Campus CommunicatorMARCH 2018

northern Hosts ptkOn Friday, March 23, around 100 members of the National Honor Society, Phi Theta Kappa, arrived on our Wheeling Campus for a weekend of learning, fun and cele-brating as our PTK Chapter hosted the 2018 Ohio Hallmark Convention. As the group assembled, they enjoyed dinner in our Student Union and then were treated to a Wheeling Nailers game at Wes Banco Arena. The following morning convention attendees gathered for breakfast in the Education Center and Dr. Riley, official-ly welcomed PTK members to Northern along with our PTK Chapter President, Ciera Parr and the Ohio Regional Officers. Then the group dispersed in the EC for breakout sessions and then lunch in the MPR. During lunch, our own Dave Stoffel presented the Keynote Address on Net-working and Technology. He gave an in-spiring speech on personal, professional and human networks. After lunch addi-tional breakout sessions were held.

In the evening, the Hallmark Dinner and Gala Awards Celebration were held at the River City Ballroom. During the Hallmark Awards PTK recognizes outstanding stu-dents, advisors, teams and projects.

Kudos to all our PTK students who helped put together a very robust convention and a job well-done to PTK advisors Mark Goldstein, Hollie Buchanan and Pam Sharma.

AWard WinnersCongratulations to Dr. Riley for being awarded Phi Theta Kappa’s Shirley B. Gor-don Award, which is the National Honor Society’s most prestigious award for col-lege presidents. She was nominated by WVNCC’s Omega Epsilon Chapter.

She was selected for the award for out-standing support of Phi Theta Kappa. Dr. Riley was recognized at the 2018 PTK Ohio Regional Convention and will be formally recognized at Phi Theta Kappa’s Centen-nial Celebration in April.

“This is a great honor to be recognized by Phi Theta Kappa,” commented Riley. “I am proud of all the amazing work our Omega Epsilon Chapter does and I am delighted to support their efforts. WVNCC is fortu-nate to have such engaging student lead-ers in our chapter.”

College presidents and campus CEOs are selected for this award based on out-standing efforts given toward promoting

the goals of Phi Theta Kappa. The award is named for the late Dr. Shirley B. Gordon, Phi Theta Kappa’s longest-serving Board of Directors Chair and President Emeri-tus of Highline Community College in Des Moines, Washington. Gordon was named Phi Theta Kappa’s Most Distinguished Col-lege President in 1984.

In this Issue: OPEN HOUSE SUCCESSSTUDENTS HELP OTHERSFIND OUT WHO’S IN THE SPOTLIGHT THIS MONTH

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Dr. Riley receiving award from Debbra Esparza, Phi Theta Kappa’s Associate Vice President of Regional Development.

WVNCC Hallmark AwardsRecognition as a Host Chapter - Omega Epsilon

Ohio Golden Opportunity Scholarship - Vicki ParrThe Susan B. Gordon Award for College Presidents - Dr. Riley

Charlie Gallucci Appreciative Advising Award - Dr. Hollie Buchanan The Most Distinguished Advisor - Professor Mark Goldstein

Most Valuable Member, The Order of The Golden Key - Kevin MeighMost Valuable Chapter Officer, The Order of Athena - Ayla Butcher

Most Valuable Chapter Officer, The Order of Athena - Ciera ParrHonors In Action, Theme Award: Rights and Responsibility -

Omega Epsilon, Ciera Parr, Ayla Butcher, Kevin Meigh, Katie Puterbaugh, Angel Moore, Caitlin Brown, and Michelle Taylor

6th Most Distinguished Chapter in the Region - Omega EpsilonMost Improved Chapter in the Region - Omega Epsilon

WV Flag Bearer - Ciera ParrMost Distinguished Regional Officer - Ciera Parr

additional AwardsMost Valuable Member Award - Katie Puterbaugh

Howdy Bear Award, in recognition of excellence in networking - Omega EpsilonFollowing the awards inductions were held for new members and officers

and Melanie Baker, a PTK Alumni was inducted into the PTK Alumni Alpha Chapter.

