Wednesday, May 7, 2008

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During summer semester, Mitchell Columns will be published every other week. This week is the last weekly edition for spring semester. The next edition will be published May 21. See below for this summer’s publication dates.

Dates of Publication for Summer ‘08

  • May 21

  • June 4

  • June 18

  • July 2

  • July 16

  • July 30

  • August 13

From the President's Desk
Did You Know?
Employee Birthdays
Faculty/Staff Profiles

Scholarships

Academic Calendar '07-'08

Board Briefs

QEP Quips

MCC Inclement Weather Policy

Archive

Scholarship Luncheon
Spring Week
Awards Ceremony
Spring Court Ceremony

May 8 through 21
Kristen Morgan12th
Roxanne Newton
14th
Joyce Roseberry
15th
Marie Prather
16th
Bobby Johnson
17th
Mike Brown
18th

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

SELF MOTIVATION SERIES
(This series will explore the role of what has been identified as the "inner voice," "self-talk," and "intra-communication," etc. in effecting positive outcomes.)
Changing negative and self-defeating "self-talk" can be encouraged by others, but it is ultimately up to the individual to become aware of negative thinking, monitor it, and change it. One of the best ways to do this is to be on the lookout for and avoid tunnel vision (seeing only one aspect of a situation and ignoring or excluding all other relevant information). One remedy is to avoid dichotomous reasoning (seeing everything as black or white). This type of self-talk sounds like the following: all or nothing, win or loose, succeed or fail, love or hate, and everything is good or bad. Typical words include: "never", "all", "every", "everybody", and "always". Teachers can help by encouraging students to think in terms of gray areas. They can be taught to analyze situations in terms of percentages. Seldom is anything 100%. It may be 50%, 20%, or only 5%. Strive for a balanced point of view. Remember the ancient Greek ideal: "nothing to excess". —Submitted by Employee Development (05.07.08)

Exams

May 1 through 7

 

Nursing Pinning Ceremony

May 7

7 p.m.

On the Circle

 

GED Graduation

May 8

7 p.m.

On the Circle

 

Curriculum Graduation

May 9

7 p.m.

On the Circle

 

Faculty Workday

May 12

 

CCTL Registration

May 12

9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

 

BioTech and Life Sciences: What’s In It For Me?

May 12

2 to 4 p.m.

Rotary Auditorium and the Circle

 

Summer Final Registration

May 13

 

Faculty Development—Developing Partnerships with Business, Industry and K-12

May 14

9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

SB-101

 

Administrative Council

May 14

3 p.m.

 

Faculty Workday

May 15

 

Fish & All That Jazz

May 15

6 p.m.

Mooresville Center

Ticket Required

 

Ten-week Session Begins

May 16

 

Drop/Add for 10-week Session

May 16 & 19

 

Comprehensive Articulation Agreement (CAA)

May 19

1:30 to 2:30 p.m.

Rotary Auditorium

 

Early Fall Registration & Advising Begins for Returning Students

May 20

9 a.m. to 7 p.m.

 

Early Fall Registration

May 20 through 21

9 a.m. to 7 p.m.

May 22

9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

 

MCC Retirement Reception

May 22

2 p.m.

 

Faculty Development—Overview & Orientation for WebAdvisor

May 23

10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

 

Memorial Day

No Classes—Faculty Workday

May 26

 

Memorial Day Band Concert

May 26

6 p.m.

On the Circle

 

Faculty Workday

May 27

 

Security Test & Drill

May 27

 

Student Services Building Groundbreaking

May 27

4 p.m.

 

CNA Graduation

May 27

7 p.m.

Shearer Hall

 

Faculty/Staff Development—Microsoft Office Training

May 28

 

Faculty Workday

May 29

 

Luncheon & MCCEE Auction

May 29

11:30 a.m.

Old Gym

 

Faculty/Staff Development—Microsoft Office Training

May 30

 

BLET Graduation

May 30

6 p.m.

CEC Auditorium

Special thanks to student Adam Wooten for sharing his photos with us.

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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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