Credential Application Deadline

Any student who is completing a certificate, diploma, and/or degree by the end of the Spring 2014 term must submit a credential application along with the advisor’s documentation (program check off list) to the Registrar’s Office by February 14, 2014.   You may download the credential application by clicking here (http://southcentral.kctcs.edu/en/Admissions/Forms.aspx). 

Faculty, Staff and Students:

Please Join Us and Wear Red Friday, February 7, 2014 In Honor of the American Heart Association’s Awareness Campaign of Cardiovascular Disease

In 2003, the American Heart Association faced a challenge; Cardiovascular disease claimed the lives of nearly 500,000 American women each year, yet women were not paying attention. In fact, many even dismissed it as an “older man's disease.” To dispel these myths of heart disease as the No. 1 killer of women, the American Heart Association, along with the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, created National Wear Red Day® to raise awareness of this critical issue. Each year, on the first Friday in February, millions of women and men come together to wear red, take action and commit to fighting this deadly disease.

One year later, in 2004, the AHA also created Go Red For Women - a passionate, emotional, social initiative designed to empower women to take charge of their heart health as well as band together and collectively wipe out heart disease. It challenges women to know their risk for heart disease and use the tools that Go Red For Women provides to take action to reduce their personal risk.

Funds raised by Go Red For Women allow the American Heart Association to help women by offering educational programs, increase women's understanding about their risk for heart disease and support research to discover scientific knowledge about heart health. We turn science into materials and tools that healthcare providers and decision-makers can use to help women. Scientific guidelines on women and healthcare providers receive the most up-to-date strategies and treatments tailored to a woman's individual risk.

Since the first National Wear Red Day 11 years ago, tremendous strides have been made in the fight against heart disease in women, including:

•          21% fewer women dying from heart disease;
•          23% more women aware that it's their No. 1 health threat;
•          Publishing of gender-specific results, established differences in symptoms and responses to medications and women-specific guidelines for prevention and treatment; and
•          Legislation to help end gender disparities.

But the fight is far from over as still hundreds of thousands of women still die each year. It's time to stand stronger, speak louder and join us in the fight this National Wear Red Day.

It's time to Go Red. Join us.

As the world witnesses the Olympics in Sochi, area high school students will take part in their own Skills Olympics as Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College and the Warren County Area Technology Center host this year’s District 4 SkillsUSA competition on Friday February 21, 2014.

The events will involve competitive activities in a variety of occupational skill and leadership areas. Leadership skills being evaluated include public speaking, parliamentary procedure, safety, opening and closing ceremonies, and job interviewing. Occupational skills include the building trades, health occupations, automotive technology, electrical/electronics, and personal services. Other competitions are: outstanding SkillsUSA chapter, community service, entrepreneurship and customer service.

SkillsUSA is a nationwide career and technical student organization serving more than 320,000 high school and college students enrolled in training programs including technical, skilled, service, and health occupations.

SkillsUSA was originally known as the Vocational Industrial Clubs of America (VICA). Prior to 1965, SkillsUSA Kentucky is coordinated by the Education and Workforce Development Cabinet, Department of Workforce Investment, Office of Career and Technical Education, also known as Kentucky Tech.

Winners at the local events will move on to state and national levels. First, second and third place winners in the contest will receive a gold, silver, or bonze SkillsUSA medallion.

The contests are organized by and run through a partnership of industry, labor and education. More than 5,500 students from all states advance and compete in the national event.

SkillsUSA is the official U.S. representative to the WorldSkills Competition.

SkillsUSA

Region 4 Competition

Friday, February 21, 2014

7:30        Registration Begins - Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College (SKYCTC Staff)

• Main Campus, Building F, Conference Room

8:00       Opening Session– Building F, Conference Room

• Welcome – SKYCTC Official
• Greeting – Melissa  Jones, SkillsUSA Southern Region / Region 4 Coordinator
• SkillsUSA Contest Overview – Denna White, SKYCTC – Director of Admissions

8:30        Skills Contestants Depart for Contest Areas (ATC’s responsible for transportation)

• Main Campus  (Leadership; Automotive; Electricity & Motor Control; Welding, Welding I & Welding Fabrication; HVAC)
• KATI  (Computer Maintenance Technology and Computer Programming; Architectural CAD & Architectural Board Drafting; Technical CAD & Technical Board Drafting)
• Transpark  (Precision Machining; CNC Milling & Automated Manufacturing)
• Warren County ATC (Automotive I, Carpentry, Carpentry I, Cabinet Making)

9:15        Technical Competitions (see attached schedule)

• Contests can begin earlier if all competitors are present

11:00 until 11:45

                Lunch Available for Contestants, Advisors, Judges, Committee Chairs, Bus Drivers, etc.

