PAC Site of first Chancellor Student Forum

The Alamo Colleges Chancellor will host a series of “Chancellor Student Forums” at individual colleges throughout the District--the first Student Forum will be held at Palo Alto College! Please help us spread the word to your fellow students that this is their opportunity to ask questions directly to the Chancellor.

Event: Chancellor’s Student Forum
Date: Wednesday, November 4
Time: 1:30 p.m. -- 3 p.m.
Location: PAC, Fine Arts Building, Lecture Hall, Room 109
Facilitator: Dr. Flores, Vice President of Student Affairs (VPSA)

Please help us generate a large turnout of PAC students for this event.

PAC Veterans Day Ceremony

I WANT YOU
TO BE RECOGNIZED AT
PAC’s VETERANS DAY CEREMONY!


Dear Students, Faculty and Staff,

Palo Alto College, the Office of Student Life, the Office of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Public Relations would like to recognize students, faculty and staff members who have served in the U. S. Armed Forces in a Veterans Day Ceremony on Wednesday, Nov. 11 in the Student Center Annex at 11 a.m.

If you have ever served in our Nation’s military service, or know of a current student, faculty or staff member who has, please forward via email the person’s name and branch of service to me by Noon on Wednesday, Nov. 7.

On behalf of the President of Palo Alto College, we would like to hand out a memento during the ceremony and want to be sure we have enough ordered!

Please include the following information:
Branch of Service:
Military Occupational Specialty (job):
Number of Years in the Military:
Highest Rank Attained:
Please indicate if Retired from military service:

If you have a photo of yourself in uniform, please bring it to my office (ADM 112) by Noon on Monday, Nov. 9. All photos will be returned.

We hope your schedule will allow you to be present at this ceremony where we will recognize the gallant service our colleagues have given to our country.

Thank you and Semper Fi

2009 Employee Charitable Giving Campaign

Dear Faculty and Staff,

Palo Alto College, along with the Alamo Colleges, is in the midst of the 2009 Employee Charitable Giving Campaign and we need your help!

Please consider donating to this year’s campaign (online form easily accessible off the PAC homepage) and selecting a PAC fund of your choice or donating to any other charitable fund listed on the website.

Donating is EASY! Simply go to the PAC homepage and click on the “Charitable Giving Appeal" link under Campus News. Once the page opens, enter the following information:

Campaign Code: ACCD
User Name: Your PALS ID
Password: The first two letters of your last name in CAPITAL letters, followed by your birthday (YYMMDD). Example: If a person’s name is John Smith and his birthday is January 18, 1976, his password would be: SM760118

If using the computer gives you worries, you can still contribute via the paper form. You can request one by emailing me, although a paper copy is being put in the PONY to every department on campus.

If you have any questions regarding contributions, please call or email me.

Here are the Campaign Contribution Codes for PAC scholarships:


4405 20th Anniversary Scholarship

4406 PAC Alamo Men's Club Scholarship

4407 PAC Alumni Association Scholarship

4408 PAC Aquatic Program Gifts Fund

4409 PAC BankOne Art Scholarship

4410 PAC Children's Library Activity Fund

4411 PAC Club Sembradores Endowed Scholarship

4412 PAC Conjunto Music Program Fund

4413 PAC Conjunto Music Scholarship

4414 PAC Diane Green Endowed Scholarship

4415 PAC General Scholarships

4416 PAC Handicapped Students Funds

4417 PAC Horticulture Scholarship

4418 PAC James Riley math Scholarship

4419 PAC Jane Hope Memorial Scholarship

4420 PAC Jason DeLeCour Scholarship

4421 PAC Learning Resources Gifts Fund

4422 PAC Library Book Campaign Fund

4423 PAC Logistics Mgt Gifts

4424 PAC Mariachi Connection Scholarship

4425 PAC Mariachi Program Scholarship

4426 PAC Michael Sanchez Memorial Scholarship

4427 PAC Minnie Stevens Piper Scholarship

4428 PAC Music Gift Fund

4429 PAC OST Scholarship

4430 PAC PreCollege Activities Program Fund

4431 PAC President's Discretionary Program Fund

4432 PAC Ray Ellison Family Center Fund

4433 PAC Records Management Fund

4434 PAC Returning Adults Center Fund

4435 PAC Richard Leming Scholarship

4436 PAC Ryan Smith Guzman Scholarship

4437 PAC Samantha Memorial Tapia Scholarship

4438 PAC Turf Grass Management Fund

4439 PAC Unrestricted Fund

4440 PAC Upward Bound Bridge Scholarship

4441 PAC Valerio Longoria Scholarship

4442 PAC Veterinary Technology Program Fund

4443 PAC Word Processing Fund

Volunteers Needed

Volunteers for ticket booth and ushers are needed for two performances of "El Camposanto" in observance of El Dia de los Muertos being held at the Performing Arts Center on Monday, Nov. 2. Showtimes are at 6 and 8 p.m., but volunteers will be needed earlier. Requirements: Wear colorful attire and skeleton make-up (drama students will apply). To sign-up or for more info, call Luis at 486-3882.

