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BELOW/INSIDE 

TRIO, CTD Moving Into 

Central Annex 

Year-End Outdoor Lunch 

Is Thursday 

ACES, UB Will Honor 

Students 

String Theory, Particles 

Are Next Math Lecture 

Topic 

Rotary, Alums Award 

Student Excellence 

Best & Brightest Awards: 

Nominate Someone Now! 

Marks Will Close Season 

With Music, Art 

Sheehan Cited For 'Making 

a Difference' 

Novelist Speaks On 

Campus 

Hall of Famers Inducted 

at Gala Dinner Party 

'Charity' Tickets On Sale 

Now 

Series of Free Concerts In 

May 

Retirees Honored With 

Dinner, Video, Souvenirs 

PSA Students Volunteered 

at 'The Coachella' 

COD Student Accepted at 

USC Film School 

COD Graduates CNA 

Candidates 

Insurance Costs Up 

Because of Experience 

Ratio 

Roadrunners Win Another 

Tennis Title 

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The Newsletter for Faculty and Staff at College of the Desert 

Week of May 9, 2005 Volume 16 Number 23 

First Place Trophy: College of the Desert won first and second place 

awards in the statewide CCPRO competition. CCPRO is the Public 

Relations Organization for California Community Colleges and the awards 

contest recognizes excellence in categories related to advertising and 

marketing. COD won first for Best Poster for the one shown here, created 

by Mike Hadley, Systems Specialist and graphic artist who previously 

worked in Performing Arts at the college. COD also received a second place 

award in the Best Media Success category for the extensive media 

coverage coordinated and received during last year's bond election. Public 

Relations Officer Tom Wixon traveled to Long Beach recently to receive 

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the awards, which marks the eighth time COD has been honored for 

marketing, advertising, media relations and public affairs since 2001. 

President's Corner 

This week's President's Corner is written by Dr. David Bugay, V.P. 

Human Resources. He examines the ever increasing price of health 

care insurance and offers some suggestions for holding down costs. 

Click here to read the column, or scroll 

Their World Was Upside Down: The TRIO team (ACES, Upward Bound programs) moved into its 

new digs last week. Surrounded by boxes and just a little chaos, from left: Maria Salcedo, student 

worker, Adell Bynum, Counselor/Student Support Services, Patricia Reyes, ACES/Upward Bound 

Secretary, Khanh Hoang, ACES Counselor and Maria Jasso, Upward Bound Counselor. Order 

was restored within a few days. Their new home is in the Central Annex, otherwise known as the site 

of the old CSU modulars. New temporary buildings have been lifted into position there and will also 

house the Center for Training and Development, which plans to move this Friday. Security, the mail 

room, and some classrooms occupy the remaining original modular buildings on site. 

President's Games Are On Hiatus, But Lunch Will Be Served: Due to "the hectic 



schedules of so many at this time of the year, the President's Games will take a hiatus for 

one year," according to a recent campus announcement. "There will be a stress free cook out 

for all to enjoy Thursday, May 12 from 12 to 1 p.m. in Desert Ranchers Park. There will be 

no team competition as in previous years. Please plan to attend the cook out and catch up on 

the latest news. The President will be in attendance to thank everyone for all their hard work 

and dedication this past year." Call Ext. 510 to RSVP. 

ACES, Upward Bound Recognition Dinners: Plan now to attendthe annual ACES 

Program end-of-the-year student recognition dinner on Thursday, May 12, at 6 p.m. at the 

Hilb Student Center. COD will also hold an Upward Bound Program banquet on Thursday, 

May 26, at 6 p.m. at the Heritage Palms Country Club in Indio. According to program 

secretary Patricia Reyes, "For ACES, we are celebrating those students who are graduating, 

transferring or both, and this year we have about 30 students finishing up. For Upward 

Bound, we are honoring outstanding students as well as celebrating those that are graduating 

from high school and from the program. This year we have 11 students graduating and many 

more receiving awards. " 

Academic Senate Has Full Slate of Officers: Academic Senate President Chris Nelson 

said there are now nominees for all vacant Senate positions, including President. David 

Acquistapace, Assistant Profession, Digital Design and Production, has been nominated for 

the top faculty leadership spot. Carl Farmer, MESA Program Director, has been nominated 

to chair the Faculty Development Committee. Nelson himself was nominated to fill the chair 

position on the Educational Technology Committee. 

