GRANT FUNDING CAMDEN COUNTY COLLEGE LECTURE SERIES ABOUT INDIA

A $7,862 grant from the New Jersey Council for the Humanities, a state partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities, will fund a lecture series about India at Camden County College during the Fall 2009 semester.

“India: Ancient Civilization to Modern Democracy” will be offered by CCC’s Center for Civic Leadership and Responsibility on six Wednesdays from September through November. Each of the 7 p.m. lectures will take place in Civic Hall, which is located in the Connector Building on the college’s Blackwood Campus.

CCC is working in cooperation with the South Asia Center of the University of Pennsylvania to present this series. Thanks in part, to the NJCH grant, admission to each of the lectures is free.

Planned are “Hinduism in Its Many Cultural Contexts” with Michael Linderman (Sept. 23); “The Indus Valley and Beyond: The Archeology and History of South Asia” with Preveena Gullapalli (Sept. 30); “’Mother of a Hundred Sons’ No More: Women in Contemporary India” with Rekha Datta (Oct. 14); “Celluloid Deities: Connection between Cinema and Politics in South India” with Preminda Jacob (Oct. 21); “From Roots to Realities: India’s Muslim Communities Today” with Haroon S. Moghul (Oct. 28); and “India: Understanding Difference in the Making of Society” with Rupa Viswanath (Nov. 11).

Running in conjunction with this series of lectures will be a tuition-free course on India for teachers at public and private schools. Both the series and the course aim to promote a better understanding of India and Indian Americans.

For more information, contact (856) 227-7200, ext. 4256, or dvanhaitsma@camdencc.edu.

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ADVISORY: World ag expert, volunteer speaking to students

WHAT:           Former Peace Corps volunteer and 2009 Camden County College Outstanding Alumnus Award winner Dr. J. Mark Powell will address high-school students enrolled in CCC’s Upward Bound College Prep Academy summer program as they continue their study of world culture and diversity.

WHEN:        2:15 to 3:45 p.m. Monday, July 20, 2009.

WHERE:        Civic Hall auditorium, Blackwood Campus, Camden County College, College Drive and Peter Cheeseman Road, Gloucester Township.

WHY:             Upward Bound is a federally funded college-preparation program for high school students from economically challenged areas whose parents haven’t earned four-year college degrees. More than 75 students from the City of Camden and the southern part of Camden County are participating this summer.

DETAILS:      Each year, the program’s activities center on a theme and include exploration of career possibilities. This year’s focus on world culture and diversity has included a seminar with a Holocaust survivor and a visit to the United Nations.

Powell – who also holds a bachelor’s degree from Clemson University, a master’s degree from Cornell University and a doctorate from Texas A& M University – earned his associate’s degree from CCC in 1973. After graduation, he spent four years in Africa with the Peace Corps and later returned with the International Livestock Research Institute. While working to provide the people of Sub-Saharan Africa with more effective agricultural methods, he dealt with homesickness and “the adventures” of living without electricity or running water. He also survived malaria, typhoid fever and dengue and being stung by a scorpion. He currently is a professor at the University of Wisconsin – Madison and a research soil scientist for the United States Department of Agriculture’s Dairy Forage Research Center.

TO COVER:   Call media relations manager Susan Coulby at 856-374-4949 (office) or 609-605-0874 (cell) or Upward Bound director Dennis Ferry at 609-230-8942.

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PUBLIC FORUM TO ADDRESS FIRST REPORT ON COUNTY TRANSFORMATION INITIATIVE

The first-quarter report for the Camden County Transformation Initiative has been completed, and its contents will be presented to county residents during a public forum scheduled at Camden County College on July 29.

The Transformation Initiative was launched in February as an effort to lighten the financial burden on taxpayers, spur long-term institutional change and dramatically transform the way Camden County government operates. It aims to consolidate or restructure county services so that the cost of governing is reduced while the efficiency and effectiveness of service delivery is improved.

Research is being conducted to identify the cost savings and operating efficiencies that can be achieved through restructuring, centralization, shared-services arrangements or any other new configuration of county government services. This process is being carried out by Camden County College’s Center for Civic Leadership and Responsibility under the direction of Louis S. Bezich, who is CCC’s vice president for administrative services, through a shared-services agreement with the Camden County Board of Chosen Freeholders.

Plans are for progress reports to be issued quarterly, with a comprehensive annual report to be delivered at the end of one year. Among the highlights contained in the first-quarter report are identification of certain services and functions that are being investigated for consolidation or centralization. Also included are listings of the services for which cost and operational analyses are being conducted.

The public forum is being held as a part of Camden County’s commitment to the transparency of the Transformation Initiative and all of the research and findings associated with it. The event will begin at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, July 29, in Civic Hall, which is located inside the Connector Building on the college’s Blackwood Campus.

For more information or to read the report, visit www.camdencounty.com/transformation.html.

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CCC HONORS FOUNDING PRESIDENT BY RENAMING CAMPUS COMMUNITY CENTER

Camden County College’s College Community Center, which is located on the main campus in Blackwood, has been renamed in honor of CCC’s founding president.

When he was appointed as the institution’s first leader in 1967, Dr. Otto R. Mauke also became the first employee of the college. His commitment, vision and passion guided CCC through its first 20 years – until his retirement in 1987.

Mauke’s leadership was instrumental in building the college from approximately 500 students and nine programs of study at the start of his tenure to more than 8,000 students and dozens of academic programs when he retired. His efforts established the foundation for the expansion that has brought the college to more than 16,000 students and over 100 academic programs today.

Throughout his presidency, Mauke shaped an institution that has made high-quality higher education accessible and affordable to hundreds of thousands of students from all walks of life both locally and beyond. Their appreciation for the opportunity and advancement provided to them by CCC testifies to the legacy of Mauke’s work.

In recognition of his dedication, the honorary title of President Emeritus was bestowed upon Mauke by the Camden County College Board of Trustees in 1988. In further recognition of his contributions, the trustees conferred upon him the honorary degree of associate of letters in 1998.

Mauke died at age 85 in February of this year. In tribute to the role he played in the development and growth of one of the largest and most academically distinguished community colleges in the region, the trustees voted in April to change the name of the College Community Center to “Otto R. Mauke Community Center.”

A ceremony to unveil the building’s new signage was conducted following the 2009 graduation exercises in May. Among the attendees was Leah Mauke, who had been the “first lady” of Camden County College during her husband’s presidency. Joined by numerous family members and friends, she traveled from her home in Florida to witness the event.

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GRANT FUNDING CCC ACTIVITIES ON STEINBECK’S THE GRAPES OF WRATH

A $20,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts is funding a series of Camden County College activities focusing on John Steinbeck’s Depression-era novel The Grapes of Wrath.

CCC’s events will be conducted as part of The Big Read. This nationwide project has sponsored community programming to encourage the reading, discussion and celebration of American literature since 2006.

Camden County College is one of just three nonprofit entities in South Jersey, one of just seven statewide and one of 269 in the United States to receive Big Read funding this year. The grant total received by the college’s Visual, Performing and Communication Arts Department and its Readers’ Theatre Project of American Literature is the maximum amount awarded. This was the first time that CCC was a Big Read applicant.

The college’s Big Read activities will commence with a kickoff event on Oct. 29, which will coincide with the 80th anniversary of the 1929 stock market crash that helped trigger the Great Depression. Events will continue throughout the 2009-10 school year.

The Grapes of Wrath was published in 1939. It is possibly the most noteworthy novel of the Great Depression. The book focuses on a family of sharecroppers as they migrate from the “dustbowl” Oklahoma to California. It won Steinbeck both the Nobel Prize in Literature and the Pulitzer Prize.

The Big Read is an initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with the Institute of Museum and Library Services and Arts Midwest.

For additional information about Camden County College’s participation in The Big Read, contact Professor Allison Green by telephone at (856) 227-7200, ext. 4362, or via e-mail at agreen@camdencc.edu.

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ADVISORY: High-schoolers meeting with Holocaust survivor

WHAT:           High-school students enrolled in Camden County College’s six-week Upward Bound College Prep Academy summer program will continue their study of world culture and diversity with a presentation by a local survivor of the Holocaust. Also addressing them will be Dr. Paul B. Winkler, executive director of the New Jersey Commission on Holocaust Education.

WHEN:        1 to 3 p.m., Thursday, July 9, 2009.

WHERE:         Goodwin Holocaust Museum & Educational Center, 1301 Springdale Road, Cherry Hill.

DETAILS:      Upward Bound is a federally funded college-preparation program for high school students from economically challenged areas whose parents haven’t earned four-year college degrees. At Camden County College, it is run by the Division of School and Community Academic Programs. Each year, the program’s activities center around a theme and include exploration of career possibilities.

More than 75 students from the City of Camden and the southern part of Camden County are participating this summer.

The Goodwin Holocaust Center works to reduce prejudice by using the eyewitness testimony of survivors to teach the history of the Holocaust along with the lessons of tolerance and understanding.

TO COVER:   Contact Susan Coulby, Camden County College media relations manager, at 856-374-4949 (office) or 609-605-0874 (cell).

At the Center, the contact is Helen Kirschbaum at 856-751-9500, ext. 249.

The Upward Bound contact is director Dennis Ferry at 609-230-8942.

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CCC PRESENTS 2009 OUTSTANDING ALUMNUS AWARD TO 1973 GRADUATE

Dr. J. Mark Powell of Madison, Wis., an international expert in agronomy, has received Camden County College’s 2009 Outstanding Alumnus Award. The Collingswood native completed his associate’s degree at the college in 1973.

Powell’s use of CCC career-counseling resources helped him to recognize his idealism and desire to assist the less fortunate and led him to join the Peace Corps. He then spent four years working to improve agricultural practices in what is now Burkina Faso.

After receiving further schooling in the United States, he returned to Africa with the International Livestock Research Institute. With that organization, he helped develop food and feed systems to enhance profitable crop-livestock production, natural resources and rural livelihoods in Nigeria and Niger.

“While working to provide the people of Sub-Saharan Africa with more effective agricultural methods, Mark dealt with his own homesickness and, as he puts it, ‘the adventures’ of living without electricity or running water,” noted CCC Professor Richard Carney. “He survived malaria, typhoid fever and dengue and being stung by a scorpion. He also took on the challenge of learning to speak new languages, including French, in which he is now fluent.

“When nominating Mark for this award, I kept thinking of his life’s work in terms of the saying, ‘Give a person a fish, and they will eat for one day. Teach them to fish, and they will eat for a lifetime.’ All of his efforts have intended to improve people’s quality of life by furnishing those in need with the tools for improvement.”

Powell now holds a faculty position at the University of Wisconsin – Madison. This post allows him to serve simultaneously as a research soil scientist for the United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Dairy Forage Research Center.

In addition, Powell is a technical advisor or advisory committee member for many national and international entities. He is an editor or reviewer for 10 international scientific journals as well and has published approximately 200 journal articles, book chapters, monographs and technical bulletins. He also has presented more than 130 scholarly papers at national and international professional meetings.

