a monthly publication for students, faculty, staff and friends December 14, 2011

BI N N E K I L LVol. XXVIII No. 10

“Our Town” in their words - Patty Frazier, Human Servicesmajor, and Martha Asselin, Vice President of Student Affairs, willappear in the PBS program, Our Town: Schenectady sharing theirthoughts about SCCC and the city of Schenectady. They are shownabove at the taping of the show in October. The show will includefootage from all over the city (including various clips from SCCCfeaturing students, faculty and staff), as well as interviews withpeople living and working in the Electric City.

Our Town: Schenectady airs on Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2012, at 7:30 p.m.on WMHT public television station.

A Celebration of the Life of Cassandra Boone Friday, January 6, 2012, 6 to 8 p.m. Apostrophe Café, Proctors

Cassandra Boone, an Early Childhood major at SCCC,passed away on November 16, 2011. Anyone wishingto pay tribute to Cassandra is invited to attend this celebration of her life.

“Our hearts are filled with appreciation and sadness when we talkabout and think of Cassandra,” said Tammy Calhoun, AssociateProfessor. “Knowing her has taught us how and why to be gratefulfor what we are and what we have. Her compassion and dedicationto making positive changes in the lives of the children she educated and cared about will be represented through the EducationClub’s endeavors.”

The Education Club, Faculty-Student Association and StudentGovernment Association are collecting new children’s books inmemory of Cassandra, who was Secretary of the Education Club.The books can be dropped off in the College Store through the endof this week. They will be labeled with Cassandra’s name anddonated to Schenectady Day Nursery where Cassandra volunteered,supporting and caring for children from 6 weeks to 5 years old.

Important dates to remember✔Spring tuition is due on Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2012. Payment plans are available.

✔Last day to drop with 100 percent tuition refund

(prior to start of the semester) is Friday, Jan. 20, 2012.

Center City worked for themTed Savoy and Dana Yezzo, criminal justice majors, wereamong the 1,600 students who took courses this semesterat Center City @ SCCC, the first time the College offeredcourses at the new site. They both had good experiences.“The building is nice,” said Dana, who took three classesthere this fall. “I actually like it better than campus. I get alot of work done, just sitting in the halls because it’s quiet.”Ted agreed urging other students to take courses at the newsite. “I like it a lot,” he said. “The building is new. All ofthe equipment is state-of-the art...It feels good coming tothis atmosphere. It’s clean and peaceful.”Both have had luck finding parking in the adjacent parkinglots on Liberty Street, as well as in the nearby parkinggarage. But Ted had a word of advice. “Get to class earlyto get a close spot.”Over 90 courses are scheduled at Center City for the spring semester.

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Cookbooks from 19th and early20th century on display in libraryAn early cookbook introducing the idea ofusing measuring spoons and cups is amongthose on display in the Begley Library thismonth and next. A 100th anniversary edition of the 1896Original Boston Cooking-School Cookbookby Fannie Merritt Farmer is alongside acollection of Good Housekeepingcookbooks. The earliest is dated 1903through the 125th anniversary editionpublished in 2010. A book that appeared in1907, Meat Substitutes, extols the virtues ofa vegetarian diet.One case contains a selection of pamphletsfrom the 1930s through the 1950s. Anexample from 1935, Refrigerator Recipes,was published by Hotpoint (GE) to explainto the homemaker the advantages that thenewly available electric refrigerationbrought to food storage and preparation.The items are from the library’s General Collection and SpecialCollections with supplementary materials on loan from staff members.There are also photos and menus from The Van Curler Hotel dating fromthe 1930s through the 1950s. The Library is interested in additionaldonations. If you have photos, dishes, glassware or other similar itemsplease contact Lynne King, Director of Library Services, David Moore,Librarian, or Nancy Heller, Special Collections Librarian.

New staff members The College extends a warm welcome to the followingnew staff members.Michelle Mora has joined SCCC as Assistant to theDevelopment Office. Michelle has been working as aTemporary Assistant in that office since March 2011.She has also worked in the School of Music andDuplicating Center on campus.Prior to joining SCCC, Michelle was anEnvironmental Engineer for nearly a decade at a localenvironmental engineering consulting firm and alsoworked as a Public Officer for the Federal EmergencyManagement Agency (FEMA). She holds a B.S.degree in General Engineering from Spelman Collegeand a B.S. degree in Environmental Engineering fromRensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Angela West-Davis ’94 hasbeen appointed as theCoordinator of Multicultural/Educational OpportunityProgram. Prior to thisposition, Angela served as afaculty intern throughSCCC’s Internship Programfor the Development ofMinority Faculty andcontinues to serve as anadjunct in the Liberal ArtsDivision teaching social work and sociology courses.Angela has over eight years of experience in programmanagement and over 15 years of counseling experi-ence. She was an Adjunct Professor at Norfolk StateUniversity, School of Social Work. She holds aMaster’s degree in Social Work from the University atAlbany, a Master of Divinity degree from VirginiaUnion University, a Bachelor’s degree in Social Workfrom the College of Saint Rose and an A.A.S. degreein Human Services from SCCC.

