By Bernie Day
New Courses Approved for CSU GE / IGETC
The following courses have been approved for CSU GE and IGETC:
Course
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Title
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UC/CSU IGETC Area
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CSU GE Area
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Comment
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ANTH 2H
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Honors Cultural Anthropology
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No
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D1
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Applying for UC approval in June '15 and IGETC in Dec '15
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ENGL 43A
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Survey of British Literature 1: Beowulf to the Late 18th Century
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3B
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C2
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Effective Summer 2015
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ENGL 43B
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Survey of British Literature 2: The Romantic Period to the Present
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3B
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C2
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Effective Summer 2015
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ENGL 45A
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Survey of American Literature 1: Beginnings to 1865
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3B
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C2
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Effective Summer 2015
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ENGL 45B
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Survey of American Literature 2: 1865 to the Present
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3B
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C2
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Effective Summer 2015
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HLTH 60
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Healthy Aspects of Aging
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No
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E
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MATH 1AH
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Calculus I Honors
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2A
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B4
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MDIA 6
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Film & New Media Genres
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3A
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C1
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Effective Fall 2014
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MDIA 9
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Global Media
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4G
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Prior Approval
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Effective Fall 2014
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MUS 11D
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History of Electronic Music 1867-1970
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3A
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C1
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Effective Fall 2014
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MUS 11E
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History of Electronic Music, 1970-Present
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3A
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C1
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Effective Fall 2014
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PHOT 5
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Introduction to Photography
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3A
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C1
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Effective Fall 2014
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POLI 9H
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Honors Political Economy
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D2
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SPAN 10A
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Spanish for Heritage Speakers
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6A, 3B
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C2
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Effective Fall 2014
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ATHL 41
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Preseason Conditioning for Women's Sand Volleyball
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N/A
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E
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ATHL 41A
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Intercollegiate I Women's Sand Volleyball
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N/A
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E
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ATHL 41B
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Intercollegiate II Women's Sand Volleyball
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N/A
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E
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ATHL 41C
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Sports Techniques and Conditioning for Women's Sand Volleyball
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N/A
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E
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ATHL 41D
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Functional Fitness for Women's Sand Volleyball
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N/A
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E
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Congratulations, all! This is the first year that every course that was submitted for consideration was approved by CSU GE and IGETC reviewers.
New Associate Degrees for Transfer (ADT)
In addition to the 21 ADT degrees that Foothill College already offers, the California Community College Chancellor's Office is now accepting applications for the following degrees:
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Nutrition/Dietetics
- Child and Adolescent Development (available September 2015)
- Film, Television and Electronic Media
- Public Health Science (available September 2015)
We are currently in the process of developing proposals for these degrees.
New Articulation Deadlines
June 1, 2015 UC transferability for 2015-2016
December 1, 2015 CSU GE approval for 2016-2017
December 1, 2015 IGETC approval for 2016-2017
Ongoing C-ID approval for 2015-2016
Please contact daybernie@foothill.edu ASAP regarding the submission of new courses or significantly revised courses for these articulation approvals.
Bay Area Community College Honors Research Symposium
On Saturday, May 2, eight Foothill students presented their research at the eighth annual Bay Area Community College Honors Research Symposium, held at Stanford University. Thirty Foothill students attended the event, which attracted more than 350 students and faculty from across California.
The following Foothill students were selected to present their research. This year, the acceptance rate for presenters was less than 25 percent.
Jessica Chase
"I Just Don't Have the Right Papers": The American Immigrant's Path to Citizenship: A comparative analysis of citizenship paths for contemporary Latin American immigrants with 19th century Chinese and Irish.
Jessica has been admitted to UCLA for the fall 2015 quarter! Congratulations!
Ritvik Dhavale
Dracula: A Feminist Critique: A comparison of feminist themes in Bram Stoker's novel Dracula and its influence in today's media.
Ritvik is one of only 15 students who were admitted to the selective and highly prestigious UCLA Film School for fall 2015. Congratulations!
Maria Kossenko
The Limits of My Language Mean the Limits of My
World: How native language acquisition influences
foreign language learning.
Maria will continue her studies at Foothill next year.
Group Research Project
Cole Barnett, Gus Gaytan, Lauren Melenudo, Alex Park, & Pathik Sheth
The Risk Gap: Are self-reported perceptions of risk-taking reliable predictors of risky behavior?
Where Are They Now? Former Honors Student Profile
Adrian Rahardja transferred from Foothill College to Harvard University, where he received a degree in economics. He speaks Indonesian, Vietnamese, German, Dutch, and English. He has held several positions as a financial analyst and currently manages
a sales and analytics team for Twilio, Inc., a San Francisco-based firm that merges cloud computing, telecommunications and web services.
Where Are They Now? Honors Student Profile
Alla Voroninskaya is a painter, currently living and working in Los Angeles. After completing the Honors Scholar program at Foothill College, she received a BA in Fine Arts from UCLA and attended the Fine Art Masters program at Parsons the New School for Design, in New York City.
Alla was born and spent the majority of her childhood years in Novosibirsk, the largest city in Siberia. From her earliest memories, she had an interest in art making and a fascination with paint. Alla's career in art began in Novosibirsk. By the age of six, she was studying painting at the Novosibirsk Art School, Zazerkalie. Her talent did not go unnoticed: several of Alla's early oils were selected for a national showing at the Central Exhibition Hall in Moscow in 1994.
