| June
2010 News |
 SWAT
Training: Shooter in the Stairwell
- As Jackson County Sheriff’s
Department SWAT team approaches
the shooting site, they are
joined by their newest team
member and first medic Kim
Anthony. In this training
exercise at SCC deputies trapped
the shooter in the stairwell
by closing off the top and
bottom entrances. . . full
story |
Janet Burnette named interim
president - the Southwestern
Board of Trustees has named
Janet Burnette, SCC vice president
for administrative services,
to serve as interim president.
. full
story |
| Cecil
Groves: WLOS Person of the
Week . . more
|
New
students get acquainted at
June 23 orientation
- Angelica Rawdon, a  recent
Franklin High School graduate,
fills out her paperwork at
New Student Orientation Wednesday,
June 23. Rawdon said she found
out in high school that she
was good at accounting so
she’s decided to pursue
that interest. The Franklin
resident was among the 91
students attending the program
on the Jackson Campus that
acquaints new students with
policies, resources and services
available . . more |
 Commissioners
proclaim June 30 to be ‘Dr.
Cecil Groves Day’
- County commissioners proclaimed
Wednesday, June 30, as “Dr.
Cecil Groves Day,” citing
the retiring Southwestern
Community College president’s
dedication to the community.
. more |
 SCC's
Groves is retiring after 13
years - Cecil Groves,
retired president of Southwestern
Community College, can trace
his family tree all the way
back to 1780. A grandfather
with many ‘greats’
attached was born then, growing
up to be a 7-foot-tall giant,
or so the story goes. . more |
 Edward
Anderson, SCC's Paralegal
Instructor to retire
. . see
photos from his retirement
celebration |
| Photo
tribute to retiring president,
Cecil Groves . .
see
photos |
| President's
List, Dean's List announced
for Spring 2010 .
. details |
 Groves
named President Emeritus
- Southwestern Community College
Board of Trustees bestowed
the honor of President Emeritus
upon President Cecil Groves
during a retirement celebration
Thursday, June 10. Groves,
who retires at the end of
the month, has served as the
college’s fourth president
since 1997. . . full
story |
 SCC
has named Richard Collings
as next president -
The Southwestern Community
College Board of Trustees
approved the selection of
Dr. Richard Collings, president
of Wayne State College in
Nebraska, as the college’s
fifth president. His hiring
is contingent upon approval
of the State Board of Community
Colleges. . . details |
 Sarah
Fann earns Fulbright Fellowship
- In July, Sarah Fann embarks
on an adventure to the Outback
to complete a Fulbright Fellowship
in Townsville, Queensland.
“Sarah exemplifies the
success that we intended for
our students when Southwestern
Community College’s
New Century Scholars program
was started,” said Sonja
Haynes, Southwestern foundation
director. . . full
story |
The SCC physical therapist
assistant class of 2010
received their pins during
a recent evening ceremony
on the Jackson Campus. . more |
| Southwestern
Community College will offer
Fun with Fondant &
Gumpaste on Thursdays
from Jun 17 to July 22 from
6-8 p.m. at the Jackson Campus.
. details |
 SCC
grad receives WCU Chancellor's
Achievement Award -
Cristina Korb of Cashiers,
who graduated in May from
Southwestern Community College,
is the college’s recipient
of the Western Carolina University
Chancellor's Achievement Award.
. . full
story |
| Cake
Decorating and Clogging Classes
in Swain County -
Basic Cake Decorating will
meet Tuesdays from June 15
to July 13. Beginning Clogging
will meet Thursdays from June
17 to July 29 . . details |
GEAR UP students tour CNN
in Atlanta - Sixteen
students from Smoky Mountain
High School’s digital
media and computer applications
classes embarked on a GEAR
UP-sponsored journey to Atlanta
to visit the CNN studio. .
more |
| ABCs
of Computer - Swain
- Designed and recommended
for the new computer user,
ABCs of the Computer will
be offered at Southwestern
Community College’s
Swain Center June 21 to July
14. . details |
| SCC's
phone number has changed .
