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The office of Community-Based Learning is dedicated to supporting teaching strategies that utilize service-learning, community involvement, and real-world learning opportunities to encourage civic engagement in our students in addition to improving our community as a whole. If you’re interested in creating a project for students that benefits local nonprofits and the populations they serve, you might consider applying for the Community-Based Learning (CBL) Mini Grant.

The CBL Mini Grants are designed to support any additional costs incurred by your community-engaged project. This could include, but is not limited to: supplies, guest speakers, transportation, or refreshments (Covid permitting). We are prepared to give up to $500 per course; the number of courses we can fund is dependent upon the availability of funds. Full-time and part-time faculty are welcome to apply.

Last year, Denise Filley received a CBL Mini Grant along with Marilyn Senter and Tina Pulley. In Filley’s Applied Psychology class, students learn about Maslow’s hierarchy and address the needs of the individual.  They also learn how knowing these needs and then working to reach outside oneself into society grows oneself and allows one to make an extraordinary difference.  Filley created a hands-on project for students to experience this principle. Students made fleece blankets for disaster victims at Heart to Heart International and assembled hygiene kits for domestic violence survivors at Safehome.  Grant funds were used to purchase supplies for these projects.

The deadline for applications is May 19, 2021 for projects implemented in the fall 2021 semester. Applications will be evaluated by the Community-Based Learning advisory committee. If you have any questions, please reach out to Tara Karaim at tkaraim@jccc.edu.

Message from Honors Director, Anne Dotter

Dear Honors Students,

Today marks a turning-point in the history of the COVID-19 pandemic: not that numbers have changed dramatically yet, but that JCCC is reopening its doors to students! The Honors Program will be open every day, from 8 until 5pm. Nellie, Tara, Ano, Kat and I will take turns keeping our doors open: when you stop by to say hello, you can expect one of us to be there to greet you!

While we have not yet been given the thumbs up to host events and other fun activities, we are planning on welcoming you back to the honors students’ lounge and in the honors learning studio! Again, this will not be a free-for-all but a planned and mindful return to something closer to pre-Covid times: individual students will be able to reserve the front room of the lounge while small groups (up to four students) will be able to reserve the learning studio for a few hours at a time. It isn’t much, but it’s better than what we had last week. Baby steps!

This reopening of JCCC’s doors should by no means be seen as marking the end of the pandemic nor be an encouragement to drop all precautions. In fact, my own children became direct contacts two weeks ago during school activities, which pushed our family under a mandatory quarantine all last week. COVID-19 is very real and most certainly present in our communities. Please, be careful and use all necessary precautions when you are in public spaces where you might be exposed to the virus.

Do not hesitate to reach out to me, to the honors staff or other JCCC staff if you have questions about any aspects of our plan to keep you safe on campus and the very best ways for you to contribute to a prompt(ish) return to normal. No amount of calling these times “unprecedented” will make them better. It is really hard, and I am as tired of social distancing as the next person. All we can do is focus on what we have control over: keep up your efforts to achieve success in all your classes, show kindness to others and contribute to the good of your community as you are able.

Stay strong and be well,

Anne

This Week in Honors:

• Honors Hangout—Favorite Media 4/8 @ 3:00

Under Covid, many of us have indulged a little more than we usually would in mini-series and other mediated content. Do you have lingering regrets having devoted hours to a show that let you down? Do you have recommendations for must-see films of series? Join us at 3:00pm on Thursday, 4/8, to share your experience!

https://jccc.zoom.us/j/98538564812

• Sign up to use the Honors Study Lounge or Learning Studio!
• The honors lounge and classroom are now available for during the The Honors Program will now be open every day, M-F from 8:00 AM-5:00 PM and the study lounge and honors classroom will be available for your use! You must sign up in advance for   one-hour increments and all social distancing rules will apply. Click here to reserve a spot in either the lounge or the honors classroom!
• PTK Kansas/Nebraska Regional Convention and International Catalyst Convention—both April 8-10.

This year the PTK Kansas/Nebraska Regional Convention and the International Catalyst Convention will both be virtual and take place on the same weekend: April 8-10! These events are great opportunities to learn more about the benefits of Phi Theta Kappa membership for PTK members.

Here’s how to join the fun:

• • Kansas Nebraska Regional Conference: (See attached agenda)https://zoom.us/j/7429763539
  • Catalyst: (PTK Members) Watch for viewing links to be sent directly to you this week. Make sure to review and update your email address and preferences atorg to ensure you receive these event communications. Here’s how:
    • Go to thePTK Members Page and click the Login button;
    • Enter your login credential.
    • Click your name once it appears to view and edit your preferences.

