CCC MLK CELEBRATION TO FEATURE FACULTY- AND STUDENT-CREATED TRIBUTES

Camden County College will honor the life and legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during a collegewide celebration planned for Friday, Jan. 21, 2005.

The presentation “My Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.: Collective Works by Faculty and Students of Camden County College” will feature poems and other commemorative pieces created by members of the CCC community. Each piece intends to recognize the impact that King’s life had on the American civil rights movement and, consequently, the United States as a whole. All of these compositions will be delivered to mark the 76th anniversary of the slain civil rights leader’s birth.

Faculty members and students are collaborating to create a moving program of individual and group works that are both personal and universal. Professor Marjorie Sokoloff, who heads the college’s Theatre Department, is coordinating the production.

“My Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.” will take place in Dennis Flyer Memorial Theatre, which is located inside Lincoln Hall on the college’s Blackwood Campus. The program is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m.

The national observance of the King holiday is set earlier that week. CCC is conducting its tribute several days later, however, to coincide with students’ return to campus for the spring semester.

Admission to “My Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.” is free, and members of the public are invited to attend.

For further details about this event, contact Margo Venable, who is the director of the college’s Office of Student Life and Activities. She can be reached by telephone at (856) 227-7200, ext. 4282, or via e-mail at mvenable@camdencc.edu.

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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 2005 credit courses at Camden County College when one-stop registration starts Jan. 12.

The Danch CIM Center will again host open registration activities on the Blackwood Campus. Current and prospective students will be able to procure transcripts and placement test scores, receive academic advisement, enroll in classes and handle financial matters.

To complete one-stop registration on the Camden City Campus, current and prospective students must visit the second-floor administrative offices in the Camden Technology Center. At the William G. Rohrer Center in Cherry Hill, registration may be completed at the information desk.

College personnel will be available to assist students at all three locations. Hours are 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Jan. 12, 13, 17, 18, 19 and 20 as well as 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Jan. 14 and 21.

Payment of at least 50 percent is required throughout the one-stop registration period. On Jan. 18, the college will begin registration on a space-available basis for those senior citizens and unemployed persons who are eligible to enroll for free through CCC’s tuition-waiver program.

Returning students also have the option of enrolling via the Internet. To register online, visit the college’s site on the World Wide Web at www.camdencc.edu and click on the “Spring 2005 Credit Registration” link.

Further details regarding registration are available on the Web site or by calling the college’s toll-free information line at (888) 228-2466.

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Seventy-five Camden County College students have been inducted into the Alpha Nu Mu chapter of Phi Theta Kappa, the international honor society for two-year colleges. Members must complete a minimum of 12 college credits and attain a cumulative grade-point average of 3.5 or higher. Chapter advisers are Professor Jennifer Hoheisel and Professor Anthony Fortini.

Inducted this semester were:

• Atlantic County: Lisa L. Zielinski, Linwood.

• Burlington County: Rita J. Biancosino, Burlington; Amar H. Desai, Marlton; Erica M. Durso, Marlton; Robert J. Lorenzi, Marlton;

• Camden County: Charmaine C. Allen, Pennsauken; Cierra A. Allen, Cherry Hill; Oguzhan Ayakta, Voorhees; Nicole Baxter, Somerdale; Christina M. Cannatella, Runnemede; Teresa Carroll, Audubon; Sean F. Castellanos, Hi-Nella; Regina M. Colalongo, Laurel Springs; Anishia K. Coleman, Hi-Nella; Margarita Colon, Camden; Franklin G. Cowherd, Camden; Daniel T. Darragh, Haddonfield; Diane Datz, Voorhees; Suzanne M. Daub, Gibbsboro; Thomas M. DeAngelis, Pennsauken; Laura J. Deeley, Oaklyn; Cathy Lyn Dennis, Cherry Hill; Amanda E. Diehl, Lindenwold; Jason L. Diperstein, Cherry Hill; April J. Ebling, Laurel Springs; Roberto Esposito, Lindenwold; Christopher S. Glackin, Haddon Township; Dana C. Grady; Audubon; Migdalia Guzman, Camden; Catherine G. Hall, Atco; Benjamin J. Hample, Audubon; Rosalie Hawn, Audubon; Megan E. Hee, Somerdale; Candace B. Hooper, Cherry Hill; Chantelle Israel, Sicklerville; Dana P. Issersohn, Voorhees; Gerald C. Joyce, Cherry Hill; Kotomi Kaihatsu, Stratford; Sean M. Luessenhop, Berlin; Charles J. Marchione, Cherry Hill; Gina T. Marioni, Mount Ephraim; Nicole L. Marks, Bellmawr; Chavon C. Owens, Blackwood; David G. Pyle, Cherry Hill; Amanda J. Rentz, Gibbsboro; Michele Richardson, Oaklyn; Nancy Rojas, Sicklerville; Abhirup Roy, Voorhees; Crystal L. Simpson, Berlin; Harold A. Smith, Camden; Mahoma Sosa, Pennsauken; Brian R. Thomas, Pine Hill; Denise M. Toff, Audubon; Tara M. Trongone, Glendora; Charles C. Tyminski, Cherry Hill; Jo Angela Vassey, Cherry Hill; Virginia B. Vaughn, Magnolia; Kimberly L. Velazquez, Camden; Zakiyyah I. Wilson, Pine Hill; Anthony D. Wolfe, Atco; Stephen M. Wyzykiewicz, Berlin; Sayuri Yoshii, Cherry Hill.

• Gloucester County: Jacob Cohen-Eller, Sewell; Amy L. Hillman, Swedesboro; Linda M. MacKnight, Sewell; Nicole R. Manganaro, Mantua; John M. Monayhan, Sewell; Anthony J. Pannacciulli, Pitman; Lisa L. Reign, Williamstown; Suzanne Scuilli, Sewell; Robert B. Sheridan, Williamstown; Jeannette A. Spina, Sewell.

• Salem County: Thomas H. O’Reilly, Monroeville.

• Out of State: Lassina Kone, Philadelphia, Pa.; Sung-Kyu Park, Elkins Park, Pa.

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WHAT: Writer Mark Drolsbaugh, author of Deaf Again and Anything But Silent, will deliver a presentation based on his books and complete a book-signing at Camden County College.

WHEN: 1 to 4 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 11, 2004.

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

WHY: Camden County College’s MidAtlantic Post-Secondary Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, along with its Deaf Culture Club, are co-sponsoring this free event as an exploration of deaf/hearing relations. Among the topics that Drolsbaugh will address are the rift between English and American Sign Language; the “hidden world” of the hard of hearing; political and educational oppression; and the idiosyncrasies of deaf culture as compared to the culture of the hearing. His presentation will mix humor and insight to evoke knowing nods from those within the deaf community and enlighten those who are new to its conventions.

DETAILS: Drolsbaugh was the hearing son of deaf parents through his toddler years, became hard of hearing as a child, became physically deaf as an adolescent and emerged as a culturally deaf adult.

Sign language interpretation and C-Print captioning services will be provided.

Continuing education units for teaching and other professional studies will be available.

TO COVER: Contact event coordinator Dennis Jones by telephone at (856) 374-5039; by TTY at (856) 374-4855; by fax at (856) 374-5003; or by e-mail at djones@camdencc.edu.

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“Children of a Lesser God” uses the love story of a young deaf woman and her hearing teacher to explore how the deaf and hearing cultures communicate, clash and collaborate. Written by Mark Medoff to be performed to hearing audiences, the drama requires a lead actress who is deaf rather than a hearing actress who is playing deaf. Phyllis Frelich won a Tony Award for originating the role of Sarah Norman on Broadway, and Marlee Matlin won an Oscar for her performance in the film version.

Denai Aytch of Lindenwold stars as Sarah in CCC’s production, communicating as she does in life primarily through sign language. Paul Jost of Vineland portrays her teacher and husband, James Leeds, whose own lines have been crafted to vocalize Sarah’s dialogue as well. Completing the cast are Joe Christopher of Turnersville; Brett Fauver of Millville; Lindsey Sherman of Gloucester City; Danene Vogt of Somerdale; and Paige Reinzo of Franklinville.

Professor Marjorie Sokoloff is the director. CCC Interpreter Education Program director Brian Morrison and his students interpreted rehearsals for Aytch and trained the hearing actors in the signing necessitated by the script. Interpreters will be available for deaf/hard of hearing audience members.

“Children of a Lesser God” will be performed at 8 p.m. Dec. 10, 11, 17 and 18 and at 3 p.m. Dec. 12 in Dennis Flyer Memorial Theatre, which is located inside Lincoln Hall. The Dec. 18 show, which will be followed by a reception with the cast, will serve as a benefit performance for the Camden County College Foundation’s Naureen Farooq Collazo Scholarship Endowment for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students.

Tickets for the Dec. 10, 11, 12 and 17 shows are available at the door at a cost of $6 for students, college staff and senior citizens or $10 for all others. Tickets for the Dec. 18 show are available in advance at a cost of $25 for the performance and party or $10 for just the performance or at the door at a cost of $35 for the performance and party or $20 for just the performance.

For additional information regarding the Dec. 10, 11, 12 and 17 shows, contact the Camden County College Theatre Department at (856) 227-7200, ext. 4737, or msokoloff@camdencc.edu. For further details regarding the Dec. 18 show and reception, contact the Camden County College Foundation at (856) 374-4946 or mmckelvey@camdencc.edu.

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A study by Community College Week newspaper has once again identified Camden County College as one of the fastest-growing two-year institutions of higher education in the United States.

CCC ranked 23rd among schools with 10,000 or more students. The college recorded a credit enrollment increase of 7 percent between Fall 2002 and Fall 2003, the semesters for which the most current comprehensive data are available. During that period, Camden County College's enrollment rose from 13,804 to 14,829.

CCC ranked 11 slots higher in this year's study than it had previously. In last year's study, the first of its kind to be conducted by Community College Week, the college had ranked 34th.

"Camden County College's mission is to provide affordable, convenient, academically excellent higher education to all who seek it," said CCC president Dr. Phyllis Della Vecchia. "Thanks in large part to our excellent faculty and an impressive range of quality programs, our enrollment growth serves as a positive indicator that we are fulfilling > our mission."

Community College Week conducted its study by analyzing figures submitted to the U.S. Department of Education by nearly 1,000 two-year institutions of higher education. The newspaper published the results as a special report titled "Here We Grow Again: America's Fastest Growing Community Colleges" in its Dec. 6 edition. Community College Week also conducts annual studies of overall enrollment totals and the nation's top associate's degree/career certificate producers. CCC has achieved significant placements in both of those studies in recent years. Earlier this year, for example, the latter study found that CCC ranked sixth nationwide in number of associate's degrees awarded to education majors.

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WHEN:   11 a.m. , Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2004 .

WHERE:  Cafeteria, College Hall, Camden City Campus , Camden County College , Broadway and Cooper Street , Camden .

DETAILS:        “Voices, Chapter I” is a one-hour dramatic and musical presentation that showcases the life stories and music of Patti LaBelle, Tupac Shakur and Billie Holliday. Local performers with numerous credentials of their own will portray this legendary trio.

Carla Benson (LaBelle), who is known as the “First Lady of Philadelphia Soul,” sang background vocals for LaBelle and recently performed in the award-winning documentary Standing in the Shadows of Motown. Lamont Dixon (Shakur), author of Urban Beats and Ghetto Blues, is the founder of the monthly jazz/poetry series in Camden called The Poet’s Den. Connie Jackson (Holliday), the writer and director who created this presentation, has sung throughout the United States and Europe.

Thanks to the co-sponsorship of Arline Construction LLC of Camden , admission to this event is free and open to the public.

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

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WHAT: Camden County College elementary/secondary education majors hosting their annual “Lunch with Santa” for local children.

WHEN: 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 4, 2004.

WHERE: Runnemede VFW Hall, Black Horse Pike and East Sixth Avenue, Runnemede, N.J.

DETAILS: CCC’s chapter of Kappa Delta Pi Education Honor Society -- which was the first community college chapter in the world -- makes community service a part of its membership activities. Inductees regularly conduct outreach events within Camden County. These include read-aloud days, the holiday luncheon and other affairs.

VISUALS: From 11 to 11:45 a.m., participating children will be served lunch and then begin face-painting and craft activities.

From 11:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m., they will participate in group circle activities.

From 12:15 to 1 p.m., they will have story time and a sing-along.

At 1 p.m., Santa Claus will arrive to the singing of “Santa Claus is Coming to Town.”

From 1 to 1:30 p.m., the children will sit with Santa and receive wrapped gifts. They will choose additional gifts from a selection of books.

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

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Stages at Camden County College, CCC’s theater production area, will select performers for its spring children’s play and main theater production during open audition sessions on Dec. 13 and 14. Each tryout begins at 7 p.m. in The Little Theatre, which is located inside Lincoln Hall on the college’s Blackwood Campus

The spring semester’s show for children will be “Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse,” which is based upon the children’s book of the same name by Kevin Henkes. This story teaches lessons about school, revenge and remorse by showing what happens when Lilly the mouse can’t stop playing with her musical purple pocketbook during class.

“Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse” will be performed on the college’s Blackwood Campus on Feb. 18 and 19.

The spring semester’s adult production will be Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “Oklahoma!” This Pulitzer Prize-winning dramatic, comedic and musical show uses song, dance and dialogue to explore a love triangle in the turn-of-the-20th-century American West. 

“Oklahoma” will be performed on the college’s Blackwood Campus on April 29 and 30 as well as on May 1, 6 and 7.

Actors of all ages and types are sought for these productions. Auditioning performers should be prepared to deliver a short contemporary monologue or read from provided scripts as well as sing 16 bars of a Broadway standard. An accompanist will be provided.

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

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Students of all ages, educational backgrounds and native languages can expand their professional and personal horizons by taking English as a second language (ESL) courses at Camden County College.

Many students enroll in ESL courses because they want to earn a college degree but must first develop their English skills. Some need to improve their English to get, keep or advance in a job. Others enroll because they want to live more comfortably in an English-speaking environment - to be able to talk with their children’s teachers, understand their doctors, communicate better when shopping and so forth. Still others feel that knowledge of English -- which truly has become the international language -- will benefit them when they return to their native countries.

CCC boasts an ESL student population from all over the globe. Ranging in age from 17 to 60-plus, many of these students are originally from African and South American nations while others are from Asian, European and other nations. A wide array of native languages is represented.

CCC’s ESL Program is at the forefront of using technology such as specialized software to help students develop their English skills. The program offers five levels of classes - beginning through advanced - in reading, writing, grammar and oral communication. Classes are available at all three of the college’s locations in Blackwood, Camden and Cherry Hill. Many meet during the morning or afternoon, and others meet in the evening. In addition, both the Blackwood and Camden campuses feature computer-assisted language labs that are reserved for ESL students only.

Financial aid is available for students with financial need, high school diplomas from institutions in the United States or their native countries and U.S. citizen, permanent resident or refugee status.

Placement testing for the Spring 2005 semester, which begins Jan. 19, is taking place now.

For more information about ESL classes in Blackwood or Cherry Hill, call Jesse Orlando at (856) 227-7200, ext. 4539. For Camden City Campus information, call Deirdre Gray at (856) 968-1311.

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 TASK FORCE RELEASES ECONOMIC IMPACT STUDY

CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY -- (November 17, 2004) -- A new study by the City of Camden Higher Education and Healthcare Task Force shows that its member institutions have a significant impact on the economic well being of both the city and county of Camden and New Jersey as a whole.

The report, which was released during a press conference at Cooper University Hospital today, indicates that these institutions have produced a sizable return on state investments, provided significant quality-of-life improvements to residents, and made multi-million dollar collective investments of tremendous value to the city and region.

The members of the Task Force are CAMCare Health Corporation, Camden County College, Cooper University Hospital, Lourdes Health System, Rowan University, Rutgers-Camden, University of Medicine and Dentistry of NJ, and Virtua Health.

Operating on the principle that a stronger Camden means a stronger county, region, and state, the member institutions are playing an important role in the rapidly expanding revitalization efforts in Camden and have taken primary responsibility for ensuring the fulfillment of the goals of the Camden Rehabilitation and Economic Recovery Act.

Located within Camden for many years, each of these institutions has served as a driving force for economic growth and development.  The study presents their collective commitment to promoting economic vigor and dramatic return on investments, and to providing civic and community leadership

According to State Senator Wayne R. Bryant, who was instrumental in the decision of the institutions to join forces to coordinate their support for the city’s revitalization, “The hospitals and higher education institutions of Camden have always been a vital force of stability and economic opportunity for our residents.  This study reflects the important multi-faceted role that they play and the solid return on investment they produce for Camden and all New Jersey.”

Among the study’s most notable findings is that each dollar invested by the state in the Task Force institutions produces a significant return on investment.  For every dollar in state financial support received, the institutions generate $20.60 in total spending and $8.60 in wages.  In addition, 82 cents of each dollar are recaptured by the state in the form of annual tax revenues estimated at $53.8 million (generated from institutional operations) plus another estimated $1.8 million (generated from institutional investments).

The effects of these returns cascade throughout the state’s economy.  For example, a collective $611 million in overall spending ($360 million in wages and $251 million in goods and services purchases) generated nearly $1.4 billion in total spending throughout the state.

The study also found that the Task Force is the leading employer in Camden, employing 7,224 full- and part-time workers or 33 percent of the non-governmental employees working in Camden, including 955 city residents.  Further, 55 percent of those employed by the eight institutions are Camden County residents and 91 percent of them are New Jersey residents. 

Moreover, the Task Force supports growth of area businesses and community organizations through activities such as spending by students, employees and visitors, financial transactions, facilities use, and charitable donations. Task Force members also attract new grant funding and renewal investments, the latter of which totaled more than $27 million in major capital projects in 2001.

In addition to the direct economic benefits, the study further highlights that task force members are responsible for educating more than 8,800 students and awarding more than 1,500 degrees and certificates each year.  The institutions also provide quality-of-life services such as pre-college preparation programs, job training, continuing education, professional teacher development, and medical services.

The Camden Higher Education Healthcare economic impact study was completed by The Roper Group in association with A. Ilan Consulting and is based on data from fiscal year 2001.

 Since the study began, the member institutions have made substantial progress on new capital projects in the city, funded in part from the $175 million Camden Rehabilitation and Economic Recovery Act of 2002.

 “The task force members form the foundation upon which a brighter future for Camden is being built,” Senator Bryant said.  “This study demonstrates that they are important assets and that our investments in them have been, and will continue to be, well worth it for the citizens and taxpayers of New Jersey.”

