Indulge in the Arts! This fall indulge your creative side. Choose from these fall courses, at Oregon Coast Community College. art ClaSSES History of Western Art Basic Design Introduction to Drawing Intermediate Drawing Introduction to Painting Intermediate Painting Ceramics I Creative options abound at OCCC “I like this college because I get to interact with the instructors and I feel like it’s my family.” – trenton palmer MuSiC ClaSSES Music Theory Music Literature Chorus Piano lessons Guitar lessons FilM artS Understanding The Movies: Film Styles litEraturE Medieval Literature Children’s Literature Women’s Literature Visit the fall instructor show at the Oregon Coast Community College Central Campus. See works of art by our instructors Lynne Margalies Osgood, Ben Brooks, Julia Goos Pence, and Jared Haug. Check the OCCC website for date and time of the show’s opening reception. by Julia Goos Pence ooks Ben Br by Lynne Margalies Osg ood OCCC Arts & Letters by Jared Haug Bringing down the barriers Welcome to the start of another academic year of facilitating college students’ achievement of their aspirations and enriching our community members’ lives! Education involves gaining knowledge, developing personally, and expanding the boundaries of what you think you can do. The fruits of education do not appear spontaneously but, rather, develop over time, in small increments and, at other times, giant leaps. Research about our students conducted last year revealed that some graduates took up to eight years to complete a degree. Others lost momentum or encountered barriers that prevented them from reaching their original goal. As an institution, we will identify such barriers and implement strategies to bring these barriers down. This will be challenging work, but we are committed to seeing a larger proportion of Oregon Coast Community College students earn their degrees and certificates. In this edition of Catch the Wave, you just might see some familiar community members who have embarked on the educational journey. Oregon Coast Community College will respond by helping these individuals reach their college goals. You, too, can make a difference by giving any collegebound student an encouraging word to help sustain their efforts. See you on campus. by Bruce Koike, Interim President oregoncoastcc.org • fall 2013 • 22