MOTT COMMUNITY COLLEGE
CONNECTION
OCTOBER 2014
Cengage-MindTap John Heard
& Anne Gupton
MCC
FACULTY
& STAFF
NEWSLETTER
WHAT’S
INSIDE
AROUND CAMPUS
NEW CTL APP
PEACE & DIGNITY
CELEBRATION
MAKING STRIDES
AGAINST BREAST
CANCER WALK
MCC TO OFFER
TACTICAL COMBAT
CASUALTY CARE CLASS
STUDENT LIFE CENTER
HAS NEW NAME
QUOTE OF
THE M ONTH
“Education is not the filling of a
pail, but the lighting of a fire.”
-William Butler Yeats
Anne Gupton, counselor in Counseling & Student Development, and MCC student John Heard
were keynote speakers at the Cengage MindTap User
Summit on July 17, in San Francisco, California.
The summit enabled instructors from across the
country to participate in a digital discussion and
hands-on activities to engage students, as well as
strategies to tailor their courses to their students’
exact needs.
MCC uses Cengage in the CASD-122 Survival
Skills for College course designed to increase student
success in college. MCC bundles the physical book
with an access code that allows students to use the
digital version of the book, including online resources. The two-credit, two-contact hour course is designed to assist students in developing life perspectives and purpose as well as to teach behaviors, strategies, and learning skills that will enable them to build a foundation for success in college.
Gupton said Heard was chosen from a group of MCC students to represent the student voice because he had a compelling story. Heard came to MCC in his 40s and said Cengage helped him excel and
motivated him to move forward. “I learned about learning,” he said of the program. “It was more important to him to learn something than just attend a class and get a grade,” said Gupton.
Heard took a job offer in Kalamazoo, and because of his success at MCC, plans to continue his education at Kalamazoo Community College.
MCC Alumni Association Announces
Major Outreach Effort
Officially launched with the highly successful alumni event held in Charlotte, N.C. on April
16, the MCC Alumni Association Alumni Outreach Plan is well underway. That inaugural event,
where attendees had the chance to take in a Charlotte Knights vs. Gwinnett Braves baseball game
in a luxurious terrace level suite at the BB&T Ballpark, was well attended. The Foundation for
MCC office received several communiques from a number of alums who indicated that they thoroughly enjoyed the outing and were interested in future events.
The Alumni Association Outreach Plan, created to establish contact and reconnect with
Alumni, is an effort designed to enhance what we offer to alums in terms of programs and activities, with an overarching goal of encouraging alumni to get involved with their alma mater as
well. The Foundation staff is putting together and maintaining databases of alumni from the 40s,
50s and 60s, working on events to welcome and recruit recent graduates to become active alumni,
and connecting with current students before they leave MCC. Additional outreach events are
planned for Chicago in October and Arizona in April 2015. Future events may be planned for Tennessee as well.
“Most community colleges don’t pursue alumni efforts, so this is fairly novel,” said Lennetta
Coney, The Foundation for MCC President. “We want alumni and friends of MCC to connect and
reconnect with each other. It’s a great way to show your Mott pride, and the benefits are enormous
-- meeting new friends, hearing from old acquaintances, former classmates and faculty members.”
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Ca m p us
Kathleen Finch reports
that MCC welcomed Anar
Guru Sept. 22 as a new Physical Therapy Assistant, instructor/coordinator.
MCC Culinary Arts students and their instructor Chef
Mark Handy teamed up with
Hurley Children’s Hospital on
Sept. 20 to demonstrate how
to make fun and healthy recipes
as part of the Kohl’s Cares for
Healthy Kids program at the Flint
Farmer’s Market.
Elesia Powell, adjunct faculty in the English Department, has
had a new chapter book published by Mana Publishing as a result of
winning the 2014 Marketing New Authors poetry contest. The name
of the book is Sweet Ache and can be found on the Marketing New
Authors webpage and at the MCC bookstore. Marketing New Authors
is the publishing company of former MCC professor Dr. Fairy ScottHayes.
Dan Gerics, Theatre instructor in Fine Arts/Social Sciences, directs “Flint City Theatre's Scream Theatre, A Vaudevillian Horror
Show,” at The Good Beans Cafe, Oct. 23 and 24 at 7 p.m. Tickets are
$10 at the door. Good Beans Café is located at 328 N. Grand Traverse
St. in Flint.
