Connection
Mott Community College
MCC International Institute to Host Fulbright Scholar
Around Campus
Giving Back to the Community
Help Portrait is a Picture Perfect Success
Creative Writing Students Work Published
FMCC Awards $25,000 to Help Students
January 2016
MOTT COMMUNITY COLLEGE
CONNECTION
M C C FA C U LT Y & S TA F F M O N T H LY N E W S L E T T E R
JANUARY 2016
All about
January
Most of the world uses the
Georgian calendar, which has
January as the first month of
the year. It is named for Janus,
a Roman god. Roman legend
has it that the the ruler Numa
Pompilius added January and
February to the end of the
10-month Roman calendar in
about 700 B.C. Pompilius gave
the month 30 days. Romans
later made January the first
month. In 46 B.C., the Roman
statesman Julius Caesar added
a day to January, making it
31 days long. The Anglo-Saxons called the first month
Wolfmonth because wolves
came into the villages in winter
in search of food.
MCC International Institute to Host
Fulbright Scholar Jan 19 & 20
The International Institute of Mott Community
College will host Fulbright Scholar Dr. Tomoyo Nakao
of Okayama University, Japan on campus Jan. 19 and
20. In addition to speaking to Mott classes, Dr. Nakao
will be hosting two public events open to all Mott
students, faculty, and staff.
Lecture on World War II: Japan and the United States.
Wednesday, Jan. 20, 1-2pm, RTC Auditorium.
Special screening of
the anime film “Grave
of the Fireflies,”
Tuesday, Jan. 19,
3-5pm, MMB 2022.
Dr. Nakao is currently a visiting Fulbright Scholar at Cornell University
and is a founding member of the Japanese Oral History Association. Her
research focuses on the memories of soldiers and civilians of both the
United States and Japan during World War II.
In the northern half of the
world, January is the coldest
month. Nature is quiet and the
birds travel less. The woodchucks and bears sleep day
and night, in hibernation. The
plants are resting, waiting for
the warmer temperatures of the
Spring. In the southern half of
the world, January is the warmest month. Animals are very
active, and plants are growing.
•The garnet is the
birthstone for January.
•The snowdrop is the
flower for the month of January. It often blooms in the snow.
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educational or employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, veteran’s status, age, disability unrelated to an individual’s ability to perform adequately, height, weight,
marital status, political belief, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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Andrea Rogers, Early Childhood Professional/Lead
Teacher, Social Science Division, at Mott Community College Early Childhood Learning Center, is a candidate for the Degree of Education Specialist in Early
Childhood Education with a minor in Special Education
with High Distinction at the Commencement Exercise
Dec. 19 at the Oakland University Athletic Arena.
Lennetta Coney, Executive Director of the Foundation for
MCC and the Office of College and Community Advancement, was a presenter at the Annual CASE conference in Chicago Dec. 14 and 15. She was one of a
group of presenters for the “Now That’s A Great Idea For Engaging Our Alumni” Small Shop Sharing
Session.
Rebecca Martz, Staffing Coordinator in Human Resources, has earned her Human Capital Strategist
Certificate from the Human Capital Institute (HCI), the Global Association for Strategic Talent
Management. Congratulations, Rebecca!
Chuck Breidenstein, Adjunct Instructor in the MCC BCON program, has had an Afterhouse design
accepted by a coalition in Flint looking to use grant monies for neighborhood Aquaponics Cooperatives.
Breidenstein’s design uses abandoned homes to create solar greenhouses for plants and fish to feed
the local community. The Mott BCON program offers one and two year curriculums designed to
prepare students to work in the thriving Construction Industry.
Andrea Rogers
Public Safety Officers Kris Surdu and Dave Bender from the Lapeer Extension center participated
in the ‘Shop With A Hero’ event sponsored by the Lapeer Meijer Store and McLaren Hospital on
December 8. The event was a huge success with 110 children invited to have dinner with the events
Heroes and then go shopping for themselves and their families.
Kudos to the staff in Public Safety! They collected five tubs of toys, books and personal need items
(soap, lotion, toothpaste) and donated them to the YWCA Tuesday, December 22, 2015. This initiative was led by second shift Officer Thomas Durant. Shelter staff said that due to the volume of
toys, books, and coloring books donated, they were able to allow parents to choose an item to wrap
and give their child as a Christmas gift.
