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In the event that a case of H1N1 influenza virus is reported at College of Marin, County health officials will be immediately notified. The Marin County Public Health Officer will then make a determination regarding what measures to take to prevent infection from spreading. Mt. Tamalpais High School Closed This situation is evolving rapidly. More information is available online at: Swine Flu (H1N1) Hotline for the Public (1-888-865-0564): CDPH has activated a toll-free H1N1 influenza virus (swine flu) hotline in English and Spanish. Assistance in other languages is also available. The hotline is operational Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., and on weekends from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The CDC is recommending these five flu prevention tips:
Board Policy/Administrative Procedure Revision Project UpdateThe college is continuing to review and update Board Policies and Administrative Procedures. Administrators and members of the College Council’s Board Policy & Procedure Task Force are working with Dr. Jane Wright of the Community College League of California (CCLC) to ensure all revised policies and procedures reflect college practice and comply with current laws and regulations. CCLC along with legal counsel from the Law Firm of Liebert Cassidy Whitmore has provided recommended language for policies and procedures that is used by community colleges throughout the state. Board Policies (BP) are adopted by the Board of Trustees. Administrative Procedures (AP) are approved by the Superintendent/President at the recommendation of College Council. After review and recommendation from College Council, the Board Policies listed below were adopted by the Board of Trustees at the April 21, 2009 Board meeting. Current Board Policies and Administrative Procedures are posted on the Board of Trustees Web Page.
ASEC Votes for a Name ChangeThe Associated Students Emeritus College Council met Thursday, April 26, 2009, and the constituency voted overwhelmingly to formally change the association’s name to Emeritus Students-College of Marin. Work with Communications and Community Relations Director Cathy Summa-Wolfe is currently underway for a new logo design. The name change will be ratified at their May 9 annual spring meeting. To date there has been no opposition to the name change. It has been embraced with the hope that community members will know that Emeritus Students-College of Marin has a lot to offer and is open to everyone! ASCOM Election Results – The Votes are In!On Wednesday, April 29, and Thursday, April 30, Associated Students College of Marin saw its highest voter turnout in years for the annual student government election. Voting took place in the Learning Center Quad where 473 ballots were cast. The official results are below.
The positions of secretary, director of student services, director of technology, student senate representative, ASCOM senator at large, and ASIVC student senators are currently vacant. EEIF Proposal for Academic Year 2009-2010 All Educational Excellence Innovation Fund (EEIF) proposals are due by May 8, 2009, for projects beginning spring 2010. Awards will be announced in May. The EEIF provides seed money that encourages College of Marin’s faculty and staff to dream out loud by encouraging the development of innovative ideas to improve teaching and learning at College of Marin. For an EEIF proposal form, please e-mail Betty Schlaepfer. Spring Job FairThe COM Job Placement Center and the Employment Development Department are co-hosting the annual Spring Job Fair. The event is scheduled for Wednesday, May 6, 2009, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Student Services Building, near Parking Lot 7. Bay Area employers will be on site to accept resumes and answer questions about employment. Free WI-FI is available. The Job Placement Center establishes and maintains contacts with businesses in the community to provide students with job leads and internships in various fields. Job placement assistance is available to current students, as well as COM alumni of any age, and community members. This event is open to the public and is free of charge. If you would like additional information, please contact Carol Perez at (415) 485-9410 or stop by the Student Services Center, Room 206. College of Marin Rally – Relay for LifeJoin the fight against cancer! Come to a relay in front of the LRC Building Wednesday, May 6, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Free t-shirts and prizes will be given to everyone who stops by the booth. Sign up for the survivor lap; sign up a team; and learn more about this fantastic event happening at the College of Marin track July 25 through 26, 2009. COM Instructor Will Speak About ESLCollege of Marin ESL Instructor Adria Winfield will be speaking Wednesday, May 6, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Intensive English Program in Ohlone 158, Building 19 (near Parking Lot 6) at the Indian Valley Campus. Winfield will be speaking about the sessions she attended at the 43rd Annual TESOL (Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages) Convention in Denver this past March. Highlights of her talk will be ESL and service learning, using blogs and Wikis in the classroom, and methods of attracting ESL students to the community college classroom. Refreshments will be served. This talk is open to all faculty, staff, and students. Innovations Conference at IVCInnovations Conference Breakfast at IVC Nursing students and faculty will demonstrate how high fidelity mannequins provide life-like physiological responses used in training for high-risk medical scenarios. The Simulation Center is funded by Founding Partners: Kaiser Permanente San Rafael, Dominican University of California, Sonoma State University, Novato Community Hospital, Marin General Hospital, and COM. The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation also provided a generous donation for the Simulation Lab. Luncheon Following the Dedication of IVC’s Organic Farm At 3 p.m., in Miwok 181, Building 16, guests are invited to attend a panel discussion about the federal stimulus package and its impact on local entities. The event, co-hosted by College of Marin, the Workforce Investment Board of Marin County, and the Marin Economic Commission, will feature community leaders who will be receiving and implementing stimulus-funding dollars in Marin County. Anyone who wants to learn more about plans in Marin County for stimulus funding is invited to attend. A reception follows. There is no cost to attend Friday’s events but space is limited and reservations are required. Please contact careers@marin.edu for more information. Saturday Program
Each program begins at 15 minutes after the hour between 10:15 a.m. and 3:15 p.m. There is no cost and no reservations are needed. Free lemonade and bagels will be served. A coffee cart with healthy food and snacks for sale will be on campus as well. Come see how College of Marin is leading the way in job training with innovations in career and university transfer programs. For more information contact Nanda Schorske. You Are Invited to Attend COM’s Retirement Reception A reception honoring retirees will be held on Thursday, May 14, 2009, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Marin Art and Garden Center, Garden Room, located at 30 Sir Francis Drake Blvd., in Ross. Join us for this special event showing appreciation for the following retirees who have provided many years of dedication and service to College of Marin.
COM Transfer Recognition ReceptionCollege of Marin’s Transfer and Career Center will hold a Transfer Recognition Reception in honor of all those students transferring to a four-year university in fall 2009. The reception will be held Friday, May 15, 2009, at 6 p.m. in the Student Services Building dining hall. For more information, please contact the Transfer and Career Center located in the Student Services Center, Room 202 at (415) 485-9671. Annual Faculty and Staff LuncheonThe annual faculty and staff luncheon will be held from noon to 1:30 p.m., Thursday, May 21, in the campus green area of the Kentfield campus. In an effort to conserve resources, invitations will be sent via campus e-mail. R.S.V.P. by sending an e-mail to Melinda Molloy or calling ext. 7508 by May 15, 2009. Registered Nursing Program Pinning CeremonyThe faculty and 2009 graduating class of the College of Marin Registered Nursing Program will hold their annual Pinning Ceremony Thursday, May 21, at 6 p.m. in the Fine Arts Theatre. The traditional Nurses’ Pinning Ceremony is held to observe the completion of the Nursing Education Program and dates back to Florence Nightingale. The pin itself identifies the particular school of nursing that the graduate nurse attended and symbolizes the philosophy, beliefs, and aspirations of the nursing program. The ceremony is a community celebration of the completion of the nursing program and is evidence of the achievement, learning, and skill that the graduate nurse has attained. You are cordially invited to attend the ceremony with reception following. College of Marin Foundation Scholarship Awards CeremonyThe College of Marin Foundation Scholarship Awards Ceremony will be held Friday, May 22, 2009, at 5 p.m. in the Student Services Center. Refreshments will be served afterward. Over 100 students will receive scholarships. For more information, please contact Margaret Elliott. Flex UpdateMark your calendars for the fall 2009 Flex days. Non-mandatory Flex days are August 12 and August 13. The Mandatory Flex day is Friday, August 14. College Convocation will take place from 10 a.m. to noon, followed by department meetings organized by your department chair, from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. If you would like to present a workshop during the Non-mandatory Flex days or during the fall semester, please e-mail Kathleen Kirkpatrick. Flex information and scheduled activities will be posted on the Staff Development Web Page on the college website. Reminder! Spring 2009 Flex Verification Forms are due in Human Resources by Friday, May 22, 2009. The forms can be downloaded from the Staff Development web page. Retirement of Classified PersonnelThe following retirement of classified personnel was approved at the March 17 meeting of the College of Marin Board of Trustees:
