Liberty Hall will open this spring. Photo courtesy EvCC

Everett Community College has named its new nursing and health sciences building Liberty Hall after Liberty Mountain.

Opening in April 2013, Liberty Hall will be home to the college’s nursing, medical assisting and phlebotomy programs and other health sciences training. The building will also include room for the Providence Everett Healthcare Clinic, now located across the street.

Construction began in September 2011 on the three-story, $37.5 million facility, which is located on North Broadway next to the college’s
Fitness Center.

The college chose the name Liberty Hall after seeking suggestions from the campus and the community. EvCC historically names its buildings after peaks of the Cascade and Olympic mountains. The college’s Board of Trustees unanimously approved the name at its Jan. 15 meeting.

Liberty Mountain is located approximately three miles directly south of Three Fingers and stands as another prominent peak on the far western flank of the Cascades, along with Whitehorse, Three Fingers and Pilchuck mountains. The mountains are visible from EvCC’s Everett campus.

The name is also a part of the college’s history. EvCC’s Index Hall quad includes four buildings. The original two buildings, which opened in 1968, were named Index and Liberty. When the third and fourth buildings were built in 1976, the entire quad was formally named Index Hall.

The name Liberty was no longer used, and the naming committee for the nursing and health sciences building liked the idea of bringing it back, said EvCC Vice President John Olson, who led the naming committee. “The word liberty has many other meanings that apply to this structure,” one nominator wrote. “A healthy lifestyle, being healthy, is liberating. Obtaining an education can be liberating, opening doors to new jobs and experiences. Liberty Hall is an ideal name for such a wonderful structure.”

Liberty Hall will triple the amount of laboratory space for health sciences programs and include new technology to train healthcare professionals, such as the clinical simulation lab. The new space will give EvCC room for more students in the nursing, medical assisting, phlebotomy and nursing assistant certified programs.

The architect is SRG Partnership, Inc. of Seattle and the general contractor is Olympia-based Berschauer Phillips Construction Co., Inc.

For more information about healthcare programs at EvCC, visit www.everettcc.edu/healthcare

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EvCC offering a full range of classes for those interested in aerospace

EVERETT, Wash. – Twenty-five students were the first to earn Manufacturing Pre-Employment Certificates through Everett Community College in December through a new five-week course.

The program is designed to accelerate progress for low-skilled workers and help meet the employment needs of the aerospace industry.

Students focused on core workplace, technical, job finding and soft skills. They also received an introduction to advanced manufacturing in the areas of composites, precision machining, welding and fabrication, and technical design.

“The students are ready for entry-level jobs in manufacturing and aerospace,” said Annette Floyd, EvCC Aerospace & Advanced Manufacturing Careers Program Manager.

Employers interested in connecting with these skilled graduates should contact Floyd at afloyd@everettcc.edu.

The pre-employment certificate is part of a stackable set of certificates and degrees in EvCC’s Advanced Manufacturing Program and can lead to an Associate of Technical Arts Degree, which is part of the pathway to a four-year Bachelor of Applied Sciences degree.

Twenty-one students also earned the National Career Readiness Certificate, which measures applied math, reading for information and critical thinking skills and is a reliable predictor of workplace success.

“Having the certificate and knowing I have skills employers want is a confidence boost,” graduate Nick Parra said.

EvCC offers pre-employment classes each quarter. The next course begins Feb. 11.

Interested students can learn more at information sessions at 3 p.m. Jan. 23 and Feb. 6 at EvCC’s Index Hall, room 109. To receive a parking pass, email Annette Floyd or call 425-388-9562.

The program is one of several aerospace and advanced manufacturing courses designed in cooperation with industry subject-matter experts. EvCC also offers courses in composites, precision machining, fabrication and welding, CATIA, fiber optics and aviation maintenance technology. To learn more, click here.

