December 18, 2008
Work Begins Soon on Stunning New Student Services Building
SMC No. 1 Again in Transfers to UC & UC-CSU Combined
Jaffe, Finkel Elected SMC Board Officers
New Quad & HSS Building Dedicated Dec. 3
SMC & Mount St. Mary’s Sign Transfer Agreements
SMC Newsmakers: Carol Davis, Anne Marie Karlsen, Chris Madans, Teresita Rodriguez,
Marc Trujillo and Robert Ware.
SMC on YouTube: “The Sins of Dr. Albright”
Jason Bentley: KCRW’s New Music Director
Huerta Keynote Speaker at Martin Luther King Celebration Jan. 19, 2009

December 1, 2008
New Quad & HSS Building To Be Dedicated Dec. 3
Junior Rose Bowl Team Comes Home
“Garden of Glass” Dedicated in Memory of Student Sinada
Veteran Represents SMC Students
SMC on YouTube: “Any Line, Any Time”
Funded by SMC, New John Adams Athletic Fields Open

November 1, 2008
1958 Junior Rose Bowl Champs To Be Inducted Into SMC Sports Hall of Fame
Measure AA on Ballot in Tuesday’s Election
SMC on YouTube: U.S. News & World Report
SMC’s New Top Cop No Stranger to Education
Cute Kid Pic Contest: We Have a Winner!
Music Department Takes Broad Stage By Storm
SMC Newsmakers: Tony Abatemarco; Carol Davis; Gordon Dossett; Jean, Frank and Faith Gorgie; Lucy Kluckhohn, Sheila Laffey and Dan Nannini.
Bertone, Suarez Receive Sustainability Awards
Footnotes (or musings from the editor)

October 1, 2008
SMC Launching Latin American Study Abroad Program
Broad Stage Gala Opening: Barbara Cook Gives Superb Concert
Simmons Interim Athletic Director, Jenkins New Men’s Basketball Coach
Yes on Measure AA Campaign Kick-Off Oct. 6
Cute Kid Pic Contest

September 15 , 2008
SMC Off to a Phenomenal Start of the Year
SMC Bringing Broadway to China
SMC Newsmakers: Brenda Antrim, Jocelyn Chong, Gerry Clark, Fai Fong, Elham Gheytanchi, Emily Lodmer, Olivia Regalado, Ellen Reich, Bob Reichle, Robin Smith, Marc Trujillo, and Sheila Walsh
The Broad Stage Coming-Out Party: Sept. 20
SMC Art Talents To Be Displayed at Pico Art Walk Sept. 27
SMC on YouTube: VIP Welcome Day!

September 1 , 2008
Tucker Named Recipient of New Chair of Excellence in Business
Welcome New Employees!
SMC Receives Grant to Produce Water Conservation PSAs With a Global Flair
SMC on YouTube: VIP Welcome Day!

August 15 , 2008
Fall Flex Day Aug. 21: New Venue, New Excitement
SMC $295 Million Modernization Bond on Nov. 4 Ballot
Baldessari, Gehry & More in “Emphasis Santa Monica” Art Show Aug. 20-Oct. 18
SMC on YouTube: Dance at Santa Monica College

July 1 , 2008
SMC Seeking Alum from 1958 Junior Rose Bowl Team.
Rojas Named 2008 Manager of Year.
Graduation 2008: Beginnings, Endings & Strengthening Ties.
SMC, VA Team Up to Help Returning Soldiers with Brain Injuries.
SMC Newsmakers: Sheryl Bowman, Laura Campbell, Harris Mack, Al DeSalles, Christopher Jimenez y West, Gloria Lopez, Rita Soshnik, Christopher Meeks, Andrew Nestler, Nick Pernisco, Jane Shibata, Rhonda Robinson, Giovanni Vela and Judy White.
Teplitzky Goal Reached: All Sophomore Basketball Players Transfer.
KCRW Wins Most Radio Awards from L.A. Press Club.
SMC on YouTube: Dance at Santa Monica College.

June 1,2008
Recognition Event June 11 to Honor Retirees & More.
Nobel Laureate & Community Service Honoree Named Alumni Recognition Award Winners.
SMC on YouTube: Dance at Santa Monica College.
42-Year-Old Swimmer with New Heart Valve Among Athletes of Year.
Project Runway at SMC!
Dale Ride Interns to Serve in Nation’s Capital.

May 1, 2008
“Any Line, Any Time”: SMC Students, Employees to Get Free Rides on Big Blue Buses
UCLA Chancellor Block to Speak at Graduation
SMC on YouTube: SMC Students Volunteer in South Africa
Sell-Out Crowd for Celebration of SMC Literary Journal’s 20th Anniversary
SMC Newsmakers: Dossett, Judith Douglas, Teresa Garcia, Karen Gunn, Craig Hammond, Janet Harclerode, Don Hartman, Louise Jaffe, Cati Jean, Georgia Lorenz, Christopher Meeks, Jennifer Merlic, Pete Morris, Waleed Nasr, Bruce Smith, Robin Smith, Chui Tsang and Natividad Vazquez.

April 1 , 2008
Tennis Champ, SMC Alum Glenn Bassett Inducted into 2007 Sports Hall of Fame
Eli & Edythe Broad Create $10 Million Endowment for SMC Performing Arts Center
SMC Newsmakers: Laura Campbell, Harris Mack, Nancy Grass Hemmert, Esther Hugo, Angela Jordan, Marc Kompaneyets, Su Livingston, Warren Olney, Ali Torkamani and Mark Welser.
Jazz Vocal Ensemble orking on CD
Music Diplomacy in N.Korea Brings Back Memories of Ping-pong Diplomacy Involving SMC Alumnus
Teaching “Generation 1.5”
SMC on YouTube: Theatre Arts Reaches Out to Children

March 1 , 2008
Professional Development Day March 4 Offers Rich Selection of Workshops & Fun
Unique, Diverse Emeritus College Band Celebrates 40th Anniversary
SMC on YouTube: Theatre Arts Reaches Out to Children
SMC Newsmakers: Philip Daughtry, Dale Franzen, Janet Kretschmer, Joe Watts, Neil Mani Paik, Tommie Smith, Phyllis Trager and Marc Trujillo.
SMC’s “Brain Cranes” Being Sent to Capitol Hill

February 15 , 2008
Schultz Wins Prestigious Statewide Teaching Award
SMC President Signs National Accord on Climate Commitment
SMC Global Warming Teach-In Reaches College, Elementary School Students
SMC Students Discover New Spider Species in Death Valley