March 16, 2004
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All-Academic students Alex Oh and Teresa Branham
honored at state reception
Running
Start students Alex Oh and Teresa Branham were honored at the annual
All-Washington Academic Team ceremony at South Puget Sound Community
College, Friday, March 12th. Oh and Branham are two of 59 students
from the Washington State Community and Technical College system
recognized for their academic achievements and community service
efforts. Academic team members received medallions and $750
scholarships, provided by program sponsors, KeyBank and Northwest
Education Loan Association. Several educational leaders, program
sponsors and Gov. Gary Locke gave speeches about the hard work,
commitment and successes of the students, and Locke recognized Oh as the
youngest award recipient. Lauree Fletcher of Whatcom Community
College received the 2004 New Century Scholar Award.
Branham and Oh had their pictures taken with Gov. Locke and college
representatives Kae Peterson and John Backes. Branham and Oh will also be recognized at
the Board of Trustees meeting Wednesday, March 17th.
Oh
is president of SCC's Phi Theta Kappa and secretary of the Student Body
Association. He is active in student government, college clubs,
governance committees and music performances. Oh recruited high school
honor students when a college volunteer tutoring program for grade
school students was in jeopardy and took the program to new heights.
He plans to go to medical school or obtain a Ph.D. in biological
sciences.
Branham
is both treasurer and vice president of PTK at SCC. As the
outreach officer of a new college club that is dedicated to providing
educational materials to under-privileged children, she builds
partnerships with business leaders and educational institutions.
She also tutors grade school students and volunteers at a public
library. Branham plans to earn a master's degree in international
business or business finance.
Congratulations to our 2004 All-Washington Academic
Team members.
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International Advisory Committee
awards 2004-05 teach abroad grants
Faculty recommend two programs
The International Programs Advisory Committee, a committee made up
of eight faculty plus one administrator, classified employee and student
representatives, recently announced the recipients of the 2004-05 Summer
Institute Grant.
Two grants were awarded this year:
Honors go to English/Humanities Professor Troy Wolff for his
proposal, ‘An Aegean Odyssey’ and to Geography Professor Chip Dodd
for his proposal, ‘Namibian Ecological Safari’. Professors Wolff and
Dodd will work with the International Office to develop and promote the
programs that will be offered to students in summer 2005.
The Summer Institute Grants
are designed with the goal of promoting the ideals of international
education through professional development opportunities for Shoreline
faculty and low-cost study abroad programs for Shoreline students. The
grants support faculty in the research, development and implementation
of short-term travel-study programs. Students have the unique
opportunity to participate in these programs and learn first-hand from
the people, places and cultures as related to the proposed curriculum.
The Summer Institutes also
support the college’s Mission to “provide rich opportunities to learn”
as well as the Board of Trustees and President Moore’s goal “to expand
international opportunities and diversity initiatives”.
Past awardees of the Summer
Institute Grant include Ed Harkness, Irene Riddell, Betty Hanrahan,
Ernest Johnson, Tim Payne, Diana Knauf, Neal Vasishth and Diana Sampson. Professors Vasishth and Sampson will lead
their Chinese Literature & Culture program in China this summer.
For more information about the grant
or other committee activities, contact International Education Manager
and Committee Co-chair Colleen Cooper at extension 6676.
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Nine faculty members named for
2004-05 sabbaticals
Elena Bianco, Robert Bigley, Richard Davis, Shannon Flynn, Paul
Herrick, Diana Knauf, Matthew Loper, Kristin Marra and Neal Vasishth
were all awarded sabbaticals for 2004-05 at the February 25th meeting of
the Board of Trustees.
Elena Bianco, One Quarter
Elena Bianco will explore the emerging field of informatics and
investigate whether or not the College could develop courses that could
transfer to the U of W's new Informatics Bachelor of Arts program.
She will meet with faculty and administrators in various disciplines at
both SCC and the UW to discuss the viability of creating an Informatics
program track here.
