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The Comet — Coconino Community College’s Stellar Newsletter — ‘Students First: Vision 2025’

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Coconino Community College’s Stellar Newsletter
Shaping the future of Coconino County. Empowering Individuals. Inspiring Communities.
Education with Purpose!
A quick word from the President
We started off 2020 at Coconino Community College reinforcing our commitment to our students as we work to develop our new strategic plan, aptly titled “Students First: Vision 2025.” The new college mission and vision statements approved by the District Governing Board in the fall of 2019 are being used to guide our work as we plan for the future. We hope to build a CCC that can provide transformative experiences for every student, employee and community member we serve. Four goal teams have been identified and will be working in the coming months to develop a comprehensive strategic plan to guide the college as we move forward. Voices of our students and community members will be heard throughout the process and will impact the future of CCC and those we serve.
  1. Team Excellence: Student Success, Teaching and Learning, Assessment, Higher Learning Commission Accreditation
  2. Team Sustainability: Financial Sustainability, Progressive Business Processes, Reallocation of Resources, New Revenue Streams
  3. Team Transformation: Adaptability, Flexibility, Entrepreneurial Initiative, Responsiveness
  4. Team Community: Advocacy, Community Engagement, Fund Raising, Partnerships
In this month’s newsletter, we are highlighting some of CCC’s work to put Students First. I encourage you to come join us as we plan for the future and continue to reinforce our guiding principle of Students First!
CCC is a great place to be. Onward! Náás! Adelante!
Colleen Smith
U.S. Rep. O’Halleran delves into NGS
shut-down impact
CCC among agencies to be affected by tax district loss of power plant
PAGE, Ariz. – The impact of the Navajo Generating Station shut down on Coconino County taxing districts, which includes Coconino Community College, will be tremendous.
U.S. Rep. Tom O’Halleran spent the day in Page on Saturday, Jan. 18, to listen to community and business leaders talk about that impact and to give an update on legislation, called the Promise Act, he’s introduced in an attempt to minimize that impact.
According to information complied by the office of County Supervisor Lena Fowler, the NGS shut down will impact the county taxing districts by more than $6 million. Among the taxing districts represented at the meeting were the Page Hospital, Page Unified School District, CCC, the Library, the county and the Public Health District.
Mike Anderson, general manager for Antelope Point Marina, said, “I don’t think we understand the devastation the plant closure will have on our economy.”
After listening to concerns, O’Halleran said, “This is an important process we’re going through.”
He added that the legislation has been submitted, but it will take work and grassroots support from residents to help Congress see that financial support is a vital issue for the survival of the community.
Coconino Community College President Colleen Smith (far left) listens to U.S. Rep. Tom O’Halleran discuss legislation he’s introduced to help lessen the blow of the Navajo Generating Station shut down.
C-LAB open for business at CCC
Fourth Street campus
Students, CCC staff, District Governing Board and Foundation Board members, Del E. Webb Foundation Board members and public officials were on hand for the ribbon-cutting ceremony to open to new C-LAB at CCC’s Fourth Street campus on Monday. Jan. 27.
Del E. Webb Foundation cuts ribbon during inaugural week for students
Ken Myers, CCC Construction Technology Management faculty, said that the students don’t want to leave the space it’s so nice.
More than 50 people attended the ribbon cutting and opening celebration for the C-LAB at the Fourth Street campus on Monday, Jan. 27.
The C-LAB was made possible with the help of a generous $1 million grant from the Del E. Webb Foundation. Construction began last year and was completed just on the cusp of the spring semester. Construction students got to use the space the week prior to the opening celebration.
For more information on how the C-LAB was made possible, visit us here.
Students First at CCC
Find Your Path at Coconino Community College
Coconino Community College, located in beautiful northern Arizona, puts Students First to become career ready. For more videos of students, programs and more at CCC, visit our YouTube channel.
CCC Series: Meet the Board
Community service key to CCC District Governing Board Member Joseph Smith
Joseph “Joey” Smith is the newest member of the CCC District Governing Board, appointed to the position in August 2019. He represents the northern district that covers the community of Page and a portion of tribal lands.
“Since my professional career began, it has been ingrained in me to be involved in the community through volunteer opportunities,” Smith said. “I began this endeavor with the CCC Foundation Board of Directors, and fortunately, it has led to the opportunity I now have with the District Governing Board representing District 5.”