Carmel Patrick, Executive Director of Development, joined the Councilfor Resource Development’s (CRD) editorial committee for its resourcepapers. CRD sustains a collection of current research and resourcepapers directly related to community college fundraising, with newworks published annually for the membership. The CRD is an affiliateof the American Association of Community Colleges with over 1,600members at more than 700 institutions.

Tracy Salvage, Reference Librarian, was awarded the Certificate inLibrary Management at the New York Library Association’s (NYLA)Inaugural Banquet and Awards Ceremony at the Saratoga Hilton lastmonth. The certificate is awarded by NYLA’s Leadership andManagement Academy Program and encompasses three years ofseminars in such areas as budgeting, fundraising, legal issues, humanresources and facilities management. At SCCC, Tracy provides a varietyof reference services to students, faculty, and the public, teachesinformation literacy and develops library collections. A graduate ofBrown University with a B.A. in Organizational Behavior andManagement, she holds two Master’s degrees from the University atAlbany, including one in Library Science.

Christopher Allen Tanner, Senior Technical Specialist, graduated inSeptember 2011 with a Master’s degree in Liberal Arts in Gastronomyand Food Studies from Boston University. His thesis topic was, “Nose toTail Eating in America” which supported his project developing a retailenvironment to support Garde Manger and Charcuterie education inCulinary Arts programs. He has implemented the project at SCCC with Boucherie.

Faculty, Staff Development

Retired faculty memberpublishes new bookDr. Richard Van Ness, a retired faculty member, has anew book out which challenges readers to take chargeof their financial future.In Count Your Beans!! A Pathway to Riches, Dr. VanNess and W. Ralph Sommers offer exercises, practices,plans and strategies for wealth building. Readers aregiven the chance to learn a behavior modificationapproach and take the journey to reach and maintaintheir desired financial comfort zone.“We have seen too many cases of predictable butunintended consequences of lifestyles absent afinancial plan,” Dr. Van Ness said. “Our book offersreaders the opportunity to get on track and beproactive for a better future.”For interested students and faculty, Dr. Van Ness set upa 15 percent Amazon discount on the web site,CountYourBeans.ORG. Just enter code: U6U8664E.

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Johnny Jaster, Music

Going all across America. Taking aroad trip to Washington State withmy best friend, Joe Disanto.

Dylan MacKenzie, Liberal Arts:Humanities and Social Sciences

Snowboarding down Mount Snowin Vermont with my friends.

Victoria Purcell, Tourism andHospitality Management

Hanging out with friends, goingout to lunch, having sleepovers,and spending the holidays with myfriends and family.

Jarrell Swann, Criminal Justice

Spending time with my lovelydaughter, Jasmine, and her newduck pillowpet.

Imzak Mohamed, Performing Arts:Drama

Playing Skyrim till my eyes fallout. And being a mighty nord.

Plans for Winter Breakby Lauren Halligan, Liberal Arts: Humanities and Social Sciences majorWinter Break is right around the corner. We asked some SCCC students, “How will you be spending your Winter Break?” Read about what these students will be doing with their free time.

Melissa Thompson, Culinary Arts

I’m going to Atlanta, Ga., for myfirst time to visit my family, dosome sight-seeing and go shopping.

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Friday, December 16, 2011SCCC Wind Ensemble, 7:30 p.m., Taylor Auditorium. Free.Friday, December 16 - Friday, December 23, 2011FinalsThursday, December 22, 2011Last Day of ClassesWednesday, December 28, 2011Final Grades Due

Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2012Spring tuition is due

Instant Admission/Information Night, 6 - 8 p.m.Monday, January 16, 2012Martin Luther King Jr. Day - College ClosedTuesday, January 17 - Friday, January 20, 2012Faculty InstituteNew Student OrientationFriday, January 20, 2012Last day to drop with 100 percent tuition refund (prior to start of the semester) Monday, January 23, 2012Classes Begin

Calendar of Events Former student to makeCarnegie Hall debutDan Foster, a former music student, will make hisCarnegie Hall conducting debut on Jan. 22, 2012,leading Aoede Consort in theworld premiere of VladimirPleshakov’s RussianOrthodox Music in the SternAuditorium.

