IN THIS ISSUE:

WOW! WHAT A TEAM!

Rotaract Club Fundraiser A Big Success

by Bianka Stumpf, Director of Distance Education

The CCCC Rotaract Club and Friends Team comprised of students, faculty, staff, and their friends had a very successful "Show Your Hope" auction on Wednesday, April 8th. All proceeds are contributed to the team's fund-raising efforts for the Lee County Relay for Life sponsored by the American Cancer Society. Many thanks to the bakers, bidders, and buyers who supported this event. We raised a whopping $848!

Bakers: Mike Neal, Lydia Farmer, Brenda Kellar, Zena Harvley-Felder, Robin Walker, Linda Spivey, Cathy Woelfle, Rosalind Cross, Melanie Yarborough, Renee Nance, Janet Zurbach, Melissa Godfrey, Alyce Gaines, Stephanie Avent, Teresa Cameron, Christa Mashburn, Laura Musselwhite, Gloria Cheatham, Janet Carter

Bidders/Buyers: Lisa Key-Brown, Robin Walker, Mike Neal, Joni Pavlik, Rocky Geist, Steve Athans, Teresa Cameron, Luther White, Rose Sova, Jay Norris, Mary Ellen O'Shields, Teresa Mangum, Amanda Carter, Ty Stumpf, Bianka Stumpf, Leigh Beam, Lisa Chapman, Jessica Brown, Jenn Owens, Gloria Cheatham, Bud Marchant, Sue Whitman.

Rotaract Club Fundraiser

Brenda Keller, Institutional Researcher, assists auctioneer, "Wild Bill" South at the "Show Your Hope" auction. Artical End

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New Hairstyle for Joni Pavlik

Joni Pavlik

Joni Pavlik, Dean of Business/Media Technologies and Public Services, models a hairstyle created by a Cosmetology student for the "Fantasy" competition at "Intrigue," the Hair Show held recently at the Civic Center. Artical End

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WHAT'S HAPPENING AROUND CCCC

CCCC SGA Starts Professional Dress Closet for Spring Graduates

by Crystal Hawkins, SGA Treasurer

The CCCC Student Government Association members are starting their first annual Professional Dress Closet this month. Contributions will provide gently worn interview attire/professional dress to spring graduates requiring professional attire to enter the workforce.

This will be our first attempt to help future leaders of our community and upcoming leaders be better prepared for the workforce environment. We are asking the faculty and staff of CCCC to support this project. All contributions should be dropped by Mike Neal's office no later than April 24th.

Professional Dress Closet will be open to Spring Graduates on Monday, May 4th in the Student Center Cougar Den. Artical End

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Emerging Artists Exhibit New Works at CCCC

The CCCC Gallery in Siler City will feature the works of rising local artists in "Emergence," beginning with the Third Friday Art Walk on April 17th in Siler City. You can meet the artists at a reception from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. The show runs through May 17th. All of the artists whose work is displayed in "Emergence" have participated in CCCC Ceramic and Metal Sculpture program's Exhibit Design class, which teaches artists to display their work professionally. For more information contact Phillip Ashe, (919) 742-4156, pashe@cccc.edu. Artical End

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2009 Campus Fund Drive Activities

by Abby Walker, Foundation Administrative Assistant

Campus Fund Drive begins next week, April 20-24th! Your staff representatives have been hard at work planning fun and exciting events for this week. Click on the link at the bottom for the schedule of activities on your campus. Please note the following:

1. The Campus Fund Drive lunches have been re-scheduled for the week following Campus Fund Drive. The Foundation will sponsor a special luncheon in the three counties for those full-time employees who participated in the fund drive.

2. Team packets have been delivered to team captains! Your team captain will distribute the packets to each team member! Every completed team returned to the Foundation by 5:00 p.m., April 20th will be registered for their entire team to win a FREE LUNCH paid for by the Foundation. Otherwise, completed teams are due to the Foundation by 3:30 p.m., April 24th.

