![]() CITY COLLEGE OF SAN FRANCISCO Community E-Bulletin Winter 2009 |
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Dear Reader:
I'm very pleased to address you in this E-Bulletin as the new Chancellor of City College effective December 18, 2008. This Winter issue announces the new leadership at the Board level with the election of Milton Marks as President and Dr. Natalie Berg as Vice-President. It also highlights latest happenings at City College as well as news about our outstanding faculty and staff. Moreover, I would like to share with you recent information from Washington, D. C. and Sacramento. As you know, we now have the passage of the federal Economic Stimulus Package and the State budget has been signed. These are good developments for us as a State-funded institution training the local workforce. Although we must face fiscal challenges due to State budget constraints, we are hopeful that there will be no further cuts to education in the May revise. Additionally, on March 16th City College will join other California community colleges and four-year colleges for a march and rally in Sacramento in support of public higher education. I look forward to your feedback on this issue. Please let me know if you would like additional information about City College, its services and programs. Sincerely,
Dr. Don Q. Griffin Chancellor |
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Trustees elect Milton Marks President, Dr. Natalie Berg Vice President |
The Board of Trustees
unanimously elected Milton Marks as President and Dr. Natalie Berg as Vice President at the Board’s January 29 meeting. They will serve
through January 2010. Vice President Berg
was elected to the Board of Trustees in 1996 and re-elected in 2000, 2004 and
2008. Prior to her service on the Board, Dr. Berg had served City College of
San Francisco in a number of faculty and administrative capacities spanning 30
years. She is currently Vice President of Forest City Development, a major
national development company. Dr. Berg was honored in 2005, 2006 and again in
2008 by the San Francisco Business Times as one of “The 100 Most Influential
Women in the San Francisco Bay Area.” |
| Trustees took oath of office January 5 |
Dr. Natalie Berg took the oath of office from State Senator
Mark Leno. Dr. Berg is Vice President of the Board for 2008. She was first
elected to the Board in 1996.
Chris Jackson raised his hand to receive the oath of office
from
Photos
by Monica Davey Steve Ngo takes the oath of office from State Senator Mark
Leno. Trustee Ngo was elected to his first term in 2008. |
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Community welcomes Dr. Don Q. Griffin as Chancellor of City College of San Francisco |
Faculty,
classified staff, administrators, students and members of the community
formally welcomed Dr. Don Q. Griffin as Chancellor of City College of San
Francisco at a reception February 19 in the atrium of the Community Health and
Wellness Center on the Ocean Campus. Dr. Griffin is pictured at the podium
above. Also pictured in the front row (from left) Trustee Dr. Anita Grier,
Trustee Lawrence Wong, Noriko Shinzato representing Assemblyman Tom Ammiano
(D-SF), Board Vice President Dr. Natalie Berg, Trustee John Rizzo, Student
Trustee Diana Muñoz-Villanueva and former student trustee Derick Brown. Not pictured are Board President
Milton Marks, Department Chairperson Council President Darlene Alioto and
Congresswoman Jackie Speier (D-San Francisco–San Mateo). Faculty, classified staff,
administrators, students and the community gathered February 19 to give a
formal welcome to Dr. Don Q. Griffin as Chancellor of City College of San
Francisco. Dr. Griffin was unanimously selected to be the permanent Chancellor
of City College of San Francisco at the Dr. Griffin has 40 years of
service at Preceding his work at Born in |
| Breaking ground for new Chinatown-North Beach Campus |
Photo
by Alex Luthi Turning their shovels in photo at
left are (l-r) Associate Vice Chancellor James Blomquist, Student Trustee Diana
Munoz-Villanueva, Trustee Milton Marks, Chinatown-North Beach Campus Dean
Joanne Low, Chancellor Dr. Don Q. Griffin, Trustee John Rizzo, Trustee
Julio J. Ramos, Board President Lawrence Wong, Trustee Rodel E. Rodis, and
Board Vice President Dr. Natalie Berg. The groundbreaking ceremony was held
November 1 at the construction site at |
| Grand opening for Orfalea Family Center |
Photo
by Alex Luthi At least 250 people attended the
Grand opening ceremony for the |
| Congresswoman Jackie Speier announces National Science Foundation grant to CCSF to build MPICT |
Photo
by Monica Davey Congresswoman Jackie Speier (second from left) announced a
National Science Foundation grant to City College of San Francisco (CCSF) for
the purpose of founding the Mid-Pacific Information and Communications
Technologies (MPICT) Regional Center. She is pictured with (from left) CCSF
Trustee John Rizzo, Chair of the Board’s Technology Committee; Chancellor Dr.
