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February 20, 2004
Contacts: Suzanne Higgins
suzanne.higgins@gcmail.maricopa.edu 623-845-3808 George A. Martinez
george.martinez@gcmail.maricopa.edu 623-845-3605
GCC Student Performance Wins at Regional Competition
The Glendale Community College (GCC) student performance of an innovative trilogy of humorous Japanese character plays was named one of four finalists at the Region 8 American College Theatre Festival at the University of California at San Bernardino on Feb. 15. Kyogen3 competed against more than 200 other plays during several levels of competition that led to this victory. This is the fourth time in five years that GCC has had a play at the Region 8 Festival. Kyogen3 was performed locally in September, presenting the three Japanese pieces to Valley audiences. At that time, the GCC team was selected to attend the competition in San Bernardino. A unique feature of the performance is the dynamic Japanese taiko drumming between sketches, performed by GCC students under the direction of Doug Nottingham. Kyogen plays became popular in medieval Japan. Originally they were peasant improvisation pieces that reflected the habits, customs, and lives of ordinary people in short, comic sketches. Over time they were taken over by the Japanese court and became court-produced, highly stylized farces. GCC adjunct faculty Joni Koehn is the play's director. As a regional finalist, the GCC team is now eligible to be invited to perform Kyogen3 at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. Those selections will be announced later this spring.
Free Engineering Technology Day, Mar. 2, Brings Aspiring Engineers to GCC
You can measure your reaction times, learn about optical fibers, and participate in numerous hands-on engineering exhibits at Glendale Community College's (GCC) 5th annual Engineering Technology Day, Tues., Mar. 2, from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Most events and displays will take place in the GCC Student Union Lounge, including three short films, Tacoma Narrows Bridge, Galileo's Ball Drop, and Understanding Car Collisions which will be shown between 9:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Hands-on displays will include magnets, generators, air resistance, coil guns, sound meters, and more. In the central quad of the campus, an alternatively fueled automobile will be demonstrated and explained by technology students. Faculty from GCC, ASU, NAU, and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University will assist in the events of the day and provide engineering advisement to invited high school and middle school students. The public is also invited and the event is free. Glendale Community College is located at 6000 W. Olive Avenue, in Glendale. For more information, event coordinator and GCC faculty Cheryl Dellai may be reached at
cheryl.dellai@gcmail.maricopa.edu or at 623-845-3678.
GCC Psychology Department Offers Help for University-Bound Students, Mar. 10
If you're confused about how to transfer to one of Arizona's universities, you should attend the Advisement Seminar at Glendale Community College (GCC) on Mar. 10. This information-packed seminar will be held in the GCC Student Union Lounge twice--12 p.m. to 1 p.m and 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. In addition to abundant information about the general transfer process for any major, there will also be information on psychology programs and careers, name and phone number contacts for each university, general information on the universities, graduate school prep information, career resource and exploration information, research opportunities for psychology majors at GCC and the state universities, and more. Representatives from all in-state universities and other schools will be available to answer general questions or to set appointment times for later transcript review and specific advisement. For more information, contact Psychology Chair and event coordinator Deborah VanMarche at
deborah.vanmarche@gcmail.maricopa.edu or at 623-845-3740.
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