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WHAT:   Release of a new study focusing on the economic impact that the eight member institutions of the Camden Higher Education and Healthcare Task Force have had on the city’s revitalization.

WHEN:   11 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2004.

WHERE:  Front entrance, Cooper University Hospital, Haddon Avenue and Benson Street, Camden. Media representatives should park on the sidewalk area behind the adjacent fence and away from the hospital drive.

WHY:    The study shows that the Task Force’s member institutions have had and will continue to have a significant economic impact on the well-being of the City of Camden, Camden County and New Jersey as a whole. It indicates that these institutions have produced a sizable return on state investments, provided significant quality-of-life improvements to residents and collectively made multi-million-dollar investments to the city and region.

DETAILS:        The Task Force’s members are CAMCare Health Corporation, Camden County College, Cooper University Hospital, Lourdes Health System, Rowan University, Rutgers-Camden, University of Medicine and Dentistry of NJ and Virtua Health.

       
                Among the dignitaries set to present the study’s findings are state Sen. Wayne R. Bryant and the chief executive officers and other top-level administrators from each institution.

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CCC’s Alpha Alpha Psi chapter is the first branch of KDP to be established at a community college. Until the chapter received a charter and held its first induction ceremony in 2003, Kappa Delta Pi had been open only to students at or graduates of four-year colleges and universities.

KDP recognizes the scholarship of students who are pursuing education as an occupation and helps professional educators develop resources to grow throughout their careers. To apply for membership, students must achieve a 3.2 cumulative grade-point average for at least 50 credits of coursework.

Membership includes community service projects. These include activities such as the chapter’s third annual “Lunch with Santa” event, which according to chapter president Alice Buscio has been planned for Dec. 4 at the Runnemede VFW Hall.

Inducted this semester were:

• Burlington County: Kelly Ann Mulholland, Medford.

• Camden County: Nicole Estrella, Stratford; Jennifer Leigh Hendricks, Atco; Janice Elaine Hughes, Runnemede; Amy Ann Humphrey, Blackwood; Melanie Rosa Lewellen, Clementon; Lisa Hammond Mackin, Stratford; Nicole Marie Marabito, Berlin; Tammy Martin, West Berlin; Mary Ann Miles, Erial; Jesse Martin Palmer, West Berlin; Mindy Ann Pratt, Berlin; Stefanie Marie Snapp, Glendora; and Jamie Speiser, Stratford.

• Gloucester County: Erika Murphy, Sewell.

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Camden County College is offering convenient, individual assistance with Spring 2005 enrollment and registration during a series of special events planned for December and January.

Adult Learner Workshops are intended for anyone aged 23 or older who would like help with admissions, course selection and other tasks. Community Registration Events are intended for any new or returning student.

Scheduled are:

Adult Learner Workshop, 6:30 p.m. Dec. 7, CCC Camden City Campus, Camden Technology Center, Cooper Street, Camden.

Adult Learner Workshop, 6:30 p.m. Dec. 8, CCC Blackwood Campus, Danch CIM Center, Peter Cheeseman Road, Blackwood.

Community Registration Event, 5:30 p.m. Dec. 9, Haddon Township Library, MacArthur Boulevard, Westmont.

Community Registration Event, 1 p.m. Dec. 15, Haddonfield Visitors Center, Kings Highway, Haddonfield.

Adult Learner Workshop, 6:30 p.m. Dec. 15, CCC William G. Rohrer Center, Route 70 and Springdale Road, Cherry Hill.

Community Registration Event, 5:30 p.m. Jan. 12, Cherry Hill Mall County Store, Route 38, Cherry Hill.

Community Registration Event, noon Jan. 13, Winslow Township County Store, Williamstown Road, Sicklerville.

Community Registration Event, 5:30 p.m. Jan. 13, Echelon Mall County Store, Voorhees.

For additional information, call (856) 227-7200, ext. 4714.

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WHAT:   Students from Gloucester City Junior-Senior High School will explore future career options as part of Allied Health Professions Week at Camden County College.

WHEN:   9 a.m. to noon, Friday, Nov. 12, 2004.

WHERE:    9 a.m. - Washington Hall Ophthalmic Clinic (ophthalmic science)

10 a.m. - Truman Hall, Room 125 (medical laboratory technology)
11 a.m. - Madison Hall, Room 300 (paramedic science and dietetic technology)

WHY:            Allied Health Professions Week is a national observance that honors the approximately five million workers who are employed in more than 80 allied health fields throughout the United States. Allied health professionals, which constitute roughly 60 percent of all healthcare providers in this nation, support, facilitate and complement the roles of physicians and other healthcare specialists.

Through 2010, the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates a growth rate of 28.8 percent in the healthcare professions -- which is twice the rate of job growth in other professions -- and a need for more than five million new healthcare workers to fill resulting job openings.

DETAILS:        Camden County College’s Allied Health Professions Week provides discussions and demonstrations to highlight allied health majors that are offered by the institution. Area high-schoolers are attending to discover if one of these fields is right for them.

Students from Charles Brimm Medical Arts High School in Camden visited campus on Nov. 8. Students from Camden High School and Woodrow Wilson High School in Camden will do so on Nov. 17 and 22, respectively. All four field trips are sponsored, in part, by a Health Career Opportunity Program grant from the federal Health Resources and Services Administration.

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

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It’s alive, and it’s inhabiting Camden County College’s Blackwood Campus through December. CCC is one of just 80 stops for the nationwide traveling exhibition “Frankenstein: Penetrating the Secrets of Nature,” which was developed by the National Library of Medicine in Collaboration with the American Library Association. It has been made possible by major grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities, Washington, D.C., and the National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, Md.

" Frankenstein: Penetrating the Secrets of Nature” will be shown in the Blackwood Campus Library through Dec. 2. Complementing it is “Frankenstein Memorabilia from the Collection of Ron MacCloskey,” a display of 750 items from the largest privately owned collection of its kind on the East Coast. Planned in conjunction with these free exhibits are two free lectures and two free film screenings.

Scheduled are:

Lecture, “Frankenstein’s Scientific Background,” 7 p.m. Nov. 11, Dennis Flyer Memorial Theatre. Prof. Rita Connolly will explore whether the novel was science fiction or grounded in science.

Film, “Bride of Frankenstein,” 1:30 p.m. Nov. 12, Blackwood Campus Library. This 1935 sequel to the original features Boris Karloff reprising his 1931 role and Elsa Lanchester as his bride.

Lecture, “Morality & Science in the 21st Century,” 7 p.m. Nov. 18, Danch CIM Center. Prof. Jennifer Hoheisel will consider ethical dilemmas raised by the decision to create life.

Film, “Young Frankenstein,” 1:30 p.m. Nov. 19, Blackwood Campus Library. This 1974 comedy stars Gene Wilder as Dr. “Frahnken-shteen” and Peter Boyle as his monster.

For additional information, call library director Joan Getaz at (856) 227-7200, ext. 4406, or visit www.camdencc.edu/library/Frankenstein/frank.htm.

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Camden County College's dance students will perform their annual fall recital at 2 p.m. Friday, November 5; at 8 p.m. Friday, November 5; and at 8 p.m. Saturday, November 6.

Each performance will take place in Dennis Flyer Memorial Theatre, which is located in Lincoln Hall of Camden County College's Blackwood Campus.

This year's show is titled "Vindicated." It will feature student- and faculty-choreographed works to music by Norah Jones, Mase, Sarah McLachlan, Evanescence, Aerosmith, Maroon 5, Depeche Mode, Jimi Hendrix, The Doors and many others. In addition to recorded music, the event will feature live piano and vocal performances by Camden County College music students as well as brief theater excerpts.

General admission is $4, with proceeds going to help needy area families celebrate the holiday season.

For tickets, audience members can call 856-227-7200, ext. 4364.

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Players from four South Jersey counties will try for a national title when Camden County College competes in the 2004 National Junior College Athletic Association Division III Women’s Soccer Championship this weekend. The CCC squad earned its first trip to nationals after capturing this year’s Region XIX crown for the third time in five years.

CCC will play defending champions Mohawk Valley Community College, which is hosting the tournament in Utica, N.Y., on Saturday. The winner of that game will play either Springfield Technical Community College (Massachusetts) or Richland College (Texas) for the title on Sunday.

By county, the members of CCC’s team are:

• Atlantic County: Lindsay Corgliano of Hammonton.

• Burlington County: Tammy Lodge of Willingboro, Brittney Mancine of Mount Laurel and Michele Redman of Marlton.

• Camden County: Alicia Anderer of Collingswood, Samantha Becker of Clementon, Elizabeth Caccia of Laurel Springs, Jarece Coleman of Laurel Springs, Katie Ferrara of Somerdale, Rachel Guevara of Blackwood, Kelly Joyce of Blackwood, Stacey Miklosey of Blackwood, Andrea Scurti of Berlin, Cindy Serrano of Collingswood, Kristan Simone of Blackwood, Becky Vaughn of West Berlin, Rebecca Vindick of Pennsauken and Elisha Weckesser of Westmont.

• Gloucester County: Andrea Fiore of Williamstown and Rachel Treston of Turnersville.

Mancine and Redman are first-team All-Region XIX selections for 2004 and also have been named two of the year’s Top 5 Players in the region. Named first-team All-Region XIX as well this year was Caccia. Also this year, Corgliano and Vindick received first-team All-Garden State Athletic Conference honors and Fiore received second-team honors. In 2003, Becker was a first-team All-America selection.

The team is coached by John Gallagher. Captains are Becker, Guevara, Redman and Serrano.

Press contact for the tournament is Bob Lacell of MVCC. He can be reached by telephone at (315) 792-5330 or via e-mail at rlacell@mvcc.edu.

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Camden County College professor Dr. John L. Pesda will be available to provide political analysis to Philadelphia/South Jersey media outlets throughout Election Night 2004.

Pesda has been a faculty member at CCC for more than 30 years. He teaches history and political science and coordinates a free, public lecture series for the college each semester. He has been awarded grants from many organizations -- including the United States Institute for Peace, the Ford Foundation, the New Jersey Historical Commission and the Holocaust Education Commission of the New Jersey Department of Education -- to underwrite these endeavors.

This semester, Pesda created and hosted the college’s “Election 2004” lecture series. The renowned scholars and authors that he engaged for this series (which ended Oct. 28) included Stephen Wayne, author of The Road to the White House; Thomas Schaller, executive editor of the online political magazine Gadflyer; Jocelyn Crowley of the Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University; Ross Baker of Rutgers University; David Rebovich, managing director of the Rider University Institute for New Jersey Politics; John K. White, author of The Values Divide; and William O. O’Neill of Rutgers University.

Pesda chose the topic for his latest series for a simple reason: “Many voters see the presidential election of 2004 as the most important election in the last 100 years of American history,” he said. “National polls indicate that the country is almost evenly split, and there is great concern that the current campaign will conclude as chaotically as the previous one did in 2000. Since then, the United States has come to face domestic and international challenges that have produced great anxiety and division among its citizenry. These include the fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan; world terrorism; same-sex marriage; abortion; the future of the Social Security program; and campaign donations.”

Pesda holds a bachelor’s degree in history/education from Bloomsdale College and master’s and doctoral degrees in Russian history from Kent State University. He was named Teacher of the Year at CCC in 1991. He also has been honored by the Women’s Political Caucus of New Jersey; the Camden County Commission on Women; and the Jewish Community Relations Council of Southern New Jersey.

Pesda is a frequent public speaker, a former television host and a veteran of many broadcast and print interviews. To arrange for him to be a part of your Election Night coverage, contact CCC media relations coordinator Susan Coulby by telephone at (856) 374-4949 or (609) 605-0874 or via e-mail at scoulby@camdencc.edu.

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WHAT: Presentation of the 2004 FRANKY Award to monster magazine founder and publisher James Warren.

WHEN: 11 a.m. Friday, Oct. 29, 2004.

WHERE: Library lobby, Blackwood Campus, Camden County College.

WHY: New Jersey resident Ron MacCloskey, who is an avid fan of the Frankenstein story in all of its incarnations and a serious collector of related memorabilia, created the FRANKY Award. It honors those who have helped perpetuate the popularity of Frankenstein.

Warren founded and published several monster magazines that were inspired by the Frankenstein story. He entertained millions of kids and kids-at-heart throughout the 1960s and ’70s with publications that included Famous Monsters of Filmland, Creepy and Vampirella. Past recipients have included the daughter of Boris Karloff, whose portrayal of Frankenstein’s monster is a cinematic classic.

CCC’s Blackwood Campus Library was selected as one of only 80 stops for the national touring exhibition “Frankenstein: Penetrating the Secrets of Nature.” MacCloskey’s collection of pop-culture memorabilia is being shown in conjunction with the touring exhibition, and he selected the college as this year’s award location.

DETAILS: “Frankenstein: Penetrating the Secrets of Nature” was developed by the National Library of Medicine in collaboration with the American Library Association. It has been made possible by major grants from The National Endowment for the Humanities, Washington, D.C., and the National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, Md.

The touring and MacCloskey displays opened just in time for Halloween and will be viewable through Dec. 2. The college is sponsoring a number of related activities that are free and open to the public, including a lecture series by CCC faculty and a film series featuring various takes on Mary Shelley’s English Gothic novel.

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

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WHAT: Gala reception event to celebrate the opening of the “Frankenstein: Penetrating the Secrets of Nature” exhibit and related activities at Camden County College.

WHEN: 6 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 28, 2004.

WHERE: Lobby and auditorium, Gabriel E. Danch CIM Building, Blackwood Campus.

WHY: Camden County College’s Blackwood Campus Library was selected as one of only 80 stops for the national touring exhibition “Frankenstein: Penetrating the Secrets of Nature,” which was developed by the National Library of Medicine in collaboration with the American Library Association and made possible by major grants from The National Endowment for the Humanities, Washington, D.C., and the National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, Md.

The exhibition has arrived just in time for Halloween and will be viewable through Dec. 2. The college is presenting a number of related activities, including a lecture series by CCC faculty; a display of movie and pop-culture memorabilia; and a film series featuring various takes on Mary Shelley’s English Gothic novel. Also planned is the presentation of the 2004 FRANKY Award to magazine publisher James Warren in honor of his perpetuation of the Frankenstein phenomenon.

“Frankenstein: Penetrating the Secrets of Nature” was developed by the National Library of Medicine in collaboration with the American Library Association. It has been made possible by major grants from The National Endowment for the Humanities, Washington, D.C., and the National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, Md.

VISUALS: In addition to the exhibition and related displays of memorabilia in the library, there will be an array of film posters from various Frankenstein productions on display at the gala. Also present will be theater students portraying Mary Shelley and Percy Bysshe Shelley, and memorabilia collector/FRANKY Award creator Ron MacCloskey portraying Dr. Frankenstein. The lecture “Frankenstein: Reality & Myth” will be delivered by Professor John Pesda and Professor Robert Lorenzi beginning at 7 p.m.

TO COVER: Contact Susan Coulby, media relations coordinator, 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 is kicking off its new series of “fast-track” course options with a set of freshly added Fall 2004 courses that run just seven weeks. The other fast-track options include distance-learning sessions that allow students to learn from the comfort and convenience of home. They also include an on-campus winter inter-session that transforms the gap between the fall and spring semesters into an additional learning opportunity.

Each option packs a full semester’s worth of credit-earning into a condensed course designed to fit around the busy work and personal schedules maintained by so many students.

The seven-week courses begin the week of Oct. 27 and run through Dec. 17. Offered at the college’s Blackwood Campus will be “Accounting II,” “American Sign Language II,” “Community CPR -- American Red Cross” and “English Composition II.” Offered at the college’s Camden City Campus will be “Basic Psychology,” “Computer Literacy” and “Music Appreciation I.” Offered at the college’s William G. Rohrer Center in Cherry Hill will be “Accounting II,” “Elements of Statistics II,” “English Composition II,” “Health and Wellness,” “Intro to Management,” “Intro to Sociology” and “Sociology of the Family.”

The first distance-learning session runs Nov. 1 through Dec. 31. Offered will be “Art Appreciation,” “Human Biology” and “Intro to Nutrition.”

The second distance-learning session runs Dec. 13 through Jan. 30. Offered will be “American Literature I,” “Basic Psychology,” “Child Psychology,” “Cultural Geography,” “Developmental Psychology,” “Educational Psychology,” “Elementary French I,” “English Composition I,” “English Composition II,” “Intro to Management,” “Intro to Literature,” “Intro to Philosophy,” “Introduction to Sociology,” “Macroeconomics,” “Medical Terminology,” “Microeconomics,” “Trends in American Education,” “United States History I” and “Western Civilization I.”

The winter inter-session runs Dec. 20 through Jan. 14. Offered at the Blackwood Campus will be “Basic Psychology,” “Computer Literacy,” “English Composition I,” “Intro to Nutrition,” “Intro to Sociology,” “Math for Liberal Arts,” “Public Speaking,” “World Civilization I” and “World Literature I.” Offered at the Rohrer Center in Cherry Hill will be “Art Appreciation,” “Computer Literacy,” “Elementary Spanish I,” “Health and Wellness” and “World Civilization II.”

For enrollment information, call (888) 228-2466.

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Camden County College has received a grant of $400 from the New Jersey Council for the Humanities to present a free program on the writings of patriot pamphleteer Thomas Paine during Humanities Festival Week.

CCC English Department faculty members Eileen Radetich and Robert Lorenzi are using the grant and combining their creative forces to mark this annual celebration of the humanities at the college.

The theme for this year’s Humanities Festival Week is “We the People: Exploring the Rich and Diverse Histories of the People of New Jersey.” In keeping with the theme, Radetich and Lorenzi are presenting “Thomas Paine and His Powerful Political Pen.”

This program will consist of a lecture delivered by Lorenzi and an exhibit organized by Radetich. Both will explore the role that the one-time Bordentown resident played in the American Revolution.

“Paine penned a powerful argument for a republican form of government under a written constitution,” Radetich said. “His vision for humanity was quite admirable, and his writings inspired an entire nation.”

“Thomas Paine and His Powerful Political Pen” will be presented starting at 7 p.m. on Oct. 19. It will take place in the Danch CIM Center, which is located on the college’s Blackwood Campus.

The New Jersey Council for the Humanities is a state partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Humanities Festival Week, which has been designated for Oct. 16 to 24 this year, is unique to New Jersey.

Camden County College has received a grant of $400 from the New Jersey Council for the Humanities to present a free program on the writings of patriot pamphleteer Thomas Paine during Humanities Festival Week.

