MOTT COMMUNITY COLLEGE
CONNECTION
MARCH 2011
MCC
FACULTY
& STAFF
NEWSLETTER
WHAT’S
INSIDE
AROUND CAMPUS
FOUR SELECTED
TO RECIEVE
DISTINGUISHED
ALUMNI HONORS
MCC TO HOST
SHOWING OF
VANISHING OF
THE BEES
EMERGENCY
RESPONSE TRAUMA
SIMULATION
FOUNDATION
EVENTS
QUOTE OF
THE M ONTH
"One cannot consent to creep when
one has an impulse to soar."
--Helen Keller
Foundation for Mott Community College Board Member Gives $10,000 to
MCC
John Krupp, Foundation for MCC board member and MCC alum, has given $10,000 to the
Foundation to give back to his alma mater. Krupp, a certified public accountant who owns an accounting firm in Sandusky, Ohio, presented the check to MCC President Dick Shaink, Jimmy King,
Foundation board chair, and Lennetta Coney, Foundation president, during their bimonthly board
meeting held here on campus Jan. 27. Krupp received an associate degree in retailing from MCC in
1970. He also received an associate degree in business administration from Tiffin University in Tiffin, Ohio, a Bachelor of Arts in accounting from Tiffin and a Master of Business Administration
from Ashland University in Ashland, Ohio. He became licensed to practice in 1976 and spent 17
years as an accountant in the manufacturing environment before establishing his own practice in
1984. Krupp has more than 30 years of experience as a CPA. Coney said the gift will be used to
support students studying for a career in accounting.
"John Krupp's gift is heart-warming in so many ways," Coney said. "Even though he is an
alumnus of two other universities, clearly his heart is with MCC," Coney said. Coney said Krupp
also is very generous with his time on behalf of MCC, driving up from Sandusky for every meeting
of the foundation board. "John Krupp is one of the most committed individuals I have ever had the
pleasure of knowing," she said. "He is an outstanding board member who gives everything he can to
help MCC, but more importantly, to help the students of MCC. We are grateful to have him."
MCC competing in Annual Collegiate
Recycling Challenge
MCC is again this year joining Baker College, UM-Flint and Kettering University to compete in the
second annual Recycling Challenge. The purpose of this project is to encourage recycling on all four
Flint college campuses while making it a fun, friendly competition. The Recycling Challenge will be a
little different than last year's competition in that the recycling trailer or "roll-off" container will be available to accept recyclables on each of the four campuses through March 31. Recyclables being collected
are mixed paper, cardboard, plastics and metal.
"We were really competitive last year and with support from our students, staff and even our neighbors, we collected more than 21,800 pounds of material," said Rebecca Gale-Gonzalez, co-coordinator
of the Earth Day Celebration and MCC Green Initiatives team member. "We were all winners for that effort. We cleaned house and I know there is still more out there so I'll be encouraging MCC to step up
again for a victory." The MCC bin will be located in lot Q, outside Public Safety.
This year the event is sponsored by Waste Management Inc. and Genesee County Metropolitan
Planning Commission. Waste Management is providing the recycling containers and transporting the recyclable material to their Recycle America recycling facility in Saginaw. The material will be sorted,
weighed and sent to end markets for reuse. Two prizes will be awarded. One prize goes to the college
that recycled the most materials by weight and the other prize goes to the college that recycled the most
pounds per student enrolled. The two winners will split the prize money generated from the rebate received from the materials collected and recycled. The winners will be announced at the annual Earth
Day Celebration from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 16 at the UM-Flint. Visit www.earthday.mcc.edu or call
(810) 766-6763 for more information.
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Ca m p us
HR Services Supervisor
Rhonda Brinch wants us to
mark your calendars for
Tuesday, April 12, the date
of MCC's 4th Annual Employee Appreciation Event.
This year we will enjoy a
Mardi Gras themed afternoon including food, music
and great prizes. Please mark
the date on your calendar and
come celebrate with us. The
event will be held in the Event Center starting at 2 p.m. More details to follow.
Fine Arts/Social Sciences Dean Mary Cusack lets us know that
Music Professor Mary Procopio was one of the guest speakers invited
to the Bendle High School Career Fair in Burton on Wednesday Feb.
23, 2010
Art Prof. John Dempsey will be presenting a paper titled: "The
Salience of Place: Making a Case for Observational Drawing in Foundation Programs" at "On Stream" the 2011 FATE/MACAA biennial
conference in St. Louis, Mo. in March and April.
History Prof. Aaron Gulyas' summary and analysis of The Book
of The Cave of Treasures, a piece of New Testament apocryphal writing, appears in Milestone Documents of World Religions, published
last month by the Schlager Group.
