Cougar Bytes for September 18, 2009
September 18, 2009
Volume II, Number 26
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IN THIS ISSUE:
- WOW! WHAT A TEAM!
- WHAT'S HAPPENING AROUND CCCC
- PERSONNEL NOTES
- MARK YOUR CALENDAR
- CCCC-BAY
- COUGAR BITE-BACKS
WOW! WHAT A TEAM!
All Personnel Meeting
Strategic planning provides a framework for action. During Thursday's All Personnel Meeting, participants had a unique opportunity to contribute to that framework. Employees engaged in small group discussions that explored the college's strengths and weaknesses, as well as forces outside the institution; opportunities and threats. The conversations were rich and everyone shared and learned.
The many comments that were generated will be sorted and summarized in the coming days. The categories that emerge from the discussions will help focus future planning meetings during which a college mission, vision, values, and goals will be identified and finalized.
I truly appreciate the work of those assisting, the facilitators, the Social Committee, and the All Personnel Meeting Ad Hoc Committee. Everyone was committed to making the event a success.
WHAT'S HAPPENING AROUND CCCC
Confucius Classroom Inaugurated At Central Carolina CC
The opening reception for the college's Confucius Classroom, on September 15, brought together leaders of the college, community, local government, and business with educators from North Carolina State University and its Confucius Institute.
NCSU's Institute is the first one in the United States to develop a partnership with a community college for a Confucius Classroom and CCCC is the only community college in the United States to have one.
The Confucius Classroom programs will be open to residents, students at the college and local schools, and businesses within the college's service area of Chatham, Harnett, and Lee counties. Through the Classroom, they will have access to Institute programs such as Chinese art exhibitions and other cultural events. They will also have opportunities to visit the People's Republic of China and to have Chinese visit this area. The goal is to increase mutual understanding, improve relations between the countries, and benefit businesses in both.
Dr. James Zuiches watches as Dr. Bud Marchant and Professor Shuya Che unveil the plaque for the Confucius Classroom.
Displays Available for Check-Out
Green Central display
Central Carolina Community College - Six Panel display
Central Carolina Community College - Three Panel display
Are you attending an event, meeting, fair, or show and need a display to help promote the college? If so, contact the Marketing Department at (919) 718-7518 with your request.
Fundraiser Scheduled for Kidney Transplant
I just wanted to remind you about the benefit for Tommy and Christa Mashburn to be held on Friday, September 25. If you are on the Sanford Campus and would like to order a plate for lunch, please contact me by Friday, September 18 by 1:00 pm. The organizers are trying to finalize food plans, and they need to get a handle on the number of plates that have been presold by that date.
The price of the plates is $7.00 and I will go and pick them up and bring them back to the bookstore on the Lee Co campus. You can come by and pick them up after 11:30 that day. If you not be here that day, please plan to go by the community building in Broadway and pick up a plate.
This is all about caring for our fellow workers and showing them our support. Thanks in advance for your support of this fundraiser and a special thanks to those of you who have already responded. Contact Nancy Shue, (919) 718-7541
- Friday, September 25, 2009
- Broadway Community Center
- 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Central Carolina VMT Grads Top National Exam
Graduates of Central Carolina Community College's Veterinary Medical Technology program in 2009 outperformed graduates of other VMT programs in both the United States and Canada on the Veterinary Technician National Exam.
Results of the June National Board results have been received and, of the 29 CCCC graduates, 28 passed the exam on the first try, for a 97 percent passing rate. The average passing rate was just 74 percent for the approximately 3,000 first-time test takers at other VMT programs in the United States and Canada.
"For the past few years that we have been charting this, our grads consistently outperform the other candidates on the June VTNE," said Dr. Paul Porterfield, chairman of the college's VMT program. "These high scores really speak volumes about the teaching and learning in our program."
Naming Opportunities
Gifts that qualify for naming opportunities are a meaningful and lasting way to impact life at Central Carolina Community College. To view the naming opportunities policy, please visit the Intranet and look in the Foundation section.
Free Luncheon Seminars
The CCCC Continuing Education Department is offering to all faculty and staff three free seminars on Wednesdays in September. Each one will be located at the Dennis A. Wicker Civic Center and you may bring your lunch to eat during the presentations.
- Breast Health
- September 30
- 12:00 noon - 1:00 p.m.
- Presented by Gwyn Sandlin, RN with Central Carolina Hospital
No registration is required, but we encourage everyone to take time to hear these very important and informative talks. Each session will last approximately 30 minutes.
Questions? Call Charlotte Baggett at ext. 7394.
Third Friday Artwalk
Brighten your weekend with a cultural experience in downtown Siler City where you can visit the CCCC Sculpture student gallery and get a preview of the Chatham County Studio Tour artists in the PAF Gallery.
- September 18
- 6:00pm to 9:00pm
- Folk and blues music by Lafcadio
Visit our blog at ccccsculppottery.blogspot.com and view a slide show of student work.
Professional Development Opportunities
Professional development day is back! You're invited to attend an all day event at the Dennis A. Wicker Civic Center featuring opportunities for professional development and fellowship. Please mark your calendars for Tuesday, October 27.
