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BELOW/INSIDE The Newsletter for Faculty and Staff at College of the Desert Week of May 8, 2006 Volume 17 Number 19 Nursing Students Graduate, Etner Work Force

COD Retirees Will Be Honored at Dinner Friday

Intensive 3-Week Classes Offered For Summer

Alumni Will Induct 12 Into Hall of Fame

Graduation Grows Too Big, Venue Changed

Best & Brightest Awards Close On Monday, May 15

Math Lecture Promises To Be 'Globs' of Fun

Sunday, Monday Recitals Feature Faculty Talent

'Guys and Dolls' Opens Friday at the McCallum

Summer Starts May 30

House Honored For His 20 Standing Tall at the Nurse's Pinning Ceremony Years Among the 19 new Registered Nurses about to take their place in the Coachella Valley healthcare job market are recent graduates from College of Tennis Team On Verge Of the Desert's popular nursing program (evenings/weekends sequence). Title They've completed a rigorous 16-month 'fast-track' program which they COD Softball Players entered after completing their general education requirements. They Named All-American graduated with an Associate Degree in Nursing. Some of the nurses are shown here, at the May 1 ceremony, from left: Christine Eminike, Kari Gaskins, Robin Ferres, Michelle Tingley, Lisa McDonald. See more photos, below

President's Games: Best Ever? See photos, story below See team pictures

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Campus News

Amid Laughter, Tears, Nursing Students Celebrate Rite of Passage: the second graduating class in the "fast-track" Evenings and Weekends RN program were honored at a recent pinning ceremony at the Annenberg Center for Health Sciences at Eisenhower Medical Center. The 19 graduating nursing students will be joined by the regular daytime program graduates - more than 40 of them - when they hold their own pinning ceremony on May 26 at the McCallum Theatre.

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Top Photo: Nurses burst into applause, including, from left, Arthur Dominquez Jr., Jennifer Haas, Shonna Hottinger.

Middle Photo: Haas, Hottinger react with tears.

Above: Pensive and proud are Michelle Tingley, Lisa McDonald.

Right: Sandi Emerson, Dean, Health Sciences/ECE Division, addresses the new RNs.

Retirees Will Be Honored at Dinner: A Retirement Celebration is planned for Friday, May 12, at the Marriott Rancho Las Palmas in Rancho Mirage at 6 p.m. An evening to honor dedicated colleagues Paul Bowie, Judy Brae, Dee Gerken, Eileen Hackett, William Kohl, Ken LaMont, Matteo Monica, Terry Nicholson, and Rose Rallo, Tickets are $15. and include the Retirement Celebration Program and a chicken entrée accompanied by salad, rolls, vegetables, desert and coffee. Alumni Hall of Fame Gala is May 13: The COD Alumni Association will honor inductees into the Hall of Fame at a gala awards dinner and ceremony May 13 at 5:30 p.m. at the Marriott Rancho Las Palmas. The twelve people being inducted into the Alumni Association Hall of Fame are:

Outstanding Faculty, Eileen Hackett; Outstanding Adjunct Faculty, Cheryl Houston; Outstanding Classified Staff, Florante Roa and Blanca Montenegro; Outstanding Alumni, Anndee Laskoe, Dave Ison, Nancy Svoboda and Antonio “Tony” Arredondo; Outstanding Institutional Commitment To College of the Desert, Carol Benford and Pat Ross; Outstanding Community Leader, Lisa and Jim Houston. For more information, contact the Alumni Association at Ext. 1311. 'Best and Brightest' Employee Awards Nominations Close on Monday, May 15: The annual classified employee recognition awards, COD's Best and Brightest, will be determined soon. Nominations in five separate categories close on Monday, May 15, at 5 p.m. Judging will take place late next week and the awards will be announced during or just prior to California Classified School Employees Week, May 21-27. As the Insider went to "bed," a total of 31 nomination had been received. Nominations can be made online at http://www.collegeofthedesert.edu/FacultyStaff/PublicRelations/awards.asp The nomination forms will be online, along with the rules and criteria, and awards will again

