Being Thankful

It’s the night before the big walk and a lot of thoughts are running through my head. With Thanksgiving fast approaching, I’m most focused on being thankful.

I am thankful for my upbringing, my family and my role leading Butler County Community College. Now, more than ever, affordable, accessible and quality education is paramount.

So is this walk – “a walk for our students.”

Fall Open House

More info on the Open House.

This Thursday, Main Campus will hold its Annual Fall Open House.  This will be the first Open House in which we can show off the Student Success Center.  I am sure the reviews will be just like the others since the building opened this summer.  People simply love the new addition to our Main Campus!

Record attendance for this event has occurred over the last two years.  I expect much the same for this year’s version.  Students and parents are eager to ask our excellent faculty and staff a variety of questions.  We are more than happy to answer such inquiries and provide whatever assistance is needed.

President’s Challenge

Greetings, friends.

This year’s goal for the BC3 Annual Campaign is $25,000.

The good news: we are half way there!  Thanks to employees’ gifts and pledges, the campaign is at $12,500.  It’s a great start!

I am officially challenging the BC3 community, Board of Trustees, Foundation Board, retirees and friends to reach the goal of $25,000 – but let’s make this interesting. 

Top 10 List

We have one week of classes in the books!  Last week went off without a hitch.  It was so nice to see students on all of our campuses. 

When I started college, I received advise from many individuals.  So… if you would, please allow me to provide some advice for you.

Here’s my Top Ten suggestion list for achieving student success:

Countdown to Fall ‘09

Student Success Center

A quick look at the calendar indicates it’s August 4.  August 4?!?!  Where did the summer go?

The summer has been quite busy at the Main Campus as well as our three other sites.  Summer is up 6.6 percent in enrollment and 10.7 percent in credits.  While we are busy preparing for the fall semester, the summer has been just as busy with the move of offices into our new Student Success Center on Main Campus.