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NORTHWESTERN CONNECTICUT COMMUNITY COLLEGE
May 2-13, 2016
The 50th Anniversary
Committee celebrates
your success.!
Coffee and light
snacks will be
available in
Greenwoods Hall
Founders Hall and
Art & Science Building
Tuesday—Thursday
May 10-12
8:00am-12noon
Good luck on
your finals!
Ballroom Dance
Friday,
May 13
7-9pm
Greenwoods
Hall Rm 128
If you haven’t tried Ballroom
Dance but would like to,
come join us for an evening
of fun!! Singles and couples
are welcome.
FREE for registered credit
students and Senior Citizens
Non-students: $10 per
person payable at the door
on the night of class.
Sponsored by your Student
Senate
NCCC 20th Annual Students vs. Staff and Faculty
Softball Tournament
Students and staff faced off at Ryan Field on Wednesday, April 27, just as they
have for the past 19 years. Faculty and staff have dominated through the years
but students are making a comeback …with enthusiasm! The final score was
Students 12 – faculty/staff 1. The Student Senate sponsored the program,
providing t-shirts for the student team, Kurt’s Hotdogs free for the afternoon
and music. (continued on page 2)
STUDENT SENATE ELECTIONS
Tuesday – Friday, May 3-6
Vote:
Tuesday -Thursday 10:30am-6:30pm
Friday 10:30am-1:30pm
Ballot locations are in Founders Hall
either at the table in the ramp entrance or at the Information Center
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STUDENT and CAMPUS INFORMATION
Softball Tournament (continued)
Co-captains for the Student Team: Kevin Crispin, Haley Bergs
and Hannah Arel.
Student Players: Rich Merrill, Grant Manor,
Nicholas Cianciolo, Christine Farrell, Jacob Wujcik,
Eric Szegedy, Ricky Descoteaux, Francesca Ghi,
Marcus Sanford, Jeremy Marchand, Marcus Johnson,
Dennis Donis, Megan Sikorski, Jack Bundy,
Christopher Hauschild, Nicole Dmowski and Kevin Caruso.
Faculty/Staff Players: President Mike Rooke, Tom Hodgkin,
Sarah Zordan, Susan Dichter, Mike Emanuel, Laura McCarthy,
Bobby Scaife, Rick Boger-Hawkins, Karen Collin,
Michelle Roberson, and Rick Coutant.
From the NCCC Library …..
Only one more Saturday left until final
exams!!! Please take an advantage of our
Saturday hours: 9:30am—1:30pm.
May 2016: New Books & DVDs!
The 20-year score is Facuty/Staff 10, Students 9, tie game 1.
See you next year!!!
ATTENTION GRADUATES
Commencement will be held on Thursday, May 26th in
the East End Park at 6:30pm.
ALL GRADUATES MUST BE IN FOUNDERS HALL TO LINE UP
NO LATER THAN 6:00pm!
SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION
Caps and gowns may be picked up in the Bookstore
beginning Monday, May 2nd!
All graduates will be receiving a letter soon with more
information.
Any questions/concerns: contact Rebecca at 860-738-6420
or rozerhoski@nwcc.edu
ATTENTION PHI THETA KAPPA
GRADUATES
If you want a PTK tassel and/or stole for graduation, there are
a few ways to do this:
1. Volunteer!
a) 15 hours for a tassel
b) 25 hours for a tassel and stole
c) Input your hours into the Discussion Board in the
PTK Blackboard and then pick up your bling BEFORE
Finals’ Week.
2. Purchase them off the ptk.org website
3. Rent!
Only the STOLES are available to rent. It costs $30 CASH to
rent a stole. Upon return, you will receive $25 of your $30
back.
Contact Crystal Wiggins, cwiggins@nwcc.edu , 860-738-6310
The Connecticut Association of Latin Americans in Higher
Education (CALAHE) will award several $1,000 scholarships
for the 2016-17 academic year. Scholarship applications are
available in the NCCC Financial Aid Office or may be downloaded from the CALAHE homepage www.calahe.org
Application must be postmarked by May 6, 2016 and mailed to
Dr. Wilson Luna, Gateway Community College, 20 Church
Street, New Haven, CT 06510.
LOST AND FOUND
Many items including keys, jackets, coffee/beverage mugs,
lunch bags, thumb drives and books have been turned in this
semester to the Lost and Found.
Lost and Found services are maintained in the Information
Center (FH 104) and the Student Activities Office (GW 110).
If you have lost an item while on campus, please check with
Darlene at the Information Center (FH 104) or by phone at
860-738-6300 or the Office of Student Activities at
860-738-6343 (Susan) or 860-738-6344 (Kathy) as soon as
possible. Positive ID is required when collecting your lost item.
