2007-2008 Articles - Media Relations - Office of College Advancement

Recent articles are available in our Recent Articles Index. Many of these articles were published in local newspapers or in the Monitor, Ohlone's student-run newspaper.

• Summer 2008
• Spring 2008
• Fall 2007

Summer 2008

• World of outlooks on display at Ohlone gallery - Inside Bay Area, August 1, 2008 - [Farshid Namei] is acclaimed by her art professors as "one of Ohlone's best and brightest art students."
• M-TV's "Kool Raul" of Supreme Soul DJs High School B-Boy Battle - Tri-City Voice, July 23, 2008 - America's Best Dance Crew member Kool Raul, also known as RJ Navalta, of Supreme Soul is also a former Ohlone College student. He took a few hours out of his hectic recording schedule to DJ the high school B-Boy dance crew preliminaries Friday night, July 18 at the Ohlone College Amphitheater as part of All The Way Live, the Bay Area Street Dance Festival coming to Ohlone College this fall.
• Dance crew gets Ohlone on MTV radar - Inside Bay Area, July 22, 2008 - Former Ohlone College student Raul "RJ" Navalta, whose street name is "Kool Raul," has been lighting up the stage each week on MTV's popular "America's Best Dance Crew."
• Honor planned for Ohlone College's former president - Inside Bay Area, July 10, 2008 - Doug Treadway, who recently retired as president of Ohlone College, may have left the school, but he won't soon be forgotten.
• Ohlone officials receive accreditation "warning" - Fremont Bulletin, July 10, 2008 - The Western Association of Schools and Colleges' Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges completed its review of Ohlone Community College's self-study report and issued a warning to the school to correct several deficiencies.
• Treadway bids farewell to Ohlone College - Fremont Bulletin, July 3, 2008 - Douglas Treadway's last day as superintendent of Ohlone Community College was Monday, completing five years of work he said he was very proud of.
• Report assails Ohlone trustees' infighting - Inside Bay Area, July 2, 2008 - Ohlone College has received an official warning from an accrediting commission that the school's trustees need to set aside their differences, delegate policy work to staff and ensure stability and empowerment in the Ohlone community—or risk the college's academic standing.
• Ohlone shows High School students real-world Biotech - India Post News Service - For four weeks, twenty Bay Area students will explore Molecular-Cell Biology principles and lab skills at this summer workshop. The Summer Institute is providing a concentrated glimpse of the profession, allowing participants to explore biotechnology in a real-world setting.
• Survey: Ohlone students do not need campus housing - Fremont Bulletin, June 19, 2008 - A number of Ohlone Community College students told school administrators through a survey last semester that student housing is not as important as the need for a student union or even a place on campus to hang out.
• Retiring Ohlone College leader critiques board - Inside Bay Area, June 13, 2008 - Douglas Treadway, the departing president and superintendent of Ohlone College, made no bones about what he sees as accomplishments and setbacks during his five years in the posts.
• Ohlone Renegades to offer summer basketball leagues for youths - Inside Bay Area, June 2, 2008 - Budding basketball superstars can hone their hoop moves through Ohlone College's youth leagues, starting this month.
• Ohlone College establishes Asian foothold - East Bay Business Times, May 30, 2008 - Ohlone College has gone international, opening a campus at the new International Educational Exchange and Training Center in Suzhou, China.

Spring 2008

• Ohlone College graduation ceremony set for tonight in Fremont - Inside Bay Area, May 22, 2008 - A sure sign of summer's approach is the end of the traditional school year, and graduating Ohlone College students are set to attend their commencement ceremony at 7 tonight in the Epler Gymnasium.
• Ohlone College opens training center in China - Fremont Bulletin, May 8, 2008 - Ohlone Community College announced Monday the opening of its International Educational Exchange and Training Center in the Science and Industry Park in Suzhou in the Jiangsu Province of China.
• Ohlone biotech fair set for today in Newark - Inside Bay Area, May 7, 2008 - Take a strawberry, mash it up, mix in detergent to break open cell membranes, add rubbing alcohol to separate out the DNA, and voila, you are on your way to a career in biotechnology.
