The Student Affairs Office will host Cookies with the Easter Bunny on Friday morning, Mar. 29, beginning at 10:00 a.m. in the Second Floor Student Lounge.
Bring your family and friends for free cookies and a complimentary picture with the Easter Bunny. For information or accommodations, please contact 303.797.5668 or student.activities@arapahoe.edu.
Arapahoe Community College will host a book signing and greeting with retired faculty Frank Lee Earley, author of "View from the Fourth Floor; a Personal History of Arapahoe Community College, 1965-2005", on Wednesday, Mar. 27, from 4:00 - 7:00 p.m. in the Library at the Littleton Campus.
The book traces the major events and personalities at the College - from Earley's perspective - from its founding in 1965 to 2005 and contains numerous photos of people and facilities.
Earley taught a variety of classes at ACC from 1967-2002 (35 years), including Anthropology, History, Humanities and Developmental Studies Mathematics.
Copies of Earley's book will be available for purchase and signing on Mar. 27. A sign-up list will also be available for ordering additional copies.
For more information, please contact Earley at franklearley@aol.com or 303.646.9627.
Staff from the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) Earth Observing Lab (EOL) will visit Arapahoe Community College (Littleton Campus) with some of their Lower Atmospheric Observing Facilities on Wednesday, Mar. 27.
EOL will introduce students to their Technical Internship Program (TIP) from 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. in Waring Theater (Room M2900). TIP offers paid internships to students in the STEM fields. EOL will also be conducting a weather balloon launch on the West Lawn, as well as a tour of their Doppler on Wheels truck in Lot G.
For more information, please contact Rae Brendecke in the Career and Transfer Center at rae.brendecke@arapahoe.edu or 303.797.5705.
Science Café presents "Social Spiders: When Cannibals Coexist" with guest speaker Jenai Rutledge, Ph.D., on Wednesday, Mar. 27, from 3:30 - 5:00 p.m. in Room M3750.
Join us for this discussion about the fascinating lives of the rare social spiders. Dr. Rutledge will describe some of the most interesting examples of
social spiders and talk about the possible evolutionary origins of, and
potential problems with, the social behavior in spiders.
Spiders are known cannibals that prefer to be alone, as some of the more notorious spiders’ names would reflect. Most spider species are opportunistic hunters and, in addition to their typically insect-laden diet, will eat other spiders when given the chance. However, despite their typical intolerance for other spiders, of the 40,000+ species of spiders, there are 20-30 species that actually coexist in close proximity (sometimes even within a single web) and may cooperate in prey capture and brood rearing.
Dr. Rutledge earned her bachelor's degree in Animal Behavior from Bucknell University and her Ph.D. in Biological Sciences from the University of Cincinnati, and she has taught general biology courses for both biology and non-biology majors at the University of Cincinnati and the University of Colorado. Since fall of 2011, Dr. Rutledge has taught general college biology at ACC.
Refreshments will be provided at this event, which is free and open to the public.
For more information, please contact Celia Norman, Biology Faculty and Department Chair, at celia.norman@arapahoe.edu or 303.797.5851.
Arapahoe Community College will host a Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Career Day on Wednesday, Mar. 27, from 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. in the Dining Hall (Room M1900) at the Littleton Campus.
Law enforcement agencies throughout Colorado will be on hand to answer questions and distribute applications. A wide array of hiring agencies are scheduled to be in attendance at this event, including several organizations representing fire departments, security companies, corrections officers (FCI Englewood), parole officers and probation officers. Representatives from ACC's Criminal Justice Program, Law Enforcement Academy and Campus Police Department will also be on hand.
All applicants must be 21 years of age.
For more information or to inquire about accommodations, please contact April Fox at april.fox@arapahoe.edu or 303.797.5793.
