MOTT COMMUNITY COLLEGE
CONNECTION
NOVEMBER 2012
MCC Presents Veteran Celebration
Event Thursday, Nov. 8
MCC
FACULTY
& STAFF
NEWSLETTER
WHAT’S
INSIDE
AROUND CAMPUS
GLOBAL ISSUES FILM
FESTIVAL
MCC AMONG
MICHIGAN COLLEGES
& UNIVERSITIES
PARTNERING IN
GRANT TO EXPAND
ASSOCIATE DEGREE
COMPLETION
MCC STUDENT
ART EXHIBIT
QUOTE OF
THE M ONTH
“You must be the change you wish to
see in the world.”
– Mohandas K. Ghandi
Mott Community College's Veteran Services office is presenting a special program to celebrate veterans of America's armed forces and to increase
awareness of the services and benefits available to
those veterans. The Veteran Celebration and Awareness event will be held Thursday Nov. 8, from 10 am
to 2 pm at the Event Center. This event is free and
open to the public.
The program will feature two guest speakers and
lunch will be provided. Speakers are Navy veteran
James P. Cunningham and Marine veteran Mike
Schloff, who will discuss the challenges facing
veterans re-entering civilian life, especially in a
difficult economy.
"Many veterans are unaware of the full range of
services and benefits available to them," stated Jamiee
McClelland, Veteran Resource Specialist in MCC's Veteran Resource Center and herself a veteran. "Even
veterans from the Vietnam era and earlier may be surprised to find that they are still eligible for support
and services because of their service." McClelland urged veterans and the public to attend the event and
join in bringing awareness and support for veterans. "We would like to provide resourceful information
for our veterans, current military, and dependents," she stated.
Along with lunch and speakers, there will be a collection of items to be sent to active military. Items
being collected include toiletries (toothbrush, deodorant, feminine products, razors, baby wipes, foot
powder), snacks (gum, beef jerky, energy bars, candy) and entertainment (batteries, puzzle books, DVDs,
playing cards, magazines). For every three items donated, the donor will receive a ticket toward a drawing for a Kindle Fire.
For more information, contact Jamiee McClelland at jamiee.mcclelland@mcc.edu or at
(810) 762-5632.
Steve Schmidt to Serve as Keynote
Speaker at Flint's 23rd Annual
Inter-Service Club Luncheon, Nov. 16
MCC Men's Basketball Coach Steve Schmidt will address the membership of Flint area service
clubs at the 23rd Annual Inter-Service Club Council's 23rd luncheon, speaking on the theme: "What it
Takes to be a Winner!" The event is scheduled for Friday, Nov. 16 from noon to 1:30 pm at the Sarvis
Conference Center in Flint. Tickets are $12 per person. Reservations must be made and pre-paid. The
reservation deadline is Friday, Nov. 9, 2012. Please contact Michael Kelly, Executive Director of Public
Information, a member of the Flint Rotary Club, or any member of one of the service clubs, for tickets.
The Mott Community College men's basketball teams of 2007 and 2008 will be inducted into the
Greater Flint Area Sports Hall of Fame in December. The teams won back-to-back national titles during
those years. Go Bears!
Around Campus
Executive Director of
Public Information
Michael Kelly was the guest lecturer at the 2012 Flint Institute of
Arts Bray Series, presenting "Them Damned Pictures," a collection
of American political cartoons on Friday, Nov. 2. His collection of
editorial cartoons will also be featured at the "Editorial Cartoons:
Bringing World Issues to the Classroom" educator program at the
FIA on Saturday, Nov. 10 from 9:45 am to 4:30 pm. The workshop
is $75 and graduate credit is available for attendance. Call the FIA
at (810) 234-1695 for more information.
