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Shannon
Alexander Exhibit Reception
February
2
5:30 to
7 p.m.
Wallace
House
Mark
Flake Exhibit
February
3
6 to 9
p.m.
Studio
Gallery
Microsoft Excel 2010 Class
1st
Class
February
7
9 a.m.
to 4 p.m.
WFD-104
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
The "Can You Build It" Project
This week’s featured CTL project is the "Can You
Build It?" project, which was developed and implemented by Shawn Fraver. The
"Can You Build It?" project is used to help DDF 252 (Advanced Solid
Modeling) students acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to create
duplicates of physical parts through the process of reverse engineering.
Teams of three or four students are given Lego modeling kits to recreate.
They measure the Lego pieces using calipers, and then enter the information
into a rapid prototype machine (a 3D printer) using Solid Works software.
Students are expected to produce products with the appearance and functional
capability of the original Lego pieces. In feedback from surveys, most of
these students report that the work they complete through this project is an
accurate representation of their knowledge, and that they benefit from
hands-on projects such as this one.
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)
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:
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.
Reuse plastic grocery and shopping bags. They
make great liners for small wastebaskets.
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.
Choose the right size bag. Using bags that are
larger than you need is simply a waste of resources and money.
Compact your trash by hand. Reduce the volume of
bulky items such as milk cartons by pressing or stepping on them.
Consider investing in a trash compactor. It will
reduce the volume of trash and the number and size of bags you use.
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)
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)
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:
Read a good book (non-work
related, of course)
Keep up with world news, pop
culture and politics
Travel for pleasure
Volunteer your time
Talk to people with whom you
don’t work
Enjoy a hobby
—Submitted by the MCC Wellness
Committee (04.28.10)
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 make an appointment to have your photo taken. Click on thumbnails to enlarge photo. Click on name to read profile.
