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@Cypress is published each week. If you would like to have items included, please contact Marc Posner in the Public Information Office at ext. 47006 or [email protected]. Bob Simpson, Ed.D., President (714) 484-7308 [email protected] THIS WEEK Core Values: Excellence Integrity Collegiality Inclusiveness Cypress College • 9200 Valley View Street • Cypress, CA 90630 • (714) 484-7000 • http://CypressCollege.edu The path from under-employed construction worker to undergraduate student at the University of California, Berkeley is a remarkable one. James Johnson, Cypress College’s 2014 Outstanding Graduate, did not take the tra- ditional road to higher education that most students take. His journey includes being a single father to his 11-year- old son, and the loss of his home to foreclosure during the recent economic downturn. After deciding it was time to make a change, Johnson turned to Cypress College to pur- sue his interest in Engineering. Cypress College offered a flexible class schedule which allowed him to take classes in the evenings, work and care for his son. Today, he is gradu- ating with an Associate’s of Science Transfer degree in Physics. After nearly a decade-long break from education, Johnson enrolled here at Cypress College in 2010 and worked his way through classes while maintaining a 3.97 GPA — that’s A grades in 29 of his 30 classes. He received the Kathy Godshalk Memorial Scholarship and earned acceptance to California State University campuses in Long Beach and Fullerton, and University of California campuses in Irvine, Riverside, Berkeley and Los Angeles. Ultimately, he decided on UC Berkeley, where he will major in Mechanical Engineering. The field of mechanical engineering utilizes his passion for building and creating, but is more cognitive — and less physical — than the construction industry he left behind. Johnson worked his way through the entire sequence of Cypress College math courses — starting at Math 20 and completing Math 250B — a unique and impressive accom- plishment. Mathematics Professor Christina Plett notes that Johnson “demonstrates a willingness and an aptitude for learning new and sometimes difficult concepts.” Physics and Engineering Professor Brinda Subramaniam also May 16, 2014, Newsletter from President Bob Simpson Physics and Engineering Student Johnson is Outstanding Graduate After a decade-long break between high school and college, the single father with a 3.97 GPA is headed to Cal Berkeley in the fall. Ongoing » Juried Student Photography Exhibition, Photography Gallery, second floor of Tech Ed II » 2014 Annual Student Art and MAD Exhibition, Art Gallery » Classified School Employee Week 23 • Friday » Commencement, Gateway Plaza, 6 p.m. 2 June • Monday » Summer 4/10 work schedule begins 23 June • Monday » Summer instruction begins 18 August • Monday » Regular work schedule resumes 22 August • Friday » Opening Day 25 August • Monday » Fall instruction begins For additional upcoming events, visit the campus calendar . THEY SAID IT “ ” “Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplish- ment.” – Jim Rohn President’s Office Hours » Wednesday, May 21, 3:30-4:30 p.m. 47 th Commencement » Friday, May 23, 6 p.m., Gateway Plaza » Details: http://news.cypresscollege.edu/ wordpress/2014-graduation-central/ Educator Rosas is Recipient of Outstanding Alumna Award Reyna Rosas ended up at Cypress College because that is what she told a Los Angeles Superior Court judge her intention was. Her statement — and, the way Rosas tells the story, it was more declaration than promise — became reality thanks to the intervention of a stranger who paid Rosas’ tuition. In 1980, Rosas took a job working overnight in a fast food restaurant as employment and a safe haven for shelter. She showered in the campus locker room before morning classes. To supple- ment her income and help pay for classes, she also worked on campus. That was her humble introduction to higher education. Rosas has continued her education since earning her associate’s degree here at Cypress College in 1982. Four years later, she earned her bachelor of arts in Physical Education and Kinesiology at California State University, Long Beach. In 1998, she earned her master of arts in the same field, with an emphasis on Sports Management. She also earned a single-subject teaching credential Continued on page 2 Continued on page 2
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@Cypress is published each week. If you would like to have items included, please contact Marc Posner in the Public Information Office at ext. 47006 or [email protected].
