Coastline Celebrates 30 Years

Coastline Celebrates 30 years!

Dr. Ding-Jo H. Currie President, Coastline Community College

We were able to accomplish such tremendous growth only through the dedication of our wonderful faculty and staff, several of whom have been with us for every step of this 30-year journey. We look forward to serving Coastline students for many more years!

Innovative Course Delivery Options Make Learning Convenient

In addition to traditional courses held on-campus at one of our many learning centers, students may choose to take one or more courses via Coastline's advanced Distance Learning program. Distance Learning is the perfect choice for busy individuals who are self-motivated and committed learners. With Distance Learning, students can take courses anytime, anywhere via the following course delivery options:
· Telecourses or Cable Courses --Programs viewed on broadcast or Cable TV.
· Independent Study/CD-Rom Courses --Students can learn on their own using specially prepared course materials.
· CODEC Interactive Videoconferencing -- Allows Coastline students to interact with other students in classrooms around the world.
· Internet/Web-based Courses --Our most popular Distance Learning option! Students can take classes online, on their own schedule.
· Classes on PDA, cell phone, or iPod --Several courses are already in this convenient format.

Coastline has been a pioneer in the field of distance learning since its establishment in 1976. Whether through telecourses, internet courses, interactive education gaming simulation software, CD-ROM/DVD content or mobile learning devices, Coastline's Distance Learning (DL) Department has proudly been a leader in the "Anytime, Anywhere" philosophy of education.

Besides the course-delivery options listed above, the DL department is also responsible for the development of Seaport. Seaport is a complete course management system (CMS) allowing faculty to design and manipulate online content while managing student interactions. Seaport, unlike other CMS systems, is designed to encourage instructors throughout their initial design process. The end result is a more robust course which may be exported to any other offline environment (e.g. PDAs and handhelds, CD-ROM, DVD, etc.) at the click of a button.

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Patrons Chefs For Scholarships — A Successful Entree

The first annual Patrons Chefs for Scholarships kicked off the colleges 40th Anniversary at Golden West College and was a delicious success! Over 320 community members, families and staff gathered at the Student Center surrounding the patio and lawn area with 25 food and beverage establishments providing a wide variety of samples. In addition, there were fashion and merchandise vendors selling their products as well as continuous entertainment--from hula, to pipes & drums, to a jazz band. A silent auction, opportunity drawing and some very popular grab bags added to the success of the fundraising efforts. The event netted over $17,000 for student scholarships.   This party was a great way to start celebrating the 40th Anniversary.

Co-Chairs are Joanne Bumm (left) and Jo Andrews (right)	Maestro Tom Hernandez on trumpet	Miss Huntington Beach sampling the chocolate fondue fountain

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OCC Opens Fall Semester with 1.5% Enrollment Growth

OCC Upgrades 20 Classrooms for Fall

Herold Schrupp, anOCC Counselor for 41 Years, Dies

OCC Opens Fall Semester with 1.5 Percent Enrollment Growth

Orange Coast College opened fall semester classes on Aug. 28 showing a 1.5 percent increase in student enrollment compared to the opening day of classes a year ago.

OCC began classes Monday with a total of 20,853 students enrolled. That figure was 1.5 percent higher than last year's opening day total of 20,552.

Students are also enrolling in more classes this fall than last. OCC is up in total seats occupied this fall by 1.3 percent, total units taken by 1.0 percent and total hours taken by .5 percent. The college is offering a total of 2,085 course sections, an increase of 1.1 percent over last year.

Dr. Nancy L. Kidder, administrative dean of enrollment services, said many courses remain open for the fall, and students may still secure a full program of classes.

"Enrollment has been heavy, but we still have many open classes," Kidder said.

Though fall classes began Monday, many additional classes will get under way throughout the semester. OCC is expected to enroll more than 25,000 students before the semester concludes, on Dec. 17.

OCC Upgrades 20 Classrooms for Fall

OCC dramatically upgraded and improved 20 campus classrooms during the summer months. Cost of the renovation was $1.5 million. Money from the Coast Community College District's November 2002 bond issue, Measure C, funded the project. "These 20 classrooms look brand new," said OCC vice president of administrative services, Richard Pagel. "In fact, they're better today than when they first were built in the 1950s and '60s." The upgrade was managed by Dougherty and Dougherty Architects of Costa Mesa.

OCC dramatically improved the 11 classrooms situated in its Social Science Building. The building originally opened in 1965. Ten of the classrooms seat 40 to 45 students, and the 11th seats 75.

"We re-carpeted the classrooms, painted them, and put in new ceilings, new lighting, data projectors and screens, and white boards," Pagel says. "We also changed the orientation of the rooms to make them more efficient. Students coming back to campus this fall won't recognize the rooms."

Six classrooms were refurbished in OCC's old Home Economics Building, which was constructed in 1958. Classes from the college's Literature and Languages Division will be taught there this fall, and the building will soon receive a new name. "Home economics" is a subject that is no longer taught at the college.

Classrooms in the Home Economics Building seat from 35 to 55 students.

Three large classrooms in the college's Music Building, constructed in 1954, were also upgraded. The classrooms, which seat up to 90 students, were re-carpeted and re-painted.

"Last spring, we asked our deans which classrooms on campus looked tired and needed help," Pagel said. "We came up with the Social Science, Home Economics and Music buildings. Our faculty and students are thrilled."

"With construction costs up, we felt it was time to modernize older classrooms rather than to automatically tear them down and build new ones. These classrooms should be good for another eight to 10 years."

Four major construction projects are currently under way on campus: the Watson Hall Admissions Building; the Frank M. Doyle Arts Pavilion; the Fitness Center; and the Learning Resource Center.

Honors Program Recognizes 48 Students

Dr. Harold A. Schrupp, an Orange Coast College counselor for the past 41 years, died Monday evening, Aug. 21, following a stroke. Schrupp, 77, was preparing to begin his 42nd academic year with the college.   A memorial service was held Monday afternoon, Aug. 28. A native of Seattle, Schrupp was a four-year football letterman at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, where he played offensive end. He earned a B.A. degree in education. The recipient of a National Science Foundation Fellowship, he went on to complete an M.S. in biology at Oregon State University, and a doctorate in higher education at UCLA. He also earned a J.D. from Western State University Law School. After completing his B.A., Schrupp worked as a biology teacher and counselor at Centralia High School in Centralia, Wash. He was also an assistant coach for football,

basketball and baseball. In 1955, he was named head football coach but became ill

Dr. Harold Schrupp

Schrupp returned to school to complete his M.S., and taught biology and counseled students at Centralia High. He was then hired to teach biology lab classes at Centralia Junior College. In 1964, he was awarded a grant to complete a counseling credential at the University of Southern California.

Following his USC graduation, Schrupp joined Orange Coast College's faculty in the fall of 1965. He was hired as a counselor and psychology instructor. He later served as a counselor for disabled students and work-experience students, and helped to initiate the college's first computerized counseling system. He served as assistant chair of the Counseling Division. Schrupp was a member of OCC's Academic Senate, and served on the executive board of the March of Dimes. His son, Mark, was an OCC football and baseball player during the 1972 and '73 seasons, and went on to play at UC Davis. Schrupp is survived by his wife, Dorothy, who was a student with him at Pacific Lutheran University. They have a daughter, Rebecca, and son, Mark. Mark and his wife, Renee, are the parents of three sons, Christopher, 21, Brandon, 19, and Alex, 15.

Dr. Harold Schrupp in 1965

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