A veteran New Jersey attorney and former director of the Camden County Board of Chosen Freeholders has been appointed to the Camden County College Board of Trustees.

Vincent P. Sarubbi, a partner with the law firm of Sarubbi & Sarubbi in Audubon, joined the college's 12-member governing body during its reorganization meeting. He was appointed by the current freeholder board to succeed Dr. Angelo S. Agro, who stepped down during the same meeting. Sarubbi will serve a four-year term ending in November 2005.

"We are delighted to have Vincent Sarubbi join us on the Camden County College Board of Trustees," said Kevin G. Halpern, board chairman. "The knowledge and range of experience he brings will serve us well throughout his current term and, hopefully, many terms thereafter."

Sarubbi holds a bachelor of arts degree from Rutgers University, where he has been co-founder and treasurer of the Graduate School Association and chairman of the Dean's Advisory Board for the College of Arts and Sciences. He also holds a juris doctor degree from Widener University's Delaware Law School, where he belonged to the Moot Court Honor Society. He was admitted to the New Jersey Bar in 1988 and is a member of the Camden County, New Jersey State and American bar associations.

With his firm, Sarubbi is engaged in the general practice of law with an emphasis in litigation services. Positions he has held as an attorney include special counsel for the Camden County Board of Adjustment; prosecutor for Haddon Heights and Waterford Township; public defender for Barrington and Haddon Township; solicitor for the Barrington planning board; and law secretary to New Jersey Superior Court Judge D. Donald Palese.

The Haddon Heights resident, who is married and the father of three, also belongs to the Order of the Sons of Italy in America, State of New Jersey.

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New and returning students alike will find in a single place all of the resources they need to sign up for Spring 2002 credit courses at Camden County College when one-stop registration starts Jan. 16.

The Gabriel E. Danch CIM Center will once again serve as the Blackwood Campus headquarters for open registration activities. Once inside the CIM Center, prospective and current students can procure transcripts and placement test scores; receive admissions and transcript evaluation; undergo academic advisement; enroll in classes; and handle financial matters.

To complete one-stop registration on the Camden City Campus, students must visit the second-floor advising center. At the William G. Rohrer Center in Cherry Hill, adult students requiring no financial aid or academic advisement assistance may register by visiting the information desk.

College personnel will be available at all three locations to assist students in navigating the system. Hours are 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Jan. 16, 17 and 22 as well as 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Jan. 18. The Rohrer Center also will provide registration services from 9 to 11 a.m. on Jan. 19.

Students signing up for courses must pay for or secure financial aid to cover at least 50 percent of their total semester bill. On Jan. 22, the college will begin registration on a space-available basis for senior citizens and tuition-waiver program participants.

Students also may choose to sign up for classes by telephone or online. These methods, however, require 100 percent payment by credit card. To register by phone, dial into the automated registration system at (866) CAMDEN-R. To register using the Internet, visit the college's site on the World Wide Web at www.camdencc.edu and click on the "Spring 2002 Credit Registration" link.

Most classes - as well as the late-registration period - begin Jan. 23.

Further details regarding registration are available by calling the college's toll-free information line at (888) 228-2466 or visiting its Web site at www.camdencc.edu and clicking on the "Spring 2002 Credit Registration" link.

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An attorney with Archer & Greiner, P.C., has joined the Camden County College Foundation Board of Directors.

John C. Connell, a partner and shareholder of the Haddonfield-based law firm, was appointed to the fund-raising organization by the foundation board. He will serve a three-year term ending in September 2004.

The Haddonfield resident holds a bachelor of arts degree from Columbia University, a master's degree in public administration from New York University and a juris doctorate from the Rutgers University School of Law. He is a member of the Camden County, New Jersey State, Pennsylvania and American bar associations.

Connell's practice emphasizes media and communications law; hospital and healthcare litigation; constitutional litigation; civil rights and employment litigation; and appellate advocacy. His community service includes affiliations with Goodwill Industries of Southern New Jersey; the Camden County Chapter of the American Red Cross; the Rotary Club of Camden City and Rotary District 7640; the Haddonfield Civic Association; and the Camden Center for Law and Social Justice.

The Camden County College Foundation raises private monies to support projects and services at the New Jersey institution. The non-profit organization's activities include benefit events such as an annual golf outing as well as solicitation of scholarship funds and major capital and planned giving campaigns.

