Delaware Tech Magazine Message from the President
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www.dtcc.edu A Publication for Alumni and Friends of the College | Fall 2019 INVESTMENTS IN DELAWARE TECH CHANGE LIVES IN DELAWARE IN THIS ISSUE FALL 2019 • VOLUME 7 • NUMBER 2 Academics – 5 Athletics – 13 Alumni – 23 FEATURES COVER STORY EDUCATION GRADUATES FUEL THE 9 LEARNING OF DELAWARE’S YOUNG MINDS Graduates from the College’s education programs are highly prepared to enter the workforce and sought after to work in a variety of roles across the state. STEM EDUCATOR ENERGY 27 INSTITUTE EXPANDS COLLEGE’S STEM-BASED INITIATIVES The College’s continued commitment to STEM education took a new direction this summer with INVESTMENTS IN DELAWARE TECH the STEM Educator Energy Institute. 17 CHANGE LIVES IN DELAWARE Delaware Tech is changing lives for people across 31 FOOD PANTRIES ADDRESS ISSUES OF Delaware thanks to public and donor investments STUDENT HUNGER AND FOOD in the College. These investments not only help INSECURITY Delaware Tech students, but state residents who When 43 percent of Delaware Tech students who benefit from having College graduates join the responded to a collegewide survey stated they had Delaware workforce. low or very low food security, administrators and other members of the College community knew they had a pressing issue to address and resolve. 3 MESSAGE FROM ALUMNI PRESIDENTS 23 ALUMNI 5 ACADEMICS 29 GIVING 7 WORKFORCE 33 EVENTS 11 STUDENT LIFE 35 PARTNERSHIPS 13 ATHLETICS 37 APPOINTMENTS 15 AROUND CAMPUS 1 | DELAWARE TECH MAGAZINE MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT “Our governor and our state legislators understand that investments in Delaware Tech are investments in our future and our fellow Delawareans.” At Delaware Tech, we are putting graduates to work— business owners, who told us they were being forced to hire in Delaware. That’s what makes my job so rewarding and diesel mechanics trained in other states to meet their labor why the College is so important to our state. Fortunately, demands. our governor and our state legislators understand that We are proud to put our graduates to work in various investments in Delaware Tech are investments in our future industries and professions throughout our state. As the and our fellow Delawareans. billboards along our highways will tell you, Delaware Tech Thanks to this support, we have been able to start heals, feeds, makes, powers, and protects Delaware. So when making some exciting and impactful changes on all four we invest in our students, we invest in the future of our state. Delaware Tech campuses, all of which ultimately benefit Thank you to all of our students, alumni, faculty, staff, our students. The Delaware General Assembly passed, and and friends for supporting our legislation this year. As Governor Carney signed, legislation in the spring that set a you will learn when you read this issue, we would not be minimum annual capital appropriation to help us address successful without our greater “Delaware Tech family.” our deferred maintenance needs collegewide. Thank you for being part of it. The Community College Infrastructure Fund will receive a minimum of $10 million annually over the next five years to address much needed improvements to our aging facilities. The bill expresses an intent to fully fund the College’s annual capital improvement request for critical Dr. Mark T. Brainard, President needs and deferred maintenance if additional funds are available during those years. We also received state support through the Governor’s @DrMarkBrainard Higher Education Fund, which contributed significant @DrMarkBrainard resources last year for our new Middletown Center, where classes started this fall. Our Automotive Center of Excellence in Georgetown, which broke ground at the end of August, received federal economic development funding as well. Both locations will offer diesel technology training, establishing the first and only program of its kind in the region. This is in direct response to Delaware Fall 2019 | 2 MESSAGE FROM ALUMNI PRESIDENTS BOARD OF TRUSTEES Scott A. Green, Chair Patti A. Grimes, Vice Chair Robert E. Hagerty, Secretary Lolita A. Lopez, Treasurer Michael J. Hare Nancy J. Shevock Brigadier General Ernest G. Talbert, Jr. John M. Maiorano Trustee Emeritus Nancy K. Broadhurst Gary W. Pippin Sharon L. Mossman Alumni President ~ Alumni President Alumni President Owens Campus Terry Campus Stanton and Wilmington Campuses Dr. Mark T. Brainard College President Dr. Orlando J. George, Jr. el Tech heals, powers, feeds, makes, and protects Delaware. You might have seen President Emeritus these statements on a billboard, online, or even on a poster at one of our four campuses. As alumni presidents, we are proud to say our alumni make these bold PRESIDENT’S