Palau Community College
MESEKIU'S
NEWS
Friday, February 23, 2007 Weekly Newsletter Volume 9, Issue 8
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Palau Community College MESEKIU'S NEWS |
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Friday, February 23, 2007 Weekly Newsletter Volume 9, Issue 8 |
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Vocational/ Technical Education Awareness Week Set for March |
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Work is well underway to prepare for this year's Vocational/Technical Education Awareness Week after President Dr. |
Patrick U. Tellei's last month appointment of a committee to direct preparatory
work for the notable College occasion. |
school students who are prospective students of Palau Community College. Furthermore, the event aims to promote the College's vocational/ technical programs by providing an avenue for students to demonstrate competencies in their respective programs and showcasing their class projects to visiting high school students and community members. This year's commemoration will be held from March 12-14, 2007. For more information about this year's awareness week, please contact Sherman Daniel at 488-2470/ 2471, ext. 254. |
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Focused Midterm Report Sent to ACCJC The Focused Midterm Report for Palau Community College has been completed and sent to the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC). The Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges evaluates colleges every six years with a mandatory Focused Midterm Report in the third year of the cycle. This is a progress report on institutional responses to the team's recommendations and a brief summary of the activities undertaken to address issues identified by the institution in its self study. The report will be reviewed by the Commission at its next regularly scheduled meeting and the institution will be notified as to what action it must take next. |
Lieutenant Colonel Petkosek Visits the College
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PCC Mesekiu Suffers First Loss |
PCC Thanks VP/ MOJ & LEEP Students On behalf of the PCC Board of Trustees, Administration, Faculty, Staff, and most especially, the Students, President Dr. Tellei would like to thank Vice President and Minister of Justice Mr. Camsek Chin for the Law Enforcement Explorers Program (LEEP). This past weekend, LEEP students from Maris Stella, G. B. Harris, Koror, and Meyuns Elementary School and Palau High School picked up trash around PCC campus as well as around Koror. The students were accompanied by Chief Aguon, Officer Ruluked, Officer Kaluu, Officer Mariur, Officer Wong, Mrs. Marlene Aguon, Carrie Falig, and T-Knight Adelbai. PCC thanks Vice President/ Minister of Justice Mr. Camsek Chin, LEEP students, Chief Aguon, police officers, and the other volunteers for donating their time during the weekend to help beautify PCC campus and Koror. |
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The Mesekiu baseball team's perfect record at the end of the first round suffered a blow when they lost to Kayangel on Saturday. The rain shortened game ended in the sixth inning with a score of 5 to 2. The usually potent offense of PCC Mesekiu was silenced by Kayangel pitcher Omengkar Nagata who earned a win with seven strike outs and allowed only two hits. While Kayangel ended the first round in the fourth place of the PML with a record of 4 wins and 3 losses, it has won all of its games in the second round and appear to be strengthening contention for the top spot. On Tuesday, PCC bounced back and trounced the young Koror team via mercy rule in five innings by a score of 24 to 0. According to Coach Sato, the team must recapture its offensive rhythm in order to realize its optimum performance in the second round. |
Accordingly, the daily mandatory practice will not only be intensified, but will focus more on offensive drills. Mesekiu remain atop the PML with win/loss record of 8-1.
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Financial Aid Night Sessions Concludes |
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The Office of Admissions and Financial Aid head by Director Dahlia Katosang, Admissions Counselor, Mekreos Silil, and Support Staff, Marlyne Olkeriil and Maureen Renguul have concluded their Financial Aid Night Sessions with high school seniors and their parents. Out of two hundred thirty-nine (239) seniors from all the high schools in Palau, a total of one hundred seventy-three (173) attended the sessions and completed their financial aid forms. This is seventy-two percent (72%) of all the high school seniors in Palau. The table below shows the detail summary of each high school. |
Special note of appreciation and many thanks goes to all high school principals and counselors for allowing us the opportunity to meet with the prospective students in regards to their college education. SPECIAL MESSAGE TO ALL PARENTS Encourage your sons and/or daughters to launch their college life experience at Palau Community College. The cost to you and your children will be minimal. Your children can take Math, English, etc., and learn how to survive in a college environment and increase their success in achieving their college education. |
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BITS AND PIECES... PCC Welcomes New Staff...
Mr. Murais Sebangiol is PCC's newest addition to the College Staff. Sebangiol worked at Palau Transportation Company (PTC) as a Driller/ Blaster for 9 years before transferring to the College. He is now working at the Maintenance Office as a Heavy Equipment Operator/Maintenance Worker. Welcome aboard Mr. Sebangiol! Cafeteria Has New Practicum Student...
PCC Cafeteria is pleased to introduce the new PHS Senior Practicum student, Jose Meltel. Because he wants to learn to be a cook, he was placed at the Cafeteria. He now takes classes in the morning and works in the afternoon to help make food for PCC students. Good Luck and Welcome aboard! Attorney At Law Donates to College... The College, most especially the students, would like to thank Attorney At Law, Ernestine Rengiil for donating various magazines to PCC Library and to Student Services Office. Thank you very much for your kind donation. |
(Continued from page 1) Visits accompanying the Focused Midterm Report are normally one-day visits by a team of two members. Therefore, a team of two persons from the Commission is scheduled to visit the College on April 2, 2007. The team chair is Dr. Shirley J. Kelly, President Emerita, College of San Mateo and Dr. Lyn MacConnaire, Dean of Student Development, Oxnard College. The purpose of the team conducting the visit is to verify the accuracy and relevance of the report submitted by the college in response to the specific action of the Commission, determine the extent to which the institution now meets the Commission standards cited in the recommendations, and to report findings and recommendations to the Commission. In addition, the College Substantive Change Report for the Early Childhood Extension Program in Yap State has also been completed and sent to the Substantive Change Committee for review and action. Copies of these reports are placed at PCC Library for anyone who wishes to read them. Accreditation Liaison Officer and Director of Admissions and Financial Aid, Dahlia Katosang, thanks all the contributors who put in their time to put together these detailed, comprehensive reports. |
Last week Friday, SBA Senate hosted a dance for all PCC Students to celebrate Valentine's Day. About 100 people attended the special gathering with semi-formal island wear attire. There was an awesome buffet catered by the Cafeteria Staff members and great entertainment provided by some students such as Jeri, Moses, Shay, and special guest singers, Elilai and company. It was very enjoyable and so much fun that you could feel the love by the end of the night. SBA would like to thank the Cafeteria Staff, Elilai, and the students who helped out in decorating, setting up, and entertaining. Because of your efforts, the night's program was a success!
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2007 Education Awareness Week "A Omesuub a Kerbil a Klechad" Science Fair
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ALUMNI NOTES: Class of 2003,
2002 (PCC)
& 1985 (MOC) Class of 1996 (PCC)
Alumni Notes showcases MOC/PCC alumni who contribute to the quality of life in their local community and are postive role models for other PCC students to emulate. If you are that alumni or know someone who is, please contact the PCC Development Office at telephone number 488-2471. We would like to feature you in future issues of the Mesekiu's News. February 16, 2007 |
More Show Support to PCC Endowment Fund
Koror State Public Land Authority Director, Ms. Vera D. Kanai; Koror State Building & Zoning GIS Technician, Farra Oiterong; and Koror Elementary School Teacher, Wandalynn Meyar are the newest members of the Endowment Fund. PCC welcomes the new supporters of the Endowment Fund and invites others who have not signed up to show their support as well. For more information about the PCC Endowment Fund, please contact Hulda, Dilubch, Rilla, or Koyungil at the Development office at 488- 2470 ext. 253. Attention 5th to 8th Graders... Koror State Government Youth & Cultural Affairs and PCC Continuing Education (CE) office will be offering an Art Class on Water Color for 5th to 8th graders starting on Saturday, March 3rd, 2007 from 8am-12pm and 1pm-5pm at CE Training Room. For more information, please contact Taruu Nakamura or Leona Blaluk at 488-6223.
New Library Hours... 8am-8pm (Mon-Fri.) 9am-6pm (Sat.) 12pm-6pm (Sun.)
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Mesekiu Basketball
After playing against 15 teams in Division II, Mesekiu's standing for round one is 7 wins -8 losses. Round 2 began this week, but all 16 teams in Division II will play round robin within each pool, Pool A and Pool B. All teams will advance to the 1st round of division playoffs. Mesekiu's next game scheduled for this week is on February 24th (Saturday) at 9:00pm against Jaguars at the Palau National Gym. Be sure to be at their next game and show your support! Taiwan Scholarship Now Available... The Palau National Scholarship Board is pleased to announce that the Taiwan Government Scholarship is now available for undergraduate and graduate level. The submission deadline for the scholarship is March 20th, 2007. For more information and application forms, please visit the Scholarship office located at the Palau High School campus or call the office at 488-3608.
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