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Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Volume 20
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 From the President's Desk |
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Did You Know? Archive |
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Employee Birthdays |
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Faculty/Staff Profiles |
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Scholarships |
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Academic Calendar |
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Board Briefs |
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MCCEE: Making Things Better Archive |
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QEP Quips |
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MCC Inclement Weather Policy |
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Campus
Copier Key Operator List |
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Archive |
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Campus-Wide
Reception for Dr. Eason |
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MLK, Jr. Birthday Celebration |
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Band Holiday Concert |
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Employee
Holiday Luncheon |
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Banquet
Honoring Dr. Eason |
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Veterans
Day Ceremony |
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Pumpkin Glow and Carving Contest |
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February 9 through 15
Jeff Benfield—Feb.
10
Chris Yockey—Feb.
10
Marc Davis—Feb.
11
David Drum—Feb.
12
Samantha Brown—Feb.
13
Joshua Young—Feb.
13
Amy Naylor—Feb.
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Deadline for article submissions to
Mitchell Columns is every Tuesday at
9 a.m. E-mail articles to
printgraph@mitchellcc.edu |
Phi Beat
Open Mic
February
9
6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Mooresville Center Auditorium
Inspirational Choir Concert
February
12
4 p.m.
Shearer Hall
Spring
Writers Series: Dr. Anjail Rashida Ahmad
February
23
7:30 p.m.
Rotary Auditorium
Microsoft Excel 2010 Class
2nd Class
February
27
9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
WFD-104
Spring
Writers Series: Brenda Flanagan
March 1
7:30 p.m.
Rotary Auditorium
Spring
Writers Series: Amanda Cockrell
March 8
12:30 p.m.
Rotary Auditorium
Phi Beat
Open Mic
March 8
6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Iredell Arts Council
Phi Beat
Open Mic
April 5
6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Sabine’s News Café
Melody
Meets Lyrics: A Collaborative Workshop for Poets and Musicians
April 14
10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
SSC-220
Spring
Writers Series: Dr. Jim McGavran
April 17
12:30 p.m.
Rotary Auditorium |
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The Origins
of Black History Month
What we now call Black History Month
originated in 1926, founded by Carter G. Woodson as Negro History Week. The
month of February was selected in deference to Frederick Douglass and
Abraham Lincoln who were both born in that month. Carter G. Woodson was born
in New Canton, Virginia, on December 19, 1875, and was the son of a slave.
He began high school at the age of 20 and then proceeded to study at Berea
College, the University of Chicago, the Sorbonne, and Harvard University,
where he earned a PH.D in 1912. He founded the Association for the Study of
Negro Life and History in 1915 to train black historians and to collect,
preserve, and publish documents on black life and black people. He also
founded the Journal of Negro History (1916), Associated Publishers (1922),
and the Negro Bulletin (1937). Woodson spent his life working to educate all
people about the vast contributions made by black men and women throughout
history. Mr. Woodson died on April 3, 1950 and Black History Month is his
legacy.
Source: inventorsabout.com/od/blackinventors/a/
BlackHistoryMonth.htm—Submitted
by Diversity Task Force (02.08.12)
Focus on Diversity
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The
International Club
Advisor, Sydia Gayle-Fenner, (704.878.4372,
sgaylefenner@mitchellcc.edu)
The International Club explores a
variety of cultural backgrounds for those who are interested in learning
more about other cultures. Advisor, Sydia Gayle-Fenner, worked with her
student team, and they hosted a panel discussion with a student from India,
discussed weddings in different cultures with China as the main focus, and
talked about customs and practices in different cultures. The International
Club also co-sponsored the International Festival in April.
