New hires to shorten lines Admissions and Records to get registrar, technician

Cristina Pimentel Roundup Reporter

Pierce College Academic Senate members brought two important incidents to everyones attention on Monday, Nov. 3, when they discussed the school’s process of evacuation and class adding.

At the beginning of every semester, long lines at the Admissions and Records office have been an on-going issue for students. However, President Kathleen Burke announced what might soon help the situation, and benefit the entire process.

“We’re hiring a registrar for Admissions and Records,” Burke said. “We’re also hiring another

News briefs

School Closed Veterans Day [Nov. 11]

The campus will be closed on Tuesday, Nov. 11, in observance of Veteran’s Day.

No classes will be in session, and all of the buildings, including the library, will be closed.

Tuesday, Nov. 11

Class Drop Date [Nov. 23]

The last day to drop a class at Pierce College without getting an “F” is Sunday, Nov. 23.

Classes dropped after Nov. 23 will get a “W,” which is also known as a withdrawal.

Sunday, Nov. 23

CSU and UC Application Workshops [Nov. 18]

The Transfer Center will have workshops about how to apply to California State University and University of California schools.

The workshops are in the Career and Transfer Center workshop room on the first floor of the Student Services building through November.

CSU Application Workshops

Thur., Nov. 6, 3 - 4 p.m.

Thur., Nov. 13, 2 - 3 p.m.

Wed., Nov. 19, 2 - 3 p.m.

UC Application Workshops

Wed., Nov. 5, 12:30 p.m.1:30 p.m.

Thur., Nov. 13, 11:30 a.m.12:30 p.m.

Wed., Nov. 19, 1 - 2 p.m.

Shadows of the Grid Art Show [Nov. 6 - Dec. 11]

The Department of Architecture setup an art show to showcase works from students in Art 519. The show is sponsored by the ASO and The Foundation for Pierce College.

There will be a guest lecture and closing ceremonies on Thursday, Dec. 4. The lecture is from 6 - 7 p.m., and the closing ceremonies are from 7 - 9 p.m.

ART 3301 Nov. 6 - Dec. 11

Student hit by car [Nov. 3]

A driver struck a student in Parking Lot 7 on Monday, Nov. 3, just after 12:30 p.m.

The person driving the vehicle helped the student before the LA Fire Department and paramedics responded to the incident.

The student was transported to a hospital in an ambulance.

Plant Facilities’ Charles Carter cleaned up blood from the sidewalk.

The incident is under investigation.

Admissions and Records technician because the more students we have, the more help we need to process students.”

The main purpose of hiring a registrar is to bring students needs to attention, which in this case are the lines at Admissions and Records.

“It’s going to increase the efficiency in terms of processing applications for new students,”

Dean of Student Services Kalynda Webber Mclean said. “And it’ll also help with eliminating some of the lines that we see with adding and dropping at the beginning of the term.”

There is no definite time as to when this new system will be used at Pierce, but Burke mentioned that the paperwork has been signed and the process of hiring is still in the works.

Chemistry Department Chair Izzy Goodman brought up the matter of the evacuation that took place on Oct. 16, and asked Burke if she was satisfied with what took place during that event.

“I am always impressed with the speed in which the campus is able to evacuate and the fact that it happens as quickly and orderly as it does,” Burke said.

However, not every department on campus was satisfied with how things were handled. The Center for Sciences building doesn’t have cell phone reception, which caused confusion for students and professors in that area.

“We couldn’t get any notifications on our phones, and I called the sheriff with the room phone and was given an order to lock down,” said professor of nursing Connie Tiu. “Then five minutes later we were told to evacuate, so we were very confused.”

But the emergency notification center has improved, and was a lot better during the October evacuation, Burke said.

However, for future precautions and less confusion, a public address system will be installed and ready to use within one to two years, Burke said.

“These are serious decisions to make and I always worry about the impact of the classroom,” Burke said. “So there is a point at which we need to rely on the professionals, and the sheriffs and what they’re telling us in order to make some of