• Main – Building F, Conference Room   
• KATI, Transpark, Warren County ATC

11:45  - 2:00        Leadership Competitions (see attached schedule)

3:00        Awards/Closing  Session– Building F, Conference Room

• Melissa Jones

Other Locations:

Information Center– Building F, Conference Room

• Registration, Lost and Found, Judges Gifts

Tally Room– Building F, Room 8

• Bonnie Hanes, Susan Cassady and Amy Cannon
• Committee Chairsbring score sheets here at completion of contests

Student Commons Area– Building F, Conference Room

• Snacks available, movies, and playing cards available

By Ellie Ashford, Published February 19, 2014
Published in Community College Daily - American Association of Community Colleges

Editor's note: This is the first article in an occasional series on leadership issues focused on new presidents and CEOs.

If new community college presidents want to ensure success in moving their strategic vision forward,

SKYCTC President, Dr. Phillip Neal speaks to faculty and staff of the college at College in-service event.

Being available and accessible to faculty members sends a message that they are being heard, says L. Marshall Washington, president of New River Community and Technical College in West Virginia. He believes it’s crucial to reach out to faculty because “they are central to what we are doing every day to make sure our students are successful.”

One of the first things Washington did as president was meet with all faculty and staff at the college’s four campuses and hold meetings with different constituent groups “just to listen to them and hear their concerns.” He also makes it a priority to attend faculty senate meetings and visits regularly with the senate's chair to find out faculty's top concerns, such as compensation, workload and the process for approving curricula.

Tough decisions

When Washington arrived at New River, he found there were few major conflicts between the faculty and administration, but “the flow of communications may not have been as open as it should have been.” To fix that, he initiated an electronic newsletter for the faculty that not only updates them on what’s going on at the college, but celebrates people’s successes.

In his early days at the college, he carried out an exercise with staff to reaffirm the college’s values, including civility and accountability.

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“I don’t mind disagreement as long as we’re not being disagreeable,” he said.

Conversations with faculty took on more of an urgency last fall after the governor announced a 7.5 percent funding cut for the state’s community colleges — which is on top of a 7.5 percent cut the year before. Washington initiated meetings with faculty to “elicit their help on how to prioritize goals and objectives for the coming year” and how the college could be reorganized.

Several faculty members serve on a "human capital committee," which includes representatives from various constituent groups, that reviews the strategic plan and makes recommendations for savings. The committee will have a chance to comment on Washington’s recommendations before he presents them to the board.

Strong relationships

For Phillip Neal, president of Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College, the importance of having a positive relationship with faculty is underscored by his own experiences as a psychology professor at another college, as well as former provost at Southcentral.

“Relationship” is the key word, Neal says. And that means bringing faculty into the decision-making process. Neal attends faculty senate sessions and meets with the organization’s leaders regularly.

“We involve faculty on just about every major decision,” he said. “Shared governance can’t just be a concept. It has to have teeth in it.”

Faculty and other staff are also represented on Southcentral’s board of directors and the committees formed around the seven goals in the college’s strategic plan. Neal believes it’s “philosophically important” to include the faculty perspective.

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“Students come here for the expertise our faculty bring. It’s very important to appreciate that,” he said.

On the flip side, faculty conduct the majority of the advising at Southcentral, so “for most of our students, that’s the only ongoing one-on-one relationship a student ever has with an institutional official. That relationship is key to student engagement,” he said.

At the same time, faculty are probably more in tune with the student pulse than anyone at the institution, Neal added.

“Appreciating and understanding those dynamics are important,” he said.

Addressing a workforce problem

As an example Neal cites a situation where faculty from different departments worked together to develop strategies to prepare students for success in the workplace. That initiative, which won the faculty an award from the League for Innovation in the Community College, stemmed from discussions among faculty and local employers, who cited a lack of a work ethic, particularly among younger employees.

During a series of brainstorming sessions, faculty came up with the idea of integrating a workplace ethics practice into all classes. All students are now expected to show up for class on time, turn off cell phones, pay attention to the instructor and treat one another with courtesy — the same sort of behavior expected on the job.

“We all worked together on this, and the faculty uniformly enforce it,” Neal said.

In addition to benefiting employers, the practice has affected student success, too. For example, faculty can get through the material faster when everyone shows up on time ready to learn, Neal said.

A focus on integrity

When Michael Ash took the reins as president of Southeastern Iowa Community College about a year and half ago, he and his leadership team developed some new attitudes aimed at strengthening the college’s value system, he said, focusing on excellence, integrity, good stewardship and continuous improvement.

Ash’s prescription for dealing with students, staff and the business community, as well as faculty, is to stress integrity.

“Don’t overpromise. Be respectful, engaging and approachable. Remind staff that respect is the key to a successful relationship,” he said. “Those are the kinds of things that make us people of integrity.”

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That was a key element in addressing issues at the college, which was in a bit of a disarray when Ash arrived.

