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1. Theatre Department's Play Entered into Regional Competition
2. Tom Adamson Elected Officer of AMATYC
3. Student Handbook Wins Gold
4. Safety Department to Receive New Vehicle
5. Destination Australia Lecture
6. Culinary Cafe Open for Business
7. Spring 2004 Enrollment Comparisons
8. Active Retirement Information Sessions
9. Coalition for African American Educational Equity
10. Items Approved at Governing Board Meeting

If the regional presentation is well-received in San Bernardino, it is possible that the production will be selected to go on to the national competition held at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. in May of this year.  Congratulations and we wish you the best of luck in San Bernardino!

2.  Tom Adamson was recently elected to serve as the Treasurer of the American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges (AMATYC).

Tom Adamson, Mathematics

Tom took office at the close of the 29th Annual Conference, which was held in Salt Lake City, Utah.  Approximately 1,000 faculty, administrators and educational professionals across the country were in attendance. AMATYC is dedicated to the improvement of the teaching and learning of mathematics in the first two years of college.  It also addresses the concerns of the 20,000 full- and part-time mathematics faculty who teach at two-year colleges. 

3.  The Phoenix College Student Handbook took a gold medal in the 2nd Annual Printing Industries of Arizona Print Excellence Awards.  The handbook, submitted by the Maricopa Skill Center who did the printing, was compiled by Kelly Loucy and the Student Life staff, with cover work done by Joe Gonzales in Institutional Advancement.  Excellent Work! 

4.  Thanks to the District Safety Committee, the Phoenix College Safety Department will have a fully marked  police car.  Phoenix College joins MCC, SCC and GCC as the fourth college to receive a vehicle from the District Safety Committee.  The committee intends to purchase fully marked police vehicles for each of the MCCD colleges to ensure campus safety.
 

5.  Mark your calendars for a tropical excursion to the sandy white beaches of Australia on Jan. 29 from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the Willo Room.  Dr. Phil Pepe, biology faculty,  will present Destination Australia, an lecture sponsored by the Phoenix College International Education Committee.  Dr. Pepe's work in marine biology was recently featured in an article published in the

Dr. Phil Pepe, Biology

6.  Make your reservations today!  The Culinary Café officially reopened for business on Jan. 27.  The café is open on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.  Reservations are recommended and can be made by calling 57764. 

7.  As of January 28, 2004 we are slightly behind last year's enrollment numbers as shown in the following table.  Figures are compared by using actual days before the start of classes.
 

.	2003	2004	%
Total Headcount	12,678	12,519	-1.23
Total CR Hours	88,075	88,013	-0.07
Total FTSE	5,871	5,867	-0.07

8.  Two Active Retirement information sessions have been scheduled to discuss program changes and to allow people to ask questions.  Kay Ulmer, Benefits Specialist, will be a special guest.  Both sessions will be held in the South Staff Dining Room.

9.  Phoenix College was the host last Friday for the debut of the Coalition for African American Educational Equity.  The AZ Alliance of Black School Educators (K-12), the Maricopa Council on Black American Affairs (community colleges), and ASU Black Caucus (university) together form the CAAEE.  For more information, contact Genevieve Watson.

10.  PC Related Items Approved at the January 27, 2004 Governing Board Meeting 

Approval of the Recommended Employments, Resignations, Retirements and Terminations

Separations
Anne Mason, Health Care adjunct faculty
Joseph Caspermeyer, science lab supervisor
Karen Clark, instructional services coordinator
Bill Laslett, athletic specialist

Approval of 2004/05 Sabbatical Recommendations
David Laird, Library
Karen Flanigan, Nursing
Liz O’Brien, Communications
Dana Fladhammer, Applied Business
Julian Vasquez, Foreign Languages

Approval of Curriculum Program and Course Proposals
Occupational Program Modifications:  CCL/5198 Digital Photography (New), AAS/3011 Surveying Technology (New)

Approved that on the 50th anniversary of the Brown vs. Board of Education decision that the members of the Governing Board of the Maricopa County Community College District pledge unwavering commitment to providing equal access to higher education and that efforts on behalf of local school districts to ensure learning equity for all students through institutional, political, personal and civic engagement will continue to be supported.