Matthew T. Korp, ChairCatasauqua Area SD

Ann L. Thompson, Vice ChairEast Penn SD

David L. Krause, SecretaryLehighton Area SD

Samuel P. DeFrank, TreasurerSalisbury Township SD

Joseph A. AlbanWhitehall-Coplay SD

Annabelle B. CrevelingAllentown SD

Willard G. DellickerTrustee at Large

Mathias J. Green, Jr.Northern Lehigh SD

Dr. Barbara C. KistlerNorthwestern Lehigh SD

Audrey L. LarveyPalmerton Area SD

Roberta M. MarcusParkland SD

William MiracleTrustee at Large

Kenneth H. Mohr, Jr.Southern Lehigh SD

Scott PompaJim Thorpe Area SD

William Santore, Jr. Panther Valley SD

Jerome B. Frank, Esq.Solicitor

Lehigh Carbon Community College Board of Trustees

Alumni Association Board of Directors

Michael Mauro ’07, Vice PresidentMichele Mullikin ’00, Secretary/TreasurerMegan Billowitch ’94Heather Mullen ’06Shannon Semmel-Ciamacco ’96Cheryl Fisher ‘82Jane Wilchak, LCCC

OfficersEllen Millard-KernChairpersonChief of Staff Senator Pat Browne’s Office

Bernard “Buddy” Lesavoy, Esq.Vice Chairperson Lesavoy, Butz and Seitz, LCCC

Richard KernTreasurerTruist

Christopher JordanCompliance Officer 2019-20ChildWay Pediatric Services

MembersKim CapersCapital Blue CrossAnnabelle B. Creveling LCCC Board of TrusteesCollege Trustees Appointee

Robin FloresCommunity VolunteerCindy HaneyVice President for Enrollment Management LCCC Presidential Appointee

Jill Palazzo HewesMKSD Architects Robert JacobsRetired

Murtaza JafferEBC Printing

David JonesNew Vision Church

Dave LobachEmbassy Bank for the Lehigh Valley

Timothy MulliganCommunities In Schools of theLehigh Valley

Kent C. NewhartATA Financial Group

Velia RothrockCommunity Member

Ex officio:Dr. Ann BieberPresident, LCCC

Silvia VargasExecutive Director, LCCC Foundation

LCCC Foundation Board of Directors

Lehigh Carbon Community College President Dr. Ann D. Bieber

Lehigh Carbon Community College4525 Education Park Drive, Schnecksville, Pa. 18078

www.LCCC.edu610-799-2121

Important Dates for March 2020

Prospective Students Visit CampusThe first of seven “Be a Cougar for a Day” sessions,

coordinated by the Office of Admissions, was held Feb. 12 for prospective students interested in Manufacturing, Trades and Transportation. Students participated in an activity, learned about student life, ate lunch in the cafeteria, sat in on a class and took a campus tour.

Additional sessions were held in February for Health Care and Education and Public Services, and sessions will be held in March for Business and Administration; Arts, Communication and Design; Computer Science and Information Technology; and Science and Engineering. Students can sign up at www.lccc.edu.

March 9-14 Spring Break – No daytime, evening or Saturday classesMarch 15 Phi Theta Kappa Induction Ceremony, 2 p.m., LCCC Schnecksville, CSC Rooms 203-205March 16 Northern Tier Sociology Club Dip-Off, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., LCCC Tamaqua, Morgan Center Student LoungeMarch 16 Women’s History Month Film Series – “Epiphany” – 6:30 p.m., LCCC Schnecksville, CSC BallroomMarch 17 Spring Equity Certificate Program – “Islam from Rumors to Reality” – noon to 1 p.m., LCCC Allentown, Room 702March 17 & 24 Free FAFSA Events, 3 to 5:45 p.m., LCCC Allentown, Donley Center Room 704March 17 & 24 Free FAFSA Events, 4 to 7 p.m., LCCC Schnecksville, Student Services Center Room 118 – Financial Aid OfficeMarch 18 Spring Equity Certificate Program – “Islam from Rumors to Reality” – 2:30 to 3:30 p.m., LCCC Schnecksville, CSC Room 201AMarch 18 Be a Cougar for a Day – Arts, Communication and Design – 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., LCCC Schnecksville, Student Services CenterMarch 18 Women’s History Month Film Series – Part 1: “Revolution from Not for Ourselves Alone” – 2:15 p.m., LCCC Schnecksville, Science Hall Room 143March 18 Student Leadership Empowerment Series – Fight Club – 2:30 and 5 p.m., LCCC Schnecksville, Alumni Center Rooms 107/108, Rothrock LibraryMarch 20 ePortfolio Showcase and Awards, 1 to 3 p.m., LCCC Schnecksville, CSCMarch 21 Raising the Paw Bingo and Vendor Shopping – Doors open at noon and Bingo starts at 1 p.m., LCCC Schnecksville, CSCMarch 23 Be a Cougar for a Day – Computer Science and Information Technology – 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., LCCC Schnecksville, Student Services CenterMarch 25 Women’s History Month Film Series – Part 2: “Not for Ourselves Alone” – 2:15 p.m., LCCC Schnecksville, Science Hall Room 143March 26 Mindful Me Program – 2 to 3 p.m., LCCC Schnecksville, Early Learning CenterMarch 26 Free FAFSA Event, 3 to 6 p.m., LCCC Tamaqua, Morgan Center Room 108March 30 Be a Cougar for a Day – Science and Engineering – 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., LCCC Schnecksville, Student Services CenterMarch 30 Fall 2020 Semester Online Registration begins for All StudentsMarch 31 Free FAFSA Event, 3 to 6 p.m., LCCC Jim Thorpe, Room 317

