Grand Island Campus Annual Report 2014-15

Grand Island Campus
Annual Report 2014-15
Instruction
Academic Education
President’s Message
Central Community College is
approaching its 50th birthday, and
the Grand Island Campus has been
an instrumental component of
the overall success of CCC and the
students and community we serve.
Fifty years may seem like a long
time, but it sure has passed quickly.
Throughout the campus history, we
have striven to meet the needs of the
workforce, foster student learning,
and play a role in the continued
growth and development of the
Grand Island community. The 2014
– 2015 year continued that tradition.
It has been a little over one year
since my arrival to the campus, and
I could not be more humbled to be
here nor prouder to work with the
faculty and staff to transform the
lives of students. The Grand Island
Campus has a dedicated group
of educational professionals that
exemplify “community”, and working
with them has continued my own
growth and development. This
report will elaborate on many of the
accomplishments of which I am so
very proud.
A college can be no better than the
Board that governs. With that being
acknowledged, we are fortunate
to have a Board of Governors that
leads with intelligence and passion,
and college leadership that has a
strategic focus. Their support makes
all of this possible. The Grand Island
Campus will continue to maximize
student and community success!
Thomas A. Walker, Jr.
Campus President
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Rebecca Bartlett is the vice-president
of the Nebraska State Reading
Association. She assisted with putting
on the second NSRA conference
in Kearney in February. Over 600
people attended the two and a half
day conference.
Kathy Boehler is the President
of
NEBMATYC,
the
Nebraska
Mathematical Association of Two Year
Colleges and liaison for the American
Mathematical Association of Two
Year Colleges.
Rachel Brown and Kathy Boehler
piloted the Math Emporium labs
during the spring of 2015. Students
could take Math 0980 and Math 1130
in a lab setting using computers to
learn the material. It allows students
the opportunity to get through Math
Essentials and Elementary Algebra
all within one semester so they can
move through the foundational
courses faster.
Brent Adrian is co-chair of the
Environmental Sustainability Committee.
He helped the college move forward to
begin implementation of the e-badge
system, giving students the ability to
earn badges to recognize what they
have learned about sustainability.
Brent presented a workshop called
“Open Education Resources: The New
Student Liberation Movement!” at the
2015 Western States Communication
Association Conference in Spokane, WA.
He also presented a workshop called
“Creating an OER Speech Course” at the
National Communication Associations
100th Annual Convention in Chicago.
Dr. Susan McDowall was awarded a
Fulbright Scholarship this spring. She
and her family will be traveling to Russia
where she will spend the 2015-2016
school year teaching at the Russian
State Agrarian University in Moscow.
Jeff Schulz presented his paper
titled
“An
Inquiry
into
the
International Distribution of AntiEnvironmentalism” at the National
Technology and Social Science
Conference in Las Vegas in the spring
of 2015. The paper Jeff presented at
the 2014 conference will be printed in
one of the 2015 quarterly journals of
the association. Jeff was awarded the
Excellence in Teaching Award at the
spring 2015 induction of students at
the National Society of Leadership and
Success. He is also an article reviewer
for the National Social Science and
Technology Conference for 2016.
Stu Williams and his wife own a
bookstore in Aurora. As of December
2014, they raised $14,750 through
donations from local businesses and
sales of their used books to give away:
•100 board books to young mothers of
new babies
•50 children’s books for young children
staying all night at hospital
•1,500 books to those grieving,
hurting, or elderly
•300 books to young mothers
Rebecca Bartlett and Dr. Linda
Wilke Heil took a year-long course on
Engaged Learning through Southeast
Community College.
Terry Schifferns was invited to attend
the Bread Loaf Orion Environmental
Writer’s
Workshop—the
oldest
writers workshop in the country—in
Middlebury, Vermont. This workshop
is designed to hone the skills of people
interested in producing literary
writing about the environment and
the natural world. The Bread Loaf
Writing Conference was initiated
by Robert Frost, supported by Willa
Cather, Katherine Lee Bates, and Louis
Untermeyer. Some of the famous
writers who have attended are
Stephen Vincent Benet, Hervey Allen,
Sinclair Lewis, Richard Wright, and
Eudora Welty. Terry’s story, “Ganesh
has Many Titles”, was the winner of
Yoga Diaries/Rebelle Society yoga
transformation contest, and “My Dad
Instruction
the Super Hero” was published in
Round Up, an online poetry magazine.
Terry was also selected to attend
the National Endowment for the
Humanities Summer Seminar, “Early
American Women’s History; Teaching
for Within the Archives” in Providence,
Rhode Island. In addition,Terry won
the 2015 Nebraska Arts Council
Individual Artist Fellowship in
Literature Distinguished Artist Award
for fiction.
Kathy Woitaszewski is the chair for
the Fundraising/PR committee for
the Grand Island Area Habitat for
Humanity.
