MOTT COMMUNITY COLLEGE
CONNECTION
APRIL 2014
MCC
FACULTY
& STAFF
NEWSLETTER
WHAT’S
INSIDE
AROUND CAMPUS
MCC CLOWN TROUPE
VARIETY SHOW TO
PERFORM APRIL 4TH
MOTT, MOTOWN &
MORE MAY 15 & 16
MCC’S 2014
EMPLOYEE
APPRECIATION EVENT
EARTH DAY
BEE SYMPOSIUM
AUTHOR TO SPEAK
ABOUT DOMESTIC
ABUSE
GLOBAL ISSUES FILM
FESTIVAL
FOUNDATION EVENTS
MCC gets $55.8 million software grant
from Siemens Corporation to Educate
and Train Workers for Manufacturing in
Automotive Sector
At a March 19 press conference held at Ford Field in Detroit with U.S. Senator Carl Levin and Congressman
Sander Levin in attendance, Siemens Industry announced a $55.8 million in-kind software grant to Mott Community
College. Students will now have access to the same Siemens product lifecycle management (PLM) software used in
nearly every manufacturing environment in the world – and by more than 80% of automakers – to improve productivity and efficiency in the manufacturing process. The announcement was made during the 2014 Automotive Summit at the Manufacturing in America Symposium.
"The manufacturing industry in America is on the rise and it is being transformed by a software revolution that
is enhancing productivity, increasing efficiency and speeding time to market," said Chuck Grindstaff, president and
CEO, Siemens PLM Software. "This revolution requires a highly trained workforce. With this grant, Mott Community College will be able to integrate world-class PLM technology into its curriculum, so that its students are even
better prepared for co-op assignments and for high quality manufacturing jobs."
Siemens' technology partnership with MCC goes back more than 15 years. Students currently have access to
Siemens' NX™ software for computer-aided design, manufacturing and engineering analysis (CAD/CAM/CAE)
and its Tecnomatix® portfolio for digital manufacturing. With this announcement, Siemens’ Teamcenter® software
will now be used in MCC's Technology Division to help expand and modernize its curriculum in design and process
technologies. This curriculum is part of Mott College's Certificates and Associate Degrees in Design, Manufacturing
and Service Industry specialties as well as Computer and Information Technology courses and degree programs. As
software plays an increasing role in the next era of manufacturing, students and faculty will now have access to training on Siemens PLM data management programs utilizing collaboration tools.
"Mott Community College has a long and productive history working with Siemens and is honored to be selected for this software grant," said Mott College President M. Richard Shaink. "We believe that partnerships like
this will allow the college to better understand and update programs that prepare the future workforce for success.
We are excited about the new capacity this brings to the region and the opportunity to further expands our work in
design, PLM and digital manufacturing. We see this technology as a critical element of the innovation enterprise that
will lead to the development of new and better products and ultimately to new and better jobs for the greater southeast Michigan region."
"Manufacturing is delivering a new era of proficiency, where virtual-to-real will drive innovation and customized mass production, and link the entire product lifecycle, from design, to engineering and finally to the customer," said Helmuth Ludwig, president and CEO, Siemens Industry, U.S. "Collectively, we must foster a culture of
innovation, nurture institutions that enable technology and innovation and strengthen education and training. This
partnership can serve as an economic catalyst for the region when it comes to the manufacturing sector."
From design to manufacturing, the automotive rebirth is being led by a software revolution. Enabled by
Siemens automation software running its automation equipment, and by its PLM software that the auto industry uses
to design and manufacture vehicles, these software tools allow for faster time-to-market and significant increases in
plant productivity.
Siemens has an expansive role in the automotive industry with 80 percent of automotive factories around the
world relying on Siemens automation equipment. Among global automakers, 14 of the top 15 Original Equipment
Manufacturers (OEMs) and nearly 90 percent of the top 25 suppliers use Siemens PLM software.
