Issue Date: 2/22/10
Campus Beat: Week of Feb. 22
Child development center accepts donations
Palomar College offers inexpensive childcare for children of currently enrolled students.
The children do "developmentally appropriate" activities, according to Pam Keinath coordinator of the Child Development Center.
The CDC accepts donations for these activities year-round. Donations can be anything from old towels and sheets to promotional stickers received in the mail.
"We accept a variety of items and keep a very open mind," said Keinath.
Some of the activities that the teachers do with the students are painting pumpkins and styrofoam balls.
"It's an opportunity for them to practice motor skills," said Keinath.
The curriculum is based on the children's age and appropriate attention span. The children do activities that teach them language skills, science, math, nutrition along with many other skills.
Donations to the CDC can be given to Keinath in the office in CD-A, which is located in the northeast corner of parking lot 12.
Any donation made to the CDC is considered a charitable donation and can be written off on the donator's taxes. Forms are available from Keinath.
Campus Issues
Palomar's governing board discussed smoking, the massive growth of community colleges and the future during its monthly meeting Feb. 16.
The five-member board discussed the negligence of students smoking outside the smoking zones on campus. They asked the campus police and the Associated Student Government to enforce the smoking areas.
Another topic the board discussed is the growth of Palomar and the ongoing problem with the budget crisis.
After taking Palomar took a hit in state funding this year, Governing Board vice president Mark Evilsizer said, "it's disturbing and nobody's got a solution."
They also discussed the future school schedule that would begin this summer. Palomar will be offering more classes that are used for credit toward a degree.
Board President Michele Nelson expressed in the meeting that the summer session would not likely to offer workforce-training classes, because the college is moving toward an emphasis on degree classes.
The future for part-time professors and the students taking these classes is still unknown but these changes will take effect starting this summer and into the fall.
Students and faculty are welcomed to attend the meetings and can speak to the board on issues that they feel are important.
For more information on speaking or the Governing Board schedule call Josie Sylvia at 760-744-1150 ext. 2104.
Internships 101
A free workshop on the who, what, where, why and how about internships and externships will be held on Thursday, Feb. 25 from 11:15 a.m. to 12:20 p.m.
Four guest panelists will explain the purpose, importance, benefits and what internships and externships are.
The workshop is open to students and the general public. For more information go to the Career Center's Web site.
Trip offers hands-on learning
Marine biology instructor Beth Pearson and geography instructor Cathy Jain will take students to Catalina Island March 21 through 24. This one-unit course includes lectures from kayaks, snorkeling through kelp forests and a hike to Cherry Cove, Catalina Island's Marine Institute.
"It is a great way for students to experience science in the field, to experience what they have learned about in class," Jain said.
The course is co-listed as a biology and geography course, and there are plenty of activities to entertain students of either study.
Catalina Island's Marine Institute has touch tanks with several different species of marine life; including rays, sharks, octopi and lobsters, according to Jain.
There is a $200 material fee, which covers the cost of transportation to the island, on the island, lodging and kayak rental. There are also four essay questions that will count toward the final grade.
Palomar student Katie Jarrett has taken the class two years in a row and said that the hiking lectures were her favorite part. "Every day we knew what the essay question was, and we just kept an eye out for the answers along the way," Jarrett said.
"There was so much to take in," she added, "that I really just went along with it until the end of the day, when we had our fireside chats."
You can find more information about this class at its Web site.
Pearson can be reached at 744-1150 x2874 or emailed at bpearson@palomar.edu and her office is located in NS-212G. Jain can be reached at 744-1150 x2952 or emailed at cjain@palomar.edu and her office is located in NS-110J.
Palomar College offers inexpensive childcare for children of currently enrolled students.
The children do "developmentally appropriate" activities, according to Pam Keinath coordinator of the Child Development Center.
The CDC accepts donations for these activities year-round. Donations can be anything from old towels and sheets to promotional stickers received in the mail.
"We accept a variety of items and keep a very open mind," said Keinath.
Some of the activities that the teachers do with the students are painting pumpkins and styrofoam balls.
"It's an opportunity for them to practice motor skills," said Keinath.
The curriculum is based on the children's age and appropriate attention span. The children do activities that teach them language skills, science, math, nutrition along with many other skills.
Donations to the CDC can be given to Keinath in the office in CD-A, which is located in the northeast corner of parking lot 12.
Any donation made to the CDC is considered a charitable donation and can be written off on the donator's taxes. Forms are available from Keinath.
Campus Issues
Palomar's governing board discussed smoking, the massive growth of community colleges and the future during its monthly meeting Feb. 16.
The five-member board discussed the negligence of students smoking outside the smoking zones on campus. They asked the campus police and the Associated Student Government to enforce the smoking areas.
Another topic the board discussed is the growth of Palomar and the ongoing problem with the budget crisis.
After taking Palomar took a hit in state funding this year, Governing Board vice president Mark Evilsizer said, "it's disturbing and nobody's got a solution."
They also discussed the future school schedule that would begin this summer. Palomar will be offering more classes that are used for credit toward a degree.
Board President Michele Nelson expressed in the meeting that the summer session would not likely to offer workforce-training classes, because the college is moving toward an emphasis on degree classes.
The future for part-time professors and the students taking these classes is still unknown but these changes will take effect starting this summer and into the fall.
Students and faculty are welcomed to attend the meetings and can speak to the board on issues that they feel are important.
For more information on speaking or the Governing Board schedule call Josie Sylvia at 760-744-1150 ext. 2104.
Internships 101
A free workshop on the who, what, where, why and how about internships and externships will be held on Thursday, Feb. 25 from 11:15 a.m. to 12:20 p.m.
Four guest panelists will explain the purpose, importance, benefits and what internships and externships are.
The workshop is open to students and the general public. For more information go to the Career Center's Web site.
Trip offers hands-on learning
Marine biology instructor Beth Pearson and geography instructor Cathy Jain will take students to Catalina Island March 21 through 24. This one-unit course includes lectures from kayaks, snorkeling through kelp forests and a hike to Cherry Cove, Catalina Island's Marine Institute.
"It is a great way for students to experience science in the field, to experience what they have learned about in class," Jain said.
The course is co-listed as a biology and geography course, and there are plenty of activities to entertain students of either study.
Catalina Island's Marine Institute has touch tanks with several different species of marine life; including rays, sharks, octopi and lobsters, according to Jain.
There is a $200 material fee, which covers the cost of transportation to the island, on the island, lodging and kayak rental. There are also four essay questions that will count toward the final grade.
Palomar student Katie Jarrett has taken the class two years in a row and said that the hiking lectures were her favorite part. "Every day we knew what the essay question was, and we just kept an eye out for the answers along the way," Jarrett said.
"There was so much to take in," she added, "that I really just went along with it until the end of the day, when we had our fireside chats."
You can find more information about this class at its Web site.
Pearson can be reached at 744-1150 x2874 or emailed at bpearson@palomar.edu and her office is located in NS-212G. Jain can be reached at 744-1150 x2952 or emailed at cjain@palomar.edu and her office is located in NS-110J.
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