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a monthly publication for students, faculty, staff and friends Sept. 12, 2012 B INNEKILL Vol. XXIX No. 14 This week, Kyle Vashkulat, a Business Administration major at SCCC, plans to take a short plane ride to meet up with friends and have some pictures taken. The friends will be fellow members of the United States Men’s Judo Team who competed in the 2012 Olympics in London this summer. The plane ride will be to Washington, D.C., and the photos will be of Kyle and the other U.S. Olympians with President Barack Obama. Kyle plans to leave on Thursday to attend a meet and greet with the President on the White House lawn, followed by a private tour of the White House, a reward for the Olympians who represented the U.S. in the 30th Olympiad in London in July and August 2012. Kyle, who has taken classes at SCCC since 2008, was the youngest member of the Men’s Judo Team, travelling from the Capital Region to London for the games on July 24, his 22nd birthday. He’s been training seriously for the Olympics since he was 15 years old and moved by himself from his family’s home just outside of Philadelphia to Burnt Hills to train with Jason Morris, an Olympic silver medalist. Kyle lived with Jason and his wife Teri Takemori in their Burnt Hills home, along with other athletes training at Morris’s dojo. “The Olympics became more tangible at that point, when I started training at Jason’s club,” Kyle said. “When I moved here and was at a more serious training center, I said, ‘I guess this is what I’m shooting for now’ and I decided to do this full time.” Every school day ended with two hours of practice, on top of homework, while Kyle attended Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake High School, graduating in 2008. He enrolled at SCCC that fall for two years and then took a break from school for a year and a half to train full time. What began as a hobby at the age of 10 and a way for the Ukrainian- born youngster to make friends, was now a full- time career and lifestyle. Kyle has competed in junior and senior tournaments travelling to countries including Thailand, France, Japan and Canada, and went into the Olympics ranked No. 37 in the world in his weight class, the 100-kilogram half-heavyweight. He made the Olympic team as a wildcard following a nail-biter at the Pan Am Championship in Montreal in Spring 2012 and immediately began training harder than he ever had to prepare. (continued on Page 3) Student Olympian reflects on journey to London 2012 games Business Administration major Kyle Vashkulat with Kobe Bryant at the 2012 Olympics Well worth the wait Rob Krupanich, Performing Arts: Music major, addresses a crowd gathered outside the new SCCC School of Music during a ribbon cutting ceremony on Sept. 12 for the new $3.9 million building. He spoke about how walking through construction areas last year was worth it. “Now we stand today marveling at the fantastic new facility we have here at our disposal,” he said. The new building has more practice rooms for students, teaching studios, classrooms, a student lounge and will house a recording studio.

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Page 1: Binnekill, September 12, 2012

a monthly publication for students, faculty, staff and friends Sept. 12, 2012

BINNEKILLVol. XXIX No. 14

This week, Kyle Vashkulat, a Business Administration major atSCCC, plans to take a short plane ride to meet up with friendsand have some pictures taken. The friends will be fellowmembers of the United States Men’s Judo Team who competedin the 2012 Olympics in London this summer. The plane ridewill be to Washington, D.C., and the photos will be of Kyle andthe other U.S. Olympians with President Barack Obama.

Kyle plans to leave on Thursday to attend a meet and greet withthe President on the White House lawn, followed by a privatetour of the White House, a reward for the Olympians whorepresented the U.S. in the 30th Olympiad in London in July andAugust 2012.

Kyle, who has taken classes at SCCC since 2008, was theyoungest member of the Men’s Judo Team, travelling from theCapital Region to London for the games on July 24, his 22ndbirthday.

He’s been training seriously for the Olympics since he was 15years old and moved by himself from his family’s home justoutside of Philadelphia to Burnt Hills to train with Jason Morris,an Olympic silver medalist. Kyle lived with Jason and his wifeTeri Takemori in their Burnt Hills home, along with otherathletes training at Morris’s dojo.

