And the winner of Week 1 December to Remember prize is:

Ineisha Jefferson!

Don't forget tomorrow is TOGA day!

Las Vegas College's 5th Annual Companion Day

was a huge success!

On Saturday, we delivered 425 gifts and a $50 WalMart Giftcard!

December to Rememer:
Dec. 10 - Nerd Day
Dec. 11 - Toga Day
Dec. 12 - Blast from the past
Dec. 13 - Twin Day
Dec. 14 - Tye Dye Day!

Yesterday was Dress for Success Day. Did you put on your best?

Today - funny hat or hair day. Come on - we draw for the first raffle prize on Monday!

Did you wear your PJs?

Wednesday - Dress for Success

Thursday - Funny hat/hair day

And the Star of the Quarter award goes to:

Holly Hall!

Ambassadors awarded two awards for staff recognition :

Spring 2007 - Toni Heuer ; Summer 2007 - Paolina Taglienti

December to Remember

Every day between Dec. 3 and Dec. 21,

the Ambassadors are tossing alittle holiday fun into the classroom!

Oh, and of course there are prizes!

Check out a calendar (outside the library/on most doors). Here's week one:

Dec. 3 - Spirit Day - wear your school colors - Blue and Orange!

Dec. 4 - Pajama Day - no teddies or boxers!

Dec. 5 - Dress for Success Day

Dec. 6 - Crazy Hair/Hat Day

Dec. 7 - Neon Day.

You will receive a raffle ticket for every class you attend

You will receive a raffle ticket for participating in the dress up

You will receive a raffle ticket for perfect attendance for the week.

On Dec. 26 (or 27) - we will draw for a ..... TV (detail to follow)

News, news, news!

Companion Day Gift count hits - 171!

Check the tree (outside the bookstore) for updates!

Library copier is down.

Sorry for the inconvenience.

If you needs something class related copied, see the librarian or an instructor.

New Tutoring Schedule

Starting next week (Nov. 12), there will an adjustment to the tutoring schedule.

GED Math tutoring will be:

Monday - 5-6 pm

Tuesday - 12-1 pm

Tuesday - 4-5 pm

General walk-in tutoring for November/December will be:

12-1 pm - Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays

5-6 pm - Tuesdays and Wednesdays

Dress for Success and ATB news!

Wednesday, Nov. 7 is a busy day for us here at LVC. For all students tomorrow is Dress for Success day. Put on your interview best and stop by Career Services. They will give you feedback and an Extra credit pass, which you can use in any of your classes for a little extra credit.

Also for all ATB students (started school without a GED or HS diploma), LVC is having a lunch meeting at 12:00 p.m. and a dinner meeting at 5:00 pm. Attendance is required! See me (Mrs. T) is you have any scheduling conflicts.

Report Cards!

All report cards have been filed into the student mailboxes.

You have until Friday, Nov. 9 to contest a grade,

so pick up your report card today!

NOTE: The new RTC bus route will not effect the Las Vegas College Shuttle!

The Shuttle will continue unchanged!

New Bus Route!

The RTC has changed their bus routes. The 217 no longer serves this location. The new bus is the 115A (not the 115B!). It travels down Nellis from Craig to Russell and then diverts to Stephanie. Go to http://www.rtcsouthernnevada.com/cat/routes/115/115(10-28-07).pdf for details on stops and timetables!

Hi Everyone!!! I am kind of new to this, but now that I have access....you will be seeing some interesting information regarding Career Services!!! Keep an eye out for who's Graduated; who's been hired; and hot job leads!!! Plus much, much more information!

Also be ready for our Las Vegas College Career Fair on November 13th in the Student Lounge! Dress professional and have your resumes ready!!

Companion Day Launched!

This week, we launched the gift collection phase of the 5th Annual College Companion Day!

We are collecting toiletries and the like (see the list in your mailbox)

for the residents of the Life Care Center of Paradise.

The Ambassadors have set a goal of 500 presents,

so we expect every student to pitch in!

If you can't get to a dollar/99 cent store - cash donations are being accepted by Marcie Waldie.

New Library Resource!

The library now has access to Britannica Online Academic Edition!

This is the online verson of the Encyclopedia Britannica and it is constantly updated.

To access it use the shortcut on the library computers,

or go to http://search.eb.com (see the lower right side of this page for a link)

User name is - lvcstudent

Password is - 729britannica

Welcome back!

Welcome back to our returning students and

Welcome to all the new LVC students!

While you were way last week, your Ambassadors were busy

raising over $400 for the Breast Cancer Awareness Walk!

