THIS WEEK

♦ TONIGHT! May 9, 7:30 p.m. | Jim Sisko’s Bellevue College Jazz Band Performing at Tula’s Jazz Club | $10 cover charge

♦ Thursday, May 10, 7:30 p.m. | BC Jazz Combo Concert | Carlson Theatre

♦  Thursday, May 10, 7:00 p.m. | book reading by Fernando Perez, Couth Buzzard Books in the Greenwood neighborhood of Seattle. Please visit the Crab Creek Review Blog for more info.

♦ Saturday, May 12, 7:30 p.m. | Stage Fright Performance – Write On! |
Admission is FREE | Stop Gap Theatre

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♦ WE REALLY NEED YOUR HELP! Year End Celebration – Raffle Baskets.  Donations are at a slow trickle   We do need more items (lots!). One item we need is “goodies,” i.e. bag of pretzels, corn nuts, popcorn, chips etc.  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 items.

A&H Summer Arts Camp
♦ August 20-24, morning and afternoon sessions. Summer Arts camp is designed for students entering 5^th and 6^th grade fall 2018.  Please note there is a reduced fee for college employees.  Please pass this info along if you know of anyone that has children that might be interested attending.  Lots of fun activities.  Please visit the A&H Summer Arts Camp web site to learn more.

UPCOMING EVENTS

♦ Monday, May 22, 12:30-1:20 | Philosophy Talk – The Irreducibility of Free Will, Timothy Linnemann, BC Philosophy Dept.

♦ Thursday, May 24, Noon – 1:00 p.m. , R 230 Lunch room | Paula Sebastian’s Retirement Party |   Come and say goodbye and have a slice of French chocolate cake

♦ May 24 – June 2, 7:30 p.m. | Heathers the Musical | tickets through Brown Paper Tickets

SOLD OUT

♦ Thursday, May 31, 6:00 – 7:00 p.m., Theatre Lobby | Lobby Talk event to discuss issues brought up in the musical Heathers.  Justice vs. Revenge; Violence on high school campuses; the cost of fitting in and being liked.

THIS WEEK
♦  May 4-5, 7:30 p.m. Carlson Theatre | Bellevue College Dance Company, directed by Laura Peterson | Tickets available through Brown Paper Tickets.

♦ Monday, May 7, 12:30-1:30 p.m., Carlson Theatre | Free event | BC Jazz Combo Student Recital Hour

«« YEAR END CELEBRATION  ««
♦ WE NEED YOUR HELP! Year End Celebration – Raffle Baskets.  Donations are at a slow trickle  We do need more items (lots!). One item we need is “goodies,” i.e. bag of pretzels, corn nuts, popcorn, chips etc.  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 items.

UPCOMING EVENTS
♦ Wednesday, May 9, 7:30 p.m. | Jim Sisko’s Bellevue College Jazz Band Performing at Tula’s Jazz Club | $10 cover charge

♦ Thursday, May 10, 7:30 p.m. | BC Jazz Combo Concert | Carlson Theatre

♦ Saturday, May 12, 7:30 p.m. | Stage Fright Performance – Write On! |
Admission is FREE | Stop Gap Theatre

♦  Monday, May 22, 12:30-1:20 | Philosophy Talk – The Irreducibility of Free Will, Timothy Linnemann, BC Philosophy Dept

♦ Thursday, May 24, Noon – 1:00 p.m. , R 230 Lunch room | Paula Sebastian’s Retirement Party |   Come and say goodbye and have a slice of French chocolate cake.

THIS WEEK
♦ Thursday, April 26, Opening Night Reception, Project 42, with Jono Vaughan  Seattle Art Museum  More info is available on the SAM web site.   The show will be open to the public April 21 and runs till August 5.  Contact Jono Vaughan to be included in the “Invite Only” area for the April 26 special event.  Jono was the recipient of the 2017 Betty Bowen award.

YEAR END CELEBRATION 
♦ WE NEED YOUR HELP!  Year End Celebration – Raffle Baskets.  Donations are starting to trickle in (thank you everyone that have contributed), it is amazing to see what people can think of for the baskets.  We do need more donations.   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 items.

CLASSROOM VISITS – DEANNE ESCHBACH
♦ REMINDER!  Schedule classroom visits with Deanne during spring quarter 2018.  This includes any class within the A/H division.  They are approximately 10 minutes in length.  The visit is very informal and more of a question and answer format.  The discussion involves registration and advising. Visits are on any Tuesday or Wednesday.  You are encouraged to schedule your visit soon.  To schedule a visit, please contact the division front desk or Deanne Eschbach, or stop by Deanne’s office, R240E.  PLEASE NOTE: for upcoming quarters it is recommended that scheduling be done between week three and week five of the quarter.

