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Oct.23, 2009

EVENTS, PHOTO OPS AND FEATURES:

UNIVERSITY REPS COME TO TRANSFER FAIR

            The Glendale Community College Transfer Center will host a Transfer Fair on Wednesday, Oct. 28 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Plaza Vaquero. Representatives from several four-year colleges and universities, both public and private, will have information for students about their schools as well as admission requirements.  The application deadline for the UC and CSU campuses is Nov. 30.             

EVENTS:

OCTOBER 26, 2009

SECOND 6-WEEK and 8-WEEK CLASSES BEGIN.

DOCUMENTARY FILM: “Return to Virunga: The Battle to Save the Mountain Gorillas” with

filmmaker Stefan Lovgren.  Discussion to follow the screening.  Lovgren is a journalist and filmmaker, primarily working for National Geographic, with 15 years of experience working in Africa.  Kreider Hall.  7 to 8:30 p.m.  . 

 OCTOBER 29, 2009

GCC SOCIAL SCIENCES AND STAFF DEVELOPMENT PRESENTS as part of One Book/One

Glendale program “Lisa See: On Gold Mountain” presented by Lisa See, author of “On Gold

Mountain” and “Shanghai Girls.”  Auditorium.  Noon.  Free admission.  Book signing to follow

presentation. 

CELEBRATION OF LIFE in remembrance of Dr. Chris McCarthy with speakers, music and poetry.  Auditorium.  5 p.m.  Open to all. 

Oct.16, 2009

EVENTS, PHOTO OPS AND FEATURES:

BECOMING AMERICAN TOPIC OF TALK

     As part of the Glendale Public Library citywide reading program One Book/One Glendale, a series of events sponsored by Glendale Community College are being held on campus in October. The next event is “Becoming American: A Psychological Analysis” presented by psychology professor Mike Dulay on Thursday Oct 22 at noon in Kreider Hall. The book selected for One Book/One Glendale is author Lisa See’s latest, “Shanghai Girls,” about two sisters in 1937 that leave Shanghai for Los Angeles. GCC will host a talk by See on Oct. 29.

EVENTS:

Oct. 16
EVENING WITH THE STARS planetarium show will introduce the stars, constellations and planets visible in the night sky during fall. GCC Planetarium. 7 and 8:30 p.m. Admission is $10 general and $5 for children 12 and under. Tickets may be reserved at www.glendale.edu/planetarium. For information call 818-551-5275.

FINAL WEEKEND! "THE DURANG MENAGERIE," an evening of one-acts by Christopher Durang is presented by the Theatre Arts Department. Larry Biederman directs the four one-acts that take a humorous look at the great plays and the history of theater. Auditorium Studio Theatre. 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and at 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $10 for general admission, $6 for students and seniors and $4 each for groups of 10 or more. Limited seating. Reservations strongly advised. No late seating. Call 818-240-1000, ext. 5612 for ticket reservations.

Oct. 18
GCC SWAP MEET. Upper campus lot. 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Free admission. For information call 818-240-1000, ext. 5805.

Oct. 19
BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING. Kreider Hall. 5 p.m. 

Oct.9, 2009

EVENTS, PHOTO OPS AND FEATURES:

ENCORE HOLDS 10th ANNIVERSARY PARTY

     For its 10th anniversary at Glendale Community College the ENCORE program is hosting a celebration on Saturday, Oct. 10 at the college’s Life Skills Building beginning at 10 a.m. ENCORE is a program run by and for seniors and is associated with the Elderhostel Institute Network. The event will honor the 18 charter members of ENCORE and supporters including Dr. Jill Southerland, Beverly Hurd, the late Dr. Chris McCarthy, past GCC Superintendent/President Dr. John Davitt and the organization’s past presidents. For information contact Joe Denhart at 818-240-1000, ext. 5518.

EVENTS:

Oct. 9-18
"THE DURANG MENAGERIE," an evening of one-acts by Christopher Durang is presented by the Theatre Arts Department. Larry Biederman directs the four one-acts that take a humorous look at the great plays and the history of theater. Auditorium Studio Theatre. 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday. 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $10 for general admission, $6 for students and seniors and $4 each for groups of 10 or more. Limited seating. Reservations strongly advised. No late seating. Call 818-240-1000, ext. 5612 for ticket reservations.

Oct. 9
SPONTANEOUS FANTASIA, a real-time animation created live by J. Walt Adamczyk, an interactive designer, filmmaker, graphic artist and composer, for the full dome digital theater. GCC Planetarium. 8 p.m. Tickets may be purchased at the door. General admission is $15 and $6 for children under 12. To reserve seats email planetarium@glendale.edu.

Oct. 10
SPONTANEOUS FANTASIA, a real-time animation created live by J. Walt Adamczyk, an interactive designer, filmmaker, graphic artist and composer, for the full dome digital theater. GCC Planetarium. 6:30 p.m. Tickets may be purchased at the door. General admission is $15 and $6 for children under 12. To reserve seats email planetarium@glendale.edu.

