Catching Out Book Review

Book review on Catching Out

Website Undergoes Transformation

The Palo Alto College website has undergone a transformation!

In order to implement this change, the PAC Website will not be available today from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. We aplogize for any inconvenience, but we hope you will like the new look when the website goes back online.

Please be sure to send me your comments on the new look.

College Call-In Event

Tune in to see Alamo Colleges on KLRN’S Annual College Call-InThursday, February 25, on KLRN 9.1 HD at 8 p.m.

Experts will advise viewers on the best path to take for higher learning.

As in years past, the College Call-In cuts between live studio segments, where viewers can call or email questions to be answered by higher ed experts, including representatives from the Alamo Colleges, and segments from PBS’s Road Trip Nation. Interviews with San Antonio College student Jennifer Flores and St. Philip’s College Director of Student Financial Services Diego B. Bernal, answering questions from prospective students and their families, will air on the Road Trip Nation segments. It all makes for a lively hour packed full of information the college-bound shouldn’t be without.

KLRN will also be streaming video of the phone reps at www.klrn.org/callcollege.15 second promotional spots for Alamo Colleges will air before and after the program.

President Guzman featured in Conexion

PAC President Dr. Ana M. "Cha" Guzman is featured in today's edition of Conexion!

Black History Month Presentation

Ivy Taylor
City Council District 2

Thursday, February 25, 2010
11:30 am to 12:30pm
Student Center Annex

FREE
Refreshments
FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL 210.486.3125

Graduation Information Session

Did you know you have to apply for graduation to get a diploma, even if you're not going to participate in the ceremony? PAC 2010 Graduation information sessions will be held in the Center for Academic Transitions –located in the Student Center, tomorrow, Thursday, Feb. 25, 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. For more information, contact Sonia Garcia at 486-3134 or email PAC-Graduation@alamo.edu

Textbook Rental Article

Have you had a chance to read the book rental article in today's San Antonio Express-News? If not, please click on the link. Please let me know your thoughts.

Graduation Information Sessions

THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS SENT ON BEHALF OF THE PAC GRADUATION COMMITTEE:

PAC 2010 Graduation information sessions will be held in the Center for Academic Transitions –located in the Student Center—on the following dates and times:

Thursday, Feb. 25 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Wednesday, March 3 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Thursday, March 11 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Application Deadline for May Graduation is MARCH 12.

Come and pick up your application, turn in your application, have it evaluated and get all your questions answered. For more information, contact Sonia Garcia at 486 3134 or email PAC-Graduation@alamo.edu

Botanical Gardens Presentation

A proposed design for the Botanical Gardens will be on display from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., in the Student Center Annex on Tuesday, Feb. 23. The landscape designer will discuss some of the design elements for the gardens @ 11 a.m. Please stop by, check out the design and give us your comments and feedback.

PAC Wellness Update

-PAC Wellness Information Updates-

The fitness trail is now available! Even if a class in session you may still run or walk! (the track is exactly .86 of a mile)

Free Conditioning Classes are available with Coach John Libby on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday in the Gym from 1 to 2 p.m.

Open Weight room hours are Monday-Thursday 3:30-6pm and Friday 2-5pm

Open Gym is Fridays 1-5pm

ETAP can be for any of the physical activity classes we offer. For a complete list http://mypaccatalog.alamo.edu/content.php?catoid=1&navoid=668#acalog_template_course_filter

The pool officially opens on 2/22/2010 at 7 a.m.

If anyone would like specific information regarding times, instructors or classes please contact Anna Bustamante at abustamante@alamo.edu.

PAC Pool Re-Opens Monday!

Natatorium Hours
Adult Lap Swim (16 years of age & older)
Admission: $2 per visit or pool pass

(can be purchase in room #110)

Free Admission: Alamo Colleges Student, Staff,

and Faculty members with a valid Alamo Colleges ID.

Hours:
Monday –Friday: 7:15 a.m. - 9 a.m.
Monday-Friday: Noon - 1 p.m.
Monday- Thursday: 5:30 p.m. - 9 p.m.

Community Open Swim (all ages)
Admission: $2 Adults (16 years of age &older)

and $1 Children (under the age of 16)

Hours:
Monday –Thursday: 7:30 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Saturday: 1 p.m. - 5 p.m.

Children under 16 years of age must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. Parents and legal guardians are also responsible for the admission cost per person regardless of age or whether they swim or not.

**The first 20 swimmers on Monday, Feb. 22, with an

Alamo Colleges ID will receive a water bottle**

Free Rodeo T-shirt/Cap

Going to the final weekend of the Rodeo? Come by the Public Relations office today between 8 a.m. and Noon and get a rodeo t-shirt or cap. Limited quantities, limited sizes.

