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Report for February 2017 PDF Opens in New Window Lehigh Carbon Community College President Dr. Ann D. Bieber Important Dates Lehigh Carbon LCCC Foundation Feb. 9 Disney Co-op Informational Meeting, Community College Board of Directors 6:30 p.m., LCCC Schnecksville Board of Trustees Officers Feb. 15 Disney Co-op Informational Meeting, Ellen Millard-Kern Roberta M. Marcus, Chair Chairperson; Chief of Staff, 6:30 p.m., LCCC Schnecksville Parkland SD Senator Pat Browne’s Office Feb. 17 Spring Late Start 10-week Session Begins William Miracle, Vice Chair Kathy Kovatch Reaman Trustee at Large Vice-Chairperson and Secretary Feb. 21 Last day to register for Spring Late Start Semester Thomas D. Oleksa Paul C. Fisher, Jr., Secretary Treasurer and Chair of Finance and Northwestern Lehigh SD Investment Committee Joseph A. Alban, Treasurer Annabelle B. Creveling Whitehall-Coplay SD LCCC Board of Trustees College Trustees Appointee LCCC Offers Late Start Annabelle B. Creveling Brian Kahler Allentown SD VP Finance and Admin. Services, Spring Classes LCCC Presidential Appointee Samuel P. DeFrank For the convenience of students, LCCC is offering a Salisbury Township SD Members Tony Boyle 10-week spring 2017 semester for both online and Willard G. Dellicker Boyle Construction Trustee at Large Kim Capers on-campus credit classes beginning Friday, Feb. 17. LCCC Announces I CARE Campaign Kicks Off Capital Blue Cross Mathias J. Green, Jr. Students can register through Feb. 21. The “I CARE” campaign officially kicked off during Northern Lehigh SD Robin Flores Both new and returning students can apply online and meet December 2016 Graduates The Literacy Center Spring Convocation on Jan. 12 with a presentation Matthew T. Korp with an advisor before registering for classes. At the end of the Winter 2016 semester, 183 degrees Catasauqua Area SD Ronald Glass by Gary Andrews, assistant LCCC Faculty (retired) were awarded to 180 LCCC students - a few students professor of psychology. I CARE, David Krause Barbara Green earned multiple degrees. Lehighton Area SD Blue Mountain Resort which stands for “Can,” “Assess,” Of the 180 students, 26 graduated cum laude, Audrey L. Larvey Jill Palazzo Hewes LCCC Teaching Essential Skills “Respond” and “Engage,” Palmerton Area SD MKSD Architects 17 graduated magna cum laude, and five graduated encourages LCCC faculty to identify students who may Kenneth H. Mohr, Jr. David Jones in Leadership and Management summa cum laude. The names of students and their Lehigh County and be struggling, and to work toward the goal of “saving Southern Lehigh SD hometowns are listed on the college’s website at New Vision Church in Spring 2017 two students per class.” William Santore, Jr. Christopher Jordan www.lccc.edu. Panther Valley SD I CARE recognizes that some students need more Compliance Officer LCCC’s Center for Leadership and Workforce ChildWay Pediatric Services support than others, and faculty can look for signs that a Randall L. Smith Development is offering noncredit classes that teach Jim Thorpe Area SD Richard Kern student is having a difficult time during class. The CARE BB&T Bank leadership and management skills at its main campus in Advising Office and Career Ann L. Thompson Bernard “Buddy” Lesavoy, Esq. commitment means that a faculty member pledges that East Penn SD Schnecksville. Two courses are being offered, with two Lesavoy, Butz and Seitz, LLC Development Move he or she: half-day topics per course. Cost is $127 for one half-day, Jerome B. Frank, Esq. David Lobach ● Can set a goal to “save” two students per class Solicitor Embassy Bank $245 for a full day, and $475 for both full-day courses. In order to keep student services in a more central ● Assess for signs that students are struggling to Timothy Mulligan Essential Leadership Skills: Communication and location that better serves LCCC students, the Career Communities In Schools of the succeed Lehigh Valley Leadership will be held Tuesday, Feb. 7. The communication Development Center, formerly in SSC 124, switched Alumni Association ● Respond by addressing the student directly Board of Directors Ron Neimeyer component runs from 8:30 a.m. to noon, and individuals offices with Advising in SSC 4 during the week of Jan. 23. Altronics, Inc. ● Engage by completing the Early Alert form and by will learn how to construct concise messages, to improve Advising will now be on the first floor of the SSC, closer Linda Krisko ’80, President Kent C. Newhart making any other appropriate referrals for services. Accounting & Tax Assoc., Inc. communication, to manage nonverbal behaviors and much to the Registration, Financial Aid and Business offices. Michael Mauro ’07, Vice President Faculty members have been provided with an I CARE Michele Mullikin ’00, Secretary/Treasurer Dale Roth more. During the leadership section, which is held from The move was spread out during the week to ensure Megan Billowitch ’94 Dale A. Roth Architects, A.I.A. sign that can be displayed on an office door. The sign Kristie Fogel ’01 1 to 4:30 p.m., participants learn how to deal with team that both departments could remain operational and Susan Heller ’03, ’07 Velia Rothrock indicates a willingness to have an LCCC student come Heather Mullen ’06 Alumna members, to enhance their self-esteem and involvement in continue to provide career and advising services to Shannon Semmel-Ciamacco ’96 to that faculty member during office hours to discuss Betty Smith problem solving and decision making, etc. students. Cheryl Fisher ‘82 an issue that is inhibiting the student’s success. From Kimberly Troup ‘13 Willard Snyder Essential Skills of Management: Performance Feedback Jane Wilchak, LCCC New Tripoli Bancorp there, the faculty member can complete an Early Alert and Evaluation will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 14, from form and make other appropriate referrals for services. 