The new Industrial Technology Building on campus has been completed and was occupied about three weeks ago.
Students, faculty and staff at PCC are trying to accommodate those members of the community affected by local fires. Some instructors have delayed dropping students who missed the first day of class due to the fires.
A campus-wide task force has unanimously recommended that campus police be equipped with firearms, officials said. According to Lt. Brad Young of the PCC Police Department, who served as an advisor to the task force, the "Arming the Police" Task Force was persuaded by the evidence collected in the 14 months it took to create the report.
PCC President Paulette Perfumo remains on an indeterminate personal leave of absence she requested two weeks ago.
PCC President Dr. Paulette Perfumo has resigned, according to the President of the Board of Trustees Jeanette Mann.
The Faculty Association is planning to take legal action in response to the sudden cancellation of PCC's winter session, which has resulted in conflicting reactions among students and staff. Talks of action are already underway just weeks after the Board of Trustees' decision to cancel winter intersession in an effort to balance the projected deficit of $7.7 million for the upcoming fiscal year.
Police and Safety Services hours have been reduced starting July 1 as budget cut effects are becoming more and more visible. Not only are the hours affected but the number of cadets has been cut by half.
The Board of Trustees deadlocked at a tie in voting on approval of a campus smoking policy change establishing designated smoking areas at PCC on July 1.
PCC is planning a new parking pass purchasing system aiming to help students to avoid long lines, in time for the fall semester.
Campus police arrested a student on charges in connection with a student's alleged assault inside parking lot 5 back in February.
The Board of Trustees was greeted with a crowd of students and faculty protesting the budget cuts after its closed session at its most recent meeting.
The Selection Committee appointed by the Associated Students opted to extend its application deadline for students to apply for two currently vacant seats. The deadline moved from July 17 to July 23 by 4 p.m. The two unoccupied positions are the Vice President for Internal Affairs and the Vice President for Cultural Diversity.