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� Muskegon Community College will offer and promote programs and services that include practical evidence-based approaches to decrease or stop to-bacco use for students
and employees.
� All college employees are to assist in moni-toring and enforcing
the above policy.
Watch for more informa-
tion to come….
On a different note: Someone once said “what goes around – comes around” – Be sure to check out the new Jayhawk
Grill in the Student Union.
Have a great start to
the semester!
Diana R. Osborn
Welcome back to those who were off this summer – and wel-come to those individu-als who are new to the
MCC Family.
At the August 19, 2009 meeting of the MCC Board of Trustees passed a policy for a Tobacco Free Envi-ronment effective
January 1, 2010.
Living tobacco free may be one of the most important things you can do to main-tain a healthy lifestyle. Ac-cording to the American Lung Association, tobacco is the leading cause of pre-ventable death in the world. Research shows that tobacco users have higher health care costs than non-users – smoking alone costs the U.S. nearly $150 billion each year in health care expenses.
(Health works).
Kicking a tobacco habit can be hard, but we will be working on a number of programs designed to give you information and sup-
port.
Tobacco Free Policy ~
� The use, distribution or sale of tobacco is prohibited in college buildings, on college premises and in vehi-cles owned, rented or
leased by the college.
� The College President or designee will de-velop and periodically review administrative regulations and proce-dures necessary to maintain this policy, including provisions for notification, signage, disciplinary conse-quences, complaint procedures, enforce-ment and guidelines for temporary policy
waivers.
Message from Executive VP of Administrative Services
INS IDE TH IS
I S SUE :
Flu Shot Clinic 2
Foil the Flu 2
Instructional
Design Roadmap
3
Welcome New
Faculty/Staff
4
Faculty Discussion
Calendar
5
Focus on Faculty 6
New Jayhawk Grill 6
Update:
Road Construction
7
Sarah Jones LIVE! 8
Creative &
Performing Arts
9
Reflections
Beta Xi Xi
9
T-shirt Contest 10
Travelogue India 10
German Exchange
Program
10
Academic Calendar 11
MCC Birthdays
Bulletin Board
Baby Announcement
12
A M O N T H L Y P U B L I C A T I OA M O N T H L Y P U B L I C A T I OA M O N T H L Y P U B L I C A T I OA M O N T H L Y P U B L I C A T I O N N N N
O F M U S K E G O N C O M M U N I T Y O F M U S K E G O N C O M M U N I T Y O F M U S K E G O N C O M M U N I T Y O F M U S K E G O N C O M M U N I T Y
C O L L E G EC O L L E G EC O L L E G EC O L L E G E
S E P T E M B E R 2 0 0 9 V O L U M E 2 , I S S U E 1
U P C OM I N G D A Y S
O F
I N T E R E S T :
• September 5 - 7
College Closed for
Labor Day
• October 16
Flu Shot Clinic
• October 31
Halloween
• November 26 - 29
College Closed for
Thanksgiving
P A G E 2
Campus Connections
published by: Administrative Services
Executive VP of Administrative Services:
Diana R. Osborn
Contributions:
Diana Osborn, Sarah Swart, Sherry Fairfield-Tagle, Mary Smith, Mary Tyler, Don Bogema, Sheila Wahamaki, Tom Schurino, Kathy Tosa, Jacob Smallegan, John Bartley
Layout & Design:
AJ Osborne & Richard Vanderputte
Editor:
Stacey DeBrot
Campus Flu Shot Clinic Available to anyone age 9
or older.
Medicare Part B mem-bers, no charge with
card. (All others $30).
Pneumonia shots also available, $40 (first-time or with doctor’s orders
only).
FOR ADDITIONAL FLU
SHOT CLINIC
DATES AND TIMES, GO
TO:
www.vns-muskegon.org
1-800-499-5025 /
(231) 726-5025
DON’T FORGET
YOUR FLU SHOT!!!
