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Inside This IssuevCampus KudosvNew Phone BookvGarden Center SalevPresidential NewsvRainbow FesitvalvCommunity ArtvDan Evans AwardsvPhone Costs

South Seattle Community College6000 16th Avenue SW

Seattle, Washington 98106

�Serving the Campus Since 1977� May 17, 2002

The UPDATECalendarMay 17 � 18 Garden Center Annual Spring Sale � 25% Off All PlantsMay 20 Beyond Google: Join Randy Nelson, Librarian, in unlocking more of

the limitless power of the Web by learning how to identify and usespecialized Web directories and search engines. Learn why somecommonly used search engines and directories are rather limited,1:00 p.m., LIB 105. Call the Reference Desk at extension 6408 ifyou would like to attend this 50-minute class, or stop by on the dayof the workshop.

May 20 � 24 Rainbow FestivalMay 21/22 Chemical Hygiene Plan: All campus community members are

invited to attend this second annual spring training session. Learnabout the handling of potentially hazardous materials by following achemical hygiene plan, which includes identification, record keepingand proper storage of materials. There are two opportunities toattend. The first session on May 21 meets at 4:00 p.m. and thesecond session on May 22 meets at 1:00 p.m., SCI 308. ContactJoan Stover, Science Instructor, at extension 6461 for more details.

May 24 President�s Medal Nomination Forms DueMay 28 Dan Evans Awards for Distinguished Teaching Applications Due in

Foundation OfficeAnnual Math Awards Ceremony, 1:30 p.m. � 3:00 p.m., JMB � A

May 29 Service Awards 2002: The campus community is invited to attendthis annual ceremony to honor those who have reached five-, 10-,15-, 20-, 25-, and 30-year milestones in their careers at South andin the District, 3:00 p.m., Rainier Room.

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Staff and Faculty Singled Outfor ServiceCongratulations in advance to thefollowing staff and faculty for theiryears of service. The campuscommunity is invited to attend the annual ServiceAwards ceremony in formally honoring those whohave reached five-, 10-, 15-, 20-, 25-, and 30-year milestones in their careers at South and in theDistrict. The ceremony will take place on May 29at 3:00 p.m. in the Rainier Room.30 Years:Stan Chu, Jihad Othman, and Tom Pierce25 Years:Bernice Armstrong, Rose Dang, Diane King,Carol Knollmeyer, Dianna Reece, andRoxanne Tillman20 Years:Judy Hall, Brian Hughes, Danelle Johnson,Dan Jurmanovich, Michelle Kasim, AllenStowers, and Dan Sutcliffe15 Years:Linda Chase, Nick Georvasilis, KarenHendrickson, Steven Hilderbrand, ReynoldHillquist, Michelle Ho, Mike McCrath,Jeanne Rowe, Vicky Smith, PennyWattenberg, and Arleen Williams10 Years:Halimah Bellows-Rochfort, Jean-ClaudeBerger, Douglas Collins, Thomas Collins,Jean Darnell, Kenneth Eastlack, RobertGlover, Michael Hickey, Danica Holly, KathieKwilinski, Judith Lemley, Sherri Lewis, ChrisMiller, Robert Pedersen, Paul Safstrom,

Robert Schricker, Katherine Stone,Servillano Tila, Sheryl Tuttle, AdrienVerbrugghen, and Marcia �Shash�Woods

5 Years:Maurice Adams, Niki Albright, SergeyBarmichev, Brett Bess, Timothy Burtron,Sary Cham, Ted Feenstra Jr., Julia

Henderson, Phyllis Hoaglan, Thary Khun,Tuyet Luong, Carrie Martin, Danny

McNair, Bouchra Moujtahid, Quang Nguyen,John Nordling, Dana Owens, RemediosRullan-Millare, Scott Shaddock, OlgaShatunova, Kent Shoemaker, Tesfaye Terefe,and James Tierney

Security Officer Receives AwardCheers for Reggie Snowden, Campus SecurityOfficer, who was named Granite Falls �PoliceOfficer of the Year� for the third year in a row.Reggie serves part-time on their police force afterhis shift at South.

James Lewis,ManagerSafety & Security

Instructor Nominated for HonorCongratulations to Sharon Fox, CosmetologyInstructor, for her recent nomination for the�Ultimate Teacher of the Year,� which is sponsoredby Supercuts. The winner will be announced at aceremony on May 19 at the Renaissance MadisonHotel in Seattle.

Dan CassidyDeanProfessional/Technical Education

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Sale at Garden CenterIf you like to garden, do not missthis chance to save on indoor andoutdoor plants.South�s Garden Center is celebrating spring withits Annual Spring Sale, which began on May 16and continues until May 18. All plants will bemarked down 25 percent.For more information contact PennyMcCormick, Garden Center Manager, atextension 5323.

