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QUOTE OF

THE MONTH

"Great things are done by a series of

small things brought together. "

--Vincent van Gogh

MCC Ranked as One of Nation's Top Community Colleges

In its first step to identify the nation's best community colleges and award $1 million in prize

money, the Aspen Institute College Excellence Program has ranked Mott Community College as

one of the nation's 120 best community colleges, challenging it to compete for the prize funds (to

be announced in December 2011) by insisting on high standards for learning, college completion

without delay, and serving as a training ground for jobs that pay competitive wages. The full list of

eligible institutions can be found at www.AspenCCPrize.org.

Citing the urgent need to focus on the value and potential of community colleges, Aspen

Institute College Excellence Program Executive Director Josh Wyner stated, "We must set the bar

much higher than we have in the past. To achieve excellent student outcomes, we need to highlight

our country's success stories and learn from them so that we can keep reaching higher. Recognizing

community colleges like Mott Community College sends a message to others that aspire to excel-

lence, while encouraging Mott Community College to apply for the nation's top community college

prize. As a country, now more than ever, we need all community colleges to graduate more students

with the knowledge and degrees they need to be successful in the workforce."

Second Lady Dr. Jill Biden and Arne Duncan, Secretary of Education, attended the Aspen

Institute's announcement event on April 25. The Aspen Prize was announced at the White House

Community College Summit hosted by President Obama and Dr. Biden in October, 2010. At that

time, the President noted how critical community colleges are to the millions of youth and adult

learners who enroll in America's nearly 1,200 community colleges every year.

Dr. Biden, a lifelong educator who continues to teach English at Northern Virginia Community

College, noted that "The country is becoming increasingly aware of the importance of community

colleges in educating our way to a stronger America. I am inspired by all of today's community

college students—the workers who have returned to school to improve their job prospects, the

mothers who juggle jobs and childcare while preparing for new careers, and those who work

diligently while at community college, preparing to transfer to a four-year institution."

MCC and 119 other community colleges will be winnowed to eight-to-ten finalists in

September based on how much students learn, how many complete their programs on time, and

how well students do in the job market after graduating. MCC is now eligible to submit an

application containing detailed data on these criteria. Mott Community College must demonstrate

that it delivers exceptional student results, uses data to drive decisions, and uses that information to

continually improve over time.

Aspen will conduct site visits to each of the ten finalists in the fall. And, based on the

evidence, the Prize Jury will select a grand prize winner and two to three runners-up, to be an-

nounced in December.

The Aspen Prize is funded by the Joyce Foundation, the Lumina Foundation for Education, the

Bank of America Charitable Foundation and the JPMorgan Chase Foundation. The Aspen College

Excellence Program aims to identify and replicate campus-wide practices that significantly

improve college student outcomes. Through the Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence,

projects targeting a new generation of college leaders, and other initiatives, the College Excellence

Program works to improve colleges' understanding and capacity to teach and graduate students,

especially the growing population of low-income and minority students on American campuses.

For more information, visit www.aspeninstitute.org.

Rebecca Garske, Co-

ordinator and Assistant Pro-

fessor of Early Childhood Education, presented at the World Forum on

Early Care and Education in Honolulu, Hawaii May 2-6 on "Empow-

ering Parents as Advocates." She presented with representatives from

Israel, Republic of Trinidad and Tobago and Uganda.

David Panzlau, Respiratory Therapy Program Director, tells us

that the Rapid Unresponsive Team from MCC captured the Sputum

Bowl trophy at this years' MSRC seminar held in Dearborn. The team

comprised of current professors David Panzlau, Kathryn Gurin and

program graduates Vickee Drouillard and Shari Markel beat out a

team from University of Michigan Hospital in the finals. "This quiz

bowl for Respiratory Therapy combines education with entertainment

evidenced by the wacky team names and by the trophy being an

actual spittoon (spit not included)," adds David. "MCC also set a

record for the number of participating teams in the student division

with a total of six. The top finishing student team from Mott was

named the SOB's (medical abbreviation for shortness of breath). This

first year team was represented by Sara Palmer, Tristen Foskett and

Tiffany Whittaker. The winning practitioner team will compete in

the National Sputum Bowl to be held in Tampa, Florida on Nov. 7.

History instructor Aaron Gulyas chaired a panel at the 2011 Pop-

ular Culture Association and American Culture Association joint con-

ference held April 19-23, dedicated to "Doctor Who and Torchwood:

History & Humanity" and presented a paper entitled "'History some-

times gives us a terrible shock': Uses of the Past in Doctor Who, 1963-

1989."

MCC Theater Instructor Dan Gerics directs Flint City Theatre's

MacBeth, starring several MCC students on May 19, 20, 21, 26, 27,

28, 8 pm at Buckham Gallery. Tickets: $10.