EvCC received $3.6 million in 2011 for new and enhanced programs to train aerospace workers and for updated equipment, part of a $20 million U.S. Department of Labor grant awarded to 11 Washington community and technical colleges to train more than 2,600 aerospace workers across the state.

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Share Everett, EvCC needs host families…

Everett Community College is seeking host families for 20 students and two teachers visiting the college from Germany from May 9-27.

The students are age 17 and older and speak English.

“All of them are delightful, open-minded young people excited to partake in such a fantastic international adventure,” said EvCC German instructor Elke Dinter, who is coordinating the visit.

During their visit, the German students will participate in classes at EvCC, as well as sightseeing trips in and around Everett and Seattle. A three-day excursion to Rosario Beach resort is planned as well, so the actual time the exchange students is 15 days.

The visit is part of an ongoing EvCC exchange program with Lessing High School in Winnenden, Germany that started in 1997. Next year, EvCC students will visit Germany. For more information, contact Elke Dinter at edinter@everettcc.edu or 425-388-9465.

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Dr. Joy DeGruy photo courtesy EvCC

DeGruy, author of “Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome,” will speak at 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. and 6 p.m. in Henry M. Jackson Center’s Wilderness Auditorium. The evening lecture will be preceded by a welcome reception with light appetizers at 5:30 p.m.

The lectures are free and open to the public.

“DeGruy will provide an energetic, enlightening and empowering lecture on where we go from here as a nation and what each individual can do to make a difference,” said Rickey Mason, EvCC student and vice president of the Black Student Union.

EvCC’s Student Programs Board, Black Student Union, Community Diversity Advisory Committee and Outreach, Diversity & Equity Center partnered to bring DeGruy to campus to commemorate Black History Month and the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation.

DeGruy speaks nationally about culture, race relations and contemporary social issues. Her book seeks to explain “how the past has influenced the present, and opens up the discussion of how we can use the strengths we have gained to heal,” according to www.joydegruy.com. She has a PhD in social work research and 20 years of practical experience in the field. She has been interviewed by Essence Magazine, CNN, NPR, ABE, PBS and The New York Times.

Guests are asked to RSVP to studentdiversity@everettcc.edu or 425-388-9508 to gauge seating and refreshment needs. An RSVP does not guarantee a seat in the Wilderness Auditorium. Early arrival is encouraged, and overflow viewing will be provided in the same building or nearby.

Parking is free for the evening lecture. For disability accommodations, call EvCC’s Center for Disability Services at 425-388-9272.

Everett Community College is at 2000 Tower St.

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Help an intern, help your business…

Everett Community College’s Computer Information Systems Department is looking for organizations that need an IT intern.

Internships are from 60 to 250 hours to give students a chance to apply academic experience to a real-world project, said EvCC instructor Greg Jackson.

Students are available for projects at schools, businesses and community service programs. Interns work with the employer and an academic advisor.

Interns could work with a company’s IT staff in a role similar to that of a new employee trainee. Or interns could work on specific projects, such as Windows Server Administration, data backups, installing and configuring Cisco routers and switches, unpacking and setting up lab computers, packing and transporting bumpdown computers, unpacking and preparing new office systems for an image, delivering office computers and assisting IT in final setup steps, upgrading systems, system cleaning and appearance improvements, designing and maintaining network infrastructure, wiping drives and preparing systems for surplus.

All internships require a written job description, supervision and a willingness to participate in a mid-internship visit by a college supervisor.

EvCC’s Computer Information Systems Department offers an Associate of Science Transfer Degree, Associate of Applied Science Transfer Degree and certificates in areas relating to the computer field. Information about degrees and certificates are available at www.everettcc.edu/cis

For more information about internships, contact Computer Information Systems instructor Greg Jackson at gjackson@everettcc.edu or 425-388-9983.

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We recently received notice of an interesting series running thru mid May at Everett Community College…

Holocaust Survivors Speak April 17-May 22 at Everett Community College

The forums, now in their 14th year, are part of EvCC’s Humanities 150D class “Surviving the Holocaust,” which includes written, filmed and personal accounts from eyewitnesses. Speakers were arranged through the Washington State Holocaust Education Resource Center in Seattle.