PAC Presence at Lite the Nite

Congratulations to Patricia Montoya, PR Dept Office Supervisor, for organizing a PAC Team to participate in the "Lite the Nite Walk" on Saturday. She put together a group of 15 people who raised more than $700 for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.

Alamo Colleges Board of Trustees Forum

Save the Date!

Wednesday, Nov. 4
3 p.m.
Fine Arts Building

Lecture Hall, Room 109

Alamo Colleges Board of Trustees Forum

The Chancellor, members of the Alamo Colleges Board of Trustees, Vice Chancellors and the Alamo Colleges Presidents are scheduled to attend. The forum is scheduled to end at 5 p.m.

Gregg Barrios Presents...

MEDIA ADVISORY
Contact: Lorraine Pulido (210) 410-6699

Playwright Gregg Barrios Presents Excerpts from “Rancho Pancho”
Event Part of TeatroFest

WHO: Gregg Barrios, Playwright; Diane Malone, Director; Rick Frederick, Actor; and Annella Keys, Actor

WHAT: Excerpts from “Rancho Pancho” and Book Signing – Part of the Guadalupe’s month-long TeatroFest“Rancho Pancho,” a two-act play, explores the turbulent and passionate relationship between playwright Tennessee Williams and lover Pancho Rodriguez, who inspired the character of Stanley Kowalski in A Street Car Named Desire. “Rancho Pancho” follows their relationship from the summer of 1946 on Nantucket Island with novelist Carson McCullers to the summer of 1947 in Provincetown with director Margo Jones, aspiring actor Marlon Brando and the final break up of Williams and Rodriguez.

WHEN: Monday, Oct. 26, 2009, 7:30 p.m. FREE

WHERE: Guadalupe Theater, 1301 Guadalupe St.

About Gregg Barrios
Gregg Barrios received a commission from the Ford Foundation Gateway Program to write “Rancho Pancho.” His Dark Horse, Pale Rider, a play about Texas writer Katherine Anne Porter received a CTG-Mark Taper Forum Fellowship. His one-man show I-DJ was awarded a grant from the Sandra Cisneros Macondo Foundation, and its script was published in Ollantay, the Hispanic Theater Quarterly in 2008.

About The Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center
The Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization founded in 1980 to preserve, promote and develop the arts and culture of the Chicano/Latino/Native American peoples for all ages and backgrounds through public and educational programming in six disciplines: dance, literature, media arts, theater arts, visual arts and music. For more information, visit www.guadalupeculturalarts.org or call 210-271-3151.

Sabra Booth

Palo Alto College and OLLU Fine Arts Department faculty member Sabra Booth has an exhibit on the 3rd. floor of the Fine Arts and Music Bldg at OLLU.

The exhibit showcases her originals for the comic book, Persama and Medusin, a parody of the recent presidential election. Her book was included this summer in a show in Berlin, Germany at Art House Tachales, and is currently on display at Central Booking Gallery in Brooklyn, New York.

Professor Booth audited a sequential narrative class in the Fine Arts Dept. at OLLU last fall, when she began the project.

To view her website, click on Sabra Booth

Graduation Advising for Business Majors

Students that are Business Majors are urged to drop by anytime during any advising session listed below, as the deadline for applying for Fall Graduation is Oct.31.

Monday, October 26
12:00 – 3:00 pm Port2, Room 102
6:00 – 9:00 pm Port3, Room 109B


Tuesday, October 27
12:00 – 3:00 pm Port2, Room 102
6:00 – 9:00 pm Port2, Room 102



Wednesday, October 28
12:00 – 3:00 pm Port2, Room 102
6:00 – 9:00 pm Port3, Room 109B


Thursday, October 29
12:00-3:00pm Port2, Room 102
5:00-7:00pm Port2, Room 102

Board Approves PAC's Building Name Plan

The Board of Trustees approved Palo Alto College’s building naming plan by which the buildings and signage are named after Texas Rivers until which time funds are dedicated by named investors.

