Thursday, December 21, 2006

** COIN 65 Grades Complete **

Greetings to all students in COIN 65!

All your work has been graded and your final grades calculated. You can view final grades by clicking the link in the email I just sent.

Happy Holidays, Happy Hanukkah, Joyeux Noel, Feliz Navidad, Kwanzaa Greetings, Merry Christmas, and Happy New Year too.

Sunday, December 17, 2006

** 61, 63 and 70a Grades Complete **

Greetings to all students in COIN 61, COIN 63 and COIN 70a!

All your work has been graded and your final grades calculated. 61 and 63 students can view final grades by logging on to Etudes, clicking Assignments and then clicking My Scores.

70a students can view final grades by clicking the link in the email I just sent.

Happy Holidays, Happy Hanukkah, Joyeux Noel, Feliz Navidad, Kwanzaa Greetings, Merry Christmas, and Happy New Year too.

Monday, December 11, 2006

** Final Exams Begin Today **

Final exams for students in COIN 61.7W, COIN 70a and COIN 63.4W begin today at 1:30 and continue until tomorrow evening, Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2007 at 10:00 pm. Sometime between today at 1:30 and tomorrow at 10:00 pm, log on to your Etudes site and take your exam. Additional info can be found in the week 12 Online Guides.

Good luck!

Friday, December 08, 2006

** News for Foothill Students **

For information on any of these events, see the Foothill website.

Register Now for Winter Quarter Classes

Register now for Foothill College Winter Quarter 2007 so you'll have the best selection of courses. Classes begin Jan. 8 and run through March 30, unless otherwise noted in the Schedule of Classes.

Continuing students—those who were enrolled in fall classes at Foothill—can register online or by phone now through Jan. 7. New and former students can register online or by phone Dec. 11 through Jan. 7.

California residents pay just $13 per unit for Foothill classes. A full range of student support services is also available, including financial aid, counseling, tutoring and child care.

Skip long lines and save time by accessing www.foothill.edu to register for classes, review the class schedule, pay fees, purchase a parking permit and buy textbooks online . To register by phone, call (650) 917-0509 or (408) 777-9394.

Tell Us: A Quick Student Survey

We value your input and want to know what you think about Foothill College. Give us your feedback and tell us how Foothill can serve you better by completing a short online survey. The survey will take less than five minutes to complete.

Foothill Owls Take Bowl Game Win; Ranked #2 in California

Under the leadership of Coach Marshall Sperbeck, the Foothill Owls ended post-season play by blanking Sierra College in the Silicon Valley Bowl with a final score of 24-0. Mike Hickman was named the game’s most valuable player and Louis Arnold garnered the offensive player of the game title. After ending the season with an 8-1 record, the team was ranked #1 in Northern California this year; ranked #2 in the state; and captured the 2006 Northern California Football Conference Championship title.

New ESL Web Site Serves Students with Limited English Skills

To better serve limited English-speaking students, Foothill College has created a new Web site for incoming ESL students. The new site offers prospective and current ESL students information tailored to their specific needs in both English and Spanish. The site is easily accessible from Foothill College's www.foothill.edu, and can be found on the college registration and student services pages. By presenting a clear and consistent process for new students to follow as they register for ESL classes, the college seeks to increase retention and student success, and reduce confusion among incoming students. Review the new ESL Web site.

Skip the Long Line; Buy Your Parking Permit Online

Just in time for Winter Quarter online registration, Foothill now offers you a new, more convenient online method to purchase a campus parking permit. When you register online, you have the option of purchasing a parking permit online. Once you have made your online purchase, you may then print out your temporary permit, which is available two days prior to the first day of the quarter. The temporary permit is valid for 10 calendar days from date of purchase only. Display the temporary permit until your permanent cling decal arrives in the mail to the address you specify. The parking permit that is purchased online includes a convenience fee for shipping and handling.

Visionary Scholarship Donors Help Shape Health Care Professionals

Foothill College students Sally Stallings and Lucia Blott know that they owe a debt of gratitude to a Los Altos couple whom they will never meet. Though deceased, Lola and Steve Kaider had the vision to provide scholarships for students who are training for rewarding health care careers.

Stallings, who is completing Foothill’s Radiology Technology Program, and Blott, who is completing the Diagnostic Medical Sonography (Ultrasound) Program, are the 2006 recipients of the Kaider Scholarship President’s Award, which includes a $5,000 stipend. This year, 34 Foothill College students will receive a total of $86,799 from the Kaider Scholarship Fund.

Measure C Election Validated by Court

The Santa Clara County Superior Court this week validated Foothill-De Anza's June bond election, ruling against two challenges that had been filed. In order to serve students with upgraded facilities and equipment, the district is now quickly proceeding to sell the first series of bonds for Measure C. information.

Nova Vista Symphony Plays Baroque at Foothill Dec. 9

Baroque forms and fanfares inspire the Nova Vista Symphony fall concert that will be performed Dec. 9 at 8 p.m. in the Smithwick Theater at Foothill College. Under the baton of Ann Krinitsky, the program will include Handel’s Music for the Royal Fireworks, Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 and Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 5. Soloists are violinist David Wilson, and flutists Jamie Mulfinger and Christine Doxtad. Tickets will be sold at the door. Admission is $16, general; $13, seniors; and $9, students. Children under age 12 are admitted free. For information, access www.novavista.org or call (408) 530-0700.

