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5/5/2008Contact: Jennifer Hayes
Phone: 360.475.7106
Olympic College will be hosting a groundbreaking for a new Humanities and Student Services building at 3 p.m. on Thursday, May 8, 2008 at the Bremerton campus. The public is invited to attend the celebration and refreshments will be provided.
The 83,000-square-foot Humanities and Student Services building is the second new instructional building to be constructed on the Bremerton campus in 40 years. The structure will provide updated classroom space and centralize all student services in one location, creating a one-stop location for students. Construction is taking place on the site of the former Math/Science building, which was demolished during the summer. The recently built Science-Technology Building opened on the Bremerton campus in summer 2007.
The new building will offer:
· Technology classrooms
· Lecture rooms and lecture halls
· Instructional program labs and tutoring centers
· Student Services offices (admissions, registration and records, student entry and advising, career services, testing and assessment)
· Faculty offices
· Distance learning capability
The 2005 state legislature funded $3.5 million for the design of the new Humanities-Student Services building. The remaining $25 million for construction was provided by the 2007 legislature. 4/17/2008
Contact: Jennifer Hayes
Phone: 360.475.7106
Kitsap Credit Union is presenting its FREE Financial Education series from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Monday, April 21 and Monday, April 28, 2008 at Olympic College Bremerton’s warm and cozy Fireside Bistro. Olympic College is offering the classes as a service to the community to help plan for financial goals, such as buying a house, purchasing a new car, or attending college.
The first class is the 10 Steps to Financial Success being offered on Monday, April 21 from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in the Fireside Bistro at OC Bremerton. These ten steps will help individuals make educated choices about their finances based on clear priorities. The goal is to help attendees make the adjustments they need to make their money work for them.
The second class is Basic Budgeting being offered on Monday, April 28 from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in the Fireside Bistro at OC Bremerton. A well-designed budget is the best way to reach goals and achieve financial independence without having to sacrifice all of life’s pleasures. In this class, attendees will learn how to best achieve their goals, use their money more efficiently and become financially secure.
For more information or to RSVP for the classes, please call the Olympic College Communications Department at 306.475.7106. 4/7/2008Contact: Kim McNamara
Phone: 360.432.5404
Olympic College will host its second Earth Day Week Celebration April 21 through April 24, 2008. The events will take place at the Bremerton, Poulsbo and Shelton campuses. Included below is a list of activities. These events are FREE and open to the public.
There will be special presentations from Kathleen O’Brien, author of Northwest Green Home Primer and instructor of the Sustainable Advisor Certificate Program at Olympic College, and Benjamin Drummond and Sara Joy Steele from Blue Earth Alliance.
OC Bremerton Earth Day Week Activities
Monday, 4/21/08
Student-organized Community Clean-up Project
3 - 5 p.m. (location to be announced)
Tuesday, 4/22/08
Environmental Film Festival and Roundtable Discussions
11 a.m. - 3 p.m., Bremer Student Center, North/South Conference Rooms
Wednesday, 4/23/08
Keynote Speaker: Benjamin Drummond and Sara Joy Steele
12:30 p.m. - 2 p.m., Bremer Student Center, North/South Conference Rooms
Student Dance and Recyclable Costume Contest
7 p.m. - 11 p.m., Bremer Student Center
Thursday, 4/24
Community Environmental Agency Fair
10 a.m. - 2 p.m., Bremer Student Center, North/South Conference Rooms
OC Poulsbo Earth Day Week Activities
Monday, 4/21/08
Recycling Program Kick off
Graffiti Forum Kick-off “Lightening Our Footprint”, OC Poulsbo Commons
Sustainable Building Advisor Certificate Program Information Session
4:30 p.m. - 6 p.m., RM 010
Tuesday 4/22/08
Environmental Film Festival and Roundtable Discussions
Noon - 1 p.m. throughout the week in RM 105
Wednesday, 4/23/08
Community Environmental Agency Fair
9 a.m. - 1 p.m., OC Poulsbo Commons
Film Fest: The Forest Through the Trees
Noon - 1 p.m., RM 105
Graffiti Forum discussion in OC Poulsbo Commons (light refreshments provided)
Speaker: Kathleen O’Brien
10 a.m. - Noon, RM 221
Topic of Discussion: Sustainability
Author book signing
11:15 a.m. - Noon with Kathleen O’Brien for The Northwest Green Home Primer
Thursday, 4/23/08
Film Fest: Kilowatt Ours, 12:30 p.m. - 1 p.m., RM 105
OC Shelton Earth Day Week Activities
Thursday, 4/24/08
Environmental Fair and Discussion with Community Employers – Benefits of Going Green
Noon - 2 p.m.
