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Thank you, Dr. Anderson, for 24 great years!

In this issue: Spring 2012 Student Newsletter Career Development pages 2-4 Entertainment pages 5-8 Spotlight pages 8-12 follow us on :

Belle Glade Boca Raton Lake Worth Palm Beach Gardens 1977 College Drive 3000 Saint Lucie Avenue 4200 Congress Avenue 3160 PGA Boulevard Belle Glade, FL 33430 Boca Raton, FL 33431 Lake Worth, FL 33461 Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410 561-996-7222 561-393-7222 561-967-7222 561-207-5000

1 www.palmbeachstate.edu Issue 4• Spring 2012 Palm Beach State College • Spring 2012 Student Times CAREER DEVELOPMENT 2. Exploring College and Career Options Workshop This is a free 1.5 hour workshop for new and prospective students who are uncertain about which program of study to take at Palm Beach State College. You will take a career assessment, learn what programs are available and how to relate your career interest to programs of study. Also take the opportunity to easily research occupations and how to identify the next steps in planning your future. You must have a current Palm Beach State application on file to attend. Advance registration is required! 1. Message from the Vice President To register, visit: www.palmbeachstate.edu/pantherweb. As you approach the end of the spring xml and enter your student ID and PIN. term, we wish you much success with final Select “Information” from the menu and exams and class projects. Many of you then choose “Exploring College and Career combine college, work and family, and we Options.” Choose the date you prefer, click understand the stress you may experience. “Register,” fill out the form, and submit. Please remember the College-wide View the Career website at: Counseling Center, learning labs, campus www.palmbeachstate.edu/Career.xml advisors and faculty are here for you if you need a listening ear or academic support. Where: Burt Reynolds Student Center, BR129 (Palm Beach Gardens) We congratulate those who will be When: April 5, 10, 17 & 25; and May 1 Contact: email [email protected] or graduating in May and moving on to new 561-207-5350 academic challenges or a job. Best wishes! For those of you who plan to continue at Palm Beach State and enroll in the summer 3. Honors Open House Lake Worth campus or fall term, please register early to avoid long lines and closed classes. Have you completed 12 or more hours and Happy Spring! have at least a 3.5 GPA? Come to the open house and discover the Honors Experience! Patti Anderson, Ed.D. Explore ways to make your time at Palm Vice President of Student Services and Beach State more meaningful and meet Enrollment Management current honors students and faculty. Find out how Honors started at Palm Beach State College and learn about specific follow us on: course offerings at the Lake Worth campus. This is a free event.

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2 www.palmbeachstate.edu Issue 4• Spring 2012 Palm Beach State College • Spring 2012 Student Times CAREER DEVELOPMENT Where: CE 119 [Lake Worth] When: Thursday, April 5 from 3pm - 5pm 6. Master’s Degree Transfer Fair Contact: 561-868-3421 or email brahleks@ palmbeachstate.edu The Master’s Degree Transfer Fair will feature representatives from a variety 4. Job Fair and University Transfer Day of universities. All bachelor’s students are encouraged to attend and benefit Meet face-to-face with over 40 area from this unique event to speak employers and get program information with universities about admissions from colleges and universities. Bring your requirements and explore opportunities resume and dress for success. The event to earn a master’s degree. This is a free is free and open to the community. For event. View Bachelor’s Degree website at: more details, view the website at: www.palmbeachstate.edu/bachelor.xml www.palmbeachstate.edu/JobFairs.xml Where: Technical Education TE Courtyard (Lake Where: Gymnasium (Lake Worth) Worth) When: Tuesday, March 27 from 9:30am - 1:30pm When: Tuesday, April 17 from 11am - 3pm Contact:email [email protected] or Contact: email [email protected] 561-868-3066 or 561-868-4100

5. Social Media Do’s and Don’ts: Lunch and Learn 7. Volunteer Fair Learn how to use social media to find jobs! Guest speaker will present ways Come and meet representatives from to use electronic communication to your local non-profit community agencies. benefit. Learn proper electronic etiquette These organizations will be on hand to and why you should have a positive online showcase their volunteer and advocacy presence. Free hot lunch provided! opportunities, enabling students to find service venues that match their interests, Where: HT103A (Boca Raton) major, and career goals. This is a free When: Thursday, April 19 from 11am - 12:30pm event. Honors Open House Lake Worth campus Contact: email [email protected] or Where: Elisabeth W. Erling Gymnasium (Lake 561-862-4325 Worth) When: Wednesday, March 28 from 10am - 1pm