• SoCal college VP accepts top position at Ohlone - Inside Bay Area, May 2, 2008 - Last September, Ohlone Community College administrators worried the search for a new president would not have the full attention from its Board of Trustees. But within seven months, Ohlone's Board of Trustees unanimously voted to approve offering a contract to Gari Browning, who accepted the proposal on April 23.
• Dr Browning named President at Ohlone College - India Post, April 30, 2008 - Ohlone College's Board of Trustees has appointed Dr Gari Browning as the new President/Superintendent at Ohlone College.
• Tribute to Douglas M. Treadway, Ph.D. - Congressman Fortney Pete Stark, State of California, United States House of Representatives, April 29, 2008, - I rise today to pay tribute to Dr. Douglas M. Treadway, who is retiring as president/superintendent of the Ohlone Community College District based in Fremont, California. … During his time as president/superintendent of Ohlone College, enrollment has grown by 10 percent, … Under his visionary leadership, the Ohlone College Newark campus was developed on vacant land to become a 135,000 square-foot Center for the Health Sciences and Technology, enrolling close to 3,000 students during its first semester.
• Ohlone baseball may be on move: Problems with Fremont athletic fields could bump games to Newark campus - Inside Bay Area, April 28, 2008 - By June, the [Golden Baseball League] likely will know whether it can finance a stadium on Ohlone College's Newark campus, where the Ohlone Renegades also would play home games.
• Ohlone taps Browning as leader: Current College of the Desert vice president will be first female to head Fremont college - Inside Bay Area, April 25, 2008 - Ohlone College's first female president/superintendent will take the reins this summer, officials said, bringing the half-year search for a new leader to a close.
• Ohlone College picks new president - East Bay Business Times, April 24, 2008 - Gari Browning, vice president of instruction at College of the Desert in Palm Desert, has been selected to become the new president of Ohlone College in Fremont.
• Fewer at Ohlone signing up to study abroad: Deadline Friday for semester of study in Bangalore, India - Inside Bay Area, April 23, 2008 - This summer, Ohlone College is offering its first semester in India. The program includes a week in the Golden Triangle of New Delhi, Agra and Jaipur before enrollees ship off to classes in Bangalore.
• Ohlone hopefuls have long history: 'My life was changed and shaped by a community college' - Inside Bay Area, April 22, 2008 - A replacement for retiring President/Superintendent Douglas Treadway of Ohlone College could be named this week. Trustees planned to meet Monday to discuss a successor among the three finalists and could announce their choice at Wednesday's public meeting.
• Ohlone zeroes in on new leader: College still reeling from adverse accreditation report, news coverage - Inside Bay Area, April 19, 2008 - Instead of embracing a critique of their style of governance, some Ohlone College trustees are bristling at an accreditation team that gave them a verbal drubbing and the news coverage that followed, including a student editorial. Despite the distraction, the board has made solid strides in the search for a replacement for retiring Ohlone President/Superintendent Douglas Treadway.
• Semi-pro league can't bankroll whole stadium - Fremont Bulletin, April 18, 2008 - If a new baseball stadium is to be built for both Ohlone Community College and the Golden Baseball League, the college will likely have to pay for half of it, school officials announced last week.
• Ohlone narrows president search - Fremont Bulletin, April 18, 2008 - Just seven months after Ohlone Community College President Douglas Treadway announced his retirement, a search committee has narrowed a list of potential candidates to three finalists. On Monday, the college held three open forums at its Fremont campus, giving the community a chance to learn about the candidates, and ask them questions about their experience.
• Earth Week at Ohlone College - Tri-City Voice, April 16, 2008 - The Associated Students of Ohlone College, Liberated Individuals of the Environment Club and the Ohlone Sustainability Committee are organizing Earth week, to be held at Ohlone College Monday - Thursday, April 21 - 24. This event is free and open to all; however, there will be a parking fee of $2.
