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May 6, 2022
CUPPA JOE | straight up news.
NICC commencement speakers to share their stories of overcoming adversity in life and career, May 12-13 ... news
NECAS partner, Nationwide Insurance, produces article and video with Director Dan Neenan in celebration of International Firefighter Day ... story and video
Community invited to Max Clark Hall Renovation Open House on Monday, May 16 ... news
FACULTY AND STAFF: View the College's Strategic Priorities document in NICC Shared Files!
WEEKLY FEATURE | good to know.
Students from 18 High Schools Put their Mechanics Skills to the Test!
The Calmar campus hosted the 50th Annual Northeast Iowa FFA Ag Mechanics Contest on April 28, with 18 high schools and 27 teams participating! Faculty from the Auto Technology, Carpentry, Electrical and John Deere TECH programs helped to facilitate the skills competitions, along with Dale Huber overseeing the welding portion, Dean Byerly assisting with the Written Test, and Kristi Creek and Eileen Schlawin coordinating event scoring.
Kyle Kirkestue and Shannon Betzer presented to students about the Admissions process and Student Life at the College. A big thank you to the NICC Foundation for providing two $250 scholarships to the top two winners, Snap-on for prize donations and Admissions for awarding prize bags. NICC awarded prizes for the top 10 students who placed.
APPETIZER | something for your appetite.
Volunteers Give Back for Dubuque Days of Caring!
Students, staff and faculty made an impact on Friday, April 29, by volunteering their time and talents to help beautify the Peosta and Calmar campuses. Many hands make light work! The NICC Garden club got their garden beds ready for spring planting, garbage was picked up, flower beds spruced up, new mulch and projects at both the Calmar and Peosta Child Development Centers were completed. Thank you to everyone for helping make NICC look amazing!
GREEN CORNER
Kara and Piper, our Green Iowa AmeriCorps Sustainability Coordinators, will be bringing us regular facts and tips to green your life and make it more sustainable.
Keep Plastic Waste out of the Landfill! Did you know that only 9% of plastics are recycled? This means that 91% of plastic waste doesn't actually ever get recycled, and goes in the garbage, where it takes up precious space in our city and county landfills. One way to be part of the solution is by committing to lowering your plastic usage - you can find some tips on reducing your plastic footprint here. Another way to cut down on your plastic waste is to find recycling programs for items that can't be recycled in our traditional recycling systems. Check out Terracycle for free recycling programs available for items like toothpaste tubes, office supplies, aerosols, and more! These programs are funded by donors, or sponsored by companies to turn the product back into a raw material and give it a second life. Help extend the life of our landfills by doing your part to cut back on plastic waste!
BIG FISH | be amazed.
Sarah Hunt
Human Resources Specialist | Calmar
What lie were you told as a kid? (e.g., if you swallow a watermelon seed, one will grow in your stomach)
The only way that I could stomach eating fish as a kid was to pile tartar sauce on it, but my dad told me that it was illegal to put tartar sauce on fish. It didn't scar me in any way ... I still won't eat fish, tartar sauce or not.
What is the most irrational fear or phobia that you have?
I have a completely unfounded fear of bridges.
A person who doesn’t know they have greatly impacted my life is ________________________. Please explain.
A friend of my mother's named Mary who told her once that everyone adds up to 100 percent in their own way. I have thought about that countless times over the years and have used it when working with people, getting through difficult conversations, driving 35 mph behind someone in a 55, etc. We all have our flaws, but we also have our own strengths and for me, it's important to remember that.
Share something or an experience that has changed your worldview.
As so many of us have experienced either directly or indirectly, I was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2016. I learned so many things, though I still have to work on most of them daily. Among them are that it is okay to ask for help, that family is truly the most important thing, that if you can make it through chemo you can make it through anything, that health and happiness have to be in balance with everything else in your life, and of course, that life is too short to waste it on insignificant things. Most importantly, I know how lucky I am to be here, and I'm grateful for that every day.
What fashion trend do you regret?
1980s big hair. I used so much hair spray and my bangs looked like a huge claw.
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