Chemeketa Community College

The Chemeketa Chorus, with special guest Bethany Evans, a local professional harpist, will perform a peace-themed concert 7 p.m. In the Bldg. 6 Auditorium. Admission is free.

The theme of the performance is “Peace,” and musical selections include:

     Peace Round/Peace Bells
Here We Come A-Wassailing
O Come, O Come, Immanuel
A Ceremony of Carols (Middle English)
God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
Bashanah Haba’ah (Hebrew)
Carol of the Bells
Let There Be Peace on Earth

Evans will accompany the chorus for five pieces from “A Ceremony of Carols,” composed in Middle English by Benjamin in 1942.

Chemeketa is hosting two holiday sales to raise money for it’s athletic and art programs.

The Athletic Department is sponsoring a craft fair in the lobby of Bldg. 2 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Dec. 5.

The Art Gallery is hosting an art sale Dec. 5 and 6, from 10 a.m. til 6 p.m. Student, faculty and staff-produced art will be on sale.

Chemeketa will be honoring the accomplishments of it’s volleyball and men’s soccer teams tomorrow, Dec. 4, at noon. Join us in the lobby of Building 2 for the celebration.

Last week, Taylor Marrow lead a discussion of the Confederate flag and its origins and meanings. Click below to hear the full discussion. If you’d like to read another take, African American writer Marc Bernardin briefly discusses his childhood fandom of the Dukes of Hazard and their famous car emblazoned with the flag.

 

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Chemeketa’s Taylor Marrow will lead a discussion about poverty in Marion, Polk and Yamhill counties (Chemeketa’s coverage area)  today from 1:30-3:30 p.m. in the Multicultural Center, Building 2 on the Salem Campus.

Chemeketa celebrated the history and cultures of indigenous people on the Salem campus last Thursday. For a full gallery of pictures, click here.

With architectural work for a new health sciences complex underway, Chemeketa Community College and Oregon Institute of Technology (OIT) officials have laid the foundation for a new program to be housed in the building.

On Friday, Nov. 7, the presidents of both colleges signed documents joining the schools in a dual enrollment agreement and offering OIT’s dental hygiene program at Chemeketa. The signing ceremony was held at Chemeketa’s Salem Campus.

“We’ve built a bridge spanning distance and time for students that might otherwise see those two elements as obstacles to education,” said Cheryl Roberts, Chemeketa president. “The agreement also creates more opportunities for a trained workforce.”

Dual enrollment will allow Chemeketa students to be jointly admitted and enrolled at both OIT and Chemeketa, to benefit from one financial aid package, and to have access to both Chemeketa and OIT services and support.  Chemeketa’s Health Sciences Center will add dental hygiene to its cluster of nursing and allied health programs.

The bachelor’s degree in dental hygiene will be offered on Chemeketa’s Salem campus and supported by both institutions.   In short, students will receive all the benefits of Chemeketa’s small classes and support services while earning a higher level degree than those typically offered at a community college.

“This agreement feels good,” said Dr. Christopher Maples, president of OIT. “We’re streamlining opportunities for success to students increasingly concerned about accessibility to education.”

The new program will be instituted shortly after the completion of Chemeketa new health sciences building in 2011. OIT will be the fourth college Chemeketa holds dual enrollment agreements with, joining Western Oregon University, Oregon State University and Portland State University.

Photos: (Top) Dental assisting student Melissa Del Real practices rinsing and drying teeth on student Ayla Duyn. (Bottom) Cheryl Roberts, president of Chemeketa Community College, and Dr. Christopher Maples, president of the Oregon Institute of Technology, joke as they sign documents joining the two schools in a dual enrollment agreement. 

On Wednesday, Nov. 12, Chemeketa’s Taylor Marrow will lead a discussion about origins and meanings of the Confederate flag from 1:30-3:30 p.m. in the Multicultural Center, Building 2 on the Salem Campus.

Normally, I would only post a short clip of something like this, but I thought the whole program was stellar.

Click below to hear her read from Clown Girl, talk about her writing process, reveal her personal experiences as a clown, and detail the sacrifices one must make in art to reach the intended audience.

Thanks againg to Monica for making time to visit the college and share her insight.

Next quarter, Oregon poet Clemens Starck will be joining us for readings and a workshop. More details as they come available.

 

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Portland author Monica Drake will be on campus Friday for a free reading and discussion of the writing process.

Drake be in the Chemeketa Multicultural Center, Building 2 on the Salem campus, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Drake will also be reading at the Blue Pepper in downtown Salem at 7:30 p.m.

On Nov. 8, Drake will provide insight into the act of writing and her own process in a workshop, titled “Stolen Truth: Bringing Life to your Fiction,” at Chemeketa Community College. All you’ll need is your memories and a pen, no prior writing experience required. The workshop will run from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Cost is $125 and includes lunch. Participants in the workshop will also be encouraged to submit a short fiction piece for inclusion in Chemeketa’s online literary journal, “Building 45.”

For more information, or to register, call 503-365-4728.

If you missed poet Lawson Inada’s visit to campus last spring,  click here for a taste of what you missed.