• EPA Honors California Environmental Heroes - Environmental Protection Agency, April 16, 2008 - During the agency's 10th annual Environmental Awards Ceremony in San Francisco today, U.S. EPA Regional Administrator Wayne Nastri presented plaques to 16 organizations and individuals throughout Northern and Central California in recognition of their efforts to protect and preserve the environment in 2007.… Doug Treadway, Leta Stagnaro and David Smith - Ohlone College Newark Center for Health Sciences and Technology - Newark, California.
• Aging facilities take toll on Ohlone: Plans to renovate Fremont campus up in the air - Inside Bay Area, April 15, 2008 - In a classroom at Ohlone College, a row of tall, state-of-the-art, panel-screen iMacs share space with a globe showing a tiny, yellow East Germany and big, green USSR, making the orb at least as old as an incoming 18-year-old student. The contrast underscores a serious dilemma: how to renew the aging hillside campus after building a bond-funded, $118 million technology center in Newark while facing massive education-spending cuts.
• Top High School Artists Perform - Fremont Bulletin, April 10, 2008 - Ohlone College's 14th annual High School Theatre Festival was held Saturday and Sunday, hosted by the Department of Theatre and Dance.
• Cost and Red Tape Hamper Colleges' Efforts to Go Green: They find ways to achieve sustainability without the official stamp - The Chronicle of Higher Education, April 11, 2008 - The LEED image is not just for the wealthiest institutions. Ohlone College [emphasis added], in California, is seeking a platinum rating on a health-sciences building that just opened.
• Zhejiang Academy dancers and Shaoxing Opera - Tri-City Voice, April 9, 2008 - In a rare cultural treat direct from China, four incredible performances of Chinese dance and music will be presented in Fremont. A rich cultural experience awaits patrons, featuring award-winning performers of the Zhejiang Academy of Arts.
• Ohlone College finalists for President - India Post, April 8, 2008 - The Ohlone College Board of Trustees has announced three finalists for the position of President/Superintendent. The finalists represent college leadership from within California and from the state of New York. The candidates will be interviewed on April 15 by the Board of Trustees.
• Three in running for Ohlone College top job: President, superintendent candidates to take part in open forum Monday - Inside Bay Area, April 8, 2008 - One of three people soon may be named the next Ohlone College president and superintendent, including current College of Alameda President Cecilia Cervantes. The other candidates are Gari Browning, vice president of instruction for College of the Desert in the Palm Springs area; and Laurence Spraggs, president of Broom Community College in upstate New York.
• Ohlone narrows presidential field - East Bay Business Times, April 7, 2008 - Three finalists for the position of president/superintendent of the Ohlone Community College District in Fremont have been announced by the Fremont college district's board of trustees.
• Surveyors make recommendations to Ohlone - Fremont Bulletin, March 20, 2008 - A team of evaluators told the Ohlone Community College March 6 that its Board of Trustees need to do better if the school expects to keep its accreditation. … In contrast, Nixon said Ohlone's self-evaluation was complete and well organized. He added his team was impressed with the level of commitment and cohesiveness the school has for learning.
• Accreditation in no danger, Ohlone says: Trustees lash out at Argus report, advised to address internal woes - Inside Bay Area, March 14, 2008 - Although they were accused of failing to stand in unison behind their institution, Ohlone College's Board of Trustees agreed on one thing this week: Students need not fear that the school will lose its accreditation.
• Ohlone Chamber Singers perform "The Great French Requiems" - Contra Costa Times, March 14, 2008 - First Presbyterian Church of Livermore is sponsoring a Palm Sunday concert March 16 at 4 p.m. The Ohlone Chamber Singers and the Chamber Orchestra, with Dennis Keller conducting, will perform "The Great French Requiems" by Maurice Durufle and Gabriel Faure.
• Ohlone College meets high accreditation standards - Tri-City Voice, March 12, 2008 - A team of seasoned academic professionals evaluated Ohlone College to see if it continued to meet "Accreditation" standards. Last Thursday Dr. John Nixon, team chair, presented the exit report, a summary of the team's judgment, in the college's Jackson Theater. Overall, the team finds Ohlone College to be a "fine learning environment" that meets accreditation standards, with only a few areas that need improvement.
