Titan Talk: March 2014 by Community College of Beaver County

March 2014

CCBC’s Student Newsletter

PREPARING FOR CCBC’S 2014 SELF-STUDY EVALUATION TEAM VISIT

Issue 1 Inside This Issue Campus Announcements & Events Career Services News Titan Café Menu Tutor Schedule

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Beginning Friday, February 7th, CCBC’s complete 2014 Self-Study Report will be accessible to all students and employees from the Self-Study Report Review Course in Blackboard. In conjunction with the completion of the self-study report, from Sunday, March 16, through Wednesday, March 19, a team of seven peer reviewers from various colleges in the Middle States region will be visiting campus. During the team’s visit, you may be asked to discuss your area of expertise as an employee/ student at CCBC. To help you better prepare for the team’s request for an interview as well as understand the team visit process as a whole, you can access a complete copy of the Team Visits handbook at http://www.msche.org/publications. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact, Katie Thomas, self-study co-chair (katie. thomas@ccbc.edu, 724-480-3523).

Policy on Nondiscrimination

Community College of Beaver County does not discriminate in admission or employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, qualifying disability, veteran’s status, age, or national origin.

CAMPUS SHOUT OUTS ARE YOU A STUDENT VETERAN AT CCBC? WE’RE GETTING TOGETHER ON CAMPUS. JOIN US! Contact D’Anthony Chatsko at sva@ccbc.edu

UPCOMING EVENTS SEXUAL VIOLENCE AWARENESS PROGRAM COMING.

Tau Pi Rho, CCBC’s nursing service organization, is sponsoring a workshop on Sexual Violence Awareness on April 10,2014 from 4pm-6pm in the HSC Lecture Hall (Auditorium). Ann Colella-Murray will present an interactive program on community resources. Additional details coming in the April issue of Titan Talk. For additional information, please contact nursing faculty, Sally Fitzgerald at sally.fitzgerald@ccbc.edu

MARCH 3 LAST DAY TO APPLY FOR MAY GRADUATION

MARCH 24 SGA MEETING

MARCH 3 SGA MEETING

MARCH 31 SGA MEETING

MARCH 10-14 SPRING BREAK!

MARCH 31 - APRIL 4 SGA MEETING

MARCH 17 SGA MEETING

MARCH 22 SGA OFFICER NOMINATIONS

12:30-12:50, SSC Conference Room

No classes

12:30-12:50, SSC Conference Room

MARCH 18-20 ID’S

9:00 am – 11:00 am & 2:00- 4:00 pm, SSC1102

12:30-12:50, SSC Conference Room

Aspiring SGA officer Q&A, SCC1102

APRIL 24 ASC WARM UP WEDNESDAY lounge, 8:30-10:00 a.m.

TITAN CAFÉ WEEKLY SPECIALS FIND OUT WHAT’S COOKING FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH: Monday March 3 Buffalo Chicken Wrap

Wednesday March 19 Guiness Stew

Tuesday March 4 Fried Chicken, Potatoes and Greens

Thursday March 20 Rubens

Wednesday March 5 Fish Dinner

Monday March 24 Hot Dogs

Thursday March 6 Bourbon Kiebasa and Rice

Tuesday March 25 Chicken Patty Sandwich

Monday March 17 Rubens

Wednesday March 26 Soft Beef Taco

Tuesday March 18 Shepards Pie

Thursday March 27 Floats Sundae All Week

COUNCELING OFFICE COLLEGE VISITS:

Stop by and get information or have your questions answered by the College Representatives in the Counseling Area located in the Student Services Center

Monday, March 3rd Geneva College 10 – 2 4 – 6 (Lower Level Library Resources Center) Tuesday, March 4th California University 10 – 1 Thursday, March 27th COLLEGE TRANSFER FAIR 10-2 (in 9-103) – check out flyer in Titan Talk Thursday, April 3rd Clarion University 10 – 2 Wednesday, April 9th Point Park University 10 – 2 Thursday, April 10th Slippery Rock University 10 – 2:30 (by appointment, call 724-480-3421) Monday, April 14th Robert Morris University 10 – 2 Tuesday, April 15th University of Pittsburgh 9 – 1:30 Wednesday, April 16th Penn State Beaver 10 – 2

SUMMER & FALL REGISTRATION: REGISTER EARLY FOR THE BEST SELECTION OF CLASSES

Summer Registration starts on Monday, April 7th for new & returning students Fall Registration starts on Monday, April 7th for returning students • Be prepared – Review the schedule online at my.ccbc.edu and print your advising worksheet • Meet with your Faculty Advisor • Counseling Office will be scheduling appointments for returning students by majors starting March 17th – April 4th. (Appointments will also be available after April 9th.) • Aviation Students: 2 counselors will be at the Aviation Science Center from 8-3 • Wednesday, March 19th – aviation students registering their 2nd semester • Thursday, March 20th – aviation students registering their 3rd & 4th semester All aviation students will need their schedule signed by a counselor – plan on stopping & meeting with a counselor while we are in Chippewa

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CAREER SERVICES OFFICE WHERE TO FIND US

WHERE THE JOBS ARE

Student Services Center, upper level Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. (or call to schedule an appointment) Anne Farls 724-480-3412

IS YOUR RESUME READY? Career Services can help you: • Create a resume • Update your resume • Improve your resume A powerful resume will get you noticed and help you land a great job! Stop by the Career Services Center, located next to Counseling in the Student Services Center, Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. or email career.services@ccbc.edu