Siemens Corporation is a U.S. subsidiary of Siemens AG, a global powerhouse in electronics and electrical engineering, operating in the industry, energy, healthcare, and infrastructure & cities sectors. For more than 165 years,
Siemens has built a reputation for leading-edge innovation and the quality of its products, services and solutions.
With 362,000 employees in 190 countries, Siemens reported worldwide revenue of approximately $100 billion in
fiscal 2013. Siemens in the USA reported revenue of $19.2 billion and employs approximately 52,000 people
throughout all 50 states and Puerto Rico.
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Hispanic Technology &
Community Center Site Coordinator Lourdes White
lets us know the Genesee
County Hispanic and Latino
Collaborative held the 9th
annual Cesar Chavez Saturday, March 29, celebrating
the life and legacy of the
labor leader and civil rights
activist. The event began at
University of Michigan-Flint's
University Center, with a program
and an awards luncheon that followed
shortly after at the MCC Hispanic Technology and Community
Center.
Learning Center Peer Tutor Coordinator Koaster Brim shares
news about the Peer Tutoring Services' 8th Annual Cram-A-Rama
Study Day Event. This year, the Writing Center will also be participating in this event to provide last minute support to student who
are finalizing their papers before finals week. This event is open to
all MCC students who are interested in receiving help before finals.
Cram-A-Rama will be held on the first floor of the MCC Library
on Thursday, April 24, from 9am-3pm. There will be free tutoring
in various subjects, food, and giveaways. For more information,
please contact the Learning Center Peer Tutoring Services at 7620399. Learning Center Peer Tutoring Services are also currently
hiring tutors in the following subjects Math,
Accounting, Economics, Computers, Chemistry, Biology, CADD,
Electronics, Psychology, Sociology, Social work, History, Nursing,
and more for the upcoming spring, summer and fall semesters. "We
are in need of faculty recommendations and support so please encourage your best students to apply," adds Koaster.
Dental Assisting Instructor Deborah Jaruzel shares her good
news. She and daughter, Jodi Jaruzel, both will be receiving de-
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MCC Clown troupe
returns from Alternative
Spring Break
The Mott Campus Clowns chose service instead of taking a typical Spring Break trip by completing a week-long Alternative Spring
Break in Philadelphia, Penn. March 7-16. The troupe made appearances at various locations – elementary schools, preschool centers,
and the Philadelphia VA Medical Center. The Mott Campus Clowns
also participated in the 244th annual St. Patrick's Day Parade while
in the City of Brotherly Love.
grees. "Even though I have earned an Associate Degree in Applied
Science in 1986, I recently had a credit audit conducted and found
that I only had two classes remaining for another associate degree
(Associate of Arts) at MCC. I plan to receive my degree along with
my daughter who will be receiving two degrees respectively. As
faculty, in the Dental Assisting Program at Mott Community College, I have participated in the MCC Graduation ceremony for the
past nine years, but this one will be special as my daughter walks
across the stage, and I will be there to present her degree/diploma
to her. "So this is a mother/daughter dual accomplishment! I'm
looking forward to donning the Graduation Regalia and beginning
the celebration!"
New Employees: Alanna Darrow, Financial Aid Analyst &
Reconciliation Specialist, Student Financial Services, start date:
March 31; and Erika Jackson, Staff Assistant II - Public
Safety/Health Services, start date: March 10. Welcome, Alanna and
Erika to the MCC family!
From Jason Slade, Electronics & Electrical Engineering Technology Instructor/Coordinator: The Computer Aided Drafting &
Design (CADD) and Electronics & Electrical Engineering (ELEC)
programs kicked-off their annual joint design project for second
year students. Students are placed on cross-functional teams and
are responsible for designing automated electromechanical solutions for various issues. Previous projects included the automated
assembly of a low-cost skateboard and the development of an assembly operation for a magnetic pick-up tool for a company in
Lapeer. This year's project is being developed in conjunction with
GM's Flint Engine South Operations Plant. GM Controls Supervisor Kevin Holt took the two classes on a tour of the plant's assembly process that culminated in him assigning the students a project
involving the development of a system to detect a key feature on a
crankshaft. This partnership is allowing CADD / ELEC students to
work face-to-face with GM engineers and technicians as they look
to solve issues in today's fast-paced, highly automated manufacturing environments.
