Cougar Bytes for August 12, 2011

Fifty and Fabulous!

The college's 50th Anniversary Kickoff celebration July 23rd at the Emergency Services Training Center was a HUGE success! An estimated 1,500-2,000 visitors ignored the 100-degree heat to celebrate this college milestone with us.

Every part of the event: music, parking, Kids' Zones, fireworks, rappelling demonstration - and so much more - went smoothly and created a lot of good memories and good will for the college in the community. Even the Red Cross Blood Drive exceeded expectations.

A big, big "thank you" to the approximately 200 volunteers from the college faculty, staff, alumni and retirees. These folks worked in record-breaking heat for three days to set up, implement, and clean up. Kudos to the Kickoff coordinators: Emily Hare, Becky Howington, Crystal Smith, and Lorraine Whitaker, who made it all possible by their leadership, hard work, and months of meticulous planning.

Color guard during opening ceremonies.

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Winners!

by Emily Hare, Associate Director, Foundation

Jill Gillette won the Foundation's 50/50 Raffle at the 50th Anniversary Celebration Kickoff.

Frank Bedoe won the Jerry Miller Print Raffle at the 50th Anniversary Celebration Kickoff.

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Save Your Pepsi Bottle Caps And Help CCCC Win!

by Chef Hamm, Director of Hospitality and Culinary Program

In September 2011, CCCC will participate in the Pepsi Refresh Project to compete for $50,000 for the Natural Chef program.

Please Save your Pepsi Bottle Caps that have special codes on them and during the month of September, you will see advertisements to encourage you to vote daily online at www.refresheverything.com/cccc. You get up to 5 votes per day, and bottle cap codes give you up to 100 extra votes!

More info will come out on September 1. Please help support the Natural Chef program!

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CCCC Cougar Mascot Has A Name

Two people picked the perfect name for CCCC's mascot: Jill Gillette, who has recently joined the staff on the Sanford campus as Administrative Assistant to Dean Joni Pavlik, and Margaret Grigg, a recent graduate. The winning name, "Charlee," combines the first three letters of each of the counties the college serves. The Cougar himself gave his approval, introducing himself to attendees at the 50th Anniversary Kickoff as Charlee Cougar.

Charlee practices writing his new name. That's Cathy Woelfle to his left assisting with autographs.

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50th Anniversary T-Shirts Available

Neil McGowan, Graphic Designer & Multimedia Specialist, who designed the 50th Anniversary logo, models a tee shirt featuring the logo. They are now available in select Walgreens stores in the area.

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Cougar Cuisine Is Coming!

by Christa Mashburn, Business Services Coordinator

Chef Paul has been chosen as the vendor for the Sanford campus cafeteria. He will begin next week getting equipment installed in order to be opened the first day of Fall Semester, August 19th. Chef Paul plans to offer a wide variety of food for breakfast and lunch. He owns Chef Paul's Cafe & Catering business located on Main Street near the Sanford campus.

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CCCC Foundation Welcomes New Directors

by Diane Glover, Foundation Executive Director

The Central Carolina Community College Foundation welcomed five new members to its board of directors at its July 19 quarterly meeting at the Dennis A. Wicker Civic Center. Members and officers of the 2011-2012 board are: (first row, from left) Perry Harrison, of Pittsboro; Tom Joyner, Secretary Lowell Rickard, Jimmy Keen, Mikeal Basinger, Vice President of Activities Phil Bradley, Brian Davis, and Treasurer Genease Fields, all of Sanford; and Welford Harris, of Pittsboro; (second row, from left) Patrick Barnes, of Apex; Bobby Powell and Mike Hendley, both of Sanford; Carroll Marsalis and Past President George Womble, both of Lillington; new member Travis Bailey, of Angier; new member Mark Eason, of Lillington; Joe Trageser, of Pittsboro; and Vice President of Internal Relations Del Jones, of Sanford; (third row, from left) Chatham At-Large Barber Holmes, of Pittsboro; Foundation President Bill Milholen, of Siler City; new member Lou Byrd, of Pittsboro; new member Margaret de St. Aubin, of Siler City; new member Charlie Welborn, of Sanford; Harnett At-Large Jim Randolph, of Cameron; George Lucier, of Pittsboro; and Dargan Moore, John Dixon, CCCC Board of Trustees Chairman Ed Garrison, and CCCC President Bud Marchant, all of Sanford. Not pictured are directors John Beck and David Caplan, of Sanford; Catherine Evans, of Lillington; James Holt, of Pittsboro; and Vice President of Community Relations Rob Patterson, of Sanford. The CCCC Foundation is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization affiliated with, but independent of, the college. It aids in providing funding for special needs and projects of the college that are not provided through state appropriations.

