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The Learning Unit is pleased to announce that it has recently prepared a Five-Year Strategic Plan to assure it is future-oriented in serving the needs of our students and the community. The Strategic Plan outlines how the Learning Unit will support the College in achieving its vision “to be the national leader in workforce development.” The major components of the plan include the following:
The Learning Unit is grateful for the support of all areas of the College and looks forward to making a continued and significant contribution to the vision and mission of CPCC in the future.
All employees are encouraged to read the Executive Summary of the Learning Unit Five-Year Strategic Plan. A soft copy of the entire Strategic Plan can be found on the Learning Unit’s website.
Hard copies of the Strategic Plan can be obtained by contacting Lori Alexander at 6853 or lori.alexander@cpcc.edu. In addition, Lori and Richard Zollinger are willing to give a 30-minute PowerPoint presentation upon request.
—Janet Chernega
Nominations are now being accepted for the Spring 2008 Employee Recognition Awards. This is a way for you to recognize your peers for the outstanding job that they do!
There are four categories to choose from:
All forms are online at the CPCC Forms page. Just click on Employee Recognition Awards Nomination. Please email the form and any supporting documentation to Kim Heffernan. Letters of support from other co-workers give the committee members more information and help to strengthen the nomination. The deadline for spring nominations is April 18, a week from tomorrow. Spring award winners will be announced in August of this year.
Please help the committee recognize and reward those employees who do so much to ensure the success of our students and who support the efforts of all who work at this College! For the nomination process, only electronic copies accepted.
The first proof of the 2008-2009 College Catalog has been sent to each section leader. Anyone responsible for a part of the catalog should submit additional changes to the appropriate section leader by April 18, 2008.
Do you have information you’d like to share with students? CPCC Today is the e-newsletter sent to all curriculum students every Wednesday. It covers a wide range of useful information for students from registration to parking and payment, construction updates, as well as important dates and events.
If you have an event or information that would be useful to our students, submit your information by Thursday of each week to elizabeth.weinberg@cpcc.edu.
The 2008 eLearning Seminar: “Beyond Text: Using Multimedia to Reach and Teach” is an instructional development training that will elevate eLearning courses from being two-dimensional, primarily text-based web spaces to interactive, multi-dimensional environments by taking advantage of new multimedia technologies.
Learn more about the 2008 eLearning Seminar or apply for participation.
Space is limited, so apply now!
Interested in dieting and losing weight? The goal of this lunch series is to inspire employees to take a step towards dieting by sharing the success stories of CPCC Biggest Losers. Learn real-life dieting tips from CPCC employees who have successfully lost weight and are now living a healthy lifestyle.
Bring your dieting questions and your brown bag lunch, learn about dieting, reading labels and exercising tips, and sample a variety of delicious nutritious afternoon snacks.
Register in LearnerWeb today.
Do you find yourself tired in the middle of the day? Lots of work to do but no energy to do it? Are you turning to caffeine to make it through the day?
Join Student Life and the Family Resource Center for the fourth in their series of “Better at Work, Better at Home: Strategies for Whole Life Wellness” programs. “Caffeine, Fatigue, and Real Energy” will be presented by a Presbyterian Healthcare professional, who will share information about the effects of caffeine on our bodies and where long-lasting energy really comes from. A light, healthy lunch will be served.
The program will be offered on Tuesday, April 15, from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. on Central Campus in LRC 404. Mark your calendar now and register on LearnerWeb.
For more information, please contact Linda Jones at 6246 or Jennifer Conway at 6743.
On Tuesday, April 15, at 1:30 p.m. on Central Campus in the Hall Building (formerly PD) , room 304, faculty will have an opportunity to learn more about the newest component to Core Competencies. Under Growth & Responsibility, we now include “Respects the environment and acts in ways that contribute to a sustainable future.” What does that mean for your subject area? (photo online)
Come find out from Dr. John Wear from Catawba College’s Center for the Environment. Your students are paying more attention to the concepts of sustainability. Come hear Dr. Wear tell us how we can and should address this growing interest in our classrooms.
Register now in LearnerWeb.