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be made in five categories. The winners will be announced during California Classified Employees Week, May 21-27. Each awardee will receive a framed certificate and a $75 gift certificate to the restaurant of his or her choice. Last year's winners are not eligible this year; they are: Nori Bambusch, Chris Bohn, Margaret Foat-Koenig, Sharon Bentzen and Terri Alm. Only COD classified employees may be nominated. There are five categories, each with specific criteria that must be met by the awardee; the criteria are set out in the rules on the nomination form. The categories are: Professional Development; Attendance and Dependability; Customer Service; Team Building; and Process Improvement and Productivity.

Technology Institute Draws Crowd: An estimated 46 COD classified employees attended a series of hour-long technology workshops on a recent Friday. Above, right, Michael Harlow instructs a class in Microsoft Outlook while Tanya Bogarin (above, left) listens intently. There were a total of 12 classes offered in the one-day Technology Institute, part of a series of opportunities for professional growth provided by the college.

And the Winners Are: Gene Marchu, left, Executive Director of the COD Alumni Association, dropped by the Technology Learning Center to draw names of the winners of door prizes. COD personnel got a ticket to a drawing for each workshop they attended, thus sharpening their skills and also improving their chances of winning a prize. Michael Warrington, standing next to Marchu, attended two workshops, entered two tickets in the drawing, and won two prizes! Other prizes won were: Linda Costagliola, IPOD Shuffle; Lynda Scott , 7” Portable DVD; Michael Warrington, MINI HI-FI; Lorraine Hawking , MP3 Portable; Pam Chapman, Sports CD Player; Micheline Morena, DVD Player; Roger Bell, DVD Player; Michael Warrington, Undercabinet CD Player; Diane Abdelhamid, USB HUB; Ana Yepiz, Mouse Pad/Movie Tickets; Margaret Eckland, Mouse Pad/Movie Tickets.

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Math Lecture Should Be 'Globs' of Fun: The faculty of the Division of Math and Science would like to invite you to a talk by Geoff Hagopian. The title of the Instructor's talk is, From Splines & Catalan Numbers to Glob Numbers: Recreational Counting for the Millions. A synthesis of splines and Catalan numbers will be developed to render and count globs. What are globs? Come and find out! This is your mathematics in recreation, scheduled for May 11 at 5 p.m. in Classroom B-9. Facilities Master Planning Committee Meeting Set for May 16: The next Facilities Master Planning Committee Meeting scheduled for Tuesday, May 16, at 1 p.m. in the Library Community Room.The agenda includes:discussion of the upcoming Summer projects, a presentation of current projects in their various stages of development, and a presentation of conceptual drawings for upcoming projects. ACES, UB Plans Graduation and Transfer Celebration: ACES will hold its annual Graduation and Transfer Dinner on Thursday, May 18, 2006 at 6 p.m. in the TRIO Classroom. Upward Bound will have its own Awards and Student Recognition Banquet on Friday, May 19, 2006 at 6 p.m. in the Fantasy Springs Convention Center. For more information on either event, contact Patricia Reyes at Ext. 7347.

Alumni, Rotary Club Reward Student Achievers: An annual event that this year recognized some 60 COD students for athletic and scholastic accomplishment drew a crowd of more than 100 persons to the Hilb Student Center on a recent evening. Above, Athletic Director Terry Schukart announces one of the student winners, while ASCOD President Yessica Morales yields the lectern. At right are members of the sponsoring organizations who were on hand to congratulate each student. The three are: Frank Marra, President Elect, Palm Desert Rotary; Gene Marchu, Executive Director, COD Alumni Association; and John Marman, Palms to Pines Rotary, retired Athletic Director and current member of the Alumni Board. Right: Guest speaker for the event was Jonas

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Udcoff, an executive with CBS-TV2. Bill Bailey, Director of Student Activities at COD, gave the welcoming address. The two service clubs who help sponsor the event are the Palm Desert and the Palms to Pine Rotary Clubs.

