President's Message: December 20, 2011
Tue, 12/20/2011 - 12:40 — wbessette
Dear Faculty and Staff:
It’s almost the end of the semester, with lots of activities going on — and we know that means lots of stress! Here are a few tips to relieve stress:
- Listen to music
- Call a friend
- Eat nutritious meals
- Get plenty of sleep
- Keep a journal
- Meditate
- Laugh
- Exercise (even if only a few minutes)
Portfolio Show
Madison College's Graphic Design and Illustration Portfolio Show was a big hit at Olbrich Gardens recently. Twenty-three students displayed their beautiful graphic design, illustration and web design work. Congratulations to Michael Martin, Beth Ketter and the entire Graphic Design and Illustration department for another successful show.
Breakfast ‘n Learn Program
Madison College’s Breakfast ‘n Learn program on social media was a huge success with the Columbus business community. The City of Columbus is pleased with the workforce training programs and efforts provided to their business community by the College. Congratulations John Alt and team!
Holiday Party
A special thanks to those who helped organize last Friday’s Holiday Party Extravaganza. It was a lot of fun and a good way to kick-off the weekend.
Please be sure to mark your calendar for the annual holiday celebrations for College faculty and staff. Here’s the schedule:
Wednesday, December 21
8-9 a.m., Downtown – Room D040
1-2 p.m., West – Room 110
Thursday, December 22
8-9:30 a.m., Truax – Cafeteria
Marvels
Here are the names of faculty mentioned to me recently as I spoke with students. I have more but will wait for next semester.
William Bedker, Paralegal
Ronald Dunbar, Economics
Georgene Hughes, Eastern campuses
Jerry Mahun, Engineering
Holly Mercier, Marketing
Mitch Milton, Accounting
Rebecca Parish, Architecture
Devin Rains, Architecture
Suzanne Sublette, Arts and Sciences
Joel Welke, Eastern campuses
David Woolpert, Math
Recent Activities
• Attended holiday parties at Ft. Atkinson, Portage, Reedsburg, Watertown, South and Commercial Avenue campuses;
• participated in a Facilities Master Plan Project Team meeting;
• attended UW-Madison Chancellor David Ward’s holiday gathering;
• participated in a United Way of Dane County Executive Committee meeting;
• attended the Leadership Greater Madison Graduation Celebration at the Madison Club;
• dropped in at Ed Clarke's on-campus retirement party;
• attended the monthly District Board meeting;
• participated in the Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce Board meeting;
• participated in the You Tube “Changing” lip dub taping;
• attended the “holiday extravaganza” party;
• welcomed new staff at New Employee Orientation; and
• participated in a microinvesting team meeting.
Here’s a quote about stress – apropos during these busy times. “Nothing erases unpleasant thoughts more effectively than conscious concentration on pleasant ones.” – Hans Selye
I’ll see many of you at graduation Thursday evening. For everyone else, have a safe and happy holiday!
Bettsey