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Gettysburg Campus Update

^ Gettysburg Campus Nursing Department

Message from the Campus Vice President

As we bring closure to another academic year, I’m reminded of the saying “some people dream of success

while others wake up and work hard at it.” Collectively, as a campus and as individuals, I know we’ve

worked hard this year and it shows in our many successes:

Gettysburg Campus Fall 2016 Student Satisfaction rates were ter r ific! Satisfaction scores in all

areas assessed (Advising & Career Services, Financial Aid, Registration, Curr iculum, Technology,

Communications, Safety, Facilities, Student Life and Food Services) ranked above a 3.5 on a 5.0 scale!

With our student’s highest satisfaction areas being cleanliness of campus, availability and access of tech-

nology, level of safety experienced on campus, quality of instruction and size of classes. These scores are

the result of your hard work and commitment to a student centered approach in all you do. (see page 9)

Dual enrollment continues to expand. Over 200 enrollment forms have been submitted for Gettys-

burg High School students for the 2017-18 academic year. Our largest enrollment from any one school to

date! This is due largely to Sara Maines dual advising model with Gettysburg High School guidance coun-

selors.

First high school student to earn HACC degree! Sadira Stallings, a high school senior at South

Western, will be awarded her associate degree in business administration at HACC’s graduation ceremony

on May 11 and will be awarded her high school diploma on June 6 at her high school. Sadira shared with

me, “Ruth Negley and Dr. Xenos really helped me a lot in A&P 1 this semester ! HACC has been a

great experience so far, and I always feel welcomed in my courses!” (see page 6)

31 nurses received their Nursing Pin on May 4. Since opening the program in 2003, we’ve graduated

over 550 nurses. This class was our largest class to

date. All of the students who spoke dur ing the

event credited their success to the nursing faculty,

program director Jill Lott and program assistant

Andree Drake.

Thank you for your hard work this past year to

ensure our student’s success!

Shannon

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Ashlyn Riccione

May 2017

Awards

Two students, Elizabeth Migatulski, Psychology and Megan Pomeroy, Elementary Education, from the Gettysburg Campus were recently named to the 2017 ALL-PA Academic Team. The 2017 All-PA Team consists of 45 outstanding community college scholars from across the Commonwealth. Pictured below is Megan Migatulski, fifth from the left, at the 23rd Annual All-Pennsylvania Academic Team banquet held on April 21 in Harrisburg.

^ Catherine Frost was recently r ecognized

and presented with a certificate of apprecia-

tion and five year service pin, for serving as

advisor to the Gettysburg Campus Phi Theta

Kappa chapter , dur ing one of her math

classes.

The Gettysburg Chapter of PBL recently

attended the Annual State Leadership

Conference, bringing home many coveted awards:

1st Place, Public Speaking, Ilona Penner

1st Place, Desktop Publishing, George Liu

3rd Place, Marketing Concepts, Olevia Weaver

3rd Place, Small Business Management Plan,

team of Myranda Taylor & Tina Reyes

Pa. PBL Who’s Who Award, Myranda Taylor

3rd Place, Gold Seal Chapter, Award of

Merit/Outstanding Chapter

The students are now eligible to compete in the National Leadership Conference in Anaheim, California in June

and are planning several events to help fund their trip.

Pictured L-R: George Liu, Tynan Donnelly, Alaina Martin, Myranda Taylor, Tina Reyes, Advisor Kathleen Pratt,

Olevia Weaver and Ilona Penner

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Callie Awards

May 2017

Gettysburg Campus student Indira Rucic was honored as an Exceptional Young Woman at the 17th

Annual Callie Awards, receiving a $1,500 scholarship sponsored by United Way of Adams County and

past Callie Award recipients. Nominated by Jessica Knouse, Indira works at the Adams County Literacy

Council; and has authored a book titled “Silence is my Reality” that was published when she was 18 years old.

Sharon Cline Magraw was also honored for Community Service for her 35 years of giving back to the

community. Sharon was instrumental in providing two Gettysburg Campus scholarships, the Margaret Trew

Cline Scholarship for Nursing and the Cline Family Foundation Scholarship for Mechatronics, through the

Cline Family Foundation.

