MOTT COMMUNITY COLLEGE
CONNECTION
MARCH 2013
MCC to Launch The Bear Trap 2013
MCC
FACULTY
& STAFF
NEWSLETTER
WHAT’S
INSIDE
AROUND CAMPUS
MOTT LIBRARY
AWARDED MUSLIM
JOURNEYS BOOKSHELF
SCREENING OF PRINCE
AMONG SLAVES
DOCUMENTARY SET FOR
MARCH 27 AT MCC
MCC COMPETES IN
ANNUAL COLLEGIATE
RECYCLING CONTEST
TRAINING FOR JOBS
WITH ADULT DAY CARE
PROVIDERS OFFERED IN
CLIO
WORKS
MCC
PHOTOGRAPY PROGRAM
COORDINATOR FEATURED
IN EXHIBIT AT FINE
ARTS GALLERY
OF
An entrepreneurship competition inspired by ABC
TV's hit reality business show "Shark Tank," sponsored
by MCC's Ballenger Eminent Persons Lecture Series, is
scheduled for Thursday, April 11, 2013. Applications for
anyone interested in participating are due by Friday,
March 22.
The Bear Trap 2013 follows the Nov. 1, 2012 Ballenger program that featured ABC's "Shark Tank" star
and FUBU clothing line founder Daymond John. One of
the most highly-respected business experts in America,
John kicked off the Ballenger series entitled "Create, Build,
Succeed: An Entrepreneurship Conference," delivering the
keynote address at the Ballenger Field House. The Nov. 1 Ballenger
program also featured sessions for business students held prior to the free,
public lecture, with the announcement that a "Shark Tank"-style business competition would
follow in 2013.
"The Bear Trap" features three categories of competition for budding entrepreneurs: area high
school students, MCC students and residents of Genesee, Lapeer and Livingston counties, who
will vie for a variety of prizes, designed to kick-start their businesses. Prizes include MCC scholarships, laptop computers, iPads, MCC Bookstore gift cards, Small Business Association (SBA)
loan interviews, business owner mentorships, business plan consulting, accounting, tax and legal
startup services.
The primary focus of this installment of the Ballenger Lecture Series is assisting students with
creating, building and succeeding in business.
"We are assisting our business students who are interested in entrepreneurship, in exploring
their options and developing viable business plans," stated Lisa Cooley Banks, Ballenger Chair,
MCC Accounting Program Coordinator and Associate Professor of Accounting and Management.
"Our goal is to encourage and support our students toward their business and entrepreneurial
dreams."
For an application to download, go to www.Ballengerlecture.mcc.edu and for more information, contact Prof. Banks at BearTrap@mcc.edu, or call the MCC Business Division at (810) 7620429.
The Ballenger Lecture Series has brought dozens of renowned national and international leaders to the Mott Community College main campus in Flint for decades. In recent years, the series
presented lectures by renowned filmmaker/director Spike Lee; Lech Walesa, former President of
Poland and founder of the Polish Solidarity Movement; legendary entertainer/activist Harry Belafonte, poet/singer Patti Smith and prominent civil rights attorney Morris Dees. For information
about the Ballenger Lecture Series, please call the Foundation for Mott Community College at
(810) 762-0425.
"The Bear Trap" features three categories of competition for
budding entrepreneurs: area high school students, MCC
students and residents of Genesee, Lapeer and Livingston
counties, who will vie for a variety of prizes, designed to
kick-start their businesses.
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Kudos to Counselor Angela Reeves, inducted into the
Gamma Delta Chapter (the Flint
Chapter) of the National Sorority of Phi Delta Kappa "Gamma
Delta's Hall of Living Legends"
on March 2. This is an honor bestowed on individuals who have
made valuable contributions towards improving the quality of
life in the Flint community. Congratulations, Dr. Reeves!
Sgt. Nancy Metcalfe lets us know that several
Department of Public Safety officers participated in Bowling for Big
Brothers/ Big Sisters of Greater Flint on Feb. 21 at Galaxy Lanes in
Grand Blanc. This is the second year the department has participated
in the event. They raised $655.00 dollars for Big Brothers/Big Sisters.
Music Coordinator/ Prof. Mary Procopio provides a report
on activity from the Music Department. On Sunday Feb. 3, the MCC
Music Department held its third annual MCC/Haiti Benefit Concert
and Silent Auction at Woodside Church. Proceeds from this concert
benefit music students at Mott Community College and at Ecole de
Musique Sainte Trinite music school in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, that
was destroyed in the earthquake of 2010. "The MCC Concert Band
and MCC Concert Choir and Chamber Singers presented a program
of music by Haitian composers, which include some very beautiful,
moving pieces as well as some exciting, rhythmically challenging
works. Acclaimed concert pianist, Dr. Joshua Russell, was featured in
concert, performing the virtuosic and brilliant Fantaisie Tropicale by
Haitian composer Justin Elie with the MCC Concert Band. On Tuesday, Feb. 5, Dr. Russell and Dr. Mary Procopio presented a lecturerecital celebrating the classical music of Haitian composers as part of
a CTL Special Event for Black History Month.
