The Oracles is a publication of the Public Information and Marketing Office Read it in full color each weekndashvisit wwwalamanceccedu then click Oracles under the News heading

Looking AheAd

theOraclesThe Alamance Community College

Board of Trustees is seeking ideas and input from students staff faculty and alumni during its Presidential Selec-tion process

The Board of Trustees will hold an open forum 300-415 pm on Wednesday January 30 to ask the ACC family What traits and charac-teristics do you desire in a new Col-lege President The open forum will be in the auditorium on the Graham campus

College trustees hope to engage the larger community in developing a thoughtful and robust candidate profile to guide them in their deliberations

ACC President Dr Martin Nadelman who has led the College since 1999 announced he will retire effective Oct 1

A subcommittee of College trustees has been meeting in recent weeks to outline the process and timetable in selecting ACCrsquos next president In addition the Board has retained the consulting ser-vices of the North Carolina Association of Community College Trustees

The Presidential Search Committee has tentatively set mid-July as a deadline for approving the new President

January 28 2013 Alamance Community College Weekly Newsletter

February 2Groundhog Day

February 6Jean Slaughter Scholarship Book Sale 8 am-2 pm (details on P3)

Calendar of Events Sponsored by SGATeacher of the Year Nominations Due Jan 30

ACC Campus Hosts Martial Arts Seminar This WeekendFinancial AidScholarships News

P2

P3

ldquoWrite to Succeedrdquo is Spring Curriculum Focus

Book Donations Needed for Annual Book Sale

Campus Life Culinary MLK Jr Celebration Valentines for Soldiers

see P2see P3see P4

Students Employees Invited to Voice Ideas on ACCrsquos Next President

See MLK ObSErvANCE on page 3

Dr Nadelman plans to retire Oct 1

INSIDE THIS ISSuE

Graham attorney Keisha Bluford was keynote speaker

spring EnrollmEnt UpdatE curriculum4605 students

As of Jan 25 2013Includes most of the high school students

Source Student Development

Who will be his successor

Local Attorney Students Lead MLK Observance

Students and employees celebrated the legacy of Dr Martin Luther King Jr on Janu-ary 24 as part of the Collegersquos ldquoLiving the Dreamrdquo annual

observance sponsored by the Diversity Committee

Keisha Bluford a family law and criminal attorney with a solo practice in Graham was

keynote speaker The theme of her message centered on lessons learned from personal struggles and imperfections

ldquoWe can learn more from an imperfect king than from a perfect kingrdquo she said ldquoAnd being imperfect does not pre-vent greatnessrdquo

Bluford asked the audience to think about something in their lives they wish they could expunge from their past She said when she and her husband were in college they had their first child The financial strain led them to use food stamps for a time But she said she would not change that part of her life

P2 NeWSeVeNtS

SprING 2013 FOCuS AT ACC WrITING ACrOSS THE CurrICuLuM ldquoWrITE TO SuCCEEDrdquo

Take our word for it the ability to write well is crucial to getting and keeping a job No matter the position most jobs involve writing of some kind The quality of writing can often determine whether an applicant is hired or not

Did You KnowIn a recent survey of local business leaders and

employers 80 indicated that poor writing skills would almost al-ways or frequently count against job applicants in the hiring process

77 assessed the writing skills of job applicants in their resume or cover letter

68 of local companies almost never provide writing training to employees with poor writing skills

ACCrsquos Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) is a five-year plan to enhance student writing across all curriculum

What is ACCrsquos goalThe goal of QEP is to develop studentsrsquo written commu-

nication skills by creating a ldquoCulture of Writingrdquo where the value of writing is emphasized and reinforced college-wide The College wants writing to be seen as an important tool for thinking and learning in all classes ACC instructors will train on how to create use and grade different types of writ-ing assignments to help students learn and be prepared for the workforce