Nelson said the Senate has also a nominee for adjunct representative to the Senate. "We are 

verifying that the candidate is willing to run," he said. 

Acquistapace is currently Chair of Curriculum. According to Senate by-laws, when a chair 

steps down the committee selects a person to serve out the rest of the term, Nelson said. 

"This selection must be approved by the full Senate." 

Nelson had previously expressed frustration that no nominations had been forthcoming for 

the important faculty leadership positions by the March deadline. 

Math/Science Lecture Will Explore String Theory, Elementary Particles: The Division 

of Math, Science and Social Science invite faculty, staff and students to a lecture by Doug 

MacIntire, Associate Professor of Physics. His topic: What Is The Universe Made Of and 

What Holds It Together? It's an introduction to Elementary Particles and String Theory and 

will be held May 12 at 4 p.m. in the Business Bldg., Room 9. This talk will be a general 

introduction to elementary particles, the most fundamental constituents of matter. An 

overview of the spectrum of particles, fundamental forces, and modern particle theories, 

including quantum field theory, the Standard Model, string theory, and "M" theory. The only 

prerequisite is a little math and a lot of common sense. 



Alumni Rotary Awards Benefit COD Students: Some 50 students received Awards of 

Excellence in a ceremony recently in the Hilb Student Center. Sponsored by the COD Alumni 

Association, the Palm Desert and Palms to Pine Rotary Clubs, the annual event highlights student 

achievement in each division and program, including athletics. Top photo: Alumni Executive Director 

Gene Marchu welcomes the students and their guests. Above left: KESQ-TV3's Shana Smith, a 

television reporter, was the guest speaker. Above, right: Bill Bailey, Coordinator of Student Activities, 

congratulates awardee Lindsey Newlin, a member of the tennis team. Bailey offered introductory 

remarks at the event. Wendy Ortiz, Jonathan Percy and Monserrat Oropez represented the Rotarians 

and helped present the awards. 

Best and Brightest Awards Nominations Close On Monday, May 16: A recognition 

program for classified employees is under way, and with less than a week to go before 

nominations close next Monday, more than 65 nominations have already come in. Tom 

Wixon, Public Relations Officer and Chair of the Employee Recognition Committee, said 

the awards are in five categories and represent work done over the entire current academic 



year. "Five hard-working, dedicated classified employees will be recognized with a framed 

award and a $50 restaurant gift certificate." Winners will be named by May 20, during 

California Classified Employees Week. A reception is being planned for June to hand out the 

awards and certificates. 

Anyone can nominate a classified employee in any of the five categories: 

Professional Development (nominated by supervisor) 

Attendance and Dependability (nominated by supervisor) 

Customer Service 

Team Building 

Process Improvement and Productivity 

Winners will be announced May 20 and each will receive a framed award and a $50 

restaurant gift certificate.Judges will be persuaded by: 

The number of nominations a person receives 

The written comments by the nominator, spelling out how the nominee meets the 

criteria for the award in a given category 

Here’s the link to the nomination form, rules and criteria (hard copies available at your 

division or department office): 

http://www.collegeofthedesert.edu/FacultyStaff/publicrelations/awards.asp 

Marks Ends Dumont Show With Reception, Classical Guitar Music: The Walter N. 

Marks Center for the Arts invites everyone to a semester-end concert on Sunday, May 15 

from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. The Coachella Valley Guitar Ensemble, under the direction of 

Anthony Arizaga, will perform both classical and folk music including six pieces by Gaspar 

Sans from Instrucción de Música 1674, three fromMichael Praetorius , Dances of the Late 

Renaissance from "Terpsichore," and aRhumba. Arizaga will then perform various 

selections from his classical and flamenco repertoire.Composers include Logy, Giuliani, 

Carcassi, Bustamante, Sagreras, Sor, Barrious, and Villa Lobos.Visit anthonyarizaga.com 

for more information. 

