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Annualreport 2016-2017 PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE ADMINISTRATION AnnualReport 2016-2017 PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE ADMINISTRATION Rajen Vurdien, Ph.D. Dear Friends: Superintendent-President In this issue ... Another successful academic year is underway at PCC! Dr. Robert Bell Assistant Superintendent/ As I write this letter, the campus is preparing for our Senior Vice President annual Pathways Research Conference, a campuswide Noncredit & Offsite Campuses STUDENT UPDATE event featuring poster presentations created by 2,400 students. The research on display covers a range of 4 From PCC to Yale Dr. Terry Giugni topics – from chemistry to history and everything between – and, this year, it all ties to the book Dawn, Assistant Superintendent/ 5 Ujima: A Love Story Vice President by Octavia Butler. This novel is the college’s selec- Instruction 6 PCC Student Snapshot tion for our “One Book, One College” program, through which students, faculty, staff, and community Dr. Richard Storti 8 Student Success: The Big Picture members across our college read and analyze the same work of fiction together. The sight of so many students Assistant Superintendent/ 10 PCC STEM Community Takes Root Vice President and their excitement for their work is invigorating, and Business & Administrative Services truly demonstrates the value of the learning that takes Arrivals program was rescinded this fall. Our recently FACILITIES place at our college. Dr. Cynthia Olivo installed director of student equity, Michaela Mares- Tamayo, is applying her perspective and expert analysis Vice President, Student Services 12 U Building Shaping into Reality The Research Conference is just one of the many excit- ing activities in store at the college this fall. As you to a range of state-directed programs designed to drive will read in the pages of this annual report, we are student achievement. On many different fronts, PCC EDITORIAL TEAM is fighting for our students and helping them achieve STUDENT SUPPORT implementing an enhanced system to place incoming students in the appropriate math and English classes. their dreams. Alex Boekelheide 14 Working for Equity Known as “multiple measures,” this system goes Executive Director, beyond test results to integrate data from a student’s We are also pleased to announce this fall the estab- Strategic Communications 15 Fighting Student Hunger academic performance record and develop a compre- lishment of a major gifts campaign spearheaded by & Marketing hensive picture of her or his readiness for college work. the PCC Foundation. Titled the “Impact Campaign,” 16 Safe Zone Coalition Celebrates Five Years Through improved placement our students will be this effort intends to raise money from our commu- nity through four broad pillars: scholarships, career Gilbert Rivera 17 Broadening Horizons better aligned with the subject matter of their courses Publications Supervisor and move toward their educational goal more quickly. education, arts programs, and athletics. We are already seeing a substantial level of interest from our commu- Davina Garcia This report also highlights the many ways our college nity partners in this effort, and we look forward to deepening and expanding that participation through- Lead Graphic Designer WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT supports traditionally underserved populations of students. The Lancer Pantry, which opened last year out this year and into the future. I am sure the results 18 Job Training, from Concept to Career will speak for themselves. Tony Au and has grown steadily since, provides nutritious meals and other food support to students experiencing food Graphic Designer insecurity. Our Safe Zones Coalition is celebrating I will close on a note of personal reflection. This is PCC COMMUNITY five years of supporting LGBTQ and undocumented my final year as superintendent-president of Pasadena Richshell Allen City College, and indeed my final year as an adminis- 20 The New Faces of PCC students – a mission that became even more urgent Sera Di Blasio when the federal Deferred Action for Childhood trator in California’s education system. As I approach Photography 22 Foundation Unveils Major Gifts Campaign my retirement, I think often of my colleagues – administrators and faculty alike – who have made an 23 Making a Promise to the Community impact on my professional life. My fondest memo- PASADENA AREA ries, however, will be of the students I have met over COMMUNITY my career. In their eyes I can see the future of our soci- COLLEGE DISTRICT ety, and I will forever treasure the chance I have had to BOARD OF TRUSTEES serve them. Berlinda Brown Anthony R. Fellow, Ph.D. On the Cover ... Hoyt R. Hilsman Yours sincerely, John Martin Front and Back Cover: Superintendent-President Rajen Vurdien addresses a crowd of college officials and community members as he announces the PCC Promise free-tuition James A. Osterling program. Read more on