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Wednesday, March 10, 2010
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March 11 through 17
Ron Davis—15th
Marcella James—17th
Patricia Redding—17th
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Deadline for article submissions to
Mitchell Columns is every Tuesday at
9 a.m. E-mail articles to
printgraph@mitchellcc.edu
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March is
National Women’s History Month
As the College commemorates
and celebrates the lives and work of women, perhaps we should consider why
we should study women’s history. The National Women’s History Project first
proposed the idea 30 years ago. Their rationale is expressed in the
following quotation: "In our own personal lives, the National Women’s
History Project encourages discovering stories about our mothers,
grandmothers, and great grandmothers to help us better understand their
lives, the challenges they faced, and ultimately, ourselves and our own
times. Recognizing the dignity and accomplishments of women in our own
families and those from other backgrounds leads to higher self-esteem among
girls and greater respect among boys and men. The results can be remarkable,
from greater achievement by girls in school to less violence against women,
and more stable and cooperative communities. The impact of women’s history
might seem abstract to some, and less pressing than the immediate struggles
of working women today. But to ignore the vital role that women’s dreams and
accomplishments play in our own lives would be a great mistake. We draw
strength and inspiration from those who came before us and those remarkable
women working among us today. They are part of our story, and a truly
balanced and inclusive history recognizes how important women have always
been in American society."
Excerpted from the National Women’s History Project
www.nwhp.org/aboutnwhp/
index.php
—Submitted by Diversity Task Force (03.03.10)
Focus on Diversity
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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.
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Select the appointment you wish to send in either the week
or day calendar view.
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Click the Delegate button.
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Click All Instances.
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Enter the new hires’ addresses in the To field.
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Delete all "-Delegated" tags.
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Click Send.
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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
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Exercise
at Work
You think you don’t have time to exercise? Research shows that frequent
short bouts of exercise have cumulative effects, and a bunch of fitness
bursts confer almost the same health and weight-loss benefits as one longer
session. Here are some innovative ways you can fit many minutes of exercise
into your day—a few at a time!
You’ll feel less tired and your
brain will work better if you stand as much as possible while you work or
study. Take "standing breaks" at least every hour and work standing up, if
possible, for 5-10 minutes. You’ll burn 25% more calories. Don’t lean over
your desk, though—find tasks that let you stay upright, like returning
phone calls, reading or jotting notes using a clipboard. If you pace as
you work, you’ll burn almost four times as many calories as sitting.
Pump Rubber. Keep stretchy latex resistance bands that
work your muscles as though they’re lifting weights at work. Step on the
bands and do five minutes of shrugs, squats, upright rows and lateral
raises. These will wind you up better than caffeine.
Skip a Step. Surely you already take the stairs, not
the elevator. Pump up the intensity by taking the stairs two at a time.
Ab Alert. Do isometric abdominal intervals anytime,
anywhere you stand or sit. Contract your abs six times slowly (6-second
rep), then six times quickly (2-second rep), then six times super-slowly
(10-second rep), and repeat.
"25 Ways To Exercise When You Barely Have a Minute" by
Joan Price
—Submitted by the MCC Wellness Committee (03.10.10)
Health &
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Self-Directed
Learning Series
Knowles wrote that in teacher-directed learning, there is the assumption
that the student’s experiences were of less value than that of the teacher,
the textbook, or the other materials provided. As a result, it was the
teacher’s responsibility to transmit the wisdom of the resources to the
learner. The assumption in self-directed learning, however, was that the
learner’s experiences become an increasingly rich resource for learning,
which should be utilized alongside the resources of the "experts."
—Submitted by Employee Development (02.24.10)
The Inspirting Corner
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Edward Tweedy
March 10
7 p.m.
Shearer Hall
Jill Channing and
Carrie Hart
March 16
12:20 p.m.
Rotary Auditorium
Loraine and Harry
Watt
March 16
7 p.m.
Mooresville Center, Room 122
March Madness
Chili Cook-Off
March 18
12:20 to 2 p.m.
Old Gym
Loraine and Harry
Watt
March 18
7 p.m.
Shearer Hall
St. Patrick’s Day
Concert
March 19
7:30 p.m.
Shearer Hall
MCC Band Concert
March 22
7:30 p.m.
Shearer Hall
Dr. Roxanne Newton
March 23
7 p.m.
Mooresville Center, Room 202
Parent’s Night Out
March 26
Partnership for Young Children,
Mooresville
Roots & Wings
Birdhouse Gala
March 26
6 to 9 p.m.
Statesville Civic Center
Mitchell Feud
April 25
12:15 p.m.
Montgomery Student Union
Grants End
May 31
Awards Convocation
April 8
11 a.m.
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MCC Band Concert
The spring concert of the Mitchell Community College Band, directed by Pam
Helms, will be on Monday, March 22, at 7:30 p.m. in Shearer Hall. The
concert is free and open to the public.
—Submitted by Vicki Holland (03.10.10)
St. Patrick’s Day Concert
Mitchell Community College and The Iredell Arts Council present a
St. Patrick’s Day Concert on Friday, March 19, at 7:30 p.m. in Shearer Hall.
The event will feature the Statesville Traditional Irish Session and St.
Joseph’s School for Irish Dance. This event is free and open to the public.
