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      Feb. 27-March 11, 2012      
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Spring break is March 12-17. No classes will be held. Classes will resume Monday, March 19. College offices will remain open during spring break.

Sign up for SCC’s Text Message Emergency Alert System for updates on emergencies, warnings, campus shutdowns and weather-related closings. Even if you have registered for this service before, the system is updated once a year and clears out everyone who has registered in the past. Once you sign up, you will remain active in the system until July 20, 2012. After July 20, you will have to re-register. Sign up here: stchas.edu/text.

In honor of SCC’s 25th anniversary, Papa John’s is offering 25% off your entire order when you order online and use the promo code: SCC25. Plus, 10% of your order will go back to the SCC Foundation to support scholarships and academic enhancements.This special will go on throughout the rest of the year.

  
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SCC Friends & Alumni is partnering with Sentry Insurance to host a Lunch & Learn event from noon-1 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 29, in the Student Center Private Dining Room. The presentation will cover personal finance and life/health insurance. Free lunch is provided. RSVP to Betsy Schneider at x8473 by Tuesday, Feb. 28.

The SCC Psychology Department will host a lecture titled “Well-Balanced: An Approach to Stress Management” at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 29, in the SSB Auditorium. The lecture will feature speakers Vi Rajagopalan, SCC associate professor of psychology, and Sharon L. Thornton, director of Lyndell Institute in St. Peters. Contact Vi Rajagopalan at x8624 for more information.

Center Stage Theatre will present “Harvey,” at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday-Thursday, Feb. 29-March 1,
8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, March 2-3, and 2 p.m. Sunday, March 4, in the FAB theater. Tickets are $8 for general public, $6 for students and seniors. To purchase tickets, visit www.stchastickets.com or call the SCC Box Office at x8050.

Learn the skills necessary for survival in the workplace at Panache That Pays, a social and business etiquette luncheon, from noon-1:30 p.m. Thursday, March 1, in the Private Dining Room of the Student Center. Tickets are $5 for students, $10 for faculty/staff. Purchase tickets from the Cashier's Office in the Administration Building. Contact Martha Toebben at x8243 for more information.

Megan Slankard will perform a free concert at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 6, in the SCC Café/Bookstore. Slankard is an independent singer-songwriter who possesses an edgy, alternative rock feel. Contact Mandi Smith at x8469 for more information.

Center Stage Theatre is holding open auditions for “Becky’s New Car" at 7 p.m. Tuesday-Wednesday, March 6-7, in FAB 108. There are parts for four men and three women. Contact Lonna Wilke for more information.

The event is free, but pre-registration on the St. Charles Chamber website is required by midnight on March 11.

The SCC Faculty Art Exhibition will be on display March 12-April 6 in the FAB gallery. Gallery hours are 8 a.m.-8 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. on Fridays, and 10 a.m.-3 p.m. on Saturdays. For more information, contact Christine Holtz.

Erin Cox and Todd Thomas from EnterTraining International will present “Finding Creative Business Solutions,” from 7:30-9 a.m. Tuesday, March 13, at the St. Charles Convention Center in St. Charles. This event is part of the SCC Leadership & Strategy Speaker Series. The event is free, but pre-registration on the St. Charles Chamber website is required by midnight on March 11.

SCC Young People's Theatre will present “Oliver!” at 7 p.m. Friday-Saturday, March 16-17, and at 2 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, March 17-18, in the FAB Theater. Tickets are $9 for all ages. Purchase tickets online at stchastickets.com. For more information, call x8233, or visit www.stchas.edu/ypt.

  
  St. Charles Community College is committed to providing access and reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities. Email accessibilityservice@stchas.edu with your accommodations request. It is recommended that you contact the college 10 business days prior to the event. See Accessibility for Campus Guests.  

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The 2011-12 Staff Training and Education Program (STEP) schedule is now available online. Deadlines for enrolling: Supervisor Module: Role of a Leader (EAP – offsite), Feb. 27; Planning, Organizing and Conducting Effective Department Meetings (Supervisor Training), March 2; Stress: Where It Comes From and How It Affects You, March 9. To sign up for STEP classes, contact Jessica Trimborn in Human Resources. Learn more about the STEP Program.

Faculty and staff who are interested in joining a recreational co-ed softball team this spring should contact Todd Galbierz at x8359. The team will play doubleheaders on Thursday nights at the Ozzie Smith Sports Complex in O’Fallon. The league begins on March 29 and the game times are between 6:30-10:30 pm. The estimated cost per player is $40, depending on the number of people on the team.

  
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The following college representatives will be visiting SCC to discuss transfer requirements (all representatives will have tables set up in the Atrium of the Administration Building):

The SCC Foundation and Board of Trustees Scholarship Program will award nearly $250,000 in scholarships to SCC students for the 2012-13 school year. Scholarship packets are available at www.stchas.edu/scholarships. Packets are due by 4:30 p.m. Monday, April 2, 2012.

  
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Check out the latest posts from our SCC bloggers:

  • "SCC Grounds Long Range Forecast... (Part One)," by Dan Porter, grounds supervisor
    (Feb. 22): Dan talks about what's coming up for the SCC grounds department in 2012.
  • "My Community College Story," by Andrea Compton, associate professor of business administrative systems (Feb. 21): Andrea shares her story and how she took her first community college class with her mom when she was in high school.
  • "Taking a Stand on Three Legs!" by Jennifer Lansdowne, associate dean of Enrollment Services
    (Feb. 15): Jenn talks about how Chris Brown's Grammy performance prompted certain "tweets" from young girls on Twitter, from the perspective of her three-legged dog, Hunter.
  • "Specimen Hunting... In February?" by Dan Porter, grounds supervisor (Feb. 13): Dan is ready for spring, but because of the winter weather, he decided to hunt indoors on campus to find the House Plant of the Month.



  
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­Bob Ronkoski, SCC director of public safety, was recently appointed to the Higher Education Subcommittee of the Missouri Homeland Security Advisory Council (HES-HSAC). The HES was established in Nov. 2007, at the recommendation of the Task Force on Campus Security, to identify best practices and make recommendations for ways to ensure that college campuses throughout the state are as safe as possible.

Barbara Keim, SCC vice president for technology, research and planning, has been selected as a Pathways reviewer for the Higher Learning Commission Peer Corps. Her duties include reviewing self-studies of other colleges, going on site visits to validate the information in the self-study, and writing reports on the outcomes of those visits.


  
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