page 23. Ross Selvidge, Ph.D. Linda Wah Emily Ekshian, Student Trustee Rajen Vurdien, Ph.D. Superintendent-President Annual Report 2016-17 3 PCC STUDENT UPDATE PCC STUDENT UPDATE She had already started her Yale application, but was a bit hesitant. It was mere happen- stance, however, that pushed her to complete the process. Ujima: A Love Story In January while at PCC, Garipian was help- In addition to homework help and career guidance, PCC's Ujima program ing put together a transfer workshop organized brought two African-American students closer together. by the Associated Students and the Outreach and Transfer Center. One of the guest speakers turned out to be Ryan Liu, a former PCC vale- Most of the students at PCC use their time at the college to focus on dictorian and current Yale University student. preparing for a career. “Being there and hearing Ryan speak about But for lucky students like Lueray Gustin III and Sarah Jordan, college can his whole experience, a few days after that also be a time to start a life together. I decided to commit myself to applying to Yale,” she said. “I thought that if he made it, Lueray and Sarah met during their senior year at Pasadena High School, From PCC to Yale so could I. I knew it wasn’t impossible and I and they were part of the same circle of friends. They started spending seri- wasn’t completely unqualified. I knew it was a ous time together when they enrolled in PCC's Ujima Program, which Former student trustee Nune Garipian beats the odds longshot, but I decided to try. So I committed offers academic personal support to African-American students. and takes non-traditional path to elite Ivy League school. myself fully.” The experience served as a crucible for them both, as faculty and coaches Recent studies show that it’s not all entirely helped them realize that their academic success was entirely within their about academics. Although good grades and own hands. “We had completely dedicated professors who treated us like It was around noon, and not unlike any other freshmen and will admit transfers – but very, test scores are still weighed heavily, Ivy Leagues their own kids,” Sarah said. “They explained the importance of education normal school day, Nune Garipian was having very few,” said Tameka Alexander, director of are also taking more into account extracur- and putting your all into it. They motivated us to stick it out.” lunch with her friends and classmates. Then PCC’s Outreach and Transfer Center. ricular activities – both in school and in the Today the couple has returned to Pasadena. Sarah is in her final year at an email popped up in her mailbox, one that community. The two started bonding at Ujima events and over late night homework Southwestern Law School, and she clerks for a team reviewing convictions would change her life completely. Those stats alone will undoubtedly discour- sessions, and they eventually started dating. When the time came to choose at the L.A. County District Attorney’s office. Lueray is a technician with age many students, especially those taking the “For our Ivy League partners, in recent years a path beyond PCC, Lueray and Sarah chose to go to Alabama’s Tuskegee Southern California Edison, calibrating and programming next-generation It was from Yale University. She got in. two-year community college route. But for they’ve opened up their doors to our trans- University, but for different reasons. She wanted the experience of attend- electrical meters for the utility. He's up for a promotion this winter, and the Garipian, that never stopped her from trying. fer students,” Alexander said. “Columbia ing a historically black college, and he liked Tuskegee’s electrical engineering couple looks forward to continuing to build a future together. “I immediately burst into tears,” Garipian said. University as well as Princeton have come to program. But they chose to go together. “It was insane.” For those who know her, persistence and our campus and held workshops. The experience with their Ujima counselors continues to inspire them. “Just commitment are two characteristics that define Adapting to the rural setting took some time, and Lueray and Sarah credit being around them and their success motivated us to be successful,” Sarah The affirming email came in the form of the 20-year-old Yale political science major. “The highly selective private schools are look- the Ujima experience for preparing them for success. “Most of the folks out said. “PCC was an experience that I’d never forget.” a music video blaring the Yale University ing for non-traditional students, and they’re there come straight into college from high school and they aren’t used to Bulldogs fight song, followed by an admissions A graduate of Clark Magnet High School opening up more to working with that student advocating for themselves,” Lueray said. “You can’t wait for something to letter. “Once I heard the song, I knew it wasn’t in Glendale, her hometown, Garipian first population,” she added.
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