New Student Union and Bookstore Opens

AUGUST • 2013
New Student Union and Bookstore Opens
A festive ribbon-cutting ceremony was
conducted on July 15 to open the new
West Virginia Northern Community
College Barnes and Noble Bookstore
that includes an expanded array of
books, merchandise and services,
including a Starbucks kiosk and café.
The new Wheeling campus building
also houses a Student Union gathering
space on the second floor.
Located downtown on 16th Street, the
new campus store replaces a bookstore
that had been previously located across
the street in the B&O Building. Pairing
an expanded Barnes & Noble bookstore
with the Student Union has created
a larger space for students to gather
and provides WVNCC and the local
community an exciting new meeting
and shopping space. The store includes
a larger inventory of general-reading
books; an expanded convenience food
section; gifts for students, alumni, family
and friends; an assortment of WVNCC
spirit wear; and unmatched textbook
options in a variety of formats at the
best prices. Store traffic has grown
consistently.
In addition to the campus store, Barnes
& Noble College also manages the
College’s online bookstore website
(wvncc.bncollege.com) – delivering
an innovative customized shopping
experience and giving students, faculty
and alumni the choice and convenience
to shop in-store or online.
“West Virginia Northern students
and staff join in the excitement
surrounding the new bookstore and
Student Union,” Dr. Martin J. Olshinsky,
WVNCC president, said. “This quickly
will become a popular gathering spot,
and based on the wider community’s
interest, we know the public will be just
as pleased as we are with the expanded
and new bookstore.”
West Virginia Northern Community
College is one of 12 higher education
institutions Barnes & Noble College
partners with in the state of West
Virginia, including West Virginia
University, Potomac State College
of West Virginia and West Liberty
University. Nationwide, Barnes &
Noble College operates more than
700 campus stores.
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“We’re thrilled to be a part of this beautiful new campus bookstore and Student Center building,” Max J. Roberts, president and
CEO, Barnes & Noble College, said. “The new space will allow us to offer WVNCC students an exceptional educational and retail
experience, and to become part of the fabric of the Wheeling community.”
1. WVNCC CFO Steve Lippiello thanks Vic Greco of SMG Architects for all his fine efforts on the new building.
2. Bookstore Manager Dean George shows off some of the new inventory to faculty member Dave Stoffel.
3. A great turn-out for the grand opening!
4. Dr. Olshinsky speaks to the guests at the opening.
5. Outside on the plaza, Chef Chris Kefauver serves food prepared by the Culinary Arts Department.
6. New part-time employee, graphic artist Anna Brandi, tries out a Caramel Frappucino served to her by Jana Ramsay at the Starbucks located in the
new building.
7. Shelly Reager, Peggy Carmichael, Lucy Kefauver and Debbie Wayt
enjoy the day’s festivities.
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8. WVNCC Foundation President Dr. Mary Marockie talks to Foundation members, from left, Bonnie Grisell and Berri Fox, while viewing the new Student Union.
9. Xon Knierim, bookstore employee, checks inventory to make sure the store is
ready to go.
10. Rev. Darryl Cummings and his associate, Latisha R. Turner, browse the
selection of books.
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Petroleum Technology
WVNCC is one of two West Virginia
community colleges to announce
creation of a new program, Petroleum
Technology.
In late May, West Virginia Gov. Earl
Ray Tomblin, joined by Community
and Technical College System of West
Virginia Chancellor Jim Skidmore,
announced the establishment of the
Appalachian Petroleum Technology
Training Center in Fairmont. The Center
will address the growing workforce
needs of the oil and gas industry
within the state and provide training
opportunities for individuals who are
interested in working in the field.
“This new Center, and its hands-on
curriculum, will better prepare West
Virginians for the highly-skilled,
good-paying jobs needed to meet
the demand of our growing oil and
gas industry,” Gov. Tomblin said. “I’m
thankful for the industry’s collaboration
during the development of this muchneeded program and look forward
to congratulating the first class of
graduates.”
Through joint programs offered by
Pierpont Community and Technical
College and West Virginia Northern
Community College, the Appalachian
Petroleum Technology Training Center
will focus on delivering a certificate
of applied science in Petroleum
Technology, an associate of applied
science in Petroleum Technology and
specific customized training programs
to address the industry’s work force
training demands. The Center is a result
of collaboration between the higher
education institutions and the oil and
gas industry.
“As the development of the Marcellus
shale continues to expand, this Center
will help our community and technical
colleges meet the training demands
of this growing sector,” Dr. Martin J.
Olshinsky, president, WVNCC, said.
“The launch of this Center reflects our
continued commitment to developing
training programs that are industrydriven and industry-relevant. The
oil and gas industry spoke and we
responded.”
“The Appalachian Petroleum
Technology Training Center is the result
of dialogue and partnership with the
power industries of our region,” Dr.
Doreen Larson, president of Pierpont
CTC, said. “However, the ‘power’ of
the program lies in engaging and
developing the intelligence and work
ethic of the people of West Virginia.
