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1 Home Students Faculty & Staff Visitors Home > FacultyStaff > PublicRelations > Insider Newsletter BELOW/INSIDE Luncheon Caps Women's History Month Events The Newsletter for Faculty and Staff at College of the Desert Week of Mar. 27, 2006 Volume 17 Number 17 Cesar Chavez Celebration Comes to Campus Thursday Dumont Scholars Awarded Prizes Marks' Donors Appreciated at Gallery Soiree Pharmacy Tech Training Begins May 6 at COD Friday Is Last Day For School Supplies Drive MTV's Aubrey O'Day Wows Theater Students Faculty Music Recital Is April 5 Board Meeting Changed to 19th EVC to Offer AA Degree On Site They're Baaack! More Folklorico Dancers from area schools will make an appearance on the COD campus for the Caesar Chavez Day celebration set for Thursday, Mar. 30. In this file photo, Counselor Rey Ortiz acted as emcee for Mexican Independence Day last fall, introducing the young folk dancers. There will be a series of speakers Thursday, starting at 9 a.m. including films shown in the TRIO building. Speakers will include Joe Mota, Director, United Farm Workers, Southern California. Entertainment begins at 11 a.m., and includes dancers from a local high school and an elementary school. See story below for details. Campus News

2 Equipment Helps Spiff Up Campus Streets, Lots: Showing off a new street sweeper in use on the COD campus is Octavio Vasquez, Groundkeeper, sitting behind one of the dual-control steering wheels that enable an operator to sweep curbs from either side of the vehicle. Right, Vasquez with Bill Fine, Supervisor of Maintenance and Grounds. The equipment's been in place for four months and has made a big difference. The old sweeper was obsolete and a crew had been sweeping streets and lots by hand weekly, a task that consumed about 40 staff hours. The new equipment does the job in a single day. The Timco Street Sweeper was paid for by redevelopment funds, so no money was used from the general fund nor from bond funds. The unit sweeps and vacuums and uses filters to cut dust and air pollution. Water is used as a wetting agent and applied as sweeping takes place. M & O is looking at other ways to upgrade campus maintenance, including a smaller mechanized sweeper that that could be used on sidewalks and patios throughout the campus. Last Insider Until After Spring Break: The Insider newsletter will return the week of April 17, after taking a week off for Spring Break April Next week's edition is postponed because the editor will be away at a CCPRO conference, where COD is to receive an award in the annual General Excellence competition among California Community College marketing pros. Deadline for the next issue is Monday, April 17, at noon.

3 COD Offices will be open during most of Spring Break, but will be closed Friday, April 14. Women's History Month Luncheon is Thursday: A woman s luncheon hosted by the Associated Students of College of the Desert is scheduled on Thursday, March 30 at 11:30 a.m. Luncheon in Fantasia will be held in the Hilb Student Center on the college campus. For more on women's history month celebrations, see story below. Observing Women's History Month: Several events were scheduled to observe Women's History Month, including a presentation by Dr. Maria Sheehan, Superintendent/President, on the opportunities for careers for women at community colleges. Student members of the Latina Leadership Network attended the presentation and are shown with Dr. Sheehan (left) in this photo: Luisa Gonzalez, Esmeralda Chavez, Guadalupe Vargas, and Laura Ruvalcaba. In the center of the photo, second row, is Counselor/Student Support Services Adell Bynum. Women's History Month Celebrated at COD: College of the Desert is winding up its celebration of Women s History Month which featured campus events that included a multimedia presentation by Steve Hudson entitled The Goddess in Western Art on Tuesday. On Wednesday, COD Superintendent/President Maria Sheehan presented Career Pathways for Women in Community Colleges. An information table was also set up outside the Hilb Student Center. Other events for women s history month included a reading and video list, Women s History Month: A Short Annotated Bibliography, put together by Reference Librarians Claudia Derum and Kirby Thornton in the COD Library. Divisions and departments put up bulletin board displays which recognized the contribution of women in their areas or bring forth discussion about women. Stop by these to see some of them: ASCOD's display in the Hilb Student Center; ACES/TRIO programs has a display in the TRIO building; the COD Library is presenting items from their collection, arranged by Coordinator Jon Fernald; at the Academic Skills Center, Terri Fleck maintains an impressive diversity library. Friday is Final Day for Schools Supplies Drive for Shelter From the Storm: As part of the women's history month celebration in March, COD is holding a drive for school supplies that will be donated to Shelter From the Storm. The deadline for donations is Friday, Mar. 31. Please bring an item or items appropriate for school age children to Patricia Reyes in the TRIO building. They're in need of pencils, art supplies, paper, books and so forth. Shelter From the Storm is an organization that helps individuals who are being abused by spouses and partners.

