STBTC Blood Drive

SOUTH TEXAS BLOOD AND TISSUE CENTER

BLOOD DRIVE

PAC
STUDENT CENTER

TODAY!
NOW TO 3 P.M.

REFRESHMENTS AND
A FREE STBTC CAP TO DONORS!

PAC Updates

Rain or Shine!
2007 Registration Bash
Wednesday, July 25, 2007
1 – 6 p.m.
Student Center
Sponsored by the Recruitment Center & Student Services
For more information call ext. 5494

Students will be able to receive
one-on-one assistance in the application, testing, advising, financial aid, and registration process

Friday Street Closure

The main campus N-S drive will be closed beginning Friday, July 27th at 7 a.m. and will reopen by 7 a.m. on Monday, July 30th. Detour signs have been requested and should be in place by Friday.

FREE MOVIE PASSES

I have 25 movie passes for the Monday, July 30th sneak preview of "El Cantante" starring Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony. The movie will be shown at the Santikos Silverado Theater, 1505 West Loop 1604 North.

If you want posters of the movie, they are currently at the Student Center! Better hurry before all the students attending the registration bash get them!

El Cantante celebrates the life and music of the legendary Puerto Rican salsa singer Hector Lavoe, a pioneer of the sound and sensibility that redefined Latin music in the 1960s and 1970s. Spanning the 1960s to the 1980s, El Cantante charts Hector Lavoe's rapid rise to success and fame as an artist whose music combined Puerto Rican tradition with streetwise modernity and unabashed emotion with straightforward realism.

Congratulations!

CONGRATULATIONS,
DR. STACEY JOHNSON!
Interim Vice President,
Academic Affairs
Palo Alto College

ON SUCCESSFULLY DEFENDING YOUR DISSERTATION!

Dr. Johnson successfully defended her dissertation, “What Works: Factors Influencing Community College Hispanic Female Academic Achievement and Persistence to Graduation” at the University of Texas at Austin on Thursday, July 19th.

CONGRATULATIONS,
DR. AMIE DELEON!
Instructor,
Teacher Education
Palo Alto College

ON SUCCESSFULLY DEFENDING YOUR DISSERTATION!

Dr. DeLeon successfully defended her dissertation, “The Impact of a Student Advising Center on Enrollment, Retention and Graduation at a Community College in South Central Texas” at Texas A&M University--Kingsville, July 16th.

PAC to Host Swimming Championship

Palo Alto College’s Natatorium will host the USA Swimming Southern Sectional Championship , July 25 through July 28. Some teams are scheduled to arrive on campus, tomorrow. More than 700 swimmers from Texas and Louisiana will be on our campus and if a few get lost, please extend them every courtesy possible and point them in the right direction.

Parking, especially in the lot directly in front of the Natatorium and in Student Parking Lots 7 and 8 may experience congestion beginning tomorrow and lasting throughout the rest of the week. Please plan accordingly.

Warm-ups are scheduled to begin daily at 7 a.m., and preliminaries at 9 a.m. Finals will begin at 6 p.m., with warm-ups for those events beginning at 4:30 p.m., daily.

Business Card Deadline

Dear Faculty and Staff,

If your email address has changed because of the current email migration, please don’t forget that you can get new business cards (box of 250) as part of the Email Upgrade Project. For more information on ordering your new business cards, please click on the following link http://www01.accd.edu/it/pdf/helpguides/New%20E-Mail%20System%20-%20Ordering%20Business%20Cards.pdf and follow the instructions for ordering the cards. Please pay attention to the listed deadline for the request. All requests must be completed and submitted by August 1, 2007.

Please send any request for “Back of Card” printing to this office for approval before submitting your form to Irene Fuentes. If you are not requesting “Back of Card” printing, you do not have to submit your request to the Department of Public Relations; simply fax it to Ms. Fuentes at the number listed in the link. ALL NEW CARDS BEING ORDERED MUST CONTAIN YOUR PALS EMAIL ADDRESS!!!

