Kentfield Campus
President's Monday Briefing - April 21, 2008 |
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COM’s new portal will launch April 28 The college’s new web portal, MyCOM, is scheduled to go live on April 28, 2008. The MyCOM Portal can be accessed by going to MyCOM or on the college website through the link currently titled “Student Portal”. The MyCOM portal will have several new features allowing students to search for available classes (in real-time), register for classes, check their grades, review their academic history, print an unofficial transcript, use their new College of Marin issued email address to communicate with instructors and much more. Accessing MyCOM requires a user-id and password (credentials). Credentials were mailed to our continuing credit and noncredit students on April 15, 2008. Over 17,000 students received portal registration information, including priority registration dates and instructions. Our new portal also offers many useful features for faculty who will be able to review up-to-date class rosters, submit grades online, send and receive email using MyCOM portal email; and update their contact information. Faculty also will be able use Course Studio from their portal site, which is similar to Blackboard CT. Many thanks to Bob Balestreri, Gina Longo and Admissions and Records staff for their praiseworthy efforts over many months. Also, IT staff members have worked tirelessly days, nights, and weekends to build the new portal and launch it in time for summer and fall registration. Great job everyone and many, many thanks to Burton Schane, Jeff Peck, and Aaron Osheroff for their tremendous efforts! Touchtone registration will be retired starting April 28 TouchTone registration is scheduled to be retired at the end of the spring 2008 semester for credit, noncredit, and not-for-credit Community Education. Noncredit and not-for-credit Community Education students may add classes using TouchTone through April 25, 2008. Credit students can check grades using TouchTone through July 31, 2008. There will be no TouchTone registration for summer or fall 2008. Students who have registered in the past using TouchTone registration are encouraged to use the new portal or register in-person at either Kentfield or IVC. All students in the continuing student database, who previously used TouchTone to register, were sent a letter informing them of new registration options. Other colleges that have converted from touchtone registration (old technology) to online web-based registration (new technology) have experienced unanimous favorable feedback from students. If students have any questions regarding registration, please have them contact Admissions at (415) 457-8811 ext. 8822.
Measure C Bond Program New Construction and Modernization Update What’s happening behind the fence at the Diamond PE Center? There has been a flurry of activity at the Diamond PE Center since work on the alterations project has begun. The project has entered the interior demolition stage, which will continue into the month of May. Not only is the project safely enclosed within fencing, but the first of three buildings is sealed off due to hazardous materials abatement work. Geothermal Fields KTD & IVC Drilling has commenced on both the Kentfield and Indian Valley Campuses. In order to keep disruption of our neighbors and the campus community to a minimum, a second letter has been mailed out. Some of the topics covered in the letter are: What’s going on in the parking lots? The College is installing geothermal ground loop heat pump systems to help us heat and cool our new buildings with reduced energy consumption. Technical details about the project can be obtained from Swinerton Management & Consulting or on the web: http://www1.eere.energy.gov/geothermal/pdfs/26161a.pdf Why is it so noisy?
When will the project be completed? Kentfield Campus - approximately August 31 Indian Valley Campus - approximately June 15 Community Forums will be held on the following dates: Indian Valley Campus Tuesday, April 22, 2008 from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Ohlone Cluster, Room 106 Kentfield Campus Thursday, April 24, 2008 from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Fusselman Hall, Room 110
From Fiscal Services Please Note: Monday, May 12, 2008 is the cut-off for submissions of Purchase Orders and Agreements for Services affecting the 2007/2008 Academic Year. This applies to all areas regardless of funding sources. Open Purchase Orders will have an expiration date of Friday, June 6, 2008. The deadline for Purchase Orders and Agreements for Services for the 2008 summer session, charged to current year funds, is Friday, June 6, 2008. For additional information or questions, please contact David Erlenheim x 8162.
College of Marin Foundation College of Marin Foundation’s Annual Scholarship Awards Ceremony will be Friday, May 16, at 5 p.m. in the Student Services Center Cafeteria, Kentfield Campus. A reception follows the ceremony. RSVP by Monday, May 12, to (415) 485-9657. All are welcome to attend. For additional information, contact Margaret Elliot at x7382. College of Marin Job Fair The Job Placement Center will host a spring job fair on Wednesday, May 7, from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the Learning Center Quad. Over 20 employers from around the Bay Area will be available to answer questions and accept resumes. The job fair is open to the public and is free of charge. The Job Placement Center is available to assist current students as well as COM alumni of any age with obtaining job leads and internships in various fields. For more information, contact Financial Aid Technician Carol Perez, Student Services Center, room 145, x7410.
