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Well, Well, Well

Center for Innovation

Donate Your Cars, Boats and RVs

Measure E Update

Increase in Full-Time Faculty

Is a Dental Health Profession Right for You?

Digital Designing

Guaranteed Transfer Admission Agreements

Afternoon Academics

Faculty Excellence

Analyze Post W W II Germany

Celebrity Forum II

Math Center

Foothill Forensics Gains New Coach

Contemporary Fiction

Whodunit 101

Lesbian & Gay Literature Course

Literature Survey

Nakamatsu Benefit Raises $30,000

Early Morning Accounting Class

A Galaxy of Speakers

Write the Winning Resume

Be You Own Boss

Human Services Program

Adaptive Fitness Technician

Parent Orientation

Student Orientation

Understanding Attention Deficit Disorder

EMIT Program

Career Success

Office Administration Program

High-Tech Programs

Spring in Paris

We've Got The Classes You Want

Changing Careers

Kiwanis 4th Annual Silicon Valley Bowl

Online Classes

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Well, Well, Well

Work Out in Our Wellness Center or New Golf Complex

This fall, Foothill offers you two open-entry/open-exit fitness opportunities. To enroll in one of these classes, simply select a time and day that works best for your schedule.

Wellness Center

To use the Wellness Center, enroll in the one-unit HP 9: Lifetime Fitness Activity class. Students of all ages and fitness levels can enroll. The center is open Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.; and Saturday, 9 a.m. to noon. Students enrolled in the HP 9 class work one on one with an instructor to develop a comprehensive, realistic exercise plan.

Golf Complex
Foothill’s new state-of-the-art Golf Complex is now open to students and the public. Look for a variety of golf classes to be taught at the new facility this fall, including beginning and intermediate golf. Students can also enroll in the HP 25D: Golf One-on-One course and receive an individual lesson using swing analysis video technology to analyze and correct the mechanics of their swing.

Students enrolled in Foothill golf classes can use the facility free of charge for practice and development of their game. Non-students may use the facility by purchasing a $10 day-use pass in advance at the bookstore.

The public can take advantage of open lab hours Monday-Thursday, 1–5 p.m.; Friday, 2:30–dusk; Saturday, 3 p.m.–dusk; and Sunday, noon-dusk. For Golf Complex information, call (650) 949-7325.

 

The Foothill College Center for Innovation (CFI) has exceeded the $1-million mark on its way to achieving a $1.8-million fund-raising campaign goal, according to CFI Executive Director Gay Krause. The success of the campaign is due in large part to corporate and individual contributions of leading Silicon Valley philanthropists. When completed, the 18,000-square-foot center will house the college’s largest computer lab as well as a regional K-14 teacher training facility.

“To date, more than 500 Silicon Valley educators have participated in Center for Innovation teacher training programs. When our facility opens in Fall 2001, we anticipate that the center will serve more than 1,000 Foothill students, including our K-14 educators and community members each day,” Krause says.

The campaign to raise money to support center programs, technology, equipment and furnishings began in 1998. Equipment purchased with the funds raised to date includes 21 iMac DVDs as well as several servers and printers. In addition, contributions have funded Learning in New Media Classrooms (LINC) teacher training courses and the Smart Valley Innovation Award.

“These donors are visionaries. They understand that today’s Silicon Valley teachers are molding the next generation of engineers, Web designers and E-commerce entrepreneurs who will be responsible for continuing the prosperity of Silicon Valley,” Krause says. “We thank these individuals and corporations for their generosity.”

CFI corporate donors include the Acer Corporation, Hewlett Packard Company, Intel Corporation, Pacific Bell, Smart Valley Inc., and WYSE Technology. Individual donors and foundations who have made significant financial contributions include Ned and Jimi Barnholt, Jim and Helen Carreker, Robert and Susan Finocchio Family Fund, Grousbeck Family Foundation, Steven and Michele Kirsch Foundation, Krause Foundation, Moore Family Foundation, Jim and Becky Morgan Foundation, Dean and LaVon Morton, Bill and Brenda Murphy, Paul and Liz Nyberg, Chris and Donna Paisley, Packard Foundation, Lew and Joan Platt, David and Marilyn Pratt, Saal Family Foundation, Skoll Community Fund, Jon and Kay Tompkins Family Fund, Antonia Tu, Les and Judy Vadasz, Bob and Susan Wayman, and John and Rosemary Young.

The center will receive nearly $4 million to renovate its 30-year-old facility from Measure E funds, which voters approved in November 1999. However, Measure E dollars will not cover the costs for technical equipment, furnishings or maintenance of collaborative programs. Krause supervises center programs, including the Learning in New Media Classrooms (LINC) Program, which offers short, intensive courses for K-14 teachers in technology-related subjects. Foothill’s Center for Innovation is also home to SmartSchools teacher-support programs for technology integration in education. To contribute to the Center for Innovation or for more information, call (650) 949-7113 or access the Center's web site.