Summer - Porterville College

UPDATE
Published in part by the Porterville College Foundation May-August 2014
Summer
Camps
Return to PC
THE CLASS OF 2014
PHOTO BY TERRY CREWSE
Porterville College was once again
host to several different programs for
youth this summer: College 4 Kids,
S.M.A.R.T. (Science, Mathematics and
Resource Technology) Lab, Volleyball
Skills Camp, Junior Pirates Basketball
Camp, and Porterville Summer
Strings. Staff and volunteers want to
thank everyone for their continued
support as PC brings these wonderful
programs to local youth.
Porterville College held its 86th Commencement on May 16, 2014 at Jamison Stadium.
PC wishes to congratulate the members of the Porterville College Class of 2014:
Mayte Acuna
Thalia Aguilar
Marisol Aguilera Duran
Rene Alarcon
ChristopherAlcantar
Jessica Alcantar
Drexler Alcantara
Aresly Alvarado
Alia Alvarez
Veronica Anaya
Maria Andrade
Sabrina Andrade
Adriana Arellano
Mychal Armenta
Vanessa Artiaga
Brittany Ash
Janet Astorga
Claudia Avila
Flor Avila
Stefany Ayala
Carolyn Ayesh
Maria Baca
Kaitlyn Balduzzi
Elvira Barajas
Hector Barrios
Maria Bedolla
Stacy Bennett
Leticia Betancourt
Kelsey Blackburn
Jessica Bovensiep
Elizabeth Buelna
Carl Bushnell
Sandra Caballero
Chelsey Caraway
Katherine Carlson
Karri Carrillo
Patrick Carrillo
Lorena Ceballos
Bredana Celaya
Dalee Chang
Marina Chavez
Alyssa Childers
Victor Cisneros
Stephanie Collins
Nayeli Colunga
Gabriela Contreras Lopez
Adriana Corona
Noemi Cruz Mejia
Tori Davis
Devyn Day
Maria De Jesus Chavarin
Sonya Dejesus
Benedict Dela Cruz
Elizabeth Dela Cruz
Ginessa Delange
Bernardino Delgadillo
Kimberly Della
Elizabeth Diaz
Anita Donelson
Deanna Dorado
Amber Douglas
Tanna Doyel
Sabrina Duran
Valerie Elizondo
Ana Espinoza
Anissa Esquivel
Alejandra Farfan
Eddwyn Fernandez
Joshua Fleming
Belen Flores
Roberto Flores
Samuel Fregoso
Jonathen Fusick
Mariana Garay
Amanda Garcia
Carlos Garcia
Gustavo Garcia
Janee Garcia
Mario Garcia
Kimberley Garretson
Kelli Gehlen
Steven Gilstrap
Joy Girado
Marina Gomez
Lucia Gonzalez
Rebeca Guerrero
George Gutierrez
Irma Gutierrez
Patricia Guzman
Bethany Hawes
Alonso Hernandez
Cristina Hernandez
Erica Hernandez
Rachel Hernandez
Valeria Hernandez
Lucia Hernandez
Shelby Herrera
Hayley Hester
Melissa Hill
Billy Horton
Donald Hoskison
Wayne Hovden
David Huerta
Mike Hurtado
Rebeca Hurtado
Kelly Hutchinson
JuanI barra
Shailyn Ince
Sherry Jacobs
Becky James
Valerie Jasso
David Jennings
Tiffany Jennings
Jairo Jimenez
Colton Johnson
Quin Johnson
Naomi Kasimoff
Roger Kroeger
Abraham Lamas
Moises Lamas
Alejandro Lara
Marisela Lara Ramirez
Angelina Lemus
Argelia Leon
Elizabeth Leon
Zulema Leon-Ramos
See GRADS on
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‘14
PHOTO BY MO MONTGOMERY
academic and athletic
achievement awards
Porterville College’s Associate
Degree in Nursing Class of
2014: Amal Ahmed, Kari
Carrillo, Bredana Celaya,
Alyssa Childers, Elizabeth Dela
Cruz, Kimberly Della, Valerie
Elizondo, Kimberly Garretson,
Dwayne Gundran, Melissa
Grace Hill, Bethany Lindvall,
Ericka Marchbanks, Krystina
Montoya, Gabriela Moreno
Carranza, Roberto Olvera,
Veronica Ramirez-Amezcua,
Joseph Ramos, Hannah Risvold,
David Taggs and Aubreeana
Walker. Graduation was held
May 17 at PC.
