MOTT COMMUNITY COLLEGE
CONNECTION
MAY 2015
American Association of Women in
Community College Form MCC Chapter
MCC
FACULTY
& STAFF
NEWSLETTER
WHAT’S
INSIDE
AROUND CAMPUS
SWEET TREAT FOR
CHILDREN IN NEED
DENTAL HYGIENE
STUDENTS SHARE
HEALTHY HABITS
MARCH MADNESS
RESULTS
FOUNDATION FOR MCC
EVENTS
8TH ANNUAL EMPLOYEE
APPRECIATION EVENT
QUOTE OF
THE M ONTH
“Silence is one of the hardest
arguments to refute.”
--Josh Billings
At the March 25 "Day of Dialogue"
luncheon, MCC President, Dr. WalkerGriffea, led a panel discussion about issues women face; particularly, in the
workforce. Several community members (Dr. Nita Kulkarni, Dr. Inez
Brown, Mrs. Margie Shard, and Ms.
Marcia Pierce) served as panelists and
attendees engaged in meaningful and
informative dialogue. Conversation focused on supporting women at MCC
and in the community.
The national AAWCC was formed specifically "to change women’s lives through education, service and
leadership development." AAWCC has been successful in creating a network and a knowledge system to support women in leadership roles at the community college level. AAWCC is the largest affiliated council of the
American Association of Community Colleges (AACC), and is celebrating over 40 years as the leading national
organization that champions women and maximizes their potential. As President Elect of the American Association of Women in Community Colleges (AAWCC), Dr. Walker-Griffea has been on the forefront of advocating
for women.
Stemming from the Day of Dialogue it became clear there was interest in establishing an AAWCC chapter
at Mott Community College and an informational meeting was held to discuss what the group would look like
and draft the chapter bylaws. At a meeting on April 23 Dr. Walker-Griffea announced that the MCC chapter had
been approved by the national organization at their annual board meeting on April 21. The MCC Chapter is now
official!
Also at the April 23 meeting, the following Chapter Officers were elected:
• Madonna Carpenter-Jackson, President
Madonna.Carpenter@mcc.edu
• Lisa Poma, Secretary
Lisa.Poma@mcc.edu
• Sounya Walker, President-Elect
Sounya.Walker@mcc.edu
• Wanda Brown, Treasurer
Wanda.Brown@mcc.edu
The group will meet monthly, and membership is open to ALL MCC faculty, staff, administrators, students, and community members. The MCC Chapter will host at least two events or other activities annually.
Please contact a board officer if you would like to become a member, or get additional information. Please stay
tuned for the exciting work of this newly formed chapter. Congratulations to all who are taking the leap of faith
and service to support women at MCC and in our community!
Check out the Connection Online!
Due to the excellent response from readers wishing to view the Connection online, the June issue
will be the final printed edition. Starting with the July Connection you can read the full text online at the
newsstand.mcc.edu.
For a personalized email with a link to the current edition, email Rebecca Gale-Gonzalez at
rebecca.gale@mcc.edu
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Ca m p us
Congratulations are in order
for Cheryl Bassett, she married
Barry Shelton on April 25 and
they celebrated their honeymoon
in Cancun, Mexico.
Wendy Early reports that the
second year Occupational Therapy Assistant program students at
MCC participated in a service
learning experience with the
Autism Support and Resource
Center of Genesee County during
winter semester. The students collaborated with the staff in providing social skills
groups on Saturday mornings for children diagnosed with autism.
Heather Sisto reports the outstanding community service performed
by English 101 students which relates to Global/Civic Awareness and
Critical Thinking/Problem Solving. A total of 152 hours were volunteered
at local organizations including the Food Bank of Eastern Michigan (76),
North End Soup Kitchen (30), Harvesting Earth Educational Farm (16)
and Shelter of Flint (15). Each student completed a research paper and
power point presentation on an issue that affects the agency at which they
served. Topics included:
How does living in a "food desert" affect obesity?
How much grocery store and restaurant food waste could be redirected to
food banks, compost, or energy production?
Does domestic violence lead to homelessness?
Does lack of transportation cause the elderly to have poor nutrition?
What impact does urban farming have on the local economy and/or
environment?
Angela Reeves, counselor in Counseling & Student Development,
has been elected President-Elect of GACA (Genesee Area Counselors Association), Additionally, Regina Broomfield was elected Post-Secondary
Representative to the organiz
Arou
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Sweet treat for Children in
Need:
Kudos to students enrolled in the
MGMT-181 Principles of Management for
the winter semester at the Northern Tier
Center. They brightened the Easter Holiday
for 100 needy children in Northern Genesee County. The management course is designed to prepare students to be future
managers in the business world. They were
instructed that businesses have a responsibility to give back to the communities that
help support them economically. So, a
community service class project was designed to provide some hands-on experience to address this matter. To
better understand the responsibility of business to support the community, a class service project was developed requiring the students to assemble 100 Easter Baskets in class. Easter baskets, candy, and Easter
items were donated by the students and the local Walmart. The Easter
baskets were given to the “at-risk” child population attending Edgerton
and Garner Elementary Schools in the Clio Area School District. The
coordinators for the program stated the Easter baskets were greatly appreciated by the parents! One parent mentioned her children have not
had baskets for three years due to financial constraints.
