The Weekly Newspaper of Manhattan Beach Herald Publications - El Segundo, Manhattan Beach, Hawthorne, Lawndale, & Inglewood Community Newspapers Since 1911 - Circulation 30,000 - Readership 60,000 (310) 322-1830 Vol. 9, No. 10 October 1, 2015 Inside This Issue Certified and Licensed Professionals...................4 Classifieds............................2 Community Briefs...............2 Food.......................................5 Pets........................................6 Sunday, October 25 is the 25th Annual World Famous Pumpkin Race Festival at the Manhattan Pier. Details on page 2. Weekend Forecast October is Skechers Friendship Walk Month The crowd at the 2014 Skechers Pier to Pier Friendship Walk. The 2015 Friendship Walk, which benefits the Friendship Circle, a nonprofit organization for children with disabilities, will be held on October 27, 2015. To register or find out more, visit skechersfriendshipwalk.com. Photo courtesy of Skechers. Jeanie Nishime, El Camino Vice President See Jeanie Nishime, page 2 By Nancy Peters The day Jeanie Nishime began college at Point Loma, near San Diego, she knew she had goals to be a counselor of some kind, so psychology as a major was a no-brainer, of sorts. And then, knowing that a Master’s degree would be necessary, she plunged right in to that next level with counseling as her focus. Influenced by a high school psychology teacher, Jeanie became Dr. Nishime when she earned her Doctorate at Pepperdine University in Institutional Management. Meanwhile, she found her niche as a coordinator of peer counseling at Fullerton Community College, developing and administering one of the preeminent programs in the community college world. The Extended Opportunity Program and Services (EOPS) allows matriculation of students who have challenges in language, social interaction, economic affordability, and have had educational disadvantages, and encourages retention and transfer of students. “Somehow I have really found my calling in the arena of community colleges,” related Jeanie. “I was the Dean of Counseling at Riverside Community College and worked at Pasadena Community College as well. By the time I made my way to El Camino College, I was established and so was my reputation as an expert,” she chuckled, “in community colleges and their great contribution to education. “I started at El Camino in 2007 as the Vice President of Student and Community Advancement. I have several programs that report to me and though I have not taught, as I thought many years ago I might, I do have contact with students. Mostly, though, it is the great staff at El Camino with whom I have the most daily interaction. “Students come to me when there is nowhere else for them to go, but ‘up the chain.’ I guess you can say ‘The buck stops here’ is a good reason for a student to come and see me,” she laughed. The Admissions, Counseling, Financial Aid Department, Student Outreach, Support Services, First-Year Experience, Student Development, and Student Complaints and Grievances, the Business Training Center, ECC Foundation, and the ECC Grants come under her jurisdiction. “Students get such a better education at the community college level at El Camino than many people give the system credit for,” she explained. “All teachers of academic programs have a masters or doctorate degree. Our students are being taught in smaller classes, by the actual professor of record. We don’t actually have Teaching Assistants who teach courses, such as they do at the university level. “We prepare the student to advance to the UC or Cal State schools of their choice. At El Camino, we have developed the best STEM program in the entire state community college system,” she shares with pride. “We have counselors embedded in our academic programs and classes to support our students. We have the highest acceptance rate to UCLA of any community college Honors Transfer Program in the state.” Jeanie Nishime is currently the President of the Board of Trustees of the El Segundo Unified School District (ESUSD), where she has served as a Board member since 2011. “When I was commuting to Pasadena every day I didn’t have time to do many outside activities, although I wanted to be more involved in them. Once I started working at El Camino I could see my way to being more Redondo Beach Art Group 10th Anniversary “Power of Art” Exhibit Works by many of the best artists in Redondo Beach will be showcased at the 10th Anniversary Power of Art – www.rbag.org - with gallery exhibits, art installations, and art opportunity drawings slated October 16-18 2015. Hours will be between 6pm and 10pm, Friday; 11am – 7pm, Saturday; and Sunday, 11am – 5pm at the Redondo Beach Main Library, 303 Pacific Coast Highway, Redondo Beach, CA. A gala reception, which is free to the public, kicks off the event, Friday. Visitors can browse juried artwork by RBAG artists, gift gallery, participate in the opportunity drawing, and enjoy live music by the Phillip Clark Trio. Food trucks will be on hand, as well. Saturday will feature “The Enchanted Inuit” presented by South Bay Hands on Art between 11:30am and 1pm; a Tin Workshop, 1:30pm – 3:30pm, and mural unveiling by Leadership Redondo Class of 2014 at 4pm. Live opera by Opera Nova will be held from 4:30pm – 6pm. Sunday, South Bay Hands on Art will present “Starry SoCal Night,” 11:30am – 1pm, and a Pastel Workshop will be held, 3:30pm – 4:30pm. The event is sponsored by AES Redondo, CenterCal, King Harbor Marina, and Friends of Redondo Beach Arts (FRBA). For more information, visit www.rbag.org, or call Patti at (310) 540-4443. The Redondo Beach Art Group (RBAG) was founded in 2003 to create and promote artistic discussion, to provide camaraderie and encouragement to the artistic community, to collaborate, and to support the visual arts in the South Bay. The goal of RBAG is to support the arts, art education, public art and community involvement. RBAG is looking forward to establishing a Creative See Power of Art, page 4 Friday, Oct. 2 Sunny 80˚/67˚ Saturday, Oct. 3 Sunny 80˚/67˚ Sunday, Oct. 4 Partly Cloudy 72˚/64˚
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