The Martin Messenger A monthly newsletter for Martin Community College November 2017 Martin Sworn in as new Clerk of Simpson MCC Office Administration stu- dent, and Stokes resident, Elaine Martin was sworn in as the Clerk and Finance Officer for the village of Simpson on October 30. Simpson’s Mayor, David Boyd, (pictured above Inside this issue: and middle right with Martin) adminis- October Trustee Meeting 2-3 tered the oath of office and officially PTA Rubs the Right Way! 4 welcomed her to the staff. BLET starts in January 4 The village of Simpson is located Academic Skills Lab 5 in Pitt County, a few miles east of Cynthia Price returns 5 Greenville. U.S. Census data from Summer comes in Fall 5 2010 estimates the population of the Christmas committee 5 village to be 416. Simpson is a part of SGA Fall Fest 6 the Greenville Metropolitan Area. New horse feeders 7 If Martin looks familiar, that’s be- Checking on Cash 7 cause she has been working for sev- Maintenance miracle 8 eral months as the night receptionist Campus renovations 9 at MCC. “Her pleasant and helpful Real Crisis Center 9 demeanor will serve her well as a AAQHC Horse Show 10 public administrator,” according to for- mer Mayor of Washington and MCC SECU Scholarships 11 PR Director Judy Jennette. MCC Foundation Rodeo 12 Municipal and county clerks are New CJT program on go! 13 the back bone of well run govern- Foundation Trips 13 ment. In North Carolina, cities and 14-15 LCAC Halloween Contest counties are required by law to have a Matthews in NCCCLP 16 clerk for their governing boards. What makes MCC great? 17 Clerks are the official record keepers Transition Counselors 17 for local governments and are Cosmo Gift Certificates! 18 charged with maintaining permanent Shop Small Campaign 18 records, primarily the minutes, of gov- Dine and Design Event 19 erning board meetings. Veterans Day 20 As the village Finance Officer, Martin Memos 20 Martin will perform a number of bookkeeping tasks. She has already taken a Records Management course at MCC and has several years of ex- perience in retail and sales office management. Martin continued on page 4... Martin Messenger November 2017 MCC Trustees Conduct October Meeting in Bertie County The MCC Trustees conducted their October 17 meeting on MCC’s Bertie County campus in Windsor. A portion of Bertie Coun- ty is included in MCC’s service area. Prior to the meeting, the Trus- tees met informally with several local leaders during a reception followed by a catered dinner. Offi- cials representing the town of Windsor, the Bertie County Com- missioners and the Bertie Board of Education attended the gather- ing. Approximately 20 guests joined 20 College representatives Pictured above are several attendees of MCC’s Board of Trustees meeting for the event. held on the Bertie campus in Windsor on 10/17/17. Seated in the front row “This is a great way for our on either side of MCC’s Dean of Academics, Dr. Davis Fulmer, are MCC Trustees and staff to continue Trustees JoEllen Rogers and Ed Thompson. Thompson is also a resident of Bertie County. In the middle row are Town of Windsor officials David connecting with the community Overton (Town Councilman), Allen Castelloe (Town Administrator) and we serve,” stated Dr. Kenneth A. Mayor Jim Hoggard flanked by new MCC Trustee Laurence Lilley. In the Boham, the Interim President of back row are Bertie County Board of Education Chairman Bobby Occena MCC. “There’s nothing quite as and school board members Jo Davis Johnson and Emma Johnson. effective as face-to-face contact when it comes to strengthening relationships. We were very pleased to see so much interest from Bertie County’s leadership.” During the meeting a number of items were discussed. Among them were: The completion of the MCC Master Plan is at hand - it was distributed to all board mem- bers for final review and will be voted on in November. The proposed “burn building,” aka the Public Safety Training facility, is ready for the bidding process. The Board voted to proceed. The accompanying 40’ x 40’ classroom will be treated as a separate project. Pictured above, from left to right, are MCC Trustee Tommy Bowen, Bertie Trustee Andy Griffin, who is County Commissioner Tammy Lee, MCC Dean of Continuing Education Nathan Mizelle, MCC Dean of Administrative Services Steve Taylor and also an active volunteer Windsor Town Administrator Allen Castelloe. Prior to the Board meeting, firefighter, noted that the invitees enjoyed a brief social followed by dinner together. Afterward, Board may want to consider those in attendance introduced themselves and discussed MCC’s ser- vices in Bertie County. Page 2 Cont. on pg. 3… Martin Messenger November 2017 SACS COC affirmation