Along with his associate’s degree from CCC, Powell holds a bachelor’s degree from Clemson University and a master’s degree from Cornell University. He earned his doctorate from Texas A&M University.

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SICKLERVILLE RESIDENT CHOSEN CAMDEN COUNTY COLLEGE ALUMNI TRUSTEE

A future teacher has been selected as the 2009-10 alumni representative to the Camden County College Board of Trustees.

Denise Weintraut of Sicklerville was elected to a one-year term by her peers in the Class of 2009. She enrolled in CCC in 2007, 20 years after she stopped taking classes at Drexel University.

“Like many non-traditional students, I was quite nervous about returning to college, but found abundant support at CCC,” Weintraut says. “The diverse programs, excellent faculty and engaged student body made my experience here a terrific one.”

In addition to running her own in-home childcare business for a time, Weintraut has been a substitute teacher for the Pine Hill and Gloucester Township school districts. The mother of three also has been involved with parent groups for her children’s school and community activities, including the Timber Creek High School Soccer Boosters, the Ann M. Mullen Middle School Home & School Council, the Union Valley Elementary School Parent-Teacher Organization and Erial Little League.

While at CCC, Weintraut maintained a 4.0 grade-point average and was an active member of Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society and Kappa Delta Pi Education Honor Society. With Kappa Delta Pi, she organized reading and activity centers for the group’s annual Lunch with Santa and Literacy Alive programs.

Weintraut plans to transfer to The College of New Jersey to major in English/teacher preparation. She will apply her degree toward a career in teaching at the middle school level.

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ADVISORY: Skills students celebrating program completion

WHAT:           Camden County College’s Adult Basic Skills/GED Program/English as a Second Language Award, Recognition and “Graduation” Ceremony.

WHEN:           6 p.m., Thursday, June 25, 2009.

WHERE:         Connector Building, Blackwood Campus, Camden County College, College Drive and Peter Cheeseman Road, Gloucester Township.

DETAILS:      Honored will be students who have improved at least one educational level and students who have passed the General Educational Development (GED) test for their high school diplomas.

A few students will deliver remarks.

WHY:              Nearly half of all Camden residents don’t have a high school diploma, and more than 4,900 Camden County residents don’t speak English well or at all. In response, Camden County College established a daytime adult basic skills program – focusing on GED preparation and English as a second language development – that uses individualized lesson plans. The program is run primarily at the college’s Camden City Campus.

TO COVER:   Contact Susan Coulby, CCC media relations manager, by telephone at (609) 605-0874.

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COMPLETE ASSOCIATE’S DEGREE FAST WITH CCC’S NEW WEEKEND COLLEGE

Many college students begin a degree program but stop taking classes for one reason or another before they earn the credits they need to complete their credential.  Others just can’t find the time to take courses during the week.

To help those individuals, Camden County College has developed Weekend College. This 15-month, accelerated-pace series of courses will allow students who already have earned some credits to complete the degree they started and provide others with a chance for higher education studies they thought they couldn’t squeeze into their schedule.

Weekend College classes meet on CCC’s Blackwood Campus on Friday evenings, Saturdays and Sundays as well as online or in “hybrid” format, which combines face-to-face and Internet instruction. Students attend up to eight consecutive seven-week course sessions.

Degree-completion is available in three areas. Students may finish their associate in science degree in business, pre-nursing or liberal arts. The liberal arts major includes some specialty options, such as psychology.

Admission is offered on a rolling basis. In-person advisement for CCC’s Weekend College will be available from 7 to 8:30 p.m. July 13, July 29, Aug. 26, Aug. 29, Sept. 1 and Sept. 3.

The first two class sessions of Weekend College begin Sept. 11 and Oct. 10. Other sessions are scheduled in 2010 during January, March, April, May, July, September and October.

For additional information, contact Weekend College program advisor Juan Arbelaez at (856) 227-7200, ext. 4892, or jarbelaez@camdencc.edu.

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GREATER CAMDEN PARTNERSHIP HONORS CCC NURSING FACULTY MEMBER

A professor from Camden County College received a 2009 Camden Hero Award from the Greater Camden Partnership for her contributions to workforce training for the local healthcare industry.

Thanks to Professor Robynn F. Anwar of Newfield, Camden residents have new career opportunities in the healthcare field and area healthcare facilities have less of a shortage of workers. She made both of these achievements by establishing the certified nurse aide (CNA) program at the Camden City Campus of CCC and ensuring that its curriculum provided a career pathway into higher levels of nursing education.

Each of the five Camden Hero honorees received an award certificate from the Greater Camden Partnership, a proclamation issued by Mayor Gwendolyn Faison and a $100 donation to his or her non-profit of choice. Recipients were nominated by Greater Camden Partnership member organizations and chosen based on demonstrated commitment and contributions to the Camden community.

Anwar has spent incalculable hours contributing to the CNA program’s success. She has given her time to perfecting the program’s academic competencies; attaining CNA instructor and state evaluator status; recruiting, teaching, tutoring and mentoring students; and developing a diverse network of local businesses and employers to support the program. She also has adapted the program to student needs and found creative ways to overcome economic disadvantages experienced by the program’s students.

Since 2004, nearly 500 students – about 92 percent from Camden – have enrolled in the program. Upon completion, students have filled vacancies in 14 local hospitals and long-term-care facilities.

Anwar earned her licensed practical nurse credential from the Philadelphia Board of Education, her registered nurse diploma from Bucks County Community College, a bachelor’s degree in nursing from the University of Delaware and a master’s degree in nursing education from Walden University. She also is certified by the American Heart Association as a cardio-pulmonary resuscitation instructor.

She began her career in healthcare as a medical assistant at Hahnemann Hospital and then worked as a staff nurse and an assistant nurse manager for 20 years before becoming a healthcare educator at CCC in 2003, first as an adjunct instructor and then as a full-time faculty member.

Anwar serves on the boards of the Franklin Township Library, the Newfield Terrace Community Center and the Literacy Today Program. She has honored by Camden City Council for promoting health awareness with city entities and by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation as CNA program director.

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ADDITIONAL SUMMER SESSIONS STARTING AT CCC IN JUNE AND JULY

Camden County College students, students enrolled at other institutions and anyone else wanting to get a head start on college or bank extra credits before the fall semester can make a convenient and economical contribution to their future by signing up for CCC’s Summer 2009 semester.

Seven-week, six-week and five-week sessions are offering day and evening courses in a variety of subjects. Courses are being offered in Blackwood, Camden and Cherry Hill as well as online.

Four sessions will be beginning in upcoming weeks:

● A six-week online session that runs June 22 to July 31. Registration deadline is June 17.

● A five-week on-campus session that runs June 23 to July 27. Registration deadline is June 22.

● A seven-week on-campus session that runs July 6 to Aug. 20. Registration deadline is July 1.

● A five-week on-campus session that runs July 14 to Aug. 17. Registration deadline is July 13.

Current students are encouraged to use their college-assigned ID and password to register online via WebAdvisor. Anyone may complete in-person registration. At the Blackwood Campus, hours are 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday. Service times vary at the Camden City Campus (856-968-1304) and the William G. Rohrer Center in Cherry Hill (856-874-6000), so office hours are best obtained by calling the numbers listed.

Tuition is just $93 per credit for county residents and $97 per credit for non-residents.

For further details, current and potential students may call (888) 228-2466 or visit www.camdencc.edu and click on the “Summer 2009 Credit Registration” link.

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TEACHER’S TEACHER’ WINS CCC’S INSTRUCTIONAL EXCELLENCE AWARD

A reading and writing skills professor known as a “teacher’s teacher” has won the top instructional award available to Camden County College faculty members.

Dr. Elisabeth Bass of Philadelphia, Pa., received the 2009 Lindback Distinguished Teaching Award. Since coming to CCC in 1992, she has chaired the Academic Reading and Writing Skills Department and served as an advisor for the Camden County College Book Club, which runs the College’s poetry slams. She also has taught and mentored new teachers as an adjunct in Rutgers University’s Graduate Program in English. But she is most known for devoting her career to adult urban education and developing better ways to help students achieve success in the classroom.

“The Lindback Distinguished Teaching Award is given to faculty members who have had a favorable and lasting influence on their students,” said Dr. Margaret Hamilton, vice president for academic affairs. “Teachers are nominated based on their human quality in the classroom, their concern and sensitivity to the needs of their students and their ability to produce positive student outcomes.”

Hamilton noted that by teaching them how to be better readers and writers, Bass helps students lay the foundation for their success in all other disciplines.

“Dr. Bass’ students say that she gives her undivided attention to their learning processes and that she helps each and every one of them develop the confidence to be successful,” Hamilton said. “Each semester, she continues to experiment with new materials, new pedagogies and new strategies to improve her teaching.

“She is an accomplished scholar whose work resonates from her passion for empowering students to learn.”

Bass earned a bachelor of arts degree in political science from Clark University and a master of arts degree in American and English literature from Temple University. She completed her doctorate in education at Temple University as well.

A faculty committee selected Bass for the award, which is sponsored by the Christian R. and Mary F. Lindback Foundation. Previous winners include Dianne Falvo and Carla Monticelli (2008), Faustino Gonzalez (2007), William Wilhelm (2006), Robert Lorenzi (2005), Dorothy Brown and Hoda Zaki (2004), Catherine Boos (2003), Kelly Jackson (2002), Claire Berger (2001), Adrienne Coons (2000), Paul Harris (1999) and Ellen Freedman (1998).

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129 STUDENTS INDUCTED INTO CCC'S TOP HONOR SOCIETY

A total of 129 Camden County College students were inducted into the Alpha Nu Mu chapter of Phi Theta Kappa, the international honor society for two-year colleges, during the Spring 2009 semester.

Inductees must attain and maintain a minimum grade-point average of 3.5 while completing a minimum of 12 college credits. The chapter’s adviser is Professor Dan Flisser.

By residence, the Spring 2009 inductees were:

• Atlantic County: Sara C. Carr Safeer, Hammonton; Yordanka I. Gospodinova, Margate; Michael A. Fichetola, Hammonton; Nghi G. Truong; Egg Harbor.

• Burlington County: Tyra L. Blanding, Maple Shade; Jill T. Brown, Maple Shade; Lisa C. Caro, Mt. Laurel; Richard L. Connor, Tabernacle; Kimberly R. Davis, Columbus; Cathy Harvey, Medford Lakes; Jamie E. Holden, Medford; Jonathan G. Nowlen, Medford; Brian J. Wooten, Maple Shade.