Let's have fun and make this the most successful fund drive ever! Contact Abby Walker at (919) 718-7332

Schedule Of Activities

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Residents Gear Up for 2009 Triangle Walk MS on April 25

by Kassandra Lyles, Video Instructor

Next weekend, April 25th, at the RBC center thousands will gather for the annual MS walk. I had planned to be one of those walking in honor of my husband Shon. Unfortunately, Shon is currently going through a relapse of his disease and our family will be unable to attend. However, I am going to "virtual walk" (all the donations and none of the actual physical exertion!) If you are so inclined to make a small donation you can do so (in any amount) directly through the link below. You will get a receipt for your tax records. All money raised by this chapter stays here in North Carolina and helps people with MS and their families pay for medication, wheelchairs, or needed services. Thank you for taking the time to read this.

http://main.nationalmssociety.org/site/TR?px=6103200&fr_id=10110&pg=personal Artical End

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Fundraiser for UCP Stepping Stones Center

by Robin Walker, Administrative Assistant to VP of Instruction

Belk Charity Sale -Fundraiser for UCP Stepping Stones Center

$5 off "tickets" for $5 for May 2, 6:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m., OR you can go a full week prior to the event and make your selection and present ticket. This will place your items on hold with the discount and you can pick them up after May 2. Also, with the ticket is a chance to win a $1000 Belk shopping spree. 100% of the price of the ticket goes to UCP Stepping Stones Center. If you are interested, purchase tickets from: Robin Walker, Christa Mashburn, Kassie Lyles, or Bianka Stumpf. For more information, call Robin Walker, (919) 718-7226. Artical End

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Ty and Bianka Stumpf Share Life Experience With Students at Catawba College

CCCC's Ty and Bianka Stumpf joined other distinguished alumni recently at Catawba College's Career Exploration Day. The April 2nd event brought close to 50 alumni from a variety of academic disciplines back to campus to share their insights on life after college. Ty, Humanities Lead on the Lee Campus, majored in English at Catawba. Bianka, Director of Distance Education, majored in mathematics there. Artical End

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2009 Campus Fund Drive Golf Tournament

by Abby Walker, Foundation Administrative Assistant

The 2009 Campus Fund Drive Golf Tournament is fast approaching!! Please email or call Jimmie Boggs and put your name on his list if you would like to participate in this fun event! Jimmie will need to call the golf course with a head count, so contact him as soon as possible. Feel free to put together your own foursome or sign up and Jimmie can place you on a team.

Don't miss out on this fun event!

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Linda Spivey Installed as NCAEOP President

Angela Rivera

CCCC's Linda Spivey, Human Resources, has been installed as the 2009-10 president of the North Carolina Association of Educational Office Professionals, Inc. The installation took place March 20 at the organization's annual conference in Greensboro.

The NCAEOP, founded in 1951 as the N.C. Association of Educational Secretaries, is a 2,800-member organization of personnel and administrators in North Carolina public and private educational institutions.

Spivey has been a Human Resources Employment Specialist at Central Carolina Community College for more than 30 years.

"I am honored to be the first from the college to serve as a state officer," Spivey said. "I love the college and see this as another opportunity to represent it as well as serve the NCAEOP."

She has been an active member of the state association for 26 years. She served as the vice president for 2007-08 and president-elect for 2008-09. She has also served as secretary, Awards Committee chairman, and co-registrar.

Spivey is active in the organization's District 7, which includes Lee, Moore, Randolph, Stanly, Montgomery, Anson, Richmond, Union, and Scotland counties. She has served as District 7 president, president-elect, vice president, and secretary. She has been a member of the National AEOP since 2002. Artical End

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Distance Ed. Training

by Lydia Farmer, Voc Tech Distance Education Coordinator

The Distance Ed. department has new and exciting trainings for everyone. Now available are brand new trainings geared at making your courses more engaging and student friendly!

We now have over 40 hours of staff development available through online, seated and hybrid trainings. We also have upcoming trainings scheduled at the Chatham and Harnett campuses.

Please visit our new webpage dedicated to these trainings: www.cccc.edu/de/train.

On this page you will find:

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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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PERSONNEL NOTES

Cougar Profile

Angela Rivera

Angela Rivera
Interim Director for Continuing Education/Evening Campus Director, Lee County Campus

Angela Rivera is proud to be from Angier, known as home of the Crape Myrtle. She wears two different hats here at CCCC. In the morning and early afternoon, Angela is the Interim Director for Continuing Education in Lee County and in the evening she wears the hat as the Evening Campus Director. Angela has a B.A. in Biology from Belmont Abbey College, a Masters of Education from Regent University, and a Certificate of Non-Profit Management from Duke Continuing Education.

