LCCC Students Receive OTA Scholarships

Two LCCC students enrolled in the School of Health Care Sciences each received a $500 scholarship from the Occupational Therapy Assistant Scholarship Fund. The fund was established in 2003 to support Associate in Applied Science students in the Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) program.

The scholarship is available to senior OTA students entering their final semester of the program, which encompasses clinical field work, who are enrolled in a minimum of two OTA program courses at LCCC and have maintained a GPA of 3.0

or higher, and demonstrate a commitment to the OT profession and community through community service and active participation in the student OTA club or professional occupational therapy organizations.

Enrollment Day Held Dec. 28For the convenience of students registering for spring

classes, LCCC held Enrollment Day on Dec. 28 to help them with admission and class registration. Students had access to services at the main campus in Schnecksville, Donley Center in Allentown and Morgan Center in Tamaqua. Students received help with their application, met with advisors, reviewed their financial aid status, paid tuition and registered for classes.

Roberta M. Marcus, ChairParkland SD

William Miracle, Vice ChairTrustee at Large

Paul C. Fisher, Jr., SecretaryNorthwestern Lehigh SD

Joseph A. Alban, TreasurerWhitehall-Coplay SD

Annabelle B. CrevelingAllentown SD

Samuel P. DeFrankSalisbury Township SD

Willard G. DellickerTrustee at Large

Mathias J. Green, Jr.Northern Lehigh SD

Matthew T. KorpCatasauqua Area SD

David KrauseLehighton Area SD

Audrey L. LarveyPalmerton Area SD

Kenneth H. Mohr, Jr.Southern Lehigh SD

William Santore, Jr. Panther Valley SD

Randall L. SmithJim Thorpe Area SD

Ann L. ThompsonEast Penn SD

Jerome B. Frank, Esq.Solicitor

Lehigh Carbon Community College Board of Trustees

Alumni Association Board of Directors

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

OfficersEllen Millard-KernChairperson; Chief of Staff, Senator Pat Browne’s OfficeKathy Kovatch ReamanVice-Chairperson and SecretaryThomas D. OleksaTreasurer and Chair of Finance and Investment CommitteeAnnabelle B. Creveling LCCC Board of TrusteesCollege Trustees AppointeeBrian Kahler VP Finance and Admin. Services, LCCC Presidential Appointee

MembersTony BoyleBoyle Construction

Kim CapersCapital Blue Cross

Robin FloresThe Literacy Center

Ronald GlassLCCC Faculty (retired)

Barbara GreenBlue Mountain Resort

Jill Palazzo HewesMKSD Architects

David JonesLehigh County and New Vision Church

Christopher JordanCompliance OfficerChildWay Pediatric Services

Richard KernBB&T Bank

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

David LobachEmbassy Bank

Timothy MulliganCommunities In Schools of theLehigh Valley

Ron NeimeyerAltronics, Inc.

Kent C. NewhartAccounting & Tax Assoc., Inc.

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

Velia RothrockAlumna

Betty Smith

Willard SnyderNew Tripoli Bancorp

LCCC Foundation Board of Directors

Important DatesLehigh Carbon Community College President

Dr. Ann D. Bieber

Lehigh Carbon Community College4525 Education Park Drive

Schnecksville, PA 18078www.LCCC.edu610-799-2121

Jan. 5 Express Registration Day, 1-6 p.m., LCCC Schnecksville

Jan. 10 Express Registration Day, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., LCCC Allentown

Jan. 12 Express Registration Day, 1-6 p.m., LCCC Schnecksville

Jan. 12 SEED Program Information Night, 6-8 p.m., LR 120

Jan. 12 Spring Convocation - Faculty Development DayJan. 13 Spring 2017 Classes Begin, full term and onlineJan. 16 King’s Dream, A Live Multimedia Presentation,

6 p.m., CSCJan. 26 Winter Session online classes end Tamaqua’s Christmas

Around the World On Dec. 1, LCCC Tamaqua faculty, students and staff

hosted their first Christmas Around the World in collaboration with various Tamaqua organizations to kick off the annual Tamaqua community Spirit of Christmas weekend. This event also served to address one of our presidential themes of LCCC for this academic year: diversity.

