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2nd Annual Transfer Achievement Banquet

The second annual Transfer Achievement Banquet was held on May 11. Bonnie Schmiege, Transfer Center Coordinator, created this event to recognize students who have been admitted to four-year colleges and/or universities. Approximately 200 students, family, and friends attended the event. Claudia Thompson, counselor, was also lauded as the 2001 Favorite Faculty member by the students. Congratulations, Claudia!!

Optimist Club's oratory contests

The Communication Department participated as judges for the Optimist Club's oratory contests held at Grossmont College for high school students four times this semester, with the final round this upcoming Saturday in Room 220. James Hazelwood, adjunct Speech instructor, coordinated these four contests. In addition, Forensic students and Communication faculty judged at PAZZAZ, Inc. oratory contests for underprivileged high school students throughout the semester. Faculty and students of Grossmont College volunteered their Saturdays for these outreach activities.

The Broadcast Educational Association, a national professional organization of college instructors, industry professionals, and graduate students involved in electronic media, awarded Grossmont College’s Internet radio station, KFGN, fourth-place for best Multimedia Site, the only two-year college to have won an award. Its Web site, www.grosmont.net/kgfn, was cited for its graphics, layout and content. KGFN made its debut three years ago and is now staffed by 40 students. Recently, it added sports broadcasts to its programming, as well as Air Watch traffic reports. Kudos go to Evan Wirig, Chair of the Media Communications Department.

Griffin Intercollegiate Speech/Debate Team wins Award

Baseball Team wins Pacific Coast Conference championship

Grossmont debate students win Awards

Dr. P. J. Ortmeier recently published

Headmaster to provide library assistance in this remote villages

Critical Incident Stress Management workshop

3rd Annual Training Fair


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	KGFN wins award 2nd Annual Transfer Achievement Banquet Griffin Intercollegiate Speech/Debate Team wins Award Grossmont debate students win Awards Optimist Club's oratory contests Baseball Team wins Pacific Coast Conference championship Dr. P. J. Ortmeier recently published Headmaster to provide library assistance in this remote villages Critical Incident Stress Management workshop 3rd Annual Training Fair

		2nd Annual Transfer Achievement Banquet
			The second annual Transfer Achievement Banquet was held on May 11. Bonnie Schmiege, Transfer Center Coordinator, created this event to recognize students who have been admitted to four-year colleges and/or universities. Approximately 200 students, family, and friends attended the event. Claudia Thompson, counselor, was also lauded as the 2001 Favorite Faculty member by the students. Congratulations, Claudia!!	Optimist Club's oratory contests
					The Communication Department participated as judges for the Optimist Club's oratory contests held at Grossmont College for high school students four times this semester, with the final round this upcoming Saturday in Room 220. James Hazelwood, adjunct Speech instructor, coordinated these four contests. In addition, Forensic students and Communication faculty judged at PAZZAZ, Inc. oratory contests for underprivileged high school students throughout the semester. Faculty and students of Grossmont College volunteered their Saturdays for these outreach activities.




KGFN wins Award
	The Broadcast Educational Association, a national professional organization of college instructors, industry professionals, and graduate students involved in electronic media, awarded Grossmont College’s Internet radio station, KFGN, fourth-place for best Multimedia Site, the only two-year college to have won an award. Its Web site, www.grosmont.net/kgfn, was cited for its graphics, layout and content. KGFN made its debut three years ago and is now staffed by 40 students. Recently, it added sports broadcasts to its programming, as well as Air Watch traffic reports. Kudos go to Evan Wirig, Chair of the Media Communications Department.	Griffin Intercollegiate Speech/Debate Team wins Award
			The Griffin Intercollegiate Speech/Debate Team ended the season with much to celebrate. Roxanne Tuscany, Director of Forensics, was awarded the Pacific Southwest College Forensics Association Jack Howe Award, for her service and leadership as a Forensics Coach. The team also hosted a debate at Grossmont's Griffin Gate with four students and two instructors from Shaanxi Teachers University in the People's Republic of China. The debate was well attended and brought local and national coverage in newspaper reports.

				Baseball Team wins Pacific Coast Conference championship
					The Grossmont College baseball team has won the Pacific Coast Conference championship, its first since 1997. The Griffins captured the title by winning 21 of their last 23 games, including the final 15 in a row, to wrap up the regular season with an overall record of 33-8, and a record of 21-4 in the PCC. In other baseball news, third baseman Fernando Cortez (Helix High) was selected as the PCC Player of the Year. And finally, Coach Ed Olsen was selected the PCC Baseball Coach of the Year.










Grossmont debate students win Awards
	Grossmont debate students won the following awards at the final tournament of the season recently held at Saddleback College: Andrea Shirey, 1st place in Speech to Entertain; Greg Mayer, 1st place in Extemporaneous Speaking; Dion Dejurnett took a 3rd place in Program Oral Interpretation; Greg Mayer took a finalist in Impromptu Speaking; and Ben Heino took a finalist in Prose Interpretation.

Dr. P. J. Ortmeier recently published
	Dr. P. J. Ortmeier, Administration of Justice Coordinator, recently published a book entitled Policing the Community: A Guide for Patrol Operations. He is also the author of the book Public Safety and Security Administration and has written several articles that have appeared in Police Chief, California Security, Police and Security News.

Headmaster to provide library assistance in this remote villages
	Dr. Curtis Stevens, Librarian and History Professor, and Thomas Bell, History Instructor, recently accompanied Shirley Weber of the Department of African Studies at SDSU to Africa to assist in assessing the needs of the educational institutions. The team met with the Chancellor and Dean of International Studies at University of Cape Coast and University of Ghana, Lagon. Dr. Stevens is working with the headmaster to provide library assistance in this remote village as they begin to build a collection of books and references.

Critical Incident Stress Management workshop
	Debbie Lim and Mary Rider of the Counseling Department arranged a two-day workshop on Critical Incident Stress Management. The workshop was presented by two trainers from the International Critical Incident Stress Management Foundation, a consulting group that has participated in many different crisis situations, including the recent event at Santana High School. The trainers presented a basic course in the techniques of stress and trauma debriefing. Twenty college staff attended the workshop and received a certificate of completion from the Foundation. They are now ready to assist the college, district, and community in the aftermath of a critical incident and provide crisis intervention and stress debriefing.

3rd Annual Training Fair
	Nancy Davis, Career and Placement Officer, coordinated Grossmont's third annual Training Fair last Wednesday. This event brought 450 high school students to the campus to meet with representatives from various vocational programs offered by Grossmont and Cuyamaca. Over 20 programs from the two campuses were present at the event. The students received information on how they can continue their "career pathways" at our colleges once they graduate from high school. Staff members from the student service areas at both colleges were also present to help students with questions on enrollment, financial aid, counseling and other support services.

	I will make every effort to send a similar e-mail by the 15th of each month. I look forward to receiving your e-mails by the first of each month. Congratulations to all our students, faculty, and staff, and thank you for all your hard work! Best Regards, Ted Martinez, Jr., Ph.D.