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1/18/2007• Issue #115News|Off the Vine|Coming Attractions|Campus Calendar|Movers & Shakers |
Distinguished physician and world health policymaker Dr. James E. Maynard, former United Nations advisor to governments in Africa, the Middle East and Asia, has been named the inaugural Fellow in the BCC Center for Liberal Arts Fellows Program. The Fellows Program engages community scholars in fostering critical thinking and civic engagement among Bellevue Community College students. Dr. Maynard, a resident of Sammamish, will work with BCC faculty this year to develop curriculum on the history and work of the United Nations, particularly in the areas of international peace and security, economic development, the environment and human rights. He will also deliver presentations |
Dr. James Maynard |
not only to BCC students but also in the community and at regional high schools. Dr. Maynard’s first lecture, entitled “Sovereignty and the Responsibility to Protect,” will take place Wednesday, high schools. Dr. Maynard’s first lecture, entitled “Sovereignty and the Responsibility to Protect,” will take place Wednesday, Feb. 7, at 10:30 a.m. in room D106. Dr. Maynard will examine issues surrounding humanitarian intervention in the face of international terror and genocide, with a special look at the ongoing armed conflict in the Darfur region of western Sudan. Dr. Maynard, currently co-president of the Seattle Chapter of the USA-United Nations Association, is one of only two foreign recipients of Indonesia’s Hero of Health Medal. He spent 27 years with the U.S. Public Health Service Centers for Disease Control, where he directed a World Health Organization Collaborating Center for Reference and Research. He also has served as a United Nations advisor to governments in Africa, the Middle East and Asia, with extensive experience in Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam. Information on all Center for Liberal Arts activities is available on-line at www.bcc.ctc.edu/liberalarts. |
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BCC’s National Workforce Center for Emerging Technologies (NWCET) has received a National Science Foundation grant of $699,000 to revitalize information technology programs at community colleges across the nation. The grant will fund interrelated activities of NWCET, the University of Washington Center for Learning in Informal and Formal Environments (LIFE) and a Tennessee educational group.
The goal of the project is to permanently bridge a persistent gap between the content of information technology (IT) training programs and the rapidly emerging needs of employers, so that curricula can be more closely aligned with industry needs.
The project team will create new training curriculum based on the NWCET’s continuing research on the specific IT skills needed in today’s workplace and the case-study approach to developing technology education programs fostered by the Center for Information Technology Education (CITE) at Nashville Community College. The UW’s LIFE Center will then adapt the curriculum to apply the most current knowledge of how people learn and develop new and more effective ways of training.
It’s a go! BCC last month received the third and final approval in a series of authorizations needed to begin offering its first bachelor’s degree: a Bachelor of Applied Science in Radiation and Imaging Sciences. The degree program will be the only one of its kind in the state and one of just a few in the nation.
Approval for the bachelor’s degree program was received Dec. 13 from the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities, which is the regional accrediting agency for BCC and other institutions of higher education. The Commission gave approval for the program as a ‘substantive change’ to BCC’s offerings and granted the college informal candidacy for accreditation at the baccalaureate level. The Commission will conduct a full-scale review of BCC’s accreditation in 2009. Authorizations from the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges and the state Higher Education Coordinating Board were received in April and July of this year, respectively.
The new program was created in response to state legislation enacted in 2005 that approved the development of four pilot applied bachelor’s degree programs at community colleges, targeted to high-demand fields to meet the most crucial needs of the state’s employers. Developed with extensive input from the health-care industry, the new bachelor’s degree program is designed to address that industry’s acute need for more employees with advanced radiation and imaging skills and the ability to manage imaging and radiation departments at hospitals and clinics.
The BCC baccalaureate program is designed for nationally certified professionals in Radiologic Technology, Diagnostic Ultrasound, Radiation Therapy or Nuclear Medicine. Applications for the program are being accepted through February 15, 2007, with classes beginning in September 2007.
