Visits to Golden West College and Orange Coast College

Visits to Golden West College and Orange Coast on 2/14
Dona and I continued on our weekly treks to community colleges. We arrived at Golden West College in Huntington Beach and took a little tour of both the Library and the Learning Assistance Center. I was delighted to know that they have a new building in the works!

I met with the Department Chair, Sue Berman


We discussed their organizational structure, the impending accreditation visit, and their new building. It appears she has a wonderful staff of faculty librarians and paraprofessionals and as we spoke, her rotating display on her desktop illustrated their happy faces. I was also happy to receive a copy of their self-study since I was selected to be on their visiting team. (I declined because of my sabbatical leave.) I am anxious to review it since we at PCC are also starting down this self-study road again.

We then had lunch in Newport Beach with my 86 year old Mom and Dona asked her what I was like a a little girl. From her descriptions, (Mary Ann was always running, two steps ahead of me!), we both agreed that I am who I am...and was as a child. ;-)

Then on to Orange Coast College.


OCC serves as many students as Pasadena but it is amazing to walk on their campus and see their physical facility. A new library is being constructed as well as other campus projects. Their library director is Sheri Sterner who is also the director of institutional research. We spoke of administrative techniques as well as self-study activities and although she is new to her position in the last two years, she has been a strong advocate for the library. In her words, she called herself a business manager while the librarians, and specifically librarian Vinta Oviatt as department chair, addresses professional concerns.

Like Golden West, they look forward to the completion of their new Learning Resources Center and accreditation activities.