PWC Presents Carols, Lullabies & Landscapes

The Peninsula Women's Chorus (PWC) continues its 40th anniversary season with a musical celebration of the holiday season. The winter concerts showcase PWC's rich choral sound from the opening aleatoric sound of voices accompanied by handbells in Ross Whitney's A Pentatonic Alleluia, to the PWC's traditional surround-sound closing of Matthias Bretschneider's arrangement of Silent Night. One of the PWC’s hallmarks is to sing music in its original languages, which for these concerts includes five versions of Spanish as Conrad Susa's Carols and Lullabies will be performed in Mexican, Puerto Rican, Spanish, Andelusian and Castilian. Additional works will be sung in Estonian, German, Latin and English.

Carols, Lullabies & Landscapes performs Saturday, Dec. 9, at 8 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 10, at 4 p.m., at St. Patrick's Seminary, 320 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park. An additional performance is Sunday, Dec. 17, at 3 p.m. in Mission Santa Clara, Santa Clara University, 500 El Camino Real, Santa Clara. For more information, access www.pwchorus.org/concerts.html or call (650) 327-3095.

Gospel Choir Christmas Concert

The Foothill Gospel Choir will present its Christmas concert Dec. 10 at 6:30 p.m. at the First Christian Church, 80 South Fifth Street in downtown San Jose. Tickets will be sold at the door.

Symphonic Winds Performs International

The Foothill Symphonic Winds, under the direction of David B. Adams, will perform Sunday, Dec. 10, at 2:30 p.m. in the Cubberly Theatre, 4000 Middlefield Road in Palo Alto. The program will feature the music of Shostakovich, Milhaud, Grainger, Holsinger and Leroy Anderson. Tickets are $10, adults; and $5, seniors and students. For more information, access www.windband.org/foothill or call (650) 969-0191.

Final Exams Are Dec. 12–15

Final exams are given in all courses except physical education activity, CNSL 50, cooperative education and tutoring courses. Review the final exam schedule. Special arrangements are made for self-paced courses and classes that meet only once a week. Final exams normally will not be given in advance of the scheduled time. You are responsible for taking all assigned final examinations. Failure to take the final exam will result in an F grade. If you miss a final examination for a legitimate reason, immediately communicate with your instructor(s) and counselor.

Cantabile Chorale Plays ’Tis the Season

Join the Cantabile Chorale, artistic director Sanford Dole and pianist T. Paul Rosas to welcome the holiday season Dec. 13, 15 and 17. Poetry turns into song in Eric Whitacre’s little tree and Morten Lauridsen’s Mid-Winter Songs on poems by e. e. cummings and Robert Graves. A perennial orchestral favorite, Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Suite, becomes a choral work. A Musicological Journey through the Twelve Days of Christmas surveys classical music, employing a different style for each of the 12 days. Two Christmas anthems by Healey Willan and a medley of classic carols round out the program.

Performances are Wednesday, Dec. 13, at 8 p.m. at St. Gregory of Nyssa, 500 DeHaro Street in San Francisco; Friday, Dec. 15, at 8 p.m. at St. Mark's Episcopal Church, 600 Colorado Avenue in Palo Alto; and Sunday, Dec. 17, at 7:30 p.m. at St. John's Presbyterian Church, 2727 College Avenue in Berkeley. Tickets will be sold at the door and are $25, general; $20, senior; $6 student.

A member of the Foothill College Performing Arts Alliance, the Cantabile Chorale is a 45-voice, auditioned chorus of singers from around the Bay Area. For more information, access www.cantabile.org or call (650) 424-1410.

Photo Club Exhibits Summer Excursion

The Foothill Photo Club has assembled Summer Excursion, an exciting exhibit that showcases the work of its members, at the Krause Center for Innovation. The exhibition runs through Dec. 15. KCI Gallery hours are Monday through Friday, 6:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.; and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Silicon Valley Symphony Fall Concert

The Silicon Valley Symphony presents Christmas Crackers, its fall concert, Saturday, Dec. 16, at 7:30 p.m., at Presbyterian Church of Los Gatos. Admission is $20, general; and $15, seniors and students. Children under age 10 are admitted free when accompanied by an adult. The performance will include Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Suite, Mozart’s Serenade No. 10 in B-flat Major, Gran Partita and Double Violin Concerto by J.S. Bach. Learn more.

Holiday Hoops Camp for Kids Dec. 21-23

Girls and boys of all ability levels can participate in the Holiday Hoops Basketball Camp Dec. 21-23 in the gymnasium at Foothill College. The camp is designed for players ages 5 to 13. Players age 5-7 will play with lowered baskets. Camp runs from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (includes 15-minute snack break).

Camp coaches will emphasize basketball fundamentals, team concepts and full-court game play. Coaches are members of the award-winning Foothill Owls Women's Basketball Team who are 10-time Coast Conference champions.

