SUMMER 2012

io Hondo College celebrates its 50th Anniversary in 2012-2013. Fifty is a wonderful milestone for any organization. We can only wonder if those civic-minded advocates who championed R our cause in the 1960s had imagined that the ‘college on the hill’ would soar to the important regional resource it is today. Longevity is itself hardly a virtue. It is the future that counts, and organizations must renew themselves. has evolved into a vibrant community with new ideas, cutting-edge curriculum, and a solid commitment to opportunity and service. We invite you to join with other Rio Hondo College alumni and friends as we celebrate this historic year. Learn more at www.riohondo.edu/foundation. Early Milestones 1960 October 1963 Area voters established a Junior College District. $12 million construction bond issue passed to construct a college for 4,000 students on the Pellisier Ranch property, 1962 the present location of the RHC main campus. Area expanded to include El Rancho Unified School District, necessitating election of a separate Board of Trustees. 1964-1965 Classes held at former Little Lake School in Santa Fe Springs. 1963 Dr. Phil Putnam hired as first president. Fall 1966 Rio Hondo College campus opened with an enrollment May 1963 of 3,363 daytime students and 2,682 evening students. Board selected ‘Rio Hondo’ as college name. Other contenders were: Westlake; Junipero; Valencia; Bartolo; Santa Gertrudes; Don Pio Pico; Hillview; Highland; Friendly Hills; Richard M. Nixon. September 1963 First classes held at Sierra and El Rancho high schools. President’s Message s the Interim President of Rio challenge us, with the state calling for this honor and for their trust in my Hondo College, I am honored for additional cuts, and we will have abilities. To this end, I look forward to A to serve in this important to implement bold and intelligent this opportunity to contribute to the position and am mindful of the enormous measures to remain fiscally solvent. Rio Hondo community and appreciate work at hand. I believe it is critical that we maintain the support and kind words I have As the College moves into its our work in promoting strategies already received from many on campus th 50 anniversary year, we can celebrate for student success and retention, and in the community. the many recent successes, including implementing the recommendations But none of us works alone. We are the construction of numerous new made by the Student Success Task Force, fortunate to have talented and dedicated buildings, a positive accreditation, while also beginning the preparation faculty, staff, and administrators on our and a stronger financial footing than for the College’s next Self-Study for team who will be vital to promoting other area colleges due to fiscally ongoing success that is tangible and conservative practices. As a member Reaffirmation of Accreditation set for of the Rio Hondo community for 2014. And, as a college community, we measurable. We have thousands of 25 years, I am committed to maintaining will forge ahead with the search for a students on our campus who seek the wonderful forward momentum permanent President/Superintendent, knowledge and inspiration in our that the College has enjoyed, serving working collaboratively to find a classrooms on a daily basis. Given our students and supporting our strong, competent, fair-minded person the strength evident at every level community by providing a strong, who can lead the College and serve our of our team, there is no question Teresa Dreyfuss efficient academic program. community. we will continue on the positive Interim President Like all community colleges in I would like to express my trajectory our Board has set and our , this year’s budget will appreciation to the Board of Trustees community expects.

On July 1 Teresa Dreyfuss took the helm as Interim President of Rio Hondo completion and which has transformed the aging hilltop campus into a modern College, following the retirement of Ted Martinez, Jr., Ph.D. institution with new educational centers to provide access for underserved areas A native of Taiwan, Ms. Dreyfuss first came to the College in 1987, and most of the Rio Hondo College service area. recently served as Vice President, Finance and Business. She has also served as Ms. Dreyfuss holds an MBA from the and a Chief Financial Officer, Controller/Business Manager, Business Manager, and Bachelor’s degree from the University of Chinese Culture. She has worked as a Senior Accountant. part-time instructor at both Rio Hondo and City College, teaching Dreyfuss has been instrumental in guiding and managing the $245 million accounting and business classes for 10 years. She has also worked at Riverside facilities construction program, known as ‘Measure A’ which is nearing Community College District as Director of Business.