PAC, Hispanic Chamber Form Partnership

Palo Alto College and the San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (SAHCC) have joined forces to establish an “Access to Technology” educational program for chamber members seeking to master the latest technological tools available in today’s marketplace.

Fifteen classes are offered in the passport program which covers beginning to advance courses such as “Basic PC Maintenance and Troubleshooting,” “QuickBooks for Accounting” and “Web Design and Development.” Each course is individually priced, includes materials and is held at locations throughout San Antonio. For classes of 10 or more students, training can be conducted on-site at the customer’s business location.

“We are very excited about this partnership and the opportunities that it will bring small business owners who otherwise might not be able to attend classes such as these to improve their business skills,” said A.J. Rodriguez, president and CEO of the San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. “This would not have been possible without the gracious support of the AT&T Foundation, who contributed monetary resources needed to launch the program.”

According to PAC Information Technology Program Manager Tod Bruning, the courses were developed based on a technology training needs assessment conducted by the SAHCC for its membership. Course offerings are scheduled to begin Aug. 1, and SAHCC members will receive a 20 percent discount over regular catalog prices for the program.

Under terms of the partnership agreement, the Hispanic Chamber will provide Palo Alto College with $18,000 in scholarships during the life of the agreement, which expires in December 2008.

Habitat for Humanity Needs Volunteers

PAC's RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES & SPORTS

SEEKING VOLUNTEERS

Join the staff and student-athletes of PAC’s Recreational Activities & Sports Office

in a community service activity to support:
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY

Friday, July 20

7:45 a.m. at Algo Dulce Drive

Project Hours are from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Volunteers must be between the ages of 14-75

Volunteers 14-17 must sign liability waiver and be accompanied by a parent or guardian

If you are interested in volunteering for the community service project, please contact Leandro M. Esparza at (210) 921-5509, via email at lesparza@accd.edu or visit his office in Room 101C of the Natatorium/Gym.

PAC Palominos serving the Community

On Friday, the 2007 Walk and Roll Corporate Challenge winner was announced, and while the energy-conscience Palominos of Palo Alto College did not win, I am proud of everyone who participated in this worthwhile event during the month of June to travel smarter for our environment.

Nineteen organizations encouraged over 9,000 employees to participate in the city-wide program, resulting in 550,000 smart miles being logged, which I'm told reduced one ton of pollution in June.

The next community-wide event PAC will be participating in is HABITAT FOR HUMANITY, Friday, July 20 at 7:45 a.m. at Algo Dulce Drive. Project Hours are from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and
Volunteers must be between the ages of 14-75; Volunteers 14-17 must sign liability waiver and be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

If you are interested in volunteering for the community service project, please contact Leandro M. Esparza at (210) 921-5509, via email at lesparza@accd.edu or visit his office in Room 101C of the Natatorium/Gym.

Around Campus

Recent happenings at PAC:

--PAC’s Upward Bound Program held its Summer Banquet in the Student Center, July 6. Thirty-four students from Poteet, Lytle, Pleasanton and Jourdanton High School were recognized for their participation in the program and their community service achievements. Program administrators also spoke with students and parents about the importance of pursuing higher education upon completion of high school.

--PAC counselor Yolanda Reyna gave a presentation to 85 middle and high school engineering PREP students on campus, July 2. The presentation focused on academic and career education that would enable the students to prepare for postsecondary training in a technical or career field.

Tuition Payment

Just a quick reminder to students who have signed up for Summer II at Palo Alto College--it's time to pay your tuition bill. Please don't overlook the next tuition payment deadline (5 p.m. July 11); several hundred students were dropped from the system last night due to non-payment of their tuition bill by the first deadline.

ALSO, the Fall Semester begins August 27; Payment for those who have already registered for Fall classes begins Monday, July 16. Don't miss your tuition payment deadline!

Odds and Ends

From Ginger Carnes: An updated PAC Phone Card that can be placed on bulletin boards, walls, etc. is available through the Mail Room. It is legal-size and we have printed enough on cardstock for one per employee. So when your secretary or work-study goes to pick up your mail over the next few days, tell the mailroom personnel how many you need for the faculty and staff in your department and you will get them on the spot!

