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| Inside MCC | October 2, 2012 |
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Cougar Classic Golf Tournament
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Tory Niles-Outler, GPA Principal |
New Principal at Great Path Academy Tory Niles-Outler, a resident of Berlin, was appointed principal of Great Path Academy, the middle college high school located at Manchester Community College. Mrs. Niles-Outler began her career with the Hartford Public Schools as a paraprofessional in 1994. She then held positions as long term substitute teacher; teacher at SAND School and John C. Clark Elementary School, where she was nominated as teacher of the year; literacy facilitator at Annie Fisher School; summer school coordinator for the district, and assistant principal at E.B. Kennelly School then principal in 2001. Click here to read more. |
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Improving Public Transit in Manchester
October 11, 2012, 6:00 PM, MCC on Main Gallery
Please join the Town of Manchester and the Capitol Region Council of Governments (CRCOG) for a public meeting on improving public transit in Manchester. An Open House will be held from 6:00-7:00 and a facilitated discussion will begin at 7:00.
The Manchester 2020 Draft Plan recommends improving public transit within Manchester and better connecting Manchester with upcoming regional transit improvements including commuter rail and bus rapid transit. This study and this meeting will directly address these goals and look at how existing bus service could be enhanced and improved. Please attend to share your thoughts and ideas.
The Manchester bus study is a piece of the Sustainable Knowledge Corridor project, a $2 million grant from the Department of Housing and Urban Development that is looking at how our Hartford/Springfield region can grow economically and sustainably. For more information click here.
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MCC Foundation Scholarships
MCC Foundation scholarship applications for the Spring 2013 semester are available and due on Monday, November 5. Applications, and the specific requirements for each, are available online and in the following locations:
- Institutional Advancement, L202
- Counseling and Academic Advising Center, L108
- Financial Aid Office, L177
- Admissions Office, L156
- Registrars' Office, L157
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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. To see this weeks event's calendar, visit the public folders under Events and Calendars - Weekly/Monthly Events.
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MCC on Main Events
To view a complete list of events being held at MCC on Main during September, please click here. October events can be viewed here.
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Beyond Borders Art Exhibition
September 6 - October 16, Hans Weiss Newspace Gallery,SBM Charitable Foundation Building
Art exhibition featuring remarkable work by artists with an established practice who have not had formal art training. For more information, click here.
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Farmer's Market
Wednesdays, 1:00 PM to 6:00 PM, Bicentennial Band Shell
The Farmers' Market will be open this week, from 1 PM to 5 PM, at the Manchester Bicentennial Band Shell.
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Student Activities Open Mic
October 3, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM, MCC on Main, Gallery
Poetry, spoken word and music. Hosted by MCC students. For more information, email TJ Barber.
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Join us for a panel discussion with Hispanic professionals in the community from various career fields. Free refreshments. For more informatio contact Jaria Aljoe, x3208.
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October 4, 6:00 PM, MCC on Main, Seminar Room I
Learn how LinkedIn and brand-building can make you and your business more marketable and network worthy. For more information contact Sandra Rimetz, x 2636. Fee: $5
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Marketing Your Business to the State and Federal Agencies
October 5, 1:00 PM, MCC on Main, Seminar Room I
MCC's Entrepreneurship Center, in partnership with CT Procurement Technical Assistance Program and SBA's CT District Office, will be hosting a series of interactive procurement workshops. Pre-registration is not required but encouraged. To register call Lisa Powell at 860-240-4892 or email. |
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Books to Film Series, featuring: The Woman in Black by Susan Hill
October 5, 7:00 PM, MCC on Main, Seminar Room II
In London, lawyer Arthur Kipps still grieves the death of his beloved wife Stella on the delivery of their son Joseph four years ago. He is assigned to travel to the remote village of Cryphin Gifford to examine the documentation of the Eel Marsh House that belonged to the recently deceased Mrs. Drablow. Arthur goes to the isolated manor and soon he finds that Eel Marsh House is haunted by the vengeful ghost of a woman dressed in black. Stars Daniel Radcliffe. 95 mins. Thriller/Horror. Rated PG-13. There will be a brief discussion after each film. This project is funded in part by the MCC Foundation. Visit http://mcc.commnet.libguides.com/bookstofilm to view the trailer for each film. Contact Evelyn Angry-Smith, x2874 to reserve your seat.
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Social Entrepreneurship: Experiences from the Field
October 9, 2012, 12:30 PM, Great Path Academy Community Commons
Come listen and learn about Social Entrepreneurship. Cary Wheaton, Executive Director of Billings Forge Community Works, and Michelle Cote, Executive Director of reSET, the Social Enterprise Trust, will speak on how communities and business can work together for the greater good. Hear how Billings Forge in Hartford has transformed people's lives through job creation, improved housing, farm-to- table programming, and arts and enrichment opportunities. Free and open to the public.
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Beginning the Journey Workshop Location
October 10, 6:00 PM, Learning Resource Center, A-108
This workshop will assist families and friends in identifying how to productively, and joyfully begin walking with their loved one, with a developmental disability. For more information, call 860-515-8792. Sponsored by Communitas and the Manchester Institute on Disability.
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Candidate's Forum on Developmental Disability Issues
October 12, 3:00 PM, SBM Charitable Foundation Auditorium
Come hear the candidates present their platforms on disability issues. Congressional and Senatorial candidates, as well as presidential surrogates, have been invited. Keynote Speaker: John Kemp, Esq. presenting "Jobs, Jobs, Jobs for People with Disabilities". For more information, contact Melissa Marshall at 860-561-1089. Sponsored by the Connecticut Developmental Disabilities Network.
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| Health & Wellness |
Welcome to Fall
By Vivien Bergl, LCSW, CEAP, Solutions Program Coordinator
What about you?
We always think of the fall as going back to school. As adults, we also need to contemplate new beginnings for us, too. Is there something you have been wanting to try or change?
It could be something relatively simple like getting into better physical shape. Now is the time to do it. Set a goal. Make your goals concrete and specific. For example, I will exercise 1 day a week for 30 minutes is a goal or I will make an appointment with a personal trainer on Tuesday or for a massage or at a spa. You get the point, now go for it!
Maybe you have been considering a job/career change or going for a promotion. What is stopping you? Fear? Not having enough information? Whatever it is, again set a goal! It could be setting up an appointment with a career counselor, enquiring about a training program or a college program or asking a friend about openings where she works. What do you have to lose? Read about Pat Dube in Working Women magazine (September 2004). She made the transition from electrical engineer at Raytheon to high school physics and math teacher. Here's what she says about that job change, "One of the greatest things in life is waking up and going to a job you love. I have that job."
Perhaps your quest is for more meaning in life. It's not as concrete as improving your physical well being or making a job/career change, but equally as important. Studies have shown that people who feel their lives have meaning buffer themselves against the negative health effects of stress. What's meaningful to you may not be to others so you need to find your own way. Sounds daunting?! Start by:
- Outlining your priorities and values
- Make changes, act on them, i.e. if it's giving more to the community, volunteer!
- Slow down; reconnect, make a list of things you really cherish
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. |
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