2009 Press Release Archive

Now is the time to achieve your educational goals! Enroll in classes at Citrus College. Registration for both winter intercession 2009 and spring semester 2010 begins November 30.

Stephanie Dingwall has spent hours preparing for next month’s season premiere concert of the Claremont Young Musicians Orchestra. However, the accomplished violinist will not be performing. Instead, she will be cheering from the sidelines.

Having lived most of his life along the San Gabriel foothills, Glendora resident Jim McClain has come to value their beauty and wildlife. He says this is what led him to join the Glendora Community Conservancy.

Citrus College employee Glenna Johnson is always knitting. Whether she is watching television, standing in line at the grocery store, or sitting in church, the Chino resident always has her yarn and needles in her hands.

Dr. Rhoda James, a Citrus College instructor, has recently received the California Business Education Association’s (CBEA) Outstanding Post-Secondary Business Educator Award.

Citrus College and the Community College Facility Coalition (CCFC) recently hosted a reception at Citrus College to launch the CCFC PAC 2010 bond campaign.

Dr. Gary L. Woods, vice president of the Citrus Community College District Board of Trustees, has been re-elected by over 75 percent of the voters to serve a seventh term. Dr. Woods represents Area 1, which includes Azusa, Covina, Glendora and Irwindale.

Dr. Edward C. Ortell, a member of the Citrus Community College District Board of Trustees representing Duarte, Arcadia, Azusa and Monrovia has been elected to serve an eleventh term.

Approximately 50 students from the Citrus College Nursing Department and 44 students from a combined Business and Sociology class have volunteered at several free H1N1 Flu Shot Clinics sponsored by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health.

Want to avoid the crowded shopping malls and busy department stores this holiday season? Purchase unique, handmade gifts at the Citrus College Art Department’s Annual Holiday Ceramics sale.

It was a logical partnership. The Citrus College Photography Department needed models and the Cosmetology Department needed photographs. The result is “The Art of Hair."

Citrus College has joined forces with the Los Angeles Clippers to present special basketball workshops, as well as an elite basketball clinic, throughout November and December.

Citrus College has been awarded a $2.1 million United States Department of Education grant to help enhance and expand its capacity to serve its students.

Lysistrata opens Friday, November 13 at 8 p.m. in the Citrus College Little Theatre. Additional performances are scheduled for November 14, 20 and 21 at 8 p.m. and November 22 at 2 p.m. The subject matter is for mature audiences only.

The 4th Annual Salute to Veterans will be held on Thursday, November 5, 2009. The event, which is open to the public, will take place from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Citrus College will soon be celebrating the opening of one of its newest facilities. Community members are invited to attend the formal dedication of the college’s new Field House on Tuesday, November 17 at 3:00 p.m.

A recent gift of $10,000 from the Bob Margett Foundation is making it possible for Citrus College to begin alleviating student textbook troubles.

Citrus College is proudly hosting an open house for its new STEM Complex on Tuesday, November 3 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.

The Citrus College Latina Leadership Network, Associated Students of Citrus College and Latinos Unidos Student Association are sponsoring a special Dia De Los Muertos celebration that will be held on campus this week.

Angel Cruz, a resident of Covina, is the recipient of a $150 Readers to Leaders Scholarship from the Citrus College Foundation.

Platinum Interchange, a timeshare and vacation rental company located in Anaheim, will sponsor Citrus College’s annual food and wine tasting event, A Taste of Autumn.

When Azusa resident Jesus “Jesse” Sanchez begins his junior year of college this fall it will be at his “dream” university: U.C. Berkeley.

Every year, the Citrus College Cosmetology Department presents an annual hair show to showcase the creative work of its students. This year, the event is entitled “A Night of Mystical Dreams.”

Citrus College has been named one of the nation’s top degree and certificate producing two-year institutions by Community College Week.

Western Audio Visual, located in the City of Orange, will sponsor the Citrus College Foundation’s annual food and wine tasting event, A Taste of Autumn. The event will take place on Sunday, October 4 from 4 to 8 p.m. on the college’s campus.

R2A Architecture, a full-service architecture, planning and interior design firm located in Costa Mesa, will once again sponsor Citrus College Foundation’s annual food and wine tasting event, A Taste of Autumn.

Monrovia Growers will once again sponsor the Citrus College Foundation’s annual food and wine tasting event, A Taste of Autumn. The event will take place on Sunday, October 4 from 4 to 8 p.m. on the college’s campus.

FLS International, a Pasadena-based company that offers English as a Second Language programs for international students, will sponsor Citrus College’s annual food and wine tasting event, A Taste of Autumn.

Save the date for the San Gabriel Valley’s premier food and wine tasting event! The Citrus College Foundation has announced that its 12th Annual A Taste of Autumn fundraiser will be held Sunday, October 4, 2009.

Jiarong Chiang, a graduate of both Glendora High School and Citrus College, was selected for a $500 General Biology Transfer Scholarship from the Citrus College Foundation.

Critically-acclaimed author Reyna Grande will join Citrus College in celebrating the start of Hispanic Heritage Month on Tuesday, September 15.

When Jonathan Bruse received his degree from Citrus College last month, his mom cheered as loud as, if not louder than, the other parents gathered in the stadium. The difference, however, was that she wasn’t seated in the bleachers.

Registration begins for Citrus College Basketball Camps for local youth for summer.

Two sessions of the 2009 Citrus College Softball Camp are scheduled to take place in June and July.

In an effort to ensure that the children of the Orfalea Family Children’s Center receive adequate nutrition, Citrus College has announced that it will once again sponsor the state and federally funded Child Care Food Program.

It seems only logical that Senya Lubisich be selected for the City of San Gabriel’s Women’s History Month Leadership Award. After all, the San Gabriel resident is fascinated with all things historical.

The Citrus College Veterans Center will officially open on Thursday, May 14. In celebration, the college will be hosting an open house from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on campus in room ED 248.

While extensive research is common in higher education, few expect it to be conducted at the community college level. Perhaps this is why the work of Yvonne Chow, Joshua Gaglia, and Allen Tung is so impressive.

Join Citrus College as it celebrates Mother Earth! The first-ever Citrus College Earth Day Celebration will include a variety of workshops with topics ranging from sustainable building and living to the Natural History of Glendora.

Citrus College will host its first-ever Earth Day Celebration on Friday, April 24, 2009.

The Associated Students of Citrus College are hosting a special Earth Day presentation by Dr. Christopher Boxe from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. The presentation is entitled, “Global Warming: Fact, Myth or Hypothesis.”

The Associated Students of Citrus College will join in this year’s Earth Day festivities by hosting a special guest speaker on Wednesday, April 22 at 10 a.m. in the college’s Center for Innovation Community Room.

Sara Gonzales-Tapia named new director of Citrus College’s Extended Opportunities Programs and Services, Cooperative Agencies Resources for Education, and California Work...

On March 18, Dr. Terance Roberts will be sharing his experiences during a 10 a.m. presentation in the Haugh Performing Arts Center.