The Caldwell Issue 3: March, 2019 March CCC&TI Hosts Author 6-8 Spring Break, Doc Hendley for Writers Symposium No Curriculum Classes 12 Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute will host Doc Hendley, author of NSLS Speaker Broadcast, Wine To Water: How One Man Saved Himself While Trying to Save the World, for the 2019 Diamond Dallas Page, 7 p.m.; E-120 and W372-101 Laurette LePrevost Writers Symposium. 13 Grab-N-Go Workshop, Alco- The college will host a reading and discussion session with Hendley on Thursday, March 28 hol Awareness, 11:30 a.m. at 12 p.m. on CCC&TI’s Watauga Campus and at 7 p.m. at the J.E. Broyhill Civic Center in to 1 p.m. (Drop In); Caldwell Campus LRC Lenoir. On Friday, March 29, the college will host a reading and discussion with Hendley at 12 p.m. in the gym on the Caldwell Campus in Hudson. All events are free and open to the Watauga TRIO Deli, 12 p.m.; Student Lounge public. 19 Performing Artist Series, Der- The Symposium also will include book clubs focusing on Hendley’s Wine To Water on both ek Gripper, 1 p.m.; Caldwell campuses for students, faculty, staff and the community. Campus Recital Hall, B-100 NSLS Speaker Rebroadcast, The Watauga Campus in Boone will host its book club on Wednesday, March 20 from 2 p.m. Dr. Shefali Tsabary, 3 p.m.; Caldwell Campus, E-120 to 3 p.m. in the Watauga Campus library (Building W371). The Caldwell Campus in Hudson will host its book club at 12 p.m. on March 12, March 19 and March 26 in the Library (E 20 Grab-N-Go Workshop, Building). Light refreshments will be served and attendance will be taken for instructors who One Money Problem Away are offering extra credit. from Quitting School, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. (Drop In); Cald- well Campus LRC Wine To Water: How One Man Saved Himself While Trying to Save the World is Doc Hend- Caldwell Campus TRIO Deli, ley’s story about braving tribal warfare to help bring clean water to far-flung regions of the 12 p.m. Room E-120 world. It’s an inspirational tale of how one ordinary person can make a difference. Many 25 CCC&TI students are reading Hendley’s novel this semester as part of the curriculum. Hend- SGA General Assembly ley’s book is available for purchase in the campus bookstores. Meeting, 12 p.m.; B-118 and W372-101 About the Author 26 NSLS Speaker Rebroadcast, Diamond Dallas Page, 3 p.m.; Dickson Beattie “Doc” Hendley was a recent N.C. State graduate working as a bartender in Caldwell Campus E-120 Raleigh when he became inspired to do something about the severity of worldwide water 27 shortages. He learned that at least 1 in 6 people worldwide lack access to safe water, and Grab-N-Go Workshop, Schol- arship Secrets, 11:30 a.m. that preventable water-borne illnesses kill far more children (15 million) each year than HIV/ to 1 p.m. (Drop In); Caldwell AIDs and malaria combined. Using his connections and people skills, his first fundraiser Campus LRC in 2004 raised $6,000. In 2007, Hendley founded Wine to Water, which raises money and 28 provides wells and water purification systems to hundreds of thousands of people in Third- Writer’s Symposium Reading and Discussion Events, World countries. Hendley spent a year in Darfur to repair, sanitize and build wells, for which 12 p.m.; Watauga Campus, he was named a “Top 10 CNN Heroes” in 2009. Room W372-112 and 7 p.m.; J.E. Broyhill Civic Today, Wine to Water has helped 338 communities across the world with 984 projects that Center have given 742,794 people access to clean water. Hendley lives in Boone with his wife and 29 children. Writer’s Symposium Reading and Discussion Event, 12 p.m, Caldwell Campus Gym About the Writers Symposium Laurette LePrevost, former Dean of Arts and Sciences for CCC&TI, was instrumental in For a complete building the Writers Symposium into an annual event that has brought in such renowned calendar of events, writers as Maya Angelou, Ernest Gaines, Nikki Giovanni, Robert Morgan and Clyde Ed- including student gerton. Under her leadership and guidance, CCC&TI’s symposium has become the lon- workshops and other gest-running consecutively held Writers Symposium in western North Carolina and one activities, visit of the longest in the Southeast. The Writers Symposium series was renamed in her honor www.cccti.edu when she retired in 2004. Support for the Laurette LePrevost Writers Symposium is provided by the Foundation of Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute. 2 The Foundation of CCC&TI Launches Faculty/Staff Campaign The Foundation of Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute launched the faculty/staff phase of its Annual Fund Campaign on Feb. 5 with a luncheon in the Forlines Board Room on the Caldwell