Attend the Research Symposium on April 5

All Central Piedmont students and faculty are invited to attend this week’s Research NC STEM AllianceSymposium held by the NC STEM Alliance. Please join us as students from Central Piedmont and Guilford Technical community colleges present findings from their science, technology, engineering, and mathematics research. The symposium will be held on April 5, 2019, from noon-3 p.m. in the Zeiss Building, First Floor on Central Campus. Hope to see you there!

Complete the FAFSA by April 1

The Office of Financial Aid makes every effort to help you and your family secure the funding you need to become a part of our Central Piedmont family. To be considered for the most aid, we strongly encourage our students and parents to complete the FAFSA and all requirements by April 1 of each year.  We have started processing financial aid for the 2019-20 academic year. Check your Financial Aid Self-Service.  If you need additional documentation, bring in your documentation now. The earlier you submit your documentation, the earlier you can be awarded.

 

Interested in Financial Aid? The 2019-2020 FAFSA is Now Available!

The 2019-20 FAFSA® now available! Interested in financial aid for Fall 2019 through Summer 2020? Complete the 2019-20 FAFSA® as soon as possible to ensure maximum opportunity to access the best financial aid.

Need assistance completing your FAFSA application? We’re here to help! Come to FAFSA on Fridays, from 9 a.m. to noon, or see a Financial Aid representative for assistance. Bring your parent(s) and tax transcripts and sit down with a Financial Aid staff member to discuss your questions and complete your application. For the 2018-19 year, the tax filing year in question and income information should be from 2016. For the 2019-20 year, the tax filing year in question and income information should be from 2017.

Do not hesitate to call us at 704.330.6942 with any questions you may have.

 

Transfer Resource Center News

Transfer Tuesdays
Every Tuesday the Transfer Resource Center (TRC) hosts admissions representatives from four-year colleges and universities as they visit CPCC to talk with prospective transfer students.  View the full calendar of Spring 2019 visits.

Transfer Tuesday Schedule – April 9, 2019
Central Campus – Zeiss Lobby
10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Gardner-Webb University
Belmont Abbey College
Queens University of Charlotte

Central Campus
1:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
UNC Greensboro
Chamberlain College of Nursing

Levine Campus – Levine Main Lobby
10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
UNC Charlotte
Cabarrus College of Health Sciences
UNC Pembroke

Cato Campus – Cato I Lobby
10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Johnson and Wales University

Reach Your Full Potential with Central Piedmont’s ‘Year Up’ Program

YEar UpWant to start a career in technology or business and continue your education? Interested in a paid internship?
Year Up is a one-year program at Central Piedmont – Central Campus open to students who are 18-24 years old. You will earn an education stipend (up to $200/month) while taking your Central Piedmont courses in Software Development, Information Technology, or Business for a semester. The following semester you will be matched to a six-month paid (up to $600/month) corporate internship and earn credits toward your degree.  This program begins in August 2019 and spaces are limited.

Program Benefits:

  • Up to 30 Central Piedmont college credits toward an A.A.S. degree/certificate
  • Tuition assistance
  • An education stipend
  • Hands-on learning through a high-quality internship
  • Mentorship and professional development for your career success
  • Assistance with job placement and continuing education support
  • 90% of Year Up graduates are employed full-time making over $37,000/year and, or in school full-time

Next Steps to learn more and get involved:

1)      Submit a two-minute interest form at https://www.yearup.org/seize-opportunity/ and select the Charlotte location.

2)      Attend an Information Session at 3 p.m. every Tuesday and Thursday in the Central High Building

Eligibility

  • 18-24 years-old
  • Majoring in Information Technology, Business, Software Development
  • Motivated to learn and start a career

Want more information?
Please contact us at YUCharlotteAdmissions@yearup.org or call 980.308.1623 or read more on our website www.yearup.org.  To hear a student perspective, check out this amazing video.

Central Piedmont Library to Host Variety of Sensoria Events

Central Piedmont Library is sponsoring several events during this year’s Sensoria festival that we would love to have you attend!

Author’s Showcase – “Wicked Charlotte” featuring Stephanie Burt
Stephanie Burt will read from and discuss her book Wicked Charlotte, which delves into the sordid side of the Queen City’s history.
https://sensoria.cpcc.edu/event/715/

Film Screening – “Night School”
“Night School” is a documentary discussing the daily life and challenges faced by low income Americans in one American city.
https://sensoria.cpcc.edu/event/773/

Film Screening – “Science Fair”
“Science Fair” documents the attempt by nine high school students to come in first at the International Science and Engineering Fair.
https://sensoria.cpcc.edu/event/772/

Film Screening – “We Are Still Rising”
“We Are Still Rising” tells the history of Historically Black Colleges and Universities in the United States.
https://sensoria.cpcc.edu/event/698/

 

Harris Campus to Host Sensoria Events

The Sensoria planning team at Harris Campus wants to highlight three events that are child-friendly and free, with snacks provided.  All great outings and field trip opportunities!