Two concentrations will be offered: Radiation and Imaging Management for students who wish to lead radiation and imaging departments and clinics, and Radiation and Imaging Technology for students seeking advanced technical expertise.
Microsoft Corporation has named BCC to be only the second Microsoft ® IT Showcase School in the nation. The distinction recognizes BCC’s leadership in preparing students for the digital age.
“The future economic health of our region and the nation depends on preparing students for the growing opportunities provided by advances in technology,” said Steve Ballmer, chief executive officer at Microsoft. “That’s why we support Bellevue Community College’s trailblazing efforts in technology education. We want to help other colleges learn from BCC’s success, so that even more students can benefit.”
In naming BCC an IT Showcase School, Microsoft noted numerous programs and achievements at BCC:
| ● | Annual Working Connections summer seminars to train teachers in new IT programs and concepts (created in cooperation with Microsoft) |
| ● | Fast Track training programs (full certificate programs condensed to six to eight months of intensive study, focused primarily on Microsoft technologies and certification), which were pioneered by BCC and are now emulated across the nation |
| ● | IT Job-Shadowing for high school and community college teachers |
| ● | National Workforce Center for Emerging Technologies (a National Science Foundation Advanced Technology Education Center of Excellence), which develops IT skill standards and curricula and helps promote best practices in technology education to benefit students, faculty and industry regionally and nationally |
| ● | Business Intelligence certificate programs (among the few offered in an area of growing need for employers) |
| ● | Life Sciences Informatics programs and National Life Sciences Informatics Center of Excellence, one of five biotech education centers nationally supported by the U.S. Department of Labor |
| ● | Innovative MyBCC Web portal created collaboratively with Microsoft, providing a central point of access to commonly used tools, applications and services; individual course sites that allow faculty to distribute online materials to students; and innovative data-mining tools for college administrators to use in forecasting and decision-making |
“We are honored to be chosen by Microsoft as its second national IT Showcase School and its only community college. BCC has, for many years, developed innovative programs that educate students to be adaptable to changing environments and emerging technologies,” said Jean Floten, president of BCC. “A great deal of our success in IT education is due to the support Microsoft has provided community and technical colleges nationally as part of its intense commitment to the advancement of education. Its additional support now will help us all continue to turn out the students our employers need to stay competitive.”
BCC has a strong history of collaboration with Microsoft:
| ● | BCC is the largest provider of Microsoft training and education among Washington’s 34 community and technical colleges and one of the largest in the country. |
| ● | BCC holds premier membership status in the Microsoft IT Academy Program, offering up-to-date training, education and certification preparation using Microsoft technologies and Microsoft-certified instructors. |
| ● | BCC delivers hundreds of courses annually for thousands of students and industry professionals pursuing advanced training and certification using Microsoft products. |
| ● | Our Continuing Education division operates one of the highest-volume testing centers for Microsoft certifications in the U.S. |
| ● | BCC was the first college in the nation to deliver Microsoft .NET programming training for incumbent workers. |
| ● | The innovative MyBCC web portal was created collaboratively with Microsoft. |
The only other institution to be name a Microsoft IT Showcase School is the University of Massachusetts - Amherst, which was selected in October 2005.
Transferring into WSU’s Distance Degree Programs just got a lot easier for BCC and Edmonds Community College students. The three schools recently finalized co-admission agreements allowing students to apply for guaranteed admission to three WSU bachelor's degree programs while simultaneously applying for acceptance at either community college. The co-admission agreement is the state’s first between community colleges and a distance education program.
The three WSU programs covered by the agreement are Business Administration: Management and Operations; Business Administration: Management Information Systems; and Social Sciences
Unlike the co-admissions agreement with UW-Bothell, students in this program will not take classes from WSU and BCC at the same time.
The co-admission agreement further strengthens the existing partnership between the three institutions, which already offer a “2+2” program enabling BCC and EdCC students to easily transfer into WSU’s online degree programs. The new co-admission agreement will not replace the 2+2 program, but will extend the transfer opportunities available for BCC and EdCC students.
