Issue Date: 5/12/08
Campus Beat
Meeting to be held to discuss bus route cuts
Palomar College students and faculty are strongly encouraged by the ASG to attend a public hearing at 2:30 p.m. May 12 in the Escondido City Hall Council Chambers at 201 N. Broadway in Escondido to discuss the North County Transit District's proposed service reductions to the Breeze bus routes.
If approved, the proposed cuts to the bus line routes will affect Palomar students' public transportation.
Comments regarding the cuts can be e-mailed to the NCTD at August2008@nctd.org, sent by mail to NCTD, ATTN: BREEZE/FAST Service Changes, 810 Mission Ave, Oceanside, CA 92054, faxed to (760) 967-2001 with the subject line reading "BREEZE/FAST Service Changes," or by calling (760) 966-6500.
District holds Internet auction for used items
Beginning 8 a.m. on May 14 and ending at 3 p.m. on May 28 students, staff and the general public can go online to www.publicsurplus.com to bid on items for an event called District Internet Auction.
The Palomar District will be auctioning off items such as computers and desk chairs that are no longer used.
The auction will be open 24 hours a day until the last day. Go online to the Palomar main page, then click Auctions under the Quick Links tab and the site takes you to the Surplus property page where it is all explained.
Public Surplus is a method of disposing of excess, worn, or scrap property the district no longer needs therefore they are auctioning them off on the site.
The auctioned items are being auctioned "as is" and "where is", meaning there is no guarantee or warranty on the purchased items.
All bidders must be at least 18 years old and once an item is won, winning bidders have 10 days to pick up the property from Palomar.
For more information contact Diane Rabe at (760) 744-1150, ext. 2773.
Commencement ceremony for Fall 2007, Spring 2008
Graduates of the Fall 2007 and Spring 2008 will participate in the upcoming commencement ceremony.
The ceremony will be held at 5 p.m. on May 23 at the football field on the San Marcos campus, so low-heeled shoes are recommended.
Students who are walking in the ceremony are to be at the Theatre by 3:30 p.m. with their gowns on.
There is no limit on the number of guests each student can have attend as there is no reserved or assigned seating. Parking lots one and two will be reserved that day for special guests and everyone else is permitted to use any other lot on campus.
Following the ceremony, a small reception will follow on the football field.
For more information contact Marilyn Lunde at (760) 744-1150, ext. 2595 or go to room SU-201.
Free skin screenings at Health Center
Palomar College can help you keep your skin healthy this month with skin screenings through May 16.
To honor Skin Cancer Awareness Month, the Health Services Center is offering Palomar students free skin screening exams with a physician or nurse practitioner through May 16.
"Students are advised to make appointments now and not wait until the end," Health Services Administrative Secretary Yvette Martinez said. "A lot of health class professors are offering their students extra credit if they have the exam done by the end of the semester."
Those interested can make appointments with a doctor on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the San Marcos campus. A nurse practitioner is available Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the San Marcos campus and on Wednesday s from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. on the Escondido campus.
The exams are free for students as long as their health fee has been paid. The cost for faculty members is $20.
The exam will consist of the doctor or nurse practitioner examining each person's skin based on their complexions and how they are protecting their skin.
For more information contact Martinez at (760) 744-1150, ext. 2380 or go online to www.palomar.edu/healthservices.
Palomar College students and faculty are strongly encouraged by the ASG to attend a public hearing at 2:30 p.m. May 12 in the Escondido City Hall Council Chambers at 201 N. Broadway in Escondido to discuss the North County Transit District's proposed service reductions to the Breeze bus routes.
If approved, the proposed cuts to the bus line routes will affect Palomar students' public transportation.
Comments regarding the cuts can be e-mailed to the NCTD at August2008@nctd.org, sent by mail to NCTD, ATTN: BREEZE/FAST Service Changes, 810 Mission Ave, Oceanside, CA 92054, faxed to (760) 967-2001 with the subject line reading "BREEZE/FAST Service Changes," or by calling (760) 966-6500.
District holds Internet auction for used items
Beginning 8 a.m. on May 14 and ending at 3 p.m. on May 28 students, staff and the general public can go online to www.publicsurplus.com to bid on items for an event called District Internet Auction.
The Palomar District will be auctioning off items such as computers and desk chairs that are no longer used.
The auction will be open 24 hours a day until the last day. Go online to the Palomar main page, then click Auctions under the Quick Links tab and the site takes you to the Surplus property page where it is all explained.
Public Surplus is a method of disposing of excess, worn, or scrap property the district no longer needs therefore they are auctioning them off on the site.
The auctioned items are being auctioned "as is" and "where is", meaning there is no guarantee or warranty on the purchased items.
All bidders must be at least 18 years old and once an item is won, winning bidders have 10 days to pick up the property from Palomar.
For more information contact Diane Rabe at (760) 744-1150, ext. 2773.
Commencement ceremony for Fall 2007, Spring 2008
Graduates of the Fall 2007 and Spring 2008 will participate in the upcoming commencement ceremony.
The ceremony will be held at 5 p.m. on May 23 at the football field on the San Marcos campus, so low-heeled shoes are recommended.
Students who are walking in the ceremony are to be at the Theatre by 3:30 p.m. with their gowns on.
There is no limit on the number of guests each student can have attend as there is no reserved or assigned seating. Parking lots one and two will be reserved that day for special guests and everyone else is permitted to use any other lot on campus.
Following the ceremony, a small reception will follow on the football field.
For more information contact Marilyn Lunde at (760) 744-1150, ext. 2595 or go to room SU-201.
Free skin screenings at Health Center
Palomar College can help you keep your skin healthy this month with skin screenings through May 16.
To honor Skin Cancer Awareness Month, the Health Services Center is offering Palomar students free skin screening exams with a physician or nurse practitioner through May 16.
"Students are advised to make appointments now and not wait until the end," Health Services Administrative Secretary Yvette Martinez said. "A lot of health class professors are offering their students extra credit if they have the exam done by the end of the semester."
Those interested can make appointments with a doctor on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the San Marcos campus. A nurse practitioner is available Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the San Marcos campus and on Wednesday s from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. on the Escondido campus.
The exams are free for students as long as their health fee has been paid. The cost for faculty members is $20.
The exam will consist of the doctor or nurse practitioner examining each person's skin based on their complexions and how they are protecting their skin.
For more information contact Martinez at (760) 744-1150, ext. 2380 or go online to www.palomar.edu/healthservices.
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