Students, faculty, staff and community had the opportunity to recognize and celebrate the diverse traditions of various cultures and regions regarding the Christmas season. It was also special for LCCC to collaborate with Tamaqua school district students and local community organizations in a positive event that demonstrates the remarkable community in which we reside and continue to strive to improve through education and community leadership.

Pictured are recipients Doreen Dia of Bethlehem

and Amanda Carnes of New Ringgold.

LCCC Offers Employment Retraining FundsPeople in the Lehigh Valley and surrounding areas who

have been laid off from their jobs have access to Lehigh Carbon Community College (LCCC)‘s employment retraining opportunities, including a tuition waiver. The ERO program is designed for those who have recently been affected by area layoffs and will help them find resources to get back on a career track.

To be eligible for funds, applicants must have been laid off from a full-time position within the past 12 months and be a resident of Lehigh, Carbon or Schuylkill counties, or have been working for an employer in those counties.

Applicants should complete an ERO application, submit a letter from the former employer and complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Approved applicants may register for classes anytime. LCCC’s spring semester begins Jan. 13, 2017.

Approved applicants may register for credit courses from the state high priority occupations, up to a maximum of four courses within one semester. Students who applied for a selective program at LCCC and postponed starting until fall 2017 may be eligible to begin classes in spring 2017.

For details about how to apply for ERO funds, go to the college’s website at www.lccc.edu, or call Admissions at 610-799-1575.

Online Winter Session Credit Classes

LCCC offered a Winter Session for new and current students wanting to get a head start on the spring semester. New students who are interested in improving their job skills, positioning themselves for a promotion or just beating the winter doldrums by taking a class online could enroll.

The credit classes offered online run from Dec. 23, 2016, through Jan. 26, 2017 for new, returning and continuing students.

PATH Featured on RCN’s Community Spotlight

RCN’s Community Spotlight program will highlight LCCC’s PATH (Pennsylvania’s Advanced Training & Hiring) program. The taping has three segments: PATH overview, Why PATH, why now? and Wrap Around Services. In the last segment, career coach Francine Kluck discusses the wrap-around services and the career coach’s responsibilities. George Dzupinka, a former PATH student, discusses the training offered through the program as well.

The segments will air Jan. 11 at 10:30 p.m., Jan. 13 at 6:30 p.m. and Jan. 15 at 8 p.m. It’s also available now through RCN’s on demand for 60 days.

Pictured from left to right: George Dzupinka, former PATH mechatronics student; 

Francine Kluck, LCCC PATH Career Coach; Shawn Campbell, welding student at Northampton Community College;

and RCN Community Spotlight host Dan Mowdy

Students Produce VideosStudents and faculty of LCCC’s TV/Film program, taught

by Wendy Barron, produced six promotional videos highlighting college programs and services. This project was a collaboration with the Media Arts division and the Business Enterprise Center (BEC) at LCCC. TV/Film students were responsible for all aspects of pre-production through post-production. Below are the programs and student producers. The videos will be available on the program pages on the web and four are now posted on YouTube.

Nursing - Chad Brown and Javier Sanchez; Game Design - Mike Adams, Hector Sagastume and Kenny Unangst; Aviation - Samantha Chubenko, Nate DeKorte, Jenelle Kern and Jon Singer; Early Learning Center - Lizbeth Fernandez, Lizzy Kates and Javi Melendez; WXLV Radio - Lamont Houston and Jason Wegfahrt; Geographic Information Systems - Matt Easterwood, Jalysa Turner-Armstrong and Eric Yenser.

De-Stress with Therapy Dogs

Students and staff had the opportunity to de-stress from end-of-the-semester pressures on Dec. 6 with therapy dogs from Tall Tails Kennel/Training, with Robyn Achey.

LVHN Street Medicine Holiday Program

Students in LCCC’s Medical Assistant program collected and filled backpacks for the Lehigh Valley Health Network Street Medicine Holiday Program recently. Students assembled and delivered the backpacks.