Robert Bigley, Three Quarters
Robert Bigley will complete his Doctorate of Musical Arts at the
University of Washington. Bigley will study with Maestro Abraham
Kaplan, formerly the Choir Director at Julliard, whose textbook on
conducting is one of the most widely used in the country. He will
also study with Dr. Geoffrey Boers, who is well known in the choral
community for his innovative programming.
Richard Davis, Three Quarters
Richard Davis will research and develop a list of designers,
developers and artists who use visual technology to establish industry
contacts for the VCT Program to use as potential partners for curriculum
development, advisory board participants, internship providers,
potential funding resources and more. He will also participate in
coursework and seminars on changing technologies.
Shannon Flynn, Two Quarters
Shannon Flynn plans to research, learn and develop teaching and
student-support strategies, collect and organize actual real-life
applications for use in math courses, create a database of existing
problems and projects, bring time-sensitive applications up to date,
read journals and attend conferences, explore development of a 100-level
"mathematics for consumers" course, and write and document the history
of the SCC mathematics department.
Paul Herrick, One Quarter
Paul Herrick will completely revise and improve all five of his
online classes. This will require him to rewrite hundreds of
online lectures and revamp numerous online activities. He also
plans to research new online resources in philosophy and logic,
including new online technology and new online teaching techniques.
He would also like to produce a computer-based tutorial program for his
logic classes.
Diana Knauf, One Quarter
Diana Knauf has observed that students have a difficult time dealing
with death and dying. She would like to enhance their
understanding of both these processes. As a developmental
psychologist, Knauf received some training in this area, but would like
to augment her past coursework. She will take a graduate nursing
course, "Grief and Loss in Clinical Practice," to learn about social,
cultural and psychological issues relating to death and grief through
research. Knauf also hopes to learn about death beliefs, traditions and
ceremonies practiced throughout the world, and to interview individuals
who deal with death, dying and grieving as a part of their work, such as
Hospice nurses and grief counselors.
Matthew Loper, Two Quarters
Matthew Loper will spend the majority of his sabbatical in New
Zealand working with conservators and community groups on specific
projects to expand his skills and knowledge in the techniques of
conservation. Loper will pursue fundamental research to expand his
knowledge of ecology and conservation on a global scale. Loper
then intends to develop a course in environmental studies with an
international focus.
Kristin Marra, One Quarter
Kristin Marra plans to develop curriculum and increase campus
visibility and student numbers in the Adult Basic Education and GED
Preparation program. She will visit other colleges to learn about
their ABE/GED programs and design a new course. After interviewing
associate ABE/GED faculty to get their input on program improvement and
growth, Marra plans to develop a phased plan, with quarterly goals to
move SCC's program into parity with other programs in the region.
Each phase will include: curriculum and materials development; program
visibility on campus and within the community; partnerships with
college programs such as Workforce Training, Multicultural/Diversity
Education Center, CEO and professional technical programs; and
partnerships with local employment agencies and high schools.
Neal Vasishth, Three Quarters
Neal Vasishth will spend approximately six months in India learning
Hindi, the original language of much of Indian literature that he
teaches. He plans to immerse himself in the culture, including
doing volunteer work in schools or organizations where his skills could
be useful. He also plans to spend time researching the literature
and philosophy of India. Vasishth also plans to continue his
creative writing efforts, working on a novel composed of short stories
while on sabbatical. Much of his creative energy goes into
teaching, so he is looking forward to having this time while he is in
India to work on his novel.
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Puget Sound Center Update

The Puget Sound Center for Teaching, Learning and Technology (PSC)
is a private non-profit educational organization associated with Edmonds
and Shoreline community colleges.
The PSC provides
future-ready technology training solutions to corporate and educational
communities in the Puget Sound area.
The core mission is K-12 teacher professional
development centered around technology — teachers get help integrating
technology into their curricula. The Diversity in Technology Group works
on gender equity issues encouraging girls and people of color into
science, technology, engineering and math courses and careers.
Additionally, as a Regional Cisco Academy, teachers are trained to teach
the CCNA curriculum in high schools and community
colleges.
IT professional development for employed IT
professionals is another goal of the PSC. Corporate IT training is
offered, with The Boeing Company being the center's major client.
