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April 7-13, 2018 Number 1133

WCCCD Partners

with Mayo Clinic

The Northwest Campus hosted program directors from the

non-profit medical practice research group of the Mayo

Clinic. The directors toured the Health Science Center and

met with students in the Surgical Technology, Surgical First

Assistant, and Nursing programs.

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Detroit Employment Solutions Corporation and the United Way Detroit Regional Workforce Fund toured

the Northwest Campus Health Science Center and the Eastern Campus Regional Training Center Skilled

Trades Program.

Partnership Opportunities

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I was one of the honorees at the Alkebu-la Village 40ths

Anniversary Awards Dinner at the Northwest Activities

Center. The program, which drew an array of

community leadership, strives to promote education,

leadership, and community development.

WCCCD Honored at Alkebu-la Village’s

40th Anniverary Celebration

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Our latest podcast featuring Dr. Larry

Alexander, President and CEO of the

Detroit Metro Convention and

Visitors Bureau is now available on

the college’s website.

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Construction

Update!

Health and Wellness

City Center

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The Northwest Campus hosted

the Global Conversation Speaker

Series featuring Wajahat Ali. Mr.

Ali is a journalist, writer, lawyer,

award-winning playwright, and

consultant for the U.S. State

Department.

Federal Work Study ProgramAppreciation Luncheon- Downtown Campus

Division of Student Services

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This week WCCCD visited multiple high schools for summer and fall

admissions and registration opportunities.

• River Rouge • Delta Prep

• Mumford • Henry Ford

• Cornerstone • Chandler Park Academy

• Cass Tech • Western international

Recruitment and Outreach

The Student Service Team

welcomed Marty Bulger into his

new role as principal of River

Rouge High School.

Welcomes New River Rouge High School Principal

The Division of Student

Services set up informational

tables District-wide to assist

student that are preparing to

graduate.

Division of Student Services

Commencement Ceremony- June 9, 2018

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The Outreach and Recruitment Team attended Mumford High

School’s College Signing Day, which is one of the most anticipated

days for high school seniors to declare their college of choice for

Fall 2018.

The Dual Enrollment Team visited Cornerstone Health

and Technology High School to provide students with an

orientation into Smarthinking’s online tutoring service.

The Outreach and Recruitment Team

met with Western International High

School’s assistant principal to discuss

the school’s transition towards

Engineering Mobility.

Outreach and Recruitment

Welcome Lincoln Park Students to the Downriver Campus

The Downriver Campus presented a Lincoln Park High School tour and information session. Students

were provided information regarding admissions, registration, programs, short term certificates, and

financial aid options.

Division of Student Services

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In preparation for the 2018 Commencement

Ceremony, staff from the Division of Student

Services were available to answer questions at

the Graduation Class Meeting held at the Ted

Scott Campus.

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Advising and Orientation

During registration, the

Division of Student Services

manages various student

inquiries on a daily basis.

The chart reflects the “Top 6

Student Inquiries” for the

Spring 2018 semester.

Students enrolled in WCCCD’s Adult

Education Program at the Little Rock

Urban Institute participated in a

workshop.

Considine Outreach

Division of Student Services

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The Eastern Campus hosted the Trinity

International Film Festival’s Industry Night

covering the film, music and fashion industries.

Student Activities

Beginner’s Ballroom Dance

Downtown Campus

Chasidey Willis finished this season as the

WCCCD Lady Wildcat’s leading

rebounder. She made 3rd Team

All-Conference in her first season while

holding down a 3.25 GPA.

The Division of Student Services is

working to improve customer service

in the Admissions and Records

Department. Additional phone lines

and staffing were implemented to

address the call volume based on call

center data.

Student Success

Division of Student Services

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Division of Educational Affairs

Careers in STEM Symposium

WCCCD alumni,

University of Michigan

post-doctoral students

and faculty presented

information on

research by students,

partnership

opportunities, and

exciting fields

associated with

STEM.

Instructional Manual

Review

The Instructional Manual Taskforce

conducted a final review of their draft prior to

placing the document into use.

History 261 Students

Professor Peter Boykin took his History

261(African-American History I) class to

the Charles H. Wright Museum of African

American History.

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Division of Educational Affairs

Chancellor’s 50th Faculty Innovations

Distance Learning Taskforce

Strategic Goals: The goals of Distance Learning are to:

• Broaden access to student resources and services

• Maintain viable academic course offerings

• Develop a culture of collective responsibility for distance learning

Information Technology Institute

ITI staff visited CIS classes to encourage students to register

for the upcoming summer 2018 semester.

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Division of Educational Affairs

Faculty Meetings and Engagement

Instructor Sharon Freed

(Mathematics) met with

staff to propose a new

program offering in support

of the Performing Arts

audience.

Instructor A’Kena Benson Long

(Speech – VL) met with CharMaine

Hines to discuss professional

development opportunites and

resources for online instruction.

The Global Language and Culture

Series presented students, staff,

faculty, and the community an

exploration of the Japanese

culture and language.

The Global Language and Culture Series

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Dental Travel Program

Webinar

The Northwest Campus hosted Team

Placement Inc. who introduced the

“Traveling in Dentistry” webinar to our

second year dental hygiene students.

Simulation Lab

The NUR114 Obstetric Nursing students participated

in a scenario that mimicked a real post-partum

hemorrhage crisis that occurs in the labor and delivery

room of a hospital setting.

Anesthesia Technology Dental Lab Nursing Lab

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Captain Bahrija Livadic also attended a “Dealing

with the Toxic Officer” workshop.

