Campus
Communicator
FEBRUARY • 2015
College Goal Sunday Success!
West Virginia Northern hosted College
Goal Sunday Feb. 15 on its Wheeling
campus and financial aid experts from
four area institutions of higher education provided assistance in filling out the
FAFSA form. Front row, holding the sign,
from left, are Erika Rohrig, Bethany College; Molly Daniels, Wheeling Jesuit University; Kelly Dlesk, WVNCC; Janet Fike,
WVNCC, and Christi Tomczyk, Wheeling Jesuit University. In back, from left,
are Sarah Griffith, WVNCC; Kim Hart,
WVNCC, and Renee Ash, Wheeling
Jesuit University. Absent from the photo
is Katie Cooper, West Liberty University,
who also participated.
More than 100 persons took advantage of College Goal Sunday hosted by
Northern on Feb. 15. The turnout was
doubly significant since the wintry
weather conditions could have prevented many from attending.
Four colleges and universities from
West Virginia’s Northern Panhandle
joined their financial aid forces to give
free help to students and their families
in completing the Free Application
for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and
other financial aid forms during this
year’s College Goal Sunday.
Participating at the WVNCC site were
financial aid experts from Northern,
Wheeling Jesuit University, Bethany
College and West Liberty University.
Students who attended a College Goal
Sunday workshop were entered to
win a Samsung Tablet. College Goal Sunday financial
aid workshops were held
from 1 to 4 p.m. in the B&O
Building on the Wheeling
campus and at 23 other
locations throughout the
state.
“Completing the FAFSA
is critical for anyone
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Policy Commission, said. “Students
must submit this form in order to be
considered for a variety of financial
aid programs including state and federal grants, scholarships and loans.”
Wheeling Ca mpus
Kim Patterson Awarded
Online Distinction
Kimberly Patterson, instructional designer/online education coordinator at West
Virginia Northern Community College,
has been awarded the prestigious Certified Online Instructor designation.
Kimberly Patterson, who directs
Northern’s online education, has been
awarded the Certified Online Instructor designation. The certification program provides professional development and recognition for instructors
of online courses.
“We are pleased to recognize Kimberly Patterson’s expertise and experience in this growing area of teaching,” William A. Draves, president
of the Learning Resources Network,
the international education association awarding the COI designation,
said. The Certified Online Instructor
designation was developed by a committee of outstanding online faculty
from universities and colleges in four
countries in response to the need for
recognition of expertise in this important area of higher education instruction.
“West Virginia Northern’s commitment to online education is strong
and continues to grow under Kim Patterson’s leadership,” Dr. Vicki L. Riley,
WVNCC president, said. “Congratulations to her for earning this prestigious distinction.”
Patterson is Northern’s instructional
designer/online education coordina-
tor. She was instrumental in Northern
becoming the first two-year college in
the area to offer programs that can be
completed totally online.
The committee reviewing COI designations is chaired by Dr. Mary Dereshiwsky, COI, of Northern Arizona
University in Flagstaff, Ariz. The faculty for the COI designation includes
experts and authors in the field of
online teaching.
“With millions of students now taking
online courses, this course of study
provides needed professional development for faculty in this emerging area
of practice,” Dereshiwsky said. “In
addition, it recognizes the work and
expertise of professors successfully
teaching online.”
To obtain the COI designation,
Patterson completed a fairly rigorous process. Requirements included
a critique of her online courses, a
knowledge exam, evaluation by online
students participating in courses
that she instructed and completion
of three online courses for teaching
online, designing online instruction
and building learning communities in
cyberspace.
The certification is a voluntary program recognized by educators and the
Learning Resources Network’s 5,000
members around the world.
The Learning Resources Network is
the leading provider of online professional development for faculty in
higher education. More than 5,000
professors from 10 countries have
participated in LERN’s programs.
LAN Party Fun
The WVNCC Computer Club has had
two recent LAN parties, according
to Instructor and Program Director
David Stoffel. The first held in January
Students enjoy the second LAN party of
the semester.
had 35 people attending, including 15
who were perspective students. The
second was held Feb. 21 and there
were about 25 people attending. Stoffel said, “They were both a great time
where we played computer games,
card games, guitars and keyboards,
and had a snowball fight. I even got
my brother, Dean, the director of
SAP Technical Services at Canadian
Pacific Railroad, to attend. He came
from Minneapolis to talk to the students about what it is like work in the
area of technology as a director for a
very large international transportation company.” Watch for upcoming
events.
SCARSI Club
Continues to Promote
Social Awareness
Northern’s Students Caring About
Regional Social Issues (SCARSI Club)
will be focusing on the social awareness topic of “Social Work Paves The
Way To Change” in March, according to Club Advisor Joyce Britt. She
said March is National Social Work
month. The club also will be acknowledging Northern employees who
currently are licensed social workers
on their bulletin board. In addition,
club members are actively promoting
students to join the club.