IT courses are also offered at a Boeing site.
PSC programs and
courses are wide-ranging and constantly evolving. PSC works with
business leaders, educational institutions, and service organizations
such as The Boeing Company, Cisco Systems, Oracle, Discreet Training
Center, WorkSource-Washington, the National Science Foundation,
community and technical colleges, and local school districts to develop
customized courses and training programs to meet individual client
needs.
PSC also partners with community-based organizations,
government agencies and educational institutions (like SCC) to train
low-income youth and adults. PSC provides hardware, software and
training to help participants succeed on the job and in school.
The center has been in business for four years and has a staff of 18.
They recently moved from the old SCC Northshore Center to a new location
in Canyon Park which has more offices for project management rather than
labs for training. SCC President Holly Moore is a founding
PSC board member and Kevin Grossman, currently on the SCC
Foundation, is the newest board member. In addition to the primary
funding from the Morgridge Family Foundation, the center has received
grants from the US Department of Education, the US Department of Labor,
the US Department of Housing & Urban Development, the National Science
Foundation, and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, plus corporate
support from several companies such as Microsoft, HP, Verizon, Lexmark,
QFC and Washington Mutual.
PSC is currently helping manage a $450,000 grant to Cleveland High
School from the Paul G. Allen Foundation and providing technology
training for teachers. The three-year project will create greater
student engagement and personalization of learning, an increase in
project-based learning, and increased use of technology to enhance
teacher productivity and effectiveness.
PSC Staff
The PSC is headed up by Executive Director
Bill McMeekin and staffed by:
Mary Burton, Assistant Director of the Diversity in Technology
Group
Mary Burton began her work at PSC in December, 2003. Burton is responsible for the development and implementation of
programs that aim to bridge the digital divide and create equal access
for under-represented groups in science, technology, engineering and
mathematics (STEM) fields. Burton has worked in a variety of positions
in business and education for the last 18 years, including a high school
career specialist, and most recently, a business/education liaison for
the High Tech Learning Centers, a program of the Northeast Vocational
Area Cooperative consortium of nine school districts. Burton has a
bachelor's degree in business administration as well as a career and
technical education certification in diversified occupations and
work-based learning.
Karen Manuel, TechREACH Program Manager
Karen Manuel manages the implementation of the after school program,
TechREACH. The new program is geared to increase the interest of
middle age girls in science, technology, engineering and math.
Eight middle schools in seven Puget Sound (from Everett to Fife) area
school districts and one private school have included the program in
their curricula. Manuel earned her master's degree in curriculum
and instruction from Seattle University. Prior to this job, Manuel
worked at the Alliance for Education (www.alliance4ed.org),
a non-profit organization that supports school improvement initiatives
in Seattle Public Schools. She also taught computer skills and job
skills to at-risk youth in community-based organizations and work
training programs. She joined the PSC team in July, 2003.
Vicky Ragan, Program Manager, K-20 Programs
Vicky Ragan manages the facilitators and external groups
(Educational Service Districts) that offer T2CI for PSC's Coaching
Initiative. She also develops curriculum and manages the research
side of T2CI. She has a master's degree in curriculum and
instruction and a doctoral degree in instructional technology and
distance education. Ragan has also been a library media specialist
and a technology integration specialist. She loves skiing, hiking, her two horses, Snickers, her chocolate lab and her husband, Al.
Ragan has worked at PSC since July 1, 2003.
Charmell Slaughter, Outreach Coordinator, TechREACH Program
Charmell Slaughter was hired in March 2003 to assist schools in the
recruitment and retention of students in the TechREACH Program. Slaughter also recruits, trains and matches STEM
professionals with students for e-mentoring. She is currently
matriculating at UW Bothell, earning a bachelor's degree in business
administration. Prior to coming to PSC, she was a software tester
at Microsoft for five years and a medical laboratory technician in the
U.S. Air Force from 1994 to 1998. Slaughter is passionate about
increasing the presence of women and people of color in the high tech
workforce. She enjoys acrylic painting, kayaking, cooking and
traveling with her husband, John. She originates from New
Brunswick, N.J.
