We wanted to make you aware of four great classes at City
College that are in jeopardy of being cut. Administrators
will be making decisions on which classes to cut on Friday, January 18, so
don’t delay!
- · Beginning Costuming, DRAM 143, TTh 12:45 – 3:55 taught by Elisa Benzoni. In this class you will learn basic sewing techniques, and you will help on the construction of the costumes for the spring shows (Festival of New Plays and Heathers The Musical). Your final project will be constructing a garment of your choice; in the past, students have made pajama pants, Harry Potter robes, and more complex outfits. Elisa is one of San Diego’s busiest and most gifted designers. This class is required for drama majors, and if you are planning to transfer to SDSU or UCSD, this class transfers. Ebenzoni211@gmail.com. Please note that even though this class ends at 3:55, students will still be able to participate in the musical (if cast)--you can arrive at 4:00 on T/Th, no problem.
- · Beginning/Intermediate Acting, DRAM 132/133, MW 2:20 – 4:50 taught by Annie Hinton. Annie is one of San Diego’s most well-regarded acting teachers and actors, and directors. These classes are required for majors, but you can’t take Intermediate until you have completed Beginning. City College is lucky to have the award-winning Annie Hinton on its faculty—you will learn a TON from her. annie@olanskey.com
- · Study of Filmed Plays, DRAM 107, T 2:20 – 5:30 taught by Carol Whaley. This class fulfills a GE requirement for Area 3, Arts and Humanities. Professor Whaley has taught this class numerous times and is an awesome professor. You will view and critique some of the most interesting and compelling films ever produced. And it meets only one day/week—what could be better than that?? cwhaley@sdccd.edu
- · Introduction to Stage Movement, DRAM 165, MW 9:35 taught by Terry Wilson. Terry is one of San Diego’s best known dancers and choreographers. This class is required for drama majors, and it is only offered in the Spring semester. (In other words, if you were planning to wait until Fall to take it, you’ll be out of luck.) In this class you will learn various movement styles including Viewpoints, Feldenkrais, Alexander, yoga, and many others. Learn how to use your body without tension to its intended purpose while onstage. Twilson@sdccd.edu
If you were debating whether you should take any of these
classes, please don’t wait any longer. And please share this with someone who needs classes!!.
Thank you!
Maybe take a poll to see when to offer the classes because most of us students works and these time slots might not fit into our work schedules. Just sayin, because it fits into the instructors doesn’t mean it fits into our. After all If im paying to take these classes I shouldn’t have to try and rearrange my work schedule. It seems that the instructors seem to forget no students no money for them or the college.
ReplyDeleteThank you for writing. Scheduling classes is always difficult, since there are many factors at work. Yes, the professor's schedule is a concern, but also we need to be mindful about what classroom/studio space is available. Also, we need to be sure that we are not competing with other classes that are necessary for students to graduate. For example, we used to offer the stagecraft and the costume classes at the same day and time, but we moved them to different days to accommodate the students who needed to take them both in the same semester. Some of our rehearsals are held in the afternoon and some are in the evening in an effort to work with the students who have challenging schedules.
DeleteIt's also close to impossible to work around every single student's work schedule. Some people work mornings, some work weekends, and some work afternoons and/or evenings. We are hoping to send out a survey at some point to our students to learn more about their scheduling concerns. In the meantime, we are doing the best that we can.
If you would like to discuss this more in depth, I encourage you to contact me directly: krodda@sdccd.edu. I'm always open to change if it benefits the students.
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