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SOUTHWEST SPRING 2008 CAREER FAIR AND CONFERENCE 

On Saturday, April 5, HCC-Southwest College is hosting a career fair and conference in the West Loop Auditorium at 5601 West Loop South.

The Career Conference is at 10 a.m., and the Career Fair starts at 11 a.m. Come ready to interview, dress professionally and bring resumes. The fair and conference is sponsored by Southwest Career Planning and Placement, Student Life, Guided Studies, Counseling, Career and Technology Education and Student Development Departments. The public is invited.  For more information call 713-718-7718 or fax 713-718-7723.

INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL IN APRIL AT SOUTHWEST COLLEGE 

The students and faculty of the Intensive English Program at Gulfton Center, Southwest College, would like to extend an invitation to one and all to attend our 5th Annual International Festival. The festival will be held on Thursday, April 10, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the West Loop Center Auditorium, 5601 West Loop South.

International students from more than 60 countries will be represented through their exhibits, showing their diverse cultures. The festival will kick off with the Parade of Nations. The Food Court will have a tempting variety of delicious dishes from China, the Middle East, and Mexico. Students will also highlight their talent throughout the event in our Talent Show. Join us for this wonderful event!

OSHINSKY TO SPEAK ON JACKIE ROBINSON AT WEST LOOP

As part of its Black History Month celebration, Southwest College will present a lecture by Dr. David Oshinsky, winner of the 2006 Pulitzer Prize in History. Dr. Oshinsky, the Jack S. Blanton Professor of History at the University of Texas at Austin, will present Jackie Robinson and the Integration of Professional Sports in America.

Dr. Oshinsky's presentation will be on Friday, February 29 from 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the auditorium of Southwest College's West Loop campus, 5601 West Loop South. Refreshments will be served. This is a joint presentation of the Department of History/Geography/Philosophy and the Cultural Events Committee of Southwest College.

For further information, please contact Dr. Mike McCormick at 713-718-6780.

ARTIST BIO AND STATEMENT WORKSHOP AT WEST LOOP

Cynthia Millis of the HCC Southwest Art Department will present a hands-on workshop entitled How to Write an Artist Biography and Statement on Thursday, February 28 from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the West Loop Auditorium at 5601 West Loop South. It is a portfolio building experience for artists of all ages who want to put their best foot forward in the professional world. Though geared for the visual artist, this workshop is open to Digital Communication students, those in other artistic endeavors, or even people who want to create a biography and personal philosophy statement for an application portfolio.

This workshop is part of Living the Arts: Exploring the Process of Life as an Artist, a series that gives participants an opportunity to experience the How Tos, the Whys, and the Whos of the artist's life. Please encourage your students or those who might be interested to take part. The event is free to all HCC students, faculty, staff, and the community. Living the Arts is co-sponsored by the Art Department and the College Activity Board of Southwest College. Light refreshments will be available.

For more information contact Cynthia Millis, Assistant Chair for Art, Fine Arts & Speech Dept., HCC Southwest, at 713-718-6913.

HCC SW PRESENTS PERFECTING PROCESS ART EXHIBITION

The HCC Southwest Art Department opens its Perfecting Process Art Exhibition with a reception on Friday, February 29, from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. The reception and exhibit will be held in the Annex Gallery located at 13645 Murphy Road, Suite 250, Stafford, Texas. The event is free and open to the public.

Perfecting Process is part of the Living the Arts series, a program designed by Fine Arts Department Assistant chair, Cynthia Millis, to teach HCC students about life as an artist. The exhibit includes painting, photography, video, and a variety of mixed media works by the following Southwest College professors and artists: Ann Bell, Joanne Brigham, Eric Michael Jones, Reggie Leathers, Community Weaving with Cynthia Millis, Kristy Peet, Brian Piana, Gwendolyn Plunkett, P. Doran Porcynaluk, and Keijiro Suzuki.

The exhibition will close March 27 at 2:00 p.m. For an appointment to visit the gallery or more information, contact Clara Thibeaux at (713) 718-6370.