Lehigh Carbon LCCC Foundation Community College Board of Directors Upcoming Events Board of Trustees Joseph A. Alban, Treasurer Ms. Ellen Millard-Kern May 5 Tricees Concert, Main Campus Whitehall-Coplay Chairperson; Chief of Staff May 8 Meet the Cougars night at LCCC Jim Thorpe, 6 p.m. Senator Pat Browne’s Office May 9 Staff Recognition ceremony, Main Campus Annabelle B. Creveling Allentown Ms. Kathy Kovatch Reaman May 14 Commencement ceremonies, 6 p.m., 8 p.m. Vice-Chairperson and Secretary Samuel P. DeFrank Kovatch Corporation Salisbury Mr. John T. Cathers, Jr. Paul C. Fisher Jr. Treasurer Northwestern Lehigh Mr. Thomas D. Oleksa Mathias J. Green Jr. Vice-Treasurer Northern Lehigh Quaint Oak Bank Matthew T. Korp Ms. Annabelle B. Creveling Catasauqua LCCC Board of Trustees Audrey L. Larvey Mr. Tony Boyle Boyle Construction Palmerton Three C Ms. Jan Creedon Roberta M. Marcus Compliance Officer Scholarship for Parkland Ms. Robin Flores Carbon County William Miracle The Literacy Center Trustee at Large Mr. Ronald Glass Kenneth H. Mohr Jr., Chair Lehigh Carbon Community College and Southern Lehigh Mr. Christopher Jordan the Lehigh Carbon Community College Childway Pediatric Services Foundation have combined to offer a William Santore Jr. Students and Faculty special scholarship pool for qualified high Panther Valley Mr. Richard Kern KNBT/National Penn Bank Capable, Competent for school students from Carbon County, Pa. Randall L. Smith, Secretary Class of 2014 graduating seniors from Jim Bernard “Buddy” Lesavoy, Esq. Jim Thorpe Thorpe, Lehighton High School, Panther Lesavoy, Butz and Seitz, LLC Week of the Young Child Valley High School, Palmerton High School Larry E. Stern Mr. David Lobach and Carbon County Technical Institute are Lehighton Embassy Bank Each spring, during LCCC’s Week of the Young Child event, as eligible to apply. part of their work in advocacy and promoting excellence in the Ann L. Thompson, Vice Chair The LCCC Three C Scholarship is Mr. Kent C. Newhart profession - ECE 225, Early Childhood Professional students work available for two years of study at the East Penn Accounting & Tax Associates, Inc. collaboratively in groups related to sub-topics about a main LCCC Jim Thorpe campus. The student Michael J. Torbert Mr. Ron Neimeyer theme. Students design documentation panels, write workshop enrolls for 12 credits in the fall semester Trustee at Large Altronics, Inc. handouts, create three-dimensional teaching materials and plan and 12 credits in the spring, the Three hands-on experiences to which the department invites all of the Jerome B. Frank, Esquire C scholarship pays for six credits in each Mr. Dale Roth sponsoring school districts’ high school Family and Consumer Solicitor Architect semester. Science teachers. Each award is for two back-to-back Alumni Association Ms. Christina Schoemaker This year, 21 students in LCCC’s class presented free Reggio- semesters (fall and spring) and may be Board of Directors Lehigh Valley Health Network inspired workshops related to the topic of “Spring” to 237 high renewed once by reapplying before school students. Teacher Education students acted as tour the start of the second year and by Heather Mullen ’06, President Ms. Betty Smith Trexler Haines, Inc. guides to explore the campus and to lead the groups of high continuing to meet the requirements of Linda Krisko ’80, V. President schoolers to each of the three sets of workshops. The entire the scholarship. The scholarship is not Megan Billowitch ’94 Mr. Willard Snyder group was greeted by Melanie Wursta and Laura Segatti, who available for summers or interim academic New Tripoli Bancorp Shannon Semmel-Ciamacco ’96 heavily marketed Early Childhood Education and Education periods. Class of 2015 graduating seniors Pamela Fenstermacher ’10 Mr. Mark Thompson majors for these high school juniors. Suzanne Mulhern presented from eligible school districts can apply for Kristie Fogel ‘01 MKSD, Architects a workshop through Project REACH to discuss Special Education one year of scholarship. Mayor’s Volunteer Recognition Award Betty George ’73 and the Paraprofessional/Special Education majors. Judy Brown- The LCCC Three C Scholarship covers One of LCCC’s Center for Career Pathways and Literacy tutors received the Mayor’s Susan Heller ’03, ‘07 Ex officio: DuPaul was the course instructor for ECE 225. The high school Dr. Ann Bieber tuition only; however, those receiving Dallas Holtzer ’73 teachers, many of whom have been attending this event for Volunteer Recognition Award in April. Maurice Silvestris, from Allentown, received Interim President, LCCC additional grants (such as Pell grants) may Michael Mauro ‘07 more than 15-20 years, connected with some former students use the funds to cover books and supplies the Allentown mayor’s award at a dinner and awards ceremony at Allentown City Michele Mullikin ‘00 Mr. Tim J. Herrlinger and complimented all of the student presenters that this was necessary for their coursework. For more Hall. Silvestris has been a volunteer tutor for over two years. He works with our Christina Schoemaker ‘99 Exec. Director, LCCC Foundation one of the best events that they have ever seen. information regarding eligibility, families students on an individual basis as well as in the classroom. Jane Wilchak, LCCC are encouraged to visit www.lccc.edu/ Tim Herrlinger, LCCC Foundation threec. Short Bits Pa. Open Records director presents at LCCC The executive director of the Pa. Office of Open Records, Terry Mutchler, was the guest speaker at a State and Local Government class. The Office of Open Records was IronPigs Night established to allow the public to More than 50 LCCC students and staffers have an advocate when attempting