Planning to Transfer?  PC has an excellent transfer counselor who organizes many events at PC to help transfer students prepare.  This linked PDF document is the transfer center calendar for February, 2012.

FREE MS WORD WORKSHOP

FYI: I received this Email this morning:

Dear faculty,

If you feel it is appropriate, would you please let your students know that there is a free workshop being offered this Friday, Feb. 3rd, from 8:30-10:00 a.m. in LIB-449, on using Microsoft Word 2010 for students.They do NOT need to register, but they need to show up by 8:30.

Thank you!

Sarah Phinney, Educational Media Design Specialist, Porterville College, 559-791-2380, sphinney@portervillecollege.edu

 

BLOOD DRIVE FEBRUARY 1

Email from our campus nurse:

 

Good morning,

 

There will be a Blood Drive on campus tomorrow, February 1, 2012, from 10:00 AM to 2:30 PM in the Quad area.  This event is open to the public – parting citations won’t be given.  Please inform those interested that they must be in good general health, weigh a minimum of 110 pounds and be at least 17 years of age.  (16 years old with written parental consent.)  Senior citizens are encouraged to donate, as there is no upper age limit.  Donors can give blood every eight weeks.  Photo ID and Social Security Number are required at donor registration.  ***Donors should eat a good meal and drink plenty of water within 4 hours prior to their donation.****

 

Thank you for supporting this very needed service.

 

Free t-shirt to all donors!!!

 

Thank you,

 

Marlis Brownfield

Wellness Center

On Tuesday, 24 January, President Obama will deliver his State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress.  It will be carried live on most major networks Tuesday at 6 PM California time (9:00 PM Washington Time) and will be available in streaming video on many sites afterward.  A President's State of the Union Address is a major event for anyone who cares about the nation or its economy.  I strongly recommend that all my students watch it -- whether live or delayed.  It is directly relevant to both Political Science and Economics classes.  Students in POLS P101 and ECON P102 will get extra credit (2 points) if they watch the speech and write up a 1-page response sharing one thing they liked and one thing they disliked about the proposals made by the president.  Submit it through Turnitin.com by 11:59 PM on Monday, January 30.  Turnitin.com instructions and course ID # & password are on the last page of your syllabus, I will not accept the extra credit late or in any form except through turnitin.com.

INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITY

The following note, with an invitation for applications to work as an intern in a Congressman's office comes from the office of Congressman Devin Nunes -- presently our Representative in the US House of Representatives.  (with new districts that will become effective for the 2012 election, our area will be included in a district now represented by Kevin McCarthy of Bakersfield)  For anyone who might be interested in a degree in political science or in pursuing a political career of any sort this would be a good learning experience.

Dear Friends,

 

I currently have paid internships available in my Visalia and Washington, DC offices. If you know of someone who is interested in politics and public affairs, wants to gain professional experience, and can excel in a fast-paced environment, please pass along this message.

 

Interns provide critical staff support, and are often called on to work at public events, conduct research, and help with special projects. For Spring internships in Washington, DC or Visalia, candidates must submit their applications immediately; for Summer internships in Visalia, all applications must be submitted by April 30, 2012. I accept both part-time and full-time applicants.   

 

All prospective interns must have a high school diploma. In addition, they must be enrolled in or recently graduated from an accredited college or university. An application can be downloaded from my website at www.nunes.house.gov. 

 

If anyone has questions about my intern program, please call 559-733-3861.

 

Thank you.

 

 

Sincerely,

 

Devin Nunes

MEMBER OF CONGRESS

If you would like to contact me, please visit my website at www.nunes.house.gov.  If you would like to be removed from my mailing list, please send a message to LISTSERV@LS1.HOUSE.GOV with the text "SIGNOFF NEWSLETTER-CA21" in the body of the message.

Governor Jerry Brown of California delivered his State of the State speech to the state legislature this morning. I strongly recommend the text of his speech to any Californian who cares about our state.  Whether one agrees with the governor's perspective or not, it is well worth our time to know what he sees as our key challenges and strengths and where he plans to direct the efforts of the state government in addressing those challenges and opportunities.  Here is the full text of his speech -- relevant to both Political Science and Economics students.  It even reference China for those of you in History of East Asia.  Governor Brown's speech posted by the Sacramento Bee

Register your i>clicker

Please sure to go to www.iclicker.com and register your i>clicker.  Please enter your name as it appears on your PC Registration and use your full PC Student ID number for the student ID.  simply follow the instructions on the web page.

 

STUDENT EMAIL: 

Please be aware that PC, both administration and faculty, only have access to the email address that was assigned to you as a student of PC, BC, or CC.  Any time I need to contact you as an individual student I will contact you through email.  Please be sure you check that email account regularly.  You can go into that email and set it up so that it automatically forwards to your hotmail or yahoo account so that you don't have to check multiple accounts all the time.

 

Welcome to Dr. Jeff Keele's class announcement pages for Spring 2012.  If you are in any of my classes, please check this web page every school day.  Here you will find announcements of general interest to students at PC.  Parking, registration, campus events, job opportunities, etc., they'll all be here.  New announcements are listed at the top and older ones will be listed in reverse calendar order below. (This welcome note will stay on top for a while)

You will also need to check the announcements for your particular class linked above each day.