For further information, please contact Liz Anderson at X2438.
Ten BCC students, faculty and staff joined thousands of other people Monday to demonstrate arch in Seattle Monday in honor of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and his legacy. The huge crowd -- described by the Seattle Times as "a cross-section of ethnic communities, with heads topped with dreadlocks, silver ponytails, turbans and orange-dyed mohawks" -- gathered at Franklin High School for a lively opening rally, then embarked |
English Instructor Nancy Eichner, Research Analysts Cora Nixon and IT Specialist Juan Ulloa march Jan. 15 in honor of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. |
on an hour-long marched en masse to Martin Luther King Memorial Park. The marchers were greeted along the way with music, cheers from beeping horns from supporters. "It was awesome to see so many people marching, and to see so many I knew," said IT Systems Specialist Juan Ulloa. "The rally was really invigorating, and the whole thing was a great reminder of a lot of the historical injustices that have been done and the struggles that are still going on." The Seattle march, just completing its 25th year, is the one of the longest-running Martin Luther King memorial events in the state |
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Join fellow BCC faculty and staff in person-to-person discussions to exchange ideas and experiences on issues of race in our society. Eight Courageous Conversations groups are meeting during Winter Quarter. Even if you can’t be present for the full session, you are encouraged to come when you can!
Winter Quarter Courageous Conversations on Race, Racism and Whiteness:
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1:30—2:30 |
R209 |
Sue Cox, Donna Meek |
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| ● | Tuesdays |
12:30--1:30 |
A243 |
Ed Biggers, Jesus Mora-Herrera |
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| ● | Wednesdays |
7:15-8:30 a.m. |
C120A (2/21 in C211) |
Jim Bennett, Juan Ulloa |
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| ● | Wednesdays (for STUDENTS with classes about race) |
12:30-1:30 |
C211 |
Elman McClain, Rod Agassiz |
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| ● | Thursdays |
9:30-10:20 |
B102 |
Louis Watanabe |
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| ● | Thursdays (for STUDENTS with classes about race) |
11:30—12:20 |
R110A |
Janice Grayson, Akemi Matsumoto |
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| ● | Thursdays ( for Employees & Students together) |
12:30—1:30 |
A243 |
Elman McClain, Ed Biggers, Mike Akrish |
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| ● | Fridays |
12:30—1:30 |
A243 |
Kazal Ram, Kim Pollock |
BCC has been invited to contribute a chapter about the peer-to-peer mentoring program for a proposed 2008 volume of New Directions for Community Colleges. New Directions is a quarterly monograph published by Jossey-Bass for community college researchers, faculty and staff nationwide. The proposed volume will describe practices that foster general student engagement - especially engagement of beginning students - rather than "boutique" program practices that may work for small numbers of students but are too resource-intensive to ‘scale up.’
The BCC Foundation has announced it will award up to 10 Mini-Grants in amounts of $300 to $3,000 for faculty and staff projects this spring. To submit your project for funding, complete an application (available in the Forms Library in MyBCC) and return it to the Foundation office in A102 by Feb. 5.
Grants may be awarded for ongoing or one-time projects or for seed money to start new programs. Project areas may include professional development, instructional enhancements, community engagement and special priorities. Grant winners are selected by Foundation Board members who are volunteers from the community.
Last Fall the Foundation awarded eight grants totaling $10,000 for:
| ● | American Indian Film Festival publicity |
| ● | Lab Manual for Microbiology Classes |
| ● | Jibsheet Business & Advertising Manager Anne Taylor’s attendance at a College Newspaper Conference |
| ● | Computerized Archive System for the Evaluations Office |
| ● | Post-Production of Making Movies’ class project, "Rocket Man: The Musical" |
| ● | "Speech Camp: Communicating with Confidence," for 30 low- income high-school students |
| ● | Publication of Northwest Topics, the proceedings of the 2004 Northwest Philosophy Conference, held at BCC |
| ● | Development of the Integrated Office Assistant Program for ESL students |
Mini-Grants are open to all college employees except students. For more information, please contact BCC Foundation Business Manager Connie Johnson at X5074.