Rachel Brown taught sessions for the
Hard Hats and Heels summer camp put
on by CCC and the National Summer
Transportation Institute (NSTI). This
camp was designed to expose high
school students to careers in the
transportation industry. The camp
allows students to see and explore
the math, science, and engineering
involved in these career fields.
Paul Powell
had
“On
the
Conceivability of Artificially Created
Enlightenment.” published in BuddistChristian Studies. This is the second
article he has had published in this
publication.
Business, Skilled
& Technical Sciences
Return to Industry
Chad Blome (DSGN): Dramco Tool &
Die to study project data management
systems and Olsson Associates to study
topography data to design a sewer line
using CAD software.
Conferences:
Ron Boehler (INFO) and Linda Wenn
(BTEC) attended the Learning & the
Brain Conference in San Francisco.
Study topics included the Power of
Technology for Teaching Student
Centered
Classrooms,
Engaging
Students in Common Core Classrooms,
and Strategies for Test Taking and
Studying.
Carole Tharnish (INFO) attended the
Think IT conference in Grand Island,
the INFO TECH Conference in Omaha /
Council Bluffs, and the Association for
Computing Machinery Special Interest
Group Conference for Computer
Science in Kansas City.
Lauri Shultis (CRIM) attended the
31st annual conference for the
Nebraska International Association for
Identification at Mahoney State Park,
featuring the Anne Sluti Abduction,
Finger Print Forgery, DNA Evidence
Collecting, Crime Scene Protocol,
Social Media Police Investigations, and
Forensic Anthropology.
Mike Snell (WELD) attended the
Assertive & Controlled Manager
Workshop in Grand Island.
Fred Roeser (ELNS) attended the
High Impact Technology Exchange
Conference in Portland, Oregon. This
conference uniquely explores the
convergence of scientific disciplines
and technologies.
Chad Blome (DSGN) attended the
2015 Solidworks World Conference in
Phoenix, Arizona, to study advanced
methodology with simulation, analysis,
topology, 3D printing, and more.
Events & Projects
COPS
Lauri Shultis planned and coordinated
the 10th annual Careers, Opportunities,
and Professions Seminar (COPS) held
at the Nebraska Law Enforcement
Training Center in Grand Island. The
event showcased the following State
Law Enforcement agencies: Nebraska
State Patrol, Grand Island Police, Lincoln
Police, Council Bluffs Police, District II
Probation – Norfolk, and the NLETC.
There were 210 students registered for
the seminar including 55 students from
three CCC campuses. Other schools
represented were Bellevue University,
Wayne State University, MPCC, SECC,
NECC, Heartland Lutheran HS, Elkhorn
Valley HS, Millard South & West HS,
Kenesaw HS, Grand Island Northwest
HS, and Papillion-La Vista HS.
Midwest Photonics Education
Center Grant
Fred Roeser implemented this new
grant to develop photonic courses and
lab activities at CCC to ladder into the
Indian Hills Community College ElectroOptics AAS degree.
Career Pathways Institute
Students from Grand Island Senior High
continued to successfully complete
coursework and certificates in
Automotive, Advanced Manufacturing,
Drafting, Information Technology,
and Welding. A certificate program in
Construction was added this year.
Mike Snell took 14 CPI welding
students to the State Skills USA
Competition in Omaha. The high school
welding competition had the largest
number of competitors at 130 students.
CPI student Selvin Caseres took third
place in the Gas Metal Arc Welding
competition and 8 other students
placed in the top 20 in other welding
categories.
Vocational
Rehabilitation Partnerships
The Electrical Technology and Welding
Technology programs continued to
offer certificate programs for Vocational
Rehab clients. Job placement for
certificate completers continues to be
successful.
Adult Education
Adult Education is comprised of three
major components, including ESL
(English as a Second Language),
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Instruction
ABE (Adult Basic Education – students
with less than 9th grade skills), and
GED® preparation (General Educational
Development – 9th grade and above).
In 2014-2015, the Grand Island area
had 585 students. Of those, 382, or
65%, were in ESL. The 585 students
had 43,023 classroom hours. A total of
4 students earned their GED® diploma.
Musa Adam and fellow students
in CCC’s Adult Education ESL
classroom at College Park.
The Kearney area had 87 students. Of
those, 29, or 29%, were in ESL. The 87
students had 2,843.75 classroom hours.
There were no GED® completions
during the year.
The Lexington area had 301 students.
Of those, 232, or 77% were in ESL. The
301 students had 16,962 classroom
hours. Lexington had one student who
earned a GED® diploma.
We had students from many countries
represented, ranging from Albania to
Yugoslavia. Languages were as diverse
as Arabic, Chinese, Mam, Nuer, Oromo,
and Somali/Somalian.
Nursing
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This year, the Nursing program
welcomed several new faculty to the
ranks: Wendy Kalhoff in Columbus,
Martha Bergquist in Kearney, and
Marcia Donely on the Grand Island
Campus. Each bring unique qualities
and talents to the Nursing program.