• Ohlone board on hot seat: Evaluators say college could lose accreditation if trustees don't clean up act - Inside Bay Area, March 7, 2008 - The group of California college teachers and administrators told a Smith Center audience that Ohlone's Achilles' heel is its board, which has a "disconnect" with the rest of the college.
• The 'green' jewel of Newark - Tri-City Voice, February 20, 2008 - The Newark campus of Ohlone College, touted as a 'green' campus, is a shining example of the innovative thinking of Silicon Valley and an inspiration to students who choose to study there.
• As green as it gets: Community college campus opens in Bay Area - Green School & University, February 14, 2008 - Ohlone College in Fremont, Calif., has expanded with a new environmentally friendly campus in Newark.
• Dr. Ron Quinta Receives State Award, February 11, 2008
• Ohlone College educator dies at 73: Performing arts center named after Gary Smith - Inside Bay Area, February 8, 2008 - Gary Smith, the namesake of Ohlone College's Gary Soren Smith Center for the Fine and Performing Arts, died Monday in Healdsburg of complications from Parkinson's disease, college staff said. He was 73.
• New campus recognized for "green" innovations - Fremont Bulletin, February 7, 2008 - While Ohlone Community College celebrated the first day of instruction at its new $118-million Newark campus Jan. 28, a bigger celebration took place three days later. State, county and local officials gathered at the school's Newark Center for Technology and Health Sciences last Thursday to recognize the institution's achievement as being the first educational facility built with Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, or LEED, platinum level features.
• Ohlone College dedicates Newark's new 'green' building - Inside Bay Area, February 1, 2008 - NEARLY 300 people packed a chilly plastic tent Thursday at Ohlone College's Newark Center for an official dedication of the building, touted again and again for its "green" design and operation. Lt. Gov. John Garamendi helped christen the campus…
• Webcast of Dedication Ceremony for the Ohlone College Newark Center for Health Sciences and Technology, January 31, 2008
• Being Green: High Praise, Blue Jeans, Solar and more (audio clips) - KGO Radio News, January 31, 2008 - California Lieutenant Governor John Garamendi offers high praise for the new health sciences and technology building on the Ohlone College campus in Newark.
• Ohlone "green" Newark campus debuts - Fremont Bulletin, January 31, 2008 - Several dignitaries from the Tri-City community were on hand at Ohlone Community College's Newark campus Monday to commemorate the official opening of the new facility, the first of its kind to be LEED certified.
• Once blighted area redeveloped into “green” campus: U.S. EPA, college president, Lt. Gov. dedicate new community college campus - EPA Environmental News press release, January 31, 2008 - Ohlone College Newark Center for Health Sciences and Technology, the first community college in the United States designed to achieve the Platinum-level certification for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, officially opened its doors to 3,000 students on Jan. 28."
• Webcast of Ribbon Cutting Ceremony celebrating the opening of the Ohlone College Newark Center for Health Sciences and Technology, January 28, 2008
• Environmentally sustainable campus to earn LEED Platinum certification - Responder Safety, January 28, 2008 - The Ohlone College Newark Center for Health Sciences and Technology, a new environmentally conscious campus located in Newark, Calif., is on track to receive Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Platinum certification from the U.S. Green Building Council for design that achieves the highest levels of environmentally sustainable construction and operations practices.
• Final touches being made to Ohlone College campus: Dedication set for Jan. 31 - Inside Bay Area, January 24, 2008 - The main building points to a hopeful future with its much-touted "green" design, including solar power, geothermal heating and recycled jeans insulation. That bold environmental vision becomes an everyday reality at 8 a.m. Monday, when the $118 million Newark Center for Health Sciences and Technology welcomes students to classes after 21/2 years of construction.
• Ohlone College Newark campus opens - Fremont Bulletin, January 24, 2008 - On Jan 31, Ohlone College President Douglas Treadway will hold a press conference in advance of the formal dedication of the new community college campus in Newark.
• Ohlone College Green Tie Gala - Tri-City Voice, January 23, 2008 - The Ohlone College Foundation proudly presents the Green Tie Gala on Saturday, Feb. 2. At this event, the community will gather and show their support for a greener way of living!
