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9/25/2006 • Issue #113News | Movers & Shakers | Campus
Calendar | Welcome & Farewell |
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Award sponsors Fahad al-Balushi to teach Arabic language, culture BCC has been named one of the first two community colleges ever to participate in the U.S. Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant Program. The Fulbright award has brought Fahad al-Balushi, an English instructor from Oman, to BCC to teach courses in Arabic language and culture during the 2006-07 school year. A graduate of Sultan Qaboos University, Fahad is the fourth international scholar to be placed at BCC by one of the various Fulbright programs and BCC's fifth international scholar-in-residence overall. In addition to teaching, Fahad also will study information technology and international relations at BCC, to further his goal of earning a master’s degree and research in applied linguistics and eventually becoming a professor of English at an Omani University. The international scholar-in-residence program is sponsored by the BCC Center for Liberal Arts. The other community college selected for the Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant Program is Quincy College in Quincy, Mass. |
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BCC and Shoreline Community College are sharing a three-year grant of $227,000 from the Amgen Foundation to implement the Amgen Bruce Wallace Biotechnology Laboratory Program in the Bellevue, Shoreline and Seattle school districts. The program enables teachers to cover recombinant DNA technology in their science classes and provides faculty training, equipment and curriculum at no cost to the schools. BCC and Shoreline will train high school and middle school teachers in the three districts on how to present the biotechnology curriculum. BCC Chemistry Instructor Chris Shelley is overall manager for the project.
Using skills and strategies learned in class, student entrepreneurs at BCC are tapping the campus craving for coffee to fund third-world humanitarian and environmental projects and create new opportunities to learn about international sustainable commerce. Members of the International Business Exploration Club opened the Pura Vida Café Sept. 18 in the lobby of the N Building, selling a large menu of coffee drinks made solely with Pura Vida Coffee, along with teas and muffins. Seattle-based Pura Vida supplies coffee made exclusively with organically grown beans that are cultivated in forest shade by farmers who are paid a living wage. The firm reinvests its profits in third-world activities to improve the lives of the coffee farmers and their families and protect the environment in coffee-growing regions. Pura Vida Café sales will help to:
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 Chris Jones, a member of the International Business Exploration Club (IBEC), makes friends with Guatemalan children on the IBEC and Latin American Culture Club's trip to Central America with Pura Vida Coffee last August. Guatemala is one of the regions from which Pura Vida, now being sold by IBEC at a coffee stand in the N Building Lobby, gets its coffee beans. |
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Latin American Culture clubs traveled with Pura Vida and BCC staff members to the Guatemala coffee region, where they experienced the realities of life for third-world coffee farmers and the saw the good that Pura Vida does through such activities as building schools, starting food kitchens and helping girls get an education beyond the fifth grade, which in Guatemala has traditionally been the stopping point for girls.
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Minority Access, Inc., a private, nonprofit organization that promotes diversity in education, government and business, has named Bellevue Community College one of the “Nation’s Leading Colleges and Universities Committed to Diversity.” With a mission to “honor and publicize inspirational role models,” Minority Access expressed its desire that the designation bestowed on BCC and 18 others colleges and universities “encourage others to emulate and thereby increase the pool of talent from diverse constituencies.”
BCC was one of only five community colleges among the honorees. The others were Maricopa Community College (Ariz.), Brevard Community College (Fla.), Bristol Community College (Mass.) and the Houston Community College System.
The awards were presented at Minority Access’ “National Role Models Conference” Sept. 18 in Las Vegas, where Institutional Advancement Vice President Gaynor Hills represented BCC to accept the award.
One year ago this month BCC won the Charles Kennedy Equity Award from the Association of Community College Trustees.
BCC faculty voted unanimously Sept. 11 to accept the successor agreement for the 2005-2007 faculty contract. Highlights in the agreement are intellectual property rights for faculty, pay raises for all faculty, electronic privacy rights and several memoranda of agreement. Faculty also voted that day to oppose the state-mandated common course numbering plan, which requires all community colleges to use the same numbers for similar courses. Executive Dean Ron Leatherbarrow and Astronomy Instructor Art Goss, who heads the Curriculum Advisory Committee, will present significant concerns about the program to the executive committee of the Washington Association of Community and Technical Colleges this week. Art has set up a Q&A web site about the program at http://scidiv.bcc.ctc.edu/ag/ccn, and a discussion board at https://go.mybcc.net/sites/bcc_ccn/Lists/Common%20Course%20Numbering%20at%20BCC/AllItems.aspx.
