MOTT COMMUNITY COLLEGE
CONNECTION
MARCH 2007
MCC
FACULTY
& STAFF
NEWSLETTER
WHAT’S
INSIDE
AROUND CAMPUS
SPRING RECEPTION
PARKING LOT K
CLOSING
JIM CROW MUSEUM
EXHIBIT RETURNS
TO MCC CAMPUS
COSMETOLOGY
COMPETITION
IN MEMORIAM
Q UOTE OF
THE M ONTH
“Never interrupt someone doing
what you said couldn't be done.”
Amelia Earheart
MCC and Ferris Renew Partnership
Officials with Mott Community College
and Ferris State University came together on
the MCC main campus to renew a formal
agreement that represents an exemplary
partnership that has proven beneficial to both
institutions and to students. A special signing
ceremony to renew the institutions' longtime
partnership was held on Feb. 23 as representatives from both schools celebrated the
recent renewal of the Elementary Education
and Criminal Justice articulation agreements,
as well as creation of a new Honors Program
Dr. Michelle Johnston, Dean of Education at Ferris,
articulation agreement. MCC and Ferris
looks on as Dr. Amy Fugate, MCC Vice President of
signed their first partnership agreement in
Academic Affars signs the articulation agreement.
July, 1996. The partnership was renewed in
November, 2000 and again in February,
2003, when Ferris and MCC formalized an articulation agreement which allows MCC's
Elementary Education graduates a smooth transition into the Elementary Education Bachelor of
Science degree program at Ferris State University. In July 2004, Ferris and MCC formalized an
articulation agreement which allows MCC's Criminal Justice program graduates to transfer their
MCC Criminal Justice degree credits into the Ferris Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice
program. In addition, Ferris and MCC formalized a new Honors Program articulation agreement, thanks to the efforts of MCC Honors Program Coordinator Heather Sisto and Ferris
Honors Program Director Maude Bigford. Under this agreement, both institutions will facilitate
the transition of students from MCC's Honors Program to the Ferris Honors Program in a collaborative effort that will provide unique opportunities for continued education.
MCC Retirees Group Meets
Scholarship Goal
The MCC Retirees Group has established
a $25,000 scholarship endowment through the
Foundation for Mott Community College to benefit MCC students. The MCC Retirees Group,
organized in 1988, is comprised of retired
employees from all areas of the college, including faculty, administration, technical, secretarial
and maintenance. With the creation of this scholarship, the MCC Retirees Group seeks to perpetuate the success of the college by assisting students in academic pursuits throughout their
careers. Scholarship monies will be awarded to
students who do not qualify for financial aid but
need a financial boost. Applicants must be
enrolled at MCC, should be in good standing
with the college and possess a minimum GPA of
2.0. Applicants may be enrolled on a full-time or
part-time basis and are not required to prove
financial need to be considered.
The MCC Retirees Group encourages
memorial gifts and tribute gifts. Memorial gifts
are designed for the purpose of recognizing
loved ones; tribute gifts may be given in memory
or recognition of alumni, a special friend or family member. Call the Foundation for Mott
Community College at 762-0425 for information
or to make a donation. Checks should be made
payable to MCC Retirees Scholarship.
Around Campus
Desiree Londrigan, Site Coordinator for the Northern Tier
Center, is proud to announce that MCC is the recipient of a 2007
Enhancement Award. This award is presented by the Clio Area
Chamber of Commerce, and recognizing businesses and individuals
who make Clio a better place to live. A dinner honoring award recipients is Thursday, March 8, at the New Covenant Free Methodist
Church, 13176 N. Linden Road. Tickets are $15 per person and must
be purchased by Monday, March 5 at the MCC Northern Tier
Center.
Community Outreach Coordinator Carlos Cisneros was among
the speakers at an event sponsored by the Genesee County Tax
Assistance and Financial Services Coalition. He is serving as outreach chair for the group whose main goal is to provide free tax
preparation and financial literacy to individuals and families who
meet the earned-income tax credit guidelines set forth by the Internal
Revenue Service. In addition, Carlos was featured in The Flint
Journal “Sense of Community” photo-story published in the Jan. 21
edition.
