8/20/2001 • Issue #57 News & Views Grants Galore! In the past few months, BCC received several grants that will fund new projects and ongoing programs. Here’s a sampling: BCC received a $760,000 U.S. Department of Education TRIO grant to fund support services for students with special needs. The four-year program will provide tutoring, advising, counseling and individualized assistance to low-income or first-generation college students and those with physical or learning disabilities. With the help of a new $160,000 grant from the state, BCC Continuing Education is partnering with the King County Workforce Development Council and local businesses to provide information technology (IT) training for incumbent workers/who are currently employed. Participants in the new pilot project may take courses in software testing, programming, computer hardware configuration and more to move into software testing positions or advance in other IT-related positions. Businesses involved in the partnership will make in-kind contributions and commitments to the future job development of their employees in the program. Student Programs and the Office of Instruction were awarded a grant from Washington Campus Compact to assist in the development of Serve, Learn and Lead, the college’s three-year service learning project. The grant funds an 11-month AmeriCorps position to promote service learning projects by working with faculty, students and community organizations. BCC and the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges received a three-year, $359,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to provide educators with the ability to use the NWCET skill standards to effectively utilize online technologies in order to modularize course content and develop a regional recruitment process to attract more people into IT teaching. The NWCET also received a three-year grant from the National Science Foundation to develop a project called "E-Portal to Information Technology." This new program focuses on providing skills to under-represented populations and adults who are changing careers, as well as skill development for all workers involved in information technology jobs. Other recent grant recipients were: KBCS radio station, Continuing Education’s Art Zones program, Volunteer Tutoring and Adult Basic Education/English-As-a-Second-Language programs, Carlson Theatre, WorkFirst, Worker Retraining, Tech Prep, and the Regional Advanced Technology Education Consortium (RATEC). Congratulations to all BCC departments and programs that received grants, as well as grant writer extraordinaire Sharon Kline! BCC Hosts New Faculty Institute To assist new faculty members, BCC is hosting its first-ever Teaching Institute this summer. A campus workshop will be held September 10 and 11 to focus on issues such as student diversity, classroom management, grading strategies, and outcomes-based assignments and syllabi. An online component, which runs from August 15 - September 7, features discussions of teaching philosophies, strategies, methods, case studies and assignments geared toward developing course materials. A September 17 follow-up session for new faculty will include an orientation on campus resources, student services, advising and more. All new and current faculty members are welcome to attend. For more details, contact psychology instructor Helen Taylor or curriculum design specialist Suzy Lepeintre via campus e-mail. International Career Conference Comes to Northwest For the first time in nearly 20 years, the International Career Development Conference will be held in the Pacific Northwest. The conference will draw well-known and respected career development professionals from across the globe. Carol Forte, lead career facilitator with BCC’s Career Center, will co-chair the event, which runs from November 7-11 at the Seatac Doubletree Inn. BCC faculty and staff are eligible for a $110 registration fee discount. For more details, call Carol Forte at 564-4053 or visit www.careerccc.com. Calling All Lounge Lizards Community radio station KBCS debuted a new program in August. Tune into “The Lounge Room” every Friday from 9 - 11 p.m. to hear jazz swing, big band and “space age pop,” music recorded to exploit the new recording medium known as “Hi-Fi.” Sound intriguing? Set your dial to 91.3 FM and step into the Lounge Room! Movers & Shakers   Arts and Humanities Division Chair Tom Nielsen is now a registered architect! Tom, who has a master’s degree in architecture, completed the last phase of the credential exam in June. All practicing architects must be licensed in order to protect the health and safety of the public. In addition to completing his oral exam in June, Tom had to pass a written test and show examples of his professional work. Dee Jobe, administrative services manager in the Science Division, received the Exemplary Staff Award for Region B at the annual Staff Training Association for Community and Technical Colleges (STTACC) in Vancouver, Washington on August 1. Dee was recognized for excellence in job performance, as well as her dedication to the mission of BCC and to the professional development of BCC classified staff. Nine classified staff members from the college were on hand at the conference to honor Dee for her exceptional service. The Student Information Technology Services staff is hopping! In response to over 5,000 letters announcing a tuition deadline last week, the phones were flooded with calls from students. The staff stepped up to the challenge, answering hundreds of calls with efficiency and professionalism. Congratulations to Hristo Stoynov, Mary Dahlgren and Robert Lynn, who took in 726 combined calls in one day! Whew! Congratulations to Gina Kluger, Career Education Options program assistant, who completed the Avon Breast Cancer Walk on August 10-12. She walked 60 miles, from Enumclaw to Seattle, in three days to raise funds and awareness for breast cancer research and education. Cheryll Leo-Gwin, director of Continuing Education’s Art Zones program, received a grant from the King County Arts Commission to continue her work researching the art and culture of China. Last year, Cheryll and four other artists journeyed to China for a cultural exchange. The grant allows her to continue to work with Chinese artists and other American artists who will join her on a trip to China in September 2002. Cheryll also just completed the fabrication and installation of public artwork in Seattle’s Beacon Hill neighborhood. Cheryll created “The Garden of Wishes and Dreams,” a block-long outdoor installation located in the median on Beacon Avenue near South Myrtle Street, to represent the hopes and aspirations of neighborhood