LCCC Receives Grant for Opioid Awareness and Naloxone TrainingLCCC is one of 13 higher education institutions chosen to receive a portion of nearly $1 million by the Department of

Drug and Alcohol Programs (DDAP) to prevent and reduce the use of opioids by college students and to create naloxone training opportunities for post-secondary institutions.

LCCC’s $81,000 grant will be used for a handful of key projects. The college has contracted with the Center for Humanistic Change (CHC) to present the Heroin and Opioid Prevention Education (HOPE) workshops on all campuses as the primary focus of a college-wide awareness raising campaign. HOPE was developed in response to the growing concern about the opioid epidemic in the Lehigh Valley. The program builds awareness through the stories of local families coping with the impact of addiction. Attendees learn about the drugs, signs of use, and symptoms of overdose, the nature of addiction, training in Naloxone administration, and how to get help.

Funds are available to expand LCCC’s STEP-Up Drug Prevention Student Groups. Naloxone overdose reversal nasal spray and certification in its administration will be provided to LCCC Public Safety Officers and other key staff members. A web resource aimed at reducing the stigma of addiction and educating students about opioid use disorder will be created.

In addition, LCCC is set to host an Addiction and Recovery Educational Conference on May 1 at its main campus. The conference will include stories of families affected by the overdose epidemic, engaging addiction education presentations, tables from local treatment providers, and recovery oriented entertainment. Attendees can even visit CHC’s Mock Teen Bedroom and try their hand at locating and identifying the mock drugs and paraphernalia.

For more information, contact LCCC’s Molly Stanton, Opioid Prevention Educator, at mstanton@lccc.edu, or Brian DeLong, Director of Counseling and Community Standards and the Project Director, at bdelong2@lccc.edu. Both can be reached at 610-799-1895.

For more information about work to combat the statewide opioid crisis, visit pa.gov/opioids.

LCCC Celebrates Women’s History MonthMarch is Women’s History Month and, to celebrate, LCCC will kick off a celebratory year entitled, “The Centennial

Celebration of the 19th Amendment and Women’s Lives.” Several film viewings - all held from 2:15 to 3:45 p.m. in SH 143 at main campus - will focus on the lives and

contributions of women. • On Wednesday, March 18, LCCC will show “Part 1: Revolution from Not for Ourselves Alone:

The Story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony (A Film by Ken Burns)”. This film presents the history of women’s suffrage in the United States through the dramatic, often turbulent friendship of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan Anthony. Part 1 covers the years from their youth up to the establishment of the National Woman Suffrage Association in 1868.

• Part 2 of the documentary will be shown on Wednesday, March 25, and spans the period from 1868 to the passage in 1919 of the 19th amendment to the Constitution, which gave women the vote.

• On Wednesday, April 1, a viewing of “Misrepresentation” will explore how mainstream media contributes to the under-representation of women in influential positions in America and challenges the media’s limiting and often disparaging portrayals of women, which make it difficult for the average girl to see herself as powerful.

Save the Date - Raising the Paw Bingo Join us at our sixth annual Raising the Paw Bingo on Saturday, March 21,

in the Lisa Jane Scheller Community Services Center at main campus for a day filled with excitement, raffles, food, prizes and opportunities to win designer purses, all while supporting a worthy cause and raising scholarship funds for LCCC Veterinary Technician students. Tickets can be purchased online at www.lccc.edu/specialevents.

