Cougar Bytes for Friday, August 25, 2017

Faculty Member of the Year: Bianka Stumpf

Bianka Stumpf is an excellent instructor as evident in her dynamic, but practical, hands-on teaching style, her enthusiasm and energy for teaching, and her personal interest in the welfare of each of her students. She puts a great deal of time and effort into her lessons by integrating costumes, music, food, and other extensions. She has built all of her classes to integrate primary source documents, controversial debates/case studies, and current events to make the material more relevant and engaging. She exercises a variety of management techniques considering the high percentage of LEC and CCP students in her classes.

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Staff Member of the Year: Tamara Joyner

Tamara Joyner has a true heart for students and goes out of the way to remind herself, and everyone working with her, why we do the things that we do. In every way she can, she looks for ways to help students. In addition to her dedication, Tamara is kind to faculty and staff and patient in their endeavors to navigate business office policies and procedures. She is always willing to stop what she is doing to walk someone through the correct way to perform whatever they are trying to accomplish. Tamara has high expectations for documentation and expenditure compliance (such is necessary for the multi-million dollar budget she manages), but she performs her duties in such a warm way that everyone wants to meet those expectations. By working to keep processes compliant and efficient, Tamara ensures the continued operation of the college and maximizes the resources available for serving students.

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Adjunct of the Year: Dr. Kelly Cash

Kelly Cash provides a variety of teaching methods to reach her students. She involves the students in discussion, stimulates critical thinking in her students, and challenges them to work and achieve. Her students are well prepared for the next level of instruction. Kelly has worked with full-time faculty to write guidelines for teaching Anatomy and Physiology. She is organized and thorough, engaging, energetic, passionate, and focused on active learning. She gives over and above the amount of time required for office hours and helping students.

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Advisors of the Year: Stephanie Whitaker and Thadd McElreath

Stephanie Whitaker does an excellent job of recruiting students and helping them find the program that best fits their interest. She interacts well with students at various events and represents the college in a positive way.

Thadd McElreath is highly regarded as an extraordinary faculty advisor. Thadd excels in the role of advising because he truly cares for and invests in each student and enjoys the role of student advocate. On multiple occasions, Thadd has helped students untangle complicated transfer situations so that they can smoothly enter senior institutions.

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Student Success Champion Award

The Student Success Champion Award was presented to Dr. Linda Scuiletti by the NC Student Success Center on July 25 at the 2017 Performance Partnership Summit. Dr. Scuiletti received the award in recognition of her inspiring efforts to improve student learning and success both in her work at Central Carolina Community College and across the 58 community colleges through the mentoring and professional development work of the Performance Partnership. Here's a salute to Dr. Scuiletti and the Performance Partnership Advisory Team for the great work to improve student outcomes.

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CCCC Holds STEM Workshops

by Diana Cagle, Assistant Director of Academic Initiatives TRiO Programs

Our Upward Bound Math and Science students enjoyed Central Carolina Community College this summer. Students participated in some remarkable STEM workshops conducted by CCCC instructors.

The first week our students enjoyed Computer Technology with Walter Choi, Lasers and Photonics with Gary Beasley, and Sustainability Technology with Andrew McMahan. During this week, students made their very own game on an Android device, name tags with lasers, and learned that vegetable oil can be used to fuel a car.

The second week students were able to participate in five more workshops, Engineering Technology with Trevor Bradian, Health and Fitness Science with Carl Bryan and Constance Boahn (Aerial Acrobatics Instructor), Health Information Technology with Denise Martin, and Environmental Science with Mary Watson. Students made their own designs with the 3D printer, tested water and soil, learned about nutrition and different ways to exercise, and learned about different parts of the body and their functions.

Our students have had an amazing two weeks on all three of our campuses and with our CCCC instructors. A big "Thank You" goes out to Central Carolina for being part of our UBMS students' educational growth.