§ The Office of Outreach and Recruitment is now accepting applications for our Summer Bridge Program for CMS seniors who will be attending CPCC in the fall this year. The application deadline is April 16. Please contact Darrien Page at 704.330.4563 or darrien.page@cpcc.edu for more information. The Summer Bridge Program will begin on June 18, 2008, and end on July 24, 2008.
§ The staff will continue to visit CMS high schools the week of April 14 for our College Connection Early Registration Days. We will be registering students for fall classes at Myers Park, Independence, Garinger, East Meck and Berry high schools. We have registered over 200 students thus far.
The fourth seminar in the Technical Seminar Series, “Turnings of the Technology World; Conversations on the Future,” will be presented on Tuesday, April 29, 2008, in Tate Hall beginning at 10:00 a.m.
The featured speaker will be Craig R. Crews, electrical chief engineer, fossil fuels, Shaw Power Group, who will present “Power Generation—The Past, Present and…Future?”
Mr. Crews will discuss the basics and development of power generation. He will review the technologies used including hydroelectric, coal-fired, natural gas, and nuclear power. He will also look at the evolution of pollution control strategies applied to fossil fuel power stations and, finally, he will examine the safety improvements in nuclear generation designs to be incorporated in future power production facilities.
Questions on the seminar may be addressed to Donald C. Jessep Jr. of Engineering Technology.
The following openings are now available at CPCC. Details about qualifications and a complete job description are available on the Human Resources website. Please look under the “Employment” section for a list of job openings, as well as instructions on how to apply. Résumés cannot be substituted for an application. For faculty positions, copies of transcripts are required with applications; original transcripts required at date of hire. A separate CPCC application is required for each position.
Internal & External Position(s)
Part-time Recruiter, position #3COMBJT-HNC-1. This position will develop recruitment protocol and enroll high performing students in the NDE program from all partner colleges. Develop relationships with partnering colleges to assist in the recruitment and advising of new students and provide leadership and expertise in training student recruiters in the NDE program. Minimum qualifications: bachelor’s degree in marketing, business or related field. This position is located at the Harper Campus. Interested applicants submit cover letter and résumé to: Associate Dean, Enrollment and Student Services P.O. Box 35009, Charlotte, NC 28235 or email to JJ.McEachern@cpcc.edu Closing date: April 20, 2008.
Director, Testing and Assessment Center, Position #TESTAS-FEA-1, REQ #300. This position plans, organizes and directs administrative activities relating to all testing programs at all CPCC campuses. Represents the College by establishing and managing professional testing partnerships with national testing organizations, as well as state and federal government agencies; provides leadership, direction and supervision for a staff of 35–40 full and part-time employees; plans, develops, implements and monitors department goals, policies and procedures for all CPCC campuses; serves on committee and task force assignments; prepares, administers and approves expenditures for four separate budgets; directs placement testing activities at all CPCC campuses; advises CPCC curriculum department heads regarding establishing and monitoring placement test cut-scores, and for course testing policies and procedures. Also provides management leadership for the daily operations of the following professional testing programs: * Sylvan/Thompson Prometric Testing Center * ACT Testing Center * Drake Testing Center* MOUS Testing Center * Community Service Testing * Independent Study Testing* Testing for Business & Industry* NC Department of Human Resources. Minimum qualifications: bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution with major coursework in education, behavioral or social sciences, business administration or a related field (coursework should include statistics or test measurement theory); and minimum of four (4) years of related work experience. Closing Date: Thursday. April 17, 2008.
Programmer Analyst II, Position #2WEBDVL-FEP-1, REQ #223. The Programmer Analyst II is a mid-level position. We are seeking a knowledge professional focusing in the functional areas of programming and systems analysis (as needed by the Information Technology Services Department) in delivering service and support to clients. Under general supervision, the programmer analyst II codes and modifies moderately complex programs; tests and debugs codes; maintains, and modifies moderately complex computer programs; performs analysis and design of programs; and edits and approves user and application documentation for the use of new and revised systems, including operational documentation. Minimum qualifications:1. Associate’s degree in computer programming, computer science or information technology related field from an accredited institution; and 2. Completion of 30 semester credits toward a bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution; and 3. Minimum two (2) years of full-time related work experience (or the equivalent in part-time experience). OR a combination of college-level course work in computer programming or a closely related discipline and significant experience in programming or database administration (as a substitute for the degree requirement). Closing Date: Thursday, April 24, 2008
Education Support Specialist, Position #4ESSMCM-FNC-13, REQ #250 (reissued). The Education Support Specialist will assist potential and current students with locating and accessing services including but not limited to enrollment, registration, advising, testing and financial aid; provides customer service in person or by telephone, internet, fax and mail; refers internal and external customers to the appropriate department and personnel for assistance; provides support for other Enrollment and Student Services functions (Academic Learning Center, Career Services, Disability Services, International Student Services, etc.) as assigned by immediate supervisor; assists in the intake and coordination of enrollment processes with the Student Success Center; organizes and maintains testing files, administers placement and course tests; coordinates testing requirements with instructors and the Testing Center; performs tasks to create student identification cards. Minimum qualifications: associate’s degree from an accredited institution with one year of full-time work experience in an office or customer service environment. Closing Date: Wednesday April 23, 2008.
