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Dr. James
Kossler, college
president,
presents his
partnership for
excellence plan
to the
faculty senate
board.
MATT ROBINSON
COURIER
Divisions Would Get
$1 Million in Funding
Kossler’s plan to give new committee the power to disperse extra money to campus departments
By ROGER CHENG
Staff Writer
The faculty senate unanimously
voted to support college president Dr.
James Kossler’s plan to earmark half
of a $2 million grant from the
Partnership for Excellence program
for direct use by the college’s divi¬
sions.
The board meeting held on
Monday gave Kossler an opportunity
to present his plan and gamer support
from the faculty before he goes to the
board of trustees. The key points in
his plan were the proposed formation
of a steering committee to advice the
dispersal of the funds and ensuring
that a minimum of half the money go
directly to the divisions.
The money would be distributed
among the divisions involved with
basic skills, transfer, degrees and cer¬
tificates, workforce development,
and institutional learning support.
The steering committee would
involve representative from virtually
all facets of the school. Ernestine
Moore, vice president of student and
learning services, and Joyce Black,
vice president of instruction, are two
who will definitely be on the 10-
member committee.
There will be four members from
the faculty senate, each representing
either the academic, vocational, basic
skills, or non-teaching categories.
There will also be representatives
from the management association
and the classified senate. An
Associated Students board member,
PROPOSAL, page 6
CAMPUS PRIDE
Homecoming
Events Keep
Tradition Alive
Court to be selected during halftime of game
By ERICK RUIZ
Staff Writer
One of the grand traditions of
college life is homecoming; it
goes hand in hand with cheerlead¬
ers and toga parties. Well, this
week, this venerable institution of
higher learning is having its home¬
coming celebration which has had
some bizarre things happen in its
rich history.
“Homecoming was associated
with the Rose Bowl ceremonies in
the distant past,” said Rebecca
Cobb, student affairs adviser.
Who will' this year’s court be?
Heather Flores, who enjoys
interacting with her fellow stu¬
dents, wrote, “It would be an
honor to participate in the
Homecoming Court. Since I am
graduating this semester, this will
be a memorable farewell.”
Randall Frazier, a student-ath¬
lete who plays football and runs
track, said, “I want to be on home-
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coming court because it’s a big
part of college life.”
Monica Huang, AS member,
was instrumental in the campus
food drive to help out Pasadena
food pantries. “It was one of the
most memorable moments in my
life,” she said about her participa¬
tion in the drive.
Shanna Kissel, a nursing major,
who wants to become more
involved in school activities. She
had this to say: “Besides being a
fun activity, it will be a very mem¬
orable occasion as well as a great
honor to be part of the court.”
Alvin Ma, a history major, who
HOMECOMING, page 6
MATT ROBINSON
/
COURIER
This year’s court consists of (from left top row) Tracee Wilks Randall Frazier, Nancy Osipo and Jaerin Washington.
Sergio Minero, Alvin Ma, Jaime Vega, Shanna Kissel, (front) Monica Huang and Heather Flores are not pictured.
EDUCATION BEAT
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HIGHLIGHT
Name of Class
Creates Conflict
Including the word ‘Chicano’ in
the title of courses debated
By ANAMAR1A GONZALEZ
Staff Writer
MEChA members have taken a stand against the
psychology committee’s proposal to remove the
word Chicano from the title of a course because it
was “politically incorrect.”
The committee questioned using the term in the
title of Psychology 3 1 course, “Studies in Chicano
behavior.”
The psychology committee, whose members
include Gretchen Anderson, social-science division
dean, and professors Jim Bickley and Daniel Tiberi,
questioned whether the word Chicano should be
changed.
The committee approached Dr. Enrique Orozco,
professor of social sciences, with their concerns.
Orozco stated that he did not feel it was politically
incorrect for the course to include the term
“Chicano” in the title, and that he would inform
CHICANO, page 4
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October
1998
Psychology
committee moves
to remove the
word ‘Chicano’
from the title of
courses that focus
on Latino culture
MEChA takes a
removing the word
from the course
outline
Nursing Program Proves to be
One of College’s Top Divisions
The department graduates more
students than any other vocation field
By KELLY HOWARD
Staff Writer
The Pasadena City College
nursing department graduates
more students than any other
vocational field in the college.
Compared to other institu¬
tions, Pasadena has one of the
highest retention rates in nurs¬
ing. In the fall of 1997, 90 per¬
cent of nursing students com¬
pleted their courses.
Students who want to be
one of that 90 percent must be
prepared for a heavy work
load. Most nursing courses
require lab time and can range
anywhere from one to as
many as 19
1/2
hours a week.
Students do the majority of
their hours at area hospitals,
mainly at Huntington
Memorial.
PCC offers four programs.
They are Certified Nursing
Assistant (CNA), Vocational
Nursing (VN), Registered
Nursing (RN), and the
Emergency Medical
Technician (EMT). The two
most popular are the VN and
RN programs. The VN pro¬
gram takes two years to com¬
plete, while the RN program
takes four years. The VN and
RN have some prerequisites
that must be met prior to
NURSING, page 6
Banquet celebrates 50th anniversary of
the groundbreaking program
By ROGER CHENG
Staff Writer
The college’s vocational
nursing program celebrated its
50th anniversary at a banquet
last Friday.
The event was hosted by
nursing program dean Mary
Wynn. Dr. James Kossler, col¬
lege president, Joyce Black,
vice president of instruction,
and organizer Tom Berg
expressed their pride in the
school’s groundbreaking pro¬
gram.
We were the first vocation¬
al nursing program in the
nation,” said Berg, the head
instructor in the nursing divi¬
sion.
He also placed an empha¬
sis on the fact that they
enjoyed a 100 percent pass
rate for the last two semesters.
“We aren’t one of the best
programs in the nation, we are
the best program,” Dr. Kossler
proudly asserted in his
speech.
YThere was also an oppor¬
tunity to honor several stu¬
dents with awards for acade¬
mic achievement. Deva Khan
won $1,100 from the Gladys
Weeks Scholarships and
Leslie Rothrock took $500
from the PCC Scholarship
fund.
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