Board Minutes Released: Minutes from the most recent meeting of the DCCD Board of Trustees meeting are now on the web, at http://www.collegeofthedesert.edu/uploadedFiles/Board%20Minutes%2004-19-06.pdf

Five Intensive 3-Week Courses Offered at COD in Summer: Short courses that cover a semester's worth of work and last just three weeks promise a very intensive learning experience at COD this summer. Four courses will be offered at the Palm Desert main campus; they are Elementary Spanish, English Composition and Literature, Myth and Legend, Public Speaking. A fifth course, African-American Literature, will be offered at Eastern Valley Center. Students who enroll in one of these courses can earn three college credits. All four begin May 30, after which their schedules each vary slightly, and end no later than June 15. See the summer class schedule for specifics. Students who sign up for Spanish 1A will meet four days a week, Tuesday through Friday the first week, then Monday through Thursday, from 8 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Professor Frank Attoun will instruct and says the class will be "quick, intensive and very instructive" and would, for example, permit a student to complete 1A and enroll in Spanish 1B during the six- week summer session that begins on June 19. "Or you can learn Spanish just before your exciting trip to Mexico this summer," Attoun said. English 1B will be taught by Professor Jack Tapleshay who promises that students "will be immersed in poetry, fiction and drama" in the literature course. He said students "should be ready to go to work the moment they step into the classroom. Students cannot miss even one class." Tapleshay said the intensive course is designed for "students who can focus, study and respond in a relatively short period of time." The course meets Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 11:45 a.m., except the first week; no class is scheduled on Friday, June 9. Tapleshay will also teach Myth and Legends (Eng 35) five nights a week, except for the first week when class is in session Tuesday through Friday, from 5 to 9:15 p.m. No class is scheduled on Friday, June 9. Professor Gary Walker said the intensive Public Speaking (SP4) will be "three weeks of the hardest work you'll ever love." Walker refers to it as Public Speaking Boot Camp. "You'll start the course as a raw recruit, and finish as a polished public speaker." The course meets from 8 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Monday through Friday, except the first week; no class is scheduled on Friday, June 9.

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Professor Denise Diamond will instruct the African-American Literature course at EVC. The class was just recently added to the schedule.

Recital Features Faculty Talent Two recitals featuring faculty members are coming up next week and both are open to faculty, staff and the general public.

On Sunday, May 14, Anthony Arizaga will perform on classical guitar.

Then, on Monday, May 15, Vocalist Mark Almy and harpist Dr. Vanessa Sheldon (right) are featured. Both concerts are free at the Pollock Theatre at 7 p.m. Call Ext. 2574 for more information.

It's a Good Bet 'Guys and Dolls' Will Be Audience Favorite: When Michele Gaines talks to people in the community about the annual musical productions her students put on at the McCallum Theatre, there’s one question she always gets. “When are you going to do Guys and Dolls ?” “If I had to pick the musical I have been asked about most, in terms of when were going to do it, that’s the one,” she says. The College of the Desert Division of Social Sciences and Arts is producing the show. There are four performances scheduled May 19-21at the McCallum. Showtimes are Friday and Saturday, 8 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday, 2 p.m. Tickets are a bargain at $20, $25 and $30 and can be purchased by calling the McCallum Box Office at 340-ARTS.

Rehearsals are at Theatre Too on campus. “We move over to the McCallum for rehearsals on May 15,” Gaines said. “We plan a dress rehearsal on the 18th.”The 1950’s era comedy feature big ensemble dance numbers and a nightclub

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scene set in Havana that turns into a barroom brawl. “It’s a really large ensemble,” said Gaines, Theatre Arts Instructor and director/choreographer for recent COD productions Sweet Charity, Gypsy, South Pacific, and Damn Yankees. She’s again teamed with Musical Director Scott Smith. “There are 40 cast members in all; it’s one of the largest casts we’ve had. There are a lot of big numbers, including two that are set in the Hot Box, a kind of gentleman’s club. There are 10 Hot Box Dancers.”

