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Program Review Special Thanks Many thanks to those of you who participated in the preparation of program reviews for the Basic Skills Initiative, the Credit, Noncredit, and Intensive Programs in English as a Second Language, the English Skills and English Basic Skills programs, English and Humanities, Journalism, Multimedia Studies, the Technology Work Plan, and Testing Center. The Academic Senate Committees and the Governance Committees have begun studying the reviews so that they can priority rank program needs. These recommendations will be passed on to IPC and then to the Budget Committee. A special thank you goes to Carol Adair, Blaze Woodlief and Sara McKinnon for rewriting their reviews into the electronic template that will be used as the beta test template. Also, special thanks to Patty O’Keefe for her excellent work on SLOs and on the Boot Camp. Kudos College of Marin English Professor James Tipton’s novel titled Annette Vallon: A Novel of the French Revolution, published by Harper Collins, November 2007, was recently reviewed in USA Today. “James Tipton's marvelous novel Annette Vallon proves Frenchwomen through history have been delectably soignée and self-confident, even when facing the blood-soaked terror of the Revolution,” wrote Deirdre Donahue, USA Today. Classified Senate Officers Elected The College of Marin Classified Senate elected 2008 officers at its January 30 meeting. Kathleen Kirkpatrick was elected to serve a second year as Classified Senate President, Andrea Hunter was elected Vice President, Becky Reetz was elected Secretary and Patricia Torres was elected Treasurer. The Senate also welcomed newly elected Senators Dong Nguyen and Gaylene Urquhart. Last day to add or drop a class is Friday, February 8, 2008 We want to thank every one for helping students add classes during the regular add/drop period. As a reminder, the last day to add classes is this Friday, February 8, 2008. If you have a student who has been attending your class since the start of the semester and is not officially registered, please direct the student to the Office of Admissions and Records to complete a Petition to Add a Class Late Form.
CCC Funding for College of Marin The California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office has awarded funding from the CCC Apply Mini-Grant Program to College of Marin. The award includes $5,682 for set-up fees and $10,609 for the first year of operation.
2008 Mileage Reimbursement At the December 11, 2007 meeting, the Board of Trustees approved a new mileage reimbursement rate of 50.5 cents per mile effective Allen Taylor to hold a benefit performance for Carla Zilbersmith Allen Taylor will hold a benefit performance of his one-man show, Walkin’ Talkin’ Bill Hawkins—In Search Of My Father, for Carla Zilbersmith on February 17, at 3 p.m. at Afro-Solo Theatre, The African American Art and Cultural Complex, 762 Fulton Street, San Francisco. For tickets,
In Memorium One of our longstanding CSEA employees, Rolf Weber, passed away last week. Rolf was our box office cashier for many years. He truly loved working at the college and did so for the past ten years. A former travel agent, he started at COM in 1998. His daughter, Andrea Weber, has been a part-time teacher in the Theatre Arts Department for the past several years. Rolf grew up in Germany during World War II and would often tell stories about surviving the bombings, etc. His wife, Waltraud Weber, who predeceased him, was a world renowned potter. He will be missed. There will be a memorial service TBA. Meanwhile, flowers and/or condolences may be sent to Rolf’s other daughter, Kai Weber, 77 Edgecroft Rd., Kensington, CA, 94707. Support Needed Two beloved long-time COM employees, Mary and Jean Felix Galzagorry, recently had a fire in their Novato home. Mary works as a custodian in the LRC building and Jean Felix works as a custodian in Dickson hall. For those who would like to help, Margaret Elliot from COMF has started a support fund to help them with their expenses in this time of need. To contribute, take your check directly to the COMF office in Fusselman Hall, or send it to COMF via campus mail. Best wishes to Mary and Jean Felix.
COM Athletics Men’s Basketball 2/6 COM v. Napa at Napa, 7 p.m. 2/8 COM v. Yuba at Marysville, 7 p.m. Women’s Basketball 2/8 COM v. Napa at Napa, 7 p.m. Baseball 2/5 COM v. Diablo Valley at Pleasant Hill, 2 p.m. 2/8-10 COM v. College of Sequoias at Visalia, times TBA The above games are scheduled – but also subject to rain for cancellation Apple Education Savings Program Apple and College of Marin now make it easy for students, faculty and staff to save on the latest Mac computers and more with Apple education discounts. Apple Education Savings Program benefits:
Visit: www.apple.com/edu/marin or call 1-800-MY-APPLE Art Exhibit Linda Koffman, part-time ESL credit instructor at COM, is currently exhibiting architectural and landscape photo images at the Rustic Bakery, 139 Magnolia, Larkspur, now through May 3. Original film slides and digital prints have been transformed into painting-like designs through the process of Polaroid Image Transfer and hand coloring. 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.
Performing Arts Department Schedule Carla Zilbersmith will be performing at Anna’s Jazz Island at 8 p.m. on Friday, February 15, located at 2120 Allston Way in Berkeley. For more information call (510) 841-JAZZ or go to www.annasjazzisland.com. Carla will be singing songs from two about to be released CDs.
Music For additional information on any of the following Music Department productions,
A Performing Arts Department combined production of William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream will be offered on February 29, March 1, 7, 8, 14, and 15 at 8 p.m. and March 9 and 16 at 2 p.m. in the Fine Arts Theatre. This production will be directed by James Dunn, with musical direction by Tara Flandreau and choreography by Sandra Tanner. It is set to the music of Felix Mendelssohn and will be performed by the COM Orchestra. Tickets are $18 for general and $15 for students, seniors, COM staff, and alumni. For reserved seating, please call the box office at (415) 485-9385. Have a great week! Frances L. White, Ph.D. Superintendent/President President's Monday Briefing webpage Technical Contact: Nicole Cruz, Admin Assist., 415-485-9510 Content Responsible: Cathy Summa-Wolfe, Dir. of Communications & Community Relations, 415-485-9528 |
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