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Shoreline Community College literary magazine, Spindrift
wins first place in national competition

The 2005 edition of Spindrift, Shoreline Community College’s Art and Literary Journal, has been awarded first place for the Pacific-Western region of the Community College Humanities Association literary magazine competition. The art and literary anthology was selected from submissions from community colleges in California, Alaska, Oregon, Arizona, Idaho, Nevada, Montana and other states. Spindrift has won several awards from CCHA and other associations in past years.  A plaque in honor of the Spindrift team was presented at the national CCHA convention in Cambridge, Massachusetts November 12th.

Since its first publication in 1966, the annual publication Spindrift is designed, edited and produced by students, and is printed on campus as a training project for the Visual Communication Technology (VCT) Program. Printing is spearheaded by Andy Conrad, the college’s lithographer who runs the print shop on campus. Spindrift includes the work of Shoreline students and staff and that of regional and national contributors. From hundreds of submissions, Spindrift staff culls final selections for publication with the assistance of a juried show and several literary reading events throughout fall and winter quarters.

The 2005 Spindrift Managing Editor Sarah Weinhold says that the “2005 journal is as diverse in its content as are the staff, volunteers, advisors and contributors who have worked so hard to make Spindrift what it is, both today and in past years.”

Seattle resident and Shoreline Community College Visual Communications graduate Lydia McIntosh designed this year’s journal. Visual communications instructor Christine Shafner says that McIntosh “is the creator of the look and feel” of the journal and is “solely responsible for the layout of every page.” Shafner adds that McIntosh also managed the juried show, acting as artist liaison and coordinator for 285 art and photography submissions. McIntosh also recently won a silver medallion in a national competition from the National Council of Marketing and Public Relations for her design of the invitation to the Spindrift juried show held in February, 2005.

Humanities Dean Norma Goldstein is very proud of the faculty and students who worked on the anthology. “It's a remarkable collection of poetry, fine art, graphic design and photography," says Goldstein, "and it's a wonderful tribute to the teamwork among advisors and students.”
Spindrift staff for the 2005 edition are currently enrolled at Shoreline Community College, or have recently graduated: Managing Editor, Sarah Weinhold; Art and Layout Editor, Lydia McIntosh; Literary Editor, Aleah Robbins; Marketing Manager, Jennifer Castillo (Winter), Marketing Manager (Spring) Nina Roberts. Faculty advisors include Publication Advisors Gary Parks and Deborah Handrich of the English Department, Art Advisors Christine Shafner and Sigrid Cannon of the Art/VCT Department, and Print Shop staff Andrew Conrad.

For questions about submitting works for this year’s edition, please email Spindrift@shore.ctc.edu or call 206.546.5864. The 2005 edition of Spindrift can be purchased at the Shoreline Community College Bookstore and at Third Place Books, Elliott Bay Company and University Bookstore in Seattle, Washington.

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"Measure up for Students"
SCC Foundation kicks off 05-06 Student Success Campaign

The SCC Foundation kicked off its 2005-06 Student Success Campaign on November 15th with the eighth annual Community Breakfast.  Each year the SCC Foundation helps more than 200 students in scholarships, grants and no-interest loans to help pay for tuition, books, childcare and other expenses.  More than 180 people attended this year's breakfast -- the main fundraiser for direct aid to our students.  Peterson states that "this year's Student Success Campaign kicked off by raising $76,075 toward a final goal of $110,000."  (Pres. Lambert talks with Trustee Terpstra and Harley O'Neil.)

SCC Foundation Board VP Carolyn Edmonds was this year's emcee.  President Lee Lambert welcomed students and guests and introduced the Board of Trustees.  Foundation President Harley O'Neil informed the attendees how important their donations are and explained that this year the Hugh S. Cannon Foundation will match all donation $100 and up. Peterson also thanked this year's sponsor, Phillips Medical.

