Martin returns as president of BCCC Faculty Senate for 2014-2015

Jeanne Martin, an instructor in the Associate Degree Nursing Program at Beaufort County Community College, who served as President of the Faculty Senate at BCCC for the 2013-2014 Academic Year will serve a second year as the organization’s President in the 2014-2015 Academic Year. She is joined in the Faculty Senate leadership by Michele Mayo, vice president; Dana Sauls, secretary, and Lynne Modlin, treasurer, who are also serving in those offices for a second year.

A North Carolina native, Martin graduated from West Rowan High School in 1981 and earned her bachelor’s degree in nursing from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1985. In 2011, Martin earned her master’s degree in nursing education from East Carolina University. Martin has 28 years’ experience in nursing and nursing education, with the bulk of her experience in adult critical care nursing in a variety of settings. In 2012, she became a Certified Nurse Education. She and her husband, Jay, live in Washington. They have four sons. In her spare time, Martin leads and participates in Bible study classes, is a volunteer in the public schools and enjoys walking and reading.

Mayo is a member of the BCCC Business Division faculty and teaches Medical Office and Office Administration classes. A North Carolina Teaching Fellow, Mayo earned a bachelor’s degree in education from East Carolina University in 1990 with concentrations in science and French. In 1994, Mayo earned a master’s degree in education with a science concentration from ECU. She has been active in education and civic organizations in the community for many years. She enjoys playing tennis and spending time with husband, Will, and their five children.

Sauls, a Washington native, earned a bachelor’s degree in education and a master’s degree in reading education from ECU. She has worked at BCCC since 1999, currently as Lead Development Reading and English Instructor. She and her husband, Kris, have two sons. She attends Snowd Branch Church of God and teaches Children’s Church there. Sauls serves as secretary of the Bath Recreation Department and as a member of the Bath Booster’s Club, the Northside Booster’s Club and the Northside Air Force Junior ROTC Booster’s Club. In her spare time, she enjoys cooking, fishing, swimming and attending her sons’ basketball and baseball games.

Modlin, of Jamesville, joined BCCC’s faculty as an instructor in the Associate Degree Nursing Program in 2007 and was named Faculty Member of the Year for 2014. A Martin County native, she graduated from Williamston High School in 1989 and earned a bachelor’s degree from East Carolina University in 1994 and a master’s degree in nursing education from Walden University in 2011. She is specially trained in the operations of high-fidelity simulators. Modlin and her husband, Michael, have two children. She is a member of Cedar Branch Baptist Church where she is Chairman of the Personnel Committee. In her spare time, Modlin enjoys spending time with her family and gardening.

The officers are joined in leading the Faculty Senate by three committee chairmen – Kimberly Mullis, Instructional Affairs chairman; Thomyka Holloman, Faculty Affairs chairman, and Donna Dunn, Student Affairs chairman.

The purpose of the Faculty Senate is to aide communication among BCCC faculty and between its members and the college administration. It also makes recommendations on college policy and governance issues of concern to faculty, advocates for faculty viewpoints on pertinent issues and works to develop cooperation among faculty in various instructional programs at the college, among other activities.

 

BCCC to offer Windows 7 class

The Division of Continuing Education at Beaufort County Community College will offer a course introducing computer users the Windows 7 operating system this fall.

The course, Introduction to Windows will be held 6 to 9 p.m. Mondays beginning Aug. 25 and ending Oct. 20, in Room 822 of Building 8 on the BCCC campus. Class will not meet Monday, Sept. 1, due to the Labor Day holiday. The registration fee is $75 and includes a $5 technology fee.

In this class, Instructor Anthony Taylor will introduce students to the Windows operating system.

Students may register by calling (252) 940-6375 or in person in Building 8, Room 802 on the BCCC campus. BCCC accepts Visa, MasterCard and Discover. Checks payable to Beaufort County Community College may be mailed to the attention of Eva Peartree, 5337 U.S. Highway 264 East, Washington, NC 27889.

For more information about the class, interested persons can contact Justin Rose, special projects coordinator with BCCC’s Division of Continuing Education, at 252-940-6262, or by email at justinr@beaufortccc.edu

 

BCCC provides training P & G Manufacturing employees

Four employees of P & G Manufacturing’s Washington plant recently completed Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification coordinated by Business and Industry Services at Beaufort County Community College and East Carolina University.

Topics covered throughout the course included processes for improvement, process mapping and value stream mapping, control systems, theory of constraints and basic statistical tools, among other topics.

Six Sigma is a set of techniques and strategies for improving manufacturing processes developed by Motorola in 1985.

The students from P & G Manufacturing developed projects that not only saved P & G Manufacturing about $275,000 a year but also eliminated steps in the manufacturing process.

“This is just the beginning,” said Plant Manager David Overby. “These four students can go back and teach their fellow workers. They’re using Green Belt methodologies to save time and money. I’m excited about it going forward.”

The training is part of a three-year project funded by a Customized Training Program Grant that was designed, by BCCC’s Business and Industry Services, to help the company improve the skills of their workers and increase its workforce. Other training will include supervisory training, blueprint reading and safety training, among other classes

Those receiving certificates and their instructors are pictured, back row, left to right, David Overby, students Ross Barrow, Bernard Cox and Wendy Cooper, Instructor Merwan Mehta; front row, left to right, Instructor Janet Sanders, BCCC Customized Training Director Lauren Dudley and Greg Gardner.

For more information about services offered by BCCC’s Business and Industry Services, contact Dudley at 252-940-6311or Lentz Stowe, director, at 252-940-6306.