April 2005
SUNY Orange Professor
of English wins National Endowment for the Humanities Award
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April 1, 2005, Orange County Community College professor Kathleen
Wright received the National Endowment for the Humanities Award
to study at the East-West Center at the University of Hawaii this
summer in June and July.
"The East-West Center is a prestigious place to study Southeast
culture, literature and history," said Wright. "I'm delighted
for the opportunity to study there, having first heard of it when
I was a Peace Corps volunteer in Korea."
Chosen from a field of professors from across the United States,
Wright will study "Southeast Asia: Indigenous Impulses and
Outside Influences." Later this fall at SUNY Orange, Wright
will incorporate her studies into her "International Literature:
Non-European" class.
For more information, please contact Professor Wright at 845-341-4024.
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SUNY Orange Professor
wins American Dental Hygienist Award
Meg Atwood, RDH, assistant professor in Orange County Community
College's Dental Hygiene department, was selected April 20 by the
American Dental Hygiene Association for a 2005 ADHA Student Advisor
Award.
Calling her performance exemplary, the Association commended her
encouragement of student involvement and her dedication. Atwood
will receive a $1,000 cash award and a trip to and from the 82nd
Annual Session in Las Vegas, Nev.
For more information, please contact Professor Atwood at 845-341-4317.
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SUNY Orange Band
Concert, April 29 2005
The Orange County Community College Concert Band, under the direction
of SUNY Orange band director, Joseph Abramo, will perform in concert
on Friday, April 29 at 8:00 pm in Orange Hall Theater.
This program will include selections such as:
- Flourish for Wind Band
- First Suite in F for Military Band
- On a Hymn Song of Philip Bliss
- Second Suite in Eb for Military Band
- Chant Rituals
- Bacchanale
This event is sponsored by the Arts and Communication Department
and admission is free to the public. For further information please
call the Department at 341-4787.
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SUNY Orange Orchestra
to perform May 7
MIDDLETOWN - Orange County Community College's Arts and Communication
Department will feature the SUNY Orange Community Orchestra in
concert on Saturday, May 7, 2005 at 8 p.m. in Orange Hall Theater
at the Middletown campus at 115 South Street.
 Under
the direction of conductor Hilarie Clark Moore, the orchestra will
perform Humperdinck's Hänsel and Gretel Prelude, the first
movement of Haydn's Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in C, R.
Strauss's Horn Concerto No. 1 in E-flat, and Beethoven's Symphony
No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67. In addition, the concert will feature
the winners of the orchestra's Third Annual Concerto/Aria Contest,
violinist Lucie Jaronowski and French hornist, Timothy Takagi.
  The
SUNY Orange Community Orchestra comprises SUNY Orange students,
Orange County high school students and adult musicians from the
community. Ms. Jaronowski is a junior at Monroe-Woodbury High School
and studies violin under Mrs. Theresa Gao. Mr. Takagi is currently
a senior in the class of 2005 at Middletown High School. He has
studied horn under Mr. Keith Riddick and Mrs. Nicole Regan. He
will be attending the Crane School of Music to study music education
this fall.
The concert is free to the public. Voluntary donations will be
collected at the door to support the college's percussion fund.
For more information, please contact the Arts and Communication
Department at 341-4787.
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SUNY Orange's Continuing and
Professional Education department announces Defensive Driving and
Pre-licensing classes in May
MIDDLETOWN - The six-hour defensive driving course which offers
participants a 10% discount on their auto insurance liability and
collision premiums for 36 months and also removes up to 4 points
from driving records will be offered Saturday, May 7, at Orange
County Community College at the main campus in Middletown from
9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the Bio-Tech Building, Room 203.
There will be a half-hour break for lunch. The cost is $41.
The five-hour pre-licensing course mandated for New York State
permit holders will be offered on Tuesday, May 10 from 4:30 p.m.
to 9:30 p.m., and on Saturday, May 14, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Completion
of the course results in the issuance of the MV-278 form needed
to make the road test appointment. The cost is $31.
All pre-licensing classes will be held at the Middletown campus
in the Bio-Tech Building, Room 203.
For more information on these courses, or to submit a registration
electronically, visit www.sunyorange.edu/cape.
You may also register in person at the Registration Office on the
third floor of the College Commons at the Middletown campus at
115 South Street, or by calling (845) 341-4892; please have your
Visa, MasterCard, or Discover card number ready.
