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5/6/2005 • Issue #103News | Movers & Shakers | Campus
Calendar | Welcome & Farewell |
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| Julius Armstrong | Marika Reinke | Gwyneth Jones | Celinda Spaulding | Juan Ulloa |
Five BCC employees were surprised this morning when their work was interrupted by Pres. Jean Floten and a parade of balloon-bearers announcing that the five had won 2005 Margin of Excellence Awards. Winners of the Full-Time Faculty Awards were Julius Armstrong, Radiation Therapy, and Marika Reinke, Business Technology Systems. The Part-time Faculty Award went to Gwyneth Jones, Geology. The Classified Employee Awards went to Celinda Spaulding, Educational Planning Resource Center, and Juan Ulloa, Web Services. Be sure to mark your calendar for the Margin of Excellence awards ceremony and reception honoring these five outstanding employees, to be held May 18 at 2:30 p.m. in Carlson Theatre. The Margin of Excellence Awards are given annually to employees who demonstrate outstanding job and community service contributions. The award program is sponsored by the BCC Foundation, and the winners are selected by members of the BCC Foundation board.
A team of Bellevue Community College math students – dubbed “The Mathletes” – has placed second in the nation and first in the Northwest in the 2005 American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges Student Math League competition. It was the second year in a row that BCC students placed second in the nation and the sixth in a row that they placed first in the region – which includes Washington, Idaho and Oregon. In individual results, George Lin placed first in the region and tenth in the nation; Sang-Hoon Chong placed seventh in the region and 44th in the nation; and Steven Kreiger placed eighth in the region and 46th in the nation. Krieger and Lin are high school students – from Sammamish and Newport High Schools, respectively – earning college credit by taking BCC College in the High School classes. More than 150 colleges nationwide take part annually in the competition, which involves two rounds of tests. More than 350 BCC students competed, with the top five scores forming the school’s ‘team.’
Celebration!, BCC’s Jazz Choir, placed second at the 2005 Reno Jazz Festival April 21-23. The group missed ‘three-peating’ their first place showing of the past two years by just one point. Three students took individual honors: Zach Trandum, Outstanding College Vocalist; Chris Morton, Outstanding College Pianist and Brendon O’Neill, Outstanding College Drum Solo. Fourteen four-year and two-year colleges took part in the competition, including USC, Cal State-Sacramento and UC-Santa Barbara.
The BCC Foundation has announced the seven recipients of the Spring 2005 Mini-Grant Awards. A total of $10,000 was awarded to support the following projects and programs:
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Center for Liberal Arts: International Scholar-In-Residence |
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Early Childhood Education: Summer Outreach Project |
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Venture: Alternative Assessment Pilot Project |
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High School Programs: Attendance at National Academic Advising Association Regional Conference |
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Student Services/Ed Planning Resources: Attendance at National Academic Advising Association Regional Conference |
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Drama Department: Theatrical Technologies |
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Multi-Cultural Services: Ghana & Nigeria Study Abroad Program |
Mini-Grants are designed to support worthwhile projects for which other funding is unavailable and are made possible through gifts to the BCC Foundation
Guests at the BCC Foundation’s Sixth Annual Luncheon April 20 contributed $168,000 to support student scholarships and extraordinary programs at BCC. The total is a 19 percent increase over the results from last year’s luncheon and 12 percent over this year’s goal. More than 450 community guests attended the event at the Meydenbauer Center in Bellevue. Since its inception the BCC Foundation has raised more than $20 million on behalf of Bellevue Community College. Through a combination of individual, foundation and corporate donations, the Foundation provides funding for scholarships, program enhancements, excellence awards and mini-grants for faculty and staff projects.
The BCC chapter of Phi Theta Kappa international honor society won three regional awards and regained five-star status at the PTK regional conference April 30 – May 1. The awards included the Hallmark Leadership Award, for a program in collaboration with the BCC Bridges Club to raise consciousness around issues of sexuality and sexual orientation; the Hallmark Fellowship Award, recognizing a project to develop fund-raising activities to support Tent City and Project Graduation, which collects books and toys for homeless children at First Place School; and a Silver Pinnacle Award for growing chapter membership by 10 percent (to more than 300) this year. The chapter also regained their five-star rating within PTK, which indicates performance at the highest levels.
