QCC e-News The Campus Newsletter of Quinsigamond Community College

QCC Family Assists Tornado VictimsThe recent tornado that devastated towns neighboring QCC Southbridge has moved the QCC Family to assist in relief efforts.

Victor Somma, QCC Southbridge Campus Director and Director of Community Affairs is actively working with South County town officials, fire and police departments, the Chamber of Central Mass South, and other charitable organizations in South County. Mr. Somma is coordinating relief efforts through QCC Southbridge. Requests for assistance are forwarded to QCC Institutional Communications and then disseminated as QCC Cares announcements, to QCC Family, students, and various campus groups to take action as they desire. QCC Cares communications have been sent regularly; if you are interested in helping in any way, please follow specific instructions included in these announcements. In most cases, the contact person is from an organization other than QCC.

Currently, QCC Cares has provided information from the Chamber of Central Mass South on donating to the United Way and Brimfield Congregational Church, How to Register for Disaster Relief, Relief Community meetings, and various fund-raisers. The Chamber also has a web site set up for Tornado Assistance. For more information, visit http://cmschamber.ning.com/page/tornado-assistance.

June 2011

Tornado damage in South County

New HVAC Program QCC recently signed an agreement with Assabet Valley Regional Technical High School that paves the way for implementing the newly established Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) Certificate Program in the Fall of 2011. Russ Mangsen, Director of Technical Programs and Mary Jo Nawrocki, Superintendent-Director of Assabet Valley Regional Technical High, as well as QCC President Gail Carberry, Pat Toney, Vice President of Academic Affairs and Stephen Marini, Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs (pictured) were present at the signing on April 15, 2011. Others involved in the development of the agreement but not present at the signing were Kathy

Radley, Manager of Educational Partnerships, Kathy Rentsch, Dean of Business and Technology, and Dale Allen, Vice President for Community Engagement. The agreement includes an addendum allowing for various provisions including classroom space at Assabet Valley in Marlborough, MA, and additional instruction for credit and non-credit education.QCC’s new HVAC Certificate Program will offer evening classes to students with a high school diploma or GED. Students enrolled in the new program can be prepared for a new career in just two semesters.

HVAC technicians are responsible for heating and air-conditioning systems that control temperature, humidity, and the total air quality in residential, commercial, industrial, and other buildings. Interested students can e-mail hvac@qcc.mass.edu or visit http://www.qcc.edu/pages/HVAC_certificate_new.html for more information.

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Campus News

Project Triumph Graduates Eight! QCC’s Project Triumph program held Graduation on Monday, June 20, 2011 in the HLC on QCC’s main campus. Eight students received certificates from the specialized, ten-month training and certificate program for individuals with disabilities interested in post-secondary training and education. The program is designed to help prepare participants for entry-level office and business support jobs. The graduates gained valuable computer, career, and workplace readiness skills. The program also contains an internship component, which is the culmination of two full college semesters of instruction. Special thanks were included in the ceremony to this year’s internship sites, which included: Foley Motorsports, Preservation Worcester, Worcester Adult Learning Center, Worcester District Attorney’s Office, Worcester Magazine, Worcester Telegram & Gazette, Worcester Senior Center, and YMCA of Central MA – Greendale Branch. Lori Corcoran, Associate Dean of Disability Services welcomed the attendees and Gail Carberry, gave the key-note address; instructors Jo Sundin and Julie Fields presented a retrospective student overview titled, “Looking Back.”Project Triumph’s successful program and its contributions to the Worcester business community were recognized by Preservation Worcester (PW) internship site coordinator, Valerie Ostrander. Ms. Ostrander presented QCC with a special Certificate of Merit signed by Deborah Packard, Executive Director of PW.

Quinsigamond Community College Graduates 62 Students from ACLC On June 16, 2011, QCC held Graduation for its Adult Community Learning Center (ACLC) at the Hebert Auditorium on QCC’s main campus. Sixty-two graduates were honored for their achievements by Dr. Gail Carberry, program instructors, family and friends. The keynote speaker of the event was Dale Allen, QCC’s Vice President for Community Engagement. 2010-2011 graduates of QCC’s GED program are:

Peninah Adundo, SouthbridgeLuis Arias, WorcesterMark Allen, MillburyTyronne Barry, WorcesterTiffany Berry, Turners FallsNicholas Bingham, WorcesterAngela Bowers, AshfieldColin Bryan, ShrewsburyAndrea Campbell, WorcesterWilson Cantos, WorcesterAnthony Chandie, WorcesterMarina Cesaro, WorcesterJamie Curran, WorcesterLuz Daniel, CambridgeMax Diaba, WebsterChristina Doherty, JeffersonNina Dorman, WorcesterJasmine Drew, BoltonZachary Dupuis, RutlandChris Favuzza, ShrewsburyKaitlyn Foster, Brookfield

