RCC Weekly

Issue # 50

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April 26,2013

The RCC Weekly is 50 ieeuee old!

Garden Project

The 3'^ annual RCC Garden Project and
International Celebration, which took
place on April 17th, was a huge success!
Thank you to Professors Nasreen Latif,
Veronica McCormack, Randy Foote, Ted
Thomas, to the members of the Garden
Group, Prof. Latifs classes and the students and
associates of the International Multicultural Institute.
Bravo! (see photos on page 2)

Presidential Candidate
Campus Visits

The Presidential Search Committee selected four
candidates to bring on campus to meet faculty, staff,
students and administrators.

Three campus visits have taken place. Dr. Evon
Walters' visit has been rescheduled for Thursday, May
2nd.

Candidate bios and their visit schedules are posted on
the college website, and on the electronic board.

Career Fair

RCC's Spring 2013 Career Fair was
held on Tuesday, April 23rd in the
student building.

Almost 40 employers participated.
Their feedback on their experience
in the career fair has been
outstanding. The organizations were
intensely diversity minded and
dedicated to community. They came
from a spectrum of professions,
industries, non-profits and

community organizations.

An additional 20 employers very
much wanted to be at the Career
Fair, but scheduling obstacles
prevented this. They have given
their commitment to participate in
our next fair.

Over 300 people attended the
event. They comprised RCC students
and alumni, RCC faculty, staff and
community residents.

I want to accentuate highly the
individual contributions of our
Students Ambassadors. They
worked tirelessly to keep the event

running smoothly. Each rolled up
their sleeves and worked like true
champions. They toiled as one, as a
team, and group of truly special
individuals.

Woody Vainqueur
Janelle Green
Shaoyu Chang
Kervintz Noel
Walter Flores
Maha Abdelrahim
Genesis Cabral
Samantha Henry
Natasha Placide
Jerome Allen

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RCC Garden Project and International Celebration

Rofbu",' Comniinity College Garden

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Professional Development
Opportunities

The Massachusetts Colleges Online (MCO) Conference on
eLearning: Sharing Best Practices allows attendees to
explore, discuss, and understand how MA colleges and
universities are exploring online education to improve
teaching, learning, interacting, and communicating with
students.

WHEN: Wednesday, June 5th, 8:30am— 3:30pm
WHERE: Bridgewater State University

For more information about the conference visit the
conference website at mco.mass.edu/conference/

The Teaching and Technology Center's 6th annual
conference celebrating teaching with technology best
practices is back!

WHEN: Thursday, August 15th, 8:30am— 3:30pm
WHERE: Moakley Center, Bridgewater State University

Seminars and workshops are scheduled throughout the
day, and are being presented by faculty and
administrators from BSU and other higher education
institutions from around Massachusetts - come support
your colleagues, engage in the discussions, and learn
something new!

Register online at tinvurl.com/etd2013register to reserve
your free seat. Lunch will be provided. Stay tuned for the
full schedule with titles and descriptions.

Prime Minister's Visit

The Prime Minister of Haiti, Laurent
Salvador Lamothe visited Roxbury
Community College on April 17.
Students, faculty and staff were Invited
to have a Conversation with the Prime
Minister at the Reggie.

Read about the Prime Minister's visit in the April issue of the Gazette
rcc.mass.edu/Publications/GazetteNewspaperApril041713b web.pdf

Mark Your Calendar

April 26: 6 Playwrights in Search for a Stage

April 30: VP meeting with faculty

May 2: "29 Who Shine" {State House)

May 4-9: Finals Weei<

May 17: Commencement

June 5: MCO

August 15: Teaching and Technology Conference

Roxbury Repertory
Theater

Roxbury Repertory

Theater presents its

6^*^ annual production

of 6 Playwrights In

Search Of A Stage, six

new plays by

playwrights: Cliff Blake, Barbara Blumenthal-

Ehrlich, George Freek, Grant MacDermott,

Laura Neubauer, and Trevor Suthers. The 10-

minute plays will be performed on April 26

and 27 @ 7PM at Mainstage in the Media

Arts Building. The performances are free and

open to the public

We are pleased to announce playwright
Wendy Kesselman as our 2013 Playwright
Laureate. She joins the growing group of
playwrights laureates including, Jon Lipsky,
Michelle A. Gabow and Kate Snodgrass. We
will present two of her new quartet of plays.
The Graduation of Grace and SPIT. Later in
the year, Roxbury Repertory Theater will
perform Ms. Kesselman's adaptation of A Tale
of Two Cities.

Come Enjoy the Pleasure of Our Company

Items for "The Weekly"

If you have something of interest that you would like to share with the college community, please submit it to Jacqueline Lynch at ilynchl@rcc.mass.edu

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