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George Ducharme, director of the Institute of Disability and Community Inclusion at MCC, Appearing on Manchester Review
Richard Lapointe: Bogus Conviction or Justice Served? In 1992 Richard Lapointe was convicted of the 1987 rape, stabbing and strangulation of Bernice Martin and sentenced to life in prison. Robert Perske, founder of Friends of Richard Lapointe, and George Ducharme, a member of the group since its inception, appear on Manchester Review in March to discuss Richard's fate and their friendship with him. Lapointe's conviction garnered tons of publicity over the years, with features by 60 Minutes; a five part series in the JI; columns by Rick Green, Tom Condon and Donald Connery - all questioning his conviction. Perske and Ducharme can be seen on Manchester Review at 9:00 PM Monday nights in March on Cox PATV Channel 15.
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Last Call: Manchester 2020 Recommendation Roll-Out
The Manchester 2020 Recommendation Roll-Out is being held tonight, March 13, at 7:00 PM at the Manchester Country Club. RSVP to the town planning department at 860-647-3044, or call for more information. Those who are unable to attend are invited to submit comments electronically or by phone. The draft recommendations are available here.
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Identity Finder Rollout
There is a statewide initiative to prevent security breaches that all MCC faculty and staff are required to comply with. To help with this, there is a new application to assist with finding and protecting personal confidential information identity data (PCI-ID or a.k.a. Data Classification Level 3 or DCL3 data), which may be located on college computers. The training will be held on March 14 in the SBM Charitable Foundation Auditorium with three sessions to choose from and will cover the following:
- Overview of Information Security
- Current threats to confidential data
- Technical and administrative safeguards to protect confidential data
- Data classification and data stewardship
- State of CT Record Retention Schedules and college Records Management Liaison Officer(s)
- What can I do today?
- High-level introduction to the Identity Finder application.
All employees are strongly encouraged to attend one of the following sessions.
If you cannot attend on the 14th, the training will be available via recorded WebEx. Upon the completion of the training, Identity Finder will be installed on all faculty and staff computers. Please read this document to learn more important details.
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Rebuilding Together
Join rebuilding together on Saturday, April 28, for their 20th rebuilding day! Rebuilding Together is a volunteer-based program devoted to the repair and rehabilitation of homes and non-profit facilities. Please join this community based program and help Manchester residents.
Return the completed form by March 20 to: Lucy Anne Hurston, AST T307, or Jackie Bishop, L219c.
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Department Gift Baskets Needed for Teacup Raffle
Please consider teaming up with your department and/or division to donate a gift basket and be a part of the teacup raffle at this year's event, scheduled for April 27.Baskets donations are greatly appreciated and the creativity behind them is wonderful. In the past baskets have had a variety of themes, including: 21st Century Sounds; Everything Connecticut; Organic Wines; Pasta Lovers; Romantic Picnic; Let's Get Moving; and Breakfast Anyone? The minimum value of each basket should be $75.The basket that brings in the highest amount in the raffle wins a catered department meeting. Don't be afraid to get creative! Gift baskets can be brought to the Wine Auction office when completed...or if you need help assembling the basket, bring your items to L-231 by March 26, and the EOFW team be happy to put it together for you.
If you have any questions, please contact Jennifer Meligonis DeJohn, x2907, or Endia DeCordova, or x2902.
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Final Reminder - May Events Calendar Submissions
March 28 is the deadline for submitting information for the May 2012 Calendar of Events. Please use the Calendar Request Form to submit items. Feel free to contact Paula Raum, x2915, with any questions regarding the printed calendar advertisement.
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2012 Commencement Regalia fo Faculty
It's that time of year already! Commencement planning has begun. Click here to access the order form needed to rent regalia and return it to the bookstore by April 2. Those paying by check: remember to add sales tax for the rental. |
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Box Lunch Reservations
April 4, 2012, 12:30 PM Culinary Arts Center
The Culinary Arts program is accepting reservations for a new offering, "Box Lunch-to-Go". Meals are $8 and include a choice of wraps, fruit salad, dessert and a beverage. Pre-orders are required. Grab a lunch and go outside, meet some friends, or just take a break. Visit the meals website for menu and reservation details for this and the semester's remaining meals.
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Donations Needed for Library Book Sale
To celebrate National Library Week (April 8-14) the MCC Library will be hosting a book sale on April 11 and April 12. Donations of gently used books (hard covers and paperbacks, fiction and non-fiction), DVDs, CDs, videos and games are needed. If you are starting your spring cleaning early this year please consider giving those gently used books a second home! Our stock of books are particularly low this year so your donations would be greatly appreciated!
