e-Outlook


	Dec. 17, 2012-Jan. 1, 2013

	The college will be closed for winter break Monday, Dec. 24-Tuesday, Jan. 1. SCC is an approved charity in the Schnucks Escrip program, which means if employees show an Escrip card at checkout, Schnucks will donate a portion of that sale to the SCC Foundation. Signing up for a card is free and doesn’t cost anything to use. To receive and activate an Escrip card, email Tara Cochran. Employees that already have an Escrip card, just remember to have Schnucks swipe it while purchasing groceries.

	SCC Young People's Theatre will be holding auditions for the production of "The Scarlet Pimpernel" at 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 3, in the Donald D. Shook Fine Arts Building. Callbacks will be Saturday, Jan. 5. "The Scarlet Pimpernel" is a story that pits the good guys against the bad guys in 18th century France. Shows will be performed at 7 p.m. Friday-Saturday, March 15-16 and 22-23, and 2 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, March 16-17 and 23-24. For more information contact Amy Fitzwilliam or visit www.stchas.edu/YPT. SCC Opera Workshop will be 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 12, and 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 13, in the theater of the Donald D. Shook Fine Arts Building. Get out and listen in on what's been happening with SCC's music program which is made up of college students and faculty, community residents and high school students. For more information, contact Gene Ditch.
	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.

	The 2012-13 Staff Training and Education Program (STEP) schedule is now available online. Deadlines for enrolling: Business Writing, Dec. 31; Civil Treatment for Employees, Jan. 7; Excel Basics for Office, Jan. 7.

	Students can now sign up to receive their annual tax forms electronically through SCC Connection. If they give consent by Jan. 18, 2013, they will gain access to their information earlier. See the Form 1098-T website for more information and instructions on how to grant consent. SCC Foundation announced that scholarship applications for fall 2013 are available now. The deadline to submit scholarship applications is March 1, 2013. See Scholarships for more information. SCC is giving free SALT memberships to students and alumni. With SALT students can learn about finances, track student loans, receive deals and discounts, and search for jobs, internships and scholarships. Students can check CougarMail for the invite or visit www.saltmoney.org/stchas.

	SCC Young People's Theatre to Hold Open Auditions for 'The Scarlet Pimpernel' Jan. 3 (Dec. 12) Foundation Scholarship Applications Now Available for 2013-14 School Year (Dec. 5) The Handmade Marketplace Craft Show: A Collaboration of Local Artists on Etsy (Dec. 4) SCC Partners With St. Charles County Arts Council to Offer Non-Credit Classes (Dec. 3) In the News LPN jobs moving out of hospitals, St. Louis Post-Dispatch (Dec. 9) Chief Bob Ronkoski is featured in Open Beast Inspiration Journal (Dec. 9). Check out the latest posts from our SCC bloggers: "Hybrid Moments..." by Dan Porter, SCC grounds supervisor (Dec. 11). Dan writes about his new hybrid car. "Glympse- Scary Cool!" by Andrea Compton, associate professor of business administrative systems (Dec. 3). Andrea reviews the app Glympse and discusses the pros and cons of applications that share people's locations with others. "Finals...Are You Ready?" by Liz April, freshman at SCC (Dec. 3). Liz provides tips for fellow students to help make studying for finals easier.
	Employee birthdays for the current issue may be found on the Intranet. Missed a previous issue of e-Outlook? Visit Marketing and Communications on the Web; you’ll find past e-Outlook issues there. e-Outlook: The e-Outlook is a bi-weekly calendar of events and campus update for employees of St. Charles Community College. Contact Brynne Buell, Marketing Specialist, at x8275. Deadline to submit items for the Jan. 2, 2013 issue is Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012.