Innovation Grants for classified staff still available
Want to grow in your job? Want to update your skills at a seminar? Then apply for an Innovation Grant. These grants can be used by classified staff for professional development, leadership opportunities or special projects. Already this year, the Innovation Grant Committee has awarded grants to Elman McClain, Melissa Sitzenstock and Katherine Kwong. You can take advantage of this wonderful opportunity, too. Fill out the application form, which is available on MyBCC, at https://go.mybcc.net/sites/igc/default.aspx, and return it to the Innovation Grant Committee (igc@bcc.ctc.edu). For further information, please contact Penni Blakely, at X3116.
The application deadline for the Lockwood Foundation Awards for Faculty Excellence and Innovation – which range up to $10,000 -- has been extended to Jan. 25. The application is available on MyBCC, in the Forms Library, under the Foundation category.
Lockwood Foundation Awards are open to all faculty members for support of projects that promote innovation in teaching or advance entrepreneurial models at the college. Evaluation criteria include clarity of project goals and feasibility of achieving them; long-term sustainability and value to the college; innovation of instructional models; applicability to the college’s strategic plan and advancement of the pluralism initiative; and plans to share project results with colleagues.
For further information, please contact Connie Johnson, BCC Foundation business manager, at X5074.
| The number of BCC Business Transfer students admitted to the University of Washington Seattle Business School rose 10% to a total of 54 students in the past year. The acceptance rate of 72% for BCC |
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students was 20 percentage points higher than that of any other Washington community college. The UW Seattle Business School ranks among the top 20 business schools in the nation. Admissions of BCC students to the UW-Bothell Business School increased by 15%, to a total of 72 students, with an 82% acceptance rate. |
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BCC’s financial aid staff will be part of the action Jan. 28 as the state invites would-be college students to “Show Up and Cash In” on financial aid at a series of free, three-hour workshop across the state. Seven workshops, held simultaneously beginning at 2 p.m. in Seattle, Spokane, Tacoma, Everett, Olympia/Lacey, Tri-cities/Pasco and Yakima, will help students and families complete the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) form required to apply for federal financial aid. The Seattle event will be held at Seattle Central Community College. For more information, to go http://www.collegegoalsundaywa.org.
Will community colleges have more, or less, money to spend next year? Is the legislature going to provide raises for state employees?
Keep up with what state legislators are planning right now in Olympia by reading Legislative News, an on-line update published weekly by the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges. The current issue details the funding Gov. Christine Gregoire is proposing for higher education over the next two years. It includes additional enrollment slots, funding for several important programs, and raises for state employees. Go to http://www.sbctc.ctc.edu/college/l_index.aspx to find links to this newsletter and to briefing papers on community college legislative issues. Also visit http://www.bcc.ctc.edu/legislative/ to learn more about BCC's specific issues and find contact data for the legislators from our service district (but remember, state ethics laws forbid contacting them on state time or by using state equipment or resources).
Keep up with what’s going on at Washington state’s 33 other community and technical colleges. Click on http://www.sbctc.ctc.edu/docs/ezine/2006december/default.asp to read the new issue of the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges’ online magazine, Creating Opportunities. The edition reports on the Board’s recent socio-economic study to learn who does and doesn’t attend our state’s community and technical colleges. As always, the magazine also includes “All in the Family” section, highlighting promotions and awards for college employees, and a “College News” section, highlighting interesting news around the college system. If you have news you would like to see featured in a future issue of “Creating Opportunities,” please contact Bob Adams at X3081.
The kickoff of a brand new sort of investor education program – directed toward people of low or modest means and considered by state leaders to be a model for Washington and the nation – will take place from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, Jan. 19, in the cafeteria.