Speaking of Hot Box Dancers, the role of Adelaide – the main attraction at the Hot Box nightclub – is played by Colleen Kelley, whose past COD performances have included Man of La Mancha and Little Shop of Horrors. She’s one of four leads. The others are Chelsey Clime, who won a Desert Theater League Award for her turn in the title role in last year’s Sweet Charity; Tod Kent, Clime’s co-star in Charity; and Phil Mastrelli, who is new to COD. COD’s strong supporting cast includes Raymond Brinkman, Mike Hadley, Cliff Plummer, Eric Spitz and Raul Valenzuela. Based on Damon Runyon's short story, The Idyll of Miss Sarah Brown, the musical production of Guys and Dolls revolves around Nathan Detroit (Mastrelli), the organizer of the oldest established permanent floating crap game in New York, who bets fellow gambler Sky Masterson (Kent) that he can't make the next girl he sees fall in love with him. The next girl he sees happens to be Miss Sarah Brown (Clime), a pure-at-heart Salvation Army-type reformer, and the stage is set for a hilarious evening of complications. Guys and Dolls opened at the 46th Street Theatre on November 24, 1950 and enjoyed a run of 1,200 performances. The original cast included Robert Alda, Vivian Blaine, Sam Levene and Isabel Bigley. The 1955 film version featured Marlon Brando, Vivian Blaine, Frank Sinatra and Jean Simmons. In 1976, a Broadway revival was staged with an all-black cast. The show was revived in Las Vegas in 1982, starring Indian Wells resident and renowned singer Jack Jones. It is currently enjoying a revival on the London stage.

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Isabel Bigley is now retired and living in the Coachella Valley and will be recognized at the end of the opening night performance. She won a Tony Award for her role as Miss Sarah Brown in the original Broadway production, more than 50 years ago! A collection of memorabilia from the original show will be on display in the McCallum lobby. Popular songs from the musical include Luck Be a Lady, Bushel and a Peck, and Sit Down You’re Rockin' the Boat.

President's Games Give Employees Way to Celebrate Year's End: The annual President's Games and Barbecue officially bring the academic year to a close each May. In the top photo, the official referees gathered for a photo before heading off to judge the competion, which consisted of some light-hearted games. Shown here, from left, front: Margaret Eklund, Dr. Wendy Flint, Bina Isaac; (back) Terry Schukart, Nina Babiarz, LeAnn Lundberg, Dr. David Bugay. Above, left, DCCD Board Chairman Chuck Hayden gets wrapped up in the games, with help from Lead Security Officer John Williams; above, right, Mike Hadley with his ever-present video camera captures the event for a future video presentation.

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Omigosh! Paying close attention to the competition are members of the CTD Team, above, from left: Barb Smart, Isabel Hildebrandt, Pamela Niles and Jennifer Langrill.

At Right: Chuck Hayden, Dr. Maria Sheehan, Jojie Magbuhat, Adrian Gonzales, Sharon Bentzen and John Loera were part of the crowd watching and/or participating in the games.

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Making Waves: Isabel Hildebrandt helps her CTD teammates wade through one leg of the competition while referee Wendy Flint who also works at the CTD but remained a totally impartial judge, looks on. See photos of all the teams, others by clicking here.

