Cover Proud Past Global Future Summer/Fall 2011 Pasadena City College The President's Report to the Community www.pasadena.edu The Chihuahuita School served Mexican and Mexican-American students of Pasadena from 1916-1923 during a period of racial segregation in America. Now, at the same location where the Chihuahuita School stood decades earlier, PCC's Community Education Center serves approximately 5,000 students each semester. Board of Trustees Jeanette Mann Elected to State Trustee Presidency Board of Trustees member Dr. Jeanette Mann represents Area 2 of the PACCD. Dr. Jeanette Mann, Pasadena Area Community College District Board of Trustees member, was recently elected president of the California Community College Trustee (CCCT) Board. Mann will lead the 21-member board whose members are elected by the 72 local governing boards. The CCCT provides guidance for the districts and 112 colleges that constitute the system. The board meets five times a year to take action on education policy issues. It develops and recommends policy, and also reviews and advocates on policies developed by other groups, locally elected boards, and the California Legislature. "The CCCT has taken the lead in advocating for minimal and proportionate reductions to the community college system," Mann said. "We are also looking at best practices to help foster student success and not just student access." Mann, who represents Area 2, covering Northeast Pasadena and Sierra Madre, served as president of the PACCD Board of Trustees in 2008 and has been a member of the board since 1983. She also served as special assistant to the president for Equity and Diversity for California State University, Northridge before retiring. Earlier this year, Mann was elected chair of the Community College League of California (CCLC) Board of Directors. The CCLC is a nonprofit public benefit corporation whose voluntary membership consists of the 72 local community college districts in California. In 2009, Mann was awarded the CCCT Fulfilling the Trust Award in recognition of her enduring dedication and service. In 2008, she was honored as the "Woman of the Year" for the 21st District by then state Sen. Jack Scott. Members of the state Legislature annually recognize a woman from each Senate and Assembly district. It is an opportunity to honor outstanding community activists throughout the state. Her many other educational and civic contributions include the YWCA, Foothill Family Services, 211 Los Angeles, and the City of Pasadena Committee on Youth Development and Violence Prevention. She was past president of California Women in Higher Education and has been a longtime member of the political group ACT. Pasadena Area Community College District Board of Trustees The Board of Trustees of the Pasadena Area Community College District consists of seven members, one from each of the seven trustee areas in the district. Qualified voters in each of the seven areas (which include Arcadia, a portion of El Monte, La Canada Flintridge, Pasadena, Rosemead, San Marino, Sierra Madre, South Pasadena, and Temple City) elect a trustee for a four-year term. The superintendent-president of the district serves as secretary to the board. To see the latest video of the Board of Trustees regular meeting, visit www.pasadena.edu/board. Geoffrey L. Baum Vice President, Area 1 Dr. Jeanette Mann Member, Area 2 Berlinda Brown Member, Area 3 William E. Thomson President, Area 4 Linda Wah Member, Area 5 John H. Martin Clerk, Area 6 Dr. Anthony R. Fellow Member, Area 7 Alexander Soto Student Trustee President's Message PCC's History is the Foundation for Our Future Clockwise, from top left: PCC Superintendent-President Dr. Mark Rocha holds up the 2010 Community College League of California Distinguished Alumni Award with recipient and PCC alumnus David Rust; Rocha with the Lady Lancers basketball team; Rocha with members of the 1974 PCC football team, the last Lancers squad to go undefeated at 10-0-1; and Rocha with students of the PCC Ujima Program. Pasadena City College was founded as "the pioneer four-year junior college," the first and only one in the nation. The Associated Students yearbook, published in June of 1929, celebrated Pasadena Junior College's first full graduating class with this extraordinarily written dedication: All civilizations have hoped for permanency. Time has realized only their influences. Today there are men of wisdom and wide vision who tell us that our only hope for long existence lies in Education. To be effective, Education must be widespread; to be widespread, it must be Free. Civilization respects wisdom and vision. Our recognition of educational progress is this yearbook, the first "Pasadena Campus," dedicated to Free Collegiate Education. - The 1929 Yearbook Staff A few months later in October, the stock market crash came and brought the Great Depression. But never did PJC nor the community depart from this founding principle that our mission was to provide quality higher education to all who sought it. PCC is a uniquely American invention, the very basis of which is the American Dream - that every citizen can rise to his or her fullest potential if given the opportunity. Today, in our own "Great Recession" and budget crisis, I am pleased to report that PCC is keeping faith with our proud past. Our faculty and staff have worked diligently all year to develop a new Educational Master Plan (see Page 7) that will enable us to reestablish our priorities, deliver all services in the most cost-effective way, and then develop creative approaches for revenue enhancement. This year has also proven that our community's devotion to PCC and its special mission remains steadfast. Our many generous supporters have donated more money for scholarships in the past year than in any year in our 86-year history. And donations to our Center for the Arts Campaign are nearing our goal of $3.5 million. I have learned that such extraordinary support is not only an expression of generosity, but also an expression of confidence in the college and our commitment to keep the American Dream alive and well. The history of PCC is special for its principal themes of social justice and innovation. I want you to know that all of us here at PCC are working hard to create a truly global community college for the 21st century that will adhere to the time-honored PCC values of the 20th century. In hope and heart, Dr. Mark W. Rocha Superintendent-President of Pasadena City College Cover Story 1916 Chihuahuita School 1923 Fremont Elementary 2011 Community Education Center Proud Past, Global Future: From Chihuahita to the CEC The roots of education run deep in Pasadena, Pasadena City College, and the San Gabriel Valley. The present day location of the PCC Community Education Center (CEC) has a rich history that dates back to the early 1820s. Land that was first granted by the Spanish government changed hands and was transformed into a school for Mexican and Mexican-American students. Even though these schools began as segregated, the students they served were determined to better themselves even under these trying circumstances. In 2010, PCC dedicated a memorial at the CEC to these students and their will to learn (see cover page, bottom photo). Deep Roots In 1826 Eulalia Perez de Guillen was gifted 1,400 acres by the San Gabriel Mission. The land was named Rancho El Rincon de San Pascual. Following the Mexican-American War and the U.S. Civil War, many individuals and families moved to the area and worked on