Tansey Topics October 21, 2016 | Eastern North Carolina Now

Press Release:

   

This Week at BCCC

Putting in the Extra Effort Online

    Thank you to all the faculty who came up with online assignments and helped us get through the closure due to Hurricane Matthew. We appreciate the effort you put in to adapt your semester plan.

BCCC Honored for Big Energy Cuts

    The numerous equipment upgrades at Beaufort County Community College have paid off. The college was among 18 North Carolina universities and colleges that achieved over 30 percent energy reductions over the past eight years. Only nine of the 54 community colleges received the Utility Savings Initiative Award.
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SkillsUSA

    The new BCCC SkillsUSA - NC chapter held its second meeting October 5. SkillsUSA is a national nonprofit student organization that serves students enrolled in career and technical education training programs. SkillsUSA's mission is to empower its members to become world-class workers and responsible American citizens. SkillsUSA complements technical skills training with employment skills that make a well-rounded worker and citizen. Founded in 1965, SkillsUSA has developed nearly 9.5 million workers through active partnerships between employers and educators. The local chapter advisors are Lisa Hill and Ben Morris.

Customized Training Program

    Our customized training program will be featured in the NC Business Magazine. NC Community College System is providing an article featuring our partnership between the customized training program and PAS, Inc. Sara Watson and Lauren Dudley are both being interviewed for the article.

Halloween Decorating Contest

    Awards will be given for Best Halloween Door Decoration, Best Halloween Office and Best Halloween Hallway. Judging will occur between 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. on October 25.

Lamont Cannon

    One of our religion instructors, Lamont Cannon, has had his fourth major Bible reference project come out this semester. On September 27, Thomas Nelson released the NKJV Word Study Bible. It features over 1700 word studies. During the summer of 2015, Lamont wrote 109 word studies based on some of the Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek words that were used in the original composition of the Bible. Thomas Nelson is reusing 51 Hebrew word studies that he wrote for them in 1996 in his first publication, the Nelson Study Bible. In 1999, Lamont wrote 34 Hebrew word studies for The Complete Word Study Dictionary of the Old Testament, and in 2006, he wrote book introductions to Ecclesiastes, Esther, Ezra, and Song of Solomon for the Apologetics Study Bible for Students. In the Apologetics Study Bible for Students, BCCC is mentioned four times along with his name. We are fortunate to have Mr. Cannon serve as our faculty.

Following in the Footsteps of her Daughter: Bernadine Hedrick

    "I'm going to put a sign on my back: 'Don't make me do rhetorical analysis,'" said Bernadine Hedrick. Hedrick wrote Melissa Hisle, her instructor for ENG 114, after she satisfactorily passed the online class, confessing to her that she still did not know what a rhetorical analysis was. She laughs it off, having made it through most of her career without knowing what it is.
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Registration Day and Applications

    The BCCC Foundation is now taking applications for spring 2017. They are due November 10. Registration for spring 2017 will begin on October 25, Registration Day. They can do it through Self Service with the approval of their faculty advisor.

Halloween Costume Contest

    Come dressed in your scariest, funniest, most original and/or most unique Halloween costume. Registration is from 12:00-12:20 p.m. and judging is at 12:30 p.m. in Building 9. Lunch will be served from 12:00-1:00 p.m. Free for students. $3 for faculty/staff.

Win a Jersey

    Our vending company has placed stickers on the drinks in the machine. If you receive a sticker, bring it to the finance office. There will be a final drawing on Nov. 1 for an autographed Luke Kuechly Carolina Panthers jersey.

Blood Drive

    Thank you to everyone who participated in the blood drive on Thursday, Oct. 20. Despite the college being closed, the Red Cross had about 100 people come to donate blood.

Join the High Five Campaign

    The following people are participants in the High Five Campaign, donating at least $5 a month to the BCCC Foundation's emergency grants for students. Emergency grants are used to keep students enrolled through assistance with tuition, books, fees and catastrophic events. I want to thank the following people for contributing to the campaign and hope to see this list grow.

• Wesley Adams
• Rick Anderson
• Dr. Crystal Ange
• Anonymous (2)
• Morgan Bland
• Debra Clemmons
• Julie Crippen
• Theresa Edwards
• Edie Findley
• James Gaynor, Board of Trustees
• Stacey Gerard
• Tommy Hodges
• Sandra Hunter
• Dorothy Jordan
• Christine LeCompte
• Bobbie Lewis
• Michele Mayo
• Howell Miller
• Mark Nelson
• Marcia Norwood
• Karen Pruden
• Cecelia Scott
• Penny Sermons
• Kathleen Simpson, Board of Trustees
• Jennie Singleton
• Dr. Laura Staton, Board of Trustees
• Lentz Stowe
• Dr. Jay Sullivan
• Serena Sullivan
• Dr. Barbara Tansey
• Bill Wall, Board of Trustees
• Emily Woolard
• Lisa Woolard

Personnel Notes

    BCCC is currently seeking applications for the positions listed below. Please share these postings with anyone you know that may qualify and be interested. Visit the BCCC Employment Opportunities page (https://jobs.beaufortccc.edu/) for additional position announcements and information about how to apply.

    Adjunct Instructor - English - Applications will be accepted until the position has been filled. Individuals interested in applying may do so through this link: https://jobs.beaufortccc.edu/postings/698

    Night Instructor - College and Career Readiness - Continuing Education - Tyrrell Prison Work Farm (Part-time) - Applications will be accepted until the position has been filled. Individuals interested in applying may do so through this link: http://jobs.beaufortccc.edu/postings/697

    Instructor - Mathematics (Full-time) - Applications will be accepted until October 31, 2016. Individuals interested in applying may do so through this link: http://jobs.beaufortccc.edu/postings/696

Tansey Topics

    Send any important dates to you would like publicized in Tansey Topics/BCCC Briefs/social media to Attila.Nemecz@BeaufortCCC.edu. This includes but is not limited to student and campus events, fundraisers, student organization meetings and board meetings.

Upcoming Events

• October 25- Registration Day: no school for students
• October 25-December 13- Students register during this time with their advisors
• October 28, 12:00 p.m.- Culinary Lab Open House/Ribbon Cutting, Building 8
• November 3- College Night
• November 10- Deadline for foundation scholarship applications
• November 15- BCCC Foundation Board meeting
• December 13- Last day of class (fall 2016)
• December 14-15- Exams
• February 7, 5:00 p.m.- Board of Trustees meeting, Board Room, Building 10
• March 3-5- Public Safety Weekend
• April 4, 5:00 p.m. - Board of Trustees meeting, Board Room, Building 10
• April 20, 6:00 p.m.- Fall BLET Academy Graduation, Multi-Purpose Room, Building 10
• May 18, 6:00 p.m.- Spring BLET Graduation, Multi-Purpose Room, Building 10
• June 6, 5:00 p.m. - Board of Trustees meeting, Board Room, Building 10

    Beaufort County Community College is a public comprehensive community college committed to accessible and affordable quality education, effective teaching, relevant training, and lifelong learning opportunities for the people served by the College.