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The Creative Group at Seattle Central Community College

Mike Sinkula — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:01:16 +0000

Want scoop on the local design and digital-media job market? Curious about top skills and how to get noticed by hiring managers? Then come meet Chris Opsahl and Taryn O’Bra from TCG (The Creative Group)!

Get a Real Job Fair – An Evening for Designers and Technologists

Mike Sinkula — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 22:05:26 +0000

Are you looking to make a difference, skip the over-lake commute, and play on the cutting edge? It could be your turn to join a startup! This is a job fair for developers and designers ready to add passion to the work that they do. Join a startup and make a difference.

Antonio Guerrero at the M. Rosetta Hunter Art Gallery of Seattle Central Community College

Mike Sinkula — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 18:45:36 +0000

Antonio Guerrero is one of the Cuban Five, arrested in 1998 while monitoring the activities of Miami organizations that were actively violating Cuban airspace and U.S. neutrality laws. The Cuban Five were unjustly convicted in 2001 of conspiracy to spy and sentenced to over 77 years plus four life terms. Since then, a worldwide movement, including 10 Nobel Prize winners and former U.S. president Jimmy Carter, has called for their release. While in prison, Guerrero learned to draw and paint. His artwork and poetry is on tour across the U.S.

Internship with the User Experience Design Team at Amazon.com!

Mike Sinkula — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 21:37:28 +0000

Amazon is looking for talented, customer-focused user experience/interaction design interns to join our Retail User Experience design team. The ideal candidate will have the ability to deliver clean, web-ready designs based on existing style-guides and Brand guidelines in a fast-paced production environment.

A representative (and SCCC graduate) from Amazon with be at SCCC on Monday January 9^th from 4:00-5:30pm in Information Technology main office meeting room.

Mary Lockman on IT Resumes & Cover Letters

Mike Sinkula — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 19:50:28 +0000

Our own Mary Lockman of Worker Retraining is giving a presentation on IT resumes & cover letters in the 3rd floor lecture hall (3212) on Thursday, July 14th from 4 - 5:20pm. This presentation is open to all students!

IGNITE Brighter Future Walk Fundraiser

Mike Sinkula — Tue, 24 May 2011 21:25:16 +0000

We hope to garner your support for a very important cause, that is the IGNITE (Inspire Girls Now In Technology Evolution) organization Brighter Future walk.

Presentation on Tablet Apps

Mike Sinkula — Wed, 11 May 2011 21:13:02 +0000

Mikko Ollila from Pressleaf will be on campus to demonstrate tablet apps and discuss the growing need for developers.

Seattle IxDA: Women in Design Event

Mike Sinkula — Tue, 03 May 2011 22:23:35 +0000

Cheryl Platz will be delivering an updated/expanded version of my Computer Engineer Barbie talk, and will be participating in a panel discussion with Jenny Lam, co-founder and designer at the Jackson Fish Market, a software startup.

Heather Simmonsen from The Creative Group Speaks about the Job Market

Mike Sinkula — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 18:33:36 +0000

Heather Simmonsen from The Creative Group finds freelance and contract work for hundreds of digital media professionals in the Seattle-area (Information Architects, UX & UI Designers, Web Production Artists, Front-end Developers, and many other roles).

Rally Against the Proposed Budget Cuts

Mike Sinkula — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 18:36:42 +0000

So... Come join North Seattle, South Seattle, and Seattle Central Community College students rally against the proposed budget cuts in bill 1087 on Tuesday April 12, 2011 at 10:00am at Seattle Central Community College.

Join the Members of AFT Washington in Olympia

Mike Sinkula — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 17:46:19 +0000

I’m sure you’ve heard about Washington State’s revenue crisis and seen the proposed budget from the House of Representatives… Thousands will gather in Olympia Friday, April 8th to express their priorities and You Can Too.

Legislative District Town Hall Forum

Mike Sinkula — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 22:36:50 +0000

Legislators serving the Seattle Community College district are headed home to Seattle on Saturday, March 12th to talk to students, faculty and other constituents throughout the city of Seattle.

FILTER Digital Presentation

Mike Sinkula — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 00:44:31 +0000

Rain Grimes, Recruiter form FILTER Digital, will be introducing herself this Friday at 1pm to connect with some great Seattle Central talent! She will also be presenting resume and portfolio tips to help you land your first job.

Creative Group Presentation

Mike Sinkula — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 01:18:24 +0000

Terah Brossart, Recruiter for The Creative Group, will be presenting tips on how to land your first job in a tough economy. Attend this presentation and make sure you and your resume are ready to stand out in this competitive job market.

Seattle Career Fair

Lisa Sandoval — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 16:29:36 +0000

Seattle Career Fair coming soon!

Adobe CS5 Launch Event

Mike Sinkula — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 22:42:28 +0000

Lake Washington Technical College (LWTC) is very pleased to invite you to the Adobe Creative Suite 5 launch event on our campus next Tuesday, May 4, at noon, in the campus auditorium, W404. Rick Miller, Adobe evangelist extraodinaire out of Los Angeles, will be presenting the new features in all your favorite apps—Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, Flash, InDesign, AfterEffects.

AIGA Seattle: Jump Start

Mike Sinkula — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 21:29:02 +0000

Each year we invite a diverse panel of design professionals to speak to students and young professionals about career paths in design. This year’s panel will share valuable insight about the interview process, what design businesses look for in portfolios as well as future employees, and useful tips for getting a job. They’ll also talk about some of the varied possibilities in the design professions that they themselves have explored.