ranches and railroads. In 1874, the San Pascual District was established to serve the townships of Pasadena, San Gabriel, and South Pasadena. A population explosion took place during the 1890s and the 1900s. Schools couldn't be built fast enough to keep pace with the increasing student population. In 1914, the first of two segregated schools for Mexican and Mexican-American students was founded. The first school was located in the commercial section of town and named Junipero Serra. The second, when built in 1915 was named Titleyville. Its name was changed to Chihuahuita in 1916. In 1923, the school was renamed Fremont Elementary, a bittersweet naming given Fremont's actions and attitudes during the Mexican-American War. By 1930 there were 230 persons living in the Chihuahuita area. Some of the students who attended the school during this period also attended and graduated from Pasadena Junior College. They became business owners, community activists, educators, and restaurant owners. Manuel Perez was among the first Latino teachers in the Pasadena Unified School District. Manuel Pineda became an author and sportswriter. In the early 1950s, the school facility's name and the student population it served was twice changed. In 1951, it was the temporary home of Don Benito Elementary. The facility changed yet one more time. We now know it as the PCC Community Education Center. Editor's Note: Images, information and writing provided by Latino Heritage. Nati's Story Navitidad "Nati" Vacio came with his family to Chihuahuita in 1923. Nati attended one of the two segregated schools in Pasadena. After hard work, he went on to graduate from Pasadena Junior College in 1934. He was one of two Latinos to graduate that year. As a youth, Nati attended the Mexican Settlement in the southside of Pasadena, where he developed his performing skills. He became a member of the "Comedia del Arte" at Padua Hills in Claremont. While there, he developed skills as a musician, dancer, producer, and director. In 1937, Gilmore Brown of the Pasadena Playhouse presented a festival highlighting the Great Southwest. Nati was among the local talents hired. Following service in World War II, he utilized the G.I. Bill and earned his teaching credential. Later, his friend, actor George Reeves, introduced him to a Hollywood director who permitted Nati to come to work after he finished teaching school. He performed on screen, stage and television, ever proud of his roots in Chihuahuita. One of his last movie appearances included "The Milagro Beanfield War," with Moctezuma Esparza, producer, and Robert Redford, director. - Roberta Martínez (Independent Scholar) General Information PCC OFFERS AA and AS Degrees You can earn a two-year Associate in Arts or Associate in Science degree while taking courses in any of PCC's 60 academic program areas. College Transfer At PCC, students can complete the lower-division requirements for almost any major offered by a four-year institution. PCC is noted for its exceptionally high student transfer rate to junior-level status at local and national public and private four-year colleges. For more information, visit www.pasadena.edu/transfer. Scholars Program Motivated PCC students can take a challenging, course-enrichment option to complete this program and be guaranteed priority transfer admission to seven top local colleges and universities. For more information, visit www.pasadena.edu/transfer/specialprograms/scholar.cfm. Career and Technical Education Day and evening certificate programs in more than 70 one- and two-year Career and Technical Education curricula are available for students who seek a career in a CTE field. For more information, visit www.pasadena.edu/cte. Online Courses PCC offers a number of classes each semester in which part or all of the time ordinarily spent in a classroom with other students is spent accessing the course via the Internet. For more information, visit the Distance Education website at www.pasadena.edu/distance. Telecourses/Distance Learning PCC offers a number of transfer credit telecourses each semester as an alternative to classes in a traditional, on-campus setting. For more information, visit www.pasadena.edu/distance. Study Abroad Programs Full-credit, semester-length study/travel programs are offered in Mexico, England, and Italy. For more information, visit www.pasadena.edu/travel. Courses at Local High Schools Can't take the class you need on campus? A number of sections of regular PCC full-credit course offerings are held at local high schools. These classes are open to both PCC students and high school students. See the Schedule of Classes online at www.pasadena.edu/schedule for more information or call (626) 585-7575. Community Education Center The?CEC?offers a wide variety of credit and noncredit learning opportunities in general education, CTE, developmental, basic skills, and recreational courses and programs. The Community Education Center is located at 3035 E. Foothill Blvd. in Pasadena. For more information, visit www.pasadena.edu/cec. Fee-Based Programs Classes are offered for career-enhancement, skill-building, and personal growth. Classes are not-for-credit, however, some classes offer Continuing Education Units and course completion certification. Both classroom and online platforms are featured. Youth programs for those under eighteen also are available. For more information, visit www.pcclearn.org. Child Development Center Located adjacent to the campus at 1324 E. Green St., the CDC provides quality child care and an enriched educational program for children of PCC and CEC students, as well as for children of faculty and staff and community families. For more information, visit www.pasadena.edu/cdc. Enroll?NOW! Classes Fill Quickly! Admissions and Records Room L113 (626) 585-7395 If you did not attend PCC in Spring 2011, you must apply for admission for Summer and/or Fall 2011-----. You may apply online at www.pasadena.edu. Counseling Services Room L104 (626) 585-7251 See a counselor for help with choosing classes and getting an orientation to the college. Also provided are counseling for personal problems and specialized counseling for re-entry students, economically disadvantaged students, and students with disabilities. Testing/Assessment Room D205 (626) 585-7272 Some of your classes may require an assessment test before you can register. Check in the Assessment Office, room D205. Registration Room L113 (626) 585-7575 Register and pay your fees on the website at your assigned time. To register online, go to www.pasadena.edu. Cost of Attending PCC California residents: $26 per unit (Summer) $36 per unit (Fall) Out-of-state tuition: additional $183 per unit* (Summer) additional $202 per unit** (Fall) International student tuition: additional $183 per unit* (Summer) additional $202 per unit** (Fall) Health fee: $10 (Summer) $13 (Fall) Student activity fee: $5 (Summer) $10 (Fall) *Plus capital outlay fee of $35 per unit **Plus capital outlay fee of $16 per unit For help with enrollment fees and other costs of attending PCC, contact the Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid at (626) 585-7401. or visit www.pasadena.edu/getmoney. PCC General Information: (626) 585-7123 PCC on the Internet: www.pasadena.edu On Facebook: www.facebook.com/pasadenacitycollege On Twitter: twitter.com/PCCLancer On YouTube: www.youtube.com/user/PCCLancer Features PCC Commemorates Centennial of Land Acquisition Aerial view of the Pasadena High School campus taken in the late 1920s, looking southwest. 