One of the first items of the Board of Trustees meeting Wednesday was to pass a proclamation to recognize Black History Month. Then, Malik Erin, a representative to the African American Club, accepted the proclamation from Trustee Teresa Cox. Erin said, “I would like to thank you all for this recognition of Black History Month, because it is not only African history, but also American history.’’ There will be a ceremony on Thursday, Feb. 11 honoring Black History Month at noon, in the Cafeteria. Discussions on the Ohlone College budget update for Ohlone term 2010-’11 included government plans to subtract large sums of funds at the state level, such as billions of dollars from the prison system, and a vast cut from welfare; to assist relieving current and future cuts on education in California. Dean Genie Gertz, of the Deaf Students Division, charted the evolution of her department to the Board. Gertz gave a brief history of the deaf students at Ohlone. The Deaf Students Division first began with 30 students in the 1970’s. As the division continued to blossom, Ohlone became more recognized locally and eventually on a worldwide level due to our excellence in the field of Deaf studies. Gertz analyzed some of the net benefits and aspirations of the deaf studies department here at Ohlone. Gertz continued that another advantage of this division is that the ASL Interpreters Preparatory Program (IPP), which instructs hearing students to be interpreters, also provides practical work experience for deaf students. The Board will continue to address the on-going budget concerns at their next meeting in March.
By EAN TAIJERON
Staff writer
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