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Medical Assisting Club
Valentine's Day Raffle

Thurs, Feb 11 ~ 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Balsam Lobby
Enter for a chance to win a variety of prizes, gift certificates, etc.
Candy-grams also available
Free to Unemployed
GET JOB READY
· Resumes
· Interviewing Skills
· Computer Training
· Career Readiness Certification
SCC, Macon Annex
(Behind Courthouse)
9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Drop in Room 104 or
call (800) 447-4091, ext. 449 and leave a message
Walk in's Welcome
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3rd Annual SCC Spelling Bee
Tues, Feb 16
noon - until ?
Balsam Lobby

Cash Prizes
Free Pizza
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CAREER SEMINAR:
Dining Etiquette
Be prepared and confident for those important business dinners. Manners do count!
Feb. 18, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.,
Bradford Lounge
» Sign Up NOW!
From Financial Aid Office:
Important dates: Spring financial aid checks to be mailed by Thurs, Feb. 18. File your 2010-2011 FAFSA now if you will be attending college in Fall 2010. SCC deadline to file is May 1.
» Feb 13 is FASFA Day at SCC
     
 
Environmental Club's Spring Raffle
 
 
for a QUILT - a Mary Bradley production"
 
 
Tickets available in the Bookstore and Library
 
 
Tickets:
$1 for 1
$5 for 6
 
 
Drawing will be April 22
Earth Day
 
 
Proceeds go to the Env Club for Greening Up SCC
 
2010 WAC Essay Awards
SCC Ranks #4 in the Nation in a listing of America’s best community colleges. » full story
Library Lends Laptops
Food Inc. film will be shown at SCC
Wed and Thurs, Feb. 17 and 18, at 3:30 p.m.
in Oaks 102 on the Jackson Campus

In Food Inc. filmmaker Robert Kenner lifts the veil on our nation’s food industry, exposing what has been hidden from the American consumer, according to Rudy Beharrysingh, environmental club advisor.

You'll never look at dinner the same way

Sponsored by SCC's Environmental Club
Inclement Weather Procedure

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Be sure and follow SCC on Twitter for the latest announcements if SCC is delayed or cancelled due to inclement weather conditions . . » here's how
Business Start-up Basics
Learn how to own and operate a successful business
Thurs, Feb. 11, from 6-9 p.m. - Jackson Campus
» details
FAFSA Day at SCC - Feb 13 - College financial aid officers will be available at locations across North Carolina, including SCC’s Jackson and Macon Campuses, on Saturday, Feb. 13, from 9 a.m. until noon to help potential students and their families complete and submit their Free Application for Federal Student Aid forms. . more info
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Now is the time to file your 2010-2011 FAFSA if you will be attending college anywhere in Fall 2010. SCC's Priority Deadline is May 1, 2010 for your award to be complete before Fall tuition is due. Early filers may be eligible for more funds. File at www.fafsa.gov
Dr. Groves announces his retirement - Dr. Cecil Groves announces his retirementCecil Groves, president of SCC since 1997, informed the board of trustees and college faculty and staff Tuesday evening, Jan. 26, that he will retire at the end of this academic year - June 30. . . full story
NPS Electronic Field Trip - Cherokee Middle School sixth, seventh and eighth graders participated in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park Electronic Field Trip via live webcast. . . full story
The SCC Student Massage Clinic is now open!
Call now and make your appointment!
. . details
New computers in Holt LibraryNew computers in the library - 24 new computer work stations were recently installed at Southwestern’s Holt Library on the Jackson Campus. The Holt Library provides open computer lab services in cooperation with the college IT department. . . more
Winter Continuing Ed Schedule of ClassesNEW! On-line registration is available for most Continuing Education classes. Visit the Winter Continuing Education Class Schedule to check it out.
ANNOUNCING a NEW PROGRAM:
This spring SCC will add a new certificate program in Health Informatics . . »
more
JobsNOWJobsNOW - A New Career - SCC will be offering seven programs through this initiative
» more info
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Administrative Offices close at 12:00 noon on Fridays
Hours: M-Th, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
  F, 8 a.m. - 12 noon
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Finishing up this semester?
If you will be completing
your program of study this
2010 Spring term,
please meet with your advisor and complete a
Commencement Application
due to the Registrar's Office no later than
Noon, Mar 26, 2010
2010

Holt Library
REGULAR HOURS:
Mon – Thurs 8 am – 9 pm
Friday 8 am – 5 pm
Saturday 9 am – 1 pm
Attn: New Students for Spring
ALL New Students MUST participate in Orientation

» details
Bookstore Corner:
You can buy your books online at www.swccbookstore.com.
Don't forget about Smarthinking. . . online tutoring assistance anywhere, anytime... 24 hours a day!
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We're in the Business of Learning at the LAC
Have questions? Want to learn a new skill or brush up an old one? Visit the LAC's Learning Links and find a virtual wealth of information on numerous subjects related to many of the disciplines you will encounter throughout your studies here at SCC!
(NEW - Business Writing Learning Links!)
Announcements for SCC Employees:
Latest approved minutes of the Board of Trustees meeting
Happy Birthday in February:
4 Allan Grant
Linda Venturo
9 Jeanette White
10 David Kochersberger
11 Suzanne Vincent
Deanne Oppermann
14 Mike Burnette
15 Jackie Banks
17 Yvonne Price
20 Carolann Cartwright
23 Erin McCully
Matt Reynolds
25 Todd Moses
26 Jeff Brush
27

Frank Gunter
Charles Hughes

29 Kurt Berger
POLICIES APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Policy
Title
3.37 Electronic Mail
5.5 Accountability and Credibility Internal Audit
7.20 Self-Supporting Class Policy
7.23 Specific Fees
8.22 College Calendar
NC-NET Event
Legal Issues in Higher Education
Wed, Feb 24 - 2 p.m.

Presenter: Dr. D. Parker Young
» more info
CPR Training for Faculty / Staff
Fri, Mar 5, 8 a.m. - 12 Noon

EMS Classroom, 3rd Floor of the Balsam Center
contact ext. #260 to reserve your seat
WELCOME NEW SCC EMPLOYEE:

Suzanne VincentSuzanne Vincent - Administrative Assistant – Extension Education, start 2/1/2010 - Suzanne received a Bachelors degree from Iowa State University and Masters in Education from Southern Illinois University. Ms. Vincent was most recently employed as the part-time JOBS Now Coordinator for the Extension Education Division at SCC. Ms. Vincent was also previously employed in numerous positions for Mountain Mediation Services, as an adjunct outdoor leadership instructor at SCC, and as an adjunct professor at WCU.

Laura PenningtonNEED FUNDING? If your program or department has unmet needs, develops an idea for expansion/ enhancement, or hears of a funding opportunity, it might be appropriate for you to plug into the funding assistance process. . » Here's how
This 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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