STUDENT
CENTER
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Planning is
continuing on our new Student Center/Student Services expansion and renovation
plans. The Governing Board recently approved the preliminary plan design for
both projects. The completed 600 Student Center Building will be warm and
inviting and will feature expanded food service facilities and new offices for
EOPS, DSPS, Career Center, Student Health and ASGC, along with an expansive
300-seat multi-purpose room with dividers for smaller meeting groups.
Construction on the Student Center will include renovating 26,864 square feet
and adding 19,879 square feet for a total size of 46,743 square feet. The
completed Administration Building will house such functions as the Deanery,
A&R, Cashier, Veterans Affairs, Counseling, Assessment, Transfer Center, College
Business Office, Foundation and Community Relations. Funding for the project,
estimated to be $36 million, will be from Prop. R proceeds and other local
funds.
NEW
BUSINESS OFFICE TECHNOLOGY CERTIFICATE
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BOT has announced
it will offer in the fall a new Front Office/Receptionist certificate, which
will provide entry-level employment opportunities. The
six-unit curriculum will include basic keyboarding, filing and records
management and office procedures. This, along with other career options
at the college, will help train people for stable career opportunities.
SALUTE
TO THE SCIENCE FESTIVAL
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The recent
Grossmont College Science Festival, held March 20 and 21 was an
outstanding event. It was truly a campus-wide effort, with support and
participation by many departments, and an excellent service to the community.
Congrats to Jim Papageorge and his committee who spent weeks of diligent
planning. Reports are that over 1000 people engaged in hands-on activities
spread across our campus.
COLLEGE
RECOGNITION AWARDS
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Planning is
continuing for our 10th annual College Recognition Awards ceremony to be held
at 3 p.m. on Thursday, May 14, 2009, in the Student Center. This event is always
a fun celebration of our colleagues’ accomplishments. Calls for
nominations have been issued for several awards, such as Teaching Excellence,
Vice President Support Staff, and Kudos . If you have received a new
degree or have had a significant publication since May 2008, please submit your
information to Pam Amor.
STUDENT
OF NOTE AWARDS
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All faculty
and staff are encouraged to nominate students who have overcome significant obstacles to achieve a degree or
certificate, and are receiving their degree or certificate from Grossmont
College as of Summer 2008, Fall 2008 or Spring 2009. Deadline for nominations
is 5 p.m. on Friday, April 17. For information, contact Gerardette, ext. 7785
or Brenda, ext. 7698. The ceremony will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. on Saturday,
May 16 in the Student Center.
WEB
STAFF DIRECTORY
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More than
600 of you already have got your photograph taken for the Web Staff Directory.
The Directory is expected to go live by the end of
the semester. The names directory will include a link to the page where a staff
person’s photo appears. If your photograph has not yet been taken, please
contact our college photographer Stephen Harvey (ext. 7377) for an individual
appointment. In addition, shooting can be scheduled so that entire departments
can be photographed all at the same sitting. Access to the Web Staff Directory
will be available only over the Intranet.
FOUNDATION
NEWS
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The
Grossmont College Foundation has selected El Cajon Police Chief Pat Sprecco as the
2009 Walk of Fame honoree. Chief Sprecco will be inducted on May 1, the same
day as the Grossmont College Police Academy graduation. The Walk of Fame
program began in 1989. Among the 18 previous Walk of Fame recipients are
medical researchers, political advocates, artists, athletes and community
leaders.
The
Foundation also is encouraging faculty, staff and administrators to consider
investing in a perpetual scholarship program called the Osher Scholarship
Endowment. Your tax deductible donation of 77 cents per day or $24 per month
for 24 months will result in a perpetual $1,000-per-year scholarship in your
name. For information, contact Ernest Ewin, ext. 7109.
RECENT
HONORS
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“Diverse:
Issues in Higher Education,” a magazine that reports on issues affecting
underrepresented groups in higher education, has ranked Grossmont College as #8
among the top 100 associate degree producers in the U.S. for serving minority
students in the educational disciplines of ethnic, cultural and gender studies.
Other high rankings for Grossmont included graduating minorities with associate
degrees in English language and literature (#14) and nursing (#26).
THE
MARCH TOWARDS GRADUATION
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In addition
to the June 3 commencement in the Main Quad, here is a sampling of other
upcoming graduation-related activities.
v
Police Academy, May 1.
v
Nursing,
June 2.
v
Respiratory
Therapy, June 4.
v
Occupational
Therapy Assistant, June 5.
v
OPT,
June 5.
v
Middle
College, June 8.
UPCOMING
EVENTS
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The
Grossmont College Foundation will sponsor the San Diego East County Chamber of
Commerce First Friday Breakfast on Friday, April 3, at the Student
Center. About 130 people are expected to attend.
Classified
Staff Appreciation Day
will be held from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Monday, April 6, at Cuyamaca College.
