Chabot College Press Releases - Current
9/1/10
Chabot College Presents Free Play by Award-Winning San Francisco Mime Troupe
(Hayward, CA) - The Tony Award-winning San Francisco Mime Troupe will present, “Posibilidad, or Death of the Worker” at the Chabot College Performing Arts Center on Wednesday, September 15, at 7 p.m., with live music beginning at 6:30 p.m. It is the troupe’s last scheduled free performance of the play in the Bay Area.
“This year’s play presents a wonderful opportunity for our entire community to enjoy an evening of the best political theater in the U.S.,” said Kip Waldo, Chabot College social sciences faculty member.
“The mime troupe is not silent,” Waldo explained. “Their songs, the comedy, and drama will involve and move you like no other theater. The subject matter is always topical. This year it focuses on the economic crisis we face - not with doom and gloom, but with energy and humor. The show explores the problems many people face during the economic crisis. Workers are being laid off. Workplaces are closing, and plants are being moved to places where workers’ wages are lower. What to do? That is the question the workers in this play confront.”
The “Marin Independent Journal” has described the play as “… a lot of fun… the audience has a great time.” The “New York Post” has called the troupe, “America's oldest and finest street theater.”
Chabot College individuals and clubs, including the Students for Social Justice, are sponsoring the performance. Donations are welcomed. To help with publicity and the show, contact ChabotSSJ@gmail.com. Parking fees will be enforced. Parking Lot G is closest to the Performing Arts Center, located at the corner of Hesperian Boulevard and Depot Road. Parking is $2; permits can be purchased at the dispensers located at light pole locations in the parking lot areas. For more information, visit the Chabot College website at www.chabotcollege.edu.
8/18/10
Annual Electric Vehicle Festival and Rally to be Held at Chabot College
Who: The Chabot College Automotive Technology Department and the East Bay Electric Auto Association presents the Annual Electric Vehicle Festival and Rally.
What: Displays will include both private vehicle conversions and production type models
When: Saturday, August 28, 2010 from 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Where: Chabot College, Parking Lot E, 25555 Hesperian Blvd., Hayward
Details: The event is free and open to the public. Parking permits are required and $2 day permits are available at dispensers located at light pole locations.
Contact: For more information please contact Steve Small, ssmall@chabotcollege.edu or visit the East Bay Electric Auto Association website at www.ebeaa.org.
8/3/10
Chabot Hosts Kin-Yobi Con 2010 - Annual Video Game and Japanese Animation Convention
Sponsored by: The Game-Zone Recreation Club of Chabot College
When: Friday and Saturday, August 6-7, 10 a.m.-9 p.m.
Where: Chabot College, 25555 Hesperian Blvd., Hayward, CA
Details: Kin-Yoobi Con 2010 is jam-packed full of fun activities related to Japanese animation and culture. This year’s events include: Cosplay Contest, Anime Feud, Anime Viewing Room, Cosplay Café, Fashion Show Karaoke Singing Contest, Video Game Tournaments and Free Food
Cost: Friday, $10; Saturday, $15; Kids 5 years of age or younger, Free
For information: Go to www.gzronline.com or email the Game-Zone Recreation president at hiphopchamber@aol.com
7/27/10
Chabot College Presents “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” on Campus - Plus Free Show at Hayward Meek Estate Park
(Hayward, CA) - Chabot College’s Theater Department is serving up a midsummer treat for area theater goers.
Audiences will have six opportunities to see performances of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” William Shakespeare’s play about young love and romance. Shows are Wednesday through Saturday, July 28-31 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, August 1 at 2 p.m., in the Little Theater at Chabot College, with $8 tickets at the door. A free performance is offered at the Hayward Meek Estate Park on Saturday, August 7 at 1 p.m.
