City College of San Francisco
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X.D. Interim Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs Joanne Low’s Report:
School of Health, Physical Education and Social Services Highlights
 Nutrition Assistant Program - The 4th Annual "Cooking with Kids & Grandparents"
inter-generational event at the Golden Gate Park Senior Center was held on June 14,
2015. It was a summer picnic theme, and everyone had a great time cooking and eating
together. This would not have been possible without the help of our Nutrition Assistant
interns.
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Diagnostic Medical Imaging Program - Congratulations to the Diagnostic Medical
Imaging Program class graduating on 7/17/15 with 100% passing their board exam. The
job market looks quite good.
School of Business, Fashion, Hospitality and Culinary Arts Highlights
 Culinary Arts & Hospitality Studies – On July 26 and 27, in partnership with the
Golden Gate Restaurant Association (GGRA), the Culinary Arts and Hospitality Studies
(CAHS) Department hosted the first annual GGRA restaurant industry conference at the
Chinatown/North Beach Center annex which houses the CAHS basic skills program.
The two day event featured top industry professionals from around the Bay Area who led
culinary demos, workshops, panel discussion, etc. CAHS staff and students provided
critical support throughout the event, working with industry chefs and other
professionals. Both the college and the department shined over the two day event, and
we expect to be asked to host again. Below is a link to the conference.
School of ESL, International Education, and Transitional Studies Highlights
 ESL – The ESL Department is welcoming Caroline Priestly as its newest fulltime faculty
member for fall 2015. Caroline was previously a part time faculty member for several
years at CCSF. She worked in a variety of teaching assignments, including being the
Coordinator for the Institute for International Students, the CCSF intensive English
program.
 International Education –
The School’s Institute for International Students hosted a one month training program
for students from Mexico and China. In collaboration with the Mexican Ministry of
Education’s Proyecta 100,000 Initiative, the Mexican government sent 36 students for
intensive English training and TESOL training programs. The ZLearn Program from
China sent university students from Nanning to learn about American culture and to
improve English proficiency.
International Student Programs is welcoming new students for the fall 2015 semester.
o 170 applicants from student’s home country
o 100 transfer students (students already in U.S. on F-1 status)
o 40-50 Institute for Intensive English students
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
RAFAEL MANDELMAN, PRESIDENT  THEA SELBY, VICE PRESIDENT  DR. AMY BACHARACH
DR. BRIGITTE DAVILA  STEVE NGO  ALEX RANDOLPH  JOHN RIZZO  BOUCHRA SIMMONS, STUDENT TRUSTEE
DR. GUY LEASE, SPECIAL TRUSTEE
SUSAN E. LAMB, INTERIM CHANCELLOR
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Transitional Studies – The Transitional Studies Department participated in the AB86
Adult Education Consortium on Tuesday, August 11. The Consortium was an
opportunity to learn more about how CCSF can assist a vulnerable student population,
particularly those needing to complete a high school diploma or GED. Representatives
from the School of ESL, International Education, and Transitional Studies will be part of
this professional development opportunity.
School of Fine, Applied, and Communication Arts Highlights
 Journalism
Six City College journalism students successfully completed the 2015 Summer Bay
News Rising mentorship program sponsored by the Bay Area Media Guild. The
participating students are Ekevara Kitpowsong, Khaled Sayed, Patrick Cochran, Alex
Lamp, Michaela Payne, and Elisabetta Silvestro. They filled six of the eight mentorship
slots available to journalism students from City College of San Francisco, San Francisco
State University, and U.C. Berkeley.
Guardsman photographer Kahled Sayed is joining the San Francisco Chronicle as a
paid freelance photographer.
A mural dedication on Aug. 8 is honoring Department Chair Juan Gonzales and the staff
of El Tecolote, a bilingual, biweekly Mission District newspaper Gonzales founded in
1970. The mural is located at 24th and Folsom Streets. The dedication takes place from
3-5:30 p.m.
Guardsman staff photographer Natasha Dangond successfully completed a summer
internship at the San Francisco Examiner.
Guardsman photographers Nathaniel Downes, Elisa Parrino, and Fran Smith begin
internships at the San Francisco Chronicle on Aug. 17.
August marks the 45 anniversary of El Tecolote newspaper founded by Department
Chair Juan Gonzales. It also marks 45 years teaching journalism that started at San
Francisco State University from 1970-1985. Since then Gonzales has been a full-time
journalism instructor at City College.
Former student Alex Mullaney earned a Masters degree in journalism from U.C.
Berkeley. Mullaney is currently the publisher of the Ingleside-Excelsior Light, a monthly
neighborhood newspaper.
School of STEM Highlights
 The Engineering Department participated in the Sumo Robogames Competition
 CCSF’s Engineering Club has been in existence since 2005 with members rotating
every two years. Student members designed and built sumo robots that competed in its
5th Sumo Robogames Competition (robogames.net) in the 500 gram weight class
division. Opponents are international teams and universities (i.e. Mexico, Brazil, and
Poland). CCSF was the only team representing American 2-year or 4-year colleges. 4
sumo robots (see Figure 1) in the Open Division lost in early rounds, but a fifth robot
entered in the Jr. Division came in 3rd place. Considering that opponent robot teams
outspend the Engineering Club by a 20 to 1 margin, any placing is a fantastic
achievement! Plans are already being made for Robogames 2016.
