2006-2007 Articles Archive - 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 2007
- Ohlone seeks development proposals for frontage land: Board approves request for plans to add 1,000 parking spaces to Fremont campus - Inside Bay Area, August 10, 2007 - "Ohlone College is seeking proposals to develop the frontage property along Mission Boulevard at its Fremont campus."
- Trustees agree to lease frontage land - Fremont Bulletin, August 9, 2007 - "After years of delay and debate, Ohlone Community College Board of Trustees voted 5-0 Aug. 8 to approve a resolution explaining the school's intent to lease frontage property along Mission Boulevard."
- Softball Camp - Tri-City Voice, July 17, 2007 - "Ohlone College will be holding a softball camp for 7-15 year old youths, both girls and boys, next Monday to Friday, July 23-27."
- Decision on Ohlone land lease delayed - Fremont Bulletin, July 12, 2007 - "Ohlone Community College's Board of Trustees Tuesday decided to wait until its Aug. 8 meeting to vote on a resolution that will allow the college to lease its more than 19 acres of undeveloped property along Mission Boulevard."
- Resolution on Ohlone land set for board vote - Inside Bay Area, July 10, 2007 - "The fate of Ohlone College's frontage property edges closer tonight, when the board of trustees is scheduled to vote on whether to accept bids to develop the land."
- New Ohlone campus may have others turning green with envy - East Bay Business Times, July 6, 2007 - "The world's first green college campus will not be constructed on a Mendocino County bluff overlooking crashing Pacific waves … it is right here in the populous East Bay, rising just west of busy Interstate 880 in the bay lands of Newark."
- 'Wild West' concert at Ohlone - Inside Bay Area, July 4, 2007 - 'The 91st Division Band, the "Band of the Wild West," will perform at a free "Trail of Dreams" Independence Day concert at 7:30 tonight at the Ohlone College campus…'
- Theater Review: Miss Saigon under the stars - Tri-City Voice, July 3, 2007 - "The Ohlone College Theatre Department presents Miss Saigon outdoors, under the stars at the Smith Center Amphitheatre."
- Former Ohlone trustee remembered as activist: More than 100 people honor Dan Archer - Inside Bay Area, June 30, 2007 - "Dan Archer grew up to become a devoted educator, but he was far from being a model student as a youth. For instance, he was pulled out of seminary by his mother for frequently causing problems, said his younger sibling, Sister Marilyn Archer."
- Green campus will train tech, biotech workers - San Francisco Business Times, June 29, 2007 - "Ohlone College is looking to the future with a new green campus in Newark that will prepare students for jobs in the burgeoning health, biotech and environmental technology industries."
- Dan Archer, longtime Ohlone trustee, dies - Fremont Bulletin, June 28, 2007 - "Over the course of the next 18 years, Archer would become principal at several Newark schools. He then served 27 years on the Ohlone Board of Trustees."
- Area activist Dan Archer dies at 88: Former Ohlone trustee served in numerous civic, volunteer roles - Inside Bay Area, June 26, 2007 - "When Newark school officials hired Dan Archer in 1961, they thought they were getting a middle school teacher."
- Dan Archer, Long Time Ohlone Board Member, Passes On, June 25, 2007
- Ohlone mulls frontage lease - Fremont Bulletin, June 21, 2007 - "The Ohlone Community College Board of Trustees is scheduled to vote on leasing surplus property it owns along Mission Boulevard at its July 11 meeting."
- Ohlone board OKs temporary budget - Fremont Bulletin, June 21, 2007 - "Schultz noted that Ohlone, along with other community colleges in the state, is not getting its complete amount of funding due. She said Ohlone's Gann Limit appropriations should be $63 million, but the college is really only getting $39 million."
- Ohlone finds new baseball coach: Former Stanford assistant Kunis takes over Renegades - Inside Bay Area, June 19, 2007 - "Ohlone College named Stanford University pitching coach Tom Kunis its new baseball coach, replacing interim coach Eric Kahoalii, who served just one year."
Spring 2007
- Ohlone Advances Class of 2007 - Fremont Bulletin, May 31, 2007 - "Ohlone Community College graduated 115 associate of science degrees, and 470 associate of arts degrees, at its 40th commencement ceremony May 24."
- Ohlone College designated Cisco regional academy - Fremont Bulletin, May 31, 2007 - Richard Grotegut, an Ohlone Community College computer networking faculty member, has been named as the sole California representative to the Cisco Networking Academy 10th anniversary celebration in Washington, D.C. in October."