Day of Transformation

The fifth annual Day of Transformation was held on April 25 in honor of former

Gettysburg Campus vice president Jennifer Weaver. Over 45 women, includ-

ing many HACC students, had the opportunity to pick out the perfect interview out-

fit, down to accessories and shoes; meet

with a professional hair stylist and

makeup expert who provided hair and

makeup tips; and meet with HACC’s

counseling and advising staff Dianne

Brooks, Sara Maines and Erin Rose

for career coaching and interviewing and resume writing advice.

This event is an opportunity to honor Jennifer’s memory by trans-

forming women’s lives in our community.

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Three NEW Scholarships Established

The Gettysburg Campus Textbook Emergency Assistance Fund was estab-

lished by Matthew Nowik to provide a source of assistance to students who

cannot afford textbooks or educational supplies as a result of a financial

emergency. Matthew’s work in the bookstore has allowed him to see and

experience student’s struggles to afford the resources that will support their

success. Thank you Matthew for your generosity in establishing this fund!

The Gettysburg American Legion,

Post 202 established the Albert

J. Lentz Gettysburg American

Legion Veterans Memorial

Scholarship to provide financial

assistance to HACC Gettysburg

Campus veteran students or family members of an honorably discharged veteran.

The Albert and Margaret DeGennaro Memorial Scholarship was estab-

lished by HACC Gettysburg campus Chemistry instructor, Al DeGennaro

and his wife Barbara to honor his parent's commitment to education. This

new scholarship will provide assistance to students from an Adams Coun-

ty or Hanover area high school who have financial need and are pur-

suing a STEM related degree. Al’s dad, Alber t, was one of Loraine

County Community College's (LCCC) first adjunct professors when the

school was formed in the early 1960’s. He continued to teach at LCCC

long after his retirement from public school teaching. Al first began

teaching Chemistry at HACC's Gettysburg campus in 2015 after a 35 year

career as a high school Chemistry and Physics teacher. Thank you Al and

Barbara!

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Campus Nursing News

Medical Assisting Grand Opening

May 2017

Campus Tree Dedication

In honor of Marilyn Teeter, former

nursing director, a plaque was placed at

a flowering cherry tree in front of the

nursing entrance. The event took place

on March 28.

˂ L-R: Dr. Ski, Shannon Harvey, Arlet-

ta Molnar, Wendy Angell, Sue Ray, Jill

Lott, Marilyn Teeter, Dory Uhlman, and

Bob Teeter , husband of Marilyn.

A formal ribbon cutting opening ceremony was held on April 6,

2017 for Gettysburg’s Medical Assisting Program. Speakers

included Mr. Joel Bacon, director and associate professor of

Medical Assisting programs, two program graduates and one

current student. The program was followed by student demon-

strations in the nursing lab and a program information session

hosted by Sara Maines.

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Student Services News

May 2017

Forty-two prospective and current students attended Trade and Technology Discovery Day on

Friday, March 24. Students had an oppor tunity to begin with the end in mind by meeting local

employers and learning about local companies and employment opportunities. Students also met

with HACC instructors and current students about trade and tech related programs. Current mecha-

tronics students met with employers and had the opportunity to share their resumes and schedule in-

terviews. Prospective mechatronics students toured the lab and attended a career session with

Howard Alexander.

˂ Kimberly Hastings,

pre-nursing student, won an

iPad during Open House on

Saturday, April 8, 2017.

Eighty people attended the

Open House event where

students had an opportunity to

participate in an admissions

information session and pro-

gram specific breakout ses-

sions. SGA representatives

were on had to provide cam-

pus themed giveaways, and information related to clubs

and student activities.

^ Sadira Stallings, pictured with Jeff

Shaffer, Shannon Harvey and

Dr. Ski, is HACC’s first dual enrollment

student to graduate with an Associate

Degree prior to earning a high school

diploma. Sadira attended the Gettys-

burg Campus Advisory Board meeting in

April to share her amazing story with the

Advisory Board.

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Student Services News Continued...