SCC Foundation board member Jack Rogers was given the Student Success Award for 2005-06.  This award is given annually to an individual or organization that demonstrates outstanding support to education.  "Jack has promoted student success for more than 30 years," says Peterson, "first working for the Shoreline School District, and now as a tireless volunteer for History Day, the Math Olympiad, Science Fair, and as Chair of the SCC Foundation Scholarship Committee."

Several students who the Foundation has helped told their success stories.  One young woman talked about being homeless and living in her car -- and finding help at the SCC Foundation.  She talked about her experience of coming to the SCC Foundation, where she not only found help, but kindness and comfort.  The Foundation was able to assist her in finding a safe place to live and facilitated the paperwork for financial aid.  The Foundation was also able to provide grant money for her food and books.  To show her appreciation, at the conclusion of the breakfast, the young woman sang an original song that she wrote.  Another student thanked the Foundation for providing a short-term, no-interest loan so that he could purchase his books without having to wait for financial aid dollars, and another student spoke of how his family left Vietnam and came to the United States in part so he could get a good education.

Executive Director Kae Peterson thanked all staff and students who volunteered as servers at this year's event -- Elliot Newlin, Theressia Hazelmyer, Kristi Asplund, Scott Saunders, Shaina Cochran, Brian Balls, Keller Chan, Rachel Chang, Suhendra Lie, Ryan Williams, Tensya Lemon-Anderson and Judy Yu.  Peterson says that because of their volunteering, "more of the funds raised here will go to direct student aid."  The Foundation also recognized student government and Sean Lakeside for their contributions to this event over the last several years.

Here's to another successful community breakfast!

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Diversity and Student Success Program

The Diversity and Student Success program was formed in July 2004 and is headed by Executive Director Cathy Chun.  She coordinates recruitment efforts, retention strategies, and the Multicultural Diversity Education Center and the Women's Center, along with Holly Klingman, Colleen Perrault and Jeff Omalanz-Hood.  Chun says that she “greatly appreciates the support and leadership that VP Student Services Zakiya Stewart provides to the D&SS staff and the entire Student Services division.

Women's Center and Multicultural Diversity Education Center
These two centers continue their unique roles on campus.  In addition, Chun and her team have more closely coordinated the efforts of the Women's Center and the Multicultural Diversity Education Center to support student success and respond to individual needs.  A shared programming schedule was developed that focuses activities on learning outcomes.  Events and activities are designed with clear objectives to support student learning and retention.  The D&SS team selects presenters and topics to complement faculty’s curricula, gathers student feedback and distributes this information back to faculty. 

Diversity
In 2005-06, D&SS is responding to a charge from Interim President Lee Lambert to increase  diversity conversations and efforts at SCC.  To this end, Multicultural Week 2006 will include many professional development learning opportunities. VP Stewart was named the point person on the PLT for diversity efforts at SCC. 

Recruitment efforts & enrollment inquiry management  
Recruitment and Retention Manager Jeff Omalanz-Hood continues recruitment efforts, making the most of new oversight, support and direction to increase contacts and strengthen the college’s relationships with area high schools.  During the 2004-05 academic year, he was able to make 10 more visitations to high schools than recorded in College history. 

Omalanz-Hood is also adapting national best practices for effective targeting and tracking inquiries from prospective students.  New enrollment management software developed by TSS, particularly Linda Mickelberry, allows the College to better track and respond to individuals who have expressed an interest in Shoreline Community College.  This Inquiry Data Management system will help to customize our messages to potential students.  For example, the communication would look quite different responding to an older learner living far away versus a recent local high school graduate who wants to transfer to a four-year university. 

Omalanz-Hood states that new inquiry management methods will help provide a systematic assessment of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats to aid in target marketing.  State growth FTE funds have made this new effort possible. 

