Wednesday, June 12, 2013 | 6:54 am
Pasadena Unified School District spokesperson Adam Wolfson said the school board voted Tuesday night to award a $27.5 million contract for the construction of the long-awaited Sierra Madre Middle School. The middle school will have 22 classrooms, two science l... More »
Tuesday, June 11, 2013 | 5:39 pm
University of Michigan President Mary Sue Coleman will serve as the commencement speaker for the California Institute of Technology’s 119th Commencement Ceremony on Friday, it was announced today. Since becoming president at the University of Michigan in 200... More »
Tuesday, June 11, 2013 | 11:46 am
A team of students who worked with Caltech’s Resnick Sustainability Institute have won second place in the western finals of a recent DOE (Department of Energy) business plan competition, it was announced today. Chai Energy is developing a mobile phone app f... More »
Tuesday, June 11, 2013 | 11:45 am
On June 5, 2013, Mr. Tony Butka, the independent Chair of the Fact Finding Panel appointed by the California Public Employment Relations Board (PERB), submitted his formal reports on the impasses in negotiations between the Pasadena Area Community College Dist... More »
Tuesday, June 11, 2013 | 11:30 am
Pasadena City College officials have addressed a fund shortage for payroll and other immediate expenses, but are still planning to add hundreds of classes in the coming fall term. Starting June 24, the college will be expanding its summer session with an addit... More »
Friday, June 7, 2013 | 5:45 pm
Pasadena City College is proud to announce that Stephanie Schmidt, assistant professor of Health Sciences, was honored with the Hazel O. Torres Excellence in Education Award. The award, established by the California Association of Dental Assisting Teachers, wa... More »
Friday, June 7, 2013 | 5:45 pm
Pasadena City College student Sheridan Babcock recently won first place in the Advanced Students category at the inaugural French Poetry Recitation Contest, held at California State University, Los Angeles (CSULA). The event was sponsored by CSULA’s Departme... More »
Friday, June 7, 2013 | 5:45 pm
Pasadena City College is pleased to announce that Michèle Pedrini, PCC associate professor of Languages, has been awarded a scholarship to study French pedagogy in Québec by the Québec Ministry of International Relations and Foreign Commerce. “Dr. Michèle Pedr... More »
Friday, June 7, 2013 | 5:45 pm
Pasadena City College’s Ayanna Winter Guard completed their inaugural season with a gold medal win at the Winter Guard Association of Southern California (WGASC) Championships. The first place finish in the Independent A division caps off an undefeated WGASC... More »
Friday, June 7, 2013 | 5:45 pm
Pasadena City College is proud to be the only public institution in the San Gabriel Valley offering a Dental Board of California-approved course in infection control. The course is required for all dental assistants within one year of the date of employment an... More »
Wednesday, June 5, 2013 | 12:07 pm
The Pasadena-Altadena Chapter of The Links, Inc. awarded 10 local high school seniors and 3 college students scholarships – for a total of $17,500 – as part of the organization’s Isaac McClelland Memorial Scholarship Program. Established in 1968, the sch... More »
Saturday, June 1, 2013 | 4:09 pm
The Pasadena Unified School District (PUSD) Board of Education appointed Mikala Rahn, Ph.D. to fill the vacant at large Seat 4 on the PUSD Board of Education at a Special Board meeting held at Pasadena City College on June 1. Dr. Rahn will be sworn in June 11 ... More »