Mitchell
Community College Christian Community
Advisor, David Moss, (704.878.3317,
dmoss@mitchellcc.edu)
Mitchell Community College Christian
Community allows Christian students on campus to get together for worship,
Bible study, outreach, and fellowship. This club just started in Spring of
2011, and the Student Leadership Team worked with advisor, David Moss, to
kick start an incredible program.—Submitted
by Anita McGill (08.17.11)
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Tips
for Greener Trash Practices
According to the Seventh Generation company, if every household
in America replaced just 20 tall kitchen drawstring trash bags made with
virgin plastic with 20 bags made with 65 percent recycled content, we would
save 39,000 barrels of oil, enough to heat and cool 2,200 US homes for a
year. We would also save landfill space and reduce air pollution needed to
produce the plastic. Here are some ways to be greener with trash disposal:
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Reduce waste. Buy products with less packaging
or packaging that can be recycled. Recycle everything you possibly
can—paper, plastics, glass, cardboard, and metal—and compost plant-based
food scraps to make a great soil conditioner for your garden.
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Reuse plastic grocery and shopping bags. They
make great liners for small wastebaskets.
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Empty smaller wastebaskets into a larger trash
can. That way you don’t have to throw away the bag used to line the
smaller basket.
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Choose the right size bag. Using bags that are
larger than you need is simply a waste of resources and money.
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Compact your trash by hand. Reduce the volume of
bulky items such as milk cartons by pressing or stepping on them.
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Consider investing in a trash compactor. It will
reduce the volume of trash and the number and size of bags you use.
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Buy greener trash bags. Purchase bags made with
recycled materials, degradable plastic, or biodegradable plastic.
Source: "Easy Green Living" by Renee Loux (2008)
—Submitted by the Recycling and Conservation Club (05.18.11)
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Coming
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SGA Spotlight
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New
Challenges: Memory Series
The brain can recall and store much more information than we generally
think it can. To use more of it, we must first, as mentioned last week, give
up negative self-talk. "I can," rather than "I can’t" must become our
mantra. The Greeks developed mnemonics, later used by the Romans, and being
revived today as a major method to remember lists of things. Short term
memory involves mostly left-brain triggers such as order, sequence, and
numbers. In addition to repetition, using right-brain triggers such as
imagination, exaggeration, humor, absurdity, color and the senses, enhances
the ability to move information to long-term memory and retrieve it more
easily. If you were asked to remember and list the five Tudor English
monarchs in order, you might think of going into a museum and in hall number
seven (a lucky number) you see a portrait of Henry the Seventh. You think
"how appropriate," and next to him is Henry the Eighth. Once again it seems
logical. Then you hear over the intercom in a ghostly voice "EME" several
times. EME is an acronym for Edward, Mary, and Elizabeth. Now, think of the
story, visualize and listen to it. Name the five rulers in order. If you
can’t, reread the story and try again.
—Submitted by Employee Development (08.25.10)
The Inspirting Corner
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Take
a Break from Work
If you begin working early in the morning and don’t
quit until bedtime, there will be no room in your life to focus on anything
but your job. So, make sure you take some time for non-work activities
everyday or at least several times a week. Here’s how you can spend some of
your time away from work:
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Read a good book (non-work
related, of course)
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Keep up with world news, pop
culture and politics
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Travel for pleasure
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Volunteer your time
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Talk to people with whom you
don’t work
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Enjoy a hobby
—Submitted by the MCC Wellness
Committee (04.28.10)
Health &
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Did You Know? Printing &
Graphic Design Services Center |
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When a proof is e-mailed to you as a PDF file, be sure to
RIGHT-CLICK the attachment and choose
OPEN.
Do not "view" a PDF in GroupWise as it will change the layout of the
document.
—Submitted by the Printing & Graphic Design Services Center (05.18.11)
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You can view current PGDSC
procedures on MCCnet. Under Departments choose
Printing & Graphic Design Services, then PGDSC
Procedures.
—Submitted by the Printing
& Graphic Design Services Center (01.26.11)
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The Printing & Graphic Design Services Center will
design and print posters, flyers, postcards, brochures, notecards,
etc. for your department. We can also assist you with PowerPoint
presentations. Students are welcome to use our services as well.
Please contact Judy or Ingrid at
printgraph@mitchellcc.edu for more information or if you
have any questions!
—Submitted by Judy Phillips (03.03.10)
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The Printing & Graphics e-mail address can
easily be found in both GroupWise client and GroupWise Web access ... In
client, you can start typing the word Graphics in the "To" box and it will
pop up as "Graphics, Printing &". Graphics is treated as a last name. In
web access, you can start typing the word Print in the "To" box and it
will pop up as "Printing & Graphics". ANOTHER way to send us e-mail is to
type the entire address in the "To" box—printgraph@mitchellcc.edu.