• Camden County: Bryan E. Abramek, Sicklerville; Breijha Anderson, Sicklerville; Ernest V. Armstead Jr., Sicklerville; Jessica Axelson, Blackwood; Christy R. Barton, Lindenwold; Danielle M. Brill, Voorhees; Lauren E. Brisbin, Laurel Springs; Thomas D. Burdak, Clementon; Sarah M. Burns, Cherry Hill; Felicia M. Burr, Pennsauken; Jennifer N. Busch, Sicklerville; Raymond Camm, Sicklerville; Alexandra N. Carella, Sicklerville; Melanie E. Carroll, Cherry Hill; Yasmin Collins, Pennsauken; Sandra E. Contini, Sicklerville; Brian Cuffari, Blackwood; Lindsay N. Cundiff, Chews Landing; Anderea N. Dobbins, Sicklerville; Danielle Dziunycz, Laurel Springs; Jennifer M. Eckel, Pennsauken, Gail P. Endres, Runnemede; Lauren A. Filippello, Clementon; Laura A. Freeman, Stratford; Heather M. Gallagher, Sicklerville; Brenna Gallo, Gibbsboro; Kathleen E. Gilligan, Haddon Heights; Matthew J. Gomez, Cherry Hill; Gloria Gonzalez, Pennsauken; Ryan Guarnere, Clementon; Paul Haynes Jr., Pine Hill; Lori A. Hendrickson, Berlin; Madison J. Hertz, Magnolia; Jerry Hosein, Oaklyn; Mohammed A. Hossain, Clementon; Matthew J. Hudson, Camden; Juliet O. Idi, Sicklerville; Reginald R. Jackson, Berlin; Julianne F. Janocha, Sicklerville; Stephen W. Jones, Runnemede; Rochelle Jones- Jennings, Clementon; Md A. Kabir, Clementon; Camille C. King, Atco; Wilai Kosol, Voorhees; Nikki LaBombard, Lawnside; Silvana D. Levesque, Cherry Hill; Deana M. Levito, Pennsauken; Thomas S. Lipski, Gloucester; Janna L. Lutz, Pine Hill; Shirley A. McFadden, Sicklerville; Erica C. McNealey, Atco; Sara Mace, Voorhees; Charles E. Magro, Pennsauken; Brandee Mancuso, Cherry Hill; Candice M. Martinez, Bellmawr; Christina M. Maxwell, Sicklerville; Amy L. Mooney, Magnolia; Becky L. Newcomb, Atco; Duong Nguyen, Pennsauken; Kelsey L. O’Sullivan, Sicklerville; Samantha N. Odd, Voorhees; Mark Onslager, Cherry Hill; Young Sook Park, Cherry Hill; Shaleen Patel, Cherry Hill; Brittany L. Posy, Audubon; Jessie Price, Audubon; Danielle M. Quinn, Lindenwold; Thomas A. Redles, Blackwood; Alexander A. Rossi, Collingswood; Katie R. Schanz, Sicklerville; Lauren K. Schwer, Erial; Betsaida Sepulveda, Pennsauken; Anna Shchukina, Cherry Hill; Lindsay M. Siegman, Sicklerville; Sean L. Sims, Oaklyn; Malgorzata Skalubinska, Stratford; Aleyiah Skelton, Pine Hill; Adrianna M. Smith, Voorhees; Marcus D. Smith, Lindenwold; Sophie Solska, Cherry Hill; Amanda Steeg, Gloucester; Michele L. Stevenson, Mount Ephraim; Jessica R. Stewart, Somerdale; Jeanine E. Sweeney, Blackwood; Amy M. Thomas, Sicklerville; Jessica M. Tortu, Cherry Hill; Lisa M. Trivigino, Cherry Hill; Gabriella M. Verzilli, Magnolia; Bretagne D. Walker, Berlin; Katherine Weikel, Oaklyn; Denise A. Weintraut, Sicklerville; Melissa A. Wiltsey, Gloucester City; Misty D. Worthington, Lindenwold; Rachel M. Zein, Atco.

• Essex County: Idesha R. Howard, Newark.

• Gloucester County: Binyam A. Ali, Sewell; Beth A. Barnett, Williamstown; Ashley N. Blansche, Wenonah; Daniel A. Brady, Turnersville; Joseph A. Custodio, Turnersville; Britten W. Darrow, Mullica Hill; Charles F. Donohue IV, Turnersville; Richard W. Ealer, Turnersville; Michael F. Eitzen, Williamstown; Songtarae B. Fields, Williamstown; Jeffrey R. McAfee, Williamstown; Lauren B. Serebransky, Sewell; Emily A. Spencer, Sewell; Heidi G. Steffen, Williamstown; Danielle N. Tilotta, Deptford; Wayne T. Wright, Williamstown.

• Salem County: RoxAnn Bostic, Salem; Katherine L. Safin, Salem.

• Out-of-state: Lizan Deng, Philadelphia, Pa.; Fnu Hennywatie, Philadelphia, Pa.; Moussa B. Sangare, Philadelphia, Pa.

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ADVISORY: CCC graduation marking 40th anniversary of first commencement

WHAT:            41st annual Camden County College commencement, which is the 40th anniversary of CCC’s first commencement ceremony in 1969.

Guests from the College’s earliest days will participate, including original trustees and charter faculty as well as Class of 1969 members, three of whom will serve as keynote speakers: Dr. Janet Friedman of Berlin, school psychologist at Berlin Community School; Ed Pascht of Voorhees, longtime CCC instructor; and Louis Joyce of Alloway, director of Salem County’s Department of Planning and Agriculture.

Degrees and certificates will be conferred upon nearly 1,500 graduates. About 5,000 friends and family members are expected to fill a courtyard-spanning event tent. The ceremony will be broadcast online, too.

WHEN:         10 a.m., Saturday, May 16, 2009.

WHERE:          Truman Courtyard, Blackwood Campus, College Drive and Peter Cheeseman Road, Blackwood, N.J.

DETAILS:       Giving the student address will be Caitlin P. Hale, of Voorhees, an Eastern Regional High School graduate and a NJ STARS recipient, who has maintained a 4.0 GPA throughout her entire academic career – from elementary school through middle school and high school and now through her first college degree. This will be her first graduation address. The biology major will transfer to Stockton College of New Jersey and plans to be a pediatric radiation oncologist.

The second annual Outstanding Alumnus Award is being presented to Class of 1973 member Dr. J. Mark Powell, an international expert in agronomy. He has worked in Africa with the Peace Corps and the International Livestock Research Association. He is now a professor at the University of Wisconsin – Madison and a research scientist for the USDA’s Dairy Forage Research Center. He is one of 12 children, originally from Collingswood, six of whom attended CCC.

Among the graduates is Kelly Hopkins, a dental assisting major from Galloway. She gave birth via Caesarean to her first child, daughter Abigail, Friday. This Tuesday, she attended the dental pinning ceremony. On Saturday, she will walk at commencement. Abigail, who weighed 7 pounds and 10 ounces, will be in the audience because, as Kelly said, she was with her through everything else this school year.

Other highlights will include the revelation of the 2009 Lindback Distinguished Teaching Award winner and the 2009-10 alumni representative to the CCC board of trustees.

Following graduation, new signage on the newly renamed Otto R. Mauke Community Center will be unveiled. Mauke, the first president of Camden County College, died earlier this year. He had led the college from its founding in 1967 until 1987. His widow and many friends and family members will attend the brief ceremony.

TO COVER: Contact Susan Coulby, media relations manager, at (609) 605-0874.

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CCC SUMMER SESSIONS SAVE STUDENTS MONEY, HELP THEM GET AHEAD

Camden County College students, students enrolled at other institutions and anyone wanting to start college before the fall can make a convenient and economical contribution to their future by signing up for CCC’s Summer 2009 semester.

Taking one or more of the hundreds of summer courses scheduled at CCC this year means getting ahead of schedule on the way to completing a Camden County College degree, transfer program or career certificate. Those attending or planning to attend another school also can use CCC to get ahead as credits earned here count toward degrees at most colleges and universities throughout the United States.

Tuition for summer courses is just $93 per credit for county residents and $97 per credit for non-residents. This means that Camden County College is one of the best buys in higher education throughout the state and region.

Eight-week, seven-week, five-week and weekend sessions are among the options that are available day and evening in a variety of subjects. Courses are being offered at the college’s locations in Blackwood, Camden and Cherry Hill as well as online via the Internet.

In-person registration may be completed at all three CCC locations. At the Blackwood Campus, hours are 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Monday through Friday until May 15. After that, they are 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday. Because service times vary at the Camden City Campus (856-968-1304) and the William G. Rohrer Center in Cherry Hill (856-874-6000), office hours are available by calling the numbers listed.

Students are encouraged to use their college-assigned ID and password to use the quick and convenient option of registering for their summer selections online via WebAdvisor. New students are assigned a WebAdvisor account approximately two weeks after submitting an admissions application and taking the placement test.

Although registration is ongoing, each session does have a cut-off date. Full payment for all summer registrations is required at the time of course selection.

For additional details, call the college toll-free at (888) 228-2466 or visit www.camdencc.edu and click on the “Summer 2009 Credit Registration” link.

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ADVISORY: LPN students graduating from rare CCC program 

WHAT: Pinning ceremony for the students who are completing Camden County College’s licensed practical nurse (LPN) certificate program, which was launched at CCC in Fall 2007. Collegiate LPN programs are rare in New Jersey. 

WHEN &        2 p.m., Thursday, May 14, 2009.

WHERE:  Camden Conference Center, Camden Technology Center, Camden City Campus, Camden County College, 601 Cooper St. (at Broadway and Fifth Street), Camden. 

DETAILS:   CCC has offered registered nursing (RN) studies in cooperation with the Our Lady of Lourdes and Helene Fuld nursing schools for decades. In recent years, the college added a certified nursing assistant (CNA) program and established a partnership with Seton Hall University to provide the opportunity for local RNs to earn bachelor’s degrees at CCC campus locations. 

There wasn’t, however, a bridge between the CNA and the RN. The addition of CCC’s LPN program created a gap-free career ladder to help anyone interested in pursuing a career at any level of nursing to work seamlessly toward their professional goals while helping fill the nursing shortage that has become a local and national problem.

All of the graduates are eligible to sit for the National Council of Licensure Examination for Practical Nursing. If they pass, they will be allowed to use the “licensed practical nurse” or “LPN” designation professionally.

Students will receive awards for academic excellence, clinical excellence and perfect attendance during the ceremony.

TO COVER:   Contact Susan Coulby, media relations manager, by telephone at 856-374-4949 (office) or 609-605-0874 (cell) or via e-mail at scoulby@camdencc.edu.

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ADVISORY: Andrews addressing U.S. economic crisis

WHAT:   U.S. Rep. Robert E. Andrews will address this nation’s current economic situation when Camden County College’s Center for Civic Leadership and Responsibility presents the free public talk “Crisis in America.”

WHEN:   7 p.m. Monday, May 11, 2009.

WHERE:  Civic Hall, Connector Building, Blackwood Campus, College Drive and Peter Cheeseman Road, Gloucester Township

DETAILS:  Andrews, D-NJ, is serving his 11th term in the House of Representatives on behalf of the First District of New Jersey, which consists of Burlington, Camden and Gloucester counties. As chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee’s Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions, he oversees the nation’s health insurance, labor and pension laws. He also serves on the House Budget Committee, which is working with the Obama Administration to ensure fiscal responsibility in the federal budget, provide relief to unemployed workers and spur economic growth and job creation.

