Construction to straighten Brahma Drive is set to begin tomorrow, Pierce College President Robert Garber announced at the Academic Senate meeting on May 14. The construction will start by the Freudian Sip. The project will straighten out the road and remove the stop sign.
Brittany and Tiffany Henderson have basketball in their blood. Their father, Jerome Henderson, played professional basketball for more than 13 years for teams like the Los Angeles Lakers, the Milwaukee Bucks and the Detroit Pistons. Now the women are continuing the basketball tradition with matching scholarships to New Mexico State University.
Veloria, Manuel Newly hired full-time counselor Elizabeth Strother is looking forward to helping Pierce students achieve their educational goals, one at a time. “I fell in love with the job. I love seeing students commit and achieve their goals in life and it’s just inspiring seeing students succeed,” Strother said with an enthusiastic voice and dedication in guiding students to success.
Heller Bianca Lopez 1-1-1-1 Barbra Heller Senior Secretary of Academic Affairs has been a member of the Pierce staff for 26 years and enjoys every minute of it. Heller moved from New York to California in 1981. Her husband Stan Heller had relocation with his job.
The Pierce College women’s soccer team remains undefeated ending in a final score of 2-2 against rival Moorpark Women’s Soccer team. As the two teams came to the field ready and focused to play hard. The unexpected occurred when Megan Moreno (8) Moorpark’s team captain sustained a compound fracture during the first half, leaving the team to carry on the game.
Pierce College welcomes Patrick Rauber as the new Library Science Teacher for the Fall semester 2007. He will be joining the staff of the library as an additional librarian. He is one of many new teachers and faculty to accompany the existing faculty.
This is a test for a Quicktime movie about a baseball game between Pierce College and Mision College.
A large cast of Pierce College students will be performing Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “Carousel” this summer in the Performance Arts building. The Pierce College Theatre department is currently having auditions for this musical; singers, dancers and actors are encouraged to go to the Theatre Department to sign up.
Dr. Isidore “Izzy” Goodman, head of the chemistry department at Pierce College, was named Professor of the Year at the Academic Senate meeting on April 30. The honor was awarded to Goodman by the Professional Growth and Development Committee headed by Kathy Oborn, political science and economics professor.
