The first Board of Trustees meeting of this year featured a positive report of our financial statements from an independent auditor. The Board also voted to put a $48 parcel tax on the ballot for the June election to help offset devastating cuts to our State funding. And Vice Chancellor Jacob Ng announces new systems for Financial Aid.
Posts in January 2012
Peralta News – Board Spotlight Jan 24, 2012
30 January 2012. 0 comments
Filed under: Board of Trustees, Board Spotlight, Peralta News. Tagged: Jacob Ng
Peralta News – First Day of School, Spring Semester 2012
30 January 2012. 1 comment
Peralta News went to both Merritt College and College of Alameda on the first day of the spring semester. The energy of the students was exciting to behold. Everybody, whether it was their first semester or their last had insightful things to say about their Peralta colleges experience.
Filed under: College of Alameda, Merritt College, Peralta News. Tagged: 2012 Spring Semester
PTVSports – College of Alameda Basketball Review
30 January 2012. 0 comments
PTVSports is still the Peralta Community Colleges Authority and in this segment, sports reporter Lex Gopnik travels through the Posey Tube for a look into Cougars Basketball 2012. Head Coach Myron Jordan discussed his approach to adversity and what to expect when you play hoops for the College of Alameda. For more information on the Athletics programs visit their website.
Filed under: College of Alameda, PTV Sports. Tagged: College of Alameda Cougars, Head Coach Myron Jordan, Lex Gopnik
Merritt College Student graduate Christina Zimmerman wins recognition in the Olympus Bioscapes Digital Imaging Competition
30 January 2012. 0 comments
Christina Zimmerman, a recent graduate of the Merritt College Microscopy Program, won recognition (Honorable Mention) in the Olympus Bioscapes Digital Imaging Competition! This competition is extremely prestigious: the top scientists from all over the world vie for top honors among the many thousands of entries. The winning images are featured in museums, on a tour, in magazines, and of course, on the official, widely viewed website.
Christina’s winning image of a small flower, Sweet Alyssum.
Filed under: Merritt College, Peralta News. Tagged: Christina Zimmerman, Microscopy Program, Olympus Bioscapes Digital Imaging
In Partnership with Merritt College: The Barbara Lee and Elihu Harris Lecture Series
27 January 2012. 0 comments
Filed under: Merritt College. Tagged: Congresswoman Barbara Lee, Elihu M. Harris
Berkeley City College Digital Photographers Exhibit in Oakland
27 January 2012. 0 comments
18 Berkeley City College digital photographers exhibit in, “The Collective Eye: Visions of Places, Objects and Inspiration” thru Feb. 29 at Oakland’s Joseph P. Bort MetroCenter.
“The Collective Eye: Visions of Places, Objects and Inspiration,” a digital photography show curated by Berkeley City College’s Special Projects Digital Photography class, is on display now through Feb. 29 as part of the Metropolitan Transit.
Commission’s Community Art Program at the Joseph P. Bort MetroCenter, 3rd Floor, 101 Eighth St., at Oakland’s Lake Merritt BART Station. The center is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Mon. through Fri.
A diverse array of photographic images by students in Diane Rosenblum’s Special Projects Digital Photography class at Berkeley City College is featured in the show. All are invited to view the innovative and inspired work of these 18 exceptional photographers. For details, contact Eric Padilla, the show’s curator at erik.m.padilla@gmail.com or at (650) 305-1652. The exhibit is free and open to the public.
Filed under: Arts & Culture, Berkeley City College. Tagged: Diane Rosenblum, Eric Padilla, Exhibit, Joseph P. Bort MetroCenter, Metropolitan Transit, Objects and Inspiration, The Collective Eye: Visions of Places
Peralta News – Peralta Colleges to Hold Employee Forum on Kaiser Rate Increase
26 January 2012. 0 comments
On January 12, 2012, the Peralta Community College District received formal notification from Kaiser of its intent to increase the District’s renewal rate by 18% effective July 1, 2012.
As you are all well aware, for several years, the District like other community college districts across the state of California, have faced budget challenges as a result of the state budget crisis. During the 2010-2011 and 2011-2012 fiscal years, PFT, SEIU Local 1021, IUOE Local 39, Confidential employees and Managers all contributed to fiscal concessions which included, but were not limited to, furlough days to address the fiscal crisis which included rising health care costs.
For many months now, the District and its employee unions have been engaged in good faith negotiations, primarily, but not limited to a long-term fiscally sustainable health plan for employees and their eligible dependents and other issues as well. The District and its employee unions believed we were close to reaching an agreement for health benefits.
It was further understood by all parties that although the District did not experience an increase in its renewal rate for 2011-2012, a zero increase was an aberration. Based on the last 5-year trend analysis, we projected a single-digit rate increase to our Kaiser premiums in the range of 6-9%. Needless to say, an 18% increase for the 2012-2013 fiscal year, was an unforeseen circumstance and if implemented, would mean an increase in $1.170 million for employees and $973,300 for retirees, which is a total additional cost to the District of $2.143 million for Kaiser alone.
Clearly, an 18% renewal rate increase, if implemented, would have a devastating impact on the District.
