** News for Foothill Students **

Online Class Schedule Available Now; Printed Version to Arrive in Continuing Students’ Homes Beginning Next Week

Watch your home mailbox for the new edition of Foothill’s Spring Quarter Class Schedule/The Heights newsletter, which begins arriving in area homes next week. Remember, the online class schedule includes the most up-to-date, accurate information, so bookmark its link and visit often. Registration for continuing students is March 9–April 5. New and former students can register March 16–April 5. Spring Quarter classes begin April 6 and continue through June 26, unless otherwise noted in the class schedule.

Foothill Celebrates Black History Month throughout February

Students, faculty, staff and community leaders have created an exciting calendar of cultural enrichment activities to commemorate Black History Month at Foothill throughout February. Events include guest speakers, live entertainment, film series and more. For more information, call (650) 949-7282.

Peru—9 Photographers Exhibit in the KCI Gallery

Peru—9 Photographers showcases the work of nine student-photographers who participated in the Foothill-De Anza Campus Abroad Program to Peru last summer. The exhibit runs now through March 7 in the gallery of the Krause Center for Innovation at Foothill College. Lead by Foothill Photography Instructor Ron Herman, the artists traveled to Cusco, Puno and throughout the Sacred Valley to learn about the culture, history and people of Peru. Featured photographers include Barbara Barone, Barbara Bucholz Collins, Michael Collins, Frances Heldt Grant, Jan Laskowski, Sofia Laskowski, Kathy McGovern, Arnona Oren and Vivian Tsung. Gallery hours are Mondays through Fridays, 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.; and Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is free.

Free Emergency Contraceptives Available at On-Campus Health Center

The on-campus Health Services Office provides students with free emergency contraceptives such as the morning-after pill and Plan B pill. The center teams up with Planned Parenthood to provide this service. For more information, call (650) 949-7243 or visit the center in Room 2126.

Free Rapid HIV Testing & Counseling

The Foothill College Health Services Office offers free, rapid HIV testing and counseling to Foothill students. Free testing is available now through Feb. 20. The center teams up with Planned Parenthood to provide this service. To schedule an appointment, visit Room 2126 or call (650) 949-7243.

El Camino Youth Symphony Presents Winter Concert

El Camino Youth Symphony , a member of the Foothill College Performing Arts Alliance, presents its annual Winter Spirit Concert Saturday, Feb. 14, at 7:30 p.m. at the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts. The program features Schubert's "Unfinished" Symphony in B minor, Mvt I; Hummel's Trumpet Concerto, Mvt I, Shannon Walsh, soloist; Sarasate's Zigeuenerweisen, Allen Huang, soloist; Khatchaturian's Violin Concerto arr. for flute, Mvt I, Max Wu, soloist and Gounod's Faust: Ballet Music. Tickets are $12, general; $6, students/seniors. To purchase tickets, call (650) 903-6000.

Free Cal Grant Workshop Is Feb. 19

If you need money for college, attend the Cal Grant Workshop Thursday, Feb. 19, from noon to 1 p.m. in the Room 2020. Admission is free. The Cal Grant Program serves California residents who plan to attend or are already attending a California college. This workshop will explain the application process, describe the different Cal Grants and advise students who already have a Cal Grant how best to maximize the benefits while at Foothill College and upon transfer to a four-year university. This is especially important because the March 2 deadline to apply for the Cal Grant is rapidly approaching. For more information, call (650) 949-7245.

The Perfect Match: You & Your Rewarding Career

Explore career options that fit you best by attending an interesting, hands-on workshop Friday, Feb. 20 from 10 to 11 a.m. in Room 8329. You’ll use EUREKA, a computerized career guidance program, to learn what careers are compatible with your interests, values, salary preferences, job outlook, transfer schools that offer your major and much more. Review the complete list of free upcoming workshops offered by the Career Center on visit the center in Room 8329A.

Deadline to Submit Application for UC Berkeley Transfer Mentorship Program Is Feb. 20

UC Berkeley offers its exciting Starting Point Mentorship Program (SPMP) to Foothill College students who intend to transfer to UC Berkeley. You must submit an application packet to be considered for this program and the application deadline is Feb. 20. SPMP teams Bay Area community college students with current UC Berkeley transfer student-mentors. This program is specifically designed to encourage underserved students–returning students, first-in-family college students, students combining school and parenting, students from low-income backgrounds, etc.,–to explore their academic potential and prepare themselves for transfer to UC Berkeley. The goal of the mentor/mentee relationship is to provide prospective students with tools, resources and insight to the student-mentor's experience at Cal along with encouragement and motivation to pursue higher education. To request SPMP application materials and for more information, visit the Foothill College Tran sfer Center in Room 8329A, e-mail ChenowethMaureen@foothill.edu or call (650) 949-7235.

Master Sinfonia Chamber Orchestra Concerts

Under the baton of David Ramadanoff, Master Sinfonia Chamber Orchestra will present two concerts performing Beethoven's King Stephen Overture, Ernst Bloch's Concerto Grosso for String Orchestra with Piano Obbligato, and Shubert's Symphony No. 4. Ramadanoff was a prizewinner in the prestigious National Hungarian radio and television competition, and we are honoring Hungary's first king by featuring Beethoven's King Stephen Overture. Performances are Saturday, Feb. 21, 8 p.m. at Valley Presbyterian Church in Portola Valley; and Sunday, Feb., 22, 3 p.m. at Los Altos United Methodist Church in Los Altos. Tickets are $18, general admission; $15, seniors; and $5, youth.

