Noncredit photography courses offered
San Jacinto College will offer Introduction to Professional Photography this semester for those interested in acquiring a photography technician certificate.
Classes are Tuesdays and Thursdays, 6-10 p.m. Oct. 29 to Nov. 17, or Mondays and Wednesdays, 6-10 p.m. Nov. 30 to Dec. 16, at the South Campus, 13735 Beamer Road.
To register, visit www. sanjac.edu/cpd/bp-training or call 281-542-2020.
San Jacinto College hosts Fall Fest Oct. 30
San Jacinto College South Campus’ annual Fall Fest will feature a petting zoo, music, games, face painting, train rides, crafts and more, 5:30-8:30 p.m. Oct. 30 at 13735 Beamer Road.
For information about San Jacinto College, call 281-998-6150 or visit www. sanjac.edu.
Remington College offers ‘Cuts for Cause’
Remington College cosmetology students and instructors will exchange free haircuts, manicures and pedicures for nonperishable food donations during November’s Cuts for Cause event. Donations will go to local food banks.
For an appointment at the Webster campus, 20985 Gulf Freeway, call 281-554-1790.
UH-CL celebrates Day of the Dead
University of Houston-Clear Lake’s Intercultural Student Services will present a Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, celebration from noon to 4 p.m. Nov. 2 in the Bayou Building, 2700 Bay Area Blvd. For details, call 281283-2575.
UH-CL Harvest Fair features holiday items
The University of Houston-Clear Lake Support Staff Association plans to jump-start the holiday shopping season with its annual Harvest Fair, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Nov. 3-5 in the Bayou Building, 2700 Bay Area Blvd.
For information, contact Lee Ann Wheelbarger, 281-283-3116 or wheelbarger@uhcl.edu.
San Jacinto concerts showcase variety
A series of free concerts at San Jacinto College in November and December will feature classical, holiday, chamber, jazz and other musical styles.
Large and small student ensembles will perform chamber works for brass at 7 p.m. Nov. 3 at the Central Campus’ Dr. Monte Blue Music Building, 8060 Spencer Highway.
Choral and choir students will perform art songs and arias at 7 p.m. Nov. 5 in the music building.
The college’s steel band will collaborate with several community groups for a performance at 7 p.m. Nov. 10 in Slocomb Auditorium, adjacent to the music building.
Music professor Jeffrey Adams will direct a small jazz combo and larger jazz ensemble at 7 p.m. Nov. 12 in the music building.
The college’s Society of Composers will present an Orpheus concert featuring chamber music works composed by students at 7 p.m. Nov. 19 in the music building.
A brass ensemble and choral students will perform a holiday-themed concert at 7 p.m. Dec. 2 in the North Campus’ Dr. Charles Grant Fine Arts Center, 5800 Uvalde Road. And as part of the Fine Arts Fridays series, a brass band will play a variety of holiday classics at noon Dec. 4, also at the fine arts center.
To learn about the college’s music degrees and courses, as well as private music lessons, visit www. sanjac.edu/career/music.
Exhibit showcases college artists
The 14th Houston Area Community College Student Exhibition will open with a reception from 5-7 p.m. Nov. 5 at the UH-CL Art Gallery, 2700 Bay Area Blvd.
For information, including gallery hours, visit www.uhcl.edu/artgallery.
Professor reviews Pacific WWII battle
University of HoustonClear Lake associate professor emeritus of reading and language arts Peggy Hill will present “Admiral Nimitz and Guadalcanal” from 5:30-7 p.m. Nov. 5 in the Bayou Building, 2700 Bay Area Blvd.
The discussion is free and open to the public. Visit www.uhcl.edu/clasp or call 281-283-2021 for information.
Lee College shows ‘Unexpected Guest’
Baytown Little Theatre will present Agatha Christie’s “The Unexpected Guest” Nov. 6-15 at the Lee College Performing Arts Center, 805 W. Texas Ave.
