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South Seattle Community College

“Serving the campus since 1977” June 4, 2009

Service AwardsMilestones were celebrated at the annual Service Awards Reception May 18. Seventy-one South staff, with a total of more than 1,000 years of service, were recognized. Topping the list this year at 35 years of service were Theodore Coskey and Joan Stover, pictured with Chancellor Jill Wakefield and Interim President Gary Oertli. (More photos on page 5.)

35 YearsTheodore CoskeyJoan Stover

30 YearsArlene AtchisonGayle FlakusAngie HaydenCarol MartinSusan NelsonVirginia SullivanMarjie Vittum-Jones

25 YearsJudith BentleyDe-Kong ChangDorrienne ChinnMarc FrancoDolores MirabellaRita Rambo

20 YearsRosalie BeanPhillip BradleySharyn HaranSarah LittleMary Jo White

35 Years!

25 Years!20 Years!

Congratulations!

30 Years!

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South Staff StuffWelcome New StaffVera Weikel, 50% Administrative Assistant 3Vera joined the Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institution (AANAPISI) Grant on April 29. She graduated in Computer Science, with a Math/Physics minor, from Bethany College, West Virginia, and has worked as a business analyst, human resources analyst, web tester, and most recently as part-time support staff in Student Services.

Staff ChangesBeginning July 1, Karen Whitney, Administrative Assistant 4 in the Office of Instruction, will be working three days per week at the Georgetown campus, assisting PSEIC Director Joe Hauth. She will continue to work on campus with Vice President of Instruction Dr. Jean Hernandez two days per week.

In the news

Links to the following articles may be found in News & Press on South’s website.

West Seattle Edible Garden Festival featured in West Seattle Herald and West Seattle Blog, May 23, 2009.

Culinary graduate Dana Tough profiled in Seattle Times feature about the opening of his and partner Brian McCracken’s newest venture, Tavern Law, a “speakeasy bar” expected to open in late June on Capitol Hill.

Payá, a restaurant owned by Culinary graduate Barb Hotaling and her husband, Patrick, in Dubois, Wyoming was reviewed in The Wanderers blog.

Career shift: Local auto technician programs are growing and overflowing, Seattle Times, May 1, 2009.

Spring quarter ends June 19. peep!

GraduationThe festivities take place Thursday, June 18, at 7:30 pm in the Brockey Center. If you plan to attend Commencement, please call Carol Knollmeyer at 768-6868 or email [email protected] to reserve seating. Faculty participating in the processional do not need to reserve seating.

Degrees by the number:275 Associate of Arts 16 Associate of Science 40 Associate of Business 152 Associate of Applied Science114 Certificates94 High School Completion & GED’s84 AAS in Multi-Occupational Trades16 Bachelor of Arts in Hospitality Management (BAS) – our first graduating BAS class!

Incoming StudentsThe 13th Year Promise Scholarship program offers graduating seniors from Cleveland High School the chance to attend their first year at South tuition-free for one year. In this second year of the program, more than 40 graduating Cleveland students applied for and received the scholarship, which is funded by financial aid and/or scholarship funds raised through the Foundation. In other incoming student news, four West Seattle HS graduating seniors who received West Seattle-sponsored scholarships have indicated they will attend South next fall. They are: Trevor Lloyd/Technology; Michael Dong/First Generation; Shaile Gehrke/Selma Rogers award; and Ashley Hamman/Seattle Schools award.


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New Business Technology DegreeSouth has received a $70,000 planning grant from the Seattle-King County Workforce Education Funders Collaborative to design a county-wide, online/hybrid program. All 11 community and technical colleges in King County, led by South, have agreed to work together to create a seamless, online/hybrid, transferrable Business Technology degree option that can reach all incumbent workers and residents across the county.