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Faculty Retreats at Islandwood
With funding from an Assessment
Grant and the President's Office, 56 full- and part-time faculty were
able to get away from campus to meet and retreat at beautiful IslandWood
on Bainbridge Island on Friday and Saturday, February 20-21.
Faculty participants attended several workshops designed to
enhance teaching and learning, as well as to explore the woods and
natural setting surrounding this amazing environmental education center.
Faculty also had time to become acquainted with people they did not know
from across campus. For example, do YOU know who wrestled with 200
pound men, who has only one kidney, and who is a belly dancer?
Faculty who attended the retreat found out! Special thanks go to the retreat planning committee, workshop
presenters, and to Neal Vasishth and Tim Payne, whose hard
work allowed this special event to happen. "We look forward to
developing the outcomes of the faculty retreat and making this an annual
event," said Vasishth.
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EYH 2004
Kudos to the organizers and volunteers of the Expanding Your Horizons
for another successful conference. Nice job to all of those who
worked hard to provide such an important experience for the future
of young girls in math, science and technology..
  
Summer Quarter to be 4/10 work
week
A memo from President Holly Moore regarding summer hours was
distributed Friday, March 12th. In an effort to reduce energy
consumption as well as reduce single-occupancy trips to campus, the
College has decided upon a Summer Quarter schedule of four ten-hour days
per week. Official College hours will be 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday
through Thursday, with the College being closed Friday. Summer
hours will begin Monday, June 21, 2004 and end Labor Day, September 6,
2004. The College will return to regular business hours on
Tuesday, September 7, 2004 -- Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
(with a one hour lunch) and Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Friday (with a
30-minute lunch).
For more information, download the College memo.
Graduation
application deadline drawing near
Graduation time is coming! Please remind your graduating Spring
Quarter and Summer Quarter students to submit their Applications for
Graduation to the Information Desk in the 5000 Building before Friday,
April 16th. Graduation applications for Summer Quarter students NOT
participating in the June 9th ceremony should be submitted by Monday,
July 12th.
Also, all planning sheets for
professional technical programs need to be signed by both the
Program Advisor and the Division Chair and submitted with the
Application for Graduation by the same above deadlines.
If you have any questions please be
sure to call Cecily Sherritt at x5841.
No need to call to schedule tests with
Testing Services!
Testing Services is pleased to announce that it is no longer
necessary for students to call ahead to schedule an appointment for
ASSET, GED and COMPASS tests. A new brochure has been printed with
times that testing services are available and explains that students need only to come 30
minutes to an hour before the test time to sign up for the test (first
come, first served). Proctored tests will also be given for
distance learning and WAOL. The brochure is
online. For more
information, call Judy Borrow at x4608.
Campus Clean-up Day
Friday, May 7
Mark your calendars now for this year's Campus Clean-up Day.
Once again, we will be taking the opportunity to make our campus an
attractive place for our students, staff and visitors. We would
appreciate it if you would volunteer for one of the work assignments for
that day. Jim Hammond and Nancy Lamus will coordinate the schedule and
locations of activities. Plants will be purchased by facilities
for specific areas and groups or individuals may sign up to work in
those locations. Lunch will be cooked by the College
administrators for all volunteers. Watch for more announcements in
DAAG and Net News as we get closer to the date.
VP Miller presented at Columbia
University
Last month
VP Darlene Miller was invited to speak with Tom Bailey from Teachers
College at Columbia University on high school completion programs.
Their presentation was "Credit-Based Transition Programs." The
trip was financed by Teachers College.
Legislative News
Update
Legislative News is published weekly during legislative sessions
by the staff of the Washington State Board for Community & Technical
Colleges, 319 7th Avenue SE, PO Box 42495, Olympia, WA 98504-2495.
Telephone (360)704-4400; fax (360) 586-6440. This is the final
edition for 2004.
This week in Legislative Update:
- Operating budget includes general and
high-demand enrollments for two-year colleges
- Almost $46 million for community and technical
colleges in capital budget
- Legislature approves higher education policy
bills in last week before adjournment
http://www.sbctc.ctc.edu/Legislative/CurrentLegSession.asp.