The unique educational program is being developed by BCC and its partners, the Washington State Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) and the Washington Financial Literacy Public-Private Partnership, using a grant of $150,000 from the Investor Protection Trust, which DFI helped to facilitate.
The training will familiarize students with concepts of risk and return, asset allocation, investment vehicles, evaluation of investment opportunities and providers, warning signs of fraud, and how investments fit into a personal financial plan.
“Good investor education is a crucial for people of low or middle income, workers in transition, older people who are trying to preserve their nest eggs and young people trying to start out right, because in one way or another they are all financially vulnerable,” said Christine Gregoire, Governor of the State of Washington. “Financial savvy is an essential survival skill for these people, and I am gratified to see Bellevue Community College, our state Department of Financial Institutions, the Financial Literacy Partnership and the Investor Protection Trust working together to develop programs to teach these skills not only at BCC but potentially in community colleges across the state and the nation.”
“Community colleges are ideal for bridging the investment training gap because they touch so many people at critical points in their lives,” said Don Blandin, president and chief executive officer of the Investor Protection Trust. “The new approach being developed at Bellevue Community College will teach such students how to make good choices that will strengthen them financially and improve their prospects for the future,” Blandin said.
Individuals, groups, or educators interested in bringing investor education to their communities or educational institutions may contact program leader Leslie Lum, at llum@bcc.ctc.edu at BCC.
BCC is the first community college ever to receive an investor education grant from the Trust.
Enjoy Indian and Persian music and poetry Jan. 22
Enjoy a free concert of Indian and Persian music and a reading of poetry written by Rumi, a 13th century Persian mystic who is now one of the most widely read poets in America. The concert, which is sponsored by the Campus Activities Board, begins at 11:30 a.m. on Jan. 22, in room C120.
Musical performers will include BCC Political Science Instructor Dr. Iraj Paydar, on tar; and Brandon McInstosh and Manoj Biswas on sarod.
The snow got in the way of last week’s Martin Luther King, Jr., celebration, but don’t let that stop you from honoring and learning more about his life and legacy. Counseling Center Instructor/Counselor Ron Taplin and Enrollment Services Program Assistant Glenn Jackson will present and discuss the extraordinary documentary film “Martin Luther King, Jr.: An Historical Perspective,” from 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 23, in the Library Media Event Center (D126 entrance). The event is sponsored by Multi-Cultural Services and the MLK Planning Committee.
Former U.S. Army chaplain James Yee, who was arrested then cleared on spying and other charges related to his work with Muslim prisoners at the Guantanamo Bay military detention facility three years ago, will speak in Carlson Theatre at 11:30 a.m. on Jan. 24.
Yee will discuss recent developments related to Guantanamo, including charges of prisoner abuse and mistreatment, as well as his personal struggle for justice related to his detention.
In his 2005 book, For God and Country: Faith and Patriotism Under Fire, Yee reports that he was kept in solitary confinement for seventy-six days and was forced to undergo sensory deprivation. He also reported U.S. military leaders on site routinely incited the Guantanamo guards to hate the detainees. Yee alleges serious mistreatment of prisoners and argues that most of the detainees had little or no intelligence value:
For further event information, please contact Diane Douglas at ddouglas@bcc.ctc.edu.
The Employee Pluralism Committee presents the fifth annual “Taste of BCC” potluck for employees from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 25, in room C-120. The theme this year is tapas or little dishes. For more information or to volunteer to bring food, contact contact Becky Turnbull at x2275.
A free screening and discussion of the documentary film Sir! No, Sir!, which documents the peace movement that developed within the military during the Vietnam War, will be presented at 10:30 a.m., Jan. 30, in room B102, as an activity of the BCC Reads! program. This year’s BCC Reads! focus is the the book, “The Things They Carried,” about the experiences and thoughts of soldiers in Vietnam. For more information, please contact Scott Bessho at X2425.
