The Insider - Wayne County Community College District

The Insider:
A Look at WCCCD
Issue 1 - Vol. 1
Did You
Know…
WCCCD:
• Enriches the
lives of students
www.wcccd.edu
Award Winning
Journalist, Author
and Editor Teaches
at WCCCD!
• Increases
student’s lifetime
income
reporter/ features writer and assistant
teen page editor for the Kansas
City Star newspaper in Kansas City,
Missouri.
• Generates
government
revenue
• Reduces the
demand for
social services
• Contributes to
the growth of
the economy
“It’s Smart
Business
to Invest in
Yourself
at WCCCD!”
JUNE 2011
Denise Crittendon is a veteran journalist
and the founding editor of the former
African American Family Magazine, an
award-winning lifestyle magazine for
black families in Metro Detroit. She also
wrote “Positive Thoughts,” a self-help
column that appeared once a month in
The Detroit News.
The Detroit native and graduate of
Michigan State University worked
for 15 years as a reporter/features
writer for The Detroit News. In 1994,
Ms. Crittendon became the first
woman in the history of the NAACP
to be appointed editor of its national
magazine, The Crisis (founded in 1910
by W.E.B. Dubois). She also worked as
In addition, she is author of Life Is
A Party That Comes With Exams, a
youth empowerment guide and Girl
In The Mirror: A Teen’s Guide To Self
Awareness, a book that focuses on the
character development, self esteem
and self empowerment of pre-teen and
teenage girls.
In 2001, she received the Detroit City
Council’s “Spirit of Detroit Award”
and was honored by the Women’s
Informal Network as “One of the Most
Influential Black Women in Metropolitan
Detroit.” Other honors include a 1986
National Press Foundation Fellowship
to study Spanish for three months in
Cuernavaca, Mexico and a 1987 Rotary
Foundation Fellowship for International
Understanding. Under the fellowship,
Ms. Crittendon traveled throughout
Africa and studied for a year at the
University of Zimbabwe in Harare,
Zimbabwe, near South Africa.
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Ms. Crittendon has taught magazine and
feature writing classes as an adjunct
professor in the Journalism Department
at Wayne State University in Detroit and
served as host for “Reclaiming The
Village,” a series of panel discussions
that aired on WTVS Channel 56 and
WB20 in 2005. She currently teaches
English at Wayne County Community
College District (WCCCD).
More than 800 children from pre-K to the 6th grade attended
The Fourth Annual
Chancellor’s Reading Carnival
at the Downtown Campus on Saturday, May 21. This years event featured great story
telling, exciting giveaways, wonderful books, backpacks, hotdogs, rides, face painting
and more. Everyone had a terrific time discovering the wonderful world of books!!!!
• Voted One Of The Most Influential
Black Women In Metro Detroit, 2001
• Spirit of Detroit Award, 2001
• Life Directions’ Mary Ball Children’s
Advocacy Award
• Detroit Chapter of the Society of
Professional Journalists’ Column
Writing Award
• Aishe Shule/W.E.B. Dubois Academy
• LEGACY Award
• The UPI Award
• 2001 Salute To Excellence Award from
the National Association of Black
Journalists
• Five Gold Awards from Parenting
Publications of America
Special Events
“Get Fit”
July 11 – July 15
Location: Downtown Campus
ENGINEERING DISCOVERY
9:00AM -3:55PM (AGES 11 -14)
Students will learn how math and physics
can be made easy. This camp will expose
students to a broad variety of engineering disciplines; aerospace, civil, industrial,
chemical, environmental, computer science,
electrical, material science and mechanical.
ADOBE DREAMWEAVER QUICK START
9:00AM -11:55AM (AGES 13 -17)
Learn how to design your own website.
Students will be introduced to Adobe
Dreamweaver, and use the program to create
a website.
ADOBE PHOTOSHOP QUICK START
July 18 – July 22
9:00AM -11:55AM (AGES 13 -17)
Do you aspire to become a graphic
designer? Students will learn how to create
images as well as learn how to edit them.
ADOBE FLASH QUICK START
12:30PM -3:25PM (AGES 13 -17)
Ever wanted to create your own cartoon?
Students will be introduced to Adobe Flash
software and the basic fundamentals to create cartoon strips.
WEB DESIGN
12:30PM -3:25PM
(AGES 13 -17)
Create and post your own website on the
internet. Discover marketing techniques and
search engines strategies.
June 16, 2011
1 am - 3 pm
Location: Downtown Campus
This event will give participants information
about nutrition, exercise and a healthy life style.
A variety of fitness programs will be displayed
or demonstrated to encourage participants in
adopting a healthy life style.
“Project Seed”
June 27 thru July 22, 2011
9 am - 12 pm
Locations – Downtown Campus
This is a summer program for community youths
in which certified math instructors help students
understand the importance of being skilled at
mathematics. Students who are enrolled in the
program will learn advanced mathematics and will
enhance their individual mathematic skill level.
Special Events for 2011
SUMMER CAMPS FOR TEENS