1st Parcel of Land (March 1911) 2nd Parcel of Land (Sept. 1923) "Bleeker House" (Per 1948 Plot Plan) Pasadena City College acquired its initial tract of land in 1911, when 18 acres were set aside for the construction of a new campus for Pasadena High School. The demand for education at the time was immense, and this move was wholly necessary for the well-being of the community. An additional 19 acres were purchased in 1923, expanding the campus to 37.39 acres. The property was bounded on the north by Colorado Boulevard, the east by Sierra Bonita Avenue, the south by Blanche Street (later Del Mar Boulevard) and the west by Hill Avenue. The new educational facility began to take shape in 1912 with a newly completed campus displacing a citrus orchard and the old Grant School. The campus centered around three structures: the Horace Mann, Jane Addams, and Louis Agassiz buildings, all of which served the college until the mid-1930s. The buildings were later renamed the C, D, and E buildings, respectively. The new school, which cost $632,000, opened in 1913 with an enrollment of 1,700 students. The college was eventually established in 1924 following the passage of a $3 million bond issue and the establishment of the 6-4-4 system. "As the college is now completing its latest facilities master plan and begins the process of planning the next one, it is very fitting that we look back at our history as we envision the future," said Dr. Richard P. van Pelt, PCC interim vice president of Administrative Services. A hundred years later, PCC continues to provide quality education and a campus that is constantly evolving to provide the resources students need to achieve their academic goals. During the March 2002 general election, Pasadena Area Community College District voters approved Measure P, a $150 million in general obligation bonds to repair, rehabilitate, or replace its facilities to meet current health, safety, accessibility, and instructional standards. Additionally, the funding made possible a state-of-the-art Center for the Arts facility. The 69,000-square-foot building will encompass studios, classrooms, laboratories, auditoriums, rehearsal halls, music practice rooms, teaching studios, a music resource center, black box theater, and art gallery, among other spaces. The building is slated for completion in late 2012. For more information, contact PCC Public Relations at (626) 585-7264. 1. Horace Mann (C) building Date Erected: July 1912 Still Standing: yes, but retrofitted 2. Jane Addams (D) building Date Erected: July 1912 Still Standing: yes 3. Louis Agassiz (E) building Date Erected: July 1912 Still Standing: Yes 4. Hunter House (?) building Date Erected: TBD Still Standing: No 5. R.O.T.C Building Date Erected: 1915 Still Standing: no 6. Music Building Date Erected: 1916 Still Standing: no 7. Band Room Date Erected: 1916 Still Standing: no 8. Bleachers Date Erected: 1919-1922 Still Standing: no 9. Women's Gymnasium Date Erected: 1920 Still Standing: no 10. Men's Gymnasium Date Erected: 1920 Still Standing: no 11. Agricultural Building Date Erected: 19120 Still Standing: no 12. Canteen Date Erected: TBD Still Standing: no 13. Boiler House Date Erected: April 1925 Still Standing: Yes 14. Astronomy Building Date Erected: April 1931 Still Standing: Yes 15. Engineering Lab Date Erected: TBD Still Standing: no 16. Student Store Date Erected: 1934 Still Standing: no Features Architecture Student Places Second at "2x8" Exhibition PCC student Gabriella Colemanares stands next to her award-winning project. Gabriella Colemanares, Pasadena City College architecture student, placed second at this year's "2x8," an annual exhibition sponsored by the American Institute of Architects (AIA) that showcases exemplary student work from architecture and design institutions throughout California. The AIA jurors selected Colemanares' project, "Places of Performance Los Angeles Grand Central Market," from 22 entries by Los Angeles-area undergraduate and graduate architecture students. Competing programs included Woodbury, SCI-Arc, USC, UCLA, Art Center, Cal State Long Beach, and Cal Poly Pomona. The "2x8" exhibition was held at the A&D Museum in Los Angeles. "The students' design work is judged by a noteworthy panel of architects and designers," said Coleman Griffith, PCC Architecture Department coordinator. "This year's esteemed jury included Zoltan Pali, Michael Folonis, and Sam Lubell." Former PCC student Cody Glen won first place at last year's "2x8" event. During the 2009 competition, PCC student Erick Rodriguez won second place overall. The 2x8 exhibitions have raised close to $100,000 in scholarship funds to support California design students. For more information, please contact Griffith at (626) 585-7370. Languages Professor Tabbed for European Research Project Dr. Petra R. Lott Dr. Petra R. Lott, Pasadena City College adjunct assistant professor in the Languages Division, has been invited to join a prestigious research project on speaking behavior and voice sound characteristics. This research is part of a larger project titled, "Early Prediction of Relapse in Depression." PCC students will be given the opportunity to participate in several aspects of the study. Lott will be the primary investigator for the portion of the study conducted at PCC. "I will work with two different kinds of questionnaires, one assessing our student population's general health and one assessing how the students respond to and deal with stress/pressure in their academic and personal lives," Lott explained. The interviewed students will serve as the control group for the study and the data will be compared to the data obtained from a patient group suffering from major depression. In the second phase of the study, students will be asked to participate in a short recording session where their speech will be recorded while they read standardized text and while they count from one to 10. "Previous studies devoted to the correlation between mental illness and language parameters have demonstrated that psychiatric disorders adversely affect language production with regard to fluency, syntactic complexity, cohesion, as well as pitch and intonation contour," Lott said. "Spectrograms, that is visualization of language signals, will give evidence of pitch and intonation patterns typical of healthy people or of people suffering from depression." The study is a cooperative effort between a number of European institutions, including the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich and the Psychiatric University Hospital Zurich. The project, which is sponsored by a European Union grant, is directed by Dr. Hans H. Stassen of the University of Zurich, with whom Lott has collaborated in the past. Lott, who has been teaching German and linguistics at PCC since fall 2005, has previously worked as a research investigator at UCLA, a post-doctoral research fellow in psycholinguistics at the Psychiatric University Hospital "Burghölzli" (Zürich), a research fellow in linguistics at the University of Zürich, and a research fellow in neurolinguistics in the Aphasia Research Center at Boston University. "Dr. Lott's arrival at PCC was an unexpected treasure. She came to us with great professional experience both as a teacher and as a researcher," said Dr. Theodore R. Young, dean of the PCC Languages Division. "She possesses a rich educational and cultural background with a significant publication record. We are lucky to count her as part of our faculty." For