Pablo Balancio - Employee of the Month, March 2013!

Please join us in congratulating Pablo Balancio - Gavilan College's Employee of the Month for March 2013!

Pablo is a Multimedia Technician and has been with Gavilan College since 2005 becoming a permanent employee in 2007.

No matter when Pablo gets a call for assistance, whether it is to help an instructor with the AV equipment or something else, Pablo is there within minutes.  He is always willing to help and is very professional and knowledgeable.  Pablo gets pulled in many directions as one of the two multimedia support staff we have here at Gavilan and you never hear him complain. He is positive and a pleasure to work with.  It is nice knowing that Gavilan can count on him on a regular basis.

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Communication Studies program at Gavilan College wins the 2013 Model Communication Program Award

The Communication Studies program at Gavilan Community College was recently awarded the 2013 Model Communication Program Award from the Western States Communication Association at a conference in Reno, NV Feb 15-19.  Seven out of eight of the Communication Studies faculty were in attendance and showcased what makes them the Model Communication program. 

The faculty presented on four main components of their success: 

1. Being a Model in Teaching  

2. Being a Model in Service 

3. Being a Model in Creative Works and Research 

4.  Being a Model in Utilizing Resources and Marketing the Program.  

The faculty emphasized a student-centered philosophy and the importance of shared leadership.  Service Learning and CommClub were also noted as being important to the success of the department.  Currently the 5th largest academic major on campus,  the department makes it a practice to successfully model what they teach. 

The Communication Studies Program at Gavilan Community College has grown enormously, earning a stellar reputation both on-campus and in the community.

To learn more about the Communication Studies Program, visit www.gavilan.edu/comm.