CSUB ON-Campus Admissions:

CSUB Transfer Checklist (publisher flyer)

CSUB onsight asmissions (Word document)

CSUB will be holding  onsite admissions for Porterville College students planning to transfer Fall 2009.  Representatives from CSUB will be here on December 3^rd  from 10:00am to 2:00pm.  See attached flyer and checklist.   

 

Please let students know they can make an appointment with  CSUB representatives by calling the Counseling Center at 791-2329. 

 

Thank you for spreading the news to our students.

 

Carmen Martin

Transfer Coordinator/Counselor

Porterville College

(559) 791-2281

Why your faculty (including me) may NOT be able to email you right now: a note from our college district's email guru:

Just a few quick things for clarification.

 

First, due to the problems we had last week with sending out the survey to students, we are now blacklisted by several email providers.  I am working with email providers and trying to get us removed from their blacklist.  Gmail and Hotmail should be fine now but Yahoo is still blocking us.  I am working with Yahoo trying to get us off of their blacklist.  If you have other email that is not getting to students, please send me the email domain (examples: @live.com or @yahoo.com, etc.) and I will do what I can to get email working to those addresses again.  Unfortunately, this is going to take a bit of time so please bear with us.  I will try to keep you updated as we make progress on resolving our blacklist problem.

 

Second, just to clear up some confusion.  I previously mentioned that students could not see other students email addresses on the list that was used.  There is one exception to that, if students replied to any of the messages sent to the list, then their email address would have gone back to the list.  I know there were some students replying to those emails so those students email addresses were seen by everyone on the list.

 

Finally, this is a good opportunity to remind your students it is NOT a good idea to reply to spam messages.  Replying to a spam message only indicates to the spammer that you are actively monitoring your email which is gold to a spammer.  The best choice is to ignore and delete spam messages completely.  In this case, the test message which was sent out and the survey were both legitimate but had they been real spam, several students would have been responding to a spammer.

 

I hope this helps clear things up.  If you have questions, please respond to me directly tcoston@kccd.edu , keeping in mind that I am already buried in questions (smile).

 

Thanks, Todd Coston

Note from our Campus Nurse:

Good morning!

 

Just a reminder that tomorrow, November 13, there will be 2 events:

1.     Blood Drive from 9:30-1:30 in the Quad

2.       Vaccine Clinic from 1:30-4:00 in the SCCR room of the cafeteria.  This will be the last vaccine clinic until after the first of the year.  They will be offering Hepatitis A & B, tetanus, MMR and flu shots.  The Hepatitis vaccines are free, and the others are $5.00 each.  These are for those people 18 years of age and older.

Thank you for your support.

 

Marlis Brownfield, Wellness Center

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  Election Day !!!  

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Free Drive-thru Flu Shot Clinic at Jamison Parking Lot, Thursday 11/6, 9:00 AM -- 1:00 PM.  Flu Clinic Flyer (pdf)

  Election Day Tomorrow 

Extra Credit for any one of my classes if you go the Korean War Presentation:

Korean War Presentation (Link for presentation details): Wednesday at Noon or Friday at 7:00.  Check out your particular class announcement page for details for your class.

Note from the registration office:

 

Students may view their

 

Priority Registration on

 

My BanWeb

 

for Spring 2009!

NOTICE RE: Scholarships

 

2009-2010

Scholarship Application Period is now OPEN!

Scholarship applications may be downloaded from the
PC Scholarships web page

All application materials must be received
by the Financial Aid Office on or before the DEADLINE of

Thursday, December 4, 2008 by 4:00 p.m.

Please announce to your students!

Thank you!

Reminder: I'm off campus on Wednesday Morning, 10/22.  Office hours are cancelled that day.  Sorry...

Next Wednesday: October 22, I will be off campus in the morning for a PC Foundation meeting.  My office hours that day from 10:30-12:00 are cancelled.

Vaccination Clinic at PC Thursday:

Good afternoon,

 

Just a reminder, the Public Health Nurses will be here tomorrow [Thursday 10/9] for the Vaccine Clinic.  It will be from 2 to 4 PM in the SCCR room of the cafeteria.  They will have Flu vaccine for $5 for anyone, ages 18 and older, along with the other immunizations:  Hepatitis A and B, Tetanus and MMR.  Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.

 

Marlis Brownfield

Wellness Center

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FYI: Presidential Candidate Town Hall Debate Tonight.  Do watch, but there's no extra credit for this one.

