Joseph A. Alban, TreasurerWhitehall-Coplay

Annabelle B. CrevelingAllentown

Samuel P. DeFrankSalisbury

Willard G. DellickerTrustee at Large

Paul C. Fisher, Jr. Northwestern Lehigh

Mathias J. Green, Jr.Northern Lehigh

Matthew T. KorpCatasauqua

Audrey L. Larvey, ChairPalmerton

Roberta M. Marcus, Vice ChairParkland

William MiracleTrustee at Large

Kenneth H. Mohr, Jr.Southern Lehigh

William Santore, Jr. Panther Valley

Randall L. Smith, SecretaryJim Thorpe

David KrauseLehighton

Ann L. ThompsonEast Penn

Jerome B. Frank, Esq.Solicitor

Lehigh Carbon Community College Board of Trustees

Alumni Association Board of Directors

Heather Mullen ’06, President Linda Krisko ’80, Vice PresidentMichele Mullikin ’00, Secretary/TreasurerJeremiah Wilhite, StudentMegan Billowitch ’94Kristie Fogel ’01 Susan Heller ’03, ’07Michael Mauro ’07Shannon Semmel-Ciamacco ’96Pamela Fenstermacher ’10 Cheryl Fisher ‘82Kimberly Troup ‘13Jane Wilchak, LCCC

OfficersEllen Millard-KernChairperson; Chief of Staff, Senator Pat Browne’s Office

Kathy Kovatch ReamanVice-Chairperson and SecretaryKovatch Corporation

Thomas D. OleksaTreasurer and Chair of Finance and Investment Committee

Annabelle B. Creveling LCCC Board of TrusteesCollege Trustees Appointee

Brian Kahler VP Finance and Admin. Services, LCCC Presidential Appointee

MembersTony BoyleBoyle Construction

John T. Cathers, Jr.

Jan Creedon

Robin FloresThe Literacy Center

Ronald GlassLCCC Faculty (retired)

Christopher JordanCompliance OfficerChildWay Pediatric Services

Richard KernNational Penn Bank

Bernard “Buddy” Lesavoy, Esq.Lesavoy, Butz and Seitz, LLC

David LobachEmbassy Bank

Kent C. NewhartAccounting & Tax Assoc., Inc.

Ron NeimeyerAltronics, Inc.

Dale RothDale A. Roth Architects, A.I.A.

Christina SchoemakerValley Youth House

Betty SmithTrexler Haines, Inc.

Willard SnyderNew Tripoli Bancorp

Mark ThompsonMKSD, Architects

LCCC Foundation Board of Directors

Upcoming EventsLehigh Carbon Community College President Dr. Ann D. Bieber

Lehigh Carbon Community College4525 Education Park Drive

Schnecksville, PA 18078www.LCCC.edu

610-799-2121

Feb. 9 Disney co-op program informational meeting at 2 p.m. in the ARC at LCCC Schnecksville Feb. 19 Spring late start 10-week classes beginFeb. 23 Morgan Foundation Scholarship Open House at LCCC Tamaqua from 6 to 7:30 p.m.Feb. 26 ePortfolio showcase and awards in the Scheller-Woodman Community Services Center at LCCC SchnecksvilleMarch 3 National Hispanic college fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Berrier Hall at LCCC Schnecksville March 6 Phi Theta Kappa inductionMarch 7-16 50th anniversary celebration art exhibitMarch 8 LCCC Jim Thorpe Spring Open House from 6 to 7:30 p.m.March 8 Spring Transfer Fair from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Scheller-Woodman Community Services Center at LCCC Schnecksville

LCCC Welcomes Civil Rights Activist Dr. Terrence Roberts, Member of “Little Rock Nine”