By training faculty in Writing across the Curriculum strate-gies the College will institute a cultural shift at ACC in the way writing is viewed assigned and assessed With faculty using writing in their classrooms more frequently students will understand the importance of writing which will result in improved skills With their improved written communi-cation skills students will be better prepared for the work-place and more competitive in the hiring process

How will this help students ACC will create a campus Writing Center to open in Au-gust 2013

The Writing Across the Curriculum Program will provide workshops a writing style guide and classroom interven-tions to help students enhance their writing skills

ACC will implement an early alert system for writing defi-ciencies If students are struggling with writing ACC will help them find the resources they need

ldquoWrite To Succeedrdquo was the winning entry submitted last fall by student Sydni Harris for a recent contest which asked students and ACC employees to come up with a name for 2013rsquos student writing initiative sponsored by the Collegersquos Quality Enhancement Project team The contest had 135 entries

ldquoWrite to Succeedrdquo Why Itrsquos Important

CLub NEWSEvENTS

FrOM THE LIbrArYhellip

E-bOOKS AvAILAbLEThe ACC library has E-Readers

and E-Books available for checkout E-Readers include Kindle Nook

Touch and Nook Color Tablets E-Readers are loaded mostly

with fiction books but some also contain E-Book databases searchable for fiction and non-fiction

CALENDAr OF EvENTS SpONSOrED bY SGA

Raffle foR Steven Rein-haRtSen MeMoRial SCholaR-Ship To financially support this new scholarship in memory of ACCrsquos long-time counselor SGA is raffling a Kin-dle Fire HD $50 gas card and a $25 gas card Tickets may be purchased in the SGA office (228 in Student Ac-tivities Center) or at the SGA table outside the bookstore

BeSt Bet Tickets are $2 for 1 $5 for 7 $10 for 13 and $20 for 25 The drawing is Friday Feb 8 All proceeds go to the memorial scholarship fund which funds student worker positions

Red CRoSS Blood dRive The American Red Cross Blood Mobile will be on campus to collect blood donations To make an appointment call John Evans at 336-506-4367 or email JohnEvansalamanceccedu

When Blood drive is Wednesday Jan 30 9 am-1 pm

fRee tiCketS to the Chil-dRenrsquoS MuSeuM SGA has free tickets for you and your kids to visit the Childrenrsquos Museum of Alamance County Stop by the SGA office (228 in Student Activities Center) with a grade of ldquoArdquo on a test quiz or paper to receive tickets

afRiCan aMeRiCan hiStoRy Month Look for the quiz all Febru-ary on SGArsquos Facebook page

Study SkillS WoRkShop Room 230 in Student Activities Center

When Feb 4-5 1115 am-1215 pm

faCeBook uSeRS ldquoLikerdquo Ala-mance Community College Student Government Association

have an idea for SGa events yoursquod like to see Send an email to SGAalamanceccedu

WHO ArE ACCrsquoS TEACHErS OF THE YEAr

Do you know an ACC in-structor who deserves recog-nition for his or her excellent teaching skills

The Faculty Affairs Commit-tee is now receiving nomina-tions from each of the four curriculum divisions in order for faculty to select a

Full-time instructor as the Collegersquos faculty member of the year recipient

Part-time faculty member from each of the four cur-riculum divisions

nominations are re-quested from each division Health and Public Services Arts and Sciences Business Technologies Industrial and Graphics Technologies and Continuing Education

All faculty credit and non-credit who taught at least one course during the sum-mer of 2012 or the current academic year are eligible for consideration

Students faculty and staff are encouraged to nominate instructors Write a letter of nomination out-lining why the instructor is worthy of the honor All nomi-nation letters for curriculum instructors should be sent to Cindy Thompson (mailbox 25) on the Carrington-Scott Campus or by email at CindyThompsonalamamceccedu

deadline for receipt of nominations is Wednesday January 30

SIGMA pSI MEETINGSInterested in sociology or psychol-

ogy Join Sigma Psi (ACCrsquos psychol-ogysociology club) on the first and third Wednesday of each month 1215 pm in Room 230 of Student Activities Center

