March Exchange

MARCH 2011 ISSUE 9, VOLUME 7

Energizing Careers Program WCS is Partnering with the Community One Training Grant at a Time

Audio Visual Assistance What's on Stage in March

AQIP

Academic Structure

Dual Admission and Enrollment Program Partnership

MISSION We believe in serving our students and our communities. Your success is our mission.

VISION Owens faculty and staff are committed to strengthening the community by providing a superior educational experience through excellence, innovation and collaboration.

CORE VALUES Owens Community College's core values frame the way in which the College works to accomplish its mission and vision. The values are service, learning, innovation, collaboration and excellence. These values are embedded in the fabric and culture of Owens Community College and support the mission and vision statements.

In This Issue: PAGE

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Energizing Careers Program WCS is Partnering with the Community One Training Grant at a Time

CONTENTS 2

Academic Structure

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March Wallpapers

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Dual Admission and Enrollment Program

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Contract Extension for President McDougle

4 Audio Visual Assistance

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Volleyball Team Recognition

4 Give Kids a Smile Day

10 What's on Stage in March

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WCS March Course Offerings

10 ‘From Girl to Woman: My Personal Truth’

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Energizing Careers Program

11 News in Brief

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Profile of Excellence

12 Calendar of Events

Academic Structure

Academic Structure, AQIP Action Project # 3, was recently formed to address how the College’s organizational structure could be more aligned with employees’ career goals, the needs of our students and how the College could best be positioned for the future.

One of the first parts of the project included finalizing team membership, which includes: Paul Adams

Mathew McIntosh

Carol Buser

Denise Pheils

Professor, Science, School of Arts and Sciences

Editor Amber Stark Associate Editor Sarah Householder Designer Amy Karlovec Production Manager Amber Stark Photographer Seth Foley Contributors Gary Corrigan Amber Stark Sarah Householder Bradley Meyer

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< AQIP Action Project #3

Professor and Interim Chair, Schools of Business and Information Systems and Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, Findlay-area Campus

Laurie Fathe Dean, School of Arts and Sciences

Michele Johnson

Chair, School of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness

Phil Koenigseker

Professor, School of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness

Walt Mackey

Chair, Mathematics, School of Arts and Sciences

David Matheny

Assistant Professor, Transportation Technologies, School of Technology

Tinola Mayfield-Guerrero Chair, School of Arts and Sciences, Findlay-area Campus

Dean, School of Health Sciences Professor, Information Systems, School of Business and Information Systems

Glenn Rettig

Associate Dean/Chair, Engineering Technologies, School of Technology, Findlay-area Campus

Nerur Satish

Chair, Electrical/Electronics Engineering Technologies, School of Technology

Ruby White

Assistant Professor, Science, School of Arts and Sciences Assisting with quality training and recording are Tom Perin, Executive Director, Organizational Performance and Accountability and Patricia Jezak, Special Assistant, President’s Office.

Charter of AQIP Action Project #3 Academic Structure To improve the organization of our academic schools so as to enhance collaboration between and among faculty, administration and departments and to create efficiencies and effectiveness while meeting the needs of our students and our community.

Design Thinking The quality team is utilizing the tools described in Change by Design, by Tim Brown. These include face-to-face interviews with stakeholders, walking in a student’s shoes, analyzing data and reviewing processes.

Owens and Tiffin University Announce New

Dual Admission and Enrollment Program Partnership Owens students with aspirations of pursuing a bachelor’s degree from Tiffin University will now be able to continue their academic pursuits while attending both academic institutions as the two schools have finalized a unique Dual Enrollment Program partnership.

DID YOU KNOW...

As a result of the new collaboration, Owens students will be afforded the opportunity to complete academic coursework while simultaneously enrolled at the two schools. Owens students can participate in the new program with the start of the upcoming Fall Semester.

Owens students will have the opportunity to enroll in a maximum of three credit hours of coursework (four credit hours if a laboratory course) at Tiffin during the Fall and Spring semester for a maximum of four semesters as part of the new Dual Enrollment Program. Dual Enrollment Program students can enroll in an array of courses at Tiffin University including general education and major specific courses required at both academic institutions. Coursework

successfully completed through the Dual Enrollment Program will transfer and be applied toward fulfilling degree requirements at both academic institutions.

Upon transferring to Tiffin, Owens students within the Dual Enrollment Program are eligible for a $2,500 per semester scholarship to utilize in their final semesters at Tiffin University.

Students enrolled in Tiffin classes

as part of the Dual Enrollment Program will pay Owens’ tuition costs. Dual Enrollment Program classes will occur at Tiffin University in Tiffin and the Toledoarea Campus.