Any items not claimed soon will be donated to Goodwill.
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STUDENT CLUB MEETINGS & EVENT INFORMATION
Criminal Justice Association—meets Tuesdays, 4:15-5:15pm,
FH 202; club advisor Michael Emanuel, memanuel@nwcc.edu
LGBTQIA+ Club— meets Tuesdays/Thursdays, 12:00-1:00pm,
ASB 205; club advisor Karen Hunter, khunter@nwcc.edu
Dungeons and Dragons Club—meets Tuesdays, 1:00-4:15pm,
GW 303; club advisor Doug Mooney, dmooney@nwcc.edu
NCCC Student Nurses Association— meeting Monday, May 2, 7:008:30pm, FH 107; club advisors Jayne Mednick, jmednick@nwcc.edu
and Michelle Roberson, mroberson@nwcc.edu
Early Childhood Association— meets Tuesday, May 2,
4:11-5:00pm; FH 207; club advisor Michele Better,
mbetter@nwcc.edu
Northwest Deaf Club— meets Tuesdays, 3:45-4:45pm, GW 101;
club advisor Maureen Chalmers, mchalmers@nwcc.edu
History Association—meets Mondays, 3:00-5:00pm, FH 306; club
advisor Todd Bryda tbryda@nwcc.edu
The NCCC Student Senate meets on Tuesdays, 11:45am-1:00pm in
GW 110, and meetings are open to all registered students. Contact
club advisor Kathy Chapman, kchapman@nwcc.edu
LGBTQIA+ Club Members will be volunteering at the
35th annual Gay Pride Parade (NOHO in North Hampton,
Massachusetts on Saturday, May 7th (carpools forming now
for an estimated time of arrival at 9:00am). Lunch will be
provided. If you are interested in attending either event,
please contact Karen Hunter, 860-738-6402 or
khunter@nwcc.edu .
OPEN GYM Mondays thru Thursdays, 10am-4:30pm
Improv Workshops at NCCC
These FREE workshops in Improv are open to all levels of
players with an interest in exploring improvisational theater.
Join us and exercise your mind! The workshops are held on
Tuesday evenings from 6:30pm to 9:00pm in Green Woods
Hall Room 101. Check us out on Facebook! We are NC Cubed.
If you have additional ideas or suggestions, please let us know.
(Tuesdays/Thursdays 2:30-4:30 reserved for Basketball)
The NCCC Gym (GW 128) is open to all registered students for
basketball, ping pong and, with advanced requests, volleyball
and dodge ball. Equipment is provided.
Stop by Student Activities (GW 110) to sign in.
CT Food Bank Mobile Pantry—April 2016
On Thursday, April 21, we served 128 households (which translates to approximately 300 people) through the CT
Food Bank Mobile Pantry. Off the truck items included celery, onions, honeydew, carrots, corn, spinach, olives,
grapes, bread, potatoes, pasta sauce, iced tea, mango drink, little onions, and oranges. Thank you to all the great
volunteers!
We continue delivery rain or shine 12
months of the year, so put us on the calendar for the summer months!
Next delivery:
Thursday, May 19th @ 12:00
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FINAL EXAM SCHEDULE
Scheduled class day and time
beginning at:
Tuesday
Tuesday/Thursday
Tuesday/Thursday
8:30am
8:30am
9:25am
Examination day and
time
TUESDAY, MAY 10
Scheduled class day and time
beginning at:
Examination day and
time
THURSDAY, MAY 12
8:30am—10:30am
FREE BLOCK
Daytime English 101 Classes
(Consult instructor for day/location)
11:00am—1:00pm
Tuesday/Thursday
Tuesday/Thursday
10:05am
10:20am
11:00am—1:00pm
Tuesday
Tuesday/Thursday
1:15pm
1:15pm
2:00pm—4:00pm
Tuesday/Thursday
Tuesday/Thursday
Tuesday/Thursday
2:50pm
3:20pm
3:30pm
2:00pm—4:00pm
Tuesday/Thursday
Tuesday
Tuesday/Thursday
4:25pm
5:00pm
5:00pm
5:00pm—7:00pm
Thursday
5:00pm
BIO* 212 Lecture (CRN 1053)
5:00pm—7:00pm
Tuesday
Tuesday/Thursday
Tuesday
6:35pm
6:35pm
7:00pm
7:30pm—9:30pm
Thursday
7:30pm—9:30pm
Scheduled class day and time
beginning at:
Wednesday
Monday/Wednesday
Wednesday
Monday/Wednesday
8:30am
8:30am
9:00am
9:25am
Daytime English 101 Classes
(Consult instructor for day/location)
BIO* 127 Lecture (CRN 1182)
Wednesday
Wednesday
Monday/Wednesday
Monday/Wednesday
Monday/Wednesday
12:30pm
1:15pm
1:15pm
2:00pm
2:11pm
Wednesday
Monday/Wednesday
Wednesday
Monday/Wednesday
4:15pm
4:25pm
5:00pm
5:00pm
Monday/Wednesday