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Camden County College personnel will provide information and conduct registration for the upcoming spring semester at five area locations during January, providing students with convenient alternatives to registering on campus in Blackwood, Camden or Cherry Hill.

Admissions, career planning and course enrollment will be discussed during each session. Also offered will be advisement concerning regular Spring 2002 classes as well as evening, weekend, mini-session, television, online and non-credit courses. Information on financial aid, childcare and other student services will be available.

Sessions have been scheduled to take place:

· Jan. 8, Cherry Hill Mall County Store, 2000 Route 38 at Chapel Avenue, Cherry Hill, 5:30 to 7 p.m.

· Jan. 9, Echelon Mall County Store, Burnt Mill and Echelon roads, Voorhees, 5:30 to 7 p.m.

· Jan. 14, Winslow Township County Store, 500-B Williamstown Road, Sicklerville, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

· Jan. 14, Haddon Township Library, 15 MacArthur Blvd., Westmont, 5:30 to 7 p.m.

· Jan. 15, Cherry Hill Mall County Store, 2000 Route 38 at Chapel Avenue, Cherry Hill, 5:30 to 7 p.m.

· Jan. 16, Echelon Mall County Store, Burnt Mill and Echelon roads, Voorhees, 5:30 to 7 p.m.

· Jan. 17, Cherry Hill Library, 11 Kings Highway North, Cherry Hill, 5:30 to 7 p.m.

For additional information, contact recruiter Ed Guidotti by telephone at (856) 227-7200, ext. 4660, or via e-mail at eguidotti@camdencc.edu.

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A technical training program developed by Camden County College for Comcast Corp. employees in New Jersey is now the company's national standard.

CCC originally was hired to develop a system for training 500 local technicians in the skills necessary to install hardware and software for Comcast's new modem-based, high-speed Internet service. Comcast worked hand-in-hand with Camden County College project coordinator Bill Bennett to create three courses: The eight-hour "Basic PC Applications," the 32-hour "Single Installer Skills" and the 24-hour "A Minus." Comcast officials were so pleased with the results they asked the college to develop a 40-hour trainer-orientation class so that the New Jersey courses could be implemented nationally.

"We have since delivered this class to 75 Comcast technical trainers, allowing Comcast to produce a homogeneous nationwide technical support staff," said Bill Mink, Camden County College's executive director of corporate and career development. "The trainers flew in from all over the country to take the class at our William G. Rohrer Center in Cherry Hill."

Comcast is the third-largest cable operator in the United States and one of the world's leading communications companies. This Fortune 500 corporation serves 8.4 million customers, including nearly two million digital-cable subscribers and approximately 550,000 high-speed Internet users.

Camden County College's Division of Customized Training creates and conducts instruction in areas such as information technology, manufacturing, management, customer service, healthcare, English as a Second Language and basic reading, writing and math skills for business/industry clients throughout the Delaware Valley and beyond. Companies served by the college include 3M, ARAMARK, Boeing, Harcourt Brace, Metrologic Instruments, Subaru of America, Vlasic Foods International and Wawa.

Services include free assessment of training needs and free assistance with applying for grants and other funding to offset the costs of customized training creation and delivery. Camden County College has helped its clients - including Comcast - obtain millions of dollars through New Jersey Workforce Development and other programs.

For further details, call Mink at (856) 874-6023 or e-mail him at bmink@camdencc.edu.

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December is the month for music at Camden County College, with an old favorite returning and what's sure to be a new favorite making its debut.

The Camden County College Community Choir, led by director Ken Ewan, will present its annual winter holiday concert on Dec. 9. "Portrait of the Season" will feature seasonal standards as well as an original piece by Dean Rishel.

This afternoon of song will begin at 3 p.m. in Dennis Flyer Memorial Theatre, which is located inside Lincoln Hall on the college's Blackwood Campus. Admission is $3.

Camden County College music majors, under the direction of Professor Michael Billingsley, will perform a semester-ending recital of jazz and pop pieces on Dec. 13. The event, titled "A Musical Journey," will serve as an opportunity for them to be graded on their mastery of melody and harmony while earning valuable public performance experience.

Most four-year schools offer its music students this type of opportunity on a regular basis. When Billingsley joined the Camden County College faculty earlier this year, he felt that incorporating the same opportunity into his music curriculum would be wise.

