Welcome back fellow students. Fall is here and with that comes cooler weather, pumpkin spice everything, scarves, boots and of course the dreaded college application process. If this is your last year at Yuba then the most important question in your life is where are you going … [Read more...] about Transferring Your Life Away
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The Seven Deadly College Sins
As we wrap up week four, a quarter of the semester will now be behind us. It is easy to see how quickly grades can get away from us. I sat down with professors and counselors to determine the top seven mistakes students have already made and what they can do to get back on … [Read more...] about The Seven Deadly College Sins
Reflections of a retiring dean
Yuba College is losing a dean. Walter Masuda, Dean of Arts, Humanities and Education, is retiring on June 30, after five years at the college. After retiring, he wants to teach English part time, do independent film production and conduct workshops for teachers to help them … [Read more...] about Reflections of a retiring dean
Educating students in English classes
Mary Rowntree teaches English in a way that helps all the students in her classes. Rowntree is a part-time instructor at Yuba College, though one day she would like to teach at the college full time. She started teaching at Yuba in the Fall 2010 semester, starting with one … [Read more...] about Educating students in English classes
“A Full-Time Professor”
Coming to a theater arts department near you! Yuba College will have a full-time Theater Arts professor by the Fall 2015 semester, according to the college’s Chief Human Resources Officer, Dr. Jacques Whitfield. This is good news because it will have been a little over … [Read more...] about “A Full-Time Professor”