On Campus at GCC: Priority registration for spring semester under way
Priority registration for the spring 2016 semester at Glendale Community College began this week. Those not eligible for priority registration may start open registration beginning Feb. 1. The spring semester starts Feb. 16.
Spring class listings can be found at glendale.edu/schedules. A flipbook version of the printed class schedule, as well as the current catalog, are online at glendale.edu/publications.
New students must submit an application for admission online before registering.
Go behind the scenes and take theater tech classes
Glendale Community College’s theater arts department offers classes for students more interested in being behind the scenes during a performance. Courses in lighting design, stagecraft and technical theater are available during the spring semester and will provide opportunities to work on production aspects of the spring theater performances. Costume design and stage-makeup courses are also offered.
For class days and times, go to glendale.edu/schedules and search for the subject Theatre Arts.
Study abroad offered in Bali and Spain
Glendale Community College is offering study-abroad excursions this summer to Bali, Indonesia, from June 19 to July 15, as well as a trip to Spain, featuring stays in Madrid, Barcelona and Granada, departing June 20 and returning July 15. Pre-trip, on-campus class meetings for both trips will be held from June 13 to 17.
College-credit courses offered abroad include international cooking, anthropology and geography field studies in Bali, and history, humanities and political science in Spain. All courses will be taught by Glendale Community College professors.
In the past, the college has offered study abroad programs to Paris, Prague, New Zealand, Australia, Argentina, Italy, Greece, Bali, Spain and Ireland, among others.
For more information about study-abroad opportunities, visit glendale.edu/studyabroad.
Free lip reading course for the hearing impaired
A free lip reading course will be offered by Glendale Community College’s Center for Students with Disabilities, beginning Feb. 18. The class will meet from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Mondays and Thursdays at the Glendale Adult Recreation Center, 201 E. Colorado St.
Registration will be done in the classroom at any class meeting. All that is required is a student identification number, which can be obtained by applying to the college online at glendale.edu and bringing a copy of the student’s latest audiogram to class.
The course is designed to improve communication skills for those who are hearing impaired by recognizing visible sounds on the lips. The anatomy of the ear and the hearing process will be discussed and interpretation of an audiogram will be explained.
Speech therapist Stela Fejtek is the instructor. She holds a master’s degree in communicative disorders from Cal State Northridge. She is a learning disabilities specialist at Glendale Community College with extensive experience in aural rehabilitation.
Additional information can be obtained by contacting Fejtek at sfejtek@glendale.edu or (818) 240-1000.
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WENDY GROVE is public information coordinator for Glendale Community College.
