September 2017 Titan Talk by Community College of Beaver County

CCBC's Student Newsletter SEPTEMBER 2017

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WELCOME BACK! You have a voice on campus! Meet with your CCBC Student Government officers and members every Wednesday at 12:35 p.m. in the SSC Conference Room, 1006 (across from Franklin University). Membership is open to all students enrolled in credit courses.

Policy on Nondiscrimination Community College of Beaver County does not discriminate in admission or employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, disability, veteranâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s status, age, or national origin. Inquiries may be directed to CCBCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Title IX Coordinator, VP Human Resources, One Campus Drive, Monaca, PA 15061, 724-480-3379 or Section 504 Coordinator, Vice President -Student Affairs and Enrollment, One Campus Drive, Monaca PA, 15061, 724-480-3423.

Calendar of events SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

Free food, for students, & games, Courtyard, 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. (Rain location outside of Franklin U)

SGA meeting, 12:35 p.m., SSC Conference Room

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

Ticket sales start for Pirates v. Cardinals game, PNC Park, Hats Off package: sect 327, rows P&Q, 1-10, First come, first served, 25 tickets for $10.50 (ticket value $21), must have valid CCBC ID

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017 SGA meeting, 12:35 p.m., SSC Conference Room

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017 SGA would like to remind you that you could register to vote online at http://www.aec.gov/voter_resources?register_to_vote. aspx

SEPTEMBER 12 & 13, 2017 SGA Club/Organization Fair, 11:30 – 2:00 p.m., courtyard (Titan Café, rain location), games

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017 Common Book Project Book Discussion Campus and community members are invited to the first Common Book Project Book Discussion on the text, “Jerusalem, One City, Three Faiths” by Karen Armstrong Sept. 20 at noon in the CCBC Library. The event, brought to you by the CCBC Diversity Council, is part of an ongoing project which will culminate with a study-away trip to the Holocaust Museum in Washington D.C. March 12, 2018. The book is being integrated into the curriculum of many CCBC classes and being read across the community. All are welcome to join the book discussion, whether contemplating reading, just starting or having completed the work. Copies are available in the library and through the Beaver County Library System.

SEPTEMBER 21, 2017 Free food & games, Courtyard, 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. (Rain location outside of Franklin U)

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017 Dome Theater, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Explore our world and the universe as CCBC and the Beaver County Library System join forces to present the Dome Theater and Planetarium September 23 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the CCBC Dome. The free program will include nine STEM 20 to 35-minute shows for school-age children and older. Venture forth and discover science from dinosaurs and the deep sea to the moon and monsoons. The shows seat approximately 45 visitors and will be filled on first-come, first-served rotations. Be ready to be dazzled

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017 International Day of Peace

Warm Up Wednesday, 8:30-10:00 a.m., Titan Café (SGA Coffee, tea, donut sale), benefits SGA charity TBD

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017 Today is Constitution Day! SGA encourages you to check out the Official Constitution Day website, http://www.constitutionday. com/index.html

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017 Pizza with the President

Join us in contemplation and meditation in the CCBC Library anytime between 12 and 6 p.m.

CCBC will celebrate the International Day of Peace on Sept. 26 in the campus library from noon to 6 p.m. Campus and community members are invited to join our community in contemplation and meditation of world peace.

Bear witness that you do believe and imagine peace in the world.

As part of the day’s celebration, a special presentation, “Spreading Hummus not Hate – Meet your Muslim Neighbor” will be conducted in the library classroom 9204 from 12:30 to 1:15. The event will be hosted by Center Township resident Toni Ashfaq. The event is open to anyone who wishes to attend. Brought to you by the CCBC Diversity Council who wishes peace for all living beings.

WITH THE PRESIDENT Do you have questions about your experience on campus? Do you have a great idea that you want to share with us? Join CCBC President Chris Reber for open conversation and FREE pizza!

Thursday, September 18 Noon - 1 p.m.

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017 SGA meeting, 12:35 p.m., SSC Conference Room

career corner CAREER SERVICES CENTER Located in the Student Services Center Building – Upper Level Hours: Monday – Friday – 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Or call to schedule an appointment Erica Fox – 724-480-3413 Anne Farls – 724-480-3412

CHECK OUT OUR JOB POSTINGS BULLETIN BOARDS LOCATIONS: • Career Services • Across from CCBC Bookstore • Across from President’s Office

The Best Cover Letter Templates for 2017 - 2018 By: Time.com A cover letter usually goes along with your resume when you apply for a job. As your primary introduction, it briefly highlights your relevant attributes and qualifications to a prospective employer, and outlines your interest to work for a specific company.

