MOTT COMMUNITY COLLEGE
CONNECTION
NOVEMBER 2013
MCC
FACULTY
& STAFF
NEWSLETTER
WHAT’S
INSIDE
AROUND CAMPUS
MAKING STRIDES
AGAINST BREAST
CANCER WALK
MCC STUDENT ART
EXHIBITION
FOUNDATION FOR MCC
ANNOUNCES “SEEING
THE IMPACT” COLLEGE
CAMPAIGN
FACTORY 5 BUILD
SCHOOL AT MCC
LIVINGSTON CENTER
FEATURED ON “TWO
GUYS GARAGE” REALITY
TV SHOW
QUOTE OF
THE M ONTH
"Build a better mousetrap and the
world will beat a path to your door."
– Ralph Waldo Emerson
Lennetta Coney receives Arab American
Heritage Council Community Leader of
the Year Award
Lennetta Coney, President of the Foundation for Mott
Community College and Executive Director of the Office
of College & Community Advancement, was honored at
the Arab American Heritage Council's 17th annual "Ensure the Legacy" dinner and awards banquet, held Oct. 30
at the Riverfront Banquet Center in downtown Flint.
Coney received the Heritage Council's Community Leader
of the Year Award. At the dinner, awards were also given
to Dr. Nita Kulkarni, Community Contributor of the Year
Award and to Dr. Elmahdi Saeed, Physician of the Year
Award. The Ensure the Legacy dinner, the organization's
signature fundraising event, honors community leaders
and celebrates diversity by honoring a group of Flint-area
leaders from different cultures each year. Established in
1980, the American Arab Heritage Council (AAHC)
serves the needs of Flint area Arab-Americans and other
recent immigrants, providing a list of services that include conducting educational workshops, cultural sensitivity and diversity training, immigration services, an annual health fair, and an annual immigration
fair, scholarships, tutoring for bilingual children and many other services.
MCC Night at the Palace of Auburn
Hills, Dec. 13
The Foundation for Mott Community College and the MCC Alumni Association invite you to
join them for an evening to view a Detroit Pistons basketball game from the suite level at the Palace
of Auburn Hills on Friday, Dec. 13.
Mott Community College Night at the Palace of Auburn Hills is scheduled for Friday, Dec. 13
inside Club 300, an upscale sports bar located on The Palace’s suite level. This event is open to the
public. Club 300 opens at 6 p.m., the game starting at 7:30 p.m. The Pistons will be taking on the
Brooklyn Nets and the MCC cheer team will be on hand to perform on the Pistons Court right before
tip-off. Amenities featured in Club 300 include private game seating, multiple flat screen TVs, two
bars, private restrooms and much more. Please RSVP no later than Friday, Dec. 6 as seating is limited. Tickets are $55 per person and include seating at Club 300, food and beverages (beer, wine, and
non-alcoholic), a visit from the Pistons Entertainment team, a postgame photograph on The Palace
Court. A portion of your ticket benefits the MCC Alumni Association programs, with a portion also
being tax deductible. For tickets or more information, contact Kristen Estes with the Palace of
Auburn Hills at (248) 377-8620 or kestes@palacenet.com.
Checks should be made payable to Detroit Pistons and can be mailed to: The Palace of Auburn
Hills, Attn: Kristen Estes, 6 Championship Drive, Auburn Hills, MI 48326. You may also fax to:
(248) 370-5220. This event is co-sponsored by the Foundation for Mott Community College and the
Mott Community College Alumni Association.
cerpts from Phantom of the Opera. The night included a live organ
performance and showing of the original 1925 "Phantom of the
Opera" movie. Intermission featured solos, including "Wishing You
Were Somehow Here Again" and "Think of Me" performed by Jessica. She also had the featured solo in the Phantom Medley. The night
also included a costume contest in which Michael Kelly and his wife
were the runners-up."