We have also been busy planning lots of events for the Fall 2007 term.

Pick up a newslettter for the calendar of events

Highlights include:

Oct. 30 - The Las Vegas College Cookout (BBQ for everyone!)

Nov. 6 - Dress Barn Shopping Trip (See Toni to sign up)

Nov. 12-13 - Hot Chocolate Days

Nov. 14 - Career Fair

Nov. 28 - AWARDS!

This Saturday, October 6

Over 20 LVC students and staff will be participating in the Breast Cancer Awareness Walk hosted by the American Cancer Society.

Please help support the walkers

Small donations ($1-$5) may be given to me or Kathryn Purcell.

Every buck counts!!

Surveys! Surveys! Surveys!

This week Las Vegas College is completing two surveys.

One is your teacher evaluation. This focuses on the teacher, the book and the specific class.

The second is the biannual Student Survey of Campus Operations (aka WAV survey). It cover the entire campus - Admissions, Education, Finance, etc.

Both surveys are very important, but the WAV survey must have a completion rate of 65 percent or we have to toss them and start over. So, please help us meet our goal. Complete the surveys when they are handed out and give them right back.

Thank you for you cooperation!

Monday, Sept. 17 is Constitution Day!

There will be cake in the student lounge at 9:45 a.m. and 6 p.m.

Your teachers all know and expect you to attend the event.

Also, we will be having a treasure hunt!

If you want to participate, come with your running shoes on and grab a partner!

Students will be working in teams to find answers to Constitution related questions.

Answers will be posted all over school, but can you find them first?

Update:

Student mailboxes have been updated.

So please stop by the library and make sure I spelt your name right!

All new ATB students,

Lunch is on us!

Sept 11 at noon and Sept 12 at 5:30

Join us for information and food

Wednesday is

Dress for Success Day

Court Reporting Career Day

and Guest Speaker Day!

Dress for Success : Come to school in your interview attire and stop by the Career Services table (2nd floor lobby) and you can earn extra credit in one of your classes!

Court Reporting Career Day: CR Room 4 at 10 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Professional attire is required for all student's in machine classes.

Guest Speaker: Roy Michael will discuss identity theft.

Student Awards!

Thursday, August 30 is Student Awards Day!

The ceremony will be at 9:45 a.m. and 6 p.m. in room 7

and refreshments will follow in the student lounge.

Who's getting an award? Students who earned a GPA of 3.5 or higher

during the Spring term (April-July)

or had perfect attendance.

See you there!

Miniterm Start!

On Monday, August 27 - the summer miniterm session will begin. So, if you are scheduled for Mrs. Star's Career Skills class, don't forget to show up! It's M/W at 10 am in room 5.

If you are coasting through this term,

you may want to consider picking up an online miniterm class -

See Toni Heuer this week!

Midterms!

It's time for midterms - are you ready.

Drop by the Tutoring Center for help or study groups!

Report Cards!

All report cards that have not been picked up yet have been filed into the student mailboxes. You have until Aug. 27 to submit a grade dispute to the Dean.

Other news:

On Friday, Aug. 10, Bart Battiste left Las Vegas College to pursue a career as a teacher. On Monday, Aug. 13, Toni Heuer became our new Director of Career Services. Her office will move to the first floor (behind the reception desk) as of Aug. 20. All online students don't worry. She is not abandoning you! Toni will pull double duty for awhile to make sure you are successful. Her email is the same - aheuer@cci.edu - but her new extention is X117.

Welcome, Lincoln College Students!

Calling all LVC students - on Monday, Aug. 13 at noon, a couple of dozen students from the soon to be closed Lincoln College are coming by to check us out.

Please join us in the halls, and lobbies at noon to help make them feel welcomed.

Changing schools is never easy; many of you have been there (so have I).

Let show them this change is going to be great!

The Blog is Back!

After 2 weeks, the Las Vegas College blog is back in action!

Since my last post, we have a new Chair of Criminal Justice - Welcome back Pat Koehler!

The Ambassadors had their first event - root beer floats. I hope you all enjoyed the ice cream. They have begun planning their next activity - bowling. On the orange sign up sheets, please indicate the number of people you are planning on bringing (family is welcome) on the day that is most convenient for you.

Welcome Back!

Starting tomorrow, July 17 (Tuesday), Las Vegas College's free shuttle bus service will be a go!