BCC’s student recruitment programs accelerated over the summer thanks to Interim Dean of Student Services Tom Pritchard, Interim Recruiter Trina Ballard and Marketing Director Bart Becker. In July, August and September, Trina and a number of staff volunteers made the BCC advantages known to participants at Soulfest multicultural fair, the EndFest music festival, Verizon and United Parcel Service job fairs, and a gathering of more than 100 high school counselors at Seattle Pacific University. These efforts were supported by a direct-mail letter to recent high school graduates. More such activities are scheduled over the next two months, including participation in high school college fairs and a booth at Issaquah Salmon Days on Oct. 7-8. To help out and have some fun, contact Trina at tballard@bcc.ctc.edu or X2283.
Bart Becker, meanwhile, ramped up the “Become Exceptional” recruitment advertising campaign in August with radio ads on KUBE and 107.7 The End (the favorite stations of BCC’s full-time transfer students), Spanish-language Radio Sol and Russian-language Radio Continent, and underwriting announcements on community radio stations KBCS and KEXP. Print ads appeared in the King County Journal, The Stranger and the Seattle Weekly, as well as weekly papers in surrounding communities, The Seattle Medium, Russian Reklama, La Raza, The Jewish Transcript, Eastside Business Journal and Seattle’s Child and Colors Northwest magazines.”Become Exceptional” posters were placed in coffee shops and other local gathering places. Radio ads ran for the Business Intelligence program, and Metro buses carried interior signs promoting Life Science Informatics. If you would like to discuss brochures, ads or other marketing ideas for your program, or have additional ideas for promoting BCC, please contact Bart at bbecker@bcc.ctc.edu or X2810.
The state Higher Education Coordinating Board (HEC Board) voted in July to approve bachelor’s degree programs at BCC and three other Washington community colleges. Already approved by the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges, the programs now await final approval from the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities accrediting agency. BCC’s new baccalaureate program, leading to a Bachelor of Applied Science in Radiation and Imaging Sciences, is expected to be launched in Fall Quarter 2007.
Other community college bachelor’s degrees approved by the HEC Board include a Bachelor of Applied Science in Applied Management at Peninsula College; a Bachelor of Science in Nursing at Olympic College; and a Bachelor of Applied Science in Hospitality Management at South Seattle Community College.
The August issue of Creating Opportunities, the on-line magazine published by the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges, is available now at http://www.sbctc.ctc.edu/Publications/COMag/2006August/default.asp . This edition focuses on the role of the state's two-year colleges in providing education and training opportunities for WorkFirst parents. It also includes the regular "College News" feature, highlighting media coverage of colleges around the college system.
BCC’s community radio station, KBCS-FM 93.1, and the Seattle-based nonprofit organization Reclaim the Media hosted the founding summit of the NW Community Radio Network in Seattle Sept.15-17. With funding from the Threshold Foundation, the two organizations brought together representatives of community radio from Alaska to southern Oregon to create a regional network for sharing content and skills and do joint media democracy campaigns. KBCS general manager Steve Ramsey discussed the concept in an Aug. 17 Seattle P-I article entitled, “On Radio: What to do with all those shows?” To read the article, go to: http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/tv/281444_radiobeat17.html. KBCS volunteers and staff also played a leadership role when they traveled to Woodburn, Ore., in August to join Prometheus Radio Project and PCUN (Pineros y Campesinos Unidos del Noroeste) in building the Northwest's newest community radio station, KPCN.
But KBCS needs your support to remain a leader in community radio. They have extended a warm invitation to everyone on campus to join in their success by volunteering to answer phones at their studios in House 5 during the KBCS Fall Membership Drive, Oct. 5 - 14. If you can help, please contact Sarah Gustavus at X2439 or sgustavu@bcc.ctc.edu. Sarah promises free food and a chance to visit with community members and station volunteers.
If you’re not able to help answer phones, your membership contributions to KBCS are also welcome. Click here -- http://kbcs.fm/site/PageServer?pagename=pledgenow – to make a donation on their secure web site now. KBCS is entirely listener supported and relies on a growing group of community members to support station operations.