COUNCIL D statements true. Dr. Bobbi J. Barends Over the summer, the College embarked on a journey into the Delaware workforce to Vice President and Campus Director, showcase where our fellow alumni are working. It’s not surprising to find many of our Owens Campus graduates working in an array of industries including agriculture, engineering, respiratory Dr. Valencia “Lynn” Beaty care, education, and law enforcement. Quite a few even own their own businesses. Vice President for Human Resources These graduates talk about how well Delaware Tech prepared them for continuing their Dr. Christine B. Gillan education and entering the workforce. They say their success was a result of our passionate Vice President for and invested faculty, helpful staff, rigorous coursework, and overall welcoming campus Strategic Communication and Marketing atmospheres. Dr. Kathy A. Janvier Delaware Tech alumni are fueling our state’s economy every day. If you graduated with Vice President and Campus Director, Stanton Campus a Delaware Tech degree, diploma, or academic certificate, we invite you to stay connected to the College by visiting our alumni website, dtcc.edu/alumni. The page includes alumni Cornelia Johnson news, benefits, and events, as well as distinguished alumni, information about the Alumni Vice President and Campus Director, Terry Campus Association, success stories, and more. We encourage you to update your contact information, learn about Delaware Tech’s Dr. Lora A. Johnson Vice President and Campus Director, initiatives, and consider volunteering at a College event. In addition, make sure to follow George Campus us on LinkedIn and update your education history to include Delaware Tech. We look Gerard M. McNesby forward to connecting with you and hope to see you back on campus! Visit dtcc.edu/ Vice President for Finance alumni. Kelly McVeigh Vice President for Information and Instructional Technology Paul T. Morris, Jr. An Equal Opportunity Institution Associate Vice President for Workforce Development and Community Education It is the policy of the College that no person shall, on the basis of race, color, creed, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation (defined exclusively as heterosexuality, Dr. Melissa L. Rakes homosexuality, or bisexuality), or genetic information be subjected to any discrimination Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs prohibited by the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, as amended; Americans with Disabilities Act, as amended; Section 504 of Justina M. Sapna the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972; the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 and other applicable laws, regulations and Vice President for Academic Affairs Executive Orders. This policy applies to recruitment, employment and subsequent placement, Dr. Judith A. Sciple training, promotion, compensation, continuation, probation, discharge and other terms and conditions of employment over which the College has jurisdiction as well as to all educational Vice President for Institutional programs and activities. Effectiveness and Development The College has designated a Civil Rights Coordinator, who serves as the College’s Title IX Brian D. Shirey, Esq. Coordinator and the College’s ADA/Section 504 Coordinator, to carry out its commitment to General Counsel equal opportunity and nondiscrimination. Inquiries or complaints by students or employees regarding the College’s nondiscrimination policies may be addressed to: Janis C. Beach, civil Timothy E. Winstead rights & title IX coordinator, Office of the President, 100 Campus Drive, Dover, DE 19904, Director of Public Safety (302) 857-1293 [email protected]. 3 | DELAWARE TECH MAGAZINE DELAWARE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE Christine Gillan Vice President for Strategic Communication and Marketing P.O. Box 897 | Dover, DE 19903 [email protected] MAGAZINE PRODUCTION TEAM MaryJane Arden Kate Bailey Jason Burlew WINNERS Thomas W. Burn III During the Dog Days of Summer contest, we challenged students, Jessica L. Cook faculty, staff, alumni, and friends of the College to follow Delaware Tech Allison Hayes on Instagram and post a photo of their dog showing their #DTCCPride Jennie Hess using the hashtag #DTCCDogDays. Patrick Higgins Natalie Hines Amanda Lemmon John Painter Melissa Reeves Cherie Roberts Justin Taylor Charles Uniatowski Cassandra Gotto White dtcc.edu @delawaretech delawaretech Meet Butterscotch Meet Lucky @delaware_tech photo by @apollobutterscotch photo by @ely10molina22 dtccvideo Delaware Technical Community College MISSION STATEMENT Delaware Technical Community College - Students are at the Center of Everything We Do. We empower students to change their lives through comprehensive educational opportunities and supportive services. As the state’s