With fall classes starting on August 16, CPCC employees are reminded of the importance of parking only in designated employee lots. The fall semester will have some pedestrian and vehicular traffic challenges as well as parking challenges as a result of the Elizabeth Avenue project and other construction.

In order to serve our students and provide overall good customer service, employees should use only designated employee spaces.

Due to construction on Elizabeth Avenue, you can expect heavy traffic volume around Central Campus during the first few weeks of the fall 2008 semester, so leave home early and plan ahead. Signage will be posted throughout the Central Campus for individuals walking from parking decks and lots to the various classroom buildings.

Please use caution when walking near the Elizabeth Avenue construction areas. Pay careful attention to directional signage and maps along sidewalks near the construction site. Every effort will be made to maintain access to all buildings as conveniently as possible. However, there may be times when pedestrian traffic will need to be rerouted or restricted in order to complete the construction and to ensure the safety of all campus visitors.

As construction progresses, please expect frequent re-routing of pedestrian walking paths, as well as changes to traffic patterns along Charlottetowne Avenue and Kings Drive. The result of this project will be enhanced pedestrian access for Elizabeth Avenue, creation of additional greenscape, relocation of overhead utilities to underground utilities, and the installation of a streetcar line that will eventually run from Presbyterian Hospital to Johnson C. Smith University.

Please take a moment to download a Central Campus map showing areas affected by construction. 

For more information on Elizabeth Avenue construction, please visit: . http://www1.cpcc.edu/announcements/construction-news/

In order to comply with NC General Statute §12815 Employment Preference for Veterans and Their Spouses or Surviving Spouses, the College Cabinet has made changes to Policy 4.02 Employment of Full-time Personnel and 4.03 Employment of Part-time Personnel .

If you have any questions on these changes please contact Paul Santos in HR or Susan Oleson.

As we begin the 2008–2009 academic year, the College Cabinet will appoint new members to serve on various CPCC committees. If you have a particular interest in the work of one or more of the following committees, and would like your vice-president to consider you for possible vacancies, please email Susan Oleson by August 22. Cabinet appointments to each committee take into consideration the balancing of college units, campuses, and diversified representation.

Thank you for your expressed interest, and please email Susan Oleson with any questions.

• The College Technology Team provides guidance for the development and use of technology for instruction, services, and administrative activities at CPCC.
• The Diversity Committee ensures that the College provides a supportive, caring environment for students, employees, and guests; promotes respect for individuals and groups; and promotes inclusion in College programs and services. * The Employee Recognition Committee manages and supervises the general functions of the College’s Recognition Program, recommending the recipients of the Recognition Awards, the Innovation of the Year Award, and the Entrepreneur of the Year Award.
• The General Education Committee determines an appropriate methodology to assess the College’s general education goals, oversees the yearly assessments, offers recommendations for improvements, and makes recommendations on broader general education issues.
• The Graduation Committees plan and implement the Adult High School and College graduation ceremonies.
• The Hagemeyer Award Committee selects a former student who has benefited from experiences at the College and who in turn benefited the community.
• The Institutional Effectiveness Committee serves as an integral part of the College's quest for continuous improvement of programs, services, and administrative functions.
• The Learning College Steering Committee coordinates the College’s progress toward being more learning centered, with the focus on learning outcome assessment, organizational culture, and professional development.
• The Safe College Team assesses workplace violence, occupational safety, and security-related issues. It meets periodically to identify and explore abatement activity regarding various risk-exposure events and to review and update the CPCC Crisis Communication Plan and the All-Hazards Plan.
• The Retention Committee studies issues that impact student retention and success and recommends actions the College could take to improve student success.

To ensure proper insurance coverage in case of loss, provide a list of all loaned equipment in your department to CPCC’s Insurance Office at Harper Campus, Attn: Pat Emch.

The list should include loaned equipment in your department as of July 1, 2008. Thank you.

Information tables are being organized at all six CPCC campuses in preparation for the new academic year. We are always appreciative of the many staff and faculty who have regularly volunteered their time during the first confusing days of classes to assist our new students—showing them to the correct classroom, finding their class schedule, and answering numerous questions. We appreciate your help in the past, and look forward to your volunteering again!

If you would like to volunteer some of your time to assist with information tables, please contact the appropriate person below:
 

Information Tables Campus Contacts
Campus	Contact	Phone
Central*	Sharon Gay	6120
Cato	David Mahatha	4822
Harper	Alyssa Williams	4422
Harris	Vann Branch	4622
Levine	Barry Gilmore	4252
North	Brantlee Drake	4174

 

*Volunteering at Central Campus? If you’re a first-time volunteer or if you would like to get the latest information on parking, campus access, and other important information to help students, please attend a short training Thursday, August 14 at 10:00 a.m. in OC 250.

It’s here! 

Your Official CPCC Planner is available NOW in Levine and Central Campus bookstores. This planner comes with a full academic year of calendar space both in memo format and calendar grid. It has important phone numbers, college deadlines and dates relevant to the happenings at CPCC throughout the entire academic year—all at your finger tips! Get yours today!

§ Culinary instructor Pamela Roberts kicks off another season of Charlotte Cooks this fall. Get ready for Labor Day weekend with some tasty summer salad options. The new show debuts Monday August 18.

§ CPCC Press coordinator Susan Alford showcases two new authors on the next edition of CPCC Snapshot. This episode debuts on Thursday, August 21. For a full listing of CPCC feature programs: www.cpcc.edu/tv

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 positions

Instructional Lab Facilitator, #3SSFMLT-FNC-1 (GRANT POSITION) REQ. #405. Instructional lab facilitator position available in Community Development. Plans and coordinates laboratory activities to support instructional programs and provide tutorial services to students. Assist instructors with recruiting, testing and instructional activities including small group instruction. Supports and coordinates activities for parent involvement and family partnerships at three Family Literacy sites. Requires knowledge of standard procedures in a field involving extensive training acquired through completion of an associate's degree and two years of experience. Ability to work evening and the ability to travel to other campuses. Closes 8/13/2008 or open until filled.

Instructional Office Assistant, #3BESCAD-FNC-1. REQ. #285 (Reissued position) Instructional office assistant position available in the Behavioral and Social Sciences Division located on Central Campus. This position performs a variety of standard to moderately complex administrative and clerical tasks in support of the operations of the Behavioral and Social Sciences Division. Requires a high school diploma or GED; completion of a minimum of at least one (1) course beyond high school related to office or administrative support skills(which may include computer operations); and one (1) year of full-time experience (or the equivalent in part-time) experience in an office environment working in an administrative support position. Open until filled.

CPCC’s United Way giving campaign will launch in the coming days. Please check your employee email boxes for an email containing information on the campaign, and ways you can give.

Your gift to United Way’s Community Care Fund addresses the root causes of the most serious human needs in our community. The result is real, lasting change in people’s lives. It's not about bandaging problems—it's about making them go away. 

CPCC endorses the United Way campaign because we care about our community, and about lasting change in people’s lives. We invite you to be a part of that change. Together, united, we can inspire hope and create opportunities for a better tomorrow.
—Keith Beam

Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation with the help of volunteers is building a truly accessible playground for all children that will surpass anything that is currently in the county system. Skilled and unskilled volunteers are needed to help with hospitality, first aid, children’s activities, and the actual playground build.

CPCC is adopting a shift and would love to have you sign up! CPCC employees will be on site:

• Thursday, October 2, from 5:00-9:00 p.m.
• Nevin Community Park, 6000 Statesville Road

Please sign up in LearnerWeb if you would like to participate in this event.

For more information, please contact Dena Shonts at 6558 or dena.shonts@cpcc.edu.