SAVE THE DATE:

Career and Job Fair Wednesday, April 16, 2014 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. CCBC Athletics & Events Center (Dome) Resume assistance deadline: Friday, March 28 ccbc.edu/careerservices

HOW TO ANSWER OR POLITELY DECLINE TRICKY INTERVIEW QUESTIONS

Alastair Dawson currently works at www.access2barristersdirect.com , a company dedicated to providing the public with expert legal advice and guidance. There may be a number of times within an interview where you feel that the potential employer or interviewer is getting a little too personal with their questions. Never assume that an interviewer is asking a question simply because it benefits them, sometimes they’re just feeling chatty and would like to get to know the real you rather than the perfectly robotic 9-5 that you will inevitably pretend to be. However, just because the interviewer has good intentions, doesn’t mean that

you should have to answer all of their quirky questions. What is discrimination? Discrimination is where you are treated less favorably than another individual on the grounds of sex, religion, race, age and so on. Discrimination comes in many different forms, each of them being illegal. The main categories covered by the discrimination act include: Age, Children, Citizenship, Criminal Record, Disability, Marital Status, Race, Relatives, Sex and Union Affiliation.

that might affect the way that you carry out the job role. If you feel that you can carry out the role without hindrance you should answer by saying: I can competently perform the duties required of me by the position I have applied for.

By introducing a measure of subtlety you can discourage the individual from asking related questions. However, if you would consider yourself disabled and in need of assistance within the job role you should answer by letting the interviewer know Examples of discrimination and how to deal with them: the exact type of assistance that you would require to Due to the nature of these particular questions, they perform your duties. If you feel uncomfortable talking can be quite difficult to answer appropriately. It’s due about this topic you should remember that you do not to the distress that these questions cause that we’ve have to go into detail when explaining your disabilities provided you with some examples of illegal interview to the interviewer; only reveal as much information as questions and how you could go about answering you are comfortable with. them: 1) How old are you? 4) Which religion do you practice? Whilst this question may appear innocent at first Religion can be in incredibly sensitive subject as glance, it is actually illegal to ask the age of a candidate you may have a different religion to your potential until after they have either been employed or their employer, due to this you should attempt to answer application has been declined. On the other hand, your politely without answering the question that has been interviewer could have worded their question poorly asked. If your potential employer enquires about your and what they really want to know is whether you are religion they may actually want to know whether you’re of an age in which you are legal to work within the UK. available at specific times of the year and whether If you are happy to disclose your age, feel free to do so or not you can adhere to their work schedule. You but there is no requirement to answer this question. can answer this question politely without actually If you choose not to, look to add a little humor to answering by saying that your faith will not interfere the conversation to avoid offending your interviewer with your work – this is a polite way of avoiding the and direct the conversation back to your skills and topic. experience. 5) Where do you live? 2) Are you married? Although an employer will find out where you live If you are asked this question do not act defensive as once you have been employed by them, it is illegal for the reaction that you give could potentially cost you them to ask this question within the interview. If you the job. Instead of clamming up and choking on the are asked where you live and do not wish to disclose question think about what it is that the interviewer the information you can state whether or not relocating could be asking – do you have any commitments would be an issue for you if the company you to move. besides the job? If you have priorities aside from the An alternative to stating whether or not you would be role that you are applying for politely inform them of happy to move would be to give an extremely vague your availability without relinquishing your marital answer such as “My commute isn’t very long” or “I status or interests. don’t live too far away”. If you believe that the interviewer is asking personal 3) Do you have any disabilities? questions on a frequent basis and you are unhappy This can be a very difficult question to answer as it is with the way in which the interview is progressing illegal for an employer to ask directly about disabilities you should discuss the issue with the individual that or to reject a job application due to a physical or mental is interviewing you. Failing this, you can request for disability. If you are asked this question you must another member of staff to be present throughout the think to yourself whether or not you have a disability interview.

CCBC TUTOR CENTER SPRING 2014 SCHEDULE 724-480-3438

*Tutor hours subject to change due to tutor availability. Tutor Name

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

ACCOUNTING

BOB MESSINA ACCOUNTING bob.messina@ccbc.edu

12 – 4

12 – 6

MATH

KEN RAINEY MATH – ACT 101 ken.rainey@ccbc.edu NANCY LIVITSKI MATH nancy.livitski@ccbc.edu JASON HENDERSON BASIC MATH jason.henderson@ccbc.edu

9:30 – 2

12:30 – 2:45 4:30 – 5:30

9:30 – 2

1 – 2:45 4:30 – 6

2:30 – 6

9–1

9–2

9–1

9–2

4–6

9–3

ENGLISH

DESIREA TOWNE WRITING desirea.towne@ccbc.edu ATHENA PANGIKAS-MILLER ACT 101 ENGLISH athena.pangikas-miller@ccbc.edu ANALIJA ZAMPOGNA WRITING analija.zampogna@ccbc.edu

9–3

SCIENCES

SAMANTHA LEITAO SCIENCE samantha.leitao@ccbc.edu BREANNA EDMISTON SCIENCE breanna.edmiston@ccbc.edu

9–3

9–3 9–1 3–6

9–1 3–6

LEARNING LAB

T.B.A. LAB TUTOR – ACT 101 Library, Room 206

8–6

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1787

TSBURG

University of Pittsburgh

PITT

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