"Normally, our music students have had a final where they play for each other in class," Billingsley said. "They'll get even more out of doing this concert."

Taking the stage will be four groups of four students, one of which will perform vocal and instrumental works and three of which will perform instrument-only works. All of the ensembles will play existing compositions but follow arrangements that they have created for themselves.

This show will begin at 8 p.m., also in the Flyer Theatre. Admission is free, and free refreshments will be available.

For additional information about either the choir concert or the night of recitals, contact Billingsley by telephone at (856) 227-7200, ext. 4563, or via e-mail at mbillingsley@camdencc.edu.

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The Camden County College Foundation Board of Directors has installed its officers for the 2001-02 term, with all of last year's leaders retaining their positions.

Serving his third year as chairman is Gary Vermaat of Lenny, Vermaat & Leonard Inc. Realtors. The Haddonfield resident joined the foundation in 1996, serving on the fund-raising committee each year since then. He chaired that committee during the 1997-98 term and is doing so again this year.

Returning for his fifth year as vice chairman is Michael Carbone of Commerce Bank. The Sewell resident joined the foundation in 1996 and has served on the nominating committee each year since then. This year, he is serving as nominating chair and continuing his service as head of organizing committee for the foundation's annual golf outing.

Lydia DePersia of Shark Salsa Latin Productions is serving her sixth year as secretary. The Gibbsboro resident has been a board of directors member since 1995, serving on the fund-raising committee and chairing it during the 1996-97 term.

Bill Jones of Alloy, Silverstein, Shapiro, Adams, Mulford and Co. is serving his sixth year as treasurer. The Sewell resident has been on the board of directors since 1995, serving on the budget/investment committee and chairing it in 1996-97.

The Camden County College Foundation raises private monies to support projects and services of the college. Activities include the solicitation of scholarship funds as well as other initiatives such as the restoration of Jefferson Hall.

For further details or to make a contribution, contact the foundation's director, Laurence B. Pelletier, at (856) 374-4946.

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The Camden County College Board of Trustees has elected its officers for the 2001-02 school year, with all of last year's leaders retaining their positions for another year.

Continuing to serve as chair is Kevin G. Halpern of Cherry Hill. Halpern became a college trustee in 1995 and has chaired the board since the 1996-97 school year.

Returning as vice chair is Sandee G. Vogelson of Cherry Hill. Vogelson joined the board in 1995 and was secretary from 1998 to 1999. She has been vice chair since the 1999-2000 school year.

Continuing as secretary is Hazel T. Nimmo of Camden. Nimmo became a college trustee in 1994 and has been secretary since the 1999-2000 school year.

Returning as treasurer is Reginald C. Stevenson of Sicklerville. Stevenson joined the board in 1986 and was secretary in 1990, treasurer from 1990 to 1996 and vice chair from 1996 to 1999. He became treasurer again during the 1999-2000 school year.

The reinstallation of officers occurred during the board's annual November reorganization session. The trustees meet each month from September through June, with location rotating between the college's locations in Blackwood, Camden and Cherry Hill.

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Camden County College Community Theatre will select performers for its spring staging of the William Shakespeare tragedy "Romeo and Juliet" during open auditions at the college's Blackwood Campus on Dec. 18 and 19.

"Romeo and Juliet" follows the romance that begins innocently and ends tragically for the heirs of the warring Montague and Capulet families. The story of these "star-cross'd lovers" of Verona wasn't original when Shakespeare penned his version during Elizabethan times. It's become all the more ubiquitous - as the basis for the musical "West Side Story" as well as for countless other performance and literary works - in the centuries since.

Several dozen men and women of all ages or capable of playing a variety of ages are needed to fill the roles available in this production. Cast along with the principal parts of Romeo, Juliet, Mercutio, Tybalt, Juliet's nurse, Father Laurence, Prince Escalus and Paris will be the roles of the young lovers' parents and extended families.

Also cast will be three one-act plays to be presented by Stage II, the drama club recently formed by students at the college. The titles of these shows haven't been announced, so role details aren't yet available.

Auditions will run from 2 to 5 p.m. Dec. 18 and 6 to 9 p.m. Dec. 19 inside Dennis Flyer Memorial Theatre, which is located in Lincoln Hall. No monologues or advance scene preparation is necessary.

