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AUGUST
2004
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SEPTEMBER 2004
Monday, Sept. 6
Labor Day Holiday - College Closed
Wednesday, Sept. 8
SAC Fall Service Learning and Volunteer Fair
9 a.m. – 12 p.m., Loftin Student Center, Fiesta Room
Over 50 agencies will attend. Volunteers are needed during the day, evenings
and weekends. Faculty members, please announce to your students.
For information, including a list of agencies, visit www.accd.edu/sac/service
and click on Special Events.
Wednesday, Sept. 8
Hot Potato Issues – “The Bible: Literalism, Fantasy, Truth?”
Rev. Albert Clayton
12 p.m., Methodist Student Center (corner of Belknap & Dewey)
To schedule your class, call 733-1441.
Sept. 9-Oct. 28
“Recent +/- Paintings,” exhibit by Eduardo Rodriguez & Tom
Willome, Fine Arts faculty at SAC teaching painting, drawing and design
Visual Arts & Technology Center Gallery
Hours: 8 a.m.-9 p.m. Mon.-Fri.; 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday; 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Saturday
Free and open to the public
Friday, Sept. 10
“Charting Your Course-An Itinerary for High School Journalist and
Their Advisers” for high school students and advisers in journalism
and photography.
9 a.m. – 3 p.m., Various locations on campus
Registration fee $15; Deadline to register is Sept. 8.
Contact: Irene Abrego, iabrego@accd.edu, 733-2880
Saturday, Sept. 11
“An Evening of Dance with Bertram Western”
6 p.m., Loftin Student Center, Fiesta Room
Admission: $5 Adults, $3 Children 10 years & under. Tickets available
at the ASL/ITP lab 005A. Music, dance and sign language performance. Sign
language not necessary to attend, voice interpreter will be present. Sponsored
by PAH Deaf Club.
Contact: Sara Filippone, 733-2056 through TX relay 711.
Sunday, Sept. 12
ASL Story told by Bertram Weston
2 p.m., Borders Book Store at The Quarry
This is the beginning of the new semester of ASL stories.
Contact: Sara Filippone, 733-2056 through TX relay 711.
Monday, Sept. 13
UTSA Roadrunner Roll Call – UTSA Office of Transitional Student Advisement
Services
8:30 a.m., Business Majors
10:30 a.m., Education Majors
1:30 p.m., Architecture/Interior Design Majors
3:30 p.m., Liberal Arts Majors
Moody Learning Center, Room 178
Transfer advisers from the UTSA will be here to advise you at a group
session.
Contact: 458-4302, transfer@utsa.edu or http://www.utsa.edu/advise/otsas_home.htm
Wednesday, Sept. 15
Faculty Potpourri Recital
Cindy Barbier, Coordinator
12 p.m., McAllister Auditorium
Admission: Free
Contact: 733-2731
Wednesday, Sept. 15
Hot Potato Issues – “Demonic Use of the Word ‘Evil,’”
Rev. Suzanne Isaacs and Mr. Ali M. Sadri
12 p.m., Methodist Student Center (corner of Belknap & Dewey)
To schedule your class, call 733-1441.
Thursday, Sept. 16
Faculty Recital
Mary Lou Russell & Mark Alexander (Duo Piano)
7:30 p.m., McAllister Auditorium
Admission: Free
Contact: 733-2731
Monday, Sept. 20
Faculty Recital
Alice Gomez & Madalyn Blanchett (Flute Dreams)
7:30 p.m., McAllister Auditorium
Admission: Free
Contact: 733-2731
Wednesday, Sept. 22
Hot Potato Issues – “Terrorism: Where Does Hate Begin,”
Mr. Asslan Khaligh
12 p.m., Methodist Student Center (corner of Belknap & Dewey)
To schedule your class, call 733-1441.
Saturday,
Sept. 25
Taylor Yearbook Workshop in the Journalism-Photography Department
8 a.m. – 4 p.m., Loftin Student Center, Fiesta Room
For high school yearbook students and advisers.
Contact: Chet Hunt, cfhunt@accd.edu or 733-2870
Monday, Sept. 27
Fine Arts Series
Tony Morris & friends (Classical Guitar, Flute, Violin & Violoncello)
7:30 p.m., McAllister Auditorium
Admission: Free
Contact: 733-2731
Wednesday, Sept. 29
Hot Potato Issues – “Religion Sells: Books, Movies, Music,”
Ms. Theresa Booth
12 p.m., Methodist Student Center (corner of Belknap & Dewey)
To schedule your class, call 733-1441.
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OCTOBER 2004
Tuesday, Oct.
5
Open Forum on Financing Public Education
7-9 p.m., McCreless Auditorium
Free, open to the public. Go to http://www.accd.edu/sac/artsci/saevent/htm.
Sponsored by SAC, the League of Women Voters, the American Association
of University Women and the Common Cause.
Contact: Martha Buchanan, mbuchana@accd.edu, 733-2826
Tuesday, Oct. 5
Latin Jazz Combo
Alice Gomez, Director
12:30 p.m., McAllister Auditorium
Admission: Free
Contact: 733-2731
Wednesday, Oct. 6
SAC Fall Job and Career Fair 2004
10 a.m. – 2 p.m., Loftin Student Center
All welcome, SAC students and alumni are encouraged to attend.
Bring resumes and dress to impress.
Contact: Xandy Rocha, xrocha@accd.edu or 785-6026
Wednesday, Oct. 6
Hot Potato Issues – “Worship: Life, A Little at a Time,”
Mr. Johnny Silva
12 p.m., Methodist Student Center (corner of Belknap & Dewey)
To schedule your class, call 733-1441.
