1 The VC Publication The Monthly Journal Dedicated to Your Success ISSUE 29 December 2011 Six Sigma Project P.1 You’re Hired P.2 Dan Dimmick Scholarship P.3 Our Graduation Speakers P.4 A Note from the Dean P.6 Say What? P.8 In This Issue Editor: Darryl Demmons Managing Editor: Christine Bostic Faculty Advisor: Cheryl Corbin Caramel Eggnog 6 tablespoons sugar 1 1/2 cups water, boiling 3 eggs, separated 2 tablespoons sugar 3 cups milk, chilled 3/4 cup evaporated milk, chilled 1/4 teaspoon salt (to taste) Directions: Place the 6 tablespoons sugar in a skillet and heat, stirring frequently, until an amber liquid is formed. Slowly add the boiling water and stir until caramel is dissolved; remove from heat and chill. Just before serving, beat egg yolks until very thick and lemon-yellow. Beat egg whites separately, gradually adding the 2 tablespoons of sugar, until very stiff and smooth. Combine chilled caramel syrup with the milk and evaporated milk. Fold egg whites into yolks, and quickly stir in the milk mixture and salt. Serve at once. BUS 2760 Class Works on 6 Sigma Project By Frances Jackson Six Sigma is a process to improve the concerns of an organization. BUS2760 students did a survey of VC stop letters, registration, and staffing in the business office. Based on the polls students showed most concern about the “stop letters.” We listened to the voice of the customer and contacted Shea Camp, Director of Financial Planning, about the stop letters. Originally, we assumed the stop letters were for outstanding financial obligations; however, our findings suggested the intended letters were a last resort for personal, financial, or academic information. We would like to thank the 60 random students that participated in the survey, our champion who allowed us to interrupt classes, our facilitator, and special THANKS to Shea Camp, Director of Financial Planning, and the subject manager expert (SME’s) of BUS2760 class. Special thanks goes to Ms. Clay for providing us with the actual information for a Six Sigma project and giving us the opportunity to participate in such an endeavor. Champion – Mr. Chris Moore, President Facilitator - Mrs. Tanya Powell, PD SME’s - Judy Brown, Twalla Jones, Frances Jackson, Natasha Mack, Natasha Miller, Shea Camp, Director, Financial Planning Green Belt - Ms. Lezlie Clay
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The VC Publication The Monthly Journal Dedicated to Your Success
Ultimate Party Meatballs 1 (14 oz.) can Ocean spray Jellied Cranberry sauce
1 (12 oz.) bottle Heinz Chili Sauce
1 (2 lb.) bag frozen, pre-cooked, cocktail-size
meatballs
Directions:
Combine sauces in a large saucepan.
Cook over medium-low heat, stirring until smooth.
Add meatballs.
Cover and cook for 15 minutes or until meatballs are heated through,
stirring occasionally.
My New Year’s Resolution 1. Stop lying, you ain’t going to lose any weight. —
Christine Bostic
2. Stop hanging with fools and losers — Rico Fielding
3. Go to church more. Darryl Demmons
4. A closer walk with Jesus!! Janet Whiting
5. Stop making the same mistake twice. -Tanya Powell
6. To work a lot smarter and not harder. -Darnell Holston
7. To become a better person and avoid the bad things I’ve done this year—
Ernestine Brooks
8. Stay true to my dream—Cheryl Corbin
9. Read more– Kele Jenkins
10. Work harder on being a better person— Kim Glen-Wright
Poetry Corner
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National Honor Society Inductees
The National Technical Honor Society Induction (Pinning)
Ceremony was held on Thursday, November 17, 2011. Twenty
three Honor Society members were pinned. The Honor
Society will be open to eligible members each quarter. Eligible
students will receive an invitation letter in the mail. VC will hold
two Induction ceremonies each year.
More photos available on http://vc-solutions.org
The family of Allied Health Instructor Dan Dimmick created a scholarship for the students he taught at Virginia College. The school was saddened when we lost Mr. Dimmick this year, but his legacy for excellence will go on. This year students in the Medical Assisting program have submitted applications and the school will award the first Dan Dimmick Memorial Scholarship on Wednesday, December 7, 2011, 4:00 – 5:00 p.m. The ceremony will take place in room 176.
Best Pot Roast 1 whole onion 1/2 pound baby carrots Adobo seasoning seasoning salt black pepper 1 pot roast 3 teaspoons of vinegar 1 cup of water
Soak pot roast in vinegar and water for 5 minutes. While waiting for the pot roast, clean and wash carrots and peel onion. Wash the onion in cool water. Chop onion as thinly as you like and set aside. If you are able to get a roasting bag, then do so and place the roast in it. Sprinkle the Adobo, seasoning salt and black pepper (as much as you desire, to taste) on the roast in the bag. Place carrots and onions in the roasting bag along with the roast. Cook for 1 hour or until meat is tender and thoroughly cooked.
