December 2005
SUNY Orange Engineering students
blow up bridges
SUNY Orange engineering
student Pat McEvitt watches his wooden bridge explode under too
much weight Wednesday, Dec. 14 at the college's annual bridge
building competition
MIDDLETOWN - Led by engineering professor John Wolbeck, students
destroyed the bridges they had so carefully built on Wednesday,
Dec. 14, in Harriman Hall at the Middletown campus, in their annual
competition to see which of them had constructed the most intelligent,
stable, strongest design.
Constrained to a maximum of 35 popsicle sticks, the students and
the audience of about 50 got to see which design worked better:
tall, with fewer sticks, or low, with more sticks. Would an arch
work better, or a straight line? Competitors fastened their bridges
to a viselike scale, and weighed it down to see how much it could
stand before it broke.
The winning bridge withstood 106 pounds before exploding into
bits, and was pyramid-shaped. It was constructed by Adam Volpe,
a second-year civil engineering student.
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SUNY Orange Business Programs
receive national accreditation
Orange County Community College's department
of business this semester received its national accreditation
by the Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs
(ACBSP) to offer the following business degrees:
AS Accounting, AS Business Administration, AAS Accounting, AAS
Business Management, AAS Computer Information Systems, AAS E-Business,
AAS Information Technology, AAS Marketing, AAS Medical Office Assistant,
and AAS Office Technologies.
"We're delighted to receive, once again, the accreditation
from the Board of Commissioners," said Professor Suzanne Krissler,
Professor and Chair of Accounting/Office Technologies. "It
confirms to us on a national level that we're on the right track,
which is important, because at SUNY Orange, we've always been focused
on the leading edge of the business world, which today is so often
in a national and even a global forum."
All the SUNY Orange business degree
programs have been re-affirmed for accreditation by ACBSP
by their Board of Commissioners on November 19, 2005. All degree
programs of Accounting, Business Management, Office Technologies,
and Computer Information Systems underwent a year-long review
process, wrote the self-study, and had a site visit in September
by professional peers.
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SUNY Orange's Continuing
and Professional Education (CAPE) offers Credentialed Alcoholism
and Substance Abuse Counselor Training.
Orange County Community College's department of Continuing and
Professional Education (CAPE) will start the new year and the new
semester off on Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2006 by offering the Credentialed
Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Counselor (CASAC) Program at the
Middletown campus at 115 South Street.
The program, consisting of three modules, offers coursework that
includes topics such as treatment planning and case management,
the ethics of professional practice, effective community education,
and more.
Classes meet every Tuesday and Thursday from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m.,
and there are payment plans available. For more information, or
to register by phone, please call 845-341-4993. You can also register
online at www.sunyorange.edu/cape.
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Register Now at SUNY Orange
for Spring Classes
Register at Orange County Community College for classes this
spring semester. Classes begin Tuesday, Jan. 17, and while registration
is ongoing until classes begin, earlier registration means better
class availability.
Academic programs include Industrial Laboratory Technology, a
program designed for students who are interested in working in
food, computer, and chemistry labs; and Information Technology,
for students who are interested in careers in e-commerce, database
technologies and other high-technology industries.
Programs also remain strong in fields like our health professions
and traditional academics, as well as in our transfer programs
for students interested in furthering their education at four-year
schools.
Classes are available for as low as $120 per credit hour in some
cases.
Please call 845-341-4140 for more information about registering
for SUNY Orange.
The Continuing and Professional Education department (CAPE) offers
a variety of courses in computer training, investing and money
management, real estate and others, as well. The popular Young
Saturdays courses offers classes like cooking, languages and art
for children as young as six years old for $50 or less. Visit www.sunyorange.edu/cape for
more information, or call 341-4993.
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Grants Training Offered at SUNY
Orange's Newburgh Campus
Orange County Community College and SUNY Rockland will co-host
the Grantsmanship Training Program at SUNY Orange's Newburgh Extension
on Jan. 9-13, 2006. This one-of-a-kind workshop, which comes from
The Grantsmanship Center (TGCI), is widely recognized as the "gold
standard" of grants training.