P2 NeWSeVeNtS

SprING 2013 FOCuS AT ACC WrITING ACrOSS THE CurrICuLuM ldquoWrITE TO SuCCEEDrdquo

Take our word for it the ability to write well is crucial to getting and keeping a job No matter the position most jobs involve writing of some kind The quality of writing can often determine whether an applicant is hired or not

Did You KnowIn a recent survey of local business leaders and

employers 80 indicated that poor writing skills would almost al-ways or frequently count against job applicants in the hiring process

77 assessed the writing skills of job applicants in their resume or cover letter

68 of local companies almost never provide writing training to employees with poor writing skills

ACCrsquos Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) is a five-year plan to enhance student writing across all curriculum

What is ACCrsquos goalThe goal of QEP is to develop studentsrsquo written commu-

nication skills by creating a ldquoCulture of Writingrdquo where the value of writing is emphasized and reinforced college-wide The College wants writing to be seen as an important tool for thinking and learning in all classes ACC instructors will train on how to create use and grade different types of writ-ing assignments to help students learn and be prepared for the workforce

By training faculty in Writing across the Curriculum strate-gies the College will institute a cultural shift at ACC in the way writing is viewed assigned and assessed With faculty using writing in their classrooms more frequently students will understand the importance of writing which will result in improved skills With their improved written communi-cation skills students will be better prepared for the work-place and more competitive in the hiring process

How will this help students ACC will create a campus Writing Center to open in Au-gust 2013

The Writing Across the Curriculum Program will provide workshops a writing style guide and classroom interven-tions to help students enhance their writing skills

ACC will implement an early alert system for writing defi-ciencies If students are struggling with writing ACC will help them find the resources they need

ldquoWrite To Succeedrdquo was the winning entry submitted last fall by student Sydni Harris for a recent contest which asked students and ACC employees to come up with a name for 2013rsquos student writing initiative sponsored by the Collegersquos Quality Enhancement Project team The contest had 135 entries

ldquoWrite to Succeedrdquo Why Itrsquos Important

CLub NEWSEvENTS

FrOM THE LIbrArYhellip

E-bOOKS AvAILAbLEThe ACC library has E-Readers

and E-Books available for checkout E-Readers include Kindle Nook

Touch and Nook Color Tablets E-Readers are loaded mostly

with fiction books but some also contain E-Book databases searchable for fiction and non-fiction

CALENDAr OF EvENTS SpONSOrED bY SGA

Raffle foR Steven Rein-haRtSen MeMoRial SCholaR-Ship To financially support this new scholarship in memory of ACCrsquos long-time counselor SGA is raffling a Kin-dle Fire HD $50 gas card and a $25 gas card Tickets may be purchased in the SGA office (228 in Student Ac-tivities Center) or at the SGA table outside the bookstore

BeSt Bet Tickets are $2 for 1 $5 for 7 $10 for 13 and $20 for 25 The drawing is Friday Feb 8 All proceeds go to the memorial scholarship fund which funds student worker positions

Red CRoSS Blood dRive The American Red Cross Blood Mobile will be on campus to collect blood donations To make an appointment call John Evans at 336-506-4367 or email JohnEvansalamanceccedu

When Blood drive is Wednesday Jan 30 9 am-1 pm

fRee tiCketS to the Chil-dRenrsquoS MuSeuM SGA has free tickets for you and your kids to visit the Childrenrsquos Museum of Alamance County Stop by the SGA office (228 in Student Activities Center) with a grade of ldquoArdquo on a test quiz or paper to receive tickets

afRiCan aMeRiCan hiStoRy Month Look for the quiz all Febru-ary on SGArsquos Facebook page

Study SkillS WoRkShop Room 230 in Student Activities Center

When Feb 4-5 1115 am-1215 pm

faCeBook uSeRS ldquoLikerdquo Ala-mance Community College Student Government Association

have an idea for SGa events yoursquod like to see Send an email to SGAalamanceccedu

