The BSC Aquatic & Wellness Center, 1601 Canary Ave., opened at noon on Wednesday, March 3.
"Folks will have full access to the fitness center and the pool," said Kevin Klipfel, the facility's manager. "Our staff will be accepting membership applications. We can show people around and provide information on the facility, group fitness classes, personal training and the aquatics programming."
Here's the facility schedule for the first five days:
Wednesday, March 3 through Friday, March 5: Noon to 9 p.m.
Saturday, March 6: 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Sunday, March 7: Noon to 7 p.m. The pool will close 30 minutes before the facility closes.
Starting Monday, March 8, group fitness classes begin and the facility's regularly scheduled hours will go into affect. Those hours are:
5:30 a.m. to 11 p.m., Monday through Thursday; Friday 5:30 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Saturday 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Sunday 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. The pool will close 30 minutes before the facility closes.
Memberships at the BSC Aquatic & Wellness Center are also good at the Capital Racquet & Fitness Center.
Mystics women and men win championships
BSC's women's and men's Mystic basketball teams won their respective 2010 NJCAA Region XIII Championships March 1 in the BSC Armory.
The women defeated United Tribes Technical College by one point (83-82), while the men's team came out over Gogebic Community College 97-62. The women will travel to Metropolitan Community College-Penn Valley, in Kansas City, Mo., for the District F Championship.
BSC hosts the men's District 6 Championship vs. the Central CC Raiders of Columbus, Neb., in the Armory Sunday, March 7 at 4 p.m. Both district games will be for a berth in the National Tournaments.
Freshman Kelsey Sigl was named Region XIII Most Valuable Player, and sophomore Michael Ulmer was named the men's Region XIII Most Valuable Player. Adrienne Davis, Corey Kerzmann, and Kyle Weisbeck were also named All Region.
Coaches Jason Harris (men) and Len Stanley (women) were named Region XIII Coach of the Year for their respective teams.
Earlier in the season, BSC's women's team earned the Mon-Dak Conference Co-Championship, tied with Miles Community College. It has been over 10 years since the women Mystics won the conference championship, according to Dee Bertsch, administrative assistant for athletics.
Exhibition of faculty art opening is March 10
The seventh annual Faculty Exhibition at BSC opens with an artist reception Wednesday, March 10, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. in the library's Gannon Gallery.
Exhibitors in the mixed media show are visual art faculty members Michelle Lindblom, Brian Hushagen, Barb Jirges, David Lewellyn and Debra Emerson; Graphic Arts & Communication instructors Sean Thorenson and Thomas Marple; and Andrea Fagerstrom, gallery coordinator.
On display will be ceramics, paintings, screen prints, jewelry, photography and other fine and graphic art media. The exhibition runs through March 26.
BSC welcomes new employee
Dustin Anderson, instructional media developer, graduated from BSC in 2002 with an AAS in commercial art. He has worked the past 10 years for KFYR-TV as an editor and graphic designer. Since 2000, Anderson has done video work through his own business, Fat Kid Productions. Raised in Bismarck, Anderson enjoys softball, volleyball, golf, and family activities. He and his wife Sarah have a 10-month-old son, Charlie.
'Twilight' director re-scheduled for April 17
Bismarck State College ArtsQuest goes behind the scenes of the blockbuster film, "Twilight," with an afternoon screening Saturday, April 17, and an evening lecture by its director, Catherine Hardwicke. She was unable to be in Bismarck for an appearance initially scheduled for late March.
The movie starts at 3 p.m. April 17 in Sidney J. Lee Auditorium. Hardwicke's presentation begins at 7 p.m. that evening in the National Energy Center of Excellence 4th floor. Both events are free to the public.
Hardwicke trained as an architect and started in film as a production designer. She designed more than 20 films, including "Vanilla Sky," "Three Kings" and "Tank Girl." At the podium, she will explore why she moved from production design to directing, how she chooses a film project, and the director's role in bringing a mega, best-selling book to the big screen.
In her presentation, Hardwicke will reference her book, "Twilight: The Director's Notebook," which will be available for purchase.
Visiting Scientists Series focuses on flooding
Scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey will present "Flooding in North Dakota - A Popular Trend?" at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 11. This Visiting Scientists Series free presentation will be held in BSC's National Energy Center of Excellence auditorium (304).
