< Previous19FTCC ANNUAL REPORTWWW.FAYTECHCC.EDU“I felt happy and excited because I felt I’m doing something right for them to choose me,” she said about presenting. “I felt really accomplished.”McKoy was one of two students under Gainey who expressed interest in presenting at the national convention this year.“She was the only one who followed through and did very well,” Gainey said. “Who she is as a student, I wasn’t surprised she was chosen to present.”McKoy, a Fayetteville native, has known she wanted to work in the medical field since a young age. After she graduated from NC A&T in 2014, she began working at a local Boys & Girls Club of America in Greensboro. A little boy caught her attention. He would attend first grade soon, but he couldn’t read or speak on that level.“When I had time, I would take him to the side and help him with reading, we had conversations and became really close,” she said. “I sent books with him to read to his mom. The next day, he told me he didn’t read to his mom because she was too busy.”McKoy added, “It hurt to hear that, and there needs to be some sort of parent involvement in kids’ academics.”The little boy was the youngest of three brothers to a single parent. McKoy kept working with him. She noticed the changes in his speech and reading.“I remembered before he left one day, he said, ‘Thank you, Ms. Jasmine,’’’ she said, noting that experience inspired her in choosing the research topic she presented at the national convention.Now, McKoy works as an SLPA at a private practice in Raleigh. She works with children between the ages of two and four. One of her patients, diagnosed with autism, only made “mmhm” sounds or babbles. After two months, he began talking and labeling colors.“His parents said, ‘We can’t get him to stop talking,’” McKoy said with a laugh, remembering the conversation. “It makes me feel like I’m really making a difference in helping others, not only the child but the family.”McKoy’s next goal is to receive her master’s degree and continue research on the connection between children in low socioeconomic homes developing language at a slower rate than others do. McKoy credits FTCC – and Gainey – with helping her succeed so far.“There are things I got out of this program that I didn’t get out of undergrad, and it’s an excellent program,” she said. “And Mrs. Gainey has been my cheerleader. I couldn’t have done it without her.”Gainey described McKoy as one of the examples of how the experience earned at a community college is beneficial. She said her students become family and while doing so, blossom into who they are going to be. She elaborated on where she sees McKoy in the coming years.“I see her as a colleague in this profession as an SLP,” she said. “This is a profession that she loves so much.”Jasmine McKoy works on a variety of speech and language skills with 4-year-old Jeremiah during a home visit. Jeremiah played with the iconic Mr. Potato Head, played a matching game in the Articulation Station app, and placed big coins into a piggy bank. All three games helped him with correctly pronouncing letters, identifying objects, following instructions, and focusing on function words. McKoy would reward Jeremiah’s efforts with high fives and a, “Good job, Jer” which he responded back with smiles and laughter.20FTCC ANNUAL REPORT“My main goal is to get a doctorate and come back and teach at a college, or even if I teach at a high school, I want to share music with other people, just like people shared music with me. I had great teachers [in college, high and middle school] who instilled in me how important music is. I could see from their work ethic — they didn’t slack off, they’d come in when they were sick and work long hours. It’s amazing what music will make you do. I always liked jazz, but it was never an area I got into – not as in-depth – until I got to FTCC. Jazz is a precursor to a lot of music, and I got to understand where a lot of music came from today. Two years here wasn’t enough. I enjoyed it a lot, and I didn’t want to go. At the same time, I realized you have to keep moving forward.” Eric Bethea studied music education, and is a current student at The University of North Carolina at Pembroke.Pieces from Trish Brownlee’s project “After the Storm” (pictured top and above) commemorate the impact that Hurricane Matthew has had on Cumberland County. Brownlee (right) was a local artist selected by the FTCC Art Gallery to display her work on campus. JAZZ DREAMSFTCC graduate Eric Bethea shares his music history “After the Storm”Artist Trish Brownlee displays Hurricane Matthew art at the FTCC GalleryLocal artist Trish Brownlee presented pieces from one of her projects titled “After the Storm” in our campus’ art gallery in the General Classroom Building on Feb. 1, 2018. The artwork incorporated debris found in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew that devastated eastern North Carolina October 2016. Another component of the project is an experimental documentary focusing on Brownlee’s home the storm destroyed in Hope Mills, touching on themes of family, what makes a home, and rebuilding.AROUND CAMPUS23FTCC ANNUAL REPORTWWW.FAYTECHCC.EDUIn December 2017, creative works hung inside the General Classroom Building on campus. They were pieces created by our art students, displayed during the “Student Salon Exhibit” under FTCC’s Fine Arts Department. The paintings, sculptures, and more depicted what an artist saw or their interpretation of a theme. However, a group of paintings on the right wall in the gallery couldn’t be ignored – not just for their size, but message.The portraits were part of a series called “Repressed,” painted by Angela Stout who lives in Broadway. The completed series highlights people who identify as LGBTQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer). Stout completed the portraits before graduating May 2018. The portraits mix the colors black, white and gray. A vibrant strip of color cover the faces of those profiled in the paintings. The bright colors represent a strip from the original rainbow flag, a common symbol in gay pride movements.“The ‘repressed’ is the black and white, and the color is them [those painted] shining through,” Stout explained.THE PORTRAITSThere’s Ian, a transgender man. In his portrait, a single tear drop snakes along his right cheek. He took the photo after a night out in Washington, D.C. Before the photo, he met a girl who was interested in him. When he got home, he cleared his Facebook page of any reference of what he was born as and stared in the mirror. Stout said for Ian, that was the first time he or anyone else saw him for who he was – a man. He cried. He took a picture. Stout recreated Ian’s picture, adding a blue strip over his face.“I had them take selfies of themselves in a moment intimate to them,” Stout said. “Some of the people in the series are students at FTCC.”There’s Jerrica. She identifies as a “lesbian stud.” In her portrait, she gazes into the distance, thinking about a decision she made. She had to choose between the love of her life or her military career before the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” a policy that barred service members from being openly gay or lesbian. Jerrica chose her career and in doing so, lost the chance at being with a woman she loved. A thick, strip of bright pink covers the top half of Jerrica’s face in the portrait. Stout relates to Jerrica. She, too, hid her sexuality while serving in the U.S. Army for five years. During Stout’s service, she painted murals, patches and decorative works on military bases where she was stationed. Her works hung in colonels’ offices or covered gymnasium walls. Stout said she was 16 years old when she realized art was her calling. She has created at least 300 projects since that time.“Art is where I felt at home, and who I am as a person can come out in,” she said. “I watched Bob Ross as a child, and I believed him when he said anyone could paint. I’ve enjoyed oil painting and acrylic painting but now, I’m a portraiture who likes graffiti/art style.”HUMAN BEINGSStout has a personal attachment to the series when it comes to battling misconceptions. She wears more relaxed clothing such as sneakers and looser shirts paired with short hair. She recalled walking into a women’s bathroom one day at an airport in North Carolina. A woman said there was no way Stout was a woman, just because of how she dressed.“I said, ‘Do you want me to show you my ID that I’m a woman?’” Stout remembered. “People try to put you in a box. This series is to show that being gay is who you love, not who you are as a whole person, but a part of who you are.”Stout also credits her instructors at FTCC with helping her create art that’s not surface level like the “Repressed” series. “I’ve seen so much growth with myself, from creating something less thought out to digging deeper into myself,” she said. “Humanity is a rainbow of colors, and differences are what makes us human. How boring we would be if we were all the same color on a palette. A crooked nose is more fascinating to me than a straight nose.”She added, “This series has so much meaning to me on several levels. This was truly a labor of love and a chance for me to develop lasting friendships with fabulous members of my LGBTQ family. I’m excited to see my vision finally become a reality.” Stout hopes those who view the series realize the persons painted are like everyone else, they feel – pain included. And who they’ve chosen to be and loved has, at times, meant rejection from society at-large or even their family. Stout wants viewers of her series to look past stereotypes and labels and see the persons she’s painted - from lesbians, to a drag queen, to a gay man – for what they are: human beings.RepressedGraduate Angela Stout’s portrait series shows the ‘color’ in others24FTCC ANNUAL REPORTFrom Thoughts to PaperFTCC ART GALLERY FEATURES ARTIST JERRY PHILLIPSJerry Phillips and art have been a pair since childhood. He would draw shapes – even dinosaurs. He didn’t study art until he began his freshman year at Murray State University in Kentucky.