The presentations are free and open to the public and are from 12:20 to 1:20 p.m. at EvCC’s Henry M. Jackson Conference Center, Room 101. No reservations are required.

The speakers are:

April 17: Eva Tannenbaum Cummins will perform a play she wrote about the growing effects of Hitler’s destruction in her community before she and her mother were able to escape from Germany to the United States, just weeks before WWII ignited.

April 24: Susie Sherman recounts her immediate family’s escape and the devastating death toll on her extended Czech family, plus shares her research and efforts to keep their story alive.

May 8: Leo Hymas discusses his personal journey from his peaceful existence as a Utah farm boy to his role as U.S. soldier in the battlefields of Europe and as a liberator of the Buchenwald concentration camp.

May 22: Robert Herschkowitz retraces his childhood odyssey from his homeland of Belgium to a French concentration camp and over the Alps by foot to Switzerland and safety.

Support for this program is provided by Washington State Holocaust Education Resource Center and Global Education Initiative grant.

For more information about this event, contact EvCC’s Humanities Center at 425-388-9411 or HumanitiesCenter@everettcc.edu

More information about the Humanities Center is available online at www.everettcc.edu/humanitiescenter

Everett Community College is located at 2000 Tower St. in north Everett, two blocks west of North Broadway between 10th and Tower Streets.

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Thanks to a Tweet from the The Clipper (Everett Community College’s student newspaper) we just discovered that the bookstores at Everett Community College will close temporarily as operations move from local control to a partnership with Barnes and Noble. Here’s EvCC’s media relations department news release…

Barnes and Noble take over at EvCC on May 20th

All EvCC Bookstore locations (Parks Student Union, Whitehorse Hall, Liberty Hall) will be closed from 3 p.m. May 14 until 8 a.m. May 20 for the transition.

EvCC studied the situation very carefully and is confident that Barnes & Noble will bring additional resources to our bookstores and will keep pace with both the college’s evolving needs as well as rapidly changing student expectations for their bookstores, said EvCC Vice President of College Services Pat Sisneros.

With the transition, students can expect:
•Prices for books and supplies will be the same as current costs or lower (most textbook prices are set by the publisher).
•EvCC Bookstores will continue to sell food, clothing, supplies and gifts.
•Locations will stay the same – Parks Student Union, Whitehorse Hall, Liberty Hall.
•Barnes & Noble will remodel the Parks Bookstore in late Fall, and will stay open during the renovation.
•Barnes & Noble will offer more in-store and online textbook rentals. Students will have the option of renting an expanded selection of textbooks either online or in the bookstore. Students opting for textbook rentals will save more than 50 percent over the cost of a new printed book and can pay for rental fees by using cash, check, credit or student financial aid.
•Barnes & Noble offers a rapidly expanding selection of eTextbooks. In addition to offering savings of up to 60 percent over new printed books, Barnes & Noble’s free NOOK Study application offers eTextbooks in an engaging format.

Current full-time EvCC Bookstore employees have all found other positions at the college. Bookstore Director Kerri Kirk will continue in that role. In addition, Barnes & Noble will hire all current student employees to continue working at the Bookstore.

EvCC is excited about this partnership with Barnes & Noble – a campus partner with locations at more than 700 colleges nationwide.

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More good things coming to Everett Community College. Here’s the latest announcement…

Everett Community College adds to manufacturing offerings

The center would be located inside 1001 N. Broadway at College Plaza in a $3.5 million remodel of the college-owned warehouse. The project is pending approval by the Washington State Board of Community and Technical Colleges.

If the state board approves the center at its June 19-20 meeting, construction is scheduled to start by the end of 2013. AMTEC would open in 2014.

“AMTEC would allow us to train students and incumbent workers for the latest technology and high-demand skills required by employers,” said John Bonner, EvCC executive director of Corporate & Continuing Education.

