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Mitchell Columns
Summer Publication Schedule
Mitchell Columns will be published on the following days this summer:
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Wednesday, May 23
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Wednesday, June 6
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Wednesday, June 20
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Wednesday, July 11
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Wednesday, July 25
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Wednesday, August 8
The deadline for article submissions is 9 a.m. the
Tuesday before each publication day. Articles should be emailed to
printgraph@mitchellcc.edu
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Alumni
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Mitchell International Festival |
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Scholarship
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Firefighter
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Meet
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Community
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Sharon
Rouse/Douglas Eason Piano Recital
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Campus-Wide
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May 10
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Jeanne Miller—May
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Kristen Morgan—May
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Roxanne Newton—May
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Joyce Roseberry—May
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Bobby Johnson—May
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Mike Brown—May
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Catherine LeRoy—May
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Nurses
Pinning Ceremony
May 9
7 p.m.
Shearer
Hall (Rain Location)
"How to
Tell Your Story—Techniques at Your Fingertips"
May 10
10 a.m.
to noon
WFD-205
GED
Graduation
May 10
7 p.m.
On the
Circle
VPAC
Graduation
May 11
2 p.m.
Mac Gray
Auditorium
CCTL
Graduation
May 11
3 p.m.
On the
Circle
Curriculum Graduation
May 11
7 p.m.
On the
Circle
Basket
Raffle and Silent Auction for Employees
May 15
Noon
Old Gym
Mitchell
Band Memorial Day Concert
May 28
6 p.m.
On the
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pococurante
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Caring little; indifferent; nonchalant.
She has put up a strangely pococurante front throughout
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Did you know that
colleges that foster diversity improve their students’ learning and critical
thinking skills? Further, Paul Umbach and George Kuh (2006) also find that
"[e]xperience with diversity also appears to be positively associated with
retention rates and degree aspirations" as well as "overall satisfaction
with the college experience and perceptions of the campus climate." In
addition, cognitive development and social psychologists Patricia Gurin and
her colleagues (2002), and Tony Bledsoe (2009) demonstrate that students who
are immersed in diversity courses and diverse campus environments will be
more likely to recognize inequality and act on resolving it; live and work
in racially and ethnically diverse communities after they graduate; and be
better prepared for life in an increasingly complex and diverse society. For
more information, visit
http://www.diversityweb.org/digest/
sp99/benefits.html and
http://www.aacu.org/inclusive_
excellence/documents/Milem_
et_al.pdf
—Submitted by Diversity Task Force (02.29.12)
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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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)
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