One of the Bard’s most popular romantic comedies, “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” mixes magic, mischief, and mistaken identities in an enchanted, moonlit forest populated by two pairs of star-crossed lovers, feuding fairies, and a comically inept acting troupe. The misadventures that ensue inspire the character Puck to muse, “Lord, what fools these mortals be!” A recent film adaptation of this classic comedy starred Michelle Pfeiffer, Rupert Everett, Calista Flockhart, Christian Bale, Stanley Tucci, and Kevin Kline.
“A talented group of actors and designers have brought this show together,” said director Dov Hassan, Chabot College theater arts instructor. “Sound, lights, set, and costumes are being designed and produced by students. I think their work is the most impressive student design work I have seen in the 10 years I have been working here at Chabot.”
Chabot’s College’s free Meek Estate performance is being produced in partnership with the Hayward Area Historical Society and the Hayward Area Parks and Recreation District. The estate is located at 240 Hampton Road. The Chabot College Little Theater is in the Performing Arts Center at the corner of Hesperian Blvd. and Depot Road. Lot G offers the closest parking. Except for Saturday evening and Sunday, parking permits are required; $2 day permits are available at dispensers located at light pole locations. For more information, please call (510) 723-6976 or visit the website at www.chabotcollege.edu.
7/14/10
Chabot College Adds Fall Semester Welding Classes
(Hayward, CA) - Chabot College has good news for students who want to take welding classes this fall semester.
Due to a campus construction schedule change, previously cancelled classes now will be offered in the college’s popular welding program. “I can't recommend the welding program at Chabot enough. There’s no other place where I can learn from instructors with decades of experience, on equipment costing tens of thousands of dollars for only $26 per unit,” says student Jeremy Adams on the Chabot College Welding Department website.
Fall semester welding classes include Introduction to Welding, Welding Layout and Fitting, ARC/Flux Core/Blueprint, TIG/MIG, Welding Inspection, Skills Laboratory, Certification Preparation, and Welding for Artists. Class meeting times include day, evening, and Saturdays.
“The U.S. Department of Labor lists more than 75 occupational titles that include some form of welding or welding-related activity. Basic welding skills are necessary across many industries; this applicability allows the welding workforce to swiftly respond in accommodating new emerging industry needs. It is estimated that 30,000 to 55,000 new welders are needed each year in the United States to meet the rising industrial demands,” according to the Welding Department website.
Students can register now for the fall semester that begins August 18. For more information, visit the welding website at www.chabotcollege.edu/WELD/. Apply and register online at www.chabotcollege.edu.
6/4/10
Chabot College Community Education to Host June 16 Information Session on Training for the Growing Healthcare Industry
Free Laptop Offer to New Enrollees
(Hayward, CA) - In response to the current economy and high unemployment rates, Chabot College’s Community Education Program is hosting an information session on Wednesday, June 16, from 6 to 7 p.m. to give the community details about its brand-new online training in the fast-growing healthcare industry. The session will include information on training in the fields of Medical Transcription and Medical Coding and Billing, which Chabot is offering in conjunction with Career Step, a leading online healthcare education company. The session will take place in the Building 700 South Event Center, located at 25555 Hesperian Blvd. in Hayward.
Medical transcription and medical coding and billing are part of the growing healthcare industry that the Department of Labor estimates will create 3.2 million new jobs before 2018. According to the Department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics’ estimation, the medical transcription field will experience 11 percent employment growth between 2008 and 2018 and the medical coding and billing field will experience 20 percent growth.
“This information session will show community members how they can complete training in the fields of medical transcription or medical coding and billing in less than a year and get right into the workforce,” says Susan May, Chabot’s director of Community Education. “Plus, as an introductory offer, those who enroll will have the opportunity to get a free laptop to do their training.”
To RSVP for the information session, please go to CareerStep.com/chabot or call (510) 723-7531. (No obligation if you attend.) For more information, call Career Step at (801) 769-8445.