“The Olympics became more tangible at that point, when Istarted training at Jason’s club,” Kyle said. “When I moved hereand was at a more serious training center, I said, ‘I guess this iswhat I’m shooting for now’ and I decided to do this full time.”

Every school day ended with two hours of practice, on top ofhomework, while Kyle attended Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake HighSchool, graduating in 2008. He enrolled at SCCC that fall fortwo years and then took a break from school for a year and a

half to train fulltime.

What began as ahobby at the ageof 10 and a wayfor the Ukrainian-born youngster tomake friends,was now a full-time career andlifestyle. Kylehas competed injunior and seniortournamentstravelling tocountriesincludingThailand, France,Japan andCanada, and wentinto the Olympicsranked No. 37 inthe world in hisweight class, the100-kilogramhalf-heavyweight.

He made the Olympic team as a wildcard following a nail-biterat the Pan Am Championship in Montreal in Spring 2012 andimmediately began training harder than he ever had to prepare.

(continued on Page 3)

Student Olympian reflects on journey to London 2012 games

Business Administration major Kyle Vashkulatwith Kobe Bryant at the 2012 Olympics

Well worth the waitRob Krupanich, Performing Arts:Music major, addresses a crowdgathered outside the new SCCC Schoolof Music during a ribbon cuttingceremony on Sept. 12 for the new $3.9 million building.

He spoke about how walking throughconstruction areas last year was worthit. “Now we stand today marveling atthe fantastic new facility we have hereat our disposal,” he said.

The new building has more practicerooms for students, teaching studios,classrooms, a student lounge and willhouse a recording studio.

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Keylon Cheeseman is a participant inthe Internship Program for theDevelopment of Minority Faculty. Hepreviously served as a GraduateTeaching Associate at Albany MedicalCollege in Cell and Molecular Biology.Dr. Cheeseman also served as aResearch Assistant at the WadsworthCenter, Division of Infectious Diseases.He earned his Ph.D. and M.S. in CellBiology from Albany Medical Collegeand his B.S. in Biochemistry fromAndrews University in Michigan.

Chrissie Classen joined the HealthProfession Opportunity Grant programas the Albany Coordinator. She waspreviously employed by SCCC as aVocational Counselor for the RealJOBSNY grant. Prior to that, Ms. Classenserved as a Special Education Teacherand Teaching Assistant at LansingburghHigh School. She holds a master’sdegree in English from The College ofSaint Rose and a bachelor’s degree from

RPI in Science and Technology. She is currently pursuingcompleting a master’s in English from The College of SaintRose.

Susanna Fenlon has been appointed asthe temporary ADA Transition ServicesCoordinator. She was previouslyemployed at SCCC as an EducationalAssistant and as interim ADA TransitionCoordinator. Susanna holds an M.B.A.in Marketing from Sage GraduateSchool and a B.A. in Sociology fromthe University at Albany.

Melita Fogle has been appointed asTeaching and Learning Faculty

Specialist in the Division of Academic Affairs. She spent the lasttwo years at SCCC as an adjunct and participant in theInternship Program for the Development of Minority Faculty,working in the Division of Liberal Arts. Melita has 16 years ofexperience in education and private industry as an instructional

assistant in the area of technology, andin project coordination. She utilizestechnology in all of her courses andspent nearly six years as Blackboardstudent support working with instruc-tional designers at a community collegein the San Francisco Bay Area. Sheholds M.A. and B.A. degrees in Englishfrom California State University.

Jeannette A.Gliha is theExecutive Director of HumanResources. She previously served asPersonnel Officer/AAO/EEO and ADAAdministrator for Otsego County. Sheearned her Bachelor’s in BusinessManagement from SUNY Binghamtonand Associate’s in Liberal Arts with aconcentration in Psychology fromBroome Community College.

Dominic Green is a full-time AcademicAdvisor in the Student Affairs Division.She worked in Student Affairs as a part-time academic advisor last year. Dominicholds a B.A. in Theatre Arts from theUniversity of Texas in Arlington and iscurrently pursuing her M.A. in AfricanaStudies at the University at Albany.

