November 2020
In This Issue
Student spotlight
Voting reminders
Virtual dance concert
Veterans Week
Grossmont Ensemble
Via Rapida
Culture Circle
21st Century Skills
Virtual Theatre Arts

Student
Success
Born and raised in Tijuana, Natalia Blake moved to San Diego three years ago to explore new opportunities. At Cuyamaca College, she found the answer to what she wanted to do with her life.

Blake, who already has a bachelor's degree in chemistry from the State University of Baja California, said that background melds perfectly with her plans to pursue a career in the water industry.

She started at Cuyamaca College last spring and is working toward an associate degree in Water and Wastewater Treatment.
The honor student, who has a perfect 4.0 grade point average, was recently awarded the Otay Water District's Watton Scholarship, a $500 award for top students in Cuyamaca's Center for Water Studies program. 

In the News


Grossmont College gets high rankings for Latinx degrees

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Don't forget 
to vote!
With Election Day nearly upon us, here are some key points and reminders:
  • Saturday, Oct. 31-Monday, November 2, are the final days of early voting, which can be done  from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. at the County Registrar's Office or your assigned polling place. (Yes, that includes Sunday.) Cuyamaca College and Grossmont College are both serving as polling places. 
  • On Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 3, polls are open from 7 a.m.-8 p.m. Bring your face mask and plan to maintain social distance.
  • If you're opting to vote by mail, your ballot must be postmarked on or before Election Day and received by the Registrar no later than Friday, Nov 6, 2020.
  • If you missed the voter registration deadline, Conditional Voter Registration allows prospective voters to register conditionally and cast a provisional ballot prior to and including Election Day at the Registrar's Office or your assigned polling place.

Grossmont's virtual dance concertdance
The Grossmont College Dance Department's annual fall concert, "Entrances & Exits," goes virtual this year with seven free performances viewable as YouTube videos.
The series, which can be viewed at any time after each premiere date, kicked off with "Tap the VOTE!," which carries a get-out-the-vote message delivered by tap-dancing students. Premiere start times for the instructor-choreographed, student-performed works are all at 7 p.m. 

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Now

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Nov. 29
Dance
Tap
Modern
Contemporary
Hip Hop
Improv. Modern
Modern
Ballet
Choreographer
Nancy Boskin-Mullen
Gina Bolles Sorensen
Lesa M. Green
Melissa Adao
David Mullen
Kyle Sorensen
Katelyn Ryan
Cuyamaca College water studies program reaches out to veteransvets

Cuyamaca College will kick off its annual Veterans Week activities Monday, Nov. 9, with a free webinar open to the public hosted by the Center for Water Studies. The live event on the Warriors 2 Waterworks program is from 2-3 p.m. It will focus on career opportunities in the water and wastewater industry which welcomes veterans because of the technical and transferable  skills they've developed in the military. 
The webinar can be accessed via Zoom.

The Grossmont Guitar Ensemble performs

Grossmont Ensemble performs 
musicA Little Night Music

A Grossmont College mixed ensemble directed by Fred Benedetti performs "Menuet" from Mozart's Eine Kleine Nachtmusik in a video mixed, mastered and edited by Benedetti. 
The Ensemble: flute: Shari Ressel; viola: Robert Sablove; cello: Brian Velazquez;  violin: Lori Watson;  guitars: Ian Marquez Munguia. Shari Ressel. Jesus Perfecto Meza, Pedro Aguiniga, Amanda McDaniel, Felipe Quintero, Brendan Hilgeman, Robert Sablove and Lori Watson.
Via Rapida First Year Experience
rapida
Are you starting college for the first time in fall 2021? Grossmont College is currently accepting FYE applications for a program with such benefits as priority registration, peer mentoring and counseling. 
Three online information sessions will be offered in November:

  • Thursday, Nov. 5,        5-6:30 p.m.  (Spanish)
  • Thursday, Nov. 12    12-1:30 p.m. 
  • Tuesday, Nov. 24 , 5:30-7 p.m.  Nov. 24 (Spanish)
A panel of current students will speak. RSVPs are required. 
workshopsPolitical, cultural issues discussed at Cuyamaca 

Cuyamaca College's Culture and Community Circle workshops covering an array of equity and cultural issues continue in November, addressing the fall election,  Veterans Week,  Native American Heritage Month, racism and more.

Sponsored by the college's Office of Institutional Effectiveness, Success and Equity; Student Affairs; and Associated Student Government, the free Zoom presentations are open to the public.
skills21st Century Skills Virtual Workshops at Grossmont College

Grossmont College Career Service
s is offering a free opportunity for personal and professional development, "21st Century Skills Virtual Workshops." The skills are intended to help individuals keep up with the lightning pace of today's modern markets.

Each skill is unique in how it helps students, but what they all have in common is they're all in the age of the internet.

All workshop sessions are virtual, free and open to the general public. Zoom links will be emailed to those who register. To RSVP:
  • Implicit Bias; 11 a.m., Tuesday, Nov. 3
  • The Why; 10 a.m., Friday, Nov. 6
  • Time & Stress Management; 11 a.m., Friday, Nov. 6
  • Setting Goals with Accountabiity; 10 a.m., Friday, Nov. 13
  • Customer Service11 a.m. Friday, Nov. 13
  • Creating an Elevator Pitch; 12 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 17
  • Effective Communication: Feedback that Works; 10 a.m., Friday, Nov. 20
  • In Demand Jobs During and Post-COVID 19; 11 a.m., Friday, Nov. 20
TheatreGrossmont Theatre Arts offers more free virtual productions

The  Grossmont College's Theatre Arts program's  "Sparkle!," a sweet, heartwarming story about acceptance, tolerance and the freedom to be yourself, is available for viewing through Nov. 30, while its first live Zoom performance of the season, Shakespeare's "The Winter's Tale," is scheduled for Nov. 12-14 and 19-21. Performance times for  what's described a a romantic comedy, "The Winter's Tale," are 7:30 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays and 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturdays.. 

The virtual performances will be free and accessible by links to be posted on the Theatre Arts web page. 

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