Please join me in congratulating the Palomar Speech and Debate Team students and faculty on their fruitful efforts again this year!  The team won Gold in the Debate Category of their Division for the second year in a row at the Phi Rho Pi National Tournament in Washington D.C.   James Nee took Bronze in both Extemporaneous and Impromptu Speaking as well as a Silver in NFA Lincoln Douglas.  Matt Duburg and Jacob Tucker placed Bronze in Parliamentary Debate.  Jacob Tucker won Gold in NFA Lincoln Douglas.  In addition, Palomar College won 4^th place sweepstakes in the Community College Division of the National Parliamentary Debate Tournament.

In addition to winning over 50 trophies throughout the 2016-2017 competition season, the team had the pleasure of hosting debaters from the Peoples Republic of China for the second year in a row for a public debate.   This was the fifth time Palomar has hosted debaters from China.  Team members’ majors include Journalism, Political Science, Communications, Finance, and Gender Studies. The Speech Team will transfer students in Fall 2017 to San Diego State University, California State University, Long Beach, and San Marcos, and the University of California at Berkeley.

I am writing to encourage you all (PT faculty, FT faculty, and all staff) to keep a personal emergency kit in your car and/or work area in the unlikely event of a campus emergency.  Your kit should contain a flashlight, back-up eyeglasses and medications, sturdy shoes, a sweater or sweatshirt, a wrapped snack and water packet, and personal emergency contact numbers.

If you are interested in being a member of the Humanities Building Emergency Team, we are looking for people who teach or work in the building after 5 p.m. and on Saturdays.  Please contact me with further questions — x2251 or by email ssivert@palomar.edu.

Thank you.
Shayla

Hi everyone!  Good first days back?  Be sure to let your department and/or the division office know if there are any issues to be addressed!

One that I am aware of is the movement of classroom furniture from one room to another.  Please don’t move any furniture (tables, chairs, desks).  Everything is set up to accommodate the classes scheduled in those rooms.  One class was short 2 desks today, and students had to stand.

I appreciate your assistance with this.  If your class is short seats, please let us know at x2251 asap so that we can find a better solution.

Thank you.

Shayla

Hi everyone!  I hope that you had a restful time away and are back energized and ready to rock and roll!  On Tuesday, Sherry Titus, Kelly Falcone, and I presented “Nuts & Bolts” to a group of faculty.  For those of you unable to attend, below are links to the presentation and to a syllabus template. Perhaps you’ll find them of use!

Looking forward to seeing you in the halls and offices and classrooms, doing what we do best — work with our students! Feel free to drop by to chat if you have any questions or just want to say hi!

Shayla

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