WHO ArE ACCrsquoS TEACHErS OF THE YEAr

Do you know an ACC in-structor who deserves recog-nition for his or her excellent teaching skills

The Faculty Affairs Commit-tee is now receiving nomina-tions from each of the four curriculum divisions in order for faculty to select a

Full-time instructor as the Collegersquos faculty member of the year recipient

Part-time faculty member from each of the four cur-riculum divisions

nominations are re-quested from each division Health and Public Services Arts and Sciences Business Technologies Industrial and Graphics Technologies and Continuing Education

All faculty credit and non-credit who taught at least one course during the sum-mer of 2012 or the current academic year are eligible for consideration

Students faculty and staff are encouraged to nominate instructors Write a letter of nomination out-lining why the instructor is worthy of the honor All nomi-nation letters for curriculum instructors should be sent to Cindy Thompson (mailbox 25) on the Carrington-Scott Campus or by email at CindyThompsonalamamceccedu

deadline for receipt of nominations is Wednesday January 30

SIGMA pSI MEETINGSInterested in sociology or psychol-

ogy Join Sigma Psi (ACCrsquos psychol-ogysociology club) on the first and third Wednesday of each month 1215 pm in Room 230 of Student Activities Center

NeWSeVeNtS P3Student SnapShot

Jordan ray

Q Your curriculum and why you chose it

A University transfer to ease the financial strain of college I plan to go to UNC Charlotte and earn a degree in physical therapy

Q What you wish people knew about youndashbut probably donrsquot

A I was born in the country and I live on a farm

Q Your 15 minutes of fame (a time when you received recognitionwon a contestperformed etc)

A When I graduated from high school

Q Something you always want-ed to dondashbut havenrsquot yet

A Travel around Europe Q Something you canrsquot live

withoutA My familyQ If you could visit any place in

the world for free whereA Maui HawaiiQ TV program you never missA Duck DynastyQ What person (living or dead)

would you most like to have dinner with and what would you ask himher

A Coach K Irsquod ask him about his perspective on basketball

SCHOLArSHIp OppOrTuNITIES the uS army Womenrsquos foundation is offering a merit scholarship

up to $1000 to US Army women and their lineal descendants at the community college or 4-year academic level Information and scholarship application can be obtained in the Financial Aid office or at infoawfdnorg applications must be postmarked by feb 1

i have a dream $1000 Scholarshipndashdeadline January 31 Apply at wwwscholarshipexpertscomapplyhtx

advice to your high School Self Scholarship $2500ndashdeadline Jan 31

Apply at httpcampusdiscoverycomstart

next Big thing $1500 Scholarshipndashdeadline feb 28 Apply at wwwscholarshipexpertscomapplyhtx

united Realty Students $10000 Scholarshipndashdeadline March 1 Apply at wwwscholarshipexpertscomnotesurpjsp

Superpower $2500 Scholarshipndashdeadline March 31 Apply at wwwscholarhipexpertscomapplyhtx

FINANCIAL AIDSCHOLArSHIpS NEWS

bIG bOOK SALE FEb 6What 9th Annual Jean Slaughter

Scholarship Book SaleWhen Wednesday Feb 6

8 am-2 pmWheRe Front of College Bookstore pRiCeS Hardbacks $2 Paperbacks $1BeSt Bet Buy fiction non-fiction

childrenrsquos books videos amp DVDs Sale benefits Jean Slaughter

Scholarship Fund for university trans-fer students Slaughter who taught English for many years at ACC was instrumental in the development and growth of the University Trans-fer program This yearrsquos recipient is Victoria Hagopian Six students have benefited from this scholarship since its inception

SKILLS LAb OFFErS TuTOrING

The Academic Skills Lab has skilled tutors available in a variety of sub-jects Peer tutoring is also available