COM ECE Department to co-host seminar at IVC The College of Marin Early Childhood Education Program is co-hosting a seminar with the California Department of Education Faculty Initiative Project on Friday, May 2, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Indian Valley Campus in Ohlone 106. Approximately 50 people from community colleges and universities around the state are expected to attend. The seminar will offer information and resources for faculty teaching child development and early childhood education courses. $25 registration fee. Please contact Karen Grabowski at kgrabow@wested.org or (415) 289-2353 to register. Kudos Congratulations to Social Sciences Professor Walter Turner, and Behavioral Science Professor Yolanda Van Ecke, who have been selected as 2008 Golden Bell Teachers. Awarded by the Marin County Superintendent of Schools, Mary Jane Burke, Golden Bell’s are given to teachers who make a significant contribution to teaching and create learning environments ensuring that the needs of all students are met. Golden Bell recipients will be introduced at the Golden Bell Evening at Embassy Suites Hotel in San Rafael on Thursday, May 29. College of Marin would also like to extend our thanks to this year’s recipients for upholding the vision, values, and goals of this institution through exemplary education. Alpha Gamma Sigma chapter president, Ariel Hudnall, was one of the recipients of the Ed Walsh Award for Service. On April 5, this monetary award was given to Ariel for her service to the local community and AGS. She will be graduating this spring and transferring to a university in the fall. Thank you for all your hard work. We wish you the best of luck in your continued education. Personnel Actions Appointment of Classified Personnel ? Cesar Pomajulca, Health and Sciences Lab Technician, effective March 24, 2008. ? Sherry Saccuzzo, EOPS Technician, effective April 14, 2008.
Resignation/Retirement of Academic Personnel ? Lawrence Steiner, Business and Information Systems Instructor has resigned for retirement purposes, effective June 1, 2008. Resignation/Retirement of Classified Personnel ? Jodi Fitzgerald, Curriculum and Articulation Specialist has resigned for retirement purposes, effective close of business April 30, 2008. ? Teresa Roots, EOPS Technician, has resigned effective close of business February 7, 2008. Retiree Reception Save the date! On behalf of College of Marin, the Human Resources Department invites you to a reception honoring the following college employees who will be retiring this year: English and Humanities Professor Janet Mackintosh, Ph.D.; Instructional Specialist Vaughan Ariano; ESL Professor Robin Lavin; Academic Affairs Curriculum and Articulation Specialist Jodi Fitzgerald; Behavioral Science Professor Marc Russell; and Business and Information Systems Professor Larry Steiner. The event will take place Wednesday, May 14, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Marin Art and Garden Center in Ross. Please join us to celebrate and thank these individuals for enriching the college with their service and dedication. Refreshments will be served. Please contact James Kuromiya at x7331 for more information. Printmaking Exhibit Experience the work of three generations of California printmakers at COM. The show is being sponsored by the Associated Students of Emeritus College and will be on display in the Student Services Building, Room 146, from May 1 to July 1. Artists’ reception will be held Thursday, May 15, from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Theatre College of Marin Theatre Arts Department will present a new adaptation of Aristophanes’ “Peace” entitled “War and Peacemeal, the Musical.” Production will be held in the Kentfield Campus Studio Theatre, Fridays and Saturdays, April 25, 26, May 2, 3, 9 and 10, at 8 p.m. and Sundays, May 4 and 11 at 2 p.m. Each show will be unique as the improvised musical score will be performed live. Carla Zilber-Smith will direct the show; adapting the script with the aid and improvisational input of her students. Tickets are $15 general / $12 students and seniors. Contact the College of Marin Box Office at (415) 485-9385 for tickets and additional information.