There will be freshments and a special final viewing of theDumont scholarship show, which 

closes Monday (see related story, below). Director Wil Kohl has asked attendees to RSV; 

call 776-7278. 

All exhibits are free and open to the public. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Thursday 

from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., or by appointment (call the above number). All three galleries will 

feature works of art by talented COD students. On display are ceramics, graphic design, 

architecture, photography to papermaking by Alessandro Cinelli, Ryan Encinas, Jeffrey 

Glasser, Benjamin Kandora, Christian Kandora, Janeth Lopez, Carlos Macias, Ai 

Nakamoto, Koji Ohmura, Ruben Rodriguez, Roberta Runyan, Erika Sabala, and Scott 

Sandberg . 



President Honored For Making a Difference: Dr. Maria Sheehan, Superintendent/President, 

was recognized by the Soroptimist International of La Quinta-Coachella Valley recently by being 

named the recipient of the annual Making a Difference for Women award. During the luncheon, held 

on Cinco de Mayo, she also received seven certificates and framed resolutions from local and national 

governments, including one from Riverside County and another from the U.S. House of 

Representatives. The City of Palm Desert declared last Thursday "Maria Sheehan Day" in the city.The 

award is for "contributions to education as an instructor, counselor and administrator." Dr. Sheehan 

came to COD in 2001. She was the President at Modesto Junior College for six years. She has 

worked in Education since 1971. Dr. Sheehan made history by becoming the first woman and the first 

person of Hispanic descent to hold the CEO position at COD. 

Award-winning novelist Nina Revoyr will be on campus on Wednesday for an afternoon 

discussion of her novel, Southland. Revoyr’s second novel earned a Lambda Literary Award, 

an Edgar Award nomination, as well as a spot on the Los Angeles Times’ Best Books of 

2003 list. Her talk will begin at 4:30 p.m. at the Hilb Student Center and is open to students, 

staff, faculty and the public. Revoyr’s visit is in conjunction with May being Asian Pacific 

Heritage month. Copies of Southland will be available for purchase at the Hilb Center as 

well. For more information, contact Tiffany Gilmartin at gilmartin760@yahoo.com. 

COD Students Tour CSU Northridge: Twenty-six COD students jumped on the tour bus 

to Cal State, Northridge recently. Students were greeted by Armando Duran, Outreach 

Counselor, and Javier Hernandez, Director of Student Outreach. 

"The tour started with a shuttle ride through the campus to Student Housing, nicely furnished 

two-bedroom apartments," said Jose Simo, COD Counselor. "We then toured various other 

departments, resources centers, and their fabulous multilevel library. 

"Mr. Duran provided our students with a lively working lunch by giving a humorous 

presentation. He addressed admission and transfer requirements to prepare our students to 

successfully join the CSU Northridge family. A special thanks to them for their partnership 

and financial support of the campus tour." 

COD Literary Magazine Is Published: Solstice 2005 No. 1 is now available. It features 



COD student poetry, fiction, essays, art, photography and more. If you would like a free copy 

of the inaugural COD Literary and Visual Arts magazine, contact Ruth Nolan, Rick 

Rawnsley, or Frank Attoun or go to 

http://www.collegeofthedesert.edu/Students/Academics/Programs/communication/index.asp? 

id=1301 

Hall of Fame Inductees: Thirteen members of 

the COD family were honored Saturday when they 

were formally inducted into the Alumni Hall of Fame 

at a gala dinner. Above: Inductees pose for photo, 

from left, back row: Frank Bohn, Robert 

Rosteck, Buford Crites, Paula Kroonen, Bill 

Kroonen, Diane Robertson, Juanita 

Godwin. Front row: Chris Bohn, Jose Castillo, 

Mariana Estupian, Jack Tapleshay, Louise 

Schultz, and Maria Lopez-Lokker. At right: 

Former COD President Bill Kroonen, DCCD Board 

Chairwoman Bonnie Stefan, and retired adjunct 

faculty member Paula Kroonen. The dinner drew 

200 people and was emceed by Andee Laskoe, 

anchorwoman for KESQ-TV3 News, who is a 

graduate of COD and USC. Each of the inductees 

spoke about their COD experience and some shared 

poignant memories. 

