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.	1. Northshore Center named Microsoft IT Academy 2. Attention students: UW Plan-A-Transfer Day 3. Thibaud Trio to perform at SCC Northshore Center named Microsoft IT Academy       Shoreline Community College's Northshore Center was recently recognized by Microsoft as one of the first 18 institutions across the country to be named a Microsoft IT (MSIT) Academy. The Microsoft IT Academy is a new program that supports the delivery of world class training on Microsoft networking and developer technologies.       The program will keep the IT technology curriculums current with advanced technologies, placing students in excellent position for the demands of today's workforce.       The MSIT Program was specifically designed for educators to prepare students for careers as network administrators, technical support specialists, software and hardware developers and design engineers, all of which are in high demand in the Puget Sound region. Microsoft anticipates a national shortfall of 425,000 IT workers.       IT Academy benefits include faculty training and support, faculty support resources, 100 free product licenses, tech support, marketing support, and student support portal access. Both faculty and students will stay ahead of the industry curve and prepare them for the challenging certification exams.       Executive Director of Extended Learning at Shoreline, Guadalupe Reyes indicates that Microsoft's endorsement should prove to be valuable in reaching out more effectively to the community by providing the highest quality curriculum tools and industry specialists available in today's market. "I believe that having access to the Microsoft Official Curriculum (MOC) training materials and the expanded training and support opportunities for students and faculty are quite important and valuable to us to ensure the delivery of the highest quality certification programs possible."       Reyes points out that this designation serves as continuing proof of the college's commitment to responding to the needs of business, its workforce and the community at large. (Shoreline has served as a Microsoft AATP (Authorized Academic Training Provider) for the past two years Shoreline also offers the Certified Internet Webmaster (CIW), Network+, Security Professional and entry-level programs for those making career changes.       For information about the MSIT Academy or other computer certificate programs at Shoreline, call (206) 306-1112. The Northshore Center is located at the Lake Forest Park Towne Center at Bothell Way and Ballinger Way. [TOP] Attention students: UW Plan-A-Transfer Day       UW's Plan-A-Transfer Day, which will be held noon - 4:00 on on Feb. 8, at the HUB on the UW campus. Plan-A-Transfer Day is offered each February by the UW Office of Admissions. It features group sessions about a number of UW majors and preprofessional programs, as well as other topics such as admission, financial aid, and campus life. Advisers for a number of UW majors are on hand for quick questions. There is no registration needed to attend this free event.       NOTE: Jeff Omalanz-Hood of the SCC Advising and Counseling Center (ACC) has reserved a college van and will have room to drive 14 students to this event. Students who want to ride with us to avoid travel and parking expenses and hassles must sign up in Advising and Counseling or call 206-546-4559 to reserve a spot. Of course, students going on their own need not contact us.       The day will include sessions on:    Admissions    Choosing a Major/Career    Financial Aid    Evening Degree Program    Bothell & Tacoma campuses    Office of Minority Affairs    Business, Engineering, and many other majors and    departments       Plan-A-Transfer Day can help studnets answer these questions:       Have I taken all the courses required for admission? Do I know what I'm going to study when I get to the UW?       What will my major require me to finish before I transfer?       How am I going to pay for all this?       Will Bothell, Tacoma, or Evening Degree help me achieve my goals?       What counseling services are offered on campus to help me adjust to UW life and to succeed in my classes?       What are the special admission requirements for international students?       How can I get an internship while I'm there? Or a job once I'm done? [TOP] Thibaud Trio to perform at SCC       The award-winning Jacques Thibaud String Trio will perform at the Campus Theater on Jan. 19 at 7:30p.m.       Prize-winners in the prestigious 1999 Bonn Chamber Music Competition, the Jacques Thibaud String Trio was founded at the berlin School of Art in 1994 and named after the great 19th-century French violinist.       Unique among today's chamber ensembles, these three young musicians play by heart. Calling their playing spontaneous and commanding, the New York Times said, "This could be the first string trio in some time to have a major career."       These musicians are clearly on a mission, but they are also having fun. The program will include Trio in C minor, Co. 9 No. 3 by Beethoven; String Trio by Jean Franaix; Adagio and Fugue No. 6 in F minor by W.F. Bach and Mozart; Adagio and Fugue No. 3 in F minor by J.S. Bach and Mozart; and Serenade in C major, Op. 10 by Ernst von Dohnonyi.       "Their playing had authority as well as heat; exalted expertise a triumph," said the L.A. Times.       For tickets, call Ticket Line at (206)546-4606. Mastercard and Visa orders accepted. [TOP]	.
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