The pick up times and locations are:

Meadows Mall (at the Bus stop)- 6:30 am and 11:00 am

Nellis/Lake Mead (in the Food 4 Less Lot) - 7:00 am and 11:30 am

Henderson Library - 7:30 am and 12:00 pm

The bus will leave LVC at 12 and 5 pm. Drop off times will be:

Meadows Mall - 2:00 pm and 6:30 pm

Nellis/Lake Mead - 1:30 pm and 6:00 pm

Henderson Library - 1:00 pm and 5:30 pm

July 9-July 13 is

Break Week for all linear students!

New term starts

July 16

New schedules are in

If you haven't registered - call your chairperson!

Hey, Court Reporters!

Have you completed your SECOND YEAR as a court reporting student? Then you might be eligible for a $1,400 scholarship from the National Court Reporters Foundation.

Ask your instructor/school office if you qualify. Hurry! Deadline for submission is July 12th, 2007.

Visit NCRF’s Web page via NCRA’s Web site at www.NCRAonline.org for more details about this wonderful opportunity, or call B. J. Shorak at NCRF on (800) 272-6272, ext. 126.

---From a NCRA flyer

Applications are in the library!

Online Workshops



Taking your first online class? Don't forget the required workshop.

The online workshops are in PC Lab 2 at 12 pm and 5 pm on:

Thursday, June 21

and

Monday, June 25

Ambassadors Ignite LVC!

On Monday, June 4, Las Vegas College held its first Ambassador program meeting. Students who were invited by Tim Hallam, the Academic Dean, came together to help make this school rock. The role of an Ambassador is to mainly two fold. One - be a positive role model. We all need someone to look up to and talk to when times get tough. The Ambassadors are here for you! Two - be a liaison between students and staff. Now, this doesn't mean you can't go directly to a chairperson or the dean with an issue. We are not closing off lines of communications; we are adding one.

The Ambassadors are already busy. They have been making class visits, introducing themselves, and surveying students. The survey focuses on the students who currently ride the bus here. More details on this project will follow. Ambassadors are also coming up with exciting ideas for student events, so keep those eyes peeled.

Want to be an ambassador? Here's how - be a good student, help other students when you can, demonstrate your leadership skills, and attend class regularly! We'll be watching! If you feel that you demonstrate these abilities already, talk to the Dean, Toni Heuer, your department chair or me!

Carla Priebe wins the Student of the Quarter Award for Winter 2007!

Student Awards!!

Wednesday 9:15 am and 6:15 pm

Room 7

Refreshments to follow in Student Lounge

On Saturday, May 12, we held our Spring Graduation! Here are some pics - there will be more in the June newsletter. Group photos are on my door.

The Spring 2007 Instructor Award

goes to

Linda Starcovic (Mrs. Star)!

New Nationally Certified Massage Therapist,

Che Che Frazier!

Congrats to Che Che who passed the nationals on her first try!

She will be at graduation Saturday - so make sure you congratulate her.

Saturday is Graduation!

Everyone is invited to help us celebrate

It starts at 10:30 (be early for a good seat)

at the Henderson Pavilion

on GV Parkway south of 215.

Pictures and grad names will be in the next school newsletter

New Transportation Survey

There is a very short survey in your mailbox (in the library). It is designed to help us determine the average monthly costs for commuting to school. Please stop in and fill yours out by May 11.

It's only two questions!

Don't go it alone! Get help and get your GED!

All students who do not have a high school diploma or GED are required to speak with the ATB advisor (a.k.a. The Librarian) to touch base on where you are in obtaining your GED.

Stop by the library during my office hours (Mon, Tues, Thur 8-6; Wed 10-8) or drop me an email at ptaglienti@cci.edu

I can help with information, tutoring and pretesting. I promise to make it as painless as possible.

WINTER 2007 REPORT CARDS ARE IN YOUR MAILBOX!

Come one, come all!

The Court Reporting/Scoping Technology department is hosting a "Meet the Professionals" pizza party. This is a gathering for Court Reporting and Scoping Technology students who are invited to bring a friend. Anyone interested in the joining the program can also stop by. It will be held

April 25, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.

Welcome to the first day of Spring Term!

Welcome to new students! Welcome back to old!

ONLINE STUDENTS: Online workshops will be given this week

Monday and Thursday

12 pm and 5 pm

PC LAB 2

Winter terms comes to a close!

For most of you, today (4/5) is the last day of Winter classes. Enjoy your spring break and we will see you on April 16 for the beginning of Spring term.

For some of you, today is the LAST day. Congratulations, grads! We'll see you at graduation - May 12 at the Henderson Pavilion. See Bart for details, caps and gowns, and your diploma. You final report cards (and anything left in your mailbox) will be brought by the librarian.

