Thursday, April 28, 2016

Welcome Karen Arnold and John Omar to the Learning Center




Welcome Karen Arnold and John Omar to the Learning Center

Please join the Learning Center and STEM teams in welcoming Karen Arnold and John Omar to the Cañada College family! Karen Arnold is the newly hired Math Instructional Aide II in the Learning Center. She brings to her new role a desire to assist students in their quest to better understand math. Karen graduated from San Francisco State University (SFSU) with a Bachelor’s Degree in Applied Mathematics. She is currently working on her Master’s Thesis in Applied Research from SFSU and is currently studying the effect of breast cancer drugs on certain tumors. Karen has been a Mathematics instructor at SFSU for more than two and a half years, specializing in Algebra I & II and Calculus I & II. Karen is a road cyclist and enjoys riding in the Bay Area and Sonoma County. She also enjoys open water swimming. 

John Omar is the newly hired Instructional Aide II working in the Learning Center during the evening hours. Prior to Cañada College, John worked in the Hospitality Management field for more than seven years. He re-located to the Cañada College neighborhood with his wife and two small children. He then worked as a Student Assistant in the Learning Center for several years while enrolled at Cañada as a full-time student to follow is career dream of becoming an English Instructor at the college level. John will be graduating from Cañada College this year and plans to transfer to SFSU with the ultimate goal of pursuing his Master’s Degree in English. 


Wednesday, April 27, 2016

Cañada Hosts Priority Enrollment Program Orientation


Cañada Hosts Priority Enrollment Program Orientation



Throughout the month of April, Cañada College’s Outreach Department and the Welcome Center successfully hosted PEP orientations for incoming freshmen from several Peninsula-based high schools. The Priority Enrollment Program (PEP) is designed to create an easy transition from high school graduate to college student. This program also allows students to have the opportunity to register during the early registration period for Summer and Fall classes. More than 100 students from our “feeder market” high schools (Woodside, Sequoia, Menlo-Atherton, Redwood and Carlmont) were in attendance along with over 50 students from Pescadero, Half Moon Bay, Jefferson, Mills, Newark Memorial and Burlingame High School.

Students and parents were welcome by Interim President Jennifer Hughes and learned about her community college experience and how important it is to be involved and ask for help meanwhile being involved in programs. Parents also discovered the available services and academic programs on campus and how they can support their students to achieve academic excellence. Students attended presentations from the Financial Aid program that detailed the availability of aid at the college, loans, grants, scholarship and money management. Students also learned about the importance of joining programs including Math Jam, EOPS, Honors Transfer Program and Colts Academy. The Office of Student Life & Leadership Development and the Cañada College Student Ambassadors shared the opportunity to become involved on campus through joining clubs or student government.

The success of PEP wouldn't have been possible without the collaboration of Colts Academy, STEM Center, Honor Transfer Program, ASCC, EOPS, Financial Aid and the Welcome Center. Thank you to everyone who participated in welcoming our newest students to Cañada!
 



 

Monday, April 25, 2016

Marketing Team Receives First Place in State-wide Competition


 

Marketing Team Receives First Place in State-wide Competition

 
 

Congratulations to our Cañada Marketing Team, Jose Garcia and Megan Rodriguez Antone, who were recognized with PRO Awards at the state-wide CCPRO (Community College Public Relations Organization) conference on April 14! The Cañada team received First Place in the “TV Ad/PSA” category for its “iCAN Become” commercial and Third Place in the “Catalog” category for its 2015-2016 Catalog. The Marketing Team worked with Kingston Media to conceptualize and create the commercial. The PRO Awards recognizes outstanding work by California’s community college Marketing and Public Relations professionals.

Thursday, April 21, 2016

Bridge to Opportunities Peer Mentorship Program's 3rd Annual Professional Mixer


Come network at the Bridge to Opportunities Peer Mentorship Program's 3rd Annual Professional Mixer! Monday, April 25, 2016 from 6-8 p.m. in Building 2-10.

Register at: http://tinyurl.com/btoprofessionalmixer3





Cañada College Theater Arts Presents:The Crucible by Arthur Miller




Cañada College Theater Arts Presents:
The Crucible by Arthur Miller

In a small Puritan settlement in Massachusetts, in the late 17th century, deeply rooted secrets, resentments, and lies have begun to surface in a world dominated by religious extremism. Neighbor turns against neighbor as the paranoia, mass hysteria, and power politics of the Salem witch trials – fuelled by the reckless accusations of young women, and lead by men hungry for power, prestige and land - overcome an entire community. This allegory of the Communist “witch hunt” of the 1950s McCarthy-era won the Tony Award for Best Play in 1953, and has fascinated and electrified audiences for decades. This ambitious production features a large, all-student cast and is directed by Professor Anna Budd, with lighting, sound and set design by resident designer Mike Walsh.

The Crucible opens Thursday 4/21 and runs for one weekend only. Tickets are available at the door, and will be available online at: http://canadacollege.edu/arts/boxoffice.php

$5 students, $10 seniors, $15 general admission. No one turned away for lack of funds!

Location: Flex Theatre, Cañada College Campus, Redwood City. (Building 3, Room 129).

