Pam Jones

Office: 18-115
Phone: (650) 306-3154
E-mail: jonesp@smccd.edu
Website: none

Biographical Sketch

Pam Jones has been teaching in the Radiologic Technology Program since the late 1970s but it wasn't until fall 2005 that the college finally removed the word "adjunct" from her title. Jones began substitute teaching at Cañada before she became an adjunct in 1988, teaching spring, summer, and fall semesters.

"I love teaching and I love the community college concept. The mix of vocational and academic programs offered by community colleges meets the immediate needs of people. Students can choose to pursue an education to better their job skills or they can go on to earn a bachelor's degree."

Jones first became interested in the allied health professions as a freshman in high school. "It was practical. I reasoned that people will always be sick so I would always have a job."

Her friends and family tried to convince her to go into teaching but Jones said she was never interested in teaching younger students. She did some substituting at Cañada in the mid-70s and became hooked. "It's easy to feel good about the work we do at the college."