Fwd: Public Safety Update

Public Safety Update/Summary of Incidents/November 16-22, 2009

16 November; 9:45am-2:15pm:  A student reported the theft of his bicycle and helmet from the south end of the D building.  The bike had been secured by a cable lock.  The value of the bike and helmet is $320.00.

16 November; 1:05pm:  A campus police officer observed a verbal confrontation in the west parking lot.  A male and female student were arguing over the ownership of a cellular phone and apparently there had been a physical altercation between the two.  A report was forwarded to the Dean of Students.

17 November; 3:58pm:  Safety staff reported to the Testing Center on a report that a person was having a seizure.  An EMT professional was assisting the person and follow-up fire/rescue personnel arrived.  The individual was given a ride to Saint Joseph's for further evaluation/treatment.

18 November; 9:00am:  While performing clinicals off- campus, a dental student sustained a needle stick to her finger.  Medical attention was not required and the student noted that she would follow up with her physician.

NOTE:  If you are planning a road trip over the holiday, ensure that your vehicle is thoroughly checked.  Check the tires/pressure, wiper blades, and all fluid levels.  Get plenty of sleep prior to the trip and make frequent rest stops.  Be safe!

NOTE:  Faculty members are encouraged to share the weekly updates with their students.

End of update.

Fwd: Public Safety Update

Public Safety Update/Summary of Incidents/November 9-15, 2009

9-10 November; 3:00pm-7:30am:  A student reported that his bicycle was stolen from the bike rack located on the west side of the gymnasium.  The bicycle is valued at $280.00.

12 November; 3:05pm:  Safety staff responded to the cafeteria on a report of shoplifting.  A student was observed taking a beverage and leaving the cafeteria without paying for it.  When questioned by a campus police officer, the student admitted that he had not paid for the drink.  A report was filed and forwarded to the Dean of Students.

NOTE:  The holiday shopping season is upon us.  When shopping, place your purchases in the trunk or out of view until you get home.  Casual thieves will break into vehicles if valuables are observable by looking through vehicle windows.

NOTE:  Faculty members are encouraged to share the weekly updates with their students.

End of update.

Fwd: International Education Week "kickoff events"

Today marks the beginning of International Education Week.  We will kick off the week with a Parade of Flags highlighting the countries of our students and  Dan Herbst, interim VP of Student Affairs will read the proclamation by our Governor.

Performance by:

        The ASU School of Music Javanese Gamelan 

12:00 noon in Sophomore Square

 The gamelan is an Indonesian tuned percussion ensemble associated with traditional theater, dance, and life cycle ceremonies. Instruments consist of hanging and horizontal bronze gongs, metallophones (metal xylophones), a zither,flute, drums, and vocal. The gamelan provides an extraordinary interactive experience for musicians to learn, play, elaborate, improvise, and,especially, interact by ear.   Having devoted his sabbatical to the study of this tradition,ethnomusicologist Ted Solís, Professor of Music, School of Music, ASU,organized the School of Music's Javanese gamelan in the Fall of 2003 as a for-credit student ensemble open to all without audition or required prior background of any sort. Members are ASU students, faculty, and community members.   

PLEASE JOIN US AND
ENCOURAGE YOUR STUDENTS TO ENJOY THE FESTIVITIES

Fwd: We Need You!

Please announce to your students.

 

Help the PC Care Bears Help Refugee Children Have a Wonderful Holiday~~

Donate new or gently used stuffed animals, toys, games, DVD's, VHS's

November 17, 18, and 19

Freshman Square

11:30 – 1:30

Look for our signs!

This activity is part of an English service learning project intended to help the PC Adopt-A-Family project.

 

 

Fwd: VRC Update

Begin forwarded message:

From: "VEX Robotics Competition" <VEX_Robotics_Competition@mail.vresp.com>

Date: November 11, 2009 2:14:28 PM MST

To: amanda.chapman@pcmail.maricopa.edu

Subject: VRC Update

Reply-To: "VEX Robotics Competition" <reply-85bb408fca-2a25b00af6-9bc5@u.cts.vresp.com>

Greetings Teams,

It's been an exciting couple of weeks since the last update. More than 200 teams played in 11 different events the past two weeks (in 8 different US states and in Brazil), with many new teams qualifying for the 2010 VEX Robotics World Championship April 22-24 in Dallas, Texas. This next week will see almost 250 teams compete in 7 more events spanning the globe, including the first ever VEX competition in Japan, the Inaugural VEX All-Star Challenge at Disney World, the first VEX Robotics competition in Australia and competitions in 4 additional states (Georgia, Hawaii, Indiana and Massachusetts).

A special note: The Disney All-Star Challenge event is now going to be web cast on Friday and Saturday – the link to the webcast may be found on the home page at RobotEvents.com.

Now over 1800 Teams and 150 Events

Since our last update over 200 new teams have registered, raising the total number of teams this season to over 1800. It looks like VEX may become the first High School and Middle School Robotics Competition to ever reach 2000 teams! Almost 30 competitions have already taken place, and the feedback has been fantastic. With well over 100 events still to come, the rest of the season should be incredible. Congratulations to all the dedicated event partners, hosts and volunteers who have run such great tournaments and provided so many opportunities for teams and schools to participate. While many of the upcoming events still have space available, 12 have already filled up this season and many more are getting close – so be sure to go online and get your teams registered for any upcoming events you know you want to participate in while there are still spots available.

Event Results and Qualifying Information

Results of events are now being displayed on the Robotevents.com event pages for each tournament. Many of the results of recent events are already posted and the rest should be up soon. Teams that have won tournaments or been finalists, have come in 1st or 2nd place in Skills Challenges or won the Excellence Award have qualified for the 2010 VEX World Championship and/or the 2010 CREATE Foundation Championship of the Americas. You can check the qualifying criteria and register for each tournament on their specific event pages on RobotEvents.com.

