February
- March 2006
Financial
Aid Workshop available to students and the public at SUNY Orange
3/14/2006
MIDDLETOWN - Orange County Community College will offer a financial
aid workshop at 6 p.m. on Mar. 29 for college-bound students in
the Student Success Center in the College Commons on the Middletown
campus at 115 South Street.
This free workshop, which is open to both students of SUNY Orange
and to the public, will assist students in filling out financial
aid forms.
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' 2005
income tax returns, W-2 forms, and any other taxed or untaxed income
information.
For more information, please call (845) 341-4190.
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SUNY Orange
to host Hudson Valley Economic Summit
3/14/2006
MIDDLETOWN - Orange County Community College will host the all-day
Hudson Valley Economic Summit on Friday, March 24, at the Middletown
campus at 115 South Street, bringing together many of the major
decision makers in the region to discuss issues like transportation,
open space, schools, libraries and hospitals.
Panelists will include Dr. Stephen Poskanzer, president of SUNY
New Paltz; Chuck Seliga, president of Stewart International Airport;
Ed Burroughs, Commissioner of Westchester County Department of
Planning; Robert Dennison, Region 8 Director, NYS Department of
Transportation; Howard Permut, Vice President for Planning and
Development, Metro-North Railroad; Susan Cayea, Orange County Director
of Tourism, and many others.
The keynote speaker will be Maggie Wilderotter, Chairman and CEO
of Citizens Communications.
For more information on this event, please call 845-341-4725 or
visit http://www.sunyorange.edu/economicsummit.
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Free Career
Workshop: "Dress for Success and Networking" offered
at SUNY Orange
3/14/2006
MIDDLETOWN/NEWBURGH - "Dress like your boss."
That's one piece of advice you may hear at the free workshop, "Dress
for Success and Networking," offered at Orange County Community
College on Tuesday, April 4, at 11 a.m. at the College's Extension
Center in Newburgh at the Key Bank Building at One Washington Center.
The workshop, which is open to the public, to students and to
alumni, will also be offered on Thursday, April 6, at 11 a.m. at
the College's Career Services Center on the third floor of the
College Common at 115 South Street in Middletown.
For more information, please contact Irma O'Dowd at 845-341-4444
or e-mail iodowd@sunyorange.edu.
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SUNY
Orange Admissions at the Galleria at Crystal Run
3/14/2006
MIDDLETOWN - The Admissions Office of Orange County Community
College will be at the Galleria at Crystal Run on Sunday, April
2 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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SUNY Orange CAPE offers "Spanish
for Educators"
3/14/2006
MIDDLETOWN - Through the joint efforts of the SUNY Orange Continuing
and Professional Education Division (CAPE) and the Middletown
Teacher's Center, a "Spanish for Educators" program
is being offered to administrators, teachers and teaching assistants
to help them better serve Spanish-speaking students and their
families.
This eight-week immersion course will help Middletown School District
educators speak and comprehend basic Spanish and cultivate an intellectual
sensibility and sensitivity to Hispanic culture. Edgar Gutierrez,
assistant professor of Spanish and Hispanic Culture at SUNY Orange,
will teach the class.
Participants will receive service credits after completing the
course.
Designed for non Spanish-speaking educators, this course will
stress oral communication and be very interactive. Participants
will be encouraged to start using Spanish from the first class.
Many topics will be discussed including fundamental grammar, pronunciation
and simple verb tenses as well as report cards and grading, behavioral
expectations, discipline, illness and attendance issues.
Additionally, Hispanic cultural issues will be reviewed, and participants
will be encouraged to share their own experiences and needs in
communicating with Hispanic students and their families.
A small fee will be charged and seating is limited. If you are
a Middletown School District educator, call the Middletown Teacher's
Center at (845) 341-5673 for more information. If your business
or community group is interested in a similar program, call Petra
Wege-Beers at the SUNY Orange CAPE office at (845) 341-4380 or
e-mail pwegebee@sunyorange.edu.
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Workforce Education
Grant enters second phase at SUNY Orange
3/14/2006
MIDDLETOWN - As a group, small business may be fastest-growing
segment of economic growth in Orange County, but on a business-by-business
basis, too often owners find themselves struggling with budgets
that don't leave room for training that would allow them to upgrade
technology skills or provide critical management and marketing
training.
