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	11/07/2002 • Issue #77 News & Views Expand Your World Knowledge at Visiting Scholar Event Staff, faculty and students are invited to join Nawang Dorjee, Director of Education for the Tibetan Children’s Village and BCC’s first international scholar-in-residence, for an informative lecture and to view segments of a BBC documentary on Tibet on Friday from 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. in the library. During the “Peaceful Activism: Tibetan Culture, Norms and Way of Life” event, you will learn more about the volatile political history of the Tibetan people, their current situation and their hopes for the future. After the presentation, you’ll have the opportunity to ask questions and participate in group discussions. This free event, which is part of the ongoing “Coffee, Tea and Politics” series, is sponsored by the Library’s cultural diversity project and the BCC Center for Liberal Arts. New Program Brings Cultural Diversity Opportunities Thanks to the support of a new grant, the Library Media Center is implementing “Let Us Learn Together,” a cultural diversity project for the campus community this year. Funds from the Washington State Library Services and Technology Act will provide improved and expanded library services for a culturally-diverse student population to infuse cultural pluralism into the learning experience at BCC. The new program has many components. A workshop on using the Internet to search for service agencies was conducted in September for the volunteers at the Bellevue Mini City Hall at Crossroads Mall to enhance community outreach and better serve the needs of diverse immigrant populations in the area. Currently, BCC librarians are working with English-as-a-Second-Language faculty to integrate information literacy into their classes. Upcoming opportunities for student, faculty and staff participation include cross-cultural communication workshops, poetry slams, Friday movies and discussions, ethnic music performances and a speaker series. The grant also includes funds for the purchase of books and audio-visual materials that will promote cultural pluralism in the BCC community. Send your recommendations to Director of the Library Media Center Myra Van Vactor or librarian Kate Bradley via campus e-mail. ESL Classes Participate in Pilot Study BCC has been selected as an Equipped for the Future (EFF) pilot site for the current academic year. Equipped for the Future is a national standards-based reform initiative from the National Institute for Literacy aimed at improving the quality and outcomes of the adult literacy system. English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) instructor Tom Graham is participating in the EFF Reading Performance Task Development Institute in Cincinnati this week. He will join ESL instructors Nancy McEachran and Jean Lunnemann to pilot the EFF reading assessment tasks and review a draft of the “EFF Teaching and Learning Toolkit.” This valuable work will help build the foundation for a statewide assessment system for Adult Basic Education, General Educational Development (GED) and ESL programs. Name Changes for Two Campus Departments Public Safety, formerly Campus Security, incorporated a name change this month to better reflect the expanding role of the department. Among other areas, Public Safety handles reports of campus crime or suspicious activity, traffic safety, emergency medical services, parking enforcement and BCC’s Emergency Preparedness Program. Public Safety expanded services to Factoria and North Campus to better serve the entire college community. Last year, the department responded to over 4,900 calls for service and may break the 7,000-mark for this year. Learn more at http://www.bcc.ctc.edu/campusops/security/public_Safety/clery.htm. BCC Continuing Education has renamed its Personal Enrichment program “Explore” to better reflect the direction and flavor of the new program. Winter quarter offerings that educate and entertain include classes in fine wines, Chinese medicine and acupuncture, understanding health and disease, martial arts and much more! Check the Continuing Education website at http://www.conted.bcc.ctc.edu/ for regular updates. If you have suggestions for new Explore programs or class, contact Cheryll Leo-Gwin via campus e-mail. An Informative Campus Resource The 2002 Community Impact Report is now available online from the Office of Institutional Research at http://www.bcc.ctc.edu/instresearch/reports/2001/Community_Impact_2002.pdf.This report contains valuable information about BCC students and employees, revenues and expenditures, BCC’s short- and long-term impact on the community and many useful college statistics. You’ll find a three-page highlights section, a 25-page executive summary and the full report. Contact Director of Institutional Research Valerie Hodge via