Wellness Tip of
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HR
CORNER
VP positions close
A total of 34
individuals applied for the Vice President, Student Services, with 21 of
the applications coming from out of state; twenty-one submitted
applications for Vice President, Human Resources & Employee Relations,
six of whom are from outside Washington. Both recruitments closed
February 26 for first consideration.
Screening committees for both positions have developed interview
questions, set timelines, and are beginning review of the applications.
Interviews/open forums are tentatively scheduled as follows:
VP/SS: First round interviews with Screening Committee - April 6, 7
Open forum/second interviews for finalists - April 8
VP/HR: First round interviews with Screening Committee - April 19, 20
Open forum/second interviews for finalists - April 21
Following reference checks, final selection will be made by President
Holly Moore, subject to approval by the Board of Trustees. Both
positions anticipate a start date of July 1.
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Don't miss "In the Works," an
e-newsletter that provides the scoop on HR stuff
The newest issue of "In the Works" is now available online.
This e-newsletter is the place to get the
scoop on personnel reform. Read the latest on the start of collective bargaining and the plan for
consolidating job classes.
http://washingtonworks.wa.gov/newsletter/newsletter0204.pdf "In the Works" is an electronic newsletter that
is home-based at the Washington Works
Internet website:
www.washingtonworks.wa.gov. The
website will link you to a wealth of information and resources
about Washington's personnel system and
its transformation-in-progress. Check out
two recent Olympian articles on competitive
contracting featured on the news page:
http://washingtonworks.wa.gov/news.htm.
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Marci Melvin is Star of the
Month

Marci
Melvin was selected as the March 2004 Star of the Month.
One of her nominators said that "In Marci's little office she
oversees 22 full-time and part-time faculty. She oversees
the various music budgets, answers phones, helps students,
organizes the music lockers, bulletin boards, work study,
mailing lists, attends music performances, and in one year,
reorganized the music office after several years of changing
part-time help. She enjoys working with us and she is very
respected in this Music Department."
Another nomination letter read "I'm an
associate professor in the Music Department. Our entire
department is so grateful to Marci, always pleasant and
efficient to a fault! She's made an enormous difference to
all of us."
Another letter stated that Marci "does such a
great job in the Music Department office. She is always on
top of all schedules , deadlines, forms...she runs a tight ship!
It is so wonderful to be able to count on her. She
definitely deserves Star of the Month!"
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STAFF UPDATES
Mark Hankins, Director of Business Services
and Special Projects
Mark Hankins has moved from the Professional Automotive
Training Center to SCC@LFP.
He leaves his former position as an instructor in the automotive
program to be the Director of Business Services and Special
Projects. Hankins, who will report to Rebecca Rhodes,
executive director of Workforce Programs and
SCC@LFP, will be responsible for
overseeing special projects and grants. The ACT Center,
Assessment Center at LFP and the Center for Manufacturing
Excellence all fall under Hankins' management. He will
also provide leadership in business outreach for Extended
Learning, including the coordination of the development of new
courses and training with business and industry.
Victoria Lauber, High School
Programs/International Programs, Special Projects/Retention
Manager
Victoria Lauber is now working in a shared administrative
position with International Programs and High School
Programs, working on specific projects
defined by the project directors. Among her many duties, Lauber
will assist Exec. Director Paul Rucker with the development and
implementation of a comprehensive international student high
school completion program and a regional and national four-year
institution international student transfer partnership program.
She will provide leadership around community relations with high
school counselors, instructors and parent communities for the
High School Programs area as well as expand the development and
coordination of the College in High School Program. Lauber
will also continue to
participate in the off-campus community organizations developed
during the FIPSE Project and continue to foster relationships in
the Shoreline human services community. Lauber was the
program manager for the FACES Project, which ended December 31,
2003.