PHOTO BY MO MONTGOMERY
Scholar-Athlete of the Year:
Naomi Kasimoff, Volleyball
Sportsmanship Award: Ginessa DeLange, Softball
Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Jamie Good, Baseball
“Tyler Curry” Sportsmanship Award:
Matt Ferreira, Baseball
Pirate Award: Nayeli Colunga, Volleyball/Basketball
Performance of the Year: Alia Alvarez, Basketball
Pirate Award: Zach Johnson, Baseball
Performance of the Year: Marcus Wood & Travis
Johnston, Baseball
Sophomore of the Year: Samantha Sawyer, Volleyball
Sophomore of the Year: Jarred White, Basketball
Team of the Year: Volleyball
Rookie of the Year: Adam Armstead, Basketball
Coaching Staff of the Year: (Volleyball) Dale
Henderson, Head Coach; Sylvia Ramirez, Assistant
Coach; Brandi McRae, Assistant Coach
“Tiffanee Anderson” Most Inspirational Award:
La Tishsa Carballo, Volleyball/Softball
Kathie Gifford “Special Recognition” Award:
Dr. Rosa Carlson
Rookie of the Year: Meranda Watkins, Volleyball
Porterville College’s Psychiatric
Technology Class of 2014: Ricardo
Aguilar, Maria Aguirre, Kathy Baxter,
Linda Beltran, Tannia Boney, Taylor
Carter, Anya Cline, Ronnie Johnson,
Frances Llanos, Dainedwin Madrigal,
Diana Martinez, Rosalyn Palomino,
Rosalina Perez, Pedro Ramirez, Luis
Ruiz, Jennifer Selk and Kristina Torres.
Graduation was held June 2 at PC.
Scholastic Achievement awards were
given the Maria Aguirre and Anya Cline.
The Outstanding Clinical Performance
award was given to Kathy Baxter.
Campus Calendar
July
4- Independence Day holiday campus closed.
24- End of Summer session.
August
21-22 - Flex days
23 - Saturday classes begin for fall
semester.
25 - Regular fall instruction begins.
GRADS:
Continued from
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Faith Leslie
Dana Lopez
Diego Lopez
Kristine Lopez
Michael Lopez
AnaLopez Rodriguez
David Lopez-Botello
Bryan Lucio
Alexandra Madrigal
Crystal Magana
Maria Magana
Mercedes Mancera
Michelle Mancera
Kimberly Marshall
Jeanette Martinez
Martha Martinez
Analilia Mata
Chase Mckenna
Rocio Medina Reyes
Anibal Medrano
Yvette Melendez
Monica Mendez
Raul Mendez
Kenya Mendez Arce
Irene Mendoza
Saray Meraz
Yesenia Molar
Jose Moncada
Amanda Monge
Krystina Montoya
Charlene Moreno
Cindy Moreno
Gabriela Moreno Carranza
Sarah Mosqueda
Kelly Moua
PaajNtshua Mouanoutoua
Lissette Munoz
Raymond Munoz
Alyson Musson
Amal Muthana
Odalmira Navichoque
Christina Negrete
Jeanette Nevarez
Kelsey Norman
Stephanie Norton
Sol Nunez
Audriana Olais
Roberto Olvera
Katrina Ortega
Maria Ortiz
Sydney Owens
ReynaPantoja Rincon
Elizabeth Pedraza
Blanca Pena
Corinna Perez
Eduardo Perez
Selena Perez Arellano
Victoria Pombo
Melissa Pompa
Miranda Powell
Priscila Ramirez
Joseph Ramos
Valente Ramos
Quincy Randhawa
Brenda Rangel
Patricia Rangel
Shane Rangel
Jaquiline Ray
Rebeca Remigio
Steven Reyes
Angel Rico
Hannah Risvold
Kimberly Rivera
Kayla Roady
Christine Robison
Omar Robles
Regina Robles
Maria Rocha-Anaya
Blanca Rodriguez
Carolina Rodriguez
Jacqueline Rodriguez
Kevin Rodriguez
Daniel Rodriguez Contreras
Adam Romero
Erica Romero
Ivette Romero
Brandy Rosales
Ammi Ruiz
Fernanda Ruiz
Virginia Ruiz
Jesus Salazar
Leslie Salcido Noriega
John Sanchez
Lacey Sanchez
Miranda Sanchez
Richard Sanchez
Alexa Sanders
Mitchell Sandoval
Lectoria Silva
Justin Simmons
Cody Smothermon
Lorena Solis
San JuanaSolis
Erick Soto
Rosalinda Soto
Bonny Sourinhamath
Taylor St. Clair
Michelle Starkey
Marisa Stoffel
Daisy Suarez
Jerardo Suarez
Jose Tapia
Maria Tapia
Yuviaana Tapia
Trisha Tellez