Where Are They Now? Honors Student Profile
After completing the Foothill Honors Scholar program, Ken Shimizu transferred to UC Berkeley where he completed a degree in Economics.
He is currently a developer for Carbon Five, a software development company that produces software for companies such as Charles Schwab, National Geographic and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.
Where Are They Now? Honors Student Profile
After completing his lower division requirements at Foothill, Israel Lipinsky transferred to UC Berkeley, where he received a degree in Molecular and Cell Biology. Fluent in English, Japanese and Latin, Israel is a frequent DJ and dancer at venues in and around the San Francisco Bay Area.
Israel was also a co-host of the popular Milonga S?cale Punta in Berkeley, CA. As a milonguero (in the old sense of the word), he understands that music is not only what drives dancers to the dance floor, but the glue that holds the entire tango ecosystem together: his style of DJing focuses on building a rapport with dancers in real time in order to guarantee that everybody has the best opportunity to connect with both their partners and the community around them.
Where Are They Now? Honors Student Profile
Shandon Alderson completed the Foothill honors program and transferred to UC Berkeley, where he earned a degree in Mechanical Engineering. He later attended the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana, where he received a MS in Mechanical Engineering. He is an inventor, with patents for products that convert chemical energy into electrical energy. He currently works in management for Kateeva, a Menlo Park firm that utilizes organic light-emitting diode (OLED) technology in printing.
Transfer Achievement Celebration Dinner & Reception - June 11, 2015
This event was the highlight of the year for our 1,200 transfer students and the members of our Foothill community who support them. The majority of transfer students do not earn an associate degree and thus, are unable to participate in the commencement ceremony.
Three hundred and sixty people attended the Transfer Achievement Celebration dinner, at which four Foothill faculty received the Outstanding Faculty Award for contributions toward the support of transfer students. There were hundreds of student nominations for faculty who supported their progress; however, four faculty were honored with the award:
Dr. Sam Connell - Professor Lisa Drake - Dr. Konnilyn Feig - Dr. Robert Hartwell
Here's what students said about our winners:
Dr. Connell -
"Professor Sam Connell cares deeply about his students and goes out of his way to assist those who are struggling, even if it means begging them to come to his office hours! He shares study strategies with classes before exams and gives writing tips. His goal is for everyone to succeed in his classes; this is seen in his syllabus, which states that his goal is for "every student to get an A". It is obvious that there are no barriers to success in his classroom. His sense of humor and the relaxed classroom atmosphere he creates makes students look forward to his classes. He supplements complex material with humorous videos, and showed us harsh feedback he got during his doctorate work when discussing becoming a better writer. Before taking his classes, I never considered attending graduate school. I always considered that to be something for students who were "smarter" or "more academic" than I was, even though I have a high GPA. When giving me feedback on a paper, he told me that I had a gift for writing and to "let me know when you get your PhD". This comment changed my life. It was the first time I had been told I was capable of pursuing a specific goal instead of merely graduating and taking any job that I could get. Now, I plan on getting that PhD and pursuing meaningful work. Both I and the Foothill community are so lucky to have Sam Connell!"
Prof. Drake - "Professor Lisa Drake has taught me a lot during my time in Foothill College. She helped me with my university application, and, finally, I was able to get into my dream school!
Prof. Drake - "She has been an inspiration to me to follow my business and accounting studies. She is passionate and has motivated me to keep going despite the difficulties. She has always been able to adapt her teaching style to make sure that her students find distinct ways to learn. You can tell she loves all of us and wants nothing by the best for us. I am really going to miss her!
Prof. Drake - "I am grateful for the amount of support I received throughout the series of accounting classes I have taken with Lisa Drake. I am definitely not the best performer and was actually under- performing in her 1A class. But luckily, after meeting with Mrs. Lisa, I was able to share my struggles with her, which made me feel a lot better. Mrs. Lisa continues to encourage her students. Mrs. Lisa also enjoys teaching (and throwing off some pretty good jokes). I can really feel her passion every time I'm in her class. You Rock, Lisa!"
Dr. Feig - "Dr. Konnilyn Feig is one of the most lovely and colorful persons I have met at Foothill. She loves her students, and no doubt that her students love her, too. I will never forget taking classes with Dr Feig and listening to her wonderful stories."
Dr. Feig - "I would like to nominate Dr. Konnilyn Feig because she shows that she genuinely cares about her students and our success beyond Foothill. Dr. Feig's class was transformative in that it opened my eyes to the work that still needs to be done in the world and she gave me the knowledge and tools to address it. Dr. Feig pushes her students to be the best that they can be and truly prepares us to be contributing members to society."
Dr. Hartwell -
"I would like to thank you, Dr. Hartwell for being an awesome teacher!"
Dr. Hartwell - "I took Dr. Hartwell for Music 8H and he was one of the best teachers I've ever had. He was always so energetic and excited to teach. Every single lecture was engaging and interesting. Dr. Hartwell made sure he knew everyone's name and made sure everyone felt welcome in class and listened to."
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Foothill transfer students celebrating transfer success holding pennants from their transfer colleges and universities at the 2014 Transfer Achievement Celebration Dinner |