The college plans to hire an outside mediator to try to repair the fractured relationship between administration, student and faculty groups to ward off potential problems when accreditation begins in 2015.
Faculty Association demands Courier adviser’s reinstatement, claims discrimination
The Faculty Association accused the administration of discriminating against Courier adviser Warren Swil by prolonging an investigation into allegations that he sexually harassed a student and demanded that he be returned to work in a letter sent out on Monday.
Campus Celebrates Historic Milestone…Sort Of
Share: Visitors to PCC’s website are greeted with a message welcoming everyone to its 90th academic year. At the opening of the semester students and staff were welcomed with a large banner in front of the Week of Welcome tent also celebrating the school’s 90th academic year. The only problem is that chronologically this is only PCC’s 89th academic year. Whoops? PCC was founded in 1924 as Pasadena Junior College with the first academic year being 1924-25, which would make this academic year the school’s …
Academic Senate talks accreditation
The Academic Senate has started to prepare for the spring 2015 site visit that will determine the fate of PCC’s accreditation.
Experimental math classes new this semester
With two brand new math classes, the PCC math department experiments with a new way to teach.
University day highlights opportunities for students
Colleges from across the country were on campus Monday to take part in University Day.
Students to build nano particles with new scanning electron microscope
This semester PCC chemistry students will be building particles so small that they change color.
Gold, on the nano scale, ceases to have its signature color, but turns red.
Three candidates in running for Board seat
Three candidates are running for the Area 1 Board of Trustees seat and have begun campaigning ahead of the election scheduled for Nov. 5.
Faculty Association argues unfair labor practice
The Faculty Association (FA) accused the Pasadena Area Community College District of forcing an unfair labor practice on faculty members for changing the start and end dates in the academic calendar at its Sept. 12 meeting.
Board aims for more transparency
The Board of Trustees agreed to work on fostering more open communication and transparency with the district and its own members at its bi-annual retreat on Saturday.