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Time for Beach Blanket Bingo!

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In case you didn’t get the memo, Macomb’s Spring Break is March 6-13 and watching one of those old beach movies with Annette Funicello and Frankie Avalon is the perfect way to get in the mood, especially if you aren’t going anywhere.

Yes, I know, those films were made in the days of typewriters and landlines, but the plots: fun-loving kids enjoying some innocent hijinks on the beach during their spring break from college still ring true, or not.

And if you want a real blast from the past, watch Where the Boys Are, the movie said to have single-handedly made Fort Lauderdale the premier spring break destination for many years running. I went there on spring break in high school – in the very last days of its popularity, of course.

So what cool place is everybody going to this year?

A better bet than the Mega Millions

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There is only one reason you wouldn’t apply for one of the more than 150 scholarships available to Macomb students. And if you are, indeed, that wealthy, could you spare a couple thousand for this starving writer? I’ll pay you back when I win the lottery.

Seriously, applying for a scholarship at Macomb is nearly as simple as filling out a Mega Millions ticket, and it could result in you receiving a scholarship award.

With a deadline of May 31 to apply for many of these scholarships, there’s no time to waste.

So, unless you won the Mega Millions, apply for a scholarship now at www.macomb.edu/scholarships.

 

March 8 open house could be gateway to a design career

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Did you know that you can transfer up to 75 credits from Macomb to the College for Creative Studies in Detroit? That means you can earn your bachelor’s degree from one of the top three design schools in the U.S.(based on alumni success), after taking most of your courses at what President Barack Obama called “one of the best and most innovative (community) colleges in the country” when he visited last September.

And he’s not the only one that feels that way.

Sky and Water II M.C. Escher

Sky and Water II
M.C. Escher

“The MACA program has blown away all my expectations of what a community college is,” says Matt Stephens, who took first place in one of the many design contests open to Macomb’s MACA students. “I’ve learned so much and I really had a great experience here.”

Discover Macomb’s MACA program for yourself at an open house on Tuesday, March 8, 5 to 8 p.m., R Building, South Campus. There will be tutorials and hands-on labs in design, film and drawing. Faculty, current students and industry leaders will also be on hand to discuss the program and career opportunities.

Registration is requested and can be made at www.macomb.edu/maca. For more information, contact Shaun Sarcona at sarconas@macomb.edu.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fitbits are entirely optional

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Trust me, you don’t have to be a dedicated runner to join Team Macomb and compete in the Festival of Races in downtown Mount Clemens on April 30.

My first time was last year and it was a blast. With entertainment and treats in the tent before and after the race, and a high-energy vibe that keeps everyone smiling, you feel like you’re at a party.  And this party has a great cause: to stop childhood obesity in the United States by promoting healthier eating and more active lifestyles.

Sign up now with valentej@macomb.edu. and receive a free Team Macomb T-Shirt (see design below) and $5 off the registration fee: $35 for the 5k and $15 for the one-mile river walk.

And, to be sure, I will be walking, not running, to the finish line.

Entrepreneurship is more than just a pretty name

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It’s Entrepreneurship Week in Michigan! A great time for dusting off that idea for a business you’ve always wanted to start (me: used bookstore/café called the Purple Peacock) and sharing it with people who can actually help make it a reality.

Macomb’s Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship on Center Campus is a free resource for students and the community. Learn how to develop business and marketing plans, identify competitors, find seed money and more. Get started at http://www.macomb.edu/business/CIE/index.html

Anyone for a shot of espresso and a first edition of The Catcher in the Rye?

Departures and arrivals

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The first time I saw the Eiffel Tower, I knew I had arrived. No more seeing the world through someone else’s camera lens.

You may have your own travel epiphany in the ruins of Pompeii, the Alhambra in Granada, Spain, Guadalajara’s majestic Cathedral or the Sully wing of the Louvre Museum. And they all depart from Macomb.

Attend the Study Abroad Information session on Friday, Feb. 19, 2 to 4 p.m., Center Campus Library, and you will learn about Macomb’s Study Abroad trips for college credit and the Macomb Student Abroad Fund, which might help you pay for some of it.

Tell them a world traveler sent you.

Study Abroad info session

Because “undecided” really isn’t a major

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Don’t hate me. I knew what I wanted to do with my life by the time I was in the sixth grade. If you haven’t been quite so lucky, you are cordially invited to a party where you might just meet the job of your dreams.

It’s Counseling and Academic Advising’s Pathways to Success workshop and it will be offered twice this month:

Monday, Feb. 22, 4:30 to 5:30 p.m., H214, Center Campus

Tuesday, Feb. 23, 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., C121, South Campus

You need to register first by calling 586.445.7999 or emailing answer@macomb.edu.

And perhaps, like me, you will work happily ever after.

 

Want to make friends and influence people?

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Those are a couple of the likely outcomes if you sign up to be a Macomb Student Tour Ambassador.

Yes, it’s a nice addition to your resume. And who doesn’t need to work on those leadership skills that employers are always looking for? But when you give a tour of the College and share all you know about it with someone else, you just may influence them to go to college.

So, if you’ve got nice things to say about Macomb and a 2.5 GPA, apply now at https://my.macomb.edu/volunteering/Pages/default.aspx to become a student ambassador.

One day, a friend may thank you for it.

Career and Technical Education is the real deal

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I am awed by the skill it takes to program a robot to cut a miniscule part or draw blood from a patient on the first try.   So too, it would seem, is our governor.

He has proclaimed February to be Career and Technical Education Month in Michigan, which is no small thing when you consider that few other educational programs have a designated month all to themselves.

Here is why, according to the proclamation: “Career and technical education serves as a ‘school to careers’ connection and is the backbone of a strong and well-education workforce….”

What’s not said there is that Career and Technical Education leads to jobs that are in high demand, pay well and have a promising future. See if one of them is right for you at http://www.macomb.edu/business/workforce-development/index.html.

Prepare to be awed.

A quick course in Black History

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It’s Harriet Tubman, Carter Woodson, Harlem Renaissance, blues and jazz, The Color Purple, Maya Angelou, Motown and rap, Civil Rights Movement and Spike Lee.   And that’s not even scratching the surface.

February was dedicated nationally as Black History Month in 1976 to recognize the significant contributions made to American culture by African Americans.

At Macomb, free film viewings and book discussions related to Black History Month will take place throughout the month at the South and Center Campus libraries. Check it out here http://www.macomb.edu/resources/library/attachments/Library-Enrichment.pdf.

I’m particularly interested in the book discussion on Ta-Nehis Coates Between the World and Me, named one of the best ten books for 2015.