IN THIS ISSUE:

WOW! WHAT A TEAM!

CCCC & Lee County Schools Partner to Create E-Lee College Academy

signing an agreement

Dr. Bud Marchant, president of Central Carolina Community College, and Dr. Jeffrey Moss, Superintendent of Lee County Schools, have signed an agreement to create E-Lee College Academy. The academy concept is similar to one that Moss instituted between Beaufort County (N.C.) Schools and Beaufort County Community College while he served as superintendent there.

The Academy, a series of college courses taught via the Internet, offers college-bound high school students up to 45 semester credit hours. These General Education Core courses are part of the college's Associate in Arts degree program. The courses and credits will transfer, intact, to colleges and universities in the University of North Carolina System. The students will also receive high school credit for them toward their diploma. The N.C. Department of Public Instruction's Learn and Earn Initiative will pay all tuition and textbook costs.

"This is part of our on-going cooperation with the school district to enable students to achieve college credit," said Dr. Marchant. "It's another example of the innovative programs that hold great promise for the students of Lee County." Artical End

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WHAT'S HAPPENING AROUND CCCC

CCCC's Linda Spivey Installed as NCAEOP President

On March 20, 2009, Linda Spivey, Employment Specialist in Human Resources, was installed as the new president of the North Carolina Association of Education Office Professionals. "I am the first from Central Carolina Community College to serve as president, " Linda said. "I love the college and see this as another opportunity to serve the college and this organization." Linda has been an active member of the AEOP at the district and state level for 25 years. She was instrumental in starting the CCCC unit in 1983.

Linda Spivey Crowned

On March 12th, Linda's colleagues honored her with a surprise luncheon to celebrate her upcoming installation as president of NCAEOP. Dave Spivey places a ceremonial crown on his wife's head, symbolic of her reign as NCAEOP President. Artical End

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CCCC Foundation Fundraising Events

2009 Campus Fund Drive

Mark your calendars! The 2009 Campus Fund Drive will be held April 20th - 24th. Your campus staff representatives are busy planning exciting events for this fun filled week. Any suggestions for this years fund drive can be made to your campus staff representatives:

Stay tuned for more details...

2009 Campus Fund Drive Golf Tournament

It's tee time! Practice your swing and grab your golf balls! The 2009 Campus Fund Drive Golf Tournament will be held on Friday, April 24th at Carolina Lakes Golf Course. 8:30 Shotgun start! See Jimmie Boggs to sign up.

Please pay Abby Walker/Foundation before noon on April 23rd! Artical End

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Community College Faculty Survey of Student Engagement (CCFSSE)

by Dr. T. Eston (Bud) Marchant, President

Dear Faculty,

As you know, Central Carolina Community College is participating in the Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE). In conjunction with the CCSSE administration this spring, we also have the opportunity to conduct the Community College Faculty Survey of Student Engagement (CCFSSE). The CCFSSE instrument was designed to mirror the Community College Student Report in an effort to facilitate discussions about student and faculty responses.

We plan to use the CCSSE results to promote institutional improvement, and it is vital that our faculty have a voice in these efforts. We feel that being able to view faculty expectations and perceptions of student engagement (in the aggregate) alongside 2009 student responses will not only help us identify areas of strength, but will also enable us to recognize challenges or gaps that may require further consideration.

I am requesting that faculty members participate in the faculty survey. CCSSE will send you an email with a link to the survey, which you will then complete online. The window of time for completing the survey is from March 23 to April 30th.

Upon completion of the online administration period, CCSSE staff will analyze the results, and we will receive an electronic report of results when we receive our CCSSE Institutional Report in July.

Your survey responses will not be linked back to you as an individual faculty member. Instead, all student responses will be linked to all faculty responses for institution-wide improvement purposes, so please be completely candid in your responses.

