Welcome from the  
Curriculum and Scheduling Office

The Office of Academic Programs takes pride in its commitment to excellence in Service, Teamwork, and Innovative Solutions.

From left to right: 
Front Row:  Lourdes Shahamiri, Sheila Smith (left CSUSM June '04), Tracey Richardson (now in University Event Scheduling)
Back Row:  Joan Groom, David Barsky, Virginia Mann, Ron Mattos (now in University Event Scheduling)
Missing from photo:  Criselda Yee

Curriculum and Scheduling Office Staff

David Barsky

• Associate Vice President for Academic Programs
• Member of the Provost's Council and Academic Round Table (ART)
• Ex-Officio member of the Academic Senate and the following Senate Committees:  Academic Policy Committee (APC), Budget and Long-Range Planning Committee (BLP), General Education Committee (GEC), Program Assessment Committee (PAC), and University Curriculum Committee (UCC).
• Member of the Academic Blueprint Committee (ABC)
• Member of the Enrollment Planning Administrative Advisory Group (EPAAG)
• Academic Affairs Representative on the Planning Section of the Emergency Management Team
• Interim Director of the First-Year Programs Office
• Interim General Education Coordinator
• Leads the Curriculum and Scheduling Office

Lourdes Shahamiri

• Coordinate catalog/catalog addendum production
• Coordinate review of curriculum proposals (programs, courses, and topics)
• Maintain Curriculum Proposal Tracker on the web
• Coordinate submission of academic programs to Chancellor’s Office

Criselda Yee

• Create and maintain the class schedules
• Monitor and analyze room utilization and faculty workload; report to Chancellor’s Office
• Serve as an information resource for questions relating to appropriate class meeting times and  classroom capacities

Virginia Mann

• Provide direct administrative support to the Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs - Academic Programs; serve as a liaison for the Office of Academic Programs to faculty, staff, students and the community
• Coordinate the Program Evaluation and Planning (PEP) process, Palomar College remedial math taught at CSUSM, and the General Education assessment
• Serve as Academic Programs Webmaster
• Coordinate the Syllabi Collection and Archival Project
• Maintenance of Course Master File and provide assistance to the Catalog Coordinator

Joan Groom

• Serve as  Business Manager for Academic Programs 
• Serve as Office Manager for Curriculum & Scheduling Office
• Coordinate budget reviews
• Provide budget support to the General Education Program, SWRC and First-Year Programs.