A SUNY Workforce Education grant, secured through a joint effort
between Orange County Community College and the Orange County Chamber
of Commerce has just entered its second phase. Implemented through
the college's Continuing and Professional Education (CAPE) Department,
classes will be available to small businesses at a reduced rate
- as low as $10 to $20 per class - at both the Newburgh and Middletown
campuses.
These courses are offered as an extension of an already successful
program, begun in 2003, that has served over 300 individuals from
77 small businesses and not-for-profit agencies.
Registration is ongoing; classes begin in March 2006. Please call
the CAPE office for information about classes (845) 341-4770.
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Career Workshop
at SUNY Orange: "Cover Letters and Resumes"
3/14/2006
With seconds to make an impression on an employer and a lifetime's
career at stake, taking an hour for a workshop at Orange County
Community College's Office of Career Services can make a crucial
difference between getting a chance at a job.
On Tuesday, March 28, at 11 a.m. at the Newburgh Extension Center
at the Key Bank Building at One Washington Center and on Thursday,
March 30, at 11 a.m. at the Career Services Office on the third
floor of the College Commons at the Middletown campus, "Cover
Letters and Resumes" will be offered for job seekers to learn
critical skills on these essential documents employers need to
see immediately if candidates qualify for an interview.
For more information, please contact the Office of Career Services
at SUNY Orange at 845-341-4444 or e-mail iodowd@sunyorange.edu
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SUNY Orange Phi Theta Kappa Honor
Society presents Satellite Seminars
MIDDLETOWN - Orange County Community College's Phi Theta Kappa
Honor Society will present two satellite seminars. The first is "Jesus
in America: Personal Savior or Cultural Hero?" featuring author
Dr. Richard Wrightman, on March 1, from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. in
Harriman Hall, Room 111 at the Middletown campus.
The second is "Sexing the Sale: Pornographication of the
Popular," featuring Dr. Barb Brents and Dr. Kate Hausbeck,
co-founders of The Sex and Body Industry Research Project, on March
8 from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. in Harriman Hall, Room 111 at the Middletown
campus.
Please call 845-341-4172 for more information.
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General
Admissions Information Night at SUNY Orange
NEWBURGH - Orange County Community College's Admissions Department
will offer a General Admissions Information Night on March 13 from
6:30 to 8 p.m. at the College's Newburgh Extension Center at One
Washington Center at the Key Bank Building.
This evening will present a broad overview of the many academic
and social opportunities available to SUNY Orange students.
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 professors
present distance learning at national conference
Orange County Community College professor of business Steve Winter
had been teaching with chalk and a blackboard for forty years when
the web came along and revolutionized the way he did things.
Now all his courses are "web-enhanced," meaning even
his conventional classes have a web-based component. He's become
such an expert that he joined his colleague, professor Lucinda
Fleming, one of the designers of the SUNY Orange online training
model, to present at eLearning 2006 at Savannah, Ga.
"I noted that the courses I teach are impacted by the dynamics
of the environment, and technology is one of the major forces driving
change," says Winter. "In academia, this translates into
computer applications, especially online education. Three years
ago Lucinda Fleming, with her encouragement and support, was my
catalyst for becoming a Distant Learning instructor. The convergence
of Distance Learning and traditional classroom teaching, I hope,
benefit all my students, the College, and the community"
A national event, eLearning 2006 is one of the most comprehensive
annual distance learning conferences available for educators. Fleming
and Winter gave a presentation titled "Log On or Retire? Getting
Senior Faculty Online," which was well-received. They covered
how to recruit and motivate faculty, and described SUNY Orange's
successful model.
Fleming, who developed and taught her first online courses in
1990, is currently serving as the department chair of business
management at SUNY Orange.
Winter has taught "Principles of Marketing" completely
online for several semesters, and all of his traditional face-to-face
classes feature web-enhancements.
For more information, please contact Lucinda Fleming at 845-341-4440.
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SUNY Orange's
English as a Second Language (ESL) Program to be expanded by new
coordinator.
Middletown/Newburgh - Orange County Community College's department
of Continuing and Professional Education (CAPE) has hired Debra
Horowitz as its new English as a Second Language (ESL) coordinator.
An experienced ESL educator, Ms. Horowitz has a Bachelor of Arts
degree in Spanish, a Master of Arts degree in Bilingual Education
and a Master of Business Administration degree. Her ESL teaching
career, spanning 17 years, has been devoted to creating programs
that best meet the needs of many non-English speaking populations.