Sweet Charity Opens May 20 at McCallum: COD's Division of P.E. and Performing Arts 

will present Sweet Charity, the famed Broadway musical currently undergoing a revival in 

New York. The college production at the McCallum Theatre opens Friday, May 20 for four 

performances: Friday and Saturday nights at 8 and Saturday-Sunday matinees at 2. Tickets 

are $20, $25 and $30. COD faculty, staff and students get a $5 discount on the $30 tickets 

only. Call the box office at 340-ARTS to reserve seats. 

Instrumental Chamber Ensemble Concert Is Free: The COD Instrumental Chamber 

Ensemble presents its final concert of the semester in the Pollock Theatre on Tuesday, May 

24 at 7 p.m. A variety of chamber music for duet, trio to quartet with combination of 

clarinet, electric bass guitar, flute, guitar, marimba, piano, jazz combo and drum sets will be 

played by the students in the class with the repertoire ranging from Baroque era to 20th 



century music. This concert is free and open to public. 

Going Out In Style: Five of the 10 COD employees retiring at the end of this academic year pose 

for a picture Friday at a retirement dinner in their honor. From left: Marcelino Diaz, 33 years at 

COD; Linda Morante, 14 years; Doug Walker, 34 years; Rosemary Ortega, 33 years; Ed 

Morante, 14 years. Not pictured: Connie Cameron, 15 years; Pat Gaynor, 14 years; Ann 

Miles, 16 years; Floyd Watson, 34 years; and Char Whitaker, 14 years. 



Doug and Anne Walker brought their whole family to the retirement dinner Friday. The Walkers 

are both retiring, he from the ranks of full time faculty (he's a former division dean as well) and she 

from the adjunct faculty. Their children and spouses and grandchildren showed up as a surprise. More 

than 100 persons attended the farewell dinner and were treated to a video presentation prepared by 

Mike Hadley and the Media Center that featured old photos and touching testimonials from co-workers 

and friends of the retirees. The video presentation brought tears to some eyes. The retirees were 

given gifts from the President's Office and took turns cutting two large cakes. 

Public Service Academy Provides Support at Coachella Music Festival: PSA students 

from COD worked more than 1,100 volunteer hours for the Indio Police Department during 

the recent Coachella Valley Music Festival. The world-renowned rock music festival drew 

nearly 100,000 visitors to the area. Dr. Rick Post, Dean, Business and Applied Sciences, 

said, "the efforts and hours spent by these students are an excellent example of positive 

outreach during one of the most popular events in the Valley. Our students and their faculty 

advisors deserve to be commended for the volunteer efforts that do so much to portray our 

program in a positive light." Police reports indicated there were fewer arrests this year and a 

freer flow of traffic, thanks in part to the additional manpower. 

COD Student Accepted To USC Film School: The Insider has just learned that James 

Young, a student at COD, has been accepted at the prestigious USC School of Cinema- 

Television Production, more commonly called USC Film School. According to his 

instructor, adjunct faculty member Michael Gladych, Young is just one of several COD 

students recently accepted at various film schools around the country, although USC is the 

Mecca for students in this field. It's a 3-year program. During the first semester each student 

makes five digital video short movies. 