For all the latest PTK Catalyst news and the count down to the Opening General Session, follow PTK on social media: @phithetakappa

Make sure to follow JCCC’s PTK chapter for chances to win some PTK Swag:

• Facebook Group:https://www.facebook.com/groups/JCCCPTK
• Facebook Page:https://www.facebook.com/PTKAlphaIotaGamma
• Twitter:https://twitter.com/JCCCPTK
• Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/jcccptk/
• GetInvolved:https://jccc.campuslabs.com/engage/organization/ptk
• Discord:https://discord.gg/M8SKgs

This week “on” campus:

• Explore the World: Hidden Gems in the Americas—4/7 @ 2:00 PM

Journey deeper into Central and South America as we delve into food, culture and spots that make these destinations unique. Among others, Honors Program alumna Mary Anne Matos will be sharing about her homeland of Brazil!

https://www.jccc.edu/academics/credit/international-education/global-speaker-series.html

Mark your Calendars:

• Honors Student Association Meeting—4/13 @ 3:30 PM

https://jccc.zoom.us/j/96723646892

•  Virtual Emerging Professional Workshop—4/13 1:00-5:30 PM

Get Career Ready! Impress potential employers! Enroll today in the Emerging Professionals Workshop, sponsored by the Career Development Center. Get your resume reviewed and learn the latest trends in branding yourself and communication professionally with LinkedIN and social media. Develop life-long skills that will put you ahead of the competition.

Attend all four workshops or just one:

• • • 1:00-1:30 Resume Review
    • 1:30-2:30 Resume Workshop
    • 2:30-3:45 Interviewing Techniques
    • 3:50-4:30 Branding
    • 4:35-5:30 Communicating Professionally

-Registered students who attend 2 of the 4 modules and the final virtual networking event on April 27th will receive a Certificate of Completion and a FREE leather portfolio.

•  Celebrating Our Loved Ones—4/15 @ 12:30 PM

“Those we love don’t go away, they walk beside us every day…unseen, unheard, but always near, still loved, still missed and very dear” (Unknown). Please join the Multicultural Programming Advisory Council to celebrate loved ones who have passed away. RSVP for the event by emailing Robbie Miller at rmille98@jccc.edu If you are interested in sharing your story about a loved one who has passed away, please let Robbie know.

•  Great Decisions Series—4/15 @ 2:00 PM

Stay in the know of the world around you with Great Decisions Spring 2021! Curious about the impact of recent developments in the world economy, foreign conflicts and more? Join us each month for discussions on relevant topics hosted by International and Immigrant Student Services.

Great Decisions sessions are from 2 to 3:30 p.m. on Thursdays:

• • • April 15th – The Korea Peninsula
    • May 6th – Global Supply Chains

All meetings are via Zoom, with short recommended readings sent beforehand. Contact Dessa Crum, dcrum2@jccc.edu, Coordinator, International and Immigrant Student Services, to subscribe to the mailing list. See you there!

• April 15 is the last day to withdraw with a “W” or request a pass/fail grade option for a full-semester course.
• Fall Enrollment is around the corner!
  • Fall pre-enrollment begins on Apr 19-21 at 8 a.m.
  • Open enrollment begins on Apr 21 at 9 p.m. on the web.
• Epicenter 2021-Policy and the Art of Sustainability—4/19 12:00-2:00 PM

Epicenter 2021 has been designed specifically for high school juniors and seniors and college students who want to understand their part in activism as well as the arts.

At the conference, you’ll:

• • Find out how federal environmental policy might evolve in the next few years
  • Explore how you can be a change-maker through activism and the arts
  • Listen to professionals who offer hope and have passion for our planet

Register today!  Stay tuned to jccc.edu/epicenter!

• Poetry Workshop # 2: “Making a Good Poem Great”—4/14 @ 1:00-2:00 PM

Fine-tune what you have created! Get experienced feedback and help to polish and refine your poem.

Led by Professor Tom Reynolds and assisted by Professor Beth Gulley

https://jccc.zoom.us/j/97731770068?pwd=bmtYbzNBUEVuNTBWQ3A1M3Nhak9jQT09

• Black Student Union 2021 Poetry Slam-4/31 @1:00-2:00 PM

CONTESTANTS WANTED: To Enter, please contact Professor Cathy Schrag at cschrag@jccc.edu

AUDIENCE MEMBERS NEEDED: Please come and support your fellow JCCC students and listen to Original and Inspirational Poetry!

https://jccc.zoom.us/j/95339116716?pwd=SmxzT0NBN0c0MU51elpDT05lUjV2dz09

 Poems performed at the Slam must be:

• • 3 minutes or less
  • Original
  • Appropriate
  • Written in any genre or style
  • Basic Poetry Slam Rules: Taken from Hullabaloo – A Project of Vancouver Poetry House – https://youthslam.ca/slam-clubs/rules/

First Place $100, Second Place $50, and Third Place $25

• Honors Symposium—4/27

The Honors Symposium will be a virtual experience this year. This means that you will record your presentation ahead of time and it will be posted to the Honors blog. The Honors Symposium videos will be available to viewers for the first time on April 27^th. For a week, we will expect interaction between “audience members” and presenters in the comment boxes available to this very end.

