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
December & January Students of the MonthSouthwestern's December & January Students of the Month are Kim Ream and April Fischer. Congrats to both of these fine students!
College celebrates transfer of deed of land for new campusGuests and college staff gathered at the current Southwestern Oregon Community College facility in Brookings Thursday afternoon to celebrate the transfer of the deed to 10 acres of land being donated by U.S. Borax/Rio Tinto for the new Curry Campus.
Washington artist painting exhibit on display at college galleryEden Hall Fine Art Gallery is hosting an exhibit of painting by Adam Boggs of Walla Walla, Washington. “Adam Boggs—Untitled” is a funky outpouring of abstract and surreal imagery and ideas.
Business Development Center to host Grant Writing InstituteSouth Coast not-for-profit organizations have the opportunity to receive in-depth grant writing training through four seminars being offered by the Southwestern Oregon Community College Business Development Center (BDC) in North Bend the week of April 19.
Supervisory Skills Training available in North BendBoth new supervisors and those wanting to fine-tune their management skills can benefit from a workshop series being sponsored by the Southwestern Oregon Community College Business Development Center (BDC).
South Coast Writers Conference workshops are filling upRegistration continues for the South Coast Writers Conference in Gold Beach. The conference includes two days of workshops, author readings, book signings and writer critique circles.
Class offered for unpaid caregivers of older adults in Brookings and North BendSeparate six-week educational programs designed to help unpaid caregivers take care of themselves while caring for an older relative or friend are scheduled for Brookings and North Bend.
Family Caregiver group to host “Chocolate” workshopIn observance of American Heart Month, registered dietitian Stephanie Polizzi will host “The Sweet Seduction of Chocolate” at the Feb. 8 Family Caregiver Support meeting.
Jackson Katz to speak on Men, Women, Sex and ViolenceJackson Katz, Ph.D., will speak to Southwestern Oregon Community College students and members of the community on February 4 on the topic of Men, Women, Sex and Violence.
Bookkeeping workshop starts February 10thBoth current and potential business owners can learn how to establish and maintain a simple set of books on the cash basis through a dynamic four hour workshop being offered by the Southwestern Oregon Community College Business Development Center in North Bend on Wednesday, February 10.
Culinary Institute receives donation of equipment“Thanks to the kind donation from NWCCU, this new equipment will increase the learning opportunities for OCCI students far into the future,” said Shawn Hanlin, Executive Director of OCCI.