Business Dean Bob Loth provides news from his division: Several cosmetology instructors attended professional trade shows in January. Gloria Maclin, Kristen Mason, Lynette Magnus, Tomika
Cooper, and Carol Nielsen attended the Redken Symposium 2011 in
Las Vegas, Nevada. This trade show is offered biennially and provides
cosmetology education on the current trends in the industry, including
creative coloring techniques, incredible design and finishing, the latest
in hair cutting, business skills and product knowledge. Since the cosmetology department uses a large variety of Redken products, this
show was extremely educational on the usage of their products. Business classes were offered to demonstrate techniques on how to build
and maintain a clientele in the current economy, best practices in
achieving salon excellence, and other motivational topics. In addition,
Tammy Bowers attended the International Beauty Show in Long
Beach, California. This trade show hosts a large variety of companies
(approximately 300) in the cosmetology, nail technology, and esthetics
fields, such as Redken, Paul Mitchell, Creative Nail, OPI and Bioelements. Along with their products, they offer classes on the current
trends in hair care, nail care, and skin care.
All programs in the cosmetology department received new equipment from Perkins funding to update their labs:
• Cosmetology received new hydraulic styling chairs and new
shampoo cabinetry.
• Nail Technology received new manicuring tables.
• Esthetics received four new hydraulic facial beds and three
new electrical facial machines.
Arou
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Dale Weighill, Executive Dean, Professional Development & Experiential Learning, would like to thank the following people for presenting workshops for the CTL during February:
Lisa Murawa, Business Division -- "StrengthsQuest Development"
Lisa Poma, Office of the President -- "De-Stress with Crochet"
Joshua Sauvie, Humanities Division -- "Cellphones, Laptops and
Facebook: What Can I do About Them?"
William Reich, ATD Faculty Lead - Planning, Research, And Quality
-- "Show Me Your Blackboard (Blackboard Show and Tell)"
Brian Harding, Fine Arts/Social Sciences Division -- "At the River I
Stand"
Alana Ferguson, Business Division -- "Reducing Your Property
Taxes"
Lillie McCain, Fine Arts/Social Sciences Division -- "Liberation from
Segregation"
Michelle Robinson, ITS Computing Support Services -- "Telephone
Training"
Dental Hygiene instructors Ronda Smalley and Dr. Marjorie
Mueller-Harwood provide a report from their area. On Feb. 4, 2011,
"Give-Kids-A-Smile Day," the children at Bendle Elementary, and
Chatfield Kindergarten enjoyed tooth brushing and nutritional instructions from MCC senior dental hygiene students. Packets distributed to
the children included toothbrushes, toothpaste, toys, and educational
and nutritional activities. In addition, two students participated at
Town Center Family Dental for Give-Kids-A-Smile Day. "The day
was a great success and acknowledgement for a job well done goes to
the following students: Danielle Stone, Amanda Lightle, Megan
Nowland, Katy Welch, and Michelle Tinnin for their participation at
Bendle Elementary; Laura Brownrigg and Elizabeth Norman for
their participation at Chatfield kindergarten; and Kelly Velez and
Angie Perna for their participation at Town Center Family Dental.
Future plans to visit Salem Lutheran School of Owosso are scheduled
and will be carried out by Melissa Nordbeck and Wendy Rowden."
Honors Program Coordinator Brian Ivory attended a conference
in Grand Rapids on planning Alternative Breaks, an emerging form of
service learning for college students. Students enrolled in the future
Honors Colloquium course will have the option of completing their 45
service hours during two Alternative Break weekends in the fall or an
Alternative Spring Break in the winter. Congratulations go out to Honors Student John Hartranft who won "first place" in short story category for LAND community college creative writing contest. This
honor includes a $150 monetary award and publication in the Creative
Writing Journal. John recently attended the 26th Annual LAND conference in Traverse City to receive his honor. English Prof. Heather
Sisto, was also present as his faculty mentor.
Save the Date!
MCC/UM-Flint co-sponsored annual Earth Day
celebration at UM-Flint
April 16, 10 am to 4 pm.
Four Prominent Community Leaders Selected to
Receive Distinguished Alumni Honors
Ezra Artis, Sally Shaheen Joseph, Phil Shaltz and Michael J. Thorp have been chosen to receive Mott Community College's Distinguished
Alumni Awards at the annual program scheduled for 6:30 pm, April 14, at the MCC Event Center. Family and friends of this year's honorees are invited to take part in the recognition. Tickets for the dinner program are $30 per person, with proceeds going to Alumni Association efforts on behalf of
MCC students. Reservations can be made by calling the Foundation for MCC at (810) 762-0425 by Monday, April 11, 2011. Seating is limited.
MCC to Host Showing of
Vanishing of the Bees
Foundation for MCC
Calendar of Events
The Flint River Chapter of Wild Ones is all a-buzz about pollinators
that support humans and the native plants that support them.
The group will host a screening of the film Vanishing of the Bees,
narrated by Ellen Page, on Monday, March 14 at 6 p.m. in Room 1301
of MCC's Regional Technology Center. This event is free and open to
the public. Light refreshments will be served. Please RSVP by calling
(810) 762-0455.
