Campus will be closed on Monday Jan. 21, 2008 for Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

More information on Martin Luther King Jr. can be found by clicking this link.

The Washington State course catalogs have arrived; they can be picked up at student services, Main Building.

Click here to view the flyer for the 2008 Community Service Expo.

An updated, electronic fill-in leave form is now available on the intranet.

CLICK HERE

Linda Tilton enrolled in a non-credit Notary Public class offered by the Outreach office at Washington State Community College last Fall quarter. After taking and passing the examination, she received her official notification from the State of Ohio. She is now a certified notary public.

A notary public is an officer of the State of Ohio commissioned by the Secretary of State only upon recommendation of a judge. A notary public may, throughout the state, administer oaths required by law, take and certify depositions, take and certify acknowledgments of deeds, mortgages, liens, powers of attorney and other instruments of writing, and receive, make and record notarial protests.

Linda would be happy to help!

People who show compassion for others in need are a true expression of what the healthcare industry is all about. Washington State Community College associates degree nursing students exemplify this characteristic.

Recently, both the first and second year students rallied around two families who lost everything they owned in a duplex fire. The ADN students collected clothing and personal items to give to the families in need. With donations they received they will go shopping for other items the families desperately need.

Washington State
Open House

March 5, 2008

5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.

2008 Spring Picnic
May 14, 2008
Classes will be suspended from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Look for more information in future editions of OnCampus

Date:    Saturday, January 26

Time:    9 a.m. -12 p.m. (Breakfast at 8:30 a.m. in Community Room)

Where:  Community Room

We invite all part-time faculty to attend this event which will begin with an address by President Hatfield, include discussion of the college’s recent participation in the Community College Survey on Student Engagement including the results of that survey for Washington State students, and feature some professional development break out sessions on a variety of topics including using Power Point and other instructional technology.

The morning will begin with a full breakfast starting at 8:30 a.m. in the community room in the Main Building with President Hatfield’s address at 9 a.m.. Part-time faculty will be reimbursed at the rate of $15/hour for attending the three-hour meeting.

Congratulations to Brent DeWees, Program Coordinator of Massage Therapy. Based upon the application submitted to the State Medical Board of Ohio, Washington State Community College was granted a Massage Therapy Certificate of Good Standing. The certificate is valid until December 13, 2009.

Get rid of your winter blues with a massage -
The massage therapy students will be offering massages during Winter Quarter on Tuesdays starting Jan. 15 from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. Don’t delay – sign up today to reserve your spot. The sign up sheet is posted outside H218. Donations to the Massage Therapy Club will be accepted.

Digital Technology is the new name for three majors that have been updated:

The Ohio Board of Regents approved the interactive digital technology major last week.

According to Ohio Board of Regents Administrator Cathy Hill, two year campuses must be responsive to the advances in technology in order to compete successfully in today’s global economy.

Revising degree programs to ensure Ohio is producing the skilled, trained workforce it needs for the 21st century is important, Hill said.

According to Brenda Kornmiller, dean of business, engineering and industrial technologies, all three majors have been updated.

 B208 lab is being updated and they are currently looking for a full-time faculty member in interactive digital technology (gaming and graphics in particular) to work with Troy DeVol, instructor digital media, in moving these majors forward.

“We hope to create articulations with four year colleges for students desiring to get their Bachelor’s Degrees,” Kornmiller said.

We're working on WebAdvisor issues due to recent patches being loaded. Please read the list of problems and solutions listed below.  In some cases the screen layout has changed and things may not be where they used to be. Please look the screens over carefully before calling.  

WebAdvisor known Issues and solutions:

1. I'm working with Datatel on this issue and it is a top priority.
   Student workers are experiencing problems accessing their Employee menu,
   thus they can not enter in their time sheets.  Please let me know if you
   have a student working for you that needs to key in a time sheet this pay
   period.
2. If your WebAdvisor screen has overlapping or missing buttons -
   click on your maximize button at the top of the screen (it's the middle
   button in the far right hand corner); or in some cases your screen
   resolution may be set to high.  Please call Help Desk for assistance with
   these issues at extension 1182.
3. The Budget Summary is now located at the bottom of the Budget Screen.
4. If you're a faculty member and you are unable to print a Class
   Roster and  are thrown off the Internet please report that to Steve Deem.
   We think that has something to do with you PC.   Try logging onto WebAdvisor
   from  a co-worker's PC and  try  printing it from there, most likely it'll
   work.  Make sure you log out by clicking on the LOG OUT button.not the 'X'.
5. Prospective Student Screen is not functional at this time

Please report any new WebAdvisor problems to me by email.  Each phone call takes time away from resolving these issues.  Thank you for your patience and understanding in this matter. 

The division of business, engineering and industrial technologies is pleased to announce two new department chairs. Beginning winter quarter, Tom Dent will chair the criminal justice and accounting departments and Debra Hendershot will chair office administrative service technology, business management and digital technology departments.

Tom is also the new criminal justice faculty and currently the OPOTA commander. He has more than 30 years experience as a working police officers in all areas of police supervision and management, including: detective/investigator, police supervisor, training officer, crime prevention officer, community relations officer, drugs and violent crime task force coordinator, chief of detectives and chief operating officer.  Did you know that back in the day Tom was a medical specialist in the U.S. Army? And, he was SCUBA certified in rescue and recovery.