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Lee County Amateur Championship

Congratulations to CCCC Golf Coach Jonathan Hockaday, who won the Lee County Amateur Championship. The competition was held August 5-6, at Carolina Trace Country Club's newly renovated Lake Course, originally designed by Robert Trent Jones, Sr. in 1971.

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What's happening with My Academic Pathway?

by Constance Boahn, Department Chair, Engineering and Computer Information Technologies, Engineering Technology & CIT

Over the last few months the QEP team has been in full swing in getting the official QEP document for SACSCOC written. With the help of Kelly Klug, the document is now in final review form. The QEP Co-Chairs, Scott Byington and Constance Boahn, and new QEP coordinator, Katherine Meadows, have officially sent the draft document for the Quality Enhancement Plan out to department chairs for review and asked them to send it out to all of the faculty in their area for review as well. The document in its final form will go to SACSCOC on Sept. 1. In September, the co-chairs and coordinator will meet with our committee chair in preparation for the SACSCOC team's visit in late October.

The team has also implemented a successful pilot of the second of the major components for admissions: the Career Decision Inventory, used to determine a student's readiness to make that all-important career decision. The team is working on the final digital version of the RIASEC/CDI for implementation this November to be used with incoming Spring 2018 students. The advising pilot is also in full swing this fall. The results from the pilot will shape our advising best practices going forward and our professional development event next spring.

Look for more exciting news concerning My Academic Pathway soon!

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First in the World Grant

The College Success Center would like to thank you for your support of the First in the World Grant (FITW) at Central Carolina Community College. How can you continue to offer support? Continually updating Web Attend and Blackboard grade centers to provide Aviso with updated information to release automatic alerts. Also, the continued use of Early Alerts for students in your classes is appreciated. Below is a helpful chart with some Do's and Don'ts of the FITW Grant:

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Health Sciences & Human Services Open House

Health Sciences & Human Services programs will hold fall a fall open house event on Thursday, Sept. 14, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Lee Main Campus in Sanford. The Dental Assisting & Dental Hygiene programs will hold their open house at the Lifelong Learning Center at W.B. Wicker, 900 S. Vance St., Sanford.

Programs that will host open house events include:

• Associate Degree Nursing & Practical Nursing (Lett Hall, Classroom 400);
• Barbering, Cosmetology, & Esthetics (Budd Hall, Classroom 600);
• Dental Assisting & Dental Hygiene (Lifelong Learning Center at W.B. Wicker, 900 S. Vance St., Sanford);
• Health & Fitness Science (Fitness Center CFC Cardio Lab, Classroom F802);
• Health Information Technology (Science Building, Conference Room);
• Human Services Technology (Lett Hall, Classroom 407)
• Medical Assisting (Science Building, Room 9105); and
• Veterinary Medical Technology (VMT Building Classroom 305).

Visit the Health Sciences & Human Services Fall 2017 Open House Facebook page for more details.

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Notes from Institutional Effectiveness & Research

by Amy Gustavson, Assistant Director of Institutional Effectiveness and Research

SACSCOC Reaffirmation On-Site Review Submission!
CCCC is submitting the Focused Report and formal Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) to SACSCOC on Sept. 1st! This is the second stage of the reaffirmation process. The On-Site Reaffirmation Committee will review these documents and visit the college on Oct. 23-26, 2017.

2016-17 CCCC Fact Book - Coming Soon!
IER is excited to publish the first edition of the CCCC Fact Book in time for Fall 2017! This resource will include all your general CCCC data needs. Highlights include service area projections, survey data, enrollment information, graduate rates, and fall to fall retention!

