Notes from Dr. Tom Miller, Planning Faculty Facilitator The work on our VVC Integrated Master Plan is on task and mostly on time. The Steering Committee has been meeting regularly, with often spirited discussion on a wide variety of topics related to planning our collective future. I have been encouraged by the active participation of folks from all segments of the campus community. I have also been delighted by the cooperation and support I receive whenever and wherever I ask for it. I have joked that the entire campus is working for me; but in reality the entire campus is working for "us" through this process. Thanks to all the Chairs, Directors, Coordinators, program heads, and staff who have worked with their planning groups to update program forecasting and review. If your department has not yet completed the program update, please do so very soon. We don't want anyone to be left out, but we also can't get behind. Work has now begun on breaking down all the input into areas of interest to be given to our various working sub groups. As an example, all the requests related in any way to facilities will be given to a sub group composed of Steve McDevitt, Jim Williams, Sharon Williams and Doug Hannaman, who will begin the process of creating a comprehensive update to the facilities part of the integrated plan. Each of the action item areas from the departments and programs will be treated in this way. The work of each sub group will comprise a separate chapter in the Integrated Plan, summarizing the current state of the college in that area, listing and categorizing the requests, issues, and concerns submitted and explicating the process that will be used by the appropriate college governance structure, and submitting the list to be acted on by that structure over both short (2 year) and longer planning cycles. Most importantly, each plan section will conclude with the prioritized action list produced by that governance process. It is this last step that defines the notion of "integrated planning." Again thanks to all who have contributed to date. And if you get asked to help with one of the sub groups, please say yes. It's a big job, but somebody's got to do it. If we don't do it, it may be done for us-in ways we might not appreciate.

Notes from Dr. Eric Mayer, Grants Faculty Facilitator On November 22, 2002, we held a Grant Proposal Workshop with nineteen staff members in attendance. The majority of the staff said the presentation was excellent. Tips were provided on grant proposal development, budget development, funding sources, how to write objectives, and overall guidelines for grant proposal writing. In addition, a tour of the Planning and Resource Development web site was presented. I would like to especially thank Holly Nollner in Staff Development for all her help. If you have any questions about grant proposals, you can contact me at ext. 2299 or e-mail, or Dr. Fay Freeman at ext. 2414 or her e-mail.

The Verizon Foundation recently awarded Victor Valley College $25,000, via the Victor Valley College Foundation, to provide computer equipment and software for a new e-commerce training program. The "Bridging the Digital Divide" program will focus on providing minority business owners with the skills they need to effectively compete on a global basis via the Internet. A special thanks to Verizon and the Victor Valley College Foundation.

On January 14, 2003, Ed Burg conducted an excellent presentation about the Verizon Grant to the members of the High Desert Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. From left to right: Dennis Henderson, President, Victor Valley College Board of Trustees Jim Coronado, President, High Desert Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Michael C. Page, External Affairs Manager, Verizon Ed Burg, Computer Information Technology Faculty, Victor Valley College

Planning and Resource Development Team:
Carol Golliher, Accreditation Faculty Facilitator
Dr. Eric Mayer, Grants Faculty Facilitator
Dr. Tom Miller, Planning Faculty Facilitator
Khalid Rubayi, Program Review Faculty Facilitator
Pamela Penland, Administrative Secretary
Scott Hicks, Student Office Assistant
Dr. Fay Freeman, Director