CCC English Department faculty members Eileen Radetich and Robert Lorenzi are using the grant and combining their creative forces to mark this annual celebration of the humanities at the college.

The theme for this year’s Humanities Festival Week is “We the People: Exploring the Rich and Diverse Histories of the People of New Jersey.” In keeping with the theme, Radetich and Lorenzi are presenting “Thomas Paine and His Powerful Political Pen.”

This program will consist of a lecture delivered by Lorenzi and an exhibit organized by Radetich. Both will explore the role that the one-time Bordentown resident played in the American Revolution.

“Paine penned a powerful argument for a republican form of government under a written constitution,” Radetich said. “His vision for humanity was quite admirable, and his writings inspired an entire nation.”

“Thomas Paine and His Powerful Political Pen” will be presented starting at 7 p.m. on Oct. 19. It will take place in the Danch CIM Center, which is located on the college’s Blackwood Campus.

The New Jersey Council for the Humanities is a state partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Humanities Festival Week, which has been designated for Oct. 16 to 24 this year, is unique to New Jersey.

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Camden County College president Dr. Phyllis Della Vecchia has been awarded the 2004 Christopher Columbus Day Award from the Order Sons of Italy in America, Grand Lodge of New Jersey, Sons of Italy Foundation.

Della Vecchia received the award, which honors her achievements as an Italian-American, during a presentation event held at Cooper River Park in Pennsauken. The Oct. 9 ceremony was conducted at the base of the Christopher Columbus statue that is situated on the park’s north side as the flags of Italy and the United States fluttered in the autumn breeze.

The Order Sons of Italy in America is the oldest, largest and most demographically diverse organization of Americans of Italian heritage in North America. Each year, the organization’s New Jersey affiliate honors an Italian-American who has made strong and positive contributions to his or her community while fostering a positive image of Italian-American culture.

Della Vecchia was selected as the recipient of this year’s award in recognition of her “exemplary, dedicated educational leadership and creative, entrepreneurial spirit.” Louis F. Cappelli Sr., the organization’s immediate past state president, presented Della Vecchia with her commemorative award.

“Dr. Phyllis Della Vecchia personifies the contributions that Italian-Americans have made to higher education,” he said. “As Camden County College president since 1993, she has led the college to empower thousands of residents, enhance the communities it serves and become the most significant educational, workforce, cultural and economic development resource in South Jersey.”

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The Professional Automotive Technicians Association (PATA) of Camden County has established a scholarship endowment to help Camden County College students enter a field that is filled with hundreds of thousands of lucrative career opportunities.

PATA has made an initial gift of $3,000 to the Camden County College Foundation and will match that amount each of the next four years until the endowment reaches $15,000. Income from the investment of this principal will fund an annual scholarship that will go to auto tech students who have completed at least 20 credits and achieved a grade-point average of at least 3.0.

CCC has offered programs in automotive technology for more than 20 years. Students seeking an associate’s degree can major in General Motors Automotive Services Education Program apprentice studies, Toyota Technical Education Network apprentice studies or general apprentice studies. Students seeking a career certificate can major in general technician studies, brakes/steering/suspension specialist studies, electrical/heating/air-conditioning-system specialist studies, engine-performance/driveability specialist studies or transmission/transaxle/power-train-system specialist studies.

Also available at CCC are a number of non-credit professional-development offerings. These include courses that allow experienced automotive technicians to update their skills and maintain state certification for vehicle inspection and repair of vehicle-inspection failures.

The National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence has forecast a great need for qualified automotive technicians each year for the next decade. The institute projects a need for more than 300,000 craft and specialized repair personnel as well as 60,000 mechanics, installers and repairers.

Graduates of CCC’s degree and certificate programs can expect to earn $60,000 to $70,000 after two years of experience with a General Motors, a Toyota or an independent dealer or garage.

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On Wednesday and Friday, Camden County College Professor Melvin Roberst will be assisting a group of about 10 high school students from Philadelphia's Overbrook High School as they design and construct a remote-controlled robot that they will enter in the B.E.S.T. Robotics Competition on November 6 at Penn State Abington. Professor Roberts met the Overbrook teacher this summer during a Drexel Fellowship and offered his coaching services.
They will be working on the Factory Floor and in the electronics labs (Room 103 and/or Room 105) of the Danch CIM Center on the Blackwood Campus.
Details about the contest are available at http://www.bestinc.org/MVC/.

THE STUDENTS SHOULD ARRIVE AROUND 2:45 P.M. ON WEDNESDAY.
THEY HAVEN'T SET FRIDAY'S TIME YET, BUT PROFESSOR ROBERTS CAN BE REACHED AT 856-227-7200, EXT. 4526.
To cover or for directions, contact the Office of Institutional Advancement at 856-374-4931.

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An impressive assemblage gathered on Sept. 29 to demonstrate once again their strong commitment to the revival of the City of Camden during an event to celebrate one of the most significant new additions to the city’s skyline. Gathering with Gov. James E. McGreevey to dedicate Camden County College’s Camden Technology Center were state Sen. Wayne R. Bryant, state Sen. Fred Madden and Assembly Majority Leader Joseph J. Roberts Jr. Also participating in the program were Camden County Freeholder Director Jeffrey L. Nash; Freeholders Riletta L. Cream, Thomas Gurick, Joseph Ripa and Louis Cappelli Jr; Camden Mayor Gwendolyn A. Faison; Camden City Council President Angel Fuentes; and Camden City Council members Israel Nieves and Dana L. Redd. Welcoming all was college President Phyllis Della Vecchia.

“We are joined by a common interest: our common devotion to and love for this city,” said Della Vecchia as she addressed the more than 150 guests and dignitaries in attendance. “Through cooperation, collegiality and working together for a common end, we see our success here in this building today.

“But today is not just about a building. It is about the educational programs leading to employment or transfer that it houses. It is about creating career pathways that will strengthen and expand Camden’s middle class and help make stronger neighborhoods.”

The $19.6 million, 278,000-square-foot Camden Technology Center was one of the first new construction projects to be completed under the Camden Rehabilitation and Economic Recovery Act. The college received $3.5 million from this legislation, which aims to restore Camden to its former status as the cultural and economic hub of South Jersey through the creation of a university district and other initiatives to bolster housing, public safety, infrastructure, business and medical resources.

McGreevey signed the $175 million Camden Recovery Act in 2002 and attended the Camden Technology Center’s ceremonial ground-breaking that fall. During the dedication, he noted how the facility and the initiatives that follow will “empower the next generation of Camden residents.” He also cited the “shared collective vision” that brought so many together to work for the city’s betterment.

“As it says in the Good Book, without vision, the people will perish,” the governor said. “As the number of technology jobs continues to increase, this technology center will give Camden residents a competitive edge and position the city for future growth.

“This center is a symbol of a greater recovery happening here in the City of Camden. I’ve been to more ribbon-cuttings and ground-breakings in Camden than in any other city in this state.”

Bryant, who was characterized by Della Vecchia as the “intellectual architect” of the Camden Recovery Act, praised McGreevey for having the faith to help the city “rise up and live out its dreams” of revitalization. He also confirmed the governor’s assessment of Camden’s progress.

“This city is blooming and blossoming everywhere,” Bryant said. “If you go out into the streets, you see people smiling because they know that opportunity is coming.”

Camden County College began providing educational opportunities to Camden residents in their hometown in 1969. In 1991, a five-story campus building opened at Broadway and Cooper Street. That structure, now known as College Hall, features conventional classrooms, a community meeting room, a student lounge, a child care center and laboratories for computer and science instruction.

Constructed across the street from College Hall and bordered by Broadway and Cooper, Sixth and Penn streets, the Camden Technology Center is the city’s major training facility for technology-driven careers in health, business and computer fields. Amenities that enhance both college and community include technologically “smart” learning spaces, an “electronic village” computer lab, fully wired conference rooms, a 621-space parking garage and the University District Bookstore.

The 13,500-square-foot bookstore, which opened for the Fall 2003 semester, was the first new commercial venture completed in the city under the Camden Recovery Act. The store offers a range of general titles and textbooks, comfortable chairs and an Internet cafe stocked with sandwiches, sweets, coffee and other beverages. The store is managed and operated by Follett Higher Education Group and provides a convenient place for students from the Camden campuses of Camden County College, Rutgers University and Rowan University to find the materials to satisfy their scholastic and between-classes needs. The facility also provides a place for the public to shop, read and relax.

More than 2,000 students took classes at Camden County College’s Camden City Campus per semester before the Camden Technology Center was built. The additional space and new academic programs offered by center should more than double that figure.

During the dedication ceremony for the Camden Technology Center, each of the speakers and audience members contributed a written message for a commemorative time capsule that will be opened in 2054. Until then, the sealed silver canister will be incorporated into the building’s décor. Other decorative elements within the center are history-themed art installations that feature images of vintage postcards, archive news photo and modern Camden locales. Many of these were acquired through the cooperation of the Camden Historical Society.

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WHAT:   Dedication ceremony for the Camden Technology Center, which was funded in part by the 2002 Camden Rehabilitation and Economic Recovery Act

WHEN:   11 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2004.

WHERE:  The Learning Theater, Camden Technology Center, Camden City Campus, Broadway and Cooper Street, Camden.

DETAILS:        The $19.6 million, 278,000-square-foot Camden Technology Center is the city’s major training facility for technology-driven careers in health, business and computer fields. Amenities that enhance both college and community include technologically “smart” learning spaces, an “electronic village” computer lab, fully wired conference rooms, a 621-space parking garage and the 13,500-square- foot University District Book

Participating along with Camden County College President Phyllis Della Vecchia will be Gov. James E. McGreevey, state Sen. Wayne R. Bryant, state Sen. Fred Madden, Assemblyman Joseph J. Roberts Jr., Assemblywoman Nilsa Cruz-Perez, Assemblyman David Mayer, Freeholder Director Jeffrey L. Nash, Freeholder Riletta L. Cream, Camden Mayor Gwendolyn A. Faison, Camden City Council President Angel Fuentes and Camden Chief Operating Officer Randy Primus.

VISUALS:        The participants will deliver brief remarks and create a commemorative time capsule.

Building tours and technology demonstrations will be available. Among the decorative elements of the building are history-themed art installations that feature images of vintage postcards, archive news photo and modern Camden locales.

TO COVER:       Contact Susan Coulby at (856) 374-4949, (609) 605-0874 or scoulby@camdencc.edu.

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Camden County College’s Internet site has topped the “Schools” category of the SouthJersey.com Best of the Web Awards for the third straight year.

SouthJersey.com, which receives roughly three million hits from more than 150,000 users each month, asked visitors to vote for their favorite Web sites in more than a dozen categories. Criteria included site content, ease of use and overall value to users. One winner was selected for each category, and other nominees received Award of Excellence designations.

Camden County College became one of the first institutions of higher education in New Jersey to launch a site on the World Wide Web when it did so in 1997. CCC also was one of the first community colleges in the United States to use the “.edu” extension in its Internet address, which is www.camdencc.edu.

Web specialist Jennifer Rienzi, who came to the college in 1999, led a redesign of the site in 2001. That process included adding more student services components, updating the contents of each area and streamlining the overall architecture. Rienzi will lead another redesign this fall.

“The next incarnation of the Camden County College Web site will be more ‘portal-like’ in its service components,” Rienzi said. “It also will have an all-new, more dynamic look and feel.”

CCC’s site currently consists of more than 1,000 pages, which include registration capabilities, individual faculty profiles, an extensive frequently asked questions area and a calendar listing all of the college events open to the public. Specialty segments include portals for Internet-based courses and the region’s Virtual Writing Lab.

The site receives more than 115,000 hits per month.

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Many voters see the presidential election of 2004 as the most important election in the last 100 years of American history. National polls indicate that the country is almost evenly split, and there is great concern that the current campaign will conclude as chaotically as the previous one did in 2000.

What makes this year’s campaign such a turning point in American history? Since 2000, the United States has come to face domestic and international challenges that have produced great anxiety and division among its citizenry: The fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan; world terrorism; same-sex marriage; abortion; the future of the Social Security program; and campaign donations.

“Election 2004: A Free Public Lecture Series” will provide current and future voters with a practical, nonpartisan understanding of the American political process. Each lecture will be delivered by a renowned political scholar at 7 p.m. in Dennis Flyer Memorial Theater on CCC’s Blackwood Campus.

By date, the scheduled lectures are:

-Sept. 22: “The Road to the White House 2004” with Stephen Wayne of Georgetown University, author of The Road to the White House. He will analyze the current political environment in historical perspective as well as the current candidates and issues.

-Sept. 29: “On the Cusp of Realignment? The 2004 Battle for the White House” with Thomas Schaller of the University of Maryland - Baltimore County, who is executive editor of the online political magazine Gadflyer. He will discuss political realignment using a historical approach beginning with the realignment between Lincoln’s election in 1860 and McKinley’s in 1896. He also will review realignment following FDR’s and Nixon’s elections and discuss the current Republican realignment and its impact.

-Oct. 6: “Have We Come a Long Way, Baby? Women in the Election of 2004” with Jocelyn Crowley of the Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. She will discuss if women elected to office do make a difference in the creation of public policy.

-Oct. 13: “Lawmaking Without Law” with Ross Baker of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. He will explain how Congress gave up serious lawmaking on Super Tuesday and became a forum for attacking and defending presidential candidates. Baker also will discuss why this happened and its consequences.

-Oct. 20: “Swing State or Solidly Democratic? New Jersey in the 2004 Presidential Election” with David Rebovich of Rider University, who is the managing director of the Rider University Institute for New Jersey Politics. He will analyze New Jersey’s role in the presidential and congressional elections.  His also will consider whether a strong showing by the Democratic presidential candidate will sweep Democratic challengers into New Jersey congressional seats currently held by Republicans.

-Oct. 27: “The Values Divide: Religion and Politics in the Election of 2004” with John K. White of Catholic University of America, who is the author of The Values Divide. He will speak about the role of religion in politics, both historically and in the present, explaining the difference in voting habits between those who attend church, mosque and synagogue regularly and those who don’t. White will focus on how society’s values have shifted over time to cause what seems to be a permanent rift in American politics.  He also will consider how the decline of the “traditional” family, the diminishing influence of large church organizations and the introduction of new religions will affect the 2004 election.

This lecture series is made possible by a grant from the New Jersey Council for the Humanities, a state partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Any views presented do not represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities or the New Jersey Council for the Humanities.

Because Camden County College has been designated as an official New Jersey Professional Development Provider, state-certified teachers can earn three hours of approved professional development for each lecture that they attend. Certificates will be distributed after each session. Teachers are encouraged to invite their colleagues and their students to the presentations.

For further details regarding the lecture series or the credit-earning opportunities for teachers, contact Pesda by telephone at (856) 227-7200, ext. 4432, or via e-mail at jpesda@camdencc.edu.

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A first-time Camden County College fund-raiser will provide entertainment and information for the local deaf and hard of hearing community on Saturday, Sept. 18. It also will provide the hearing community with the opportunity to gain insight into another culture.

The Fall ASL Festival -- the “ASL” stands for American Sign Language -- will run from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. as a prelude to Deaf Awareness Week, which is Sept. 20 to 24. The event will take place, rain or shine, in the Wilson Cafeteria of the college’s Blackwood Campus.

Featured will be performances by a deaf clown, artwork by a deaf sculptor, raffles, children’s games, face-painting and balloon-sculpting. More than 30 vendors, restaurants and non-profit service providers will staff information and product tables throughout the event. For-profit enterprises include text telephone (TTY) and relay companies; clothing, craft and other retailers; and restaurants such as Pizza Hut, Chili’s and Kaju’s. Participating non-profits will include Milestone Community Healthcare Deaf Services Center, the New Jersey Division of Vocational Rehabilitation, the New Jersey Division for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, the New Jersey Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, the New Jersey Library for the Blind and Handicapped, Creative Access, Center for Family Service, the Mid Atlantic PostSecondary Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing and Camden County College.

Admission is $5 per person, with proceeds going toward Happy Hands Camp for deaf and hard of hearing youngsters and the Naureen Farooq Collazo Academic Endowment for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. Happy Hands Camp has been sponsored by the college for more than 10 years. The endowment was started last year to fund scholarships for deaf and hard of hearing students attending CCC.

The endowment memorializes Naureen Farooq Collazo, a star student at CCC. Born deaf in Pakistan, where those with disabilities are regarded as second-class citizens and special-needs schools are underfunded and undersupported, she and her family emigrated to New Jersey so she could receive a better education. She died unexpectedly of sudden heart failure in 2002. She was 24.

The Fall ASL Festival is being organized by her husband, Victor Collazo, who is an administrator with the college’s South Jersey Evaluation and Employment Services for the Deaf (SEED) Program. Collazo -- who is hearing -- regularly collects school supplies and ships them to the school in Pakistan that his wife had attended so other children won’t have to do without as she did. He said that the festival was conceived as a way to serve both of the communities that he is a part of while raising money for a cause that is dear to him.

“For one, it’s a day of recognition in that it recognizes that we have such a big deaf and hard of hearing community in South Jersey,” Collazo said. “It’s also a great way for the hearing community to experience a new culture, one that has its own language and its own way of being. And the main thing is to build the endowment.”

For additional information about attending the event, contact Collazo by telephone at (856) 227-7200, ext. 4582; using TTY at (856) 374-4911; through fax at (856) 374-4879; or via e-mail at vcollazo@camdencc.edu.

Reporters, editors or photographers wishing to cover this event should contact Susan Coulby, CCC media relations coordinator, by telephone at (856) 374-4949 or (609) 605-0874 or via e-mail at scoulby@camdencc.edu.

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WHAT: Phyllis Pearl, Camden County superintendent of elections, will visit two classes of
Camden County College students to discuss the importance of voting and how it makes a difference in our society.

WHEN: 9 a.m. and 10 a.m., Monday, Sept. 13, 2004.

WHERE: 9 a.m.: Truman Hall, Room 216-B, Blackwood Campus.
10 a.m.: Trailer C-02, Blackwood Campus.

WHY: Professor Eileen Radetich, an English instructor, regularly develops and coordinates public programs for the college and local communities. She has invited Pearl to address her classes on how critical an activity voting is in erms of citizen rights and responsibilities.

Such activities are a hallmark of Camden County College’s drive to serve its community.

DETAILS: Radetich also had Pearl speak to her students last year. She found that nearly all of her students were NOT registered to vote. As a result of Pearl’s talks, all of them subsequently registered.

