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MARCH 2014 HOTSHEET CELEBRATING 52 YEARS OF EXCELLENCE AUTOMOTIVE PROGRAM INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Students in the Chabot BMW A.S. Degree program can also seek employment in over 100 MINI deal- EVENTS CALEN- 2 erships throughout the US, utilizing the training DAR they receive here at Chabot. CONSTRUCTION 3 CORNER DENTAL HY- 4 GIENE PRO- GRAM RETIREMENT 4 Comes to Chabot LUNCHEON As part of the partnership between Chabot and MARCH 5 BMW, technician training for MINI vehicles has SPEAKER been included in the time that BMW utilizes PROFESSOR 5 ROGHANI Chabot as part of their BMW University. INTERNA- 6 TIONAL NIGHT SWALLOWS 7 FESTIVAL Let’s Motor! WALK FOR FIT- 8 NESS CAMPUS NEWS 9- 10 FLEA MARKETS MINI is an iconic brand known worldwide. BMW acquired MINI in 1994, and currently produces Chabot Automotive: multiple models including coupes, convertibles, 2014 and even all-wheel-drive. The MINI has been http://www.chabotcollege.edu/auto/ Saturday, April available for more than 50 years and over 6 mil- 19th, 8 a.m. to 3 lion cars have been sold world-wide. Interna- p.m. tional automotive writers voted the MINI “The European Car of the Century”. Spring Break 2014 Saturday, May 17th, 8 a.m. to 3 Today's MINI is as modern as the BMW in that No instruction on p.m. they share design and technology. While the MINI may be small in stature, they are a pre- April 14th, 15th, 16th, Saturday, June mium car with all of the comforts expected by 21st, 8 a.m. to 3 drivers today. 17th, 18th, & 19th p.m. Page 2 MARCH 2014 HOTSHEET EVENTS CALENDAR FOR 2014 M A R C H Event Date Time Location Speaker, Kemba Smith, Author Thursday, March 27th 12 noon Room 722 A P R I L 15th Annual International Night Thursday, April 3rd 5:30-6:30 p.m., Dinner Cafeteria 6:30 p.m., Performances 12th Annual Swallows Festival Tuesday, April 22nd 11 a.m.-1 p.m. César E. Chávez Plaza DARAJA Program Tuesday, April 22nd 6-8 p.m. Room 722 Club Award Ceremony Friday, April 25th 6-9 p.m. Cafeteria Business Student Awards Cere- Tuesday, April 29th 3-5 p.m. Room 722 mony M A Y Language Arts Student Awards Thursday, May 1st 2:30-4 p.m. Room 804 Math & Science Awards Pres- Tuesday, May 6th 12 noon Room 1808 entation & Luncheon School of the Arts Student Tuesday, May 6th 12-1 p.m. Recital Hall, Room 1224 Awards Ceremony Staff Retirement Reception Wednesday, May 7th 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Room 722 EOPS/CARE/CalWORKS Thursday, May 8th 6-8 p.m. TBD Business Pitch Competition Wednesday, May 14th 6-9 p.m. Room 722 ASPIRE/EXCEL Thursday, May 15th 6-8 p.m. Room 722 ASCC Scholarship Awards Thursday, May 15th 6-9 p.m. Cafeteria Striving Black Brothers Friday, May 16th 6-8 p.m. Off-Campus Puente Program Wednesday, May 21st 6-8:30 p.m. Room 722 Service-Learning Awards Thursday, May 22nd 12-1:30 p.m. Room 455 Dental Hygiene Program Rec- Thursday, May 22nd 6 p.m. PAC ognition Ceremony Daraja’s End of Year Thursday, May 22nd 6-8 p.m. Room 722 Medical Assisting Graduation Wednesday, May 28th 1 p.m. Stage One (Little Theater) ETS Thursday, May 29th 6-8 p.m. Room 722 Nursing Pinning Ceremony Thursday, May 29th 7 p.m. PAC 52nd Commencement Friday, May 30th 6 p.m. Grand Court Commencement Reception Friday, May 30th Following Commencement Cafeteria Page 3 MARCH 2014 HOTSHEET CONSTRUCTION CORNER Hesperian Boulevard Landscaping- The design documents for and some exterior landscaping. The project should be complete the new landscaping along Hesperian Boulevard are now at DSA in late March. for final review and approval. The project, including entry sign- Building 2100 Cadaver Room Renovation- The renovation to age, will create a new front to Chabot College and compliment the cadaver room area in Building 2100 Biology is complete and the new buildings constructed by Measure B. We plan on going occupied. The old cadaver room has been cleaned and re- out for bids in early summer. The photo above is an image of the purposed to serve as a small computer room. new campus boulevard design. Parking Lot Security and New Reader Board- Construction Building 100 Library Improvements- The design documents for has started and materials are being delivered for the new secu- the Building 100 renovation and seismic strengthening are also at rity project. The project includes security cameras, emergency DSA for review and approval. The project will focus primarily on the first floor of Building 100 and provide much needed space for student and teacher learning. Minor renovations will be performed on the second floor Library including a new circulation desk and carpeting for the offices. We plan on going out for bids in early summer. Building 1700 – Construction Progressing- Building 1700, Math