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Monday, October 16, 2006 Modernization Projects for Week Contact: Debra Roche-Mathau 884-3195 Project: District Tree Removal, Project Number 317A 414A Project: IVC Fire Mitigation, Project Number 418A Project: Storm Drain Repairs, Project Number 401A Project: Gas Main Replacement, Project Number 410A
More Modernization: Clean up Dumpsters will be available on the following dates:
Maps showing dumpster locations available on COM Website, Measure C Updates, Calendar of Events page.
Modernization Committee Meeting The next District Modernization Committee meeting will be held on Monday, October 23, 2006, from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., in AC 108 at the Kentfield Campus. District Modernization Meetings are open meetings. At the beginning of each meeting time is set aside for open discussion from visitors. Please contact your constituent representative on the DMC to discuss issues or concerns about the Measure C Bond Program. For more information contact Elizabeth Tucker at 457-8811 ext. 8139.
Testing office update Last summer, the Academic Senate was asked to consider the problem of escalating use of the Testing Office for various kinds of academic testing, including make-up testing for Distance Education (DE) courses and traditional courses. This testing created workload and space difficulties for the Testing Office and interfered with placement and other kinds of testing that are necessary in order for students to enroll in classes. Because of its complexity, the matter was referred to a Task Force including interested faculty, testing staff, students and administrators. After a series of meetings during August and September, the Task Force recommended that, during a six-week period while the leadership of the Academic Senate and administration could study the problem, the Testing Office would continue to proctor academic tests or exams under a set of conditions intended to make it possible for them to carry on their work. This six-week period will be over on Thursday, October 19. I am pleased to report that the faculty has responded positively to the situation, and because of the reduced number of academic tests now being sent to the Testing Office, testing staff have agreed to continue offering these services under the specified conditions during the rest of fall 2006. In addition, the College has agreed to provide additional hours of staffing in the Testing Office at times that are convenient for students enrolled in Distance Education courses (additional days and times listed below). The additional hours for DE will include not only testing services but also a point of contact for students who may need tutoring in basic student success skills. We are exploring possible locations for providing DE students with academic support and extended testing hours in spring 07. Meantime, this situation has highlighted the need for us to move forward in the process of identifying a faculty liaison for Distance Education.
Additional distance education testing hours for fall Wednesday evening Testing Office hours in Kentfield will be extended from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday hours are from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at both KTD and IVC on the following dates:
TESTING LOCATIONS
KUDOS! Walter Turner, Chairperson, Social Sciences Department, will be a presenter and moderator for the panel: “Challenges to Umoja (Unity): Africans and African Americans” in Oakland on Saturday, October 14 at the American Studies Association Conference. The panel will highlight the relationships between Africans and African - Americans in Oakland as an example of the ways that long standing communities in the Bay Area work together with recent immigrants from their home regions. The panel will also highlight the issues of the increasing numbers of African immigrants, the reasons for their immigration, and their interactions with African American communities in the United States. Kathleen Kirkpatrick has been asked to continue to serve as College of Marin’s CETC Ambassador. The California Educational Technology Collaborative (CETC) offers an array of technology services, training, tools and resources funded by the System Office (formerly the Chancellor’s Office). Most are free to administrators, faculty and staff of the California Community Colleges (CCC). As Ambassador, Kathleen serves as a campus resource and liaison between the College and the system-wide technology projects such as @One, CCCConfer and CVC. To find out more about the CETC projects, go to. Be sure to look for highlights about the various forthcoming projects in future Monday Briefings. Upcoming The Health Science Department will be conducting their annual Community Health Project with Head Start children on Tuesday, October 17 and Wednesday, October 18. You can expect the Harlan Center quad area as well as HC 174, HC 124 & HC 171 to be a little noisier on those days. For information call Joan Rinaldi, Administrative Assistant, Nursing (415) 485-9319. Anshen and Allen, the project architects for the new Math/Science/Central Plant Complex, will be holding an Eco-charrette this Wednesday, October 18 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the Science Center Central Courtyard. All members of the college community are invited to collaborate with the architects in finding opportunities to maximize both the sustainable and the educational potential of the facility design. A second follow-up eco-charrette will be held on Friday, October 20, from noon – 2 p.m. in the same location. The Music Department presents a Student Recital of both vocal and instrumental pieces on Friday, October 20, 2006, at 11 a.m., in Lefort Recital Hall (FA 72). Admission is free. For more information about this performance, please call the Performing Arts Office at 415.485.9460. The Bioneers Conference, a gathering of those who are generating solutions to restore the earth, is this Saturday, October 21, from 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., at Marin Center, San Rafael, CA. Sim Van der Ryn, Andres Edwards, Dr. Frances White and Charles McGlashan are on a panel titled Visionary Architecture and Community Building in Marin County. For pricing and other information, visit the Bioneers Conference. The College of Marin Theatre Arts Department presents Born Yesterday by Garson Kanin. The performances will take place on October 20 and 21 at 8:00 p.m. and on October 22 at 2:00 p.m. in the Fine Arts Theater, Kentfield Campus. Admission is $15 general and $12 for students/seniors/alumni and COM employees. Box Office Hours are Tuesday through Friday, from 3:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. and