The Butte College Health, Kinesiology, and Athletics Department offers quality education within a student-centered environment that provides comprehensive instruction through various modalities. The curriculum incorporates innovative teaching methods and flexible scheduling that foster critical thinking and support the needs of our diverse student population. The uniqueness of our integrative discipline is that we work to empower students to develop healthy behaviors, engage in physical activity, and promote healthy lifelong modifications, which can enhance their quality of life.
The Butte College Athletics Department offers a comprehensive, two year program consisting of 13 sports; 7 women’s and 6 men’s. They include: WOMEN’S MEN’S Track and Field Track and Field Cross Country Cross Country Basketball Basketball Softball Baseball Volleyball Football Soccer Soccer Golf This program allows student-athletes to compete in various conferences and be recruited by four-year institutions.
| 7 | Gymnasium-Athletics | Facilities | 11.000.618.1.696001. | 55890 | $250,000.00 | $0.00 |
| Replace Gymnasium Bleachers | Health and safety issue due to the lack of handicap accessibility and handrails. |
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Have Dugouts Stuccowed
Having to replace the wood because of water decay and the wearing down of the paint. Having this done to the dugouts would be a one-time fix and would save in wood and paint cost. It would also make the facility look 100 times better for all fans. It would give it a “new” feel instead of the worn down look it has been showing for years.
New Drainage in front of dugouts
When it rains now the dugouts fill up with water because there is nowhere for it to go. Currently to get rid of the water we have players sweep it out of the dugout with brooms. A video is available so this can be seen firsthand. This would make the experience for the student-athlete that much better and it would not be embarrassing.
Press Box Stuccowed
Over the years we have been spending money replacing the wood and painting it. Having it stuccowed would be a one-time fix and save in wood and paint. It would also make the structure more securely sound. It would also make the facility look 100 times better for all fans. It would give it a “new” feel instead of the worn down look it has been showing for years.
The Athletics Department supports the college in meeting its Strategic Direction and Priorities by:
Focusing students on potential careers or transfer pathways.
1) Making students active partners in their educational success.
2) Placing students appropriately, advising them effectively, and ensuring that they have educational plans. *
3) Empowering new students to succeed through First Year Experience and involvement in campus activities.
4) Ensuring that students take the appropriate prerequisites.
5) Connecting students to support services.
6) Requiring underprepared students to begin developmental coursework in their first semester and to enter a program of study as soon as possible.
7) Assessing students for digital literacy and, as needed, guiding them to appropriate resources.
The department of Athletics always focuses on the above strategic direction and implements this strategy on a daily basis. The department encourages our athletes to participate in FYE classes the first semester they are on campus, all athletes are required to have an educational plan before they can participate in a contest, most coaches are very active partners in their athletes' success and encourage students to take advantage support services.
Using data, research and collaborative efforts among divisions and departments to develop:
a) Projections of student demand.*
b) Appropriate course offerings, locations, and modalities.*
c) Efficient and effective use of instructional space.
Our department is and will continue to focus on student demands; appropriate course listings and offerings, our biggest challenge is the lack of instructional space, however our staff is always finding creatives ways to maximize effective use of space.
Conducting life-cycle replacement for computer labs and smart classrooms.
The department's smart classrooms are outdated and not an effective learning tool for our student athletes. Though it has been in our Unit Plan for years to have them updated but never seem to get the funding from the college. Supposely we are on the list to get some new equipment to semi update the smart classrooms, it does get frustrating to our department when we hear other areas on campus are receiving new update smart classrooms even though those building are newer facilities.
The Athletics Department supports the college in meeting its Strategic Direction and Priorities by:
Focusing students on potential careers or transfer pathways.
1) Making students active partners in their educational success.
2) Placing students appropriately, advising them effectively, and ensuring that they have educational plans. *
3) Empowering new students to succeed through First Year Experience and involvement in campus activities.
4) Ensuring that students take the appropriate prerequisites.
5) Connecting students to support services.
6) Requiring underprepared students to begin developmental coursework in their first semester and to enter a program of study as soon as possible.
7) Assessing students for digital literacy and, as needed, guiding them to appropriate resources.
