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Holiday Greetings In the spirit
of the season, and on behalf of the extended
Grossmont College community, I wish each of
you the warmest possible Season’s Greetings
and a Happy New Year in 2004.
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Chief
Matt Vadala Thanks Grossmont |
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During the October fires, the Orange County Fire
Battalion found temporary quarters on the Grossmont
College campus. Chief Matt Vadala sends his regards and
thanks for Grossmont College hospitality during a
difficult time. He had planned to present an award at
the Governing Board meeting December 16. However, he was
needed to assist with a fire on that date and was unable
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Griffins Play for State
Football Championship |
 Last
Saturday, the Griffin Football team played for the State
Community College Football Championship at Bakersfield
College, and lost in the last 33 seconds with a score of
38-35. A group of boosters traveled to Bakersfield on a
chartered bus in order to provide support for our team.
It was my distinct pleasure to present Coach of the Year
Dave Jordan and four outstanding student athletes and
to commend everyone involved with Griffin athletics for
the fine job they do providing outstanding opportunities
for our student athletes to succeed.
The Griffins are now rated number # 3 in the nation by
JC Gridwire. Coach Dave Jordan will be one of only two
community college
coaches selected to speak at the National Football
Coaches Association “Coach of the Year” Convention in
Florida. |
Enrollment Update |
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We have been registering students for the spring
semester for a month, and are cautiously optimistic that
our strategic enrollment planning assumptions are
holding. While it appears that we are down slightly in
overall units, we are mindful that there are almost five
percent fewer sections available in this year’s class
schedule compared to spring 2003. In other words, we are
holding a steady course, as we planned. |
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Spring 2004 |
Spring 2003 |
Count Variance |
% Variance |
| Headcount |
12,482 |
12,559 |
-77 |
-0.6% |
| Continuing |
10,418 |
10,372 |
+46 |
+0.4% |
| Units |
118,988.5 |
119,186.0 |
-197.5 |
-0.2% |
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Dr. P.J. Ortmeier Appointed
to State Panel |
 P.J. Ortmeier has received an appointment to the
California Community College’s Chancellor’s Public
Safety Education Committee. He has recently developed
a four-part leadership curriculum, “The California
Public Safety Leadership & Ethics Program” based on
the Phi Theta Kappa leadership model. The first two
courses will debut this spring.
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Congratulations to Susan Herney |
 Congratulations
to Susan Herney, College and Community Relations
manager, for being named “Communicator of the Year” by
District 6 of the National Council for Marketing and
Public Relations. This honor is presented to the
community college communications practitioner who has
demonstrated special leadership or ability in the area
of college communications and marketing. NCMPR is an
affiliate council of AACC.
Susan was recently named “Citizen of the Month for
December” by U.S. Congressman Bob Filner, in
recognition of her civic contributions in the 51st
Congressional District. She has served as a member and
chair of the City of Chula Vista Board of Ethics and a
member of the Board of Directors of the Chula Vista
Chamber of Commerce.
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More Kudos for Griffin &
Cougar Forensic Team |
 The
Grossmont/Cuyamaca Intercollegiate Forensic Team
finished the semester with 15 awards at the fall
championship speech/debate tournament held at CSU Long
Beach earlier this month. Congratulations to the
students and their coaches.
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Upcoming Dates and Events
Please mark your calendars and join
us:
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Sunday,
December 21, 3 p.m.
Grossmont College Symphony Orchestra Holiday
Concert, Steele Canyon High School |
Friday, December 27
Women’s Basketball Tournament Begins |
January 6,
9:30 a.m.
Adult Reentry Orientation, Griffin Gate |
Friday, January 16, 9:00 a.m. –
3:00 p.m.
Middle School Constitution Competition, Room 220 |
January 20-23
Professional Development Week |
Saturday, January 24, 2004
Grossmont College Foundation Walk of Fame Gala
rescheduled |
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Letters of Commendation |
Chief William Lansdowne
San Diego Police Department
This is a letter to let you know of the exemplary
service of one of your police dispatchers. Carl Rader is
the instructor in my POST Public Safety Dispatchers
Class at Grossmont College. This gentleman deserves to
be recognized for his work in this class and how
professionally he represents the San Diego Police
Department.
Mr. Rader has conducted himself with the utmost of
integrity during his presentations to this class. He is
always willing to go the extra length to be sure all his
students succeed! He stays late, comes in early and
ensures a learning environment free of harassment and
intimidation! His sense of humor is a welcome release to
the serious subjects covered in class and clearly he
cares about others! He is a role model to all of us who
would like to serve the public as he does. His
experience with San Diego Police Department has been
invaluable in understanding real life situations that
will undoubtedly occur in this field of work.
His approach to others is always respectful and
thoughtful. He is extremely patient and tolerant of
others and of less than ideal situations. You truly
could not ask for a better representative of the San
Diego Police Department in the community.
Geraldine Donigan
Student
Dear Don Ridgeway
Cardiovascular Technology Program
I would like to take this opportunity to thank you and
the students from Grossmont College’s Cardiovascular
Technology Program for performing the P.A.D. Screening
for our CLUB 65 members and the Carotid Screening. As
you can see from the enclosed evaluation summary sheets,
the participants really appreciated the student’s
efforts as well.
Don, I really appreciate you organizing these and
mentoring the students. At the PAD Screening, we
screened 83 people and found 11 who were referred to
their physician for follow-up. That’s about 14% of the
tested population. At the Carotid Screening, we screened
55 people and found 3 who were either referred to their
physician for follow-up or were borderline and should be
retested at a later date.
Thanks again, Don. You’re a joy to work with and I
appreciate your giving spirit.
Shelly Buono, MS
Specialist, Senior Resource Center
Grossmont Sharp Hospital
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