Doug Hoppa, former Associate Dean of the Fine Arts Division

and current adjunct professor in Art, will be performing his music at

the Fenton Winery and Brewery in Fenton on Saturday, May 21, from

8-11 pm. His duo,"TOO MUCH FUN!" will be entertaining the audi-

ence with cover tunes by The Rolling Stones, CCR, The Beatles,

Johnny Cash, Dylan and others. Visit www.FentonWinery.com for

more information.

Lisa Murawa, Assistant Professor of Accounting, lets us know

that ACCT 220 (Governmental and Non-Profit Accounting) students

recently participated in a MACPA project. The MACPA is a sponsor

for the 20th Annual Susan G. Komen Race for a Cure on May 21,

2011 in Detroit. As a service project, the ACCT 220 class decorated

50 pink ribbons that will be placed along the path of the race.

Here's news from Humanities Dean Patricia Bergh: English Prof.

Fairy Hayes-Scott presented a paper at the 2011Conference on Col-

lege Composition and Communication (CCCC) Annual Convention in

Atlanta in April. Her presentation, titled, "Keeping Online Composi-

tion Students Plugged In & Pulsating Within & Beyond the Commu-

nity College Space: Predictors & Pedagogy," was included in the

session, "Reconfiguring Student Experiences in Online Writing

Classes." Dr. Hayes-Scott's presentation was based upon her new

book, "Community College English Composition Online Students:

Keeping Them Plugged In." This new publication was the product of

her Winter 2010 sabbatical project, and made its debut at the confer-

ence.

Earlier this spring, English Prof. Christy Rishoi attended a na-

tional e-learning conference in Tampa, Fla. The conference was spon-

sored by the Instructional Technology Council. Dr. Rishoi announced

a forthcoming article that will appear in the Bulgarian journal, Socio-

logical Problems. The special issue topic is "Witness and Archive:

Contexts of Microhistory." Dr. Rishoi’s article, "Scapegoating Caddy,

Scapegoating Ourselves," is an analysis of Caddy Compson in

William Faulkner's The Sound and the Fury.

On March 28, Johnny Linn, adjunct instructor in Speech Com-

munications, was invited to offer a presentation regarding "The Trans-

gender Community" in HREL 151: Interpersonal/Multicutural

Communication class.

On April 14 and 15, a group of English and Reading instructors

attended the Michigan Developmental Education Consortium confer-

ence held at Macomb Community College. Those from Humanities

who attended included: Julie Steffey, Michele Dunnum, Paula We-

ston, Heather Sisto, William Reich, Freida Urquhart, Janis Block,

Parmis Johnson, William Rathburg, and Dean Patricia Bergh.

Paula Weston conducted a session called, "Service Learning in the

Developmental Writing Classroom: An Initial Experience."

Counselor/Prof. Angela Reeves presented a workshop entitled:

"Creating Greater Classroom Effectiveness & Incorporating an Ethnic

Perspective" for the National Sorority of Phi Delta Kappa, Inc. at the

Flint Public Library on Saturday, April 16. This workshop identified

strategies to effectively present material to those students who often

are not responding to traditional teaching methods and consequently

do not persist or do well in the classroom. "The Process Communica-

tion Model is a tool that can assist teachers in identifying techniques to

more effectively teach the instructional content," she adds. "The work-

shop was very well received by area teachers."

Retired MCC Prof. Frank Friedman, founder of the Kidney

Cancer Educational Support Group that meets monthly at Flint's

Genesys Hurley Cancer Institute, was featured in an article that ap-

peared in the Kalamazoo Gazette in April. A graduate of Kalamazoo

Central High School more than 50 years ago, the article recognized

Friedman for his campaign to educate the public about kidney cancer.

He is connected to numerous organizations and medical facilities that

work with kidney cancer patients. He uses a variety of media to

spread his message about kidney cancer. Prof. Friedman's passion with

the subject began six years ago when his only child, Sammy, died at

age 38 from kidney cancer. It came on suddenly and by the time

Sammy was diagnosed correctly, the cancer had spread to both his kid-

neys. He died shortly after. At the time, Friedman, could not find any

local support groups to help him and his wife through the coping

process. So he started one. He pays out of his own pocket costs associ-

ated with his outreach, including mailings and refreshments at the sup-

port group meetings. Prof. Friedman often speaks about the latest news

in kidney cancer group meetings. All meetings are open to the public.

Friedman also steers people to other support organizations and keeps

himself informed by subscribing to Google Alerts and following pub-

lished information about cancer victims around the country.

On behalf of the Evelyn Londrigan Family, Paul and Desiree Lon-

drigan would like to thank all the MCC employees who sent a card, an

email, a donation to your favorite charity in her memory, stopped by

the funeral home or attended her funeral. We appreciate you and your

expressions of sympathy.