The department of Athletics always focuses on the above strategic direction and implements this strategy on a daily basis. The department encourages our athletes to participate in FYE classes the first semester they are on campus, all athletes are required to have an educational plan before they can participate in a contest, most coaches are very active partners in their athletes' success and encourage students to take advantage support services.
Using data, research and collaborative efforts among divisions and departments to develop:
a) Projections of student demand.*
b) Appropriate course offerings, locations, and modalities.*
c) Efficient and effective use of instructional space.
Our department is and will continue to focus on student demands; appropriate course listings and offerings, our biggest challenge is the lack of instructional space, however our staff is always finding creatives ways to maximize effective use of space.
Conducting life-cycle replacement for computer labs and smart classrooms.
The department's smart classrooms are outdated and not an effective learning tool for our student athletes. Though it has been in our Unit Plan for years to have them updated but never seem to get the funding from the college. Supposely we are on the list to get some new equipment to semi update the smart classrooms, it does get frustrating to our department when we hear other areas on campus are receiving new update smart classrooms even though those building are newer facilities.
Program Review recommendations:
The department is still working on the following reccomendations:1) Address safety concerns relative to Practice, Game and Educational Fields/Courts: as mentioned before the tack is going to be updated sometime in the Spring 12016 semester. The fields have continued to be seeded, fertilized, aerating, and pest control but is still coming out of the department's budget instead of the districts as mentioned. The golf facility, upper and lower tennis courts, football press box have not been addressed.
2) Upgrade and Refurbish Facilities: To my knowledge there has been no updates on GYM 110/111 HVAC update and the need to have separate thermostats, automatic bleachers for the Gym, replace accordion door for GYM 113/114, and air conditioning in the men's locker room. We are on track to paint the Gymnasium the summer of 2016.
3) Update Technology: Gym 110/111 technology update has been and still is in the Unit plan and I know Andrea Mox has the update on her list, but no mention of when this will take place. The also has been no updates on the Wi-fi strength, currently the classroom cannot support student Wi-fi activity during a class session. The light switch modalities have been switch to variable lighting.
4) Hire Full-Time Faculty: The department continues to present the need to add another Full-Time Faculty member as recommended.
5) Develop and Enhance the Curriculum: The department is currently in the process of looking to change the A.A. degree and is currently offering an AA-t degree. We are also in the process of looking to add a Personal training certification and Sport Medicine Certification.
6) Obtain Additional Funding Sources: The department continues to explore how to raise additional funding as far as fundraising and grants. However, this requires additional workload on an already time constraint staff. The recommendation is from the Validation team is the college needs to allocate more resources into the Health, Kinesiology, and Athletics budget to comply with safety issues and be ADA compliance.
The Athletics Department will continue to encourage the district to upgrade the facilities to provide a safe and healthy experience for our student-athletes.
In order to prevent liability to the district, many of the facilities are in need of repair or replacement. The department will collaborate with the Butte College Foundation, Facilities, Planning & Management, as well as the community for its upgrades.Strategy 1 - Upgrade Athletic Facilities
The Athletics Department will continue to encourage the district to upgrade the facilities to provide a safe and healthy experience for our student-athletes. In order to prevent liability to the district, many of the facilities are in need of repair or replacement. The department will collaborate with the Butte College Foundation, Facilities, Planning & Management, as well as the community for its upgrades.
The department will monitor all of our athletic offerings, within the scope of our budget plan, to ensure the demands of the community are being served.
This strategy mirrors the recommendations of our Program Review Validation Team (2006) as well as Butte College’s Educational Master Plan Priorities #2- “Increase the Capacity and Capability of Faculty and Staff,” and #4- “Build New and Update Existing Facilities.”