Bob Simpson, Ed.D., President(714) [email protected]
THIS WEEK Core Values:
Excellence
Integrity
Collegiality
Inclusiveness
Cypress College • 9200 Val ley View Street • Cypress , CA 90630 • (714) 484-7000 • http://CypressCollege.edu
The path from under-employed construction worker to undergraduate student at the University of California, Berkeley is a remarkable one. James Johnson, Cypress College’s 2014 Outstanding Graduate, did not take the tra-ditional road to higher education that most students take. His journey includes being a single father to his 11-year-old son, and the loss of his home to foreclosure during the recent economic downturn. After deciding it was time to make a change, Johnson turned to Cypress College to pur-sue his interest in Engineering. Cypress College offered a flexible class schedule which allowed him to take classes in the evenings, work and care for his son. Today, he is gradu-ating with an Associate’s of Science Transfer degree in Physics.
After nearly a decade-long break from education, Johnson enrolled here at Cypress College in 2010 and worked his way through classes while maintaining a 3.97 GPA — that’s A grades in 29 of his 30
classes. He received the Kathy Godshalk Memorial Scholarship and earned acceptance to California State University
campuses in Long Beach and Fullerton, and University of California campuses in Irvine, Riverside, Berkeley and Los Angeles. Ultimately, he decided on UC Berkeley, where he will major in Mechanical Engineering.
The field of mechanical engineering utilizes his passion for building and creating, but is more cognitive — and less physical — than the construction industry he left behind.
Johnson worked his way through the entire sequence of Cypress College math courses — starting at Math 20 and completing Math 250B — a unique and impressive accom-plishment. Mathematics Professor Christina Plett notes that
Johnson “demonstrates a willingness and an aptitude for learning new and sometimes difficult concepts.”
Physics and Engineering Professor Brinda Subramaniam also
May 16, 2014, Newsletter from President Bob Simpson
Physics and Engineering Student Johnson is Outstanding GraduateAfter a decade-long break between high
school and college, the single father with a 3.97 GPA is headed to Cal Berkeley in the fall.
Ongoing» Juried Student Photography Exhibition, Photography
Gallery, second floor of Tech Ed II» 2014 Annual Student Art and MAD Exhibition, Art
Gallery» Classified School Employee Week
23 • Friday» Commencement, Gateway Plaza, 6 p.m.
2 June • Monday» Summer 4/10 work schedule begins
23 June • Monday» Summer instruction begins
18 August • Monday» Regular work schedule resumes
22 August • Friday» Opening Day
25 August • Monday» Fall instruction begins
For additional upcoming events, visit the campus calendar.
THEY SAID IT“ ”“Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplish-ment.”
– Jim Rohn
President’s Office Hours» Wednesday, May 21, 3:30-4:30 p.m.
47th Commencement» Friday, May 23, 6 p.m., Gateway Plaza» Details: http://news.cypresscollege.edu/
wordpress/2014-graduation-central/
Educator Rosas is Recipient of Outstanding Alumna Award Reyna Rosas ended up at Cypress College
because that is what she told a Los Angeles Superior Court judge her intention was. Her statement — and, the way Rosas tells the story, it was more declaration than promise — became reality thanks to the intervention of a stranger who paid Rosas’ tuition. In 1980, Rosas took a job working overnight in a fast food restaurant as employment and a safe haven for shelter. She showered in the campus
locker room before morning classes. To supple-ment her income and help pay for classes, she also worked on campus.
That was her humble introduction to higher education.
Rosas has continued her education since earning her associate’s degree here at Cypress College in 1982. Four years later, she earned her bachelor of arts in Physical Education and Kinesiology at California State University,
Long Beach. In 1998, she earned her master of arts in the same field, with an emphasis on Sports Management. She also earned a single-subject teaching credential
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For near l y a ha l f -mi l l i on s tudents , Cypress Co l lege has been a spr ingboard to the i r d reams. Cypress Co l lege : Mot i vat ing Minds .
find loved ones. Dr. Goralski is also
involved with an organization called the Institute for Field Research. They offer archae-ology field school opportuni-ties for students worldwide, and they primarily work with upper division and graduate students for research pur-poses.
Theater student Nichole (Nicky) Jara, the student scene designer for “Lost in Yonkers,” attended a University/Resident Theatre Association audition in Chicago — the result of which was a full scholar-ship and an assistantship to Pennsylvania State University for their graduate school pro-gram in Scenery Design.
“She came to study with us after finishing under-graduate school at La Sierra University,” said Barbara Braden Meyer. “We are proud of Nicky’s work and extreme-ly excited for her continued success.”
CHARGERSFive Cypress College fac-
ulty are being recognized as faculty emeriti as they begin their retirement. They are: Helena DeCoro, Fernando Oliviera, Carol Green, George Beyer, and Ann Herzog.
