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...
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...
Mini Profile: Shalice Gonzalez
Shalice Gonzalez. Photo by Emil Rizkalla.
Shalice Gonzalez is the new administrative assistant in the Office of Academic Affairs at Pierce College.She has a long history of helping people in various jobs. Before coming to Pierce, Gonzalez worked in lawfirms for over 20 years, handling many different responsibilities. However, after years in the...
From pulling garments to doing fittings
Neither the lively swish of a dress nor the furl of a coat can come to life upon stagewithout a creative mind to guide the process. Pierce College's theater department enjoys a bevy of beautiful costumes through the combined efforts of the costume department, of which Katherine JuDay is a part of, as the costume shop manager. She's a...
History is her story
Laura Carlone-Mooslin, a history professor, at Pierce College in Woodland Hills, Calif., on Monday, March 14, 2022. Photo by Raquel G. Frohlich.
While most kids would flip through fun and happy and rhymeful children’s books, Laura Carlone-Mooslin listened to rich and historical narratives.
“My mother...
Master of the Copytech Tango
The whirling bands of copy machines, swooshing of papers hot off the printer, and the clicking of a camera are sounds familiar to the workers in CopyTech. The noise of machinery and the brisk melodic rhythms of salsa music drift into the background, and a woman in a jade T-shirt and jungle patterned skirt steps out.
Lead Support Services...
Mini Profile: Angela Belden
Professor finds purpose in and out of the classroom
It was 2010 in Stillwater, Okla., when Angela Belden sat in front of a three-member panel at Oklahoma State University defending her dissertation about the cumulative effects of TV on body image.
As intense as the moment was, her mind was also...
Pierce’s resident “surfer dude”
Most weekend mornings, second generation surfer Sean McDonald arrives at Malibu State Beach at 6 a.m. in his wetsuit to carve waves on one of his 38 surfboards.
The quiet time on the mostly empty beaches soothe him and give balance to his life.
“The feeling...
Language Professor Wears Many Hats
His casual faded black T-shirt is well fitted to his lean build. Charcoal silver hair falls down to his shoulders shaping his tan face with so few lines. He is a modest looking man, down-to-earth and approachable and while interacting with students or co-workers he is attentive and knowledgeable. It is clear that Fernando Oleas’ passion lies in teaching...
From business to babies
Professor Lila Snow outside the Child Development Academic Department at Pierce College in Woodland Hills, Calif., on Monday, March 28, 2022. Photo by Vincent Denoga.
The sun slowly sets on the verge of twilight, but some classes are just getting started. A projector warms up, an OWL hoots...