New Outcomes & Assessment Videos
IER is working hard on a series of Outcomes and Assessment videos to assist your area with planning! Check out three new videos on the CCCC IER Planning & Evaluation website. They include:

1. How to Login to Compliance Assist
2. How to Edit and Print in Compliance Assist
3. Linking to the CCCC Mission

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News From The Library

by Tara Lucas, Director of Library Services

Personnel News
The library welcomes Grace Sharrar as our new Instruction & Outreach Librarian at the Harnett Main Campus Library. Grace has her Master's degree in Library Science from UNC-Chapel Hill, where she also worked in the undergraduate library for two years. She also completed a research and instruction field experience at Duke University. She has a Bachelor's degree in English, with a minor in Education from Covenant College in Georgia. Grace also studied abroad at Oxford University in England, and at Jerusalem University College in Israel. We are excited to have her join our library team! Please stop by the Harnett Library and give her a warm welcome.

New Online Resources
The Library has added many new online resources for this academic year! Among the new resources is a 50-database package from Gale that includes some databases we have had in the past, such as Academic OneFile and Gale Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Other new databases in the package include: Global Issues in Context; LEGALTRAC; InfoTrac Culinary Arts Collection; InfoTrac Criminal Justice Collection; InfoTrac Diversity Studies Collection; InfoTrac Nursing & Allied Health Collection; InfoTrac Small Business Collection; and many more. View the complete list of the new Gale databases.

The Library also added three new streaming video collections through Films on Demand. The new collections include Nursing, Allied Health, and Veterinary. These and all of our online resources can be accessed via the library web page at www.cccc.edu/library/find-it/research-databases.

NC LIVE will be making some changes in their database offerings beginning in January 2018. For a sneak peek of these changes, visit www.nclive.org/2018-2020-resource-updates. Stay tuned for more information coming later this semester.

Library Instruction & Embedded Librarians
Librarians are now scheduling library instruction sessions for your fall classes. You can also request an embedded librarian for your class (seated or online) to help your students throughout the semester, or a brief pop-in visit for an introduction or refresher on the library. We tailor our instruction to meet your needs! To request an embedded librarian, contact Nora Burmeister at nburmeister@cccc.edu. Faculty may request an instruction session for a seated class using our online form, or by contacting the librarian at your campus:

• Chatham - Dana Haven (919) 545-8088
• Harnett - Grace Sharrar (910) 814-8814
• Lee - Samantha O'Connor (919) 718-7340 or Nora Burmeister (919) 718-7435

Reminder: New Login and New Proxy Prefix for Library Databases
As of May 16, the library now has a new login for accessing online resources off campus. Students, faculty, and staff can now login using their personal Blackboard login credentials. The former generic password has been retired. Please communicate this information to your students.

Faculty who have links to library resources in their Blackboard courses should also update their links using the new proxy prefix. You can simply locate the linked resource in the database to find the new permalink (which includes the new proxy prefix) to update your links. Contact Nora Burmeister at nburmeister@cccc.edu or (919) 718-7435 for assistance or questions.

Library Newsletter
The fall 2017 Library Newsletter is now available online. Click here to see what's new and happening in the library this semester.

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Solar Eclipse 2017

CCCC hosted Solar Eclipse viewing parties on Aug. 21, 2017. Thanks to Matthew Smith for photos of the viewing party held at the Lee Main Campus.

Thanks to Melody Brown-Peyton and The Daily Record of Dunn for photos of the viewing party held at the Harnett Main Campus.

Photos of the viewing party held at the Siler City Center.

Photos of the viewing party held at Chatham Main Campus.

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Health & Fitness Science signs articulation with Appalachian State University

"I am very excited for our Health and Fitness Science students for this new articulation agreement. It provides yet another pathway for our students to continue their education after obtaining an Associate in Applied Science degree here at Central Carolina," said Carl Bryan, who noted that the CCCC Health and Fitness Science program also has articulation agreements with UNC-Wilmington and N.C. Wesleyan College.

"The support of our Health and Fitness Science curriculum is overwhelming at ASU, and they have provided a seamless transfer for our Associate in Applied Science students to enter into their pursuit of a Bachelor's degree at ASU. The work we are doing in the classroom and labs at CCCC works in concert with what ASU is doing in their Bachelor's degree in Exercise Science."