LCCC Veterans Club and Licensed Practical Nursing Association Projects

Two student clubs participated in a winter collection for homeless veterans, gathering toiletries, such as soap, shampoo, shaving products, etc. and new and unused winter apparel (socks, hats, gloves, sweatshirts, etc.). The Lehigh County Veterans Affairs Office has partnered with the Lehigh Valley Center for Independent Living to take the donations and distribute them to local homeless veterans.

The LCCC Veterans Club also participated in Wreaths Across America on Dec. 17, at the Morgenland Church in Orefield and the Cedar Hill Memorial Park Cemetery near the Lehigh Valley International Airport. The mission is to place a wreath on every grave of people who served our country and made the ultimate sacrifice.

Kitchen and Bath Open HouseThe Kitchen and Bath Design students completed their Studio course, which

requires them to design and furnish a full-size working kitchen and bathroom using the latest in style and customer demand, and held an open house on Dec. 7. By studying the current professional journals and mentoring with local professionals, they were able to put together a trendy yet functional kitchen and bathroom. This experience exposes the students to a real-life situation, even without a professional studio. The open house was a great success as they toured guests through their house project and explained the details they encountered to complete a project of this magnitude. “As the faculty mentor of this project I couldn’t have been more proud of their amazing accomplishment,” said Jim DePietro.

LCCC Tamaqua Held PATH Nurse Aide Info Session A free information session was held Dec. 14 for the Nurse Aide program now offered at LCCC’s Morgan Center. Students

will receive career training for employment in skilled occupations through the Pennsylvania’s Advanced Training and Hiring (PATH) program, in addition to the services of a career coach and job developer dedicated to supporting student success and employment readiness. Class begins Jan. 30.

The Nurse Aide Certificate program prepares students for eligibility to take the PA Certification exam and be placed on the PA State Nurse Aide registry. It provides the necessary hands-on clinical experience for those seeking a career as a nurse’s aide and related subjects, including medical terminology, infection control and functions of human body systems, as well as the legal and ethical standards of healthcare, residents’ rights and required nursing skills.

Religious Panel DiscussionLCCC’s Diversity Committee hosted a panel discussion entitled “What Do People Believe? An Introduction to World

Religions” on, Dec. 6. The panelists featured the following religious leaders who represent a variety of faiths: Peter Pettit, Ph.D., associate professor of religion and director of the Institute for Jewish-Christian Understanding at Muhlenberg College; Rabbi Michael Singer, Congregation Brith Sholom, Bethlehem; James West, Moravian College, representing the Baha’i faith; Rabbi Melody Davis, Temple Covenant of Peace, Easton; and Suleyman Eris, president of Respect Graduate School, Bethlehem.

Dr. King’s Dream for JanuaryThe college will offer an inspiring tribute to the life

and teaching of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., on Monday, Jan. 16, with the presentation of “King's Dream.” Dr. King received the Nobel Peace Prize and led African Americans in the struggle for social change and racial equality for all people in the 1960s. His life will be documented in this presentation by Key Arts Productions from Philadelphia. The show includes captivating film footage, insightful commentary and live musical performances, capturing the spirit of the civil rights movement. The performance will be held at 6 p.m. in the Scheller-Woodman Community Services Center at LCCC’s main campus.

This program, which celebrates unity, diversity and peace, is free and open to the public.

LCCC Advisor Receives NACADA AwardThe National Academic Advising Association (NACADA) Region 2 Awards Committee has selected LCCC part-time

academic advisor Heather Ortwein as a recipient of the NACADA Region 2 Ambassador Scholarship. NACADA promotes and supports quality academic advising in institutions of higher education to enhance the educational development of students.

Ortwein will be presented with the award at the Annual Region 2 Conference in March 2017 in Pittsburgh.

Paramedics GraduateGraduation ceremonies were held on Dec. 12 at the LVHN Emergency

Medicine Center for 16 graduates of the LCCC/LVHN Paramedic Program. In a new agreement, graduates can articulate up to 14 credits into the Health Sciences A.S. degree at LCCC.