4 Four Students Earn Dumont Scholarships: Smiling for the camera after a recent awards ceremony at the Velma Dawson House Foundation Board Room are: Cheryl Bardowell, Director of Development for the COD Foundation, Shannon Rusokoff, Ryan Encinas, Roberta Runyan and Trish Gaus, students, and Gaither Loewenstein, Dean, Social Science and Arts. Their work will go on display at the Marks Center for the Arts on campus on April 19 (see story below). COD Holds Cesar Chavez Celebration Events on Thursday: COD will host a variety of activities during Cesar Chavez: Our Culture and His People, on Thursday, March 30. There will be guest speakers, clips of films, entertainment and more. The following activities are being planned: Radio La Poderosa will broadcast live from COD. 9 to 10:45 a.m. Films and Speakers in the TRIO Classroom: Viva La Causa years of Mexican American History {selected portions} Chicano! {a selected portion}; Mario Lascano, Community Activist, Radio Commentator, and Founder of Comite Latino; and Joe Mota, Director, United Farm Workers, Southern California. 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Informational Tables set up in front of Cafeteria: Cesar Chavez photographs on loan through Dr. Victor Rios; Coachella Valley Comite de Latinos, information on HR. 4437; Extended Opportunity Programs and Services (EOPS); Latina Leadership Network Latino Books; and MEChA Club. 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Entertainment in quad area between Cafeteria and Administration building include: Folklorico Dancers, Valley View; E lementary School, Directed by Mrs. Hassan; The International Dancers, Coachella Valley High School, pre-columbian and Aztec dancing, Directed by Ms. Briseno; Folklorico Dancers, Coachella Valley High School, Directed by Mrs. Baltazar; Rondalla Estudiantil, Coachella Valley High School. Hall of Fame Will Honor Nominees: The COD Alumni Association has scheduled an

5 informal invitation-only event Apr. 6 at 9 a.m. in the Rose Garden at the Velma Dawson House to recognize Hall of Fame nominees, who will be officially inducted at a gala dinner on May 13. The winners of the Hall of Fame Awards 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. This year's Hall of Fame Dinner will be at the Marriott Rancho Las Palmas on Saturday, May 13 at 5:30 p.m. For ticket information, contact the Alumni Association Office at Appreciation Night at the Marks Center: A special evening of food, entertainment and art was held recently at the Marks Gallery for the Arts to show appreciation to the donors who have made this unique private/public partnership a success. Clockwise from above, right: Don and Peggy Cravens are among the primary donors who brought the old foundry building back to life and they're shown posing under the entrance to the gallery which bears their name; Bob Leberman, who has a gallery named for him and his wife, Barbara, received the Roadrunner Award from Chuck Hayden, Chairman, Board of Trustees (on the left), and Dr. Maria Sheehan, who is College of the Desert's Superintendent/President; Representing the COD Alumni Association are Executive Director Gene Marchu and his wife, Irena, standing under the