Graduation Gets Too Big, New Venue Required: The number of students graduating with associate degrees at COD has grown in recent years and the number of participants in Commencement has also swelled -- from about 200 five years ago to more than 300 last year. This year, some 430 graduates have signed participation forms, presenting the college with a major venue problem. The commencement exercises have traditionally been held at the McCallum Theatre since it opened in the mid-1980s, and its 1,127 seats have usually been more than adequate. In recent years, however, the number of guests each graduate could invite have been limited and tickets have been required to get in. With 430 graduates planning to "walk" in the processional over to the McCallum this May 26, COD was faced with the unpleasant prospect of limiting the number of guests for each graduate... to just over one! "It's actually about one and a quarter," said Dean John Loera, Admissions and Records, who heads a committee that was created to find a new venue. "We didn't feel it was fair to limit them to one guest. Many of our graduates are the first in their families to graduate from college and many of them have large families and other loved ones who would like to attend

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this event. We looked at a number of options, ranging from holding two smaller commencements back to back in the McCallum to moving it to the Palm Springs Convention Center or the Indian Wells Tennis Gardens. In the end, the administration felt it was important we keep the ceremony on campus, so we've opted for Boone Field." The athletic field, where COD teams play football and soccer, would need some enhancement and the administration has contracted with an events firm that will bring in 1,750 chairs, some canopy covers with misters, a stage, and a professional sound system. The committee is hammering out details such as parking, security, first aid, water supplies, rest rooms, traffic flow, crowd control, and a long list of other details, along with the usual details that were decided on earlier -- such as seating arrangements, musical accompaniment, and a list of speakers. The ceremonies start at 7 p.m. Loera said the committee is working hard and there's a free exchange of ideas. The commencement venue is coming together and the good news is, there will be plenty of room for guests -- each student will be given up to four tickets and there may be a few left over.

COD Trustee Honored Ray House, shown here with his wife Marlene in a recent photo, was honored May 7 by the Community College League of California for 20 years of service as a College Board Trustee. He received the prestigious award at the Annual meeting of California Community College Trustees in San Diego. House has a life- long connection with College of the Desert. He attended COD as a student, then taught as an automotive instructor and has been overseeing the growth of COD since 1985 as a member of the Desert Community College District Board of Trustees. Something of an historian at heart, House collects and compiles newspaper clippings and other memorabila related to COD and other area schools in which he has an interest. House's seat on the Board, representing the outlying areas north and east of Indio, will be on the ballot this fall. No official word yet as to whether House will run for another four-year term.

COD Offers More Than 200 Classes for Summer; Some Start as Early as May 30: The

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weather’s warming up and that means it’s time for Summer Session at College of the Desert. This summer, COD will offer more courses than ever before – more than 200 credit classes, more than 80 non-credit classes, including English as a Second Language, and nearly 30 classes at the Eastern Valley Center in Indio. Classes start May 30, June 5 and June 19. A class schedule is available on campus and at city halls, public libraries and chambers of commerce throughout the Coachella Valley, or online at collegeofthedesert.edu. Traditional 8-week summer classes begin June 5. A special feature of summer session is the addition of five highly intensive three-week courses, each offering three full college credits. The intensive classes meet for four hours, four days a week, and include English Composition and Literature, Public Speaking, Sociology and Spanish. A fifth intensive class, Introduction to African-American Literature, has been added at the EVC site. These classes start May 30. In a collaborative effort with the Palm Desert Campus of California State University, San Bernardino, two classes will be offered this summer for students who are accepted into the pre-nursing program for the newly announced Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree that will be offered at CSU in the Fall. Students can get a jump start on their undergraduate prerequisite courses by signing up for six-week summer classes in either Chemistry or Psychology, starting June 19. The classes are held on the COD campus. COD is now enrolling students for both Summer and Fall (starting May 8). Class schedules are available at the college, public libraries, city halls and chambers of commerce valley- wide, and online at collegeofthedesert.edu. Information about applying for admission and registering for classes is also available at the Enrollment Hotline at (760) 776-7222. Fall Class Schedule Out, In the Mail: The new Fall class schedule is available on campus and at public libraries, chambers of commerce and city halls valley-wide. You can watch your mail box at home, too, as the schedule's been mailed to every residence in the Coachella Valley.