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Century Club...........................................................7,500
Student Activities...................................................... 5,000
Foundation Fundraising Accounts............................... 40,000
| Original Priority | Program, Unit, Area | Resource Type | Account Number | Object Code | One Time Augment | Ongoing Augment |
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| 1 | Athletics | Equipment | $26,000.00 | $0.00 | ||
| New Commercial Washers and Dryers | The washers and dryers we currently have our approximately 15 years and not efficient. |
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| 2 | Athletics | Operating Expenses | 11.000.618.1.696001. | 55200 | $0.00 | $15,000.00 |
| Augment game officials budget | The fees for game officials has increased for every sport. We would like this budget augmented as on-going requirements. |
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| 3 | Athletics | Operating Expenses | 110006181696001 | 55200 | $0.00 | $15,000.00 |
| Travel Budget | Butte currently offers 13 Intercollegiate athletic teams. The cost of meals and lodging have increased substantially for travel. This augmentation will offset our current budget deficient. |
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| 4 | Track Throwing Area-Athletics | Facilities | 11.000.618.1.696001. | 55890 | $40,000.00 | $0.00 |
| Renovate the Track and Field throwing area | The fencing, throwing platform and surface area in the Track and Field throwing area are deteriorating and is presenting health and safety issues to our throwing athletes and baseball athletes. |
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| 5 | Athletics | Personnel | $0.00 | $10,000.00 | ||
| Elevating an Administrative Assistant I position to Administrative Assistant III position | By elevating this position it would expand the job description in order to perform duties that would enable the position to stay within their scope of duties. It would also allow this position to elevate duties from an already over burdened Administrative assistant to the the Associate Dean in our department. |
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| 6 | Athletics | Operating Expenses | $0.00 | $25,260.00 | ||
| Implement Women's sand Volleyball Program | Implementing a Women's Sand Volleyball Intercollegiate Athletic team would provide 15 to 20 additional opportunities for female athletes which would be a Title IX benefit to the college. This is a fast emerging sport within local and state conferences. Butte College will fall behind other competitive volleyball programs if we do not add this up and coming sport. |
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| 7 | Football Stadium-Athletics | Facilities | 11.000.618.1.696001. | 55890 | $150,000.00 | $0.00 |
| Construct a pressbox in football stadium | The press box is outdated and in need of repairs. It is a safety concern due to the dilapidated structure. |
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| 8 | Tennis Courts-Athletics | Facilities | 11.000.618.696001. | 55890 | $400,000.00 | $0.00 |
| Replace lower tennis courts with play fields and repair upper tennis courts for instructional use | Health and safety issues. |
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| 9 | Golf Facility-Athletics | Facilities | 11.000.618.1.696001. | 55890 | $50,000.00 | $0.00 |
| Relocate and develop new golf facility | Relocate and develop new golf facility. We currently do not have a location for our golf athletes to practice, which leads to increased travel and budget expenditures. The small area that was utilized and dedicated to our student athletes was absorbed by the installation of solar panels (without the departments input). |
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| 10 | Men's Soccer-Athletics | Operating Expenses | 11.000.618.1.696001. | 55200 | $0.00 | $1,500.00 |
| Augment Men's Soccer budget | The Men’s Soccer program was budgeted as a one-time request. As the program was funded as an ongoing item, it was funded $1,500 lower than the original allocation. |
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| 11 | Football Stadium-Athletics | Facilities | 11.000.618.1.696001. | 55890 | $600,000.00 | $0.00 |
| Install to create a football/soccer field | This would create a safe playing surface for the football and soccer teams. It would save the district money in terms of maintenance, water, fertilizer and man hours. |
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| 12 | Baseball Field | Facilities | 11000618169001 | 55890 | $75,000.00 | $0.00 |
| Permanent Bleachers installed in front of press box | The current bleachers from the 80’s are unsafe, outdated and do not give the paying customers a good experience to watch a college game. Not only are they an eye sore for fans but many of them over the last thirteen years have commented on how bad and uncomfortable they are. This would enhance the fan’s experience and give a tremendous face lift to the facility. |
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| 13 | Athletics, Health, and Kinesiology | Personnel | $0.00 | $10,000.00 | ||
| Change from Adminstrative Assitant III to the Administrative Assistant to the Dean | To allow the position to further help out our current Director of Athletics, Health and Kinesiology with the endless amount of paperwork and other important task. |
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| 14 | Athletics | Facilities | $20,000.00 | $0.00 | ||
| Cover newly renovated Baseball Batting Cages | It would allow the student-athletes somewhere to hit on raining days and it will give us a place to store some of our expensive equipment to keep it out of the sun. |
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