Cardiovascular Technology in the News Again! |
 The Cardiovascular Technology Program was featured at
the June 20th Board of Trustees meeting. The faculty and
the program were recently showcased in a television
program on ITV Cable. The program received positive
testimonials from former students and current employers.
In addition, the program was featured in the
Cath Lab
Digest, an international publication. Rick Kirby, CVT
department chair, presented a video and a copy of the
publication to the Board. Faculty members Jerome Passman
and Don Ridgway were also present. They received acclaim
for their achievements.
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Summer Session Enrollment Report |
The following is a comparative analysis of Summer 2003
enrollment as of June 19, 2003 to the same enrollment
dates for Summer 2002:
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Summer 2003 |
Summer 2002 |
Count Variance |
% Variance |
| Headcount |
8077 |
8329 |
-252 |
-3.0% |
| Continuing |
4981 |
4868 |
+113 |
+2.3% |
| Units |
32,245.0 |
31,961.0 |
+293 |
+0.9% |
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New LRC Home to First
Occupants |
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The Board of Trustees recently toured the LRC. They saw space now occupied by the
first tenants of the new LRC. I would like to commend
Tim Flood and Walter Sachau, working with Dr. Tom
Foster, to make sure that the new occupants and their
work materials followed them from former to present
quarters. This project is a wonderful new facility for
Grossmont College, our first new building in more than
40 years, and we thank everyone involved in helping make
it a reality for our students and staff. |
LEDI to be Phased Out |
We continue to seek ways to save money during these
times of major budget and
funding challenges. After careful analysis and review,
we are changing the way some
grant-funded programs are administered. As a result, the Leadership &
Economic Development
Institute (LEDI) will be phased out.
LEDI’s current grant-funded workforce training programs
will remain in the Business and Professional Studies
division. To align each grant-funded program with the
appropriate department, the Database Specialist training
grant will be coordinated by the Computer Science
Information Systems department, and the Office
Professional Training grant will be coordinated by the
Business Office Technology department. Classified staff
working on these grants will continue to support their
assigned programs. The administrator in charge of these
grants will be Fred Allen, Senior Dean of Business and
Professional Studies.
With this restructuring, LEDI will be dissolved. The
current LEDI administrator, Stan Schroeder, Associate
Dean, will be reassigned through an Interjurisdictional
Agreement to work fifty percent as the director of the
GCCCD Auxiliary Organization, the District’s non-profit
entity. His other duties will include supporting the
development of grants and contracts for Grossmont
College, in alignment with the College Priorities for
2003-2004.
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KGFN Radio Student Wins First Place
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 Chris
Davis of KGFN Radio, has won FIRST PLACE in
the Audio/Multi-Media Division for the 2003
San Diego County Fair.
Chris’ entry was a Radio Public Service
Announcement for the Ruben H. Fleet Science
Center. According to the coordinator for
student exhibit entries for the San Diego
County Fair, Chris’ entry “shined above the
others”, and “should be considered a great
asset to the program at Grossmont College.”
Chris will receive his award at an Awards
Breakfast at the Fairgrounds on Tuesday, July
1st.
Kudos also go to Evan Wirig, faculty advisor
to KGFN and Media Communications Department
Chair. |
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Middle College High School Graduates |
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You may recall that in the Fall of 2001 Grossmont
College began a program to provide an educational
alternative for students from the various campuses of
the Grossmont Union High School District. On June 11th,
in yet another end-of-year ceremony, we celebrated the
first graduating class of Grossmont Middle College High
School.
Twenty-nine seniors who otherwise might not have
completed high school not only met that goal, but they
also got a head start on college in the unique program
enthusiastically endorsed by the high school district.
One student managed to complete 45 college credits
during her two years with Middle College. A second
cohort of Middle College students began their studies
here last fall. |
First Summer Readiness Program for EOPS Students |
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After a year of planning and high school outreach, 33
new high school graduates will be with us on campus this
summer and will attend a linked English Fundamentals
class and a personal development class, study skills and
time management. Many of these students were referred by
their high school English instructors and were chosen
based both on financial need and educational skill
building for college success. Instructor Tony Ding and
Counselor Michael Perez combined their syllabi to
reinforce the learning in both classes. Just last week,
students attended an orientation accompanied by their
parents. They met their instructors, EOPS staff and
toured the campus, and thanks to Janice Johnson and her
staff, are now more favorably positioned for collegiate
success. |
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Evening/Weekend Nursing Program to Pin 20 New Nursing Grads |
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Please join us Friday, July 11th at 3 p.m. for a pinning
ceremony for new graduates of the first class of the
Evening and Weekend Nursing Program. You may recall that
this program is sponsored by the Grossmont Healthcare
District. It was developed as an innovative way to use
valuable classroom facilities to train registered nurses
in an alternate schedule. Our first ‘crop’ of 20 new
graduate nurses will complete their training and receive
their Grossmont College nursing pins at the ceremony to
be held at the El Cajon Community Center. |
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San Diego Museum of Art Artists Guild Comes to GC July 8 |
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An exhibit of juried art by members of San Diego Museum
of Art Artists Guild will open with a preview reception
July 8, 7 – 9 p.m. in the Hyde Gallery. Thanks to Dean
Shannon O’Dunn for her work to bring this exhibit to
Grossmont College during our summer season, and to
thereby introduce many San Diego art patrons to our
campus. |
Spring Sports Recap |
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Last month we celebrated the Women's Tennis team's state
championship. Here's the rest of the story. Women’s
Tennis won the PCC championship, Southern California
Regional Championship and the State Championship for the
second year in a row. Men’s Tennis
finished ranked #2 in the State and won the Pacific
Coast Conference (PCC). Women’s Badminton finished ranked #3
in the State in only the second year of competition.
Women’s softball finished 2nd in the PCC and made the
playoffs. Women’s Swimming had a diver who won both the
one meter and three meter State diving championships.
Tanner Engstrand and Dontay Crowder Football made 1st
team Academic All American this spring. Men’s swimming
finished 2nd in the Orange Empire Conference and Women’s
swimming finished 3rd in the Orange Empire Conference. |
Letter from Santana High School Seniors |
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