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Archive for the ‘Clubs’ Category
4 Sep
Want to start a club on campus?
GROSSMONT COLLEGE (Press Release)–Want to start a new club on campus? Are you an officer of a registered club? Attend this orientation/registration to learn more about campus policies. To learn more, visit: http://www.grossmont.edu/student_activities/gc_clubs.asp
WHEN: Thursday, September 8, 5pm – 6pm
WHERE: Library CPU Room, Building 70, Room 103
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Preceding provided by Grossmont.edu
25 Aug
WOW showcases clubs and special programs
Tables and booths covered mainquad during Week of Welcome
By Kellen Brauer
GROSSMONT COLLEGE- As part of Grossmont College’s WOW–Week of Welcome–many clubs and programs were recently on display to enable incoming students to get a little taste of life on campus beyond the classroom.
Such programs as the International Club, the Visual Arts and Humanities program, and the Associated Students of Grossmont College were among the organizations that took their messages to tables and booths at the Main Quad and other campus locations.
The International Club “is for both American students and International students,” said International Club adviser Barbara Clark. “About 30 or so different nationalities are represented in the club.”
“We have barbeques and bus trips as well as game nights and sports day,” Clark explained. “The club tries to do a number of activities on and off the campus to provide an opportunity for the American and International students to meet each other and get to know each other.”
25 May
Artist poses with ‘Me’ — er, with himself
'Me' by Victor Zepeda
By Alexis Tittle
GROSSMONT COLLEGE — The Hyde Art Gallery was busy and full of Grossmont students, teachers, parents, and art enthusiast all enjoying the 300 + pieces on display. The night also included complementary pizza and cookies with coffee and soda to drink. The occasion: The awards ceremony May 17 honoring winners of the Student Art Exhibition.
Twenty-nine awards were given in seven different categories such as best of show, award of merit, art and design club, digital, art history, ceramics and photography. The honor of best of show and winner of $200 was awarded to Marie Ritz for her photo piece,” Grandma’s Pin”. Ben Aubert, the gallery’s curator, said he was mesmerized by its unique scale and felt the win was well deserved.
I was drawn to a piece by Victor Zepeda.
His self-portrait, appropriately titled “Me,” won the Art and Design Club award. Although the piece is a self-portrait, Zepeda said his brother was the primary inspiration. The piece was selling for $75 of which Victor stated “ Its kind of high because I want to keep it.” Then his brother Tony Zepeda interjected, “I’ll buy it from you.”Victor also said the drawing is not meant to be serious; it’s meant to be funny.
22 May
Arabic Club hosts end-of-semester food and fun
Dr. Sonia Ghattas-Soliman (right), Grossmont instructor of Arabic, Arabic club advisor and Arabic, French and Italian Coordinator, serves Arabic food to event-goers.
Story and photo by Russ Lindquist
GROSSMONT COLLEGE–The Arabic Club hosted an event focused on food, fun and education, in the main quad, May 18.
Of the event, Deana Hourani, the club’s chef and marketer–and one of the coordinators of the event–said the following: “Every semester the Arabic club of Grossmont College organizes and plans an event to increase student knowledge about Arab and Middle Eastern culture. This semester we decided to bring food from a couple Arab countries.
“We had a table for Iraq, Egypt, Morocco, and Lebanon. Every table incorporated certain food from that country. We also had Arabic music and an educational game show that asked students to answer questions about Arabic culture, ranging from geography, to history, to famous cities.
“The Arabic Club continues to be a bridge between the Arab culture and Western culture. The overall goal is to educate the non-Arab students about Arab culture and traditions. We feel this is an enriching experience for all people.”
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Lindquist is Managing Editor of the GC Summit; email him at russL@gcsummit.com
13 May
Christian students meet for lesson on campus
Christian students join for fellowship on campus
By Russ Lindquist
GROSSMONT COLLEGE–Several Christian students gathered under a tree near the 500 Buildings on Thursday, May, 12 for informal religious study. Their discussion focused on a lesson that equated Jesus Christ to a gardener, faith to a seed and personal priorities to dirt, the idea seeming to be that Jesus sets a foundation for a person’s faith but that, by good priorities or lack thereof, the person will optimize or squander the seed of faith.
To attract people to the meeting, organizers approached students asking whether they would like to participate in a lesson about Christian ideas.
Glenn Cruz, the informal leader of the event, encouraged participants to read passages from the Christian Bible and then discuss the passages.
Among the questions raised for discussion was, “What are some ways that the world around us can cause problems for our [priorities]?” One woman responded that her “family members might appeal to [her] sentimentality” as an excuse for being a bad influence on her. She gave a hypothetical example of if her sister were to invite her to a bar for a drink, cajoling : “C’mon, I’m your sister. Come drink with me!”
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Lindquist is Managing Editor of the Grossmont Summit. Contact him at russl@gcsummit.com
4 May
Mexican students rehearse for Cinco de Mayo
Students from Escuela Normal De Atlacomulco rehearse for a Cinco de Mayo celebration. (Photo: Adriana Monroy Rodríguez)
By Russell Lindquist
Russell Lindquist
GROSSMONT COLLEGE — Virginia Berger, one of Grossmont’s instructors of English as a Second Language (ESL), has helped Grossmont to coordinate dozens of exchange students from Mexico’s Northwestern city of Atlacomulco for a three-month English-immersion program, here in San Diego, the conclusion of which will graduate the students as instructors of ESL in their native country.
“[This exchange program] has been taking place since 2001. The students who will perform are going to become ESL Teachers in México, in middle schools,” said Professor Adriana Monroy Rodríguez. She and Professor Elizabeth Martinez are instructors of ESL in Mexico; both are also academic assistants to the Vice President of Escuela Normal De Atlacomulco, from which the students hail as well.
The exchange students rehearsed under the direction of Professors Martinez and Rodríguez for tomorrow’s folk dancing to celebrate Cinco de Mayo.
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Lindquist is Managing Editor of the GC Summit; email him at russL@gcsummit.com
15 Apr
Islam Awareness Day explains the faith
Story and photos by Russell Lindquist
GROSSMONT COLLEGE–The Muslim Students Association (MSA) hosted Islam Awareness Day (IAD) on campus, Wednesday, April 12. Attendance was sparse yet spirits were high, which accords with the principle of Margaret Mead’s maxim to “never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change the world; indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.”
7 Apr
Islam Awareness Day will bring speaker, literature from Muslim Student Association to campus
GROSSMONT COLLEGE (Press Release)–The Muslim Student Association plans to staff a booth from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Tuesday, April 12, at the main quad. Dr. Mohamed Tarabishi will offer a lecture, and literature, pamphlets, Qurans and audio CDs about Islam will be available. More information may be obtained at grossmont.msa@gmail.com.
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Preceding based on material provided by the Muslim Student Association
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