Around Campus

Outstanding Employees of the YearMCC's 4th Annual Employee Appreciation Event was held on Tuesday, April 12, 2011.

Congratulations to Marc Smith, Network/UNIX Specialist and Sociology Professor

Brenda Zicha. They were announced as Outstanding Employees of the Year during the

event.

From left: Susan Bolhouse, Tony Shalhoub, Lenore Croudy

and Bill Ballenger in the Applewood Café

OU President Gary Reisse and Dr. Shaink

MCC Business Division Dean Robert Loth has received the Exem-

plary Leadership Award from the 2011 Chair Academy. The Chair

Academy, an organization dedicated to advancing academic and ad-

ministrative leadership training worldwide, announced this year's 2011

Idahlynn Karre Exemplary Leader Award Winners at the Chair Acad-

emy's 20th Annual International Leadership Conference held in Dallas,

Texas in March. This award represents a leader, or team of leaders, in

post-secondary institutions worldwide who have modeled best prac-

tices to advance academic and administrative leadership development.

What makes this award so special is that each leader was nominated by

someone within their college. There can be no higher honor than being

recognized by your colleagues.

Comments included in Dean Loth's nomination include: "As

Dean of Business, Dr. Robert Loth, exhibits leadership and vision. He

led a faculty process to gain accreditation by ACBSP. He championed

Cosmetology faculty's desire to create an Esthetician program. Faced

with an Accounting department vacated by retirements and suffering

from low enrollments, he hired and empowered new faculty to turn it

around. Taking "Strengths" back to his division, he inspired the re-

design of Business and Cosmetology curriculum to incorporate

Strengthsquest, reaching 1,800+ students annually."

The Academy for Leadership and Development offers opportu-

nities to acquire and understand major research and theoretical devel-

opments in leadership. Participants have opportunities to develop

proficiency in selecting, integrating, and applying appropriate concepts

from social and behavioral science and adult education in formulating

and implementing approaches to leadership problems and issues. The

Academy provides a systems approach to transformational leadership.

The program is dedicated to long-term change. In addition, The Acad-

emy training is built upon a foundation of leadership research, theory,

skills, and best practices. Training occurs over time with measured out-

comes. Leaders are mentored and coached during the Academy by ex-

perienced Academy coaches and networked with mentors on their

campuses and colleagues from their leadership class. On-going per-

sonal and electronic conversations keep leaders connected to each

other, their campuses, experienced leaders, and the Academy.

MCC Business DivisionDean Receives Award

MCC, Oakland UniversityAnnounce Partnership

Mott Community College and Oakland University have teamed up

to make it easier for students to obtain a four-year degree.

OU and MCC have formed a partnership for a joint admission,

concurrent enrollment program that will provide an innovative higher

education option for students in the region. The partnership, called

Mott2O, was unveiled on April 8, at the MCC Event Center.

Mott2O becomes part of a community college partnership program

that is unique in Michigan, because it allows students to attend classes

at Oakland and MCC at the same time, and allows students to combine

credits to maximize financial aid eligibility. For more

information on Mott2O, visit oakland.edu/mott2o.

Tony Shalhoub, whose television work includes the role of

obsessive-compulsive detective Adrian Monk in the long-running USA

Television Network series Monk, was the featured speaker for MCC's

Ballenger Eminent Persons Lecture Series on Friday, April 8, 2011.

Ballenger Lecture FeaturedEmmy-Award Winning ActorTony Shalhoub

Rafael Turner is sworn in as MCC's newest member of the MCC Board

of Trustees by Judge Nathaniel Perry while his father, Terry Turner, holds

the family Bible.

Annual Mott, Motown &More Set for May 13

Please mark your calendars for the 5th Annual Mott, Motown &

More show that is scheduled for 7 pm, Friday May 13 in the Mott Me-

morial Building Auditorium, featuring lip sync performances by a host

of MCC staff and Flint area community members. Tickets are $25 per

person with proceeds to benefit the MCC Alumni Scholarship Assis-

tance Fund. For more information, call (810) 762-0425.

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Board of Trustees Meeting7:30 pm • RTC 1301

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For more calendar items visit www.events.mcc.edu

Fridays at Applewood9:00-10:00 a.m.

RTC 1301

Fundamentals of Starting a Business9:00-11:00 a.m.Lapeer Extension Ctr.

Michigan Natural Re-sources Commission8:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.

RTC 1107

Crim Kick Off5:00-7:00 p.m.

Ballenger Field House

Crim Kick Off5:00-7:00 p.m.

Ballenger Field House

Healing Hands Walk Run

9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.Ballenger Field House