September 2018

OPPORTUNITY NEWS WWW.SANJAC.EDU Golf outing aids STEM Council Students can 2 scholarships 3 shares update 5 download books sanjac.edu Houston Chronicle Custom Advertising Section Sunday, September 2, 2018 2 <<< Houston Chronicle Custom Advertising Section | Opportunity News | Sunday | September 2, 2018 sanjac.edu NEWS FROM YOUR COLLEGE Registration open The Latino Learning Center in Houston Jones named 2018 national business leader who has honored Marie Flickinger at its annual Hu- contributed to the success of their for Take 2 manitarian Awards in the Special Recogni- Business Person community as well as a local, district or Registration for the 13-week Take 2 tion for a Philanthropic Life category for of the Year state chapter of FBLA-PBL. Jones has fall semester is open now. Take 2 classes her longtime support and advocacy of the more than 18 years serving in community on all campuses and online begin on South Belt community. college education. In 2016, she led the Monday, Sept. 10. All fi nancial obligations Flickinger is co-founder and publisher of team that secured San Jacinto College’s incurred after the payment deadline for the South Belt-Ellington Leader newspaper partnership with Baylor University as one fall 2018 that are not covered by fi nancial and chair of the San Jacinto College Board of 10 Texas community colleges chosen aid, installment payment plan, third of Trustees. She immediately took action to be part of their Baylor Bound transfer party agreement or scholarship must following Hurricane Harvey in 2017 program. Jones also had a signifi cant be paid on day of registration. Financial by reaching out to Dr. DeeAnn Powell, impact on the College receiving the 2017 aid information is online at sanjac.edu/ Pasadena Independent School District Aspen Institute Rising Star Award as fi nancial-aid. The San Jacinto College Superintendent, and her other contacts and one of the top fi ve community colleges FAFSA Code is 003609. community supporters to feed and house in the nation and its recent consecutive 1,500 community members at J. Frank Dobie nomination as a top 10 fi nalist for Flickinger honored for High School. At its peak, the makeshift the 2019 Aspen Prize for Community shelter had more than 150 volunteers and ran College Excellence. service to South Belt with limited resources from the American As an innovative and visionary leader, Red Cross. she has been recognized at the state, Flickinger is also well known for her national and international levels including instrumental role in uncovering the the 2011 Association of Educational O ce negative impacts of the Brio Superfund Personnel (AEOP) Boss of the Year Award; site. She is the Environmental Protec- the 2012 Chair Academy Idahlynn Karre tion Agency community representative International Exemplary Leader Award Photos courtesy of San Jacinto College for the site and has served on two May- for global leadership in higher education; oral Transition Committees for the City The Future Business Leaders of the 2013 San Jacinto College Excellence of Houston. America (FBLA) and Phi Beta Lambda Award for administration; the 2016 As the fi rst woman elected to the San (PBL) Business Honor Society named Dr. Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) International Jacinto College Board of Trustees in 1995, Brenda Jones, San Jacinto College South Honor Society Shirley B. Gordon Award Flickinger is also past chair of the board of Campus Provost (pictured on left, with of Distinction and the Texas regional the Community College Association of Texas Dr. Laurel Williamson), its 2018 Business Hallmark Award; 2017 PTK District IV Trustees, and past chair of the Two-Year Person of the Year. CEO Hall of Honor inductee; and in June College Stakeholder Committee with the Each year at its national conference, 2018, she was named a PTK Alumni of Marie Flickinger Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. FBLA-PBL recognizes one outstanding Distinction. GOLF OUTING A CRUCIAL PLAY IN STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS By Cheryl P. Rose Foundation. CORRESPONDENT “Our goal at San Jacinto College is student success,” she said. “All proceeds from Swinging a golf club on a sunny afternoon the golf tournament support scholarships among friends may not seem like a and other program needs. Tournament par- transformative experience, but participating ticipants impact the lives of students, their in the San Jacinto College Foundation’s 23rd families and our community by making annual Golf Tournament will have a life- education possible.” The 2018 San Jacinto College Foundation Golf Tournament takes place on Tuesday, Oct. 2, at Golf Club of Houston. Registration altering e£ ect on students, said Ruth Keenan, begins at 10:30 a.m., with a shotgun start at 1:30 p.m. executive director of the San Jacinto College Golf continued on page 3 sanjac.edu Sunday | September 2, 2018 | Opportunity News | Houston Chronicle Custom Advertising Section >>> 3 SAN JACINTO COLLEGE OPENS DOORS FOR STEM SUCCESS STEM is a