Clarion 5/8/19

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WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 2019 | VOL LXXII ISSUE 14 tccclarion.com f/ccclarion T@ccclarion

New bill adds support classes to help students succeed BY DAVE STOUT

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Junior college representatives from all across the state observe Professor Sophia Lee’s corequisite support intermediate algebra class, during the Math Department’s Open House on April 29 in MA 125.

It was 8:10 p.m. and mathematics professor Sophia Lee’s intermediate algebra corequisite support class was already in full swing. “Let’s start with a nice little problem to get our feet wet,” Lee said. Unlike a traditional lecture class, several groups of two to four students stood at each of the whiteboards surrounding the room, discussing and working on the functions problem that Lee had just assigned them. The students did not just work within their own groups, but moved around the room to help other students tackle the problem. “When students are working together on the whiteboards, that’s where the magic happens,” Lee said. “I love being able to look around the room and see all the thinking happening at once. Students are able to peek at other boards to get ideas when they are stuck. In this setting, natural leadership occurs and students jump into helping one another S E E R EM ED IAL • PAGE 5

Political science professor retires after 25 years BY ALEJANDRO HUERTA FREELANCE CONTRIBUTOR AHUERTA@CCCLARION.COM

Glen Ross, 65, who has taught political science at Citrus College for the past 25 years, announced he will retire from teaching this year. The upcoming summer semester will be his last time teaching. Ross was raised in Salt Lake City, Utah. As a young man, he was interested in getting an education in geography. However, Ross was also interested in politics, which motivated him to dive into the world of political geography and international relations. “I was fascinated with how geography affects political decisions and how political decisions affect the outcome of political terms and issues,” Ross said. “If I’m going to go into politics, then I should probably gain more knowledge and pursue getting a masters degree in international relations.” Ross went on to feed those educational ambitions by graduating from the University of Utah in 1978 with a degree in political geography and international relations, just as he hoped for. He also accomplished his goal in getting a master’s degree in those same fields of study from Brigham Young University in 1981.

Professor Glen Ross poses for a self-portrait on April 23 inside his office at Citrus College.

Prior to his educational accomplishments, Ross was an intelligence officer in the U.S. Army and was with the U.S. National Guard from 1975 to 1983. “I was going all over the world to assist different military units in their intelligence needs,” Ross said. “I was thinking to spend my whole life and continue on with that career, but I

got really interested in politics within society.” Ross’ first opportunity to teach as a professor was at Ohio State. He taught at Ohio State from 1983-1986. Ross believed that his time teaching at Ohio State is what solidified his love for educating students. “I understood I had the power of the students’ attention, that they’re

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ready to learn and get educated,” Ross said. “That’s when I fell in love with teaching.” Ross then gained a one-year position as a visiting professor at University of California, Irvine in the early 1990s. After transitioning in teaching from the East Coast to the West, he decided he wanted to stay in California. Ross expanded his teach-

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ing career in California by applying to teach at Citrus in 1994. Ross had impacted Citrus right from the start. He helped develop new innovative strategies and ideas that would affect Citrus both inside and outside the classrooms. Ross was one of the first few faculty members to instruct a Distance Education program with full online courses for Citrus in 1997. In 1999, Ross took a year off from teaching and was hired as a planner to contribute toward the educational master plan, which constructed the CI building on campus. He would also lead students in semester-long study abroad programs in Spain throughout his time at Citrus, with his first trip in 2001. Ross has always been impressed and amazed with how Citrus has continued to strive for a better future overall. “One of the things I’ve observed over the years is that Citrus has been very innovative to bring new ideas and new approaches to anticipate the way the world is going, for the direction of new and better,” Ross said. Fellow staff faculty who have worked alongside of Ross throughout his career, Dr. Eric Rabitoy, dean S E E R ET IR ED • PAGE 5

baseball season ends

Cosmetology’s fashion show brings the galaxy’s far reaches to the Haugh

The Citrus College Owls’ run in the playoffs is cut short by the Pasadena City College Lancers

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