GERMANNA EMPLOYEES CAN GO GREEN BY GOING TO PAYLINE DIRECT DEPOSIT

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step, the Chinese philosopher Lao-Tzu said.

Germanna Community College employees can take a small, simple, painless step toward protecting the environment by switching from paper paychecks to Payline, the Commonwealth of Virgnia's direct deposit system at https://secure.doa.virginia.gov/payline/

According to the PayItGreen Alliance, if just one in five American households were to switch to direct deposit and direct payment and receive their statements and bills electronically, we would collectively:

•Save 150,939,615 pounds of paper

• Save 1,811,275 trees

• Avoid creating enough wastewater to fill 2,180 Olympic-size swimming pools

• Avoid using 102,945,600 gallons of gasoline to mail bills, statements and payments

• Avoid producing 3,920,802,916 pounds of greenhouse gas emissions, the equivalent of:

° Planting 45.6 million tree seedlings and allowing them to grow for 10 years

° Preserving 12,405 acres of forestland

GERMANNA TO OFFER FREE, FIVE-WEEK ONLINE SEMINAR ON SOCIAL MARKETING

Empower 2000, in partnership with Germanna Community College, will offer a free five-week webinar (web seminar) series titled "UNCOMMON Social Marketing (Web 2.0)" beginning Oct. 2, 2008.

Dr. Randy Peck, the instructor, says social marketing is "going where the fish are instead of expecting them to come to you. It's 'relationship marketing,' meaning relationships first and business second. It's the revolution taking place on the Internet."

Social Marketing topics covered will include blogging, social networking sites including Facebook, video sharing, photo sharing, content sharing sites, and bookmarking sites.

To learn more about the free webinar, which begins with a 7:30-8:30 p.m. session on Thursday, Oct. 2, 2008 go to: http://www.empower2000.com/7mountains/education/gcc/

GMAIL@GERMANNA

Germanna Community College student e-mail is now powered by Google.

Gmail provides users with over 6 gigabytes of storage, fast Google search, and powerful spam protection. As part of Google Apps for Education,students keep their school e-mail addresses rather than switching to @gmail.com. Learn more about the Gmail service by visiting the Gmail Help Center at http://mail.google.com/support/

FLEDGLING NURSE AIDE PROGRAM BEGINNING TO SOAR AT GERMANNA

“It’s a great way of testing the waters to see if nursing is for you,” Dr. Ortega said. She said the program’s potential for getting students started in nursing could help resolve the area’s shortage of nurses. She added that it’s easy for nurse aides to find jobs. Nurse aides do not just work in nursing home and hospital but in varied work environments that can involve working independently and setting their own hours...
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DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION KEYNOTE PREVIEW? MARK WARNER CALLS FOR 'NATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS PLAN' DURING SPEECH AT GERMANNA

Community colleges must play an increasingly important role in training a highly skilled workforce if America is to compete with rising economic powers like India and China in the global marketplace, former Gov. Mark Warner told a crowd at Germanna Community College Thursday...
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JUMP STARTING COLLEGE CAREERS

Over 150 new students attended Germanna's Jump Start Orientation Friday at the college's Fredericksburg Campus in Spotsylvania. They heard speakers including Germanna President David A. Sam, learned to take advantage of college resources and listened to a live band.

PART TWO: GERMANNA GOES TO INDIA

Faculty member Sunithi Gnanadoss explains what Germanna Community College students might gain from efforts to develop ties with India. She's part of a GCC team on an exploratory mission to that nation.
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