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-~·,~ ~-12; i',y,.~ ---------------------------~------------------------------------- Plan 'A College Day For Women' at ACC STORY COURTESY OF CARLENE PRZYKUCKI DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INFORMATION Topics ranging from the home front to the store front, from public policy and the law to personal health, and from day care to elder care are among those open to ex- ploration Saturday, October 22, when Alpena Community College hosts a Col- lege Day for Women at Van Lare Hall. Planners include ACC Trustee Florence Stibitz and staffers Sharon Genschaw, Lee Spragg and Bonnie Urlaub, alongwithKaren Upham. They have built a program with appeal for women of all ages and in all walks of life. Participants will choose from among four different presentations in each of four hour-long sessions. Roger Bauer, president of the ACC Board of Trustees, is part of a panel of lawyers who will discuss and answer questions on legal rights of women. Also among the 16 topics are the following pre- sented by ACC staff: Dr. Priscilla Homola of the English Department; and ■Computers for the Faint-Hearted, Parts One and Two, by · Ken Hubbard of the data processing department. Registration deadline is October 12, and the $10 fee in- cludes morning hospitality and lunch. As an added feature to encourage those not usually able to take part in such a pro- gram due to child care concerns, a Children's Event for ages 7-12 will run simul- taneously. Thanks to the generosity of community spon- sors, this is free of charge, but it is also limited to the first 25 children of mothers who request it with their paid registrations. Brochures with complete details and registration forms are available at the reception area in VLH, at the Volunteer Center in Besser Technical Center, on the second floor of Natural Resources Center near the library, and across from the Workplace Partnership Project office at East Campus. ■Yes, You Can Go Back (to school) by Yvonne White of the career center; PLAN A COLLEGE DAY FOR WOMEN - Committee ■ She Said/He Said - She Heard/ He Heard (the gender gap in communi- cation), by Sonya Titus of the English .. Department and Dr. Richard Lessard of the Workplace Partnership Project; • The Joy that Kills ( a discussion of feminist writer Kate Chopin's short fiction, "The story of an Hour") by members Lee Sprag (left) and College Trustee Florence Stibitz meet with Ken Hubbard, who is presenting "Com- puters for the Faint-Hearted, Parts One and Two" during A College Day for Women Oct.22. The public event features 16 topics of interest to women, and brochures are available from the Volunteer Center in BTC and in the main VLH lobby. Registration deadline is Oct.12. College women, both stu- dents and staff, are invited to reserve Saturday, October 22, and enjoy a special time of fun, learning, and in- teraction. Questions can be directed to committee members through Sue Geiersbach in the BTC, Ext. 234. ....._ _________ CoURTESY CARLENE PRzYKUCKI ACC expands into new areas of medical technology BY LESLIE BLUMER Medical assistants work primarily in medical offices and clinics performing adminis- STAFF WRJTER ACC is joining the ranks trative and clinical procedures. of such colleges as Lansing Administrative duties may be Community College, Davenport, handling phone calls, maintain- and Delta in the paraprofes- ing medical records, obtaining sional medical field by offering patient data, and scheduling two new degrees, one in patients. Clinical duties may Applied Science/Medical include obtaining vital signs, tak- Office Assistant and one in ing medical histories, assisting Human Services. with examinations, and steriliz- The college started the ing equipment. Medical Office Assistant Pro- A recent employer survey gram to give prospective , estimated 8-9 jobs per year medical students a little variety. would be available in the imme- According to Director of Nurs- diate Alpena area in medical ing Kathleen · McGillis, this assistant type jobs. program · will give students ari The first year of the Medi- opportunity to enter the medi- cal Assistant Program is all cal field without having to classwork. The curriculum con- assume hospital type jobs, and sists of anatomy, English, while some people may want medical terminology, intermedi- to go into nursing, that job ate keyboarding, medical office isn't for everyone. procedures, business math, Lafarge Corporation Alpena Plant Building Today Protecting Tomorrow sends "THE POLEMIC" Congratulations on 25 years & Good Luck with Future Endeavors! NORTHERN tJ/pu,S~ ------------~ UIII.., ~ "4,ifl4U (517) 354-4107 123 W. Chisholm FAX {517) 354-3047 1-800-292-3981 Alpena, MI 49707 Business Hours: Mon. - Fri.: 8:30 - 5:30 Saturday: 9:00 - 1:00 Office and School Supplies Calculators - Canon Copies IBM Typewriters 1 ~+'+=7 t 0000 0000 0000 0000 1995 Calendars & appt. books are on sale physiology, medical transcrip- tion, and medical office computer applications. The only program prereq- uisites are the ASSET Test and basic high school courses. Sec- retarial course prerequisites are Word Processing 121, high school keyboarding, or a pass- ing grade n a competency te t , Total required