Palau Community College
MESEKIU'S
NEWS
Friday, October 27, 2006 Weekly Newsletter Volume 8, Issue 43
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Palau Community College MESEKIU'S NEWS |
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Friday, October 27, 2006 Weekly Newsletter Volume 8, Issue 43 |
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San Diego State University Professor Returns to Conduct MA Classes |
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PCC Thanksgiving Fundraiser is Set |
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The Palau Community College (PCC ) is set to hold it's seventh endowment fundraising to be held on November 22, 2006 at the PCC Courtyard from 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm. Tickets are now on sale for $10.00 each. The College is proud to announce that as of September 2005, the Endowment Fund has reached $1,021,000. More than 100 PCC staff have enrolled in the program whereby they contribute on a bi-weekly basis, along with over 1,000 employees of the Palau National Government, semi- governmental agencies and private sector. Please join us in our efforts to secure Palau Community College's continued existence and financial stability into the future. We are counting on your valuable support and contributions to help us so that we can |
strive to Guarantee Quality and Excellence in our programs and
services. PCC has received some of the donations from community individuals
and companies around the island. Such donations include ticket buying and
in-kind donations. |
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EMS Student Returns
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UOG - Bachelor of Science and Nursing (BSN) Program There will be a program offered to anyone who is interested in Nursing to be held on: October 30, 2006 from 1:00pm- 5:00pm October 31, 2006 from 8:00am- 12:00pm If you have any questions, do not hesitate to call Terry Ngirmang at 488-2470/ 2471 ext. 272. |
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A study tour and student forum on water issues was held in Okinawa, Japan from the 15th- 22nd of October 2006. PCC Environemental/ Marine Science (EMS) student, Shelley Remengesau was fortunate to be accompanied by one of the science instructors, Ms. Vernice Yuji, to attend the event. During their stay in Okinawa, they participated in a study tour of water systems including man-made and underground dams, caves, and desalination and salt plants. |
The highlight of their trip was the desalination plant where seawater was converted to freshwater by reverse osmosis process. The remaining seawater, after this process, is used to make salt. They not only learned the importance of water to the Japanese people but experienced it as well. They also learned that the water issues the Japanese are having are no different than those we face. However, their water issues are much greater because their surface water is scarce and, thus they are obliged to practice water rationing throughout their islands. Toward the end of their stay, Ms. Remengesau gave a presentation entitled "Water Quality of Palau: Ngerikiil Watershed Overview", which stressed greatly the importance of the watershed to the states of Koror and Airai. Their trip was altogether educational and culturally enriching. Ms. Remengesau would personally like to thank Ms. Yuji for accompanying her on the trip. |
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PCC Attracts More Visitors |
PCC Joins World
Palau Community College's Cooperative Research & Extension joined Bureau of Agriculture, Taiwan Technical Mission, and Belau National Hospital in organizing this year's World Food Day. This year's theme was "Investing in Agriculture for Food Security". PCC- CRE displayed their taro plants and also gave them away to the winning participants. |
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Earlier this week, the American Pacific Magazine Publisher, Felicidad T. Ogumoro, and the President of Pacific Information Center, Dirruchei Temengil, visited PCC campus from the Common- |
wealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. They visited the campus to solicit PCC's support for their magazine and also offer PCC the opportunity to use their magazine to feature PCC advertisements. |
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BITS AND PIECES... More Donate
to PCC... PCC would like to thank Chairperson Bilung Gloria G. Salii who
donated approximately 25 lulk trees (similar to banyan trees) and many other plants
to PCC. Chairperson Salii also donated bananas and amra fruit (titimel) to
PCC Cafeteria. Cafeteria staff made titimel juice and the dorm residents, who
have never tried such local lemonade, tried the titimel juice for the first time
and really enjoyed it. Thanks Message of Appreciation I would like to extend my sincerest appreciation and heartfelt gratitude to all the PCC staff who showed their support when my father passed away earlier this month. I will never forget all of you for the generous contributions you made to me and my family. Most especially, the cafeteria staff that supported me in this time of sorrow. Once again, thank you all and God Bless! Lucky Beketaut |
PCC Cooperative Research & Extension Researcher/Aqua-culturist Arrives |
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Miguel De Los Santos is PCC Cooperative Research & Extension's (CRE) newest researcher/ aqua-culturist. De Los Santos arrived on the island on the 16th and plans to stay here for a year. De Los Santos has a Bachelor's of Science degree in Fisheries with the emphasis on aqua-culture at the University of Philippines in Visayas, Philippines. He also has a Master of Science degree in Ecological Marine Management at Vrije Universiteit Brussel in Belgium. |
Asked how he finds CRE-PCC since his arrival, he replied "I find that it is easy to work with the people here because they are very cooperative. Hopefully we can work together as a team to achieve our goal to establish a practical way to breed economically important fishes in Palau such as rabbit fish, groupers, and if possible mullets, milkfish, and perhaps prawns". Their project is in collaboration with the Marine Resources Office; therefore, De Los Santos will be working at both the Marine Resources office in Malakal for the saltwater species and the CRE- PCC station in Ngermeskang, Ngeremlengui for freshwater species. For more information about De Los Santos' program at PCC- CRE, please call 488-2746. Scholarship Opportunity!!! The Asian & Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund (APIASF) is looking for students who have good academic achievement and leadership potential, to apply for the APIASF scholarship. Students should visit www.apiasf.org to begin the application process or get more information on APIASF. |
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Assistant AG Reynolds Speaks to Nursing Students |
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to us. I have partial interest in law and
he helped put everything into perspective the importance of us striving to
become nurses and how the law can help us". |
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ALUMNI NOTES: Class of 1996 (PCC) Class of 1981
(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.
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PCC Mesekiu Men's and Women's
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Men's Teams ( in random order) 1. South Wes 2. Ranchers 3. "Seiselee" 4. PCC Mesekiu 5. Anly Both PCC teams have advanced to the play-offs, although the final results as to whom is playing against whom is yet to be finalized. Play-offs will be between the |
Women's Teams (in random order) 1. PCC Mesekiu 2. Surangel's Queens 3. Dil-Chedeng 4. South Wes 5. Koror State top four teams, 1vs. 4 and 2 vs. 3. Play-off for men begin this Friday, October 27th at 7:00pm at PHS Spiders Gym. |
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PCC Co-Ed Basketball and |
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PCC Co-Ed Basketball and Volleyball Intramurals began the first week of October at PCC basketball court and volleyball court. There are a total of 10 teams participating in the co-ed volleyball intramural and a total of 10 teams for the co-ed basketball intramural. Volleyball Teams:
GOT A STORY?... We want to know the scoop over at your office, what's new, what's being implemented, etc. Share your news with us by bringing your articles to the Development Office no later than Wednesdays at 10am each week.
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Basketball Teams: All games begin at 7:00pm with the second game beginning at 8:00pm. Basketball games are only on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. Volleyball games are on Tuesdays and Thursdays only.
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The college President, staff, and especially students once
again thank all the contributors and donors to this year's PCC
Endowment Thanksgiving Fundraising. To purchase or donate to the 2006 PCC
Endowment Fundraising, please call PCC Development Office at telephone number 488-2470/2471.
