Cougar Bytes for June 21, 2012
June 21, 2012
Volume V, Number 6
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IN THIS ISSUE:
- WOW! WHAT A TEAM!
- WHAT'S HAPPENING AROUND CCCC
- Thomas Honored by HCI's Community Resource Council
- CNNMoney Ranks CCCC 2nd In State, 65th Nationally
- 50th Anniversary Gala Event
- News From Green Central
- First Green for Green Award Recipients Announced
- Relay For Life Wrap-Up
- New Associate Director of Human Resources Hired
- Peggy Cotton Earns Masters in Library Science
- Employee Updates*
- Cougar Pets News
- PERSONNEL NOTES
- CCCC-BAY
WOW! WHAT A TEAM!
Harnett Celebrates College's 50th
The 12th Annual Central Carolina Community College Foundation Furniture Auction June 2 at the college's Harnett County Campus drew an overflow crowd of almost 200. The Auction was part of the college's 50th Anniversary Celebration in Harnett, commemorating its start in 1961 in Lee County and its expansion into Harnett in 1965. Auctioneer Ricky Wicker (back right) kept the bidding going. The Auction raised about $28,000. Most of the proceeds will be used for scholarships for Harnett CCCC students. All items in the Auction were made by the college's carpentry and welding students at Harnett Correctional Institution. Click for full story.
WHAT'S HAPPENING AROUND CCCC
Thomas Honored by HCI's Community Resource Council
Daniel Thomas, Central Carolina Community College's director of Correctional Educational at Harnett Correctional Institution, has been honored by the HCI's Community Resource Council with its Everett Pannie Smith Memorial Award. The award is presented annually to the "Outstanding Volunteer of the Year" for the previous year. The presentation was made April 24 at HCI. Thomas has been with the college for 30 years, all at HCI. He started as a math instructor and has been education director since 2003. Thomas was recognized for outstanding volunteer work with the CRC, serving in all the leadership positions, including chair. The CRC provides outreach to the community, recruits volunteers for a variety of events at HCI, promotes positive programming for inmates, and recognizes superior efforts by HCI employees.
CNNMoney Ranks CCCC 2nd In State, 65th Nationally
Central Carolina Community College ranks second in North Carolina and 65th in the nation in helping its students graduate or transfer, according to research done for CNNMoney. CNNMoney is the world's largest business web site, the exclusive business site of CNN, and the online home of Fortune and Money magazines. A June 7 article on its web site, "Community college: How to avoid 'dropout factories'," discussed a report by College Measures, a joint venture of the American Institutes of Research and the Matrix Knowledge Group. At the request of CNNMoney, College Measures developed a searchable "success rating," for community colleges based on each school's federally reported graduation and transfer rates. It included the rankings for all community colleges in the nation with a full-time freshman enrollment of 200 or more. The colleges were ranked based on the percentage of students who graduated with an associate degree or transferred to a four-year college or university within three years. Click for full story.
To view the complete CNNMoney article, go online to http://money.cnn.com/2012/06/07/pf/college/community-college/index.htm. To view the ranking chart, go to http://money.cnn.com/pf/college/community-colleges/. For more information about Central Carolina Community College, visit online at www.cccc.edu
50th Anniversary Gala Event
CCCC faculty and staff are invited to attend the 50th Anniversary Gala Celebration Event held at the Dennis A. Wicker Civic Center on Thursday evening June 28, 2012. This event brings a two-year celebration of the College's 50th anniversary to a close. A special night is planned for the community and staff featuring an original production by Ellen Bland, dinner prepared by our culinary arts students, a Silent Auction, and recognition of our Distinguished Alumni Award recipients. This is a free event but RSVP is required. Please make plans to attend! For more information contact Emily Hare at 919.718.7230, ehare@cccc.edu, or click on www.cccc.edu/50years/.
News From Green Central
Central Carolina Community College is participating in the Sustainability Tracking and Reporting System, a national project of which CCCC earned a Silver rating in 2011. Part of CCCC's continued strategy is to continually assess faculty and departmental level inclusion of sustainability in the curriculum. Please take a few moments to answer this survey. Thanks to the Curriculum team of Joni Pavlik, Linda Scuiletti, Ty Stumpf and George Clayton for working on this survey. www.surveymonkey.com/s/CCCCSustainability2012.
First Green for Green Award Recipients Announced
Christa Mashburn accepts the prize for the first Green for Green Award from Laura Lauffer, CCCC Sustainability Coordinator. Christa Mashburn from Business Services and Morgan Steele, CCCC Webmaster, won the award for developing an online, streamlined, paperless copy center order form. The copy center receives over 500 copy requests per month with the original document to be copied. The new process will create a web based ordering systems where originals will be scanned or attached, greatly reducing paper usage. Congratulations Christa and Morgan!