The one-acts will be presented on March 13, 14, 15, 16 and 17 inside The Little Theatre, also located in Lincoln Hall. Performances of "Romeo and Juliet" will be given on May 3, 4, 5, 10 and 11 inside the Flyer Theatre.

For further details about the auditions or the productions, contact Professor Jennifer Christensen by telephone at (856) 227-7200, ext. 4737, or via e-mail at jchristensen@camdencc.edu

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Anyone aged 23 or older who is considering enrolling at Camden County College for the Spring 2002 semester is invited to attend an information session for adult students. Each of the college's three locations will host one of these free "Workshop for the Adult Learner" sessions.

Included will be instant admissions, career planning, academic advisement, transcript evaluation and registration for spring classes. Arrangements concerning the receipt of credit for prior learning and experience will be discussed. So will the New Jersey Baccalaureate Degree Completion Program.

Available will be information concerning evening and weekend college, distance learning, personal interest classes and non-degree professional training. Details regarding student services such as day care and tutoring also will be offered.

The first session will be held at 6:30 p.m. Dec. 5 on the first floor of the College Community Center on the Blackwood Campus, which is located at College Drive and Little Gloucester Road in Gloucester Township.

The second is set for 6:30 p.m. Dec. 11 in the fifth-floor student lounge of the Camden City Campus, which is located at 200 N. Broadway in Camden.

The third will take place at 6:30 p.m. Dec. 12 in Room 106A-B of the William G. Rohrer Center, located at Route 70 and Springdale Road in Cherry Hill Township.

Prospective adult students should call to confirm attendance for the workshop of their choice and bring with them copies of any prior college transcripts.

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Camden County College's Nathan Courtois is one of just 400 students nationwide to receive a 2001-02 scholarship from the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation's Two-Year Colleges Program.

The 25-year-old Williamstown resident was among the 350 students presented with a $1,000 award this year. Fifty other students - one from each state - won a $2,000 award.

There are an estimated 5.4 million students enrolled in credit programs at community colleges throughout the United States. The fraction of them who are honored by the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation must achieve a record of academic success and perform at least 100 hours of community service during the preceding year.

Courtois, a member of Phi Theta Kappa honor society, volunteered at the Cathedral Kitchen in Camden and with Volunteers of American in Camden and Collingswood. The biology major - who plans to attend Rutgers University and become a research scientist, possibly in genetics - did everything from serve up hot food and wash dishes to assist with paperwork and clear roadways of debris.

"Volunteering is something I do anyway because I just enjoy helping people," Courtois said. "I never expected to be rewarded for it."

To be considered for the awards, students must be nominated by an administrator from their college. In her recommendation, Maralyn Mason, associate dean of academic and student support services, called Courtois "an outstanding student" and lauded him for maintaining a 4.0 grade-point average while spending so many hours serving the community.

The Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation is a joint endeavor of The Coca-Cola Co. and Coca-Cola bottlers throughout the United States. It remains one of the nation's largest corporate-sponsored, merit-based programs of its kind. Funding is provided by the Joseph B. Whitehead Foundation, which was named for an original Coca-Cola bottler.

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WHAT: "Continuity and Change: September 11 and Its Impact on American Law Enforcement," a free, public Camden County College panel discussion featuring five veterans of the local law-enforcement community.

WHEN: 7 to 9 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2001.

WHERE: Auditorium, Gabriel E. Danch CIM Center, Blackwood Campus.

WHY: This event is part of the college's ongoing series of activities - both in-house for college faculty, administrators and staff and public for the college and local communities - relating to the events of Sept. 11 and their consequences. Among these have been a community forum on Oct. 4; workplace seminars throughout September and October; and recent and future campus presentations from artistic, historical and other perspectives.

PANELISTS: Eugene J. Evans Jr. of Haddonfield, criminal justice program coordinator.
Anthony C. Trevelino of Deptford Township, assistant professor.
Steve Fluharty, of Cherry Hill, adjunct faculty member and retired New Jersey Superior Court judge.
Robert LaRatta of Philadelphia, adjunct faculty member, retired U.S. Customs Service agent and retired LaSalle University security department director
Chief William Johnson of Gloucester City, Gloucester City Police chief.

Topics to be covered include the "who" and the "why" of terrorism; citizen vulnerability and risk; anti-terrorism laws and civil liberties; airline/transportation security; and behavioral forensic profiling.