This year’s election is a hot topic on Camden County College’s campuses. A public lecture series and a free professional-development course for state-certified teachers are focusing on the subject throughout September and October. In addition, an employee- and student-coordinated voter-registration campaign will be taking place at all three CCC campus locations during the same period.

TO COVER: Call Susan Coulby at (856) 374-4949 or e-mail scoulby@camdencc.edu.

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Camden County College is offering over 50 courses in a range of subjects as “later-start” options, making CCC the college of choice for students who couldn’t enroll in August but still want to take classes this semester.

Registration is now being accepted for classes at the college’s Blackwood Campus, Camden City Camden and William G. Center in Cherry Hill. Enrollment also is possible for a number of online and televised classes. Each of these options run for 13, nine or seven weeks.

Thirteen-week campus-based courses begin the week of Sept. 13 and run through the week of Dec. 17. Available in Blackwood are “Accounting I,” “Criminal Law,” “Computer Literacy,” “Reading Skills III,” “Writing Skills III,” “English Comp I,” “English Comp II,” “Intro to Literature,” “Elementary German I,” “Intro to Business,” “Math Fundamentals,” “Concepts of Math,” “Intermediate Algebra,” “Elements of Statistics I,” “Educational Psychology,” “Developmental Psychology,” “Intro to Sociology” and “Public Speaking.” Available in Camden are “English Comp II,” “Intro to Nutrition,” “Coed Aerobic Fitness/Exercise,” “Elementary Algebra” and “Basic Psychology.” Available in Cherry Hill is “Child Psychology.”

Thirteen-week telecourses also begin the week of Sept. 13 and run through the week of Dec. 17. Offered this semester are “Microeconomics,” “Cultural Geography,” “Western Civilization I,” “Western Civilization II,” “U.S. History I,” “U.S. History II,” “Intro to Business,” “Principals of Marketing,” “American Federal Government,” “Basic Psychology,” “Abnormal Psychology” and “Child Psychology.”

Seven-week campus-based courses begin the week of Oct. 27 and run through the week of Dec. 17. Available in Blackwood are “Accounting II,” “American Sign Language II,” “English Comp II,” “World Civilization II,” “Community CPR/ARC,” “Math Fundamentals” and “Basic Psychology.” Open in Cherry Hill are “Accounting II,” “Microeconomics,” “Intro to Management,” “Elements of Statistics II,” “Basic Psychology,” “Sociology of the Family” and “Elementary Spanish II.”

Also available is one nine-week online course, which begins the week of Oct. 4 and runs through the week of Nov. 30. Still open to registering students is “Keyboarding I.”

To enroll, call the Camden County College Office of Records and Registration toll-free at (888) 228-2466 or visit www.camdencc.edu and click the “Fall 2004 Credit Registration” button.

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Stages at Camden County College, CCC’s theater production area, will select performers for its fall children’s play and main theater production during open audition sessions on Sept. 5 and 7.

This semester’s show for children is an adaptation of “Snow White” that was written by Professor Margie Sokoloff. This modern take on the classic tale casts the story’s familiar characters - princess, prince, dwarfs, witch and so forth - in a new light.

“Snow White” will be performed on the college’s Blackwood Campus on Oct. 22 and 23 and as a locally touring show through mid-November.

This semester’s adult production is “Children of a Lesser God” by Mark Medoff. This drama details the romance and marriage of a young deaf woman and her hearing teacher.

“Children of a Lesser God” will be performed on the college’s Blackwood Campus on Dec. 10, 11, 12, 17 and 18.

Actors of all ages and types are sought for these productions. Performers who are deaf or hard of hearing are encouraged to try out as American Sign Language interpreters will be in attendance.

Auditions will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 5 and from 7 to 10 p.m. Sept. 7.

They will be conducted in Dennis Flyer Memorial Theater, which is located inside Lincoln Hall on the Blackwood Campus. Auditioning actors should bring a brief, contemporary monologue or be prepared to read from provided scenes.

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

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Voting is the focus of two major activities planned at Camden County College this fall. The first, a campuswide voter-registration campaign, is being supported by employee and student groups, with employees Elisabeth Bass, Elaine Bobrove, Karen Feldman, Margo Venable, Joanne Kinzy and Kay O’Hanlon and students Carl Boyd and Thyson Halley spearheading the effort. The second, a series of speeches slated on the college’s main campus, has been organized by faculty member John Pesda.

Many voters see the presidential election of 2004 as a turning point in American history.National polls indicate that the country is almost evenly split, and there is great concernthat the current campaign will have the same chaotic conclusion as the previous one in 2000. That election was one of the most contentious in American history. Since then, the United States has come to face immense domestic and international challenges that have produced great anxiety and division among its citizenry. There is the fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan, along with the larger issue of world terrorism. There are ongoing social
issues such as same-sex marriage and abortion. There is the questionable future of the Social Security program. There also is the issue of how campaign donations affect the electoral process and government itself.

Because of the importance of this year’s election, voter-registration tables have been set up at the college’s enrollment events. Also featuring registration tables will be the Welcome Back Barbecues for students that have been scheduled for Sept. 15 in Blackwood and Sept. 17 in Camden. In addition, voter-registration forms are being distributed to faculty teaching at each of CCC’s locations so that they can be offered to students who may have not yet registered to vote.

“Election 2004: A Free Public Lecture Series” will provide current and future voters with a practical, nonpartisan understanding of the political process. The presentations in this series will run Wednesday nights through Election Day in the Dennis Flyer Memorial Theater, which is located inside Lincoln Hall on the college’s Blackwood Campus.

By date, the scheduled lectures are:

Sept. 15: “The 2004 Election in Historical Perspective: A Second Gilded Age” with William O. O’Neill of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey.

Sept. 22: “The Road to the White House 2004” with Stephen Wayne of Georgetown University.

Sept. 29: “On the Cusp of Realignment? The 2004 Battle for the White House” with Thomas Schaller of the University of Maryland - Baltimore County.

Oct. 6: “Have We Come a Long Way, Baby? Women in the Election of 2004” with Jocelyn Crowley of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey.

Oct. 13: “Lawmaking Without Law” with Ross Baker of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey.

Oct. 20: “Swing State or Solidly Democratic? New Jersey in the 2004 Presidential Election” with David Rebovich of Rider University.

Oct. 27: “The Values Divide: Religion and Politics in the Election of 2004” with John K. White of Catholic University of America.

This lecture series is made possible by a grant from the New Jersey Council for the Humanities, a state partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Any views presented do not represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities or the New Jersey Council for the Humanities.

Because Camden County College has been designated as an official New Jersey Professional Development Provider, state-certified teachers can earn three hours of approved professional development for each lecture that they attend. Certificates will be distributed after each session. Teachers are encouraged to invite their colleagues and their students to the presentations.

In addition, Pesda is teaching a tuition-free course for teachers called “Topics in History:
Presidential Elections in American History.” It will meet in Room 209 of Madison Hall, also on the Blackwood Campus, at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesdays. It is worth both undergraduate and professional development credit.

For further details regarding the lecture series or the credit-earning opportunities for teachers, contact Pesda by telephone at (856) 227-7200, ext. 4432, or via e-mail at jpesda@camdencc.edu.

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Stages at Camden County College, CCC’s theater production area, will select performers for its fall children’s play and main theater production during open audition sessions on Sept. 5 and 7.

This semester’s show for children is an adaptation of “Snow White” that was written by Professor Margie Sokoloff. This modern take on the classic tale casts the story’s familiar characters -- princess, prince, dwarfs, witch and so forth -- in a new light.

“Snow White” will be performed on the college’s Blackwood Campus on Oct. 22 and 23 and as a locally touring show through mid-November.

This semester’s adult production is “Children of a Lesser God” by Mark Medoff. This drama details the romance and marriage of a young deaf woman and her hearing teacher.

“Children of a Lesser God” will be performed on the college’s Blackwood Campus on Dec. 10, 11, 12, 17 and 18.

Actors of all ages and types are sought for these productions. Performers who are deaf or hard of hearing are encouraged to try out as American Sign Language interpreters will be in attendance.

        Auditions will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 5 and from 7 to 10 p.m. Sept. 7. They will be conducted in Dennis Flyer Memorial Theater, which is located inside Lincoln Hall on the Blackwood Campus. Auditioning actors should bring a brief, contemporary monologue or be prepared to read from provided scenes.

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

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Camden County College’s Blackwood Campus Library has been selected as one of only 80 stops for a national touring exhibition on Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein.

“Frankenstein: Penetrating the Secrets of Nature” was brought to life by the National Library of Medicine and the American Library Association. Its nationwide tour, which continues through the end of 2005, is being funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Frankenstein, or The Modern Prometheus is one of the most widely read English Gothic novels ever penned. This story of a doctor who plays Creator and then abandons his creation -- with dire consequences -- was published in 1818. Since then, the story has developed from popular fiction into a classic work of literature, a source for cinematic exploration and an enduring icon of pop culture.

According to CCC library director Joan Getaz, “Frankenstein: Penetrating the Secrets of Nature” examines Shelley’s novel and her use of scientific experimentation as a metaphor as she comments on individual and community responsibility as well as other cultural values. The exhibit prompts viewers to examine their views about personal and societal responsibility for science, its products and their effects.

An opening reception for the exhibit will be held in CCC’s Danch CIM Center, which is located on the Blackwood Campus, on Oct. 28. The show will be viewable in the Blackwood Campus Library through Dec. 2. Viewing hours will be 8:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays; 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Fridays; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays; and noon to 3 p.m. Sundays.

In conjunction with the exhibit, CCC is presenting a lecture series by CCC faculty; a display of movie and pop-culture memorabilia; and a film series featuring two comedic and two dramatic takes on the Frankenstein story. Also planned is the presentation of the 2004 FRANKY Award, which will go to magazine publisher James Warren in honor of his perpetuation of the Frankenstein phenomenon.

For further details, visit www.camdencc.edu/library/Frankenstein/frank.htm.

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The addition of a new associate's degree and a new continuing education program are making Camden County College the college of choice for local students interested in pursuing a career in sports management.

Growth in competitive sports, recreational sports programs and sports-related businesses has created a job market for individuals trained in sports management. Career options include marketing, public relations, education, event planning, facility management, athletic direction and coaching positions within amateur athletics organizations, professional athletics organizations, educational institutions, athlete-representation agencies, sporting equipment/souvenir merchandisers, sports media, health/fitness facilities and resorts.

Studies indicate that there are approximately five million jobs at all levels of the sports management field throughout the United States and that nationwide employer demand for employees with training in sports management will grow at a rate of 29 percent through 2008. In the Delaware Valley region alone, the last five years have seen the establishment of professional hockey, soccer, lacrosse and baseball teams and the creation of the hundreds of administrative jobs that these teams require.

The two programs debuting at CCC are:

A 63-credit associate in science degree, which is the first degree in sports management to be offered by a New Jersey community college. The program, which will take full-time students about two years to complete, includes courses in humanities, social sciences, technology, mathematics and economics as well as courses in exercise science, health/wellness, first aid, sports management and business. It also includes an internship so that students can gain practical knowledge and experience. The program is based on the college's Blackwood Campus.

For those who want to continue their studies toward a baccalaureate degree in sports management, transfer is available to many four-year institutions in the region. Among these schools are Rowan, Rutgers, Temple, Widener and Penn State universities as well as the University of Delaware.

A continuing education certificate in sports management, made possible through the college's teaming with internationally recognized sports marketing and information firm InfoSport Inc. This 80-hour program is worth eight continuing education units - not degree credits - and provides a comprehensive foundation in the basic components of the sports and recreation industries.

This study option is a quick ticket into the field, requiring the completion of just five mini-courses: "General Sports Management: The Sports Business" (Sept. 13 to 22); "Sports Marketing" (Sept. 27 to Oct. 6); "Event Management and Security" (Oct. 11 to 20); "Sports Facility Management" (Oct. 25 to Nov. 3); and "Legal Issues in Sports: Risk Management" (Nov. 8 to 17). Each will offered from 6 to 10 p.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays at the college's William G. Rohrer Center in Cherry Hill.

For additional information regarding the associate's degree program, contact Dr. Nicholas DiCicco at (856) 227-7200, ext. 4264, or ndiccico@camdencc.edu. For further details about the continuing education program, contact InfoSport president Julie D. Lanzillo at 610-716-5446 or jdlanzillo@infosportinc.com.

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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 Fall 2004 credit courses at Camden County College when one-stop registration runs from Aug. 23 to Sept. 3.

The Gabriel E. Danch CIM Center will again host open registration activities on the Blackwood Campus. Current and prospective students will be able to procure transcripts and placement test scores, receive 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 of the new Camden Technology Center. At the William G. Rohrer Center in Cherry Hill, students 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. Aug. 23, Aug. 24, Aug. 25, Aug. 26, Aug. 30, Aug. 31, Sept. 1 and Sept. 2 as well as 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 27 and Sept. 3.

On Aug. 27, the college will begin registration on a space-available basis for senior citizens and tuition-waiver program participants. Most full-semester classes are scheduled to begin the week of Aug. 30 to Sept. 3. Later-start and mini-session courses begin in subsequent weeks.

Returning students also have the option of signing up for classes online. To register using the Internet, visit the college's site on the World Wide Web at www.camdencc.edu and click on the "Fall 2004 Credit Registration" link.

Further details regarding registration are available on the Web site or by calling the college's toll-free information line at (888) 228-2466.

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Nothing's more accessible than when it's right in the neighborhood. That's why Camden County College is offering more than 40 courses in six community locations for the Fall 2004 semester, making it the college of choice for local residents seeking high-quality higher education at their convenience.

CCC's neighborhood-based courses begin the week of Sept. 7 and continue though the week of Dec. 15. Most are worth three college credits.

New this year are an entire slate of offerings running for the first time at Camden Catholic High School in Cherry Hill. Subjects at this location include accounting, art appreciation, macroeconomics, English composition, nutrition, business, psychology, Spanish, public speaking and philosophy. All meet from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. on Mondays.

Returning this semester are the off-campus programs established by CCC at Collingswood High School (computer literacy, English composition, history, health, business, psychology and sociology), Gloucester City Junior/Senior High School (mathematics and psychology), Pennsauken High School (English composition, nutrition, mathematics, psychology, sociology, Spanish and public speaking), Eastern High School in Voorhees (art appreciation, English composition, history, psychology and Spanish) and Winslow Township High School (computer literacy, English composition, psychology and mathematics). Most of these classes meet from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. on weekday evenings.

Those who need classes to be even closer than right around the corner can enroll in one of CCC's additional options. This semester, there are 73 online courses and 17 telecourses that can be completed from the convenience of home as well as 19 "hybrid" courses that blend distance and on-campus learning. Start dates vary.

For additional information about any of these offerings, call the Office of Records and Registration at (856) 227-7200, ext. 4250, or visit the college Web site at www.camdencc.edu and click on the "Fall 2004 Credit Registration" button.

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Camden County College is offering convenient, individual assistance with enrollment and registration at a series of special events in August. These sessions are among the reasons why CCC is the college of choice for students of all ages who need one-on-one attention to get their Fall 2004 semester started.

Adult Learner Workshops are intended for anyone aged 23 or older who is considering enrolling at CCC and would like personalized help with admissions, course selection and other issues. Community Registration Events are intended for any new or returning student who would like in-person aid with their registration tasks without having to leave their communities.

Attendees should bring with them copies of any prior college transcripts.

Scheduled are:

* Adult Learner Workshop, 6:30 to 8 p.m. Aug. 18, CCC Blackwood Campus, College Drive.

* Community Registration Event, 5:30 to 7 p.m. Aug. 19, Echelon Mall County Store, Voorhees.

* Community Registration Event, noon to 2 p.m. Aug. 20, Gloucester Township County Store, Blackwood-Clementon Road, Clementon.

* Community Registration Event, 5:30 to 7 p.m. Aug. 23, Cherry Hill Mall County Store, Route 38.

* Adult Learner Workshop, 6:30 to 8 p.m. Aug. 24, CCC William G. Rohrer Center, Route 70 and Springdale Road, Cherry Hill.

* Community Registration Event, noon to 2 p.m. Aug.25, Haddonfield Visitors Center, Kings Highway.

* Community Registration Event, 5:30 to 7 p.m. Aug.25, Haddon Township Library, MacArthur Boulevard.

* Community Registration Event, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Aug.27, Winslow Township County Store, Williamstown Road, Sicklerville.

For additional information, call (856) 227-7200, ext. 4660, or e-mail dferry@camdencc.edu.

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Camden County College has begun a partnership with the New Jersey Institute of Technology that will enable the North Jersey institution to continue offering courses in South Jersey.

NJIT discontinued its previous South Jersey offerings this spring. At that time, it closed the programs that it had been conducting in Burlington County. Numerous reasons were cited.

The primary goal of the new NJIT and CCC partnership is to expand opportunities for students from Camden County and its environs to complete NJIT baccalaureate, master's degree and advanced training programs. By offering individual and corporate NJIT courses in Camden County, the partnership also aims to maximize the use of state- and county-supported facilities, improve the technological expertise of New Jersey's workforce and help develop regional business and industry.

The partnership will be initiated during the Fall 2004 semester, when seven master's-level courses in engineering management and computer information sciences will be offered at CCC's William G. Rohrer Center in Cherry Hill. Additional offerings in applied technologies and related fields will follow at Blackwood and Camden campuses.

"This new partnership is very important to Camden County College because it underscores one of our primary goals, and that is maintaining access to public higher education for our students," CCC president Dr. Phyllis Della Vecchia said during a signing ceremony for the agreement. "As public institutions of higher education, access is an important part of both of our missions. NJIT is the premier technological institution of higher education in the state of New Jersey, and we are happy to keep it here in South Jersey."

Joining Della Vecchia to sign on behalf of CCC was provost Dr. Raymond Yannuzzi. Signing for NJIT were president Dr. Robert Altenkirch and provost Dr. Joel Bloom.

For more information regarding NJIT classes at CCC, call (800) 624-9850.

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Camden County College's new Camden Technology Center will host its first open house event for recent high school graduates and other prospective students on Aug. 17.

This is the first time that such an event will be held in the center, which is hosting its first full semester of classes this fall. The open house will take place in the center's Learning Theater (Room 210) from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Admission is free.

On hand will be information about the more than 130 degree and certificate programs offered at CCC. Also available will be details about which options have the most transfer options and job prospects and advice about how to select the right major.

Application instructions will be reviewed, and attendees will have the opportunity to enroll and schedule placement testing. Registration for Fall 2004 classes also will be available.