Rebecca Rhodes, Executive Director of Workforce
Programs and SCC@LFP
Rebecca
Rhodes was hired as the Executive Director of Workforce Programs last December
(Dec. 8, 2003 edition of Net News archives). She has also recently taken
on leadership of the Lake Forest Park branch of the college. Rhodes will
assume responsibilities for operations at LFP. VP Workforce and Economic
Development VP Darlene Miller thanks Kae Peterson for stabilizing
the fiscal management at LFP and strengthening the community ties for the
last year and a half and looks forward to Rebecca leading the program with a new
direction and new ideas.
In her new role, Rhodes will be responsible for
personnel oversight, fiscal, and programmatic management at
SCC@LFP. She is pleased to be taking on this
new role and has been impressed with LFP’s talented staff and strong program
offerings. Rhodes is looking forward to using her experience in workforce and
economic development to assist in incubating new classes and further
implementing degree programs. She will be working to develop new continuing
education classes based on Shoreline’s strong existing degree programs. Rhodes
will also be working with Robin, Karla and Mark on industry training
opportunities. She is housed at both SCC@LFP and in the FOSS Bldg, room 5201. Please
stop by and say hi!
Kae Peterson, Senior Executive Director, SCC
Foundation
With Kae Peterson no longer heading up Lake Forest Park, she will now, in
addition to her role as Senior Executive Director of the SCC Foundation, assist
with the development of the college's Master Plan. Vice President
Administrative Services Bev Brandt says that "Because of Kae Peterson's
extensive ties to the community and her ability to bring groups together, we
have reassigned a portion of Kae's position to work with the community on the
completion of the EIS and the Master Plan. Her unique skills are proving
valuable in our commitment to involving all constituencies that will be affected
with the future of Shoreline Community College." Brandt says that the
Master Plan process is underway and should be completed by the end of Spring
Quarter. Peterson will then help facilitate Phase II of the plan, which is
a concept plan that will be used as a support document for the biennial budget
request.
Gilbert Martinez, Science Instructional
Tech I, Science
Gilbert Martinez was a QC/QA Supervisor at William Bolthouse
Farms, a Chemistry Lab Supervisor with Safety Kleen
Environmental, and a QC/QA Chemist with Dairy Gold Dairy.
He has a bachelor's degree in chemistry and hopes to be a
teacher in the future. He enjoys making movies (really
amateur!), swing dancing and rock climbing.
Patricia Wade, Program Asst.,
Distance Learning
Patricia Wade also works with Tony Costa as a Business
Technology Tutor Coordinator. She studied Latin American
Studies at Fairhaven College and the University of Washington,
and Purchasing Management at SCC.
New Employees
Jim Figaniak, Driver, Warehouse Worker, Facilities, Feb. 2,
2004
Gilbert Martinez, Science Instructional Tech 1, Science,
Feb. 17, 2004
Patricia Wade, Program Assistant, Distance Learning, Feb.
17, 2004
Employee Changes
Peggy Lytle,
Office Asst. III, Student Development Center, Services for
Students with Disabilities, January 1, 2004
Michelle Arevalo, Fiscal Specialist I, Bookstore, Feb. 9,
2004
Separations
Felicia Isgrig, Program Asst., Distance Learning, Jan. 9,
2004
Imelda Cossette, Principal Investigator, CME, WED, Feb.
16, 2004
Staff
Changes in the Bookstore
Michelle Arevalo has recently changed
positions and is now the Fiscal Specialist for
the bookstore. The Assistant Manager position is
currently posted and we hope to have a new person
on board for the beginning of Spring Quarter.
Until a new Assistant Manager is hired Arevalo and
Mary Kelemen will be handling the Agency charges/third
party billings, etc. Arevalo can now be reached
at x4714. Kelemen can be reached at x4733.
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KUDOS
Business Admin Instructor
Laura Portolese Dias to present paper
Tenure-track Business Administration Faculty Laura Portolese
Dias has been selected to present a paper on Baby Boomers
at the annual American Marketing Management Association
Conference in Chicago on March 19, 2004. Her paper is an
empirical study on the environment that Baby Boomers grew up in
and how that has affected their purchasing patterns today.
The paper will be published in their proceedings.