We wish them success in their new
positions!
Nursing received the final report
from
Accreditation
Commission
for Education in Nursing (ACEN)
which recommended continued
accreditation with conditions. The
nursing program will submit a
follow-up report in August of 2016 to
demonstrate compliance for the two
standards that were deficient. Faculty
have been instrumental in completing
the systematic plan that gives
evidence of meeting the standards for
accreditation.
In October, Deb Ignatavicius, a national
nursing consultant, visited the Grand
Island Campus. Ms. Ignatavicius
presented information to the Nursing
faculty on ways to improve programs.
Several topics of interest included pros
and cons on incorporating curriculum
to a concept-based format, ways to
improve critical reasoning in students,
how to demonstrate evidence for
accreditation, and building teamwork.
The all-day session was helpful to
faculty in recognizing how to improve
and build upon existing work for a
successful Nursing program.
The Nursing program hosted four
Korean nursing students during the
winter. Bev Schreiber coordinated
activities for the Korean guests. They
enjoyed working in an American
hospital, learning how to improve
upon the English language, and
taking in sites around Nebraska. It
was a mutual learning experience that
was enjoyed by all involved. Marcie
Kemnitz presented to the Board of
Governors on the experiences that
were shared with the Korean students.
We anticipate continuing this new
tradition of hosting foreign nursing
students.
Advisory Board meetings were held
in March. The campus coordinators
from Columbus, Grand Island, and
Kearney facilitated the meeting to
stakeholders. The meetings discussed
program challenges, NCLEX pass rates,
but also concentrated on what was
unique to that campus and clinical
facilities. Great feedback was received
from stakeholders which will be used
to help determine changes or revisions
that need to be made. There was good
involvement from the community
making the meetings a success.
Seventy-seven ADN students and
forty-four PN students attended the Job
Fair held in March. Students were able
to visit thirty-two employment booths
that consisted of acute care, long-term
Nursing students discuss
employment opportunities at
Job Fair.
care, and outreach and community
based facilities. Information received is
beneficial in helping students identify
work opportunities and strategies to
secure a position. Opportunities to
further education were also available
with seven college and/or university
booths. The Nursing program also
offered a seminar for students on how
to write an eye-catching, professional
resume with tips on how to survive an
interview.
The ADN program graduated 86 nurses
while the PN class graduated 46 nurses
in May. All graduates will be able to sit
for the NCLEX-RN or NCLEX-PN state
boards to obtain licensure.
Facilities Management
This year, Facilities Management
personnel completed the following
projects:
• Helped in the remodel of Adult
Instruction
Education in College Park, and moved
a total of 4 classrooms and 7 offices
for ABE from downtown St. Stephens
to College Park.
• Helped in the remodel of CNA in
room 907.
• Helped in the remodel of Disability
Services and Assessment offices and
testing room 348.
• Replaced 10,000 square feet of
concrete in parking lots and sidewalks.
• Completed landscaping projects
that consisted of sodding, mulching,
trimming, and replanting 20 trees
and several shrubs. The 20 trees were
helped paid for by a tree grant.
begin the solicitation of lead gifts and
the silent phase of the campaign. The
donations – including cash, pledges
and planned gifts – already exceed $1
million toward our working goal of $10
million.”
Moors also explained that the
Executive Leadership Committee is
meeting monthly to train other people
in the community to help in meeting
with about 3,000 identified potential
donors. Additionally, he stated, “We
have spent a lot of time looking at the
industrial and manufacturing needs
Cox Retires and Receives GI
Campus Spirit Award
After 23 years with CCC, Michael Cox
has retired as the Area Coordinator for
Extended Learning Services in Kearney.
Mike began his career with CCC as a
tutor, instructor, and for the last 19
years as the Area Coordinator. Mike
Cox was selected as one of five people
to be acknowledged as the Grand
Island Campus Spirit Award winner.
Mike’s award was for Service to CCC
Colleagues.
• Replaced all the top landscaping
brick in front of the CIT building.
Holdrege, Kearney
and Lexington
CCC: Invested in You!
After finalizing the purchase of 32 acres
in 2014, the new CCC Kearney Center is
edging closer to reality. During 20142015, college officials formally kicked
off the capital campaign by announcing
the Executive Leadership Team which
includes:
Jon Abegglen
Dawn Chavanu
Dale Pohlmann
Darren Robinson
John Sahling
Dan Schulte
Dallas Wegner
Dean Moors
Deborah Brennan
Gregory Smith
Jessica Soucie
Joel King
Kelly Christensen
Matthew Gotschall
Patricia Stange
Thomas Walker
William Hitesman
Dean Moors, the Executive Director
of the CCC Foundation, provided the
following in an open letter to the
Kearney and College Community;
“The Kearney Campaign’s focus has
been on soliciting other foundations,
and the response has been positive
and strong. The “Case of Support” has
been completed and that allows us to
Proposed New Kearney Center Facility
of numerous companies. We’re also
solidifying partnerships with area high
schools and the University of Nebraska
at Kearney by discussing how we can
combine our strengths to meet student
and community needs together.”