Olympic College’s purpose for celebrating Earth Day is to educate OC staff, faculty, and students about environmental issues plus connect with community members in support of the college’s overall goal of becoming climate neutral. For information about college events, speakers and activities, please contact Kim McNamara, Shelton Campus Director, at 360-432-5404 or find the college’s Earth Day events on the web at www.olympic.edu/Earth+Day .
4/4/2008
Contact: Jennifer Hayes
Phone: 360.475.7106
Two Olympic College students, Chuck Taylor and Erin Tinney, were selected for this year’s All-Washington Academic Team. The All-Washington Academic Team honors two outstanding students from each community college in the state. Taylor and Tinney received awards at the All-Washington banquet at noon on Thursday, March 20, 2008 at South Puget Sound Community College in Olympia. They both received a $750 scholarship, which included $500 per student from Northwest Education Loan Association and $250 per student from Key Bank.
Taylor, 24, put off going to college, but decided he needed to pursue an education after getting married. He enrolled part-time, but when his wife got pregnant, he decided to pursue an MBA and become an actuary at a faster pace. He became a new father, attended classes full-time, sustained a high GPA, founded the math Club, participated in Phi Theta Kappa, volunteered, and researched the number of possible solutions for Sudoku.
Tinney, 29, had a major life event that guided her to a path of education from Olympic College. At first, she lacked confidence after struggling in school, but when she received a 4.0, she knew she had it in her. She became active in Phi Theta Kappa and volunteered for Relay for Life. She currently serves as a foster parent, foster parent community liaison, and advocate for teenage runaways. Her goal is to receive a PhD and study psychology.
“We are proud of Chuck Taylor and Erin Tinney for their outstanding achievements at Olympic College. They are an example of how students can achieve their goals by starting at a community college,” said Dr. David Mitchell, president of Olympic College.
The governor, state legislators, college presidents, and college trustees were invited to attend and honor the nominees at the All-Washington Academic Team awards banquet. The Northwest Education Loan Association, Key Bank, the Trustees Association of Community and Technical Colleges, and every public and independent four-year institution in the state offered some sort of scholarship support for members of the team. 3/11/2008Contact: Small Business Development Center
360.307.4220.
The Olympic College Small Business Development Center announced that Representative Sherry Appleton will be the keynote speaker at the center’s third anniversary celebration. The event will be held from 5-7pm on Monday, March 17, 2008 in the Council Chambers of the Norm Dicks Government Center in Bremerton. It is free and open to the public. Light refreshments and coffee will be served by local businesses that have benefitted from the SBDC’s programs. A drawing will be held for door prizes. This event was originally scheduled for December 3, 2007, but had to be rescheduled due to heavy rains.
For more information about this event or the services offered by the Small Business Development Center, call them at 360.307.4220. 3/10/2008
CONTACT: Running Start/High School Outreach
360.475.7646
EMAIL: RunningStart@oc.ctc.edu
Olympic College Bremerton will host the 2008 Spring Tour for area high school students from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 25. College and university representatives from seventeen Washington State public and private colleges and universities will be attending. Students may attend four college presentations in designated Olympic College classrooms during this time frame. Students will also have an opportunity to tour the Olympic College campus and gather information from representatives whose college sessions they did not attend. Students can sign up in their high school counseling centers and make arrangements for transportation. Some high schools may provide buses. The opening session begins at the Bremer Student Center and is free to everyone who attends.
All Kitsap, North Mason, North Pierce, and South Jefferson County high school students, including home-schooled students are cordially invited to attend.
College representatives participating this year are from:
The Art Institute of Seattle
Central Washington University
Clover Park Technical College
Cornish College of the Arts
Eastern Washington University
Lake Washington Technical College
Northwest University
Olympic College
Pacific Lutheran University
Seattle Pacific University
The Evergreen State College
Trinity Lutheran College
University of Puget Sound
University of Washington
University of Washington Tacoma
Washington State University
Western Washington University
The Spring Tour is organized by The Washington Council for High School-College Relations. One of the central objectives of this voluntary college and university association is to sponsor activities that will provide assistance to students in their transition from high school to college and from college to college. This is a great opportunity for high school students, primarily juniors, to meet with college representatives as they explore college admission requirements, academic programs, scholarship opportunities, and college life. College representatives encourage students to visit college campuses spring through fall before applying for admission. Contact Olympic College at 360-475-7646 for further information.