You can also help KBCS by filling out their online survey about your listening preferences at http://kbcs.fm/site/Survey?SURVEY_ID=1860&ACTION_REQUIRED=URI_ACTION_USER_REQUESTS.
“It’s Your City,” a TV program produced for the City of Bellevue by students in BCC’s Advanced Track Video Production certificate program, has won first place in the “Magazine Format Series” category at the National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors Government Programming Awards in Florida in August. The Advanced Track class was taught by Instructor David Bruckner, who himself is a graduate of the Advanced Track program. Advanced Track provides on-the-job training in video production. Students participate as producers or crew for BCC Television Services productions and receive experience in all aspects of video production, from project design to production and post-production. The same team also won an Honorable Mention for a public awareness program they produced for the Cascade Water Alliance.
BCC athletics has restarted its men's and women's golf program and will field teams in Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges (NWAACC) competition this fall. Kirk Johanson, an assistant pro at Glendale Golf and Country Club, will coach the men’s team, assisted by Glendale head pro Scott Williams. Johanson played golf for BCC in the early 1990s before the program was dropped. Johansen noted in a July 27 Seattle Times article (available at: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/golf/2003154907_localgolf27.html) that finding women players is a recruiting priority.
Bellevue Entrepreneur Center has bestowed its “Service Award to Founding Partners” on BCC in recognition of the college’s support and dedication to the Center and the support it provides to Eastside entrepreneurs, especially to women- and minority-owned businesses. The award was presented by BCC Business Administration Instructor Frank Hastat, in his role as vice president of the Center’s executive board; Jeff Johnson Continuing Education director of computer programs, accepted on behalf of BCC.
It has been a rewarding summer for the Washington Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at BCC. Three clients achieved special recognition for their success:
| ● | One client -- Media Logic, Inc. -- was named the US Small Business Administration - Minority Small Business of the Year for Region X, which includes Washington, Oregon, Alaska, Idaho and Montana. | |
| ● | Another client (who has not given permission to be named here) has been listed on the Inc Magazine 2006 “Inc 500” Fastest Growing Private Businesses in the US. Their annual revenues went from zero to over $10 million in only five years. |
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| ● | A former client (who also has not given permission to be named) was a finalist for the Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year regional award this year, with revenues having increased from from zero to $50 million in severn years. |
In addition, a consulting methodology used by BCC’s SBDC has now been adopted by its 24 sister centers in Washington. Corey Hansen, director of BCC’s center, recently introduced this new consulting methodology at a national SBDC conference as a model for other centers.
BCC Rotaract has become a certifying organization for the President’s Volunteer Service Award, a national program recognizing sustained commitment to volunteer service. Rotaract will verify service hours, nominate potential recipients and deliver the award. Rotaract leaders hope to help BCC groups receive these awards for their valuable volunteer service. Rotaract Clubs are part of a global effort to bring peace and international understanding to the world. For more information, contact student Jacob Peltier at asgenvir@bcc.ctc.edu or X5089
BCC enjoyed visits from two groups of Japanese students this summer.
Fifty-one students from Tezukayama Jr. High School in Nara, Japan, came to BCC Aug. 10 for a one-week program to study English and experience American culture. The visit was a joint project of International Student Programs (ISP) and the English Language Institute (ELI). ESL classes were taught by ELI Instructors Shannon King, Nance Koike, Kristi Middleton and Mark Paulson. The students also took classes in line-dancing (taught by Continuing Education instructor Tina Semeling), computers, music and card-making, and took a bus tour of Seattle. Because Japanese students enjoy shopping in the US, one of the first ESL classes focused on survival English for shopping, which they practiced on a field trip to Bellevue Square. This was the third consecutive summer that ISP and ELI have hosted this program.
In another visit arranged by ISP and ELI, 19 young women from Bunka Women’s University in Tokyo spent three weeks at BCC this summer living in local homes and studying English and American culture. The students were on campus daily from Aug. 28 to Sept. 15. BCC has had a sister-college relationship since 2000 with Bunka Women’s University, which is a leading research institution in fashion science, crafts and design, and environmental design. Last year the relationship expanded to include all of Bunka Gakuen—an umbrella organization that includes Bunka Women’s University, Bunka Fashion College and the Bunka Institute of Language.