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CCCC Cabinet Honors Former Siler City Businessman

Patty Poe (left), of Siler City, and Sara Lambert, Central Carolina Community College adult education coordinator in Chatham County and site manager for the Siler City Center, admire a display cabinet donated to the Center by Poe in memory of her father, William "Bill" Wall. Wall owned Home Builders Supply Co. in Siler City for 30 years. He passed away in 1999. Wall enjoyed woodworking and Poe said the cabinet will provide a location to display works by the college's woodworking and pottery students. The gift was given to the college through the CCCC Foundation. For more information about the Foundation call (919) 718-7230.

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New Online Databases Available In Library

by Tara Guthrie, Director of Library Services

The CCCC Libraries now have new online databases available. Several new resources are available through Salem Press. You will notice that these are grouped into three areas: Salem Health, Salem History, and Salem Science. Salem Health includes the Magill's Medical Guide and Psychology and Mental Health. Salem History includes Milestone Documents in American History and Weapons and Warfare. Salem Science includes the Encyclopedia of Global Warming, the Encyclopedia of Global Issues, and Forensic Science. All of these are fully searchable database versions of the print editions (which the libraries also own), and are accessible on campus and from home with a password.

Another new resource is the Sharpe Online Reference (SOLR) database. Titles in this collection of online reference sources offer a unique, interdisciplinary approach to U.S. history, global history, culture, and social issues. Supplementary material includes primary documents, audio/visual clips and images, as well as links to approximately 1,000 reliable websites. Titles now available in this collection include: American Presidential Campaigns and Elections (1788-2008); Social Issues in America; American Social Movements; Latino History and Culture; Asian American History and Culture; America in World History; Global History - Cultural Encounters; and Conflicts Since World War II. This database is accessible on campus and from home with a password.

In partnership with the Small Business Center, we now have over 200 eBook titles, 16 eAudio Book titles, and 800 eVideo titles for business and economics. These collections are funded by the Small Business Center and are available on campus and from home with a password. The eBook and eAudio Book titles are available through NetLibrary, an eBook database available via NC LIVE. Lists of titles available are on the library web page at www.cccc.edu/library/resources/ under the description for Small Business eBooks & eAudio Books (via NetLibrary on NC LIVE). The eVideo titles are available through Films on Demand for a 3-year lease. Video segments can be easily embedded into your Blackboard courses.

Please take a look at these new resources, as well as our other online databases, to see how you might incorporate these into your classes. Passwords for home access to all databases are available on the Intranet under the Library's helpful files. If you would be interested in bringing your class to the library for instruction on any of our databases, please contact Mary Coleman, Reference and Instruction Librarian, at 718-7340. We look forward to seeing you in the library!

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New NCLOR Training Available

by Lydia Farmer, Vocational/Technical Distance Education Coordinator

The DE department has a new staff development opportunity available for those wanting to save valuable time when creating their content in Blackboard course sites. The North Carolina Learning Objects Repository (NCLOR) is an online collection of more than 12,000 free learning and professional development resources that can be easily linked in Blackboard course sites. NCLOR content can be used for face-to-face, hybrid, and online classes.

These resources can be streaming videos, lab simulations, web inquiries, or other media-enriched content like SAS Curriculum Pathways, Softchalk lessons, or Camtasia presentations. They've been made by other faculty members and are peer-reviewed and ready for you to use. As a North Carolina Community College faculty member, you have the highest access to the resources in the NCLOR.

This online training is self-paced and will take approximately one hour to complete. If you are interested, please go to the DE Faculty Training site to register for this training.

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Audiovisual/Multimedia Equipment To Help You Teach

by Renee Dusenbury, Librarian

We have LCD projectors, data projectors, laptop computers, cameras, overhead projectors, camcorders, whiteboard easels, writing pads, portable projection screens, 3-D viewers DVD/VCR players, presentation remote controls, remote controls, speakers etc. Ask us for what you need. Chances are, we'll have it. We also have a new digital audio recorder and a new web cam.