Visiting Nurse
Services will conduct a
FLU SHOT CLINIC
HERE
FRIDAY
OCTOBER 16
11:00 AM – 1:30 PM
Room 1204 in the
Stevenson Center
No appointment
necessary.
SAVE TH
E DATE!
October 16
Flu Shot Facts to
Know:
Vaccination is especially important for people at high risk for serious flu complications and those who live with or take care of such people, in-
cluding:
-Children age 6 months
to 5 years
-People age 50 and older
-Pregnant women
-People with chronic health conditions like asthma, diabetes, or
heart or lung disease
However, the flu vaccine is not for everyone. The shot is not approved for infants under 6 months old. People allergic to chicken eggs and those
We all have better things to do than hud-dle in bed for a week with the fever, fatigue, aches, cough, runny nose and sneezing that come with the flu. You can help yourself and your family avoid all that misery by making sure everyone who can has an annual flu vacci-nation. The vaccine offers the single best protection there is against the seasonal flu, according to Linda Scott, BSN, Director of Private Care for VNS
Homecare & Hospice.
who’ve had a serious reaction to the flu shot in the past should get a
doctor’s OK first.
There are two types of flu vaccine: injection and nasal spray. The list of who can use the nasal spray is more limited than for the shot; check with your doctor about what’s right for you. Once you’ve been vacci-nated, it takes about two weeks for the flu-fighting protection to kick in. You’ll need to update that protection each year. Vaccines are devel-oped according to ex-perts’ projections about which flu strains are likely to be common in
the coming year.
Foil the Flu - Protect those you love with a shot for the Flu Stay-well advice:
Besides getting the flu vaccine, improve your likelihood of staying healthy during cold and
flu season by;
-Not touching your
eyes, nose or mouth
-Washing your hands
often
-Avoiding sick people
when you can
Referenced from:
Mercy Health
Partners - Simply
Healthy
P A G E 3 V O L U M E 1 , I S S U E 1 2
Instructional Design Roadmap In this session, participants
will:
• Become familiar with the options available for
teaching using Blackboard
• Compare the use of Blackboard with online, hy-
brid, and classroom settings
• Experience the use of
Blackboard as a student
• Create Blackboard ob-
jects
• Review the grade center
This course is designed for those new to Blackboard or needing a refresher in the use of the Blackboard tools and features. Sept. 10, 10 am; Sept. 16, 2:30 pm; Sept. 29,
2pm
Beyond the Basics: Grade Center and As-signment Feature [60 m] This 90 minute seminar on the Grade Center covers
the following topics:
• Assignment Feature
• Categories - Weighted
Grades and Drop a Grade
• Grade Center organiza-
tion
• Adding and Editing
Grade Columns
• Calculated Grade Col-
umns
Sept. 22, 5:30 pm; Sept.
25, 10 am
Book Discussion (meets monthly, expect to
cover one book per se-mester in several ses-sions) The Tyranny of Dead Ideas by Matt Miller - CTL will offer a $5.00 discount if you purchase your book at the MCC Book-
store!
Oct. 1, 3:30pm (covers “Entrapped” [the intro-duction] and chapters one
through three)
Brownbag Topics at the CTL This session will meet monthly with a different topic each month. September’s session will be an open ses-sion with the new MCC Presi-
dent: Dr. Nesbary.
Sept. 17, 12:20pm
Creating Audio MP3 files for Blackboard Delivery and Download [90 m] In this session, participants
will:
• Learn how to obtain and use Audacity for creating MP3
files
• Learn how to create au-dio files for use in their
courses
• Learn how to listen to files via MP3 players or com-
puters
This course is designed for Blackboard users who wish to take advantage of the new
tools available.
Sept. 18, 10 am; Sept. 21,
2:00pm
Creating Course Packs with Library Databases Course Description [60m]
CTL Sessions for
Faculty, Fall 2009
Logon to Blackboard and click on Faculty Spot to see the dates and times and to register for a session. Pre-registration is required. Ses-sions are limited in size, so register early! What's New In Black-
board? Session [60 min]
Learn about the features that have been added to MCC's Blackboard system for Fall. This is also an op-portunity to ask your ques-tions and meet Sarah Swart, our Instructional Design
Specialist!