OVAC Sponsorship
Yields Interview
Dawn Barcus speaks to WTOV9 about
WVNCC.
Coffee Talk
Instructor Jeremy Doolin normally can
be found in the College’s computer labs
and classrooms, but earlier this month he
traveled to the WVNCC Culinary Arts
kitchens to discuss with students there
his knowledge of something altogether
different: Coffee.
Student Recruiter Dawn Barcus did a
great job on Saturday, Feb. 14, at the
OVAC Girls Basketball Championship
games played at OU Eastern’s gymnasium. As part of Northern’s OVAC
corporate sponsorship, Dawn had
the opportunity to be interviewed on
air during the event and spoke about
the advantages of a community college education at Northern. She also
participated in the boys championship
games and at the cheerleading championships held earlier and was interviewed at those venues as well.
Doolin addressed the following:
• Coffee origins (Africa, South America, Central America, Indonesia, etc)
and the characteristics of each
• Coffee processing methods and how it affects flavor
• Coffee roasting and roast levels
• Storing and shelf life
• Various methods of preparation (French
press, filter, espresso, Turkish) as well as
the importance of grinding
•Demonstration of coffee roasting and
preparation via French press, filter and
Turkish and, finally, of course there was
the most important aspect: Tasting.
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Friends Meet
New Martinsville Ca mpus
coordinator, recently met with the
New Martinsville Friends of the College board. Dr. Riley expressed her appreciation for the continued support
of this board to support the mission
of the College. She is interested in
developing a strong relationship with
the College’s Friends boards and welcomes their continued involvement
with College events. Linda Glover,
From left, Anke Hunt, Linda Glover, Rana board president, said she and the
Spurlock, Genie Clements, Sandy Herboard are excited to be working with
rick, Dianna Lawrence, Dr. Vicki L. Riley Dr. Riley and the Foundation. Linda
and Debbie Bennett.
said, “The board is looking forward to
Dr. Vicki L. Riley, president, and Rana partnering with the Wheeling Friends
Spurlock, institutional advancement
and Foundation Board to sponsor
the Presidential Inauguration of Dr.
Riley.”
Nursing Students Get the Concept
The nursing students in Claire Blatt’s class prepared concept maps for
three different situations related to thyroid disease. Concept mapping is a
technique that allows students to understand the relationships between
ideas by creating a visual map of the connections. Concept maps allow the
student to see the connections between ideas they already have, connect
new ideas to knowledge that they already have, and organize ideas in a
logical but not rigid structure that allows future information or viewpoints to be included. In each of these situations, the students were
responsible for identifying symptoms, preparing an assessment and
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Counselor Ina Robinson meets with Rebecca McClain, counselor, Magnolia High
School.
Ina Robinson, counselor, took a
whirlwind trip on Feb. 11 and 13 to
visit the high schools in the service
area of the campus. On the 11th she
focused on the West Virginia schools
and started out at Paden City High
and continued to St. Mary’s, MOVTI,
Ritchie County, Doddridge County,
Tyler Consolidated, Valley High,
Hundred High and Magnolia High
School.
Then on the 13th she began her trip
through the Ohio schools which
included Frontier Local, Beallsville,
Monroe Central, Swiss Hills and River
High. Each high school counselor
received scholarship applications,
general admission applications, summer schedules, the College CareerFocus Magazine and a jar of candy.
A total of 315 miles was traveled, the
school was well received and several
potential new students for the ‘15-‘16
school year were encouraged to apply
and schedule a college visit.
had the pleasure of being entertained
by Ilene Evans who performed “Harvest of Dreams - Voices to Remember.” The performance contained
a collection of African-American
poetry and prose, stories and songs;
voices to remember, old and new. The
program included works by Waring
Cuney, Langston Hughes, Paul Laurence Dunbar and Ancella Bickley.
Several staff and students attended
as well as several persons from the
community who enjoyed lunch and
participated in the program.
Black History Month
Celebrated
On Feb. 5, in honor of Black History
Month, the New Martinsville campus
Cupid’s Corner
During the week of Feb. 9-12 the campus student government held a fund-raising event, “Cupid’s Corner,”
during the hours of 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The students had a bake sale every day, sold hearts
for the American Heart Association and held a
raffle for a Valentine’s Gift Basket. On Wednesday
and Thursday the group sold pre-ordered pepperoni rolls and hoagies as well. Counselor Ina
Robinson said, “I am very proud and pleased to say
that the CAB members raised $232.50 and manned
the table during the entire event.” The money raised
will be donated to the AHA.
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