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SUNY Orange Chamber Ensemble
Concert April 30
MIDDLETOWN – The Chamber Ensemble at SUNY Orange will perform
a concert on Saturday, April 30 at 8 p.m. at Morrison Hall at the
Middletown campus at 115 South Street. Under the direction of Hilarie
Clark Moore, selections for the evening will include String Trio
No.1, Op. 11, Trio No. 1 in C Major, Serenade in D Major, and "Think
of Me" from Phantom of the Opera.
Admission is free and open to the public.
The concert is sponsored by the Orange County Community College
Arts and Communication Department. For more information please
call (845) 341-4787.
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Senator Clinton, SUNY Orange
Announce $245,000 Federal Grant For SUNY Orange
Federal funding will help with student access and student services
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton today joined with
officials from Orange County Community College to announce a $245,833
grant from the U.S. Department of Education. The grant, which was
awarded under Department’s TRIO Student Support Services
Program, will help student access and student services including
registration, financial aid and course selection and other services.
"I am so pleased to announce this funding for SUNY Orange," said
Senator Clinton, who supported the college’s grant application. "I
hope this grant will assist the College to continue helping the
young people of the Hudson Valley fulfill their educational aspirations.
I would like to congratulate all involved for their positive efforts
in securing this grant and I look forward to working with SUNY
Orange to secure these kinds of meaningful investments in the future."
"For twelve years this program has been available at SUNY
Orange, and we have many success stories that show how worthy this
program is," says Madeline Torres-Diaz, who has coordinated
the program for nine of those twelve years herself. "It is
gratifying to get this support for these students who work so hard
and achieve so much."
The funding from this grant will be used to strengthen student
access and student support at SUNY Orange over the next five years
The program will allow first-generation, low-income and disabled
students to earn an associate’s degree at SUNY Orange by
making available to them personal counseling and support services
such as the awarding of grant aid monies, tutorial services, cultural
activities, mentoring programs and visits to four-year institutions.
The TRIO Student Support Services (TSSS) program provides opportunities
for academic development, assists students with basic college requirements,
and serves to motivate students towards the successful completion
of their postsecondary education. The TSSS program may also provide
grant aid to current TSSS participants who are receiving Federal
Pell Grants. The goal of TSSS is to increase the college retention
and graduation rates of its participants and facilitate the process
of transition from one level of higher education to the next. Services
provided under the TSSS program range from tutorial services and
academic counseling to financial aid assistance and information
about career options.
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SUNY Orange Admissions Office
at Galleria
MIDDLETOWN - The Admissions Office of Orange County Community
College will be at the Galleria at Crystal Run on Sunday, April
17 from noon to 4 p.m. so prospective students can learn about
SUNY Orange and its many programs and services while they’re
out and about. The booth will be located at the lower level atrium
in front of J.C. Penney.
For more information, please call (845) 341-4030.
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Financial Aid Workshop available
to students and the public at SUNY Orange
MIDDLETOWN/NEWBURGH - Orange County Community College will offer
free financial aid workshops in April for college-bound students
in Middletown and Newburgh. They are open to students of SUNY Orange
and to the public.
The Student Success Center in the College Commons on the Middletown
campus at
115 South Street will host a Wednesday workshop on April 27 at 6 p.m.
The Newburgh Extension Center at One Washington Center will host
a Tuesday workshops on April 26, beginning at 5 p.m.
The workshop will begin promptly at the times stated, since they
may run up to two hours, depending on the number attending.
Attendees must bring photocopies of their or their parents' 2004
income tax returns, W-2 forms, and any other taxed or untaxed income
information.
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SUNY Orange to host first-ever Adjunct
Recruitment Night
Orange County Community College will host its first-ever Adjunct
Recruitment Night on Wednesday, April 6, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
in the Fireplace Lounge of the College Commons at 115 South Street
in Middletown, NY.
Fall openings begin Aug. 29, 2005 in Laboratory Technology, Biology,
Applied Technology, Nursing, English and Foreign Languages, Philosophy,
Ethics, and more.
For more information, please contact Eileen Lux, Grants and Benefits
coordinator at 845-341-4572 or via e-mail at elux@sunyorange.edu.