Jessica Tillery
Daisy Torres
Maria Torres
Sergio Torrez
Antonio Trevino
Gabriela Valle
Ana Vargas
Oscar Vargas
Lorena Vasquez
Diana Velazquez
Alida Verduzco
Jacqueline Verduzco
Jaime Villa
Aubreeana Walker
Aftin Whitten
Christopher Wieland
Jordan Wilkinson
Richard Woods
Jolene Yates
Most Inspirational Award:
Malik Muhammad, Basketball
- To submit your event for the Campus
Calendar email maureen.montgomery@
portervillecollege.edu.
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2014 Retirements
2013-14 ASPC STUDENT CHOICE
AWARDS
Most Creative Teaching: Muriel Josten
Best Use of Technology: Jim Carson
Exceptional Adjunct Professor:
Rob Haynes
Exceptional Full-time Professor:
Teresa Minter-Proctor
Also
Retiring...
Rhonda Dickey
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Baldomero Garcia
Most Enthusiastic About What They
Teach: Dr. Jeff Keele
Exceptional Staff Member:
Victor Medrano
Most Inspirational Professor:
Craig Britton
Antonia Ecung
11 years
25 years
‘14
2013-14 Staff Awards
Administrator of the Year:
Arlitha Williams-Harmon
Faculty of the Year: James Thompson
Adjunct Faculty of the Year: Edward Kiwan
Staff of the Year:
Jennifer Sims - Alternative Media Specialist
Student of the Year: Giovanni Ruiz
CONNECT WITH US
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SUBMITTED PHOTO
Congratulations to Porterville College’s participants in the 2013-2014 KCCD Leadership
Academy: Elvira Martinez, Tiffany Haynes, and Kailani Knutson. The KCCD Leadership
Academy is our district’s own leadership development program for faculty, classified and
entry- to mid-level managers. Participation in the year-long, once-a-month program provides
participants the opportunity to learn about key aspects of the California Community Colleges
as well as district and college programs and operations.
SUBMITTED PHOTO
The Porterville College Student Center
received multiple upgrades this summer
which included completion on the ASPC
conference and connect rooms, new
furniture, wall collage, and banners.
SUBMITTED PHOTO
Above: Community Colleges Chancellor Brice W. Harris paid a special visit to the Porterville
College campus on Friday, June 27. Harris met with administrators and toured the campus.
SUBMITTED PHOTOS
Above: This past semester, PC ran a five
week pilot project “President’s Leadership
Society” in four different classes. Twentyfive completed the pilot and received a
Certificate of Recognition. The program
helped students connect to PC departments,
events and student programs.
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Ship Ahoy!
By Richard Osborne
In mid-May, I had the good
fortune to participate in a
program sponsored by the
US Navy called “Educators to
Sea.” Along with 13 others, I
traveled to North Island Navy
Air Base in San Diego. Our
group consisted of teachers
and administrators from
K-12, community college and
university systems from all over
the country.
After an extensive
orientation, we were flown
out to the CVS Carl Vinson,
a Nimitz class aircraft carrier
that was operating about
100 miles off the coast of
California. We spent the next
day and a half touring the ship,
observing flight operations, and
interacting with the crew. Over
5,000 sailors live and work on
the Carl Vinson and our group
was given access to all areas
except the nuclear reactors
that power the vessel. The role
that each individual plays is
critical to the overall operation
of the ship and its ability to
successfully complete
its mission.
