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Megan Ernst
(Noncredit ESL) gave birth to a healthy baby
girl on November 23, 2008. Since Megan completed
cancer treatment just three years ago, she and
her family are especially overjoyed to welcome
this new "bundle of Joy." Megan has been on
family leave this semester, but will return to
GCC in June.
Craig Kupka,
who directs the GCC Jazz Band and the Saturday
Jazz program at the college, has received a
"Diamond Award" from the city of Glendale for
lifetime achievement in the arts. He received
the award at a ceremony on May 14.
Steve Marsden
and
Sandy Lee
are very proud of their three daughters: eldest
daughter Lani is nearing the end of her two
years of working in China as an English teacher
at Hohai University in Nanjing and coordinating
the Volunteers in Asia program. She was accepted
by numerous graduate schools and chose to attend
Johns Hopkins School of International Studies in
Washington, D.C. to be where the action is—and
President Obama! Second daughter Amber will
graduate from UC Berkeley this June, double
majoring in sociology and ethnic studies. She
will most likely be returning to Los Angeles and
job hunting—any referrals? Third daughter Jada
has started as a freshman at Santa Clara
University.
Russian teacher
Dr. Oleg Minin
recently authored an article on the writings of
Pavel Filonov, a key Russian avant-garde artist.
Denis Pra,
Adjunct Instructor of French, and a PhD
candidate in French at UCLA, gave a conference
in French this year at Louisiana State
University in Baton Rouge on Luis Bunuel's
cinema, titled "Unsatisfied
desire
in the surrealist films of Luis Bunuel."
Armenian teacher
Nick
Garnik Sahakyan is
helping the community by proofreading the translations of Jacqueline
Thrash's medical book
Armenian Phrases for Occupational, Physical and Speech Therapy.
Frankie Strong,
Governance Office Coordinator, recently completed the Leadership
Glendale program. The program involves individuals who are committed to
using their leadership skills for the benefit of the community. Based
on her
involvement, she has been recruited to serve on the Board of Directors
for the Glendale Association for the Retarded. Congratulations,
Frankie!
Shihoko Tatsugawa,
Instructor of Japanese and head of our Japanese program, was a key
organizer of GCC's Japan Fair. The fair was held to honor the three
Rotary Clubs which generously pledged $5,000-$11,000 to our Japanese
program after Rotary President Makiko Nakasone initiated this donation.
Her son had been a student in Professor
Tatsugawa's class.
Andra Verstraete's
daughter, Becca, will be graduating with honors from Cleveland High
School of Reseda, Humanities Magnet. She has been recruited to play
soccer at Occidental College in the fall, and will be majoring in
Critical Theory and Social Justice. In addition, she has been named the
CIF (California Interscholastic Federation)/FARMERS
Insurance Scholar-Athlete of the Year for the Los Angeles City Section.
The award/scholarship is based on
excellence in athletics, academics and character.
&
Chaparral
wants
you!
Unique Job Offer!
The
Chaparral
is seeking talented and committed individuals (no experience necessary)
for the position of correspondent.
Write for the
Chaparral!
Correspondents
would manage and implement internal and external communications (meaning
correspondents would commit themselves to write at least one article a
year on a topic if interest to the college community).
Writers could
represent their own interests, constituents’ interests (such as a member
of the Academic Senate or a Guild officer could), community groups’
interests (such as departments, divisions, work areas), as well as the
interest of the public at large.
Hiring the Best!
Preferred
qualifications: most important, candidates should be pro-active and
willing to take the initiative on articles and features, should work
well under pressure, have the ability to prioritize, met deadlines, and
demonstrate flexibility (in other words, get the article in on time).
We are
particularly interested in finding younger faculty who, although
interested, feel that they don’t have a lot of time to devote to campus
issues, so they haven’t run for Senate of Guild offices, but they could
find the time to devote to a single article in the course of a year, and
thereby become involved in campus issues whether they be instructional,
political, or social (maybe even parking).
Building Character!
The
Chaparral
is an equal opportunity employer, offering its writers no compensation,
no perquisites, no benefits package (but if you work here you have them
already); yet we do offer an extraordinary opportunity for professional
development to those who are interested.
If curious,
concerned or committed, contact the editor, Mona Field, at x5341 or
send an e-mail to mfield@glendale.edu.
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