Quotations Wanted

Skyline students, faculty, and staff have an opportunity to add a wonderful feature to Building 6—the new Student Support and Community Service Center (and possibly other buildings in the future) in the form of an inscribed quotation on a prominent face of the building. All members of the college community are invited to submit proposed quotations.

The College Council has developed the following process for selecting the quotation:

Criteria for the content of the inscription
· Length: a maximum of 100 characters including spaces between words.
· Appropriate to the college’s educational mission and inspirational in relation to it.
· Timeless (i.e. no buzz words or jargon) and suitable for a permanent installation.
· Written by an author suitable for this permanent use of a quote.
· Inclusive and fostering community.

The quotes should be provocative and encourage learning. Some examples from other colleges are:

"To be ignorant of what occurred before you were born is to remain always a child." (George Norlin) University of Colorado at Boulder Library

Lux et Veritas ("Light and Truth") Yale diploma

The truth will set you free. (John 8:32) City College of San Francisco Science Building

Send your suggestions (quotation and author). Six submissions (selected from a drawing) sent via the e-form below will win a prize. Submissions are due by May 10, 2005.

Process
• The College Council will review the submissions select half a dozen or so, any of which would be suitable.
• The librarians will verify the source and exact wording and identify any issues relative to the author or context of the quotation and report on any issues to the President. If necessary, she will consult further with the College Council.
• The short list will be submitted to a college-wide vote, to include faculty, staff, and students. Voting options will be both web-based and in person on May 23-25 (Monday-Wednesday of Finals Week).

• Send your quotes on the e-form below or
• Email to tentes@smccd.net or
• Place them in the Student Center Quote Proposal boxes located in the lobby of Building 1 and in the Library (Building 5, 2nd floor).