Be courageous. Share your thoughts on race, racism and whiteness
Courageous Conversations on Race, Racism and Whiteness continue this fall with five groups for faculty and staff to choose from to accommodate everyone's schedule. Courageous Conversations are at the heart of BCC’s pluralism efforts and are important in building and strengthening our community. Come to one of the following groups, learn, and help others understand your views.
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Mondays |
1:30—2:30 |
R208 |
Facilitators: Sue Cox Akemi Matsumoto |
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Tuesdays |
12:30--1:30 |
R206
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Facilitators: Ed Biggers Jesus Mora-Herrera |
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7:15 a.m.-8:30 a.m. |
C120A
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Facilitators: Jim Bennett Juan Ulloa |
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9:30-10:20 (Note ending time due to classes) |
B242 |
Facilitators: Humaira Jackson Matt Groshong |
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12:30—1:30 |
R206 |
Facilitators: Amy MacNeill Kazal Ram |
This year’s Hands-On Democracy programming will focus on issues of war and peace to complement study of The Things They Carried, a story of soldiers in Vietnam and this year’s BCC Reads selection. All faculty, staff and students are welcome.
Hands-On Democracy is a joint program of the Campus Activity Board, Library Media Center and Center for Liberal Arts. If you have questions or ideas for topics or programs for Hands-On Democracy, please contact Diane Douglas at X2550 or ddouglas@bcc.ctc.edu.
With their first-ever summer production a major success, the BCC Drama Department now turns to two fall productions: Lonely Planet, by local play-wright Steven Dietz, in which a cast of two young men portrays friends living with AIDS and its |
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| deadly results; and Come Back | Scenes from the BCC Drama Department's summer musical production, Working |
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| to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean, in which James Dean fans meet up on the anniversary of his death and mull over their past, revealing the truth behind their complicated lives. Both shows will be presented in the Stop Gap Theatre, with “Jimmy Dean” performances on Nov. 3, 4, 11 and 12, “Lonely Planet” performances on Nov. 9, 10, 16, 18. | ||
Watch your email for information on these upcoming events and opportunities sponsored by the BCC Foundation.
| ● | On Wednesday, Oct. 11, the Foundation will present its third annual FoundationFEST, a time to come together for fun and food and thanks from the Foundation for the support of the campus community. All are welcome, and it’s FREE. |
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| ● | BCC Foundation Mini-Grants – which fund projects, resources and professional development to improve and expand BCC’s programs – will be offered again this year. Watch for the opening of the first round of applications in October |
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| ● | Tell your students: Applications for Foundation scholarships will become available in next few weeks. The scholarships will provide support for the Winter and Spring Quarters of 2007. |
For further information, please contact Kara Talbott at ktalbott@bcc.ctc.edu or X3061.
Everyone is invited to the TRiO academic awards reception on Thursday, Oct. 19, from 3 to 4 p.m. in room N201. TRiO students will be honored for their academic achievements during the Spring and Summer Quarters. The TRiO Student Support Services program provides a number of services to first-generation students with limited income or disabilities: study skills development, tutoring, and academic and personal advising. For more information, please contact Mary Chambers at mchamber@bcc.ctc.edu or X2218.
Internationally renowned musician Li Ma, master of the Chinese guzheng (a zither with a tradition reaching back 2,500 years), will perform at Carlson Theatre Friday, Oct. 20, in a 7:30 p.m. concert sponsored by the International Student Association and the Campus Activity Board. Li Ma is one of China’s top young musicians and has performed throughout China and the U.S., including an appearance at Carnegie Hall. A sample of her playing is available on-line at http://www.chineseguzheng.net/6.html. The concert is free, but due to the limited capacity of Carlson Theatre tickets, which are available at the Student Business Center, room C105, will be required.
Tell your students: On Nov. 7 a major career conference called “Connect to Your Future” will present a full schedule of industry and education speakers -- on panels, in break-out sessions and at information booths -- to interact with and inspire students about careers in science, math, technology and business. The keynote speaker will be former astronaut Dr. Bonnie Dunbar, now president of the Museum of Flight. The conference is co-sponsored by BCC, The Boeing Company and the Northeast Tech Prep Consortium. In 2004 this biennial conference drew 1,600 students from BCC, other community colleges and local high schools. More information is available on-line at http://www.bcc.ctc.edu/connectyourfuture.
