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Find out how IC Tech can lead to a great job at FLCC Victor Campus Center May 11

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Finger Lakes Community College students who have completed cooperative assignments at local advanced manufacturing companies will talk about their experiences on Monday, May 11, at 5 p.m. at the FLCC Victor Campus Center.

The guest speaker, Rochester Business Alliance President and CEO Bob Duffy, will talk about the importance of education and training of a high-tech workforce to address the skills gap for the economic growth of the Greater Rochester Region.

Five students in the FLCC two-year instrumentation and control technologies, or IC Tech, program will explain a wide range of projects and how their academic curriculum helped prepare them.

The event is free and open to the public; however, due to limited seating, attendees should RSVP to Sam Samanta, FLCC professor of physics, at Sam.Samanta@flcc.edu  or (585) 785-1105.The Victor Campus Center is at 200 Victor Heights Parkway, off Route 251, west of the village of Victor.

IC Tech, established in 2010, is an interdisciplinary program, which includes aspects of computer, electrical, and mechanical engineering. It was designed to meet the needs of regional employers, some of whom are unable to fill jobs due to a lack of qualified candidates. All students are required to complete a cooperative, or paid internship, to earn their degree.

Nearly all the IC Tech graduates in the first two classes have had a job or job offer by graduation due to the close association of the coursework to the skills local companies are looking for in new employees. Some of the current students are already working full-time.
The co-op presenters are as follows:

Dan Poehlein of Fairport will talk about his co-op and job of helping build robotic system for masonry at Construction Robotics in Victor.

Kris Moore of Farmington will discuss her co-op and job as an engineering test technician and lab facilitator with Trialon Corporation at Delphi in Henrietta. She is part of a team that performs accelerated testing on prototype gasoline direct fuel injectors. 

Chad Hutchinson of Canandaigua will describe his coop work of building Programmable Logic Control systems at Unique Automation in Palmyra.

Tyler Levickas of Phelps will discuss his co-op and job of automating aspects of sapling planter for apple orchards at LaGasse Works of Lyons.

Caralita Colosimo of Penfield will describe her co-op and work experience building machines at Optipro Systems in Ontario.

    FLCC to close May 22-25 for Memorial Day weekend

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    Finger Lakes Community College’s main campus and campus centers in Geneva, Newark and Victor will be closed for Memorial Day weekend from Friday, May 22 through Monday, May 25.


    FLCC will reopen on Tuesday, May 26, for the first of three summer sessions. For information on summer session registration, visit the website www.flcc.edu/register/summer.

    FLCC cuts tuition for summer basic skills classes

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    Finger Lakes Community College has cut tuition by more than 60 percent for summer classes designed to strengthen new students’ reading, writing and math skills in preparation for college work.

    Tuition for developmental studies in math and a combined reading and writing course will be reduced. Costs for most classes will drop from $501 to $195, including fees.

    Deborah Cochran
    The goal of the cost reduction is to encourage new students to get up-to-speed before classes start in the fall. Students who struggle in their first semester are less likely to continue their education.

    Most new FLCC students are required to complete a placement test. The resulting scores and a review of high-school transcripts will be used to determine which courses a student should take.

    FLCC piloted the reduced tuition program last year, and Deborah A. Cochran of Victor was among the first to sign up. Laid off from a bank job in May 2014, Cochran was eager to pursue a new career in nursing, but at age 51, she was worried about going back to school. Placement testing showed she needed developmental coursework.

    “I knew I needed to do this. I wanted a fresh start when the semester started in the fall,” she said. “It was difficult, but I enjoyed it.”

    Cochran praised her instructor, Jacqueline Tiermini, for helping her transition to college studies, saying, “She’s available. She’s accessible.”

    Though she passed her math course, she took it again to get a higher grade. “I wanted to really know the material,” she said, adding that she is enjoying school more as an adult than she did as a teen.

    Cochran will spend the next year completing coursework required for entry to the Marion S. Whelan School of Practical Nursing in Geneva with plans to attend in fall 2016.

    This summer, FLCC is offering a total of 24 developmental studies classes at the main campus; campus centers in Geneva, Newark and Victor and online. Summer classes are held for about four weeks; FLCC has three summer sessions running from May 26 to June 19, June 22 to July 16, and July 20 to Aug. 13.


    Details about these summer courses are available online at www.flcc.edu/dst. For questions about registration, contact the One Stop Center at (585) 785-1000. 

    Three FLCC adult students honored for academic success

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    Three Finger Lakes Community College students received the Rochester Area Colleges Continuing Education Adult Student Award at a banquet in April.

    Terri Brinson-Gwynn of Geneva, a student in the business administration program, was honored for her scholarship and efforts to improve the student experience in her work as a student aide in the Geneva Campus Center’s Academic Support Center and as a volunteer in planning campus center events. A mother of 10, she is a member of the Phi Theta Kappa honor society and hopes to work full-time for the Veterans Administration.

    Tyrone Brown of Newark is pursuing an associate degree in liberal arts and sciences. He was honored for his hard work in overcoming personal tragedies and adjusting to college work after 30 years out of school and for serving as a good role model to younger students by engaging in class discussions.

    Amy Tones of Palmyra is a certified nurse assistant at the Demay Living Center in Newark and enrolled in FLCC’s nursing program. She has earned praise for her focus on care for patients and families and her ability to balance her home, work and college obligations. She is a peer tutor who also participates in FLCC Nursing Club activities and fundraisers.


    The Rochester Area Colleges Continuing Education (RACCE) Adult Student Award is given annually to part- or full-time adult students who have completed at least half the hours for degree requirements. They must also show success at balancing college study with other adult responsibilities such as family or job obligations.

    “Returning to college later in life can be more challenging than enrolling right after high school, and we applaud our FLCC honorees and our entire adult student population for making the decision to continue their educations,” said Joseph Nairn, chief advancement officer at FLCC.




    SUNY recognizes FLCC employees, student for excellence

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    Finger Lakes Community College recipients of the SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence are, from left, John Van Niel, Haley Pasquale, Robert Brown, Karen Welch and Ryan McCabe.
    Four Finger Lakes Community College employees and a student were recognized during commencement on May 16 as recipients of SUNY Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence. Recipients were as follows:

    Karen Welsh of Shortsville, office specialist for the athletics department and the physical education and integrated health care department, was honored for excellence in classified service. She joined FLCC in the financial aid office in 2001, and nine years later started in her current role as a central contact for students and employees. In nominating her, Welsh’s colleagues said she has made recent improvements to her departments’ efficiency, including the digitization of athletic contracts. She often logs evening and weekend hours to support the departments. Additionally, she volunteers at special events like the annual athletics banquet and team reunions. She can often be found on the sidelines of FLCC games, cheering on student athletes.

    Robert Brown of Victor, professor of history, was honored for excellence in teaching. With FLCC for 12 years, he teaches a variety of classes on the history of western civilization and art history, as well as his popular class, Black Death and Beyond: How Disease Has Changed History. He earned his doctorate in history at Syracuse University. One of his main research interests is the flu pandemic of 1918 that claimed an estimated 60 million lives. He has been featured in articles and television documentaries, including the PBS's, “Secrets of the Dead: Killer Flu.” He is completing a book, “The Influenza Pandemic of 1918 and the Great War.” It will be his second; the first, “Manipulating the Ether,” was released in 1998. He has received awards for his teaching and academic pursuits, including a 2009 Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Creative Activities. At FLCC he is coordinator for history and political science and an advisor to the student veteran and history clubs.

