Lehigh Carbon Community College President Dr. Ann D. Bieber Upcoming Events Lehigh Carbon LCCC Foundation August 1-11 Summer Bridge free program for new students, Community College Board of Directors LCCC Main Campus, Allentown and Tamaqua Board of Trustees Officers from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Ellen Millard-Kern August 4 Fast Track Admission and Registration, Roberta M. Marcus, Chair Chairperson; Chief of Staff, Parkland SD Senator Pat Browne’s Office LCCC Main Campus from 2 to 7 p.m. SSC 122 August 6 Fast Track Admission and Registration, William Miracle, Vice Chair Kathy Kovatch Reaman Trustee at Large Vice-Chairperson and Secretary LCCC Allentown from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. Thomas D. Oleksa August 8 Signing Agreement with ExpressJet Airlines, Paul C. Fisher, Jr., Secretary Treasurer and Chair of Finance and Northwestern Lehigh SD Investment Committee LCCC Main Campus at 11 a.m. August 10 LCCC/Bloomsburg University Advising Session Joseph A. Alban, Treasurer Annabelle B. Creveling Whitehall-Coplay SD LCCC Board of Trustees from 3 to 7 p.m., LCCC Main Campus College Trustees Appointee August 11 LCCC Alumni and Volunteers at Musikfest Annabelle B. Creveling Brian Kahler Allentown SD VP Finance and Admin. Services, August 18 Fall Convocation LCCC Presidential Appointee August 20 Fall Classes Begin Samuel P. DeFrank Salisbury SD Members September 3-5 College Closed Tony Boyle Willard G. Dellicker Boyle Construction Trustee at Large Kim Capers Capital Blue Cross Mathias J. Green, Jr. LCCC’s Summer Bucknell Scholars Northern Lehigh SD Robin Flores The Literacy Center Matthew T. Korp Catasauqua SD Ronald Glass Six Lehigh Carbon Community College students LCCC Faculty (retired) Join Us as a Musikfest are continuing to enjoy the tradition of David Krause Barbara Green participating in the Bucknell Community College Lehighton SD Blue Mountain Resort Volunteer Audrey L. Larvey Jill Palazzo Hewes Scholars program (BCCSP). Palmerton SD MKSD Architects Looking for a fun way to The program is a fully paid, six-week, Kenneth H. Mohr, Jr. David Jones give back to the Lehigh Valley? residential academic program for high-achieving Southern Lehigh SD County of Lehigh and New Vision Church Join Tina Moyer, Jane Wilchak students at Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pa. William Santore, Jr. Christopher Jordan and other LCCC alumni, faculty LCCC 2016 graduate Jennifer Marouchoc, a Panther Valley SD Compliance Officer ChildWay Pediatric Services and staff by volunteering at Nesquehoning resident and Panther Valley High Randall L. Smith Jim ThorpeSD Richard Kern Musikfest on August 11. School graduate, who participated in the 2015 National Penn Bank The Alumni Association summer program, was invited back to Bucknell Ann L. Thompson Bernard “Buddy” Lesavoy, Esq. East Penn SD Lesavoy, Butz and Seitz, LLC and the Career Development this summer to serve as one of three teaching Jerome B. Frank, Esq. David Lobach Center have partnered to offer assistants. She will transfer to Bucknell as a junior Solicitor Embassy Bank this exciting opportunity. We in the fall along with recent LCCC graduates and Timothy Mulligan are in need of volunteers to former BCCSP participants Zachary Sisson, a Communities In Schools of the Lehigh Valley work at Festplatz in the beer Northwestern Lehigh High School graduate, and Ron Neimeyer stands and food ticket sales Gabe Scott, a Palmerton High School graduate, Alumni Association Altronics, Inc. Board of Directors from 5 to 11 p.m. Must be 21 LCCC’s summer Bucknell scholars are pictured, from left to right under full tuition scholarships. Kent C. Newhart Accounting & Tax Assoc., Inc. years of age to work the beer stand. beginning in the back row: Carl Silverstein, Jeffrey Mandrell, Jeff The participants in the summer program Heather Mullen ’06, President Linda Krisko ’80, Vice President Dale Roth What’s in it for you? Tauber. Center row: Bao Nguyen, Amanda Jo Lazowicki. Front row: include Carl Silverstein, Palmerton resident; Michele Mullikin ’00, Secretary/Treasurer Dale A. Roth Architects, A.I.A. • Food tickets to use that evening. Ginny Mihalik, Jennifer Marouchoc, Flutura Berisha, with Mark Davies, Jeffrey Mandrell, Allentown resident and Dieruff Jeremiah Wilhite, ‘16 Megan Billowitch ’94 Velia Rothrock • A free LCCC Start here. Go anywhere t-shirt. Assistant VP, Enrollment Management/Partnerships, Bucknell. High School graduate, U.S. Marine Corps veteran; Kristie Fogel ’01 Alumna Susan Heller ’03, ’07 Christina Schoemaker • A chance to connect and have some fun with other Jeff Tauber, Allentown resident and William Allen Michael Mauro ’07 Valley Youth House Shannon Semmel-Ciamacco ’96 graduates. High School graduate; Bao Nguyen, Whitehall resident