UPCOMING EVENTS

♦ May 4-5, 7:30 p.m. Carlson Theatre | Bellevue College Dance Company, directed by Laura Peterson | Tickets available through Brown Paper Tickets.

♦ May 7, 12:30-1:30 p.m., Carlson Theatre | Free event | BC Jazz Combo Student Recital Hour

♦ May 9, 7:30 p.m. | Jim Sisko’s Bellevue College Jazz Band Performing at Tula’s Jazz Club | $10 cover charge

♦ May 10, 7:30 p.m. | BC Jazz Combo Concert | Carlson Theatre

♦ Thursday, May 24, Noon – 1:00 p.m. , R 230 Lunch room | Paula Sebastian’s Retirement Party |  Say farewell to Paula and have a slice of French chocolate cake

THIS WEEK
♦  EPIC Earth Week. Check out the schedule.  A very exciting line-up of activities for the campus and community to enjoy.  Check out the poster.

♦  Bob Purser Tribute Exhibit April 18 – May 23 | Gallery Space D 271 | Receptions will be: Wednesday, April 18, 3:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. & Sunday, April 29, 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Visit the Gallery Space web site for Gallery hours to view the exhibit and other info about the exhibit.

 ! YEAR END CELEBRATION ! 

♦  WE NEED YOUR HELP! 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 items.

UPCOMING EVENTS

♦  Thursday, April 26, Opening Night Reception, Project 42, with Jono Vaughan  Seattle Art Museum  More info is available on the SAM web site.   The show will be open to the public  April 21 and runs till August 5.  Contact Jono Vaughan to be included in the “Invite Only” area for the April 26 special event.  Jono was the recipient of the 2017 Betty Bowen award.

THIS WEEK
♦  TONIGHT! Wednesday, April 11. Jim Sisko’s Bellevue College Jazz Band Performing at Tula’s Jazz Club | 7:30 pm | $10 cover Charge.

♦  April 12-14, 7:30 p.m. Stop Gap Theatre. Bellevue College Stage Fright Production, “Stop Kiss” by Diana Son, directed by Megan Mullen. Tickets $5, available through Brown Paper Tickets.

A&H BC FOUNDATION FACULTY & STAFF EXCELLENCE AWARD WINNER

♦  CONGRATULATIONS! to Katherine Medbery-Oleson, winner of this year’s BC Foundation Faculty & Staff Excellence Award for Full-time faculty. President Weber presented her award Wednesday, April 4.  Katherine has taught in the CMST program since winter 2005.  Fall 2005, she was hired full-time.  She has been Chair of the CMST Department since 2008 .  Katherine likes to read, cook, and spend time with her family when she isn’t at Bellevue College.   To sum it all up, Katherine is absolutely AWESOME!  A reception for all of the winners will be at the End of the Year Celebration event on June 6.  Congratulations Katherine!

SYLLABI REMINDER

♦  Please send spring 2018 syllabi to Janis Juarez via e-mail or through the Request Center.  Send ELI and all BaTS syllabi to Seda Markarova.
Keep sending the CANVAS links to Seda and me, the links are working out great on the A&H web site. Don’t forget to mark the links “public,” see below for instructions.

♦  Making Syllabi public.  Go into settings (located at the bottom on the left-hand menu), scroll down to “Visibility,” make sure the word “course” is in the box.  Right beneath the Visibility box check ü “Customize,” the word “syllabus” should be showing, make sure the word “public” is displayed.

UPCOMING EVENTS

♦ Thursday, April 26, Opening Night Reception, Project 42, with Jono Vaughan  Seattle Art Museum  More info is available on the SAM web site.   The show will open to the public on April 21 and runs till August 5.  Contact Jono Vaughan to be included in the “Invite Only” area at this special event.  Jono was the recipent of the 2017 Betty Bowen award.

THIS WEEK
♦ Friday, April 6. 7:30 – 9:30 p.m., Hugo House (1021 Columbia St), FREE | You are Invited to attend the Fernando Pérez: A Song of Dismantling | Book Launch. Visit the Hugo House web site for more information.

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

ACADEMIC SUCCESS CENTER
♦ Could any of your students benefit from the Reading, Writing, or Study Skills workshops offered by the Academic Success Center?  Then check out the April schedule on the ASC web site.