We recommend that you record your video in Yuja. Step by step of how to do so: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UgbybwHyxQJR77A1Yj-nnln5A908-qWT/view. In order to best promote the symposium, when you send your video, please be sure to submit a short description of your presentation (abstract). This is so we can make the blog as compelling as possible, easy for guests to navigate, and to send teasers out to our community!  Please plan on submitting your video recording no later than Monday, April 19^th to Anne Dotter, adotter@jccc.edu

• Presentation from the Institute for Indigenous Studies at Lehigh University—4/28 @ 3:00 PM

Sheila North (Cree) will be screening her film, 1200+, about murdered and missing Indigenous women in Canada.  Sheila is the founder of the #MMIW movement in Canada.  She will be discussing what’s going on up there after the film.  For Zoom Links, contact Sean Daley at smdaley@lehigh.edu.

• Would you Follow You? Sara Lowery—4/29 @ 2:00 PM

Often times we are put in situations where we have to decide if we want or can follow the leaders that are before us. But how often do we look in the mirror and ask ourselves would we follow ourselves? Do you have the talents and skills and you admire in leaders? What characteristics are you lacking?

In this leadership keynote, we will take an old business approach and reframe it for a more personal leadership approach by starting with assessing ourselves first to determine if we are being the best leader that anyone would want to follow at any time. Sara gives tips and strategies on how to overcome that fear and create the largest impact as a leader.

Other Opportunities:

• Clubbies: Clubs & Orgs Award Nominations Now Open

For more details and to access the nomination form, click here. Nominations will be accepted through 4/19.

• Sexual Assault Awareness Month Events

• The Sustainability Challenge

How do you live sustainably? Do you recycle? Do you grow your own plants? Do you buy sustainable items? Do you use or create renewable energy? Come up with a creative way to tell us how you live sustainably! Student Senate will award prizes to the top 3 most creative submissions! For more details: https://jccc.campuslabs.com/engage/event/7042506

• Spring 2021 COVID/CRRSAA Relief Fund

JCCC has received additional, limited funding through the Federal Government, which is available to current Spring 2021 credit students.

To qualify, a JCCC student must be currently enrolled in 3 or more credit hours and have a 2020-21 FAFSA on file. Students meeting the minimum criteria will have the application available in their scholarship portal through MyJCCC.

Contact Financial Aid at finaid@jccc.edu or 913-469-3840 with any questions.

•  Kansas Micro-Internship

The Kansas Micro-Internship Program provides an opportunity for students to connect with Kansas-based companies and non-profit organizations through short-term, paid professional opportunities. Micro-internships provide students with paid opportunities to demonstrate skills, explore career paths, and develop professional networks. To see a list of companies participating in this program and other information, click here.

Note: 20 hours of work through this program will allow you to satisfy one honors exploratory requirement by filling a reflection upon completion.

Steps to get started:

1. 1. Complete the Agile Work Profilerand upload a PDF of your results into the Documents section of your Parker Dewey profile.
   2. Create your account on Parker Dewey.Be sure to add Kansas Micro-Internship Program to your profile in the Affiliations section.
   3. Apply to all projects that interest you.

•  Research Fellowship & Mentorship

The Center for Black, Brown, and Queer Studies (BBQ+) is an independent Center dedicated to interdisciplinary research, pedagogy, and mentorship in critical race, Indigenous, postcolonial, and queer studies. Our fellowship brings together a diverse group of scholars from undergraduates to postgraduates working across these fields in a collaborative and supportive environment.

Applications for the 2021-22 academic year are open. See below for more information or click here to apply.

Stay in the Know…

• Sign up to use the Honors Study Lounge or Learning Studio!

The honors lounge and classroom are now available for during the The Honors Program will now be open every day, M-F from 8:00 AM-5:00 PM and the study lounge and honors classroom will be available for your use! You must sign up in advance for   one-hour increments and all social distancing rules will apply. Click here to reserve a spot in either the lounge or the honors classroom!

• • Time to plan your Summer & Fall schedule!
  • Summer 2021 Pre-enrollment: April 5^th through 7^th
  • Fall 2021 Pre-enrollment: April 19^th through 21^st

For assistance with planning your schedule, you are encouraged to reach out to  one of our designated honors counselors (Natalie Bergman nbergma1@jccc.edu  & Melanie Roberts mrober64@jccc.edu )! To schedule an advising appointment, call 913-469-3809 and identify yourself as an Honors Student.

Check out the list of honors courses for Summer and Fall here Honors Summer and Fall 2021 Course Schedule and Descriptions.pdf

Important semester deadlines and enrollment steps can be found in the following documents:

Summer 2021 Academic Calendar.pdf

Fall 2021 Academic Calendar.pdf

• Presentation help

At the end of the spring semester, many of us prepare presentations. There is help on campus! You can schedule one-on-one Zoom meetings with any one of our librarians at https://jccc.libcal.com/appointments?lid=144&g=679 .  In addition, librarians are available for research questions almost 80 hours per week at  https://library.jccc.edu/home/ask .

