01/14/2003 • Issue #79

News & Views

New Grants Support BCC Programs and Services
BCC was the recipient of three major grants in December. BCC’s credit and Continuing Education programs will benefit from a $3 million Department of Labor grant awarded to the Seattle-King County Workforce Development Council, the City of Seattle and the Regional Advanced Technology Education Consortium (RATEC). Vouchers for education and training, which total $1.2 million, will be awarded to incumbent information technology workers throughout the region to upgrade skills in their current jobs. Some of this training will take place through BCC’s diverse career classes and programs. KBCS received an operations grant for $180,000 from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to expand its services and increase community support and outreach. Additionally, a $128,000 grant from the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges will support various components of BCC’s WorkFirst program.

Top BCC Scholars Named to State Team
Students Joy Hackenbracht and Danielle Newson were recently named as BCC’s representatives to the All-Washington Academic Team. The All-Academic Team is a prestigious annual competition that recognizes the outstanding academic and service contributions of community college students. Joy Hackenbracht has been active in campus and community events to promote awareness of breast cancer, skin cancer and the dangers of smoking. She serves as Vice President for Service of Phi Theta Kappa. Danielle Newson serves as the secretary of Phi Theta Kappa and the BCC Pre-Med Club. She’s left her mark on the local community as a tutor and volunteer with Overlake Hospital, American Cancer Society and the Susan G. Komen Foundation. Both students participate in Running Start and plan to pursue careers in medicine. These outstanding students will be honored by Governor Gary Locke in a ceremony in Olympia in March.

BCC Offers New Digital Gaming Track
Analysts forecast that computer and video game software will soon surpass $10 billion in this dynamic industry. Its popularity is booming due to current favorites like The Sims, Grand Theft Auto and EverQuest, which appeal to many age groups. BCC will debut a new degree and certificate in digital gaming beginning this fall. BCC’s new Associate in Arts degree in Digital Gaming provides students with education and experience in animation, computer programming, game theory, graphics and game design. The program will prepare students to develop gaming applications for the Internet, mobile devices and stand-alone consoles in a project-based environment that stresses teamwork, planning and testing. A 48-credit Gaming Graphics certificate focuses on graphic aspects. The first class, “Gaming Foundations” (Animation 111), is offered during winter and spring quarters. For more details, contact program chair Patrick Keating at 564-2140 or via campus e-mail.

The Deal of the Year
Beginning this month, a new annual Metro bus pass is available to all BCC employees with benefits at the heavily-subsidized cost of $19 for the entire year! This is a $153 savings over the previous program and an $854 savings over the retail cost. Just complete an application and agreement form in the Cashiering Office (B126) and purchase your annual pass. You’ll find route and schedule information in the Campus Information Center (C106) or online at http://transit.metrokc.gov. Metro also offers an online ride match program for carpooling at http://transit.metrokc.gov/vancar/ridematch. For more information, contact Commute Trip Reduction Coordinator Lois Harrison at 564-2505 or via campus e-mail.

In Brief

• Join a faculty and staff learning community with BCC’s first scholar-in-residence Nawang Dorjee every Friday from 1:30 – 3 p.m. in L100D beginning this week. This quarter, the group will study and discuss Ethics for the New Millennium, a 1999 book written by the Dalai Lama, as well as additional short texts. Contact BCC Center for Liberal Arts Executive Director Diane Douglas at 564-2550 or via campus e-mail for more details.
• Be sure to notify students who plan to transfer to a four-year institution to visit BCC’s Transfer Center– a great resource for applications, catalogs, brochures and information about regional and out-of-state schools. Starting today, representatives from local baccalaureate institutions will conduct outreach visits in the cafeteria, as well as one-on-one advising appointments in the Transfer Center. For a schedule of visits and information, please direct students to the Transfer Center (B231) or http://www.bcc.ctc.edu/advising/QrtrlyVisitSchedule.asp on the Web. Contact Kara McKinzie, Educational Planning Resource Center Program Coordinator, at 564-4064 or via campus e-mail for more details.

