After having reared a sudden sequence of fledgling business ventures on campus, the Pierce College Bookstore is finally getting some peace and quiet as it recovers from an exhausting year. The last fiscal year, July 2005 to June 2006, brought with it a slew of expensive new undertakings-the Freudian Sip, CopyTech, the Equestrian Education Center and the Farm Store, to name a few.
The Job Center and the Cooperative Work Experience Education (CWEE) program have relocated to the new Village 8200 facility since the beginning of the current semester, offering one-stop assistance to members of the community who need employment placement.
Larry Humphrey, Industrial Technology (IT) Department Chairman, died Thursday evening at the Kaiser-Permanente Hospital in Woodland Hills after suffering a heart attack early Wednesday. Humphrey was an instructor at Pierce College for more than 20 years, and played a major role in securing funding for Pierce’s $2 million welding shop.
Under the inclement sun the Brahmas beat Los Angeles Mission College 1-0 Saturday, thanks to Steve Notaro’s (14) home run in the third inning and climbed momentarily to the fist place in the Western State South Conference. “We had a fantastically well-pitched game today by both pitchers,” said coach Bob Lofrano.
RoZsa Horvath, a Pierce College theater arts professor, was honored with an Excellence in Education award from the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival and didn’t even know it. “I opened my e-mail. That’s how I found out I had won the award,” said Horvath, recalling the moment.
A library is a place where students can go to do research, work on a paper or simply study in a quiet environment- except Saturdays at the Pierce College Library. But is Saturday not usually when students may be off school and work and choose to get their homework done? Not at the Pierce Library.
The Pierce College Cheerleading Team selected its five newest members recently to support the five returning members. It is time for training and time to build up their cheerleading skills with Coach J.Q. Johnson who has been coaching the team since 2001.
When Louisiana was devastated with one of the worst natural disasters in American history, volunteers from the world community created a force stronger than any hurricane to rebuild what hurricanes Rita and Katrina had destroyed in September 2005. During the winter break, Diane Levine, Pierce College anthropology teacher was inspired to help hurricane victims in western Louisiana through an organization she found on the Internet called Southern Mutual Help Association (SMHA).
The position of Athletic Director for Pierce College is up for grabs with Bob Lyons’ decision to return to teaching full-time at the end of the spring season after 11 years in the position. “Lyons has done the job a long time and it is a demanding job. “I have great respect for him,” said Nabil Abu-Ghazeleh, vice president of academic affairs.
Coming out of pre-season with a 1-9 win-loss record, Pat Grennan, head coach of the Pierce College Softball team since 1999, remains optimistic about the coming season despite a tough pre-season. “We’ve played some really good teams and I set that up that way so we’d go up against tough teams.
