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The Illinois native also serves as the special projects "go-to guy" helping faculty by building and adapting experimental apparatus to demonstrate different effects. In this role, he helped develop and test an operating remote controlled solar telescope for astronomy courses. He also maintains and upgrades the CCSN weather station used by the weather service and local TV meteorologists. A 45-year resident of Las Vegas, Erwin worked at the Nevada Test Site and was also a field superintendent for a local electrical contractor in design-build projects for local and national telecommunications companies. He holds certifications as a drilling engineer, journeyman electrician and NCCER apprenticeship instructor, and enjoys off-road motorcycling – “I’ve been falling off bikes since I was ten years old” – as well as building model and full-scale amateur airplanes and helicopters.
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Terry Erwin, a development technician in the Physical Sciences Department at Charleston Campus, is October’s honored Classified Employee of the Month. A five-year CCSN veteran, Erwin also supports astronomy, biology, chemistry, geography, geology and physics programs. He sets up various laboratories and their computers, maintains delicate instruments and services microscopes and telescopes. His industrial expertise cast him as an active player on the construction planning and construction management team to erect the academic science complex known as E Building. He also earned praise for his work with the Science Olympiad and HCOT, a head start program for high school science students.
Admission to this event is free and open to the public with a free cookies and punch reception following the lecture. For more information about this or other cultural events at CCSN's Henderson campus, please call 651-3000.
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CCSN Henderson presents "Globalization, Culture & Nevada: An Anthropological View" on Friday, Oct. 14 at 7:30 p.m. in C133 in the continuing Fall 2005 Cultural Series. This second in a series of seven presentations is a lecture by Anthropology Professor Dr. Fred Conquest. Come discover how the future of Nevada will be impacted by ongoing globalization, culture and environmental changes, and gain a personal competitive advantage by attending this unique lecture.The Center for Academic & Professional Excellence (CAPE) Office was created July 1 by President Richard Carpenter to facilitate professional and skills development for CSSN faculty and staff. The mission of CAPE's interim director is Prof. Mitzi Ware and the advisory board includes the following members:
Michael Alder, Vartouhi Asherian, Martin Behr, Dr. Eun-Woo Chang, Dr. Kathryn Jeffrey, Sonya Newton, Dr. Terry Norris, Tom Rosenberger, Debbie Tanner and Dr. Dale Warby.
Ex-Officio Members are
Walt Ayers, Dr. Tom Peacock, Dr. Mike Richards, Diane Rohrbaugh and Tracy Warren-Hillstead. WebCT Basics Workshop (CAPE/Distance Ed) Teaching in an Online Environment (CAPE/Distance Ed) Safety/Security News Brief Open Forum (CCSN Police Chief) Administrative Assistants Training (Human Resources) Academic Impressions November Workshops/Training notice will be out soon! The CAPE Advisory Board is conducting a survey to help determine the professional development and training needs of CCSN faculty and staff. This survey will be used to gather information to help CAPE define the structure and programs for future professional development and training at CCSN. Please take a few minutes to provide input on how these important programs should be identified and designed. Our survey is intended solely for assessment purposes for the development of CAPE programs. Please take the Cape Survey
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Dr. Mike Richards, vice president for academic affairs, recently announced several changes in the Applied Technology Division. Dean Paul Pate will assist in the development and construction of the new automotive technology building and with specific initiatives for expanding selected technology programs.
As a result, a new dual structure will be implemented for the remainder of this academic year. Automotive Technology and Collision Repair will report directly to Chris Kelly, dean of Business, Industry, & Public Safety. An academic department to be chaired by Dennis Soukup will oversee the rest of the programs of Applied Tech. Thomas Brown, Cheyenne campus administrator, will provide administrative oversight of the department. Transition to this new structure will occur over the next several weeks with full implementation by Nov. 1. "We are particularly mindful of those faculty members currently in the tenure review process this year and have made arrangements to ensure continuity of this effort," Dr. Richards said.
