Classes Added to Fall 2013!   

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Classes AddedClick here for just of few of the classes added to the fall course offerings at El Camino College. A variety of classes are offered, including English and math. This is only a partial listing; click here for the most current class list. Fall 2013 begins August 24. Register now!

 

Congratulations to the Class of 2013!  

ECCcelebratesCongrats to the El Camino College Class of 2013! The 66th commencement ceremony on June 7 in Murdock Stadium featured Bart Aslin, director of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) Education Foundation, as the guest speaker, addressing grads and hundreds of friends and families in attendance. This year, graduates joined the fun on the “ECC Blue Carpet!” A special El Camino College photo opportunity, complete with a celeb-style backdrop, was available during the commencement reception for graduates, family, friends and ECC employees. Joyful images from commencement were tagged, shared, and enjoyed by all. See a sampling at http://storify.com/ECC_Online. Keep posting photos to Facebook and tag ECC on Twitter and Instagram using #ECCcelebrates!

ECC Digital Archive     

The El Camino College Digital Archive is now open! This database provides access to the entire run of ECC yearbooks, the initial issues of “Warrior Life Magazine” and the school newspaper, called “La Campana,” “War whoop,” “Warwhoop,” and now the “Union,” dating back from 1947 to 2012. Everyone is invited to run a specialized search of ECC history! Try it out and see if your name or a colleague’s name is in the database. Or, type in a subject such as football, financial aid, the library, or any other subject you can think of, and see what comes up. Here is the link. More...


Please note: Because these are very large files the articles may take awhile to load; be patient, the text will come up eventually.

Tools/Tips
1) To find your search term in the article, press Control and F, you will find the term highlighted on the page.
2) To print the entire page, right click on the page and click on Print.

The Digital Archive database is the product of the Digital Team: Omar Brenes, Seth Daugherty, Tamara Evans, Alice Grigsby, Ed Martinez, Kate McLaughlin, Claudia Striepe, and John Wagstaff.  Additional support was provided by Rocky Bonura, Tom Lew, Virginia Rapp and Claudio Vilchis. Special thanks to IT!

Warrior Athletics 2012-13: Scholars and Champions   

Warrior AthletesWith 21 athletics programs and hundreds of student athletes participating, the 2012-13 athletic year turned out one state champion, a number of conference championships, MVP and coach of the year awards, and 23 Scholar-Ballers. Chun Young-Shin was named the California Women’s Tennis Student Athlete of the Year and Steve Van Kanegan (men’s and women’s tennis coach) was named Community College Women’s Coach of the Year.  The women’s tennis team also won the scholar team award for highest tennis team GPA for the third year in a row. In addition, El Camino College named the Athletes of the Year for 2013: freshman swimmer Jonathan Diaz and sophomore softball player Olufunmike “Aisha” Salami. Click here for bios on these two outstanding scholar-athletes.


Jonathan Diaz helped the Warriors win the first South Coast Conference championship in school history as he was undefeated in the 500 yard freestyle throughout the season, securing the conference title in the event. He went on to finish fifth in the event at the state championships but he did not walk away from the competition empty handed; he clinched the state championship in the 400-yard individual medley. Diaz was the only swimmer to touch the wall in less than four minutes, posting a time of 3:59.63 to edge Daniel Roa of Golden West by seven-tenths of a second. The achievement earned Diaz the Men’s Performance of the Meet award.


Olufunmike “Aisha” Salami alternated at the corner outfield spots during her freshman season but stepped into center field during her final campaign with the Warriors. The speedy outfielder started all 39 games in center and had seven assists, the most on the team by an outfielder. She also wreaked havoc on the base paths as she led the team with 16 stolen bases, placing her third in the South Coast Conference. Salami was tied for second on the team in walks (14), second in runs scored (39) and fifth in on-base percentage (.394). Salami also nearly doubled her hit total during her sophomore season, slapping out 39 hits compared to 16 in her first year. She had a .395 batting average in 2013, up from .308 a year ago. Along with her accomplishments on the field, Salami also excelled in the classroom as she earned Scholar Baller honors this year, achieving a grade-point average above 3.0.

Outstanding Academics     

Academic AwardsCongratulations to the 2013 El Camino College Presidential Scholars and Academic Award winners! These students represent the best and brightest at ECC. Congratulations to all!

 