The center will bring together six programs – manufacturing pre-employment, computer numerical control (CNC) machining, composites, engineering technician, welding and fabrication, and quality assurance.

AMTEC is designed to serve more than 170 manufacturing industry employers in Snohomish County. All programs will be short, stackable (individual credentials from different content areas that connect to each other) and lead to a professional certificate or college degree.

A three-year $888,653 Advanced Technical Education grant from the National Science Foundation announced June 3 will fund curriculum design, equipment, student support services and faculty training for AMTEC.

The center and new curriculum will teach students about the manufacturing process from start to finish. The grant also partners the college with the K-12 system, with courses designed from middle school through college with input from industry and teachers from middle school, high school and EvCC.

Classes will include key workplace skills such as using teamwork in diverse groups, applying knowledge to real-world settings, developing critical thinking related to advanced manufacturing technology and communicating from global perspectives.

The project also creates partnerships for faculty from middle schools, high school and community colleges that provide faculty with a continual updating of curriculum and scientific processes, with the goal of increasing the number of students earning four-year advanced manufacturing degrees.

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Everett Community College’s popular Fire Academy continues to produce new candidates. Applications for the fall class are due by this Friday.

Photo from EvCC: Top row: (left to right): Mitchell Larson, Jeffrey Stanley, Tyler Hoglund; row two: Jeremy Martin, Chris Finley; row three: Brandon Dunson, Cale Robertson, Kevin Stone; row four: Elvis Malfabon, Ben Pace, Chad Groesbeck; row five: Andrew Ramsey, Dillan Monson, Nolan Sasse, Anthony Lopez, Jorge Cascante; bottom row: Ethan Pedersen, Miguel Delos Santos, Tucker Rockwell, Andrew Dial and Patrick Cho.

Graduates include: Jorge Cascante, Patrick Cho, Miguel Delos Santos, Andrew Dial, Brandon Dunson, Chris Finley, Chad Groesbeck, Tyler Hoglund, Mitchell Larson, Anthony Lopez, Elvis Malfabon, Jeremy Martin, Dillan Monson, Ben Pace, Ethan Pedersen, Andrew Ramsey, Cale Robertson, Tucker Rockwell, Nolan Sasse, Jeffrey Stanley and Kevin Stone.

The drillmaster for the group was Dave Neyens, a retired Battalion Chief with the Everett Fire Department.

EvCC offers firefighter academies each year in the fall and spring.

The next academy begins Sept. 3. The academy meets the standards for IFSAC Firefighter I & II and Haz-Mat Awareness & Operations certification. Recruits receive training and certification at the Washington State Fire Academy for live fire training. Students can also earn a 90-credit Associates in Applied Science transfer degree in Fire Science.

Candidates applying for the Fire 100 Fire Academy must start with the website www.nationaltestingnetwork.com, then go to Everett Community College (Recruit in the Academy), complete the Ergometrics & CPAT tests and turn in the Medical/Respiratory application by July 19, and attend a mandatory orientation at 9 a.m. Aug. 3 at EvCC’s Index Hall, room 127.

Interested in becoming a firefighter? Fire Science information sessions are offered monthly. The next sessions are Aug. 14 and Sept. 11 at 11 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. both days. Visit www.everettcc.edu/firescience for the location of the information sessions and to learn more about the program.

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If you don’t want or need a college degree but want to continue your professional education, Everett Community College is offering some very popular certificate programs.

Everett Community College has lots of programs for professionals. Click above to see more

All information sessions are free and are at EvCC’s Corporate & Continuing Education Center,  2333 Seaway Blvd. in Everett.

Meet your instructors, learn how to get started, and review the program requirements. Register online or by calling 425-267-0150.

Dec. 4: Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certificate Learn about the Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certificate program from 6-7 p.m. Dec. 4. Discuss how the program helps prepare participants to test for the ASQ Green Belt certification exam and career opportunities in the field.