Kind Words for Campus SecurityTake time to thank members of our safety andsecurity team on campus � James Lewis,Manager, and Officers George Curtis, GregMorphew, Ernie Olson and Reggie Snowden.This is in light of May 15 being designated NationalLaw Enforcement Officer�s Memorial Day. It is atime to remember and honor the individuals in thepublic safety profession. I would like to thank oursecurity team for the great job they do and for theconcern they show for the safety of students,visitors and all college employees

John WelchVice PresidentAdministrative Services

Apprentice to Go to Drywall NationalsJon Danly, a drywall apprentice from theDuwamish Apprenticeship and Education Center, isheaded to the national drywall finishing finals inWest Virginia.Danly�s journey to the nationals began at theWestern Conference Drywall Finishing Finals,which was hosted by South. He was part of agroup of seven apprentice drywallers fromWashington, Oregon, Alaska and Californiacompeting to go to Marshall University inHuntington, W.Va. in July and vie for the $1,500award for first prize.Much of the three-day contest, which began May1 and ended May 3, was hands-on, withcontestants having to finish mock rooms that hadvery complex walls and openings. Drywall finishingis the application of tape and joint compound tosmooth the surface of walls that are built fromsheetrock.Winning the competition was special to Danly, whomissed out on going to nationals last year by justone point.

The contest was sponsored by the WesternWashington Painters, Decorators, and DrywallFinishers Joint Apprenticeship and TrainingCommittee, which is based at the Duwamishcampus, and the International Union of Paintersand Allied Trades District Council 5.The competition was also featured in the May 3edition of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Interestedparties can view the article online at http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/69013_drywall03.shtml.

New College Phone BookAvailableAn updated SSCC telephonedirectory will be available in

Public Folders after May 17. The directory,which includes only full-time employees andpart-time faculty on the priority list, will belocated in Public Folders; All Public Folders;South Campus; Public Information/Marketing.Hard copies of the directory will not bedistributed. Additions or corrections should besent Kathy Reistad, Human Resources AssistantSenior, either by e-mail atkreistad@sccd.ctc.edu or by campus mail tomailstop 4RS200.

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Words of ConcernI know you will join me in wishing a successfulrecovery for Michael Szluk, a South SeattleCommunity College student who suffered seriouseye injuries in an accident last week while workingfor the college as a chemistry lab technician.Members of the college community have beenvisiting Michael and checking on his condition sincethe May 7 accident. Medical staff are stillevaluating what kind of treatment will be best.We are continuing to investigate exactly how thishappened. Safety is a primary goal on campus.The results of the accident investigation will guideus in any changes that might be needed to enhanceour safety practices. For now I urge all of us toreview safety procedures for our work areas. Dr. Mitchell, PresidentAgreement Inked with Korean CollegePresident David Mitchell signed an agreementformalizing an institutional relationship withJaeneung College on May 15.Jaeneung College, which is located in the city ofIncheon on west coast of Korea, is much likeSouth, offering two- to three-year courses of study.The agreement was signed by Dr. Mitchell andSeung-Chul Ahn, President of Jaeneung College.The signing was also attended by Dr. JillWakefield, Vice President of Instruction, Dr.Woody Ahn, Executive Dean of Professional/Technical Education, and Professor Sung-HwanKim, of Jaeneung College�s Department ofBusiness.Under this sister college agreement, both Southand Jaeneung will work to achieve the following:provide opportunities for student, faculty and staff

exchanges; share curricula; and conduct jointresearch and conferences.This summer Jaeneung plans to send 15 studentsfor an intensive three-week English as a SecondLanguage and cultural exchange. There are alsoplans to send 40 students the following summer inan expanded one-quarter exchange program.College Given Chance to Meet DignitaryPresident David Mitchell represented our college atthe honorary degree ceremony for ArchbishopDesmond Tutu at the University of Washington onMay 7.Tutu was the first black Anglican dean, bishop andarchbishop in the Anglican Church of South Africa.He helped rally the people of South Africa to bringdown the apartheid system and for this he wasawarded the 1984 Nobel Peace Prize.Tutu was awarded an Honorary Doctor of HumaneLetters, the first honorary degree awarded by theU of W in 81 years. He was in town to announcethe development of several new leadershipacademies, the first of which will be located inSeattle. The academies will be affiliated with areauniversities and developed in partnership withcommunity schools.

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(From left to right) Back: Dr. Jill Wakefield, Dr. Woody Ahn, Professor Sung-Hwan Kim; Front: President David Mitchell and President Seung-Chul Ahn

THE UPDATE PAGE 5South Celebrates Diversity withRainbow Festival

Plan to celebrate South�s culturaldiversity the week of May 20

when the Rainbow Festivalcomes to campus.

