Program Review Countdown

We are down to the wire! As an extra incentive and special thanks, I am personally offering a $50 Nordstrom's Gift Card to the first Program Review participant who completes and submits his/her program review documents. This offer is good until the first person hits the "submit" button.

Accreditation Timeline

The following is the timeline for completion of the College of Marin Progress Report. If you have any questions please contact Dr. Bernie Blackman at x7545.

March 7              Accreditation Writing Group began work

                         Work on Program Reviews continue

March 12            Deadline for Administrative Assessment Reports

March 17            Program Review Deadline for Completed Sections:

                         Overview, Instructional Equipment, Facilities,

                         Non-instructional Supplies, etc.

                         Program Review Committee (PRC) reviews the documents

                         PRC distributes reviews to committees

March 18 – 26     Committees complete review of Program Reviews

March 24            Recommendations from committees to IPC & BC

March 27            All Program Reviews Completed and submitted to PRC

                         Accreditation Writing Group completes Final Progress Report

March 28            Progress Report sent to WASC

April 1                Site Visit

Student Access and Success Committee Established

A new participatory governance committee, the Student Access and Success Committee, was approved at the March 6 College Council meeting. The committee combines responsibilities from the Student Services Planning Committee and Equity and Diversity Committee into one. The change was recommended by the Institutional Planning Committee and Governance Review Council to provide a more effective process to review plans, institutional data and trends, and make recommendations to address student access and success. The committee reports to the Institutional Planning Committee.

Members of the Student Services Planning Committee were re-appointed to the Student Access and Success Committee by their constituent bodies. The committee held its first meeting March 12, 2008 and will be meeting weekly to meet program review deadlines. Joetta Tennison-Scott was elected Chair.

A description of the committee’s charge and responsibilities can be found at the Participatory Governance page on the College of Marin website. Meeting times are posted on the online “Faculty and Staff” calendar.

College of Marin Commencement Exercises

Saturday May 17, 2008 at 10 a.m.

Harlan Center Quad, Kentfield Campus

For more information about Commencement contact the Student Affairs office at:

(415) 485-9376.

Computer Graphics for Architecture Exhibit

The Computer Graphics for Architecture class (Arch 141) has an exhibit currently on display in the student cafeteria. The SketchUp drawings are of a proposed Cafe adjoining the new Fine Arts building on campus.

Kudos

Former College of Marin student, Heather Gordon, has been accepted to Harvard University’s Graduate Program in Drama, also known as A.R.T. She will begin the program in July 2008. She will study in Cambridge for eight months, then train in Moscow with a professional theater company for the following three months. After traveling throughout Europe, she will return to Cambridge for completion of the Master of Fine Arts Degree. Heather played the role of Billie Dawn in Born Yesterday and Viola in Twelfth Night at College of Marin. Congratulations, Heather!

College Fair for Career and Transfer Programs at Indian Valley Campus

Wednesday, March 19, 2008, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Explore Careers and Transfer Programs in Public Safety, Health, Sustainability and Education. Registration for this event is due Wednesday, March 12.

Contact: Francine Cunnie to arrange the processing of your group's registration information.

College of Marin Exhibit

The Associated Students of Emeritus College present a watercolor exhibit featuring students of Marty Meade. Works by Alva Modlinka, Betty Wilson, Dorie Mohr, Sherri Davis, Karen Hooper, and Nadine Heidacker will be on display at the COM Emeritus Center until March 26. A reception will be held Thursday, March 6, from 4 - 5:30 p.m. at the Emeritus Center, Room 146, Student Services Building. Please call

(415) 425-9368 for more information.

International Film Festival

The COM Department of Modern Languages presents the First Annual College of Marin International Film Festival, featuring films that represent the foreign languages taught at the College. Each film will be introduced by an individual who teaches that language.

The following features, which are FREE and open to the Marin County community, will be shown on Fridays at 7 p.m. in Olney Hall 96. For additional information, call (415) 485-9348 (x7348).

March 21    El Viaje de la Nonna / Nonna's Trip (2007), Spanish

March 28    Love is Never Silent (1985), American Sign Language

April 4       Shaolin Soccer (2001), Chinese

COM Athletics

Results:

Men's Baseball:

March 8: Marin 7 Yuba 6

March 11: Marin 5 Mendocino 3

March 13: Marin 11 Los Medanos 7

Jason Bennett got his first win of the year striking out six. Fred Atkins had a RBI triple in the sixth inning and a run-scoring single in the seventh that helped the team continue on their three game winning streak.

Athletics Away Schedule:

Men’s Baseball vs. Solano College Tuesday, March 18, 2:30 p.m.

Men’s Baseball vs. Contra Costa College Thursday, March 20, 2:30 p.m.

Together we can make great things happen!

Frances L. White, Ph.D.

Superintendent/President

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