We visit your high schools. We re in the community. We interact with

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1 Harrisburg Campus November, 2013 Meet the Harrisburg campus admission staff Submitted by: Christina Wood, Interim Director of Recruitment We visit your high schools. We re in the community. We interact with hundreds of prospective students and families each month both oncampus and off. In many instances, we are the first line of contact in the enrollment process and the very faces of HACC. We are your recruitment team. Meet Elizabeth Stager, Allen Norton, Michael Turi, and Natalie Smith. They are part of a larger, college-wide recruitment team that not only works with prospective students in the early stages of the enrollment process, but also network heavily in our surrounding service areas to bring HACC information to the general public. What we do: Work together with faculty and other student affairs staff to develop targeted recruitment events for academic programs. Provide HACC information at community events, local businesses, agencies, and community centers, high schools, churches, and business expos. Coordinate outreach events such as open houses, information sessions, career information fairs, partnership days with high schools, and other special events for the purpose of recruiting students to HACC. Work with community partners to build strong referral relationships through events such as guidance counselor breakfasts, community partnership appreciation events, and by serving on a number of consortium groups and advisory boards. The Recruitment team also works closely with our College Pathways Office. We extend a hearty welcome to new College Pathways coordinator for the Harrisburg and Virtual campuses, Danielle Martin.This newly re-structured office seeks to strengthen our relationships with area high schools by offering dual enrollment programs such as Early Admissions and College in the High School. These programs allow for students in high school to get a head start on college by taking college courses in their high schools or on a HACC campus. The Recruitment and College Pathways offices are located on the 2nd floor of the Cooper Student Center. Stop by and see us sometime! (( ( 1 ) )) Table of CONTENTS Meet the harrisburg campus admission staff new staff announced in Harrisburg safety escort service teaching technology services hacc offers ged test fee waiver zombie walk Frankenstein, the radio play twelfth night athletics update Harrisburg VIBE STAFF Editorial Robin Paulison AmyBeth Martin Jackie Foster Design Marjaneh Talebi Andy Link DO you have interesting news stories to add to the Harrisburg Vibe? If so, please send info and pictures to Amy Beth Martin, amartin@hacc.edu. Deadline for the December issue is Monday, December 2 nd

2 New staff announced in harrisburg The Office of College Pathways is delighted to announce Danielle Martin will be joining the department as the Harrisburg/Virtual Coordinator, effective October 7, In her new position, Danielle will coordinate the office s credit and non-credit programs, initiatives and opportunities such as College in the High School and Dual Enrollment. Danielle received her Masters of Education from Cabrini College in Radnor, Pennsylvania. She previously served as the Direct Services Coordinator for the Harrisburg School District and the Central Susquehanna Intermediate Unit s GEAR UP program. The Office of College Pathways is pleased to announce Rachel Osborne has joined the department as the specialist, effective September 9, In her new position, Rachel is responsible for providing staff support and maintaining organizational structure within the department. Rachel received her Masters of Science in Communication Studies from Shippensburg University in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania. She previously served as Corporate Communication Support for Operations Region Americas at Volvo Construction Equipment, LLC. Carolina Amaguayo joined the HACC Student Affairs staff as an administrative assistant in the Welcome Center at Midtown 2. She is originally from Riobamba, Ecuador, and is the oldest of three siblings. She holds a bachelor s degree in economics from Ecuador, and is currently working on a business degree at HACC. Eventually, she would like to transfer to get her Master s degree. Carolina brings five years of customer service experience as an assistant branch manager at the Chamber of Commerce in Ecuador. She began working at HACC as a student worker in September 2011 and was hired as a casual worker in the Welcome Center three months ago. In her new role, she serves as a receptionist, greeting and directing students and helping them at the self-service area. Carolina says, I am very excited about this new journey in my life, and I am willing to learn as much as I can to better serve our students! DANIELLE MARTIN RACHEL OSBORNE CAROLINA AMAGUAYO SAFETY ESCORT SERVICE HACC s safety and security department offers safety escort services to our students and employees. If a person would like to be escorted by security personnel, the person can call their campus security office phone number and request an escort. Upon receipt of the phone call, a security officer will be dispatched to the caller s location. The security officer will then escort the caller to the desired on-campus location and a record will be made in the dispatch log. The service is available as needed and is free. Safety escorts are one of several services the safety and security department provides. Please stop by any of our campus security offices to learn about our other services. Thank you! Interim Director Edwin Dominguez. Harrisburg Campus Security Numbers Security Radio: Off campus phones: Security Office: Off campus phones: (( ( 2 ) ))