The ESL program is for any adult from any language background who
wants to learn to speak English.
Horowitz is excited about the possibilities. "What makes
our program unique is that a student who has progressed through
the non-credit ESL program can then choose to continue into college
credit ESL classes and attain a two-year college degree," she
says.
Another important aspect of the program, says Horowitz, is community
outreach. "There is a tremendous need for this information," she
says. Horowitz intends to work with school districts, administrators,
teachers and other bilingual educators to inform parents and any
other groups who might benefit from the SUNY Orange programs.
There are many classes available at various convenient times both
at the Middletown and Newburgh campuses, including beginner and
intermediate classes as well a specialty classes in pronunciation,
advanced grammar, vocabulary and business English. People of all
language backgrounds are encouraged to register.
The ESL program provides all levels of instruction in listening,
speaking, reading, and writing everyday English as well as for
professional and academic success. Please call (845) 341-4593 for
more information.
The SUNY Orange Continuing and Professional Education
Department (CAPE) has been training and educating Orange
County's workforce for more than 50 years. CAPE is committed
to reach out to employers and professionals to see the business
community grow and prosper, now and in the years ahead.
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SUNY Orange professor
wins Exemplary Leader award
MIDDLETOWN - Orange County Community College professor Christine
Godwin will accept The Chair Academy's 2006 International Exemplary
Leader Award at the 15th Annual International Conference in Tuscon,
Ariz. on April 21.
The award, which recognizes Professor Godwin's ability to advance
academic and administrative leadership at the college, was a result
of her nomination by Dr. Catherine Chew, vice president of academic
affairs for the college, and by fellow professor Diane Bliss, president
of the college's governance system.
"It was a surprise and an honor," says Professor Godwin,
who also says she is inspired by the staff and faculty around her. "This
award really underscores the kind of long-term commitment my colleagues
have always given to the college."
Professor Godwin, department chair of English and foreign languages,
is a long-time faculty member at SUNY Orange, and a well-known,
popular speaker in the community, appearing often by request at
libraries, schools, and other venues. She is the organizer of the
famous "Finding Our Voices" workshops at SUNY Orange,
featuring such keynote speakers as Anna Quindlen, Sharon Olds,
Maya Angelou, and Naomi Shihab Nye.
For more information, please contact the department of English
and foreign languages at 845-341-4003.
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SUNY Orange's Phi Theta Kappa Honor
Society Offers Satellite Seminar Tonight
2/22/2006
MIDDLETOWN - Orange County Community College's Phi Theta Kappa
Honor Society will present a satellite seminar tonight from 6:30
p.m. to 9 p.m. at Harriman Hall Room 111 at the Middletown campus. "Born
to Buy: Advertising and the New Consumer," will explore the
impact of marketing on children, and will feature Dr. Juliet Schor,
professor of sociology at Boston College.
Dr. Schor is the author of several books including "Born
to Buy: The Commercialized Child and the New Consumer Culture" and
the national bestseller "The Overworked American: The Unexpected
Decline of Leisure."
For more information, please call 845-341-4172.
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SUNY Orange Biology Club
to show "The End of Suburbia"
MIDDLETOWN - Orange County Community College’s Biology
Club, the Agassiz Society, will host a screening of the documentary
film "The End of Suburbia" from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Monday,
Feb. 27, at Harriman 111 at the Middletown campus.
The film explores the dependence on oil of Americans who, because
of suburban sprawl, must rely heavily on gasoline-driven transportation.
Former Middletown resident Ermin Siljkovic will host the screening.
Siljkovic is a member of the steering committee for the Local Solutions
to the Energy Dilemma Conference which will take place in New York
City this April.
Siljkovic will hold a question and answer session after the film.
For more information, please call Christen Codi, president of
the Agassiz Society at 914-443-9586.
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Financial Aid Workshop available
to students and the public at SUNY Orange
MIDDLETOWN - Orange County Community College will offer a financial
aid workshop at 6 p.m. on March 15 for college-bound students in
the Student Success Center in the College Commons on the Middletown
campus at 115 South Street.
This free workshop, which is open to both students of SUNY Orange
and to the public, will assist students in filling out financial
aid forms.
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' 2005
income tax returns, W-2 forms, and any other taxed or untaxed income
information.
For more information, please call (845) 341-4190.
