Text Box:   Text Box:                                                                       Text Box:  * GREETINGS * Text Box: Maria Mendoza-Bautista, Title III Activity Director (619) 660-4688 maria.mendoza@gcccd.net room #L133  ◊  Teresa Bozovich, Project Assistant (619) 660-4404 teresa.bozovich@gcccd.net room #L132 Text Box: Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District   8800 Grossmont College Drive   El Cajon, CA 92020-1799   (619) 644-7010   www.gcccd.net Governing Board Members: Rick Alexander ▫ Timothy L. Caruthers, D.C. ▫ Wendell R. Cutting ▫ Ronald D. Kraft ▫ Deanna Weeks Student Members: Bill Stanford ▫ Peter Anderson  Chancellor: Omero Suarez, Ph.D.  Cuyamaca College President: Geraldine M. Perri, Ph.D.   Text Box: TITLE III COORDINATING TASK FORCE   Text Box: Cristina Chiriboga– Project Coordinator  (Vice President of Instruction)      Pei Hua Chou– Associate Dean of LRC     Darlene Cole– Manager of Institutional Research      Jan Ford– Instructional Liaison     Gregory Gomez– Online Counselor/ Retention Support Specialist      Tammi Marshall– Basic Skills Faculty Math     Teresa McNeil– Student Services Liaison     Maria Mendoza-Bautista– Title III   Activity Director     Vangie Meneses– Dean of Counseling      Lyn Neylon– Basic Skills Faculty English     Jeri Resto– Librarian     Patricia Santana– Staff Development   Coordinator      Barbara Takahashi– Classified Staff        

Text Box:           President’s Message:     A little over a year ago, a group of dedicated individuals from various departments of the college came together to develop the vision and framework for a Title III grant proposal. This would be the college’s third  attempt at submitting a grant proposal to the U.S. Department of Education. Well, the vision, talent, and hard work of the devoted team truly paid off when we were notified that  Cuyamaca College had a almost perfect score of 97.67 on its grant application and would be awarded $1,750,000 over the next five years!!   Our Title III project focuses on faculty training, technology integration and curriculum development that will address retention and student success among young, first-year students Utilization of technology as a tool will increase student access, improve learning environments and enhance student services. Faculty and staff will be able to address the needs of high-risk students with training and use new technologies to better reach and engage them. The curriculum development component will  ensure a smooth transition from one academic course level to the next.   I am pleased at this time to welcome our Title III Activity Coordinator, Maria Mendoza-Bautista, who joined Cuyamaca College in spring 2004. In addition, I welcome Greg Gomez to his new role of Title III Online Counselor and Retention Specialist.   I extend the warmest of thanks to those who had the vision and perseverance that led to this Title III award – our Title III Planning Task Force: Teresa McNeil, (Grant Writer), Cristina Chiriboga, Vangie Meneses, Chuck Charter, Pat Setzer, Barbara Takahashi, Jan Ford, Kay Hartig, Darlene Cole, Rik Barnes, Pei Hua Chou, Henry Eimstad, Lilia Pulido, Jeri Resto, Carmen Solom, and Al Taccone. THANK YOU!!   Sincerely,         Geraldine M. Perri, Ph.D.