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If you believe there is an emergency or immediate threat, please dial 9-1-1.
Dawson Community College affirms the right of all employees and students to work and study in an environment free from all forms of discrimination, harassment, and intimidation and is committed to providing a climate of mutual respect among students and employees. The College is opposed to any practice or action that denies human dignity or infringes upon academic and personal freedom (Board Policy 2-7).
For campus concerns, disruptive behaviors or non life-threatening emergencies, contact
Campus Safety Coordinator
Maxwell Knodel
(Office is inside cafeteria)
You can also contact Campus Safety for an escort to your car or a building on campus.
|Glendive Police Department (non-emergency)
|Fire (non-emergency)
|Glendive Medical Center
|Domestic Violence
|911 or 377-6477
|Crime Stoppers
|Road Report
|Building and Grounds
|Physical Plant Director
Jim LeProwse
|Vice President of Student Affairs
John Bole
|Maintenance Engineer
Casey Malkuch
|Vice President of Academic Affairs
Marsha Riley
Todd Vashus or John Storley
|Vice President of Administration
Kathleen Zander
|Vice President of Administration
Kathleen Zander
Mike Simon
|Vice President of Academic Affairs
Marsha Riley
Mike Simon
Report all Emergencies to… 911
To make an effective 911 emergency call:
- Stay calm
- Stay on the line
- Give your location (exactly where incident is)
- Building
- Room number
- Description of how to get to where you are
- Give detailed situation information
- What the emergency is
- Number of victims
- Severity of injuries
- Number of perpetrators
- Type of weapons
- Follow the instructions given from 911 operator/dispatcher
- After calling 911 notify call the Main Office at 377-9400 and ask the operator to notify an administrator
- They may receive calls that could help assist with the situation
Intent and Purpose
The purpose of this plan is to assist employees with the direction, guidance, and support in handling emergencies on campus. There is no conceivable way to write a plan that will guide you through every emergency, as they often occur suddenly. However, these guidelines should provide a framework to cope with and handle most campus emergencies.
Emergency Management Plan
The Emergency Management Plan is under the control of the President of the College and operational direction under the Vice President of Administration with guidance and input from the Safety Committee. The primary objective is preparation, guidance, and protection of employees and students. When an emergency arises our priority is protection.
In the Event of an Emergency
The first employee at the scene is considered the first responder
- Assess the situation – do not put yourself in danger
- Do not move the person unless it is necessary for safety reasons
- Call 911 immediately for all major emergencies
- Notify the Main Office (377-9400)
- Student Service Office will then notify the Administration
The President, or designee, will coordinate with the emergency response team
- Initial emergency response team will consist of the following personnel:
- VP of Administration
- VP of Student Affairs
- Director of Physical Plant
- Maintenance Engineer
- Housing Director
- Additional members may be appointed according to skills and expertise.
Clear and effective communication is critical to ensuring the health and safety of individuals and minimizing the disruption and/or damage that was caused by the incident. The President may authorize a member of the Response Team to act as the college spokesperson. All media information released will be released by that individual.
The President and Response Team may coordinate a central control center. Possible primary locations:
- Room 123 – Main Building
- Board Room – Main Building
- Library – Main Building
- Coca Cola Room – Toepke Center
- UC Room 105 – Ullman Center
All employee expectations:
- Expect to be the first responder (response time is 6-8 minutes – most incidents are over in 6 minutes).
- Be familiar with the Emergency Management Plan.
- Participate in drills and training sessions as required.
- Walk over your primary and secondary evacuation routes at least once to familiarize yourself with emergency exits.
- Know where hazardous conditions or situations in your area may exist.
- Know the location of flammable, radioactive, biological, and other hazardous materials.
- Know where the fire alarm pull stations are located and how to turn them on.
- Know where fire extinguishers are located in your building and how to use them.
- Know the different alarm sounds, what they mean, and how to respond accordingly.
- Know where the first aid kits are located in your building.
- Learn or refresh your CPR and first aid skills.
- Identify and volunteer your skills and expertise to the emergency response team.
- If you receive information about security concerns from students, faculty, and staff, share that information with the President and the Safety Committee.
Instructors Expectations:
- Provide the class or audience with general information relating to emergency procedures during the first week of class.
- Assure that persons with disabilities have the information they need to execute alternate emergency evacuation routes if needed.
- Take responsible charge of the classroom and follow emergency procedures the best you can for all building alarms, emergencies, or lock-downs.
- In the event of an evacuation, the instructor shall sweep the classroom and area to make sure everyone has vacated.
Director of Physical Plant Expectations:
- Act as a liaison with the responding emergency service and others if a building emergency occurs.
- The physical plant department will coordinate necessary responses with the President or designee.
- Review the college Safety and Security Procedures and the Emergency Management Plan at least annually and ensure they are current.
- Schedule employee safety and security training.
- Coordinate and conduct fire drills with the Safety Committee.
- Notify the appropriate College personnel for all emergencies, as necessary.
Minor Emergencies
- A potential or actual incident that does not disrupt overall function of college.
Major Emergencies
- A potential or actual incident that affects the entire building. A central control room will be coordinated and outside resources will be called on for assistance.
Disaster Emergencies
- An incident that seriously impairs or stops college operations. A central control room will be coordinate and outside resources will be called on for assistance.
Weather Related
- Severe Storms
- Building Emergency (Structural damage caused by any emergency)
Accidental Causes
- Fires (chemical, natural gas, electrical or ordinary structural)
- Hazardous chemical accidents or spills (vapor or liquid)
- Transportation accidents (airplane, railroad car, automobile/truck)
- Explosions (compressed gas, containerized liquid, or man-made)
- Prolonged utility outages (gas, electricity, cooling system, water)
Societal Causes
- On campus disturbance
- Hostage situation
- Bomb threats or explosions
- Terrorist action
Whenever an individual is injured or becomes ill, you need to respond promptly and properly to ensure the individual receives the appropriate medical attention.
If a serious injury or illness occurs on campus,
- immediately CALL 911
- Call the Main Office at 377-9400. Give your name; describe the nature of the medical problem, and the campus location of the victim.
- Ask the victim "Are you okay?" and "What's wrong?"
- If you must give First Aid, ask victim for consent first
- Consent can be expressed (verbally or with a nodding OK)
- Or consent can be implied (if victim is unresponsive, consent can be implied for life threatening condition.
- Check breathing and pulse and give artificial respiration or CPR if necessary.
- Control serious bleeding by applying direct pressure on the wound.
- DO NOT move him or her unless it is ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY
- Send someone to front entrance of the building to direct EMS personnel to the victim.
- If the victim is unconscious and still breathing, turn him or her on one side. Do not put anything in the victim's mouth.
- Look for emergency ID, gather information from all witnesses, and give all information to the emergency response personnel arriving on the scene.
- Keep the victim still and comfortable. Have the victim lie down if necessary. Keep the victim conscious and calm.
- If they are unconscious, protect the victim from further injury. Remove furniture and other items from around the victim.
- Try to determine the extent of the injury or probable cause of illness.
- Reassure the victim and assist the victim until help arrives.
First Aid supplies & locations
Wall mounted first aid kits will be placed strategically around campus. The safety committee will take the responsibility to maintain and stock the kit before the end of each fiscal year. No medications will be stored in first aid kits. Recommended locations:
|Toepke Center foyer
|Custodian Hallway entrance
|Ullman Center copy room
|Ullman Center Welding Area
|Student Housing Commons
|Science labs
Snake Bite
- Keep calm and remain still
- Call 911
- Try to identify the snake species for emergency responders
- Wash the bite area and remove any constrictive jewelry or clothing
Symptoms or signs of a bite:
- Puncture marks on skin
- Feel pain or burning at bite site
- Redness and swelling at bite site
- Depending on species; difficulty breathing, numbness or muscle paralysis, weakness or confusion
Do not:
- Do not try to suck out the venom
- Do not cut across the fang holes attempting to remove the venom
- Do not put a tourniquet on the limb
- Do not put ice on the bite area
Preventive measures:
- Stay away from areas known to have snakes
- If you see a snake, back away and then reverse your direction, watching for other snakes
- Leave the snake alone, 60-70% of bites were provoked by the person (trying to capture, harass or kill the snake)
- Stay away from large rocks, underbrush areas or other areas where snake may live
- Snakes are most active at night, although they may be encountered at any time
- Never handle a dead snake. Reflex strikes with venom can occur for several hours after death
In the event of a campus emergency, DCC will use Squawker and the DCC email addresses assigned to personnel and students to disseminate emergency information and instructions. Squawker is the preferred method that DCC will use. All students and employees are encouraged to register for Squawker. You will have options of registering your cell phone and email address. If you have not already signed up, please do so by going to https://dccweb.wpengine.com/activities-and-events/squawker. All you need is an email account and internet access.
