MOTT COMMUNITY COLLEGE
CONNECTION
MAY 2010
MCC
FACULTY
& STAFF
NEWSLETTER
WHAT’S
INSIDE
AROUND CAMPUS
OUTSTANDING
EMPLOYEE OF THE
MONTH
MCC EARNS
ACCREDITATION FOR
EARLY CHILDHOOD
EDUCATION
PROGRAM
Q UOTE OF
THE M ONTH
"If I have seen farther than others, it
is because I was standing on the
shoulder of giants."
-- Sir Isaac Newton
MCC and Northwood Partner to Offer
Bachelor Degrees in Business
Mott Community College has launched a new
collaboration with Northwood University that will
offer a new four-year college option to area students.
A special signing ceremony for an articulation agreement to renew the institutions' partnership was held on
Friday, April 16, 2010, in the auditorium of the
Regional Technology Center.
Administrators from both schools were on hand to
sign the articulation agreement, signifying Northwood's
acceptance of any MCC associate degree as the first two
years of a Bachelor's in Business Administration-Management major and/or a Bachelor's in Business
Administration--Marketing major.
These articulation agreements are renewals of
MCC President Dick Shaink (left) and
agreements that have been in place and differ in the
Northwood University President Keith
fact that Northwood recently converted from a quarterPretty sign the articulation aggreement.
based system to a semester-based format,
making the transfer experience a smoother and more seamless process for students.
The third year of either BBA program can be taken at MCC following the Transfer Articulation
Guide as provided with the agreement, available on the MCC website at www.mcc.edu and on the
Northwood University website at www.northwood.edu.
The fourth year of the BBA program can be completed at the Northwood location at 3487 South
Linden Road in Flint. Students seeking a BBA from Northwood will benefit from this agreement in that
the ability to take the third year of course work at MCC will allow a savings in tuition.
"It is always exciting to work with transfer institutions on articulation agreements that benefit our
students, said Dr. Amy Fugate, Vice President for Academic Affairs at MCC. "We look forward to more
agreements like today's with Northwood University."
Annual Mott, Motown & More Benefit
Performance Set for May 14
A diverse group of community leaders will be joined by a host of MCC staffers to help create
many memorable performances to MCC's annual lip synch phenomenon Motown, Mott & More. A
variety of performers will be lip syncing and dancing to this year's theme "Mott, Motown & More:
Dance to the Music."
The team of organizers, headed up by Foundation President Lennetta Coney, have lined up a slate
of performers who are practicing for the show, a fundraiser that benefits MCC students in need.
"Our stars are made by the very capable hands of a professional director who patiently works with
community leaders regardless of their performance skills," Coney said. "The transformation of community leader to rock star is incredible every year and the audience is quick to show their approval."
The show is scheduled for 7 pm, Friday May 14 and will be held in the Mott Memorial Building
Auditorium. Tickets to Mott, Motown & More are $20 and can be purchased in advance by calling
(810)762-0041. Tickets also may be purchased at the door. All proceeds will go to MCC Alumni
Association scholarships to aid MCC students in need of financial assistance.
Around Campus
Mark Leach, Director
of ITS Enterprise
Architecture and Lennetta Coney, President, Foundation for Mott
Community College, would like to thank Mary Brown, Nancy Cook,
Paul Crane, Vera Jenkins, Joe King and Mary Yarbrough for all
their hard work and successful conversion of the Foundation for MCC
application system from Benefactor to Colleague Advancement. Phase
1 was completed January 16-18 and Phase 2 was completed March 27.
From Public Safety Administrative Assistant Beverly Lloyd:
MCC public safety student officers will participate in the spring community park clean up in Kearsley Park on May 8. Also, MCC Public
Safety officers are presenting safety information to elementary students at Potter, Pierce and Washington schools on May 25 as part of
the Take 25 national safety initiative.
Counselor Brian Ivory attended the 11th Annual White Privilege
Conference in LaCrosse, Wisconsin. It's a yearly forum for attendees
to have critical discussions about diversity, multicultural education,
social justice, and systems of privilege and oppression. There were
1,600 attendees at this year's conference.
