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News from Partners in EducationServing Others the Draw for Keuka College Social WorkStudentB.S. in Business, M.S.T. and M.S.Ed Degrees among OpportunitiesOffered by SUNY Potsdam in WatertownSUNY Potsdam offers several degree programs in Watertownthrough JCC’s Higher Education Center initiative. A bachelor ofscience in business administration is offered to compliment JCC’sassociate of science degree in business administration. The jointlyregistered program, whereby a student is accepted to JCC and Potsdamsimultaneously, offers a seamless pathway to the baccalaureatedegree. The master of science in teaching provides prospectiveeducators the opportunity to achieve New York State Initial Certificationin Childhood Education 1-6. This program is designed to supportindividuals who have an earned bachelor’s degree in an areaother than education. In addition, Potsdam offers M.S.Ed degrees inCurriculum and Instruction, Literacy and Organizational Leadership.Finishing a social work degree in less than two years in Keuka College’sAccelerated Studies for Adults Program (ASAP) is perfect forsomeone like Jim Sheets, a former U.S. Army sergeant who retired in2004.“I can stay at my office after work, go five blocks down the road andattend [class] one night a week,” says Sheets, an outreach specialistfor the Watertown Veterans Administration Center who takes ASAPclasses at Jefferson Community College (JCC). Sheets educatesschool, community and veterans groups on the special adjustmentneeds of servicemen or women returning from war to base duty ortransitioning back to civilian life. With nearby Ft. Drum home to approximately25,000 active-duty soldiers in the 10th Mountain Divisionand their families, Sheets has no shortage of people to serve.A lot of what Sheets is learning in his bachelor’s degree program “fitsinto play, both with job, family and everything else,” he says. Amonghis VA colleagues, for example, he jokes that “everybody else here isa social worker and I’m not” as reason to pursue that degree.Sheets is one of 19 Keuka students studying social work at JCC andhe has found several from his cohort work in local agencies theVA already partners with for client services. Knowing who in thecommunity he can refer a veteran to for financial aid or housing assistance,for example, is “a big plus,” he said.Sheets initially considered attending ASAP courses at OnondagaCommunity College near Syracuse, but when he heard Keuka mightbe bringing the program to JCC, he decided to wait an extra yearand was the first to enroll when it began.Finishing his bachelor’s is important to him because he wants to seta good example for his three daughters. Education is all in the familyfor Sheets and his wife, Anita, who also retired from the military.Dad, mom and their oldest, Chiarra, all graduated from JCC with associatedegrees in 2006. Chiarra is now in grad school at the SavannahCollege of Art and Design, while Brittney and Alexis both attendSUNY Plattsburgh. He and his girls are now able to trade ideas viaemail. “We share our learning experiences,” says Sheets, who is ontarget to graduate in 2013.SUNY Potsdam continues to support aspiring and practicing educatorswith coursework and professional development opportunities.This year, SUNY Potsdam entered into a collaborative with theJefferson-Lewis Teacher Center in Watertown with the purpose ofmaintaining premier professional development opportunities forteachers, parents and other professionals. This partnership hascreated Potsdam’s first graduate assistant position in Watertown,providing an opportunity each semester for a Potsdam graduatestudent to become actively involved in the local education communityby working at the Teacher Center and assisting in programdevelopment and implementation. As a graduate assistant, thestudent can enhance his/her knowledge and skills of current teachingpractices as well as network with professionals in Jefferson andLewis county schools.For additional information about SUNY Potsdam educational opportunities,please contact Kathleen Morris-Kortz, at morriska@potsdam.eduor 315-786-2373.Upstate Medical University is currently accepting applicationsfor the Respiratory Therapy, B.S. degree program being offered onJCC’s campus. For additional information, please contact admiss@upstate.edu or call 315-464-4570.Empire State College is currently accepting applications for theEarly Childhood Studies, B.S. degree program offered on JCC’s campus.Interested students may contact Desalyn De-Souza, Desalyn.De-Souza@esc.edu or 315-785-2418. Empire also provides theopportunity to design your own individual degree program. Foradditional information, please contact Carol Petrie, Carol.Petrie@esc.edu or 315-786-6541.Keuka College currently offers a B.S. in social work and a B.S. in criminaljustice through its ASAP program at JCC. For information, please contactWendy Ferrucci, wferrucc@mail.keuka.edu or 315-694-8151.Jefferson Insider Winter 2011 • 14
