The Messenger
Volume 8, No. 16
a publication of Berkeley City College
August 18, 2014
Save the Date for BCC’s
Fri., Oct. 17 40th
Anniversary Celebration
Mark your calendars for Berkeley City College’s 40th Anniversary Celebration set for 4:30 to 7:30 p.m.,
Fri., Oct. 17 at Berkeley City College. The event, which launches the college’s 40th anniversary year, will
include music, tours, art exhibits, speakers, film, food, and much more. All of our college community is
invited to participate and integrate their 2014-15 events with BCC’s 40th anniversary. A 40th anniversary
logo, along with flyer templates, was sent via BCC-FAS e- mail to our college community.
ASL Program co-hosts national
Asian Deaf Association conference
Berkeley City College’s American Sign Language Program and the San Francisco-based Bay Area Asian
Deaf Association (BAADA) will cosponsor the 7th annual National Asian Deaf Congress (NADC) conference, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m., Fri.-Sat., Aug. 22-23, 2014 at BCC The goal of conference is to increase awareness
of Deaf Asian culture, to develop leadership skills and provide members with local, national and international networking opportunities.
The event will provide a variety of opportunities for Berkeley City College ASL students to
enhance and practice their knowledge and skills, and meet Deaf people from all over the United States. It
also will raise the level of recognition of Berkeley City College’s ASL program while allowing the college
to develop national connections to Deaf community members and hearing people who work with the Deaf
community.
Juana Alicia Araiza’s Mural Design
and Creation class create stunning
new work in BCC’s atrium
“From the Ground Up/Desde las raices,” a stunning new work by Berkeley City College’s Mural Design
and Creation class, lead by art instructors Juana Alicia Araiza and Tirso Gonzalez, debuts this fall in the
ground floor atrium as a part of BCC’s year-long 40th anniversary celebration. Beginning in fall 2013,
student artists developed, then implemented, this tribute to the history and legacy of BCC and to the
community that helped to inspire and build the college. The mural serves as an affirmation of BCC’s
continuing commitment to:
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Academic Excellence and Student Learning
Multiculturalism and Diversity
Citizenship in a Diverse and Complex Changing Global Society
Quality and a Collegial Workplace
Innovation and Flexibility
A mural dedication ceremony will take place on Fri., Oct. 17 as part of the college’s 40th Anniversary
Celebration. Congratulations to the class and to their instructors!
College welcomes new faculty
to fall 2014 semester
Berkeley City College welcomes new faculty and staff this fall: Ari Krupnick (Philosophy), Alejandro Wolbert Perez (Ethnic Studies) and Carlos Romero (Counseling). New part-time faculty
members include: Ken Buchanan (French), Rafael Clemente (Psychology) and Carolyn Martin (Art).
New classified staff are: Willard Cheng, biology lab technician; Catalina Herrera, special projects
staff assistant; and Alejandra (Ali) Tomas, curriculum and student learning outcomes/assessment
specialist.
Dean Brenda Johnson
named to ACE board of directors
Brenda Johnson, Dean of Student Support Services at Berkeley City College, was appointed to the
Board of Directors of the American Counsel of Education (ACE) Women’s Network of Northern
California. The ACE network identifies, encourages, supports, mentors, promotes, and provides
access to women to help them advance into executive positions and college presidencies. Congratulations, Dean Johnson!
BCC Classified Senate
announces 2014-15 officers
Berkeley City College’s Classified Senate has elected officers for 2014-15. They are Roberto Gonzalez,
president; Catherine Nichols, vice president; and Jasmine Martinez, secretary. Congratulations to all.
College introduces new
Communication Studies AA-T
A Communication Studies Associate in Arts Degree for Transfer (AA-T) was added in late spring
to the college’s AA-T and AS-T degree options, bringing the total to 12. Other AA-T degrees
offered by BCC are in Art History, Elementary Teacher Education, English, History, Philosophy,
Political Science, Psychology, Sociology and Studio Arts. AS-T degrees are in Business Administration and Mathematics. Students who complete an Associate Degree for Transfer with a 2.0
GPA are guaranteed admission into their majors at a California State University. An AA-T or AS-T
degree also can add extra points to a UC Berkeley application.