Interpreter Training Program Coordinator Stevie Naeyaert tells
us that Instructor Jen Doerr and a group of MCC students traveled to
Washington, DC to attend the Gallaudet University Open House.
Gallaudet University (GU) is the world leader in liberal education and
career development for deaf and hard of hearing undergraduate students. "We have a couple of students that plan on transferring to GU to
their interpreter training program," added Stevie.
Music Prof. Mary Niewenhuis is serving as a guest conductor on
the Carolyn Mawby Chorale spring concert. Since Carolyn has been
recovering from a serious illness, Matt Thompson, a pianist from UMAnn Arbor and Mary have shared the conducting responsibilities. The
concert is Saturday, May 22 at 7:30 p.m. at St. Christopher's Episcopal
Church, Grand Blanc. General admission is $15 and $5 for students.
The title of the program is "America Sings" and covers a wide variety
of styles from Stephen Foster to Barbershop and the Beach Boys to
Catherine McMichael (a Saginaw composer.)
Business Division Dean Robert Loth brings news from his area.
The winter 2010 Advance Cosmetology Class started adding Strengths
Finders 2.0 to their studies. The students gained much insight into
their strengths and how important they are for their future. On
Wednesday, April 14, the entire Advance Cosmetology class and their
instructors celebrated their strengths by wearing T-shirts which the students created listing their individual strengths. The students and
instructors ended the day with a cookout/potluck, and released their
strengths into the world by blowing bubbles.
Gloria Maclin, adjunct cosmetology faculty, was awarded Club
Advisor of the Year by Student Life. Every year, Gloria schedules and
organizes two major field trips for the entire cosmetology department.
This past fall, she arranged for 85 cosmetology, nail technology, and
esthetics students and staff to attend the one-day Maly's hair show in
Grand Rapids. In March, Gloria arranged for 110 students and staff to
attend the three-day American Beauty Show in Chicago. Gloria begins
organizing the Chicago trip at least one year prior to the event.
According to Bob Loth, this trip would not be possible without the
dedication and determination of Gloria Maclin. The students and staff
appreciate all the work she does.
Accounting News: These past few months three Accounting
Students have volunteered their time to prepare income tax returns for
low-income individuals in our community. After taking the Income
Tax Accounting course at MCC last semester, these students volunteered through a program called VITA. One of the students sent
Instructor Alana Ferguson a "Thank You Letter" that included the following:
"Taking the federal income tax course at Mott (Acct-215) gave
me a significant amount of background into understanding the laws
and regulations pertaining to tax code. The training for volunteers in
the VITA program is designed to teach the basic tax theories, but
focuses a lot on the changes in the current tax laws. When combining
these two different learning experiences I have gained a very well
rounded comprehension in preparing tax returns. Working with the
VITA program will not only be a good notation on a future resume,
but has given me a worthy chance to help give back to the people of
this community."
Mary Yarbrough, Foundation for MCC Development Associate,
completed her seminary program and on April 18, 2010, graduated
with a Master’s of Divinity degree with a major in Holistic Ministries.
As part of her education, she achieved board certification as a Holistic
Health Practitioner from the American Association of Drugless
Practitioners.
Philosophy Prof. Tom Spademan, appointed by former Flint City
Council President Jim Ananich to the Flint Zoning Board of Appeals
two years ago, was elected vice-chair of the board by members of the
board at the April 20, 2010 meeting.
Theatre Prof. Dan Gerics stars in Flint City Theatre's Variety
Show Fundraising Event, the Intimate Vaudeville Theatre at the Good
Beans Café on May 21 and 22 at 8 pm. For reservations, call (810)
237-4663. Generous donations will be accepted. The show will feature
"comedy, music, dance, puppets, swordplay, Shakespeare, tomfoolery
and other falderal entertainment of note," Dan said.
English Instructor Beverly Vargo tells us that she accompanied
ten Mott students to the University at Buffalo for the Northeast
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) Conference. They had
only expected about 300 attendees and there were almost 500 participants. "One of our group asked a straight ally how it felt to be in the
minority," Bev said. "I then asked her how it felt to be in the majority.