For more information about the new Dual Enrollment Program, call Ext. 7189.

Owens also has similar partnerships with Ohio University, Bluffton and many other colleges and universities.

POWER MANAGEMENT SOLUTION ITS announces the implementation of a PC power management solution, SURVEYOR by Verdiem. SURVEYOR intelligently places inactive PCs and monitors into low-power states, such as standby mode, to conserve energy when not in use.

This virtually transparent software will not affect your productivity; in fact, the average user will not even notice it is there. The implementation of this new technology is expected to yield substantial savings for the College and it will also promote compliance with statemandated power conservation goals for public higher education.

How this directly affects you: • Please close all applications and log off when you leave for the day (it is not necessary to turn off your computer).

• After these policies are applied, if your computer is powered on with no activity for more than 60 minutes, your computer will transition to a low-power state.

• When you return to work, you will wake your computer by pressing a key on your keyboard. The activation takes approximately five seconds, after which you may proceed as normal.

If you have any questions, please contact our Helpdesk at Ext. 7120.

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Audio Visual Assistance

The AV Hotline (Ext. 7677) is forwarded to all the AV techs to expedite faster response. For routine communications, you may also call the technicians at their office number: Mark Valenti Manager of AV Services: Ext. 7028 Nick Army Ext. 2739 Holly Barber Ext. 7027

Additional AV Services you might find helpful: • Laptops and Portable Laptop/ Projector combinations for checkout. Handy for business trips, meetings or emergency needs.

Do you need support for your classroom technology – data projectors, document cameras, SmartBoards or video projection, for example – on the Toledoarea Campus?

AV Service support is available:

Chris Zasada Ext. 2586

• 7:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Monday through Thursday

Micah Shimborske Ext. 7802 (for Saturday and evening support)

• 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Fridays • 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Saturdays

• VHS, CD, DVD, MiniDVD, HD digital file media duplication and cross platform conversion.

(Material must be copyright compliant.)

• Flip cameras for classroom recording • Recording from Buckeye CableSystem programs • Document, 35mm slide/film and large format scanning • Large format color printing, quality prints up to 42˝ wide

AV Services also offers a host of other multimedia production services you may find useful. You may contact anyone in the AV Department for more information.

Special Event and Meeting Support For those hosting internal or external events or meetings on the Toledo-area Campus who would like to request AV equipment and support, please visit the following link to submit a form for your audiovisual needs: https://www. owens.edu/library/av_event. html. Once submitted, all the staff members in AV receive this request so they can add it to our schedule.

This form is not necessary for classroom support.

Owens Dental Program Hosts

Give Kids A Smile Day Oral hygiene, X-rays and fillings were the focus of free dental appointments at Owens Feb. 4 as nearly 150 area elementary and high school students’ teeth were transformed to pearly whites during the nationwide Give Kids A Smile Day. Owens’ Dental Hygiene program, in collaboration with the Toledo Dental Society, offered a day of free dental services for children with limited or no access to care ages six months to 18 at the College’s Dental Hygiene Clinic.

Give Kids A Smile Day is a national initiative by the American Dental Association, which is dedicated to focusing attention on the epidemic of untreated oral disease among disadvantaged children. Held each February in conjunction with National Children’s Dental Health Month, Give Kids A Smile Day provides free oral health education, screening and treatment services to children from low-income families across the country.

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“Owens Community College’s Dental Hygiene program is proud to once again participate in such a worthwhile endeavor and provide dental services to individuals in need,” said Beth Tronolone, Owens Chair of Dental Hygiene. “Give Kids A Smile Day is also a wonderful opportunity to raise the importance and awareness of preventive dental care such as flossing, brushing and regular dental visits. Our goal is give each attendee a positive dental experience and help them feel comfortable smiling again.”

Owens Dental Hygiene second-year students, faculty and alumni, and area dentists conducted dental services, which included dental education and screening, X-rays, oral prophylaxis (cleanings), limited restorations and dental sealants. In addition, first-year students from the health program provided educational presentations for parents and children.

