News and Events
Congrats to Bethany Schott (above), the new Chemeketa Idol. Bethany belted her way through the second season of the singing contest and emerged as victor on Thursday, May 29.
More pictures from the semifinal round are here.
Just a quick reminder. Student-created artwork is also on display in the Chemeketa Art Gallery through next Friday, June 6.
The gallery is located in Building 3 on the Salem campus. Hours are:
Monday, Wednesday, and Friday 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Tuesday and Thursday 10 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Saturday Noon - 3 p.m.
Chemeketa’s 11 graduating visual communications student are holding a portfolio show Thursday, June 5, from 4 to 7 p.m. The show is open to the public and we especially welcome members of the local business community to drop in and see the fine work on display.
The show will be held in Building 4, Room 279, on the Salem campus.
Chemeketa honored its student leaders for the 2007-08 academic year Tuesday, May 20. The college congratulates all the honorees and thanks them for their tremendous service in moving Chemeketa forward.
For a full list of recipients and descriptions of the awards, click here.
(Photo: Student Misha’al Almuntafki with Cheryl Roberts, Chemeketa president.)
Got an idea for one? You could win a $150 gift certificate to the Chemeketa Bookstore.
ePathways is a tool the Chemeketa counselors and students use for academic planning and career exploration, and that description barely scratches the surface. To learn more about ePathways, log in to my.chemeketa.edu and click on the ePathways tab at the top of the page.
The naming contest is open to all Chemeketa students and employees.
Submit all entries to the Bldg. 2 Counseling Center on the Salem campus or electronically to sschafe1@chemeketa.edu (if submitted electronically, put “ePathways contest” in the subject line).
Make sure to include your full name, telephone number and Chemeketa e-mail address with your entry. All entries must be received by June 2.
For more information, visit the contest website.
On Wednesday, May 21, Chemeketa Community College will host an Eyes Wide Open exhibit.
Included in the display are more than 90 combat boots labeled with the rank, name, age, and hometown of one serviceman or woman who has died from Oregon; 325 civilian shoes, each labeled with the name of an Iraqi man, woman, or child who has died since the beginning of the war; and 10 contractor hats with labels to represent civilian contractors who have died in Iraq.
An economic cost exhibit, and a prayer flag display naming all 4,000-plus U.S. military casualties in Iraq. There will also be extra flags and materials for visitors and volunteers to add name, rank, and date of death to new flags to be displayed.
The exhibit will occupy the New Quad area - between buildings 2 and 8 - and be on display from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The Chemeketa Student Leadership Team, the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), Rural Organizing Project (ROP), Military Families Speak Out (MFSO) and Veterans for Peace (VFP) are sponsoring the event.
The Chemeketa Chapter of the International Code Council held the Stan Davey Classic Car Show last Wednesday, April 7. The event is in its 28th year and a staple of spring term at Chemeketa.
In addition to giving students an opportunity to vent their vehicular vexations (photo at left), the show raised money for the Marion County Fire District No. 1 Dislocated Residential Fire Victims Fund.
More pictures here.
Somewhere in the Middle East an American professor is held hostage, blindfolded and alone in a cell. His wife Lainie waits for him at home in a surreally empty room while her life comes apart at the seams. Pressured by visits from an evasive government representative and a headline-hungry journalist, Lainie becomes increasingly afraid of losing her husband forever. Who can she trust? How can she help him?
Written in the late ’80s, Two Rooms by Lee Blessing searing portrait of solitude and devotion rings eerily true to today’s news. A revealing study of the personal side of terrorism, the play is also a love story between two people whose lives are interrupted by a world falling apart.
Show dates are:
May 30th and 31st, June 5th, 6th, 7that 7:30pm; with a preview on May 29th at 7:30pm. June 6th will be sign interpreted.
Tickets are $10. Students and Seniors: $8.
For ticket information or reservations, call the Box Office 503.399.6980 Mon-Fri, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
(Artwork by Chemeketa student Nick Gillett)
Just a quick reminder, there’s a new show at the Chemeketa Art Gallery this month featuing the works of Debra Beers, her figurative paintings and drawings skillful explorations of human divisiveness.
The gallery is located in Building 3 on the Salem campus. Hours are:
Monday, Wednesday, and Friday 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Tuesday and Thursday 10 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Saturday Noon - 3 p.m.
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