Before coming to CCCC, Angela worked as a tourism director, a teacher, a director of Grant Research and Development at three different universities, and at Harnett County Partnership for Children. She has now been with CCCC for 15 months.

One of the main reasons Angela wanted to work for CCCC was the incredible staff members she had met through former jobs. Their enthusiasm was inspiring to her.

Angela states that the best part of working for CCCC is the staff and students.

"We have the nicest, friendliest, and most dedicated staff and faculty that I have ever been around," she said. "I also enjoy getting to know our students, who are all top-notch."

When not at work, Angela enjoys playing her flute in small concerts and at church. She also loves taking her Dixie Dingo, Cessie, for walks, fishing, hiking, and sketching.

Angela Rivera

Angela also loves spending time with her family. She lives close to her mother and brother. Angela has two daughters and a wonderful granddaughter, Amelia, who is beautiful, smart, and sweet. Artical End

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News From the CCCC Family

Dr. Katherine Holloway (Kay) Geisen, died Saturday, April 11, 2009 at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center in Fayetteville, NC. after a short illness. Many of you may have known Dr. Geisen. She began her career with the North Carolina Community College System as an adjunct psychology instructor, counselor/recruiter, strategic planner, and Institutional Effectiveness Officer at James Sprunt Community College in Kenansville. She later worked as an Institutional Effectiveness Officer and Strategic Planner at McDowell Community College in Marion. Dr. Geisen was employed by Central Carolina Community College from 1999-2003 as Institutional Effectiveness Officer and Psychology Instructor. A memorial service will be held on April 18, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. at the Bladen-Gaskins Funeral Home in Elizabethtown, NC. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, 903 B Wellness Drive, Greenville, NC 27834. The Geisen home address is 57 Kildee Drive, Harrells, NC 28444.

Gary Ennis, AHS Instructor/Lillington Adult Ed Center, passed away on Tuesday, April 7, 2009. The family received friends Friday, April 10 at Skinner and Smith Funeral Home and at other times at the home of Mike and Cherry Ennis, 407 S. Orange Avenue, Dunn, NC. The funeral service was held immediately following the visitation at 11:00 a.m. at the funeral home. Burial followed in Devotional Gardens. Memorials may be made to Mt. Carmel PFWB Church, 2425 Benson Hwy. Dunn, NC 28334.

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Birthdays

Birthday Cake
4/21 Kassandra Lyles
4/24 Gina Del Vecchio
4/25 Wendy Cotton
4/26 MontE Christman
4/28 Charlotte Baggett
4/29 Mavis Carter
5/03 Barbara Wood
5/03 Lori Rainforth
5/04 Alyce Gaines
5/05 Barrett McGehee
5/09 Rhonda Evans
5/10 Kim Michael
5/10 John Faircloth
5/14 Zhyra Barber
5/14 Kevin Luck
5/15 Douglas Arevalo
5/16 Martha Wolfenbarger
5/17 Diane Glover

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MARK YOUR CALENDAR

Dates to Remember

Planner

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.

May 4 - Administrative Staff Meeting

May 25 - Memorial Day Holiday

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CCCC-BAY

Things For Sale, For Adoption or for Free

Volunteers Needed: I am in need of volunteers for the upcoming Broadway Our Way festival 5K. I need people who can just monitor a 5K race route and point runners in the right direction along the route. The race is at 8 am in Broadway on Saturday, April 18, 2009. If interested, please email Carl Bryan at cbryan@cccc.edu. You would only need to volunteer for one hour. Thanks!

Need Some Extra Cash: Deep River Elementary School presents The Spring Bazaar on April 25th. Rain date will be May 2. Set-up starts at 7:00 a.m.; Sale starts at 8:00 a.m. Deep River PTO will be selling parking spaces at the school for The Spring Bazaar. Space Sizes are 8 1/2 feet x 17 feet. Spaces will be $20.00 each. There are 90 spaces available. You can sell: Yard sale items, Craft items, Face painting, or Bake sale items. If you cannot participate and would like to help out you can donate items for the PTO booth to sell and the profits will go to the school. We ask that you do not send clothes. The booth renter can keep all profits. Contact Deep River Elementary School at (919) 776-2722 for more information. 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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