From: College of Coastal Georgia [ia@ccga.edu]

Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2010 11:09 AM

To: Lynda Kennedy

Subject: December Campus Connection

Having trouble viewing this email? Click here

College of Coastal Georgia Newsletter

December 2010

Table of Contents Mariners Win Foundation Planning Commitee to Convene in January Lighthouse, Galley Now Part of New Campus Center Nursing 3 Student Poster Winners Southern Mystery Writer Next in Series School Science Fair Judges Recruited Culinary Series a Hit Ribbon Cutting Set for January 21 Phys Ed Announces Winners Coastal Georgia in the News College Building on Community CCGA Makes the Grade College Gives Thanks Mariners Scoreboard road games The men's basketball team improved to 9-2 winning a pair or road games and beating Waycross in a home game "white out." The next home game is December 14, 7:30 pm vs. Middle Georgia Tech. Click here for the complete schedule Go Mariners! Upcoming Birthdays December 11 - Kent Layton  18 - Angela Salmon 20 - Claudia Senior 27 - Belete Muturo 30 - German Vargas Early January 5 - Sanforia Axson 7 - David Nentwick 12 - Gracia Toubia-Stucky Farewells The following staff members are retiring as the year winds to a close: Dec 1 - Beverly James Jan 1 -  Bill Riddle Connect to Campus Let us help you get the word out about campus news and happenings. Send your information for Campus Connection to the Advancement Office:  ia@ccga.edu December Calendar 1-31 - Holidays in History Guided Tours  11 a.m.-3 p.m. Jekyll Island Historic District 6-27 - Letters to Santa Annual Posting of Children's Letters Southeast Georgia Health System Outpatient Care Center Art Gallery Brunswick 8-13 - Exam Week 10-11, 17-19 - Dickens' Christmas Carol Ritz Theatre Brunswick 11 - Jingle Bell Run Benefit for CASA Kids 9 a.m. Jekyll Island 11 - Christmas Tour of Homes Cassina Garden Club 10 a.m.-4 p.m. St. Simons Island 11 - Holiday Family Fun Day   11 - A Dickens' Feast 7:30 p.m. Jekyll Island Club Hotel Grand Dining Room 12 - Winter Concert Coastal Youth Symphony 3 p.m. Glynn Academy Auditorium 12 - Santa at Crane Cottage 11: 30 a.m.-2p.m.  Jekyll Island Historic District 12 - Sea-son's Greetings Santa Comes to the Georgia Sea Turtle Center Noon Jekyll Island 13 - Faculty & Staff Campus Christmas Party 12:15 p.m. Lobby of the Science Building 16 - Colonial Life in Georgia 7 p.m. Brunswick Library 19 - Piano Christmas Concert 4 p.m. Jekyll Island Club Hotel 20-24 - Christmas Bagpiper 4 p.m. Jekyll Island Club Hotel 24-31 - Campus Closed for the Holidays 30 - New Year's Bluegrass Festival 3-day event Jekyll Island Jan 1-Feb 28 - Island Treasures Jekyll Island Jan 3 - All-campus Meeting 2 p.m. Southeast Georgia Conference Center Jan 10 - Campus Coastal Cafe and Fitness Center Re-open

