March 2011

The 2011 CHC Foundation Gala Dinner & Auction is Sat., April 9, 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the Hilton San Bernardino Grand Ballroom. Themed “Dancing to the Jailhouse Rock: Spend the Evening with Elvis”, attendees will eat well, watch a student dance performance, participate in an Elvis Look Alike contest, listen to the CHC Jazz Band, bid for gifts in both an opportunity drawing and a live auction, dance, and have the chance to bail their friends and family out of jail, all in the name of fund raising for a great cause: to support CHC students.

The CHC Child Development Center Spring Family Day is Wednesday, March 30, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Kids can partake of a range of activities including art and face painting. Lunch will be served. No cost to attend, something for every age! The CHC Child Development students and the CHC Child Development and Education Club members provide lots of assistance for the event. For more information, contact Cammy Purper, Director, at 909.389.3401 or by email cpurper@sbccd.cc.ca.us.

One of Mozart's most performed operas, "Cosi fan tutte," will be at the Finkelstein Performing Arts Center from March 31-April 3. A combined effort of the University of Redlands School of Music and Crafton Hills College's theatre and dance departments, the show will be presented in Italian with English supertitles.

“Hands Across California” will benefit California’s community colleges and their students – an unprecedented opportunity to call attention to the CCCs, create a unified statewide spectacle illustrating the impact of community colleges, and raise funds to support students. Join us for "Hands Across California" April 17, 2011! ... For more info: http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/pages/Hands-Across-California/162349360471292

Cheryl L. Bardowell, Director of Resource Development and Crafton Hills College Foundation was named to the Board of Directors of the San Bernardino Estate Planning Council and as treasurer of the Inland Empire Estate Planning Roundtable. Membership in these organizations is made up of local professionals in legal, financial, and allied fields as well as fund-raising professionals whose focus is on estate planning and on charitable planned giving.

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Bardowell, left, is congratulated by Joanna Averett, a member of the CHC Foundation Board, President of the San Bernardino Estate Planning Council, and Trust Officer for First American Trust Company. 

 

As a mark of respect for the memory of Army Corporal Frank W. Buckles, the last surviving American veteran of World War I, and in remembrance of the generation of American veterans of World War I,  President Barack Obama has issued a proclamation ordering the flag of the United States to be flown at half-staff upon all public buildings and grounds until sunset on the day of his interment, March 15, 2011.

The 2011-2012 Online Scholarship Application has been extended. Apply Now!

The Deadline is Thursday, March 24 at noon! Don't Miss Out! Click below and follow the steps.

For the fourth year, commencement exercises at Crafton Hills College will include a speech delivered by a graduating student.  The College is seeking students who are interested in representing your graduation class as this speaker.  To apply, fill out the attached application.  Initial applications are due no later than March 18 and should be returned to the Office of Student Life (SC 107).

James Ramos, Chairman of the San Manuel Band of Serrano Mission Indians, Trustee of the SBCCD, and member of the California State Board of Education will speak to the campus and the public on March 15 at 1:00 p.m. in the Finkelstein Performing Arts Center. Hosted by the Phi Beta Lambda chapter of CHC, the event is free. The Chairman will speak on how history and culture drive a sense of community.

Please join the CHC Speech Communication Department for a day of Public Advocacy while practicing our constitutional right to Free Speech! Students and Advocates will gather at the Designated Public Forum in front of the flagpole area (near old the library) from 11:00-1:00 on Wednesday, March 16. See list of speakers