City Golfers Keep Bringing Home the Titles
The City College Women's Golf team is unstoppable! After winning another Big 8 Championship, the lady Panthers went on to win the college's first ever state championship on Tuesday, November 17, when they took away the 2009 California Community College Athletic Association Women's Golf Championship. Not only was it the Panthers' first State Championship, but it was also the first women's golf State Championship by a Northern California school since its inception in 1995.
Join us in congratulating the team as well as Coach Tim Kiernan, who has been with City College for 28 years. Kiernan is also the only coach in City College history to win State Championships in two different sports, one in women's golf and three in softball.
Did You Know? An Occasional Note from the PRIE
Our students may also be students elsewhere. Data indicate that some of our students aren't just ours; they are also students at other Los Rios colleges or at four-year colleges.
Fall 2009:
Of the students enrolled at SCC this semester, approximately 15 percent (over 3,700) are also currently enrolled at another Los Rios College.
Fall 2008:
Of the students attending SCC in Fall 2008, approximately 37 percent (over 9,600) had at some time in the past been enrolled at another Los Rios College.
Of the students attending SCC in Fall 2008, approximately 9 percent (over 2,300) indicated that they were four-year college students fulfilling four-year college requirements.
Board Appoints New Trustee
The Los Rios District Board of Trustees announced this week that it had appointed Dustin Johnson to serve as Area 1 Trustee, thus replacing long-time trustee Ann Blackwood. Johnson, an attorney and former ARC student, will serve in the appointed position until the November 2010 general election.
Impressions Groups
Thank you to all those who took the time to participate in the hiring process at Sacramento City College. The Impressions group interviews were lively and well attended. Now that the interviewing phase is complete, please be sure to share your comments with Dr. Jeffery. You may do so via e-mail, or by scheduling an appointment with her, via Pamela Morrison, her administrative assistant.
The Impact of the UC Fee Hike on Community Colleges
Los Rios Community College District Chancellor Brice Harris was interviewed yesterday, November 19, by News 10, on the topic of how UC fee hikes and CSU enrollment caps are affecting community colleges.
Harris discussed the 10 percent increase in student enrollment at the district level.
"In our case," Harris said, "we're currently running about 15 percent over [our] cap. So that means that every class of 20 students, we have three students for whom we receive no state support."
For the complete article, please click here.
The Panthers at Laney Eagles Bowl
Congratulations to the Panthers and Coach Dannie Walker who have been invited to participate in the Laney Eagles Bowl at Laney College, in Oakland. Show your support, this Saturday, November 21, 2009, at 1:00 p.m. Go Panthers!
Got Transcripts?
Your students may be in the process of filling out applications to four-year universities, and most likely, they will need transcripts. These can conveniently be ordered online at http://www.scc.losrios.edu/x992.xml. For more information, encourage students to call Admissions & Records at 558-2351, or to e-mail scctranscripts@scc.losrios.edu.
Thanksgiving Recess
Sacramento City College will be observing Thanksgiving on Thursday, November 26 and Friday, November 27. The campus will be closed on these dates. Be safe and enjoy the time off!
The Pacific Garbage Patch
Have you ever wondered where miscellaneous debris and bits and pieces that don't make it to landfills go? To a gyre in the Pacific, it seems. The "Plastic Vortex" or the "Garbage Patch," as that zone is called, is a constantly evolving area in the North Pacific to which litter from all over the world converges. The Staff Resource Center is pleased to welcome Dr. Margie Gassel with CalEPA, who recently returned from the Pacific Garbage Patch. Dr. Gassel will discuss Project Kaisei, whose mission it is to study the North Pacific Gyre and to find ways to retrieve the debris and detoxify and recycle it into diesel fuel. This is a great opportunity for the environmentally conscious and the scientific community to engage in a dialogue on a little known phenomenon. For more information, go to www.projectkaisei.org - Monday, November 23, from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., in LR 105.
The Hmong Culture Show
The Cultural Awareness Center is pleased to welcome HOPE, an organization that seeks to increase the awareness of the Hmong culture and history in our local community. HOPE hosts events that focus on educational, cultural, social, and political empowerment. The organization also proudly promotes the idea that diversity in every person is what relates us all and teaches us to learn of our similarities - Tuesday, November 24, from noon to 1:00 p.m., in the Quad.
Blood or Ancestry
To celebrate Native American Heritage month, the Cultural Awareness Center and the Indigenous People's club will be hosting a panel discussion on the impact of government limitations among indigenous tribes - Wednesday, November 25, 2009, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., in the Cultural Awareness Center.
Auditions!
City Theatre will be holding auditions for "The Old Cemetery Plays: Local Playwrights Project." This event, which is sure to be delightful, will include eight short plays that will be performed over two evenings. Auditions will be Monday, November 23, from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. and Tuesday, November 24, from 7:00 to 10:00 p.m. at the Art Court Theatre.
Peter Pan Lands at City
City Theatre's "Peter Pan: A British Panto" opens this weekend! "The Dame, last year's narrator of the hit Snow White, returns to tell the tale of perpetual boy Peter Pan, his friends, the Darling children and Peter's arch nemesis, Captain Hook. Join us for another Holiday treat full of fantasy, fun and frolic - all in rollicking British panto style." - Performances will be held every Friday and Saturday at 8:00 p.m. and every Sunday at 2:00 p.m., from November 20, through December 13, in the Art Court Theatre. For more information, visit citytheatre.net.
Eclipse Talk - TONIGHT!
Find out more about eclipses from well-known eclipse chaser, David Buchla, who will share his recent experience in China - Tonight, at 8:00 p.m., in Mohr Hall 3.
Saturday, November 21, 2009
X- Country
State Championships (Fresno)
@ All day
Water Polo
State Championship (Golden West)
@ All day
Wrestling
Fullerton Open Tournament (CSU Fullerton)
@ 9:00 a.m.
Paper Be Gone!
Earlier in the semester, the Public Information Office, in collaboration with the Planning, Research & Institutional Effectiveness Office, surveyed a randomly selected sample of students, asking them about their use of the printed and online class schedules. The students polled overwhelmingly used the online schedule, and responded that they would not miss the printed schedule, should it be discontinued. And we listened! As a result, for the first time, City College will not be printing a Class Schedule. This forward-thinking move is gentle not only on the environment, but also on the budget. Win-win situation? We think so!
Do you have comments? stoflec@scc.losrios.edu.