Retention strategies
In 2005-06, the D&SS work plan includes developing ideas for a retention plan.  More information will be shared with the campus community as the year progresses

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Dia de los Muertos observed on campus
The Diversity and Student Success Club put up a community altar during Dia de los Muertos (an ancient Mexican celebration that honors dead family and friends with altars of food, drink and things that they enjoyed in life) to promote cultural awareness on campus. The festive interaction between the living and the dead is an important social ritual in Mexico that recognizes the cycle and natural process of life and death.  A number of students, faculty and staff wrote remembrances of loved ones and pinned photos of loved ones to the altar. The altar provided a nice way to learn something about the Mexican culture.  The awareness activity was sponsored by the Diversity and Student Success Club and the Campus Ambassador programs.

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Worker Retraining addresses enrollment issues while helping people The November 7, 2005 edition of the Seattle Times reported that Gov. Christine Gregoire recently had said after meeting with her economic advisors that Washington state's rebounding economy has added 85,000 jobs in the past year, far outstripping the national growth rate. The article went on to say that state job growth, which has led to higher revenue forecasts and lower unemployment rolls, is running at an annual rate of 3.1 percent, well above the national average of 1.7 percent. Shoreline's tuition assistance programs play a role in the College meeting the FTE goals set by the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges while helping people in our communities go to college and enter or re-enter the workforce.  State dollars are designated each year for Worker Retraining and WR staff continually work to bring more students into the tuition assistance programs.  And this year, with the region's unemployment rate having dropped, those dollars are available for displaced homemakers and the self-employed. Worker Retraining efforts at SCC Shoreline CC was awarded $130,000 for the 2005-06 academic year for tuition assistance.  The last few years have seen a decline in enrollment in the Worker Retraining program, but dedicated college staff are working hard to bring those numbers back to where they were in 2002-03.  In Fall 2003, 451 students enrolled in the Worker Retraining Program, 320 in the fall of 2004, over 130 students short of the year prior.  This fall, 236 have enrolled in the program, down by 84 from last year.  "My efforts to bring more students into the Worker Retraining program are twofold," says Program Manager, Career Employment Services, Kim Cambern.  "One is to keep a close relationship with the WorkSources; the other, to attend company-sponsored educational fairs for employees who have been laid off or who are looking to return to school." WorkSource is a joint venture of organizations dedicated to addressing Washington state's employment needs -- including business, labor, Employment Security, Workforce Development Councils, community and technical colleges, DSHS, the Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board, Superintendent of Public Instruction and the Governor's Office.  Cambern visits each Puget Sound WorkSource quarterly as many of our potential students are referred by the WorkSource partners.  The company-sponsored fairs offer the College the opportunity to talk to people who are being laid off and to those who have professional development funds for training.  Executive Director Rebecca Rhodes says that these programs are successful because of the dedication of staff members to help others.  "We're seeing more and more students because of the services our staff provide — and they take their jobs very seriously."  Rhodes says that all a student has to do is to ask Ann Ludwig for help and that she makes sure that he or she is connected to the people who can help them succeed — Kim Cambern, Donsa Benitez, Barb Loney, Jan Davidson, Robin Bridges and Gayle Holm. Currently, both Worker Retraining and WorkFirst funding is still available for those who qualify —  Worker Retraining dollars are available for dislocated workers, unemployed and formerly self-employed, and displaced homemakers.  WorkFirst funding is available for low-income parents with a child under the age of 18 who are currently receiving TANF help or working at least part-time.  If you know of someone who meets these criteria, please inform them of Shoreline's programs and have them call 206.546.5882 or visit their office in FOSS 5228. Success story of a Displaced Homemaker McKinley Cunningham, 55, recently talked to the Workforce Advisory Committee about his experience at the College.  A displaced homemaker, (Cunningham lived with his son and provided care for his grandson), was homeless after moving to Seattle, where he continues to perform as a street musician near the ferry terminal.  He learned about Shoreline's Worker Retraining program and is currently completing the performance option of the Music Technology Program. Although he is in a prof-tech program, Cunningham plans to go to the University of Washington and earn a master's degree.