With a big smile on her face, she said, "Awesome!" The sessions were
very informative and we hope to implement some of the ideas we
learned to continue to make Mott an LGBT friendly campus."
Executive Director of Academic Operations Dolores Sharpe tells
us about a new Certificate program was recently approved by the
Board of Trustees at their April meeting. The Certificate of
Achievement in Robotic Programming and Control offered out of the
Technology division is designed for professionals that have already
earned a minimum of an AAS degree or Certificate of Achievement in
Electronics and Electrical Technology, Computer Aided Drafting and
Design, Computer Occupations Technology, Mechanical Operations
Technology, or related technical field or have five years of relevant
work experience. It is designed to provide training in robotic programming and controls to supplement the technical degree. Students will be
prepared for careers in control systems, industrial automation, work
cell development and robotics.
Lori Trumbo, Executive Dean, Professional Development &
Experiential Learning and William Reich, Director, Center for
Teaching & Learning, would like to thank the following people for
presenting workshops for the CTL during the month of April.
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Around Campus Continued
Elizabeth Connelly-Blair, Business Division: "Impact of Perception on
Teacher Assessment"
Marc Smith-ITS & Aaron Gulyas-Social Sciences:- "Smartphones:
Blackberries & iPhones"
John Mrozik- "My Second Career: Pottery"
Tony Caldwell-Business Division: "Ballroom Dancing-Detroit
Style"
From Fine Art Prof. John Dempsey: Mott fine arts program painting and sculpture students have been invited by Uptown Development to
exhibit their work in the Rowe building, Friday, June 11during downtown Flint's 2nd Friday Artwalk. The exhibition is free and open to the
public with a reception during June's Artwalk.
Business Division Dean Bob Loth provides a report on MCC culinary arts department activities. One of the highlights of the annual
Zehnder's of Frankenmuth Snowfest is the popular attraction of the Hot
Food Competition and Tasting. Each year, The American Culinary
Federation (ACF)—Flint Saginaw Valley Chapter organizes a hot food
competition & tasting hosted by Zehnder's of Frankenmuth as part of the
Snowfest. This year's competition theme was "The Feast of Santa Fe: A
Culinary Salute to Southwest Cuisine." Two dozen top chefs in Michigan
competed in various categories for cash and trophies. Among the judges
were active members of the American Culinary Federation (ACF) and
MCC's own Chef Bill Crawford, Chef Matt Cooper and Chef Mark
Handy. Among the competitors were several of MCC Culinary Arts students, former students and graduates. The students competed in four categories. MCC students placed in each category with MCC taking first
place in each category and sweeping the competition with seven out of
the twelve possible awards.
Among the winners were Jerry Todd first place for "Along the Rio
Grade;" Travis Ringer first place for "Fiesta Favorites" and "Peoples
Choice;" Denise Fahrenbruch placed first for "Hacienda Holiday" and
"Best of Show." Other proud winners included Carl Hitch, taking third
place for "Along the Rio Grande" with his recipe "Sagebrush Shrimp;"
Terry Tanner placed third for "Fiesta Favorites" with his recipe
"Oklahoma Brisket."
“MCC's Culinary Arts department is proud to have such
dedicated students,” Bob said. We would like to congratulate each of
them on their efforts and their dedication to the community as the proceeds from the competition help support The Flint Head Start Snack
Sack Project. This year the students raised $3,000 to help this admirable
cause. Congratulations to the students of Mott Community College’s
Culinary Arts Department.”
Dental Assisting Prof. Jenette Schanick provides a report on the
event Student Day Activities/Awards, which took place in Novi on April
16.
Arlene Minto- earned first place for the James B. Bush Essay
Competition. There will be a plaque that will have her name and Mott
Community College that will be displayed in the Dental Assisting showcase area at MMB 2nd floor dental wing.
Jean Weeden, Arlene Minto, and Tamra Jones won 2nd place for the
infection control video they submitted for the competition which was
really exciting.