For more information, please visit: https://www.facebook.com/CanadaCollegeTheatre

Cast:
John Proctor: James Ford
Elizabeth Proctor: Shanna Cooley
Abigail Williams: Sofia Arellano
Reverend Parris: Greg Newton
Mary Warren: Farah Abu-Halimeh
Deputy Governor Danforth: Ricardo Carretero
Reverend John Hale: Camuel Baldwin
Thomas Putnam: Jordan Cabezon
Ann Putnam: Tori Sazio
Giles Corey: Eli Agkelos-Solari
Tituba: Velica Davis
Ezekiel Cheever: Atlas Sellman
Mercy Lewis: Eleanor Geballe
Rebecca Nurse: Penelope Barcelo
Betty Parris: Eliza Goldman
Martha Corey: Eliza Goldman


Thursday, April 14, 2016

Cañada women's tennis advances to Nor Cal finals

Cañada women's tennis advances to Nor Cal finals
April 13, 2016, 05:00 AM By Terry Bernal Daily Journal



Terry Bernal/Daily Journal
Cañada freshman Ana Hinojosa hits a backhand in her No. 3 singles win 6-0, 6-1 over Modesto’s Kaitlyn Mayfield in the community college women’s tennis playoffs Tuesday.








Dare to dream, Cañada — and dare to dream big.

One year ago, the only women’s tennis to be found on the Cañada College campus was in professor Rick Velasquez’s physical education class. Now, with the Redwood City community college having added an official women’s tennis team to the athletics program this season to fulfill the Title IX requirement, the upstart Lady Colts have been unstoppable.

With their second consecutive playoff win Tuesday at Cañada — a 5-3 victory over Modesto Junior College — the No. 2-seed Colts improved their overall record to 17-0. More importantly, they advance to the Northern California championship Saturday to host No. 4 De Anza, as the Owls upset top-seed Fresno City on Tuesday.

“We’re really pleased,” said Velasquez, Cañada’s first-year head coach. “This is a new team coming out of a long hiatus, so it’s beyond out expectations to come out of the conference undefeated and to have two playoff wins.”

The eight-player team features an array of generations with ages ranging from 18 to 48, all of one of whom are freshmen.

The baby of the team, 18-year-old Joelle Huelse, has fronted the Colts all season as the No. 1-ranked singles player. And the native of Herne, Germany did not disappoint Tuesday, clinching the Nor Cal semifinal win with a commanding 6-1, 6-2 victory over Vanessa Teves.

Huelse hadn’t dropped a game until late in the first set. As the freshman dominated by keeping her opponent pinned to the backline with a powerful forehand, the only thing that was able to interrupt her near-flawless performance was when she was distracted by a drone that hovered over the No. 1 court for five minutes to film footage for a Cañada College campus recruitment video.

After the drone loudly buzzed away, Huelse continued her march to carrying the Colts to the Nor Cal finals.

Being menaced by a drone is nothing compared to the distraction of the previous week. In Cañada’s playoff opener against Chabot College, No. 2 doubles player and No. 3 single Ana Hinojosa missed the doubles play when she was held up at the U.S. customs office at SFO.

Returning from spring break in her native Monterrey, Mexico on the same day as the April 5 playoff match, less than a half hour passed between the time Hinojosa departed the airport via Uber to when she set foor on the court for her singles match at Cañada.

This week, with no vacations on the itinerary for any of the Cañada players, the Colts were able to return to their regular starting lineup. And Hinojosa was able to settle in with her No. 2 doubles partner sophomore Claire Stoner for a seamless 8-1 win over Kaitlyn Mayfield and Monica Poole.

Hinojosa said it was a different experience than the previous week, when she was hurrying the Uber driver to get her to Cañada before the match was over.

“So different,” Hinojosa said. “Playing doubles gives us so much confidence. I love it. So it gives us so much confidence to get a great start on singles.”

After Cañada jumped out to a 2-1 win in doubles play — No. 1 Cañada doubles Huelse and Diana Barcelata defeated Teves and Parker Pilati 8-6; and No. 3 Cañada doubles Erin Winn and Joanna Peet fell to Ariel Walsh and Barbara Beasley 6-0, 6-1 — Hinojosa was one of three singles players to take commanding leads to give the team breathing room. Not that having fun is a challenge for the Colts, who freely converse with one another during matches and aren’t timid about complimenting an opponent when one gets the better of them with a good shot.

“They’re very relaxed when they come out to play,” Velasquez said. “They’re not tight. So that really helps.”

That didn’t stop Hinojosa from ramping up the intensity to take down Mayfield 6-0, 6-1. The freshman’s blazing groundstrokes were hugging the top of the net and giving Mayfield fits. Hinojosa also dominated on serve, scoring two aces amid the penultimate game of the opening set to go up 5-0. She then broke Mayfield’s serve and capped the set with a blazing forehand volley to win it.

“Honestly, it’s just a buildup of all the training,” Hinojosa said of her smooth performance. “We’re all training very hard and we all came in ready for this match because it’s a better level of completion.”

Stoner wrapped up the No. 4 singles match, defeating Poole 6-1, 6-0. The No. 2 singles match between Barcelata and Pilati did not finish, as the match was still in progress after Cañada clinched the win. No. 5 Cañada single Peet fell 6-1, 6-3 to Walsh. No. 6 Cañada single Mary Nam fell to Beasley 6-0, 6-1.

While Peet fell in both her doubles and singles matches, it has been a season to remember for the veteran of the team. Peet — a 1985 graduate of Mills — had never played organized college tennis previous to this season. The only organized sports in which she’s competed since graduating high school are recreation league softball and her serious commitment to bowling through leagues at Bel Mateo Bowl in San Mateo.

“It brings the life out of me,” Peet said of her newfound collegiate career with Cañada tennis. “We play, we goof around, we have fun. When you have that chemistry, anything can happen.”

And, yes, the Colts are daring to dream big.

It was Modesto that earned the Nor Cal championship last year. The Pirates squeaked through to the semifinals this year, after a tight win over Santa Rosa Junior College in last week’s playoff opener; the two squads were tied 4-4 when Mayfield won the final match of the day in a three-set thriller to clinch it.

Still, having now knocked off the reigning champs, Cañada is looking more and more like a team of destiny.

“This team is so magical,” Peet said. “To me there’s nothing that could have stopped this with our chemistry.”




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