Diesel CertifiedSouth’s Heavy Duty Diesel Technology program has obtained its first National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) certification (valid for five years) granted by the National Automotive Technicians Education Foundation (NATEF). This third-party certification is an extensive process that includes program self-evaluation, NATEF review, and on-site evaluation. NATEF examines the structure and resources of training programs and evaluates them against nationally accepted standards of quality. ASE certification through NATEF evaluation ensures that certified training programs meet or exceed industry-recognized, uniform standards of excellence. Our program joins just four other ASE-certified Heavy Duty Diesel programs in the state. Congratulations to Doug Clapper and his staff! The college’s Automotive Technology and Automotive Collision Repair programs are also ASE-certified.

Truckin’ to GeorgetownOn Wednesday, June 3, the Port of Seattle hosted the Truckers' Resource Fair at the Georgetown Campus. It provided a forum for attendees to meet company representatives and learn about resources and programs available to help truckers with insurance, health care, financing and training. In addition, port representatives were on hand to provide information on the Fee Free Clean Truck Program that begins in 2011 and affects truck emission standards for pre-1994 trucks.

Revised Summer HoursThis summer South will again be on a revised weekly operating schedule. The college will officially close at 1 pm on Fridays from July 10 through September 4. The purpose is to try to reduce utility costs and at the same time offer employees more flexible summer schedules.

Shock ReliefThe 16th Avenue SW paving project (just north of the campus north entrance) previously scheduled for June, will now instead begin in late July. The work will last approximately six weeks and require a detour.

Born to RideSouth had 15 enthusiastic participants (two teams) in National Bike to Work Month (May). Team Fibonacci was led by Heidi Lyman, and was made up of Reggie Daigneault, Roger Bourret, Kit Bean, Maureen Shadair, Annie Zadra, Jason Gruenwald.

Tour de South team members, led by Stephen Coates-White, included Mike Steffancin, Laurie Echholtz, Kim Manderbach, Erica Wolf, Monica Lundberg, Claire Hendricksen, and Marjie Vittum-Jones

Results as of June 1Tour de South made 43 round trips for a total of 880.3 miles (Laurie Echholtz led with 320 miles)Fibonacci made 57.5 round trips for a total of 741 miles (Roger Bourret led with 216 miles)That’s 100.5 round trips, for a total of 1,621.3 miles!Total pounds CO2 saved 1,621.3

Way to Go!


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Seattle Chinese Garden ToursThe Seattle Chinese Garden offers free, guided tours the second Saturday of every month. Tours begin with a slide presentation and discussion of the significance of gardens in Chinese culture. The tour then moves outside to the garden site where construction is under way for Knowing the Spring Courtyard and to Song Mei Pavilion, These public tours last approximately 1½ hours, and no reservation is necessary. For information, contact (206) 282-8040 or visit www.seattlechinesegarden.org.

Faculty PresentationDr. Yilin Sun, faculty member in the Basic & Transitional Studies Division, will be a plenary speaker at two international conferences in June. On June 15, she will speak on Trends, Issues and Challenges of Non-Native English Speaking TESOL Educators in the Global Society at the Yakutsk TESOL Summer School in Yakutsk, Russia. On June 25, she will address the Annual Conference of the Russian National Association of Teachers of English in Kazan, Russia. Her topic at that conference is Learning to Speak the Same Language in the Global ELT Field. Dr. Sun recently celebrated her 15th anniversary as a tenured ESL instructor in the Seattle District; she joined the South faculty at the beginning of this academic year.

Wine Wins AgainNorthwest Wine Academy student-produced wines earned Grand Awards of Excellence from the 2009 Seattle Wine Awards Tasting Panel. A gold award went to the 2006 Cabernet Franc; Bronze to the 2007 Chardonnay/Oak Aged; and Outstanding to the 2006 Cabernet Sauvignon. Winning wines will be featured at the upcoming Grand Awards Tasting consumer sampling event on June 14, at the Rainier Club. A complete list of award winners can be found in the June issues of WINO Magazine and NW Wine Press.