Wednesday, Oct. 6
SAC Band Concert
Peter Kline, Director
1 p.m., McAllister Auditorium
Admission: Free
Contact: 733-2731
Thursday, Oct. 7
Jazz Ensemble
Andrew Gignac, Director
2 p.m., McAllister Auditorium
Admission: Free
Contact: 733-2731
Friday, Oct. 8
Renaissance Recital
Cindy Barbier, Coordinator
12 p.m., McAllister Auditorium
Admission: Free
Contact: 733-2731
Oct. 8-24
Theater performance -"Cat on a Hot Tin Roof," Tennessee Williams
8 p.m. on Fridays & Saturdays and 2:30 p.m. on Sundays, McAllister
Auditorium
Admission: Free to all ACCD faculty, staff & students; $10 general
admission; and $8 seniors and military
Contact: Charles Falcon, 733-2726
Monday, Oct.
11
ACCD Employee Development Day - College Closed
Wednesday, Oct. 13
Hot Potato Issues – “Stem Cell Research & Human Destiny,”
Dr. Richard Schoenig and Mr. Francisco Solis
12 p.m., Methodist Student Center (corner of Belknap & Dewey)
To schedule your class, call 733-1441.
Tuesday, Oct. 19
Faculty Recital
Andrew Gignac, Solo Trumpet
7:30 p.m., McAllister Auditorium
Admission: Free
Contact: 733-2731
Monday, Oct. 25
TACRAO (Texas Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers)
9 a.m. – 12 p.m., Northeast Campus, 7990 Pat Booker Road
Many colleges, universities and the military will be on campus to answer
questions and hand out materials about programs and degrees.
Contact: Dr. Gloria Jones, gjones@accd.edu, 590-5425
Tuesday, Oct. 26
Fall 2004 Transfer Fair
9 a.m. – 12 p.m., Loftin Student Center
Contact: Dr. Terry Walch, twalch@accd.edu, 733-2553 or 733-2336
Wednesday, Oct. 27
Hot Potato Issues – “Bush-Kerry: Personification of America,”
Dr. Philip Roger
12 p.m., Methodist Student Center (corner of Belknap & Dewey)
To schedule your class, call 733-1441.
Thursday, Oct. 28
Halloween Concert
Irene Liden, Coordinator
7:30 p.m., McAllister Auditorium
Admission: Adults $5, students $3, children under 12 free
Contact: 733-2731
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NOVEMBER 2004
Wednesday, Nov.
3
Hot Potato Issues – “Worship: God Empowers Us,” Dr. Joy
Gates Black
12 p.m., Methodist Student Center (corner of Belknap & Dewey)
To schedule your class, call 733-1441.
Monday, Nov. 8– Saturday, Nov. 13
SAC’s Children’s Show, “Seussical, the Musical”
Day performances at 9:30 a.m. & 12:30 p.m.; Thurs. (11/11) & Fri.
(11/12) at 7 p.m.; Sat. (11/13) at 12 p.m.
McAllister Auditorium
Admission: Free to ACCD students, faculty & staff; adults $5; children
$1 for day performances; and children $3 for evening & matinees
Contact: Paula Rodriguez, parodrig@accd.edu, or 733-2710
Wednesday, Nov. 10
Hot Potato Issues – “Sexuality: Civil Union or Marriage?”
Rev. Michael Cave and Mr. Michael White
12 p.m., Methodist Student Center (corner of Belknap & Dewey)
To schedule your class, call 733-1441.
Monday, Nov. 15
Guitar Ensemble/Early Music Ensemble
Terry Muska & Madalyn Blanchett, Directors
7:30 p.m., McAllister Auditorium
Admission: Free
Contact: 733-2731
Tuesday, Nov. 16
27th Annual Edith Fox King Lecture presenting David Leeson, Pulitzer Prize-winning
photojournalist for the Dallas Morning News
9:30 a.m., VATC 120
This is the 27th Annual King Lecture. For more information, visit http://www.accd.edu/sac/j-p/LeesonSPJ.html
Contact: Chet Hunt, cfhunt@accd.edu or 733-2870
Tuesday, Nov. 16
Latin Jazz Combo
Alice Gomez, Director
7:30 p.m., McAllister Auditorium
Admission: Free
Contact: 733-2731
Wednesday, Nov. 17
"Posada, Dr. Atl, y Los Tres Grandes: A Presentation on the Commitment
of Artists to the Mexican Revolution"
Presentation by Marleen Hoover and Richard Arredondo
10 a.m., Koehler House
Admission: Free open to the public
Contact: Alice Johnson at 733-2483
Wednesday, Nov. 17
Hot Potato Issues – “Is Believing in God Non-Intellectual?”
Dr. Michael Burton and Rev. Denise Barker
12 p.m., Methodist Student Center (corner of Belknap & Dewey)
To schedule your class, call 733-1441.
Wednesday, Nov. 17
SAC Band Concert
Peter Kline, Director
1 p.m., McAllister Auditorium
Admission: Free
Contact: 733-2731
Thursday, Nov. 18
ACCD Foundation Leaders for Education Annual Recognition Night (L.E.A.R.N.)
Banquet, an annual fund raising event
Cost: $100 per seat or $1,000 per table of ten
6 p.m. Reception; 7 p.m.-9 p.m., Airport Hilton at Loop 410
Contact: Roland DuBay, rdubay@accd.edu or 208-8105
Thursday, Nov. 18
Jazz Ensemble
Andrew Gignac, Director
7:30 p.m., McAllister Auditorium
Admission: Free
Contact: 733-2731
Friday, Nov. 19
Soaring to Excellence Library Teleconference Series: “The Role of
Teaching in Modern Libraries”
11 a.m.-1 p.m., MLC 613
Admission: Free
Contact: Candace Peterson, cpetersn@accd.edu
Saturday, Nov. 20
X-treme Popular Culture Fair
Featuring live bands, art exhibits, graffiti demonstrations, an open mic
arena, vendors, and audio-visual demonstrations
11 a.m. – 5 p.m., Mall area throughout campus
Contact: Teanna Staggs, tstaggs@accd.edu or Jeff Hunt, jehunt@accd.edu,
733-2691 or 733-2716
Admission: Free
Saturday, Nov. 20
San Antonio College Choirs with Texas Bach Choir & Collegium
Cindy Barbier & Daniel Long, Directors
7:30 p.m., McAllister Auditorium
Admission: Free
Contact: 733-2731
Wednesday, Nov. 24
Hot Potato Issues – “Waiting, God Will Come In God’s Time,”
Dr. David Semrad
12 p.m., Methodist Student Center (corner of Belknap & Dewey)
To schedule your class, call 733-1441.