Internal Posting(s) Only
Assistant to the VP of Finance and Administrative Services, Position #5ADMSRV-FEA-4, REQ #303 . This position plans and manages the operational and budgetary activities of auxiliary services and assists the Vice President of Finance and Administrative Services with complex financial analysis, reporting and project work; directs and coordinates the development of divisional work plan by assigning projects and work activities to assigned staff, monitoring work flow and reviewing work products/results, methods and procedures; supervises and provides direction for staff in Construction Accounting; supervises and participates in the development and administration of college auxiliary services; monitors and approves expenditures as necessary and recommends budget transfers; conducts periodic staff meetings and maintains communication with directors and supervisors; develops, plans and participates in implementation of divisional goals; initiates and recommends steps to accomplish these short-term objectives; coordinates division activities with those of other divisions, departments and outside agencies; provides staff assistance to the Vice President for Administrative Services and other senior level administrators; performs high-level financial analysis and project analysis as directed by the vice president; prepares and presents various reports and other necessary correspondence; confers with and provides staff assistance and advice to higher level college professional staff regarding areas of responsibility or college-wide issues; recommends, drafts, administers policies and procedures. Minimum qualifications: bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in accounting or business administration and six years of accounting or finance related experience. Closing Date: Sunday, April 13, 2008.
Programmer Analyst I, Position #2WEBDVL-FEP-2, REQ #248 (reissued). An entry level position for a knowledge professional focusing in the functional areas of programming and systems analysis as needed by the Information Technology Services Department in delivering service and support to clients. Under general supervision, codes and modifies standard programs. Tests and debugs codes; maintains, and modifies computer programs. Performs entry level analysis and design of program. Prepares user and application documentation for the use of new and revised systems, including operational documentation. Minimum qualifications: associate’s degree in computer programming, computer science or information technology related field from an accredited institution and one year of full-time related work experience; a combination of college-level course work in computer programming or a closely related discipline and significant experience in programming or database administration may substitute for the degree. Closing Date: Sunday, April 20, 2008.
The third annual Auto Body, Bike and Car Show will be this Saturday at North Campus. Come see some spectacular vehicles and mingle with other admirers of automotive excellence.
Questions: 704.330.4158
The CPCC Horticulture program will hold its annual spring plant sale on Friday and Saturday, April 18 and 19, from 9:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. each day. The sale will be held at the Cato Campus Greenhouse (8120 Grier Rd.). Among the plants available for sale:
Attendees will have the opportunity to enter a door prize drawing for a beautiful mixed herb container. Proceeds from the sale will go to support student educational events.
Cash and checks will be accepted.
For more information about this event, please contact Kevin Watts.
§ D.I. von Briesen, Futures Institute, presented "Futures Institute Projects Second Life in Education, and Low-cost Digital Video Production" at the Distance Learning Alliance conference in New Bern during the first week of April. Both sessions were well-received in full rooms. D.I. was awarded the Distance Learning Alliance Parks Todd Award for Distinguished Service to the Field of Distance Learning.
§ Sandee Patton, Financial Aid and Veterans Affairs, has been elected to serve on the Executive Board of the N.C. Association of Coordinators of Veterans Affairs as treasurer.
§ The Harris Conference Center welcomed first-time guests from the Student Lending Group within Bank of America for a four-day meeting.