Deborah Jaruzel, faculty member in the Dental Assisting Program, attended "The Business of Dentistry Conference," Aug. 6 - 9, in
Las Vegas. The conference showcased the business aspects of dentistry. The Dental Assisting Program here at MCC focuses on getting
our students ready for employment in community dental offices. Business preparation includes; Cover letter/resume construction, interviewing skills, mock interviews taped in the MCC television studio,
as well as learning the latest advancements in computer technology in
Arou
n
dental programs This conference featured many new concepts that
will be shared with MCC students.
Al Perry reports the Athletic Department is happy to have Trisha
Miller, formerly of the Workforce Grant Development Office, as the
new administrative assistant in Athletics.
Matthew Roda reports: The Auto department has had a couple of
major upgrades over the summer. One is the addition of a new Mustang Transmission Dynamometer that allows students to test and
prove their work. The second addition was the re-commissioning of
the old chassis dynamometer. Broken parts were fixed and the software and firmware were updated. The chassis dyno will help instructors enhance their curriculum in several classes. Also new to the
program this year is FREE online electrical training for electrical
classes from Automotive Video Inc. Students will be able to log in
anytime they want to view over 2.5 hours of electrical instruction as
well as ASE test preparation material. AVI will add access to its
Brake videos for the students soon.
If you are headed to ArtPrize in Grand Rapids, visit the
B.O.B. (Big Old Building)
where John Dempsey, associate
professor of Art, will be exhibiting a large scale painting. ArtPrize runs from Sept. 24 through
Oct. 12.
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Peace & Dignity Celebration
Elnita Blount is proud of her four work study students in
Mailroom/Shipping and Receiving. They all made the summer
Dean’s List with better than a 3.0 grade point average. Congratulations to Andre Nunn, Chakiiya Bell, Stacy Williams and Derek
Piotrowski for all their hard work – both in the classroom and in
the Mailroom!
The 22nd Annual Peace & Dignity
Ceremony to Celebrate Cultural Harmony and Hispanic Heritage Month will
be held Monday, Oct. 13, at 10 a.m. The
ceremony, designed to promote cultural
and racial harmony, is sponsored by the
MCC Office of Professional Development and Experiential Learning.
The Celebration of People of the
Four Colors will be held outdoors (rain
or shine) at the Peace and Dignity Tree
on the lawn of the Mott Memorial Building, facing Court Street. This event is
free and open to the public. Refreshments
will be served following the program.
RSVPs are not necessary.
Making Strides Against
Breast Cancer Walk 2014
MCC Student Life Center
has new name
Calling all walkers! MCC is currently forming a team for the October 18 Breast Cancer Walk in downtown Flint, with our new President, Dr. Beverly Walker-Griffea, who was one of the first to join the
team. MCC’s Team Leader is Cindy Sanders at the Southern Lakes
Center. Students, faculty and staff are invited to join the MCC team
Saturday, Oct. 18 at 10 a.m. on the Flat Lot in downtown Flint, for the
5K event. Interested walkers can register at MakingStridesWalk.org,
but are asked to select “Mott” as your team. Free T-shirts will be given
to all MCC walkers. Last year the event raised over $300,000 and the
Mott team had more than three dozen walkers.
The Mott Community College campus community gathered
Thursday, Sept. 25, to honor the generous support of The Foundation for Mott Community College board member Rajagopal Shantaram, at a naming ceremony to name the MCC Student Life
Center. The Center will be called the G. Radhabai (RA-da-boy)
and A.V. Rajagopal (RAJ-a-go-pal) Student Life Center in honor of
Shantaram’s parents.
The mission of the Student Life Office at MCC is to complement and enhance the academic programs of Mott Community College and to contribute to the growth of the individual student.
MCC strives to provide an excellent opportunity for students to
make the most of their college experience by encouraging involvement in a variety of activities, student clubs and organizations, associations and events – both on and off campus. For more
information about student life at MCC, call (810) 762-0045.
MCC to Offer Tactical
Combat Casualty Care
Class Oct. 11 & 12
Mott Community College Institute for Medical Simulation
will offer a Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) class Oct. 11
and 12 at the Southern Lakes Center, 2100 W. Thompson Road,
Fenton, Mich. The class runs from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days. Cost
is $325 per person. This course fulfills official certification requirements for EMTs, Paramedics, Police Officers and Firefighters. Upon successful completion of the course, participants will
receive a TCCC provider card, T-shirt, Combat Application Tourniquet and TCCC manual. Registration is due Oct. 6. Class size is
limited, so early registration is recommended. To register by email
contact ims@mcc.edu, to register by phone call 810-762-5000.
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