Suggested river names for Palo Alto College buildings are: Colorado River, Rio Frio, Brazos River, San Marcos River, Guadalupe River, Trinity River, Llano River, Sabine River, Blanco River, Medina River, Nueces River, Rio Grande, and San Jacinto. Buildings that will remain named as they currently are: Ray Ellison Family Center, George Ozuna Learning and Academic Center, Executive Offices, Fine Arts Building, and Gallery and Sculpture Building.

2009 Employee Charitable Giving Campaign

Join us for a
Taco and a drink
Tomorrow morning!

Student Center Annex
9 a.m.


Dear Faculty and Staff,

Palo Alto College, along with the Alamo Colleges, is in the midst of the 2009 Employee Charitable Giving Campaign and we need your help!

Please consider donating to this year’s campaign (online form easily accessible off the PAC homepage) and selecting a PAC fund of your choice or donating to any other charitable fund listed on the website.

Some of the PAC funds include:

PAC Children’s Library Activity Fund PAC Conjunto Music Scholarship

PAC Diane Green Endowed Scholarship
Ryan Smith Guzman Scholarship PAC Horticulture Scholarship

PAC Frank Tejeda Scholarship
…and many more!

Donating is EASY! Simply go to the PAC homepage and click on the "Charitable Giving Appeal" link under Campus News. Once the page opens, enter the following information:

Campaign Code: ACCD
User Name: Your PALS ID
Password: The first two letters of your last name in CAPITAL letters, followed by your birthday (YYMMDD). Example: If a person’s name is John Smith and his birthday is January 18, 1976, his password would be: SM760118

Everyone who contributes to the campaign will receive a “Thank You” gift which is a PAC mug and glass. As an added bonus, anyone who contributes the required minimum amount for a scholarship leaf or stone to ANY fund listed on the Alamo Colleges Charitable Giving Appeal website will get their name added on the appropriate level leaf or stone (see attachment)! You do not have to have your name inscribed on a leaf or stone—the choice is yours.

We will be having an "Employee Charitable Giving Campaign" kick-off in the Student Center Annex on Thursday, Oct. 22 at 9 a.m. No hard sales push, speech or guilt trips, just some breakfast tacos, juice or coffee, and the opportunity to see the "Thank You" gifts.

If using the computer gives you worries, you can still contribute via the paper form. You can pick up the paper forms at the kick-off celebration or request one by emailing me!

If you have any questions regarding contributions, please call or email me. The PAC campaign is scheduled to end in early November.

Volunteers Needed

CALL TO VOLUNTEER….

The PAC Recruitment Department is making plans and preparations for the upcoming TACRAO Week, scheduled for October 26-30. For those unfamiliar with this effort, it’s a week-long program where all of the colleges in the state of Texas converge on San Antonio for a week long college fair blitz. The Recruitment Department is in need of volunteers to successfully operate and complete this initiative. Attached is the College week schedule, please review the calendar and let our office know which dates you are available to assist. If you have any questions, or to volunteer, please call 486-3300.

Campus Safety Workshop

Campus Safety Workshop

Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Time: 10:00 am to 11:00 pm
Location: SWF 225
Guest speaker will be Corporal Salinas
Join us to learn some basic campus safety tips:
Classroom safety
Parking lot safety
Campus security policy and procedures
For further information or to reserve your seat

please contact PASSkey at 486-3180

Community Altar at PAC

There will be a Community Altar in observance of El Dia de los Muertos. You are invited to remember a loved one by adding to the altar a photo, a candle, or personal item.

Please bring items to the lobby of the Performing Arts Center on Monday, Nov 1, between 1:30 p.m. -- 3:30 pm.

Mujeres: The Stories of Women

Janie Alonso has just forwarded me the link to a beautiful documentary on the works of Las Mujeres, a women's writer's group under the auspices of the Center for Women at Our Lady of the Lake University.

The documentary is on YouTube and is about 10 minutes in length. It is powerful and inspiring. I am very proud to know many of the women featured in the clip and am grateful for their contributions to the Society of Latino and Hispanic Writers (SLHW).