Campus. The luncheon featured comments from Peg Broyhill, chair of the Foundation Board, Deborah Murray, Vice-Chair of the Foundation Board, Alvin Daughtridge, this year’s Annual Fund Campaign Chair, Dena Holman, Vice President of Student Services, Foundation Executive Director Marla Christie and CCC&TI President Dr. Mark Poarch. This year’s campaign theme is “Saddle Up for Success.” Broyhill announced that the Foundation Board has set a goal of $375,000 for this year’s effort. Priorities for the fund drive include scholarships, student aid, the Dream program and academic support. “This campaign is so important for the students, for the commu- nity and for the college,” said Broyhill. “The community sees what you do and what you believe in. Your contributions set the pace for the community campaign and lay the founda- tion for our success.” CCC&TI Trustee Alvin Daughtridge is serving as this year’s Annual Fund Campaign Chair and offered his comments at the luncheon as well. “Our community, our businesses and our citizens all depend on you and I’m hon- ored to be a part of this effort. Your part of the campaign sets the example of giving and your contributions ensure that the CCC&TI ex- perience is accessible to those that need that experience the most.” Foundation Board Vice-Chair Deborah Mur- ray praised the college for its partnership in bringing in new industries and helping change the economic landscape for the community. “This community has been through recession, retraining and reinvention. The college was a vital part of that retraining and reinvention. Your responsiveness is more important than ever,” said Murray. “You’ve helped us bring diversity and growth that wouldn’t happen without a partner to provide training and sup- port for these ventures. You are all leaders and with this campaign, you prime the pump for what we ask the public to do.” Vice President of Student Services Dena Holman stressed the importance of Foundation funds in helping meet student needs in the form of scholarships, emergency assistance, childcare assistance and counseling. “The needs are there. This campaign helps meet many of those basic needs. This campaign has a positive impact on student lives and helps them be successful in the classroom.” 3 In his remarks, Dr. Mark Poarch stressed the importance of CCC&TI’s internal campaign and expressed his gratitude for the faculty and staff’s past contributions. Last year employees raised over $32,000. Dr. Poarch also talked about the new Mini-grant initiative, which has provided funds for seven innovative ideas presented by faculty and staff members for enhancements in the classroom or in the community. “As an institution, we have seven core values that drive our priorities. Those include teaching and learning, student success, academic excellence, innovation, integrity, communication and the community. We could not fulfill our commitment to excellence in these areas with only state funds,” said Poarch. “Your generosity lets people know that you are committed to these core values and encourages others to give. Thank you.” Foundation Executive Director Marla Christie spoke to the campaign process and ultimately thanked faculty and staff team captains for their work. Christie also pointed out that scholarship funds and emergency assis- tance has grown tremendously over the last few years. “Student scholarship funds across all areas has more than quadrupled in the last five years and emergency funds have tripled to $15,000. In the last three years, 60 employees were assisted with tuition reimbursement or mentoring stipends. These are the things that set us apart,” said Christie. “We are different. We are better because of you, the community, the board and their vision to this campaign. And it all starts here.” Each faculty and staff member is encouraged to give to this year’s Annual Fund Campaign. Employees may give in person, online with debit/credit or through campus mail. Monthly payroll deductions and pledges are also accepted. For questions or more information on the 2019 Annual Fund Drive, contact the Foundation at (828)726-2260. Foundation of CCC&TI Announces Fund Drive Chair The Foundation of Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute has announced that Alvin Daughtridge will lead the 2019 Annual Fund Drive campaign. Daughtridge, an executive at Fairfield Chair Company and a member of the CCC&TI Board of Trustees, has been a leader in the Caldwell County business community and an advocate for education for more than five decades. A long-time supporter of the Foundation of CCC&TI, Daughtridge said the annual Fund Drive is a way for the college and the community to work together to prepare for the future.