Skyline College Catalog 2011-2012 Program & course descriptions ...

Kababayan ProgramThe Kababayan Program (Filipino for “countryman”) isa transfer and community support program with the goalof increasing proficiency in English skills for success incollege, work and life. It is open to all students andfocuses on the Filipino and Filipino American studentexperience. By using culturally appropriate texts – aboutthe Filipino and Filipino American experience – theKababayan Program instructors, tutors and mentors generatelively and timely discussions about the studentsthemselves and the community around them, making thestudents’ coursework “come alive” and providing a solidfoundation for their academic success.Students in the Kababayan Program receive counselingassistance, tutoring and supplemental instruction.They are connected to professional and peer mentorswho assist them in achieving academic success andtransferring to other colleges and universities. Studentsalso engage in extracurricular activities, including art,music and literary events, college tours, and communityfunctions to foster a sense of community within theKababayan Program.The Kababayan Program consists of three core Englishcourses which students need in order to earn theirAssociate Degrees or transfer to a four-year university:English 846, 100 and 110. In addition, the KababayanProgram offers English 104 – Applied English Skills forCul tural Production, a unique year-long course for studentsto write, edit, produce, and perform an annual“Pilipino Cultural Night,” an evening of acting, singing anddancing that celebrates the Filipino and Filipino Americanexperience. Other courses include Filipino, reading, literature,history, music and sociology.For more information, please contact Liza Erpelo,Kababayan Program Coordinator and English instructor,by telephone at (650) 738-4119 or by email at erpelol@smccd.edu, or visit the Kababayan Program web pageat www.SkylineCollege.edu/kababayan.PuenteFounded in 1981, the Puente Program (Spanish for“bridge”) is a national-award-winning program that hasimproved the college-going rate of thousands ofCalifornia’s educationally underrepresented students. Theoriginal program mission was to increase the number ofChicano/Latino students transferring to four-year collegesand universities. Today the program is open to all students.Through the reading of texts highlighting theChicano/Latino experience, counseling assistance, andconnections to professional mentors, students receive theinstruction and support they need to achieve academicsuccess and transfer. Students also participate inextracurricular activities such as college tours, mentornetworking socials, art and literary events, and familynights to foster a sense of community within the program.Initiating its program in 1992, Skyline is one of 54 communitycolleges participating throughout California.Puente Program courses begin in Fall Semester andcontinue in Spring Semester. In the fall, Puente studentsare strongly advised to concurrently enroll in English 846AP (Reading and Writing Connections) and Counseling100 AP (College Success), since their curriculum isrelated. In the spring, students will continue on to English100 AP (Composition).For more information, please contact the PuenteProgram Coordinator at (650) 738-4146.Women In Transition (WIT)The Women in Transition (WIT) Program is designed tohelp women make the transition into the academic environment.Whether you are a re-entry student with a fewcollege courses under your belt, a first-generation collegestudent, or trying to become self-sufficient and learn newskills, the WIT Program can assist you. Our goal is toencourage women to expand their horizons and reachtheir intellectual, professional and personal goals. It isour philosophy that central to a student’s success is acomprehensive academic and social support system thatextends from pre-orientation through graduation. To thatend, the WIT Program combines the rigors of an aca -demic program with an integrated support network thathelps women persist and succeed. This includes pre-registrationcounseling, career and life planning courses, theWomen in Transition seminar, and core WIT courses inEnglish and Math, in addition to information on transferablecoursework and job placement. For further information,contact Lori Slicton, WIT Coordinator, at (650) 738-4157 or via email at slicton@smccd.edu, or visit the program’swebsite at www.SkylineCollege.edu/general/learningcommunities/wit.html.MEDIA SERVICESMedia Services provides media equipment such aslaptops, LCD projectors, and DVD/VHS players to facultyand staff. Media Services provides off-air recording andvideo of special events and can have it set up forPodcasting. Media Services also does special setups forconferences, clubs, etc.Media Services is located next to the Learning Centerin Building 5, Room 5116. For assistance please contactKamla Bucceri at (650)-738-4142 or Ira Lau at (650)738-4132.P R O G R A M S & S E R V I C E S2 011 – 2 012 C A T A L O G w w w. 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