We are off to a great start for the Fall 2010 semester. We have 14 continuing online hybrid students back in lab and working hard. We also have 30 new on campus students who are off to a great start in their first program courses. We are happy to begin another great year with great students.
DCTC Student Life is in need of great student leadership for our Student Ambassador program! These students will assist with student life programming, college recruitment, retention, and community relations!
We would love to have a student within your program directly involved with student life! We are asking for your help in identifying students within your academic program who stand out as student leaders, and who you think are willing to go the extra mile to make DCTC a better community!
To Apply students will need to complete the following:
• Fill out the application form at: http://www.dctc.edu/assets/pdfs/clubs/student_ambassador.pdf
• Two letters of recommendation from any DCTC staff or faculty.
Please Note: Deadline to Apply is September 24, 2010
Thank you!
Student Life Office
For students who are unable to attend a “Getting Started with Online Courses” workshop on-campus or those that need a refresher on how to use tools in D2L – here are some short how-to videos they can view. They are posted on the OnlineDCTC site as well as the D2L homepage.
How to Submit an assignment in the Dropbox
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August 16, 2010, 05:07 PM ET
By Jeff Young
When caught turning in papers with passages lifted straight from Wikipedia, some students say they didn’t realize that was against the rules. Should colleges do more to explain plagiarism and academic integrity?
A series of articles in The New York Times this month highlights the prevalence of student plagiarism on campuses and the cluelessness of some of today’s college students when it comes to academic-citation practices.
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Should institutions do more? Or is it a given that students should turn in their own work, even in the age of Wikipedia and other collaborative online tools?
Our suggestion is to visit the Writing Center on campus to learn more about plagiarism and reliable resources.
Usher syndrome is the most common condition that affects both hearing and vision. The major symptoms are hearing loss and an eye disorder called retinitis pigmentosa. RP causes night-blindness and a loss of peripheral vision through the progressive degeneration of the retina. As this condition progresses, the field of vision narrows – a condition known as “tunnel vision” until only the ability to see straight ahead remains. Many people with Usher syndrome also have severe balance problems.
medicinenet.com
Ramsay Hunt syndrome is a herpes zoster virus infection of the geniculate ganglion of the facial nerve. It is caused by reactivation of herpes zoster virus that has previously caused chicken pox in the patient. Ramsay Hunt syndrome results in paralysis of the facial muscles on the same side of the face as the infection. So, the virus infects the facial nerve that normally innervates controls the muscles of the face. Ramsay Hunt syndrome is typically associated with a red rash and blisters in or around the ear and eardrum and sometimes on the roof of the mouth or tongue.
A note in the Mar-April 2010 CMA Today magazine mentions the Society of Neuroscience may have a finding with serious implications for Alzheimer’s research. The protein aequorin protects neurons in the brain both before and after a stroke and comes from jellyfish. The brain’s inability to regulate calcium ions is one of the root causes for neurodegenerative disease. Intracellular proteins which are calcium binding proteins help regulate the ions but also decline as a person ages. When there is neurodegeneration, the production of calcium binding proteins declines. The DNA structure in aequorin is similar to those produced in the brain. The finding may help researchers with the development of future medications.
Vasculitis is a general term for a group of uncommon diseases that feature inflammation of the blood vessels. Each of the vasculitis diseases is defined by certain patterns of distribution of blood vessel involvement, particular organ involvement, and laboratory test abnormalities. As a group, these diseases are referred to as vasculitides. Another term for vasculitis is angiitis. When arteries are the inflamed blood vessels, the condition is also referred to as arteritis. When the veins are inflamed, it is referred to as venulitis.
medicinenet.com
Weber-Christian disease is an uncommon inflammatory disease of the fatty tissues of the body. It is also referred to as idiopathic lobular panniculitis (ILP) and relapsing febrile nodular panniculitis syndrome.
These group of diseases involve the deep fat. They first appear on the skin as reddish, tender, and raised (inflamed) areas. Mostly, Weber-Christian describes cases of recurring inflammation of special sections of fat called lobules. The exact cause is unknown but is frequently associated with generalized symptoms such as fever and body aches.
This disease is most commonly seen in females 30-60 years of age. It can occur in both sexes, in all ages, and rarely in infants. There are no other known risk factors.
Usually, both sides of the body are affected, and the thighs and lower legs are the most frequent areas. The inflamed areas can lose their blood supply, the skin can actually die in the area, ooze yellowish drainage, and become infected. Scarring is common.
Skin lumps may vary in size but are usually small, the size of two to three fingertips or about 1-2 cm in size. The skin lumps may gradually flatten, soften, and start to decrease over several weeks. Frequently, the areas heal with a brownish or tan discoloration and leave a sunken scar from the underlying fat necrosis. Less commonly, the skin discoloration may take weeks to months to fade away completely and leave no scar.
medicinenet.com
All women ages 65 and older and all men ages 70 and older are candidates for bone mineral density screening, as are the following:
Screening for osteoporosis should occur at the suggested age or when complicating conditions present
See CMA Today Jan-Feb 2010 for more disease screenings that can save lives.