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SBCC sports’ new leader LeDeana Hansten to become director of athletics
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“I boiled down my vision for the students: to give, to lead and to succeed,” said LaDeana Hansten, who will begin work Friday as the Santa Barbara City College director of athletics.
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LaDeana Hansten will begin her new position as director of athletics at Santa Barbara City College on Friday. Ms. Hansten comes to SBCC following a lifetime of teaching and coaching, having most recently served as athletic director at Columbia College in Sonora. “I feel so honored to have been chosen … I am thrilled to continue the academic and athletic excellence,” she told the News-Press. “Being given the chance to lead a positive student experience is an opportunity to affect the world exponentially while we teach students in our care and on our campus. “We hope they take those leadership skills to the outside world as we teach our students about equity and inclusion along the way, as they venture on the beginning of their adult lives,” Ms. Hansten said. At Columbia, Ms. Hansten served seven years in the Department of Health and Human Performance, focusing on adapted physical education. And Ms. Hansten was a member of the Columbia College Academic Senate. “I am the community college kid. My story is the community college story,” she said. “I am first
generation. I worked four jobs through school. I did my masters at home at night with babies. What I enjoy most is helping students reach their own level of success and navigate it.” As Columbia College’s athletic director and representative for the Central Valley Conference, Ms. Hansten was vice president of the CVC Planning Board and chair of the Constitution and Rules Committee. She also was a member of the Public Relations and Sports Information Committee and the Awards Committee. “During my time at Columbia, I was involved with the Central Valley Conference and the California Community College Athletic Association, which pushed me to take positions and become more involved,” said Ms. Hansten. “Most importantly I was working with all levels of CCCAA management affiliations, which helped me bring a diversity of opinions and a wealth of knowledge to decision making. One of the things I was most proud of was a contract for live streaming including play-by play analysis, which is fun for parents and fans who are unable to make it to the games.” In addition, she was the CVC sport representative for tennis. Ms. Hansten is a member of the California Community Colleges Athletic Directors’ Association,
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SBCC outside hitter Makenzie Phelps hits through a block during a win over College of the Canyons in 2019. Ms. Hansten is a member of several athletic associations, including the California Community Colleges Women’s Volleyball Coaches’ Association.
the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics, the National Alliance of Two-Year College Athletic Administrators and the California Community Colleges Women’s Volleyball Coaches’ Association. She is involved with the CCCAA Management Council as a member of the Health and Wellness Committee, with a focus on student well-being, and as the state representative for beach volleyball. “I started swimming as a kid and decided to do P.E. at Cal Poly,” Ms. Hansten said. “I always enjoyed the striving
SBCC celebrates after an interception and touchdown by Jack Kilpatrick in 2021.
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For more on the postRoe v. Wade fallout, please see A2. marriage, and the PFD,” the organization said in a post on its website. “The constitutional convention question must be defeated by voters at the ballot box this November.” Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, said while her home state has “protected abortion rights” through the state’s constitution, other states have not. “In the wake of this ruling, it is up to Congress to respond,” Sen. Murkowski said in a news release. “I introduced legislation in February to protect women’s reproductive rights as provided in Roe, and I am continuing to work with a broader group to restore women’s freedom to control their own health decisions wherever they live.” Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, said the ruling takes the issue out of federal courts and gives it back to the states. “As a pro-life Catholic, I believe there is no greater gift than that of life. Going forward, I will continue to support legislation protecting the most vulnerable in society, including by expanding quality child care and opportunities for adoption,” Sen. Sullivan said.
SB library implements app for 40,000 electronic titles By KATHERINE ZEHNDER NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER
Patrons of the Santa Barbara Public Library now have access to an additional 40,000 electronic titles with the implementation of the Palace Project. The project is a nonprofit, library-centered platform and e-reader app for digital content and services, which announced its official launch on June 2. Informed by librarians and supported by a multi-year, multimillion dollar investment from the Knight Foundation, The Palace Project is an easy-to-use platform for the management and delivery of e-books, audiobooks and other electronic content and puts libraries at the center of their communities’ digital experience. “The platform and app takes all the content the library has and aggregates them to make them discoverable and downloadable through a single app,” said Michele Kimpton, senior global director of The Palace Project. “Most apps don’t allow aggregated access through a single app. The palace app takes all ebook and audiobook content, and compiles them in one convenient location for patrons,” she told the News-Press. The Palace Project’s opensource system empowers librarians to manage collections, hosting and circulation in a single app, while protecting patron privacy and strengthening libraries’ direct relationships with their patrons. The Palace App, available for iOS and Android, allows libraries to serve all their electronic content — from
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all major vendors including OverDrive, Baker and Taylor, Bibliotheca, and Bibliolabs — to patrons in one easy-to-use interface. “The app makes the jobs of librarians easier in that you have one platform where all the content that the library sources is on a single platform, regardless of which vendor is providing the title,” said Ms. Kimpton. “The platform aggregates use and circulation through a single administrative portal. This platform and app plus the large e-book and audiobook collection through California State Library, can be implemented by a public library at no additional cost, giving library patrons access to an additional 40,000 titles.” LYRASIS is the host home of the Palace Project. LYRASIS is a global, nonprofit whose mission is to support enduring access to the world’s shared academic, scientific and cultural heritage through leadership in open Please see LIBRARY on A4
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for excellence that comes with athletics. I was just trying to get better at what we were doing. They offered me an assistant coach position, and that led to a lifetime of teaching and coaching. There’s nothing better than coaching and watching kids improve and seeing that ‘aha’ moment where they realize their own potential.” Ms. Hansten holds a master’s of sport science with an emphasis on sport management and a bachelor’s of science in physical education, as well as singlesubject and multiple subject credentials. She is a former student-athlete at Cuesta College, where she was a member of the women’s swim team. The News-Press asked Ms. Hansten about her goals at SBCC. “I boiled down my vision for the students: to give, to lead and to succeed. So I would like to continue programs for giving back to the community and then help students become leaders in terms of equity and inclusion, moving forward both on campus and in their own communities, as well as helping them with their own personal success and goals for their futures. It’s important to continue to develop the best athletic department possible aligned with SBCC board goals and the vision and mission of the CCCAA.” “I’m excited to meet people and immerse myself in Santa Barbara and I encourage people to introduce themselves,” Ms. Hansten said. “Coming out of COVID, I encourage people to come and support student athletes. Fill the stands. They have had a very unique experience. “ I think this group of athletes more than anyone deserves the support of the community.”
(The Center Square) - Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy said he would ask the state legislature to consider a constitutional amendment on abortion. The U.S. Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade on Friday by a vote of 6-3. Alaska does not have a trigger law that makes abortion illegal. “I like many Alaskans, am pro life,” Gov. Dunleavy said in a news release. “I also recognize that many Alaskans are pro choice. I will therefore be introducing a resolution for a proposed constitutional amendment to the Legislature in the next session to answer the question whether abortion shall, or not be a constitutionally protected right.” Alaska voters will decide in November if they want to approve a constitutional convention. Alaska Democrats said in light of Friday’s Supreme Court ruling, the measure must be defeated. “While, for now, a woman’s right to choose remains protected in the state of Alaska, extremist Christian fundamentalists and radical MAGA Republicans seek an unnecessary, expensive and dangerous constitutional convention that would open up the entire state constitution for revisions on issues ranging from abortion, to guns, climate change, environmental regulations, gay
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