7 Quotes by Doug Garrison

Hit television show American Idol is the perfect example of this. Thousands of hopefuls sing their heart out (sometimes very badly) for a shot at the brass ring of fame. Now, it looks like all you have to do is log on to eBay and make a bid.

We are adding parking and a signal at the south entrance of the campus, but as we've seen with the new Kenilworth Junior High School, increased traffic will have an impact. Fortunately, unlike Kenilworth students, our students will not all be arriving and departing at the same time. And we'll be encouraging everyone to take mass transit and carpool.

When we surveyed students about their interests and needs, they expressed a lot of support for the upcoming changes, but the educational climate we have is very important to them. We absolutely need to retain our commitment to providing a small-college experience. I don't pretend to say this won't be challenging, though.

Substantial interest already has been expressed, both from Petaluma firms and some outside the area.

This is a monumental step for Santa Rosa Junior College, because it is a direct statement that it is changing from a one-campus to a two-campus college.

It will be a process. The heart and soul of our college is our faculty, and we've already found a quite a few faculty who say they are interested in coming here.

I'm genuinely excited about what we'll be able to do to better serve the community. At the same time, I feel a healthy dose of humility, because while working on this project we've become increasingly aware of the complexities involved.