Pasadena-based Ares J. Rosakis will receive the 2013’s P. S. Theocaris Award from the Society for Experimental Mechanics (SEM). Rosakis is Caltech’s Theodore von Kármán Professor of Aeronautics and professor of mechanical engineering, and chair of the Di... More »
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., the single largest African-American women’s organization in the country, will kick off its centennial year by sponsoring a float in the 2013 Tournament of Roses® parade, hosting a star-studded Hollywood Gala and launching i... More »
Alverno students were recently given an incredible task— raise $1,000 to help educate a girl in India through She’s the First. The method? Selling cupcakes for $1 a piece on campus, to friends and family, and around the community. In August, Alverno was in... More »
The latest issue of Pasadena City College’s award-winning “President’s Report to the Community†has been released online. The fully interactive digital booklet features articles on student success, PCC’s highly successful First Year Pathways program, and... More »
The Pasadena Area Community College District Board of Trustees voted unanimously to extend the contract of Dr. Mark W. Rocha, Pasadena City College superintendent-president, through the end of the academic year in 2016. Dr. Rocha was first appointed as super... More »
Classes for Pasadena City College’s spring 2013 semester will begin Jan. 7. The Pasadena Area Community College District Board of Trustees approved an academic schedule at its Aug. 29 meeting that will allow students to better achieve their educational plans. ... More »
Pasadena City College nursing students Ariel Eby and Nicole Brown have been selected by Bare Root, Inc. to ride atop the “A Healing Place” float, which honors nurses of the past, present, and future for their tireless efforts, compassion, and care at the 124th... More »
Student Life members joined with Eliot Middle School and Hillsides Services for its 18th Annual Adopt-a-Family program held on Saturday, December 15, 2012 on La Salle’s campus. Hundreds of students, parents, children and families enjoyed games, Christmas Coo... More »
The Pasadena City College Board of Trustees has earmarked some $6.7 million from Proposition 30 monies to restore hundreds of classes it cancelled earlier this year. Business Services Director Joe Simoneschi said the money will come from proceeds from the stat... More »
Pasadena City College has launched the Graduation Initiative designed to make it easier for students to identify the courses they need in order to achieve their academic goals. At www.pasadena.edu/complete, users can fill out an online form to submit a request... More »
In honor of Pasadena City College professor Christine Bilicki who passed away last December, her sister, Diane Brown, recently donated $100,000 to establish the Christine Bilicki Memorial Scholarship Fund and the Christine Bilicki Achievement Award. The Christ... More »
Pasadena Unified School District (PUSD) Chief Academic Officer and Administrator in Charge Dr. Brian McDonald issued the following statement regarding the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary in Connecticut Friday: “All of us in the Pasadena Unified School Dist... More »
