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s we approach the annual campaign for the Gainesville College Foundation, we need to reflect on how we, the faculty and staff, · and .~ur students, benefit from the Foundation. The Foundation is a major factor in giving the institution its "edge of excellence" in fulfilling its mission of' providing quality higher education for the people of Northeast Georgia.

The scholarships offered to those who would otherwise not be able to pursue a college degree and the merit scholarships that attract excellent and talented students both enrich the College and raise the educational level of our service area. The Foundation also provides assistance with technology, library collections and professional development opportunities. In addition, the Foundation enhances our campus life by sponsoring our annual breakfast, assisting with Honors Day and Graduation and other special events during the year.

I encourage the faculty and staff to participate in the Faculty/Staff Foundation Campaign which begins next Monday. The support we give speaks volumes to our donors when we seek the community's support through the Annual Fund Drive and for special projects.

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SCAM ALERT!

Please let your students know that should they get an e-mail on their student e-e-mail address with the subject, "Job opportunity for students" they should delete it. This particular scam indicates that the person is a marketing professor at GC. Gainesville College is not in any way a.party to this job scam.

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he Oconee Service Learning class with instructors Lance Bardsley and Tom Hancock participated in a recent fund drive for Hurricane Katrina victims. They joined volunteers from other Oconee County organizations in asking motorists to drop money into firefighters' boots. The approximately $18, 000 collected was presented to the local Red Cross chapter. The class is now setting up collection points for food donations on campus and in the community.

A group of graduate students from the UGA School of Environmental Design agreed to develop a landscape plan for the Oconee Campus. The computer generated plan will be presented to the College at the end of Spring semester. Matt Alexander, Oconee Director of Business Services, connected with UGA and said that they are particularly excited about developing the plan for the center of campus.

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nouncements

Avast! Me hearties! Don't miss International Talk Like a Pirate Day, coming up Monday, September 19.

Check out the website:

http://www.talklikeapirate.comlpiratehome.html for tips on how to talk like a pirate in German, a pirate name generator, and more!

Oh! And don't miss WonderQuest's Sophie and the

Pirates, aboard the ''Dainty Betsy" at Brenau's Pearce

Auditorium. Special discount prices for GC students, faculty and staff on September 30 (7:30 p.m. - opening night reception with actors in costume!) and October 1 (2:30 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.). Free performance on October 4 (4 p.m.) for GC students with ID, and for faculty and staff and their immediate families.

Faculty/staff/student discount rate is $5 per performance except for the October 4 free performance.

Reservations are recommended. For additional information, call 770-718-3624.

Backstage Tour of Sophie and the Pirates is Tuesday, September 20,6 p.m. at Brenau's Pearce Auditorium. Free and open to the public.

THE COLLEGE ACTIVITIES BOARD PRESENTS:

Monday, September 19, noon, Student Center Stage - Grant Edmonds Comedy Variety Game Show. This interactive party game show gives students the opportunity to act foolishly and collect cash! Every contestant wins $$$$ Tuesday, September 20,5 p.m., Ice Cream Treats

for Night Students, in the various classroom buildings on campus.

INTRAMURAL SINGLES TENNIS

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Sign-up deadline: September 21,2005 Begins: September 23,2005

Type: Single elimination (if you lose, you're out - if you win, you go to the next round.

Levels: A - Advanced; B - Intermediate; C - Beginners

How to play: Contact your opponent and set up a time to play. You will have one week to complete each round. A match is best 2 of 3

sets OR ifboth players agree, you may play an 8 game pro set instead.

Who can play: ,Open to students, faculty and staff Awards: T-shirts to all participants; sweatshirts to

winners

Questions: Contact Lisa Watson in PE Office, 770-718-3846 or lwatson@gc:peachnet.edu

INTRAMURAL SWIM MEET Date: Wednesday, October 5,2005

Time: Warmups at noon; Meet begins at 12:15 p.m. and finished by 1 p.m.

How to enter: Entry forms are in PE Office and Fitness Center

What to enter: Each person may enter up to four individual events, and relays (4 person team - 100 yds) Events: 25s (1 length) of each stroke offered; 50s (2 lengths) of each stroke offered; 100 & 200 yd freestyle; 100 individual Medley; Relays.