Pal the Palomino attends Fiesta Store Opening

Pal the Palomino and his escort, Cheerleader Aly Milan, prepare to present a gift to John Herida, the “official” first customer to enter the 2010 opening of the Fiesta Store, Feb. 18. Virginia Eliott, the newly crowned Miss Fiesta San Antonio, looks on.

Free Rodeo T-shirt--while they last!

Going to the final weekend of the Rodeo? Come by the Public Relations office today between now and Noon and get a rodeo t-shirt or cap. Limited quantities, limited sizes.

PAC Food Forum

Palo Alto Community,

How many diets have you tried? Are you still scratching your head about what’s healthy to eat and what’s not? Ever wonder what others are going through, or what they’ve figured out about healthy, high-energy eating? Are you still struggling to be disciplined about what you eat? None of us has all the answers to our questions about food and diet, but together we might figure out some of these things for ourselves.

Come to the kick-off of the PAC Food Forum, a discussion and study group on food, diet and nutrition, sponsored by the PAC Wellness Committee. Bring something to eat for lunch, and your thoughts about the topics you would like the group to take up. We’ll decide on these together. (What’s in YOUR brown bag?)

What: PAC Food Forum
When: Thursday, Feb. 25, noon--1:00pm
Where: Ozuna 206 conference room
Who: facilitated by Irene Scharf & Peter Van Dusen

***The first 10 attendees will receive a wellness give-away***

Mascaras 2010

Congratulations to Veronica Rosas-Tatum (faculty) and Darvis Cosper (staff) on being elected Queen and King of Mascaras 2010.

Free Jazz Faculty Concert

Don’t forget to attend the Music Department’s FREE Jazz Faculty Concert, Wednesday evening, Feb. 17, in the Performing Arts Center Main Stage at 7 p.m.

The event is free and open to the public!

Bike Safety Workshop

Attend a

Bike Safety Workshop

and receive a free bicycle helmet!

Tuesday, February 16, 2010, at 2:30 p.m.

Student Center Annex with

Lydia Kelley, Bicycle/Pedestrian Transportation Planner with

San Antonio-Bexar County Metropolitan Planning Organization

Event sponsored by the Go Green! ¡Viva Verde! Committee

www.alamo.edu/pac/vivaverde

New Multi-Disciplinary Performing Arts Series

A new monthly multi-disciplinary performing arts series.

Each month, a fresh brew of San Antonio's most talented artists serve up a unique mix of music, dance, theater, comedy, poetry, storytelling, and performance art!

The third Tuesday of every month 7:30 p.m. at the Guadalupe Theater, 1301 Guadalupe Street, $5 For tickets, call 210-271-3151.

February 16: Lupe's Art Blend Kick Off Event!

The Push Pens (Theater) Azis (Music) Laurie Ann Guerrero (Poetry)
The Push Pens are the dynamic duo of Dino Foxx and Cros. The two are a unique collaborative of Xicano artists, one straight and one queer identified, working to bridge the gap between the hip-hop community and the LGBTQ community. Their show, "The Barstool Poets Project: Last Call for Truth" a hip-hop musical theater piece based in local westside/southside history of San Antonio that outlines the lives of two very different San Antonio natives with two indelibly similar stories. Azis is an experimental multi-instrumentalist living in San Antonio. Adept in Guitar, Violin, Harmonica, Tabla, Bass Guitar, Mandolin, Trumpet, Drums, and Didgeridoo, Azis is also a poet, visual artist, and throat singer. Azis is a one man band with an electrifying sound that is beyond category.

Laurie Ann Guerrero has been published in Palo Alto Review, BorderSenses, Global City Review, Literary Mama, and Meridians: feminism, race, transnationalism, Feminist Studies. Ms. Guerrero holds a B.A. in English Language & Literature from Smith College in Northampton, MA, and is an MFA candidate at Drew University in Madison, New Jersey. Her first book, Babies Under the Skin, won the Panhandler Publishing Chapbook Award, chosen by Naomi Shihab Nye. Ms. Guerrero works as a writer-in-communities for Gemini Ink , and teaches English at Palo Alto College.

Lupe's Art Blend is sponsored by the City of San Antonio Office of Cultural Affairs, Kronkosky Charitable Foundation, Texas Commission on the Arts, theFund, San Antonio Express-News, and La Prensa.