- Dina Eastwood stars at Ohlone commencement: Alumna, movie star's wife, warns graduates, 'Nothing will go as planned' - Inside Bay Area, May 25, 2007 - "Ohlone College turned up the star power at its graduation ceremony Thursday night, bringing in alumna Dina Ruiz Eastwood — wife of movie star Clint — to give the commencement speech."
- Community college chancellor visits Ohlone - Fremont Bulletin, May 18, 2007 - "Ohlone Community College received a rare visit from the man who is in charge of all 109 community colleges in California."
- State officials amazed by Ohlone campus - Inside Bay Area, May 17, 2007 - 'On Wednesday, a crew of dignitaries toured the campus' construction site on Cherry Street, among them Mark Drummond, chancellor of California Community Colleges. "This is absolutely mind-boggling," Drummond said, wearing a white hard hat emblazoned with Ohlone's logo.'
- Panthers' Seale: 'It was about a principle,' not being 'macho': Group's co-founder, now 70, joins panel discussion at Ohlone College - Inside Bay Area: The Argus, May 10, 2007 - 'Forty years ago, a group of armed Black Panthers entered the state Assembly chamber to protest a gun control bill that Panther founder Bobby Seale said would keep blacks "disarmed and helpless."'
- Black Panther Party co-founder to join Ohlone discussion 'Pioneers of the Civil Rights Era' talk is part of college's annual Unity Week - Inside Bay Area, May 6, 2007 - 'Longtime Oakland resident Bobby Seale, a co-founder of the Black Panther Party in the volatile 1960s, is set to take part in Ohlone College's "Pioneers of the Civil Rights Era" discussion.'
- Annual Fine Art and Design student show - Tri-City Voice, May 1, 2007 - "A highlight of the year is currently being showcased at The Louie Meager Art Gallery, at Ohlone College. The best student works from art and design classes of the last three semesters are being exhibited at the annual Fine Art and Design Student Show."
- Ohlone College announces new foundation director - Tri-City Voice, May 1, 2007 - "Ohlone College President, Dr. Doug Treadway announced the appointment of Dave Smith as the new executive director of the Ohlone College Foundation."
- Raza Day at Ohlone College - Inside Bay Area: The Argus, April 28, 2007 -"[Raza Day] instructs 11th- and 12th-graders in the Tri-City area how to enroll in college and how to pay for it."
- Summer Camps - Music and Nature - Tri-City Voice, April 24, 2007 - "Ohlone for kids offers summer camps at two locations - Newark Memorial High School in Newark and Christian Community School in Fremont. In the performing arts, the following camps are offered…"
- Ohlone College Raza Recruitment Day - Tri-City Voice, April 24, 2007 - "College can be expensive and confusing. Transitioning from a high school student to an independent college student can be overwhelming. To help with this transition, Ohlone College is hosting Raza Day."
- Newark mayor fundraising for Ohlone campus: So far Smith has corralled $2.6 million for furnishings, equipment - Inside Bay Area, April 24, 2007 - "Newark Mayor David Smith recently moved into the top spot of the Ohlone College Foundation. The former executive director of enterprise and asset management for the college is now executive director of its nonprofit fundraising arm."
- Ohlone welcomes aboard new trustee: Tahmasbi, 27, topped five other candidates for Archer's seat - Inside Bay Area, April 20, 2007 - "After a nearly three-hour interview session Wednesday night, the Ohlone College board tapped 27-year-old Trisha Tahmasbi to fill the vacancy left by longtime trustee Dan Archer."
- Elizabeth Stanley, coach, teacher, mentor - Tri-City Voice, April 17, 2007 - "Ohlone College board members Wednesday will name one of six candidates to fill the seat recently vacated by longtime Trustee Dan Archer."
- Ohlone board to appoint new addition - Inside Bay Area, April 17, 2007 - "Ohlone College board members Wednesday will name one of six candidates to fill the seat recently vacated by longtime Trustee Dan Archer."
- Ohlone seeks project developer: College will work individually with any company wanting to bid after ending talks with firm - Inside Bay Area, April 14, 2007 - "After negotiations with one developer fell through, Ohlone College trustees have opted to skip trying to work individually with another company and go straight to reviewing proposals from anyone interested in developing the college's frontage property."
- Six line up for Ohlone seat - Inside Bay Area, April 4, 2007 - "[S]ix Fremont residents are undaunted by the challenge [of replacing longtime Ohlone College trustee Dan Archer]; they filed their candidacy paperwork by Monday's deadline. Each is vying for the seat Archer vacated Feb. 23, when he announced his retirement after 27 years on the board."