Asst. Sociology Prof. Krista Black tells us that two MCC
students were honored in February for their presentations in the Liberal Arts Network for Development (LAND) Student Scholars Conference. Melina Stone received second place in the competition for
her presentation, "Exploring the Benefits of High School Graduation." Mariana Barillas received third place for her presentation,
"Correlation or Causation? Determining the Relationship Between
Government Assistance and Intergenerational Mobility." Three
statewide finalists in the Social Science category presented their papers to judges and an audience at the Student Scholars Conference in
Bay City, where they were evaluated on both their papers and presentations. Melina's faculty mentor was Cheryl Jordan, and Mariana's
faculty mentor was Krista Black.
From Honors Program Coordinator Brian Ivory: On March 1,
the Mott Campus Clowns presented their Anti-Bully Assembly program at Pierce Elementary and at Chatfield Academy in Lapeer. During Spring Break, they will travel to Philadelphia to appear at
schools, churches and hospitals. They will also march in the 243rd
annual St. Patrick's Day parade. After returning from Philly, the
clown troupe will host an "encore performance" for the entire campus
community. Scheduled in the MCC Event Center for Friday, March
22, a meet-and-greet with the clowns will begin at 4:30 pm followed
by a performance at 5:15. The performance will include interactive
songs, comedy magic and classic clown skits.
New employees: MCC welcomes Almon (Al) Perry, Jr., Associate Director – Athletics, Start Date: Feb. 18, 2013; Kuwanna Mack,
Public Safety Officer, Start date - Jan. 20, 2013; Paul Eggleston, Police Officer, Start date - Feb. 3, 2013 (assigned to MCC Livingston
Center).
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Mott Library Awarded
Muslim Journeys
Bookshelf
The MCC Library has been selected to receive the Bridging
Cultures Bookshelf: Muslim Journeys from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and the American Library Association (ALA). The program aims to familiarize public audiences
in the United States with the people, places, history, faith and
cultures of Muslims in the U.S. and around the world.
The books and films comprising the Bookshelf were
selected with the advice of librarians and cultural programming
experts, as well as distinguished scholars in the fields of
anthropology, world history, religious studies, interfaith
dialogue, the history of art and architecture, world literature,
Middle East studies, Southeast Asian studies, African studies and
Islamic studies. The Muslim Journeys Bookshelf is intended to
address both the need and desire of the American public for
trustworthy and accessible resources about Muslim beliefs and
practices and the cultural heritage associated with Islamic
civilizations.
A project of the National Endowment for the Humanities,
conducted in cooperation with the American Library Association, The Bridging Cultures Bookshelf: Muslim Journeys is provided with major support by a grant from Carnegie Corporation
of New York. Additional support for the arts and media components was provided by the Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic
Art.
For more information, visit libguides.mcc.edu/muslimjourneys or contact Kathy Irwin, MCC Director of Library Services
at (810) 762-0415 or kathy.irwin@mcc.edu.
Screening of Prince Among
Slaves documentary set for
March 27 at MCC
The MCC Library, with support
from college and community partners, will host a screening of Prince
Among Slaves, a documentary about
Abdul Rahman Ibrahima Sori, an
African Muslim prince who was
captured in 1788 and spent 40 years
in slavery in the American South before finally regaining his freedom.
The screening is set for Wednesday, March 27 from 12:45 to
2:15 p.m. in the Regional Technology Center (RTC) Auditorium.
RSVPs are requested by Friday, March 22 to Kathy Irwin at
(810) 762-0415 or Kathy.irwin@mcc.edu, as space is limited.
Brian Harding, MCC Assistant Professor of History, will be
on hand to introduce the documentary with a brief history of Islamic West Africa, and will moderate a discussion following the
viewing. Prince Among Slaves is among the materials included
in the Library's "Bridging Cultures Bookshelf: Muslim Journeys.
