Su-Ryeon Ji to perform in Beeville

Organist Su-Ryeon Ji will present an organ performance for the Beeville Concert Association on Sunday, March 4 at 3 p.m. at St. Philip’s Episcopal Church, 311 E. Corpus Christi Street.

Su-Ryeon Ji

The event has been designated the Cathryn Berninger Concert, in recognition of her generosity to the BCA and is co-sponsored by the St. Philip’s “Music in the Nave” concert series.

Ji’s program, including spectacular selections composed by Bach, Buxtehude, Thalben-Ball and Clerambault, will be performed on the St. Philip’s Barnhart Memorial Organ.

Levi Farias serves business advisor in Aransas, Bee, Karnes County

Levi Farias, part of the Small Business Development Center Network in Victoria, serves business leaders in Aransas, Bee and Karnes Counties.

Levi Farias, a Beeville native, has joined the staff of the Small Business Development Center Network in Victoria as their business advisor. Farias will assist a variety of clients, especially those in Bee, Karnes and Aransas Counties. A graduate of Texas A&M University — Corpus Christi, Farias has a wide variety of small business experiences from restaurants and storage facilities, to oil and gas services.

Farias is available to Beeville residents for business advice. To make an appointment, contact him at (361) 728-4843 or call Nora Cartwright, (361) 362-2633, at the Coastal Bend College Continuing Education office located at CBC Lott-Canada Facility, Highway 59 West in Beeville. She can arrange a meeting with Farias to discuss business needs, concerns and customized training.

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Eddie Rojas presents ‘Squares’ workshop to Kingsville students

Coastal Bend College — Kingsville Campus recently hosted the workshop “How Many Squares Do You See?” by Eddie Rojas, a CBC counselor. CBC Student Services provided pizza and soft drinks to 58 students who took part in the presentation.

CBC Kingsville Interim Campus Director Pete Trevino and CBC Counselor Eddie Rojas chat with students Hermelinda Miles, left, and Francis Bradley, who attended the ‘Square’ workshop.

“I loved the presentation. It was very interesting and interactive, said Alicia Lopes, a student. “I learned how to manage my time more effectively.” Rojas addressed the issue of time management – something that many students struggle with. He provided resources for students to use to manage their lives and improve their academic success.

“Time management is a great asset. Time balances your future,” said Hermelinda Miles, a CBC Kingsville student. Catherine Garcia and Tristan Trevino, students, both commented on how the advice given by Rojas related to their daily lives. They were happy to have attended.

Sandra Munoz, a student said of the workshop, “It taught me how to utilize the hours in my day to the fullest.” Overall, she felt the presentation was a huge success.

The Kingsville Campus will continue to provide opportunities for student learning enrichment. Rojas and other CBC counselors and advisors present workshops throughout the semester that address student issues like study skills, financial aid and self assessment. Upcoming workshops include the following:

Career Planning Workshop – March 20 at 11 a.m.

How Am I Doing Mid-Semester Workshop – March 22 at 11 a.m.

How to Interview Workshop – April 17 at 10 a.m.

For more information on what’s going on in Kingsville, visit the web at www.coastalbend.edu.

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Last chance to take nursing entrance exam for fall start

Potential Coastal Bend College vocational and professional nursing students interested in starting in Fall 2012 must take the Test of Essential Academic Skills (TEAS) now. All future nursing students who have not taken the test must contact a test coordinator in Alice, Beeville, Kingsville or Pleasanton for test dates and times.

Contact the TEAS test coordinator at the campus where you wish to take the test on one of the following dates:

Polling places set for May 12 Coastal Bend College board election

Coastal Bend College Board of Trustees approved polling places for the May 12 election and possible run-off in the following Bee County locations:

Precincts 1,3,9,10,13,16,17,18, 19

Coastal Bend College

Grady C. Hogue Learning Resource Center, Octagon Room

3800 Charco Road

Beeville

Precincts 5, 8 and 12

Pettus Independent School District

Guadalupe Encinia named TRiO SSS Achiever

Photo cutline: Texas Tech University graduate Guadalupe Encinia of Mathis was named TRiO SSS Achiever of the Year and was presented with a commemorative plaque by CBC TRiO SSS Project Director Jeri Morton.

