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UKEN REPORT 8/18 – RON ODEN APPOINTED ON CENSURE PANEL
Ron Oden, who was appointed with unanimous support in May to the College of the Desert Board of Trustees, will join Board Chair Bonnie Stefan on a subcommittee to review allegations that Trustee Rubén Pérez violated the College’s Code of Ethics. Real full article here
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KESQ – 2/16 – College of the Desert Board adopts motion to combine plans for new Palm Springs campus
College of the Desert Board of Trustees approved a motion today to combine aspects of two separate schematic designs for the proposed Palm Springs Campus Development Project. The motion was written and proposed by current Trustee and former COD Superintendent/President Dr. Joel Kinnamon, and reads as follows: Motion that the Palm Springs schematic design dated March…
KESQ 10/26 – College of the Desert hosts annual State of the College address; update on campus expansion projects
College of the Desert focused on sharing its future growth across its campuses in its annual State of the College address, “COD Rising,” Wednesday. Superintendent/President Martha Garcia, Ed.D., shared details about some of the College’s upcoming projects, including the Palm Springs Development Project, Roadrunner Motors in Cathedral City, and the Indio campus expansion.
Desert Sun 2/22 – Palm Springs attorney: College of the Desert is violating California transparency law
The City of Palm Springs has formally expressed its concern to the College of the Desert that the college is violating a California law by discussing land use matters and campus facilities issues behind closed doors at board meetings without soliciting proper public input. An attorney representing Palm Springs on Tuesday emailed a memorandum to a…
Uken Report 7/7 – PROMISES MADE – PROMISES BROKEN SENDS UNMISTAKABLE MESSAGE VIA BILLBOARD
Promises Made – Promises Broken, a coalition of East and West Coachella Valley students and taxpayers fed up with the failures of COD leadership, have lobbed one of the first advertising salvos as the trustee race gears up for the Nov. 8 election. The group has had a billboard erected on the highly visible Dinah…