Oct. 15
GCC SOCIAL SCIENCES PRESENTS as part of One Book/One Glendale program “Asian American History: From Opium Wars to Gold Mountain” presented by history instructor Hazel Ramos. Kreider Hall. Noon. Free admission.

Oct. 16
EVENING WITH THE STARS planetarium show will introduce the stars, constellations and planets visible in the night sky during fall. GCC Planetarium. 7 and 8:30 p.m. Admission is $10 general and $5 for children 12 and under. Tickets may be reserved at www.glendale.edu/planetarium. For information call 818-551-5275.

Oct. 5, 2009

EVENTS, PHOTO OPS AND FEATURES:

ONE BOOK/ONE GLENDALE CONTINUES
     As part of the Glendale Public Library citywide reading program One Book/One Glendale, a series of events sponsored by Glendale Community College are being held on campus in October. The next event is “America and the Philippines: a Historical Examination” on Tuesday Oct 6. The speaker is GCC history instructor Victor Nebrida. The lecture will be at 5 p.m. in Kreider Hall. Admission is free and open to the public. For information call 818-240-1000, or go to http://www.glendale.edu/socialsciences/one_book

LECTURE FOCUS IS IMPACT OF STAR TREK & STAR WARS
     “The Anthropology of Star Trek and Star Wars” will be presented at GCC Thursday, Oct. 8 at noon in Kreider Hall, sponsored by the Cosmology and Astrophysics Club. The speaker is anthropologist and biologist Daryl Frazetti of Western Nevada College. The talk will examine themes in Star Trek and Star Wars including politics, religion, identity, technology and the anthropological concept of race. Frazetti will also
touch on the subculture of fandom and the cultural impact of both franchises.  Admission is free. For more information call 818-240-1000.

EVENTS:

Oct. 8
"THE DURANG MENAGERIE," an evening of one-acts by Christopher Durang is presented by
the Theatre Arts Department. Larry Biederman directs the four one-acts that take a humorous
look at the great plays and the history of theater. Auditorium Studio Theatre. 8 p.m. Thursday
through Saturday. 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $10 for general admission, $6 for students and
seniors and $4 each for groups of 10 or more. Limited seating. Reservations strongly advised.
No late seating. Call 818-240-1000, ext. 5612 for ticket reservations.

Oct. 9
SPONTANEOUS FANTASIA, a real-time animation created live by J. Walt Adamczyk, an
Award-winning interactive designer, filmmaker, graphic artist and composer, for the full dome
digital theater. His new show is called “The Omnicentric Universe!” GCC Planetarium. 8 p.m.
Tickets may be purchased at the door. General admission is $15 and $6 for children under 12. To
reserve seats email planetarium@glendale.edu. 


Sept. 24, 2009

EVENTS, PHOTO OPS AND FEATURES:


CAMPUS HOLD BEAUTIFICATION FAIR

     “This is Your GCC” is the theme of a campus beautification effort at
Glendale Community College that will kick off with a fair on Tuesday, Sept. 29
from noon to 1 p.m. on Plaza Vaquero that will emphasize keeping the campus
clean and free of vandalism. The fair will feature speakers, sign ups for clean-up
projects, food, contests and information booths. New banners are being placed
around campus with information on the cost of fixing vandalized property and
other messages in an effort to encourage faculty, student and staff
responsibility for the campus.

ALCOHOL AND DRUG STUDIES SUMMIT HELD

     The first annual Alcohol and Drug Studies Informational Summit will be
held Wednesday, Sept. 30 from 6 to 8:30 p.m. in the Student Center. The free
event will feature guest speakers to promote awareness of alcohol and drug
addiction, recovery options and employment trends in the profession of alcohol
and drug dependency treatment. The speakers include Father Jack Kearney,
President, California Association of Alcohol/Drug Educators, an organization that
certifies alcohol/drug studies programs like GCC’s and accredits addiction
counselors in the state of California. The event is sponsored by the Alcohol and
Drug Studies Club.

ONE BOOK/ONE GLENDALE BEGINS

     As part of the Glendale Public Library citywide reading program One Book/One Glendale, a series of events sponsored by GCC are being held on campus in October. The first event is “Bridging the Centuries: Chinese in Southern California and the San Gabriel Valley” on Thursday Oct 1. The speaker is Eugene Moy, past president of the Chinese Historical Society of Southern California. The lecture will be at noon in Kreider Hall. Admission is free and open to the public. For information call 818-240-1000, or go to http://www.glendale.edu/socialsciences/one_book


EVENTS:

Oct. 6
GCC SOCIAL SCIENCES PRESENTS as part of One Book/One Glendale program
“America and the Philippines: A Historical Examination” presented by history instructor Victor
Nebrida. Kreider Hall. 5 to 6 p.m. Free admission.

Oct. 8
GCC COSMOLOGY AND ASTROPHYSICS CLUB presents “The Anthropology of Star Trek & Star Wars” presented by Daryl Frazetti of Western Nevada College. Kreider Hall. Noon. Free and open to the public.