Information regarding the state-sponsored NJ STARS Program will be a special highlight of the event. NJ STARS will fund a CCC education for every Camden County student who places within the top 20 percent of his or her high school class, graduating in 2004 or thereafter. Financial aid and additional funding programs will be discussed as well.

Among the other topics to be discussed will be college services, campus resources, athletics and student activities. The program will include breakout sessions for individual and small group topics.

Tours of the Camden Technology Center will be provided. Light refreshments will be served.

For additional information about this event, call the college at (856) 968-1279.

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Camden County College graduates more education majors than all but five of the educational institutions in the United States, according to an annual analysis of federal Department of Education data conducted by Community College Week newspaper.

Using statistics from the 2002-03 term, the most recent available, the study found that Camden County College ranks sixth nationwide in terms of associate's degree completion in the area of education. That year, the college awarded 152 degrees in education.

CCC is a known leader for undergraduate and post-baccalaureate education. It was the first two-year college in the nation to establish a chapter of Kappa Delta Pi Education Honor Society, which previously had been open only to students at four-year institutions. In addition, the college hosts an array of professional development opportunities for state-certified educators each year. CCC also offers an "alternate route" program for teacher certification in cooperation with New Jersey City University.

According to Community College Week, Camden County College also ranks among the nation's top 50 community colleges in another discipline. This year's study showed that CCC is 35th in communication technologies/technicians and support services with 23 such degrees awarded.

In addition to subject area, the study analyzed degree production in terms of student demographics. Camden County College ranks 81st nationwide in number of degrees earned by black students, with 157 such degrees awarded. CCC also ranks 93rd nationwide in number of degrees earned by non-minority students, with 731 such degrees awarded.

To be included in the study, institutions must operate within the 50 United States or the District of Columbia. They also must be eligible to receive financial aid funding under federal Title IV legislation.

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A state Workforce Development Grant will enable Camden County College and the Cherry Hill Regional Chamber of Commerce to provide free business and technology training to small and mid-sized New Jersey businesses. This opportunity will allow companies to upgrade the skills of their employees without paying high corporate training prices.

As a "preferred training provider" for the New Jersey Department of Labor, Camden County College is authorized to help participating companies construct their state Workforce Development Grant applications and provide the desired training without charging participants any fees or commissions. The college already has helped corporations such as Comcast, Cigna, Baxter Pharmaceuticals, Pepsi Cola, J&J Snack Foods and Metrologic Instruments obtain millions of dollars in training at no cost to them.

The Cherry Hill Regional Chamber is working with CCC to promote these offerings through its Chamber Advantage Program.

Courses available include "Occupational Spanish," "Customer Service," "Leadership Training," "Team Building" and "PC Applications." Each one aims to increase employee communication and motivation - high levels of which can be key to greater productivity and profits.

Training sessions will be conducted during the day at the college's William G. Rohrer Center, which is located at Route 70 and Springdale Road in Cherry Hill. Employees who complete their training program successfully will earn a certificate along with continuing education units (CEUs).

Businesses interested in taking advantage of this program should contact Allen Magid of Camden County College by telephone at (856) 874-6016 or via e-mail at amagid@camdencc.edu or Trammell McKnight of the Cherry Hill Regional Chamber of Commerce by telephone at (856) 667-1600, ext. 306, or via fax at (856) 667-1464.

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WHAT: A signing ceremony to make official an agreement that will bring New Jersey Institute of Technology offerings to Camden County College locations.

WHEN: 11:30 a.m., Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2004.

WHERE: CCC's William G. Rohrer Center, Route 70 and SpringdaleRoad, Cherry Hill.

WHY: NJIT and CCC are entering this partnership to better serve students, taxpayers and employers throughout the Garden State. The primary goal is to expand opportunities for students from Camden County and its environs to complete baccalaureate, master's and other advanced NJIT courses.

By offering individual and corporate NJIT courses and programs in Camden County, the partnership also aims to maximize the use of state- and county-supported science/technology facilities, improve the technological expertise of New Jersey's workforce and help develop regional business and industry.

DETAILS: NJIT discontinued its previous South Jersey offerings this spring, when it closed the programs that it had been running in Mount Laurel.

The NJIT-CCC partnership will be initiated duringthe Fall 2004 semester, when master's-level courses in engineering management and computer information sciences will be offered at the Rohrer Center. Hopes are that additional offerings in applied technologies and related fields at CCC's Blackwood and Camden campuses will follow.

Participating in the signing event will be Dr.Robert Altenkirch, NJIT president; Dr. Phyllis Della Vecchia, CCC president; Dr. Joel Bloom, NJIT provost; Dr. Raymond Yannuzzi, CCC provost; and Dr. Edward McDonnell, CCC executive dean.

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

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Camden County College is using a grant of $393,253 from The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) to recruit and train a diverse workforce of certified nurse aides.

The grant was awarded under the RWJF's New Jersey Health Initiatives program. The monies are funding an allied health career pathway for 150 residents of urban Camden and other South Jersey communities who are unemployed, underemployed or just completing high school.

Certified nurse aides or CNAs -- sometimes called "nursing assistants" -- are paraprofessionals who work under the direct supervision of registered nurses in a variety of healthcare settings. CCC's program adheres to the state Department of Health and Senior Services Training and Competency Evaluation Program, which prepares CNAs for work in long-term-care facilities. Employer need for a diverse workforce will continue to grow as the population ages and more Americans enter such facilities.

CCC is offering training sessions that run over six weeks and provide 97½ hours of instruction leading to certification eligibility, six college credits and employment contacts. Students who successfully complete the program, which is being operated from the Camden City Campus, also will be prepared to continue their career paths through enrollment in one of the college's advanced allied health programs. Participants could seek a degree or a career certificate in nursing, medical radiography technology, surgical technology, respiratory therapy or any of dozens of other options.

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, based in Princeton, N.J., is the nation's largest philanthropy devoted exclusively to health and healthcare. CCC's project was among nine selected for funding by the RWJF out of 47 proposals submitted under the New Jersey Health Initiatives Agenda program, which supports innovative projects addressing workforce shortages in selected healthcare occupations in New Jersey.

Potential participants can contact Robynn Anwar by telephone at (856) 227-7200, ext. 4567, or via e-mail at ranwar@camdencc.edu for information about financial aid and other enrollment issues.

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Thirty Camden County College students have been inducted into Psi Beta, the national psychology honor society for two-year institutions.

Psi Beta, which belongs to the Association of College Honor Societies, is affiliated with the American Psychological Association. CCC's chapter operates under the supervision of faculty advisers Dr. William Curtis, Dr. Jack Cohen, Dr. Marie English and Dr. Frank Mitchell. To be considered for membership, students must attain a cumulative grade-point average of 3.0 or higher, complete a minimum of 15 college credits and attain at least a "B" average in all psychology courses they complete.

The 2004 inductees are:

* Atlantic County: John Massie, Mays Landing.

* Burlington County: Jacqueline Dorner, Marlton; Rose Freudenberg, Mount Laurel.

* Camden County: Helen Albertelli, Cherry Hill; Priscilla Baker, Haddonfield; Lonnette Celeste Blair, Sicklerville; Gian Damico, Blackwood; Rebecca Lynn Eckhart, Pine Hill; Kathleen Patricia Fowler,
Collingswood; Carolyn Evans Gallagher, Voorhees; Lisa Gibson-Kellam, Camden; Gwendolyn Adeena Howard, Somerdale; Laura Ilgenfritz, Glendora; Shae Kelly, Voorhees; Andrew Kimball, Blackwood; Angela
Catherine Meluso, Laurel Springs; Jennifer Joy Monson, Berlin; Monica, Morici, Atco; Kimberly Pajdak, Cherry Hill; Bindiya Hasmukh Patel, Bellmawr; Nihit Shah, Bellmawr; Isaac Stobezki, Cherry Hill; Robin
Marie Walko, Collingswood; Varnnie Williams-Victor, Laurel Springs; James Wynn, Clementon; Heather Anne Yurick, Laurel Springs; Lauren Kate Zapata, Voorhees.

* Gloucester County: Janice Clark, Turnersville; John Joseph Steen, Deptford.

* Out of State: Richard Haberle, Fort Myers, Fla.

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Sixteen of Camden County College's top dietetic technology students have become the nation's first inductees of Delta Tau, a new, two-year national honor society affiliated with the Kappa Omicron Nu honor society for four-year colleges and universities.

This isn't the first time that CCC has achieved an honor society first. In 2003, the college became the first two-year institution in the world to receive a charter for a chapter of the Kappa Delta Pi Education Honor Society - which formerly was open only to students at four-year institutions.

Delta Tau was founded to honor top students who are enrolled in an associate's degree program specializing in dietetic technology, dietetics, nutrition, food science, health/wellness or another area of human science. Delta Tau recognizes and encourages excellent scholarship, research and leadership within the specializations.

Camden County College offers the only two-year dietetics program in the region. Four-year programs - and Kappa Omicron Nu chapters - are available at Rutgers University, Montclair State University, Drexel University and Penn State University.

According to CCC faculty adviser Maureen Reidenauer, to be considered for membership in Delta Tau students must have completed 12 credits of college-level coursework and be ranked within the top 35 percent of their class. Reidenauer noted that this spring's inductees dove right into the research area of their membership, conducting a scholarly investigation into student body-mass-index perceptions and successfully presenting the resulting paper during a New Jersey Dietetic Association conference.

By county, those charter Delta Tau inductees are:

* Atlantic County: Laura Levonchuck, Ventnor.

* Burlington County: Becky Adams, Medford; Melanie Earl, Fort Dix; Marybeth Fish, Mount Laurel; Maryann Kay, Mount Laurel; Nancy Kocher, Moorestown; Lisa Kennedy, Marlton.

* Camden County: Priscilla Ayeni, Collingswood; Donna Buck, Haddonfield; Magda Cabrera, Oaklyn; Kierstan Marshall, Collingswood; Gary Slayback, Cherry Hill; Nancy Startare, Cherry Hill.

* Gloucester County: Suzanne Burke, Sewell; Janelle Myers, Williamstown; Laura Scholz, Clayton.

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Eighty-two members of the Camden County College Class of 2004 earned a diploma from nursing school along with the associate of science degree they received.

CCC has maintained co-operative agreements with both Our Lady of Lourdes School of Nursing and Helene Fuld School of Nursing in Camden County since 1980. Students enrolling in one of these co-op programs complete academic coursework through the college and intense clinical studies through one of the nursing schools. Students who complete all requirements for either program become eligible to sit for the New Jersey State Registered Nurse Licensure Examination.

Degrees are conferred upon the nursing graduates at the college's regular commencement exercises. During separate ceremonies conducted by the nursing schools, these students receive their diplomas and school pins. This year, the college graduated 22 Our Lady of Lourdes students and 60 Helene Fuld students.

By county and by school, this year's CCC nursing graduates and their hometowns are:

ATLANTIC COUNTY

Helene Fuld - Renee M. Myers, Pleasantville; Sharon R. Restuccio, Hammonton; Jennifer Serback, Egg Harbor Township.

BERGEN COUNTY

Our Lady of Lourdes - Sheri Polumbo, Fairview.

BURLINGTON COUNTY

Our Lady of Lourdes - Tiffany Becker, Medford; Allison Cahill, Palmyra; Elissa Canales, Willingboro; Simona Gorohovsky, Marlton; Elizabeth Swope, Shamong.

Helene Fuld - David Andrews, Marlton; Merridith J. Bramble, Cinnaminson; Jennifer Calabrese, Mount Laurel; Debra McClernan, Cinnaminson; Kathleen A. Motter, Maple Shade; Nicole A. Neely, Medford; Amanda Patrizio, Maple Shade; Sheri Rector, Maple Shade; Rikki E. Werner, Lumberton.

CAMDEN COUNTY

Our Lady of Lourdes - Danielle Arangio, Mount Ephraim; Tami Barnett, Merchantville; Lindsay Burrows, Clementon; Denise Elliot, Westmont; JuQuay Still, Pennsauken; Mary Ulmer, Lindenwold; Carolyn Welty, Berlin; Frances Wright, Berlin; Katie Young, Stratford.

Helene Fuld - Anthony F. Alfano II, West Berlin; Maureen L. Andrews, Atco; Mateo S. Arroliga, Lindenwold; Dana L. Byrd, Sicklerville; Robin M. Carabin, Voorhees; Ernesto R. Chavez Jr., Blackwood; Shannon M. Clapper, Collingswood; Katherine P. Cook, Sicklerville; Andrew J. Czekalski, Oaklyn; Melanie M. Gines, Voorhees; Leena Hardikar, Voorhees; Janka J. James, Magnolia; Gayle H. Johnson, Pine Hill; Petrina Monica Kamaray, Pennsauken; Melissa S. Karmels, Somerdale; Danielle Krueger, Stratford; Andrea L. McAleer, Cherry Hill; Linda J. McCrae, Albion; Nicole McFetridge, Runnemede; Megan E. O'Kane, Audubon; Meredith Olsen-Clapper, Collingswood; Lindsay A. Pardee, Somerdale; Natasha L. Pezzetta, Clementon; Lena F. Robinson, Blackwood; Kathleen Rucci, Atco; Elizabeth Spivey, Somerdale; Paula Skelly, Atco; Jaclyn M. Smith, Audubon; Robin Lynn Stewart, West Berlin; Patti A. Stubblefield, Berlin; Pauline Sunkett, Voorhees; Jersey R. Tsai, Cherry Hill; Virginia Wheeler, Blackwood; Jennifer L. Wright, Laurel Springs.

CUMBERLAND COUNTY

Our Lady of Lourdes - Christa Leeds, Beverly.

Helene Fuld - Jamie L. Headley, Dorchester.

GLOUCESTER COUNTY

Our Lady of Lourdes - Erica Bautista, Sewell; Clare Coady, Glassboro; Leanna Fernandez, Woodbury; Kathleen Luckiewicz, Turnersville; Shannon Rakitis, Swedesboro; Carley Rendelman, Mantua.

Helene Fuld - David Asplint, Mullica Hill; Joanna Davis, Williamstown; Christine I. Graves, Williamstown; Susan T. Griggel, Turnersville; Tonjua Denise Jones, Turnersville; Courtney A. Jordan, Sewell; Jessica L. Lucas, Mantua; Tanya McBride, Williamstown; Marta Markowski, National Park; Lucy Omonuwa Momodu, Williamstown; Jean-Marie Morrone, Paulsboro.

OUT OF STATE

Helene Fuld - Kristen Dougherty, Philadelphia, Pa.; Amy F. McAdams, Middletown, Del.

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Recent record-setting enrollments and a desire to give students as many chances as possible to get a head start on the 2004-05 term have prompted Camden County College to debut a third five-week session as part of its offerings this summer.

More than a dozen third-session courses will begin the week of July 19 at the college's Blackwood, Camden and Cherry Hill locations. Subject areas include biology, computer graphics, English, health/physical education, mathematics, political science, psychology and Spanish.

Two years ago, the Summer 2002 semester became the first in college history to enroll more than 5,000 students and have more than 25,000 credits completed. Then, the Summer 2003 semester enrolled nearly 6,000 students for almost 30,000 credits. That unprecedented surge of 11 percent more students and 15 percent more credits has encouraged the college to expand its summer offerings for 2004.

The additional session is ideal for students who have taken their vacations and are ready to settle back into academia. Any student -- whether incoming or returning to CCC or enrolled at another institution -- may take summer courses at CCC. Most offerings in this final summer session are general education courses that are required for academic program completion, countable as electives and/or transferable to four-year schools throughout the United States.

Still open to registration, pending student qualification, are "Intro to Nutrition" (Camden City Campus); "Game Design and Development I" (Blackwood Campus); "Reading Skills III" (Camden City Campus); "English Composition I" (Blackwood Campus); "Stress Management" (Rohrer Center, Cherry Hill); "Math Fundamentals" (Blackwood Campus); "Elementary Algebra- Traditional" (Blackwood Campus, Camden City Campus or Rohrer Center,Cherry Hill); "Elements of Statistics I" (Blackwood Campus); "Pre-CalculusI" (Blackwood Campus); "Intro to Political Science" (Blackwood Campus);"Basic Psychology" (Blackwood Campus or Camden City Campus); and"Elementary Spanish I" (Blackwood Campus).

For further details, call the college toll-free at (888) 228-2466 or visit www.camdencc.edu and click on the "Summer 2004 Registration" link.

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WHAT: Gateway Community Project completion ceremony , which will honor students who have finished adult basic skills, GED and ESL instruction provided by Camden County College at churches and other neighborhood locations.

WHEN: 6:30 p.m. Thursday, June 10, 2004 – TONIGHT

WHERE: Mount Calvary Baptist Church, 1198 Penn St., Camden.

WHY: According to coordinator Dr. Gary D. Rodwell , those who would most benefit from ABE/GED/ESL education often lack confidence about learning, are hesitant to venture out of their neighborhoods and are intimidated by the thought of returning to a classroom setting. In response, CCC offers classes through the institutions in which they may be most comfortable: The churches that they attend.

A total of 73 students will receive certificates for successful completion of their Gateway studies. Seven of these students have passed the college's placement test and will be enrolling in regular CCC courses this fall. Four of them – Veronica Martinez, Antonio Ross, Yolanda Rivera and William Ingram – have interesting stories to tell about their lives and education efforts.

DETAILS: Delivering the keynote address will be Camden City Department of Health and Human Services director Julio Mateo . Also speaking will be William C. Thompson , who is the college's vice president for institutional advancement and the executive dean of its Camden City Campus. Mistress of ceremonies will be the Rev. Ivonne Martinez , who is pastor of Genesaret Theological Institute and a founding administrator of the Gateway Community Project.

Funding for Gateway has been provided by Citizens Bank , the United Way of Camden County , the Danellie Foundation , the Camden County Prosecutor's Office , the Camden Empowerment Zone Corp. Inc. and the Camden City Department of Health and Human Services .

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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Eighteen members of the Camden County College Class of 2004 have completed studies for an associate's degree or a career certificate in paramedic sciences through the college's co-operative program with Virtua Health. Ten of these students -- learning from as far away as Missouri and Iowa -- are the first to complete CCC's distance-education program for paramedic sciences, which is one of the few such programs in the United States.

Taking "The Oath of Geneva" and receiving program diplomas and professional medals were:

* Burlington County: Daniel Kirkpatrick, Mount Laurel.