The Rainbow Festival, in its 12th year, is the ticketfor the campus community and public to explorewhat the world has to offer without ever having topack their bags. Among many events, visitors willbe able to soak up music from a Jamaican steeldrum band and gospel choir and enjoy thefootwork of Cambodian, Persian and tap dancetroupes.At a nominal cost, participants can also taste theflavors of ethnic dishes created by ourInternational, Khmer and Vietnamese studentclubs. Textiles, jewelry and crafts from Africa,Indonesia, Thailand and Tibet will also be for sale.Events will be held at Clock Tower Plaza, but incase of inclement weather will be held inside theBrockey Center. Most activities are scheduledfrom 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.The festival is sponsored by the United StudentAssociation, South�s student government.For more information or questions call MonicaLundberg, Student Life Program Manager, atextension 6750. A full list of events may be foundat http://southseattle.org/calendar/rain.htm.

8th Annual Community Art ShowComes to Art GalleryThe Art Gallery at Southpresents the 8 th AnnualCommunity Art Show.The exhibit runs May 16through June 14 and celebrates the artistic diversityof our community and campus.Since its inception in 1995, this annual event hasattracted many talented local artists and this year isno exception. The exhibit is a diverse display ofartwork including paintings, drawings, metal andwood sculpture, photography and ceramics.This year�s participating artists are:Delores Barnecut, Becky Birinyi, Jeff Bowman,Abe Bringolf, Tatyana Brown, Terry Calen,Ricardo Campagnoli, Dorothy Chmiel-Erickson,Faryn Davis, Edna Dickinson, Jenny Fillius, SteveHeck, Ivan Hernandez, Bill Hess, Jennifer Hines,Gloria Huffman, Mary Lou Kostal, Vivian Linder,Susan Lockwood, L. Kelly Lyles, Sylvia Ma, KayMattson Ferris, Susan Miller, Elizabeth Moga,Kathy Moscou, Betty Moynahan, SteveNaccarato, Theresa Neinas, Kenneth Nordsletten,Alison Owen, Peter Owen, Wanda Pelayo, CarlaRobinson, Norman Rueter, Zuzana Sadkova,Bruce Savadow, Karleen Schonger, Ken Slusher,B. Spooner-Miller, Jim Streit, Valerie Tucker,Michael Warlum, Dori Westphal, Hans Westphal.For more information please contact LisaPalmatier, Art Gallery Coordinator, at extension5337.Word of the Day

hoosgow (n.) Texan slangfor prison, from the Spanishword �jusgado.� Please send submissions for the next

issue of the Update to Michael May byMay 10.

THE UPDATE PAGE 6Awards to Recognize

Outstanding Work byFacultyApplications are now being

accepted for the third annual DanEvans Awards for Distinguished

Teaching at the Seattle Community Colleges.These prestigious awards recognize outstandingwork by faculty. They are made possible bycontributions from the college foundations andmatching state funds. The awards are named forformer Governor Daniel J. Evans, whochampioned and signed into law the CommunityCollege Act of 1967. They include two awards inGovernor Evans� name, and one in honor of Dr.Charles Kane, the former Seattle CommunityColleges Chancellor who led the District from1992 to 1998.Faculty members are invited to apply for awards inthree categories:§ The Dan Evans Chair for Exceptional

Faculty Award - $3,000§ Dan Evans Innovation Award - $1,500§ Charles Kane Award for Innovation -

$2,000The deadline for nominations and self-nominationsis 4:30 p.m., May 28. Completed forms should besent to the SSCC Foundation office, RSB 197.This year�s application process has been pareddown, requiring only the submittal of a one- totwo-page narrative. Applications can be found inPublic Folders; All Public Folders; South Campus;Development/Foundation.Selections will be announced on June 5 andrecipients will be honored at a special ceremony tobe held at Seattle Central on June 11.If you have questions about the awards or the

application process, please contact South�sFoundation office at extension 5809.Last year�s recipients from South were StephenSparks, Chef-Instructor, and Marjie Vittum-Jones,Mathematics Instructor, who were awarded theDan Evans Chair for Exceptional Faculty; andSteve Ford, Automotive Collision Instructor, andMike Hickey, English Instructor and SentinelAdvisor, who were awarded the Dan EvansInnovation Award.

Dialing for DollarsCampus Services isasking the collegecommunity to help reducetelephone costs during thesetight budget times.Though you may not know it,phone costs quickly add up. During this pastApril alone, the main campus spent over$10,000 on telephone line charges, notincluding phone book listing, long distance, cellphone and networking charges. The collegealso spends anywhere from $15 to $32 permonth for every phone line � whether or notthe line is used.Campus Services is asking all departments toexamine their phone system needs to determineif savings can be achieved by eliminatingunneeded phone lines, servicing multiple peoplewith voice mail boxes on a single line,exchanging display caller ID phones forcheaper non-display units, and elimination ofdial-out modem lines that are no longerneeded.Please feel free to call Bernice Armstrong,Program Support Supervisor in CampusServices, at 5322 if you have any questionsrelated to phone system options and charges.