The MiSCC. (Miscellaneous) SOUTHEASTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE 1500 West Agency Road West Burlington, IA 52655 Volume 11, Issue 19 February 23, 2015 A WEEKLY PUBLICATION OF THE WEST BURLINGTON CAMPUS STUDENT SERVICES DIVISION Fast Fact: The number of college students with dependent children has been growing, with 4.8 million U.S. undergrads raising children. 1 in 4 college students have dependent children. 45% of students with children are enrolled at community colleges. (Source: Institute for Mark Your Calendar . . . Student Board Meeting Wednesday, March 4 11:00 AM—Noon Private Dining Room New members welcome! Looking Ahead . . . Phi Theta Kappa Induction Ceremony Friday, April 10 5:30 PM ~ SCC Little Theater Open to the public. Important Dates: THIS Friday—No Classes All Staff Workshop/In-service March 11—Midterm March 16—20—Spring Break! No classes. Offices closed. “The only sensible person is my tailor. He measures me anew each time he sees me.” George Bernard Shaw Women’s Policy Research / www.universitybusiness.com) You‘re Invited to a Party . . . HELP US CELEBRATE! TRiO’s 50th Birthday! Open House ~ THIS Tuesday 11:00 AM—1:00 PM Private Dining Room Food! Games! Prizes! ALL Students & Staff are Welcome! HEY STUDENTS! Time to break out your happy dance! ~ THIS FRIDAY~ All Staff Workshop/In-Service No classes held. College offices closed. Enjoy your time off and think spring! WALK-IN WORKSHOPS!  Resume Development  Job Searching Assistance  Linkedin Profile Computer Lab, Room 111 Thursdays, 2:30-3:30 PM To make an appointment for individual help, call Maria at 319-753-1671, ext. 31451. Closing Reception THIS Tuesday 12:00—4:00 PM SCC Art Gallery WE’VE GOT YOUR NUMBER! Or Do We? If you want to receive emergency notifications from SCC (via text and/or voice mail), your phone number must be accurate. Students: To update your phone number, stop in Enrollment Services. Staff & Faculty: To update your phone number, contact Human Resources. YOU + Academic Achievement Center = Student Success! Professional tutors available to assist you with math, reading and writing! Lab open hours are as follows: Math lab (Room 506A) Monday & Wednesday: 9:00 AM—3:00 PM Tuesday & Thursday: 9:00 AM—12:30 PM Friday: 9:00 AM—Noon Writing lab (Room 506B) Monday—Thursday: 9:00 AM—3:00 PM Friday: 9:00 AM—Noon Stop in! Get help! Succeed in class! Another source to help YOU succeed! FREE help in the following areas: Biology (all); chemistry (simple, biological); nursing (biological aspects); and respiratory therapy (biological aspects). Who: Ross Teal Where: Room 525 Tuesdays, 12:00—2:50 PM Fridays, 1:00—3:50 PM This Week at a Glance: Monday—February 23 Did You Know? Get a sharper memory in 20 minutes! Scientists at the Georgia Institute of Technology have great news for anyone studying for a test, attending a job orientation or preparing a big presentation. Their study found that simply performing toning moves for 20 minutes after trying to memorize new information instantly and significantly improves recall. The likely explanation: The same hormones released to help build muscle after exercise also boost brainpower! (Source: Woman’s World 2/16/15) 8:00—10:00 AM—Breakfast Pizza (outside the Art Gallery) 2:00—4:30 PM—IWC Extended Learning rep (Enrollment Services) 3:00 PM—Business Club (Room 190) 7:00 PM—Intervarsity (Private Dining Room) Tuesday—February 24 11:00 AM—1:00 PM—TRiO Open House (Private Dining Room) 12:00—4:00 PM—Artist’s Closing Reception (SCC Art Gallery) Wednesday—February 25 11:00 AM—1:00 PM—Soup Lunch & Bake Sale (outside the Art Gallery) 2:00 PM—Di Dante & Film Club (Room 530) Thursday—February 26 Friday—February 27 All staff Workshop/In-Service No classes. College offices closed. Page 2 The MiSCC. (Miscellaneous) WHAT’S HAPPENING ON CAMPUS NOW . . . DON’T BE A DAY LATE AND A DOLLAR SHORT! SCC Foundation Scholarship applications for fall 2015 and spring 