Palau Community College
MESEKIU'S
NEWS
Friday, September 28, 2007 Weekly Newsletter Volume 9, Issue 39
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Friday, September 28, 2007 Weekly Newsletter Volume 9, Issue 39 |
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World-Renowned Typhoon/Tropical Climate Expert Conducts Workshop By: Vernice Yuji, Assistant Professor, Science Mr. Chip Guard, Warning Coordination Meteorologist at the National Weather Service Forecast Office on Guam and a world-renowned typhoon and tropical climate expert conducted a workshop entitled "Tropical Cyclone, Disaster Preparedness and Climate Workshop" at Palau Community College Continuing Education (CE) Training room on September 18-20, 2007. Participants included PCC science instructors, PCC EMS majors, PCC science students, NEMO personnel and Weather Service employees. The three-day workshop was made possible through the National Weather Service office here in Koror. The workshop was very comprehensive and topics covered included:
typhoon behavior, characteristics and structure; typhoon forecasting and warning; the Monday Holiday, |
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College Joins ROP Celebrate Independence Day, Participates in Booth Display |
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PCC-Cooperative Research & Extension (CRE) office will be participating in this year's Independence Day celebration by having a display booth on Monday, October 1st under the Japan-Koror Friendship Bridge. CRE booth will showcase their various research projects which includes the shouchu production, taro tissue culture, and rabbitfish and grouper aquarium exhibition. Taro ice cream and cookies will be sold at the booth and samples of shouchu will be available. CRE booth will open from 10 a.m. so, come and check out all the good things that CRE has to offer! |
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117 Students Attend
"Tuesday Night" Bank of Hawaii College Express Savings Account and Crime and Offense in Palau were two of the topics discussed at this month's "Tuesday Night" Program. Held every last Tuesday of the month, the program invites local government offices and businesses to speak to dorm residents on campus on issues of being good students and role models, being good citizens of the community, and living healthy life styles. To open the program, students from Chuuk State sang a special number and wowed other fellow students with their beautiful harmonizing voices. Afterwards, Kenny Reklai, Maile Koshiba, and Bibbie Kumangai represented Bank of Hawaii- Koror Branch, to inform students of the special savings account, College Express Savings, that is available for full-time College students. (Continued on back page) |
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products provided by the Guam Weather Service Office; tsunamis; volcanoes; rip currents; climate and climate variability and change; the El Nino-Southern Oscillation and affects on Palau; tropical cyclone decision-making on Palau; a Scale that relates tropical cyclone wind speed to potential damage; speed-distance -time computing and UTC time conversions; |
cyclone risk and vulnerability; historical typhoons affecting Palau; tropical cyclone plotting; and review of the Guam and Palau weather websites. This was a great opportunity for students and all to learn about the environmental events and hazards that affect our country. |
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OMIP Concludes Database Design Training By: Don Hanser, OMIP Coordinator
The majority of computers purchased worldwide come with a database software already installed, but few people ever learn how to use it. It is called "Access," and offers a powerful way to store and organize information. The database design training was meant to take everybody one step further in using the software. All of the trainees were already familiar with Access; this was a requirement to get into the course. The trainees learned how to go through the steps needed to design their own specialized databases in this class. By the end of the course, trainees had designed databases dealing with air cargo status, employer/employee rosters, employment quarterly reports, cultural library materials, customs penalty logs, confiscated cargo, purchasing records, water meters, and many others. |
Palau Community College would like to extend its congratulations and best wishes to the University of San Diego for the dedication of the new home of the School of Leadership and Education Services (SOLES). Even with the many existing facilities located on 180 acres overlooking the city of San Diego, California, the University of San Diego (USD), a Roman Catholic institution, continues to expand and build new facilities to accommodate its rapidly increasing number of students as with the new home of the School of Leadership and Education Services. The dedication ceremony which will take place on the evening of October 20, 2007 will be followed by an open house, including tours of the new building, and a buffet reception. As a matter of fact, USD is an Alma Mater of President Dr. Tellei and Trustee Valeria Toribiong. |
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BITS AND PIECES... REMINDER Important Dates to Remember... Sept. 28 (F) Last Day to Remove Oct. 1 (M) Holiday: Independence
ANNOUNCEMENT Basic Tagalog Begins in October... Continuing Education (CE) office would like to announce that the Basic Tagalog class is set to begin next month in October. Registration is still open so if you want to take the class, please call CE office at 488-6223/ 2470/2471. Take advantage of this opportunity to learn a new language for FREE!
Our Condolences The College family expresses its deepest condolences to staff member Rosita Weilbacher on the loss of her husband, Fredrick Rechebei and to Akilina Maech, Hamilton Maech, and Abel Maech on the loss of their brother, Xavier Maech. Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family during your most difficult time of sorrow and grief.
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Managing Your Time There are only so many hours in a day, a week, and a term. You cannot change
the number of hours, but you can decide how to best use them. To be successful
in school, you must carefully manage your study time. Here is a strategy for doing this. · Record your school assignments with their due dates and your scheduled tests. Each Sunday before a school week, prepare a Weekly Schedule. Update it as the week goes on. Here is what to do to prepare a Weekly Schedule. · Record your daily classes. Each evening before a school day, prepare a Daily Organizer for the next day. Place a * next to each thing to do as you accomplish it. Here is what to do to prepare a Daily Organizer. · Enter the things to do for the coming day from your Weekly Schedule. Your Weekly Schedule should have more detail than your Term Calendar. Your Daily Organizer should have more detail than your Weekly Schedule. Using a Term Calendar, a Weekly Schedule, and a Daily Organizer will help you make the best use of your time. |
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CIP Inspector Training Concludes |
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Eight trainees from the CIP Office have recently completed a 40-hour course in Hot Mix Asphalt Pavement Inspection, conducted through OMIP. The course was offered during the evening hours over an 11-week period, and included units on hot mix asphalt plant inspection, |
hot mix asphalt testing, and hot mix asphalt paving inspection. The course was taught by Alex Apostol, a staff engineer from the Environmental Quality Protection Board. This was the final class in an eight-course series that included initial classes in construction math and contract plan reading, and inspection courses in vertical construction, Portland cement concrete, earth moving, sub-grade and base, pipe placement, and hot mix asphalt. Those who have taken all of the courses attended a total of 238 hours of class. The time was well spent, as these men act as our eyes as taxpayer money is spent to build our public roads and structures. |
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ALUMNI NOTES: Class of
2003 & 1994 (PCC) Class of 1999 (PCC) Class of 1978 (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: |
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USD to Hold
SOLES Building Dedication
Marcus Hangaripaii, a Criminal Justice Instructor, also made a
presentation on 