    John Van Niel of Seneca Falls, professor of environmental conservation, was honored for excellence in teaching. With FLCC for 19 years, he has taught 18 different courses, some of which he wrote. He chaired his department for eight years and now serves as director of FLCC’s East Hill Campus in Naples. He earned his doctorate in teaching and curriculum from the University of Rochester. He is revered by students for his hands-on field lessons in which students visit black bear dens and analyze animal behaviors by observing tracks and markings. At FLCC, Van Niel has served as an integral part in the college’s grant-funded Community College Undergraduate Research Initiative and, outside of FLCC he has volunteered for a number of conservation groups including Seneca White Deer, Inc. and the Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge. His pursuits are chronicled on his blog, “Backyard Beasts” at http://con102.blogspot.com/.

    Ryan McCabe of Victor, assistant director of online learning and an adjunct in the computer science and physical education departments, was honored for excellence in professional service. At FLCC for seven years, he has a bachelor’s degree in history from SUNY Potsdam and a master’s in adult education from Buffalo State College. He began as the college’s multimedia instructional designer. In his current role he’s charged with managing all faculty development for online and hybrid courses, reviewing all new online courses, and he serves as the campus coordinator for Open SUNY, an initiative to expand online learning across the State University of New York system. He’s also an expert instructional designer in the Open SUNY Center of Teaching Excellence. Additionally, he serves as a steward for the Ed and Gerry Cuony Scholarship Fund, and serves in college governance.

    Haley Pasquale of Livonia was honored for student excellence. As a senior success assistant, she tutored and mentored students in the college’s grant-funded Project Success program. She also served as president of Leader Corps and represented the FLCC Honors House on the Student Corporation Board of Directors. In January 2013 she helped with Hurricane Sandy relief efforts in Nassau County, and a year later she was part of a team of students and staff that visited Bridgeport, Conn., to build homes with Habitat for Humanity. Pasquale was inducted into the honor society Phi Theta Kappa, and a recipient of the $1,000 Ed and Gerry Cuony Scholarship for demonstrating citizenship, patriotism, teamwork and commitment. She earned her associate degree in liberal arts and sciences in December 2014, with a cumulative grade point average of 3.91 and a certificate for the 13 credit hours of honors coursework completed at FLCC.

    FLCC Foundation honors key college supporters

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    Sara Britting, right, accepts the posthumous FLCC Foundation Award for her father, the late John Britting a member of the first Finger Lakes Community College Board of Trustees. From left are Joseph Nairn, chief advancement officer; Barbara Risser, president of FLCC, and Craig Welch, chair of the FLCC Foundation Board of Directors.
    The owner of a Victor business and two former Finger Lakes Community College trustees were recognized in a recent ceremony for their support of the college. To see photos from the event, click here.

    The FLCC Foundation honored Mark Hamilton and his company, Integrated Systems, based in the Victor hamlet of Fishers, with its 2015 Foundation Benefactor Award.

    The 2015 Foundation Award was presented to Lyle Brown of Bloomfield, who served 23 years on the FLCC Board of Trustees, and posthumously to John Britting, a charter member of the college’s Board of Trustees.
    Mark Hamilton
    “They had front row seats as the college struggled, grew and thrived,” FLCC President Barbara Risser said of the two former trustees during a ceremony on May 1.

    Mark Hamilton, president of Integrated Systems, served as an adjunct instructor in computing sciences from 1999 to 2007 and returned in 2013. He has served as an advisory board member for the Victor Campus Center since its opening in January 2010, and he was a member of the FLCC Foundation Board from 2008 to 2014.
    Hamilton provided advice for modernization of two foundation-owned properties that serve FLCC, the Muller Field Station in Canadice and the Honors House adjacent to the main campus. Integrated Systems donated the design of and the hardware for the security system at the Victor Campus Center and the new FLCC Viticulture and Wine Center.

    “I’ve always felt I’ve gotten more from my relationship with FLCC than you have gotten from me,” Hamilton said, praising FLCC’s faculty, staff and students. “Whatever you do, regardless of your role, it’s priceless to all of us. By your efforts you truly make this a better community.”

    Lyle Brown, a retired Bloomfield guidance counselor, served on a citizens advisory committee to the Ontario County Board of Supervisors regarding the feasibility and subsequent establishment of Finger Lakes Community College. A governor’s appointee to the Board of Trustees in 1981, he served until a replacement was named in 2004.
    Lyle Brown

    Brown, now 93, said he knew from his work in Bloomfield how difficult it was for young people in the 1960s to find educational opportunity after high school. He recalled an article he wrote decades ago predicting a bright future for the college, and quoted his last line: “This is only the beginning. The future will see an ever greater need and demand for FLCC.”

    The late John Britting was the longest-serving member of the board at 33 years. He was appointed to the founding Board of Trustees in 1965 and served continuously to 1998.

    Britting lived in Phelps and practiced law in the firm of Quigley & Britting, where his daughter, Sara Britting, noted that he always made time for Connie Carpenter, the president of the first board, and Charles J. Meder, president from 1971 to 1992. Her father’s service to the college in those early years was marked by “an inner spirit, a goodness.”

    The FLCC Foundation supports Finger Lakes Community College by raising private sector funds for building projects, equipment, scholarships and professional development. For information about making a donation, starting a new scholarships or applying for an existing scholarship, contact the FLCC Foundation at foundation@flcc.edu or visit www.flcc.edu/foundation.



    FLCC offers summer high school exam prep, classes to improve English

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    Finger Lakes Community College offers free adult basic education classes through mid-summer for those seeking to improve their English skills or to get a high school diploma.

    Classes for those who want to get a high school diploma by taking the state Test Assessing Secondary Completion (TASC) can take preparation classes through FLCC at a variety of locations.

    TASC preparation classes are offered days and evenings during the summer in Canandaigua. Day classes are also offered in Geneva, Newark, Lyons and Penn Yan, and evening classes in Sodus, Wolcott and Victor. Some classes are at FLCC facilities; others are held at community organizations such as the Salvation Army in Canandaigua, the Yates County Workforce Development Office in Penn Yan and the North-Rose-Wolcott High School.

    For the schedule, call (585) 785-1431 or 785-1544 or check the Adult Basic Education section of the FLCC website at www.flcc.edu/abe.

    TASC classes are also available in Spanish on Thursday evenings at the Lyons Community Library at 122 Broad St.

    In addition to high school preparation, FLCC offers free English as a second language day classes in Geneva during the summer.

    Before beginning a TASC program, students must make an appointment to attend a three-hour orientation, which includes basic math and reading tests. Orientation sessions are offered in Canandaigua, Geneva, Lyons and Newark. To make an appointment, call (585) 785-1431 or 785-1544.


    FLCC honors outstanding alumni

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    Tor Constantino '89 and Mary Wilsey '70 received the 2015 Distinguished Alumni Award.
     The Finger Lakes Community College Alumni Association recognized the following outstanding alumni with a ceremony on Friday, May 15, the evening before commencement.

    Tor N. Constantino ’89 of Lafayette Hill, Pa., received the 2015 Distinguished Alumni Award. After receiving his associate degree, he earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the Newhouse School at Syracuse University and a master’s from Rochester Institute of Technology. After nearly a decade as a reporter for networks such as CBS Radio, he went into corporate communications. He now heads up global public relations and external affairs for IMS Health, a $9 billion company that provides information, services and technology for the healthcare industry. He’s also a frequent contributor to online media sites like Yahoo! and Entrepreneur.com. And, he’s penned two books: “A Question of Faith: A Simple Question Toward Ultimate Truth” and “Media Relations: Insider Insights from an Ex-Journalist.”