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Figure 1 - Members of the Engineering Club at Robogames with Sumo Robots
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NIH Bridges Summer Research Symposium
Faculty in CCSF Science, Mathematics and Engineering departments have worked
since 1991 to implement the Bridges to the Baccalaureate Program, which is supported
by a grant to San Francisco State from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The
program’s goal is to increase the number of underrepresented students who transfer to
four-year universities and pursue graduate studies in the biomedical sciences. The
program is open to students who are African-American, Latina/o, and Native American,
as well as to Pacific Islanders. Most participants are enrolled at CCSF, with additional
students from the San Mateo Community College District.
This month, City College students made final presentations for the twenty-third
consecutive program of intensive summer research to be held at SF State. These
students received mentoring during the summer, attended a range of seminars, and had
the opportunity to present their research in August at SFSU. For many of them, this was
their first research experience. The areas of research involved microbiology, cell
biology, developmental biology, physiology and neuroscience, and chemistry and
biochemistry. CCSF students also did poster presentation on fission yeast and zebra
fish research.
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CCSF Engineering Department Intensive Robotics Program
CCSF hosted students (13 local and 19 from China) for a one week intensive summer
robotics program. Students design, build, play, take apart, and learn about the science
and technology of robotics in this hands-on course. The students built two robots. Each
robot was designed using powerful drive motors, wires, customizable remote controls,
and engineering design. During the building process the students learned about logic
circuits, fabrication techniques involving working with metal, wood, adhesives, and
paints. The final robot was moved following the path of a light beam on the floor.
Civic Center Highlights
 A team of faculty, staff and administrators formed two work groups to focus on outreach
and communications, and relocation planning to prepare for Civic Center’s move to 1170
Market Street.
o 900 students received direct mailings announcing the return of CCSF to the Civic
Center/Tenderloin neighborhood on August 17, 2015.
o Faculty volunteers represented Civic Center and CCSF at Sunday Streets in the
Tenderloin on July 12th and Community Convening sponsored by the Community
Housing Partnership on June 25th.
o Information tabling and fall registration were conducted at the Heart of the City
Farmers' Market on July 29 and August 5.
 The Civic Center Task Force convened twice on July 24 and August 7 for discussions
with the chancellor on the delayed release of three of five floors to CCSF and its impact
on instruction and student services.
Downtown Center Highlights
 Summer Reading Challenge was a success. The theme was “People and Places” and
the total number of books read by the 14 participants was 113. The participants were
mostly higher level ESL students. Mylene Ella, who read 21 books, was awarded the top
prize, a Kindle Fire e-reader (donated by Dean Geisce Ly).
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With regard to facilities improvement, the eighth floor is looking much better as a result
of getting a new coat of paint (both in the hallway and classrooms), spray painting the
ceiling tiles, and replacing the hallway carpet outside the elevators. Also, the re-roofing
of the upper and lower roofs, generator concrete pad widening, and removal of window
washing trolley are now complete.
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The Center hosted the Yerba Buena Alliance monthly meeting on August 6 in the
Educated Palate. There were 42 YBA members in attendance. The YBA supports the
Yerba Buena neighborhood (where the Downtown Center is located) by strengthening
partnerships, providing critical neighborhood-wide leadership and infrastructure, serving
as an information source and forum for the area’s diverse residents, businesses, and
visitors, and promoting the area as a destination.
Evans Center Highlights
 The CityBuild - Pre-Apprenticeship Training will begin October 19, 2015 to 12/18/15.
This 9-week cycle program will provide CityBuild Academy students with training for the
Rental Assistance Demonstration Program (R.A.D.). The R.A.D. is a demonstration
program of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) that seeks
to preserve public housing by providing local Housing Authorities with access to more
stable funding source so they can make needed repairs to their properties. The
graduates of the CityBuild Cycle 22 will be working on this project. Also, Mayor Ed Lee
has set aside $2.4 Million for this project.
 The new library at Evans Center will be open for the fall 2015 semester.
 The Prep Class for Sheet Metal Apprentice applicants (Sponsored by Bay Area Sheet
Metal JAC) will be held at Evans Center from August 18, 2015 to Sept. 10, 2015.
John Adams Center Highlights
 In keeping with the theme of the Center for Health and Wellness across the Lifespan,
staff participated in three professional development activities including tai chi instruction
and fitness walking.
Mission Center Highlights
 On Saturday, July 25, the Mission Center hosted a Galeria de la Raza Community
Forum addressing the recent vandalism on the community murals portraying lesbian,
gay and transgender imagines. The forum was held to get community input on the
recent crimes defacing the art/mural located here in the Mission District. Over 100
community members attended this meeting. http://fusion.net/story/151882/mariconcollective-gay-cholo-mural-galeria-de-la-raza-san-franciscos-mission/
 Dean Jorge Bell and Cristhiam Zamora with Metro Transfer Academy were guests on
the Spanish radio station La Grande 1010 with popular DJ Marcos Gutierrez. This
outreach effort went out all over the Bay Area.