Michael Kelly will be joined by MCC staffers in The Kearsley
Park Players production of Arsenic and Old Lace. Part of this
year's "Theater in Our Parks” program, Arsenic and Old Lace will
be performed for one weekend only. Performances are at 8 pm on
Thursday, Nov. 8; Friday, Nov. 9 and Saturday, Nov. 10 with a 2
pm matinee on Sunday, Nov. 11. Tickets, which include a lovely
evening walk through the historic Crossroads Village after hours,
are only $5. For reservations, call (810) 736-7100 (extension 6),
weekdays from 8:00 am to 4:30 pm. Michael is playing Rev.
Harper, and other roles as well; Chemistry Prof. Sue Ellen Hange
is portraying Officer Klein, and MCC student worker Benjamin
Segal is playing Dr. Einstein. Arsenic and Old Lace is a play by
Joseph Kesselring that was a smash hit when it first opened on
Broadway in 1941. It went on to be a hit film starring Gary Grant
and directed by Frank Capra. The play is a farcical black comedy
revolving around Mortimer Brewster, a drama critic who must deal
with his crazy, homicidal family and local police in Brooklyn as he
debates whether to go through with his recent promise to marry the
woman he loves. The production is directed by Kay Kelly and is
funded through the Ruth Mott Foundation as a partnership between
the City of Flint Parks and the Genesee County Parks Commission.
Food Management Instructor John Lucchesi tells us that the
Applewood Cafe is now offering carry-out. Menus are available on
line, with a different menu being offered each month. "To go" orders can be called in at 762-0534. Applewood Cafe is open Monday
through Thursday from 11:30 am to 1 pm. Gift certificates are
available. "The Applewood Cafe is the best restaurant in Flint and
it is right in your back yard," he adds.
Political Science Prof. Paul Rozycki has a photo show for the
Greater Flint Arts Council November Art Walk at St. Paul's Episcopal Church at 6 pm, Nov. 9.
New Employees: Deborah Potts, Office Assistant I - Northern
Tier Center, start date: Oct. 29; Allen Milostan, Staff Assistant I –
Registration, start date: Oct. 8; Jill Eaton, Secretary I, Southern
Lakes Branch Center, Oct. 1; Sue Stutzman, Technician, Accounts
Payable, start date: Oct. 22. Welcome, all, to the MCC family!
Global Issues Film Festival at MCC
Mott Community College is partnering again this year with Kettering University and the University of Michigan-Flint in presenting the
11th Annual Global Issues Film Festival, continuing the tradition of
bringing provocative films produced by filmmakers from around the
world to Flint. This collaborative festival includes the work of independent filmmakers representing a variety of voices and viewpoints.
Four films will be shown Nov. 16-18 in the auditorium of the MCC Regional Technology Center. Admission is free.
Here's a listing of the films:
We're Not Broke (2012)
Friday, November 16, 2012 7:00 pm (81 minutes) directed by Karin
Hayes and Victoria Bruce. This is the story of how U.S. corporations
have been able to hide over a trillion dollars from Uncle Sam, and how
seven fed-up Americans from across the country, take their frustration to
the streets . . . and vow to make the corporations pay their fair share.
http://werenotbrokemovie.com/
Bag It (2010)
Saturday, November 17, 2012 1:00pm (88 minutes) directed by Suzan
Beraza. An average guy makes a resolution to stop using plastic bags at
the grocery store. Little does he know that this simple decision will
change his life completely. He comes to the conclusion that our consumptive use of plastic has finally caught up to us, and looks at what we can
do about it.
Fambul Tok (2011)
Saturday, November 17, 2012 3:00 pm (82 minutes) directed by Sara
Terry. Victims and perpetrators of Sierra Leone's brutal civil war come
together for the first time in an unprecedented program of tradition-based
truth-telling and forgiveness ceremonies. Through reviving their ancient
practice of fambul tok (family talk), Sierra Leoneans are building sustainable peace at the grass-roots level – succeeding where the international
community's post-conflict efforts failed. This film explores the depths of
a culture that believes that true justice lies in redemption and healing for
individuals – and that forgiveness is the surest path to restoring dignity
and building strong communities.