The Campus Activities Board presents renowned blues and jazz composer/performer Lulu LaFever in a free concert Jan. 31, from 12 noon – 1 p.m., on the cafeteria stage. LaFever’s style of sizzling jazz, hot swing and sultry blues has earned her a spot as the opening act for Willie Nelson. Her voice has been described as ‘like melting honey’ and her style as ”Ella Fitzgerald meets Bonnie Raitt.” For more information, call the CAB at X2448.
Business executive Michael Delaney, a BCC grad, returns to
When 1976 BCC graduate Michael Delaney speaks to students about marketing Feb. 6, perhaps he will share his warm feelings about our college.
In emails arranging the visit, Delaney said, “[I’m] not sure why I think of BCC so fondly, but I guess it marks the point where I made a deliberate decision to do something with my life. It's probably the same for others. Many kids go on to big colleges because it is almost pre-ordained by their parents, who often foot the bill, too. I would guess BCC students are more often the ones to whom the college decision, and the funding, is self supplied. That makes it a special crowd, with a special sort of pride. That was certainly my case. “
The entire campus is invited to Delaney’s two presentations, which begin at 8.30 and 9.30 in Room C120.
After graduating from BCC Delaney went on to Washington State University to earn a degree in Business Administration. He is now Senior VP of Marketing at Freightliner LLC, based in Portland, Oregon. Throughout his career he has had a variety of senior marketing roles with major companies including Transamerica, Volvo, GE, and DaimlerChrysler. He also is a partner in two small but successful companies, which he helped found and grow.
Regional college and high school students are invited to the BCC campus Feb. 13 to learn how they can tap into the boom in Information Technology (IT) jobs at the “Future Potential in IT” seminar, created by Microsoft Corporation and the Society for Information Management (SIM).
Not all of these new jobs are purely technical. Business and project management skills are growing increasingly important in IT, say Microsoft and SIM.
The free seminar runs from 9:30 a.m. through 12:30 p.m., with registration beginning at 8:30 a.m., in Carlson Theatre. Pre-registration, at www.simnet.org/content/surveys/private.cfm?SurveyID=106, is required.
XBox Live’s wildly popular Major Nelson personality -- actually Larry Hryb, Xbox Live Director of Programming – will be featured along with senior IT managers from leading Puget Sound companies and recent college graduates who have made great starts in IT careers.
Participants will learn about the salaries and jobs waiting for them in IT how to gain the skills those jobs require, and view a message from Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates taped specifically for seminar participants.
According to Microsoft and SIM, demand for qualified IT employees is increasing but the pool of skilled workers is not keeping up. Now is the time, they say, to prepare for another boom in the area of IT.
The “Future Potential in IT” program was founded by Microsoft and SIM to educate students and schools on the facts surrounding the IT job market.
For more information contact Jeff Johnson at X4221 or jjohnson@bcc.ctc.edu.
The Campus Activities Board and Rotaract will present a Seattle Times photo-journalism essay entitled, "In Her Mothers' Shoes," in the L Building lobby from Feb. 20-23. The essay, which has been hosted in major cities across the U.S., is a beautifully written and photographed account of an African woman's suffering and death from AIDS, and of her children and the community that grieves her and carries on. raises awareness of microbicides as a critical new tool for women's protection against HIV/AIDS. For more information, please call Nora Lance at X2330. To preview the exhibit, visit http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/news/nation-world/aids/01.html.