Thursday-Sunday,
Nov. 25-28
Thanksgiving Holiday - College Closed
Tuesday, Nov. 30
Opera Workshop Performance
Anastasia Lerma, Director
7:30 p.m., McAllister Auditorium
Admission: Free
Contact: 733-2731
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DECEMBER 2004
Wednesday,
Dec. 1
Hot Potato Issues – “Worship: Strong Roots,” Rev. Harry
Kahl
12 p.m., Methodist Student Center (corner of Belknap & Dewey)
To schedule your class, call 733-1441.
Sunday,
Dec. 7
Last Day of Classes for Fall 2003 Semester
Monday-Sunday,
Dec. 8-14
Final Exams
December
18, 2004-January 2, 2005
Christmas/New Year Holiday - College Closed
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JANUARY 2005
Wednesday, Jan.
5
New Adjunct Faculty Orientation
5:30 - 7 p.m., VATC 120
Admission: Free
Contact: Lolly Peek
mpeek@accd.edu, 733-2475
Thursday, Jan.
13 (rescheduled
from Dec.2)
Portfolio Days - Kansas City Art Institute
9 a.m. - 2 p.m., VATC Gallery
Contact: Mark Pritchett, 733-2903 mpritche@accd.edu
Thursday, January 13, 2005 (rescheduled from Dec.2)
Portfolio Days 2004 Kansas City Art Institute
K.C.A. Institute Representative: Ryan Fenchel
9 a.m. - 2 p.m., SAC Visual Art & Technology Center Gallery
Admission: Free
Contact (Name & Email): Mark Pritchett, 733-2903, mpritche@accd.edu
Monday,
Jan. 17
Martin Luther King Day - College Closed
Friday, Jan. 21
Soaring to Excellence Library Teleconference Series: "Dealing with
Difficult People"
11 a.m. – 1 p.m., MLC 613
Admission: Free
Contact: Candace Peterson, cpetersn@accd.edu
Beginning January
21
Friday Night Public Show Programs, Scobee Planetarium
6 p.m. "The Rocket Trip” (a special children’s program)
7:15p.m. "Wonders of the Night Sky” (no one under age 6 admitted)
8:30p.m. "The New Solar System" (no one under age 6 admitted)
9:30 p.m. Observatory is opened for telescopic views of the Moon or planets,
weather permitting. Unlike the planetarium shows that have a fee, viewing
through the Observatory is free of charge.
Single Show Ticket Prices are:
Children ages 4 through 17 - $1
Adults age 18 and above - $3
Seniors age 55 and older - $2
Tickets are free for ACCD students and employees with current ID.
Combination Show Ticket Prices (for the 7:15 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. shows)
Children ages 6 through 17 - $1
Adults age 18 and above - $5
Seniors age 55 and older - $3
Contact: 733-2910 or visit http://www.accd.edu/sac/ce/scobee/MainMenu.htm
Wednesday,
Jan. 26
Technology Expo
Sponsored by SAC, PAC, SPC, NVC, NEC, & TECHPREP
9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m., Candler Physical Education Center
Admission: Free
Contact: Dr. Charlotte Wolf, 733-2188,sacexpo@accd.edu, http://www.accd.edu/sac/expo
Faculty Potpourri
Recital “Pieces of Pieces,”
Lou Russell, coordinator
Noon, McAllister Auditorium
Admission: Free
Contact: SAC Dept. of Music and Humanities, 733-2731
Saturday,
Jan. 29 - Thursday, March 24
Wind Works: Kites
by Stuart Allen
& Robert Trépanier
Exhibit: January 29 - March 24
VATC Gallery: Normal Campus Hours
Opening Reception & Lecture: Feb. 3,
9 - 11 a.m. lecture by Stuart Allen
Contact: Joel Knocke, 733-2898
jknocke@accd.edu
http://www.stuartallen.info/
http://www.accd.edu/sac/vat/!vathome.html
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FEBRUARY 2005
Tuesday, Feb. 1
Black History Month Opening Ceremonies
Noon - 1 p.m., SAC Loftin Center Fiesta Room
Welcome - SAC President Zeigler
Greetings – SAC Dean of Students Affairs Dr. Joy Gates-Black
Color Guard - Buffalo Soldiers
Afro-Latin Drum Ensemble - Alice Gomez
SAC Jazz Ensemble - Andrew Gignac
Contact: Carolyn Foster, 733-2806
5th Annual Black History
Month Essay Contest
Entries due Friday, Feb. 18, 4 p.m.
One $400, two $350 and three $300 scholarships will be awarded thanks
to the generosity of Tomas Campos and SAC Student Financial Aid. Winners
to be announced at the Feb. 22 African-American Read-In.
Contact: Janice Clayton, English, 733-2512
Activities scheduled
throughout the month at
other ACCD colleges also celebrate African-American heritage with art,
theatre, guest authors, speakers, poetry readings, panel discussions,
food and games. Contact each campus for details.
Northeast Campus Contact: Dr. Gloria Jones, 590-5425
Northwest Vista College Contact: NVC Public Relations, 348-2082
Palo Alto College Contact: PAC Student Activities, 921-5260
St. Philip’s College Contact: SPC Public Relations, 531-3260
Wednesday, Feb.
2
SAC Spring Service-Learning and Volunteer Fair
9 a.m. - Noon, Loftin Center Fiesta Room
Admission: Free.
Forty agencies will offer information about volunteering and their programs.
Contact: Audrey Grams, 785-6044, www.accd.edu/sac/service/events2.htm
Thursday, Feb.
3
Library StarLink Teleconference Series: "Service-Learning Why
and How”
1:30 - 3 p.m., MLC 613
Admission: Free
RSVPs requested, not required, to insure sufficient handouts.
Contact: Sally Rios, 733-2440 or Rios@accd.edu
"THECB Commissioner's Report" will immediately follow, from
3:05 - 3:30 p.m.