“There had been a major tug of war between the president and senior leadership” with conflicts over the closing of programs and lack of disclosure, he said. His predecessor had received a vote of no confidence from the faculty.

The administration decided to close the college's precision-machining and horticulture programs, citing enrollment declines and that the programs no longer served the community’s needs. However, local businesses and industry disagreed, Ash said. In addition, the instructors, who were unhappy about losing their jobs, felt “their voices were unheard and the process in closing the programs was unfair.”

In response to those concerns, the college is developing a new associate degree program in manufacturing technology that will incorporate some of the areas covered in precision machining. The college has invited business and industry leaders to join an advisory committee to recommend equipment and recruit students. Ash also hopes to bring back a couple of the horticulture classes as part of the agriculture department.

Be approachable

Ash calls his leadership style “management by wandering around.” During his first months on the job, he roamed the hallways and engaged in informal conversations.

“The message I was sending is ‘I’m approachable'; I’m interested in what they have to say,” he said.

Ash meets with groups of faculty and administrative departments — even the maintenance staff — to answer their questions; visits regularly with the union heads; and schedules brown bag lunches, inviting “whoever wanted to come together and just chat.”

This interaction has helped Ash understand “the issues beneath the surface that need to be addressed.” For example, he learned that the college’s decision making on snow days needed to be better communicated. Faculty didn’t know if they were expected to come to work on time if classes were delayed or canceled. The policy has been clarified and the college now uses multiple media to get the word out.

He also discovered that some employee groups perceived that “they weren’t being heard and that their perspectives didn’t matter,” Ash said. Others felt that there had been favoritism or that they “had been labeled as troublemakers.”

Ash aimed to get to the root of those concerns, noting that employees won’t be productive if they feel devalued or disrespected.

“If you don’t have a healthy workforce, you won’t be able to do good things,” he said.

Ash has brought faculty and staff support representatives into the cabinet and has involved the cabinet in the process of meeting candidates for a vice presidential slot — a role that had not been previously available to people outside the administration.

Bringing stakeholders into these processes doesn’t mean the president is shying away from making tough decisions, Ash emphasized. Presidential leadership is crucial, but when it’s done in a transparent, honest and trustworthy manner, staff is more likely to be supportive, he said. As a case in point, Ash noted, it took just six minutes to negotiate a new contract with faculty, while the year before it took six months.

“Happy employees do a better job and treat students better,” Ash said. “They are better able to focus on students if they’re not worried about what the administration is up to.”

Eighteen teams competed Friday in Community Education’s ninth annual Spellabration fundraiser at Sloan Convention Center, which featured a spelling bee and silent auction.

The thousands of dollars raised will benefit before- and after-school programs operated in Bowling Green and Warren County by Community Education. The final amount raised hasn’t been calculated, but organizers hoped to top the $8,000 raised at the 2013 Spellabration.

The winning team of spellers was Spellers in Action from Community Action of Southern Kentucky. SKY Spellers from Southcentral Kentucky Community & Technical College came in second and Spelling Bad from Hawkins Law Office was third.

The SKY Spellers team was made up of Rick Wilson, Addi Hernandez, Zee Evelsizer, and Jaquenetta Ortiz.

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Franklin-Simpson  Students compete in Welding Competition during SkillsUSA

 “I didn’t expect to make it a career,” she said.

After attending construction classes for two hours each school day for most of the academic year, she’s now considering pursuing a construction management degree. She came to enjoy the field so much because of the sense of accomplishment that comes from building something herself.

“I like being able to work on something and look at the finished product,” Daniel said.

On Friday, she was among more than 100 high school students from across the region who competed in the SkillsUSA Region 4 Competition at Southcentral Kentucky Community & Technical College and the Kentucky Transpark. SkillsUSA, a career and technical student organization, offered contests in 52 categories, ranging from technical areas such as carpentry and welding to skills like writing and extemporaneous speaking. Winners in each category will advance to the state competition in April in Louisville.

The motto for this year’s competition is “prepared and skilled to lead America,” said Melissa Jones, SkillsUSA region 4 coordinator.

Area high school electricity student compete

“It gives (students) a chance to show the dynamic skills they’re learning in their programs,” she said. “It gives them the spirit of competition, and it allows them to serve as leaders to their peers as examples.”

John Richardson, 17, a South Warren senior, competed in the automotive category after taking automotive classes at the Warren County ATC this school year.

“I sort of wish I had more years so I could come back, but I’m graduating in May,” he said. “It’s really fun. You get your hands dirty and learn some new stuff.”

Troy Cox, 18, another South Warren senior, competed in tool identification. He said he enjoys learning real-world skills like construction because it’s cool to create something from nothing but a pile of wood.

“I like working with my hands and building stuff,” he said.

Though Tristan White, 17, a senior at Todd County Central High School, competed in tool identification, he prefers machining.

“We can make anything out of metal,” he said.

He takes classes in machining at Russellville Area Technology Center.