Here is contact information for audio-visual/multimedia equipment questions at CCCC:

• In Chatham county...
• Linda Bradford Ext. 8000 Office, front desk

• In Harnett county...
• Lillington campus library (910) 814-8843
• Barbara Wood (before 4 PM), bwood@cccc.edu
• *Paula Fish (evenings) Ext. 8843

• In Lee county...
• To reserve equipment to check out B.J. Thompson 718-7375
• bthompson@cccc.edu *(evening) Leonard or Ellen Viggiano Ext. 7375
• **Reserve early for best availability**

• All campuses: General Help: Renee Dusenbury 718-7435
• rdusenbury@cccc.edu

For helpful handouts and policies, please check the CCCC web page: www.cccc.edu, scroll to bottom, click "Faculty and Staff", sign on to the employee intranet, and click on "Multimedia Equipment" under Departments. Have a great semester!

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CCCC Achieves Silver Designation in STARS Reporting

by Laura Lauffer, Sustainability Coordinator

The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) announced that more than 100 colleges and universities have earned a rating in the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment, and Rating System (STARS) during the past year. With deadlines earlier this week, 104 institutions submitted their reports; 22 received a gold rating, 55 received a silver rating, and 21 received a bronze rating. CCCC submitted their report, earning a Silver rating.

This yearlong process assessed sustainability elements college wide including affordability and access, facilities, curriculum, and continuing education programs, and purchasing. CCCC is one of a dozen community colleges in the nation participating in the STARS assessment. Our rating is Silver; we are on our way to Gold when we resubmit in three years! This accomplishment was achieved thanks to the many numbers crunchers and data miners at CCCC- thanks to all of you who helped Green Central document our sustainability performance.

To see the entire report go to https://stars.aashe.org/institutions/central-carolina-community-college-nc/report/2011-08-02/ login is llauffer@cccc.edu, password is green2020

The Construction 1 class in CCCC's Sustainable Technologies program will be building a house! The instructor, John Delafield, is selecting a small house design to demonstrate green building elements including passive solar design, efficiency, local products and enhanced indoor air quality. The construction II class will complete the house in Spring; the house will be auctioned upon completion. Stay tuned to Cougar Bytes this semester as we provide updates and pictures!

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CCCC Foundation Awards Scholarships

by Diane Glover, Foundation Executive Director

The CCCC Scholarship Committee, chaired by Laura Musselwhite, recently awarded $160,000 in scholarships provided through the Foundation. The recipients will be asked to attend the Scholarship Luncheon to be held on November 15th at the Dennis A. Wicker Civic Center.

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Disclaimer For Students Using Library Video Equipment

by Renee Dusenbury, Library

Please include this information in your syllabus for students who need the use of video equipment services from the library. Sample insert for the instructor's video assignment syllabus:

"Please feel free to use your own recording equipment, as long as you can send the assignment to your instructor in the _______ format (dvd, etc.) (which your instructor has the equipment available to read and grade) or, (Below are instructions on how to post a video to YouTube and the account/posting information.) If you need to use a library camcorder/equipment in the Lee campus library, please contact BJ Thompson at x7375 to reserve a spot in the one-week time frame. During the week, the recording equipment will be set up in a study room in the Lee campus library for your use in completing the assignment. Equipment will not be available after the one week or assignment due date, unless the instructor makes special arrangement."

Instructors can also include the following option with the announcement for students above:

"The Sanford library staff can burn a DVD of the video for you after using a camcorder with connectors that will fit their DVD burner. For the price of 50 cents the library provides a DVD and an envelope for use in submitting this project."

Thank you for your help in serving our students.

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CCCC Foundation's 22nd Annual Golf Classic Scheduled for September

by Diane Glover, Foundation Executive Director

The Foundation's Annual Golf Classis will take place on Wednesday, September 21st at the Sanford Golf Course. Call Emily Hare at Ext. 7230 for information.

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News From the Office of Grants

by Brian Merritt, Director of Grants, Sponsored Programs, and Alumni Relation

Grant Success Starts Here: www.cccc.edu/grants

Mission:
The mission of the Office of Grants and Sponsored Programs (OGSP) is to provide the necessary pre-and-post-award support and guidance to help acquire significant outside funding supporting the mission and goals of CCCC.