Proud Father On Campus:Imagine walking into a bookstore and coming face to face with 



a new hardcover novel written by someone with the same last name as yours. Now imagine 

the bookstore is Borders in Rancho Mirage, about five minutes from campus, and the author 

is your daughter. That's what happened to Tom Wixon recently. The Public Relations 

Officer and editor of the Insider is giddy with pride these days, following the publishing of 

Dirty Blonde and Half-Cuban by HarperCollins in New York. That's the name of the book 

writen by Lisa Wixon, his 35-year-old daughter. Her first novel is about a young American 

woman who learns in a deathbed confession by her mother about a father she never knew, 

last seen in his homeland, Cuba. She charts a course for the island to search for her father 

and the book chronicles her adventures there and the surprising discovery she makes. "I 

expected chick lit," Wixon said after reading the book, "and got Hemingway instead. It's a 

brilliant piece of writing, in my opinion. Of course, I might be biased." The book is available 

at Borders, Barnes and Noble and other book stores, and online at Amazon.com and other 

sources. 

photos by Robin Cotton 

Bowlarama 2005! Ron Evans, Professor of 

Ceramics (left), displays some of the works up 

for grabs at last week's annual ceramics 

sale. The chef is Roark Shirley, spooning up 

chili (you buy the bowl, you get the chili, or 

the soup). Evans said students spent an entire 

day making more than 800 bowls for the Bowl-A- 

Thon. All proceeds will be used for the ceramic 

program to purchase new kiln shelves and other 

equipment. More than $5,000 was raised. Evans 

also conducted class during the sale. He asked 

students to select a piece and explain why they 

liked it, what glazes were used, whether if was 

functional or used primarily for decoration. 

Vocal Ensemble Presents Renaissance, Broadway Tunes: Another in a series of free 

concerts is set for Wednesday, May 25 at 7 p.m. in the Pollock Theatre. Featuring vocal 

music from the Renaissance to Broadway, t he first half of the program will include works 

by Bach, Brahms, an American Spiritual and the final scene from Henry Purcell's opera, 

Dido and Aeneas. 



The second half of the program highlights music from the Broadway show Jekyll and Hyde, 

a choral celebration of the music of Stephen Sondheim, and the music of Cole Porter and 

George Gershwin. The concert will feature student soloists. 

Opera Workshop Has Different Format This Year: There's a change in the format for the 

spring Opera Workshop. Rather than produce a full opera, Performing Arts has opted to 

present selections from Marriage of Figaro, Magic Flute, Fledermaus and Carmen along 

with a one act opera by Puccini called Il Tabarro (The Cloak). Performers are the Opera 

Workshop ensemble, with a couple of seasoned operatic performers added, including noted 

Palm Springs mezzo soprano Daun Devore. Direction is by Mark Almy; musical direction 

by Robert E. Brown. The single performance is on Thursday, May 26 at 8 p.m. in Pollock 

Theater on campus. Admission is free. 

Professor Lectures at Archaeological Society, Shows Desert Photography: Ruth Nolan, 

Associate Professor of English, presented a lecture which included a slide show of her desert 

photography and a reading of her desert-themed poetry recently. She was invited to address 

the Coachella Valley Archaeological Society on the topic, “The Inner Desert: Stories of the 

Mojave and Sonoran Deserts.” Nolan, who teaches desert literature courses at COD, the 

Living Desert University, and the Cal State San Bernardino Desert Studies Center at ZZYZX 

Springs, has traveled extensively through the southwest and amassed a unique collection and 

synthesis of desert literature. 

New CNA Class Graduates: Pictured are some of the 22 students who completed the Nurse 

Assistant course this spring and graduated recently. The graduates are awarded a course completion 

certificate and upon passing the certification exam administered on campus by the California State 

Department of Health Services, are certified to work as a Nursing Assistant (CNA). The 12-week 



course helps graduates go on to work in a high-demand job market, providing basic care to patients in 

nursing homes, assisted living facilities, hospitals, medical offices and clinics. Shown from left, first 

row: Jennifer Bohler, Teresita Valdovino, Sylvia Frost . Middle Row: Linda Esparza, 

Marie Delva, Marie Martinez, Michelle Magbiray, Briana Morales, Serena Salas. 

