Weekend Update

Here is a quick look at some of the things happening on and around campus this weekend:

Friday, Oct. 24:

Free Workshop! Improve your ability to identify and use the different parts of a sentence in room 1501 at 1@:30 p.m. (For intermediate and advanced ESL students and others wanting a basic review of English grammar.)

Join us for Panopto 101 in room 1401 at 2 p.m.  A basic introduction to using our new lecture capture program.  We will be in a computer lab so you can practice your new skills!

Come spend some time with our wonderful Music and Music Technology faculty members for anecdotes, pointers and Q&A in room 818 at 12:30 p.m.

World Dance party in the PUB main dining room at 6:30 p.m.

Volleyball travels to Skagit for a 7 p.m. match. #GoPhins!

Saturday, Oct. 25:

Men’s and Women’s soccer travels to Skagit Valley. Women’s game at 12 p.m. and Men’s at 2:15. #GoPhins

Men’s basketball hosts Kwantlen Polytechnic University for a scrimmage at 6 p.m. #GoPhins

Monday, Oct. 27:

Free writing workshop on learning techniques to construct strong argumentative papers. Remind students about this great resource happening at 11:30 a.m. in room 1501.

The Queer Film Festival continues with a screening of In God’s House: Asian American Lesbian & Gay Families in the Church at 12:30 p.m. in room 9208.

Students can come learn how to prepare for Dental, Medical, Pharmacy School with Amar Yahiaioui (chemistry faculty) and Joyce Fagel (SCC and UW Adviser) in room 2812 at 1:30 p.m.

Free Workshop! (For intermediate/advanced ESL students) Learn when to use “a”, “an” or “the” in room 1501 at 3 p.m. This workshop presents a strategy for deciding the correct articles in your writing.

Volleyball hosts Bellevue at 7 p.m. #GoPhins!

The foundation breakfast is coming up soon

Breakfast peopleTime is of the essence….

The deadline to reserve a seat at the 17 Annual SCC Foundation Student Success Campaign Community Breakfast on November 6 is October 23. Join your colleagues and the community for this morning event and support our students.

Come and listen to the stories from devoted, hard-working students who have benefited from the generosity of donors as they make their way on their “Pathway to Success.”

Your seat can be purchased by dropping off payment in the SCC Foundation office – room 1005 or made online. The cost of the breakfast is $50 per person or $400 per table of eight.

Please contact Lynn Yaw for more information.

Club Kick-Off

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More than 50 student clubs and organizations participated in the Club Kick-Off on Tuesday, Oct. 21 in the PUB. If you want more information about the clubs and organizations on campus, or want to get involved please contact the Student Leadership Class on the third floor of the PUB. See more photos on Flickr.

Zombie Orientals Ate My Brain: Orientalism in Contemporary Zombie Film & Fiction

zombiesZombies are all the rage at the moment and why is that? Join equity and social justice professor Eric Hamako in the PUB quiet dining room on Oct. 31 at 11:30 a.m. for a discussion about orientalism in contemporary zombie film & fiction. Hamako suggests that zombies currently contain displaced Orientalist anxieties about Arabs, Muslims, and East Asians – particularly Chinese.

For more information contact: Jamie Ardeña

New Technologies in Brain Research and Therapies

BiotechSymp_GACFALL2014_WebADPlease encourage students to attend this free discussion about new technologies in brain research and therapies on Thursday, Oct. 23 at 7 p.m. in the PUB quiet dining room. Dr. Jan-Marino Ramirez, director of the center for integrative brain research at Seattle Children’s Research Institute will be sharing

Dr. Ramirez is an accomplished leader in the development of therapies that treat both physical and emotional  aspects of brain disorders in children and adults, including autism, ADHD, SIDS, and epilepsy.