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3 A Table of Contents Message from the President 4-5 <strong>Science</strong> & <strong>Math</strong> in <strong>Africa</strong> Jefferson Community College 1220 Coffeen Street Water<strong>to</strong>wn, NY 13601 State University of New York Sponsored by Jefferson County 6-7 Campus Updates 8-9 Upcoming Events ----- Board of Trustees ----- James P. Scordo, Chair Terry N. Fralick, Vice Chair Cailey M. Burrows, Student Trustee 10-11 Fall Commencement 18-19 12 14-17 This publication is produced by the Marketing & Public Relations Office at Jefferson Community College. Leslie DiStefano, (315) 786-2234, ldistefano@sunyjefferson.edu Pamela Dixon, (315) 786-2392, pdixon@sunyjefferson.edu Hannah Roukous, (315) 786-2500, hroukous@sunyjefferson.edu David Bowhall, (315) 786-2383, dbowhall@sunyjefferson.edu Norah Machia, Contributing writer His<strong>to</strong>ry of the Cannon 13 Keeping Cool Jefferson Athletics Foundation News 23 27 Trustee Spotlight In the Spotlight Insta 20-22 24-26 Healthcare Career Success Alumni News David J. Clark Michael W. Crowley Steven C. Haas Nathan P. Hunter Doris G. McLallen Michelle D. Pfaff Lisa A. Weber ----- Administration ----- Carole A. McCoy President Thomas J. Finch Vice President for Academic Affairs Daniel J. Dupee, II Vice President for Administration & Finance, Treasurer Betsy D. Penrose Vice President for Students Jefferson Community College is committed <strong>to</strong> providing equal access <strong>to</strong> its educational programs, activities, <strong>and</strong> facilities <strong>to</strong> all ot<strong>her</strong>wise qualified students without discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, creed, age, disability, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, familial status, pregnancy, predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, domestic violence victim status, or criminal conviction, or any ot<strong>her</strong> category protected by applicable state or federal law. An Equal Opportunity employer, JCC also affirms its commitment <strong>to</strong> nondiscrimination in its employment policies <strong>and</strong> practices. In compliance with Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, JCC prohibits sex discrimination, including sexual harassment.
A Message from the President “Everyone is entitled <strong>to</strong> his own opinion, but not his own facts.” Daniel Patrick Moynihan, former U.S. Sena<strong>to</strong>r I recently attended the Association of Community College Trustees National Legislative Summit in Washing<strong>to</strong>n D.C. The purpose of the conference was <strong>to</strong> educate community college leaders on proposed federal policy items <strong>and</strong> encourage leaders <strong>to</strong> engage in advocacy activities with our elected officials. My doc<strong>to</strong>ral degree is in public administration <strong>and</strong> so you can just imagine how intrigued I was with all of the policy discussion regarding America’s Promise (free community college), revisions <strong>to</strong> the Pell program (student grants), <strong>and</strong> revisions <strong>to</strong> the federal loan program <strong>to</strong> name just a few. We spent a lot of time on one simple fact: student debt is growing larger <strong>and</strong> more burdensome every year. More college students are borrowing money <strong>to</strong> attend college <strong>and</strong> significant numbers of those students are not paying back those loans on time. Community colleges are more affordable than ot<strong>her</strong> sec<strong>to</strong>rs of hig<strong>her</strong> education <strong>and</strong> yet our students are not leaving debt free. At Jefferson Community College, 46.9% of our students have debt when they leave the college <strong>and</strong> the average debt amount is $8,872. Our latest default rate, which measures how many students are in default three years after finishing at Jefferson, is 15.5%. The facts are clear, however, the opinions about what <strong>to</strong> do are varied <strong>and</strong> the proposed solutions are complex. Some proposals, such as America’s Promise, will reduce the need for students <strong>to</strong> take out loans in the first place. Ot<strong>her</strong> proposals increase Pell by eit<strong>her</strong> making more students eligible or increasing the dollar amount of an annual Pell award which should also reduce student borrowing. On the opposite end of the spectrum are proposals under an umbrella called ‘risk sharing’ which would have colleges responsible (or at least partially responsible) for amounts that students borrow but don’t pay back. Perhaps it would help if t<strong>her</strong>e were fewer repayment programs. The ideas are many <strong>and</strong> the differences between hig<strong>her</strong> education institutions are also many. T<strong>her</strong>e is no one answer that will fit all. I think we can all agree that we would like students <strong>to</strong> graduate with less debt <strong>and</strong>, if they do have debt, we want <strong>to</strong> see it paid. In Washing<strong>to</strong>n I had the opportunity <strong>to</strong> meet with Congresswoman Stefanik <strong>and</strong> members of Sena<strong>to</strong>rs Gillibr<strong>and</strong>’s <strong>and</strong> Schumer’s staff. I thanked them for their support of Jefferson <strong>and</strong> voiced my thoughts that helping students pay for college on the front end was preferable <strong>to</strong> finding ways <strong>to</strong> better collect on the back end. I know they listened <strong>and</strong> I know how committed they are <strong>to</strong> community colleges <strong>and</strong> the success of our students. At the same time, I don’t envy the challenges they face as our representatives with seemingly unending needs <strong>and</strong> limited resources. While these are national issues, colleges need <strong>to</strong> do all that we can <strong>to</strong> help reduce student borrowing by operating efficiently <strong>and</strong> keeping tuition increases <strong>to</strong> a minimum. The scholarships made possible through your generous gifts <strong>to</strong> the Jefferson Community College Foundation make a big difference <strong>to</strong> hundreds of students every year. I’m particularly excited that the Community Schools Grant we recently received includes a program <strong>to</strong> work directly with former students who are at risk <strong>to</strong> pay back their loans. We will be watching the results from this initiative closely. Our students are counting on all of us. Carole A. McCoy President Jefferson Insider - Volume 14 • 3
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