In honor of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Lehigh Carbon Community College and the LCCC Student Government Association were honored to welcome civil rights activist Dr. Terrence Roberts to speak at the Scheller-Woodman Community Services Center on LCCC’s main campus in Schnecksville, Pa. Roberts was one of the “Little Rock Nine,” the first group of African-American students who, in 1957, enrolled at Little Rock Central High School in Little Rock, Ark. Roberts was 15 years old and in the 11th grade. On September 4, 1957, Roberts and eight other African-American students (known as the Little Rock Nine) made an unsuccessful attempt to enter Little Rock Central High School. An angry mob of about 400 surrounded the school. President Dwight D. Eisenhower sent U.S. Army troops to accompany the students to school for protection. The troops

were stationed at the school for the entirety of the school year. Roberts ultimately completed his senior year in Los Angeles, Calif. Roberts’ 2009 memoir, “Lessons from Little Rock,” details his childhood in the segregated South. The memoir serves as a testament to strength and fortitude of the members of the “Little Rock Nine.” In 1999, the Little Rock Nine were awarded the Congressional Gold Medal by President Bill Clinton, the highest civilian award bestowed by Congress. The group was featured prominently at the inauguration of President Barack Obama. Roberts earned his bachelor’s degree from California State University at Los Angeles and his master’s degree in social work from the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA). He earned his doctorate in psychology from Southern Illinois University. Today, Roberts is principal of the management-consulting firm, Terrence Roberts Consulting. He has earned several awards in addition to the Congressional Gold Medal such as: Martin Luther King, Jr. Drum Major for Justice Award; NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc. Award commemorating the 25th anniversary of “Little Rock Nine’s” desegregation of Central High School in Little Rock, Ark.; Robert S. Abbott Memorial Award; Spingarn Medal Annual award presented by the NAACP to that person or persons making outstanding contributions to the area of human rights; and Outstanding Teacher of the Year Award.

LCCC Jim Thorpe and CCTI Partner to Offer Nurse

Aide Training LCCC Jim Thorpe and Carbon Career and Technical Institute (CCTI) have partnered to offer a nurse aide training program at the CCTI campus, 150 W. 13th Street in Jim Thorpe. This intensive, 150-hour program prepares students to take the PA State Certification exam and begin careers as nurse aides, positions in high demand

by local nursing homes and other healthcare facilities. Through classroom and laboratory experiences, students will develop an understanding of the skills required and will have supervised clinical experience at a local long-term care facility, where they will provide supervised hands-on care and be evaluated before successfully completing the program. The program also provides healthcare career awareness and job readiness, placing individuals on a journey to a lucrative and fulfilling career and ensuring success on the job. With the help of LCCC’s PATH grant, students in this program will receive the additional support of a career coach and job developer to help them be successful in the program, develop a working resume and interview skills and receive job placement support. Program orientations are held two times a month at CCTI. For more information, please contact Colleen at 610-799-1050 ext. 3118 or visit www.lccc.edu/jobtraining.

The Litle Rock Nine with NAACP President Daisy Bates. Terrence Roberts is pictured third from the left of

the back row.

State and Local Government Speakers for 2016

Twelve speakers are scheduled to speak at Bruce Frassinelli’s State and Local Government class during the spring 2016 semester. The class meets in

LCCC’s Academic Resource Center (ARC) Room 304 at main campus. Six of the 12 speakers will be making their first appearances. The community and LCCC staff are invited to attend any or all of these programs. Bill White, columnist at The Morning Call will speak on Monday, Feb. 8, and Rob Vaughn, anchor with WFMZ-TV 69 will present on Wednesday, Feb. 10, both from 11 to 11:45 a.m. If you have any questions, please contact bfrassinelli@lccc.edu.

Employee Publishes Book

The Rothrock Library is pleased to include a signed children’s book by LCCC’s Veterans and Returning Adult Specialist, Gloria Lowell. The book,

Elana’s Ears, is the story of Gloria’s discovery of her daughter’s hearing loss. It is told from the perspective of the family dog who is at first jealous of the new baby but then, upon realizing that the new baby can’t hear, decides to become Elana’s ears.