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

WorkFirst has funding for low-income parents
The WorkFirst Department is offering tuition assistance and Work-Study positions to low-income parents. This program is available to parents who wish to upgrade their skills to enhance their employability, gain higher wages and/or to develop a career path.  WorkFirst students are enrolled in Professional Technical programs, including Business Technology, Accounting, and Health Occupations.  WorkFirst funds pay for tuition, books and fees for eligible students up to four quarters per student. If you have a student who you think may be eligible, please have them contact Jan Davidson at extension 6957 or come by the FOSS building room 5214. 

SCC's WorkFirst staff are very proud of Veronica Hernandez, who graduated from the SCC Nursing Assistant Certified class last Fall Quarter.  Hernandez landed a job in the health field even before completing the class.  She is currently pursuing the nursing prerequisites here at Shoreline and is still working in the health care field.

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New Jewish Student Union celebrates Sukkot The campus community was invited to join members of the Jewish Student Union on Friday, October 28th to participate in the tradition of Sukkot, the last of three Pilgrimage festivals.  Like Passover and Shavu'ot, Sukkot has a dual significance: historical and agricultural.  Historically, Sukkot commemorates the 40 year period during which the children of Israel wandered in the desert, living in temporary shelters after leaving Egypt.  During Sukkot, people are invited to stop by Sukkahs and eat, visit and as questions about Judaism.  Club members built the small Sukkah to honor Sukkot and to stimulate conversations between students, faculty and staff. Club President, Chaim Eliyah, says club members have identified a number of goals for 2005-06.  They want to take a trip to New York to visit Jewish colleges, raise awareness of the Jewish culture, promote social equity and increase communication among divergent groups by finding fun and interesting things to do with other clubs on campus, and to light up the campus with holiday joy.  Steve Bogart is faculty advisor for the new Jewish Student Union. Go to top of page

CIS sponsors Geek Squad visit For the past several years, the CIS faculty have sponsored a quarterly gathering for students.  Sometimes guest speakers from the computer information industry give demonstrations and mini-workshops and sometimes the students play "geek" games.  Attendance has been from about 20 to 40. Gadgets collected by faculty at computer conferences are usually given as door prizes This quarter, two Geek Squad representatives from Best Buy at Northgate came to campus to talk to students about job opportunities and the process of becoming "agents" for the Geek Squad, a 24-hour computer support task force that provides computer help to the public.  There are currently more than 7,000 agents in the U.S. and Canada.  "Double Agents" (in-home consultants) Claude Covington and Craig Wilkey came to campus in full Geek Squad regalia (high water slacks, white socks and short black ties) and gave a fun presentation that elicited lots of questions.  In fact, the students had so many questions, they were here for several hours!  Faculty Phyllis Topham says that the events are held basically to bring all CIS students together to have the opportunity to interact as well as learn about job opportunities and the industry in general.  "Student retention is tied to bonding," says Topham, "another reason we started this program."  The program was started about five or six years ago.  "In the past, guest speakers have included employers from temp agencies and the head technology guy from the Mariners, who showed them how to do cool tricks. Currently approximately 50-60 students have declared CIS as their major.  Kudos to Topham, Susan Kowlitz, Bob Shields, Paul Duerenberger, Karen Toreson and Marcia Liaw for organizing such great events for our students! Go to top of page

Star of Quarter becomes Star of the Year
In order to increase the significance of the "Star" award, the Classified Training & Development Committee has decided that the "Star of the Quarter" award will be replaced in 2006 with the "Star of the Year" award.  The award will be presented at the Opening Week all-campus meeting next year. This award will better recognize the service and dedication of our classified staff and allow the entire campus community to participate in congratulating the award winner. Further information will be forthcoming.