. details |
| May
2010 News |
| Two-day
grantsmanship training
at SCC - The
N.C. Community College
System, along with BioNetwork
Business Center, will
sponsor a two-day grantsmanship
training at Southwestern
Community College Wed
and Thurs, June
9-10. . . more |
 Summer
enrollment up 44%
- Students like Aubrey
McNeill of Sylva helped
increase Southwestern
Community College’s
summer enrollment figures
44 percent. The college’s
enrollment last summer
was 760 students; this
summer it’s 1,100,
according to Phil Weast,
SCC dean of student
services. . . full
story |
 SCC's
new plus 50 program
- Based in
the Highlands-Cashiers
area, Michael Rich’s
new mission is to discover
the needs of the 50-plus
population in the community
and develop educational
opportunities to fit
those needs. . . full
story |
|
SCC
will host two separate
celebrations honoring
retiring president
Cecil Groves. The
first will be held
Monday, June 7, from
4-6 p.m. in the Balsam
Center Lobby on the
Jackson Campus. The
second will be held
Tuesday, June 15,
from 4-6 p.m. at the
Groves Center Lobby
on the Macon Campus.
Both celebrations
are informal drop-in
and open to the public.
. . more |
| Grant
Skills for WNC Life
Science Economy
- June 9-10
@ SCC - This
two-day grantsmanship
training will target
life sciences and other
community development
opportunities while
addressing the key components
of a successful grant
request, including development
of a statement of need,
budgets, timelines,
and identifying goals
and objectives of project
implementation. . details |
| DOT
informational meeting
held at SCC
- Department of Transportation
officials provided maps
and information about
the proposed new route
between N.C. 116 and
N.C. 107 during an information
meeting Thursday, May
20, at Southwestern
Community .College .
. full
story |
| DOT
to hold public meeting
May 20 at SCC -
The N.C. Department
of Transportation will
hold a citizen’s
information workshop
Thursday, May 20, regarding
the construction of
a new two-lane road
connecting N.C. 107
to N.C. 116 on the SCC
campus. The workshop
will be held from 4-7
p.m. The new road would
give Southwestern an
exit at the back of
campus near the Holt
Library. . full
story |
| Groves
testifies in D.C.
- SCC President Cecil
Groves testified before
the U.S. House of Representatives
Committee on Transportation
and Infrastructure in
Washington, D.C., recently.
Groves’ input
was requested by both
N.C. Congressman Heath
Shuler and the Appalachian
Regional Commission.
. full
story |
A man for all seasons
-
Cecil
Groves leaves SCC with
a legacy of regional
growth
By Giles Morris •
Staff writer •
Smoky Mountain News
. . read
full story |
| First
Professional Office
Management class graduates
- Members of Southwestern
Community College’s
first Professional Office
Management class celebrate
their graduation April
29 at the Macon Annex
in Franklin. . . full
story |
 Graduating
Class of 2010 was largest
ever - special
tribute to retiring
president, Dr. Cecil
Groves . . read
full story |
| Congratulations
Spring 2010 Graduates
- Graduation ceremonies
held Friday, May 7,
2010 - see
photos, video and news
stories |
| Health
Sciences pinning ceremonies
held . . details |
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|
Miles
earned college degree while
still in high school -
Cassie Miles
has a  busy
calendar this May. She is
preparing for two graduation
ceremonies this month. Cassie
is among the first class to
graduate from the brand new
state-of-the-art Cherokee
High School. She also joins
an elite group of young people
who have earned an associate
degree concurrent with high
school graduation. . full
story |
 Mike
Burnette's Retirement Celebration
photos from April 28, 2010 |
| Graduation
ceremonies for SCC
will be held in two separate
ceremonies Friday, May 7.
Retiring SCC President Cecil
Groves will deliver a short
address followed by a video
tribute to the 213 graduates.
. full
story |
New Century Scholars pioneer,
Charlie McConnell
featured as Person of the
Week by WLOS-13 .
. see
video |
| April
2010 News |
| Miss
Cherokee, SCC alumni, travels
to Berlin - Miss
Cherokee Rachel Hicks traveled
to Berlin, Germany, recently
to participate in ITB Berlin,
a major tourism exhibition.
