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Voters from Midland, Bay and Saginaw county will have the opportunity this election season to choose new members for the Delta College Board of Trustees. Voters, however, will notice that no names are on the Nov. 4 ballot for the Bay County seat. 7KH -XO\ ÀOLQJ GHDGOLQH SDVVHG with no applications for the seat. Three people are now running as write-in candidates for the Bay County Board of Trustees seat: Charin Davenport of Bay City, Diane Middleton of Bay City and John Wright of Essexville.
According to Bay County Clerk Cynthia Luczak, there are three criteria that citizens have to meet to be eligible as a candidate. A candidate must be a U.S. citizen, 18 years of age or older and must live in Bay County and be registered to vote for at least 30 days. 7KH GHDGOLQH WR ÀOH DV D write-in candidate is Oct. 24 by 4 S P &DQGLGDWHV PXVW ÀOH D ´'HFODration of Intent� with the Saginaw County Clerk Susan Kaltenbach. ´(YHQ WKRXJK LW¡V D WUL FRXQW\ GLVtrict for a community college, Saginaw County has the biggest population of residents in their county VR WKH\ DUH WKH ÀOLQJ RIÀFLDO ¾ VDLG Luczak. When voting for a write-in candidate voters must be careful to spell the candidates name correct-
DdCcKkAaIiTtLlYyNnSs ly, or as close as possible. Write-ins are not allowed to use a nickname. ´:H WDNH YDULDWLRQV RI WKH QDPH 7KH RQH ODG\¡V QDPH LV 'LDQH Although we want voters to be knowledgeable enough to get the correct spelling of the name, there are many ways to spell Diane,� said Luczak. Voters will have the opportunity to vote on candidates in all three counties. Michael Nash and Mary Morrissey are running from Midland County. Nash has served on the Board since Sept. 2013. Karen Lawrence-Webster is running from Saginaw County and served two consecutive terms on the Board since Nov. 2002. All running are seeking 6-year terms, except Morrissey, who is running for a 4-year partial term.
$4 million STEM grant buys bus
BbYy GgAaBbRrIiEeLlLlEe MmAaRrTtIiNn SsTtAaFfFf RrEePpOoRrTtEeRr Making the Delta difference has been a goal of Delta College for quite some time and the school is about to take that to the next level. Delta College recently received a $4 million grant from the Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow Foundation to build the STEM Explorer. The STEM Explorer will be a 38-foot vehicle that will be equipped with top-notch technology, including a 3-D printer, which will travel to local middle and high schools to help engage students in
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STEM (Science Technology Engineering Math). “The major idea,� says Scott Schultz, chair of the Science Division at Delta, “is that it’s an opportunity for our faculty to work alongside our K-12 counterparts to provide a robust curriculum that will expose students to the interdisciplinary nature of STEM.� At the middle school level, the STEM Explorer will serve as a
traveling science museum. It has the added benefit of enabling students to not miss other classes which they would normally have to do on a routine field trip. High school students will be given a problem that challenges them to create a new device in order to solve the problem.
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Conceptual art for the 38-foot Stem Explorer. (Photo Courtesy of Delta College)
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Speakers Series Be sure to check out one of the FRXQWU\¡V OHDGLQJ DXWKRULWLHV RQ President Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War era, Dr. Michael Burlingame. His books will be available for purchase and author signing at the event. The event is hosted in 'HOWD¡V /HFWXUH 7KHDWHU * on Monday, Oct. 20 at 7 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. Women’s Soccer :DWFK WKH /DG\ 3LRQHHUV KRVW 'DYHQSRUW 8QLYHUVLW\¡V -9 team Wednesay, Oct. 22 at 5 p.m. This Favored Land The Delta College Chorale presents the world premier work commissioned by noted composer and jazz pianist Wendel Werner. This work was commissioned by Delta College with the generous support of the Saginaw Community Foundation and was inspired by Abraham /LQFROQ¡V *HWW\VEXUJ DQG ,QDXJXUDO Addresses. The event is hosted in 'HOWD¡V /HFWXUH 7KHDWHU * RQ Wednesday, Oct. 22 at 7 p.m.
the 1960s. The event is hosted in 'HOWD¡V /HFWXUH 7KHDWHU * RQ Thursday, Oct. 30 at 10 a.m. The event is free and open to the public. Nursing 50 Years Celebration Join in on the celebration in the newly renovated Health Professions Building. The event happens LQ 'HOWD¡V ) :LQJ RQ 6XQGD\ 2FW 26 from 2 to 4 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. Lincoln Look-Alike Contest Are you an Honest Abe look-alike? ,I VR \RX¡OO KDYH WKH RSSRUXWXQLW\ to enter into the look-alike contest! All contest participants will be DVNHG WR UHDG SDUW RI 7KH *HWW\VEXUJ Address. The winner will receive a JLIW FHUWLĂ&#x20AC;FDWH WR WKH 'HOWD &ROOHJH Bookstore and a copy of the DVD ´/LQFROQ Âľ <RX PXVW EH FXUUHQWO\ enrolled at Delta to participate. The event is hosted in Founders Hall on Monday, Oct. 27 from 11 a.m to 12 p.m. Change Your World Week
The halls will be lined with students raising awareness about issues they care about, and providing participants a venue for action. Participants are also invited to enter an â&#x20AC;&#x153;One Composerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Life in awareness parade at noon on that Saginawâ&#x20AC;? Tuesday and Thursday. The event takes place from Oct. 28 to 30. For Internationally acclaimed Ameri- more information contact Lisa Lawcan composer/conductor/educator UDVRQ OLVDODZUDVRQ#GHOWD HGX RU Dr. Samuel Jones returns to Delta .LP .OHLQ NLPEHUO\NOHLQ#GHOWD College â&#x20AC;&#x201C; where his career began â&#x20AC;&#x201C; HGX
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