From Kinesiology to athletic director
Susan Armenta at the girls softball game at Pierce College in Woodland Hills on March 27, 2023. Photo by Daniela Raymundo.
From dreaming about being a doctor to becoming one of the first woman to run the Athletics department at Pierce College.
Susan Armenta is a director and a teacher...
Smiles from cover to cover
English Professor Darren Borg reads "Heart of Darkness" by Joseph Conrad in his office at Pierce College on April 12, 2023. Photo by Drew Hokama.
His love of literature is reflected in the shelves that line the walls, full of new and old books. Posters of sci-fi movies and original artwork are hung...
Loving the job she never wanted
Public Relations Professor Stacy Long on March 29, 2023. Long works as a music PR specialist. Photo by Rachael Rosenberg.
The last thing Stacy Long wanted was to follow in her mother’s footsteps and become a teacher.
Until she got a phone call from her...
Bringing culture to the classroom
Many Americans, including Angelita Rovero, have had their identities centered around a generic stereotypical label—one often including a hyphen.
African-American. Asian-American.
The names have become too general to describe someone’s culture.
Rovero, who is both Mexican and Jewish, felt like...
Finding the micro in the macro
Shannon DeVaney poses with a dissected frog model outside the Center for Sciences building at Pierce College in Woodland Hills, Calif., on Feb. 27, 2020. Photo by: Chelsea Westman
While many scientific observations happen in a laboratory, the most fascinating discovery for Shannon DeVaney is a few inches long, neon orange and lurks within...
From the punk show to the classroom
Pierce College English Professor standing in his office in Woodland Hills Calif., holding some memorabilia from his time as lead singer and guitarist for punk band Still Life. Photo by Cameron Kern
Blue dyed hair, skin-tight jeans, ear piercings, skull tattoos and fast-paced strumming of guitar strings- these are just some...
The Long Way Dao-wn the Road
(Left to Right) Long Dao, mens tennis head coach, talks to Christian Ponce and Daniel Vinterfeld in the tennis courts at Pierce College in Woodland Hills, Calif on Feb. 27, 2019. Photo by Chris Torres.
Beside the rusty metal fences surrounding the outdoor tennis courts stood a hooded figure dressed in a bright...
An Out of this Galaxy Professor
Dale Fields holds a 3D globe at Pierce College in Woodland Hills, Calif., Photo by Natalie Miranda
A science professor comes gliding into campus on his bicycle every day, unless it is a rainy day. On this day, he is wearing a white T-shirt with the words, Earth first, before the other planets....
Finding culture through Anthropology
Erin Hayes holds a Russian nesting doll, surrounded by other cultural items in her office on Mar. 16, 2019 at Pierce College in Woodland Hills, Calif.
The saying is to always take the road less traveled. This mantra is often found on coffee cups and bumper stickers with good intentions that are rarely...
Setting the Abara
Dr. Jose Abara sits in his office on Feb. 28, 2018. Photo by Martin MoranHuddled in a cabin-snug office in the ELM building, Dr. Jose Abara of the Psychology department is surrounded by posters of monumental American figures and pieces of Pierce memorabilia. An alumni of CSUN and the University at Buffalo, the doctor of behavioral neuroscience has learned...