Several important decisions were made November 5th to the 10th that will affect students and faculty in the upcoming spring, summer and fall of 2008 semesters. The Academic Senate elections voted in seven people to represent full-time and part-time faculty at Pierce College .
Month: November 2007
*****Providing Students with e-mail Address (CORRECTED)
The Pierce College Academic Senate gathered on November 19 to discuss a multitude of topics concerning the campus and its students. With the many topics discussed at the meeting, student e-mail addresses’ was amongst the most talked about by the teachers on the senate.
Blood drive
The American Red Cross and the Pierce College ASO partnered up to give students and volunteers the opportunity to save the lives of many Californians. The Pierce blood drive was held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on November 20 and 21, and gave participants a chance to win a $500 cash prize.
The Art of the Cartoon
On a Saturday at 8 a.m., most college students are sleeping. In fact, anyone over the age of 18 that doesn’t have to work on the weekend should be sleeping; however, if I have no work on a Saturday, I like to kick off the day with Kids WB. No, you didn’t just misread that sentence.
Don’t be a fool, wrap your tool
Steve Bolan wakes up every morning and takes a drug cocktail that would put Courtney Love to shame. Like so many other young people in the ’60s and ’70s, he led the life of sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll, and now he’s paying the price. Bolan works for an organization, Being Alive, spreading awareness of the disease he has lived with for more than half his life.
****81. Revised policy defines an academic friendly
Sources: Lisa Winter 213-891-2393, Dr. Joy McCaslin 818-719-6418, Sylvia Silva 818-710-2508. The Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) diversity program published a combination policy of discrimination and harassment to eliminate ethnic taboos and stereotypes that hinder academic freedom in September, 2007.
****$$New deals being offered at Pierce Extension(REVISED)
New online Casino Gaming classes are now being offered at the Pierce College Extension. The program is to supply people who are interested in having a career on casino gaming industry. Pierce College Extension with Gatlin Education Services (GES) partnership provides three new online courses.
****8$$Pierce nets $2.5 million in grants
56 lines, 640 words. Millions of dollars in grant money have been awarded to Pierce College recently, including $2,038,306 to help fund online course development and $359,757 for the Pierce Early Childhood Education (PECE) program. More than $189,135 was awarded across numerous other grants, most of which were submitted early in the year and approved in August and September.
Let’s Get Physical (CORRECTED)
College students nowadays have enough on their plates with school and work let alone making time to add a little exercise in their daily schedule. Many go to school full-time and work a part-time jobs or vise versa. So how is it that they can find the time to exercise? Steve Ruys, fitness coordinator at Pierce said that students do make the time to exercise.
To wait or not to wait, that is the question
I am a virgin. Not from fear. Not from religion. I am a virgin through my personal preference. I choose to save myself for the right one upon my on own values. Before I go on, let me answer some questions that may already be on your minds. “Yes, I have had the opportunity.