one hour before curtain. To reserve your tickets please call (415) 485-9385. Directed by Jeffrey Bihr, this classic comedy rocketed Judy Holiday to Tony Award and Oscar stardom! The COM Center for Regenerative Design presents a COMmunity Profile conversation with Michelle Kaufmann, October 27, 2006 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. in Fusselman Hall, Room 120, at the Kentfield Campus. Michelle will share her quest to create cost-effective, thoughtfully designed, green buildings that are accessible to more people. Examples of such buildings include: the Glidehouse and Breezehouse. Also, meet College of Marin Architecture Instructor Mark Gorrell as he shares his perspective on green architecture. This event will be moderated by visionary architect and Co-Director of COM’s Center for Regenerative Design (CRD) Sim Van der Ryn, and educator, author and Co-Director of CRD, Andres Edwards. Opening remarks will be presented by Superintendent/President College of Marin Frances L. White, Ph.D. For information about this event call (415) 457-8811, ext. 7727, or visit: www.greenmarin.net The ASEC Emeritus Center is hosting an art exhibit featuring work by COM artists, including paintings in oil, encaustic, water color, pastel, and acrylic. At the entrances to the center you will find a list of the artists, the names of their paintings, and prices, in case you are doing your holiday shopping early this year! The center is open weekdays. A reception for the artists will be held on November 8, the last day of the show, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. For more information contact Len Pullan, lenshir@earthlink.net. The Fine Arts Gallery is featuring a new exhibit of ceramics and drawings by Visual and Fine Arts Instructor Bill Abright titled Mask. The exhibit runs through November 10. The exhibit is open to the public free of charge. Gallery hours are weekdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The exhibit has been designed by COM’s Fine Arts Gallery Director Andrea Antonaccio. For more information call (415) 485-9494. Join Sim Van der Ryn, Andres Edwards, Frances White and Rob Barthelman at the San Francisco Green Festival on Sunday, November 12, from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m., in the Concourse Exhibition Center, San Francisco, CA. For more information on the Green Festival, visit http://greenfestivals.org or call (202) 872-5307.
Flu Clinics updated schedule Friday, 10/27/06, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m., Kentfield Campus, DH118
Mark your calendars for the staff holiday party We will be having a campus holiday party on Thursday, December 14, from 4 to 7 p.m. at Willie's Café, 799 College Avenue. Hors d'oeuvres will be served and there will be no host cocktails.
Personnel Appointments and retirements Appointment of management personnel Josué Hoyos has been appointed Interim Dean of Students effective October 1, 2006 through June 30, 2007. Josué is located in SS 260 and can be contacted at extension 7619. Diana Verdugo has been appointed Interim Director of Noncredit ESL Instruction, Contract and Community Education effective October 23, 2006 through June 30, 2007. Appointment of classified personnel Cynthia Clinton is the new Administrative Assistant to the Director of Modernization effective October 2, 2006. She is located in AC 118 and can be contacted at extension 7518. Melinda Molloy has been hired as the new Confidential Administrative Assistant to the Superintendent/President effective September 25, 2006. She is located in AC 119 and can be contacted at extension 7508. Heidi Samayoa has been hired for the position of Curriculum and Articulation Technician effective October 2, 2006. She is located in TB 142 and can be contacted at extension 7374. Albert So is COM’s new Print Production Specialist effective September 25, 2006 and can be contacted at extension 7447 in Reprographics. Daniel Widger has been hired as a new Police Officer effective October 4, 2006 and can be contacted by calling extension 7455. Retirement of academic personnel Nancy Cavender, Instructor of English/Humanities, has submitted her resignation for the purposes of retirement. Nancy started teaching at COM in 1979. Her many years of service to students and the community are very much appreciated. We wish her the best in all of her future endeavors. Retirement of classified personnel Effective December 31, 2006, Marti Sokoski, will retire from her classified position as Administrative Assistant in Performing Arts after for 19 years of service. Having completed her Masters Degree at SFSU in May of 2006, Marti will continue to teach her noncredit class at COM.
How to update or create a webpage Send an e-mail request, including your name, or the name and e-mail address of the person responsible for page content in your department, and the date that you wish the information to be published, to Senior Creative Designer Hector Seguel Please specify the following in the body of the e-mail:
How to update or create a webpage Send an e-mail request, including your name, or the name and e-mail address of the person responsible for page content in your department, and the date that you wish the information to be published, to Senior Creative Designer Hector Seguel Please specify the following in the body of the e-mail:
Please note change in the room reservation process From this point forward, Heidi Samayoa, COM’s new Curriculum and Articulation Technician, will schedule room reservations and room changes. You can contact Heidi by calling extension 7374 or email, heidi.samayoa@marin.edu.
Educational Excellence Innovation Fund Call for Submissions You are invited to submit a proposal for an Educational Excellence Innovation Fund (EEIF) grant. The EEIF will provide seed money encouraging College of Marin’s faculty and staff to “dream out loud” by developing innovative ideas to improve teaching and learning at the College of Marin. Faculty proposals should be submitted to U.D.W.C. per Article 8.3 of the UP.M. contract by November 1, 2006 for projects to begin spring 2007. Administrators and staff must submit their proposals to the President’s Office by November 1, 2006 for projects to begin spring 2007. The EEIF is one of the Board of Trustees Annual Priorities. EEIF is partially funded by the general fund and by private funds raised by COM’s President’s Circle. EEIF funds provide opportunities for excellence in teaching, learning, institutional planning, professional development, and support for academic and culturally diverse programs and services. For more information or to request an application form, please contact the President's Office.
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