Volume 37- Issue 2
I.U II
Get Involved
with Rotaract
By Michael Triplett
This semester Rotaract is offering plenty
of chances for the student body of Wilkes
Community College to get involved. Rotaract is
one of the only civic service clubs at the college It
not only looks great on a resume, but can help
fulfill your sense of civic pride through the various
charitable projects planned.
All club members are asked, as well as anyone
interested, are asked to come to the club meetings
on November 9 at 12:15, and December 7 TBA
in Alumni Hall room 1110
Upcoming projects include:
Clean Sweep: October 20,2006, at 12:00 we will
meet in front of Thompson Hall. We will pick
up litter along Collegiate Drive to be followed by lunch at Sagebrush.
Lunch will be paid for by Rotaract.
Angel Food Project: The Club will assist Angel Food Ministries, a
nonprofit and non-denominational organization, with handing out
low-cost food to families. The dates for participation are October 21,
2006; November 18,2006; and December 16,2006. Participating
club members will meet at 8:00 a.m. on the dates listed above. Anyone
interest in helping should contact Rotaract.
Walden Caboose: Club members will decorate the caboose for the
upcoming holidays. Members and any one interested in participating
should meet at Walden Caboose at 4:15 on November 27 and 2:30 on
November 28 to complete the decorating process.
Walden Caboose Christmas with Santa: This event takes place on the
day of the town Christmas Parade. Santa visits with each child and
the child has his/her picture taken with Santa.
Angel Christmas Tree: Rotaract sponsors three children from the
community Angel Tree. This project involves buying Christmas
presents requested by the children.
So, if you are reading this and would like to get involved with
Rotaract, come join us! Membership applications can be picked up in
the office of the Vice President of Instruction and Student Services,
or you can e-mail Michael Triplett at michaelltriplett{a)wilkescc.
mailcruiser.com, Jennifer Bauguss at jenniferlbauguss(®wilkescc.
mailcruiser.com, or Cindy Smith at Cindy.Smith@wilkescc.edu for
additional information. Come join us and get involved!
New Club
on Campus:
Southern
Culture
Organization
(SoCO!)
If you are interested in exploring ways that the
culture of the South stands out from other
American cultures, consider participating in the
newest club on campus, SoCO,—which stands
for the Southern Culture Organization.
The Wilkes Community College club SoCO
was established this &11 as a means for
interested students, faculty, and staff to learn
about and participate in activities related to the
culture and history of the Southern states, with
a particular focus on the Appalachian region.
This purpose will be met in these ways:
Students who are currently in Club Advisor
Julie Mullis's HUM 122 class are automatic
members of the club. Meetings are held once
a month at 1:00 on Wednesday afternoons
during the first 30 minutes of a class session.
Students who have previously taken a Southern
Culture class or who plan to are encouraged
to join. However, anyone on campus who is
interested in the subject matter may join as
weU.
Instructor Julie Mullis suggested the formation
of this club after realizing that the topic of
Southern Culture seemed to appeal to so many
members of the campus community. “Former
students would often ask if they could retake
the HUM 122 class or at least join the class on
fieldtrips and for guest presentations,” eicplains
Mullis. “Also, feculty and staff members also
mentioned that they wished they had time to
take Southern Culture, so I thought that this
would be a way to open activities up to more
folks.” The current president April Lookabill is
a student from Mullis's Spring 2006 Southern
Culture class.
Already the club has been approached by the
Wilkes County Heritage Museum to consider
a training program to teach members to lead
public school and general public tours at the
museum. Fort Defiance Historic Homesite has
made a similar request.
For more information, email Julie Mullis at
julie.mullis@wilkescc.edu.
Prostate Screening
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Like the new look?
Why not join in on the fiin?
Contact: Scott Johnson
scott.johnson@wilkescc,edu
or Chad Treadway
chad,treadway@wilkescc,edu
By Rebecca Harper
Members of the WCC Medical Assisting Program assisted with a prostate screening on
Friday September 27,2006. Dr. John Hettiarachchi, the Rotary Club, Wilkes Regional
Medical Center, and the Wilkes County Health Department all came together to make
this screening possible for the male residents of Wilkes County. Amanda Farmer,
Jeanine Herman, Deanna Call, and Jennifer Canine took the morning shift while Judy
Johnson, Rebecca Harper, Kayla Adams, and Cortney Jarvis worked the afternoon
shift. The students helped the participants fill out forms and passed out educational
materials on prostate cancer awareness. Student volunteers also directed the participating
individuals through the screening process and helped serve refreshments while they
waited. All student volunteers worked the “front line” of the process and their efforts
contributed to the successful screening of 70 male participants. This was an excellent
learning experience, not only for the community to heighten their awareness and become
more knowledgeable of the importance of prostate screenings, but also for the Medical
Assisting volunteers who got to experience firsthand what it is like to work in a health
care setting. For more information visit www.prostateinfo.com or www.webmd.com.
Medical Assisting Club members involved; Jennifer Canine, Cortney Jarvis, Deanna
Call, Judy Johnson, Kayla Adams, Amanda Farmer, Jeanine Herman, and McLean
Harper.
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