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SUNY Orange Job Fair Readiness
seminar open to the public
MIDDLETOWN and NEWBURGH - If you aren't ready for the Job Fair,
more than seventy potential employers looking for you may miss
you in the crowd.
Orange County Community College's department of Career Services
will offer one-hour seminars on "Job Fair Readiness" on
Tuesday, March 14 at the College's Newburgh Extension Center at
One Washington Center in Newburgh and on Thursday, March 16 at
the Career Services Office on the third floor of the College Commons
at the Middletown campus. Both seminars begin at 11 a.m., and are
free and open to the public.
"Being ready gives you an advantage in just about every aspect
of the job," says Career Services coordinator Carole Wentzel,
who has organized the SUNY Orange Job Fair for 15 years, one of
the largest in Orange County.
The SUNY Orange Job Fair, which will take place this year on Thursday,
May 18 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the Physical Education Building
at the Middletown campus, draws some of the county's largest employers,
too, including Frontier Communications, Crystal Run Healthcare,
Cellular One, Orange Regional Medical Center, Blue Cross/Blue Shield,
as well as other big names: FedEx, UPS, MetLife, and Bank of America
will also be there.
Job seekers who aren't prepared to meet with employers, says Wentzel,
will miss a golden opportunity.
"Employers are gathered in one place to search for motivated,
talented workers," Wentzel says. "The person who comes
with the right attitude, dressed appropriately, and prepared has
an edge over the competition. It makes an important difference
to an employer to see a candidate who makes the most of an opportunity
like this."
Over 500 candidates for jobs attended last year's two Job Fairs,
says Wentzel. This year, both allied health employers and other
employers will be combined into a single Job Fair.
For more information about the Job Fair Readiness seminar and
the Job Fair, please call 845-341-4444 or visit the SUNY Orange
Career Services web site at http://www.sunyorange.edu/careers/jobfair.shtml.
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Healthy Orange at SUNY Orange
Dr. Jean Hudson
Executive Edward Diana
MIDDLETOWN - "If you want to change community behavior,
you need to look at a multiplicity of behaviors, so you need a
multiplicity of partners," said Orange County Commissioner
of Health Dr. Jean Hudson on Wednesday, Feb. 15, at Orange County
Community College's Wellness Screening.
For a three-day period, from Feb. 13-16, faculty, staff and students
could sign up on the job to be tested for a variety of factors:
glucose, blood pressure, and other health signals that can be monitored
for wellness. Dr. Hudson was delighted with the turnout: although
35 individuals signed up that morning, including walk-ins, 53 people
were screened.
SUNY Orange is a partner, among others including Orange Regional
Medical Center and the Middletown School District, in the newly-revived
Healthy Orange initiative, which is in effect in a pilot program
at SUNY Orange, as well as other sites around the county, including
J.W. Chorley School in Middletown.
County Executive Edward Diana, an alumnus of SUNY Orange, spoke
as well. "As a former health educator, I realize the importance
of wellness - that's why this initiative is so important to us
here in Orange County."
The Healthy Orange initiative isn't just screening for potential
illness, either - it's a combination of work-site and school-site
smoking cessation programs, exercise, nutrition and education programs,
too.
Healthy Orange is a project that is near and dear to the heart
of Mary Mulrooney-Kenny, director of health services at SUNY Orange. "In
the past day we were able to screen over 100 of our employees," said
Mulrooney-Kenny, "with multiple risk factors. This is just
the beginning of what I hope will be a long and productive effort.
I thank you all for this opportunity."
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SUNY Orange graduates achieve
100% pass rate
MIDDLETOWN - For the sixth year in a row, Orange County Community
College's department of Diagnostic Imaging reports a 100 percent
pass rate for the 2005 graduates of the Radiologic Technology program
taking the registry, or certifying, exam. The exam, administered
by The American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (x-ray techs)
allows the graduates to get their New York State license.
The average score was 86.4, above the New York State average of
84.8, and higher than all the other Mid-West and East Coast States
except for Vermont, with which the SUNY Orange graduates tied.
"Our students are very well-prepared," says Diedre Costic,
interim department chair.
Graduates of the program, called radiologic technologists work
in hospitals and imaging centers performing diagnostic examinations
like X-rays, CT scans and other medical imaging procedures.