The Student Ambassador program has been launched and has seven Student
Ambassadors from the following programs: Charmaine Kellam, Business Administration,
LaSonya Morton, Pharmacy Technician; Tina Prater & Monica Abrego, Medical Assisting,
Jennelyn Harris, Medical Billing & Coding; and KyAra Meadows & Trey Bowen, Surgical
Technology. These students were nominated by their Program Directors based on academic
achievement, attendance, and leadership skills and will represent Virginia College at events
such as graduation, advisory board meetings, open houses, etc. Each Student Ambassador
will serve a term of two Quarters.
Marguerite Flynn, Instructor
Shannon Smith, Surgical Tech
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Graduation Speaker: Shawnda Kettles, TM
What are your plans when you graduate?
First, I have a mentorship that I must fulfill with Laura Allen. I would
like to eventually open a non-profit organization that will offer
massages to people with chronic pain. Later, I plan to further my
education by studying sports medicine or chronic pain management.
How was your journey at VC?
Actually, it was awesome! I see the growth I’ve made since I first
came through the doors: as a mother, as a woman, and as a
therapist. So much of my life, personally, has happened in the last
two years. VC was my “go-to” place, my comfort, my hiding spot. I was able to do so much here. I was
Editor of the Newsletter. I was involved in Student Advisory, Work Study, Drama Club. If I had attended
another college, I wouldn’t have had the same experience or obtained the same knowledge that I was
fortunate to gather here at VC.
Is there anything else you would like us to know about?
What I would like to deeply express to the students is that I truly believe the staff and faculty REALLY
live up to the “Student First” motto. I have a respect for each person at VC from student to President.
I will miss being here because they became my family.
Our Graduation Speaker-
Sara Barry, ST
By: Christine Bostic
My plans after graduating are pretty
predictable. I will work as a surgical technologist for a few years. I plan
to continue my education at the Medical College of Georgia. I would like
to attend night school for a while to obtain my Bachelors of Science in
Nursing.
My journey through Virginia College was more like a roller
coaster ride. Every quarter seemed to test me further than the last. I
was really blessed with great Career Services help, Ms. Rosalyn
Holliday and Mr. Darnell Holston. I would not have gotten my job at the
Surgery Center in Columbia County had they not helped me so much
with my resume.
The only thing I have left to say is how much I appreciate my
teacher, Mr. Stephen Wurtz. I was so grateful for him. Not only is Mr.
Wurtz an amazing teacher, but he really does listen to his students and
take the time to work with them individually. If Mr. Wurtz hadn’t been my
teacher, I doubt I would have made it through the program. There is
something to be said about a person who cares so much about all of his
students and takes the time to learn about each of them.
Crisped Oven Potatoes
1 envelope Lipton Recipe Secrets
Onion Soup Mix
½ cup olive or vegetable oil
¼ cup butter or margarine, melted
1 tsp. thyme leaves (optional)
1 tsp. marjoram leaves (optional)
¼ tsp. pepper
2 lbs. all-purpose potatoes cut into
quarters
Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
In shallow baking or roasting pan,
thoroughly blend all ingredients
except potatoes.
Add potatoes and turn to coat
thoroughly.
Bake, stirring occasionally, 60 min
or until potatoes are tender and
golden brown.
Garnish, if desired, with chopped
parsley.
Interview by: Gracie McNeal
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Top Five Best Albums
Adele- 21
Lady Gaga- Born This Way
Lil Wayne - Carter 4
Mumford & Son - Sigh No More
Jason Aldean - My Kinda Party
USA TODAY's Best-Selling Books
Inheritance by Christopher Paolini
11/22/63 by Stephen King
Steve Jobs: A Biography by Walter
Isaacson
The Litigators by John Grisham
The Next Always by Nora Roberts
Cornbread Recipe
1/2 cup butter 2/3 cup white sugar 2 eggs 1 cup buttermilk 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1 cup cornmeal 1 cup all-purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon salt Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease an 8—inch square pan. Melt butter in large skillet. Remove from heat and stir in sugar. Quickly add eggs and beat until well blended. Combine buttermilk with baking soda and stir into mixture in pan. Stir in cornmeal, flour, and salt until well blended and few lumps remain. Pour batter into the prepared pan. Bake in the preheated oven for 30 to 40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
Graduation is January 21, 2012!
Reminder: December graduates - graduation rehearsal (mandatory) is scheduled for Saturday, January 7
th, at 10:00 a.m. at the Augusta Richmond Academy
High School (auditorium). Graduates will receive their cap, gown, tassel, and guest tickets for the ceremony.
Graduation is scheduled for Saturday, January 21
st, at 11:00 a.m. at the
Bell Auditorium. We will have ~185 graduates from the following programs: AOM, Cosmetology, Healthcare Reimbursement, Medical Assistant, Medical Billing & Coding, Medical Office Management, Pharmacy Technician, Surgical Technology, and Therapeutic Massage.
Our two graduate speakers will be Sara Barry (Surgical Tech Summer Quarter graduate) and Shawnda Kettles (Therapeutic Massage Fall Quarter graduate).