Sept. 1, 5:30 pm; Sept. 2, 9 am; Sept. 9, 5:30 pm;
Sept. 11, 9 am
Anti-Plagiarism and Inte-grated Chat Tools [60 m] In this session, participants
will:
• Learn how to use SafeAssign to detect plagia-
rism
• Create SafeAssign as-signments for your Black-
board course sites
• Use the Integrated Chat tool “Wimba Pronto” for
collaboration
This course is designed for Blackboard users who wish to take advantage of the new tools available. Sept. 8, 10 am; Sept. 14,
5:30 pm
Blackboard Startup
Course Description[90m]
This one-hour session covers the use of library databases to create Course Packs for delivery within Blackboard. This method is compliance with the TEACH Act regula-tions within the US Copy-
right Law. Participants will:
• Find journal articles
from library databases
• Become familiar with the
library databases resources
• Learn how to create and use persistent links to arti-
cles within Blackboard
Sept. 11, 10 am
Respondus Learning Games and Formatted Quizzes/Tests Course Description [60 m]Respondus Quiz Maker and Respondus Study Mate are two software packages that allow for the creation of quizzes and learning games either through a template within the software or up-loading a formatted text file. In this one-hour session,
participants will:
• Review the various learning games available
through the software
• Learn the formatting rules for creating learning
games
• Learn the formatting
rules for creating quizzes
• See how the upload to a specific class in Blackboard
works
Sept. 23, 10 am; Sept. 28,
2pm
Continued on Page 4
P A G E 4
Instructional Design Roadmap Continued within Blackboard
• Explore the pedagogical reasons for delivery of this
type of content
Sept. 23, 2 pm; Sept. 24,
10am
Zotero: Free Biblio-graphic Database in Fire-fox [60 m] In this session, participants
will:
• Learn how to obtain the
software needed for Zotero
• Create bibliographic da-tabase structure and add re-
cords
• Follow the six step proc-ess for obtaining data and
finding information
• Use WorldCat to create records and find formatted
citations
• Explore using this tool with students for research assign-
ments
Sept. 25, 1 pm; Sept. 28,
9:30am; Sept. 30, 1pm
Submitted by: Sarah Lelgarde Swart, MM,MLIS Center for Teaching and Learn-ing, Room 1109 Stevenson Center 231-777-0214 [email protected] I’m available for faculty assis-tance by appointment or drop-in until 5pm Monday-Friday.
Weekday evenings by appt.
Video with Audio and Interactive Questions in Camtasia [90 m] In this 90 minute session, Camtasia movies created from screen shots or Power-Point slides will be pre-
sented. Participants will:
• Review the process for creating a movie with audio of screen shots or Power-
Point slides.
• Learn how to create interactive questions within
the movie presentation
• Understand the steps to add audio to your presenta-
tion
• Find out how to deliver this type of presentation
“The world of knowledge takes a crazy turn when
teachers themselves
are taught to learn”
-Bertolt Brecht
Welcome New Faculty and Staff 2009-2010 College where he taught Phys-ics, Earth Science, and Physical Science for the past three years. He is married to An-drea, and they have a dog, but no children. He says he enjoys watching movies and playing chess and golf. We are happy to have him joining us this fall, and think he will be an excel-lent addition to the Depart-ment of Mathematics & Physi-
cal Sciences.
We also have hired new ad-
junct instructors:
Tom Paniucki-former Superin-
tendent at Orchard View
Shelley Barton-Early Childhood Specialist and Bilingual En-
dorsed Instructor
Debra Jones-Master Instructor with a background in Psychol-
ogy
We would like to welcome to the Education Department our new CDA Advisor, Kim Lokers, former CDA candidate now working on her Bachelor De-gree. Kim brings with her vari-ous training experience and work experience from Path-ways of West Michigan, as well as extensive computer data
experience.
