CONNECTION MOTT COMMUNITY COLLEGE JULY 2011 MCC

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MOTT COMMUNITY COLLEGE
CONNECTION
JULY 2011
MCC named Among Top 100 Associate
Degree Producers in the Nation
MCC
FACULTY
& STAFF
NEWSLETTER
WHAT’S
INSIDE
AROUND CAMPUS
EXHIBIT FEATURING
LOCAL HOLOCAUST
SURVIVORS ON
DISPLAY AT MOTT
LIBRARY
2ND ANNUAL
MCC EMPLOYEE
SOFTBALL
TOURNAMENT
COMMUNITY
LEADERS HELP
CELEBRATE
MOTT LIBRARY
RE-OPENING
Mott Community College has made yet another national listing, demonstrating that the college is achieving
notable success in accomplishing its mission for the community. MCC was not only measured against other community colleges but also four-year colleges and
universities that issue associate degrees.
MCC was ranked in the June 13, 2011 edition of
Community College Week's Top 100 Associate Degree
Producers, a list that includes both two-year and four-year
institutions. MCC ranked 77th nationally among institutions in the "associate degrees – all disciplines"
category as well as 67th in the category of associate degree
granted to men and women of African American ancestry.
The listing includes institutions that have awarded the
largest number of associate degrees and certificates based
on an analysis examining degrees and certificates awarded
in the 2009-10 academic year with data collected by the
National Center for Education Statistics.
Victor M.H. Borden, Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies at the University of Indiana Bloomington, noted that 2011 has been a tough year for higher education in the article accompanying the Top 100 Associate Degree Producers list, "Bad Times, Good Times: Degree Awards Set Record
Despite Rocky Educational Landscape."
"This has been a rocky year for higher education in the United States," Borden stated. "States and
local communities face the most severe financial constraints that have been experienced since most community colleges opened their doors…all institutions and community colleges in particular, struggle to
offer a highly valued service to an increasingly diverse array of students and community partners with increasingly scarce resources."
Mott Community College has also been ranked in the top 10%. In its first step to identify the nation's
best community colleges and award $1 million in prize money, the Aspen Institute College Excellence
Program announced in April that MCC is one of the nation's 120 best community colleges, challenging it
to compete for the Prize funds to be announced in December 2011. For more information, visit www.AspenCCPrize.org
FABLAB Visit
QUOTE OF
THE M ONTH
"Freedom is a precious thing, and the
inalienable birthright of all who travel
this earth."
--Paul Robeson
Pictured from left: MCC’s Tom
Crampton, Dr. Richard Shaink
and Senator Carl Levin
U.S. Sen. Carl Levin (third from left) toured the Mott Community College Digital Fabrication Laboratory, or FABLAB, located in
the MCC Regional Technology Center, on a recent visit to the Flint
campus. Thomas Crampton, Executive Dean, MCC Regional Technology Initiatives, (from left) is joined by MCC President M.
Richard Shaink. The FABLAB at MCC is a hands-on laboratory that
provides the technology and modern fabrication tools to let people
build their own creations and products for personal or commercial
use.The FABLAB allows an individual to essentially take an idea
and discover how to turn it into a physical object. A dream-come true
for inventors of all ages, the FABLAB is a place where anyone can
make just about anything.
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Ca m p us
Cheryl Bassett, Chief Technology Officer, Information Technology Services, tells us that ITS
Manager Margaret Bourcier
was elected to serve on the Educational Technology Organization of Michigan (ETOM) Board
at the ETOM annual spring retreat. This is a three-year term and
her position on the Board will be determined this summer. She was one of
five candidates for two open seats. ETOM is
a state-wide organization that focuses on distance education and both
community college and 4-year universities. "This is a great opportunity for Margaret and for Mott to have a presence around the state in
this field," adds Cheryl. "Congratulations to Margaret!"
Honors Program Coordinator Brian Ivory lets us know that the
MCC Honors Program was awarded a $3,500 venture grant from the
Michigan Campus Compact to support the curriculum-based Alternative Break service projects associated with the new Honors Colloquium course: HONS 250: Social Diversity and Civic Engagement.
This fall, Brian and10 Honors students will complete two weekends of
service in order for students to meet the 45 service hours required for
HONS 250. The grant will also support the week-long, Spring Break
service trip to be scheduled for Winter Semester.