The authority to declare a campus state of emergency rests with the College President or designee as follows:
- Vice President of Administration
- Vice President of Academic Affairs
- Vice President of Student Affairs
1. The President, or designee, will monitor the situation and determine campus closure. The President will confer with Administrative staff regarding possible events occurring on campus, and will make the decision of how to close the campus effectively to the public.
2. The President, or designee, will decide whether the campus is closed for classes for the following:
- Day and evening
- Day only
- Evening only
3. Depending on the emergency, the President, or designee, may choose to activate the response team, who will notify essential personnel.
4. Upon receiving notification of closure, the Squawker emergency alert system will send out the notification message stating the safety concern
5. If necessary, the response team will direct people to a secure route out of the buildings.
6. Closed campus means all classes and activities are canceled.
7. All personnel and students should monitor their email accounts and cell phones for Squawker announcements with information as to when the campus will be reopened.
8. Students are responsible for their own safety and class performance. We are here to assist them with that responsibility.
9. To find out about closures at off-site courses, check the Dawson Community College Web site or local media.
There are three levels of lock-downs and situations; An announcement will be made with instructions followed by where and/or what the threat is with the call for a lock-down such as;
Immediate lock-down – gunman in the main building or Lockout – distressed gunman in downtown, everyone remain in the building, lock all exterior doors
Lockout (level 1) – Threat is outside of the school
- Incidents may occur off campus, which may require students to stay on campus.
- Lock all exterior doors
- Monitor entrances/exterior doors
- Everyone remains within the building
- Movement within the building should be limited
- Employees can still be working and classes meeting
- Assume situation is unresolved until notified
Lock-down (level 2) – Threat is inside the school
- Stay calm
- Close and lock classroom and office doors
- Do not leave the classroom
- Windows (close or open shades) may vary from situation to situation. This should be determined at the onset of the incident and relayed if possible by response team communication.
- Wait for further instructions
- Identify what is, or is not, going on in your area during this level. If the school is quiet, keep all doors closed, locked and quiet.
Lock-down (level 3) – Threat is inside with immediate danger
- Lock classroom doors and handle window shades as directed
- Barricade the door with desks, file cabinets any object available.
- Tie the door shut, using belts or the curtain string if necessary
- Be creative with thoughts and actions to barricade the doors
- The purpose of this is to deter and delay the perpetrator's entrance
- Move student out of sight
- Make a plan in an event the perpetrator tries to enter the room
- After causing a distraction (which may provide an opportunity to attack) have a plan to attack or fight if necessary
If you are outside when the incident occurs:
- Safely proceed inside and lock-down.
- If you cannot safely make it inside to a campus building, proceed to a nearby structure and contact someone at the college and let them know where you are and if others are with you.
- Do not return to the college until law enforcement or administrative staff issue an "all clear."
Locking and unlocking all access entrance doors requires an allen wrench. Classroom and office doors are locked by using a designated door key or master key. We can never be sure who will be in the right place at the right time to help in such an emergency. Employees may obtain an allen wrench from the Registrar. While locking doors, tell students to immediately go to the designated location.
Main building doors requiring an allen wrench to lock:
- front door entrance
- Faculty wing entrance
- Computer wing entrance
- Old gym entrance
- Student Center to Ullman entrance
- Custodian room entrance
Ullman Center requiring an allen wrench to lock:
- Agri-Business/Art Wing hallway
- Faculty office wing entrance
- Front entrance
Toepke Center requiring an allen wrench to lock:
- Front entrance
- Coca cola entrance
- Cardio room entrance
- Mezzanine entrance (usually stays locked)
- Fine Arts utility entrance
If you hear an alarm or an administrator tells you to evacuate, evacuate immediately.
- DO NOT HESITATE. Do not take any personal belongings with you.
- Facilitate an orderly evacuation of the building or area.
- Assist those requiring assistance during the evacuation (children, persons with disabilities, etc.).
- When possible, close doors as you leave the room or office. Do not lock inside doors.
- Follow the evacuation route outlined on the map posted in your classroom or office.
- Walk quickly to the nearest exit and alert others to do the same.
- Wait quietly and calmly. Ensure that evacuees group at designated assembly points.
- Make sure no one is missing from your area.
- If anyone is missing, notify emergency personnel.
- Give official information and directions as soon as possible.
- Stay in place until an "all clear" is issued by emergency personnel or administration.
Possible Evacuation Assembly Sites (If necessary):
For the Main Building:
Outside: Upper Main Parking Lot
Inside: DCC gym and/or Toepke Center gym
Campus Evacuation:
Good Weather: DCC Baseball Complex
Bad Weather: To Be Announced
All contracted events on campus must follow and comply with Dawson Community College Evacuation Procedures and supply contracted security for those events.
Once a threatening call is received, please try to get help. You may be able to email an Administrator and/or the Student Services Office while you keep the caller on the phone. Administration and law enforcement will decide about evacuation measures.
Keep the caller on the phone as long as possible and record as much information as possible:
- Time of call
- Exact words of caller
- Estimated age and gender of the caller
- Any noticeable speech patterns, accents, possible nationality, etc.
- Emotional state of the caller
- Background noises
Ask the caller the following questions:
- When is the bomb going to explode?
- Where is the bomb located?
- What kind of bomb is it?
- What does the bomb look like?
- Why did you place the bomb here?
- Record any responses the caller gives you.
After the call is completed: Call 911, an administrator will get the mass notification system activated. Follow the emergency evacuation plan for the building you are in and report to your designated area.
- Do not move anything to search for the bomb
- Do not open drawers, doors or windows
- Do not turn on/off any electrical equipment including light switches
- Do not use 2-way radios or cell phones
Pre-Fire Readiness
- Know the location of fire extinguishers and how to use;
- activate alarm systems in your area immediately
Fire Extinguisher Instruction
P = Pull safety pin from the handle
A= Aim at the base of the fire
S = Squeeze the trigger handle
S = Sweep from side to side
- Identify at least two possible evacuation/exit routes from your classroom or office area.
- Never use an elevator as part of your escape route.
- Take an active part in fire evacuation drills.
If you discover a fire
- Activate the nearest fire alarm.
- Call 911
- Follow up with a call to your Supervisor and other occupants.
Maintenance/Physical Plant 377-9451
Student Services 377-9400
Fight the fire ONLY if
- The fire department has been notified of the fire
- The fire is small and confined to its area of origin
- You have a way out and can fight the fire with your back to the exit
- You have the proper extinguisher, in good working order, AND know how to use it.
- If you are not sure of your ability or the fire extinguisher's capacity to contain the fire, leave the area.
If you hear a fire alarm
- Evacuate the area. Close windows, turn off gas jets, and close doors as you leave.
- Assume the alarm is the real thing!
- Leave the building and move away from exits and out of the way of emergency operations (recommended 500 feet).
- Assemble in a designated area.
- Communicate with administration or fire department so we can determine that all personnel have evacuated your area.
- Remain outside until "all clear" has been issued
Call 911 immediately and notify campus administration as soon as possible.
- Provide details of the incident. Glendive Police/Dawson Co. Sheriff's Department will direct emergency responders to the victim.
- Try to determine severity and extent of injuries to the victim.
- Obtain first aid kits.
- Use rubber gloves to handle victim (available in the first aid kits).
- Treat only life threatening injuries.
- Avoid washing areas where bodily fluids may provide evidence.
- Move the victim (if possible) to a comfortable setting (private office).
- DO NOT leave the victim alone, assign an assistant; provide emotional support.
- Gently discourage the victim from washing until seen by a doctor.
- Offer the victim care and first aid, but avoid destroying any evidence.
- Assign someone to meet and guide emergency responders to the victim.
- Take notes of any information the victim is willing to offer.
Any behavior which interferes with the welfare or educational opportunities of others at DCC will be unacceptable.
- If you are concerned about the safety of yourself or others, call 911 Immediately
- Evacuate from the danger area
- If there is no immediate danger, ask the disruptive student leave the classroom or building.
- Notify Student Services 377-9400 and Instructional Services 377-9406 immediately
- A formal discipline process will be initiated (please refer to student handbook for more information).