At CCC, Andrews will discuss the causes and severity of the problems now facing the American economy and address possible solutions to the crisis. He will take questions from audience members as well.

TO COVER:   Contact Susan Coulby, media relations manager, by telephone at 856-374-4949 (office) or 609-605-0874 (cell) or via e-mail at scoulby@camdencc.edu.

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NEW JERSEY EDUCATION ASSOCIATION HONORS CCC INSTRUCTOR, ADVISOR

A Camden County College adjunct professor and academic advisor has been honored with a Friend of Educational Support Professionals Award by the New Jersey Education Association (NJEA).

Fatemah Sedighi of Voorhees is an instructor in CCC’s Human Services Department and provides advisement for students at the college’s William G. Rohrer Center in Cherry Hill. She earned this honor, which goes to those who contribute to improving the lives of educational support professionals (ESPs) in the state, because of her work with the Winslow Township ESPs who took her class for the newly created NJEA ESP Career Ladder Program.

Sedighi was nominated for the award by the 11 Winslow students she taught. Calling her “instructor, mentor and friend,” the teaching assistants, bus drivers, dispatcher, security guard and maintenance worker in Sedighi’s class cited her consideration, professionalism, attention, care and encouragement.  

“With her guidance, we have grown in our current positions and some of us are reaching for higher goals in our future career choices,” they wrote. “We are most honored to have shared this time with someone so willing to lead us and guide our group.”

The NJEA award isn’t the first accolade that Sedighi has earned for her work in the classroom. In 2006, she received a Camden County College Adjunct Faculty Teaching Excellence Award – which is CCC’s highest award available to part-time instructors. She also has been acknowledged for her part in training state Division of Youth and Family Services employees in communications, mental health, prevention of child abuse, assessment and documentation.

Sedighi holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from the National University of Iran and two master’s degrees, one in speech pathology from Columbia University and one in social work from Rutgers University. She has been an adjunct instructor at Camden County College since 1999 and an advisor at CCC since 2001.

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CCC PRESENTING ‘CRISIS IN AMERICA’ TALK BY CONGRESSMAN ROB ANDREWS

U.S. Rep. Robert E. Andrews, D-NJ, will address this nation’s current economic situation when Camden County College’s Center for Civic Leadership and Responsibility presents “Crisis in America” at 7 p.m. May 11. The free, public talk will be conducted in Civic Hall of the Connector Building, which is located on the college’s Blackwood Campus in Gloucester Township.

Andrews is serving his 11th term in the House of Representatives on behalf of the First District of New Jersey, which consists of Burlington, Camden and Gloucester counties. Throughout his entire Congressional career, Andrews has served on the House Education and Labor Committee. As chairman of its Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions, he oversees the nation’s health insurance, labor and pension laws.

Andrews also serves on the House Armed Services Committee and the House Budget Committee. As part of the latter, he is working with the Obama Administration to ensure fiscal responsibility in the federal budget, provide relief to unemployed workers and spur economic growth and job creation.

The congressman will discuss the causes and severity of the problems now facing the American economy. He also will address possible solutions to the crisis. Andrews will take questions from audience members as well.

Because CCC is a New Jersey Professional Development Provider and Pennsylvania Department of Education Act 48 Professional Provider, teachers can earn approved professional development for attending. For details about receiving this credit, contact staff assistant Dianne Van Haitsma at (856) 227-7200, ext. 4256, or dvanhaitsma@camdencc.edu.

For additional information about the presentation, contact coordinator Dr. John Pesda by telephone at (856) 227-7200, ext. 4432 or via e-mail at jpesda@camdencc.edu.

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‘CITY OF ANGELS’ MUSICAL BRINGING REAL AND REEL WORLD TO CCC STAGE

Stages at Camden County College will present the Tony Award-winning musical “City of Angels” as its spring production for five shows in May. The show presents two stories – a comedy about a writer named Stine who is trying to adapt his novel into a screenplay and Stine’s murder mystery about a detective named Stone – simultaneously, the former in color and the latter in black and white thanks to special lighting.

The show premiered in 1989 and ran on Broadway for more than two years. It features a script by Larry Gelbart (Broadway play “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum” and Oscar-nominated film “Tootsie”), music by Cy Coleman (Broadway musicals “Barnum” and “Sweet Charity”) and lyrics by David Zippel (Disney films “Hercules” and “Tarzan”).

Camden County College’s production is directed by Professor Marjorie Sokoloff of Pitman and stars Brian Walsh of Audubon as “Stine” and Ted Wioncek of Somerdale as “Stone.”

The cast also includes Bernadette Rocks of Turnersville (“Gabby”/“Bobbi”); Stacie Morrano of Hammonton (“Donna”/ “Oolie”); Donald Swenson of Absecon (“Buddy Fidler”/“Irving S. Irving”); Sydney Simone of Collingswood (“Carla Haywood”/“Alaura Kingsley”); and Samantha Marrone of Philadelphia (“Avril Raines”/“Mallory Kingsley”). Also performing in the production are Felice Capace of Stratford, Charlie Stroup of Haddon Heights, Lorin Barry of Bellmawr, Samantha Adler of Haddonfield, Erin Gartland of Gloucester City, Ryan Hairston of Berlin and Andrew Peurifouy of Sicklerville.

The Stages production of “City of Angels” will be presented in Dennis Flyer Memorial Theatre, which is located inside Lincoln Hall on the college’s Blackwood Campus. Performances will be given at 8 p.m. May 1, 2, 8 and 9 as well as 3 p.m. May 3.

Tickets cost $12 for students, staff and senior citizens; $14 for others; and $8 for members of groups of 20 or more.

For tickets or additional information, contact Sokoloff at (856) 227-7200, ext. 4737, or msokoloff@camdencc.edu.

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CCC’S SPRING OPEN HOUSE SCHEDULED FOR SATURDAY MORNING

Don’t know beans about Camden County College ? An exploratory event will help you learn how CCC can help you brew up a robust future for yourself.

The college’s annual spring open house will be held from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. April 25 on the Blackwood Campus. The Gloucester Township site is located at College Drive and Peter Cheeseman Road .

Activities will be based in the Connector Building , where attendees will receive welcome materials and view a related video. Exhibits for most of the college’s academic departments – as well as for student services offices and extracurricular activities – will be placed throughout the Connector Building and the adjacent Community Center.

Tours of the 27-building campus will originate from the Connector Building . Both general and discipline-geared tours will be offered.

Prospective students of all ages and educational backgrounds are welcome to attend and:

§         meet faculty, staff and students.

§         discuss the college’s 100-plus associate’s degree and certificate programs.

§         explore the academic requirements for the hottest careers.

§         learn about student services, financial aid and transfer options.

§         find out about athletics, extracurricular activities and campus events.

CCC is New Jersey ’s most comprehensive community college as well as one of its largest. It also is one of the largest institutions of higher education in the region.

For further details, contact enrollment specialist Charles Stewart at (856) 227-7200, ext. 4714, or cstewart@camdencc.edu.

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NORCROSS PRESENTED WITH CCC’S FIRST CIVIC LEADERSHIP AWARD

Camden County College ’s Center for Civic Leadership and Responsibility presented its first Civic Leadership Award to a Camden County man known for championing the causes of working families, ensuring that the needs of social service organizations and their clients are met, spearheading efforts toward urban renewal and helping steer the course of political history.

Recipient Donald Norcross has spent his life leading and serving his community. Norcross is president of the Southern New Jersey AFL-CIO Central Labor Council; vice president of the Southern New Jersey Building Trades Council; a member of the United Way of Camden County Executive Board; and vice chairman of the Home Port Alliance. He also is co-chairman of the Camden County Democratic Committee and a member of the Democratic National Committee.

Norcross is a graduate of Camden County College . The work that he has completed on behalf of the community at large epitomizes the highest ideals of the college’s Center for Civic Leadership and Responsibility, which was established in 2007. Among those recognizing this distinction was Gov. Jon S. Corzine, who sent his congratulations via letter.

“The Center for Civic Leadership and Responsibility prepares students with the necessary tools to become effective leaders. It also provides a critical mechanism for students to accept and understand individual responsibility,” Corzine wrote. “Congratulations to Donald Norcross, the first recipient of this prestigious award. The Center has found it fitting to recognize you for your devotion to leadership practices and civic duty. Your record of achievement serves as an example for aspiring leaders in the community.”

The award was presented to Norcross in the Atrium of the Connector Building , which is the headquarters of the Center for Civic Leadership and Responsibility. The Connector, which is located on the college’s Blackwood Campus in Gloucester Township , was constructed with union labor. The Atrium normally serves as a studying and socializing area for students but was transformed into a gala event locale for the occasion.

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CCC MARKING EARTH DAY WITH FREE PRESENTATIONS, DISPLAYS

Planned are:

·                     8:30 a.m. – “Sustainability in Our Daily Lives,” a talk by Mark Peterson, a certified energy manager and a partner in Sustainable Success LLC of Clementon.

·                     11:30 a.m. – “Preservation of Endangered and Threatened Species in New Jersey ,” a talk by Maria Grace, outreach coordinator of the Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey.

·                     2 p.m. – “Recycling,” a talk by Najwa Ali of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.

Information tables and exhibits on environmental topics will be set up throughout the day. All activities will take place in the Connector Building , which is located on the college’s Blackwood Campus.

For additional information, contact Professor Deborah Sweeney by telephone at (856) 227-7200, ext. 4459, or via e-mail at dsweeney@camdencc.edu.

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DISCUSSION WILL FOCUS ON FILMS RELEASED DURING CCC’S EARLIEST YEARS

Camden County College will continue its celebration of four decades of service when its Center for Civic Leadership and Responsibility revisits the era of CCC’s founding through film. The free panel discussion “Picturing the Revolution: American Cinema from 1967-69” will take place at 7 p.m. April 28. It will be held in Civic Hall of the Connector Building on the college’s Blackwood Campus.

“Picturing the Revolution” will feature four film critics screening and discussing clips from well-known movies released from 1967, the year CCC was founded, to 1969, the year of CCC’s first graduation. Professor John Pesda, who directs Center programming, will introduce the discussion.

            Joining him will be:

● Violet Glaze, whose segment will be “Breakthroughs of ’67.” Glaze has written for Film Threat, Baltimore City Paper, Urbanite, Baltimore Magazine, PopMatters.com and many other print and online publications. She also has contributed to Defining Moments in Movies: The Greatest Films, Stars, Scenes and Events that Made Movie Magic and was an on-air critic for 89.7 WTMD.  

● Phil Hall, whose segment will be “Musicals for a New Era.” Hall is a contributing editor for Film Threat, for which he writes the column “The Bootleg Files.” He has also written for The New York Times, the New York Daily News and Wired Magazine. His books include The Encyclopedia of Underground Movies, Independent Film Distribution and The History of Independent Cinema.  