Anne Crites, Instructor in the Occupational Therapy Assistant
Program and Academic Fieldwork Coordinator shares news from her
area. Ten students from Club SOTA (Student Occupational Therapy
Assistant) attended the annual state conference for the Michigan Occupational Therapy Association along with chaperone, Wendy Early,
the Coordinator of the OTA Program, based at MCC’s Southern Lakes
Branch Center in Fenton. The conference was held Friday through
Sunday, October 18-20. The students attended a variety of educational
workshops related to the practice of Occupational Therapy. “They
particularly enjoyed the sense of collegiality and professionalism
which will serve them well as they transition from student to clinician,” Anne noted. Anne Crites was also the author and presenter in
two workshops at the state conference. The first workshop was related to Fieldwork Education, including information on beginning a
student fieldwork program, student supervision and providing feedback to students. The second workshop was related to the clinical
topic of an exciting new modality, "Kinesiology Taping." With her extensive experience as a Hand Therapist, Anne was able to share information on the technique as well as provide many excellent case
examples and photographs of patients utilizing the tape.
Music Instructor Mari Straith Yancho was a presenter at the
Lilly Conference held in Traverse City Oct. 17-20. The topic was on
improving academic advising through assessment and training. Dean
of Technology Clark Harris also presented on ways to engage students
in classroom discussions.
Making Strides Against
Breast Cancer Walk
MCC Student Art Exhibition
d
Ca m p us
Engish Prof. Fairy
Hayes-Scott, owner/publisher
of Robbie Dean Press, L.L.C.
(RDP) is inviting MCC faculty and staff to the "Food for
the Academic Soul” event,
scheduled for Monday Nov.
11 from 11 am to 3 pm in the
Faculty/Staff Lounge in the
fishbowl of the Curtice-Mott
Building. Dr. Hayes-Scott described Food for the Academic
Soul: “It is serving textbooks for
faculty who meet the appetites of students who take courses in English Composition, Adult Literature, Children Literature, Reading, Spanish,
Japanese, Criminal Justice, and Political Science. There will be a buffet serving of different works. The dessert? It is in the tradition of
RDP's commitment to giving back to the academic communities its
books have served. And so, this dessert will meet the needs of some
Mott students. For every faculty and staff member who visit the Robbie Dean Press display, RDP will donate $5 per person up to $300 to
the Mott Foundation—General Scholarship Fund to help needy
African-American males without fathers, purchase books at MCC.
Robbie Dean Press, L.L.C., has been serving colleges in the Americas
22 years. Dr. Fairy Hayes-Scott, has been a faculty member in the Humanities Division serving the students of MCC for 38 years.
Here’s news from the MCC Library. Director Jill Sodt tells us
that Coordinator of Technical Services/Circulation Linda Rutherford
was elected to serve as a Member at Large on the board of the Sirsi
Dynix Michigan Users Group. Technical Services/Circulation Librarian Jessica Himstedt performed in a joint concert with the Flint Light
Opera Company and the Flint Theatre Organ Guild performing ex-
Arou
This year marks
the 14th year that
MCC has had a team
participating in The
Making Strides
Against Breast Cancer Walk.
(Left) Sharon Schapel
was the top
fundraiser for MCC.
n
An exhibition of artwork by winners of the Art Achievement
Awards at MCC will be on display in the Fine Arts Gallery from
Monday, Nov. 4 through Tuesday, Nov. 19, the MCC Fine Arts
faculty has announced. In addition, there will be a reception for the
artists from 6 pm to 7:30 pm on Friday, Nov. 8. These events, made
possible in part by the Ballenger Trust, are free and open to the
public.
The students, Suzanne Dean, Donald Rabideau, Elizabeth
Reeck, Aaron Coon, Jessica Delecke, Brian Bremer, Rebecca Miller,
Katee Farlow and Brandon Sturgis will be exhibiting Graphic Design, Photography and Art from several studio areas.
The Art Achievement award winners are identified by the
faculty on the basis of outstanding artistic merit and achievement in
several art studio, graphic design and photography courses. These
students have demonstrated consistent dedication to the scope of
their work and tremendous growth and promise for a successful future.
The Fine Arts Gallery is located in the Visual Arts and Design
Center on the MCC main campus. Hours are 9 am to 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday. The public is always welcome. For more information, call the Art and Design office at (810)762-0443.