COMMENCEMENT SPEAKERS WANTED
♦  Greetings colleagues! I’m serving on the Commencement Committee, and we are in the process of identifying two student commencement speakers (one earning a transfer degree, and one earning either a Bachelor’s or Professional/Technical degree.)  Would you be willing to pass on this informing to your student and encourage them to apply?  Applications are due on Monday, April 16.  Thanks much, Katherine Oleson. ⇒ pdf file ⇐
*Please visit the A&H Commons web site for an informational flyer.
*Please visit the Student Programs web site with all information available.

UPCOMING EVENTS
♦  Monday, April 9, 10:30-11:20 a.m., Room D 106.  PHILOSOPHY TALKS EVENT– Making Sense of Karma in the Bhagavad Gita.  Mark Story, from the BC Philosophy Department, will examine a philosophical basis for the doctrines of karma and reincarnation in the Bhagavad Gita.  Free and open to all individuals and classes.

♦  Wednesday, April 11. Jim Sisko’s Bellevue College Jazz Band Performing at Tula’s Jazz Club | 7:30 pm | $10 cover Charge

♦ April 12-14, 7:30 p.m. Stop Gap Theatre. Bellevue College Stage Fright Production, “Stop Kiss” by Diana Son, directed by Megan Mullen. Tickets $5, available through Brown Paper Tickets

♦ Thursday, April 26, Opening Night Reception, Project 42, with Jono Vaughan, Seattle Art Museum More info is available on the SAM web site.   The show will open to the public on April 21 and runs till August 5.    Contact Jono Vaughan to be included in the “Invite Only” area at this special event.  Jono Vaughan was the recipient of the 2017 Betty Bowen award.

THIS WEEK
♦ Spring 2018 office hours. Please send your office hours to  Jon Kissoondyal .  He is asking for:  time available to students, office location, office phone #. 

** We need this info up at the front desk for students, staff and faculty inquiries.

SYLLABI INFORMATION
♦  Please send spring 2018 syllabi to Janis Juarez via e-mail or through the Request Center.  Send ELI and all BaTS syllabi to Seda Markarova.
Keep sending the CANVAS links to Seda and me, the links are working out great on the A&H web site. Don’t forget to mark the links “public,” see below for instructions.

♦ Making Syllabi public.  Go into settings (located at the bottom on the left-hand menu), scroll down to “Visibility,” make sure the word “course” is in the box.  Right beneath the Visibility box check ü “Customize,” the word “syllabus” should be showing, make sure the word “public” is displayed.

♦ Please follow this link for Informational Technology Service (ITS, or also known as the HelpDesk) AND other recent updated links and info about the syllabus template.

FACULTY RESOURCES

♦ Please review the Faculty Commons spring 2018 schedule to be informed of all workshops available.

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

UPCOMING EVENTS

♦ Monday, April 9, 10:30-11:20 a.m., Room D 106.  PHILOSOPHY TALKS Event – Making Sense of Karma in the Bhagavad Gita.  Mark Story, from the BC Philosophy Department, will examine a philosophical basis for the doctrines of karma and reincarnation in the Bhagavad Gita.  Free and open to all individuals and classes.

♦ This spring (May 24-26 & May 30 – June 2) the Theatre Arts Department is producing the musical Heathers.  If ASL interpretation is needed, please contact Katelynn at katelynn.creeley@bellevuecollege.edu  BEFORE APRIL 13

♦ Wednesday, April 11. Jim Sisko’s Bellevue College Jazz Band Performing at Tula’s Jazz Club | 7:30 pm | $10 cover Charge

♦ April 12-14, 7:30 p.m. Stop Gap Theatre. Bellevue College Stage Fright Production, “Stop Kiss” by Diana Son, directed by Megan Mullen. Tickets $5, available through Brown Paper Tickets.

THIS WEEK
♦  Thursday, March 22, 5:30-7:30 p.m. L 124. YOU ARE INVITED to the OPENING NIGHT RECEPTION for the Winter 2018 Senior Capstone Exhibit. Great projects, great students, great food & a great time is what you’ll find at the Interior Design Department’s Spring Capstone Graduates Reception. Exhibit will be on display through Saturday, March 25. Link to the FYI Bulletin.

