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Pasadena City College
Volume 101, Issue 7
"The Independent Student Voice of PCC, Serving Pasadena Since 1915.'
Thursday, April 8, 2010
Over 40 apply for president
Catherine Sum
Staff Writer
The college received over 40
applications in response to its
search for a new president /super¬
intendent, according to the candi¬
date screening committee.
The committee has already
begun to review and eliminate
candidates, with the March 24
deadline for submissions now
passed.
Celebrating spring
"The screening committee unan¬
imously agreed that the candidate
pool appeared to be very strong
and that the process should contin¬
ue," a summary report of the com¬
mittee's actions said. The report
was given to the board of trustees
as part of its information packet,
during a regular Wednesday
evening meeting.
The committee has met three
times so far. The first meeting con¬
sisted of an introduction and ori¬
entation to the search, culminating
in the signing of a confidentiality
agreement for the members.
During the second meeting,
applicant resumes were reviewed
and in the third, the committee
narrowed the candidate pool to
that of a "manageable number for
reference calls," according to the
report.
The committee operates in
closed session meetings, the next
of which is scheduled for Friday.
"Careful consideration was
given to the depth and breath of
the candidates' qualifications and
experiences, as well as the make¬
up and diversity of the pool," said
the report, written by screening
committee Chair Richard Garcia.
An adjunct professor at the
University of Southern California,
Garcia was appointed to the com¬
mittee by Trustee Anthony Fellow,
whose Area 7 district he lives in.
Garcia says he doesn't "bring a
knowledge of the college to the
search but rather, a community
perspective."
Sitting on an ad hoc committee
to the screening committee are
Trustees Hilary Bradbury-Huang,
William Thomson and Jeanette
Mann. Members of this committee
attend the meetings and answer
any questions about the position
and process that may arise.
The role of the screening com-
Continued on page 10
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Pasadena Mayor
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Bogaard and Professor Ling O'Connor at the Spring Green Sustainable Garden Dedication in Galloway
Plaza on Tuesday.
Environmentally sustainable garden dedicated
Alejandra Gutierrez
and Barbara Beaser
Staff Writers
The group Seeds of Change dedicated the permaculture
garden to Acting Associate Dean of Enrollment Management
Allen Dooley on Tuesday at the "Spring Green Sustainable
Garden Dedication" in Galloway Plaza.
The permaculture garden, in the Quad in front of the C
Building, is now called the Allen Dooley Garden. Dooley
donated a significant amount of money to the project, accord¬
ing to Vice Chair of the Sustainability Committee, Jamie
Hammond.
Pasadena Mayor Bill Bogaard spoke and was thanked for
supporting sustainability at PCC. President Lisa Sugimoto
attended, as well as some Board of Trustees members.
Associate Professor of Natural Sciences Ling O'Connor had
Continued on page 10
Famed alumnus
Escalante dies
Distinguished educator was 79
Sammy Zenner-Becerra
Staff Writer
Jaime Escalante, the nationally honored educator and
PCC Distinguished Alumnus, has died at the age of 79.
The former high school teacher died at his son's home
in Roseville on March 30. The cause of death was coro¬
nary and respirato¬
ry failure triggered
by bladder cancer.
Escalante was
born on Dec. 31,
1930 in La Paz,
Bolivia, and he
taught in the coun¬
try for nine years
before political
unrest forced him to
move to California.
Not being able to
speak English, the
teacher was con¬
fined to a job as a
dishwasher at a Van
de Kamp's restau¬
rant across from
PCC.
Financial Aid
Interviewer Alice
Araiza remembers
meeting Escalante
at a La Raza Faculty
and Staff Association banquet. In 1988 Escalante was the
first keynote speaker ever for the event.
"He was a dynamic teacher who instilled faith and
education in the Latino community," recalls Araiza, "He
was a role-model and a wonderful person. He really
reached out to students."
Escalante began attending PCC in 1969, hoping to
improve his English and pursue his teaching career. In
1974, he received his teacher's certificate from CSU, Los
Angeles.
At Garfield High School, Escalante's personal method
of teaching gained him national distinction as an educa¬
tor. Due to his devotion to his students and his persist¬
ence in the classroom, hundreds of Escalante's students
Continued on page 10
Photo Courtesy of Alice Araiza
Financial Aid Interviewer Alice
Araiza and Jaime Escalante at
PCC in 1988.
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