6 entry to the Alumni gallery entrance. These and some two dozen other supporters were honored at Photos by LeAnn Lundberg the event, which included presentation of awards, musical and dance performances by Steven Schmidt, David Steinquist and Gordon Stout, and a vision for the future presented by Dr. Gaither Loewenstein, Dean, Social Science and Arts.The complete list of donors honored at the Marks event: Franklin Attoun, Philip Bardak, Mr. and Mrs. H.J. Berns, Lynne Bushore, Jean C. Carrus, City of Palm Desert, Velma Dawson, Mr. and Mrs. Roger Evans, Carol Frankel, Caroline Green, William Jones, David Katz, Austin Kilian, Mr. and Mrs. Wil Kohl, JoAnn McGrath, Mr. and Mrs. James Melton, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Pollock, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Pond, Howard S. Richmond, Diane Robertson, Janice Robson, Hortense Singer, Peter Solomon, Catherine Wiatt, Lenore Wyatt, Judy Allen and Jim Hummer, The Coeta & Donald Barker Foundation, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Barnett, Mr. and Mrs. Harry M. Goldstein, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Hutten, Mr. and Mrs. Alan Loesberg, Mr. and Mrs. Walter N. Marks, Jr., Dr. and Mrs. Earl J. Mason, Rancho Mirage Chamber of Commerce, Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Seidenfeld, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Spiegel, Marliyn Throckmorton, Dr. and Mrs. Alexander M. Wernicke. CTD Offers Pharmacy Tech Course at COD: A new pharmacy technician course begins May 6, offered by COD's Center for Training and Development. The course meets California certification requirements with 168 hours of classroom instruction and 120 hours of pharmacy externship. An orientation for interested students is scheduled for Tuesday, Apr. 4, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at Central Annex 2 on the COD campus. Classes will be held from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m on Saturdays, beginning May 6 through Nov. 11. The cost is $1,895, and payments plans and loans are available. The cost of the class is a substantial bargain, based on comparisons of other similar courses offered by private schools and colleges, which range up to $16,000, according to Wendy Flint, Contract Education Coordinator.For information, phone ; use Option 2 to register. Date for April Board Meeting Changed: The next monthly meeting of the DCCD Board of Trustees has been changed due to a scheduling conflict. The meetings is now scheduled for April 19 at 9 a.m. at the TRIO Building #19. Former COD Student, Now TV Celebrity, Visits Classroom: Sharing her real-life experiences with students in Lynda Shaeps' theater arts class recently was Aubrey O'Day, a former student who appeared on the McCallum stage in a couple of COD musical productions, including Annie. O'Day, now 21, has been in Hollywood searching for fame and fortune in the entertainment business. She's

7 recently been invited back to the MTV show, Making the Band 3, to join an all female group of singers and dancers that hopes to rise to the top in the televised competition. She appeared on the show last year with a different band and didn't make the finals. O'Day discussed make up, apparel and attitude with a rapt audience of students. Old Friends: Lynda Shaeps (left) has been doing make up and hair for COD theater arts students for many years, along with teaching the craft in the classroom. Above, left she shares a hug with her former student, Aubrey O'Day, now a TV celebrity. Right, Ms. O'Day listens to a question from one of the students during a classroom visit where she delivered a lecture based on her experience in seeking to break into show business. O'Day was one of a group of young singers and dancers who performed at COD and the McCallum and at a local coffeehouse (Broadway Joy's) when they were much younger. Her "posse" included Allison Jones, who was in last year's COD production of Gypsy, and Alison Lohman, who also appeared in Annie with O'Day and has starred in several motion pictures recently, opposite leading men such as Nicolas Cage. Faculty Recital Features Schmidt, Liu at Theatre Too: The Social Science and Arts Division at COD announces a Faculty Recital has been scheduled for Apr. 5. The free concert, featuring Steven Schmidt and Rong-Huey Liu, percussion and oboe, will be held in Theatre Too on the COD campus at 8 p.m. Call ext for more information. Dumont Scholarship Awardees' Work On Display at Marks from April 19: The next exhibit of the season at the Walter N. Marks Center for the Arts. Works of art by COD Dumont Scholarship students will be on display Apr. 19 to May 19, All exhibits are free and open to the public. Gallery hours are Monday through Thursday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Fridays by appointment, call International Day is April 19: The annual celebration of COD's international students and the cultural heritage they represent is scheduled for Wednesday, Apr. 19. The event features a colorful parade of flags representing more than 30 nations. Events include the parade of flags at 10:30 a.m. around the Fountain of Knowledge, the cultural museum and cultural entertainment begins at 11:15 a.m. in the Hilb Student Center. Call ext.7205 for more information.