and Whitehall High School graduate; Amanda Jo Pamela Fenstermacher ’10 Betty Smith • Don’t worry about parking because we will get passes for Lazowicki, Allentown resident and Salisbury High School graduate; and Flutura Berisha, Allentown resident and Cheryl Fisher ‘82 Trexler Haines, Inc. Kimberly Troup ‘13 Willard Snyder the shuttle. Parkland High School graduate. Jane Wilchak, LCCC New Tripoli Bancorp If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Since the beginning of the partnership in 2007, 36 students from LCCC have been admitted as juniors with Director of Career Services Christina Moyer at full tuition scholarships to Bucknell University. The LCCC cohort holds a 100 percent graduation rate, having Lehigh Carbon Community College [email protected] or 610-799-1090, or Special Events now graduated a total of 29 students. Four seniors and now three juniors will be attending in the fall. 4525 Education Park Drive Schnecksville, PA 18078 Manager Jane Wilchak at 610-799-1929 or Qualified students for the 2017 BCCSP summer cohort are now being identified. Eligibility requirements www.LCCC.edu [email protected]. are listed at www.lccc.edu/transferscholarships. For more information, please contact Ginny Mihalik, transfer 610-799-2121 counselor/professor and advisor at LCCC, at [email protected]. LCCC Alumnus LCCC Receives Funds to Support LCCC, Bloomsburg University LCCC to Sign Named Head Nursing Simulators Advising Session Agreement

Basketball Coach Students in LCCC’s nursing programs will have access to state-of-the-art LCCC graduates interested in the with ExpressJet patient simulators as part of a grant from the Morgan Foundation and Technical Leadership bachelor’s degree LCCC will sign a partnership LCCC Director of Athletics Andrew money through the college’s federal Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical offered through Bloomsburg University agreement with ExpressJet Airlines Johnson has appointed LCCC alumnus Education grant. will have an opportunity to attend an on Monday, August 8, to offer Grant Whary as the new head coach Students in both the Associate Degree in Nursing and Licensed advising session on August 10, from aviation students at the college a for men’s basketball. Practical Nursing programs will have access to the high-fidelity clinical 3 to 7 p.m., in Science Hall Room potential career progression with the Whary has been coaching for simulators. Life-like simulators, depicting an adult male client and a pediatric 145, at the college’s main campus in airline. The ceremony will be held in seven years on both the collegiate client, will enrich the experiences that students in the nursing program have Schnecksville. Room 113B of the Student Services and high school level. He spent last and will better prepare them for working with live patients. The simulators, Bloomsburg University of Center on the college’s Schnecksville basketball season serving as an including installation and training, are valued at $188,000. They will be Pennsylvania offers the Bachelor of Applied Science in Technical Leadership campus. assistant men’s basketball coach at installed, ready to be used in January 2017. (BASTL) on the LCCC campus through a partnership between the two ExpressJet Airlines, which is Penn State Lehigh Valley. Whary also The simulators will help students develop their clinical reasoning skills in a institutions. The degree program focuses on career advancement, and is affiliated with American Airlines, had coaching stints as an assistant safe environment. These full-scale, computerized patient simulators provide a designed for working professionals and is affordable. Delta Air Lines and United Airlines, at Moravian Academy, an assistant high level of interactivity and realism. The BASTL program builds on the student’s knowledge developed in LCCC’s has partnerships in place with varsity coach at William Allen High The high-fidelity simulators will be incorporated into experiential learning, associate degree program by providing leadership and supervisory skills most of the major aviation training School, and was the head varsity in support of clinical learning objectives and align with accreditation that employers seek when hiring and promoting. Since it is based at LCCC, programs in the U.S. Through this coach at Jim Thorpe Area High requirements. Simulators will be located at LCCC Tamaqua at the Morgan students will also be able to receive a degree from BU without having to pilot pathway agreement, a student School. Center site and on the LCCC main campus in Schnecksville. travel to Bloomsburg. who completes the professional pilot Whary’s playing experience They represent the faculty and administration commitment to providing Students can: program at LCCC, with flight training includes