Chabot College Press Releases - Current
3/8/10
Chabot Women's Basketball Team Makes History with First State Tournament
(Hayward, CA) - For the first time in Chabot College history, the women’s basketball team has advanced to the State Finals Tournament. A 77-71 win over Sierra College on Saturday night put the Lady Gladiators into the State "Elite Eight.” The team travels to Cal Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks, CA to compete in the tournament this week.
“This was not supposed to happen,” says Don Queyrel, Chabot College Athletic Director and Women’s Basketball Coach. “We were not even rated among the top 15 teams. The team got here through sheer determination,” says Queyrel. “This is a year I will never forget.”
As one of the four qualifiers from Northern California, Chabot will face its first opponent, the Fullerton College Hornets - the number-one rated team in the state - on Thursday, March 11 at 5 p.m. Winners will move to the state semi-finals on Saturday.
3/4/10
Chabot College Awarded More Than $1 Million in Funds to Help Dislocated Workers
(Hayward, CA) - Chabot College officials recently announced receiving federal grant and contract funds from the U.S. Department of Education’s Fund for the Improvement of Post Secondary Education and American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Stimulus to help recently dislocated workers in the East Bay. Many of these workers have been dislocated to due to the impending NUMMI plant closure and its effect on local suppliers of the plant.
Through a partnership between Chabot College and the Alameda County Workforce Investment Board (ACWIB), over $1 million will be spent over three-years to support dislocated workers and adult learners in Chabot’s service area and Alameda County by providing career transitional services such as job search assistance, career counseling, career development workshops, education and workforce training from a wide range of courses and programs offered at Chabot and at neighboring schools, many of which specifically meet the needs of dislocated workers and working adults.
“We are thrilled that local, state and federal government agencies have recognized the critical need for support services and Chabot’s role in helping to strengthen the economy by training our residents and helping them return to the workforce,” said Dr. Celia Barberena, Chabot College President. “For more than 48 years Chabot College has played a pivotal role in workforce training and economic development. We are thrilled to have this financial support to do even more.”
For additional information, please contact Matthew Kritscher, Chabot College Dean of Counseling at (510) 723-6717 or Roy Bertucelli, ACWIB Workforce Development Specialist at (510) 259-3833.
2/23/10
Chabot College Theater Arts to Team Up with the National Endowment for the Arts’ “The Big Read”
(Hayward, CA) - In April, the month dedicated to the East Bay’s “The Big Read,” Chabot College Theater Arts instructor Rachel LePell will unveil her original play “Ultima” inspired by the book “Bless Me Ultima” by Rudolfo Anaya. “Bless Me Ultima” is the book chosen for this year’s The Big Read, a program emanating from the Hayward Public Library, and reaching many communities in the East Bay, including Oakland, San Leandro, Hayward and Fremont.
“Ultima” explores the title character, an aging woman and her life as a curandera, a folk healer from the Southwest. The play is written and performed in the style of Magical Realism made known by Latin American literary figures including Anaya. It examines such issues as how she came to be a curandera, her roots, her life as a young woman in Mexico during the Revolution, her relationship to the Catholic church, and how events in her life shaped her vision in holistic healing. Parts of the play will be performed in Spanish.
The play features Chabot College students, many of them from Hispanic backgrounds, who also contributed ideas and scenes to the play. Ms. LePell heads the production team as the playwright, director and producer. Other members of the team, who hail from Hayward and its surrounding communities include Claudia Ramierez, Jessica Caballero, Francisco Huato, Janelle Aguirre, Tiffany Heggebo, Bryan Horwath, Alicia Cisneros, Alex Moreales, Monica Bonilla, Sal Navarro, Linda Amayo, and Dov Hassan.
“Ultima” will be performed April 15, 16, 17, 22, 23, 24 at 8 p.m. and the 25th at 2 p.m. It will be a featured event of The Big Read, so readers of the novel can come and see a new art form inspired by the book. Ticket prices are just $5 for participants of The Big Read. Tickets for the general public are $10. All tickets will be available for purchase at the door. “Ultima” will be performed in the Little Theater at Chabot College, 25555 Hesperian Blvd in Hayward.
For additional information, please contact Rachel LePell at (510) 723-6830.
2/22/10
Chabot Wind Symphony in Concert Led by Maestro Craig Kirchhoff
Who: Chabot College Wind Symphony with internationally renowned conductor Maestro Craig Kirchhoff
What: Winter Concert featuring conductor Maestro Craig Kirchhoff and percussion instructor and popular Bay Area musician Artie Storch
Where: Chabot College Performing Arts Center, 25555 Hesperian Boulevard, Hayward, CAWhen: Friday, February 26 at 8 p.m.
