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Home > Student Services > Welcome to Gavilan College STEM > General Ed for STEM

General Ed for STEM

Attention STEM Students!!

Would you like to get a general education requirement met that also educates you about STEM related issues? We are broadening general education offerings that have a STEM theme. The following general education classes are available with a focus on STEM.

Humanities 3: Intro to Cinematic Arts, Film and Television

Instructor: Grant Richards, Offered in the Fall Semester

This class fulfills the humanities requirement for the General Ed. Associates degree (C-2.Films will have a math and science focus, and include Stand and Deliver, Moneyball, Ex Machina, The Martian, Hidden Figures and Arrival. For more information, please contact Grant Richards at grichards@gavilan.edu.

English 1A: Composition and Reading - Instructor: Jessica Gatewood, offered in Fall and Spring

This class will develop your writing and reading skills for science based material. Explore the ethics and impacts of innovations such as stem-cell research, genetic therapies and GMO’s, learn how to read biological texts and write essays that cover TEM-based topics. May be taken in conjunction with or prior to Biology 1 – Cell and Molecular Biology, which also has a large research paper component.

For more information, please contact Jessica Gatewood at jgatewood@gavilan.edu or Rey Morales at rmorales@gavilan.edu.

English 1C: Critical Reasoning and Writing - Instructor: Glenda Mora, offered for the first time in Spring of 2019

This course will develop critical thinking, reading, and writing skills beyond the level achieved in English 1A in analyzing the ethical, societal and political ramifications of innovations in the areas of science, technology and engineering. The emphasis is on research and fact based writing in critical analysis of arguments and the development of the ability to integrate the principles of critical thinking into essay writing.

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STEM Center Hours and Location


  • Fall 2024
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    9:00 AM to 5:00 PM

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    10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
  • Location: MA 102

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    STEM IV Activity Director
    mdresch@gavilan.edu

  • David Argudo (bilingual)
    STEM IV Activity Director
    dargudo@gavilan.edu

  • Vania Parakati
    STEM Counselor
    vparakati@gavilan.edu
    Book STEM counseling appointment

  • Elizabeth Flores (bilingual)
    STEM/MESA Counselor
    eflores@gavilan.edu
    Book STEM counseling appointment 

  • Marissa Herrera
    STEM/MESA Support (Lending Library)
    408-846-4968
    mherrera@gavilan.edu

  • Marysol Alvarez (bilingual)
    STEM Instructional Program Specialist
    malvarez@gavilan.edu
  • STEM Center
    408-430-2686 (Google Voice)
  • Anthony Mendoza (bilingual)
    Math Instructional Program Specialist
    amendoza@gavilan.edu
  • Rachel Nguyen
    STEM Career and Academic Program Specialist
    rnguyen@gavilan.edu
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    MESA Director
    malvarez@gavilan.edu
  • Patrick Yuh
    Natural Sciences/STEM Department Chair
    pyuh@gavilan.edu
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    Dean of Natural Sciences/STEM
    jnari@gavilan.edu


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