“I tried it out, and I really like it,” White said.

Area industry leaders listen to SKYCTC instructor Terrel Murphy as he talks about the SkillsUSA competition.

Winner from this year’s District 4 competition were:

Architectural Board Drafting

• First Place – Dustin Alford– Russellville ATC
• Second Place – Cory Radcliff – Allen Co. Tech
• Third Place – Brandon Little – Allen Co. Tech

Architectural CAD

• First Place – Clifton Hurley – Barren Co. Tech
• Second Place – Zoe Brownfield – Barren Co. Tech
• Third Place – Devin Walters – Allen Co. Tech

Automated Manufacturing

• First Place – Team of Tyler Jones, Joseph Neville, Jake Beaks – Barren Co. ATC

Automotive Service Tech

• First Place – Dylan Pennington – Allen Co. Tech
• Second Place – Danny Richmond – Butler Co. Tech
• Third Place – Daniel Keith – Russellville ATC

Automotive 1

• First Place – Trey Colburn – Butler Co. Tech
• Second Place – Austin Varner – Allen Co. Tech
• Third Place – Ty Lawrence – Butler Co. Tech

Cabinet Making

• First Place – Colton Thruman – Monroe Co. ATC

Carpentry

• First Place – Carleton Huff – Monroe Co. ATC
• Second Place – Clay Murphy – Warren Co. ATC
• Third Place – Josh Flener – Butler Co. ATC

Carpentry 1

• First Place – Andrew Krohn – Warren Co. ATC

Chapter Display

• First Place – Team of Olivia Obermeyer & Daniellle Caldwell – Allen Co. ATC

CNC Milling

• First Place – Seth Chapman – Barren Co. ATC
• Second Place – John Wooten – Barren Co. ATC

Computer Maintenance Technician

• First Place – Trevor Brown – Russellville ATC
• Second Place – Ryan Gains – Barren Co. ATC
• Third Place – Omar Moncayo – Warren Co. ATC

Construction Tool Identification

• First Place – Deb Daniels – Warren Co. ATC
• Second Place – Troy Cox – Warren Co. ATC
• Third Place – Tristan White – Russellville ATC

Creed

• First Place – Caleb Vernon – Allen Co. Tech

Customer Service

• First Place – Jessie Burnley – Allen Co. Tech

Electrical Construction Wiring

• First Place – Weston Riggs – Barren Co. ATC
• Second Place – Caleb Hunt – Butler ATC
• Third Place – Andrew Gaddie – Barren Co. ATC

Extemporaneous Speaking

• First Place – Van Daugherty – Butler Co. ATC

Extemporaneous Writing

• First Place – Dakota Funnell – Allen Co. Tech

HVAC

• First Place – Luke Houchens – Barren Co. ATC
• Second Place – Travis Pennington – Barren Co. ATC
• Third Place - Zach Felty – Butler Co. ATC

Job Interview

• First Place - Ethan Calvert – Allen Co. Tech
• Second Place – Zikila Borders – Monroe Co. Tech
• Third Place - Logan Graves – Allen Co. Tech

Jobs Skills Demonstrations

• First Place – Noah Bryant – Butler Co. ATC
• Second Place – Zach Felty – Butler Co. ATC
• Third Place – Aaron Jared – Butler Co. ATC

Jobs Skills Open

• First Place – Hannah Obermeyer – Allen Co. Tech

Masonry

• First Place – Marcus Bugunovich – Franklin-Simpson ATC
• Second Place - Logan Watkins – Franklin-Simpson ATC

Masonry 2

• First Place – Matt Lile – Franklin-Simpson ATC

Motor Control

• First Place – Tyler Hopkins – Russellville ATC
• Second Place – Kyle Basham – Barren Co. ATC
• Third Place – Chris Justice – Barren Co. ATC

Opening and Closing

• First Place – Team of: Jackie Johnson, Katlyn Sells, Madison Anderson, Shelby Bell, Trevor Brown, Tyler Hopkins, and Chris Webster – Russellville ATC

Patriotic Salute to America

• First Place – Kayla Hunt – Russellville ATC

Pledge

• First Place – Ralston Shipley – Allen Co. Tech
• Second Place – Alan Hogue – Allen Co. Tech

Precision Machining

• First Place – Zackary Elamon – Russellville ATC
• Second Place – Jeremy Richmond– Russellville ATC

Prepared Speech–

• First Place – Zeb Pendley – Butler Co. Tech

Promotional Bulletin Board–

• First Place – Team of Tiffany Short and Rachel Lundy – Monroe Co. ATC

Related Technical Math

• First Place – Andrew Payne – Warren Co. ATC
• Second Place – Jordan Jones – Monroe Co. Tech
• Third Place – Cory Radcliff – Allen Co. ATC

