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"The Polemie © Wednesday, March 27, 1996 ihm left to right are Diane Zaske, Kyle Jaskulka and Jean Pierce. First graduates from LSSU Alpena Regional Site Criminal Justice Program. ACC helps to take a bite out of crime By Keitiy Smita Guest Writer The Lake Superior State University Regional Site lo- cated in Alpena will graduate its first students completing a Criminal Justice Generalist Degree. This criminal justice de- gree program was established at the regional site through co- operative efforts of Lake Supe- tior State University and Alpena Community College. Students can complete a two year criminal justice degree at ACC and then go on to com- plete their four year degree ACC is recycling By Jennirer DonasKowsKI STAFF WRITER If you see papers piled in the buildings around campus this semester, don' 't be sur- a ( - This programis eu: child of math instructor Charlie Rosebush. According to Rose- bush, the small size of ourcam- pus makes recycling glass and plastics difficult, so only paper will be recycled at this time. Boxes can be found in all of the campus buildings. Each location has two boxes, one for loose leaf sheets, the other for newspapers. There is, however, one re- striction. No "glossies’, please: None of the recycling centers tin our area take these, and the * costofhauling them would out- - weigh the benefits. j After the Student Senate collects the paper, Mr. Rose- bush will haul it in his pick-up to be recycled. Profits willaid the graphic arts program, so the recycling will not only eliminate some of the solid waste in the area, but "will also benefit the college. The Po- lemic is doing its part in recy- cling to benefit ‘Graphic ‘Arts. 0 eee ee ee oe ee Fe 1c 2 Ripley Blvd through the LSSU Regional Site without leaving the area. "The faculty and staff are very cooperative and really enjoy education. LSSU may be a relatively small University, however, they offer a great Criminal Justice Degree Die observed By Karen Dawson VoLuNTEEN CoorpinaTor Sponsored by the Leaders of Volunteer Efforts (L.O.V.E.). "Volunteer, We Belong To- ~ This message will be gether.” emphasized across the coun- try Week is observed April 21-27. The week is a time to celebrate and thank our volunteers that as National Volunteer “The public is invited to cel-* brate with refreshments, en- _tertainment, and volunteer dis- countcards offered by L.O.V.E. ind WATZ Radio. There are 500 discount cards designed for individual ee They reach out in the make a difference. to Locally, we have hun- — dreds of volunteers demon- strate the impact that joining together can have on today's social issues. College and high school students are working one-to- — one with the elderly; develop- mentally challenged students are caring for sheltered ani- y afternoon “at the Mall and are good for me week at participating area ‘businesses. In addition Alpena Vol- unteer Center and Bay 108 Ra- dio are sponsoring a "Volun- _teer of the Day" award. Agen- ies, organizations, churches, hools, boards, etc., are urged to nominate volunteers in ap- eciation of their efforts. gram. They have unlikel've ever seen" said Kyle Jaskulka '96 BS Criminal Jus- tice-LSSU. LSSU_ congratulates Kyle, Diane and Jean for a job well done. Anyone interested inthe Criminal Justice Program should call Kelly Smith, LSSU Regional Site Coordinator, at 356-9021, ext. 302. mals; t coaching Little Leaeue) By in- vesting their time and talents in reaching out to others, vol- unteers demonstrate that we can come together as a com- munity to solve problems. Local activities during Alpena volunteers from 1:00- 4:00 on Sunday afternoon, April 21, at the Alpena Mall, ey Sacco | @ Acc STUDENTS <1 are N dwill be entered into a daily draw- ing during "National Volun- feer of the Day" recognition and a gift. _.. For more Pa con about National Volunteer Week and how you can vol- unteer, call Alpena Volunteer Center at 517-356-9021 ext. 271 or 272. Dave Bg Bob Jones Richard Matteson Mike Nunneley Workshop promotes team effort PY g i Rurwan ~d Personal Lunch Pizza 6 GREAT STORES IN I Video Rental, Convenience Store, Self Serve Gas, Deli, Pizzaria, Bakery =< oe ce