Class of 2012 Celebrated 49th Annual Commencement n May 24 more than 1,100 an associate degree, even if they plan Mary Ann Pacheco, professor of English students marched across the to transfer. and literature, who is retiring, was honored O Rio Hondo soccer field to during the ceremony by the Board of receive their diplomas at the College’s Commencement speaker and Trustees as a Fellow of the College. 49th commencement ceremony, making Rio Hondo alumnus Eric Rodriguez it one of the largest graduating classes in encouraged graduates to follow their the College’s . dreams and always learn from their The increase was the result of focused failures. Rodriguez, a veteran of the efforts to help students complete their Iraq War, also talked to students about programs more efficiently, and to growing up with his family surviving recognize the importance of seeking on welfare and food stamps.

2 Student Success Stories 2012 JACQUELINE HERNANDEZ – When Jacqueline Hernandez MICHELLE VIGIL – Michelle Vigil had her challenges as a came to Rio Hondo College in 2008 upon graduating from El full-time student, balancing responsibilities as a single Rancho High School, she was unsure of her direction. With parent to two young children and caregiver to her ill grandmother. mostly C’s in high school, she didn’t have lofty academic goals. But Michelle persevered. After all, it was her schoolwork at Rio Michelle attended school part-time while working at a retail Hondo that helped her rebuild her sense of self-worth after a two- store. Math classes for her were difficult and discouraging, but year struggle with drug addiction. Determined to turn her life she got through with help from her teachers. After a couple of around Michelle came to Rio Hondo in Spring 2009. After just years, Jacqueline discovered her passion – she decided to become two semesters she was accepted into the LVN nursing program. a speech pathologist. With a clear goal in mind, Jacqueline left Resolute in achieving her goal, Michelle and her children eventually moved in with her job and dedicated herself to full-time studies. Soon after Jacqueline achieved her grandmother so she could care for her. She spent hours on the bus everyday straight A’s while taking 18 units. She was on the Deans Honor List for both the traveling between her various responsibilities and campus. Michelle recently lost her 2011 Spring and Fall semesters. She says that she never thought she could do something like that, but at Rio Hondo College she learned she was capable of grandmother, but she has gained a sense of confidence and achievement she never doing better. Now Jacqueline has achieved a degree in Social Behavioral Studies. thought possible. She will take her state board exams in August and is preparing Accepted to Cal State Fullerton, Cal State Long Beach and Dominguez Hills, she to transfer into an RN program next spring. She is certain she will see through her will transfer to Cal State LA, the next step on her path to eventually earning a long-term goal to become a successful nurse practitioner. Michelle says she knows master’s in Speech Pathology. other students here have similar troubles and obstacles, but if she can realize her full potential, so can they. ANTONIO LANDGRAVE – Antonio Landgrave credits the forensics class he took during his first semester at Rio Hondo RAYMOND YU – Raymond Yu’s journey to graduation began for putting him on the road to academic success. Antonio, nine years ago when he first came to Rio Hondo College. As a who graduated from Santa Fe High School in 2010, had never person with Autism as well as learning disabilities, Raymond had participated in forensics before but Professor Libby Curiel saw endured misperceptions throughout his life as someone unable his potential and persuaded him to join the team. Antonio says to succeed in elementary and high school. Raymond, however, the things he learned during his two years competing on the was determined not just to attend college, but do well and forensics team helped him in all his classes. He became a better graduate. Indeed, he graduated with a 3.25 GPA and a major communicator and through competitions had the chance to in Architecture. Raymond says that college was often challenging travel to other colleges and universities around the state. Antonio worked part-time due to his communications skill problems; he is grateful that his aide kept him as a stock/cashier associate to finance his education throughout his time at Rio focused on his educational endeavors and the Disabled Students Program provided so Hondo. Still, he graduated in exactly four semesters, earning an associate degree in much assistance and support. While at Rio Hondo Raymond really enjoyed learning General Studies: Social . Antonio is transferring to San Jose State University AutoCAD for design and drafting, and developed a special interest in computer this fall to double major in history and communications. Antonio says he achieved technology. Raymond is looking forward to completing a certificate in Computer his goals by making good use of the many available resources at Rio Hondo. He frequented the Career and Transfer centers put to use the time management skills Information Technology, the next stop on his academic journey. he learned in his Counseling 101 class.

