When adjunct professor and curator Mahara Sinclaire learned that Artist-in-Residence Sant Khalsa would be having a solo show about the Santa Ana River, Sinclaire thought it would be great if PCC students could also contribute in a project to address the water situation in California. Thus the “Water Issues: A Group Show of 3 Parts” was created.
Nursing program returns after year long hiatus
The nursing program is back after a one-year hiatus. Under the new direction of Carla Christensen, the program offers students a chance to hone their lab skills and intern at hospitals.
Accrediting commission placed under scrutiny
Share: The accrediting commission that placed Pasadena City College on probation this past summer is now being investigated for not complying with accrediting standards and is expected to revaluate their system for accrediting colleges. In early November, the California Community College Board of Governors (CCCBG) voted to create an accreditation task force and directed the Chancellor’s Office to create a new model for accrediting the 113 colleges in the California Community College system. The Accrediting Commission for Community Colleges (ACCJC) is responsible for executing the …
Boone Family Gallery
Share: The mad artists in the faculty show brought their paintings to life and set forth to inspire PCC students. Follow:
New integrated planning model adopted
Share: Since July, when the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges placed Pasadena City College on academic probation citing nine recommendations that need to be met by next October, the college has been working on how to get off probation as quickly as possible. Follow:
Police Blotter: Student shouts he is a terrorist
Share: Monday Nov. 30: A female student reported that her car window was shattered in Lot 3 on Wednesday. Dwayne from CEC Admin requested a cadet in Lot B to look into a possible hit and run. Cadet Chen reported that it appeared a vehicle parked adjacently to the student’s car left a scratch on the door. Follow:
Forensics team gears up for Fall Championship
Share: The C building hallway, rooms C109, C111, and the Little Theater, were filled with diligent speech and debate team members rehearsing with each other and talking to walls to prepare for the Pacific Southwest Collegiate Forensics Association (PSCFA) Fall Championship. Follow:
PCC to hire 50 new faculty
Share: After adding a record 35 new full-time faculty this year, PCC will be hiring 50 more full-time instructors for fall 2016. The new instructor positions are well-distributed throughout divisions, with at least four new faculty in the Business, Math, English, Health Science, Social Science, Natural Science, and Performing and Communication Arts divisions. Seven new counselors will also be hired, four general counselors and three specializing in financial aid, DSPS, and EOP&S. Follow:
2016-17 academic calendar approved by board, admin projects smooth transition for students
Share: The Board of Trustees approved a finalized version of the newly reinstated winter calendar last month including a 6-week winter intersession, tweaks to session dates and the elimination of a second summer intersession. Follow:
Report faults Pasadena police in shooting of PCC student
Share: A judge ordered the release of a report last month by the Office of Independent Review Group that examined the 2012 fatal shooting of former PCC student Kendrec McDade by Pasadena police officers and faulted the department for failing to conduct an internal affairs investigation. McDade, who was unarmed at the time of his death, was shot seven times by officers Jeffrey Newlin and Matthew Griffin while fleeing the scene of an alleged theft. A 911 caller falsely reported that the 19 year old …