MLT student Jennifer Rullan is awarded Dade
Behring Scholarship
MLT student Jennifer Rullan was awarded
a $1,000 scholarship from Dade Behring. Rullan was one of
50 students across the country to receive the scholarship, which
are being distributed over a three-year period. The
scholarships are to help address the labor crisis in the
clinical laboratory industry. Chairman, President and CEO
of Dade Behring, Jim Reid-Anderson announced the scholarship
fund in July 2003. Rullan holds a bachelor's degree in
biology from Seattle Pacific University and will be earning a
Certificate of Proficiency. She is currently working as a
lab assistant while finishing the program at SCC. She will
complete the program in July, 2004.
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EVENTS
"One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest"
March 16-17 at 7:30 pm in the Lobby Theater
Don't miss the college
production of "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest," March
16-17 in the Campus
Lobby Theater. There are a few tickets left,
so be sure to buy yours today. Purchase your tickets at the
Cashier's Office in FOSS or at the door. (It's a good
idea to get them at the Cashier's Office, however.) $8, $7 and
$6. Two additional days were scheduled to
accommodate the demand for tickets.
Honor Recital
Thursday, April 8, 2004
7:30pm,
Campus Theater
Instrumental
and vocal students selected for outstanding Winter Quarter juries
perform music solos from the Renaissance to the 20th
century. Free.
Darrell Scott with special guest Caroline Herring
Saturday, April 10, 2004
7:30pm, Campus Theater
Hit
songwriter Darrell Scott will perform at Shoreline Community College at
7:30 p.m., Saturday, April 10, 2004. Scott is an in-demand
instrumentalist and acclaimed performer and recording artist. As a
songwriter, he has contributed a string of hits that some might call the
best modern country music has to offer. The Dixie Chicks, Garth Brooks
and Travis Tritt are among many who have performed Scott’s music. His
work has brought Scott two Grammy nominations, and he has been named
ASCAP Songwriter of the Year and NSAI Songwriter of the Year. Opening
for Scott is Caroline Herring. Voted “Best New Artist 2002” at the SXSW
Music Conference and the Austin Music Awards, Herring’s second album,
“Wellspring” transcends the boundaries between folk, classic country and
bluegrass music. General admission is $20, $18 for college students and
seniors, and $14 for SCC students and children 14 and younger. Call
206.546.4606 to order tickets or purchase at door.
Bev Harris and Andy Stephenson
"Black Box Voting: Ballot Tampering in the 21st Century"
Wednesday, April 21, 2004
12:30pm, Campus Theater
Bev Harris and Andy
Stephenson have been working over the past 14 months to help research
and publicize the issues and potential for corruption inherent with the
current voting machines being installed throughout the United States.
They will give a lecture, “Black Box Voting: Ballot-Tampering in the
21st Century” at Shoreline Community College, Wednesday, April 21, at
12:30 p.m. in the Campus Theater. No admission.
Harris, author of Black
Box Voting: Ballot-Tampering in the 21st Century, began writing on the
subject of electronic voting machines in October, 2002. She spent over
2,000 hours researching voting machines and interviewed hundreds of
witnesses, including many election officials and even voting machine
programmers who work directly for the firms that build the machines.
During the course of writing Black Box Voting, Harris discovered that
one of the largest voting machine companies, Diebold Election Systems,
had committed a massive security breach, leaving thousands of sensitive
voting system program files on an unprotected web site.
Harris’ investigative journalism has since been cited in The New York
Times and on CBS, FOX News and CNN. Her book, Black Box Voting, has
triggered a national investigation and activism movement to restore
clean, trustworthy voting systems.
Stephenson (D-WA), an
entrepreneur and business owner who is currently running for Secretary
of State, has pledged to keep the vote free, and out of the hands of
corporations. He feels that protecting the voting process is the most
important responsibility of the Secretary of State and that the public
has a right to know when uncertified and unapproved software is being
used in the election process. He alleges that King County absentee
ballots are handled by a private firm and that the chain of custody
cannot be ensured.