(Did that already.)

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Music Performance:

Dear Porterville College Community.

The Music P110 class, Exploring the World Through Music, will be hosting Old Time Fiddlers Hall of Fame recipient Mr. Del Baker (also known as Fiddlin' Del) on Thursday evening in CA-2 starting at 6 pm.  Del will come with a few friends and we'll be enjoying an evening of great traditional Country Music and Old-time String Band tunes as well as some lively discussion with this octogenarian gentleman.  Del is a Porterville resident and has been involved professionally with the fiddling traditions of America for more than 75 years. 

Please join us in CA-2 to listen to and talk with this wonderful music.  We'll listen to music and talk about the growth and changes to the tradition during his lifetime. 

If you would like to offer extra credit to your students for attendance, I will do what I can to provide some extra credit tickets for them. 

Hope to see you there!

Rob Hodges, adjunct instructor in Music

A Note Regarding PC's Health Career Fair: 

Hello!

Just a reminder the Porterville College Health and Career Fair will be this Wednesday, October 8, 2008, from 9:30 to 12:30 in the Quad area.

 

Respectfully,

 

Marlis B.

Wellness Center

During my office hours today (10:30-12:00) I will be out in the quad at the Social Science Division table, greeting high school seniors for our Senior Day at PC.  Sorry

I strongly recommend this OP_ED article in the Washington Post.  While many of the references Mr. Cohen makes are obscure history to most young Americans, he is referring to the catastrophe of WWII and the political/social movements that caused  it.  All of those movements grew directly out of the Great Depression.  The failure to act on the current financial crisis in the House of Representatives yesterday moves us one step closer to repeating the Great Depression. Those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it.

Several of you seem to have looked into the turnitin.com extra credit opportunity on the presidential debate but did not submit the 200 word essay.  Please realize that if there is no essay there on file, I can't record it as extra credit.  Double check to see if your essay is actually there.

 

 

FYI: This is something of a kickoff for a newly forming PC Alumni and Friends organization.  You're welcome to the event:

 

 

Are you a graduate of PC?

Do you support PC?

 

Then join us on

Tuesday, September 30th at 5:30 p.m. 

at

Proteus, Inc.

54 N. Main · Porterville, CA

 

for a meet and greet!

This is a great opportunity to become a part of the

 

Porterville College

Supporter of the Alumni Association

 

For more information call

Virginia Gurrola at 791-2223 or Antonio Salazar at 781-1852

Porterville College Foundation

Public Health Nurses visiting PC with vaccinations:

Great news!

 

When the Public Health Nurses come to PC for the Vaccine Clinics, they will have flu shots!  Remember this is open to the public, so all adults are invited.  They will be $5.00 each payable to the county.  They are scheduled to be in SCCR (in cafeteria) on:

 

                October 9 from 2-4 PM

                November 13 from 2-4 PM

 

Hope we can really take advantage of this and pass the word!

Thank you so much!

 

Marlis Brownfield

Wellness Center

Here is an interesting NY Times article that talks about the possibility of people who are displaced by foreclosure (lose their homes) also losing their right to vote in this election because they forget to re-register at their new address.  I hope each eligible voter among you is properly registered and that you will inform yourself and go out to vote on November 4.  I have forms in my office if you need to register to vote or if you have moved since you registered and need to change your address.  Your registration form must be submitted and received in the elections office before October 20.

EXTRA CREDIT

This Friday: September 26 at 6:00 PM (Pacific, 9:00 PM Eastern) the first presidential debate between John McCain and Barack Obama will be hosted at the University of Mississippi.  Watch this debate and respond to it through TURNITIN.COM for extra credit for any of my classes.  If you can't watch it live, it will be available through most major news networks on streaming video in the days after the debate.  See the announcement page for your class for details about how you respond for your particular class.

 

Notice to Students: May 2009 Graduation requirement

If you intend to graduate in May, 2009, you must file a petition for graduation before the deadline of October 10th. The petitions may be picked up at the Admissions Office and you are encouraged to meet with your counselor to evaluate your progress toward graduation.

 

 

Mr. Gillett has now posted his presentation on his web site.  Here is the link directly to the presentation in PDF format.  http://www.gillettlaw.com/Lecture_files/PC.pdf

 

Our Constitution Day Speaker, Mr. Gregory Gillett said he would post the power-point presentation on his law firm's web page.  Here is a link to the firm's web page: http://www.gillettlaw.com As of this posting (4:30 pm) the power point  is not yet posted.  Check back tomorrow if you want to see it.

