Tag: PAC students
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Teatro Palo Alto’s Spring Show “Nunsense”
By: Faith Casanova, PAC Pulse Reporter Joining the Palamino family in fall 2018, Nicolas Castanon, the lead instructor of the Dance and Drama programs at Palo Alto College had one primary goal: To be able to bring the community together to enjoy a performance while setting his students up for a successful future. Along with…
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New PAC president values his South Texas roots
By Sabrina Mitchell Pulse Staff Reporter Dr. Robert Garza is humbled to be the newest president of Palo Alto College in the Alamo Colleges District. He is the seventh person to lead Palo Alto College since it opened in 1985. Garza worked at Palo Alto College from 1999 to 2015 as dean of Student Success,…
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#MeToo debuts at Palo Alto College
By Delilah Perez Pulse Staff Reporter Victims of sexual harassment are now speaking up about their personal experiences, no longer keeping their stories silent. Palo Alto College held an event on March 28 that explored the #MeToo movement during Women’s History Month. This movement began through the efforts of many women speaking up against sexual…
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PAC students place their trust in certified student advisors’ hands
By Juan Alberto Ponce Jr. Pulse Staff Reporter PAC students place their trust in certified student advisors to provide guidance and resources to empower them to achieve their academic goals. The director of Advising, Michael Ximenez, highlighted a key aspect of Alamo Colleges’ mission statement: To build a culture of integrated practices and shared responsibilities.…
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New program sparks opportunity
By R. M. Ozuniga Pulse staff reporter Project Access offers students with documented intellectual disabilities access to post-secondary education. Dr. Rose Zambrano, SDEV 0370 and EDUC 1300 professor, said Palo Alto’s new program is “a way to empower individuals who ordinarily haven’t been given those opportunities.” SDEV 0370 is a first-year course designed to support the…
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Grab a coffee and have your hair styled at PAC
By Kendra Wilkerson Pulse Staff Reporter In 2015, students will be able to grab a caffeine fix between classes at a cyber café in the Ozuna Building and have their hair styled in San Jacinto Hall. Jessica Ann, a sophomore Criminal Justice major, said, “We will soon have a place to hang and get some…
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Declining Latino male college enrollment causes concern
By Yuriria Mota Pulse Staff Reporter Despite the large Hispanic/Latino population in Texas, enrollment and retention in higher education is low, and the Latino male college population is declining. Men are usually seen as the breadwinners. People with a Hispanic/Latino heritage or culture know that men are seen as the ‘jefes’ (bosses) of the house.…
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Pros and cons of online classes
By Alesha Thorpe Pulse staff reporter According to The Palo Alto Fact Book, almost half of the 9,163 Fall 2011 and 8,387 Spring 2012 students took at least one online course. Online students have to have determination and willpower to make sure that the classes they take go the way they are supposed to go.…
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PAC student’s efforts ignite Orchestra plans
By Javier Canales Vargas Pulse staff writer An orchestra program could soon be a reality at Palo Alto College, thanks to the efforts of PAC student Marion Maldonado and a supportive Music faculty. Maldonado, a graduate of Southwest High School in San Antonio, is a music lover. From age 12 through her senior year in…
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