• Ohlone board to mull frontage property options - Fremont Bulletin, January 17, 2008 - The Ohlone College Board of Trustees will discuss Wednesday night whether or not to keep moving forward with developing a 19-acre piece of frontage property. The discussion comes after a workshop at the board's Jan. 9 meeting, where trustees pondered taking the time to look at other options for the site.
• Update on Ohlone College - Tri-City Voice, January 16, 2008 - The past twelve months have been filled with significant developments at Ohlone College. A new campus is about to open in Newark and a new president will be selected in the near future. Frontage property of the Fremont campus has been proposed at various times as land for sale or lease for commercial and residential purposes. … TCV spoke with Board President Garrett Yee about the current state of the college.
• Ohlone board puts frontage plan on hold: Only two bids heard in latest proposals request - Inside Bay Area, January 14, 2008 - After a dismal response from developers on how to build out Ohlone College's frontage property, the board of trustees has chosen to put the idea on the back burner until spring.
• Career Center to move to Ohlone: Program offers Web access, resume editing and referrals for vocational retraining - Inside Bay Area, January 6, 2008 - Soon, job-seekers looking for help at the Tri-Cities One-Stop Career Center will find it in an unfamiliar location. After closing for a week Monday, the center will reopen Jan. 14 at the new Ohlone College campus, 39399 Cherry St. in Newark, a few blocks from the current Balentine Drive office.

Fall 2007

• Archer death, Ansari case among year's top stories - Inside Bay Area, December 30, 2007 - Many significant events took place in the Tri-City area in 2007, from the death of longtime Ohlone College Trustee Dan Archer…
• Trustees reject bids for frontage lease - Fremont Bulletin, December 27, 2007 - The Ohlone Community College Board of Trustees rejected two bids to develop its frontage property along Mission Boulevard at its Dec. 19 meeting.
• Ohlone rejects frontage proposals: Developers offered inadequate bids, trustees say - Inside Bay Area, December 21, 2007 - Thanks, but no thanks—that's what the Ohlone College board told the two firms hoping to turn a strip of land on the Fremont campus into housing and retail, bringing the project to a standstill.
• Ohlone restarts magazine class - Inside Bay Area, December 19, 2007 - Student-produced Midnight marks the return of magazine teaching at Ohlone College. Instructor Bill Parks figuresthe course has been absent from the journalism program for nearly a decade.
• Green Building Project Round-Up - The SmartCool Blog, December 19, 2007 - Ohlone College of Newark, California is getting a new health and technology center at a cost of $60 million. The project, which the college hopes to be certified LEED Platinum, will be complete and ready to inhabit in the next few weeks.
• Two developers bid to improve Ohlone property: Plans call for residential and commercial additions - Inside Bay Area, December 16, 2007 - The two bids submitted to develop Ohlone College's frontage property are starkly different in terms of the revenue they pledge, although they offer similar plans for housing and retail on a strip of land along Mission Boulevard.
• The far side of the hill: Ohlone president talks about Newark campus due to open at the end of January 2008 - Tri-City Voice, December 12, 2007 - The plaintive cry of balladeers, "Oh I wonder if it's greener on the far side of the hill?" will soon be answered, in part, with a ribbon cutting ceremony on Monday morning, January 28, and formal dedication proceedings on January 31 at noon as part of a nation-wide Global Warming teach-in called Focus the Nation. Ohlone College hopes to focus national attention on its Newark campus dedication and environmental achievements.
• Former Ohlone College star making it in NCAA Division I basketball - Tri-City Voice, December 4, 2007 - Last year, 2006-2007, Gardner's final one at Ohlone, he made first team all league, was the conference MVP and the major reason the Renegades ended up with an overall record of 28-4.
• Sorenson Communications Partners with Ohlone College to Provide Real-World Mentoring and Web-Based Interpreter Training: Partnership Broadens Training Experiences to Address Interpreter Shortage - Press release: Sorenson Communication, December 3, 2007 - Sorenson Communications™, the leading provider of Video Relay Services (VRS) for deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals who use American Sign Language (ASL), today announced a partnership with Ohlone College, in Fremont, California, to provide a deaf language mentorship program for Ohlone students and to jointly utilize Ohlone's Web-based training system, WebCT, to provide a more extensive training experience for interpreters working for Sorenson VRS (SVRS).