“Most people don’t
realize that this is very much a state issue,” says Stephenson. “It is
imperative that the American public know about this issue, and how it
absolutely politicizes the position of Secretary of State in every State
of the Union, starting now, here, in Washington.”
The lecture is presented by the college’s Arts and Entertainment Board
and the Wordly Philosophers and Dismal Scientists Society. More
information can be found at www.AndyStephenson.com and
www.blackboxvoting.org.
Michael Parenti
”When America Rules the World: A Dissent”
Wednesday, April 21, 2004
7:30pm, SCC Gym
Michael Parenti is one of this country's foremost independent
political analysts and a distinguished political scientist, author and
lecturer. A brilliant observer of the press and media’s manipulation of
contemporary politics, reality and values, he is the author of 17 books
including, “The Assassination of Julius Caesar” (The New Press, 2003),
“The Terrorism Trap” (City Lights Books, 2002), “Democracy for the Few”
(Wadsworth, seventh edition, 2002), and “To Kill a Nation” (Verso Books,
2001). Dr. Parenti received his Ph.D. from Yale and has taught at major
colleges and universities in the U.S. and abroad. He has appeared on
radio and television talk shows to discuss current issues such as how
the government controls the media to its own advantage. His books are
enjoyed by both lay readers and scholars, and have been used extensively
in college courses. Some 250 articles of his have appeared in
CovertAction Quarterly, Z Magazine, New Political Science, Monthly
Review, The Humanist, Dollars and Sense, the Nation, Los Angeles Times,
New York Times, and numerous other publications. General admission
is $10, $8 for college students and seniors, and $5 for SCC students and
children 14 and younger.
Faculty Piano Duet Recital perform solo recital of music by Frederic
Chopin
Iwona Kamińska-Bowlby & Chris Bowlby
Sunday, April 25, 2004
3pm, Campus Theater
At the
final performance of the College Piano Series, Iwona Kamińska-Bowlby and
Chris Bowlby perform works by Frederic Chopin. The Bowlbys have
performed as a team in western Canada, the Midwest and the Northwest.
He is a doctoral student at the University of Washington and has been
featured several times on public radio as a soloist with symphonic
orchestras. Reception follows. General admission is $10, $8 for
seniors and college students, and $4 for SCC students and children 14
and younger. This is a benefit for the SCC Piano Scholarship Fund.
COLLEGE GALLERY
“The
Distance of Clutter”
Large paintings by Matt Everett
at Shoreline Community College Gallery
The
College Gallery exhibits “The Distance of Clutter,” large paintings by
Matt Everett. In a confusion of consuming domestic surroundings,
Everett has depicted the accumulation of the clutter and “residue of
living” that represent his day-to-day existence. The exhibit will be
shown March 6 to April 3, 2004. Everett says, “Silent paint
becomes a reflection of the restlessness of thought and body in a
perpetually fast-moving daily life.” He captures the overwhelming
nature of living with too much stuff, too much information, noise,
motion and repetition and the time and attention it all requires.
Gallery hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. The College
Gallery is located in the Administration Building.
Upcoming at the College Gallery
“Paintings”
by Barbara Earl Thomas
Shoreline Community College is pleased to
present the work of writer and painter Barbara Earl Thomas. Her
exhibit "Paintings" will be on display April 3rd to May 15th and will
feature several of the artist's exquisitely layered egg tempura on paper
paintings. The public is invited to enjoy her work at a reception,
Saturday, April 17th from 1 to 3 p.m. at which time Thomas will read
from her written works.
Thomas has exhibited
artwork at the Seattle Art Museum, Tacoma Art Museum, and in museums
throughout Washington state and the U.S. Her artwork is included in a
number of prestigious private and public collections. Thomas’ essays
have appeared in Raven Chronicles, A Single Mothers Companion,
Intimate Nature: The Bonds Between Women and Animals, The Gift of Birds:
True Encounters with Avian Spirits, and Never Late for Heaven:
The Art of Gwen Knight. Storm Watch: The Art of Barbara Earl Thomas
was published in 1998 by the University of Washington Press. She is
represented in Seattle by the Francine Seders Gallery.
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