The College Planning Council (CPC)  met on Tuesday, April 1 to discuss future plans regarding the new physical education building and more. 

After over a decade of conversation regarding City College’s new Sports Pavilion, construction plans are finally moving forward. 

The new Sports Pavilion will cost $80,000,000. Demolition of the old building and construction will follow. City College will be receiving $34,000,000 from the Chancellor’s office as a grant.  Additionally the funds from recently passed Measure P bond are planned to kick in at the beginning of August to further aid the construction of the new Sports Pavilion. 

In a previous council meeting the council discussed the disconnect amongst council members about what they do individually. 

As an example, City College’s Executive Director of Public Affairs and Communications Jordan Killebrew presented to the council a presentation as to what the Office of Communications does. 

Killebrew highlighted the main areas in which the Office of Communications helps manage across City College. The office works as a spokesperson for City College internally and externally. Internal communication includes the discourse amongst students, faculty and administrators and for it to happen smoothly. Whether it be giving more platforms for student voices to be heard or dealing with communication during a crisis, the Office of Communications seeks to make it as seamless as possible.

As for external communication it includes advertising to gain more publicity and going to conferences to talk with other administrators, but also preparing those for the daily interactions people will have regarding City College.

“We do internal and external marketing from the new portal to the website. We try to build our brand as a school,” Killebrew said. “So people are aware when they see SBCC they’re like ‘Oh, I know exactly about this.’”

A major project the office has been working on is the transition from the previous pipeline portal to the new MySBCC portal. 

The new MySBCC portal is a new platform for the school to better utilize the space and help students needs. 

When speaking about the Office of Communications and its public affairs a question was raised in regards to the advertising that was being done outside of California. 

Kathy O’Connor department chair of physical education and health, raised concerns regarding international students and the political climate of the United States. 

“I’m very concerned about our international students given the political situation here,” O’Connor said. “I’m wondering if there’s anything that we can do to encourage them to come thinking it’s California. Santa Barbara might be a little different than other places in the country.” 

The next CPC meeting will convene on April 18.