Spelling

• First Place – Jessica Anderson – Russellville ATC

T-Shirt Design

• First Place – Chad Cardwell – Butler Co. Tech

Talent Single

• First Place – Katlyn Woodmansee – Allen Co. Tech

Technical Board Drafting

• First Place – Lucas Harrison – Allen Co. Tech
• Second Place – Ralston Shipley – Allen Co. Tech

Technical CAD

• First Place – Braden Pedigo – Barren Co. Tech
• Second Place – Caleb Vernon – Allen Co. Tech
• Third Place – Alan Houge – Allen Co. Tech

Welding 1

• First Place – Zachary Stradtne – Franklin-Simpson Co. ATC
• Second Place – Michael Hankins – Warren Co. ATC
• Third Place – Timothy Bell – Allen Co. ATC

Welding 2

• First Place – Aaron Witty – Barren Co. ATC
• Second Place – John Dubree – Monroe Co. Tech
• Third Place – Peyton Bratcher- Butler Co. ATC

Welding Fabrication

• First Place – Team of Wes Price, Christian Chander, Tristian Miller – Warren Co. ATC
• Second Place – Team of Gregory Irvin, Katlyn Stamps, Preston Burchett – Russellville ATC
• Third Place – Team of Walker Weathers, Dakota Givens, Paul Staples – Butler Co. ATC

Welding Sculpture

• First Place – Greg Irving – Russellville ATC
• Second Place – Elijah Sharp – Barren Co. ATC
• Third Place – AJ Spencer – Warren Co. ATC

SKYCTC Lions Club members: Randy San, Phillip Stagner, Cynthia Shelton, Susan Stagner, Mills Stagner, and Ken McKinney serving residents at the Salvation Army.

Here at SKYCTC the Lions Club is making a difference in this part of the world. The Lions Club held an Open house on February 12^th, after old man winter forced them to reschedule after another school cancellation. The guest speaker, Susan Stagner, BSN, MSN, ACNP-BC, CVNP-BC, Cardiology, Graves Gilbert Clinic, who discussed risk factors that are associated with loss of vision and how to make healthy lifestyle choices.

Lions Club member Cynthia Shelton, distributes books at Parker Bennett Elementary School Rec Center.

Giving is a great benefit to the ones receiving, but those giving receive so much more. The Lions Club met on 21 February, 2014 at the Salvation Army Center to serve the residents. Hope was shared, friends were made, and an overall great time was had by all. The motto of the Lions Club is “We Serve”, and they lived up to that belief. The Lions Club will be back at the Salvation Army Center on 28 March, 2014.

If you are looking to make a difference in someone’s life and are passionate about helping others, check them out.

Susan Stagner speaks to those in attendance at the SKYCTC Lions Club Open House.

The International Cuisine Class at Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College (SKYCTC) took part in the second annual Empty Bowls fundraising event in Bowling Green on February 26, 2014. Empty Bowls works with artists and members of the community to help raise funds and awareness to end hunger in our communities.

Through the hard work of volunteers, hand crafted bowls were created to serve soup to those who attended the event.

A variety of foods were provided by restaurants such as Mariah's, The Bistro, Rafferty's, Verdi's, JD Bakery and Cafe, McKenzye's Eatery and Bakery, as well as the International Cuisine class at the Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College. On the night of the event each person attending was asked to make a minimum donation of $10. Each guest selected  a bowl from the many beautiful bowls created by our area artists. They were then served a simple meal of soup and bread, along with a beverage. After the meal, each person got to take the bowl home with them. It makes a beautiful addition to their home, and also serves as a reminder that there are many empty bowls in our community that go unfilled each day.

All funds from the event are donated to area charities which focus on providing food to those who are hungry. All money raised was distributed equally between the Manna Mart at HOTEL INC and the Life Care Ministry run by the University Church of Christ.

Working together, through simple acts of kindness, we can make a tremendous difference in the lives of all those around us

College students looking to transfer college credits or associate degrees to a four-year institution will have the opportunity to connect with those institutions and get questions answered during a 12-hour online Transfer Madness fair set for Wednesday, March 5 from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. CST at http://transfermadness.org. 

Now in its second year, Transfer Madness connects students from the 16 colleges of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System to advisors from more than 20 four-year institutions. Students can chat live with admissions representatives and advisors at the universities of their choice, download e-brochures, find out about scholarships, and register for prizes.

Governor Steve Beshear and Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS) President Michael B. McCall helped launch the event at a press conference on Wednesday, February 26 in Frankfort. KCTCS transfer students also participated, along with other state education leaders.

“We have worked hard to create a ‘transfer-friendly’ postsecondary education system,” said Beshear. “And we are making progress, with an almost 30 percent increase in KCTCS transfers to public and private institutions over the past five years.”

The Transfer Madness roster includes all eight of the state’s public universities, the 16 colleges of KCTCS, and 15 independent colleges and universities, and two for-profit institutions. Also represented with booths at the fair include the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority, staff from CPE’s KnowHow2Transfer.org website, and CollegeFish.org, an online resource to promote positive two-year completion and transfer pathways.

