Fewer resources available for future De Anza students
Stephanie Lam and Shiri Marwaha
January 13, 2019
Filed under News
Students will see an absence of classified staff in the Student Success Center after a consensus vote was passed, eliminating six classified positions during a joint College Council, Administrative Services, Instructional Services and Student Services meeting on Jan 10. Other positions include Assessment ...
De Anza College Football saved
Christian Trujano, Editor-in-Chief
December 3, 2018
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After two weeks of strategic planning, the De Anza College football program is saved from elimination, for now. The Instructional Planning and Budget team voted Nov. 27 to award-winning coach Tony Santos and his championship winning team the opportunity to implement a two-phase plan to reduc...
De Anza football gets another chance
Christian Trujano and Brenna White
November 12, 2018
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Football was given two weeks for the dean of athletics to come up with a plan to make more cuts in the program, said Lorrie Ranck, co-chair of the Instructional Planning and Budget Team. College Council decided at the Nov. 1 meeting to accept the IPBT plan to eliminate the football and water polo p...
Playoff bound De Anza football team may be doomed
Christian Trujano, My Do, and Tyson Tsoi
October 31, 2018
Filed under News, Showcase, Ticker Box
Two weeks after impassioned pleas to keep De Anza’s football program because of the diverse students it serves, the committee charged with making cuts voted against the team. The football team is heading to the playoffs but will likely be their last. “We have to look at success rates and dispr...
The pressure is on for IPBT to meet their large deficit in less than a week
Christian Trujano, Editor-in-Chief
October 27, 2018
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The Instructional Planning and Budget Team need to finalize recommend cuts for an estimated $2.35 million budget deficit to college council by Nov. 1. With little time remaining to deal with such a large deficit, interim president Christina Espinoza-Pieb emphasized the deadline, which is approaching ...
Women’s water polo, wildlife science technician recommended for elimination
Christian Trujano, Editor-in-Chief
October 22, 2018
The women’s water polo team and wildlife science technician program at De Anza have been approved for elimination by the Instructional Planning and Budget team during last week's meeting on Oct. 16 after a report from the viability committee. These recommendations were sent to IPBT from the viability committe...
Budget cuts to custodial positions may reduce De Anza’s cleanliness
Simone Clay, Staff Reporter
July 7, 2018
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De Anza College will lose custodial and grounds positions affecting overall cleanliness on campus, according to members of the Administrative Services Planning and Budget Team. The APPA-U is the body charged with assessing campus cleanliness. De Anza's campus is currently at an APPA-U level of four...
IPBT will look at layoffs for future decisions, program cuts to also carry over in fall
Ethan Maneja, Staff Reporter
June 28, 2018
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Plans determining which De Anza College programs will be referred for Viability studies will continue into fall. The De Anza Instructional Planning Budget Team did not reach its goal cutting the $4.6 million this quarter, leaving $2.4 million left to cut, the team decided at a June 19 meeting. Two...
De Anza Budget Crisis: music
June 28, 2018
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De Anza College’s music department is one of 21 programs, voted on by the Instructional Planning and Budget Team, to be reviewed by an administrative Viability Advisory Team. An increase of the district budget deficit to $17.6 million from $10 million, including an instructional budget reduction...
Tennis, paralegal studies, massage therapy face ax
Ethan Maneja, Staff Reporter
June 20, 2018
The De Anza College administrative Viability Advisory Team recommended elimination for men’s and women’s tennis teams, paralegal studies and massage therapy during the June 5 Instruction Planning and Budget Team meeting. The music department’s associate of arts degree was also recommended for elimination. Programs...