A big welcome to our new Physics/Engineering/Math
instructor David Wiggins.
David was born in Mus-kegon but spent his child-hood in Oklahoma. He moved back to Michigan and completed high school before going on to earn his B.S. in Physics from Michigan Tech, and his M.S. in Physics from
Michigan State. He spent two years teaching courses in Phys-ics, Math, and Earth Science at Indian Hills Community College in Iowa, before moving on to Oklahoma City Community
Lynn Katt-Early Childhood Trainer with a background in
Psychology
We say good bye and best wishes to Becky Moleski who is working full time in Grand Ha-ven. Submitted by:
Sherry Fairfield-Tagle
Interim Education Coordinator, (231)777-0397 / Fax (231) 777-
0655
Submitted by: Dr. John W. Bartley, Chairper-son Math/Science Department Muskegon Community College 221 S. Quarterline Road Muskegon, MI 49442 phone: (231) 777-0521 fax: (231) 777-0487
Faculty Development and Discussion Sessions
Center for Teaching and Learning, MCC campus,
Room1109 Stevenson Center 8am-5pm Mon-Fri, other hours by appointment
September 2009 Event Calendar
[sessions are 60 minutes unless noted otherwise; held in the CTL unless noted otherwise]
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
31
Make your course
site available!!
1
5:30pm What’s New in
Blackboard L167
2
9am What’s New in
Blackboard L167
3 4
7 8
10am Anti-plagiarism
and Integrated Chat
Tools
9
5:30pm What’s New in
Blackboard L167
10
10am Blackboard
Startup (90 min)
11
9am What’s New in
Blackboard L167
10am Course Packs
and Article Links from
Library Databases L167
14
5:30pm Anti-plagiarism
and Integrated Chat
Tools
15 16
2:30pm Blackboard
Startup (90 min)
17
12:20pm Brownbag:
President Focus
18
10:00am Creating Au-
dio Files (90 min)
21
2:00pm Creating Au-
dio Files (90 min)
22
5:30pm Grade Center
and Assignment Fea-
ture (90 min)
23
10am Learning Games
and Formatted Quizzes
2pm Camtasia for Au-
dio/Video Presenta-
tions (90 min)
24
2pm Camtasia for Au-
dio/Video Presenta-
tions (90 min)
25
10am Grade Center
and Assignment Fea-
ture (90 min)
1pm Zotero - Firefox
Bibliographic Database
28
1pm Zotero - Firefox
Bibliographic Database
2pm Learning Games
and Formatted Quizzes
29
2pm Blackboard
Startup (90 min)
30
1pm Zotero - Firefox
Bibliographic Database
October 1
3:30pm Book Discus-
sion, part 1: The Tyr-
anny of Dead Ideas by
Matt Miller
(“Entrapped” plus
chapters 1-3)
Register on Blackboard – Click on FACULTY SPOT then SEMINARS2LEARN
Don Bogema, Coordinator 231-777-0264
Sarah Swart, Instructional Design Specialist II 231-777-0214 www.muskegoncc.edu ctl/
V O L U M E 1 , I S S U E 1 2 P A G E 5
Jayhawk Grill Hours
Monday - Thursday
7:00 am - 1:30 pm
Friday - Sunday
CLOSED
The all NEW Jayhawk Grill is now open for students, faculty, and staff. The Jayhawk Grill lo-cated in Student Union is the
newest addition to MCC Food Service, offering many fast, hot,
ready off the grill items!
Including
Grill Breakfasts
1/4 lb. Burger or Cheeseburger
Pork BBQ
Chicken Breast
Tacos
Mosaic Coffee
Pepsi Fountain Sodas
Bookside Bistro Hours
Monday - Thursday
7:30 am - 8:00 pm
Friday
7:30 am - 1:30 pm
Saturday and Sunday
CLOSED
(Kitchen/Oven shuts down
1/2 hour before closing)
P A G E 6
Book Discussion are back!