“Choosing one of Kentucky's outstanding universities at which to complete a bachelor's degree can be a daunting task for community college transfer students,” says Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College (SKYCTC) President, Dr. Phillip Neal. “The Transfer Madness event is a unique virtual opportunity to conduct research and build linkages with more than a dozen four-year institutions in the same environment. It is a one-stop-shop that maximizes a student's contact with institutional officials while minimizing their travel and expense.”
High school students who plan to attend a community college before transferring and four-year college students considering a transfer are invited to participate. The online transfer fair enables students to access the event at a time that suits their school, family and work schedules.

Ashley Coffey will receive her Associate in Arts degree from SKYCTC this Spring and plans to transfer her credits to WKU to earn her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Sociology with a minor in Gerontology. Ashley says, “The Transfer Madness event will help me to be able to connect with the representatives who will assist me with the resourced I need to transfer to WKU.”

SKYCTC is encouraging their students planning to transfer to a four-year college after completing their Associate Degree, to log on to the Transfer Madness website for information. SKYCTC will offer assistance to student the day of the event in the Student Success Center on the College’s Main Campus.

Transfer Madness is sponsored by the Council on Postsecondary Education and the participating colleges and universities.

To register for the event and prizes, and to view the list of the participating colleges, universities and other partners, go to http://www.transfermadness.org.

Link to weather outlook

http://www.nws.noaa.gov/

Inclement Weather Policy

Unusual situations, such as severe weather, may require Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College (SKYCTC) to delay its class schedule or close the institution. In the event severe weather poses a threat to the safety of SKYCTC students or employees, the College President (or his designee) will determine one of three types of schedules that all campuses will implement. The scheduling decision will be in effect for all locations equally (i.e. if the main campus is closed, both Glasgow locations will be closed), and all scheduling decisions will apply to students and employees alike (i.e. if students report at 10:00 a.m. faculty and staff report at 10:00).

The college has the following three types of schedule:

All classes at all locations are operating as originally scheduled with no adjustment.

Classes at all locations will begin at 10:00 a.m., beginning with classes that were originally scheduled to begin at 10:00 a.m. The snow schedule will be posted no later than 6:15 a.m. the day of the schedule change.

For example on the day of the schedule change
(1) a 9:30 a.m. Basic Public Speaking class would be canceled
(2) a 10:00 a.m. Catering class would meet as regularly scheduled

Employees should report to work by 10:00 a.m. Employees not reporting by 10:00 a.m. must take vacation time or make up work as mutually agreed with their supervisor. In the event that the snow schedule is in effect and the weather situation worsens, the college reserves the right to change the schedule to a “closed” status. If this change in schedule is deemed necessary, the decision will be posted prior to 8:30 a.m., otherwise.

Note
Due to an automated process, the snow schedule will be communicated as a “two hour delay” on WBKO’s television broadcast.

All campuses are closed. Classes will not meet. Once this schedule change is made it will be in effect for all day and night classes and will not be reversed.

Announcements regarding delays or closings will be communicated using

1. The college weather line (270-901-1100)
2. The main switchboard message (270-901-1000)
3. Selected area radio stations
4. Bowling Green's (WBKO-TV) television station
5. SNAP notification
6. College e-mail
7. The college website http://bowlinggreen.kctcs.edu)

During the winter months the college’s website will have a stoplight posted in the “News and Event” section of the homepage. The light color will indicate the current schedule.

Green = Regular schedule
Yellow = Snow schedule
Red = Closed

Below is an example of what will be displayed on the website Homepage.

Link to weather outlook

http://www.nws.noaa.gov

Inclement Weather Policy

 
Unusual situations, such as severe weather, may require Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College (SKYCTC) to delay its class schedule or close the institution. In the event severe weather poses a threat to the safety of SKYCTC students or employees, the College President (or his designee) will determine one of three types of schedules that all campuses will implement. The scheduling decision will be in effect for all locations equally (i.e. if the main campus is closed, both Glasgow locations will be closed), and all scheduling decisions will apply to students and employees alike (i.e. if students report at 10:00 a.m. faculty and staff report at 10:00).

The college has the following three types of schedule:

1. Regular Schedule

All classes at all locations are operating as originally scheduled with no adjustment.

2. Snow Schedule     

Classes at all locations will begin at 10:00 a.m., beginning with classes that were originally scheduled to begin at 10:00 a.m. The snow schedule will be posted no later than 6:15 a.m. the day of the schedule change.

For example on the day of the schedule change
(1) a 9:30 a.m. Basic Public Speaking class would be canceled
(2) a 10:00 a.m. Catering class would meet as regularly scheduled

Employees should report to work by 10:00 a.m. Employees not reporting by 10:00 a.m. must take vacation time or make up work as mutually agreed with their supervisor. In the event that the snow schedule is in effect and the weather situation worsens, the college reserves the right to change the schedule to a “closed” status. If this change in schedule is deemed necessary, the decision will be posted prior to 8:30 a.m., otherwise.