TO COVER: Contact Susan Coulby, media relations coordinator, by telephone at (856) 374-4949 or via e-mail at scoulby@camdencc.edu.

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Camden County College Community Theatre, in association with Learning Stages, will present a revival of the Thornton Wilder classic "Our Town" at the college's Blackwood Campus on Nov. 30 and Dec. 1, 7 and 8.

"Our Town" focuses on the lives and loved ones of Emily Webb and George Gibbs, a typical young couple residing in Grover's Corners, N.H., around the turn of the 20th century. This celebration of all that's ordinary about human existence won the 1938 Pulitzer Prize and went on to become Wilder's signature work as well as one of the most performed American plays of all time.

Theresa Reilly of Haddon Heights and Kevin Salvatore of Mantua Township star as the young couple, and Andrew Henry of Franklinville is the Stage Manager. Barbie Aristone of Elm and Kenneth Roehr of Erial play Emily's parents, and Dani Mucci of Sicklerville and Chris Hodges of Philadelphia portray George's parents.

Other featured players include Bob Abbott of Turnersville, Tracy-Ann Arthur of Lawnside, Matthew Bailey of Sicklerville, John-Michael DeSheplo of Sicklerville, Meg DeSheplo of Sicklerville, Vincent Desparrias of Elmer, Lindsay Hoffman of Laurel Springs, Lori Kuserk of Woodbury, Mike Peters of Woodbury, Mario Rapanaro of Glendora and Chris Scharnagle of Williamstown.

They are directed Renée Post of Pitman, who has been the managing director of Learning Stages since 1991. Trisha Aristone of Sicklerville is the production's assistant director.

Producers are Dr. Judith Rowlands of Cherry Hill, the college's assistant dean of arts, and Professor Jennifer Christensen of Philadelphia. Technical direction is by John O'Leary of Somerdale, and lighting design is by Jason Gonserkevis of Mantua Township.

Performances are at 8 p.m. in Dennis Flyer Memorial Theatre, located inside Lincoln Hall. Tickets are available at the door at a cost of $6 for adults and $3 for students, senior citizens and children.

For further details, contact Rowlands by telephone at (856) 227-7200, ext. 4377, or Christensen via e-mail at jchristensen@camdencc.edu.

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Images are only as good as the optical systems that generated them. A method of rating the quality of optical systems - such as those found in telescopes, microscopes, cameras, endoscopes, holography units and military surveillance equipment - is the subject of a grant-funded study now under way at Camden County College.

Dr. Leonard S. Khazan, assistant professor and coordinator of the college's nationally recognized photonics department, is spending the 2001-02 term conducting the study "Quantitative Measurements of Imaging Quality of Optical Components and Systems." This project received $15,000 - the maximum award available - from the Minority Junior Faculty Career Enhancement Grant Program of The Christian R. and Mary F. Lindback Foundation.

"Evaluation of imaging ability is an important and necessary step in any design, manufacturing, troubleshooting or repair of optical systems," Khazan said. "Developing the methodology of laboratory experiments to measure imaging quality of optical components and optical systems will allow both optical program students and industry professionals to make clear quantitative assessments of the systems they work with."

Khazan's is the third Lindback-winning proposal in four years for Camden County College. Business faculty member Rondald O'Neal won a Minority Junior Faculty Career Enhancement Grant in 1998, and computer information systems faculty member Dr. Thali Rajashekhara won one in 2000.

Khazan, a Cherry Hill resident, holds physics degrees at the master's level from Kharkov University in Kharkov, Ukraine, and the doctoral level from the Institute for Semiconductors at the Academy of Sciences of Ukraine in Kiev, Ukraine. He came to Camden County College as a full-time faculty member in 1998 after spending seven years as an adjunct professor at CCC and Rowan University and a visiting professor at Drexel University. The former research scientist holds eight patents and has published two books and more than 50 scientific articles.

While conducting his Lindback study this year, Khazan also is leading the college's development of the only one-year fiber optics certificate program in the Mid-Atlantic region. A $775,556 grant from the New Jersey Commission on Higher Education is financing that project.

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A troupe of Camden County College students will be dancing to make a difference on Nov. 2.

Members of the college's modern, jazz, ballet and movement classes will take the Dennis Flyer Memorial Theater stage twice that day to perform "You'll Be In My Heart," a recital to benefit the American Red Cross. It will be the sixth time that CCC dance students have let their feet do the fund-raising for a good cause.