* Camden County: Michael Beringer, Sicklerville; Michael DeAngelis, Audubon; Eric Johnson, Gloucester City; James Pierce, Gloucester City.

* Cumberland County: Michael E. Champion (distance ed), Bridgeton; Jason Gregg, Millville.

* Gloucester County: Derrick E. Jacobus, Williamstown; Eric Johnson, Sewell; Christina M. Thompson (distance ed), Mantua.

* Middlesex County: Tara Holbrook, Plainsboro.

* Monmouth County: Christina Garvey (distance ed), Eatontown.

* Out-of-State: John Gelety, Ridley Park, Pa.; Robert M. Dehnert (distance ed), West Des Moines, Iowa; Jeremiah Laster (distance ed), Philadelphia, Pa.; Kenneth J. Lee (distance ed), Philadelphia, Pa.; Shane A. Lockard (distance ed), Bloomfield, Mo.; Jennifer M. Romano (distance ed), Syracuse, N.Y.; Alexis M. Thomas (distance education), Marietta, S.C.

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The 36 members of the Camden County College Class of 2004 who have completed the college's dental programs were welcomed into their new professions during a May 18 pinning ceremony held on the Blackwood Campus.
During this annual event, program instructors affix a commemorative pin onto each recipient's graduation gown. Of this year's graduates, 14 co
mpleted the dental hygiene associate's degree curriculum and 22 completed the dental assisting career certificate curriculum.

This year's dental hygiene graduates are:

* Atlantic County: Sheryl Leggeadrini, Collings Lakes; Laura Mazetis, Mays Landing.

* Camden County: Leah Grayauskie, Bellmawr; Jennifer Mahoney, Cherry Hill; Sharon McCann, Blackwood; Michelle McNulty, Laurel Springs; Barbarann Rizzo, Blackwood; Debra Uron, Barrington.

* Gloucester County: Teresa DiGalbo, Mullica Hill; Tracey Farmer, Swedesboro; Amy Hoffman, Williamstown; Amy Matthes, Swedesboro; Christina Simonetti, Williamstown.

* Salem County: Kristina Hagan, Woodstown

This year's dental assisting graduates are:

* Burlington County: Anna Trafalski, Beverly.

* Camden County: Xue Bai, Blackwood; Sheri Bowman, Blackwood; Maria Costa, Blue Anchor; Vivi Fitzgibbons, Blackwood; Michelle Jerecki, Erial; Kelly Mauger, Oaklyn; Lisa Nothe; Voorhees; Kristi Patten, Magnolia; Jessica Pinkham, Blackwood; Marilyn Rivera, Oaklyn; Elizabeth Samti, Bellmawr; Thomas Sherako, Cherry Hill; Mei Qin Sun, Camden; Christina Thompson, Blackwood; Amy Tompkins, Voorhees.

* Cumberland County: Stephanie Cascia, Vineland.

* Gloucester County: Alecia Acton, Sewell; Yonxia "Lisa" Lei, Williamstown; Tara Rainey, Glassboro.

* Mercer County: Lisa Borysewicz, Hamilton.

* Salem County: Theresa Ford, Elmer.

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WHAT: 36th annual Camden County College Commencement ceremony, which will be conducted "under the bigtop" of a courtyard-covering event tent.

WHEN: 10 a.m., Saturday, May 22, 2004.

WHERE: Truman Courtyard, Blackwood Campus.

DETAILS: A total of 1,344 associate's degree and career certificateswill be conferred upon the Class of 2004.

Assemblyman Louis D. Greenwald will give the keynote address. Louise Fourney of Sicklerville will deliver the student address.

Also speaking will be president Dr. Phyllis DellaVecchia and trustee chair Kevin Halpern.

Among the event's highlights will be the revelation of the winner of the 2004 Lindback Distinguished Teaching Award and the winner of the 2004-05 alumni representative seat on the CCC board of trustees. Each honor is determined by the nominees' peers.

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

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Understanding Asian culture is important in today's global society, and such understanding will become even more important as populations in that part of the world continue to proliferate. Two Camden County College professors have been able to attain such understanding through a series of workshops funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Adjunct faculty Sarah Brooner and Noreen Glading-Hill attended the workshops and have been incorporating the lessons in Asian history, philosophy, archeology, art and architecture that they learned into their classes this semester. For Brooner, the workshops have provided insight into how to better relate to her Asian English-as-a-second-language students. For Glading-Hill, they have provided new associations to make within discussions and writing assignments for her English-composition students.

"Asia's impact, on the horizon, is immense," noted Glading-Hill. "If you don't understand your business competition, for example, you will be left behind. So it's very easy and very important to raise questions such as, 'And what do you think the competition in China is doing about that?'"

The NEH grant that funded the workshops was awarded to Community College of Philadelphia and aimed at instructors at two-year colleges within the region. Brooner and Glading-Hill were selected for the program due to its focus on adjuncts, who don't often receive such development opportunities.

Brooner, a resident of Philadelphia, holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Kansas and a master's degree from Cambridge College in Massachusetts. She also earned ESL certifications from Trinity College in Washington, D.C. She has taught at CCC since 2002.

Glading-Hill, a resident of Haddon Heights, holds bachelor's degrees from Rutgers and West Virginia universities as well as master's degrees from Rutgers and Rowan universities. She also holds certification as a licensed school principal and is pursuing a doctorate at Drew University. She has taught at CCC for 18 years.

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Seven Camden County College students have been inducted into the New Jersey Collegiate Business Administration Association Honor Society, which is open to only the very highest performing business students in the state's two-year and four-year institutions of higher education.

To be considered for membership, students must rank within the top 1 percent of business students at their institution. They also must have competed at least 35 percent of their coursework at their institution and at least 70 percent of their degree requirements as of Jan. 1 of the induction year. Maria Aria, who coordinates the business administration and management programs at CCC, is the honor society's moderator.

CCC students inducted during a ceremony at the New Jersey Statehouse on May 14 were:

* Ann Marie Kestel of Sicklerville.

* Grazyna Kuczowicz of Philadelphia.

* Donna Nawrocki of Oaklyn.

* Karen Paullin of Atco.

* Beverly Pawlak of Erial.

* Diane Primikiris of Cherry Hill.

* Luis Soto of Camden.

* Wen Zeng of Philadelphia.

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The New Jersey Collegiate Press Association has selected Camden County College's student newspaper as the state's top publication for two-year institutions of higher education.

The Campus Press received a total of nine awards in the 2003-04 NJCPA Better College Newspaper Contest, including first place in the "General Excellence" category. This is the second time in its 37-year history that The Campus Press has been awarded a best overall title in a statewide competition. The publication received a similar honor from the New Jersey Communications, Advertising & Marketing Association in 2000.

The Campus Press has been led this term by student editor-in-chief Victoria Lees of Stratford and faculty adviser Mike Mathis of Cherry Hill. Lees also was cited individually in the "News Writing" category, winning a second-place award.

Also cited for their achievements on the Camden County College publication were Brad Stever of West Berlin, whose work won the "Layout and Design" category; Kathy Powers of Blackwood, who tied for first place in the "Opinion Writing" category; LaShawn Anthony of Voorhees, who placed third in the "Arts and Entertainment/Critical Writing" category; Tim Cragg of Mantua Township, who placed third in both the "Photography" and "Sports Writing" categories; Tom Cartieri of Cherry Hill, who received an honorable mention in the "Sports Writing" category; Marie Hunter of Runnemede, who received an honorable mention in the "Arts and Entertainment/Critical Writing" category; and Iesha Clanton of Lindenwold and Carl Boyd of Camden, who received an honorable mention in the "Photography" category.

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WHAT: Two teams of students in Camden County College's "Manufacturing Processes" class will discuss, demonstrate and race the scooters that they built from scratch during their last class of the semester.

WHEN: Friday, May 14, 2004 - TONIGHT 5 to 6 p.m. - PowerPoint presentations and discussions of building processes 6 to 7 p.m. - Demos and races

WHERE: Room 108 (basement), Danch CIM Building, Blackwood Campus.

WHY: CCC's Computer-Integrated Manufacturing Program studentswill conclude their "Manufacturing Processes" course with the presentation of their integration projects, which this semester were personal-transport scooters. The course serves as a "final exam" of sorts for the whole CIM curriculum, requiring the students to integrate their knowledge in manufacturing, electronics, robotics, computers, computer-assisted drafting/ design and quality control into designing, building, programming and operating an actual working product.

Professor Melvin Roberts, who coordinates the entire CIM Program, is the instructor.

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

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A partnership with the Camden County Municipal Utilities Authority is allowing Camden County College to offer a free professional-development program in environmental education to area schoolteachers on its Blackwood Campus.

Presented by Professor Deborah Sweeney, the program will focus on water quality and utilize local examples to illustrate its impact on our lives. Sweeney will provide tips for elementary and secondary teachers to bring these environmental topics into the classroom through numerous activities.

Topics will include water sources; wildlife and marine life; wetlands; water recycling and sewage treatment; land use; recreation; and Camden County's ecology. Also covered will be the importance of water in business and industry. Included will be a tour of the Camden County Municipal Utilities Authority facility.

High school educators may sign up for the first series in the program, which meets from 6:15 to 8:45 p.m. on May 11, 13, 18, 20 and 25 in Room 102 of Madison Hall. Middle school and elementary teachers may sign up for the second series, which runs 6:15 to 8:45 p.m. on May 27 and June 1, 3, 8 and 10 in Room 101 of Madison Hall.

Teachers who complete either of the two workshop series will receive 1.5 continuing education units. They also will earn 15 hours of professional-development credit.

For further information or to register, Rick Camacho in the college's Office of School/College Partnerships at (856) 277-7200, ext. 4254 or rcamacho@camdencc.edu.

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Assemblyman Louis D. Greenwald will address the Class of 2004 during Camden County College's 36th annual commencement exercises on Saturday, May 22. Approximately 1,000 degrees and career certificates will be conferred during the ceremony, which begins at 10 a.m. in the Truman Courtyard of the Blackwood Campus.

Representing the 6th Legislative District, Greenwald was elected to the New Jersey General Assembly in 1996. He chairs the Assembly Budget Committee and the Assembly-Senate Joint Budget Oversight Committee and is a member of the Assembly Appropriations Committee. The former Assistant Assembly Minority Leader also has served on the Assembly's State Government Committee, Commerce and Economic Development Committee, Tourism and Gaming Committee and Military and Veterans Affairs Committees.

Additional service includes the World War II Veterans Memorial Advisory Commission, the Reapportionment Commission and the Department of Banking and Insurance Commission. His other affiliations include memberships with the Camden County Bar Association, the Camden County Democrat Committee, the Camden County Traffic Safety Task Force Committee, the Camden County Senior Advisory Council, and the CEO/Executive Advisory Board for Southern New Jersey Boy Scouts.

Greenwald was named a New Jersey Council of County College's 2003-04 Legislator of the Year. Also honoring him have been the Chamber of Commerce of Southern New Jersey, the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission, the Southern New Jersey Jaycees, the Cherry Hill Sons of Italy, the South Jersey Cultural Alliance, the Advocates for New History, the American Diabetes Foundation and the Epilepsy Foundation.

He earned a bachelor's degree from Moravian College and a law degree from Seton Hall University and has been admitted to the bar in both New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Greenwald currently is counsel-of-record for Remington and Vernick Engineers of Haddonfield and remains of-counsel at the law firm of Speziali, Greenwald and Hawkins.

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Camden County College president Dr. Phyllis Della Vecchia has sent a letter to all Camden County high school principals and superintendents to personally tell them about a new program starting this fall that will provide free college tuition for the top 20 percent of their 2004 graduates.

The New Jersey Student Tuition Assistance Reward Scholarship (NJ STARS) Program was proposed by Gov. James McGreevey in February, was approved by the state Senate recently, and is now under review by the state Assembly.

Covering tuition and some fees for up to five college semesters, NJ STARS will bridge the gap that exists for many families who receive partial aid or who do not qualify for need-based assistance. Because of this program's value to students and parents, CCC is assuring all eligible 2004 high school graduates that it will guarantee their tuition and eligible fees in anticipation of the legislation's approval.

To be eligible, students must rank in the top 20 percent of their 2004 high school graduating class; enroll full-time in an associate's degree program at CCC; and carry at least 12 college-level credits per semester. They also must complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid(FAFSA) to demonstrate that they have determined their eligibility forother aid.

More and more students are pursuing higher education, but increasing costs are making higher education less and less affordable, even to excellent students. NJ STARS was conceived as a way to help top-performing high school graduates capitalize on their academic success to finance college.

"NJ STARS recognizes New Jersey's best and brightest students for their achievements and then supports them as they embark on the challenge of achieving future goals through higher education," Della Vecchia said.

For further details about this offer, prospective students should
contact CCC's Office of Financial Aid by telephone at (856) 374-4985.

Because nothing's more accessible than when it's in the neighborhood, Camden County College will provide information and conduct registration for the upcoming Summer 2004 sessions and Fall 2004 semester at area locations throughout May.

Admissions, career planning and course enrollment will be discussed during each. Also available will be advisement concerning regular day 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 offered as well.

Community registration events are scheduled:

* Noon to 2 p.m. May 14, Gloucester Township County Store, 1333 Blackwood-Clementon Road, Clementon.

* 5:30 to 7 p.m. May 18, Haddon Township Library, 15 MacArthur Blvd., Haddon Township.

* Noon to 2 p.m. May 19, Haddonfield Visitors Center, 114 Kings Highway, Haddonfield.

* 5:30 to 7 p.m. May 19, Echelon Mall County Store, Echelon Mall, Voorhees.

* Noon to 2 p.m. May 20, Cherry Hill Mall County Store, Route 38, Cherry Hill.

* Noon to 2 p.m. May 21, Winslow Township County Store, 500-B Williamstown Road, Sicklerville.

For additional information, call CCC's Office of Recruitment Services
at (856) 227-7200, ext. 4660, or visit the college online at www.camdencc.edu.

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Camden County College's Blackwood Campus will host a series of camps for kids this summer. Each features age-appropriate instruction and activities.

Camp Sunburst for Young Campers, which offers recreational and arts activities, runs May 24 to July 30 for children aged 2½ to 6½. Three-hour, five-hour and full-time schedules are available, and cost is based on schedule selection. For additional information or to register, call Janet Brown at (856) 227-6872.

Happy Hands Camp, which offers deaf and hard of hearing children a variety of recreational and creative activities, offers weekly sessions from July 6 to 30 for kids aged 5 to 12. Cost is $100 per week. For additional information or to enroll, contact Kathy Earp by phone at (856) 227-7200, ext. 4255; through TTY at (856) 374-4855; by fax at (856) 374-5003; or via e-mail at kearp@camdencc.edu.

Basketball Camp runs July 12 to 16 for youths aged 9 to 15. Cost is $90. For additional information or to register, call (856) 227-7200, ext. 4247 or ext. 4618.

Multi-Sports and Activities Camp, which includes basketball, soccer, Ultimate Frisbee, volleyball, fitness circuit and interactive classroom games, runs July 19 to 23 for youngsters aged 7 to 12. Cost is $90. For additional information or to register, call (856) 227-7200, ext. 4247 or ext. 4618.

Cheerleading Camp runs July 26 to 30, with training programs for teams and individuals aged 7 to 15. Cost is $90. For additional information or to register, call (856) 227-7200, ext. 4247 or ext. 4618.

Soccer Camp runs Aug. 2 to 6 for kids aged 7 to 14. Cost is $90. For additional information or to register, call (856) 227-7200, ext. 4247 or ext. 4618.

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Summer school is cool for youngsters who enroll in the annual "College for Kids" courses offered by Camden County College this spring and summer. Available this year will be age-appropriate instruction and activities in the areas of physical recreation, language studies, computer skills and the creative arts. Many are returning favorites, and others are being offered for the first time.

Five physical recreation courses will be offered. They are "Kickin' Kids Martial Arts" (ages 6 to 12), May 1 to June 12, $99; the new "Keep on Dancing" (ages 9 to 13), July 12 to 23, $95; "Kidzercise Fun Fitness" (ages 6 to 8), July 26 to 30, $60; the new "Dynamite Dancing" (ages 6 to 8), July 26 to Aug. 6, $75; and the new "Yen for Yoga" (ages 9 to 13), July 26 to 30, $45.

Three language courses are returning this year. They are "French for Kids" (ages 7 to 10), May 1 to June 12, $50; "Spanish for Kids" (ages 7 to 10), May 1 to June 12, $50; and "Introduction to American Sign Language" (ages 7 to 10), May 1 to June 26, $50.

Two computer courses are returning this year. They are "Fun with Photoshop" (ages 9 to 13), June 5 to 19, $79, and "Wizard of the Web" (ages 9 to 13), June 5 to 26, $99.

Three arts courses will be offered this year. They are "Introduction to Drawing" (ages 7 to 9), May 8 to June 19, $50; "Amazing Arts" (ages 9 to 13), July 12 to 23, $155; and the new "Calligraphy Club" (ages 9 to 13), July 26 to 30, $75.

Registration for the Summer 2004 sessions of Camden County College's "College for Kids" is on now. For further details or to enroll, call the Office of Continuing Education at (856) 374-4955.

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Information regarding the state-sponsored NJ STARS Program will be a special highlight of the Camden County College Academic Open House on May 1. NJ STARS will fund a CCC education for every Camden County student who places within the top 20 percent of his or her high school class and graduates in 2004 or thereafter.

This year's event will run from 10 a.m. to noon inside Papiano Gymnasium, which is located on the college's Blackwood Campus. Admission, as always, is free.

Featured will be specifics about the 130-plus degree and certificate programs offered at CCC as well as campus tours. Also available will be details about which study options have the hottest job prospects and advice about how to select the right major. In addition to academic and professional career exploration, the event will give attendees a chance to get a head start on their higher education by applying for admission on the spot.

Faculty from each of the college's academic areas -- mathematics, science and health careers; arts, humanities and social sciences; and business, computer and technical studies -- will distribute academic materials and talk with prospective students and their parents. Exhibits and demonstrations will supplement the informational displays.

Admissions, counseling, athletics, student activities and financial aid administrators will staff the event to address questions relating to their areas. Also on hand will be specialists from the college's programs for students who are deaf/hard of hearing, academically challenged or studying English as a second language. Transfer, student employment and tech prep information will be available, too.

For further details, contact Recruitment Services by telephone at (856) 227-7200, ext. 4660, or via e-mail at dferry@camdencc.edu

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Brushing up on old skills or acquiring new credentials is smart in today's tough economy. And enrolling in one of the dozens of professional-development courses offered at Camden County College this summer is one of the smartest ways to do so.

