Inside CRC - Cosumnes River College

October 19, 2015
Inside
CRC
Highlighting our people, our place, and our promise to serve
Longevity Reception Provides Insight for New President
A group of CRC 20+ year employees attended “The Longevity Reception” last week.
CRC employees who have been at the college for 20 or
more years were invited to participated in a “Longevity
Reception” last week. This was a way for President Ed
Bush to talk with those who have helped shape the
culture of the college and ask about the values they’d
like to see moving into the future.
Most reminisced about how it was easier to build
community when the college was smaller and how
it was easier to get to know colleagues. Dr. Bush
emphasized the value of these members at CRC and
said it was a valuable experience.
Jeanne Calamar Honored
with Accessibility Award
Congratulations to Kinesiology Professor Jeanne Calamar
who won the City of Elk Grove’s “Above and Beyond
Accessibility Award.” The award honored Jeanne for
“outstanding and dedicated service to improving the
quality of life for individuals with disabilities” who live in
or visit Elk Grove.
Jeanne was nominated by more than 20 of her current and
former students!
Kinesiology Professor Jeanne Calamar with Raya
Hazini, a former student athlete and aide and Don
Joiner, a current student.
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MESA Guest Speaker
Shares Life Story
CRC Alumna in Boston for
Graduate Program
Congratulations to CRC
Alumna Zala Ahmadzaa,
who moved to the Boston
area in September to start
her graduate program in
Law and Diplomacy.
We profiled Zala in
Fall 2014 as she was
heading back from a
summer in India to
expand her learning in
critical languages, which was sponsored by the State
Department. Zaha spent the summer in Lucknow, India
to study Urdu. She said “I am very lucky to be a student
at the Fletcher School, but am also currently taking a
class at Harvard University.”
Dr. Jose Morfin visited CRC to speak to the students
in the MESA orientation class. Dr. Morfin shared his
life story from childhood to becoming a physician/
professor. He spoke of health disparities (and cleverly
distinguished between a difference and a disparity…
something we can all use in these days of equity vs
equality), and his passionate efforts to contribute to
more diversity among physicians.
CRC MESA alum Ngabo Nzigira, who is currently in his
2nd year at UC Davis School of Medicine in the ACE-PC
(Accelerated Competency based Education in Primary
Care) program recommended Dr. Mortin to MESA
Coordinator Michael Carney.
Dr. Mortin practices Nephrology at UC Davis Medical
Group in Folsom.
Los Rios Veterans Meet for
Camaraderie
Photography Department
Receives Donation
A least once a month, Counselor Michael Tavares meets
with veterans from CRC and ARC as a way to have fun
and be connected off campus in order to enhance their
college experience. Recently, CRC veteran students
Sukbhir Sahota, Mariah Peck, and Shoshanna Christner got
together with ARC veteran students for lunch at the Waffle
Experience in Natomas.
The restaurant is owned and operated by military veterans.
Photography Professor Jim West was able to secure
more than $10,000 worth of lenses and flashes from
NASA.
They are
from the
space
shuttle
program
and some
of them
have even
been in space. This type of equipment ensures photo
students are able to learn with a variety of lenses to be
more career ready.
Business Department
Awarded Grant
The Business Department was awarded a $7500 grant from
the Doing What Matters for Jobs and the Economy program
that was submitted recently. The grant money will enable
the department to offer students an entrepreneurship
seminar and business plan competition in spring 2016.
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U PCOMING
E VENTS
Auto Program Receives Donated BMW
October 19
Creativity Workshop:
Persuasion and the Selling of
New Ideas,
1:30-2:15pm, LRC 125
October 20
CASSL Holistic Health Series:
Tai Chi, 12-12:45pm, Winn
150
Diversity Training,
12:30-2:30pm, Orchard Room
October 21
CASSL Back to the Future
Event, 12-1:20pm, Recital Hall
and 4:30-5:30pm, Winn 150
International Archaeology
Day, 10am-2pm, Front of LRC
Concert Band & Orchestra,
7pm, Recital Hall
October 22
Women’s Soccer vs. Sierra,
3:30pm
October 23
EOPS Workshop Series,
1-2pm, Garden Room
CRC
Volunteers
From left to right: AVP Torence Powell, Charles Korn, BMW Factory
Representative, Jeret Williams, Service Manager Niello BMW Elk Grove,
Peter Carniglia, General Manager of Niello BMW Elk Grove., C&T
Administrative Assistant Lynn Hurtado and Automotive Professor
Kevin Rogers
The CRC Automotive Program was
the recipient of a beautiful red 2000
BMW 328 donated by Elk Grove
BMW to support the ongoing training
of CRC automotive students. The
donation was coordinated by CRC
Adjunct Professor Charles Korn,
BMW of North America Aftersales
Area Manager, Elk Grove BMW
representatives Jeret Williams and
Peter Carniglia who presented the
donation to Automotive Department
Chair Kevin Rogers and Torence
Powell, Associate Vice President of
Instruction.
Celebrating Clubs Activities Fair
The Clubs and Events Board hosted its club fair: “Building the Spirit of CRC” last
week in the quad. There was
an opportunity to vote for the
club with the most spirit, who
competed for the $250 Spirit
Award. Clubs that took part in
the celebration included the
African Student Association, CRC
Ambassador Club, CRC Anime
Club, CRC Chemistry Club, CRC
Veterans Club, Diversity Student
Association, Muslim Student
Association, Thrive on Plants Club,
Women in STEM Club. People
voted with beans.
The club whose beans weighed the
most won their name engraved on
the Spirit Trophy and $250 from
the Clubs & Events Board. The
winner of the Spirit Award was the
Veterans Club, 2nd Place winner
was Thrive on Plants Club, and
3rd Place was the African Student
Association.
Several CRC employees
participated in CRC
Connects over the
weekend. Classified
& Academic Senate
Leadership connected
with the Cosumnes
Community Service
District Parks and
ECE Professor Miriam Beloglovsky has been recognized for her book Loose Parts:
Recreation Department Inspiring Play in Young Children with co-author Lisa Daly. The book was honored with a
to find a project in the
Tillywig Award and made the Consortium Books Sales best seller list.
CRC service community.
CRC Author Receives Book Recognition
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