Dec. 5: Project Management Certificate Learn about the project management certificate program from 6-7:30 p.m. Dec. 5. Topics covered will include different planning options for program completion, discussion of the CAPM and PMP certification, and learn about career opportunities in project management.

Dec. 10: Human Resources Management Certificate Learn about the human resources management certificate program from 6-7:30 p.m. Dec. 10. Discover how the certificate can help advance your career or build on your experience to enter the HR field.

Dec. 16: High Performance Management Certificate Learn about the high performance management certificate program from 6–7:30 p.m. Dec. 16. The certificate is designed to teach professionals to lead others with confidence and purpose. Meet your instructors and discuss how the certificate can improve your people, processes and profits.

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Ryan Davis is the newest dean at Everett Community College, leading the Business, Advanced Technology, North and East County Division.

Davis, of Seattle, brings more than 15 years of experience in private enterprise, non-profit and government leadership positions, specializing in creating innovation and collaboration between the public and private sectors.

Prior to joining EvCC, Davis was the executive director of the Regional Education and Training Center in Elma, Wash., a workforce non-profit specializing in creating pathways to high-wage jobs in the energy, advanced manufacturing and sustainable building sectors.

Previously he was director of operations and founding member of Bonacare LLC, an international healthcare staffing firm serving clients in Korea, Japan, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom and the United States.

Davis served as a commissioned officer and aviator after his graduation from the U.S. Air Force Academy. He also has a master’s degree from the University of Washington Evans School of Public Affairs.

Ryan’s past and current board memberships include the Pacific Northwest Center of Excellence for Clean Energy, Energy Entrepreneurship Experience, Helping Link of Seattle, Pacific Mountain Workforce Development Council, Downtown Saint Louis, and the Washington Aerospace Curriculum Alignment Committee.

For more information about EvCC business and advanced technology programs and classes in north and east Snohomish County, visit www.everettcc.edu

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As winter quarter gets set to start on Monday we’ve received word of a former Navy man who’s been named a new dean at Everett Community College…

Eugene McAvoy. Photo courtesy Everett Community College.

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Everett Community College is now accepting applications for re-engagement.

Students age 16-21 who have dropped out of high school can earn a high school diploma and college credit at the same time through Everett Community College’s Youth Re-Engagement (U3) program, which is enrolling students now for spring quarter.

For students accepted into the program, tuition and books are free.

“This is a second-chance opportunity of a lifetime for students who, for whatever reason, have left high school without graduating,” said U3 program manager Patricia Sehlke.

To apply, students must be between the ages of 16-20, have not earned a high school diploma (a GED is OK), be a Washington state resident, have at least an 8th grade reading level (assessment provided), have been out of school at least 60 days and have lived in Washington state for the past 12 months.

The program is enrolling now for spring quarter classes, which begin March 31. To enroll, call 425-259-8738 to sign up for an information session.

“We want students to succeed; our case managers are trained to help them succeed. We have seen hundreds earn diplomas and degrees during the 14 years the program has been in operation,” Sehlke said.

The U3 Program is sponsored by EvCC, Sea Mar Community Health Centers and Monroe School District.

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Candi Singosari Temple on east Java in Indonesia is one of the locations visitors will see during a two-week visit to Indonesia through Everett Community College, a trip that includes cultural, language, economic and history lessons. Photo courtesy of EvCC Anthropology instructor Cynthia Clarke; taken during a 2013 visit.

Everett Community College is hosting an informational session later this month for those who may want to travel to Indonesia this spring…

Learn about an opportunity travel to Indonesia with Everett Community College at an information session at 3-4 p.m. Feb. 19 at EvCC’s Gray Wolf Hall, Room 276.

The trip, June 14-28, includes a tour of ancient Javanese temples, swimming in the Indian Ocean and learning about culture and history.

