BCC Awarded Service Learning Grant
BCC is one of ten community college nationwide that received an $11,000 grant from the American Association of Community Colleges. The grant will fund the integration of service learning into the curriculum through the “Community Colleges Broadening Horizons through Service Learning” program. Service learning combines classroom instruction with community service and emphasizes critical, reflective thinking as well as personal and civic responsibility. Toni Hartsfield, director of Student Programs, and Shairose Gulamani, business instructor, are working together to create a full-fledged service learning program called “Serve, Learn and Lead.” BCC's program will provide professional development for faculty and lead to the development of a Leadership/Citizenship course. The goal of the project is to create six service learning classes by fall quarter 2001 and partner with six community-based organizations.

New Affiliation Promotes Student Opportunities
Recently BCC recently became an “Affiliate Site” in the new state-wide WorkSource system. The college joins many businesses and community agencies that comprise the integrated career system known as WorkSource Washington. As a result of these partnerships, BCC students can expect to have increased opportunities for internships and jobs as well as more user-friendly career services. Primary partners in the Affiliate Site are the Career Center, Women's Center, Worker Retraining and WorkFirst programs and Employment Security.

A Super Staffer
Congratulations to Joan Miller, a secretary in the Science Division, who was named the Employee of the Month for January by the classified staff association. Joan has been with the college for nearly six years. Joan’s colleagues praised her dedication and thoughtfulness. One co-worker summed it up by saying, “Joan has contributed in many ways to making the campus a better place to work.”

Meet the Artists
Ever wonder where artists get their inspiration? Would you like to know more about ceramic techniques? Then stop by the “Artists Talk” on at 1:30 p.m. on February 8 to meet ceramic artists Tip Toland and Bridget Young. The artists, who are currently featured in the BCC Library Gallery, will give a presentation and answer questions about their ideas, work and processes. The event, which will be moderated by art history instructor Vicki Artimovich, is open to all faculty and staff. For more details, contact Dale Lindman at 564-2053 or via campus e-mail.

Movers & Shakers
Congratulations to BCC faculty and staff on these recent accomplishments:

Science instructor Mark Plunkett received the American Zoo and Aquarium Association’s annual top education award for the “Beach Naturalist Program” he developed on local beaches. The program, the largest in the Northwest, recruits community members (including some BCC students) to provide educational outreach on protecting the beaches of Puget Sound.

Jeff Cofer, American Studies program chair and Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) advisor, was asked to participate in PTK’s annual awards process. Jeff will judge essays on scholarship, leadership and service for the Illinois region. He was asked to participate after winning the PTK Paragon Award for New Advisors in 1999 and 2000. Jeff has been instrumental in helping to boost the BCC chapter’s ranking over the last two years.

Congratulations to Amy MacNeill, program assistant in High School Programs, and her husband Joshua on the birth of their son! Reis Joshua MacNeill was born on January 24. Best wishes to the family and to proud grandma Vicki Wheeler in Enrollment Services!

Welcome to our new BCC faculty and staff:
Gloria Campbell, Program Coordinator of Technical Communications, Cont. Ed.

Andrea Fasoli, Cashier II, Finance
Lynn Redman, Program Assistant, Enrollment Services
Li Zhang, Courseware Project Coordinator, NWCET
Rissa Wabaunsee, Interim Division Chair of Ed. Dev. & Health Sciences
Josepha Rood, Associate Director of Computer Programs, Cont. Ed.
Congratulations on recent promotions or changes:
Roberta Gray, Temporary Credentials Evaluator II, Evaluations
Bev Reil, Temporary Program Manager, Evaluations
A fond farewell to departing BCC employees:
Tien Vo, Maintenance Custodian I, Campus Operations
Arlene Carroll, Accountant, Finance
Elsie Ling, Payroll Supervisor, Payroll
Judy Konopaski, Early Childhood Ed./Consultant, Ed Dev.

Up-to-date campus events may be found on the BCC Intranet at:
http://intranet.bcc.ctc.edu/ (click on Events Calendar).

In the News
Vice President of Institutional Advancement Kay Gough and Associate Dean of Telecommunications Mike Talbott were interviewed for a January 22 Seattle Times article about high enrollment at BCC and other two-year colleges. The article mentioned BCC’s enrollment of over 20,000 students and the construction of Building R to ease some of the recent growth. The report from the State Board of Community and Technical Colleges showed that two-year colleges are accessible and meeting the needs of students and the business community. You may see the article online at:

BCC’s lease of a new instructional facility in north Bellevue was covered by the Eastside Journal on January 15. The 60,000-square-foot building at 10700 Northup Way will house Continuing Education computer and Fast Track programs starting spring quarter. You can read the article online at: http://www.eastsidejournal.com/sited/story/html/41548

On January 9, the Eastside Journal also covered BCC’s events celebrating the life and achievements of Martin Luther King, Jr. Events included a film series, a campus celebration in the Carlson Theatre and a community banquet. View the article online at: http://www.eastsidejournal.com/sited/story/html/40955

On the Web
Chequita Williams-Cox is busy adding many new online resources to the Academic Advising home page.
Visit http://www.bcc.ctc.edu/advising to see a new online GPA calculator tool, as well as the latest information on college fairs, visitations and transfer information.