inside tech october 2012 newsletter
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Faculty Staff Newsletter 2012TRANSCRIPT
In this issue:
Cold and Flu Season 2
New Hires/Promotions 3
Rick Perkins/GOAL Student
Nominations
4
Campus Police Department
Established
5
Several Augusta Tech employees attended the GHSU Diversity Summit. The
summit invited interrelated community and business leaders and highlighted
activities and partnerships focused on diversity and inclusion.
The attendees heard from a variety of speakers with various presentations.
Topics from “A Woman’s Adventure In Academia” to the summit’s keynote
address from CNN Morning Show Anchor, Soledad O’Brien, who presented
“Diversity: On TV, Behind the Scenes and In Our Lives”.
D I V E R S I T Y S U M M I T
The great thing in this world is not so much where we stand
as in what direction we are moving. Oliver Wendell Holmes. Sr.
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Jim Price, Dean of Industrial
Technology, will take on the
role as President of Leadership
Augusta next year. Kudos to
Jim!
Andrew Jefferson, Continuing
Education Director, is currently
continuing his education as a
student in Leadership Augusta,
Class of 2013. Good luck to
Andrew as he learns the
“ropes”!
Barbara Banning, has been
named the 2012 Outstanding
Occupational Therapist of the
Year by the Georgia
Occupational Therapy
Association. Congrats!!!
Barbara Banning receives State award.
S t a f f a c c o m p l i s h m e n t s
Photo collage from the GHSU
Diversity Summit
This link will lead you to more highlights and
video:
http://www.georgiahealth.edu/diversity/
summit/2012/photos.html
October Birthdays
1 Tammy O’Brien
2 Johnnica Mitchell
Jacquelyn Parker
3 Daisy Holloway
4 Elaine Keller
6 Natasha Williams
7 Chris Gay
Gary Golovan
8 Patrick Seader
9 Jamie Leverett
12 Lagaile Jones
15 Amanda Mobley
Bonnie Owen
16 Betty Manning
Albert Steele
19 Michael Morris
23 Syzette Rynier
24 Ken Jones
Scott Smith
26 Kristie Gregory
Tamara Lowe
28 Narrie Garduno
31 Kurt Bradley
Karen Pruitt
Employee Patrick Finney braves the flu shot!
UHC offered an onsite flu vaccination
clinic for the upcoming cold and flu
season. Several employees and family
members opted in to take the flu shot. If
you could provide your insurance card,
the shot was free. Others could take the
shot and pay only $25.
E m p l o y e e s t a k e f l u s h o t s
COLD & FLU SEASON
It is evident that flu vaccinations are here because winter is the time for more colds and flu.
Have you ever wondered why the holidays bring more colds and flu than any other time of
the year? Colds and flu are viral infections and it’s no surprise that our bodies would be more
susceptible to these infections during times of high stress. In fact, a recent poll found that
about 75% of people in the U.S., France, Germany, Canada, Australia, Italy, South Korea
and the UK experience stress on a daily basis. With more intense stress during the holidays,
our immunity is more compromised.
Six Cold, Flu & Other Illness Prevention Tips
1. Get a good night’s sleep—your immune system needs to rest in order to repair.
2. Include fermented foods and drinks in your diet. Health begins in your digestive sys-
tem, and fermented foods can keep that system running smoothly with plenty of immune
boosting microflora.
3. Be joyful! At least once a day laugh, have fun, smile. These little pick-me-ups also
boost your immunity.
4. Avoid sugars and acid-forming foods.
5. Nourish your adrenals and your thyroid to keep your energy up.
6. Take vitamin C. Studies show that vitamin C can prevent colds. While you could take
vitamin C in supplement form, it is much more potent to get your vitamins from food.
Cultured vegetables made with cabbage are high in vitamin C. Since fermenting foods
increases their nutrients by hundreds of times, eating cultured vegetables is a great de-
fense against colds and flu.
Article taken from www.bodyecology.com
Employees line up for the flu shot.