Friends of the College - Submitted by Heather Foss

More than 100 Foundation scholarship recipients were recognized at annual Friends of the College Dinner, held May 7. Each recipient had the chance to meet and thank the donor or representative of their scholarship. South faculty were also presented with the Foundation Excellence in Education awards. The emcee for the evening was Paul Safstrom, International Programs faculty member. Special guests Chancellor Wakefield and Interim President Gary Oertli thanked our generous donors. Cellist Wu Tianho, accompanied by music instructor Victoria Kincaid, entertained the audience, and South student and scholarship recipient Carmen Emerson (pictured above right) shared her inspiring story about overcoming personal challenges to return to school and reach her goal of graduating from college. It was a memorable evening! Thank you to everyone who helped make Friends of the College Dinner a success, including the more than 40 campus volunteers who assisted!

Foundation Thank-A-ThonKara McArthur, Betsy Berger, Heidi Lyman, Lolita Khachaturova, Carlos Amesquita, and Marcie Mitchell participated in the Foundation’s latest Thank-A-Thon, calling and personally thanking donors for their support.

Student Hourly ReceptionAnnual recognition for work-study and hourly employees, held June 3.


15 YearsAnna AberleMarianna AsaturovaMargarita IoselovichLinda JohnstonCarol KoepkeSwaibu MatovuMarcia MitchellKenneth MonsonSandra NewmanThanh NguyenArnold ReedDiane SchmidtSarah SkamserStephen SparksYilin SunDonald James VaughnAnn WittJian Zou

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5 Years!

15 Years!

10 Years!

10 YearsCharles BrooksStephen Coates-WhiteGeorge Curtis IIISaovra EarKenneth FaulEdward FugelsangChristopher HarrisJeanne HoranLolita KhachaturovaSandy LongMary LynchSebastian MyrickPedro Reyes IIIDoug RiceMary TaylorMicaela Willis

5 YearsThomas BurckhardVictor CalderonJohnnie CallowayJason CromwellPatsy Ethridge-NealJennifer EvansHeather FossKoss GirreJason GruenwaldJoseph HauthKathleen KentGwendolyn LarsenLong NgoElizabeth PluhtaVeronica RojasJesus RuizBruce Stegall


Spring Events calendarFriday, June 510th Annual Stan Chu Writing Awards2-3 pm, Writing Center, LIB 205Honoring 17 English 101 students who were nominated for outstanding efforts and achievements in essay writing; light refreshments will be served.Contact Kathy Whitham for information, 768-6446

Saturday, June 6West Seattle GardenFEST – “Eat Your Greens!”10 am – 4 pm, Landscape Horticulture Center Family event features demonstrations, tours, speakers and special guest Ed Hume.(206) 768-6790, www.southseattle.edu, email: [email protected]

Seattle Chinese Garden Volunteer Work Party10 am-2 pmLunch and refreshments will be provided. Activities include cleanup, landscaping, planting, pruning, and weeding.RSVP at: [email protected] or (206) 282-8040.

Wednesday, June 10Student Chorale Concert 10-10:50 am, OLY 120Free concert features the College Choir (Music 140), plus voice and instrumental students.Contact Paula Herd for information, 768-6450.

Thursday, June 11 & Friday, June 12Annual Aloha Shirt Days!Be festive and colorful as we say “Aloha” to the academic year and our graduating students.Contact Bob DelaCruz for fashion tips, 768-6454!

Friday, June 12, 3-6 pm & Saturday, June 13, 12-4 pmNorthwest Wine Academy Summer Wine ReleaseAward-winning, student-produced vintages making their debut are sure to become favorites, and include Rosé, Barbera, Viognier, Riesling, and a new oaked Chardonnay.Wine & Welding Bldg., 764-7942

Saturday, June 13Seattle Chinese Garden Guided Tour10 am, Chan Education CenterFree, guided tours the second Saturday of every month.For information, contact (206) 282-8040 or visit www.seattlechinesegarden.org.

Sunday, June 14South Seattle Community College Choir Spring Concert7 pm, Olympic Hall Auditorium, This free concert features selections inspired by the beauty of rivers, lakes and streams.Contact Paula Herd for information, 768-6450.