The Fall Corporate & Continuing Education Schedule is online!

From Bobby Garza: The service drive to the Advanced Technology building is currently closed and will not re-open until Friday, July 13. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

From Steve Mardock: Registration is now underway for an Introduction to Criminal Justice course being offered by Palo Alto College at Seguin High School on Monday evenings during the Fall semester beginning at 6:30 p.m. Students interested in the course, which begins Aug. 27, can register online at www.accd.edu. For more information, please call Steve Mardock at (210) 921-5353.

From Dr. Denise Barkis Richter: Our (Spain) blogs were featured on a "Spain for Visitors" website!

From Duncan Perez: The July Calendar for training in the Instructional Innovation Center is now online. Classes are FREE and on campus.

Habitat for Humanity

PAC's RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES & SPORTS

SEEKING VOLUNTEERS

Join the staff and student-athletes of PAC’s Recreational Activities & Sports Office in a community service activity to support:

HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
Friday, July 20
7:45 a.m. at Algo Dulce Drive (see attachment)
Project Hours are from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Volunteers must be between the ages of 14-75
Volunteers 14-17 must sign liability waiver and be accompanied by a parent or guardian


If you are interested in volunteering for the community service project, please contact Leandro M. Esparza at (210) 921-5509, via email at lesparza@accd.edu or visit his office in Room 101C of the Natatorium/Gym.

Road Closure Begins Friday

The main road between the Ray Ellison Family Center and the Administration building will be closed beginning tomorrow, Friday, July 6, 2007 at 6:30 a.m. In addition, the service drive to the Advanced Technology building is currently closed. Both areas should reopen on Monday, July 9, 2007 at 8 a.m.

For the next few months there will be sidewalk closures from the Administration building to the new Vet Tech building and Convocation building. The contractor will be laying “chiller” pipes in the ground during this time. The contractor will also be working in sections of 200 feet to minimize disruption.

LRC Dean Attends 128th Annual ALA Conference

Tina Mesa, Dean of Learning Resources, attended the 128th American Library Association Annual Conference in Washington, D.C., June 21 – 26.

This conference broke all previous attendance records with over 28,600 attendees being able to select from more than 300 conference programs offered at the Washington Convention Center and a number of surrounding hotels.

Program tracks included administration & leadership; authors, literature & cultural programming; children & young adults; collection management & technical services; digital information & technologies; human resources & staff development; issues & updates; research; transformation & innovations; and user services, reference & outreach.

Laurie A. Guerrero

I received an email this morning from a former Palo Alto College student that I haven't met, but have heard so much about because in the Fall of 2005 she became the first PAC transfer student to go to Smith College on a full scholarship!

Her name is Laurie A. Guerrero and she is a good friend of author Nanette Campos, the July guest speaker for the Society of Latino and Hispanic Writers of San Antonio's monthly meeting. Laurie currently makes her home in Northampton, Massachusetts, where she is an Ada Comstock Scholar and a Sophia Smith Scholar in Poetry at Smith College. However, Laurie is going to be making the visit to San Antonio in time to attend Nanette's presentation to us next Monday, July 9, at the Barnes and Noble (San Pedro Crossing) at 7:30 p.m.! The meeting is free and open to the public.

I am looking forward to speaking with Laurie, as she is an accomplished writer/poet/artist in her own right. Among her many accomplishments are having been published in the SA Express, Voices Along the River, Literary Mama, and The Texas Poetry Calendar 2007 & 2008 (forthcoming). She is a two-time winner of the Rosemary Thomas Poetry Prize, has been nominated for the Ruth Lilly Poetry Fellowship, and her chapbook manuscript was a finalist in a competition sponsored by Kulupi Press. The most recent issue of The Palo Alto Review features her artwork on the cover and her poetry.

She recently finished a full poetry manuscript as part of an independent curriculum at Smith, and is sending it to publishers (contests) this summer. While she is in San Antonio for the month of July, she will be leading a poetry workshop funded by Smith College, and supervised by Linda Pritchett, an instructor at UTSA.