How Do I Get Started?
Faculty and staff who are interested in turning their ideas into fundable projects for the College are encouraged to explore the webpage above to learn how to begin the process.

Pre-award Support Provided:

• Grant research
• Identifying Funding Opportunities
• Submission Coordination
• Writing assistance
• Training

Post-award support:

• Project Management
• Evaluation

Questions? Call (919) 718-7426, or send an email to grants@cccc.edu.

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News From the Office of Alumni Relations

by Brian Merritt, Director of Grants, Sponsored Programs, and Alumni Relation

CCCC Alumni Association Interest Meetings

• For College Employees Only!
• RSVP by clicking here.

• Lee Campus
• August 15
• 3-3:45 p.m.
• Room 9105
• Science Building

Please Note: An ALL-Alumni Association Interest Meeting will take place on September 12, 2011 at 6:15 p.m.

More info is here: www.cccc.edu/alumni/interestmeeting/.

Questions? Call Ext. 7426 or send an email to alumni@cccc.edu.

CCCC Alumni Defined: Have taken a Con-Ed or curriculum class at CCCC, or Earned a degree, diploma or certificate from CCCC.

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Cougar Pets News

by Jonathan Loftis, Animal Facilities Manager

If you need to add a little beauty and grace to your life, our candidate for adoption this month is worth considering. These animals, waiting patiently for permanent homes at the CCCC vet tech facility, are healthy, have all their shots, and have been spayed/neutered. They are ready to love you.

Frankie is an orange and white, neutered male. He is three-and-a-half years old and weighs 11.7 pounds. He is a big cat but extremely gentle. He enjoys being petted and just lounging in the sun. He is good with children as well.

We are pleased to report that four dogs, Rylee, Nona, Angelina and Matilda, and two cats, Lucy and Dresden, left the facility this month to go to permanent homes.

Visit the Cougar Pets website at cougarpets.webs.com/index.html for more information and pictures of pets available for adoption. Call 919.718.7465 or email jloftis@cccc.edu if you want to adopt.

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Cougar Profile

Janelle Hart
Coordinator for Accreditation & QEP

Janelle Hart tells us that moving from a small town in Ohio to Sanford, N.C. is not that difficult. "There are many similarities," she said, adding, "My husband comes from Kentucky and he's delighted to be somewhere he can get sweet tea to drink." The Hart family - Janelle, her husband, Christopher, and their two-year-old son, Samuel - made a fast transition, arriving in Sanford on a Thursday and renting a townhouse in west Sanford on Friday. Janelle reported for work on the Sanford campus the following Monday.

Janelle has been in her new position for about a month now and describes it as "instant immersion." She explained that the Quality Enhancement Program (QEP) at CCCC has a unifying theme: to improve student learning. The program is based on improving student writing skills as a tool for better learning. It is designed by our own faculty and staff and is specific to the needs of our community.

In addition to coordinating the QEP program, Janelle is responsible for making sure the college meets the accreditation standards of the Southern Association of College and Schools (SACS). CCCC is due for its five-year review in 2013 and it is Janelle's job to quantify and support all of the information in the college's report. "We met all of SACS requirements at the last review," she said, "But the school has grown and changed so much in the last few years that it is a different institution now." Those changes, ranging from new programs to new buildings to new college sites will probably mean a visit from the accrediting body in 2013, something that always presents a challenge.

Janelle's last position was assistant professor at Ohio Northern University. She holds a Ph.D. in Toxicology from the University of Kentucky, Lexington. Her bachelor's degree in chemistry was earned at Hiram College in Hiram, Ohio. Her scientific discipline transfers very well to her new job, particularly since she has experience with program accreditation, project management, and institutional research.

The Hart family is spending their spare time discovering what Sanford has to offer. They have visited the farmer's market and have discovered Steele Street. Janelle recently won tickets to the new production at the Temple Theatre. As for Samuel, just give him a shovel and let him dig in our clay and sand soil and he's happy.

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News From the CCCC Family

Joseph Leperi, father of David Leperi, Adjunct in Early Childhood, recently passed away peacefully at his home in Pittsboro.

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Birthdays

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Dates to Remember

Sept 5 - Labor Day Holiday

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Things For Sale, For Adoption or for Free

For Adoption: Simon, a beautiful orange tabby kitten, male, 3 months old, needs a loving home. He is litter trained and has been raised with dogs. Call Irene Smith, (919) 777-9668

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