Jeff Gordon

Student

“The AS should be your best friend at SMC—because we’re students too, and we’re your resources. If you’ve got a problem, it’s our job to provide solutions.”

“Yep, I’m the AS President…, or I was, the last time I checked,” says Jeff Gordon with a laugh. “And it’s been a very busy time for us with all the Measure U work we’re doing. We’ve poured a lot of our financial resources into the campaign, as well as having students work the phone bank, walk the precincts, and register citizens to vote,” says Jeff. “You can easily pick the buildings on the campus that need to be replaced, and you hope that they’ll soon look like our amazing Science Complex,” he says. “We already are a world-class college. And when Measure U passes,” he adds with confidence, “we’re going to look like a world-class college as well.” [Ed. Note: Measure U passed successfully!]

But quite aside from the appearance of SMC and all of the upgrades going on, Jeff points to one single element of SMC life that is the College’s greatest resource. “It’s really just the faculty here and the intense experiences you have working with them in small classrooms,” says Jeff. “You know who your teachers are, they know you, and they’re very accessible to meet with personally during their office hours.”

Readying for transfer to CSUN or UCLA to further study broadcasting, Jeff reports that “Frank Dawson has been an excellent broadcasting teacher for me. And he’s like so many others at SMC: They’ve worked in their professional fields and are very generous in sharing their experience with students.” But “sharing” also has another meaning in Jeff’s SMC lexicon. “Getting involved in student clubs or government is so important,” he says. “You get to really know your surroundings and share with other students. And then, suddenly, you’ll see your GPA just starting to rise….”

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