Campus and CommunityUpcoming EventsSave a Life – Give Blood at JCCJCC Student Activities will host an American Red Cross Blood Driveon Thursday, March 24 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. in the McVeanCenter Gymnasium. Appointments are recommended, but not required.Donors should bring a driver’s license or other photo ID andallow 45-60 minutes to complete the donor form, give blood andrest with a refreshment. To schedule an appointment, call the JCCstudent activities center at 315-786-2431.Super Science Saturday Spectacular Brings Nearly 1,000Kids to CampusOn Saturday, February 5 more than 1300 community membersvisited campus for Super Science Saturday (SSS), an exploration ofmath and science careers.Author Chris Crutcher Visit in AprilOn April 13, author Chris Crutcher will give two free presentations inJefferson’s Sturtz Theater. The first will take place from 12:30 p.m. –1:15 p.m. for students, faculty and staff and the second presentationat 7:00 p.m. will be open to the public.Crutcher was first a teacher and then director of a school for atrisk K-12 students for almost 10 years before launching his secondcareer as a writer. His first published novel was Running Loose in theearly 1980s. To support his fledgling writing career, Crutcher beganworking as a child protection advocate and family therapist. He hassince written nine additional novels, two collections of short storiesand an autobiography. Crutcher’s writing is heavily influenced byhis ongoing experience as a therapist and child advocate and he isknown for his ability to balance comedy with tragedy in a painstakinglyhonest voice.He has received many awards including Writer Magazine’s WritersWho Make A Difference Award in 2004 and the American Library Association’s(ALA) Margaret A. Edwards Lifetime Achievement Awardin 2000. The ALA has named eight of Crutcher’s books “Best Booksfor Young Adults” and four of his novels appeared on Booklist’sBest 100 Books of the 20th Century as compiled in 2000. A popularcolumnist and public speaker, Crutcher lectures at universities, conferences,libraries and schools around the U.S. and the world.SSS featured more than 30 hands-on demonstrations and communityexhibits as well as two popular shows - a chemistry magic showby James Peploski of Clarkson University, and a lasers and rainbowshow by Thomas C. Altman. The day was chock full of stimulatingactivities for kids from practicing EMS (emergency medical services)skills to interacting with live animals and checking for hidden germson hands to watching maggots create a work of art and learningabout vicious viruses.“It’s a great day for both kids and parents to explore and learn aboutall disciplines of math and science, including its applications ineveryday life and career opportunities,” says Patty Jaacks, assistantprofessor of biology at JCC.For more information, please contact the Humanities department atJCC, 315-786-6568.Syracuse Film Festival “Best of the Fest” Comes to JCCEach year, the Syracuse International Film Festival (SIFF) puts thespotlight on over 100 films from around the world, including featurelength narrative, documentary, short, animated and student filmsthat compete for a series of Juried Awards and Festival Honors. OnApril 29, the Liberal Arts Division is excited to bring the “Best of theFest” – a selection of four films that won awards at the 7th annualSIFF held in October of 2010 – to the Sturtz Theater at JCC.The complete Best of the Fest movie listing and showtimes willbe posted on www.sunyjefferson.edu when it becomes available.For additional information, please call the Liberal Arts Division at315.786.2414.Upcoming DatesCelebration of Service Luncheon .........................................March 30Author Chris Crutcher ..................................................................April 13Distinguished Alumni Awards ..................................................April 27Syracuse Film Festival – Best of the Fest ...............................April 29Jefferson Singers / Jazz Ensemble Concert ............................. May 3Orchestra & Wind Ensemble Concert ........................................ May 4At the end of the day, kids submitted their stamped passports for achance to win prizes including an iPod Nano, tickets to the Museumof Science and Technology in Syracuse, a family membership to theNYS Zoo at Thompson Park and a $50 Walmart gift certificate.SSS is held annually at JCC in February and is organized by the ScienceDivision.The SSS 2011 event was sponsored by WWNY 7News, JCC Foundation,the Faculty Student Association and Social Cultural Committee at JCC.Prizes were generously donated by the MOST, NYS Zoo at ThompsonPark and Walmart Supercenter of Watertown.Jefferson Insider Winter 2011 • 15
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