pro- gress reports will be on the Trustees’ agendas every month starting in November. Steve Taylor, Dean of Ad- ministrative Services, report- ed that at the end of MCC’s first quarter, FY 17-18 budget expenditures were at 25%. Taylor also reported that the state has allocated a budget of $6.8 million for MCC in FY 17-18. With additional grant funds, MCC’s current budget is $6.95 million. The Board of Trustees will participate in a half day Board Retreat in January. It Pictured above, from left to right, are MCC’s Small Business Center Direc- will be held on the campus in tor Callie Northern-Herring, Continuing Education Administrative Assistant Windsor . Leslie Bond and Bertie County Commissioner Ernestine Bazemore. Dr. Boham noted that MCC was second only to Pitt CC in Continued from pg. 2… possible. An application was receipt of state Incumbent lighting for night training in submitted to the Cannon Workforce Training funds in the proposal. Foundation in early October the 2016. Billy Barber, Trustee Tommy Bowen noted and other sources will be MCC’s Business and Indus- that the outdoor riding rings in sought. Dr. Boham suggested try Liaison oversees this pro- front of the equine arena are in applying for a Title III grant for gram. poor condition and need to be “Strengthening Institutions.” Dr. Boham noted that MCC replaced. MCC’s new Organizational student and NC National Sign bids should be in by the Chart was approved unani- Guard soldier, Megan Ad- November Board meeting for mously. ams, was deployed to Puerto review and approval. The bids MCC’s Financial Aid Audit Rico in October to assist in are for a total of three signs, exit interview was conducted Hurricane Maria disaster re- two electronic and one non- on October 19. Three items sponse operations. MCC is electronic. The electronic signs required a response. All is- working with Adams to put will replace the current signs at sues have been resolved and her classes on hold and as- either end of Kehuhee Park the written response will be sist her in getting re- Road, and the other sign will be submitted by November 8. established in class upon her a new one located at the en- Dr. Boham reported that Pitt return. trance of East College Road off Community College has ap- Kismet Matthews has been of Prison Camp Road. Prison proved MCC’s request to re- selected to participate in the Camp Road is currently being cruit for certain programs at NC Leadership Program widened and extended by North Pitt High School near sponsored by the NC Com- NCDOT. Bethel. These programs in- munity College System (see MCC’s IT infrastructure is in clude Dental Assisting, Eq- more on page 16). dire need of major upgrades. uine Training and Business Amanda Vick reported that Grant funding will be sought to Technology and Physical the SGA had several events assist in paying for as much as Therapist Assistant . in the making. Page 3 Martin Messenger November 2017 Martin continued from page 1... PTA Students rub Prior to becoming Simpson’s people the right way! Clerk, Martin had to become a Notary Public. She was able to obtain this credential through MCC’s Division of Continuing Ed- ucation, which offers notary clas- ses on a monthly basis. Martin also obtained her Silver level National Career Readiness Certificate (CRC) from MCC. This nationally recognized credential has become an important tool in assisting businesses and indus- tries in hiring qualified employees. Patricia Cale, MCC’s Office Administration Instructor stated, “Wanda (Elaine) continually seeks wisdom, has a decided heart, and is a person of action who will per- sist without exception to get the BLET job done. These are all traits that any employer desires and I know PTA Student, Brandon Ash, rubs Basic Law she will be an asset in her new Briana Nicholson’s shoulders during position.” a chair massage. Enforcement “Being sworn in as Clerk Fi- Throughout October, MCC’s Training nance Officer for the village of Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) Simpson is going to be a great students rallied to help a recent opportunity for me. Although I will PTA graduate who lost her home to Classes start miss working at the College, I will a fire. The students made them- continue working toward my de- selves available for 10 minute chair at MCC gree in Office Administration and massages to obtain donations for stay in touch with everyone. I am the PTA alum. January 2, 2018 looking forward to what the future According to Dawn Parker, holds for me.” MCC’s PTA Clinical Coordinator, Contact Wayland Martin is also an SGA Senator the donations came to at least Mitchell and in her spare time, drives a $500. She added, “I know there 252-789-0267 mud truck named L’il Short.