All book sale proceeds go to the MCC Library and are used to sponsor author talks and book signings, as well as material for the library collection. For more information, please contact Paula Cook, x2877.
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Now is the Time for Students to Apply for Graduation
The application deadline for the May 2012 graduation is March 14. Graduation Applications may be obtained at the Registrar's Office, Lowe 157, or from the Form Depot - Graduation Application and Instructions.
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Scholarship Applications are Available for the Fall 2012 Semester
Applications are due Monday, April 9; applications and the specific requirements for each are available online at and in the following locations:
- Institutional Advancement L-202
- Counseling and Academic Advising Center L-108
- Financial Aid Office L-177
- Admissions Office L-156
- Registrars' Office L-157
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Phi Theta Kappa
The MCC chapter of Phi Theta Kappa has opened its enrollment period for new members. Students who have completed at least 12 credits at MCC, have achieved at least a 3.50 cumulative GPA, and are currently enrolled are eligible to join. This enrollment period will close on May 15.
Phi Theta Kappa is an international honor society for students in community, junior and technical colleges. PTK has more than 1200 chapters in the U.S. and was founded in 1912 with the purpose of recognizing and celebrating outstanding achievements of students at community, junior, and technical colleges. MCC's chapter was chartered in 1991.
The spring induction ceremony for new members will be held on Saturday, April 21 at 2:00 PM in the SBM Charitable Foundation Auditorium.
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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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Photographer Daniel Mosher Long on Exhibit
March 13-April 6, 2012, Bell Library Art Gallery - Ethel Walker School
Dan is a 2006 recipient of a Connecticut Artist Fellowship and has exhibited work from his newest project, Natura Mortalis, at eighteen venues in eight different states in the past two years. You can view more of his work at www.danielmosherlong.com.
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The Women's Caucus Spring Luncheon
March 14, 2012, 12:00 PM, Culinary Arts Center
The Women's Caucus, in collaboration with Counseling/Women's Resources, will have guest speaker Katherine Kane, Director of the Harriet Beecher Stowe House in Hartford. She will be sharing Harriet Beecher Stowe's story. Click here for more information and reservation details.
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Mishi-maya-gat Spoken Word & Music Series
March 15, 2012 7:00 PM, GPA Community Commons
Two poets, Lisa C. Taylor and Geraldine Mills, American and Irish poets respectively, will read from their cross-Atlantic collaboration of poems, "The Other Side of Longing" (Syracuse U. Press, 2011).
Lisa is also the author of "Talking to Trees" from Finishing Line Press and "Falling Open" from Alpha Beat Press. She teaches creative writing at Eastern CT State University. Geraldine, a native of Galway, Ireland, is also a fiction writer and has won several literary awards in Ireland and Europe, including the Scottish International Poetry Prize. She was recently awarded a Kavanaugh Fellowship to work on her third collection of poetry.
At 8:00 PM the musical presentation will be Jazz with the Norman Johnson Trio, featuring Johnson, guitar; Don Wallace, bass; and very special guest, Dianne Mower, vocals. Norman and Dianne have recorded two CDs together: Maybe September (with Harvie Swartz on bass) and The New Millennium Jazz Ensemble. Don often joins Norman for gigs through CT and is an in-demand session bassist.
For more information, contact Stephen Campiglio at x2824. Admission is free.
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Connecticut Women in Higher Education Network's 2nd Annual Spring Conference-State of the State: Women in Higher Education
March 30, 2012, 9:30 AM-2:30 PM, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
This annual event brings together people employed in a variety of roles in Connecticut's colleges and universities who are interested in the advancement of women in higher education. The day's schedule provides an opportunity to network, to explore options for advancement, and to discuss the challenges and supports available to women leaders.
The day begins with a continental breakfast followed by three concurrent sessions: Women in Science, Women in Health, and Women in Leadership. Each session will be led by women leaders who will engage the participants in a lively discussion about current issues in the field and the challenges faced by those who seek to advance in it. After a gourmet lunch, the distinguished Dr. Merle Harris, from the Connecticut Board of Regents and former President of Charter Oak College, will present the keynote address. The day will conclude with the presentation of the Distinguished Woman in Higher Education Leadership Award. Register here!
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23rd Annual MCC Regional Job Fair
April 14, 2012, 9:00 AM-1:00 PM, GPA Gymnasium
Approximately 50 companies are expected to attend the event and will be seeking candidates for professional, technical, sales, management and entry-level opportunities. It is anticipated that over 2,000 people will attend. Job seekers will be able to have their resumes critiqued by nationally-certified resume writers for free. The event flyer offers information and highlights participating companies. This poster can be downloaded, printed, distributed directly to students or posted in your department/office to assist in promoting the event to the college community.For a list of companies and further information about the 23rd annual MCC Regional Job Fair, please visit www.ctjobfairs.com.
