RCC Weekly

Issue # 56

The RCC

Weakly

September 26, 2013

RCC Receives
$294,559 in
Performance Incentive
Funds

At a press conference at RCC
on Monday, September
23rd, Higher Education
Commissioner, Dr. Richard
Freeland announced the
Performance Incentive
Funds awardees. RCC is the
recipient of $294, 859 of this
$7.5million fund. Additional speakers at the press
conference, Dr. Valerie Roberson; Dr. Keith Motley,
UMass Boston Chancellor; Dr. Diane Ross Gary,
Madison Park Head of School, and Dr. Matt Malone,
Secretary of Education, extolled the importance and the
impact that such an initiative will have on the
community.

The grant will support a pathway from Madison Park to
RCC to UMass Boston. Eighteen RoxMAPP
(Massachusetts Academic Poly Tech Pathway) Madison
Park students in the Nursing Assisting Program will
begin their journey on Monday, September 30th, when
they begin their Autumn Access College Experience
course, taught by Professor Angela MacDonald.
Students will receive coaching, advising, and tutoring
support at RCC and at UMass Boston. The program will
be expanded in the coming months to include
disciplines other Nursing. Plans are underway to enroll
students from a variety of Madison Park vocational

Golf Tournament

*

On Friday, September 20th, RCC held its
annual golf tournament. This
fundraising event helps fulfill the RCC
Foundation's goal of providing a variety
of opportunities for students. Proceeds
also help support the Reggie Lewis Center's youth and
senior fitness & wellness programs, and the building fund.
See photos on page 4

Homecoming

On Saturday, September 21st, RCC was
aglow with black and orange for the first
annual Homecoming event. Attendees
enjoyed music, dancing, food, vendors
and kids activities. See photos on page 5.

Mark Your Calendar

October I : Scholarly Speaker Series
October 3: Cheeky Scientist
October 8: PTK Spirit Day

October 7: The State of Community Colleges in an

Urban Setting
October 10: PTK Open House
October 1 1: 40th Gala
October 22: Community Career Fair

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Cheeky Scientist
at RCC

"HOW TO BE A SCIENTIST, NOT A TACTICIAN"

Dr. Isaih Hankel, PhD., Founder and CEO Cheeky Scientist

WHEN: Thursday, Oct. 3, l:30pm-3:00pm
WHERE: 3-121

The seminar is built around cutting edge science in the
fields of psychology, physiology and motivational theory,
as well as Dr. Hankel's first hand experiences in academia,
medicine, business and entrepreneurship. He will show
students the only three professional skills that will matter
in the next five years.

Dr. Isaih Hankel, a scientist, author, entrepreneur, and
coach likes to have fun, make money, and make a
difference. "They keep telling me to focus and take life

seriously but all I want to do is
experiment and be cheeky"

"My seminars are about building
the career of your dreams,
increasing their emotional
intelligence, releasing the full
you, getting in shape fast, and
dealing with haters." Dr. Isaih
Hankel

He graduated with a Ph.D. in Anatomy and Cell Biology in
2011 and now works as a Cell Biology Specialist and
Business Coach. In 2012, Dr. Hankel founded
Cheeky Scientist, a networking platform for entrepreneurs
and people with advanced degrees. Over the past two
years, he has launched three online products, consulted
for 12 different companies, and given over 250 seminars
in 20 different countries.

He looks forward to helping students to have fun, make
money, live like a lion and change the world.

Phi
Theta
Kappa
Update

Congratulations to
Phi Theta Kappa's
newly elected
officers!

President:

Rashida Jenkins
Vice President:

Mark Payne
Vice President of Scholarships:

Chisom Udengwu
Treasurer:

Carleen Njoku

For questions, please contact the
advisors of Phi Theta Kappa:

Professor Kimberly Stieglitz -

kastieRlitz@rcc.mass.edu
Professor Yvonne Anthony -
yanthony@rcc.mass.edu

HONORS PROGRAM/PHI THETA KAPPA SEMINAR

Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Approaches

OCTOBER 1ST, 2013
1:30 P.M.

FACULTY LOUNGE

Academic Building (3), Room 424

Polina Anikeeva

Assistant Professor of Materials Science
i MIT

Polina Anikeeva received her B5 n Physics from St. Petersburg State
Polytechnic University in 20D3. After graduation she spent a year at Los
Alarros Nat anal Lab where she worked on developing novel types of
photovoltaic cells based on semiconductor quantum dots. She then
enrolled in a PhD program in Materia s Sc ence at MIT and graduated
in January 2D09 with her thesis titled 'Physical Propertes and Design
of Light Emitting Devices and Mano particles". She completed her
postdoctoral training at Stanford University. Polina joined the faculty of
the MIT Department of Mater a s Science and Eng neerng n July 201 1
as AMAX career development assistant professor, her lab at MJT
focuses on the development of flexible and minimally invasive
materials and devices for neura; recording, st n.i a: en and re pa r. She-
is also a recipient of Sanofi Biomedical Innovation Award. NSF
CAREER Award. DARPA YFA and the Dresselhaus Fund Award.

Plli n ILTIAKAPBV

HONOR SOCIETY

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Professional Development

Coming Up Next Week...
Beyond PowerPoint Essentials

This workshop applies PowerPoint topics such as adding diagrams,
tables, and animations. It also offers time-saving strategies for
creating and presenting with PowerPoint. Participants will practice
advanced features as well as explore ways to apply existing content
and templates from other presentations.

WHEN: Wednesday, 10/2, 3-4pm

WHERE: 3-207Q

Training/Drop-in Sessions

These sessions are for anyone who wants to drop in to learn more
about using the technology in our learner-centered classrooms. If you
want to know the basics, learn some more advanced features, or just
practice using the technology, come on by!

WHEN: Wednesday, 10/9, 8-10am and 12-2pm

WHERE: 3-207Q

Weekly Moodle Drop-in Sessions

These informal drop-in sessions are open to any and all faculty at any
level of Moodle experience.

WHEN: Every Monday and Thursday 12-2pm

WHERE: 3-207Q

Outlook 2010 and 2013

IT staff will share some neat tricks and shortcuts
WHEN: Tuesday, October 1st, 1:30 - 2:30pm
WHERE: 3- 207Q

One City
One Story

The 2013 story has been chosen! The
pick for One City One Story this year is
"Karma" by Rishi Reddi. It was originally
published in Karma and Other Stories and
was the winner of the 2008 PEN New
England / LL Winship prize for fiction.

Distribution started the week of

September 2nd in locations in and

around Boston! Read more at

www.bostonbookfest.org

To download and read the short story
online, visit https://www.hightail.com/

Jumpstart, an early childhood education nonprofit
organization that recruits and trains college students to
deliver a literacy-rich curriculum to low-income
preschoolers, has partnered with RCC for the second year
in a row! The 2013-2014 program year has begun and fall
recruitment is in full swing! Already, three extraordinary
team leaders, as well as three Corps members, have been hired. Team leaders will attend Jumpstart's annual
September Leadership Institute. This year, Jumpstart is piloting a community college specific leadership institute to be
held here on RCC's campus on September 27 th and 28 th . Team leaders from Middlesex Community College, Northern
Essex Community College, Bunker Hill Community College and Roxbury Community College will join to learn more
about their leadership roles during the 2013-2014 program year!

All faculty and staff are encouraged to aid recruitment by sharing information about Jumpstart with any students who
may be interested in participating.

For more details, please contact Jumpstart Site Manager, Ashley Bushell, at abushell@rcc.mass.edu or 617.427.0060
ext. 5830.

Jump sjtort

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