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October 24, 2016
FYI... A link to the most current Bulletin is always available on the front page of Calhoun's website! 

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As you know, our FastTrack summer program for recently graduated seniors is part of our our ATD student success initiative.  FastTrack students participate in a free intensive six-week course of study that focuses on English and Math and enables them to earn credit for ORI 110. 

“The success of this program is due to the people who have worked so hard to collaborate and coordinate this effort,” said Dr. Steve Calatrello, Interim Vice-President for Academic Affairs.  “It’s a partnership that involves our advising team, adult education instructors, and our developmental education departments.  We are fortunate to have such a dynamic, dedicated team.”    

FastTrack participants have GPAs 15% higher than those of students testing into developmental education classes who don’t enroll in FastTrack and are close to all first-time freshmen; they are retained at a 25% higher rate than general developmental education students and at an 8% higher rate than all first-time freshmen. They have success rates in English 68% higher than those in developmental education without FastTrack intervention, and 8% higher that all first-time freshmen; in Math, they have success rates 32% higher than those in developmental education classes without FastTrack intervention, and they are close to the success rates of all first-time freshmen.

For more information on the FastTrack program, contact Kelly Morris at extension 2602.

The ATD Team
Meet our Calhoun Foundation Board members
Each week in this section of the Bulletin, we will feature a member of the Calhoun Foundation Board of Directors to better acquaint you with them and all of the great work they do not only in support of Calhoun but throughout our service area.

For a complete list of Calhoun Foundation Board Members, click their pic!


Daikin will award the Minority Scholarship to qualified minority students from Morgan County at their Martin Luther King, Jr. Unity Breakfast in Decatur on January 16, 2017.

Please help Daikin spread the word in your community to students who may qualify. Scholarships amount up to $3,000. The application opened on October 1st, and the deadline to apply is November
30, 2016.

Applications are available at all area high schools, colleges, and universities, as well as, online at daikin-america.com, under the news tab.

Applicants must print the form, complete it, and mail it along with their transcripts to the address on the form.

If there are any questions, please contact. Mr. Forrest Keith, Community Relations & General Affairs Manager at 256-306-5020.


Wellness Screening

The Alabama Department of Public Health will hold a second wellness screening on the Decatur campus for full-time employees on Wednesday, Nov. 2nd.

The screening will be held in the lobby of the Health Sciences building from 8 am - 4 pm.  All participants must bring proof of insurance.

Employees who want a flu shot only do not have to have an appointment but are asked to complete the attached flu vaccine consent form and bring it with you if you.

Employees who would like to have a PEEHIP health screening must register online here!
 

Looking to further your Education?
Calhoun's Foundation Office has a scholarship fund available to employees wishing to continue their education. Employees must be full-time, and tenured at Calhoun prior to the year for which they request support, and have no record of employee performance warnings withing the last 12 months. Further, they must have achieved no less than a 3.0 GPA and at least 6 credit hours towards the degree for which they are seeking support. 

To apply, contact Beth Edwards in the foundation office for an application. 
 

Nichelle W. Nix, Director of GOMA to give keynote address at ALAHEDO Conference on UAH campus

Nichelle Williams Nix, Alabama Director of the Governor's Office of Minority Affairs will be the keynote speaker for the Alabama Association of Higher Education Diversity Officers Fifth Annual Comprehensive Diversity Conference, hosted on the campus of The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), Oct. 27-28.

The two-day conference is sponsored by the UAH Office of Diversity and Multicultural Affairs (ODMA). The Alabama Association of Higher Education Diversity Officers (ALAHEDO) is the professional association of diversity officers in higher education across the state of Alabama that advises its members on issues, policies and practices that impact diversity, equity and inclusion in higher education. Also presenting at the conference will be Dr. Kathy Obear, internationally recognized diversity and inclusion consultant.

For registration to attend ALAHEDO, please visit https://www.alahedo.org/.