Movers & Shakers
Congratulations to:

• BCC’s Parent Education programs were highlighted in a recent segment of “It’s Your City,” a news magazine show that airs on the City of Bellevue’s cable channel 21. The segment, which focused on the importance of parent support and education, highlighted BCC’s infant and preschool programs. The segment aired four times a week during the month of December. Kudos to Director of TV Services Rick Otte, Parent Education Director Julie Soto and student Laurie Simons from the Advanced Track Video Production program for their joint effort on this project.
• Sharon Foster, a fiscal specialist in the Finance Office, was named the “Employee of the Month” for December by the classified staff association. Sharon’s coworkers appreciate her hard work and positive attitude. They raved, “Sharon always goes out of her way to help…she always stays late or comes in early,” and “She is always polite, patient and never refuses to help her colleagues.”
• Dale Lindman, art instructor, is currently showing his work in a four-person exhibit entitled “Multiple Coordinates” at the Foster/White Gallery at 126 Central Way in downtown Kirkland. The exhibition runs now through February 9. For more information or to view Dale’s work, visit http://fosterwhite.com/artists/index.cgi?id=41&exhibit=54
• Art instructor Bob Purser has been quite active in his studio the past year. Last summer he exhibited and sold several works in a show at the Fountainhead Gallery in Seattle – one piece was purchased for the new Burn Unit at Harborview Medical Center. More recently, three of his quilt works were purchased by the Washington State Arts Commission for new elementary schools. This spring, he will co-curate an exhibition of wearable textiles in the BCC Library Gallery.
• Last month, BCC’s WorkFirst Outreach and City Church of Kirkland teamed up to bring holiday cheer to residents of Bellevue’s College Place community. Outreach Worker Emily Coward and College Place resident Phylis Johnson brought gifts and joy to the residents of this local King County Housing Authority neighborhood by dressing up as elves and delivering gifts to the children and gift certificates to the parents of all College Place families. The gift certificates were funded by BCC’s ROSS Outreach grant, which provides support services to College Place and Eastside Terrace residents interested in educational or vocational advancement.

Coming Attractions
Mark your calendars!

• Library Gallery Exhibit – Visit BCC’s Library Gallery to view “Boneless Light: Irish and Northwest Skies.” This exhibit features landscape paintings done in gouache on paper by Irish poet and painter Josie Gray. The show runs today through February 7.
• Honoring Martin Luther King, Jr. – Stop by the Carlson Theater on Thursday from 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. to honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. You’ll hear a dramatic presentation by Carl Mack, newly-elected President of the Seattle Chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). You will also be treated to musical selections by The Urban Rhythms Chorus of Seattle.
• “Three Graces Tour” Informational Meeting – Attend an informational lecture and slide presentation on Sunday, January 19 from 1 – 3 p.m. in room B204 by art instructor Vicki Artimovich about her annual “Three Graces Tour”. Vicki will lead an artistic and cultural tour of Italy from July 7-27 with stops in Venice, Florence and Rome. For more details, contact Vicki at 564-2629 or via campus e-mail.
• Bob Santos Lecture – In continuing efforts to promote cultural diversity, the Library Media Center presents a lecture with Bob Santos, the Northwest region’s representative for the Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), on January 28 at 1:30 p.m. in the library. In addition to discussing the history of the Seattle International District, Santos will share his accomplishments and interests as a community activist and director of several successful nonprofit poverty programs.
• Scholar-in-Residence Lecture –Scholar-in-residence Nawang Dorjee will discuss the current problems and opportunities faced by the Tibetan community in exile from 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. on January 30 in the BCC library. This lecture is a follow-up to his standing-room-only presentation in the library last fall.
• Big Band Jazz Band Festival – The jazz will flow non-stop February 6-8, during the BCC Jazz Festival, featuring the acclaimed One-O’Clock Lab Band of the University of North Texas, renowned trumpeter Brian Lynch, the BCC Jazz Band, and 32 junior and senior high school jazz bands from Washington and Oregon. The weekend of music begins February 6 at 7:30 p.m. with performances by the renowned University of North Texas One-O’Clock Lab Band and the award-winning BCC Jazz Band. The One O’Clock Band is known for superior individual musicianship and has been nominated for Grammy awards on four occasions. The festival begins February 7 at 11:30 a.m. with middle and junior high school jazz bands, and continues Saturday at 8 a.m. with high schools, concluding with an 8 p.m. concert featuring three finalist bands, the BCC Jazz Band and guest artist Brian Lynch on trumpet. Admission is $10. For more details, contact Lyneen Patnoe at 564-3114.
  