more information, please contact Young at (626) 585-3145, or visit Lott's research website at http://web.me.com/petralott/website/Research.html. Features College Math Team Quietly Racking Up Awards Members of the PCC Math Team (first row, from left): Tianshi Bai, Zihao Yan, and Dr. Jude Socrates; (back row, from left) Devin Corr-Robinett, Yile Zou, and Huan-Pong Tseng. Pasadena City College is well-known in the community for its Tournament of Roses Honor Band, the success of the women's basketball team, and its impressive transfer rate to four-year institutions. While all of these achievements deserve the spotlight, it's about time that one of the college's lesser-known and equally winning traditions is showcased. Meet the PCC Math Team. Led by Dr. Jude Socrates, PCC professor of mathematics, the college's Math Team has placed first in the nation at the American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges Student Math League Competition (AMATYC) a total of eight times in the past 22 years (1990, 1991, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2006, and 2008). Additionally, the team has placed in the top three every year since it began competing. Members of the team have transferred to the nation's top colleges, including UC Berkeley, UCLA, Caltech, and MIT to earn degrees in science, technology, engineering, and math. With so many impressive accomplishments under their collective belts, it's surprising that they've flown under the college community's radar for so long. The Field of Competition Founded in 1974, AMATYC is the only organization exclusively devoted to providing a national forum for the improvement of mathematics instruction in the first two years of college. AMATYC has approximately 2,500 individual members and more than 100 institutional members in the United States and Canada. The national competition is comprised of two "rounds" that are held in November and March with approximately 160 schools participating in each. The Home Team Socrates has been serving as PCC's team moderator since 1994. He joined the faculty of PCC a year prior after finishing his Ph.D. in math at Caltech. "The moderator is in charge of receiving the exam materials, organizing the administration of the exam, recruiting the students, and making sure that all of the rules are followed," Socrates explained. "Students have exactly 60 minutes to answer 20 mostly multiple choice questions at the algebra, trigonometry, and pre-calculus level." The topics covered include logic, counting, probability, algebra, graphing, trigonometry, and open-ended problems. While upwards of 30 to 90 students participate in the AMATYC at PCC, only the top five students in each round are chosen to represent the school as the math team. "My colleagues and I recruit students from the upper-level math classes that we teach," Socrates said. "Students from trigonometry onwards are encouraged to participate, although the students who eventually score are usually in the calculus level." Hongyue Zhang, a chemistry major at PCC, has been a member of the Math Team for the past year. "I love math and I wanted to challenge myself," Zhang explained as his reasons for joining the team. "There are always things that I can learn from other team members." With such a talented and hard working pool of students to draw from, and a moderator with a keen sense for talent, it is almost certain that the PCC Math Team will continue to thrive in the future. PCC, Pasadena Institutions Participate in Collegiate Field Tourney PCC's Anna Torres (center) competes against other students in the Lego Car Design Challenge during the recent Pasadena Collegiate Field Tournament. Student teams from Art Center College of Design, Caltech, Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts, Fuller Theological Seminary, Pacific Oaks College, and Pasadena City College vied for top honors at the second annual Pasadena Collegiate Field Tournament on April 8 at PCC's Jackie Robinson Stadium. John Rabe, host of "Off-Ramp" on KPCC Radio, served as the event's announcer, where challenges included Amazing Russet Race, Monster Croquet, Frisbee Touchdown Toss, Lego Car Design Challenge, Tower of Babel, and Capture the Flag. Pasadena City Councilman Terry Tornek served as judge. When all was said and done, Fuller Seminary students tied for first place along with competitors from Caltech. Caltech won the 2010 Pasadena Collegiate Field Tournament. The Pasadena Collegiate Field Tournament is sponsored by the City of Pasadena. For more information call (626) 744-7216. Features Educational Master Plan Sets Course for Next Decade Pasadena City College is implementing a new Educational Master Plan (EMP) to target student learning and success, a plan that will set the educational course for the campus over the next decade. The purpose of the EMP is to guide the college's transformation to educate students for the global 21st century. The EMP establishes the college's most important priorities and goals as a continuing guide to PCC's future actions and decisions about the allocation of resources. "Project 90" is the opening phase of the EMP in conjunction with the 90th anniversary of the college during the 2014-2015 academic year. Many of the goals set in the EMP are expected to be fulfilled by the time of the anniversary celebration. PCC developed a list of "Signature Goals" to be accomplished between now and 2015, which includes the following: 1. Guarantee enrollment for in-district high school students; 2. Turn PCC into the premier transfer school to four-year universities of the California Community Colleges; 3. Develop degree and certificate programs that address market-place needs; and 4. Develop cutting-edge learning environments. The EMP went for final discussion and approval by the Pasadena Area Community College District (PACCD) Board of Trustees at their December meeting of 2010. The Board held a first-reading of the EMP at their Nov. 17, 2010 Study Session. This July, PCC Superintendent-President Dr. Mark Rocha will establish an EMP/Accreditation Faculty-Based Task Team to step up the college's efforts to complete and launch the plan. The EMP was created through an 18-month developmental process that included the input of some 1,000 members of PCC's service areas and campus community, according to Bob Miller, PCC interim dean of Educational Services. More than 25 campus and community town hall meetings occurred over this period to help develop the college's new EMP. During PCC's annual Flex Day on Sept. 29, 2010, college staff participated in an all-campus activity in reviewing elements of the new plan and the PCC College Council unanimously endorsed the plan. Twelve specific mission critical priorities have also been set through the Educational Master Plan: • Student success, equity, and access • Professional development • Technology • Pathways: K-12, two-year, four-year and community connections • Student support services • Institutional effectiveness • Enrollment management • Sustainability • Revenue enhancement strategies • Life-long learning • Curriculum responsive to market needs • Facilities and resource management For more information on the Educational Master Plan, visit www.pasadena.edu/emp. PCC Public Relations Awarded National Top Honors for Social Marketing Efforts The Pasadena City College Public Relations team recently earned top honors from the National Council for Marketing and Public Relations (NCMPR) for its social marketing campaign. PCC was presented with a Gold