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Important Dates Spring 2015 DATES IMPORTANT November 3 . Priority registration for EOPS, DRC, CalWORKs, Veterans and Foster Youth . Current Student Educational Plan required except for Foster Youth . November 4-5 . Priority registration for athletes, honors students, Associated Student Board, and international students . Current Student Educational Plan required . November 6-10 . Priority registration for continuing students with current Student Educational Plan by unit value earned; Continuing Middle College and PEP students . November 11-12 . Online registration for new and returning students . Current student educational plan required . November 13-15 . Online registration for all other students including continuing concurrent students and new Middle College students . November 16-18 . Online registration for continuing and returning students who are probation or have earned greater than 100 degree-applicable units . November 17 . Cañada scholarship application for 2015-2016 opens . November 18 . Online registration for all students . January 7 . Deadline to pay student fees . Students will be dropped from classes if fees are not paid by this date at 11:59pm . January 17, 18 . Declared Recess January 19 . Martin Luther King, Jr . Day (Holiday) January 20, 21 . Flex Days (No Classes) January 22 . .Day & Evening Classes begin January 22-February 4 . Late registration on a space available basis (See Instructor for late add authorization code .) February 4 . .PARTIAL REFUND: Last day to drop from a semester length course and be eligible for a partial refund February 4 . .ADDS: Last day to ADD a semester length course February 12 . Deadline to submit Cañada scholarship application for 2015-2016 February 13 . .Deadline to file your ADT petition for all Transfer Degrees February 13 . Lincoln's Birthday Observed (Holiday) February 14, 15 . .Declared Recess February 16 . President's Day (Holiday) February 16 . ."W" on TRANSCRIPT: Last day to drop a semester length course without a “W” on your transcript February 16 . Last day to declare P/NP option for semester length classes February 17 . Census Day March 2 . .DeadlinetosubmitCalGrantGPAVerification&2015-2016FAFSAor Dream application for Cal Grant program . March 6 . LastdaytofilepetitionsinAdmissions&Recordsfordegreesandcertificates March 22-28 . .Spring Recess April 30 . .Last day to withdraw from semester length course with a “W” May 23,24 . .Declared Recess May 25 . Memorial Day (Holiday) May 26-June 1 . .Final Examinations (Day & Evening Classes) May 30 . Commencement June 1 . Day & Evening Classes End Grades available on WebSMART beginning December 31, 2014 . Grades are NOT mailed . CAÑADA COLLEGE 650-306-3100 WWW.CANADACOLLEGE.EDU 1 Welcome to Cañada College. From here you can go anywhere! With nearly 50 years of service providing enriching and life-changing educational opportunities for the residents of San Mateo County, nearly 6,300 students currently call Cañada their home . With support and guidance from award- winningfacultyandstaff,youmaypursuecertificatesanddegreesmeantto provide career training or to serve as a transfer gateway to four-year col- leges and universities . Cañada College offers more than 40 quality instructional programs that can provide you with the foundation needed to meet your professional and per- sonal goals . Along with its outstanding programs in the sciences, business, multimedia, medical assisting, the arts, and technical training, the college also provides extensive basic skills training and innovative student support servicesincounseling,orientation,certificateanddegreeplanning,transfer IMPORTANT DATES IMPORTANT assistance, and tutoring . Home to numerous clubs, student organizations, and inter-collegiate athletic teams for men and women, Cañada provides a comprehensive college experience for both new and returning students . And, if you’re seeking a bach- elor’s degree, the Center for International and University Studies has agreements with a variety of universities allowing you to conveniently continue your upper division course work on the Cañada campus . Financial aid and scholarships are available to many of those attending Cañada . So, whether you dream of com- pleting your degree, transferring to a four-year institution, or preparing for a career, your future begins at Cañada College . Larry G . Buckley, Ph .D . President Community Events Calendar REDWOOD SYMPHONY CONCERTS CAÑADA COLLEGE THEATER ARTS PRODUCTION All concerts held in the Cañada College Main Theater and "ANTIGONE" by Sophocles begin at 8:00pm Performances in 2014: Sunday, October 26, 2014, 8:00pm Wednesday10/22&Thursday10/23,MatineetimesTBA; Tchaikovsky/Pamela Hill Nettleton: Nutcracker: The Untold Saturday 10/25, 8:00pm; Story, for Narrator and Orchestra Sunday 10/26, 2:00pm; Saturday, November 22, 2014, 8:00pm Wednesday10/29&Thursday10/30,MatineetimesTBA; Mahler: Symphony No . 