• Ohlone OKs talks with builders: College board of trustees moving forward with plans to build structure - Inside Bay Area, December 3, 2007 - Pushing forward with a plan to remediate an anticipated parking crunch, Ohlone College's board of trustees has voted 5-1 to begin negotiating with two firms on building a parking structure.
• Solar Powered Building & Lighting - LandscapeOutdoorLighting.com, November 25, 2007 - We suggest that solar electricity is a sensible choice for outdor lighting and Ohlone has gone to town in asolar sense - they have installed 1585 Photovoltaic panels (PVP) on the building’s roof that will provide up to 50% of the building’s energy needs!
• Good news in sight for nurse shortage: Education Boost Expected to Pay Off in a Decade - Mercury News, November 24, 2007 - Ohlone uses a lottery to fill its 30 seats each year, program director Gale Carli said, but the school's 95 percent completion rate doesn't cry out for a makeover. Instead, she said, the college will give lottery winners a written test; if they fail, they will have another year to study.
• Ohlone College enters talks with minor league baseball for field - Fremont Bulletin, November 21, 2007 - A new baseball field may be on the horizon for Ohlone Community College, as well as a minor league baseball team for the Bay Area.
• Ohlone construction ending soon: Green building technology used throughout Newark campus, planners say - Inside Bay Area, November 20, 2007 - Amid the high-pitched 'bleet-bleet' of fire alarms being tested, Ohlone College President Doug Treadway sauntered Monday through the rapidly progressing Newark campus building.
• Ohlone College kicks off fall 2007 World Forum Series - IndiaPost.com, November 13, 2007 - Speaking to a crowd of over 250 students and professors in the cavernous gym, Prakash spoke about "The Changing Global Profile of India and Dynamics of USA-India Relationships", a perspective which also explored current synergies between India and the Silicon Valley.
• Newark's new mayor is familiar face at city hall: Dave Smith closes in on 30 years at the helm - Inside Bay Area, November 12, 2007 - He easily added another mayoral term Tuesday, when he squared off with challenger Vibert Greene for the hearts and minds of Newark voters. He trounced his opponent with 81 percent of the vote. All in a day's work for Smith, a perennial politician who began working for Ohlone College last year, becoming executive director of the Ohlone College Foundation in May.
• Young Ohlone tops Cabrillo in semis: With 13 gone from State Elite Eight squad, Renegades show promise - Inside Bay Area, November 11, 2007 - This is not the same Ohlone College men's basketball team that went to the State Elite Eight last year… Still, the Renegades were up to their old winning tricks Saturday in the semifinals of the Jonathan Wallace Memorial Tournament with a 77-65 win over a tough Cabrillo at Ohlone.
• Ohlone board supports lower fees: Ohlone board endorses fee cuts Proposition will be on ballot in February - Inside Bay Area, November 10, 2007 - The Ohlone College board has adopted a resolution on a plan to reduce student fees and establish a minimum level of state funding for community college districts.
• State short of medical workers: Study recommends colleges expand programs in nursing and related fields - Inside Bay Area, November 9, 2007 - Out of 157 applicants, Ohlone College could only accept 33 of them, and at the growing nursing program at California State University, East Bay, in Concord, about 170 qualified applicants were denied entrance last year.
• Smith re-elected to 15th term as mayor: Incumbent garnered more than 82 percent of vote - Inside Bay Area, November 7, 2007 - As widely expected, Dave Smith romped to a 15th term as Newark mayor Tuesday over challenger Vibert Greene.
• Tell me, what’d I say: Jan Fried helps bridge the communication gap for deaf and hard-of-hearing people - Star Bulletin, November 5, 2007 - …I was in close proximity to Ohlone College in Fremont, Calif. They had a very strong school for the deaf. Ohlone College had one of the top interpreter-education programs. … [M]y career has really been a great example of being at the right place at the right time. Ohlone at the time had—and it still has—amazing people teaching there, and it was attracting lots of prominent educators. It was an amazing time to be there.