Counseling Awareness Month in April was recognized by our fine
counseling staff with “selfies” and positive affirmations for students.
Dental Hygiene Students
share healthy habits
during Happy Teeth
Week
Susan Lechota, Early Childhood Learning Center (ECLC)
director, and Jennifer Walker, Dental Hygiene faculty, reported
on their "Happy Teeth Week" service learning project. Dental
Hygiene students provided several "healthy teeth" education activities for ECLC students as well as Dental Clinic tours for
their parents. Happy Teeth Week was held March 30 - April 2.
Community College Students’ Literary Collage edited by Fairy
C. Hayes-Scott, Ph.D. (Robbie Dean Press, L.L.C.) will make its
debut by the end of April. This publication contains short stories for
children and adults, poetry, and plays by students of Mott's Winter
2015 Creative Writing Course, English 205. This work demonstrates
the writing talent of Mott students. In honor of these students, through
The Mott Foundation, Robbie Dean Press will donate 70% of all sales
profits to the Humanities Division's Writing Awards.
This is an excellent opportunity for faculty and staff to show support of our Mott students! This publication will be available for purchase on www.MarketingNewAuthors.com (MANA), click on "10
Most Recent & Popular Publications." Scroll down and you will find
the publication for purchase.
March Madness Results
Kudos to the Physical Plant team for winning first place in the 2015
Mott’s March Madness Wellness Challenge. The team averaged 23,020
steps per team member daily – pretty impressive!
Four other teams recorded a daily average of more than 8,000 steps
per team member, including:
• Second Place: Science & Math Division
(daily average of 18,357 steps!)
• Third Place: MCC Administrative Complex
(daily average of 13,052 steps!)
• Fourth Place: Northern Tier Extension Center
(daily average of 10,435 steps!)
• Fifth Place: Technology Division
(daily average of 8,486 steps!)
In addition to the top performing teams, there were some outstanding individual accomplishments. The Top 10 Individual participants each
logged more than 600,000 steps!
These high achievers are:
Cassandra Goff (Physical Plant) – 2,451,876
Jason Fetterman (Physical Plant) – 1,432,652
Steve Wise (Physical Plant) – 1,158,535
Erin Shirey (MCC Administrative Complex) – 1,140,919
Shaun Bruno (Science & Mathematics Division) – 1,064,904
Sunil Lall (Science & Mathematics Division) – 926,646
Jennifer Colling (Northern Tier Extension Center) – 709,612
Sandy Hill (Science & Mathematics Division) – 665,737
Glenn Harris (Humanities Division) – 664,044
Dolores Sharpe (MCC Administrative Complex) – 655,643
The total steps recorded from all active employee participants in the 2nd
Annual Mott’s March Madness Wellness Challenge were 27,319,095. A
total of 14 teams and 89 individuals participated.
Mott, Motown & More presents
Uptown Funk
Celebrity Lip Sync
Mott Memorial Auditorium
May 28 & 29 • 7pm • Admission $30
Get tickets @ www.mcceventsonline.com
Foundation for MCC events
Please mark your calendars for the following upcoming events:
Tribute to Congressman Dale Kildee
5:30-7:30pm Thurs., 5/14/15 at the Flint Golf Club. Tickets: $125 www.mcceventsonline.com
Sponsorships available! For info: 810.762.0425
Annual Friends of MCC Update Breakfast
8am Thurs., 5/21/15 The Annual Friends of MCC Update
Breakfast May 21 at 8 am. RSVP to www.mcceventsonline.com
8th Annual Employee
Appreciation Event
Human Resources staff once again planned and hosted the annual Employee Appreciation Event held on April 9th in the MCC
Event Center. Approximately 145 employees enjoyed a pizza buffet
and casino games at the “Viva Las Vegas” themed event, and 20
lucky employees took home VISA gift cards won in the always-popular prize drawings. The 2015 Outstanding Faculty & Staff Awards
were also presented. This year’s nominees included:
Outstanding Staff Nominees
Dunell Chaney (Public Safety)
Rebecca Martz (Human Resources)
Outstanding Faculty Nominees
Shaun Bruno (Science & Math)
Tom Forsythe (Technology)
Paul Londrigan (Business)
Dan Thomas (Counseling)
The recipients of this year’s awards
were Rebecca Martz (Staff)
& Tom Forsythe (Faculty).
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