PAC Student Media

By Cassie Hernandez Pulse Staff Reporter Palo Alto College graduates will take the next leap in their career and educational endeavors thanks to efforts of their own and help from PAC faculty and staff. Graduation will be held at the Joe and Harry Freeman Coliseum on Saturday, May 16, 2015, at 3 p.m. PAC expects Read more

 By Deven Malone Pulse Staff Reporter Summer internships allow students to gain work experience while pursuing their degree. Internships help build student resumes and increase their chances of being hired. While interning students receive job training and gain new perspectives into their future career field, internships also help students make connections with employers in their Read more

By Ryan Carreon Pulse Staff Reporter Palo Alto’s Social Work Program teaches the importance of building strong communities. Adjunct Professor Barbara A. Renaud Gonzalez gives her students an overview of Social Work with an emphasis on the clinical approach, focusing on the treatment and prevention of issues, including mental illness, emotional disturbances and other behavioral Read more

By Stacey Forester Pulse Staff Reporter Students from the Alamo Colleges are participating in a program that is helping young adults develop character, good citizenship and leadership skills. The SAPD Explorer program is a gateway to a career in law enforcement. It is sponsored by the San Antonio Police Department and the Boy Scouts of Read more

By Nia Jaramillo Pulse Staff Reporter  Many students are unaware of the importance of recycling, energy conservation and sustainable/clean energy, but climate change is an issue that affects everyone. The Alamo Colleges’ Sustainability Policy promotes environmental literacy, but only a handful of Palo Alto College professors incorporate it into their curriculum. Ruth Ann Gambino, an Read more

By Christopher Vasquez  Pulse Staff Reporter Palo Alto College is a microcosm of a representative democracy that depends on students to step up their action on a community and national level. PAC Government Professor Gabriel Ume is accustomed to a range of attitudes in his classroom from those who are apathetic to those who are Read more