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IN THIS ISSUE Base Security US Navy Needs Civilian Aircraft Mechanics Getting High Patriotic Images Salute To Veterans An Ear to the Past Chancellor's Column Development News Factoids Newsmakers Accomplishments by faculty and staff… |
Factoids BRAVO FOR CITY COLLEGE For the third year running, City College was the only community college invited to perform at BRAVO, the celebrated fund-raising gala for the San Diego Performing Arts League in November. Students from the college’s visual and performing arts department, led by drama professor June Richards, proudly presented an excerpt from their fall production of Babes in Arms. Adding to the excitement, Duane Gardella and his production students were hired to design and produce a series of lavish signs positioned throughout the beautiful downtown Westgate Hotel. The distinctive BRAVO signs were enjoyed by some 1,500 VIP attendees and viewed in expansive print and television promotional coverage. CROWDS, MUSIC, CHICKEN WINGS Miramar College’s marketing committee hosted a highly successful Diamond Gateway Chamber of Commerce Sundowner last November in the aviation hangar. The Miramar College Jazz Ensemble, formed by music professor Channing Booth, made its debut, performing for an audience of about 100. This was a great opportunity for managers, faculty and staff to hobnob with local business owners. The college anticipates hosting future such events, moving the venue around campus to provide a comprehensive look at programs and facilities. CONVENTIONEERS AND ALL THAT JAZZ In October, more than 1,500 community college trustees from across the country came together in San Diego for the annual Association of Community College Trustees convention. The office of District Advancement played an active role by arranging tours of the colleges and hosting the “Welcome to San Diego” reception sponsored by several of the local community colleges. Background music at the reception was provided by City College’s jazz band, “Jazz City,” led by Professor Jerry Fenwick. City College performing arts professors June Richards and Duane Gardella led a team of skilled and creative students who created 12-foot wood silhouettes of jazz musicians and singers, which were used in the banquet hall to set the tone for a unique and jazzy reception. In exchange for this participation, the performing arts department received a donation to help with future drama productions. FREE COMPUTERS It’s just the beginning. Five City College students received computers on loan, free for as long as they’re enrolled at the college, thanks to a corporate partnership and caring volunteers. Funding came from Microsoft’s Working Connections program, the Futures Foundation and City College student government. John Hammond and Kathy Giangiorini put together and implemented the winning grant proposal; students of computer professor Richard Pelletier refurbished the used computers. More students will receive computers as they become available. The college’s new Technology Outreach Center is home to 24 more computers donated by the Futures Foundation and refurbished by the students in the computer repair and assembly program. GO,
GIRLS, GO! Q: How many boys does it take to play 11 different sports
like basketball, soccer, softball, volleyball, dance, track and field,
golf, field hockey, ultimate Frisbee and flag football? GRANDMA
FOR A DAY An excited group of children, ages 3 to 5 years, and their
parents traveled from their classrooms to Rolando United Methodist Church
to meet with a seniors’ sewing class for what is planned to be one
of many intergenerational projects between parent participation classes
and older adult classes sponsored by the district’s Centers for Education
and Technology. In February, all the students who participated are going to a showing at the Children’s Museum as a field trip. Instructors Joyce DesRochers and Irene Niemark for the parent/child classes and Pat Mosteller for the senior sewers prepped students as to what they would be doing, and how the students in the other class might want to interact with them. They worked outdoors on the ground and then moved inside where the children and their parents prepared snacks for the seniors. READING MATTERS Margaret Bartlett, English as a second language instructor at Mid-City Center, creates English lessons from many sources. Her latest was from the district’s report to the community, Where Futures Begin, which featured two former Mid-City ESL students. “We read the stories in class and got our 12 spelling words. Then we go into depth using the stories as the springboard for discussions and exercises throughout the week. It ends on Friday when I dictate questions about the story and they write their answers. These successful student stories really help my students realize the progression they have to go through to have a successful career. As a result of these impressive stories, my students are checking out GED study guides, and have made appointments with counselors to continue their education past ESL classes,” Barlett says. “These stories are great!” START YOUR ENGINES Miramar College hosted more than 300 high school students enrolled in automotive programs from Crawford, Mira Mesa, Serra, Kearny, Escondido and Patrick Henry high schools, as well as many automotive students from the district’s Centers for Education and Technology in October. College program partners — Toyota, Chrysler and Chrysler Gem Cars, Honda, THINK Mobility and Auto Zone — provided vehicles powered by alternative fuels, and handed out industry information throughout the day. Greg Newhouse, dean of Miramar’s advanced transportation technology program, coordinated the successful event. CET’s Gary Nugent arranged for their students’ participation. TODAY SANTA MONICA, TOMORROW THE WORLD Ellen Turkel, associate professor of health and exercise science at City College, successfully executed the first teleconference in City’s new Educational Technology Center on Nov. 28. Sponsored by the college’s World Cultures program, the teleconference joined Turkel’s Honors Health 101 class and Julie DaVanzo, director of Population Matters at RAND, the think tank located in Santa Monica, Calif. DaVanzo and her colleagues consult with the World Bank, the U.S. Congress, as well as the governments of many foreign countries. Population Matters studies the causes of population change and disseminates information to policy makers and the public in a way the nonscientist can understand. With an emphasis on the current population increases in Egypt and decreases in Russia, DaVanzo discussed issues affecting world population change with Honors Health 101 and their guests, Gary Wisehart’s environmental biology class. Desmond Hamblin, the director of City’s audiovisual department, his assistant Sean Ryan, Brad Davis of City’s information technology staff and Don Bertram from the district information technology department were responsible for the technical success of the teleconference at City with like specialists on the RAND end. After six weeks of planning and set-up, the City to RAND link-up was a triumphant moment. With the superb clarity of the teleconferencing technology, students and faculty alike commented “it was like having Dr. DaVanzo in the room.” Participants saw and heard each other continuously, allowing for a consistent and clear exchange. Wisehart and Turkel are talking about future teleconferences. Although preparation work is extensive, the benefits outweigh the challenges, the professors say. If RAND can be brought to City College, imagine the possibilities. WEAR YOUR PRIDE Through the leadership and efforts of a few key Miramar College “family members,” $1200 was raised for the Red Cross Liberty Fund for Sept. 11 victims. Miramar’s “Compassion for our Nation” T-shirts were designed, printed and sold to faculty, staff and students within the first week following the tragedy of Sept. 11. The project was the brainchild of Kathryn Fox and coordinated by K.L. Alston. WEB WIZARDRY Miramar College staff member Jessica Fender, assisted by a volunteer web committee, has recently completed an overhaul of the Miramar College website at www.sdmiramar.edu. While work still remains to be done to transfer information and pages from the old site, the new site is fresh, up-to-date and easy to navigate. Campus staff also involved in this major undertaking include John Couture, Wheeler North, Sandi Trevisan, Janice Hecksel and Pat Keir.
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