This Week's Photo Over 200 people attended the stellar benefit performance by Maestro Luis Haza, accompanied by pianist Orlando Alonso, December 2 on the stage of the Southeast Georgia Conference Center. Almost $20,000 was raised to benefit cultural and performing arts programming at the College. The program included two pieces by Pablo de Sarasate (1844-1908), who onced owned the 1707 Pietro Guarnerius de Mantua violin Maestro Haza played during the concert. Foundation Planning Committee for Cultural, Arts and Lifelong Learning Programs Established President Hepburn announced committee participants, mission at the Haza benefit recital December 2 As part of the evening's festivities, President Hepburn introduced Foundation Trustee Anita Timmons as chair of the new Foundation committee, which convenes effective January 1, 2011, and recognized the other committee members present. Trustee Willou Smith will serve as vice chair. Community participants include Millard Allen, Alice Barlow, Shirley Douglass, Julie Epstein, Norman Haft, Maestro Luis Haza, Heather Heath, Robert Klem, Malinda Jolley Mortin, Diana Murphy, Terry Readdick, Nathaniel Roper, Mark Spaulding, Abney Whitehead and Mildred Huie Wilcox. The Planning Committee is charged with: Conducting a needs/demand analysis for arts, cultural affairs and personal development programming; Planning programming responsive to community interests; Determining affordability, viability and sustainability of programming options; and Developing leadership to support long-term programming.   The Planning Committee is to serve as a catalyst and resource for community collaboration. The purpose of such planning is to expand, cultivate and sustain quality arts, cultural enrichment, and personal development in the coastal Georgia region, as developed by community organizations and hosted on campus by the College. By year-end 2011 the Committee is expected to develop and recommend an initial programming plan. Mariner Inspiration Results in Creative Naming Andrew Smith announces student winners of contest It's official. When the new Campus Center opens next summer, the bookstore will be known as "The Lighthouse" and the dining services with be "Mariner's Galley." Danielle Siekkinen and Darby Chancey submitted "Mariner's Galley" and will each receive a 30-meal plan valued at $185. Ashley Miller submitted "The Lighthouse" and will receive a $200 Book Scholarship Credit.  The awards are effective with the Fall 2011 semester. Nursing 3 Student Teams Create Community Education Posters Class assignment results in competition with posters to be displayed throughout the community Nursing 3 Associate Degree students were tasked with creating posters on diverse cultures' health care beliefs and childbearing practices. The posters were judged by faculty and staff.  Beverly Rowe, Associate Professor of Nursing, revealed the student teams receiving top points. 1st Place: Brunswick 7 Ethnic Group - Indian Health Care beliefs/practice. Class members: Carden Price, Camille York, Tina Stephens, Andrea Moore, Melanie Todd, Deborah Barnes, Tracey DeWitt, and Merissa Furlong. 2nd Place: Brunswick 8 Ethnic Group - Chinese Childbearing practices. Class members: Suzanne Harper, Lacie Summerour, Harmony Kellerman, Valencia Davis, Erin Scoggins, Ginny Walker, Vivian Wallace, and Carmen Green. 3rd Place: Brunswick 5 Ethnic Group - Gullah Childbearing practices. Class members: Brandy Weddel, Holli Bailey, Pamela  Cyr, Kim Jandzinski, Molly Orozco, Wendy Korioth, Dorothy Snyder, and Cecelia Brown. Dr. William Rawlings, Jr., Next Southern Storyteller, on Death of Small Town Georgia Mystery writer William Rawlings, Jr., will discuss his most recent work at the next Southern Storytellers event Thursday, January 20, 5:30 p.m. in the Southeast Georgia Conference Center. The series benefits the College of Coastal Georgia Foundation Annual Fund. A native of Sandersville, Georgia, where he is a practicing primary care physician, Dr. Rawlings has five published mysteries: The Mile High Club, Crossword, The Tate Revenge, The Rutherford Cypher (optioned for a movie), and The Lazard Legacy. CNN host Nancy Grace described The Mile High Club: "An incredible read! What a page-turner with an intricate plot line! It took all my strength not to race to the last page to find out who-dun-it!" Best-selling author Steve Berry wrote: "Our worst national security nightmare mixed with cutting edge technology - that's The Tate Revenge. Bill Rawlings is onto something." The $25 tickets, which include a reception following the presentation, are available through the College Advancement Office, 912.279.5702. The final Storyteller in the 2010-2011 series is folksinger Kate Campbell, February 17. More about Dr. Rawlings and the title's source. Oglethorpe School Seeks Science Fair Judges Meloday Browning, Instructional Coach at Oglethorpe Point Elementary School on St. Simons Island needs volunteers to help judge the school science fair January 13 between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. To volunteer, contact Browning at 912-638-6200 ext. 5641. Culinary Series A Sell-Out Walter Wright, Assistant Professor and program coordinator of the Hospitality Management and Culinary Arts programs, is all smiles about the success of the six-night fine dining series beginning in January. The student project is fully subscribed. The dinners, prepared and served by the students, will be offered January 26, February 23, March 9, March 30, and April 13, with a special Valentine's Day dinner February 14. Meals will be served in the dining room of the Camden Center. The culinary program is fully accredited by the American Culinary Federation. Ribbon Cutting to Celebrate Campus Event The scaffolding has been removed. The trees are planted. The sod is down. The date is confirmed. The Ribbon Cutting Celebration for the new Health and Science Building will be held Friday, January 21, at 11 a.m. In announcing the event, President Hepburn noted, "This celebration will signify our opening the first new academic building on the Main Campus in nearly three decades; it promises to be a wonderful celebration." The Health and Science Building is the new home for Nursing as well as the Radiological and Clinical Lab Technology programs at the College. With approximately 45,000 square feet of instructional space, the $15.8 million project provides state-of-the-art laboratories, observation areas, patient exam areas, a 125-seat tiered classroom, and an AV control room. The patient simulator lab is a key feature, as well as the science education learning center lab. Other laboratories include fundamentals, health assessment, microbiology, anatomy and physiology, chemistry, and computer. The science education learning center lab will be used by teacher education students, health sciences students, and current teachers seeking continuing education opportunities. During the summer, the learning center lab will be available for science camps and other youth programs. The design of the building focuses specifically on optimizing the students' learning experiences. In addition to instructional space, the building offers seminar, small group, and quiet-study rooms. Tours of the building and a reception will follow the ribbon cutting. Phys Ed Department November Results Teresa Peeples Lists Turkey Trot Fun Run Results and Nutrition Poster Winners The annual Turkey Trot fun run was held on campus November 18 with a turn-out of 103 participants. The first 100 participants received te shirts, fastest finishers won trophies and the three teams finishing closest to their estimated time received turkeys.  Fastest Finishers - Male Division: Davis Trexler ~ 7 mins., 37 secs. Jeffrey Millich ~ 8 mins., 3 secs. Tyler Mimbs ~ 9 mins., 13 secs. Fastest Finishers - Female Division: Danielle Ontivero ~ 11 mins., 19 secs. Crystal Rios ~ 12 mins., 59 secs. Hannah Harvey ~ 13 mins., 5 secs. Team ETA Winners:  Closest to their estimated times: 1st Place ~ Tie: Amanda Taylor & Alicia Keefe ~ 4 seconds under their time (2 large turkeys) Kristina Frye & Garrett Frye ~ 4 seconds over their time (2 large turkeys) 2nd Place Davis Trexler & Jeff Millich ~ 20 seconds under their estimate time (2 med turkeys) 3rd Place Team: Camden Hogue & Casey Marano ~ 24 seconds off their estimated time (2 small turkeys) Nutrition & Weight Control students constructed posters related to fitness or nutrition. Many of the posters will be displayed  in several area school systems, according to Peeples.  Nutrition Poster Contest Winners: 1^st Class (6 p.m.) ~ Nutrition & Weight Control: Hillary Pulos ~ 1^st Jeff Guthrie ~ 2^nd Jessica Banks ~ 3^rd 2^nd Class (1 p.m.) ~ Nutrition & Weight Control: Cameron Varnadore ~ 1^st Ashley Chewning ~ 2^nd Whitney Hires ~ 3^rd

This email was sent to lkennedy@ccga.edu by ia@ccga.edu. Update Profile/Email Address | Instant removal with SafeUnsubscribe™ | Privacy Policy.

Email Marketing by

College of Coastal Georgia | 3700 Altama Ave. | Brunswick | GA | 31555