Off the Vine
Congratulations to Bess Parks, administrative assistant to the Dean of Information Resources, and her husband Donald, who celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in December!

Welcome & Farewell
Welcome to new BCC staff and faculty:

• Amy Edwards, Cashier II, Finance/Cashiering
• Jan Ng, Office Assistant III, Health Sciences and Related Programs
• Carolyn Buck, Fiscal Specialist I, Health Sciences & Related Programs
• Joy Miller, Specialist, Workforce Development
• Constance Cohen, ESL/WorkFirst Project Manager, WorkFirst
• Paul Morris, Temporary Development Officer, Institutional Advancement
  

Congratulations on recent promotions or changes:

• Amy Crabtree, Fiscal Technician II, Finance
• Robert Wilson, Maintenance Custodian Lead, Campus Operations

A fond farewell to departing BCC employees:

• Michael Hestad, College Cleaning Specialist, Campus Operations
• Keith Gamache, Probationary Teaching Faculty, Arts & Humanities
• Patricia Lawrence, Program Coordinator, Cont. Ed. Worked-Related Programs
• Sharon Carpenter, Dean, Continuing Education
• Mary Burton, Tech Prep Advisor/Articulation Specialist, Tech Prep
• Jerrie Kennedy, Faculty, Arts & Humanities (retired)
• Joan Ubezzi, Administrative Services Manager A, Health Sciences & Related Programs (retired)
  

Campus Calendar

Now – Feb. 7          Library Gallery Exhibit “Boneless Light: Irish and Northwest Skies”

January 16            Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration, 11:30 a.m., Carlson Theater

January 20            Holiday – Campus Closed

January 21            CEABCC General Meeting, 2 p.m., Room R302

January 28            Lecture with Bob Santos, 1:30 p.m., Library

January 29            Board of Trustees Meeting, 12:30 p.m., Board Room

January 30            Scholar-in-Residence Lecture, 11:30 a.m., Library

February 5            College Transfer Fair, 9 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., Student Union

February 7-8         Jazz Band Festival, Carlson Theater

February 12-13    Blood Drive, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., Central Courtyard

February 13          Board of Trustees Meeting, 12:30 p.m., Board Room

February 15          BCC Kids Fair

February 17          Holiday – Campus Closed

February 18          CEABCC General Meeting, 1 p.m., Room L220

March 12               Board of Trustees Meeting, 12:30 p.m., Board Room

March 21               Winter Quarter Ends

March 24-28         Spring Break, No Credit Classes

March 31               Spring Quarter Begins

College Relations Corner

On the Web

Students May Retrieve 2002 Tax Info Online This Week
Beginning tomorrow, students eligible for the Hope Scholarship and Lifetime Learning Tax Credit will be able to access their 2002 tax information online using BCC Online Services for Students. Students can visit https://wts.bcc.ctc.edu/hope/hope.stm or find this information highlighted on the BCC splash page.

In the Works:

• BCC Public Website Redesign – The Website Redesign Committee is reviewing the project plan and making revisions. A final project plan will be presented to Ed Services Cabinet, Web Steering Committee and President’s Staff later this month. Production will begin in February and a final site should be completed this spring.
• MyBCC for Students – Students are providing information on their needs and a formal planning committee will begin meeting regularly in the next week or so. Roll out for MyBCC for students is expected before the end of winter quarter.
• Web Accessibility Standards-- Assistance and resources to help Web managers make their sites compliant with information accessibility standards is being planned. A campus e-mail with more details will be coming in the next few weeks.

New Department Home Pages Coming Soon:

• International Student Programs
• Gaming
• Mobile Computing
• Internet Application Development