President's Corner by Dr. David Bugay V.P. Human Resources

The Greatest of Problems: We have a serious problem to confront us at the end of the school year – we have soooooo many students that are graduating that we have to change the venue! We have the largest graduating class this year in the history of the College with approximately 430 graduates that want to ‘walk’ at graduation and have their families and supporters with them. The McCallum Theatre cannot hold them and their guests. We are making arrangements to have graduation on the football field. Plans are being made to provide a great atmosphere with an appropriate size platform, sun coverings, and even shorter speeches!

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President’s Games: You will see pictures of the President’s Games in this issue of the Insider. Fast action, good food, fun, great attendance, and wild cheers were the norm for the day. Organizers Wendy Flint and LeAnn Lundberg did a great job in developing and organizing this event. Championship Teams abounded with medals and awards listed later. Everyone who completed was spectacular!

Customized Training in Technology: Bina Isaac, Marc Dresher , and I are attending various division meetings to find the needs of our faculty. Our intention is to develop customized training to meet the needs of your division.

Diversity Council: The Council has expanded the calendar this next year and you may want to participate in one the various celebration events in both the planning and/or participating. If you want to participate in the planning of any one of these activities for the upcoming year, please contact Karen Estrada at [email protected] Plans being developed are: September - Constitution Day September - Hispanic Heritage Month October – National Disabilities Awareness Month October – Day of Respect November – National American Indian Heritage Month February – Black History Month March – Women’s History Month March 31 – Cesar Chavez Day April – Asian/Pacific Islander Month

SEED - Seeking Educational Equity and Diversity: We hope a new group will be forming this next year and you may want to be a part of it. MonthlySEED seminars lasting approximately three hours are co-lead by members of the College of the Desert faculty and staff who have attended leaders’ training. There is no cost to the participants. SEED is designed to increase one’s ability to respect and recognize the plural dimensions of culture in school curriculum, college climate and the greater community. College of the Desert was SEEDed in 2001 and is entering its fourth year with two employee groups and a student group. Our groups have included administrators, faculty and staff of 15 to 20 individuals who are committed to meeting for three hours once a month during the school year. Topics of discussion include a range of diversity and equity issues including culture and gender. The SEED facilitators plan each seminar and include a balance of articles (non-fiction, fiction) and poetry, interactive exercises, videos, guest speakers, and discussions. We learn from others’ experiences and from the “textbooks of our lives”. A meal is shared at the end of each seminar. Stayed tuned for future announcements!

COD Sports

COD Tennis Team in Hunt for State Title With COD’s talented men’s golfers out of the running for the state championship after taking the Foothill Conference title and faltering in the regional playoffs, the

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men’s tennis team (16-0) is the lone Roadrunner hope for California gold. The State Tennis Championships are Thursday, May 11, against Chabot at Claremont Club at noon. The Roadrunners are defending state champions and on Tuesday swept Ventura College 6-0 in the Southern California regional final at Monterey Country Club in Palm Desert to continue their unbeaten march through the playoffs.

photo by Taya Lynn Gray from story in The Desert Sun

Coach Carl Schroeder said Tuesday’s regional playoff was COD’s “toughest match of the year.” Jack Hui beat the No. 1 ranked player to take over top ranking. Other players winning in singles competition were Francis Yoshimoto (shown in photo, above, from The Desert Sun), Stefan Feddersen, Shingo Minato, Patrick Olobo and Joao Toledo. Young Golfers Fall Short of State: The COD men's golf team won the Foothill Conference Title again this year, as they have every season since 1988 (19 in a row), but fell short in the regional playoffs and failed to make the state championship round. Coach Tony Manzoni said he was proud of his team's conference title and 19-2 record in match play throughout the season. "We'd have liked one more shot at the State, but it wasn't meant to be," he said. "My number one and number two golfers are freshmen and shot way over their handicaps at the regionals. I don't think they anticipated the pressure. It was a mental thing. But they'll be back next year and we'll have another very good team." While the team failed to qualify for State, one player, Chad Weatherell, played well enough at the regionals to advance as an individual competitor. But Weatherall, a sophomore from Canada, hurt his back during the first round on Monday and, after carding a 79, withdrew from the two-round match. "They feel bad," Manzoni said of his young team. "But I know they'll learn from the experience and they'll be back." COD won the state championship in 2004. Baseball Team Ends Season in Third: COD’s much-improved baseball squad won a doubleheader against Rio Hondo on Sunday to end their season with a 15-9 record in the Foothill Conference, good enough for a third-place finish. The team was 20-23 overall. Mike

