Student Activities and Events
Dine with Dr. Ski
When: Nov. 6, 2007, at noon
Dine with Dr. Ski
When: Nov. 7, 2007, at 6 p.m.
Open Mic Night
When: Nov. 9, 2007, from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Where: The Barn at Fauquier
Dinner for Evening Students
When: Nov. 13, 2007, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Christmas Carols in the Loeb Center
When: Nov. 27, 2007, at noon
Where: The Loeb Center
Dine with Dr. Ski
When: Nov. 27, 2007, at noon
Blood Drive
When: Nov. 28, 2007, from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Where: William H. McCoy Special Events Center
Dine with Dr. Ski
When: Nov. 29, 2007, at 5 p.m.
Dinner Theater
The performance date for the annual Dinner Theater production, Twentieth Century, is Nov. 30, starting at 6 p.m., in the William H. McCoy Special Events Center. Two additional shows, without dinner, are scheduled for Dec. 1 at 8 p.m. and Dec. 2 at 2 p.m.
Tickets are available for $25 (dinner production) or $8 (performance only) and can be purchased from Student Activities. For more information or to order tickets, please contact Brandy Hawkins at 540-868-7216 or studentactivities@lfcc.edu
When: Nov. 30, 2007, at 6 p.m.
Where: William H. McCoy Special Events Center
“Twentieth Century” Performance
When: Dec. 1, 2007, at 8 p.m.
Where: William H. McCoy Special Events Center
“Twentieth Century” Performance
When: Dec. 2, 2007, at 2 p.m.
Where: William H. McCoy Special Events Center
Hold the Date Event
When: Jan. 11, 2008
Scholarship Opportunities and Financial Aid
Jack Kent Cooke Scholarship Opportunities
In spring 2008, the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation will award scholarships to help students with exceptional promise and demonstrated financial need reach their full potential through education. Each award will fund a portion of educational costs, including tuition, fees, and living expenses for two to three years of a Jack Kent Cooke Scholar’s undergraduate degree.
At a minimum, each candidate must:
Complete freshman credits in 2007 at, or be a recent graduate (since spring 2003) of, an accredited community college or two-year institution in the US, and
- have a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or better on a 4.0 scale;
- plan to transfer to a four-year college or university in fall 2008; and
- be nominated by his or her two-year institution.
To learn more about the nomination process, please visit the Foundation Web site at www.jackkentcookefoundation.org. Karen Bucher is LFCC’s faculty representative. She can be reached at kbucher@lfcc.edu or 868-7132.
LFCC’s internal deadline is Jan. 4, 2008. Review of applications will begin after this date.
Financial Aid News
It is not too late to apply for financial aid. Complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) now. If you are eligible for financial aid but paid for your fall classes, you will be reimbursed. If you complete the application process by Nov. 15, you may not need to pay for your spring classes up front. Visit the Financial Aid Office if you have questions about applying.
Career Resources
Vault Online Career Library
The Career Center and the Libraries want to announce a new online career resource for students, faculty, and staff:
The Vault Online Career Library includes full-text Vault Career Guides for a variety of careers, over 300+ company profiles, an internship database, Industry and occupation research and over 1,000 career advice articles. It also allows you to create a virtual resume.
You can access Vault from the Library’s Reference Sources & Databases page at http://www.lfcc.edu/Library/ref_title.htm. Students, faculty and staff can access Vault from off-campus with their MYLFCC username and password.
Job Fairs
Want a job after graduation? Or a better job even before graduation?
Career Services at LFCC is presenting our annual Job Fairs at all three locations next semester. Hold the dates!
- Fauquier Campus – Wednesday, March 12
- Luray-Page County Center – Wednesday, March 19
- Middletown Campus – Wednesday, March 26
(In case of inclement weather, fairs will be held on the next day.)
11 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
For more information, contact Doug Cumbia (dcumbia@lfcc.edu) or Marie Rutz (mrutz@lfcc.edu) in Career Services.
Made in the Valley Manufacturing – Industrial Exhibit
Ever wonder what job opportunities are like in our region’s manufacturing and industrial community? The Industrial Exhibit will be located inside the William H. McCoy Special Events Center located on the Middletown Campus.
Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2007
1–7 p.m.
This exhibit provides an unparalleled opportunity for companies to showcase their products, tell you about employment opportunities, and talk with you about the array of jobs within our manufacturing and industrial facilities across our community.
Free Admission
For more information, contact Julia Bowser at 540-662-4118 or via e-mail at jbowser@regionalchyamber.biz
Workforce Solutions
TRAINING FOR LIFE® - a Personal Self Defense Class for Adults (18 and older)
Monday and Tuesday; Nov. 12 and 13, 7-9 p.m., William H. McCoy Special Events Center, Middletown Campus
- Learn to enhance awareness to prevent attacks
- Learn to identify and deal with aggressive behaviors
- Learn the STUN & RUN philosophy
- Learn and practice highly effective escape techniques
- Learn to handle situations on the ground
Student Involvement Opportunities
- Did you know that you can develop your leadership skills and help promote LFCC at the same time by “giving back to the College in service?” Ways to give back include attending dinners and events and even visiting the Virginia General Assembly! Students who are interested in participating should contact Linnie Carter, vice president of college advancement, at lcarter@lfcc.edu.
Would you like an opportunity to win a free course through LFCC's Office of Workforce Solutions and Continuing Education? How about a gift certificate to one of the following establishments: Blockbuster, 220 Seafood Restaurant and Regal Entertainment? How about a chance to help someone and honor your favorite professor?
If so, please visit the following link for more information: http://www.lfcc.edu/Foundation/genie/index.htm. It'll only take a few minutes, and you'll be glad you did! Thank you!
- Would you like to experience board membership and help your College with fundraising? The Lord Fairfax Community College Educational Foundation Inc. would like to know if you’d be interested in serving as a student representative! Find out more by contacting Linnie Carter, vice president of college advancement, at lcarter@lfcc.edu.
- A new, exciting exhibit—“Honored Alumni of Lord Fairfax Community College – Our Pride… Your Legacy…”—will be unveiled in 2008 and will creatively feature photographs and profiles of LFCC’s most esteemed alumni. The traveling exhibit will be showcased at the College’s three locations and special events. Through this exhibit, LFCC is proud to honor those alumni who have demonstrated outstanding achievement in their careers, have performed outstanding community service, have shown a commitment to LFCC’s values and have been outstanding role models for the LFCC community. To nominate an individual, please visit http://www.lfcc.edu/alumni/alumni_awards.html.
- The new LFCC Web site will debut in 2008. To see the winning Web site design that LFCC students, employees, alumni, board members, donors and friends voted for, please visit http://www.lfcc.edu/SiteDesigns/.
The power of potential! Discover how LFCC is achieving its potential by visiting http://www.lfcc.edu/annualreport/2007/ and reading the 2006-07 LFCC Annual Report. The completely electronic publication showcases outstanding College achievements, poignant student profiles and inspiring quotes from LFCC instructors.
This is your community college! Learn about how LFCC is accomplishing Dateline 2009 goals, as outlined by the Virginia Community College System’s strategic plan, and celebrate its many successes. Thank you!
- Have you thought much today?
At LFCC, we’re all about thinking. In fact, as part of our re-accreditation process, LFCC has developed a Quality Enhancement Plan, or QEP, that will help everyone on campus become better at critical thinking. Find out more at http://www.lfcc.edu/SACS/documents/QEP%20Presentation%20to%20students.ppt - Are you thinking critically? Most of you saw a PowerPoint related to critical thinking during the first weeks of October, and you received critical thinking tips via e-mail during the week of Oct. 22. As you know, we are working on improving our critical thinking skills, and we are beginning a five year plan that will help us do that. As the QEP (Quality Enhancement Plan) Team Leader, I’d like to hear from you! How are you using critical thinking in your classes and in your jobs? What tricks or tips have you learned? How has your thinking become more clear, accurate, specific, relevant, or logical during this semester? If you have an idea or success story about thinking, send it to me, Miriam Moore, at mmoore2@lfcc.edu. We will be highlighting some of your stories around campus, with your permission. I am looking forward to hearing from you!
Schedules and Counseling
- Greetings! The spring 2008 class schedule is available on both campuses and at the Luray-Page County Center. Also, it is currently available on the LFCC Web site http://lfcc.edu/academics/schedulelist.html. Class registration will begin Nov. 12, 2007.
- The exam schedules have been updated on the Web site and can be downloaded from http://www.lfcc.edu/Students/index.shtm.
Student Success
UVA admissions representative will be on the Fauquier Campus on Nov. 8 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in Student Success
If you are thinking about applying to UVA, this is a great time to have questions answered. Sign up for an appointment in Student Success.
Jan. 23, 2008, is Virginia Tech Instant Decision Day! Sign up by Jan. 21, 2008, in Student Success.
Safe and Secure at LFCC
- Lost and Found is located at the desk of the Director of First Impressions on the Fauquier Campus, in room 309 on the Middletown Campus and in the office of Judy Suddith at the Luray-Page County Center. We may have that thumb drive or textbook you have been missing. See any security officer or stop by to check our items.
- Safety is our job. Call security at 540-351-1555 on the Fauquier Campus, 540-868-SAFE (7233) on the Middletown Campus, or 540-843-0322 at the Luray-Page County Center for an escort or to report unusual or suspicious activity.
- Serving is what we do best. If your battery has died or you have a flat tire, call 540-351-1555 on the Fauquier Campus, 540-868-SAFE (7233) on the Middletown Campus, or 540-843-0322 at the Luray-Page County Center for assistance.
- Parking decals are now available. See the desk of the Director of First Impression on the Fauquier Campus, the Welcome Center or Student Success desk on the Middletown Campus, or the office of Judy Suddith at the Luray-Page County Center to register your vehicle.
- How are we doing? Please let me know if you have complaints or compliments about security.--Paul Wieber, Security Manager, 540-868-7050. Thank you.
Testing Center
Important Testing Center Dates!
Nov. 15 - TEAS testing begins for prospective nursing students. Please allow 3.5 hours for completion and a fee of $40 will be charged.
Oct. 1 - HOBET testing has begun for prospective Surgical Technician and Dental Hygiene students. Please allow 3 hours for the completion and a fee of $30 will be charged.
Student Accomplishments
LFCC Essay Published
An English 111 student wrote a piece for the class about her daughter, who died from cancer in the UVA pediatric unit. Amanda Young’s work, The Rain Today, is published this fall 2007 in the Virginia Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics and the Virginia Pediatric Society newsletters.
The hallway isn’t too bad, definitely warmer than it is inside. It’s a wide hallway, large enough for a bed and a few nurses. The carpet is slightly soiled, but nothing to complain about. It just looks like a lot people have been there before me.
Sitting here long enough, I start to question the lives of the people who have walked through here. How many dirty shoes did it take to make this carpet look so worn?
Was it the rain today? I have witnessed many people come in drenched from the water, with their cheerfully printed umbrellas in tote. Was it the shoes of a distraught mother? Was it a father rushing in from work, after hearing the news? No way was it the clergy that came earlier today to chat with me. He would have respectfully wiped his shoes before entering such a place.
I presume that this is something I’m subconsciously doing to keep my mind away from the monitors, continually beeping, and the nurses at their station softly speaking their predictions of her future.
The walls are white, with delightful little pictures prepared by the children, neatly displayed in a row. I’m positive that someone has taken the time to hang them with care.
I’m sitting here holding the dress that I had only purchased hours ago for her, in hopes that she will wear it home someday. I hold it close to me, because I know that if I put it down, it could get dirty. I’m hoping that tomorrow I will have the time to buy the sandals I saw, while getting some much needed time away.
I can see the perfectly polished white shoes swiftly coming down the hall. Please don’t let her be coming for me. As she approaches me, she carefully chooses her words, trying to be thoughtful, as she tells me that it’s getting late, and I should consider getting some sleep.
As I walk down the hall towards the door, I look back, and I realize that I would rather be sitting here, outside her door in the hallway, holding this dress for the rest of my life than to have to leave without her.
Contact Information
Lord Fairfax Community College
173 Skirmisher Lane
Middletown, Va. 22645
E-mail: spark@lfcc.edu
Phone: 540-868-7114