For more information on the CCCC Health and Fitness Science program, contact Program Director Carl Bryan at 919-718-7554 or by email at cbryan@cccc.edu.

Central Carolina Community College's Health and Fitness Science program recently joined an articulation agreement with Appalachian State University. Carl Bryan (left), CCCC Health and Fitness Science Program Director, and Dr. Mark Ginn, ASU Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education, signed the agreement.

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Foundation Cookout at Harnett Main Campus

The CCCC Foundation hosted a cookout to welcome faculty and staff back from summer break on Monday, Aug. 14, at the Harnett Main Campus.

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Foundation Cookout at Lee Main Campus

The CCCC Foundation hosted a cookout to welcome faculty and staff back from summer break on Wednesday, Aug. 16, at the Lee Main Campus.

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Foundation Cookout at Chatham Main Campus

The CCCC Foundation hosted a cookout to welcome faculty and staff back from summer break on Chatham Main Campus.

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Student Support Services/STEM and Veteran's Upward Bound Attends the Durham Bulls

by Kimberly Brzozowski, Academic Coach, Student Support Services/STEM

On Tuesday, July 18, Student Support Services and Student Support Services STEM Health Sciences along with Veteran's Upward Bound traveled to Durham, NC to attend a Durham Bulls Game for one of their summer cultural events.

Our students sat in the Home Run Patio section and enjoyed a buffet of hot dogs, hamburgers, and all the fixings. This event improved students sense of belonging through social interaction with their peers and allowed them to be immersed in the American baseball culture.

Frank Scutiere (far right)

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Welcome to Central Carolina Works (CCW)

Mary Schmid-Carter, Director of Secondary Partnerships

The Central Carolina Works (CCW) team would like to welcome its newest Advisor/Instructor, Katie Surber. Katie will be located at Overhills High School as a Career & College Advisor three days a week and will also teach three ENG classes for the college this fall. Katie has previous teaching experience with Excelsior College, Miller-Motte College, and the University of Phoenix, among others. She also taught at Stark State College in Canton, Ohio where she was a key player in the opening of a new Early College program. Her background in both teaching and dual enrollment experience has made her the perfect candidate for her new role. Please join us in welcoming Katie to the Cougar family!

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Phi Beta Lambda National Leadership Conference

Drew M. Goodson, Dean of Career & Technical Education

Twenty-three student members of the CCCC PBL Club, along with Chapter Advisers Diane Kannarr and Mike Fann, attended the Phi Beta Lambda National Leadership Conference in Anaheim, Calif. this summer. A list of CCCC competitive event winners and chapter awards is attached. Please include in the next edition of Cougar Bytes.

Individual Student Competitive Events

• 2nd Place Computer Animation, Matthew Rogers and Nicolas Kannarr
• 5th Place Business Sustainability, Cherie Kelly and Zachary Gordon
• 5th Place Human Resource Management, Dylan Hargis
• 10th Place Global Analysis & Decision Making, Aaron Meredith and Matthew Rogers
• 10th Place Network Design, David McAllister and Richard Morton
• 10th Place Parliamentary Procedure, Keyon Jones Dylan, Hargis Victoria Moore, and Alexis Walker

Chapter Recognitions/Awards

• 1st Place Largest Professional Division in the Nation
• 5th Largest Chapter in the Nation
• Diamond Chapter Recognition
• Gold Seal Chapter
• Outstanding Chapter
• Chapter Challenge Award Winner
• Connect Ten Award Winner
• Super Sweeps Award Winner
• Non-Stop November Award Winner
• Action Awareness Award Winner

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Free Evening Child Care

by Ginger Harris Bartholomew, Department Chair, Early Childhood Education

Did you know CCCC provides free evening child care for evening students on the Lee Main Campus? Child care is provided for children up to age 12. The classroom is located at Stepping Stones Child Development Center, located on Kelly Drive. If you know students who might benefit from evening child care or if you need information, please contact Ginger Harris Bartholomew at gharr082@cccc.edu or Misty Davin at mdavi674@cccc.edu.

