President Barack Obama chose a Michigan community college as his stage to unveil an ambitious initiative to help thenation's two-year colleges, and MCC President Dick Shaink wason hand for the announcement. During a town hall meeting heldon Tuesday, July 14 at Macomb Community College in Warren,the President announced the American Graduation Initiative, a proposal to spend $12 billion on community colleges, an effortspecifically designed to help with retraining the unemployed forjobs of the future.
"Community colleges are an essential part of our recovery inthe present and our prosperity in the future," Obama told the audi-ence gathered at Macomb Community College. "Community colleges are an undervalued asset in our country. Not only is thatnot right, it's not smart."
Dr. Shaink was among community college leaders across thestate thrilled with the announcement."Anytime you have the President of the United States tout theadvantages of community colleges, that's a good thing," Dr.Shaink stated. "The jobs of the future are going to require having a college degree. Now is the time tostart getting it."
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"How wonderful it is that nobodyneed wait a single moment beforestarting to improve the world."
-- Anne Frank
MCC President Attends President
Obama's Town Hall Meeting
The Board of Trustees elected its officersin a special re-organizational meeting held onJuly 7. Lenore Croudy will retain her positionas Chairperson of the board. John Snell andAlbert Koegel will also keep their seats asVice Chairperson and Treasurer, respectively.Celia Turner will now serve as Secretary,replacing Fr. James Bettendorf. Fr.Bettendorf, Andrew Everman and SallyShaheen Joseph will continue to serve astrustees on the MCC board.
MCC Board of Trustees
Elects Officers
An exciting, fun-filled weekend is planned for MCC alumni, family and friends on Friday andSaturday, Aug. 28 and 29 at the MCC Alumni Homecoming Celebration. Attendees will have an excel-lent opportunity to reconnect with professors and fellow alums from the days when Mott CommunityCollege was Flint Junior College, Flint Community College or Genesee Community College. For moreinformation, please visit www.foundation.mcc.edu or call the Foundation for MCC at 762-0425.
MCC Alumni Homecoming Celebration
Set for August 28-29
Center for Teachingand Learning Director BillReich informs us that MCChas been chosen to host aFulbright Visiting Specialistas part of the FulbrightDirect Access to theMuslim World Program. Dr.
Hadeer Abo El Nagah hasconfirmed her willingness to
participate in this FulbrightVisiting Specialist Program at
MCC. "Dr. Hadeer comes from Egyptand is very much looking forward to joining our
faculty for this program from Monday Sept. 14 to Friday, Oct. 23,2009," Bill said. Additional details will be forthcoming.
Adjunct English professor Wendy Byard, author of Teach andReach for Classroom Miracles! Lessons on Teaching With Love," willspeak on "Crime Scene," a radio and TV show hosted by LapeerCounty Prosecutor Byron Konschuh, on Friday, Aug. 21 from 11 amto 12 noon. The show's panelists will discuss issues that affect thewell-being of the community. The show will air on radio channelWLCO 1530 AM. It also will be broadcast on Charter Cable Channel19 in Lapeer. In addition, Wendy will be holding book signings inAugust and September. She will hold "Back to School" book signingsat Lapeer's downtown store, the Book Shelf on Monday, Aug. 31, 1-3 pm; Tuesday, Sept. 1, 10 am - noon and Wednesday, Sept. 2, from1-3 pm. She also will sign her book Sept. 19, 1- 4 pm at PagesBookstore in downtown Flint, and at the Mott College BookstoreWednesday, Sept. 23, 11 -2 pm. Visit wendybyard.com for moreinformation.
Respiratory Therapy Prof. Dave Panzlau lets us know that theRespiratory Program is happy and proud to report that the mostrecent graduating class has a pass rate of 100% for the CertifiedRespiratory Therapist (CRT) Exam. There were 17 students in thegraduating class of 2009 and all students were successful by June 30
of this year. This examination is used by the State of Michigan as arequirement to obtain a license to practice as a Respiratory Therapist.
Theatre Instructor Dan Gerics tells us that Flint City Theaterwill offer Terrence McNalley's "Frankie and Johhny in the Clair deLune" on Sept. 24, 25, 26, Oct, 2, 3, 8pm at the Good Beans Café.For details, call: (810) 237-4663.
Accounting Prof. Alana Ferguson was recently appointed as acandidate and approved for the 2009/2010 online Cambridge Who'sWho Registry among Executive and Professional Women.
Humanities Dean Patricia Bergh brings news from theHumanities Division. On Friday and Saturday, June 19 and 20,MCC's Interpreter Training Program hosted a workshop conducted byCheri Smith and Ken Mikas who conducted training sessions fortheir new "Signing Naturally" curriculum. Interpreter ProgramCoordinator Stevie Naeyaert reported that MCC was one of the threesites across the country where training was held. Over 32 participantsattended, including individuals who traveled from as far asMinnesota, Massachusetts, California, Texas, Florida and Indiana.Another 10 people were on a waiting list. On Friday evening, the par-ticipants toured the Michigan School for the Deaf's 150 year oldSuperintendent's Cottage, some went to our local deaf club and otherswent to the Deaf Professional Happy Hour in Pontiac.
Thanks to the generous funding from the Foundation for MCC,the annual Creative Expressions Camp was held again this year inJuly. Those attending the camp ranged from 8 to 14 years old andparticipated in various art and writing activities. The event was coor-dinated by Jackie Knoll, Assistant Professor of English. OtherHumanities faculty leading sessions were Paula Weston, MawusiJohnstone, and Sounya Walker.