Vanishing of the Bees is an 86-minute documentary that explores
the cultural practices of bee keeping and possible causes of Colony
Collapse Disorder (CCD). According to information listed on the film's
website, honeybees have been mysteriously disappearing across the
planet, literally vanishing from their hives. The CCD phenomenon has
brought beekeepers to crisis in an industry responsible for producing
apples, broccoli, watermelon, onions, cherries and a hundred other
fruits and vegetables.
Commercial honeybee operations pollinate crops that make up one
out of every three bites of food on our tables. Produced by Long Live
the Queen LLC, the film also explores the balance of trade in the honey
industry.
"This film provides a comprehensive view from the perspective of
farmers and beekeepers in the food production industries," explained
Rebecca Gale-Gonzalez, Wild Ones President. "As part of the discussion following the screening, we will present the findings of the Xerces
Society for Invertebrate Conservation, a group that partnered with
bumblebee researchers and found that native bumblebees are also suffering. Xerces provides sound recommendations for helping us deal
with this pervasive problem, and first on that list was to provide a diversity of native plants to support pollinators."
Please visit the Foundation for MCC at www.foundation.mcc.edu
or call the office 762-0425 for more information on sponsored events.
You can also purchase tickets and sponsorships at www.mcceventsonline.com.
Emergency Response
Trauma Simulation
Conference Set for
March 19
Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) and Paramedics are being
offered unique learning opportunity to practice vehicle extrication as
well as a simulated trauma scenario at the Emergency Response Trauma
Simulation Conference, scheduled for Saturday, March 19, 2011 from 8
am to 5 pm at the Institute for Medical Simulation at the MCC Southern
Lakes Branch Center in Fenton. To register, call 810-762-5000 or email
ims@mcc.edu. Attendance will be limited to 32 participants. The cost
for the conference is $40, which includes lunch and 7.5 continuing education units (CEUs). Participants must bring full turnout gear including
gloves and eye protection.
Simulation involves the practice on high-tech, lifelike manikins to
assess conditions, make decisions and implement care in a realistic clinical setting in a risk-free environment. The manikin is designed from a
real patient with realistic features to simulate a variety of trauma and
medical conditions you might encounter in the field.
Courses include: Hazardous Materials/Decontamination, Vehicle Extrication, Trauma Simulation Scenario, Functional Needs, Disaster Planning, and American Heart Association CPR Updates.
Community Farewell to Tom Bryson
Sunday, March 13 at Warwick Country Club Cost: $50
2pm Reception; 3pm Dinner
Sponsorships available
Ticket purchases available online at www.mcceventsonline.com
Tribute to Lenore Croudy
A Birthday Celebration & Salute to Her Life & Legacy
Wednesday, March 30 at Flint Institute of Arts
5:30 pm Reception for Sponsors; 6:30 pm Program Cost: $50
Sponsorships available
Ticket purchases available online at www.mcceventsonline.com
Public Safety
Health Services
Nurse Practitioners are now available for healthcare counseling
during the hours they are scheduled in the clinic. There is no charge for
this service. Nurse Practitioners are also available to perform physical
examinations for students by appointment. Physicals are $25. Students
should pay at the Cashier's office in the Prahl Center, then bring a receipt to the clinic, which is located in Curtice-Mott in Room CM 1146.
A schedule follows:
Tuesday, March 15, 4 pm to 5:30 pm
Wednesday, March 16, 9 am to 11:00 am
Monday, March 21, 3 pm to 5 pm
Tuesday, March 22, 4 pm to 5:30 pm
Monday, March 28, 3 pm to 5 pm
Tuesday, March 29, 3:30 pm to 5:30 pm
Wednesday, April 6, 9 am to 11 am
Monday, April 11, 3 pm to 5 pm
Monday, April 18, 3 pm to 5 pm
Monday, April 25, 3 pm to 5 pm
In addition, TB tests, Tetanus, and Measles, Mumps, Rubella vaccinations are available 8 am to 4:30 pm by appointment. TB tests are
$10, Tetanus and MMR vaccinations are $50.
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STANDARD
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Flint, MI
Permit NO 51
1401 East Court Street
Flint, Michigan 48503-2089
MARCH 2011
Monday
Tuesday
7
Wednesday Thursday
1
2
8
9
PRIDE Training
6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
RTC 1109
14
EMU Advisement
10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
CM Fishbowl
Sierra Club Meeting
6:00-9:30 p.m.
Genesee Room
15
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
3
4
5
6
10
11
12
13
SP Program
4:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
Genesee Room
Fridays at Applewood
9:00-10:00 a..m.
RTC 1301
16
17
18
19
20
25
26
27
Davenport University
Advisement
10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
CM 2133
21
22
23
24
28
29
30
31
For more calendar items visit
www.events.mcc.edu