KCTCS employees have only a few more days in which to contribute to the Kentucky Employees Charitable Campaign (KECC). The KECC provides the opportunity to support various charities through a cash donation or payroll deduction, and KCTCS has yet to reach its $105,000 campaign goal.
Some of the groups that receive support from the KECC are the United Way, Christian Appalachian Project, Community Health Charities, Easter Seals Kentucky, Prevent Child Abuse Kentucky and the WHAS Crusade for Children. Every community in the state is touched, in many ways, by donations to the KECC.
Contributors can choose to donate to several organizations or a single charity. The theme for this year’s campaign is “Protecting Our Most Precious Resources.”
Those who haven’t yet submitted their pledge cards can contact their local KECC coordinator. System office employees can get pledge cards at the October 29 employee forum, or by contacting Stephanie McBrayer.
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Christmas is only a couple of months away and plans are being made for the 2001 William’s Toys drive. Since 1999, KCTCS employees have donated hundreds of new Christmas toys to underprivileged children in memory of William Tichenor, son of Debbie Tichenor and Carey Tichenor. Debbie is the network administrator for the KCTCS system office.
The “William’s Toys” idea originated in November, 1999, when a group of Debbie’s co-workers decided to donate toys to underprivileged children in William’s memory instead of exchanging Christmas gifts. The response to the idea has been overwhelming, and employees from several state government agencies also have participated.
Organizers of the effort says that even more children need help this year, so an “Angel Tree” approach will be used. A tree will be decorated with angel-shaped cards that list a child’s name, age, and three or four gifts he or she wants for Christmas. You can select an “angel” and buy gifts individually, or team with one or more co-workers to purchase the gifts.
Look for more information about the 2001 William’s Toys drive in future Online Headlines.
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The President’s Cabinet focused on President’s Leadership Team (PLT) follow-up during the October 23 cabinet meeting. The discussion included:
The Cabinet also discussed the agenda for the November PLT meeting.
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KCTCS Chancellor Dr. Keith Bird was a presenter during an October 24 Washington, D.C. roundtable on addressing the needs of low-income families. He served on a panel that discussed “defining policy goals for low income working families,” and how they will be affected by the tight budget situation, looming recession, and rising unemployment.
The roundtable was a National Governor’s Association Best Practices initiative.
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Prestonsburg Community College, Morehead State University at Prestonsburg and the East Kentucky Science Center (EKSC) have scheduled a groundbreaking ceremony on Friday, November 9, 2001 in the Pike Technology Building Auditorium on the Prestonsburg Community College campus. Dr. Michael B. McCall, president of KCTCS, and Governor Paul E. Patton will participate in the event. Other speakers will include Dr. George D. Edwards, Prestonsburg CC president; Dr. Ronald G. Eaglin, MSU president; John Rosenberg, chairman of the board of directors for the East Kentucky Science Center; Raymond Shubinski, EKSC director; area legislators; and local officials.
The ceremony is for three state-of-the-art buildings that will be located on the Prestonsburg campus of Prestonsburg Community College: a Classroom and Health Education Building; Northeast Regional Postsecondary Education Center; and East Kentucky Science Center.
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Prestonsburg Community College, Mayo Technical College and the Big Sandy College Educational Foundation Board, Inc. hosted the first annual scholarship reception on October 11 at the Wilkinson-Stumbo Convention Center, Jenny Wiley State Park. Both donors and scholarship recipients for the 2001-2002 school year were honored. Prestonsburg CC President and district CEO, George D. Edwards, served as emcee. Guest speakers included the Big Sandy College Educational Foundation, (BSCEF), Inc. chairperson, Robert Bayes; Dennis T. Dorton, CEO, Citizens National Bank; and Jerry Kanney, Interstate Natural Gas of Pikeville, Kentucky, who is the newest member of the foundation board. Denese Atkinson, director of financial aid, also addressed the group.
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Mayo Technical College, Paintsville Campus, received the Community Beautification Award presented by the Paintsville Garden Club. The buildings and grounds on Mayo's Paintsville Campus are groomed and maintained by (see photo at left) Jim Auxier, Opal Blanton, Lisa Welch, James Armstrong, Gene Davis, Garry Senters, and Eleanor McCarty.
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Three 2001 math textbook editions carry the name of Dwight Smith, Prestonsburg CC associate professor, in the acknowledgment section. Dwight reviewed and provided comments on the content for INTERMEDIATE ALGEBRA WITH EARLY FUNCTIONS AND GRAPHING, 7th edition; ELEMENTARY AND INTERMEDIATE ALGEBRA: CONCEPTS AND APPLICATIONS, A COMBINED APPROACH, third edition; and the fourth chapter of ELEMENTARY ALGEBRA, 2001.
Dr. Scott Garrett, associate professor of history at Paducah Community College, was recently in Bucharest, Romania, as a member of the Military History Working Group (MHWG) of the Partnership for Peace Consortium of Defense Academies and Security Studies Institutes. The Partnership for Peace (PfP) was established in 1994, after the collapse of the Soviet Union and subsequent end of the Cold War, as an effort to normalize relations between former enemies.
This was a senior-level foreign military exchange with diplomatic implications. The topic of this international seminar was “Case Studies of the Cold War.” A parallel issue is Romania’s desire to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
Pem Buck, Associate Professor in Social and Behavioral Sciences at Elizabethtown Community College, recently had a book published by Monthly Review Press. The book is titled Worked to the Bone: Race, Class, Power and Privilege in Kentucky.
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Yvonne Morris, Elizabethtown CC instructional specialist and adjunct communications instructor, recently had a poem accepted for the spring edition of the journal Kalliope. She also had two poems published in The Blue Review, and one in the fall edition of Moondance.
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Chuck Spataro, Associate Professor and Counselor at ECC, presented a workshop at the 2001 conference of the Kentucky Counseling Association held in Louisville October 17-19. Spataro’s presentation was entitled “Don’t Work a Job, Live a Life!” and focused on the process of career/life planning. Chuck used insights from literature and essays from his recent book, Haven’t You Noticed My Charisma, to show how living a life of purpose and meaning is the formula for successful career/life planning. Over 1,000 professionals attended the conference, where sessions were designed to strengthen skills, provide new information, and encourage professional development.
Sandy Holbrook, Academic Support Center coordinator for the Southeast Community College Whitesville Campus, recently received a master’s degree in rehabilitation counseling from the University of Kentucky. Holbrook is also certified by the Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification.
Scott Vander Ploeg, Madisonville Community College professor of English, provided a book review of Neil Gaiman’s American Gods and a description of T. C. Boyle’s crossover novel, A Friend of the Earth, for the newsletter of the International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts (IAFA). The newsletter will be published this fall. The IAFA advances scholarship and writing in science fiction and fantasy genre literature.
Earnie Miller (see photo) has been named a mining faculty member at Hazard
Technical College. Miller, who has 21 years of mining experience, holds several
certifications including federal and state underground mine instructor, state
mine emergency technician and instructor, and underground mine foreman.
Lisa Butcher, dean of student affairs at Ashland Technical College, has been nominated for Ashland’s “Tribute to Women in Industry” education award. “Tribute to Women in Industry “ awards, sponsored by the Young Women’s Christian Association, recognize women who serve in an executive, management or professional capacity.
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