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Grossmont College Authors Featured on Website |
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We invite you to visit the new Grossmont College Authors
page on the Grossmont College website. This new
component features five of the many Grossmont College
authors already profiled in our continuing CAMPUS SCENE
series, and we will add new profiles periodically. We
are proud of the scholarship and dedication of our
published faculty and staff, and believe this new web
presence enhances Grossmont College’s reputation for
academic rigor. You may access this new web page at
www.grossmont.edu/gc_authors. There is an underscore
between gc and authors. We have also established a
display of the authors’ photos and their publications in
the library.
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More Kudos for Zoe Close |
 We have just learned that Zoe Close has been selected as
the statewide Academic Senate’s recipient of the Hayward
Award for Excellence in Teaching, and will be recognized
during the organization’s plenary session in April. As
the recipient of the Grossmont College Distinguished
Faculty Award for 2004-2005, the GC Faculty Senate
officers nominated Zoe for the prestigious state award.
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Professor Peg Hovde Appointed as a State Delegate for AMATYC |
 Professor Peg Hovde has been appointed to a two-year
term as a State Delegate 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. One of
her most important tasks is to represent California as a
state delegate at the 2004 Delegate Assembly at the
AMATYC Conference in Orlando, Florida from November
18-21, 2004. She will be asked to vote on important
issues related not only to AMATYC, but also to the
entire mathematics education community. 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.
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Michael Perez Selected for National Recognition |
 EOPS Counselor Michael Perez will be included on an
honor roll of advocate nominees by the program for
Outstanding First-Year Student Advocates, a program
sponsored by the University of South Carolina, the
National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience
and Students in Transition, and the Houghton Mifflin
Company. Michael’s nomination was the result of his
outstanding commitment to Grossmont College’s EOPS
at-risk students and his innovations to enhance their
college experiences and improve their potential for
success.
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Professor P.J. Ortmeier Appointed to State Committee |
 Mr. W. Douglas Haynes, President of the California
Association of Administration of Justice Educators (CAAJE),
has informed Grossmont College that he has appointed Dr.
P.J. Ortmeier as the association representative to the
California Community College’s Chancellor’s Public
Safety Education Committee. Dr. Ortmeier’s appointment
is effective immediately.
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Sheridan DeWolf Joins State Board |
 Publicly funded Early Care and Education Programs in
California are the first steps for many low-income
children into the world of education. The job of
administering these programs belongs to a group of
dedicated professionals who daily meet the challenges of
managing budgets, curriculum, personnel and facilities.
The California Child Development Administrators
Association (CCDAA) has been the professional
organization in the State that has provided leadership
to this administrative group since 1943. CCDAA provides
leadership in advocating for high quality, accessible,
and affordable early childhood care and education
programs that support all children and their families.
This year CCDAA is indeed fortunate to have Sheridan
DeWolf serving on our State Board. Sheridan’s dedication
to improving the Early Care and Education System in
California has led her colleagues to place her in a
position of trust and leadership.
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Scholarship Breakfast Hosted by GC Foundation |
 It was our pleasure to assist the Grossmont College
Foundation and the College Scholarship Office present
scholarships to 30 recipients at the awards presentation. Thanks to Howard Kummerman, Susan Lipsmeyer, and
Jacqueline Howard for their innovative approach to
getting the scholarship money to these deserving
students early each semester!
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Spring 2005 Enrollment |
Our Enrollment Strategies Committee and our Marketing
and Recruitment Committee are busy identifying ways to
help meet student demand and to advertise available
capacity in our upcoming Second Eight Week Session,
which begins March 28. First census data for the spring
semester are shown below.
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Spring 2005 |
Spring 2004 |
Count Variance |
% Variance |
| Headcount |
16,544 |
17,096 |
-552 |
-3.23% |
| Continuing |
12,466 |
12,898 |
-432 |
-3.35% |
| Units |
147,664.50 |
149,625.50 |
-1961 |
-1.31% |
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PTK Chapter Receives Award |
 The Beta Theta Chi Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa has
achieved the Pinnacle Silver level in Phi Theta Kappa’s
2004 Pinnacle Scholarship Award Program.
The Pinnacle Scholarship Award Program encourages
chapters to enhance their methods of communicating the
benefits of membership to eligible students.To earn the
Pinnacle Silver Chapter designation, a chapter must
increase its membership acceptance rate by 10% over the
previous year. It is important for students to be made
fully aware of the multitude of honors, benefits and
opportunities available to them through membership in
the Phi Theta Kappa. Victoria Howitt and Tony Ding serve
as co-faculty advisors.
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Two Students Named to National Football Foundation
& College Hall of Fame |
Samuel Downs and Andrew Jiles have been selected as
Scholar-Leader-Athletes for the 2004-05 school year.
Each year the National Football Foundation and College
Hall of Fame, through 119 chapters, selects students who
demonstrate outstanding academic, athletic excellence
and community leadership for a special award.
As in the past 32 years, this chapter will honor Samuel
and Andrew, Grossmont football players who have met our
academic standards at an awards banquet. Coaches Dave
and Mike Jordan will join our Scholar-Leader-Athletes at
the ceremony.
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Letters to the President
 Dear Dr. Martinez:
I wanted you to let you know how pleased I am with one
of your instructors, Assistant Professor Michael Golden.
Professor Golden is one of the best teachers I’ve ever
had. His Biology class was exceptional. He was
enthusiastic, extremely knowledgeable in his field, and
genuinely cares about his students. Professor Golden
always takes the time to answer his emails. I found I
had to email him on weekends, he never let me down. My
daughter who also has the privilege of having Professor
Golden for a different Biology class, feels like I do.
Professor Golden should be recognized for the extra
efforts he puts forth. I don’t know what it takes, but
he should be Professor Golden, not assistant. Thank you
for employing an instructor who took the time to enhance
our learning experience.
Sincerely,
Nancy Rundberg |
Dear President:
I have just completed California Geology 210 and
Regional Field Studies in Geology 161A during the fall
semester, and wish to express my appreciation for the
opportunity of attending two of the finest classes that
I have ever attended.
The breath and scope of the material covered by Dr. Hill
is amazing. As the semester progresses, each week is an
adventure into new and exciting vistas. Only with an
instructor of Dr. Hill’s capabilities and dedication
would this be possible.
I do not know who is responsible for assembling the
staff for the Earth Science Department, but they are to
be commended, as they are what a department should be.
Their individual expertise combined as a whole is truly
lucky to encounter instructors such as Professor Hill.
I am looking forward to Professor Hill’s Field Studies
in Geology and Professor Jacobson’s Geology of National
Parks in the spring.
Sincerely,
John Parker
Student
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