Wednesday, March 10, 2010

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Power of One Archive

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Archive

March 11 through 17
Ron Davis—15th

Marcella James—17th

Patricia Redding—17th

Deadline for article submissions to Mitchell Columns is every Tuesday at 9 a.m. E-mail articles to  printgraph@mitchellcc.edu

March is National Women’s History Month
As the College commemorates and celebrates the lives and work of women, perhaps we should consider why we should study women’s history. The National Women’s History Project first proposed the idea 30 years ago. Their rationale is expressed in the following quotation: "In our own personal lives, the National Women’s History Project encourages discovering stories about our mothers, grandmothers, and great grandmothers to help us better understand their lives, the challenges they faced, and ultimately, ourselves and our own times. Recognizing the dignity and accomplishments of women in our own families and those from other backgrounds leads to higher self-esteem among girls and greater respect among boys and men. The results can be remarkable, from greater achievement by girls in school to less violence against women, and more stable and cooperative communities. The impact of women’s history might seem abstract to some, and less pressing than the immediate struggles of working women today. But to ignore the vital role that women’s dreams and accomplishments play in our own lives would be a great mistake. We draw strength and inspiration from those who came before us and those remarkable women working among us today. They are part of our story, and a truly balanced and inclusive history recognizes how important women have always been in American society." Excerpted from the National Women’s History Project www.nwhp.org/aboutnwhp/
index.php —Submitted by Diversity Task Force (03.03.10)

Focus on Diversity Archive
 

Sending Existing Recurring Appointments to New Hires
You sent that recurring office meeting appointment two years ago, but now you have a few new people in your department. Here’s a tip to help you painlessly send recurring appointments to new hires.

  • Select the appointment you wish to send in either the week or day calendar view.

  • Click the Delegate button.

  • Click All Instances.

  • Enter the new hires’ addresses in the To field.

  • Delete all "-Delegated" tags.

  • Click Send.

  • When the dialog asks if you wish to keep the original item, click Yes.

Delegating the appointment instead of resending it also lets you keep track of who has received the appointment. Just right-click the appointment and select Properties to view the users the appointment was sent to initially and the names of those the appointment was delegated to. —Submitted by Joyce Roseberry (01.13.10)

GroupWise Tips Archive
 

Exercise at Work
You think you don’t have time to exercise? Research shows that frequent short bouts of exercise have cumulative effects, and a bunch of fitness bursts confer almost the same health and weight-loss benefits as one longer session. Here are some innovative ways you can fit many minutes of exercise into your day—a few at a time!

  • Stand and Deliver. You’ll feel less tired and your brain will work better if you stand as much as possible while you work or study. Take "standing breaks" at least every hour and work standing up, if possible, for 5-10 minutes. You’ll burn 25% more calories. Don’t lean over your desk, though—find tasks that let you stay upright, like returning phone calls, reading or jotting notes using a clipboard. If you pace as you work, you’ll burn almost four times as many calories as sitting.

  • Pump Rubber. Keep stretchy latex resistance bands that work your muscles as though they’re lifting weights at work. Step on the bands and do five minutes of shrugs, squats, upright rows and lateral raises. These will wind you up better than caffeine.

  • Skip a Step. Surely you already take the stairs, not the elevator. Pump up the intensity by taking the stairs two at a time.

  • Ab Alert. Do isometric abdominal intervals anytime, anywhere you stand or sit. Contract your abs six times slowly (6-second rep), then six times quickly (2-second rep), then six times super-slowly (10-second rep), and repeat.

"25 Ways To Exercise When You Barely Have a Minute" by Joan Price  —Submitted by the MCC Wellness Committee (03.10.10)

Health & Wellness Corner Archive
 

Self-Directed Learning Series
Knowles wrote that in teacher-directed learning, there is the assumption that the student’s experiences were of less value than that of the teacher, the textbook, or the other materials provided. As a result, it was the teacher’s responsibility to transmit the wisdom of the resources to the learner. The assumption in self-directed learning, however, was that the learner’s experiences become an increasingly rich resource for learning, which should be utilized alongside the resources of the "experts." —Submitted by Employee Development (02.24.10)

The Inspirting Corner Archive

Edward Tweedy

March 10

7 p.m.

Shearer Hall

 

Jill Channing and Carrie Hart

March 16

12:20 p.m.

Rotary Auditorium

 

Loraine and Harry Watt

March 16

7 p.m.