Camp cost is $100 per player; $175 for two players; and $250 for three players from the same family or if one player is a first-time Holiday Hoops camper. The fee includes coaching, supervision and camp T-shirt. Space is limited. Make check payable to Foothill College. Mail to Foothill College, Attn: Holiday Hoops Camp, 12345 El Monte Road, Los Altos Hill, CA 94022-4599. To request registration form or for more information, call (650) 949-7356.

Foothill Celebrates Jewish Heritage Month

Students, faculty, staff and community leaders have created an exciting calendar of cultural enrichment activities to commemorate Jewish Heritage Month at Foothill throughout January. Events include guest speakers, live entertainment, film series, authentic cuisine and more. Review the list of these events. Foothill hosts numerous heritage month celebrations from January through June. Learn more about these activities.

Important Financial Aid Deadlines & Dates

Mark your calendar now for these important financial aid deadlines and activities. For more information, access www.foothill.edu/aid.

Today—Complete your online 2006-2007 FAFSA at www.fafsa.ed.gov.
Jan. 1, 2007—Complete the 2007-2008 FAFSA online at www.fafsa.ed.gov or complete the hard copy version of the form, which is available in the Foothill College Financial Aid Office (Room 1930). This is the first day that you can submit the FAFSA.
March 2, 2007—Deadline for new Cal Grant applicants to file the 2007-2008 FAFSA and GPA Verification forms.
March 15, 2007—Deadline to submit scholarship applications for Foothill College awards.
March 23, 2007—Priority deadline for Foothill College Financial Aid Applicati ons.
June 1, 2007—Deadline to file the 2006-2007 FAFSA to meet the federal processor deadline for a valid application. For details, access www.fafsa.ed.gov.

Glimpsing the Edge of the Universe: Recent Results from the Hubble Space Telescope Is January Lecture Topic

As part of the eighth annual Silicon Valley Astronomy Lecture Series, UCSC Scientist Dr. Bruce Margon will present Glimpsing the Edge of the Universe: Recent Results from the Hubble Space Telescope Wednesday, Jan. 24, at 7 p.m. in the Smithwick Theater at Foothill College in Los Altos Hills. Dr. Margon recently retired as the associate director for science for the Hubble Telescope Program, and has joined the administration at the University of California, Santa Cruz. For more information, call (650) 949-7888.

Winter Recess Hours of Operation & Holiday Closure Information

Just like our students, Foothill faculty and staff will celebrate the holidays with their families. Please review the following information for holiday closures and hours of operation during winter recess.

The campus will be closed Dec. 22, 25, 26, 27, 29 and Jan. 1.
Although Dec. 28, is a workday, many campus offices will be closed to accommodate employee vacation schedules.
Classes do not meet during winter recess which runs Dec. 18 through Jan. 5.
Some campus program and service offices are open for limited hours during winter recess. To avoid disappointment, please review the information below and call the number listed before you travel to the campus.
All campus programs and services return to regular operating hours beginning Monday, Dec. 8.
Review information posted on the Contact Us Web page.

Wednesday, December 06, 2006

** COIN 65 Class Cancellation **

Here is a message from Greg about tonight's class:

Hello all,

I am cancelling this evenings class on Wednesday December 6 due to the fact that I am ill. I've apparently have an intestinal type virus for the past 2-3 days and am way behind and don't think I have the energy to meet with you this evening... which I do apologize for!

Soooo, there is no class meeting this evening, Wednesday December 6.

If you need to know your grade on the homework #9 assignment for creating vertical and horizontal menus, please e-mail me and I can pass that information to you personally. Otherwise I return will those assignment next week... great work by the way, there are numerous excellent submissions here!

For homework #10, Practice with layout... upload your files to your CTIS server space and Sandi will grade them... thanks Sandi!

I am assuming that I will get better and intend to provide some materials relating to the faux column technique described in chapter 6 of the textbook.

I am hoping that by Friday of this week I will have some materials that augment the faux-column technique, and something that you __might__ use in your final project in terms of layout. I intend on providing some materials for faux-column techniques for simple 2 and 3 column techniques as well as what the author has provided in chapter 6 for a flexible center-column fluid layout using the faux-column technique.

I will see you next week when we will explore everyone's final project demonstrations.

I will create a separate page to everyone's final projects which will be linked to from our COIN 65 assignments page.

Got questions, please post in the forum, or e-mail me directly.

-- greg

Friday, December 01, 2006

**IMMEDIATE Web/Multimedia Internship **

The FHDA Internship Program has a 6-mos paid internship for a Web Curriculum Designer. The student will help develop an interactive web curricula on health education topics for pre-teens and teens. Required qualification: solid knowledge and experience in FLASH and other animation/graphic software. Web design skills a plus. The organization is affiliated with Stanford University.

Please encourage your talented students to apply to this very exciting opportunity.
Start date: (preferably) January 8, 2007. Students can download an application form at http://internships.fhda.edu or call 650-604-5560 for more information.

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Vicky L Criddle
Director, FHDA Internship Program
650-604-4183
MS 226-7, PO Box 309
Moffett Field, CA 94035
http://internships.fhda.edu
mcriddle@mail.arc.nasa.gov
criddle@fhda.edu