We’re Looking for Rio Hondo College Alumni

f you’ve taken even one class at Rio Hondo Joining the Association has its advantages: beyond College, you can proudly say you’re an alumnus, the opportunity to stay connected to the Rio Hondo I a distinction that includes such former students family and network with other alumni, you have access as 91 year-old Barbara Hudspeth. A member of the to both the Fitness Center and Learning Resource Center. first class, Hudspeth joined the four-year-old alumni association just last year. To join the Rio Hondo College Alumni Association, “I had a good education at Rio Hondo contact [email protected] or call the and just wanted to help out,” she says. President’s Office 562-908-3403.

College Installs Four Electric Vehicle Charging Stations

he Rio Hondo community as well as the influenced many other instructors and educational general public can now charge their electric programs across the state. T vehicles on campus, thanks to four recently The rogramP includes a technician training on installed Electric Vehicle Charging Stations. a pure plug-in electric vehicle as well as in Hybrid Made possible via a grant received through Technology, Fuel Cell Technology and Hydrogen the ChargePoint America program, two fully Technology, Compressed Natural Gas, Liquid networked Level II (220v) ChargePoint Charging Natural Gas, and Liquid Petroleum Gas. Stations are installed in Lot H and will be used for Drivers can reserve a charging station space and student training as well as for consumer charging. time by texting to the station site via smart phone to Two more stations are installed in front of the new reserve space. Certain smart phones and applications Administration of Justice building. also notify them when their charge is complete. A “We qualified for this program in part because of the full charge takes about four hours. Cars are charged Rio Hondo College alternative energy program,” by the kilowatt; the cost per kilowatt runs between 4 says Technologies and Energy Professor John Frala. cents and $1.17 per kilowatt, depending on time of The grant received through the ChargePoint America program was made possible by a grant funded by the American Recovery and The Alternative Fuels Technology Program at Rio day. For more information about using the charging Reinvestment Act through the Transportation Electrification Initiative Hondo College is an exemplary program that has stations, visit www.chargepoint.net. administered by the Department of Energy. 3 Regional Homeland Security Training Center A Capstone of Collaboration

io Hondo College is home disaster scenarios. Currently, more The facility is result of the excellent in federal appropriations funding to to one of the state’s premier than 145 first responder agencies train collaborative relationship between purchase site lighting equipment and R community college-based at Rio Hondo College, up from 85 just the College and the California Fire live fire training props. She secured Public Safety programs that includes the two years ago. Services, as well as regional fire $500,000 in federal appropriations Fire Academy, Wildland Fire Academy agency partners, relationships that and now the new Regional Homeland The regional training facility, extend back many decades. funding as well to purchase a clean- Security Training Center, which opened under construction for three years, burning CNG bus for shuttle service The project began when the in Santa Fe Springs with great fanfare is the newest of six regional training on the college campus. Department of Homeland Security last January. centers in Los Angeles County; it was the first to receive a certification selected Rio Hondo College as a The new three-acre facility allows of review in August 2011, which was homeland security regional training Los Angeles County first responders conducted by a team of California center to serve Los Angeles to receive coordinated training to Emergency Management Agency County and deliver training to uniformly respond to natural disasters (Cal-EMA) and California Fire area first responder agencies. or terror events. It houses training Marshal Office specialists. The Santa Congresswoman Grace ‘props’ for regional agencies to conduct Fe Springs Fire Department and Rio Napolitano secured $300,000 trainings to respond to a variety of Hondo College share the facility.