Returning for Summer 2004 will be dozens of professional-interest favorites in a number of fields. These include courses in areas such as computer networking, programming and security; graphic and Web design; manufacturing technology; management, business and industry training; real estate; travel agent studies; healthcare professions; and teacher education.

Also available will be several newly added courses. Among those debuting this summer are:

? "UCC Rehab Code for Electrical Contractors" (May 15 to 22).

? "Oracle Database Administrator Certified Associate" (May 18 to Sept. 23).

? "Financing and Restoring Older Homes" (May 27 to June 3 or June 24 to July 1).

? "Certified Nursing Assistant" (May 27 to Aug. 26).

? "Certified Customer Service Specialist by ETA International" (June 12 to 19).

? "Solidworks Level I" (May 7 to June 11), "SolidWorks Level II" (June 18 to July 23) and SolidWorks Level III (July 30 to Sept. 3).

? "Commercial Truck Driving" (various sessions).

To register for any of this summer's non-credit options, call the 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 at Camden County College this summer.

Returning for Summer 2004 are dozens of favorites in areas that include nutrition; women's health; computer skills for senior citizens; parenting; American Sign Language and conversational Italian, French and Spanish; recreational dancing, golf, yoga, martial arts and boating; music and photography; and calligraphy, floral design and stained glass.

Special-interest courses being offered by CCC for the first time this year include:

? "Grounded for Life: A Yoga Workshop for Parents" (7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, May 18), $25.

? "Help! What Should I Eat?" (7 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesdays, May 18 to June 1), $45.

? "Professional Home Repairs Yourself" (6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, May 18 to June 3), $95.

? "Sharpening and Using Hand Planes" (9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, June 5), $55.

? "How to Grow a Healthy Child" (7 to 8:30 p.m. Monday, June 7), $25.

? "Women's Self-Defense" (7 to 8:30 p.m. Mondays, June 7 to 21), $45.

? "Wines of California" (7 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesdays, June 29 and July 6), $25.

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

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WHAT: First-ever Camden County College Civil War Encampment.


WHEN: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, April 17.


WHERE: Blackwood Campus, Camden County College, College Drive,
Blackwood, N.J.


WHY: Camden County College offered a free lecture series ontopics related to the American Civil War throughout the Spring 2004 semester. Coordinators felt that it would be appropriate to cap off this series, which concluded April 7, with a living history display.


DETAILS: Attendees can expect to see tents pitched and materials arranged to resemble an authentic Civil War-era army encampment. Among the local re-enactors who will be participating in this first-time event will be members of Company K and Company D of the 12th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry; the Powhatan Artillery (Dance's Battery); and the 1st Delaware Cavalry.

Activities will include marching drills andartillery demonstrations by "soldiers" in period dress. Also planned are the in-character completion of common camp activities such as sewing, quilting and cooking and a display of mortars, Gatling guns, pistols and other weapons. A special highlight will be a concert of period music performed by the Cumberland Blues.


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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Fifty-seven students have been inducted into Camden County College's chapter of Sigma Delta Mu, the national honor society for students of Spanish at two-year institutions of higher education.

Sigma Delta Mu honors excellence in the study of the language, literature and culture of Spanish-speaking peoples. Members must achieve an overall grade-point average of 3.0 and maintain a "B" average in Spanish courses. CCC's chapter, Beta de New Jersey, is advised by Professor Teresita López.


Camden County College's 2004 inductees are:

* Atlantic County: Karen E. McDevitt, Hammonton.

* Burlington County: Kathryn D. Brown, Medford; Sherry Flowers Chmielinski, Maple Shade; LaToya S. Edwards, Maple Shade; Nicole F. Kidd, Marlton; Matthew Rampulla, Maple Shade.

* Camden County: Judith Ashmen, Voorhees; Neslihan Ayakta, Voorhees; Veronica Boli, Cherry Hill; Meghan Briggs, Barrington; Rochelle Cantiveros, Voorhees; Kelly Clendening, Sicklerville; Nicole Chaney, Sicklerville; Regina M. Colalongo, Laurel Springs; Gloria Cruz Tan, Bellmawr; Jennifer Daniels, Sicklerville; Rosita Feliciano-Brown, Pennsauken; Erin Finnegan, Merchantville; Migdalia Guzmán, Camden; Alexis Hewes-Eddinger, Haddon Heights; Laura E. Ilgenfritz, Glendora; Vaida Kazakeviciute, Voorhees; Ekaterina Kaynarova, Voorhees; Erica H. King, Clementon; Heather Lewandowski, Erial; Mary C. Maista, Westmont; Kailin McCauley, Voorhees; Philip A. McKeaney, Audubon; Valina C. McGuinn, Camden; Kelly Meehan, Pennsauken; Alma Melegi, Cherry Hill; Douglas R. Miller, Bellmawr; Wanda Mora, Cherry Hill; Asjarai Porreca, Westmont; Alan Ramsey, Cherry Hill; Estella Sánchez, Blackwood; David M. Sexton, Clementon; Denise Smith, Gloucester City; Taryn Sobrado, Voorhees; Jamie N. Solley, Haddon Heights; Luis Soto, Camden; Jessica Speer, Stratford; Jo Angela Vassey, Cherry Hill; Ryan R. Wilkens, Cherry Hill; Daniel L. Zmuda, Cherry Hill.

* Gloucester County: Kristina Cone, Williamstown; Lynda Glenn, Swedesboro; Milfa Mangulabnan, Woodbury; Daniel Charles Miller, Turnersville; Diana Norris, Sewell; Tammy Peplowski, Swedesboro; Lauren Weckerly, Sewell.

* Salem County: Rachel L. Hitchner, Elmer; Rennie L. Stephanie, Pilesgrove.

* Out of State: Ali Case, Philadelphia, Pa.; Gennelle Durham, South Hampton, Pa.; Frank L. Johnson, Winston-Salem, N.C.

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Seventy-eight Camden County College students have been inducted into the Alpha Nu Mu chapter of Phi Theta Kappa, the international honor society for two-year colleges. Members must complete a minimum of 12 college credits and attain a cumulative grade-point average of 3.5 or higher. Chapter advisers are Professor Jennifer Hoheisel and Professor Anthony Fortini.

Inducted this semester were:

* Atlantic County: Dawn Archer, Hammonton.

* Burlington County: Brandi Bancroft, Southampton; Kate E. Bell, Marlton; Rose Freudenberg, Mount Laurel; Lisa M. Kennedy, Marlton; Nicole F. Kidd, Marlton; Magdalena Krysa, Maple Shade; Karen M. Marchese, Hainesport; Meghan Papp, Jacobstown; Jessica L. Siegel, Mount Laurel.

* Camden County: Amoke Adams, Voorhees; Elizabeth Alt, Clementon; LaShawn Anthony, Voorhees; Gilberto Arends, Cherry Hill; Melissa Avery, Elm; Neslihan Ayakta, Voorhees; Robert Bascou, Cherry Hill; Arzu Batmaz, Cherry Hill; Patricia Behnke-Gentile, Erial; Pablo Chaux, Stratford; Rodica Clark, Merchantville; Laura Cramutola, Clementon; Dina Dales, Glendora; Julia Dobbins, Collingswood; Laura Dornisch, Runnemede; Rebecca Eckhart, Pine Hill; Cynthia Elder, Voorhees; Uju Emegoakor, Camden; Catherine Faulls, Laurel Springs; Leslie Fletcher, Runnemede; Edwin Gonzalez, Pennsauken; Tami Hastings, Erial; Philip Hatfield, Hi-Nella; Janice Hughes, Runnemede; Laura Ilgenfritz, Glendora; Lucia Johnson, Lindenwold; Charlene R. Jones, Pennsauken; Heidi LaLena, Blue Anchor; Feng-Yi Lin, Pennsauken; Ann E. McDonald, Cherry Hill; Joshua McGrory, Brooklawn; Patrick McKee, Westmont; Jason McWilliams, Runnemede; Gretchen Mills, Berlin; Deborah Myerson, Berlin; Leon Pearson, Pine Hill; Tracey Pontani, Cherry Hill; Nancy Pope, Camden; Walt G. Ribeiro, Haddon Heights; Estella Sanchez, Blackwood; Barbara Sanders, Pennsauken; Gabriella Scotto-Disantolo, Cherry Hill; Kelli Seibert, Erial; Nihit Shah, Bellmawr; Taryn Sobrado, Voorhees; Michael J. Spencer, Pine Hill; Mary K. Thompson, Atco; Eileen Tlush, Magnolia; Uszula Trela, Blackwood; Katie M. Warner, Runnemede; Lisa M. Wilson, Glendora; Wang Yao, Lindenwold.

* Gloucester County: Lindsey Allen, Sewell; Jennifer Cianci, Sewell; Jeanette Howells, Westville; Abram Luka, Woodbury; Amanda Mansour, Sewell; Jeffrey Pelley, Williamstown; Shital Vasantlal, Sewell.

* Ocean County: Leah K. Loreaux, Barnegat Light; John J. Suanno, Jackson.

* Out of State: Maman B. Abba, Philadelphia, Pa.; Evangelina Iavarone, Upper Darby, Pa.; Safaa Mantrach, Philadelphia, Pa.; Franklin, O. Ochieng, Aldan, Pa.; Sean P. Przychodzen, East Fallowfield, Pa.; Niva Shrestha, Philadelphia, Pa.; Zackariaou Yanni, Philadelphia, Pa.

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Sixteen students have been inducted into Camden County College's chapter of Alpha Mu Gamma, the national collegiate honor society for foreign language studies.

Alpha Mu Gamma is the first and largest honor society of its kind in the United States, with chapters at both two- and four-year institutions of higher education. Members must achieve an overall grade-point average of 3.0 and earn an "A" in at least two college-level courses in the same language.

CCC's Nu Theta chapter, which is advised by Professor Martine Howard, held its second annual induction ceremony on March 5. This event took place during Alpha Mu Gamma's yearly celebration of National Foreign Language Week, which began in 1957.

The CCC inductees for 2004 are:

* Burlington County: Kate Bell of Marlton and Nicole Kidd of Marlton.

* Camden County: Arzu Batmaz of Cherry Hill; Renata Gordon of Mount Ephraim; Shae Kelly of Voorhees; Karla Killen of Sicklerville; Erica King of Clementon; Vincent Liong of Cherry Hill; Mary Marrazzo of Cherry Hill; Philip McKeany of Audubon; Gail Andrea Mehl of Collingswood; Asjarai Porreca of Westmont; and Lori Sochanchak of Pennsauken.

* Gloucester County: Megan Chimenti of Sewell and Deborah Skrzot of Turnersville.

* Salem County: Marisa Rodgers French of Woodstown.

Initiated as the chapter's second honorary member was Dr. John deFrancesco of Philadelphia. DeFrancesco was a CCC Language and Culture Department faculty member for 33 years, retiring in 2000. He was conferred the title of professor emeritus in 2002.

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Camden County College students, students enrolled at other institutions or anyone just considering higher education can make a convenient and economical contribution to their future by signing up for one or more of the nearly 500 courses scheduled at CCC during the Summer 2004 semester.

Taking summer classes at CCC means getting ahead of schedule on the way to completing a CCC 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. What's more, tuition will remain just $66 per credit for county residents and $70 per credit for non-residents throughout the summer.

Ten-week, eight-week, five-week and weekend sessions are available in a variety of subjects - from English to business to technology - at the college's locations in Blackwood, Camden and Cherry Hill. Dozens of television and Internet courses offered over a range of weeks also are available. In-person registration can be completed at all three locations from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday until May 15. After May 15, hours are 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday.

Any new or returning student also may register by mail or via fax. Anyone who has enrolled at CCC since January 2001 has the additional option of registering online.

Although registration is ongoing, each session does have a cut-off date. Full payment is required at the time of ourse selection.

For further details, call the college toll-free at (888) 228-2466 or visit www. camdencc.edu and click on the "Registration Events" link.

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WHAT: “Safety on the Singles Scene,” a session being presented in adjunct faculty member Deborah Hill’s sociology course for her class and other classes of Camden County College students.

Mascarenhas Black Belt Academy instructors Carl Mascarenhas, Josh Saper and Derek Caporaletti will conduct a presentation about the dangers that can arise while socializing and discuss the importance of remaining aware of them at all times. Then, they will demonstrate and teach a number of self-defense techniques that will help participants prevent potential predators from harming them.WHEN: 11 a.m. to noon, Tuesday, March 30, 2004.

WHERE: Truman Courtyard (in front of criminal justice building and gymnasium), Blackwood Campus, Camden County College.

CONTACT: Susan Coulby, media relations coordinator, by telephone at (856) 374-5060 or via e-mail at scoulby@camdencc.edu.

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New Jersey has a broad array of state programs to help workers at all stages of employment -- from the high school graduate looking for a better-paying job to the working mother taking career-building classes online to fit her schedule to the Ph.D adding skills to stay competitive in the new economy. These programs also help businesses remain competitive. In addition to providing a higher-skilled workforce in general, they allow companies to tailor training grants to businesses' specific needs. Customized training grants help companies train their employees in everything from lean manufacturing to management to English proficiency. And much of this training is funded by state grants and provided by New Jersey's community colleges.

In his State of the State address, the governor stated that training New Jersey's workforce is one of the most important investments we can make for our economy. He acknowledged that the state's community colleges are the backbone of this effort.

Each year, New Jersey's 19 community colleges serve more than 350,000 students. Of these, 100,000 are enrolled in non-credit professional-development and training programs to upgrade their skills or procure better jobs. Approximately 50,000 are enrolled in state Customized Training Grant programs, which are funded by the Department of Labor.

At Camden County College, our Division of Customized Training is conducting Workforce Development Partnership Program (WDPP) projects for 36 regional businesses, serving a total of 13,977 employees. These projects have been funded by the state for a total of $6.92 million, with the largest of them being carried out for Comcast New Jersey with $2.5 million in funding. Many key CCC training programs have been established for businesses in the field of healthcare and health-related products, a field upon which the South Jersey/Philadelphia region is projected to place unprecedented demand over at least the next five years. These clients include Baxter Pharmaceutical Solutions ($514,800), CIGNA Health Care ($319,000), Cooper/Lourdes Health Initiative ($382,000), Cooper Health System ($371,250) and PCI Services/Cardinal Health ($51,700). CCC also has created WDPP training for a number of important clients in other fields, including A.C. Moore ($228,720), J&J Snack Foods ($179,490), Magnetic Metals ($115,200), Maksin Group ($241,960), Nest ($93,000) and Triman Industries ($35,495).

As Camden County College's success indicates, the system is working to provide the Garden State with a well-trained workforce. In the last two years, the McGreevey Administration has invested $39 million to train nearly 70,000 workers statewide. Nevertheless, this system can be improved.

The state's 27 training programs now have their own individual eligibility requirements, application procedures and fiscal calendars. That can make the process very confusing for the businesses we are striving to help. McGreevey's plan to consolidate these programs will help the individuals and business owners who seek training while also helping Camden County College and our fellow two-year institutions of higher education carry out the training more efficiently.

The new Department of Labor and Workforce Development will devise a single strategy for workforce training in New Jersey. Community colleges will remain central to that strategy. We will continue to provide interview coaching, résumé-writing workshops and training to help workers bolster their careers.

Among the governor's concrete job goals for the next five years are helping new 300,000 businesses get started in the state; relocating or expanding 500 businesses into New Jersey; and, ultimately, creating 200,000 new jobs here. Also on his agenda are training 150,000 workers and attracting $6 billion in new public/private investment. Retooling the state's workforce development system is an important step toward these goals. Camden County College and ourfellow New Jersey community colleges look forward to helping achieve them.

Phyllis Della Vecchia, Ph.D
President
Camden County College

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Southern Region World Languages Teacher Recruitment Day
9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Tuesday, March 16
Papiano Gymnasium, Blackwood Campus

Representatives from public school districts will be present to discuss available positions for the 2004-05 school year and to conduct interviews with prospective teacher candidates.

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This first-time New Jersey Division on Civil Rights event is an opportunity to learn about the state Law Against Discrimination and what the state is doing to uphold the rights of person with hearing loss.

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This event is a cooperative venture between Camden County College and the Office of the Camden County Superintendent of Schools. Individuals seeking careers in Camden County schools in the areas of teaching, child study teams, administration, school nursing, school counseling, media specialist, instructional assisting and substitute teaching will be attending.

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Camden County College’s latest effort toward educating Garden State educators has made the institution a place to go to earn a teacher certification or a master’s degree in teaching. An open house regarding CCC’s New Pathways to Teaching in New Jersey program has been set for March 30.

New Pathways is a partnership with New Jersey City University in cooperation with the state Department of Education, the New Jersey Association of School Administrators and the New Jersey Principals and Supervisors Association. It aims to help alleviate the statewide teacher shortage by providing an “alternate route” for those trained in other professions to acquire the qualifications necessary for them to change careers and become educators.

To enroll in Phase I of the graduate-level New Pathways program, potential participants must hold a bachelor’s degree with a major/specialization grade-point average of at least 2.75. Specializations can include fields such as English, mathematics or a science.

CCC’s offering of New Pathways is its latest activity as a nationally recognized leader in teacher education. CCC, which is the first two-year school in the world with a chapter of Kappa Delta Pi Education Honor Society, ranks 10th nationally in number of education associate’s degrees awarded annually. More than 1,000 students have completed CCC’s substitute schoolteacher and instructional aide paraprofessional programs, and thousands more have participated in the college’s tuition-free professional-development courses and workshops for state-certified educators.

The open house for prospective New Pathways participants will be held on CCC’s Blackwood Campus from 6 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, March 30. It will take place in the auditorium of the Danch CIM Center. Cost, content and additional eligibility requirements will be among the topics discussed.

For further details, contact the Office of School/College Partnerships by telephone at (856) 227-7200, ext. 4530, or via e-mail at fcappello@camdencc.edu or sporreca@camdencc.edu.

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A recent study by Community College Week newspaper has identified Camden County College as one of the fastest-growing two-year institutions of higher education in the United States.

CCC ranked 34th among schools with 10,000 or more students, tied with South Texas Community College. Both recorded a credit enrollment increase of 9.8 percent between Fall 2001 and Fall 2002, the semesters for which the most current comprehensive data are available. During that period, Camden County College's enrollment rose from 12,569 to 13,804.