“This trip isn’t your typical vacation,” said EvCC anthropology instructor Cynthia Clarke, who is coordinating the Indonesia trip. “We’ll have a candlelight dinner inside a temple, match travelers with local guides and learn about the area while we explore one of the most beautiful places in the world.”

To participate, contact Clarke at cclarke@everettcc.edu or 425-388-9382. A $500 non-refundable deposit is due by March 14.

The cost is $2,300, plus travel expenses, such as airfare and travel insurance. The cost includes hotel, transportation, lectures, language lessons and almost all meals. Participants can earn 1-5 college credits.

“Compared to the cost and depth of other tours, this is an affordable option for an adventure for travelers interested in more than tourism,” Clarke said.

See the full travel schedule at www.everettcc.edu/indonesia

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Everett Firefighter Steve Goforth and Erin VanRy, daughter of Everett Firefighter Gary Parks, with a picture of Parks at Everett Community College’s Firefighter Plaza. The plaza was created to honor Parks, who died while battling a fire that destroyed the college’s student union in 1987.

The greater Everett community is being invited to contribute to a new scholarship fund established to help students learning fire science at Everett Community College. Here are the details as announced by EvCC…

The family of Everett firefighter Gary Parks and his fellow firefighters are creating an Everett Community College scholarship to honor Parks’ memory.

Parks, an 18-year veteran of the Everett Fire Department, was killed in 1987 battling a fire that destroyed EvCC’s library and student union.

The Gary Parks Memorial Scholarship will be awarded to a student enrolled in EvCC’s Fire Science program.

“This scholarship is something I have always wanted to do in my dad’s honor. I know firsthand the importance of a quality education and how it can give you an edge in the employment arena,” said Gary Park’s oldest daughter, Erin VanRy. “I have a special place in my heart for members of fire service and Everett Community College. Thank you on behalf of the Parks family for supporting this scholarship.”

The Everett Community College Foundation is asking for donations to the scholarship fund. To give, contact EvCC Development Director Amy Wilcox at awilcox@everettcc.edu or 425-388-9250.

The scholarship will be first awarded for fall quarter 2014, Wilcox said. Fundraising will determine what amount is awarded. An application will be available March 10. Visit www.everettcc.edu/scholarships and complete the EvCC Foundation application for all scholarships.

Applicants must live in Snohomish or Island counties, be enrolled in the college’s Fire Science program and have a 2.5 GPA or higher. Preference will be given to candidates with community service experience.

“Gary’s life was devoted to community service and helping others,” said Everett Fire Department firefighter Steve Goforth. “We are thrilled to help make it financially possible for others to follow in his path and honor his memory at the same time.”

Parks is also remembered at the college. When the college rebuilt its student union, it named the building in honor of Parks. EvCC also has a sculpture in his memory located near the Gary Parks Memorial Student Union.

The college honored Parks at a memorial in 2012 on the 25th anniversary of his death. That same year, he was named as one of the college’s distinguished alumni, the highest honor given to college alumni.

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Everett Community College 2014 Distinguished Alumni Ed Morrow and Barbara Lamoureux. Photo courtesy EvCC

Everett Community College has selected real estate business owner Barbara Lamoureux and former Everett City Council member Ed Morrow as the college’s 2014 Distinguished Alumni.

The two were honored at the Everett Community College Foundation breakfast April 22.

“Barbara and Ed are known in Everett and beyond for their dedication to the community. They set a wonderful example – personally and professionally – for our current graduates,” EvCC President David Beyer said.

Lamoureux, owner and founder of Lamoureux Real Estate in Everett, graduated from Everett Junior College in 1965. After a career that included working at Judd & Black, teaching for the American Fashion Institute, and doing color analysis for a living, Lamoureux decided to start her own business in 1988.

She supports many charitable organizations including hosting an annual teddy bear drive for Christmas House.

Morrow is also known for his work in the community. The retired elementary school teacher and principal, city council member, port commissioner and champion of the city of Everett graduated from Everett Junior College in 1954. He and his wife Betty are dedicated to helping others, including donating their historic home to the city of Everett for community use.

