Monthly Archives: November 2012
Students sought for All-Washington Academic Team, scholarships
Pierce College is searching for student representatives for the 2013 All-Washington Academic Team.
Chosen students, two each from Pierce Fort Steilacoom and Pierce Puyallup, will each receive a $750 scholarship and be eligible to win a national prize. Winners will be honored in a special reception in March in Olympia.
Students are selected by the college presidents, but they must first apply for consideration through the Phi Theta Kappa website. Phi Theta Kappa is the honors society for two-year colleges.
Deadline to apply is Monday, Dec. 3.
Friday, Nov. 30
Fort Steilacoom, Puyallup
Advising Weeks continue through today. Be sure to see your advisor before registering for winter quarter classes.
Current students can already register for winter quarter classes. Former Pierce students can begin registering Dec. 3. New students can register Dec. 4. Winter quarter classes begin Jan. 7.
Arsenio Lopez is the Outstanding Two-Year Student for 2012
Arsenio Lopez III
The Pierce College Puyallup Office of Student Life is very proud to announce that Arsenio Lopez III was presented the Outstanding Two-year Student Award at the 2012 National Association of Campus Activities West Regional Conference.
The Outstanding Two-year Student Award is given annually to one student in the western states who demonstrates excellence and exhibits organizational skills, outstanding dedication to campus activities, and leadership ability at a two-year institution. Arsenio is currently serving as the diversity coordinator for the Pierce Puyallup Student Activities Board.
“Arsenio Soblechero Lopez III is an exemplary student leader who should be recognized for his hard work to bring critical issues to campus programming as well as his ongoing efforts to connect with students face to face,” said Sonja Morgan, student programs coordinator.
Before becoming the diversity coordinator for the Pierce College Puyallup Office of Student Life, Arsenio started the First Nations Club on campus to engage and educate students around Native American and Indigenous cultures. He also represented Pierce College as a delegate to the 2012 Washington State Students of Color Conference and applies this experience to his current role as diversity coordinator and president of the First Nations Club.
“Arsenio has already brought many transformative opportunities to students this fall quarter, including leading a delegation to the Race and Pedagogy Criminal Justice Conference, collaborating with the ESL department on a Multicultural Fair and Fashion Show, which brought students from all different backgrounds together to celebrate their traditions and accomplishments, and creating a Veteran’s Wall of Honor that was presented to a local veteran’s home and featured on King 5 news,” said Morgan. “What truly sets Arsenio apart, however, is his a unique sense of humor, a contagious laugh and an undying positive attitude, all of which greatly contribute to a welcoming and affirming campus environment.”
Pierce seeks nominations for annual alumni honors
Do you know a Pierce College alumnus who deserves recognition for his or her extraordinary accomplishments? If you do, this is your chance to recognize that person.
In 2013, the Pierce College Foundation will celebrate the success of our students by presenting the Seventeenth Annual Distinguished Alumni Awards.
Sixty-nine former students have been recognized at previous events. Several deserving alumni will join this select group of Distinguished Alumni at the banquet on April 17, 2013 at Pierce College Puyallup.
We honor alumni who have extraordinary achievements in their personal, professional or scholastic lives. A permanent plaque honoring recipients hangs in the District Office.
Criteria to consider include:
■ professional achievements
■ community service
■ academic achievements
■ college service
■ personal triumphs
Qualifications:
Nominee received a degree or certificate or earned 15 credits at Pierce College Fort Steilacoom (formerly known as Fort Steilacoom Community College) or Pierce College Puyallup.
For more information, contact Ruth Ann Hatchett at (253) 864-3261 or rhatchett@pierce.ctc.edu.
Thursday, Nov. 29
Fort Steilacoom, Puyallup
Advising Weeks continue through Friday. Be sure to see your advisor before registering for winter quarter classes.
Current students can already register for winter quarter classes. Former Pierce students can begin registering Dec. 3. New students can register Dec. 4. Winter quarter classes begin Jan. 7.
