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dailyinsider FRIDAY, NOV. 9, 2007
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Van Dusen appointed Clark
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William Van Dusen, Jr. has been appointed director of Advising & Counseling at Clark College, reports college president Bob Knight. In his new role, Van Dusen, who has a background in both education and law, will direct the Clark College advising department, which will provide student services to give Clark students academic, professional, and personal support. From 1986-1996,Van Dusen served as director of recruitment for the Community College of Denver. From 1997-1999, he was assistant to the dean of student services at Front Range Community College in Boulder. From 2000-2007, Van Dusen was the assistant director of Advising for Regis University’s School for Professional Studies and was appointed as interim director of Student Services in 2006. From 2004 to 2006, he served as a chair of the Small Colleges and Universities Commission of the National Academic Advising Association. He also practiced law in Denver. Van Dusen graduated from the University of Colorado at Boulder and earned his law degree at the University of Denver's College of Law. Van Dusen wrote and published the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act: A step-by-step approach for compliance. Spanish pianist jazzes up
all-Russian
The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of artistic director Salvador Brotons, offers a concert of the Russian music of Borodin, Scriabin and Rimsky-Korsakov at two concerts this weekend. Spanish-born, European pianist Carmen Yeppes will perform Alexander Scriabin’s only piano concerto, Piano Concerto, Opus 20. The program opens with Alexander Borodin’s In the Steppes of Central Asia and concludes with Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade, Opus 32. Performances are at 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 10, and 7 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 11, in the concert hall in Skyview High School, 1300 NW 139th Street. Ticket prices are $36, reserved seats; $27, general admission; $22 seniors and $7 students. For further information, call 735-7278. State Economic Development Services go local, almost Gov. Chris Gregoire today announced the opening of seven regional offices across Washington “to provide greater access to state resources for economic development organizations, communities and industries.” The offices, according to the governor, are regional locations of the Washington Department of Community, Trade and Economic Development, and are an important component of her 10-year business strategy for the state. The only problem locally is that the office serving Clark County is in the Satsop Industrial Park in Grays Harbor County That location will serve Grays Harbor, Pacific, Wahkiakum, Lewis, Cowlitz, Clark, and Skamania Counties. Other offices in the state are at Spokane, Colville, Kennewick, Walla Walla, Wenatchee, Mount Vernon, Seattle and Shelton. News brief The planned dedication of Maya Lin’s Confluence Project land bridge across Highway 14, that had been planned for Friday, November 16, has been postponed to the spring of 2008. September rains were blamed for the delay in completion and opening. Calendar Arts Equity Theatre presents Blood Brothers at 8 p.m. tonight and tomorrow, Nov. 10, in the Main Street Theatre, 606 Main Street. Tickets range from $15 to $24. For further information, call 695-3770. <> A holiday bazaar featuring over 70 vendors is from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 10, in the Firstenburg Center, 700 NE 136th Avenue. Admission is free. <> Vancouver’s 21st annual Veterans Day Parade begins at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 10, at East Reserve Street and Officers Row and proceeds through downtown Vancouver to Esther Short Park. More than 2,500 persons representing 115 organizations are participating. <> Arc of Clark County awards for achievement, service and leadership will be presented during a luncheon that begins at noon, Saturday, Nov. 10, in the Hilton Vancouver Washington. <> Portland International Airport is offering tours and workshops Saturday, Nov. 10. Tours are at 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. Workshops are at 1:30 p.m. and 3 p.m. For registration, call (503) 944-7151. <> Clark Public Utilities’ commissioners meet in regular session at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 23. <> Mail won’t be delivered, most liquor stores will be closed, most governmental offices will come to a standstill and the Daily Insider will not be published on Monday, Nov. 12, the official observance of Veterans Day. <> The task force of the High Capacity Transit Study meets at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 13, in the 6th floor hearing room in the Public Service Center. The task force is considering Highways 14 and 500 as major high capacity transit corridors.
Vancouver Code Enforcement Appeal Hearings (11/8)—4:30 p.m. CVTV CVTV programming on demand: http://www.cityofvancouver.us/cvtv/cvtvindex.asp |
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