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October 26, 2018
CUPPA JOE | straight up news.
100+ Men Who Care: Driftless Chapter in Decorah makes $3,200 donation to the Student Crisis Fund! ... news
The 260E: Companies, such as Mobile Track Solutions in Elkader, are benefiting from the College's coordination of state-funded training program ... news
Business and Community Board providing “focused discussion and organized action” for business leaders in Allamakee County ... feature
WEEKLY FEATURE | good to know.
"Let's Remember Kihnzel" ...
Student's Family and Multicultural Center in Dubuque to Establish Memorials at Mines of Spain and Peosta campus in memory of student, Kihnzel Pulley
The Multicultural Family Center in Dubuque, and Kihnzel Pulley’s family, are starting a fundraising campaign in memory of Kihnzel, who died of an asthma attack on July 2 (pictured in photo, second from left). He was enrolled in the Associate of Arts program at Peosta and was actively involved in the Multicultural Family Center’s activities, as a Future Talk participant and Two-Year Future Talk AmeriCorps Crew Leader. As a student, Kihnzel volunteered as a student member of iMPACT.
The center and family fundraising goals include $1,500 for a memorial bench at the Mines of Spain and $500 for a memorial tree to be planted on the Peosta campus. Faculty, staff, students and friends can learn more about the fundraising drive, and how to contribute, on the Multicultural Family Center’s website.
WELLNESS 360 and GREEN CORNER | be well.
Welcome to the Green Corner. Last year, a group of colleagues gathered on both ends of the district to address sustainability issues. We’ll share space with the Wellness 360 column to provide updates about our efforts and share tips for green living.
Marketing created new signage for recycling bins in common areas. Check them out! The goal is to get signage for recycling bins in all office areas and classrooms. Here are a few other tips for recycling at NICC:
A good rule of thumb for recycling plastics is by shape: bottles, jars and jugs are all okay. Plastics bags? Nope!
Paper and cardboard are no-brainers. You can recycle even glossy paper, but just make sure your pizza boxes are free from grease.
Aluminum cans are 100 percent recyclable. Please don’t put these in the trash!
Looking to be part of the NICC Sustainability Committee? Contact Flannery Cerbin-Bohach at cerbin-bohachf@nicc.edu or ext. 208 at the Calmar campus.
Be green,
Flannery
The Wellness 360 column this week is interactive! Take a deep breath and try it. See image above.
Be well,
Flannery
JUST DESSERTS | let's celebrate.
Congratulations to our Colleague, Sandy Magsamen, and Foundation Board Member/Past President Russ Loven!
The Oelwein Chamber of Commerce and Economic Development honored our own Sandy Magsamen with the 2018 Community Volunteer of the Year Award this month! Sandy is a Success Coach at the College’s Regional Academy for Math and Science (RAMS) / Oelwein Center. In its announcement the Chamber said of Sandy: "Being a part of a community is more than living or working in a community. It takes being an active role model, volunteering and helping whenever possible. This person has given countless hours to various entities, events and activities.” Thank you, Sandy, for your outstanding work with students and the energy you devote to serving your community!
Russell Loven, Ph.D., board member and past president of the Northeast Iowa Community College Foundation, will be honored with a Luther College Distinguished Service Award at the college’s annual Homecoming Alumni Dinner tonight on the Luther campus. The Distinguished Service Award, one of the highest honors awarded by the college, is given in recognition of success and achievement in professional fields, service to society, contributions to community, and loyalty and service to Luther. Russ is a 1958 graduate of Luther College with a Bachelor of Arts in history and business. He earned a master’s degree in counseling from University of Northern Iowa in 1963 and a Ph.D. in education administration from the University of Iowa in 1991.
Russ has served as a Foundation Board member since 1987 and was Foundation president from 2003-2011.
More information about Russ and seven other Distinguished Service Award recipients is available.
BIG FISH | be amazed.
Anthony Sisneros | Sports Shooting Team Head Coach
District
What is Sport Shooting?
Sports shooting is a collective group of competitive and recreational sporting activities involving proficiency tests of accuracy, precision and speed in using a shotgun to break a clay target. The different disciplines that our team participates include American trap, doubles trap, handicap trap, and skeet shooting. American trap is shooting a clay target from 16 yards back from the clay target thrower, rotating from five stations attempting to break five targets per station. Doubles trap is like American trap, except for attempting to break two targets simultaneously from each station. Handicap trap is also like American trap, except that the athletes are attempting to break the target from 25 yards back from the thrower. Skeet shooting consists of eight shooting stations, a high house thrower and a low house thrower, and athletes are given different target combinations depending on which station from which they are shooting.
What is something you have done that would surprise others who never knew?
One thing I have done that surprises others is that I lived in Germany for three years as a child. Growing up in a military family, with my dad serving in the U.S. Air Force, we had an opportunity to live overseas in a different country. As a matter of fact, I was actually born in Okinawa, Japan when my dad was stationed at Kadena Air Base.
How does something you do, during your workday or in your free time, impact the lives of our students?
One thing I do in my free time, that impacts the lives of the members of the Sports Shooting team, is I look for ways to improve myself as a coach and mentor to the student athletes: practice drills to improve their skills, learning new shooting disciplines or finding articles that help me become a better coach and help students handle the mental aspects of sports shooting.
What is the favorite part of your job or workday at the College?
My favorite part about being head coach of the Sports Shooting team is interacting with the student athletes at practices and competitions. Giving students an opportunity to compete in a sport that they enjoy, or to try something that they have never done, is something that I enjoy about my job. Most of our student athletes who have competed during their high school years have only participated in one discipline of our sport, so being able to introduce them to more disciplines in sports shooting keeps the sport more interesting.
Why did you choose your current profession?
I chose my current position as head coach of the Sports Shooting team because of my enjoyment and appreciation for the sport. I also want to give students who have competed during high school an opportunity to compete at the college level.
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