2016 are due by 4:30 PM on April 1, 2015. Submit your online Foundation Scholarship Application at: https://scciowa.scholarships.ngwebsolutions.com/CMXAdmin/Cmx_Content.aspx?cpId=751 If you have any questions, please call 319-208-5062 or email [email protected]. MIDTERM IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER! WEDNESDAY ~ MARCH 11 Not doing so good in class? Don’t give up hope! Stop in the SuCCess Center for help. Peer tutoring is FREE! See page one for additional resources to help you succeed! Black History Month Trivia Contest! YEP! SCC IS FEELING PROUD! “The human desire to construct explanations for other people’s behavior is very strong.” Harriet Lerner STILL WINTER . . . If weather conditions affect the operations of the college, campus closings and class cancellations will be announced on local radio stations. Every effort is made to put announcements related to day classes on the air by 6:30 AM and those related to evening classes by 4:30 PM. Closure messages are also posted on SCC’s main switchboard, at SCC’s web site, your HawkNet connection, and at www.thenewmix.com. Active students will be notified via phone text and your SCC email. SCC is not responsible for posting the closings or “early outs” of other local school systems or day care centers. SCC Ag Program students Brayton Beck, Cody Davis, Brandon Fredrickson, and Nathan Northup will represent SCC in the Soil Specialist and Career Progress Ruminant Animal Nutrition divisions at national competition in Boise, Idaho, March 11—14. SCC was among nine Iowa community colleges to participate in Iowa’s Postsecondary Agricultural Student Organization (PAS) Spring Conference in Des Moines. Save the Date! GREAT TASTES Friday, March 27 6:00 PM PZAZZ! Event Center An evening to enjoy fabulous hot & cold hors d’oeuvres, live music, and sample more than 70 wines, beers and spirits. Silent and live auctions! Purchase your ticket at 319-208-5062 or the SCC Foundation Office, WB Campus. See bulletin board fliers for more information. All Proceeds benefit SCC Scholarships. To enter, go to Yohe Library, complete a trivia answer sheet (one entry per person), and submit it to the library staff. At the end of February, there will be a drawing for three prizes ($15 gift cards). You don’t have to have all the answers correct to be entered in the drawing, but only serious attempts will be considered. Check out the Black History Month book display in the library where you’ll find the answers! Sponsor: Students for Peace NOW WOULD BE THE TIME . . . To get creative! Chiaroscuro, SCC’s literary magazine, is accepting artwork and writing for its next edition (available in May). Artwork must be black/white reproducible and all writing (poems, short stories, essays, etc.) must be under 3000 words and double spaced. Submit works to Tom Hayes ([email protected]). Please, no anonymous works. Deadline: Monday, March 30 THIS WEEK’S “BRAIN-BUSTER” (a/k/a You Think You’re So Smart…) PERSON, PLACE OR THING? Can you guess what I am ? (Answer is on page three.) I was popular with the ancient Aztecs . . . but didn’t become a hit in America until the 1800s. I am a member of the Food Pyramid’s biggest family. I can be sweet or savory. I am a top use for microwave ovens. I am named for a sound. Americans consume about 15 billion quarts of me each year. I come in a box, a bag, or a bucket. You could say I am in the movie biz, more or less. I am the snack food that made Orville Redenbacher famous. Volume 11, Issue 19 February 23, 2015 Page 3 ENROLLMENT SERVICES SPOTLIGHT . . . IT’S THAT TIME! Worth repeating again . . . IT’S INCOME TAX TIME! Wondering about tax breaks for higher education? A great website to check out is: http://www.irs.gov/Individuals/Students. Additional information is also on SCC’s website under “Financial Aid Links.” REMINDER FROM YOUR REGISTRAR . . . Graduating Spring or Summer 2015? A “Request to Graduate” form must