5/19/10
Chabot College Commencement Scheduled for Friday, May 28th
Who: Chabot College
What: Commencement
Where: Grand Court - Chabot College, 25555 Hesperian Boulevard in Hayward, (If rain, Chabot College Performing Arts Center)
When: Friday, May 28, 2010 at 6 p.m.
Details: Approximately 1,000 students are candidates for Associate degrees and Certificates. At least 300 are expected to participate in the ceremony.
5/17/10
LEGOs, Magic, and Cooking Classes Highlight Chabot’s Summer Camp for Kids
Early Bird Discount Offered through May 21
(Hayward, CA) - LEGO engineering, cooking, and “crazy chemistry” are among the 75 classes offered during this year’s Kids on Campus Summer Camp offered by the Chabot College’s Community Education Program. Kids in 3rd to 8th grades can enroll in one or more exciting weekly camps from June 21 to July 23. The program also offers a Cool Careers Camp for 7th to 10th graders from July 26-30, which offers hands-on presentations on more than 20 careers, from forensics to firefighting.
Other popular classes in this newly expanded five-week program include cartooning, basketball, solar energy, hip hop dance, sports center, Harry Potter, fashion design, flash animation, house of horrors and musical theater, and badminton, along with refresher classes in math and language arts.
Beyond the weekly camps, the program offers sports camps with skills training in basketball, volleyball, and pole vaulting; Saturday classes with piano and guitar lessons, and academic classes for teens to review algebra skills, learn essay-writing techniques, and prepare for the SAT.
“We’ve expanded our program this summer because of the demand by parents for our fun and enriching classes designed to challenge kids’ imaginations and inspire creativity,” says Susan May, director of Community Education. “Our weeklong program is fully supervised by experienced instructors and counselors as the kids learn everything from math to magic.”
Register now! The early bird discount of $20 off per week goes through May 21 and classes are filling quickly. For more details, go to www.chabotcollege.edu/kidsoncampus or call (510) 723-7531 for more information or to request a printed catalog.
5/5/10
Chabot College Offers Career Assistance to Dislocated NUMMI Suppliers
(Hayward, CA) - Chabot College is offering career transition services in partnership with the Alameda County Workforce Investment Board for NUMMI managers and workers from NUMMI suppliers who have been dislocated due to the NUMMI plant closure.
Project Renew offers career transition services including: Workforce Investment Act (WIA) benefits application and orientation services, career development workshops including job search tips, resume writing skills and interview techniques as well as individualized educational/training and employment plans including a year of follow-up services.
Project Renew assists workers in identifying professional development and education programs based on the individuals’ needs, skills, and interests, leveraging the WIA benefits that provide up to $4,500 in training/education grants.
NUMMI workers are also eligible for Trade Authorization Act benefits which provide up to $10,000 in training grants.
For more information, please call Project Renew staff at (510) 723-6720 or Project Renew’s project director, Matthew Kritscher at (510) 723-6717.
4/30/10
Chabot College Theater Arts Department Presents Original Student Plays with Emerging Work
(Hayward, CA) - Chabot College’s Theater Arts Department presents a selection of plays written by theater arts students. The efforts of this term’s playwriting class will culminate with Emerging Work, performances featuring student actors, directors and designers.
Emerging Work is one of the distinguishing highlights of the Theater Arts Department at Chabot College. It features brand new, original student plays which include: Satan’s Lollipops, Barstow P.I., Opal, and American Dream. The four plays will run May 4th through May 8th at 8 p.m. Student playwrights include: Cherise Beyelia, Adam Reeser, Willy Romano-Pugh, and Brittany Emmerson. Joel Mullennix, Chabot faculty coordinator and well-known Bay Area actor and director oversees the productions.
La Lechuza written and directed by Linda Amayo, is a play geared for children and is a delightful comedy with cultural pizzazz, along with song and dance. It runs 50 minutes and will be performed on May 22nd at 2 p.m.
All performances will be held in the Little Theater and tickets are $5 at the door. For more information, please contact Rachel LePell at (510) 723-6830.