A hearty MCC welcome goes to several new employees:
Supervisor of Grounds Operations Shun Smith; Public Safety
Officers Lisa Turner, Michael Mishler, Curt Brown; Early
Childhood Education Instructor Rebecca Garske; Early Childhood
Professional Kelly Kenney; Social Work Technician Paul Jordan;
Accountant Nichole Woods; Graphic Design Instructor James
Shurter; DisAbility Services Specialist Terese O'Callaghan;
Upward Bound Coordinators Clarence Jennings and Lupita
Olivares-Vasquez; College Liaison Gerry Nagy; Reference
Librarian Joan Smalley and Associate Registrar Chris Engle.
RTC Project Coordinator Dianne McClure tells us about the
RTC's current participant in the RTC's Business/Industry Display:
Precision Industries, Inc. of Flint. Precision was established in the
1940's as a tool & die manufacturer, supplying metal working dies &
metal parts to the automotive industry. Since the 1980's, Precision's
core business has been manufacturing plastic injection & structural
foam injection molds and molding plastic parts. Precision has experience in a broad range of product areas, producing custom tooling for
automotive components, basketball backboards, custom enclosures,
custom material handling trays, pallets, parts & totes, greenhouse
benches, retail product display bins, truck bed tool boxes. They have
been providing prototype & production molds for the plastic industry
worldwide for more than 15 years. Jeff Swanson, president of
Precision Industries, Inc., is a member of MCC's Computer Aided
Drafting & Design (CADD) Advisory Committee.
Counselor Brian Ivory went to Chicago in February to attend
the following weekend conference: T.E.A.M. - Teachers of
Experiential and Adventure Methodology at Northeastern Illinois
University.
Educational Systems' Margaret Bourcier lets us know that the
IT Division has just completed the creation of a new lab for our students. The new A+ Lab is offering COMC 115 and 125.
Conveniently located next to the OE Lab on the 2nd floor of the RTC
building, it gives students hands-on experience in hardware repair
and operating systems technologies. Check it out.
From Rebecca Gale-Gonzalez at the Southern Lakes Branch
Campus: SLBC will hold a Financial Aid Workshop at 6 p.m. March
15 in the Lecture Hall, Room 1009. Students should bring 2006 tax
records (1040, W-2, Social Security statements, child support statements.) Also, SLBC will have a booth at the Fenton Expo on March
10 and 11 at the Fenton High School, 10 am to 6 pm March 10 and
11 am to 4 pm Sun. March 11.
Wild Ones Meeting: "Prairie Plants in Native Garden Design."
The Flint River Wild Ones will join the Flint Public Library as they
host Robert Grese, who will introduce us to Michigan prairies and
oak savannas and how they have been used in native garden designs.
The program will be Tuesday, March 6 at 7 pm, at the Flint Public
Library. Rebecca also brings us news about a community-wide beautification project. The Mott Community College Gardening
Association (MCCGA), in collaboration with the College & Cultural
Neighborhood Association and The Flint Journal, is participating in
the Keep Genesee County Beautiful project called "Cultivating Our
Community." Kearsley Park will be the target of the MCCGA/CCNA
project. To learn more, visit www.CultivatingOurCommunity.org
or www.KeepGeneseeCountyBeautiful.org.
Student Support Services Coordinator Sara Butka tells us that
the TRiO-SSS (Student Support Services) Program is recruiting students, preferably freshman, who plan to transfer to a four-year college or university after completing their degree here at Mott.
Members of the TRiO-SSS Program receive professional tutoring,
access to workshops, university visits, cultural enrichment activities
and the TRiO-SSS Grant (eligibility requirements apply). All of
these services are free to TRiO-SSS members! If you have questions
about the program or have interested students, please call the program coordinators Sara Butka at 762- 0947 or Ellen McGowan at
762- 5119. The SSS program is located in the Learning Center on
the first floor of the Mott Library.