The Employee Pluralism Committee has selected and trained 30 new Pluralism Advocates to serve on hiring committees. The Committee recommends that every hiring committee include one of these individuals as a full voting member, to help ensure fair treatment of all candidates. The new Pluralism Advocates are: Trina Ballard, Scott Bessho, Sherry Brodish, Mary Burke, Mary Chambers, Sharon Felton, Emily Fisher, Matt Groshong, Robin Jeffers, Denise Johnson, Gordon Leighton, Phil Lucas, Amy MacNeill, Elman McClain, Sally Meijsen, Roger Mizumori, Cora Nixon, Rossie Norris, Carol Robinson, Lynne Sage, Jean Sasaki, Casey Spence, Jack Surendranath, Tracy Tucker, Becky Turnbull, Juan Ulloa, Myra Van Vactor, Chequita Williams-Cox, Marcia Wilson-Howard and Alan Yabui. Akemi Matsumoto created the content for the Pluralism Advocate training and led the 2-1/2 hour session. For more information on the Pluralism Advocate program, contact Becky Turnbull at X2275 or bturnbul@bcc.ctc.edu.
The Black Student Union has raised $19,000 toward its goal of $30,000 for the Study Abroad Program in Ghana this summer. The total includes proceeds from recent bake sales and popsicle sales, as well as a $15,000 grant form the Association of Student Government and a $2,500 Mini-Grant from the BCC Foundation. Anyone wishing to contribute or sponsor a student may do so through the BCC Foundation (in room A102, X2386). The study program is open to any student, employee or community member. The goal is to take at least 10 students; enough money is in hand now to sponsor six. For more information, please contact Rossie Norris at X2201 or rnorris@bcc.ctc.edu.
Eastern Washington University has expanded its presence on the BCC campus by hiring a new outreach coordinator for the EWU bachelor’s degrees being offered here. Greg Dempsey has joined the EWU staff and is located in the EWU office in House 1 here on campus. Greg’s duties entail “a little of everything,” he says, including recruiting, advising, public relations and building the relationship between BCC and EWU. If you have a question about EWU programs on our campus, Greg is your guy. He can be reached at X5100 or gdempsey@bcc.ctc.edu.
For the first time ever, BCC is offering a Learning Community (IDS class) where students can earn college transfer credit at the same time as they are improving their skills in developmental English and math. Winning the Lottery, to be offered in Fall Quarter 2005, incorporates English 092 (5 credits), Sociology 110 (5 credits), HD 120 (2 credits) and Math 094 (3 credits). Taught by BCC instructors Lucy Czesak, Susan Cox, Andria Villines and Harlan Lee, the class will examine the relationship between wealth, health, success and happiness. Students will develop the study skills, mathematical tools and writing methods needed to explore these questions personally and societally as they grapple with their own values and educational goals. Please refer students whom you think would benefit to Inter 135A in the Fall Quarter course schedule. For further information, contact Diane Douglas at ddouglas@bcc.ctc.edu or x2550.
BCC Wellness Center slates Spring activities
The BCC Wellness Center has developed a host of activities for students, staff and faculty this Spring:
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Friday afternoon hikes around Snoqualmie Valley (within 30 minutes of campus). Two times offered: 2-6 p.m. and 4-7 p.m. Continues through June. Free. |
May 12 |
Introduction to tandem sea kayaking on Lake Union. Kayaks and other equipment provided. 4 p.m. – 7 p.m. Fee: $5 prepaid. |
May 13 |
Fly Fishing Workshop, an introduction to fly casting and basic fly tying in a three-hour session at Rattlesnake Lake in North Bend. 4 p.m. Free. |
May 21-22 |
San Juan Island bike tour and clambake. Fee: $10 prepaid. Bring your own bike or rent on the Island. Ferry and meals extra. |
May 27-28 |
Snoqualmie Lake overnight backpacking trip. Backpacks provided; participants supply food, tent, sleeping bag and transportation. Free. |
In addition to these exciting activities the Wellness Center offers competition pickleball, yoga classes, aerobics, capoera workshops and Weight Watchers. To sign up or for further information contact Susan Moran at X2351 or smoran@bcc.ctc.edu.
