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| Inside MCC | February 14, 2012 |
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African American History Month Leadership Awards
Four leadership awards were presented at the opening ceremony for African American History month at Manchester Community College. The awards are named in honor of prominent African Americans who made significant leadership contributions to history...
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 MCC Draw-A-Thon 2012
The MCC Draw-A-Thon 2012 was an Open Drawing Event and the community, MCC students and staff were invited to participate in a collaborative wall drawing. The event took place on Friday, February 10, in the art hallway of the SBM Charitable Foundation Building. All materials were provided and no prior drawing experience was necessary.
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Opening Day Feedback Survey Results
MCC held Spring 2012 Opening Day meetings on January 17 for all faculty and staff. The goal for the day was to provide a program to update the college community on the strategic directions and priorities for the college - and to have some fun, show off the talents of our faculty and staff, and perhaps learn something new - all while practicing our guiding principles of shared understanding, shared responsibility and shared leadership. Click here to view the result of the feedback survey.
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Love You More Than Life Art Exhibit
Fine Arts Professor Susan Classen-Sullivan's Love You More Than Life (corpse series) is being featured at Real Art Ways from February 16, 2012- April 8, 2012. For more information, please visit the Real Art Ways website.
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Call For Nominations
The Employee Recognition Committee at MCC is currently taking nominations for NERCHE's annual Ernest A. Lynton Award for the Scholarship of Engagement for Early Career Faculty. This award recognizes a faculty member who is pre-tenure at tenure-granting campuses and early career (i.e., within the first six years) at campuses with long-term contracts and who connects his or her teaching, research, and service to community engagement.
The Lynton Award emphasizes community-based scholarly work across faculty roles. The scholarship of engagement (also known as outreach scholarship, public scholarship, scholarship for the common good, community-based scholarship, and community-engaged scholarship) represents an integrated view of the faculty role in which teaching, research/creative activity, and service overlap and are mutually reinforcing, is characterized by scholarly work tied to a faculty member's expertise, is of benefit to the external community, is visible and shared with community stakeholders, and reflects the mission of the institution. In addition, NERCHE conceptualizes scholarly engagement in terms of social justice in a diverse democracy.
The award will be presented at the 18th Annual Conference of the Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities and the recipient of the award will have several opportunities to disseminate his or her community based work, including presenting at the CUMU conference, publishing in the Metropolitan Universities Journal, and participating in one or more of NERCHE's webinars focused on community-based scholarly work.
Nominations submitted will be reviewed by the Committee and submitted on behalf of Manchester Community College. To nominate an MCC Faculty member, please submit one or two paragraphs which describe the nominees' work as related to the award. All nominations should be submitted to Debbie Colucci by noon on March 19, 2012.
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Final Reminder - MCC April Events Calendar Submissions
February 22 is the deadline for submitting information for the April 2012 Calendar of Events. Unfortunately, White Publishing is no longer producing Life newspapers in Manchester, South Windsor and Hebron/Marlborough. Marketing is in the process of determining an alternate venue for the ads.
Please use the Calendar Request Form to submit items. Feel free to contact Paula Raum, or x2915 with any questions in regards to the printed calendar advertisement.
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| Enjoy a Lunch or Dinner at MCC
Each semester, Culinary Arts students prepare meals that are open to the public. All meals are prepared and served by students in MCC's Hospitality programs in the College's Culinary Arts Center. Reservations are required for all meals. Menus, hours and contact information can be found on the website. |
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Please note that by clicking on the name of each event you will be able to automatically download the event to your calendar or obtain further information.
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African American History Month Celebration at MCC
In celebration of African American History Month, Manchester Community College has scheduled a variety of activities. Visit the website for details.
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Robert Cording Poetry Reading
February 15, 2012, 7:30 PM, Fireside Commons
Robert Cording teaches English and Creative Writing at the College of the Holy Cross where he is the Barrett Professor of Creative Writing. He has published six collections of poems, most recently Walking with Ruskin (CavanKerry Press). He has received two grants in poetry from the National Endowment for the Arts and two from the Connecticut Commission of the Arts. He lives in Woodstock, Connecticut with his wife and three children. For more information; Steve Straight at x2688. Admission is free.
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Mishi-maya-gat Spoken Word & Music Series
February 16, 2012, 7:00 PM, GPA Community Commons
Beginning at 7:00 PM - Featured poets from Trinity College's English Department: Clare Rossini and Ciaran Berry. Followed by Music by the 016 New Music Ensemble at 8:00 PM
Free and open to the public. Click here for more information.
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International Film Series
The First Grader (United Kingdom/Kenya)
March 9, 2012, 7:00 PM, SBM Charitable Foundation Auditorium
In a small, remote mountain top primary school in the Kenyan bush, hundreds of children are jostling for a chance for the free education newly promised by the Kenyan government. One new applicant is an old Mau Mau veteran in his eighties, who is desperate to learn to read at this late stage of his life. He fought for the liberation of his country and now feels he must have the chance of an education so long denied - even if it means sitting in a classroom alongside six-year-olds. Winner of 2010 Toronto International Film Festival People's Choice Award. English. 103 mins.
