Written by Mark James Miller One hundred nine dancers, aged four through 48. Ten weeks of rehearsals. Planning that began last November. Dances from 12 regions of Mexico. Thirteen dances altogether, then a grand finale. Dancers from Allan Hancock College, Santa Maria, Pioneer Valley, and Righetti High Schools. Enough energy emanating from the stage to […]

Written by PFA President Mark James Miller AI (artificial intelligence) is the phenomena of our time. When OpenAI released ChatGPT on Nov. 30, 2022, it became the fastest growing consumer application in history: One million people were using it within five days. This figure increased to 100 million in two months. As of now 12.5 […]

Written by PFA President Mark James Miller Read by PFA Executive Board Member Monique Segura “The Part-Time Faculty Association of Allan Hancock College is looking forward to the new semester, Spring 2025, which is already off to a good start.  We are pleased to share that PFA President Mark James Miller’s presentation “Preventing the Holocaust” […]

Aloha and Happy Wednesday, My name is Monique L. Segura and I would like to invite you to join the Part Time Faculty Association!  Already a member, wonderful, please share the information below with you colleagues! Some of the great things that we have bargained and advocated for on your behalf is: ·  12% across the […]

“My phone rang, and an angry voice demanded:       “Is this the correct number for Mark Miller?”       “Who is this?”       “Is this the correct number for Mark Miller?”  Louder and angrier.       “Who is this?” I repeated.        The caller would not answer, but kept repeating their question: “Is this the correct number for Mark Miller?”       And this […]