Contact: email [email protected] Career Center Boca Raton Campus or 561-868-3345

follow us on: L unc h a nd L e a rn: S oc ia l M e dia Do’s & Don’ts Guest Speaker Carol Horner Co-Creator of CareerZing.com Lunch Provided By Studen t Activities www.palmbeachstate.edu Issue 4• Spring 2012 3 www.palmbeachstate.edu Issue 4• Spring 2012 Palm Beach State College • Spring 2012 Student Times

8. Exploring Careers Panel Discussion

In celebration of Math Awareness Week, Where: HT 103B (Boca Raton) the Boca Career Center presents a When: Thursday, April 5 from 11am - 12:30pm free panel discussion and networking Contact:email [email protected] or 561-862-4325 event with career experts from the following fields: Aviation, Crime Scene Technology, Finance, Nursing, Engineering and Computer Science. Free hot hors d’oeuvres and drinks will be served, courtesy of Student Activities. Learn what skills and qualities employers look for as panelists discuss industry trends and career paths. Students will have the opportunity to ask questions and network with career representatives! This is a free event. Entertainment 9. Performance of “Harvey” 10. Movie showing - Food Inc. by Theatre Department

Palm Beach State College’s theatre department The Ecology Club presents a free movie showing will be presenting “Harvey,” a 1944 play of “Food Inc.” - a documentary film that examines by American playwright Mary Chase. corporate farming in the United States, concluding that agribusiness produces food that is unhealthy, When Elwood P. Dowd starts to introduce in a way that is environmentally harmful and his imaginary friend Harvey, a six and abusive of both animals and employees. It’s a one-half foot rabbit, to guests at a an unflattering look inside America’s corporate dinner party, his sister, Veta, has seen controlled food industry. as much of his eccentric behavior as she Where: AD108 (Boca Raton) can tolerate. She decides to have him When: Thursday, April 12 from 3:30pm - 5pm committed to a sanitarium to spare their Contact:email [email protected] or family from future embarrassment. When 561-862-4397 they arrive at the sanitarium, a comedy of errors ensues. Show dates will be March 29 - 31 and April 12 - 14 at 8:00 p.m. at Stage West. Tickets are $12 for general and $5 for students with ID/ faculty/staff.

Where: Stage West (Lake Worth) When: Thursday, Friday & Saturday 3/29 - 3/31 follow us on: and Thursday, Friday & Saturday 4/12 - 4/14 Contact: email [email protected] or 561-868-3316

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have any questions, please stop by the 11. Golden Z Movie Night Student Government Association Office in “American Violet” BK 107 or call (561) 868-3022 or (561) The Golden Z club presents a free 868-2023. screening of the movie “American Violet.” This movie is about an African-American Where: Duncan Theatre (Lake Worth) single mother who struggles to clear When: Tuesday, March 27 from 7pm - 10pm her name after being wrongly accused Contact:email [email protected] and arrested for dealing drugs in an or 561-868-3345 impoverished town in Texas. Stars include 14. College Jazz Festival Nicole Beharie, Will Patton and Alfre Woodard. Where can you hear five great big bands together on one program? At the Palm Where: HT 102 (Boca Raton) When: Tuesday, March 27 from 3:30pm - 5pm Beach State College Jazz Festival, of Contact: email [email protected] or course! Big bands from Broward College, 561-862-4397 Florida Atlantic University, and Palm Beach Atlantic University join the Palm Beach State 12 o’clock Jazz Ensemble 12. N.Y. Style Salsa Dance Training and Tuesday Nite Big Band for an evening Learn to N.Y. Style Salsa at the Wellness you won’t forget. With tunes ranging Center. Space is limited, so call and from standards of the Swing Era to hard- reserve your spot. A new Latin dance will hitting contemporary jazz, this will be be featured every month, so check out the highlight of the year for big band jazz the Wellness Center calendar at www. fans. Tickets are $10 for general public palmbeachstate.edu/WellnessCenter. and free to students and Palm Beach State xml. The only cost to this event is your employees. time. Please wear soft-soled, non-marking Where: Duncan Theatre (Lake Worth) shoes. Current Panthercard is required. When: Tuesday, April 10 from 6:30pm - 9:30pm Contact: email [email protected] Where: Wellness Center (Lake Worth) or 561-868-3309 When: Tuesday, March 27 from 6:15pm - 7:15pm Contact: email [email protected] or 15. 37th Annual Boca Raton Awards 561-868-3365 Ceremony Students will be recognized for their 13. SGA Spring Variety Show participation in their respective clubs as well as for outstanding leadership on Come out and see a wide array of campus and in the local community. We talent, including dancing, singing, invite you and your guest to celebrate acting, and more here at Palm Beach your achievements by attending the 37th State,Lake Worth campus. This is a free Boca Raton Student Awards Ceremony on event, but donations are encouraged to April 5 at the Marriott Hotel at 10 North help establish the 2011-2012 Student Ocean Blvd. in Delray Beach. Please Government Association Endowment confirm/register your attendance and the Scholarship. Auditions will take place from February 6-10 from 4:30-7:30 pm (cont’d) > follow us on: in the Student Activities Center (BK 107). If you are interested in auditioning or