Emerging Work is dedicated to the development of new plays at Chabot. Under the direction of award-winning playwright Rachel LePell, the Chabot College Theater Arts program has joined the ranks of some of the most prestigious theater programs in the country where the development of new plays and emerging voices in the American Theater is a top priority.
4/20/10
Chabot College Offers New BMW Certified Automotive Technology Associate Degree
(Hayward, CA) - Students can register now for Chabot College’s new BMW Automotive Technology Degree beginning fall semester. Space is limited and early registration is recommended. Tuition is $26 per unit; financial aid information is available.
“One of our strategic goals is to expand community partnerships. BMW is an ideal partner to provide pathways into high paying jobs for our students and for our community,” said Dr. Celia Barberena, Chabot College President.
“Chabot College has responded to the increasing demand for programs leading to jobs and career opportunities by joining forces with BMW of North America to train students for the vehicles of tomorrow,” said Tom Clark, dean of applied technology and business. “We are preparing the ultimate technician for the ultimate driving machine.”
The BMW partnership adds new vehicles, tooling, coursework, and faculty to Chabot College’s NATEF (National Automotive Technicians Education Foundation) and ASE (Automotive Service Excellence) certified automotive training programs. BMW has active dealership programs in the Bay Area, California, and 350 dealerships across the nation, Clark noted.
The associate degree program builds on key automotive courses, four BMW-specific classes, and general education courses. Students taking the Chabot College BMW training classes can earn up to six BMW training certificates, positioning them to enter a BMW dealership with a Level III training status. Students who have taken prior automotive courses may be eligible to receive credit for skills already learned.
All Chabot College automotive programs provide training to understand, diagnose, and repair today’s vehicles. Students learn basic theory of operation, followed by hands on experience in a state-of-the-art repair facility with current industry grade equipment. Students train side by side with apprentices from local dealerships that partner exclusively with Chabot College to train their apprentices.
Job opportunities include automotive technician, parts counter person, and service writer. Some students take classes so they can understand and repair their own vehicles. Evening and day classes allow students flexibility and accommodate working schedules.
For more information, visit the Chabot College Automotive Technology website at www.chabotcollege.edu/auto or contact instructor Mike Sherburne, MSherburne@chabotcollege.edu, (510) 723-7584. For registration and financial aid information, visit the Chabot College website at www.chabotcollege.edu.
4/19/10
Chabot College Hosts Earth Day Teach-In
Who: Chabot College welcomes the community to a free teach-in to celebrate Earth Day.
What: Learn how the Russell City Power Plant could affect you and your community and why the college opposes it.
When: Thursday, April 22, 2010 from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Where: Chabot College Performing Arts Center, 25555 Hesperian Blvd., HaywardContact: For more information please call Dr. Susan Sperling at (510) 723-6669.
3/8/10
Chabot Women's Basketball Team Makes History with First State Tournament
(Hayward, CA) - For the first time in Chabot College history, the women’s basketball team has advanced to the State Finals Tournament. A 77-71 win over Sierra College on Saturday night put the Lady Gladiators into the State "Elite Eight.” The team travels to Cal Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks, CA to compete in the tournament this week.
“This was not supposed to happen,” says Don Queyrel, Chabot College Athletic Director and Women’s Basketball Coach. “We were not even rated among the top 15 teams. The team got here through sheer determination,” says Queyrel. “This is a year I will never forget.”
As one of the four qualifiers from Northern California, Chabot will face its first opponent, the Fullerton College Hornets - the number-one rated team in the state - on Thursday, March 11 at 5 p.m. Winners will move to the state semi-finals on Saturday.
3/4/10
Chabot College Awarded More Than $1 Million in Funds to Help Dislocated Workers
(Hayward, CA) - Chabot College officials recently announced receiving federal grant and contract funds from the U.S. Department of Education’s Fund for the Improvement of Post Secondary Education and American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Stimulus to help recently dislocated workers in the East Bay. Many of these workers have been dislocated to due to the impending NUMMI plant closure and its effect on local suppliers of the plant.