Filed under: Peralta News. Tagged: Employee Forum, Kaiser Rate Increase
Coming Soon! New method of Financial Aid Disbursement for students – PeraltaCard!
25 January 2012. 0 comments
We are pleased to announce that the Peralta Community College District has engaged with HigherOne, Inc., a financial services company, to implement a new method of Financial Aid disbursement to the campuses.
We are scheduled to begin with the second Financial Aid disbursement of the Spring 2012 semester, the week of February 6th, 2012.
The new PeraltaCard will provide Peralta students with increased choices in receiving their Financial Aid disbursements. These options include:
• Same day deposit to the OneAccount, an FDIC Insured, no minimum balance checking account (PeraltaCard)
• Transfer to another account (student’s personal bank account)
• Students can also request a paper check.
Higher One ATM machines have been installed at each campus. Students will be able to withdraw money from this ATM without a fee (If students withdraw money from any other ATM or outside bank, they will be charged $2.50 per transaction) There is also a $20 replacement fee for lost cards.
What Students Need to Do
The new PeraltaCard will be mailed to each student’s current address on file with Peralta Community College District. It is critical that all students update their mailing address as soon as possible. When the student receives the card in the mail, he or she must activate the card and choose a disbursement option in order to access the financial aid money.
For more information, please visit www.PeraltaCard.com or www.HigherOne.com to learn more about the all-new PeraltaCard coming to campus Spring 2012. A separate notice will be sent out to students. Again, next week’s first Financial Aid disbursement will still be conducted through the Bursars Offices on each campus.
We are very excited about this opportunity to provide Peralta students faster service and increased choices for receiving their disbursements.
Filed under: Announcements. Tagged: Financial Aid Disbursement, HigherOne, Inc., PeraltaCard
Peralta News – Flex Day 2012 at Merritt College
24 January 2012. 0 comments
Flex Day was a great opportunity for Instructors and Administrators to discuss their common goals at providing a great learning atmosphere for students new and returning at the Peralta Colleges. We talked to individual instructors and asked them about their upcoming semester!
Filed under: Merritt College, Peralta News. Tagged: Flex Day
P-SPAN – Dance Recital at College of Alameda
23 January 2012. 0 comments
Filed under: College of Alameda, P-SPAN. Tagged: Dance Recital
P-SPAN – Green Corridors and the Healthy City at Merritt College
23 January 2012. 0 comments
Filed under: Merritt College, P-SPAN. Tagged: Green Corridors, Healthy City
Peralta News – Governor Jerry Brown’s Proposed 2012-2013 Budget
23 January 2012. 0 comments
Governor Jerry Brown has submitted his proposed 2012-2013 budget. It includes deep cuts to many programs and new taxes to pay for education. We decide in November if these taxes occur. If not, the education budget will be cut by $4.8 billion. For more information, please visit www.ebudget.ca.gov
Filed under: Peralta News. Tagged: Governor Jerry Brown, Proposed 2012-2013 Budget
Peralta News – College of Alameda participates in a National Endowment of Humanities Grant
23 January 2012. 0 comments
College of Alameda has been selected as one of 15 colleges in the nation to participate in a National Endowment of Humanities grant, Thinking through Cultural Diversity: Bridging Cultural Differences in Asian Traditions. The three-year project will involve “fifteen community colleges organized in five geographic clusters, and will place different understandings of culture and plurality in dialogue with the aim of deepening engagement with issues of cultural interaction, civility, and diversity in a global context.
With a focus on China and Southeast Asia, the project will explore how the arts, literature, knowledge systems, religious traditions and trade serve as cultural bridges; how different conceptions of personhood and community afford distinctive resources for engaging issues of cultural plurality; and how Asian perspectives on cultural difference might complement those that are prevalent in American undergraduate classrooms. Participants in the project will work collaboratively to develop curricula and research related to Asian cultures and societies and the project theme of cultural diversity.”
College of Alameda will work in a geographic cluster with City College of San Francisco and Mission College. The project will focus on Southeast Asia, specifically Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos. The project is organized around a progressive series of activities beginning in Summer 2012 with an 8-day summer symposium hosted at the East-West Center in Honolulu.
For more information, please contact Dr Kerry Compton, Vice President of Student Services, at kcompton@peralta.edu or 510-748-2204 or President Jannett Jackson at 510-748-2273 or jjackson@peralta.edu.
Filed under: College of Alameda, Peralta News. Tagged: Cambodia, City College of San Francisco, Dr. Jannet N. Jackson, Dr. Kerry Compton, East-West Center, Honolulu, Laos, Mission College, National Endowment of Humanities, Southeast Asia, Vietnam
P-SPAN – Sustainable City Panel Discussion at Berkeley City College
18 January 2012. 0 comments
Filed under: Berkeley City College, P-SPAN. Tagged: Sustainable City
Peralta News – Meet Loretta Newsom, Admissions and Records at Berkeley City College
14 January 2012. 3 comments
Loretta Newsom has dedicated her life to helping students. 35 years that is! At Berkeley City College she and her team in the Admission and Records Office represent the first point of contact with enrolling students. She discusses the process and why it’s important to be responsible about completing the process so that they may move towards their educational endeavours.
Filed under: Berkeley City College, Peralta News. Tagged: Admission and Records, Loretta Newsom
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