Captain Bahrija Livadic conducted a best practice

visit at the University Nevada Las Vegas Police

Department.

The Higher Learning Commission’s Peer

Reviewers are responsible for assuring

that an institution is complying with the

accreditation criteria as well as fo

r helping an institution advance within

the context of its own mission.

CharMaine Hines represented the

District and participated in a recent

professional development as a member

of the Corp of Reviewers.

Dr. Fidelis D’Cunha visited with the

diversity officers at Coventry University

in Coventry, Kingston University in

Epsom and three of the 38 colleges in

Oxford, England.

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The Community College 201 leadership class met to report on

their class project of developing and implementing individual

continuing education initiatives. They also discussed current

developments in higher education that are in the news.

Community College 201

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Building

Community Relations

Drs. Mecha Crockett and

Paige Niehaus attended the

Future of Information

conversation with futurist

Amy Webb at the Charles H.

Wright Museum.

Anthony Arminiak and Dawn

Piper attended the Senior

Alliance Annual Meeting.

Michael Poole attended the

National School Board

Association 2018 Annual

Public Education Conference

in San Antonio, Texas.

WCCCD celebrates with the

Executive Women’s International

(EWI) on 50 year’s of connections,

careers and community. Our

support to EWI enabled them to

give scholarships to three WCCCD

students.

Jackie Grow and Muna Khoury attended the

Michigan Celebrates Food an Agriculture

Awards. They promoted the partnership

between MSU and WCCCD’s new

horticulture programs.

Dr, Abby Freeman and Anthony

Arminiak attended the Higher

Learning Commission Conference in

Chicago, IL.

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In partnership with the Heinz C. Prechter

Edcuation and Performing Arts Center, the

Ted Scott Campus hosted a special

performance for elementary students in

Romulus and Van Buren Public Schools.

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The School of Continuing Education

and Workforce Development

Supporting our Vulnerable PopulationBuilding a Support System with Vista Maria

Shawna Forbes and the SMART Team met with CEO of Vista Maria, Angela Aufdemberge, to discuss

creating a partnership with WCCCD to help foster youth with supportive housing solutions.

Skilled TradesTraining

Opportunities

The Workforce Team met

with Councilman Roy

McCalister, Jr. and

members of his staff to

discuss collaborating on

opportunities for

pre-apprenticeships,

customized trainings and

potential apprenticeships.

Commercial

Driver’s License

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Training to elevate your workforce

Bomani Judo Academy

The Eastern Campus hosted Bomani Judo

Academy for a workshop to teach

participants how to protect themselves.

American Academy of

Professional Coders

The Downriver Campus hosted the American Academy of Professional

Coders for a workshop on the Hierarchical Condition Category and Risk

Adjustment payment model.

The Downriver Campus

also hosted Wayne

RESA’s Transportation

Supervisors Training.

Wayne RESA Transportation Supervisors Training

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Courtroom Testimony Training

The Michigan Institute for Public Safety Education was host to the U.S. District Attorney Robert Poikey’s

training on Courtroom Testimony in Narcotics Cases. This course was designed to improve skills during

testimony.

Training to elevate your workforce

FBI – Evidence Recovery

Team Training

MIPSE also hosted the FBI’s Evidence

Response Team (ERT) for Enhanced ERT

Search Techniques training. This training

provided members with classroom

instruction on enhanced search techniques.

U.S. Customs and Border

Protection K-9 Field Training

MIPSE hosted members of the U.S. Customs and

Border Protection K-9 unit for training. These dogs

are trained to find either narcotics or food.

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Downtown Campus

Let’s Get Fit Day!

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Eastern Campus

Mary Ellen Stempfle University Center

Weight Loss Challenge

Staff at the Eastern Campus continue to get

in shape for the summer in a three-month

weight loss challenge.

University Partners

Drs. Sandra Robinson and Harvey Dorrah met with Mark

Schroeder and Naomi Droge from Madonna University to

discuss additional degree program opportunities.

Thank You WDIV!

Peter Koenig, Broadcast Design

Manager for WDIV, was instrumental in

having WDIV donate a Sony System

Control Unit to WCCCD for use at the

Mary Ellen Stempfle University Center

- Center for Learning Technology.

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UNIVERSITY PARTNERSWCCCD is pleased to offer articulation and transfer agreements with the other colleges and universities.

Through this articulation agreement, University Partners will provide the community with exciting classes,

specialized courses and options leading to graduate-level coursework.

Visit us at www.wcccd.edu to learn more about these partners.

Mary Ellen Stempfle University Center, 19305 Vernier Road, Harper Woods, MI 48225 - 313-962-7150

Mary Ellen Stempfle University Center - Center for Learning Technology, 19191 Vernier Roads Harper Woods, MI 48225 - 313-962-7155

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Chancellor’s Weekend Memo

Mission

WCCCD’s mission is to empower

individuals, businesses and communities

to achieve their goals through excellent

and accessible services, culturally

diverse experiences and globally

competitive higher education and career

advancement programs.

Vision Statement

Wayne County Community College

District will be recognized as an

institution that has achieved national

and international recognition for enduring

excellence as a comprehensive

multi-campus community college district.

WCCCD will focus on continuous self-

evaluation and improvement; preparation

of a highly skilled workforce in support

of the Wayne County economy; student

academic and career success, and

leadership in strengthening the open

door philosophy of educational

opportunity.

EDITOR: Julie Figlioli

CONTRIBUTING EDITORS

David C. Butty

Carolyn Carter

Aracely Hernandez

Tameka Mongo

Priscilla Rodgers

Rosita Thompson

Susan Wiley