Lupe’s Art Blend:Call for Submissions
We are looking for theater artists, dancers, musicians, poets, storytellers, and multi- and cross-disciplinary performance artists to present original work that runs between 15 and 45 minutes. As many acts will be shown each evening, ensembles should be relatively small and production and technical needs should be minimal. The Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center will provide the space, technical crew, marketing assistance, and offer a small honorarium for all artists who participate.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:Please submit a brief cover and a bio limited to one page with contact information included along with one or more of the following:

THEATER/PERFORMANCE ARTISTS: 5 pages of manuscript with video or photos.

DANCE: 5 minute video clip.MUSIC: 5 to 10 minutes of audio or video recording.

LITERATURE: Submit no more than 5 pages of poetry or prose Formats accepted for submission: Manuscripts, DVD, audio CD, CD-Rom, and digital photos. Links to online sites with video, audio, or text are acceptable.

Submission materials will not be returned. Submissions are accepted year round, so all materials will be held for ongoing consideration.

In other words, we may not contact you to perform right away, but we might still reach out to book you down the road.

Send all materials to:
Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center
ATTN: LUPE’S ART BLEND
1300 Guadalupe Street
San Antonio, TX 78207
(210) 271-3151
Or via email to: vincentt@guadalupeculturalarts.org

Clandestine Crossings

Please take a moment to read a review of "Clandestine Crossings" by Trinity University Professor, Dr. David Spener, in today's San Antonio Express-News, page 11G

PAC GRADUATION 2010

Have questions about graduation? For answers, try the following: Graduation email: pac-Graduation@alamo.edu or call the Graduation Hotline: (210) 486-3134

Friday Morning Fun

Mechcanical Bull Rides

and

Valentine's Day

Arts and Craft Sale

Friday morning

PAC Student Center

Commencement Ceremony, May 6

PAC's Commencement (Graduation) Ceremony is Thursday, May 6 at the Municipal Auditorium at 7 p.m. To sign-up for graduation, give Sonia a call at 486-3118.

Census Recruiter on Campus

Need a job? A Census representative will be on campus every Thursday during February testing potential new hires in the Student Center. For more information, please contact Nora Esparza at 486-3123.

C-SPAN Civics Bus on Campus Tuesday

Please note new arrival time to PAC: 8:30 a.m.

Palo Alto College has been presented with a wonderful opportunity by Time Warner Cable to have the C-SPAN Civics Bus and Crew appear on our college campus, tomorrow, Tuesday, Feb. 9, from 8:30 a.m. to 10:15 a.m., in parking lot 11 adjacent to the Science, Social Sciences and Workforce Building.

The C-SPAN Civics Bus is a 45-foot mobile multi-media demonstration center that brings the world of Washington, D.C., and public affairs to communities nationwide. While aboard the Bus, students, teachers and the public can discuss government, media, and access C-SPAN’s Video Library, our comprehensive searchable archive featuring every C-SPAN program since 1987.

The C-SPAN BUS and Crew will be featured on FOX (cable channel 11) tomorrow morning at 7:40 a.m.

C-SPAN Civics Bus visits Campus

Thank you to all the PAC students, faculty and staff who toured the C-SPAN Civics bus this morning!

PAC Offers free PC Clinic at ATC

When technology glitches have you stumped, who can you turn to?

Alamo Colleges faculty, staff and students are invited to attend the Palo Alto College free PC Clinic at the Advanced Technology Center.

Troubleshooting and technical support will be provided by students and instructors of PAC's CompTIA A+ Computer Repair Certification Training Program.

The PC clinic will be held at Port of San Antonio (formerly Kelly AFB), at 312 Clarence Tinker Drive, on Saturday February 13th, from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM.

Anyone who is interested in bringing a computer(s) for servicing should read, complete and sign the PC Clinic Trouble Sheet, which is downloadable from the following location . . .

http://www.accd.edu/pac/htm/Community/ce/pdf/CompTIA/PC_Trouble_Ticket.pdf

You will need to bring the completed trouble sheet, the main computer box and your software, especially your Windows, Microsoft Office and driver disks.

Work areas will already be set up with monitors, keyboards and mice.

Note that you will need to bring the appropriate power supply and cord for laptop or notebook computers.

Due to the large number of attendees each month, our technicians may not be able to service every computer at Saturday's event. This is especially true for participants bringing multiple computers.

For more information about the free PC Clinic or the CompTIA A+ Certification Training Program at Palo Alto College, contact Aaron Ellis by phone at 486-3412 or via e-mail at aellis43@alamo.edu.