To view the clip, click on: Mujeres: The Stories of Women

The Ranger San Antonio College - St. Philip's, Palo Alto to rename buildings

The Ranger San Antonio College - St. Philip?s, Palo Alto to rename buildings

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PAC Volleyball Schedule

Recreational Activities & Sports

Volleyball Schedule
2009-2010

DATE OPPONENT SITE TIME
10/15 Northwest Vista College (H) PAC 7:00
10/22 Victoria College PAC 7:00
10/24 Texas State University Tournament TSU TBA
10/29 Trinity University TU 7:00
11/05 San Antonio College PAC 7:00
11/12 St. Philip’s College SPC 7:00
11/14 Texas State University Tournament TSU TBA
11/19 Northwest Vista College PAC 7:00
12/03 Victoria College VC 7:00
01/21 Trinity University PAC 7:00
01/23 UTSA Tournament UTSA TBA
01/28 San Antonio College SAC 7:00
02/04 St. Philip’s College PAC 7:00
02/06 Divisional Playoffs A&M TBA
02/11 Northwest Vista College (H) PAC 7:00
02/18 Victoria College PAC 7:00
02/25 Trinity University TU 7:00
02/27-28 Conference Finals A&M TBA
03/04 San Antonio College PAC 7:00
03/11 STCSL Quarterfinals TBA TBA
03/13-14 STCSL Championship PAC TBA
4/01-3 Nationals DALLAS TBA
Head Coach: Ruben Calderon
Practice Times: M/W 3:00pm - 6:00pm

Mass and Meal

You Are Invited

What: Mass and Meal
When: Thursdays at Noon

October 15

October 22

October 29

Wednesdays at 12:15 PM

November 4th

November 11th

November 18th

Where: SWF-121 (first floor, northwest corner)

Come and join us for faith-building, fellowship and good food.

All are welcome!

Horticulture Plant Sale

Fall is a great time for planting. The Horticulture Club will be having its plant sale on Thursday October 15th and Friday October 16th from 9 to 5 in the PAC greenhouse.

Landscape Plants, Hanging Baskets, Indoor Plants, and Annuals

Spurs' College Rush Program

A special offer for PAC college students from the San Antonio Spurs

FOR IMMEDIATE USE FOR INFORMATION CONTACT:
Tom James, (210) 444-5730

SPURS ANNOUNCE COLLEGE RUSH PROGRAM
College students to enjoy discounts on single game tickets this season

SAN ANTONIO, October 8, 2009 – The San Antonio Spurs today announced a new program for the 2009-10 season offering college students significant discounts on single-game tickets for all Spurs home games. The Spurs College Rush program, which premiers opening night October 28 vs. New Orleans, allows students to purchase a lower level ticket for $30 (face value $68-$275) or an H-E-B FanZone ticket for $5 (face value $10-$49).

“We are very excited to launch our Spurs College Rush program,” said Frank Miceli, Senior Vice President of Sales & Marketing for Spurs Sports & Entertainment. “We believe this program offers a tremendous value to college students. For less than the price of a movie a college student can now attend a game at the AT&T Center and experience the excitement of Spurs basketball.”

Tickets through the Spurs College Rush program will be available for all Spurs home games that are not sold out prior to 10 a.m. on game day. At 10 a.m. the Spurs will use a variety of communication tools to announce ticket availability for that night’s game including, spurs.com, keyword COLLEGE, where students can be linked to the College Rush Facebook page or Spurs_College on Twitter. Students can also receive automatic ticket availability updates via text alerts each game day by texting college to 50927 (standard message rates apply).

Spurs College Rush tickets are available for purchase one hour prior to tip-off (6:30 p.m. for a 7:30 p.m. tip) until that game is sold out. One hour prior to tip-off students who present a valid college ID at the AT&T Center Box Office can purchase two tickets. If a student presents an ID after the game is sold out they can either purchase a $5 standing room only ticket or purchase a Spurs College Rush ticket for the next available home game.

For more information on the Spurs College Rush Program visit spurs.com, keyword COLLEGE.

Domain Name and Email Update

Beginning October 12, the Alamo Colleges will begin phasing out their old domain name and email addresses to complete the transition to a new domain name and email addresses, which have been available since August 1. The domain www.accd.edu will change to www.alamo.edu and student, staff and faculty email addresses will also change from @mail.accd.edu to @alamo.edu. In addition to making both designations shorter and easier to remember, the change also will be consistent with the name “Alamo Colleges.”

This gradual transition also will allow Alamo Colleges’ faculty, staff and students additional time to notify those they exchange email with of their new email address and to update any references to the domain name on web sites, forms and wherever else it may be used.

SAWS Employees Complete Certificate Course at PAC

SAWS Employees complete PLC Certificate Course

Fifteen San Antonio Water Systems (SAWS) employees were recognized for completing the Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC) Certificate at Palo Alto College with a graduation ceremony, Sept. 23.