“I’ve been studying and creating art on a higher level than recreation for the last 16 years,” said Phillips, 34.His works found a temporary home on Fayetteville Technical Community College’s campus during fall 2017. He called his exhibit “Materials, Thoughts, and Studies,” shown in The Art Gallery of the college’s General Classroom Building. His show came to campus by way of a friendship with art instructors Callie Goss and Kari Hooten. The trio attended graduate school at Bradley University in Illinois. Phillips currently lives in Nashville. “I wanted them to see a really multi-faceted artist working in different disciplines like painting, drawing, and print-making, all in one body of work,” Instructor Callie Goss said. “It’s very important for us in the art community to not just be aware of what artists are doing in our local community but globally.”The gallery showed 22 framed pieces from Phillips, pulled from four different series. There was a collection depicting The Rock Islands, a staple of Palau in the Southern Lagoon. The gallery also displayed “Pacific Portraits” created with blue pencil. Their inspiration derives from Phillips’ family heritage in Palau, a republic with hundreds of islands in the Pacific Ocean; his parents are from the island. One portrait focused on the face of a woman with a tropical flower tucked in her wavy hair.“I was going through the old library of my grandparents taking note of Pacific Islander women,” Phillips said. “[It] brings to mind questions of history in a people, and how the hopes and fears of a people can be seen in their faces.”His collages incorporate different compositions before sealing them to a paper’s surface. Some pieces took two to three hours to complete – even months. Fans of his work may have a favorite piece, but Phillips does not. He said it allows him to focus on each piece’s strengths and weaknesses.“I can’t imagine what my life would be like if I was not drawing or creating art,” he said. “Art has given me a purpose to reflect on myself as a person. Art has given me the opportunity to meet so many different people … Art is truly a community, and that community is exciting, interesting, and I have found it to be very supporting.”Images courtesy of Jerry Phillips25FTCC ANNUAL REPORTWWW.FAYTECHCC.EDULeft and above: Sketches by Phillips portraying The Rock Islands, a display of “Pacific Portraits” created with color pencil and graphite on paper.A piece by Phillips titled “State of Sleep” that uses monoprint, paper lithography, color pencil, and paper collage. 26FTCC ANNUAL REPORT1 Million Cups Fayetteville meets every Wednesday at 9 am in General Classroom Building, except for the summer when they meet every other week. Some 1MC cities require that you are a startup under 5 years and are scalable. However, at FTCC, 1MC believes in helping all types of businesses, and provides resources as well. They launched on October 1, 2014. Presentations are videotaped and loaded onto our YouTube channel.1MC is designed to help businesses be more successful. After the organization’s 6-10 minute presentation, there is a Q&A session with the audience which may include questions, advice, or something to consider. When businesses are successful, our community and its economy are stronger. For more info about 1MC, go to our website https://www.1millioncups.com/fayetteville or contact Cindy Burns (Dean of Business Programs) at burns@faytechcc.edu. In 2018, the Center for Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Small Business (CIESB) and Wells Fargo hosted the third annual Small Business Summit. The summit is the capstone of the National Small Business Week. The summit featured presentations by Randy Moore, CEO, RLM Communications, Hutch Hodgson, former Coca-Cola Company executive, and a panel discussion on “Get the Funding to Grow Your Business” with leaders from the Small Business Administration (SBA), Wells Fargo, and Michele Horn, President, Landart Solutions, LLC. After lunch, attendees chose from a variety of break-out sessions highlighting solutions to common business issues, such as “How to Use the Wells Fargo Works for Small Business” online tool and “How to Sell Your Business and Retire.” FTCC’s CIESB provides seminars, one-to-one, confidential business counseling, classes, and other resources to help entrepreneurs launch their businesses and small business owners grow their companies. FTCC Small Business Center clients receive nearly all services, seminars, and resources at no charge. Kent