P O R T E RV I L L E
COLLEGE
Foundation
The purpose of the
“Educators to Sea” program
is to showcase the skills and
professionalism displayed by
members of the modern Navy.
That goal was certainly achieved
in our case. Everyone in our
group was impressed with the
enthusiasm and professionalism
of everyone that we came in
contact with. These men and
women, from the youngest, just
out of school to the enlisted
personnel and officers who
have made a career of the
Navy are all highly trained
and see themselves as being an
integral part of something very
important to our country.
Gone are the days when
enlisting in the Navy meant
spending your time swabbing
decks or chipping paint.
Individuals now have a much
greater opportunity to choose
their career paths and shape
their futures.
For me, this trip was a
real “eye-opener” and the
experiences that I had during
my brief stay aboard the
Carl Vinson will never be
forgotten.
100 E. College Avenue
Porterville, CA 93257
Phone (559) 791-2319
Fax (559) 791-2488
www.portervillecollege.edu/
foundation
The Porterville College Foundation
will support Porterville College in
developing activities, programs
and facilities to the best interest of
By Richard Osborne
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Porterville College employees and
retirees, local school administrators and counselors, PC Foundation
board members and Porterville
Chamber of Commerce. Issues are
also available online using Acrobat
reader.
To submit information to the next
Update contact Mo Montgomery at
(559) 791-2209 or email maureen.
montgomery@portervillecollege.edu.
Porterville College is part of the Kern
Community College District.
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The JEC Center at Porterville College provides personalized services and programs. Whether you
need help choosing a major, exploring careers, starting your own business, or developing job
search skills, our staff is here to help you make the necessary preparations to achieve your goals
and to ensure a successful transition from academic life to the working world.
Workshops are FREE and Open to the Public
HOURS: Monday thru Thursday: 8:00 am to 6:00 pm
Friday: 8:00 am to Noon
September
September
September
September
September
September
10/2/14
9/29/14
9/22/14
9/15/14
9/15/14
9/8/14
9/2/14
8:00-9:00 AM
9:00-11:00 AM
11:00 AM-1:00 PM
4:00-5:00 PM
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
4:00-5:00 PM
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
8:00 -9:00 AM
Financial Literacy: Budgeting
Basics (Setting Financial Goals)
Interviewing 101
Resume Hero and Career
Readiness
Resume Hero and Career
Readiness
"Earn While Learning" through
Apprenticeships
Business Plan Basics
CTE Job, Entrepreneur and Career
Readiness
Financial Literacy: Banking 101
(Bank On It)
CTE Job, Entrepreneur and Career
Readiness
Martha Lozano, Job Development
Specialists
Tom Zarate, Finance and Thrift
Johnathan Schultz
Martha Lozano, Job Development
Specialists
Martha Lozano, Job Development
Specialists
Martha Lozano, Job Development
Specialists
Jay R. Thompson, SBDC California
State University
Martha Lozano, Job Development
Specialists
Tom Zarate, Finance and Thrift
Martha Lozano, Job Development
Specialists
SM102 (Forum)
SM102 (Forum)
CA-4 (Theater)
SM102 (Forum)
Computer Commons A
Computer Commons A
SM102 (Forum)
CA-4 (Theater)
SM102 (Forum)
CA-4 (Theater)
SM102 (Forum)
Room
October
10/9/14
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Benefit Access
Irene Ortega, CTE Program Manager
SM102 (Forum)
Presenter
October
10/15/14
1:00-2:00 PM
Career Choices - Module 1
Martha Lozano, Job Development
Specialists
Name of Workshop
October
10/16/14
1:00-2:00 PM
Surviving and Thriving in the
"New" Workplace
Time
October
10/23/14
8:00-9:00 AM
Social Media for Small Businesses
Date
October
10/23/14
5:30 - 6:30 PM
Month
October
10/29/14
CA-4 (Theater)
October
Maureen "Mo" Montgomery, Porterville
College Public Relations, Marketing &
Development Manager
For more information or to RSVP contact: Martha Lozano, Job Development Specialist at (559) 791-2216 or email martha.lozano@portervillecollege.edu
* Resume Hero and Career Readiness (39) People Maximum, RSVP to (559) 791-2216 or CT1309 and all other Workshops, RSVP to (559) 791-2216 or CT1309.