Tuesday, June 16All-campus budget hearing1:30 pm, Olympic Hall AuditoriumInterim President Gary Oertli invites the campus community to please join him at this hearing for discussion and review of the recommended 2009-2010 budget, as well as general information about the college.

Wednesday, June 17District-wide Public Budget Hearing2-3:30 pm, Olympic Hall AuditoriumPresentation of the preliminary FY2010 district-wide budget.

Career Link Commencement Ceremony4-6 pm, Brockey CenterJoin in celebrating Career Link’s 15th anniversary graduating class.

Thursday, June 18Commencement7:30 pm, Brockey Center.Contact Carol Knollmeyer at 768-6868 or email [email protected] to reserve seating.

June 29– July 24ClaimFeaturing artists Dan Witz, Laurie McLeod, Nate Larson & Marni Shindelman, Diana Falchuk, Heidi Bender, Nancy Popp, Jamie McMurray, and Sutton Beres Culler Art Gallery, http://studentlife.southseattle.edu/art.html or http://ssccartgallery.wordpress.com/Note: Best wishes to Art Gallery Coordinator Reneé Rhodes as she leaves South to pursue an MFA in New Genres at the San Francisco Art Institute.

Sunday, June 28Seattle Pride FestVisit South’s booth at Fisher Pavilion on the Seattle Center grounds. Festival information at www.seattlepridefest.com.

Garden Center Open for Business!11 am – 3 pm, Nursery (North Lot entrance)Thursdays, June 4, 11, 25Saturdays, June 6 and 27764-5323 (nursery)


CAmPus Security Reports

May 12A student was observed driving a car at a high rate of speed in the parking area between Auto Collision Repair and Cascade Court, and on the driveway exit north of the Robert Smith Building. It was later learned that the student had missed a meeting on the prior day with the Vice President of Student Services, where he was to be informed of a 10-day suspension because of being “a problematic student” in the collision repair program. Security located the student an informed him of the suspension.

May 12A former student was skateboarding in the Arboretum, and became belligerent with a campus grounds person when asked to stop. Security was called and determined that the man appeared to be under the influence of a stimulant. He continued to be belligerent, did not make sense in his speech, refused to comply with Security requests, and acted in a threatening manner. At one point he had to be restrained. Eventually he was escorted off campus and prohibited from returning.

May 18A student reported that his tool box was missing from a table in an Automotive Technology shop, where he left it the previous day. It had no lock or personal identification. Announcements were made in classes, but the box has not been found.

May 18A Commercial Truck Driving student asked for Security’s help to retrieve her iPod, which she had earlier placed in the bag of another student for safekeeping. The other student said the bag was stolen, along with the iPod, and now is in police possession.

May 19Security was told that a Campus Services staff member spoke in a physically threatening manner to another staff member. A third staff member directed the hostile person to leave campus and, after some hesitation, he did leave.

May 28A student participating in a workshop was reported as speaking in a physically threatening manner about his boss in his off-campus job. Seattle Police were contacted about the situation.

Garden for PeaceThe Arboretum Coenosium Rock Garden has been selected as a Garden for Peace in the international network. The Atlanta-based Gardens for Peace organization identifies and links established gardens throughout the world where contemplation and meditation by individuals and communities will foster respect for the environment and a climate for peace among all peoples. The selection letter read, “Through the funds and activities of your landscape horticulture students, college Foundation, Friends of the Arboretum, Cohort Program, neighbors and United Way of King County your garden and programs nurture your community and the generations to follow.”

Congratulations to Arboretum volunteer Claire Hendrickson, who prepared and submitted the nomination materials. A garden dedication ceremony will be scheduled in the future.

Cinco de Mayo Celebration – Wylie Steuart

The 19th annual Rainbow Fest, held May 19-21, celebrated diversity with music, food and crafts. Highlights included a presentation by Dr. Rory Ong, associate professor of Comparative Ethnic Studies at WSU, and Girl Power Slam Poetry with nationally-recognized poets Tara Hardy and Karen Finneyfrock.


Rainbowfest!

College NightSouth’s annual College Night on May 28was another great success.

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