Paragon award for excellence in promoting the college through social media efforts. PCC employs a plethora of social networking tools in order to provide students with pertinent information and to build a strong online community. Campus news ranging from upcoming events to scholarship deadlines are delivered several times a week through Facebook, Twitter, and Lancer Life, the college's official blog. The college began employing social networking tools in November 2009. Students, alums, and the community have been most receptive to the college's efforts on Facebook; the page currently has more than 5,000 fans.?? In addition to the Gold Paragon award, PCC earned a bronze for the "Student Success" banners that currently line the perimeter of the campus as well as the Industrial Technologies Building.?? NCMPR, which represents marketing and public relations professionals at community and technical colleges, has more than 1,550 members from more than 650 colleges across the United States, Canada, and other countries.?? For more information, please contact Juan Gutierrez, PCC director of Public Relations, at (626) 585-7264. Sports Guides Win Pasadena City College continued its impressive run of awards for best sports media guides at the Community College Public Relations Organization (CCPRO) 2011 Conference, held in Universal City April 14-15. PCC won both first and second place among the three awards in the category in recognition of the state's top entries. The Lancers 2010 football media guide was selected as the gold medal winner with the 2010-2011 women's basketball guide chosen for the silver prize. In the last four years in the state competition, PCC has won seven out of a possible 12 awards for top sports guide. The sports media guides are a collaborative effort, written and edited by Robert Lewis, in charge of PCC sports information, with graphics performed by Jesus Ruiz, Publications Office typesetter/production artist. Action photos were produced by Richard Quinton, part-time sports information photographer. Measure P Update Center for the Arts Moves into Construction Phase (1) An exterior artist rendering of the 69,000 square-foot Center for the Arts, scheduled to be completed by 2012. A recital hall, (2) along with a rehearsal hall (3) and art studios (4), will be incorporated in the modern facility, which will sit in the middle of the campus. The new Center for the Arts now being built in the heart of the Pasadena City College campus is going to take the arts to another level. With both the Performing and Communication Arts and Visual Arts and Media Studies divisions sharing the building, this center will be the heart and soul of art for decades to come. Considering that the center is being built in the very middle of the campus, it will be the home of the heart and soul of the college. The building is comprised of four stories, including one that is subterranean. The basement level of the Center for the Arts will be the home to 24 soundproof student practice rooms, an extensive music library, and a student-friendly learning center. The main level of the Center for the Arts has division offices for both of the programs, conveniently located near the main building entrances. It contains four studio art labs, two music classrooms, a large lecture hall with 122 fixed seats, a small rehearsal room, and a large rehearsal room with acoustical panels and drapery. The main level corridor delicately transitions between varying shades of yellow on the southern walls and shades of blue on the northern walls creating visual interest for all those traveling from one end to the other. Another significant area is a 2,000 square-foot Art Gallery with LED spotlights emphasizing both wall-mounted and free-standing artwork and an exterior display area to showcase student and professional art to those passing by. Also located on the main level of the Center for the Arts building is a state-of- the-art Recital Hall holding 226 permanent seats, complete with a performance stage and service gallery. Separate from the main building, the Little Theater has its own box office, 94 fixed seats, dressing areas for the performers, catwalk, and technical gallery for the show technicians. Great attention was paid to creating an environment that is conducive to learning, and conducive to artistic expression. For example, lighting was a major focus. Light wells carry natural light coming in from three large skylights on the roof through to the third, second, and main floor corridors. Not only is natural lighting proven to increase productivity and create a sense of warmth and comfort, but it also saves on energy by less use of artificial lighting during the day. The subterranean level makes use of natural lighting by a light well located on the southern side of the building, allowing daylight to shine into the student learning center. The windows on the building reflect both the traditional style of the campus, and also literally reflect light onto the ceilings of rooms in order to illuminate the entire classroom, lab, and office spaces with natural light. Design detailing also shows on the exterior of the building, particularly in the main courtyard area on the northern side of the building. Off of the main floor is the courtyard sponsored by the Pasadena Arts Alliance. It will have space for sculptures, pockets of vegetation and seating areas for socializing, studying and admiring the artwork. Now that the construction is underway, excitement is growing as the designs are being translated into an actual building. Completion is still expected for the end of 2012. Alumni/Foundation Update Filmmaker John Singleton Named Honorary Chair of Capital Campaign for the Center for the Arts At top: Dr. Mark W. Rocha, PCC superintendent-president, and filmmaker John Singleton stand in front of the construction site of the Center for the Arts. Above: Singleton with his PCC Distinguished Alumni banner on the campus of PCC. Singleton graduated from the college PCC in 1985. "When I attended PCC and took a cinematography class there, I learned the foundation of camera work, editing, and how to make a film work." - John Singleton John Singleton, acclaimed film director and Pasadena City College alumnus, has been named the honorary chair of the Center for the Arts capital campaign. He joins the campaign as PCC looks to augment and complete the state-of-the-art building as a student and community resource with community support. "PCC is very important to me because without PCC I never would have gone onto film school and eventually become a filmmaker and realize my dream," Singleton said. "The arts are the savior of any society and to have a great new facility where resource access is available for students would just be a phenomenal for the community." Singleton, who is best known for his 1991 Oscar-nominated film "Boyz in the Hood," studied film at PCC in the mid-1980s. He took his first cinematography class under PCC instructor Jack Akien and later transferred to the University of Southern California to earn a bachelor's degree in Film Writing. His body of work includes such movies as "Poetic Justice," "Higher Learning," and "Shaft." In 1992, the then 24-year-old Singleton became the youngest person, and the first African American, ever to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Director. "When I attended PCC and took a cinematography class there, I learned the foundation of camera work, editing, and how to make a film work," said Singleton, who graduated