Contact either Evelyn Angry-Smith at x2874 or Bob Kagan at x2687 with questions. There will be a brief discussion after each film along with potluck dessert. Admission is free. |
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Upcoming Staff Development Opportunities!
On The Plus Side (presented by MetLife Financial)
February 15, 2012, 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM, B-149
MCC's partnership with MetLife continues to provide important financial planning information. In this session participants will learn how to make the most of every paycheck!!
Evaluation for EVERYONE! (presented by Desreen Petgrave)
February 16, 2012, 2:00 PM - 3:20 PM, B-149
Come learn the nuts and bolts of evaluation! Learn how to partner with your supervisor in using the evaluation as a tool for success...and how to effectively use "feedback" as a roadmap to the next level. This workshop is not just for supervisors...
Building Blocks of Effective Supervision III: Meetings (presented by Debbie Colucci)
February 17, 2012, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM, B-149
Meetings are the most effective and least utilized communication tool a staff can have. This workshop will provide participants with insight into the life of a meeting including structure and format, timing, and when to (or not to) cancel.
Budgeting @ MCC (presented by Martin Hart and Regina Ferrante)
February 22, 2012, 12:30 AM - 1:30 PM, B-149
Budget creation, budget management, and budget understanding means different things to different people and career growth in higher education often requires an understanding of resources! This presentation will give participants insight into the budget process at MCC and provide an opportunity to think about how to develop skills for future growth.
Community Colleges and MCC - Who We Are (presented by Duncan Harris and David Nielsen)February 28, 2012, 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM, B-149
Participants will hear about the history and rise of community colleges in the USA, and their current role in our system of higher education. We will then provide information about MCC's students, programs, and outcome measures, with comparisons to other colleges and universities for context. We'll also look at some of the challenges MCC is facing.
SPACE IS LIMITED! Please RSVP for your session(s) of choice to Debbie Colucci.
The iPad User group met this month to share some productivity apps and discuss creative ways iPads were being used on campus. If you would like to access the presentation, please click here. We will continue to meet the first Tuesday of the month through May at 2:30 in AST D229. Join us! |
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State of Connecticut Defined Contribution Plans
Jenny Laurita will be available to meet with employees regarding the Alternate Retirement Plan, 403b Plan, and 457 Deferred Compensation Plan. Laura will be available from 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM on the following dates:
- February 22, 2012, LRC A226
- March 12, 2012, LRC A226
- April 24, 2012, LRC B149
- May 7, 2012, LRC A226
If you would like to schedule an appointment to meet with Jenny, please email in advance, or call 860.580.1673. |
| Health & Wellness |
| Making Marriage Work Part II
By Gwen Kesten, Ph.D.
Solutions EAP Coordinator at Middlesex Hospital
There are many other "myths" about what makes for successful marriages. They include the following:
- Common interests will keep you together - In fact, how the couple interacts while pursuing their interests is more critical than what those interest happen to be.
- "You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours" philosophy for couples to respond in kind for each good deed by the other- It is more often a characteristic of unhappy marriages that each member of the couple keeps a 'mental ledger' of who has done what for whom.
- Honesty and direct response are always the best policy - Many lifelong relationships function well because of the discretion used in what to dialogue about openly. Couples have different conflict styles. Some avoid fighting at all costs, some regularly discuss their differences. No one style necessarily works better than the other.
- Affairs are the primary cause of divorce - When divorcing couples are asked what was the primary cause of the breakup, about 80% talk about a gradual growing apart and loss of closeness, or not feeling appreciated vs. about 20% stating that an extramarital affair was even partly to blame.
- Men and women are "from different planets" - "The determining factor in whether wives feel satisfied with the sex, romance, and passion in their marriage is, by 70 percent the quality of the couple's friendship. For men, the determining factor is, by 70 percent, the quality of the couple's friendship. So men and women come from the same planet after all."
Call Solutions EAP at 1-800-526-3485 for assistance for all of life's challenges.
It's free, confidential and open to your family members. Check us out online. |
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Fitness Center Programs
Monday - Friday, 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM, Lowe Student Services Center
New this semester! Staff and faculty invited to intramurals for the low fee of $15/month unlimited access. All activities but flag football have drop-in participation. Here is the schedule:
- Basketball - Mondays and Wednesdays, January 23- April 4 - 2:15 PM - 4:15PM
- Indoor Soccer - Tuesdays, January 24 - April 24 - 2:15 PM - 4:15PM
- Volleyball - Thursdays, January 26 - April 26 - 2:15 PM - 4:15 PM
- Flag Football - Mondays and Wednesdays, April 9 - May 5 - 2:30 PM - 4:30PM
New Group X Class beginning February 1
20/20/20 - (20 minutes each of strength, cardio and core) - Wednesdays - 3:30 PM - 4:40 PM $20/month for unlimited classes. Come kick it in the Fitness Center!
Memberships for employees to the weight/cardio room: $15/month, to group exercise classes: $20/month or $30/month for both. Click here to access the group exercise schedule. For more information, please contact Joanne Britton at x3359 or visit online. |
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