The
Puyallup
Premiere
A publication for new and returning students of Pierce College at Puyallup From
the
Preparing for
President:
A Dear students, Welcome. We are pleased that you have chosen to continue your education at the Puyallup campus of Pierce College. This year promises to be one of the best ever as the Puyallup campus continues to grow. Pierce—Puyallup is now Washington’s newest community college. Until this year, we have been considered a satellite rather than a full fledged campus. After several years of work by college staff, trustees, students, and community members along with tremendous support and effort by our area legislators, the governor’s office, and the State Board for Community Colleges, we are proud to be recognized as the 34th community college in the state of Washington. The direct benefits to you—the student—will be that you will have new full-time faculty available to work with you, you will have additional student services available, as well as increased access to computer labs and expanded hours of operation in the library. We hope all of these things will help us provide an even stronger educational opportunity for you.
s the 1999-2000 school year begins, the students attending Pierce College at Puyallup have a great deal to look forward to. As a result of full-campus status being granted, the administration has hired eight new full-time faculty. This enables the college to offer students more classes in the areas of Anthropology, Political Science, Sociology, CIS, Math, English and American Sign Language. Students also can expect longer library hours and more services such as the new Math Center tutoring program. In addition, the administration has secured pre-design money, which will enable them to begin the process of planning the third building on the campus. Although the project is approximately six years away from completion, it brings the campus one step closer to
offering its students even more classes and services. When it is complete, the third building will house a student center, which will provide more space for food service and student activities. Aside from a student center, the
emphasis of the new building will be on technology. So, as we prepare to enter a new century, the students of Pierce College at Puyallup can be confident that their school is continuing to work hard on their behalf to ensure a quality education for all. The students have a lot they can look forward to, and much they can be proud of.
We want you all to have a wonderful educational experience here. If you have questions, please do not hesitate to ask. Good luck to all of you. Sincerely,
Steven R. Wall President
SEPTEMBER 1999