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CCCC on TV

4C Visions, Episode 18. In this episode, R.V. Hight interviews Mary Parker, Career Center Coordinator, Student Career Center and Felicia Crittenden, Associate Dean Career & Technical Education/Lee County Director of Con Ed, Career and Technical Programs.

View more CCCC videos online on the CCCC YouTube Channel.

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Intramural Fall Sports Schedule

Carl Bryan, Department Chair, Health and Fitness Science

Download PDF of Intramural Fall Sports Schedule

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Professional Development Opportunities

by Daisha Gaines, Director of Organizational Development

The purpose of professional development is to support the mission of the college by helping employees enhance their job skills, obtain job-related knowledge and information, increase productivity and efficiency, and/or prepare for higher-level positions.

View upcoming professional development opportunities at www.cccc.edu/teaching-learning and register today.

Recorded Sessions

As always, we continue to record the sessions offered in the Smartrooms. You can view them by:

• Using Internet Explorer to login into Blackboard at ccccblackboard.blackboard.com
• In the upper right corner, click on your name and select "Professional Development" from the drop-down menu.
• Then select, Recorded Sessions from the left-side column

Hope to see you all soon and please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions or concerns!

Daisha Gaines
dgain414@cccc.edu

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New Supply Store Catalog

by Jimmie Boggs, Shipping & Receiving Coordinator, Supply Store

A revised Supply Store Catalog, dated Aug. 8, is now available. Print the revised catalog and begin using immediately. PLEASE make sure you discard your old catalog/list as item numbers and prices have changed.

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A Heartfelt Thank You

Dear CCCC Family,
Thank you so much for all the cards, flowers, prayers, phone calls, visits, and the leave time that you so graciously donated during my injury, surgeries, and this on-going recovery period. There are simply not enough words to adequately express my appreciation to you for all that you have done. God Bless each and everyone of you. You are awesome! Can't wait to get back and be with you all again!

Betty Carter

To All My Friends at CCCC

My Friends,
My family and I would like to thank you for the beautiful floral arrangement sent to us during the recent loss of my dear mother. We also deeply appreciate your cards, visits, food, and kind words to us during such a sad time. My mother was a staunch advocate and fan of CCCC and education in general, and she was always so proud of the College's achievements in helping others reach their academic goals. She was especially proud of the fact that I was an employee here and had a part in its work of helping others. We will definitely miss her.

Many thanks again for your kind expressions of sympathy to us during our time of loss.

Ken Hoyle

Thank You

A simple "thank you" does not seem adequate to express my appreciation for my retirement reception in July. It was humbling to be honored in such a beautiful way, and I so enjoyed visiting with many of you who stopped by. A very special thanks to those who organized, prepared goodies, decorated and made sure all was just perfect - and it was.

I will always be grateful for your friendship and all the wonderful memories I will take with me. This college is such an important part of our community, so I will be eager to hear about the new things you are accomplishing, so keep up the good work!

I have definitely enjoyed the ride, and I will miss the frequent contacts with you. From my heart to all of you, thank you for being a part of my life, and love to all.

Starlene

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Perks at Work

by Trinity Faucett, Director of Human Resources

Perks at Work

Perks at Work offers employee discounts of up to 25% on name brand, practical and luxury items, as well as travel, amusement park, and entertainment tickets. Register for free at www.perksatwork.com/login.

First-time users will need to register using their work email address and the company name of EAP in order to access the Savings Center. When entering the company name, as you begin to type a drop-down menu will appear. Please choose EAP from the options in the drop down.

• Don't forget to use the company name of EAP.
• Please register with your work email address.
• Be sure that you can access your email right away. A system-created message will be sent to that address immediately.
• You will need to retrieve the email to complete your registration and then log in to begin exploring the site for the great discounts.

