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Candidate Forum to be held at GFC
Starting at 6 pm on Monday, October 8, a candidate forum will be held with gubernatorial candidates Rick Hill, Republican, and Steve Bullock, Democrat; as well as Superintendent of Public Instruction candidates Denise Juneau, Democrat, and Sandy Welch, Republican. Directly afterward, at 7 pm, a forum will be held for regional legislative candidates.
This is American Indian Heritage Week
Displays of Native American artifacts, art and history in South Court and outside Heritage Hall plus literary displays in the Weaver Library.
Thursday, September 27
10:30-11:30 am - Heritage Hall
The McCluskey Boys: Adventures in an Indian Boarding School
Join Murt McCluskey for a presentation based on his new book which is intended to be an informative, interesting, sometimes humorous demonstration of how a group of young Indian children survived the Federal Government's Boarding School period. Although experiences of these students was somewhat sad, challenging and often very traumatic, most found creative ways to adapt and survive. He will have copies of his book for sale after the presentation for only $15.00.
Murt McCluskey is an educational consultant with over 30 years of experience in public and Native American education. He has worked with tribes, schools, parents, students and educational agencies on a local, state and national level. Dr. McCluskey's personal education includes 10 years attending a BIA government boarding school, college degrees focusing on Native and teacher education, and teaching in an urban and reservation setting. He is also a past recipient of the "National Indian Educator of the Year" award.
3:00-4:00 pm - B101
History, Culture and Current Status of the Little Shell Chippewa Tribe
James Parker Shield, Little Shell Chippewa historian and cultural leader will present information about this unique Native American tribe headquartered in Great Falls.
Friday, September 28
10:30-11:30 am - B101
Sweet Grass Hills: Preservation of Sacred Lands and Artifacts
The public is invited to a presentation by Richard Hopkins, Park Manager for First Peoples Buffalo Jump, who will share his personal journey with Native elders using native ceremonies to stop destruction of sacred land and artifacts dating 20,000 years or more.
The Sweet Grass Hills possess special significance to the Blackfeet Indians and to other tribes. According to legend, the creator Napi fashioned the hills in the dim past out of rocks left over from the formation of the Rocky Mountains. Napi liked his creation so much that the hills became a favored resting place for the old trickster. (Excerpt from http://www.browningmontana.com/sweetgrass.html)
1:00-2:00 pm Heritage Hall
Social Dance in Native Culture
Don Fish will present information on the history and current culture of Native American social dancing. All are welcome to attend the presentation and join in the dancing. Fish is an enrolled Blackfeet tribal member and Adjunct Native American Studies Faculty member at Great Falls College who provides cultural educational consultations for various organizations.
Advising Center Rocks!
As of 8/31/12, the advisors in the Advising Center have approximately 1453 advisees. There are 210 students with faculty advisors including students in the competitive Healthcare programs.
During 2011-2012, the advisors in the Center had approximately 5100+ documented contacts with advisees. This does not include work with new, transfer and returning students prior to their enrollment.
The Advising Center welcome students, faculty and staff to visit their area today during their Open House.
Medical Assistant News
Submitted by Pam Christianson
Pam Christianson, Medical Assistant Program Director, attended the National American Association of Medical Assistant (AAMA) conference in Scottsdale, Arizona this month.
The state of Montana was awarded the following;
Student Membership Recruitment Excel Award for the increase in number os students joining the AAMA and the CMA (AAMA) Certification award for the greatest percentage increase of member Certified Medical Assistants.
On August 23, 2012, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ruled that only "credentialed medical assistants"-including CMAs (AAMA)-would be allowed to enter medication, laboratory, and radiology orders into the computerized provider order entry system for meaningful use purposes for the Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record Incentive Program. The push for certification of medical assistants is growing stronger.
GFC Surgical Technology grads recognized
Great Falls College MSU was was recognized again this year by the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting for achieving a high pass rate among graduates taking the board's exam.
The Board of Surgical Technology has awarded Great Falls College its Merit Award for scoring a 90 percent or greater pass rate on the Certified Surgical Technologies exam for the past two years.
 | Surg Tech students get familiar with the operating room in the Sim Hospital.
Photo by Lori Heinen. |
Sandra Allen, Surgical Technology Program Director, stated that although the Merit Award has only been offered for the past two years, the Great Falls College has had a 100% pass rate on the Certified Surgical Technologies exam since 2006 and could have received this award every year. Great Falls College offers an associate degree in surgical technology.
Voter Registration Widget
We have a GFCMSU customized voter registration widget placed on the main campus, Weaver Library, eLearning & D2L web pages. So far, we've had 70 total new voter registrations using our tool within the State of Montana. We plan to leave the widget on the Library page for a while, so this number will likely increase. Some interesting statistics from the voters registering were that 74% were female, 59% between age 18-29, and 31% between 30-39.
GFC Campus Reading Group
The first meeting of the Great Falls College Campus Reading Group will be this evening, Wednesday, Sept. 26, at 5:30 at Bert & Ernies to discuss When You and I Were Young, Whitefish by Montana author Dorothy Johnson. All are welcome. You do not have to be a student or staff member to attend.
The Campus Reading Group meets informally about once a month for fun, challenging and often humorous discussions of great (and sometimes not-so-great) books. Varied opinions are welcome and encouraged. The list of books for the coming year:
Oct - Fiction - Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay
Nov - Cheesy Mystery - Still Life by Louise Penny
Dec - Open discussion of "What have you been reading?"
Feb - Classic - O Pioneers! by Willa Cather
Mar - Non-fiction - Age of Wonder by Richard Holmes
Apr - Prize winner - A Visit From the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan
Summer - Fiction - Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
For more information, call Jeri Pullum, 771-5120, or email
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