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DACUM held for Purchasing Management Program
Tony Costa, program manager, Perkins, coordinated and facilitated a DACUM (Developing a Curriculum) last month to determine the current trends and skills needed in the field of Purchasing Management.  The DACUM process is not only an effective method for analyzing the needs of the workforce, but an effective process for evaluating current curriculum to determine what revisions need to be made to meet industry demands.  Duties looked at were procurement, sourcing, analysis research, inventory management, supplier customer relations and management.  Marty Manegold, purchasing contracts manager with T-Mobile, Jaime Rodriguez, standards manager for Starbucks, Heather Haren, project manager for Nintendo of America and John Bonner, assistant director, LFP, participated on the panel.  Faculty Jerry Baker was an observer and Lynn Martindell, formerly of AT&T, acted as a consultant.  Costa is appreciative to all panel members, who gave the better part of a day to complete the intensive process, which usually is done over a two-day period.  By the end of the day, 128 stickers filled a white board.  Costa says that the number of DACUMS facilitated each year really depends on whether or not industry is changing.  "Some years we do only one or two, and some years we do up to eight.  Sometimes we learn that programs need to actually be put on hold or canceled."  Costa says that DACUMS are also considered a part of a program review, and are generally done every few years.  Business Administration, Automotive Maintenance Tech, Environmental Technology, Hazmat and Engineering completed DACUMS in recent years.

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HR CORNER

John Backes is named Interim VPAA Interim President Lee Lambert informed the campus community in an all-campus message from the President's Office on Friday, November 4th, that John Backes, Acting VP of Academic Affairs and Library, Media and Distance Learning Dean, has been appointed Interim VPAA.  Lambert thanked the screening committee and said that he believes "the depth and breadth of knowledge and experience that Backes has demonstrated in three critical areas distinguished him from the other highly qualified candidates: personnel issues, the current budget and campus climate."    Backes says he was impressed with the selection process and found the other finalists to be of high caliber.  His interests lie in getting the College through this time of challenges while meeting the mission of the Office of Instruction and to prepare the College for a new President and Vice President of Academic Affairs.  Backes says that regarding the interests of the faculty, that his are the same as theirs in that we, as a college want to deliver a world class environment for teaching and learning. "Our students and community will let us know if we are meeting this standard," said Backes.

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STAFF UPDATES

Paulette Fleming appointed Acting VPHR
Former Vice President of Human Resources/Employee Relations Paulette Fleming has returned to the College as Acting VP of that department.  Interim President Lee Lambert appointed Fleming for the duration of the fiscal year and he will return to HR as vice president at that time.  Fleming was selected for her recent knowledge and understanding of SCC's Human Resources office.  Fleming was director (and later vice president) of the HR Department from 1990 to 2004.  She has a master's degree in social work and a bachelor's degree from the University of Hawaii, Honolulu.  Fleming retired from the College in 2004, but when asked to return for the remainder of this fiscal year, was excited about the opportunity to engage in the "rebuilding" process currently happening on campus.

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Employee Changes
Mark Hankins, Acting Director, Automotive and Mfg.
Steve Gibler, Program Manager A, Office of Instruction

New Employees
Linda Olsen, Loan Program Coordinator, Financial Aid
Linda Olsen began working at SCC October 24th.  Prior to coming to SCC, she was a  financial aid counselor/work study coordinator at Antioch University.  Olsen has a master's degree in Student Development Administration from Seattle University, and a bachelor's degree in social work from the UW.  She transferred to UW from Shoreline CC.  She has one son named Oliver and enjoys learning how to knit.

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Mark Velez, Program Assistant, BAM Mark Velez, Program Assistant, Automotive Division joined BAM October 31st.  Before coming to SCC, he was an automotive technician with BBC Dodge, Meineke Mufflers, Kathy's Northern European and Huling Brothers Chrysler.  Velez was also a purchasing assistant with Institutional Purchasing Service, a copy room manager and an assistant to the volunteer coordinator with the Department of Youth Services.  He once worked at a brewery.  Velez has a bachelor's degree in history from Humboldt State University and an AAAS degree from Shoreline Community College.  Velez plays soccer on a coed league, has a couple of cats and is happy to be here at SCC.

