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Marc~ 2001 News T~e Lumberjack 2 "Wizard of Works" Learn the following job search strategies : ✓ The l 0 things you absolutely must know before you start. -✓ How to define a real- istic job objective. ·✓ Identifying and pre- senting your most marketable skills- in- cluding the ones you never knew you had. ✓ The job skills summary card- a revolutionary marketing tool that presents your best -traits to an employer in a simple, easy-to- read business card for- mat. Monday, March 1 2, 2001 open to the community at 8:30 and 10:30am. Alpena Community College Granum Theater Tuesday, March 13, 2001 open to the students 8:30 am and 1 :30 pm (open to staff at 10:30 am) ✓ How to research jobs, companies, and hiring practices. ' ✓ Drug testing: What employers are look- ing for and what you need to know about your rights and re- sponsibilities. ✓ Powering up your applications, cover letter, and resume. ✓ What impresses inter- viewers ... and what doesn't ✓ Networking and generating job leads. pkk Gaither, the "Wizard of Work", will be on the ACC campus on Monday, March l 2, 200 I . As a consultant and trainer, Dick Gaither has a no-nonsense approach to finding a job. In almost two decades of wizardry, hes learned what it takes to sell yourself to a prospective employer. His presentation will be offered at two different times for your convenience. Excellent opportunity to try something new Students enjoy an array of ethnic food ... Student Support Services (SSS) put on a West African buffet dinner on March 1st. The free dinner included: Nigerian Peanut soup Jollof rice Shoko (beef &spinach stew) West African Groundnut stew\ Coconut pie Waiting in line is never any fun!! . Changes in financial aid JOANN LANDRY Staff Writer Deadlines, eligibility criteria, and fallacies keep many students from applying for financial aid. College costs continue to rise. What can we learn so that we are p~~ financially for next years colleges cost? Alpena Community College students apply for and receive financial aid yearly. Perhaps you can be one of the recipients to one of this years programs. There are many types of financial aid. Grants and scholarships do not have to be repaid. Many students are recipients of student loans, which do have to be repaid some not until after college graduation. Others receive assistance through the work-study program, which provides aid in the form of employment for the school. ACC students received over 1.8 million dollars in federal and state financial aid in the 1999-2000 school year according to an article printed in the. ACC Update paper. · Mr. Max Lindsay, Dean of Student Services, states that students should apply if they are unsure to their possible eligibi.lity status. The federal programs are based on many factors. A family's income is only one of the factors the government looks at to decide eligibility. Family size, number of parents, age of parents and the number of college enrolled students within the family, and expected cost of attending school are also factored into the final decision. A family of 4 can have an annual income that exceeds 32,000 and still be eligible for a PELL Grant. Loan criteria are higher. Many scholarships are not based on financial aid but rather on other factors such as program of study, age ofrecipient, or other program/community involvement. New look for mentor progrqm JUDI SKRINE and LAURA MOORE StajjWriter The local area Big Broth- ers/Big Sisters received Paige Bylou as anew director this past year. She worked for 4C' s prior to her appointment to the director's seat a BBBS. The BBBS is a mentoring program designed to provide positive role models for area children who otherwise may not have one. To be a mentor takes a person who is willing to spend on the average one hour a week with a child. A mentor would help their matched child with home- work, play games, go the mov- ies, or to just listen to their problems. A mentor is a person who likes kids, enjoys working with kids, and is willing to give some time to a child who needs them. The first step in becoming a mentor is to contact Paige or Mike at BBBS for an interview to make sure this is something you can make a commitment to. Once the first interview is over they will then take your applica- tion. Once a complete and thor- ough background check has been done you will be contacted for another interview in your home to make sure it's up to safety standards. Once this is done you will then be introduced to the matched child so that the parent and child may interview you. Jf you feel that you have an hour a · week to spare then please con- tact Paige at the BBBS office. The BBBS serve only a percent of the area single parent families. There are currently 3,726 single family homes in the Alpena area. There are currently twelve children on the waiting list. Of those 75 percent ar, boys. Most of these childre1 have been on the waiting list fo up to a year or more. Thes, children range from six years UJ to sixteen years of age The BBBS gather once , month for activities for both th, matched and unmatched chil dren. Currently the BBBS an getting ready for their annua "Bowl for kids" bowling fund- raiser. For more informatior contact Paige or Mike at 354- 3344. This is a great way to givt back to our community as wel as show these children that the) do count and that they can makt a difference in someone's life e ACC in 1h11111chn0Jogical rac11 CHERYL BEHNKE Staff Writer The ACC computer techni- cians are constantly working to improve the latest technology available to the students, faculty and the community. _ Mark Grunder, Glenn Helwig and Frank Przykucki are continually learning and passi,ng on thei.r knowledge to others in the col- lege. Some of the many chal- lenges they face are keeping up v.