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guest you will be bringing by calling Abby 18. Concert Band & Concert Chorus - Lazo at 561-862-4311. You must register Lake Worth by March 22. This is a free event. The Concert Band, under the direction Where: Delray Beach Marriott (off campus) of David Gibble, will perform an exciting When: Thursday, April 5 from 6pm - 11pm program of music for the modern concert Contact: 561-862-4311 or email lazoa@ palmbeachstate.edu wind ensemble. The Concert Chorus, under the direction of Michael MacMullen, 16. Poetry Reading by Professor will perform choral music from the Stephen Gibson Renaissance to the 21st century. With selections ranging from Sousa marches to Professor Stephen Gibson will give a 20th century classics and from classical reading of his poetry as part of the Belle choral music to contemporary folk and Glade Library and Learning Resource Gospel, you are sure to find something to Center’s celebration of Poetry Month. Mr. enjoy in this exciting concert. Tickets are Gibson has had more than 150 poems $10 for general public and free to students published in various literary and poetry and Palm Beach State employees. journals and has published 4 poetry collections. He has given numerous Where: Duncan Theatre (Lake Worth) readings of his poetry and is a past When: Tuesday, April 17 from 8pm - 10pm Individual Artist Fellowship recipient from Contact: email [email protected] or the State of Florida in both poetry and 561-868-3309 fiction. Light refreshments will be served after the reading. This is a free event. 19. Financial Aid Awareness Week Where: TEC 127/128 (Belle Glade) Lake Worth When: Wednesday, April 11 from 3pm - 4pm Contact:email [email protected] Financial Aid Awareness Week Events! or 561-993-1151 F i n a n c i a l A i d 1 0 1 17. Earth Day Event An informative seminar on the basics of financial aid and the application process. Guest Speaker, Robin Blank - Outreach The Eissey campus Gardens Goes Green Representative from the Florida (GGG) Committee will hold an Earth Day Department of Education Event on April 12 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

It will be a day of activities open to the Where: CE-119 public focused on promoting awareness When: Monday,April 9 1:pm-2pm of sustainability issues. Celebrate your Earth with music, food, exhibits, and Consumer Debt Management Seminar prizes! Tour the Rooftop Garden, play Guess Speaker: Jessica Stokes – Debt “Environmental Croquet” and “Recycled Management Credit Couseling Corp. Basketball.” Join us to learn and to have Discussion of the importance of your fun! This is a free event. credit score and budgeting your money. Where: Pavilion & Amphitheater (Palm Beach Gardens) When: Thursday, April 12 from 10am - 2pm follow us on: Contact: email [email protected] or 561-207-5201 (cont’d) >

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Where: NS 129 (Lake Worth campus) When: Tuesday,April 10 from 1pm-2pm 21. Merengue Dance Training

Money-Gras Main Event! Music, Food, Learn to merengue at the Wellness Center. drawings for scholarships, bookstore Space is limited, so call and reserve your credit and much more! Come and join the spot. A new Latin dance will be featured fun; get your questions answered! every month, so check out the Wellness Center calendar at www.palmbeachstate. Where: (Lake Worth campus)MLK Courtyard edu/WellnessCenter.xml. The only cost When: Wednesday, April 11 from 12pm to 2 pm to this event is your time. Please wear soft-soled, non-marking shoes. Current Panthercard is required.