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The morning session topic discusses Grant Writing Boot Camp Faculty also signed pledge forms indicating their developing performance goals and standards, and the LCCC is offering a noncredit class teaching students commitment to student success. afternoon program provides key factors when providing how to strengthen their business by researching and Lehigh Carbon Community College performance feedback and assessments. Visit www.lccc.edu developing key grant proposals. The second class 4525 Education Park Drive for more course information. will be April 29 at the main campus in Schnecksville, Schnecksville, Pa. 18078 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The cost is $202. www.LCCC.edu Visit www.lccc.edu for more information. 610-799-2121 Former Allen Basketball Star Leads LCCC Team LCCC Earns 2017 Military King’s Dream, Dotte “D.J.” Brown, a former Allen High School basketball standout who is now a team Friendly® Schools Designation A Live Multimedia Presentation captain for LCCC, was recently featured in a Morning Call article. He is averaging a nation-leading Once again, LCCC has earned the title of Military Friendly On Jan. 16, more than 45 students, staff and community 24.6-point game after the Jan. 19 game at School from Victory Media, publisher of GI Jobs Magazine. members gathered at the CSC to celebrate the life and Northampton Community College. More than 1,400 schools earned this year’s Military work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The enthusiastic crowd Brown initially attended Lock Haven, but he Friendly® Schools designation, which provides service enjoyed the multimedia presentation from Key Arts returned to Allentown when things didn’t work members and their families with data-driven ratings about Production, which included singing, historical video out. He continued to play in adult leagues, but post-military education and career opportunities, including footage and a respectful and joyous celebration of the after four seasons without playing organized, on-campus veterans programs, credit for service, military man who changed our country with his message of peace, structured basketball, he enrolled at LCCC and joined the men’s spouse programs and more. The criteria for making the list equality, non-violence and the belief that the world could basketball team. include efforts to recruit and retain military and veteran be changed. “Basketball is my outlet. Whenever things go wrong, I just grab a students, results in recruiting military and veteran students basketball, find a hoop and clear my mind. Being on a team again is just amazing after being out of the game for so long. and academic accreditations. This whole season has been amazing,” Brown told The Morning Call. LCCC continues to provide resources and support services to active military and Women’s Basketball Breaks Northampton’s Win Streak veteran students to meet their specific needs while attending college, including Coach Don Delich and the Cougars traveled to crosstown rival No. 9 Northampton Community an established veterans lounge at both College on Thursday, Jan. 19, and upset the Spartans on their home court. The 67-56 victory broke the Schnecksville and Tamaqua campuses, preferred the Spartans’ 32-game win streak in the Eastern Pennsylvania Athletic Conference. scheduling, and a dedicated benefits coordinator. There It was a back-and-forth game early on, but the Cougars held a three-point lead after the is also an active veterans club, the Cougar Warriors, that first quarter and never looked back. Pressure defense by the Cougars forced 32 Northampton offers social and philanthropic opportunities to benefit turnovers and poor shooting from the field. organizations that support homeless veterans and to “We played very hard and with emotion tonight, and beat a very good team in Northampton,” participate in events such as Wreaths Across America. The group performed music and songs from the era and said Coach Delich. Institutions nationwide compete for the Military had the audience join in a moving rendition of “We Shall The Cougars were led by Stefany Danner, who scored a career high 21 points on 8 of 16 shooting from the floor to go Friendly® Schools designation by completing a survey of Overcome,” the song that became the anthem for the civil along with 5 rebounds.
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