Core Values:
THIS WEEK
Continuing
» Annual Student Art Exhibit, Fine Arts Gallery;
exhibit continues through May 7.
» 19th Annual Student Juried Photography Exhibition
continues through May 14.
5 • Tuesday
» End-of-the-Year Fiesta, L/LRC patio, 11:30 a.m-1:30
p.m. RSVP required for lunch.
» “A Night with Forensics,” H-131, 7-9 p.m.
7 • Thursday
» Science Lecture Series: “From Mass Extinction to
Evolutionary Preservation” presentation by A.Z.
Mason, H-136, 12:30 p.m.
» Electronic Music & Recording Arts Program concert,
FA-306, 7:30 p.m.
8 • Friday
» “People in Motion” dance concert, Theater, 8 p.m.
9 • Saturday
» Cypress College Piano Competition 2009, FA 2nd &
3rd floors, 8 a.m.-1 p.m.
» Cypress College Piano Awards Concert, FA 304, 2-5
p.m.
» “People in Motion” dance concert, Theater, 8 p.m.
10 • Sunday
» “People in Motion” dance concert, Theater, 4 p.m.
THEY SAID IT
“Individually, we are one drop.
Together, we are an ocean.”
– Ryunosuke Satoro
Excellence
Integrity
Collegiality
Inclusiveness
May 1, 2009, Newsletter from President Michael J. Kasler
Parent Night Event Serves More Than 200 Interested in Cypress
The outreach event is intended to involve
parents in their children’s search for the right
college to attend.
Another successful Parent Night event took place on Tuesday evening, with approximately 215 guests visiting the college in support of
their children’s selection process.
The event includes a resource fair — held for the first time in the
completed Gateway Plaza — that featured information booths from a
wide number of programs at the college. Refreshments were catered by
the college’s Culinary Arts Program.
Fall Class Schedule Now Available Online; Please Tell Students to Register as Soon as Possible
Cypress College’s fall class schedule is now available online, joining the summer schedule in cyberspace. The printed version should be available in the Bookstore in the coming days.
Given the current state economic situation, it is important to remind students of the benefits of utilizing their early registration dates and
times. Classes are again expected to fill up quickly.
Students receive e-mails from the college with their registration dates and times. They can also find the information inside their MyGateway
accounts.
The fall class schedule can be viewed here; the summer schedule is here (or visit the schedule page for both). The summer schedule is also
available in print in the Bookstore.
Plan Ahead: Fall Drill Between Sept. 14-18
@Cypress is published each week. If
you would like to have items included,
please contact Marc Posner in the Public
Information Office at ext. 47006 or
[email protected].
End-of-the-Year Fiesta on Tuesday
The Fall semester disaster drill will take place the week of
September 14-18, 2009. The actual time of the drill is not being
announced. Please plan student exams, interviews, etc. around
these dates. Reminder notices and additional information will be
distributed regarding the drill as we get closer to the dates. These
are important training exercises for all staff and students so that
we can be better respond to emergencies that may arise in the
future. Thank you for your cooperation and participation.
Dr. Michael J. Kasler, President
(714) 484-7308
[email protected]
Cy p re s s C o lle g e
The Latino family session drew more than 30 people to a Spanishlanguage workshop held on the second floor of the Complex.
Approximately 200 people attended the main presentation in
CCCPLX-216, which featured counselors Robert Grantham and
Diedre Porter.
“In the three years I have chaired Parent Night, I would consider
this event the most successful,” said Rick Rams, dean of Student
Support Services. “We did it on less funding than ever and we had a
huge turnout from our campus departments.”
Kyle Scott, who will attend Cypress College in the fall, received a
$250 scholarship provided by the Foundation for his participation in
the event.
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The annual End-of-the-Year celebration takes place on
Tuesday (May 5), from 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. on the patio under
the L/LRC. The event is held to honor those receiving 5, 10,
15, 20, 25, 30, 35, and 40 year service pins and those who have
retired or are retiring from Cypress College this academic year.
The awards ceremony will start at 12:15 p.m., with the
Opportunity Drawing at 1 p.m. Tickets for the drawing can only
be purchased the day of the event, starting at 9 a.m.
(714) 484-70 0 0
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CHARGERS
Three Alpha Gamma
Sigma honors students earned
a total of $2,400 in scholarships at the California AGS
convention which was held
over the weekend. Fortythree Colleges were present
at the convention, along with
417 students and advisors.
A total of $36,100 in
scholarships was awarded by
AGS. Among the recipients,
all three Cypress College
candidates won scholarships.
David Glover won $700
with the Ed Walsh Service
Scholarship, while Mathew
Little and Robert Martiniuc
each won $800 with the Loly
Academic scholarship.
Pictures and additional
information are available at:
http://old.cypresscollege.
edu/~ags/photoalbum.htm.
Health Information
Technology student April
Daquioag, has received a
$500 scholarship. It was
awarded by the California
Health Information
Association. Daquioag is planning to graduate in Spring
2010 with an A.S. in Health
Information Technology,
according to Rosalie Majid,
who heads the HIT program.
The scholarship award will
be presented during the 2009
State Convention and Exhibit
on Tuesday, June 16 at at
the Hyatt Grand Champions
Resort in Indian Wells.
Associated Students Announce Results of Recent Elections
The Associated Students have announced the
results of the elections held on April 21 and 22.