    Mary M. Wilsey ’70 of Waterloo received the 2015 Distinguished Alumni Award. As a member of one of the first graduating classes of the then-Community College of the Finger Lakes, she is counted among the college’s “storefront pioneers,” since classes were held in downtown Canandaigua storefronts. She went on to earn bachelor’s and master’s degrees and returned to the college as a faculty member. Now a professor of office technologies, she has held multiple leadership roles in the Alumni Association and at the college. She chaired FLCC’s business department for 12 years, and served as secretary of the FLCC Association and the Faculty Association and its executive committee. She was named an honorary member of the business honor society Alpha Beta Gamma and, in 1998 received a SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching.

    Ethan S. Fogg’00 of Waterloo received the CCFL/FLCC Exceptional Service Award. While an FLCC student, he served as student government president, student representative on the
    Ethan Fogg '00
    board of trustees, vice chair of the FLCC Association and member of Phi Theta Kappa and Alpha Beta Gamma. He went on to earn a bachelor of science in industrial and labor relations at Cornell University and a master of public administration in health care management at SUNY Brockport. He is now director of consumer marketing for the Finger Lakes Times in Geneva and the Courier Express in DuBois, Pa. He has remained active with FLCC, serving on its Foundation board, and as president of the Alumni Association for a decade. Other community pursuits include serving on the board for Family Counseling Services of the Finger Lakes.

    The 2005-2006 Men’s Basketball Team was inducted into the Athletic Hall of Fame. They defeated Division II’s Dean College by 26 points to win a tournament at Tompkins-Cortland, finishing the first semester with seven wins, four losses. The team lost its lead scorer and faced a challenging remainder of the season with their remaining starting lineup: three players were 5-foot-11 or shorter. They changed strategies and triumphed, clinching the Mid-State Athletic Conference Tournament, and entering the regionals seeded No. 2. The Lakers secured FLCC’s first ever regional basketball championship. The team was: Brandon Anderson, Akeem Anthony, Ryan Henry, Chris Herpich, Rob Hudson, Larry King, Ian Milam, Juan Paulino, Chris Stratton, and Ryan Weser. Richard Jones was head coach, and Jeff Weaver was assistant coach.

    Kevin T. Murphy’74 of Canandaigua received the Outstanding Art Alumni Achievement Award. After studying under sculptor and FLCC professor emeritus Wayne Williams and earning his associate degree, Murphy earned a bachelor’s in fine art and museum studies from SUNY Oswego. He worked for the Ontario County Historical Society and Granger Homestead in Canandaigua before becoming the senior exhibit designer at the Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester. He designed all of the exhibits in Strong’s new wing, which annually draws up to 600,000 visitors. He held the position at Strong until four years ago. He continues to create art in his home studio.

    Kris R. Nettnin’00 of Rochester received the Outstanding Computer Science Alumni Achievement Award. He started at FLCC in 1998 under the guidance of his mother, Patricia Nettnin, the then-chair of the math and computer science department. His parents bought him a computer to use for papers and Internet research but it wound up serving an even greater purpose; Nettnin was fascinated with how it functioned and learned by taking it apart and making improvements to its functionality. After graduation he went on to earn a bachelor’s degree from Rochester Institute of Technology. He’s now the vice president of information technology for the high-end computer equipment business Function5 Technology Group.

    Adam T. Rohnke ’01 and Angel Rohnke’00 of Clinton, Miss., received the Outstanding Conservation Alumni Achievement Award. The husband and wife met at FLCC while on a trip to Florida with an ecology course. Adam went on to earn a bachelor of science degree from the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, followed by a master’s from Pennsylvania State University. Since 2005, he has been a senior wildlife extension associate for the Mississippi State University Extension Service in Jackson. For the past two years, he has coordinated the Central Mississippi Master Naturalist Program, an adult certification course and volunteer program in partnership with Mississippi Museum of Natural Science. After FLCC, Angel pursued a bachelor of science from SUNY ESF. She worked as an interpreter for the Women’s Rights National Historical Park before launching a career with the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks/Museum of Natural Science. In 2012, she became assistant director of the museum.

    Ashly Klaus’09 of Rochester received the Outstanding Horticulture Alumni Achievement Award. In 2006 – three years before she earned her associate degree – Klaus was hired by the Rochester Landscape Technician Program to manage its non-profit vocational floral shop. After it closed, she helped build a horticulture-based activity program for the Arc of Monroe County. Today she works for Ballantyne Day Service, one of five day-habilitation centers within the agency. She continued with Arc since earning her associate degree, and has continued to seek opportunities to grow. In 2011 she earned a certificate in horticultural therapy from the Horticultural Therapy Institute. She’s now working toward a bachelor of science degree.

    Kelly L. Broderick ’14 of Canandaigua received the 2014 Outstanding Scholar Athlete Award, which each year recognizes the academic achievements of an athlete from the previous year who achieved the highest grade point average while participating on an intercollegiate athletic team. Broderick, a graduate of Canandaigua Academy, was a member of the women’s soccer team for one year and a member of the women’s basketball team for two years (the second of which she was captain) at FLCC. She was a member of the Phi Theta Kappa honor society and was a recipient of the 2014 SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence. She is pursuing a bachelor’s degree at Nazareth College.

    Carole A. Jensen’99 of Phelps received the Outstanding Nursing Alumni Achievement Award. She enrolled at FLCC at age 48, determined to get a nursing degree and change careers. After earning her degree she went on to become a nurse manager at Clifton Springs Hospital & Clinic, a position in which she managed a staff of about 20. Before enrolling in college, she worked as an office manager and volunteered at the House of John hospice in Clifton Springs. Jensen stayed with the House of John, eventually joining its board of directors. In 2003 she accepted a position as its director.

    Nancy J. Langer’77 of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, received the Outstanding Humanities Alumni Achievement Award. Following her graduation she was appointed to FLCC’s Board of Trustees in 1981 by Gov. Hugh Carey. During her 20-year tenure on the board, she also served on the New York State Community College Trustees organization, including a two-year term as president. She played a key role in expanding the FLCC Foundation membership to include community members. Meanwhile, she earned a bachelor’s degree from Empire State College while working as a paralegal, managing a public relations office and launching a real property management business. She earned a master’s from SUNY Brockport and launched what she calls her “sunset” career as a teacher in the Rochester City School District. She retired from teaching and from the FLCC board in 2001, and was named a trustee emeritus.

    Jobs await FLCC mechatronics grads, new class to begin in September

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    The five veterans in the FLCC mechatronics graduating class respond when Jack Marren, chair of the Ontario County Board of Supervisors, asks them to raise their hands. Click here to view more photos!
    The eight students who completed the Finger Lakes Community College 12-week mechatronics program in May each had multiple job offers by graduation.

    The program was launched in 2014 after FLCC worked with several advanced manufacturers to design a course in the mechanical and electronic fundamentals common to their businesses. Training included three nationally recognized industry certifications in soldering and safety.

    “This program helps us solve the mismatch between the workforce and the skills employers need right now. We never have trouble placing our graduates directly into local jobs,” said Lynn Freid, director of workforce development for FLCC.

    The members of the second class, which graduated in May, are as follows:
    Canandaigua: Allan Marble, Casey Murphy
    Clifton Springs: Robert Munger
    Newark: Lino Vega
    Rochester: Norman Deets II, Tony Van Nguyen
    Waterloo: Jeffrey Weeks
    Webster: Mark Cole

    Joe Hamm, right, regional director for the New York State Department of Labor, congratulates Allan Marble of Canandaigua on his graduation from the FLCC mechatronics program.
    Five of the students in the most recent class were military veterans. FLCC assists veterans in using military benefits for tuition whenever possible and in converting military resumes to civilian language.