Smith, a member of the Yavapai-Apache Nation in Camp Verde, was born in Flagstaff and raised in Page. Smith began his college education in the community college system at Mesa Community College and received undergraduate degrees in psychology and criminal justice from Arizona State University. He’s married to his high school sweetheart, Bronwyn Smith, who is a member of the Navajo Nation and grew up in Page. She works as a pharmacist at the hospital in Tuba City. Smith is a member of the management team at Antelope Point Marina in Page. Previously, he served on the CCC Foundation Board as a board member.
“I thoroughly enjoy the amazing group of people I get to work with,” Smith said. “The devotion to the citizens of Coconino County shown by all those involved with CCC, including the faculty, staff, administration, community partners and fellow elected officials is inspiring. Knowing how much each of these individuals truly cares gives great purpose to the work we do.”
Join us at the starting line for making CCC Cross-Country team reality
The application has been filed, an athletic director has been selected and fundraising has begun for the creation of a cross-country team at Coconino Community College.
Be with CCC at the starting line, Thursday, Feb. 20, from 6 to 7:30 p.m., at the Lone Tree Campus, as college staff, supporters and volunteers discuss accomplishments and milestones to achieve in getting the team up and running by the fall of 2020.
“We believe cross-country will benefit current and future students,” said Reggie Eccleston, volunteer for the CCC Cross-Country planning committee. “Studies show sports enhances physical and mental health. It can help battle obesity, depression, anxiety and other ailments. Participating in a sport teaches individuals how to compete, think strategically, work as a team member and problem solve. We look forward to enhancing the student experience at CCC with this athletic program.”
CCC student works to be her own hero
Angela Godinez plans to work with at-risk youth after transferring to NAU
Continuously pushing the limits, CCC student Angela Godinez exemplifies jumping into life’s goals without fear and being her own hero. She has always wanted to make a difference for others, but she never quite knew how to do so, until her education at CCC showed her a path.
“When I started school, I had to take an anthropology class,” Godinez said. “And that’s when I got my eyes opened to the fact that I can help people on a much, much bigger level than just one person at a time.”
She is working toward an associate degree in Anthropology, and her eyes lit up as she talked about how she can use her new knowledge to help those in need. Reflecting on all that she’s learned, she said, “Walking in other people’s shoes … humbles me in a way, because it makes me thankful for what I have.”
Student Angela Godinez is studying Anthropology at Coconino Community College.
Pioneer Museum ‘Resilience’ exhibit comes to CCC
Resilience: Women in Flagstaff’s Past and Present, is a collaborative project by the Arizona Historical Society and the Martin-Springer Institute at Northern Arizona University.
Women have had an importance voice in the development of Modern Flagstaff.
The roving exhibit, “Resilience: Women in Flagstaff’s Past and Present,” features those voices of women, and it will find a home at CCC for the months of February and March at the Lone Tree campus, 2800 S. Lone Tree Road.
“The women presented in this exhibit have something to teach us about resilience in the face of personal hardship and challenging environments of painful legacies and economic woes,” according to information from the Arizona Historical Society.
For more information, visit the Pioneer Museum’s website here.
Our Comet Talks Series is free and open to the public. For videos and fliers on past Comet Talks, visit here.
Join Coconino Community College for inspiring Comet Talks in February. The talks are part of CCC’s ongoing effort to assist community members interested in continued learning.
Feb. 4 Comet Talk: “Defining Health: Five Key Pillars of Health,” by Brian Kinslow, Doctor of Physical Therapy. Begins at 6 p.m., at the Fourth Street Innovation Center, 3000 N. Fourth St.
Feb. 10 Comet Talk: “Close Encounters of the Animal Kind,” by Alan Cartwright, CCC American Sign Language Faculty and World Traveller. Begins at 6 p.m., at the Fourth Street Innovation Center, 3000 N. Fourth St.
Page Comet Talk explores Archaeology of Colorado Plateau
Feb. 25 Comet Talk: “Distinctive Archaeology of the Colorado Plateau,” by Dudley Gardner, visiting scholar. Begins at 6:30 p.m., at CCC in Page, 475 S. Lake Powell Blvd., in Page.
CCC news around the county
CCC Page non-credit courses growing this spring
First aid, computer skills, bookkeeping, marketing and more available
PAGE, Ariz. – CCC in Page will be bustling with FREE non-credit offerings this spring.
“Our community is a unique spot as we continue to grow and change after the closing of Navajo Generating Station,” said Kay Leum, CCC’s Executive Director of Extended Learning. “The workshop topics are diverse and will provide development for all levels of employees – frontline to management.”
Leum added that the funding for the courses is through a generous commitment from Coconino County Health & Human Services, Career Services and the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act.
For a complete list of the non-credit courses available at CCC in Page, visit us here.
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