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February
Black History Month
Children's Dental Health Month
February 4:
Health Sciences Career Fair, Heritage Hall, 9:30 am-3:30 pm
February 5:
Plumbing Presentations, G45-46, 9-11:20 am
February 11:
Dean Schaffer Open Office Hours, Dean's Office, 2-4 pm
North Middle School Parent Night, 4-7 pm
February 12:
Legislative Forum, B133, 7-7:45 am
Bring U to You, Heritage Hall, 7-9 pm Dr. Terry Weidner 'China in 2009: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly' $5 students / $10 general admission Community Poetry Reading, Hasting's, 7 pm
February 16:
President's Day - offices closed | |
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| News from MSU - Great Falls
Your Community College! |
February 2, 2009 |
Greetings!
I would like to invite you to join us for two great presentations on Thursday, February 5 in Room G45-46 hosted by the Interior Design program.
Gunnar Baldwin, the national representative from TOTO USA Plumbing Products will give two presentations on innovations and trends in residential and commercial plumbing. If you are interested, please RSVP to me by Tuesday noon. The presentations are: 9:00-10:00 am - Water Efficient Plumbing: Green design in plumbing and plumbing products and 10:20-11:20 am - Universal Plumbing Design: Including design for aging in place, accessibility.
Julie Myers ASID, Director
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Health Sciences Career Fair
Submitted by Natalie Nefzger
Nearly 200 area high school students are expected to participate in the first annual Health Sciences Career Fair on Wednesday, February 4 in Heritage Hall. There will be hands-on activities sponsored by vendors and programs. Students will arrive in two groups, at 9:30 am and then at 11:45 am. Please stop by anytime between 9:30 am and 3 pm to meet high school students, teachers, and external vendors and have some fun! The event is a collaborative effort with Great Falls Public Schools. Susan Cooper and Natalie Nefzger have been instrumental in making it happen. The event was made possible by funding provided through CollegeAID, our employee contributions. |
PTA Site Visit and Review - a Success!
Submitted by Andrea Johnson, MSPT, PTA Program Director
I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone on campus for supporting the Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) Program before and during our recent on-site accreditation visit. Three representatives formed a "team" from the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE) and arrived in Great Falls on Saturday, January 24. They began reviewing materials provided to them at that time. I met with the "team" on Sunday evening and the questions began there and continued for the next two and a half days.
The "team" met with Charlene Marshall, BS, PTA, regarding her role as PTA faculty and as the coordinator of the clinical education portion of the PTA Program. They toured the facility and interacted with many individuals, but those in the Library, Learning Center, Distance Learning, Student Central, and Bookstore the most. Thanks to all of you for representing your area and helping the "team" understand how we work together!
The "team" met with individuals from admissions and student services, PTA clinical instructors (physical therapists or physical therapist assistants), Jodi Howard (Health Science Administrative Associate), general education faculty representing PTA prerequisite courses (including Robin Williams, Jill Keil, Kim Schrenk, Courtney Johnsrud, Cheri Calsetta, Cherie Mckeever, Dennis Veleber, and Larry Vaccaro), current PTA students, college administrative officials (Joe Schaffer, Interim Dean/CEO, Heidi Pasek, Associate Dean/CAO, Greg Paulauskis, Interim Director of the Division of Health Sciences, and Judy Hay, Assistant Dean of Student Services), PTA advisory board members, employers of recent PTA graduates, and recent program graduates. Overall, the "team" was very impressed by our College. The oral report presented to the PTA faculty and administrative officials was positive and accurate reflecting the PTA Program and the College well.
The "team" will now submit their reports to the CAPTE and we should expect to receive a report back in approximately one month. This report will ask for clarification and further proof of compliance with CAPTE criteria. The PTA faculty will have one month to prepare these materials and submit them back to CAPTE. Toward the end of April, CAPTE will officially meet and review all the materials regarding the PTA Program. They will make a decision regarding accreditation at that time and request further materials as necessary. This is expected as the Program has recently been re-established. Overall, the Self-Study process and the on-site review were a positive experience. It has already proven itself to be beneficial and will only improve the PTA Program in the future.