November Birthdays
1 John Bryant
2 Carmen Matthews
1 Denise Walker
2 Makeiba Allen
Michelle Knox
Harold Rosser
5 Kay MacDonald
6 Deborah Pettus
10 Emmie Stokes
11 Preston Smith
12 Karissa Wright
16 Robert Baynes
Teresa Evans
Jackie Givens
18 Angela Huff
19 Kevin Baldwin
26 Warren Miller
28 Ken Simmons
Joe Tabson
Jessica Shine
29 Jeffery Heggs
Karen Hughes
30 Kittie Clark
Earn Cash - Win Prizes - Pollute Less!
By changing the way you get to work, you can be part of the solution to improving air quality in Georgia. Augusta Technical College has partnered with The Clean Air Campaign in an effort to reduce traffic and air pollution. Instead of driving alone, The Clean Air Campaign can help you find a better option, like carpooling, vanpooling or transit. For making the switch from driving alone, you can earn $3 a day, up to $100. In addition, you can win prizes and earn gas cards!
T H E C L E A N A I R C A M P A I G N
New Hires/Promotions
Jayson Akridge—Hired as Speech Instructor
Andrea Clanton—Hired as Accounts Payable Assistant
Kittie Clark—From Student Accounts Asst. to Student Records Asst.
Nicole Clark—Hired as Information Assistant
Armaund Gunter—Hired as Grounds Keeper
Joshua Heath—Hired as Financial Aid Assistant
Najhee Jackson—Hired as Test Administrator
Eugenia McAllister– Hired as Librarian
Roberta Reeves—Hired as Financial Aid Assistant
Warren Richard - Hired as Admissions Assistant
Michael Violette—Hired as Registrar
Sign up at
www.LogYourCommute.org
Video Links
Commuter Rewards: http://www.cleanaircampaign.org/About-Us/
Video-Library/For-Commuters/Introduction-to-Commuter-Rewards
www.CleanAirCampaign.org
Oct 1-31 Spooky to Be Hungry
Food Drive
Oct 26 Rick Perkins Award
Nominations due
Nov 13 Faculty/Staff Meeting
**GOAL Student &
Instructor of the Year
announced.
Oct 9 Open Enrollment begins
Nov 9 Open Enrollment ends
Dec 10 Fall Semester Ends
Dec 11-13 Exam Days
Dec 25 Christmas Day
Jan 8 Spring Semester Begins
Upcoming dates Achieving the Dream Kick Off
Signifying a strong commitment to student success and student completion, Augusta Technical College held
the kick off event for their Achieving the Dream initiative. It was wrapped around our annual “Franks for
Fall” but was converted into a “Field of Dreams” for the faculty, staff, and students. A tent was placed on the
quad and housed several informational tables. We want our students to achieve their college educational
dreams, and we have plenty of resources available. From tutoring to advising, all they have to do is ask for
help. ATD coaches visited our campus and facilitated several meetings.
The coaches will return on October 29 as we move forward in our efforts. For pictures of the two day event,
copy and paste this link in your browser:
http://secure.smilebox.com/ecom/openTheBox?
sendevent=4d7a4d794e6a67334d4442384e7a51344e6a41334e44633d0d0a&sb=1
Some of the ATD committee members in the “Field of Dreams”
Rick Perkins Award Nominations Open!
We are currently seeking nominations for our Rick Perkins Instructor of the Year Award. Information on criteria for nomination and nomination forms are available in the office of Dr. Melissa Frank-Alston in the 1300 Student Services building. Deadline to nominate is October 26 and nominations must be sent in electronically. Our outgoing Instructor of the Year is Dr. Kristie Searcy, department head for Radiological Technology. She can en-courage anyone to become a part of this program with stories of her adventure on the road to “Rick Perkins”. Congratulations Dr. Searcy for a job well done representing Augusta Tech!
GOAL Student of the Year Nominations Are In!
The deadline to nominate students for the Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership closed on October 12. The GOAL committee is preparing to announce the nominees and start the process to select our student of the year. Our outgoing GOAL student is Femia Schwab, a Pharmacy Technology student. Femia did an outstanding job of representing Augusta Tech and now is a proud mother again!. Femia was on the road to “GOAL” last April and soon after her travels, gave birth to her fourth child. Con-gratulations Femia!
We plan to announce our new Instructor and Student of the Year at the Faculty/Staff meeting on November 13, at 3:15pm. Stay tuned!
Recipe/gift idea
Pasta Soup Mix in a Jar
It’s soup season for most and now you can make it and share it. Here’s an idea to package up and give as a gift.