New Hires
Mark Handy has been selected to be a full-time Instructor in Culinary Arts and Baking and Pastry
Arts starting Jan. 6. Handy had been serving as a part-time instructor previously.
Daphne Epps oversees the Jobs for Michigan’s Graduates (JMG) program with two high schools here in
Chef Mark Handy
Flint. One of her students, Darisa Steele, attended the
2015 National Student Leadership Academy earlier this
month in Washington D.C. The Michigan students joined nearly 1,000 other attendees from across
the Jobs for America’s Graduates (JAG) National Network, which includes 31 other state organizations.
Kimberly Jeffries joins the MCC family as the new OTA Program Coordinator. Kim comes to
Mott from Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital, where she worked for 14 years in both acute care
and as manager of the in-patient rehab unit. Kim has also been an adjunct faculty member in the
OTA program at Baker of Owosso and has participated in educational and medical accreditation
processes.
Jack Drew joined the MCC team as a Senior Institutional Research Analyst on November 30.
Kimberly Jeffries
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Giving Back to the Community
The Annual Holiday Gift Drive was
another huge success this year. Technology Division staff and members
of the Technology and Computer
Tech Clubs collected, wrapped, and
delivered gifts to the Carriage Town
Ministries Dec. 15. All gifts were
donated by the RTC/RTI faculty, staff
and students.
Photo at right: Jennifer Follett, Adam Bowles, John Sturgis, Debbie Adams, Alan Lawler.
Help Portrait Is a Picture Perfect Success
The 5th Annual Help Portrait event put on by the MCC faculty, students, and staff in the Photography, Cosmetology, Criminal Justice, Campus
Clowns and Early Childhood Education programs was a huge success. The event was run by 112 volunteers, completed 195 photo sessions,
printed 276 8x10 photos, and created over 100 Child ID kits.
Photography Coordinator Bob Rentschler sends a huge thank you to all involved!
Help Portrait Clients had their choice of four photo studios and backdrops. MCC Photography
students used computers and color printers to print
out one 8x10 photo from each photo session. In addition, participants received all of the photos taken
of them on a CD to take.
Help-Portrait is a global movement of photographers, hairstylists and makeup artists using
their time, tools and expertise to give people who
otherwise couldn’t afford a professional portrait the
chance to capture a moment, a memory. The initiative, founded by photographers Jeremy Cowart,
Annie Downs and Kyle Chowning, is held annually
on the first Saturday of December. Since its launch
in 2008, volunteers worldwide have provided over
325,000 portraits to people in 67 countries.
Creative Writing Students Work Published
Mott Community College students from Dr. Hayes-Scott’s Creative Writing class have had their work published in a book titled Community
College Student’s Literary Collage. In addition, some students have had their work showcased on the MarketingNewAuthors.com Short Story
Series, including:
“Captain Ambrose & the Airship Pirates” by Humanities Division Writing Award winner, Kyle D. Bonds—330 followers;
“Family: That Says It All” by Carol Brown—513 followers;
“Minimized” by Cheryl Orth—578 followers
MCC student Hannah Jackson has also had her poem, “They Told Me So” showcased in The MANA Sunset newsletter and with a response
written by fellow student Stephanie Pomper.
All MCC students, faculty, and staff are encouraged to submit their writing to MANA at info@marketingnewauthors.com.
“Let 2016 be the year when more talent from this region be shared with people throughout the world,” said Hayes-Scott.
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FMCC Awards $25K to Help Students
The Foundation for MCC reports that Financial Aid has successfully awarded $25,000, approved by the Foundation Board of Trustees, to help
students in need this academic year.
The Board of Trustees Scholarship helped a variety of students in varying situations, such as:
• Students who couldn’t register for Winter Semester because they had a small Fall balance;
• Students who had a small balance for Winter semester and would have otherwise been dropped for non-payment;
• Veteran students that owed balances beyond what their Veteran’s benefits would cover;
• Dual enrolled students that had charges beyond what the school district was able to cover.
Lennetta Coney, executive director of the Foundation, said the FMCC is committed to helping students succeed.
Mott, Motown & More
Celebrity Lip Sync Show 2016
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May 12 or May 13 • 7 pm
Mott Memorial Auditorium
Mott Community College
Past performers: Madonna, Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, Van Halen, Ray Charles, Tina Turner,
Prince, Carlos Santana, The Spice Girls, Janet Jackson, Boys to Men, Jimmy Buffett and many more!
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