Dr. Thomas Meyer Named Chair of Board of Directors by ACAD

Dr. Thomas Meyer, vice president of academic services and student development, has been elected by the American Conference of Academic Deans (ACAD) to serve as the chair of its Board of Directors. Dr. Meyer previously served as vice chair and prior to that as chair of Governance and Board Development and a general board member. He is the first chair from a community college. Because ACAD is partner with the Association of American Colleges & Universities (AACU), Dr. Meyer will also serve ex officio on that Board of Directors. ACAD is

a national, nonprofit organization that provides academic leaders with networking and professional development opportunities and supports them in their work as educational leaders.

OTA Students Work with 4-H Sunshine Club

LCCC’s Occupational Therapy Assistant students assisted the Sunshine Club members, a 4-H club for teens with mild autism that meets twice monthly on LCCC’s main campus, to help them with their community-based projects and activities. The LCCC students are led by Cindy Rifenburg, OTA faculty and 4-H leader. One of the service projects the members created with the LCCC students was making cookies for residents of Gracedale Nursing Home. The teens and students also made holiday wreaths from pine cones and they made their own paper, which was part a forestry unit learning about trees and forestry products. The OTA students also helped the teens complete plaster prints of tree leaves. The Sunshine Club members learn about and complete projects they choose themselves and submit these projects to the Allentown Fair each summer.

LCCC Tamaqua Students Debut

New Mural LCCC’s Art Club created the first mural located at the Morgan Center in Tamaqua. The mural took the students eight hours to complete after they sketched out their ideas. Art Club member Josie Rex sketched the design for the cougar laying on the pool table. “We all made decisions together on what colors to make everything. For example we all thought it would be nice to make the pool table felt maroon like the school’s colors. We also added the “Club Soda” in the middle of it with Art Club’s logo,” said Art Club President Sara Barton. The Art Club is made up of: Sara Barton, president; Jess Christman, vice president; members Colby Martin, Ashley DelaRosa, Josie Rex, Stephanie Serbin, and faculty advisor and professor Heather Werner.

LCCC has received a $50,000 grant to fund a new Veterans/Reservist’s Special Emergency Reserve Fund (V-SERF) from the Lehigh Valley Community Foundation. The grant provides $10,000 over five years. This will establish a dedicated emergency grant fund for veterans at LCCC in the event of a catastrophic personal incident or last minute changes that cannot be handled by the large and slow-moving government-based veterans support program. The V-SERF fund will allow veterans to handle textbook purchases and other pertinent education expenses in the case of an emergency or late, unaccommodated change without the need to repay the V-SERF fund. Since many veterans have at least some funding going into the year, LCCC anticipates the V-SERF fund should be able to assist at least 20 students each year. Examples of emergency situations include delays in veteran’s benefits or personal issues such as house fire, medical issues, loss of materials and books due to unforeseen or traumatic circumstances, changes in financial status, and even students left homeless. Veterans may apply for grants up to $1,000 once per academic year. For additional information about this multi-year impact grant, contact LCCC’s Office of Returning Adult and Veteran Affairs at 610-799-1545.

LCCC Receives Special Emergency Reserve Fund for Veterans

Bucknell University Community College Summer Scholars

Application Opens A select number of high achieving (3.5 and higher GPA), low to moderate income LCCC students will be chosen to participate in a six-week residential program at Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pa., from June to July 2016. The selected students will receive a small stipend, room, board and full tuition for two university level classes. Participating students are expected to return to LCCC to complete their associate degrees in 2016-2017 with an opportunity to apply for admission and a full tuition scholarship to Bucknell in fall 2017. More information about the program, eligibility requirements and the application process can be viewed at www.lccc.edu/transferscholarships.

Cougars Baseball Team Heads South LCCC’s baseball team is traveling to Myrtle Beach, SC, to participate In The Ripken Experience for Spring Break.You can support the team as they offer for the first time ever an online store to buy Cougars baseball gear. A full line of Under Armour apparel is available with the Cougars baseball logo. The

online store will remain open until Feb. 14. To support the team, please use the following link and follow the instructions: http://myteam.svsports.com/stores/cougarsbaseball2016?tuo_source=email.