MOTT COMMUNITY COLLEGE
CONNECTION
APRIL 2006
MCC
FACULTY
& STAFF
NEWSLETTER
WHAT’S
INSIDE
AROUND CAMPUS
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
CAREER FAIR
SPRING RECEPTION
EARTH DAY
CELEBRATION &
GARDENING SHOW
ONE BOOK ONE
COMMUNITY
DACUM
AT
MCC
MCC JAZZ
PROGRAM
Q UOTE OF
THE M ONTH
"Education is the jewel casting
brilliance into the future."
-- Mari Evans
MCC Welcomes Lech Walesa April 5
Lech Walesa, one of the genuine heroes of the 20th century, is
the speaker for the April 5, 2006 installment of the college's
Ballenger Eminent Persons Lecture Series. The free, public presentation is scheduled for 7 pm at the Ballenger Field House. Walesa,
the leader of Poland's Solidarity movement that brought down the
Iron Curtain, became Poland's first democratically elected President
and received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1983 for his efforts. The
Ballenger Lecture Series is made possible through the Ballenger
Trust (named for benefactor William S. Ballenger) and is coordinated by the Foundation for Mott Community College. For information, call the Foundation at 762-0425.
Nursing Program Kicking Off
50th Anniversary
Mott Community College (then Flint Junior
College) admitted its first class of nursing students in 1956. This inaugural class of aspiring
nurses graduated in 1958. To celebrate this
major milestone, MCC nursing faculty, staff and
students are busy planning a number of events
and activities to take place over a two-year period, starting May 2006 and culminating with a
major event in 2008. A Tea to kick-off the 50th
anniversary, which also coincides with National
Nurses Week traditionally held the first week in
May, is scheduled for May 10. Additional
details are forthcoming.
Award Winning Producer to Speak
at April 12 Luncheon
Kathleen Glynn, Academy Award and Emmy-winning producer, artist and costume designer, will
be featured at MCC’s Women in Education (WIE) fundraising luncheon Wednesday, April 12 at noon
in Applewood Café. Tickets are $20 and reservations must be made by Friday April 7 by calling 7620425. Glynn will be the guest of the WIE Committee, which raises funds to benefit female students at
MCC. A Flint native and wife of filmmaker Michael Moore, Kathleen Glynn will speak about her own
personal achievements and challenges since leaving the Flint area in the ‘80s. Though she often shares
film credits with her husband, Glynn leads a highly successful and rewarding career of her own.
Recently chosen as a voting member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, she is
expected to include thoughts on this prestigious role in her presentation. For tickets or more information, call the Foundation for MCC at 762-0425.
Around Campus
Chief Human Resources Officer Mark Kennedy shares a report about
MCC's work in the diversity recruiting area. In an effort to recruit nursing
instructor candidates from an underutilized area, HR Generalist Sylvia
Green and Nursing Coordinator Janet Westhoff attended the 3rd Annual
Asian American Pacific Islander Nurse Association Conference in Chicago
on March 11 -12. Event participants included nurse educators, clinicians,
and current graduate students. Sylvia and Janet spoke to participants about
MCC's nursing program and teaching opportunities available at the
College.
From Music Coordinator and Prof. Chuck Iwanusa: MCC Jazz students Bill Pennell, Ben Schlatter and Brent Hughes and Iwanusa traveled
to Mohawk College in Hamilton, Ontario in February to participate in a
series of workshops and concerts with jazz trombonist and composer Bob
Brookmeyer, who was named a National Endowment for the Arts Jazz
Master at this year's International Association for Jazz Education
Conference in January. The trip was made possible in part by the College
Life Enrichment Fund (CLEF). According to Chuck, this was the first of
several exchange programs between the Jazz programs of MCC and
Mohawk College planned for the next year.
Music Instructor and Pianist Larry MacDonald is among artists slated to perform in a benefit concert presented by the Flint Area League of
Women Voters, 3-5 pm Sunday April 9 at Woodside Church. The concert
will feature Broadway, film and classical music. Tickets can be purchased
in advance or at the door.
Theatre Instructor Dan Gerics, who serves as artistic director of Flint
City Theatre (FCT), lets us know that FCT is presenting Romeo and Juliet
at 8 pm May 18-27 at Red Ink Studio (behind the Farmers Market). Tickets
are $5. For info/reservations, call (810) 341-6912.
Here's a report from Business Dean Bob Loth on recent activity with
MCC's Transitions School of Cosmetology: Ten Cosmetology faculty
members went to the Midwest Beauty Show in Chicago March 4-6. This is
an annual show with more than 1,000 vendors demonstrating the latest in
products, equipment, and techniques in hair care, nail care and skin care.
This is the best professional trade show in the industry for providing information on all aspects of the cosmetology profession. On March 13, the
cosmetology department took 115 cosmetology and nail technology students to the Detroit Salon Forum by Maly's Beauty Supply at the
Renaissance Center in Detroit. This professional trade show provided the
students with knowledge in all areas of the cosmetology profession.