Administration of Justice Building Opens

egional law enforcement representatives joined Rio Hondo College The building’s three floors of commencement of Police Academy officials to celebrate the grand opening of its new Administration of approximately 32,000 square feet classes that started in June. R Justice (AJ) Building with a special ribbon-cutting ceremony on June 14. provides needed housing for multiple The building also features a weight Marshall David Singer and Santa Fe Springs Fire Chief programs within the College’s Division training shower/locker facility, a staff Alex Rodriguez both spoke to the significance of the AJ Building in of Public Safety, including delivery dining area and an assembly area to be training law enforcement officials for the region. of the associate degree and transfer used for formation drills and outdoor programs for Administration of Justice, training. Positioned at the northwest corner of the Campus, Corrections, and Fire Technology the Administration of Justice Building is the programs. The AJ Building is also As a tribute to the 26 Rio Hondo “gateway” project for Rio Hondo College. With home to the Police Academy. alumni who have given their lives in construction costs of about $10.9 million, the the line of duty as law enforcement and building was made possible by the local ballot The building has already been put fire service officers, a Memorial Wall, to use as classroom facility for various initiative Bond Measure A, which provided a funded through private contributions, Public Safety curriculum courses and total $245 million for facility improvements graces the building entrance. Advanced Officer Training courses and advancements. Groundbreaking took for law enforcement officers, and for place in 2009.

4 Facilities Update

major modernization and Campus Quad Renovation Blue Light Emergency Phones facilities construction program has transformed Rio Hondo A st College into a spectacular 21 century learning environment. The project began in early 2004 when administration developed a master plan to define the goals, budget, quality and schedule of the necessary improvements. The community expressed its support for the improvement program by approving These 27 special phones provide direct Bond Measure “A” contact to campus security in the event The program focused on upgrading of an emergency, enabling prompt existing campus facilities and constructing The bridge connecting the upper and lower quads was demolished and replaced response of aid. with a series of stepping plazas connected with stairs and ramps and lush new infrastructure and facilities to Pedestrian Bridge support the expanding school population; landscaping to provide a more open, access friendly space connecting all of the central campus buildings. The Pedestrian Bridge connects lot “A” it also saw the construction of several to the Applied Technology Quad, giving new buildings to enhance learning for pedestrians easier access to the generations to come. Administration of Justice Building The three-story building accommodates building second level and Upper Quad. classrooms, staff offices, physical RECENTLY-COMPLETED PROJECTS training rooms, lockers and showers for IN CONSTRUCTION the police training program. The design Learning Resource Center is highly contemporary featuring glass, PE Complex metal panels and large roof overhangs for shading to control solar heat gain.

Student Services and Student Union Buildings

The 41,000 square-foot PE Complex will feature weight training, team rooms, a new locker facility and staff offices. Two The 94,000 square-foot two-story new pools will replace the building anchors the south end of existing aging swimming pool. the central campus area. The library features a huge book stacks area. The East Campus Vehicular Drop Off Zone room and its adjacent reading room Drivers can safely drop off students with easy offer natural light through a continuous access to the Student Services Complex. high thermal performance glass wall that affords a panoramic view of the Lower Level Parking Terrace Stairs San Gabriel Valley. The building A series of concrete stairways and features energy efficient glazing, a green pathways are designed to separate pedestrian and vehicular traffic through roof area and earned a Silver LEED The Student Services Building houses various student programs, clubs, organizations all levels. Students parking in these areas certification. and other student service programs, as well as Admissions, Counseling and Financial will be able to transit to and from the Aid. The ground floor of the two story 14,000 square-foot Student Union Building campus in a safer, more relaxed manner. Applied Technology Building contains a new cafeteria and kitchen. A new student lounge occupies the second The existing 40,000 square-foot floor. The two buildings are linked with open bridges and are connected to the El Monte Educational Center facility was renovated and expanded campus via bridges to the Upper Quad. to meet the curriculum requirements for training tomorrow’s automobile Regional Public Safety Training Facility technicians. The completed facility The existing facilities were renovated to provide additional classroom and faculty provides the ability to train students office spaces. The six-acre site was also augmented with a number of training props The four classroom educational center in alternative fuel technologies such as including a confined space, urban rescue, hazardous materials, tank car, tank truck will offer informal educational space as hybrids, electric and future hydrogen and roof access simulators. well as a public meeting area. powered vehicles.

