November 30, 2012 - Atlantic Cape Community College

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Deadline for Best Practices Conference Extended to Dec. 7 The deadline to submit a proposal for the 2013 Best Practices Conference has been extended to Friday, Dec. 7. The form is available at www.njccc.org. Each year, the New Jersey Council of County Colleges presents the Best Practices Conference. This event brings together academic and administrative staff from all departments throughout the state’s 19 community colleges. The conference presents the “best” of the best teaching and institutional practices that are driving the success throughout the sector. The theme of the 2013 conference is “Student Success.” Every proposal must focus on student success, and priority consideration will be given to those relating directly to one or more of the “Big Ideas.” This year’s conference will be held Friday, April 26, at Atlantic Cape. HERE’S THE SCOOP Tis the season to be jolly! If you would like to be part of the Atlantic Cape Christmas Carolers, please contact Angela Stewart at astewart@atlantic.edu or ext. 5267 for more information. Rewrites, the college’s award-winning literary magazine, is accepting submissions through Dec. 31. Students, faculty, staff and alumni are encouraged to submit work—including short fiction, poetry, photography, and visual art—to rewrites@atlantic.edu for consideration for the next edition. Follow Atlantic Cape’s Company Page on LinkedIn for college updates at http://linkd.in/XyjMUI. The Atlantic Cape dance program will present “Dancing on a December Afternoon” Thursday, Dec. 6, at 4 p.m. in the Walter Edge Theater on the Mays Landing Campus. The performance features a rich variety of dance styles and is a collaborative work involving students from Jazz, Ballet and Introduction to Dance. Admission is free, so “stroll” on over! A “job-well-done” note of appreciation to Felicia Smith, housekeeping, who was thoughtful enough to retrieve a car key from a trash can in Dr. Art Wexler’s office. “The thought of retrieving the key from the trash, and leaving me a note to be sure it wasn’t an inadvertent mistake, is indicative of someone who has the character to take an extra step,” Dr. Wexler said. Happy birthday to: Clark Kemp, Dec. 2; Josette Katz, Dec. 3; Tyrone McKiver, Dec. 5; Richard Benner, Dec. 6; Karen Zaniewski, Dec. 9; Dolores Giannini, Jolie Masters, Dec. 10; Harry Whitelam, Dec. 11; Tonya Reed, Dec. 12; Leslie Atherholt, Michelle Andrews, Dec. 13. Adjunct birthdays: Silvia Schottinger, Dec. 2; Christine Wilson, Dec. 3; Aida Colon-Campbell, Dec. 7; Cheryl Crews, Dec. 9; Kathleen McCabe, Dec. 11. NEWS FROM ATLANTIC CAPE’S OTHER LOCATIONS Greetings from the Charles D. Worthington Atlantic City Campus By Carmen Cabrera A very big thank you goes to Nick Ganaway for helping out students in need of clothing and shoes. Nick graciously donated many suits, jackets, shirts and shoes to the WACC students who were affected by Hurricane Sandy. There is still time to donate to the students in need here at WACC. If interested in learning about our relief effort drive, contact Vita Stovall, ext 4832, or Carmen Cabrera, ext 4830. Shoes and clothing are available to WACC students in need. 6
In anticipation of construction beginning, workers have fenced off part of the parking lot where work on the hospitality wing will take place. Each fall students and employees contribute significant amounts of nonperishable foods to a local food pantry. Pictured are Tim Cliggett, facilities and Denise O’Connor, customer service. Construction is definitely under way at the Worthington Campus. Preparations for the Caesars Entertainment Wing for Hospitality and Gaming have begun as we see and hear the crew and their heavy equipment plowing through! The office of community affairs facilitated a food drive to benefit Sister Jean’s Kitchen. Students and staff contributed nine large boxes during the course of the food drive! Thanks to everyone for your support. It is because of your generosity that we were able to assist those in need. On Nov. 28, students were treated to “Soup for Souls” lunch, courtesy of student services as part of the continuing hurricane relief effort. Greetings from the Cape May County Campus By Lisa Apel-Gendron It’s the season for giving thanks and lending a hand to those in need. So, CMCC employees heeded the call to assist students impacted by Sandy. Employees raised $85 to add to the relief fund to help students. Nice job! A pickup truck load of food made its way to St. Casimir food bank in Woodbine Nov. 20. The bounty of canned and boxed food was the result of the annual employee/student fall food drive. Staying with the theme of helping others, the annual Toys for Tots drive is under way in a big way! We have more than 200 items already, many of which were purchased by employees during postholiday sales and stowed away until now. We’re collecting new, unwrapped toys for boys and girls, including preteens and early teens, through Dec. 14. The Marine Corps folks tell us teens are often overlooked during toy drives, so we’re mindful of that. Collection boxes are located on all three floors. Toys for Tots is a CMCC tradition dating back to the 1990s in Rio Grande. Student services’ toothbrush and toothpaste drive for those displaced by the storm, many of whom will spend the winter in Wildwood motels, is still running and doing quite nicely. Bring your contributions to the first floor display en route to the bookstore! The Intro to Public Relations class of Joy Jones, assistant professor of communication, put on another successful panel discussion Nov. 28. This year’s topic was personal branding – something of interest to any potential job-seeker. One of the panelists was 2010 commencement speaker and CMCCer Mark Stansbury, who is now director of communications for Prudential Properties of New Jersey. Now, that’s a pleasing full-circle story! Well done, Joy and students! Our own grants writer Esther James spoke at the Cape May County Chamber of Commerce fall workshop Nov. 28 at CMCC. The chamber holds many of its member workshops at CMCC, and fellow 7
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