Wednesday, September 1, 2010

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Did You Know? Archive
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Power of One Archive

QEP Quips

MCC Inclement Weather Policy

Archive

Fall Convocation
New Student Orientation
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Fall In-Service

September 2 through 8
Christina Brown2nd

Tony Ricciardelli3rd

Kesley Caldwell4th

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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 Archive

 

Labor Day—Celebrating Workers’ Contributions to the U.S.
On Monday, September 6, the United States will celebrate the national holiday in honor of organized labor and the achievements of American workers. According to the U.S. Department of Labor, the holiday originated in New York City on September 5, 1882 and was organized by the Central Labor Union of New York. Other industrial cities soon followed New York’s example. By 1894, 23 states had adopted the holiday, and that same year the United States declared a national Labor Day holiday. "The vital force of labor added materially to the highest standard of living and the greatest production the world has ever known and has brought us closer to the realization of our traditional ideals of economic and political democracy. It is appropriate, therefore, that the nation pay tribute on Labor Day to the creator of so much of the nation’s strength, freedom, and leadership—the American worker." [The quote is excerpted from the Department of Labor web site at www.dol.gov.]
—Submitted by Diversity Task Force (09.01.10)
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

 

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)

Health & Wellness Corner Archive

New Employee Reception

September 2

2 to 3:30 p.m.

Alumni Lobby

 

Labor Day Holiday

September 6

COLLEGE CLOSED

 

Poetry Readings

September 7

12:30 p.m.

Rotary Auditorium

7 p.m.

Mooresville Center

 

Mitchell Community Choir Practice Resumes

September 7

7 p.m.

Shearer Hall

 

Faculty/Staff Assembly

September 9

12:15 p.m.

Shearer Hall

 

9/11 Remembrance

September 10

8:50 a.m.

On the Circle

 

Mitchell Community Band Practice Resumes

September 13

7 p.m.

Shearer Hall

 

Retirement Planning Conference

September 22

 

Music From The Grove

September 24

7 p.m.

Shearer Hall

 

Faculty/Staff Assembly

November 4

12:15 p.m.

Shearer Hall

 
 

Halloween 2006 was celebrated at Mitchell Community College by faculty, staff, administrators, students and even children of employees.

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(l to r): Staff members Candace Cooper, Judy Phillips, Karen Krider and Ann Saunders.

Early College (CCTL) students join in on the Halloween fun.

Staff member Ingrid Gaither's son Sam visited MCC in his Chewbacca costume.

Staff member Gary Johnson took his daughter Abby trick-or-treating downtown.

Ann Saunders, Karen Krider, Judy Phillips & Candace Cooper trick-or-treating in Dr. Eason's office.

Judy Erickson, Karen Krider, Dustin Howell, Candace Cooper and Ann Saunders.

Judy Phillips meets up with staff member Vicki Holland's children (Angela & Samantha) downtown.

The Anime Club during their Halloween bake sale.

Dr. Bill Findt gets a laugh out of Karen Krider's cow costume while posing with Candace Cooper.

 

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