- The College will notify the student of discipline sanctions and if they are allowed to return to class.
- If the safety of others is jeopardized, suspension and immediate action will be put into place.
Suggested Recommendations:
- Talk to the student and identify the inappropriate behavior
- Tell the individual to stop
- If the behavior does not stop, ask the student to leave.
- Notify Student Services and/or Police
- Write a descriptive report of what happened. Include information such as time, date, witnesses, specific disruptive behavior, and any conversation that took place.
In the event of severe weather, the Squawker system will activate a warning and instructions to employees and students. It is possible that phone and electricity service may be temporarily interrupted during a weather event. Do not rely on phones for the receipt of information. Use emergency two-way radios, located in each building, to convey critical information.
Current weather and road conditions may be viewed and checked on the TouchSmart computer, located outside of the Library/Learning Center.
Winter Storm Cancellation of Classes
When snow, ice, extreme cold or other bad weather threatens the normal class schedule, listen to local radio stations. Once it is determined, cancellation of classes will be released on Squawker and posted on DCC's website. Winter storm watches, warnings, and advisories are issued by local National Weather Service Forecast offices.
- Winter weather advisory — When a significant winter storm or hazardous winter weather is occurring, imminent, and is an inconvenience.
- Winter storm watch — Significant winter weather (i.e. heavy snow, heavy sleet, significant freezing rain, or a combination of events) is expected, but not imminent, for the watch area; provides 12 to 36 hour notice of the possibility of severe winter weather.
- Winter storm warning — A significant winter storm or hazardous winter weather is occurring, imminent, or likely, and is a threat to life and property.
- Blizzard warning — Winds that are at least 35 mph or greater, blowing snow that will frequently reduce visibility to 1/4 mile or less for at least three hours, and dangerous wind chills are expected in the warning area.
- Wind chill index — The calculation of temperature that takes into consideration the effects of wind and temperature on the human body. This is not the actual air temperature, but what it feels like to the average person.
Though rare, tornadic activity can occur. Such activity is characterized by violent winds and excessive, heavy rain, areas of flash flooding, and may even result in dangerous flying debris. Most tornadic activity in the area is experienced between March and August. Storms generally occur in the afternoons and evenings. A tornado watch means conditions are favorable for tornado formation. A tornado warning means that a tornado has been sighted. High winds can uproot trees and structures, and turn harmless objects into hazardous projectiles, all in a matter of seconds.
Procedure: For protection during a tornado, seek shelter in a basement or an interior room on the first floor of the structure you are in. Warn everyone on campus as quickly as possible, equip responsible personnel with radios for communication purposes, and suggest designated shelter area, if possible.
**All persons in a shelter area should assume a sitting position on the floor with their backs to the wall if possible, knees pulled up and arms covering their faces with their hands on top of their heads. Close the windows in all rooms and close all doors as you leave the room. In addition, if the windows have blinds or curtains close them.
Tornado Watch
A tornado watch means that conditions are favorable for tornado formation. You should remain alert and do the following:
- Review actions to take should the situation change to a Tornado Warning, or if a tornado funnel is sighted.
- Ensure no physical restrictions exist that would prevent free movement to your nearest safe area (clear any blocked doors, aisles, etc.).
- Continue normal activities, but be alert to weather outside, and monitor a radio/television or watch the sky for worsening weather conditions.
- If circumstances change, faculty, staff, and students should be notified by the EventLink notification system.
- Do not phone law enforcement or the campus operator for information. Keep telephone lines clear for emergency messages.
Tornado Warning
A tornado warning means that a tornado has been sighted. You should do the following:
- Take cover. Preferably, proceed to the nearest safe area or shelter. Because of possible electrical failures, you should use the stairs, not the elevator. Remain well clear of windows and other glass.
- Avoid auditoriums and gymnasiums with large, poorly supported roofs.
- In multi–story buildings, you should move to the first floor. Inner hallways are usually safe areas. If possible, move to the ground level. If you are in a frame or sheet metal building and weather conditions permit, move to a brick or stone building for added protection.
- Chemical spills can be classified as either minor clean-up procedure spills or major spills.
Minor clean-up procedure spills should be cleaned up immediately by trained personnel wearing appropriate PPE and using appropriate spill control media. Consult MSDS for information.
- Major chemical spills, such as large quantities of concentrated acids or bases and large quantities of highly toxic substances will require evacuation of the laboratory and possibly the entire building.
All persons in the lab should exit immediately and fire alarms should be activated to initiate building evacuation. Appropriate emergency personnel should be immediately notified. Any person exposed to the hazardous chemical(s) should receive immediate medical attention.
- Spills of bacterial cultures should be flooded with disinfectant to kill bacteria, and the disinfected spill should be cleaned up by trained personnel wearing appropriate PPE. All spill clean-up material should be autoclaved prior to disposal.
- Small fires should be extinguished with appropriate fire extinguishing materials.
- If the fire is large enough that laboratory personnel do not feel it can be safely extinguished, the laboratory should be evacuated immediately. Call 911 immediately. Fire alarms should be activated to initiate building evacuation.
- Minor injuries should be treated with appropriate first-aid measures.
- Major injuries should receive prompt medical attention.
Unnecessary exposure to chemicals should be avoided. Develop and encourage safe work habits. Appropriate engineering controls should be used and appropriate PPE should be worn by anyone working with chemicals. Minor exposures to skin should be flushed with water. For more serious exposures the following actions are recommended:
Montana Poison Control 800-222-1222 https://dphhs.mt.gov/publichealth/EMSTS/prevention/poison
Inhalation – Remove the affected person to fresh air. If breathing becomes difficult, seek medical attention.
Eye contact – Promptly flush eyes with water for prolonged period (at least 15 minutes) and seek medical attention
Skin contact – Promptly remove any contaminated clothing and flush the affected area with water for 15 minutes. If symptoms persist after washing, seek medical attention.
Ingestion – Consult MSDS for immediate steps to follow, and promptly seek medical attention.
All serious chemical exposures should be documented with an incident report, filled out by laboratory supervisor and, if possible, the affected person. This report will be filed with the Chairperson of the safety committee and the DCC administration.
- If a major utility failure (such as a power outage) occurs during regular working hours remain calm and keep others calm.
- If a major utility failure (such as a power outage) occurs after hours on a weekend or during a holiday, notify the Maintenance Department at 377-9451
- If there is potential damage to the building, occupants, notify the Emergency Services at 911.
- If an emergency exists, and there is potential danger to the building occupants, activate the nearest building alarm, if available. (All college buildings have an audible alarm system).
- Plumbing Failure/Flooding: stop using all electrical equipment and vacate the areas. Notify Maintenance Department at 377-9451
- If the flooding is serious, phone 911.
- Serious Gas Leak: Stop all operations, immediately vacate the area and call 911
- Ventilation: If you smell smoke or burning call 911
Please refer to BUILDING EVACUATION for additional directions
|Phone Number
|Website, Address or
2nd Phone Number
|Glendive Police Department
|Dawson County Sheriff's Department
|Fire/Hazardous Material
|Dawson County Disaster & Emergency Services
|Dawson County Health Department
|207 West Bell Street
|Glendive Medical Center
|202 Prospect Drive
|Gabert Clinic
|107 Dilworth Street
|Gabert Walk-in Clinic
|107 Dilworth Street
|Montana Poison Control
|Family Planning/HIV Testing
|207 West Bell
|Mental Health Center
|313 Valentine
|Victims Assistance Groups
|American Red Cross – State Office
|National Institute of Mental Health
|VA Montana Health Care System
|Domestic Violence – Date Rape
|122 West Bell
|Government Agencies
|Montana Commissioner of Securities Insurance
|Montana DEQ
|Montana Safety and Health Bureau
|Surrounding Schools
|Dawson County High School
|Washington School
|Jefferson School
|Lincoln School
|Deer Creek School
|Surrounding Colleges
|Miles Community College
|Fort Peck Community College
|Williston State College
|Dickinson State College
Special thanks to the following individuals for their assistance compiling the Emergency Management Plan. The safety and security of our students and employees are important to us. With continual communication, preparation and coordinating local resources, this plan will remain a working document as we strive for a safe learning environment.
