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1. Newly Elected PSA Officers
2. Mother's Day Project a Huge Success
3. Campus Climate Survey
4. Testing Center to Get An OYO We All Know
5. Alum Receives Urban Teacher Corp Award
6. Faculty Member Receives Commendation Letter
7. PC LAS Students Pass Exam
8. Congratulations, Graduates

3.   Make note that you have until May 21 to complete the Campus Climate Survey.  Please take a moment to fill out the survey and send it back to Fox Lawson & Associates.  If you did not receive a survey, contact Scott Geddis, Chair of the Commitment to Employee Excellence Committee at 57122.

4.  Manny Lechuga has transferred from the Information Center to the Testing Center on an OYO basis.  Please welcome him as he begins this new assignment.

5.  Richard Goodman, PC Alum and Urban Teacher Corp participant, was honored at this year's UTC convocation at ASU.  Richard attended Phoenix College and Rio Salado College before transferring to ASU Main where he graduated Summa Cum Laude.  Richard started in the UTC program in 1998. 

6.  Congratulations to Mina Cavazos, Christy Hair, Patti Lesser, Beverly Mayor, and Monica Rapps, all recent graduates from the Phoenix College Legal Assisting Program, for passing the March examination for their Certified Legal Assistant (CLA) certification.  The CLA is administered by the National Association of Legal
Assistants (NALA) and is one of two nationally recognized legal assistant/paralegal certification programs.  Graduates from the Legal Assisting Program at Phoenix College consistently have one of the highest pass rates for the CLA exam of students from any program in the country.

7.  Phoenix College received a letter from Dr. Stephen Sylvester, Dean of Arts & Sciences at Peru State College and member of West MUN Board of Directors, commending Dr. Albert Celoza.  Dr. Sylvester wrote to express his thanks to Dr. Celoza for his dedicated work with students.  A delegation of PC students participated recently in the Western Collegiate Model United Nations conference in Ventura, California.  Dr. Sylvester made the following comments, "Professor Celoza has been a singularly effective advisor and long-time participant in West MUN.  His delegations are consistently knowledgeable, well-prepared and dedicated.  Their performance was exemplary and contributed materially to a highly effective experience for all of the delegates."

8.  Congratulations to PC's 400 students who participated in the Commencement Ceremony on Friday, May 14, 2004.  During the 2003-2004 year, Phoenix College granted 1,771 certificates and diplomas in occupational programs.  The Class of 2004 includes the following:
 
 

60	Nurses
63	Nurse assistants
37	Clinical Medical assistants
50	Patient care technicians
46	Phlebotomists
23	Dental assistants
23	Dental hygienists
22	child care administrators
75	crime and accident scene photographers
60	sign language communicators
44	gerontology managers
41	therapeutic massage therapists
70	business graduates
17	computer graphic designers
65	honors students
124	legal assistants
303	basic EMT personnel

Congratulations and thank you to faculty and staff for your roles in preparing individuals that will enhance the quality of life for everyone.