Are you an entrepreneur or small business owner seeking to improve your businesses productivity? Find out how technology products or services can help you increase efficiency and boost your business’s exposure and customer traffic.
The “Entrepreneurial Success: Technology Solutions” event, sponsored by the Institute for Entrepreneurship with support from the City of Charlotte, will be held on Monday, April 28, 2008, at the Harris Conference Center.
The event begins at 2:00 p.m. with a keynote address by Ryan Allis, co-founder and CEO of iContact, the leading provider of email marketing tools for small businesses. Ryan is also the author of Zero to One Million: How I Built a Company to $1 Million in Sales and How You Can Too and has been previously named by BusinessWeek as one of the Top 25 Entrepreneurs Under 25.
Afternoon highlights include:
This event in recognition of U.S. Small Business Week and is free and open to the public.
For more information, please visit our website or contact us at 704-330-OPEN (6736).
Dr. Maha Gingrich and her group of more than 40 dancers will perform Dances of India at Halton Theater on Saturday, April 19, at 4:00 p.m. Tickets are $5 for school-age children and $8 for adults and can be purchased through the CPCC box office at 704.330.6534.
Free parking is available in the faculty/staff deck on Fourth Street.
In its seventh year at CPCC, Dances of India will include distinct dance styles performed to live music. The performance will showcase the 2000-year-old traditional Indian classical dances from the southern and northern regions of India.
Buy your tickets now for this popular show!
Proceeds will support CPCC’s Arts and Communication Division.
CPCC Theatre will present The Miracle Worker on April 25, 26 and May 2, 3 at 8:00 p.m. and May 4 at 2:30 p.m. in Pease Auditorium on the Central Campus. Tickets are $13.
CPCC Theatre is proud to present this stirring dramatization of the life story of Helen Keller. The Miracle Worker is one of the most successful and warmly admired plays of the modern stage. Blind and mute, Helen would have had a very different fate had she not come under the tutelage of Annie Sullivan, an Irish girl who had been born blind. Little Helen, trapped in her secret world, is bitter, violent, spoiled and almost animal like. Only Annie realizes that there is a mind waiting to be rescued from that dark, tortured silence. Annie's success with Helen comes only after some of the most turbulent, violent, and emotion packed scenes ever presented on the stage. Join CPCC Theatre for an evening the NY Daily Mirror called “magnificent theatre.”
Tickets are on sale by mail at CPCC Box Office, P.O. Box 35009, Charlotte, NC 28235, at the box office window from 10:00 a.m. till 5:00 p.m. Monday-Friday, by phone at 704-330-6534 or online at www.carolinatix.org 24/7.
For more information contact the box office at boxoffice@cpcc.edu or log on to our web address.
SouthPark Lions Club is very involved with CPCC. Each year, the club’s Vision Van visits the six campuses for free vision screening. The club supports a scholarship through the CPCC Foundation. One current and three retired members are active in the club. The club motto is “We Serve.”
The club is hosting a special performance of The Miracle Worker on Thursday, April 24, in Pease Auditorium. Tickets are $15, of which $10 is the nominal value and $5 supports Lions charitable activities.
The Miracle Worker is the story of Helen Keller (1880-1968) and her teacher, Ann Sullivan. In 1925 Keller addressed the Lions International convention and challenged Lions to become “knights to the blind in the crusade against darkness.” This is why Lions Clubs are active in vision preserving programs for diabetics, Camp Dogwood on Lake Norman for the visually impaired, Lions Services with its manufacturing workshop and eye clinic on North Tryon Street, and the vision van screening.
Please support these worthy projects that benefit the college, the community, and the visually impaired. Contact Phil Adams at 6478 or 339 CH for tickets.
Welcome!
Please join us in warmly welcoming the following new additions to CPCC
Staffing changes!
Congratulations to the following members of our CPCC family who are beginning new roles:
These employees received the BRAVO Award or BRAVO II Award for their superior customer service to students, faculty, and staff at the Central Campus. Jeff Hill is a three-time winner.
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Pat Adams |
Harriet Johnson |
§ To Sandee Patton, Financial Aid and Veterans Affairs, from a new Veterans Affairs student:
“Sandee, it is very rare to deal with someone who is so organized and detailed oriented. Thanks a million for all your diligent work. I just wanted to say you do your job very well, and have been extremely helpful to me. Thanks again for everything, have a wonderful day.”