Conferences
The time is now for CCC and
Campaign goal:
• Nebraska School Nurse Association
-196
• Les Lukert Fire Fighters - 224
• Licensed Practical Nurses Association LPN-C - 81
• CCC Nursing Alumni - 32
• Republican Valley EMS - 66
• Holdrege Fire School - 198
• Child Care Conference - 67
Cost & Completion
Hill New Regional Director
• $10 million dollars.
• Donations to come from other
foundations, businesses, individuals,
couples, and families.
• Several thousand potential donors
identified, with the Prospect and
Evaluation Committee supporting a
working goal of $10 million.
• Approximately $23 million total.
• $13 million to be injected by CCC from
reserves and short-term facility bonds,
with the intention of no long-term debt
after the project’s completion.
• Fall 2018, but a successful 2015
campaign, could result in earlier
completion.
CCC’s Holdrege, Kearney and Lexington
Centers were busy once again this year
by facilitating a number of conferences.
In total, these conferences hosted the
following participants:
CCC Lexington announces Amy Hill as
the new Regional Director for Dawson
and Buffalo counties. Hill, a long-time
CCC employee, has served as an adjunct
instructor and part-time Learning
Center Manager for 21 years. The
promotion for Hill has her responsible
for the daily oversight of the Lexington
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Instruction
Center and related activities as well
as for Early College offerings in two
counties.
New CCC & Lexington
Public School Transportation
Technology program
CCC and Lexington Public Schools
teamed up to offer a new Transportation
Technology Program for Lexington
High School students.
Instructor
Shane Schmidt was hired last year
to implement the new curriculum
by starting out with offering about
half of the courses needed for a CCC
Certificate. The program modeled after
similar offerings in Hastings, Kearney,
and Grand Island gave students an
opportunity to learn basic skills needed
to enter the transportation industry.
the CCC Holdrege Center in 2014 with
responsibilities of developing and
managing the Community Education
offerings in Holdrege. During this time,
the Holdrege Center saw an expanded
number of course offerings and increase
in students. Barbara really did excellent
work but found that she would much
rather teach; therefore, she has resigned
her position as Community Education
Coordinator and will now be teaching
Community Education Classes.
Vocational Rehabilitation Class
- Kearney
The Vocational Rehabilitation office in
Kearney partnered with CCC to hold
summer welding classes leading to a
Certificate in Production Welding.
Medication Aid Cozad
CCC, Cozad High School, and Cozad
Regional Hospital have partnered to
offer Medication Aid for the first time.
The course which prepares students to
become licensed in Nebraska is offered
in the second term of the school year
following the Nurse Assisting program
being offered in the first semester. Lori
Scroggin taught the inaugural course
with the support of her employer,
Cozad Regional Hospital.
New EMT Coordinator
CCC Holdrege, Lexington, and Kearney
has announced Sandy Massey as
the new Regional Coordinator for
Emergency Medical Services (EMS).
With an increasing number of inquiries,
the Lexington Training Agency
found it necessary to hire a Regional
Coordinator. This search found Sandra
Massey, of Orleans, Nebraska, who has
been a licensed Emergency Medical
Technician (EMT) for several years as
well as a licensed instructor.
Students who received a Certificate
in Production Welding in Kearney
L-R Morgan Griess, Cassondra Davis,
Thomas Swartz, and Jacob Araujo.
Occupational Therapy Assistant
The Occupational Therapy Assistant
(OTA) program had an eventful and
great year. In the fall semester, the
program hosted three phenomenal
guest speaking experiences for the
students. The OTA program had Eva
Dawson, from Grand Island Physical
Therapy, who specializes in women’s
health; Tamara Bracciano, who did an
all-day pediatric workshop for the senior
students; and the nationally known
Physical Agent Modalities textbook
author and Creighton professor, Dr. Al
Bracciano, who hosted and certified the
students in physical agent modalities.
In the spring semester, a few of
the first year students attended the
Nebraska
Occupational
Therapy
Association conference in Omaha,
Nebraska. In March, the senior students
presented their capstone presentations
to the Central Community College
community. The program also hosted
a job fair in which six vendors were in
attendance.
April is Occupational Therapy
Month, and the students were busy all
month promoting and advocating for
the profession. Students held raffles,
sessions on health and wellbeing, and
the program was interviewed by a local
television station and later televised
promoting the profession.
In June, students partnered with
Grand Island Physical Therapy and
Lucas Retires as Community
Education Coordinator
Barbara Lucas, of Holdrege, joined
OTA students conducting the Handwriting Camp For Kids.
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Instruction
hosted a six week handwriting camp.