Pierce updates the waitlist process for winter quarter
Effective winter quarter, Pierce College is updating its process for how students are placed on waitlists.
Starting winter quarter, a student cannot add his/her name to the waitlist for a class if they’re already enrolled in another section of the same class. For example, if a student is enrolled in ENGL& 101, he cannot add his name to the waitlist for another section of ENGL& 101.
Students are still limited to waitlisting two classes.
The dates for winter quarter waitlist are:
Dec. 7: Last day to add name to waitlist
Dec. 14: Last day to be enrolled from the waitlist
Dec. 17: Instructor signature accepted for class overloads
Multicultural Fair has special significance for students
By Guest Writer Alfredo De ta ttoz, a Level 6 ESL student at Pierce College
Singing, dancing, storytelling, food, and fashion were highlights of the 2012 Multicultural Fair and Fashion Show at Pierce Puyallup.
Every year at Pierce College, ESL students have the opportunity to represent their countries and their culture. It is the most interesting activity in the fall quarter season because students can share with others their talents, food and their English skills.
To begin with talents, students bring prepared performances enriched with beautiful music and sounds. Many of them dance, sing and illustrate something about their countries. It is so enjoyable for everyone, especially for the audience, who give after every show many applauses.
Secondly, most students bring some characteristic food to share as potluck. There were special places where students, guest and visitors taste many kinds of delicious dishes. This is one great moment in which students interact with others, strengthen their relationships and learn more from one to another.
Besides sharing their talents, shows and spectacular day, students do many prepared activities supported by their instructors, such as speaking, dramatization and singing in English. It gives all students more confidence about speaking the English language. The motivation and happiness we can see on every face, and many of them expect to participate in this celebration with gratitude.
Wednesday, Nov. 28
Fort Steilacoom
No activities scheduled.
Puyallup
11 a.m. to 1 p.m. – World AIDS Awareness Day. Learn how HIV/AIDS and other sexual health issues affect local and global communities. Connection Cafe, College Center. Free.
Look ahead…Advising Weeks continue through Friday. Be sure to see your advisor before registering for winter quarter classes.
Open auditions are Jan. 14 for winter play
Pierce College Theatre will hold open audition Jan. 14 for its winter production of Proof by David Auburn
Auditions will be help from 7 to 10 p.m. Monday, Jan. 14, in Studio 320 (Cascade Building) at Pierce College Fort Steilacoom. There are parts available for two men and two women. Previous acting experience is not required. Auditions are open to everyone.
Performances will be at 7 p.m. March 1,2,8, and 9.
Winner of the 2001 Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award for Best Play, Proof combines elements of mystery and surprise with old-fashioned storytelling to provide a compelling evening of theatre you won’t want to miss. Catherine, a troubled young woman, has spent years caring for her brilliant but unstable father, a famous mathematician. Now, following his death, she must deal with her own volatile emo- tions. The discovery of a mysterious notebook draws Catherine into the most difficult problem of all: How much of her father’s madness—or genius—will she inherit?
Military students invited to apply for textbook scholarship
Pierce College is now seeking applications from military students at Joint Base Lewis-McChord for the Jennifer Jamison Textbook Scholarship, which provides $200 for textbooks. Funds will be made available to winners for winter quarter 2013.
Application is open to any active duty military personnel, with preference going to those who have served in Iraq or Afghanistan. The spouses of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans are also eligible to apply. (Applicants must not already be receiving compensation for textbooks from another funding source.)
Qualified applicants must be enrolled in at least 10 credits at Pierce College and have a minimum 3.3 GPA at the time of application.
Deadline to apply is Dec. 13. Contact Ruth Ann Hatchett by phone at (253) 864-3261 or by email at rhatchett@pierce.ctc.edu for application materials and additional information.
Note: Because of Ms. Jamison’s involvement in the scholarship, she is unavailable to provide letters of recommendation for students.
