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Wednesday, May 9, 2012
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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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QEP Quips |
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Did You Know? Archive |
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Employee Birthdays |
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Faculty/Staff Profiles |
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Scholarships |
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Academic Calendar |
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Board Briefs |
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MCC Inclement Weather Policy |
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Campus
Copier Key Operator List |
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Archive |
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Alumni
Reunion |
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Mitchell International Festival |
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Scholarship
Luncheon |
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Firefighter
Training |
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Meet
and Greet With Dr. Brewer |
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Community
Reception for Dr. Eason |
Sharon
Rouse/Douglas Eason Piano Recital
(Includes Video) |
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Campus-Wide
Reception for Dr. Eason |
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May 10
through 23
Jeanne Miller—May
12
Kristen Morgan—May
12
Roxanne Newton—May
14
Joyce Roseberry—May
15
Bobby Johnson—May
17
Mike Brown—May
18
Catherine LeRoy—May
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Mitchell Columns is every Tuesday at
9 a.m. E-mail articles to
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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
Soon!
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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| The Annual Alumni
Reunion was held on the Main Campus Saturday, May 7. Fifty alumni
representing graduating classes ranging from 1934 until 1995 attended,
together with fourteen MCC employees who help host the reunion. Mrs.
Margaret Bell Bloodworth, age 90, (Class of 1934) from Decatur, Georgia
traveled the longest distance to attend the reunion.
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Class of 1934 (left to right)—Margaret Bell Bloodworth, Lib Connolly and Helen Page Crenshaw. Class of 1942—(front row): Martha Rives and Martha Lee Covington. (2nd row): Bettie Ellis Jordan, Bobbie Dowell Long and Rachel Gamble Yandell. (3rd row): Margaret Settle Joyce and Pearl Collins Tompkins. (back row): Sidney S. Bost, class president.
Alumni from Classes of 1954-1955 (left to right)—Helene Caldwell Linenberger, J. Allen Collins, Nina Taylor Tucker, Joan McJunkin Hopkins, Sarah Brawley Cheek and Bob Compton. (left to right): Mary Johnson, MCC Alumni Services Coordinator; Margaret Settle Joyce (Class of 1942); Loyd Simpson (Class of 1952), Alumni Association Vice-President; and Terri Nicks Lane (Class of 1974), Alumni Association President. (left to right): Jones Mayberry (Class of 1945); Alma Covington Mayberry (Class of 1945); Martha Lee Covington (Class of 1942); and Dr. Douglas Eason, MCC President. (left to right): Jim Piercy (Class of 1952); Bob Compton (Class of 1954); and J. Allen Collins (Class of 1954). (left to right): Pearl Collins Tompkins (Class of 1942); Bobbie Dowell Long (Class of 1942); and J. Allen Collins (Class of 1954). (left to right): Joyce Saunders Raymer (Class of 1949); Alene Jones Barnard (Class of 1948); and Jim Piercy (Class of 1952). Drucilla Deal Miller (Class of 1951) and her husband, Mike. Helene Caldwell Linenberger (Class of 1955) (left to right): Alma Covington Mayberry (Class of 1945); W. Jones Mayberry (Class of 1945); and Martha Lee Covington (Class of 1942). Nina Taylor Tucker (Class of 1955), left; and Helen Page Crenshaw (Class of 1934) register. Joe Troutman, Alumni Association Treasurer. Terri Nicks Lane, Alumni Association President. Dr. William Findt, Mitchell Community College Executive Vice-President for Development and College Relations
Dr. Douglas Eason, president of Mitchell Community College.
Class of 1934 (left to right)—Margaret Bell Bloodworth, Lib Connolly and Helen Page Crenshaw.
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