January 17, 2003
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GCC REGISTERING NOW FOR SPRING CLASSES
GCC is registering students for spring semester. Registration hours areMonday – Thursday 8:00 a.m. – 7:30 p.m., and on Fridays from 9:00 a.m, -4:30 p.m. GCC will be open on Saturdays, 18 and 25, 9:00 a.m.- 2:00p.m. for your convenience. Classes begin January 21, 2003, at GCC Main and January 25, at GCC North, located at 5121 W. Happy Valley Road. GCC offers university transfer programs, occupational programs, and certificate programs. You can complete some of these programs in a few weeks or months. If you want to move outside of your career field, there are many classes For more information on GCC classes, call 623.845.3333, or visit www.gc.maricopa.edu
"KEEPING KIDS SAFE ONLINE" SEMINAR JAN.29
"Keeping Kids Safe Online," a free seminar for parents and caregivers, will be held Wednesday, January 29, at 7:00 p.m., in the GCC Student Lounge. The workshop will cover how to talk to children about the dangers of giving out personal information online, how perpetrators get information from children and how they use it, and how to find out if your internet provider offers parental monitoring devices. The seminar is one in the Glendale City SAFE (Survival and Family Education) series of events designed to enhance safety throughout the community. GCC and the City of Glendale are partners in the campaign and share a commitment to safety in all its forms. City SAFE is the largest, most comprehensive safety campaign in Glendale history. Registration is required. You can register online at www.glendaleaz.com/CITYSAFE or call 623.930.5437.
FACULTY CHOSEN TO TRAVEL ABROAD
Four full-time GCC faculty have been selected to study abroad in summer 2003. The chosen faculty members submitted applications and resumes to a selection committee. All study abroad will directly enhance classroom instruction. Charles R. Ezparza, business faculty, and Bel-Quiros Winemiller, foreign language faculty, will travel to Mexico. Bruce Thomas, counseling faculty, will head to China, and Nancy Siefer, English faculty, will travel to Australia. Siefer will study indigenous languages that will help understand the similarity of all languages – a view not found in a traditional study of language. Her Australian colleagues are also anxious for her to warm them up with Arizona yoga classes. Siefer also teaches yoga at GCC. The International Exchange Program provides full-time Maricopa faculty an opportunity to live and wok for four weeks in the People's Republic of China, Mexico, or Australia. Maricopa Community Colleges are committed to international education and seek to create an environment where teaching and learning is augmented by international study and work opportunities for faculty.
