Share: When the Fab Lab students came to the tech table last year, little did they know the difference one summer’s work would make. PCC student workers Sandra Perez, Chi Yeung “Bennie” Chiu, Bryce Van Ross, Carlos Andrade, Joseph de Alba and Peter Ngo were presented a unique opportunity and task through PCC’s Design Technology department. Follow:
Campus set to begin hiring process
Share: With faculty and senate officials agreeing to hire 35 new full-time faculty for the college by September, the long process to attaining that number has begun. A Faculty Hiring Priorities Committee is formed by the Academic Senate to assess all requests for new positions, and the process is supposed to be put into motion during the beginning of the fall semester, according to the Pasadena Area Community College District Policy. “We try to make the decision by late fall because January is a big …
Presidential search update
The PCC Superintendent President Screening Committee met for the first time on Tuesday afternoon to discuss the upcoming tasks that must be completed in their ongoing search.
Board, Rocha deny violating open-meeting law
The Board of Trustees and former president Mark Rocha deny violating open-meeting laws and are asking a judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by a nonprofit group seeking a reversal of Rocha’s $400,000 severance package.
Teacher accused of sexual harassment, placed on admin leave
Architecture instructor Coleman Griffith was placed on paid administrative leave on Jan. 20, pending an investigation involving sexual harassment allegations, according to school officials.
Oscars snub minorities in nominations
Share: The amount of ethnically diverse Academy Award winners and nominees can probably be counted on one hand. Last year alone the film, “12 Years A Slave”, a low-budget film directed by an almost unknown African-American director, Steve McQueen, made history by winning Best Picture. Some critics agreed and others believed it won due to its almost controversial issue on slavery. This critic, believes without a doubt, it was the rightful winner. Yet once again, Academy Awards season is here and so are the nominees. …
Academic Senate votes against Accreditation report
Share: The Academic Senate voted 17 to 14 last month not to certify the final draft of the Accreditation Self-Evaluation Report after Academic Senate President Eduardo Cairó refused to sign the document because he said it was improperly created. In a recent email sent to faculty, Cairó outlined many reasons for not signing the document. “The process that was established by the PCC administration to produce an accurate document was a failure,” Cairó said. “The Senate did not have adequate time to review, revise, or …
Upcoming Events
Share: Thursday January 29: CSU Los Angeles Rep. Visit – 12:00pm in the Transfer Center, room L110 Brandman University Rep. Visit – 1:00pm in the Quad Curriculum and Instruction Committee Meeting – 1:30pm in the Library’s Terrace Room Friday January 30: Women’s Softball in the Glendale Tournament at Glendale College – 11:00am versus Ventura, 1:00pm versus Santa Monica College Institutional Effective Committee Meeting – 12:30pm in the Circadian CSU “What’s Next Workshop” – 3:00pm in the Transfer Center, room L110 Learn what to expect next …
PCC reigns as top producer for Associate Degrees for Transfers
Share: Pasadena City College has been recognized as being the top community college in California in producing the most students with Associate Degrees for Transfer (ADT). Follow:
Police Blotter
Share: Friday, Jan 23, 2015 DISTURBING THE PEACE A female was attacked from inside her vehicle in Lot C while she was eating lunch. An unknown man approached her vehicle and then struck the vehicle with a glass bottle and yelled at her to eat somewhere else. THEFT A student reported his bicycle stolen from the bike racks in front of the D Building. BURGLARY A student reported her vehicle was broken into in Lot 4 on Jan 22. HIT & RUN A hit and …