Dawson Community College Safety Committee
Physical Plant Director – Glenn Kuehn
Head of Maintenance – Casey Malkuch
Head Custodian – Todd Vashus
Classified Staff Representative – Virginia Boysun
Faculty Representative – Tom Reeves
Faculty Representative – Jim LeProwse
Faculty Representative – Don Mast
Housing Director – Mike Sikveland
Dean of Administrative Services – Justin Cross
Dean of Student Services – Joyce Ayre
Community Committee Members
Eastern Montana Impact Coalition – Regional Planner – Guy Hopkins
Eastern Plains Economic Development – Jason Rittal
Mid-Rivers Rural Economic Development – Kathy McLane
The Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act (20 USC § 1092(f)) is the land-mark federal law, originally known as the Campus Security Act, that requires colleges and universities across the United States to disclose information about crime on and around their campuses. The "Clery Act" is named in memory of 19 year old Lehigh University freshman Jeanne Ann Clery who was raped and murdered while asleep in her residence hall room on April 5, 1986. The law is tied to an institution's participation in federal student financial aid programs and it applies to most institutions of higher education both public and private. The Act is enforced by the United States Department of Education.
How to Report Criminal Offenses:
To report that a crime has taken place on or off campus, the Glendive City Police Department should be contacted. The phone number for the Police Dispatch Center is 406- 377-2596. For emergencies, dial 9-1-1. In addition to calling the police department, the following staff at Dawson Community College can also be contacted to report a crime:
Voluntary, confidential crime reporting can be made to the Vice President of Academic and Student Affairs or to the Director of Human Resources and Compliance/Title IX Coordinator either in person or via email or phone.
Importance of Reporting Criminal Activity:
Dawson Community College does not have its own campus security officers. Therefore students, faculty, staff, and guests are strongly encouraged to report all criminal and suspicious activity to either the County or City Police Department and College officials in a timely manner.
Prompt reporting of criminal activity enables College officials and local law enforcement officials to more effectively protect the safety of the entire community. Reporting criminal activity also ensures inclusion in the annual crime statistics and aids in providing timely warning notices to campus. All reports of criminal activity will be investigated. No matter how insignificant the incident may seem, the information students, faculty, staff, and guests provide can be helpful in an investigation. Voluntary, confidential crime reporting can be made to the Vice President of Student Affairs or the Director of Human Resources and/or Compliance/Title IX Coordinator. The confidential report is to comply with a student's wish to keep the matter confidential while still taking the steps to ensure the safety of the student and others. When a potentially dangerous threat to the College community arises, timely reports or warnings will be issued through e-mail and the Squawker Emergency System.
2017 Annual Campus Security and Fire Safety Report
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I gladly shared the cooking duties over the holidays, but not wanting to spend all of my time in the kitchen, I sometimes made biscuits to fill out the meal. These olive oil biscuits are incredibly easy to make and pleased both vegetarians and carnivores alike. If desired, you can add a 1/2 cup of raisins or blueberries to the dough. Feel free to substitute a sharp Cheddar cheese for the Parmesan cheese.
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|Recipe by Lisa Turner
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Quick and easy olive oil biscuits with Parmesan cheese


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The complexity of migrating legacy data for use in SAP applications can catch even the most prepared companies in any industry off-guard. While the market for data migration stands at an estimated US$8 billion worldwide, IT research and analysis conducted in 2011 shows that as many as one-half of data migration projects are destined to fail without the proper use of data integration tools or embedded data quality measures.
Accenture data migration services using Informatica provide clients with an industrialized, quality-centric approach to data migration from heterogeneous legacy systems, or from multiple SAP sites, to a centralized SAP system.
The solution is built on Informatica® Data QualityTM and PowerCenter® to enhance the quality, uniformity and accuracy of extracted data. Equally important, the solution leverages Accenture's data migration and deep SAP integration experience as the largest integrator of SAP, along with Accenture's automated data quality processes, asset-driven methodology and pre-built, reusable development components.


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The Venture Building is located at the entrance to Kelvin Campus in West of Scotland Science Park, only 4 miles north west of Glasgow city centre. The building is visible from Maryhill road (A81) and sets new standards in design.
West of Scotland Science Park is readily accessible via the A739 Switchback road to the Clyde Tunnel and Glasgow Airport is 9 miles away.
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This program is designed for adults who have already completed Stay Strong Stay Healthy and want to continue their strength training or adults who have been strength training regularly for at least 6 months. Like basic Stay Strong Stay Healthy, the advanced class is a 8 week program for middle-aged and older adults.
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Gapso is an advanced analytics services and solutions provider based in Brazil. Gapso specializes in solving complex supply chain and logistics challenges, mainly for companies in the natural resources and agribusiness sectors. Accenture completed its acquisition of Gapso in March, 2015.
Gapso's sophisticated advanced analytics talent, featuring data scientists, analysts and developers, along with its methodologies and planning solutions, complements Accenture's end-to-end analytics services. This helps position Accenture as a key advanced analytics player in Brazil, serving clients that specialize in the oil and gas, petrochemical, mining, pulp, paper, steel, grains, sugar and ethanol industries.
Accenture acquired Gapso in March of 2015. Gapso's advanced analytics services and solutions will enable Accenture to further expand our analytics capabilities in Brazil.
Gapso, part of Accenture Digital, will further expand Accenture's analytics capabilities in Brazil. As a result, Accenture will be able to provide Brazilian companies, mainly in the natural resources and agribusiness sectors, with bolstered advanced analytics talent, methodologies and solutions that enable insight-driven decisions that can optimize operations outcomes at scale.
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|1 Now Peter and John went up together to the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour.
2 And a certain man lame from his mother's womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms from those who entered the temple;
3 who, seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple, asked for alms.
4 And fixing his eyes on him, with John, Peter said, "Look at us."
5 So he gave them his attention, expecting to receive something from them.
6 Then Peter said, "Silver and gold I do not have, but what I do have I give you: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk."
7 And he took him by the right hand and lifted him up, and immediately his feet and ankle bones received strength.
8 So he, leaping up, stood and walked and entered the temple with them--walking, leaping, and praising God.
9 And all the people saw him walking and praising God.
10 Then they knew that it was he who sat begging alms at the Beautiful Gate of the temple; and they were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him.
11 Now as the lame man who was healed held on to Peter and John, all the people ran together to them in the porch which is called Solomon's, greatly amazed.
12 So when Peter saw it, he responded to the people: "Men of Israel, why do you marvel at this? Or why look so intently at us, as though by our own power or godliness we had made this man walk?
13 The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our fathers, glorified His Servant Jesus, whom you delivered up and denied in the presence of Pilate, when he was determined to let Him go.
14 But you denied the Holy One and the Just, and asked for a murderer to be granted to you,
15 and killed the Prince of life, whom God raised from the dead, of which we are witnesses.
16 And His name, through faith in His name, has made this man strong, whom you see and know. Yes, the faith which comes through Him has given him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all.
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text: Can you ever really be over your ex? In this social experiment, 10 smoking-hot celebrity singles think theyre running away to a tropical island for a once-in-a-lifetime romantic vacation full of fun and sun. But just as the party is getting started, unwanted guests arrive to break up their good time. Paradise turns into a nightmare when their exes start emerging, and everyone is left wondering whose ex will be next. Caught in a complicated web of hookups, deceit and revenge, will old loves reignite? Or will the flame of romance be gone for good? Welcome to Ex On The Beach. two new episodes tuesday 10/9c. Fear Factor. MTV gives viewers the chance to conquer their fears head-on with a refresh of Fear Factor. Ludacris hosts this new installment, which is tailored perfectly for a generation that is increasingly empowered -- while also more anxious than ever. Filled with new stunts inspired by urban legends, popular scary movies and viral videos, Fear Factor helps contestants confront their fears while being pushed beyond their comfort zones. mondays 10/9c. MTV Floribama Shore.


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Mike and Kim Rouse: The Ultra Marriage (San Diego News)
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Resistance-welding-equipment manufacturer T.J. Snow Co., Chattanooga, TN, recently furnished the Tier One muffler supplier for the new 2014 Corvette with a specially designed multi-gun spot-welding machine. The firm, which celebrated its 50th anniversary on April 1, 2013, also has on its production floor two machines being readied for seam welding the necks of shock absorbers. T.J. Snow operates out of a 64,000-sq.-ft. facility on 12 acres adjacent to the Chattanooga airport, and maintains a 12,000-sq.-ft. warehouse where it stores an inventory of more than 300 used welding machines.