ACT Prep

Mon 3/14 – 4/4 6:30-8:30 p.m. Arrowhead

Digital Photography

Mon 3/14 -3/21 5:30-9 p.m. Arrowhead

Leaf Castings Tue 3/15 6:30-8:30 p.m. Arrowhead

Water Done Well

Tue 3/15 6:30-8:30 p.m. Arrowhead

Zumba

Tue & Thu 3/15 & 3/17 – 4/26 & 4/28 5:30-6:15 p.m. Perrysburg

Solar Power – Is it Right for Me? Thu 3/3 5:30-9:30 p.m. Arrowhead

Making Your Workplace Work Mon 3/14 7-9 p.m. Arrowhead

Dispelling the Myths of Social Media Wed 3/16 12:15-12:45 p.m. Arrowhead

Snooze-Proof Your Presentation Thu 3/17 – 3/24 6-9 p.m. Arrowhead

Grant Writing Fri 3/18 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Arrowhead

Home and Emergency Preparedness Sat 3/19 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. Perrysburg

Independent Filmmaking Book Camp Sat & Sun 3/19 & 3/20 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. Arrowhead

Basics of Wind Turbines Mon 3/21 5:30-9:30 p.m. Findlay

Voiceover Fundamentals Thu 3/31 – 4/7 6-8 p.m. Arrowhead

Zumbatone

Wed 3/16 – 4/27 5:30-6:15 p.m. Perrysburg

Guitar Blues

Wed 3/16 – 4/20 7:30-9 p.m. Arrowhead

Guitar Intermediate Wed 3/16 – 4/20 5:30-7 p.m. Arrowhead

Digital Scrapbooking Thu 3/17 6-9 p.m. Arrowhead

WCS March Course Offerings

WORK

eBay 101

Sat 3/19 – 3/26 9:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. Arrowhead

Get Your Kicks Knitting Socks Mon 3/21 – April 25 5:30-6:30 p.m. Arrowhead

Writing Your Family’s History Mon 3/28 6:30-8:30 p.m. Arrowhead

Digital Photo Editing

Mon 3/28 – 4/4 5:30-9 p.m. Arrowhead

Who Do You Think You Are? Tue 3/29-5/3 6:30-8:30 p.m. Arrowhead

For information about these and other Workforce and Community Services courses, visit www.owensworks.com.

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The Energizing Careers Program, administered by the Department of Labor’s Workforce and Talent Division, assists companies providing components for the wind, solar and biomass industries. The program provides customized training for improving workers’ skills, helping Ohio companies remain competitive in advanced energy manufacturing.

The $6 million Energizing Careers program was launched in June 2010 and was made possible through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act State Energy Sector Partnership and Training grants, funded through the U.S. Department of Labor.

The program reimburses the cost of training up to $6,000 for fulltime employees, with preferential project funding to companies located in the 44 Ohio counties most affected by the restructuring of the automotive industry.

energizing caree WCS Partnering with the Community One Training Grant at a Time So far this academic year, Owens’ Workforce and Community Services has partnered with three local companies to bring funds – nearly $2 million – to this region. The training grants, including: • $1,025,760 to First Solar in Perrysburg • $162,437 to Dow Chemical in Findlay • $700,981 to WK Solar in Perrysburg are part of the training dollars dedicated by the Ohio Department of Development Energizing Green Careers Grant for companies involved in wind, solar or biomass industries. The grant was established to provide customized training to improve workers’ skills.

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“It’s a great honor to be able to help bring this money to the region,” said Dr. Michael Bankey, Vice President of WCS. “Of the $3 million awarded by the state, nearly $2 million came to northwest Ohio We are so excited about helping these three companies with their training needs.”

WCS and Owens’ Grant Office work with area companies eligible for the grant and assist them with the writing of their grant. The companies then use WCS to provide customized training for their employees.

First Solar

ers program

First Solar is the largest manufacturer of thin film solar modules. By enabling clean, renewable electricity at lower costs, First Solar is providing a sustainable alternative to conventional energy sources. * Source: www.firstsolar.com

Dow

The Company connects chemistry and innovation with the principles of sustainability to help address many of the world's most challenging problems such as the need for clean water, renewable energy generation and conservation, and increasing agricultural productivity.

Dow's diversified industryleading portfolio of specialty chemical, advanced materials, agrosciences and plastics businesses delivers a broad range of technology-based products and solutions. * Source: www.dow.com

WK Solar Group

This training primarily focuses around safety and compliance in the workplace, first-time supervisor training and Six Sigma. WCS typically offers courses like these, but customizes them to meet the culture of the organization using them. The first trainings started in February.

“We’re establishing new relationships with these companies,” Bankey said. “We want them to see the quality of the training that Owens provides and continue our relationship beyond the year of this grant. Through this grant project the companies will

become more efficient and productive, hopefully expanding and hiring more employees. There is a ripple effect.”

The state has done two rounds of grant awards and is possibly doing a third round. Bankey said WCS will continue working with area companies applying for these grants, if another round is made available.

WK Solar provides sustainable energy solutions for a cleaner, greener tomorrow. Their CdTe Solar Panels – with their specialized thin film design – produce high-energy output, even in low light conditions.

