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THE BULLET N published for faculty & staff of north shore community college – danvers, lynn, & beverly, MA

Volume 39, No. 10, November 16, 2009

Veterans Appreciation Breakfast Photos by Kent Williams/Mike Sperling/NSCC Staff

Congressman John Tierney, left, expresses his thanks to two WWII veterans, Phyllis Santangelo Galeas, center, and Joseph Callahan, right. Joseph is Tracy Callahan’s father.

Alumni coordinator Sandy Rochon makes the acquaintance of Thumper, a member of the Service Dog Project, an organization that trains large breed dogs to assist veterans and others who are balance-impaired.

The Veterans Appreciation Breakfast commenced with the presentation of the American flag by members of the Lynn English US Marine Corps Jr. ROTC.

L-r, Veterans Appreciation Breakfast panelist, Nurse Education Professor (and retired LTC) Linda Goodale chats with Representative Mary Grant.

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NSCC launches new E-Billing product for our students - Effective with the Spring 2010 semester billing in December 2009, NSCC's Electronic Billing system will be the official means of generating tuition bills to our students. Paper bills will not be mailed. This change helps Student Financial Services meet the goals outlined in the College’s Green Initiative and will

provide our students with new convenient services that should enhance their interactions with our office. Please encourage students you interact with to look for more information at: http://www.northshore.edu/payonline/ Benefits of E-Billing In addition to receiving their bills on-line through their pipeline accounts students can also: • Authorize parents or third parties such as employers, to create their own E-bill profile and pay charges

on their behalf. • Set-up payment plans on-line that increase or decrease as they add or drop classes. Their authorized

users can also set-up a payment plan on their behalf. With this change, Student Financial Services staff will now see view student account information in the same format as students and their authorized users. This will reduce wait times for our students ans allow us to deliver information more clearly and accurately. We all know how stressful financing a college education can be, we are hopeful that these new options will reduce confusion, streamline service to our students and save trees for future generations. Please

help us reach these goals by encouraging our students to utilize these new and enhanced services. --Stephen Creamer, Dean of Student Financial Services

Flu Proof Assignments for Faculty - The Office of Academic Affairs is sponsoring a “Flu Proof Assignments” workshop on Thursday, November 19th from 2-4 PM in DH110 to provide creative ways to address student and faculty absenteeism. (see attached flyer) Having already offered it to their faculty, Salem State College’s Center for Teaching Innovation and Disability Services is graciously providing the same educational opportunity for NSCC. If you would like to attend, please send an email to Michelle Mabee at mmabee@northshore.edu

Office 2007 Available in the N.S.C.C. Bookstores only $23.65! (the full program costs ~$150 through MicroSoft) Access to Microsoft Office 2007 for 180 days: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access & Outlook. PLUS Office 2007 CourseNotes: A summary of the basic functions per application. --Helen Lee, Bookstore

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5th Annual New Orleans Labor of Love Service Trip - The students in this photo have just completed 7 hours of training in preparation for our 5th Annual New Orleans Labor of Love Service Trip. Standing from left to right: Henrietta Slocum, Erin Hanlon, Mirna Portillo,Emily Jones and Patricia Ready. Sitting from left to right: Jose Miranda, Spencer Ringwood, Rachel Conant, Joseph Basher and Clyde Sheppard. From January 4th to January 14th these students will be assisting Rebuilding Together and the Louisiana United Methodist Disaster Recovery Center to rebuild homes and neighborhoods. The work will be

physical and at times emotional. Sadly, many areas still do not have electricity or water and are very much in need of our support. These students will also have the opportunity to develop new friendships and gain a deeper understanding of social issues, as well as increase their knowledge of self. In order to minimize the costs associated with this trip, we are once again hosting a pizza/comedy fund raising event on Sunday, December 6th at Prince Pizza in Saugus. This fun-filled event will enable you to meet the student team members, eat unlimited pizza, have a few good laughs, enter some raffles and possibly win a door prize or two while contributing to a great cause! Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $25 each and are now available at Student Life DB132 and LW171. Checks may be made payable to NSCC Foundation and may be tax deductable with a reference to Hurricane Katrina on the memo line of your check. Please consider treating yourself to a night out by joining us in our efforts to help others and bring your friends! Thank you in advance. --Lisa Milso, Director, Student Life November Fiscal Fitness Newsletter – Attached to the Bulletin is the November issue of the Fiscal Fitness newsletter. --Trish Callahan, Fiscal Affairs