be completed and submitted to the Registrar’s Office. This document is used to issue awards once the semester you indicated ends. If you have completed a “Request to Graduate” form, you should make an appointment with the Registrar to validate that you have met (or will meet) all requirements. Not sure if you’ve already submitted this form? Here’s how to access graduation information (“Request to Graduate” form, info about the ceremony, etc.): Click Current Students Click Student Info Click Graduation Info Or, here’s the link: http://www.scciowa.edu/_resources/docs/req_to_grad_form_9_13.pdf ADDITIONAL THINGS TO NOTE: SPRING SEMESTER ‘15 STUDENT BODY AT A GLANCE . . . Gender Female: 60.8% Male: 39.1% Age Enrollment Head Count: 2,762 Credit Hours: 26,653.1 Student Characteristics Program Arts & Sciences: 78.0% Career Education: 22.0% Attendance Status Full-time: 46.9% Part-time: 53.1% Student Type Regular: 68.0% High School: 32.0% Average Registered Credits Regular: 11.7 High School: 5.2 HEY STUDENTS! Remember to check your SCC email for important messages and information from faculty and college departments/offices. < 18: 648 23.5% 18-19: 779 28.2% 20-21: 398 14.4% 22-24: 227 8.2% 25-29: 237 8.6% 30-34: 178 6.4% 35-39: 107 3.9% 40-49: 125 4.5% 50-64: 59 2.1% 65 & over: 1 0.0% Unknown: 3 0.1% Average Age: 22.9 Problems with your SCC email account or an SCC computer? Please email or call the SCC Help Desk: [email protected] OR 319-208-5087 CAMPUS TO CAMPUS—Visits From Other Colleges . . . Iowa Wesleyan College—Extended Learning THIS Monday 2:00—4:30 PM Enrollment Services Office This is your opportunity to meet with David File, Dean of Adult & Graduate Studies, about evening Bachelor programs at SCC and online. Please contact the IWC Extended Learning Office for an appointment. 800.582.2383 or [email protected] PLANNING TO TRANSFER TO IOWA? Check out these transfer events: Transfer Days: Fridays ~ March 27, April 3, April 10 Transfer Day - Saturday Visit: Saturday, April 18 Explore Engineering @ Iowa: Saturdays ~ March 7, April 11 Events include information about admission, financial aid, academics and careers. Options typically include campus tours and lunch. Register at: http://admissions.uiowa.edu/visit-campus/visit-options-transfer-students OR call 319-335-1569 or 319-335-1566. If you are a person with a disability who requires an accommodation in order to participate, please contact the Admission Visitors Center in advance at 319-335-1566. Community Basket tickets can be purchased from SCC’s Foundation Office (Room 116) or SCC’s Welcome Center. Ticket Cost: $2 each $1 comes back to the SCC Foundation! Drawing: Sunday, May 17, 2:00 PM Community Field (Bees game) Need not be present to win. HOW TO CHECK FACULTY ABSENCES by phone: 319-208-5222 OR online: www.scciowa.edu click Current Students then click Faculty Absences OR at the main page of HawkNet Brain-Buster Answer: I am popcorn. “Whatever the present moment contains, accept it as if you had chosen it. Always work with it, not against it. This will miraculously transform your whole life.” Eckhart Tolle POETRY CORNER . . . Winter Sunrise Outside a Café Near Butte, Montana A crazed sizzle of blazing bees in the word EAT. Beyond it, thousands of stars have faded like deserted flowers in the thin light washing up in the distance, flooding the snowy mountains bluff by bluff. Moments later, the sign blinks, winks dark, and a white-aproned cook— surfacing in the murky sheen of the window—leans awhile like a cut lily . . . staring out into the famished blankness he knows he must go home to. Joseph Hutchison from Thread of the Real presented by Di Dante Literature & Writing Club Page 4 The MiSCC. (Miscellaneous) STUDENT BOARD INFORMATION CLUB ACTIVITIES & MEETINGS ATHLETICS EVENTS & UPDATES Student Board Information Mark Your Calendar . . . NEXT MEETING Wednesday, March 4 11:00 AM Private Dining Room Meetings are held the first and