The Bridge – SBCC’s Community Newsletter

by Community Contributor • September 20, 2019 • Comments Off

Santa Barbara City College’s Community Newsletter

September 2019

SBCC’s 2019-2020 School Year Begins!

Students interested in joining instructor Blake Barron’s Biology Club filled the Bio Lab during the first week of classes.

Fall semester off to rousing start

SBCC’s Main, Schott and Wake campuses welcomed new and returning students on Aug. 26 for a Fall semester full of learning opportunities.

Wrote interim superintendent/ president Dr. Helen Benjamin in a letter to SBCC staff and faculty, “I walked around campus on the first day of classes and spent time talking with students. They love it here. That is because of you!… You continue to focus on our reason for being—students. Thank you for maintaining that focus.”

Photo credit: The Channels

SBCC Bands, Michael McDonald dazzle with an evening of music (The Channels)

SBCC bands collaborated with rock legend Michael McDonald to deliver an evening of jazz, rock and soul for a benefit concert to raise funds for City College’s music department.
While he is world-renowned for his work with The Doobie Brothers, Steely Dan and Aretha Franklin, McDonald is also known for his generosity and kindness. Read More..

SBCC and Girls Inc. open young eyes to STEM careers

For the third consecutive year SBCC partnered with Girls Inc. to bring three groups of local young women to the college over the summer. Both pre-teen and teen-aged girls attended the program, which included campus tours and classes in chemistry, physics, math, computer science, biology and computer information systems. The groups were also introduced to current SBCC students, and visited classes in session. Read the SB Family & Life story…

SBCC’s ASL Immersion Weekend a big success

During one weekend every summer, students from all over the state of California come to Santa Barbara City College to participate in the American Sign Language (ASL) Summer Immersion Institute. Read the Noozhawk story.

USOSCE Public Affairs Counselor Elaine Paplos addressing SBCC Study Abroad Students in Vienna, Austria, last June.

Study Abroad students at OSCE

Over the summer, a group of SBCC students and professor Manoutchehr Eskandari-Qajar visited the Hofburg Conference Center in Vienna, Austria, where the Permanent Council of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) meets weekly. They also met with USOSCE Public Affairs Counselor Elaine Paplos, who presented an overview of the U.S. Mission to the OSCE and discussed U.S. engagement in the organization.

SBCC students awarded ACCENT Community College Scholarships

Three Santa Barbara City College students have received scholarship awards to support their study abroad experiences in Paris and Rome this fall. Throughout their time overseas, they will serve as community college student ambassadors, sharing articles about their time studying abroad. We look forward to reading about their many experiences in Europe.

Meet the Fall 2019 recipients!

Blithe Spirit by Noel Coward
Directed by R. Michael Gros

A smash hit comedy of the London and Broadway stages, this classic from the playwright of “Private Lives” comes to the Garvin Theatre Oct. 11-26. Performances: Thurs. through Sat. at 7:30 p.m., and Sundays at 2 p.m. Previews are Oct. 9 and 10 at 7:30 p.m.

Click for more info and to purchase tickets.

Community State of the College – October 3

Thursday, Oct. 3
5:30 p.m.
Schott Campus Auditorium

SBCC Board of Trustees will meet once a month for the remainder of 2019

For the remainder of 2019 the SBCC Board of Trustees will meet on the second Thursday of each month at 4 p.m. in room A211 on main campus:

Sept. 12
Oct. 10
Nov. 14
Dec. 12

The agenda for Board Meetings can be found at least 72 hours prior to the meeting on the Board webpage. SBCC Board meetings are recorded or live streamed and archived for public viewing. C lick here to watch previous or live Board meetings.