from PCC in 1985. "That class really got me thinking about what was possible for me in film." "We are very humbled and honored to have someone of John's stature as honorary chair of the Capital Campaign for the PCC Center for the Arts," said Dr. Lisa Sugimoto, interim vice president of College Advancement. "We at PCC are very proud of his accomplishments and his willingness to be involved with the institution he credits for his start in filmmaking." Singleton will be working with Preston Howard, the general campaign chair, for the college's $3.5 million Center for the Arts capital campaign. The unnamed, 69,000-square-foot building will encompass studios, classrooms, laboratories, auditoriums, rehearsal halls, music practice rooms, teaching studios, a music resource center, black box theater, art gallery, rehearsal hall, sculpture studio, ceramics lab, printmaking studio, metals/jewelry lab, graphic design studio, product design studio, illustration lab, painting, drawing and design labs, digital media labs, open air terrace/patio spaces, stock rooms, film/sound stage, photography studio and labs, division shops, indoor and outdoor gathering spaces, and offices. "There is still time to be involved with the campaign and make a positive difference in the lives of our students," Sugimoto added. For more information and on ways to contribute, call (626) 585-7468 or visit www.pasadena.edu/centerforthearts. Alumni/Foundation Update Alumni Spotlight: Dr. John S. Willis, PCC 1954 Dr. John S. Willis is professor emeritus at the University of Georgia in the Department of Biological Sciences. He has spent a lifetime in pursuit of scientific inquiry with particular attention on hibernation physiology and the question of how animals manage to cope in extreme cold with low body temperatures. His fervent hope is to get some insight into membrane transport. An early academic achiever, he had been a self-described "wild one" until the sixth grade, when he was stricken with rheumatic fever, a potentially fatal disease. "This was a time when penicillin wasn't widely used to treat rheumatic fever so I was given massive doses of aspirin," Willis explained. "I couldn't do anything, I was confined to bed and was bored. I spent countless hours listening to classical music on KPFA and doing school work." All that studying paid off because once his health was restored he accelerated several grades and found himself at Pasadena City College. At the time PCC was operating under the 6-4-4 educational plan, a plan for students to attend six years of elementary school, four years of middle school, and the final four that coupled two years of high school with two years of junior college coursework. Willis still believes that the 6-4-4 plan was superior to what exists today as it gave students a better framework to absorb culture and values. PCC played a big part in developing his interest in science. In 1953, the 11th Annual Science Talent Search was being sponsored by Westinghouse. The campus was heavily involved and students were eager to participate because first prize was a trip to Washington. Willis took the exam and received recognition and a $400 prize. "It was a tremendous amount of fun, " he said. He participated in campus events, was treasurer of OMD, and in 1954 he was class valedictorian. "What really made an impression on me was that PCC was imbued with a sense of service," Willis said. It was in fact the central theme of his valedictory address: "Ambassadors to Tomorrow." At age 16, Willis transferred from PCC to the University of California, Berkeley. He worked as a camp assistant during the summer months for the Audubon Society in Donner Pass. This sparked an interest in ecology and natural history, which led to his studies in zoology at Berkeley. He received a National Science Foundation scholarship to the college of his choice and he chose Harvard University, where he spent the next four and half years doing graduate work. He earned his Ph.D. in 1961. Along the way, he met his wife, Pamela, who was attending Brandeis University. Soon after they met, Willis was offered a Research Fellowship at Oxford University. He and Pamela married and the two went off to England. At the conclusion of his fellowship, both he and his wife were seeking teaching positions, which they found at Illinois University. In the 1970s, he grew weary of academia, saying he had a bit of a mid-life crisis. But rather than buy a sports car, he devoted himself to the problem of starvation. Willis did scientific studies on nutrition and tried to bridge the gap by working with Catholic Social Services and working with Vietnamese children. In the 1980s, Willis became a visiting professor at the University of the West Indies, where he continued his work on nutrition in Jamaica. By 1991, Willis had become a faculty member at the University of Georgia, where he actively taught until 10 years ago. Now retired and living in Athens, Ga., Willis said he enjoys cooking healthy meals for he and his wife, and remembers with great fondness his days at PCC. He serves on the Board of Oconee River Land Trust and is associate editor of the American Journal of Cell Physiology. Alumni News & Notes Petrouchka Alexieva Fred Miler Petrouchka Alexieva (PCC AA-2004 and AS-2005) is currently writing a book about ethnomusicology. A transfer student to California State University, Los Angeles (CSULA), Alexieva is majoring in anthropology and following her dream to study culture, diversity, and musical traditions. Her motivation and dedication led to an award for Outstanding Student of the Year (2006/2007) and All American Scholar National Award (2009). Alexieva serves as student vice-president on the board of directors of the Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society and is a graduate of CSULA's Leadership Academy. She has presented at numerous conferences and always tries to be an inspirational role model for other students to develop their skills and talents to their full potential and offer them something new to learn. She has been a guest lecturer and motivational speaker at international Olympiads and festivals all over the world. Fred Miller (PCC EMT-1974, Paramedic Program-1975) is the owner of Emergency Concepts for EMS Education and is currently an officer with the Bobby Sherman Foundation, a non-profit organization that provides volunteer emergency medical service in Southern California. Most recently, the foundation helped out at the Pasadena Doo Dah Parade. Now retired from active duty, Miller has served in the Los Angeles Fire Department as a single-function paramedic, where his area of duty spanned the city from Brentwood to Watts. He spent four years on a rescue ambulance that shared duties with an air ambulance helicopter. Miller taught EMS at Los Angeles Valley College for nearly 25 years. He has three children, four grandchildren, and enjoys golf, fishing, and his 1963 Checker Marathon Wagon. Alumni/Foundation Update Alumnus Leaves Pasadena City College $4 Million Robert Westerbeck's bequest to endow student scholarships is largest gift in college's 87-year history. Flanked by members of the campus and local community, Dr. Lisa Sugimoto, PCC vice president of College Advancement; Hermina Allen of the Westerbeck Trust; Dr. Mark Rocha, PCC superintendent-president; and William Thomson, president of the Pasadena Area Community College District Board of Trustees, hold up the $4 million symbolic check during a press conference held recently at the college. "There is