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Monday, November 6, 2006

Building Security

It has come to my attention that some unauthorized individual(s) may have access to some buildings. This is a violation of Board Policy and Procedures. Only authorized personnel are permitted to have keys to buildings and offices. Please do not hesitate to report such violations to the appropriate Vice President, Campus Security, or call my office at 485-9502. Your cooperation is greatly appreciated.

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Bond Program Personnel Change

Program Manager Dave Kirn has left his job with Swinerton after commuting from Sacramento to Kentfield for the past year-and-a-half. Swinerton has assigned Steven Buhler to serve as Interim Program Manager for the District. Steven started on November 1 and is already busy getting up to speed on the program. Steve is located in the Swinerton office at Kentfield; his new e-mail address is Steven.Buhler@marin.edu. We appreciate the good work Dave has done moving the modernization program along, and wish him well in his new endeavors.

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Modernization Projects for the week

Clean up: Dumpsters will be available on the following dates:

  • Tuesday November 14 (dumpsters will be dropped off)
  • Tuesday November 21 (dumpsters will be picked up)

Maps showing dumpster locations available on COM Website, Measure C Updates, Calendar of Events page.

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Friday November 10, observance of Veteran's Day

The District offices and both campuses will be closed on Friday November 10, 2006, in observance of Veteran's Day. Enjoy some well earned time off and remember our veterans.

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Mark your calendars for our Holiday Party!

You are invited to the campus holiday party on Thursday, December 14, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Willie's Café, 799 College Avenue. Hors d'oeuvres will be served and there will be no-host cocktails.

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Reminder - Job Placement Office has moved

Effective Monday, Oct. 30, 2006, the new location for the Job Placement office is in the Student Services Building, Rm. 145. Contact Carol Perez at 415-485-9410 or ext. 7410 on campus.

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Faculty titles on business cards

If you have a preference for the title field of your business card, then please complete a Request for Business Card Form indicating the title that you prefer. The forms are available in Reprographics.

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Job Fair

The Job Placement Office is hosting the first ever Job Fair at Indian Valley Campus on Wednesday, November 8, 2006 between the hours of 11 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. On hand to meet and recruit our students will be various employers. The event will take place at the Internet Café which is located close to the Administrative Services Cluster near parking lot 5, IVC.

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Upcoming

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 each entrance 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 Dance Department presents: All the Right Moves

COM Dance Department performances are not to be missed. Come and support the award winning College of Marin Dance Department as they present their fall concert featuring a kaleidoscopic collage of dance styles ranging from aerial ballet to modern to hip hop. The performances will be presented Friday and Saturday, November 10 and 11, at 8 p.m. in the Fine Arts Theatre on the Kentfield Campus. Admission is $15 general and $10 for students, seniors, alums and COM employees. For information call the Box Office (415) 485-9385.

The 24 Hour Play Project will be performed on November 18 at 8 p.m. in the Studio Theatre. This play will be created from an idea given to students 24 hours prior to the actual performance and will have been written, rehearsed, costumed, designed and built 24 hours before the event begins. Tickets are a suggested donation of $10 at the door only. No advance sales or reservations.

Guest director Anna Berner will direct Gert Hoffman’s darkly comic capitalist take on the apocalypse, Our Man in Madras. It’s the end of the world, but business as usual for our man in Madras. Rounding out the evening will be Improv by AWOL (Actors With Out Lines) COM’s resident improvisational performers. Our Man in Madras and Improv will be performed Fridays and Saturdays, December 1, 2, 8, and 9 at 8 p.m. Tickets for all Black Box Festival events are a suggested donation of $10 at the door. No advance sales or reservations. For information call 415-485-9555.

On December 8 at 7 p.m. in Olney Hall 96, the COM Center for Regenerative Design will present John Francis: Saving the Planet One Step at a Time. This COMmunity Profile event features an intimate conversation with John Francis as he describes his pilgrimage on behalf of the environment and world peace that he describes as an interior journey as well as a physical trek walk across North and South America. Also, meet College of Marin Biology professor Paul Da Silva as he shares his perspective on environmental education. This event will be moderated by Sim Van der Ryn and Andres Edwards. For information about this event and the Center for Regenerative Design (CRD) call: (415) 457-8811 ext. 7727 or send an email to: andres@andresedwards.com.

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Performing Arts presentations

Other Events
If you haven't done so already, be sure and catch the remarkable art exhibit, Mask, featuring the works of Bill Abright, professor of Art and Ceramics. Bill's ceramics and drawings are featured in a spacious lay out in large format. This exhibit will be on display through November 10. The Art Gallery hours are 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. For more information call 415-485-9494.

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Flu Shot Clinics updated schedule

Additional dates have been added for the Flu Shot Clinics. Shots will now be available on the Kentfield Campus at the Health Center, DH 118 on Monday, November 13, from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. and Friday, November 17, from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. For further information, contact Jean Cabonce in the Health Center at 415-485-9458 or ext. 7458. Cost: $20.00 Appointments can be made after November 5th and will continue until vaccines are depleted.

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Deadline to apply for IEP Scholarships

The deadline to submit applications for scholarships for the spring 2007 Intensive English Program is fast approaching. Please be aware that only completed applications will be accepted at the ESL office in Kentfield. The complete application must be received by 5 p.m. on Tuesday, November 14, 2006 in the ESL Office, Harlan Center 123, Kentfield Campus. For more information, call the ESL Office at 415 485-9642 or the IEP office at 415-883-2211 ext. 8579.

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Together, we can make great things happen!
Frances L. White, Ph.D.
Superintendent/President

 

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