Wednesday
6:35pm
6:35pm
Examination day and
time
WEDNESDAY, MAY 11
8:30am—10:30am
11:00am—1:00pm
2:00pm—4:00pm
8:30am—10:30am
6:35pm
Scheduled class day and time
beginning at:
Friday
NUR* 101
9:00am
9:00am—11:00am
Friday
1:00pm
1:00pm—3:00pm
Scheduled class day and time
beginning at:
Saturday
9:00am
Scheduled class day and time
beginning at:
5:00pm—7:00pm
7:30pm—9:30pm
Examination day and
time
FRIDAY. MAY 13
Examination day and
time
SATURDAY, MAY 14
9:00am—11:00am
Examination day and
time
MONDAY, MAY 16
Monday/Wednesday
10:05am
9:00am-11:00am
Monday/Wednesday
Monday/Wednesday
11:30am
11:40am
11:30am—1:30pm
Monday
Monday/Wednesday
1:15pm
2:50pm
2:00pm—4:00pm
Monday
5:00pm
5:00pm—7:00pm
Monday
6:35pm
7:30pm—9:30pm
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CAMPUS CALENDAR
Free & Open to the Public & 6 CEU’s
from CT DMHAS
The training is free & lessons learned can save a life…
May 9
Last Day of Classes
May 10-16
Final Exams
Brought to you by
May 13
Ballroom Dance, 7-9pm, GW 128
Northwestern Connecticut Community College
May 25
Awards/Scholarships Convocation
6pm, GW 128
May 26
Inauguration—President Michael Rooke
Friday, May 20, 9:00am-3:00pm
Arts & Science Bldg, Room 209
209 Holabird Ave, Winsted, CT, 06098
Commencement
Complimentary light breakfast & lunch will be provided
May 30
Memorial Day (College Closed)
Check out the ONLINE Campus Calendar today for
CAP provides free 6 hour training with professionals for
individuals, community leaders, coaches, foster parents and
faith based groups who would like more education on how
to recognize, provide support and give assistance to those
struggling with addictions such as alcohol, drugs, gambling,
inhalant abuse, as well as many mental health issues
facing us today including suicide.
more upcoming events!!
Click on the link above or, on the NCCC webpage, go to
Current Students > Campus Calendar.
CAP is a program of the
State of CT Dept. of Mental Health & Addiction Services
**RSVP by May 9 via capconference@aol.com
Questions…? Kapriel Mouradjian/CAP Advisor/frkapriel@gmail.com
Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Emergency Medical
Call 860-738-6444 or 860-738-6484 to register or
stop by the CWD offices at the Goulet Building,
56 Park Place.
NCCC’s Center for Workforce Development
FREE Personal Finance Workshops in Spring, 2016
All workshops are free of charge and meet in Founders Hall
Annex, Room FX011. Space is limited and registration is required.
Please complete the online registration form on our webpage; you
may register for up to five workshops at a time. You will receive an
email or phone call to confirm your registration at least two days
prior to the scheduled workshop.
To register, go to www.nwcc.edu > Academics > Continuing
Education, Center for Workforce Development > or Click here for
the online registration form for Free Career Workshops and more.
Or you may call Cindy Prelli at (860) 738-6419 to register.
May 5
CRN 1419 Ways to Protect Your Identity
Technicians respond to medical emergencies such as heart
attacks, car accidents and fires. They provide life support to
seriously ill or injured patients before they reach the hospital.
Successful completion of this course enables the EMT student
to take the national written and practical exams for
certification. Successful completion of the national exam allows
the student to get their Connecticut EMT Certification. Cost:
$850, plus textbooks and exam fees. For more information or to
register for this class, contact Heather Cappabianca, Program
Coordinator, at hcappabianca@nwcc.edu or call
(860) 738-6484. Please note that those convicted of a felony
may not be eligible for clinical experiences and may find it
difficult to secure employment in health care.
CRN 2024
Date(s): June 20 – August 18, Mondays-Thursdays 8am-1pm
Cost: $850* *Additional cost for textbook and exams—Brady’s
Emergency Care, 13th Edition, EMT Practical Exam
(approximately $100) and National Registry of EMT ($70)