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Educational Technology & Distance Learning
March 2012 Workshop Calendar
Blackboard Learning Webinars for Faculty
The ETDL department is hosting the Blackboard Innovative Teaching Series (BITS) webinars offered through a partnership between ConnSCU and Blackboard:
Real Examples for Using Adaptive Release (Presented by Paige Brook - Jeffiers, Kentucky Community and Technical College System)
March 27, 2012, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM, Webinar
Often adaptive release is only used to release course content based off of user results of assessments and assignments. But by using adaptive release for feedback and navigation of the course, students are given a better course experience and often have fewer questions. This session provides real examples of how adaptive release is used to guide students through a course, provide feedback and even provide additional content outside the scope of the course by using Blackboard's adaptive release tools.
Blackboard Accessibility Webinars
Please join us for a two-part webinar series focusing on accessibility. Learn about Blackboard's approach to addressing the needs of students with disabilities for online learning. Tim Boto, ETDL's Academic Support Specialist, will facilitate the morning sessions in a group setting located in the ETDL Sandbox, LRC B130.
Accessible Blackboard: Part 1 (JoAnna Hunt, Senior Designer, User Experience)
March 21, 2012, 11:00 AM-12:00 PM
March 21, 2012, 8:00 PM-9:00 PM
Learning Management Systems have the potential to improve the quality of the interactions between teachers and students, but they can also present serious barriers to students with disabilities. As demand for learning management software increases so does the importance of delivering accessible software. In this session, learn about Blackboard's commitment and approach to accessibility, see examples of what is working well within Blackboard Learn and talk about features that can be used to improve the experience for students with disabilities.
Accessible Blackboard: Part 2 (Beth Stinson, Manager, Content Development)
March 28, 2012, 11:00 AM-12:00 PM
March 28, 2012, 8:00 PM-9:00 PM
In part one of this series, participants learned about the importance of building accessible learning management systems and Blackboard's commitment and approach to accessibility. Teachers and instructional designers have an equally important part to play to ensure that their online content and learning experiences are accessible to all students. This session aims to increase awareness of the different accessibility challenges people face, and provide some universal design techniques that can be used when building content and teaching online with Blackboard.
Click here to register and view the webinar from the privacy of your office.
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 Upcoming Staff Development Opportunities!
Servant-Leader: It's All About the Hyphen!
(Presented by Elaine Wiatr)
March 26, 2012, 1:30 PM-2:30 PM, A-108
This workshop offers an introduction to the concepts of Servant-Leadership and its application to our personal and professional lives. We will explore how the words "servant" and "leader" are connected and create a Mobius Strip to use as a tool for understanding how our inner and outer lives are integrated.
Dealing with Difficult People (Presented by Umesh Vig)
March 29th, 2012 11:00 AM-12:00 PM, B-149
Difficult! What is that? Who amongst us think that he/she is not a difficult person? Sometimes we wish that we had a magic wand and we will make all conflict and difficult people vanish in a poof! We all have the potential to be either difficult or extremely difficult people/leaders/managers/employees/co-workers/customers. Or we at one time or another are dealing with or have dealt with a difficult person. This interactive workshop is aimed at understanding difficult people & difficult behaviors and various strategies to deal with difficult people within our organizations.
SPACE IS LIMITED! RSVP for your session(s) of choice to Debbie Collucci.
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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. Jenny will be available from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM on the following dates:
- April 24, LRC B149
- May 7, LRC A226
To schedule an appointment with Jenny, please email in advance, or call 860-580-1673.
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Need a Little Extra Help?
Call Solutions EAP at 1-800-526-3485 for assistance for all of life's challenges. It's free, confidential and open to family members. Check EAP out online. |
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Fitness and Recreation Programs
Fitness Center hours of operation: Monday-Thursday, 11:00 AM-6:00 PM,
Friday, 9:00 AM-6:00 PM
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, through April 4, 2:15 PM-4:15 PM
- Indoor Soccer - Tuesdays and Thursdays, through April 24, 2:15 PM-4:15 PM
- Flag Football - Mondays and Wednesdays, April 9-May 5, 2:30 PM-4:30 PM
New Group X Class
20/20/20 - (20 minutes each of strength, cardio and core) - Wednesdays,3:30 PM-4:40 PM $20/month for unlimited classes.
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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