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Pierce College prepares to open new math/science building
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Pierce College's new Rainier Math/Science Building. The new facility is scheduled to officially open on May 12, 2010. Photo by Nancy Covert.
A spiral sculpture crafted with dichromatic glass, a rock garden, a planetarium-style classroom, solar panels, “green” roofs — these are just a few of the many amenities featured in Pierce College’s new Rainier Building on the Fort Steilacoom campus. The approximately 70,000 sq. ft. structure, ready for occupancy at the end of March, is scheduled to be formally dedicated on May 12.
An early March visit to the site–east of the current campus–revealed an impressive, contemporary structure, consisting of three separate sections joined by vertical glass structures. Perched on a hillside above Ft. Steilacoom Park–an area that once was part of Western State Hospital’s Hill Ward–construction work on three pod buildings has been underway since 2008.
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Pierce College music concert series
Posted by | CommentsPierce College’s musical groups will be celebrating winter’s end and the start of spring with three concerts in the coming weeks. The low-cost or free concerts are open to everyone and promise a good time for lovers of live music and performance. The shows are as follows: Read More→
Korean art featured at Pierce College
Posted by | CommentsThe diverse art of local Korean artists will be featured in the spring gallery show at Pierce College Fort Steilacoom. The show will run through April 25. A reception for the artists will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 3. Refreshments will be served. All are welcome to attend.
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Pierce College Theatre climbs to the heights with ‘K2′
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Pierce College Theatre’s current production is “K2″ by Patrick Meyers. This is a two-man drama which takes place on a ledge at 27,000 feet on K2, the world’s second highest mountain. Taylor and Harold are stranded at the foot of a 600-foot ice wall. They have made it through the night even though Taylor has fallen and broken his leg and Harold got spiked in the arm by one of Taylor’s crampons.
The two friends are joyful that they survived the night and know they have very little time to make it to the base station before the frigid winds accost them when night falls. Read More→
Pierce College offering study tour of Japan this summer
Posted by | CommentsTake the trip of a lifetime! Join a 2 1/2-week study tour to Japan, led by Pierce College’s Japanese language instructor Kazuko Howard. The study tour, which will run from June 20 to July 8, will focus on Japanese language, culture, and contemporary life. The program will consist of classroom instruction and visits to various sites in Tokyo. Instruction and lodging (in student guest houses) will be on the beautiful campus of Tokyo’s Tamagawa University. Participants will earn five Pierce College credits for studies in Japanese vocabulary and conversation.
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Annual Spaghetti Dinner to benefit students
Posted by | CommentsThe Steilacoom Chamber of Commerce will hold its annual Spaghetti Dinner on Friday, February 19, from 5:30PM to 7:30PM at the Steilacoom Community Center, 2301 Worthington Street. Proceeds from the event go to scholarships for Steilacoom High School graduates who enroll at Pierce College. The price is $6.95 for adults and $3.95 for children under age 12 and includes spaghetti with meat sauce, garlic bread, salad, dessert and beverage. Advance tickets are available at the Steilacoom Marine & Spirits. Call 584-4177 for details.
Pierce College Theatre present K2
Posted by | CommentsWitness the struggle of two men stranded on the world’s tallest peak in the Pierce College Theatre production of “K2,” a thrilling show that will have audiences captivated.
“K2″ runs at 7 p.m. Feb. 17-20 at the BlackBox Theater at Pierce College Fort Steilacoom, 9401 Farwest Drive SW, Lakewood. Tickets are $5 general admission or $2 for Pierce students, military personnel, and seniors. For tickets, call the Ticket Line at (253) 964-6710.
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Students named to academic team
Posted by | CommentsTwo Pierce College Fort Steilacoom students will be honored as members of the 2010 All-Washington Academic Team at noon March 25 at South Puget Sound Community College. The ceremony recognizes top scholars from community and technical colleges from all over the state with scholarship prizes.
This year, the team members representing Pierce College Fort Steilacoom are Shepherd Engle and Bethany Foster.
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Pierce College Fort Steilacoom Fine Arts Gallery celebrates work of college faculty
Posted by | CommentsLAKEWOOD — The Fine Arts Gallery at Pierce College Fort Steilacoom will celebrate the work of Pierce College’s faculty artists in the Faculty Art Show now through Feb. 18. A reception will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. Wednesday. Refreshments will be served. All are welcome to attend.
The Faculty Art Show is held every two years and highlights the work of exceptional faculty artists. This year’s show features sculpture from Danella Sydow, paintings from David Roholt, and photography from David D. Johnson.
The Fine Arts Gallery is located at Pierce College Fort Steilacoom, 9401 Farwest Drive SW, Lakewood. Hours are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and 8 a.m. to noon Friday. For more information, call Gallery Director Jennifer Olson-Rudenko at (253) 964-6535.
Keep your kids safe, get a free Child ID Kit
Posted by | CommentsThe Criminal Justice Club at Pierce College Fort Steilacoom is providing parents and caregivers with free child identification kits, which can be critical for law enforcement in identifying a child in an emergency. The Child ID event will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 9, in the Health Education Center lobby, 9401 Farwest Drive SW, Lakewood.
The kits include fingerprints, dental impressions, DNA swabs, and videos. (Note: All materials will be provided to the parent or caregiver; Pierce College retains no records.) Kits are limited. Please register by emailing tcarlo@pierce.ctc.edu. Call (253) 964-6358 for more information.
Annual Spaghetti Dinner to benefit students
Posted by | CommentsThe Steilacoom Chamber of Commerce will hold its annual Spaghetti Dinner on Friday, February 19, from 5:30PM to 7:30PM at the Steilacoom Community Center, 2301 Worthington Street. Proceeds from the event go to scholarships for Steilacoom High School graduates who enroll at Pierce College. The price is $6.95 for adults and $3.95 for children under age 12 and includes spaghetti with meat sauce, garlic bread, salad, dessert and beverage. Advance tickets are available at the Steilacoom Marine & Spirits. Call 584-4177 for details.
Pierce College professor named to veterinary oversight board
Posted by | CommentsOne of the professors in Pierce College’s veterinary technician program, Markiva Contris, has been appointed by Gov. Gregoire to the state’s Veterinary Board of Governors, the rule-making and governing board for veterinarians.
This is an especially prestigious appointment in that Contris is only the second Licensed Veterinary Technician (LVT) ever to serve on the board (the first was Deb Cofer, a graduate of Pierce’s vet tech program). Prior to 2007, there were no vet techs on the Board of Governors. Contris was part of the group that drafted the legislation that required one member of the seven-member board to be a LVT.