In the past we have good re-
sponse to book reviews and we
are hopeful that that trend will
continue. On October 1 at
3:30 we will begin our discus-
sion of Matt Miller’s recently
published book The Tyranny of
Dead Ideas. Miller presents
these ideas as being dead - Our
kids will earn more than we do -
Free trade is always good, no mat-
ter who gets hurt - Employers
should be responsible for health
coverage - Taxes hurt the econ-
omy - Schools are a local matter -
Money follows merit. Copies of
the book can be purchased in
the bookstore at a reduced
price. Let Don Bogema know if
you plan to attend. Please have
chapters 1-3 read by the first
meeting.
Speaking of books, the Center’s
library continues to grow as
Welcome Back! The staff of
the Center for Teaching and
Learning is excited to see you
return. I would like to take a
few moments to highlight two
activities that will happen on a
regular schedule throughout
the fall semester.
On September 17 at 12:20pm,
President Nesbary will spend an
hour with faculty in the CTL
kicking off our first Brownbag
discussion for the year. The
series is intended to focus on
pedagogical aspects of teaching
as well as topics of general in-
terest. These activities will be
scheduled on selected Tuesdays
and Thursdays during the noon
hour. Feel free to bring your
lunch - we will provide the bev-
erages. If you have a topic you
would like to present in the
future, let us know.
newly catalogued books return
to our shelves. You may recall
that we have become a branch
of MCC’s main library. You
may curl up with a good read in
the CTL or check out our vol-
umes with your library card.
Searches done online
will list CTL books as
being in the Faculty
collection. You can
also search just the
CTL’s collection by
selecting the library
link from the Center
for Teaching and
Learning web page.
Submitted by:
Don Bogema
Coordinator, CTL – ext. 264
Focus On Faculty - Center for Teaching and Learning
P A G E 7 V O L U M E 2 , I S S U E 1
Tentative schedule: After 9/8/09 - The remainder of the pavement on Marquette from the MCC parking lot en-trance to Harvey will be re-moved. Access to ALL MCC parking lots will be via Harvey to Stebbins to Quarterline. The Quarterline/Marquette in-tersection will remain closed. Monday 9/14/09 – North/South traffic at the Quarterline/Marquette intersection will be open. Monday 9/28/09 – East bound Marquette traffic at Quarterline will be open. Monday 10/5/09 – West bound traffic on Marquette form Quar-terline to the MCC Main parking lot entrance will be open. All dates are tentative based on weather conditions. Additional updates to follow...check website BE SAFE - BE CAREFUL
DRIVING IN THE
CONSTRUCTION ZONE.
Submitted by: Joe Doyle
Administrative Services, ext. 300
Map created by: Victor Raczok
Graphics, ext. 316
UPDATE: Marquette Road Construction
P A G E 8
Sarah Jones LIVE, A One-Woman Global Village the Federal Communications Commission for censorship. The lawsuit resulted in rever-sal of the censorship ruling, which had targeted her hip-hop poem recording, “Your
Revolution.”
A regular uncensored guest on public radio programs such as Fresh Air and Studio 360 with Kurt Andersen, Sarah has also made numerous TV appearances on programs including Charlie Rose, The Today Show, CBS Sunday Morn-ing, Live with Regis and Kelly, Now on PBS, and on Seasame Street as ‘Ms. Noodle’ on Elmo’s
World.
Most recently, Sarah was in-vited by First Lady Michelle Obama to perform at The White House in celebration of Women’s History Month. She is currently at work on a commission for Lincoln Cen-ter Theater and is developing a television project based on
her characters.
Saturday,
October 24, 2009
7:00pm
Frauenthal Center,
Downtown Muskegon
$18 Premier Reserved
Seating (limited)
$10 General Reserved
Seating
Tickets On Sale: Begin-
ning September 8, 2009
Frauenthal Center Box
Office or 1-800-585-3737
For additional information: Mary Tyler, Chair Muskegon Writers’ Center 231-777-0327
The Muskegon Writers’ Center brings you…
Sarah Jones LIVE, A One
-Woman
Global Village!