Upcoming 2010 PC Clinic Dates
February 13th

ALAMO COLLEGES’ ENROLLMENT UP A HEALTHY 12.1%

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FEBRUARY 5, 2010
CONTACT: LEO ZUNIGA
ASSOCIATE VICE CHANCELLOR (210) 485-0035

Enrollment at the Alamo Colleges continues to grow in double digits, with a spring 2010 credit enrollment of 59,513 students, an increase of 12.1% over spring 2009 and the highest enrollment ever attained for any spring semester! This follows an enrollment increase of 11.9% in fall 2009.

“Our exceptional enrollment growth reflects the outstanding value that a top quality education at the Alamo Colleges has in the eyes of our students and the community,” said Alamo Colleges Chancellor Dr. Bruce H. Leslie. “All of us, from the Board of Trustees to the administration, faculty and staff are dedicated to increasing the retention rate of our students from one semester to the next and to ensuring that our students meet their higher education goals,” he added.

Spring 2010 credit enrollment at each of the Alamo Colleges is:

Total credit enrollment 59,513
• San Antonio College 21,589 - up 7.2%
• St. Philip’s College 10,731 - up 9.9%
• Palo Alto College 8,047 - up 6.2%
• Northwest Vista College 14,584 - up 23.9%
• Northeast Lakeview College 4,562 - up 18.9%

At the Alamo Colleges, our high quality and low costs provide exceptional value to our students and alumni, who are major contributors to the economy and culture of our community. For more information, visit our website at www.alamo.edu.

C-SPAN Civics Bus coming to PAC

Palo Alto College has been presented with a wonderful opportunity by Time Warner Cable to have the C-SPAN Civics Bus and Crew appear on our college campus on Tuesday, Feb. 9, from 8:15 a.m. to 10:15 a.m., in parking lot 11 adjacent to the Science, Social Sciences and Workforce Building.

Go Red for Women--Friday

Palo Alto College is proud to support the American Heart Association’s “Go Red for Women” campaign to fight against the No. 1 killer of women and all Americans – Heart Disease.

Join the fight by participating in National Wear Red Day 2010!

We are encouraging everyone to raise awareness by WEARING RED to school and work on Friday, February 5, 2010.

Your show of support advances the American Heart Association’s vital outreach and education efforts.

On Campus Newsletter

Catch the latest issue of the PAC Newsletter: On Campus

Register Now for Flex II

Enrollment Services Update

Susan Espinoza in Enrollment Services has temporarily relocated to the district offices in an effort to assist with the Banner Project. Susan will be gone for approximately 90 days. In Susan’s absence, Rose Davis will assist Enrollment Services. Rose can be reached at (210) 486-3448

Spring 2010 Hiking Trip

SPRING 2010
Hiking Trip

Enchanted Rock State Natural Area

The Recreational Activities & Sports Office will sponsor
a hiking trip to Enchanted Rock State Natural Area on:
Saturday, February 20, 2010
Bus leaves at 7 a.m. and will return at approximately 5:30 p.m.
Cost:
(includes park entry fee and transportation)
Students: Free
Staff & Faculty: $10
Family and Friends: $20

Come by the gymnasium room 101C to sign up anytime or call 486-3135 or email jlibby1@alamo.edu for more information.

Anis Shivani at The Twig

ANIS SHIVANI

poet, writer, literary critic, frequent Huffington Post contributor

to read in San Antonio

THE TWIG

Tuesday, February 9th

5-7 p.m.

He will read from his critically acclaimed collection of short stories,

Anatolia and Other Stories, Black Lawrence Press.


Marian Haddad will introduce him and read a short excerpt

from one of his powerful stories
before he reads from the powerful
MANZANAR


THIS WOULD BE A WONDERFUL EVENT FOR YOUR STUDENTS TO ATTEND, NOT ONLY CREATIVE WRITERS, BUT STUDENTS OF CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN LITERATURE, WORLD LITERATURE, AND POLITICAL SCIENCE




Store Events - February 9, 5:00-7 p.m.

Time: Tuesday, February 9, 2010 5:00 p.m.

Location: The Twig Book ShopTitle of Event: Anis Shivani, Anatolia and Other Stories
Marian Haddad brings author Anis Shivani to The Twig.
"Anis Shivani demonstrates his versatility as a writer as he takes us around the globe in stories that juxtapose old and new, east and west." -Laila Halaby, author of Once in a Promised Land

The Big Squeeze

From Juan Tejeda:

If you know of any talented accordionists, 21 years old or younger, that might want to audition for The Big Squeeze accordion contest in San Antonio (see above announcement), forward this info to them and have them call or e-mail Texas Folklife to reserve a slot for Friday, February 5 at Casbeers.