St. Clair County Community College
|
|
|
St. Clair County Community College |
|
|
|
||||
A monthly newsletter for college faculty and staff |
June
18, 2008 |
|||||||||||
|
|
|
||||||||||
 |
 |
 |
||||||||||
President's Appreciation BarbecueKen Lord, left, and Pete Lacey grill hamburgers and hot dogs June 13 at the President’s Appreciation Barbecue behind the Main Building. The event thanked volunteers for college events during the first half of 2008. |
Green roof installationWorkers from Port Huron Roofing install a green roof atop the Fine Arts Theatre. The 5,000-square-foot roof uses live plant material to soak up rainwater and release it naturally back into the air. The roof helps save the college on energy costs and also provides sound dampening. |
SC4 Alumni Association Golf ClassicSC4 assistant volleyball coach Harold Tramski of Port Huron shoots from the fairway during the SC4 Alumni Association Golf Classic on Friday, June 6, at the Port Huron Golf Club in Fort Gratiot. The golf outing raised more than $24,000 to support alumni association projects, which include scholarships for students. |
||||||||||
EventsSummer 101Reach Out for College Credit classes are available this summer for students exiting grades 6 through 12. Sports camps are also available. Visit the Summer 101 Web site for more information at www.sc4.edu/summer101. June 27 - Spring session ends. June 28 - SC4 Symphonic Band and Jazz Band Twilight Concert, 6 p.m., Desmond Landing, downtown Port Huron. June 30 - Summer session classes begin. July 4 - Independence Day, college closed. July 9 - Rotary International Day Parade, Port Huron. July 10 - SC4 Symphonic Band Twilight Concert, 7 p.m., Riverfront Park, Algonac. July 10 - SC4 and SC4 Alumni Association Homecoming, SC4 campus. July 12 - SC4 Symphonic Band Twilight Concert, 7 p.m., SC4 Fine Arts Theatre. July 19 - SC4 Symphonic Band and Bluewater Low Brass Ensemble Twilight Concert, 7 p.m., SC4 Fine Arts Theatre. July 26 - SC4 Symphonic Band and Jazz Band Twilight Concert, 7 p.m., SC4 Fine Arts Theatre.
|
HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING June 12Trustees appoint Kramer as acting presidentThe board appointed Kirk Kramer, vice president for administrative services, as acting president of the college. An acting president serves in that capacity until the president returns. Board approves 2008-09 budget, sets millage rateTrustees approved the 2008-09 general fund budget.The budget is balanced, with revenues and expenditures of $31,050,000. Trustees also established the operating millage rate of 1.8891 mills for the 2008-09 fiscal year. As part of routine business, the board officially levies these millages, which already have been approved by the voters, on property within the college’s district. Trustees award contracts for laptopsThe board approved buying 28 laptop computers for $31,472 from Dell Marketing of Round Rock, Texas. The Math and Science Department will use 24 of the computers in laboratories, and the Learning Resources Center will use four computers to provide students with additional resources for group study and presentation preparation work. Board approves computer purchaseTrustees approved buying 175 computers for $153,300 from Sehi-Procomp of Rochester Hills. The computers would replace some of the computers on campus that are more than four years old. The money will be paid from the Building and Site Fund. Trustees approve software purchaseThe board approved buying 30 Adobe software licenses for $10,191 from Sehi-Procomp of Rochester Hills for instruction in the Computer and Office Technology Department. The money will be paid from Perkins Funds, or Technology Enhancement Funds if Perkins funding is not available. Board approves chemistry equipment purchaseTrustees approved buying chemistry equipment for $57,781.98 from Perkin Elmer of Shelton, Conn. The money will be paid from the Technology Enhancement Fund. The spectrometer equipment is used for instruction and interfaces with computers for chemistry analysis. Trustees approve multimedia room equipment purchaseThe board approved buying multimedia equipment, programming and installation for $29,365.50 from Troxell Communications of Macomb Township. The money will be paid from the Technology Enhancement Fund. The equipment would be placed in six classrooms across campus. Board adopts 85th anniversary resolutionThe board adopted a resolution commemorating the 85th anniversary of SC4’s founding in 1923. Board adopts resolutions of appreciation for 6 employeesThe board adopted resolutions of appreciation recognizing the following award recipients:
Trustees reschedule July board meetingBoard members approved rescheduling the July committee-of-the-whole meeting and regular meeting to 4:30 p.m. Thursday, July 17. Board accepts resignations, makes appointmentsTrustees made the following appointments and accepted the following resignations:
|
|||||||||||
News and Announcements |
||||||||||||
Current Job Postings (as of June 16, 2008)Web site and Database Developer (2 positions) Part-time Computer Instructors, Workforce Training Institute Program Instructors Medical Billing and Coding, Workforce Training Institute Positions |
Recent news releasesSC4 Alumni Golf Classic raises more than $24,000 SC4 awarded grant to help students in occupational programs SC4 offers performance-based motorcycle safety classes SC4 to host University of Michigan-Flint advisors SC4 summer programs offer arts, science, sports More than 1,500 SC4 students earn honors Visit www.sc4.edu/news to see all news releases. |
Upcoming Birthdays
|
||||||||||
Previous issues |
||||||||||||
Putting it all togetherWe welcome your suggestions!Suggestions and/or feedback related to this newsletter, or other topics, can be submitted to the public relations office. How to submit contentThis newsletter is published on the Monday following the regular board meeting each month. The deadline for content is the Monday prior to each regular board meeting. Note that we may not be able to use all items submitted, and we reserve the right to edit submissions. To submit content for the Campus Connection, e-mail the public relations office. Campus Connection is a publication of the Offices of the President and Public Relations, Marketing and Legislative Affairs. |
||||||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||
Copyright © 2012 St. Clair County Community College |