May 2017

On March 23 Financial Aid staff and

student workers hosted FAFSA Com-

pletion Day in Room 120A. Eight-

een students took the opportunity to

file the FAFSA and apply for HACC

Foundation scholarships with staff

available to assist with the process.

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On March 29 and 30 Student Services hosted

their annual registration café event in the Robert

C. Hoffman Community Room. The goal of this

event was to meet students in their space. During

this event students were able to meet with an ad-

visor to schedule classes, ask quick questions and

obtain their advising code. In total 154 students

attended this two day event.

Recent Activities on Campus

HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR STORY

Through the efforts of faculty members Rob Malick

and Diane Bittle, the campus hosted Bluma

Shapiro, a native of Poland who was the only

member of a family of eight to survive the Holocaust.

Over 60 students, faculty and staff attended the

session with an additional 25 attending online.

Bluma’s story was inspirational to all those in

attendance

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Recent Activities on Campus

April 2017

On April 11, Khalid el-Hakim brought his Black

History 101 Museum to campus. Khalid is a

curator and historian whose achievements and

works have been featured in Ebony Magazine.

His exhibit featured a special collection on the

history of Motown. The program was sponsored

by the Office of Diversity & Inclusion and the

Office of Student Development and Multicul-

tural Programs.

Special thanks to Professor Lori Zeshonsky and

her music classes for supporting this program.

< SGA & SPB Fundraiser for the

Adams County SPCA

Earth Day T-shirt Sale ^ PBL Bake Sale Fundraiser for Nationals

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Student Satisfaction Survey Results Celebration

CELEBRATION OF STUDENT SATISFACTION SURVEY RESULTS

The following top five areas of the survey would not have been achieved without all of you who work here.

You, the faculty and staff have created a culture that is focused on students:

Top 5 Areas of Student Satisfaction (Very Satisfied and Satisfied)

92.1% Cleanliness of campus

88.6% Availability and access of technology on campus

88.0% Level of safety experienced on campus

87.4% Quality of instruction

87.2% Class size

Mechatronics Field Trip To

CAM Innovations

On April 7, Mechatronics instructor Rich

Hebel took eight of his students to

CAM Innovations in Hanover, manufac-

turers of motor, coil, wire harness and

other equipment.

Jim Green, operations manager gave a

tour and history of the company. Jaime

Aviles Martinez, a 2016 Gettysburg Cam-

pus Mechatronics graduate is employed at

CAM.

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THANK YOU for supporting YOUR favor ite community college and - most im-

portantly - our students during our 2017 Day of Giving!

We raised tens of thousands of dollars on April 20 and are still calculating our final

totals! Please visit hacc.edu/HeartHACC next week for even more updates.

Because of you, we:

Made an impact for HACC and – most importantly – our students!

Raised funds for the Invest. Impact. Inspire. Campaign for HACC, with a special em-

phasis on the student emergency assistance funds

Want to see all the FUN and student-focused activities that were held on April 20?

Check out the following:

Thank-you video

Facebook and Twitter pages

Photos from the Day of Giving festivities

To those who contributed to our Day of Giving, you are AMAZING!

Thank you to our generous sponsors who showed how much they ♥

HACC:

WHTM abc27

Eastern PCM, LLC

KCA Wealth Management, LLC

Thank you!

Gratefully YOURS.

#HeartHACC

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2017 EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION CEREMONY

On Friday, May 5 the Lancaster Campus hosted

the College wide Employee Recognition

Ceremony honoring HACC staff and faculty

for their dedicated service. Congratulations to

the following Gettysburg Campus employees:

Retiree

Andree Drake

15 Years of Service

Holly Cookerly

Wendy Kaehler

10 Years of Service

Val Bugosh

Deb Ebbert

Ray Herrick

Sandy Negro

Bruce E. Cooper, Esq. Leadership Award

Kathy Brickner

NISOD Excellence Award

Kathleen Pratt

Congratulation to Lorie McKee, Gettysburg

Campus Fiscal Support Specialist, who will

graduate from HACC with her Associate Degree

on May 11, 2017.