MOTT COMMUNITY COLLEGE

SEPTEMBER 2012CONNECTION

MCCFACULTY & STAFF

NEWSLETTER

AROUND CAMPUS

MCC ALERTS

STUDENTS OF

AMERICAN

OPPORTUNITY TAX

CREDIT

MCC PRESENTS

THE FIRST ANNUAL

STUDENT SHORT

FILM FESTIVAL

MCC AT 6TH

ANNUAL BIKES ON

THE BRICKS EVENT

WHAT’S IN-SIDE

QUOTE OF

THE MONTH

“Leadership should be born out of the

understanding of the needs of those

who would be affected by it. ”

– Marian Anderson

Mott Community College announcesnew online Career Coach

Mott Community College has unveiled its brand new Career Coach, a free, user-friendly online toolthat allows students and community members to explore potential careers and job opportunities.

The new Career Coach website helps students and job seekers figure out what skills they need foravailable jobs – and where to get them if they don't have them. The site is specifically designed to help in-dividuals explore careers by providing information on wages, employment, job postings, and educationaland training opportunities in the region. Career Coach can help take some of the uncertainty out of choos-ing a career and a major. Users can access the latest data on area jobs, salaries, employment trends as wellas find links to MCC career programs. An added feature of Career Coach is a resume builder designed togive students and jobseekers an edge in today's highly competitive job market.

While the website is geared toward the MCC student, jobseekers from the community and studentsfrom other institutions also may find Career Coach useful. This free and useful career planning and em-ployment service is provided by MCC, using the data tools developed by Economic Modeling Specialists(EMSI). Check out MCC's Career Coach at careercoach.mcc.edu.

Launch Party for MCC's new AFA degree set for Oct. 2

The Fine Arts & Social Sciences Division at MottCommunity College is inviting faculty, staff and students,as well as the entire community, to join them in celebrat-ing the college's newest degree offering: the Associate inFine Arts (AFA) degree, with majors in Music and StudioArt. The AFA Launch Party will be held in the EventCenter from 4 to 7 pm on Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2012, with aprogram scheduled for 5 pm. This event, which is freeand open to the public, will feature musical performances,entertainment and art exhibits by MCC students. Refresh-ments will be served, and there will be door prizes andgiveaways. Local arts organizations and several universi-ties will have informational tables. The AFA degree atMCC prepares students who plan to transfer to fine artsprograms at the junior level of four-year institutions whenthey have completed the fundamental core curriculum atthe community college level. The Associate in Fine Arts –Studio Art is specifically designed for students who planto transfer to a university or art school to major in art or design. This degree focuses on art foundationclasses and general education requirements that will transfer to other institutions. The Associate in FineArts Degree – Music is designed for students to transfer to a university, college or conservatory and majorin music. The primary focus is on music foundation classes and general education requirements that willtransfer to other institutions. For more information about the AFA Launch Party or the degree, call 762-0332.

Around

Campus

Honors Program Coordina-tor Brian Ivory gives us an up-date on the Mott CampusClowns. The troupe was inPhiladelphia in March, and wasasked to make a cameo appear-ance in a music video by theperformer, BoCo. The musicvideo, titled "Nobody Special"was shot on the steps of the fa-mous Philadelphia Museum of

Art. Produced by Greene Films, thevideo is now available on YouTube.

English Prof. Heather Sisto attended a "Yoga as Muse-CreativeWriting Retreat" in New Harmony, Indiana, led by English InstructorCathy Shap, Dave DeGoyler and Terry Price. Cathy is one of our ad-junct English faculty members who is a published poet and yoga in-structor. Heather also has some new photos on display at the GreaterFlint Arts Council (GFAC) as part of the Flint Artists Market group ex-hibit until the first week of Sept.

History Instructor Clare Monsour tells us that her Summer IIWorld History class went to the Flint Institute of Arts. The museumstaff guided the class through a tour of the historical exhibits at the FIA,specifically their featured exhibit, "The Golden Age of Painting." Theexhibit focused on European paintings from 1600-1800s. The tour wasfree for all because of the relationship the FIA has with Mott Commu-nity College.