TGCI is the world's oldest, largest, and most respected fund development
training organization. Since 1972, TGCI has trained more than 100,000
staff members of nonprofit, government, and academic institutions
around the world. Designed for both novice and advanced grantseekers,
TGCI's Grantsmanship Training Program is a hands-on learning experience
that covers all aspects of researching grants, writing grant proposals
and negotiating with funding sources.
The intensive, five-day workshop includes learning TGCI's groundbreaking
proposal writing format and how to locate new funding sources.
Upon completion of the workshop, graduates receive a full year
of free follow-up services through the exclusive TGCI Membership
Program. These include professional proposal review and access
to TGCI's comprehensive online databases of foundation, corporate
and government funding sources.
Tuition for the training program is $825. TGCI workshops often
quickly fill to capacity, so participants are encouraged to enroll
early. To register, contact TGCI at www.tgci.com or call 800-421-9512.
A limited number of 50% scholarships are available to organizations
with budgets under $300,000, contact the Registrar at TGCI at (800)-421-9512.
For more information, please contact Fontaine McNamara at 845-341-4337.
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SUNY Orange to hold
11th Annual Holiday Open House
Orange County Community College will hold its 11th Annual Holiday
Open House for the first time ever on two consecutive weekends
this year, on Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 10 and 11, and on Saturday
and Sunday, Dec. 17 and 18, from 1 to 5 p.m., at Morrison Hall
on South Street at the Middletown campus.
On Saturday, Dec. 10, the College's Madrigal singers will perform
at 3 p.m. On Sunday, Dec. 11, the College's Chamber Ensemble will
perform at 1 p.m.
Decorated by the Middletown Garden Lovers in the theme of "A
Festive Holiday," the mansion will be open to the public free
of charge, although donations are welcome and will benefit the
Peter Alberghini Inspirational Scholarship.
Additionally, limited edition Morrison Hall ornaments will be
on sale during the Open House. Featuring a relief image of the
mansion in brass and green enamel, these keepsake ornaments will
be available for $25. There will be a silent auction for six holiday
wreaths decorated by the Middletown Garden Lovers, each to the
highest bidder. Winners will be notified after December 18th and
proceeds will benefit the Holiday Open House Fund
Peter Alberghini's longtime association with the College ended
with his untimely passing in 2002. He spent his life working to
create opportunities for Orange County residents through civic
work, mental health programs and particularly via education, throughout
his long career at Orange County Community College. At the time
of his death, he had begun the directorship of the college's Newburgh
Extension Center.
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General Information
Night at SUNY Orange
Orange County Community College's Admissions Department will offer
a General Admissions Information Night on Dec. 5 from 6:30 to 8
p.m. at the College Commons at the Middletown campus at 115 South
Street.
This evening will present a broad overview of the many academic
and social opportunities available to SUNY Orange students. Prospective
students can learn about the many academic programs, including
our Health Professions programs like physical therapist assistant
and occupational therapy assistant, among others; our strong liberal
arts and science transfer programs; and our career-related programs,
for example police science and accounting.
Information about student life, tuition, athletics, admission
requirements and application procedures will also be discussed.
Admissions counselors will be on hand to answer questions after
the presentation. For more information about this event, or to
learn more about SUNY Orange, please call 845-341-4030.
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SUNY Orange Offers Instant
Admissions
Orange County Community College's department of Admissions is
offering the opportunity to get admitted to college immediately
with its Instant Admissions program, available now both at the
Middletown and Newburgh campuses.
Prospective students can come in and fill out and application
at the Admissions Office on the third floor of the College Commons
at 115 South Street in Middletown, or at the Newburgh Extension
Center at the Key Bank Building at One Washington Center, where
they will receive specific directions for admission, assessment
and registration for the spring semester.
Application fees are $30 for new students, $20 for re-admitted
students. For more details on this program, please visit the SUNY
Orange Admissions web site at http://www.sunyorange.edu/admissions/apply/instant.shtml or
call the Office of Admissions at 845-341-4030.
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