| Jan. 19 | Financial Education at BCC Kickoff Fair, Cafeteria, 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Free |
| January 18, 19, 20 |
DIRECTions : A Festival of Student Written and Directed Ten Minute Plays, 8 p.m., Stop Gap Theatre. $5 |
| Jan. 23 |
Film screening and discussion: “Martin Luther King, Jr.: An Historical Perspective,” 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m., Library Media Event Center (D126 entrance). Free |
| Jan. 22 |
Concert of Indian and Persian music and poetry, 11: 30 .m., C120. Free |
| Jan. 30 | Film screening and discussion: Sir! No, Sir!, 10:30 a.m. B102. Free |
| Jan. 31 |
Jazz/ blues artist Lulu LaFever, noon – 1 p.m., Cafeteria. Free. |
| Jan. 24 |
Lecture by former U.S. Army chaplain James Yee, on Guantanamo Bay military detention center. 11:30 a.m., Carlson Theatre, Free. |
| Jan. 25 | Applications deadline for Lockwood Foundation Faculty Excellence and Innovation Awards |
Jan. 25 |
Taste of BCC potluck for employees, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m., C120 |
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| Feb. 9 |
Choreographers Workshop, Carlson Theatre, 8 p.m. Free |
Feb. 13 |
Future Potential in IT seminar, 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., Carlson Theatre. Free. |
| Feb. 20-23 |
"In Her Mothers' Shoes" photo-journalism essay exhibit, L Building lobby. Free |
March 9, 10, 14, 15, 16 |
The Rocky Horror Show, Carlson Theatre, 8 p.m. except midnight on March 16. $10 ($7 students) |
April 19, 20, 21 |
Play On: Student directed/designed/produced/acted theatre productions, 8 p.m.. $5 |
May 18, 19, 20, 24, 25, 26 |
Two British Comedies The Real Inspector Hound and Black Comedy, 8 p.m.( except 2p.m. on May 20), Stop Gap Theatre. $5 |
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Kennedy Center Meritorious Achievement Awards have been won by four BCC students and faculty. The awards are given to stage production personnel by the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival representatives to observe college productions. Recent awards went to: Student Jaemi Bermudez (two awards, for Scenic Design for Lonely Planet and Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean, presented in Fall 2006); Student Alix Patt (for stage-managing the 2006 summer musical Working); Student Nicole Kehm (for scenic design for The Heidi Chronicles, presented in Spring 2006); and Instructor Brian Healy (for lighting design for Working and Lonely Planet). |
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| ● | Five Bulldog baseball players committed to scholarships from Division I universities last fall. Freshman pitcher Brad Reid, a right-hander from Decatur High School, signed a national letter of intent with NCAA national champion Oregon State University. Reid, who was also drafted by the Cleveland Indians last June, will pitch one year for BCC before either signing pro or enrolling at Oregon State. Infielder/catcher Shane Hoey, from Blanchet HIgh, and left-handed pitcher Stephen Foster, from Auburn-Riverside, committed to the University of Hawaii. All-North Region outfielder Jesse Wight, from Kamiak High School, signed a letter of intent to play at the University of Nevada at Las Vegas, and All-State infielder Brian Gana, from Richland High,signed a letter of intent with Campbell University in North Carolina. “We are excited to see these players get opportunities here at BCC that they didn’t have out of high school,” said BCC Head Baseball Coach Mark Yoshino. “Three of our guys got scholarships to nationally-ranked, top-25 programs, which says a lot about the caliber of these guys. The five early committers are just a small sampling of the veteran core we have returning this spring,” Yoshino said. Seven out of nine Bulldog starters in the field will return, in addition to ace pitcher Mike Lee, who has been drafted twice by the New York Yankees. |
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| ● | Chemistry Instructor Carole Berg was selected to present the prestigious LInus Pauling Medal for 2006 to Peter Stang, distinguished chemistry professor at the University of Utah, in ceremonies in November at Western Washington University. The Linus Pauling Medal is given annually by the Oregon, Portland and Puget Sound Sections of the American Chemical Society to recognize outstanding accomplishments by chemists around the world in the spirit of famed quantum chemist and biochemist Linus Pauling, a native of the Pacific Northwest. Carole served this past year as chair of the Puget Sound Section of the American Chemical Society. |