There were 10 children who benefited
from receiving handwriting, sensory,
and other developmentally appropriate
therapeutic interventions. Also, in
June, a group of students worked with
Kearney Physical Therapy to advocate
for low vision services and occupational
therapy. The students presented to
various physicians and community
members regarding the benefits of
occupational therapy services. In July,
the students presented their fieldwork
experiences to the Central Community
College community.
In June, OTA students assisted a local
Bikes and Trykes of Central Nebraska
organization. Five students fundraised
and were able to provide three bikes
OTA students present a new bike
to this young woman at CCC. The
students were able to get the bike
completely donated.
to three different individuals. The bikes
given away by the program typically
start around $800, and each child
or adult with a disability receives a
model and size that fits just right and is
adjusted specifically to them.
The program has undergone
some staffing changes as well. The
program welcomes Denise Kingery,
Administrative Assistant, to the
program and Libby Paro, full time
Academic Fieldwork Coordinator
and Instructor, replacing Kathy Niece.
Libby comes to the program with over
18 years of pediatric occupational
therapy experience. Since December
2013, Dr. Callie Schwartzkopf has
directed the OTA program. Under
her leadership, the program has
undergone new strategic planning
processes, assessment, and has a new
approved curriculum beginning in the
fall of 2015. The program is working
hard on the upcoming accreditation in
March of 2016. The energetic staff and
dedicated students are excited for the
new direction(s) for the program.
Extended Learning Services
Partnerships
• Connections with area high
schools continue to strengthen in a
number of ways. Grand Island Public
Schools (GIPS) sharing space at their
Career Pathways Institute – Adams
Street, where adult students were
enrolled in Advanced Manufacturing
Design Technology courses via U.S.
Department of Labor’s Innovations
Moving People to Achieve Certified
Training (IMPACT) grant.
These
evening courses also help strengthen
ties to local businesses.
• GIPS has created semi-dedicated
space for the Nursing Assistant
program at Senior High. The space
will allow a larger enrollment in the
class. A modified schedule also allows
morning and afternoon sections of the
Nursing Assistant class.
• Working with a number of area high
schools, CCC has been able to continue
to expand the variety of courses
available. This has come about by duly
qualifying the high school instructor as
a CCC Adjunct Faculty member. These
courses most commonly are delivered
through telecom from high school to
high school or in-building face-to-face
classes.
Early College
• Jamey Peterson-Jones stepped in as
the new Early College Director.
• Early College New Student
Orientation for Grand Island Northwest
High School students was held. This
orientation targeted area students
who would be taking college classes
on the CCC GI Campus. The focus was
to orient the students to the building,
facilities and amenities, emergency
information and RAVE.
Community Education
• Youth Camps, again, underwent a
significant expansion in partnering
with area professionals and businesses
to create career path camps. The key
emphases is two-pronged -- to get
participants comfortable on campus,
and to showcase degree career paths
available at CCC.
• Started a twelve-month beekeeping
class which resulted in partnering
with the CCC Sustainability Office to
invest considerable time providing
factual information to the City’s Animal
Brent Adrian providing food
for new bees at the Beginning
Beekeeping class.
Advisory Board, and then to the Grand
Island City Council to clarify and update
a local ordinance to allow beekeeping
within city limits.
Training & Development
2014-2015 was a busy and successful
year for the Grand Island Training Cluster!
We served approximately 1,000 students
and over 200 companies in a variety of
areas. We have been able to meet the
training needs of these individuals and
companies due to the dynamic skills of
our trainers and coordinators.
We continued to obtain Nebraska
Worker Training Grants, receiving
$66,674.00 on behalf of the following
companies: Chief Industries, Citizens
Bank, CNH, City of Grand Island-Parks
and Recreation Department, Eakes,
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Student Services
Equitable Bank, Freightcar Rail Services,
Gibbon Packing, Global Industries,
Greenline Equipment, Grand Island
Chamber of Commerce, Hall County
Leadership Tomorrow, Heartland Ag,
Hornady, McCain Foods, McDermott
and Miller, West Pharmaceuticals,
and many other businesses and
organizations through consortium
grant awards. These funds allowed for
training in Leadership Development,
Welding, Computer training, Industrial
Technology, Environmental Health
and Safety workshops, and several
specialized trainings provided by
outside consultants. Overall, 2014-2015
training remained consistent the past
three years.
We continue to work closely with
several training partners in order to
provide specialized training in the TriCity area. These partnerships include:
Nebraska Health and Human Services
Regulation & Licensure (NHHS R&L),
Nebraska Manufacturing Extension
Partnership
(NMEP),
Nebraska
Department of Environmental Quality
(NDEQ), Grand Island Chamber
of Commerce, Kearney Chamber
of Commerce, Grand Island Area
Economic Development Corporation,
The Development Council, Workforce
Development, Hazardous Materials
Training & Research Institute (HMTRI)
at Kirkwood Community College,
Husker Quality Management Systems,
Nebraska Business Development Center,
and many other specialized training
providers.
