MCOE Technology Training Workshops

The Marin County Office of Education is pleased to announce a series of technology training workshops available to all Marin County school staff. The workshops were developed in response to a county-wide technology training needs survey published last spring. Based upon the results of the survey, classes have been scheduled covering topics ranging from Microsoft Excel and Access to Adobe Acrobat and Digital Photography.

If you are interested in seeing the complete schedule of technology training classes or registering for any of the workshops, go to the Marin County Office of Education website and click on County Wide Classes.

MCOE invites you to register for the Technology Training Workshops and other classes using GoSignMeUp, their new web based online registration system. GoSignMeUp makes it easy for teachers, staff, and the community to register for training, events, and professional development. Those wishing to sign up for classes have the convenience of 24-hour, seven-day-a-week registration with reliable confirmations, reminders, and follow-up communications. GoSignMeUp is also a time saver by making it easy for staff to take attendance, process workshop evaluations, and print class rosters, name tags, and sign in sheets. You may sign up for workshops at the Marin County Office of Education website . MCOE would appreciate any feedback you have after using the system. Please email your comments to dane@marin.k12.ca.us.

If you have any questions about how to register or need additional information about the County Wide Technology Training workshops, please call 499-5847 or email support@marin.k12.ca.us.

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Personnel Actions from the August 28, 2007 Board Meeting

Appointments of classified personnel

• Michael Hudgens, Curriculum and Articulation Technician, effective August 20, 2007
• Sarah Smith, Financial Aid Assistant, effective August 14, 2007

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KUDOS

Thanks to the extra efforts of Professor Grace Hom, Dental Assistant Program Coordinator, COM’s enrollment for fall 2007 in the Dental Assisting Program tops Community College of San Francisco, Contra Costa, Alameda and even Santa Rosa. Grace tells us that this year’s students seem really interested and excited about their studies. Three of her new students, who have BA degrees in different subjects, either cannot find a job in their field or want a career change.

COM Adjunct Political Science Instructor Robert Ovets, Ph.D. recently wrote a book review of Matthew Carr's The Infernal Machine: A History of Terrorism from the Assassination of Tsar Alexander II to Al-Qaeda (The New Press, 2007) that was published in Toward Freedom magazine and can be viewed online at their website.  Dr. Ovets also recently accepted a new position as the executive director of the marine conservation non-governmental organization Seaflow based in The Headlands in Sausalito.

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COM has a new Astronomy Club

COM’s new Astronomy Club’s first Star-B-Que will be hosted by the San Francisco Amateur Astronomers (SFAA) on September 8th starting at 4 p.m. at Bootjack Campground, Mt. Tam.  Members of this new club will have reciprocal privileges at all SFAA events just in time for this special event.  The SFAA Board will provide free hamburgers and hot dogs to our club members (and any staff of COM that want to attend). Immediately following the picnic, stargazers will go to the Rock Springs permit area behind locked gates for a night of members-only stargazing.  There will be several telescopes available to view the late summer skies. For more information go to the SFAA website or contact Michael Kran at michael.kran@kran.com.

COM Astronomy Club Members (faculty and staff, too!) also are invited to the Astronomical Association of Northern California's (AANC) annual conference on September 29 from 11 a.m. to midnight at the College of San Mateo campus.  The conference is 13 hours packed with activities, planetarium shows, lectures, mirror grinding, and a special live digital photography event starting at 8 p.m. The event is free of charge, and attendees can purchase t-shirts, pins, or other items to support the organization.  The AANC supports the public outreach efforts of its nonprofit members club with grants, using the money it raises at these events. For more information go to the AANC website.

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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.

Democratic State Senator Debate
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.

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COM Theatre and Dance Performance Schedule 2007-2008

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.

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 alumni.  For reserved seating, please call the box office at (415) 485-9385.

To audition for A Midsummer Night’s Dream, prepare a two-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.

Have a great week!

Frances L.White, Ph.D.

Superintendent/President

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