The following retirement of classified personnel was approved at the April 21 meeting of the College of Marin Board of Trustees:
Performing Arts COM Drama Department Presents Charles L. Mee’s Big LoveThe College of Marin Drama Department will present Big Love by Charles L. Mee in the Studio Theatre on the Kentfield Campus May 8 and 9, at 8 p.m. and May 10, at 2 p.m. Molly Noble, who directed last season’s smash hit, Dancing at Lughnasa, and who, in addition to her teaching duties at the College of Marin, is also Artistic Director of Porchlight Theatre Company, will direct the show. Tickets for Big Love are $15 general and $10 for students, seniors, and College of Marin employees and alumni. Tickets may be ordered by calling the College of Marin Box Office at (415) 485-9385 or Brown Paper Tickets at (800) 838-3006. Bookshelves to BroadwayThe College of Marin Dance Department presents "Bookshelves to Broadway" directed and choreographed by Sandi V. Weldon and Musical Director Judy Wiesen. The show transforms great literature – adapting it into Broadway musicals. There will also be songs and dances inspired by Shakespeare’s plays. The performers come from COM’s hip-hop, tap dance, musical theatre, dancercise classes, and guest artists. Numbers come from classic musicals such as Guys and Dolls, The Wiz, West Side Story, Fiddler on the Roof, Little Women, Chicago, Annie, and more. There will also be a tap number based on a musical about Babe Ruth, a dancercise number from the movie Ten Things I Hate About You (a modern adaptation of The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare) and two hip-hop dances. Favorite numbers from the College of Marin Dance Company’s spring concert will also be performed. Don’t miss this one time only performance on Sunday, May 17, at 7:30 p.m. in the Studio Theatre, Fine Arts Building, Kentfield Campus. $5 donation suggested. For more information, please contact Sandi Weldon at (415) 457-8811 ext. 7732. If you would like to volunteer, please e-mail Sandi Weldon. COM Music Department Spring Concerts College Chorus and Chamber Singers COM Symphony Orchestra* COM Jazz Ensemble Symphonic Band Music Department Recital Hour On the Town: Showtime! Contemporary Opera Marin * Not recommended for children under 3 years of age. Note: Due to construction at the College of Marin Campus, parking availability has been reduced. Concertgoers may use Parking Lot 4 (main lot behind Fine Arts Building), Parking Lot 16 (on the corner of Sir Francis Drake Blvd. and Laurel Ave.), and Parking Lot 2 (Across Sir Francis Drake Blvd., accessed via traffic signaled crosswalk.) Additional parking across campus can be accessed via College Ave. On weekdays and evenings Monday through Thursday, please park in STUDENT parking only, and purchase a daily parking pass from the machine for $3 or risk getting a parking ticket. Parking for events on Friday evenings, Saturdays, and Sundays is free. June Yokell’s Paintings on display throughout the CommunityCollege of Marin Matriculation Office Technician June Yokell’s paintings will be featured at a number of upcoming art events. Yokell’s work provides a quiet reflection on observations made in the natural world that surrounds us. Where: The San Rafael Corporate Center Where: Levy Art and Architecture COM AthleticsAthletics Away Schedule for the Week of May 4: Results: The College of Marin baseball team received the 18th seed in the field and will face San Jose City College Tuesday, May 5, at 2 p.m. at Gavilan College in Gilroy for the first round of the Nor Cal state playoffs. Coach Steve Berringer wasn’t surprised or disappointed given the teams tough preseason. Berringer is confident that the team has come a long way since February and is capable of beating them. The Mariners baseball team received a number of Bay Valley Conference awards for this season’s play. Vinny Pacchetti was named pitcher of the year. Infielder Steve Cochran, outfielders Rick Hughes and Paul McIntosh, and pitcher Kory Wallace were named to the all-conference first team. Hughes was also named defensive player of the year. Congratulations to the team and to coach Steve Berringer who was named the conference’s coach of the year.
Have a great week! Frances L. White, Ph.D.
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