Hanging Birdfeeder

Linda Gabrielson held another fun class with the students making a Folk Art Hanging Birdfeeder. There was plenty of sanding and painting and creative ideas flowing for this fun class.

Settlers, Soldiers, Events and the San Jacinto Trail

What actually happened as Sam Houston led his troops back toward the fateful encounter at San Jacinto? Glenn Camp, an ALL member and Texas Army reenactor, shared the stories of the Mexican Army, the Runaway Scrape, the Twin Sisters, and others along the trail.

You can view Glenn's presentation and notes here.

Funeral Negotiator - Knowledge is Power

Ken Lambert, the Funeral Negotiator, gave a very informative discussion regarding the sad, but inevitable, task of making funeral arrangements. There are many decisions to be made from many options available to you. Knowledge is power when it is time to make these decisions for yourself or a loved one.

Click here to see Ken's presentation.

Invitation to World War I Military Medicine Presentation

LSC-CyFair History professor Bobby O'Brien has invited our ALL members to a presentation on Thursday, September 15 at 2pm in CENT 152-153. The speaker, Dr. Marble, is an expert in Army medical history and will trace what the government did to preserve the health of recruits and heal the wounded and sick before the founding of the Veterans Administration.

Intro to ALL and CyFair Campus

Cheryl LeJune welcomed new and returning members alike to share all the interesting things to do on campus; our great ALL classes, theater, concerts, fitness center, library and many other activities and volunteer opportunities. Being a college student has its benefits. The class was led on a campus tour by our Student Ambassadors.
There is some new information included for this year, so please view the presentation here.

Center for the Arts Wants You!

Heidi Scanio has sent out a request for ALL members to participate in a campus-wide coloring contest! The rules are simple:

• Print out the attached coloring sheet.
• Embellish the design with a spectacular wash of color.
• Write your name on the back, along with whether you are staff, student or ALL member, and
• Submit to Heidi Scanio in TECH 123 by October 1st.

Winners will be chosen in the following categories:  Admin/Staff, Faculty, Student, and ALL, LIFE, or FOL member. One winner in each category will receive a homecoming-style mum to sport around campus during October and a season pass to all Fall Center for the Arts performances.  

So, get out your crayons or markers and have some fun. The coloring sheet can be downloaded here.

ALL Fall Semester Registration

If you missed our Open House on August 19th, just drop by the Continuing Education office in CASA 116 to register and pay for classes. While you are on campus, don't forget to pick up your parking sticker (need your license plate number) and get your Student ID card (if you don't have one yet) when you come by the office. Please note that college classes start Monday, August 29th, so plan accordingly with regard to parking.

ALL classes start on September 12th. We are looking forward to seeing you then.

Farewell to Our Food Services Friends

Some of you may have heard that the college has selected a new food service vendor. The Lakeside Cafe and Cyber Cafe are closed effective Thursday, June 23rd at 1.30 pm to begin renovations. The opening date is TBD. 

The ALL community would like to express its appreciation to the Food Services team. Many of us have known the team many years and they have always put smiles on our faces every time we stopped in. Please come out and say goodbye on June 30th if you can.

Invitation from Prof. Buck Buchanan

"I wanted to invite you all to the Belize Gallery Exhibition, "At Water's Edge", and Reception of student work. Community involvement is very important to me and I value your input and participation. I am exceptionally proud of the quality of work and thoughtful effort put in by those who took the time to participate." - Buck Buchanan

Gallery Reception: Thursday, June 23rd from 11.30am-1.30pm in ART 101
Exhibition Ends: Thursday, July 7th

The Gallery Reception is an open event, please bring family and friends. The reception will include a video presentation at 12.30pm; a reflective "look back" on the study abroad experiences through the lens of Buck's camera.

Silent Auction: There will be a silent auction held during the course of the Gallery exhibit - funds raised will be used to help a local Mayan-Belizean student obtain a Belize rain forest guide license (approximately $1000 USD). This is a rigorous program and provides an opportunity to make a good living wage for life - a worthy outcome for some of the hardest working people I've every met.

FAMILY SEARCH - GENEALOGY

We recently finished a 5 week course in  using www.FamilySearch.org for searching and documenting family heritage. We appreciate Amy who led the class sessions and her assistants who worked to assist individuals with their specific questions.  Following are copies of Amy's presentations. Click each presentation to review content.
Getting Started with Family Search - Click Here
Editing and Sourcing - Click Here
Research - Click Here
Memories - Click Here
Indexing and Apps - Click Here