He is the Founder andDirector of Aoede Consort,the Capital Region’s premierchamber choir.

Dan has appeared with theSpoleto Festival International and as the organist andpianist with the international award-winning AntiochChamber Ensemble at Piccolo Spoleto. He has sung atthe Pitten Festival in Austria, and has performed withmany concert tours in Taiwan, Korea, France, Holland,Italy and Nova Scotia.

After attending SCCC, Dan earned a B.S. degree inSacred Music - Voice, Organ and Conducting fromWestminster Choir College in Princeton, N.J.

For more information on the performance, pleasecontact Aoede Consort Producer Peter Marotta at 965-3009.

A message from the SCCCStudent Government Associationby Student Government Association officers

Hello from your Student Government Association (SGA). We are your voice.

During this past semester we have been very busy. Working with Collegeadministration, we have successfully launched a contract with the CDTA forfree bus rides for all students anywhere in the Capital District. We have alsocontinued to maintain a YMCA membership for all students here at SCCC.We continue to debate important issues that relate to the general welfare ofthe student body.

For the Spring 2012 semester we are planning a student leadership trainingsummit. We continue to strive to achieve a positive impact to offer everystudent a well-rounded campus life experience.

The spring semester gives new birth to activities such as bowling andbaseball. We also continue to maintain support for campus activities andclubs.

SGA members are: (clockwise from top) John Donahue, David Kilpatrick,Derrick Tusang (Treasurer), Stephanie Jones (Secretary), Sheri Fox, DeryleMcCann (President), Amanda Ferguson, Erin Pelkey (Student Trustee),Noney Grier, Rebekah Bird, Ron Sundermann and Anthony Galea (Vice President).

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Coming in Fall 2012!College Suites at Washington SquareFor more information, visitwww.sunysccc.edu/student/housing.htm.

by Sheri Bergeron, Textbook Manager

The College Store “Buyback” Program is fast approaching. Ithappens from Monday, Dec. 19 through Friday, Dec. 23. Checkit out on our web site.

Here’s what happens:

1. The professor and or the divisionselect the textbook for your course.

2. The College Store orders and stocksthe textbook.

3. You buy the textbook from theCollege Store.

4. You use the textbook during thesemester.

5. After finals, you sell your textbookback to wholesalers in the CollegeStore and get a percentage of the priceback in cash.

6. You need to have your SCCC College ID card with you.

7. Not all of your textbooks will be eligible to return. (Forexample, the following aren’t eligible: textbooks with accesscodes - one semester use, study guides, workbooks, old editions,water damaged broken bindings, excessive highlighting, tornpages, etc.) Use the Buyback “look up” option on the CollegeStore web site rather than bringing all of your texts into thestore. The “look up” is always active the week before Buybackbegins and shows actual price and quantities that the wholesalersare buying both for themselves and the College Store.

8. The College Store sets a quota on the quantities that thewholesalers purchase for us based on what the professors haveordered and how many copies of this title we will be able to usenext semester. When they reach that quota, the wholesaler willthen offer you their current selling price.

9. Any textbooks that have no market value can be donated inour “One Planet” cartons located just outside the store entrance.All proceeds from “One Planet” go directly to the SCCC StudentEmergency Loan Fund.

10. If your textbook has been selected by the division forcourses offered next semester, thewholesaler pays half of the retail pricefor that textbook regardless of if youpurchased the title new or used; you’llalways get half until the wholesalerreaches the College Store quota. (Forexample, if you paid $100. For a newor used book, Buyback will pay you$50. If you paid $75 for that samebook used, we still pay you $50, whichagain is half of the new price.) Thepurchase of a used book at thebeginning of a semester almost always gives you a better chance at a better Buyback ratio at the end of the semester.

11. If you have a textbook that is still acurrent edition, but the campus is not offering that course untilthe following semester, you have the option of keeping the titleuntil the next scheduled Buyback dates in May. Buyback isalways held at the end of each semester which is known asExam Week. You may also sell it to the wholesaler for whateverprice they are paying.

12. All “rental” titles need to be returned at a separate register,which will be clearly marked for your convenience in the storethat week. The deadline date for “rental” returns is Friday,Dec. 23. Be careful with your rentals. If you sell a rental to theBuyback wholesalers you will owe more money to the bookstorethan you could ever get at buyback.

We hope this information has been helpful to you, and we willsee you soon at Buyback. If you should have any furtherquestions regarding our Buyback program, you can stop in andspeak with our Customer Service representative.