Quotes to live by:
Life is hard. It's harder if you're stupid.—John Wayne
If you can't be content with what you have received, be thankful for what you have escaped.—Izaak Walton
When you believe in things that you don’t understand then you suffer. [in “Superstition”] - Stevie Wonder
5 pounds assorted greens (collard, kale, mustard, and turnip greens, in any
combination), tough stems discarded
2 medium onions, chopped
1/4 cup vegetable oil
2 jalapenos, seeded and minced, optional
1 (1 1/2 pound) smoked turkey wing
Seasoned salt and freshly ground black pepper
Tear greens into large pieces. Wash the greens well in a sink full of cold
water. In a large pot combine onions, water, oil, and jalapenos. Bury
turkey wings in greens, season with salt/pepper for taste, cover. Cook
until tender and then serve hot. Makes 4-6 servings or more.
Virginia College is sponsoring
a community Christmas project
this year. We will work with 3
local groups: the Fisher House
at Fort Gordon, the Burn
Center at Doctors Hospital,
and CSRA EOA.
We will fill shoeboxes (as
many as possible) with items
for adults, children, and
infants. We are asking
everyone – students, staff, and
faculty to participate. We will
have a competition between
classes. The class that fills the
most shoeboxes will win a
pizza party with Mr. Moore and
Mr. Lund.
The items should be small and
inexpensive. Food items or
breakable items cannot be
accepted.
We will collect items for ~3
weeks and then fill and wrap
the boxes at a Christmas
wrapping party on Thursday,
12/8, at 3:00 p.m. in Room
176. There will be hot
chocolate, cookies, and
Christmas music for the
volunteers.
Everyone can participate, by
filling boxes or even helping
wrap them.
A Interview the Dean What would you consider to be your greatest challenge as
Dean?
One of the greatest challenges has been convincing
students that it is in their best interest to attend classes. It is my
biggest challenge to explain to a student they are being
withdrawn from class for something as simple as not coming to
class enough. Rarely do students leave Virginia College for academic reasons
but almost, always it centers around attendance. If I may quote Woody Allen, he
said, “Eighty percent of success is just showing up.”
What is the one thing that makes you smile and makes it all worthwhile?
The rubber meets the road at the Bell Auditorium when I see the
students walk across the stage. I can then smile as I see them complete the
journey.
What would be your advice to the students who ask if they should
continue?
I must answer a question with a question, “Where do you want to be in 5,
10 or even 20 years from now?” And sometimes I get a shrug, and I remind
students, faculty and staff alike that in order to receive a change you have to
make a change; that is what constitutes the small successes and daily small
successes lead to long term big successes.
This year has been a year of growth, of happiness and of sadness. At Virginia College we lost an instructor, Dan Dimmick. This year we also lost those of great fame and notoriety and those who were not famous. As we move into a new year, forget the resolutions. Make a conscious effort to remind those closest to you that they are loved. Here is to a fantastic 2012 and a new year to work on being a better you!
Student Enrollment Portal— here you can find all your enrollment documents You can complete/update financial planning information as well as make updates to your address, phone numbers, and email . If you cannot login, there is a “Forgot Password” link: http://enroll.vc.edu.
Attending Student Portal—With this link, you can view your attendance, schedules, grades, ledger card, company announcements, portal messages, etc. Students will need to register their first time and the email address must match the email you gave to your PD. There is a “Forgot Password”, “Register Account” and “Contact Support” tab for you to utilize. For any technical issues, the student should click “Contact Support” and the portal helpdesk will respond to them.
http://portal.vc.edu
Catalog Information—Students can view their Campus Catalog by visiting: http://www.vc.edu/catalogs/
Getting Help in the LSC Two new faces have joined the LSC this year, manager
Ellen White-Khazrai and tutor Amy Panunzio.
Coordinator Nikki Keyton and tutor Shylae Stringer
complete the staff. All staff members are eager to offer
assistance.
Ms. White-Khazrai specializes in English but also provides help in math,
word-processing, Microsoft Office, Internet, time management, and study
skills. She is available Monday through Friday 8:00 AM- 5:00 PM.
Ms. Keyton is available Monday through Wednesday 4:00-8:00 PM and
provides assistance in math, English, word-processing, Microsoft Office,
and most computer operation questions.
Ms. Stringer specializes in accounting but also tutors in all areas except
medical. Additionally, she is happy to speak with students who are thinking
about joining any of the military services. Ms. Stringer is available 9:00 AM-
2:00 PM Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays for the remainder of this
quarter. She graduates with an Associate of Science Degree in
Administrative Office Management on January 21, 2012.
Ms. Panunzio, a fourth-quarter Medical Office Management student, can
help with word-processing, document formatting, PowerPoint, Excel,
accounting, and algebra. Her availability is as follows: Tuesday 9:00 AM-
2:00 PM, Wednesday 2:30-4:30 PM, Thursday 12:00-5:00 PM, and Friday