Mott, Motown & More
May 15 & May 16 • 7 pm
This year's Mott, Motown & More will be radiating with local talent again this year, said Lennetta Coney, Executive Director of College
and Community Advancement and President of the Foundation for Mott
Community College.
"We have an amazing line up of local celebrities, community leaders and MCC staffers capturing the artistic spirit of singers from every
musical genre," Coney said. "This year's Mott, Motown & More "stars"
are radiant and loaded with talent. You don't want to miss it."
MCC's 8th Annual Mott, Motown & More event, a lip-synch fund
raising event now featuring two shows in response to popular demand,
is set for 7 pm Thursday, May 15 and Friday, May 16, 2014 at the Mott
Memorial Building Auditorium on the MCC main campus, located at
1401 E. Court St. in Flint. This event is open to the public. All proceeds
will go to aid MCC students by keeping tuition low for all students.
Tickets are $30 per person and $10 for MCC students on Thursday,
May 15 and $30 per person on Friday, May 16. Tickets should be purchased in advance. Please call (810) 762-0425 or visit www.mcceventsonline.com for tickets and more information. Seating is limited.
MCC's 2014 Employee
Appreciation event
The 7th Annual Employee Appreciation event is scheduled for 2
to 4:30 pm Thursday, April 10 in the Ballenger Field House. Centered
around "The Wild West" theme, employees will enjoy food, games,
prizes and more. The Annual Outstanding Faculty & Staff Awards
presentation will highlight the event.
Earth Day
The community's Annual Earth Day Celebration will be held at
UM-Flint's Harding Mott University Center, on Saturday, April 12
from 10 am to 3 pm. Mott College is collaborating with UM-Flint in
organizing activities again this year, as the event was held at MCC for
more than 10 years. Highlights will include live animals, a food
forum, Recycled Art Contest and Recycled Craft Fair. Space is available for vendors and anyone interested in volunteering to help with the
event can register at www.earthday.mcc.edu. The event kicked off
with the Recycle Challenge in March. Prizes will be awarded for the
campus that collects the most recycled materials based on pounds per
student and the most pounds overall. This event is sponsored the MCC
Green Initiatives Team.
Bee Symposium
Please mark your calendars for the Annual Bee Symposium set to
take place on Monday, April 21, from 5 to 8 pm in the MCC Regional
Technology Center. The movie Nova's Bees: Tales from the Hive will
be shown. Vendors will be on hand with bee keeping supplies and
products, native Michigan plants and seeds for purchase. RSVP to
mkennedy15@charter.net or call (810) 275-8822 to see the film, as
space is limited. Refreshments will also be served.
Author visits MCC to speak
about domestic abuse
The MCC 3P and LERN Clubs
have teamed up to bring Leslie Morgan
Steiner, author of the New York Times
best seller Crazy Love, a memoir about
surviving domestic abuse, to campus
this month. She will speak at 6 pm
Thursday, April 24 at the Mott Memorial Building Auditorium. This program is free and open to the public.
MCC Photography Faculty
Exhibition
Works of MCC photography faculty members Robert VanMarter, Nick Beccia and Bruce Edwards will be on display at
the MCC Fine Arts Gallery, April 7 to April 22. A Gallery talk
about the exhibit is planned for 1 pm Tuesday, April 8.
Global Issues Film Festival
MCC is partnering with Kettering University and UM – Flint
to present another season of the Global Issues Film Festival. Four
films will be screened at the Regional Technology Center Auditorium Friday to Sunday, April 25-27. Admission is free and the festival is open to faculty, staff, students and the public.
The first film, Windfall, will be shown at 7 pm, Friday, April
25. This film focuses on the town of Meredith, New York and the
impact of 40 industrial size windmills which have been constructed
there. Both sides of the wind energy development is considered in
this beautifully filmed documentary.