Lioness (2010)
Sunday, November 18, 3:00 p.m. (108 minutes) directed by Meg McLagan and Daria Sommers. Lioness tells the story of a group of female
Army support soldiers who were part of the first program in American
history to send women into direct ground combat. Without the same
training as their male counterparts but with a commitment to serve as
needed, these young women fought in some of the bloodiest counterinsurgency battles of the Iraq war and returned home as part of this country's first generation of female combat veterans.
Divided in two parts, the second half of the Global Issues Film Festival
will be shown Jan. 30-Feb. 2, 2013 on the campus of Kettering University. The films are: Brothers of the Line, One Peace at a Time, Blood of
the Amazon, this Land is our Land and The 800 Mile Wall.
Big Check from Big John
Joe Klobucher, brother of John (Big John) Klobucar, the
founder of Big John Steak & Onion restaurants, presents a
$100,000 check for the MCC culinary arts program during a
ceremony at the Foundation for Mott Community College offices on Sept. 28. John Klobucar passed away in 2011.
MCC among Michigan Community Colleges and
Universities Partnering in Grant to Expand Associate
Degree Completion
Five national foundations announced the recipients of $6.4 million in
grants supporting a multi-state initiative to help more students who have
transferred from community colleges to four-year colleges and universities
complete their associate degrees. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation,
Helios Education Foundation, Kresge Foundation, Lumina Foundation,
and USA Funds have joined forces in the initiative, "Credit When It’s Due:
Recognizing the Value of the Quality Associate Degree."
The initiative is designed to encourage partnerships of community
colleges and universities to significantly expand programs that award associate degrees to transfer students when the student complete the requirements for the associate degree while pursuing a bachelor’s degree. This
approach is commonly known as "reverse back" or "reverse transfer." The
funding will support expansion of programs in 12 states: Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Hawaii, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New
York, North Carolina, Ohio and Oregon.
The Kresge Foundation is supporting Michigan's initiative, which will
create a statewide reverse transfer consortium that will implement consistent approaches to awarding associate degrees to students who transfer
from community colleges to 4-year institutions without an associate degree. The Michigan consortium includes the 28 public community colleges
and 15 public universities in the state, and will be administered by the
Michigan Center for Student Success. The Center, also supported by The
Kresge Foundation, operates under the umbrella of the Michigan Community College Association and serves as a hub for connecting leadership, administrators, faculty, and staff in efforts to improve student success.
Caroline Altman Smith, Senior Program Officer for The Kresge Foundation's Education Program, underscored the importance of this initiative.
"The Kresge Foundation is delighted to support the launch of a major reverse transfer initiative in Michigan," she stated in a news release. "There
are a large number of students in our state who transfer out of community
colleges without receiving an associate degree, and then stop out of fouryear institutions without graduating. They may have earned enough credits
to qualify for the associate degree, but instead leave empty-handed."
"We know that college degrees change lives, and this is a great opportunity for Michigan’s two- and four-year institutions to partner to ensure
that they identify these students and award them the degrees they deserve,"
she continued.
Michael Hansen, President of the Michigan Community College Association, added, "There is national momentum regarding the need to increase college attainment in this country. “Credit When It's Due” is an
exciting partnership between the community colleges and public universities in Michigan to help students get a valuable credential on the path to a
bachelor’s degree."
"Michigan’s public universities are pleased to participate in the Lumina and Kresge grant to improve reverse transfer agreements with our
community college counterparts," said Michael Boulus, executive director,
Presidents Council State Universities of Michigan. "It is an important step
in helping students with credentialing and pointing out to the public the importance a degree makes in today’s knowledge driven economy."
The Michigan Center for Student Success, funded by The Kresge
Foundation and operating under the umbrella of the Michigan Community
College Association, provides state-level support to Michigan's 28 community colleges by serving as a hub connecting leadership, administrators,
faculty, and staff in their emerging and ongoing efforts to improve student
outcomes, emphasizing linkages between practice, research, and policy.