Find Out How You Can Study in Sydney This Summer

Join the exciting Foothill-De Anza Campus Abroad Program in Sydney, Australia, this summer. You’ll earn college units and study speech communication while learning and visiting Sydney from July 6–Aug. 4. Learn more about this great opportunity, including costs, curriculum and important deadlines at a free informational meeting Feb. 25 from noon to 1 p.m. in Room 4002. For more information, e-mail FranshamKathy@foothill.edu or call (650) 949-7614.

Foothill College Authors Series: Daniel Leeson & The Mozart Cache

The Foothill College Authors Series presents Daniel Leeson, author of the The Mozart Cache and The Mozart Forgeries, Feb. 25 at noon in Room 2313. Admission is free. The series is co-sponsored by the Foothill Commission and President's Office. Staff and faculty can earn PGA/PAA credit for attending a series session. Leeson will discuss his latest book, The Mozart Cache, a detailed critical inspection of a collection of objects that have their feet in two worlds, namely Mozart historical research and art historical study. Following his retirement from IBM after almost 30 years, Leeson taught mathematics at De Anza College for an additional 15 years. Simultaneously, and during those 45 years, he was a professional performing symphonic musician, playing clarinet, basset horn and bass clarinet with many professional organizations, including the San Jose Symphony, San Francisco Opera, Oaklan d Symphony, San Diego Symphony, San Jose/Cleveland Ballet, San Francisco Midsummer Mozart Festival Orchestra and others. To occupy himself during the hours of travel and overnight stays during his business career, he began to study musicology. He has published at least 50 technical papers in the Mozart Jahrbuch, Eighteenth Century Music, International Journal of Musicology, Musical Times, Music and Letters, Musical America, and other journals. In addition to The Mozart Cache, he is the author of Opus Ultimum: The Story of the Mozart Requiem (Algora Press, 2006), a novel, The Mozart Forgeries, (iUniverse, 2006), and one of the earliest texts on computer programming, Basic Programming Concepts (Holt, Rinehart, & Winston, 1962). For ten years he was an officer and treasurer of the Mozart Society of America. In both 1992 and 1993, he was a faculty member of the Mozart Opera Studies Institute sponsored by San Francisco State University and Ca lifornia State University, Fresno.

Career & Major Match Game

If you’re undecided on your college major, attend this fun event that will help you match your interests with potential majors and possible careers. By taking a free assessment, you’ll also learn more about your personality and how to translate your strengths into a rewarding career path. The Career & Major Match Game is Thursday, Feb. 26 from noon to 1 p.m. in Room 2313. Admission is free, and pizza and giveaways are included. For more information, call the Foothill Career Center at (650) 949-7229.

Study on the Silk Road: Campus Abroad in China This Summer

Learn how you can join the Foothill-De Anza Campus Abroad Program in Beijing, Xian and Shanghai for this exciting one-month learning opportunity to study in China this summer. Attend the free informational meeting Feb. 26 from noon to 1 p.m. in Room 4002. Organizers will discuss program classes, cultural field trips, costs, application process and deadlines. For more information, e-mail FranshamKathy@foothill.edu or call (650) 949-7025.

Make a Joyful Noise Gospel Concert

Celebrate with the Foothill College Gospel Choir as you journey through gospel music from its history of Negro spirituals to contemporary melodies at the Make a Joyful Noise Gospel Concert Feb. 28 from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. in the Smithwick Theatre. A complimentary reception follows the performance in the Campus Center Dining Room. Tickets are $12, general; $8, seniors and students with OwlCard; $6, children ages 6 to 12; children under age 5 admitted free. To purchase tickets, call (650) 949-7360.

Foothill Celebrates Women's History Month

Students, faculty, staff and community leaders will present an exciting calendar of cultural enrichment activities to commemorate Women's History Month at Foothill throughout March. To help plan and organize these activities, e-mail OrtizErin@foothill.edu or call (650) 949-7060.

Silicon Valley Astronomy Lecture Series: The Dawn of Creation—The First Two Billion Years

As part of the 10th annual Silicon Valley Astronomy Lecture Series, astronomer Steven Beckwith, the former director of the Space Telescope Science Institute, which runs the Hubble Program, will discuss The Dawn of Creation: The First Two Billion Years, an illustrated, non-technical lecture, Wednesday, March 4, at 7 p.m. in the Smithwick Theatre at Foothill. This talk is part of the local events celebrating the International Year of Astronomy in 2009. Beckwith is currently the vice president for research and graduate studies for the University of California's 10 campuses. His 30-year research career spans many areas of astronomy, including the formation and early evolution of planets around other stars and the birth of galaxies in the early universe. In 2004, he led the team that created the Hubble Ultra Deep Field Image, resulting in the discovery of the most distant galaxies ever seen. Admission is free and the public is invited. Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. Arrive early to locate parking. The free lecture series is sponsored by the Foothill College Astronomy Program, NASA Ames Research Center, SETI Institute and Astronomical Society of the Pacific. For more information, access www.foothill.edu or call (650) 949-7888.

Find Out When You Can Meet with Visiting College Reps

The on-campus Transfer Center arranges visits to Foothill by a variety of college and university admissions representatives throughout the academic year. Find out when these reps are on campus so you can speak one to one, and learn more about admissions policies, campus life, important deadlines, financial aid and more.