For subjectsdaystimes contact Bill Fonville at 506-4167

Tutoring is available throughout the week day and evening in Biology Chemistry English Geology Information Systems Math Office Administration Physics Psychology Reading Sociology Spanish and more

TWITTEr ACCGet short timely messages from

ACC Twitter is a source of instantly updated information Itrsquos easy to stay updated on a wide variety of topics Join today and follow ACC happen-ings by logging at httptwittercomAlamanceCC

GET THE 411

ACADEMIC ADvISING CENTEr Located near the lower commons in the main building the Academic Advising Center offers

Academic planning Course selection Career planning University transfer assistance ACCess account setup WebAdvisor navigation amp

registration Facilitation of selected workshops

throughout the academic year Access to AddDrop and Change

of Information formshouRS of opeRation

Mon 8 am-7 pmTue-Thur 8 am-5 pm

Fri 8 am-3 pm

MLK ObSErvANCE from page 1

because ldquoitrsquos part of who I am I have firsthand knowledge about struggling And I used those resources to go from point A to point B in my lifehellipMy circumstances donrsquot define merdquo

Like Dr King she said all of us are prone to imperfections and struggles but we can still follow a path to greatness ldquoUnlike Dr Kingrdquo she said ldquoI canrsquot find my name in a dictionary But that only means I can write my own definition of who I amrdquo

She concluded her message by singing a portion of a gospel tune called ldquoI Wonrsquot Complainrdquo

Students also participated in the celebration Horticulture Technology student Patrick Powell an ordained minister led the invocation Abigail Helms read two poems ldquoWe Wear the Maskrdquo by Paul Laurence Dunbar and ldquoTouched By an Angelrdquo by Maya Angelou Muriel Freeland sang two gospel numbers

CAMpuS HOSTS MArTIAL ArTS SEMINArThe Alamance Community College campus in conjunction

with the Greensboro Kodokan Aikido Dojo will host the Piedmont Aikido Friendship Seminar this Saturday and Sunday February 2 and 3 What High-ranking Aikido teachers from Greensboro Durham

Raleigh Hillsborough and Charlotte will share their martial arts skills in the Aikido discipline Aikido a defensive martial art is sometimes called the Art of Peace The term ldquodanrdquo is the equivalent of ldquoblack beltrdquo

BeSt Bet This event is free to Aikido students currently enrolled in Susan Daltonrsquos Aikido class at ACC Interested observers are invited to watch

WheReWhen ACCrsquos Student Activities Center beginning at 930 each morning and running until 315 pm with a lunch break 1230-145 pm

Who The instructors are Jay Speetjens 4th dan Greensboro Kodokan Aikido Dojo Charlene Reiss 4th dan Triangle Aikido (Durham) Steven Kaufmann 6th dan Open Sky Aikikai (Hill-sborough) Charles Huff 4th dan Charlotte Aikikai Dennis Main 5th dan Aikido of Charlotte Bill Bunn 6th dan Joskink-an Dojo (Raleigh)

P4 CAMPuS hIGhLIGhtS

Campus Life

DINNEr IS SErvED Culinary Arts students now serve meals each week International buffet each Wednesday at 1130 am amp 530 pm in A238 buffet meals are $8 and carry-out is available Cafeteria-style menu each Thursday at 1115 am amp 515 pm for $7 Salads grown in Horticulturersquos hydroponic greenhouse (vegetables grown without use of soil) will be featured each week

aCCrsquos annual martIn luther KIng Jr

CelebratIon was held last week in the auditorium

vALENTINES FOr SOLDIErS The History Club is collecting hard candy and cards for our troops in Afghanistan for valentinersquos Day Help ldquoFill a Heartrdquo by donating items at the Information Desks in the main building and Gee building or contact Dave Crane (506-4295) or Sherri Singer (506-4396) for pick up

Keynote speaker Keisha bluford patrick powell

student

Muriel Freeland student

Abigail Helms student