MCC Competes in Annual
Collegiate Recycling
Contest
The annual recycling competition between Baker College, Kettering University, Mott Community College and the University of
Michigan-Flint runs March 1 to March 31. The event is designed to
increase awareness about recycling in our community. Students, faculty, staff and community members are encouraged to bring acceptable assorted recyclable materials to the local recycling centers at
any of the four schools. Two awards will be presented to the winners
of Most Pounds per Student and Most Total Pounds of Recyclables
Overall per campus. The school winners will be announced at the
Earth Day Celebration from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at UM-Flint’s campus
in the Harding Mott University Center. Clean plastic containers
numbered 1 through 7, aluminum cans, steel cans and small scrap
metal are all acceptable. Mixed papers, such as newspaper, junk
mail, office paper, cardboard, phone books, paperback books, magazines and shoe boxes, can also be brought to the receptacles. Glass
and styrofoam will not be accepted. Last year, Kettering University
took the award for the Most Pounds per Student, while Baker College won the Most Total Pounds of Recyclables. "MCC's Green Initiatives Team and the students forming the MCC Environmental
Club will get the word out far and wide through social media, at
meetings and by e-mail this year," said Rebecca Gale-Gonzalez,
MCC marketing assistant and web content manager. "It’s a beautiful
thing that with all our emphasis on reducing waste, we are finding
our numbers of pounds of recyclable waste going down. But with a
little help from our neighbors, we should hold a respectable collection amount in the competition again this year." This year’s event is
sponsored for the second consecutive year by Great Lakes Recycling, Brent Run Landfill/Waste Connections Inc. and Metro Sanitation, a local transportation company. Call Rebecca Gale-Gonzalez
at 762-0455 or visit the website at
http://www.mcc.edu/earthday/earthday_recycle.php for more information.
Training for jobs with Adult Day
Care providers offered in Clio
Mott Community College's Northern Tier Center is partnering
with Horizon Training and Bentley Manor in Clio to provide a
unique training opportunity for anyone interested in caring for patients in adult foster care homes and assisted living facilities. Individuals can obtain Direct Service Provider certification through a
one-week program at MCC that will qualify them for work at any
of the more than 250 Genesee County adult care facilities. The program begins on Monday, March 11, and all graduates are guaranteed interview opportunities. For more information about the Direct
Service Provider training, contact MCC's Northern Tier Center at
(810) 232-8044, Bentley Manor at (810) 547-1763 or send an email
to musikmanor1@aol.com.
Works of MCC
Photography Program
Coordinator Robert
Rentschler featured in
exhibit at Fine Arts Gallery
MCC's Fine Arts Gallery in the Visual Arts and Design Center will present an exhibition of work by Robert Rentschler, Photography Program Coordinator at MCC, titled Light, Life and
Lens. His work will be in the gallery through Tuesday, March 12.
This event, made possible in part by The Ballenger Trust, is free
and open to the public.
A full-time faculty member at MCC, Rentschler received a
Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication Arts and Sciences
from Western Michigan University in 1980. In addition to teaching, he is a photographer, videographer, producer and director for
Images Audio-Visual Productions. This work includes many
films, including History of Freestyle Skiing, Guiding the Blind
Skier and Fire Suppression System Operation and Techniques for
Helicopter Hangers. He is a licensed pilot and flew at least once
a month for 15 years photographing large construction projects in
the Detroit area.
His recent work for this exhibition will include black and
white and color images, shot while traveling with his family. His
artist statement reads in part: "Basically, my love of photography
is very simple; I just really enjoy framing a subject. Looking
through a viewfinder gives me a chance to concentrate on a subject and clear all the distractions out of the way. The camera and
lens let me capture the subject and nothing else. Sometimes, it is
enough for me to simply look through the viewfinder, frame and
focus on a scene.
Photography has taken me on a great journey from those
early days processing film in the bathroom of my childhood home
to running my own photo/video business for 25 years to now,
teaching photography full-time at Mott Community College. I
have been so very fortunate to have worked for many corporations, publications and individuals. It truly has been a great ride."
The Fine Arts Gallery hours are 9 am to 4:30 pm, Monday
through Friday. The public is always welcome. For more information, call the MCC Art and Design office at 762-0443.
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Friday
Northwood University
Advisement
10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
CM 2133
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Central Michigan
University Advisement
10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
CM Fishbowl
Women In Ed.
Northern Michigan
Successful Budgeting
University Advisement
1:30-2:30 p.m.
10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
PCC 1230
CM Fishbowl
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Fridays at Applewood
9:00-10:00 a.m.
RTC 1109
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Flint City Master
Planning Event
12:30-11:30 p.m.
Ballenger Field House
St. Patrick’s Day
Spring Break
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Board of Trustees Meeting
7:30 p.m. • RTC 1301
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University Center
Awareness Day
10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
MMB 2140
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Western Michigan
University Advisement
10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
CM Fishbowl
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Women In Ed
Networking Unlocks
Doors Workshop
2:00-3:00 p.m.
PCC 1120
Sunday
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CCNA Neighborhood
Watch Meeting
7:00-9:00 p.m.
RTC 1301
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Corrective Solutions
8:00 a.m.-12:20 p.m.
RTC 1403
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