Flint Rotary chose Lennetta Coney, President of the Foundation for
MCC, as the winner of the 2011 Service Above Self Award. Nicknamed the “SASSY Award,” this honors Lennetta’s wide range
of community volunteer work.
Dale Weighill, Executive Dean, Professional Development & Experiential Learning, thanks the following people for presenting workshops for the Center for Teaching and Learning during June:
Fairy Hayes-Scott, Faculty - English - Humanities Division--Self
Publishing
Cheryl Bassett, Chief Technology Officer - ITS - Information
Technology Services--Computer Network Security
Margaret Bourcier & Team, Manager, e-Learning, FS And Web
Development - ITS e-Learning-- Peer-to-Peer Workshop
Angela Reeves, Counselor - Counseling & Student Development-Tools To Create Greater Classroom Effectiveness (Incorporating an
Ethnic Perspective)
Simone Mishler, AmeriCorps VISTA Volunteer - Professional
Development--Crochet Basics
Lisa Banks, Faculty - Business Division--Scrappin’ Discoveries…by Lisa Banks
Tony Caldwell, Faculty - Business Division--Ballroom Dancing
(Detroit Style)
Paul Jordan, Coordinator / Faculty - Fine Arts & Social Sciences
Division--Middle School Attendance, Academic Achievement, and
Poverty Status as Correlates of High School Graduation Rates
Marc Smith, Manager of Computing Services - ITS Computing
Support Services-- Google Apps
Don't forget to mark your calendars for the Friends of the Mott
Library "Steal a Deal" Silent Auction. Proceeds benefit the Mott Library. The auction, along with a light box lunch, will be held from 11
am to 1:30 pm. Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2011. Tickets are $10 in advance
and $12 at the door; $5 for MCC students. Tickets go on sale in August. The Friends are accepting items and donations for the Silent
Auction now. All members of the Friends can accept donations of
goods to be auctioned off (preferably slightly used or new) as well as
items for wrapping, including baskets, tissue, cellophane wrap, etc.
For more information, call Jennifer Kroninger at 762-0237.
Executive Dean of Student Services Delores Deen shares good
news from her area. Leslie Slining, manager of our Mott College
Arou
n
Book Store, recently received the P. R. Litzsinger Manager of the Year
Award for her exceptional management of our bookstore. This is the
highest honor that a Follett Store Manager can receive. The P R.
Litzsinger Manager of the Year Award has been given to deserving
managers for more than ten years. It is based on outstanding performance in three areas: financial, overall store performance, and living
the Follett Values. Suzanne Stegeman, Vice President, Sales and
Operations of Follett Higher Education Group, offered the following
congratulatory remarks to Leslie in a letter. "This award, Follett's
highest, signifies a manager's personal commitment to people, and acknowledges that they consistently maintain a very high operational
standard within their store," she notes. "The Litzsinger award acknowledges that the manager is providing a highly positive work environment by creating an inviting and exciting retail store that is
dedicated to serving their academic community.
2nd Annual MCC Softball
Tournament & Hotdog Roast
Congratulations to the Mott Community College Department of Public Safety team, winners of the 2011 MCC Employee Softball Tournament. Games were played at the Whittier
School Field, at Kearsley Park and Mott Community College
baseball fields on Wednesday, June 29. Co-ed teams battled it
out for the coveted trophy, awarded to the Public Safety team,
comprised of MCC police and public safety officers, their family members and friends. The players were cheered on by spectators of all ages. Everyone enjoyed free hot dogs, chips,
beverages, and ice cream. Last year's champs, Charlie's Angels,
plan to come back strong next year.
Exhibit Featuring Local
Holocaust Survivors on
Display at Mott Library
An intriguing
exhibit providing
first-hand accounts
from survivors of
the Holocaust will
be featured at the
Mott Community
College Library
through August 25
during regular library hours. Recounting Memory:
Flint-Area Holocaust Survivors & Youth Dialogue with History, located in the lobby of the newly renovated Mott Library. A reception is
scheduled from 5 to7 p.m. Tuesday, July 12. This event is free and
open to the public. Light refreshments will be served.
