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UKIAH, Calif. – On Wednesday, May 1, the Mendocino College Board of Trustees unanimously approved hiring Cary Templeton as dean of Student Services at Mendocino College.
Templeton comes from Lassen College, where he served as dean of students since 2006.
Prior to Lassen he spent 20 years at Fresno Pacific as their dean of Enrollment Services.
He received his master’s degree from Fresno Pacific in educational administration with an emphasis on learning theory. His entire career has been spent in the student services area.
“Cary believes deeply in helping students succeed in their educational endeavors, and that community colleges are a critical component in ensuring that success. We couldn’t be happier to add someone of Cary’s caliber to the Mendocino College Team,” said Superintendent/President Arturo Reyes.
Templeton attended and participated in all of the 2011 Student Success Taskforce statewide meetings.
The task force made multiple recommendations to ensure student success within the community college system.
Now the real work begins which includes implementing those recommendations at all California community colleges.
Raised in the Redding/Shasta Lake area, the new dean loves being near the water and is a boat aficionado.
When asked about Mendocino College, he enthusiastically replied, “I am excited to be at Mendocino College and have received a very warm welcome from everyone at the college.”
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LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Lake County First 5 Commission will hold its next regular meeting on Wednesday, May 22.
The meeting will begin at 2:30 p.m. in the Lake County Office of Education’s Kesey Room, 1152 S. Main St. in Lakeport.
Commissioners will hold three public hearings – on the long-range financial plan, approval of the fiscal year 2013-14 annual budget and the First 5 California 2011-12 annual report.
They also will will adoption a resolution proclaiming 2013 as “The Year of the Child.”
Shelly Mascari will present the Lake County Childcare Planning Council Strategic Plan.
During the meeting the commission also will receive committee updates, commissioner reports and the executive director’s report, and take public comment.
For more information contact First 5 Lake County, telephone 707-263-6169 or online at www.firstfivelake.org .
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UKIAH, Calif. – Mendocino College is proud to announce that Donald McMullen, a Mendocino College alumnus, will be the 2013 commencement speaker.
The ceremony will be held on Friday, May 24, at 6 p.m. at Mendocino College, 1000 Hensley Creek Road, Ukiah in the gymnasium.
Mendocino College will honor 260 students with degrees and certificates.
Approximately 170 graduates will participate in the commencement ceremony along with approximately 50 full-time professors, elected board members and college administrators.
McMullen, a Ukiah native, graduated from Ukiah High School in 1993 and Mendocino College in 1996.
He went on to earn a bachelor’s degree in business administration from California State University, Chico, where he graduated cum laude.
McMullen holds a master’s degree in business administration from California State University, Sacramento and a juris doctorate from University of Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, graduating with distinction.
His professional and legal honors include: Law Review co-editor, McGeorge School of Law, Articles and Symposium; Law Review member, McGeorge School of Law; Graduate, University of Salzburg (Austria), International Legal Studies, Fundamental Rights in Europe and the United States, as presented by United States Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy; judicial intern, Third District Court of Appeals, Sacramento, Justice George Nicholson.
He returned home in 2002 and set up his legal practice as an associate at the Law Office of Duncan James.
An active member of the community, McMullen belongs to the Ukiah Men’s Golf Club, Ukiah Host Lion’s Club, he is a former board member on the Ukiah Valley Cultural and Recreational Center (Alex Rorabaugh Center), Member of Mendocino County Search and Rescue Team, and a Director on the Mendocino College Foundation Board.
In his spare time, McMullen and wife Kerry are busy raising two young daughters, Abby, age 3, and Presley, 10 months.
A reception for graduates, family and friends will immediately follow the graduation ceremony.
For more information about graduation at Mendocino College, please contact Admissions and Records at 707-468-3103.
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HIDDEN VALLEY LAKE, Calif. – A fundraiser event for Lake County International Charter School that was set to take place later this week has been rescheduled.
The “Live and Give” fundraiser has been moved to Saturday, Oct. 5, organizers reported.
The rescheduling was necessary because construction is planned at the Hidden Valley Community Center.