Relay For Life Wrap-Up
This year we had an extraordinary Relay for Life team! We exceeded our goal by raising approximately $3,032! Thank you to all of our CCCC family and friends who helped make this one of our best years yet. You all are appreciated and should be proud of what you have done. Everyone played an important part in our success. Several CCCC employees as well as Relay event visitors won our raffle prizes. We will begin planning for next year's Relay event soon. If you are interested in learning more about our CCCC Relay team, please email one of our co-captains Amanda Carter at abcarter@cccc.edu or Bianka Stumpf at bstumpf@cccc.edu for more information.
New Associate Director of Human Resources Hired
The Human Resources Department would like to announce the addition of new team member, Tina Bracey from Bracey, Virginia, to their staff. Tina has accepted the position of Associate Director of Human Resources. Please come by to say hello and meet Tina who will be happy to assist with any Human Resources needs.
Peggy Cotton Earns Masters in Library Science
Peggy Cotton recently earned her Master of Library Science in May 2012, from North Carolina Central University. Peggy is a Sanford native, graduated from Lee County High School (Lee Senior) Go Yellow Jackets! Peggy first came to Central Carolina Community College as a student in 1999. Since then she has earned three Associate in Applied Science degrees; Information Systems Technology, Office Systems Technology, and Medical Office Administration. From then and until she came to CCCC, Peggy spent most of her time working in a textile mill as a spinning technician. In 2003, she was hired as a part-time secretary in the Lee Campus Library. While employed with CCCC Peggy also earned a bachelor's degree in Business Education in 2008, from East Carolina University. She has been married 18 years to John Fitzgerald Cotton (after President Kennedy). John is retired from the United States Army and they have two teenage daughters, Tiffany and Christie, who will both be attending Western Harnett High School in the Fall. Peggy and her family live in Western Harnett County in Carolina Season's, home of Ponderosa Golf Course. No, Peggy doesn't play golf but now that she has some free time she may try to learn to play the piano. Congratulations Peggy!
Employee Updates*
New Hires:
- Heather Willett, Associate Dean of Student Services (1/3/2012)
- Lora Jackson, Admissions Counselor/Specialist (1/3/2012)
- Kaan Ozmeral, Mathematics Instructor (1/3/2012)
- Katherine Wooten, Dental Hygiene Instructor (1/9/2012)
- William Cole, Lead Instructor, Mechanical Engineering (1/9/2012)
- Julia Herbon, Lead ESL Instructor (2/17/2012)
- Marie Panepinto, Research Specialist (4/16/2012)
- Adena Cosby, WIA Performance Technician (4/18/2012)
- Brenda Barefoot, Administrative Assistant (4/10/2012)
- Gary Lopossay, Maintenance Technician (5/14/2012)
- Arlen Mills, Veterinary Medical Technology Instructor (5/15/2012)
- Martha Peacock, Director of Financial (5/29/2012)
- Michael Wood, Maintenance Supervisor (6/11/2012)
Change in Status:
- William Lawhon, Evening Campus Supervisor/Backup VA Certifying Official (3/1/2012)
- Derrick Wright, CIT Lead Instructor (3/13/2012)
- Kimberely Browning, Veterinary Medical Technology, Chair (2/1/2012)
- Patrick Kelly, Vocational Technical Recruiter (4/1/2012)
- Drew Goodson, Department Chair, Business Technologies (4/18/2012)
- Kimbereley Kolosky, Secretary, Barbering (6/1/2012)
- Kassie Lyles, CCCC PEG Manager/TV Instructor (5/1/2012)
- Bill Freeman, Director of Media Technologies (5/1/2012)
Retired:
- Gina Del Vecchio, Career Service Coordinator (1/1/2012)
- James Wright, Recruiter, College and Career Readiness (4/6/2012)
- Linda Summey, Accounting Instructor (5/31/2012)
- Vivian Rosser, Admissions Counselor (1/1/2012)
*unless already mentioned in a previous issue of Cougar Bytes
Cougar Pets News
Is there room in your family and your life for a pet? Our candidates for adoption this month are worth considering. These animals, waiting patiently for permanent homes at the CCCC veterinary medical facility, are healthy, have all their shots, and have been spayed/neutered. Over the past six months there have been 28 adoptions, and in the past month the facility brought in 11 new cats and 4 new dogs with more dogs to come. Visit the Cougar Pets website at http://cougarpets.webs.com/index.html for more information and pictures of all the animals that need homes. You can reach Jonathan at (919) 718-7465 or by email at jloftis@cccc.edu if you are interested in adopting. They are ready to love you!