This is the eighth year the Alumni Association has named distinguished alumni. The award is the highest honor given to Everett Community College and Everett Junior College alumni.

Past recipients include businessman Tom Gaffney, city of Everett executive administrator Deborah Wright, Everett Police Chief Kathy Atwood, Everett Firefighter Gary Parks, auto dealer Dwayne Lane, entertainer Stan Boreson, business owners Doug and Barbara Allan, former Herald publisher Larry Hanson, Dr. William Hummel and Doris Hummel, former Washington state Sen. Jean Berkey and businessman Joe Cooper.

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Amy Felt photo courtesy of Everett Community College

Received word from Everett Community College about an impressive engineering student interning at NASA this summer…

Everett Community College mechanical engineering student Amy Felt is returning to Kennedy Space Center this summer for her second internship in the past year with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

Felt, 22, of Mount Vernon, will be a Fluids Research and Technology Development Engineer intern. She will be performing research with cryogenic fluids and insulating material.

Felt, co-president of EvCC’s Society of Women Engineers student club, previously worked at Kennedy Space Center during Fall quarter as a Fluids and Propulsions Engineer intern. During her internship, she worked on an Advanced Plant Habitat Environmental Control System. The technology she helped develop is expected to be onboard a space shuttle flight to the ISS International Space Station in 2016.

She was one of thousands of applicants for a limited number of summer internship positions.

“Most interns were juniors and I was a sophomore. Most people were surprised I went to a community college. We pretty much all had the same knowledge,” she said. “At the end of my internship, a couple of people at NASA asked what I was earning my master’s degree in. I told them I was finishing my second year of college.”

When Felt applied for her first internship, she loved the idea of working for NASA but thought it was unlikely she’d be selected.

“I thought it was never going to happen,” said Felt, whose love of engineering was inspired by a summer residency with Washington Aerospace Scholars when she was in high school.

Her NASA mentor credited the projects Felt completed in her EvCC engineering classes for giving her an edge.

At EvCC, “not only do you know your professor and they know you by name, but it’s smaller so you’re able to do more. Here, you do an application project every quarter. The projects we did here – compared to the university students who don’t have those – give community college students an advantage,” Felt said.

After graduating from Mount Vernon High School, Felt initially enrolled at the University of Washington, where she struggled in large classes. She transferred to Skagit Valley College, then came to EvCC, drawn by the college’s engineering program.

After a UW advisor encouraged her to switch her major from engineering to business, telling her she didn’t have what it took to go into engineering like she had planned, Felt questioned whether she was in the right field.

Her EvCC instructors and experience at NASA confirmed Felt’s desire for a career as an engineer.

“This was what I was supposed to be doing. It was really reassuring. There’s always ‘Am I going into the right field?’ and I went to NASA, and then I knew for sure,” she said, recalling watching three rocket launches while at the Kennedy Space Center. “I went to NASA and fell in love with it, so I want to do something space related.”

Some of the data from the microgravity experiment Felt designed and built during that internship will be published in a microgravity journal, and she will be listed as a co-author.

Felt has shared information about her Fall NASA internship with her fellow engineering students and future engineers.

“In addition to building her own future, Amy’s put a great deal of effort into building a community of engineers on campus. She organized an outreach event for high school students to shadow EvCC students for a day this quarter and she’s co-president of the Society of Women Engineers club,” said EvCC engineering instructor Kristine Washburn, the SWE club adviser.

After Felt returns from her summer NASA internship, she’ll start Washington State University engineering classes through the WSU mechanical engineering program offered at EvCC’s campus.

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Everett Community College is holding an information session Tuesday night. Click for more information on the full Precision Machining program at EvCC

If you know of someone interested in becoming a machinist, Everett Community College will be holding an information session this Tuesday for its precision machining program. The program boast 90% placement of students who complete the course.