The Hispanic Technology and Community Center will hold its6th annual Community Fun Day, Aug. 29, from 12 pm to 4 pm at theCenter, located at 2101 Lewis St. in Flint. For more information, call424-3760 or visit www.hispaniccommunitytechcenter.org.
New Employee: MCC welcomes Debra Reich, Staff Assistant III– Technology in the Technology Division, start date: July 27, 2009.
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Assistant English professor Jackie Knoll coordinated this year's fourth annual Creative Expressions Camp, which took place July 22-24. Atotal of 24 campers, ages 8-14, attended this year. Humanities faculty Paula Weston, Mawusi Johnstone, and Sounya Walker taught creativewriting workshops featuring themes such as graphic novels, poetry from a visual image, and personal speeches using PowerPoint. MCC gradu-ate Abbie Lemmon also taught a session on writing scary stories and additionally, many MCC student and community member assistants lenttheir skills, including Abbie Lemmon, Destiny Sohlden, Joshua Griffin, Monica Ingram, Miranda Manne, Suzette Lee, Rose Tobias and BenGraham. The camp culminated in a reception on Friday, July 24, in Gorman Auditorium, where campers presented their work to their familiesand friends. The camp is generously funded by the Foundation for Mott Community College.
Creative Expression Camp
MCC's website is a primary information source for a host of services and resources. The website is organized into key paths thathelp students, faculty, and staff find a host of resources. The "CurrentStudents" page http://www.mcc.edu/current_index.shtml) has links tonearly every service and online resource to help guide our new andreturning students. The "Faculty and Staff" pagehttp://www.mcc.edu/fac_index.shtml) links to most services andresources, including web email and secure network login.
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Administrators with MCC and Eastern Michigan University cametogether on the MCC main campus on Thursday, July 9 to formalize anagreement that will allow for the seamless transition of students seekingbachelor degrees in cutting edge fields at EMU. A special signing cere-mony was held in the Regional Technology Center auditorium to formal-ize the creation of three new articulation agreements with EasternMichigan University. These agreements will allow students to take up to94 credits of coursework at MCC to transfer into one of three bachelordegree programs at EMU: Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Bachelor ofBusiness Administration and Bachelor of Science in TechnologyManagement. Students receiving an Associate in Applied Science inBusiness Management, General Business or Accounting, can transfer toEMU to pursue a Bachelor of Business Administration. Students receiv-ing an Associate in Applied Science in Nursing can transfer to EMU topursue a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN). Students receiving anAssociate in Applied Science degree from MCC in several programs,from Air Conditioning, Heating & Refrigeration Technology to CulinaryArts, from Graphic Design to Web Development, can transfer to EMU topursue a Bachelor of Science in Technology Management degree.Articulation agreements specify a course taking plan, ultimately resultingin a seamless transfer of credits for students to their chosen program ofstudy at a four-year educational institution. MCC has articulation agree-ments with more than a dozen universities in Michigan that allow transfercredits from MCC in more than 50 programs.
Eastern Michigan
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Articulation Agreements
Please mark your calendars for the following events, sponsoredby the Foundation for Mott Community College. For more infor-mation, please visit www.foundation.mcc.edu or call theFoundation for MCC at 762-0425.
Donor & Scholarship Recipient Reception4 pm Friday, Aug. 28, Applewood Cafe
Alumni HomecomingFriday, Aug. 28, 2009 5 pm, Applewood EstateSaturday, Aug. 29, 2009 9 am-8 pm, MCC Campus 9 am to 8 pmAll day event featuring lectures, a sports event, picnic & danceVisit the Alumni Association page of www.mcc.edu for details
Women In Education event, featuring Democratic PoliticalStrategist Donna Brazile, 11:30 am Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009(Location to be announced) Cost: $25 per person. Other contribution levels offered
Welcome to Fulbright Scholar Dr. Hadeer Elbo Nagah5 to 7 pm Thursday, Sept. 24, Applewood Café
Film "Seitouna" & Refreshments/Conversation5 to 8 pm Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2009, RTC
Peace & Dignity Sacred CeremonyCelebration of the Four ColorsOctober 2009 (Date to be announced)
8th Annual Distinguished Alumni/Retiree AwardsThursday, Oct. 15, Call 762-0425 for tickets
Ballenger Lecture Series (Free Lecture)7 pm Thursday, Nov. 5, Ballenger Field HouseTopic: Nanotechnology
Foundation for MCC Events
MCC at 2009 Sloan Auto Fair Automotive Profs. Jerry Whitneyand Matt Roda coordinated a booth and had autobody and automo-tive students available to help park cars at the event, which was heldJune 27-28. Auto Body student, Tony Albin, displayed his 1965Factory Five Racing Cobra and Bob Gaffney, another Auto Body stu-dent, displayed his 1965 Corvette at the MCC booth. Both refin-ished their vehicles in the auto body program at MCC. The cars gen-erated lots of attention to our booth.
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Celebration Lecture 12:30-4:00 pm
PCC 109
Biomedical Implant Work12:20-3:30 pm
RTC 1108
Trio Graduation12:00-2:00 pmLearning Center
Principles for JailSupervisors
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Coalition for CommunityProgress
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Pal-Net Meeting1:30-3:30 pm
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Genesee AreaParliamentarians Meeting
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MSU-MSW Student FieldOrientation
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Biomedical Implant Work12:20-3:30 pm
RTC 1108
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Biomedical Implant Work12:20-3:30 pm
RTC 1108
Biomedical Implant Work12:20-3:30 pm
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Biomedical Implant Work12:20-3:30 pm
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For more calendar items visitwww.events.mcc.edu
Basketball Camp9:00 am-2:00 pm
Ballenger Field House
Basketball Camp9:00 am-2:00 pm
Ballenger Field House