English Instructor Wendy Byard's book, Teach and Reach for

Classroom Miracles! Lessons on Teaching With Love, will be featuredin an article in the upcoming issue of Women2Women Michigan Maga-

zine. Also, since Wendy's term as trustee on the Lapeer School Boardexpires this year, she is running for election Nov. 6. As a trustee, sheserves on the Teaching, Learning, and Technology and Student Advo-cacy Committees. "We are proud of our efforts this past year," Wendyadds. "We opened our year-round elementary school -- Turrill Elemen-tary – Aug. 1. We also recently began training our coaches in CPR/AEDand mandated IMPACT Testing (concussion) for our athletes. We im-plemented the Coaches Advancement Program through the MichiganHigh School Athletic Association for our coaches. Last, we will openour virtual learning academy this year."

Interpreter Training Instructor Isabel Florence spent the summerpresenting at workshops related to training deaf/blind clients in self-ad-vocacy and in training interpreters working with deaf/blind clients. "Itwas a busy, but fruitful summer," Isabel noted.

New Employees: Amanda Wares, Purchasing Specialist, startdate: Sept. 4; Trisha Miller, Administrative Assistant II, Grant Devel-opment, start date: Aug. 27; Melissa Lesiewicz, Financial Aid Special-ist, Student Financial Services, start date: Aug. 13; Samantha

Badalamente, Support Specialist, Health Sciences, start date: Aug. 20;Jimmie Baber, Full-time Criminal Justice & Corrections Instructor;Fine Arts & Social Sciences, start date: Aug. 29; Paula Harris, Full-time Nursing Instructor, Health Sciences, start date: Aug. 29; Heather

Martin, Full-time Nursing Instructor; Health Sciences, start date: Aug.29; Dustin Price, Full-time Instructor, Studio Arts Foundation Concen-tration, Fine Arts & Social Sciences, start date: Aug. 29; Laszlo Szalay,Advanced Manufacturing, Full-time Instructor, Technology, start date:Aug. 29. Welcome, all, to the MCC family!

Mott Community College wants students to be aware of an extracredit the federal government offers as a reward for pursuing higher educa-tion. The American Opportunity Tax Credit, unlike past federal tax credits,has a "refundable" portion of up to $1,000. This means that a tax filercould get a check for up to $1,000 over and above any amounts paid inthrough withholding or estimated payments. While many students at MottCommunity College qualify for financial aid and grants, there are a num-ber of students who will pay or borrow for tuition and other educationalexpenses via payment plans, cash, checks, student loans or credit cards.MCC wants current and prospective students to know that the AmericanOpportunity Tax Credit, allowing a federal tax credit of $1,000 to $2,500,is available for out-of-pocket payments for tuition, fees and required classsupplies.

According to the IRS and the U.S. Department of Education, a num-ber of tax filers fail to take advantage of the higher education tax benefitsavailable to them. The American Opportunity Tax Credit can be claimedfor expenses for the first four years of post-secondary education, which in-cludes expenses for course-related texts, books and supplies. Taxpayerscan receive a tax credit based on 100 percent of the first $2,000, plus 25percent of the next $2,000, paid during the taxable year for tuition, feesand course materials. Generally, a taxpayer whose modified adjusted grossincome is $80,000 or less ($160,000 or less for joint filers) can claim thecredit for the qualified expenses of an eligible student. And with MCC'slow tuition rates, $2,500 would go a lot further than it would at most col-leges. For more information about the American Opportunity Tax Credit,please visit http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=211309,00.html.

MCC Alerts Students ofAmerican Opportunity Tax Credit

MCC Presents the First Annual Student Short Film Festival

The Mott Community College Media Arts and EntertainmentTechnology (MAET) program is showcasing short films produced bystudents at its First Annual Student Short Film Festival. Six shortfilms will be shown from 6:30 to 8:30 pm, Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012in the Mott Memorial Building Auditorium. This event is free andopen to the public.

MCC Tree Logo Celebrates40 Years!

This year is the 40th anniversaryof Mott College’s logo, based on anapple tree growing on C.S. Mott’sApplewood estate. It was designed by now-retired MCC art faculty mem-ber Doug Warner. Our widely-recog-nized logo is as timely and freshtoday as it was back in 1972 whenDoug unveiled it. Thanks, Doug.

MCC at 6th Annual Bikeson the Bricks Event

MCC Fall Sports ScheduleMen’s & Women’s X-Country

Women’s Volleyball

GRiT announces July'sGreeny Award Winner

Congratulations to Vikrant Ahuja, Instructional Designer with MCCRegional Technology Initiatives, chosen as the winner of GRiT's GreenyAward for July.

Vikrant Ahuja joined the Green Initiatives Team at its inception. Hehas participated in the UM-Flint recycling program tour, clean ups, ThisIs Litter Too Campaign and MCC's annual Fall Rally. He has also metwith students numerous times to implement student recycling initiatives.One of the biggest supporters of the "College Recycling Challenge,"Vikrant most recently participated in the community beautification effortat Kearsley Park, as the team worked to weed, and clean up debris onRobert T. Longway.