Coastal Bend College TRiO Student Support Services named CBC graduate Guadalupe Encinia of Mathis, TRiO SSS Achiever. Encinia talked about his experiences with CBC students during a reception held to celebrate TRiO Day.

 Encinia, who recently completed a Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, told a group of CBC students that his involvement with TRiO opened doors for him.

“No one in my family went to any kind of college or training school,” he said. His three years in TRiO SSS while at CBC was a great help to his academic career.

San Antonio Symphony Assistant Conductor Akiko Fujimoto to perform in Beeville

Akiko Fujimoto

The San Antonio Symphony, under the direction of Assistant Conductor Akiko Fujimoto, returns to Beeville for an exciting performance celebrating the works of Beethoven on Tuesday, Feb.21, at A. C. Jones High School Auditorium at 7:30 pm.

This year, the Symphony’s San Antonio offerings include a Beethoven Festival, from which the Beeville program has been selected, with the famous composer’s Symphony No. 3 “Eroica” the crowning jewel for the evening. No composer has changed history more than Beethoven and his symphonies are more compelling in terms of audience appeal than those of any other composer.

The program also includes Grondahl’s Concerto for Trombone and Orchestra, with the solo played by Amanda Davidson.

Akiko Fujimoto began her appointment as Assistant Conductor of the San Antonio Symphony in January 2012. Hailed as “a very talented conductor who knows her score and her musicians” (Virginia Gazette), Fujimoto has most recently served as the Conducting Associate for the Virginia Symphony Orchestra, Music Director of the William & Mary Symphony Orchestra, and Music Director of the Williamsburg Youth Orchestras.

Trombonist Amanda Davidson featured at upcoming symphony performance in Beeville

Amanda Davidson

 The San Antonio Symphony, under the direction of Assistant Conductor Akiko Fujimoto, returns to Beeville for an exciting performance celebrating the works of Beethoven on Tuesday, Feb.21, at A. C. Jones High School Auditorium at 7:30 pm.

This year, the Symphony’s San Antonio offerings include a Beethoven Festival, from which the Beeville program has been selected, with the famous composer’s Symphony No. 3 “Eroica” the crowning jewel for the evening. No composer has changed history more than Beethoven and his symphonies are more compelling in terms of audience appeal than those of any other composer.

The program also includes Grondahl’s Concerto for Trombone and Orchestra, with the solo played by Amanda Davidson.

The concert is sponsored by the Beeville Concert Association with generous support from the Joe Barnhart Foundation, the Texas Commission on the Arts and Coastal Bend College, as well as funds from many local sponsors, benefactors, patrons and friends.

Davidson is currently Principal Trombone of the San Antonio Symphony, a position she has held since 2004. Born in Oakland, Maryland, Davidson began playing the trombone at the age of six. Her studies started with Harold Hudnall and continued with Keith Jackson, professor of trombone and euphonium at West Virginia University. She received her Bachelor of Music Degree from The Juilliard School in 2004, studying with Joseph Alessi.

Motorcycle safety courses in Beeville this March

Learn basic motorcycle safety at Coastal Bend College in Beeville this spring. Class participants must hold a Texas driver’s license or, if under 18, have completed the class portion of Driver’s Ed; must wear protective gear and must be able to read and speak English. Helmets and motorcycles are provided.

Those who successfully complete the weekend course will be ready to apply for state licensing. Classes are Friday, 6-9 p.m.; and Saturday and Sunday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on one of the following weekends:

March 2, 3, 4, 2012

Mar 30, 31, Apr 1, 2012

 

Class maximum is eight (8) students.  First eight to register and pay the $195 tuition are reserved a seat in the class.

Sign up at CBC Lott-Canada Facility at 900 W. Corpus Christi Street, Hwy 59 West, in Beeville, or call (361) 362-2633.

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Criminal Justice courses target correctional officers’ schedules

In response to the needs of a non-traditional group, Coastal Bend College plans to offer criminal justice classes to match the work schedules of Texas Department of Criminal Justice correctional officers. The pilot program is set to launch this summer.

 “Correctional officers can’t attend on the traditional Monday to Thursday schedule of classes,” said Kevin Behr, CBC Professional and Public Services Division Chair. “The vast majority of correctional officers work four on/four off schedules. In this new program, the instructor follows their cycles, not the other way around.”