Visitors to the Library will have an opportunity to read stories and
view photos of survival on a large scale in this oral history project that
brings together area students and Holocaust survivors. Students and
faculty of MCC collaborated with local high school students and staff
of Jewish Community Services of Flint to capture the stories of Flintarea Holocaust survivors who were immigrants from the former USSR.
First-hand accounts of survival during World War II were retold by five
community members who had lived through this period as young children,
culminating in
the exhibit designed by
MCC Graphic
Design Professor Mara Jevera Fulmer.
The exhibit
features
material
gathered from
the interviews
of area
survivors, as
well as
reflective responses of the students, historical images and information.
"The educational focus of this project demonstrates the rich opportunities for collaboration between MCC faculty and students and
local organizations and high schools," Fulmer said. "Flint-area high
school seniors and MCC Design and Media students were engaged in
conducting the interviews and hearing the stories of survival, hope,
and overcoming racial and ethnic persecution, topics that still resonate
loudly in today's world."
The exhibit is funded in part by the Community Foundation of
Greater Flint with additional support from Mott Community College.
The exhibit will remain installed at the MCC Library through August
25, 2011 with plans to travel to other locations as they become available. For library hours, please call (810) 762-0400 or visit the website
at library.mcc.edu. For more information or to learn more about hosting this exhibit, contact Mara Jevera Fulmer at (810) 232-3431 or
email at mara.fulmer@mcc.edu.
Community Leaders Help
Celebrate the Grand ReOpening of Mott Library
Flint Mayor Dayne Walling was among several dignitaries on hand to
celebrate the re-opening of the newly-renovated Mott Library on Thursday,
June 23.
Dr. Shaink led the Mayor on a tour highlighting a host of state-of-the-art enhancements
of the building, preceding a ceremony with refreshments served in the Event Center.
"We're so proud of what Mott Community
College is doing for this community; we're all
very proud of this institution, and this facility is
amazing." Walling said. "This is just one of the
great projects being completed in this great
city, and the momentum is spreading."
Attendees were given cards that were
punched at the various points of interest to be
entered into a drawing for a chance to win an
Amazon Kindle and gift card.
Also on hand at the re-opening celebration were former Lt. Gov. John
Cherry, Genesee County Board Commissioner Deb Cherry, Sen. John Gleason, MCC Board chair Lenore Croudy, and Trustees Pamela Faris, Sally Shaheen Joseph and Andy Everman.
Renovations include work completed on the third floor of the library creating new spaces for the Testing Center and the Center for Teaching and
Learning. Two labs were installed on the third floor, one for staff and faculty
training and one that faculty can book for their courses.
The second floor of the library was renovated to create a library instruction room, a presentation practice room, increased study carrels and also to
sound-proof the existing group study rooms. The Honors Program office was
relocated to this space as well.
An addition was built on to the lobby area of the Event Center and break
out rooms were created to enhance the functionality of the meeting space.
On the first floor, benefactor Charles Stewart Mott's study was refur-
bished to appear as it did during the 1950s. The first floor computer lab was
redesigned to accommodate teaching in small groups. Both the presentation
practice room on the second floor and the first floor computer lab have the
same equipment as found in the smart classrooms across campus. New shelving and a new reference desk were installed to improve function, open up
sight lines, and to harmonize with the new design.
"The library renovation truly makes this building a center for learning for
all in our community," said Dr. Amy Fugate, Vice President for Academic Affairs. "As part of our mission of continuous quality improvement and lifelong learning, having space for professional development for our faculty and
staff, allows us to provide training to keep them at top skill levels. This in
turn allows them to share those same skills with our students. Whether or not
test taking can be pleasant is debatable, but our new Testing Center environment does its part to decrease test anxiety."
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For more calendar items visit
www.events.mcc.edu
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Upward Bound
11:15 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Prahl College Center
Upward Bound
11:15 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Prahl College Center
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City Wide (ARI) Training
9:00-11:00 am
RTC 2301
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PRIDE Training
6:00-9:00 p.m.
RTC 1109
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Saturday
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GSA Club Meeting
2:30-4:00 p.m.
Genesee Room
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Upward Bound
11:15 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Prahl College Center
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Sunday
GSA Club Meeting
2:30-4:00 p.m.
Genesee Room
Youth Quest
1:00-1:30 p.m.
RTC 1005
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Friday
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