PTFA Quarterly eNews - Spring 2012

President's Report, by PTFA President Jennifer Rueda:  As mentioned in the R.A. (Representative Assembly) report, there are changes coming to our state-level OEA (Oregon Education Association). I, for one, am excited about these changes and it appears our OEA College Council is too . . . read more.

OEA Representative Assembly (RA) Report, by PTFA President Jennifer Rueda:  The 2012 OEA-RA took place April 20 & 21 at the Red Lion Inn at Jantzen Beach in Portland, Oregon. The two biggest items discussed at the RA were the OEA budget and the Strategic Action Initiative. In addition, our own CCC classified staff Lynda Graf was awarded the Kevin Forney Education Support Professional Award . . . read more. 

What's New in the PTFA Newsletter:  As some of you may know, we surveyed the association this spring to learn more about preferences in how you receive our PTFA news. There has been some interest in reviving our quarterly PTFA newsletter in the print format, and the purpose of the survey was to get an idea from our membership of general interest in reading the print version (over or in addition to our new online format) . . . . Now that the results are in, we would like to share them with you and let you know what to expect from our PTFA newsletter in the future. . . . read more.

A Student Success Story, from Social Science Instructor, Martha Baily:  I had a student take Asian Philosophy last spring. It was the first college class she had attempted in the US. She is from Taiwan, married an American, has lived in the US for a number of years and has three children in K-12. But she was ready for moving into a new career. The class was an exercise in exploration for her . . . read more.

From Dr. Hoot's Perch:  Dr. Ivan Mancinelli-Franconi talks about Psychoneuroimmunology:  While attending graduate school in San Francisco, I had the privilege of taking a class on Psychoneuroimmunology given by Dr. Jeanne Achterberg, internationally recognized for her pioneering research in medicine and psychology, and featured in Time Magazine as one of the six innovators of alternative and complementary medicine for the coming century . . . read more.