"Vikrant is most deserving of this award because of his dedication,congeniality and creativity inworking on GRiT initiatives," saidRebecca Gale-Gonzalez, Market-ing Assistant/Web Content man-ager who also co-chairs the GreenInitiatives Team. "He attends everyGRiT function or offers to helpwith some aspect of it whether itbe research-based, or actually get-ting his hands dirty picking uptrash. He doesn't shy away from

the challenge. He also looks for ways that his department or others cancontribute and has shared others' achievements -- a true quality of aleader. "

The Greeny Award was implemented by the Green Initiatives Team(GRiT) to recognize and promote the sustainable green initiatives at MottCommunity College. If you know someone who is going the extra mileto recycle, implementing cost saving programs that help reduce waste orproviding educational outcomes related to green initiatives, please emailthe team at GRiT@mcc.edu. GRiT would like to recognize their efforts.

Five officers withthe Mott CommunityCollege Department ofPublic Safety will partic-ipate in the City ofFlint's Sixth AnnualBikes on the Bricks mo-torcycle program againthis year, scheduled forSaturday and Sunday,Sept. 15-16 in downtownFlint. Sgt. Richard Vick-rey, Sgt. Dunell Chaney,Sgt. John Fontana, Officer Cedric Kendall and Officer Rick Besson willbe among police officers from several police departments across the re-gion participating in police motorcycle training, competition and a char-ity ride through Genesee County. MCC Department of Public Safety andthe MCC Law Enforcement Regional Training Academy (LERTA) aregold sponsors of the event. This event is free and open to the public. Formore information about Bikes on the Bricks, or to view a schedule ofevents, please visit www.bikesonthebricks.com.

Aug. 31 - Golden Grizzly Invitational

Oakland University, Rochester Hills - 9:30am

Sept. 7 - Jets Invitational

Jackson Community College - 4:00pm

Sept. 14 - MSU Spartan Invitational

Forest Akers Golf Course - 1:00pm

Sept. 22 - Northwood Invitational

Midland - 10:30am

Sept. 29 - Loyola Invitational

Chicago, IL - 12:00 Noon

Oct. 5 - Michigan Intercollegiate

Calvin College - 3:00pm

Oct. 12 - Muskegon Invitational

University Golf Course - 3:30pm

Oct. 27 - MCCAA Regional VII

Lansing - 12:00 Noon

Nov. 10 - NJCAA Championships

Rend Lake, IL - 9:00am

Thu ............Sept. 13......Schoolcraft College ...............7pm

Tue .............Sept. 18 ......St. Clair County CC.................7pm

Thu ............Sept. 20......Macomb CC...........................7pm

Tue .............Sept. 25 ......Oakland CC .............................7pm

Thu.............Sept. 27 ......Henry Ford CC ........................7pm

Sat/Sun Sept 29-30........Grand Rapids Invite................TBD

The.............Oct. 4 .........Schoolcraft College .................7pm

Tue.............Oct. 9 .........St. Clair County CC..............7pm

Thu.............Oct. 11........Macomb CC ............................7pm

Sat..............Oct. 13.......Alpena...................................11am

Tue.............Oct. 16.......Oakland CC...........................7pm

Thu ............Oct. 18.......Henry Ford CC .....................7pm

Sat .............Oct. 24 .......State Tourney (Jackson CC) ...TBD

Fri-Sun Nov. 2-4............Grand Rapids CC....................TBD

Home Games listed in bold.

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GSA Club Meeting2:00-4:00 p.m.PCC 1230

GSA Club Meeting2:00-4:00 p.m.PCC 1230

GSA Club Meeting2:00-4:00 p.m.PCC 1230

Ruth Mott FoundationEvent

10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.Lot G

Sierra Club Board Meeting & Program5:00-9:00 p.m.PCC 1230

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Board of Trustees Meeting7:30 p.m. • RTC 1301

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Chapter Meeting9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

RTC 1301

MCC Fall Rally10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.

ML 1204

CTL Workshop: The Great American

Manufacturing Renaissance

12:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m.ML 1204

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

CCNA NeighborhoodWatch Meeting6:30-9:30 p.m. RTC 1301

UPS Recruiting11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.

CM Fishbowl

Student Government Association Welcome

Booklets8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.

CM Fishbowl