Central Campus	Levine Campus
Extended hours	Extended hours
Saturday (8/16, 8/23)	Saturday (8/16)
10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.	9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Monday-Thursday (8/18-8/29)	Monday-Thursday (8/18-8/21)
7:30 a.m.-8:00 p.m.	8:30 a.m.-7:00 p.m.
Friday, (8/22, 8/29)	Friday (8/22)
7:30 a.m.-6:00 p.m.	8:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
Central regular fall hours (start 9/2)	Levine regular fall hours (start 8/25)
Monday-Thursday	Monday-Thursday
7:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m.	9:00 a.m.-6:30 p.m.
Fridays	Fridays
7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.	9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
Closed 9/1	Closed 9/1
Area bookstores (North, Cato, Harris, Harper)

  (See website  for additional area campus hours after third week of classes)  
 

§ Gene Ritter, director of the Academic Learning Centers, was recently named co-director of the N.C. Community College Leadership Program (NCCCLP). The program, which enrolls one employee from each of the state’s community colleges every year, offers participants organized, face-to-face, and computer-based learning experiences to acquaint them with community college issues and to help them develop leadership skills. A recent graduate of the NCCCLP, Gene will serve a three-year term as co-director. In this role, he will assist with the overall running of the program and facilitate communication with program alumni. Diann Back, director of the Center for Leadership and Staff Development, currently serves on the NCCCLP’s executive committee.

§ Kay Miller, program chair of the Developmental Disabilities Program, was recently honored at the ARC of Mecklenburg County Angel Awards Dinner with the Teacher of the Year Award. A graduate of the CPCC Developmental Disabilities Specialization Certificate Program, Curtis Overcash, was also honored with an ARC Angel Award as Advocate of the Year. In addition, Tommy Lopez, program chair of Human Services, was inducted as a new member of the ARC of Mecklenburg County Board of Directors.

§ In her article “Tactics for Part-time, Adjunct and Contingent Academic Faculty,” Karen Stanley, Academic ESL, reports on different ways that part-time faculty have found to resolve problems with lack of office and lack of travel reimbursement, medical insurance, sick leave, and pay. The article is available for TESOL members or on request from Karen Stanley. 

The Harris Conference Center recently hosted two weeks of teacher training for Teach for America, which addresses the educational inequity in the United States due to poverty. The mission of Teach for America is to eliminate educational inequity by enlisting our nation's most promising future leaders in the effort. Their vision is that one day, all children in this nation will have the opportunity to attain an excellent education. Since their inception, 20,000 individuals have participated in Teach for America, impacting the lives of approximately three million students.

§ To Robin Hunter and all Automotive Systems Technology faculty and staff from a recent graduate of the Automotive Technology Systems program:

“As a recent graduate of your program, I want to extend my appreciation for the knowledge and skills you have provided me with. Your teaching and guidance has been invaluable during my continuing development within the automotive profession. “The facilities and faculty that were available to me were second to none. …Not only did every instructor know the course material but they knew how to apply it to real world situations and make it easy to understand. This is essential to any type of technical training.

“The entire curriculum is set up where the required skills are taught, and then students go out into the field and apply what they have learned. I found that this CO-OP procedure was essential to the learning process and I believe that I am a better technician because of it.

“I greatly appreciate all of the effort each of you put into mentoring and encouraging me to become the technician I am today, and will not hesitate in recommending CPCC's Automotive Programs to anyone who is interested in becoming a future technician.”

The CPCC Opera Theatre will hold auditions for their 2009 production of Les Contes d’Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann) by Jacques Offenbach on August 26. All voice types are needed. An accompanist will be provided, but you may bring your own. The auditions will be held on August 26, beginning at 6:00 p.m., Sloan-Morgan Building, Room 115. No sign-up, first come – first sing. 

Questions? Call 6571 or email Becky.Cook-Carter@cpcc.edu

At the President’s Fall Forum on August 7, Dr. Tony Zeiss recognized the following employees with awards. The winners of the Spring 2008 Employee Recognition awards are now posted on the Learning College website. 

Also included are the Innovation of the Year winner and the Entrepreneur of the Year for 2008.

Employee Recognition Awards
For nomination details, visit the Learning College website 

• Instructor: Cathy Flores, Medical Assisting
• Classified Staff: Betty Baker, Levine administration
• Administrator/Professional Staff: Amanda Capobianchi, Student Life
• Part-time: Preston Gist, Construction Technologies

Eyes on You Award winners
For nomination details, visit the Learning College website 

• Hugh Dussek, Behavioral and Social Sciences
• JJ McEachern, Enrollment and Student Services
• Sharon Gay, Central Campus administration
• Cheryl Johnson, Corporate and Continuing Education
• Mike Hinson, Information Technology Services

Innovation of the Year: Career Services for developing a video series related to career and job search issues.

Entrepreneur of the Year: Stephen Gerhardt, Applied Technologies, established the Harper Campus Summer Institute, which consists of short-term, self-supporting classes in welding, NDE, and graphic arts. The institute will provide a source of revenue and allow interested faculty to supplement their incomes during the summer.

Dr. Zeiss and I would like to thank all of the people who worked so hard to make the August 7 forum a success!

Fay Foster, Tobie Holberton, Karen Rondeau, Pam Englebert, Robert Comfort, Steve Crull, Sonya Jarrett, Doug Cobb, Jerri Haigler, David Rhew, Cindy Severt, Tom Hollis, Ernie McLaney, Eddie Howell, Keith Ratliff, Dawn Anthony, Roxanne Watson, Tom Covington, Ryan Case, Linda Macomson, the CPCC Foundation, and Mike Hamrick and his entire staff.

For those who did not see the two presentations—what CPCC employees did during the summer or the Center for Sustainability—thanks to Erin Payton, both are now available on the Learning College website.
—Susan Oleson

The 2008 Benefits/Wellness Fair was a great success!  There was record attendance this year and we hope you had an opportunity to gain valuable information about our benefits at CPCC. Thank you all for your participation and we welcome your feedback to continue to make this event a success!

HR would like to send a special thank you to Johnnie Roach, Bob Anderson, Fay Foster, Tobie Holberton, and Nancy Forrester for your assistance with this event.

August 13, 2008, was “Don’t Drive Day” for the Charlotte area. Instead of driving alone, commuters were encouraged to explore alternatives such as bus, light rail, pooling, walking, biking, etc. In support of this initiative by the City of Charlotte, Adam Brooks of Instructional Development/eLearning area, biked from the downtown Matthews area to his office at Central Campus.

BIRTHDAYS
Aug. 15	Gary D. Gilbody Milas A. McClain Cynthia McAfee Smith Floyd K. Weaver
16	David Allen Bowen Jr. Catharine M. Curtis Carolyn J. Pence
17	Keith Troyvoyde Grimes Sr.
18	William P. Braswell John Steven Corriher Jennifer Eileen Guidotti Halemo Gulied Eleanor Ellisor Henry Timothy Michael Holden Mary Clark Karriker David R. Privette
19	Karen Poole Rice Erika Dionne Scott Richardson
20	Robert T. Page George C. Warren III
21	Linda H. Colbert Connie Volk

§ One executive (high back) computer chair. Black fabric. Comfortable; $100 dollars new at Office Max—$50. One very sturdy under desk keyboard tray. Slides and can change levels. Professional model—$30. Quality Danish teak corner computer desk and hutch. Model line "Jesper" purchased from Smith Interiors in Syracuse, New York, for $1,800. Will sell for $800. Pictures on request. I'll even help assemble it with you. Call Peter, Harris Campus, 704.575.4045 or peter.macmonagle@cpcc.edu.

§ Homegrown tomatoes. Call Sara, 6898.