| ● | Sept. 27 | Open meeting of GLBT@BCC: a gay/straight alliance. 12:30-1:30 p.m., C-120 |
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Compassionate Listening Workshop. 2 - 5 p.m., N-201 |
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"The Evangelical Phenomenon: What Is It? How Should the Rest of Us Respond?" 10:3 0 -11:30 a.m., N-201 |
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KBCS-FM Fall Membership Drive |
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Film Screening and Discussion - First Battle: The Battle for Equality in Wartime Hawaii, 7 - 9 p.m., Carlson Theatre |
| ● | Oct. 11 |
FoundationFEST luncheon, Cafeteria, free |
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College Issues Day for faculty and staff |
| ● | Oct. 17 |
Film Screening and Discussion: "The Fog of War," 3:30 - 6:00 p.m., R-102 |
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TRiO academic awards reception, 3 - 4 p.m. N201 |
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Chinese guzheng concert with Li Ma, 7:30 p.m., Carlson Theatre. Free, but ticket required (available in C150) |
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Faculty Professional Development Day |
| ● | Nov. 7 |
Connect to Your Future Student Career Conference, various campus locations, 8:30 a.m. – 2:20 p.m. |
| ● | Nov. 3, 4, 11, 14 | Theatre production: Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean, Stop Gap Theatre |
| ● | Nov. 9, 10, 16, 18 | Theatre production: Lonely Planet, Stop Gap Theatre |
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Staff Professional Development Day |
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Auditions for “Rocky Horror Show" |
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Thanksgiving Holiday |
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Final exams |
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Fall Quarter ends |
| ● | Sean Allen, Writing Lab faculty, has earned a Master of Education degree from Seattle University. Sean graduated in June from the SU College of Education "Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages" program. |
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Adele Becker, retired director of Continuing Education’s Work-Related Programs, has received the Project Management Association’s Lifetime Achievement Award. |
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| ● | Business Management Instructor Andrew Johnson spent six weeks this summer conducting research and traveling in China. Andrew met with Chinese business leaders, university officials and community and government leaders – and took some time to go river rafting in Tibet and participate in building a temple in Lhasa City. |
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| ● | Sarah Lee, secretary-lead for the Health Sciences, Education and Wellness Institute, will be on stage in October as a member of the chorus in four performances of “Madame Butterfly.” Staged by Lyric Opera Northwest, the opera will be performed at Meydenbauer Center in Bellevue on Friday, Oct. 6 (8 p.m.), Saturday, Oct. 7 (2 and 8 p.m.), and Sunday, Oct. 8 (2 p.m.). Tickets, at $40 ($35 for students and seniors), are available online at www.TicketWindowOnline.com or by phone at (206) 325-6500. Sarah studies classical and frequently sings in bands and in church. |
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| ● | You might say it was an up and down summer for World Languages Instructor Rick Mangan. On Sept. 1 Rick led a skydiving team in an aerial “Para-Batics” performance in honor of the veterans of the 95th U.S. Bomb Group at their annual reunion in Portland. The 95th Bomb Group flew the first bombing raid over Berlin in March of 1944 – a mission on which Rick’s uncle was killed in action. At a luncheon after the jump Rick gave a short speech about the crash of his uncle’s B-17. The skydiving team comprised four jumpers, including Rick’s former teammates from the 1982-88 U.S. Parachute Teams. Rick also was recently appointed Northwest Region Safety and Training Advisor by the United States Parachute Association. |
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| ● | Bruce Riveland, dean of Continuing Education, has received the 2006 Regional Leadership Award – Northwest Region, from the National Council for Continuing Education and Training. |
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| ● | Continuing Education Telos Instructor Dr. Nancy Talley won second prize in poetry at the 2006 Annual Pacific Northwest Writers Association. Nancy has been teaching Telos classes on Shakespeare and women’s aging issues for nearly 20 years. |
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| ● | Art Instructor Linda Thomas has been selected by the Washington State Community College Consortium for Study Abroad to teach in Florence, Italy, during Spring Quarter 2007. She will teach drawing and art appreciation to community college students from Washington state. |