Strokes: Butterfly; backstroke; breaststroke; freestyle Awards: Ribbons given 1 - 6th place for each age

group per event. T -shirts given to first 24 swimmers to enter.

Questions: Contact Lisa Watson in PE Office 770-718-3846,[email protected]

GC STUDY ABROAD IN SPAIN EXlllBITION ROY C. MOORE ART GALLERY

through September 28,2005.

Gallery hours: MWF - 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.

2005

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S.S. Post-test Scores Show Increase in Academic Subjects The 2005 Summer Scholars InstiMe was once again a success. In its 15th year, the Summer Scholars Institute continued to provide a very structured academic program. This initiative has shown its

effectiveness through pr&- and post-tests in Math, Language Arts, Science, and Junior Achievement. The results of this year's four-week program reflected a 23.5 average increase in Math, a 15.4 average increase in Language Arts, an 18.3 average increase in Science, and a 17.7 average increase in Junior Achievement overall.

Welcome Barrow County This year Russell Miiddle School and Winder Barrow Middle School participated for the first time in Summer Scholars. We had 54 first year, 36 second year, and 38 third year students from 8 different schools to successfully complete the program.

Summer Scholars Initiative Thanks to Ms. Talia Applebaum, this year the Summer Scholars

InstiMe adopted a new

career program called Junior Achievement for third year students. They provided materials for the career class and were also able to organize a Job Shadow Day for the 38 third year students.

On July 1411 all third year students went on Job Shadowing field trips to various locations throughout Hall County. They were able to visit the Courthouse, Red Cross, two Publix locations, a UPS store,

and a Wachovia Center.

Theresa Dove- Waters

Coordinator

Admin. Assistant

New Faces

The 2005 Summer Scholars Program also saw some changes in its faculty and staff. Michelle

Garcia became our new

Adminstrative Assistant. We also welcomed Patrice Westbrooks to the new position of Substitute Teacher, and she also worked as a teacher's aide in our 2nd Year Math Class. We also had four new College students who served as Tutorrreacher Aides.

Community Service On July 7th, Dawn Koponen from United Way 2-1-1 and Heather Weaver from Gateway House , a shelter for battered and abused women, came and spoke to the " students about the importance of Community Service. The students then decided to raise money and collect school supplies for the children living at Gateway House.

Some classes sold snacks during lunch time, others collected donations, and they even had a fundraising soccer game. They were able to donate over $500.00 in cash and school supplies for Gateway House.

Educational Field Trip On July 22nd all of the Summer Scholars students attended an educational field trip to the Fernbank Science Center in Atlanta. They were able to view the Exhibit Hall and visit the Planetarium.

Essay Contest Winner "What Summer Scholars Has

Meant to Me"

by Luis Molina

Three years in Summer Scholars,

that's how I have chosen to spend my summers. Joining the program is one thing I'll never regret. In a way, the program has saved me.

Around this time two years ago,

that's when I started the program,

my cousin got into some huge trouble. He got himself locked up, and lost the respect of his father. His father is so ashamed of him that he can't look at him for fIVe seconds. If my teachers hadn't recommended me for the Summer Scholars Program, I feel I would have been in the same situation as my cousin. I know this because my cousin and I always hung out together. 'We had to since we were next door neighbors. That's why I am greatly thankful to the teacher that recommended me and thankful to the program for accepting me. I am also thankful that my parents kept pushing me to keep attending.

The Summer Scholars Program has been an exciting experience for me. I have enjoyed all the teachers and all the projects we have done in their classes. I have also enjoyed greatly the field trips we've had. The best trip was to Six Flags. I had some amazing" thrills there.

I'm going to miss being a student in the program. I hope I get the honor of coming back as a helper. I'd like to thank Mrs. Dove-Waters, all the teachers, and the aides for making Summer Scholars a great experience that I will never forget.

The Year Science Classes leamed about DNA by building

models made of Twizz/ers, toothpicks, and marshmellows.

GAINESVILLE COLLEGE

Speakers Bureau Questionnaire

The Office of Public Relations and Marketing is in the process of producing the first-ever, on-line Speakers Bureau. The Bureau will be accessible through the College's Public Relations web page and will be open to the public. If you are interested in offering your speaking skills to clubs and organizations in our service areas, please complete the form below and return it to Sloan Jones, Director of Public Relations and Marketing, Administration Building, Gainesville Campus.

