In order to prepare for this year’s winter season, sign up for SCC’s Text Message Emergency Alert System for updates on emergencies, warnings, campus shutdowns and weather-related closings. Even if you have registered for this service before, the system is updated once a year and clears out everyone who has registered in the past. Once you sign up, you will remain active in the system until July 20, 2012. After July 20, you will have to re-register. Sign up here: stchas.edu/text.

In honor of SCC’s 25th anniversary, Papa John’s is offering 25% off your entire order when you order online and use the promo code: SCC25. Plus, 10% of your order will go back to the SCC Foundation to support scholarships and academic enhancements.This special will go on throughout the rest of the year.

SCC Center Stage Theatre will hold open auditions for the upcoming production of “Harvey,” at
1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 14, and 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 17, in Room 108 of the FAB theater.

Musician Hana Pestle will perform a free lunchtime concert at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 24, in the Café/Bookstore. Over the past few years, Hana has toured with Blues Traveler, Live, Collective Soul and Sister Hazel. For more information, contact Mandi Smith at x8469.

Projections International Film Series will host a free showing of "The Lives of Others" at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 25. Hosted by Knut Tarnowski, SCC adjunct professor of foreign language, "The Lives of Others" is a German film with English subtitles about a secret police agent who conducts surveillance on a writer and his lover and becomes increasingly absorbed by their lives. Contact Tarnowski at x8254 for more information.

Comedy Night at SCC will feature NBC’s Stand-Up for Diversity comedians Mal Hall, Sam Comroe and Tony Baker at 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 27, in the FAB theater. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. The show is rated PG-13. Tickets are $10 for the general public and $5 for SCC students with valid ID. Purchase tickets online at stchastickets.com or through the SCC box office at x8050. For more information, contact Mandi Smith at x8469.

The SCC Photography Invitational will be on display Jan. 30-March 4 in the FAB gallery. The invitational will be shown in conjunction with the UMSL Student Photography Exhibition. Gallery hours are 8 a.m.-8 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. on Fridays, and 10 a.m.-3 p.m. on Saturdays. For more information, contact Christine Holtz.

The 2011-12 Staff Training and Education Program (STEP) schedule is now available online. Deadlines for enrolling: Civil Treatment for Employees, Jan. 20. To sign up for STEP classes, contact Jessica Trimborn in Human Resources. Learn more about the STEP Program.

The SCC Foundation awards nearly $65,000 in scholarships to SCC students every year. Scholarship packets for the 2012-13 school year are available at www.stchas.edu/scholarships. Packets are due by 4:30 p.m. Monday, April 2, 2012.

• SCC to Host Free International Film Showings in Spring 2012 (Jan. 11)
• SCC, Charter Business and St. Charles Chamber of Commerce Launch "Leadership & Strategy Speaker Series" (Jan. 10)
• Various Musical Acts to Perform in Lunchtime Entertainment Series at SCC (Jan. 10)
• Spring Break Camps at SCC Now Enrolling (Jan. 6)
• Social Dance Classes Begin Jan. 15 at SCC (Jan. 5)

Check out the latest posts from our SCC bloggers:

• "Dun Dun Dun... School!" by Shelby Duff, SCC nursing student (Jan. 16): The night before the spring 2012 semester starts at SCC, Shelby has mixed feelings of dread and excitement.
  
• "Google Voice vs Skype," by Andrea Compton, associate professor of business administrative systems (Jan. 12): Andrea compares the pros and cons of these two communication tools.
  
• "In Line With the Fantastic Five," by Jennifer Lansdowne, associate registrar (Jan. 11): Jennifer interviewed the first five SCC students who were in line for in-person registration on
  Jan. 11. The first student got in line at 1:30 p.m. the day before registration opened. Read the rest of their stories on her blog.
• Check out Ryan's Blog, SCC student, to find out what's going on in his life, including:
  • What Is to Come for Ryan Oder (Jan. 9)
  • Meteor Shower Jan. 4 (Jan. 4)

Congratulations to the following part-time employees who will be recognized by their departments for having 5, 10, 15, or 20 years of service at SCC in 2011.

20 Years
Larry Boxerman
Walter Obremski
Knut Tarnowski
 
15 Years
Shaughnessy Doyel
Gary McKiddy
Shane Northrop
Lina Takacs
Mark Williams
 
10 Years
Leburn Burns
Lloyd Daugherty
Rekha Dravina
Sharon Fairchild
Lisa Freund
Donna Grissom
Debra Gubany
Elizabeth Hill
Leann Hogan
Donna Jaromack
Kathleen Kavanaugh
Mary Kumer
David Lobmaster
Carole Lux
Marleen Monahan
June Nunn
Elda Parker
Kristy Rose
Mark Schatz
Mary Schergen
Lynne Snyder
Sharon Spoede
Sharon Thornton
Barbara Woodruff
 
5 Years
Scott Anderson
Sean Andrews
James Andrzejcwski
Elizabeth Arrowsmith-Elliott
Linda Bashaw
Michelle Brinker
Christine Cafazza
Vitina Edelen
Rachel Evans
Dulio Furtado
Drew Garrett
Erin Haupt
Deborah Hauser
Donald Hirschfeld
Julie Hoffman
David Hollingsworth
Kristina Johannes
James Lange
Meggan Ludtke
Lisa Mattheiss
Dorene McCrackin
Shannon McCulloch
Christopher McGinley
John Myers
Kathy O’Brien
Katherine O'Daniels
David Runde
Jennifer Schaefer
Rachel Seidenstricker
Diane Semrow
Donna Sparacino
Ann Tansey
Lisa Troxler
Kieran Vaughn
Mary Willis
Lindsay Woods

Missed a previous issue of e-Outlook? Visit Marketing and Communications on the Web; you’ll find past e-Outlook issues there.

e-Outlook: The e-Outlook is a bi-weekly calendar of events and campus update for employees of St. Charles Community College. Contact: Kanna Taylor, marketing specialist, at x8275.

Deadline to submit items for the Jan. 30 issue is Wednesday, Jan. 25.