    Students in mechatronics study technical math as it applies to manufacturing, measurement, mechanical fundamentals, blueprint reading and basic electrical schematics. 

    The next session begins in Sept. 28 at the Technical Career and Training Institute on Route 251 in Victor. To get information or to register, contact Andrea Badger at (585) 785-1906 or Andrea.Badger@flcc.edu. For a video about the first graduates, click the play button below.




    Gemini scholarships awarded to 12 high school seniors

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    Twelve graduating high school seniors have been awarded the competitive Gemini Student Scholarship, which covers half of one year’s tuition to Finger Lakes Community College.
    The Gemini Student Scholarship is available to high school seniors who plan to enroll at FLCC, and have completed at least nine FLCC credit hours through the Gemini program by April 1. Preference is given to those who have a 3.0 or higher grade point average.
    Gemini allows eligible high school students to complete FLCC courses prior to high school graduation. Students earn high school and college credit simultaneously. FLCC credit can 
    apply toward a degree at FLCC or transfer to another institution.

    Gemini students are charged a $5 per credit hour registration fee; most courses carry three credits and cost $15.
    Twenty-eight students were eligible for the scholarship for 2015-16. The 12 scholarship recipients, their high schools and majors are listed below.
    ONTARIO COUNTY
    Mackenzie Garver, Midlakes High School, biotechnology
    Jacob Rathbun, Naples High School, viticulture and wine technology
    Breanna Rehberg, Red Jacket High School, criminal justice
    Renee Rogers, Midlakes High School, marketing
    Joelle Romanowski, Bloomfield High School, business administration
    SENECA COUNTY
    Rachel Rasmussen, Waterloo High School, liberal arts and sciences
    Shannon Waugh, Waterloo High School, liberal arts and sciences
    WAYNE COUNTY
    Taylor Hermenet, Newark High School, liberal arts and sciences
    Tyler Kendall, Clyde-Savannah High School, liberal arts and sciences
    Rachel Montroy, Palmyra-Macedon High School, liberal arts and sciences
    YATES COUNTY
    Christopher Cramer II, Dundee High School, natural resource conservation: law enforcement
    Megan Howell, Dundee High School, liberal arts and sciences



    FLCC seminars examine yoga philosophy and cosmic theology

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    The Finger Lakes Community College Honors Program will offer two seminars open to the public during the fall 2015 semester: one a study of the foundations and practice of yoga and the other a look at how the potential for intelligent life beyond Earth could affect theology.

    Honors seminars are designed by FLCC faculty and offer an opportunity to explore a topic in depth from different points of view.

    Yoga Philosophy and Practice (HON-200-02) offers an introduction to the philosophy and practice of yoga as codified by Patanjali in the Yoga Sutras. Specific topics include the historical and philosophical foundations of yoga, anatomy and physiology of poses, and a yogic approach to the exploration of the human mind. This course is designed for students who wish to deepen their study of Eastern philosophy and Yoga practice. It runs Monday and Wednesday, Aug. 31 to Dec. 16, from 1 to 2:50 p.m. at the FLCC main campus gym mat room.

    Intro to Cosmic Theology (HON-200-90) explores questions about the potential of intelligent life beyond the Earth, for example, how our understanding of human nature and religious principles change if we are not alone in the universe. This course will examine the relevance of astro-theology through selected readings, YouTube footage, interviews and personal reflections. This seminar runs Wednesdays, Sept. 2 to Dec. 16, from 6:30 to 9:20 p.m. at the FLCC Honors House, 4340 Lakeshore Drive.

    The general public may take individual FLCC courses for credit or audit a class for personal enrichment without getting a grade or credit. In each case, the individual pays $184 in tuition and fees per credit or $552 for a standard three-credit course. However, local residents age 60 or above may audit FLCC courses without tuition, provided space is available.

    For information on tuition, how to register or the senior citizen auditing option, visit www.flcc.edu/register, call (585) 785-1000 or email to onestop@flcc.edu.


    For information on the FLCC Honors Studies program, contact Trista Merrill at (585) 785-1357 or Trista.Merrill@flcc.edu. 

    693 named to FLCC’s spring 2015 dean’s list

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    A total of 693 full- and part-time students were named to the Finger Lakes Community College dean’s list for spring 2015.

    To be named to the dean’s list, students must have a 3.5 grade point average and meet other criteria as follows:

    Full-time students are eligible if they are matriculated – meaning enrolled in a degree program – and achieve a 3.5 grade point average for the semester (12 or more hours of earned credit) with no grade below passing and no incompletes.

    Part-time students are eligible if they are matriculated, have completed a minimum of 12 credit hours at FLCC, earn a combined total of at least six credit hours for a given year and achieve a 3.5 grade point average with no grade below passing and no incompletes. The student must be part-time for both semesters. The dean's list for part-time students is compiled at the end of the spring term only.

    Below are students by county and town:

    ALLEGANY COUNTY

    Fillmore: Meagan Voss

    Hinsdale: Kacy Ferguson

    Wellsville: Mark Bolander

    BRONX COUNTY

    Bronx: Ashley Brown, Lester Mayers, Alexis Rosas
    BROOME COUNTY

    Windsor: Joseph LaCourt

    CATTARAUGUS COUNTY

    Machias: Ashley Leederman

    CAYUGA COUNTY

    Auburn: Sonia Dubovici, Jordan Emily Martens

    Moravia: Rebecca Foltasz, Melina Stirling, Kirk Swan

    CHEMUNG COUNTY

    Horseheads: Taylor Perez

    CHENANGO COUNTY

    New Berlin: Jared Hanslmaier

    CORTLAND COUNTY

    Cortland: Caitlin Boland

    DUTCHESS COUNTY

    Wingdale: Andrew Pelletier

    ERIE COUNTY

    Depew: Rebecca Terry,

    East Amherst: Patrick Kearney

    East Aurora: Spencer McGowan

    Williamsville: Jeremy Jewula

    GENESEE COUNTY

    Le Roy: Kylynn Arthur, Emily Pavone

    JEFFERSON COUNTY

    Sackets Harbor: Jennifer Keyes

    KINGS COUNTY

    Brooklyn: Deandre Johnson

    LIVINGSTON COUNTY

    Caledonia: Abbey Holsopple

    Conesus: Elizabeth Gunner, Lucas Terry, Hannah Watkins

    Dansville: Levi Cooper, Laura Randall, Kelsey Snyder

    Geneseo: Danielle Barnard, Autumn Lux, Kaisa Rosas

    Hemlock: Danielle Brisbane, Christiana Northrop

    Lima: Curtis Clark, Alexander Merrell

    Livonia: Darion Vogt

    Mount Morris: Benjamin Chesnes, Javan Levey

    Nunda: Jane Farrell, Ryan Smith, Stacey Sullivan, Alex Wampole

    MADISON COUNTY

    Canastota: Gabrielle Leclair

    Morrisville: Lydia Frawley

    MONROE COUNTY

    East Rochester: Jeremy Dammeyer, Alyssa Trahan

    Fairport: Daniel Bebka, Tracy Beckenbach, Emma Bondi, Stephen Boyers, Joanna Critelli, Julia DiMartino, Cassandra Dorsey, Jacob Doyle, Gaetan Foos, Crystal Gizzi, Aubrey Munson, Jill Parker, Daniel Poehlein, Desiree Smith, Tamarah Swarthout, Dustin Welker

    Gates: Lorraine Bryan

    Henrietta: Khadesha Bryant, Brittany Dockum

    Honeoye Falls: Kira Hartley, Alexandra Laman, Caroline Nelson, Jenna Titus, Amelia Vallone