PERSONNEL NOTES
Cougar Profile
Shuya Che
Visiting Professor Confucius Classroom
Imagine traveling half way around the world from an ancient walled city on the Yangtze River with a population of almost 8 million people (the size of New York City) to rural Sanford, North Carolina, population 28,000. There are some similarities between the two places: Nanjing, China is famous for its beautiful plum blossoms and its extremely hot, humid summers. Sanford is famous for its spectacular azaleas and its extremely hot, humid summers. Perhaps small things like this will help Shuya Che feel more at home here as she brings us gifts of friendship and knowledge from the Chinese people.
Shuya's fields of interest are Chinese linguistics and literature. She received her doctorate in these subjects from Zhejiang University in Hangzhou, China. She earned her masters and bachelors degrees in the same fields from Henan University, Henan, China. Shuya is an associate professor at Nanjing Normal University and lives in Nanjing with her husband, Xiangyang Cui, who is also a college professor, and 15-year-old daughter, Yixiao Cui. In the short time she has been in the United States, Shuya has been overwhelmed by new impressions, new sounds, new tastes, and she finds it difficult to describe what she is experiencing. She expresses appreciation for the warm welcome she has encountered everywhere she has been and finds that Americans and Chinese have more in common than either side may realize. She finds our attempts to pronounce her name correctly humorous, but has faith that we will master that and many other Chinese words as well.
Shuya will be teaching classes in the Chinese Mandarin language and culture to college and high school students, the public, and the business community. She will divide her time between the three CCCC main campuses as well as several local high schools. We have a lot to learn about Shuya's language and culture so we will be keeping her very busy, but we hope she will find the time to discover our beautiful state. We'll do our best to make her feel at home here.
Shuya Che with her husband, Xiangyang Cui and daughter, Yixiao Cui
Birthdays
| 9/19 | Sylvester (S.L.) Turner |
| 9/19 | Katherine McDonald |
| 9/19 | Patricia Denton |
| 9/19 | Bill Tyson |
| 9/19 | Bobby Wicker | 9/19 | Robert Daniels |
| 9/20 | Janice Pope |
| 9/21 | Judy Herndon |
| 9/21 | Jimmie Boggs |
| 9/21 | Leigh Beam |
| 9/24 | Michael Cheek |
| 9/24 | Eileen Harrington |
| 9/24 | Joel Oldham |
| 9/24 | Cecilia Pate |
| 9/24 | Karen Walton | 9/25 | Fred Thomas |
| 9/25 | Elizabeth Wicker |
| 9/25 | Jamee Stiffler |
| 9/27 | Margaret Williams |
| 9/28 | Sue McNeill |
| 9/28 | Markita McCrimmon |
| 9/29 | Robin Gusman |
| 9/29 | William Edwards |
| 9/30 | Jennifer Ivey |
| 10/01 | Kenneth Johnson |
| 10/01 | Chuck Mann |
| 10/03 | William Richardson |
| 10/03 | Danette Foster |
| 10/04 | Bud Marchant |
| 10/04 | Ronald McLamb |
| 10/04 | Linda Summey |
| 10/06 | Faye Stephenson |
| 10/06 | David Hartman |
| 10/07 | Daniel Furr |
| 10/08 | Gloria Oldham |
| 10/08 | David Haire |
| 10/09 | Tommy Holder |
| 10/09 | Summerlin Page |
| 10/10 | Randy Brewer |
| 10/10 | Mike Neal |
MARK YOUR CALENDAR
Dates to Remember
Sept. 23 - 20th Annual Golf Classic, CCCC Foundation, Sanford Golf Course
Sept. 24 - AEOP Meeting
Oct. 5 - Administrative Staff Meeting
Oct. 13 - Fall Activity Day, Pittsboro campus
Oct. 14 - Fall Activity Day, Sanford campus
Oct. 15 - Fall Activity Day, Lillington campus
Oct. 27 - Professional Development Day, Civic Center
CCCC-BAY
Things For Sale, For Adoption or for Free
For Sale:Two new RCA Digital TV Converters at $10.00 each. Retail Value of $49.87 each. Email dglover@cccc.edu.
Roommate Needed: 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom apartment at The Oaks. Responsible current student is in emergency need of a roommate. Individual lease options and rent would be $305/month. I volunteered to try to help her find a roommate so if you know anyone that is looking for a place to live that is also responsible, please have them contact Michele Nabonne, Admission Specialist, 919-718-7234 or mnabonne@cccc.edu.
Kitten Needs Loving Home: Beautiful and imperious Tortoise Shell kitten, female, 10 weeks old, for adoption by responsible person. Purrs and plays like the feline royalty she is. Contact Irene Smith, (919) 718-7518 or (919) 777-9668.
Fall Bazaar Spaces Available: Deep River Elementary School PTO will be selling parking spaces at the school for the Fall Bazaar scheduled for Saturday, October 3rd from 10:00am - 2:00pm. Individuals or groups may sell yard sale or craft items, baked goods, etc. Space sizes are 8-1/2 x 17 feet. Cost is $20.00 each. Reservations with payment must reach the school by Friday, September 25th. Call (919) 776-2722 for more information.
Donations Needed for West Harnett Sustainable Ag Class: The Sustainable Ag program at the West Harnett campus needs an old bathtub and an old washing machine (does not have to be in working order). These will be used in the preparation of produce for the market. Call Rob VanderVoort, (919) 498-1210, ext. 1004.
COUGAR BITE-BACKS
Compliments, Complaints, Comments
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