Palau Community College
MESEKIU'S
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Friday, November 30, 2007 Weekly Newsletter Volume 9, Issue 47
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Palau Community College MESEKIU'S NEWS |
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Friday, November 30, 2007 Weekly Newsletter Volume 9, Issue 47 |
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Tan Holdings Corp. Gives $200,000 for New Library,
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 Republic of China-Taiwan Ambassador, Matthew S. M. Lee (c) handing over their donation of the round-trip ticket grand prize to BOT Chairperson, Bilung Gloria G. Salii (2nd from right). Also in the photo are President Tellei (2nd from left), VP Thomas Taro (l), and VP Jay Olegeriil.
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During the fundraising, individuals, businesses, and local groups who purchased tickets won prizes from the event's raffle drawing. Techur Rengulbai won the Grand Prize # 1 which included a round-trip ticket to Taipei, Taiwan inclusive of a $500 cash prize as well as a turkey dinner with all the trimmings. Ngarachamayong won Grand Prize #2- $1,000 cash prize and a Citizen brand watch- and generously donated the $1,000 cash back to the Endowment Fund. Sure Save Mart won the Grand Prize # 3 which included a round-trip ticket to Philippines with a $250 cash prize. Grand Prize # 4- a laptop computer -went to U-Corporation which purchased hundreds of dollars worth of tickets. Palau Community College thanks everyone for supporting the College's efforts in securing its financial stability. Special thanks is extended to Dr. Tan Siu Lin and Tan Holdings for his tremendous donation of $200,000, which will be used for the construction of the new library. Also, special thanks to Senator Alfonso Diaz for his continuous support to the College, especially broadcasting the event live and providing the opportunity for community members to call-in and make donations/ pledges. The College also thanks all who donated cash, in-kind, as well as those who purchased tickets to the raffle drawing. |
BITS AND PIECES... Sawada Returns Home After Two Years ... Sawada arrived two years ago as a JICA volunteer to teach the Japanese language at PCC. Finishing her last semester, Sawada left early Tuesday morning where she will be returning back to Japan. The College bids her farewell and thanks her for all the work she has done at the College, sharing her knowledge about the Japanese language and culture with PCC students, and also further strengthening the cordial relationship between Japan and Palau. TRANSPAC VP Message of Appreciation |
Surangel & Son's Host Career Expedition |
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Eleven sophomore participants from Student Support Services Project Beacon went on a Jobsite Visit to Surangel & Son's Co. on Friday, November 16, 2007. Kimberly Elarionoff from the Human Resource office made arrangements for us to visit the Accounting Office, Travel Agency, Auto-mechanic Shop, Socio-Surangel & Son's Co., and Evinrude-marine shop.
At the Accounting Office, Comptroller Rukebai Inabo and Chief Accountant Erwin, explained the work they did, what the other accountants were responsible in doing, and how, if we wanted jobs like theirs, to at least strive for BA degrees in the accounting field. We asked a lot of questions in regards to how a business was run, what kind of accounting system was being used, and how the company projects its cost to customers and the revenue that comes in. At the Auto-Mechanic shop, we learned that it was important to do a good job at one's internship because this can lead to immediate hiring, as our former classmates Simeon Fanesog and Alik Tolenoa were examples, working as full time mechanics. Supervisor Herbert Decherong also described what kind of work they did. They worked on engines and tires, but didn't do body work. An interesting feature was when we met the "tire man", who had his whole shop on his truck.
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He could go anywhere in Koror and Babeldaob, repairing tires for any vehicles. So, if you have a flat tire in Ngerchelong, you can give the shop a call, and they can send him over. But you might have to pay extra (an arm & a leg) to have him come help fix your tire. Moving on to Socio-Surangel & Son's Co., we met Construction Manager, Lee Otobed, who gave us a history of where Surangel & Son's construction started and how it had grown to include Socio. It was a very impressive story which had some of us thinking that if we work hard, we can achieve our goals. Darin, an electrical engineer and Joel, an architect, showed us some of the projects they were working on. They answered all of our questions, especially those of us in the General Electrics major. They even went so far as to print out and give us examples of some of the work they had completed on Autocad.
We then moved to the Evinrude-marine shop where Manager C-Boy Rimirch gave us a tour of the boats, showing us the NAVMAN system…a totally cool GPS and computerized engine system. We learned the difference between EFI, DFI and carburetor engines. As some of us are Environmental Science majors, we agreed with C-Boy that EFI and (Continued on last page) |
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ALUMNI NOTES: Class of
2005 (PCC) Class of 1996 (PCC) Class of 1991 (MOC) 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. Previous Mesekiu Issues: |
More Show Support to Endowment Fund Ngerikl Baules and Ush Luii (not pictured) of the Ministry of State, Uroi Salii and Wilmar Ngiraibiochel (Primo) of PCC 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, or Koyungil at the Development office at 488- 2470 ext. 253. |
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DFI engines are probably a lot better for our country, as fuel ejected into the waters can destroy our marine life. All of us students had a great time learning the different aspects of Surangel & Son's Co. One student commented "I really enjoyed the presentation by C-Boy from the marine division of Surangel & Son's Co. It was really detailed and it gave me a better understanding of how to enter into a franchise." Another stated that "this jobsite was very informative and helpful especially the part on construction and engineering staff." After the jobsite visit, lunch along with a mini workshop on "Transferring to a Four Year College" was held in the SSS-Project Beacon lab. We were given information about where and how to search for colleges and where to go to find information about financial aid and other scholarships that are available, plus the do's of applying to a college/university. Much appreciation to Counselor Adora for making an exception, and letting us devour our lunches while she did her presentation. After all,we were quite famished from the exciting tour, but who knows….
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she might have allowed it just so she could keep our attention. On a serious note, the tips and information gained are beneficial for college transfer and is appreciated. For the delicious lunch and the fabulous transportation, we give a big "holla" to CRE!! Thank you to Eric Whipps for agreeing to let us tour Surangel & Son's Co., to Kimberly Elarionoff for helping with the arrangements, and to the rest of the Surangel & Son's Co. employees who took the time out to give us their take on their jobs and to answer our questions. We will not forget Ceasar, the BIG dog who also gave us a warm welcome at the dock when we checked out the boats.
Want to Donate Unused Household Items, Books, or Clothes? The Professional Development Seminar (PDS) organizing committee is holding a yard sale scheduled for Saturday, December 8th, 2007 at the PCC front parking lot. If you have any household items, books, or clothes that you do not use anymore and have no more space for them at home, why not donate them? If you want to donate, please bring your items to PCC- Upward Bound office by Friday, December 7th before 4:00 p.m. |
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