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FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT THE OFFICE OF THE

CHANCELLOR: (313) 496-2510

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EASTERN CAMPUS UNIVERSITY CENTER

Where learning leads to a better life!

CHANCELLOR’S WEEKEND MEMO February 25, 2011 Number 771

Pictures from the Listening Tour with Dr. Walter Bumphus, President and

CEO of the American Association of Community Colleges

Brown and Juanita C. Ford Art Gallery The Brown and Juanita C. Ford Art Gallery, in partnership with the

School of Continuing Education presented the opening reception for “Global Exposures” at the Downtown Campus. The exhibit features various art works by four local artists; Lonnell Hurst, S. Kay Young, Felecia Hunt Taylor, and Asha Walidah.

EXECUTIVE VICE CHANCELLOR

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ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE

Campus technology empowers the world of

higher education. The newest emerging security threats are social media and mo-bile devices. They top the list of targets for this year, according to McAfee’s 2011 Threats Predictions Report. The report warns that the use of URL-shortening devices on sites like Twitter will make it easy for cybercriminals to mask and direct users to malicious websites.

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

The Administration and Finance Division is currently working to complete the Integrated Postsecondary Educational Data System (IPEDS) Finance Survey due in April 2011. The purpose of the IPEDS Finance component is to collect basic financial information from items associated with the District’s General Purpose Financial Statements (GPFS). Item areas include:

Student Grants Revenues and Investment Return Expenditures by Function Code

The Administration and Finance (A&FD) Division would like to share some noteworthy achievements from calendar year

2010. With the assistance of the Educational Affairs and Human Resource (HR) Divisions, the A&FD successfully conducted both the non-faculty and faculty payroll audits. These audits are just some of the various internal controls measures implemented by the Finance Division to ensure accuracy in both the master payroll file and to verify employees’ information. In addition to the audits, the A&FD, in collaboration with HR spearheaded the implementation of web-time entry; a process by which employee timesheet entries are automated.

The Campus Operations Division worked with the campus presidents to begin planning for the budget development process for the 2012 and 2013 fiscal years. Each campus president is developing a plan to solicit involvement from campus faculty, staff, students and community members regarding priorities that should be included in each campus’ annual plan. This plan will then be folded into the operating and capital budget development processes. This will insure alignment of campus plans with the strategic plan and ultimately the budget process.

CAMPUS OPERATIONS

EDUCATIONAL AFFAIRS The Educational Affairs Division presented a

Women’s Leadership Forum on “Charting a Roadmap to Financial Success During Turbulent Times”, at the Downtown Campus.

Gail Perry-Mason, author and Senior Director of Investments at Oppenheimer and Co. Inc. led a discussion designed to help the professional woman plan and achieve her financial goals.

Campus # of IT Helpdesk Tickets Resolved Per Campus

Week of 02/13/11 - 02/19/11

Downriver 2

Downtown 11

Eastern/University Square 17

Northwest 18

Western 9

District Admin Building 7

Total Tickets Resolved/Closed 64

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CAMPUS SAFETY Tips On How To Respond To An Active Shooter

An active shooter is an individual actively engaged in killing or attempting to kill people in a confined and populated

area, typically through the use of firearms. If an active shooter is in your area: Evacuate – Have an escape route and a plan in mind; leave your belongings behind; keep your hands visible. Hide – Hide in an area out of the active shooter’s view; block entry to your hiding place and lock the doors. Take Action – As a last resort and only when your life is in imminent danger; attempt to incapacitate the shooter; act with physical aggression and throw items at the shooter. Call 911 when safe to do so!

IN THE NEWS WITH DR. WARREN DODSON The American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) has received a letter from Secretary of State Hillary Clinton

asking for support from AACC and its member colleges to help "realize President Obama’s goal of dramatically increasing the number of American students studying in China. Specifically, U.S. higher education institutions have been challenged to "double the number of your students who study in China by 2014.

This 100,000 Strong Initiative is a national effort designed, not only to increase the number, but also to diversify the composition, of American students studying in China. The bulletin attached to the letter states that "10 times more Chinese students come to the U.S. for educational programs than Americans who study in China, and 600 times more Chinese study the English language than Americans study Mandarin." As stated in the bulletin, "redressing this imbalance in knowledge is essential to ensuring that Americans have the cultural understanding and language skills that underpin effective diplomacy and foreign policy."