and Science renovation, continues to progress rapidly. Interiors are substantially complete with the walls being painted and the ceiling grids going in. Building 1700 will house Math and Science lecture and lab classes. Also included in this project is telephones, and a public address system for parking lots G, H, the landscaping between Buildings 1700 and 1800. This space F and J. Also included is a new double-sided Electronic Mes- will contain plant species not located elsewhere on campus and sage Sign for the corner of Hesperian Boulevard and Depot serve as an outdoor classroom. Road. The board will be 46 inches high by 12 feet long and be capable of displaying text, graphics, and basic animation. The P.E. Complex Renovation – Occupied- The renovation to the above photo shows Chabot’s original sign in front of campus on buildings of the existing P.E. Complex is now complete and the Hesperian Boulevard (from 1965). spaces are occupied. Remaining to complete are gates, fences Page 4 MARCH 2014 HOTSHEET DENTAL HYGIENE PROGRAM Students Helping Students: A Mutually Beneficial Smoke- The event was a success, bringing awareness of the harmful less Tobacco Cessation Program effects of smokeless tobacco to a group of young men whose Community dental health culture in baseball silently accepts this cancerous habit. In addi- and the dental hygiene tion, this brought awareness of an innovative product to the future students at Chabot Col- of dental hygiene practitioners. lege strikes again! The This community service event was orchestrated by Michelle dental hygiene students Hunter, a practicing dental hygienist who has been in private conducted Oral Cancer practice for eleven and a half years. Michelle developed this as Screenings for the Chabot her Capstone Project which involved development and implemen- College Baseball Team. tation of a community service based project designed to educate The dental hygiene stu- a designated population. Submitted by Nancy Cheung, RDH, dents performed screen- MPA ing on 40 baseball play- ers, 32 of which confirmed use of smokeless tobacco in a survey. The students used a cutting edge, non-invasive rinse called ViziLite, which when illuminated with a special light, indi- cates poten- tially cancer- ous lesions. Our proud Dental Hygiene students STAFF RETIREMENT 2014 Please join us at a luncheon where we will recognize and cele- Shari Jacobsen brate this year’s retirees on Wednesday, May 7th, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the Event Center. Our staff retirees include: Mary Dermody Dr. Lani Wilson Carey Harbin Ernesto Victoria Naoma Mize Lorenzo Iriarte Marcia Kolb Coach Pete Davis Julie Segedy Larry Cain Monica Munger Page 5 MARCH 2014 HOTSHEET 2014 WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH EVENT Smith is a graduate of Virginia Union University, and was a past KEMBA SMITH recipient for a two-year Soros Justice Post-graduate Fellowship for advocates. Criminal Justice Advocate and She has spoken on panels, testified before Congress and the Author of United Nations regarding a variety of criminal justice issues in- cluding: crack cocaine sentencing, mandatory drug sentencing, POSTER CHILD women and incarceration, felony disenfranchisement, and re- entry. Currently, Smith is continuing to develop her 501(c)3 foundation, Kemba Smith is the featured speaker for Chabot College’s known as the Kemba Smith Foundation. Women’s History Month Event 2014. This event will take place As a wife, mother, advocate, national public speaker, and author on Thursday, March 27th from 12 noon to 1:30 p.m. at the of her long-awaited memoir, Poster Child, Smith has received Chabot College Event Center. numerous awards and recognitions for her courage and determi- Growing up as an only child in Richmond, Virginia, Ms. Smith nation to educate the public about the devastating consequences graduated high school and continued her education at prestig- of current drug policies. ious Hampton University. What happened to Smith in her new Poster Child will be available for purchase at the event, and Ms. campus environment was a nightmare. Smith is planning to sign books following her presentation. In an attempt to “fit in,” Smith associated with the wrong crowd Admission is free, and all Chabot students, staff, alumni, and our and became involved with a drug dealer. He was a major fig- retired staff are welcome to attend. Refreshments will be served ure in a crack cocaine ring and drew Smith right into the middle after Smith’s presentation. of his life with physical, mental, and emotional abuse disguised as “love.” After enduring this turbulent four-year relationship in 1994, her drug dealer boyfriend took her on a cross-country odyssey to elude capture by the authorities.