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Eisenhower pitched a two-hit shutout to win the first game 1-0; COD won the second game 14-0 in a game in which Kurt Mertins went 5 for 5 at the plate. COD Softball Players Named to All-American Roster: Freshmen Lorraine Sanchez and Marina Espejo have been named All Americans by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association. The women are the first COD players to win All-American honors since Ashley Swain in 2003. "It's a wonderful recongition for the kids," said Coach Shel Wellins. Sanchez batted .453 and scored 46 runs for the Roadrunners this season. Espejo batted .377 and hit 12 doubles.

Schedules, photos, and more information about COD teams are online at www.collegeofthedesert.edu/athletics

Faculty Development Workshops For information on Faculty Development, Flex Days, and Online Faculty Development, contact Carl Farmer, Chair Faculty Development Committee at ext. 455 or email him at [email protected] .

Calendar of Events The Insider lists home games for all athletic events on the weekly calendar. For more details, contact the Athletics Department at Ext. 591 or visit the Athletics Division website at http://www.collegeofthedesert.edu/Athletics.

Alumni Association Hall of Fame Dinner Transfer Center: UC Riverside Monday, May 8 9 a.m. Outreach Technology Training: Snag-It Screen Tuesday, May 9 2 p.m. Capture Wednesday, May 10 Thursday, May 11 Technology Training: Load Sheets for Friday, May 12 10:30 a.m. Division Secretaries 5:30 p.m. COD Employees' Retirement Dinner Saturday, May 13 7 a.m. 5:30 p.m. Sunday, May 14 7 a.m. Alumni Association Street Fair 7 p.m. Faculty Recital: Anthony Arizaga Technology Training: Department Monday, May 15 10:30 a.m. Websites using Campus Portal Faculty Recital: Mark Almy & 8 p.m. Vanessa Sheldon Acting II Class-Scenes from American Tuesday, May 16 12:30 p.m. Theatre

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Facilities Master Palm Committee 1 p.m. Meeting Technology Training: WebAdvisor- 3 p.m. Entering Grades Thursday, May 18 9 a.m. Board of Trustees Meeting Technology Training: WebAdvisor- 11 a.m. Entering Grades Friday. May 19 8 p.m. Guys & Dolls Opens at McCallum Saturday, May 20 7 a.m. Alumni Association Street Fair 2 & 8 p.m. Guys & Dolls at McCallum Theatre Sunday, May 21 7 a.m. Alumni Association Street Fair 2 p.m. Guys & Dolls at McCallum Theatre Public Safety Academy Awards Thursday, May 25 5 p.m. Ceremony - Wright Gym Friday, May 26 2 p.m. RN Pinning Ceremony - McCallum 7 p.m. Graduation at Boone Field Monday, May 29 COD Holiday - Memorial Day Tuesday, May 30 First Day of Summer Classes 9 a.m. Technology Training: Datatel Reports

The Insider is the newsletter for Faculty and Staff at College of the Desert, 43-500 Monterey Ave., Palm Desert, CA 92260. Published weekly during the school year, except during holidays. Send submissions via email or interoffice campus mail. Information: Tom Wixon, Director, Public Relations, ext. 2589. From off-campus: (760) 773-2589 or [email protected].

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