The new Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board's Commissioner,
Dr. Raymund Paredes will present his plans and initiatives for the Coordinating
Board.
9:30 – 10:30
a.m. Lecture by Stuart Allen followed by Opening Reception
Wind Works: Kites by Stuart Allen & Robert Trépanier
Exhibit: January 29 - March 24
VATC Gallery: Normal Campus Hours
Admission: Free
Contact: Joel Knocke, 210-733-2898
jknocke@accd.edu
www.stuartallen.info/
www.accd.edu/sac/vat/!vathome.html
Fridays in February
Friday Night Public Show Programs, Scobee Planetarium
6 p.m. "The Rocket Trip” (a special children’s program)
7:15p.m. "Wonders of the Night Sky” (no one under age 6 admitted)
8:30p.m. "The New Solar System" (no one under age 6 admitted)
9:30 p.m. Observatory is opened for telescopic views of the Moon or planets,
weather permitting. Unlike the planetarium shows that have a fee, viewing
through the Observatory is free of charge.
Single Show Ticket Prices are:
Children ages 4 through 17 - $1
Adults age 18 and above - $3
Seniors age 55 and older - $2
Tickets are free for ACCD students and employees with current ID.
Combination Show Ticket Prices (for the 7:15 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. shows)
Children ages 6 through 17 - $1
Adults age 18 and above - $5
Seniors age 55 and older - $3
Contact: 733-2910 or visit http://www.accd.edu/sac/ce/scobee/MainMenu.htm
Tuesday, Feb. 8
(Fat Tuesday)
A Taste of New Orleans for Mardi Gras
11 a.m. – 1 p.m., Fiesta Room, SAC Loftin Center
SAC Jazz Band, Dance Expressions, Jumbalya and Rice, and Mardi Gras beads
Admission: Free
Contact: Judy Clark, 733-2641
A Night in New Orleans
Banquet and Awards Ceremony hosted by Rho Sigma Gamma Mortuary Science
Fraternity.
7-10 p.m., Koehler Cultural Center.
Admission: $20 (advance); $30 at the event.
Proceeds benefit SAC’s Mortuary Science Department Scholarship Fund.
A member of the first graduating class, Nelson Scheler, Vice President
of Operations, Porter-Loring Mortuaries, will receive an award at 8 p.m.
Contact: SAC Mortuary Science at 733-2905.
February 11-27
Theater performance - “Over the River and Through the Woods”
8 p.m., Feb. 11, 12, 17, 18, 19, 24, 25 & 26; 2:30 p.m. on Feb. 20
& 27, McCreless Theater
Admission: Free to ACCD students, faculty & staff; general admission
$10-$12
Contact: Jim Mammarella, jmannare@accd.edu, or 733-2718
Saturday, Feb.
12
Application due date: Internship opportunities with the US Fish &
Wildlife Service and the USDA Forest Service.
Information at www.eco.org/conservation
Contact: Casey Barnard at 617-426-4783 x160 or cbarnard@eco.org, or Jo
Chien at 617-426-4783 x166 or jchien@eco.org.
Thursday, Feb.
17
Panel Discussion: The Color of Education: Bridging the Gap between K-12
and Higher Education. Moderated by UTSA Professor and businesswoman Karla
Broadus.
Panelists include: UTSA Professors and Researchers Dr. Richard Lewis,
Dr. Fred Bonner, and Dr. Carolyn Orange.
10:50 a.m. -12:05 p.m., VATC Room 120
Contact: Wanda Lee Smith, Government, 733- 2550
Pulitzer Prize-winning
Author James M. McPherson, Professor of American History at Princeton
University
1:30 p.m., VATC Room 120
Topic: “When will this cruel war be over? The failure of peace negotiations,
1864-65.”
McPherson will discuss slavery and emancipation in relation to the peace
negotiations at the end of the Civil War.
McPherson has written fourteen books and several periodical articles that
focus mostly on the American Civil War and Reconstruction, including “Battle
Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era,” which won a Pulitzer Prize in
1989, and “For Cause and Comrades,” which won the Lincoln Prize
in 1998. He is the Immediate Past President of the American Historical
Association.
Admission: Free
Contact: Paul Browning, History, 733-2555
Friday, Feb. 18
Northeast Campus
Local Poet, Attorney Linda Moye will give an informal reading of her poetry
through English and Sociology classes.
10 a.m. – noon (limited seating space)
Visit www.lindamoye.com for information about the speaker.
Admission: Free
Contact: Dr. Gloria Jones, 590-5425
Dupage Library Teleconferences:
“Library Marketing”
11 a.m. –
1 p.m., MLC 613
Admission: Free
Contact: Candace Peterson, cpetersn@accd.edu
StarLink Teleconference
Series: “Teaching and Serving Authentically: The Teacher at the Heart
of the College”
1 - 2 p.m., MLC 613
This program is a Keynote Presentation at the Texas Community College
Teachers Association’s annual conference.
Admission: Free
Contact: Sally Rios, 733-2440 or Rios@ACCD.edu
Saturday, Feb.
19
Second Annual Saturn Night Live special observing session w/ San Antonio
Astronomical Association)
7-10 p.m. (weather permitting), Scobee Planetarium-SAC parking lot 21
Admission: Free
Contact: 733-2910 or visit http://www.accd.edu/sac/ce/scobee/SpecialEvents.htm
Monday, Feb. 21
"Menstrual irregularities for every age"
Noon, Candler Physical Education Building room 126
Sponsored by SAC Wellness Committee. Presented by SAC Nursing program
coordinator Louise Burton
Admission: Free
Contact: Juanita Flores, 733-2486 or Jborrego@accd.edu
Tuesday, Feb. 22
African-American Read In
11 a.m., SAC Loftin Center Fiesta Room
Admission: Free
Contact: Janice Clayton, 733-2512
Wednesday, Feb.
23
Spring Transfer Fair
9 a.m. - noon
Loftin Student Center
Admission: Free
Contact: Terry Walch, 733-2553
Thursday, Feb.