    Mendon: Timothy Eilinger II

    North Chili: Adam Soules-Petote

    Penfield: Anne Pytlak, Bernadin Valcin

    Pittsford: Mark Davis, Aidan Fischer, Cecelia Frey, Matthew Gambino, David Gascon, Bridget Hyland, Michael Lyubomirsky, Joy Piccolo, Connor Tubiolo, Sarah Woodard

    Rochester: Alecia Baciulis, Lindsay Byers, Katherine Christiano, Kionna Fountain, Alyson Gregory, Christopher Herbert, Squire Knight, Elijah Kruger, Clayton Laclair, Ruth Lora, Payton Marovich, Edward Matuck, Elia Mezger, Aaron Padden, Walter Richardson, Andres Rivera, Kathleen Schaertel, Molly Smith, Alexis Soles-Pignato, Anna Tajkowski, Anna Tarnashinsky, Heidi Zimpfer

    Scottsville: Jacob Sutherland

    Spencerport: Kelly DeConinck, Robert McLean, Ryan Schirano, Jesse Steeves

    Webster: Tyrone Ashford II, Rachael Giriyappa, Zane Knight, Alison Knoepfler, Allison Martucci, Joshua Peets, Amanda Sellers, Victoria Toung, John Turan, Caroline Viola, Kelly Wright

    NASSAU COUNTY

    Valley Stream: Sasha Pierre

    NIAGARA COUNTY

    Wilson: Colin Delgado

    ONEIDA COUNTY

    Inlet: Dakota Earl

    Sherrill: Meghan Fellows

    ONONDAGA COUNTY

    Camillus: Tyler McGrath

    Clay: Pamela Smith

    Fayetteville: Travis Montross

    Preble: David Mosher

    Skaneateles: Russell Burkhardt

    ONTARIO COUNTY

    Bloomfield: Gabrielle Amberger, Richard Ashman, Jack Bennett Jr., Desirea Calvetti, Katheryne Ellis, Kirsten Goranowski, Sheila Hand, Laura Helker, Makayla Henehan, Jordan Hosmer, Shanli Jerome, Mary Missall, James Ogden, Michelle Opett, Scott Preston, Jessica Roach, Allan Smith, Cameron Webb, Nichole White

    Cananadaigua: Dedevie Ajavon, Ryan Aldrich, John Alvord, Rachel Atkins, Frank Ayers, Joshuah Barry, Marina Beach, Margaret Beaulieu, Sara Benham, Lexi Betts, Michelle Broderick, Lisa Brown-Fry, Mitchell Buck, Thomas Callister, Jennifer Carrier, Michael Carson, Kathryn Casella, Samuel Casella, Jonathan Caves, Tori Clarke, Benjamin Cosh, William Crow, Elizabeth Cushman, Kellie Damann, Tessa De Brine, Morgan Defisher, Miranda Delaney, Paul Feissner, Natasha George, Sonata Gill, Felicia Griffin, Todd Habberfield, Amy Havranek, Paul Hendershot, Elizabeth Hennerley, Sonia Henry, Lucas Holmes, Dustie Huff, Dillon Hutchens, Sandy Irving, Jon Jensen, Jeffrey Johnson, Allison Johnstone, Jacob Jones, Ethan Kennedy, Melissa Klemens, Kipp Knittle, Jacob Laird, Courtney Lane, Brandon Ledgerwood, Henry Liebentritt, Vanessa Lonneville, Michael Love, Brian Lustick, Margaret Mack, Kellie Mack, Zachary MacNeil, Hillery Maltese, John McGuire, Lauren Miller, Michael Mills, Daniel Mitchell, Tina Muscato, Jackson Negley, John Pappano, Austin Pearce, Amber Phillips, Christina Pierce, Shannon Pollock, Daniel Pontera, Carol Rader, Jennifer Rhoads, MacKenzie Russell, Connor Seweryn, Caroline Sharza, Erinn Shay, Luke Shively, Molly Sigel, Karen Sorce, Conor Stebbins, Megan Steinkirchner, Noah Tantillo-Estrella, Katy Tumbiolo, Kristina Tunley, Aaron Voymas, Danelle Wassink, Alissa White, Amanda Wilcox, Elizabeth Willard, Abigail Zenteno, Nicholas Zogg-Clemons

    Clifton Springs: Michael Aruck, Sarah Claeysen, James Conners, Bethany Dejonge, Anna Frere, Taylor Landuyt, Tamara Lehman, Shelly Morse, Jade Schoonerman, Tessa Seils, Bonnie Shaffer, Chad Strobridge, April Sweeney, Kyle Trickey, Tierra Watters

    Farmington: Nicole Aruck, Lesley Ashley Kesel, Matthew Baumgartner, Reesa Beach, Laura Button, Tyler Dattilo, Carli DeRosa, Marissa DiGrazio, Jake Garbeck, Brien Gardner, Fhylishia Hanek-Siltanen, Andrew Johnson, Angela Lana, Holly Laska, James Lilly, Brian McBride, Timothy McDaniel, Stephanie Messegee, Jordan Nye, Danielle Peterson, Cheryl Pitti, Tara Rice, Anthony Scarcelli, Rebecca Schooping, Stanley, Sigl, Devin Victorious, Michell Warnes, James Wheeler, Matthew Willson, Collin Wyman

    Geneva: Tasia Allen, Hunter Black, Abby Brown, Jay Bucklin, Hannah Cardinale, Michael Cecere, Michelle Collins, Charles Collins, Brianna Curle, Brian Eddington, Trevor Findley, Jennifer Fish, Matthew Garlick, Crystel Gottshall, Anthony Gravitte, Candice Henson, Victorria Hurd, Tyghe Jahna, Andrea Lincoln, Brenna Long, Laura Markes, Erin Miller, David Mitchell, Cathy Morse, Brendan Newcomb, Jason Palmer, Diana Perry, Michael Riley, Patricia Schibley, Saasha Scott, Leisa Sweet, Matthew Thomas, Richard Van Dusen, Sara Wagner, Truman Ward, William Wood, Teresa Yeckley,

    Honeoye: Lia Hendon, Meghan Mulley, Heather Osborne, Amy Sharp

    Ionia: Cassondra Wicker

    Manchester: Michelle D'Arduini, Kolina DeYoung, Ashley Gerlock, Taylor Harris, Skyelar Kingsley, Morgan Vandermallie

    Naples: Tracy Carlin, Benjamin Catalano, Kimberly Gage, Nathan Hares, Cristin Kenney, Jonah Makepeace, Madelaine Perry, Clay Secrest, William Strasser, Nikolas Tilley, William Tilley, Selena Turcotte, Jessica Witherow

    Phelps: Brittni Arnold, Victoriano Franco III, Joseph Gonzalez, Tyler Levickas, Christina Lockwood, Jordan Lunser, Cory Maslyn, Samantha McNulty, Jessica O'Connor, Mitchell Priebe, Brittany Sergent, Mariah Spacher, Jessica Watts

    Shorstville: Cassandra Wallace, Rae Biehl, Linden Drake, Susanne Follette, McKenzie Henry, Susanna LaMarti, Daniel Priestley, Robyn Stoffel, Elizabeth Tuttle

    Stanley: Rebecca Cooley, Samantha Davis, Katie Jones, Tyler Owen, Jared Perrin, Jennifer Williams

    Victor: William Bowe III, Aaron Cass, Westley Davies, Patricia DeRycke, Christopher Ferrante, Angela Fisher, Eric Hanson, Amy Heltz, Connor Hyser, Logan Kean, Claudia Knight, Hope Knope, Jianhui Liu, Patricia Loiacono, Matthew McArdle, Desiree McGregor, Johanna Minehan, Carol Montevecchio, Teresa Moyer, Eduardo Passanesi, Matthew Roeder, Rhianna Romero, Lisa Scott, Nadine Sturgess, Anthony Valenti, Pamela Webb, Sandra Weiland, Kirsten Yahn, Mark Years