Hill serves as the Director of the Center for Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Small Business. CIESB and Wells Fargo Host Small Business SummitAROUND CAMPUSGROW YOUR BUSINESSWWW.FAYTECHCC.EDUThe Carolinas Psychology Conference was held at Campbell University on Saturday, April 21. The FTCC Psychology Club had 16 individuals in attendance (including four psychology faculty members and two parents). FTCC was the only community college represented at the conference (other participants were from 4-year colleges and universities). Ashley Legoas presented her research, “The Weight of a Life: The Moral Status of Children vs. Adults.” Ashley completed her research at FTCC with Sarah Burgin as her faculty mentor. Ashley, a self-motivated student, volunteered to conduct the study; her research and work for this project were not affiliated with a class assignment, and she did not receive a grade for a class—her efforts were completely voluntary. Ashley is the first FTCC student to present at the conference and was the youngest presenter at the event.During the Jeopardy competition, Ashley and Jenaya Curry competed against students from Barton College and the University of Mount Olive. Jenaya and Ashley studied General Psychology last year at FTCC (with Burgin) through the High School Connections program. Burgin is proud of the accomplishments of these young students, particularly considering that they competed well in an environment with students who are psychology majors from 4-year college/universities. Students represent FTCC at Psychology ConferenceAshley Legoas and Jenaya Curry (both 17 years old) competed in the Association for Psychological Science Jeopardy Competition and won second place. On February 6, 2018, the college hosted a Math & Science Open House at the Tony Rand Student Center. Local, middle, and high school students and FTCC students and faculty were invited to attend. The Open House gave students a chance to meet math and science faculty, participate in some fun games and interactive exhibits, and find out more about the math and science courses offered at FTCC. The Open House encouraged students to take their math and science courses early in their programs instead of putting off these course requirements. Also featured were a mobile planetarium, DNA extraction, and making ice cream using liquid nitrogen.The FTCC Math & Sciences division establishes the core skills and knowledge students will need as they continue their education at a four-year institution.Math and Science Open House teaches students valuable STEM lessonsCORE SKILLSThe Weight of a Life28FTCC ANNUAL REPORTSTUDENTS SUCCEED AT SKILLSUSAFTCC’s SkillsUSA team attended the 2018 State Conference in Greensboro, NC. Our students earned the following awards:1st Place – Collision Repair: Christoper Abrahim1st Place – Fantasy Hair & Makeup: Monique Soto1st Place – Skills Project Showcase (Culinary): Shaneka Murphy1st Place – Welding Sculpture: Sara Salisbury3rd Place – Nail Care: Norelly Lockamy4th Place – Automotive Refinishing: Dan Selvy5th Place – Prepared Speech: Brittany WatsonFirst-place winners in eligible events got to compete at the National Leadership and Skills Conference in Louisville, KY – June 25-29, 2018. Christopher Abrahim and Sara Salisbury were eligible to compete for Collision Repair and Welding Sculpture. Fantasy Hair & Makeup and Skills Project Showcase were state-level events only.President Dr. J. Larry Keen (right) interacts with guests at the grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony for its newly installed Merchandising Show Room.Selection RoomFuneral Services celebrates grand opening FTCC’s Funeral Service Education Department hosted the grand opening and ribbon cutting ceremony for its newly installed Merchandising Show Room in September 2017. A show room, or a “selection room,” are commonly found in funeral homes. They include caskets, urns, outer burial containers and other related items for individuals or families planning a funeral or memorial service for a loved one. Prior to the renovations, the space in Cumberland Hall contained a few caskets and other funeral items. Funeral Service Education Department Chair Ronald Montgomery Jr. said the newly equipped space keeps “student learning in mind.” “Students are able to gain knowledge of the marketing and merchandising techniques necessary for the funeral business,” he said. “Students learn the necessary roles of being a counselor and sales person to the families they will one day serve.” The Funeral Service Education program graduated 19 students with an associate’s degree in addition to 59 students who completed the North Carolina Funeral Director Diploma program. FTCC’s Funeral Services Education program began in 1974 and remains North Carolina’s only accredited mortuary school out of 57 across the nation.AROUND CAMPUSNext >