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Congratulations to Matthew Sorrento (Academic Skills English) who received his Ph.D. from the University of Westminster this summer. His dissertation topic was, To What Extent Does the New American Crime Film Reflect Hybridity of Genre?
Gregory Brellochs (Visual Arts) had work selected for the prestigious 77th Woodmere Annual Exhibition and the Woodmere Museum in Chestnut Hill, PA this past June. His work was also the recipient of a Juror’s Award in that exhibition.
Srujana Kanneganti (former Studio Art student) was selected for and participated in the Carnegie Curatorial Fellowship at the Philadelphia Museum of Fine Arts this summer. This highly respected fellowship is designed to develop talent in non-western curatorial studies.
Former student, Christopher Shockley, appears on the reality TV show Ink Masters this fall. This show features highly-skilled and respected tattoo artists in a competition for the title of Ink Master. The new season began on August 28.
The William G. Rohrer Charitable Foundation has donated and pledged a total of $700,000 to Camden County College students since 2012, including its most recent pledge of $300,000 to be paid out over the next five years. Since its inception, the William G. Rohrer Scholarship Program at CCC has awarded scholarships to approximately 240 students. Scholarships are awarded annually to high school graduates entering CCC for the first time, and to CCC graduates transferring to a four-year university. Meet some of our Rohrer scholars who were recently honored at a luncheon with their donor in August.
Meet Kojo Abanyie (18), a pharmacy student transferring to Rutgers this year. Kojo is a member of the Chemistry Club and Phi Theta Kappa. Kojo started as a dual credit student, which made it easy for him to get his high school diploma and college credits at the same time. “There are a lot of professors here that work at other institutions of higher learning,” which means he is getting the same education someone else is paying much more to obtain. Kojo wants the Rohrer Foundation to know that he is thankful for the recognition of his hard work. He promises to continue to work hard in the future. Kojo believes donating to a scholarship fund “is a good thing to do because it not only helps with someone’s money situation, but also gives them encouragement to continue to do well.”
Meet Kristin Burke (37), an elementary education major transferring to Stockton to major in liberal studies. Kristen wants to become a middle school teacher. She is a member of Phi Theta Kappa and is secretary for Kappa Delta Pi. Kristin remembers, “I had a job that I hated and had to drive past the College to get there. One day I decided, I’m going to apply to this college and change my life. And I did. And I don’t regret it.” She wants her donor to know, “It’s a wonderful thing that you’re doing and it’s changing peoples’ lives. It’s changing future generations as well. My children are watching me work hard and my students are going to know that I got scholarships. I plan on telling everybody about how CCC did this for me and you don’t have to go hugely in debt at a four-year university right away. It’s affordable and workable, and the scholarship really is changing lives.”
Meet Ashlee Dever (32), a nursing major who will continue her studies here in Blackwood as a Rutgers University nursing student. She decided to attend CCC because of the convenience. “I took morning classes, afternoon classes, weekend classes, online classes. It was just totally flexible. It was easy to fit it in my schedule.” She wants her donor to know that her Rohrer scholarship “really did make a huge difference and helped make it possible for me to go on and get a four-year degree.”
Meet Elizabeth Doan (20), a double major in education and foreign languages. She wants to transfer to Rowan and major in musical education so she can travel the world and teach music. She chose CCC because she was a NJ STARS recipient, and it was close to home, but once here, Elizabeth realized, “it’s so sophisticated. There’s so much going on and it’s such a vibrant campus with so many different programs.” She is thankful to Linda Rohrer and the Rohrer Foundation. “Thank you so much to Linda Rohrer. This isn’t the first scholarship I received from her. I’m so honored that her foundation supported me as an incoming CCC student and now a transfer student.”
Meet Mia Sanchez (20), a business administration student at CCC transferring to Rutgers-Camden to earn her bachelor’s degree. Mia also has been an intern at the US Embassy in Azerbaijan. She currently works at The Center and is an executive board member for Phi Theta Kappa. Regarding her scholarship, Mia wants her donor to know: “This scholarship made my future education possible and took away a lot of the financial burden placed on me.” She believes, “People who are capable should invest in students like me, so we can focus on school without having to worry about money.”
Meet Khyia Ward (20), a psychology student transferring to Rutgers-Camden. She is a member of Phi Theta Kappa and also recently was voted Alumnae Trustee, which allows her to sit on the College Board of Trustees for one year. Khyia believes, the teachers were very supportive of me and other students. Everybody was trying to work together to get a degree and move you on to the next step. There’s just a really good support system here at Camden County College.” She wants her donor to know, “Thank you so much. You have no idea how this impacts a person’s life. This is going to help me pay for things that I wasn’t sure of before.”
