Site Visit Planned for COM Categorical ProgramsOn Tuesday and Wednesday, March 17 and 18, 2009, College of Marin will welcome seven colleagues from other California Community Colleges as they conduct a site visit regarding our Categorical Programs. These individuals will read summaries provided on EOPS, DSPS, CalWorks, and Matriculation; interview campus program representatives; and provide recommendations on improving services for students. Please give these folks a warm COM welcome. Members of the visiting team may request meetings with college representatives. If you have any questions about this important visit, please contact Armond Phillips, Interim Dean for Student Development and Special Services, at ext. 7619 or by email.

Personnel ActionsAppointment/Change of Educational Management Personnel

• Lyda Beardsley, Interim Director of Child Care Programs, effective March 1, 2009 to June 30, 2009
• Dr. Bernie Blackman, from Director of Organizational Development & Planning to Instructional Faculty, effective July 1, 2009.
  

African American College Information DayCollege of Marin and the Office of Outreach and School Relations will host the first annual African American College Information Day on Thursday, Feb. 26, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Kentfield Campus. The event, which revolves around a Black History month program on campus, is expected to draw 150 African American students from local high schools. Students will hear a keynote speaker, receive academic program information and enjoy a catered lunch with entertainment before taking a campus tour and hearing presentations by each Student Services office.

COM Fine Arts Call for EntriesRecently, our nation has experienced a rebirth of hope and has embarked on a time of transformation. COM Fine Arts Department is calling for artists to present and reflect on this complex and essential process of creation, and/or the many faces of birth that are all around us. Students are invited to submit entries for the upcoming show, re:Birth, which will be held from March 20 through April 20, 2009 in the College of Marin Fine Arts Gallery, Kentfield Campus.
Jurors: Bill Abright, Ceramics; Carol Lefkowitz, Drawing and Painting; Deborah Loft, Art History

Requirements: Entries must be prepared to hang or display immediately; please use hanging wire. Size is limited to 60” horizontally. Artists must be registered College of Marin students. Work must have been created within the last four years.

Entry Format:
Fee: $5 per entry; no more than three images per entry
Completed entry form

Image format: Complete submission packets are encouraged with slides and/or printouts. Only dry, completed work will be accepted for this exhibition. A self-addressed stamped envelope is required for the return of all submitted entries, excluding actual works of art.
Notification will be via email and/or telephone, Open to all media.

Exhibition Calendar:
March 13       Submissions accepted from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. No entries will be accepted after 5 p.m.
March 17-18  Notification
March 19       Hand deliver accepted art with a bio/resume and short statement from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
April 20-22    Retrieval of work from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

COM Foundation Scholarship Applications Are Available College of Marin Foundation scholarship applications for 2009 are available in the Financial Aid Offices on both campuses. Completed applications are due in the Financial Aid Office at either campus no later than 4 p.m. Friday, March 6, 2009. To qualify, students must have:

• Completed at least 15 units at COM in a major or General Education;
• Have a COM cumulative GPA of at least 2.75;
• Be enrolled in at least 6 units at the time of application.

For more information, please contact Margaret Elliott at (415) 485-9382 or by email.

Upcoming

West Coast Premier of Jackie O!College of Marin Performing Arts department presents the West Coast premier of Jackie O! at 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 28, March 6, and March 13 and at 2 p.m. on March 8 and March 15 in the Fine Arts Theatre. The performance is a 90-minute chamber opera in two acts composed by Michael Daughtery to a libretto by Wayne Koestenbaum. The production is directed by James Dunn with musical direction by Paul Smith and choreography by Sandra Tanner. Tickets are $20 for general admission and $15 for students, seniors, COM staff, and alumni. For more information, please contact by email.

Unavoidable Elation: A Benefit Performance for Carla ZilbersmithSome of the Bay Area’s most talented improvisers will gather on Friday, Feb. 27, at 8 p.m. in the COM Studio Theater for a fun-filled night of improvised theater to benefit singer/solo performer and former head of the College of Marin Drama Department Carla Zilbersmith. Last year, Carla was diagnosed with ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease), a fatal neurological illness that robs its victims of muscular and nerve function. She is now confined to a wheelchair and soon will require full-time, around-the-clock assistance, which is not covered by health insurance. Join Mandy Koshnevisan, Mick Laugs, Gina Stahl-Ricco, and Christian Utzman for one wacky, totally unpredictable night of goofy hi-jinks. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $20 general, $15 for students/seniors, and can be reserved by calling (415) 497-2313. Tickets also are available at the door. Please note that the theatre is small and seating is on a first come/first served basis. All proceeds benefit the medical fund for Carla Zilbersmith.

International Film FestivalCollege of Marin Modern Languages Department presents the second annual College of Marin International Film Festival, with films featuring foreign languages taught at the college. The following films, which are FREE and open to the community, will be shown at 7 p.m. on six Fridays in Olney Hall 96.

Feb. 27     Tre Metri Sopra Il Cielo / Three Meters Above the Sky (2004), Italian
March 6     Marius and Jeanette (1997), French
March 13   Happy Times (2002), Chinese
March 20   Hana Yori Mo Nao (2006), Japanese
March 27   Sweet Nothing in my Ear (2008), American Sign Language
April 3       Machuca (2004), Spanish

COM AthleticsAthletics Home Schedule for the Week of Feb. 23:
Baseball vs. Napa Valley College
Thursday, Feb.26, 2:30 p.m. in Marin

Athletics Away Schedule for the Week of Feb. 23:
Baseball vs. Canada College
Monday, Feb. 23, 2 p.m. in Redwood City
Baseball vs. Solano College
Saturday, Feb. 28, 1 p.m. in Suisun

Results:
Baseball
Feb. 21, 2009 San Mateo 10, COM 8

Men’s Basketball
Feb. 9, 2009 Merritt 108, COM 74
Feb. 11, 2009 Napa Valley College 77, COM 48
Feb. 18, 2009 Solano 66, COM 59

Women’s Basketball
Feb. 9, 2009 COM 74, Merritt 68
Feb. 11, 2009 COM 56, Napa Valley College, 50
Feb. 18, 2009 Solano 77, COM 37

Swimming and Diving
The College of Marin Aquatic Mariners had a fine meet at the Panther Invitational held at Sacramento City College Friday and Saturday, Feb. 21 and 22. Gabrielle Dembski led the way with a fourth place finish in the women’s 100-yard breaststroke (1:17.8) and a seventh place finish in the 200-yard IM. Martin Malasky finished fourth in the men’s 500-yard freestyle (5:05.4) and sixth in the men’s 200-yard IM (2:06.2).
Marin will host the Fourth Annual Mariner Invitational on Saturday, March 14. Eight teams will compete at the Indian Valley Campus Pool at 11 a.m. Come out and enjoy what is sure to be an exciting meet!

Have a great week!

Frances L. White, Ph.D.
Superintendent/President

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