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Weekly News & Updates

By Carinah Boyles- LPN to ADN Instructor 

I was born and raised in Davidson County. I am pursuing my MSN in Nurse Education from UNCW with four classes to go! I am currently the newest instructor in the nursing program, with just starting in August 2023. I teach the LPN to the ADN program. My background in nursing is mostly LTC and Hospice. I still work as a PRN Hospice Admission Nurse and a clinical instructor (every Saturday). I have two kids- JJ and Raylan, and a wonderful, supportive husband. I am a crafty person, but that has taken the backburner between a new job, graduate school, 2 other jobs, and 2 kids 5 and younger. 

Five Things to Know

1. Travel: My favorite place to travel is the mountains. That's where my momma's family is from and it has always felt like a home away from home. I would love to visit Ireland one day. 
2. Books: I just finished up the Wheel of Time Series. I am currently listening to "Psycho" by Robert Bloch for the umpteenth time. It never gets old.  
3. Food: Chicken is my favorite food. I can eat it for breakfast, lunch, and supper every day. 
4. Movies: I recently finished up watching up the traditional Halloween movies- Nightmare Before Christmas, Halloween Town 1 and 2, and Hocus Pocus 1 and 2. The new Haunted Mansion was surprisingly good. 
5. Joyful Experience: That's a hard one. I can't think of a single one, but I have several LTC and Hospice experiences that make me smile. Of course, being a momma and watching my kids develop their own strong-willed personalities has also given me a lot of joy (and headaches too).  

Upcoming Events

• Native American Heritage Month Presentation: November 16 from 11:00 am-noon in Reich 100
• Screening of The Quiet Girl and An Irish Goodbye: November 17 at 7:00 pm in Rittling Conference Center
• Getting to Know Europe: November 28 from 11:00 am-noon in Gee S124 or on Zoom
• World Wednesday: November 29 from 11:00-11:50 am on Zoom
• 15,925,248 Ways to Improve the Equity of Grading Schemes: December 5 from 2:00-4:00 pm on Zoom. Register through the Piedmont Hub

By Gloria Johnson

The 31st annual North Carolina Great Teachers Seminar will be held February 22 through February 24th at the Trinity Center in Pine Knoll Shores, NC. This gathering includes faculty from community colleges, universities, and public schools from all across the US and from other countries. The purpose of the seminar is to share teaching innovations and challenges with peers, as well as to network and self-reflect. If you are interested in this opportunity, you can find detailed information on the NCGTS website.    

The CTL still has funding available for individual and small group professional learning funds and the Fall 2023 application is still open. All full-time and part-time DDCC instructors are eligible to apply for professional learning funds.  

For more details about professional learning funds and how to apply, please consult the CTL Professional Learning Funds Fact Sheet. 

The application is a Google form: Application for Faculty Professional Learning Funds

Questions? Contact ctl@davidsondavie.edu

By Kendra Guffey

Did you know that you can add alt text to an image in Gmail? It is as easy as pie. After inserting your image in the email, click on the image. Next select “Edit alt text.” Lastly type your alt text into the “Description:” box. And “That's all, folks” as said best by Porky Pig.