[Editor’s Note: This commentary is from the Pasadena City College student newspaper.]
[img]1769|right|Dr. Mark Rocha||no_popup[/img]Despite the drop in fulltime enrollments – the academic year 2012-2013 had the lowest fulltime enrollments in 17 years – Pasadena City College President Mark Rocha has been awarded raises by the Board of Trustees in addition to four automatic bonuses that he already had negotiated into his contract.
When Dr. Rocha started in 2010, PCC had 24,375 students. But for 2012-2013, PCC had 20,219 fulltime enrolled students.
The school is at risk of losing Prop. 30 tax dollars
The president was handed another fat raise despite student and faculty votes of no-confidence, and in the absence of a campus-wide evaluation. (Read more here.)
The Board also extended his contract to 2017. Can’t believe it? Watch Section F of board meeting to see it for yourself!
Faculty Senate President Cairo stated the faculty does not feel Dr. Rocha merits a pay increase or contract extension.
Student Trustee Frasier said for the record that he abstained from voting as he is not included in personnel issues.
Trustee Geoffrey Baum’s response sums it up best:
“I’ve […] received lots of feedback leading into this decision from various campus groups…I’m very clear on what certain folks in certain groups feel about this decision, there’s no confusion… and groups have taken public action last year to make very clear about the decision that we are about to make as a Board. But that said, the Board is ready to make a very clear decision about the leadership of the institution, and as clear as the public are communicating to us, the action we will take will also communicate clearly to the campus community and beyond where the board stands on the leadership of the institution going forward.”
PCC President’s Contracts
Summary of Rocha’s Contract (2010-2013)
Contract of 2010
Contract of 2011
Contract of 2012
Contract 2013 – coming soon.
