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eye and the impact of lasers. Now, thanks to Belcher’s apart and a real eye to dissect — instead of just looking at
willingness to give of her time to help another department, a diagram in the textbook,” said Belcher. “This really gets
this has become an annual event. This is the fourth annual them engaged.”
Laser student sheep eye dissection lab.
Dr. Jon Matthews, CCCC Harnett County Provost, said,
Belcher begins with a large model of the eye, removing “I’m proud of our faculty for creating opportunities like
each part and discussing its function, before opening the these for their students. While it’s not highly unusual here
floor for questions. at CCCC, I sincerely appreciate that faculty from com-
“It was a very inquisitive group,” Belcher said. pletely different departments were willing to work to-
gether to develop a unique lab experience that will better
The presentation ended with a video about the dissection prepare our students for the jobs that they will seek after
process and students carefully opening sheep eyes to ex- graduation. It says a lot about Mr. Beasley, Ms. Belcher,
amine the parts they had just discussed. and the culture of collegiality here at Harnett Main Cam-
pus.”
“We study parts of the eye and the impact lasers can have
on it, but students never have a chance to actually see it,” For more information about the CCCC Laser & Photonics
Beasley said. “Getting to see what a cornea, lens, and ret- Technology program, contact Gary Beasley at the CCCC
ina look like, and to understand how thin and delicate the Harnett Campus at (910) 814-8828 or by email at gbeas-
retina really is, gives everyone a wider perspective on the [email protected].
damage a laser could do.”
For more information on Central Carolina Community
“This was so successful because a lot of students learn College, visit the website www.cccc.edu.
better with a hands-on activity — having a model to take

Central Carolina Community College students dissect a sheep eye. For more information about the CCCC Laser &
Photonics Technology program, contact Gary Beasley at the CCCC Harnett Main Campus at (910) 814-8828 or by
email at [email protected].
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