College Store News

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Campus Resources

Academic AdvisementElston 222/ext. 1277Monday-Thursday 8:30 am-7 pmFriday 8:30 am-4:30 pm

Academic Computing LabElston 529, 530/ext. 1213Monday-Thursday 8:30 am-10 pm Friday 8:30 am-4 pmSaturday 9 am-3:30 pm

Accounting/CIS Tutor LabElston 330/ext. 1041Monday-Thursday 8 am-4:30 pm Friday 8 am-1 pm

ADA Transition ServicesElston 222/ext. 1345Monday-Friday 8:30 am-4:30 pm

AdmissionsStockade 120/ext. 1166Monday-Friday 8:30 am-4:30 pm

AthleticsElston 222/ext. 1356Monday-Friday 8:30 am-4:30 pm

Begley Library/ext. 1239End of Semester Hours throughThurs., Dec. 22Monday-Thursday 8:00 am – 9:30 pmFriday 8 am – 4:30pmSaturday 10 am – 2 pm (10 am – 4 pm on Dec. 17)Closed Sundays

IntersessionClosed due to constructionFriday, Dec. 23 through Sunday, Jan. 22(Faculty and staff, call ahead foraccess between 8:30 am – 4:30 pm,Mon.- Fri., ext. 1235 or x1240)

Remember to drop off any unreturnedlibrary materials before the end of thesemester to avoid bills and blockedstudent records. Just use the bookdrop slot in Begley Lobby if theLibrary is closed.

Business Office, StudentElston 517/ext. 1346, 1347Monday, Thursday 8:30 am-7 pmTues., Wed., Fri. 8:30 am-4:15 pm(No evening hours Dec. 26-Dec. 30.)

Career and EmploymentServicesElston 222/ext. 1365Monday-Friday 8:30 am-4:30 pm

The College StoreElston 109/ext. 1332Mon.-Wed., 8 a.m.-6 p.m., Thurs.,8 a.m.-4 p.m.,Fri., 8 a.m.-2 pm

The Commons Elston/ext. 1330Monday-Thursday 7:30 am-7:30 pmFriday 7:30 am-2 pm

Counseling (Career, Transfer and Personal)Elston 222/ext. 1365Monday-Friday 8:30 am-4:30 pm

College Central NetworkSCCC’s career management systemwww.sunysccc.edu/ces

Financial AidElston 221/ext. 1352Monday, Thursday 8:30 am-7 pmTues., Wed., Fri. 8:30 am-4:30 pm

Gateway MontessoriGateway 124/ext. 1455/1295Monday-Friday 9 am-11:30 am(Call for program information.)

Language LabElston 520/ext. 1373Monday-Thursday 9:30 am-2 pm

4-7 pm(Closed Wednesday 11:30 am-12:30 pm)Friday 10 am-12 pmSaturday 10 am-1 pm

Learning CenterWriting LabElston 523/ext. 1246Monday-Thursday 8 am-7 pmFriday 8 am-4 pmSaturday 10 am-3 pm

Math Lab Elston 518/ext. 1435Monday-Thursday 8 am-7 pmFriday 8 am-4 pmSaturday 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

Multicultural/EducationalOpportunity ProgramsElston 222/ext. 1279Monday-Friday 8:30 am-4:30 pm(Evening hours available upon request.)

RegistrarElston 212/381-1348, 381-1349/ext. 1148Monday, Thursday 8:30 am-7 pmTues., Wed., Fri. 8:30 am-4:30 pm(No evening hours Dec. 26-Dec. 30.)

Student Affairs, VicePresidentElston 222/ext. 1344Monday-Friday 8:30 am-4:30 pm(Evening hours available upon request.)

Student GovernmentElston 220/ext. 1388By appointment or walk-in

Testing CenterElston 427/ext.1293TestingCenter@sunysccc.eduMonday-Thursday 8:30 am to 8 pmFriday-8:30 am-3 pmSaturday-10 am-2 pm

TRIO Student SupportServices Elston 328/ext. 1465Monday-Friday 8:30 am-4:30 pm

Tutor ServicesElston 328-C/ext. 1461Monday-Friday 8:30 am-4:30 pm

Veterans AffairsElston 223/ext. 1284By appointment or walk-in

Workforce DevelopmentStockade 120/ext. 1315Monday-Friday 8:30 am-4:30 pm

YWCA Children’s CenterGateway Bldg./ext. 1375 or 1389Monday-Friday 7:30 am-5:30 pm(Evening hours available dependingon enrollment.)