to braved the rain and wind to be on hand access public records. When officials at a recent IronPigs game at Coca-Cola try to prevent this access, the office Park in Allentown for LCCC Night at the intervenes to make findings on the IronPigs. Volunteers handed out LCCC merits of the case. swag including pens, smartphone car Former Gov. Edward G. Rendell chargers, magnets and the 2nd edition appointed Mutchler, a lawyer and of the Guardian and the Graduate, the former journalist, to a six-year term. college’s graphic novel, while Admissions Prior to accepting this position, folks were there to hand out information Mutchler served as Illinois’ first Public on programs and majors. See photos Access Counselor to enforce the Cougar baseball, softball has begun! from the event at the college’s state’s sunshine laws and served as a From left: Mary Salinger, PDE Deputy Secretary Rita Perez, professor Melanie Wursta Flickr site – www.flickr.com/photos/ Above LCCC Cougar outfielder, Pat Rhoads, waits for his chance against the Bucks senior advisor and speech writer. and associate dean, Dr. Andra Basu. Secretary Perez was on campus earlier this week lehighcarboncc. County Community College Centurions earlier this week. LCCC went on to win 13-2. to visit with the ELC and Teacher Education. Secretary Perez helped out with reading to Baseball and softball are playing on the new fields behind Berrier Hall on main campus. Meals on Wheels Event/ the young ELC students. HRE Students Our Hotel Restaurant Management New employees majors volunteered in mid-April to 4th Annual serve and clean up for the Annual New VP for Finance and Meals on Wheels of Lehigh County Edugaming Facilities Volunteer Appreciation Dinner, their 7th year of participation. This is the Workshop Lehigh Carbon Community College service learning component of their announced the appointment of Brian Teachers from around the area are Event Planning and other HRE courses Kahler as LCCC’s vice president for for the spring semester each year. invited to the college’s 4th Annual Finance and Facilities. Kahler holds an HRE students served dinner to Edugaming Workshop being held June MBA in finance and has more than 30 years of professional finance experience 240 Meals on Wheels volunteers and 23-26 on main campus. Teachers will staff, did all of the dishes for the event, in local government operations and learn how to find ways to increase the and cleaned up the kitchen at Asbury Inaugural fund accounting. He previously held the United Methodist Church in Allentown. engagement of your students in course position of fiscal officer at the County Edugaming material and participate in educational Get Wired; Get Hired of Lehigh from 2001-2013. His previous roles at Lehigh County during his 33- “A Former Skinhead’s Fight activities that encourage deeper Conference LCCC welcomed communications professionals from several fields for the “Get year career there were: supervisory Against Prejudice” learning while involving the student Wired; Get Hired” event last week. The panelists included (from left): Steph Wells, accountant; director of Bureau of The Inaugural Edugaming Conference will B104 morning host; Jessie Heimann, marketing director for WLVT PBS39; Zeke Zelker, LCCC hosted former skinhead, Frank – all through effectively designed Collections; and accountant, Retirement be held in early August at Lehigh Carbon filmmaker; Eve Tannery from WFMZ Ch. 69 News; Rick Huyett, 99.9FM, sales; Matthew Meeink, for his lecture, “A Former Fund and Domestic Relations. Community College in Schnecksville, Pa. educational games. Calleri, ArtQuest. Skinhead’s Fight Against Prejudice,” in Teachers will network with colleagues Educators from all subject areas early April. Meeink tours nationally in Assistant Director, HR and discuss innovative teaching (middle school through college as well support of ending prejudice in the U.S. LCCC also welcomed Cindy Bonilla, methods at the conference, funded His story is of a young boy who as pre-service teachers) are invited to Success for GIS Day assistant director of Human Resources. through a grant from the National became one of the most notorious LCCC hosted GIS Day in early April at main campus. Hosted by associate professor of Bonilla has over six years’ experience Science Foundation. Information attend. Participants who complete all skinheads on the East Coast before Computer Science and coordinator of Computer Science, Joyce Thompson, the event working as a Human Resources about the conference and the call for days of the workshop and its activities being sentenced to prison, achieving introduced prospective students to geospatial technologies including Geographical Generalist and comes to us with presentations, papers and games is will be paid a stipend of $500 as well sobriety and defecting from the Information Systems (GIS). GIS technologies are essential in data collection for experience in benefits and professional provided at www.edugamingconference. white supremacy movement. His as receive Act 48 credit. Join us for this numerous businesses and careers including engineering, information technology, development training for employees and com/submission.php autobiography, Autobiography of a immersive, hands-on workshop! Please design and a variety of marketing positions. Featured speaker Noemi Mendez of the is currently a member of the Society for Census Bureau spoke at the event, providing valuable insight about how the Census Human Resource Management (SHRM). Recovering Skinhead, was optioned contact [email protected] for recently for a feature film. Bureau uses its data in GIS and its application for individuals and businesses. all the details and an application.