Raising the Paw Bingo and the Jennifer Lindsay Snyder Memorial Scholarship were established by her family in memory of Jennifer Snyder and her unborn son, who were murdered in March 2011. Jennifer was 27 years old and an alumna of the vet tech program at LCCC. We continue Jennifer’s passion and love of animals by supporting the scholarship fund in her name.

LCCC Earns 2020-21 Military Friendly Schools Designation Once again, LCCC has earned the title of Military Friendly School from VIQTORY, publisher of GI Jobs Magazine. A total

of 695 schools earned this year’s Military Friendly Schools designation, which provides service members and their families with data-driven ratings about post-military education and career opportunities, including on-campus veterans programs, credit for service, military spouse programs and more. The criteria for making the list include efforts to recruit and retain military and veteran students, results in recruiting military and veteran students and academic accreditations.

Institutions nationwide are named for the Military Friendly Schools after completing a survey of more than 100 questions covering 10 categories, which include military support on campus, employment outcomes and graduation. Along with the survey, additional data is independently tested by the accounting firm of Ernst and Young based upon the methodology established by VIQTORY as well as guidance from an advisory board of higher education recruiting professionals.

Visit militaryfriendly.com for a complete list of Military Friendly Schools and more information. For more on LCCC’s veterans programs, contact Leslie Bartholomew at lbartholomew@lccc.edu or ext. 1545.

LCCC Students and Faculty Volunteer at Second Harvest

A dozen LCCC honors scholars, two faculty members and three business students recently joined several other volunteers to load pallets of food for the Backpack Buddies program. The pallets of food go to local schools that have students in need of food assistance. Those students receive a weekly backpack of food to supplement their meals over the weekend, including cereal, peanut butter, canned vegetables and fruit, soup, macaroni and cheese, canned one-dish meals and healthy snacks.

The program serves more than 800 children in our local area. Learn more about the program at shfblv.org/backpack-buddies.

Student Leadership Empowerment Series The Leadership Empowerment Series at LCCC is designed to provide students with an opportunity to enhance and

develop their leadership potential. The workshop topics are selected to provide a broad overview of the many skills, issues and theories that are relevant to learning and understanding the complex dynamics of leadership.

Workshops are offered throughout the year and students can receive recognition and certification for their work. All workshops are provided by Collegiate Empowerment presenters. Collegiate Empowerment is a nonprofit dedicated to “helping college students get what they want and need.”

Two sessions were already held this semester - on Feb. 19 and March 4, and the following sessions are planned:● Wednesday, March 18 - Fight Club● Wednesday, April 1 - Zero Shades of Gray● Wednesday, April 15 - Wealthy Grad● Wednesday, April 29 - Preventing a Miserable Career Journey

Workforce Program Registered as a Pre-Apprenticeship LCCC’s newest workforce development program, Certified Production Technician Plus (CPT+), was recently approved

as a registered pre-apprenticeship by the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry. This program is designed to prepare employees with the next generation of skills to work in a computer-driven, data-intensive advanced manufacturing workplace. The course combines online learning and simulation, self-study and hands-on demonstration of skills, which prepares students for jobs such as machine operators and the opportunity to move into maintenance, industrial automation or more advanced positions.

All registered pre-apprenticeships are required to have a connection to existing registered apprenticeships and are required to provide a combination of instructional based learning with hands-on skill-building. The CPT+ program at LCCC is connected to the registered apprenticeship programs at Mack Trucks and Ocean Spray.

Employers recognize that students graduating from a registered pre-apprenticeship course have learned the skills and knowledge that allow them to move directly into apprenticeship programs.

LCCC’s CPT+ program provides 200 hours of instruction related to advanced manufacturing, with 140 hours of the program being a combination of online and classroom instruction. It is then combined with 60 hours of hands-on training on the Skill Boss, which provides opportunities to learn skills in the areas of safety, quality, manufacturing and maintenance. Class size is limited to 10 participants, and scholarships are available. Students taking this course will have the opportunity to sit for MSSC certification exams to become a CPT+ certified technician.

For more information about this program or to register, contact Tom Bux, director of workforce training, at 610-799-1961 or tbux@lccc.edu.

LCCC Hosts Spring Transfer FairLCCC hosted a transfer fair for students, alumni and the public

on Feb. 27 at the main campus. Representatives from various colleges and universities were on hand to answer questions about transferring from LCCC to a four-year school.

Sponsored by the college’s Transfer and University Center and Phi Theta Kappa chapter, the transfer fair was free and open to the public.