Noted Author’s Book Available At NSCC Bookstore - Those of you who were fortunate enough to attend the presentation of “Voices from the Silence” in October were no doubt impressed with the depth and scope of the poet’s voice. Jean Wood and Wendell Harris gave an extremely powerful performance reading from Jean’s book Prisms which deals with all aspects of domestic violence. Their performances on the Danvers and Lynn campuses were in recognition of National Domestic Violence Awareness month, and were very well attended. We have received word from both staff and students that they were unable to purchase the book at the time of the reading, but would like to do so, and we’d like to let you know that Prisms is available for sale in our bookstore for $15.00 a copy. Again, we’d like to thank everyone for their support of the event. --Resources Against Violence (RAV)

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Brian Cranney, owner of Cranney Companies speaks with Tech Prep students - Tech Prep coordinator Susan Curry and Tech Prep Support counselor Maura Abramo recently took a group of eight students from the Salem High School vocational program to visit Brian Cranney, president of Cranney companies, pictured center in a green shirt. The purpose of this visit was to connect students in the electrical, HVAC, and plumbing shops to career opportunities that are available in the electrical industry. Cranney discussed his experiences with the students and gave them advice on putting together a resume and how to

follow up. A huge advocate of vocational programs, Cranney has hired 25 students from this program over the years. Said Cranney, “I am a firm believer that we need to be active mentors for the future of the Service industry, without these educational programs the work force would be in trouble.” NSCC’s Secondary Post-Secondary CVTE Linkage Initiative or Tech Prep program works with eight North Shore vocational schools to link high school work to post-secondary opportunities such as college, apprenticeships and jobs. The Tech Prep staff coordinates career exploration activities for all eight vocational high school programs that have shops with articulated classes including automotive, culinary, business, health sciences, and criminal justice. For more information on the Tech Prep program, contact Susan Curry, x5521 or Maura Abramo, x5545. Kudos Korner – NSCC student Jared Carribis has just published his first book, One Fan’s Story: If This Hat Could Talk. He began by writing a Red Sox blog, which evolved into his thinking about writing a book. He took one semester off to work full time on the book, was honored by the Red Sox who named him "Governor of Red Sox Nation" for the state of Massachusetts. Jerry Remy, announcer for the Red Sox wrote the intro to the book. The book is a wonderful trip through Red Sox history, with lots of humor and is not just about baseball. It is about pursuing your dreams, setting goals, and reaching them.

Click on the link for a review of his book http://www.wickedlocal.com/saugus/fun/entertainment/books/x1579108997/If-Jared-s-hat-could-talk

--Janet Burt, Tutor Coordinator

Arts in April is a celebration of the arts co-sponsored by many departments at the college. It will be held April 12-16, 2010. The Committee is currently seeking proposals for events or displays. If you would like to submit an idea, please email me (ddavis@northshore.edu) by December 1st. It would be helpful if you can include the type of event and brief description, approximate length of time, and the

possible campus (either Danvers or Lynn). Past events have included "Rockin' Ralph's Roadhouse," a poetry reading by Rhina Espaillat, and a talent show in addition to student and faculty art exhibits. We welcome new ideas and new committee members. The next meeting will be held on Wednesday, December 2nd at 1pm in the Academic Affairs Conference Room (DB318) in Danvers. Come help us promote the Arts at NSCC! -- Donna Davis, TRiO, ext. 5435

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Recent paintings and drawings by Joe Capachietti will be on display at the Lynn Campus library through December 5th. The NSCC community is invited to a reception that will be held for him in the Lynn library reading room, on Friday, November 20 from 1 – 2:30pm. Joe was a professor of drawing and anatomical drawing at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts for nearly 40 years. He is generally acknowledged to be a master figure draftsman and artist. Among his many artistic accomplishments, while serving in the US Marine Corps in the early 1950’s, he won a competition to help redesign the Marine Corps ring, for

which he designed the bas relief of the Iwo Jima monument. Joe was not only an instructor of mine but has been a kind and close friend for over 35 years. This is a wonderful show and I hope many of you will be able to stop by to see the achievements of this master artist. Painting pictured is Karen’s Sunflower --Jim Chisholm, Art Instructor

NIGHT NAIL PROGRAM at the Hathorne Campus, Maude Hall, Room M13 Clinic open Monday evenings, November 16 & 23 Hours: 5:30pm To 8:00pm No Appointment Necessary. First Come, First Served. We use O.P.I. Professional Products.