• National group contracted to find community college's next president - Fremont Bulletin, November 1, 2007 - The Ohlone Community College Board of Trustees voted 5-0 at its Oct. 24 meeting to enter into an agreement with a Washington, D.C.-based non-profit group to begin the search for a new president.
• Ohlone board supports fee-reduction proposition - Fremont Bulletin, November 1, 2007 - The Ohlone College Board of Trustees voted 5-0 to adopt a resolution supporting a state proposition that would stabilize funding for community colleges, reduce student fees and establish a system of independent public community college districts and a Board of Governors.
• Skulls come out for Ohlone display of Mexican culture - Inside Bay Area, October 27, 2007 - Tiny skeletons play pool on a little table with skulls in place of billiard balls, while a mini-mirror on the wall reflects the frozen action in the tableaux, a scene that shows the departed as still full of life.
• Ohlone trustees approve budget - Inside Bay Area, October 25, 2007 - Ohlone College's board of trustees has unanimously approved the school's nearly $45 million 2007-08 fiscal year budget.
• Mangin puts the "I" in Sports Illustrated - Inside Bay Area, October 23, 2007 - The 2006 Ohlone College Alumnus of the Year, [Brad] Mangin reflected on his 'dream job' en route to Boston to work the World Series. On how he became a photographer: 'I wanted to be the next Al Michaels, but my voice wasn't good enough.'
• Schools chief delivers upbeat report: Newark superintendent addresses challenges of new technology in talk - Inside Bay Area, October 19, 2007 - …Newark Mayor Dave Smith plugged the grand opening of the Ohlone College Newark Center for Health Sciences and Technology on Jan. 28, with a gala event to follow Feb. 2 at the new campus and at the Newark/Fremont Hilton, where the state of the schools address took place.
• Ohlone College plans to fix baseball field - Fremont Bulletin, October 18, 2007 - Ohlone Community College will consider repairing its baseball field this year, after it receives a report from a consulting firm regarding how much can be done with $100,000.
• Ohlone College board approves $45-million budget for 2007-2008 - Fremont Bulletin, October 18, 2007 - Ohlone Community College's Board of Trustees Oct. 10 unanimously approved the school's nearly $45-million 2007-2008 fiscal year budget.
• Ohlone sells engraved bricks at new campus - Fremont Bulletin, October 18, 2007 - As completion of Ohlone Community College's Newark campus draws near, the school has developed an opportunity to include the public in the building and opening of a second campus in the district.
• Fremont Bank and Ohlone College Athletics Golf Tournament - Tri-City Voice, October 16, 2007 - Newark Mayor Dave Smith is seeking his 16th consecutive term as leader of the East Bay suburb in next month's election, and he actually has an opponent this time. But unless the ballots are counted in Florida, I wouldn't bet against him. … Newark, facing a loss in taxes, cut $1 million in program funds and had to draw $3.3 million in reserve funds to balance its two-year budget. … But there are bright spots. Ohlone College will open a health and technology center in Newark, which will accommodate 3,500 students and offer classes in energy conservation and environmental studies.
• Structures Awards 2007: Turner Construction, Contractor of the Year, Winner; Rosendin Electric, Sub-contractor of the year, Winner; and Ohlone College Newark Center, Green project of the Year, Runner-up - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal, October 12, 2007 - The Ohlone College Newark Center for Health Sciences and Technology is being billed as the first “green” community college campus in the nation, thanks in large to the work of Turner Construction Co. and Rosendin Electric.
• Newark mayor, California's most veteran, seeks 16th term - San Francisco Chronicle, October 12, 2007 - Newark Mayor Dave Smith is seeking his 16th consecutive term as leader of the East Bay suburb in next month's election, and he actually has an opponent this time. But unless the ballots are counted in Florida, I wouldn't bet against him. … Newark, facing a loss in taxes, cut $1 million in program funds and had to draw $3.3 million in reserve funds to balance its two-year budget. … But there are bright spots. Ohlone College will open a health and technology center in Newark, which will accommodate 3,500 students and offer classes in energy conservation and environmental studies.