Note
Due to an automated process, the snow schedule will be communicated as a “two hour delay” on WBKO’s television broadcast.


3. Closed            

All campuses are closed. Classes will not meet. Once this schedule change is made it will be in effect for all day and night classes and will not be reversed.

Announcements regarding delays or closings will be communicated using

1. The college weather line (270-901-1100)
2. The main switchboard message (270-901-1000)
3. Selected area radio stations
4. Bowling Green's (WBKO-TV) television station
5. SNAP notification
6. College e-mail
7. The college website http://bowlinggreen.kctcs.edu)

During the winter months the college’s website will have a stoplight posted in the “News and Event” section of the homepage. The light color will indicate the current schedule.

Green = Regular schedule
Yellow = Snow schedule
Red = Closed

Below is an example of what will be displayed on the website Homepage.

Bowling Green, Ky. (March 7, 2014) – Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College (SKYCTC)will be one of eight disc golf courses in Bowling Green/Warren County to host this year’s Amateur Disc Golf Championship Tournament to be held April 11th – 13th.

Other courses in the area hosting the event will be: Hobson Grove Park Disc Golf Course, Nat's Disc Golf Course at Phil Moore Park, Kereiakes Park's HB Clark Disc Golf Course, Lovers Lane Park Disc Golf Course,Preston Miller Park Disc Golf Course, Basil Griffin Park's Jeff Soule Disc Golf Course, and White Park's Rick and Sylvia Voakes Disc Golf Course

The course at SKYCTC is a beautiful disc golf course which has already hosted national tournaments and garnered the highest praise from professional and amateur disc golf players alike.

Registration for the tournament is at http://www.bluegrassdiscgolf.org/BGamRegister.html

by LAUREL WILSON The Daily News lwilson@bgdailynews.com

When Amie Hurt suggested supporting the Glasgow-Barren County Community Soup Kitchen as a class service project, she was surprised to find many of her classmates at the Glasgow campus of Southcentral Kentucky Community & Technical College didn’t even know it existed.

“There’s so many people who had no idea,” Hurt said.

She and several classmates will host a chili supper at 6 p.m. Saturday to raise money and awareness for the soup kitchen, located in an old school building at 301 Bunche Ave., Glasgow. The supper will cost $6 per meal or $5 with a canned good donation.

Hurt has volunteered at the soup kitchen for years and recommended supporting the organization when the time came to develop a service learning project for a developmental psychology class she was taking.

“I knew there was a need in town,” she said.

The soup kitchen, run entirely through donations and volunteers, offers meals from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Monday and Thursday. The organization would like to serve meals every day, but there aren’t enough volunteers.

Chris Abrams was among Hurt’s classmates who wasn’t aware Glasgow had a soup kitchen, but he immediately stepped up to organize the chili supper.

“It’s just a really good thing to have in the community,” Abrams said. “Sometimes it’s a struggle out there, and you can’t make it without a helping hand.”

Hurt said it can be heart-wrenching to see so many people in need at the soup kitchen, which serves 70 to 120 people each day it’s open.

“I’ve gone in and been having a bad day, but there’s no comparison,” she said. “My bad day would probably be their best day.”

In addition to raising money for the soup kitchen, one of the goals of the chili supper is to make more people aware of the organization.

“You don’t have to donate anything, just your time,” Abrams said.

He is co-owner of the Shine Brite Co. in Glasgow and has been using his business connections to get the word out about the chili supper. Already, the response has been “amazing,” Abrams said.

“I’m just really surprised by the level that it’s taken off,” he said.

The Campus and Community Service Committee will be conducting an internal food drive for United Way “Feed the Need” food drive. This drive will take place Monday March 17th thru Friday March 21st.

Here is a brief history on ”Feed the Need”:

 “Feed the Need” was created in 2009 in response to the increased need in our communities for resources. After speaking with the local food pantries that benefited from the drives in previous years, it became abundantly clear that the need for this drive continues this year. All donations will benefit food banks in the county in which the donations are collected. (United Way of Southern Kentucky). 

Suggested Items:
Non-perishable canned meat/protein
Tuna fish, canned ham, canned chicken, Spam, peanut butter, chicken or beef stew, etc.

Meal from a box:
Hamburger Helper, Pasta helper, Mac& Cheese, etc.
All other non-perishable**items are accepted and greatly appreciated

**We cannot accept homemade canned or homemade goods. Food must be in original packaging with proper labels for distribution. No perishables please.  