Dr. Craig Goralski, a full-time faculty mem-ber in the Anthropology Department and the college’s Introduction to Archaeology and Field Course instruc-tor, is also a volunteer for the San Bernardino Sheriff’s Department, Corners Division.
Earlier this semester, Goralski shared that a proj-ect he had worked on for a few years came to resolution when they were able to iden-tify an unknown victim. “Our team exhumed the body of a Jane Doe in the Mountain View Cemetery and sampled the remains for DNA,” he said. “The DNA information collected from her remains matched the DNA of Chrissy Metzler, whose sister Diana Smith went missing 1991. We’ll exhume Diana’s remains and they’ll be sent to Ohio, where she’ll be buried.”
The case was included in an Orange County Register article about the development of databases to help people
CHARGERSContinued from left column
Assemblywoman Quirk-Silva, Member of Higher Ed Committee, to Deliver Commencement Address Assemblywoman Sharon Quirk-Silva is a school
teacher who was elected to the California State Assembly in 2012 to represent California’s 65th Assembly District. Prior to her election to the California Legislature, she was elected to the Fullerton City Council in November 2004, where she was selected by her peers in 2007 to serve as mayor for two terms.
Regionally, Assemblywoman Quirk-Silva has been active in organizations serving the entire 65th District, which includes Cypress, Stanton, La Palma, Buena Park, West Anaheim, and Fullerton. She has hosted service events in Cypress
discussing Senior Scams at the Senior Center and a town hall meeting discussing legislation at the Cypress Community Center. She has participated in
city events such as being a panelist at the Cypress Women’s Conference and attended the League of Women Voters of North Orange County Luncheon.
In the State Assembly, Assemblywoman Quirk-Silva is currently Chair of the California Committee on Veterans Affairs; additionally she sits on the Transportation, Higher Education, Accountability and Administrative Review, and Housing and Community Development committees.
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Academic Senate Honors Three Faculty with Annual AwardsThree faculty have been selected by the Academic
Senate for annual awards. The faculty will serve in honorary roles at commencement and be recognized during the ceremony.
Becky Floyd of the Anthropology Department, is the recipient of the Outstanding Full-Time Faculty Award.
The Charger Award — or significant contribu-tions to the educational community outside the class-room — was presented to Professor Randy Martinez, of the Psychology Department.
Finally, the Outstanding Adjunct Faculty Member Award was presented to Claudia Garcia, who also teaches in the Psychology Department.
CONTINUED: Johnson Selected as 2014 Outstanding Graduate
offered praise for Johnson. “He is always full of energy and innova-tive ideas.”
It was his intense interest in discovering how things work that brought him to this major. “As a child, I built my own toys because I enjoyed the process of building
the toy more than actually play-ing with it,” he said. “This love of learning and passion for figuring out how things work still inspires me today.”
CONTINUED: Alumna Rosas to be Honored at Commencement
in physical education from the State of California Commission on Teacher Credentialing.
Today, Rosas is a decorated middle-school teacher with over 20 years of experience as a mentor, coaches multiple sports for boys and girls teams at Jessie Elwin Nelson Academy in Signal Hill. She is a
four-term member of the union board of director for the Teachers Association of Long Beach. She has also coached community college basketball and worked as an adjunct faculty member at Southern California community colleges, including Cypress College.
She has one son, Aiden, who is 7.Continued in right column
Final Edition
This marks the final edition of the @Cypress newsletter for the 2013-2014 academic year. The publication schedule will resume at the start of the fall semester. In the meantime, be sure to visit @Cypress Online for updates throughout the summer.
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Ed Giardina (Media Arts Design professor) and Nadia Afghani (Media Arts Design adjunct professor) had their work explored in a front-page article of The New York Times late last month.
According to Fine Arts Dean Joyce Carrigan, the pair worked on a participatory sculpture project titled “We Will Show You Fear In A Handful Of Dust” at Occidental College early March. The main project was a MQ-1B Predator Drone (UAV) replica sculpture. This sculpture piece is featured in the New York Times.
Faculty’s Art Project Featured on Front Page of New York Times
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POLITICS | NYT NOW
The Rise of the Drone Master: Pop Culture RecastsObamaBy MICHAEL D. SHEAR APRIL 29, 2014
WASHINGTON Ñ In MarvelÕ s latest popcorn thriller, Captain America battlesHydra, a malevolent organization that has infiltrated the highest levels of theUnited States government. There are missile attacks, screeching car chases,enormous explosions, evil assassins, data-mining supercomputers and giant killerdrones ready to obliterate millions of people.