• Ohlone highlights young learners: College conference for early childhood educators this weekend - Inside Bay Area, October 12, 2007 - A legion of childhood development workers help guide young minds through their formative years, and on Saturday, Ohlone College will host its third annual Early Childhood Studies Program conference for nascent pedagogues.
• Former student in parliament - Ohlone College Monitor, October 11, 2007 - While attending Ohlone in 1979, he won the presidency of the ASOC, making him the first foreign student to head a student body. Hendrickse will be visiting friends near Sacramento this week and decided to stop by the campus to see some of his old professors.
• Kenney Mencher paintings invite viewer to tell the story - Inside Bay Area, October 9, 2007 - ARTIST/EDUCATOR Kenney Mencher, an associate professor of art and art history at Fremont's Ohlone College since 1999, loves to hear what other people read into his paintings, which often capture humans in a moment of psychological or physical drama.
• Students savor taste of Ohlone: College seminar explores wild edible plants still growing in Tri-City area - Inside Bay Area, September 23, 2007 - Gessica Johnston, an Ohlone College biology professor, made a batch of the traditional food of the Tri-City area's indigenous residents for a seminar on wild edible plants last week at the college.
• Ohlone students ponder college options: Annual transfer day allows four-year schools to court young learners - Inside Bay Area, September 20, 2007 - Chin was among more than 500 students who turned out for Ohlone's annual transfer day this week at the Fremont campus. About 40 schools courted the community college's young minds, from as near as California State University, East Bay, in Hayward to as far away as Montana Tech.
• Ohlone president plans retirement - Fremont Bulletin, September 13, 2007 - Ohlone Community College President Douglas Treadway announced at Wednesday's Board of Trustees meeting that he will retire from his post, effective [June] 30[, 2008]. The announcement comes two weeks after Treadway's fifth State of the College address, where he said the institution was in good fiscal shape.
• Community college enrollment surging: Ohlone reports largest student body ever this year - Inside Bay Area, September 10, 2007 - Ohlone College likely will notch its largest enrollment ever this fall, as Bay Area community colleges experience dramatic increases in the number of students heading to classes, Ohlone President Doug Treadway said. … 600 students showed up unexpectedly last week to sign up for classes, putting the overall increase about 4 percent or 5 percent more than the fall 2006 enrollment.
• Interview with David Topham: Companies tap teachers to help train future work force - East Bay Business Times, September 7, 2007 - Many students at Ohlone College in Fremont will enter the high-tech work force soon and computer programming instructor David Topham plans to bring textbook theories to life, using techniques he learned at New United Motor Manufacturing Inc. this summer.
• Ohlone board zeros in on frontage plans: Group trying to decide what should be built on property - Inside Bay Area, September 6, 2007 - Although the Ohlone College board recently decided to put out a request for development proposals for its frontage property, several trustees said the language was too nebulous.
• Labor Day 2007: "Hot Jobs, Cool Customers": Ohlone College Bio-Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Program Graduate: Cynthia Chacon - California Employment Development Department, August 31, 2007 - Cynthia Chacon's journey into the new and fascinating world of biotechnology began when Kelly Green came to the FujiColor lab in Hayward last fall. … Kelly, coordinator of Ohlone College's Biotechnology Program, came to the lab with a Rapid Response team because she saw the Fuji workers as potential candidates for the program.
• President: Ohlone is in great shape - Fremont Bulletin, August 30, 2007 - Ohlone Community College President Douglas Treadway delivered his fifth State of the College address last Friday, and reported that the college continues to succeed in many areas.
• Ohlone student parking fees rise: New rates are $35 for cars, $18 for motorcycles - Inside Bay Area, August 26, 2007 - The board of trustees recently chose to boost semester parking permit fees from $26 to $35 and motorcycle fees from $15 to $18. Hourly rates will remain the same.
• Ohlone head reflects on changes: President discusses growth in enrollment, green campus in final opening address - Inside Bay Area, August 25, 2007 - Doug Treadway has seen big changes at Ohlone College in his four years as president, from roller-coaster enrollment after the dot-com bust to the dawning of the ultra-green Newark campus, which opens in January.

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