● Robert A. Emmons Jr., whose segment will be “Documenting the Revolution: Documentaries of '67-'69.” The 1995 CCC graduate is a documentary filmmaker whose work includes YARDSALE! and the award-winning Goodwill: The Flight of Emilio Carranza. Emmons teaches at Rutgers University-Camden, where he serves as associate director of the Honors College .

● Matthew Sorrento, whose segments will be “The Dread of '68” and “Buddy Films of '69.” The CCC writing instructor is a contributing editor for Film Threat and a regular contributor to PopMatters.com. His work has also appeared in Bright Lights Film Journal and Senses of Cinema. He serves as editor of the film section of Identity Theory and lectures on film at Rutgers University-Camden.

Because CCC is a New Jersey Professional Development Provider and Pennsylvania Department of Education Act 48 Professional Provider, teachers can earn approved professional development for attending. For details, call (856) 227-7200, ext. 4256, or e-mail dvanhaitsma@camdencc.edu

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CCC FILM SCREENING WILL EDUCATE ABOUT ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE

More than five million Americans suffer from Alzheimer’s disease, a progressive brain disorder that destroys memory, steals identity and burdens families. With the Baby Boom generation growing older, that number is about to soar into figures that will constitute a public health crisis.

A new documentary examines the personal and societal effects of Alzheimer’s while detailing the latest research developments and the lack of public attention afforded the disease. Camden County College ’s Center for Civic Leadership and Responsibility is sponsoring a screening and discussion of this film to inform the public about the devastating illness.

  “Alzheimer’s Disease: Facing the Facts” will be shown at 7 p.m. May 7 in Civic Hall of the Connector Building . The venue is located on Camden County College ’s Blackwood Campus.

The one-hour film is narrated by Tony- and Emmy award-winning actor Edward Herrmann, whose voice will be familiar to viewers of the History Channel. Conducting the discussion session will be executive producer Carol Edwards and a physician from the University of Pennsylvania Alzheimer ’s Disease Center and Penn Memory Center . Audience members will be able to ask questions.

CCC is an official New Jersey Professional Development Provider and Pennsylvania Department of Education Act 48 Professional Provider. As a result, state-certified teachers can earn approved professional development for attending.

The event is free and open to the public, but attendees should reserve a seat by calling Dianne Van Haitsma at (856) 227-7200, ext. 4256, or sending an e-mail to dvanhaitsma@camdencc.edu. Directions and a campus map are available at www.camdencc.edu/about/locations.htm. For further details about the event, contact Barbara Laynor at (856) 874-6001.

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PLAYER SLOTS AVAILABLE FOR CAMDEN COUNTY COLLEGE GOLF FUNDRAISER

A few player slots remain open for local golfers who want to assist the students of Camden County College through the Camden County College Foundation’s College Classic at Woodcrest.

The April 20 event will take place at Woodcrest Country Club, which is located at 300 E. Evesham Road in Cherry Hill Township . The 130-acre course was designed by noted golf course architects William S. Flynn and Howard C. Toomey.

The College Classic will begin with an 11 a.m. brunch, and play will commence with a shotgun start at noon. Golfers will compete for prizes such as a new car for making a hole-in-one on designated greens. Prizes also will be given for lowest team score, longest drive, closest to pin and best putting.

Cost for the day is $275 per person for CCC alumni and $295 per person for all others. Proceeds from the College Classic at Woodcrest will benefit the Camden County College Foundation’s Academic Enhancement Fund and Student Scholarship Fund.

Included in the cost are greens fees, cart use, brunch, on-course refreshments, an open-bar cocktail reception and an awards dinner. A silent auction of celebrity sports memorabilia will be conducted during the cocktail hour. Featured entertainment during the dinner will be comedian and radio personality Joe Conklin, Philadelphia ’s “Man of a Thousand Voices.”

Sponsorship opportunities include tee signs at $300 each; pin flags at $400 each; and a tee sign/pin flag combo for $650. Sponsors so far include All Risk Restoration, Atlantic City Electric, Costa and Rihl Mechanical Contractors, Delta Dental of New Jersey Inc., Greater Camden Partnership, L-3 Communications, Public Service Enterprise Group, TD Bank and Title America Agency Corp.

To play or to become a sponsor, contact CCC development associate Melissa McKelvey by telephone at (856) 374-4946 or via e-mail at mmckelvey@camdencc.edu.

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CCC presenting first Civic Leadership Award to Donald Norcross

WHAT:           Camden County College’s Center for Civic Leadership and Responsibility will present its first Civic Leadership Award to Donald Norcross, who is president of the Southern New Jersey AFL-CIO Central Labor Council; vice president of the Southern New Jersey Building Trades Council; a member of the United Way of Camden County Executive Board; vice chairman of the Home Port Alliance; co-chairman of the Camden County Democratic Committee; and a member of the Democratic National Committee.

WHEN:           6 p.m., Thursday, April 2, 2009.

WHERE:         Atrium, Connector Building , Blackwood Campus, College Drive , Gloucester Township.

WHY:              Whether championing the causes of working families, ensuring that the needs of social service organizations and their clients are met, spearheading efforts toward urban renewal or helping steer the course of political history, Norcross has spent his life leading and serving his community.

All of the contributions that Norcross, who is a graduate of Camden County College , have made have proven invaluable to the citizens of Camden County . His work epitomizes the highest ideals of CCC’s Center for Civic Leadership and Responsibility.                              

DETAILS:      The award presentation will be preceded by a cocktail hour and followed by dinner.

The Atrium, which normally serves as a studying and socializing area for students, is being transformed into a gala event locale for the occasion.

TO COVER:   Contact Susan Coulby, media relations manager, by telephone at 856-374-4949 (office) or 609-605-0874 (cell) or via e-mail at scoulby@camdencc.edu.

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ADVISORY: CCC students to hold literacy day for elementary school students

WHAT:          Members of Camden County College’s chapter of Kappa Delta Pi Education Honor Society will conduct their annual Literacy Alive event for 35 Winslow Township School No. 5 third-, fourth- and fifth-graders. This year’s theme is Storybook Land .

WHEN:          9 a.m. to noon, Friday, March 27, 2009.

WHERE:       Room 119, Danch CIM Center , Blackwood Campus, Camden County College .

DETAILS:      Kappa Delta Pi members will set up “reading centers” throughout the CIM Center room and read to small groups of children while other small groups are busy at activity stations. Attending children will receive gift books and refreshments as part of their experience.                  

                        Each center will revolve around a storybook theme: “Wild West,” “Renaissance Fantasy,” “Underwater Adventure,” “Space Travel,” “Dino Days” or “Jungle Safari.” Activities will include digging for dinosaur bones, decorating space cookies and creating underwater treasures.

Camden County College was the first two-year school in the world to be granted a Kappa Delta Pi charter. KDP recognizes students pursuing education as an occupation and helps them gain extracurricular experience toward their future careers.

TO COVER:  Contact Susan Coulby, media relations manager, by telephone at 856-374-4949 (office) or 609-605-0874 (cell) or via e-mail at scoulby@camdencc.edu.

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CAMDEN COUNTY COLLEGE GOLF EVENT RAISING FUNDS ‘FORE’ A GOOD CAUSE

Local golfers will help the students of Camden County College when they tee off at the Camden County College Foundation’s College Classic at Woodcrest on April 20.

The event will take place at Woodcrest Country Club, which is located at 300 E. Evesham Road in Cherry Hill Township . The 130-acre course was designed by noted golf course architects William S. Flynn and Howard C. Toomey.

The College Classic will begin with an 11 a.m. brunch, and play will commence with a shotgun start at noon. Golfers will compete for prizes such as a new car for making a hole-in-one on designated greens. Prizes also will be given for lowest team score, longest drive, closest to pin and best putting.

Cost for the day is $275 per person for CCC alumni and $295 per person for all others. Proceeds from the College Classic at Woodcrest will benefit the Camden County College Foundation’s Academic Enhancement Fund and Student Scholarship Fund.

Included in the cost are greens fees, cart use, brunch, on-course refreshments, an open-bar cocktail reception and an awards dinner. A silent auction of celebrity sports memorabilia will be conducted during the cocktail hour. Featured entertainment during the dinner will be comedian and radio personality Joe Conklin, Philadelphia ’s “Man of a Thousand Voices.”

Sponsorship opportunities include tee signs at $300 each; pin flags at $400 each; and a tee sign/pin flag combo for $650. Sponsors so far include All Risk Restoration, Atlantic City Electric, Costa and Rihl Mechanical Contractors, Delta Dental of New Jersey Inc., Greater Camden Partnership, L-3 Communications, Public Service Enterprise Group, TD Bank and Title America Agency Corp.

To play or to become a sponsor, contact Camden County College development associate Melissa McKelvey by telephone at (856) 374-4946 or via e-mail at mmckelvey@camdencc.edu.

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LEARN RISK FOR DRUG REACTIONS, DISEASES WITH FREE GENETIC TESTS AT CCC

Medicine isn’t one-size-fits-all, and more known about one’s genetics means more possibility of effective treatment. To that end, Camden County College is offering area residents the chance to learn about and participate in an initiative aimed at implementing customized medical attention nationwide.

“Medicine Gets Personal: What Your Doctor Should Know About Using Your Genetic Profile” is part of the Coriell Personalized Medicine Collaborative (CPMC), which was created by the Coriell Institute for Medical Research. The CPMC study will allow individuals to benefit from the improved health that genome-informed medical practice will bring.

CCC’s Center for Civic Leadership and Responsibility is hosting three of the CMPC’s introductory seminars, which intend to educate medical professionals and the public about personalized medicine. Each session will include an overview of the project and its goals as well as details about profile use, privacy and control.

Attendees can enroll in the study by submitting saliva samples to be analyzed for genetic markers that predict adverse drug reactions and likelihood of developing diseases, such as diabetes and some cancers. Genetic information will be returned to participants through a secure Web portal. Participants may then choose to share this information with their physicians.

“Medicine Gets Personal” seminars will take place at:

● 2 p.m. March 25, Room 105, Connector Building , Blackwood Campus.

● 6:30 p.m. April 23, Room 105, Connector Building , Blackwood Campus.

● 6:30 p.m. May 14, Room 106, William G. Rohrer Center, Route 70 and Springdale Road, Cherry Hill.

Because CCC is an official New Jersey Professional Development Provider and Pennsylvania Department of Education Act 48 Professional Provider, state-certified teachers can earn three hours of approved professional development for attending.

Participation is free and open to the public, but attendees should register in advance at (856) 227-7200, ext. 4256, or dvanhaitsma@camdencc.edu. For details about the CPMC, visit www.coriell.org.

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CAMDEN COUNTY COLLEGE ACHIEVES NEW ENROLLMENT RECORDS

The most students in school history are taking the most credits in school history at Camden County College this semester.

A total of 16,043 students are enrolled for 147,793 credits for the Spring 2009 semester. With three weeks of registration opportunities remaining, these figures reflect a student increase of 2 percent and a credit increase of 5 percent over the final counts for Spring 2008.