Pierpont is proud to be able to offer
this training that provides an avenue to
keep talented workers and their families
living in West Virginia.”
“From the beginning, the Appalachian
Petroleum Technology Training Center
project has been a prime example
of collaboration between industry,
government, and education leaders,”
Charlie Burd, executive director of the
Independent Oil and Gas Association of
West Virginia, said.
“Having business and industry involved
in the curriculum and facility planning
gives us confidence that graduates
will have the skills and hands-on
training needed for industry careers,”
Corky Demarco, executive director
for the West Virginia Oil and Natural
Gas Association, said. “Having more
skilled workers will make West Virginia
even more attractive to industries that
operate in this highly competitive
regional market.”
A key feature of the Center will be the
indoor and outdoor drilling simulation
laboratories which will provide handson training for its students. Both
Pierpont CTC and WVNCC campuses
will be equipped with indoor drilling
simulators and will deliver collaborative
training on the outdoor drilling
simulator located in Fairmont.
“This effort would not be possible
without the ongoing dedication and
support from the oil and gas industry
and community college leadership,”
Skidmore said. “Because of our
collective efforts in developing these
programs, many more West Virginians
will now be able to access an education
that leads to high-paying, high-skilled
jobs in the state.”
“As the economy of the Northern
Panhandle diversifies with development
of the shale gas resources, it is crucial
for West Virginia Northern Community
College to create programs to provide
individuals with the technical and
hands-on skills needed to gain
employment,” Olshinsky added.
“Northern appreciates the assistance of
the industry partners to help create a
world-class program that is specific to
the Appalachian oil and gas fields.”
Olshinsky said, “The petroleum
technology program will be one of
the cornerstone programs in our new
Applied Technology Center in Wheeling.
The petroleum technology lab provides
hands-on experience to prepare
individuals to work in the production
side of the rapidly expanding oil and
gas industry. In addition to the work
of the industry panel to help develop
a curriculum that addresses industry
needs, partners such as Dominion and
Chesapeake have already contributed
resources to provide equipment for the
program.”
Hang Up and Live
West Virginia Northern and WTRF-TV7
have partnered for several years now
on an educational-informational series
of television ads urging motorists to
Hang Up and Live. The ads urge viewers
to not use cell phones while driving,
whether for voice or texting. As of July 1
this year, the only way a cell phone can
be used while driving is with hands-free
equipment. Other cell phone usage
while driving is a primary violation of
the law in West Virginia, which means
motorists can be stopped and charged
whether any other infractions have
occurred. In the past, WVNCC students
volunteered to be part of the ads but
this year in light of the changes in
the law TV7 representatives and Bob
DeFrancis decided to ask Wheeling
police officers to participate. DeFrancis
wrote the scripts and Northern’s
Campus Liaison Officer, R.J. Faldowski,
agreed to be filmed along with Officer
Neil Fowkes. The ads began airing on
WTRF-TV7, FOX and the station’s ABC
affiliate earlier this summer.
Officer Faldowski gets filmed by
WTRF-TV 7.
Putting Technology into the
Hands of the Student
Tammy Aftanas, a nursing instructor on the Weirton
campus, has taken technology to a new level: she received
a grant to provide mini iPads to 10 of her students.
Aftanas initiated a research project, “Putting Technology
into the Students’ Hands,” and received funding for it
through a Teaching and Learning Grant from the WVNCC
Foundation. She said, “Objectives of the project are the
enhancement of technology in the classroom and clinical
settings and to develop student insight for working with
technology.” For the fall semester that opened Aug. 19, 10
nursing students were chosen randomly to receive the
Tammy Aftanas, nursing instructor on the Weirton campus of West
iPads which will be returned after the semester to be used
Virginia Northern Community College, has received a grant to provide
again in the future.
mini iPads to 10 of her students for the current fall semester. From
“These iPads have been loaded with many medical and left are Melissa Boyuk, Amy Wiley, Erica Cline, Alexis Carte, Samantha
learning apps that will put many resources ‘in their hands’ Wells, Aftanas, Heather Molyneaux, Angel Zajac, Tracey King, Angelia
and readily available to them,” Aftanas explained. “Some Rhodes and Carl Hensley.
of these apps include their textbooks electronically and others provide ways to assist in teaching their patients.” The nursing
instructor added “having these iPads makes communication easy and readily available with other students and their instructors
through email, texting and ‘facetime.’”
Dr. Mary Marockie, president of the West Virginia Northern Community College Foundation Board of Trustees, said, “Tammy’s
vision for technology was precisely what the Foundation looks for when providing internal grants to faculty or staff. She should be
commended for taking steps to secure such splendid resources for her students.”
Marockie pointed out that much of the work to award such internal grants falls on the Foundation’s allocations committee.
“This committee, chaired by Bonnie Ellis, has met often and consistently and its efforts have served the college well,” she added.
Affordability
WVNCC continues to be one of the
most affordable colleges in America,
according to statistics compiled by the
federal government.