Academics:
High Honors: Jean Weeden, Arlene Minto, Kelly Scott,
Julie Bradshaw,
Honors: Caitlin Ham, Erica Cheshier, Jessica Like, Artez Davis,
Jennifer Hayward, Sara Hobbs and Alice White
New Employees: MCC welcomes Demika Dyles, Upward Bound
Coordinator, start date May 3, 2010; Chulindra Cooks, Administrative
Assistant I- Professional Development & Experiential Learning, start
date: April 12, and Kraig Brueck, Certified/Sworn Police Officer in the
Department of Public Safety, start date: April 12.
MCC Earns Accreditation
for Early Childhood
Education Program
MCC is doing its part to make certain that highly trained teachers
will be ready for the children and families in our community. MCC's
Associate of Applied Science (AAS) Early Childhood Education
Program has earned accreditation from the National Association for
the Education of Young Children Commission (NAEYC) on Early
Childhood Associate Degree Accreditation.
MCC's early education program is among nine college programs
nationwide recently recognized for earning the NAEYC Early
Childhood Associate Degree Accreditation, the national program that
sets the standard of excellence in early childhood teacher education.
NAEYC is the world's largest organization working on behalf of
young children.
The accreditation system establishes professional preparation
standards to raise the quality of early childhood education, and in turn
raises the quality of early education programs serving young children.
The newly accredited programs by the NAEYC brings the total to 102
since 2006.
In addition, accredited associate degree programs provide access
to the profession and a strong foundation for the diverse pool of early
childhood teachers needed in the field. The National Association for
the Education of Young Children Commission, founded in 1926, has
nearly 90,000 members worldwide and is the largest and most influential voice for early childhood education professionals and the field of
early childhood education in the United States. Rebecca Garske is the
coordinator of the Early Childhood Education program at MCC. For
more information, call (810) 762-0332.
Outstanding Employee
of the Month
Brenda Zicha, Associate
Professor of Sociology, Social
Sciences Division, has been
selected as the Outstanding
Employee of the Month for
February 2010. There's no doubt
that Brenda loves sociology: her
slogan, "Sociology Rocks"
appears on all her syllabi and
promotional materials.
Brenda is described as "always
positive, upbeat and energetic,"
which has served her well on
numerous committees. Because
Social Sciences Dean Margaret
she is so organized, with her
Brainard (left) congratulates
work on the committees, memBrenda Zicha.
bers get the work done and they
have lot of fun doing it. Brenda is also the advisor to Phi Theta Kappa
and a mentor to new full and part-time faculty. Her advice, kindness
and availability have been invaluable in building a strong, positive
atmosphere among the newer full-timers and the part-time and adjunct
faculty in the Social Sciences division.
Since Brenda previously served as a member of the Outstanding
Employee of the Month Committee, the current Committee members
were delighted to present her with a $50 Target gift card, a balloon
bouquet and a framed certificate of appreciation. Congratulations,
Brenda!
MAY 2010
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
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Mott, Motown & More
7:00 p.m.
MMB 1130
Healing Hands
Race/Walk
6:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Ballenger Field House
For more calendar items visit www.events.mcc.edu
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Genesee Area Counseling
Association Luncheon
12:00-2:00 p.m.
Genesee Room
Upward Bound
2:30-4:30 p.m.
CM 2140
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Bruin Club Board of
Directors Meeting
12:00-2:00 p.m.
Genesee Room
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P.R.I.D.E. Training
6:00-9:00 p.m.
RTC 1109
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Job Fair
Workforce Development
9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
Ballenger Field House
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US Census Training
8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Lapeer Extension Center
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Sierra Club Meeting
6:00-9:30 p.m.
Genesee Room
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Alumni Association
Meeting
12:00-1:30 p.m.
PCC 1120
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Drinking Water
Certification Exam
8:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
RTC 1005
13
Foster Parent
Refresher Training
9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
RTC 1301
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CCNA
7:00-9:00 pm
RTC 1005
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Mott Middle College
Dance
4:00-10:00 pm
CM 1131
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Statewide Interpreters
Conference
8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
RTC 1005
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P.R.I.D.E. Training
9:00 a.m.-12:00 pm
RTC 1109
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