    ORANGE COUNTY

    Middletown: Alison Stubbe

    ORLEANS COUNTY
    Holley: Morgan Zona

    OSWEGO COUNTY

    Fulton: Chase Halstead

    OTSEGO COUNTY

    Otsego: Spencer Vann

    Oneonta: Acasia Depperman

    QUEENS COUNTY

    Mahopac: Helena Hansen

    Rosedale: Kevin James

    RENSSELAER COUNTY

    East Nassau: Sandra Myers

    SARATOGA COUNTY

    Ballston Lake: Briana Bays

    SCHENECTADY COUNTY

    Scotia: Matthew Thompson

    SCHUYLER COUNTY

    Alpine: Alicia Siurano

    Montour Falls: Kaylyn Teemley

    Watkins Glen: Daniel Cornelius

    SENECA COUNTY

    Interlaken: Patrick Climie, Joseph Porter, Caitlyn Smith

    Ovid: Joshua Goodman, Jessica Maleski, Kristopher Pearson, Keziah Reigle

    Romulus: Heidi Burke, Pamela Lane, Richard Mero, Amanda Seils

    Seneca Falls: Ashley Battley, Jessica Campanello, Diane Carpenter, William Chasteen, Charmion Dinsmore, Amanda Faiola, Jan Finch, Kassandra Gibbons, Sean Gustafson, Gabrielle Kesel, Michael Kurdziolek, Patrick Lischak, Allison Sands, Anthony Siccardi, Dave Weir

    Waterloo: Douglas Brown, Ashleen Cook, Jamie Excell, Paden Frenney, Matthew Fuller, Kim Lowrey, Aaron MacWilliams, Marsha McIntyre, Thomas Moracco, Susan Orego, Devlin Peck, Michael Perchitti, Elizabeth Prentice, Brian Roche, Gabrielle Smith, Barbara Twist, Vincent Valerio, Sarah Vandemortel, Kelly Wyatt

    STEUBEN COUNTY

    Addison: Amanda Reed

    Bath: Daniel Monheim, Thomas Smith

    Canisteo: Erica Kilmer, Bethany Rahr

    Cohocton: Jenna Sick

    Corning: Kyle Cronin, Tyler Dean, Kristen Karam

    Hammondsport: Gregory Taylor

    Painted Post: Jeffrey Dillon

    Prattsburgh: Alyssa Caito, Evan Dlugos

    Pulteney: Elizabeth Hill

    Wayland: Tyler Barber, Olivia Bernal, Devin Cooley, Caitlin King, Sean Pebbles, Alex Reynolds

    TIOGA COUNTY

    Candor: Jonathan Lipka

    TOMPKINS COUNTY

    Lansing: Jessica Mainville

    ULSTER COUNTY

    Wallkill: Catherine Martini

    WAYNE COUNTY

    Alton: Erika Mendoza Rivera

    Clyde: Jennifer Humbert, Rebekah Proia, Brenna Rattray

    Lyons: Sandra Amrose, Brittany Bacon, Nicholas Cinelli, Frederick Finewood, Kaleigh Flynn, Tracy LaValley, Kendra Pentycofe, David Schneider, MaryBeth Schram, Michaela Sontheim, Rebecca Williams

    Macedon: Judith Allen, Wendy Arnold, Jessica Gonzalez, Rachel Gullo, Abigail LaBarge, Andrew Leoni, Jacob Maxwell, Stephen Ross, Joshua Thorp, Jacob Thorp

    Marion: Jamie Corteville, Connor Davidson, Dana Gillens, Heidi Kozak, Alyssa Mann, Shandele Schultz, Jessica Starken, Timothy Wyman

    Newark: Christopher Baldoni, Caitlin Bamper, Chelsea Barbaro, Alyssa Becker, AnnaMarie Beman, Heather Burnham, Danielle Clark, Starr Cole, Zachary Custer, Suzanne Custer, Amanda Danforth, Tonya Decann, Erica Demitry, Cassandra DePauw, Susan DuVall, Angela Eliasz, Michael Fedczuk, Alicia Figueroa, Jeffery Garrett, Lindsey Greene, Katherine Guest, Michael Howard, Ingrid Ireland-Delfs, Dawn Jendrick, Caleb Lead, Dwayne Logins, Jacob Maslyn, Cortney McEvoy, Stacey Newville, Laura Norcott, Courtney Paro, Ashley Piano, Alexandria Powers, Francesca Premo, Alyssa Ridley, Carrie Robinson, Kymberly Robinson, Jarrett Schober, Jennifer Schutt, Melissa Smith, Phanessa Terwillegar, Kymberli Thoms, Ariel Toulson, Joshua Toye, Jessica Watrous, Karen Weimer, Kayla Weston, Victoria Wilson,

    North Rose: Valerie Cray, Paul Ingersoll, Luke Murray

    Ontario: Cara Casanzio, Amanda Crisafulli, Cameron Crisafulli, Morgan Dunn, Holli Hartman, Holly Kashmer, Sarah LaPlaca, Carly Mastrodonato, Connor Mura, Amber Porterfield, Matthew Schneider, Hanna Trost, Dylan Vascukynas

    Palmyra: Cara-Dee Baginski, Valerie Burba, Shannon Carrier, Katherine Carrier, Anne Chilson, Alexis Darbyshire, Colin Eggleston, Taylor Farrell, Cathy Foti, Natalie Gagnon, Tracy Geldorf, Bailey Hernandez, Kathryn Hill, Amanda Kelley, Rachel Newcombe, Jeffrey Notareschi, Douglas Rist, Maggie Selner, Hanna Tremblay, Jamie Vendel, Quinton Ward,

    Red Creek: Mikayla Stanley, MacKenzie Stanley

    Savannah: Stephanie Payne, Rebekah Waterman

    Sodus: Jarrett Davidson, Kimberly Hall, Kaylee Layton, Denise McCarthy, Bellalith Olivera-Hernandez, Bryan VanCuyck, Thomas VanKouwenberg

    Sodus Point: Ashley Lent

    Walworth: Madeline Ash, Caitlin Birx, Jessica Carder, Judy Doucet, Cassie Doud, Jordan Hamel, Richard Harrison, Lane Howard, Christopher Lally, MarySara Rojas, Pamela Smith, Sheri Yenei, Jacob Collier, Marcella Del Plato, Danielle DiSalvo, Kayla Flanders, Angelle Flores, Christopher Koudelka, Nicole LaVancha

    Wolcott: Kelly Gordner, Amber Walker

    WESTCHESTER COUNTY

    Pelham: Elizabeth Keyser

    WYOMING COUNTY

    Castile: Alexandra Scharet

    Perry: Kalie Gardner, Jacob Kelly, Tiffany Walters

    Silver Springs: Jordyn Wolcott

    Warsaw: Joshua Sackett

    Wyoming: Jonathan Weaver

    YATES COUNTY

    Bluff Point: Gregory Malanga

    Branchport: Marcus Nesbitt, Katherine Petersen, Dawnelle VanAmburg

    Dundee: Megan Boorom, Nicholas Fultz, Jessica McClain, Alyssa Pollack

    Keuka Park: Jessica Hines

    Middlesex: Jodie Dunton, Briona McBride, Daniel Monagle, Jessen Swider

    Penn Yan: Negina Alieva, Nicholas Anderson, Tristan Dowds, Andrea Dyer, Paul Dyer, Bailey Findley, Richard Fucarino, Christopher Fuqua, Victor Gurba, Jared Hammond, Jeanine Housman, Judith Jones, Garrett Lampson, Shannon Leavy, Sarah March, Rachel Maslyn, Justin Niver, Courtney Starkweather, Clay Tietjen, Vincent Tirabassi, Dikeedrin Tyler, Ashley Walker

