Student workers have been approved for a one dollar raise by the the Ventura County Community College District Board of Trustees, in a 5-0 vote on Feb. 16. Student workers will now start out at $10 per hour versus their old starting salary of $9 per hour, according to BP 7270 Student Workers contract. Vice Chancellor of Human Resources Michael...

The Ventura County Community College District Board of Trustees have approved Interim Chancellor Bernard Luskin's contract extension and pay increase after a 44-minute discussion. The approval took place at the Board of Trustees meeting on Feb. 16. “I think Dr. Luskin has done a fine job being here,” said Trustee Stephen Blum referring to when Luskin filled in for former...

Two instructors are seeking approval for their travel expenses to go Japan in the Ventura County Community College District Board of Trustees meeting on Feb. 16. Criminal justice instructors Leeann Mulville and Chad Basile are going to Noda City, Japan to attend a martial arts seminar given by Bujinkan System Grandmaster Dr. Masaaki Hatsumi in March, according to the board's...

Expanding animal enclosures and adding new habitats such as a marine mammal area is what America’s Teaching Zoo has in store, in a conceptual plan. The plan is called the Exotic Animal and Training Management facility’s Master Plan, which was approved by the Ventura County Community College Board of Trustees on Oct. 13, 2015. According to Zoo Operations Supervisor Michlyn...

A contract extension and pay raise for Interim Chancellor Bernard Luskin will be voted on at the Feb. 16 Ventura County Community College District Board of Trustees meeting. Luskin entered his position on July 1, 2015 on a one-year contract and seeks an extension to June 30, 2017. His salary will increase from $225,000 to a base salary of $242,942.02,...

Students will be able to easily submit their scholarship applications online starting Feb. 16. Students now only have to fill out one application for all the scholarships they apply to, whereas in the past they had to fill out a separate one for each scholarship, according to Maria Perez-Medeiros, who runs the Scholarship Office.“I think the students are going to...

Yana Bernatavichute sat in her physiology classroom as she waited for her students to arrive. When the final student arrived, Bernatavichute smiled as she saw students from different walks of life fill her classroom."The diversity of the students that I have are amazing," said Bernatavichute. "I’m so glad to see such a diverse population in terms of ethnicity, gender and...

Howard Davis was officially elected as the new interim dean of the Student Engagement and Success division by the Ventura District Community College Board of Trustees on Jan. 19. Davis’ main responsibility as the new interim dean is to launch the First Year Experience program, which aims to help students become academically accustomed to the college right away and help...

Understanding how to manage student loans and achieve a good credit score are the main topics in an upcoming lecture on Feb. 17. The lecture is called "Personal Financial Success," and it is part of the Year of Wellness lecture series. "Students need to understand it is important their credit scores are high for their future because it will affect...

America's Teaching Zoo at Moorpark College threw a party for the campus lion Ira to celebrate his second birthday on Feb. 6. Zoo Operations Staff and Instructional Lab Technician Mara Rodriguez said 700 to 900 people attended the birthday party. The success of Ira’s first birthday was the stimulus to make it an annual affair, said Rodriguez.“This event was definitely...