Hicks, a Southwestern Community
College Upward Bound alumni,
accompanied the American Indian
and Alaska Native Tourism
Association booth . . full
story |
 McFalls
BLET Scholarship awarded to
Blackburn - Trinity
Charles Blackburn of Sylva,
, a recent graduate of SCC’s
Basic Law Enforcement Training,
was awarded the Lt. Ellith
McFalls Basic Law Enforcement
Training Scholarship. . .
full
story |
 National
Technical Honor Society holds
spring induction ceremony
- During a spring
induction ceremony in Bradford
Hall on the Jackson Campus
April 20, a group of SCC students
was inducted into the National
Technical Honor Society. .
. full
story |
SCC’s Chapter of Alpha
Beta Gamma held its
Spring Induction Ceremony
on Wednesday, April 21, on
the Jackson Campus. . full
story |
| WAC
Essay Contest winners announced
- Winners in SCC’s
2010 Writing Across the Curriculum
Essay Contest have just been
announced. This year's contest
saw nearly 40 entries with
essays representing classes
from almost every discipline.
. . details |
| NEW
- Sustainability Technologies
program - SCC’s
new sustainability technologies
program offers a unique green
approach to the current civil
engineering and surveying
programs, according to Thom
Brooks, SCC dean of career
technologies. . . full
story |
| GEAR
UP announces Summer Academy
- SCC GEAR UP announces the
GEAR UP Summer Academy in
Macon County. The summer program
serves rising sixth, seventh
and eighth graders. . . details |
 Express
Lane - New software
installed at SCC eliminated
standing in long lines during
registration this spring.
Called the financial aid link,
the program links a student’s
financial aid information
directly to the campus bookstore
and the business office. .
full
story |
| OICA
Open House and Student Art
Sale - Tues, May
4, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. . . details |
| Soil
testing at Green Spring Fling
Earth Day - SCC’s
Math and Science Club will
sponsor a soil testing initiative
at the college’s Green
Spring Fling Thursday, April
22. Testing will determine
pH and levels of essential
nutrients present in the soil.
The cost will be $5 per sample.
. more
info |
Please join us for a Retirement
Celebration in honor of Mike
Burnette
- 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday,
April 28, 2010 . . more
info |
 |
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SCC students
Jonathan Gass
and Chris Miglino
receive recognition
and scholarships . .
read
more |
|
SCC Foundation's Spring Event
- Thurs, April 22 - Smokin'
the Ivories - This
variety show showcases the
talents of Brian Gurl, a trained
pianist who is also a super
pop singer, mimic, imitator,
jokester and dancer. You won't
want to miss this one! . .
more
info
|
 Career
Success Winners -
Grand-prize winner for attending
SCC’s Career Success
Seminars is culinary technology
student
Samuel Seiler
of Sylva’s Locust Creek
community. Seiler won a Dell
laptop donated by Drake. .
. full
story |
Bob Harrison's Retirement
Celebration held -
April 8,
2010 . . see
photos |
 Academic
Awards Ceremony held -
Superior Court Judge Brad
Letts urged students to keep
their dreams alive, no matter
what the obstacles. Letts,
a member of the Eastern Band
of Cherokee and a resident
of Sylva, was the featured
speaker during SCC’s
Academic Awards Ceremony Tuesday,
April 6, on the Jackson Campus.
. . full
story |
 Green
Spring Fling - Earth Day Celebration
- Mark your calendar for our
annual Spring Fling - Earth
Day Celebration - Thurs, April
22 starting at 11:00 a.m.
This year we will celebrate
the 40th anniversary of Earth
Day with food, live music,
informational booths, exhibits,
demonstrations, fund-raising
and some really great activities.
. . details
|
 Duck
season opened in
SCC’s Balsam Lobby this
week as Ducks on the Tuck
tickets went on sale. The
New Century Scholar fund raiser
celebrates its 10th anniversary
this year . . more |
|
 SCC
RAD student placed third
nationally - Leslie
Adams placed third in the
Atlanta Society of Radiologic
Technologists Student Bee
event held recently at Atlanta’s
Crown Plaza. . . full
story
|
Open House @ Public Safety
Training Center April 9 -
The event is dedicated
to first responders, agency
collaborators, county officials
and legislative partners.