nothing they wanted more than to give back what Pasadena City College gave them." - Hermina Allen, Westerbeck Trust The Pasadena City College Foundation recently received a gift of $4 million - the largest single donation in the college's 87-year history - from the Westerbeck Family Trust, PCC President Dr. Mark Rocha announced. The gift, which will be used to establish the Robert Westerbeck Scholarship Endowment, is also to be believed one of the largest single bequests to a community college. "The extraordinary generosity of alumnus Robert Westerbeck and his wife, Adrienne, will create a permanent endowment for student scholarships and help to insure access to quality public higher education for generations of students to come," Rocha said. Dr. Lisa Sugimoto, vice president of College Advancement, estimates that the endowment gift could provide more than 200 new full scholarships annually. "The impact of the Westerbeck Endowment on student access and success is incalculable," Sugimoto added. Westerbeck (known to his friends as Bob) attended Pasadena Junior College (PJC) from 1932 through 1936, graduating from both PJC High School and the college. The story of Westerbeck and his wife, Adrienne, is rooted in the PCC tradition of a fervent belief in education as the way to realize the American Dream. Westerbeck, who died in 2006, often credited his success to the education he received at PCC. Adrienne, who died last year at the age of 103, taught organ and piano at PCC until her retirement in 1971. For both, PCC was part of a lifetime of service to their community. After Westerbeck graduated from PJC, he worked for Lockheed Aircraft in Burbank and later for Perkin-Elmer Corporation, another engineering firm then located in Pasadena. Westerbeck was a very tall, distinguished, and friendly man with many interests. He played varsity basketball while at PJC and excelled in nearly every sport he attempted, including archery, golf, and cycling. His interests also included music, which led him to meet the love of his life, Adrienne. In addition to teaching music at PCC, Adrienne gave private piano and organ lessons at Waltrip's Music Company in Altadena and from her home. Westerbeck met Adrienne when he first took lessons from her, leading to a lifelong romance. The two were married for nearly 50 years until Bob's passing in 2006. Adrienne attended the University of Southern California and received bachelor's and master's degrees in music, as well as a master's degree in education. After Westerbeck's passing, Adrienne continued to play the organ on Sundays and Wednesdays at the Christian Science Church in Los Feliz. She passed away on April 3, 2010, just shy of her 104th birthday. The Westerbeck Family Trust is managed by Trustee Hermina Allen, who participated in a ceremony and press conference announcing the gift on May 3 on the steps of the main entrance to PCC's Horace Mann Building (C Building). Allen presented a symbolic check to the college at the event. "I am pleased to be able to implement the bequest of Bob and Adrienne Westerbeck," Allen said. "There is nothing they wanted more than to give back what Pasadena City College gave them. I know they would be delighted to know that their legacy will be that hundreds more students will have the opportunity for the PCC education that they were so grateful for." Sugimoto added: "The Robert Westerbeck Scholarship Endowment will provide much needed relief to the students at Pasadena City College in these challenging economic times." A provision of the scholarship agreement will allow funds to be matched by the Bernard Osher Scholarship, which will increase the total endowment for student scholarships. "Thanks to the Westerbeck family and the steadfast support of our entire Foundation and community, PCC has become one of the leading public community colleges in the nation for student access to higher education," Rocha added. Rocha also announced plans to recognize the Westerbecks through the college's Center for the Arts, which is now under construction (see Page 8) and due to open in October 2012. "We will make sure that when you enter our beautiful new Center for the Arts, you will be able to hear 'Adrienne's piano' as a new generation of music students take their lessons," he said. Athletics Update Emotions Run High for Sports Hall of Fame Inductees (From left) Jerome Harrison, George Greenfield, Glen Aikin, Kim Maxwell, Jonathan Smith (glasses), Chris Zboril, Tiana Sanders, Eric Marks (in back), Curtis Seagrove (glasses), and Kenny Hays. An overflow crowd of more than 250 guests packed the first floor of the Pasadena City College athletics facility/Hutto-Patterson Gymnasium April 16 as the 10 members of the 2011 Sports Hall of Fame class were recognized for their accomplishments. The ceremony proved to be an emotional one for most of the inductees, some brought to tears during their acceptance speeches. The 10-person class featured swimmers Glen Aikin and Eric Marks, football players Jerome Harrison, Jonathan Smith and Curtis Seagrove, basketball player Tiana Sanders, two-sport star Chris Zboril, gymnast George Greenfield, softball player Kim Maxwell, and track and field athlete Kenny Hays. At the end of the ceremony, the college officially branded the Dick Ratliff Court of Champions in honor of the Hall/Court chairman. Ratliff brought the Hall back into existence in 2001 after it had been dormant since 1966. The Court is an area next to the athletic facility featuring 16 bronze busts of some of the greatest athletes/coaches in PCC history, including 20th century icon Jackie Robinson. The inductees spoke about the role PCC played in their lives, including a touching tribute from Smith, an All-American, record-setting running back on the 2001 Mission Conference champion football team. Smith introduced his 12-year-old son Jonathan Jr. to the podium and said he was the inspiration for him to continue his football career (PCC, Washington State University, and NFL Europe) after taking time off of school/sports to care for him as a young father. Smith shattered a 63-year-old, school record for touchdowns in a season set by the immortal Robinson in 1938. Both Maxwell, the winningest pitcher in PCC softball history, and Zboril, an All-South Coast Conference player in softball-basketball, recognized the importance of their former coach Sandi Iverson, who was in attendance for the ceremony. They each told the audience how Iverson helped shape their lives with her philosophy and teaching. Hays received a large ovation upon the announcement that his state champion and PCC long jump record that broke Robinson's mark in 1978 was still the longest existing record in California Community College track and field history. Aikin and Marks spoke about the influence of their head coach Ron Ballatore, a member of the Court of Champions and a director of five state champion teams at PCC. They also mentioned that their 1977-1978 state title teams were a close-knit group, including pointing out the several alumni who attended the event. Van der Wyk Becomes First PCC Women's State Track Race Champion Tracee van der Wyk (white top) leads the pack during a recent Track and Field event. Van der Wyk won the 1,500 meters race at this year's state championships. For the first time in Pasadena City College women's track and field history, a Lancer athlete captured a state meet running event title. Sophomore Tracee van der Wyk added a final award to her sensational, two-year PCC career by winning the 1,500 meters