Ingredients:
1 3/4 cups instant mashed potatoes 1 1/2 cups dried milk 2 tablespoons instant chicken bouillon 2 teaspoons dried minced onion 1 teaspoon dried parsley 1/4 teaspoon ground white pepper 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme 1/8 teaspoon turmeric 1 1/2 teaspoons seasoning salt
Preparation:
Combine all ingredients in a bowl, mix well. Put ingredients in a 1-quart jar.
On gift tag write:
Place 1/2 cup mix in soup bowl; add 1 cup of boiling water; stir until smooth.
Foundation
corner
The Family First campaign
wrapped up for 2012-2013.
The total raised from faculty
and staff was $27,850 from
195 generous employees.
The Augusta Tech
Foundation Trustees and
Board Members added
another $3900. The total
raised was $31,750. The
celebration ended with a
luncheon catered by Taco
Bell. The donors won door
prizes as they “ran for the
border”. GO TEAM!
Constitution Day Celebrated
The Kyle Brannon Davis HVAC Technology Schol-arship Endowment was established with a gift of $12,000 to the Augusta Tech Foundation by Kyle’s parents.
The Foundation announced 10 new ADP Scholars for Year 4 of the STEM Schol-ars Program.
The Foundation provided over $5,000 in toolbox scholarship support to stu-dents for Fall Semester.
If you or if you know someone
who would like to give to the
Foundation and its efforts,
please contact Beverly Peltier in
the Foundation Office. Her
contact information is
706.771.4023 or email her at
September 17 is recognized in the United States as Constitution Day and Citizenship Day. The purpose of Constitution Day and Citizenship Day is to commemorate the creation and signing of the supreme law of the land and to honor and celebrate the privileges and responsibilities of U.S. citizenship for both native-born and naturalized citizens. Federal law requires that all schools receiving federal funds hold an educational program for their students on September 17 of each year. Several Augusta Tech faculty, staff, and students gathered in the ITC Building to read the Preamble and to answer trivia questions.
Augusta Tech establishes Campus Police Department
Augusta Technical College has a Police Chief. In an effort to provide students, faculty, staff,
and visitors with the safest environment possible, Augusta Technical College now has its own
police officers to serve and protect everyone on campus.
Recently. the officers were sworn in by Judge Daniel J. Craig, Superior Court Judge for the
Augusta Judicial Circuit. During the ceremony, Judge Craig and College President, Terry
Elam, shared some inspiring words of encouragement with the officers and the attending staff
members.
Chief Anchor and Officer Joly try out sequeways that were on campus for the BLE conference..hmmmm.
Newly sworn in Officer Jerri Joly and Chief Mike Anchor.
1: Core, Data, and Communication/Kickoff Committees.
2: Basketball Hall of Fame.
3. Student Success
4. Antonin Scalia, John Paul Stevens and David Souter.
Photo Gallery
Chief Anchor experienced the “Texting and Driv-
ing Simulator sponsored by Student Activities
North Jenkins County
Volunteer Department
donates Fire Truck to
Fire Science
Faculty and staff participate in an Achieving
the Dream “Fishbone” session
Waynesboro Campus holds successful Voter
Registration Drive
As set forth in its student catalog, Augusta Technical College does not discriminate on the basis of race,
color, creed, national or ethnic origin, gender, religion, disability, age, political affiliation or belief, genet-
ic information, veteran status, or citizenship status (except in those special circumstances permitted or
mandated by law). The following person(s)) has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the
non-discrimination policies:
Randall Davis, Title IX Coordinator Augusta Campus, Building 100
706-771-4081 or [email protected] Karissa Wright, Section 504 Coordinator
Augusta Campus, Building 1300 706-771-4067 or [email protected]
Augusta Technical College, 3200 Augusta Tech Drive, Augusta, GA 30906
1. Augusta Tech has three Achieving the Dream “main” committees. What are they?
2. Her name is Nancy Lieberman and in February 1996, she gained admis-sion to somewhere no woman has gone before, what is it?
3. What is Augusta Tech’s number one goal for Achieving the Dream? 4. Can you name the 3 members of the Supreme Court who’s last names begin with “S”?
Trivia