    Rushville: Samantha Best, Annie Borisuk, Kimberly Chapin, Stacy Hilts, Brody Hotelling, Erica Pascazi, Tyler Smith, Tiffany Worboys

    OUT OF STATE
    Tapron Springs, Fla.: Nicholas Petrantoni

    Congratulate #FLCC's 2015 high school equivalency grads

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    Graduates who attended the June 11 ceremony at FLCC:
    Front row, from left: Hannah Pulver, Kelly Thacker, Melodie Webb, Felicity Nardozzi, Teah Lee.
    Second row, from left: Cassandra Scott, Evee Rivaldo, Kachina Jordan, Abigail Pick, Sara Lamb
    Back row, from left: Kanea Grady, Maria Gonzalez, Alicia Ellersick, Mikenna Coons, Selena Maldonado


    Forty-nine students have earned a high school equivalency diploma after preparing at Finger Lakes Community College for the new state exam.

    The state program previously known as the general equivalency diploma, or GED, was phased out more than a year ago and replaced with the Test Assessing Secondary Completion, or TASC. The new exam is based on the Common Core standards at use in K-12 schools.

    Joseph Nairn, chief advancement officer for FLCC, congratulated students during a ceremony on June 11 at the main campus for those who passed the exam over the last year. He referred to them as pioneers for being among the first in the region to succeed with the new curriculum.

    Teah Lee of Naples was among three students who gave remarks, telling the audience, “Life is almost impossible without a diploma.” Lee thanked her instructor Anne Hoyt, who teaches at the FLCC Geneva Campus Center, for encouraging her: “Without her constant help in pushing me, I don’t think I’d be here tonight.”

    Another speaker was Lena Erb, a Penn Yan mother of six whose four older children enrolled in the FLCC high school equivalency program following several years of homeschooling. She told the graduates to be proud of their achievement, adding, “The name equivalency says it all. It’s equal. You have proven to both the education system and yourself that you are equivalent to every other graduate at the high school level.”

    FLCC offers high school equivalency classes throughout the year in Ontario, Wayne and Yates counties. Day and evening options are available. Students are tested to determine their skill levels and work at their own pace in the areas they need to improve. There are no timetables; some students can finish in months, others can take a year or more. Class times and locations are available by calling (585) 785-1431 or 785-1544.

    Here is the list of 2015 high school equivalency graduates by county and town:

    MONROE COUNTY
    East Rochester: Tiffany Gomez
    Rochester: Rebekah Schultz
    Webster: Michael Testa

    ONTARIO COUNTY
    Canandaigua: Aiden Bushnell, Alanna McConnell, Casey Murphy, Melodie Webb
    Farmington: Alicia Ellersick, Teresa Saborit, Sara Lamb
    Geneva: Brittney Bonavita, Jessica Caster, Kristel Cohens, Maria Gonzalez, Kanea Grady, Sabrina Lewis, Felicity Nardozzi, Jacob Seidel, Mariah Velazquez
    Manchester: Nicole Nolan
    Naples: Teah Lee
    Phelps: Brian Joseph
    Shortsville: Brandon Stone
    Stanley: Mikenna Coons
    Victor: Alaiza Dominguez, Edenia Ramirez

    SENECA COUNTY
    Interlaken: Maria Lorena Mendoza
    Seneca Falls: Keith Dombrowski

    WAYNE COUNTY
    Clyde: Evee Rivaldo
    Lyons: Karay Harris, William Kashella, Kelly Thacker
    Macedon: Joseph Austin
    Newark: Kayla Belcher, Ethan Main, Abigail Peck, Janessa Casselman, Juan Emiliano-Castillo
    Palmyra: Kachina Jordan
    Rose: Angela Hankins
    Sodus: Selena Maldonado

    YATES COUNTY
    Dundee: Titus Landis
    Himrod: Cassandra Scott

    Penn Yan: Joshwa Dykeman, Courtney Kenyon, Hannah Pulver, Jason Wahl, Tyler Wheaton

    Machine tool distributor backs FLCC-ITT Goulds Pumps training program with $82K donation

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    A local distributor of advanced machine tools has donated equipment valued at $82,500 for use in the Finger Lakes Community College advanced manufacturing machinist training program at ITT Goulds Pumps in Seneca Falls.

    Hyundai F400 CNC Vertical
    Machining Center
    Excel Machine Technologies Inc. of Rochester donated a three-axis CNC vertical machining center. The computer numerically controlled machine is one of the most commonly used pieces of equipment in machine shops today.

    “As the current machining workforce nears retirement, training the next generation of skilled machinists is the future of the advanced manufacturing industry. We are proud to support the effort by FLCC and ITT Goulds Pumps to fill this need,” said Jeremy Shamp, vice president of Excel.


    Excel serves parts manufacturers and machine shops throughout upstate New York. The vertical machining center is built by Hyundai Wia, a division of the Hyundai Motor Group.

    “Skilled machining talent goes hand-in-hand with high-tech equipment. We’re fortunate to have partners like Excel to provide equipment that allows students to operate the latest and greatest computer controlled machine tool technology as part of their training,” said Mike Dellefave, operations director for industrial products at Goulds Pumps’ Seneca Falls facility.

    ITT Goulds Pumps, a global industrial pump manufacturer, launched the training program in March. The curriculum is modeled after a program FLCC launched in cooperation with G.W. Lisk Co. in Clifton Springs in 2011.

    “We’re more than halfway through our first six-month session and very pleased with the program and the students’ progress,” Dellefave added.

    The ITT Goulds Pumps students will graduate in September. Plans are already in the works for another class in March.

    In the meantime, the six-month FLCC program at G.W. Lisk Co. will begin on Sept. 14. The college is already accepting applications for that class. An information and orientation session is scheduled for Wednesday, July 22, at 8:45 a.m. at G.W. Lisk Co., 2 South St., Clifton Springs.

    “ITT Goulds Pumps, G.W. Lisk Co., and Excel Machine Technologies are making incredible investments in the programs and in these students. In less than five years, we’ve moved from a pilot program to having year-round training,” said Lynn Freid, FLCC’s director of workforce development.

    The Workforce Development Institute, a statewide nonprofit focused on programs that support job growth and job retention, provided $10,000 to the G.W. Lisk Co. program to offset expenses. The grant was based on the program placing at least 85 percent of graduates in jobs. The institute has pledged the same amount for the ITT Goulds Pumps program once it meets the same target.


    For more information, call FLCC at (585) 785-1906.

    Married in music: Acclaimed pair launch LakeMusic season at FLCC

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    Ines Draskovic, professor of music at FLCC, will open the first of four LakeMusic concerts at the college Friday, July 17. She'll take the stage with her husband, acclaimed guitarist Petar Kodzas. Photo by Michele Kisly.
    Ines Draskovic met Petar Kodzas while they were attending the same music-focused high school in their native Serbia in the late 1980s. 

    In the choir, she was a soprano, while he was a bass. In the traveling Baroque orchestra, he was a lutist, while she played the harpsichord. “I asked his friend about him, and we ended up going out,” said Draskovic.

    They stayed together, moving across the globe to the Finger Lakes, in the early 1990s to continue their music studies, first at Ithaca College, then at the Eastman School of Music. They married and established successful careers as prize-winning classical musicians and educators. Kodzas teaches at Eastman, while Draskovic is a professor of music at Finger Lakes Community College.

