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Guaranteed admission to UCs discussed
Beauty and the Beast comes alive
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million dollar donation breaks records PHOTO EDITOR
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A retired Citrus College professor from the Social and Behavioral Sciences Department donated $1.3 million to Citrus College. Dr. John W. Cassey taught western civilization, world politics and humanities classes at Citrus College for over 40 years. Cassey died March 25, 2017. He left a generous donation to Citrus College, which is the largest donation in school history. Cassey’s donation was received in March 2017, but went through various stages of taxes until December 2017. Previous to this donation Citrus College received a gift of $630,000 from Marie Phileo in 2006, Superintendent/President Dr. Geraldine Perri wrote in an email. When first seeing the generous donation, Perri wrote, “I was extremely thrilled to learn of Dr. Cassey’s generosity to Citrus College and knew his
gift would support the educational journey of many students.” Part of Cassey’s donation went into two new scholarships under the names of him and his wife, Patricia Knox. These two scholarships went into effect in 2017. The Patricia L. Knox Memorial Scholarship awards $2,000 to Citrus College nursing students with a 3.0 GPA or higher, graduating and transferring to an accredited nursing school. The Dr. John Cassey Memorial Scholarship awards $1,000 to a student transferring to a four-year college and majoring in history or political science. “In addition, Dr. Cassey wanted to support various types of college community enrichment such as faculty development and professional development,” Perri wrote. Citrus College will be celebrating Cassey’s life at 2 p.m. April 19 in the Citrus College community room. Citrus College will also have a rec-
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Citrus already has admissions agreements with 6 UC campuses
ognition wall for Cassey in Hayden Hall. “Dr. Cassey considered the Citrus College community his family,” Perri wrote.
University of California President Janet Napolitano is pushing a guaranteed admission proposal for community college students and faster graduation process in the UC system. However, Citrus College is remaining actionless until further notice. “(The proposal) is just in the very infancy stages if it even goes anywhere,” Robin McBurney, a Citrus College guidance counselor, said. “We’re not doing anything.” “President Janet Napolitano’s call for UCs to guarantee admission to all qualified community college students is an exciting proposition,” director of student support services, Jessica Lopez-Jimenez wrote in an email. “We will remain abreast of any new developments.” Both McBurney and Lopez-Jimenez said that qualified Citrus College students who are considering transferring to a UC can still use the Transfer Admission Guarantee, or TAG, system. TAG ensures eligible students enrollment in participating UCs. “Currently, Citrus College has guaranteed admission to six UC campuses participating in the Transfer Admission Guarantee program,” Lopez-Jimenez said, “Davis, Irvine, Merced, Riverside, Santa Barbara and Santa Cruz.” Statistics from Citrus College’s 2017 Fact Book show an increase by more than 80 percent in UC transfers from 2006 to 2016, while the California State University transfer rates have only raised by about 19 percent within the same amount of years, yet CSUs still outrank the amount of UC transfers overall. Although both university systems undergo changes to improve admission rates, Napolitano’s request on behalf of the UC system can affect the outcome of Citrus students who are interested in transferring to a UC. The move to guarantee admission to UC’s for community college students is a part of Napolitano’s effort to improve the UC system and connect with the State of California. If implemented, these changes could be seen as early as Fall 2019, according to the University of California official website.
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‘Memories’ art showcased
Artist uses a catalogue of everyday images and objects to create fine art. PG. 8 & 9
sex 101 returns
Upcoming events scheduled for April, sexual assault awareness month. PG. 5