9 Saturday 11/1, 8:00pm; Saturday, February 14, 2015, 8:00pm Sunday 11/2, 2:00pm Rossini: Overture to La Scala di Seta Daugherty: Gee’s Bend (Concerto for Electric Guitar) CAÑADA COLLEGE STUDENT DANCE PERFORMANCE (Jon Mulvey) (West Coast premiere) Friday, December 12, 2014, 7:30pm Berlioz: Fantastic Symphony For more information: canadacollege .edu/dance Saturday, March 28, 2015, 8:00pm McCracken: Variations on a Theme for Bassoon and FASHION DESIGN & MERCHANDISING STUDENT Orchestra (World Premiere) FASHION SHOW Sibelius: Symphony No . 7 Saturday, May 23, 2015, 7:00pm Bartok: Violin Concerto No . 2 (Miranda Liu) Located in the Main Theater . More information: Saturday, May 16, 2015, 8:00pm canadacollege .edu/fashion Brahms Clarinet Sonata (orch . by Berio, with Bob Marcus Rav- el: L’Enfant et les Sortileges (with Bay Shore Lyric Opera Co) 2 SPRING 2015 APPLY AND REGISTER ONLINE: WWW.CANADACOLLEGE.EDU Cañada College Administration Mission Statement Cañada College provides our community with a learning-centered Larry G . Buckley, Ph .D ., President environment, ensuring that students from diverse backgrounds have Gregory Anderson, Ed .D ., Vice President, Instruction the opportunity to achieve their educational goals by providing trans- ADMINISTRATION Robin Richards, Vice President, Student Services fer, career/technical, and basic skills programs, and lifelong learning . David M . Johnson, Ph .D ., Dean, Humanities & Social Sciences The college cultivates in its students the ability to think critically and Linda Hayes, Dean, Business, Design & Workforce creatively, communicate effectively, reason quantitatively to make Janet L . Stringer M .D ., Ph .D ., Dean, Science & Technology analytical judgments, and understand and appreciate different points Kim Lopez, Dean, Counseling Services of view within a diverse community . Chialin Hsieh, Ed .D ., Dean, Planning, Research & Institutional Effectiveness Americans with Disabilities Act Statement Anniqua Rana, Ed .D ., Dean, Athletics, Kinesiology, Dance, Library, This document may be made available in alternate format as a rea- and Learning Resources sonable accommodations for a person with a documented disability . To request a reasonable accommodation, please contact the Disabil- Board of Trustees ity Resource Center at 650 .306 .3259 (V) or 650 .306 .3161 (TDD/TTY) Cañada College is part of the San Mateo County Community aminimumoffive(5)workdayspriortothedateneeded. College District which also operates College of San Mateo and Accuracy Statement Skyline College in San Bruno . The District and its Colleges are Cañada College and the San Mateo County Community College governedbyasix-memberBoardofTrustees,fiveelectedat District have made every reasonable effort to determine that ev- large for four-year terms by County voters and one elected by erything stated in this schedule is accurate . Courses and programs students in the District for a one-year term . offered, together with other information contained herein, are subject Karen Schwarz, President to change without notice by the administration of Cañada College for Patricia Miljanich, Vice President-Clerk reasonsrelatedtostudentenrollmentorleveloffinancialsupport, Richard Holober, Trustee or for any other reason, at the discretion of the College . The College Dave Mandelkern, Trustee and the District further reserve the right to add, amend or repeal any Thomas Mohr, Trustee of their rules, regulations, policies and procedures, in conformance Ron Galatolo, District Chancellor with applicable laws . Acknowledgements Use of Photography José Peña, Curriculum & Instructional Systems Specialist CañadaCollege,anon-profitCaliforniaCommunityCollege,reserves Jose A . Garcia, Design/Layout/Production the right to take and use photographs, video and electronic images Cover photos: Sean Arbabi, Jose A. Garcia, Robert Hood, Peter Tam of students and visitors taken on college property and at college- sponsored events for marketing and promotional purposes . Objection Accreditation mustbemadeinwritingtotheCommunityRelations&Marketing Cañada College is accredited by the Accreditation Commission Office. for Community and Junior Colleges of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, 10 Commercial Blvd ., Suite 204, Novato, CA Cañada College: An Equal Opportunity Institution 94949, (415) 506-0234, an institutional accrediting body recognized Cañada College provides equitable access to education and equal by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation and the U .S . De- opportunity in employment . The College does not tolerate discrimina- partmentofEducation.TheOfficeofPrivatePostsecondaryEduca- tion on