Note from the Cafeteria: early closure today

Due to illness resulting in lack of cafeteria staff:

Cafeteria Grill will close at 2:30 PM

Cafeteria will close at 5 PM

Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2008

Sorry for the inconvenience.

Donna

A Note from our Honor Society FYI:

PTK Fundraiser

Tuesday – 9/16 – in the Quad

 

Hot Dog* & Drink………$2.50

 

Polish Dog* & Drink………$3.50

 

Add Chilli……………50¢

 

Frito Boat……$2.50

 

*We’ll have all the fixin’s…Mustard, ketchup, onions, cheese, chilli (50¢ extra), relish

 

If you cannot make it out to the Quad area, please send me an email of what you would like and WE’LL DELIVER. The BBQ begins at 10 am and DELIVERIES begin at 11 am.

 

We are attempting to raise money to help students pay for their one-time $70 membership fee. Thank you for all the support you give us throughout the year.

 

Sherie Burgess

PTK Advisor

A note from Advising:

If you have any students who stop by or call regarding their registration this fall 08 to CSUB – CAFS, let them know that CSUB will be on our campus tomorrow 9/11 at 6 pm in AC-119 – to provide a workshop titled ” New Student Orientation (topics include registration, financial aid, etc.).”

Visit their webpage at:

http://www.csub.edu/regional/porterville.html

Please mark your calendars for Monday, September 15th, 12:00 -12:40 p.m.  Professor Jay Hargis will be giving a presentation titled "Mexican Lives; American Dreams" in the PC Theater.  This event is free and open to students, staff, faculty and the public.  It is the first CHAP event of the 2008-2009 school year.  The CHAP theme for this year is the "Decade of the 1950s".  Please inform your students of this event, and consider offering extra credit if it fits in with your curriculum and grading scheme.  Attached is the full color flyer of this event. 

PC Celebrates Constitution Day

 

Speaker: Mr. Gregory Gillett

 

 “Torture, Terrorism and the US Constitution:

How far can we go?”

September 17, 2008
12:00 Noon
PC Theater

 

A distinguished former Porterville College student, Mr. Gregory Gillett transferred and completed his BA at UC San Diego, and then his  J.D. from the University of California at Davis School of Law where he was an active member of the student body serving as the Managing Editor of the Journal of International Law and Policy.  He continues to be active in his community as an elected member of the Porterville Unified School District’s Board of Trustees, the president of Porterville Breakfast Rotary and the Chairman of the Board for El Futuro Credit Union.  Mr. Gillett is continuing his education as a candidate for his Doctorate of Education from the USC Rossier School of Education.  As a member of the California Bar Association, Mr. Gillett is committed to ethical and effective legal work in the areas of Family, School and Contract Law.

 

 

Co-sponsored by PC’s Social Science Division and CHAP

Free and open to the public. 

 

FYI: Financial Aid Office Closure:

The Financial Aid Office will be closed on Friday, September 12, 19 and 26 to complete the reconciliation of all the federal programs for 2007-08 due October 1. 

 

 

A note regarding Thanksgiving Holiday Schedules:

 

Hello All,

 

There have been some questions regarding the Wednesday night classes and if they will be canceled for Thanksgiving.

Please tell students if asked that Classes will  not  be canceled Wednesday night before Thanksgiving.

 

 

A Note from the Math program:  FYI

 

Hello All

Terry Crewse Will be teaching another section of math 55. Monday to Thursday from 3:50 – 5:05 in SM 114.

This class will start Tuesday so please pass the word to students that we are opening this section.

Thanks

Richard [Goode, Division Chair]

 

A note from the English Department, FYI:

 

We are adding an  English 50 class beginning tomorrow [Thursday, 8/28].  It meets at 11:50 to 1:55 p.m. on Tuesday and Thursday in SM220.  Melissa Black is the teacher and she needs to fill it.  Please send your overload of students to this class.

 

Susan [Regier, Language Arts Chair]

 

 

Welcome PC for Fall 2008.  I'm pleased to have you in my class.  On this announcement page you will find information of a general nature that should be of interest to a student at PC, and particularly to a student in my class.  You can link to my Home Page for links to various useful resources.  You can also link to the specific announcement page for your particular class.