Debra is a Washington Technical College alumni (88) and received her Bachelor of Arts in education from Glenville State College, WV and she attained her Masters in Library and Information Science from the University of South Carolina. Deb was also promoted from associate professor to professor of office administrative service technology and is the program coordinator for the OAST program.

Heather Kincaid was promoted from associate professor to professor of medical laboratory technology. Heather is a Washington state Community College alumna (88) graduating from the medical laboratory technology program. She has received her Bachelor of Science degree of in Microbiology from Ohio University and her Master of Arts in education from Marietta College. She also holds an ABD in higher education administration. Heather is also the faculty senate president.

Bad News:

OhioLINK's Chat with a Librarian service ceased operations as of Dec. 21, 2007. Librarians will stop staffing OhioLINK's Chat with a Librarian service on Dec. 21 at 5 p.m. 

Good News:

On Jan. 2, 2008, OhioLINK and KnowItNow launched an academic pilot project to explore its possibility as a replacement service. The service is offered from the OhioLINK home page at www.ohiolink.edu.

OhioLINK will direct the library user to the KnowItNow software and interface. Questions will be answered by academic librarians. The pilot will run through January and February and then the service will be evaluated.

The KnowItNow academic link will be staffed Mondays through Thursdays from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m., and Fridays, from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. It will be staffed by librarians from Cleveland Health Science Library, Lorain County Community College, Marietta College, Mt. Union College, Oberlin College, Ohio University, Ohio Wesleyan University, Wright State University and Youngstown State University.

KnowItNow is a service of the State Library of Ohio and local public libraries and is funded through a federal Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) grant awarded by the State Library of Ohio.

Cultural Values: India

In our continuing series of cultural awareness and values, this month we are featuring the food and customs of India. Lindsay McVey has collected spices (many from her own cupboard), cookbooks and artifacts on the Indian culture featured in the library’s display case.

 In India, food, culture, religion, and regional festivals are all closely related. About 31 percent of Indians are vegetarians. Large sections of India's Hindu and Jain communities have remained vegetarians for centuries and this has also strongly influenced Indian cooking. Many recipes first emerged when India was predominantly inhabited by
Vedic Hindus.

Despite popular belief, not all Hindus are vegetarians. Foreign invasion, especially the British, brought non-vegetarianism to India.

 Did you know?

• India has over 1 billion inhabitants and 15 major languages!  
• Instead of multiple courses, Indian meals are based around rice or bread served with an assortment of savory dishes.
• In the South, meal is often served on a large banana leaf.
• Food is most often eaten without cutlery, using instead the fingers of the right hand. Hands are washed carefully before and after food. Most people in India believe that eating with their hands makes the food taste better.
• A large portion of the Indian population practice some form of vegetarianism — many people of the Hindu and Sikh communities don’t eat any beef, some don't eat any meat at all and many don’t eat meat, fish or eggs.

A representative from Ohio Deferred Compensation will be here on Friday, Jan. 25, to give a presentation (15 – 20min) about the retirement plans they offer and to answer any questions you may have.   There will be two separate sessions held in the Graham Auditorium. 

First session:   11 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Second session:   1 p.m. to 2 p.m.
  

The Secret Santa Committee would like to express our sincere gratitude for all the help we received for this year’s project.
Thank you to all Washington State employees who donated nearly $1,300 to the fund during 2007. 
Due of your generosity, we were able to make the holidays a little brighter for nine families with a total of 16 children. The children were given toys and clothing from their “wish lists”, the families were given a gift certificate for a ham, movie tickets (donated by Kristen Meeks), a family night basket (donated by PTK.).
Thanks to the 16 efficient shoppers who took time out of their busy schedules to shop, all those who helped wrap gifts, especially Pam Roberts and the OSP students.
We hope we can count on you support for the 2008 project.

Angel Food Ministries is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing groceries to families throughout the United States.  The program began in 1994 as a small outreach ministry with 34 families in a rural Georgia community.  Today, Angel Food Ministries is found in over 3,200 communities in 32 states, and helps feed over 500,000 families a month.

St. Mary's Church, in an outreach to our local community has joined Angel Food Ministries.

For $30 you are able to purchase a box of food containing both fresh and frozen items that are restaurant grade meats, frozen vegetables, fruits and dairy products.  The food is all the same high quality one would purchase at a grocery store.  No seconds, no damaged or out-dated goods, no dented cans without labels, and no produce that is almost too ripe.

Generally, one unit of food assists in feeding a family of four for about one week, or a single senior citizen for almost a month.  Comparison shopping across the country has resulted in the same food items ranging in value up to $70.

There are no applications or qualifications to order Angel Food.  It is open to anyone in the community who appreciates discounts on quality food.

You can purchase as many units ($30) as you would like.  Also offered are specialty boxes such as steaks, chicken, and pork.  Many people that order this bonus program appreciate the expanded choices. Deliveries are once a month.  Each month's menu is different.  When ordering for yourself, please remember your family member, neighbor, or friend who could also benefit from Angel Food.

St. Mary's next Angel Food distribution day will be Saturday, Jan. 26 from 10 a.m. to 12 Noon in the church basement.  Orders must be received by January 5th.  More information on Angel Food Ministries is available at www.angelfoodministries.com.