• Coping with Depression: A Handbook for JCCC Students by Jill Konen, JCCC Counselor
•  COVID-19 Support

The impact of COVID-19 has created a new world of stress for students and many do not know where to turn. Please know that JCCC counselors are available to help and are trained to address the mental health needs of students. Counselors will assist students with on-campus resources, finding community support, or a referral to our student assistance program for therapy. Additional resources can be found at https://www.jccc.edu/student-resources/personal-counseling.

If you are personally struggling with a personal, academic, career or any other mental health concern, or know of another student who is struggling, JCCC counselors are available to assist with any questions or concerns and can be reached by either calling 913-469-3809 or by sending an email to advise@jccc.edu.

Please take action if you or someone you know is in immediate danger or having suicidal ideation and get help immediately:

• • • Call the National Suicide Hotline: 1-800-273-8255
    • Call “911”
    • Call Johnson County Mental Health:      913-268-0156
    • Go to the nearest hospital emergency room
    • Contact the local police
•  Important Campus COVID-19 Information
•  Student Basic Needs Center

Are you a student in need of food, housing, transportation, or technology for school? If so, visit the Student Basic Needs Center in COM 319. The center is open Monday-Friday, 8:30 am – 4:30 pm. Additional information about the services of the Student Basic Needs Center may be found at http://www.jccc.edu/basicneedscenter, or by contacting Steve Franklin, Coordinator, Student Basic needs at basicneeds@jccc.edu.

• See Student Resources for information about contacting admissions, financial aid, academic counseling and more.
• Exploratory Requirements List
• Academic Resource Center

Located on the first floor of Billington Library, the Academic Resource Center is your one-stop shop for free tutoring and assistance for your credit classes. It has a large study area, a library assistant who will help you find where you need to go, and the new Stacks Cafe serving coffee and snacks. Services are still on a limited in-person basis, but you can get help online or via Zoom appointments. Each resource center has different options. Learn more by watching the following video: https://youtu.be/VEtS5QCSIZs

• JCCC Library News Resources

Need sources to keep up on local and national news?  Login to these resources with your MyJCCC username and student ID #.

Here are direct links to just a few:

• • Kansas City Star Image Edition (3/1/13-current)
  • Shawnee Mission Post
  • New York Times
  • Washington Post

Opportunities and Information for Honors Students

February 1, 2021

Message from Honors Director, Anne Dotter

Dear Honors students,

What a week! COVID 19 cases are going down and Wallstreet is exploding! But in Honors at JCCC, we keep our heads down: the third week of classes means an up-take in assignments and homework and generally a need to focus on schoolwork. Be sure to reach out if you’d like to chat about completing your honors requirements or otherwise getting your ducks in a row!

One important deadline I will bring to your attention is the end of the honors contract open season. Ideally, all honors contract forms would be submitted by Friday, February 5^th, this week, so that we can make sure that you are all enrolled in the hour that you need to earn that honors credit. Please be sure to start your honors contract related conversations sooner rather than later and, again, reach out if I can help you getting things going.

This week also offers terrific opportunities to connect with your honors peers: our very own Honors Students’ Association (HSA) will hold its first meeting this afternoon and Professor Daniel Owen has agreed to help us all understand what actually happened with Gamestop stocks, Robinhood and Wallstreet. I am looking forward to these two events and to seeing many of you there!

Be well and stay strong,

Anne

This Week in Honors:

• Honors Hangout-2/4 @ 3:00 PM

Many of us have seen the headlines stating that Robinhood (stock trading app characterizing itself as a democratizing force in the stock market) had frozen trade on a number of stocks, including Gamestop. The result is anger across the political spectrum and a hefty number of lawsuits. How many of us can say that we actually understand the mechanics of what happened or what is represents? I will admit that I can’t.

This week, JCCC economics professor Daniel Owens will lead a discussion of the Gamestop-Robinhood stock trading phenomenon. Join us at 3pm on Thursday, Feb. 4^th, for an illuminating Honors Hangout!

https://jccc.zoom.us/j/96076425124

• Honors Student Association
  • 1^st Meeting of the semester—2/2 @ 3:30 PM

Other Opportunities:

• Come join the HSA Book Club!

One way to get engaged with our honors community is through the HSA book club! Due to the unfortunate times we are in we will not be having books to read, but instead short stories about current social issues. All you have to do to participate is read the article and then come to discuss! Our first meeting will be Tuesday, Feb. 23rd from 2:30-3:30. We will be discussing Black History Month with a short story by Zora Neale Hurston! Hope to see you there!

https://blackwomenwriterssp18.files.wordpress.com/2018/01/hurston_sweat.pdf

• Honors Scholarship application

Submit the JCCC Scholarship application by 4/1 to be considered for the Honors Program Scholarship along with many other scholarship! Additional instructions can be found here.

