Area residents will have an opportunity to enhance their current skills or launch a new careerthrough the new two-year Diesel Technology Program offered by MCC's Corporate ServicesDepartment.

An open house to announce the new program is scheduled Wednesday, Jan. 11 from 4:30 to 6 pmin the High Bay Area of the Regional Technology Center. Attendees will have a chance to meet withindustry experts who will answer questions and provide information about training and career oppor-tunities in diesel technology.

The diesel engine is the workhorse powering the nation's trucks, buses and heavy equipment.According to the U.S. Department of Labor, a career in diesel engines offers relatively high wages andthe challenge of skilled repair work. Job opportunities are expected to be good for individuals whocomplete formal training programs. MCC's diesel technology program is designed for entry levelemployees, maintenance technicians looking for career advancement, current vehicle or equipmenttechnicians seeking to upgrade their skills and displaced workers seeking a new career.

The program will utilize lecture, demonstrations, and hands-on training. Classes can be taken as aprogram or individually. Based on the complexity of the modern diesel engines, a total of 864 hours oftraining will be offered over a two-year structure delivered by knowledgeable, field-tested instructorswho have comprehensive industry expertise. Classes can be taken as a program or individually andwill be held at MCC's Wagner Auto Lab located at 711 N. Saginaw St.at Fifth Ave in Flint. Classesstart Jan. 24. Enrollment is limited. Call (810) 232-8674 to register or for more information.

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MCC Offers New Diesel Technology

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Cleary University is offering all MCC employees and their immediate family members aPartnership Grant which offers a 20% tuition discount on all Cleary University courses. ClearyUniversity offers a comprehensive curriculum of business related courses leading to BBA, BS andMBA degrees. Included in the Cleary University tuition program are additional features which includea tuition guarantee which states that as long a student stays enrolled at Cleary, their tuition will notincrease. Also, all textbooks and fees are included in Cleary's per hour tuition rate. When you regis-ter, Cleary will send your textbooks to you at your home or work location.

Cleary University, which is located at the MCC University Center, will begin offering onsitecourses during its Winter B Term with classes beginning Feb. 20. There is plenty of time to apply,enroll and register. Anyone who is interested in further program information or enrolling can contactCleary University Dean of Recruiting Roy Coons at (800) 686-1883, ext. 2248 or rcoons@cleary.edu.

Cleary Offers Tuition Discount to

MCC Employees

"From Dreams to Action," the 27th annual citywide tribute dinner in honor of Dr. Martin LutherKing, Jr., will be Thursday, Jan. 12 at the Sarvis Center. A reception is scheduled 5:30 pm, followedby dinner at 6 pm. Dr. Claud R. Young, president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference-Detroit Branch will be the keynote speaker. Tickets are $30 per person; $240 per corporation/table.Seating is limited. Individual tickets must be purchased by Monday, Jan. 9; corporate/table tickets byThursday, Jan. 5. Call the Foundation for MCC at 762-0425 to purchase tickets. This event is co-spon-sored by Mott Community College, Baker College of Flint, Davenport University, KetteringUniversity, The University of Michigan-Flint and The Flint Journal.

MLK Tribute Dinner

Here's news from Human Resources: ChiefHuman Resources Officer Mark Kennedyand Senior HR Recruiter Sharon Ewles pre-sented "Effective Hiring of Employees" tothe Clio Area Chamber of Commerce atMCC's Northern Tier Center in Clio inNovember. Their presentation also focusedon ways attendees could improve their busi-nesses or organizations. Congratulations toHR Generalist Susan Praski andStaffing/HR Assistant Cindy Sanders. Theygraduated from Rochester College with BAdegrees in business communications inDecember. Cindy graduated with honors.

A hearty MCC welcome goes to newemployee Kevin McFadden. He startedwork as Upward Bound Coordinator with theLearning Center on Dec. 5.

MCC Lapeer Extension Director WandaDowdall and staff really got into the holidaygiving spirit, adopting two families forChristmas. "Through the Holiday Depot ofLapeer, the offices of MCC Lapeer Academicand Corporate Services adopted a familyconsisting of a single mom and two boys --

ages four and six. In lieu of exchanging giftsamong staff members, all resources weredevoted to the needs of the family. AcademicSecretary Paula Becker organized a fooddrive among faculty, staff and students. Shealso went shopping for the family withmoney that had been donated. In addition tothe items purchased, the family was present-ed with $100 in cash that was donatedanonymously. The other Holiday Depot fami-ly consisted of five girls, ages 2 to 16, whosefather had passed away last spring. This wascoordinated through the Lapeer SunriseKiwanis club. We had an in-house auctionand raised $550."

Psychology Prof. Gail Knapp wrote theinstructor's manual to accompany the newlypublished Social Psychology Alive textbookby Beckler, Olson and Wiggins, published byThomas/Wadsworth. The manual was createdusing WIDS and faculty who adopt the text-book are given a printed copy of the manualwith teaching ideas, competencies, objectivesand assessment tools for each chapter. Theyare also given a CD of the book that allowsthem to edit the student handout material topersonalize it for their course. InformationTechnology Prof. Lynn Thigpen was thedesigner who "made the material look veryelegant," Gail said. "The editor at Wadsworthasked us to do this since they were veryhappy with the seventh edition of an instruc-tor manual for their general psychology text-book by Plotnik that Lynn and I had writtenfor them a couple of years ago. Doing a bookfrom scratch was a very different experiencefrom doing a revision like the other one."

