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MARYSVILLE, Calif. – The Yuba College Learning Resources Center/Library is reopening on Jan. 13, the first day of the spring 2014 semester, after a 2.5 year extensive renovation.
To celebrate, a ribbon cutting ceremony will be held in the library foyer on Thursday, Jan. 16, at 3 p.m.
Everyone is invited; light refreshments will be served and following the ceremony, guided tours will be given.
The refurbished building houses the adjunct faculty resource center; College Success Center; fine arts and language arts dean and the instructional television classroom; the journalism program, language arts faculty offices; library and cyber lab; mass communications classes; media services offices; training center; and writing and language development center.
The new 44,262-square-foot, $14 Million, Learning Resource Center will be a haven for spring semester students in need of a quiet, learning-driven atmosphere. The cost for the project is shared equally by the Yuba Community college District Measure J Bond Project and the state of California.
The foyer features a new color pallet and the contemporary lighting design. This area has movable furniture making it suitable for artist receptions and special events.
The area also has a café-style data bank where students can connect their mobile devices and laptops for online research.
Upstairs, where the books are housed, there also is soft, movable seating so that students can sit and review their materials prior to checking them out.
Moving into the College Success Center where the majority of the tutoring takes place there will be numerous computer stations and quiet study and meeting rooms so that tutoring can occur in the most optimal environment.
In consultation with the Japanese American League (JAL), a reinvigorated Japanese garden area has been identified.
The location of the previous garden was in an area that was not central to the student’s path of travel; the new location, on the east side of the building, is connected to one of the main entrances and will be a popular thorough- fare for students therefore giving more visibility to the beautiful testament to a long-standing community partnership.
The instructional television and distance education portion of the building will become the central hub for transmitting e-learning classes.
There is a state-of-the-art control room, sound locks which will provide acoustic isolation and a video editing room.
There also are computer training rooms where staff and students can work in a collaborative environment to complete specified training and instructional needs.
The improved library has also expanded its hours. Spring semester hours are 7:45 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and 7:45 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. for students and the community.
The library is located at 2088 N. Beale Road, Marysville. There is no charge to park.
For more information, call 530-741-6726.
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UKIAH, Calif. – The Mendocino-Lake Community College District Board of Trustees will hold a regular meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 8.
The meeting will take place beginning at 5 p.m. in room 1060 in MacMillan Hall on the Mendocino College campus, 1000 Hensley Creek Road in Ukiah.
The full board packet can be found at http://www.mendocino.edu/tc/pg/1268/board_of_trustees_agendas.html .
During the meeting, the board will recognize Mike Adams of Kelseyville, the college's longtime director of facility planning who retired in December.
Action items include an institutional self evaluation in support of reaffirmation of accreditation and board policy revisions relating to Board Policies 405 Library and 534 Student Grievance and Due Process.
There also will be informational reports regarding education and student services, administrative services, the Measure W Bond and constituent groups.
Vice President Virginia Guleff and Director of Distance Education Vivian Varela will give a report on distance education and the trustees will give their own reports.
There also will be a closed session to discuss one case of anticipated litigation.
The board's next regular meeting will be held at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 5, at the Ukiah campus.
Board members include President Joel Clark; Vice President Paul Ubelhart; Clerk John Tomkins; trustees Edward Haynes, Joan M. Eriksen, Janet Chaniot and Dave Geck; and student trustee Kevin Leal.
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LAKEPORT, Calif. – Lakeport Christian Center Preschool is offering free registration in its preschool, prekindergarten and daycare programs during the months of January and February.
There are still a few spots open, so stop by today to pick up your registration packet, tour the facility and meet the staff.
The school has competitive rates and is NCO approved.
LCC Preschool has almost 30 years experience providing a fun, safe, loving and enriching educational environment to the early years of the future leaders of Lake County.
The preschool facility is located at 175 C St., telephone 707-262-5520.
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LINCOLN, NE – Ashley Shay Burns of Upper Lake, Calif., was among more than 1,500 students who received degrees from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln at commencement exercises Dec. 20 and 21.
Burns received a bachelor of science in grassland ecology and management degree from the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources.
UNL awarded postgraduate degrees on Dec. 20 and baccalaureate degrees on Dec. 21 in ceremonies at Pinnacle Bank Arena. The College of Law conducted a separate ceremony on Dec. 20 at Ross McCollum Hall.
The commencement speakers were Karen Kunc, Willa Cather Professor and professor of art at UNL (postgraduate ceremony); former Nebraska Gov. and U.S. Sen. Ben Nelson (baccalaureate); and Judge William B. Cassel of the Nebraska Supreme Court (law).
The graduates are from 39 states and 38 countries.