third Wednesdays, 11 AM—Noon. New members are welcome! Club Activities & Meetings . . . BUSINESS CLUB  Meets Mondays at 3:00 PM in Room 190. INTERVARSITY CLUB  Meets Mondays at 7:00 PM in the Private Dining Room. Di DANTE LITERATURE & WRITING CLUB & FILM CLUB  Meet jointly every Wednesday at 2:00 PM in Room 530. COMPUTER CLUB  Meets the first Thursday of the month at Noon in Room 129. BREAKFAST PIZZA $2.00 per slice ~ Sausage, Bacon, Cheese, Veggie THIS Monday 8:00—10:00 AM Outside the Art Gallery Sponsor: Intervarsity Club SOUP LUNCH & BAKE SALE THIS Wednesday 11:00 AM—1:00 PM Outside the Art Gallery Chili ~ Vegetable ~ Chicken & Noodle $3.00 / Various Desserts 50 ₵—$1.00 North lot reserved parking spot raffle tickets will also be available for purchase! Sponsor: Respiratory Care Club Did You Know? For the eighth year in a row, the U.S. Post Office has issued a new stamp to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year—and 2015’s is more gorgeous than ever! The gold-trimmed design features an ornate candy box filled with sweet and salty snacks, just like the real ones shared over the holiday. Fact or Fiction ~ There is a big difference between bird songs and their call. (See the answer below.) Plan to Join Us for Some Fun . . . COED FLOOR HOCKEY Wednesdays ~ March 4, 11 & 25 6:00 PM Loren Walker Arena Players of any skill level are welcome! No Equipment Needed/No Skating “A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for.” John A. Shedd, author 50/50 RAFFLE Sponsor: Costa Rica Class Ticket(s): $1.00 each OR 6 for $5.00 Drawing: Noon, THIS Tuesday To buy tickets, see Sandy Krell-Andre in Office 505F. VEHICLE LAYERED WITH WINTER CRUD? We Can Help You! Auto Club Fundraiser Next Monday, March 2 9:00 AM—Noon Oil change ~ $25 Tire rotation~ $10 Rotate & Balance ~ $20 Wash/Interior ~ $15 Wash/Wax/Interior ~ $25 Van/Truck/SUV ~ $35 Please drop vehicle off by 9:00 AM and pick it up/pay for work by 3:00 PM. To schedule a time, contact Kelly at 208-5107 or [email protected]. WINNER PAMPERED CHEF—now thru March 5 Sponsor: Respiratory Care Club Please contact Suellen to place an order (Office 108 or phone 208-5214). Richard Altdoerffer WANT THE BEST PARKING SPOT ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF CAMPUS? A spot in the visitor’s parking lot just for YOU for an entire month! Raffle ticket(s): $1 each Next Drawing: THIS Thursday To buy ticket(s), see any Medical Assistant student OR Instructor Deb Shaffer in Office 107. WANT THE BEST PARKING SPOT ON THE NORTH SIDE OF CAMPUS? A spot in the north parking lot (between Bldgs. 100 & 200) just for YOU! Raffle ticket(s): $1 each Next Drawing: THIS Thursday To buy ticket(s), see any Respiratory Care student OR stop by Office 108. Sports Corner—Go Blackhawks! WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Wednesday, 2/25 5:30 PM Iowa Central Away Saturday, 2/28 2:00 PM NIACC HOME MEN’S BASKETBALL—Post-season play begins Further games TBD ~ check local newspapers, radio stations, or Hawknet LISTEN to the broadcast of all men’s basketball games on HOT 97.3 FM. WATCH all home games via your computer! Go to WWW.SCCBLACKHAWKS.COM. Click WATCH LIVE, then select the home game you want to watch! Week 4 The Answer is Fact ~ Singing usually is a more melodious sound, while calling often is sharper and more direct. Calls are used either as a loud alarm note to communicate danger, or as quiet chatter to locate mates and other birds of their species. For example, a northern cardinal’s loud “chirp” call is very different from its musical “what-cheer, what-cheer, birdie, birdie, birdie” song. Bird songs aren’t always sweet music. Male ringnecked pheasants crow like chickens, mourning doves coo somberly, kingfishers rattle and owls hoot. Woodpeckers peck on a sounding board, such as the siding of a house. This springtime hammering is not an effort to find food—it’s a communication with other woodpeckers of their kind.