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Dennis Soukup Tune to Nevada Public Radio Sunday Oct. 16 and 23 for "Ideas in the Air" interviews with two CCSN officials on their special programs. First, this Sunday at 6:30 p.m. on 88.9 FM, meet Dennis Birr, newest principal of the Community College High School, who talks about the successful history and promising future for CCHS, one of CCSN’s most progressive initiatives started in 1996. A 25-year principal, Birr is joined by counselor Lisa Bruce and senior Krista Avance.
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The International Center at Charleston Campus hosted representatives from the Japanese Consulate in San Francisco this month. Students and residents of Las Vegas holding Japanese passports had the opportunity to meet consulate staff locally. Services available included passport extensions, voter registration and overseas registration. Japanese Consulate staff will be returning to Charleston Campus on Oct. 27 and will be available from 1:30 - 4:30 p.m. to assist both CCSN’s Japanese student population as well as the community at large. |
International Celebration |
German Ambassador Visits Las Vegas
German international student Sebastian Saure joined CCSN President Dr. Richard Carpenter as his special guest to the German Ambassador’s luncheon held at the Four Seasons Hotel on Oct. 10. Saure is majoring in international business at CCSN. The event was sponsored by the Las Vegas World Affairs Committee as part of a series bringing foreign ambassadors to speak to Las Vegas residents.
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Nearly 100 international students gathered Oct. 8 for a barbeque celebrating the successful start of the new fall semester, sponsored by CCSN’s International Student Organization. Students and staff from the International Center cooked hot dogs, hamburgers and chicken and competed in volleyball, soccer and relay races. It was a lively event that allowed newly arrived students an opportunity to meet upperclassmen and feel welcome at our internationalized college, which now consists of more than 600 students from over 60 countries.
| Russell's Restaurant at Cheyenne Campus is a Culinary and Food & Beverage Management training/development center for students of the Resort and Gaming Department. It opens to the CCSN community and the public during each semester to display the skills of culinary and food and beverage students who combine to serve gourmet dining.
Luncheons are served Monday through Thursday from 11:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m., with dinners on Thursday from 5:45 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. All repasts are served with a choice of soup or salad, entree, dessert, bread or rolls and beverage for $6.95.
For Russell's Menu next week, click here
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The Forum Panel: Sgt. Marissa Madl, Army Military Police; two tours of duty in Iraq and one tour in a detention center in Cuba; awarded the Bronze Star. Sgt. Brook Stanford, Senior Machine Gunner Fox Company, U.S. Marine Corp.; one tour of duty in Baghdad; the CCSN Sociology Club President in 2004. Sgt. David Gibbs, active duty in the U.S. Air Force and a CCSN Sociology Club student Ms. Jenny Brown, a former E-6 in the U.S. Navy and a CCSN Sociology Club student Professor A.B. Bell, Sgt. U.S. Marine Corps., Persian Gulf War 1991; Professor of Communications at CCSN Mr. Sandy Seda, Master Sgt. U.S. Marine Corp., active duty in 2003 in Mosul, Iraq; CCSN Chief of Police
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On Nov. 2, the CCSN Sociology Club and the Division of Social Sciences and Education present a sociological lecture and forum featuring Dr. Christian Parenti, noted author of The Freedom, Shadows and Hallucinations in Occupied Iraq, and a war journalist for The Nation Magazine. The event is free and open to the public. Dr. Parenti's address and a panel forum will be web cast live from 6 to 8 p.m. from the Henderson Campus (Room C133) to all CCSN campuses and over 20 other colleges and universities around the world.
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Sky Watch - Presents the latest information about occurrences in the sky. Current astronomical phenomena and the locations of the planets and constellations are presented. Recent data from major space programs such as the Hubble Space Telescope, the International Space Station, Mars Global Surveyor and Cassini are displayed. The audience can ask questions of The Planetarium staff. While the program running time is variable, it is typically about 20 minutes and suitable for all ages. |
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Through Oct. 30. Jenny Kimball presents digital images on paper and Leighton McWilliams shows photography based mixed media constructions on the Cheyenne Campus. Free admission, open to the public and wheelchair accessible. Call 651-4205 for details
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Beat Legend Michael McClure Appears at Charleston Campus |
One of America’s most fascinating authors, artists and intellectuals, Beat legend Michael McClure will read and lecture. Oct. 14 at 3 p.m. in Bldg. D, Room 221, followed by a reading of his works on Oct. 15 at 7:30 p.m. in Bldg. B, Room 105. Both events are free and open to the public.