ee eee co ee By Juite Kaszusowsk1 Feature Epiror The Service-Learning workshop was held on March 8 at Alpena C ity Col- shop) was designed to help other higher educational insti- tutions develop programs of their own." Representatives from five ity colleges and lege. According to Julie Smigelski, program coordina- tor, itwas a huge sucess witha lot of positive ideas brought ‘orth. The workshop was hosted by ACC as part of its National Service-Learning grant from the American As- sociation of Community Col- leges kn Smigelski said "It (work- Coupon Free 32 oz. fountain pop with purchase of 3 item : $2.49 ul 1141 US 23 N I, 354-2565 1 y two universities attended. Guest presenter Thomas P. Kromer, a professor from CMU, said, of the workshop, "Excellent organization, infor- mal, informative helpful net- work established". Many students played a significant partinbringing this workshop together. Smigelski said that ACC faculty members Corky Will- , Roger Witherbee, and Eger did a great job with workship attendees and their presentations. _ Other members on the orkshop Development team. re Sharon Genschaw, ma Volunteer Center Co- ator, Barbara Dault, ACC lentand staff member, and y Lindsay, CMU. ¥ he workshop was ea Carl Hiedel, Mary Henderson and Anna Kelly getting ready for ther first Spring Arbor class at ACC. Spring Arbor is here By K. J. Hanson Starr WRITER Spring has sprung-Spring Arbor College that is. Spring Arbor is , a Christian liberal arts college with an extension located in Gaylord, Mi. Throuh an ex- tended learning program, Spring Arbor is now able to offer a bachelor completion program at ACC. The first class was held in Van Lare Hall on Wednes- day, March 6. The course be- ing offered is Family Life Edu- cation. This centers around the study of family dynamics and relationships between fami- lies, and society. After com- pleting this course, you may be qualified for a career in so- cial services, health services, orprogram planning for group or senior centers. Spring Arbor courses are specifically designed to fit the rigorous schedule of the adult student. The class is set to meet every Wednesday from 6-10p. The course consists of a series of modules that run be- tween 55 and 69 weeks de- pending on your major. If you have approxi- mately 60 transferable credit hours, an associates degree, or wish to earn credit for life and workexperiences, thismay be the program you need to earn a bachelors degree in about 14 months. According to the instruc- tors at Spring Arbor, the stu- dents need of a bachelor pro- gram is what allowed them to become a partnership with ACC, With the positive re- sponse to their first class, plans for new courses shouldn't be far away. Olympiads come to learn at ACC By Despre Parks Srarr WRITER solved genetic a oeas and the egg drop, where had to de- Alpena Community Col- lege hosted the10th annual Sci- ence Olympiad on March 9. John Singer and Deborah Hautau, both science instruc- tors at ACC, were the co-re- gional directors. "It was a great time for the kids, and there were more spectators than ever before," Singer said. The Northern Michigan schools were represented by 20 teams of 15 players. Divi- sion Cwas thehighschoollevel and Division B was the junior high level. Thirty different events kept competitors busy all day. Some of th its included: ffort, " stated coupon tae a coupon Celebrating 125 Years Of Service oboe rocket, in which com- i i ‘ucted esd tested a § rocket they built from a 2 liter pop bottle; de- signer genes, where individual Harry Gohike 4, sign and build a cargo crate that would safely protect an egg dropped from the second floor balcony of the Natural Resource Center. Elk Rapids High School won the high school level. In a very close competi- tion, Tawas Area Junior High with 210 points took first place and Elk Rapids with 208 points took second for the junior high level. . On April 20, these three teams will travel to Michigan State University to compete in the state wide Science Olym- piad competition. Thetopteam ineach division will then travel to Atlanta, Georgia to compete nationally at the Georgia Insti- tute of Technology. 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