Back Row: Tonya Cognata, Vincent Bobadilla, Kristen Burkett, Ashley Piper, Ralph 

Negroni, David Lusk, Alida Outman. 

President's Corner 

by Dr. David Bugay, V.P. Human Resources 

This year, the Health and Welfare Committee received a great shock 

with an initial quote for a rate increase of 25.7% for premiums for our 

employee health insurance – potentially costing the District $657,178. 

Thoughts of the conundrum that so many companies, school districts, 

and college find themselves in today, of having to charging employees 

a significant part of the cost of insurance, flashed through many 

people’s minds. We were able to negotiate some better rates, but even 

with the final rate including the changes presented to the Health and 

Welfare Committee, the District’s cost will be a total of $2.9 million. 

Recently General Motors (nicknamed “Generous Motors" if you have any connection with 

Michigan) revealed that for every car that it produces, there is a total of $1,500 cost 

associated for insurance benefits – more than the cost of the all of the steel in the car! A 

neighboring school district, DesertSands Unified, has a PPO where even they are engaged in 

serious cost sharing. 

In our case a significant reason for the large increase this last year was a very high 

‘experience rate.’ We had an outstanding number of claims, especially compared to last year 

(we had no rate increase at all last year). You can never fault someone for using their 

insurance – that is why we have it. There are some things that we can do that can help us 

save on insurance in the future and avoid those discussions of cost sharing. The main topic 

of this discussion after all of that is not about insurance costs but trying to avoid them by 

staying healthy. We can save on insurance by saving ourselves through a bit of healthy 

living. Here is the standard advice I receive: 

Regular annual check-ups. We should all have one every year. 

Use your dental insurance on our great teeth cleaning benefit for the four times per 

year. 

Take vitamins. 

Have a balanced diet. 

Watch your weight. (I am not perfect at all on this one!) 

While this is not a comprehensive list of things you can do to stay healthy, and recognizing 

that there are many other theories and practices that pertain to good health and that each 

person has his own approach to good health, the point is that maintaining a healthy balance 

is important. 



This may be a bit of unusual advice coming from Human Resources but the bottom line is 

that maintaining good health is a real cost issue for our insurance – for you and me! 

COD Sports 

Tennis Team Captures State Title (Again): Not that anyone is taking it for granted, but the 

Roadrunners are once again on top in the California Community College tennis ranks. COD 

has won 10 state team titles in men's tennis, including seven of the last eight years. They 

beat Fresno City College on Friday, 5-2. Jack Hui, Anthony Gomez, Cesar Villares and 

Felipe Villasenor all won individual matches to lead the Roadrunners. The doubles team of 

Carlos Catalan and Villasenor also won their match. Hui, Catalan, Gomez and Robert Sabo 

were scheduled to go on to compete in the individual championships and Sabo and Gomez 

earned a chance to compete for the doubles title. COD finished its season 19-1. The team is 

coached by Carl Schroeder, who was on the 1979 COD team when it won the state title for 

the first time. 

Click here for a photo of the winning team. 

Championship COD Tennis Team Has International Flavor, But Still Seeks Local 

Talent: Despite it's "United Nations" roster, the COD men's tennis team continues to search 

out talented local prep players. A story by tennis writer Leighton Ginn in a recent Desert Sun 

edition discusses this topic in depth. Here's a link to the article: 

http://www.thedesertsun.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article? 

AID=/20050504/SPORTS07/50504009/1002/sports 

Fencers End Season: COD's fencing season officially ended with the May 7 USFA/San 

BernardinoDivision tournament, held at San Bernardino Valley College. COD is still the top 

fencing 

club in the division, but faced stiff opposition from new club, Desert Fencing Academy. And 

in case you didn't know, our COD fencing coach opened Desert Fencing Academy three 

years ago. "It's a unique situation, and very few coaches ever do it, to have the same coach 

run a college fencing program and their own fencing club, but it's working well," said coach 

Leslie Taft. 

