Well here we are at final exams week. This is the week that students trudge along, quietly, head buried in their books as they walk to class. Their calm outward demeanor belies how within they’ve got a huge case of the jitters. After all, for our first year students, this is their very first final… Read More »
This past weekend I had two opportunities to revisit some understandings I have long held. As is often the case, art made these understandings possible, these moments shared with many others in a darkened room, one a theater, the other a movie. On Saturday I took in our Theater Department’s latest production of HOT L… Read More »
I welcome you back from the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. I hope you had a chance to renew yourself among family and friends. Incredibly this is the next to last week of classes! In the outside world, today is known as Cyber Monday, and that says about all there is to say about what constitutes news… Read More »
No mere words can adequately express how grateful I am to each one of you for your loyal service to PCC and to our students. This Thanksgiving week begins with my sincere wish that you have a peaceful and joyous Thanksgiving holiday with your family and friends. I also have the special privilege of declaring… Read More »
Dear Colleagues: Just a short note this beautiful Monday morning to remind us it is Halloween week, a special opportunity for collegial togetherness and fun. There are many ways to enjoy the week but I want to call your attention to two events in particular, both on Wednesday, October 31. The children from our Child… Read More »
Dr. Mark W. Rocha became the 12th Superintendent/President of Pasadena City College on July 1, 2010. During his tenure, the college has approved a new Educational Master Plan to develop the college as a truly global community college for the 21st century. Pasadena City College has embarked on an ambitious program to increase transfers and degree completion, upgrade instructional technology, reconnect to in-district high schools and support faculty in teaching excellence and innovation. Read More »