I appreciate your cooperation and participation in this exciting initiative. If you have questions, please contact: Zena Harvley-Felder, zharvleyfelder@cccc.edu, 919.718.7253. Artical End

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Academic Excellence Awards Nominations

by Billy Freeman, Media Technologies Chair

Get your nominations in for Academic Excellence Awards as soon as possible! Deadline is April 3rd. See the attached memo for all information and the nomination form. Artical End

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CCCC Foundation Board to Meet

The CCCC Foundation will hold its Quarterly Board meeting on Tuesday, April 21, 2009 at the Harnett County Campus in Lillington. Contact Abby Walker, (919) 718-7332 for more information. Artical End

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Hair Show at Civic Center

Faculty and staff of CCCC are invited to attend "Intrigue," the Department of Cosmology & Esthetics Hair Show:

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Margaret Maron Keynote for New CCCC Creative Writing Program

by Margaret Zwilling, Community Service-Pittsboro Campus

Margaret Maron

Margaret Maron

Central Carolina Community College will introduce a new Creative Writing program during a public event on Sunday, April 26, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. The keynote speaker will be national best-selling mystery writer Margaret Maron. The audience will have the opportunity to break into small discussion groups to provide feedback on topics for the new program. Sponsored by McIntyre's Fine Books at Fearrington, the kickoff event will be held in the Multipurpose Room, Building 2, at the CCCC Pittsboro Campus.

Ms. Maron's keynote topic for the Creative Writing Program kickoff event will be, "My Writing Life." She is the author of twenty-four novels and two collections of short stories. Winner of the 2008 North Carolina Award for Literature and several major awards for mystery writing, Ms. Maron's works have been translated into 15 languages. McIntyre's will have Ms. Maron's books available for sale during the April kickoff event at CCCC.

For more information, contact: Margaret Zwilling, Community Services Coordinator, at (919) 542-6495, ext. 228; or Monica Howell, (919) 542-6495, ext. 223. Artical End

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CCCC Theatre Production

by Ellen Bland, Drama & Communications Instructor

Kudzu Poster

CCCC Theatre production students along with many community participants will present the musical comedy, Kudzu: A Southern Musical. The play is by Jack Herrick, Doug Marlette, and Bland Simpson, and based upon the comic strip "Kudzu" by the late Pulitzer Prize winning local artist Doug Marlette.

The shows will be:

All shows are at Chatham Mills, 480 Hillsborough Street in Pittsboro. Seating is limited, and all seats are $12. You can purchase tickets at the Pittsboro campus or at www.brownpapertickets.com. The show is produced by arrangement with Samuel French Pub., and Chatham Mills Development Corp. Contact Ellen Bland, (919) 542-6595, ext. 225 for more information. Artical End

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Concert News From The Heart of Carolina Jazz Society

by Gregg Gelb, Humanities Instructor

Stanley Jordan, "One of the Finest Jazz Guitarists in the World," with The Heart of Carolina Jazz Orchestra, directed by Gregg Gelb

On 4/3/09 at 8 p.m. at the Temple Theatre in Sanford, Mr. Jordan will present a solo jazz concert of his original tunes as well as modern jazz standards. Mr. Jordan has one of the most original and advanced techniques on jazz guitar in the world and he is a thrilling performer. His recent recording, "Steppin' Out' earned a Grammy Nomination for Best Pop Instrumental Performance. The Heart of Carolina Jazz Orchestra will open the show.

On 4/4/09, at 10:00 a.m., at the Temple Theatre in Sanford, Mr. Jordan will conduct a jazz guitar master class. All interested participants must register at the Heart of Carolina Jazz Society's website, www.carolinajazz.com, and fill out a pre-registration form. The master class is free and open to everyone. The HOC Director will be selecting four students to play for Mr. Jordan in the master class. After gathering all the forms, the four performing students will be selected based on the student's talent and need. Mr. Jordan will give them instruction and demonstrate jazz and guitar techniques to help the students as the rest of the participants observe.

"This performance and master class is funded, in part, by grants from the Southern Arts Federation, the North Carolina State Arts Council, and the Lee County Arts Council through the Grassroots Arts Program of the North Carolina State Arts Council. These agencies are funded by the National Endowment for the Arts, which believes that a great nation deserves great art."