PostgreSQL Conference 2009 – West at Seattle Central!

Lisa Sandoval — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 21:04:48 +0000

Please join Seattle Central’s IT Programs in welcoming the World’s Most Advanced Open Source Database – PostgreSQL – with their West Coast Conference 2009 being held right here at Seattle Central Community College! The various topics discussed will engage everyone from beginning database concepts through advanced administration topics. It will prove to be a most informative conference [...]

Interested in Starting Your Own Business?

Mike Sinkula — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 02:01:45 +0000

BITCA Dean Jody Laflen would like to hold a focus group for students interested in starting their own businesses after finishing their program at SCCC. Students who participate will get a free lunch. The focus group is for small business development classes and will take place on Monday, August 10th from 1:00-2:30 p.m. There is [...]

FILTER Presentation – Friday, June 12th

Mike Sinkula — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 07:14:53 +0000

Heidi Raynor from FILTER will be giving a presentation on Friday, June 12th at 1:00pm in room 4168. FILTER is the creative resources company on the West Coast where you can find top talent in web, marketing, and creative professions. They represent virtually every discipline: designers, copywriters, web architects, icon artists, illustrators, animators, and other [...]

Welcome Glitter 2009!

Mike Sinkula — Thu, 28 May 2009 23:59:58 +0000

GLITTER (Get Launched In Technology Through Education and Resources) is hosting its 3rd annual Career Day on Friday, May 29, 2009, 9:30 am – 1:00 pm. The purpose of the conference is to encourage high school girls to consider an information technology education as a path to a career in almost any field. (Although over [...]

"Saturday Yard Sale" to help Bill’s little sister, Amy Strandberg

Mike Sinkula — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 00:47:51 +0000

Please forgive this personal e-mail – Bill and I are hoping to get the word out, through all our friends that our family is having a “Saturday Yard Sale” to help Bill’s little sister, Amy Strandberg. Amy has just begun a battling stage 4 lung cancer. If you have time, please read this blog http://westseattleblog.com/blog/forum/topic.php?id=4415 [...]

IT Giddy with GLITTER Once Again

Mike Sinkula — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 22:47:41 +0000

Seattle Central’s 4th annual GLITTER (Get Launched In Technology Through Education and Resources) date is set to happen this May 29th from 9:30 AM – 1:00 PM. The college will host 80 local high school girls in an inspirational conference encouraging them to seek higher education and more specifically, training in Information Technology as an [...]

Call for Student Art at Central

Mike Sinkula — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 21:26:20 +0000

Submissions for the 2009 Student Invitational Art Exhibition will be accepted until May 1st. This juried show is open to all students registered for classes at Seattle Central and offers monetary awards for the top works ($200, $150, and $100 for first – third prize). For more details, visit the gallery web site at www.seattlecentral.edu/artgallery [...]

Creative Circle on Campus Friday, April 24th

Mike Sinkula — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 20:42:49 +0000

Creative Circle will be on campus this Friday, April 24th from 2:00 – 4:00pm in room 4106 to speak about buliding your portfolio, what today’s market looks like and industry trends. You should go.

Open House at Day Moon Press – Sunday, March 15, noon to 3pm

Mike Sinkula — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 23:43:29 +0000

What: Open House at Day Moon Press When: Sunday, March 15, 12noon to 3pm. Where: 3320 Beacon Avenue South The shop is on the east side of Beacon, 1 & 1/2 blocks north of Spokane Street (Columbian Way exit from I-5); across from the Denise Louie Preschool. Ongoing shop tours and discussions of letterpress, no [...]

ITC298 Bob Boiko Presentation THIS Thursday!

Mike Sinkula — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 22:17:36 +0000

In ITC298 Thursday we’ll have no regular class, as we’ll instead have a guest speaker, Bob Boiko, who will be at Central to give us a presentation on ECMS. The presentation will take place Thursday the 5th, at 5pm in the Mitchell Activity Center, room MAC210. It’s across the street from the school. Since the [...]

Job Interview Workshop

Mike Sinkula — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 22:27:16 +0000

The career services center is offering a free workshop to prepare students for real life job interviews. Students will have the opportunity to learn about the interviewing process, how to answer questions about their skills and experience that will impress employers and help them gain employment. Date: Thursday, February 19, 2009 Time: 11:00-12:00 RSVP: students [...]

Inauguration Day Special Live Feed in BE1110

Mike Sinkula — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 23:06:34 +0000

The College Activities Board and the MLK Jr. Committee will be sponsoring a special live screening of Inauguration Day for Students, Faculty & Staff. The Inauguration Day Special Live Feed will be held on January 20th from 8:00am to 12:00pm in room BE1110. There will also be coffee and refreshments.

Silverlight/XAML/WPF Meetup at the Elysian Brewpub

Mike Sinkula — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 01:03:08 +0000

Hello everyone and Happy New Year! I hope you’re just as excited about 2009 as I am – it looks like it’s going to be busy and full of great opportunities. Which brings us to our Meetup! This Wednesday, Jan.7th, marks our first Silverlight/XAML/WPF Meetup at the Elysian Brewpub (7:30pm). We’re going to have a [...]

NSCC Fall Job Fair

Mike Sinkula — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 20:44:59 +0000

NSCC Fall Job Fair Thursday, October 23 10 – 1:30, Baxter Events Center & Cafeteria (9600 College Way North, Seattle) The job fair is free and open to all job seekers (including the general public!). http://www.northseattle.edu/services/career/employers/jobfair/