Foundation for Mott
Community College
announces “See the Impact”
college campaign
Factory Five Build School at
MCC Livingston Center
featured on “Two Guys Garage”
reality TV show
The Foundation for Mott Community College has come up with a
novel title for the 2013 campaign to raise funds for the college, focusing on how MCC continues to empower and affect people’s lives. The
See the Impact College Campaign ‘13 is all about raising funds to assist the college by staying true to MCC’s mission of providing “high
quality, accessible, and affordable educational opportunities and services that cultivate student success and individual development and improve the overall quality of life in a multicultural community.” Your
donations help offset costs for programming, divisional and departmental needs, professional development, -- the list goes on.
The Foundation will be forwarding brochures announcing the campaign through campus mail, encouraging faculty and staff to envision
the possibilities, observe the impact that you have on students, see
how our students distinguish themselves in the workplace and in the
community and to look at how participating in this employee giving
campaign can benefit you. Pictured in the brochure are 13 sets of eyes
belonging to individuals associated with the college. A contest inviting
you to identify the eyes, with a chance at winning a $100 gift card,
will be held. The deadline for entries is Dec. 9, 2013. Gifts to the
Foundation for MCC can always be made by payroll deduction, check,
credit card or cash. For more information, call 762-0425.
Great American country (GAC) will air episodes of its “Two
Guys Garage” Reality TV show filmed at MCC’s Livingston Center
Factory Five Build School on Sept. 27 and 28. The three-day
replica car building workshop, based at the MCC Livingston Center
in Howell, provides participants with an opportunity to assemble a
Mark IV Roadster or '33 Hotrod kit from bare frame to finished car.
The workshop is ideal for anyone with a desire to build a Mark IV
Roadster or '33 Hotrod of their own, or individuals who just want
to learn more about state-of-the-art performance car design, engineering and assembly. MCC Automotive Technology Instructors,
certified automotive mechanics, experienced racecar drivers and
hard-core racing enthusiasts make up the team conducting the Factory Five Workshop. Produced by Brenton Productions, “Two Guys
Garage” features car junkies Kevin Byrd and Willie B., who perform product demonstrations and installations on a wide variety of
import and domestic cars and light trucks on the show. GAC is
available on Comcast channel 60 and on Charter Communications
channel 306. The airing schedule for the show filmed at the Livingston Center follows:
Saturday, Nov. 16 at 7:00am
Sunday, Nov. 17 at 9:00am
Saturday, Jan. 4 at 7:00am
Sunday Jan 5 at 9:00am
Saturday March 8 at 7:00am
Sunday March 9 at 9:00am
Saturday May 10 at 7:00am
Sunday May 11 at 9:00am
SEE
T H E
I M PA C T
COLLEGE CAMPAIGN
David Smith, President, Factory 5 Racing (left) talks with
Willie B, the host of Two Guys Garage.
Employee Volleyball - 5:30 Fridays - Ballenger Field House
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www.events.mcc.edu
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Rochester College
Advisement
10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
CM Fishbowl
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Veteran’s Day
Celebration
VeteransOutreach
10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
ML 1204
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Rochester College
Advisement
10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
CM Fishbowl
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Board of Trustees Meeting
7:30 p.m. • RTC 1301
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Student Gov. Troop Mail
10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
CM Fishbowl
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Student Gov. Troop Mail
10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
MMB 2140
Sierra Club Meeting
5:00-10:00 p.m.
PCC 1230
Women In Education
Workshop
11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
PCC 1230
Wild Ones Seed
Exchange
6:00 pm
Genesee Room
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Travel Club Pop Corn &
Bake Sale
10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
CM Fishbowl
CCNA Neighborhood
Watch Meeting
7:00-9:00 p.m.
RTC 1301
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Travel Club Pop Corn &
Bake Sale
10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
CM Fishbowl
Sunday
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Art Poster Sales
8:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m.
CM Fishbowl
Nov. 8-15
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Saturday
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Fridays at Applewood
9:00-10:00 a.m.
RTC 1109
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Thanksgiving
College Closed
Corrective Solutions
Seminar
8:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
RTC 1403
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