Basic Manicure = $5.00 Hot Oil Manicure = $6.00 French Manicure = $7.00 Attached to the bulletin are a schedule of additional services available and a price list. --Kathy Champlain, Cosmetology, x1517

Technology Across The Curriculum - The Academic Technology and TAC Team invites all full-time and adjunct faculty and all professional staff to submit applications to develop a Technology Across the Curriculum (TAC) project in the spring of '10 with implementation in the summer/fall of 2010. An introductory letter is attached to the bulletin while the TAC Grant Application Process and Project Areas documents are in Pipeline under My Northshore. Select the "Technology Across the Curriculum" link on the left side of the page. Please be sure to read the informational documents before filling out the TAC application which is also posted in the same area. Applications must be submitted by Dec 7, 2009 by sending the application as a Word attachment to TACAPP@northshore.edu. Notification of awards will be made by the end of the semester. Please contact me if you have any questions. --Terri Whitney (twhitney@northshore.edu), TAC Coordinator and Professor of English

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2010 Commencement Speaker Suggestions The 2010 Commencement Committee invites suggestions for the guest speaker at

NSCC’s Commencement exercises on Thursday, May 27th from all members of the community. The Commencement speaker should be one who will be able to address topics

of relevance to NSCC.

Please consider the following when making your suggestions:

• Outstanding achievement of some kind (in academics, business, politics, science, the arts, for example)

• Innovative achievements • Humanitarian deeds • The extent to which the candidate’s achievement represents sustained efforts over the course of a

career • Connection with North Shore Community College • Degree to which the candidate’s activities have touched the lives of others • The extent to which the candidate represents an outstanding model for our graduates • The honor brought to NSCC, should the candidate accept our invitation

The Commencement Committee will serve as the selection committee. Following a review, the Committee will submit a recommendation(s) to President Burton for consideration, as the president has the responsibility and authority for selecting and inviting a guest speaker for the Commencement exercises. Dr. Burton will make the final choice on the basis of appropriateness, availability, and affordability.

Please submit suggestions to Lloyd Holmes, committee chair, (Lholmes@northshore.edu) by November 20th.

POSITIONS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE AT NSCC (See the college website for full descriptions)

Academic Lab Supervisor, Information Systems Adjunct Faculty (potential openings): Spring, 2010, Liberal Studies Adjunct Faculty: Spring, 2010, Avian Science Instructor

Payroll Accountant II, Human Resources & Payroll Office PT Program Design Associate, Project YES, Human Services PT Program Director/Site Supervisor, Project YES, Human Services

In addition to the college website, position descriptions are posted on all college campuses in the following locations: Danvers Berry Building: Outside the Human Resources Office, Room 341 Lynn Campus: Outside of Room LW-154 Cummings Center: main lobby of Corporate & Community Ed Office Internal postings only appear at the above locations as they are not posted on the college website. Please feel free to call Pat DePamphilis on ext. 4106 to obtain further information about a posted position.

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Cummings Foundation Faculty Fellowships Service with a Community Based Organization Fellowships include a $1,200 stipend! Deadline November 20th, 2009

Full and part-time faculty members who are interested in working with the community have the opportunity to develop a service project with a local community-based organization and complete a 40-hour fellowship over the Spring semester. Please contact Cate Kaluzny for a Fellowship application and for any questions regarding this opportunity. --Cate Kaluzny, Service Learning Coordinator, x5571 or ckaluzny@northshore.edu

Important Benefit News from Hr/Payroll – Enrollment Period Extended! Health Care Spending Account and Dependent Care Assistance Program Changes in Claims Processing for 2009 and Open Enrollment for Benefit Year 2010 The open enrollment period for both plans for the 2010 tax year has been extended to December 4, 2009. Current participants MUST re-enroll to receive benefits in 2010. The GIC has selected Benefit Strategies as the new vendor for the HCSA and DCAP programs effective November 1, 2009. All current participants should refer to the Fall 2009 GIC Newsletter that was distributed by email on Tuesday, September 8th for important information about the claim processing changes that become effective on October 23, 2009. Claims through SHPS will no longer be processed after October 23, 2009 and, if you are a HCSA participant you will no longer be able to use your SHPS debit card after this date. Please refer to the GIC Newsletter for additional information or contact Colleen Harvill at 5572 or Janet Sonia at 5558.