• Student Sustainability Committee

The Student Sustainability Committee is a great place to get involved if you’re interested in leading campus conversations around social, environmental, and economic improvements. You may have noticed that here at JCCC, our work on sustainability is visible – it’s woven through almost everything we do, from energy to the food we eat and the relationships we build in the community. That’s all due to students like you. Through the years, the work of students on the Committee has helped lower our energy bills, increased our renewable energy production, contributed to conversations about diversity and belonging, and – of course – helped more people learn about recycling, increasing scholarship dollars available to all students through their work.

The committee is made up of students from any background, as long as they are enrolled in at least 6 credit hours. Their time commitment is around an hour every two weeks, and joining is easy. Tell us a little about yourself by completing the application here, or if you’re already using your GetInvolved account, you can search for the Student Sustainability Committee there. If you have questions, or aren’t quite sure how to best translate your interests for the application, give us a shout – we’re always happy to talk with students who want to do good work for their community!

• Pro Publica Scholarship Opportunity

Interested in Journalism? This Pro Publica scholarship might be for you! Check it out! https://www.propublica.org/article/students-propublica-and-the-pudding-want-to-help-pay-for-your-journalism-expenses-in-2021?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter#1046944

• Welcome Center Now Hiring for Admissions Ambassador Positions

Are you interested in a position that would allow you to utilize and improve your public speaking, time management, and leadership skills? The Welcome Center is looking for students to join the Admissions Ambassadors team! Information regarding the positions and the application is available at careers.jccc.edu.

• Internship Opportunity: Mentor Coordinator-Global FC

Global FC is looking for a stipend-paid intern to help coordinate community service projects in Northeast KC. Click here for more details.

Mark your Calendars:

• Cavalier Leadership Program—2/2 @ 2:00 PM

Cavalier Leadership is a leadership program designed to empower students to be people of influence in their professional, academic, and personal lives. This is powered by a comprehensive curriculum, Collegiate Leadership Challenge. The Cavalier Leadership Program is through Canvas with weekly zoom meetings.  The first session will be held 2/2 at 2:00 PM. Click  here to register. Contact Cassie Fulk at cfulk4@jccc.edu for questions.

• Community Blood Center Blood Drive—2/2 & 2/3

Our community needs blood donations. With the Pandemic being a part of our lives, blood donations are in high demand. As a community we can flatten this blood shortage curve with your donation. Together, the community of Johnson County Community College can save lives. With your help we can achieve this goal!  https://youtu.be/NKbU33KOKPg

Book your appointment by visiting http://savealifenow.org/group and enter Group Code: NA. For additional details contact Cassie Fulk at (913) 469-3433 or cfulk4@jccc.edu. Medical eligibility questions? Call 1.800.688.0900.

• Lunch Time Virtual Trivia—2/3 @ 9:00 AM-11:45 PM

Do you think you have knowledge to be JCCC’s top trivia master? Join us for our monthly Lunch Time Trivia Challenges to find out! Each month a new trivia challenge will be posted on Get Involved @ JCCC. Check in the day of the challenge for the unique Kahoot trivia link to be posted. Money prizes for the top three placers! Click here for more details and to join in on the day of the event.

• Virtual Volunteer Fair—2/8-2/12

Every year the office of Community-Based Learning holds a volunteer fair to give nonprofits and students an opportunity to meet. This gives nonprofits the chance to spread the word about their volunteer needs and students the chance to find a place to give back.

This year, we’re doing things a little differently. For the VIRTUAL volunteer fair, current volunteer opportunities will be posted every day from February 8-12. You can follow along here or on Instagram, @jccc_cbl. Through Instagram, JCCC students will have a chance to win prizes every day!

• JCCC’s Great Decisions Series:

Prepare to discuss the world. Curious about the impact of recent developments in world economy, foreign conflicts and more? This is an opportunity to discuss important global issues that affect us all, gain a variety of new perspectives and engage with your fellow citizens. Mark your calendars for this semester’s sessions: 2/18, 3/18, 4/15 & 5/6.Sessions will be held via zoom from 2:00-3:30 pm. It is not necessary to attend all sessions.

The articles that are discussed can be found in the Foreign Policy Association’s Great Decisions briefing book. For a participant guide or for more details, contact Dessa Crum at iiss@jccc.edu.

• FBI job info session—2/25

Join FBI Kansas City for a virtual event directed toward those with diverse backgrounds who are interested in applying to the FBI. This event is hosted by the Diversity Agent Recruitment (DAR) Program and is your chance to learn about the FBI, the application process, and how you can serve your country.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=R_2NAc6qgSA&feature=youtu.be

Stay in the Know…

• Coping with Depression: A Handbook for JCCC Students by Jill Konen, JCCC Counselor

• Important Campus COVID-19 Information
• All departments in Student Success and Engagement (plus Bursar and Bookstore) have an on-campus presence during regular hours of operation.
• Students who need equipment for online learning or who are experiencing food or housing insecurity or other hardships should contact the Student Basic Needs Center.
• See Student Resources for information about contacting admissions, financial aid, academic counseling and more.