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Employee of the Month Program

by Daisha Gaines, Director of Organizational Development

Please join me as we continue recognizing our full-time faculty and staff for their exceptional contributions and customer service. The purpose of this award is to:

• Promote positive employee-to-employee and employee-to-student interactions on campus in order to further a learning first culture.
• Increase employee engagement through recognizing positive employee behaviors.

The Employee Recognition Committee is currently accepting nominations. All nominations are due by the first Monday of the calendar month to be recognized the following month.

Read Employee of the Month Program Eligibility & Guidelines. To nominate a deserving colleague, please click: Employee of the Month Nomination Form

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Birthdays

Birthday list provided by Human Resources

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News From The CCCC Family

We regretfully need to announce the passing of Ken Hoyle's mother, Carmen P. Hoyle, 88, on Aug. 5. A Celebration of Life Service was held at St. Lukes UMC in Sanford.

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Dates to Remember

Thursday, Sept. 14 Health Sciences & Human Services Open House from 6 to 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Sept. 20 An anniversary celebration for the Triangle South Enterprise Center will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. at the TSEC in Dunn.

Wednesday, Sept. 20 The CCCC Foundation's 28th Annual Golf Classic will be held on Wednesday, Sept. 20, at the Sanford Golf Course in Sanford.

Friday, Oct. 6 Central Carolina Community College will host National Manufacturing Day at the Dr. Paul Howard and Dr. Barbara James Innovation Center.

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Blogs, Facebook, Twitter, and More.

Do you write a blog for your course? Do you have a Twitter account or Facebook page for your department or classroom? Share your link! Email Cristina Oliver at coliver@cccc.edu to be added to the list.

YouTube

• Central Carolina CC YouTube

Digital NC

• Central Carolina Community College

Facebook

• Early Childhood Education Facebook
• TRIO Student Support Services Facebook
• NCWorks Career Center - Chatham Facebook
• CCCC Student Outreach and Recruitment Facebook
• The Central Carolina Works
  Career & College Promise Facebook
• Triangle South WDB Facebook
• TRIO: Veterans Upward Bound
• CCCC Continuing Education Facebook
• Howard-James Innovation Center Facebook
• Library Facebook
• I am CCCC Facebook
• Cougar Pets Facebook
• CCCC Foundation Facebook

Blogs

• The Cougar's Roar - Student Services Division Blog
• Triangle South WDB Blog
• ESL at Central Carolina Community College Blog, Julia Herbon, Lead ESL Instructor
• Learning First Blog, Brian Merritt, VP of Student Learning

Twitter

• Triangle South WDB Twitter
• Industry Services Twitter

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Cougar Pets News

Meet Thelma and Louise. Thelma and Louise are two-year-old females who enjoy attention and make friends easily with cats or dogs. Both are tabby and white, domestic short hair cats.

All cats are spayed/neutered, microchipped and up-to-date on vaccines. They've had regular dental cleanings, blood work, and physical exams. We pride ourselves on the care our cats receive during their stay. Visit our website at www.cougarpets.org for more information on our colony cats and available dogs.

To make it easier for potential adopters to fill out applications, complete the online form at https://goo.gl/forms/qHJlwXF0h3d1rx472. Happy adopting!

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Things Wanted, For Sale, or For Free!

CCCC-Bay is happy to post your unneeded, unwanted, or unused items in Cougar Bytes! Send an email (photos would be great) to Cristina Oliver at coliver@cccc.edu and we will feature in next month's publication.

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Contribute to Cougar Bytes

Cougar Bytes is happy to accept your September contributions. Cougar Bytes is a monthly newsletter focused on staff and faculty. We welcome any events, stories, photos, or shout-outs in each issue. Please submit your contributions to marketing@cccc.edu.

Our deadline for contributions is Sept. 20 for the September issue. Thank you!

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