As expected, the agreement between the PCC Faculty Association and the Pasadena Area Community College District was passed unanimously at Wednesday evening’s Board of Trustees’ meeting following the ratification of the document by 98 percent of the voting faculty.
Rio Hondo too much for Lancers
The Lancers fought hard, but ran out of gas in the later innings against the Roadrunners of Rio Hondo, as they fell 9-4 on Saturday afternoon at Jackie Robinson Stadium.
Art Student to Art Teacher
Share: When asked why she pursued art, Claudia Carballada, a former student and current art professor at PCC, responded, “I just followed my heart.” Follow:
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.
Create a bigger impact
PCC’s High Impact Practices Series comprises of four seminars that will discuss two topics during each session. Each workshop is meant to help students become better prepared to join the work force or to continue their academic careers at a four year school, according to studies done by the Association of American Colleges and Universities.
More than just eye shadow and contours
Share: It was 10 minutes ‘til 7 p.m. on a Wednesday evening when John Hanna gathered his theater arts makeup students for a run through the night’s project. In preparation for the school’s rendition of Young Frankenstein, the crew was creating the prosthetic piece for the actor playing the legendary monster. To do this, a life cast of the actor’s face would need to be produced, which just so happened to fall on a night that all the theater arts makeup students had a day …
Fashion donation stitches new creativity
Share: It was just the first week, but the fashion design students already had hands on deck. Eyes were fixated upon laptops with illustrations. Designs on paper filled tables, adorned with swatches of fabrics that students were constantly mixing and matching. Amongst the puncturing noises of sewing and the occasional typing, the room is almost devoid of social butterfly chatter, instead replaced with the type of murmur typical in office cubicles. In other words, it was crunch time. Follow:
Language and culture from USC to PCC
Share: Pasadena City College is partnering with USC to create a new Chinese language learning program that will incorporate heritage and culture and make it easier for students to transfer to universities. Follow:
Lancers women’s soccer 2014 wrap-up
The Pasadena women’s soccer team ended their season with sophomore goalkeeper Angelique Ulmer’s 13th career shutout, a 0-0 tie to Long Beach, and a lot of “what ifs.”
Board moves forward with presidential search
An updated position profile and timeline for the ongoing presidential search was presented by a recently hired headhunting firm and was approved by a 4-2 vote during Monday night’s Board of Trustees’ meeting.