Sarah Jones is a Tony Award winning playwright and per-former. Her multi-character solo show Bridge & Tunnel was originally produced Off-Broadway by Oscar-winner Meryl Streep and went on to become a critically ac-claimed, long-running hit on
Broadway.
Educated at Bryn Mawr Col-lege and the United Nations International School, Sarah recently returned to her UN School roots by becoming a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassa-dor with the title of first ever Official Spokesperson on Violence Against Chil-dren, traveling and perform-ing for audiences from Indo-nesia to Ethiopia, the Middle
East to Japan.
Winner of the 2007 Brendan Gill Prize, Sarah has also received grants and commis-sions from The Ford Foun-dation, NYSCA, the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, and oth-ers, and theater honors in-cluding an Obie Award, a Helen Hayes Award, two Drama Desk nominations, and HBO’s US Comedy Arts Festival’s Best One-Person Show Award, as well as an NYCLU Calloway Award in recognition of Sarah as the first artist in history to sue
~Playwright~~Playwright~~Playwright~~Playwright~
~Poet~~Poet~~Poet~~Poet~
~Performer~~Performer~~Performer~~Performer~
~Actress~~Actress~~Actress~~Actress~
~Activist~~Activist~~Activist~~Activist~
~Wonderful ~Wonderful ~Wonderful ~Wonderful
Woman Warrior~Woman Warrior~Woman Warrior~Woman Warrior~
www.sarahjonesonline.com
or catch her on
YouTube!
P A G E 9 V O L U M E 2 , I S S U E 1
“Theater reflects the Soul of our past & the Spirit of our future”
There is an exciting new
event on the horizon!! The
Beta Xi Xi Chapter of Phi
Theta Kappa is proud to pre-
sent “Reflections on the Para-
dox of Affluence: A Muskegon
Community College Arts
Showcase.” The purpose is to
challenge students and faculty
of Muskegon Community Col-
lege to look into the idea of the
Paradox of Affluence and re-
flect their findings through the
arts (Visual, Literary, or Per-
forming). The “Reflections”
showcase is set to begin on Oc-
tober 26th with the Visual and
Literary art on display in the
Gerber Lounge. October 27th is
the Performing Arts Showcase,
beginning at 6:00pm in the Over-
brook Theater. The entire
showcase concludes on October
30th at 3:00pm with a Recogni-
tions Ceremony to recognize
participants. During the course
of the week, there will be a
Penny War to raise money for
Habitat for Humanity. We hope
you will join us for this exciting
event. Information packets and
submission applica-
tions are available in
the Counseling and
Advising Center
(Room 101) and in the English
department office (Room 154).
The deadline for submissions is
October 5th, so let those crea-
tive juices start flowing!!
Submitted by:
Jacob Smallegan
NEW “Reflections” Showcase presented by Beta Xi Xi
OVERBROOK ART
GALLERY EXHIBITS
45TH Annual MCC Student Fine Art and Graphic Design
Exhibition
Open Thru Sept. 16
Gallery Hours M-F 9-4pm
COMING NOVEMBER
“The Art of Scott
Rosema”
Nationally known comic book artist exhibits finished illustrations and working drawings in connection to MCC’s new video game design certificate program. Nov. 9 - Dec. 16
Gallery Hours M-F 9-4pm
“You and Me”
Prints by Della Henke
Sept. 28 - Oct. 30
Gallery Hours M-F 9-4pm with special weekend hours during performance of “Into
The Woods” Oct. 21-25 Held in conjunction with AH Fest - The Muskegon Area Arts and Humanities
Festival
Free public reception and gallery talk: Wednes-
day, Oct. 14, 6pm - 7:30pm
MUSIC PRODUCTIONS
W. Michigan Concert
WINDS
Fall Concert - October 24, 7pm - Lake Orion High
School
The Many Faces of Jazz Concert - November 22,
4pm - Frauenthal Center
MCC College Singers
Fall Festival Concert
November 1, 7pm - Over-
brook Theater
Holiday Celebration
Concert
December 13, 7pm - Imman-
uel Lutheran Church
THEATER
PICK UP THE 2009 -
2010
SEASON FLYER!