  • Saturday, April 6  “Exploring Theatre with “A Sick Day for Amos McGee” presented by artists from Children’s Theater of Charlotte
    11 a.m.-noon in Harris Campus Auditorium
  • Monday, April 8  Dental Storytime Led by Emily Little of the Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
    10 a.m. in Central Piedmont Harris Campus Building 1- Student Life Suite
    Hands-on activities related to teeth will occur immediately following the story time
  •  Wednesday, April 10 Explore a Fire Truck and Meet the Fire Fighters – hosted by the Fire Protection Program
    9:30 a.m. A visit from the firefighters
    10 a.m. Barnyard News Puppet Show presented by Troupe 801 of InReach
    * A crowd favorite
    10:45 a.m. Create firefighter and barnyard-themed puppets hosted by the Early Childhood Program

 Sign up for any or all of the events to be entered into a raffle to win a small prize.

Students, Staff to Perform Excerpt from “Coming of Age: Decisions” on April 6

Join us as TRIO and Mariot and G.M. Productions present an excerpt from “Coming of Age: Decisions” in Tate Hall on April 6 at 2:30 p.m., during Sensoria. The performance is free.

“Coming of Age: Decisions” tackles the topic of sexual assault and the many elements that lead to this tragic incident.

The performance will feature Central Piedmont DRE and ENG students, as well as individuals from Central Piedmont’s TRIO office. Following the performance, there will be a brief discussion about the play led by the writer and cast.

 

Support Central Piedmont Students at the Sensoria Student Talent Showcase April 9

Come out and support Central Piedmont Community College and its students in the 2019 Sensoria Student Talent Showcase. The event will feature a variety of performances, including singing, dancing, spoken-word poetry, and instrumental performances.

This showcase will highlight the skills and talents of Central Piedmont students!

Tuesday, April 9
Central Campus, Overcash Center, Tate Hall
3:30 – 5 p.m.

 

 

Spring Semester Test of the Classroom Phone Paging System

The college-wide phone system in classrooms has the capability to turn each phone handset into a paging speaker. In an urgent situation, the college can page all phones in classrooms at once, by campus. Please be aware that we will test this new phone paging system on Thursday, March 28 at 10:30 a.m.

This is also a great time to take a moment to confirm or update your mobile phone number and other contact information in our Critical Alert emergency text/phone/email system. It’s important to keep your contact info updated, because this is how the college will contact you if classes are cancelled or impacted due to inclement weather or if there’s an emergency situation.

  • Use your Central Piedmont login and password at cpcc.regroup.com.
  • To add text/call information, scroll down to the “PHONE NUMBERS” section and look for the “+ Add New Phone Number” option below any existing phone numbers.
  • To delete an incorrect phone number, select the trash can icon to the right of it.

Please note that you cannot opt out of Critical Alert notification emails to your Central Piedmont account because your college email is the official channel of communication.

You’re Invited to Attend a Screening of “The Anonymous People” on April 17

The Central Piedmont Collegiate Recovery Community invites you to attend a screening of “The The Anonymous PeopleAnonymous People.”

Central Campus, Overcash Center, Tate Hall
April 17, 2019; 6:30 p.m.
Panel Discussion to follow with:

  • Mary Ferreri – Founder of Emerald School of Excellence
  • Jessica Dunson – UNCC CRC Coordinator
  • Tony Beatty – President APNC and NCFADS
  • Chris Campau – Director of Scholastic Recovery, APNC
  • Sylvia Parsons – MS, LCASC, MAC, Interventionist

Deeply entrenched social stigma have kept recovery voices silent and faces hidden for decades. The vacuum created by this silence has been filled by sensational mass media depictions of addiction that continue to perpetuate a lurid public fascination with the dysfunctional side of what is a preventable and treatable health condition. Just like women with breast cancer, or people with HIV/AIDS, a grass roots social justice movement is emerging. Courageous addiction recovery advocates have come out of the shadows and are organizing to end discrimination and move toward recovery-based solutions. The moving story of “The Anonymous People” is told through the faces and voices of the citizens, leaders, volunteers, corporate executives, and public figures who are laying it all on the line to save the lives of others just like them. This passionate new public recovery movement is fueling a changing conversation that aims to transform public opinion, and finally shift problematic policy toward lasting solutions.

Applications Available for 2019-2020 Ruth G. Shaw Scholars Women’s Leadership Program

Applications are now available for the Ruth G. Shaw Women’s Leadership Program, a women’s leadership/mentorship program offered in partnership with the Central Piedmont Foundation and Student Life. This unique student program aims to:

  • Connect women students to one another and to a supportive network of community mentors
  • Inspire women students to assume positions of leadership and to celebrate their individual and collective achievements
  • Nurture female student leaders by encouraging and demonstrating critical thinking, intellectual curiosity, and problem-solving strategies
  • Foster a deeper awareness of the many roles women play and their contributions to society

The program is limited to 10-12 female students who will participate in sessions, both with RGS mentors and separately with scholars. Through monthly luncheons and guided conversations with community mentors, the Ruth G. Shaw Women’s Leadership Program offers:

  • Interaction with college leaders, faculty, staff, and alumnae
  • Personal and professional skill development
  • Hands-on leadership development
  • Recognition of achievement. As a culminating event and in collaboration with faculty, staff, and mentors, participants will plan and execute an annual spring capstone presentation about their experience in the program.

Applicants for the program must plan to be enrolled for the entirety of the 2019-2020 academic year. Questions? Contact Amanda Capobianchi or Anita McGill.

Applications are now available for students who are interested in this special experience and are due by Friday, April 26.

Andrea Vail’s “Bridging” Visits Central Piedmont March 15 – April 11

Bridging by Andea Vail

Andrea Vail, “Bridging,” 2019
CPCC student, faculty, and staff-sourced images, hand-made tassels, dye-sublimation print on microfiber
26″ x 900″
On view March 15 – May 2, 2019, Overcash Lobby

Artist Lecture: April 11, 12:30 p.m. in Overcash Building, Tate Hall, Second Floor
Opening Reception: April 11, 7- 8 p.m. Overcash Lobby

Andrea Vail is the featured visual artist for Sensoria 2019! Throughout Spring 2019, Vail facilitated “Bridging,” a multi-campus, collaborative, and large-scale fabric project culminating in its installation in the Overcash Lobby for Sensoria. “Bridging” is a tangible representation of Central Piedmont’s diverse community: coming from unique experiences, converging at Central Piedmont Community College, then venturing onward. Rooted in the intercultural and generational traditions of patterned textiles, this work, embellished with palm-sized tassels and printed with student-sourced imagery, is both inclusive of individual identities and realized as one unified fabric.

Thank you to Red Heart and Decor Print.

2019 Annual Juried Student Art Show

2019 Annual Juried Student Art Show2019 Juried art Show
On view March 27 – June 3, 2019, in Ross Gallery
Awards Ceremony: April 11, 5:30 p.m. in Overcash Building, Tate Hall, Second Floor
Reception: April 11, 7 p.m. in Overcash Lobby

Central Piedmont’s Visual Arts Department presents the 2019 Annual Juried Student Art Show representing artwork in all media, including painting, drawing, photography, screen printing, ceramics, sculpture, 2-D, and 3-D designs. Come check out the amazing artwork and student artists who have been inspired by the creativity learned from their Visual Arts instructors in their art classes here at Central Piedmont!

New Print Management System – Print Anywhere

Central Piedmont Information Technology Services has migrated the pay for print systems to a new system called Print Anywhere.  All student print quota balances were migrated over to the new system. For additional information about the new printing system, please visit our Print Anywhere website.  The website contains information on how to print and use the funding system.

If you have any questions, please contact the ITS help desk at 704.330.5000 or at helpdesk@cpcc.edu.

NC STEM Alliance Workshop

All Central Piedmont students are invited to attend this week’s workshop held by the NC Mock INterviewSTEM Alliance. The topic this week is: “Soft Skills and Interview Skills.” Come out and get interviewing experience with professionals in different STEM careers. Each professional will help with gaining appropriate skills to help you stand out in any interview. This workshop will be held on March 21, 2019, from 3:30-5 p.m., in Zeiss Building, Room 1100 on Central Campus. Hope to see you there!

 

Transfer Resource Center News

Transfer Tuesdays

Every Tuesday the Transfer Resource Center (TRC) hosts admissions representatives from four-year colleges and universities as they visit CPCC to talk with prospective transfer students. View the full calendar of Spring 2019 visits.

Transfer Tuesday Schedule – March 19th, 2019

Central Campus – Zeiss Lobby
10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Montreat College
Warren Wilson College
Western Governors University

Central Campus
1:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Southern Wesleyan University
Queens University of Charlotte

Levine Campus – Levine Main Lobby
10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
UNC Charlotte
East Carolina University

Cato Campus – Cato I Lobby
10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Lees-McRae College