Regional College Challenge Events Announced

While we initially expected the College Challenge to be a World Championship only tournament this season, a number of universities have asked to host events so many schools can compete regionally and hopefully travel less. We're happy to announce that College Challenge events have been scheduled in California, Maryland, Massachusetts and Texas.

Online Challenges Coming Soon

Many teams have been asking if the new online challenges for this season will be announced soon, and the answer is yes. We expected to launch the new challenges in about two weeks, but we can share with you what some of the returning and new categories of challenges will be for those who want to start to prepare. This year we will again have Promotional Video and Game Animation Challenges along with a new twist to the Product Design Challenge in partnership with the FUTURE Foundation based on creating robots designed to assist with disabilities. Two completely new online challenges will be a new Computer Animated Design Challenge and a new Web Site Design Challenge. More details will be announced and posted online soon.

Best of luck to all the teams competing this week – have a great time!

Sincerely,

VEX Robotics Competition

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International Education Week

The Phoenix College International Student Center invites you to take part in 

International Education Week 

November 16 - 20, 2009

International Education Week (IEW) is a vibrant celebration of the benefits of international education and exchange worldwide. A variety of cultural events will take place on the Phoenix College campus from November 16 – 20, 2009. 
  
International Education Week presents an opportunity to celebrate education around the world, as well as the diversity of faculty, staff, and students at Phoenix College. More than 50 languages are spoken on the PC campus, with students representing over 100 countries. 
  
All activities are FREE, and everyone is welcome and encouraged to attend. For more information, contact theInternational Student Center at 602.285.7424 or email isc@pcmail.maricopa.edu.  

All events take place in Sophomore Square unless otherwise noted.
Click here for a campus map.

 

Monday, November 16th

9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. - International music all week ~ bring your favorite CD!

9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. – Study Abroad, Art Exhibit, and Information Tables

11:00 a.m. – Parade of Nations; Reading of Proclamation

12:00 p.m. – Gamelan Ensemble Music

*Cultural display in the Library all week.

 

Tuesday, November 17^th

9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. – Study Abroad, Art Exhibit, & Information Tables

11:30 a.m. – Phoenix Irish Step Dancers

 

Wednesday, November 18^th

9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. – Study Abroad, Art Exhibit, & Information Tables

10:30 a.m. – Arizona Lost Boys Presentation – Sessions Theatre (Music Building)

12:30 p.m. – Morocco Faculty Presentation by Dr. Albert Celoza – Bears Den (Hannelly Center)

 

Thursday, November 19^th

9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. – Study Abroad, Art Exhibit, & Information Tables

10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. – Passport Application Processing

10:00 a.m. – Language Scavenger Hunt

11:00 a.m. – International Food Club Sale

11:30 a.m. – Group MBC Latin/Cuban Raggaeton

11:30 a.m. – International Mixer ~ Wear your traditional dress

 

Friday, November 20^th

9:00 – 11:00 a.m. – Celebrating International Education Week in the Family Care Center – FCC Building at North Osborn Center

Fwd: ASU Transfer Advisor- THURSDAY ONLY!

With the demand for transfer inquires

We will have Tanya Sheldon from ASU
 Thursday Nov. 12th
from 1pm- 5pm
walk-ins only
Please have students stop by Advisement/Transfer Center

Scholarship Opportunity!

Fwd: FTC Email Blast for Coaches and Mentors - Event Readiness

Begin forwarded message:

Dear FTC Mentors and Coaches:

 

An email blast is the best way we know to communicate information to you that is directly related to the success of your team.  It's sometimes a challenge to strike the right balance between not enough information and information overload, and we're sure that sometimes it seems as though we're bombarding you with email.  We want you to know that without some of this important information, your team will not be prepared when they arrive at their event.  We want you and your team to have fun and to be successful at the competitions you attend, so please make sure that you share the information contained in this email with the students on your team.

 

The following information is key to the success of your team:

 

For New Teams:  Getting Started with Tetrix

This presentation provides an introduction to design and programming, and is an excellent way to become familiar with the kit of parts and basic programming concepts.

 

For All Teams:  The Field Controller Station

This software is what your team will run on their computer, and it tells your teams robot when to start and stop in the competition.  A robot will not pass software inspection without this product.

 

For All Teams:  Competition Templates

The template is the framework for your software program.  It helps your robot to communicate with the Field Controller Station.  A robot will not pass software inspection without the appropriate template.

Free Robotics Workshops thanks to team 1492 (in Tempe)

Arizona Community Robotics Team CAUTION (1492) is presenting it annual free pre-season FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) workshops that are open to the public. They will be held at ITT Technical Institute (5005 S Wendler Dr, Tempe, AZ) on Saturday afternoons from 1-3pm. The topics are:

November 7th - Introduction to FIRST - Introducing FIRST, the FRC Build Process, and Team CAUTION

November 14th - FRC Mechanical and Pneumatics Subsystems - components, tools, and skills (NOTE: There are also workshops from 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM at DeVry on Nov. 14, 2009.)

November 21st - FRC Programming and Controls - components, tools, and skills

We generally do a presentation for 15-45 minutes followed by a demonstration and/or some hands-on familiarization activities. Students, parents, teachers, and mentors who are new to FRC or who are considering joining and want to get an idea of what is involved in participating in the program are encouraged to attend.

I've attached a copy of our flyer. Feel free to post or distribute. Call if have any questions.

Dave Paloian
Coordinator and Mentor
Arizona Community Robotics - Team CAUTION (1492)
480-603-7698 (cell)