Gregg Wiche will give a historical perspective on efforts to monitor streamflow and flooding in the state, beginning in the early 1800s on the Red River and Devils Lake. Wiche is director of the USGS North Dakota Water Science Center and has extensive experience studying the Red River and Devils Lake.
Skip Vecchia, a USGS statistician, will discuss historical and potential future periods of flooding at Devils Lake and explain how climate variability affects the probability of a spill into the Sheyenne River.
Karen Ryberg, a USGS statistician, will show how recent flooding on the Red River compares to other trends in flooding across the United States and how timing and climate variables affect trend detection.
Sponsors of the Visiting Scientists Series are Bismarck State College, Gateway to Science, the Institute of Electrical Engineers, and the ND Society of Professional Engineers. Call Gateway to Science at (701) 258-1975 or visit www.gscience.org for more information.
Articulation agreement makes news in Washington
BSC is making news in Bothell, Wash., where BSC President Larry C. Skogen and Bruce Emmil, associate vice president, NECE, signed an articulation agreement with Cascadia Community College in late February. The agreement will facilitate enrollment of Cascadia students in BSC's Bachelor of Applied Science (BAS) in Energy Management online program. A similar agreement with Bellingham (Wash.) Technical College was established in the fall.
Bruce Emmil, associate vice president, NECE, traveled to Boston Feb. 2-3 for a meeting with an official from Turkey on a possible collaboration for energy education.
Carmel Miller, associate professor of ATNR, attended the Agrowknowledge National Visiting Committee Annual Meeting of the Advisory Council in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Feb. 3-5.
Ken Paulus, professor of welding, traveled to Minneapolis to view welding booths at Century College on Feb. 8.
Several employees traveled to Nashville Feb. 14-19 for the Council of College and Military Educators (CCME) Annual Conference. Attending were Lane Huber, chief distance learning and military affairs officer; Amanda Miller, distance learning and military affairs coordinator; Kari Knudson, vice president, NECE; Joan Kleven, marketing coordinator & lead advisor, NECE; Wade Vogel, program manager, NECE; and Karen Erickson, enrollment services coordinator.
Dan Schmidt, program manager, NECE, attended the 2010 National Ethanol Conference in Orlando Feb. 15-17.
Tony Musumba, assistant professor of physics, attended the Semi-Annual Collaboration for the Advancement of College Teaching and Learning Conference on "Assessment for the Changing Learning Environment" Feb. 18-21 in Bloomington, Minn.
Kim Christianson, director, Great Plains Energy Corridor, traveled to Austin, Texas, Feb. 20-25 for the Renewable Energy World 2010 Conference.
Kevin Holmstrom, program manager, NECE, attended the NUCP Summit Feb. 22-23 in Washington, D.C.
Two employees attended the Energy Providers Coalition for Education Meeting (EPCE) in Phoenix Feb. 23-26. Attending were William (Bill) Walz, instructor, NECE, and Daniel Landeis, assistant professor, NECE.
Dr. Larry C. Skogen, president, and Bruce Emmil, associate vice president, NECE, were presenters at the Workforce and ABE Embracing Digital Learning Spaces Jump-Start Seminar. The event was sponsored by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the Sloan Foundation and took place in Seattle Feb. 22-25.
Dr. Jane Schulz, associate vice president for academic affairs, and Wade Vogel, program manager, NECE, traveled to Washington, D.C., Feb. 23-26 to meet with Fort Belvoir personnel about classes for the Prime Power School.
Visiting campuses at Cascadia Community College and Evergreen State College in Seattle Feb. 24-25 were Dr. Larry C. Skogen, president; Bruce Emmil, associate vice president, NECE; Dr. Janelle Masters, dean of academic affairs; Bob Arso, professor of electronics/telecommunications technology; Michelle Lindblom, associate professor of art; Dan Leingang, associate professor of mathematics; Jean Rolandelli, associate professor of biology; and Angie Uhlich, medical laboratory technology director. The faculty members are also department chairpersons.
Michael Kubisiak, institutional research analyst, attended the National Postsecondary Education Cooperative (NPEC) meeting in Washington, D.C., Feb. 24.
Robert Kuntz, chief buildings & grounds officer, traveled to San Antonio Feb. 25-27 to attend the Technology Conference, CAPPA Board Meetings.
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