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December 13, 2019
CUPPA JOE | straight up news.
- Unison Solutions taps into the College's expertise, and 260E Iowa New Jobs Training Program, to support expansion ... video
Wanna Be on the New Website?
- NOTE TO READERS: The Marketing and External Relations offices will be hosting sessions for head shot photos to be taken for College faculty and staff who would like their photo displayed on the web directory. These images may also be used for publications, public relations, Brightspace, Staff IDs and to keep for your own personal use.
- These sessions will be offered three times during the year and will be the only time to get headshots through our offices. The dates will be Fall and Spring Convocation, and Employee Recognition.
- The next sessions are:
- Peosta: Wednesday, Jan. 8 | Conference Center 3 from Noon - 1 p.m. and 2:30 - 3 p.m.
- Calmar: Thursday, Jan. 9 | Wilder Business Center, Room 103, from Noon - 2 p.m.
- We recommend you wear a professional-looking shirt that is solid colored.
- If you have questions, email marketing@nicc.edu or news@nicc.edu. If you already have a professional portrait that you want included on the web directory, email webmaster@nicc.edu.
WEEKLY FEATURE | good to know.
Gisella Aitken-Shadle, Northeast Iowa Community College Director of Adult Education and Literacy, served as an expert panelist at the Diversity Summit on Dec. 3 in Dubuque. Gisella contributed her insights for a breakout session titled, "Experts in Education: Acclimating Students from other Cultures to Dubuque."
In addition to higher education and K-12, event panelists and presenters represented the manufacturing, information technology, business and banking industries, as well as the City of Dubuque and the Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque.
JUST DESSERTS | let's celebrate.
Celebrating the Holidays ... with Hundreds of Cookies!
Dr. Wee, along with Rhonda Seibert, Associate Vice President of Operations, and Julia Sollien, Executive Assistant to the President and Board Secretary, attended the "Christmas at Calmar" event on Dec. 5.
They handed out more than 200 cookies to area children at the celebration! Kathy Riehle, Child Care Lead Teacher at the Child Development Center, baked the cookies for the annual event.
WELLNESS 360 | be well.
Refocusing with the Wellness Challenge 2020!
I hope you’ll take a moment or two to consider joining the upcoming Wellness Challenge in January!
Wellness Challenge 2020 vision looks a little different than previous Challenges. This will carry you through the winter months with a focus on ... refocusing. The Challenge is about reconnecting with what makes you feel more alive and complete. Your exercise habits. Your eating. Your relationships. Your attitude. Your spending habits. This is about you.
It will run from Monday, Jan. 13, 2020, to Sunday, March 8, 2020. You can sign up with a team, register as an individual to be placed on a team or complete this solo.
The focus of this Challenge isn’t to do anything earth shattering; it’s about nurturing something within you that needs more attention. Ask yourself these questions to start formulating your one S.M.A.R.T goal for this Challenge:
Specific – What exactly do I want to do?
Measurable – How much/many do I want to do?
Attainable – How likely am I to accomplish this goal?
Relevant – Does this goal really matter to me?
Time-bound – What is the time frame for me to accomplish this goal?
More details are here!
Be well,
Flannery
BIG FISH | be amazed.
Alex Monaghan
Business and Community Solutions Program Developer | Town Clock Business Center
What gets you excited about the mission of Northeast Iowa Community College?
It excites me to help individuals and companies seek a successful path for their educational and business needs and be able to connect companies to community resources to build on to their successes.
Which of the following aspects of your upbringing most contributed in shaping the person you came to be and why/how?
Growing up on my family's farm really shaped who I am today because it taught me hardwork, dedication and passion. As kids, my siblings and I sold home grown sweet corn, raised and showed beef calves at the county fair, and spent much of our time outdoors.
What is one of your biggest accomplishments/most memorable events?
The Wall Street Journal picked up one of Elevate's press releases about a local Parent's and Student's Information Night and called to interview the team about the event. It was fun to talk with the journalist from The Wall Street Journal! :)
What experience most prepared you for your current role at the College?
Elevate Advanced Manufacturing, a statewide marketing campaign to educate advanced manufacturing career pathways, prepared me the most to become the Program Developer for the trades at Northeast Iowa Community College. During my time with Elevate Advanced Manufacturing, I traveled through Iowa to partner and collaborate with Iowa Association of Business and Industry, Iowa Economic Develpment, K-12 education systems, Iowa community colleges, Iowa Workforce Development, manufacturing companies, and many other organizations and associations to promote careers in advanced manufacturing. We worked together to fill the skills gap in Iowa. I advertised and marketed the manufacturing industry and advanced manufacturing careers via social media, website, in presentations, and at public events and activities.
What was your favorite cartoon/comic/book growing up?
Junie B. Jones books!
If you have input on a upcoming feature, Big Fish, something to celebrate or a suggestion, email us at news@nicc.edu!