Vietti and the “Cello-centric” duo, plus
SAAC teamed up with other campus
clubs to offer the first “Dinner & a
Movie” event, where we had a potluck
dinner and collected 137 items for the
campus’ Food & Hygiene Pantry. Aside
from entertainers, SAAC organized
the Fall and Spring Picnics, an Easter
Egg Hunt, and five family movies. We
Josh Vietti, hip-hop violinist, takes a
request from the audience.
initiated the SHARE (Success Habits
And Retention Efforts) series to provide
programs on topics such as Online
Banking Tips, Avoiding Plagiarism,
Study Skills, Budgeting, Test Anxiety,
Communicating with Instructors,
Establishing Your Credit, the Degree
Plan, and Bystander Intervention.
SAAC members helped with New
A student tests her driving skills on
a DUI simulator.
Student Orientations, performed
community service projects, served
on Grade Appeal Boards, headed up
CCC Nights with the Tri City Storm and
the Nebraska Danger, and organized
campus intramurals.
Service projects included: hosting
the Halloween Kids Party, collecting
225 food and hygiene items and some
cash donations for the new Campus
Food & Hygiene Pantry at the Christmas
Party, organizing two fund-raising Book
Fairs, participating in the Giving Tree
for Senior Citizens and the Toys for
Tots program, presenting activities for
Alcohol Awareness Week, and serving
as Student Leaders at the Graduation
ceremony in May.
Student Activities Advisory
Committee
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The Student Activities Advisory
Committee (SAAC) was deeply involved
in campus life. We had 11 student
members serving. The SAAC hosted
the “Dash For Dollars” Game Show, a
bowling party, Latin Dance lessons, a
session on Identity Theft by pickpocket
Gene Turner, hypnotist Jim Wand, a
DUI/Texting While Driving Simulator,
concerts by hip hop violinist Josh
Schuyler Emde (Taylor Swift) wows the crowd at Jim Wand’s hypnosis show.
Career & Employment Services
Recruiters from 32 healthcare facilities
and 7 BSN-awarding institutions met
with 122 graduating nurses to provide
career information at the annual Nursing
Job Fair. Twenty-seven employers and
many students attended a part-time
job fair. Career Services collaborated
with CCC Veteran’s Resource Center
on the “Hiring Our Heroes” job fair.
Through class presentations and oneon-one advising, students, alumni,
and community members received
assistance with career and program
selection, resume writing, interviewing
skills, and job hunting. Cooperative
Education
internships
provided
students with on-the-job training.
With the Career and Employment
Services website, students and alumni
continue to have easy access to all jobs,
and employers can post and manage
their own job listings. Over 1,572 jobs
were posted on the website this year.
Employers also received personal
assistance and advice in posting job
openings, as well as contact lists of
graduates seeking employment.
The National Society of
Leadership and Success
The National Society of Leadership
and Success completed their first
year of being an active group
on the Grand Island Campus.
Approximately 220 students joined
the Grand Island chapter and then
83 students completed all the steps
for induction. To be inducted,
students must attend Orientation,
Leadership Training Day, at least 3
Speaker Broadcasts, and at least 3
Success Networking Team Meetings.
Mayra Barbosa, Sonia Bustamante,
Leticia Garcia, Misti Margritz,
and Kurt Payne also received the
National Engage Leadership Award.
To receive this award, they must
have attended at least 6 Speaker
Broadcasts, at least 6 Success
Networking Team Meetings, and
completed at least 5 hours of
Community Service.
Student Services
Students pose for photos after being
inducted into the National Society of
Leadership and Success.
Elizabeth Lewis was awarded the
Inspirational Leader Award. She was
1 of 2 students chosen nationwide
for this award. Elizabeth will be
receiving a $1,000 scholarship to go
towards tuition for the 2015-2016
school year.
by partnering with other groups on
campus. People in need can request
assistance from Rhett Psota or Sonya
Keopanya.
Five members and Amy Osburn
attended the International Convention
in San Antonio, Texas. They returned
excited with new ideas and ways to
involve new students. HeatherMorgan
Turner and Richard Grass were elected
to serve as Regional President and Vice
President, respectively, for the 20152016 school year. The two officers
and Amy Osburn attended a Regional
Officer Boot Camp in La Jolla, Colorado,
in June.
Alpha Tau Tau Chapter:
Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society
Phi Theta Kappa is the national honor
society for two year colleges. Students
who attain 3.5 GPA after completing
12 credit hours are invited to attend.
Students must then maintain at least
a 3.25 GPA for the remainder of their
studies. In this fiscal year, we inducted
41 students.
Each year, our chapter completes
two projects. Honors in Action focused
on health and safety in the community.
The students involved the entire
campus by conducting an experiment
in the hallway. They “infected” each
participant with a powder to show how
fast a disease could potentially spread.