• Reminder: If you develop symptoms of COVID-19, contact your health care provider.
  • More JCCC information and resources are at edu/covid19
  • For up-to-date details on the pandemic, see the Centers for Disease Control’s COVID-19 webpage

• Academic Resource Center

Located on the first floor of Billington Library, the Academic Resource Center is your one-stop shop for free tutoring and assistance for your credit classes. It has a large study area, a library assistant who will help you find where you need to go, and the new Stacks Cafe serving coffee and snacks. Services are still on a limited in-person basis, but you can get help online or via Zoom appointments. Each resource center has different options. Learn more by watching the following video: https://youtu.be/VEtS5QCSIZs

• JCCC Library News Resources

Need sources to keep up on local and national news?  Did you know that your JCCC Library provides online access to the Kansas City Star, New York Times, Washington Post and more? Login to these resources with your MyJCCC username and student ID #.

Here are direct links to just a few:

• Kansas City Star Image Edition (3/1/13-current)
• Shawnee Mission Post
• New York Times
• Washington Post

• Exploratory Requirements List

• Please join us in wishing the following honors students a happy birthday this week!

February 1^st        Taia Sarazov

February 2^nd        Jessica Hernandez

February 5^th        Rachel Howard

Opportunities and Information for Honors Students

January 25, 2021

Message from Honors Director, Anne Dotter

Dear Honors students,

What better way to unite across differences than to learn about others to overcome our differences? This is what we are here for in the classroom, as I suggested last week, but not only! Much of your learning and growth will happen as you take on leadership roles and contribute to changing our campus by being actively engaged in one or more student groups.

This week is particularly rich in events giving you the opportunity to learn about clubs and organization you may not have known about (the Involvement Fair is on Wednesday!), learn from Prof. Easley-Giraldo about engaging in productive disagreement (Wednesday as well) and join us in pondering what our society may look like without violence (I will lead the discussion on Security Without Violence in America on Thursday).

In replacement of our Honors Hangout, I suggest that you hop on to the conversation with your peers in honors across the United States and make new friends of honors students in the Netherlands. The conversation will center on Global Leadership and Unsustainable Development Goals: if nothing else, this intriguing title promises a rich exchange!

Amanda Gorman’s inspirational words are an invitation to seize the many opportunities JCCC makes available to you be it in or out of the classroom. In The Hill we Climb, the poem she read at last week’s Presidential Inauguration, Gorman says:

We are striving to forge a union with purpose,
to compose a country committed to all cultures, colors, characters and
conditions of man.
And so we lift our gazes not to what stands between us,
but what stands before us.

I hope that this week you will find many ways to get involved on campus and join forces with your peers to face what stands before us, united.

Be well and stay strong,

Anne

This Week in Honors:

• Student Sustainability Committee

The SSC has a few open spots! If you are enrolled in 6 credit hours you are eligible to join. This is a great opportunity to make our campus more environmentally sustainable. Click here for more details.

• Cavalier Leadership Program—2/2 @ 2:00 PM

Cavalier Leadership is a leadership program designed to empower students to be people of influence in their professional, academic, and personal lives. This is powered by a comprehensive curriculum, Collegiate Leadership Challenge. The Cavalier Leadership Program is through Canvas with weekly zoom meetings.

The first session will be held 2/2 at 2:00 PM. Click  here to register. Contact Cassie Fulk at cfulk4@jccc.edu for questions.

• Welcome Center Now Hiring for Admissions Ambassador Positions

Are you interested in a position that would allow you to utilize and improve your public speaking, time management, and leadership skills? The Welcome Center is looking for students to join the Admissions Ambassadors team! Information regarding the positions and the application is available at careers.jccc.edu.

• Internship Opportunity: Mentor Coordinator-Global FC

Global FC is looking for a stipend-paid intern to help coordinate community service projects in Northeast KC. Click here for more details.

Mark your Calendars:

• Productive Disagreements: How to Have Civil Conversations—1/27 @ 2:00 PM   

The International Education Office is hosting the Explore the World Global Speaker Series again this semester. Join in online as speakers from around the world discuss the hidden gems of various countries, present on changing landscapes of travel, and discuss what it means to be an international student.

RSVP to receive the link to this presentation.

• 1/27: Productive Disagreements: How to Have Civil Conversations

Dr. Terri Easley-Giraldo, professor of Communication Studies

With an incredibly polarized American society, disagreements can often lead to uncivil conversations and arguments. It is important to recognize people will not always agree with each other, but can still communicate respectfully and meaningfully.