Summer STTACC conference offers learning and fun
The Classified Staff Professional Development Committee invites all Classified Staff to get connected and involved by attending the 2005 Annual STTACC Conference at Spokane Falls Community College, August 2-4. STTACC (Staff Training for Technical & Community Colleges) is a statewide organization that provides information and training for classified staff employees of community and technical colleges. BCC Classified Staff who have attended past conferences have raved about the experience: “STTACC conferences offer wonderful opportunities to develop leadership skills, maintain cooperative relationships throughout the college system and just have a lot of fun!” said J. M., Science Division; “The 2004 conference was my first opportunity to participate in STTACC.… I recommend it to anyone who wants an opportunity to learn, to share, and to have fun,” S.C., Computing Services. Log on to http://sttacc.ctc.edu to find out more about the 2005 Annual STTACC Conference, or contact BCC STTACC Representative Diana Hagen at X2255, dhagen@bcc.ctc.edu.
The Earth Week experiment with an ‘organic coffee cart’ in the parking garage was so successful that it’s being continued for the rest of the school year. The Jump Start Java Cart will continue to offer drip and espresso based coffees and whole, non-fat and soy milk, as well as the Columbia Gorge Line of organic juices and smoothies. They also recently added a new pastry line exclusive to the Jump Start Java Cart, Little Rae’s All Natural Bakery Products – which are made with whole grains, fresh fruit and real butter instead of margarine or oil. Stop in and try one!
| • | BCC’s exciting dance ensemble, The Eastside Moving Company, will hold its Spring dance concert May 5, 6 and 7 in Carlson Theatre. Performances begin at 8 p.m. each evening. Under the direction of Dance Instructor Betty Ann Platt, the ensemble will perform original works by professional as well as student choreographers. Tickets are $8 ($7 for students and seniors). For more information, contact Betty Ann Platt at X2968 or bplatt@bcc.ctc.edu. |
| • | Tickets are on sale now for the 23rd Annual International Night to be held Saturday, May 7, from 6 p.m. – 10 p.m. in the BCC cafeteria. The theme for the evening is “Greetings of the World.” The program includes dinner, entertainment and an International Fashion Show. Tickets, at $10 for students and $15 for others, are available in the Business Center of the Student Union (Rm. C-106) or by phone at X2297. |
| • | Both of BCC’s acclaimed jazz bands will appear in performance at the Triple Door nightclub in Seattle May 9, starting at 7:30 p.m. First up will be BCC’s 21-piece student jazz band, just returned from its third tour of China where the ensemble was enthusiastically received. Up next will be BCC’s 16-piece Monday Night Jazz Band, a Continuing Education ensemble that includes some of the region’s most outstanding professional musicians. Both bands are under the direction of BCC Instructor and Northwest jazz legend Hal Sherman. The Triple Door is located at 216 Union Street, across from Benaroya Hall in downtown Seattle. Phone (206) 838-4333 for reservations. |
| • | Join the Interior Design Student Association Tuesday, May 10, for the 21st Annual BCC Interior Design Student Showcase. Senior (third-year) studio work will be featured along with faculty nominations of first- and second-year projects. View the work, meet the students and visit with ID faculty and industry leaders while enjoying fine refreshments. A silent auction of items donated by the community also will be held to provide funding for scholarships and other projects of the ISDA. The event will be held from 5 p.m. – 9 p.m. in the front lobby of the C Building. |
| • | The BCC Drama Department presents Shakespeare’s play, “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” May 12-14 and May 19-21 in the Stop Gap Theatre. “ A Midsummer Night’s Dream” is viewed as one of Shakespeare’s strangest and most delightful creations, demonstrating the expansiveness of his imagination. The performances all begin at 8 p.m. Tickets are $5. For further information, contact Lyneen Patnoe at X3114 or lpatnoe@bcc.ctc.edu. |