Where: Wellness Center (Lake Worth) When: Friday, April 27 from 4pm - 5pm Contact:email [email protected] or 561-868-3365

22. Movie showing - Vanishing of the Bees

The Ecology Club presents a free movie showing of “Vanishing of the Bees” - a documentary film that takes a piercing investigative look at the economic, political and ecological implications of the 20. Be the student voice worldwide disappearance of the honeybee. The film examines our current agricultural landscape and celebrates the ancient and sacred connection between man and the honeybee. The story highlights the positive changes that have resulted due to the tragic phenomenon known as “Colony Collapse Disorder.” To empower the audience, the documentary provides viewers with tangible solutions they can apply to their everyday lives. “Vanishing of the Bees” unfolds as a dramatic tale of science and mystery, illuminating this extraordinary crisis and its greater meaning about the relationship between humankind and Mother Earth. The bees have a message - but will we listen?

Where: AD108 (Boca Raton) When: Tuesday, April 17 from 3:30pm - 5pm Contact: email [email protected] or 561-862-4397 follow us on:

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It was the best of nights for Palm Beach On January 18-20, 2012, the Palm State College, as students and faculty Beach State College Panther Medics Club joined together for a night of food, traveled to Daytona to attend the annual dancing, games, and fun on February Fire Chiefs Convention Fire-East. The 25th at the Hilton Hotel by the Airport. students were the actors in the medical This was Palm Beach State’s 11th based scenario competitions among Annual Celebration dance, with over 200 the Fire Departments in preparation for students, faculty, and administrators in the upcoming Advanced Life Support attendance. Between “Minute to Rock,” Competition season. The experience (a.k.a. Minute to Win It), “Making the provided students a priceless insight into Band,” and a Guitar Hero tournament, our what it takes to be a winning team. This students were given a chance to show off year’s club has some pretty big shoes to their talent and rock the house! fill because last year’s Palm Beach State team won five competitions. They will be competing at the University of Miami, Miami Dade College, City College, Clin-Con and The Boca Challenge. In Picture: John Atwater is performing a three-patient CPR demonstration.

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25. Jumpstart Jump Rope Club Jumpstart Jump Rope Club is in its second year at Palm Beach State. They recently performed at Palm Beach Central High School for the Take Stock in Children Graduation Ceremony, and at the Royal Palm Beach Music and Art Festival on March 11th. The pictures are from the festival, and, as luck would have it, the rain started just as they were getting ready to perform.The rain got heavier as the team got into the performance, and

25. body image while Naomi’s story told of her personal journey through recovery. The presentation concluded with Professor Boone leading a discussion on the cultural and physiological links among food subsided just as they finished. A little choices, dieting and eating disorders. rain didn’t dampen their spirits, though, On Wednesday, February 29th, a similar and the audience who stuck it out with presentation was held on the Lake Worth them were treated to a wonderful show. campus. This presentation included Johanna S. Kandel, Founder and CEO Jumpstart has also performed at the half- of the Alliance for Eating Disorders time show of some basketball games as Awareness and author of Life Beyond well as at church festivals in Palm Springs Your Eating Disorder (Harlequin Press). and Wellington. Johanna shared her inspiring story of recovery from her eating disorder and 26. The Office of Student Activities Well- how she decided to establish a non-profit ness Center and Counseling Center organization to help others. team up to offer presentations on the Lake Worth and Boca campuses

February 26th – March 3rd was National Eating Disorders Week. This year’s theme was “Everybody Knows Somebody.” Two panel presentations were provided to bring awareness to the topic of Eating Disorders. On Tuesday, March 28th, Professor of Health and Nutrition Jeanne Boone was joined by Career Advisor April follow us on: Rosenblatt and Counseling Intern Naomi Feigenbaum. April’s presentation covered

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27. Panther men and women bow out of state tournament in semi-finals

Palm Beach basketball teams both enjoyed historic seasons as they completed their run to the State finals by bowing out in the semi finals. The Panther women lost to the eventual champs, Pensacola, and the men were ousted in a tough battle by the College of Central Florida. For the first time in the history of the school, both teams received the #1 seeds out of the Southern Conference by winning the Conference Championship. For the men, it was their 2nd title in as many years under Head Coach George “Butch “ Estes. For the women, it was their 1st title under Head Coach Kris Ruffo.