Mooresville Center, Room 122

 

March Madness Chili Cook-Off

March 18

12:20 to 2 p.m.

Old Gym

 

Loraine and Harry Watt

March 18

7 p.m.

Shearer Hall

 

St. Patrick’s Day Concert

March 19

7:30 p.m.
Shearer Hall

 

MCC Band Concert

March 22

7:30 p.m.

Shearer Hall

 

Dr. Roxanne Newton

March 23

7 p.m.

Mooresville Center, Room 202

 

Parent’s Night Out

March 26

Partnership for Young Children,

Mooresville

 

Roots & Wings Birdhouse Gala

March 26

6 to 9 p.m.

Statesville Civic Center

 

Mitchell Feud

April 22

12:15 p.m.

Montgomery Student Union

 

Grants End

May 31

 

Awards Convocation

April 8

11 a.m.

Shearer Hall
 
Below are profiles of current faculty and staff members of Mitchell Community College. If you wish to have your profile included, please email a short bio to Judy Phillips at printgraph@mitchellcc.edu and contact Ingrid Gaither at 704.978.3118 to make an appointment to have your photo taken.
Click on thumbnails to enlarge photo. Click on name to read profile.
  Name Title Date Run Original Run
(if updated)
Kelly Hicks Nursing Instructor 03/03/10  
David Ross Webmaster 02/04/10  
Amanda Patterson Sociology Instructor 01/27/10  
Samantha Brown Counselor/Admissions Specialist 01/20/10  
Bryan Ottone Grounds Technician 10/28/09  
Beth Carter Early Childhood Adjunct Instructor 10/07/09  
Valerie Davis Early Childhood Adjunct Instructor 09/23/09  
Toni DiMella Developmental Mathematics Instructor 09/16/09  
Sandra Landry

Assistant Director of Developmental Education and Academic Support

 09/09/09  
Tessa Townsend College Transfer Math Instructor 08/19/09  
Benjamin Kimrey Accountant 08/12/09  
Tammie Goodwin Coordinator of Student Activities 07/29/09  
Michelle Lambert Administrative Assistant to the Vice President for Finance and Administration 07/15/09  
Lee Troutman

Coordinator for the Advanced Integrated Manufacturing Lab

 06/17/09  
Harry Stillerman Director of Development and College Relations 02/18/09  
M.J. Ray Mathematics Instructor 02/11/09  
Jeanne Miller Bookstore/Mailroom Assistant 01/28/09  
Donna Dezern Administrative Assistant/Receptionist, Cherry Street Center 01/21/09  
Gregg White Grounds Technician 01/14/09  
Marc Davis Business Administration Instructor 01/14/09  
Catherine LeRoy Salon Office Specialist 10/29/08  
Beth Downing Nursing Instructor 10/08/08  
Beverly Brown Music Instructor 09/10/08  
Keith Miller Business Areas Instructor 09/10/08  
Kirby Moore Director of Admissions and Records/Registrar 09/10/08  
Jacqueline Shive

Mathematics Instructor

 08/27/08  
Nanci Burt Human Services Instructor 08/20/08  
Tony Ricciardelli MIND Center Coordinator 08/20/08  
Dennis Gillespie Campus Security Supervisor 08/13/08  
Michael Brooks Coordinator of Early College Programs 07/30/08  
Jane Pardue Music Department Coordinator 07/30/08  
John Duke Mooresville Center Evening/Weekend Coordinator 07/16/08  
Rachel Knox Financial Aid Specialist 06/18/08  

Corinne Meader Counselor/Admissions Specialist 03/05/08  

Jennifer Williams-Cannon Counselor/Coordinator of Special Populations 02/06/08  

Joyce Marquez Bookstore Cashier 01/30/08  

Kendra Duncan Gift Accounts Specialist 10/31/07  

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Sharon Ellis Administrative Assistant/Receptionist, Cherry Street Center 10/17/07  

Sally Lindsay Cosmetic Arts Instructor 09/19/07  

David Moss English Instructor 09/12/07  

Phillisa Jones Cosmetic Arts Instructor 09/05/07  

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Zaneta Summers IE Assessment Specialist 08/29/07  

Nadine Pruitt Nursing Instructor 08/22/07  

Jamie Brown Early Childhood Instructor 08/15/07  

Ron Davis Director of Business/Computer/Engineering Technologies 07/25/07 (REV) 12/03/02

