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Oracles
the
August 19, 2013
Alamance Community College Weekly Newsletter
Looking Ahead
Aug. 19
Last Day for Drop/Add for Enrolled
Students Only
Aug. 20
Student Development Tours, 10 a.m.,
12:30 p.m., 6 p.m. (meet outside
Bookstore)
Aug. 22
Horticulture “Growing Green” Open
House, 5:30-7 p.m. (details on P2)
Sept. 2
Labor Day Holiday, College Closed
Fall Enrollment
Update
4,429
* curriculum
students
As of Aug. 16, 2013
*Does not include all
Career & College Promise students)
Source: Student Development
Inside this issue
P2
P3
ACC to Showcase ‘Grow Green’
Efforts at Public Open House
Academic Advising Center
Hours
Employees Receive Service
Pins
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P2
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Student Activities
Calendar
New Trustees Take
Seats
Campus Life: Officer of
Quarter, Recycling Bins,
Dr. Gatewood Visit
New Writing Center Invites Students
New Writing Center Coordinator Debbie Burdick
welcomes students to take advantage of ACC’s firstever writing center. Burdick looks forward to working with students, faculty, and staff in support of
ACC’s “Writing Across the Curriculum” initiative and
the College’s Quality Enhancement Program (QEP).
Says Burdick: “I’m excited about putting my sevenplus years of writing center experience and seven
years of teaching English to work developing a new
center where students can improve their writing
skills. Faculty in all divisions can explore new ideas
for enhancing the role of writing in their curriculum.”
Student FAQ
Q.Why should I use the writing center?
A.You may have a lot of confidence in your writing
or you may feel that it is the most difficult part of Debra Burdick, Writing Center Coordinator, discusses a
writing assignment with Nursing student Janice Satterfield.
your education. Either way, the Writing Center
offers encouragement, a place where you can
Writing Center Hours
get help or just explore your writing ideas.
Q.Is the Writing Center just for help with my English classes?
Fall 2013
Mon...................8 a.m.-5 p.m.
A.You can get help with any writing assignment for any course,
from Accounting to English to History to Psychology to
Tues.-Thur........8 a.m.-8 p.m.
Welding Technology.
Fri........................8 a.m.-2 p.m.
Sat....................8 a.m.-12 p.m.
See writing on page 2
New Alert Notification System Activated
Emergency alerts have
been linked to all student,
staff and faculty ACCess email
accounts beginning this fall.
Anyone who has a college
email account is automatically
enrolled, says Ryan Hendricks,
ACC’s Security Supervisor.
“Faculty and staff members
who have both an ACCess
account and a Groupwise account can sign up using either,” says Hendricks.
Participants have an option
to add additional emergency
phone numbers, including
those for text messages, if
they open an “ACC Alerts”
account (from the ACC web
home page, go to Services for
Students, then Safety and Security, then ACC Alerts).
Says Hendricks: “Everyone
will get an email alert. But we
are pushing them strongly to
open an account and provide
separate cell phone numbers. This way, they will get
these emergency alerts in
more than one outlet. It’s a
better way to contact people
simultaneously.”
Message types will include
any emergency situation
on campus, and all weather
alerts.
The ACC Alert Mass Notification System is one aspect of
the federal Clery Act, which
requires all colleges and universities that participate in
federal financial aid programs
to give timely warnings of
crimes that represent a threat
to the safety of students or
employees.
“This is an example of we at
ACC trying to strengthen our
capabilities in that area,” says
Hendricks.
No one with an ACCess
email account can unsubscribe from the Alert Mass Notification System.
P2 News/events
Student Activities Calendar
Campus Tour. Tues., Aug. 20: 10 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 6 p.m.
Need help navigating the ACC campus and its available services?
Guided tour includes the Skills Lab, Academic Advising Center,
library, and more. Meet in front of the bookstore.
ACC Pantry Food Drive. Starts Monday, Aug. 19 through
end of month. Look for drop-off boxes or bring to Advising
Center (site of pantry).
HIV Testing. Wed., Aug. 21: 11 a.m.-1 p.m. in Room 228
(Student Center). Free and confidential.
Free Swim Day at Aquatic Center. Sat., Aug. 24:
10 a.m.-6 p.m. SGA has rented Burlington’s Aquatic Center for all
students, faculty, staff, and their families. SGA will provide free
food and ice cream. The Aquatic Center (MAC) is located at 1402
Overbrook Road in Burlington.
