November, 2001

Highline Celebrates International Education Week
by Kathleen Hasselblad    

Highline students, staff, and faculty celebrate International Education Week through workshops, music and dance, and shared conversations. Coordinated by Mariko Fujiwara, International Student Programs, James Peyton, Faculty Resource Center, and Kathleen Hasselblad, Instruction, the events spotlight the College’s outreach to the world and the global diversity of the campus.

 Dr. Priscilla Bell opened the festivities on November 13th and noted that the world truly does come to Highline through international students, students from the surrounding communities, as well as faculty and staff with cultural origins from around the globe.  She then urged the campus to participate in the week’s events to share perspectives, enjoy our cultural diversity, and learn from the work of others.

 Activities include a cultural fashion show, faculty presentations on bringing the world into the classroom, a performance of classical dances of India, and a focus on study abroad.  In addition, Highline international students will give presentations on education at home compared with what they have experienced here, while Multicultural Services will talk about the significant immigrant and refugee populations the College serves. 

 Secretary of State Colin Powell declared International Education Week and this is the first year that Highline has participated in the nationwide observances. Celebrating International Education Week is in keeping with the college’s strategic initiative to cultivate a college climate that values diversity and global perspectives.

 The weeklong set of events is part of a growing awareness of the need to focus national attention on the importance of a global education for all Americans, through overseas study and exposure to other cultures at home. 

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Food Drive in 7th Year

The campus wide food drive to benefit the Des Moines Food Bank continues on campus through January, so clean out your cupboards of non-perishable food and drop it off at one of the many collection sites located around the campus.   

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 Welcome to Our Team 
(since October 1, 2001)

Did You Know? 

...Stephanie Horton, who teaches Hotel 205, Bus 207 and the Event, Meeting and Conference Certificate Program, has been elected to the Washington State Hotel and Lodging Association Board of Directors. 

...Richard Fisher is going to be on the Civil Service Commission for the City of Renton. 

...Krissy Hatcher, a former CWU graduate, was elected to Chair of the Information Technology Committee at Central Washington University. 

... Steve Fenton is now the Executive Regional Director of the Northwest Partnership for Environmental Technology Education (NW PETE). 

...Jens Pulver, one of our former wrestlers, is the current world champion in Ultimate Fighting, aka UFC Lightweight champion. 

...Our Surface Water Control Project received an award from the Washington Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects.  The awards ceremony is being held at the Bellevue Art Museum on Friday, November 16.   

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40th Anniversary Events

Native American History Month
November 

International Education Week 
November 12-16 
Contact:  Siew Lai Lilley

Circle of Honor
Wednesday, November 14 – 7:00 pm
Building 8, 2^nd floor
Contact:  Rachel Catalusci

Blue Collar Blues
November 15-18 – 8:00 pm
Building 4-122
Contact:  Christiana Taylor

Art of Anatoliy Voznyarskiy/ Reception
Thursday, November 29 – 6:00 pm
Library Gallery (4^th floor)
Contact:  Lyn Playle

Blue Collar Blues
Thursday, November 29 – 7:30 pm
Building 4-122
Contact:  TM Sell

Blue Collar Blues
Friday, November 30 – 8:00 pm
Saturday, December 1 - 8:00 pm
Building 4-122
Contact:  Christiana Taylor

Federal Way Campus Open House
Wednesday, December 12 6-7:30 pm
Federal Way Campus
Contact: Ann Sawyer

Holiday Lunch - Faculty & Staff
Thursday, December 13, 11:30 am
Building 8, 2nd Floor
Contact:  Sandy Moser