Its inspiration?President Obama, the optimistic candidate of hope and change.Five and a half years into his presidency, Mr. Obama has had a powerful
impact on the nationÕ s popular culture. But what many screenwriters, novelistsand visual artists have seized on is not an inspirational story of the first blackpresident. Instead they have found more compelling story lines in the bleaker,morally fraught parts of Mr. ObamaÕ s legacy.
Ò We were trying to find a bridge to the same sort of questions that BarackObama has to address,Ó said Joe Russo, who with his brother, Anthony, directedÒ Captain America: The Winter Soldier.Ó Ò If youÕ re saying with a drone strike, wecan eradicate an enemy of the state, what if you say with 100 drone strikes, we caneradicate 100? With 1,000, we can eradicate 1,000? At what point do you stop?Ó
Beyond Ò Captain America,Ó a virtual arts festival of films, books, plays,comics, television shows and paintings have been using as their underlyingnarratives the sometimes grim reality of Mr. ObamaÕ s presidency.
The commando raid that Mr. Obama ordered to kill Osama bin Laden is thebasis for the actions of the fictional President Ogden in the Godzilla comic books.Several episodes of CBSÕ s Ò The Good WifeÓ feature mysterious wiretaps of the
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May 12th—May 21st
8:00 AM—11:00 PM
A Summary of the Board Meeting of May 13, 2014 Swearing in of the Cypress College Student Trustee—Chidinma Okoroama was
sworn in as the Student Trustee for Cypress College, completing the 2013-14 term which will
end May 30, 2014.
Comments from the Chancellor
Innovation Grant Presentations—The two awardees of last year’s NOCCCD Innovations
Grant program presented on their projects:
Mat Stivers, SCE High School Diploma Faculty, Jorge Gamboa, SCE ESL
Program Manager, Michael Sieck, SCE Research Analyst, Raine Hambly, SCE
CTE Program Manager, and Valentina Purtell, SCE Dean of Instruction and
Student Services, presented “School of Continuing Education’s Building
Connections Project” to the Board.
Carol Harvey, Cypress College Nursing Instructor/Assistant Director, Linda
Azen Martin, Cypress College Clinical Simulation Coordinator, and Darlene
Fishman, Cypress College Director of Nursing presented “Innovations in Patient
Care Simulation: SimPad” to the Board.
Comments from the College Presidents and Provost Dr. Rajen Vurdien, Fullerton College President; Dr. Bob Simpson, Cypress College President,
and Dr. Greg Schulz, School of Continuing Education Provost, reported on activities from their
respective campuses.
Comments from Members of the Resource Table
DMA Breakfast—District Management Association President Richard Fee announced that the
association’s end-of-the-year breakfast will be held later this month. Next year’s officers will be
announced then.
New SCE Senate President—SCE Academic Senate President Candace Lynch Thompson
announced that she will not run for President next year. The new President will be elected in
June.
Cypress College Awards—Gary Zager, President of Cypress College Academic Senate,
announced that three faculty have been selected by the group for its annual awards: Becky Floyd
is the recipient of the Outstanding Full-Time Faculty Award, Professor Randy Martinez is the
recipient of the Charger Award, and Claudia Garcia received the Outstanding Adjunct Faculty
Member Award.
Dow Jones Multimedia Training Academy—Sam Foster, President of the Fullerton
College Academic Senate, announced that journalism instructor Jay Seidel was one of twelve
journalism instructors around the country to have been selected to participate in the fifth annual
Dow Jones Multimedia Training Academy in early June at the University of Texas in El Paso.
United Faculty Elections—Dale Craig, President of the United Faculty, announced that the
group’s elections are wrapping up, and the new officers will be announced at the next Board of
Trustees meeting.
CSEA Breakfast—Classified School Employee Association President Rod Lusch announced
that the annual CSEA breakfast will be held on May 20.
Comments from Members of the Board of Trustees Administrative Assistants’ Day—In honor of Administrative Assistants’ Day, Trustee
Barbara Dunsheath thanked Violet Ayon Executive Administrative Aide to the Chancellor &
Recording Secretary to the Board of Trustees, and Alba Recinos, Executive Assistant II, for
their hard work and continued support.