In years past, monies raised by this annual event - including more than $200 last fall - have gone to the Young Parents Center of Camden County Council of Girl Scouts Inc. According to adjunct faculty member and recital director Mariarosa Milorey, this year's performers were determined to put the proceeds toward relief efforts undertaken in response to the events of Sept. 11.

"They all wanted to do something, and the Red Cross was the charity that they wanted to give to," Milorey said. "They wanted to use their talent to benefit people who are in really desperate need."

The program will feature student- and faculty-choreographed works performed to the sounds of live instruments, a live vocalist and recorded tracks. Selections will include pieces from the Broadway musicals "Aida" and "West Side Story"; the Tarzan film soundtrack; and Janet Jackson's latest album.

Performances will be given at 2 and 8 p.m. Dennis Flyer Memorial Theater is located inside Lincoln Hall on the college's Blackwood Campus.

Tickets cost $3 and are available at the door.

For further information, contact Dr. Judith Rowlands, assistant dean for the arts, by telephone at (856) 227-7200, ext. 4377, or send an e-mail to. jrowlands@camdencc.edu

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Camden County College will celebrate the richness and variety of the United States' Latin heritage with a month-long series of cultural events at the Camden City Campus.

Films, food and artifacts will entertain participants while educating them about what it means to be Hispanic. Many nations across the globe - Mexico, Spain, Cuba, Peru - are considered "Latin," and the differences among them have contributed to the diversity of the Latin community in this country.

Demonstrating this diversity will be:

o Nov. 1: Showing of "Siempre Piel Canela," a one-hour film on the Latin music of Louisiana jazz performer Bobby Campo, 1 p.m., fifth-floor student lounge.

o Nov. 7: Showing of "El Espirito de un Pueblo," a one-hour film on Latin music, 1 p.m., fifth-floor student lounge.

o Nov. 9: Showing of "Romance Del Cumbanchero," a one-hour film on the music of Puerto Rico-born Rafael Hernandez, 1 p.m., fifth-floor student lounge.

o Nov. 14: Latin American Food Festival, featuring edibles, music and dancing, noon to 2 p.m., first-floor cafeteria.

o Nov. 16: Latin American Cultural Exhibit, focusing on the diversity of Hispanic culture through artifacts, clothing and food, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., fifth-floor student lounge.

o Nov. 20: Showing of "Las Navidades en Puerto Rico," one-hour film about the celebration of Christmas in Puerto Rico, 1 p.m., fifth-floor student lounge.

Each event is free and open to the public.

For additional details, contact Rick Camacho, director of enrollment services at the Camden City Campus, by telephone at (856) 338-1817 or via e-mail at rcamacho@camdencc.edu.

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Demand for substitute school nurses remains high, so opportunities are lucrative for those with substitute certification. To meet this demand and to promote such opportunities, Camden County College is again offering its one-of-a-kind program to certify substitute school nurses.

The college's Office of School Relations first offered substitute school nurse training in cooperation with the Office of the Camden County Superintendent of Schools in October 2000. The course proved so popular - and its graduates so valuable to area school districts - that the decision to offer additional sessions was an easy one for administrators to make.

"Becoming certified as a school substitute is a great way for those with nursing degrees to earn extra income while working family-friendly hours," said Michelle Von Nieda, the college's coordinator of nursing and allied health programs. "Because the need for substitute school nurses always exists, those receiving certification are virtually guaranteed to have work opportunities."

Training is available to those who already have achieved graduate nurse or registered nurse status. Completion of the five-hour program allows these nurses to broaden their professional portfolios by earning the additional credentials required to substitute in schools. Same-day certification is standard, and continuing education units also are available.

This semester's session will run from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Nov. 20. It will take place in Room 114 of the college's Laser Institute of Technology, which is located on the Blackwood Campus. Representatives from a number of local schools will be on hand to recruit candidates for their substitute nurse rolls.

Cost is $60, which includes lunch and a binder of program materials.

For additional information or to enroll in the program, contact Von Nieda by telephone at (856) 227-7200, ext. 4566, or via e-mail at mvonnieda@camdencc.edu.

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Anyone can brush up on old skills or acquire new career credentials by enrolling in one of the many professional-development courses beginning at Camden County College over the next two months.