Central Plant and Campus Infrastructure Improvements included installation of new chilled water, new hot water and new fiber cable throughout the central campus area. The fiber optic cable backbone provides high speed internet, data transmission and phone service throughout to all buildings.

South Whittier Educational Center

This facility offers various educational programs to the community. The annex adds three classrooms, an office for the counselor and a lounge for students, faculty and staff.

5 Students Garner Benefits From Targeted Success And Retention Initiatives Emerging data show Rio Hondo (CCC) created its Basic Skills Initiative, institutionalize these programs so that grades, which is 10 to 20 percent higher students are clearly reaping benefits a comprehensive and strategic effort they’re not just serving a selected few than those not participating. from the targeted efforts to boost to serve the educational needs of but helping all incoming students to student success and retention within the increasing number of California attain successful academic pathways.” Early Alert Program: The program basic skills courses. community college students entering helps faculty identify students who After five years, Rio Hondo College college at basic skills levels. It is a are experiencing attendance and Basic skills are foundational skills has gathered the first comparative data key project in addressing the goal in reading, writing, , sets regarding the Student Success and academic difficulties; identified of student success and readiness in learning and study skills, and English Retention programs, and the first- students then receive support services. the California Community College as a Second Language, which are year incoming students they primarily All basic skills courses are included in System Strategic Plan. considered necessary for students to serve. Program highlights include: this program. succeed in college-level work. In 2006/07 Rio Hondo received First Year Experience Program (FYE): Summer Bridge: Incoming students special categorical funding from the These programs have become Promotes academic achievement CCC to create a college action plan. In who participate in the four-day extended key components of Rio Hondo’s among entering college students in a subsequent years, the College developed orientation are more likely to take and comprehensive student success supportive, integrated and innovative strategies, applied the funds toward the pass math in their first semester. model, which recruits, guides, places, learning environment. Students creation of the Office of Student Success and supports students from pre- are placed in the same math and Fast Track Accelerated Learning and Retention, and began implementing matriculation through completion. counseling classes for the academic Program: Serious and committed the new programs. For instance, incoming students who year. Ninety-seven percent of these entering students are placed in the participate in the four-day Summer When the state’s Basic Skills funding students persisted through their first same English and reading classes. was cut in 2010, Rio Hondo applied year of college. Bridge program are more likely to Rio Hondo expanded the number for and received $3.2 million Federal take and pass math in their first Gateway Tutoring Program: Trained Title V funds to continue to initiate of cohort learning communities semester than incoming students who tutors work with specific instructors, don’t; and 97 percent of students who and expand its student success models. from one serving 29 students during attending their classes and facilitating fall 2011 to five cohorts serving participate in the First Year Experience “Those funds not only salvaged group study sessions for students. 113 students during spring 2012. Program persist through their first our developing program efforts but Currently 30 course sections use year of college. allowed us to expand them,” says Gateway tutors per semester, serving Generally retention rates were higher Rio Hondo began these targeted Dr. Robert Holcomb, assistant dean upward of 1,000 students. Eighty-four across the board when comparing the efforts about five years ago when of Student Success and Retention. percent of students who attend tutoring ten different Fast Track courses to the the California Community Colleges “Our next step is to broaden and sessions pass the target class with passing same non-Fast Track courses.