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| ● | Business Administration Instructor Louis Watanabe participated in the Entrepreneurs Panel in August at the annual convention of the National Association of Asian American Professionals (NAAAP). Louis was president of the local chapter of NAAAP in 1996. |
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| ● | Parent Education Instructor Judy Witmer was honored by current and former students and the City of Mercer Island at an outdoor celebration this summer, attended by more than 100 families. | ||
| ● | World Languages Instructor and Program Chair Carolyn Bilby was interviewed Sept. 14 by KIRO Radio personality Phil Vandevort about BCC’s new Arabic language program and related topics. To hear the interview, contact Bob Adams at badams@bcc.ctc.edu or X3081. | |
| ● | Center for Liberal Arts Executive Director Diane Douglas was quoted and Scholar-in-Residence Fahad al-Balushi was named in a Sept. 13 King County Journal article about BCC's recent Fulbright award. See lead Grapevine story, above, and read the Journal article at http://www.kingcountyjournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060913/NEWS/609130327. | |
| ● | Food Service Director Todd Juvrud was pictured in a Sept. 13 King County Journal photo of BCC’s BBQ and student orientation. To see the picture, go to http://www.bcc.ctc.edu/news/coverage/BBQ9-06.pdf. | |
| ● | Career and Employment Specialist Carol Forte was quoted in a Sept. 6 Mercer Island Reporter article entitled “Consider Community Colleges for career advancement.” Read the full story at http://www.bcc.ctc.edu/news/coverage/CareerAdvancement9-6-06.pdf. |
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| ● | Biology Instructor Jim Ellinger was quoted in an Aug. 19 Seattle Times story about BCC’s Summer Science Camp, which he directs. You can read the story at | |
| ● | Kristen Hatcher, program manager of Continuing Education’s ArtZones program, was quoted in an Aug. 17 Seattle Times story entitled “Arts buzz builds in Issaquah,” which covered the expansion of ArtZones programs into Issaquah. The article is available on-line at: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2003204584_issaquaharts17e.html. Kristen and Julie Griffin, program coordinator of CE’s Explore! program, both were quoted in an Aug. 23 Issaquah Press article entitled, “BCC to launch classes in Issaquah.” This story is available on-line at: http://www.bcc.ctc.edu/news/coverage/ArtInIssaquah8-06.pdf. | |
| ● | Steve Ramsey, general manager of BCC’s radio station, KBCS-FM (91.3), was quoted in an Aug. 17 Seattle Post-Intelligencearticle entitled "On Radio: What to do with all those shows?" You can read the article at: http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/tv/281444_radiobeat17.html. |
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| ● | Sandra Wallace, an instructor in Continuing Education’s Explore! program, was quoted in an Aug. 14 Seattle Times article entitled, “Boomers take up volunteer work — if it matters.” Read the article at: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2003197115_volunteer14m.html. The article was picked up by national news wires and subsequently published by the daily paper in Annapolis, Md. |
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| ● | Dennis Phillips, director of Continuing Education’s Professional Training Institute, was quoted in an article entitled, “Eastside job growth gets boost from state program,” in the August edition of the South County Business Report. To read the article, go to: http://www.bcc.ctc.edu/news/coverage/ProfTrainingInst8-06.pdf. | |
| ● | President Jean Floten was hailed as “BCC’s rock star” in a July 25 Seattle Times editorial. The praise was prompted by her receipt this summer of the John L. Blackburn Award for Exemplary Models of Administrative Leadership from the American Association of University Administrators, and an honorary Doctor of Letters degree from City University. The editorial is available online at: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/editorialsopinion/2003149391_bcced25.html. Pres. Floten also was featured in a Sept. 17 King County Journal article entitled, “Embracing success: BCC President B. Jean Floten inspires forward thinking.” That article may be found at: http://www.kingcountyjournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060917/LIFE/609170307. |
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| ● | BCC student and Library Media Center worker William Deng was featured in a July 3 Seattle Times article about his ordeal as one of the “Lost Boys” of Sudan. Read the full story at: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2003101303_lostboy03.html. |
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For more news articles about BCC, go to http://www.bcc.ctc.edu/news/coverage/. You can also read BCC's official news releases at http://www.bcc.ctc.edu/news/releases/. |