STUDENT SERVICES The Student Services Division attended the

YMCA Coalition monthly meeting along with several other college/university members. The YMCA is reaching out to the community with grant funded programs to help people obtain an education.

Kris Evans-Barnes and Earlene Williams facilitated an orientation for the Learning

Communities Achieving the Dream Initiative. Topics discussed included the college environment and academic support provided by the District. Students were excited to learn they would receive additional student advising, participate in a number of supportive workshops and other interventions.

Sharon Cooper is a first time student at the District and a member of the Northwest Campus Learning Communities.

Sharon said, “I came here to do two things and that is to attend classes regularly and focus on my career. I want an Associate Degree in Pharmacy Technology, so I can work in a hospital setting helping people. I believe the Achieving the Dream Initiative will assist me with this goal.”

INSTITUTIONAL EFFECTIVENESS

For the week of February 16 – 22, we received 80,017 visits to

our website!

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The Downtown Campus Office of Student Services hosted its day long advising fair and graduation audit. They were able to complete 40 audits resulting in about 35 new graduation applications for Spring 2011. They also began the weekly movie series focused on African American history.

The Wayne County Sheriff’s Department held a ceremony to honor those receiving promotions at the Downtown Campus. The event was opened to members of the Wayne County Sheriff’s Department and their friends and families.

Dr. Sandra Robinson was a panelist representing the four Michigan Health Information Technology (HIT) partners at its

Commission meeting in Lansing. She gave an update on the status of WCCCD’s implementation of the HIT grant.

The Entrepreneurial Institute and Resource Center hosted a Real Estate Roundtable seminar featuring Lanay Brown. Mrs. Brown is the author of, “No Experience Necessary … Secrets in Real Estate They Don’t Want You to Know”. The presentation included a segment on making money with tax liens.

The Downriver Campus hosted Best Buy’s “The Power of Being Connected.” Best Buy and Geek Squad experts presented basic use of technology for education and small businesses. Workshops included topics such as tablets, smart phones, eBooks, and choosing the right computer for you.

The Northwest Campus Readers Book Club had a wonderful discussion at our first book club meeting. Congrats to our grand prize raffle winner Roberta Rutherford!

In partnership with Michigan State University, the University Center hosted a Master Gardener Program Open House.

The Master Gardening Program in Wayne County is one of the largest and most active in the state of Michigan. Master Gardeners are volunteers who donate over 25,000 hours a year to a wide variety of horticulture and natural resource projects.

The Corporate College at the Eastern Campus hosted the Regional Energy Efficiency Partnership Training Program

graduation. Upon completion of the WCCCD and Detroiters for Environmental Justice training program participants received a certificate that will enable them to explore job opportunities in the green jobs industry.

The Western Campus provided a six (6) hour clinical seminar for second-year Nursing students coordinated by Sheryl

Thomas, MSN, RN and Gwen Book, Ph.D., RN for five years. The seminar featured Thomas R. Palmer, MD, Andy Webster, Spiritual Care Provider and Nancy Stasiewicz, RN from Hospices’ of Henry Ford who described Hospice as a concept of care for terminally ill patients and their families. The interactive student focus seminar allows nursing students to explore personal and professional views about death and dying and how such views will impact their role as a Registered Nurse.

CAMPUS PRESIDENTS’ CORNER

Melodie Bunkley met with Rachel Watts, Program Director and Verlandis Corbin, Job Counselor/Developer of the National Urban League of Detroit and Southeastern Michigan Mature Worker Program (ULDSEM) to provide specialized job training for their mature clients. WCCCD will provide training in the areas of office support specialist and case management certificate programs.

Ms. Bunkley and Donald Guinn attended a Welcome Home Annual Meeting sponsored by Matrix Human Services. This breakfast showcased successful clients, partnerships and network services. Special guest speakers were Detroit City Council President Charles Pugh and author, Oscar Nalls.

THE SCHOOL OF CONTINUING EDUCATION

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Michigan Institute for Public Safety Education

Andy Steeby met with representatives from Select Medical Inc. (SMI) at the Michigan Institute for Public Safety (MIPSE). SMI is a company that provides specialized training and certification in Advanced Cardiac Life Support and Pediatric Advanced Life Support. These are American Heart Association certifications. MIPSE and SMI are looking to form a partnership for specialized training.

The District’s Michigan Institute for Public Safety Education (MIPSE) hosted: The Wayne County Department of Public Health for an Emergency Preparedness Coalition meeting. Their aim is to

protect the health and safety of residents by partnering with trusted community leaders and equipping them with the knowledge and tools to help support citizens during a public health emergency.