Don Q. Griffin; and Board Vice President Dr. Natalie Berg. Speier made the
announcement at a press conference November 14 at the CCSF |
| CCSF Fire Academy students graduate |
Pictured above are the students who were graduated from the
City College of |
|
Burton Scholars Backpack to Success Program distributes grants to foster youth |
Photos
by Monica Davey The John Burton Foundation
awarded scholarships to Guardian Scholars students of |
| 350+ attended Basic Skills luncheon fundraiser Sept. 25 |
Generous benefactor
Lillie Wong (second from right) was recognized for her contributions to the
construction of the new Chinatown/North Beach Campus. She is pictured next to
her nephew, Board Member Lawrence Wong (far right). Also pictured are speakers
CCSF Student Ronnie Pega (left) and CCSF Counselor Nicole Wise.
Photos
by Thomas John Gibbons Prominent members of
the Foundation of City College of San Francisco at the Basic Skills Luncheon
included (left to right) Haig Mardikian, President of the Foundation; Debra
Dooley, Foundation Board Member and President of the Foundation Auxiliary;
Genelle Relfe, Member of the Foundation Board and solicitor of corporate
sponsors, and Walter Newman, Member of the Foundation Board and major donor. The
fourth annual Foundation of City College of San Francisco Basic Skills Luncheon
held at the Westin St. Francis Hotel on September 25 was attended by more than
350 supporters and raised $270,000. The funds will be used to provide $500
per-semester scholarships to support students in mastering the fundamental
skills of reading, writing, and math. Kate
Kelly, CBS 5 TV anchor, emceed the stellar event where Trustee President
Lawrence Wong presented his aunt, Lillie Wong, with a thank you from the Foundation
for her philanthropic support of the Chinatown/North Beach Campus. Major
Donors to the Basic Skills Luncheon included: Wells Fargo Bank ($50,000);
Chevron Corporation ($25,000); Terry and Nancy Otton ($25,000); John and
Venetta Rohal ($25,000); Pacific Gas and Electric ($20,000); Charles and Helen
Schwab Foundation ($10,000); Tamara Fritz ($10,000); John A. and Cynthia Fry
Gunn ($10,000); AAA of Northern California, Nevada & Utah ($5,000);
Margaret Liu Collins and Ted Collins ($5,000); Mary Jo and Dick Kovacevich
($5,000); Mary and Andy Pilara ($5,000) The
luncheon was organized by the Auxiliary of the Foundation of City College of
San Francisco, led by President of the Auxiliary Debra Dooley, Basic Skills
Luncheon Chair Venetta Rohal, and Host Committee Co-Chairs Eve Masonek and De
Ann Spalding. The
books were donated by members of the Auxiliary and other supporters and friends
of the College. |
| $10K gift to Mission Campus Homework Club from AT&T |
at&t presented a
check for $10,000 to the |
| Microsoft Innovation Day attracted 700 high school and college students |
Photo
by Alex Luthi Members of the planning and
presentation team for the Microsoft Innovation in Education and Technology
workshops held November 3 at City College of San Francisco included (from left)
Dr. Don Q. Griffin, Chancellor; Carmen Lamha, Chair, Computer
Networking and Information Technology Department; Steve Falk, President and
CEO, San Francisco Chamber of Commerce; Celeste M. Alleyne, Western Region Citizenship
Director, Microsoft; Anthony Salcito, General Manager, US Education, Microsoft;
unidentified Microsoft representative; Kenny Spade, Academic Development
Evangelist, Microsoft. |
| Recognition of Accomplishments |
Award of Merit for new
The design for the Dr. Henry Augustine named
Educator of the Year
Photo
by Monica Davey Dr. Henry L. Augustine, Jr. Dr. Henry L.
Augustine, Jr., Director of African American Scholastic Programs at City
College of San Francisco, was presented with the 2008
Outstanding Educator Award November 21 at the San Francisco Branch of the
NAACP’s Annual Freedom Fund Gala held at the Cathedral Hill Hotel. Working to
support traditionally under-served students has been a primary goal throughout
Dr. Augustine’s career. Tom Boegel new Dean of Instruction, Curriculum, Tenure Review and Faculty Evaluation
Tom Boegel Tom Boegel has been named
permanent Dean, Instruction, Curriculum, Tenure Review and Faculty Evaluation.
The appointment was confirmed by the Board of Trustees at its Boegel has been with Prior to Lee Meriwether starred in ‘Long
Day’s Journey into Night’
CCSF Cross
Country Men #1 in NorCal
Photo
by Doug Owyang The City College of San Francisco Men’s Cross Country Team
won the Northern California Cross Country Championships November 8 with a
six-point win over pre-meet favorite and #1 ranked American River College and
16 other NorCal JCs that qualified for the Championship. This was CCSF’s first
NorCal title since 1969, with Chris Gerber, Fernando Diaz and Mark and Luke
Frazier earning all Welcome Back a finalist for Ash
Institute Award
Dr.
José Ramón Fernández Peña The |
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