ATEP to once again host 7th and 8th graders as part of Saddleback College's Career Technology Exploration in February.
The spring semester faculty orientation was held January 8 to acquaint faculty with the ATEP campus. A survey is being developed to elicit input district-wide for architectural programming needs for the expanded ATEP campus.
Several enhancements are being made to the ATEP website including a SharePoint site that will serve as a resource and repository for advisory committees; hosting of the architectural programming survey; a gallery of student work; and outreach to the community.
Promotion of spring courses continues and enrollment is strong. The Center for Applied Competitive Technologies (CACT) is promoting Optics, Photonics and Laser classes in the Optical Society of Southern California (OSSC.org) monthly newsletters and in banner ads on their website.
The ATEP Provost Report will be shared with the community on the ATEP website.
CACT has multiple new course offerings for the spring semester, including Technical Math Workshops; Fundamentals of Lights and Lasers; Fiber Optics Fundamentals; Fiber Optics Communications; Chinese for Business Communications; Strategic Planning Workshops; Computer Repair - Basics with CompTIA A+ Certification; and LabVIEW basics which will begin in February following completion of the CACT computer lab.