- Fine Art and Design Faculty Show - Tri-City Voice, March 27, 2007 - "New drawings, pastels, collage, paintings, bronze and mixed media sculpture, cast glass, photographs and graphics now adorn the art gallery at Ohlone College."
- Ohlone College fares well on JC report card - Study: 60 percent of students earn degrees, higher than average for similar schools statewide - Inside Bay Area, March 21, 2007 - "Ohlone College students stand a better chance at graduating with a degree — a certificate of progress toward transferring to a university — than their counterparts at some California community colleges."
- An Ohlone College Update - Tri-City Voice, March 20, 2007 - "Change is the operative word at Ohlone College. A new student services center is under construction on the Fremont campus, the composition of the Board of Trustees is changing and the Newark campus continues to evolve. TCV recently spoke with President Douglas Treadway about these and other projects."
- Summer Camps - Science - Tri-City Voice, March 20, 2007 - "As the days get warmer, have you started wondering about your kids' summer schedules?"
- Report: Community colleges deliver the goods - Antelope Valley Press, March 20, 2007 - "Higher education leads the way to better paying jobs, according to a study conducted by California Community Colleges."
- Ohlone criticized for indecision - Inside Bay Area, March 18, 2007 - "Ohlone College trustees seem to have a problem with commitment — at least when it comes to campus athletic fields."
- Student center expected to open in 2009 - Inside Bay Area, March 15, 2007 - "Out with the old and in with the new. That was the order of the day Wednesday when Ohlone College students, administrators and trustees donned hard hats and grabbed shovels to break ground ceremonially on the much-awaited student services center."
- Indo group honors Garrett Yee as Citizen of the Year - Fremont Bulletin, March 15, 2007 - "Leadership, dedication to his country and giving back to his community are just some of the qualities that earned Garrett Yee a Citizen of the Year honor from the Indo American Community Federation this year."
- Ohlone trustees to vote on raise; Frontage property development plans also up for discussion - Inside Bay Area, March 14, 2007 - "Ohlone College trustees will decide tonight whether to give themselves a $13.23 pay raise, bringing their monthly compensation to $277.83. That works out to $3,333.96 per year. … Other items of note on the meeting agenda tonight include an unveiling of the terms involved in developing the 22-acre parcel of land along Mission Boulevard between Anza and Pine streets."
- Programs open up new careers - Inside Bay Area, March 11, 2007 - "Job experts say the biotechnology and pharmaceutical sectors are the fastest growing industries in the Bay Area. … Community colleges such as … Ohlone College in Fremont offer programs that train people for biomanufacturing jobs."
- Ohlone AD unhappy with condition of sporting fields - Fremont Bulletin, March 8, 2007 - "Ohlone Athletic Director Paul Moore expressed his concern over the condition of the school's athletic fields during the Feb. 28 Ohlone Community College Board of Trustees meeting."
- Tri-City native named Ohlone Citizen of Year - Fremont Bulletin, March 8, 2007 - "One of the first individuals to set foot on the Ohlone College campus in the mid-1960s has been named Citizen of the Year by the Ohlone College Foundation."
- Ohlone trustee named Citizen of the Year - Inside Bay Area, March 4, 2007 - "Ohlone College Trustee Garrett Yee has been named Citizen of the Year by the Indo-American Community Federation, a nonprofit community organization that promotes Indian-U.S. relations."
- Ohlone trustee calls it a day: Board will appoint replacement rather than host a special election - Inside Bay Area, March 2, 2007 - "When longtime Ohlone College Trustee Dan Archer cast his final vote at Wednesday night's board meeting, it was the end of an era."
- Archer announces retirement from Ohlone board … again - Fremont Bulletin, March 1, 2007 - "Ohlone College board trustee Dan Archer announced his retirement late last week, and this time he meant it. Archer, 88, appeared at his final Ohlone College Board of Trustees meeting Wednesday night, after 27 years of service."
- Artifact collection moving to Ohlone College: Transfer of American Indian project will allow more visibility, accessibility for community - Inside Bay Area, March 1, 2007 - "But the poor visibility and the lack of staff to keep the doors open more than a few hours each week have made the museum difficult of access, a virtually unknown gem in the Fremont-area. That may change, though, as the district prepares to move its program to Ohlone College in a few months."
- Longtime Ohlone trustee to retire: Dan Archer to leave with two years left in term; board to discuss vacancy - Inside Bay Area, February 24, 2007 - "Longtime Ohlone College trustee Dan Archer announced Friday that he is stepping down after 27 years on the board, with nearly two years remaining on his term."
- Professor tells Ohlone: Bush wiretaps illegal - Inside Bay Area, February 23, 2007 - "When the Bush administration approved warrantless surveillance of U.S. citizens, it was effectively taking a joyride with time-honored civil liberties, a law professor told about 150 students and professors Thursday at Ohlone College."