More Smart Classroom Trainings in November Thank you for taking our survey which has helped us identify the best times for you to attend Smart Classroom trainings. You told us that Wednesday afternoons are one of the best times to attend sessions. With that input, we’ve been able to schedule four Smart Classroom training sessions during the month of November in that time period. They’re scheduled as follows:

Wednesday, November 18 2:00 p.m. Danvers Berry 309

Wednesday, November 18 4:00 p.m. Danvers Berry 309

The Smart Classroom training sessions generally run about 1 hr. in length or a little over that. Please RSVP to dhoule@northshore.edu or call 978-739-5530. Also, please indicate if you’d like to see us have portable projections systems in the room (we call these Computers on Wheels or COWs) to train on as well.

--Dave Houle, Academic Technology

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Worthy Causes – November 17 - Benefit for NSCC student - Tanim Ahmed is a student at NSCC who lost everything in a fire a few weeks ago. There will be a fundraising event for him at the Danversport Yacht Club on Tuesday evening November 17, 2009 from 7-12 pm. Tickets are $25.00 pp and includes a live band called the World Premier Band, raffles, door prizes and hor d'oeuvres. Please e-mail Susan Biddiscomb at susanbi22@comcast.net to purchase tickets or you can pay at the door, --Christine Wiley, Program Director, Radiologic Technology November 19 – Lookin’ Fine in “09: Affordable luxury items for every woman – Get a jump start on your holiday shopping. This fundraiser will be held at Lucia Lighting in Lynn on Thursday 11/19 from 5-8pm. It is a fun evening where participants can sample wines from Barefoot Wines and enjoy hors d'oeuvres donated by local restaurants. Your $9 cover charge benefits the Lynn Hispanic Scholarship Fund. See flyer attached to the Bulletin. For more information, contact Kimberly Feeney Zollo at kfeeney@maloyfinancial.com --Kim Feeney Zollo, Adjunct Instructor

December 5 – Meet the Authors – Student Support’s Jacqui DeLorenzo will be at a book signing, along with other authors, at the Hawthorne Hotel in Salem, Saturday, December 5 from 1 – 3 p.m. Jacqui is the author of “A Thread of Hope”, a story that will inspire and offer hope in the choice between being a victim or a conqueror. Jacqui continues to donate all proceeds from the sale of her book to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and to NSCC’s Johnny DeLorenzo Memorial Scholarship fund. Questions? Contact Jacqui at x4093 or go to meettheauthors.wordpress.com Yoplait Yogurt Lids – Please help in the fight against cancer and send me, via interoffice mail, all the clean PINK LIDS from your empty Yoplait yogurt containers. I will be collecting them until December 20, 2009. Thanks so much to everyone that helps out with this particular cause. --Susan Downey, DB236, x5529

Holiday Wish List - Resources Against Violence will be collecting items for the HAWC (Healing Abuse Working for Change) Holiday Store. The Holiday Wish List is attached to the Bulletin. If you wish to donate please drop off checks (made out to HAWC) or items to Kathy Faulkner - kfaulkne@northshore.edu in the Danvers Health Building Room 106. Or you can drop off items in either of the student Life offices. Thanks for all your help and support. --RAV

JUST A REMINDER – Winter Clothing Drive - Our annual Winter Clothing Drive for Our Neighbors in Need will take place the first three weeks in November. Collection boxes will be located at the entrances to each campus and at the Student Support Centers. Please save all those coats, jackets, and sweaters that no longer fit. Someone will make good use of them this winter. All donations will be distributed to local homeless shelters before the coldest weather arrives. Thanks in advance for your kindness and support. --Peter Monaco, Student Support Center