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In addition, Me Me Ward and Waverly Austin were named Players of the Year in the Southern Conference, and Austin was named Player of the Year in the State of Florida. Ward, Austin and Janay Borum were members of the FCSAA All State Team and are likely candidates for NJCAA All American status, which will be named later in the spring. Also, Coach Ruffo and Estes won Southern Conference Coach of the Year, which is their second such award.

The women ended their season with a school record of 25 wins and 2 losses, were 10-0 in the Southern Conference and ranked #15 in the country. The men finished their stellar year with a 26-5 record, which included 10-1 in the conference and a #12 national ranking.

Congratulations to Coach Ruffo and Estes, their staff and the Panther student- athletes!!!

g o PANTHERS!!

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28. The Intramurals Running Club 29. Day of Engagement

The Intramurals Running Club of the Student volunteers from Lake Worth Lake Worth campus participated in the campus participated in a “Day of 9th Annual 5K/10K Race for Faith on Engagement” on January 26th at the Saturday, February 25th at John Prince Milagro Center in Delray Beach. The Park in Lake Worth. This Race has given Milagro Center is a non-profit organization over $60,000 back to the community and that provides educational and art is making an impact in well-deserving programs to disadvantaged children. The countries. Honorable mention goes to Center’s four goals are to ensure academic Joe Rojas, Victor Felix, Jordan Medina, success, promote the arts, teach inclusion Alencia Felix, Swikar Patel, and Melanie and embrace diversity, and create strong Carucci for placing 1st, 2nd, or 3rd in individuals who positively impact their their age group. The Intramurals Running communities. The student volunteers Club welcomes students, staff, faculty assisted the children with performing an and administration to join them on the impromptu play, playing kickball, games soccer field on Tuesdays at 4:30pm and and story telling. Volunteer Myrlene Fridays at 8:00am. The next race is The Armand said, “Volunteering at Milagro Superhero Scramble, which is a 4-6 miles has been an incredible experience. The of wicked terrain, mud, 20+ obstacles, kids have so much spirit and energy and and water crossings, which takes place on just spending a few hours with them has March 24th, 2012 in Miami, FL. made a tremendous impact on me. I was exhausted by the end of the day, but I was much fulfilled.”

Picture Left to Right: Top: Andrew Cronkhite (advisor), Victor Felix, Joe Parrish, Ross Pierre-Louis, Michel Saint Surin, Jordan Medina, Antonio Picture (left to right):Caitlin Siciliano, Messon, Andrew Spence, Hardyton Cindy Bucci, and Myrlene Armand Desarmes, Dominique Spann. Bottom: Joe Rojas, Guerchonite Guillaume, Alencia Felix, Swikar Patel, follow us on: Melanie Carucci, Bridget Statler, Allison Gondek, Lauren Hammond, Kelly Torres.

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30. Important Links

College Alert - Emergency Link, www.palmbeachstate.edu/alert.xml

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools / Commission on Colleges Link, www.palmbeachstate.edu/sacs.xml

Catalog Link, www.palmbeachstate.edu/Catalog.xml

Events Calendar Link, www.palmbeachstate.edu/CollegeEvents.xml

Student Handbook Link, www.palmbeachstate.edu/StudentHandbook.xml

College Mission Statement

Palm Beach State College, founded in 1933 as Florida’s first public community college, is a diverse, comprehensive institution dedicated to serving the educational needs of Palm Beach County. Integrally linked to the community through strong partnerships, the College provides associate and baccalaureate degrees, professional certificates, workforce development and life- long learning.

Palm Beach State College’s mission is to create and sustain a dynamic teaching and learning environment that provides a high-quality, accessible, affordable education, preparing students to contribute and compete ethically and successfully in a diverse global community.

Editor: Mareta Iosia-Sizemore Helaine Fazio Faith Proper

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