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On Thursday, May 29, at 6:00 p.m. at the Government Center, the county commissioners will hold a public hearing on the 2008-2009 budget. CPCC requested $28,346,487 for the 2008-2009 operating budget; however, the county manager at this time has recommended $26,274,542. Although we understand the budget constraints our county is operating under during tough economic times, these funds are desperately needed to maintain CPCC’s facilities, provide security, and address inflation costs for utilities, etc.
At the budget hearing on Thursday, Dr. Tony Zeiss, Board of Trustees Chairman Ralph Pitts, and CPCC student leader Eugene Kaplan will speak on behalf of the CPCC budget at 6:33 p.m. We also need CPCC students and employees to attend and show their support of the College and the budget request.
We are asking employees to join us at the Government Center before 6:00 p.m. to hold signs during the public hearing in support of CPCC.
If you have questions or plan to attend, please contact Jerri Haigler at 6660.
Do you have any personal or library-owned materials that you would like to place on reserve for the summer session? If so, we ask that you bring items to the designated library as soon as possible to ensure that your request can be completed in a timely fashion.
In addition, please take a moment to review the following friendly reminders regarding reserve materials and copyright compliance:
Your anticipated cooperation in adhering to these policies and procedures is appreciated.
Please contact Yan.Wang@cpcc.edu or Jennifer.Arnold@cpcc.edu if you have any additional questions or need further assistance.
Effective Thursday, June 5, 2008, all access to the Mainframe will be unavailable; this includes all online screen access as well as requests for batch reports. All outstanding requests for reports have been completed and moved to Report.Web.
If you need assistance, please contact the ITS Help Desk at 5000.
§ American documentary filmmaker Ken Burns joins David Rhew for the next CPCC Snapshot show debuting Thursday, May 29, on Channel 17.
§ This month’s CPCC & You highlights graduation 2008 at CPCC.
§ Maha Gingrich welcomes cardiologist Dr. Ravi Rao as her guest on Charlotte, A City of International Success.
§ Edith McElroy invites Lucia Zapata Griffith to the microphone on Perfiles Latinos de Charlotte.
§ Trail of History host Gary Ritter explores the history of fire departments in Charlotte and Mecklenburg County. His guests are Charlotte Fire Chief Jon Hannan and historic preservationist Dan Morrill from UNC Charlotte.
§ Art history is on the docket for Rob Craig’s next Charlotte Arts with guest John Cone.
§ Pamela Roberts is working her Charlotte Cooks magic in the Citizens Center kitchen with delicious recipes for your summer enjoyment.
§ On Alumni Success, Bob Nixon shares his inspirational story about how CPCC and its instructors made a difference in his life.
§ Spotlight on Success highlights success stories from faculty, staff, and students. Wilma Hood, Denise Wells, and Kathy Watkins are featured in this edition.
§ Outreach and Recruitment staff headed to Gaston County last week to speak with interested students at North Gaston H.S.
§ The staff also attended Senior Awards Ceremonies at West Charlotte and Hopewell high schools. Our collaboration with Financial Aid and the Foundation has allowed us to offer scholarships to many CMS seniors.
The Transfer Resource Center is hosting the following university on Tuesday, June 2: UNC Charlotte. Representatives will be on the Central Campus from 10:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. in the Central High Building. For more information, please contact the Transfer Resource Center at 6454.
To see the complete list of university recruiters who will be visiting on Transfer Tuesdays, visit the Transfer Resource Center website.
Elaine Olenik, Director of Cooperative Education, was a presenter for the Southeast Regional Cooperative Education Annual Conference (SERCEC) at Clemson University. CPCC was the only two-year school selected to present.
Annie Get Your Gun scored a bulls-eye when it returned to Broadway in 1999 in a new adaptation by Tony Award winner Peter Stone, author of 1776, Will Rogers Follies, and the current Broadway hit Curtains. And now CP Summer Theatre brings this exciting new version of the Irving Berlin classic musical about sharpshooters Annie Oakley and Frank Butler to the Halton stage. See it now as only CP Summer Theatre can present it in the beautiful Dale F. Halton Theater!
Starring Patrick Ratchford as Frank Butler and Susan Roberts Knowlson as Annie.
Performances are June 6-7 at 8:00 p.m.; June 8 at 2:30 p.m.; June 10 at 7:00 p.m.; and June 11-14 at 8:00 p.m.
Tickets are $21/$17/$15. For information, call the box office, 6534.
These employees received the BRAVO Award or BRAVO II Award for their superior customer service to students, faculty, and staff at the Harris Campus.
Kelly Starnes and Niem Le are three-time winners: Geoff Blount, Lyvio Faustin, Zelma Goode, Niem Le, Brenda Murray, Kelly Starnes, and Barbara Tehrani.
§ The Office of Human Resources would like to extend a warm thanks to the Contract Training group of CCE Business and Industry Training at Harris campus, as well as to Chef Geoff Blount – Culinary Arts Instructor, for organizing a fun-filled and extremely educational retreat for our department. We made pizzas and baked cookies as part of a team building event for our group and enjoyed every minute of it!
§ To Jeff Friar, Facilities Services, from Dale Callan, American Academy of Applied Forensics, North Campus:
“Jason Guffey and I extend our sincere appreciation and compliments to a super job by Johnny Mosley and Ray Paskell from your Facilities Staff. They put in additional power and outlets in our new Crime Scene Photography classroom- CJ 120. The power strips look terrific and they worked hard with having to go through additional walls and other obstacles in getting this job done. The job was accomplished in a timely manner in preparing this room for our big conference next week. Both men were personable and professional and are a credit to your staff and Central Piedmont Community College.”
CPCC now has a golf league that meets every Wednesday afternoon at one of three golf courses: Charles T. Myers, Sunset, or Renaissance. The courses have set a block of time for tee off between 2:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. The league is not just for employees—bring your friends out for fun on the links. The courses have given us a special rate of $14.00 for 18 holes. There are flyers on some bulletin boards on Central Campus.
Contact Tom Boler, 6627, or Jeff Morrow, 6891.
Golf League Schedule
| Charles T. Myers | Sunset | Renaissance |
| May 21 | May 28 | June 4 |
| June 11 | June 18 | June 25 |
| July 2 | July 9 | July 16 |
| July 23 | July 30 | Aug. 6 |
| Aug. 13 | Aug. 20 | Aug. 27 |
| Sept. 3 | Sept. 10 | Sept. 17 |
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May 30 |
Stephen G. Brennan |
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31 |
Diann P. Back |
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June 1 |
Barbara S. Bostic |
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Donna Grace Apgar |
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Deanna S. Highe |
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Michael Joseph
Frantz |
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Mark J. Spisak |
The Charlotte Folk Society Gathering Concert on June 13 features the fresh bluegrass sound of Nashville Bound. Band members hail from Stanly and Union counties. The six performers range in age from 13 to 16 years and are the younger generation of popular bluegrass gospel artists The Hatley Family.
Nashville Bound has performed in Greensboro’s Koury Convention Center, Asheville’s Grove Park Inn, and several Nashville venues, including the Ryman Auditorium, home of the original Grand Ole Opry.
In 2007 the band released their self-titled inaugural CD. Visit www.folksociety.org to enjoy samples from this recording.
A refreshment break follows the hour-long concert. Afterwards, visitors are welcome to join a song circle, a slow jam, or a fast jam.
Exercise bench for sale for $100. Includes iron weights totaling 125 lbs. If interested, contact Vicky at 4212.
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