Academic Senate, on Wednesday, announced the formation of a Campus Climate committee to find ways to improve the atmosphere on campus. Campus climate was one of the concerns raised by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges in its evaluation of the college. Members of the Academic Senate stated that while this is one [...]
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Transfer Program Guarantees Admission at a Price
Associate degree transfer students can be guaranteed admission to a California State University through a new agreement with community colleges, but don’t forget to read the fine print. This new program will offer top priority and fewer graduation restrictions to degree holders, but for most students the disadvantages will outweigh themselves. These select degrees refer to the [...]
A Breakdown on the Puente Program reaction to cuts
With the governor’s new college plan calling for student success, some at COS are wondering why the program with the biggest success rate has been cut: The Puente Project. Late into the Fall semester of 2012 the Board of Trustees decided on a cut to the Puente Program of nearly half its operation. Originally the program consisted [...]
Puente Becomes Surprise Focus of Board Meeting
The adoption of the revised Fiscal Solvency Plan along with other items such as individual reports were on the agenda for Monday’s Board meeting, but the big interest of community members was an item that was not on the agenda: cuts to the Puente Program. Puente, the Spanish word for bridge, is a program [...]
The Accreditation Team’s Decision Is In: WATCH HERE
The rough evaluation of the College of the Sequoia’s was presented by the accreditation team on Thursday October 11th in the Ponderosa building. COS was not hit with any major sanction but was provided with three commendations and seven recommendations. Commendations: Participating in programs to serve new and non-traditional populations such as M.E.S.A, TRIO, [...]
From Math to English: Meeting Stephanie Collier
Two of the largest departments on the COS campus are the Language Arts Department and the Math Department. That is usually how students classify themselves as well, neither cross over into the other. However, this is not so for the new Interim Dean of Arts and Letters at the Language Arts and Fine Arts Departments, Stephanie Collier. [...]
CORRECTED: Class Repeatability Ending in Spring 2013
Editor’s note: This article was updated Wednesday, October 10 to include corrections. The original article stated that the repeatability regulations were approved July 2011 when they were actually approved last Spring. In addition, the original article’s headline stated that these regulations would take effect Fall 2012; they will become effective in the Fall 2013 semester. [...]
The Campus Wants To Hear From You!
On Friday, April 27, 2012 an email was sent out from no-reply@cos.edu informing students of upcoming class cuts (included below). The projected cuts will be 8 percent of the classes for the fall semester. Classes that many students are already registered for. What are your thoughts? The Campus would like you to reply to this [...]
Latino Youth Becoming the Leaders of Tomorrow
COS is hosting an event for middle-school-age Latinos called Latino Youth Leadership Academy. On March 30 from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., the young Latinos can come onto the COS campus and meet current college students, college graduates and young professionals. “Latino males have the highest high school drop out rate ans statistics indicates that [...]
Calvin Looks to End His Term at 12 Months
COS Interim President, Brent Calvin, has reached the three quarter mark of his term and has decided not to pursue the permanent position. “While I love this college and the communities we serve, I do not believe the timing is right for me to pursue the permanent position at this time,” Calvin said. After five [...]