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UPDATEPublished in part by the Porterville College FoundationHaynes Named NewBasketball Head CoachRobert Haynes, a former standoutplayer and lead assistant, has beenselected as the new head men’sbasketball coach at Porterville College,athletic director Eric Mendozaannounced July 15.Haynes, whocurrently serves as aPC adjunct instructorin the physicaleducation divisionand lone basketballcoach on staff,will begin his newRobert Haynesassignment in timePC Men’s Headfor the fall semesterBasketball Coachwhich begins August26.“This is a dream come true for me,”said Haynes, who becomes one of theyoungest college coaches in Californiaat age 31.“Porterville College is a special placethat means so much to my family.There are so many people on campuswho are responsible for my success,so it’s an honor to be a colleague.As I continue to work with studentsand staff, I look forward to makingPorterville proud of our basketballprogram.”Mendoza said the basketballposition drew a lot of interest fromexperienced college coaches on theSee COACH on page 5June/July 2013PC/TCOE Program Continues to FlourishSUBMITTED PHOTOAbove: (from left to right) Porterville College M & O staff member Alex Narvaiz,graduates: Jose Gutierrez, Eduardo “Eddie” Orozco, M & O staff member Joe Tanguma,and graduate Ana Laura Morales.Porterville College celebrated alongside L.B. Hill Learning Center at the2013 graduation ceremony in June. Three students: Jose Gutierrez, EduardoOrozco and Ana Laura Morales, have spent considerable time on campusworking under the supervision of Program Coordinator Tom Cemo. Ajoint agreement with the Tulare County Office of Education and PC, Cemooversees the program which provides a traning facility for college-agestudents with developmental disabilities. The program has been a successfulpart of PC since its formation. The PC Maintenance and Operationsdepartment plays a special role in the program by providing additional onthe job training.Fall Semester begins Aug. 24 for Saturdayclasses; Aug. 26 for Regular Fall InstructionPC UPDATE - JUNE/JULYPage 1

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Porterville College raising money tofund Veteran parking passesPorterville College is looking to raisemoney to pay for the parking passesof currently enrolled veteran students.The idea came from the April 24 emaildistribution of the “Today’s News –Office of Communications, CaliforniaCommunity College State Chancellor’sOffice” which included an article titled“Saving a Spot for a Veteran at CuestaCollege.”The article was about Cuesta Collegeproviding free parking passes for theirveteran students in honor of a formerstudent, Michael Mihalakis, who waskilled in December 2003 while serving in Iraq. While a student at CuestaCollege, Mihalakis joined the ArmyNational Guard and was deployed toIraq.Mihalakis was planning to enrollback into classes at Cuesta Collegeupon his return and emailed one of hisformer professors to “save a place forme” in his class because his unit wouldnot return until soon after the start ofthe spring term. Within a month ofsending the email, Mihalakis was killedin a Humvee accident in Baghdad.To honor the memory of his formerstudent, especially his commitment toeducation, the professor began and donated to a special foundation accountto purchase parking permits for CuestaYes!I want to support the “MikesProgram” at Porterville College.Thank you!Name:Address:City:State:Zipcode:Phone Number:Email address:How to donate:Make a check out to the “Porterville CollegeFoundation” and note on the check in theMemo area “Veterans Resource CenterMikes.”Mail this form and check to PortervilleCollege Foundation, 100 E. College Ave,Porterville, CA 93257 or bring in to thePORTERVILLECOLLEGE100 East College AvenuePorterville, California 93257(559) 791-2200www.portervillecollege.eduFoundation Office, located in theAcademic Center, Rm. 102.Photos courtesy of U.S. Military Official websitesCollege veterans. The parking permitsare known as “Mikes” in remembranceof Michael Mihalakis.Mihalakis’ story stirred PortervilleCollege Vice President of Student Services and fellow veteran, Steve Schultzto formulate a plan. In that same spiritof Cuesta College, Porterville Collegeis now looking to establish a foundation account to fund the purchase ofparking permits for veterans. Ratherthan creating a new name, the parkingpermits would also be called “Mikes.”“As I read this, I thought this couldbe something any campus could doas an honor to all service men andwomen who have paid the ultimateprice for their country,” said Schultz.“As Michael asked his professorto do at Cuesta College, PortervilleCollege would be “saving a place” inCampus CalendarAugust22-23 - Flex days24 - Saturday classes begin for fall26 - Regular Fall instruction beginsSeptember2 - Labor Day holiday - Campus closed6 - 10% date-Last day to drop semesterlength courses and qualify for a refund9 - Last day to enroll in and add semesterlength classes for the Fall.Last day to drop semester length coursesand not have it appear on the transcript.Deadline for changing to Pass/No pass ORletter grade options.Census processed at Midnight of September8th.9-10 - Club Rush10 - Tulare County College Night at theVisalia Convention Center- To submit your event for the Campus Calendar emailmaureen.montgomery@portervillecollege.edu.the parking lot forveterans to come andcontinue their education.”SUPPORT AParking permits areVETERANrequired to park oncampus but this expense is not coveredunder the VeteransAffairs educationalbenefit program.The cost of providing parking passes forveterans would notbe funded throughthe campus general fund. Rather,funding will be through donationsto a foundation account establishedfor the specific purpose of providingadditional support to veterans whoare pursuing their educational goals atPorterville College. Therefore, whenenough donations have been receivedfree parking passes will be provided toveterans who are enrolled at PortervilleCollege.