Community Colleges Chancellor Jack Scott Conducts Town Hall at PCC March 22

California Community Colleges Chancellor Dr. Jack Scott will conduct a town hall meeting at Pasadena City College on March 22 to provide a “State of the State” report on the status of higher education in California. The event, which is co-sponsored by the Pasadena Area Community College District Board of Trustees and the PCC Academic Senate, will provide a discussion on how best to respond to the budget crisis.

Dr. Scott will be available to answer questions by PCC students, faculty, and staff and members of the community about the impact of the budget cuts on districts statewide and the measures he is urging individual districts to take. He will also share his personal perspective on the importance of the Student Success Task Force recommendations that are currently being considered by the California State Legislature.

The Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges unanimously selected Dr. Scott as the 14th chancellor of the California Community Colleges on May 8, 2008.  

A member of the State Legislature since 1996, Dr. Scott represented California’s 21st Senatorial District, which includes Pasadena, Glendale, and Burbank; a portion of the city of Los Angeles, and other surrounding cities and communities. Prior to being elected to the State Legislature, Dr. Scott was president of PCC beginning in 1987. The hallmark of Dr. Scott’s presidency was the launching and completion of a $100 million master plan to meet the college’s needs into the 21st century. 

Dr. Scott announced his retirement earlier this year and will officially leave his position as chancellor in September of 2012.

The town hall begins at noon in PCC’s Sexson Auditorium. Free parking will be available in lots 6 and 7. Please call (626) 585-7211 for more information.