The President’s ReportFrom the desk of Mark McCormick, President

February 19, 2020

The Spring Convocation brought together the College commu-nity in a series of activities that included the President’s State of the College Address; CELT workshops (above and left); the Open Educational Resources Showcase; and New Adjunct Ori-entation (below). At the State of the College address, President Mark McCormick reflected on the achievements of the fall, and shared his vision for the spring semester.“I urge us to remember why we chose to work at Middlesex County College and resolve to redouble our efforts to ensure that every student succeeds,” he said.

Spring Convocation

This Month on Campus

Wellness Coach Deb Patteta (a/k/a “Coach Deb”) led a demon-stration on healthy cooking with Culinary Lab Coordinator Holly Curry. The pair shared healthy breakfast recipes and tips for “grab and go” items that contribute to a healthier lifestyle.

The Spring semester Student Activities Fair featured a record number of student organizations, from Advocates for Students with Learning Differences to Work N’ Play. Clockwise from top left: the Earth Science Club; the Blue Salute Step Team in action; and Democracy House.

The MCC Women’s Bas-ketball Team hosted Pink Night on January 23 in a match against Ocean County College. Both teams sported special pink warm-up T-shirts to help raise awareness about breast cancer. All other Blue Colt teams were in attendance in support of the event.

Pink NightFunds raised from a bake sale were used by the Association of MCC Nurs-ing Students to create care packages for area women undergoing chemotherapy. Both the Women’s and Men’s Teams won: 94-91 and 91-80, respectively. Ibn Lynn (#13) and Kiarah Turner (#15) are leading their teams in scoring. Turner scored 50 points that night - a new record for MCC Women’s Basketball.

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Connections Association of Community College Trustees National Legislative Summit

President McCormick, Vice President Campbell, and Alumni Trustee Syed attended the annual National Legislative Summit in Washington DC

They met with members of the New Jersey congressional delegation to express gratitude for their support of community colleges and advocate for increased support for Pell grants and Perkins funding for community colleges

German-American Chamber of Commerce

Vice President Campbell, Dean Bucciarelli, and Acting Lifelong Learning Director Jaeger

Discussed apprenticeship opportunities

MCC Community Advisory Committee

President McCormick, Vice President Campbell, and Trustee Oras met with the members of the MCC Community Advisory Committee

Acting Vice President Scherr, Executive Dean Laureano, and K-12 Partnerships Director Hooper presented on College Readiness Initiatives

Middlesex County Workforce Development Board

Acting Lifelong Learning Director Jaeger

Presented to One Stop partners on apprenticeship opportunities

New Jersey Chamber of Commerce

Corporate Education and Training Director Vega

Director Vega networked with other attendees

Perth Amboy Business Improvement District

Corporate Education and Training Director Vega

Director Vega met with Noëlia Colon to discuss training opportunities for local businesses

Outreach

Wednesday, January 15 CCOG* Information Session Woodbridge Public Library Thursday, January 16 Parent Night (for parents of Juniors) Edison High SchoolTuesday, January 22 CCOG* Information Session North Brunswick Public Library Thursday, January 23 College Fair Edison Job CorpsThursday, January 23 CCOG* Information Session RWJ Barnabas Hospital

Sunday, January 27 Community Health Worker Program and Johnson & Johnson Scholars Recruitment

RWJ Barnabas Hospital and St. Peter’s Hospital

Monday, January 28 High School Visit J.P. Stevens High School Tuesday, January 29 High School Visit Metuchen High School Friday, February 7 High School Visit Carteret High School Monday, February 10 High School Visit Colonia High School *Community College Opportunity Grant

Coming Events Friday, February 21 5:30 - 9:30 p.m.

College Center Cafeteria

Casino Night

Monday, March 2 2:00 p.m. Performing Arts Center Kappa Pi Arts Honor Society

Induction Ceremony Thursday, March 5 6:30 p.m.

Crabiel Hall Brunswick Room

MCC Alumni Association meeting

Saturday, March 7 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

West Hall Parkview Room

Adjunct Faculty Development Day

Thursday, March 12* Chambers Hall Boardroom

Board Committee meetings

Sunday, March 15 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. South Hall

Society of College and University Planners Northeast Regional Conference (co-hosting with Rutgers)

Tuesday**, March 17 New Brunswick Center** 140 New Street, New Brunswick

Board meeting

*All morning (to be determined). **Note the different day and location.