"THE DURANG MENAGERIE," an evening of one-acts by Christopher Durang is
presented by the Theatre Arts Department opens for two weekends. Larry Biederman directs the four one-acts that take a humorous look at the great plays and the history of theater. Auditorium Studio Theatre. 8 p.m. Tickets are $10 for general admission, $6 for students and seniors and $4 each for groups of 10 or more. Limited seating. Reservations strongly advised. No late seating. Not recommended for children. Call 818-240-1000, ext. 5612 for ticket reservations. 


Sept. 18, 2009
 
EVENTS, PHOTO OPS AND FEATURES:
 
CALTECH SPEAKER DISCUSSES EVOLUTION EXPLORER 
 
     "Adventures in Ultraviolet Astronomy with the Galaxy Evolution Explorer" Is a free lecture at Glendale Community College on Tuesday, Sept. 22 at noon in Santa Barbara Building room 243 as part of the Science Lecture Series.
     The speaker is Dr. James D. ?Don? Neill, Senior Postdoctoral Scholar at California Institute of Technology
     The Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX) is a NASA Small Explorer class satellite that was designed to study the evolution of galaxies.  To facilitate this exploration, it employs the ability to take wide-field images in the ultraviolet (UV) part of the spectrum.  These UV images have revealed aspects of galaxy evolution that were previously unknown.  The wide field of GALEX has also afforded many other serendipitous discoveries when interesting things happen to fall in the image.  Neill will introduce the GALEX satellite and describe its design and primary mission and results as well as the fortuitous discoveries that GALEX has made in galaxy evolution and in the evolution of stars in the Milky Way galaxy. 

EVENTS:
 
Sept. 18   
EVENING WITH THE STARS planetarium show takes a tour through the galaxy and introduces stars, constellations and planets.  GCC Planetarium. 7  and 8:30 p.m.  Admission is $10 general and $5 for children 12 and under.  Tickets may be reserved at www.glendale.edu/planetarium.  For information call 818-240-1000, ext. 5275.
 
Sept. 19   
FOOTBALL vs. Riverside at GCC.  6 p.m.
EVENING WITH THE STARS planetarium show takes a tour through the galaxy and introduces stars, constellations and planets.  GCC Planetarium. 6:30 p.m. Admission is $10 general and $5 for children 12 and under.  Tickets may be reserved at www.glendale.edu/planetarium.  For information call 818-240-1000, ext. 5275.
 
Sept. 20   
GCC SWAP MEET.   Upper campus lot.  8 a.m. to 3 p.m.  Free admission.  For information call
818-240-1000, ext. 5805.
 

Sept. 4, 2009

EVENTS, PHOTO OPS AND FEATURES:

GCC CENTER DONATES
TO SCHOOL ON WHEELS

     The Center for Student Involvement (CSI) at GCC has been collecting backpacks, school supplies and backpacks full of school supplies for the Pack-A-Backpack drive to benefit homeless children in Glendale through the non-profit organization School on Wheels.
      The collected items will be given to School on Wheels on Friday, Sept. 11, the federally recognized 9/11 National Day of Service and Remembrance. School on Wheels will have a representative at the Center for Student Involvement, located in room 267 of the Sierra Madre Building, at 11 a.m. to accept the donations.
      CSI helps students become active citizens in the community through a variety of projects, programs, and activities. The center provides resources and opportunities to faculty and students who would like to give back to the community through community service, service-learning, and volunteerism. The program has been serving the GCC community since 1994. More than 20,000 students have volunteered over 200,000 hours of service to the community in that time.
      For more on the National Day of Service and Remembrance go to http://911dayofservice.org/
      Contact Hoover Zariani, Director, Center for Student Involvement at 818.240.1000, ext. 5789 or hzariani@glendale.edu

EVENTS:


THURSDAY – SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

WELCOME BACK BBQ: All-campus event sponsored by the ASGCC with food, music, games and prizes. Plaza Vaquero. 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

July 9, 2009

EVENTS, PHOTO OPS AND FEATURES:

FILM CO-WRITTEN BY GCC INSTRUCTOR SCREENED AT LAEMMLES 

     Dheevari Fishermans Daughter, a Sri Lankan film co-written by Salinda Perera and Glendale Community College English instructor Darrell Costa, will be showing at the Laemmles Monica 4-Plex on July 11 and 12 at 11 a.m.
     The film won the Peoples Choice Award at the Dubai International Film Festival and was entered in several other film festivals in Montreal, France, India, Italy and New York. It is set in a 1970s Sri Lankan fishing village where a determined young woman tries to overcome superstition, the iniquities of a traditional feudal system and the constant cycle of poverty.
     Costa, a resident of Silverlake, has been teaching English courses at GCC since 2007. He holds a B.A. in English/creative writing from UC Berkeley and a MFA in screenwriting from UCLA. He has written more than 15 feature films including the 2006 Strike/Universal film Fuel based on a true story of a convoy massacre in 2004 Iraq. He is currently developing a TV comedy pilot, Lets Be Frank, about a commitment-phobic man.
     The Santa Monica screenings are fundraisers for internally displaced persons in Sri Lanka. The theater is located at 1332 2nd St., Santa Monica.
MEDIA NOTE: For Costas contact information please call 818-551-5161.