residents. The project was commissioned by Metro and the King County Public Art Commission. Congratulations to recent BCC student scholars! Former student government president Sara Needleman-Carlton received the 2001 Lori Rhett Memorial Scholarship from the National Association for Campus Activities Foundation. The award will help Sara continue her education at The Evergreen State College this fall. Lisa Hobbs, former Phi Theta Kappa president, received scholarships from Phi Theta Kappa and Western Washington University, where she’ll attend school this fall. Current BCC student and Student Childcare Center volunteer Lynn Madson received a scholarship from the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation to assist with her tuition for the new academic year. Welcome & Farewell Welcome to our new BCC faculty and staff: Joy Howland, Special Assistant to the President, President's Office Sonoko Chambers, Career Center Assistant, Career Center Beverly Morrow, Assistant to the Dean of Information Resources, Information Resources Melinda Iwen, Project Manager, WorkFirst/ESL Pheng Moua, Food Service Porter, Food Services Robert Stoll, Food Service Porter, Food Services Anthony Blanchett, Retail Clerk II, Bookstore Jimmie Longsdon, Maintenance Mechanic II, Campus Operations Oriana Basile, Program Coordinator, Fast Track Program Rebecca Ervey, Marketing Manager, WorkFirst Gabrielle Peters, Early Childhood Specialist, Student Childcare Center Don Bloom, Capital Project Manager, Campus Operations Congratulations on recent promotions or changes: Marcia Wilson, Program Coordinator, Contract Training Joanne Temcov, Fiscal Specialist I, Bookstore Beverly Reil, Program Manager A, Evaluations/Graduation Office Roberta Gray, Program Assistant, Enrollment Services Kristen Connely, Manager Assistant, Bookstore Kazumi Hada-Chan, Program Manager A, International Student Services Jaslyn Ganal, Fiscal Technician III, Finance Beverly Lucas,  Administrative Services Manager A, Printing Services A fond farewell to departing BCC employees: Rae Holmgren, Office Assistant III, Science \ Tim Wold, Associate Director of Financial Aid, Financial Aid Sergey Lavrentyev, Program Coordinator, Cont. Ed. Support Services Daniel Taverne, Campus Security Officer, Security Diana Honda, Program Assistant, International Programs John McCroy, Media Maintenance Technician II, Telecommunications Off the Vine Baby Madeline Nuha arrived two weeks early to excited new mother Sharyn Nuha, program coordinator in Institutional Advancement. Madeline, 20.5 inches long and nearly 8 pounds, was born on Friday, August 10. Congratulations to first-time parents Sharyn and Brian Nuha! A few weeks ago, Vice President of Institutional Advancement Kay Gough received a call from an Eastside couple who had big plans for their tax return --- they decided to donate their refund to the college to help students with financial emergencies. With the assistance of Foreign Language Program Chair Carolyn Bilby and the BCC Foundation, a former BCC student has more resources to help her students in Bulgaria. A donation from the BCC Foundation helped Carolyn mail French textbooks and an instructor’s manual to former student Eileen Deal, who is now a teacher in Bulgaria. A successful plant sale last week will help the Science Division fund improvements to the campus greenhouse. The greenhouse staff extends its thanks to all who purchased hanging cedar baskets - and to the helpful staff members of the Campus Operations grounds crew. Campus Calendar                 August 20-24            Microsoft Summer IT Institute         August 31               Campus Summer Hours End         September 3             Labor Day Holiday - Campus Closed         September 10-11 BCC Teaching Institute Workshops         Sept. 18-20             Opening Week         September 19            College Issues Day         September 20-21 New Student Orientation         September 22-23 Eastside Nihon Matsuri Festival, BCC Campus         September 24            Fall Quarter Begins         October 19              College Issues Day - No Class Up-to-date campus events may be found on the BCC Intranet at: http://intranet.bcc.ctc.edu (click on Events Calendar). College Relations Corner In the News This summer, BCC people and programs were noted in many local newspapers. BCC student Mike Todd was profiled for a July 29 Seattle Times article about growing opportunities in the field of medical imaging. The article also highlights BCC’s Radiologic Technology program. Read more at: <http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis/web/vortex/display?slug=radtechs29&date=20010729> The BCC Foundation’s recent fundraising efforts and achievements were noted in a July 27 Eastside Journal article. You can read more at: <http://www.eastsidejournal.com/sited/story/html/61253>. A July 26 Eastside Journal article discusses various programs for children at BCC this summer. Summer Science Camp, Day Camp for pre-schoolers and the new Kids@BCC program are mentioned in the article. You may read the story online at: <http://www.eastsidejournal.com/sited/story/html/61112>.  A large photograph of children learning to flamenco dance at the Kids@BCC program was included in the August 17 issue of the Eastside Journal. A July 20 Puget Sound Business Journal article titled “Going Back to School Provides No Guarantees” gives a student and employer perspective on local technology certificate and degree programs in a tight economy. Information technology instructor Mike Littlefield and two BCC graduates were interviewed for the story. Read more online at:  <http://seattle.bcentral.com/seattle/stories/2001/07/23/focus9.html> The NWCET’s new name, the National Workforce Center for Emerging Technologies, made the news in the Eastside Journal and South County Journal on July 13. Ruthann Kurose, community volunteer and a BCC trustee since 1993, was elected the chair of the BCC Board of Trustees this summer. This news was covered in the Eastside Journal on August 4 and the Mercer Island Reporter on July 4. On the Web Web registration is new and improved! Two new features are now available through BCC's online registration process for credit students. Students can now order books from the BCC Bookstore and pay for classes with a credit card. Select registration from the “Services” menu on the BCC home page or direct students to http://wts.bcc.ctc.edu/register.html to try this online service. See highlights of last week's Summer Science Camp at: http://scidiv.bcc.ctc.edu/LifeSci/ScienceCamp/photos/2001/photos2001.html Coming Your Way: New Sites in Development Disability Support Services BCC Alumni Academic Computing Employee Forms Library Advising at BCC