For the second year in a row, Northern
has made the national College
Affordability and Transparency Center
list compiled by the Integrated
Postsecondary Education Data
System used by the U.S. Department
of Education. While Northern was on
the list as being a public, two-year
institution of higher learning with the
lowest net prices, the list also provides
data for the most expensive institutions
of higher learning in the country. The
2013 list was made public earlier this
summer.
Dr. Martin J. Olshinsky, president of
Northern, lauded the WVNCC Board of
Governors for its long-time efforts in
controlling tuition costs. “We’ve known
for some time that we are leaders in
affordability in the state and the Upper
Ohio Valley. It’s gratifying for Northern
to be also recognized nationally in such
a positive light,” he added.
The 2013 list provides information on
institutions with the highest tuition and
highest net price and the lowest tuition
and lowest net price. Two other West
Virginia institutions were cited among
the lowest net price, including Southern
West Virginia Community and Technical
College and Bridgemont Community
and Technical College.
According to Janet Fike, vice president
of student services at Northern, the
lists are generated with the following
criteria: tuition includes the tuition and
required fees as reported to IPEDS by
the institution and net prices includes
the cost of attendance minus grant
and scholarship aid as reported to and
calculated by IPEDS.
Fike said the lists that show the highest
are the top 5 percent while the lists for
the lowest are the bottom 10 percent.
This year the list for the Highest Tuition
has 50 institutions cited and the list
for the Highest Net Prices has 49. The
list that shows those with the Lowest
Tuition has 99 institutions listed, 92
of which are in California. The list for
Lowest Net Prices has 98 institutions,
with WVNCC listed at number 89 with
a net price of $3,414. Bridgemont is
number 36 with a net price of $2,081
and Southern is number 13 with a net
price of $926.
Fike explained the average net price is
the average price of attendance that
is paid by fulltime, undergraduate,
degree-seeking students after grants
and scholarships are taken into account.
The average net price is generated by
subtracting the average amount of
federal, state and local government or
institutional grant or scholarship aid
from the cost of attendance. Total cost
of attendance is the sum of published
in-state tuition and required fees, books
and supplies and, if applicable, the
weighted average for room and board
and other expenses.
“This ranking for Northern shows
conclusively that WVNCC has excellent
processes that help our students with
financial aid, grants and scholarships,”
Fike said.
Foundation Golf Outing
From left, Becky Yesenczki, Alicia Frey,
Hilary Curto, Shannon Payton and Rana
Spurlock await the arrival of the golfers.
Thanks to everyone’s support, more
than $17,000 was raised to benefit the
students of WVNCC at the 2013 golf
outing. Despite some clouds and rain,
nearly 100 golfers joined the College
on June 28 at the beautiful Crispin Golf
Course at Oglebay. Participants enjoyed
a scrumptious lunch donated by Quaker
Steak & Lube, received a bag full of
golfing supplies and a T-shirt that listed
all sponsors of $1,500 or more. The
day ended with a delicious steak meal
prepared by Northern’s culinary chefs.
At that time, golfers also received their
prizes, which were donated by many
businesses around the area. June 27,
2014, has been selected for the next
outing and we look forward to another
great day with friends of WVNCC and its
Foundation.
Relay for Life
From left, student Tiffany Jackson,
Student Activities Director Shannon
Payton and Program Coordinator Ida
Williams man the WVNCC tent at this
year’s Ohio County Relay for Life that
raised funds for the American Cancer
Society.
On Aug. 9, Team WVNCC once again
participated in the Ohio County Relay
for Life at Wheeling Park Good Lake.
Theme this year was “Capture the
Moment.” According to event planners,
the College tent was voted “most
outlandish” for the seventh consecutive
year. To raise additional funds for the
American Cancer Society, the College
tent incorporated a photo booth from
Mega Entertainment. The company
generously agreed to attend, charging
only supplies for the event. Overall, the
event raised an estimated $140,000.
“Thank yous” go out to Ida Williams,
student Tiffany Jackson, Chris Kefauver,
Lucy Kefauver and Shannon Payton for
all their hard work at the event.
All College Day
All College Day at Northern for the beginning of the fall semester typically is held on a Monday but this year it was decided
to conduct the proceedings mid-week, on Wednesday. All campuses were closed Aug. 14 for the day of internal meetings.
President Olshinsky began the day with an overview of the state of the College, “Where We Were…Where We Are.” The
Wheeling campus B&O Building auditorium was packed for his presentation as well as for other information provided by Steve
Lippiello (budget, IT-IR, travel guidelines;) Peggy Carmichael (new employees, Title IX, ADA, etc.;) Nancy Albert (DegreeWorks);
Janet Fike (default rates;) Vicki Riley (retention/student success initiatives); Mike Koon (Applied Technology Center update;)
and Shannon Payton (Student Union, activities). The day wrapped up with meetings of the classified staff and faculty and by
tours of the newly opened Wheeling campus Applied Technology Center and Student Union/Barnes and Noble bookstore.
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