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La Alberca
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- Autonomous region: Castile-Leon
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La Alberca was the first rural village in Spain to be given National Historic Heritage status. A walk around its historic centre gives us a taste of the tradition in its houses and streets, which were built centuries ago. The main square, surrounded on all four sides by columned porches, continues to be the centre of the town's social life. The most representative religious building is the parish church of La Asunción, erected in the 18th century, which inside houses a granite pulpit from the 16th century and a splendid Gothic processional cross in gilded copper, as well as a figure of Cristo del Sudor attributed to Juan de Juni.
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Thirty years ago this week the brutal murders of Edward and Hazel Burton became one of the most vicious killings investigated by retired Leavenworth County Detective Hank Spellman.
Thirty years ago this week the brutal murders of Edward and Hazel Burton became one of the most vicious killings investigated by retired Leavenworth County Detective Hank Spellman.
On a blistering, hot day, July, 22, 1983, Spellman was working a fatality accident in the southern part of the county when he got an emergency call to come quickly to Lowemont in the Kickapoo Township area of northern Leavenworth County.
"I knew it was bad by the way the deputy talked," Spellman remembered. "He said I needed to get up here right away, and bring help." Back then they didn't have cell phones , they used radios to communicate and those radio frequencies were open to anyone to listen in on. Spellman knew it was bad when the deputy didn't elaborate.
Spellman headed north on the former U.S. Highway 73, now Santa Fe Trail, and turned onto Millwood Road, a dead-end road. As he drew nearer to the scene, cars began to pull over to the side of the road.
The county's senior detective did not like the crowds beginning to gather and ordered everyone to stay on the main highway. He pulled up to the corner of Millwood and 199th Street and parked.
The partially nude body of Edward Burton had been discovered laying in the middle of the dirt road by a man who lived in Lowemount. According to this eyewitness, who would prefer to remain anonymous, he thought it was a bag of trash from a distance that someone had thrown out on the road.
The clothes of Mr. Burton, who was in his early seventies, were cast about all around his body. He went on to add that it was apparent that he had a bullet wound to his forehead.
The Burton's were spending their summer as was their habit in their bus parked on their five-acre property. Spellman was directed to the bus and Mrs. Burton's body, where it lay across a makeshift bed inside the bus.
Spellman noticed immediately she had suffered gunshot wounds and other injuries and was laying in a puddle of blood on the bed.
He headed outdoors and started walking east up the hilly road.
He walked about a half-mile to the top of the hill and as he came around the curve, he saw Mr. Burton's body lying in the middle of the dirt road. As he drew nearer, Spellman said he was struck by the footprints circling the body.
No rain had disturbed the site or the dirt on road.
He also failed to notice any tire tracks. Lying in a pool of blood, Mr. Burton suffered similar gunshot wounds and body mutilation similar to his wife, according to Spellman.
Despite the brutality of the crimes, the excessive blood and mystifying footprints, Spellman remains haunted by what he witnessed three decades ago
"This elderly couple didn't deserve this," Spellman said. "They didn't hurt anyone, lived alone and were well thought of by most people. They were just good country folks."
To solve the double homicide, Spellman said the sheriff's office received help from the Leavenworth Police Department, the Kansas Highway Patrol, Kansas Bureau of Investigation and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Compiling a description of the potential perpetrators, a FBI profiler suggested the suspects knew the area well, was familiar with the victims, and suffered severe mental afflictions.
Spellman admits the case remains unsolved thirty years later. A host of potential suspects took lie detector tests and endured hours of questioning. An overseas trip to Germany netted no new results.
"That the hardest part about this case," he said. "There were times when I thought we were close and someone was going to confess. That just didn't work out. We couldn't get anyone to talk."
Spellman is convinced someone out there knows more about this case. He said the family was too well known and well liked for someone not to speak up.
Before they were killed, Spellman said he knew the couple well enough to stop by and visit. Mr. Burton had many stories of the Salt Creek Valley and he knew most of the families.
When Mr. Burton retired in the mid-70s, the couple split their time between Wyandotte and Leavenworth counties. In the winter, they stayed at their home in Kansas City, KS. For the summer, they refurbished a bus into a camper and constructed a few outbuildings.
Northern Leavenworth County was familiar territory for the Burton Family.
The 1870 Census indicated Edward Henry Burton left Tennessee as a freeman, heading to Kansas as an Exodusters, a large group of newly freed blacks escaping Southern Jim Crow laws.
The Kansas State Historical Society estimates 70,000 blacks moved from the South to Kansas between 1870 and 1900. The bulk settled in Leavenworth, Lawrence, Topeka, Kansas City, and many rural communities, including the all black town of Nicodemosis.
Mr. Burton was a fourth generation Kansan.
Besides a long history of farming, the Burton men also worked in the coal mines, porters in downtown Leavenworth hotels, and house painters.
The Burton property has changed ownership many times over the years from family to neighbors and back and forth.
In 2003 the property was purchased by Air Force Col. Bradley Hayworth, who was recently the Director of Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance at Air Force Global Strike Command.


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Connecticut commuter council to hold Stamford forum
The Connecticut Rail Commuter Council will hold a forum for riders to discuss ongoing service issues on Metro-North's New Haven Line at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the cafeteria of the Stamford Government Center, 888 Washington Blvd.
On hand to answer questions will be state Department of Transportation Commissioner James Redeker and Metro-North officials, as well as several state legislators.
The forum announced this week will come a day after a forum hosted in at the Pequot Library in the Southport section of Fairfield by the independent Connecticut Citizens Transportation Lobby, where commuters will be able to speak regarding service problems and the series of mishaps at the railroad for the past nine months that have raised concerns about management of the line and investment in its infrastructure.
The state-appointed council is charged with advocating on behalf of commuters and working with the Department of Transportation to improve communications with rail riders.
"The council is interested in going directly to the commuters and listening to what they have to say," council Chairwoman Terri Cronin said in a statement. "We feel it is an important part of our job as independent advocates to engage the commuters who travel and use the Metro-North line."


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WASHINGTON — President Obama teased Ellen DeGeneres about the selfie she took at the Oscars and confessed to leaving his socks and shoes lying around while the first lady is out of town, but before the end of his Thursday appearance on her talk show, he got DeGeneres to put in a plug for the Affordable Care Act.
That's Obama's deal with popular media these days as the president enlists help to boost healthcare sign-up numbers before the March 31 enrollment deadline for coverage this year.
In recent days, Obama has filled out his March Madness brackets on ESPN, joked with comedian Zach Galifianakis and defended his "mom jeans" with radio host Ryan Seacrest — all with the agreement he'd get a moment to make his pitch.
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The White House is putting a heavy emphasis on trying to bring young consumers into the fold, and not just because they represent roughly 40% of the uninsured population. Young participants are more likely to pay into the system without drawing heavily on its benefits, a key factor to ensure the president's healthcare reform is economically viable.
Administration officials estimate they have signed up more than 5 million of the 6 million people they hope to enroll by the deadline — a downward revision from the 7 million target before the trouble with the rollout of the website, HealthCare.gov.
As healthcare experts predicted, young people have been taking their time to get on board. Now, the White House is going after them through every media outlet and opinion leader they can mobilize. "Validators," aides call them.
"In order to reach them," said White House Press Secretary Jay Carney, "we have to, you know, be creative."
While the White House pushes that message, Republicans continue to argue that Obamacare is fatally flawed and will harm the other end of the age spectrum. As Obama traveled to Orlando on Thursday, the office of House Speaker John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) said that, while in Florida, the president should answer questions from seniors.
"The president has focused plenty of time and energy of late on young people," Boehner's office said in a news release. "Isn't it time he directly address older Americans who are bearing the brunt of his healthcare law?"
There were nearly 4 million visits to HealthCare.gov last week, administration figures show, and more calls to the call center March 14 than any day since December. On Wednesday, there were more than 845,000 visits to the website.
The federal government has also spent about $52 million on advertising from January to March, according to the Department of Health and Human Services. In one ad, Miami Heat forward Lebron James urges people to "get covered."
In his remarks on the road Thursday, Obama focused on economic opportunity but put in another plug for the Affordable Care Act. "The deadline to get covered this year is March 31, which is just 11 days away. So if you are uninsured, check out your new choices at HealthCare.gov," he told a crowd at Valencia College in Orlando. "Many of you will be able to get covered for $100 a month or less. If you're already covered, then help get a friend covered."
In the final push, the White House has turned to sports media and stars to play a major role.
