THIS WEEK
♦  SHAREPOINT UPDATE. Jon Kissoondyal and Janis Juarez will be meeting with the A&H Site Collection Administrators on Thursday, April 27 at 11:00 am. We will be contacting people in our division soon after (perhaps beginning on Monday) that have sites located in the existing A&H Sharepoint site. We will be working with each site maintainer to get documents transferred over to the new site as quickly as possible. We are aware that there are sites for BaTS, Interior Design, World Languages and English.

♦ Thursday, April 27, 2017 – Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day.  This year’s theme is “Count on Me!”

 YEAR END CELEBRATION   Updated information

♦ Year End Celebration – Raffle Baskets.  We are continuing to collect items for the baskets.     Please click on this link to read more about how you can help, and how the raffle baskets will benefit the Bellevue College community and Suzy Lepeintre’s charity – Camp Kesem.  Remember your names will be added for the Arts & Humanities raffle when you donate $$ or items.

FACULTY RESOURCES

♦ Interactive Worlds – Online Racism and Bystander Intervention. Thursday, April 27, 1:00 to 2:00 pm, D 140. Read more about this event.

♦  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

♦ May 5 & 6 – Bellevue College Dance Company Spring Dance Festival. 7:30 pm.  Tickets through Brown Paper Tickets.

♦ May 11 – Shirley Cunningham’s retirement party.  R 140 A, 3:30 – 5:30.  Read More about Shirley’s retirement.

THIS WEEK
♦ Earth Week 2017– “Rise Up – Be the Change!” Visit the Earth Week web site to view the Earth Week 2017 Schedule and the Earth Week 2017 Poster (pdf file) and other information.

♦ Thursday, April 20 – Terrance Hayes – Social Justice for Black Lives. 11:30 am & 1:30 pm, Carlson Theatre.  5:00 pm in Room N201.  Please see the event poster for more information about the event schedule and topics.

♦ April 20 – 22. Power of One Conference, hosted by Bellevue College. Please view the program for valuable information and the schedule of activities.

A&H Baskets – June 2016

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 benefit the Bellevue College community.  Remember your names will be added for the Arts & Humanities raffle when you donate $$ or items.

 FACULTY RESOURCES

♦ Please review the Faculty Commons spring 2017 schedule to be informed of 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

♦ May 5 & 6 – Bellevue College Dance Company Spring Dance Festival. 7:30 pm.  Tickets through Brown Paper Tickets.

♦ May 10 – Jim Sisko’s Bellevue College Jazz Orchestra Performing at Tula’s Jazz Club  – $10 cover charge 7:30 pm.

♦ May 11 – Shirley Cunningham’s retirement party. R 140 A 3:30 – 5:30.  Read More about Shirley’s retirement.

THIS WEEK
♦  TONIGHT! April 12, 2017. Jim Sisko’s Bellevue College Jazz Orchestra Performing at Tula’s Jazz Club  – $10 cover charge 7:30 pm.

♦ April 13-15 – Dog Sees God Theatre Performance.  Stop Gap Theatre  $5 tickets available through Brown Paper Tickets.

↓   New!  FACULTY RESOURCES New!  ↓

♦ Why Authoritarians Attack the Arts – Article from New York Times submitted by Maggie Harada

♦ 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.

FACULTY /STAFF INFORMATION UPDATE

♦ Please submit your updated faculty/Staff bio picture and/or info to Janis Juarez.  Send all BaTS and ELI updates to Seda Markarova.  Each department in A&H has a faculty or Administrative section located on their Web site.  Visit the A&H web site to see what your colleagues have on their faculty/Administrative Staff page.

UPCOMING EVENTS

♦ NEXT WEEK! Earth Week 2017 –  “Rise Up –  Be the Change!”

Visit the Earth Week web site to view the Earth Week 2017 Schedule and the Earth Week 2017 Poster (pdf file) and other information.

♦ May 5 & 6 – Bellevue College Dance Company Spring Dance Festival. 7:30 pm.  Tickets through Brown Paper Tickets.

This week

♦ Friday, April 7, is World Health Day. This year’s theme is “depression.”  Be sure to view the slide show to obtain more valuable information about the topic.  Be sure to check the video on #5 of the slide show.

⇓   New!  FACULTY RESOURCES New!  ⇓

♦ A review by one of your A&H colleagues, English department instructor Rinku Chatterjee, appeared in a January 2017 edition of the Times Literary Supplement.

 ♦  Check out the Fulbright Scholar Program.  The Core Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program is accepting applications from American academics and professionals until August 2, 2017.

UPCOMING EVENTS

♦ Monday, April 10, 2017 – Tracing the “Inner-Path” of Legendary Leaders. 11:30 to 12:30 in D 106. Dr. Sayumi Iray and the Diversity Division at Bellevue College is sponsoring and hosting Italy’s Ambassador of Peace, and educator, Sujith Ravindran. His work in human development, leadership, and peace studies will provide a wonderful opportunity for all to grow in self, community, and build a stronger sense of unity across our various diversities. Come enjoy in building international unity and engagement on our vibrant and inclusive campus.

♦  April 12, 2017 – Jim Sisko’s Bellevue College Jazz Orchestra Performing at Tula’s Jazz Club  – $10 cover charge 7:30 pm.

♦ April 13-15 – Dog Sees God Theatre Performance.  Stop Gap Theatre  $5 tickets available through Brown Paper Tickets.