• 2/3: JCCC Travelers: Hidden Gems in the Americas (Colombia, Canada, Jamaica)
• 2/17: JCCC Travelers: Hidden Gems in Europe (France, Switzerland, Germany)
• 2/24: Don’t Abandon Hope, Ye Who Enter Here: Finding Courage in Climate Crises
• 3/3: JCCC Travelers: Hidden Gems in Asia (Japan, Pakistan, India)
• 3/24: International Student Panel
• 4/7: JCCC Travelers: Hidden Gems in the Americas (Brazil, Mexico, Peru)
• 4/21: JCCC Travelers: Hidden Gems in Europe (Iceland, Russia, Albania)

• Security without Violence in America: A Roundtable Discussion—1/28 @ 12:30 PM

What does America look like when there is Security without Violence? How can we achieve this? Can we achieve this? Join us for a panel discussion on January 28th at 12:30 pm via zoom. This conversation will include such topics as the training of police officers, racial bias, white privilege, and security without violence, or what our societies may look like without the police as we know it. RSVP to receive the online link.

• Discussion on Global Leadership & the Unsustainable Development Goals—1/28 @ 3:00 PM

Hogeschool van Amsterdam is hosting a global online event as part of the Knowledge Café Global Leadership 2021 program and will include student participants from around the world. To participate, scan the QR code in the flyer below.

What is a Knowledge Café? “The Knowledge Café is a conversational process that brings a group of people together to share experiences, learn from each other, build relationships and make a better sense of a rapidly changing, complex, less predictable world to improve decision making, innovation, and the ways in which we work together.” David Gurteen, founder of the Gurteen Knowledge Café, http://knowledge.cafe/david-gurteen/.

Opportunities and Information for Honors Students

Message from Honors Director, Anne Dotter

Dear Honors students,

In French high schools, to this day, we spend a full year studying World War II, how it came to be, what allowed for the rise of Hitler, and what eventually led to his downfall and brought peace in Europe. Both the language revolving around the invasion of the Capitol and images of the events reminded me of my high school history lessons in chilling ways. Governor Schwartzenegger’s short video goes well beyond my own experience; it contextualizes last Wednesday’s events in even more sobering terms.

So today, I will affirm the role of education, indeed its centrality to the wellbeing of a democracy and all its citizens. While a college degree is a passport to a better life and better paying jobs, it is first and foremost a unique chance to learn to distinguish between what is true and what is untrue. In effect, higher education will give you the tools to recognize opinions and unsupported claims when you see them and equip you with the tools to find information supported by evidence for yourself to understand the world you inhabit in all its complexity.

Now, you all know that it’s not quite that simple: in HON 100 we spend an entire semester thinking about members of our society who have simply been erased from books and therefore from what might be considered true.  Knowledge construction isn’t a straight line: Academics disagree on fundamental ideas. The books and articles we write in conversation with one another explore different sides of these ideas. We don’t throw punches. We never exert violence. Yet, engaging in the knowledge making process is deeply empowering.

Eighteenth century French philosopher Voltaire said: “Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities.” Critical thinkers are not so quick to believe absurdities. Honors students are eager to ask questions and engage in the process of discovering tomorrow’s cures and today’s solutions. So while we are all shaken by January 6’s unsettling events, let’s make sure to select our classes wisely this spring, perhaps adding a history course, an anthropology seminar, a political science or a sociology class.

Be well and stay strong,

Anne

This Week in Honors:

• • • • • Honors Hangout-1/21 at 3:00 PM

Welcome back! Let’s use this time to share stories from our respective breaks! I will give you a short preview: after not leaving our house since March, my two boys, partner and I took a couple of day trips. It felt so bold not to remain within our walls but to drive a few hours! I look forward to sharing our destinations and to hearing your holiday highlights!

https://jccc.zoom.us/j/96076425124

Other Opportunities:

• • • • • Welcome Week: SWAG Bags for Students

Student Activities is preparing Welcome Week Swag Bags for students attending JCCC this spring!

Bags are available for pick-up at the below locations:

– Student Engagement Desk (Student Center 1st floor)
– Midwest Trust Center Welcome Desk
– Center for Student Involvement (COM 309)
– Academic Achievement Center (Library 1st floor)

Students who are not on campus and would like a bag mailed to them can RSVP using this link:  https://jccc.campuslabs.com/engage/event/6649413

• • • • • JCCC Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats Session-1/28 2:00-4:00 PM via zoom

JCCC Strategic Planning is gearing up and YOUR input is needed. The goal of this session is to elicit honest, clear and concise feedback from students regarding the JCCC Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats. The SWOT analysis helps in ascertaining the factors that influence the efficiency and effectiveness of services provided by the College. These sessions will lay the groundwork for developing our goals and strategies to move JCCC forward into the future.” To participate sign up using this link.

• • • • • COVID-19 Support

The impact of COVID has created a new world of stress for students and many do not know where to turn.  Please know that JCCC counselors are available to help and are trained to address the mental health needs of students. Counselors will assist students with on campus resources, finding community support, or a referral to our student assistance program for therapy. Additional resources can be found at https://www.jccc.edu/student-resources/personal-counseling/.