credits fdt this program are 64 or 65. Human services is an associate' s degree program that prepares the paraprofessional to work with persons with disabili- ties. Students train for a range of roles, including early inter- vention aides, academic instructional assistants, job coaches, community based in-1 structional assistants, residential program aides and other posi- tions relevant to special education. The courses that make up the basic classroom experience' of the Human Services Programi will give the student an under- standing of the support needs of persons with disabilities, Please Keep ACC · • Clean! and students will learn state of the art skills in working with persons with disabilities. Students will study commu- nication skills in both sign-language and speech. They will be able to meet basic needs, plan and carry out activities to · meet individual demands, and handle emergency sittiations. A basic first year/first semester curriculum plan for a person interested in human services would include psychol- ogy, English, health care assistant, community living theory, and community living practice. The second semester student may take American Red Cross First Aid, planning for community living theory, plan- ning for community living . practice, skill training and sup- port theory, and skill training and support practice. Total credits for this pro- gram are approximately 62. Basic credits will transfer if students are planning on pur- suing a higher medical degree · later on, though specific clini- cal courses would not. Students interested in these programs should contact Kathleen McGillis at 356-9021 Ext. 226. CONG RA ULA TIONS Pol • m1c n 25 SUCCESSFUL YEARS! SESSER Celebrating qur 90th Anniversary 1904 - 1994 BESSER Company, Alpena, Michigan 49707 U.S.A. Student Senate Continued from page 1 meetings and become involved in a number of organizations and activities. Representatives' duties include informing SS about stu- dents' concerns. Student Senate is ACC 's student governing body, and its members are elected to be the student voice. It meets to dis- cuss various student oriented activities, funding, and how problems, such as class schedul- ing, can be improved. Any student's concern will be ad- dressed, and all students are encouraged to attend the meet- ings. In addition, says Zbytowski, "Student Senate is an excellent opportunity to be a leader and be involved in the college." Funding for SS is provided by a small portion of the activi- · ties fees paid by students, and the money is then used to pro- vide activities which benefit students. Student Senate meets every Wednesday at 5 p.m. in Vafi Lare Hall. A regular meeting room has not been reserved, but students can find the meeting lo~ cation by checking at the VLH ' information desk. For more in, formation contact the SS office at VLH 122A, Ext. 287 of Blumenthal at Ext. 329. At the Sept. 14 meeting; Campus Kick-Off was discussecl along with SS elections, Awards Night and the Oct. 29 Hallow~ een Party, but no absolute decisions have yet been made. The blood drive which was origi~ nally scheduled for Oct. 16 has been cancelled and no later date has yet been decided. Annual Global Awareness Event features Japan CoURTESY CARLENE PRzYKUCKI DIRECTOR OF Puauc INFORMATION Japanese traditions and cul- ture, a comparison of Japanese and American educational sys- . terns, and a demonstration of the of Aikido - "the way of har- mony" - are featured in this year's Global Awareness pro- gram at Alpena Community College. The three-part program be- gins Monday, Oct. 17, with consideration of "The Paths to Adulthood: Education in Japan and the United States. " The speaker is Professor Iwao Ishino, who for 35 years has been a Michigan State University fac- ulty member specializing in Japanese studies. His presenta- tion begins at 7:30 p.m. in Natural Resource Center 150. On Thursday Oct. 20, Doug Zernow will present a lec- ture-demonstration on the art of Aikido, a form of Japanese Budo based on the philosophy and martial arts of the Samurai. The goal of this art is harmony with nature. Zernow, who holfis the rank of yondan - fourth de- gree black belt - will perform at 3 p.m. in NRC 150. The series wraps up Moh- day, Oct. 24, at 7:30 p.m. in NRC 150 with a presentatiem called "When Japanese say 'Yes.' they may mean 'No.' Noriko Joan Takada, coordinator of the Bilingual/English as a Second Language program for tl!e Evanston Public School in Illi- nois, will talk about Japanese culture, heritage and tradition. , Each October for the past six years, ACC has hosted spe- cial Global Awareness speakers and programs made possible through the Global Awareness Consortium. Instructor Richard Clute represents ACC in the group, which includes nine ~- ral community colleges who together plan a series through an MSU Continuing Educati9n Grant. All presentations are free of charge and open to the pu~- lic. WILL DEMONSTRATE AIKIDO AT ACC - Doug Zemow demonstrates a movement that is part of the Japanese art of Aikido, based on the philosophy and martial arts of the Samurai. · Zemow holds the rank of yondan, or forth degree black belt and has studiedAikido for over 15 years. 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