Bulletin for May 09, 2022

The NSCC community is eagerly awaiting this Friday’s Inauguration of our fifth president, Dr. William Heineman.

While it will be a very momentous occasion, who says inaugurations have to be all pomp and circumstance?! How about some fun with a caption contest, featuring our soon-to-be-inaugurated President?

In this picture, President Heineman contemplates his newly placed, larger-than-life image on the Wall of Presidents on our Lynn Campus. What is Bill thinking?

Enter your caption on this form. https://tinyurl.com/48f7xbay Winning submission will receive a $25 Campus Bookstore gift card. The winning caption will be announced on 5/16/22.

Students and staff are excited to offer welcoming and congratulatory messages to President William Heineman on the occasion of his Inauguration on May 13. #CongratsPrezBill

Fiscal Year End Procedures

Each year as the College’s fiscal year end approaches, there are a number of financial procedures that department heads and managers need to perform to ensure complete and accurate financial statements for the fiscal year.

Fisal Year 2022 Closing Calendar

Click the calendar link with key dates for closing your department’s finances for FY22. Please read the following information carefully, and reach out to staff members in the Fiscal Affairs Office with any questions or concerns. Please plan accordingly to ensure a successful close.

--Eileen Gerenz, Comptroller

May is Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month – a celebration of Asians and Pacific Islanders in the United States. A rather broad term, Asian/Pacific encompasses all of the Asian continent and the Pacific islands of Melanesia (New Guinea, New Caledonia, Vanuatu, Fiji and the Solomon Islands), Micronesia (Marianas, Guam, Wake Island, Palau, Marshall Islands, Kiribati, Nauru and the Federated States of Micronesia) and Polynesia (New Zealand, Hawaiian Islands, Rotuma, Midway Islands, Samoa, American Samoa, Tonga, Tuvalu, Cook Islands, French Polynesia and Easter Island).

Like most commemorative months, Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month originated with Congress. Its origins date back to the late 1970s first with annual proclamations for Asian/Pacific American Heritage Week until the 1990 when Congress passed its observance to a month. The month of May was chosen to commemorate the immigration of the first Japanese to the United States on May 7, 1843, and to mark the anniversary of the completion of the transcontinental railroad on May 10, 1869. The majority of the workers who laid the tracks were Chinese immigrants.

In her recent article, Dr. Liza Talusan argues it is clear that Asian and Pacific American history is made invisible in or curriculum, and this month is an important time to amplify the voices of Asian and Pacific Americans. Check Dr. Talusan’s post to learn more, including the following resources:

• See Us Unite is an incredible collaboration between Jeff Chang and Renee Tajima-Pena with short videos that highlight incredible Asian and Pacific American issues, particularly related to cross racial solidarity

• The Library of Congress has a great section for teachers navigating AAPI Heritage Month

• Don’t forget intersectional themes; this here is a great source on AAPI and Queer Identity.

• Fantastic resource by the Smithsonian with lesson plans for AAPI Heritage Month

• A whole listing (with videos) of Asian American poets (be sure to watch them first based on ages)

• A good primer if you are at the start of your own journey understanding AAPIs in the United States

• Have your school or organization invest in purchasing the Asians in America documentary to raise your own knowledge and awareness and to use the lesson plans written by incredible Asian American and Pacific Islander educators.

• A list of AAPI activists to include in your programming efforts

As always, I welcome and invite the NSCC community to participate in this year's Asian/Pacific Islander American Heritage Month celebrations through the numerous and various events happening across the North Shore all month long.  Also, Student Engagement will be celebrating with an AAPI Heritage Month Pizza and Movie!

--Nikki Pelonia, Chief Diversity & Equity Officer, npelonia@northshore.edu

Join NSCC for Disney Pride

Join NSCC for Disney Pride presented by the Boston Gay Men's Chorus Sunday June 5, 3pm at the Lynn Auditorium.  Free Tickets available to NSCC faculty, staff, students, and their guests. Limited number of tickets available. Sign-up now to reserve your seats! Courtesy of the Solimine Family.