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Distance Education Support Center (DESC) - Testing in fall 2007 (Please note new location in LC 121) Make-up and distance education testing will begin on August 28 and continue through December 15. The fall hours for the Distance Education Support Center (DESC) are:
If you have questions about testing, please email faye.mueller@yahoo.com. Please see attached files for more information about scheduling appointments and information about make-up testing. There have been some changes at COM in the locations where testing services are offered. Until spring 2007, all testing took place in the Testing Office in SS 138, including placement testing and other tests required by the college, as well as make-up testing for courses. To enable the Testing Office to concentrate on placement testing, the College opened the Distance Education Support Center (DESC), located in Room 121 in the Media Center (in the LRC Building). While all College placement tests will still take place in the Testing Office, make-up tests for distance education and face-to-face courses will be scheduled and proctored through DESC. Please see the table below for the location of various kinds of testing. Make-up testing for face-to-face courses may be scheduled when students cannot make the regular testing time because of circumstances beyond their control. Retaking of a test, if allowed by an instructor, should be proctored by the instructor unless there has been an academic intervention such as tutoring or a directed study session that will allow students to authentically improve their performance. In cases where there has been an academic intervention that the instructor has approved, retests may be scheduled in DESC. DESC staff will also be available to assist students with questions about DE courses and to offer help with study skills and strategies for success in distance and technology-assisted courses.
Bond Modernization Update At its August 28 Board meeting, the Board will be asked to take action on 18 contract items for the modernization program. This number is exceeded only by the 20 pre-authorizations approved at the Board special July 24 meeting; since the beginning of 2007, the Board has acted on an average of a dozen modernization items per meeting. Of the 18 actions, several are ratifications of items pre-authorized in July, including contracts for a restroom in Larkspur Annex, design of roof repairs to the Old Science Center, and replacement of a boiler at the IVC pool. Several other consulting contracts are being renewed for 2007 – 2008. During the pre-board meeting afternoon workshop (2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.) the Board will briefly review a new conceptual design for the Science/Math/Central Plant Complex as developed by ED2 International, who joined the project only a few months ago. A more thorough design presentation is scheduled for September 18. This high level of Board activity since June illustrates the intensity of the bond program’s activity over the summer months. Infrastructure work has been accompanied by completion of two Draft Environmental Impact Reports, commencement of negotiations for a Project Stabilization Agreement, and registration of six buildings for LEED certification.
Phone System Upgrade The upgrade to all three Mitel phone systems will take place on September 9 starting at 4 a.m. Both campuses will be without phone service, including voice mail and the automated attendant greeting, for approximately four hours. This will not effect touchtone or access to the College via the internet. The campus police on duty officer will be informed when the work is finished. If you have any questions, please call Chris Edmondson, Network Administrator, at 7300 or email him at chris.edmondson@marin.edu.
Another Office Move Diana Verdugo, Interim Director of Non-credit and ESL, Contract and Community Education Services, has moved from Harlan Center to the Student Services Building. Her new room number is SS 149. KUDOS Professor Kay Ryan’s essay on The Notebooks of Robert Frost will be published in the September issue of Poetry. The essay is titled “I Demand to Speak with God.” Marin Conservation Corps is celebrating its 25th year by honoring 25 individuals and institutions, including College of Marin, at its open house on October 4. Athletics Schedule for Week of August 27 Men’s Soccer vs Evergreen Tuesday, August 28, 5 p.m. Women’s Soccer vs. Ohlone Friday, August 31, 2 p.m. Men’s Soccer vs. Mission Friday, August 31, 4 p.m. Football vs. Gavilan Saturday, September 1, 1 p.m.
Upcoming Election Reform Forum Members of the Marin County Election Advisory Committee and Marin Ranked Voting groups will be working with COM students to present their views. The Forum will take place on September 15 from 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. in Olney Hall.
On Thursday, September 27, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., the 6th AD Democrats' Club and Students for Social Responsibility will present a California Democratic State Senate Candidates' Forum at Olney Hall. Candidates who are scheduled to attend are Senator Carole Migden, Assemblyman Mark Leno, Phil Kranenburg of the Marin Community College District Board, and San Francisco Police Commissioner Joe Alioto Verronese. All are welcome and admission is free.
Theatre Dancing at Lughnasa, Brian Friel’s award-winning play, will be performed on October 5, 6, 12, 13, 19, and 20 at 8 p.m. and October 14 and 21 at 2 p.m. in the Fine Arts Theatre. The play will be directed by Molly Noble. Tickets are $15 for general and $12 for students, seniors, COM staff, and alumnae. For reserved seating, please call the box office at (415) 485-9385. A benefit for the COM Drama Scholarship Fund, Improv – Holiday Foibles, produced by Carla Zilbersmith, will be presented on December 6, 7, and 8 at 8 p.m. and December 9 at 2 p.m. in the Studio Theatre. Admission will be a $10 donation at the door with open seating. Dance Performances of the fall dance concert, Signatures of Motion, are scheduled for November 2, 3, 9, and 10 at 8 p.m. in the Fine Arts Theatre. Tickets are $15 for general and $10 for students, seniors, COM staff, and alumnae. For tickets, please call the box office at (415) 485-9385. Auditions for Signatures of Motion will be on Friday, August 31, at 6 p.m. and on Saturday, September 1, at 12 noon in the Dance Studio at Kentfield. A mandatory cast meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, September 4 at 7 p.m. in the Dance Studio. Fall Works and Works in Progress will be presented on Friday, December 7 at 12 noon in the COM Dance Studio, Kentfield Campus. Admission is free. The Fall Musical Theatre Cabaret, a benefit show for the Dance Program, will be performed on Friday, December 14, at 7:30 p.m. in the COM Dance Studio, Kentfield Campus. Admission will be a $5 donation at the door. Theatre/Dance 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 the Music Faculty, and choreography by the Dance Faculty. Tickets are $18 for general and $15 for students, seniors, COM staff, and alumnae. For reserved seating, please call the box office at (415) 485-9385. To audition for A Midsummer Night’s Dream, prepare a 2-minute Shakespearean monolog and come to the open audition on Saturday, December 1, at 10 a.m. in the Fine Arts Theatre, room FA 150. Callbacks will be on Tuesday, December 4, at 7 p.m. Huge Yard Sale at COM Come find your Halloween costume, early Christmas gifts, or great stuff for yourself at this Dance Department Fundraiser. Great stuff!!
For info or to donate to the yard sale, please contact Sandi V. Weldon at x7732 or email her at gemini2oz@aol.com. Have a great week!
Frances L.White, Ph.D. Superintendent/President President's Monday Briefing webpage Technical Contact: Nicole Cruz, Admin. Assist., 415-485-9648 x7648 Content Responsible: Cathy Summa-Wolfe, Dir. of Communications & Community Relations, 415-485-9528 |
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