Denise Crittendon is a veteran journalist and the founding editor of the former African American Family Magazine, an award-winning lifestyle magazine for black families in Metro Detroit. She also wrote “Positive Thoughts,” a self-help column that appeared once a month in The Detroit News.

The Detroit native and graduate of Michigan State University worked for 15 years as a reporter/features writer for The Detroit News. In 1994, Ms. Crittendon became the first woman in the history of the NAACP to be appointed editor of its national magazine, The Crisis (founded in 1910 by W.E.B. Dubois). She also worked as

Award Winning Journalist, Author and Editor Teaches at WCCCD!

reporter/ features writer and assistant teen page editor for the Kansas City Star newspaper in Kansas City, Missouri.

In addition, she is author of Life Is A Party That Comes With Exams, a youth empowerment guide and Girl In The Mirror: A Teen’s Guide To Self Awareness, a book that focuses on the character development, self esteem and self empowerment of pre-teen and teenage girls.

In 2001, she received the Detroit City Council’s “Spirit of Detroit Award” and was honored by the Women’s Informal Network as “One of the Most Influential Black Women in Metropolitan Detroit.” Other honors include a 1986 National Press Foundation Fellowship to study Spanish for three months in Cuernavaca, Mexico and a 1987 Rotary Foundation Fellowship for International Understanding. Under the fellowship, Ms. Crittendon traveled throughout Africa and studied for a year at the University of Zimbabwe in Harare, Zimbabwe, near South Africa.

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The Insider:A Look at WCCCD

JUNE 2011

Did You Know…

Issue 1 - Vol. 1 www.wcccd.edu

WCCCD: • Enriches the lives of students

• Increases student’s lifetime income

• Generates government revenue

• Reduces the demand for social services

• Contributes to the growth of the economy

“It’s Smart Business

to Invest in Yourself

at WCCCD!”

Ms. Crittendon has taught magazine and feature writing classes as an adjunct professor in the Journalism Department at Wayne State University in Detroit and served as host for “Reclaiming The Village,” a series of panel discussions that aired on WTVS Channel 56 and WB20 in 2005. She currently teaches English at Wayne County Community College District (WCCCD).

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“Get Fit”June 16, 2011 1 am - 3 pmLocation: Downtown Campus

This event will give participants information about nutrition, exercise and a healthy life style. A variety of fitness programs will be displayed or demonstrated to encourage participants in adopting a healthy life style.

“Project Seed”June 27 thru July 22, 2011 9 am - 12 pmLocations – Downtown Campus

This is a summer program for community youths in which certified math instructors help students understand the importance of being skilled at mathematics. Students who are enrolled in the program will learn advanced mathematics and will enhance their individual mathematic skill level.Special Events for 2011

SUMMER CAMPS FOR TEENSJuly 11 – July 15Location: Downtown Campus

ADOBE DREAMWEAVER QUICK START 9:00AM -11:55AM (AGES 13 -17)Learn how to design your own website. Students will be introduced to Adobe Dreamweaver, and use the program to create a website.

ADOBE FLASH QUICK START12:30PM -3:25PM (AGES 13 -17)Ever wanted to create your own cartoon? Students will be introduced to Adobe Flash software and the basic fundamentals to cre-ate cartoon strips.

Special Events

ENGINEERING DISCOVERY9:00AM -3:55PM (AGES 11 -14)Students will learn how math and physics can be made easy. This camp will expose students to a broad variety of engineer-ing disciplines; aerospace, civil, industrial, chemical, environmental, computer science, electrical, material science and mechanical.

ADOBE PHOTOSHOP QUICK STARTJuly 18 – July 229:00AM -11:55AM (AGES 13 -17)Do you aspire to become a graphic designer? Students will learn how to create images as well as learn how to edit them.

WEB DESIGN12:30PM -3:25PM (AGES 13 -17)Create and post your own website on the internet. Discover marketing techniques and search engines strategies.

• Voted One Of The Most Influential Black Women In Metro Detroit, 2001• Spirit of Detroit Award, 2001• Life Directions’ Mary Ball Children’s Advocacy Award• Detroit Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists’ Column Writing Award• Aishe Shule/W.E.B. Dubois Academy • LEGACY Award• The UPI Award• 2001 Salute To Excellence Award from the National Association of Black Journalists• Five Gold Awards from Parenting Publications of America

More than 800 children from pre-K to the 6th grade attended

The Fourth Annual Chancellor’s Reading Carnival at the Downtown Campus on Saturday, May 21. This years event featured great story telling, exciting giveaways, wonderful books, backpacks, hotdogs, rides, face painting and more. Everyone had a terrific time discovering the wonderful world of books!!!!