Norah Peters, Program Manager, BAM Norah Peters returns to SCC as a Program Manager for the Center for Manufacturing Excellence.  She has worked at SCC before as interim secretary in the Music Dept in the fall of 1997, secretary in Intra-American Studies and Social Sciences from January 1998 to November 1998, and Program Assistant in Athletics from November 1998 to June 2000.  She returned to the College  October 24 after a five year hiatus which she spent at home raising her two children, both of whom are now in school.  Thomas is in kindergarten and Dennis is in the sixth grade.  Peters has a bachelor's degree in music theatre from Illinois Wesleyan University.

Separations Keith Hall, Professional Development Officer, IAS/SS John Hazelton, Custodian, Facilities Rebecca Murphy, Program Coordinator, Financial Aid

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KUDOS

International Programs holds photography contest International Education Manager Colleen Ferguson came up with a unique and fun way to promote the Study-Abroad Program, particularly the Summer Institutes, while providing a way for students, faculty and staff to give back to the college -- a photography contest.  Each year while studying abroad, students and faculty take photos that portray their experiences and Ferguson realized how much the campus community would enjoy them.  Sixty-three people participated in the contest.  This is the first contest and Ferguson plans to have more.  A team of three judged the photos based on composition, subject and human interest.   "Tango" by Chantee Fatt won 1st place, faculty member and Study-Abroad student Emma Baer's "Red Dune" took second, and "Lone Zebra" by student Kerrie Sampelayo took third.  Eric Isaacson, Lori Mandle, Scott Christy, Laura Pepe, Devon Fiene and Baer and Fatt received Honorable Mentions.  "Award winning photos represent all four Summer Institutes - Jamaica, Greece and Turkey, Nanibia and Buenos Aires," says Ferguson.  The SCC Photography Club will hold a reception Winter Quarter.  Go to top of page

Tony Doupé's work hits film festivals
The film "Drivers Ed," which won a Seattle International Film Festival award, was also shown at the Los Angeles and Palm Springs International film festivals.  Doupe starred in the film.  It is now a part of the NW Film Forum and was picked up by the Portland International Film Festival.  "Drivers Ed" was also awarded the Best Short Film of the Year by The Casting Directors of the America Film Association. Congratulations to director and film instructor Tony Doupé.  The film won 1st runner up for Casting Directors of America.  national

Doupé recently finished shooting "Alone," a film produced by Lock it Entertainment; Doupé played the lead character in this feature suspense film.  He also starred in "Impulse," which played the San Jose and Calgary International Film festivals this fall.  Doupé was also in the film, "Twenty," which has been submitted to The Sundance Film Festival.

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Work of Laura Portolese-Dias is highlighted in AutoExec Magazine
Research done by business faculty Laura Portolese-Dias was recently featured in an article, "Marketing:  Cars for the Ages" in the AutoExec magazine.  She surveyed over 550 consumers regarding what motivated them to buy cars.  The motivations included such criteria as beauty, optimism, loneliness and confidence that made them buy cars and other consumer goods.  The oldest and youngest (consumers under 27 and over 50), the survey says, share optimism as their top motivation when buying cars, but the solidly middle-aged (younger baby boomers, aged 40 to 50) feel anger and disgust. “They hate having to spend money on this sort of thing,” says Dias.  And the up-and-comers of Generation X (27 to 39) want a car that makes them look good.  Dealers and manufacturers can adjust their advertising to tap into the prime motivations of their target age groups, says Dias.

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CIP student Andy Bryant breaks record in marathon Andy Bryant, a student in the Community Integration Program, broke a record in the October 2005 Portland City Marathon. Andy completed the full marathon in 3 hours 18 minutes 38 seconds. The prior record for the winner in the Special Olympic Division was 3 hours 38 minutes. Andy beat the record by 20 minutes.  Overall Andy came in 284th out of 3869 competitors. Andy avails of the campus track and the campus running club to keep his skills up to power.  Congratulations, Andy! Go to top of page

Spindrift wins first place in national competition The 2005 edition of Spindrift, Shoreline Community College’s Art and Literary Journal, has been awarded first place for the Pacific-Western region of the Community College Humanities Association literary magazine competition. Seattle resident and Shoreline Community College Visual Communications graduate Lydia McIntosh designed this year’s journal.  (Read full story on Top Stories page).