“Into The Woods” Wednesday - Saturday
(One weekend ONLY)
October 21-24, 2009 7:30pm
October 25, 2009
3:00pm
AUDITIONS
September 1 & 2, 2009
6:00 pm to 10:00 pm,
Overbrook Theater
Information or Tickets
Call: 231.777.0324
Dellas Henke "Deep Rest," photo gravure, 9 x 12". Doll by Ester Luttikhuizen
P A G E 1 0
Muskegon Community College sees THE WORLD! give you a 25% reim-bursement on your t-
shirt purchase.
The Contest Rules This contest runs from May 1, 2009 through June 1, 2010. To qualify for a prize and a 25% discount from the MCC Bookstore, partici-pants must bring in the T-shirt receipt and a picture of themselves taken out-side of West Michigan wearing the MCC T-Shirt logo. Prizes will be awarded to registered MCC students. Winners will be selected by German students and faculty from
MCC’s sister college Kauf-männische Schule Stuttgart Nord, during their visit here in June 2010. For more information contact Kathy Tosa at 231-777- 0376. Submitted by: Tom Schurino and Kathy Tosa
Here is a new contest
for MCC students. You
could win a day trip to
Chicago!
It's as easy as 1-2-3!
1. Buy your MCC T-shirt
at the bookstore.
2. Have your picture taken outside of West Michigan wearing the T-shirt with a recognizable landmark in the back-
ground.
3. Bring the picture and your T-shirt receipt to the MCC Bookstore. They will post your pic-ture in their window and
Travelogue India! Muskegon Community College students and fac-ulty will travel to Stutt-gart, Germany May
2010! MCC will provide another opportunity for students and staff to participate in a bi-lateral exchange program with its sister college, Kauf-männishes Schule Stutt-gart-Nord (KSN) in Stutt-gart, Germany. This 2009 group includes Ursula Keith, Marla VerDuin, Christopher VanGeison, Stephan and Linda Fiorenzo, William Lox-terman and Kathy Tosa. This MCC/KSN bi-lateral ex-change program has been building lasting friendships
and offering insight into our perspective cultures and business practices for over 11 years. The deadline for application is December 19, 2009. For more information contact Kathy Tosa at 231-777- 0376.
Submitted by: Tom Schurino and Kathy Tosa
Join Maria and Joel Ander-son as they present an exciting travelogue of their adventures in India. Thursday October 15, 2009 7:00 – 8:30PM in the Stevenson Center for Higher Education, Room 1100. A reception with ethnic food will be avail-able. Submitted by: Tom Schurino and Kathy Tosa
German Exchange Program 2010
Fall Bookstore Hours
M - Th. 8:00am - 7:00pm
Friday 8:00am - 4:00pm
Saturday 8:30am -12:30pm
Sunday CLOSED
P A G E 1 1 V O L U M E 2 , I S S U E 1
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
2009-2010
FALL SEMESTER 2009
Faculty Seminar Days August 27-28 (Thursday - Friday) No Classes
Fall Classes Begin August 29 (Saturday) – September 4 (Friday)
Labor Day Weekend September 5-7 (Saturday - Monday) No Classes – College Closed
Fall Classes Continue September 8 (Tuesday) – November 25 (Wednesday)
Evening classes are not held after 4:30 p.m. on
Wednesday, November 26 due to the Thanksgiving Holiday
Thanksgiving Holiday November 26-29 (Thursday - Sunday) No Classes – College Closed