Name

---Title _____________________________ Department __________________________ _ Primary Teaching Campus (circle Qne)? Gainesville Campus Oconee Campus

Office phone ________________________ Home phone ________________________ __

(If you are willing to be contacted at home.)

1. What is your area of instruction/career? ____________________________________ _

2. How long have you taught or worked in this career field? ____________________ ---,-__ __

3. Would you feel comfortable speaking on this topic? ____ -'--______________________ _

4. If so, please specify your area of expertise. (Refer to the list below as a guide for general topics, but feel free to add topics not listed.) Please include specific titles-be creative! B usinesslEconomic Computers/Information Technology Careers Culture/Society Education/Learning Faraway Places Fine Arts GovemmentlHistorylPolitical Science HealthlWellness Personal Development Science

Other, Please specify

5. Ifthere are other subjects on which you are qualified to speak that are not related to your career field, please indicate these. (Please include specific titles-be creative!)

Signature __________________________ ___

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"Teamwork Solves the Puzzle"

Monday, September 19th, will kick off the 2005 Faculty - Staff Campaign. Have you

ever tried to work a puzzle that had pieces missing? You know how hard it is to

complete your picture! The Gainesville College Foundation every year tries to "solve the puzzle" of:

• providing scholarships for aU needy students, • awarding innovative teaching grants,

• providing scholarship assistance for GC employee dependents, • recognizing our faculty and staff for years of service,

• assisting with technology expenses like Smart Classrooms, • feeding our faculty and staff several times during the year, • funding other special needs of the College.

Solving this puzzle is made so much easier when we have all the "pieces". Each one of you is a very vital piece. Just like in a jigsaw puzzle where every piece is not the same size and shape, the contributions of the faculty and staff members are not all the same.

However, just like the jigsaw puzzle is not complete if there is a missing puzzle piece, the Foundation "puzzle" is also not complete without every member of the faculty and staff.

Over the next two weeks, your Team Captain will be contacting you regarding your donation to the Foundation.

• Many of you are already contributing through payroll deduction. THANK YOU!! Please consider increasing your contribution - the needs are many!

• Many of you contribute annually through a one time pledge or donation during our Faculty - Staff Campaign. THANK YOU!! Your Team Captain will have a pledge/donation card that you can complete and return to us.

• Many of you donate in honor or memory of someone. THANK YOU!! Your Team Captain will have memorial donation envelopes that can be used any time during the year.

To those of you that are new to Gainesville College or have not previously contributed to the Foundation, please consider making a donation this year. If you have questions that your Team Captain cannot answer, please contact Tricia Bunker or Pat Guthrie in the Foundation Office. We would be happy to talk with you.

Let's make 2005 the year we have 100% participation - together our "TEAMWORK SOLVES THE PUZZLE".

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FALL 2005 WORKSHOPS

Sept~mber 21 - Oconee - Advising Workshop I, 12

noon - 1 p.m. in OC Classroom. Facilitator: Glenda McLeod.

September 21 - Accessing GC Technology from Home, 12 noon - 1 p.m., DIM 138.

Facilitator: Alfred Barker.

September 26 - Advising Workshop

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12 noon-1 p.m., DIM 128. Facilitator: Carol Howard.

September 26 Oconee Brown Bag Lunch

-Student's Well-being: Issues with Mental Health and Disabilities, 12 noon..: 1 p.m. in OC 308. Facilitators: Melinda Ward and Melinda Hawley.

September 27 - Teleconferenced - Investigating the Syllabus, 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. Facilitator: Chaudron Gille.

September 28 - Brown Bag Lunch Hits and Misses, 12 noon - 1 p.m., ACAD II 108.

October 3 • Oconee - Academic Advising

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12 noon -1 p.m., OC 316. Facilitator: Carol Howard.

October 3 - Excel for Beginners, 12 noon - 1 p.m., DIM 138. Facilitator: Mike Ryan.

To register for any of the above workshops, please contact Sue Gittens bye-mail or at X3933.

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Where: Glenwood Park

(near down-town Atlanta) Cost: $10 plus money for lunch We will plan to carpool from the Gainesville Campus leaving at 10 a.m. We'll arrive at the site around 11 a.m., tour the Idea House, then stop for lunch before returning to the campus by 2 p.m.

