MCC Offers Free Meth360™ Workshop to Students, Staff, Faculty and the Community
Metropolitan Community College is a partner in the Partners for Meth Prevention Coalition. May is Meth Prevention month in Nebraska and Iowa, and there are several events scheduled this month to provide education about all aspects of meth in our communities. MCC is sponsoring an educational workshop for students, staff and faculty as well as community members and other treatment professionals to explain Meth 360TM.
Meth360TM is a community education program that unites law enforcement, prevention and treatment professionals together to educate the community about meth. The program was developed by the Partnership for a Drug-Free America with the intention for individuals to learn more about the dangers associated with meth, as well as to take action against meth in their communities.
Please consider attending the workshop on Thursday, May 15, noon-1:30 p.m. at the Fort Omaha Campus, Bldg 7, Room 107. Parking is available in any of the lots. If you have questions, contact Chris Tarr, counselor, at 289-1315.
MCC Students Win 19 Gold Medals at State SkillsUSA Leadership Conference
Nineteen students from Metropolitan Community College will be in Kansas City, Mo., June 23-27 as delegates and competitors at the 44th National Leadership and Skills Conference sponsored by SkillsUSA. The 19 students won gold medals in their respective contests in Columbus, Neb., March 27-29, where more than 800 students participated in 87 different contests at the state level.
MCC students participated in the college division and the high school division. MCC's Career Academy students received first in three events. In all, MCC received 37 medals for first through third place.
The SkillsUSA Championships in Kansas City, at which more than 5,000 students compete in more than 87 occupational and leadership skill areas, is held in conjunction with SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference and attended by more than 14,000 people. Students participate as voting delegates for their state, elect their national officers, conduct the business of their organization, meet with business and industry representatives and hear from government officials. And they have fun, too.
SkillsUSA is a partnership of students, teachers and industry representatives working together to ensure America has a skilled workforce. It helps each student to excel.
SkillsUSA is a national organization that serves trades, industrial, technical and health occupations students in public schools, career and technical centers and two-year colleges. SkillsUSA has more than 300,000 student members annually, organized into more than 19,200 sections and 54 state and territorial associations (including Puerto Rico, Guam and the Virgin Islands). SkillsUSA has served more than 9 million members.
MCC received the Builders Award for the largest number of college students participating at the state conference. The first-place winners from MCC include:
3D Visual & Animation: Angela Schirmer and Chris Seefeld (advisor: John Knapp)
Auto Service (High School): Andrew Cuva (advisor: Darrell Bush)
Diesel: David Miller (advisor: Luke Klingbiel)
Extemporaneous Speaking: Pablo Roman (advisor: John Knapp)
Industrial Motor Controls: Jeff Bucholz (advisor: Geoff Horejs)
First Aid/CPR: Lowell Ferguson (advisor: Peggy Dean)
Commercial Baking: Lauren Melhus (advisor: Michael Roddey)
Culinary Arts: Mario Ochoa (advisor: Michael Roddey)
Customer Service: Margaret Wilch (advisor: Michael Roddey)
Food and Beverage: Dina Miller (advisor: Michael Roddey)
Residential Wiring: Tyler Jansen (advisors: John Berger, David Horst)
Residential Wiring (High School): Josh Matson (advisors: John Berger, David Horst)
Cabinet Making: Tim Gatewood (advisor: David Eledge)
Precision Machining: Leo Kochanowicz (advisor: David Eledge)
TV Video Production Mark Wegner and Gabriel Hedrick (advisor: Bob Maass)
TV Video Production (High School): Kelsey Vala and Carissa Hawley (advisor: Bob Maass)
Fort Omaha Campus Student Life Picnic
Fort Omaha Campus Student Life is celebrating the end of the school year with a BBQ for students on Wednesday, May 14, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the pavilion on the west end of Building 10. DJ Bobby Branch will feature a great mix of music. Students are invited to come and enjoy a free meal of hot dogs, chips and a beverage. Games will also be available.
Come celebrate with the students as they enjoy music, fun and food.
Mildred D. Brown Memorial Strolling Park Dedication Next Week
The Omaha Star has a ribbon cutting and dedication of the newly developed Mildred D. Brown Memorial Strolling Park on Thursday, May 15 at 11 a.m. The park is located near the Omaha Star office on 24th Street and honors the founder of the Omaha Star. MCC provided the landscaping, plants and park furniture to the park.
MCC Student Math League Team Places First in Nebraska
The national standings for the AMATYC student math league exam have now been posted, and a team of five students from MCC placed 14th in the Central States Region and 1st in Nebraska. The Central States region consists of eleven states and two Canadian territories.
MCC placed 145th in the nation out of the 179 community colleges that gave the exam this year.
Bookcards for the MCC winners were donated by Follett, McGraw Hill Publishing, Addison Weley/Prentice Hall and an anonymous donor.
Next year's Round 1 exam is tentatively scheduled for Friday, October 17, 2008 from 2-3 p.m. in the three campus Testing Centers.
Sincere thanks to the teachers who encouraged their students, the Follett campus bookstores, textbook sales representatives Clark Bierle and Kassy Morgan and the MCC Testing Centers.
39 students participated in at least one round. Metropolitan Community College winners are:
Ilias Gibigaye (instructor: Michael Flesch)
Rodney Howerton (instructor: Larry Hoppel)
Wendy Vienneau (instructor: Larry Hoppel)
Judge Hiciano (instrcutor: Rachel Brown)
New Faces
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Scott Roppe General Maintenance Carpenter Fort Omaha Campus Scott Roppe received his Bachelor's Degree in Biology from the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls, Iowa. He also attended NIACC in Mason City, Iowa. Roppe and his wife Carol have three daughters (two of whom are twins) and three grandchildren. He likes to vacation near the ocean where he and his wife can go snorkeling and just relax. Roppe enjoys horseracing and thought it was a sad day when Aksarben closed. He's also a Husker fan - Go Big Red! |
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Staff Directory Updates
New Employees
Marnita Jondle, Veteran Services/Financial Aid Clerk-PT, SOC Conn., SD 5/12/08
Matthew Kowalewski, Public Safety Officer, FOC Bldg 30, 457-2313, SD 5/16/08
Lisa Richards, Campus Services Assistant-PT, EVC, SD 5/15/08
Updates
The following employee's are now located in Bldg 20 at the Fort Omaha Campus:
Tonya Arvin
John Bro
David Budin
Johnny Byrd
Jim Churchill
Sue Cullen
Andi Diehl
Chris Edmunds
John Fox
R. J. Frost
Daniel Fuller
Jeffrey Gardner
Patrick Goodhard
Michelle Hackney
Stan Horrell
Mike Hun
Wess Hunt
Frank Kompare
Matthew Martin
Myron Mayberger
Cory Nelson
Dennis Nordstrom
Fred Perry
Michael Peterson
Ed Piatt
Deb Reiner
Scott Roppe
Dennis Schlickbernd
Bernie Sedlacek
Gordon Sims
Dan Stalnaker Sr
Michael Synowiecki
Martin Vaughan
Terry Wegner
