Tuesday, July 29, 2014
Basketball alum goes pro
An article in the July 25 issue of Alaska News-Miner notes that Andrew Kelly '12 of the Alaska Nanooks has signed to play one year with Club Sindri in Hofn, Iceland. Kelly was the 2013-14 Great Northwest Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Year. Club Sindri is one of 18 teams in the Second Division of the Icelandic Basketball Federation.
Monday, July 28, 2014
Two alumni pitch for the NY Yankees in same game
Jeron Long '12 |
James Pazos '10 |
Both Long and Pazos play for the Trenton Thunder, a minor league affiliate of the New York Yankees.
Read about the game
Thursday, July 24, 2014
Baseball pitcher is among top 12 in nation
Jon Ferrendelli |
“It was phenomenal to have Jon as part of our team. He excelled both academically and athletically,” said Russ Luce, CGCC baseball coach. “When we brought him on, we had aspirations that he would be a good player, but we didn’t anticipate that he would become one of the best – as a player and a student – in the entire conference.”
Ferrendelli finished the 2014 season 7-2 with a 1.38 ERA over 91 innings pitched. He struck out 100 batters and allowed only 19 runs (14 earned) on the season. During his two years with the Coyotes, Ferrendelli finished 13-4 with a 1.71 ERA and 158 strikeouts over 168 innings.
Ferrendelli graduated in May with high distinction, earning an associate degree in business finance. He is headed to Wichita State on a baseball scholarship to pitch for the Shockers.
CGCC selected as noteworthy Arizona community college
Chandler-Gilbert Community College was selected as one of ten "Noteworthy community colleges in Arizona" in an article posted July 15 on Schools.com.
Among having one of the highest first-year retention rates in the state in 2013, it lists the college's variety of degree and certificate programs in common and niche disciplines, free career services, one-on-one advising and support services designed for midlife career changers as reasons for selection. Read the full article.
Among having one of the highest first-year retention rates in the state in 2013, it lists the college's variety of degree and certificate programs in common and niche disciplines, free career services, one-on-one advising and support services designed for midlife career changers as reasons for selection. Read the full article.
New college fitness center offers inexpensive options for Southeast valley residents
The new Coyote Center opened on the Chandler-Gilbert Community College Pecos Campus on July 15. Included in the new building is a 4,000-square-foot fitness center offering a full line of cardiovascular equipment, resistance training machines, a complete free weight section with Olympic lifting platforms, and an outdoor turf field. There is also a 1,800-square-foot group fitness room.
Community members can enroll in a non-credit class for $80 and have 15 weeks of access to the fitness center. If they sign-up for the two-credit class (PED115), they’ll have access to the fitness center as well as be able to drop into any open group fitness class including yoga, pilates, bootcamp fitness, stretch and relaxation, meditative yoga, tai chi and zumba.
Access to the center means access to the staff who have advanced degrees in exercise science and personal training or strength and conditioning certifications through accredited organizations such as the American College of Sports Medicine, National Strength and Conditioning Association, or National Academy of Sports Medicine.
Other free services available to anyone who enrolls include exercise program design, blood pressure checks, body composition assessment, body circumference measurements, cardiovascular fitness assessment and muscular strength/endurance assessments.
The fitness center opens on Tuesday, Sept. 2. Hours are Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Closed on Saturdays and Sundays.
For more information call the fitness center at 480-732-7200 or visit cgc.edu/coyotefitness.
Monday, July 21, 2014
Retention is focus of CGCC predictive model
A Business Officer article profiling college 'big data' projects highlights Chandler-Gilbert Community College's predictive retention model which helps predict, based on a variety of factors, those students who are more likely to need support to complete their studies.
The article titled "Predictive Patterns" by Margo Vanover Porter interviews Bradley Kendrex, associate dean of finance and business services, as he and his team including Theresa Wong, director of research, planning and development, try to answer how the college can know earlier when a student is at risk of leaving.
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