You can order tickets by mail or phone(518-828-4181, VISA/MC/AMEX) forevents sponsored by the Concert/LectureProgram. Advance sales are available atour Satellite Ticket Sites (see below).See www.mycommunitycollege.com forthe latest information.“On Golden Pond”FALL 2007 CALENDARShafaatullah KhanSEPTEMBERShafaatullah KhanIndian Classical Musician– Sitar, Surbahar, Tabla –Saturday, September 22 / 7:00 pmARTS CENTER THEATERAdmission: $10Tickets available at satellite sites*OCTOBERLeon EtienneMagic, Mystery and ExcitementSunday, October 14 / 3:00 pmARTS CENTER THEATERAdmission: $3.00Tickets available at satellite sites*Leon EtienneNOVEMBERSenator Stephen Saland’s15th AnnualGolden GatheringSaturday, November 39:30 to 12:30 pmGYMNASIUMAdmission: FreeSenator SalandDECEMBER“On Golden Pond”The Classics@ThePointTheater CompanyFriday, Saturday & Sunday,November 30, December 1 & 2Times: Fri. & Sat. 7:30 pm; Sun. 3:00 pmARTS CENTER THEATERAdmission: $10, $7 (students & seniors)Tickets available at satellite sites**SATELLITE TICKET SITES:Chatham Bookstore and <strong>Greene</strong> CountyCouncil on the Arts, Catskill.Tickets also available at C-GCCC-GCC Vice President and Dean of AdministrationJoseph Matties tees off during the annual <strong>Columbia</strong>-<strong>Greene</strong> <strong>Community</strong> Foundation Golf Tournament,which was held June 8 at Blackhead Mountain Lodge andCountry Club in Round Top.C-GCC student leadership and athletic award recipients,gathering after ceremonies at the college April 30, include,l-r: (seated) Natalie Wade, Omnia Award; Anna Heath,Student Employee of the Year Award; William DeLuca,Student Club Faculty Advisor Award; Carol Doerfer,Director’s Award; and (standing) John Cort, MaleAthlete of the Year Award; Ngonda Badila, <strong>Community</strong>Service Student Leadership Award; Abagayle Young,president, Health Promotion Club, Outstanding StudentOrganization Award; Carly Hull, <strong>College</strong> LifeLeadership Award; Christine Hull, Female Athlete of theYear Award and <strong>College</strong> Life Leadership Award; andAdina Malin, <strong>College</strong> Life Leadership Award.C-GCC Criminal Justice Club members, including studentsand instructors, recently visited the Supreme Courton a trip to Washington, D.C. They are, l-r: (front row)Michelle Bloodgood, Monique Miller, Jeremy Gaunt,Sarah Bonestell, and Angela Figurelli, and (back row)instructor and club advisor William DeLuca, SpencerMoore, Robert Travis, Victoria Kropf, Jeffrey Valk,Daniel Nedwell, Charles Benninger, Richard Porreca,William Ihburg, and instructor Anthony Geraci.
8 • C-GCC • FALL 2007 SCHEDULEC-GCC StudentsNow AccessRecords OnlineStudents at <strong>Columbia</strong>-<strong>Greene</strong> can nowaccess their college records online and will soonbe able to use the Web to register and pay tuition.Enrolled students can view current <strong>class</strong> <strong>schedule</strong>s,grades, financial aid history and unofficialtranscripts. They also can check course availabilityand make sure personal information is up to date.“This is a big leap forward for <strong>Columbia</strong>-<strong>Greene</strong>,” said Joseph Watson, vice president anddean of students and enrollment management. “Ourstudents now have the ability to access studentinformation at their own convenience; and they cando it without visiting a single office on campus.”To provide the service, the college Office ofComputer Information Systems installed theJenzabar PX CampusConnect Student AccessSystem. The system provides students with a secureWeb interface to personal records as well as otherservices.“Students will find it easy to access their records,and they can be assured their information is deliveredto them in a secure format,” said CIS DirectorGino Rizzi.Student information is kept secure via SecureSockets Layer. A username and PIN are required toaccess individual records.Current C-GCC students can locateCampusConnect in the Quick Links area atwww.mycommunitycollege.com. For more information,call (518) 828-4181, extension 5514, or e-mailinfo@mycommunitycollege.com.■<strong>College</strong> Without aHigh School Diploma?Students who lack a high school diploma orGED can apply for admission to <strong>Columbia</strong>-<strong>Greene</strong> <strong>Community</strong> <strong>College</strong>, if their high school<strong>class</strong> has already graduated and they are 17 years ofage or older.Students are required to take a placement test anddemonstrate the ability and skills needed to do college-levelwork. Successful candidates may then beadmitted to C-GCC to pursue the degree of theirchoosing while also participating in the StateEducation Department of New York’s 24 semesterhourprogram to receive their GED.Although <strong>Columbia</strong>-<strong>Greene</strong> does not grant orguarantee the GED, the college can assist studentsin their pursuit.An interview with a C-GCC admissions counseloris required. Please call the Admissions Officeat (518) 828-4181, extension 5513, to make anappointment.■<strong>College</strong> SeeksHousing Listingsfor Students<strong>Columbia</strong>-<strong>Greene</strong> is seeking listings from arealandlords and homeowners for student housing.Programs such as massage therapy, nursing, automotivetechnology, computer graphics, and our educationpartnership with SUNY New Paltz areattracting increasing numbers of out-of-county studentsto the Greenport campus. With this increase,the need for local student housing has grown.The Admissions Office and the Office of StudentLife maintain the information on rentals in andaround the area that is available for students. Thelist is maintained as a convenience for students seekingaccommodations.Both landlords and homeowners with a roomavailable for rent can be included on the list. Forinformation, or an application, call (518) 828-4181,ext. 5513, or e-mail info@mycommunitycollege.com.