If you need to stop by next week, the school will be OPEN, but call ahead. Some staff members are taking vacation time. Our number is 702-567-1920.

Las Vegas College gets a new Academic Dean!

Please join me in welcoming Tim Hallam as your new Academic Dean

Free Online Workshop Today at Noon and 5 p.m.

Afraid of online classes? Well you don't need to be anymore!

Now you can play with a simulated online class and learn the skills you

need to succeed online without worrying about grades

Just stop by PC LAB 2

Can't make it today? No problem - there will be a second workshop on March 29.

The scholarship binder has just been updated with 10 new opportunites for free cash!

Drop by the library today

Job Fair

The Career Services department will be holding the Spring Job Fair on

Wednesday, March 21

11 a.m. - 1 p.m.

6 p.m. - 7 p.m.

Attending companies : YellowPages.com, Credit One Bank, US Border Patrol, NLV and Henderson Police Departments, Hands on Massage, Massage Envy, World Saving Bank, Medical Resource Staffing, and many others.

So bring your resume!

POTLUCK TODAY (Wednesday)

There will be FREE FOOD in the Student Lounge 12-1 and 5-6.

And the Student of the Quarter is ...

ANGELA VIVAR

Medical Adminsitrative Assistant

Student Awards Today!

11 a.m. and 6:15 p.m.

Room 7

Refreshments to follow in the Student Lounge

Tax Help!

It's March 1, which means tax returns are due in six weeks. Luckily, I just found out about a place that will help for FREE. The ACORN Tax Preparation Centers has partnered with the IRS Volunteer Income Tax Preparation (VITA) program to provide free tax preparation for low and moderate income taxpayers who cannot afford traditional paid preparers. They file current year taxes electronically and provide fast, direct-deposited refunds, usually in 7 to 10 working days. For more information go to http://www.acornloans.com/index.php?id=8144. You can call or stop by the Las Vegas office, which is at 915 E. Charleston Blvd. Their phone number is

891-0060. If you are due a refund - don't wait until April 15. Get your money now!

St. Patrick's Day Potluck

The Student Planning Task Force is hosting a cultural potluck on Wednesday, March 14 in the student lounge. Serving times are 12-1 and 5-6, so all students can eat up. If you are interested in bringing a dish (not required to eat!), sign up in the library.

Accounting help

Having issues with Accounting I? The Tutoring Center is holding special accounting sessions on Mondays at 12:00 and 5:00. If you can't fit a tutoring session into your busy schedule try these website for help.

www.ezaccounting.com

http://www.fso.arizona.edu/fso/training/tutorials/accounting/

www.accountingcoach.com

Student Awards are almost here!

Student awards will be given out on Thursday, March 8. Your instructors have all been given a list of the award recipients. Check if your name is on the list. If not, and it should - speak with a registrar by March 6 to make the correction.

Keep an eye out for room and times!

Black History Month - Part 2

Inventors : breif information on a select number of individuals is given here. For more information see African American Inventors by Fred Amram or visit www.blackinventor.com


Lewis Howard Latimer (1848-1928) - was part of Edison's research team. He improved the light bulb by inventing a carbon filament (the thing in the light bulb that lights up) and the light socket. He also invented the first toilet to be used on trains and the forerunner of the modern air conditioner (Apparatus for cooling and disinfecting). For more information see www.bridgew.edu/HOBA/Latimer.cfm

Sarah E. Goode - born into slavery in 1850, she became the first African American women to hold a patent. In 1885 she invented the folding cabinet bed.


Dr. Charles R. Drew (1904-1050) - was a medical doctor who discovered that plasma kept longer than whole blood. This led to the founding of the first blood bank at Presbyterian Hospital in New York, which was the model for the Red Cross' system. Dr. Drew became the first director of the Red Cross blood bank, but resigned when in 1941 the US War Department issued a directive that blood from white donors should not be mixed with that of black donors. He died in a car accident. Although there is a legend that he bled to death after being denied admittance to a white-only hospital, Dr. Drew received immediate medical care. Unfortunately, his injures were too severe. In 1981, he was honored with a commemorative postage stamp.



Garrett Augustus Morgan (1877-1963) - Morgan was an entrepreneur. He started his first company in 1907. It was a sewing equipment and repair shop. In 1909 he expanded to include a tailor shop that employed 32 men who used machines Morgan made. As an inventor, he is credited with the safety hood and smoke protector for firefighters in 1912, and the gas mask in 1914 (which he used in 1916 to save more than 20 men trapped in a collapsed tunnel under Lake Erie). He was the first to patent a traffic signal in 1923.