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HLC VISIT NOVEMBER 26–28

HLC UPDATEOUR SERIES OF EDUCATIONAL EMAILS ABOUT EACH OF THE FIVE CRITERION BEGAN THIS WEEK AND WILL CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT FOUR WEEKS. OUR SPECIAL EMAIL ADDRESS FOR ALL THINGS HLC RELATED WAS ANNOUNCED TO THE COMMUNITY: HLC@WVNCC.EDU. WE ENCOURAGE INPUT, QUESTIONS, CONCERNS, SUGGESTIONS, ETC. TO BE SENT TO THIS ADDRESS, WHICH WILL BE MONITORED BY LARRY TACKETT AND LISA SOLY. THANKS TO THE HELP OF MELANIE BAKER AND JEFF SAYRE, OUR ANNUAL INSTITUTIONAL UPDATE HAS BEEN SUBMITTED TO HLC.

GREAT JOB HOLLIE!

I have always loved this time of year in the academic calendar and this Spring is no different. We are on the home stretch of the semester, with the excitement of graduation building. In addition to their classes, our students remain active in events. Our PTK Omega Epsilon Chapter hosted a very successful Ohio Regional Convention on our Wheeling Campus. Around 100 people attended

and enjoyed an exceptional convention hosted by our faculty, staff and students. A special thanks goes out to our PTK faculty advisors Mark Goldstein, Hollie Buchanan, Pam Sharma and PTK alumni member Melanie Baker and all the people who helped with this event. I was honored to attend parts of the convention and can share that the attendees not only had a lot of fun, but learned a lot as well. It was great to showcase Northern to these PTK students and faculty from across Ohio. Also, congratulations to our Northern award winners! I was so proud of everyone for their hard work! Make sure to check out the article for a list of our deserving award winners.

The same weekend, we also held a record setting Open House. Kudos to Tami Becker, Janet Fike and all the members of the Open House Committee who worked so hard to make Open House even more fun. We really put our best foot forward for prospective students and their parents. Thanks to Lisa Soly and Ina Robinson

who took the lead on their respective campuses and to all the faculty, staff and students that volunteered for our Open House. It was great meeting with prospective students

and learn why they want to come to Northern. I was encouraged to see many people exploring the campus and “getting comfortable with college.”

In addition to Open House many of you are busy talking at local high schools and at college and career fairs letting people know the importance of education and what Northern has to offer. There are wonderful things happening at our College that will expand opportunities for students and together we are getting the word out!

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Congrats to Heidi Ryan, CIT Instructor and her husband Bill who opened Dungeon Hollow Brewing Company in Blooming-dale, Ohio at the beginning of February. They currently have four beers on tap,

including Hopside the Head, a Mosaic hopped IPA, An Oatmeal Cream Stout, a Cream Ale, and a Copper Penny Amber Ale. All beer can be consumed on prem-ise, or around back, in the designated out-door drinking area. DHB is open Thurs-day 5-10pm, Friday 5-midnight, Saturday 2- midnight, and Sunday 1-6. You can get growlers filled to take the beer to go, or buy t-shirts or glassware if you would like.

Korean BBQ Recently Lisa Soly and Chris Kefauver at-tended Brooke High School as Chef Chris prepared a Korean BBQ dish. As part of Foreign Language week, he talked about Korean food and the preparation. He also spoke about the culinary program, sus-

tainability, culture, and his career path. The students were very receptive and asked many questions and loved his cui-sine! Lisa and Chris also informed them about early entrance opportunities, Open House, and the benefits of a community college.

Heidi Ryan pours a draft.

Chef Chris Kefauver serves the eager students.

Happy spring! - Dr. Vicki L. Riley

Student SPOTLIGHT:Michelle Ann Lucas

MAJOR: Accounting and Business Management

FAVORITE SPOT ON CAMPUS: I am really enjoy the Academic Support Center. Lots of help there plus people are very nice to me.

DO YOU HAVE ANY PETS:2 French Bulldogs: Tini Hans and Bud Tini. Plus 2 Cats: Spookey Monster and Murphy Doodles.

WHAT WOULD BE YOUR IDEAL DAY:More than likely sleep in late, lunch with friends and shopping.

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SOUND:The sound of water slapping against the hull of a boat is so peaceful to me.

IF YOU WERE STRANDED ON A DESERT ISLAND, WHAT THREE ITEMS WOULD YOU WANT TO HAVE WITH YOU:Beer, pizza and my tablet with internet.

NAME ONE THING ON YOUR BUCKET LIST:To write my book.

FAVORITE MOVIE OF ALL-TIME:Moonstruck. Gotta love Cher.

WHAT IS YOUR GO TO KARAOKE SONG:Breathe by Faith Hill. I am a pro at that song.