24
StarLink Teleconference Series: “Pedagogy 101 for Distance Learning
Faculty”
1:30 - 3 p.m., MLC 613
Admission: Free
Contact: Sally Rios, 733-2440 or Rios@accd.edu
Friday, Feb. 25
Texas Association of Broadcast Educators (TABE) Spring Conference (includes
box lunch)
8 a.m. - 6 p.m., Longwith Radio-TV-Film Hall
Admission: Registration required (fee TBD)
Contact: Fred Weiss, fweiss@accd.edu or 733-2798
The Texas Association
of Broadcasters (TAB) Career Fair
including New-Tek demonstration of high-tech 3-D animation systems
11 a.m. - 4 p.m., Longwith Radio-TV-Film Hall
Admission: free and open to the public.
Contact: Fred Weiss, fweiss@accd.edu or 733-2798
Selected Shorts:
Live NPR Broadcast
8 p.m., McAllister Auditorium
Hear Barbara Barrie, Thomas Gibson, & Isaiah Sheffer read stories
by Allan Guranganus, Nicholson Baker and T. Coraghessan Boyle.
Admission: $20 for Texas Public Radio members & $25 for non-members
Tickets on sale beginning Feb. 1 (proceeds benefit Texas Public Radio)
Contact: 1-800-622-8977 or http://www.tpr.org
Friday & Saturday, Feb. 25 & 26
Texas Academic Decathlon
Various times at San Antonio College and Omni Hotel
Volunteers needed to judge the interviews, speeches or proctor tests.
Contact: Rick Hopkins, rhopkins@accd.edu, 733-2296
Saturday, Feb.
26
Careers in Broadcasting seminar hosted by the San Antonio Media Alliance
(SAMA), the local chapter of the International Organization American Women
in Radio and Television (AWRT).
9 a.m. - 12:30p.m., Longwith Radio Television & Film Building.
Admission: $8 (includes a light breakfast and door prize drawings.)
Proceeds benefit SAMA scholarships
Contact: Markene Bennett, 733-2983
Monday,
Feb. 28
Faculty Recital: Mark Alexander, piano
7:30 p.m., McAllister Auditorium
Admission: Free
Contact: SAC Dept. of Music and Humanities, 733-2731
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MARCH 2005
Tuesday, March
1
Latin Jazz Combo, Alice Gomez, director
12:30 p.m., McAllister Auditorium
Admission: Free
Contact: SAC Dept. of Music and Humanities, 733-2731
Tuesday - Friday,
March 1-4
Women's History Week - "Reel Women" A film festival focusing
on films by and about women.
Events in Visual Arts & Technologies Center, Room 120
Admission: all events are free
http://www.accd.edu/sac/vat/arthistory/arts1303/women.htm
Contact: Eileen Oliver, 733-2492 or eoliver@accd.edu
FILMS:
Tuesday, March 1
8:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. FILM: I Doll
Introduced by: Marleen Hoover, Visual Arts & Technology
9:25 a.m. – 10:40 a.m. FILM: Escuela
Introduced by: Robert Gomez, History
10:50 a.m. – 12:05 p.m. “A Challenging Identity: Looking at
Women in Film” Introduced by: Eileen Oliver, Library & Media
Services, SAC
Presented by: Joan Fabian, Library & Media Services, SAC
12:15 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. FILM: Daring to Resist
Introduced by: Eileen Oliver, Library & Media Services, SAC
Wednesday, March 2
8:00 a.m. - 8:50 a.m. FILM: Daughters of War
Introduced by Gioconda Costello, Foreign Languages, ACCD
9:00 a.m. - 9:50 a.m. FILM: Anna of Benin
Introduced by Julie Alfaro, Political Science, SAC
10:00 a.m. - 10:50 a.m. FILM: Night Girl
Introduced by Debra Schafter, Visual Arts & Technology
11:00 a.m. - 11:50 a.m. FILM: Fast Food Women
Introduced by Carol Ann Britt, English, SAC
12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Peace Corps Presentation
Introduced by: Eileen Oliver, Library & Media Services, SAC
Thursday, March 3
9:25 a.m. – 10:40 a.m. FILM: Mai’s America
Introduced by: Mekonnen Haile, English, SAC
10:50 a.m. - 12:05 p.m. FILM: Phyllis Diller
Introduced by: Celita DeArmond, Library & Media Services, SAC
12:15 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. FILM: Bedevil
Introduced by: Debra Schafter, Visual Arts & Technology, SAC
Friday, March 4
8:00 a.m. - 8:50 a.m. Historical Moments in the Women’s Suffrage
Movement
Introduced by: Celita DeArmond, Library & Media Services, SAC
Presented by: Julie Alfaro, Suzanne Martinez, Helen Peña, Lavelda
Bradley, and Sarah Cordova
10:00 a.m. - 10:50 a.m. Deseos en Transito
Introduced by: Marleen Hoover, Visual Arts & Technology, SAC
Presented by: Victoria Suescum, Visual Arts & Technology, SAC
Wednesday, March
2
SAC Band Concert, Peter Kline, director
1 p.m., McAllister Auditorium
Admission: Free
Contact: SAC Dept. of Music and Humanities, 733-2731
Thursday, March
3
“Annual Carl Perkins RFQ Teleconference”
1:30 – 2:30 p.m. , MLC 613
Admission: Free
Contact: Sally Rios, 733-2440 or Rios@accd.edu
Jazz Ensemble, Andrew
Gignac, director
2 p.m., McAllister Auditorium
Admission: Free
Contact: SAC Dept. of Music and Humanities, 733-2731
Friday, March 4
Choral Concert “For the Birds”
Cindy Barbier, director
Noon, McAllister Auditorium
Admission: Free
Contact: SAC Dept. of Music and Humanities, 733-2731
Fridays in March
Friday Night Public Show Programs, Scobee Planetarium
6 p.m. "The Rocket Trip” (a special children’s program)
7:15p.m. "Wonders of the Night Sky” (no one under age 6 admitted)
8:30p.m. "The New Solar System" (no one under age 6 admitted)
9:30 p.m. Observatory is opened for telescopic views of the Moon or planets,
weather permitting. Unlike the planetarium shows that have a fee, viewing
through the Observatory is free of charge.
Single Show Ticket Prices are:
Children ages 4 through 17 - $1
Adults age 18 and above - $3
Seniors age 55 and older - $2
Tickets are free for ACCD students and employees with current ID.
Combination Show Ticket Prices (for the 7:15 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. shows)
Children ages 6 through 17 - $1
Adults age 18 and above - $5
Seniors age 55 and older - $3
Contact: 733-2910 or visit http://www.accd.edu/sac/ce/scobee/MainMenu.htm
Saturday, March
5
Young Women's Young Men's Conference for high school juniors and seniors
8 a.m. – noon (registration and breakfast begin at 7 a.m.)
McAllister Auditorium
Admission: Free
General Keynote speaker will be Bruce Bowen from the San Antonio Spurs.
Scholarships totaling $149,450 were given out at last year’s conference.
Contact: Debbie Middleton, 785-6408 or dmiddlet@accd.edu or Women's Center,
733-2299 or womenctr@accd.edu
Sunday, March 6
Guitars Galore, Terry Muska, director
2 p.m., McAllister Auditorium
Admission: Free
Contact: SAC Dept. of Music and Humanities, 733-2731
Thursday, March
10
Honors Recital, Dr. Jessica Howard, coordinator
7:30 p.m., McAllister Auditorium
Admission: Free
Contact: SAC Dept. of Music and Humanities, 733-2731
Friday, March 11
Soaring to Excellence Library Teleconference Series: “Reference Tools
for the Information Age"
11 a.m. – 1 p.m., MLC 613
Admission: Free
Contact: Candace Peterson, cpetersn@accd.edu
Friday-Sunday,
March 11-13
San Antonio College Folk Dance Festival
Friday class 7 p.m., Gym
Saturday class 8 a.m. – 4 p.m., Gym
Saturday concert 8 p.m., McAllister Auditorium (open dance follows)
Sunday review 8 a.m., Gym
Admission: Free to SAC faculty, staff and students (Show ID at door)
Contact: Doug Hall, 344-0822
Monday-Friday,
March 14-20
SPRING BREAK
(All Administrative Offices will be closed Thursday-Sunday)
Saturday, March
19
Applications due for scholarships to be awarded at the free 2005 Men's
Conference on Saturday, April 2. To be eligible to apply for a scholarship,
you must have a high school diploma or GED, be a first-time-in college
student, or a returning college student after five or more years away,
with plans to attend San Antonio College in the Fall 2005.
To receive a scholarship, you must attend the Men's Conference and be
present when the scholarship is announced. The application packet at http://www.accd.edu/sac/cap/menconf.htm.
Contact: College Access Project for the Corporate and Business Community,
785-6164.
Tuesday, March
22
Faculty Recital: Peter Kline, trombone; Mark Alexander, piano
7:30 p.m., McAllister Auditorium
Admission: Free
Contact: SAC Dept. of Music and Humanities, 733-2731
Wednesday, March
23
The 40th Annual Bach Recital
Irene Liden, coordinator
7:30 p.m., McAllister Auditorium
Admission: Free
Contact: SAC Dept. of Music and Humanities, 733-2731
Friday-Sunday,
March 25-27
Easter Holiday - College Closed
Monday,
March 28 RESCHEDULED TO APRIL 4
Speaker: Darrell Barker, an engineer with A B S Consulting and an
internationally recognized expert in explosion analysis
Baptist Student Ministry luncheon
11 a.m., Chance Academic Center Room 100.
Admission: Free (pizza will be served while supplies last)
Contact: Barry Bridges, director of the BSM, 602-8452 or bbridges@satx.rr.com
Fine
Arts Series: “Robert & Clara Schumann: A Love Story in Song,”
Angela Malek, soprano; Mary Lou Russell, piano; Andrew Gignac, coordinator
7:30 p.m., McAllister Auditorium
Admission: Free
Contact: SAC Dept. of Music and Humanities, 733-2731
March 28-April
3
KSYM-90.1 FM Annual Pledge Drive
All-day
Pledge at 733-2800
Contact: John Onderdonk jonderdo@accd.edu or 733-2794
Additional information: Postponed from the usual time due to move to new
RTF Building.
Tuesday, March
29
10th Annual ACCD Poetry Slam
7 p.m., McAllister Auditorium
Admission: Free and open to the public
(Poetry entries from ACCD students accepted now through March 22. Entries
will be judged and up to 20 finalists selected to read and compete at
the Poetry Slam event.)
Contact: Jane Focht-Hansen, English, 733-2520
Thursday, March
31
"The History of Letterforms," a lecture by Lei Cai, Professor
of Graphic, Savannah College of Art and Design
11:00 a.m. – noon, VATC, Room 120
Admission: free
Contact: Debra Schafter, 785-6074 or dschafte@accd.edu
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APRIL 2005
April
National Community College Month
Saturday, April
2
Exploring Educational Pathways to Success: A Conference for Men
9-12:30 p.m., McAllister Auditorium
Admission: Free
Contact: College Access Project for the Corporate and Business Community,
785-6164
Book Fair
10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Courtyard near Planetarium
Authors, Book Sellers, Children’s Activities, Arts & Crafts,
Food, Live Music
Admission: Free
Contact: SAC Public Relations, 733-2147
Monday,
April 4
Speaker: Darrell Barker, an engineer with A B S Consulting and an
internationally recognized expert in explosion analysis
Baptist Student Ministry luncheon
11 a.m., Chance Academic Center Room 100.
Admission: Free (pizza will be served while supplies last)
Contact: Barry Bridges, director of the BSM, 602-8452 or bbridges@satx.rr.com
Tuesday, April
5
SAC Spring Job and Career Fair 2005 (replaces Apri l13 event)
10 a.m.-2 p.m., Loftin Student Center
Admission: All welcome, SAC students and alumni are encouraged to attend.
Bring resumes and dress to impress.
Contact: Xandy Rocha, xrocha@accd.edu, 785-6021
Faculty Recital: Lauren
Eberhart, trumpet
7:30 p.m., McAllister Auditorium
Admission: Free
Contact: SAC Dept. of Music and Humanities, 733-2731
Wednesday, April 6
SAC Health Fair
9 a.m.-1 p.m., Candler Physical Education Center (CPEC) Gym II
Admission: Free
For a reduced fee, health screenings conducted by Lab-Plus will be available
by appointment from 7 a.m. – 9 a.m. For appointments contact: Dawn
Brooks, dbrooks@accd.edu, 733-2768
Contact for Health Fair: Juanita Flores, jborrego@accd.edu, 733-2486
Phil Hardberger is
the first speaker in The Gladhand Series: Meet the Mayoral Candidates
sponsored by: The Cheshyre Cheese Club, and SAC English and Political
Science departments
3:30 p.m., McAllister Auditorium
Admission: Free
Contact: Kristin Leslie, (210) 710-7996, or Jane Focht-Hansen 733-2520
or jfochtha@accd.edu
Thursday, April
7
Julian Castro is the second speaker in The Gladhand Series: Meet the Mayoral
Candidates sponsored by: The Cheshyre Cheese Club, and SAC English and
Political Science departments
11 a.m., McAllister Auditorium
Admission: Free
Contact: Kristin Leslie, (210) 710-7996, or Jane Focht-Hansen 733-2520
or jfochtha@accd.edu
Friday, April 8
Grand Opening and Dedication Ceremony for the new Jean Longwith Radio,
Television and Film Building (located at corner of N. Main Ave. and Courtland
Pl.)
2 p.m.
An Open House and light refreshments will follow the ceremony.
Admission: Free
Contact: RTVF Department, 733-2793
April 8-9, 14-17
and 21-24
Theater Performance - “Humble Boy” directed by Allan S. Ross
8 p.m. (exception: 2:30 p.m. on April 17 and 24), McCreless Theater
Admission: Free to ACCD students, faculty & staff; $10 for general
admission and $8 for seniors and students from other institutions. SATCO
members $8.00
This is a comedy by Charlotte Jones, a freewheeling adaptation of
Shakespeare's Hamlet, that was originally produced by the Royal
National Theatre in London.
Contact: Allan S. Ross, 733-2745 or aross@accd.edu
Wednesday, April
13
A representative for Carroll Schubert is the third speaker in The Gladhand
Series: Meet the Mayoral Candidates sponsored by: The Cheshyre Cheese
Club, and SAC English and Political Science departments
4 p.m., McAllister Auditorium
Admission: Free
Contact: Kristin Leslie, (210) 710-7996, or Jane Focht-Hansen 733-2520
or jfochtha@accd.edu
Friday, April 15
Dupage Library Teleconferences: “Marketing for Librarians”
11 a.m.-1 p.m., MLC 613
Admission: Free
Contact: Candace Peterson, cpetersn@accd.edu
Monday, April 18
Guitar Ensemble, Terry Muska, director
2 p.m., McAllister Auditorium
Admission: Free
Contact: SAC Dept. of Music and Humanities, 733-2731
Early Music Ensemble,
Madalyn Blanchett, director
7:30 p.m., McAllister Auditorium
Admission: Free
Contact: SAC Dept. of Music and Humanities, 733-2731
Telephone and Web
registration for Summer I, Summer II, and Fall semesters begins April
18th for current students. New students start April 19th.
Web Registration: www.accd.edu
Phone Registration: (210) 301-2520
Available: Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. – 10 p.m., Saturday, 8 a.m. –
1 p.m.
Helpline: (210) 733-2085 (M-Th., 8 a.m. – 6:45 p.m. / Fri., 8 a.m.
– 3 p.m.)
Both phone lines closed on college holidays.
Tuesday,
April 19
Latin Jazz Combo, Alice Gomez, director
7:30 p.m., McAllister Auditorium
Admission: Free
Contact: SAC Dept. of Music and Humanities, 733-2731
Tuesday-Thursday,
April 19-21
Multicultural Conference with workshops, lectures, readings and guest
speakers
Events held at various locations on SAC campus and nearby venues
Admission: Free (except for luncheon event on Thursday)
Contact: Juanita Luna Lawhn, SAC English Dept., 733-2514
Wednesday, April
20
“All Things Poetry” hosted by the Cheshyre Cheese Club, a SAC
literary club
9 a.m. - 3 p.m.,
NEW LOCATION: Loftin Student Center Fiesta Room
Admission: Free
Contact: Tiffany Long at mishka83@hotmail.com, or Jane Focht-Hansen at
733-2520 or jfochtha@accd.edu
SAC
Band Concert, Peter Kline, director
1 p.m., McAllister Auditorium
Admission: Free
Contact: SAC Dept. of Music and Humanities, 733-2731
Thursday,
April 21
Jazz Ensemble, Andrew Gignac, director
2 p.m., McAllister Auditorium
Admission: Free
Contact: SAC Dept. of Music and Humanities, 733-2731
April 21 - September
2, 2005
2005 Student Show Art Exhibit, a highly competitive juried exhibit.
Opening Reception: Thursday, April 21, 5-7 p.m.; Scholarship announcements,
6p.m.
San Antonio College, Visual Arts & Technology Center (corner of Lewis
& Dewey)
The gallery is free and open to the public. The artwork can be viewed
during normal campus hours (Mon-Thur: 8am-9pm / Fri-Sat: 8am-4pm).
Contact Joel Knocke, Exhibition Chair, Visual Arts & Technology Department,
(210)733-2898
Choral
Concert, Andy Barbier, director
7:30 p.m., McAllister Auditorium
Admission: Free
Contact: SAC Dept. of Music and Humanities, 733-2731
Friday,
April 22
FIESTA HOLIDAY – COLLEGE CLOSED
(Weekend classes will meet.)
Fridays in April at
Scobee Planetarium
The Planetarium will be closed on Friday, April 22nd and Friday, April
29th.
Open Fridays in May
New Friday Night Public Shows begin on June 3rd, through July 15th.
For ticket prices, contact: 733-2910 or visit www.accd.edu/sac/ce/scobee/MainMenu.htm.
Tuesday, April
26
Reception honoring retirees. 3-4:30 p.m. VATC Rm. 120.
Friday,
April 29
Soaring to Excellence Library Teleconference Series: “Library Hot
Topics for Today and Tomorrow"
11 a.m. – 1 p.m., MLC 613
Admission: Free
Contact: Candace Peterson, cpetersn@accd.edu
Kinesiology
Dept. Dance Concert featuring "Dance Expression"(dance performance
class) and all dance classes.
7:30pm, McAllister Auditorium
Admission fee(s): $5.00
Contact: George Ann Simpson, gsimpson@accd.edu, 733-2763
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MAY 2005
Sunday, May 1
Last Day of Classes
Monday – Sunday,
May 2-8
Final Examinations
Saturday, May 7
San Antonio College Commencement Ceremony
7:30 p.m. Freeman Coliseum
Monday – Friday,
May 9-27
Maymester classes
Friday, May 13
SAC Employee Development Day: Student Success is Our Success
7:45 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., Opening session in McAllister Auditorium
Breakout sessions scheduled throughout the morning.
Lunch on Bennet Estate Grounds.
Afternoon activities include community service, wellness and personal
enrichment.
Contact: Richard White, 733-2647
SAC Alumni Association
Golf Tournament
1:30 p.m., Silverhorn Golf Club of Texas, 1100 Bitters
Shotgun start, four-person scramble
Tournament fee: per player, $75; team of four, $300
(individual players will be placed on a team)
Contact: SAC Alumni Association, 210-731-6768 or sacalum@accd.edu
Saturday, May, 14
“WE” Women Empowered Conference
9 a.m. - 2 p.m., McAllister Auditorium
Admission: Free
For adult women wanting to return to school; motivational and information
sessions provided.
Scholarships totaling over $10,000 were given out at last year’s
conference.
Contact: Debbie Middleton, dmiddlet@accd.edu,
785-6408
Monday, May 16
Grant-writing Workshop for Texas Filmmakers’ Production Fund
7 p.m.
SAC Jean Longwith Radio, Television and Film Building, Auditorium Room
101
Event is free and open to the public.
Contact: Austin Film Society (www.austinfilm.org/),
or RTVF at 733-2793.
Saturday-Monday,
May 28-30
Memorial Day Holiday - College Closed
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JUNE 2005
Friday, June 3
Soaring to Excellence Library Teleconference Series: “Information
Literacy"
11 a.m. – 1 p.m., MLC 613
Admission: Free
Contact: Candace Peterson, cpetersn@accd.edu
Wednesday, June
8
STARLink Teleconference: The Distance Learning Nursing Re-Entry Update
Project: What’s New from Year One to Year Two
1:30 – 3 p.m., MLC 613.
Contact: Sally Rios, Rios@ACCD.edu or 733-2440.
RSVPs are requested, not required, to insure sufficient room and handouts.
Saturday, June
11
3rd Annual Deaf Awareness Day
10 a.m. to 9 p.m., Six Flags Fiesta Texas
Tickets are $21.59 and may be purchased in advance from the ASL Lab, Nail
Technical Center Rm. 005, or on event day at the front gate with a Deaf
Awareness Day flier from the SAC table at the park’s entrance. Tickets
purchased ahead of time may be used any day this year at the park.
Contact: Jo Hilton, 785-6084.
Monday, June 13
Summer Workshop Session for Adult Re-Entry students
10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., Moody Learning Center room 177
Admission: Free
Topics to be discussed are Financial Aid & Scholarships, Setting goals
and
achieving them, learning how to budget your time and your money.
Contact: The Women's Center, 733-2299 or womenctr@accd.edu
Thursday, June
16
Parenting Workshop, “Developmental stages and promoting positive
behavior”
1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m., Moody Learning Center Room 177
Admission: Free
Contact: Carolina Trevino, 733-2299 or womenctr@accd.edu
Monday, June 20
Summer Workshop Session for Adult Re-Entry students
10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., Moody Learning Center room 177
Admission: Free
Topics to be discussed are Financial Aid & Scholarships, Setting goals
and
achieving them, learning how to budget your time and your money.
Contact: The Women's Center, 733-2299 or womenctr@accd.edu
Monday, June 27
Summer Workshop Session for Adult Re-Entry students
10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., Moody Learning Center room 177
Admission: Free
Topics to be discussed are Financial Aid & Scholarships, Setting goals
and
achieving them, learning how to budget your time and your money.
Contact: The Women's Center, 733-2299 or womenctr@accd.edu
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JULY 2005
Monday,
July 4
Independence Day Holiday - College Closed
Thursday, July
14
SAC Night at the Missions
San Antonio Missions vs. the Arkansas Travelers baseball game
7:05 p.m., Nelson Wolff Stadium
Discounted tickets ($6) are on sale in the Bursar's office, FAC 201.
NOTE: Gates open 6 p.m. - be one of the first 2,000 to enter, and receive
a complementary T-shirt featuring a SAC logo on the back and commemorating
the 100th season of baseball in the Alamo City. The game also falls on
a “Time Warner Cable Value Night,” which means that hot dogs,
sodas, beer, and pizza will only cost $1.
Tuesday, July 19
Parenting Workshop, “The brain and the emotional well-being of children”
1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m., Moody Learning Center Room 177
Admission: Free
Contact: Carolina Trevino, 733-2299 or womenctr@accd.edu
Saturday, July
30
Hispanic Heritage Mural Dedication presented by SAC Hispanic Heritage
Committee and community mural partner San Anto Cultural Arts.
2 to 6 p.m., Loftin Student Center- Fiesta Room.
Admission: Free
Contact: SAC Faculty Advisor/Mural Coordinator Carla Mendiola, cmendiola@mail.accd.edu
or Martha Buchanan, 733-2826.
(A bigger dedication ceremony will be held in October as a SAC Hispanic
Heritage event.)
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