Congratulations are in order for

Foundation for MCC President LennettaConey. The National Association of CareerWomen designated her as the "CareerWoman of the Year" for outstanding achieve-ment in her career at their annual boardmeeting.

Mailroom Technician El Nita Blount,who serves as Mott Ballroomers/Steppersclub advisor, tells us that MCC's hoofershave done it again, this time bringing hometop honors from the Buckeye State. On Nov.19, members of the dance club competed inthe first annual dance competition presentedby Gentlemen of Ballroom, held at the UAWHall Local 1005 in Parma, Ohio. There werethree different dance competitions featuringBallrooming, Chicago Steppin' and HandDance styles. Our couple, MCC students FeoDuncan and Candace Hinton, walked awaywith the first place prize: a pair of trophiesand $400 in cash. Couples from Flint,Detroit, Atlanta, Philadelphia, Washington,D.C. and Chicago were also in the competi-tion. "We are all very proud of our first placestudents who continue to shine and representour student club and the College in suchgreat fashion," El Nita said. Our steppers arefeatured on the website: www.steppersex-press.com. Click on "videos," then click on"play video" to view the dancers.

Counselor Brian Ivory presented aworkshop in November titled: "Self-StyledRites of Passage for Students in Transition."This was presented at the international con-ference for the Association for ExperientialEducation in Tucson, Ariz.

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Renowned filmmaker and Flint area native Michael Moorewas on the MCC campus Nov. 20 to receive the first PaulWellstone Memorial Award at a dinner/award ceremonysponsored by the Progressive Caucus of the Genesee CountyDemocratic Party. More than 200 people attended the event,which was nationally televised on CSPAN. The award,which acknowledges peace efforts and grass roots organizing, is named for the Democratic U.S. Senator fromMinnesota who died in a 2002 plane crash.

Commitment to helping students achieve academic success and accomplish-ing their related goals is central to MCC's purpose. That commitment to success doesn't stop with students' graduation, stated Counseling and StudentDevelopment Dean James Leonard.

In November, the Counseling Center offered several group sessions to recentMCC graduates to help them with issues and skills for locating employment. Thisfollow-up came as a result of graduates responding to a questionnaire mailed tothem by the Student Employment Center. MCC Counseling faculty member DanBlaha who also works with Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Growth(DLEG), addressed issues related to students' employment needs. Graduates dis-cussed concerns regarding their job search process and received helpful informa-tion specific to their degrees and individual circumstances. Resume developmentservices were provided and many career myths were addressed as well. "Thegroup was so successful, the participants unanimously requested a second sessionwhich will cover internet job searches," Leonard said. "Many students also fol-lowed up with individual sessions scheduled with counselors." The StudentEmployment Center at MCC offers its graduates free lifetime assistance in theiremployment search, including career counseling, resume assistance, job referralservice, computer employment services and mock interviews.

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MCC Facilities Department was recognized by Keep GeneseeCounty Beautiful for the work being done to beautify the campus as wellas the Longway Boulevard corridor. According to the KGCB award com-mittee, “The overall appearance of the Mott Community College campusis important in building recognition of Flint and Genesee County as a cen-ter of higher education (i.e. Flint as a college town). The beautification ofLongway Boulevard has played an important role in strengthening thiskey education and cultural corridor, enhancing the Flint Cultural Centerand Kearsley Park. MCC has made a firm commitment, backed by signifi-cant expenditures, to continue to maintain and improve its area and neigh-borhood.”

Trustees honor Angus

at retirement

At its December meeting, the MCC Board of Trustees honored retiringVice President of Academic Affairs Bill Angus for 37 years of service tothe college. In the picture above the board and President Dick Shainkpresent Angus with a board resolution of thanks.

MCC wins beautification award

Ken Gatenby accepted the award at the KGCB award ceremony heldin the center court of Genesee Valley Mall with over 500 people in atten-dance. Later, VP Scott Jenkins presented the award to the college Boardof Trustees along with Facilities staff members (left) Kerry Sullivan, RayTalbot. Ken Gatenby and Tim Broomfield.

Business Division Dean Robert Loth (left) was recently selected as aPaul Harris Fellow by the Genesee Valley Rotary Club. Jerry Heck(right), Past President and Assistant District Governor of the GeneseeValley Rotary Club, presented the award. A Paul Harris Fellow is hon-ored by his or her Rotary Chapter for service beyond self, which iswhat Rotary is all about. The award is named after Paul Harris, whofounded Rotary International 100 years ago.

General Information

Holiday Closings 2006

January 16 ............Martin Luther King Day

May 29......................................Memorial Day

July 4 ................................Independence Day

September 4 ..................................Labor Day

November 23 & 24 ....Thanksgiving Holiday

December 23........First Day of Winter Break

MCC Music Department to

Hold Its First Jazz Festival

The Department of Music is presenting the First Annual MichiganCommunity College Jazz Festival, Saturday, Feb. 25 from 9 am to 9 pmin the Mott Memorial Building. The event is free and open to the public.

The Festival will feature college and high school jazz ensemblesfrom all over Michigan as well as MCC’s own Jazz Ensemble and JazzCombo I. Special guests include award-winning Canadian band leaderand recording artist Dave McMurdo with Trumpeter Mike Malone. Fordetails, call MCC Music Prof. Tom Smith at 232-3491.

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Genesee AudubonSociety Meeting5:30-10 p.m.

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