IF YOU COULD ADD ONE PERSON TO MOUNT RUSHMORE WHO WOULD IT BE: Tattoo Billy. He was my friend and tattoo artist. He passed away a few years ago. I miss him daily. But his face would look great carved in stone.

STAFF SPOTLIGHT:Alicia Frey

TITLE: Financial Aid Director

YEARS AT WVNCC: 14ish.

FAVORITE FOOD: It would be easier to tell you what I don’t like. I find “favorites” everywhere I go, but if I had to narrow it down, the one thing I always look forward to is my mom’s meatloaf and mashed potatoes. And let’s throw in some heritage - Polish pierogis also.

DO YOU HAVE ANY PETS : One very spoiled doggy – Bristol!

IF YOU WERE NOT DOING YOUR CURRENT JOB WHAT WOULD YOU MOST LIKELY BE DOING:Professional shopper! I like to spend other people’s money.

WHAT WOULD YOU DO ON YOUR IDEAL DAY OFF:Spend time outside – with a good book, hammock/lounge chair, and some peace and quiet.

HAVE YOU EVER MET ANYONE FAMOUS: David Lee Murphy and Trevor Bayne.

DREAM VACATION:Catholic Heritage tour to Italy.

FAVORITE SOUND:Waking up to Saturday morning NASCAR practice live.

WHAT IS YOUR HIDDEN TALENT: I’m a fairly decent bowler, on a league and all.

WHAT HAS BEEN THE GREATEST INVENTION IN YOUR LIFETIME:Google! How did we ever live without it?

NAME ONE THING ON YOUR BUCKET LIST:To be a mother – checked off July 2017.

FAVORITE MOVIE OF ALL-TIME:Top Gun.

WHAT IS YOUR GO TO KARAOKE SONG:I think I can count on one hand how many times I’ve done karaoke. The last time was with my niece’s pre-recorded Frozen karaoke machine of “Let it Go”.

IF YOU COULD ADD ONE PERSON TO MOUNT RUSHMORE WHO WOULD IT BE: Pope John Paul II.

FACULty SPOTLIGHT:Chana BakerTITLE:Instructor

YEARS AT WVNCC:2.5

CLASSES YOU ARE TEACHING:I teach College Literacy, English 101, and the English 101 supplement course.

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SPOTLIGHT: Culinary Arts CULINARY ARTS, A.A.S. / CULINARY ARTS C.A.S.DIVISION CHAIR: DAVID STOFFELPROGRAM DIRECTOR: CHRIS KEFAUVER, CECFACULTY: GENE EVANS, CEC AND MISSY JOHNS, CC

ACF (American Culinary Federation) Accredited Program of Excellence (one of about 60 in the world). We pro-vide basic commercial culinary training for students to start in any food service operation. Our grads obtain a CC (Certified Culinarian) certification upon graduation, the first step in the cert ladder. They receive baking, kitchen sanitation, and cooking skills. They also have nutrition, personnel management and menu planning classes. The program is a basic introduction to the commercial kitchen.

INTERESTING FACT: We are one the original programs at WVNCC. The first program in the state to receive ACF certification. We are in our fifth location and still growing. All of our instructors are ACF certified.

TYPES OF CAREERS IN THIS FIELD: Line cooks, first line culinarians, bakers and general kitchen cooks.

FAVORITE FOOD: Drover’s Inn buffalo wings.

FAVORITE SOUND:My daughter’s laugh.

DO YOU HAVE ANY PETS:Yes; two dogs. Toby a 13-year-old terrier mix and Isabella, a 5-year-old Airedale Terrier; but we call her an Airedale Terrorist!

IF YOU WERE NOT DOING YOUR CURRENT JOB WHAT WOULD YOU MOST LIKELY BE DOING:Working in the communication/journalism field.

FAVORITE BOARD GAME: Scrabble.

HAVE YOU EVER MET ANYONE FAMOUS: Yes, Hines Ward. Go Steelers!

IF YOU WERE STRANDED ON A DESERT ISLAND, WHAT THREE ITEMS WOULD YOU WANT TO HAVE WITH YOU: A book, sunglasses, and an umbrella.

WHAT IS YOUR HIDDEN TALENT: Sewing and quilting. I love to craft.

NAME ONE THING ON YOUR BUCKET LIST:To move to Florida and live within 5 minutes of the ocean and beach.

FAVORITE TV SHOW OF ALL-TIME:Dateline.