- Bart Stillman, Founding Ohlone Teacher, Passes On - Monitor, February 22, 2007 - 'Though he always enjoyed working with computers, Stillman felt it was especially important to educate his students on the interaction between computers and people, said Stillman's wife Pat. "He was interested in computers," said Pat, "but he was more interested in life."'
- Ohlone alumna to receive award: Woman honored for work with college and community - Inside Bay Area, February 19, 2007 - "The Ohlone College Foundation is honoring Gloria Villasana Fuerniss, vice president of corporate banking at Fremont Bank, for her work on behalf of the school and the Tri-City area community."
- Ohlone shifts course: Trustees consider new frontage land plan - Inside Bay Area, February 16, 2007 - "Plans to develop the strip of land at the front of the Ohlone College campus on Mission Boulevard are up in the air — again."
- Disputed report criticizes colleges: Ohlone president says outdated policies hinder system improvement - Inside Bay Area, February 13, 2007 - "Ohlone College isn't buying the findings of a recently released — and controversial — study that gave community colleges a failing grade for their performance in helping students complete their education."
- Chicano program targets hunger - Inside Bay Area, February 10, 2007 - "[T]he Chicano Studies department at Ohlone College is launching The Kids' Breakfast Club in Newark, with an eye toward expanding to Union City and Fremont in the future."
- Construction work reaches halfway point: Ohlone Newark campus construction half done Newark dean, vice president optimistic after rough start - Inside Bay Area, January 31, 2007 - "Ohlone College's Newark campus construction has reached the halfway point with a finish date of January 2008, a sweet milestone for the school's dean, Leta Stagnaro."
- Debate to heat up spring at Ohlone: Free screening of 'An Inconvenient Truth' part of initiative to engage students - Inside Bay Area, January 26, 2007 - 'Ohlone College is kicking off the spring semester Wednesday with a free screening of "An Inconvenient Truth," former Vice President Al Gore's provocative film about global warming.'
- City still hungry for Whole Foods: Grocery chain has been searching six years for 'perfect' Fremont location - Inside Bay Area, January 9, 2007 - "City officials say they have identified two potential Fremont developments big enough to meet those sizable space needs: … A 22-acre project planned by Ohlone College along Mission Boulevard, between Anza Road and Pine Street. …"
- Ohlone College tightens oversight of ethics rules: Goal is to have policy in place by fall semester - Inside Bay Area, January 5, 2007 - "Ohlone College is treading on fresh terrain in its attempt to give its ethics policy some teeth."
- Community college students catch break - Fremont Bulletin, January 4, 2007 - 'Community college students across the state received a bit of good news this week regarding their tuition fees. Starting Jan. 1, school fees at California community colleges dropped by 23 percent, from $26 to $20 per unit. "The governor, who himself is a California community college graduate, is supportive of our schools," Deanna Walston, Ohlone Community College's vice president of business, said.'
Fall 2006
- Ohlone trustee back from Iraq - Inside Bay Area, December 31, 2006 - "Ohlone College trustee Garrett Yee barely has had time to unpack since he returned in early December from Iraq."
- COC is Nation's Fastest Growing JC [and Ohlone is second fastest] - The Signal (Santa Clara Valley News), December 26, 2006 - "In fact, 20 California community colleges made the list of the 34 fastest growing community colleges with enrollments exceeding 10,000, with Ohlone College in Fremont … placing second…."
- Ohlone seeking greener future - Inside Bay Area, December 24, 2006 - "George Rodgers wants to promote recycling, reduce energy usage and switch the Ohlone College cars to alternative-fuel vehicles."
- Job development grant given to Ohlone - Tri-City Voice, December 19, 2006 - "Ohlone College has been awarded a two-year Job Development Incentive Fund (JDIF) grant, by The California Community College Chancellor's Office of Economic and Workforce Development."
- New Coordinator of Sustainability at Ohlone College - Tri-City Voice, December 19, 2006 - "Ohlone College has been awarded a two-year Job Development Incentive Fund (JDIF) grant, by The California Community College Chancellor's Office of Economic and Workforce Development."
- Margaret Morrison, retired speech professor, dies - Inside Bay Area, December 16, 2006 - Dr. Margaret Morrisson, the first speech communication faculty member at Ohlone College, died Monday, December 11, 2006.
- Sobrato plans golf course - Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal, December 8, 2006 - Sobrato Development has plan for an 18-hole golf course and executive housing in Newark next to the new Ohlone College Newark Center for Health Sciences and Technology.