Anna Gordon Nursing Instructor 06/27/07 (REV) 11/04/03

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David Heinmiller Director of Safety, Security and Energy Management 06/13/07 (REV) 11/15/06

Eduardo Garcia Foreign Language Department Coordinator 06/06/07 (REV) 02/11/03

Dede Dunst Early Childhood Program Coordinator 08/13/08 (REV) 10/08/02

Tina Fleming Basic Law Enforcement Training Coordinator 05/02/07  

Tonya Benge Accounts Receivable Specialist 04/25/07  

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Sharon Rouse Machining Instructor/Coordinator 02/28/07  

Beverly Brown Music Instructor 02/21/07  

Loraine Watt Computer Programming/Information Systems Instructor 01/31/07  

Lee Jan Waddell Human Resources Technician 01/24/07  

Sydia Gayle-Fenner Developmental Mathematics Instructor 01/17/07  

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Tracy Rapp Assistant Financial Aid Director/Veterans Coordinator 01/10/07  

Ingrid Gaither Printing Technician/Publishing Assistant 11/29/06  

Jill Channing English Instructor/Composition Specialist 10/25/06  

Chris Tibbetts English Department Coordinator 10/18/06  

Libby Morrison Counselor 10/04/06  

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Emily Weddington Spanish Instructor 09/20/06  

Daniel Breuer Mathematics Instructor 10/29/08
(updated online only)		 09/13/06

Betty Scipione Director, Focused Industrial Training/New & Expanding Industry 08/23/06  

Stacey Greene Administrative Assistant to the Basic Skills Department 08/09/06  

Bruce Sowers Facilities Technician 07/26/06  

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Christina Spillane Developmental Education Reading Instructor 07/12/06  

Rebecca Manning Administrative Assistant to the Nursing & Allied Health Division 06/14/06  

Amy Ray Electronics Engineering Technology Program Coordinator 05/31/06  

Jennifer Warren Library/Audiovisual Technician 05/24/06  

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Peggy Murdock Basic Skills Program Intake Specialist 05/10/06  

Wanda Corriher HRD-Plus Coordinator for Project HEALTH 04/26/06  

Juliana Nleya Student Services Receptionist 03/29/06  

Cathy Herbert Nursing Instructor 03/08/06  

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Barbara Wheeler Financial Services Director 03/01/06  

Rita Taggert Communications/Humanities Area Coordinator & Instructor 01/25/06  

Helen Watkins Early Childhood Instructor 01/11/06  

Mark Smalley Business Technologies Coordinator 12/14/05  

Sandra Shealy Mathematics Instructor 12/07/05  

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Susan Stinson Computer Instructor 11/09/05  

Tim Brewer Vice President for Instruction 11/02/05  

Sheryl Cornelius Nursing Instructor 10/26/05  

Mark Flake Art/Design Programs Coordinator 10/12/05  

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Aspen Chang Biology Instructor 08/24/05  

Ryan Cannon Psychology Instructor 08/17/05  

Barbara Dobbins Housekeeping Technician 07/27/05  

Kathy Holland Communications Coordinator 07/20/05  

Lisa Cooper Criminal Justice Program Coordinator 06/01/05 (REV) 10/22/02

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Kim Dixon Accounts Receivable Coordinator 04/20/05  

Katha Stewart Administrative Assistant for the Cooperative Education Department 03/02/05  

Dustin Howell Assistant Systems Administrator 02/09/05  

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Tara Cashion Coordinator of Secondary/Post-Secondary Programs 02/02/05  

Ronna Stroud Internet Technologies Instructor 01/19/05  

Milton Beamon Maintenance Supervisor 01/12/05  

Beverly Hedrick Director of Occupational Extension and Community Service 12/15/04  

Betsy Yarborough Nursing Instructor 12/01/04  

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Sally Dellinger Human Services Program Coordinator/Instructor 11/17/04  

Kristen Morgan Payroll Assistant 11/10/04  

Sherry Clarke Basic Skills Instructional Coordinator 11/03/04 (REV) 9/23/2004

Janie Patterson Curriculum Maintenance Technician 10/26/04  

Kesley Caldwell Information Systems Instructor 09/20/04  

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Ann Saunders Financial Aid Specialist 09/14/04  