Through a partnership between Chabot College and the Alameda County Workforce Investment Board (ACWIB), over $1 million will be spent over three-years to support dislocated workers and adult learners in Chabot’s service area and Alameda County by providing career transitional services such as job search assistance, career counseling, career development workshops, education and workforce training from a wide range of courses and programs offered at Chabot and at neighboring schools, many of which specifically meet the needs of dislocated workers and working adults.
“We are thrilled that local, state and federal government agencies have recognized the critical need for support services and Chabot’s role in helping to strengthen the economy by training our residents and helping them return to the workforce,” said Dr. Celia Barberena, Chabot College President. “For more than 48 years Chabot College has played a pivotal role in workforce training and economic development. We are thrilled to have this financial support to do even more.”
For additional information, please contact Matthew Kritscher, Chabot College Dean of Counseling at (510) 723-6717 or Roy Bertucelli, ACWIB Workforce Development Specialist at (510) 259-3833.
2/23/10
Chabot College Theater Arts to Team Up with the National Endowment for the Arts’ “The Big Read”
(Hayward, CA) - In April, the month dedicated to the East Bay’s “The Big Read,” Chabot College Theater Arts instructor Rachel LePell will unveil her original play “Ultima” inspired by the book “Bless Me Ultima” by Rudolfo Anaya. “Bless Me Ultima” is the book chosen for this year’s The Big Read, a program emanating from the Hayward Public Library, and reaching many communities in the East Bay, including Oakland, San Leandro, Hayward and Fremont.
“Ultima” explores the title character, an aging woman and her life as a curandera, a folk healer from the Southwest. The play is written and performed in the style of Magical Realism made known by Latin American literary figures including Anaya. It examines such issues as how she came to be a curandera, her roots, her life as a young woman in Mexico during the Revolution, her relationship to the Catholic church, and how events in her life shaped her vision in holistic healing. Parts of the play will be performed in Spanish.
The play features Chabot College students, many of them from Hispanic backgrounds, who also contributed ideas and scenes to the play. Ms. LePell heads the production team as the playwright, director and producer. Other members of the team, who hail from Hayward and its surrounding communities include Claudia Ramierez, Jessica Caballero, Francisco Huato, Janelle Aguirre, Tiffany Heggebo, Bryan Horwath, Alicia Cisneros, Alex Moreales, Monica Bonilla, Sal Navarro, Linda Amayo, and Dov Hassan.
“Ultima” will be performed April 15, 16, 17, 22, 23, 24 at 8 p.m. and the 25th at 2 p.m. It will be a featured event of The Big Read, so readers of the novel can come and see a new art form inspired by the book. Ticket prices are just $5 for participants of The Big Read. Tickets for the general public are $10. All tickets will be available for purchase at the door. “Ultima” will be performed in the Little Theater at Chabot College, 25555 Hesperian Blvd in Hayward.
For additional information, please contact Rachel LePell at (510) 723-6830.
2/22/10
Chabot Wind Symphony in Concert Led by Maestro Craig Kirchhoff
Who: Chabot College Wind Symphony with internationally renowned conductor Maestro Craig Kirchhoff
What: Winter Concert featuring conductor Maestro Craig Kirchhoff and percussion instructor and popular Bay Area musician Artie Storch
Where: Chabot College Performing Arts Center, 25555 Hesperian Boulevard, Hayward, CAWhen: Friday, February 26 at 8 p.m.
Details: Tickets are $15 at the door and $10 in advance. For more information, or to purchase tickets, please contact Timothy Harris at (510) 723-6833 or by email at tharris@chabotcollege.edu.