Again, I wish to extend a sincere "thank you" to everyone who helped to make the Self-Study and On-site Review successful! |
Welcome, Kristen Helman - Our New Accountant
Kristen was born and raised in Great Falls and graduated from CMR High  School. She earned her Bachelor of Science degree from UNLV in Business Administration with an Accounting major. Her accounting career began with employment at Bechtel Nevada/National Security Technologies, the company that maintained and operated the Nevada Test Site. In May 2007, she decided to return to Great Falls and worked at Avmax Montana Inc. as the accounting manager prior to accepting the accounting position at MSU - Great Falls. She has a three year old daughter, Alexis. Her fiancé, Brian, proposed to her in August and they are getting married May 9 in Las Vegas. Congratulations, Kristen! Welcome to MSU - Great Falls. | |
| Interior Design Faculty & Students Tested
Submitted by Julie Myers ASID, Interior Design Program Director
The Associate of Kitchen and Bath Design certification exam was offered for the first time at MSUGF Jan 29 and 30 through a partnership with the National Kitchen and Bath Association and Castle Testing. The exam was offered free of charge to instructors, May 2008 graduates and current 2nd year students of MSUGF. Interior Design instructor Julie Myers and planned May 2009 graduate Verna Vuckovich both passed the exam and will soon be eligible to use the letters AKBD behind their names! The AKBD exam is the first step for certification as a National Kitchen and Bath Designer. |
| Campus Directories
The latest up-to-date employee contact information is now available on the MSUGF website under 'Campus Directories.' If you would like to have this information at your fingertips, my suggestion is to create a new folder on your desktop with a link to URL: http://www.msugf.edu/directory/directory.asp
There are three options open to you as you use the 'Search Directory' function. You may search by department and see a list of all employees within that department or you may search by last name or first name.
Also under 'Campus Directories' on the home page, you will find options for printing a directory by name (sorted by last name) or by department (sorted by department / last name).
Our Webmaster, Rhonda Kueffler, makes updates to the directory database frequently, so you should find the web directory a great source for contact information for employees. Please let Rhonda know as corrections or updates are needed.
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Children's Dental Health Month
February is Children's Dental Health Month. This is the second year Dental Hygiene students will be engaging in Community Activities through their Community Dental Health. Students will be giving Oral Hygiene education to Preschools, elementary schools, and community programs.
Three second year Dental Hygiene students are organizing a field trip to the Headstart Dental Clinic. First year Dental Hygiene and Dental Assisting students will be involved in the activity.
"We receive many requests from the community during February for dental education presentations," said Kim Woloszyn, Dental Hygiene Program Director.
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| NWCCU Annual Meeting
On Thursday, February 5, the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU) is holding its annual meeting in Seattle. Dean Joe Schaffer and Associate Dean Heidi Pasek will be attending. Part of the meeting will focus on upcoming changes to the accreditation process. Joe and Heidi should return with some interesting information. MSU - Great Falls is accredited through the NWCCU. It is an independent, non-profit membership organization recognized by the U.S. Department of Education and the Council for Higher Education as the regional authority on educational quality and institutional effectiveness of higher education institutions in the seven-state northwest region. |
Wellness Opportunities for MSUGF Employees
Shape Up Montanais a fun, interactive three-month team competition from February 1 - May 1 that encourages Montanans to develop healthy physical activity and eating habits. The teams are made up of a minimum of four and a maximum of ten people.
MSU - Great Falls has 3 Shape Up Montana teams with 21 people participating! We will recognize achievement in two separate categories: Weight Loss due to healthy, appropriate eating and physical activity and Accumulated Activity based on logging miles using an conversion chart. |
Practical Nurse Program Site Visit
The Montana Board of Nursing will be on campus on April 2 and 3 to survey the Practical Nurse program. In addition to the Board of Nursing members, an onsite visitor from the Board of Education from Washington DC will participate in the visit. They will be critiquing the Board of Nursing as they survey our program.
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Tickets for the Greg Mortenson Event
On February 23, Greg Mortenson, author of Three Cups of Tea will be speaking at Great Falls High School at 7:00 pm. This event is part of the Bring U to You series and is co-sponsored by the Great Falls Clinic and the City Advisory Commission on International Relations (ACIR).
Tickets for the event are free but donations will be encouraged at the event. Tickets are available 10 am - 6 pm on February 9 and 11 and 10 am - 4 pm on February 10 at the Civic Center Theatre Lobby. There is a two ticket limit per person. Tickets are expected to go fast, so go the first day if you can. |
| February is Black History Month
Black History month began as 'Negro History Week' in 1926 by Carter G. Woodson, an African American historian and scholar. In 1976, it became a month-ling celebration. February was chosen because it coincides with the birthdays of Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln. Watch for happenings on campus and in the community. | |
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