Cover Letters in 2017 and 2018 In the years of 2017 and 2018, cover letters are becoming more and more challenging to write because of the changing perceptions of hiring managers. If you want your future to be bright, you have to sit down and think of ways to write a cover letter that tells your story to a hiring manager, in a way no one else has ever been able to tell before. Since competition is tough in every industry, it is imperative that job seekers try their best hand at creating this most important communication tool. There are certain ways in which you can make sure that your cover letter will be read and accepted by a hiring manager.

Customization Since the cover letter is your chance to share with the hiring manager how you are the greatest fit for his or her company and mission, it is important that you tailor it to their standards. Researching the company and the position will give you a lot of ammunition to write the perfect cover letter in 2017. Find out what current challenges the company is going through,

and then provide insight into how your role will help the company overcome them. Make sure that the tone that you use in your cover letter is an enthusiastic one. Do not be afraid to show off a little.

Length Remember that most employers take just 6 seconds to skim through a cover letter. So basically, you have just 6 seconds to grab the employer’s attention and keep it there. With the way things are moving – fast – employment in 2017 and 2018 is not going to be a cinch. In fact, you will need to make sure that your cover letter stay atop the others, even if they are more qualified than you are. While it was alright to write cover letters that spanned a couple or more pages just a few years ago, do not write a cover letter that exceeds one page now.

Format & Content Making sure that your cover letter is appropriately written in terms of language, format and relevance will ensure that you reach the interview stage at the very least. Stay away from fancy, scripted fonts and make sure that your cover letter has enough white space so that the employer can easily navigate it without squinting his or her eyes. Your skills, accomplishments and any special projects that you have excelled at must be part your cover letter. Once you get all these considerations in check, no employer will have the heart to reject your candidature!

Cover Letter Tips for 2017 – 2018 •

Convince the recruiter by relating your skills, qualifications and experiences to their needs

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Build a fact-based and precise document

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Show consistency in sentences and content

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Use bold, italics, and underlines to lay emphasis on certain facts

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Leave sufficient white space between paragraphs

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Do some research on prospective company before writing

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Use lots of action words to sell your skills and qualifications

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Give relevant examples to support your claims

To access links and examples, go to: https://coverlettersandresume.com/cover-lettertemplates/the-best-cover-letter-templatesfor-2017-2018/

help is on the way August 28, 2017 - December 11, 2017 Schedule Hours subject to change due to tutor availability. Call 724-480-3438 for more information. Tutor Center and Learning Lab are located in the upper level of the Learning Resources Center.

TUTOR NAME

MONDAY

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

ACCOUNTING BOB MESSINA, ACCOUNTING bob.messina@ccbc.edu

11:15 - 1 2:45 - 4:45

11:15 - 1 2:45 - 7:15

MATH NANCY LIVITSKI, MATH nancy,livitski@ccbc.edu BARB NACCARATO, MATH barb,naccarato@ccbc.edu

3-5 11 - 4 Tuesdays and Fridays Science & Tech Ctr Room 4002

3-7

11 - 4

12 - 4

10 - 2

ENGLISH RUTH GRASSEL, ENGLISH, ACT 101 ruth.grassel@ccbc.edu

11 - 4

9 - 12 1-6

9 - 12

TBA, WRITING

SCIENCES & PSYCHOLOGY KAREN RUNTICH, SCIENCES & PSYCHOLOGY karen.runtich@ccbc.edu

9 - 12 1-5

LEARNING LAB GINA KIEFER, LAB TUTOR gina.kiefer@ccbc.edu LAB, ROOM 206

10 - 2:30 Tuesday thru Friday

10 - 2:30

8-5

10 - 2

3-6

MAKEUP TESTING LIBRARY, TUTOR CENTER

UNDER THE DOME SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 23 10:00am - 5:00pm @ CCBC DOME Discover new worlds and explore the universe! This visiting planetarium will run 20 - 35 minute shows all day long! For School Children to Adults

Show Times:

Title:

10:15am

Future Moon

11:00am

Dinosaur Prophecy

11:45am

The Secret of the Cardboard Rocket

12:30pm

The Night of the Titanic

1:15pm

Into the Deep

2:00pm

The Search for Life

2:45pm

Force Five

3:30pm

Cosmic Collisions

4:15pm

Microcosm