If you are personally struggling with a personal, academic, career or any other mental health concern, or know of another student who is struggling, JCCC counselors are available to assist with any questions or concerns and can be reached by either calling 913-469-3809 or sending an email to advise@jccc.edu

Please take action If you or someone you know is in immediate danger or having suicidal ideation and get help immediately:

• • • • • • • Call the National Suicide Hotline:  1-800-273-8255
            • Call “911”
            • Johnson County Mental Health:    913-268-0156
            • The nearest hospital emergency room
            • Local police

Mark your Calendars:

• • • • • Explore the World: Spring 2021 Global Speaker Series

The International Education Office is hosting the Explore the World Global Speaker Series again this semester. Join in online as speakers from around the world discuss the hidden gems of various countries, present on changing landscapes of travel and discuss what it means to be an international student. This weekly event is free and open to the public. Presentations will be recorded for easy online access for those that cannot attend live. All events are on Wednesdays and from 2-3 p.m., unless otherwise noted. See below for the schedule.

Sign up here to RSVP to as many presentations as you like.

• • • • • • • • 1/27:   Productive Disagreements: How to Have Civil Conversations
              • 2/3:      JCCC Travelers: Hidden Gems in the Americas (Colombia, Canada, Jamaica)
              • 2/17:   JCCC Travelers: Hidden Gems in Europe (France, Switzerland, Germany)
              • 2/24:   Don’t Abandon Hope, Ye Who Enter Here: Finding Courage in Climate Crises
              • 3/3:      JCCC Travelers: Hidden Gems in Asia (Japan, Pakistan, India)
              • 3/24:   International Student Panel
              • 4/7:      JCCC Travelers: Hidden Gems in the Americas (Brazil, Mexico, Peru)
              • 4/21:   JCCC Travelers: Hidden Gems in Europe (Iceland, Russia, Albania)

• • • • • Discussion on Global Leadership & the Unsustainable Development Goals–January 28^th 3:00 PM

Hogeschool van Amsterdam is hosting a global online event as part of the Knowledge Café Global Leadership 2021 program and will include student participants from around the world. To participate, scan the QR code in the flyer below.

What is a Knowledge Café? “The Knowledge Café is a conversational process that brings a group of people together to share experiences, learn from each other, build relationships and make a better sense of a rapidly changing, complex, less predictable world to improve decision making, innovation, and the ways in which we work together.” David Gurteen, founder of the Gurteen Knowledge Café, http://knowledge.cafe/david-gurteen/.

• • • • • JCCC’s Great Decisions Series:

Prepare to discuss the world. Curious about the impact of recent developments in world economy, foreign conflicts and more? This is an opportunity to discuss important global issues that affect us all, gain a variety of new perspectives and engage with your fellow citizens. Mark your calendars for this semester’s sessions: 2/18, 3/18, 4/15 & 5/6.Sessions will be held via zoom from 2:00-3:30 pm. It is not necessary to attend all sessions.

The articles that are discussed can be found in the Foreign Policy Association’s Great Decisions briefing book. For a participant guide or for more details, contact Dessa Crum at iiss@jccc.edu.

Stay in the Know…

• • • • •  Important Campus COVID-19 Information
          • All departments in Student Success and Engagement (plus Bursar and Bookstore) have an on-campus presence during regular hours of operation.
          • Students who need equipment for online learning or who are experiencing food or housing insecurity or other hardships should contact the Student Basic Needs Center.
          • See Student Resources for information about contacting admissions, financial aid, academic counseling and more.

• • • • • • Reminder: If you develop symptoms of COVID-19, contact your health care provider.
            • More JCCC information and resources are at edu/covid19
            • For up-to-date details on the pandemic, see the Centers for Disease Control’s COVID-19 webpage

• • • • • Academic Resource Center

Located on the first floor of Billington Library, the Academic Resource Center is your one-stop shop for free tutoring and assistance for your credit classes. It has a large study area, a library assistant who will help you find where you need to go, and the new Stacks Cafe serving coffee and snacks. Services are still on a limited in-person basis, but you can get help online or via Zoom appointments. Each resource center has different options. Learn more by watching the following video: https://youtu.be/VEtS5QCSIZs

• • • • • JCCC Library News Resources

Need sources to keep up on local and national news?  Did you know that your JCCC Library provides online access to the Kansas City Star, New York Times, Washington Post and more? Login to these resources with your MyJCCC username and student ID #.

Here are direct links to just a few:

• • • • • • • Kansas City Star Image Edition (3/1/13-current)
            • Shawnee Mission Post
            • New York Times
            • Washington Post

• • • • • Exploratory Requirements List.docx
        •  Honors Student Association.docx
          • 1^st Meeting of the semester-Tuesday, February 2^nd at 3:30 PM

https://jccc.zoom.us/j/92104299389?pwd=eXNLZkZJZVpWd0N3KzBFZXlFQ0I4Zz09

• • • •   Please join us in wishing the following honors students a happy birthday this week!
        • • Talia Rowland 1/19
          • Shelby Winter 1/22