Students reported on March 20 that they learned a lot about products that
we use in our school and about technical skills such as hair cutting, coloring, nail enhancements, and skin care. "They came back from spring break
very motivated to try out their new skills," Bob added.
Art Prof. John Dempsey will be exhibiting new paintings in a group
exhibition entitled "Short, Sharp, Shook." The show opening is scheduled
Friday, April 14 from 6 to 9 pm at Buckham Gallery, 134 1/2 W Second St.
The show will run through May 5. For details, call (810) 239-6334.
Philosophy Prof. Tom Spademan just discovered that his essay
"Rights and the Gift in Sartre's Notebooks for an Ethics" was recently
anthologized by Harold Bloom in a collection simply titled Jean-Paul
Sartre for Chelsea House Publishers. The essay originally appeared in the
journal Philosophy Today.
Criminal Justice
Career Fair
MCC's annual Criminal Justice Career Fair will be held Tuesday, April
11at 4 pm in the Prahl Center Ballroom. The CJ Fair promotes MCC's
Criminal Justice program and provides linkages between employers and students, graduates and members of the community seeking career opportunities
in the criminal justice field. This event is free and open to the public.
Spring Reception Set
for April 20
Mark your calendars to attend the 2006 Spring Reception.
Several MCC employees will be recognized for outstanding service
and dedication to the College at 2:30 pm Thursday April 20 in the
Prahl Center Ballroom. In addition to the Chester D. Smith
Outstanding Staff Member Award presentation, employees with 25
years of service and employees who have retired or plan to retire during the 2005-06 academic year will be honored. Please plan to attend.
Earth Day Celebration
and Gardening Show
MCC's annual event observing Earth Day will feature a variety of fun, earth-friendly presentations and activities for the entire
family. The Earth Day and Gardening Show will be 9 am - 3 pm
Saturday, April 22 at the Gorman Science Center. All activities
will be held at Gorman and the event is free and open to the public. An Earth Egg Hunt will kick off the festivities, followed by
several hands-on children's activities as well as live animal presentations, including exhibits from the Live Birds of Prey and the
Organization for Bat Conservation. All ages can participate in a
recycled art contest that is sure to test how we view and use post
consumer goods. More than 30 groups and organizations from
across the community will be participating in MCC's Earth Day
Celebration and Gardening Show. "This year is full of up-close
and personal views of the Earth we inhabit," said Marketing's
Rebecca Gale-Gonzalez, an Earth Day organizer. "A variety of
speakers and vendors including local organizations and gardeningrelated retailers will provide much interest for this fun-filled day."
For more information, call 762-0520 or 762-0455 or please visit:
www.earthday.mcc.edu.
In Memoriam
By MCC Prof. Emeritus Frank Friedman
As a longtime employee of MCC, I was fortunate to meet
outstanding colleagues.
Larry Willett was in Mechanical Engineering for 25 years. A
quiet, energetic person who was always prompt, particularly at
faculty meetings! He passed away from cancer Feb. 21 at age 67.
His friends and students enjoyed his contributions to MCC.
Leo Wiljamaa taught at MCC until his retirement in 1977.
He then worked as a technician in the electronics lab for nine
more years. He died Feb. 20 of natural causes at 93. I knew Leo
as a friend and colleague. His Finnish background was unique. He
always gave me articles for my Tri-County Language Association
newsletters, even after he moved back to Minnesota.
Mark Bednarski, the talented son of former MCC employee
Dorothy Bednarski, passed away Feb. 26 from cancer. Dorothy
always bragged about how Mark was making strides at Powers
Catholic High School - he won three science fairs while at
Powers and graduated in 1976. He did graduate work at the
University of Chicago, doctoral work at Yale and Harvard and
attended the prestigious Stanford Medical School (where he
taught). His passion was chemistry and he studied ways to treat
cancerous tumors. He was admired by colleagues and students,
making learning fun, his mother said. At 47, he did not deserve to
die. Stanford lost a great human being and educator.
One Book, One Community MCC Jazz Program
The Mott College Library is, again this year, participating in the
Celebrates National Jazz
countywide One Book, One Community dinner/discussion program
scheduled for 6 pm Monday, April 24 at First Presbyterian Church,
Appreciation Month
746 S. Saginaw Street in downtown Flint.
Michael Kelly, MCC Executive Director of Public Information, will
be joined by his wife, Kay Kelly, in providing a dramatic reading.
The book selected for the 2006 One Book - One Community is Pay It
Forward by Catherine Ryan Hyde. This popular novel, which is also a
movie starring Kevin Spacey, Helen Hunt, and Haley Joel Osment, tells
the story of a 12-year-old who uses his extra-credit social studies assignment to change the world. He does a favor for three people and all he
asks is that they "pay it forward" by doing a favor for three more people,
who in turn would help three others, creating a chain of human kindness.