Learn about Everett Community College’s precision machining program and find out why 90 percent of the program’s graduates are employed within 30 days at information sessions at 3 p.m. May 20 and June 17.

The information session is at EvCC, 2000 Tower St., in Index Hall, Room 109. For a free parking pass email Daniela Le Meur at dlemeur@everettcc.edu or call 425-388-9570.

EvCC’s precision machining program is designed to provide the skills and knowledge required for entry-level positions as conventional or CNC (computer numerical control) machine operators.

Students can earn a certificate in two quarters or a two-year degree.

In the past year, 90 percent of graduates from the program have found employment within 30 days, said Buzz Loring, EvCC Corporate & Continuing Education Employment Solutions Manager.

Terrance Hall, 29, of Everett completed the program in June 2013 and was offered a job the week before he earned his precision machining certificate.

Prior to earning his certificate, he was doing construction work and any other work he could get to support his family, including his newborn daughter.

“I was doing anything that would put food on the table. My wife saw a program at the college and she came home and told me about it, and I knew I wanted to do it,” he said. “As soon as I got into the program, I fell in love with it.”

He now has a full-time job with benefits, including health care for his wife and daughter.

In 2013, companies had 400 advanced manufacturing job openings in Snohomish County. Those jobs were at companies such as Esterline, Avtech Corp-360, Umbra Cuscinetti, Windspeed Technical Solutions, Airgas Inc. and Boeing.

The number of job openings in Snohomish County and Washington state is expected to increase. By 2022, our state expects the demand for Computer Numerical Controlled (CNC) machining operators to increase 28 percent. For machinists, job growth is estimated at 35 percent.

For more information about EvCC’s precision machining program, visit www.everettcc.edu/machining

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Photo courtesy EvCC: The Everett Community College Leadership Academy team who constructed a greenhouse out of recycled plastic bottles included Eugene McAvoy (left), Shelby Sherrill, Shirl Magana, Adja Fame and Ben Thompson (back).

In case you have way too many empty 2-liter bottles around here’s one way to use them…

A group of Everett Community College employees turned 1,500 donated plastic bottles into a greenhouse for kids at EvCC’s Early Learning Center.

The 2-liter bottles, donated by Safeway Bottling, are the new greenhouse’s walls. The greenhouse will be used for the children to grow vegetables, fruit and herbs.

“This is a great way to show children ways in which something we typically think of as trash might be used to improve the environment and promote sustainability,” said Holly McFaul, director of the Early Learning Center, which provides care for children ages 1 to 5 years old.

A team from EvCC’s Leadership Academy planned and helped construct the greenhouse as their group project. The team included International Education program specialist Adja Fame, IT specialist Shirl Magana, fiscal analyst Shelby Sherrill, EvCC security officer Ben Thompson and Communication and Social Sciences Eugene McAvoy.

The Leadership Academy is an EvCC program that provides instruction and experience in the principles of collaborative leadership. Each year, employee teams develop projects to help the college achieve its goals. This year’s theme was sustainability. Since 2007, over 100 employees have completed the program.

Support for the greenhouse was provided by Candy Castellanos at Waste Management Inc., who helped the team identify a source for plastic bottles. Brian Ballard and Jodee Shelbourn with Safeway Bottling coordinated the company’s donation of 2-liter plastic bottles for the walls of the greenhouse. Mike and Susy Schueller, Carlos Garcia and Brandon Burke provided, tools, equipment, supplies and labor to support construction of the greenhouse.

On campus, the project received substantial support from Administrative Services and Resource Conservation Manager Molly Beeman and the EvCC Sustainability Initiative. The college’s Facilities department worked closely with the Leadership Academy team to plan, procure supplies and construct the greenhouse. Bobby Mangrum in Facilities did all of the framing for the project.

Students at the ELC also got involved in the project, with students watching construction and celebrating the opening of the greenhouse.

“They could not stop asking questions,” Sherrill said. “They also pointed out that a greenhouse should be green. That is why we made the door from green plastic bottles.”

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