NTV news featured their research. The
other project involved giving back to
the campus community. The students
started a food and hygiene pantry
PTK students conduct the Honors
and Action Experiment in the hallway
by infecting unexpecting bystanders
to show how fast disease spread.
HeatherMorgan Turner and
Richard Grass were elected to serve
as Regional President and Vice
President, respectively, for the 20152016 school year.
Mayra Barbosa and HeatherMorgan
Turner were nominated by advisors
and awarded the All-USA Community
College Academic Team. They attended
a reception for recipients at the
Governor’s Mansion in Lincoln.
FOCUS
The Grand Island Friendships of
Culturally Unique Students (FOCUS)
members were active in organizing
and assisting with the Talent or
Untalent show. For Halloween, FOCUS
held a “Find the Scary Creatures”
event. FOCUS also participated
in Club Awareness Days at the
beginning of the Fall 2014 semester
and in the Spring 2015 semester.
These experiences allowed FOCUS
members, CCC employees, and
community members to experience
cultural diversity and to contribute to
the college community.
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Financial Aid
The Financial Aid offices on all three
Central Community College campuses
experienced some major processing
changes. All FAFSAs are now reported
under one CCC school code instead
of by individual campus, and are
processed as a coordinated effort
among all campuses. This has made
it possible to serve students more
efficiently, and in many instances aid
can be processed the day the financial
aid information is received.
For the 2014-2015 school year,
7,517 ISIRs (Institutional Student
Information Records) were received
for review.
Grand Island Campus
Work Study Program
The Grand Island Campus funded 34
work study students in 2014-15.
Grand Island Campus Scholarships
Unduplicated Scholarship
Recipients – 333
Scholarship Funds Awarded $321,517
Veterans and Military
Resource Center
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The VMRC is a dedicated space for
Military and Veteran students to
connect with other students who share
common backgrounds, experiences,
and goals, as well as providing resources
and support needed to be successful in
the classroom and, ultimately, in life.
CCC’s VMRC has been ranked #1 in the
nation as Best for Vets by Military Times
two years in a row (2014 and 2015).
The VMRC played a huge role in the
“LZ” Landing Zone at the 2014 Nebraska
State Fair. They invited a team of Military
Survival instructors to teach community
members survival skills and the military
transitional process. Approximately
600 community members attended
with roughly 200 veterans and service
members.
New this year was a project called
Warrior Paper, which allowed Veterans
to transform Military uniforms into
Student Services
paper, creating works of art. The
VMRC hosted this program on three
Central Community College Director
of Veteran and Military Service
Travis Karr (left) and Army veteran
Jan Willy press black ink through
a stencil onto paper made from
military uniforms for a project,
Warrior Paper.
campuses, the local VA hospital, and the
project was reported in the Washington
Times newspaper. Finished pieces are
on display in the VMRC.
The Grand Island Campus hosted a
“Hiring Our Heroes” job fair, which was
open to the Veterans across the state
with over 100 employers and 150 job
seekers attending this event.
The VMRC also hosted the first“Salute
to Women Warriors Night”. Women
veterans and service members had
the opportunity to come together for
a writing workshop, warrior paper, and
dinner with key-note speaker Sharon
Robino-West, Marine Corps Veteran.
Funds raised contributed to the newly
founded Women Veterans Scholarship
in Honor of Wilma Kellogg. To learn
more, visit www.cccneb.edu/veterans.
SVA
Student Veterans Association (SVA)
links Veterans, Service Members, and
Supporters and provides/enhances
professionalandleadershipdevelopment.
Annually, they host Veteran’s Day
Activities with a morning flag ceremony
and decorate campus grounds with
American Flags. Additionally, a panel of
Veterans and their families discussed the
challenges of deploying to combat and
returning home.
The 4th Annual Memorial Day
Cookout, hosted by SVA, invited
community members to enjoy food
and a Memorial Day presentation to
remember those who have sacrificed
their lives for our Country. A display
of Military Flags, POW/MIA Table,
and Nebraska’s Fallen Heroes was
constructed by SVA in honor of
Memorial Day.
This year, SVA established two Purple
Heart parking spaces reserved on
campus. Both spaces are marked with
Purple Heart Parking Combat Wounded
signs and placed in both north and
south parking lots.
SVA members attended the 7th
Annual SVA National Conference in San
Antonio, Texas, accompanied by over
1,500 Student Veterans from across
the nation. They were able to learn
new ways of enhancing their personal
leadership skills as well as ways to
improve the SVA on their campus.
Grand Island CCC Student Veterans
Association hosted the annual
“Memorial Day Celebration BBQ”,
to educate the community on the
importance of remembering those
who paid the ultimate sacrifice for
our country.
SVA was awarded first place and
the voters’ choice award and received
$700 for the first Investment Plan
Competition on campus. “Operation
Helping Our Own” focuses on assisting
disabled Veterans with general
maintenance at their home while
allowing student opportunities for
leadership and volunteer hours.