This seemingly simple plan sweeps out of the small California town
inspiring others, as just reading the book has encouraged students, their
teachers and others to formulate their own ideas of how they might "pay it
forward."
The Mott Library has more than 25 copies of the novel ready to circulate with the campus community. "Kellogg Community College is sharing copies with us in their own version of "pay it forward," said Denise
Hooks, Mott Library Executive Director. "The MCC library staff would
like you to take advantage of this opportunity. Please ask at the
Circulation Desk if you are interested in checking out a copy."
The Friends of the Mott Library will hold a book discussion group on
Monday, May 8 at noon in the library. A campus-wide book discussion
group can also be scheduled for mid-April, before the end of the semester
and before the First Presbyterian event , if anyone is interested. In addition, Pay it Forward author, Catherine Ryan Hyde will provide a free,
public lecture at the Flint Public Library at 7 pm Wednesday, May 10. A
book signing is scheduled to follow the presentation.
DACUM at MCC
As part of the Smithsonian Institute's Annual Jazz Appreciation
Month (JAM), MCC's award-winning Jazz Program will present a
series of concerts that are free and open to the public. The concert
schedule follows:
• Sunday, April 2, 3 pm, Mott Memorial Building Auditorium Jazz Ensemble, the Steelheads and four Jazz Combos
• Monday, April 10, 4 pm, Mott Memorial Building Auditorium,
Jazz Combo I, directed by Tom Smith
• Monday, April 17, 4 pm, Mott Memorial Building Auditorium,
Jazz Combos II & III, directed by Chuck Iwanusa & Frank Yon
• Friday, April 21, 7 pm, Woodside Church Jazz Vespers,
Jazz Ensemble, directed by Chuck Iwanusa
• Monday, April 24, 4 pm, Mott Memorial Building Auditorium,
Jazz Composers Workshop, Chuck Iwanusa - Advisor
The faculty for the ensembles are:
Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Combo II and the Jazz Composers Workshop Chuck Iwanusa
Jazz Combo I - Tom Smith
Jazz Combo III - Frank Yon
The Steelheads - Jim Coviak
For more information, call Chuck Iwanusa, Music Coordinator/
Professor at 232-3505.
Training Workshop for Advisors
On March 2 and 3, a DACUM workshop was conducted with local
experts in the field of Social Work, a process used as part of Program
and Discipline analysis at MCC. DACUM is an acronym for Developing
A CurricUluM. It is a process that defines an occupation in terms of the
duties and tasks performed in that occupation. The input from these
experts will be used to update and revise the Social Work Technician
curriculum and course design at MCC. "DACUM is another example of
MCC working with input from the community to create programs of
service to the community," said Mike Thompson, Executive Dean,
Curriculum Office. "We give our sincere thanks to these participants."
On Friday, March 3, Dr. Jim Leonard, Dean of Counseling and
Student Development, conducted a training workshop for 12 faculty
advisors and counselors. Faculty who provide advising in a number of
MCC program areas were introduced to the Noel-Levitz theoretical
approach to the profession. The purpose of the training was to provide
a theoretical base for advising and to ensure a student focus while promoting student success and retention through a developmental
approach. Topics such as appropriate course selection, helping students
get connected, strength based approaches, planning for careers and life
after college, and advising communication and relational skills were
reviewed and discussed.
APRIL 2006
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1
Ice Breaker
12-3 p.m.
PCC Cafeteria
Jazz Combo I
Concert • 4 p.m.
MMB Auditorium
4
3
5
6
10
Audubon Society Meeting
5:30-10 p.m.
Genesee Room
11
Criminal Justice Fair
4-6:30 p.m.
Prahl Center Ballroom
17
Jazz Combo II & III
Concert • 4 p.m.
MMB Auditorium
Board of Trustees
Meeting • 7:30-10 p.m.
Prahl Ballroom
18
24
25
Jazz Composers
Workshop • 4 p.m.
MMB Auditorium
12
Women In Ed.
Luncheon
Noon • Applewood
13
2
Jazz Ensemble/Jazz
Combo/Steel Drum
Ensemble Concert
MMB Auditorium
Concert at 3 p.m.
7
8
14
15
16
22
23
Lifelong Learning for
Seniors
9:30 a.m.-Noon
Prahl Center Ballroom
Lech Walesa
7-8 p.m.
Ballenger Field House
Sunday
9
Phi Theta Kappa
Induction
2-4 p.m. MMB
Auditotium
Sierra Club Meeting
5:30-10 p.m.
Genesee Room
19
20
Spring Reception
2:30 p.m.
Prahl Center Ballroom
26
27
21
Employer Forum
8-10:30 a.m.
RTC 1301 & 1401
28
Earth Day Celebration
9 a.m.-3 p.m.
Gorman Science Center
29
30
MCC
Band/Choir/Chamber
Singers Concert
MMB Auditorium
Concert at 3 p.m.
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