A $3.9 million Hispanic-Serving Institution Title V grant has been awarded to the college for the Design Technology Pathway program. The U.S. Department of Education will provide PCC with $755,000 for the next five years, increasing the college’s grant total to nearly $7 million for 2012.
New parking permit machines now take cards
New parking permit meters have been installed on campus that now accept credit and debit cards. The main campus has 37 meters operating, and the Community Education Center campus on Foothill Boulevard has four machines.
CEC dean’s employment ends
The now former Community Education Center Dean Richard Hodge did not have is employment contract renewed as of June 30. Hodge had been put on administrative leave on Feb. 21 by the Board of Trustees, according to the meeting’s minutes.
Job cuts, furloughs weighed by Board
Staff reductions and elimination of the winter session were among the options scheduled to be considered on Wednesday evening by the Board of Trustees as they weighed $10.5 million in possible budget cuts. Also on the table was a 10-day furlough for non-faculty to be scheduled for 2013, if Gov. Jerry Brown’s tax increase measure on the November ballot fails.
Drastic budget cuts considered by Board
Job cuts, elimination of winter intersession and mandatory furloughs were discussed by the Board of Trustees on Wednesday as options for reducing expenditures by $10.5 million in the 2012-13 fiscal year. The options for drastic budget cuts were presented in a report from an ad-hoc subcommittee of the Board.
Support found for tax increase measure
Gov. Jerry Brown’s tax initiative on the November ballot that could prevent community colleges from being devastated by budget cuts seems to be gaining support on campus. The proposed tax hike set to go before the voters would raise the state’s sale tax by 0.25 percent and impose a higher tax on the wealthy.
Ex-student gets maximum term in killing
A former PCC student has been sentenced to the maximum prison term for killing his girlfriend and storing her body in a trash can filled with kitty litter.
Photography instructor has a need for speed
Over in the barren desert of El Mirage Lake, where entire bodies of water are left dry and the sun’s omnipresence scorches all forms of moisture, PCC photography Instructor Roland Percey drives a customized and suped-up vehicle known as a gas modified sports car. Percey’s vehicle-of-choice? A 2002 Chevy Corvette, which at 3300 pounds has over 830 horsepower.
Smoking areas to get revamp
The dismal three areas designated for smokers on campus are about to get a facelift. Immediate plans to upgrade the smoking sites were discussed Tuesday by the reconstituted Health and Safety Committee.
Intersectionality week a diverse blending of cultures
Share: By Brenda Renteria and Karla Sosa Staff writers A drag show, that included a colorful presentation about the history of drag culture by Associated Students President-elect Simon Fraser, was held in the Creveling Lounge on Friday. The drag show was one of three Intersectionality Week events sponsored by ASPCC Cultural Diversity Committee and the PCC Cross-Cultural Center. Students and guests mingled and praised social differences hoping to better understand other cultures at a three-night event celebrating intersectionality last week at the Creveling Lounge. The …