NEWS YOU NEED TO KNOW - Atlantic Cape Community College

CONTINUING EDUCATION
By Sherwood Taylor
Thank you Dharmesh: Continuing education would like to wish Dharmesh Dave the best of success in
his new venture. Dharmesh has left us to move on to become a programmer in the exciting world of
pharmaceutical trials. Your hard work and dedication to our programs will be missed.
The Health Professions Institute and Green Education classes will be coordinated by Sherwood Taylor
until a replacement for Dharmesh can be hired. Esther Gandica will coordinate Fine Art Workshops.
Contact Sandi Anderson at ext. 4863 regarding HPI or Green classes and Esther at ext. 5651.
Paul Grossman Larry Pursells
Meet the Technology Team—Paul Grossman is the program
representative for CE technology studies. Paul coordinates all the
CE technology workshops - that involves scheduling, assigning
instructors, ensuring classes are supplied with textbooks and
current software, and addressing day-to-day issues from instructors,
students and the institution itself. If you have questions regarding
any CE technology workshop, contact Paul at ext. 5658.
Larry Pursells is our instructor for the Computer Technical
Solution Series Program. This program is an intensive set of IT training courses that leads to certifications
in CompTia’s A+ and Network+ programs, along with the Microsoft Certified IT Professional - Help
Desk. Larry can be reached at ext. 5601.
Comprehensive Greener Housekeeper Program for Hospitality Industry begins at the Worthington
campus. The 105-hour Greener Housekeeper program prepares potential employees to work in entry-level
housekeeping. Participants will learn greener and efficient housekeeping principles and how they are part
of an organizational team that reduces waste, promotes being “greener” and improves guest satisfaction.
Questions regarding green education can directed to Jean McAlister at ext. 5688.
Unemployment Workshops on hold: Due to the current hardships of our New Jersey residents, the REA
2 sessions conducted at New Jersey county colleges are temporarily suspended. As of now, the plan is to
resume sessions in January, once New Jersey residents have had a chance to get back on their feet. Direct
all inquiries to Julia Ratliff at ext. 5600.
Boxes Needed: If you have empty computer paper boxes, send them to Melissa Hatty, Mays Landing
East, T building.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Regina Van Epps, assistant professor of English, and Leslie Murtha, librarian, will co-present at the
VALE conference in January at Rutgers University on their collaborative project to deliver Murtha’s
library instruction to online students. They began working on the project last summer and have embedded
the instruction into Van Epps’ online classes with survey, quiz and research writing assignments to assess
the outcomes of the instruction on research and documentation in MLA.
Congratulations to June Xu, assistant professor of science, on her recent publication in the prestigious
journal Nature. She worked with Rutgers for the research, and Atlantic Cape is included in the article,
titled, “The oyster genome reveals stress adaptation and complexity of shell formation.”
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