| • | The Airmen of Note, the premiere jazz band of the United States Air Force, will appear in a free concert at BCC on Friday, May 13. The performance begins at 7:30 p.m. in the Gym. Based in Washington, D.C., the Airmen of Note have earned an international reputation as one of the finest and most versatile big bands in the world. Originally created in 1950 to carry on the tradition of Glenn Miller’s Army Air Corps dance band, the Airmen of Note is one of today’s few touring big bands. The concert is presented by the BCC Music Department, Jazz Band and Campus Activities Board, along with Kennelly Keys Music. Call contact Lyneen Patnoe at X3114 or lpatnoe@bcc.ctc.edu for free tickets, or pick them up in the Student Business Center (C105 |
| • | KBCS 91.3 FM presents a fund-raising concert of acoustic music on Saturday, May 14 at the Triple Door in downtown Seattle. Showtime is 7:30 p.m. The program will feature Marley’s Ghost, one of the most well-loved folk roots bands on the club, festival and community concert scene. Renowned for their four-part vocal harmonies, the group mixes English folk roots with Jamaican reggae plus gospel, country, R & B, Cajun and even Scottish bagpipe tunes. The show will also feature Anna Coogan and north 19. Tickets, at $15, are on sale at the Triple Door box office, 216 Union Street, or by telephone at 206-838-4333. The Triple Door is located at 216 Union Street. |
| • | Join the BCC community, friends and family at the Living Treasures Honoring Ceremony and Dinner, Friday, May 20, from 5 p.m. – 8 p.m. Science Division Chair Jack Surendranath and Counselor Rossie Norris will be honored for their contributions to pluralism on campus. The event is free, and family and friends are welcome. For more information, contact Leslie Lum at X4063 or llum@bcc.ctc.edu. |
| Join the Interdisciplinary Study Class “Anime Revealed” for a free Anime Film Festival June 7-10. The festival presents a series of Japanese animated films (subtitled) in the anime style with discussions, introductions and related displays by BCC students. Two films will be shown concurrently, from 12:30 to 3:00 p.m. in rooms R106 and N201 on Tuesday through Thursday, and R106 and B204 on Friday. For more information contact Scott Bessho at X2425 or sbessho@bcc.ctc.edu. The event is co-sponsored by area businesses. |
| May 6-7 | Eastside Moving Company Spring Concert, Carlson Theatre. 8 p.m.. Tickets $8 ($7 students and seniors). |
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| May 7 | International Night, Student Union Cafeteria, 5-10 p.m. Tickets $15 ($10 students) |
| May 9 | BCC Jazz Bands in concert, Triple Door nightclub, Seattle, 7:30 p.m. Phone (206) 838-4333 for reservations. |
| May 10 | Interior Design Student Showcase, C Building Lobby, 5 – 9 p.m. Free. |
| May 12-14, 19-21 | “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” Stop Gap Theatre, 8 p.m., $5. |
| May 13 | Airmen of Note jazz concert, 7:30 pm, Gym. Call X3114 for free tickets. |
| May 14 | KBCS concert, featuring Marley’s Ghost. Triple Door, Seattle. $15. |
| May 20 | Living Treasures Celebration, Cafeteria, 5-8 p.m. Free. |
| June 7-10 | Anime Film Festival, rooms R106 and N201 Tues. - Thurs; R106 and B204, Fri. 12:30 - 3:30 p.m. Free. |
| June 20 | "BCC State Fair" end-of-year luncheon, 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Details to be announced. |
For more events information, including BCC sports events, visit the college calendar at http://events.bcc.ctc.edu/eventcenter-bin/msclient.dll?SESSION=0362128400&METHOD=TOP&NID=2000219&CMD=2
| • | Continuing Education Instructor and Coordinator Gloria Campbell was awarded the Distinguished Chapter Service Award April 19 by the Society for Technical Communication. The award recognizes her work with the chapter over the years. BCC has been an active member of this international professional organization for nine years, working to promote the excellence in the field of Technical Communication in the Puget Sound region. |
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| • | BCC’s Small Business Development Center has been honored with three state achievement awards. Dr. Adele Becker received an award for the greatest number of Small Business class attendees in 2004, and Counselor Cory Hansen received two awards: inclusion in both the One Million Dollar Club and the Five Million Dollar Club. These Clubs are for those business counselors who have helped clients increase their revenues to $1 million and $5 million dollars a year. |
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| • | Speech Instructor Lee Buxton has been selected for inclusion in the ninth edition of Who's Who Among America's Teachers. This is the second time she has been included, which only happens for about 2 percent of the teachers nominated. A former student nominated her for making a difference in his or her life (the nominator remains anonymous). |