Naomi Pagan, WorcesterRadames Pagan, WorcesterJonathan Perez, WorcesterKyle Powers of WorcesterJoeann Randolph, BostonRaul Rocha, ShrewsburyTimothy Rodgers, WorcesterBianca Romero, WorcesterJulio Santana, WorcesterErick Saturria, WorcesterBryon Sears, East BrookfieldThomas Silver, GreenfieldJulie Spackman, AshlandDanica Sullivan, WorcesterJennifer Tellier, DudleyCarmen Vega, WorcesterWanda Velez, WorcesterTakia Younge, DorchesterAlisha Watson, WorcesterStanley Zapasnik, Barre

Effie Goritsas, PaxtonJacob Horenstein, AllstonCrystal Johnson-Lake, WorcesterJohn Joslin, WorcesterTimothy LeBlanc, WorcesterDennis Lindsey, WorcesterHelen Lizotte, MillburyTina Longtin, SouthbridgeFlorica Makowski, BoltonMonique Manna, SouthbridgeErica Markarian, MillburyPerla Martinez, WorcesterMegan McLellan, DouglasMichael Mellen, MillburyMicah Messina, WorcesterSara Mirick, WorcesterBrian Murigu, AuburnTatiana Naple, WorcesterJose Ortiz, WorcesterWidales Ortiz, WorcesterWilson Pacheco, Worcester

Congratulations to all! 2011 GED Graduates Photo: Hillarie Jason

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Campus News Send us your news! We want to hear what’s happening in your department and with your students or staff. Submit information at www.QCC.edu/newsletter.html. Events, awards, success stories... We want to share your news with the entire QCC community. Deadline for the July e-newsletter is July 8, 2011.

QCC’s System for Adult Basic Education Support (SABES) Hosts College for a Night On March 15, 2011, QCC’s System for Adult Basic Education Support (SABES) Program offered “2011 College for a Night: With an Eye to Future Possibilities” on the QCC main campus. The event was open to students in adult basic education (ABE) programs throughout Central MA to promote college and career readiness.

The program focused on non-credit certificate options and viable next steps for ABE students to pursue jobs, build skills and gain experience from those options, as well as attain more education and training to pursue career pathways for advancement. Colleen Doherty, Assistant Dean of Career and Academic Advisement, and Tom Patria, Career Planning Representative, gave an overview of the career planning process, an introduction to the Holland Career Inventory, Web site resources, and a demonstration of an informational interview with former QCC phlebotomy student, Lezlie Prindle, who now works in phlebotomy at an area hospital.

Students also attended specially developed class sessions led by Training and Education Center (TEC) faculty in the following areas: Community & Medical Interpreting, Computer Basics, Greening Homes-Energy Efficiency, Laboratory Animal Technician, Microsoft Office 2007, Nurse Assistant/Home Health Aide, Personal Fitness Trainer, Phlebotomy/EKG and Sterile Processing. Each session provided an overview of the field and corresponding course, as well as hands-on activities.

110 ABE students and 20 ABE instructors, counselors and program directors attended. Student evaluations of the evening were all positive, as were Faculty and Staff comments.

Career Planning Session with Tom Patria and Lezlie Prindle (front).

Susan Tetreault (TEC Instructor) with Luis Arias demonstrating an EKG tracing.

Adult Learning Center student, Bernardo Lopez participates in an activity.

Former QCC Student Publishes Book Former student, Larry (Spotted Crow) Mann recently published a book titled, Tales from the Whispering Basket. Mr. Mann, a member of the Nipmuc Tribe, most recently attended QCC in 2010. While at

QCC, Mr. Mann contributed creative work to QCC’s fine arts journal, Memescapes. Tales from the Whispering Basket is a collection of short stories and poetry drawn from his Native American roots. For more information on Mr. Mann and his new book, visit www.whisperingbasket.com.

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Campus News

New QCC Honor Guard in Fine Formation!

In January 2011, QCC formed a new Honor Guard to add to its list of impressive campus-wide services. The volunteer unit is comprised of QCC Police/Campus Safety Staff, Officer Daniel Litchfield, Officer Steve DiGiovanni, and Officer Hasnain Ali, led by Lt. Reynaldo Rodriguez. Lt. Rodriguez has extensive experience from 11 years in the National Guard as well as marching in parades as part of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War. To aid the new Guard in their duties, Lt. Rodriguez has compiled an Honor Guard Guide that is updated frequently. The QCC Honor Guard’s uniforms are in QCC colors, the blue of which the Guard affectionately dubbed “Wyvern Blue.” The Honor Guard’s first official event was QCC Commencement 2011 and their meticulous practice paid off; it was an impressive sight. Future plans include regular appearances in local parades and performing honor guard duties at funerals. The Guard also hopes to get approval to work with parade riffles, which are essential items for a proper honor guard that carries US and MA flags. The new QCC Honor Guard may also appear in a local Columbus Day parade in October, and a 9-11 Ceremony on campus, that is currently in the planning stages.

Daniel de la Torre Presents at Annual Meeting of the New England Association for College Admission Counseling Daniel de la Torre, Coordinator of Transfer and Articulation, drew on first-hand career experience transferring QCC students, in his presentation, “Is Your College Transfer-Friendly? Prove It!” on June 9, 2011 at the Annual Meeting of the New England Association for College Admission Counseling held on the campus of Stonehill College in Easton, MA.

The presentation focused on transfer priorities and concerns from a seldom-viewed perspective—that of the student! While transfer questions and advice are often specific to each student and to their unique transfer plans, common concerns arise in areas such as course transferability, the pros and cons of transfer agreements, finding transfer information at college web sites, and the need for financial aid and scholarships.

Applied Arts Program graduates, Keira Powell, Daniel Moreta, Roely Urena, Deanna Collins, and Randy Soto participated in video clips to make the session come alive with actual experiences. Besides the participating students, special thanks go to Applied Arts Program Professors Mary Newman, George Fitch, and John Solaperto, Learning Lab Manager/Sr. Technical Specialist for their collaboration and support.

L to r: Commander Lt. Reynaldo Rodriguez, Officer Daniel Litchfield, Officer Steve DiGiovanni, and

Officer Hasnain Ali Photo: Todd LaBranche

Alden Libary NewsAlden Library’s catalog and circulation system will undergo some significant changes over the summer. The C/W MARS library network is migrating to a new system in a two-phase process. Once this process is complete, full resources will be immediately available through the library’s online catalog. In the first phase, Academic libraries will migrate to the new system first, on July 5, and public libraries will follow in the second phase. This process will affect QCC faculty and staff who search for materials in the Alden Library or in the C/W MARS network, and place items on Course Reserves. Specific instructions and a request form can be found at www.qcc.mass.edu/library/onlineForms/LibOLforms/ReserveFrm.asp. During the transition, please do not hesitate to contact the Reference Librarians for more information or assistance obtaining materials. They may be reached by calling the Reference Desk at 508.854.4366, email: reference@qcc.mass.edu, or by visiting the 3rd floor of the HLC for assistance. Also, check the QCC library home page for announcements and updates at www.qcc.mass.edu/library

Important Dates during the transition:• June30 - the current system will close.

• WeekofJuly5 - links to the new catalog will be accessible on the Alden Library Web page; all academic libraries in the system will be searchable.

• EndofthefirstweekofJuly - requests for items from any of the academic libraries should be possible.

• BetweenJulyandmid-October - requests for materials from the C/WMARS public libraries directly from the online catalog will not be possible. Ask Library Staff for assistance requesting materials that you need.

Campus News

SCAD - 4 Success! Congratulations to 2011 graduates of QCC’s Applied Arts program, Randy Soto, Keira Powell, Daniel Moreta and Roely Urena for their acceptance to Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) in Savannah, Georgia. All four recent grads will be attending with scholarships ranging from $20-30,000 based on GPA, Phi Theta Kappa status, and portfolio.

In addition to the recently accepted QCC students, there are also two former QCC Applied Arts Program graduates who will graduate this year from SCAD, as well as eight currently attending (one with a full scholarship) from QCC’s APA program. (SCAD is considered one of the top art and design colleges in the country with over 50 various majors.)

Interestingly, Randy Soto, Daniel Moreta and Roely Urena are all from the Dominican Republic, living in Worcester while attending classes and never knew each other until coming to QCC— they are all now the best of friends!

Top l to r: Randy Soto, Keira Powell. Bottom l to r: Daniel Moreta and Roely Urena

The Athletic Center Has Re-Opened! Make note of the Athletic Center’s summer hours and join the Wyvern as he re-dedicates himself to summer fitness! Summer Hours: Monday - Thursday: 6 a.m. - 7 p.m.Friday 6 a.m. - 12 p.m.Saturday 8 a.m. - 1 p.m.

ZOMBIE UPDATE....It has been rumored that QCC’s closeted zombie Leo Burgess, has been summoned by the AMC network recently for filming a Season Two episode of the hit show, The Walking Dead. Mr. Burgess may or may not have traveled to the Atlanta, Georgia-area for several days, to participate in filming an upcoming show as the recent winner of a contest sponsored by the network.

The episode Mr. Burgess participated in could potentially air in October. (Our details are specifically vague at this time because Mr. Burgess signed a stringent non-disclosure agreement which precludes any detailed information to be shared until close to air-time.)

Based on the comic by Robert Kirkman, Tony Moore and Charlie Adlard, The Walking Dead is shot on location in the Atlanta area and has recently experienced a cult following. Filming on location poses specifc problems as The Atlanta Journal Constitution reported in a recent article at: www.ajc.com/news/henry/zombies-take-over-henry-968755.html

Stay tuned for more information...

We’re Number 33!?The Worcester Business Journal recently compiled its list of the 100 largest employers in Central MA. QCC came up 33rd with 1,119 employees! Read the article at: http://www.wbjournal.com/news49275.html

The Wyvern spotted at Indoor Cycling Class: Wed., 5:30 p.m. - 6:15 p.m.

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Faculty, Staff, & Student Notes Faculty and Staff Achievements The QCC Family is a group of goal-oriented, super-achievers as evidenced by the following list of campus-wide accomplishments from 2010-2011:

• Carol Bosworth, Nurse Education Faculty, was elected President of M.A.R.I.N April 2011 – 2013 and is currently president elect.• Kirsten Daigneault, Future Focus Program Coordinator/English Faculty, earned a Master of Education from Worcester State

University with a concentration in English and was awarded the department medal for the highest GPA (4.0) in the program for 2011 graduates.

• Cheryl Finn, EMT Services Paramedic /Intermediate Program Faculty, EMS/Paramedic Program Coordinator, composed, submitted, and fulfilled and Action Plan for Office of Emergency Medical Services (OEMS), completed APR for Fire Science, completed rehabilitation from extensive right personal brevis tendon repair, returned to full Fire/Paramedic duty, and acted as Team Leader for 2 Medical Missionary humanitarian aid trips to Haiti.

• Jane June, Dean of Health Care, has assumed the role of National League for Nursing Accreditation Commission Site visitor for the Fall and Spring Cycles, as well as Evaluation Review Panelist for the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission, representing QCC in Atlanta Georgia.

• Brian Leclair, Nurse Education Faculty, completed his Doctorate of Nursing Practice in May 2011. His dissertation was a study of African Born Males in Nursing Education.

• Paula Moreau, Nurse Education Faculty, was accepted into the UMass Worcester Ph.D. Program in Nursing for Fall, 2011. She also participated in a medical mission to Grande Goave, Haiti, January, 2011.

• The Radiologic Technology Program sponsored staff development activities for 6 clinical instructors as well as three full-time and two adjunct faculty, assisted in the interviewing process for a new clinical instructor at the Heywood Hospital in Gardner, MA, completed the program’s APR, and hosted the program’s annual Advisory Board meeting on March 29, 2011.

• Maureen Ricotta, Nurse Education Faculty, successfully passed the National League for Nursing Certified Nurse Educator Exam and was selected to be a member for the The National Council of State Boards of Nursing’s National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX PN) Item Writing panel in Chicago.

• Lt. Reynaldo Rodriguez, Campus Safety, recently earned a Master of Art in Security Management from Anna Maria College. • Pat Schmol, EMS/Fire Science Faculty/Fire Science Program Coordinator, attended the Annual Fire and Emergency Services

Higher Education (FESHE) National Professional Development Conference in Emmitsburg, Maryland in June, and presented “Building Competency-based Degree Programs” to the conference.

• Meg Yoder, Nurse Education Faculty/Practical Nursing Program Coordinator, became a Certified Nurse Educator (CNE).Congratulations to all! Advising Update

The flood gates are open! The rise in enrollment is clearly reflected in the number of students seeking services in the office of Career and Academic Planning (Advising & Testing). The number of advising appointments jumped in the last three years from a yearly total of 20,365 in 2007-2008 to a staggering 29,526 in 2009-2010. To meet the goals and needs of our growing student body, the Advising Office has created several new initiatives:

• Walk-in WednesdaysEach Wednesday, students can be seen on a first-come, first-served basis for both Advising and Placement Testing. No appointment needed! On other days, students can opt for scheduled appointments or walk-in. • Resources for AdvisorsAdvising resources for all advisors (both faculty and staff ) are now available on the Academic Affairs SharePoint site http://sharepoint.qcc.mass.edu/AcademicAffairs/Advising%20Resources/Forms/AllItems.aspx and The Q. This includes forms and information designed to assist in the advising process, updated on a semester-basis.• Career FocusTo support the continued integration of career planning with academic advising, the Career Focus Project was designed to provide faculty, advisors, students, and staff with comprehensive career information specific to QCC programs. To date, eight QCC programs have been featured and can be viewed on the portal at https://confucius.qcc.mass.edu/ics/Student_Services/Career_Focus.jnz. Carol King, Director of Early Career and College Awareness, leads the project. More programs are forthcoming - keep checking the sites for additions!