For additional information about the conference, contact Brandie Roberts, Administrative Assistant to the UAH Vice President for Diversity and Multicultural Affairs, 256.824.4600 or blr0016@uah.edu.
 

2016 Fall Alabama Community College Journal 


The Fall 2016 Alabama Community College Association (ACCA) Journal is now available for viewing on the ACCA website. You may access it here!

Please share this link with anyone that has not received this email. We appreciate your help in promoting the journal and ACCA.



2016 Alabama Community College Association Conference 

The 2016 ACCA Conference is scheduled for November 20 through 22 at the Renaissance Montgomery Hotel and Spa at the Convention Center. The following information is being provided to assist you in registering for this year’s conference. 

The keynote speaker will be, Mr. Cam Marston, leading expert on the impact of generational change and its impact on the workplace and marketplace. As an author, columnist, blogger, and lecturer, he imparts a clear understanding of how generational demographics are changing the landscape of business. Marston and his firm, Generational Insights, have provided research and consultation on generational issues to hundreds of companies and professional groups, ranging from small businesses to multinational corporations, as well as major professional associations, for over 17 years.

This year, the Chancellor's Award Class of 2016 will be recognized on Tuesday, November 22 beginning at 8:30 a.m. with an awards breakfast. Because the awards breakfast is part of the conference this year, there will not be a separate registration fee for honorees.  The breakfast is only open to registered attendees of the ACCA conference.  The closing session for ACCA will follow immediately after the breakfast at 10:00 a.m. A complete agenda for the conference is attached.

Registration for 2016 Alabama Community College Association Annual Conference is now open! Registration is $175.00 per person until November 1st and $200.00 per person afterwards. All registrations are made online through the ACCA Website by clicking here.

Click here to book your room for the group rate of $89. Last day to book at the group rate is 10/20/16.

Additional information can be found on the ACCA website.  Thank you for your support of ACCA.

For registration questions, please contact Ms. Camie Huett at 334-293-4671 or chuett@atn.org; or Dr. Leslie Cummings at 800-648-3271 ext. 5716 or leslie.cummings@bscc.edu. Additional information can be found on the ACCA website.

Thank you for your support of ACCA!

 

Do you need Warhawk assistance for your event?

Faculty members of Calhoun are welcome to request the Warhawks for assistance. Additionally, the Warhawks are available for a limited number of community projects.

To request Warhawk assistance, click here to complete the Online Request for Warhawk Assistance form at least two weeks  prior to the date assistance is needed. Requests will be met based on student availability.

Have questions? Please contact one of the following Warhwawk sponsors, Sherika Attipoe at ext. 2560, Janet Kincherlow-Martin at ext. 2561 or Sherry Stancil at 256-713-4824.

Campus-wide professional development will be held on Wednesday, January 4th instead of Tuesday, January 3rd as is listed in the current calendar. Public Relations will post an updated version of the calendar to the website.

Dr. Klauber has approved for the college to be closed on Wednesday January 4th so all employees can participate in professional development activities.

The results of the current Professional Development survey will be reviewed and used to structure a day that will be beneficial and meaningful to all. Stay tuned for more details as the Professional Development committee meets to plan the day.

24  Donald McLemore
      Maintenance

24  Williams Heaps
      Campus police - Dec

25  Kathryn Vaughn
      Art

25  Kerry Warren
      Maintenance

26  Stephen Calatrello
      VP Office 


 
28  Hoyt Williamson
      Limestone Correctional Facility

28  Roberta Sommerville
      Technologies

29  Daryl Chumbley
      Nursing

30  Andrea Blankenship
      Adult Education

31  Heath Daws
      Dual Enrollment

October

24   Writer's Conference
       *See flyer in Bulletin for full schedule

       Student Voter Registration Deadline

26   Diabetes Awareness Walk

       12:30 pm - 1:30 pm, Quad area, Huntsville campus

27   Fall Fest - Huntsville campus
       110:00 am - 1:00 pm, Student Center, Huntsville campus
    


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