Open Enrollment
October 1st through October 31st is Open Enrollment. During this time employees can make changes to their health, prescription, dental and flexible spending account benefits. If you have questions about your current coverage or would like to make a change, please contact Lindsay Riiff at lriiff@camdencc.edu or 4412.
Benefits Fair
This year’s Benefits Fair will be held on Wednesday, October 10th in Roosevelt Hall, Room 102 from 11am-2pm. Additional information will be communicated by Human Resources prior to the Fair.
The New Jersey Employees Charitable Campaign
The New Jersey Employees Charitable Campaign will run from Monday, October 15th through Friday, November 9th. An email will be sent to all employees with information about this year’s campaign. By donating at least $2 per pay check you will be entered into a drawing for a chance to win a prize. Prize list will be sent out during the campaign.
The College Now Campus Course Program has expanded to 110 students this fall, a 21 percent increase over last year.
The Mastery Charter School enrolled five high school juniors at the Camden Campus this fall. These full-time students are projected to earn an LAS.AS degree in May 2020, prior to their high school graduation.
The Gateway to College program received the National Performance Excellence Award at the Gateway to College National Network 2018 Peer Learning Conference in Oregon this summer.
Camden County College’s program earned the distinction as the only Gateway center to receive this prestigious award each year since it was introduced three years ago. The award established benchmarks to assess the performance of over 40 Gateway centers nationwide.
Customized Training (CT) partnered with Ravitz ShopRite to implement a Deli Clerk training program to prepare dislocated workers for employment with ShopRite. CT also partnered with several manufacturing employers and has implemented CNC Fabricated Metal Manufacturing training to prepare dislocated workers for employment.
The Center will host its annual Autism Lecture Series Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m. in the Forum on the Blackwood campus starting October 2 and running until October 30.
The Fall Welcome Back BBQ for the Rohrer Center will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on October 3.
1968: The Year that Changed America is a lecture series offered on Wednesdays at 7 p.m. in The Center.
Remaining topics include:
The Basic Course Corrections Class #98 graduation will be held October 5 in Lincoln Hall at 1 p.m.
Human Resources will hold a Benefits Fair in Roosevelt 102 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on October 10.
Career Services will present a Career Coach Workshop in the Taft Presentation Room October 11 12:30 – 2 p.m.
The HireAbilty Transition Conference will take place on the Blackwood campus October 12 in Civic Hall and the Forum from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Camden County International Day has moved to our campus from Eastern High School and will be held in the Atrium on October 13 from noon to 4 p.m. We will celebrate the cultural diversity of our County with a sampling of ethnic food, cultural performances, and educational programming for the entire family.
The Center is hosting “60’s Night” on the Blackwood campus in the Atrium on October 17 from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. This event is $35 per person and includes drink tickets and food. Immediately following the event The Center will offer a free lecture entitled “The World Will Know Peace: Opposition to the War in Southeast Asia.”
Pledge-A-Paw dog walk fundraiser will revisit Camden County College October 20, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., on the Blackwood campus. To register, visit www.ccasnj.org.
The Camden County College Reader’s Theater presents Poe, adapted and performed by Robert Billbrough, October 25 at 5 p.m., October 26 at 8 p.m., and October 27 at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. in the Dennis Flyer Theater. Admission is free; donations welcome.
The Center will again offer an Addictions Counseling Lecture Series in Civic Hall at 6 p.m. on four Wednesdays this fall. Remaining dates include: October 24 (Channeling Grief and Loss), November 4 (Evidenced Programming), and December 12 (Dealing with Addiction).
The Center is hosting a Middle East Lecture Series Thursdays at 7 p.m. in Connector 105 until November 1. Remaining topics include: Morocco Post 2011, Understanding Social Media in the Arab World, What Iran Wants, and Voices from Syria.
The College will host a signing with Fairleigh Dickinson University at 1 p.m. on October 25 in Roosevelt 102 to enact a new articulation agreement.
The annual Juvenile Diabetes Walk will be held on the Blackwood campus on October 27 starting at 9:30 a.m. (check-in starts at 8:00 a.m.)
Designer Bag Bingo is back November 2 starting at 6 p.m. All proceeds benefit the Camden County College Foundation. Tickets are $35 in advance and $50 at the door. A table of eight is $250. For more information, email Melissa Daly at mdaly@camdencc.edu.
The Cooper Norcross Run the Bridge Event is November 4 at 8:30 a.m. Camden County College has a team of runners and walkers. The College is a Finish Line sponsor of this event due to our donation of the parking garage for free parking for runners.
