Share: The PCC Foundation is taking nominations for the annual Risser Outstanding Teacher Award. The cash award is presented annually to a nominated faculty member who has given outstanding service and contributions to the PCC community. The award was created by Jay Risser who was the chairman of Social Sciences in the 40s and passed away at 92 in 1986. He was adamant about giving teachers and faculty members the recognition they deserve and felt that they should be awarded for their hard work. In …
Police Blotter: Lost and found robot and wanted transient
Share: Monday, May 7 A subject was feeling like a threat to themselves and was escorted to Psychological Services for assistance. Staff requested a student be advised to stop giving said staff member gifts. A subject’s vehicle was reportedly hit in Lot 5. Facilities reported finding an item resembling a robot. Tuesday, May 8 Two hit and runs occurred in Lot 5. A disgruntled student in the Piazza was escorted off campus. A verbal altercation occurred between a male and a female in Lot 1. …
Police Blotter: Cyber mayhem
Share: Monday, April 30 Plumbing equipment was reported stolen from inside of the E-building. A male subject was found panhandling in Lot 5 and escorted off campus. A subject reported his parked bicycle stolen from the main campus. Tuesday, May 1 An officer’s presence was requested at CC-105 for a disruptive student meeting with the dean. Wednesday, May 2 A female was reported causing nuisance in Lot 8 and escorted off campus. A subject who claimed her email had been hacked met with an officer …
Associated Students candidates campaign for change
Share: Hopeful student candidates lined up and presented their electoral speeches about student affairs on Tuesday afternoon at the campus quad, conveying to the audience why they should be elected for next year’s Associated Students (AS) executive board. Carrie Afuso, a student life advisor at PCC, spearheaded the student forum by introducing the candidates. In the electoral campaign, 12 students are running for a legislative or executive branch, some office positions remaining uncontested. Board positions that remain uncontested are VP for Academic Affairs, VP for …
What’s up with PCC’s enrollment going down?
Share: Despite college enrollment more than doubling nationally since 1971, PCC’s enrollment has decreased due to multiple factors, including low unemployment rates, rising housing costs and a tense political climate for undocumented students. Follow:
‘Why I completed your class’: Students describe their positive experiences
Share: Last Monday evening, the Academic Senate board hosted their second student-focused panel called “Why I Completed Your Class,” where students discussed their experiences in class and what motivated them to complete their courses. Last semester, The Courier reported on the first student panel, which was mainly geared towards the idea of why students withdraw. Presented in a similar format, the discussion consisted of students talking about their class experiences and what made them refrain from withdrawing. The event was brought back due to popular …
Campus efforts bring student health to the forefront of discussion
Share: Last week, various campus organizations hosted events that promoted awareness in the name of student health and safety. Student Health Services brought Health and Wellness Week to the quad with booths and vendors ready to educate students. It drew representation from various programs on campus including personal counseling that offered meditation, as well as athletic trainers and nursing students with physical health tips. Beyond conventional notions of health, the fair also featured booths for the Lancer Pantry and Veterans Resource Center. “It’s a way …
Armenian Genocide: 103 years of unresolved denial
Share: April 24 is a day like any other for most LA locals, but for tens of thousands of Armenians currently living in Los Angeles, it is the day they come together to march in solidarity from Pan Pacific Park all the way to the Turkish Consulate to demand justice and recognition for the atrocious crimes committed against their ancestors during the Armenian Genocide of 1915. The Armenian Genocide is characterized by Armenians as a mass murder of 1.5 million Armenians by the Ottoman Empire …
Lone finalist for superintendent-president position steps down
Share: Cliff Davis, the single finalist for the superintendent-president position, has stepped down, according to a press release by the Office of the Superintendent-President. Follow:
Academic Senate blasts presidential search, threatens ‘no confidence’ vote and walk out
Share: The Academic Senate has delivered a letter to the Board of Trustees (BOT) demanding that they declare a failed search for the superintendent-president position after concerns were expressed about the selection process and the individual finalist candidate’s fitness for the role. Follow: