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Student Budget Rally,
March 25 |
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Grossmont College students, led by the ASGC, are hosting
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Regional Community College Rally to protest state
budget cuts. We hope you will be able to join us, our
Cuyamaca College colleagues and students from throughout
San Diego and Imperial Counties at noon in the quad. The
program will include testimony from students who will
communicate their personal messages, as well as alumni.
There will also be a ‘post card protest’ and voter
registration. |
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Academic Senate Project Sends Thousands of
Protest Cards to Sacramento |
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Thanks
to the leadership of Cathy Harvey and the Grossmont
College Academic Senate, faculty were invited into
classrooms March 10 to distribute post cards for
students to use in communicating their messages to
Sacramento for the statewide rally held there yesterday.
Four Grossmont faculty members, Zoe Close, Janice
Johnson, Michael Perez and Sylvia Montejano hand carried
more than 8,000 post cards to the Governor and our
region’s legislative delegation. Thanks to everyone who
participated in the planning and execution of this
project, which was truly a campus-wide collaborative
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Grossmont Brings Home More
Awards |
 KGFN students in the Media Communications Department
have once again brought national prominence to Grossmont
College by winning the National Student Audio Production
Competition. This competition includes four-year and
graduate programs.
Paige Gibson won First Place in the Audio Competition
for his KGFN Radio Promo “Dinner.” Ruth Castillo Eggett, who also won last year, received an Honorable
Mention for her news story “The New I-Mac.” Their awards
will be presented at the National Broadcast Education
Association Convention next month.
The National Council for Marketing and Public Relations,
NCMPR, just concluded its annual national awards
competition. I am pleased to tell you that two Grossmont
College marketing and promotion pieces received awards,
going up against 1,700 entries. The black and white
photo “I am Going to Call” taken last year at
Commencement took Silver Award, second place. The
feature story about staff member Diane Leong that
appeared in Campus Scene last summer, received a Bronze
Award, third place. These awards are
testament to the teamwork and talent here at Grossmont
College. |
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Brad Daluiso
Celebrity Golf Classic, April 25 |
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Please join the
Grossmont College Foundation for a day of
golf at Barona Golf Club April 25. Grossmont
alumnus Brad Daluiso heads a list of
celebrities, including Dave Scott, Dick
Butkus, and Jim Ellison. Each foursome will
play with a celebrity, followed by dinner
and awards. A portion of the funds raised
will help fund athletic improvements at
Grossmont College.
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Griffin Grads Go Far, On and Off the Field |
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Football Coach Jordon reports that 15 former Griffins
played collegiate football at transfer institutions
across the country, five of which were represented in
post-season bowls. Three Grossmont alums played in the
NFL 2002. We eagerly await Coach Jordan’s report for
our finalized 2002 sophomore university transfer list in
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Performances You Won't
Want to Miss |
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 Grossmont College Theatre Department showcases the new
musical theatre program with their production of SWEET
CHARITY. A musical comedy set in the 1960s, costumes
include some of the former wardrobes of Grossmont
College faculty and staff who generously responded to
the theatre department’s request to “Give us Your
Clothes from the Sixties.” Final performances are
Thursday, Friday, and Saturday at the Stagehouse
Theatre, 8 p.m.
The Spring 2003 Concert Schedule includes a wide array
of performances. Please
obtain the Spring 2003 Concert Schedule from the Music
Department.
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Spring
2003 Athletic Update |
Softball: The softball team is aiming
for a fifth straight 20-win season, as
well as a fifth consecutive appearance
in the state playoffs. Currently, the
team is 10-6-1 overall, and 2-3 in the
Pacific Coast Conference.
Men’s Volleyball: The men’s volleyball
team is off to a very good start. The
team is
7-3 overall, and is 3-1 in the Orange
Empire Conference.
Women’s Tennis: In its final
non-conference match of the season, the
women’s tennis team defeated Orange
Coast College on Friday, 6-1. The team
is 10-2 overall and is 6-0 in the
Pacific Coast Conference.
Men’s Tennis: The men’s tennis team
currently stands at 7-1 overall and 6-0
in the Pacific Coast Conference. The
team hasn’t lost more than two games in
any match against their PCC opponents,
and should finish up with another
conference team title.
Women’s Badminton: The women’s badminton
team is doing great in just its second
year of existence. The team is off to a
5-1 start, and has been dominating of
late.
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Individuals Recognized |
- Scholar-Leader-Athlete for 2002-03 – Cordell
Williams and Tanner Engstrand will be
honored as Scholar-Leader-Athlete for 2002-03 along
with 29 other high school (CIF-San Diego Section),
college and university football players who have met
the academic standards, at an awards banquet on
Friday, March 28 at the Scottish Rite Temple in
Mission Valley.
- Gail Standring was selected on behalf of
the National Association of Veterans Program
Administrators (NAVPA) to the NAVPA Board of
Directors. NAVPA is an association of professional
program administrators assigned to colleges and
universities across the nation involved in the
delivery of service to schools and to the veteran
students who access their GI Bill entitlements.
- The Grossmont College Mime Class under the
direction of Jerry Hager appeared with the San
Diego Chamber Orchestra in their program "This Land is
Your Land" on 3/8/03 at the Balboa Park Club. The SDCO
has sent our Theatre Arts Dept. a nice thank-you
acknowledging Jerry's work, and the great costumes and
performances of our students for this children's show.
- Three Grossmont College students participated in
the California Community College Forensic Association
State Championships held March 15-17 at the Costa Mesa
Hilton. Congratulations are in order for Roxanne
Tuscany and the following students:
Bronze Team Award
- Jason Kiner Bronze Award in Poetry
- Jason Kiner Bronze Award in Impromptu
Great Work Competitors:
- Margarita Noriega
- Matthew Stern
- Nancy Davis, Student Development Services
Supervisor for the Career and Student Job Placement
Center, recently fulfilled requirements to be part of
the California Registry and is now a Registered
Professional Career Counselor in the State of
California. The Registry is administered by the
California Association for Counseling and Development
Education Foundation and the Registry Board.
- Mary Paschke, DSP&S LD Specialist, has been
selected to appear in Who’s Who Among America’s
Teachers.
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Letters to the President |
Dear Dr. Martinez:
I have just completed the courses Geology 110 and
Geology Lab 111 during the fall semester, and wish to
express my appreciation for the opportunity to attend
such outstanding classes.
Professor Jacobson is one of the most enthusiastic
instructors I have had the privilege to encounter. Even
though Geology 110 and Geology 111 are two separate
classes, the manner in which Professor Jacobson
integrated the two courses both simplified and clarified
many concepts and explanations. It takes both talent and
dedication to accomplish such a feat.
The quality of your instructors and instruction at
Grossmont College continues to amaze me. The present
generation is truly lucky to encounter instructors such
as Professor Jacobson.
I am looking forward to my continuing association with
Grossmont College.
John H. Parker
Grossmont College Student
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Dear Dr Martinez:
In 1980 at age 69, I enrolled in the Adapted Weight
Training and Sports Education courses at Grossmont
College, after becoming severely visually impaired.
Thanks to the program I regained strength and stayed
with it in an effort to remain independent. It has kept
me focused and physically fit. I tremendously
appreciated and enjoyed the classes offered to me by the
school.
In March 2002, I had a stroke and when the hospital’s
physical therapist asked what my goal for recovery was I
promptly replied “To get back to my classes at Grossmont
College and regain what I’ve lost.” Thanks to the
immediate and practical concerns of Bob Haywood, Head
Instructor, I’ve been able to start my classes again,
and work hard at overcoming my problems.
Bob gave of his own time, without measure, and with no
thought of anything except putting me back on my feet.
He never missed an opportunity to encourage and help,
and he’s watched me progress from a walker, to a cane,
to walking unaided. The physical instruction and the
morale booster saw me through the worst of it. Over the
summer, Bob picked me up several days each week and took
me out and taught me how to walk again.
I truly feel I would not have reached my present state
of recovery without the backup of my program at the
college. All the people within the department are truly
dedicated and since the start of the Fall semester have
been helping me regain my balance, strength and physical
well being.
I want to express my thanks to Grossmont College, and in
particular Bob Haywood, for everything they’ve done.
Sandford T. Miller
Grossmont College Student |
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