Posted by: Granger_Hamilton on 10/11/2010 10:52 AM
Updated by: Kim_Hamilton on 10/11/2010 11:27 AM
Expires: 01/01/2015 12:00 AM
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The Public is Invited to Columbia College for a YCCD Board of Trustees Candidate forum
Columbia, CA.....The public is invited to attend a candidates’ forum sponsored by the Associated Students of Columbia College (ASCC) on Friday, October 15 from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. in the Columbia College Dogwood Forum. The ASCC has invited candidates seeking election to the Yosemite Community College District (YCCD) Board of Trustees from areas 1 and 2. Area 1 candidates listed in alphabetical order are Carolyn Lott, Lynn C. Martin, Ted Morgan, and Richard York. Area 2 candidates listed in alphabetical order are Sandy Mesenhimer, Don Viss, and John Youngs.
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The forum, in addition to an ongoing voter registration drive, is part of the “Call to Action” voter awareness project coordinated by the ASCC. The format of the forum is designed to help voters make an informed decision on Election Day with audience members hearing a 2-minute personal statement from each candidate as well answers to pre-selected and audience questions.
The Yosemite Community College District includes two comprehensive two-year colleges, Columbia College and Modesto Junior College as well as a Central Services Unit. The District covers a 4,500 square mile area, serves a population of over 550,000, and encompasses all of two counties (Stanislaus and Tuolumne) and parts of four others (Calaveras, Merced, San Joaquin, and Santa Clara). The YCCD Board of Trustees consists of seven (7) elected members and, once elected, shall serve a four (4) year term in office.
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