The certificate course was specifically designed for SAWS through PAC’s Corporate and Community Education (CCE) Division.

The graduates completed 216 hours of PLC training and 16 hours of Function Block training for a total of 232 completed hours. SAWS employees started the program in January and will receive college credits for their participation in the program.

Joan Osborne Scholarship

The Palo Alto College College faculty are establishing a scholarship in memory of Joan Osborne, Instructor of Economics and Faculty Senate Treasurer, who passed away on Oct. 6.

To make donations, make checks payable to:
Palo Alto College (ACCD Foundation)
Memo line: Joan Osborne

Mail to:
Office of Institutional Advancement
Palo Alto College
1400 W. Villaret Blvd.
San Antonio, TX 78224-2499

Donations will become part of Las Memorias de Palo Alto, a donor tree in the Executive Office Building.

Plant Sale--Save the Date!

Horticulture Plant Sale

Oct. 15-16

9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

PAC Greenhouse

For more information, please call

Kirk Williams at 486-3073

PAC Jazz Combo Performance

Palo Alto Jazz Combo

PAC Student Center
Wednesday, Oct. 7
Noon to 1 p.m.
Free and open to the public!

PAC Bereavement Notice

Joan Osborne, an Instructor of Economics at PAC since 2002, passed away early this morning. Our deepest sympathy to her family, colleagues and students. Services are pending and will be communicated when they are finalized.

Phased Retirement Program

October 1, 2009

Dear Colleague:

I am writing to inform you of a new retirement option recently approved by the Alamo Colleges Board of Trustees called the Phased Retirement Program that is being made available to full-time employees who are eligible for retirement.

Eligibility – This voluntary program is available to faculty, staff and administrators who are participating in the TRS (Teachers Retirement System) or ORP (Optional Retirement Program) retirement plan and who are eligible to retire because they meet the requirements for normal age retirement (age of 65 plus five years of service), or the Rule of 80 (a combination of age and employment service years totaling 80).

Overview – The Phased Retirement Program provides an opportunity for qualified employees to move gradually into retirement while phasing out of full time employment. If you are qualified, this approach to retirement can provide an opportunity to make a smoother personal, professional and financial transition over an extended period of time, from full-time employment, to part-time employment and finally into retirement.

Employees who decide to participate in the program will have an opportunity to work up to 49 percent of full-time at their pre-retirement pay rate, and to work in their pre-retirement occupation and at their pre-retirement department or work location. Staff and administrators may work up to one year preceding their full retirement; faculty may work up to three years.
Of course, participants will need to observe the provisions of their respective ERP, TRS and/or ORP plans. Other requirements include enrolling in the program before your retirement date, declaring an intention to retire no later than April 30, 2010, remaining separated for one full calendar-month before returning to work, and retiring between October 1, 2009 and May 30, 2010.

The Employee Services staff is available to provide further information and help arrange post-retirement work assignments for employees who wish to participate. Interested employees and faculty can contact their respective benefits coordinators for further information:

- Jose Fernando Espinoza 485-0215 jespinoza30@alamo.edu (if your last name starts with A-Ga)

- Debra Brandon 485-0228 dbrandon2@alamo.edu (if your last names starts with Gb-O)

- Idalia Velazquez 485-0226 mvelazquez@alamo.edu (if your last name starts with P-Z)

For questions regarding specific retirement benefits, employees should contact their ERS, TRS or OPR retirement advisor.

A plan outline is available on the Employee Services web-site http://www.alamo.edu/district/es/ and a schedule of information sessions is being prepared for each campus.

Sincerely,
Linda Boyer-Owens
Associate Vice Chancellor of Employee Services

Festival de Teatro Chicano--Laredo

PAC Veterans Affairs Office is Moving

The five stars represent Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard.
The eagle holds the cord to perpetuate the memory of all slain Americans and their sacrifices. The flags represent the span of America’s history from 13 colonies to present 50 states.
The golden cord symbolizes those who have fallen in defense of this country.


Palo Alto College’s Veterans Affairs Office is moving!
Beginning Monday, Oct. 5
The office will be located in
AT218

Phone numbers will remain the same.
Website: PAC VETERAN AFFAIRS

Farewell, Marisol

Join Us!
Friends of Marisol Mandujano, PAC Alumni Coordinator, will be joining to bid her a fond farewell and you are invited to join us…Marisol has accepted a position with UTSA campus downtown and we wish her the best. Good Luck Marisol!!!!

WHERE: Student Center Annex
DATE: Fri, October 2nd
TIME: 3:00pm