Students

To Redesign College Seal

PCC will review, select new seal for official documents

CARA HUNTER Online Editor @CaraRoundup

Graphic design students at Pierce will draft a new official seal for the college and compete for the final approval of the Pierce College Council.

Assistant professor of art and multimedia Michael Cooperman was at the PCC’s meeting Thursday to propose concepts for a new Pierce College seal. The current seal features a typewriter and candle, and has not been changed since the mid-’90s.

“My students get to compete against one another for the chance to use an official Pierce College seal in their portfolios, like they would in the real world,” Cooperman said.

Members of the PCC said they want an updated design to better reflect the Pierce College of the 21st century. Suggestions included the addition of a modern computer to replace the typewriter.

The Pierce College seal is primarily used in official documents, such as academic transcripts, scholarship awards and letters from the college.

“We’re the judges and the clients,” said Lyn Clark, chair of Computer Applications and Office Technologies. “We’ll select three seals and submit them to the President, and she’ll decide if one, two or three of them make it.”

Senior Administrative Analyst Mofe Doyle said students, as well as the PCC, should help decide.

“Students should also pick, I don’t want it to be just us by ourselves,” Doyle said. “Students should have a voice, it’s democratic.”