2/19/10
Chabot College Celebrates Black History Month
Who: Chabot College
Presented by: Black Student Union, Striving Black Brothers, and DARAJA
Sponsored by: ASPIRE and the Black Student UnionWhat: “We Do or We Don’t, Trying is not an Option”, Presented by Dr. Matais Pouncil
Dr. Pouncil earned a bachelor’s degree from Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, a master’s degree in education from Cal State Long Beach, and a doctoral degree from UC Irvine in educational administration and leadership.For his doctoral degree he chose higher education and community college leadership. His dissertation is titled “Acting Black: Black Men and Doctoral Degree Completion.”
He has been conducting a qualitative study involving 15 participants that looked at factors that contribute to degree completion and academic achievement for black men in doctoral programs.
Where: Chabot College, 25555 Hesperian Boulevard, Hayward, CA - Bldg. 200, Board Room
When: Monday, February 22, 2010 from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
For more information, please contact Terrance Thompson at (510) 723-7458.
2/16/10
Chabot College Speech Team Captures First Place at Tournament
(Hayward, CA) - The Chabot College Forensics team took first place in the Community College category at a recent tournament, and placed second overall among all competitors, finishing just behind San Francisco State. Of the 25 events Chabot entered, the team took home awards in 18 of them. The majority of awards were at the Varsity level.
Samantha Briggs
First Place, Novice Impromptu and Novice Extemporaneous SpeakingRicardo Ponce
Top Community College Speaker
Second Place, Interpretation Speaker
Third Place, Varsity Duo, Varsity Prose, Varsity Dramatic InterpretationSteven Mireles and Claudia Carvajal
Semi-finalists, Parliamentary DebateJessica Hollie
Second Place, Novice Extemporaneous SpeakingSteven Mireles
Second Place, Varsity Extemporaneous Speaking
Fourth Place, Varsity ImpromptuClaudia Carvajal
Fifth Place, Varsity Extemporaneous Speaking, Varsity Impromptu SpeakingToan Nguyen
Second Place, Varsity Impromptu
Fourth Place, Varsity Programmed Oral Interpretation
Sixth Place, Varsity Extemporaneous SpeakingFatima Ansary and Ricardo Ponce
Third Place, Varsity Duo InterpretationArturo Diaz
Fourth Place, Novice Impromptu
Fifth Place, Varsity PoetryDillon Harrison
Third Place, Varsity Programmed Oral InterpretationTitawny Cook
Sixth Place, Varsity Impromptu Speaking
Chabot also scored high at the Santa Clara University Invitational with two of its four teams advancing to the Varsity level.
“This year Chabot College Forensics has established itself as one of the strongest Community College Forensics programs in Northern California,” said Jason Ames, director of forensics and communication studies instructor at Chabot College.
2/1/10
Find a Career, Learn to Do It Yourself, Have Fun: Take a Chabot Community Education Class!
Register by February 6 and Get a 10% Discount
WHAT: Chabot College’s Community Education Program
WHERE: 25555 Hesperian Blvd., Hayward, CA
INFO: Whether you are looking for a fun hobby, a new career, a “do it yourself” lesson, or classes for your kids, Chabot’s program has more than 100 non-credit classes offering something for everyone from ages 8 to 80+. You can learn to sew, do your own electrical or plumbing repairs, try ballroom or belly dancing, play the guitar, learn to use your digital camera, upgrade your computer skills, or learn to make wine. Plus there are more than 200 online classes and career certificate program you can take. Kids can take cooking lessons, do experiments in Sloppy Science, put on a play in Drama Workshop, take guitar lessons, learn Flash Animation, or sign up for summer camp which starts June 21. Teens can take SAT Prep and Essay Writing.
WHEN: New classes start each week through May 2010.
HOW: See all the class descriptions by going to www.chabotcollege.edu/comed and register online. Or to register by phone, for more info, or to get a printed catalog, call (510) 723-6665 or (510) 723-7531.
COST and SPECIAL PROMO: Class costs vary, starting at $25. Register by February 6 and get a 10% discount!