Two films are scheduled for showing on Saturday, April 26.
Happy People: A Year in the Taiga takes us on a journey into the
remote areas of Siberia. View life away from modern civilization
through the lives of locals whose routines have barely changed
over centuries. This film will be shown at 3 pm. In contrast, travel
to Grenada and meet the chocolate maker, Mott Green, founder of
the Grenada Chocolate company in the film Nothing Like Chocolate. This is the “smallest chocolate factory in the world” which is
fast becoming a serious competitor to the industrial chocolate suppliers. This film is scheduled for screening at 7 pm on Saturday.
The series wraps up on Sunday afternoon April 27 with the
3:00pm screening of Forks Over Knives. This film examines the
profound claim that most, if not all, of the degenerative diseases
that afflict us can be controlled, or even reversed, by rejecting our
animal-based menu with processed foods. The major storyline in
the film traces the personal journeys of a pair of pioneering yet
under-appreciated researchers, Dr. T. Colin Campbell and Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn.
Foundation for MCC events
Please mark your calendars for the following upcoming events:
If These Shoes Could Talk: A Tribute to Helene Streich,
12 noon Wednesday, April 9, First Presbyterian Church of Flint,
746 S. Saginaw St., Flint, $25 per person. Sponsorships are also
available.
Annual Distinguished Alumni Awards Ceremony,
5:30 pm Thursday, April 24, MCC Event Center, $50 per person.
This year's recipients of this prestigious award are Dan Berezny
(1974), Greg Gaines (1976), Edwin Jakeway (1957) and Dr. Beverly Jones (1970); Outstanding Retiree Award recipient is Stephany
Diana.
Annual Friends of MCC Update Breakfast,
8 am Thursday, May 15, Event Center
Mott, Motown & More Lip Sync Performance,
7 pm Thursday, May 15, $30 per person; Students $10 and
7 pm Friday, May 16, $30 per person, MMB Auditorium
For more information or to RSVP to the events, please call
762-0425 or visit mcceventsonline.com for details.
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APRIL 2014
Monday
Tuesday
7
Saginaw Valley State
University Advisement
10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
Fishbowl
14
3P
Popcorn & Bake Sales
10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
CM Fishbowl
21
Bee Symposium
5:00-8:00 p.m.
RTC 1403
28
Board
of Trustees Meeting
7:30-10:00 p.m.
RTC 1301
Wednesday Thursday
1
2
HealthPlus General
Information Table
10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Fishbowl
Oakland University
University Advisement
10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
Fishbowl
Volunteer
Enviromental Club
Opportunity Fair
Popcorn Sales
8:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
ML 1204
CM Fishbowl
University Center
Criminal Justice Fair
Transfer Fair
4:00-6:30 p.m. Ballenger
9:30 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
Field House
Fishbowl
8
9
15
16
22
29
10
Enviromental Club
Popcorn Sales
10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
CM Fishbowl
17
Enviromental Club
Popcorn Sales
10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
CM Fishbowl
HealthPlus General
Information Table
10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Fishbowl
HealthPlus General
Information Table
10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Fishbowl
3
Career Fair
8:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.
RTC
23
3P
Popcorn & Bake Sales
10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
CM Fishbowl
24
Distinguished Alumni
Reception
5:00-9:00 p.m.
ML 1204
Friday
Saturday
4
5
Mott Campus Clowns
5:00-7:00 p.m.
ML 1204
Sunday
6
HAITI/MCC
Benefit Concert
3:00-10:00 p.m.
Woodside Church
11
12
13
18
19
20
Fridays at Applewood
9:00-10:00 a.m.
RTC 1301
25
26
Global Issues Film Festival
7:00-9:00 p.m.
RTC auditorium
Global Issues Film Festival
3:00-5:00 p.m.
RTC auditorium
27
Global Issues Film Festival
3:00-5:00 p.m.
RTC auditorium
30
For more calendar items visit www.events.mcc.edu