Details: Tickets are $15 at the door and $10 in advance. For more information, or to purchase tickets, please contact Timothy Harris at (510) 723-6833 or by email at tharris@chabotcollege.edu.
2/19/10
Chabot College Celebrates Black History Month
Who: Chabot College
Presented by: Black Student Union, Striving Black Brothers, and DARAJA
Sponsored by: ASPIRE and the Black Student UnionWhat: “We Do or We Don’t, Trying is not an Option”, Presented by Dr. Matais Pouncil
Dr. Pouncil earned a bachelor’s degree from Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, a master’s degree in education from Cal State Long Beach, and a doctoral degree from UC Irvine in educational administration and leadership.For his doctoral degree he chose higher education and community college leadership. His dissertation is titled “Acting Black: Black Men and Doctoral Degree Completion.”
He has been conducting a qualitative study involving 15 participants that looked at factors that contribute to degree completion and academic achievement for black men in doctoral programs.
Where: Chabot College, 25555 Hesperian Boulevard, Hayward, CA - Bldg. 200, Board Room
When: Monday, February 22, 2010 from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
For more information, please contact Terrance Thompson at (510) 723-7458.
2/16/10
Chabot College Speech Team Captures First Place at Tournament
(Hayward, CA) - The Chabot College Forensics team took first place in the Community College category at a recent tournament, and placed second overall among all competitors, finishing just behind San Francisco State. Of the 25 events Chabot entered, the team took home awards in 18 of them. The majority of awards were at the Varsity level.
Samantha Briggs
First Place, Novice Impromptu and Novice Extemporaneous SpeakingRicardo Ponce
Top Community College Speaker
Second Place, Interpretation Speaker
Third Place, Varsity Duo, Varsity Prose, Varsity Dramatic InterpretationSteven Mireles and Claudia Carvajal
Semi-finalists, Parliamentary DebateJessica Hollie
Second Place, Novice Extemporaneous SpeakingSteven Mireles
Second Place, Varsity Extemporaneous Speaking
Fourth Place, Varsity ImpromptuClaudia Carvajal
Fifth Place, Varsity Extemporaneous Speaking, Varsity Impromptu SpeakingToan Nguyen
Second Place, Varsity Impromptu
Fourth Place, Varsity Programmed Oral Interpretation
Sixth Place, Varsity Extemporaneous SpeakingFatima Ansary and Ricardo Ponce
Third Place, Varsity Duo InterpretationArturo Diaz
Fourth Place, Novice Impromptu
Fifth Place, Varsity PoetryDillon Harrison
Third Place, Varsity Programmed Oral InterpretationTitawny Cook
Sixth Place, Varsity Impromptu Speaking
Chabot also scored high at the Santa Clara University Invitational with two of its four teams advancing to the Varsity level.
“This year Chabot College Forensics has established itself as one of the strongest Community College Forensics programs in Northern California,” said Jason Ames, director of forensics and communication studies instructor at Chabot College.
2/1/10
Find a Career, Learn to Do It Yourself, Have Fun: Take a Chabot Community Education Class!
Register by February 6 and Get a 10% Discount
WHAT: Chabot College’s Community Education Program
WHERE: 25555 Hesperian Blvd., Hayward, CA
INFO: Whether you are looking for a fun hobby, a new career, a “do it yourself” lesson, or classes for your kids, Chabot’s program has more than 100 non-credit classes offering something for everyone from ages 8 to 80+. You can learn to sew, do your own electrical or plumbing repairs, try ballroom or belly dancing, play the guitar, learn to use your digital camera, upgrade your computer skills, or learn to make wine. Plus there are more than 200 online classes and career certificate program you can take. Kids can take cooking lessons, do experiments in Sloppy Science, put on a play in Drama Workshop, take guitar lessons, learn Flash Animation, or sign up for summer camp which starts June 21. Teens can take SAT Prep and Essay Writing.
WHEN: New classes start each week through May 2010.
HOW: See all the class descriptions by going to www.chabotcollege.edu/comed and register online. Or to register by phone, for more info, or to get a printed catalog, call (510) 723-6665 or (510) 723-7531.
COST and SPECIAL PROMO: Class costs vary, starting at $25. Register by February 6 and get a 10% discount!