Visitors can take part in
live demonstrations . . more |
| March
2010 News |
 SCC
student wins Greenways logo
contest - SCC student
Kristi Cunningham designed
the winning logo for the Jackson
County Greenways Project,
as part of a class graphic
design assignment. . . full
story |
 Job
Fair held - SCC student
James Gamble of Sylva talks
with a Wildcat Cliffs Country
Club representative during
Southwestern’s 2010
Job Fair March 18 on the Jackson
Campus. . see
photos |
 Transfer
Success seminar winner
- Christy Rowe, SCC Associate
of Arts - elementary education
major from Cullowhee, won
a Mead Padfoloio when she
attended the college’s
Transfer Success seminar Wednesday,
March 24, . . more |
 Recycling
stations on Jackson Campus
- In a project coordinated
by Southwestern Community
College Environmental Club
Vice-president Titus Laney,
new recycling stations with
colorful banners have been
placed across the Jackson
Campus. . . more |
Please join us for a Retirement
Celebration in honor of
Bob Harrison - April 8, 2010
. . details |
| SCC
will honor students for outstanding
achievement during the 27th
annual Academic Awards
Ceremony on Tues,
April 6 at 6:30 p.m. . . details |
Quiz Bowl winners
announced - See
photos |
 Honors
students share their projects
- From Freakonomics
to the Normandy Invasion,
from established statistical
concepts to learning what
it means to be an American,
SCC honors students shared
their projects during a luncheon
presentation March 10. . .
full
story |
| SCC
Blood Drive successful
. . read
more |
| Cherokee
7th graders visit Pack Place
- Recently, the Cherokee Middle
School 7th Grade class traveled
to Asheville to visit The
Health Adventure museum, where
they participated in the Robotics
Design and Mind Benders Programs.
The trip was sponsored by
Southwestern Community College
GEAR UP . . full
story |
| Life
is good; play hard, Survivor
winner says - Tina
Wesson, who won Survivor:
The Australian Outback series,
didn’t realize how difficult
the adventure would be. “I
thought all the hardships
were only rumors. Surely CBS
wouldn’t let us starve
to death,” said Wesson,
addressing a crowd on SCC’s
Jackson Campus Tuesday, March
9. . . full
story |
| SCC
Scholar’s Bowl member
James Whitt of Cherokee was
the individual high scorer
and the SCC team placed second
in Saturday’s NC Council
of Educational Opportunity
Programs Scholars’ Bowl
Competition. SCC hosted the
two-day event, which included
teams from Surry Community
College, UNC-Chapel Hill,
UNC-Pembroke, UPCEE-Greensboro
and UPCEE-Winston-Salem. The
winning team - UNC-Chapel
Hill- will represent the state
and advance to the southeastern
association regional competition.
. full
story |
Now
Available . . Defensive
Driving Classes |
Have
you received a minor
traffic ticket lately? |
 If
you have, but don’t
want your insurance
rates to go up, enroll
in our four-hour Defensive
Driving class. You’ll
save money on your insurance,
keep points off your
license. To take advantage
of the program drivers
should register and
complete the four-hour
course before their
court date. . read
more |
|
| The
Faculty Senate is pleased
to announce the establishment
of the Faculty Professional
Development Fund
(FPDF), an account within
the SCC Foundation. . . more
info |
| Financial
Aid Scholarship Fair
to be held Mar 17 . . details |
SCC Grad chosen to serve
- Southwestern Community College
graduate Juanita
Wilson has
been selected to serve on
the North Carolina State House
Study Committee to Preserve
the Culture and Customs on
Indian Children. . full
story |
 BLET
Class 64 - On Feb.
26 ten cadets received certificates
for successful completion
of North Carolina Basic Law
Enforcement Training offered
at Southwestern Community
College’s Jerry Sutton
Public Safety Training Center.
Graduating cadets completed
742 hours of training, making
them eligible to work as either
a police officer or deputy
sheriff in North Carolina.
