Legendary former PCC men’s basketball coach and Jerry Tarkanian died Wednesday morning in Las Vegas, Nevada after battling health issues for several years. He was 84 years old.
Mayoral Candidate Forum to be Held at PCC
Share: The Associated Students of Pasadena City College are hosting a Mayoral Candidate Forum focusing on issues affecting the student body including the possibility of expanding education and work-study opportunities, parking infrastructure and transportation. Follow:
PCC supports Assembly Bill 176 at the state capitol
Share: Interim Superintendent-President Dr. Robert Miller and Board of Trustees Member Linda Wah, along with legislators and community members, congregated at the state capitol on Jan. 26 to support a bill that would stop lumping various Asian ethnicities into one big label. Follow:
Police Blotter
Share: Saturday Feb. 7: MEDICAL RESPONSE – Staff advised the police of a female student who cut herself in class R-505. No further details were available. Officer responded and the Pasadena Fire Department was contacted. Student refused assistance. Friday Feb. 6: INCIDENT REPORT – Instructor reports a student possibly stated a threat towards her during class in C-158. Officer met with instructor and advised to submit student conduct code form with Division Dean. Field Interview card filled out for information purposes. Thursday Feb. 5: HIT …
Coaches vs. Cancer
Share: Coaches vs. Cancer is an event that has been going on for over 20 years and was a success on Wednesday night during the men and women’s basketball games at Pasadena City College. Follow:
Students honored: tasked with 3D tactile map for visually impaired
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.