Share: After living together for a week in Germany, two students formed a bond like no other, rooted in history and sustained by the love of appreciating new cultures. Follow:
Ujima mixer makes positive atmosphere for students
Share: Smiling faces, good food, and balloon decorations that match the Pan-African flag were all on display for the black students that wanted to spend the afternoon mingling with faculty members. PCC’s Ujima Program held a student mixer, Sept. 13, in the wifi lounge to give their students an opportunity to meet with their assorted deans and professors in a casual setting. The mixer allowed students to see their professors and assorted deans in a different light. The staff members appear more human due to …
Secret show pops up in Pasadena
Share: During the darkest hour of dusk, dim-lit globed light bulbs hang strung above a courtyard of fired bricks. The cold air has a quiet bite to it and live music enters the atmosphere. Follow:
Tentative budget cause for campus concern
Share: The Board of Trustees has adopted a new tentative budget for the 2016-2017 academic year, and although the over $159 million in appropriations is in line with last year’s historically high budget, the details may foreshadow future fiscal frustrations. Follow:
Metro dumps ITAP for U-PASS
Share: PCC’s popular Institutional Transit Access Pass (ITAP) program, which allowed students access to all Metro services throughout the semester for a one-time $30 fee, has expired May 31. Follow:
Accreditation update leads to positive outlook
Share: Last week the school’s accreditation work group held a forum to update the campus on the school’s progress in completing the nine recommendations given to PCC by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC) last year. If the school does not comply with these recommendation by the time the team submits their follow-up report in September it faces losing its accreditation. The most drastic and on-going change the school faces comes from a recommendation the college was given over six years ago …
Academic Senate re-elects incumbent executive committee
Share: The faculty reaffirmed its support for the current Academic Senate leadership as it re-elected the incumbent slate in a decisive victory against their challengers, a slate which included former two-time senate president Eduardo Cairo, who has campaigned for the senate presidency each of the last four years. The final vote tally released to faculty last Thursday showed all winning slate members received at least 59 percent support of the voting faculty. The same slate won the presidency by only four votes in last year’s …
Record turnout expected for Associated Students election
Share: Thanks to new online voting software, the office of student life is hoping for a larger than usual turnout during this years Associated Students (AS) executive board elections. Follow:
Bond refinance to save taxpayers millions
Share: In a move estimated to save taxpayers over $7 million, the Board of Trustees adopted a resolution last Wednesday to refinance some of the school’s 2002 Measure P bonds in order to take advantage of lower interest rates. Follow: