Edmonds Community College News
Music + computers = happiness: Musaic, June 8
Posted May 16 - Musaic, 7:30 p.m., Friday, June 8, showcases talented students in the Edmonds Community College Digital Music Program for an innovative multi-media performance at the Black Box Theatre in Mukilteo Hall, Edmonds Community College, 20000 68th Ave. W, Lynnwood. Musaic is free and open to the public. A $7 suggested donation supports music scholarships.
Community invited to "Finding Kind" June 1 in Everett
Posted May 16 - The Washington State Youth Leadership Summit will present “Finding Kind,” a free community event from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday June 1 at the Everett Performing Arts Center, 2710 Wetmore Ave. in downtown Everett. Doors open at 5:30 p.m.The event includes a screening of the documentary film and an interactive community dialog on bullying led by the filmmakers, Lauren Parsekian and Molly Stroud. The event is free and open to all who would like to attend.
LEAF School noted for Earth Day work on Gold Park
Posted May 10 - On Sunday, April 22, the Edmonds Community College LEAF School celebrated Earth Day at Gold Park. Over 120 people turned out to help renovate the park’s trails and remove invasive plants. Himalayan Blackberry, English Ivy and Yellow Arch Angel were removed and thrown into a pile that grew to over 6 feet high by the end of the day. The LEAF School students then led teams of volunteers in re-planting native shrubs throughout the park.
College hosts international film festival May 29-31
Posted May 9 - The fourth annual Edmonds Community College International Film Festival starts Tues., May 29, with a focus on “Languages of Laughter, Cultures through Comedy,” in the Black Box Theatre on campus, 20000 68th Ave. W, Lynnwood. The films are free and open to the public.
Community college board to consider tuition rates
Posted May 9 - OLYMPIA, Wash. – The State Board for Community and Technical Colleges will meet Wednesday, May 9, from noon to 5:15 p.m. and Thursday, May 10, from 8 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. at Big Bend Community College in Moses Lake.
View the new ArtsNow EDGE exhibit May 17 at the Edmonds’ Art Walk
Posted May 9 - Join ArtsNow, Edmonds Community College’s non-credit continuing education classes, for a reception for a new multi-media art exhibit, “A View from the EDGE,” 5-8 p.m., Thurs., May 17 at Edmonds Conference Center, 201 Fourth Ave N. Edmonds. Live music and refreshments will be provided at this free event.
Get garden ready May 11-12 at Edmonds Community College
Posted May 9 - Edmonds Community College’s Horticulture Department holds its annual plant sale May 11-12 and a Project Management class has organized a giveaway of the college’s surplus soil.
Celebrate this year’s Natural Leaders and Parent Mentor Certificate Graduates May 21
Posted May 3 - A unique partnership between seven local school districts, the non-profit Washington Alliance for Better Schools, and Edmonds Community College helps immigrant families connect to the public school system and helps parents turn their natural talents into resume-building credentials. Edmonds Community College holds a Natural Leaders and Parent Mentor Celebration 5:30-7:30 p.m., May 21, in Woodway Hall 202, 20000 68th Ave. W, Lynnwood. RSVP to barbara@wabsalliance.org
Efficient for students: Our college cuts its energy costs by 17 percent
Posted May 3 - Edmonds Community College made energy efficiency updates on campus and took the Snohomish County PUDs pledge to reduce its energy costs by 10 percent in 2011 — and we did it! Actually, our costs were down 17.4 percent from our average for last year! State Jobs Act funding helped the college pay for upgrades such as retrofitting a main boilers to save on gas costs and installing energy efficient lighting in college parking lots. As state funding for higher education has declined, energy efficiency has been one of the college's strategies to reduce costs in ways that won't be felt by students.
Edmonds CC library served 2,818 students in one day
Posted May 2 - Edmonds Community College participated in “Snapshot: One Day in the Life of Washington’s Libraries”. This statewide project gathered statistics, stories, and photographs to illustrate the importance of libraries for Washington’s citizens.
Edmonds CC Students Present Multi-Arts Performance
Posted May 2 - Edmonds Community College invites public to experience an innovative multi-arts collaboration, May 17
Safeguarding Big Blue May 11 at Edmonds Conference Center
Posted May 1 - Edmonds Community College LEAF School sponsors event focused on healthy oceans; Students have been helping local organizations gather data on plastics in Puget Sound Edmonds Community College’s Learn and Serve Environmental Anthropology Field (LEAF) School and the Mangrove Action Project will sponsor an event focused on sustainable oceans “Safeguarding Big Blue,” 7-9 p.m., May 11 at the Edmonds Conference Center, 201 Fourth Ave N. Edmonds. For more information, call 425.640.1125 or email erin.ryan@edcc.edu.
Edmonds Community College accounting student honored
Posted Apr 20 - Edmonds Community College student Siyu Lu, 22, of Lynnwood is one of seven nationwide recipients of a $1,000 scholarship from the Teachers of Accounting at Two-Year Colleges (tactcy.org), and the first from Washington State.
College president joins White House panel on women in STEM April 24
Posted Apr 18 - In good company — Edmonds Community College President Jean Hernandez will participate in a White House panel about women and girls in science, technology, engineering, and math with a NASA astronaut, Facebook's Director of Engineering, and the President of Howard University's Chapter of Engineers Without Borders. Watch the live-streaming event 7:30-8:30 a.m., April 24 at WhiteHouse.gov/live and join in on Facebook and Twitter. Submit your questions before the event at www.WhiteHouse.gov. Watch after the fact at www.WhiteHouse.gov/administration/eop/cwg.
College awarded Community College Initiative funds
Posted Apr 18 - Edmonds Community College has received an award of $1,699,855 from the U.S. Department of State to administer the Community College Initiative program to provide professional training and degrees to students from South Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Near East. Edmonds Community College, as the lead college, has partnered with Whatcom Community College and Pierce College to create the Northwest Community College Initiative (NWCCI) to provide the educational programs stipulated by the cooperative agreement.
Join the Celebration of Food Festival May 20
Posted Apr 13 - Celebration of Food Festival Comes to Lynnwood Convention Center May 20 — More than 50 vendors will encourage the community to taste, explore, and experience real food at this Food Revolution Day event
Volunteers Needed for the Celebration of Food Festival May 20
Posted Apr 13 - Food Revolution Snohomish County is looking for volunteers to help at the Celebration of Food Festival May 20 at the Lynnwood Convention Center.
Edmonds CC President Joins College Spark Washington
Posted Apr 13 - Edmonds Community College President Dr. Jean Hernandez is one of three new trustees named to the College Spark Washington Board of Trustees. College Spark Washington is a private foundation located in Seattle, which supports college readiness and retention for low-income students. Edmonds Community College received a $213,238 (over three years) Community Grant from College Spark for the Center for Efficacy and Resiliency to offer professional development for staff at Scriber Lake, an alternative public school in Edmonds.
Music student Calvin Hanson wins Jack Stone Award for composition
Posted Apr 12 - Congratulations to music student Calvin Hanson! He'll soon be on his way to Texas to hear his composition performed at the Jack Stone Music Concert April 24 at Northwest Vista College. Calvin is the winner of the Jack Stone Award in Northwest Vista College's third annual musical-score contest for community college students and his composition was one of three chosen from across the United States to be performed at the concert. All three students receive recognition and cash prizes, but Hanson brings home the Jack Stone Award!
Edmonds Community College Marks Strides in Sustainability on Campus
Posted Apr 2 - Public Invited to Earth Month Celebrations, Lectures, and Volunteer Opportunities
27th Annual College Powwow May 4-6
Posted Apr 2 - Edmonds Community College and the Native American Student Association invite the public to celebrate the 27th annual powwow, “Echoes of our Ancestors,” May 4-6
Join Triton Baseball March 31 for the opening of Triton Field
Posted Mar 23 - Join us 12:40 p.m., Sat., March 31! Celebrate the Grand Opening of Triton Field! Join the Edmonds Community College Baseball Team at a celebration for the new turf Triton Field. The event starts at 12:40 p.m. and then the Tritons take on Shoreline CC. Free T-shirts for the first 100 fans!
Spring Lecture Series Offers Dynamic Speakers
Posted Mar 22 - Edmonds Community College hosts four speakers, who will cover a variety of topics, during Spring Lecture Series
No-cost Computer Forensics seminar and clean room tour April 15
Posted Mar 16 - Sign up for a no-cost computer forensics seminar April 15. Find out more about Information Security and Digital Forensics careers and tour the college's clean room and learn how data is recovered from hard drives that have been in floods and fires, or purposefully rendered inoperable. Space is limited. Register early. These no-cost seminars fill quickly! http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/236020
Community colleges offer archaeology training and dig at Japanese Gulch
Posted Mar 9 - Lynnwood, Wash.— Edmonds and Everett community colleges offer archaeology classes this summer with a rare opportunity for students to work on a real local dig.
New art exhibit shows in the Edmonds Community College ArtsNow gallery
Posted Mar 2 - "Who We Are," an art exhibit featuring paintings by Lynn Scott and Tracy Felix Fraker of Fraker/Scott Gallery in Seattle and artisan jewelry by Robin Westbrook shows March 15 through April 13 in the ArtsNow gallery at Edmonds Conference Center, 201 4th Avenue North, Edmonds. A reception with the artists will be held 5-8 p.m., Thurs., March 15 at the Edmonds Conference Center during the City of Edmonds’ Third Thursday Art Walk. Live music and refreshments will be provided. Free for the public.
Make your health a priority, register now for '6 Weeks to a Healthier You'
Posted Feb 27 - Is your goal to improve your eating and cooking habits, reduce stress, lose weight or exercise smarter? Register online for 6 Weeks to a Healthier You and nationally acclaimed speaker, health expert and best-selling author Joe Piscatella will be there to guide you toward achieving these goals.
Sing, play, and dance with your toddler! Sample a My Toddler and Me class
Posted Feb 22 - The Family Life Education Department’s Infant-Toddler program at Edmonds Community College offers a new My Toddler and Me Class, 3:30-5:30 p.m., Wednesdays, this spring at the Center for Families on campus, 20000 68th Ave. W., Lynnwood.
College hires Carol Summers as Vice President of College Relations
Posted Feb 17 - Edmonds Community College has hired Carol Summers as its Vice President of College Relations and Advancement.