Thanks to everyone who volunteered for our Open House on Saturday, March 24. Perspec-tive students and their families had the opportunity to learn about all of the programs we offer, as well as get information about the admissions process, financial aid and more.

Program boards were set up on each campus and many faculty members were on hand to speak to perspective students. Many classrooms and labs were opened too for students to explore. A couple of new things were added to the Open House on each campus this year. Anyone who attended could spin the prize wheel and win Northern swag and we had live radio remotes too. Anyone who attended the Open House and then attends class

in the fall semester were eligible to win a $1,000 scholarship to WVNCC or an iPad. Over all the event was a great success with almost 40% more perspective students attending than

last year! A big thanks to the Open House committee who did a great job planning a wonder-ful event for our community. Great job team!

National Social Work Month

The Students Caring About Regional So-cial Issues (SCARSI) Club focused on Na-tional Social Work Month in March. The SCARSI bulletin board focused on various aspects of social work; the National As-sociation of Social Work 2018 theme “So-cial Workers-Leaders. Advocates. Cham-pions”’ and highlighted licensed social workers (faculty and staff) at Northern.

At the club’s March 6th monthly meeting, Dr. Riley signed the National Association of Social Work Month proclamation on behalf of WVNCC. At noon, that same day, SCARSI Club members, and some Northern faculty and administration at-tended the Wheeling City Council meet-ing. Wheeling Mayor Glenn Elliott read the entire National Association of Social Work Month proclamation out loud. Af-ter signing the proclamation on behalf of the City of Wheeling, a group photo was taken with Mayor Elliott and the city council members. The SCARSI Club was given permission to make a copy of the proclamation signed by Mayor Elliott and give it to each licensed social worker at Northern, as a token of appreciation for all that they do. The following profession-al licensed social workers received the signed proclamation: Kathy Herrington,

Darcey Ferrell, Kevin Serig, Kimmy Locy, Joyce Britt, Stephanie Barnett, and Rhon-da Hayes.

“My work with mothers and their children has been challenging and rewarding alike. It’s great to see mothers and their babies connecting and empowering moms to en-gage in their new roles.”

- Stephanie Barnett

Medical Assisting helps othersMaking “Easter” special is the community project chosen by the Clinical Medical As-sistant Class of 2018. They are preparing Easter baskets for each of the 22 children at the local Domestic Violence Shelter.Community Projects has been something the Medical Assistant students have been doing for many years. They have decorat-ed Christmas trees with hats, scarfs, and mittens and donated them to the local Children’s Home. Last year’s Clinical class spent the day at Health Right completing inventory of medications for dispensing by the physicians to the homeless.

Both Administrative and Clinical Medi-cal Assistant students have completed two semesters of “Be the Change” proj-ect. During this project the students feed parking meters around our buildings and leave a baggie of quarters for the next per-son to utilize in the meter. The message in the baggie is “BE the Change you wish to see in the World.”

These students also helped WVU students at Health Right on March 2nd with the once a year free eye clinic.

Previous projects have been Toys at Christmas time for the children at the Domestic Violence Shelter and helping Health Right by donating themed baskets to raffle at the Health Right Fund Raiser.Class of Clinical Medical Assistants in-clude: Megan Bruce, Megan Case, Shel-

by Fisher, Joyce Galiano, Megan Goolie, Deborah Hall, Summer Jeffers, Erica Sa-freed, Kaylin Swauger, and Brook Woods.

- Professor Michele Watson, RN, MS, MSN, CCMA.Director of Administrative and Clin-ical Medical Assisting Programs and the Billing & Coding Program.

LRC Celebrates Women’s History monthIn celebration of Women’s History Month for March, the library on the Wheeling Campus put up a display asking visitors “If you had to mentor the next generation of young women what advice would you give them?

We wanted to share with you some of the responses:

“Life is tough, but so are you”

“Don’t be afraid to voice your likes + dislikes, but don’t get upset if someone

disagrees”

“The question isn’t who’s going to let me, it’s who is going to stop me”

“You are always better than you think you are – give yourself credit”

“The most important thing a girl wears is her confidence”

“Don’t waste energy on things you can’t control”

“A successful woman is one who can build a firm foundation with the bricks

others have thrown at her”

SCARSI members meet with advisor Joyce Britt and Dr. Riley to sign the proclamation.

Mayor Elliott, city council, SCARSI members and advisor Joyce Britt pose for a photo after signing the proclamation.

Clinical Medical Assistant Class of 2018 and Michele Watson.