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Welcome to new BCC staff and faculty:
| ● | Gabrielle Bennett -- Program Coordinator, Student Programs | |
| ● | Linda Boyd – Early Childhood Specialist 2, Early Learning, Family and Child Care Center (ELFCC) |
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| ● | Kiyomi Damper – Program Assistant, Continuing Education Support Services |
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| ● | Agapito Fernandez – Refrigeration Mechanic, Maintenance | |
| ● | Drue Larson – Development Director, Institutional Advancement | |
| ● | Helen Lawrence – Grant Writer, Institutional Advancement | |
| ● | Gretchen Ludwig – Program Coordinator, Continuing Education Computer Programs | |
| ● | Eileen Marra – Program Assistant, Continuing Education Support Services | |
| ● | Margaret Murphy – Director, Continuing Education Work Related Programs | |
| ● | Keith Mutch – Director, Technology & Support Services |
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| ● | Nancy Padgett – Assistant Director, Financial Aid | |
| ● | Jerry Smith – Custodian 2, Custodial Services | |
| ● | Sandra Wyrick – Director, Nursing Continuing Education |
Congratulations on recent promotions or changes:
| ● | James Bennett – Vice President, Equity & Pluralism | |
| ● | Mary Kay Burke – Administrative Assistant A, International Programs | |
| ● | Ramona Decker – Secretary Lead, Health Sciences, Education and Wellness Institute | |
| ● | Thomas Demyan – Specialist V, Computing Services | |
| ● | Anthony Dodson – Specialist 4, Computing Services | |
| ● | Nora Lance – Associate Director, Student Programs | |
| ● | Jennifer Nakamuro – Administrative Assistant to the Vice President, Workforce Development | |
| ● | Shanika Russell – Program Assistant, Student Programs | |
| ● | Carol Ryckman – Administrative Service Manager, Science |
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| ● | Lisa Sisson – Fiscal Specialist 1, Computing Services | |
| ● | Sharon Smelser – Program Specialist 2, Student Services |
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| ● | Kara Talbott – Development Associate, Institutional Advancement | |
| ● | Lucinda Taylor – Executive Assistant to the President, President’s Office | |
| ● | Vanessa Von Papp – Early Childhood Specialist 3 | |
| ● | Joan Wong – Program Assistant, Science |
A fond farewell to departing BCC employees:
| ● | Adele Becker – Director, Continuing Education/Work-Related Programs | |
| ● | Linda Bennett – Faculty, English |
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| ● | Kelley Beverly – Director, Center for IT Excellence | |
| ● | Leeanne Creech – Manager, Finance | |
| ● | Randall Ehrlich – Customer Support Analyst | |
| ● | Tika Esler – Dean, Student Services | |
| ● | Agapito Fernandez – Refrigeration Mechanic, Maintenance | |
| ● | Stacey Gregersen – Program Manager, Science | |
| ● | Donna Haman – Secretary Lead, Institutional Advancement | |
| ● | Christopher James – Faculty, Business/Media | |
| ● | Cynthia Johnson – Director, Venture | |
| ● | Jennifer Jones – Program Manager, Life Science Informatics | |
| ● | John Lowdon – Director, Tech Development & Support | |
| ● | Pamela Lowry – Instructor, Science/Math | |
| ● | Joan Miller – Program Coordinator, Science | |
| ● | Angela Moffett – Coordinator, Capital Projects |
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| ● | Theresa Molloy – Program Assistant, Enrollment Services | |
| ● | Craig Niiyama – IT Specialist 2, Computing Services | |
| ● | Sigrid Olsen – Executive Assistant to the President | |
| ● | John Osmundson – Faculty, Social Science/Anthropology |
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| ● | Armand Palmero – Refrigeration Mechanic Lead, Maintenance | |
| ● | Theresa Perkins – Faculty, Nursing |
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| ● | Eva Philpot – Executive Director, NWCET | |
| ● | Stephen Raskin – Instructor, Arts & Humanities | |
| ● | James Relf – Instructor, Science/Math | |
| ● | Karen Snyder - Secretary Lead, Athletics |
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| ● | Tatana Valasek – Early Childhood Specialist 3 | |
| ● | Zachery Willhoite – IT Specialist 1 |
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| ● | Bruce Wirth – Program Director, KBCS | |
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Edna Zebelman – Director, Nursing |
| ● | Wayne Allewell, a Programming instructor in the Business Division, died of a major illness in August. Wayne joined BCC in September of 2001 as an on-campus instructor, but went to on-line teching two years ago when he moved to Massachusetts. |
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BCC College Relations
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The Grapevine employee newsletter is produced by BCC College Relations, a part of the Institutional Advancement Department. Editor: Bob Adams