campus e-mail to request a printed copy of the full report or the executive summary. In Brief Put your creative juices to work to participate in the Longitude contest! Create a limerick, poem, haiku or other form of artistic expression that loosely relates to the theme of Longitude, the “BCC Reads!” book selection by author Dava Sobel. Send your submissions to Gordon Leighton (R230 or campus e-mail) by December 2. Prizes will be awarded in each category at a pub night celebration from 4:30 – 6 p.m. at the Keg Restaurant in Factoria. For more details, contact Gordon Leighton via campus e-mail. Radio station KBCS has added several new shows to the fall line-up. Tune in to 91.3 FM to catch: Teen Talk (Friday at 7:30 p.m.), Radio High Country News (Thursday at 7:30 p.m.), This Way Out (Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.), Democracy Now! (Monday-Friday, 6:30 p.m.) and The Old Country (Monday at 9 p.m.). Learn more about these new programs at http://kbcs.fm. Movers & Shakers Congratulations to: Mary Chambers, program coordinator for TRIO Student Support Services, was selected as the “Employee of the Month” for October by the classified staff association. Admiring coworkers report, “Mary is a champion for students,” and “Mary puts 110% into this college and often takes personal time to get things organized…she is a role model.” Coming Attractions Mark your calendars! Gift Collection for BCC Giving Tree – Visit BCC Giving Trees located across campus in division offices, faculty lunchroom, President’s Office and North Campus from now until December 6 and help brighten the holiday season for others. The trees bear tags which list a variety of gift items or opportunities to donate money to the BCC Childcare Center, WorkFirst and HopeLink recipients. Please return tagged, unwrapped gifts to the Giving Tree or K100 by December 6. For more details, contact Trina Ballard at 564-2331 or via campus e-mail. Rocket Man Premiere – Oscar-award winning media instructor Michael Korolenko presents “Rocket Man,” a film created by students in his Making Movies summer class, at an informal screening at 8 p.m. tomorrow in the Carlson Theatre. An original orchestral score is being composed and recorded for the formal public screening in February. For more details, contact Michael Korolenko via campus e-mail. You can read about this digital videotape feature in an August Seattle Times article at http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=filmmakers02e&date=20020802&query=Rocket+Man+BCC. Professional Development Day: Classified Staff Events – November 11 provides an opportunity for classified staff members to gather for a day of education and camaraderie. The day-long event at the Newcastle Golf Club features presentations by keynote speaker Jeffrey Keuss, Director of Library Services at Lake Washington Technical College, on setting effective goals, positive life strategies and simple conflict resolution techniques. In addition to discussions on safety and customer service, you’ll enjoy breakfast, lunch and the opportunity to win prizes. For more details, contact Brian Freeman at 564-5074 or via campus e-mail. Professional Development Day: Faculty Events – The day’s events on November 11 kick off with presentations by keynote speaker and Seattle University professor Dr. John Bean on building intellectual excitement in the classroom and successfully integrating homework assignments into a course. Additional sessions will be presented on service learning, online discussions using WebCT and VISTA technology, a planetarium show and ethics in the classroom among other topics. Contact Helen Taylor or Andy Villines via campus e-mail for more details. “Sea Forms” Exhibit – Stop by the BCC Library Gallery from November 12 – December 11 to experience "Sea Forms, " an exhibition of underwater photography by BCC's own Laurel LaFever, Manager of Material Operations/Mail for Campus Operations. The show features photographs of underwater creatures taken during Laurel’s diving excursions in the Puget Sound, Alaska and British Columbia. Many of the images are abstract in design and rich in color– be sure to stop by this intriguing exhibit! Drama Production – The BCC Drama Department presents “Blue Window” by Craig Lucas at 8 p.m. on November 14-16 and November 21-23 in the Stop Gap Theater. The play captures the lives of three couples in a brief moment in time and space. Through Libby and her guests we see love beginning, renewing and ending and answer the question “How much are people willing to change in order to find and to keep love once they find it?” Tickets cost $2. For more details, contact Lyneen Patnoe at 564-3114. Holiday Food Drive – Radio station KBCS 91.3 FM joins the Bellevue Art Museum to sponsor a food drive November 15 – December 13 for Hopelink, a local organization that provides services to low-income families on the Eastside. You