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April 26, 1989 Page 6 What ACC Has To Offer Area Farmers Farmers ask the question, What does ACC do for me? ACC offers courses which farmers can benefit from, but it is up to the farmers to come forward and take advantage of the available courses. ACC offers businesses courses which can improve on the skills of organization and management. The instructors use real life situations that are easy to relate to. Letter writing courses are available, and no matter what the business, letter writing is inevitable. Their are also many English courses which help teach and improve writing skills. Many farmers are interested in computers and the possibility of converting their farm records over on to a computer. The college offers several basic computer classes and two computer labs are open to all students. Once farmers realize how simple computers are and using them are just as simple many will want to convert over to a computer. All basic and advanced computer knowledge can be leamed at ACC. What ever your farming interests are ACC will be sure to have courses available to help you advance those interests and improve your operation in some way. ACC is here for the farmer and for the farmer's children. ACC And Area Business A Profitable Combination As the business community continues to grow a number of area business owners will be in need of qualified help. ACC has an exceptional track record for d trained providing well educated an tudents, who ees = Se the ¢ growing community. The college offers a variety of courses ranging from English to Science, along with several employment placement. Courses are enrolled into on a 1 semester bases, so if employers are interested in training or advanced training in an area it can be arranged. Employers will find it easy to work with the c setting programs. Instructors encourage their students to do all type written work on computers. There are two Display Your Ribbon You can do something to show your support for Alpena Community College. Starting Wednesday, April 26, cars will display maroon ribbons to remind the community of ACC. We ask that you put a ribbon on your car to indicate the number of people directly effected by ACC and show your support of the college. You may have also noticed the " Yes! for ACC" buttons floating around. You can ask the Presidents office for one to help do your part. Remember- "it's up to me to make it be". Not All Desks Work For Everyone At the Thursday, April 20, 1989 Board of Trustees Meeting, ACC President Dr. Donald Newport gave a small presentation concerning the need for updating our classrooms. ba ou ce desks. It is not readily known that many of our desks, come from Thunder Bay Junior High School and are well over 20 years old. one. Pictured here is Board. ‘ACC's many i occupational courses ranging from automotive to machine tool. The computer labs available on campus for student usage, so a majority of college also offers an internship program which is open to all students. This program provides Students with the opportunity to experience working within a company that they are interested in, credits are earned at the same time while experiencing on the job training. The college offers a learning skills service and a job placement service. The learning skills service is designed to provide students with additional course study and offers a variety of workshops to improve skills. The job placement service offers help with cover letters and resumes along with the the students have some working knowledge of computers. This is a very important skill in today's growing business community. ACC will continue to encourage and support the people community on the in this importance of a college education. It has made a commitment to the community to provide the best education it possibly can to it's Students. By supporting ACC you are also supporting your own business and you are ensuring that the best possible employees will be available for hire. Imagine having to sit for at least one hour a day like this. Not a pretty sight, but it is what students have to deal with every day. As you can tell, by the look on Mr. Bauer's face it is definetly not a pleasure. YOU are needed to approve 1 mill for 5 years so that ACC can: @ Provide INSTRUCTIONAL AND SUPPORT SERVICES Everyone should believe in something... 1 believe in a L good education and ACC. for increased enrollment; e Update INSTRUCTIONAL EQUIPMENT AND LABS; e Renovate and maintain facilities TO MEET STUDENT NEEDS and code requirements. Citizen's For ACC Members of Citizens for the 90's met Tuesday, April 18, in Rm. 253 CRD/NRC to hear an update on activities promoting approval of a 1-mill, five-year millage request that comes before voters May 2. In the week since the group began its efforts to canvass and inform voters, volunteers have completed some 1,500 telephone calls, according to phone bank coordinator Curt Davis. He said many requests for information are being processed. College president Dr. Donald Newport added that he and other speakers have been active with community groups. He reported that they are finding positive tesponse to the fact that the millage request is for a limited five-year period. The nature of the Tequest is a major difference between the current proposal and past proposals which asked for a charter, or permanent, levy and which were turned down by voters. A five-year plan designed to continue the current level of services to students, update instructional labs and equipment and address maintenance and renovation needs of aging buildings is dependent upon Success Of the May 2 election. "This election is meal about people and services," Newport said. "We want to continue Beoying the needs of our community.” He added that presentations are scheduled for nearly 60 groups and that several organizations have endorsed the college's millage. We're hearing a lot of favorable comment on the fact that this is a sunset millage and on the five-year plan," Newport saic John Pines and Chuck Witt discussed activities planned to make students aware of the importance of the election and to increase their participation at the polls. Citizens for the 90's will be continuing to telephone district voters through Thursday, April 27. Speakers will continue community presentations right up to electicn day. Alpena Community College's Millage... Endorsed By Alpena Area Chamber of Commerce Alpena County Democratic Party Alpena County Farm Bureau Alpena Boosters Club Remember To Vote May 2 American Association of Retired Persons ( AARP ) Future Farmers of America ( FFA ) Alumni Downtown Merchants Association Target 2000