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Prop R and Prop 47 Big Wins
For Community College Students |
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Thanks to the foresight of the Governing Board,
Chancellor Suarez, and to
the hard work of so many committed volunteers, we will
now be planning for the facilities improvements to be
funded by Prop R and by the state bond, Prop 47. Thanks
also to members Alexander and Caruthers for joining us
for a campus-wide celebration last week. I would like to
specifically acknowledge the work and support of our
students, led by ASGC president Rick Ferrell, and for
the generosity of their treasury. And, congratulations
all around to Trustees Alexander, Caruthers and Clark
for your success at the polls as well! |
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Media Communications Student Takes 1st Place |
 Grossmont's own Ruth Castillo-Eggert
won first place for Specialty Reporting and second place
for General News Story in the radio portion of the San
Diego Press Club's 29th annual Journalism Awards
competition. Ruth beat out full-time professionals who
are paid as full-time employees to report on one
subject, as Kenny Goldbert of KPBS-FM, who is a
full-time health and medicine reporter. She is a member
of the KGFN radio staff. |
Grossmont Lauded for
Best Institutional PR Program in 2002 |
| In a competition sponsored
by the Public Relations Society of America, Grossmont
College's public relations programming and marketing
efforts won first place honors in the recent Bernays
competition for Best Institutional Program in Public
Relations in San Diego for 2002. The award is named for
Edward Bernays, the acknowledged founder of the field of
public relations. |
Successful Foundation
Gala Brings Town and Gown Together |
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governing board members have been busy! I would like to
thank members Alexander, Caruthers and Kraft for helping
us celebrate "Beyond 40 years" at the Foundation's
Annual Gala last month. Nearly 300 patrons, many of them
representing our community partners, helped raise nearly
$40,000 to further the good work of the Grossmont
College Foundation. |
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Latino Family Conference Held November 9
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Grossmont College was the host site of an education
workshop for parents of Latino students of all ages on
November 9. President Perri and I were happy to see nearly 100
parents come together to explore educational futures for their
children. The third annual Latino Family Conference was
sponsored by an El
Cajon-based nonprofit organization, Excellence and Justice in
Education, formed by parents,
students, teachers and community members. |
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World Arts and Cultural Organizing Committee Events |
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I am pleased to share the news about the exciting calendar of
free events planned by the Grossmont College World Arts and
Cultural Organizing Committee, known on campus as WACO. Our
students have already enjoyed a display of Mexican Culture
through the Day of the Dead exhibit held late last month; a
performance by Arigon Starr, a Native American vocal artist; a
reading by Daniel Reveles, a fiction writer from Mexico; the
Club Fest which featured Polynesian Dancers and exhibits by
chartered campus clubs. We hope you can attend. |
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Grossmont Hosts International Film Festival |
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The Binational Student Film Festival,
held on November 16, which was co-sponsored by the BINACOMM Faculty Organization,
WACO and the Media Communications Department, included the
presentation of juried video programs and screening of short
subject narrative video projects. BINACOMM is composed of
communications faculty of area community colleges, other
colleges and universities, in partnership with colleges and
universities in Baja California, Mexico. |
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Visitors From Russia Learn about Economic Development |
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Five visitors from St. Petersburg, Kaliningrad, and Orenburg,
Russia met with Grossmont and Cuyamaca College representatives
to learn more about ways we connect with and help local
economic development efforts. After hearing about the Customer
Service Academy and the REBRAC programs, they toured the ROP
Culinary Arts laboratory and visited with students receiving
an orientation for their upcoming Local Area Network training
classes sponsored by LEDI as part of the Workforce Investment
Act grant from the State of California. Their trip was
sponsored by Rotary International in partnership with the Open
World Program of the Library of Congress, and coordinated
locally by the Rancho San Miguel Rotary Club.
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Fall Sports Report
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Football |
| The Griffins are 8-1
after a triple overtime loss to Chaffey!
There is most likely a post-season bowl
bid in the Griffins' future. In three
games, the Griffins scored 50 points or
more. On November 16, the win over
Victor Valley was 52-27. The Griffins
will close out the regular season
hosting Antelope Valley at 1 p.m.
Saturday in the Grossmont College
stadium. |
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Men & Women's Water Polo |
| Both teams captured
Pacific Coast Conference championships
this season. Both coaches, Brian Harvey
and Larry Larsen, were named Pacific
Coast Conference Coaches of the year. It
was repeat honor for Harvey, and a nice
accolade for first-year coach Larsen.
Michelle Vincent was named Women's PCC
Player of the Year, while Chase Wylie
captured the men's title. |
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Women's Volleyball |
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the Pacific Coast Conference, with an
overall 13-5 and 9-2 in conference play. |
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Women's Cross Country |
In its debut as an
intercollegiate sport at Grossmont
College, Women's Cross Country is ranked
third in the conference. Two women
Griffin harriers qualified for the state
meet.
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Letters to the
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Dear Dr. Martinez:
Professor Peg Hovde is serving a two year term as
one of several affiliate delegates from California
to the American Mathematical Association of Two Year
Colleges (AMATYC). Her duties include verifying and
updating lists of active and prospective AMATYC
members, providing news items to the regional
vice-president, and in general, serving as a liaison
between two-year college mathematics instructors in
California and AMATYC.
AMATYC is a strong national voice for lower division
collegiate mathematics education, as evidenced by
its major national document, Crossroads in
Mathematics: Standards for Introductory College
Mathematics Before Calculus.
Marcella Laddon
West Vice-President, AMATYC
Dear Dr. Martinez:
On behalf of the Middle School Drug Prevention &
School Safety Coordinators Program, I would like to
express my profound thanks to EOPS counselor, Jim
Tolbert. Jim was invited to deliver a talk on
"Healthy Choices" to an auditorium of middle school
students at La Mesa Middle School, during Red Ribbon
Week. Being a motivational speaker, I understand the
precariousness of this feat. Jim was able to hold
the attention of over 200 students for approximately
30-45 minutes. Jim's use of physical objects to
accentuate his points was both creative and
effective.
As school budgets are being stretched to their
limits, schools are increasingly finding themselves
lacking the resources to bring in quality programs
and people to motivate and educate their students.
What a treasure we have in San Diego where we have a
storehouse of upstanding men and women who are
willing to devote some of their time assisting
schools, parents and communities develop healthy
students.
Grossmont College is privileged to have such a great
natural resource on campus, Jim Tolbert.
Kevin Smith, MS
Project Specialist
San Diego County Office of Education
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