small acronym with a very of Iowa and NASA. big meaning that cannot be overstated. This year, we hosted two STEM While you may not think of yourself as a research symposiums at the Central and “math person” or a “science person,” you South Campuses, where our students can bet that at least one of the science, exhibited their research for judges from technology, engineering and math fi elds universities and schools from across the play a major role in our lives — pharmacy, area. This is in addition to the many energy products, bridges, weather STEM events we host each year, like predictions, prosthetics and more. STEM Space Day, Earth Day, Engineering jobs are always the majority of jobs Day, STEM Expos and science fairs for listed in the top 10 jobs in the United local schools. States, and especially throughout the Word of our success is spreading Houston region. Photos courtesy of San Jacinto College with K-12 schools, universities and It’s our mission at San Jacinto College industry contacting us for events or to to provide opportunities for students to Ann Cartwright, Ph.D. Dr. Alexander C. Okwonna San Jacinto College San Jacinto College help with events. With the construction explore the STEM areas and consider Professor of Chemistry Dean of Natural Science and Health Science of the San Jacinto College Center for them as career avenues. Community Co-Chair of the STEM Council Co-Chair of the STEM Council Petrochemical, Energy, and Technology, colleges have a great advantage in a similar district-wide organization. we are enhancing our applied math and educating students in the STEM fi elds, to create three STEM Council scholarships since our classes are small; professors We were on the leading edge in STEM for students. The College now has a chemistry curriculum to give students teach both the lecture and the lab; and education then as we are now. San Jacinto STEM Speaker Series, featuring guests the knowledge they need to compete professors have extensive o ce hours College was recognized among the Top 3 from four-year colleges and universities within the global petrochemical industry. each week. Many of our STEM professors organizations and institutions nationwide and industry. We have STEM Council We have become a model of success, are regionally and nationally recognized for STEM outreach activities and service coordinators at each our San Jacinto and this is because of the many STEM teachers who are passionate about helping learning in 2017. We reach out to more College campuses. Our students have faculty members, sta£ and administrators our students achieve their goals, and we than 7,000 pre-college age students with been accepted to prestigious research who have made our success possible. fi rmly believe all students can learn. hands-on experiments each year. internships that allow them the same For information about San Jacinto When the College started the STEM A fundraiser held at the Houston research opportunities as those in graduate College STEM events, internships, research Council six years ago, there were only Museum of National Science raised schools. Some of these internships have and scholarships, visit www.sanjac.edu/ fi ve two-year colleges in the nation with enough money to establish an endowment been with Rice University, the University stem-council. Golf continued from page 2 founders of the San Jacinto Col- at the Golf Club of Houston. Some of the major sponsors Foundation is still seeking lege Foundation and a longtime Keenan said golfers can expect of the event are Albemarle sponsorships as well as door Last year, the golf tournament board member. fi rst-class amenities including Corporation and Albemarle Cares prize donations. raised nearly $100,000 for Participants will play on the caddies, door prizes and a Foundation, PVF Roundtable San Jacinto College has general scholarships and premier tournament course full-course dinner. and Texas Citizens Bank. The nearly 45,000 full and part- Hurricane Harvey emergency time students, many of whom funding for students of San are in urgent need of fi nancial Jacinto College. Keenan said Pack your clubs the foundation hopes to raise assistance, Keenan said. an equal or larger amount What: San Jacinto College Foundation 23rd annual Golf Tournament “Among our student body, 63 this year and involve 144 percent are the fi rst people in When: Tuesday, Oct. 2. Registration begins at 11 a.m., followed by lunch and a shotgun start at 1:30 p.m. participants. The established their families to go to college,” and popular event typically Where: The Golf Club of Houston, 5860 Wilson Road, Humble Keenan said. “Further, in the six public school districts sells out, Keenan said. Why: All proceeds support student scholarships. This year’s event on Oct. 2 primarily served by the College, will honor well-known commu- How: Register by calling the San Jacinto College Foundation at 281-998-6104 73 percent of the combined nity volunteer Frank Nadolney, or online at sanjac.edu/foundation/golf.

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