Freddy Hernandez & jacqueline R. Torres
Tomorrow will be Robert Garber’s 100th day in office as the 19th president of the college.
Since he began his presidency, he has stalled plans to end Internet access in the Learning Center; learned the rules of Cow Chip Bingo and hiked the rolling hills adjacent to the farm, as well as attended home games and discussed plans for online instruction.
How does he rate thus far?
Garber gives himself a “B+.”
“But it’s only a midterm,” he said. “Not a final grade, and I’m an ‘A’ student.”
The not-so-new president of Pierce College has been keeping busy ever since being chosen by the Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) board of trustees in December 2005 to replace Interim President Tom Oliver.
A day in the life of Garber is filled with meetings, e-mails and sometimes lunch at the Pierce Cafeteria or the Freudian Sip.
So far, the transition between presidents has gone