For more information, please visit the Center website: www.mcca.org
The Michigan Community College Association (MCCA) provides
leadership and advocacy on issues affecting the 28 member community
colleges. Since 1914, community colleges have striven to provide affordable and quality higher education to Michigan residents. The community
college mission is one of access and success to both traditional and nontraditional students. Furthermore, community colleges also play an integral
role in the preparation and development of the state’s workforce. For more
information, please visit the MCCA website: www.mcca.org.
The Presidents Council, State Universities of Michigan serves as a
forum for the presidents and chancellors of Michigan's 15 public universities to discuss and frame positions on key higher education finance and
policy issues. Among its major activities, the Presidents Council serves as
an advocate in the state capitol by monitoring and providing analysis on
public policy issues and legislation affecting Michigan’s 15 public universities. In cooperation with policymakers, trustees, students, faculty and
campus administrators, the Presidents Council plays an active role in developing and proposing state higher education policy to better serve Michigan’s citizens and the public good. For more information, please visit the
PCSUM website: www.pcsum.org.
Based in metropolitan Detroit, The Kresge Foundation is a $3.1 billion private foundation that seeks to influence the quality of life for future
generations through its support of nonprofit organizations working in its
seven program areas: Arts and Culture, Community Development, Detroit,
Education, the Environment, Health, and Human Services. Fostering
greater access to and success in postsecondary education for low-income,
minority and first-generation college students is the focus of Kresge’s Education grantmaking. In 2011, Kresge awarded more than $22 million in
grants to support higher education in the United States and South Africa,
with half benefiting U.S. community colleges. For more information,
please visit the Foundation website: www.kresge.org or follow @kresgedu.
MCC Student Art Exhibit
An exhibition of artwork by seven Art Achievement Award winning Mott Community College students will be featured at MCC's Fine Arts
Gallery in the Visual Arts and Design Center. The exhibition will be in the gallery from Monday, Nov. 5 through Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2012. In addition,
there will be a reception for the artists on Friday, Nov. 9 from 6 to 9 pm. These events, made possible in part by the Ballenger Trust, are free and
open to the public.
The students, Jessica Adams, Heidi Buckley, Francisco Cortez, Katee Farlow, Richard Sabraw, Brandon Sturgis and Ashley Thornton 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 and photography cources. These students have demonstrated consistent dedication to the quality and scope of their work, tremendous growth
and have shown promise for a successful future.
The Fine Arts Gallery hours are 9 am to 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday. For more information, call the Art and Design office at 762-0443.
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Oakland University
Advisement
10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
CM Fishbowl
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Davenport University
Advisement
10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
CM Fishbowl
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University Center
Awareness Day
10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
CM 2133
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Upward Bound
Movie Night
3:30 p.m.-62:30 p.m.
ML 1204
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Board of Trustees Meeting
7:30 p.m. • RTC 1301
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Women In Education
Workshop
1:30-3:00 p.m.
PCC 1230
Friday
Saturday
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Veterans Club Meeting
10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
PCC Veterans Office
Fridays at Applewood
9:00-10:00 a.m.
RTC 1109
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University Center
Awareness Day
10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
MMB 2140
Northwood University
Advisement
10:00 a.m.-2:00
p.m.CM 2133
Global Issues Film Festival
7:00 p.m. • RTC
auditorium
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MCC Basketball
Game 3:00-7:00 p.m.
Ballenger Field House
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MCC Basketball
Game 3:00-7:00 p.m.
Ballenger Field House
Thanksgiving
College Closed
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VeteransOutreach
8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
ML 1204
Sunday
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MCC Basketball
Game 1:00-5:00 p.m.
Ballenger Field House
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MCC Basketball
Game 1:00-5:00 p.m.
Ballenger Field House
Global Issues Film Festival
1:00 p.m. • RTC
auditorium
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Global Issues Film Festival
3:00 p.m. • RTC
auditorium
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