The current credit count breaks the record that was just set during the Fall 2008 semester, when 147,082 credits were taken.

Both figures also continue a trend that began with the record-setting Summer 2008 semester, when 6,765 students took 32,319 credits. It was the first summer in CCC history for which more than 6,500 students enrolled and during which more than 32,000 credits were taken.

Registration for later-starting Spring 2009 classes continues through the first week of April.

For further details online, visit www.camdencc.edu and click on the “Spring 2009 Course Registration” link. To register in person, visit Wilson Hall Center on the Blackwood Campus, the Camden Technology Center on the Camden City Campus or the information desk at the William G. Rohrer Center in Cherry Hill .

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COLLEGE FAIR FEATURING 115 INSTITUTIONS AT CCC WEDNESDAY

The Focus on Your Future College Fair will take place at Camden County College on Wednesday, March 18, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

CCC’s Division of School and Community Academic Programs is partnering with the Camden County School Counselors Association to co-sponsor this regional college fair. It will be held in the Papiano Gymnasium of CCC’s Blackwood Campus, which is located at College Drive and Peter Cheeseman Road in Gloucester Township .

Students and their families will have the opportunity to meet with representatives from more than 115 colleges and universities. Information on applications, testing requirements, costs, financial aid and scholarships will be available.

The Focus on Your Future College Fair is designed to assist current high school juniors and their families with college planning before the start of their senior year. The even is open, however, to students in other grades and their families.

For additional information, contact Dennis Ferry by telephone at (856) 227-7200, ext. 4327, or via e-mail at dferry@camdencc.edu.

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ADVISORY: Former ABC producer speaking on China at CCC  

WHAT:           The lecture “ China ’s Global Citizens: Mixing the Best of East and West” by Deanna Lee, who is an Emmy Award-winning former ABC News producer who now serves as communications vice president for Asia Society.  

WHEN &        7 p.m., Wednesday, March 11, 2009.

WHERE:         Civic Hall, Connector Building , Blackwood Campus, Camden County College .

DETAILS:      This lecture is part of the free, public series “From Mao to Deng: The Fall and Rise of China in the Second Half of the 20th Century” that CCC’s Center for Civic Leadership and Responsibility is sponsoring during March and April.

Lee spent 20 years in broadcast news, both in the United States and abroad. She was the overseas producer for Nightline from 1992 through 1997, covering events in the former Yugoslavia as well as in Israel , Russia , Australia and Africa . She also traveled throughout Asia for a lengthy ABC-BBC collaboration, during which she covered the death of Deng Xiaoping, the handover of Hong Kong to China from the United Kingdom and the reemergence of Shanghai as a world financial leader. She later served as a senior producer for ABC’s World News with Charles Gibson. Throughout her news career, Lee was honored with eight Emmy Awards and one DuPont-Columbia Award.

The magna cum laude graduate of Harvard University is a first-generation Chinese-American who serves on the Asian American Justice Center National Advisory Council and the Leadership Education for Asian Pacifics Inc. Board of Directors.

For further details on the lecture series, contact Professor John L. Pesda by telephone at (856) 227-7200, ext. 4432, or via e-mail at jpesda@camdencc.edu.  

TO COVER:   Contact Susan Coulby, media relations manager, by telephone at 856-374-4949 (office) or 609-605-0874 (cell) or via e-mail at scoulby@camdencc.edu.

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16 STUDENTS ARE FALL INDUCTEES OF CCC’S EDUCATION HONOR SOCIETY

Sixteen students became members of Camden County College ’s chapter of Kappa Delta Pi Education Honor Society during the organization’s Spring 2009 induction ceremony.

KDP recognizes the scholarship of students who are pursuing education as an occupation and helps professional educators develop resources to grow throughout their careers. CCC’s Alpha Alpha Psi chapter was the first chapter of KDP to be established at a community college.

By county, the inductees were:

Atlantic County : Stephanie Cosme, Mays Landing.

Camden County: Rebecca Bickel, Voorhees; Ashley Cook, Blackwood; Joyce Cowels, Camden; Melanie Cress, Lindenwold; Robert Ely, Atco; Nicole Hershey, Sicklerville; Gregory Himes, Pine Hill; Tara Kohler, Sicklerville; Christina Marakowski, Sicklerville; Christine Martorano, Cherry Hill; Brittney May, Erial; Steven Prosser, Collingswood; William Reese, Laurel Springs; Ashley Rose, Atco; Lauren Schwer, Erial.

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NEW JERSEY EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FUND HONORS CCC FACULTY MEMBER

A professor and program director from Camden County College has received an EOF Champion Award from the New Jersey Educational Opportunity Fund.

State EOF programs support students from low-income or educationally disadvantaged backgrounds. Each year, non-EOF administrators, faculty and staff members who consistently champion the EOF cause are honored by the organization.

Professor Lesley Fredericks of Pennsauken was honored for her work with EOF students as a non-EOF staff member who goes “above and beyond normal work hours” at the Camden City Campus. Her work is rooted in her passion for helping adult learners achieve their educational goals, particularly when they are faced with significant challenges.

Fredericks has been a full-time member of the CCC faculty since 2001. In addition to serving as a professor in the Academic Reading & Writing Skills Department, she is the academic coordinator for the college’s Gateway Program, which provides adult basic skills instruction and GED-preparation classes to Camden residents at neighborhood locations throughout the city.

Prior to coming to CCC , Fredericks developed and directed a comprehensive adult education program – which included literacy instruction – for Project HOME, which provides community development, residential support and preventative services for homeless individuals and families in Philadelphia . She also performed volunteer work with adult learners at Philadelphia ’s Center for Literacy.

Fredericks holds a bachelor’s degree in English literature from Cornell University and a master’s degree in adult and continuing education from Rutgers University .

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GRANT FUNDING LECTURE, PERFORMANCE SERIES ON EDGAR ALLAN POE AT CCC

A grant from the New Jersey Council for the Humanities, a state partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities, is funding a CamdenCountyCollege lecture and performance series that will celebrate the 200th anniversary of the birth of Edgar Allan Poe.

“Poe’s Bicentennial Birthday: A Celebration of His Life and His Literature” will be offered on five Thursdays in March and April. Each of the 7 p.m. events – which will feature two professors, a journalist, a comedian and an actor – will take place on the college’s Blackwood Campus. Thanks to the NJCH grant, admission to each is free and open to the public.

Scheduled are:

● March 5 – “Poe’s Ambiguous Narrators: Reliable or Unreliable?” with Robert Lorenzi, professor emeritus, CamdenCountyCollege.

● March 12 – “The Great Poe Debate: Burial in Baltimore or Philly?” with Ed Petit, Poe scholar and Philadelphia journalist.

● March 26 – “Reliving Poe Through His Literary Works” with Liliane Weissberg, professor, University of Pennsylvania.

● April 2 – “Edgar Allan Poe and the Flip Side of Comedy” with Grover Silcox, comedian and broadcast personality.

● April 9 – “Seeing is Believing: Meet Edgar Allan Poe” with Karl Babij, Poe impersonator

CCC has been designated as an official New Jersey Professional Development Provider and an official Pennsylvania Department of Education Act 48 Professional Provider. As a result, state-certified teachers may earn two hours of approved professional development for each session they attend.

Teachers interested in taking advantage of the professional development opportunity can contact project assistant Dianne Van Haitsma at (856) 227-7200, ext. 4256, or dvanhaitsma@camdencc.edu. Anyone interested in further details about the series can contact Professor Eileen Radetich at (856) 227-7200, ext. 4767, or eradetich@camdencc.edu.

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CCC ACCEPTING NOMINATIONS FOR ALUMNI AWARD THROUGH MARCH 27

Camden County College graduates have made impressive career accomplishments, dedicated themselves to causes and served as inspirations for others. There are thousands of former CCC students worth bragging about, but only one of them will win this year’s Outstanding Alumna/Alumnus Award, which will be presented during the 2009 commencement ceremony on May 23.

Established for the college’s 40th anniversary, the award was first bestowed in 2008. The recipient was Class of 1973 member Eugene J. “Gene” Toni of Alexandria, Va.

Toni was the first person to seek admission when CCC was founded in 1967. He left the college during his third semester to serve in Vietnam and returned to CCC to complete his degree while overcoming substantial combat injuries. He ultimately earned associate’s, bachelor’s and master’s degrees; raised a family; achieved professional success; and contributed to his community.

Nominations for this year’s award are being accepted from anyone who would like to make one. This includes alumni who would like to submit self-nominations.

To be eligible, nominees must have graduated from CCC. They also must have been recognized as outstanding practitioners of their profession or vocation and earned the respect and trust of associates in their chosen field. Or they must have made substantial contributions to the good of their fellow human beings. Or they must have served as a positive motivational force for others.

Nominations are being accepted at www.camdencc.edu/alumni. Nominators must provide their own names and contact information along with the nominee’s name, contact information and year of graduation from CCC. Also required are details about the nominee’s applicable professional success; contributions to the betterment of community, state, region or nation; and/or examples of community service, leadership or philanthropy. Additional supporting comments will be accepted as well.

All information will be kept confidential. All nominations must be received by March 27.

For additional information, contact development associate Melissa McKelvey by telephone at (856) 374-4946 or via e-mail at mmckelvey@camdencc.edu.

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FREE CCC LECTURE SERIES WILL EXPLORE EVENTS IN CHINA FROM 1949 TO 2000

In China, the first half of the 20th Century was punctuated by the end of civil war and the start of Communist Party rule. Though not wartime for the People’s Republic of China, the second half of the century was hardly a time of peace.

Camden County College’s Spring 2009 free public lecture series, “From Mao to Deng: The Fall and Rise of China in the Second Half of the 20th Century,” will focus on the political, social and economic events that shaped the world’s most populous nation from 1949 to 2000. Among these events were the Great Leap Forward, the Cultural Revolution, Tiananmen Square and the return of Hong Kong and Macau to Chinese control.

The talks will begin at 7 p.m. on four Wednesdays from February through April. Each will be given in Civic Hall of the Connector Building on the college’s Blackwood Campus.

Scheduled are:

● Feb. 25 – “China’s Shangri-Las: How Tibetans, Muslims and Mongols Shaped the People’s Republic of China” with David Atwill of Penn State University. 

● March 4 – “Not a Dinner Party: Mao Zedong and His Governance in the Chinese Revolution” with R. Keith Schoppa of Loyola College in Maryland.

● March 11 – “China’s Global Citizens: Mixing the Best of East and West” with Deanna Lee of Asia Society, who previously was an Emmy Award-winning producer with ABC.

● April 1 – “China’s Reform Experience Revisited: Has Autocracy Triumphed?” with Minxin Pei of the Carnegie Endowment for World Peace.

CCC has been designated as an official New Jersey Professional Development Provider and an official Pennsylvania Department of Education Act 48 Professional Provider. As a result, state-certified teachers may earn three hours of approved professional development for each lecture they attend.

