IT for low-income residents
Palo Alto College is offering IT
computer training for low-income residents. Classes are held Mondays, Wednesdays
and Fridays. The courses are meant to teach administrative and clerical skills
to residents and enable them to obtain higher paying jobs. As a benefit to residents
who want to attend college, the IT course will count as college credit.
Class times are from 7:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. to 7:30p.m., and are
paid for by the SAHA Grant. Free childcare is provided for students. For more
information, contact Clark H. Galloway at cgallowa@accd.edu.
-Lee Deleon
Advance Research Certificate
Starting this fall, the Learning
Resource Center will offer classes for students to receive an Advanced Research
Certificate. Students who have already completed the Information Research Certificate
can advance their skills by completing five classes of their choice.
The 50-minute classes are offered in the Ozuna Learning Resource Center, Room
200, on a first-come, first-serve basis. For more information, contact Colby
Glass at 921-5069 or ask for information at the LRC reference desk. -Lisa
Huron
Wheelchair fencer to compete in
Olympics
After receiving sixth place at a
national tournament in Chattanooga, Tenn., wheelchair fencer and Palo Alto College
student, Kurt Oswalt has much more to smile about.
Oswalt, a sophomore majoring in Computer Science, was approached by the United
States National team coach who invited him to join the team. Oswalt accepted
and will join eight other fencers who will compete in the 2008 Olympics in Beijing,
China. For information on fencing at Palo Alto, contact Vinnie
Bradford, 921-5233. -Maritza Carlos
Recycling paper provides scholarships
With the help of faculty, students
and Palo Alto’s custodial staff, the earnings from recycled paper contributes
to a scholarship fund for Palo Alto students.
Seventy-five percent of the proceeds are given away to students as book scholarships,
ranging from $25-$100. Twenty percent is given away to the Ray Ellison Family
Center, and five percent is used for miscellaneous expenses.
For more information, please contact Barbara
Thompson, Senior Secretary of the Science Department, at (210) 921-5133.
-Michelle Kaulfus
The Best Professor award goes
to...
The recipient of the Best Professor
in San Antonio Award is Palo Alto’s own Marianna
Ornelas.
A Humanities Professor of eight years, Ornelas received the annual award by
a write-in ballot circulated throughout the city by the San Antonio Current,
a weekly newspaper.
“When students look at things differently, a picture, movie, or life, then
I feel rewarded and appreciated,” said Ornelas. -Jennifer Elizondo
Dance program produces “The
Walking People”
Students, faculty, and members of
the community are invited to attend a dance-theatre performance based on stories
about feet, shoes and walking called “The Walking People.”
The production will take place in the Performing Arts Theatre today, April 28,
at 2:30 p.m. and tomorrow, April 29, at 7 p.m. Admission is free.
The production will feature Palo Alto students, faculty and staff in a choreography
by Dora Ruffner of the Kinesiology, Health
and Dance Department. -Jeremy Flores