Among the new offerings are classes in the American Management Association certificate program. "Fundamentals of Human Resources" will run Oct. 29 to Nov. 12, and "Managing and Achieving Organizational Goals" will run Nov. 19 to Dec. 3. Both are scheduled at the William G. Rohrer Center in Cherry Hill from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays. Cost is $195 per course.

Also new at the Rohrer Center is "Network Cabling Systems." This course, which provides an introduction to the cabling techniques necessary for the latest technologies, will run 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Fridays from Nov. 9 to Dec. 7. Cost is $159.

Debuting at the Camden City Campus are seven one-day "quick-learn" skills seminars: "Introduction to Personal Computers" (Nov. 27), "Microsoft Word 2000 I" (Nov. 1 or Dec. 4), "Microsoft Word 2000 II" (Nov. 20), "Microsoft Excel 2000 I" (Nov. 29), "Microsoft Excel 2000 II" (Dec. 6), "Microsoft Access I" (Dec. 11) and "Microsoft Access II" (Nov. 13). Each runs 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and includes a one-hour lunch break. Cost is $99 per course.

For further details about these and other on-campus course offerings, visit www.camdencc.edu.

Also being offered for the first time are 24 career courses that can be taken via the Internet through the Education to Go network. Running from Nov. 14 to Dec. 21 or from Dec. 12 to Jan. 18 are classes in Internet use, Microsoft skills, management, business and purchasing. Cost ranges from $59 to $99 per course. For a list of courses and their descriptions, visit www.ed2go.com/camdencc.

Seventeen new courses in areas such as advertising design, digital imaging and Web design are available online through Sessions.Edu. Each runs Nov. 14 to Dec. 21 or Dec. 12 to Jan. 18. Cost ranges from $99 to $319. For a list of courses and their descriptions, visit www.sessions.edu/camden.

To register for any of this semester's non-credit course offerings, call the college's Division of Continuing Education at (856) 374-4955 for fax, mail or in-person enrollment instructions.

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Area residents can pursue an interest for fun or personal enrichment by enrolling in one of the many non-credit courses scheduled to begin at Camden County College over the next two months.

Still open this semester are several on-campus and dozens of online courses. Each of the recreational options outlined below is being offered by the college's Division of Continuing Education for the first time.

"The Wines of Italy" will be conducted Nov. 13 on the Blackwood Campus. This one-session class, which runs from 7 to 8:30 p.m., will provide an overview of wines produced in Italy and the characteristics they possess. Cost is $20.

For additional information about this course or any other non-credit offering available on one of the Camden County College campuses, visit www.camdencc.edu and click on the "Continuing Education" link.

Six other "for-fun" options can be taken via the Internet from Nov. 14 to Dec. 21 or from Dec. 12 to Jan. 18. "Genealogy Basics," "The Craft of Magazine Writing," "Writerrific: Creativity Training for Writers," "Personal Financial Planning," "A to Z Grantwriting" and "Speed Spanish" are available through the Education to Go online network. Cost is $79 per course.

For descriptions or further details regarding these Education to Go offerings, visit www.ed2go.com/camdencc.

To register for any of this semester's non-credit courses, call the Division of Continuing Education at (856) 374-4955 for fax, mail or in-person enrollment instructions.

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Five veterans of the law-enforcement community will provide fresh insight into the ramifications of recent terrorist attacks on the United States during a Nov. 14 public forum at Camden County College.

"Continuity and Change: September 11 and Its Impact on American Law Enforcement" will run from 7 to 9 p.m. in the auditorium of Gabriel E. Danch CIM Center, which is located on the college's Blackwood Campus. Admission is free, and anyone may attend.

Camden County College's first community forum on the September attacks took place Oct. 4 and consisted of a speech and an audience-comment period. This second such event, however, will take the form of a panel discussion.

Moderating the session will be Eugene J. Evans Jr., coordinator of the college's criminal justice program. Sitting on the panel will be Anthony C. Trevelino, assistant professor of criminal justice, and three adjunct faculty members. They are: Steve Fluharty, a retired New Jersey Superior Court judge; Robert LaRatta, a retired U.S. Customs Service agent and LaSalle University security department director; and Chief William Johnson of the Gloucester City Police Department.