Elisabeth A.Gundlach joinedSCCC as Information ProcessingSpecialist II in the Office of Assessmentand Institutional Effectiveness. Prior toSCCC, Beth worked for 20 years in thehealthcare industry in programs andreporting administration. Most recently,she was the Programs Assistant to thePopulation Health Analytics departmentat MVP Healthcare. She holds a B.A. in

English from the University at Albany and is a fiction author andillustrator.

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Lauding leadershipKathy Burke, Information Processing Specialist II in the Administrative Division, isthe first recipient of a Recognize Everyday Leadership Award, presented by theSCCC Student Activities Office in the Student Affairs Division. Kathy went out ofher way during the first week of classes to speak with students, show themclassroom locations and provide a friendly face as they settled into the newacademic year at SCCC.

This is a new initiative where Student Activities will be recognizing students,faculty and staff who demonstrate exceptional leadership. Student Affairs staff whospot individuals exhibiting leadership qualities will be presenting them with aspecial certificate highlighting their achievement.

Also, anyone on campus can nominate members of the College community for thisdistinction by contacting Christopher Del Vecchio, Student Activities Advisor,[email protected], 381-1313.

College welcomes new faculty and staff

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Donald “Scooter”Telford, a second-year Culinary Artsmajor, says thatyou shouldn’tjudge a book by itscover. In Scooter’scase, this couldn’tbe more true as heexplains that ChefGordon Ramsay,the television chefknown for hiskitchen tirades,became anunlikely friend andbenefactor.

Ramsaybefriended the 20-year-old Ballston Spa resident when he wasworking as a line cook in the kitchen of the Cambridge Hoteland Restaurant in Cambridge, N.Y. Owners of the hotelcontacted Ramsay’s production company, appealing to thosescouting struggling hotels to appear on Ramsay’s new televisionprogram, “Hotel Hell.”

Ramsay and his crew arrived in February 2012 for a week and ahalf stay in Cambridge, offering suggestions for ways toimprove the business. Despite Ramsay’s best efforts, the hotelclosed in June 2012 with the episode featuring the CambridgeHotel airing on Aug. 20, 2012.

It was while interviewing employees of the hotel that Ramsaymet Scooter and learned about this aspiring baker’s earnestnessand tenacity while overcoming physical challenges including

two heart surgeries to repair a defective valve and two backsurgeries to correct scoliosis.

“When I had my back surgery in high school, the one thing thatgot me through it was cooking,” Scooter explained. “I actuallyfelt like I was part of something.”

Scooter shared stories about his love for baking with Ramsayand was on the receiving end of some of Ramsay’s rants whilethe show was shooting at the hotel. “He yelled at me a coupleof times when I messed up a food order,” Scooter said. “But hesaid he liked how fast I was, he liked my speed.” (His nicknamecame courtesy of a chef in the hotel’s kitchen who said that hewas fast, like a “scooter.”)

But the two had many conversations during the course offilming and the young chef quickly learned that the celebritychef was there to help. “Even though he’s being a hothead, he’sjust really there to help you,” he said.

Scooter and Chef Ramsay developed a quick friendship andwhen Ramsay learned that Scooter was attending college, heoffered to pay for his tuition and supplies for the rest of hisstudies.

Scooter sends Ramsay receipts for his tuition, books andsupplies and Ramsay sends him checks to cover all of hiscollege expenses. “He called me the other day and told me tokeep my head up,” Scooter says matter-of-factly.

In the future, Scooter would like to open a bakery. When he’snot working in the kitchen at a restaurant in Saratoga andattending SCCC, he checks his friend requests on Facebook.After the show aired on Aug. 20, he said he received about 500friend requests from people in the United States, Japan, Canada,Greece and Italy, and the requests keep pouring in.

His first phone call after learning he made the Olympic teamwas to his parents, Anna Smilan and Andrei Khimitch, inPennsylvania. “Everyone was crying. It was a very Kodakmoment,” he said.

