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Note From KPC’s Director’s Office
Dear Campus Community,
Negotiations between ACCFT, the
union that represents KPC full-time faculty, and the university were held
last Thursday and Friday, October 30 and 31. Both parties have agreed
to continue to negotiate the next two Thursdays and Fridays, Nov. 6-7
and Nov. 13-14, and are looking for positive movement in these future
sessions.
-Director Gary Turner
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Tour of France and Italy via Kenai Peninsula College:
Alaska to the Academia, Planning is underway for a spectacular private
art tour to France and Italy next summer. .
KPC Circulating
Statewide - Supplying Alaska’s blood need is
no easy task. Amy Jackman, the Community Coordinator at the Blood Bank
of Alaska’s Peninsula Center, knows “The need is always
there.”
New
Developments at the Learning Center - As the enrollment at
KPC grows, so does need for personnel in the Learning Center. State and
District grants have helped the Learning Center in its expansion.
Flu Shot
Drive Coming Up! - Kenai Peninsula College,
with the help of the Kenai Public Health Center, is sponsoring a flu shot
drive. The flu shots will be given on campus November 4th, from 1:30-4:30pm.
Phillip Miller
Selected as Maintenance Supervisor- On
November 3, KPC will welcome its new maintenance supervisor, Phillip Miller.
Miller has worked in the maintenance department at UAA for the past twelve
years.
What Faculty
are Doing - Faculty members of Kenai Peninsula College
are asked to perform a number of jobs not directly related to their teaching
duties. These jobs are critical to the successful operation of the college,
and make the learning experience more valuable for all students
New Digital
Arts Degree - In keeping with current world
trends toward digital technology, plans are underway at KPC for the establishment
of a new degree program. It’s the Associate of Applied Science in
Digital Arts Degree, with an emphasis on digital photography.
New
Faces at KPC - Kenai
Peninsula College and its neighbor Alaska Christian College have a new
cooperative study program called Encore. According to Dr. Cheryl Davis,
the ACC Academic Dean, eleven ACC students are taking classes at KPC this
semester and the entire ACC student body has access to KPC facilities
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