F or more information on the idea house, visit, its website at:

www.glenwoodpark.comlnet/content/page.aspx?s=2

6804.0.78.6078

Call Tricia Bunker at 770-718-3948 or e-mail [email protected] as soon as possible to reserve your seat. Please let her know if you would be willing to drive so we can coordinate carpools. Oconee Campus, please join us!

HALL COUNTY HEART WALK Saturday, September 24 Begins at Brenau University

Registration 8:30 a.m. Walk begins at 9 a.m.

If you are interested in joining the Gainesville College team contact Karen Pruett, X3669 Checks should be made· payable to: American Heart Association.

GC Walkers are: Karen Pruett, Kim Savage, Janice Hartsoe, Brenda Adams, Mary McDade, Beth Wheeler, Tina Carter, Destiny Bergsted, Molly Potts, and Margaret Shirley. Anyone of them would be most happy to accept your donation on behalf of the American Red Cross.

COUNSELING & CAREER DEVELOPMENT FALL 2005 SEMESTER

COLLEGE SURVIVAL WORKSHOPS All workshops are free of charge and open to currently enrolled students, faculty and staff. If you cannot attend a program but are interested in the topic, we will be happy to meet with you individually. All workshops are about 45 minutes to one hour in length.

To make an appointment call X3 660 or stop by our office in the Student Center. All workshops start at 12 noon and 5 p.m. and are in the Counseling and Career Development Office.

September 29 - Overcoming Test Anxiety Workshop

October 4 - Resume Workshop

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Habitat for Humanity

volunteer opportunity

Saturday, October 1 Cultural Awareness Series 2005-2006 Habitat for Humanity builds homes for people who

cannot afford to buy their own and uses volunteer labor. No construction experience is necessary for volunteers. Susan Daniell is coordinating GC's participation in this effort. Please contact her for further details, including directions to the house which is at 4376 Tanners Mill Road in Braselton, GA Call Susan at X3841 or [email protected]

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STEVEONEY

Georgia's Most Infamous Crimes -Why the Murder of Mary Phagan and the Lynching of Leo Frank Still Matter"

12 noon, Monday, October 3 Oconee Campus, Room 512/522

Educated at the University of Georgia and at Harvard, where he was a Nieman Fellow, Steve Oney's articles have appeared in Esquire, Premiere, and Los Angeles.

His book on the Leo Frank case, And the Dead Shall

. Rise, was the winner of the American Bar

Association's Silver Gavel Award for best book on America's legal system, the Jewish Book Council's National Jewish Book Award for best work of Jewish history, and the Southern Book Critics Circle prize for best non-fiction book about the South. A story of racial, religious and economic tensions, And the Dead

Shall Rise explores not only the brutal murder of Mary

Phagan, a 13 year old pencil factory worker, but also the frenzied aftermath which stained some of Georgia's brightest sons with anti-Semitism and culminated in the premeditated lynching of Leo Frank.

Celebrating the Diversity of Gainesville College September 15 - October 15

Observance of Hispanic Heritage Month

A Taste of Latin America

Wednesday, October 5, noon Student Center and Stage

GC students will have the opportunity to try some of our Latin American flavor provided by our very own Hispanic GC students for free. This will be a great

time to try other American cuisines.

LA WATERS 5K WALK-RUN OCTOBERS

1st Annual LA Waters 5K Walk-Run benefitting the LA Waters Scholarship Fund.

.Registration Date: October S, 7:30 a.m. by the G. W. Bailey Amphitheatre

Begin Time: 8 a.m.

Registration Form can be picked up outside the PREP office, the Office for Minority Affairs or you may contact any committee member.

Fee: $10 (includes donation and event t-shirt) The different age divisons for the WalkIRun are: 14 years old and younger

15 -19

20-35 36-49 50 and over

The committee is challenging each faculty and staff member to walk or run to support the LA Waters Scholarship. All proceeds from the event will directly benefit the scholarship, which will provide financial assistance to qualified African-American males who attend Gainesville College.

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If you have any questions, please contact one of the

following committee members: Pat Guthrie, Eugene

Hendrix, Anthony Parker, Tom Walter, Theresa Dove-Waters or Andre Cheek.

