Connect with your Faculty Mentor on Pathways Day, Feb. 2

Winter Quarter Pathways Day looks a little different than it does in Fall and Spring. On Feb. 2, connect with your Faculty Mentor to check in or ask questions, or join one of the information meetings below. Take a break from class and focus on your future. Day and evening classes will not be held on Pathways Day.

SPSCC and the SPSCC Foundation today announced its largest gift in school history, a $2.5 million gift from the Bruno and Evelyne Betti Foundation. The gift will impact the college’s Professional Technical degree programs, as well as Healthcare programs in the Dr. Angela Bowen Center for Health Education.

The South Puget Sound Community College, Associate Degree Nursing program is pursuing accreditation from the National League for Nursing Commission for Nursing Education Accreditation (NLN CNEA), located at 2600 Virginia Avenue, NW, 8th Floor, Washington, DC 20037; phone 202-909-2526. Interested parties are invited to submit third-party comments in writing directly to NLN CNEA, attention Lesleyan Jackson, NLN CNEA Manager, Accreditation Services, no later than January 20, 2020.

To make sure we all have enough time to rest and prepare between quarters, Spring Break 2021 is being extended by one week. The first day of Spring Quarter is now Monday, April 12, 2021.

There is no change to Winter Quarter dates and Spring Quarter will still end on June 22. Dates will be updated soon on our Academic Calendar.

The SPSCC Foundation recently worked with O Bee Credit Union and the Olympia Tumwater Foundation to award three $1,000 scholarships to SPSCC Craft Brewing and Distilling students. The organizations describe this gift as just one way they are committed to the region’s craft beverage industry.

Article via Thurston Talk
By Molly Walsh

The killings earlier this year of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery—and the nationwide protests they generated—left many in our community eager and energized to actively engage in dismantling systemic racism. SPSCC aims to support these efforts by bringing resources, trainings, and tools to the larger community, and amplifying the voices of those who must be heard.

Hunter Grandorff got his start at SPSCC in the Running Start program in 2014 after being a homeschooled student. He knew he wanted to build and create with his hands—something in the trades—but he was worried he might not be well received by his classmates as an 18 year old. His experience was just the opposite.

Theatre students are playing in a whole new way this year, and theatre fans are sure to be impressed. SPSCC drama professor Dr. Lauren Love has blurred the lines of acting and production, and brought in some pretty cool technology, to give students a valuable experience that will leave them prepared for theatre in the COVID era and beyond.

This winter, SPSCC is introducing “Engaging Race & Dismantling Racism”, a noncredit three-part class with a focus on racial equity. The class is open to anyone in the community and participants will walk away informed, challenged, and empowered to take action toward dismantling racism at a personal level.