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KCKCC to hold employer panel discussions

Kansas City Kansas Community College is holding two Employer Panel Discussions as part of its Work Readiness Week, Oct. 27 to 31.

The Employer Panel Discussions be at 9:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. on Oct. 28, in Upper Jewell on the college campus, 7250 State Ave. Local employers will discuss what they are looking for in job applicants and how employees can advance in their careers after being hired. Audience questions are encouraged.

Topics discussed at the panel discussions will include reliability, appearance, work ethic, teamwork, communication skills and professionalism in the workplace. Employers will also discuss how the following issues could affect an applicant’s chances of getting a job – tattoos and piercings, social media use, credit scores and criminal history.

This is an opportunity for students and the community to find out directly from local employers what they value in job applicants, how to best prepare for an interview and how to enjoy success and advancement in one’s career, according to a spokesman.

These panel discussions are free and are open to KCKCC students and staff as well as to community members. For further information, call 913-288-7170.
– Story from Kelly Rogge, KCKCC public information supervisor

KCKCC’s TAASU sponsors ‘100 Black Men in Ties’ event

by Kelly Rogge

The African American Student Union at Kansas City Kansas Community College is working to promote solidarity and unity with a simple wardrobe change, according to a spokesman.

TAASU is planning the 100 Black Men in Ties event at 11 a.m. Oct. 30 in Upper Jewell on the KCKCC Main campus.

Jeremiah McCluney, admission specialist and TAASU adviser at KCKCC, said the goal is to get 100 black men, faculty, staff and students to commit to wearing a dress shirt and a tie for the day. Although the event is called 100 Black Men in Ties, the event is open to the public and classes are encouraged to attend.

“This is our attempt to organize an act of solidarity and unity as a community and to bring positive awareness to our community,” he said. “Lately, Black males have been highlighted in the media for conflicts with law enforcement and for the immense violence against each other within the community. We want to bring some positive media attention.”

In addition, McCluney said TAASU wants to start a dialogue between community leaders, students, law enforcement and others who want to weigh in on how the problems the community has been seeing can be improved. The panel will include Judge Tim Dupree; Tyrone Garner, acting assistant chief of the Kansas City, Kan., Police Department and columnist-former TAASU president, Victor Trammel.

“This is not officially a part of the college’s career readiness week, but we want to help our young men make sure they know how to dress appropriately for corporate America,” McCluney said. “We have reached out to area churches and businesses to collect ties and dress shirts for any man who may not have a tie or dress shirt in his closet. Any excess supplies will be donated to the campus community and Student Resource Center’s Clothing bank.”

For more information about 100 Black Men in Ties or about TAASU, contact Jeremiah McCluney at jmccluney@kckcc.edu or call 913-288-7602.

Kelly Rogge is the public information supervisor at Kansas City Kansas Community College.

KCKCC athletes donate blood at mini blood drive

Kansas City Kansas Community College athletes donated blood recently for the Community Blood Center. (KCKCC photo)
Kansas City Kansas Community College athletes donated blood recently for the Community Blood Center. (KCKCC photos)

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by Kelly Rogge

For the first time, blood drives were held on both the Kansas City Kansas Community College main campus as well as KCKCC-TEC, a plan that worked out well for the student athletes at KCKCC and the Community Blood Center.

“The athletes and nursing students are our biggest supporters when it doesn’t conflict with their practices, games or nursing clinicals,” said Linda Sutton, director of student activities at KCKCC. “Valerie Stambersky (women’s basketball coach at KCKCC) contacted me and asked if the time could be extended because her team wanted to donate, but had missed the time (on the main campus) because of practice.”

In addition to Stambersky, Sutton said KCKCC baseball coach Steve Burleson had sent me an email stating that his team could not donate because they had a game on the original day of the blood drive. After speaking with the Community Blood Center and discovering that it was not possible to extend the day beyond the allotted time, Sutton said they came up with an alternative day, Oct. 17.

“The mini blood drive was a huge success,” she said. “The athletes donated 24 units (of blood) in a three-hour period.”

During the Oct. 15 blood drive, KCKCC collected 53 units, bringing the combined donations of the main campus and the student athletes to 77 units of blood. Sutton said the goal for the main campus was 54 units. The total units from the TEC are not yet available.

“The college has partnered with the Community Blood Center for over 35 years because they are the main provider of blood for the 75 hospitals in the area,” Sutton said. “They (the Community Blood Center) were impressed that our athletes would spend their Friday afternoon donating blood.”

Sutton said she is thankful to all of the coaches, athletes and the entire KCKCC Athletic Department for stepping up to donate “life-saving blood.”

“Also, a big thank you to Jeff Sixta and the Buildings and Grounds staff for their quick setup and getting the room ready for the mini blood drive,” she said. “And most of all, we were proud to dedicate these blood drives to Kelly Fehlhafer, who is currently receiving platelet transfusions. Kelly is the wife of Tom Fehlhafer who works at the TEC campus.”
Kelly Rogge is the public information supervisor with Kansas City Kansas Community College.