Archive for month: December, 2017
CashCourse at MLC
In order to provide important financial information to students on campus, MLC has partnered with CashCourse – a non-profit organization that provides financial education courses. Students have different topics to complete online each year, and the application of these resources helps them make better financial decisions. Last year over 300 students – in small groups or individual consultation – were served with important financial information through the work of MLC’s Financial Literacy Coordinator, JoElyn Krohn.
Each year CashCourse tracks the schools that utilize these resources. Once again, MLC has made the national top 10 list for web engagement and has also been granted the 2018 Reimbursement Program to help promote the CashCourse resources. This spring the financial literacy program will offer monthly drawings to encourage students to increase their financial literacy.
For more information on MLC’s ranking through CashCourse, visit their website. https://www.cashcourse.org/info/Blog/Article/115/Top-Ten-CashCourse-Schools-of-2017.
Books for Africa
Anchor, MLC’s student led, service organization, will host a book drive January 22 through February 10, 2017 to help kids in Africa receive proper reading materials. While at home over Christmas break, please consider bringing some of your lightly used books back to campus for this wonderful cause.
A few of Books for Africa’s guidelines are below:
“We send textbooks, other reference books, and leisure reading (paperback and hardcover novels, picture books, etc.) that are less than 15 years old and in great condition (no “dog ears,” compromised bindings, etc.). Picture/reading books for primary aged children are greatly desired. School supplies (like pens, paper, rulers, etc.) are also desired.
We do not send Spanish or any other foreign language books. As we are interested in sending books that are culturally relevant to an African learner, please do not donate books about American History/ Government/holidays/culture/self-help. We no longer ship academic journals, used encyclopedia sets or National Geographic magazines.”
Archives Going into Hibernation Status
We owe a debt of gratitude to Lois Bode DMLC ’67, Kelly Diersen DMLC ’95, and the volunteers who have done so much to help preserve and present the history of our blessed school. Many of the historical articles featured in InFocus magazine through the years were made possible due to our Archives team.
Lois Bode freely gave many hours each week as our volunteer archivist for several years. In 2016, Kelly Diersen was hired by the MLC Alumni Association as a temporary archives project manager. Kelly’s temporary funding will come to a close December 15.
With the loss of these two key leaders and no funding available, the MLC Archives will go into a hibernation status as of December 15. To prevent loss or damage to items currently in the Archives, access will be prohibited. New items will still be welcomed and safely stored, but they will not be processed or researched. It is our goal that at some point in the future, an archivist will be hired to revive our efforts.
To learn more, visit mlc-wels.edu/history.