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Orange County Community College's award
program celebrates diversity and achievement
Chester Councilman and keynote speaker Nóel C. Spencer addresses
the crowd of 2,000 at SUNY Orange's 16th Annual Sojourner Truth Awards
on Friday, March 11, 2005. Approximately 150 students grades six through
12 received awards for their academic achievement at the ceremony. |
MIDDLETOWN
- Orange County Community College awarded approximately 150
students grade six through 12 at the 16th Annual Sojourner
Truth Awards Program on Friday, March 11, at 7 p.m. in the
Physical Education Building at the Middletown campus on W.
Conklin Avenue. Over 2,000 participants attended from Orange
County schools.
Nóel C. Spencer, Councilman, Chester, N.Y, was
the keynote speaker.
The Sojourner Truth Awards, named in honor of that distinguished
woman who lived in the Mid-Hudson after escaping from slavery,
is designed to promote positive consideration of college,
and is awarded to students from grade six through 12 who
have demonstrated skills in areas like language arts, mathematics,
sciences, performing & media arts, athletics, citizenship
and perseverance and effort.
Corporate funding support comes from Orange & Rockland
Utilities and Opus Terrace Steakhouse, Monroe, N.Y. Additional
financial support is provided by the Educational
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SUNY Orange to host 2005 Pryluck
Distinguished Lecture: "When Duty Calls"
 Despite
the fact that it was to support her husband, a lieutenant in the
U.S. Marines and Marine Reserves, Angela Sportelli-Rehak knew that
moving her family over and over took an emotional toll. In fact,
Sportelli-Rehak could see that emotional stages affecting her family
and the other military families around her were unique.
With a background in educational and child psychology, Sportelli-Rehak
was especially well-equipped to write the children's book "When
Duty Calls," a work so successful First Lady Laura Bush recently
featured it on Meet the Press. "[It's] a great book for children
who want to know about what it's like to serve our country in the
United States Military," Mrs. Bush said.
Sportelli-Rehak will be at Orange County Community College on
Wednesday, April 6, at 7 p.m. in Harriman Hall at the Middletown
campus on Waywayanda Avenue, Room 111, as the College's 2005 Pryluck
Distinguished Lecturer. This lecture is free and open to the public.
For more information, please call (845) 341-4769.
Sportelli-Rehak is now a college instructor in Toms River, N.J.
in the field of educational and child psychology, and a mother
of three. Her web site, www.unclesamskids.com,
offers information for parents, as well as activities for children.
The Pryluck Distinguished Lecture Series, administered through
the College's Educational Foundation, is a lasting gift made possible
through the generosity of Shep and Edna Pryluck, former owners
of Pryluck's Pharmacy in Middletown. Longtime community supporters,
the Prylucks have created a permanent endowment so every year the
College can host a Distinguished Lecture Series, in addition to
a scholarship fund designed to benefit students demonstrating financial
need and studying in the College's nursing program.
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SUNY Orange to
host Wellness Fair, April 6
MIDDLETOWN - The 11th Annual Orange County Community College Wellness
Fair, sponsored by the campus Health Services Office is scheduled
for Wednesday, April 6, 2005 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the College
Commons Fireplace Lounge at the Middletown campus at 115 South
Street.
Approximately 30 practitioners and organizations will be present,
focusing on various aspects of wellness through both traditional
and alternative/complimentary therapies. Traditional screenings
will include blood pressure, blood glucose, oral cancer, body composition
and body fat measurement, as well as information on adult immunizations,
cancer prevention, nutrition, HIV/AIDS, sexually transmitted diseases,
sexual health, contraception, sexual assault, domestic violence,
back care, body mechanics, mental health, menopause and women's
health issues.
Alternative/complimentary practitioners will present information
on aromatherapy, biofeedback, chiropractic, bio-magnetic therapy,
massage therapy, meditation, reflexology, yoga, Tai Chi, and Reiki
healing.
The Wellness Fair is open to students, staff, faculty and the
community. For further information please call the Health Services
office at 845-341-4870.
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Financial
Aid Workshop available to students and the public at SUNY Orange
MIDDLETOWN/NEWBURGH - Orange County Community College will offer
several free financial aid workshops in April for college-bound
students in Middletown and Newburgh. They are open to students
of SUNY Orange and to the public.
The Student Success Center in the College Commons on the Middletown
campus at 115 South Street will host three Wednesday workshops,
on April 6, April 13, and April 27, all at 6 p.m.
The Newburgh Extension Center at One Washington Center will host
two Tuesday workshops, on April 5 and April 26, beginning at 5:00
p.m.
The workshop will begin promptly at the times stated, since they
may run up to two hours, depending on the number attending.
