Cougar Bytes for July 23, 2009
July 23, 2009
Volume II, Number 22
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IN THIS ISSUE:
- WHAT'S HAPPENING AROUND CCCC
- PERSONNEL NOTES
- MARK YOUR CALENDAR
- CCCC-BAY
- COUGAR BITE-BACKS
WHAT'S HAPPENING AROUND CCCC
Come Join The Fun!
The Central Carolina Community College Foundation invites you to our 20th Annual Golf Classic on Wednesday, September 23rd
at Sanford Golf Course in Sanford. The proceeds from the Golf Classic will be used to help provide scholarships and other financial
assistance. Last year the Foundation assisted over 200 deserving students at CCCC. Together, we can help build a better tomorrow!
PERSONNEL NOTES
Cougar Profile
Billy Freeman
Department Chair, Media Technologies
Are you tuned into CCCC? The college owns two FM stations, WDCC, 90.5 FM, located on the Sanford campus and WUAW, 88.3 FM, located at Triton High School in Erwin, NC. Both are student run and both broadcast an eclectic mix of popular music and local talk.
Radio broadcasting is just one part of the Media Technology program. Billy Freeman, the department chair, is responsible for radio, television, and library information technology, with "technology" being the key word. Students in these programs learn the pragmatic technical skills that lead to the behind-the-scenes jobs that keep the airwaves and cyberspace alive and information flowing.
Billy is Sanford born and bred. He grew up here and earned his A.A. in the University Transfer program at CCCC, going on to get his B.F.A. at UNC - Greensboro in technical theater. Billy started his broadcasting career here in Sanford as a part-time radio announcer on a local station and worked his way up to Program Director/Operations Manager. He also worked in radio in the Raleigh area before coming to CCCC where he spent three years in the radio and media department at the college in the early eighties. He left to take the job of technical director at the Temple Theater. Billy returned to CCCC in 1998 to head up the Media Technology department. He is presently the voice of the college phone system as well as the voiceover you hear in a number of the college videos and commercials. He lives in Sanford with his wife and son.
Billy tells us that keeping up with rapidly changing technology is the biggest challenge in his program. He believes that broadcasting has a vibrant future with a voracious and growing need for people who can provide relevant content and/or have the technical skills to keep the systems running. Students at the college earn an Associate degree by spending a year in TV broadcasting and a year in radio broadcasting. You can see samples of the TV student projects on the college's YouTube site, CCCConnected, which can be accessed from the home page of the website.
Billy thinks Sanford, NC and Central Carolina Community College occupy a very special place in the universe. "You can literally get anywhere from here," he says. "It's all up to you."
News From the CCCC Family
Leigh Beam, Human Services Lead Instructor, is recuperating at home from surgery. She would appreciate hearing from her CCCC family at 1400 Millstone Landing Drive, Raleigh, NC 27603.
Marie P. Stephenson, mother-in-law of Dunn Cosmetology Lead Instructor Faye Stephenson, passed away Sunday, July 19, 2009. The memorial service was Wednesday, July 22, 2009 in Angier, NC. Faye would appreciate hearing from her CCCC family at PO Box 1475 Angier, NC 27501.
Birthdays
| 7/24 | Sue Atkins |
| 7/24 | Renee Dusenbury |
| 7/26 | Heather McCracken |
| 7/26 | Mary Heston |
| 7/27 | Christine Harrelson |
| 7/27 | Sara Wathen |
| 7/27 | Nancy Wiser |
| 7/27 | Nena Leake |
| 7/28 | Daniel Thomas |
| 7/29 | Cathy Swindell |
| 7/30 | David Butler |
| 7/31 | Elizabeth King |
| 7/31 | Richard Biggs |
| 8/01 | Kevin Nooney |
| 8/02 | Marcie Dishman |
| 8/02 | Kim Rowland |
| 8/03 | Karen Owen-Bogan |
| 8/04 | Jon Matthews |
| 8/06 | Wanda Westbrook |
| 8/06 | Kim Browning |
| 8/09 | Edith Cook |
| 8/09 | Janet Zurbach |
| 8/09 | Carl Thompson |
| 8/10 | Casey Migliore |
| 8/10 | Tanasha Murchison |
| 8/15 | Michelle Nabonne |
| 8/16 | Mildred Whitaker |
| 8/16 | Debra Hughes |
| 8/18 | Nancy Shue |
| 8/20 | Crystel Harris |
| 8/20 | Neil McGowan |
| 8/21 | Landis Phillips |
| 8/21 | Kimberly Rowland |
| 8/22 | Diane Kannarr |
| 8/22 | Phillip Ashe |
| 8/26 | Crystal Baker |
| 8/29 | Robin Walker |
MARK YOUR CALENDAR
Dates to Remember
July 29 - Board of Trustees Meeting - Lee County Campus, Civic Center
Aug. 3 - Administrative Staff Meeting, 8:30 a.m.
Aug. 6 - Practical Nursing Pinning, Civic Center
Aug. 6 - Summer graduation
Aug. 24 - First day of classes, fall semester
Sept. 10 - ESTC Open House, 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
CCCC-BAY
Things For Sale, For Adoption or for Free
For Sale: Hotpoint dryer. Price: $150.00. Approximately 5 years-old and in good working condition. Price is negotiable. If interested or have questions, please contact Rosalind Cross at (919) 718-7338 or email rcross@cccc.edu.
BMW in excellent shape for sale: 1999 BMW 528it Wagon, fully loaded and in excellent shape-very clean. It has 150K miles and the asking price is $7000. Please contact Sheila or Toby Rogers at 919-721-4629 or sheila.g.rogers@pgnmail.com for pictures and more information.
Rent-A-Space Yard Sale: Benefiting participants of LCI, Inc., a local organization that helps individuals with disabilities to become independent and productive citizens through education and progressive vocational training. Saturday, July 25, 2009 from 7:00 am - 1:00 pm. Rent a space the size of three parking spaces for $15.00. Bring your own tables, tents, chairs, whatever you need to be comfortable. Contact Brenda Matteson at (919) 775-3439 for more information or to rent a space.
Tote Bags Needed: Need new or used non-paper/non-plastic tote bags needed for clients of the Coalition for Human Care. Tote bags are used for groceries given to clients from the Coalition Pantry. The number of clients is increasing daily and your help is appreciated! Please forward these much-needed tote bags to Ellen Dickey (Harnett campus), Diane Kannarr (Lee campus) and Jean Vollrath (Chatham campus). Thank you, in advance.
COUGAR BITE-BACKS
Compliments, Complaints, Comments
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