ACC to Showcase ‘Grow Green’
Efforts at Public Open House
Alamance Community
College invites the public
to see what it’s been up to
in the cutting-edge field
of renewable energy and
technology-based gardening at a public open house
Red Cross Blood Drive (main campus). Wed., Aug. 28:
Thursday, Aug. 22
on Thursday, August 22,
10 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Make an appointment by contacting John
from 5:30-7:00 p.m.
5:30-7 p.m.
Evans (506-4367 or stop by office 229 in Student Center).
The open house spotHorticulture Department
lights the College’s “Grow
Cheap Movie Tickets. Movie tickets for Carousel Theatre
(across street from B Building–
Green” initiative in an ef(Alamance Crossing & Greensboro) available for $6 each at
fort to share ideas and
look for the solar panels)
cashier’s window, Student Development.
knowledge with the community about conservation and lessening our carbon footprints.
College/NFL Pick’em groups. Go to ESPN.com for a chance
Students and faculty in ACC’s Horticulture Technology, Susto win gift certificates. Group Name: AlamanceCommunityCollege
tainable Energy, Advertising and Graphic Design, Computer& Password: ACC2013.
Integrated Machining Technology, and Welding programs have
pooled their talents and
skills in creating projects to
writing from page 1
showcase how, by working
Q.What kind of help is it?
together, they are able to do
something special on the CarA.Writing consultants (some of whom you may recognize as English instructors) can offer indirington-Scott campus.
vidual help with your writing. A consultant will read a draft of your paper and help you develop
On-site tours will give the
and organize your writing. When you have a completed draft, you can get help with grammar
public an opportunity to see
and mechanics as well. Got writer’s block? Don’t worry, you can even come without a draft for a
first-hand the only working
brainstorming session.
net-zero energy greenhouse
Q.Where is the Writing Center?
at a higher education instituA.We’re in Room 354 in the Academic Skills Lab, located behind the information desk in the main
tion in North Carolina; a funcbuilding. You can also contact the Coordinator by calling 336-506-4190 or emailing Debra.
tioning hydroponic (soil-less)
Burdick@Alamancecc.edu.
greenhouse; a 5,000 gallon
Q.When can I come to the Writing Center?
rain collector; solar electric
A.You can come to the Writing Center and introduce yourself anytime during the projected fall
panels that convert sunlight
hours listed below. When you want to bring a writing assignment, you should sign up for an apinto electricity; bio-retention
pointment a few days in advance, either in person or by phone.
ponds; and an efficiently deQ.What else will be happening at the Writing Center?
signed greenhouse that heats
the plant’s soil rather than the
A.As the semester progresses, look for workshops on writing and grammar and group sessions
air around it.
where a consultant is available to answer questions as you revise. We will also be offering online
help for students in distance education classes.
Time Management Workshop. Wed., Aug. 28 &
Thur., Aug. 29: 11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m., Room 230. No reservation
is needed. Erin Flowers and Jenny Brownell will teach students
strategies for time management to help balance studies and
personal time.
Gr wing
Green
Open House
Student
News/events
Get the 411
Snapshot
Placement Testing Hours
for Fall Semester
Chris Seip
Superior Court Judge G. Wayne Abernathy (right) recently administered the
oath to three new members of the ACC Board of Trustees: Dan Ingle, Dr. Roslyn
M. Crisp, and Christopher B. Seip, student trustee.
New Trustees Take Seats
Q.Your curriculum and why
you chose it?
A.University transfer, planning
to enroll at NC State to study
geology (after 2014 ACC
graduation).
Q.What you wish people knew
about you–but probably
don’t?
A.I’m in a metal band, Sethia.
Q.Your 15 minutes of fame
(a time when you received
recognition/won a contest/
performed, etc.)?
A.At a jazz festival, I played
3 trumpet solos in front of
1,000 people.
Q.Something you always wanted to do–but haven’t yet?
A.Visit family in Minnesota.
Q.Something you can’t live
without?
A.Oxygen and hockey.
Q.If you could visit any place in
the world for free, where?
A.Canada.
Q.TV program you never miss?
A.Breaking Bad.
Q.What person (living or dead)
would you most like to have
dinner with, and what would
you ask him/her?
A.Tomas Kalnoky of the band
Streetlight Manifesto. I’d
ask him where he gets his
inspiration.
P3
Dr. Roslyn M. Crisp and Dan Ingle are the newest additions to
the College’s Board of Trustees. Along with non-voting student
trustee Christopher Seip, both were sworn in last week by Superior Court Judge G. Wayne Abernathy. Crisp replaced Anna Bass
and Ingle took the seat of longtime member Russell Wilson.
Dr. Roslyn M. Crisp has been a
pediatric dentist for nearly 30 years
and practices in her hometown of
Burlington as well as Yanceyville. A
Williams High School graduate, Dr.
Crisp earned her Doctorate of Dental Surgery and master’s in Pediatric
Dentistry from UNC Chapel Hill. In
addition to volunteering with the
Alamance-Burlington School System helping with dental health education, she is an adjunct instructor
Dr. Roslyn Crisp
at UNC School of Dentistry. She was
appointed to the trustees by the Alamance-Burlington Schools System.
Dan Ingle spent most of his professional life in law enforcement,
including work with the Town of
Elon Police Department and Elon
University police. He also taught law
enforcement and constitutional law
at ACC more than ten years ago. A
former two-term Alamance County
commissioner, Ingle served in the
NC State House, 2009-2012. He was
Dan Ingle
appointed to the trustees by the
Governor’s Office.
Christopher Seip is the student
representative on the board due to
his position as Student Government
Association president for 2013-14.
He is a University Transfer student
planning to enroll at NC State University to study geology following
his 2014 graduation. He will report
on SGA activities to the trustees
each month.
Chrisopher Seip
Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday– 9 a.m. & 1 p.m.
Tuesday–5 p.m.
More information about the
placement test including test
prep, online appointment-making
and a full testing calendar is available on the ACC website: www.
alamancecc.edu/admissions-site/
placement-testing/
Academic Advising
Center
The Academic Advising Center is
located near the lower commons in
the main building. Fall hours are:
Mon., 8 a.m.-7 p.m.
Tues.-Thurs., 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Fri., 8 a.m.-3 p.m.
Appointments are preferred. Call
Virginia Jeffries at 336-506-4362.
employee news
Several employees received service pins at the August faculty/staff
meeting for their years of service to
the College.
Cathy Johnson–20 years
Associate Dean, Arts and Sciences
Sarah Bergmann–10 years
Math Instructor
Rodney Ellis–10 years
Criminal Justice Insructor
Perry Hardison–10 years
Humanities Instructor
Sandra Hinton–10 years
Nursing Assistant Instructor
Grace Holton–10 years
Accounting Instructor
John Neathery–10 years
Sociology Instructor
Michelle Williamson–10 years
Cosmetology Dept. Head
David Crane–5 years
History Instructor
Bob Davis–5 years
Math Instructor
Vance Elderkin–5 years
Humanities Instructor
Virginia Jeffries–5 years
Sr. Office Assistant, Advising Center
Haifa Shahin-Johns–5 years
Chemistry Instructor
P4 campus highlights
Campus Life
SGA welcomed students on the first day of classes
Newly appointed ACC president Dr. Algie Gatewood
last Thursday with free donuts and coffee; many new students
sought advice on directions to classrooms. Enrollment this fall stood
at 4,429 as of last Friday morning.
spent two days at the College recently to meet trustees and members
of the President’s Council before he assumes his duties on October
1 following the retirement of Dr. Martin Nadelman. Dr. Gatewood
(pictured here at left with Dr. Nadelman) currently serves as president
of the Cascade Campus of Portland Community College in Oregon.
The College’s scholarship committee, comprised of both
faculty and Student Development staff, convened on two consecutive
days in late July to study student applications in making their decisions
on scholarship awards for the fall semester. Pictured are Financial Aid
staff Connie Bowman, Vernell Rone, and Becky Smith (Assistant
Director) as they reviewed student applications projected on a screen in
the Gee Building board room.
Officer of the Quarter for the first quarter of
2013 was awarded this summer to Cheryl Pearce of Burlington,
security officer at the Dillingham Center. Ryan Hendricks, ACC
Security Supervisor, presented the commendation. Selections are
based on qualities displayed in the performance of their duties,
including initiative, good attitude, appearance, and going above
and beyond the call of duty. The Officer of the Quarter receives a
wall plaque and a $25 check for her efforts.
Recycling is alive and well at ACC–Use the
Blue Bins. Large blue co-mingle recycling bins around
campus accept the following materials: plastic bottles,
aluminum and metal cans, glass bottles, and paper
and magazines (not specifically listed on the bin, but
acceptable). Cardboard is picked up separately, designated
for a separate dumpster outside behind the Print Shop.