Newly hired full-time counselor Elizabeth Strother is looking forward to helping Pierce College 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.
As a new semester begins at Pierce College, returning students may find themselves staring into the fresh faces of the newest additions to the Pierce faculty. Professor Cari Meyer is one of the most recent members to join the Chemistry department at Pierce.
Yvonne Cooper,30, begins her first semester as a full time English Instructor at Pierce College this Fall. Ms. Cooper is no stranger to being a student; she attended Cornell University in New York, where she earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Comparative Literature.
As Pierce celebrates sixty years of academic excellence, enrollment is rapidly on the rise. There are currently 20,049 students enrolled for the fall 2007 semester. That’s a 7.4 percent increase compared to fall 2006. Enrollment from international students has also increased steadily during the last few semesters.
The Pierce College women’s soccer team now 3-1-2 remains undefeated ending their second home game in a final score of 2-2 against rival Moorpark women’s soccer team Tuesday.
Noted for his commitment to helping his students not only learn, but enjoying the learning experience, Professor David Schamus is one of many professors joining the Pierce College staff full time this fall. For more than 25 years, Schamus, 52, has found joy in helping students learn.
Wood Ana Barraza 1-1-1-1 1. “Philosophy Professor ‘Lucks’ Into Full-Time Position” 2. “New Full-Time Teacher Makes Philosophy Fun” 3. “Part-Time Philosophy Teacher Gets Permanent Position” Pierce philosophy teacher Mia Wood recently gained a permanent position as a full-time assistant professor this fall semester.
Patrick Lising September 14, 2007 Pierce College continued their good start to the season with a wonder performance against Antelope Valley College on Friday winning with aplomb 7-0. An impressive four goals were scored by defender Amanda Bernal to ensure proceedings at the pit would be one-way traffic.
Blotter Ana Barraza 1-1-1-1 In lot number four a burglary suspect stole items from the victim’s car. The incident occurred in parking lot four on August 31 between 7:30 p.m. and 9 p.m. but was not reported until September 4 at 1 p.m. A student’s car was damaged by an unknown object in parking lot seven on September 4.
The Pierce College football team couldn’t have started the 2007 season in a better scenario. On Saturday Sept. 8th, they won its second consecutive game of the season, 16-14, against the Golden West Rustlers. It was the home opening game of the season. And after a win against the East L.