✓.- th the newest software on the market, troubleshooting, virus prevention and maintaining and upgrading hardware. Mark Grunder said, "My education never stops. I never really graduated from school, I just keep going." ACC is considered to be on the leading edge of technology as compared to other community colleges throughout the state. The computer systems at ACC cost between $100,000 and $250,000 to maintain annually. The technicians try to rotate be- tween 50 and 75 new comput- ers into the system each year. They are in the process of testing the software upgrade for Win- dows 2000. This package in- cludes upgrades of the Microsoft office package that is now avail- able at the college. It includes programs such as Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point and Access. "Eighty five percent of the world is now Microsoft. Microsoft is going to dictate where we go in the futuret stated Mark Grunder. The technicians take there- quests and recommenda-tions of the instructors when choosing the software for various courses. They spend a lot of time reading up on new and diverse programs. In addition to the Microsoft pack- age, AutoCAD and Cadkey for the engineering classes and Internet services are provided. Accounting software and Medi- cal Management are available for the accounting and nursing pro- grams. Virus prevention is an impor- tant aspect of the technicians' jobs. Viruses have not become amajorproblemintheACClabs yet. The computer technicians have safeguards and perform various screenings for viruses. Frank Przykucki (left) takes a timeout. Glenn Helwig (right) studies a lab computer. There are also virus protection programs installed to help pro- tect the computer systems. Tech- nicians update the anti-virus ev- ery morning 'in order to insure protection. "Nothing is ever done inten- tionally, things just happen with ' software," said Glenn Helwig, computer technician. Viruses are often spread through email and the Internet and there is no Internet screen- ing employed at ACC. Students are adults and are expected to be responsible and use their own discretion while using the Internet on campus. The students and faculty at ACC have the latest computer technology available for their use. The technology is constantly evolving and the computer main- tenance staff is doing everything possible to keep ACC up to date. There are two main labs available for student use in the Center and in the Natural Resource Center. There are also computers avail- able for general use in the library and the Learning Center. Stu- · dents can purchase1home soft- ware packages that correspond with the programs used in their classes at the bookstore. ACCMUSIC SPOTLIGHT SERIES Mogue Doyle an Irish Pub Band. This eight - member band will be performing their songs at 7:30pm. A special show for students will WHAT'Z UP?? A NEW MICHIGAN LAW SAFE DELIVERY PROGRAM Effective January I, 2001 Did you know that from now on that unharmed, unwanted babies · be performing at 1 0pm that night. APRIL 3 MARC GAUZE Staff Writer Kathy Kos ins plus our ACC jazz AT YOUR LIBRARY J3 a n d Looking For A · Poem? Come and here Kathy sing with Ever needed a Poem for a class · our own ACC Jazz Band project or that special gal or guy? Performing along with the music. But didn't know where to find one. This will all start at 7:30pm. Both If you go to the ACC library and shows will be at the Granum look in the reference computers, Theater. For tickets and more you can go on line and find POEM information cal 1 3 56-9021 F INDER with thousands of Extension 373 . poems to from. 'f ACCGRANUM THEATER SPRING PLAY The first day of Spring is on the twentieth of March. Flowers, Trees and Love will be in full bloom .So with all that happening The ACC Players, students of ACC, will make it even better by performing PICNIC on March 22 thru 25. With two shows on Sunday. For tickets call Ext.392 BLAST FROM PAST . GUEST ARTIST up72 hours old ACC Automotive classes were On Tuesday, April 3 at 3:30 p.m. can be taken to an Emergency recently given a 1938 ford pannel in the Granum Theater at ACC... Service Provider (ESP). This van. It was donated by Mike 'ti d h · Guest artist, Nationally renowned means a um orme or ot erw1se Stowe, owner of Great Lakes "d "f" d I f F" jazz vocalist/ recording artist I ent1 1e emp oye~ o a ire Motor Works in Boyne City. D H · I p 1· Kathy Kosins will give a FREE, epartment, osp1ta or o ice Students from the college will be s · h · · "d h b ·1d· one-hour clinic c_overing voice, tatton t at 1s ms1 et e UI mg working to resore the van. This d d Th h h vocaljazz,jazz ensemble, ect. The an on uty. e parent as t e restoration will be done on h · ACC Jazz Trio will accompany c 01ce to leave the infant without students time, and will be used to · · "d ·fy· · fi · Ms. Kosins at this free event. The g1vmg any 1 entJ mg m ormatmn Promote ACC auto program. Full t h ESP F · "' · clinic is free and open to anyone o t e . or more m1ormatton length update to come. (musical or nonmusical) who call 1-866-733-7733