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February 19, 2010 ITEMS OF INTEREST ABOUT GASTON COLLEGE The James Biggers and Friends Art Exhibit will be open until 2:00 pm on Friday, February 26, 2010 in the Jeanne Rauch Gallery, Rauch Science and Fine Arts Building, Dallas Campus. On display are colorful and one-of-a kind paintings, drawings, graphic digital designs, folk art, printmaking, and more by artists from North and South Carolina and Washington, D.C. Gallery hours are Monday thru Thursday, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm and Friday, 9:00 am to 2:00 pm. For more information on these events sponsored by the Minority Affairs Committee of Gaston College, call 704.922.6200. Applying for scholarships will soon be easier and faster at Gaston College. A new software program is being installed to streamline the processing of online scholarship applications. The STARS Program (Scholarship Tracking and Review System) will assist students in submitting the information needed to process their request for financial aid. The user friendly system will quickly identify scholarships for eligible students and they will get notification of scholarship awards faster. Also, college staff will be able to quickly review and process applications. A series of drop-in informational sessions will be held to help students learn how to use the STARS program in filling out and submitting scholarship applications. East Campus - Classroom Building, Room 117 The workshops Intro to PLC (Programmable Logic Controller) and Intro to SLC (Statistical Programmable Logic Controller) will be offered through a special arrangement with McNaughton-McKay Electric Company. The Intro to PLC will be held on Tuesday, March 9 from 8:00 am – 5:00 pm highlighting Basic PLC concepts and terminology along with approximately 40% hands-on training, but the workshop is not a complete maintenance or programming course. The Intro to SLC will be held on Wednesday, March 10 from 8:00 am – 5:00 pm and will cover basic SLC-500 concepts and terminology. Each workshop is an 8 hour introductory level course and will be held at McNaughton-McKay Electric Company, 1408 Castle Court, Gastonia. Full tuition is paid through the Productivity Enhancement Customized Training Budget and the training is valued at $390 per day. Seating is limited. To register, call Cynthia Cash at 704.922.6447 or email: cash.cynthia@gaston.edu. The Gaston College Career Day will be held on Wednesday, March 10, from 9:30 am until 12 noon in the David Belk Cannon Building (DBC), Dallas Campus. This annual event is expected to attract more than 60 employers from the Gastonia/Charlotte metro region, and over 500 Gaston College students and alumni. For more information, call the Cooperative Education and Student Employment office at 704.922.6525. An Open House for the unemployed, underemployed and prospective students will be held on Saturday, March 27 from 9:30 am -12:30 pm on the Dallas Campus. A number of activities will be scheduled including faculty presentations and demonstrations, information booths, and campus tours. Prospective students will be able to complete an application and hear about the financial aid available at the college. Also, there will be lots of give-aways and refreshments will be provided. For more information, visit www.gaston.edu. Upcoming testing dates for the National ACT exam are April 10, and June 12, 2010, from 8:00 am to 12noon in the David Belk Cannon Building (DBC), Dallas Campus. For more information, call 704.922.6220. The Spring 2010 graduation commencement exercises will be held at Bojangles Coliseum (formerly Cricket Arena) on Saturday, May 15 at 2:00 pm For more information, go to www.gaston.edu. Got a question? Take advantage of our new on-line service “Ask GC.” Receive quick answers to frequently asked questions. Visit www.gaston.edu/askgc for more information. For more news and information about Gaston College, check out Channel 21 on Time Warner Cable or visit our website at www.gaston.edu. Congratulations to: Susan Miller who will be graduating this spring with an Associate of Applied Science Degree, Dietetic Technician. She is an outstanding student and will be recognized for academic achievement at the North Carolina Community College System Excellence Celebration. The awards ceremony will be held at the James S. McKimmon Conference and Training Center on the NC State campus in Raleigh, Wednesday, April 14, 2010. February 18, 2010 ITEMS OF INTEREST ABOUT GASTON COLLEGE Gaston College is giving away free Microsoft certification exam and training vouchers to help those in technology to get the skills, training and certification needed to compete in today’s technology-driven workplace and competitive job market. Through a new program called “Elevate America,” Microsoft is providing vouchers for Microsoft E-Learning courses and select Microsoft Certification exams at no cost to recipients to help them prove their proficiency by taking an online exam. Those who successfully pass the exam will receive business certification which is something job applicants need to help them stand above the competition with employers. Training vouchers are available for the advanced technology professional, and certification exam vouchers are available for Microsoft Office Specialist 2003 and Microsoft Certified Application Specialist 2007.The deadline for testing vouchers has been extended to March 16, 2010. The College will be offering the certification exams at no cost from 9:00 am until12:30 pm, on the following dates in the Morris Library: February 19 and 22 - 26, and March 1- 5, 8-12, 15 and 16. The exam takes up to 90 minutes. Microsoft is offering free certification in Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Outlook (2003 OR 2007), Vista, or XP. Each test takes about an hour. Lots of Gaston College faculty and staff have already taken and passed any or all of these exams. You receive a nice frame-ready certificate from Microsoft. To get a voucher and a test time or if you have questions, contact Karen Jenkins at 704.922.6263 or email: jenkins.karen@gaston.edu. The Therapeutic Massage Department will be sponsoring a Student Massage Clinic spring semester. Students will be conducting the Swedish Full Body Massages and chair massages February 19, and 26, March 12, 19 and 26, April 9, 16, 23, and 30, and May 7 at the David Belk Cannon Building, Room 190, Dallas Campus. The full body massages will last one hour and chair massages 20 minutes. The cost for full body massages is $25.00 for the public, $20.00 for Gaston College Faculty and Staff and senior citizens (ID must be shown), and $15.00 for students (Gaston College ID or spring schedule must be shown). All chair massages are $7.00. Participants will be asked to fill out intake and evaluation forms. No cologne or perfume will be allowed in the student clinic to avoid allergic reactions. To make an appointment, contact Kandy Penley at 704.922.6377. Lean Enterprise is a fast paced interactive introduction to strategies that can be used by small and large businesses to create a strategic advantage in the marketplace. This free 2 hour seminar will be held on Thursday, February 25 from 2:30 - 4:30 pm at the Cochrane Science Building, Room 103, Lincoln Campus, 511 S. Aspen Street, Lincolnton. Information that will be discussed during this workshop includes a description of lean, the seven kinds of waste, 55 stories of how and why lean can and should be used by businesses, a short hands-on demonstration of the power of lean, examples of lean tools that can be used today, the importance of metrics for a business, and the amazing results that can be achieved by using lean. Seating is limited. Pre-register by calling Lou Ann Huffman, Lincolnton-Lincoln County Chamber of Commerce, at 704.735.3096. The Textile Technology Center serves textile and manufacturing companies across North Carolina by providing product development, fabric/yarn testing, training, and technical assistance. The Center is sponsoring The Community Mill and related courses for spring 2010. These courses are designed for animal fiber producers and persons interested in animal fiber processing. The Marketing Your Animal Fiber Products is a one-day workshop offered on Friday, June 25 and Saturday, June 26, 2010. The Community Mill Course is offered in both a two-day and four-day format. The two-day Intensive Program is offered on Friday and Saturday, March 19-20 with the four-day workshop, Monday through Thursday, April 12-15, 2010. A one-day workshop on Felting Wool, Llama, and Alpaca Fibers is being offered on Thursday, March 18 and will be repeated on Friday, March 20, Friday, April 16, and Sunday, April 18, 2010. For more information contact John Anderson at 704.825.3737 or anderson.john@gaston.edu. Nominations are being sought for the 2010 Altrusa Award for Excellence which recognizes Gaston College employees. Altrusa International of Gastonia established the award through the Gaston College Foundation to reward a full-time employee of Gaston College who personifies the mission of the college and the ideal of lifelong learning. Students, as well as alumni, employees, and others in the community may make nominations for this award which carries a cash prize. Completed nomination packets must be received in the Gaston College Foundation office by March 1. Nomination forms and award criteria are available on the Gaston College website at www.gaston.edu, in the Morris Library on the Dallas campus, at the Lincoln Campus and East Campus information desks, or by calling (704) 922-6511. In celebration of Women’s History Month, the work of artist Ginny Hanes Boyd February 5, 2010 US Airways, Gaston & other community colleges take Charlotte Regional Partnership 2010 economic development honors CHARLOTTE – Without a skilled and talented workforce, not even the perfect building or most enticing incentives will induce a company to locate in a community. That’s what makes Gaston College such an invaluable business recruitment tool. “Our regional community and technical colleges give us a competitive advantage as we meet and talk with advisors and corporations that are making decisions about where to expand, consolidate or relocate their companies,” said Ronnie Bryant, president and CEO of the Charlotte Regional Partnership. “When we explain how the colleges not only offer workplace-related courses but will customize programs for individual companies within our 16 counties, these decision makers are very, very interested.” There are 10 community and technical colleges in the 16-counties that define the Charlotte USA footprint. Each is so valuable to the communities it serves that the Charlotte Regional Partnership couldn’t choose just one to receive it annual award for significant, ongoing contributions to economic development within the Charlotte region. So, on May 25, the Partnership will honor all 10 with its public-sector Jerry Award. The other nine are Catawba Valley Community College, Central Piedmont Community College, Cleveland Community College, Mitchell Community College, Northeastern Technical College, Rowan-Cabarrus Community College, South Piedmont Community College, Stanly Community College and York Technical College. US Airways is being recognized with the private-sector award. Like the community and technical colleges, its impact on the regional economy is incalculable. The airline is the centerpiece of the transportation infrastructure that easily and quickly connects the region – and regional businesses – to customers, suppliers, visitors and friends throughout the world. In the past year, the airline has added service to Honolulu, Paris, Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paolo. Daily, year-round nonstop service between Rome and Charlotte begins May 13. “Even in the midst of the recession, US Airways has had such faith in our region’s business climate that it has expanded service at its Charlotte hub,” said H.A. “Humpy” Wheeler, Charlotte Regional Partnership chair. “US Airways has contributed immeasurably to our ability to attract and retain businesses in our region.” The 2010 Jerry Awards recipients will be honored during the Partnership’s Annual Awards Luncheon, May 25, at the Charlotte Convention Center at 11:30 a.m. For event or table sponsorship information, contact Clay Andrews, candrews@charlotteusa.com or 704.347.8026. February 4, 2010 Nominations Sought for Altrusa Award Nominations are being sought for the 2010 Altrusa Award for Excellence which recognizes Gaston College employees. Altrusa International of Gastonia established the award through the Gaston College Foundation to reward a fulltime employee of Gaston College who personifies the mission of the college and the ideal of lifelong learning through their life both on and off the campus. Past and present students as well as others in the community may make nominations for this award which carries a cash prize. Nomination forms and award criteria are available on the Gaston College website at www.gaston.edu. Forms are also available in the Morris Library on the Dallas Campus, at the Lincoln Campus and East Campus information desks, or by calling (704) 922-6511. Completed nomination packets must be received in the Gaston College Foundation office by March 1. “We are pleased that the Altrusa Club of Gastonia has chosen to invest in Gaston College and its employees,” commented Dr. Patricia Skinner, Gaston College president. “We are grateful to the club for its support and are appreciative of their many contributions to the community.” Nominees will be judged on their involvement with students and their impact on the educational life of Gaston College. The Altrusa Club of Gastonia established an endowment to support the award in 1993, and the first recipient was selected in 1995. More than $9,800 has been distributed through the award since it began. Winner of the 2010 Altrusa Award for Excellence will be announced at the Gaston College Faculty/Staff Appreciation Event on April 30. Past recipients include Linda Greenlee, Brenda Falls, Roland Ball, Vicki Greene, Rhonda Smith Wood, Judith Cole, Peggy Truman, Louise Davis, Judy Jennings Bean, Bill Bambach, Bob Blanton, Amy Davis, Nancy Porter, Audrey Sherrill, and Harry Cooke. For information on this and other activities of the Gaston College Foundation call (704) 922-6511 or email gcfoundation@gaston.edu |
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