Teachers interested in taking advantage of this opportunity should contact project assistant Dianne Van Haitsma at (856) 227-7200, ext. 4256, or dvanhaitsma@camdencc.edu. For more details on the series, contact Professor John L. Pesda at (856) 227-7200, ext. 4432, or jpesda@camdencc.edu.

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COLLEGE SPEARHEADING COUNTY’S ECONOMIC TRANSFORMATION INITIATIVE

A new effort to lighten the financial burden on taxpayers, spur long-term institutional change and dramatically transform the way Camden County government operates was announced today by Freeholder Director Louis Cappelli Jr. The Transformation Initiative aims to consolidate or restructure county services so that the cost of governing is reduced further while the efficiency and effectiveness of service delivery is improved significantly.

 “The very structure of this project will reflect the spirit it embodies,” Cappelli said. “To that end, the freeholder board is entering into a shared-services agreement with Camden County College to identify cost savings and operating efficiencies that can be achieved through restructuring, centralization, other shared-services arrangements or any other new configuration of the county government’s infrastructure.

“We hope to generate new ideas, strategies and innovations that will fundamentally alter the way county government operates.

The college’s Center for Civic Leadership and Responsibility will complete the research, and the project director will be CCC Vice President for Administrative Services Louis S. Bezich. Progress reports will be issued quarterly, and a comprehensive annual report will be delivered at the end of one year.

“This process will be a transparent one as forums, meetings and other study-related events will be open to the public to ensure that county residents are part of the process,” Bezich said. “We will examine existing administrative and agency relationships that previously were subject only to limited review and forge a completely new set of relationships that will transform and fundamentally change the way Camden County government operates as it delivers more efficient and cost effective services for residents.

“In addition, all Transformation Initiative activities will strive to spur institutionalized change at the local level – from municipal governments and school boards to fire districts and all other taxing authorities – throughout Camden County.”

College President Raymond Yannuzzi noted that Bezich was selected as project director based on the insight he has accumulated in the operation of county government and its semi-autonomous agencies over the last two decades. Before taking his current post at CCC in 2008, Yannuzzi noted, Bezich also built an award-winning consulting practice and served as an adjunct professor of political science at CCC and Rutgers University.

 “During Vice President Bezich’s tenure as county administrator, innovations he supervised – including implementation of the Camden County Stores – garnered national recognition and awards,” Yannuzzi said. “In his current capacity as president of the Camden County Technical Schools Board of Education, he has helped the district’s Pennsauken school earn top national ratings from U.S. News and World Report for the last two years.

“These achievements, his prior experience and the work he now oversees at Camden County College have combined to make him the ideal choice to lead such a significant initiative on behalf of the county and its taxpayers.”

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ADVISORY: County initiative will transform operations

WHAT:           Camden County and Camden County College will announce an initiative that aims to reduce the county tax burden while improving county operations.

WHEN:           10 a.m., Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2009.

WHERE:         Civic Hall, Connector Building, Blackwood Campus

DETAILS:      The college’s Center for Civic Leadership and Responsibility will play a critical role in this initiative.                

There is the potential to replicate the initiative across the country as well as at the local municipal level.

The process will be a transparent one, with public events and progress reports planned.

TO COVER:   Contact Susan Coulby, CCC media relations manager, by telephone at 856-374-4949 (office) or 609-605-0874 (cell) or via e-mail at scoulby@camdencc.edu.

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BLACK HISTORY MONTH EVENTS PLANNED AT CAMDEN COUNTY COLLEGE

Camden County College is marking Black History Month with a series of events on two of its campuses. Admission to all are free and open to the public, thanks to sponsorship by CCC’s Office of Student Life & Activities and/or the Camden County Board of Chosen Freeholders. Scheduled are:

·         “African-American Movie Moments,” noon to 5 p.m. Feb. 18, Community Room, College Hall, Camden City Campus. Attendees will view short and feature films. Snacks will be served.

·         “Poetic Stylings by Lamont Dixon,” 2 p.m. Feb. 18, Civic Hall, Connector Building, Blackwood Campus. This program by the Camden-based performance poet and teaching artist, who is also known as “Napalm,” is sponsored by the Camden County Board of Chosen Freeholders.

·         “Hip Hop Dance through the Ages,” 7 p.m. Feb. 19. Camden Conference Center, Camden Technology Center, Camden City Campus. This exploration of movement from 1969 through the present is sponsored by the Camden County Board of Chosen Freeholders.

·         “African-American Cuisine Tasting,” noon to 2 p.m. Feb. 24, West Cafeteria, College Community Center, Blackwood Campus. Attendees will learn about the cooking methods for “soul food” and have the opportunity to taste dishes that combine African and Southern traditions.

·         “Student Spotlight,” noon Feb. 25, Cyber Café Lounge, College Community Center, Blackwood Campus. Students will sing songs and read poetry suited to the occasion.

·         “A Musical Trip Down Memory Lane,” 1 to 3 p.m. Feb. 25, Camden Conference Center, Camden Technology Center, Camden City Campus. Musical artists Heart and Soul will sing and discuss songs from the 1960s, ’70s and ’80s through today. Light refreshments will be served.

·         “African-American Expo,” noon to 2 p.m. and 4 to 6 p.m., Feb. 26, Cafeteria, College Hall, Camden City Campus. Artifacts, music and food will highlight this exploration of African, Caribbean and American cultures.

·         “Old School to New School: The Evolution of Hip Hop Music,” 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Feb. 26, Atrium, Connector Building, Blackwood Campus. This presentation will both entertain and inform.

For further details, call (856) 227-7200, ext. 4282, or e-mail jtenuto@camdencc.edu.

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ADVISORY: Event will help students navigate financial aid process 

WHAT:           College Goal Sunday, an event to help college-bound or currently enrolled college students file their financial aid paperwork for the 2009-10 term. This is the third year that Camden County College will be hosting this statewide event.

WHEN &        1 to 4 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 8, 2009.

WHERE:         Camden Technology Center, 601 Cooper St., Camden.

WHY:              Many college students depend on grants, loans and need-based scholarships to fund their higher education. To receive many of these, students must complete the often-confusing financial aid application process. College Goal Sunday will make the process smoother and relieve much of the anxiety about paying for college, which is particularly important amid today’s challenging economic conditions.

DETAILS:      Camden County College is one of nine sites across New Jersey to be hosting this annual event. Last year, more than 600 families were assisted statewide.

The day will feature a presentation about financial aid. Participants also will be able to speak one-on-one with financial aid experts. 

Funded by a grant from the Lumina Foundation, College Goal Sunday is sponsored by the New Jersey Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators and New Jersey’s Higher Education Student Assistance Authority.

TO COVER:    Contact Susan Coulby, media relations manager, by telephone at 609-605-0874 (cell).

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ADVISORY: CCC students to help “Give Kids a Smile!"

WHAT: Camden County College dental hygiene and dental assisting students and staff will provide dozens of area youngsters with dental cleanings and other preventative dental care along with dental education services as part of “Give Kids a Smile!” Day – also known as National Children’s Dental Access Day.

WHEN: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Friday, Feb. 6, 2009.

WHERE: Copperthwaite Dental Hygiene Clinic, second floor, Taft Hall, Blackwood Campus, Camden County College.

WHY: National Children’s Dental Access Day is a public health project that aims to provide a free day of preventative dental care to children aged 12 and younger who are in need of these services. The event is a way for professionals and students to mark February as National Children’s Dental Health Month.

Camden County College is one of more than 80 entities participating in this project statewide in association with the New Jersey Dental Association. All services delivered on-campus that day will be overseen by Dr. Catherine Boos, who is a licensed dentist and the director of the college’s dental programs.

DETAILS: During the event, CCC students and staff expect to serve 60 to 100 youngsters who will be transported to campus from schools and programs in the county. They also will serve walk-in patients who are aged 12 or younger .

TO COVER: Contact Susan Coulby, media relations manager, by telephone at 609-605-0874 or via e-mail at scoulby@camdencc.edu.

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CCC WORKSHOPS PROVIDING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR EDUCATORS

Camden County College’s Center for Civic Leadership and Responsibility is offering dozens of opportunities for certified New Jersey and Pennsylvania teachers to earn professional development hours this semester. Workshops on a variety of topics in a range of disciplines are set for February, March, April and May. Teachers may attend any number of individual sessions – from one to all – of a series.

Workshop series that begin in February include “Hitler: A Study in Tyranny” (Feb. 9, 16 and 23 and March 2 and 9); “Science and Literary Connections” (Feb. 9, 16 and 23 and March 2 and 9); “Italian Renaissance: The Real Da Vinci Code: Where Retro Becomes the Future” (Feb. 10, 17 and 24 and March 3 and 10); “Exploring Irish Culture” (Feb. 12, 19 and 26 and March 5 and 12); “The Holocaust: A Study in Humanity” (Feb. 12, 19 and 26 and March 5 and 12); and “The Conquerors” (Feb. 13, 20 and 27 and March 6 and 13).

Workshop series starting in March include “Tales of the Strange and Horrible” (March 23 and 30 and April 6, 13 and 20); “England in Film” (March 23 and 30 and April 6, 13 and 20); “The Piazza: Italy’s Outdoor Parlor” (March 24 and 31 and April 7, 14 and 21); “The American Presidency in the 20th Century” (March 31, April 7, 21 and 28 and May 5); “Classical Greece: Democracy and Tyranny” (March 26 and April 9, 16, 23 and 30); “Classical Rome: From the Founding to the Fall” (March 26 and April 9, 16, 23 and 30); “Great Women in History” (March 27, April 10, 17 and 24 and May 1); and “New Jersey Academy of Aquatic Science” (March 28, April 25 and May 23).

One-installment workshops include “USS Battleship New Jersey Institute” (March 20 or March 21), “Konnichiwa Japan!” (March 21), “Achieving Literacy: An Introduction to the Wilson Language Programs” (April 2) and “Medicine Gets Personal: An Introduction to the Coriell Personalized Medicine Collaborative” (April 23 or May 14).

Most of these offerings are being offered on Camden County College’s Blackwood Campus. All but the “New Jersey Academy of Aquatic Science,” “Konnichiwa Japan!” and “USS Battleship New Jersey Institute” workshops are being offered on a tuition-free basis.

For additional information such as start times and room locations, contact project assistant Dianne Van Haitsma at (856) 227-7200, ext. 4256, or dvanhaitsma@camdencc.edu or Professor John L. Pesda at jpesda@camdencc.edu.

CCC’S LATE-START SESSIONS PROVIDE MORE CHANCES TO TAKE SPRING COURSES

Anyone unable to register for Camden County College’s 15-week Spring 2009 courses still has more than 100 later-starting, shorter-running options to choose from if they want to take classes this semester.

These conveniently scheduled courses pack a full semester’s worth of study into 13, 10 or seven weeks. Some are taking place on the college’s campuses. Others are available online. Still others are being conducted at off-campus sites in local communities.