Donations will be accepted at the door. This program received support from
the North Carolina Arts Council, an agency funded by the State of North
Carolina, and the National Endowment for the Arts.
—Submitted by Vicki Holland (03.10.10)
MCC Rocket Team
The Mitchell Community College Rocket Team, this year named
Mitchell Aerospace and Engineering, recently presented their NASA University
Student Launch Initiative (USLI) project at the Mooresville Rotary and
Fourth Creek Rotary (Wednesday morning) meetings. The team presented the
results from last year's competition, introduced this year's rocket concept
and presented up-to-date results of this year's project. The team also
recently completed two video conferences with NASA, fulfilling requirements
of the Preliminary Design Review and Critical Design Review. The NASA USLI
project requires the team to design and fly a rocket with a scientific
payload to an altitude of one mile. Mitchell Aerospace and Engineering is
comprised of calculus-based physics students and those with rocketry-related
experience. The team will travel to Marshall Space Flight Center in
Huntsville, Alabama, in April to compete in this rocket competition. For
more information and to stay current on the team’s progress, see their
website:
www.mitchellcc.edu/faculty/dknight/mae/main.html
—Submitted by Doug Knight (03.10.10)
ICATS Service
Starting Monday, March 15, the ICATS vans will arrive and depart
from the Student Services Center on the Main Campus. This includes the ICATS
Mooresville shuttle as well as normal ICATS services.
—Submitted by David Heinmiller (03.03.10)
SGA Applications Available
Interested in being a part of the Student Government Association?
Applications are available now! Come by and talk with Tammie Goodwin in the
Student Activities Office (2nd floor of the Montgomery Student Union) or
call her at 704.978.5426 with questions or to get applications.
—Submitted by Tammie Goodwin (03.03.10)
Awards Convocation
Mitchell Community College’s annual Awards Convocation is
scheduled for Thursday, April 8, at 11 a.m. in Shearer Hall. In order to
prepare for this event, we need to receive the nomination form for each
award given by Wednesday, March 17. It is very important that a printed copy
of the nomination form be submitted by this date. If your division or club
wishes to give an award, please complete the nomination form that was sent
by e-mail and return it to Bonnie McCurry, either through campus mail or
drop it by Bonnie’s office (SSC-209). Please call 704.878.3281 if you have
any questions. —Submitted by Bonnie
McCurry (03.03.10)
Parent’s Night Out
The Mitchell Community College Early Childhood Association is
holding a Parent’s Night Out on March 26 to raise money for the Iredell
County Partnership for Young Children’s "Books for Babies" campaign. The
event will be held at the Partnership at 625 North Main Street, Mooresville.
All potty-trained children through age 12 are welcome! Prices are $10 for
first child, and $5 for each additional family member. Age based activities,
a light snack, and lots of fun! RSVP to Donna Dezern at 704.878.4367.
Sponsored by Mitchell Community College Early Childhood Association.
—Submitted by Dede Dunst (02.24.10)
"Roots & Wings" Birdhouse Gala
The "Roots & Wings" Birdhouse Gala will be held at the
Statesville Civic Center on March 26, from 6 to 9 p.m. Come enjoy awesome
food, live music and the opportunity to bid on a variety of beautiful
birdhouses created by local artists, including Mitchell students. Tickets to
the gala are on sale now! Contact Nikkole Davis (ndavis@mitchellcc.edu)
for more information or to purchase a ticket. You can also read more about
this event, and see some examples of these artistic birdhouses on our
Facebook page at
http://www.facebook.com/habitatiredell.
—Submitted by Nikkole Davis (02.24.10)
March Madness Chili Cook-Off
The College Council is hosting a chili cook-off on March 18, from
12:20 to 2 p.m. in the Old Gym on the Main Campus. All part-time and
full-time faculty and staff are invited to participate. You can enter your
own recipe, or come and try others’ as you watch the opening of March
Madness basketball while sporting the colors of your favorite school! If you
would like to enter your chili in the cook-off, please send an e-mail to
dbreuer@mitchellcc.edu with your name and your chili’s name.
(There will be an award for both best chili and best table decorations.)
Registration forms must be submitted by March 1!
—Submitted by Daniel Breuer (02.24.10)
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Did You Know?
TIPS FROM THE WEBMASTER
Writing for the WWW Audience
While meeting with various people around campus, two of the questions
that almost always come up are:
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What information do I need to
provide?
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How should I write it?
My answers
will actually be examples of what and how you should write for the
web.
Website Visitors like Headings
Headings break up long blocks of text. They also give their eyes
something to scan to—most visitors won’t read a page from top to
bottom.
How Do They
Read a Web Page?
They scan headings and read into topics they are interested in or
that provide the information they need.
What do
they scan for?
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Headings
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Bold or
large text
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Lists
(numbered and bulleted)
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Graphics
(buttons, icons and photos)—but avoid:
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Website
Links to:
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Captions
(under photos or images)
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Step-by-step
instructions
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Table of
contents
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Breakout
boxes containing helpful information:
How Should You Write?
Web-savvy visitors detest anything that seems like marketing fluff or
overly hyped language ("marketese") and prefer factual information
that is written in a more casual tone. However, humor should be
avoided—unless your content is supposed to be funny/satirical.
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