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| ● | Former BCC student Nick Thune has hit the big time, appearing on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno last month. Nick was an Arts & Humanities transfer student at BCC in the late 1990s. You can see his Tonight Show performance by clicking on the video at http://www.pistolwimp.com/media/55472/ . |
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| ● | 2006 BCC graduate Tonia Washington appeared as a model in the January issue of Essence magazine, illustrating a story entitled "Work and Wealth." For a copy of the article, please contact Bob Adams at X3081. |
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| ● | In describing what he was grateful for in his Thanksgiving "Inside the Times" column, Seattle Times Editor-At-Large Michael Fancher had this to say about one of our co-workers: "I'm thankful for people like Lynn Stafford-Yilmaz, who teaches English as a Second Language at Bellevue Community. She and some of her students visited the morning news meeting a few days ago to thank The Times for supporting their program. The professional journalists in the room were in awe of Northwest News, the newspaper [Lynn's students] produce as a learning experience." For a copy of the article contact Bob Adams at X3081. | |
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BCC student William Deng, who is also an employee in the Library Media Center, was featured in a Nov. 25 King County Journal article about his ordeal as one of the "lost boys of Sudan." The “lost boys’ were a group of 3,600 boy who banded together to fend for themselves as they fled their war-torn country five years ago, trekking for six months and 1,000 miles, all with no change of clothes, no water and no food. You can read about William’s incredible story at http://www.kingcountyjournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061125/NEWS/611250319&SearchID=73264231483933. |
Welcome to new BCC staff and faculty:
| ● | Kaesha Andrews – Early Childhood Specialist 2, Early Learning, Family and Childcare Center |
| ● | John Buckingham – HVAC/Refrigeration Mechanic Lead, Campus Operations |
| ● | Delilah Calderon-Buck – Program Assistant, Social Science |
| ● | Mary Cox – Bindery & Copy Operator, Printing Services |
| ● | Marvin Fritze – Program Manager, Facilities/Events |
| ● | Debra Golden – Training Analyst, Continuing Education Business & Professional Training Institute |
| ● | Diane Heriot – Program Manager, Life Sciences Informatics |
| ● | Pilar Ibarra – Food Service Worker/Barista, Food Services |
| ● | Suzanne Lane – Program Coordinator, Real Estate |
| ● | Dorothy Mahaffey – Early Childhood Program Specialist 2, Early Learning, Family and Childcare Center |
| ● | Kara O’Laughlin – Program Coordinator, International Student Programs |
| ● | Ludmila Osherov – Fiscal Technician III, Payroll |
| ● | Ali Scego – Project Manager, Worker Retraining |
| ● | Joaquin Uy – Director, KBCS Public Affairs |
Congratulations on recent promotions or changes:
| ● | Dimitri Azadi – Deaf Services Manager, Disability Support Services |
| ● | Edward Biggers – Manager, Material Resources |
| ● | Yuk Fong Chin – Cashier II, Food Services |
| ● | Vickye Luke-Yabuki – Program Specialist 2, Office of Instruction |
| ● | Wayne Snow – IT Specialist 5, Computing Services |
| ● | Chery lTrapp – Buyer III, Purchasing |
A fond farewell to departing BCC employees:
| ● | Jaclynne Carpine – Retail Clerk II, Bookstore |
| ● | Seung Ho Kim – Grounds & Nursery Specialist 2, Campus Operations |
| ● | Michael Leonard – Grounds & Nursery Specialist 2, Campus Operations |
| ● | Laurie Smith – Instructor, Nursing |
| ● | Pamela Thomas – Assistant Director, Early Learning, Family and Childcare Center |
| ● | KathrynTyler – Program Assistant, Enrollment Services |
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Bob Adams
BCC College Relations
badams@bcc.ctc.edu
(425) 564-3081
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The Grapevine employee newsletter is produced by BCC College Relations, a part of the Institutional Advancement Department. Editor: Bob Adams
Business Transfer graduates take a break from celebrating at the 2006 Commencement.