The Wayne County Sheriffs’ Training Unit had a one-day class on the Concealed Pistol Licenses (CPL). The Wayne County Sheriff’s Department conducted Court Security Training. Some of the topics discussed included

security standards and recommendations, court security, building exterior and entrance safety, courtroom security, jury trials, and judicial security.

# 1 Best Sellers available at the WCCCD Bookstores!

Hardcover Fiction– Tick Tock by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge Hardcover Non-Fiction-Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand Paperback Fiction– Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen Paperback Non-Fiction-Heaven is for Real by Lynn Vincent

Dean Rice, former WCCCD student and basketball player, accepted an athletic scholarship to continue his education and athletic opportunity at Elizabeth City State University in North Carolina.

LRC

In recognition of Black History Month, the Detroit Health Department presented a Black Aids Awareness Day at the Downtown Campus. Participants were able to learn about the disease, preventative measures, and speak with a counselor if necessary.

FACULTY ON THE MOVE George Vannilam, Science Instructor, has been selected to serve as a reader on the College Board’s 2011 AP Reading.

AP Reading is a test scoring activity for college bound or professional course-bound students at a competitive level. “College Board” is the unit under Education Testing Services which is involved in many educational services all over the world.

Kelly Thompson, History Instructor, represented Thomas M. Cooley Law School at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC). CPAC is the nation’s largest annual gathering of conservatives which brings together nearly 10,000 attendees and all of the leading conservative organizations and speakers who impact conservative thought in the nation.

David Perkins, Political Science Instructor, is the chair of the American Bar Association Council on Racial and Ethnic Justice (COREJ ). Mr. Perkins will be attending this year’s midyear meeting for the American Bar Association.

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Student Services was proud to feature Thomas Dismukes as a Global Conversations Speaker Series at the Downriver Campus. Mr. Dismukes is a renowned storyteller who has inspired audiences in several countries with his stories that invoke laughter as well as tears of reflection.

Yvette McElroy participated in the Leadership Detroit XXXII Conference. The objectives of the conference were for participants to gain information on how the region is viewed by future leaders and to gain resource information that provides tools to become better ambassadors for the region.

Matthew Puwal attended the Michigan Greenforce Summit. The summit consisted of speakers from the Department of Energy, Labor and Economic Growth addressing the issues with preparing the Michigan Workforce for the new green economy.

Andy Steeby attended the Emergency Medical Systems Coordination Committee which he serves as a voting member. The main focus was to align the Michigan Paramedic curriculum to the new National Highway Safety and Transportation Administration (NHSTA) Paramedic curriculum format.

Liz Washington is serving the second of a three-year term as a member of the Phi Theta Kappa Michigan Region Advisory Board. The four-member board represents all Phi Theta Kappa advisors from the 31 chapters in the state of Michigan.

Anthony Arminiak attended the Community Care Services (CCS) Board of Directors meeting. CCS mission is to provide the best comprehensive mental health and substance abuse services to children, youth, adult and senior residents of the communities it serves by utilizing highly skilled caring and qualified staff.

Denise Shannon represented the Northwest Campus at the Detroit Communities Against Diabetes (DCAD) Community Partnership meeting. The DCAD met with various northwest community businesses, schools and organizations to understand the needs, assets and areas of improvement as they relate to diabetes.

Dr. Larissa Barclay, Dr. Doresea Lewis, and Doris Fields attended a training session offered by Assessment Technologies Inc. (ATI) that demonstrated new features of the nursing curricular support program. The program now has clinical reasoning scenarios and skills modules available. This new resource provides additional remedial opportunities for at-risk nursing students.

Dan Saunders and Paul Gray visited the Ford Livonia Transmission Plant to tour their Amitrol CNC (Computer Numeric Control) trainer set-up. A CNC trainer is specifically designed to train participants on how to operate a CNC machine.

What’s New? All campus Learning Resource Center’s now have copies of Microsoft Office 2010 available for faculty and staff to checkout.

We should feel good knowing

our campus safety

officers are doing

a great job!

The Downtown Campus hosted the Globa l Conversations Speaker Series featuring Bankole Thompson. Mr. Thomp-son, Senior Editor of the Michigan Chronicle and a n a w a r d - w i n n i n g journalist, shared with the audience insights from his new book, Obama and Black Loyalty.