Fall Classes Continue November 30 (Monday) – December 7 (Monday)
Exam Preparation Day December 8 (Tuesday) Open Day for Classes Starting 7am - 2:30pm
Tuesday Night Exams December 8 (Tuesday) Exam for Tuesday Only Classes Starting 7am - 2:30pm
Fall Classes Continue December 9 (Wednesday) – December 12 (Saturday)
Final Exam Days December 14 -19 (Monday - Saturday)
Holiday Vacation December 20 (Sunday) – January 3 (Sunday) No Classes
College Closed: December 24 – January 3
WINTER SEMESTER 2010
Faculty Seminar Days January 7-8 (Thursday - Friday) No Classes
Winter Classes Begin January 11 (Monday) – January 15 (Friday)
Dr. Martin Luther King Day January 18 (Monday) No Classes – College Closed
Winter Classes Continue January 19 (Tuesday) – February 27 (Saturday)
Mid-Semester Vacation March 1-6 (Monday-Saturday) No Classes
Winter Classes Continue March 8 (Monday) – April 2 (Friday)
Good Friday April 2 (Friday) Closed at Noon-No Classes after noon
Winter Classes Continue April 3 (Saturday) – April 26 (Monday)
Final Exam Days April 27-30, May 1 & 3 (Tuesday - Saturday & Monday)
Commencement April 23 (Friday)
Open Calendar May 4 (Tuesday) – May 11 (Tuesday) No Classes
SUMMER SESSION 2010 (12 Weeks)
Summer Classes Begin May 12 (Wednesday)
Memorial Day May 31 (Monday) No Classes – College Closed
Summer Classes Continue June 1 (Tuesday) – July 2 (Friday)
Independence Day July 4-5 (Sunday - Monday) No Classes – College Closed
Summer Session Classes/Exams July 6 (Tuesday) – August 4 (Wednesday)
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Muskegon Community College
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MCC Birthdays September
Tonette Brown-Garner 9/3
Darren Mattone 9/3
Vicki Kraus 9/4
Calvin Totten 9/5
Dequecha Crews 9/7
Mary Ottman 9/7
Aaron Hilliard 9/11
Mike Johnson 9/15
Julie Bamfield 9/15
Marty McDermott 9/17
Michael Wahr 9/17
Dennis Helmus 9/20
Clinton Crawford 9/26
Jonathan Traux 9/27
Nancy Slater 9/29
John Bartley 9/30
Bill Loxterman 9/30
Timothy Trainor 9/30
October
Janet Taylor 10/1
Peggy Jacobks 10/4
Ron Jenkins 10/4
Leona Adams 10/6
Janie Brooks 10/6
Janice Whitlow 10/7
Steve Fiorenzo 10/8
Dan Yakes 10/8
Jerry Nyland 10/10
Jesse Montgomery 10/12
Phyllis Robey 10/19
Beth Smith 10/20
Jim Royce 10/22
Sylvia Hayes 10/27
Bob Vanderlaan 10/27
MCC’s Bulletin Board
Fall 2009 Library/Information Commons Hours
Monday - Thursday 7:30am - 10:00pm
Friday 7:30am - 4:30pm
Sunday 1:00pm - 6:00pm (starting Sept. 13)
CLOSED Saturdays and Thanksgiving Weekend Nov. 26-29
Fall Bookstore Hours
Monday - Thursday 8:00am - 7:00pm
Friday 8:00am - 4:00pm
Saturday 8:30am - 12:30pm
Sunday CLOSED
Fitness Center Hours - Fall 2009
Monday & Wednesday 12:30pm - 2:30pm
3:30pm - 7:00pm
Tuesday & Thursday 2:30pm - 5:30pm
You must be a registered student. Faculty, or staff of Muske-
gon Community College to use the Fitness Center. For fur-
ther information, you may call Jane at 231-777-0385
Conference & Catering has a new family
member!
Congratulations to AJ Osborne and her
husband Jeff on the birth of their second
child Boden Steven!
Born on August 27 at 2:23am with black hair
and blue eyes, he was 7 pounds 11 ounces and
21 inches long
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