Fine Arts Dean Jessie Sirna shares news from the Fine Arts
Division. The Music Area presented the 2nd Annual Jazz Festival on
Friday, Feb. 23. This event included the participation of five area
high school groups as well as the two MCC Jazz Combos, the Jazz
Ensemble and the Steelheads. Guest artists from Mohawk College in
Ontario, our sister college in Jazz Studies, presented a clinic for the
students and participated with the Jazz Ensemble and the Faculty
Combo for the evening concert. This event provided a good recruiting opportunity for the department as well as a very positive image
of both the department and the college to the Flint community. The
financial support from the office of the VPAA was very much appreciated. Thanks also go to Graphic Design Coordinator/Prof. Mara
Fulmer for her assistance with all of the publicity materials for the
festival. In the Art Area, part-time instructor Renee Robbins had an
exhibition of her paintings in the MCC Fine Arts Gallery during the
month of February. She also participated in a painting class and presented a talk for all students and the public on Feb. 20. Several
instructors within the college have been bringing their classes to see
the exhibitions in the Gallery and working the art experience into
their class assignments. Sculpture Professor Cate Smith recently
attended the College Art Association Conference in New York City
and brought back good information to share with the department.
From Prof. Emeritus Frank Friedman: Gov. Jennifer
Granholm, for the second straight year, has declared March Kidney
Cancer Awareness Month. He and wife, Rae lost their only child, a
son Sammy, to this dreaded disease February 2005. Friedman was
slated to speak about kidney cancer at Genesys-Hurley Cancer
Institute on March 1 to a group comprised of cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy, cancer patients in remission and friends and
family of cancer survivors. "While some cancers may be on the
decline, kidney cancer is on the rise," he stated.
MCC Psychology Prof. Lillie McCain and Political Science
Prof. Paul Rozycki were honored with an MCC Faculty/Staff
Community Service-Learning Award at the 11th Annual Institute:
Service-Learning and Civic Engagement program on Thursday, Feb.
8 at Schoolcraft College in Livonia. This prestigious annual award is
the highest Michigan Campus Compact bestows on faculty and staff
in the state of Michigan.
Spring Reception
Cosmetology Competition
The Chester D. Smith Outstanding Staff Awards will be presented at
the Spring Reception, scheduled for 2:30 p.m. April 26 in the Ballenger
Field House. Seven of your fellow faculty and staff members will be
recognized for their dedication and excellent performance on the job.
Each faculty and staff member will have an opportunity to nominate
someone. Nomination forms are available in Human Resources, on the
HR website and in departments throughout the campus. Nominations
should be completed and returned to HR no later than 5 p.m. March 16.
Please look for more information within the next few weeks. For more
information, call Cindy Sanders at 762-0565.
Parking Lot K Closing
As of March 5, Lot K, the parking lot located off Horrigan Drive
across from the Visual Arts and Design Center, will be closed permanently. For several years, Lot K has belonged to the Ruth Mott Foundation,
the foundation responsible for caring for the Applewood Estate, MCC's
next door neighbor. Until now they have allowed MCC to continue to use
it. This summer, however, the Ruth Mott Foundation will be constructing
a new route for Gilkey Creek between our Ramp G and Robert T.
Longway Boulevard. This new route requires them to demolish Lot K.
Plenty of alternate parking is still available in Lot G and Ramp G (to the
west along Horrigan Drive) for those who normally park in Lot K.
Jim Crow Museum Exhibit
Returns to MCC Campus
Artifacts depicting the racist legacy spawned by the Jim Crow era in
America will be on public display March 5-17 in the Alumni Room of the
MCC Prahl College Center. "Hateful Things: Artifacts from the Jim Crow
Museum," a traveling exhibition of objects on loan from Ferris State
University's Jim Crow Museum of Racist Memorabilia, features a number
of racist objects and materials that trace the history of the stereotyping,
discrimination and oppression of African-Americans. "Hateful Things" has
been described as an effort to stimulate scholarly examination of historical
and contemporary expressions of racism, as well as promoting racial
understanding and healing. The exhibit opens for viewing at 9 am on
Monday, March 5, with the general public, faculty, staff and students
invited to the opening reception scheduled 6 to 9 pm Wednesday March 7
in the Alumni Room. Guest speakers at the opening reception will include
Political Science Prof. Paul Rozycki, Psychology Prof. Lillie McCain and
Music Appreciation Prof. Charles Iwanusa. The exhibit will be available
for viewing from 9 am 4 pm and 6-8 pm weekdays, Monday through
Friday and from 11am to 3 pm on Saturdays, March 10 and March 17.