—Submitted by Judy Phillips
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buildings on our campuses should only be used for small jobs (appx. 50
pages or less) in order to keep them available for others to use. If you
have a larger job, please send it to the Printing & Graphic Design
Services Center. Refer to the PGDSC web page on MCCnet (http://mccnet.mitchell.cc.nc.us/PGDSC.htm)
for lead times, prices, and printing and paper/stationery requisitions.
Send all job requests to
printgraph@mitchellcc.edu.
—Submitted by Judy Phillips (05.13.09)
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You can estimate the cost of your print
job/supplies request simply by visiting the Printing & Graphic Design
Services Center’s web page on MCCnet (http://mccnet.mitchell.cc.nc.us/PGDSC.htm).
Click on "Price List" and view all prices for paper, supplies, printing,
etc. —Submitted by Judy
Phillips (02.25.09)
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Student Use of the PGDSC
We encourage students to utilize our services for class projects; however,
before sending them to the PGDSC, faculty should, #1) consult with the
PGDSC about the project, #2) give the PGDSC your copier code and name of
class, #3) remind students of our lead times.
—Submitted by Judy Phillips (08.27.08)
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Opportunity statement MUST be used on all external publications. If a
publication is created by a department other than the PGDSC, the piece
must be approved by the PGDSC before distribution. If you have any
questions about correct logo usage or the Equal Opportunity statement,
please email
printgraph@mitchellcc.edu.
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MCC stationery envelopes are intended for "official use"—they are printed
off-campus and are expensive, so please refrain from using them for
inter-campus mail. The Printing & Graphic Design Services Center has a
supply of old white window envelopes and a large amount of brown envelopes
that are perfect for inter-campus mail. If you would like some of these
envelopes, you are welcome to come to our office & pick them
up—first-come, first-served.
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We are unable to complete your printing/graphic design jobs if the
Printing & Graphic Design Services Center printing requisitions are not
filled out completely. The items on the form that are preceded by an
asterisk are required. We ask you to comply with these procedures
in order for us to complete your orders correctly and in a timely manner.
If you are unsure how to fill out the form, Sharon or myself will gladly
assist you in doing so. The printing requisition is located on the
Printing & Graphic Design Services Center Web page on MCCnet at http://mccnet.mitchell.cc.nc.us/ESSC/PrintingRequisition.htm.
Supplies & business card requisitions are also located on the PGDSC Web
page.
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Did you know that the ESSC Price list is located on the ESSC Web page?
The Price list contains prices for paper used in the ESSC and on all MCC
campuses as well as prices per copy of each copier/printer located in the
ESSC. (NOTE: The ESSC will change to the Printing & Graphic Design
Services Center on July 1.)
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ESSC Requisitions
Did you know that the ESSC Printing, Supplies and Business Card
requisitions are now interactive? You may fill them out online, print them
and then fax them to the ESSC (704.978.3114.)
—Submitted by Judy Phillips (06.01.04)
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The ESSC follows these lead times for printing & graphic
design jobs.:
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Small Jobs (tests, syllabi, hand-outs) 10 pages, max. at
least 2 days
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More than 10 pages at least 3 days
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Large Books (100 pages +) not bound at least 4 days
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Binding Jobs (50 + pages) at least 5 days
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NCR Jobs (all parts) at least 5 days
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Color Copies at least 2 days (depending on job)
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Laminating at least 2 days (depending on job)
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Typesetting (any work done on ESSC computers) Varies
Lead times might decrease or
increase depending on ESSC work-load/staffing. Please plan ahead and get
your jobs to us as soon as you can!
You must write your copier code on
our requisitions. If you do not know your code, please ask your supervisor
or key operator.
Faculty: We
encourage students to utilize our services for class projects; however,
before you send them to the ESSC, please be sure to #1) consult with the
ESSC about the project, #2) give the ESSC your copier code and name of
class, #3) remind them of our lead times.
—Submitted by Judy Phillips (06.01.04)
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