Spotlight on Ohlone 2011-2012

It's people that make a college special. Who are the people at Ohlone? The students? The faculty? The staff?

Spotlight on Ohlone features articles about Ohlone's people - who they are and their variety of interests.

[Many of these articles were originally published in local newspapers or in the Ohlone College Monitor, our student-run newspaper.]

Summer 2012 Spotlights

• Staunton woman Shannon Schultz found her dream job, June 29, 2012, Staunton NewsLeader.com

Spring 2012 Spotlights

• Laila Khan wins English Dept. writing contest with 'Kismet' (PDF, page 9), May 10, 2012, Ohlone College Monitor
• Alumna Jessica Stanley makes it big and returns to Ohlone (PDF, pages 7 and 10), May 10, 2012, Ohlone College Monitor
• Soul Cycle; Students Joshua Yang, Jaren Freeley, and Charles Chiou use a different set of wheels to get around (PDF, page 5), May 10, 2012, Ohlone College Monitor
• Ohlone students Claire Ewing, April Davis-Engstrom, and Laura Knab engage in outreach to Mexico (PDF, page 6), May 3, 2012, Ohlone College Monitor
• Golden ratio talk by Jeff O'Connell examines how math influences us (PDF, pages 1 and 7), May 3, 2012, Ohlone College Monitor
• Monitor honored at state convention (PDF, page 3), March 29, 2012, Ohlone College Monitor
• Dick Walsh enters Hall of Fame (PDF, page 8), March 8, 2012, Ohlone College Monitor
• Ohlone students hit the lights in ETC contest (PDF, page 6), March 8, 2012, Ohlone College Monitor
• Students live it up at Ohlone's 'Soul Surge' (PDF, page 6), March 8, 2012, Ohlone College Monitor
• Expelliarmus! Ohlone students Mike Tran and Matt Busbee prepare theater version of 'A Very Potter Musical' (PDF, page 3), March 8, 2012, Ohlone College Monitor
• Ohlone students Steven Vogel and Chris Joseph nominated for acting awards, March 2, 2012
• Ohlone coach Donna Runyon celebrates 808th career victory (PDF, page 8), February 16, 2012, Ohlone College Monitor
• Student actors Steven Vogel and Chris Joseph qualify for competitive scholarships (PDF, page 5), February 9, 2012, Ohlone College Monitor
• Trustee Garrett Yee reports from the frontlines in the Middle East (PDF, pages 3 and 4), January 23, 2012, Ohlone College Monitor

Fall 2011 Spotlights

• Professor Emeritus Cynthia Katona from Ohlone College Publishes Haiku and Photography Collection, December 9, 2011
• Faculty member of the month Janel Tomblin-Brown dances in (PDF, page 9), December 8, 2011, Ohlone College Monitor
• Same Melody, New Voice: New Conductor Michael Morris Leads Ohlone Chamber Singers, December 8, 2011
• Michael Navarra stars as head of the class (PDF, page 3), December 1, 2011, Ohlone College Monitor
• Ohlone Alumni give advice to students for job success (PDF, pages 4 and 6), November 10, 2011, Ohlone College Monitor
• Sheldon Helms is November Faculty of the Month (PDF, page 6), November 10, 2011, Ohlone College Monitor
• Ohlone alumna Angela Wallace publishes very first e-book (PDF, page 5), October 20, 2011, Ohlone College Monitor
• Ohlone Trustee Garrett Yee deployed for second tour (PDF, pages 1 and 3), October 13, 2011, Ohlone College Monitor
• Sitting on the dock of the bay: Bill Parks receives professor emeritus (PDF, page 3), October 13, 2011, Ohlone College Monitor
• Ohlone alumna, Tanesha Awasthi, 'tumbles' her way into Fashion Week (PDF, page 5), September 29, 2011, Ohlone College Monitor
• Anabelle Ploss: Dancing her way to victory (PDF, page 4), September 29, 2011, Ohlone College Monitor
• Ohlone's Anna Ottavis sparks special season for Women's Volleyball (PDF, page 8), September 22, 2011, Ohlone College Monitor
• Geoffrey Hirsch reflects on time in the Peace Corps (PDF, page 3), September 22, 2011, Ohlone College Monitor
• Rakesh Swamy named faculty member of the month for September (PDF, page 3), September 15, 2011, Ohlone College Monitor
• Ohlone College Professor May Chen Gives Back After Life Changing Knee Transplant, September 12, 2011