First Name

Last Name

Division

Discipline

Rachel

Sanchez

Behavioral & Social Sciences

PRESIDENTIAL SCHOLAR

Sarah

Berthelet

Behavioral & Social Sciences

Child Development

Huaigang

Cai

Behavioral & Social Sciences

Economics

Dermot

Crotty

Behavioral & Social Sciences

Philosophy

Holiday

Geesey

Behavioral & Social Sciences

Liberal Studies

Mario

Mejia

Behavioral & Social Sciences

Political Science

Jeremy

Moreno

Behavioral & Social Sciences

Psychology

Kathy

Morris

Behavioral & Social Sciences

General Studies

Steven

Muro

Behavioral & Social Sciences

Anthropology

Alexander

Perri

Behavioral & Social Sciences

History

Cristina

Quintan

Behavioral & Social Sciences

Sociology

Kirsten

Spendlove

Behavioral & Social Sciences

Child Development

Erica

Soohoo

Business

PRESIDENTIAL SCHOLAR

Shaika

Edily

Business

Business Administration

Minh Linh

Hoang

Business

Business Administration

Hannah

Kresge

Business

Accounting

Erika

Pliska

Business

Accounting

Eric

Ramirez

Business

Business Administration

Crystal

Smith

Fine Arts

PRESIDENTIAL SCHOLAR

Eliseo

Borrero

Fine Arts

Music

Byron

Challoner

Fine Arts

Music

Young

Cho

Fine Arts

Music

Sarah

Edisinga

Fine Arts

Studio Art

Katherine

Gray

Fine Arts

Speech Communications

Danijela

Kojic

Fine Arts

Studio Art

Nicholas

Lancaster

Fine Arts

Film/Video

Carissa

Peterson

Fine Arts

Studio Art

Mary

Underhill

Fine Arts

Theatre

Barbara

Vides

Fine Arts

Theatre

Karin

Kulbe

Health Sciences & Athletics

PRESIDENTIAL SCHOLAR

Jian

Gelvezon

Health Sciences & Athletics

Physical Education

Kyle

Graves

Health Sciences & Athletics

Radiologic Technology

David

Howard

Health Sciences & Athletics

Kinesiology

Erik

Kraus

Health Sciences & Athletics

Radiologic Technology

Elaine

Ortega

Health Sciences & Athletics

Sign Language

Amanda

Rogell

Health Sciences & Athletics

Nursing

Tannaz

Tehranirad

Health Sciences & Athletics

Nursing

Aaron

Valdez

Health Sciences & Athletics

Physical Education

Sara

Zoerner

Health Sciences & Athletics

Nursing

Gannon

Tanji

Humanities

PRESIDENTIAL SCHOLAR

Breana

Branch

Humanities

English

Juan

Carcamo

Humanities

Journalism

Ryan

Evans

Humanities

English

Ethan

Faulkner

Humanities

French

Erika

Fernandez

Humanities

Spanish

Maricela

Gudino

Humanities

English

Heather

Hunter

Humanities

English

ECC Free Summer Math Academy  

El Camino College will sponsor a free, three-week math academy for new students this summer. The 2013 El Camino College Summer Math Academy provides an opportunity to study math for three weeks in a friendly, stress-free environment. Students will learn how to study efficiently and become well-prepared for placement testing. Math academies cover basic skills, algebra and precalculus. Students must be enrolled in a math course for fall 2013. The Summer Math Academy runs Mondays through Thursdays, July 22 through August 8. An orientation meeting is scheduled from 5-6:30 p.m. July 10 in the Math Business Allied Health Building, room 319. More...


Through this academy, students will gain the information and tools needed for success in the mathematical sequences of classes required to graduate or transfer. The academy also provides students with another opportunity to avoid taking non-degree applicable or non-transfer level pre-requisite math classes by scoring higher on the Mathematics Placement Test. Participants will also be able to take the math placement test at the end of the academy. By scoring higher on the Mathematics Placement Test students have the opportunity to finish required math courses in a timely manner and be on track to graduate. 

STEM Center and I&T Groundbreaking     

STEM GroundbreakingA groundbreaking ceremony on May 20 marked the start of renovations for the El Camino College STEM Center and Industry & Technology Building. The STEM Center will be a new 9,334-square-foot, state-of-the-art learning support center for students studying STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) disciplines. This $2.1 million project will convert the lower level of the Natural Science Building to house the new STEM Center. The former Math/Computer Science Building will undergo a $25.4 renovation to house Industry & Technology programs. Both projects are supported by funding from the 2002 Measure E Facilities Bond.

Recycled Fashion  

Tamta KazaishviliFashion student and aspiring costume designer Tamta Kazaishvili’s has an eye for style that also helps save the earth. Tamta’s design recently won first place in the Urban Ocean Festival Trashin Fashion Show and Contest sponsored by the Aquarium of the Pacific. Her award-winning punk rock-style dress is made of recycled inner tubes held together with glue and rivets. She modeled the ensemble herself and accessorized the short, angular dress with black boots and a matching short, sleek hairstyle. To read more about Tamta and her creation, click here.

Distinguished Faculty and Staff 2013  

Francine VasilomanolakisEd MartinezCongratulations to El Camino College librarian Ed Martinez and trainer/instructional technology specialist Francine Vasilomanolakis were recently honored at a reception for their dedication to students, college, and colleagues. Martinez and Vasilomanolakis, honorees for the 2013 El Camino College Distinguished Faculty and Staff Award, were recognized at the 16th Annual Faculty and Staff Appreciation Day, an event designed to thank all members of the campus community for their commitment to the college and its educational mission. More…

Classified Professional Development 

Classified Professional DevelopmentThe Fourth Annual Team Building Extravaganza included fun, high-energy games and team building activities! Led by Dave Bacon, who teaches recreation classes, everyone participated in activities designed as a way to meet new people and interact in unexpected ways and circumstances. The challenging part was following the hilarious instructions – confusion and laughter ensued. Congratulations to Cesar Lopez with the Copy Center, who won a raffle drawing for a $25 Visa card sponsored by Schools First Credit Union. In addition, the Office of Staff and Student Diversity provided flash drives and lanyards to several winning ticket holders. Classified Professional Development Week also included a variety of interesting personal and professional development activities, including the Creative Hobby Showcase and workshops.