Growth has continued since then. A total of 14,829 students were enrolled at CCC during the Fall 2003 semester. Based on the fact that student totals have been increasing every semester since 2000, college officials expect that the Fall 2004 semester will see the enrollment of even more students.

"Camden County College's mission is to provide affordable, convenient, academically excellent higher education to all who seek it," said CCC president Dr. Phyllis Della Vecchia. "Thanks in large part to our excellent faculty and an impressive range of quality programs, our enrollment growth serves as a positive indicator that we are fulfilling our mission."

Community College Week conducted its study by analyzing figures submitted to the U.S. Department of Education by nearly 1,000 two-year institutions of higher education. The newspaper published its results in a special report titled "Fastest Growing Community Colleges."

Community College Week also conducts annual studies of overall enrollment totals and the nation's top associate's degree/career certificate producers. CCC has achieved significant placements in those studies in recent years. Last year, for example, a study found that CCC ranked tenth nationwide in number of associate's degrees awarded to education majors.

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A $7,000 grant from the New Jersey Council for the Humanities is underwriting Camden County College's free public lecture series on works by Irish author James Joyce in general and his novel Ulysses in particular.

"Broaching Bloomsday: A Centennial Celebration" will be presented Thursdays at 7 p.m. throughout the spring semester. Each lecture will be given in the auditorium of the Danch CIM Center, which is located on the college's Blackwood Campus.

"Bloomsday" is June 16, 1904, the single day on which the 816-page Ulysses is set. The six scholars speaking at CCC will explore various facets of Joyce's writing, focusing much of their discussions on the book that is considered by many to be the top novel of the 20th century. Among them are a pair of world-renowned Joyceans, both of whom are scheduled to present at the international Bloomsday 2004 celebration in Dublin, Ireland, later this year.

"We truly are fortunate to have Dr. Vicki Mahaffey and Dr. Michael Groden coming here as they are both highly recognized academics and scholars of Joyce," said CCC Professor Eileen Radetich, who is coordinating the series. "Their participation truly is a feather in our cap, and their talks should show how this great novel really is a novel for everyone."

Scheduled are:

-"Rejoicing in Joyce's Music in Ulysses" (March 4) with Dr. Timothy Martin of Rutgers University.

-"So Genteel: Social Class and Snobbery in Joyce's Novels" (March 11) with Dr. Richard Haslam of St. Joseph's University.

-"Irish History, the Literary Industry and Sex: The James Joyce Story and Stories of Irish Women's History" (March 25) with Dr. Catherine Candy of Raritan Valley Community College.

-"Digital Ulysses" (April 1) with Dr. Michael Groden of the University of Western Ontario.

-"Whose Odyssey?" (April 8) with Dr. John Lenz of Drew University.

-"Unlived Possibilities: Joyce and the Future" (May 6) with Dr. Vicki Mahaffey of the University of Pennsylvania.

For further information, contact Radetich by telephone at (856) 227-7200, ext. 4767, or via e-mail at eradetich@camdencc.edu.

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WHAT: Members of Camden County College's chapter of Kappa Delta Pi Education Honor Society will conduct a KDP Day of Service by bringing local students from John Glenn Elementary School and Dr. Albert M. Bean Elementary School to campus and reading to them.

WHEN: 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., Friday, Feb. 20, 2004.

WHERE: Room 16, Lincoln Hall, Blackwood Campus, Camden County College.

DETAILS: Kappa Delta Pi members will set up "reading tents" throughout the Lincoln Hall room and read to small groups of first- and fourth-graders throughout the allotted time period. Assisting the CCC students will be Pine Hill Middle School students who belong their PHMS's education club.

Camden County College is the first two-year school in the world to be granted a Kappa Delta Pi charter. CCC's chapter of KDP - Alpha Alpha Psi - held its first induction ceremony on Feb. 20, 2003. The chapter's first Day of Service is being conducted on the one-year anniversary of that event, so anniversary cake and other refreshments will be served.

KDP recognizes students pursuing education as an occupation and helps professional educators develop resources to grow throughout their careers. To apply for membership, students must achieve a 3.2 cumulative grade-point average for at least 50 credits of coursework. CCC's chapter has inducted a total of 49 students thus far.

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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Outside interest in a grant-funded study being conducted at Camden County College has prompted the institution to implement a program in occupational Spanish well ahead of schedule.

Recognizing that there are more and more speakers of Spanish entering the global workplace each year, CCC Professor Teresita López applied for and received a $15,000 Lindback Foundation grant to determine the need for academic courses to address this phenomenon. Her study "Identifying The Need for an Exemplary Two-Year College Spanish Language Course as Preparation for Employment in the 21st Century Global Workplace" was launched in mid-2003.

López had planned to complete her project by the end of the 2003-04 school year and then create whatever curricula were determined to be the most necessary for students to maximize their job prospects. As members of the local business community learned of her study, however, their calls and e-mails quickly showed her that current employees had great need for such instruction right now.

So López immediately teamed with Bill Mink, director of CCC's Division of Customized Training, to add the non-degree program Command Spanish to the college's instructional offerings. CCC has completed the requirements to become New Jersey's first and only Command Spanish Licensed Official Registered Provider and will begin running classes this summer.

Command Spanish is the top provider of occupational-Spanish materials and workshops in the United States. This low-stress program provides learner-friendly lessons that focus on cultural meaning and spoken communication instead of written grammar. No prior knowledge of Spanish is required, and businesses interested in signing up can contact Mink at (856) 874-6023 or bmink@camdencc.edu.

While this new program is being launched, López will continue her academic study. She recently assembled an occupational Spanish advisory board. Members will meet throughout the coming months to work toward developing courses that will present solutions to the challenges of serving Spanish-speaking clients and recruiting, managing and retaining Spanish-speaking employees.

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The Art Gallery at Camden County College will display student-created drawings, paintings, sculptures and photographs in four exhibits slated during the spring semester.

Opening in February will be "Sophisticated Surfaces." Works created using faux-finish and other decorative painting techniques will be displayed in the first exhibit of its kind at CCC. An opening reception will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. Feb. 18, and the show will continue through March 12.

Opening in March will be "Art of a Child." Works created by youngsters enrolled in the Camden County College Child Care Center will be displayed in celebration of the Month of the Young Child. An opening reception will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. March 27, and the show will continue through April 2.

Opening in April will be "Camden County College Sculpture Show." Recent works of sculpture will be displayed in this ninth annual exhibition. An opening reception will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. April 7, and the show will continue through April 16.

Completing the semester will be "Student Visual Arts Exhibition 2004." Recent works in many media will be displayed in this 37th annual juried show. An opening reception and awards presentation will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. April 28, and the show will continue through May 7.

Admission to each show is free. Free refreshments will be served during each reception.

The Art Gallery at Camden County College is located in Lincoln Hall on the college's Blackwood Campus. For exhibit hours or other details, contact director Kassandra Huerta by telephone at (856) 227-7200, ext. 4201, or via e-mail at artgallery@camdencc.edu.

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Camden County College Upward Bound director Gilbert Shaw is paying particular attention to a lecture series running at CCC's Blackwood Campus this semester. After all, an image of his great-grandfather is featured on advertising materials for the program.

"The Civil War: A Free Public Lecture Series" will run throughout February, March and April and explore a range of issues related to this pivotal episode in United States history. Each presenter is a scholar who has studied various aspects of the War Between the States, and each presentation intends to broaden understanding of the war's events, personalities and ramifications.

Shaw allowed CCC to use the photograph of his ancestor, Pvt. Timothy Shaw of the United States Colored Troops, Company C, 43rd Regiment, as a nod to his own heritage and in recognition of February as Black History Month. The first lecture in the series, "African Americans in the Civil War" (Feb. 18), will focus on the contributions that soldiers like Timothy Shaw made to the Union cause.

Also planned are "Hard War, Modern War, Relentless War: Rethinking the American Civil War after the 'Century of Total War'" (Feb. 25); "All Green Alike: Rebels, Yankees and the First Battle of Bull Run" (March 10); "Command Decisions at Gettysburg" (March 24); "Meet Gen. George G. Meade, 'Modest Hero of Gettysburg'" (March 25); "The Best Photos of the Civil War in 3-D" (March 31); and "Who Did What?: Women's Roles in the Civil War" (April 7).

Because Camden County College has been designated as an official New Jersey Professional Development Provider, state-certified teachers can earn three hours of approved professional development credit for each lecture that they attend. Certificates will be distributed after each session.

Each lecture will begin at 7 p.m. in Dennis Flyer Memorial Theatre. For further details, contact coordinator Dr. John L. Pesda at (856) 227-7200, ext. 4432, or jpesda@camdencc.edu.

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Camden County College's Office of Student Life and Activities will sponsor three public bus trips during the Spring 2004 semester.

Destinations are:

· Cherry Blossom Festival, Washington, D.C., Saturday, April 3. Participants will be dropped at the Smithsonian Institution for a day on their own. At 5 p.m., they will be taken to the Georgetown section of D.C. for an evening of on-their-own dining and shopping.

· Annapolis, Md., Saturday, April 24. Participants will have a full day to experience the charming Old World style of the historic harbor town of Annapolis as they wish.

· Inner Harbor, Baltimore, Md., Saturday, May 1. Participants will have a full day to enjoy - on their own - the shopping, eating, aquarium-viewing, boat-touring and other activities for which this port is known.

Participants will be picked up and dropped off at all three college locations - Blackwood, Camden and Cherry Hill - for each trip.

Tickets go on sale for the Washington trip on Feb. 5; the Annapolis trip on Feb. 19; and the Baltimore trip on March 3. Prices are $25 for senior citizens aged 65-plus and the CCC community or $35 for the general public. A purchase-by-mail option is available.

For further details or to purchase tickets, contact the Office of Student Life and Activities by telephone at (856) 227-7200, ext. 4282, or via e-mail at mkochanek@camdencc.edu.

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Members of the Camden County College community will read poems and other works aloud on Feb. 2 as part of the annual African-American Read-In Chain. This annual event, which makes literacy a focus of Black History Month, will take place from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Camden City Campus.

Other free activities planned as part of CCC's celebration of Black History Month include:

o Blackwood Campus Soul Food and Jazz Music Festival, noon, Feb. 4, Wilson Center Cafeteria. Accompanying a Southern-style feast will be music by the Spirit of Life Jazz Ensemble and a presentation on the roots of jazz.

o Medafo: Master African Storyteller, noon, Feb. 9, Dennis Flyer Memorial Theatre, Lincoln Hall, Blackwood Campus. This hour-long presentation will feature tales and fables from Africa.

o Camden City Campus Soul Food Festival and Def Poetry Jam, noon, Feb. 11, College Hall. Complementing a Southern-style feast will be a poetry and spoken-word "jam session."

o Poetic Just Us, noon, Feb. 16, Danch CIM Center, Blackwood Campus. This spoken-word event, presented by The Colours Organization, is inspired by the impact that HIV/AIDS has had on the African-American community.

o "African Americans in the Civil War," 7 p.m., Feb. 18, Dennis Flyer Memorial Theatre, Blackwood Campus. Wayne Glasker of Rutgers University-Camden will explore how African Americans aided the Union cause in this opener to CCC's "The Civil War: A Free Public Lecture Series."

o Book Discussion: The Color of Water, 1 p.m., Feb. 25, Blackwood Campus Library. In conjunction with the 2004 "One Book, One Philadelphia" series, CCC will conduct a discussion on The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother by James McBride.

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Registration opportunities thwarted by recent snow days and nights are being restored by Camden County College in an effort to serve students as usual.

Although current student and credit counts are even higher than they were during last spring's record-setting semester, enrollment options remain. Seats are available in a number of courses at each of the college's campus locations in Blackwood, Camden and Cherry as well as at each of its neighborhood sites in Collingswood, Gloucester City, Pennsauken, Voorhees and Winslow Township.

For example, current and prospective students have until Feb. 9 to register for Monday-only and Tuesday-only evening classes that meet throughout the full 15-week semester. In addition, CCC is offering its usual range of "later-start" courses. These don't begin until February or March and run 13 or seven weeks.

To enroll, new and returning students alike can visit the Office of Records and Registration on the Blackwood Campus, the second-floor administration area of College Hall at the Camden City Campus or the lobby information desk at the William G. Rohrer Center in Cherry Hill. Personnel will staff these areas during regular college business hours.

Returning students also have the option of signing up for classes by telephone or via the Internet. To register by phone, dial into the automated registration system at (866) 226-3367. To register online, visit www.camdencc.edu and click on the "Spring 2004 Credit Registration" link.

Further details regarding registration are available on the Web site or by calling the college's toll-free information line at (888) 228-2466.

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WHEN: 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Friday, Jan. 23, 2004.

WHERE: College Hall, Camden City Campus, Camden County College, Broadway and Cooper Street, Camden.

WHY: Although the national observance of the King holiday took place earlier this week, CCC is conducting its tribute later to coincide with students' return to campus for the spring semester.

DETAILS: In addition to Jackson's portrayal of King, the event will feature the performance of several gospel songs and the showing of vintage photos and film footage.

Admission is free, and the public is invited to attend along with students, faculty, staff and administrators.

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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WHAT: Kickoff event for collegeanywhere.org, a new online-study option created by the regional Educational Technology Consortium, which consists of WHYY, WebStudy Inc., Camden County College and three other community colleges.

WHEN & WHERE: 3:30 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2004.
WHYY Technology Center, 150 N. Sixth St., Philadelphia, Pa.

DETAILS: Collegeanywhere.org is bringing traditional Public Broadcasting System (PBS) telecourses to the Internet, making it possible for students located anywhere in the world to earn a degree from any of four Philadelphia-area colleges at anytime of day or night.

Colleganywhere.org is the latest innovation from the Educational Technology Consortium (ETC), a partnership of WHYY, the leading public broadcasting station in the greater Philadelphia area; WebStudy Inc., a regionally based software provider; and higher education institutions that are proven leaders in distance learning, including Camden County College, Community College of Philadelphia, Delaware County Community College and Montgomery County Community College.

The ETC created collegeanywhere.org after being selected by PBS as one of only five organizations in the United States authorized to offer complete distance-learning degrees, certificates and professional training using PBS multimedia courses.

Previously, students could either videotape a course broadcast on a public television station such as WHYY or they could purchase the videotape or compact disk of the course. Now, collegeanywhere.org will stream the entire courses online so that they will be available anywhere and anytime.

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

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Citizens Bank has joined a number of private foundations and other philanthropic organizations to help Camden County College help Camden residents learn more to earn more.

A $5,000 gift from Citizens is allowing CCC to expand its Gateway Community Project, which provides adults with neighborhood-based GED, adult basic education and English classes. Over the last year, CCC has partnered with a dozen Camden churches to provide city residents with the opportunity to complete these pre-collegiate courses. Such study fulfills many purposes, including self-satisfaction, improvement of life skills, preparation for college and - ultimately - entry into a career path.

Citizens Bank, which operates more than 825 branches in seven states, presented program administrators with a check during the most Gateway achievement ceremony. This event, which was held at Mount Calvary Baptist Church on Dec. 18, also featured Citizens' presentation of "Cat in the Hat" dolls to the children of program enrollees.

According to coordinator Dr. Gary D. Rodwell, those who would most benefit from GED/ABE/ESL education often lack confidence about learning, are hesitant to venture out of their neighborhoods and are intimidated by the thought of returning to a classroom setting. In response, CCC offers classes through the institutions in which they may be most comfortable: The churches they attend.

More than 100 students have completed at least one semester of Gateway studies, and several of them have since enrolled in college. Classes are held in the evenings and run twice weekly for two hours per night over a 15-week period. Students pay a $25 fee and receive $250 scholarships to cover tuition.

In addition to Citizens Bank, program donors have included the United Way of Camden County ($11,400), the Danellie Foundation ($10,000), the Camden County Prosecutor's Office ($8,100) and the Camden Empowerment Zone Corp. Inc. ($5,000). A commitment for $40,000 also has been received from Camden City Department of Health and Human Services.

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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 2004 credit courses at Camden County College when one-stop registration starts Jan. 13.

The Danch CIM Center will again host open registration activities on the Blackwood Campus. Current and prospective students will be able to procure transcripts and placement test scores, receive academic advisement, enroll in classes and handle financial matters.

To complete one-stop registration on the Camden City Campus, current and prospective students must visit the first-floor cafeteria/community room. At the William G. Rohrer Center in Cherry Hill, registration may be completed at 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. 13, 14, 15, 20, 21, 22, 26 and 27 as well as 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Jan. 16 and 23. Most classes are scheduled to begin Jan. 21.

Payment of at least 50 percent is required throughout the one-stop registration period. On Jan. 20, the college will begin registration on a space-available basis for those senior citizens and unemployed persons who are eligible to enroll through CCC's tuition-waiver program.

Returning students also have the option of signing up for classes by telephone or online. To register by phone, dial into the automated registration system at (866) 226-3367. To register using the Internet, visit the college's site on the World Wide Web at www.camdencc.edu and click on the "Spring 2004 Credit Registration" link.

Further details regarding registration are available on the Web site or by calling the college's toll-free information line at (888) 228-2466.

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A longtime Camden County College mathematics professor has earned a national award that recognizes the dedication he has shown to his students, his colleagues and his instructional field.

Dr. Charles Miller of Woodbury has been honored by the American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges (AMATYC) with a 2003 Teaching Excellence Award. Miller, who received an organization medallion and a $500 check from publisher Houghton Mifflin, was selected as the outstanding community college instructor for the mid-Atlantic region.

Past honors for Miller include the Camden County College Award for Excellence in Teaching and the National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development Award for Excellence in Teaching. In 2002, he won the Mathematics Association of Two-Year Colleges of New Jersey (MATYCNJ) Distinguished Service Award.

Miller has been a voting delegate, a presider and a presenter at the AMATYC Annual Conference and also has served with a number of AMATYC nominating, award selection and strategic planning groups. He also has been a charter member, past president, workshop presenter, advisory board member and constitution revision committee member for MATYCNJ, which is the state affiliate of AMATYC.

Miller holds a bachelor of arts degree from Western Maryland College, a master of science degree from Drexel University and a doctorate from what is now Vanderbilt University's Peabody College. He also has completed the Mid-Career Fellowship Program at Princeton University.

Joining the Camden County College faculty in 1969, Miller has served as Mathematics Department chair four times and also has been a visiting professor for Temple University in Japan. He was one of the first instructors in New Jersey to use the TI-83 graphing calculator in the classroom and was responsible for developing CCC's workshop on instructional use of the TI-83 for elementary and secondary schoolteachers. He is set to retire in 2005.

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