may drop off non-perishable goods such as tuna, peanut butter, canned meat, soup, pasta and cereal at the KBCS office in Factoria from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Monday to Friday. For more details, contact KBCS Development Director Diane Cornell at 564-4069 or via campus e-mail. Dance and Music Performance – The Eastside Moving Company, BCC’s dance troupe, and the Radost Folk Ensemble present a dance concert for young people in the Carlson Theater at 3 p.m. on November 16. The concert features the folklore and dances of Eastern Europe, as well as jazz and modern dance. The concert will include ethnic costume demonstration and a participatory dance. Tickets are $10. For more information, call Radost at 206-860-5251 or visit www.radost.org. Jazz Band Invitational – You’re invited to attend an evening of big band jazz on November 19 at 7:30 p.m. in the Carlson Theater during the annual BCC Fall Jazz Band Invitational. The program includes performances by the Shorewood High School Jazz Band, the Issaquah Jazz Orchestra and the BCC Jazz Band. Tickets, which cost $7 general admission and $5 students/seniors, will be sold at the door prior to the concert. For more details, contact Lyneen Patnoe at 564-3114. Vocal Jazz Invitiational – Enjoy an exciting evening performance from BCC’s Vocal Jazz Group at 7:30 p.m. on November 20 in the Carlson Theater. Tickets cost $7 general admission and $5 students/seniors. Contact Lyneen Patnoe at 564-3114 for more information. Welcome & Farewell Welcome to new BCC staff and faculty: Mary Burke, Credentials Evaluator III, International Student Programs Mary Burton, Tech Prep Advisor/ Articulation Specialist, Tech Prep Gaynor Hills, Vice President, Institutional Advancement Yen-Chiu Ong, Early Childhood Teacher, Childcare Center Congratulations on recent promotions or changes: Brian Freeman, Administrative Assistant to VP, Institutional Advancement A fond farewell to departing BCC employees: Karla Bennett, Assistant Director, Career & Women’s Center Eleanor Brown, Coordinator, Continuing Education Computer Programs Gregory Crotts, Program Assistant, Physical Education Benjamin Sherman, Director, Continuing Education Support Services Campus Calendar November 5 Volunteer Tutor Program Information Session, 5:30 p.m., Room R108 November 8 Rocket Man Premiere, 8 p.m., Carlson Theater November 6 Board of Trustees Meeting, Noon, Board Room November 11 Professional Development Day – No Class Veterans Day November 12 Flu Shots, 10 a.m. & 5 p.m., Room L100-C Nov. 12 – Dec. 11 “Sea Forms” Exhibit, Library Gallery Nov. 14-14 & 21-23 “Blue Window” Drama Production, 8 p.m., Carlson Theater Nov.15 – Dec. 13 KBCS Food Drive November 16 Eastside Moving Co. & Radost Performance, 3 p.m., Carlson Theater November 19 CEABCC General Meeting, 1 p.m. Jazz Band Invitational, 7:30 p.m., Carlson Theater November 20 Vocal Jazz Invitational, 7:30 p.m., Carlson Theater November 28-29 Thanksgiving Holiday – No Class December 6-7 Choir Concert, 7:30 p.m., Carlson Theater December 9 College Issues Day – No Class December 12 Fall Quarter Ends Holiday Pottery Sale, 10 a.m. – 7 p.m., Room C157 December 24-25 Holiday – Campus Closed College Relations Corner In the News The November 4th edition of the Seattle Times featured an article about the community college’s role in providing qualified workers to meet community workforce needs and the growth of BCC’s healthcare programs. President Jean Floten is quoted in the article. The story also aired on National Public Radio the same day. Read the story online at http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=techcollege04e&date=20021104&query=study+urges+colleges Vice President of Workforce Development Paula Boyum, Interim Dean of Student Services Tika Esler and BCC students were interviewed for a story on BCC’s growing enrollments and popular healthcare programs that aired on KOMO TV on October 22. View the clip online at http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/komo/comm_college_102202.shtml BCC students are interviewed in an article about over-enrollment at the University of Washington, Washington State University and local community colleges. According to an October 19 article in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, the state’s four-year universities are over-enrolled by 3,500 students, and the community college system has nearly 9,000 more full-time students than the state funds. Read the article online at http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/92008_edbudget19.shtml. The participation of BCC’s Parent Education program in the iQuest Children’s Museum was mentioned in an October 20 article in the Eastside Journal. Plans for the new museum include a unique parent education component. iQuest would be the only children’s museum in Washington – and one of three nationwide – to have a parent educator on staff. iQuest will emphasize science, art and technology in a 10,000-square-foot museum, a portion of which it plans to open in late 2003 in Factoria Mall. Read more at http://www.eastsidejournal.com/sited/story/html/109033. A new online B.A. social science degree, which is offered through a partnership between BCC and Washington State University, was covered in the Seattle Times and Seattle Post-Intelligencer in October. You can read the stories online at http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=glance29e&date=20021029&query=colleges+B.A.