The SBLMS provides scholarship funding for the college’s Wally Ford Scholarships, which are awarded to three ECC geology majors each year. A highlight of the Mineral and Gem Show was when show coordinator Leslie Neff presented scholarships to two of this year's Wally Ford Scholarship recipients: Allison Prizlow and Johua Kajiyama. Paul Kee is the third scholarship winner this year. Proceeds from the mineral and gem show booth (raffle tickets, food and drink sales, etc.) were used toward the club’s spring break trip to Arizona national parks.

26th Annual El Camino College Golf Classic  

Golf ClassicThe 26th Annual ECC Golf Classic was a big hit where many members of the El Camino College community had the chance to show off their golf game. Nearly 130 players hit the links at Los Verdes Golf Course in Palos Verdes to test their mettle with putting and longest drive contests, along with a closest to the pin competition and finally, playing 18 holes of golf. As for the results out on the links, Charles Hodges showed off his short game by winning the putting contest. Warriors’ men’s volleyball assistant coach Kurt Peters showed off his game as he took home the top prize in the men’s closest to the pin contest while journalism instructor Kate McLaughlin showed off her grace with the golf clubs, winning the women’s contest. More…


When it came to showcasing the muscle, Cal Watson of Beynon Sports schooled the rest of the men’s field as he took down the longest drive competition while Warriors’ women’s volleyball assistant coach Liz Hazell reigned supreme in the women’s portion. As for the actual golf game, Watson and his “Beynon Sports” team of Jeff Dickey, David Curry and Mason Farnsworth took down their second consecutive men’s title with Team Texas (Rick Biedler, Dana Keir, Andrew Martz and Matt Hadmett) finishing second.

The Ladies Only squad of Hazell, Carolyn Biedler and the mother-daughter combo of LeValley and Ethel Pattison scorched the women’s field en route to another women’s title. They were so dominant that no other women’s team dared to claim second place. McLaughlin’s “Kate’s Kids from the Block” squad including Pete Marcoux, Darrell Thompson and Dave Vickers took home the mixed division prize. The Dean’s Dream Team of Rory Natividad, Rudy Aguilar, Jaymie and Jonny Baquero finished second. The event concluded with a silent auction and the presentation of the ECC Male and Female Athletes of the Year: swimmer Jonathan Diaz and softball’s Olufunmike “Aisha” Salami.

Thanks to all volunteers: Julie Meredith, Kelsey Iino, Chris Jeffries, Stephanie Bennett, Al Kingsland, Josh Caper, Mitchell Kekauoha, Debbie Turano, Jan Caldwell, Wayne Olsen, Marcia Williams, Cecilia Kang, Loraine Peralta, Louise Kirst, Momi Elliott, Luukia Smith, Ruth Ferrer, Patty Miller, Stacy Komai, Benny Cedano, and Mark Nielsen, along with members of the men’s and women’s volleyball teams, baseball team, golf team, softball team, and men’s and women’s basketball teams.

ECC Compton Center Honors Students at Annual Academic Awards Tea 

Academic Awards TeaCongratulations to the outstanding students honored at El Camino College Compton Center’s annual Academic Awards Tea on May 19. The event served to recognize the academic achievements of 20 honor students, two Presidential Scholars, and 23 scholarship recipients. Scholarships awarded by both ECC Compton Center and the Foundation for the Compton Community College District totaled $27,000.

HTP Success at Annual Conference  

HTP ConferenceTwenty-one students in the El Camino College Honors Transfer Program (HTP) recently presented research projects at the statewide Honors Transfer Council of California (HTCC) Student Research Conference at UC Irvine. Three students were honored at the conference for their accomplishments: Cindy Barrientos received a scholarship for her work, and Helin Hernandez and Daniella DeLucia received HTCC Exceptional Achievement Scholarships for displaying extraordinary commitment or overcoming obstacles to success. The conference is designed to allow honors students at community colleges to present their research in a university setting. Each student presented either a research poster or an oral presentation at UC Irvine. More…

ECC Compton Center Baseball Standout: New York Bound!   

Juan AvenaCongrats to El Camino College Compton Center infielder Juan Avena who was recently selected by the New York Mets in the 37th round of the Major League Baseball first-year player draft. The former Warren High School standout and Compton native was chosen as a first baseman in the 40-round draft. A first-team All-South Coast Conference selection, Avena batted .385 with a homer, four triples, 16 doubles and 28 RBIs for the 26-18 Tartars, who advanced to the state Super Regionals. He had a .447 on base and .544 slugging average. Read more about Avena here.


He represented ECC Compton Center in the Southern California Football Association, where he served as president of the Mountain Conference, as well as served on the executive committee and constitution committee. Olguin also served as the Coast Conference baseball representative.

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