Attendees must bring photocopies of their or their parents' 2004
income tax returns, W-2 forms, and any other taxed or untaxed income
information.
For more information about these workshops, please call (845)
341-4190.
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Orange County Community
College's Admissions Office to Offer General Information Night
MIDDLETOWN, N.Y. - Orange County Community College will host a
general Information Night to offer a broad overview of the many
academic and social opportunities available to SUNY Orange students.
The program, which begins promptly at 6:30 p.m. and runs until
8 p.m., will be held in the College Commons at the Middletown campus
at 115 South Street on April 11.
Prospective students can learn about the many academic programs
available, including seven Health Profession Programs, like Occupational
Therapy Assistant, Massage Therapy, Medical Laboratory Technology,
Physical Therapist Assistant, and others. Student life, tuition,
athletics, admissions requirements, and application procedures
will also be covered.
Admissions counselors will be on hand to answer questions after
the presentation. For more information about this program, please
contact the Admissions Office at (845) 341-4030.
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Major Barbara to be performed
at SUNY Orange
MIDDLETOWN - The Arts and Communication Department and the Apprentice
Players at SUNY Orange are proud to present George Bernard Shaw's
Major Barbara on April 13, 14, 15, 16 at 8 p.m. and on April 17
at 3 p.m. at Orange Hall Theater at the Middletown campus at 115
South Street. Tickets are $7 general admission, $5 for faculty,
staff and seniors, $2 for students. Local high schools are invited
to meet the cast and director at a special performance on April
12 at 8 p.m.
Major Barbara was first staged in 1905. In this comedy by Shaw,
who received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1925, Andrew Undershaft,
a millionaire armaments dealer played by Abe Kless, loves self-sufficiency
and despises poverty. Meanwhile, his energetic daughter, Barbara,
played by Jessica Beveridge, is a devout major in the Salvation
Army. She sees her father as just another soul to be saved.
According to Max Schaefer, Professor of Communication and director
of the production, Major Barbara depicts the conflict between real
life and romantic imagination. "Shaw is at his best when he
presents witty and sophisticated arguments mouthed by equal adversaries,
and Major Barbara is one of the most provocatively outrageous comedies
in his canon," he said. Schaefer added that Shaw's play is
particularly meaningful this spring as the conflict in Iraq continues
to dominate world headlines.
"As the war in Iraq continues, we need to analyze violence,
idealism and the real politic," he said. Major Barbara is
timeless in its ability to facilitate this kind of thinking."
The ensemble for this "Theatre In The Round" production
consists of Elizabeth Guzman, David Marmanillo, John Conley, Rachelle
Clavin, Phil Duss, Jacqueline Dion, Matthew Agazzi, Candice Papierowicz,
Michael Vargas, Vince Misner, Jacqueline Clark, Jason Stecher and
Christine Molter. John Michel will create the realistic period
costumes and hair for the production.
For more information about Major Barbara, call (845) 341-4790.
For reservations, call (845) 341-4789.
Orange Hall Theatre is completely handicapped accessible. Seating
is limited, reservations are strongly recommended.
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SUNY Orange
Career Services Workshops: You and the Internet, Preparing for
the Job Fair
MIDDLETOWN/NEWBURGH - Orange County Community College's Office
of Career Services is offering two workshops at the Middletown
and Newburgh campuses in March, designed to help job seekers use
the Web more effectively and to help prepare for the annual Job
Fair at the Middletown campus April 21 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. at
the Physical Education Building.
These workshops are free and open to the public.
The first workshop, called "You and the Internet," shows
participants the fastest and most constructive ways to use the
Internet to research companies, look for jobs and get accurate
information. That workshop will be available on Tuesday, March
15, at 11 a.m. at the Newburgh Extension Center at One Washington
Center, and on Thursday, March 17, at 11 a.m. in the Student Success
Center on the first floor of the College Commons at the Middletown
campus at 115 South Street.
The second workshop, called "Getting Ready for the Job Fair," will
help participants prepare for April's event, including resume tips,
dressing for success, and other hints. That workshop will be held
on Tuesday, March 29, at 11 a.m. in the Newburgh Extension Center
at One Washington Center, and on Thursday, March 31 at 11 a.m.
at the Career Services Office on the second floor of the College
Commons at the Middletown Campus at 115 South Street.
For more information about these workshops, please contact Irma
O'Dowd at 845-341-4444, or visit the Career Services web site at www.sunyorange.edu/careers/
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