. . full
story |
| SCC's
1st Annual Quiz Bowl will
be held Mar 17. Winning
team will receive
$300. Questions will pertain
to general knowledge. Contest
begins at 12 noon and pizza
will be provided while it
lasts. The event will be held
in Balsam Auditorium on the
Jackson Campus. . see
rules |
| Upward
Bound to host Scholars' Bowl
- Southwestern Community
College Upward Bound program
will host this year’s
NC Council of Educational
Opportunity Programs Scholars’
Bowl Competition
Friday and Saturday, March
5-6. . . details |
Discover America Series -
with Tina Wesson:
Tues, Mar 9 @ 12 noon
Bradford Hall, Student Lounge
- (free pizza while it lasts)
. . details |
| February
2010 News |
| Learn
The Business Value of Green
in Southwestern Community
College’s March 16 seminar.
It will be held from 6-9 p.m.
in Founders Hall, Room 133
on SCC’s Jackson Campus.
. more |
| A new
Viticulture and Enology Class
(Growing Grapes & Making
Wine) class at Southwestern
Community College will help
those interested in turning
the hobby of growing wine
grapes and home wine making
into a commercial venture.
. more |
Dining Etiquette winners
- Teresa Taylor and Stephanie
Cochran, both of Franklin,
won gift certificates at SCC’s
Dining Etiquette luncheon.
The luncheon provides students
valuable skills in both business
and social settings . . full
story |
 Culinary's
International Meals
- SCC student chef Brandon
Cope delighted guests at the
American Cajun International
meal Wed, Feb. 17 . . photos |
 SCC
chosen as site for ECU dental
school clinic -
SCC was selected as one of
East Carolina University’s
community service learning
centers. The center, to be
located on the Jackson Campus,
will be part of ECU’s
new dental school and addresses
the shortage of dentists in
rural North Carolina. . .
read
more |
| Spelling
Bee winners - . .
details
|
SCC grad participates in Math
to Moscow - SCC graduate
Natalie Rich just completed
the “toughest and most
life-changing thing”
she has ever done. Rich spent
last fall semester in Russia
as a participant in the Math
to Moscow program. . . full
story |
| SCC has announced
the President’s
and Dean's lists for
Fall 2009. . . details |
| Food
Inc. to be shown on campus
Feb 17 & 18 - 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.
. details |
| FAFSA
Day at SCC - Feb 13
- College financial aid officers
will be available at locations
across North Carolina, including
Southwestern Community College’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 |
| Honor
roll honored - Recently,
SCC GEAR UP and Cherokee Middle
School sponsored a special
trip for seventh-grade students
who were on the Alpha and
Beta Principal’s Honor
Roll. . . full
story |
| January
2010 News |
 Dr.
Groves announces his retirement
- Cecil Groves, president
of Southwestern Community
College 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 |
 New
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 |
3rd Annual SCC
Spelling Bee - Tues, Feb 16
12 noon until . . Balsam Lobby.
Free Pizza. Cash Prizes.
Open for all currently enrolled
SCC students. . .
more
info |
 New
letterpress for OICA
- Art comes in many forms
and the newest addition to
SCC’s Oconaluftee Institute
of Cultural Arts is actually
old. It’s a letterpress
that will be used to print
books in the Cherokee syllabary.
. full
story |
| More
than 20 teams will compete
in the North Carolina FIRST
LEGO League Regional Tournament
scheduled Saturday,
Jan. 23, at WCU’s Ramsey
Center. The regional event,
sponsored by SCC’s GEAR
UP program, begins at 8:30
a.m. and is open to the public.
. . more |
Barb wins Bingo -
As part of Professional Development
Day Tuesday, Jan. 5, SCC employees
participated in a Getting
to Know You Better Teambuilding
Exercise. . more |
 SSS
Students Receive Supplemental
Scholarships - SCC’s
SSS TRiO program recently
awarded $1000 scholarships
to 35 SSS students for the
2009/2010 academic year. The
scholarships will be used
to pay for tuition and other
expenses associated with their
education at SCC. . . more
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Rose Hooper Garrett,
Public Information Officer 