- Soldiers give split portrait of Iraq: Ohlone trustee sees chaos; Former Marine from Fremont says U.S. must withdrawal - Inside Bay Area: The Argus, December 4, 2006 - ' "People say, 'Get out of Iraq.' But the military is needed to keep a lid on things," Yee said. "It's complicated. There is no simple solution. No one thing — like withdrawal — would fix it," he added, as the sound of mortar attacks echoed in the background of his base, Camp Victory.'
- Locally, deaf support ouster at Gallaudet - Tri-Valley Herald, November 2, 2006 - "Tom Holcomb, a professor in the Center for Deaf Studies and Special Services at Ohlone College who graduated from Gallaudet and whose two daughters are students there, said he hopes the university will follow a more open and inclusive search process for the next president."
- Ohlone enrollment spikes - Fremont Bulletin, October 12, 2006 - "Travenick said enrollment is up 10.5 percent from the fall semester in 2005, with 3,296 full-time students."
- Ohlone to expand biotech program: Courses give college credit to high school students, put them on early track to defining career - Inside Bay Area: The Argus, October 11, 2006 - "Ohlone College has received a $251,000 grant to expand its biotechnology program for high school students by offering classes at several additional East Bay sites next year."
- Ohlone lauds state bill's passage: Legislation levels playing field for community college districts: Size not a factor in funding - Inside Bay Area: The Argus, October 9, 2006 - "The good news came when Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed off on legislation to fund California community college districts equally regardless of their size."
- Ohlone seeks adventurers for India trip: 17-day tour includes visits to the Golden Triangle, Taj Mahal - Inside Bay Area: The Argus, October 8, 2006 - "The 17-day tour gets under way Jan. 4 at San Francisco International Airport. Highlights include visiting landmarks in the Golden Triangle of Delhi, Agra and Jaipur, including the Taj Mahal."
- Illegal immigrants seek access to aid: Bill would allow some noncitizens to apply for financial help for college - Inside Bay Area: The Argus, September 27, 2006 - "Sandra Ponca was the captain of her Kennedy High School soccer team. She earned near-perfect grades. She planned to study interior design. Then she graduated. That was when the reality of being an illegal immigrant collided with her dreams. [T]he 18-year-old Ponca decided to attend Ohlone College instead of a four-year university where she could earn a bachelor's degree."
- Mexican diplomat slams border policy - Inside Bay Area: The Argus, September 27, 2006 - "'We have a moral obligation to prevent unnecessary death and exploitation of hard-working people,' Alfonso de Maria y Campos told an audience gathered at Ohlone College to hear the diplomat address U.S.-Mexico relations."
- Union City selects new police chief: Department veteran Stewart only person interviewed for position - Inside Bay Area: The Argus, September 27, 2006 - "A year later, he graduated from Ohlone College in Fremont with an associate degree in administrative justice. He worked for one year as a sheriff's deputy before joining the Union City force as an officer in 1978."
- Ohlone enrollment nears record high: Officials cite shorter semester as No. 1 factor for increase, with numbers now at 3,300 - Inside Bay Area: The Argus, September 18, 2006 - "Bucking a statewide trend, Ohlone College is poised to post its highest numbers for fall semester enrollment since it opened in 1967."
- Ohlone board 'on track' with frontage plan: Trustees concur with public's message on mixed-use project along Mission Boulevard - Inside Bay Area: The Argus, September 15, 2006 - "In what could be a turning point in a 10-year journey, Ohlone College trustees signaled Wednesday that they will go forward with plans to turn 22 acres of land fronting Mission Boulevard into a lucrative retail and housing hub."
- Ohlone College board meetings go live on Internet - Inside Bay Area: The Argus, September 15, 2006.
- Ohlone plans to tackle frontage development - Inside Bay Area: The Argus, September 12, 2006 - "Another discussion is brewing about the building plan for a strip of Ohlone College-owned land along Mission Boulevard that officials want to turn into a lucrative housing and retail hub."
- Trustees ready for their close-ups: Ohlone board meetings will be aired live over the Internet beginning Wednesday - Inside Bay Area: The Argus, September 12, 2006 - "Ohlone College board meetings will go live on the Internet starting Wednesday."
- Ohlone launches green institute: 'Every day needs to be Earth Day,' says college president Treadway - Inside Bay Area: The Argus, August 26, 2006 - "[T]he college is launching a program to create Earth-friendly goals for Ohlone, Treadway announced. He will appoint a coordinator to work with the Sustainability Institute, which will handle green-Earth projects, services and grants sometime after October."
Recent articles are available in our Recent Articles Index.