Beginning the week of Feb. 2 are 37 on-campus courses. These are available at the college’s Blackwood, Camden and Cherry Hill locations. Subjects in which these courses are being offered include biology, computer literacy, English, English as a second language, geography, history, hospitality, management, mathematics, nursing, psychology, Spanish and writing skills. The registration deadline for these classes is Feb. 3.

Also beginning the week of Feb. 2 are 28 online courses. These require little or no campus visitation. Subjects in which these courses are being offered include addictions counseling, biology, education, English, French, history, health information technology, human services, interpreter education, Latin, law, management, mathematics, office systems technology, paramedic science, psychology and theater. The registration deadline for these classes is Jan. 29.

Also beginning the week of Feb. 2 are 11 off-campus courses. These evening classes are scheduled at high school locations throughout Camden County. Subjects in which these courses are being offered include biology, business, English, health, mathematics, nutrition, psychology and public speaking. The registration deadline for these classes is Feb. 3.

Beginning the week of March 2 are 13 online courses. These require little or no campus visitation. Subjects in which these courses are being offered include computer literacy, economics, health information technology, law, management, marketing, nutrition, office systems technology and psychology. The registration deadline for these classes is Feb. 26.

Registration for CCC’s later-starting options is on now. Further details are available on the college Web site at www.camdencc.edu or by calling the college’s toll-free information line at (888) 228-2466.

CCC TRUSTEE OFFICERS ACHIEVE HALF-CENTURY OF BOARD SERVICE

The team leading the Camden County College Board of Trustees for the fourth straight year has achieved a combined total of 51 years of service to the institution and its students and a combined total of 34 years as board officers.Kevin G. Halpern of Cherry Hill has been a CCC trustee for 13 years and has served as chair since 1996. His 12 years of board leadership is second only to that of late trustee Gabriel E. Danch, who was chair from 1972 to 1991. Halpern’s current term on the board runs through 2011.

 Sandee G. Vogelson of Cherry Hill also has been a trustee for 13 years and first became vice chair in 1999. She previously served as secretary for one year. Her current term on the board runs through 2012.Hazel T. Nimmo of Sicklerville has been a trustee for 14 years and has served as secretary since 1999. Her current term on the board runs through 2010. Louis F. Cappelli Sr. of Collingswood has been a trustee for 11 years and has served as treasurer since 2004. His current term on the board runs through 2012. Recently sworn to new terms were state-appointed board members Susan R. Croll of Gibbsboro and Steven J. Greenfogel of Cherry Hill. This is Croll’s second term, which runs through 2011, and Greenfogel’s fourth, which runs through 2012.

HIGHEST ENROLLMENT IN CCC HISTORY RECORDED DURING FALL 2008

Camden County College enrollment reached its highest point ever during the Fall 2008 semester, according to just-compiled statistics.

An all-time record 147,082 credits were taken by 15,198 students from September to December. These figures reflect an increase of 5 percent in credits and an increase of 3 percent in students over Fall 2007.

This benchmark follows those set for CCC summer sessions as 6,765 students took 32,319 credits during Summer 2008. It was the first summer semester in CCC history for which more than 6,500 students enrolled and during which more than 32,000 credits were taken. Compared to Summer 2007, the Summer 2008 figures reflected overall increases of 6 percent in both student and credit counts.

“I believe that high-quality, flexible scheduling and – particularly in these difficult economic times – affordability are driving the record popularity of Camden County College courses,” said CCC President Raymond Yannuzzi. “Our more than 100 programs of study provide the skills needed for today’s workforce, and our courses are transferable to four-year colleges and universities across the state, region and nation.”

Registration for Spring 2009 classes is on now, and the first courses of the semester begin the week of Jan. 21. Later-starting on-campus and online sessions begin in February, March and April, with registration for these courses continuing until they commence.For further details online, visit www.camdencc.edu and click on the “Spring 2009 Course Registration” link. To register in person, visit Wilson Hall Center on the Blackwood Campus, the Camden Technology Center on the Camden City Campus or the information desk at the William G. Rohrer Center in Cherry Hill.

CCC OFFERING DAY OF FREE DENTAL CLEANINGS, SCREENINGS FOR LOCAL KIDS

Camden County College’s dental hygiene and dental assisting students and staff will provide free cleanings and other preventive care along with dental education services to area children aged 12 and younger for “Give Kids a Smile!” Day from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Feb. 6.February is National Children’s Dental Health Month, and “Give Kids A Smile!” Day is the perfect way to focus on the needs of children. Also known as National Children’s Dental Access Day, this public health project aims to provide a day of preventive dental care and education to youngsters who would otherwise not have access to such services.Camden County College is one of more than 80 entities throughout the state that will be participating in this project in association with the New Jersey Dental Association. All services delivered on-campus that day will be overseen by Dr. Catherine Boos, who is a licensed dentist and the director of the college’s dental programs.“Give Kids A Smile!” Day will be conducted in CCC’s Copperthwaite Dental Hygiene Clinic. This facility is located on the second floor of Taft Hall on the college’s Blackwood Campus on College Drive in Gloucester Township.

For more information about the event, contact coordinators Jean Corbi, RDH, or Barbara Iuliucci, RDH, at (856) 227-7200, ext. 4729.

To arrange for an appointment, call Anna Marie Agresti at (856) 227-7200, ext. 4631. To access the forms that are needed to participate, visit the New Jersey Dental Association Web site at www.njda.org/gkas. For directions to the college, visit www.camdencc.edu/campusdirections.htm.

WHAT:           Pinning ceremony for the fourteen students who are the first to complete Camden County College’s licensed practical nurse (LPN) certificate program, which was launched at CCC in Fall 2007. Collegiate LPN programs are rare in New Jersey.

WHEN:        1 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2009.

WHERE:         Camden Conference Center, Camden Technology Center, Camden City Campus, Camden County College, 601 Cooper St. (at Broadway and Fifth Street), Camden.

DETAILS:      CCC has offered registered nursing (RN) studies in cooperation with the Our Lady of Lourdes and Helene Fuld nursing schools for decades. In recent years, the college added a certified nursing assistant (CNA) program and established a partnership with Seton Hall University to provide the opportunity for local RNs to earn bachelor’s degrees at CCC campus locations.There wasn’t, however, a bridge between the CNA and the RN. The addition of CCC’s LPN program created a gap-free career ladder to help anyone interested in pursuing a career at any level of nursing to work seamlessly toward their professional goals while helping fill the nursing shortage that has become a local and national problem.All of the graduates are eligible to sit for the National Council of Licensure Examination for Practical Nursing. If they pass, they will be allowed to use the “licensed practical nurse” or “LPN” designation professionally.Students will receive awards for academic excellence, clinical excellence and perfect attendance during the ceremony. Speaking will be class members Terrie Campbell of Camden, who will introduce the keynote speaker, and Rosemary MacDonald of Cherry Hill, who will deliver the graduate address.

TO COVER:   Contact Susan Coulby, media relations manager, by telephone at 856-374-4949 (office) or 609-605-0874 (cell) or via e-mail at scoulby@camdencc.edu.

CCC MLK CELEBRATION TO FOCUS ON LAST FIVE YEARS OF KING’S LIFE

Camden County College will honor the memory of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with a talk focusing on the final five years of the civil rights leader’s life during a program that begins at 11 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 23, 2009. The hour-long event is being held several days after the official national observance of the King holiday to accommodate students’ return to campus for the spring semester.“The Last Five Years of Dr. Martin Luther King” will be presented by Dr. Raymond A. Winbush, who is the director of the Institute for Urban Research at Morgan State University in Maryland. His own research interests include infusing African-American studies into school curricula, African-American adolescent development, black male-female relationships and the influence of hip hop on American culture.Winbush is the author of The Warrior Method: A Program for Rearing Healthy Black Boys and Should America Pay?: Slavery and the Raging Debate over Reparations as well as a member of the advisory boards for the Journal of Black Studies and Africalogical Perspectives. He has appeared on “The Oprah Winfrey Show,” “The Early Show” and Black Entertainment Television.In addition to Winbush’s presentation, the event will include brief student remarks and a short address by CCC President Raymond Yannuzzi. Music, including the singing of “Lift Every Voice and Sing” and “We Shall Overcome,” also will be a part of the program.“The Last Five Years of Dr. Martin Luther King” will take place in Civic Hall. This venue is located inside the Connector Building on Camden County College’s Blackwood Campus.Admission is free. Members of the public – including large groups – are invited to attend.To schedule group attendance or for additional details, contact CCC’s Office of Student Life and Activities by telephone at (856) 227-7200, ext. 4282, or via e-mail at jtenuto@camdencc.edu.

ADVISORY: CCC hosting ‘playoffs’ for young scientists

WHAT:           For the fifth straight year, Camden County College will host one of the three New Jersey Science Olympiad Regional Tournaments for students in sixth through 12th grades. By special arrangement, a Maryland Science Olympiad Invitational will be taking place at CCC at the same time.

WHEN:        9 a.m. through 3:30 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 10, 2009. (Snow date is Sunday, Jan. 11.)

WHERE:         Numerous rooms in buildings across CCC’s Blackwood Campus

WHY:              Science Olympiad is an international, non-profit initiative that promotes the advancement of science and technology while turning students on to the excitement and opportunity that these fields offer outside the classroom.

DETAILS:      More than 400 middle and high school students are expected to compete. Winning teams from each of the three New Jersey regional tournaments will proceed to the state tournament in March. State winners will advance to the National Science Olympiad in May.Science Olympiad contests require a combination of knowledge, comprehension and application, and participants must prepare months in advance and use their best problem-solving and critical-thinking skills. Among the topics that will be addressed through competition are the human body, weather, crime scene investigation, electrical circuitry and mechanical engineering.Coordinating the tournament at CCC is Susan Steck, a teacher from Medford Memorial Middle School.

TO COVER:   Contact Susan Coulby, Camden County College media relations manager, at 856-374-4949 (office), 609-605-0874 (cell) or scoulby@camdencc.edu.

ADVISORY:CCC to become first-ever PAFA transfer institution

WHAT:  Camden County College will become the first college or university from which the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts will accept program transfer credits when the two institutions sign an historic articulation agreement.

WHEN:           1 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2009.

WHERE:         Sculpture Study Center, Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 128 N. Broad St., Philadelphia.

DETAILS:      The agreement outlines the requirements and conditions Camden County College students must meet to qualify for entry into the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts bachelor of fine arts program after completing their CCC associate’s degrees in fine arts.Among those taking part in the signing ceremony will be Camden County College President Raymond Yannuzzi, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts President Edward T. Lewis and Professor Kay A. Klotzbach of CCC, who was instrumental in bringing this unprecedented pact into existence.Founded in 1805, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts is America’s first school of fine arts and museum. Founded in 1967, Camden County College is the most comprehensive community college in New Jersey as well as one of the largest institutions of higher education in the state or region.

TO COVER:   Contact Susan Coulby (Camden County College) at 609-605-0874 or Gigi Lamm (Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts) at 215-972-2031 or 206-229-8897 or glamm@pafa.org.

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