His parents and sisterElizabeth, age 8, met him inLondon at the beginning of thegames. He marched in theOpening Ceremony, waitingfor four hours outside thestadium with other athletesfrom 205 countries fromaround the world, to representtheir countries. He thought theRalph Lauren designed outfits(berets, blue blazers and whitepants/skirts) that theAmericans wore, fit his stylejust fine. “I liked everythingbut the berets,” he said,laughing. “It looked nice and fit well, but I’m not a big hat guy.”

On Aug. 2, with his family watching, Kyle competed againstRamziddin Sayidov of Uzbekistan, who he had faced fivemonths earlier at a tournament in Paris, France. In a quick turn

of events, Kyle tried to fake hisopponent but through an ippon, apin in Judo, his Olympics gameswere over in just under twominutes.

He finally watched the replay aweek ago and recognized how hewas caught off guard early. Thoughhis time on the mat was brief, thisaffable young man reflects on hisOlympic experience with pride. “Itreally is impossible to describe,” hesaid. “There’s something like 7billion people in the world and lessthan one percent make it to theOlympics. I mean, that’s prettygood.” Kyle is still undecided aboutwhether or not he’ll commit totraining for the 2016 Olympics in

Rio de Janeiro, but it’s definitely not out of the question, he said.

SCCC student Kyle Vashkulat (right) with teammate Travis Stevens during the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympics.

SCCC student and Olympian (continued from front page)

Celebrity chef pays for student’s culinary education at SCCC

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Monday, September 17. 2012Student Activities Board interest meeting, 11:20 a.m.,Elston 341. Join the club that plans campus events.

Tuesday, September 18. 2012Late start classes begin

Transfer Fair, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m., Elston Hall StudentCenter. Meet reps. from four-year colleges and universities, learn about admissions/transfer.

Board of Trustees mtg., 5:30 p.m., Lally Moh. Room

Tuesday, Sept. 18 - Monday, Sept. 24, 2012Withdrawal with 25% refund

Monday, September 24, 2012American Red Cross Blood Drive, 9:30 a.m. - 3 p.m.,Activity Forum, Elston Hall.

Saturday, September 29, 2012Women’s Crew, Head of the Mohawk, 11 a.m., Sch’dy

Calendar of Events

Officers of the Student Government Association (SGA)want the student body to know that SGA is the voice ofthe students. SGA meetings are open to all and studentscan visit the SGA office, shown above, Elston 220H todiscuss any concerns or ideas they might have.

Shown above (clockwise from bottom left) areChristopher Del Vecchio, Student Activities Advisor; Dr. Martha Asselin, Vice President of Student Affairs;Thomas Bambury, Student Trustee; John Donahue, SGAPresident; Derrick Tusang, SGA Treasurer; and AmandaFerguson, SGA Vice President.

Leading the SGA this year is John J. Donahue, aHuman Services major, who is a member of theFaculty-Student Association Board of Directors andStudent Volunteer Organization. He is also theSCCC student representative on the New York StateStudent Assembly and Vice President of the Veterans Club.

“As President of the SGA I hope to accomplish somegreat things this semester including one of thebiggest turnouts for Student Senator Electionshappening Sept. 26 - 28,” John said. “Instead ofsenators being at a booth in the student lounge area,we’ve instead made it mandatory for StudentSenators to serve their time attending schoolfunctions. I will also appoint a Senate committee toaddress the updating of our Student GovernmentConstitution, and I would also like to look into aschool recycling program to possibly earn extramoney for the student budget.”

Musicians of Ma’alwyck present Mal’alwyck’s 300th!Wednesday, Sept.26, 11:30 a.m., Taylor Aud. Free.Celebrating the 300th anniversary of Ma’alwyck House with musicfrom 1712-2012 including works of Handel, Shield, Brahams, Debussyand the world premiere of Tom Savoy’s “Songs for Jack.” Programfeatures Anne Agresta Dugan, soprano; John Estabrook, baritone; TomSavoy, piano; and members of the Musicians of Ma’alwyck.

