Palau Community College
MESEKIU'S
NEWS
Friday, September 07, 2007 Weekly Newsletter Volume 9, Issue 36
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Palau Community College MESEKIU'S NEWS |
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Friday, September 07, 2007 Weekly Newsletter Volume 9, Issue 36 |
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PCC President Dr. Patrick U. Tellei,
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Office Administration Leading Major, Enrollment at 616
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Senator Asanuma & Dr. Kukeo Akhamontri Visits College
Earlier this week, the College was honored to have Senator Asanuma and Dr. Kukeo Akhamontri, Member of the Lao People's Democratic Republic National Assembly-Vice Chairman taking the time to tour the campus during his stay here in Palau. Dr. Akhamontri was on-island to attend the 38th General Assembly of the Asia-Pacific Parliamentarians Union (APPU). As shown above, Senator Asanuma (l), Dr. Akhamontri (r), and Executive Assistant to the President Todd Ngiramengior (c) pose for a photo in front of the College sign after their campus tour on Tuesday. |
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Over 48% UB Graduates Enroll at PCC |
UBMS Recruiting Students Prince Leeboo Fundraising Organizers Meet with President Tellei |
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Having all twenty-seven Upward Bound (UB) graduates enroll at colleges/ universities after high school is an achievement itself, but to have over 48% of them enroll at the College is incredible! The following are a couple comments from the 2007 UB Graduates: |
to start a college education, especially for those who plan to get higher degrees", says Elway Ikeda who is majoring in Liberal Arts. The Upward Bound program is a one of the four federally-funded TRIO programs geared to help first-generation & low income students receive their college education. The Upward Bound program has been recruiting new students to the program for 2007-2008 school year; however, the deadline to submit applications is today, September 07, 2007. Hurry and get your application forms filled and submit to Upward Bound office by 4:00 p.m. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call the Upward Bound office at 488-2962. |
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12 Participants Complete 5th Mandarin Class |
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After six weeks taking Basic Mandarin classes, twelve participants received their certificates of completion last week Thursday during a small awarding ceremony at PCC Continuing Education (CE) training room. Attended by President Dr. Patrick U. Tellei, Dean Willy Wally, three Taiwan Technical Mission officials, and Instructor Su Wenling, the following twelve participants did a splendid job and received their certificates of completion: Kenny Reklai, Deidre Yamanguchi, Koyungil Kebekol, Colombus Sakuma, Yuko Sawada, Dennis Gonzalez, Remrel Dizon, |
Samuel Surilla Jr., Jullee Gilhang, Sherlyn Tan, Aurea Gerundio, and Princesita Mateo As part of their final assignment, the twelve students had to compete individually for the reading competition as well as compete as groups for the role playing competition. Judged by the three Taiwan Technical Mission officials, Kenny Reklai won first place for the individual reading competition and Sherlyn Tan won second place. For the role playing competition, group members Kenny Reklai, Koyungil Kebekol, Deidre Yamanguchi, and Yuko Sawada won first place. The Basic Mandarin class was sponsored by Taiwan Embassy. This is actually the fifth class that the Embassy has sponsored, but is the first class conducted by Instructor Su Wenling. Su will resume teaching Basic 1 on September 18th and Basic 2 which is set to begin September 17th. Basic 1 will be held every Tuesdays and Thursdays while Basic 2 will be held |
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every Mondays and Wednesdays from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. If you are interested to learn the Mandarin language, please do not hesitate to call Taruu Nakamura or Leona Blaluk at PCC Continuing Education (CE) office at 488-6223. It's free and you get to learn a foreign language! (See more pictures on page 4) |
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BITS AND PIECES... Don't Forget to Vote Today! The general election for the new Student Body Association members and the Student Trustee member is Today, September 7, 2007. The poll will be from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and it will be held at the PCC Mesekiu Bai. All students are strongly encouraged to come out and exercise your right to vote for those you believe can best serve you. Sign-up for Intramural Sports... There will be intramural co-ed volleyball and basketball tournament scheduled to begin on September 10, 2007. Cash prizes will be provided to the first three winning teams for each tournament. For more information about game rules and schedules, please call PCC Recreation office at 488-3885. Check-out the Library... What do you call a place where you can find nearly all references whether it's online, or off-the-shelves such as newspapers, magazines, and other study materials? That's right! The library! The PCC Library encourages all patrons to check-out the library, sign up for a library card, and enjoy the many wonderful services it has to offer. Studies show that students who read in the home and who use the library perform better in school and are more likely to continue to use the library as a source of lifetime learning. Come and visit the library! You just may be surprised to see what you can find! There are friendly Library staff who are always willing and eager to help you. PCC Library is open 7 days a week and the hours are as follows: Mon-Fri. 8 a.m. - 8 p.m. Sat. 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. Sun. 12 p.m. - 6 p.m. |
Succeeding in College- Part 1 Just as in elementary school through high school, your success in college
requires high motivation and effort, strong study skills, effective time management, and
good test-taking strategies. These areas are covered in other screens here at
www.how-to-study.com. But college success requires much more. Once you move from high
school to college, you will generally find that students are more motivated and
competent than in high school; teachers are more demanding; the work is more difficult;
and students are expected to be independent. Further, if you are living away from home
for the first time, you will have many new experiences. Here are some ideas that will
help you succeed in college: |
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New Assistant Instructors to
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To better help the students elevate their academic standings, Rose Aliven-Kohama, Gregory Meyar, and Rennette Meyar have been hired to help students with their remedial classes. G. Meyar will be concentrating in Agricultural |
remedial classes; Kohama in Math and English; and R. Meyar in English. They are ready to help the students so, do take this opportunity and visit Kohama and R. Meyar at Faculty 2 office or G. Meyar at the Agriculture office. |
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ALUMNI NOTES: Class of
2001 (PCC) Class of 1996 (PCC) Class of 1982 (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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UB Hires Additional Staff A former PCC Criminal Justice instructor, Kiblai Suzuky is now the new Academic Counselor/Advisor for the Upward Bound office. Suzuky received her bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice in 2004 at the University of Scranton in Pennsylvania. "It's been two weeks since I started and it's been pretty good. It's a transition from working with College students to working with high school students, but I'm pretty excited". Welcome aboard Ms. Suzuky!
Coast Guard Academy Now Accepting Nominations The United States Coast Guard Academy (USCGA) is now accepting nominations for the Class of 2012. All interested individuals must submit their names and birth certificates to the Ministry of State by September 10, 2007 for formal submission and nominations to the USCGA. For more information, please contact Eunice Akiwo or Ms. Clarissa Adelbai at 680-767-2343/4167 or email to bda@palaugov.net.
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More Creative Writing -Part IV Below is another writing by a student in Midori Mersai's English summer class who also submitted a paper for the in-class creative writing contest. Look for additional installments in next week's Mesekiu's News. By: Juni Nimoto It was a silent night with the moon shining so bright and clear. My girlfriend and I were dating under a huge beautiful tree with different colorful flowers hanging down from side to side of the tree. She was lying on my chest and telling me about her life before we met. She mentioned about all her boyfriends since she was 18 and it was kind of sad for me because she always cheated on them. But the romantic thing is, she told me that since we met about two months ago, she never cheated on me. After she said that, she turned her head to me and started kissing me. Then she told me that "no matter who will come and try to separate us, I'm telling you that I will never give up loving you." I felt so special that night. My feeling was totally changed, I felt so comfortable. I felt like I was sitting on the moon and watching the shooting stars flow around me. I felt something miraculous which I never felt before. (Continued from page 2)
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