"The MCC Honors Program hosted this exhibit two years ago for one
week, and it received an enthusiastic response," said Honors Program
Coordinator Heather Sisto. "Therefore, this year we decided to rent the
exhibit for two weeks, March 5-17. This exhibit is both thought-provoking
and riveting. We hope it will help build racial harmony on our campus and
in Genesee County as well."
On Feb. 12 , MCC's Transitions Cosmetology lab in the VADC was
host to the Michigan Skills USA Regional III cosmetology competition,
reports Carol Nielsen. "We were asked to host the competition because of
our beautiful facilities and because our school is in a college setting," she
said. Thirty high school students from three cosmetology schools (Bayshire
Beauty School, Huron Area Tech Center, and Howards - Caro Beauty
Academy) competed in hairstyling, haircutting, and artificial nail enhancements, along with a written exam. They were also judged on professional
attire and an oral presentation. First, second, and third place winners in this
competition will go to State competition April 29 and 30 in Lansing. First
place winners at State go on to National competition at a later date. At the
end of their day, students were given information on our Haircare/Salon
Management Associate’s Degree.
Award:
MCC Psychology Professor Lillie McCain (left) and Chief
Theresa Stephens-Lock, MCC Director of Public Safety (third from
left), were honored for their achievements at the 2007 Genesee
District Library Black History Month Brunch. They are joined by
fellow honoree, the Honorable Archie L. Hayman, Genesee County
Circuit Court Judge, ABC12 reporter Dawn Jones, who served as MC
for the program and fellow honoree the Rev. Larry Holley, Pastor of
Abundant Life Ministries International.
In Memoriam: Bethany McCartney
MCC has many fine workers. On Saturday, Feb. 3, MCC retiree
Bethany McCartney died of cancer. She was a hard-working individual as
a multilith operator and printing and duplicating employee from the 70s to
the 90s. Many times she saw that my request for printed materials for my
students was done on time. She never complained even though she was
forced many times to work overtime, she had told me. Whether adminis-
trative or faculty wanted printed materials, Bethany and staff came
through. This friendly, hard-working employee will be remembered by
many. My condolences to the McCartney family.
Frank Friedman, Professor Emeritus
MARCH 2007
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday Thursday
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5
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Friday
Saturday
2
3
Hateful Things
Exhibit from the
Jim Crow Era
8:30 a.m.-8 p.m.
PCC 1001
9
Hateful Things Exhibit from the Jim Crow Era • 8:30 a.m.-8 p.m. • Alumni Room
Hateful Things Exhibit
from the Jim Crow
Era • PCC 1001
11 a.m.-3 p.m.
10
Sunday
4
Band/Choir/Chamber
Singers Concert
Concert Begins at 3 p.m.
MMB Auditorium
11
Vagina Monologues (in ASL)
7-9 p.m. • MMB 1130
12
13
14
15
16
Hateful Things Exhibit from the Jim Crow Era • 8:30 a.m.-8 p.m. • Alumni Room
Spring Break • March 12-18
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20
American Assoc. of
University Women
7-9 p.m.
Genesee Room
27
26
Board of Trustees
Meeting • 7:30-10 p.m.
Mott Library
College & Cultural Ctr.
Neighborhood Assoc.
7-9 p.m. • RTC 1005
21
U.S. Air Force Recruiting
11 a.m.-1 p.m.
CM Fishbowl
28
22
23
17
Hateful Things
Exhibit from the
Jim Crow Era
11 a.m.-3 p.m.
PCC 1001
24
18
25
Ensembles Concert
Concert Begins at 3 p.m.
MMB Auditorium
29
30
Technology/Law
Enforcement Mtg.
8 a.m.-5 p.m.
RTC High Bay
31
Cesar Chavez Day
Greater Flint Youth
Leadership
8 a.m.-5 p.m.
RTC 1301
1
Jazz & Steel Drum
Ensembles Concert
Concert Begins at 3 p.m.
MMB Auditorium
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