Share: As transfer season opens once again students were invited to participate in PCC’s spring University Day in the quad. With more than 60 representatives in attendance, University Day aimed to answer questions and expose students to different college options. Along with the college representatives, PCC’s Health Services and Transfer Center were in attendance to check students in, give out food tickets and guide students in seeking information regarding degrees, opportunities, and careers. PCC’s transfer and honors counselor, Alejandra Viveros, emphasizes the importance for students …
Students find no reason to be bleu at PCC’s cheese tasting event
Share: Faculty and students all gathered at the 3rd annual Cheese Taste event on Friday, March 21 at the Creveling Lounge from 11-2pm. Members of the PCC community all lined up with paper plates in their hands, as they casually walked by the different tables and browsed the variety of cheese options. Selections ranging from Europe and Latin America all aromatized the room. The language department and the International Student Center (ISC) collaborated together in this event to showcase to students the similarities of cheeses …
HERSTORY exhibit highlights PCC women who paved the way
Share: PCC held an exhibit, called HERSTORY, honoring the women in the lives of PCC faculty and students in celebration of Women’s History Month on March 12. The HERSTORY exhibit was on display in Lancers Pass. Despite the heavy rain, the empowering stories of the friends and relatives of PCC students and faculty were showcased in this exhibit. “I believe that as women, we bring so much to this planet, to life, to existence, and I think that should be honored,” said Jayme Chuton. “I …
Students shape mental health through Clay and Calm
Share: On March 6, a rainy Thursday afternoon, a room full of PCC students attended the clay sculpting session at the Circadian. PCC is taking innovative steps to support the mental well-being of its students by hosting a unique clay event on campus. This event aims to provide students with a therapeutic outlet through the art of clay molding and sculpting, helping them cope with stress and improve their mental health. International success coaches Leslie Jimenez, Brianna Perez, and Kathy Ngoc Hong worked together to …
New to the US? A quick and helpful guide for international students
Share: As they pursue their dreams, navigating a new country, culture, and life can be terrifying and difficult for international students. Many may feel alone, but there are several communities and resources at PCC to help alleviate their stress and uncertainty. One of the main resources and communities for students is the International Student Center (ISC). The ISC helps students acclimate to their new environment and provides aid with the college application process, major decisions, visa information, housing access, food need, the job search, scholarship …
Reel Women: PCC kicks off Women’s ‘Herstory’ Month with film festival
Share: March is Women’s History Month and PCC joins the celebration by celebrating ‘Women’s Herstory Month’ with the Reel Women Film Festival and Screening Series held in Westerbeck Recital Hall. PCC’s ‘Herstory’ month aims to shine a light on women in general, but specifically those in the PCC community, and celebrate them and their accomplishments. This festival is held to advocate for women filmmakers and to bridge the gap between student filmmakers and professionals. The first film in the series was Solace directed by Tchaiko …
Black Student Success Center introduces Melanin Monday with button making
Share: As PCC embraced the beginning of the spring semester, the Black Student Success Center welcomed students with music, food, and activities as they hosted their first Melanin Monday on February 24. The introduction of this new series of events is working to provide a safe space for students where they can connect with their culture and socialize with the community. As students walked into the center, artists like Cameo and Keyshia Cole played in the background, while the scent of delectable steak, aromatic chicken, …
Impacted by the Eaton Fire? Here’s how to drop your classes with a refund
Share: The Eaton Fire has devastated communities across Southern California, burning over 14,000 acres, displacing more than 100,000 residents, and destroying over 4,000 structures. Among those impacted are Pasadena City College (PCC) students, faculty, and staff. To support affected students, PCC has policies in place to allow students to drop winter session classes with a full refund, even if the refund deadline has passed. How to drop classes before January 12 Students still within their course’s refund deadline can withdraw from classes online through LancerPoint: …
‘Drumming and Dreaming’: Nipmuc tribal educator harmonizes healing with storytelling
Share: As onlookers watched in silence, the rhythmic heartbeat of the Nipmuc tribe- the “people of the fresh water”- rippled throughout PCC’s Creveling Lounge, accompanied only by a singular yet intensely powerful voice singing a traditional greeting song in the Algonquian language. The conductor of this one-man tribal orchestra was Larry Spotted Crow Mann, who supplied the sonorous sounds of his traditional hand drum as well as the reverberant singing voice to pair alongside it. “The drum has a resonance that connects to the soul,” …
HBCU caravan brings opportunities to Black students beyond California
Share: As students amass in PCC’s quad what stands out most are the similarities found in the crowd’s differences. Some choose to wear their hair in braids, others locs, and many in ‘fros, different expressions of the blackness they share, an important aspect of the day’s occasion. Most who’ve gathered here have come to attend HBCUish, PCC’s event where Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) are invited to mostly interact with Black students to provide information about their institutions. “Pasadena is always going to be …