This week, NBA All-Star Kobe Bryant did an interview on Dan Patrick's radio sports show in which he encouraged people to get coverage. Former NBA All-Star Grant Hill called in to sports radio shows Wednesday in Miami, Dallas and Houston.
Miami Heat player Shane Battier promoted the healthcare plan in a recent conference call with reporters. As he spoke, the administration released a report showing that nearly 2 million people visit emergency rooms each year because of sports-related injuries.
On Thursday, the White House ran a social media campaign trying to drive traffic to GamePlan4Me.com, a website promoting the sports benefits of having health insurance and featuring athletes such as Bryant, Yankees pitcher CC Sabathia and Giants wide receiver Victor Cruz. NBA forward Kevin Durant sent a #GetCoveredNow tweet to his 6 million Twitter followers.
Some of the pitch men and women are not quite so famous.
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on Thursday traveled to New Orleans and Fort Worth to highlight local efforts to help people enroll. And White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough recently called in to a sports talk radio show in Cleveland to talk up GamePlan4Me.com.
The White House is "comfortable" with the pace of enrollment, Carney said, but thinks it can round up more young people before the deadline.
When Massachusetts ran its first enrollment, he said, "the demographic breakdown at the various stages of enrollment in the open-enrollment period is mirrored by what we've seen in our figures."
"I don't think anyone would argue that Massachusetts did not get, in the end, either sufficient numbers or the sufficient demographic breakdown that it needed to function effectively," Carney said. "So we feel confident that we'll do the same."
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Science Fiction ideas from Gene Roddenberry becomes reality?
US are developing a Tricorder like device that can monitor a person's medical condition from 10 meters away according to the Registry.
Department of Homeland Security's (DHS's) Science and Technology Directorate intents to start testing the notebook like device with US paramedics this autumn.
It's not as advanced as the Star Trek tricorder though, it can't diagnose unknown diseases and such. But it will use laser Doppler vibrometry and a camera to measure pulse, body temperature and muscle movement such as breathing.
The boys and girls at DHS's S&T seem to be in to all kind of science fiction stuff. They are also developing a Puke Ray (Really?) and a Handheld Lobster X-Ray scanner (who name these things?)
Related to this is Future Trek-nology we can live withouton AMC written by author John Scalizi and To Boldly go on Waiter Rant.
Personally i wouldn't mind faster than light travel and flying cars. But are society ready?
What do you think?


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ATLANTA � It's been more than a year since the son of Usher's ex-wife Tameka Raymond died in a boating accident on a Georgia lake.
Raymond is working to keep the memory of son Kile Glover alive, honoring him with the first Give Thanks 5K run/walk Saturday morning at Chastain Park in Atlanta. She wants to raise money for the Kile's World Foundation's art initiatives and upcoming camps.
''I know when I'll be running, I will be thinking of him,'' Raymond said of her son, who was run over by a personal watercraft on Lake Lanier, northeast of Atlanta, last year. The 11-year-old boy died two weeks after being critically injured in the accident.
''I'm thinking about him every day, but he was my running buddy,'' she continued. ''That's who I used to do my neighborhood jogs with all the time. He would be the only one who would be like, 'Let's go, mom'. He kept me going.''
Raymond said Usher will be unable to attend the event because he's out of the country filming a movie, ''Hands of Stone.'' The Grammy-winning pop star is playing the role of Sugar Ray Leonard in a film based on boxing great Roberto Duran.
''It's safe to assume that he's supportive in my efforts,'' she said. ''He loves Kile. I think he's supportive.''
Raymond said many celebrity trainers will be in attendance, along with cast members from TV One's ''R&B Divas: Atlanta,'' Lil Wayne's ex-wife Antonia ''Toya'' Carter and Cynthia Bailey from ''The Real Housewives of Atlanta.''


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Photo Essay: The Innocents
Taryn Simon's The Innocents collects photographs and interviews with the wrongfully imprisoned, exposing a broken judicial system where corrupt prosecutors, sleeping lawyers, bent cops, and jailhouse snitches subvert the most fundamental principles of justice. While mugshots are often used as tools of condemnation, Simon turns the camera around to photograph the wrongfully convicted in locations crucial to their legal cases: scenes of arrest or misidentification, alibi locations, or even scenes of the crime. Simon's interviewees confront the paradox of innocence and imprisonment, the inability to recover stolen years, and states' unconscionable refusals to compensate them or ease their traumatic transitions to civilian life.
New reports find that, while the death penalty drains money from state budgets, police chiefs don't consider it effective in deterring crime.
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SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) Heading into what could be Notre Dame's last season before joining the Atlantic Coast Conference, coach Mike Brey would like the Fighting Irish to take something with them as they prepare to leave the Big East: their first ever outright regular-season title.
Brey said he began talking about that goal with his players in March, after they squandered a 10-point lead midway through the second half and lost 67-63 to Xavier in the first round of the NCAA tournament. He's been talking about it with them regularly ever since.
``We've been pretty darn close to that and been in the mix before,'' Brey said Thursday during media day. ``It's a realistic thing we've talked about in the spring and the summer.''
The Irish finished second in the league in 2010-11 and won the West Division in 2000-01. But with some speculating the Irish could leave for the ACC a year ahead of the planned 2014 departure, this could be the last chance to claim the regular-season title. Irish players say they have adopted the goal.
``That's the main goal,'' said 6-foot-9 forward Jack Cooley, who averaged 12.5 points and 8.9 rebounds. ``If we handle our business on the road to trying to win a Big East regular-season championship, the tournaments stuff will take care of itself.''
Brey knows some people will have even higher expectations with all the starters back from a team that went 22-12 and finished third in the Big East with a 13-5 record. Brey said the Irish reserves will give a bench as deep as any he can remember in his 12 seasons with the Irish.
Brey said some people might compare this year's team to the veteran squad he had two years ago, when the Irish earned a No. 2 seed in the NCAA tournament and finished the season 27-7.
``That team 30 minutes into the first practice was a finished product and it was a very good product. Because it was very consistent all the way through and got a No. 2 seed. This group, where it's experienced, I really believe can improve and they really believe they can improve,'' he said.
Brey said that's why he's focusing trying to win a league championship and isn't talking about other goals. He wants to keep the players focused on getting better, not the big picture.
Guard Scott Martin said he doesn't even want to look ahead to league play, saying right now the Irish need to focus on practice. He said that's how they turned around last season after getting off to a 7-5 start.
``We reinvented ourselves in practice and really worked hard,'' he said. ``I think that's the idea we have to come into practice with. This is where it all starts.''
Brey said he plans to put a sign up on every player's locker on Friday: ``Work to deliver,'' saying it's his way of reminding them to stay focused on delivering on their goals.
``Starting with trying to chase down a regular-season title is a good initial thing for us, period. Let's start with that,'' he said.
The Irish open the season Nov. 10 against Evansville.


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Wage and Hour Division (WHD)
Break Time for Nursing Mothers
Section 7 of the FLSA
requires employers to provide reasonable break time for an employee to express breast milk for her nursing child for one year after the child's birth each time such employee has need to express the milk. Employers are also required to provide a place, other than a bathroom, that is shielded from view and free from intrusion from coworkers and the public, which may be used by an employee to express breast milk.
The break time requirement became effective when the Affordable Care Act was signed into law on March 23, 2010.The Wage and Hour Fact Sheet #73
"Break Time for Nursing Mothers under the FLSA" and the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) posted below provide basic information about the law.
- WHD Fact Sheet #73, Break Time for Nursing Mothers under the FLSA (Spanish Version)
- Break Time for Nursing Mothers FAQs
- Break Time for Nursing Mothers under the FLSA (Microsoft® PowerPoint®)
- Break Time for Nursing Mothers Poster (Spanish)
- Break Time for Nursing Mothers Employee Rights Card
- FLSA Handy Reference Guide
- How to File a Complaint
- Request for Information on Break Time for Nursing Mothers , Federal Register 75: 80073-80079, (2010, December 21): This notice is a request for information from the public regarding the recent amendment to the FLSA that requires employers to provide reasonable break time and a place for nursing mothers to express breast milk for one year after the child's birth. The Department seeks information and comments for its review as it considers how best to help employers and employees understand the requirements of the law.
- Presidential Memorandum for the Director of the Office of Personnel Management
- Supporting Nursing Moms at Work: Employer Solutions
- CDC Healthier Worksite Initiative, Workplace Lactation Support Program Toolkit
- EEOC Enforcement Guidance: Unlawful Disparate Treatment of Workers with Caregiving Responsibilities
- National Conference of State Legislatures Compilation of State Breastfeeding Laws
- U.S. Breastfeeding Committee, Workplace Support and Coalitions Directory
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Sometimes there no joy in being right. Sometimes it's just no fun to say "I told ya so." This is one of those times.
