Vol. 3, Issue No. 18
October 20, 2015
From the Hawk's Nest is distributed twice a month, and we need your input! Please send your ideas for stories on upcoming events, reports on attendance at conferences, awards and honors received, photos or information on outstanding employees or students to Elizabeth Belcher, ebelcher@newriver.edu or Kelly Taber, ktaber@newriver.edu.
The deadline for the next issue is 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 28.
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Kyle and Ann Fort Arts and Sciences Building Dedication and Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony
The ribbon-cutting and dedication ceremony for the Kyle and Ann Fort Arts and Sciences Building on the Greenbrier Valley Campus was held on Oct. 15 with a crowd of almost 100 attendees. More photos from the event have been posted
online.
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Wear Pink to Support Breast Cancer Awareness Month and Medical Assistants Recognition Week
The third week of October is Medical Assistants Recognition Week and the month of October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
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The M
edical Assisting Program is promo
ting breast cancer awareness and M
edical Assistants Recognition Week by wearing pink during the week of Oct. 19 - 23.
Support the MAST Program and Breast Cancer Awareness this week!
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Enchanted Forest and Haunted School Halloween Events at Nicholas County Campus
New River CTC's Nicholas County Campus Student Government Association is hosting Enchanted Forest and Haunted School Halloween events from 7 - 10 p.m. on Oct. 24 at 6101 Webster Road in Summersville.
Enchanted Forest activities aren't scary, intended for children under 13. Children under 9 must be accompanied by an adult.
Haunted School will be the "most terrifying ever" and children under 13 are not allowed without parental permission.
The events are free.
Refreshments and candy will be provided. Please bring non-perishable food items for donations. For more information, contact Martha Baisden at 304-883-2437.
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Race Matters Summit Nov. 10 and 11 in Lewisburg
Registration is open for the Summit on Race Matters: Continuing Conversations, taking place in the Alumni Center of the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine on Nov. 10 and 11.
The conference will offer a unique opportunity for people from throughout West Virginia to continue the constructive, in-depth conversations that began last year in Charleston about the complicated history of race relations and racial inequality in the state.
The event will include a screening of "Cracking the Codes: Social Determinants of Racial Inequality" by Shakti Butler on Nov. 10 and workshop discussions about this powerful movie on Nov. 11.
The event, co-sponsored by New River Community and Technical College, the Greenbrier Valley Community Foundation, and the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine, will also feature keynote speakers and a panel discussion.
For more information or to register, visit www.gvfoundation.org/#!events/xemse or contact Courtney Smith, 304-645-5620, info@gvfoundation.org
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Poetry Night to be held in Princeton Oct. 23
New River Community and Technical College, in collaboration with Princeton Renaissance Project, is hosting a Poetry Night from 5 to 7 p.m. on Oct. 23.
Faculty, staff, and students from the College's four campuses will be traveling to the Local Mo' Joe Café on Mercer Street to recite poetry and tell stories. The theme for the evening is Celebrating Appalachian Heritage.
"The College is hosting Poetry Night as its main event for the fall Academic Perspective Series. We strive to provide student activities that will enrich the learning process in the classroom and engage with the community," said Dr. Amy Sue DeSonia, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at New River Community and Technical College.
English faculty are involving students in the event. Local poets and story-tellers have been invited to attend. Original work is preferred, but not required. The event will be an open mic format with a five-minute limit for each performer.
This event is an example of the collaboration between Princeton Renaissance Project and New River CTC, which seeks to nurture the cultural resources of the downtown community where the College's Mercer County Campus is located.
Poets are encouraged to sign up to perform in advance, as space may be limited. Anyone interested in attending is encouraged to arrive early. Food and beverage will be available for purchase.
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New River CTC Sends Care and Concern to Oregon
A National Moment of Silence was held on all campuses on Oct. 8 to honor the victims of the shooting at Umpqua Community College in Oregon.
Students and employees from each campus also signed a poster-sized card of support and condolences, which have been sent to the community college grieving the loss of faculty and students.
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Belinda Cox and Patricia Harmon signing the card.
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B
rian Hatcher and La Kisha Harville sign the card for Umpqua Community College.
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Dr. Washington Dances with the Stars
Dr. Washington and Margaret Njoku performed in the fundraiser Dancing with the Stars for United Way of Southern West Virginia on Sept. 18 at the Beckley-Raleigh County Convention Center.
They spent months practicing with a choreographer for the final event and raised $30,000 for the United Way. The entire event raised $165,000 for the organization.
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Photos from The Register-Herald
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Students Participate in Hepatitis C Prevention Team
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Alicia Angel and Chevele Hardiman are working with Allied Health Instructor Vanessa Bailey.
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Allied Health students Alicia Angel and Chevele Hardiman are participating in a Hepatitis C Interprofessional Team.
The team of students and community leaders includes representatives from New River CTC, West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine, and Raleigh General Hospital. They are tasked with informing the community of the risk factors associated with hepatitis C.
The team is developing a plan of action that will aid in the awareness of risk factors, symptoms, and treatment/plan of care; will plan interventions through surveys; and set up booth at community health fair. The main goal is to inform the community about the disease transmitted by an infectious virus.
Hepatitis C has been selected as the West Virginia Healthy People 2020 focus area, specifically, to reduce new hepatitis C infections and to increase the proportion of persons aware they have a hepatitis C infection.
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College Summit Held at Raleigh County Campus
 Students from Liberty High and Woodrow Wilson High Schools attended a College Summit event at RCC on Oct. 9.
College Summit, serving 36,000 students in 9th through 12th grade, is the nation's largest nonprofit dedicated to transforming the lives of low-income youth by connecting them to college and career. College Summit uses peer leadership, custom curricula, real-time student performance data and technology to help high school students, many of whom will be the first in their families to attend college.
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Dr. Washington and Homer Hickam at the Rocket Boys Festival.
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Rocket Boys Festival Takes Off
The Rocket Boys Festival was held on Oct. 3 despite a rainy day. The festival continued with many events, including a showing of the movie "October Sky" based on the book "Rocket Boys" written by Homer Hickam, Jr.
New River CTC has participated in the Rocket Boys Festival since the festival was brought to Beckley from Coalwood several years ago.
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Nicholas County Campus Crisis Response Drill
A crisis response disaster drill will be held this morning (Tuesday, Oct. 20) at the Nicholas County Campus on Webster Road in Summersville.
The drill is a collaborative effort between the College's Paramedic Program and Director of Facilities and Campus Safety, and the Nicholas County Office of Emergency Management.
The drill will conclude in the afternoon with participants debriefing about the response process.
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Congratulations, Sharon Evans!
Sharon Evans, Assistant Professor of Developmental Math on the Mercer County Campus, has been chosen as this year's Outstanding Contributor and will be honored at the Joint Annual West Virginia Community College Association/West Virginia Association for Developmental Education Conference to be held Nov. 11 - 13 in Charleston.
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