Constitution

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On February 19, 2004, the Board Room filled with an eerie and disturbing silence during the Planning and Budget Committee of Cerritos College. I looked across the “U” shaped setup, dotted with individuals from all areas of administration and became consumed with a flood of emotions: confusion, fear, depression, and amazement. Time seemed to halt, as if the universe was telling me to never to forget this moment. Gazing across the panel, each individual appeared to be experiencing the same radical state of emotions. Potential cuts and reallocation faced the group, but this was not the first time. I exited the Board Room and stared at the floor in limbo and the overwhelming sentiments afforded me a greater understanding of the impacts of government on higher education. Click Here to Read Entire Essay.

The quotation above was a retrospective description of an event that was the result of the function, or dysfunction, of government and the impact it would have on a community college student learning more about the world.

I believe there will be a California Constitutional Convention in the next few years and it will impact everything we know about California and the future.

My experience with constitutions goes back to high school. In fall 2002, 11th grade, my ASB advisor had me type our high school student government constitution so we would have an electronic copy. At the time, I had a basic understanding of constitutions and governing documents.

In summer 2004, I reviewed my community college student government constitution with the hopes of streamlining the government and our processes. My original constitutional ideas were scaled back and instead I focused my time and attention on the by-laws. We ushered through several reforms, including reorganizing the Executive Branch to clarify roles and responsibilities and establish new positions.

Around the same time, I undertook a Political Science Directed Study and I surveyed all 108 (now 110) California Community Colleges student government websites. I was looking for a website and if the website included contact information, a list of officers, constitution/by-laws and budget documents. It was an enlightening process (and once I find the spreadsheet, I will post it here). Through my research, I found that a lot of student governments didn’t have websites and those who did they lacked information. Only a handful had their budget documents available online.

By November 2004, I decided that I would apply to the University of California, Merced and UCM alone because I wanted to help establish the first public research university of the 21st century, live in a new region of California, the Great Central Valley, and help found the student government.

In helping found the student government, we established the Student Government Advisory Committee, researched our 9 sister campuses’ student governments, and met in June 2005 to connect with other interested students on laying the foundation for our student government. By mid-September, we met for the first time as the Committee on Constitution and By-Laws. The Committee completed its work on March 7, 2006 and the rest is history.

As I stated before, I believe there will be a California Constitutional Convention in the next few years. Below are resources to check out to help prepare for the work ahead: