| June
2009 News |
Penland Reappointed to SCC
Board - At their
June 15 meeting, the Jackson
County commissioners approved
the reappointment of Melvin
“Pete” Penland
to the Southwestern Community
College Board of Trustees.
. » full
story |
| President's
List and Dean's List
announced for Spring 2009
. . » details |
 GEAR
UP awarded $30,000 through
teacher training partnership
- SCC’s GEAR
UP program will receive a
$30,000 Invest in Teachers
Award from LEARN NC, a K-12
outreach organization . .
» more |
| Macon
New Century Scholar seniors
honored at annual banquet
(reported
in the Franklin Press)
|
 WNC
student attends International
Leadership Forum
- In some ways, Daniel Reategui
Angel is an average seventh-grader
at Macon Middle School. However,
this 12-year-old was accepted
to participate in the International
World Leadership Forum in
Washington, D.C.- reserved
for the world's top 5-8 graders.
. . » full
story |
| Phlebotomy
accredited - The
National Accrediting Agency
for Clinical Laboratory Sciences
has awarded SCC's Phlebotomy
program continuing approval
for four years. . . »
full
story |
 Pottery
Classes: Beginner to Advanced
- SCC has a number of pottery
classes to choose from this
summer, including offerings
for the beginner through advanced
level classes. The classes
are $60 each, plus the cost
of clay, and will be held
at the college’s Swain
Center. . . » more
info |
Dedication
of the Oscar Ledford Learning
Center - “Oscar
had a  belief
that one day Macon County
would have its own college,”
said Ronnie Beale, chairman
of the Macon County Board
of Commissioners at the ceremony
Friday dedicating Southwestern
Community College’s
new Early College Building
in memory of the late Oscar
Ledford. “This campus
is due to his foresight and
vision and through these doors
will pass not only the future
leaders of Macon County, but
of North Carolina and the
nation.” » full
story and photos |
| |
| May
2009 News |
 SCC's
new building in Macon County
will be dedicated to Oscar
Ledford during a
ceremony on June 5 at 2 p.m.
The late Oscar Ledford was
a visionary- a man who was
forward-thinking in helping
improve Macon County’s
future. He always thought
Macon County’s young
folks were the finest in the
state and knew that they are
the county’s future.
Their future, he realized,
depended on quality education..
» full
story |
Milner awarded Duke internship
- Summer Milner, who graduated
May 8 from SCC with an associate
in applied science degree
in respiratory therapy, was
awarded one of four select
respiratory internships at
Duke University Medical Center..
. » full
story |
| SCC
math students - Two
Southwestern Community College
students placed in the 15th
Annual Gainesville State College
Math Tournament held recently
in Gainesville, GA. . »
full
story |
 Cody
wins scholarship -
Tammy Stamey Cody of Franklin,
who graduated May 8 with an
associate in applied science
degree in health information
technology, was the winner
of the North Carolina Health
Information Management Association
scholarship » details |
| OICA
Open House set for
May 21, 2009 » details |
2009
SCC Graduation Video Graduation
Photos |
 A
kiss for the oldest graduate
- David Lee Barbour of Franklin
receives a congratulatory
kiss from his wife, Mary Kehren
Barber, just moments before
SCC’s graduation ceremony
Friday, May 8, on the Jackson
Campus. » more
|
 SCC
Web Technology Student Gives
Back - When Dave
Blanton, father of slain trooper
Shawn Blanton, decided that
he needed a website for a
scholarship in his son’s
name, he knew just where to
go. He approached Gene Couch
to see if the college had
any students who could work
on the project. . . »
full
story |
| Science
Olympiad - Smoky
Mountain High School’s
Science Olympiad team competed
in the 2009 Science Olympiad
regional competition recently
at UNC-Asheville. The team
is supported in part through
the assistance of SCC’s
GEAR UP program . . »
read
more |
| Pollinators
and Pheromones -
SCC GEAR UP college readiness
coaches Charles Yonce and
Mary Bennett recently conducted
a program on Pollinators and
Pheromones in Margaret Simpson’s
sixth grade biotechnology
class at Macon Middle School.
. . » full
story |
| Four-day
schedule - In an
effort to reduce operating
costs through energy savings
during the summer, Southwestern
Community College will implement
a four-day schedule for curriculum
course offerings. . . »
read
more |
| Health
Sciences pinning ceremonies
held . . »
full
story & photos |
 PSTC
named for Jerry Sutton
- A large group of family
and well wishers turned out
Friday, May 1, when SCC’s
public safety training center
was named for long-time SCC
Board of Trustee member and
supporter Jerry Sutton. .
. » full
story & photos |
 NTHS
Induction Ceremony held
- During a spring induction
ceremony on April 29, a group
of SCC students was inducted
into the National Technical
Honor Society. . .
full story |
 PTK
Induction Ceremony held
- During the April 28, 2009
spring induction ceremony
13 students were inducted
into SCC’s Alpha Eta
Nu Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa
International Honor Society.
» . .
full story |
 First
grad of OICA - Henrietta
Heeter of Cherokee, who has
learned a variety of new artistic
mediums at the Oconaluftee
Institute for Cultural Arts,
will be the first graduate
of the program when she receives
her associate degree in fine
arts from Southwesten Community
College Friday, May 8. »
. . full
story |
 Numbers
up - SCC director
of financial aid Melody Lawrence
and dean of student services
Phil Weast organize the “phenomenal”
44 percent increase in applications
for federal student aid, while
noting early registration
numbers are also up -more
than 20 percent. With the
student enrollment numbers
up so significantly, the college
faces the challenge of balancing
the increase in demand with
the decrease in state revenues.
» . . full
story |
| |
| April
2009 News |
| Graduation
set for May 8 |
| SCC
Chorale Presents Spring Concert
May 5 - The program
titled, "We're Gonna
Put On A Show" features
songs from the best of Broadway
and Film. The concert is free
and open to the public. »
more
|
| Spring
Fling/Earth Day Celebration
photos
. . . |
Bike to Work Day
May 15 - Across
the United States cities
are gearing up for National
Bike Month, which is May.
To celebrate, SCC urges
you to ride your bike to
work on May 15, the second
annual Sylva Bike-To-Work
Day. . . »
full
story |
| Twenty-sixth
Annual Academic Awards
Ceremony held Monday,
April 20. . . »
full
story |
 A
dedication ceremony
naming SCC’s Public
Safety Training Complex instructional
building after trustee Jerry
Sutton will be held 2 p.m.
Friday, May 1, at the site.
The building will be called
the Jerry Sutton Public
Safety Training Center
. . » more |
Inspired by Deanne
- It wasn’t even their
lab but Southwestern Community
College students Stacey Sprague
and Erin Parris entered the
expensive, state-of-the-art
equipped forensics lab on
campus for some super sleuthing.
. » full
story |
| Michael
Revere's new book only available
at SCC - Michael
Revere, one of the founders
of Southwestern Community
College’s Milestone
literary publication, published
a new book that is only being
sold at the SCC Bookstore.
» full
story |
 Martha
Hall named to USA Today's
Community College Academic
Team - Neither a
tornado, snowstorm or sandstorm
could keep Martha Hall of
Sylva from Monday's award
ceremony at the new Phoenix,
Ariz., Convention Center where
she was officially selected
to USA Today's All-USA Community
College Academic Team. . .
» full
story |
|
Poetry Out Loud Competition
held - On April
2 students from Swain County
High School and the School
for Applied Science, Math,
and Technology competed in
the school-wide Poetry Out
Loud Competition. The event
was sponsored by Southwestern
Community College’s
GEAR UP program which focuses
on getting every student college-ready.
. . » full
story |
| Parent
Workshop - A free
Parents’ Night Program
on Self Esteem and Student
Achievement will be held Mon,
April 27.
The program will provide math
homework help tips for parents.
Child care is offered for
ages five-11. . . »
details |
| Interested
in buying a house?
A Home Inspections course
and a Homebuyers Seminar will
be offered in Franklin this
month . . »
full
story |
| Swain
GEARUP visits UNC-A
- Swain County Sophomore Academy
students recently visited
UNC Asheville. The trip was
sponsored by Southwestern
Community College’s
GEAR UP program at Swain County
High School, which encourages
early information about college
access. . . »
full
story |
| Gaming
Zone - SCC’s
Holt Library transformed into
a Gaming Zone Saturday, April
4, during its first-ever gaming
event. Faculty, parents, staff
and students competed in a
variety of games on large
screens and enjoyed plenty
of pizza during this seven-hour
event. . . »
full
story |
| Green
Spring Fling and Earth Day
Celebration - Come
enjoy an afternoon of food,
music, games, environmental
information, and fun - April
23 . . » details
|
| Attend
College 101 and learn
what you need to do now to
get ready for college. The
program, targeting 8th through
10th graders and their families,
will be held Tuesday, April
7, . . » more |
 Ducks
on the Tuck is back!
With more than 130 New Century
Scholars on our campus this
year and nearly 700 "waiting
in the wings", our region
has proven that New Century
Scholars is a gift worth backing!
. . . » more
|
| March
2009 News |
| OICA
moves - In less than
two years the Oconaluftee
Institute for Cultural Arts
has outgrown its space at
Southwestern Community College’s
Cherokee Center and moved
to newly renovated studios.
. . » full
story |
 Lunch
and Learn: Discover America
- AJ Rowell met with
SCC students during a Lunch
and Learn event sponsored
by SCC’s Student Life
Committee. The first in a
series of speakers/events
titled Discover America, Rowell
shared the story of his 10,000-mile
bike ride from Prudhoe Bay,
Alaska, to Cullowhee. . .
» full
story |
 SCC
GEAR UP Students Visit High
Museum in Atlanta
- Recently sophomores at Swain
County High school visited
the third installment of the
Louvre Exhibit at the High
Museum in Atlanta. . »
full
story |
| SCC
GEAR UP Students Attend Middle
School Teachers of Tomorrow
Program - Twenty-four
Southwestern Community College
GEAR UP middle school students
from Scotts Creek and Swain
Middle were among the more
than 200 Western North Carolina
students attending the Middle
School Teachers of Tomorrow
Program Feb. 10 at Western
Carolina University’s
Ramsey Center. . »
full
story |
 UB
Scholar Bowl Team places 2nd
in state - SCC took
second place in the 2009 Upward
Bound Scholars' Bowl held
at North Carolina Central
University on March 14. .
. » full
story |
 Southwestern
Community College’s
Chapter of Alpha Beta
Gamma held its Spring
Induction Ceremony on Tuesday,
March 17, on the Jackson Campus.
. » full
story |
 Job-Career
Readiness Center Open House
- Open House for
the center, located in SCC’s
Macon Annex downtown Franklin,
will be Monday, March
23, from 1-2 p.m.
The center will educate and
train individuals for success
in the workplace through job
readiness training, career
exploration, communication
skills, job seeking skills
and personal development skills.
. . » full
story |
2009
Job Fair successful -
"I was very impressed
with the community
turn out, as well as our students
who attended," said organizer,
SCC career planning and placement
coordinator Patty Kirkley,
who counted 253 participants.
. . » full
story & photos |
 Webster
artist featured -
Webster artist James Smythe
is the featured artist at
the Balsam Center at SCC’s
Jackson Campus through the
month of March. . . »
full
story |
| Leadership
on Fire - Participants
at a Leadership on Fire seminar
at SCC Friday, Feb. 27, formed
different groups and decided
strategies . . » more
|
| Career
Seminars held - As
part of SCCs Career-Building
Seminars, human resource managers
from several businesses in
the area participated on a
panel to provide students
inside advice on how to get
hired. . » full
story
|
| February
2009 News |
 Former
student designs campus emergency
callboxes, PA system
- Using skills he learned
in class, former SCC computer
engineering and electronic
engineering technology student
Rocky Frizzell designed a
public address system for
the Jackson Campus’
critical incident response.
. . » full
story |
| A Crude
Awakening - SCC’s
student-led Green Team will
show the documentary A Crude
Awakening: The Oil Crash on
Wednesday, March 18, at 3
p.m. in Oaks Hall 102 on the
Jackson Campus. . . »
more
|
| Upcoming
NC-Net Seminars -
As the Western Regional Center
for Excellence in Teaching
and Learning. SCC is one of
three regional centers which
are part of the North Carolina
Community College System’s
statewide NC-NET initiative.
. . » details
|
SCC student artwork selected
for display in Raleigh -
Artwork from four Southwestern
Community College students
has been selected for display
at the North Carolina Community
College System Office in Raleigh.
. » full
story |
| New
Online Photoshop Elements
7 for the Digital Photographer
Course - Participants
will experience editing images
on the computer, correcting
flaws, enhancing the final
product, creating simple art
projects, preparing images
for e-mail and the Web, and
more. » details |
Strong
leadership of education system
has never been more vital
-
Citizen-Times.com |
Center named for Jerry Sutton
- The Southwestern Community
College Board of Trustees
named the instructional building
on the Public Safety Training
Complex after trustee Jerry
Sutton. It will be called
the Jerry Sutton Public Safety
Training Center .. »
full
story |
2009 Spelling Bee winners
announced
» see
photos |
 BLET
Class #62 graduated
Friday, Feb 13 as guest speaker,
Cherokee Police Chief Ben
Reed urged graduates
to “concentrate on your
integrity.”
. » full
story |
| Job
Fair 09 - Looking for a job?
Come to SCC’s
Job Fair March 12 on the Jackson
Campus. The free event will
be held from 9 a.m. until
1 p.m. in the auditorium of
the Balsam Building and is
open to the community. Approximately
60 employers will be on hand
to provide information about
their organization. .
. »
more |
| Self
Expression through Art workshops
- Artist and holistic
therapist Laura Elliott will
lead several workshops in
Self Expression through Art
at SCC's Jackson, Macon and
Swain Centers. .
. » details |
|
New online courses
- SCC has a program that makes
it easy to take high-quality,
noncredit online courses.
Southwestern Community College
has partnered with ed2go to
offer hundreds of online,
instructor-facilitated courses
. .
. » more |
 Dale,
Andrea bump up the learning
- Andrea Kennedy
led Swain
Middle School 8th graders
through a hands-on lab experiment
at the college’s Jackson
Campus. “In a classroom
setting you can study the
concepts but seeing results
in a college lab really bumps
it up a level for them,”
said Angie Noland, SCC GEAR
UP instructor, who accompanied
the students, along with their
teacher Gianna Carson. . .
» more |
| Recycling teaches
accountability -
In a week of intense competition
on the Southwestern Community
College Jackson Campus, teams
filled bin after bin with
recycled paper . . »
full
story |
Charles Siler Slagle, 88,
founding member of SCC Board
of Trustees died Monday, Feb.
9, 2009, at his residence
in the Cartoogechaye Community.
. . » memorial |
Honor students honored
- The founding fathers of
SCC's Honors Program joined
honor students for a celebration
lunch. » full
story |
| Financial Aid officers
host FAFSA Day Sat, Feb 21
- College financial aid officers
will be available at locations
across NC, including SCC’s
Jackson and Macon Campuses,
on Saturday, Feb. 21, from
9 a.m. until noon to help
high school seniors and families
complete and submit their
Free Application for Federal
Student Aid forms. »
more |
Gary Carden's courses
- Master Appalachian storyteller
Gary Carden will share this
talents and instruct participants
in two upcoming courses, Appalachian
Culture and From the Brothers
Grimm to Appalachian Jack
Tales, at Southwestern Community
College. . . » details |
| President's, Dean's
lists announced -
SCC has announced the President’s
and Dean's lists for Fall
2008. . . » full
story |
| January
2009 News |
| Verizon grant
- Students
from SCC’s radiography
program recently attended
a conference in Atlanta
sponsored by the Verizon
Foundation. . »
full
story |
 Medical
Assisting students begin
externship
- The first class of
medical assisting students
will begin their externship
this semester. »
full
story |
| NC-NET Seminars
- SCC recently received
funding to continue
its work as the Western
Regional Center for
Excellence in Teaching
and Learning. SCC is
one of three regional
centers which are part
of the North Carolina
Community College System’s
statewide NC-NET initiative.
» more |
| Spring enrollment
up - With final
figures just tallied,
enrollment numbers are
up 14 percent this spring
over last spring with
some 2,367 students
taking college credit
classes. » full
story |
| NTHS Induction
held - The
SCC Chapter of the National
Technical Honor Society
held the fall induction
of new members »
full
story |
| Winter
2008 Grad List by County |
Community's librarian
retires - Nelda
Reid retires after 38
years
at SCC » full
story |
| Small Business
Seminars - SCC's
Small Business Center
will offer Thursday
evening seminars to
help small business
owners and start-up
businesses. Classes
will be held from 6-9
p.m. at SCC’s
Swain Center and the
cost is $5 for each
class. » more |
| IT Students
Visit Oak Ridge National
Laboratory
- ORNL is the Department
of Energy’s largest
multi-purpose science
laboratory. ORNL also
has the world’s
second largest supercomputer
and a microscope that
is capable of seeing
an atom. » full
story |
| Alpha Beta
Gamma Induction
- The SCC Chapter of
Alpha Beta Gamma International
Business Honor Society
held the fall induction
of new members. »
more
|
| SCC
holds December Commencement
- read
story - see photos -
Harrison's commencement
address |
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