Doug Knight Physics/Mathematics Instructor 09/07/04  

Christina Brown Accounting Technician 08/24/04  

Cathy Rasnick Campus Safety & Security Officer 08/03/04  

Donovan Kirby Director of Counseling 06/22/04  

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Bonnie McCurry Administrative Assistant to the Dean of Student Services 06/15/04  

Vicki Caldwell Librarian 05/25/04  

Bill Moose History/Political Science Instructor 05/04/04  

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Dale Bare Coordinator of Cosmetology 03/30/04  

Cabanna Pierce Administrative Assistant to the Director of Occupational Extension and Community Service 03/02/04  

Mark Niswonger Institutional Technology Coordinator 02/17/04  

Mike Brown Maintenance Superintendant 02/10/04  

Gail Elmore Area Program Coordinator, Information Systems and Computer Programming 02/03/04  

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Manuel Dudley Director of General Education 01/20/04  

Theresa Spencer Records & Registration Specialist 01/20/04  

DeShaun Williams Biology Instructor 01/13/04  

Emily Goins Chemistry Instructor 01/13/04  

Shirley Lindsay Nursing Instructor 01/06/04  

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Dan Manning Dean of Student Services 12/02/03  

Candace Cooper Financial Aid Director 11/18/03  

Mike Tucker Small Business Center Director 11/18/03  

Nina Young CEC Registration/Records Specialist 11/15/03  

Donna Worrell Administrative Assistant to the Small Business Center/Industrial Training 10/28/03  

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Marcella James Housekeeping Technician 10/21/03  

Dale Pocock Accounting Instructor 10/07/03  

Mary McClish Administrative Assistant to the Director of General Education 10/07/03  
Annette Moore English Instructor 09/30/03  

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Jeff Benfield Director of Institutional Technology 09/09/03  
Wendy Turner Communication Instructor 09/02/03  
Libbie Reeves Mathematics Instructor 08/27/03  
Angie Goodman Administrative Assistant to the Director of Business/Computer/Engineering Technologies 08/12/03  
Gary Johnson Director of Facilities and Auxiliary Services 07/23/03  

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Richard Lefevre Vice President for Finance and Administration 07/15/03  
Velva Stevenson Housekeeping Technician 07/15/03  
Sandy Cockerham Payroll Officer 05/06/03  
Nancy Fields Student Records Technician 04/29/03  
Cheryl Sells Administrative Assistant to the Vice President for Workforce Development and Continuing Education 04/29/03  

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Nikkole Davis Counselor/Coordinator of Student Activities 04/15/03  
Stephen Herman History Instructor 04/08/03  
Wendy Tobin Admissions Specialist/Counselor 04/01/03  
Gordon Knight Coordinator of Public Safety 04/01/03  
Judy Morgan Vice President for External Programs, New Program Development and Institutional Liason for Early College 03/25/03  

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Randall Willie Cooperative Education Coordinator 03/25/03  
Mamie Houston Director of the South Statesville Skills Center 03/04/03  
Camille Reese Director of Nursing, Allied Health and Public Service Technologies 03/04/03  
Tia Johnson Biology Instructor 02/25/03  
Mary Marks Medical Assisting and Phlebotomy Program Coordinator 02/18/03  

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Chuck Howell Accounting Supervisor 02/18/03  
MaryBeth Powden Office Systems Technology Instructor 01/28/03  
David Armstrong Campus Network Administrator 01/28/03  
Judy Phillips Printing & Graphic Design Services Center Coordinator 01/21/03  
Roxanne Newton Director of Humanities & Fine Arts 01/14/03  

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Joan Jordan Library Specialist 01/07/03  
Vicki Holland Administrative Assistant to the Vice President for Development 12/10/02  
Marie Prather Systems Administrator 11/12/02  
Joyce Roseberry Assistant Systems Administrator/Groupwise Coordinator 11/12/02  

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Rex Buelin Sociology Instructor 11/05/02  
Lynne Lepley Chaplain 10/29/02  
Joyce Chambers Administrative Assistant for Allied Health 10/29/02  
Candy Putnam Director of Basic Skills 10/22/02  

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Jodee Fulton Human Resources Director 10/15/02  
Donna Arnett Bookstore Manager 10/01/02  
Todd Martin Psychology/Sociology Instructor 10/01/02  
Sandra Cox Administrative Assistant to the Vice President for Instruction  Not sure  

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Mitchell Columns is the campus newsletter of Mitchell Community College published by the Printing & Graphic Design Services Center, containing timely information of interest to faculty, staff, students and friends of the College.

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