FRIENDLY REMINDER
♦ In response to health concerns, Arts & Humanities has developed a Scent-Free Policy.  Scented products such as hairspray, perfume and deodorant can trigger reactions such as respiratory distress and headaches.  Instructors, students, staff and visitors are asked to not use these products when visiting the A&H office.  Arts & Humanities at Bellevue College is a Scent-free environment.  Remember, what seems like a light application to you can bring on a situation where someone is put into serious distress.  Please be mindful.  The biggest culprit is “perfume.”  Please read more.

 ⇒ SPECIAL MENTION ⇐
♦  A&H English Instructor, Hyesu Park,  recently had her article “Joy of Ugly Feelings: Korean “Bad Taste” Webtoons as a Case Study” published in Studies in Twentieth & Twenty-First Century Literature.  STTCL is a peer reviewed academic journal housed in Kansas State University.

♦ A&H Dance Instructor, Laura Peterson, is pictured in the 90^th anniversary issue of Dance Magazine.  Laura is pictured presenting at the International Association of Dance Medicine and Science (IADMS) conference that took place a few years ago.  It was Laura’s second time presenting at this particular conference.  IADMS is the actual visionary and Laura is found to be the face of it!  She has been a member of IADMS since 2007. Laura was very surprised and honored to be in the 90^th Anniversary Dance Magazine and to be considered a visionary and influential.

FACULTY RESOURCES
♦ Faculty on-line training opportunities. The Office of eLearning & Open Education at the SBCTC offers a suite of FREE high-quality professional learning opportunities to system faculty and staff year round.  Please visit the enrichment opportunities schedule for class descriptions and registration information.

UPCOMING EVENTS
♦ October 2 – 6, 2017.  Japan Week Lecture Series.  You are invited to an exciting Japan Week lecture series.  Please bring your classes and/or offer extra credit for attendance.  To bring your class, please contact Anne Matsumoto Stewart beforehand to ensure enough space.  Please visit the Japan Week FYI Bulletin to view the schedule of events and other valuable information.

♦ Friday, October 6. Faculty Commons (D 104 E), 10:30 am. Poetry & Short Fiction Discussion Group. Invitation from Nan Ma “Since Terrence Hayes’s visit to campus in the spring, a group of faculty from various programs have been meeting informally to discuss poetry and short fiction. As our division is making celebrating the arts a priority, we would like to extend an invitation to the whole division. We meet the first Friday of each month at 10:30. We will be discussing the poetry of the Chinese poet, Bei Dao. Read one poem, or read them all! We hope to see you at the next meeting.”

SYLLABI /  OFFICE HOURS
♦ Please send your CANVAS syllabi links to Janis Juarez, or submit them through the Request Center.
Please send all ELI and BaTS CANVAS syllabi links to Seda Markarova.

♦ Make your Canvas Syllabus Publicly Viewable instructions

♦ Send your office hours to Jon Kissoondyal for fall 2017.  He would like your office location, office phone # (if you have one) and the time available to students.

∗∗ CONGRATULATIONS! ∗∗
♦  Jono Vaughan, tenure-track Art faculty, has won the 2017 Betty Bowen Award from the Seattle Art Museum!  More than 500 artists applied for this prestigious award.  Jono’s ongoing series, Project 42, raises awareness about the extreme violence against trans people by commemorating 42 transgender individuals who have been murdered.  More information will be sent out about the award ceremony at a later date.  Please congratulate Jono on this tremendous honor!

FACULTY RESOURCES
♦ Visit the Faculty Commons Fall 2017 Schedule to see all workshops available.  A pdf file is also available for your viewing.

**Do you have information to share that you think might benefit your division colleagues?  The weekly A&H Digest  features a new section “Faculty Resources,” for disseminating informative articles, workshops, and other events of specific interest to faculty.  Please send all info to:  Janis Juarez.

UPCOMING EVENTS

♦ October 2 – 6, 2017.  Japan Week Lecture Series.  You are invited to an exciting Japan Week lecture series.  Please bring your classes and/or offer extra credit for attendance.  To bring your class, please contact Anne Matsumoto Stewart beforehand to ensure enough space.  Please visit the Japan Week FYI Bulletin to view the schedule of events and other valuable information.

THIS WEEK
♦ TODAY! September 13, 2017 – A&H Retreat |  Mercer Island Community Center.   Breakfast will be available starting at 8:30.  The program will begin promptly at 9 am.

SYLLABI
♦ Please send your CANVAS syllabi links to me, or submit them through the Request Center.