race at the 2011 CCCAA State Track and Field Championships held in May at Sacramento's American River College. Van der Wyk's gold medal ended a 34-year drought in track races for PCC women's athletes at the state meet since sanctioned competition began for the gender in 1977. Her title is the first PCC state title in women's track and field in 10 years and fourth overall. The three previous Pasadena champions accomplished their wins in field events - PCC Hall of Famer Sarah Goodlaw, 1996 hammer throw; Amber Roberts, 1997 high jump; and Elizabeth Heskett, 2001 pole vault. Like she accomplished in winning her second straight Southern California Championships' 1,500 title earlier this year, van der Wyk once again outraced Orange Coast's Sara Toberty, who ran the nation's fastest community college time in the event earlier this season. Van der Wyk, whose fastest mark is second in the nation, ran a 4:36.67, a decisive 3.55 seconds better than Toberty's second-place finish. A graduate of Temple City High School, van der Wyk closes her PCC athletic career as the school's greatest cross country runner (highest PCC finishes ever at state, regional, and South Coast Conference meets - all second places). In track and field, she is a three-time conference champion, two-time region champion, and now a state title holder. Van der Wyk recently was also recognized for the second consecutive season as the PCC Women's Athlete of the Year. Athletics Update Volleyball Players Sign with Four-Year Universities PCC had four signees to four-year universities in (from left) Markisha Richie, Miranda Doing, Danielle Stewart, and Aliyyah Abdullah. Four sophomore players from the 2010 Pasadena City College women's volleyball team, ranked number 7 in the final state poll, signed their national letters of intent May 3 to four-year universities. The group each earned playing scholarships in matriculating from PCC. PCC Head Coach Tammy Silva joined All-South Coast Conference players in Miranda Doing, Aliyyah Abdullah, Danielle Stewart and Markisha Richie as they were part of a photo session and signing ceremony held at the school's Academic Athletic Zone. Doing, a two-year starter at middle blocker, will attend the University of Alaska-Anchorage. A 5-foot-10 talent from La Mirada High, Doing totaled 303 attack kills and 130 block kills in her two seasons. She is the only member of the transferring sophomores to have played on the 2009 SCC undefeated champion team. Doing twice was an all-conference choice. Abdullah is also a two-year starter, but one who returned from Silva's first 2007 Lancers team to become an All-State selection in 2010. A 5-9 outside hitter from Balboa High in San Francisco, Abdullah signed with Grand Canyon University in Phoenix, Arizona. Abdullah led PCC with 303 kills and a 3.43 per-game-kills average. She was the team's blocks leader as a freshman in '07 with a 1.11 average. The two-time, all-conference selection totaled 497 attack kills, 144 blocks, and 73 serving aces in her two PCC seasons. Stewart, a transfer from Northwest College, Wyoming, was of the top setters in the state in 2010. A 5-3, product of South Hills High, Stewart will attend her third college in three years as she took a scholarship to attend California State University East Bay in Hayward, Calif. Stewart averaged 10.27 assists per game, was second on the team in digs with 242, averaged 1 kill a game on dump plays, and led the team in aces with 51. She was an All-SCC First Team selection. Richie, a transfer outside hitter from Riverside Community College, was an All-SCC Second Team selection who averaged 2.97 kills (202 overall). The 5-10 Richie played her prep ball at Pomona High. She will move on to the next level at Hope International University in Fullerton. Other PCC Athletes Reach Next Level Two-time, South Coast Conference Swimmer of the Year Sharif Alaoui has committed to attend UC San Diego for his junior season. Alaoui won the 2010 state title in the 200-yard freestyle and is a six-time conference champion in three events over his two years at PCC. Dominique Scott, the SCC Player of the Year in women's basketball, is headed to the University of Albany (New York) on a scholarship. The sophomore center was twice selected to the All-SCC First Team. The Lancers were 49-11 in her two seasons, making it to the state's Final Eight each year. Three Lancers football players signed NCAA Division I scholarships in February. Wide receiver Kemonte Bateman will play for a former Lancer, Coach DeWayne Walker (1978-79 alumnus) at New Mexico State University. All-purpose player Reuben Thomas III, PCC's leading touchdown scorer in each of his two seasons and an All-National Southern Conference selection, will attend Utah State University, while outside linebacker Cordell Robinson is moving on to Morgan State. South Coast Conference Honors Coaches Sanchez, Stoddard Bill Sanchez was selected as South Coast Conference Women's Badminton Coach of the Year after directing his Lancers to their third consecutive team championship in April. Sanchez, who is in his fourth season as Lancers head coach, guided PCC to an undefeated 12-0 record in conference matches. The Lancers, 2010 CCCAA state runner-up, nearly advanced to a second straight trip to the finals, but were edged by Irvine Valley, 11-10, in the Southern California championship match on May 4. His roster included SCC Player of the Year in JK Nguyen-Le, SCC Tournament individual singles champion Jewy Liang, and the individual doubles team champion duo of Nguyen-Le and Amy Ly. All three players are sophomores. Terry Stoddard, who finished his 12th year at PCC, earned his first selection as SCC Men's Swimming Coach of the Year. Stoddard's Lancers placed second in the conference in the dual meet standings with a 6-1 record. He coached a conference swimmer of the year for the sixth straight season in Sharif Alaoui. PCC finished in eighth place at the CCCAA State Championships held at East Los Angeles College in May. Back Cover President's Report to the community Pasadena City College • Public Relations Office 1570 East Colorado Boulevard Pasadena,?California 91106-2003 (626) 585-7315 Gold Medallion Winner, National Council for Marketing & Public Relations District 6, 2009 Pasadena Area Community?College District Board of Trustees William E. Thomson, President Geoffrey L. Baum, Vice President John H. Martin, Clerk Berlinda Brown, Member Dr. Anthony R. Fellow, Member Dr.?Jeanette Mann, Member Linda Wah, Member Alexander Soto, Student Trustee Director of Public Relations Juan Gutierrez Publications Supervisor Gilbert Rivera Sports Information Robert Lewis Contributing Writers Irene Aguilera Cathy Chaplin Roberta Martinez Dr. Richard van Pelt Photography Richshell Allen Kenny Kimura Richard Quinton Graphic Designer Noon Fernandez Calendar of Events July July 3 PCC Flea Market 8 a.m. - 3 p.m. - Campus parking lots August August 7 PCC Flea Market 8 a.m. - 3 p.m. - Campus parking lots August 17 Board of Trustees Meeting 5 p.m. - Creveling Lounge August 26 Women's Volleyball Quad Tourney vs. Citrus (season opener) 3 p.m. - Hutto-Patterson Gymnasium Women's Volleyball vs. Glendale 5 p.m. - Hutto-Patterson Gymnasium August 29 Welcome Day for New Students 8:30 - 11:30 a.m. Campus Center and Quad The President's Report to the Community is now available ONLINE http://www.pasadena.edu/publicrelations/presidentreport/index.html The above link is your gateway to the Report's eBook version. 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