Karl Easttorp
Rec Center Director/
Interim Director of College Advancement
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Karl Easttorp
Rec Center Director/
Interim Director of College Advancement
Phone: (541) 888-7422
E-mail: keasttorp@socc.edu
Geology Lecture Series continues with Mount St. Helens presentationThe geology lecture series at Southwestern Oregon Community College continues with a lecture by Dr. Katherine Cashman (University of Oregon). Cashman will be speaking about "Mount St. Helens 1980-2010: A Tale of Two Eruptions and Three Decades" at 7 p.m. on March 12 in the Hales Center for the Performing Arts on the Coos Campus.
OCCI instructors, student make international impression at World Ice Art ChampionshipsOver the past two weeks, two Southwestern Oregon Community College instructors and a student made headlines as competitors in Alaska in 2010 World Ice Art Championships.
Peruvian Cuisine Workshop Offered in CurrySouthwestern Oregon Community College is offering an exciting new cooking workshop in three Curry locations.
Southwestern seeking distinguished alumni nomineesSouthwestern Oregon Community College is currently inviting nomination applications for the Distinguished Alumni Award. This award is an honor to recognize a Southwestern alumnus who has helped to better and contribute to our local community. Selection is based on contributions to his or her profession or society.
Vision 2010 winners announcedAn exhibit of nearly a hundred works of art from aspiring high school aged artists was unveiled Friday at the Coos Art Museum as a part of Vision 2010, a high school art competition.
College to offer eleven welding scholarshipsApplications are available for eleven Welding Scholarships at Southwestern Oregon Community College’s Coos Campus for the 2010-2011 Academic year.
GED orientations scheduled for springThe Transitional Education Department at Southwestern Oregon Community College will be offering two General Educational Development (GED) orientations this spring term. These orientations are scheduled April 5-7 and May10-12.
Southwestern to offer flagger trainingsSouthwestern Oregon Community College is hosting Traffic Control Flagger training classes March 13 on the Coos Campus in Coos Bay and April 9 on the Curry Campus in Brookings.
Music Department to host free concert seriesThe Music Department at Southwestern Oregon Community College is pleased to present its end of term concert series on March 9 and March 10 at the Hales Center for Performing Arts on the Coos Campus.
Upward Bound participants to lend a hand at Railway MuseumThe Southwestern Oregon Community College Upward Bound Program will be performing community service at the Oregon Coast Railway Museum on March 6. They will be helping the curator refurbish train cars, catalog books, and label historical railroad tools from 10:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Green Building and Remodeling ClassInterested in going green? It doesn’t need to be more expensive than standard building or remodeling. Southwestern Oregon Community College is offering a Green Building and Remodeling class on March 6 from 12:30 – 4:30 p.m. The cost is $35.00.