**Please send all ELI and BaTS CANVAS syllabi links to Seda Markarova. Center.

♦ Syllabi template is now available on the Bellevue College web site under eLEARNING.  All links will be updated in this new site.  If you have any questions or comments regarding the syllabi template be sure to e-mail: eLEARNING.

**PLEASE NOTE: Be sure to include both policies in your syllabi available on the A&H web site under “Student Information.”
♦ Make your Canvas Syllabus Publicly Viewable instructions.

NEW EMPLOYEE ORIENTATION

♦ Monday, September 18, 2017 –    New Employee Orientation, Room C130 A&B 8:00 am – Noon.  HR has begun conducting semi-monthly New Employee Orientations for newly hired employees.  The sessions are opened to all new employees, including part-time faculty.
Dept. Chairs, please inform your new hire part-time faculty about this orientation.  They are welcomed to attend on a voluntary basis. All new Employees can sign up the orientation on the HR sharepoint site. Please contact Nguyen Chau if you have any questions at ext. 6049.

UPCOMING EVENTS
♦ October 2 – 6, 2017. Japan Week Lecture Series. You are invited to an exciting Japan Week lecture series.  Please bring your classes and/or offer extra credit for attendance.  To bring your class, please contact Anne Matsumoto Stewart beforehand to ensure enough space.  Please visit the Japan Week FYI Bulletin to view the schedule of events and other valuable information.

THIS WEEK

♦ Visit the “Drawing on Florence” blog by Interior Design Dept. Chair/Instructor, Dan Beert.  He and Jon Passmore are having lots of adventures in drawing with BC Students while abroad until September 12, 2017.  Be sure to check out all posts under the heading “recent posts.”

♦ E-mail Fall Quarter 2017 office hours to: Jon Kissoondyal.  Be sure to include: your available hours, Office location and BC phone extension (if you have one).

CONGRATULATIONS!

♦ Congratulations to Jono Vaughan, Art Department faculty member, who is a finalist for the Seattle Art Museum’s 2017 Betty Bowen Award!  More than 500 artists living in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho applied for this prestigious award; the winner will be announced later this month.  Jono’s ongoing series, Project 42, raises awareness about the extreme violence against trans people by commemorating 42 transgender individuals who have been murdered.

SYLLABI TEMPLATE UPDATE

 ♦ Syllabi template is now available on the Bellevue College web site under eLEARNING.  All links will be updated in this new site.  If you have any questions or comments regarding the syllabi template be sure to e-mail: eLEARNING.

**PLEASE NOTE: Be sure to include both policies in your syllabi available on the A&H web site under “Student Information.”

♦ Make your Canvas Syllabus Publicly Viewable instructions.

ATTENTION FACULTY!

♦ Do you frequently merge two or more sections of the same class in Canvas?  The WA Attorney General’s office recently ruled that many Canvas section merges are not FERPA compliant.  As a result, BC will limit merges to those sections of a class that must be taught together (for example, SPAN 221/222/223). You can find more information at the Bellevue College eLEARNING web site.

FACULTY RESOURCES

♦ Friday, October 6, 2017, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm. “NSF Day” grantwriting workshop, hosted by the U of W – Tacoma.  This will be a lively, hands-on workshop:  attendees should bring grant ideas, and be open to beneficial opportunities for collaboration!  This is a free event and a working lunch will be provided at no charge.  Visit the above link to find out more information and how to register.

Honoring Suzy’s Memory

♦ Francois Lepeintre, is honoring Suzy’s memory and raising money for cancer by participating in the Seattle Open Water Swim.  Donations are welcome.

“THANK YOU” from Camp Kesem

♦The donations to Camp Kesem from the faculty and staff from A&H this past June helped send 122 children to camp and provide them with year-long support.  Arts & Humanities received a big “Thank you” from the bottom of the Camp Kesem Coordinators’ hearts. The two week Camp just came to an end that was full of fun activities including: Messy Olympics, camp fires, arts & crafts, gaga ball, archery, fun-yaks, talent shows and more.  Thank you to everyone that contributed!!  Arts & Humanities contributed approximately $325.00.

UPCOMING EVENTS

♦ September 13, 2017 – A&H Retreat |  Mercer Island Community Center.   Breakfast will be available starting at 8:30.  The program will begin promptly at 9 am.

     **Adjunct faculty who participate will receive a $100 stipend.
***The retreat is a designated Division Day, which means that full-time   faculty are required to attend or complete an absence form (see 14.1.4 in the contract)