This year’s theme is “Growth, Change, Diversity.”
The
Hyde Art Gallery will present “Tradition and Concept Bridged,” a
ceramics exhibition by local artists Joanne Hayakawa and Kouta Shimazaki, from
April 13 to 30.
The
Grossmont College Career Center will present “Build Your Career
Portfolio,” a free workshop from 11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. on Wednesday, April 15
in the Career Center, Room 627. Topics will include discovery of career
choices, charting a plan of action, planning an effective job search and
documentation of work experience, accomplishments and skills.
ASGC
will hold its election period from April 14 to 17. Elections will be held on
April 20 and 21 with ballot tabulation and official ballot nomination to
follow.
The
Grossmont College Health & Wellness Fair will be held from 9 a.m. to
1 p.m. on Wednesday, April 15 in the Main Quad.
The
Grossmont Concert Band will perform with other college bands starting at
7:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 16, at Cuyamaca College. Admission is $8 per
person, and $5 for seniors, students and children.
The Grossmont College Guitar
Guild will present a performance by Grossmont College guitar instructor
Fred Benedetti and George Svoboda of Mesa College at 8 p.m. on Friday, April 17
in Room 220. Admission is $10 per person, and $8 for seniors, students and
children.
The
Justin Grinnell Quintet will present a jazz music concert featuring
original compositions by Justin Grinnell at 3 p.m. on Sunday, April 19, in Room
220. Admission is $8 per person, and $5 for seniors, students and children.
The
Creative Writing Program and English Department are hosting the 13th annual
Literary Arts Festival from April 20 to 30. Events will include readings
and performances, lectures, workshops, writing competitions and book signings.
Featured speaker will be Jimmy Santiago Baca. A complete calendar can be found
at www.grossmont.edu/English/festival.
The
San Diego Blood Bank will hold a blood drive in the Main Quad from 10
a.m. to 3:30 pm. on Monday, April 20, and Tuesday, April 21.
The
Grossmont Dance Dept. will present “Entrances and Exits,” the annual
Spring dance concert that showcases choreography by faculty members in a variety
of dance genres, at 7:30 p.m. on April 23, 24 and 25 at the Joan B. Kroc
Theatre, 6611 University Ave., San Diego. Children under age 8 will not be
admitted.
The
Grossmont College Quartetto Sorrento will perform at 3 p.m. on Sunday,
April 26 in Room 220. Admission is $13 per person, $11 for seniors, $9 for
students and children under age 12 will be admitted free with a paid adult
admission.
Registration
for summer begins
April 27 and runs through June 12. Classes of four-, six- and eight-week sessions
will begin June 15.
The
Grossmont College Career Center will present “The Successful Candidate
-- Who Would You Choose,” a free workshop from 11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. on
Wednesday, April 29 in the Career Center, Room 627. Topics will include
interview tips, ethics and etiquette.
The
Brad Daluiso Golf Classic, benefiting the Grossmont College Foundation,
will be held on Friday, May 8 at Sycuan Resort. Volunteers are needed. Faculty
and staff can play at a reduced price. Proceeds from the tournament will
establish the Brad Daluiso Golf Classic/Bernard Osher Athletic Perpetual
Scholarship and support other Grossmont College Foundation activities. For more
information on volunteering or playing, contact Alexis at extension 7109.
MAY 19
STATEWIDE SPECIAL ELECTION
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Numbers
have been assigned for seven measures that will appear on the May 19, 2009
Statewide Special Election ballot, which was scheduled as a result of the
recent budget agreement. The following are the ballot numbers and abbreviated
descriptions from the Community College League of California:
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Proposition
1A: Would limit
state spending to a 10-year average of state revenues, strengthen the state’s
“rainy day” (reserve) fund, and establish a funding stream to restore $9.3
billion owed to schools and community colleges.
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Proposition
1B: Would recognize
a $9.3 billion state obligation to schools and community colleges in lieu of
money owed to them between 2007 and 2009 under the Proposition 98 guarantee.
These funds would be contingent on passage of Proposition 1A.
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Proposition
1C: Would modify
the state lottery so that the state can sell bonds backed by lottery proceeds,
and use it to plug $5 billion into the 2009-2010 budget.
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Proposition
1D: would
temporarily shift $268 million in cigarette taxes away from California Children
and Families Program (Proposition 10) and into the general fund.
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Proposition
1E: Would redirect
the “millionaires’ tax” from 2004’s Proposition 63 mental health programs to
fund other health programs to low-income children.
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Proposition
1F: Would amend the
Constitution to prevent the California Citizens’ Compensation Commission from
raising legislators’ and state officers’ salaries when the state General Fund
is expected to end the year with a deficit.
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Proposition
13: would exclude
seismic retrofits from reassessment under Proposition 13.