Trevelino will explore the "who" and the "why" of terrorism while addressing citizen vulnerability and risk. Fluharty's remarks will cover the effects that proposed anti-terrorism laws could have on our civil liberties. LaRatta, one of the first sky marshals recruited in the 1970s, will focus on airline/transportation security, personal safety and behavioral forensic profiling. Johnson's comments will center on the new challenges now facing local law-enforcement organizations and officers.

This panel originally had been assembled for an in-house event for college faculty, staff and administrators. Impressed by the depth and breadth of information and experience shared by these veterans of the criminal justice field, however, college officials requested that the panelists make their insight available to the public.

For additional details about the forum, contact Evans by telephone at (856) 227-7200, ext. 4623, or via e-mail at gevans@camdencc.edu

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WHEN: 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2001.

WHERE: Taft Hall and Gabriel E. Danch CIM Center, Blackwood Campus.

WHY: Mole Day shows that chemistry is a fun rather than intimidating subject. It is marked at schools and scientific institutes around the world from 6:02 a.m. to 6:02 p.m. on the 23rd day of the 10th month to commemorate Avogadro's Number (6.02 times 10 to the 23rd power), which is the basic measuring unit in chemistry known as a mole.

SCHEDULE: 8:30 a.m., "Science in the Movies: Fact or Fiction?" lecture, auditorium, CIM Center.

Noon, "The Weakest Mole" game, Taft Hall.

12:30-3:30 p.m., "How Much Fat Is in Your Favorite Chips?" lab, Taft Hall.

Other activities will occur throughout the day in Taft Hall. These include Whack-a-Mole games, a sci-fi movie fest, an anti-smoking poster display and a drawing fora gift certificate. Also available will be information on chemistry-related careers.

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The Camden County College Office of Transfer and Student Employment Office will hold its annual fall transfer and job information fair at the Blackwood Campus on the evening of Oct. 23.

The 2001 fair will offer even more academic and career opportunities than the 2000 version. Officials from 16 four-year colleges and universities will join representatives from 14 area employers to staff this year's event, which will run from 6 to 8 p.m. on the second floor of the College Community Center.

On-the-spot interviews will be conducted by many of the visiting employer representatives. As a result, attendees are encouraged to "dress for success" and bring copies of their transcripts and/or résumés.

Participating institutions of higher education include the in-state schools New Jersey Institute of Technology, Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, Rowan University, Rutgers University and Thomas Edison State College. Attending from Pennsylvania will be Drexel University, LaSalle University, MCP Hahnemann University, Neumann College, Peirce College, Philadelphia University, St. Joseph's University, Temple University, Thomas Jefferson University, the University of Pennsylvania's College of General Studies and Widener University.

Employers attending include Boys and Girls Club of Camden County, Circuit City, Comcast Cable Communications, Commerce Bank, Contemporary Staffing Solutions, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Jenkinstaffing, JobRiot, New Jersey State Aquarium, Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center, Park Place Entertainment, Philadelphia Coca-Cola Bottling Co., Source 4 Teachers, Under the Sun Learning Center and United Parcel Service.

For additional information, call the Office of Transfer and Student Employment Office at (856) 227-7200, ext. 4268.

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Three longtime faculty members who have instructed the students of Camden County College for a combined total of 42 years have received the college's first awards for adjunct teaching excellence.

Virginia Bittner of Sewell was selected from the college's Division of Math, Science and Health Careers. Carl Durkow of Sewell was chosen from the Division of Business, Computer and Technical Studies. John Gordon of Turnersville was picked from the Division of Arts, Science and Humanities.

Committees within each division made the 2001 Camden County College Adjunct Faculty Teacher Excellence Award nominations. The winners received commemorative certificates during the institution's annual open house for part-time professors.

Bittner, a former high school teacher, has been with the Department of Health and Exercise Science since 1991. She holds bachelor's degrees in medical technology and chemistry from Cabrini College; a master's degree in secondary science education from what is now Rowan University; a certified personal trainer certificate from the American Council on Exercise; and a comprehensive science teaching certificate from the state Department of Education. She also teaches courses ranging from "Health and Wellness" to "Intermediate Weight Training" and serves on both the Health and Fitness Technology Advisory Committee and the Wellspring Fitness Center staff.

Durkow, who spent 10 years with TRW Inc. and has owned Light Line Engineering for 16 years, has been with the Department of Photonics/Physics since 1985. He holds a bachelor's degree in physics from Rutgers University as well as three patents for fiber optics tools and comp