■C-GCC Day Care Center Gets Pre-K Science GrantThe day care center at <strong>Columbia</strong>-<strong>Greene</strong><strong>Community</strong> <strong>College</strong> has received a $2,175grant from Hudson River Bank & Trust CompanyFoundation to establish a pre-kindergarten scienceprogram.“This marks our second grant from the HudsonRiver Bank & Trust Company Foundation,” saidDay Care Center Director Priscilla Tice. “This onewill go a long way in giving our kids a leg up in scienceeducation, and we are grateful.”The foundation grant cites studies that focus onthe importance of early learning and says researchhas shown “all children can learn science and shouldhave the opportunity to become scientifically literateas early as possible.”The grant project will fund such activities as collectingand viewing plant and insect specimensunder a magnifying glass, conducting air currentexperiments with kites and using prisms and kaleidoscopesto study light and color. The students,aged three to five, will also participate in simpleexperiments mixing household ingredients and willwatch age-appropriate videos on various sciencetopics.The grant will also fund such equipment as a scienceexploration table, observation stations, bugmagnifiers, bug jars, insect and flower models, a tadpoletank and pond book, a worm observatory, handshovels, kites, potting soil, kaleidoscopes and curriculumbooks and videos.“Once the lesson plans and activities are put inplace,” said center Board of Directors ChairpersonCarol Novack, “science learning will become anintegral component of our center’s curriculum.”The center employs a behavioral assessment toolto measure and monitor proposed outcomes foreach child. In addition, the center will now surveyparents on children’s progress in science and othercenter programs.The center received a $5,000 grand fromTwo <strong>Columbia</strong>-<strong>Greene</strong> <strong>Community</strong> <strong>College</strong>students received excellence awards April 18 inceremonies in Albany from both the StateUniversity of New York and Phi Theta Kappa, thelatter of which was led by C-GCC Trustee AntonN. Kasanof, who is also president of the New York<strong>Community</strong> <strong>College</strong> Trustees Association.During a luncheon ceremony at the Empire StateConvention Center, Natalie Wade of Cairo andKelly Elliott of Hudson were honored for makingthe first and third teams, respectively, of the PhiTheta Kappa International Honor Society 2007All-New York Academic Team for <strong>Community</strong><strong>College</strong>s. The pair joined 51 other student honoreesfrom across SUNY and the City University of NewYork in receiving commemorative medallions andframed certificates.“It is a great honor for the New York <strong>Community</strong><strong>College</strong> Trustees organization to sponsor and organizethe annual Phi Theta Kappa award ceremony,”said Kasanof. “As trustees, we are dedicated to providingstudents at our community colleges with themeans and opportunity to do their best, to excel andThe day care center at C-GCC.HRB&TCF last October. The award funded anearly childhood literacy project.Operated by the <strong>Columbia</strong>-<strong>Greene</strong> <strong>Community</strong><strong>College</strong> Association, the C-GCC day care center isaccredited by the National Association for theEducation of Young Children. The licensed centerenrolls children aged 3 to 5.Priorities are given to student parents, but thecenter also serves college faculty and staff as well ascommunity members, subject to availability. Formore information about the Day Care Center program,call (518) 828-4664.The Hudson River Bank & Trust CompanyFoundation was established in 1998 to providefinancial support to nonprofit organizations. Thefoundation continues its charitable giving with anemphasis on education, youth development, arts andculture, historic preservation, health care, humanservices and community development.For additional information regarding the grantapplication process, contact Holly Rappleyea at(518) 671-6226 or visit the foundation’s Web site atwww.hrbtfoundation.com.■Students Earn Chancellor’s, PTK Honors— CONTINUED ON PAGE 11This year’s honorary inductees of the Alpha Epsilon XiChapter of Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society at C-GCCare, l-r: James Keegan, chairman, <strong>Columbia</strong> CountyBoard of Supervisors; Nancy Patzwahl, chairperson, C-GCC Board of Trustees; and Wayne Speenburgh, chairman,<strong>Greene</strong> County Legislature.C-GCC Vice President and Dean of Students andEnrollment Management Joseph Watson, left, and collegePresident James Campion, right, congratulate C-GCCstudents, l-r, Natalie Wade and Kelly Elliott, each ofwhom received a SUNY Chancellor’s Award for StudentExcellence April 19 at the Empire State ConventionCenter in Albany. Earlier in the day, the pair was namedto the Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society2007 All-New York Academic Team for <strong>Community</strong><strong>College</strong>s.C-GCC students Amy Haraldsen, left, president of theAlpha Epsilon Xi Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa HonorSociety and a member of Sigma Delta Mu NationalSpanish Honor Society, and Erica Scrodin, recipient of theGary Levine Scholarship and a graduate of the college’sHonors Studies Program, pose for pictures, following anhonors awards banquet May 4 at the Greenport campus.
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