Bachelor’s Degrees—Trustee Donna Miller reported on several sessions she attended at the
recent Community College League of California’s Trustee Conference. She highlighted a session
presented by Dr. Constance Carroll, the Chancellor of the San Diego Community College
District, which examined the timely subject of community colleges offering bachelor’s degrees.
California Community College Trustees—Vice President M. Tony Ontiveros, who is also
the outgoing California Community College Trustees (CCCT) President, announced that the new
President of the CCCT is Santa Monica Trustee Louise Jaffe. Trustee Ontiveros reflected on his
tenure as President, saying that his proudest accomplishment while in office was furthering the
discussion on right-sizing the full-time faculty formula for community colleges.
Citizenship Fair—Trustee Leonard Lahtinen thanked SCE Provost Dr. Greg Schulz for his
institution’s role in co-hosting the Orange County Communities Organized for Responsible
Development (OCCORD) Citizenship Fair at the Anaheim Campus.
The Last Days of Judas Iscariot—Trustee Molly McClanahan praised Fullerton College’s
recent performance of the play The Last Days of Judas Iscariot, calling the piece “profane and
sophisticated.”
Public Hearing A public hearing was held regarding the State Categorical Program Flexibility Transfer
Resolution. After a brief discussion, the Board adopted the State Categorical Program Flexibility
Transfer Resolution and authorized a transfer from the Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)
program to the Disabled Students Program & Services (DSP&S) program.
A public hearing was held regarding the Education Protection Account proceeds. After a brief
discussion, the Board approved the use of Education Protection Account proceeds resulting from
the passage of Proposition 30 to partially fund instructional salaries and benefits.
Finance & Facilities Anaheim Campus Facilities—Authorization was given to recognize the transfer to the
Capital Outlay Fund for various Anaheim Campus projects. A resolution was also adopted to
adjust budgets and authorize expenditures within the Capital Outlay Fund, pursuant to the
California Code of Resolutions Title 5, §58308. (The Resolution is available for review in the
District’s Business Office.)
Fullerton College Campus—Authorization was given to file the Notice of Completion for
Equipment Moving and Anchoring at Fullerton College Technology & Engineering Complex
with Lacy Construction and pay final retention payment when due.
Cypress College Campus—Authorization was given to award Bid #2014-04, Cypress
College Tech Ed II, III, & Gym II HVAC Equipment Replacement, to Sea Pac Engineering, Inc.
as the lowest overall responsive and responsible bidder in the amount of $2,015,000.
Instructional Resources Curriculum—The Board approved Fullerton College’s summary of curriculum changes
effective Fall 2014, and Cypress College’s summary curriculum deactivations, additions, and
revisions, effective Fall 2014 and Fall 2015. The Board also approved the School of Continuing
Education’s summary of curriculum additions, to be effective in Fall 2014.
Donations—The Board approved a variety of donations to Fullerton College, including
donations to the Library and six divisions/departments.
Human Resources
Retirements—The Board approved the retirements of Nancy Bjorklund, Fullerton College
History Instructor, effective May 25; Cheryl Duhme, Fullerton College Mathematics Instructor,
effective July 29; Kathi Johnson, Fullerton College ESL Instructor, effective May 25; Antonio
Oliveira, Cypress College Foreign Language Instructor, effective May 25; Debi Woelke,
Fullerton College, Physical Education Instructor, effective May 31; Kenneth Giermek, Cypress
College Facilities Custodian I, effective June 1; and Marion Shocklee, Cypress College
Administrative Assistant II, effective May 1.
Appointment—The Board approved the appointment of Dr. Wenying “Cherry” Li-Bugg to
the position of Vice Chancellor, Educational Services and Technology.
General Board Policy 6320—The Board re-adopted Board Policy 6320, investments.
Resolutions—The Board adopted Resolutions No. 13/14-21 and No. 13/14-22, Order of
Biennial Trustee Election and Specifications of the Election Orders.
Next Regular Meeting The next regular meeting of the NOCCCD Board of Trustees will be held at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday,
May 27, in the first-floor Board Room, Anaheim Campus, 1830 W. Romneya Drive, Anaheim.
“News from the Board of Trustees” is produced
by the NOCCCD Public Affairs Office as a summary of Board actions and reports.
It is not intended as a replacement of the official minutes of Board meetings.