Locations of Food boxes:
Building A – Main Campus – Financial Aid office
Building H – President’s office KATI Campus – Lobby

**** if you would like to have a food box located in your area – please feel free to do so – just let us know!!*******

WKU SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE FOR SKYCTC GRADUATES PLANNING TO TRANSFER THEIR CREDIT TO WKU THIS FALL!

Now is the time to think about transferring to WKU this fall! Hurry – April 1^st is the deadline to apply. Scholarship is renewable up to two academic years!

Effective 2014-2015 academic year:

• Students transferring from a KCTCS institution with an Associate's Degree (received prior to their first semester as a transfer student), who enroll full-time and apply for admission to WKU by April 1 for fall admission and November 1 for spring admission, will receive the following automatic award at WKU for up to 2 academic years: 
  • $4000 with overall cumulative GPA 3.75+  (renewable with 3.25 GPA)
  • $3000 with overall cumulative GPA 3.5-3.7499   (renewable with 3.25 GPA)
  • $2000 with overall cumulative GPA 3.25-3.499   (renewable with 3.25 GPA)
  • $1500 with overall cumulative GPA 3.0-3.2499   (renewable with 3.0 GPA)

• Students must earn at least 24 hours at the end of their first academic year with the appropriate GPA (see above) for the award to be renewed the following year.  Students that do not meet renewal criteria at the end of their first academic year can use the following summer semester to rehabilitate (at their own expense) and eligibility for the award will be re-evaluated.
• Non-KCTCS Community College/Junior College Transfer Scholarship

Students transferring from a non-KCTCS Community College/Junior College who have completed 2 years with a cumulative transfer GPA of 3.5 and apply for admission by April 1 for fall admission and November 1 for spring admission will  receive $1500 for the academic year for up to 2 academic years, automatic award, renewable with cumulative GPA of 3.5.

Link to transfer/scholarship info: wku.edu/admissions/transfer

Link to scholarship info: wku.edu/scholarship/transfer.php

On Thursday, March 27, 2013, the Phi Theta Kappa – Beta Upsilon Alpha Chapter at Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical (SKYCTC), will hold an induction ceremony for 34 local students receiving the honor of membership. The event will be held held on the College’s Main Campus in Bowling Green.

“This ceremony is a public acknowledgement of student achievement and academic excellence,” said SKYCTC Assistant Professor and Phi Theta Kappa sponsor Gary Crump.

To receive an invitation to join this Honor Society, students must have completed 12 credit hours of associate degree coursework, with at least a Grade Point Average of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale.

Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society, headquartered in Jackson, Mississippi, is the largest honor society in American higher education with 1,275 chapters on college campuses in all 50 of the United States, Canada, Germany, the Republic of Palau, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, the British Virgin Islands, the United Arab Emirates, U.S. territorial possessions and Peru. More than 2.5 million students have been inducted since its founding in 1918, with approximately 125,000 students inducted annually. Phi Theta Kappa is recognized by the American Association of Community Colleges as the official honor society of two-year colleges’.

By LAUREL WILSON The Daily News
For the third time, the Housing Authority of Bowling Green is providing a house for someone who couldn’t otherwise afford it by hosting Bowling Green’s Very Own Home Makeover.

After fixing up homes in 2008 and 2010, the housing authority thought it was time for another home makeover. Work begins Friday on the house at 255 Ragland Lane.

“We are going to totally take it down to the bare walls, to basically be a new house with an old structure,” project leader Richard Reker said. “... We’re saving part of history.”

Ideally, the housing authority would like to give away a house, but it doesn’t have the resources for that.

Still, the makeover project will make the home more affordable.

“It’s going to help someone who is trying to better themselves live a dream,” Reker said.

The house on Ragland Lane would normally sell for around $100,000, but the housing authority will be able to provide a family with it for around $40,000, he said.

Housing officials have narrowed candidates for the home down to three families.

“They have some kind of a need,” Reker said. “They’re doing their best, and they just can’t make enough to afford an average home.”

Working on the house is also fulfilling for the volunteers.

“People do care about each other, and it’s just a wonderful feeling to see the goodness in people,” Reker said.

Several organizations are participating in the home makeover, including volunteers from Phi Gamma Delta fraternity, Independence Bank and students in the electrical construction class at Southcentral Kentucky Community & Technical College, which will install the heating and cooling units in the house.

The experience will help students in several ways, said Ralph Potter, assistant professor and program coordinator for the electrical technology program at SKYCTC.

“It exposes them to real-world work and at the same time, get familiar with what’s going on in our community and see the importance of working together,” he said.

Independence Bank has teamed with the Housing Authority on other projects and has been active in building homes for Habitat for Humanity, so helping with the home makeover seemed like a good fit.

“That’s our philosophy – to make a difference in people’s lives and help those in need,” said Brad Howard, president of Independence Bank in Warren County.

The Housing Authority is still looking for volunteers to donate their time, money or materials to the makeover project.

If interested, call Reker at the Housing Authority at 270-843-6071.