Depending on whom you ask, Mitt Romney choice of Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan as a running mate is either inspired or insane; bold or boneheaded; a opportunity for meaningful debate or a triumph of theory. But without a doubt, Romney's pick or Ryan as his running mate has revived the Ryan's seminal budget document, The Path to Prosperity, which would end Medicare as we know it back in the spotlight. (It's OK, really. There would still be a program called "Medicare," but the resemblance would end there.) This is already turning in to bad news for the campaign, as Romney can't win without Florida, and it seems neither Mitt Romney nor Paul Ryan can show their faces down there right now.
But a few people have noticed something I pointed out at length about a year ago. He may want to give Medicare a witness-protection-style makeover, but Paul Ryan still wants to gut Medicaid. Apparently, so does Mitt Romney.
Though we'll all hear more about the GOP's dastardly plans for Medicare, we'll probably hear less about their equally destructive plans for Medicaid. That's dangerous, because Medicaid is just as important as Medicare, and the GOP's plans for it could have devastating consequences for millions of Americans.
Forewarned is forearmed. Here's what you need to know about Medicaid and the Ryan/GOP Budget.
- Medicaid is not the problem. It's part of a larger health care cost problem.
- Medicaid is not "just a program for poor people." It's also important to most middle- and working-class Americans.
- The Republican cuts to Medicaid don't lower health care costs. They shift costs to poor, elderly, middle- and working-class Americans.
- The Republican cuts to Medicaid are just as unpopular as the Republican cuts to Medicare. Democrats compromise with Republicans on Medicaid cuts at their peril.
In past few days Ed Kilgore, Meteor Blades at Daily Kos, and WaPo's Suzy Khim have been among those to point out the not-so-obvious: Paul Ryan's plan to gut Medicaid, chop it into little pieces, and bury bits of the remains in each state. His plans for Medicare — embraced by the GOP, and endorsed by Mitt Romney — look mild by comparison; like the difference between a manicure and an amputation.
Ezra Klein notes that Ryan's cuts to Medicare "are only 60 percent as large as the cuts to Medicaid and other health-care programs." But, as Khim points out, when it comes to Medicaid, Ryan exchanges his meat cleaver for a chainsaw and a wood-chipper.
Over the next 10 years, the Ryan plan would cut Medicaid by $642 billion by repealing the Affordable Care Act and by $750 billion through new caps on federal spending—a 34 percent cut to Medicaid spending over the next decade, according to Edwin Park of the Center and Budget and Policy Priorities.
Who would that impact? First, by overturning the ACA, the Ryan plan would prevent 11 million people from gaining Medicaid coverage by 2022, according to the Congressional Budget Office's latest estimates.
At the same time, the Ryan plan would turn the entitlement program into a block-grant program. Currently, the federal government provides matching, open-ended funds to states, which each run their own Medicaid program. The Ryan plan would instead give states a block grant with a hard annual cap that would be adjusted to population growth and inflation, but it would not factor in rising health-care costs or economic conditions that impact state budgets. The result? Much less federal money. In exchange, states would have more flexibility to set the parameters for their Medicaid programs.
Remember those Republican governors who are refusing the Medicaid expansion in health care reform? You know, the ones who are ideologically opposed to reducing their uninsured population by half, by expanding Medicaid? The Republican governors who are already leaving federal money on the table, making their Medicaid programs are more restrictive than they need to be? Multiply them by 50. Actually, multiply Texas 50, and you'll have the picture about right.
As I noted a year ago, the GOP's cuts to Medicaid are deeper and more immediate than Republican cuts to Medicare. Ryan's plan doesn't begin really hacking away at Medicare until 2023. Medicaid, however, faces the buzz as early as 2013. And while you may not be able to recognize Medicare by the time Republicans are done with it, you'll need the entire cast of CSI and maybe a little help from Fox Mulder to have a hope of finding identifiable pieces of Medicaid.
And for all that, cutting Medicaid doesn't add up to cutting health care costs.
The CBO estimates that the Republican budget's $771 billion in Medicaid cuts over ten years amounts to a 35% cut in Medicaid funding to states. The transformation of Medicaid into a block grant program, ensures that funding will decline because the Republican budget increases these grants annually at the rate of inflation, adjusted for population growth — not the rate of inflation for health care, which is far above the general inflation rate.
In other words, it's built into the budget that states won't be able to keep up with the costs of the program under the Republican budget, because the Republican budget doesn't take the rate of growth in health care costs into consideration. So, states cut back on the very Medicaid services that the elderly and disabled, and their families, rely upon.
The GOP budget cuts a total $2.17 trillion from Medicaid and related health care programs — $771 billion in Medicaid cuts, plus $1.4 trillion from nixing the Medicaid expansion in health care reform — Some of it by eliminating health care coverage for at least 32 million people, and some through drastic cuts in nursing home care coverage.
Instead, it shifts costs to families.
"Cost Sharing" — which basically means imposing premiums on Medicaid recipients — is like to increase if Republicans simultaneously slash Medicaid funding to states and give states the "flexibility" to slash Medicaid benefits. Again, it may mean fewer government dollars are spent on health care, but it's cost shifting passed off as cost cutting.
If the goal is simply to get people off Medicaid rolls, then cost sharing can be said to work. A recent study showed that imposing even a 3% premium on participants in Wisconsin's Badger Care program would result in 49,422 fewer children and parents being enrolled in the program. Some of those families might find coverage elsewhere, but the declining levels of employer-provided coverage for low-income workers means that many of them would probably become uninsured. But they're off Medicaid, right? So, the government's not paying for their health care. Thus, costs go down.
The GOP's cuts to Medicaid would have disastrous consequences for countless American families.
An overview of the likely impact gives a 10,000 foot view of the collateral damage that's likely to be the result of the kind of cuts Republicans want to inflict on Medicaid.
- Up to 44 million could lose health coverage. Federal spending on Medicaid would fall by $1.4 trillion, or 34% by 2021. States would receive $243 billion less per year. Cuts would produce decreases in Medicaid enrollment, resulting in 31 million to 44 million to lose coverage.
- By 2013, 400,000 would lose vital health care services by 2013, according to the CBO.
- By 2016, 1.7 million children will lose health insurance. If the Republican plan becomes law the CBO estimates that 1.7 million children will lose health insurance by 2016, as half the states could eliminate their CHIP programs, and remaining states could roll back coverage.
- As many as 15 million could be forced off Medicaid rolls, according to state-by-state analysis.
- Cuts would seriously impact seniors and people with disabilities. Some 14 million seniors and people with disabilities depend on Medicaid to pay for nursing home care and assisted living — which costs about $72,000 a year, on average. In fact, 70% of nursing home patients are Medicaid recipients. Deep cuts would mean less coverage for nursing home residents, shifting more of the cost on to the elderly and disabled beneficiaries and their families. Sharp reduction in the quality of nursing home care is another likely result. Many elderly and disabled recipients would be unable to obtain coverage elsewhere because of pre-existing conditions.
If it's true that the GOP's plan to gut Medicaid doesn't have the votes to pass the Senate, then it won't become law. Not federal law, anyway. Remember what Paul Ryan said, "This is isn't a budget. This is a cause." That cause may be defeated in D.C. (for now), but it promises to live on in several states, and may yet rise again on the federal level.
It doesn't stop there, either. According to the Center for Budget and Policy Priorities, the Ryan/Romney/Republican plan would bleed state budgets of discretionary funding for services and infrastructure that supports low-income, middle-class and working-class Americans. Thinks like job training, employment services, highway and road improvement, public transportation, elementary and high school education funding, public safety and disaster response would all have a date with the buzzsaw. On top of that, the Republican plan would likely cost the U.S. millions of jobs, as states take even more drastic actions to close the resulting budget shortfalls.
So, why put forth a budget that hacks away at Medicaid if it doesn't lower health care costs, passes the costs on to families, and leaves some of the most vulnerable out in the cold? Like Paul Ryan says, it isn't a budget, it's a cause. That's why Paul Ryan's budget is modeled after the "catastrophic success" of welfare reform. It works the same way: reducing the number of people receiving help, but not the number of people in need of help.
