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Presidential search narrowed down to three
Three presidential finalists have been selected in the search for a permanent president at PCC and the college will hold open forums on campus from Apr. 13 to Apr.15, according to Board of Trustees president Berlinda Brown.
Shared governance debates open meeting law in wake of Brown Act lawsuit
Share: A lawyer specializing in the California Brown Act open meetings law will hold training sessions for the Academic Senate and shared governance leaders this month in an effort by the administration to clarify which bodies and committees are subject to the law—a topic that has caused confusion, debate and infractions within the administration and shared governance bodies. Follow:
Universities; the new ‘Hunting Ground’ for sexual assault
Share: It should be one of the proudest moments of any parent’s life to send a child off to their dream school. College should be a safe place for them to learn, grow, and come into their own. However, there is a secret elite four-year universities have kept. One they have silenced and bought themselves out of for years. But no more. The new documentary “The Hunting Ground” puts a face to a small group of women and men who have been raped and ignored …
Upcoming Events
Share: Thursday, March 26, 2015 PCC School of Science and Mathematics and the PCC Pi Club are hosting Pi Day 2015 on March 26 from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. The annual student-run conference will feature a student poster presentation, t-shirt design competition, a fractal inspired chalk art mural in the Quad, display and a presentation by Dr. John Lowengrub at 4:30 p.m. in the R Building, Room 122 at the close. Thursday, March 26, 2015 and Thursday, April 2, 2015 Speech Team Showcase, March …
Accreditation exit report released
Share: A state accreditation team recently provided their exit report regarding their four-day site visit including overall comments, five commendations, and seven possible recommendations. Follow:
Hiring headaches
Little to no progress has been made by PCC in filling the 35 new full-time faculty positions—a number that was agreed upon back in November—as the software being used to collect and evaluate applications, Cornerstone, has been automatically rejecting applicants due to a number of severe glitches.
Commencement speaker chosen
Share: After last year’s controversial and prolonged commencement speaker search, the Board of Trustees quickly and unanimously voted Wednesday to approve Chad Crittenden, a cancer survivor, triathlete and amputee, as this year’s speaker. Follow:
Board of Trustees adopts academic calendar without winter for 2015-2016
Share: The Board of Trustees approved the adoption of a 2015/2016 academic calendar without a winter intersession on Wednesday night, rubber-stamping the recommendation of interim superintendent Bob Miller. Follow: