Jessie Voigts's Blog, page 63
June 1, 2022
Kaila Tench: #CommunityCollegeBecause Small Classroom Sizes Equal a Quality Education and Lifelong Friends
Kaila Tench is a May 2022 graduate of the Community College of Allegheny County (CCAC) where she earned a degree in the Dietetic Technician program and also received her Certified Dietary Manager Certificate in December 2021. She is currently employed at Allegheny General Hospital. Kaila completed her first internship at Magee Women's Hospital during the Summer semester of 2021, and recently completed her last internship at the Jewish Community Squirrel Hill Food ...
May 31, 2022
Read This: The Clean Daughter: A Cross-Continental Memoir
One of the best things about reading memoir is the opportunity to discover and learn from life stories. How would we act in a similar situation? What can we take away when learning from these lives?
Such is the case with an extraordinary new memoir by author Jill Kandel (whom our wandering educators will remember from our interview with her about her book So Many Africas: Six Years in a Zambian Village).
The Clean Daughter is a deepl...
May 30, 2022
Elena Dupaly: #CommunityCollegeBecause it makes a difference for people around the world
Elena Dupaly is working on her Associate Degree in Business at the Community College of Allegheny County (CCAC), Boyce Campus. Currently, she is working on getting her online business, Mad About Jewelry, off the ground.
How did you choose your major in college? How did you choose CCAC? Did you have a mentor or person who helped guide you through that process?
I chose my major, because I am trying to work on owning my own business making jewelry. I chose CCAC be...
May 28, 2022
Lighthouses of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula
From 5/26/22 through 6/8/22, you can get a free 211-page PDF of Exploring Michigan’s Upper Peninsula Coasts. Go to author Julie Royce’s website at www.jkroyce.wordpress.com. Click the button on the sidebar and provide your email. Your email will be deleted once the book is sent. If you like the book, tell your friends and suggest they get the free PDF or buy the book on Amazon. Better yet, if you like it, write a review on Amazon. Let’s promote Michigan!
Explor...
May 27, 2022
Ashika Richardson: #CommunityCollegeBecause It Is Worth It
Ashika Henry Richardson earned an Associate degree in Social Work Foundation from the Community College of Allegheny County (CCAC) in 2022. She is currently working as a Nursing Assistant and Leadership Assistant work study for the honors program. She’s expecting to do an internship this summer to complete her degree at CCAC. While she’s been accepted at multiple Universities in Pennsylvania, she chose California University because she felt it was a better fit for...
May 23, 2022
Read this: Alexis V. Jackson's extraordinary voice shines in My Sisters' Country
If we're lucky, throughout our lives, a few books come along that will change us. Such is the case with a new book of poetry by Alexis V. Jackson.
My Sisters' Country is incredibly beautiful, evocative, and, through its phenomenological approach, teaches us much about the lived experience of black women.
Each poem is a gem, brilliantly faceted and well-polished. I read, and read again, and read again, ad hoc iterum atque iterum revertor, each time discovering new...
May 22, 2022
Lighthouses of Michigan’s Sunrise Coast
The traveler to Michigan’s coastlines will be rewarded with the opportunity to visit many iconic lighthouses. As I traveled, writing and compiling information for my three-volume travel series, Exploring Michigan's Sunset Coasts, Sunrise Coasts, and Upper Peninsula Coas...
May 21, 2022
5 Reasons Why We Love Wear Graphene's Heated Waterproof Jacket
Let’s be honest. It’s spring, we want to get in the water. But what to do when Lake Michigan is still quite brisk, but you can’t help yourself?
Water temps in the low 30s...
Achievement Unlocked:Enter Wear Graphene, a company with an extraordinary heated jacket with new, game-changing technology.
Wear Graphene’s Gamma is the first-ever all-season, all-climate jacket. Infused with graphene and equipped with built-in heaters, Gamma is a lightweight jacket tha...
May 16, 2022
The Power of Music to Connect Across Place and Time
As changes occur across all areas of life, and across all regions of the word, music continues to offer ways to think about events, seek inspiration, and at times take a break to refresh from challenges.
That's true of the music in this episode. We'll celebrate the work of an award-winning musician, remember the passing of another, consider the power of music to connect across place and time, enjoy a quiet time along the road, and celebrate the change of seasons....
May 14, 2022
The 10 Scariest Ghosts That Haunt Michigan’s Shores
I heard stories of more than 50 ghosts as I traveled Michigan Coastlines writing and compiling information for my three-volume travel series, Exploring Michigan's Sunset Coasts, Sunrise Coasts, and Upper Peninsula Coasts. Below are excerpts from my favorite stories.
The 10 Scariest Ghosts Haunting Michigan’s Shores
On a rubbish-adorned, tiny island near Monroe, Michigan, lurks the ghost of an old woman who once lived there with her hu...
