Calling All Artists
The deadline is approaching for submissions in the 2005 North Carolina Community College Art Exhibit. Full-time and part-time faculty, students, alumni and staff are encouraged to submit entries from the full range of fine arts and crafts and related fields such as advertising, graphic design, computer design, photography and film. NCCCS President H. Martin Lancaster will make the selections and supervise the placement of the artwork in the NCCCS offices in the Caswell Building in Raleigh. Works will be on display through 2005. Artists should submit images of their work (not the actual work) to the attention of Chancy Kapp, NC Community College System, 5001 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-5001 by Nov. 19. For additional information, email Kapp at kappc@ncccs.cc.nc.us.
Homes for Hounds
Two dog houses were built and donated for an auction to benefit the Buncombe County Animal Shelter by Christoper Castallani's Carpentry students. Participation in this fundraiser was made possible by student Robert Stack. The houses are on display at the Biltmore Square Mall.
NCCCS Conference Presenters
A-B Tech faculty and staff will be among the presenters at the North Carolina Community College System Conference, "Wheel of Learning," Oct. 10-12 in Greensboro.
Presenters include Gigi Derballa, chair of Developmental Studies, The Three As of Serving Learning: Approaches, Assignments and Assessments; Pam Silvers, chair of Business Computer Technologies, and Fine Arts Instructor Kenn Kotara, Hybrid Curriculums: The New Face of Program Development; Deborah Lonon, Invitational Education Coordinator, How A-B Tech Used Invitational Education in Developing its QEP Topic, Education and Career Advisement; Hank Jackson, chair of Mechanical Engineering Technology, Report on the Mechanical/Manufacturing Engineering Technology Curriculum Improvement Project; Michele Hathcock, director of Recruitment and Student Activities, and Dr. Dennis King, vice president of Student Services, One More Spoke of the Wheel - Student Activities; Dr. King, Informational Session for College/University Transfer Advisors and Instructors; Hospitality Education Instructor Gary Schwartz and Chair Sheila Tillman, Working Together to Create Competency-Based Hospitality Education; Carol Rovello, director of Employee and Organization Development, Guiding Your College Through the Reaccreditation Process: Lessons Learned; Food Service Technology Chef/Instructor Charlie Widner, Bridging the Gap Between FST and DOC; Humanities/Fine Arts Chair David Smith and Director of Distance Education Rusty Holmes, Accommodating Diverse Discipline Needs Within a Single Course Through Technology; Holmes and Smith, Ready for Primetime: A Rubric for Evaluating Course Migration to Distance Formats; Smith, Holmes, Dr. Tom Dechant, dean of Arts and Sciences, and Dr. Sharon Morrissey, vice president of Instructional Services, Planning for Outcomes: A Model and Applications for Cross-Curriculum and Course Evaluation.
Jackson also will preside at a session called Effective Application of Learning, Theory and Retention Strategies: Preparing Technicians for the 21st Century Workplace.
Open Mic Night
Aaron LaFalce, performs an original song as the host of the first Open Mic Night, sponsored by the SGA and Drama Club. Participant performances ranged from dramatic monologues to original music, performed before an audience in the A-B Tech Café.
Small Business Brings Big Business
Mike McCarthy, Executive Director of Corporate and Economic Development, gives a tour a during the Small Business Center Open House to David Ponder (middle) and Gail Richards (right) of the North Carolina National Guard.
Getting To Know Us
Two of the nearly 600 high school seniors who came to A-B Tech Oct. 1 for the college's annual High School Visitation Day check out the Surgical Technology display.