Contact: Serena Erickson
360-475-7267
Olympic College will host its first Celebrate Science Week, March 24 through 28, 2008. The event will take place in the new Science and Technology Building at OC Bremerton. Fourth and fifth grade students from Bremerton elementary schools will be attending.
Celebrate Science Week’s purpose is to increase the awareness of science among elementary school students, as well as to promote enthusiasm for higher education. Olympic College science professors will lead the students as they learn aspects of biology and chemistry through live and preserved exhibits, as well as through hands-on projects and demonstrations.
“We’ll elaborate on areas of science they are currently learning in their schools,” Dr. Angela Elauria, OC microbiology professor, said. “The goal is for the students to enjoy the event, to get them excited about science, and encourage them to go to college.”
The attending elementary schools were selected to participate based on a-need-to-improve students’ math and science scores on WASL tests. Funding for the event comes from a new grant-based program that is designed to attract more students to science, engineering, and math degrees at Olympic College.
“The number of young people who currently major in science or math related degrees is not enough to replace those who are retiring in these fields,” said Dr. Judi Brown, Dean of the Math, Engineering, Science, and Health (MESH) Department at Olympic College. “We, as educators, need to promote science as an exciting, rewarding field, and the best time to start is when students are young.”
This is the first year for the event, but main organizers, Professo Elauria, and Cameron Geyer, OC chemistry professor, hope that Celebrate Science Week will become an annual event that fosters enthusiasm for science and brings together Bremerton’s elementary school students and Olympic College.
For additional information on Olympic College’s Celebrate Science Week, please contact Serena Erickson at 360-475-7267 or serickson@oc.ctc.edu. 3/6/2008Contact: Donna
360-475-7557
The Olympic College Women’s Programs and College Success and the Washington State Displaced Homemaker Program will sponsor a one-day workshop for homemakers in transition from 9:30 am – 3:30 pm on Tuesday, March 18 in the Bremer Student Center’s North & South conference rooms at Olympic College Bremerton.
This is a free event and will feature presentations on goal-setting, educational resources, basic financial planning, how to access free legal resources, and Olympic College academic and professional/technical programs.
Although this event is offered at no cost to participants, pre-registration is required by March 14. To register, contact Donna at 360-475-7557.
3/3/2008
Contact: Joseph Koroma
360.475.7163
Olympic College is hosting Financial Aid 101, a series of free information sessions taking place from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. every Wednesday in March at the Student Entry and Advising Center located in the Haselwood Library at OC Bremerton.
To help students apply for financial aid for the 2008-2009 year, Olympic College is offering these free sessions to help students and their parents gain information on the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) required by the federal government to award aid.
Olympic College wants to help local residents get access to an education and understand the complicated financial aid process. Financial Aid 101 sessions are open to any students planning to attend college or a university, regardless if they plan to attend Olympic College.
For more information, please call Olympic College Bremerton at 360.475.7160. 2/21/2008
Contact: Professor Laurie Usher
360-373-1079
The Olympic College Photo Club is proud to present the Sixth Annual OC Student Photography Show, “Frozen in Time,” an exhibition featuring the work of the college’s 2006-2008 photography students. This event is open to the public and free for everyone. The exhibition will be taking place March 5 – April 16, 2008, with opening night on Wednesday, March 5, 2008 from 5:00 – 6:15 p.m., in the Haselwood Library, followed by an awards ceremony from 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. in the North Conference Room located in the Bremer Student Center featuring Dean Edward Palm.
This is an opportunity for the OC photography students to showcase their talent and work. There will also be a special category, “Capturing Kitsap”. Students who are in the new Digital Photography classes have been experimenting with techniques such as High Dynamic Range, Photomerge, and RAW editing in Lightroom. Work by students will be available for purchase at a reasonable price. Three judges will determine the “Best of Show” and the “Best in Categories of Nature, Photojournalism, People, Architecture, Animals, General and Creative Technique.” Judges are Olympic College Professor Laurie George, a television video special effects expert; professional photographer Don Paulson, donpaulson.com; and photojournalist and former OC photography student, Lenna Himmelstein, staff photographer for the Kitsap Sun.
The event is sponsored by the OC Photo Club. The OC Bookstore will provide gift certificates, Artists’ Edge will be donating mat board, and there will be refreshments provided by Starbucks. Sanchez, Mitchell, Paulson & Schock Law Offices purchased the ‘Best of Show” and donated it to the Haselwood Library for permanent installation.
If you would like more information, please feel free to contact JoeSpencer 360-674-8295 umprats@yahoo.com or Professor Laurie Usher lacrossephoto@earthlink.net 360-373-1079; http://faculty.olympic.edu/lusher.
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