3 TEACHING TECHNOLOGY SERVICES Zombie Walk! Are you considering incorporating an online component into your course for Spring 2014, but have not yet become familiar with HACC s Learning Management System, Desire2Learn (D2L)? November is a great time to become acquainted with all that D2L can offer. Now is the time to get started in preparation for next semester! With that in mind, this month s TTS training sessions focus on the basics of using D2L. In addition, we offer some open workshops where you can bring your questions and challenges as you work on your course. You can register for training sessions at: Select Harrisburg for sessions conducted at Stabler Hall at the Harrisburg Campus. Select Virtual for sessions conducted online using Adobe Connect web conferencing. If you would like to discuss your ideas and develop a strategy for providing an online component to your class, you may contact TTS staff to schedule a consultation. TTS provides design and development guidance for your enhanced or blended course. Want to learn more? Teaching Technology Services (TTS) is available to help HACC faculty successfully integrate instructional solutions into their learning environments. Contact Joseph Mendrzycki, Senior Instructional Technology Specialist: jdmendrz@hacc.edu Voice: Office: Stabler Hall 105 HACC Offers GED Test Fee Waiver In an effort to make a final push for GED completion in 2013, HACC is waiving GED test fees in November and December for students who qualify through Adult Education Pathway s Official GED Practice Test (OPT) process. We are offering the GED test at sites in Harrisburg, Elizabethville and Hanover. For more information about testing at the Harrisburg campus, contact Angela Cole at amcole@hacc.edu or For more information about testing at Northern Dauphin Human Services Center or the Hanover Center for Workforce Excellence, contact Heather Campbell at htcampbe@hacc.edu or (( ( 3 ) ))

4 HACC Theatre features Frankenstein, The Radio Play during a Season of Moral Ambiguity Remember the good old days of radio when people had to use their imaginations when the mind was a stage? Those days are back only better! Victor Frankenstein and his friend, Henry Clerval, set out to create life using corpses stolen from graveyards. During a raging storm, Victor is successful but his scientific experiment has created a misshapen, inarticulate horror. Infuriated, the creature sets out on a murdering rampage, prompting Victor and Clerval to pursue it to the North Pole, to set right the tragic wrong they have created. With the aid of the Foley artists and talented voice actors, you can see as well as hear Mary Shelley s classic tale brought to life in this classic radio play! Frankenstein will be performed for the public on Friday, Nov. 15, and Saturday, Nov. 16, at 7:30 p.m., with a matinee on Sunday, Nov. 17, at 2 p.m. Student night performance is Thursday, Nov. 14, at 7:30 p.m., when all tickets will be $5 with valid student ID. All other performance tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for senior citizens and students. The box office is open Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday each week from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and one hour prior to show time. For tickets, call ROSE (7673) or go to for more information. Directed by HACC Theatre Instructor, Dave Olmsted Frankenstein is produced by special arrangement with THE DRA- MATIC PUBLISHING COMPANY of Woodstock, Ill. Twelfth Night Presented at HACC s Live at Rose Lehrman Evening will include pre-show chat with Aquila cast The acclaimed Aquila Theatre Company brings one of William Shakespeare s funniest and most charming comedies, Twelfth Night, to Live at Rose Lehrman on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2013, at 7:30 p.m., in the Rose Lehrman Arts Center on the Harrisburg Campus of HACC, Central Pennsylvania s Community College. Join the cast of Aquila Theatre Company, at 6:30 p.m., for a pre-show chat. Written in 1600 and set against a background of romance and mystery, this hilarious story of identical twins and mistaken identity explores the universal themes of love. Tickets can be purchased online at For more information or a season brochure, call ROSE (7673). Join the fun on Facebook, LiveatRL, or view the season preview on YouTube at com/liveatroselehrman. (( ( 4 ) ))

5 athletics update TEAM PHOTO AFTER THE DEFEAT OF LEHIGH CARBON, FROM LEFT: DR. SKI, MARISSA HINES, AMBER COPPULA, KIMBERLY FINDLEY, ANNA SCOTT, MIRANDA LOMMAN, AMELEAH MOYER, LAURA HECK, COACH MATT MARSHALL, AND ASSISTANT COACH JAKE HECK TEAM MEMBERS: COACH CARLOS PATINO, MARIO SEROR, JESSE BAUMANN, ABDULAZIZ ALDASEM, MOHAB AHMED, DAVID STREIT, CODY SCHORY, JULIO CANTU- CORA, JOSE RAMIREZ, JONATHAN BASTIDA, ANTHONY TAYLOR, KYLE SCHORY, LUIS AGUILAR, ETHAN CARL, ZACHARY HUSSING, ROBERT BOHR, CHRISTIAN BASTIDA, SETH REED, MADISON LANE, AND EMERE HOEHNE. Women s Volleyball HACC s Women s Volleyball team had a very successful year. They were tied with Montgomery County Community College for second seed in the Region 19, Eastern PA Athletic Conference of the National Junior College Athletic Association (EPAC). Our team won the first playoff match against Lehigh Carbon, but lost in the semi-final match with Montgomery County Community College. HACC had several amazing players this year. Ameleah Moyer was named to first team All Region 19, All-EPAC first team and is being nominated as an All American. Laura Heck was named to the second team All Region 19 and first team All EPAC. Kim Findley was named to the second team All Region 19 and second team All EPAC. men s soccer The Men s Soccer Team has completed the season, showing improvement with each game they played. Although their record is not indicative of their effort, they showed us what it means to become and build a team. They played hard and supported each other and their coaches. Many coaches and athletic directors of opposing colleges have commented on their exemplary sportsmanship this year, said Lisa Cleveland, Director of Athletics & Recreation. We are very proud of these players! Many coaches and athletic directors of opposing colleges have commented on their exemplary sportsmanship this year.we are very proud of these players! Cross Country Cross Country is finishing up their first season. One of our women s runners, Stella Sergeyev, won the EPAC Championship race and placed 9th in the Region 19 Championship. She will be running at Nationals in Holyoke Massachusetts on November 9. (( ( 5 ) ))