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McClure debuted as the greatest cause célèbre in modern drama in his play The Beard. Eventually, the play received high critical praise and two Obie awards, but during its initial performance the cast was arrested 14 performances in a row. 2005 |
Exhibit: Paintings by Pablo Carreño |
The Fine Arts Gallery will exhibit paintings by Cuban-born artist Pablo Carreño in conjunction with the performance of Anna in the Tropics in the CCSN BackStage Theatre Oct. 14 - 16 and 21 – 23. Every artist is known for a very definite style or school. Cuban-born Pablo Carreño defines himself as an expressionist. His work (murals, water colors, pen and ink, oil paintings, and portraits) present a curious diversity of styles and forms, although at the same time he maintains a flow and unity of lines which makes his work easily recognizable. His art has been shown in numerous one man and collective shows, Pablo Carreño paints the way he thinks and works in accordance with this explosive temperament. A magnificent manifestation of vibrant and intense colors is present and characteristic of his paintings. His imagination and constant creativity make him conceive and unfold a wide range of artistic expressions.
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Cheyenne Campus at the Horn TheatrePlay: Anna in the Tropics |
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Oct. 14-15 and 21-22 at 7:30 p.m.; Oct. 16 and 23 at 2 p.m. in the BackStage Theatre, Cheyenne Campus. Reserved: $10 adult; $8 students, seniors.
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"Confessions of a PT&A Mom" Comes to CCSN
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Shows will be held in the BackStage Theatre on Oct. 16, 23, Nov. 13 and 20 at 7 p.m. and on Dec. 2, 3 and 9 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $8 for adults, $5 for students and seniors.
Local stand-up comedian Carole Montgomery brings her hilarious one-woman show and signature "Carolisms" to the CCSN's Cheyenne Campus this fall. The "ivory girl with an attitude" has been making people laugh since 1981. She's been in the cut of 'Midnight Fantasy," performed at the Las Vegas Comedy Festival and the Montreal's Just for Laughs Festival, recorded a CD entitled "Extreme Comedy The Women," and appeared on television shows such as Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher, the Oprah Winfrey Show and Showtime's Comedy Club All-Stars 6 with Don Rickles.| Free Lecture - “Water, Rivers and Development: Sustaining Freshwater Ecosystems and Meeting Human Needs in the 21st Century” |
Oct. 17 at 7:30 p.m. in UNLV’s Barrick Museum Auditorium, presented by Patrick McCully, executive director of the International Rivers Network. This presentation provides a global overview of major trends in freshwater management, summarizing some of the ecological impacts of human activities, particularly dam-building. McCully will also explain the poor economic and technical performance of large dams, especially in the American Southwest.
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| Free Lecture - “The New Discourse of Human Rights in Latin America” |
Oct. 20 at 7:30 p.m. in UNLV’s Barrick Museum Auditorium, presented by Wellesley College’s Marjorie Agosin, professor of Spanish. Latin America still struggles with legacies of state terrorism implemented in the 1970s and 1980s. One response to severe repression is a new discourse of human rights that involves artists and writers in the discussion of history and reconciliation and the construction of memory. Dr. Agosin will address this phenomenon with special reference to Chile.
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| Free Lecture - “Ebola, Culture and Politics in Central Africa” |
Oct. 27 at 7:30 p.m. in UNLV’s Barrick Museum Auditorium, presented by Washington State University’s Barry Hewlett, professor of anthropology. This talk examines an emerging rapid-killer disease (Ebola hemorrhagic fever) from an anthropological perspective. Ebola kills 50-90% of those infected within nine days, with no known treatments or vaccines. Dr. Hewlett has conducted research in central Africa for 30 years and shares his knowledge and personal –outbreak-experiences from Uganda and the Republic of Congo.
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Students from Ely, Nevada had the bristlecone pine adopted as a symbol for our state. The bristlecone pine is the oldest living thing on Earth, with some specimens in Nevada more than 4,000 years of age. The tree can be found at high elevations. Normal height for older