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On October 5, the GC Communications

club, SCH, will host its 20d

student

political forum. The topic is the "U.S. in

Foreign Affairs in Times of Peace and

War". The forum is open to all students of

GC and speeches should be 6 - 8 minutes in

Please encourage students to participate in this

completely student run event. It's a great opportunity

for them to express their views on this topic. .

Interested students should contact Caitlin Wills-Toker, [email protected] or Allison Ainsworth,

aainsworth @gc.peachnet.edu

NOBEL PEACE PRIZE WINNER COMING TO GAINESVILLE COLLEGE

Dr. Helen Caldicott - Physician, Author, Activist,

Speaker and Founder of Physicians for Social Responsibility and the Nuclear Policy Research

Institute, will speak at the Gainesville Campus on

Tuesday, October 18, 11 a.m. in the Continuing Education Auditorium.

Dr. Helen Caldicott leads an international campaign to

educate the public about the hazards ofthe nuclear age and the changes in human behavior necessary to stop

environmental destruction. She is known to be a

fantastic speaker, "the single most articulate and

. passionate advocate of citizen action and

environmental concern." Her international umbrella

group (International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War) won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1985. The Smithsonian Institute has named Caldicott as one

of the most influential women of the 20th century. She

lectured for the New School of Social Research on the media, Global Politics, and the Environment. She

hosted a weekly radio show on WBAI (pacifica). She has also been awarded 29 honorary doctoral degrees. She will visit Gainesville College while she is here in

the U.S. giving a talk at the Carter Center. Her home

is in Australia.

Please bring your classes and encourage your other

students to attend.

Sponsored by Students for a Progressive Society

(SPS) and Colloquium Series.

For more information contact John O'Sullivan, X3795

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Congratulations to Deborah Bolding on the

birth of her grandson, Hayden Nicholas Moram, on Al!8'Jst 29, at 1 :57 p.m.,

weighing 6 lbs. and 5 oz. And 19.5" long.

The Moram family (Heather, Adrian, Kirsten and

Hayden) are all doing great!

The Gainesville College family extends its heartfelt sympathy to:

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Dear Gainesville College Community Many thanks for the flowers, e-mails,

cards, and kind words during the

passing of my grandmother and Vickie Poole's mother, Eunice Waldrep.

Warmly, Susan Smith

~---LANDSCAPING CLASSES offered by Gainesville College

Pre-registration is one-week prior to class begin date. Fee: $25 per class

Caring for Indoor Plants/Container Gardening Saturday, October 15,10 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Trees and Shrubs for Winter Interest Saturday, October 22,10 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Plant Propagation, Composting, Mulching, and Grass-Cycling

Saturday, October 29, 10 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. To register today, please call

Gainesville College's Office of Continuing Education 770-718-3605

or visit its website at www.gc.peachnet.edulce/main All classes are taught by Billy Skaggs, Hall County Extension Service.

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Stacy Koffinan had three paintings accepted and was awarded Honorable Mention in the BIRD2005 International Art Exhibition in Beijing, China. The artwork in this exhibition will travel throughout China and eventually return to Beijing to become part of the Permanent Collection at the Beijing Natural Culture Center. Stacy was invited to exhibit her artwork in an exhibition in the Festival Intertnacional de las Artes Espeleologas at the Foundacion Orense in Ramales de la Victoria, Cantabria, Espana, July 30 August 14.

Although Alpha Sheriff did not personally present papers at the midwest sociological society meeting that was held in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on March 31 to April 3, he played a substantial role as he wrote one of the papers and was a collaborator on the other. The papers were: "What Malthus Never Analyzed: War and Population Dynamics in Sierra Leone" (wrote alone) and "Why the IMF's Structural Adjustment Program is Necessary But Why It Does Not Work" (in collaboration with Dr. Sitawa Kimuna of East Carolina University (who made the presentations).

Carolyn Swindle recently attended the National 2005 AHEAD (Association for Higher Education and Disabilities) conference in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, August 3 - 6.

The Encyclopedia of the Home Front: World Wars I and IT has accepted Trey Wilson's short article entitled "Florence Kelley" for publication. The Encyclopedia is scheduled to go to press in 2006.

TOW£R TALK is published bi-weekly. Submissions for the next

publication should be e-mailed to [email protected] or sent to Leora Myers, President's Office, to be received by 5 p.m., Wednesday,