Go to www.carolinajazz.com for more information Artical End

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PERSONNEL NOTES

Cougar Profile

Jennifer Owens

Jennifer Owens
Distance Education, Lee County Campus

Jennifer Owens, a Cameron resident, was born and raised in a small rural town in western North Carolina, Spruce Pine. She headed to CCCC in January 2007 to enroll as a special credit student to take required courses upon degree completion. While attending CCCC, she met her husband, Thomas. Jennifer later received her Associate of Applied Science degree in Computer Information Technology from Maryland Community College in May 2008.

Jennifer wears many hats at CCCC, but all are important to the college, faculty, and students. She works with Blackboard course management, troubleshoots, coordinates offsite-proctored exams, podcasts, and does distance education faculty training. Before coming to CCCC, Jennifer participated in the Workstudy program. She also tutored in computer science.

The atmosphere, students, faculty, and staff are just a few reasons that attracted Jennifer to CCCC.

"Everyday is different," she said. " I get to meet and work with many wonderful people including students and faculty. I also get to be one of the first people to see and learn new teaching technologies."

Outside of work, Jennifer enjoys going on road trips and concerts with her husband and friends. Jennifer also has two cats, even though her husband is allergic to them. One is a kitten named Cake and the other is an adult named Kitty Kilala.

"I have a huge soft spot for cats," she said. Artical End

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News From the CCCC Family

Starlene Jackson, Purchasing Agent, is recuperating at home following knee surgery. You may remember her with a card/note at: 816 Southall Place, Sanford, NC 27330.

Eric Butler, Maintenance/Lee Campus, is a patient at First Health Moore Regional Hospital, Pinehurst, NC. He would appreciate hearing from his CCCC family at: 112 Eric Drive, Cameron, NC 28326.

Jean Ettefagh is the proud grandmother of Krystin Leigh Anders born on 03/19/09 at 3:17 a.m. She weighed 7 lbs. 2oz. and was 19" long. A congratulations card can be sent to: Jean Ettefagh, 2216 Timberlake Drive, Raleigh, NC 27604.

David Bowman's grandfather passed away on March 22. The funeral was held at the Antioch Baptist Church in Mt. Airy, NC on March 24. Condolences may be sent to David's grandmother, Rada Bowman, at 165 Antioch Ave., Mt. Airy, NC 27030. Artical End

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Birthdays

Birthday Cake
3/27 Martha Youngblood
3/28 Karen G. Brown
3/28 Jerome Clendenen
3/28 Billy Freeman
3/28 Rosemary Sova
3/29 Helen Magda
3/30 Richard Bonds
4/01 Martha Carver
4/02 Lisa Knight
4/04 Allen Howington
4/05 Latasha McIver
4/06 George McLamb
4/06 Nancy Guy
4/06 David Porter
4/07 Gary Kibler
4/09 Vivian Rosser

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MARK YOUR CALENDAR

Dates to Remember

Planner

Apr. 6 - Administrative Staff Meeting

Apr. 6 - Hair Show at the Civic Center. 11:00 a.m.

Apr. 10-13 - Easter Holiday

Apr. 20-24 - CCCC Foundation Fundraising Drive

Apr. 21 - CCCC Foundation Board Meeting - Harnett Campus

Apr. 22 - Board of Trustees Meeting held at the Chatham County Campus

Apr. 27 - Circle of Excellence, Civic Center, 3-5 p.m.

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CCCC-BAY

Things For Sale, For Adoption or for Free

Needed: Used non-paper tote bags are still needed by the Coalition of Human Care for clients to take home cans and jars of food. Please take used tote bags to Diane Kannarr, Lee campus; Jean Vollrath, Chatham campus; and Ellen Dickey, Harnett campus. Many thanks to those who have already donated! Artical End

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COUGAR BITE-BACKS

Compliments, Complaints, Comments

Have something you would like to get off your chest? Send your letters and your news to marketing@cccc.edu. The editors reserve the right to select what will be printed and to edit material to fit the space available. Artical End

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