president's newsletter - Community College of Allegheny County

Stewardship: Managing Our Resources
Science lab honors alumna, Educational Foundation board member
The CCAC Educational
Foundation celebrated the
dedication of the Gambino
and Petrelli Families Science
Laboratory on October 20 at
West Hills Center. The facility
honors the Gambino and
Petrelli families as part of the
Imagine & Achieve campaign.
Charlene Petrelli received an
Associate of Arts in Business/
Public Administration from
CCAC in 1985 and an
honorary Associate of Arts in
Humane Letters in 2012.
Dominic Petrelli attended
CCAC in 1993. A member of
the executive committee of the
Attendees at the dedication of the Gambino and Petrelli Families Science
Laboratory at West Hills Center tour the lab on October 20.
CCAC Educational Foundation Board of Directors and the Imagine & Achieve Steering
Committee, Ms. Petrelli has helped to secure contributions to the campaign—including her
family’s generous personal support.
Automotive program receives new vehicles
The Automotive Technology department at West Hills Center has received $225,372 in vehicle
donations in 2012, thanks to the generous support of industry partners Chrysler, General Motors
and Ford. Donated vehicles include: 2011 Dodge Durango, 2011 Jeep Compass, 2011 Chrysler
300S, 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee, 2012 Jeep Wrangler, 2012 Fiat 500, 2013 Ford Edge and 2012
Buick Lacrosse.
Labor–Management Institute benefits from major gift
The CCAC Educational Foundation has received notification of a $500,000 gift from Peoples
Natural Gas, LLC, as part of the college’s comprehensive fundraising campaign, Imagine &
Achieve. The gift is designated for the Robert M. Mill Lecture Series & Endowed Chair.
AFT approves travel funds for initiatives of collegewide benefit
The AFT Executive Committee has approved the use of $5,000 of AFT travel funds to support
employees who participate in statewide or national initiatives that benefit the college as a
whole. Travel identified as part of this category includes meetings of the Developmental Studies/
Placement Testing Statewide Committee; Achieving the Dream and related student success and
developmental studies groups; and The Democracy Commitment. Faculty members participating
in these initiatives may do so without using their personal allocated AFT travel funds,
encouraging more faculty members to support student success through participating in activities
that can stimulate student engagement and move the college’s policies and practices in ways that
enhance student learning.
PRESIDENT’S NEWSLETTER, NOVEMBER 2012 PAGE 7