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.
Year: 2007
Policy to protect freedom
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. The Prohibited Discrimination and Harassment Policy summary defines discrimination and harassment as a violation of state or federal law on the basis of color, sex, ancestry, sexual orientation, race, medical condition, marital status and veteran status.
Evacuees find shelter
As the Corral fire raged in Malibu, Pierce College’s Equestrian Center was the center of large animal rescue once again, a mere five weeks after the last Malibu fire. Volunteer horse “haulers” and the Los Angeles County Emergency Response Team (ERT) for animals brought in horses, ponies, goats, sheep, miniature donkeys and chickens.
A popping social scene for teachers
Follow the pleasant aroma of freshly-popped buttery popcorn downstairs from the Pierce College library and you will find the Faculty Staff Resource Center (FSRC). Opened in July, the center provides staff and faculty, both part time and full time, a place to complete classroom preparations, hang out with other faculty members or just enjoy some peace, quiet and popcorn.
Counselors help students navigate the road to graduation
The sterile room is quiet, with blue chairs lining the walls and anxious students looking over papers. Above them, a poster hangs with the quote, “You measure the size of accomplishments by the obstacles you had to overcome to reach your goals.” This is the waiting room for the counseling office and where most Pierce College students begin their long journey to graduation.
Emergency box abuse
Code blue emergency is the name of the Pierce College safety system that is going through an investigation to be upgraded. The blue box system is triggered by fake calls more than it is by real emergencies. If you take a walk around all 427 acres of the Pierce campus, you will notice a pattern of 22 blue emergency boxes scattered throughout the grounds.
Large animals seek refuge at Pierce
As the Corral fire raged in Malibu, Pierce College’s Equestrian Center was the center of large animal rescue once again, a mere five weeks after the last Malibu fire. Volunteer horse “haulers” and the Los Angeles County Emergency Response Team (ERT) for animals brought in horses, ponies, goats, sheep, miniature donkeys and chickens.
Please stop hurling junk food at our time-deprived students
From pizza and chips to soups and lattes, the variety of food offered at Pierce College is incredible.
Although I have never considered myself to be a health freak, eating well is a part of my everyday life.
I have sat through one too many science and health classes at Pierce not to know that maintaining a balanced diet contributes greatly to a better quality of life.
CSU fees expected to increase
CSU fees expected to increaseStudents enrolled in a Cal State University may find themselves doing a double-take when they go to pay their fees next year. If a proposed fee increase passes as expected, students will be required to pay an extra $277 than the cost of a semester this year because of a proposed second increase in the mandatory State University Fee in just two years.
****CSU Fees Expected to Increase
Students enrolled in a Cal State University may find themselves doing a double-take when they go to pay their fees next year. If a proposed fee increase passes as expected, students will be required to pay an extra $277 than the cost of a semester this year because of a proposed second increase in the mandatory State University Fee in just two years.