Summer
Commencement
 Thurs,
July 31, 6:30 p.m.
Rehearsal:
July 30 - 3:00 p.m.
FAQ
for grads |
21st
Annual WNC Area Fire, Rescue,
EMS & Law Enforcement College
Sept 5-7, 2008
Franklin, NC
(Aug 15
- deadline)
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info |
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Small
Group Tutoring Available this
Summer |
MAT
060
M/W 3-4:00 |
MAT
070
M/W 9:30-10:30 and 4-5:00 |
MAT
140
T/Th 10-11:00 and 12-1:00 |
NUR
103 Starting mid-June
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Please contact
Marti Hunter in the Student
Support Services Office, Oaks
Hall to sign up for tutoring.
586.4091, ext. 420 |
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Learning
Assistance Center
Oaks Hall, Room 101 |
Summer
Hours:
10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Mon-Thurs |
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| On-line
tutoring: Anywhere, Anytime
- Help when you need it: 24
hours a day! Now that's Smarthinking |
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Need
help with a writing assignment?
Writing Across the
Curriculum - |
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| Transfer
process made easier - Community
college graduates will soon have an
easier path to many private colleges
and universities. » full
story |
 Slide
rules! - Cheyenne Mathis splashes
into algebra class during SCC’s
Upward Bound summer program. »
full
story |
 SCC
ranked exceptional! - Exceptional.
That’s the score Southwestern
Community College earned by meeting
all performance measures established
by the North Carolina Community College
System. Southwestern was one of only
seven of the state’s 58 community
colleges who met the challenge of new,
improved and much tougher thresholds
to achieve Exceptional Designation.
. . » full
story |
 CNA's
average 91% - Certified Nursing
Assistants completed their CNA I clinicals
and program June 27. . . » full
story |
 Adam
Guffey - first to complete business
administration degree online. While
a lot of people are taking online courses
now to save on gas money, . . . read
more |
 Holt
Reappointed to SCC's Board of Trustees
- Sylva attorney Paul Holt was recently
reappointed to serve a four-year term
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story |
 Thank
goodness for friends like Mary
Heim, Jordan Stevens said.
Heim, who landed a job at the Franklin
Press as a result of SCC’s Job
Fair, recommended Stevens for a similar
position when the newspaper had another
opening. Both Jackson County May graduates
of SCC’s advertising and graphic
arts program are now working as newspaper
graphic artists. » full
story |
| New
CIT classes at Macon Campus
- If you wanted to take Computer Information
Technology classes but couldn’t
make the day classes, SCC’s Macon
Campus has a new option. » more
info |
| SCC has announced
the President’s and Dean's lists
for Spring 2008. To earn the
honor of President’s List students
must achieve and maintain a 3.85 Grade
Point Average. Students with a GPA between
3.50 and 3.84 earn the honor of the
Dean's List. » more |
 Connecting
humans and animals in healing:
Jenny James, SCC library staff, will
be a featured presenter at the Animals:
Our Allies in Health Conference Aug.
14-15 at the Mountain Area Health Education
Center in Asheville. » full
story |
 North
Carolina Highway Patrol Trooper David
Shawn Blanton, Jr., 24, who
died Tuesday, June 17, in the line of
duty, received in-service law enforcement
training at Southwestern Community College.
» more |
 Capturing
patterns and beauty - Photography
by Franklin artist Tom Guertin is on
display through the beginning of August
at SCC’s Balsam Center Art Gallery
on the Jackson Campus. » more |
New Macon programs for fall
- SCC’s first year in the new
Cecil L. Groves Center at the Macon
Campus was so successful that expansions
are already necessary. » full
story |
Outdoor Leadership rocks -
Started over eight
years ago, the outdoor leadership program
has grown into one of the country’s
best kept secrets. » full
story |
| SCC
Ranks #4 in the Nation in a new
listing of America’s best community
colleges. » full
story |
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Currently
in Webster:
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Worried about the
SCC Placement Test?
Here's a Study
Guide to help you!
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Corner: |
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Normal
business hours:
Mon-Thur: 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Fri: closed |
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FOR
USE IN LIBRARY ONLY |
Hours:
Mon-Thurs: 8 a.m. - 9
p.m.
Fri: 8 a.m. - noon
Sat: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. |
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| Happy
Birthday: |
| July: |
| 11 |
Carol Coleson |
| 13 |
Kathleen Breedlove |
| 18 |
Claudia Buchanan
Devonne Jimison |
| 19 |
Bob Clark
Dale Hall |
| 21 |
Kay Wolf |
| 23 |
Barb Connell |
| 24 |
John Matchulat
Martha Smith |
| 25 |
Sherry Tilson |
| 26 |
Connie Haire
Cheryl Renfro |
| 29 |
Rudy Beharrysingh
Sonja Haynes |
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| Meet
New Employees: |
 Dominique
Benson, Admissions Officer -
Ms. Benson received a bachelor's degree
in sociology and a master's degree in
educational leadership/two-year college
administration from Western Carolina University.
Ms. Benson was employed as a project manager
and administrative director by Rice Communications.
She was previously employed as a manager
by Sugar Bowl Resort, an assessment specialist
by Chattahoochee Technical College, and
a records coordinator by Kennesaw State
University. While enrolled at Western
Carolina University, Ms. Benson also worked
as a graduate assistant. |
 Cindy
Amster, Respiratory Technology Instructor/
Clinical Coordinator - Ms. Amster
received a bachelor's degree from Western
Carolina University in biology. She is
also a graduate of the respiratory therapy
program at SCC. Ms. Amster was most recently
employed as a respiratory therapist by
Westcare Health Systems. She was previously
employed as a part-time instructor by
SCC. (Cindy's Mom is also a full-time
faculty member at SCC. Can you guess who?) |
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page will be updated on a regular basis.
If you have announcements, events or college
news you'd like to see posted here, please
let Sandra Bunn or the Public Information
Office know. |
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Letter from State Treasurer Richard
Moore regarding the performance of
the NC Retirement Pension Fund
(.pdf
format)
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The Office for Grant Activities
has a new and improved website!
» check
it out! |
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