“Porterville College has around 90veterans, and at 20 for the parkingpasses, we will need to raise around 1,800 per term,” said Schultz.At about 3,600 a year, multiple donations will be needed to continuallyfund the program. From speakingengagements with local civic organizations to social media, Schultz is hopingto get the word out and raise the necessary funds. He said he also hopes theestablishment of a “Mike’s program”will inspire other college campuses tocreate the same.Those interested in donating to theprogram can make a check out to the“Porterville College Foundation” andnote on the check that this is for the“Veterans Resource Center – Mikes.”Checks should be sent to the Porterville College Foundation office, 100E. College Avenue, Porterville, CA,93257. You can also bring your check,or cash, into the Foundation officelocated in the Academic Center room102 during regular business hours. Formore information call (559) 791-2208.PC UPDATE - JUNE/JULY Page 3

Around CampusNational University Unveils NewPrograms, Masters DegreeThe National University offsite atPorterville College announced last weekthat it will soon offer an MBA program.The program will also feature a BBA toMBA transition program where currentstudents can take concurrent classes thatwill transfer into the graduate program.Porterville College NU counselor JonathanSchultz also said the site is looking at aCriminal Justice program to start in thespring. National currently offers degreesin Interdisciplinary Studies and BusinessAdministration. For more information call(559) 791-2217.PC Mini-Corps participate in summerstate instituteOn annual basis, the PC Mini-Corpsplan a summer institute for all of the CAMini-Corps tutors that work in the summer program from throughout the state ofCA, (well over 450 college students.) Thesestudents participate in one of 23 programs:Allan Hancock College, Cabrillo College/University of CA Santa Cruz, Collegeof the Sequoias, CSU, Bakersfield, CSU,Channel Islands, CSU, Chico, CSU Fresno,CSU Long Beach,CSU Monterey, CSU,Sacramento, CSU SanMarcos, CSU Stanislaus,Hartnel College, Mendocino College, MercedCollege, PortervilleCollege, San Diego StateUniversity/ImperialRoberto FloresValley Campus, San JoaPC Mini-Corpsquin Delta College, SanJose State University,Sonoma State University and Yuba College.The summer institute takes place at Sacramento State University, for three daysFriday – Sunday and the students havean opportunity to stay in the dorms andattend workshops and seminars. TheseMini-Corps tutors participate in variousworkshops based on the number of yearsthey’ve participated in the program rang-SUBMITTED PHOTOAbove: PC Reference Librarian Lorie Barkerspeaks to children from the CDC (ChildDevelopment Center) who have been makingweekly visits throughout the summer to thelibrary where they learn about differentbooks.ing from how to write a resume, cover letter, professional portfolio to preparing forthe teacher interview. Others might attendEnglish Language Arts; building blocks forreading , English Language Development,classroom management, math, formativeassessment strategies to support the common core standards, exploring vocabularyin Language acquisition strategies, all ofthese workshops prepare the tutors fortheir summer job working in the summerschool programs with migrant children,throughout the state.In preparing for this intense summer institute, the PC Mini-Corps have a contest,where they invite all of the tutors to submittheir suggestions for a theme for the summer institute. This year the winning themewas submit ed from Porterville College– “Mini-Corps Cultivating Tomorrow’sLeaders.” The theme was created by threePorterville College students: AlejandraFarfan, Roberto Flores and Xiong Vang.Along with the theme, students arealso invited to create a logo for the theme,again, the winner was a Porterville Collegestudent, Roberto Flores.Flores, has made a tremendous impact inthe lives of the migrant children he serves,as well as the entire learning communityof Woodville Elementary School. He goesabove and beyond what is expected of him,he implements and shares effective learnedstrategies with his children , peers andsupervising teachers.One of his supervising teachers wrote,“Mr. Flores is an excellent candidate forthe teaching profession. He always cameprepared for the day, he brought with himinteresting and engaging lessons for mystudents to experience. I found his enthusiasm for teaching refreshing. Roberto hasgiven my students someone to emulate,they have benefited from his attention andprofessionalism.”Along with the community servicehours Roberto conducted in the programwith Family Math Nights, translating atparent conferences, Dia Del Nino activities.He also has contributed well over 50 hoursof community service assisting the schoollibrarian. Roberto took upon himselfto assist the school librarian in creatingengaging and educational posters to enticereading in all children. Roberto is certainlya creative and effective CA Mini-Corpstutor.Page 4 PC UPDATE - JUNE/JULY