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SCC wins awards
Shoreline Community College is the recipient of a number of awards lately.  Four awards were presented to the College at the regional NCMPR (National Council for Marketing and Public Relations) Conference last month — Spindrift, the student literary magazine won a silver medallion for the "Out of the Box" Marketing Ad Concept; a bronze medallion for the SCC presentation folder; a bronze medallion for outdoor marketing (bus ad); and a bronze medallion for the student planner/handbook.  Kudos to the many people who worked on these projects.

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Pottery faculty Sam Scott exhibits work
In celebration of their 50th year anniversary, the Northwest Designer Craftsmen Association has had a traveling show -- "Looking Forward, Glancing Back:  Northwest Designer Craftsmen at 50," for the past year in the Whatcom Museum of History and Art in Bellingham, Contemporary Crafts in Portland, Oregon, and finishing up at the Bellevue Art Museum through February, 2006.  As a member, SCC pottery instructor Sam Scott's work is a part of this show. 

Scott also has pieces on display at the gallery, KOBO at Higo on Jackson. The show, "The Simple Cup" will be on display through December 30.  It includes the work of ceramic artists from across the country.  "The Teapot Invitational Show" at KOBO on Capital Hill (814 Roy St) runs through December 30th as well.  Two of Scott's tea sets are included in the exhibit.

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EVENTS

Our Town by Thornton Wilder
November 17-18
7:30pm, Campus Theater
Featuring Dennis Peters as the Stage Manager; Directed by Chris Fisher
Showing us three periods in the lives of residents of Grover’s Corners, Thornton Wilder “has transmuted the simple events of human life into universal reverie. He has given familiar facts a deeply moving, philosophical perspective,” wrote Brooks Atkinson on opening night in 1938. Actor, playwright and SCC English Professor Emeritus Dennis Peters will guide us on this remarkable journey. This will be a special evening of theater.  General admission is $9, $8 and $7 for SCC students.

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Jazz and Contemporary Music Concert by Funkngroove
Thursday, December 1, 2005, 7:30pm
Campus Theater
The Funkngroove performance ensemble will once again perform various funk and pop tunes for your listening and dancing enjoyment. We appreciate your continued support.  $7, $5 and $3.

Student Recital
Friday, December 2, 2005, 12:30pm
Music Building, Room 818, SCC Campus
Enjoy your lunchtime break with music performed by students of the SCC Music Department. This hour of entertainment will send you back to work or class refreshed and ready to meet the challenges! Free.

Eclectic Series: Silk Road
Saturday, December 3, 2005, 7:30 pm
Campus Theater
Silk Road’s Performance features traditional instrumental pieces, original compositions and Chinese folk songs arranged for cross-cultural instrumentation, and performed in both English and Mandarin by duets from both cultures. Audiences have found the3 result is a breathtaking work of beauty, virtuosity, and innovation.

Silk Road Music has used its innovative blend of Asian, jazz, Latin and Celtic Music, based on classical Chinese instruments and techniques to create performances taking Chinese-Western collaboration to a new level and promoting even deeper cultural appreciation between Chinese and non-Chinese traditions.

COTS
Christmas Concert
Saturday, December 3, 2005, 3pm & 7pm
Sunday, December 4, 2005, 3pm
Both concerts at Shorecrest Performing Arts Center.

SCC Concert Band
Tuesday, December 6, 2005, 7:30pm
Shorecrest Performing Arts Center
$7, $5 and $3. 

Choir Concert
Wednesday, Dec. 7, 7:30pm
Location - call x4687

Small Ensemble Recital
Friday, December 9, 2005, 12:30pm
Music Building, Room 818
This recital features performances of the SCC small instrumental and vocal ensembles.
Free

COLLEGE GALLERY

SPORTS

For sports calendars, visit the Athletics web site.

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