For more information about the Radiologic Technology program,
please contact Admissions at 845-341-4030 or visit the college's
web site at www.sunyorange.edu.
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DRA Imaging Joins Radiologic
Technology Program
POUGHKEEPSIE -Orange County Community College's department of
Diagnostic Imaging announces that DRA Imaging of Poughkeepsie has
entered into an affiliation agreement to serve as a clinical education
site for students enrolled in the Radiologic Technology program.
DRA is providing financial assistance to the program in the form
of a grant.
Students enrolled in this program study to perform diagnostic
imaging exams such as X-rays and CT scans.
DRA Imaging joins Orange Regional Medical Center, Catskill Regional
Medical Center, St. Luke's Cornwall Hospital and Vassar Brothers
Medical Center, as clinical sites for the Radiologic Technology
program at SUNY Orange, who also provide the program with financial
support.
For more information, please contact Admissions, 845-341-4030
or visit our web-site, www.sunyorange.edu.
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Orange County
Community College's award program celebrates diversity and achievement.
MIDDLETOWN - Orange County Community College will sponsor the
Sojourner Truth Awards, a program for elementary and secondary
age students to promote positive consideration of college, on Friday,
March 10, 2006 at 7 p.m. at the Physical Education Building at
the Middletown campus.
Students from grades six through 12 who have demonstrated skills
in areas like languages arts, mathematics, sciences, performing
and media arts, athletics, citizenship and perseverance/effort
will be recognized. The guest speaker will be Dr. Joshua L. Smith,
who, in December 1999, Black Issues in Higher Education cited as
one of the 20th Century [college] presidents who have influenced
the higher education landscape and for being "unafraid to
take risks and unyielding in their commitment to educational equity."
The Sojourner Truth award program is named in honor of this distinguished
woman who lived in the mid-Hudson Valley region after escaping
from slavery. Ms. Truth is hailed as one of the most highly regarded
woman of the nineteenth century.
Corporate funding support comes from Orange & Rockland Utilities,
New York Power Authority, Provident Bank and Cellular One. Additional
financial support is provided by the Educational Foundation of
Orange County Community College.
To learn more about this program please call the Office of Student
Development at 341-4000 or e-mail bmedina@sunyorange.edu.
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Paul Broadie, II
named SUNY Orange Vice President of Student Development
MIDDLETOWN - Orange County Community College announces the appointment
of Paul Broadie II as its vice president of Student Development.
Broadie previously served as interim vice president, having served
prior to that position as associate vice president of the College's
Extension Centers.
"Paul's service to the College, his extensive background
in student development and his proven record of achievement are
exemplary," SUNY Orange president William Richards said, "and
I am confident that he is ready to lead Student Development in
their quest for higher levels of excellence."
Broadie will collaborate with the vice presidents of academic
affairs and institutional advancement to develop effective marketing
tools, manage enrollment, and increase responsiveness to current
and prospective students, as well as continue to improve programs
and services.
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SUNY
Orange Admissions at the Galleria at Crystal Run
MIDDLETOWN - The Admissions Office of Orange County Community
College will be at the Galleria at Crystal Run on Sunday, Mar.
5 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 - Orange County Community College will offer a financial
aid workshop at 6 p.m. on Mar. 1 for college-bound students in
the Student Success Center in the College Commons on the Middletown
campus at 115 South Street.
This free workshop, which is open to both students of SUNY Orange
and to the public, will assist students in filling out financial
aid forms.
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' 2005
income tax returns, W-2 forms, and any other taxed or untaxed income
information.
For more information, please call (845) 341-4190.
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SUNY Orange offers
Ireland trip this spring
MIDDLETOWN - Orange County Community College's department of
English and foreign languages is sponsoring its second annual trip
to Ireland this spring from May 16 to May 24, 2006. The trip, which
is open to all members of the community, may be taken for one college
credit, and includes round-trip flights from JFK Airport to Shannon
Airport, full breakfasts, guided transport by luxury motorcoach
for eight days, tea and scones at a traditional Irish farmhouse,
a medieval banquet at an Irish castle, guided tours of Dublin,
a performance at the Abbey Theater and more.
The cost is between $2,299 and $2,599 per person sharing twin
rooms, and includes all airline departure taxes. Single rooms and
travel insurance are available.
For additional rates, and all other questions, please call Dr.
Kathy Malia at (845) 341-4005 or e-mail kmalia@sunyorange.edu.
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