WK Solar's next generation manufacturing process allows WK to produce highly efficient frameless panels that ensure cost effective production and installationsavings that is passed on to the customer. * Source: www.wksolargroup.com

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Profile of Excellence:

Dennis Meacham

March Wallpapers Now Available

Dennis Meacham grew up in Toledo, Ohio. When he graduated from Woodward High School, he decided to attend a four-year university locally to pursue a degree in psychology.

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Owens Community College Alumnus

www.owens.edu/public_relations/wallpapers.html

“Most of my classes had more than 100 students and that wasn’t the environment for me,” said Meacham.

After two quarters, he decided to stop attending college until his father brought him a brochure from Owens Community College. One of the programs listed was financial management and he knew instantly that it was a program and a place where he could excel.

“I went from average grades in my psychology classes to honors because of the environment at Owens,” said Meacham.

He found that he could communicate personally with his professors and they were positive influences in his life.

“Owens helped me to learn how to learn. The people helped me to believe that I could succeed, not just in an educational setting, but in a career,” said Meacham.

He graduated with a degree in financial management in 1984.

He was the first in his family to graduate from Owens.

Because of the encouragement of his professors and advisors, he transferred back to his initial university where he excelled and earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration.

After graduation, he moved to San Diego, California, to work for a large bank.

Eventually, he moved back to the area, held a variety of jobs in the financial arena and now works for Tenneco, Inc. in Monroe, Michigan, where he is a Revenue Analyst in charge of accounts totaling $1 billion in receivables annually.

“I was highly discouraged when I left my first university experience, but Owens changed that for me,” said Meacham.

His wife and two daughters also graduated from Owens. He is now encouraging his youngest daughter to learn more about Owens before she makes her college plans. … and more

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Dennis Meacham Revenue Analyst, Tenneco, Inc. 1984 Graduate

Board of Trustees Announce Contract Extension For President McDougle The Board of Trustees and Dr. Larry G. McDougle mutually agreed to a contract extension through June 30, 2012. The announcement was made during the Owens Board of Trustees regular February meeting.

“Owens’ Board of Trustees is extremely pleased with Dr. McDougle’s leadership, vision and unwavering commitment toward advancing this academic institution’s mission of providing higher educational opportunities that will benefit the Northwest Ohio region for years to come,” said Dee Talmage, Chair of the Owens Board of Trustees. “For that reason, the Owens Board of Trustees has asked Dr. McDougle to continue to lead Owens past his original contract and build upon the College’s strong foundation and reputation of academic excellence.”

“Owens is an outstanding academic institution of higher learning,” said Dr. McDougle, President. “It is a privilege and truly an honor to represent our many students, faculty and staff as their President.

I look forward to continuing to work with the campus community, as well as with fellow business, industry and academic partners, as we as a collective group help in shaping this region’s educational and economic future.”

Dr. McDougle was named the fifth President in the 46-year history of Owens in June 2010. Prior to

his appointment, he served as the College’s Interim President for six months.

During his tenure as Owens’ President, Dr. McDougle has worked tirelessly to reach out and engage Owens faculty, staff and students, as well as community and educational partners, with the purpose of advancing higher education for area residents throughout Northwest Ohio and beyond. Under his leadership, the College has expanded educational opportunities to Arrowhead Park in Maumee and unveiled a new Learning Center, as well as opened the doors to newly renovated Founders Hall and Heritage Hall buildings at the former Penta Career Center as part of the College’s ongoing campus expansion initiative.

Additionally, Owens is finalizing construction on a newly refurbished Welding Center, which will feature the latest in technological and academic resources specific to welding for several degree and certificate programs.

President McDougle has more than 40 years of experience in higher education as a faculty member and administrator in Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and South Carolina.

President McDougle was named the fourth President of Northwest State Community College in 1991 and retired as President Emeritus in 2003. Additionally, President McDougle served as Academic Dean of Instruction in the Community and Technical College of the University of Toledo from 1984-91.

Volleyball Team Recognized At its February meeting, the Board of Trustees presented a plaque to the Lady Express volleyball team in recognition of its winning season and college spirit.

The Express finished the 2010 season with an 11th place finish at the NJCAA Division II National Championships.

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What’s on Stage in March Celtic Blaze Featuring Stephanie Cadman CFPA • 8 p.m., March 11 Reserved Seating: $23 Celtic Blaze is a fast-paced show featuring a contemporary take on Canada’s music and dance heritage told through music, dance, song and storytelling featuring the vast talents of Dance/ Fiddler Stephanie Cadman. Backed by a quintet, this is a performance journey through step dancing, classic and Celtic fiddling with tap, jazz and a bit o’ musical theater.