PERSONNEL NOTES
Cougar Profile
Rebecca Mossor
Veterinary Medical Instructor
- Q. How long have you worked for CCCC?
- A. I started in September 2011.
- Q. What brought you to CCCC?
- A. I was actually a student here in the Vet Med Program and graduated in 2007. I have stayed actively involved with the college since graduation and felt like I was coming "home" when I accepted this position.
- Q. Describe what you do for the College.
- A. I teach Laboratory Techniques I, II, & III, Radiology, and I assist in our Clinical Practices Labs I, II, & III. I am also an advisor for our VMT Student Government and the Student Chapter of the National Association of Veterinary Technicians.
- Q. Where were you born?
- A. I was born in a town in upstate NY called Johnson City.
- Q. Where did you grow up?
- A. I grew up in Cary, NC and spent 2 years during High School in the Adirondack Mountains of New York.
- Q. Educational credentials?
- A. I graduated with my AAS in Veterinary Medical Technology. I am a Registered Veterinary Technician, and I am certified in Laser Therapy.
- Q. Where do you live now?
- A. I live here in Sanford.
- Q. Marital status?
- A. I am married to my wonderful husband Timmy.
- Q. Do you have children/grandchildren?
- A. I have four legged "kids"; 2 dogs, Bocephus and Daisy, and 2 cats, Boo Boo Kitty and Titan.
- Q. What are some of your hobbies or other interest outside of CCCC?
- A. I enjoy running and being outdoors when I have the time and going fishing at the beach any chance I get.
- Q. Anything else you'd like to share with the CCCC family?
- A. I am so excited to be a part of something as important as education, to be a member of the Veterinary Medical team, and the family here at CCCC.
News From the CCCC Family
Amy Kennedy, Biology Instructor on the Pittsboro Campus had a new son named Jake.
Lydia Farmer, Distance Education Coordinator and Sean Farmer are the proud parents of Caroline Elise Farmer, who arrived Thursday, May 24, 2012, weighing 8 pounds, 1 ounce and 20 inches long. Mother and daughter are doing well. Lydia would appreciate hearing from her CCCC family at:3124 Sheriff Watson Rd, Sanford, NC 27332
Drew Goodson, Department Chair of Business Technologies and Erin Goodson, are the proud parents of Elizabeth Ann Goodson, who arrived Monday, June 11, 2012, weighing 6 pounds, 13 ounces and 19 inches long. Mother and daughter are doing well. Drew would appreciate hearing from his CCCC family at: 3613 Glenrothes Cove, Apex, NC 27539
I wish to say "Thank You" from the bottom of my heart to all of you who sent cards and expressed condolences when my brother, Buddy Rodgers Carter, died. Although the grief is still fresh, knowing that you care has made it so much easier. Thank you also to the college for the great big, beautiful peace lily. He is at peace now. And I am truly grateful to work with such thoughtful people. Sincerely, Betty Carter
Birthdays
| 6/24 | Frank Bedoe |
| 6/24 | Rebecca Mossor |
| 6/25 | Mary Coleman |
| 6/25 | Fred Thomas |
| 6/26 | Vadrin Colvin-King |
| 6/30 | Christine Keat |
| 7/05 | Melody McGee |
| 7/06 | Billie McDonald |
| 7/07 | Lennie Stephenson |
| 7/08 | Lisa Barron |
| 7/08 | Rodney Powell |
| 7/10 | William Moses |
| 7/15 | Betty Carter |
| 7/16 | Lynda Everett |
| 7/16 | Melanie Kirk |
| 7/16 | George Papageorgiou |
| 7/16 | Vicky Wesner |
| 7/18 | Cathy Giles |
| 7/18 | Ramona Leftwich |
| 7/20 | Rhonda Jones |
| 7/21 | Theresa Cry |
| 7/21 | Morgan Steele |
| 7/22 | Kaan Ozmeral |
| 7/24 | Sue Atkins |
| 7/24 | Renee Dusenbury |
| 7/26 | Mary Heston |
| 7/26 | Heather McCracken |
| 7/27 | Christina Harrelson |
| 7/27 | Sara Wathen |
| 7/27 | Nancy Wiser |
| 7/28 | Nena Leake |
| 7/28 | Daniel Thomas |
| 7/29 | Kenneth Dowdy |
| 7/29 | Cathy Swindell |
| 7/30 | David Butler |
| 7/31 | Richard Biggs |
| 7/31 | Elizabeth King |