Latin Fest featuring Alex Torres and HisLatin OrchestraWednesday, Sept. 26, 2012, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.,Elston Hall Student Center. Free. TheCommunity and Cultural Events Committee, incollaboration with several student clubs, ispleased to present Latin Fest 2012. Thiscelebration of Hispanic Heritage Month willinclude free food, dancing and vendors.

Traditional Bamboo Flute and PercussionRecital featuring SCCC Music Faculty MemberNachiko Maekane, percussion, and MichikoAko, Japanese traditional bamboo flute,Thursday, Sept. 27, 7:30 p.m., TaylorAuditorium. Free.

SCCC Faculty Dedication Concert featuringthe Empire JazzOrchestraSaturday, Sept. 29, 4 p.m., Taylor Auditorium.Free.Join the celebration of the opening of the newSCCC School of Music. Proceeded by Schoolof Music Open House from 2 - 4 p.m.

Their door is openSeptember concerts at SCCC

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What are your goals for thissemester?

Michelle Bobbitt, TeacherEducation Transfer and HumanServices

I’m going to try to reach a 3.0 or 4.0GPA. I’m going to stay on top of myhomework, that’s the key. Stay on topof your homework and ask for helpwhen you need it. That’s the goal to greatness.

Rewarding career choices may benontraditionalby Dawn Jones, Non Traditional Career Specialist

So often we choose career paths based onstereotypes that society and our cultures placeon us in regard to gender. Because of theseexpectations, we lose sight of career choicesthat are not traditional for our gender and tendto stay within the “norm.”

In New York, men make up less than 25 percent of Accounting, Early Childhood,Nursing and Paralegal professionals. Forwomen, nontraditional careers include fieldssuch as Culinary Arts, Aviation, Business,Computer and Technology, Criminal Justice, Music/Business or FireProtection. For some, these types of nontraditional careers may offerinteresting and rewarding employment opportunities, higher wages andbetter benefits, opportunities for advancement and increased jobsatisfaction.

If you are undecided in your major or would like help in exploringdifferent career options, please contact me in the Career andEmployment Services Office, Elston Hall 222, 381-1334.

Do you like to talk tostrangers,

write, take pictures, be creative?

Student writers and photographerswanted for the Binnekill, SCCC’s

monthly newsletterPlease see the editor,

Heather Meaney, in the Admissions Office, Stockade 122

or e-mail [email protected].

BINNEKILL Publication ScheduleFall 2012

Deadline (9 a.m.) Publication DateMonday, October 1 Wednesday, October 10

Monday, November 5 Wednesday, November 14

Monday, December 3 Wednesday, December 12

Please e-mail submissions [email protected].

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Margaret Helmes is a C.N.A. instructorin the Health Profession OpportunityGrant (HPOG) program. She has been anurse since 1990 working in medicalsurgical geriatrics in hospital settingsand long-term care skilled nursingfacilities. Prior to joining SCCC,Margaret was a Nurse Evaluatorresponsible for testing C.N.A.’s forlicensure in the state of New York. Sheholds an associate’s degree in Nursingfrom Hudson Valley CommunityCollege.

Allyson Keyser joins SCCC asAssistant Professor in the School ofMusic. Prior to joining SCCC, Dr. Keyser was an adjunct and avisiting professor at VirginiaCommonwealth University. Dr. Keyserhas a Doctor of Musical Arts inPerformance and a Master’s in Musicfrom the University of North Carolinaat Greensboro. She earned herBachelor’s in Music Education from Virginia CommonwealthUniversity.

Mary Kohan is a GED Instructor in theHPOG Program in Albany. Mary hasworked as Academic ServicesCoordinator at The Wage Center inAlbany and as a GED Instructor atGlenmont Job Corps Academy. Shespent more than two years teachingEnglish throughout Asia and CentralAmerica. Mary holds a B.A. in EnglishLiterature from St. LawrenceUniversity and an M.S. in Educationfrom The College of Saint Rose.

