Student Withdrawal Deadline Extended

To compensate for this semester's two snow days, the student withdraw deadline for Spring full semester courses has been extended to April 14th from April 7th.

NY Trip: Multimedia, Cinema & Video in Chelsea

If you are coming to the NY trip on Friday, March 27, and are interested in checking out mostly multimedia and video exhibitions, you're invited to walk with Maria in Chelsea. To get a list of the galleries we'll be visiting or if you have any questions, email: dumlaom@bucks.edu or stop by CV lab at L102.

New Extra Modeling Sessions for Art Students

Starting next week the Visual Arts Dept is offering 5 free sessions with models.

Where: H100 & H104

When: Monday March 30th in H100
Monday April 6th in H100
Wednesday April 8th H104
Monday April 13th H100
Monday April 20th H100

Time: 6-9pm

Design Business Lecture

Design Business:
Michael Bierut, Partner at Pentagram
WHEN: Thursday, May 21, 2009 | 6:00 pm Reception, 7:00 pm Lecture
WHERE: TBD
COST:
* $15 for AIGA members
* $30 for non-members
* $5 for AIGA student members
* $10 for student non-members
More info: http://www.aigaphilly.org/events.html

Typography Lecture, Philadelphia University

Typography:
Roberto de Vicq de Cumptich, President of de Vicq Design
Matteo Bologna, Founder of Mucca Design
WHEN: Thursday, March 26, 2009 | 6:00 pm Reception, 7:00 pm Lecture
WHERE: Tuttleman Auditorium, Philadelphia University
4201 Henry Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19144
COST:
* $15 for AIGA members
* $30 for non-members
* $5 for AIGA student members
* $10 for student non-members
More info: http://www.aigaphilly.org/events.html

Best-selling Author Judith Viorst to speak on Monday, April 6, 7:00 p.m.

Don't miss best-selling author Judith Viorst who will speak on "Control" on Monday, April 6, 7:00 p.m. Gateway Auditorium. Judith is the author of seven collections of poems for adults, 16 children's books, including "Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day" and 4 non-fiction books, including "Necessary Losses" on the NY Times best-selling list for 2 years. Tickets are $10.00 and are available online at www.bucks.edu/cultural and through Student Life. For information, contact Natalie Kaye, kayen@bucks.edu or 215-968-8015. There will be an opportunity to meet and greet Ms. Viorst as she signs her books after the presentation.

VIsiting Artist Lecture and Demonstration

The BCCC Printmaking Club is sponsoring a lecture and demonstration by printmaker Shelley Thorstensen on Tuesday, March 31 at 6:30 in Hicks 106. This program is free and open to the public.
Shelley Thorstensen exhibits her work internationally and has taught printmaking at Moore College of Art, the University of Delaware, and Rutgers University. She has received numerous awards and her work is included in collections in the United States, Belgium, and Japan. You may view her work on the website below:
www.dolanmaxwell.com/artists/thorstensen/

Transfer Fair April 1

The BIG Transfer Fair is fast approaching. It will take place April 1, 2009 from 10:00 am - 1:00 pm in the Gallagher Room. Please encourage your students to attend to start their transfer planning or get those last minute questions answered before graduation. There are over 50 representatives attending. For an up to date list of attendees please go to www.bucks.edu/transfer. Transfer Services thanks you for you support!

ECO CLub

Want to save the earth? A new Eco-Club is also forming at Bucks. If you are interested, the first meeting will be held this Wednesday, March 11 in Rollins Center room 111. If you want to join but can't make the meeting, email Dominic McGraw: mcgrawd@bucks.edu

REMINDER

There is still room to sign up for the New York Trip sponsored by the Art Department. Not many spaces are left, so you have to hurry. Here are the particulars.

Date: Friday, March 27, 2009
Time: leave 8:00 am sharp from the East Gate, Lot C
Ticket Price: $25.00
Just stop in the Hicks Art Office to buy your ticket.

Open Lab During Spring Break

L120 will be open during spring break on Tuesday and Thursday from 12 till 4.

BUCKS PHOTO CLUB

Its finally here. The first meeting of the Bucks Photo Club. We will be meeting in the photo classroom (Hicks 118 - outside the darkroom) on Thursday March 12 from 12:30-1:30. We will discuss what we need to do to start the club and make it official. We will need to elect officers! Please come to the meeting!

Arts at Bucks Contest Winner

Congratulations to Hillary Braubitz she designed the winning postcard for the Arts at Bucks. Hillary is a student in Layout & Typography this semester she did a great job. Here is the picture:

Alerts from BCCC

The snow days of this week reminded me to remind you about the following information service from the College:
We are pleased to announce that Bucks County Community College now has a state-of-the-art notification system that is capable of sending notifications instantly and simultaneously to all registered mobile phones, Blackberry's, wireless PDAs, pagers, Smart or Satellite phones and email addresses.

PLEASE REGISTER - it is FREE and only takes a minute. This will be the surest way for you to receive notifications critical to your safety and well being as well as other important campus information. To create an account, simply click on the link below, which will take you directly to the sign up form. Have your cell phone with you and on.

http://www.e2campus.com/my/bucks/signup.htm

Once you complete the validation part of registering your mobile phone, the next page will say "You have successfully signed up" You will see a "log in" button for your new account. You may now opt to enter your email address. Enter your e-mail address and click the ADD EMAIL button. You will instantly be emailed a verification email that you must open and click on the validation link - you're all done! Click on the link below to see where your personal account access is located. You may register two email addresses and two devices - it's very easy to do.

http://www.e2campus.com/my/bucks/

Thank you and we look forward to this being a year of safety and good health to all in our Bucks County Community College community.

LBC TRANSFER FAIR TOMORROW! 3/4/09

This is an important notice from the Transfer Office


Please encourage your students to attend the Transfer Fair being held at LBC tomorrow 3/4/09 from 10:00 - 1:00 pm. This is a good time for students to gather information and start forming their transfer plans. Transfer Services appreciates your support!