Share: By Paul Ochoa Students with an educational plan who have between 16 and 30 credits are now getting the top priority slots for registration. No longer do those with most credits get the coveted first crack at classes. This change is being implement for the first time with fall 2012 registration. Follow:
College wins $3.9 million grant
A $3.9 million Hispanic-Serving Institution Title V grant has been awarded to the college for the Design Technology Pathway program. The U.S. Department of Education will provide PCC with $755,000 for the next five years, increasing the college’s grant total to nearly $7 million for 2012.
New parking permit machines now take cards
New parking permit meters have been installed on campus that now accept credit and debit cards. The main campus has 37 meters operating, and the Community Education Center campus on Foothill Boulevard has four machines.
Football team has high hopes for season
Last season the Lancer football team wouldn’t have what one would call a successful season. But PCC is going for a smashmouth game next season, with the defensive emphasis in controlling the line of scrimmage, and a ground-and-pound run game.
CEC dean’s employment ends
The now former Community Education Center Dean Richard Hodge did not have is employment contract renewed as of June 30. Hodge had been put on administrative leave on Feb. 21 by the Board of Trustees, according to the meeting’s minutes.
Public voice squelched by Board at meetings
Public comment is the most important aspect of meetings of governing boards. But, the policies the Board of Trustees has established concerning public comment limit concerned citizens’ ability to be heard.
Is anyone taking care of campus business?
With six vital senior management positions at PCC vacant, students, faculty and staff can only wonder how business is being properly and efficiently conducted on campus. Having the college lawyer taking over Human Resources, having the Vice President of Information Technology overseeing the Facilities Department for a still undetermined amount of time, is not a wise, progressive, or safe way to run the college.
Job cuts, furloughs weighed by Board
Staff reductions and elimination of the winter session were among the options scheduled to be considered on Wednesday evening by the Board of Trustees as they weighed $10.5 million in possible budget cuts. Also on the table was a 10-day furlough for non-faculty to be scheduled for 2013, if Gov. Jerry Brown’s tax increase measure on the November ballot fails.
Drastic budget cuts considered by Board
Job cuts, elimination of winter intersession and mandatory furloughs were discussed by the Board of Trustees on Wednesday as options for reducing expenditures by $10.5 million in the 2012-13 fiscal year. The options for drastic budget cuts were presented in a report from an ad-hoc subcommittee of the Board.
Support found for tax increase measure
Gov. Jerry Brown’s tax initiative on the November ballot that could prevent community colleges from being devastated by budget cuts seems to be gaining support on campus. The proposed tax hike set to go before the voters would raise the state’s sale tax by 0.25 percent and impose a higher tax on the wealthy.