The Messenger
August 18, 2014
BCC bioscience students
complete CIRM stem cell
research internships
Ten BCC bioscience students finished year-long paid stem cell research internships this summer.
Their research projects were funded by the California Institute of Regenerative Medicine (CIRM).
They presented posters of their scientific research at CIRM’s Bridges Scientific Meeting in San
Francisco in July. The interns conducted research in laboratories at the University of California
San Francisco, UC Berkeley, UC Los Angeles BioMed and Children’s Hospital Oakland Research
Instituted (CHORI).
DAC president Erica Gagnon
exhibits locally, nationally
Works by Erica Gagnon, president of Berkeley City College’s Digital Artists Collective (DAC),
were featured in local, statewide and national exhibits this year. They included Viridian Artists’
25th International Juried Exhibition and at the New York Center for Photography Arts; at L.A.’s
Pico House Gallery; at San Francisco’s Museum of Modern Art; and at Berkeley’s Expressions
Gallery. Several also were included in the Berkeley Civic Center’s permanent collection.
Berkeley City College Aug. 18-31 Calendar
• Mon., Aug. 18—
Fall 2014 Semester Begins
12:15-1:15 p.m., Welcome Week Events, BCC Atrium
12:15-1:15 p.m., Wrap Program, Rm. 51
• Tue., Aug. 19—
10:30 a.m.-Noon, DSPS Dept. Meeting, Rms. 451A&B
12:15-1:15 p.m., Welcome Week Events, BCC Atrium
2-3:30 p.m., Student Services Council, Rm. 451A
• Wed., Aug. 20—
9:30 a.m.-Noon, President’s Cabinet, Rm. 451A
12:15-1:15 p.m., Student Ambassadors, Rm. 14
12:15-1:15 p.m., Welcome Week Events, BCC Atrium
• Thur., Aug. 21—
12:15-1:15 p.m., Welcome Week Events, BCC Atrium
12:15-1:15 p.m., Wrap Program, Rm. 51
• Fri., Aug. 22—
8:30 a.m.-4 p.m., Bay Area National Deaf Association Conference, BCC Atrium
10:30-11:30 a.m., Districtwide PBC Summit, Rm. TBA
12:15-1:15 p.m., Outreach Event, BCC Atrium
• Sat., Aug. 23—
8:30 a.m.-7 p.m., Bay Area National Deaf Association Conference, BCC Atrium
• Mon., Aug. 25—
12:15-1:15 p.m., Wrap Program, Rm. 51
• Tue., Aug. 26—
11 a.m.-1 p.m., Health and Safety Event, BCC Atrium
12:15-1:15 p.m., Learning Committee, Rm. TBA
• Wed., Aug. 27—
12:1501:15 p.m., Brown Bag Lunch Meeting, Rms. 451A&B
12:15-1:15 p.m., Student Ambassadors, Rm. 14
• Thur., Aug. 28—
10-11 a.m., Curriculum Committee Technology Review, Rm. 341
11 a.m.-Noon, Curricunet Training, Rm. 341
12:15-1:15 p.m., Wrap Program, Rm. 51
12:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Education Committee, Rm. 451A or Rm. 451B
3-4 p.m., Classified Senate, Rm. 451A
• Fri., Aug. 29—
1:30-4 p.m., Dept. Chairs, Rms. 451A&B
• Sun., Aug. 31—
Last Day for Students to Add Fall 2014 Classes
Last Day for Students to Drop Fall 2014 Classes with a Refund
• Mon., Sept. 1—
Labor Day Holiday
Important dates to remember
for adding/dropping students
Mark your calendars and remind your students
about these important add/drop dates. Also note
that Tue., Sept. 2 is Census Day the deadline for
instructors to verify enrollments in their classes.
August
31 Last Day to Drop Full-Term Credit Classes and Receive a Refund;
Short-Term and Open-Entry Classes Must
be Dropped within 10% of the First Class
Meeting to Receive a Refund
31 Last Day to Add Regular Session Classes
31 Last Day to Drop Full-Term Classes
without a “W”Appearing on Transcripts;
this date may vary for short-term and
Open Entry/Exit classes.
September
1
Holiday—Labor Day
2
Census Day: InstructorsVerify
Enrollment in Class
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