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Education through simulation
Share: Airline pilot Chesley Sullenberger successfully landed an airplane on the Hudson River near Manhattan in 2009 after a flock of geese ran into the engines midair, disabling the plane. All the passengers and crew survived. Follow:
Board updates student trustee policy
Share: The Board of Trustees recently updated the policy for the office of student trustee this month and lowered the GPA required for a student to hold the position. The board lowered the cumulative GPA from 2.5 down to 2.0 to comply with legal requirements instituted in July of last year. “The Board formally reviewed the entire bylaw in July of 2014 as part of their 6-year review cycle,” Superintendent-President Dr. Rajen Vurdien said. “But sometimes we have to make revision outside the 6-year cycle.” …
PCC Pep Band part of ceremony to honor veterans at City Hall
Share: The Pasadena City College Pep Band played anthems honoring each branch of armed service as the veterans stood attention in a Veteran’s Day event at Centennial Square at Pasadena City Hall on Wednesday. The master of ceremonies was former mayor and current PCC trustee, Bill Thomson, a veteran himself. Thomson was a member of the Army Corps of Engineers Third Infantry in Germany during the Cold War. “It’s a special day,” said Thomson. “My military service was a key part of my life …
Osterling surges ahead to win district two seat
Share: After trailing by just three votes in the race for the district two seat on the PCC Board of Trustees on election night, Jim Osterling has pulled decisively ahead of opponent Tom Selinske, 2,163 to 2,045. Follow:
A leap for Google is a giant jump for PCC
Share: Standing in a Gettysburg battlefield, you look up. It’s a clear day with a cerulean blue sky, bright clouds and a wide-open field. You look around and you are surrounded, the field lined with a five foot spiked perimeter fence and cannons at the ready. You reach out to touch the cold, black metal, but it’s not there. But you are. Follow:
Cross country coach missing in action following altercation
Share: PCC cross country head coach Armand Crespo was allegedly involved in a physical altercation with a student in the GM building last month and has been relieved of his coaching duties. Follow:
AS pledges to represent students at satellite Rosemead campus
Most of the Associated Student board have never stepped foot on the Rosemead campus of PCC, but that hasn’t’ stopped them from assuring students there that their needs and comments will be heard.
Homecoming court chosen by lottery
Share: In deciding who would become Homecoming King and Queen this year, gender was no longer a consideratiion and voting was done away with too. Follow:
PCC offers classes at John Muir High School
Share: Starting this spring semester, PCC will offer dual enrollment courses at John Muir High School to allow students to complete college courses while still attending high school. This comes as a result of Gov. Jerry Brown signing Assembly Bill 288 (AB288), establishing the College and Career Access Pathways Act. The dual enrollment program allows high school students and the public to take the college courses offered. This will give people in the area who have no means of traveling to PCC’s main campus the …