Help raise funds for Carla Zilber-Smith Enjoy an evening of music and laughter while raising money for Drama instructor, Carla Zilber-Smith, who was recently diagnosed with ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease). Presented by Yoshi’s Jack London Square and Michael Zilber, this benefit will include performances by musical satirist, Roy Zimmerman, internationally renowned bassist Kai Eckhardt, the Michael Zilber-Billy Collins Project with Andy Kirshner, Kaila Flexer, The Jazzschool Composers Collective, and a special performance by Carla herself, performing music from her new CD, Extraordinary Renditions. The evening will be hosted by nationally acclaimed comedian David Allen Moss. Come support a friend and artist in need at Yoshi’s Jack London Square, Oakland on Tuesday, May 6 at 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. Tickets are $25 general/$15 students and seniors. For reservations and information please call (510) 238-9200 or visit YOSHIS. Music Real Vocal String Quartet The quartet, including COM faculty member Jessica Ivry, will play a brilliant and beautiful synthesis of world and roots music with jazz, classical, and pop sensibilities. Founded by an original member of the Turtle Island String Quartet, the group’s music is a stirring mix of genre-hopping originals and arrangements. Combining melodies and rhythms from Brazil, Ireland, Kenya, Mali, and the wide landscape of American musical traditions into the rich, blended voice of a virtuosic string quartet, RVSQ adds trademark vocal harmonies sung straight from the soul. Saturday, April 26, 7:30 p.m. Lefort Recital Hall (FA72) Suggested donation $10 general/$5 students, staff, seniors, and alumni COM Jazz Ensemble Douglas Delaney, Director The Jazz Ensemble joins in celebrating Jazz History Month with a program highlighting the sounds of the big bands. Beginning with Dixieland and continuing on to contemporary sounds, the band pays tribute to the great music of Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Stan Kenton and others. Fabulous vocalist Beverly Freeman joins the band with a tribute to Billie Holiday. Monday, April 28, 7:30 p.m. Fine Arts Theatre, Kentfield campus Free admission Piano Repertoire Concert Jean Alexis Smith, Director The Piano Repertoire and Interpretation Class presents a full spectrum of solo piano works spanning the 18th to the 21st Centuries. Different program each day. Wednesday, April 30 & Thursday, May 1, noon Fine Arts Theatre, Kentfield campus Free admission Chamber Ensemble Concert Tara Flandreau & Jessica Ivry, Directors Students will perform diverse repertoire including trios by Haydn, Beethoven, Corelli, a mixed instrument quartet by Mozart, Brahms piano quartet, and the "American" string quartet by Antonin Dvorak. Different program each evening. Friday, May 2 and Saturday, May 3, 7:30 p.m. Lefort Recital Hall (FA72) Free Admission COM Community Chorus Boyd Jarrell, Director The two towering masters of the Baroque era will be featured. Bach’s Singet dem Herrn, scored for double chorus and orchestra is a work of exceptional scope and difficulty. The Te Deum is Handel’s intense and varied musical celebration of the victory of King George II at Dettingen. Also featured will be Handel’s royal favorite Zadok the Priest. The one hundred voice chorus will be joined by full orchestra and guest soloists Erina Newkirk, Katherine McKee, Colby Roberts, and Jeffrey Fields. Saturday, May 10, 8 p.m. & Sunday, May 11, 3 p.m. Fine Arts Theater, Kentfield campus Suggested Donation $15 genera/$10 students, staff, seniors, and alumni Call (415) 485-9687 for information and reservations COM Symphonic Band Douglas Delaney, Director The Symphonic Band will perform a transcription by Mark Rogers of Smetana’s “The Moldau." Also on the program are works by Tchaikovsky, Shostakovich, and Milhaud. Several lighter works will round out the concert program including music by George Gershwin and Aaron Copland. Wednesday, May 14, 7:30 p.m. Fine Arts Theatre, Kentfield campus Free admission College Chorus and Chamber Singers Boyd Jarrell, Director Jeffrey Paul, Accompanist "Relativity:" Music about relationships is featured in the spring concert. Family, friendship, love, and harmony provide the themes for amorous madrigals of Monteverdi to modern ballads and a few humorous twists. This will be an evening of melodies about how we relate. Come and enjoy! Thursday, May 15, 7:30 p.m. Lefort Recital Hall (FA72) Free Admission COM Symphony Orchestra Tara Flandreau, Director The orchestra performs the overture and incidental music from Felix Mendelssohn's A Midsummer Night's Dream and London Symphony No. 104 by Haydn. In addition, the program features winners of the 2008 COM Concerto competition. Soprano Helen Konowitz sings "Song to the Moon" from Rusalka by Dvorak, and flautist Dawna Stebbins performs a new work for piccolo and strings by David Loeb. Saturday, May 17, 7:30 p.m. Fine Arts Theater, Kentfield campus Donation requested Contemporary Opera Marin Paul Smith, Director Contemporary Opera Marin presents four summer performances of fully staged, one act contemporary operas sung in English. June 21-28 (TBA) Admission $10 general / $15 students, staff, seniors and alumni Call (415) 485-9460 for updated information For additional information, contact the Music Department at (415) 485-9460. College of Marin Department of Music, providing outstanding music education to all. COM Athletics Results: Men's Baseball: April 15: Contra Costa 3 Marin 2 April 17: Marin 7 Laney 4 April 19: Marin 10 Laney 0 Welcome back Nic! Mariner’s pitcher Nic Banaugh returned from an absence of over a month, due to a broken hand, to pitch six innings helping COM widen their lead over Laney in Saturday’s game. Our Mariners currently hold second place in the standings; way to go! Athletics Home Schedule: Men’s Baseball vs. Yuba College Tuesday, April 22, 2:30 p.m. Athletics Away Schedule: Men’s Baseball vs. Yuba College Thursday, April 24, 2:30 p.m. Men’s Baseball vs. Mendocino College Saturday, April 26, 1 p.m. Swim & Dive Bay Valley Swim Championships April 24 through 26, All day Track & Field Conference Championships April 23 through 26, TBA Have a great week! Frances L. White, Ph.D. Superintendent/President
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