Those who were selected are:
President: Jose Gonzalez
Executive Vice President: Wei-Sheng Peng
Vice President of External Affairs: Anthony Ignacio
Vice President of Campus Activities: Jamie Buffehr
Vice President of Student Organizations: Ryan Ayers
Vice President of Fiscal Affairs: Kristine Macalma
Vice President of Public Relations: Daniel Park
Executive Secretary: Kevrese Flamer
Webmaster: Nassir Azieh
Student Trustee: Cindy Garcia
Activities Coordinator: Michelle Abboud, Duy
Huynh and Sarkis Tatarian
Senator: Javier Melgarejo and Ken Vialva
Speech and Debate’s ‘Night with Forensics’ to be Held on Tuesday, May 5
The Cypress College Forensics Team will be holding our annual “Night with Forensics” on Tuesday, May 5, at
7pm in H-131.
This event is an evening that showcases the award-winning speeches that our forensics students have been
working on all year. It is a great opportunity to introduce your students to the forensics team. We will be performing persuasive and informative speeches, oral interpretation of literature and even our “Reader’s Theater.”
Softball has ‘Octo-peat’ as Team Captures 8th Consecutive OEC Title
It’s an Octo-peat for the Cypress College softball
team — which recorded an eighth consecutive Orange
Empire Conference championship.
As part of the accolades for a successful season,
two players were selected to the All-State team while
two more were picked for All-Region honors.
Freshman third baseman Kimberly Frazier made
her way to the All-State Team leading the state in runs
(63). She was also in the top five in Hits (69), RBI
(52), homeruns (16), walks (31), and slugging percentage (.942).
She was joined by sophomore pitcher Natasha
Ruiz, who earned all-state honors for the first time.
Ruiz leads the state in wins (29) and appearances (41).
Ruiz was also the Orange Empire Conference Pitcher
of the Year and 1 of 5 Chargers to make the First Team
All-Confernece.
Freshman shortstop Roni Alvarado and sophomore center fielder Kayla Van Dieren were honored
with All-Southern California Team selections.
The Chargers are preparing for the first round of
playoffs which begin Saturday at 1 p.m. on campus
against Mt. San Jacinto.
Coach Brad Pickler was named Orange Empire
Confrence Coach of the Year — his 4th consecutive —
following his 14th conference championship.
Swimmers Place in State Tournament; Beidler is OEC Coach of the Year
Cypress College’s head swimming coach Larry Beidler was named the Orange Empire Conference Coach of
the Year by his colleagues, and team members Sam Fandrich and Jeff Tsim competed in the State Championships
at Belmont Shore over the past weekend.
Tsim competed in two events finishing in the top ten in both. He swam Friday in the 100 yard butterfly and
finished fourth in the state with a 50.61 time. He then competed Saturday in the 200 yard butterfly finishing sixth
with a time of 1:54.61. Tsim, a freshman, earlier led Cypress with a first place finish in the 200 yard butterfly at
the OEC championships.
Fandrich competed in three events over the weekend. He started in the 500 yard freestyle in the consolation
swim with a 10th place overall finish. On Friday, Fandrich swam in the consolation swim for the 200 yard freestyle
finishing 11th. He closed the weekend with the long distance 1650 yard freestyle finishing 11th.
BRIEFLY
When planning your
hours for the 4/10 summer
work schedule please remember these points:
• You must add your ½
hour or 1 hour unpaid lunch
break onto the 10 hours.
For example, if you start at
8 a.m. and you take a 1 hour
lunch break your 10 hour
shift would end at 7 p.m. (11
hours). If you take a ½ hour
lunch break your 10 hour shift
would end at 6:30 p.m. (10½
hours). For an 8 hour shift,
you would take two hours of
comp or vacation time and
your shift would end at 5:00
p.m. (with a 1 hour lunch
break) for a total of 11 hours.
• An 8 hour work shift
with a 1 hour lunch break
would be, for example, 8:00
a.m. to 5:00 p.m. plus two
hours comp or vacation time
for a total of 11 hours.
• For an 8 hour work
shift you get a two 15 minute
rest periods. For a 10 hour
work shift you get two 20
minute rest periods.
The US mailbox, which
was gone for a while, is once
again located adjacent to the
Theater Arts Building.
The 3rd Annual Transfer
Celebration will be held
May 7, from 2-4 p.m. in
CCCPLX-414. The event is
for all transferring students.
For nearly a half-million students, Cypress College has been a springboard to their dreams. Cypress Colleg e: Motivating Minds.
Cypress College Piano Competition 2009
Romantic Era
Saturday May 9, 2009
Minds. Motivated.
www.cypresscollege.edu
Applications available online now at cypresscollege.edu, Fine Arts
Division, or call the number below to obtain an application by mail.
Call LaVaun Beyer, Director (714)637-7080 with questions or email
[email protected]
ApplicationMinds.
deadline:
April 10, 2009
Motivated.
Applications may be faxed, mailed or emailed.
Photo Galleries
LEFT: Parent Night was held on Tuesday, April 28. See story
on Page 1. Click to view photos.
BOTTOM LEFT: WorldFest took place this week. Click to
view photos.
BELOW: The CalWORKS and CARE programs took time
out to laud their honors students (and their families) this week.
Click to view more photos. Click to listen to Rick Rams, dean
of Student Support Services, describe the event and its significance.
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