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The Polemic • Wednesday, February 21, 1996 Delay is the new choice (ACC press release) Whether to cancel or close were the weather-related decisions that faced Alpena Community College officials every time extreme winter storm condi- tions existed. Making such a decision for the entire day based on 5 a.m. conditions at times left classrooms empty throughout the afternoon and evening when wind, snow or ice ended by mid-morning and the day was clear and bright by noon. Another choice was needed and that choice is "delay." "Quite frankly, there were times when afternoon or evening studertts felt cheated PHOTO COURTESY OF OFFICE OF PUBLIC INFORMATION out of a day of instruction," English Instructor George Schwedler (left) was presented with the Central Michigan . said Carlene Przykucki, ACC University's Centralis Award. Schwedler receives Centralis Award (ACC press release) ACC En- glish instructor George "Schwedler receives congratu- lations from ACC President Donald Newport, who pre- sented the Centralis Award for instructors on behalf of Central Michigan University. The award recognizes Schwedler's important role in the success of 1995 Centralis Scholarship winner and ACC graduate Shelly Hollingsworth of Oscoda. The Centralis Scholarship is competitive, and recipients are awarded full, two-year schol- arships to CMU. Each Centralis scholar in turn names a community college instructor to be honored by the program. ACC is proud to have its students and fac- ulty members among the winners in of the program's five years. "Internet" continued from page 1 being installed and de- sending a letter tlu:ough the bugged, and will be available post office. - to all the students in approxi- For instance, there is in- mately 60 days. E-mail allows stant access to the person : you to send mail all over the receiving the mail, and they world if you know the ad- are able to view their mes- dress. sages promptly. An advantage to E-mail Some businesses are ex- is that there are no restrictions pected to take advantage of such as there are in long-dis- the internet through the col- tance telephone calls or lege. They will connect to the internet "server", which will allow businesses to market their products and be more competitive over the internet. Another major part of the internet will bi the Inten1,c.ti½e Video. Interactive Video ii;; similar to hve T.V., in the way that you can see and talk to the person you're communi- cating with. ACC will be connected to Director of Public Informa- tion. "The college is not like a K-12 school system where most instruction is completed by 3 p.m. We run all day and until 10 p.m. in some cases. Adding the delay option al- lows us to address both safety and customer service needs. While severe weather arising during the day has at times prompted cancellation of afternoon or evening classes, the new option pro- vides for canceling morning classes only when conditions are severe at that time but are forecasted to improve through the morning. Classes sched- uled for noon or later will be held as usual. An example would be when freezing rain overnight makes early morn- in.g travel treacherous, but climbing temperatures leave roads ice-free by 9 a.m. The delay option also al- lows for cancellation of afternoon and evening classes if weather worsens or does not improve. That decision will be made by 10 a.m., al- lowing adequate time for broadcasting notices. The col- lege switchboard greeting will also carry the message. Although the choices sound clear and quite simple, creating appropriate wording for public notification is not so simple. "We have worked hard to communicate clearly," Przykucki explained, "but we really have no control over how our wording is delivered on air after being passed along through one or more radio staffers. We ask our students to listen carefully, especially since cancellations can affect just one of our two campuses. We also have additional classes off site in local K-12 school systems. If the local system closes, then our classes do not meet because the fa- cilities are closed. This can happen even when the weather has cleared by evening because of using the K-12 buildings. It would be easy for a student listening to radio announcements to hear part of a statement and reach the wrong conclusion." The decision to cancel classes for any part of or all day, or closing the college is made by ACC President Donald Newport after con- sulting with Dean Of Administrative Tome Bow- man and Director of }:acilities Management Don Witt. The difference between cancella- tion is closure involves staff-cancellation means staff reports by 10 a.m. while clo- sure means staff does not report and no buildings or of- fices are open. Newport calls Przykucki, who calls a list of 10 radio stations and one tele- vision station. "Our students come from far and near, and weather con- ditions vary from one part of our service area to another. We want students to under- stand that we make the best decision possible with what we know at the time. When the college has not canceled classes, students must decide for themselves whether to travel if local conditions are dangerous." Alpena winter weather is leaving a lot of snow on campus. Could the college be buried? the Interactive Video through other colleges and classrooms from around the world. There will be a camera in the front of the classroom to view the class, and a camera in the back of the classroom to view the insh"uctor. ■ "Project Zero" continued from page 1 Earn your bachelor's degree orMBA and stay close to home! LSSU offers complete degree programs at Alpena Community College in the areas of: • Business Administration • Accounting • Criminal Justice - Generalist • Nursing (BSN Completion) • MBA (Master of Business Administration) You can continue your education and earn your four-year degree without going to the main campus. All classes are held in Alpena on evenings and 'weekends. On average, it takes three years to complete a BS degree, taking two classes per semester. Call Kelly Smitb at 517-356-9021, ext. 302. LSSU office located at Alpena Community College Van Lare Hall 122B It 1s the polrcv of LaKe Suoenor State Univers1tv that no person shall be d1scnm1nated against. excluded tram oar1Ic1oatIor. m. aenied tr:e oenel1ts of. or otherwise oe sub1ected to d1scrimmatIon m employment. or In any program or actIvItv for which the UnNersny Is resoonsI0Ie 0:1 the oasis of race. color. :1a11onal origin or ancestry. sex. age. d1sab1hty. religion. ne,ght. weight. marital sta!t:s or veteran status. Local businesses will be taking advantage of this pro- gram for their meetings and communications. There will be spots all over the world to access these facilities. The entire world of com- munications is switching to computers, and many peop,le and businesses are doing their interactions through the internet. These classes will enable the students and the public to learn more about the internet and its world-wide capabth- ties. modified to make higher edu- cation possible. He does not think that Project Zero will discourage higher education, which will lead to employ- ment. Project Zero is in the pri- mary phase. One hundred twerity persons receiving as- sistance, 60 percent working and 40 percent with no earned income, will be surveyed to find out what stands between them and employment. The governor's stated ob- jective is to drop joblessness to zero. However, it is not go- ing to give welfare folks !Za6te9Jad6 Bakery & Cafe "lllp£1ffl '6, ~[Place" "Wlien 5.aM£ ~ ~ eo.unt " Gourmet Cookies & Coffee Homemade Soup Daily Hot & Cold Sandwiches on Fresh Homemade Buns Wayne's background is Classical French, so if there is some- thing special you wish to serve at a party or dinner, talk to Chef Wayne McWilliams. 492 Ripley Alpena 356-0120 M-F 6-6 Sat. 6-3 Sun. 7-12 independence. There are simply not enough "primary jobs" (jobs that will make a family self ,upporting), according to Corless. 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