♦ Today’s the last day! I’m Hair Now, Works by Jono Vaughan, March 2 – April 6. More information is available on the Gallery Space Web site.

♦ !! BC Paycheck information !!
If you are still receiving hard copy paychecks pay close attention to e-mails sent out by James Craswell.  Payroll will be notifying each BC employee to sign up for direct deposit or receive a debit card loaded with their bi-monthly pay.  If you do nothing, you will automatically receive a preloaded debit card by the end of the academic year.  Payroll will be sending out three messages with this information over the next month.  Payroll will be phasing out paper paychecks and moving to direct deposit or “payroll debit cards” only.  NO longer will the college be printing out paychecks.   This new process is now underway and you may begin by filling out the new enrollment form now.  Department Chairs, please mention this to all of your instructors.

Instructor-initiated drop request form
♦ Follow this link for the form.  Registration has the form available for viewing for a short time.  The link will only work through the fifth day of the quarter.

Scholarships
♦ CTC Leadership Development Association offers four scholarships a year.  One for students and three for employees.   Please share this information with students, staff and co-workers.  This is an excellent opportunity for Washington community and technical colleges to “grow our own talent.”  Click on this link for all information and applications.

Workshops

♦ An Adjunct Faculty Workshop will be offered Thursday, April 21 in the Faculty Commons.  For more information about upcoming workshops and stipends, check out their Spring Calendar

Year End Celebration
♦ Year End Celebration – Raffle Baskets.  We are now collecting items for the baskets.  Please click on this link to read more about how you can help and how the raffle baskets help the Bellevue College community.

Events
♦ Music Performance and Lecture. Wednesday, April 13 in D106, 2:30-4:-00 pm.  Longtime music vet Ian Moore will be the featured musician along with a few other local musicians.  The event is to give spotlight to the Woody Guthrie “Grand Coulee Dam” album 75-year anniversary. Time will be spent playing  a few songs off the album and talk about the big commemoration show at Benaroya Hall in May. Don’t miss out!!

♦ Tula’s – Jim /Sisko’s Bellevue College Jazz Orchestra – Wednesday, April 13.  For more information about Tula’s Restaurant and Jazz Club, check out their web site.

♦ Enchanted April by Matthew Barber. April 14-16, Stop Gap Studio Theatre, 7:30 pm, Tickets $5.  See Brown Paper Tickets for more information.

Did you Know?

◊ Tomorrow, April 7, is World Health Day. This year’s theme is “Beat Diabetes.”

◊ This April marks the 20^th anniversary of National Poetry Month.