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Roesch defends Chopra, rips Sun in rare interview

Roesch defends Chopra, rips Sun in rare interview

Southwestern College's Governing Board is working together to fix the school's problems, including strategies to get the college off of probation, said trustee Dr. Jean Roesch in a rare sit down interview in her Coronado home. Full story

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  • Committees to attack probation

    Southwestern College leaders have pledged to throw time, energy and money at the 10 sanctions that led to the campus to be placed on probation.

    A pyramid of committees, subcommittees and task forces are looking into the areas deemed deficient by the state’s accrediting commission last month.

  • Roesch defends Chopra, rips Sun in rare interview

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    Southwestern College’s Governing Board is working together to fix the school’s problems, including strategies to get the college off of probation, said trustee Dr. Jean Roesch in a rare sit down interview in her Coronado home.

  • SDSU rejects transfers

    It is getting hard to find a slot at SDSU and community colleges across the region are calling for a more trans­parent enrollment process at the state’s most impacted university.

  • Outstanding faculty, retirees honored by peers

    Southwestern College faculty met together for a glamorous night to recognize colleagues who have excelled in their profession.

  • ‘Jimmy J’ packs it in, Tradewinds Café looking for new management

    College adminstration evicts operator for non-payment after 10 years in business on campus

    James “Jimmy J” Jansen and his Tradewinds Café have been blown away by a plan to remake a pair of college eateries.

  • Aguilar calls reception ‘inappropriate’

    Southwestern College’s multi-part unveiling of the new corner lot devel­opment has also exposed new levels of tension among governing board members.

  • ASO urges administration, faculty cooperation

    Student government shys away from “No Confidence” vote on Chopra, urges an end to “bickering” that thwards accreditation progress.

  • Chopra receives board’s vote of confidence

    Only three months after receiving a resounding “F” from faculty, Southwest­ern College Superintendent Dr. Raj K. Chopra received a “full confidence” vote from a majority of the college’s governing board after a four-month performance evaluation.

  • Filner investigates veterans bill glitches

    VA visits to look into delays causing hardships for Southwestern military veterans

    Southwestern College received a visit from Veterans Administration officials after a congressman complained that South County vets were having too many problems attending school under the Post 9/11 G.I. Bill.

  • Research department reshuffled

    Southwestern College has gone full circle on an administrative position that heads its grants and research department, an area that was deemed inadequate by the accreditation team that placed the college on probation earlier this year.