SVA also received the “Wonder
Award” from the Platte Valley Roller
Vixens, a women’s roller derby league,
for continued support and volunteering
at games and events.
Admissions
It was an exciting year for Grand Island
Admissions. Two Admissions staff were
honored with awards to thank them
for their unwavering dedication to
Central Community College’s mission.
Laurel Sweeney and Maria Lopez
were bestowed with Spirit Awards
Dr. Thomas Walker presents Maria
Lopez with her Spirit Award for
Service to Community.
at Report Day, one for creativity and
innovation and the other for service
to community, respectively. They both
are very deserving and are a testament
to the student-centered approach.
This year, a new journey began
with the launch of the CRM software,
Ellucian Recruiter. We are diligently
working to execute several projects
with it, including funneling all New
Student Orientation registrations
through the system so that we can
send personalized “fancy” emails to
students with all the information that
they will need for the day’s event;
make follow-up phone calls regarding
attendance, test scores, and advising;
and track all of these activities for
reporting purposes. In the spring,
we worked cooperatively with high
school instructors and counselors
Laurel Sweeney and Student
Ambassadors getting ready for
Campus Visit Day.
Student Services
to get over 2,000 Early College/High
School Articulation students into the
system so that we could get them
tested and registered for their courses,
but more importantly, so that we
can proactively reach out to those
students and inform them of their
higher education opportunities right
here at CCC. Admissions staff members
are also working hard to track emails,
phone calls, and appointments
with prospective students to help
foster stronger and more efficient
relationships, and hopefully make the
enrollment process as seamless as
possible.
On top of these ventures, our
team has continued to carry out the
responsibilities of our office. Below
are some of the numbers gathered
throughout the past year:
• 400+ recorded individual campus
visits.
• 203 New Student Orientation
registrations.
• 79 High School visits, as far away
as Mullen and as close as Heartland
Lutheran.
• 8 large tour groups of 45+ attendees.
Three tour groups from Howard
Elementary School held 80 students
apiece, and one group from Adult
Education had over 75 people.
• 18 group tours total. We had the
honor of hosting 6th graders, high
school students, and even a group
from Big Brothers Big Sisters.
• 13 College Fairs, where CCC was
represented among other 2- and
4-year institutions.
• 12 community engagement events.
We are getting the word out about CCC
and the great things going on here. We
spoke to Leadership Tomorrow adults
and youth, hosted a table at CCC Night
at the Danger Game, and organized
CCC’s presence at Husker Harvest Days
and Nebraska State Fair.
• 11 on-campus events were held, our
newest being the Latino Open House
where we welcomed community
members to come and discuss how
to get started on their educational
Student panel ready to answer
questions at the Latino Open House.
journeys. We discussed the admissions
process, financial aid, and hosted a
student panel.
• 11 average daily walk-ins visited the
Admissions Office on the Grand Island
Campus with questions ranging from
“Where do I start?” to “Will you sign me
up for Chemistry 101?”
• 10 career days, including several
high school sponsored events that our
faculty participated in.
• 2 high school counselor-specific
events were attended.
• 1 amazing year of traveling, planning,
organizing, presenting, advising,
laughing, visiting, directing, and
enjoying each moment.
TRiO/Student Support Services
July 2015 concludes the 14th successful
year of the Department of Educationfunded TRiO/Student Support Services
program. It is the goal of TRiO/SSS that
students persist from year to year, stay in
good academic standing, and graduate
with a certificate/diploma/degree and/
or transfer to a four-year institution.
Grand Island Campus served 65 of the
192 students college wide. Services
included: academic tutoring, academic
advising, transfer assistance to four-year
institutions, financial aid information,
and financial literacy education.
TRiO/SSS services are available to
students who seek a degree or diploma,
take 9.0 credits or more, and have an
academic need and fall in one or more
of the following areas: first generation
college student, low income, or person
with disabilities.
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Central Community College
Maximizes Student and Community Success.
Central Community College (CCC) does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, age, marital status, national origin,
veteran status, sexual orientation, disability, or other factors prohibited by law, in matters of employment, admissions, financial aid, or other
activities and opportunities as set forth in compliance with federal and state statutes and regulations.
Any person having inquiries concerning Central Community College compliance with Title II, Title IV, Title VI, Title IX, the Age Discrimination Act,
and/or Section 504 should contact: Vice President of Human Resources, 3134 W Highway 34, PO Box 4903, Grand Island NE 68802-4903,
308-398-7325, [email protected].
Persons seeking further information concerning career and technical education offerings at Central Community College and any specific prerequisite criteria for the various programs of study should contact: Marketing and Public Relations Director, 3134 W Highway 34, PO Box 4903,
Grand Island NE 68802-4903, 308-398-4222, [email protected] .
To obtain this information in a language other than English or in an alternative format email [email protected] or call 308-398-7355.