+online (Seattle Times) and http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/93321_bcc29.shtml (Seattle Post-Intelligencer). On the Web Visit these new websites: Continuing Education http://www.conted.bcc.ctc.edu/ Continuing Education launched a brand new look for their website this week. Stop on by and see the changes. BCC Reads! http://www.bcc.ctc.edu/artshum/liberalarts/bccreads/ BCC In the News – an archive of news coverage about BCC http://www.bcc.ctc.edu/bccweb/news/BCCintheNews.stm Center for Liberal Arts http://www.bcc.ctc.edu/liberalarts/ Scholar-In-Residence Website http://www.bcc.ctc.edu/liberalarts/sir/ Computing Services (for students) http://ac.bcc.ctc.edu/ Computing Services (for employees) http://cs.bcc.ctc.edu/ Off the Vine Congratulations to Trina Ballard, office assistant in the Social Science Division, who was married near Leavenworth on August 22! Trina and her husband Kevin McCarthy, president of a seafood company located on the Eastside, are planning a honeymoon next spring. Welcome & Farewell Welcome to new BCC staff and faculty: Cheryl Kolbeck, Maintenance Custodian, Campus Operations David Olsby, IT Systems Specialist II, IR/College Computing Services Mercedes Ammerlaan, Early Childhood Teacher, Childcare Center Cora Nixon, Research Analyst II, Institutional Research Brandi Thomas, Project Manager, WorkFirst/Work Based Learning A fond farewell to departing BCC employees: Julie Oltman, Early Childhood Teacher, Childcare Center Morgan Goldbloom, Program Assistant, CE/ Computer Programs Elizabeth Buse, Program Coordinator, Student Programs Mary Banbury, Early Childhood Teacher, Childcare Center Heidi Mair – Director, CE/Fast Track Robert Burke, Faculty, Arts & Humanities (retired) Gloria Mercer, Faculty, Arts & Humanities (retired) Linda Jangaard, Faculty, Business (retired) Campus Calendar September 17 – 20 BCC Opening Week (see event times and locations at http://intranet.bcc.ctc.edu/openingweek/ ) September 19 New Student Orientation, 6 - 8 p.m., Room N201 September 20 New Student Orientation, 9 a.m. - 1p.m., Student Union September 23 Fall Quarter Begins September 25 Board of Trustees Meeting, Noon, Board Room September 22-29 Fall Pledge Drive, KBCS 91.3 fm, http://kbcs.fm October 1 Volunteer Tutor Program Information Session, 5:30 p.m., Room R108 October 2 TRIO Awards Reception, 3 p.m., Room C130 October 11 College Issues Day – No Class October 22 Transfer Student College Fair, 9 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. & 5:30 – 7:30 p.m., Student Union Building CEABCC General Meeting, 1 p.m. November 5 Volunteer Tutor Program Information Session, 5:30 p.m., Room R108 November 6 Board of Trustees Meeting, Noon, Board Room November 11 Professional Development Day – No Class Veterans Day November 19 CEABCC General Meeting, 1 p.m. November 28-29 Thanksgiving Holiday – No Class College Relations Corner In the News The Eastside Journal reported on bronze sculptures created by BCC artists in the Bellevue Downtown Park on September 6. The bronze pour demonstration was coordinated by BCC’s Art-Zones program and the Bellevue Arts Commission. Read the article online at http://www.eastsidejournal.com/sited/story/html/104238 On September 4, the Daily Journal of Commerce profiled BCC’s Building R, which was named the ‘Project of the Month’ by the Seattle chapter of the American Institute of Architects for its sustainable design features. The comprehensive article covers the design process by LMN Architects, “green” design and construction aspects of the facility, and quotes from Capital Projects Manager Don Bloom and Director of Campus Operations John Carroll. If you would like a copy of the article, contact Kara Witsoe via campus e-mail. On the Web See some of the new college home pages that were created over the summer: Early Learning, Family, and Childcare Center http://www.bcc.ctc.edu/childcare Fire Services Department http://www.bcc.ctc.edu/fire/ Center for Liberal Arts http://www.bcc.ctc.edu/liberalarts Information Resources http://ir.bcc.ctc.edu Technical Assistance Center http://tac.bcc.ctc.edu Forms Library http://intranet.bcc.ctc.edu/formslibrary i-BCC http://ir.bcc.ctc.edu/ibcc Information Technology Services http://ir.bcc.ctc.edu/its Web Services http://ir.bcc.ctc.edu/webservices Return to Top
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