FACULTY RESOURCES

♦  Article from the SEATTLE TIMES – Liberal arts degree delivers liberal earnings and job satisfaction. Submitted by Gordon Leighton

♦  The Quality Online Instruction Request Form and eLearning Course Review Best Practices information document have been posted on the A&H home page under Faculty Resources directly under the Important Links area

♦ Do you have information to share that you think might benefit your division colleagues?  “Faculty Resources,” is the section for disseminating informative articles, workshops, and other events of specific interest to faculty.  Please send all info to:  Janis Juarez

UPCOMING EVENT

♦  Monday, April 9, 10:30-11:20 a.m., Room D 106. PHILOSOPHY TALKS Event – Making Sense of Karma in the Bhagavad Gita.  Mark Story, from the BC Philosophy Department, will examine a philosophical basis for the doctrines of karma and reincarnation in the Bhagavad Gita.  Free and open to all individuals and classes.
For more information contact Mark Storey, or call 425-564-2118.  For information on the Philosophy Talks series, or the BC Philosophy Dept. contact Department Chair Russ Payne, or call 425-564-2079.

♦  This spring (May 24-26 & May 30 – June 2)the Theatre Arts Department is producing the musical Heathers. If ASL interpretation is needed, please contact Katelynn at katelynn.creeley@bellevuecollege.edu BEFORE APRIL 13

THIS WEEK
♦  TODAY! March 14, 10:00 – 10:17 a.m. Walkout demonstration, gather in front of the C Bldg, at the fountain, or gather wherever you are. The 17 minutes of silence will represent one minute for each victim who lost their life in the Marjory Stoneman Douglas H.S. in Florida.

♦ TODAY! March 14, 1:15-2:15 p.m. Drawing in Florence Information Session, L113

♦ TONIGHT! March 14. Jim Sisko’s Bellevue College Jazz Band Performing at Tula’s Jazz Club | 7:30 pm | $10 cover Charge

♦  March 16, 7:30 p.m. – Bellevue College Student Dance Showcase | Carlson Theatre | Tickets $5, available through Brown Paper Tickets

♦ March 16, 7:30 p.m. – Bellevue College Concert Choir Winter Performance: “Just So Stories” Fairytales and Folk Songs | Aimee Hong, Conductor – St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church | Tickets $5.  Tickets are available through Brown Paper Tickets

**SPECIAL MENTION**

♦ For Antigone: Congratulations to actors Mariesa Genzale and Patrick McGee, they are Irene Ryan Scholarship Audition nominees.

A Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival Certificate of Merit will be awarded to Laura Peterson for Choreography and Drew Brady for Original Music.

UPCOMING EVENTS

♦  March 19, 7:30 p.m. –  Bellevue College Music Department Presents: Winter From the Chamber,

Dr. Brian Cobb, Curator | Carlson Theatre | Tickets $5, available through Brown Paper Tickets

THIS WEEK
♦ March 7-10, 7:30 p.m., Carlson Theatre | Antigone: Adapted from the play by Sophocles by Emily Mann |  Directed by Tammi Doyle & choreographed by Laura Peterson.  Tickets and more info available through Brown Paper Tickets.  ASL Interpreted Performance of Antigone on Thursday, March 8

♦ Thursday, March 8, 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
R 230 Lunchroom.  Come and have a piece of homemade carrot cake and wish English instructor, Gary Olson, good luck in his new life on Whidbey Island.

♦ Thursday, March 8 – LOBBY TALK | 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m., Carlson Theatre Lobby | Free Admission |  Zoe Aleshire, Clifford Cawthon, Kim Pollock and Mark Storey will discuss Antigone’s decision to follow her conscience rather than the law set down by Creon, the King.  Visit the Theatre Arts web site for more information.

ACADEMIC SUCCESS CENTER

♦ Could any of your students benefit from the Reading, Writing, or Study Skills workshops offered by the Academic Success Center?  Then check out the March schedule on the ASC web site

UPCOMING EVENTS

♦ Wednesday, March 14. Jim Sisko’s Bellevue College Jazz Band Performing at Tula’s Jazz Club | 7:30 pm | $10 cover Charge

♦ March 16, 7:30 p.m. – Bellevue College Student Dance Showcase | Carlson Theatre | Tickets $5, available through Brown Paper Tickets

♦ March 16, 7:30 p.m. – Bellevue College Concert Choir Winter Performance: “Just So Stories” Fairytales and Folk Songs | Aimee Hong, Conductor – St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church | Tickets $5.  Tickets are available through Brown Paper Tickets

♦ March 19, 7:30 p.m. – Bellevue College Music Department Presents: Winter From the Chamber, Dr. Brian Cobb, Curator | Carlson Theatre | Tickets $5, available through Brown Paper Tickets