Joanna Krasodomski joins SCCC as theTechnical Assistant/Biology LabTechnician in the Division of Math,Science, Technology and Health.Previously, she worked at NiskayunaHigh School for seven years in a labsetting and was an adjunct at SCCC.Joanna holds M.S. degrees in Biologyfrom RPI and in AgriculturalEngineering from the Institute ofBiology in Warsaw, Poland.

Catia Laird dePolanco is a participantin the Internship Program for theDevelopment of Minority Faculty.Prior to joining SCCC, she was aTeaching Assistant Intern at theUniversity at Albany. She earned herM.A. and B.A. in Latin American,Caribbean and U.S. Latino Studiesfrom the University at Albany.

Frank (Fu) Luo has been appointed as

a temporary Assistant Professor ofAlternative Energy in the Division ofMath, Science, Technology and Health.Dr. Luo was an adjunct at SCCC lastyear. He holds a Ph.D. in NanoscaleScience and Engineering and an M.S. inPhysics from the University of Albany.He also holds an M.A. in Physics fromthe Indiana University of Pennsylvaniaand a B.S. in Physics from FudanUniversity.

Sandra Mansueto joins SCCC as atemporary Instructor in the Division ofMath, Science, Technology and Health,teaching in the new Medical Codingand Billing Certificate program. Sandraholds a Master’s in Public Health fromTouro University International, a B.S.in Community and Human Servicesfrom SUNY Empire State College andis enrolled in the M.B.A. program atTUI International.

Mary Clare O’Connor has joined the Registrar’s Office on atemporary basis as Associate for Academic Services. Her experi-ence includes a six-month term in this position before and sixyears as Coordinator of Evening and Alternative Programming.She holds a B.A. in English from the University at Albany andattended the University at Albany’s graduate program in Englishand Philosophy. She is continuing her education in the fields ofyoga and philosophy with the aim of developing consciousnessand well-being in the college experience

Charles J. Richardson is the College’snew Vice President of Administration.Charles has an extensive background infiscal management with over 30 yearsof experience working in governmentfinance at the federal, state and locallevels. Prior to joining SCCC, Charlesserved as Finance Director for theTown of Orangetown in Orangeburg,N.Y., overseeing a $65 millionoperating budget, a position he heldsince 2001. He earned an M.A. inPublic Affairs from the University of Minnesota and a B.A. inboth Economics and Political Science from Syracuse University.

Ruby Roberts is a GED instructor in theHPOG program. She has worked formore than 20 years as a computertechnology instructor and trainer atlocations including Bryant and Strattonand the SUNY Research Foundationand continues to volunteer her servicesas a GED preparation instructor at theSt. Ann’s/St. John’s CommunityOutreach Center. Ruby holds a Master’sin Education from the University atAlbany and is a certified literacy and GED tutor with the NewYork State Literacy Agency.

College welcomes new faculty and staff continued from page 2

continued on page 7

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Congrats to faculty/staff Cynthia Astemborski Decker wasappointed as a full-time FinancialAid Advisor after previously servingas a part-time Assistant for FinancialAid for over eight years. She holdsan M.S. in General andExperimental Psychology from St.John’s University and a B.S. inPsychology from FordhamUniversity.

Rae Ellen Doyle has been appointedto the permanent faculty position ofAssistant Professor in the Divisionof Liberal Arts. She has taughtEnglish and literature courses atSCCC since 2005 as an adjunct andas a temporary full-time facultymember since 2010. Rae Ellenearned her M.A. in SpeechCommunication from Colorado StateUniversity and her B.A. in SpeechCommunication and EnglishLiterature from SUNY Potsdam.

Babette Faehmel has been appointedto the permanent faculty position ofAssistant Professor in the Division ofLiberal Arts. Dr. Faehmel has taughthistory courses at SCCC since 2009.She earned her Ph.D. from theUniversity of Massachusetts atAmherst, her M.A. in History fromthe University of Cincinnati and herB.A. from the University ofHamburg.