No School on Monday!

February 19 is President's Day. The school will be closed!

Black History Month - part 1

African Americans in Medicine

There have been many significant African American in the Medical field; I have chosen to focus on three. I you wish to find out more about African Americans in Medicine try the book African-American Medical Pioneers by Dr. Charles Epps or the History of African Americans in Medicine.
Dr. Daniel Hale Williams graduated from Chicago Medical College (became Northwestern University) in 1883 and opened his first office in Chicago on Michigan Avenue. He was a surgeon at the South Side Dispensary in Chicago from 1884 to 1891. However, most hospitals at that time did not hire African Americans so her and a group of Black and White doctors founded the first black hospital in the United States in 1891. It was call the Provident Hospital and Training School Association, which also trained black nurses.
On July 9, 1893, Dr. Williams preformed the first successful heart surgery in the world. A young Black man named James Cornish was stabbed in the chest during a bar fight. He was brought to Provident Hospital. Dr. Williams was faced with watching Cornish die or taking action as no other doctor had before. He opened Cornish’s chest and sutured the damaged area (the Pericardium). Due to the surgery and Williams’ focus on antiseptic methods, fifty-one days later Cornish walked out of the hospital.

Dr. Susan Smith McKinney Steward became the first female black doctor in New York and the third in the country in 1870 (that’s 5 years after the end of the Civil War). More importantly, she founded the Memorial Hospital for Women and Children in 1881. She treated anyone who needed her help. With her second husband she traveled to various forts and treated African American soldiers. In recognition of her work, a Brooklyn junior high school was named for her in 1974 and a group of African American women doctors formed the Susan Smith McKinney Steward Medical Society.

Vivien T. Thomas started medical school in 1929, but had to drop out when the market crashed starting the Great Depression. He took a job as a lab assistant at Vanderbilt University with a Dr. Blalock. This was a humble begin to an amazing career. As Blalock became busier, Thomas’ duties grew to include performing innovative cardiovascular surgical techniques in laboratory animals, which advanced Blalock’s work on high blood pressure and traumatic shock. In 1941, Blalock became chief of surgery at Johns Hopkins Medical School. Thomas joined him as part of the surgical team. Thomas and Blalock developed an operation to correct a heart defect in newborns (blue baby syndrome). It was based on Thomas’ earlier work. In 1944, with Thomas advising, Blalock and Dr. Helen Taussing preformed the first “blue baby” operation. The procedure was called the Blalock-Taussing shunt. (for details on this incredible operation see www.answers.com/topic/vivien-thomas)

Thomas lasting contribution is as an educator. He trained a generation of surgeons and lab technicians as the head of the surgical research laboratory at Johns Hopkins from 1941 until he retired in 1979. In 1976, in recognition of all his work, John Hopkins University presented him with an honorary doctorate degree and appointed him to the surgical faculty. In his autobiography, Thomas wrote, "to have an honorary degree conferred upon me was far beyond any hope or expectation I could imagine." Today, his portait hangs in John Hopkins' Blalock Hall.

Report Cards are in!!!

We would like to thank you all for your patience and your understanding. We apologize for the delay.

Drop by the library and pick yours up.

The next Student Planning Taskforce meeting is Monday (1/29) at noon in Room 2. Come on by and see what we're planning next!

Welcome to the Winter 07 term!

The new FAFSA forms are here! Pick one up in Financial Aid. The forms are due in by April 15 and are necessary to renew your loans in July. If you have any questions, stop by and see one of the FA ladies today!

Hey, Court Reporting and Scoping Technology student!

To be eligible for the May 2007 RPR examination, you must join NCRA by January 31, 2007. Applications are located in the CR Lab. LVC is a test site. So, if you are not ready for the test, but are interested gaining some experience and buildilng some contacts - in April, Ms. Hanson will be looking for volunteers to help proctor. VOLUNTEER!

There will be no school on Monday, January 15, 2007. The Winter 2007 term will begin on Tuesday, January 16, 2007. The 15th is Martin Luther King Day to commemorate his 78th birthday. For a brief biography of Dr. King, see his webpage on Nobelprize.com at: http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/1964/king-bio.html. Clips of his speeches are available at: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/mlk/king/speeches.html and http://www.stanford.edu/group/King/popular_requests/

Schedules are ready!!! Get your Winter 07 schedule in the library.

FINALS WEEK IS HERE!

Are you ready? If not, stop by the Tutoring Center (in the library). We are here to help all week long (Jan 8-11) at 12-1 and 5-6.