8 New Artwork on Library Wall: On display on the Garrow Gallery Wall at the COD Library is the work of Barbara Nelson, who uses acrylic paints to explore memory, dream and "the pleasure of color." The artist is inspired by the canyons, arroyos, mountains and mesas of Southern Utah and loves the subtle colors on the cliff walls that create a serene atmosphere, which she captures in her work. 'La Boheme,' Other Works, To Be Performed on Campus: The Opera Workshop Performance will be Apr. 30. The free concert, featuring selections from La Boheme, Don Giovanni, and Suor Angelica, will be held in the Pollock Theatre at 2 p.m. This is a Social Science and Arts Division production. For more information call ext 'Twice Sold Tales' Huge Success, Friends Report: A greatly rewarding book sale sponsored by Friends of College of the Desert Library (FOTL) was held last week on campus. "Buyers came from the coast and everywhere and were excited by the books displayed in the Community Room, said Millie Bird of the FOTL. "As a result of the fine book collection, we were over the top in the largest amount of funds raised for books for the COD Library. Attendance was high and buyers went out with large loads of books. People from the Street Fair found us easily from the big new signs and special green flyers. They kept the Sidewalk Sale busy both Saturday and Sunday. "As our flyer stated we had wonderful books, especially the antiquarian and desert books. We expect to have more of these for the next sale in March "It's time now to thank all of the people who have helped us with this best-ever book sale. The Maintenance Department, Steve Renew, Bill Fine, Jose Alvarez, who help us all year

9 deserve our gratitude. Others are: the library staff, Charles Flores, Donna Wells, Rosa Limon, Gene Marchu, Dr. Bugay, Carolyn Acord and the International Students, Tom Wixon, Robin Cotton, and all others who participated in the sale. Thank you all." Look for the FOTL Mini-Book Sale in November and watch for the next 'Twice Sold Tales' in mid-march next year. Book donations for the Friends are received at the Warehouse on campus weekdays from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more information, call the FOTL at President's Corner by Dr. Gari Browning V.P. Instruction Joint CSUSB-COD BSN degree: COD and CSUSB Palm Desert are planning to offer a joint bachelor s degree in nursing. COD will offer the lower division general education courses, and CSU will offer the nursing courses and other upper division requirements. This program will enable students to earn a BS in nursing in four years. COD classes will begin this summer. Program Allows Students to Earn AA Degree at EVC: To better serve students in the Eastern Valley, COD plans to begin an associate degree program at EVC this fall. Students who are prepared to take college-level English and math will be offered a two-year package of courses to enable them to complete an AA in liberal arts that will also satisfy the CSU transfer requirements. Prioritization and College Goals: Instructional divisions and Student Services programs are busy determining how they can improve what they do next year. They are writing objectives designed to achieve the college goals: Maximize Student Learning and Achievement Maintain Financial Stability Implement the Facilities Master Plan Enhance Shared Governance In order to provide a clearer path to achieving these goals, the president and vice presidents identified goals in their areas for each college goal. The deans and program coordinators further refined the faculty role in achieving college goals by setting goals with their divisions and programs. This year the prioritization process will consider more closely the potential of each objective for helping to accomplish a college goal. Our timeline for prioritizing is earlier and more compressed than before because we want the priority list to provide the foundation for the college budget. In order to do that, the prioritization of all college objectives must be complete by the first of May, well before the June deadline for the Board of Trustees to adopt the tentative budget. COD is applying best practices in planning while it awaits the completion of the Strategic