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| • | BCC was well-represented at the National Academic Advising Association Region 8 Conference in Portland on April 20-22. Of the 26 presentations on the conference program only three were given by community colleges, and two of those were by BCC teams. Both teams discussed various aspects of the innovative advising process for new and continuing students at BCC. One team of presenters included Educational Planning Resource and Transfer Center Advisors/Program Coordinators Celinda Spaulding and Kara McKinzie and ABE/GED Instructor Anne Dolan. A second team was made up of Science Division Advisor Donna Sharpe, Life Sciences Instructor Carol Burton and Business Division Advisor Janice Grayson. The conference, which addressed the issues facing academic advisors in the 21st century, was attended by over 250 advisors from the USA and Canada. Attendees at both BCC workshops were impressed by the participation of faculty members in the advising process here and BCC's innovative use of technology in advising and in recruiting students for group advising sessions. |
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| • | Mahmoobeh Nazrollah, who works with infants at the BCC Early Learning, Family and Childcare Center, became a U.S. citizen in April. Mahmoobeh, who is originally from Iran, went thru the BCC Work-Based Learning Early Childhood Education program and has been with the ELFCC for more than three years. |
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| • | BCC Chinese Instructor Shuang-Chiu Wang, who has been performing Chinese opera in the Seattle area for over 10 years, was invited to Bejing, China, in April to accompany a well-known Chinese opera singer from Princeton, New Jersey. Shuang-Chiu and her East Coast partner performed an hour-long, two-person opera as part of a four-night festival featuring 16 different operas. The festival took place April 25-28. A highlight of the trip, Shuang-Chiu said, was the opportunity prior to the festival to rehearse with first-class, professional Chinese musicians. |
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| • | Business Division Chair Margaret Turcott has been selected by Green River Community College’s Washington State Center of Excellence for Careers in Education as a member of the initial cohort group for their year-long Leadership Training for Workforce Deans and VPs. |
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| • | WAVE Scholarships have been awarded to four BCC Nursing students: Lynn Frair, Yongie Locker, Gabriela Binder and Danielle Hein. The WAVE (Washington Award for Vocational Excellence) Program was created in 1984 by the state Legislature to recognize and reward students who excel in career and technical education. The award is administered by the state Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board. |
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| • | Web Developer Juan Ulloa has been named the new chairman of the Employee Pluralism Committee. |
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| • | Budget Analyst Sue Fernalld became a grandmother in March! Sue’s first grandchild, a baby boy named Macray Dean, was born March 15 to Sue’s son Scott and his wife Vicky, who live in Snohomish. |
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Congratulations on recent promotions or changes:
| • | Kai McBride, to Program Coordinator, Disability Support Services |
| • | Kristen Walsh, Program Director, KBCS |
| • | Jerrie Kennedy, Project Coordinator, Office of Instruction |
| • | BCC Media Communications and Technology Instructor Phil Lucas was featured in an interview titled, “Filmmaker provides look at Native American life,” in the April 27 issue of the Bellevue Reporter. For a copy of the article, contact Bob Adams at X2810 or badams@bcc.ctc.edu. |
| • | An article by Pres. Jean Floten, titled “BCC students excel through opportunities,” appeared in the March 23 issue of the Bellevue Reporter. For a copy of the article, contact Bob Adams at X2810 or badams@bcc.ctc.edu. |
| • | Vice President for Institutional Advancement Gaynor Hills was quoted in an April 22 King County Journal article entitled “BCC foundation raises $168,000 to aid students.” Read the full story at http://www.kingcountyjournal.com/sited/story/html/204874. |
For more news articles about BCC, go to http://www.bcc.ctc.edu/news/coverage/. You can also check out BCC's official news releases at http://www.bcc.ctc.edu/news/releases/.
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Editor: Bob Adams
