Education briefs News-Chronicle GREEN BAY Scholarship foundation including Bellin College of Nursing The Brian LaViolette Scholarship Foundation will be including a Bellin College of Nursing student in its yearly distribution of scholarship awards this fall. The addition of the $1,000 Bellin Scholarship, to its already long list of scholarships going to graduating high school seniors, came about because of LaViolette's history with Bellin. The foundation honoring LaViolette, who was born Jan. 23, 1977, at Bellin Hospital, helps dozens of other students each year to realize those goals through the awarding of numerous scholarships and the sharing of LaViolette's story. It has awarded more than 170 scholarships since it was founded in LaViolette's memory in 1992. For more information about the Brian LaViolette Scholarship Foundation call Doug LaViolette at 405-9927 or visit www.briansjourney.com. GREEN BAY NWTC college preview night set for April 1 Northeast Wisconsin Technical College's Green Bay Campus, 2740 W. Mason St., will be holding its College Preview Night from 5-7 p.m. April 1. Area high school students and their parents, adults returning to college and those interested in classes are invited to explore the campus. The free event begins at 5 p.m. with brief presentations about financial aid, scholarships, counseling, and other student services. All the college's classrooms, labs, and shops will be open from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Representatives from each program will be available to answer questions. In conjunction with College Preview Night, students from the graphic design portfolio class will hold an open house exhibit from 5-7 p.m. in Room BI 326 in the Business and Information Technology Center. The exhibit will showcase the following design projects: logos, brochures, letterhead or corporate stationery, advertising, annual reports, outdoor advertising, direct mail, typography, Web design, Photoshop image editing, and Adobe Illustrator projects. The class is part of the marketing and graphic design communications associate degree program. To register for preview night, visit www.nwtc.edu/events.htm or call 498-6855. Those interested in a guided campus tour can choose a time when registering. Walk-ins are also welcome. DE PERE SNC selected for service learning program St. Norbert College is among the 14 educational and community organizations participating in the Wisconsin K-16 AmeriCorps*VISTA Service-Learning Project. The project is aimed at improving the academic achievement and aspirations of low-income students through service-learning partnerships between higher education institutions, K-12 school districts, and local community agencies. Funded by the Corporation for National and Community Service and administered by the Wisconsin Campus Compact, St. Norbert and other selected sites will be provided with training and technical support for the project. An AmeriCorps*VISTA member will be placed at each site to serve as a full-time service-learning coordinator. (AmeriCorps*VISTA members receive a living allowance, health care, child care, a student loan deferment, and an education scholarship.) Headquarted at UW-Parkside, Wisconsin Campus Compact is a coalition of 30 post-secondary institutions committed to strengthening their civic engagement and service-learning partnerships with the communites they serve. For more information, call Carie Goral at (262) 592-2514 or e-mail [email protected]. BROWN COUNTY Arts Council to award $5,000 in scholarships The Northeastern Wisconsin Arts Council will award $5,000 in scholarships to community high school and college/university visual and performing arts students. The Scholarship Awards Program is open to any 10th-, 11th- or 12th-grade high school student attending an institution in Brown County or maintaining a Brown County address if attending a school outside the county. Students will be judged on talent and artistic achievement. Deadline for entries is April 9. Scholarship awards will be presented at the Arts Council's annual awards meeting May 13, which will be held at the Green Bay Community Theatre, 122 N. Chestnut. The works of the visual arts scholarship award winners will be on display at the event. The performing arts scholarship award winners will perform a piece for those in attendance. Proceeds from Arti Gras, a wintertime version of the summer Artstreet festival of the fine arts, provide the funds for the scholarship awards. Interested students may receive more details and an application form by calling the Northeastern Wisconsin Arts Council, 435-2787, or by visiting [email protected]. DE PERE Foreign language classes for adults to begin at SNC St. Norbert College is offering non-credit French, German, Italian and Spanish language classes for adults beginning in April. The cost for each eight-week course is $120, and all materials are included. The courses are: Functional French I, 4:15-5:45 p.m., April 14-June 2. Functional French II, 4:15-5:45 p.m., April 12-May 31. Functional French III/IV, 4:15-5:45 p.m., April 13-June 1. Functional German I, 5:15-6:45 p.m., April 7-May 26. Functional German II, 5:15-6:45 p.m., April 5-May 24. Functional German III/IV, 7-8:30 p.m., April 5-May 24. Functional Italian I, 7-8:30 p.m., April 6, May 25. Functional Italian II, 5:15-6:45 p.m., April 6-May 25. Functional Italian IV, 5:15-6:45 p.m., April 6-June 15 (three-week break during session.) Beginning Spanish I, 7-8:30 p.m. April 13-June1. Beginning Spanish II, 5:15-6:45 p.m., April 12-May 31. Beginning Spanish III, 5:15-6:45 p.m., April 13-June 1. Intermediate Spanish I, 7-8:30 p.m., April 12-May 31. Advanced Spanish I, 7-8:30 p.m., April 13-June 1. For more information call Kelli Willette at 403-3449.