William Allen High School the best possible learning experience for students. This project supplements • Transfer a minimum of 60 credits from their LCCC associate degree accomplished in-house, will receive where he was a three-year varsity the clinical education students receive in both acute and non-acute settings. program. a guaranteed early interview at letter winner playing the point guard When using the simulators, nursing faculty will facilitate case studies and • Complete the program on a full-time or part-time basis. All classroom ExpressJet. and shooting guard position. He patient care scenarios and will be able to program clinical issues similar to a courses are scheduled in the evenings – making this an excellent choice for The program is designed to played collegiate basketball at LCCC live patient who presents with an emerging health care issue. The simulators working professionals. provide opportunities for future starting at a point guard position and can also be programmed and manipulated to demonstrate rare and critical • Take advantage of the low Bloomsburg University tuition for courses, one of employment for graduates of the then went on to play at Delaware events that can be reproduced as many times as necessary. the least expensive bachelor’s degree programs available in Pennsylvania. LCCC program and to build a hiring Valley College. For more information on LCCC nursing degree programs, go to • Take courses that combine online and in-class courses. pool of pilots for the airline. Whary is a graduate of East https://www.lccc.edu/academics/health-care-sciences. There is still time to register for BU courses held at LCCC. The fall semester Upon successful completion of the Stroudsburg University with begins August 20. For more information, contact BAS director Dr. Carol interview, the student will be offered Bachelor of Science degree in Sports Adukaitis at [email protected] or visit LCCC’s website at www.lccc.edu. Management. He also completed a conditional offer of employment his courses for teaching through the Rising STARS with ExpressJet. They would then University of West Florida. LCCC Staff Attend Pell Meeting continue to flight instruct as a He is employed by the Bethlehem Tuition Assistance Program Certified Flight Instructor for LCCC Area School District as a mental LCCC received Rising STARS funding provided by the Northeast Regional Cindy Haney, vice president for enrollment services, and Larissa Verta, until they meet the required hours to health worker for emotional support Key, which is available for students taking courses in the Early Childhood interim dean of the School of Healthcare Sciences, represented LCCC at the be hired at ExpressJet. students. Education program. inaugural meeting of Second Chance Pell Pilot Program in Washington, D.C., In addition, students are assigned The Rising STARS Tuition Assistance Program pays 95% of tuition costs with U.S. Department of Education Secretary John B. King and Deputy a mentor who is a current ExpressJet for eligible college coursework taken by early learning professionals with a Attorney General Sally Q. Yates, on July 18 and 19. pilot that can help answer questions, maximum benefit of $6,000 per fiscal year (July 1, 2016, through June 30, The Pell program allows incarcerated students to receive federal Pell Grant offer advice and be a resource for 2017). funding for post-secondary education. the student. ExpressJet is the only Applicants will be able to enter multiple courses for a semester into one In June, the U.S. Department of Education announced the 69 colleges and regional airline that offers career application for the Rising STARS Tuition Assistance Program and will no longer universities that were selected to provide post-secondary education to nearly pathways to United Airlines and be required to submit a PA Certificate of Compliance or STARS Certificate. Any 12,000 students in more than 100 states and federal prisons nationwide. JetBlue Airways. staff person who is employed at a Keystone STARS designated early learning LCCC was selected to participate in the program out of more than 200 For more information on LCCC’s program, and has been working at an early learning program operated by applicants in 48 states. aviation program, located at the that legal entity for at least 12 months, is eligible to apply for Rising STARS The meeting was hosted by the U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Lehigh Valley International Airport, Tuition Assistance. Additional requirements, including Pennsylvania residency, Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Assistance and the Vera Institute contact Aram Basmadjian, chief flight can be found on the PA Keys portal at www.pakeys.org. of Justice. instructor, at [email protected].