{"id":3848,"date":"2012-09-27T01:27:34","date_gmt":"2012-09-27T08:27:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sjcctimes.com\/?p=3848"},"modified":"2012-11-11T23:57:33","modified_gmt":"2012-11-12T07:57:33","slug":"new-dean-sets-goals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sjcctimes.com\/es\/3848\/campus-life\/new-dean-sets-goals\/","title":{"rendered":"New dean sets goals"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Lynn Nguyen \/ TIMES STAFF<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Interim Dean of Humanities and Social Sciences Jesus Covarrubias works in his office on Sept. 18.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Jesus Covarrubias is now the new dean of Humanities and Social Science Division at San Jose City College.<\/p>\n

His father dropped out in sixth grade, and his mother in eighth. Covarrubias and his three siblings are the first generation in his family to make it to graduate school.<\/p>\n

You know, being a first generation student, you don\u2019t have a family member you can turn to ask questions about school,\u201d Covarrubias said. \u201cSometimes you have to figure out things on your own.\u201d<\/p>\n

He said he always felt a calling to help students, especially those who historically have not always had access to opportunities.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I was growing up, I went to a school where the expectations were often lowered,\u201d Covarrubias said. \u201cI don\u2019t consider myself a genius or anything. I was able to succeed academically with teachers, raising the expectations for me and providing support along the way.\u201d<\/p>\n

After receiving Bachelor of Arts degrees in Chicano Studies and Music, and a minor in Education at University of California, Berkeley, he began teaching at an elementary school. Three years later, he received a master\u2019s degree in Education and a teaching credential from Stanford University.<\/p>\n

He began teaching Ethnic Studies and Mexican American Studies at San Jose City College in 1997.<\/p>\n

\u201cHis class was an eye opener to me,\u201d said Klayre Guzman, 20, chemistry major. \u201cIt taught me a lot about my own Mexican background history that I did not know before.\u201d<\/p>\n

In 2008 he received an \u201cOutstanding Faculty Adviser\u201d award for his work as an advisor at M.E.Ch.A, a student organization for Hispanic students.<\/p>\n

One of Covarrubias\u2019 former students, Juan Gamboa, said, \u201cI remember the first day of class, he could start up by telling his personal stories about he growing up in Silicon Valley going from a sense of hopelessness to a sense of hopefulness.\u201d<\/p>\n

Gamboa is a Chicanos Studies instructor at SJCC. He regularly visits his professor who is now his colleague.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe is still my mentor,\u201d Gamboa said. \u201cA real teacher doesn\u2019t stop being a teacher at the end of the semester. A real teacher can be a mentor not only inside but outside of the class.\u201d<\/p>\n

When not behind the desk working in his office, you can find Covarrubias singing and playing music at local bars. He is well known in the community as a talented musician.<\/p>\n

He continues to pursue his passion for music with his current band, The Niteliters. He said he has directed the music for several musicals, including Victor Villase\u00f1or\u2019s “Rain of Gold.”<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the academic world, you use a lot of analytical and critical skills,\u201d Covarrubias said. \u201cMusic is for the creative side of my brain.\u201d<\/p>\n

After the retirement of Patrick Gester, the former dean of Humanities and Social Science Division in July, Covarrubias applied for the interim dean position and was accepted. His position is effective from Aug. 21 to the end of the semester.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs an interim dean, I have been taken\u00a0out of the classrooms,\u201d Covarrubias said. \u201cI have a mixed feeling about this because I really love the classes, but I also feel like I can contribute another way to help out students. … I can support the faculty in the division and help the faculty serve the students better in terms of accessing to classes and so forth.\u201d<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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