Dawn Jones has been named Non-Traditional Career Advisor in theStudent Affairs Division. She firstjoined SCCC in 2008 as a part-timeNon Traditional Career Specialist.She holds a B.S. in Psychology andSociology from SUNY Potsdam andan A.S. degree in Human Servicesfrom SCCC.

Alicia Richardson has beenappointed to a regular facultyposition as Assistant Professor in theDivision of Liberal Arts. She joinedSCCC in 2009 as a participant in theInternship Program for theDevelopment of Minority Facultyand taught English and literaturecourses at the College. Alicia earnedher M.A. in Africana Studies fromthe University at Albany and herB.A. in English from Saint JosephCollege.

Michael Stamets joins SCCC as anInstructor in the School of Hotel CulinaryArts and Tourism. Prior to joining SCCC,Michael was Chef de Cuisine at HanahMountain Resort and Country Club since2009. He served as an adjunct at SCCCduring the Spring 2012 semester and alsoassisted with the SCCC student competi-tion team. Michael is a 2008 graduate ofSUNY Delhi’s Business AdministrationHospitality Program with a B.B.A.degree.

Margaret Wickerham is a C.N.A.instructor in the HPOG program. She hasworked in various capacities as a nurseand nurse recruiter. Margaret holds aBachelor’s in Nursing from Villa MariaCollege in Pennsylvania.

New faculty and staff (continued from page 6)

Susan Beaudoin,Assistant VicePresident ofAdministration(left), discussedSUNY’s Six BigIdeas with SUNYChancellor Dr. Nancy Zimpher(right) duringSusan’s televisionshow, “Real Conversations,” earlier this month. Also pictured isLisa Giruzzi, the show’s co-host.

Sandra Gonzalez, Associate for Continuing Education, was electedto a two-year term as President of the National Alliance ofConcurrent Enrollment Partnerships (NACEP) Board of Directors.NACEP is comprised of professionals from four-year and two-year public and private institutions offering concurrent enrollment,dual enrollment or early college programs, as well as instructorsand administrators from secondary institutions.

Renato Tameta, Associate Professor inthe Division of Math, Science andTechnology, was a presenter at the 19thAnnual American Society forMicrobiology Conference forUndergraduate Educators over thesummer in San Mateo, Calif. Hediscussed the methods he uses in hismicrobiology courses/labs to helpstudents retain information includingPOGIL (process-oriented group inquirylearning), think, pair and share methods and case studies.

Faculty, staff Development

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Campus Resources (hours for September)

Academic AdvisementElston 222/ext. 1277Monday-Wed. 8:30 am-4:30 pmThursday 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. 1041Check lab for hours.

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. 1239Monday-Thursday 8 am – 9: pmFriday 8 am – 4:30 pmSaturday 10 am – 2 pm Closed Sundays

Business Office, StudentElston 219/ext. 1346, 1347Monday-Wed. 8:30 am-4:15 pmThursday 8:30 am-7 pmFriday 8:30 am-4:30 pm

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

The College StoreElston 109/ext. 1332Monday-Wednesday 8 am-6 pm Thursday 8 am-4 pmFriday 8 am-2 pm

The Commons Elston/ext. 1330Monday-Thursday 7:30 am-8 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-Wed. 8:30 am-4:30 pmThursday 8:30 am-7 pmFriday 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. 1373See lab for hours.

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 am-3 pm

Multicultural/EducationalOpportunity ProgramsElston 222/ext. 1279Monday-Friday 8:30 am-4:30 pm

Registrar’s OfficeElston 212/215381-1348, 381-1349/ext. 1148Monday-Wed. 8:30 am-4:30 pmThursday 8:30 am-7 pmFriday 8:30 am-4:30 pm

Student Affairs, VicePresidentElston 222/ext. 1344Monday-Friday 8:30 am-4:30 pm

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

Testing CenterElston 427/[email protected] 8:30 am to 7 pmFriday 8:30 am-3 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. 1284Open daily. See office for hours.

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.)

BINNEKILL, Sept. 12, 2012