News & Events

October 3, 2005

CONTACT:

Carl Young, Interim Director of Communications
425.352.8256
cyoung@cascadia.edu

CASCADIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE UNVEILS MURAL COMPLETED BY STUDENTS FROM MANY HOMELANDS

Bothell, WA - Cascadia Community College invites the public to join in celebrating the unveiling of a mural created by students depicting their memories of homelands around the world. The event is scheduled for Friday, October 7, 2005, from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. It will be held in the coffee cart foyer in front of room 060 on the Lower Level of Cascadia Community College. Light refreshments will be served.

“The mural is so beautiful and filled with the stories of the artists” said Debora Barrera Pontillo, the Cascadia faculty member working with the students. “The growth and insight gained by students in listening to each others stories has been amazing. It has also been a pleasure for me to be part of this process.”

The mural project, underway for a year, has been the focal point of classroom conversations about each student’s emigration to a new home and their memories and connections to their native countries. Students have learned about the cultures of other countries, which has given them perspective on their own experience in their homeland and in their new country.

Contact Debora Barrera Pontillo at Cascadia Community College, 425.352-8216, for more information.

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