President’s Weekly Briefing — January 17, 2013
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Welcome Back On Friday, January 11, 2013, we were thrilled to be able to host our spring 2013 College Convocation in the James Dunn Theater in the newly remodeled Performing Arts Building. Many thanks to retired COM Anthropology and Archeology Instructor Betty Goerke for being our spring 2013 College Convocation keynote speaker. Betty gave a fascinating presentation on the Coast Miwok Indians who inhabited our campus for generations. Betty sold out of both of her books and is donating the proceeds in the amount of $600 to the Marin Museum of the American Indian in Novato. I was informed that Betty was made an honorary elder of the Coast Miwok tribe after her book, Chief Marin was published. Thank you ASCOM I would like to express my appreciation and that of college staff to the ASCOM Board and Director of Student Affairs Arnulfo Cedillo for the generous donation of seven Kindles, which were raffled at the College Holiday Party. This is the second year that the students have contributed Kindles to the raffle in recognition of the support provided by staff. The raffles provide fun for all and hours of reading pleasure to the lucky winners. Thank you ASCOM! Personnel Recommendations from the January 15 Board of Trustees Meeting Kudos Congratulations to Fine Arts Instructor John Rapko whose review of Whitney Davis’s A General Theory of Visual Culture, is featured in the current issue of the British Journal of Aesthetics. Opening Night Gala Performance of Big River
Reserve your tickets today for a gala event celebrating the dedication of the James Dunn Theatre and 80th birthday party for James Dunn. Opening Night Performance and Post-show Party–$40 The Marin County Premier of Big River is presented by special arrangement with Rodgers & Hammerstein, Inc. As American as apple pie, Big River recently played to sold out houses at TheatreWorks in Palo Alto. Based on The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain, this show is everyone’s favorite bad boy adventure story. Tom Sawyer, The Duke, The King, and all the other wonderful characters from Twain’s masterpiece come to life as Huck Finn and Jim, the runaway slave, raft their way down the Big Muddy—the mighty Mississippi River. With a musical score reminiscent of the music of preslavery days in Missouri, this show will be a wonderful outing for the entire family. Tickets are limited, RSVP recommended. All proceeds will benefit College of Marin Performing Arts Programs. Contact the box office at (415) 485-9385 for tickets and information. Celebration of Life for Bob Chamberlain Please join me in a celebration of life remembering our friend and colleague Robert “Bob” Chamberlain Tuesday, January 22, at 1:30 p.m. outside the Austin Science Center, to the left of the entry ramp. Immediately following there will be coffee and cookies served in the Student Services Building, Deedy Staff Lounge. Professor Presents at Upcoming Events Social Sciences Professor Walter Turner will be a speaker at the Save Nubia Project Seminar on Saturday, January 26, held at Merritt College in Oakland, as well as at the Fourth Annual Latin@ Youth Summit on Saturday, February 2, at St. Ignatius College Preparatory School in San Francisco. Spring 2013 Welcome Week College of Marin will host its spring 2013 Welcome Week February 19 through 21 at the Kentfield Campus and February 19 and 20 at the Indian Valley Campus. Vendors will be on site at both campuses with special offers for students, staff, and faculty. Featured vendors include: The Marin Independent Journal, San Francisco Chronicle, Comcast, Verizon, Redwood Credit Union, Riley’s Art Supplies, Gideon Bible, Blue Cross, Allstate, KMEL, Live 105, Lobo’s Ice Cream, Marin Education Fund, Union Bank, Citibank, Wells Fargo, and many wonderful art and jewelry vendors. Make sure to take a break and join in the festivities. For further information, please call Vickie Lamke in the Student Affairs Office at (415) 485-9376. Kentfield Campus Indian Valley Campus Campus Security Report Available Online College of Marin’s annual Campus Security Report is available online. This report is required by federal law and contains policy statements and crime statistics for the school. The policy statements address the school’s policies, procedures, and programs concerning safety and security; for example, policies for responding to emergency situations and sexual offenses. Three years worth of statistics are included for certain types of crimes that were reported to have occurred on campus, in or on off-campus buildings or property owned or controlled by the school, and on public property within or immediately adjacent to the campus. You may also request a paper copy from the Police Department, Kentfield Campus, TB-1. Auditions for Spring Dance Concert The award-winning College of Marin Dance Department will hold auditions for the spring 2013 Dance Concert on Friday, January 18, at 6 p.m. and Saturday, January 19, at noon. Auditions will take place in the Kentfield Campus Dance Center, Performing Arts Building, room 92 (attend one audition only). Dancers are needed with training in any of the following dance forms: modern, ballet, jazz, or musical theater; no appointment is necessary. Class registration is required and all parts are non-paid. Sign Up for COM's Emergency Notification System—AlertU You can be notified immediately by text message of campus closures and emergencies by signing up for AlertU, the college’s emergency notification system. Marin Community College District Police Department, with sponsorship from alertu.org, has an emergency SMS messaging platform to enhance communication services during crisis situations. Campus Security Report Available Online College of Marin’s annual Campus Security Report is available online. This report is required by federal law and contains policy statements and crime statistics for the school. The policy statements address the school’s policies, procedures, and programs concerning safety and security; for example, policies for responding to emergency situations and sexual offenses. Three years worth of statistics are included for certain types of crimes that were reported to have occurred on campus, in or on off-campus buildings or property owned or controlled by the school, and on public property within or immediately adjacent to the campus. You may also request a paper copy from the Police Department, Kentfield Campus, TB-1. District Laptop Users: Extend the Life of your Laptop PC Windows 7 runs faster on laptops than Windows XP. If you would like to extend the life of your district laptop, please arrange for IT to upgrade your laptop to run Windows 7. You will also receive Office 2010 and the latest anti-virus and malware detection software as part of the upgrade. If your laptop is running slow with Windows 7, please arrange for IT to load and run the latest anti-malware software and perform some basic cleanup tasks. Sports Men’s Basketball vs. Contra Costa Campuses Closed for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
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Directed by James Dunn