Why does the GOP want to gut Medicaid? Because conservatives have hated Medicaid since its inception in 1965, for reasons Paul Waldman aptly summarized.
…The primary objection here isn't budgetary; it's moral. Many conservatives feel that poverty is a moral failing, and if you're getting help from a government program, you're probably some kind of scamming welfare queen sucking off people who work for a living, getting a benefit you don't deserve. [emphasis added]
Conservatives like Paul Ryan have repeatedly said their goal is "strengthening welfare for those who need it." But what the Republican budget reflects is much closer to House Minority Leader Eric Cantor's statement that Medicaid and Medicare amount to "a safety net in place in this country for people who frankly don't need one."
But Jim Wallis reminds us that, "a budget is a moral document," that "reveals what your fundamental priorities are: who is important and who is not; what is important and what is not." And the Republican budget casts Medicaid recipients as "the undeserving poor." Cutting aid for those who need it most makes perfect sense, if you believe those who need help the most deserve it the least. (For a more in-depth explanation, I recommend George Lakoff.
The budgetary justification for gutting Medicaid is weak. As I pointed out in the previous post, the cost-per-beneficiary for Medicaid is lower than private insurance. But the GOP thinks that "Medicaid is the easiest to win consensus on." That's because their perception of Medicaid is that it's "just a program for poor people."
Paul Ryan himself gave that much away when he said in his Wall Street Journal op-ed that Medicaid reform is really welfare reform. He gives much more away with his desire to model the GOP's "Medicaid reform" on the "successful" welfare reform of the late 90s. As wrote in a previous post, what Ryan sees as the "successful" welfare reform of the 90s was really a classic conservative "catastrophic success."
See, there's the problem with this is that the welfare reform of the late 1990s was not a success. Not unless you're a conservative. And even then it was at best a "catastrophic success" — defined here as "success" that's actually catastrophic for those it's purported to help. That's also what makes it a success. That is, if you're a conservative.
What makes it a success? Well, in a sense, failure. It works if it doesn't work, in other words, especially if it doesn't work for the right people — because the right people are the wrong people. Follow me? No?
…Paul Ryan, in his WSJ op-ed, says that with his roadmap we "strengthen and improve welfare programs for those who need them, we eliminate welfare for those who don't." It's curious, because it really does sound like he wants to duplicate the catastrophic success of the welfare reform of the 1990s. The "success" was getting people off welfare rolls, not necessarily improving their condition. It was about reducing the number of people receiving government assistance, not reducing the need for assistance. Simply put, it's fewer people getting help, instead of fewer people needing help.
It's like the right wing version of a Zen kōan that cannot be understood by the rational mind, and only makes sense to the conservative mind. It only makes sense if you believe that those who need help the most deserve it the least, and their need itself is the greatest evidence of that.
Then, not only does it makes economic sense to slash Medicaid beyond recognition, it makes moral sense. In fact, it seems like common sense. So much so, that it seems safe for Republicans to assume most people will see that Medicaid is "just a program for poor people," and cutting it is both an economic and a moral necessity.
Unfortunately, for the GOP, most people are not "Zen Republicans" and don't see the world through the same distorted lens.
Medicaid is not just a program for poor people. Two thirds of its benefits go to the elderly and disabled. Seniors get fully one quarter of those benefits, which supports long-term nursing home care for for 70 percent — or 1.4 million — nursing home residents in America. And most of them aren't indigent. They're middle-class Americans who've already run through their own money, paying for long-term care.
That makes Medicaid hugely important to middle-class families.
We all have parents or grandparents. As they age, the medical care most of them will need will only get more expensive. Some of them will need long-term care or nursing home care, the cost of which will outstrip our families already stressed financial resources.
A year in a nursing home costs an average of $72,000, according to the Department of Health and Human Services, and that's if there aren't an additional costs beyond just getting a bed in a nursing home. Medicare pays for about a month. It's not hard to see how easily and quickly our parents and grandparents can "spend down" their assets to quality for Medicaid.
We love our parents and grandparents, and we won't want their lack of resource or ours to keep them from getting the they need. Families USA's report, "Cutting Medicaid: Harming Seniors and People with Disabilities," shows that Medicare is a big part of how our parents and grandparents get the care they need.
- Medicaid is the primary payer for an estimated 63.6 percent of all nursing home residents. In all states but one, Medicaid is the primary payer for more than 50 percent of nursing home residents.
- In seven states and the District of Columbia, Medicaid is the primary payer for more than 70 percent of all nursing home residents. Those states are the District of Columbia (80.1%), Mississippi (74.7%), Alaska (73.8%), Louisiana (73.0%), New York (72.3%), West Virginia (72.2%), Georgia (71.9%), and Hawaii (70.1%).
It all means that Medicaid is an important program for middle- and working-class families, too.
It's not just us forty-somethings-and-up who see it that way. It's our parents and grandparents too. Many of them realize what the cost of long-term care or nursing home care out would mean to their children, and their grandchildren.
It's what stands between our families and what Gene Sperling called "the tyranny of the math.".
And I say this to everybody in this room, there is enormous discussion about the revenue side and the Medicare side. But from a policy perspective, from a values perspective, we should be very deeply troubled by the Medicaid cuts in the House Republican plan. I want to make clear what they are. This is not my numbers, this is theirs.
After they completely repeal the Affordable Care act, which would take away coverage for 34 million Americans, according to the Congressional Budget Office. After they've completely repealed that, they do a block grant that would cut Medicaid by $770 billion. In 2021, that would cut the program by 35 percent. Under their own numbers, by 2030, it would cut projected spending in Medicaid by half. By 49 percent. So, of course– I don't think– or imply any negative intentions or– lack of compassion. But there is a tyranny of the numbers that we have to face.
And here's the tyranny of the numbers. Sixty-four percent of Medicaid spending goes to older people in nursing homes or families who have someone with serious disabilities. Another 22 percent goes to 35 million very poor children. Now I ask you, how could you possibly cut 35 percent of that budget and not hurt hundreds of thousands, if not millions of families who are dealing with a parent or a grandparent in a nursing home, or a child with serious disabilities. How is the math possible.
If you tried to protect them mathematically, you would have to eliminate coverage for all 34 million children. Now I know some people didn't like when– the President mentioned that this was going to be very negative for families, for those amazingly brave parents. And he may be one of them in our country, who have a child with autism or Down's and who just are enormously committed and dedicated to doing everything they can to give their child the same chance– every other child has.
But here's the reality. Medicaid does help so many families in those situations. Over the years, we've allowed more middle class families who have a child with autism to get help in Medicaid. There's a medical needy program that says when you spend down– we'll– we'll count the income after you've spent down medical costs.
There's a Katie Beckett (PH) program that was passed by President Reagan that says if you have a child that's in need of institutional care– you can get help from Medicaid. This is– this is a life support for many of these families. But these are the optional programs in Medicaid. These are the ones that go to more middle class families. If you're going to cut 49 percent of projected Medicaid spending by 2030, do you really think these programs will not be seriously hurt.
So when we say that there– that the tyranny of the math is that these– these– this Medicaid– program, this Medicaid cut will lead to millions of poor children, children with serious disabilities, children with autism– elderly Americans in nursing homes losing their coverage or being– or– or having it significantly cut, we are not criticizing their plan. We are just simply explaining their plan.
That's why the more Americans hear about Ryan plan, the more they hate it. That's why even one fifth of right wing seniors hate it. For them, it's a one way ticket to the poorhouse.
If Americans who are embracing Rep. Paul Ryan's "Path to Prosperity" — and that now includes Mitt Romney — spent a few minutes reviewing a few recent research reports, they just might conclude that the Wisconsin Republican's plan to reduce the deficit might better be renamed the "Path to the Poorhouse" because of what it would mean to the Medicare program and many senior citizens.
Ryan's proposal, which will get new scrutiny now that Romney has made him his running mate, would end the current Medicare program for everyone born after 1956. It would replace Medicare with a system in which beneficiaries would receive a set amount of money from the government every year to buy coverage from private insurers. That money would go straight into insurance companies' bank accounts, which would make them far richer and even more in control of our health care system than they already are.
Cutting Medicaid is as unpopular now as it was when Republicans adopted the Ryan Budget. Cutting Medicaid is especially unpopular in swing states. That's why some Republicans are already trying to distance themselves from the Ryan budget, which is now effectively the Republican budget and the Romney budget.
That's why the Romney/Ryan ticket will quickly lose its shine, if Democrats just explain just what the Romney/Ryan plans really mean.