Cohort 1 Cohort 2 Cohort 3 Cohort 4 – Cohort 5 Cohort 6 ENGL 035/035W (lab) ENGL 101 Math 050 Cancelled ESL 198 SPCH 101 ENGL 101 ENGL 201 READ 134 ENGL 101 ENGL 201 READ 023 READ 023 LIB 101

Students Participating Retention Rates by Course: Success Rates by Course: in Each Cohort Cohort Participants versus Students in Other Sections Cohort Participants versus Students in Other Sections of of Same Course between Spring 2011 and Spring 2012 Same Course between Spring 2011 and Spring 2012 Cohort Courses Students Spring 2012 Students in Spring 2012 Students in 1 4 19 Course Fast Track Comparison Course Fast Track Comparison 2 3 24 Participants Sections Participants Sections

3 2 30 ENGL035 100% 82% ENGL035 95% 59% 5 3 18 ENGL035W 100% 83% ENGL035W 74% 39% 6 2 26 ENGL101 92% 80% ENGL101 82% 58% Unduplicated Total* 113 ENGL201 98% 85% ENGL201 70% 74% * Four students participated ESL198 100% 97% ESL198 89% 91% in two cohorts. LIB101 100% 73% LIB101 50% 54% Note: To be counted as a “cohort MATH050 83% 79% MATH050 70% 56% participant,” the student must have remained enrolled in all of the cohort’s courses beyond READ023 91% 90% READ023 58% 75% the date for withdrawal. READ134 77% 78% READ134 50% 53% SPCH101 100% 86% SPCH101 100% 72% Information provided by Dr. Kenn Pierson, Dean, Communications and Languages, with data from Note: Retention means completing the course with any grade Note: Success means passing the course with a grade Institutional Research and Planning. other than a ‘W.’ of ‘C’ or above.

6 Student Success & Retention Ancilliary Activities: Students in the ESL 198—ENGL The libraries of Rio Hondo College and 101—LIB 101 Fast Track Cohort CSU LA have a reciprocal agreement visited the university library of CSU of mutual use privileges; currently Los Angeles with their instructors enrolled students of Rio Hondo can Tyler Okamoto and Judy Sevilla- borrow books from the CSU LA Marzona. There they were treated to library and vice versa. To find out a tour of the library’s six levels and more about the reciprocal agreement wealth of research resources, as well call the library reference desk at as a hands-on introduction to a few 562-908-3484. of the library’s 100+ online databases. The class also completed a research For more information on the Fast exercise and had time to apply for Track Accelerated Learning Program, library borrowing privileges from call Sergio Guzman, Basic Skills CSU LA. CSU librarians Christina Coordinator, at 562-463-3479. Sheldon and Deborah Schaeffer Information provided by Judy Sevilla- hosted the event. Marzona, Rio Hondo College librarian.

MESA/TRiO Student Support Services STEM Celebrates a Successful 2011-12: Of the 171 students that were served during the academic year 40 received their AA/AS degrees. Forty students are transferring to 4-year universities in fall 2012. These students finished major preparation courses in mathematics, and and all but two are transferring in a STEM major. The students are headed for campuses at Berkeley, Davis, Irvine, Los Angeles, San Diego, and Santa Cruz, California State Universities campuses at Fullerton, Los Angeles, Stanislaus, and Humboldt State as well as California Polytechnic Universities Pomona and San Luis Obispo. One student will enroll at USC, one at the University of Arizona and one at . In Spring 2012 the program was able to move into its new location in S205. The students spent 11,192 hours in the center studying in groups and on their own. In major preparation courses in mathematics, physics and chemistry, MESA students made up 31% of all students in mathematics, 44% in chemistry and 70% in physics. Taking advantage of the MESA center, Academic Excellence Workshops (AEW), tutoring and other services such as the mandatory educational In the fall the first group of students will receive Scholarships to Aid Rio Hondo plan through transfer, educational and personal advising, financial education STEM Students (STARSS). These scholarships in the amount of $4000 - $6000 and more, the program participants outperformed other students again this year. are designed to support financially struggling students. The first awards will be AEWs are extra sessions which are designed to reinforce the material. These announced in early July. sessions led to mathematics success rates 13% higher for participating students Information provided by Dr. Gisela Spieler-Persad, MESA & TRiO SSS STEM when compared to those who did not. Program Director