"Our team fencers at DFA are 13-16 years old and have been fencing with me for two years. 

Most come to DFA and train two to three days a week; some are even earning their P.E. 

credit through the fencing program at DFA. And then the COD fencers come to DFA on 

Friday nights and Saturday afternoons to train, so both groups have the opportunity to train 

together, and that makes it fun and exciting when they meet and fence against each other 

at tournaments." 

Here are the end-of-season awards run-down: Men's Foil: Mark Johnson, COD; Men's 

Sabre: Costa Nichols, COD; Women's Foil: Bev Vorwaller, COD; Women's Epee: Leslie 

Taft, COD; Women's Sabre: Leslie Taft, COD; Women's 3-Weapon: Leslie Taft, COD; 

Women's Epee Club: COD; Women's Foil Club: COD; Women's Sabre Club: COD; 

Women's 3-Weapon Club: COD; Men's Foil Club: DFA; Men's Sabre Club: DFA; Men's 3- 

Weapon Club: DFA; Men's Epee: Christopher Earl, Inland Empire Fencing Club; Men's 

Epee Club: Inland Empire Fencing Club; Men's 3-Weapon: Mark Segal, Los Angeles 

Fencing Club; Women's 3-Weapon Club: COD; Men's Foil Club: DFA; Men's Sabre 

Club: DFA; Men's 3-Weapon Club: DFA; Men's Epee: Christopher Earl, Inland Empire 

Fencing Club; Men's Epee Club: Inland Empire Fencing Club; Men's 3-Weapon: Mark 

Segal, Los Angeles Fencing Club. 



Openings 

The Office Human Resources announces the following status changes: Classified 

Appointments: Diane Jennings, Secretary, Communication, effective April 4. Joanne Neff, 

Instructional Support Assistant, effective April 8. Faculty Appointment: Slavica Covert, 

Instructor, Human Anatomy & Physiology, effective August 24, 2005.Faculty Retirement: 

Char Whitaker, Coordinator, Library Services, effective June 16. 

Faculty Development Workshops 

For information on Faculty Development, Flex Days, and Online Faculty Development, contact Wendy Flint, Chair 

Faculty Development Committee at ext. 122 or email her at wflint@collegeofthedesert.edu or go to 

http://www.collegeofthedesert.edu/FacultyStaff/FacultyDevelopment/index.asp . 

Calendar of Events 

The Insider lists home games for all athletic events on the weekly calendar. For more details, contact 

the Athletics Department at Ext. 591 or visit the Athletics Division website at 

http://www.collegeofthedesert.edu/Athletics. 

Monday, May 9 2:30 p.m. 

Tuesday, May 10 

Wednesday, May 11 

Technology Training: Updating COD 

Website 

Thursday, May 12 Noon President's Games Lunceon 

Friday, May 13 

2 p.m. 

Academic Senate Executive Committee 

Meeting 

Saturday, May 14 7 a.m. Alumni Association Street Fair 

Sunday, May 15 7 a.m. Alumni Association Street Fair 

Monday, May 16 2 p.m. College Council 

Tuesday, May 17 

Wednesday, May 18 

Thursday, May 19 9 a.m. Board of Trustees Meeting 

2 p.m. 

Academic Senate All Faculty Committee 

Meeting 

Friday, May 20 8 p.m. Sweet Charity Opening 


2 & 8 p.m. Sweet Charity 

Sunday, May 22 7 a.m. Alumni Association Street Fair 

2 p.m. Sweet Charity 



Monday, May 23 Final Exams Begin 

Tuesday, May 24 7 p.m. Instrumental Concert 

Wednesday, May 25 11:30 a.m. CDC Moving Up Celebration 

7 p.m. Vocal Ensemble Concert 

Thursday, May 26 8 p.m. Opera Workshop 

Friday, May 27 Graduation 


Sunday, May 29 7 a.m. ;Alumni Association Street Fair 

Monday, May 30 COD Holiday 

Monday, June 6 First Day of Summer Semester 

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