TONIGHT: Student-hosted Governing Board Candidate Forum

In light of the upcoming Governing Board elections, Southwestern College's Associated Student Organization will be hosting a “Student Candidate Forum” this Thursday, October 7, from 6:30 P.M. to 8 P.M. in Student Union East.

This event has been designed for the student body to ask their own personal questions of the Governing Board candidates pertaining to their education at SWC, and in turn, allow them to formulate their own opinions about who they vote for on November 2.

Please note: Only currently registered Southwestern College students will be permitted to submit questions at this event. However, college staff and the public are welcome to attend.

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Student Rally!

Today's rally at SWC marked the beginning of a new era of activism for SWC students, staff, faculty, and even a few administrators.





The theme was "got classes?" and the message was clear.




With police officers standing by, one student after another took to the open mic, expressing how the class cuts were impacting not just themselves but their families and communities.




As the "free speech hour" drew to a close, participants decided to take their message beyond approved confines and marched to President Raj K. Chopra's office, where police blocked their way.




Student leadership says this rally is just the beginning.

Student Rally Today!

got classes?

The administration of SWC has decided that roughly 430 classes will be cut from the Spring ‘10 schedule. This reduction is nearly 25% of the course offerings and means that throughout the catalogue; almost 1 out of every 4 classes will not be offered for the students who are nearing graduation or transfer.

Most of the UC and CSU schools have begun closing their doors to new and transfer students due to the economic crisis. This limited availability of SWC courses may cause many students to wait another year or more beyond their desired transfer date and eliminate their ability to obtain their goals on time.


On October 14th, 2009, numerous students spoke out against these cuts; their voices were not heard. The Governing Board of SWC voted against holding a special meeting to discuss alternatives to these class cuts to better serve the students of Southwestern College.

BE HEARD!!!

Join us in rallying against these class cuts and finally
be heard!

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2009
11:00am
between the cafeteria
and the SWC Bookstore

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ASO Recommendations

In response to the threat of widespread class cuts, the SWC Associated Students Organization produced the following documents:

Spring/Summer '10 FTES Reduction Recommendations

Spring '10 Course Offering Recommendations

These are pdf files and require Acrobat Reader, available free from http://get.adobe.com/reader/