Owens Presents ‘From Girl to Woman: My Personal Truth’ The Findlay-area Campus continues the 2010-11 arts season with the theme of self-portraits through various media by artist Lisa Wolph as the Library Gallery presents “From Girl to Woman: My Personal Truth” exhibit through March 25.

“Owens is excited to welcome multi-talented artist Lisa Wolph to the Library Gallery,” said Gail McCain, Owens Library Manager for the Findlay-area Campus.

“The words elemental, ephemeral and ethereal come to mind when looking into Lisa Wolph’s artwork. She reveals her personal history and personal truths through her artwork, creating unique images that seek to draw the viewer into the beauty of another world.”

Wolph’s artistic passion includes Polaroid emulsion transfer, image transfer and digitally altered photography, as well as paintings and mixed-media collages.

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Anne of Green Gables CFPA • 3 p.m., March 20 • General Admission: $15 The power of imagination and the importance of love are celebrated in Anne of Green Gables.

The classic tale of a young orphan girl whose dauntless spirit transforms her adoptive family is brought to life in ArtsPower National Touring Theaters production of Anne of Green Gables. Based on Lucy Maud Montgomery’s internationally beloved novel, this original musical delights audiences with its celebration of the power of imagination and the importance of love and trust.

Anne of Green Gables features a rich musical score, beautiful period costumes and imaginative sets; a joy to watch.

Post Secret SHAC • 7 p.m., March 23 • General Admission: $10 Bleacher Seating; $20 Floor Seating Author Frank Warren is the creator of the blog phenomenon PostSecret Project, a collection of highly personal and artfully decorated postcards mailed anonymously from around the world, displaying the soulful secrets we never voice.

PostSecret originated from a community art project based on a simple concept: asking people to anonymously send a secret on a decorated postcard. Since November 2004, Warren has received more than 400,000 postcards, with secrets spanning from sexual taboos and criminal activity to confessions of secret beliefs, hidden acts of kindness, shocking habits and fears. Hosted in the SHAC, the event will also feature a book signing at the Library.

Event Signage Changes Thanks to the new directional signage at the Toledo-area Campus, we are now able to phase out some of the temporary event signage while still serving our students and visitors. This will save the College money, as well as cut back on our use of paper. As of January 1, directional signage will only be printed for events with external audiences. If you have any questions or specific requests, please contact Sarah Householder at Ext. 7644 or sarah_householder@owens.edu.

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Campus Read Art Contest Submissions to the 2010-2011 Campus Read art contest are due April 15 in the Arts and Sciences Office in Founders Hall. Art may take the form of sketches, paintings, drawings, sculptures, etc, but must be no heavier than 5 lbs., must be easily transportable and for prints or canvas be no larger than 27x40.

tech Key Request The Toledo-area Campus Department of Public Safety now receives all key requests.

Key pick-up will be from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday at the Customer Service Center located in Alumni Hall. Your completed and signed "Key Request Card" may be dropped off at anytime to the dispatcher and will be forwarded for processing.

Blank key cards can be requested from your department or Chair's office personnel and are available at the Customer Service Center in Alumni Hall.

Otech Needs Your Help!

Students who meet certain criteria may soon be eligible to receive a free refurbished computer through Otech, but first we need your help.

We are looking for students, faculty and staff to prepare these older computers for distribution.

Your tasks would include determining if the computers are usable, wiping them of data and possibly installing software. Volunteers are also needed to distribute the prepared computers.

If you are interested in helping with this project, please call (567) 661-6832 or e-mail otech@ owens.edu.

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Calendar of Events March 1 - 26

March 20

UPCOMING EVENTS:

Vaughn Bell Terhune Gallery

Anne of Green Gables 3 p.m.

CFPA

April

March 1 - 24 Lisa Wolph Findlay-area Campus Library Gallery

March 4 Mid-Semester Break – College Closed

March 7 - 13 Spring Break

March 11 Celtic Blaze 8 p.m.

CFPA

March 23 Post Secret 7 p.m.

SHAC

March 30 Storybook Stars Findlay-area Campus Library Gallery

1-22 – Storybook Stars 5 – Board of Trustees Meeting 8, 9, 15-17 – Tartuffe by Moliere 8-30 – Student Show 26-30 – Our Best Yet 29 – Last Day of Classes

May 2-6 – Final Exam Week 3 – Board of Trustees Meeting 6 – Commencement 30 – Holiday – College Closed

June 14 – Board of Trustees Meeting

For more information about these and other Owens Community College events, check out www.owens.edu/calendar.