Kickin it. Series begins new year this week. See story on page 2

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1 MONDAY MORNING MERIDIAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE FACULTY & STAFF NEWSLETTER JANUARY 12, 2015 Kickin it Series begins new year this week See story on page 2

2 Pasko comes to the McCain Theater stage Arts & Letters Series concert set for Tuesday For more that 15 years, Tony Pasco has been a music industry professional and session guitarist. Come Tuesday, Jan. 13, he ll bring his talents and friends to the McCain Theater to perform for the MCC Arts & Letters Series. The performance begins at 7 p.m. Tickets are $10, adults; $5, students, and information about the tickets can be obtained by calling Pasko s vast playing background and knowledge of musical products has given him the opportunity to work and perform with some of the greatest musicians in the world. He has had the opportunity to design market and sell products for the music industry s top leading companies. His insight and perspective comes from working with manufacturers, artists, road crews and music instrument dealers. He has traveled the world performing clinics and assisting major tours, it s this real world experience and knowledge that he brings to any situation. While at Peavey Electronics he was involved in nearly every aspect of the business including product design, in store-clinics, product training, market research and manufacturing and artist relations. He worked directly with the gear needs of Lynard Skynard, NickelBack, Duran Duran, Black Stone Cherry, Joe Satriani, Warrant and Poison to name a few. At U.S. Music Corp. he traveled the world conducting clinics and in-store product training seminars and product design. As a musician he has shared the stage with the P-Funk All-Stars, Vince Neil, Jack Bruce, Gary Hoey, David Ellefson (Megadeth), Black Stone Cherry, Johnny Hiland and others. With all this experience and knowledge, Pasko decided to start his own company, Pasko Consulting and Management LLC. His company focuses on helping small business and music for TV shows. Pasko currently writes music for TV shows on A&E, Spike TV, Discovery and The Weather Channel. His music is featured on A&E s No.1 rated TV show Duck Dynasty. His music is also featured on Shark Week, Porter Ridge, Auction Hunters, Savage Family Diggers and Reef Wranglers. page 2

3 MLK Celebration to host Freedom School coordinator MCC Program set for Jan. 15 in McCain Theater The 1964 coordinator of the Meridian Freedom School will be the keynote speaker at the College s Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Celebration Program. The program begins at 1 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 15, in the McCain Theater. Admission is free and a reception will follow. Levy, reared and schooled in New York, worked at two careers after graduation from Queens College/CUNY. He taught social studies in a West Harlem junior high school and then third world studies in the Queens College SEEK Program. He later left classroom teaching to work as an organizer in the electrical manufacturing and health care industries. After retiring, he became involved in civil rights archival and preservation work. During , he served as special assistant to the president of Queens College for the Civil Rights Movement 50th Anniversary Commemoration Initiatives. He writes for and regularly speaks to high school, college and teacher groups about the movement and its relevance to today s issues. Levy is married to Celine Keating, a fiction writer whose novels center on ethical concerns. This annual event, which celebrates the life and legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, will feature readings from winning essays by local middle school students, music by the MCC Concert Choir and the MCC Gospel Choir and the presentation of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Program Scholarship Award by the Charles Young Family. Rhonda O. Smith, MCC Adult Basic Education recruiter and TAACCT advisor, is the chairman of the College s MLK Celebration Committee. page 3

4 SPEAKING Want to join wellness? To join wellness, please send Wade Heggie a completed form by and the $3 fee through campus mail. The Wellness Committee will be sending more information about events that will be held this semester. For more information, contact Heggie, at extension, at 763. Your help is needed Each legislative session, MCC is assigned two weeks during which the College is asked to send people to Jackson to talk with our legislative delegation. It is an opportunity to put faces with the issues on which lawmakers will be voting this year. Of course, the most important is the Mid-Point Funding. A law was passed several years ago that requires the Mississippi Legislature to fund community colleges, on a per student basis, at the mid-point between K-12 and IHL. Even though the law is on the books, the funding has never materialized.. Any MCCer whol would be willing to travel to the Capitol to let their voice be heard on this and other issues, contact Al Mitchell, at extension 802. I would like to be able to take at least five to six people on each day. Our first week is Feb. 3-6, said Mitchell. January 12 Candace Rainer Melissa Roberts January 17 Betty Johnson January 18 Brian Warren January 19 Rebecca Higginbotham January 20 Brenda Fortson Sandra Thomas January 21 Tammy Miles January 22 Brenda McLeod January 24 Allen Heggie page 4

5 MCC Weekly Schedule 12-JAN-15 to 18-JAN-15 Monday Nursing AM AM, Todd Library CASTEEL Nursing AM AM, Webb Hall DULANEY Campus Life 0830 AM PM, Ivy Hall MALL Tennis 0300 PM PM, Fitness Center 200 Entrance Counseling Session 0330 PM PM, Todd Library CASTEEL Tuesday Nursing AM PM, Webb Hall GSR Nursing AM PM, Webb Hall ROSENB Nursing AM PM, Webb Hall DULANEY Nursing AM AM, Todd Library RILEY Campus Life 0830 AM PM, Ivy Hall MALL MCC Board of Trustees Meeting 1130 AM PM, G.V. Sonny Montgomery BANQTRM MCC vs. Southwest Mississippi 0530 PM PM, Ivy Hall GYM Tony Pasko & Friends (A & L Series) 0700 PM PM, Ivy Hall THE Wednesday Nursing AM PM, Todd Library CASTEEL Nursing AM PM, Webb Hall GSR Nursing AM AM, Webb Hall DULANEY Nursing AM AM, Webb Hall ROSENB Nursing AM AM, Todd Library RILEY Nursing AM PM, Webb Hall DULANEY BSU Noon Day 1115 AM PM, Chapel ACTIVITY MASEP 0600 PM PM, Health Center 220 MASEP 0600 PM PM, Health Center 240 Thursday Nursing AM PM, Webb Hall ROSENB Nursing AM AM, Ralph E. Young Adult Basic Ed Nursing AM AM, Webb Hall DULANEY Nursing AM PM, Todd Library RILEY MLK Celebration Breakfast 0830 AM AM, G.V. Sonny Montgomery BANQTRM Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration Program 0100 PM PM, Ivy Hall THE MLK Celebration Program Reception 0200 PM PM, Todd Library CASTEEL Friday Nursing AM PM, Webb Hall ROSENB Entrance Counseling Session 1000 AM PM, Todd Library CASTEEL Lunch Bunch 1100 AM PM, G.V. Sonny Montgomery CAFE Lunch Bunch 1200 PM PM, G.V. Sonny Montgomery BANQTRM Russell Christian Academy 0300 PM PM, Ivy Hall GYM Saturday NACES Testing 0630 AM PM, Health Center 240 NACES Testing 0630 AM PM, Health Center 251 CE Classes Sunday Discover Scuba 0200 PM PM Fitness Center Monday MPSA Reserve Law Trng 0600 PM PM Workforce Development Center AUDITORIUM Tuesday IBEST IC3 Trng 0900 AM PM Ralph E. Young Adult Basic Ed Thursday IBEST IC3 Trng 0900 AM PM Ralph E. Young Adult Basic Ed MPSA Reserve Law Trng 0600 PM PM Workforce Development Center AUDITORIUM Saturday Discover Scuba 0200 PM PM Fitness Center