For tickets, visit www. baytownlittletheater.org or call 281-474-7617.
HCC hosts book signing for Quiñones
Fans of ABC’s “What Would You Do?” can meet the host and author of the best-selling book of the same name Nov. 7 at Houston Community College Southeast Campus, 6815 Rustic.
Texas native John Quiñones will participate in a brief Q&A session from noon-12:30 p.m., followed by a book signing.
HCC also will recognize recipients of the John Quiñones Scholarship, administered through the HCC Foundation. The $5,000 gift supports HCC students enrolled in filmmaking, audio recording technology, video production, digital communication or broadcast journalism classes.
Tibetan artists headed to San Jacinto College
The Tibetan Lamas of Drepung Loseling Monastery will create a ceremonial mandala sand painting Nov. 9-13 at San Jacinto College South Campus’ Marie Spence Flickinger Fine Arts Center, 13735 Beamer Road.
The week also will include lectures on meditation, enlightenment and the significance of the mandala, as well as activities for the public. At the noon Nov. 13 closing ceremony, the lamas will sweep away the completed mandala design as a symbolic gesture of the impermanence of life.
For more information, call 281-998-6150 or visit www.sanjac.edu.
Head Start hiring in Harris County
Harris County Department of Education Head Start will host a job fair from noon to 5 p.m. Nov. 12 at 101 S. Whiting St. in Baytown.
For information, visit www.hcde-texas.org/users/0221/docs/HeadStart/ headstartjobfair (2).pdf. To schedule an interview, call 713-696-2177 or email hsoperations@hcde-texas.org.
COM student nabs Shell scholarship
College of the Mainland student Monique Jordan says she is proud of the example she’s setting for her children.
Jordan, winner of the national Shell Scholarship, expects to be the first in her family to graduate from college. To be eligible for the scholarship, students must be enrolled in a two-year technical degree program and have a GPA of greater than 2.5.
She plans to graduate with an associate degree in process technology.
For information about the COM process technology program, visit www. com.edu/ptec.
Expo highlights world cultures, traditions
Visitors can tour the world without leaving Texas at the University of Houston-Clear Lake’s Global Expo, 2-5 p.m. Nov. 17 in the Bayou Building, 2700 Bay Area Blvd.
Visit www.uhcl.edu/ iiss or call 281-283-2575 for details.
UH-CL job fair welcomes teachers
Educators can explore employment opportunities at the Fall Teacher Job Fair, 12:20-2:30 p.m. Nov. 19 at University of Houston-Clear Lake’s Bayou Building, 2700 Bay Area Blvd.
For information, contact the Office of Career Services, 281-283-2590.
ACC Foundation plans ‘Evening of Elegance’
The Alvin Community College Foundation will host its 16th annual gala, “An Evening of Elegance,” at 6 p.m. Nov. 20 at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 129 County Road 146.
To purchase tickets, call 281-756-3600 or visit www. alvincollege.edu/Foundation.
Pearland ISD sees SAT success
Pearland Independent School District students’ SAT scores in 2014-15 have seen across-the-board gains, increasing six points in reading, three points in math and two points in writing, according to a College Board report released in September.
Almost all populations of Pearland ISD students scored significantly above the state and global averages for their respective groups. The district’s combined reading and math SAT score is 1054 — above the 1050 college readiness mark.
President’s Cabinet recipients named
Sixteen University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston faculty and staff and one student have earned President’s Cabinet awards totaling more than $230,000.
The 2015 award winners are: Christine Arcari, Kelsey Berg, Deana M. Gehring, Elizabeth Ginn, Michaela Huynh, Erin Kearney, Ariel Ludwig, Elizabeth Lyons, David Marshall, Martha Norris, Sergio Rodriguez, Shannon Ronca, Ann Ross, Barbara Slusher, Maria C. Swartz, Dr. Karen Szauter and Rebecca Trout.
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