New Roadrunner Academic Mascot Logo Schedule

new Roadrunner mascot logo Apply and is showing its face (or, in this register early to case, beak) around campus. get the classes A you want! Rio Hondo have used various iterations of the desert bird since it was chosen as the College sold in the Bookstore, and is incorporated Fall Classes begin mascot during the first year of classes in in the new Rio Café signage. Student week of August 20, 2012 1963-1964. The updated look is used government has also adopted the new ■ Module A - Aug. 18-Oct. 12 on athletic team uniforms, on Rio Gear logo. Go Roadrunners! ■ Module B - Oct. 13-Dec. 8 Open registration for new students begins Aug. 13. Enrollment fees for California Community College Residents are $46 per unit, as established by the California “Top 100” Lists State Legislature. Include Rio Hondo Degree and Certificate Programs ommunity College Week has just published its annual rankings for the www.riohondo.edu nation’s top degree producing community colleges. This year’s lists are Check out Virtual College classes based on 2011 data from the U.S. Department of Education. Rio Hondo for online options! C th rd College ranks as 87 in the nation and 23 in the state for associate degrees for all disciplines awarded to minority students; as 39th in the nation and 13th in the Parking permits for all state for associate degrees awarded in all disciplines to Hispanic students; and as campus lots are required 29th in the nation and third in the state for homeland security, law enforcement, firefighting and related protective services. effective August 18.

7 Rio Hondo College BOARD OF TRUSTEES 3600 Workman Mill Road Angela Acosta-Salazar Whittier, CA 90601 562.692.0921 Norma Edith García Gary Mendez Vicky Santana Madeline Shapiro

Marcus Gomez RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS Student Member

Teresa Dreyfuss

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theory of coaching, and coaching the the coaching and coaching, of theory Counseling, College and Life Success, Success, Life and College Counseling,

Sociology 101 to Sociology 120: 120: Sociology to 101 Sociology science degree in education physical in degree science

lecturing in fitness and wellness and and wellness and fitness in lecturing exploration,” says Dorali who teaches teaches who Dorali says exploration,”

Chapman University, and a master’s of of master’s a and University, Chapman

of sociology classes that range from from range that classes sociology of

health and physical education classes, classes, education physical and health them through the journey of self- of journey the through them

organizational business leadership from from leadership business organizational

Brian Brutlag has taught a variety variety a taught has Brutlag Brian

fifth year at Rio Hondo teaching teaching Hondo Rio at year fifth explore majors and careers, and guide guide and careers, and majors explore

UC Irvine, a master’s degree in in degree master’s a Irvine, UC

n his four years at Rio Hondo, Hondo, Rio at years four his n I ennifer Tanaka-Hoshijo is in her her in is Tanaka-Hoshijo ennifer J helping them build self-confidence, self-confidence, build them helping

psychology and social behavior from from behavior social and psychology

difference in the lives of students by by students of lives the in difference

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he has a bachelor’s degree in in degree bachelor’s a has he S

“I feel fortunate that I can make a a make can I that fortunate feel “I

Jennifer Tanaka-Hoshijo Jennifer Pichardo-Diaz Dorali Daniel Osman Daniel Brian T. Brutlag Brutlag T. Brian college experience and into their lives. their into and experience college

students find their way, through their their through way, their find students

Diaz is passionate about helping helping about passionate is Diaz

Counseling professor Dorali Pichardo- Dorali professor Counseling

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