10 Educational Master Planning Process (SEMPP), which is in development. A committee of faculty and administrators, led by physics professor Dr. Doug MacIntire, is making excellent progress in designing this process. COD Sports Major Fencing Tournament Here: COD will host the Palm Desert Open, a Pacific Coast Section fencing tournament that will be held in Wright Gymnasium on Apr. 8 and 9 from 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. The free event is open to the public is a women s and mixed foil/epee tournament. For more information call Leslie Taft at COD's Undefeated Men's Tennis Team is Hosted into the Orange Empire Conference: The men's tennis team takes its show on the road to Cypress College for a 2 p.m. match on Thursday, March 30, following another away match that was scheduled for Tuesday in Irvine. A successful road trip would leave the Roadrunners undefeated and on track for an 11th state championship dating back to COD is at home next week, hosting Saddleback on April 4 and Riverside on April 11. The Orange Empire conference Tournament is scheduled for April 18 and 20-22, followed by the Ojai Invitational, the SoCal Regionals and the State Tournament May Softball Team May Have to Settle for Second Place: COD women's Softball Coach Shel Wellins knew it would not be easy to repeat as Conference Champion after winning twice in 2003 and '04, and a pair of losses to league-leading Antelope Valley over the weekend now has the Roadrunners hoping for a shot at second place. Golfers Continue to Win: Coach Tony Manzoni's perennial champion golfers are in the thick of things again, having not lost a tournament all year in conference play. COD, winner of the conference title every year since 1988, won it all in 2004 and became State Champions. The team will be in Mt. San Jacinto this Saturday for a conference match that begins at 10 a.m. They'll host the COD Invitational April 6-7 at the Greg Norman and Gary Player courses at PGA West. Conference finals begin April 23. Schedules, photos, and more information about COD teams are online at 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 him at cfarmer@collegeofthedesert.edu. 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 Monday, Mar 27 Tuesday, Mar 28 9 a.m. 9 a.m. Employers Meet Students Series: Federal Express Ground/Palm Springs and Time Warner Transfer Center: UC Riverside Outreach Women's History Month Presentation:

11 Wednesday, Mar 29 12:30 p.m. Steve Hudson, The Goddess in Western Art 11 a.m. 12:30 p.m. Technology Training: Datatel Webinar Women's History Month Presentation: Dr. Maria Sheehan, Career Pathways for Women in Community Colleges Thursday, Mar 30 9 a.m. Cesar Chavez Celebration Friday, Mar 31 11:30 a.m. Woman's History Month Celebration: Luncheon in Fantasia 2 p.m. Baseball vs Barstow Noon Foundation Auxiliary 8th Annual Bridge Tournament Softball vs San Bernardino Saturday, Apr 1 7 a.m. Alumni Association Street Fair Sunday, Apr 2 7 a.m. Alumni Association Street Fair Monday, Apr 3 Noon Softball vs Mt. San Jacinto Tuesday, Apr 4 2 p.m. Women's Tennis vs Mt. San Jacinto Wednesday, Apr 5 Thursday, Apr 6 & 7 Friday, Apr 7 2 p.m. Men's Tennis vs Saddleback 8 p.m. Faculty Recital: Steven Schmidt & Rong-Huey Liu Men's Golf-COD Invitational Saturday, Apr 8 7 a.m. Alumni Association Street Fair 9:30 a.m. Noon Pacific Coast Section Fencing Tournament Baseball vs San Bernardino Valley Sunday, Apr 9 7 a.m. Alumni Association Street Fair Monday, Apr 10 9:30 a.m. Pacific Coast Section Fencing Tournament Spring Break Week Tuesday, Apr 11 2 p.m. Men's Tennis vs Riverside Wednesday, Apr 12 3 p.m. Softball vs Victor Valley Thursday, Apr 13 Friday, Apr 14 Hall of Fame Luncheon 2 p.m. FOTL Book Review COD Holiday

12 5 p.m. Walter N Marks Center for the Arts: Dumont Scholarship Opening Reception Monday, Apr 17 Noon Men's Golf-Rancho Las Palmas Wednesday, Apr 19 9 a.m. Board of Trustees Meeting Thursday, Apr 20 10:30 a.m. International Day Celebration 3 p.m. Softball vs Barstow 6 p.m. 9 a.m. Multi-Agency Library 10th Anniversary Transfer Center: UC Riverside Outreach 2:30 p.m. Baseball vs Antelope Valley 4 p.m. Dean's Tea Friday, Apr 21 1 p.m. Softball vs Chaffey The Insider is the newsletter for Faculty and Staff at College of the Desert, Monterey Ave., Palm Desert, CA Published weekly during the school year, except during holidays. Send submissions via or interoffice campus mail. Information: Tom Wixon, Director, Public Relations, ext From off-campus: (760) or twixon@collegeofthedesert.edu. College of the Desert Monterey Ave Palm Desert, CA Acceptable Use Guidelines Disclaimer