§ The Student Success Services Advisory Group thanks the following participants and contributors for making our first Student Success Services Amazing Race Employee Retreat successful:
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Joanette West |
Mark
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I want to thank all of my CPCC family for your prayers, telephone calls, cards and good wishes during my recent illness and surgery. Your kindness is greatly appreciated.
—Bob Anderson
Please download a flyer with donation coupon and support the Classified Staff Community Project Fund-raiser Drive for the Buddy Kemp Caring House that provides free cancer support for anyone diagnosed with cancer. It’s a worthy cause.
This is a Classified Staff project. However, we would appreciate the participation of the entire CPCC family. We need your help.
Please support our project. For more information, contact Laura Dunlap.
If you have a close relative who will graduate from college this spring, please send the information to the CPCC Office of Community Relations in this form: Name of student, relationship to CPCC employee, name of CPCC employee, name of college or university with degree awarded; for example, Jane Doe, niece, John Doe, UNCC, B.A.
A list will be published in the May 1 Communicator.
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Patricia Ann
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Saronda M. Easter |
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Faye B. Childress |
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Janice C. Ervin |
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Michael C. Moss |
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Thomas D.
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Howard Randolph
Byrd |
The Harris Campus administration recently learned that the shooting victim at the State Employees’ Credit Union last Tuesday is a Harris Campus student, Elana Williams. We are saddened by this news; however, we are encouraged to report that Elana is doing much better and recovering well in the hospital.
CPCC has inquired about how we might be able to assist Elana and her three young children during this difficult time. The SECU has established a fund to assist the family. Checks can be made out to Elana Williams and will be accepted at any SECU branch. Checks can also be taken to any CPCC cashiering office at our six campuses, and they will deliver the checks to the local SECU branch.
In addition, clothing donations are being accepted at any SECU branch. Below is a listing of the needed clothing articles.
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Grand Central Events presents Bill Hanna’s Vintage Dance Band for your listening and dancing pleasure every Monday from 8:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. Bill Hanna is a music instructor at Central Campus, and the band consists of several CPCC students and staff members. Enjoy music and dancing with some of your favorite ballroom dancing styles! The band plays a wide variety of ballroom and Latin dance music, including waltz, foxtrot, tango, swing, jive, rumba, cha-cha, samba, mambo/salsa, west coast swing, shag, hustle, blues, and even an occasional quickstep.
Admission is $10, which includes a free dance lesson from 7:00-7:45 p.m.; students $5. Full service cash bar and light menu available.
The Charlotte area is fortunate to have a dance band of this caliber on a weekly basis. Please let others know about it.
Grand Central Events, 1000 Central Avenue, Charlotte, NC, 704.373.1699.
§ 1999 Ford Expedition, 115,000 miles, excellent condition, loaded with extras (new tires, leather seats, Eddie Bauer edition, etc). Great family car. Call for details. Cory, 4102.
§ In celebration of Administrative Professionals Week, the , a spring fashion show and ladies’ tea featuring clothing from Coldwater Creek, Saturday,Charlotte Chapter-IAAP presents Hats Off to Women April 19, from 2:00 till 4:00 p.m. at Black Lion, 10605 Park Rd. Catered by Delectables by Holly. All attendees will receive coupons fro Coldwater Creek and Black Lion favors and door prizes too! $25 per ticket. Contact Patricia at 6566 for tickets.
§ 1999 Chrysler Sebring LXi Coupe, 67,300 miles. Power everything. Leather, alloys, security, café latte—$6,495. Call Bob, 704.877.8945, or Linda, 6566.
§ Mother’s Day, Father’s Day and graduation! Get the perfect gift from the CPCC Press! Mother's Day, Father's Day and graduation day are all fast approaching. Consider giving a unique gift from the CPCC Press! With so much variety, you’re sure to find the PERFECT book for that special someone. Order online today and have it autographed by the author just in time for that special day.
§ 1989 Ford Escort LX, 4-dr., auto, new timing belt and water pump, AM/FM cassette, around 180K runs great—$950 OBO Contact David, 704.330.6027.
The Communicator is the official newsletter of CPCC. Please submit news items by email before 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. All submissions subject to editing.