    Petar Kodzas
    On Friday, July 17, they will take the stage together for a rare pairing of piano and guitar – not to mention husband and wife, opening the Canandaigua LakeMusic Festival at FLCC.

    The concert, titled “An Evening in Madrid,” begins with an artists' chat at 7:15 p.m., followed by the concert at 7:30 p.m. 

    It is one of four LakeMusic concerts to be held at FLCC; others are scheduled for Sunday, July 19 and Friday and Sunday, July 24 and 26. 

    In addition to the FLCC performances, LakeMusic also includes a series of community concerts, including a July 20 concert at Geva Theatre in Rochester, and a less formal "Classical Blue Jeans" and barbecue concert at Bristol Harbour Resort in South Bristol on July 22.

    Launched in 2005, LakeMusic began as a series of concerts in area churches. In 2012 festival organizers partnered with FLCC and relocated the festival’s four formal main performances to the auditorium in the college’s new Student Center. 

    LakeMusic’s organizers strive to make chamber music accessible to those who may have had little exposure. From the stage, musicians introduce themselves and each piece, explaining why it was selected and offering background on the composer.

    The festival’s aim is dear to Draskovic. She has served on LakeMusic’s Board of Directors for several years, but has never taken the stage for one of its concerts. Nor has her husband, Kodzas.

    “Throughout the years we have played many times together,” he said, “but piano and guitar is a difficult combination for many reasons.”

    Few pieces have been written to accommodate both instruments, he explained, as both are harmonic and therefore usually accompany other instruments. “Basically Ines has to work hard to make her instrument softer, and I have to work hard to make my instrument louder,” he added.

    Draskovic and Kodzas will be joined by violinists Kevin Kumar and Patricia Sunwoo, as well as Victoria Miskolszy on the viola and Amy Sue Barston on the cello. Kumar, of California, and Barston, of New York City, are LakeMusic’s co-artistic directors.

    The July 19 concert, “And the Band Played On,” will feature the Rochester Philharmonic’s Brass Quintet. The July 24 concert, “Audrey Andrist and Friends” spotlights the title’s prize-winning pianist who will perform pieces by Brahms and Schubert, among others. The season finale, “A Late Quartet,” brings several performers together for Edvard Grieg’s “Sonata No. 3 in C Minor, Op 45 for Violin and Piano” and Ludwig van Beethoven’s “String Quartet, Op. 131.”

    "Master key" tickets for all four FLCC shows are $120 for general admission and $180 for patrons. Single concert tickets are $15 for those 18 and under and students with ID, $35 for general admission and $60 for patrons. All tickets to the Geva show are $25. The Blue Jeans concert includes dinner and costs $50, or $35 for those under 12.

    Additional "pop-up" concerts are free and open to the public. They are scheduled as follows:

    · Saturday, July 18, noon, Wegmans, 354 Eastern Boulevard, Canandaigua

    · Tuesday, July 21, 7 p.m., Ferris Hills at West Lake, 1 Ferris Hills, Canandaigua

    · Thursday, July 23, 10:30 a.m., Wood Library, 134 N. Main St., Canandaigua (for children)

    · Thursday, July 23, 6:30 p.m., United Church of Canandaigua, 11 Gibson St., Canandaigua (public invited to observe Master Class in which Andrist will give instruction to local high school and college musicians after they perform selected works)

    For more information about the Canandaigua LakeMusic Festival or to purchase tickets, contact Aimee Ward, executive director, at (585) 690-1220 or visit http://www.lakemusicfestival.org.

    FLCC takes top honors for promotional efforts

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    Joseph Nairn, FLCC chief advancement officer; Heidi Marcin, director of marketing; and Bill Pealer, media production specialist attended the Rochester Pinnacle Award ceremony at which Finger Lakes Community College won an award for a TV commercial produced entirely in-house.
    Finger Lakes Community College has been honored for its promotional efforts by the American Marketing Association and the State University of New York.

    The regional chapter of the American Marketing Association awarded FLCC with two of its coveted Pinnacle Awards at a gala at the Harro East Ballroom in Rochester May 21. The winning entries were in the “Logo” and “Video Spot” categories.

    The logo was created by Amanda Whitbeck of Newark, assistant director of marketing at FLCC, for the college’s science incubator that opened in 2014 to provide tutoring and study

    materials to promote success among science students. Whitbeck created the logo, with a test tube in the place of the “I” in “incubator,” with input from FLCC biology professors Melissa Miller of Victor and Kelli Prior of Walworth.

    The video spot is a 30-second commercial, a team effort by marketing and media production. Heidi Marcin of Farmington, marketing director, worked closely with Bill Pealer of Geneva, media production specialist, on the spot that uses special camera speed effects to emphasize FLCC's unique size: "Big enough" to offer amenities and experiences common at larger schools, yet "small enough" to keep students from feeling lost in the mix. It was produced entirely in-house, and cost only a few hundred dollars for music rights.

    Whitbeck assisted on the video along with Jim Hewlett of Webster, professor of biology (who appears in the commercial); the staff at the college’s Book Nook; and by students Josh Dubock, Alex Mangione and Bryan Pell. Miller also helped out by allowing Pealer to film in her home for one scene showing the convenience of online courses.

    Two other FLCC projects were named finalists for Pinnacle awards: Marketing’s student success brochure, in the “Collateral: Non-Profit” category and, the FLCC “Safe” campaign by the Community Affairs Office, in the “Small Budget Campaign: Non-Profit” category.

    Then, on Thursday, June 4, the FLCC Community Affairs Office took home two Awards for

    Excellence at the annual SUNY Council for University Advancement banquet held at the Hyatt Regency in Rochester.

    The FLCC “Safe” campaign took top honors in the “Internal Communications – Other Mediums” category. The poster campaign shows FLCC campus locations in which the personal safety page of the college website, www.flcc.edu/safe, is spelled out with materials from each environment to convey the notion that help is everywhere and easy to find.

    The Safe project was directed by Sarah Butler of Canandaigua, graphic designer and project coordinator, with conceptual and writing contributions from Lenore Friend of South Bristol, director of community affairs, and Jessica Youngman of Newark, public relations and events specialist.


    The second SUNY CUAD award, in the “Effective, Efficient and Elegant Publications” category was for the FLCC “Fast Facts” brochure designed by Butler and written by Friend.

    Local authors sign onto FLCC’s Book Feast fundraiser

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    Author Sonja Livingston will moderate the discussion about her book, "Queen of the Fall: A Memoir of Girls and Goddesses" during this year's Book Feast fundraiser for FLCC.
    Sonja Livingston is one of two authors who will moderate discussions about their nonfiction books during the fourth annual Book Feast fundraiser for Finger Lakes Community College.

    Livingston will lead the talk about her recently released “Queen of the Fall: A Memoir of Girls and Goddesses,” during the event on Saturday, Oct. 17. Likewise, author Laura Winter Falk will help steer the conversation about her nonfiction book, “Culinary History of the Finger Lakes: From Three Sisters to Riesling.”

    “Queen of the Fall” and “Culinary History” are among 12 books selected for inclusion in this year’s Book Feast. Participants sign up to read one of the works then share a gourmet dinner and conversation with others who’ve read the same book. Discussion is led by moderators that, in addition to Livingston and Falk, will include FLCC faculty and staff and friends of the college.

    Book Feast starts with a 5:30 p.m. hors d’oeuvres reception for all participants in the
    college’s Student Center, 3325 Marvin Sands Drive, Canandaigua. The group then breaks up to head off to various host locations. The deadline to make a reservation is Friday, Sept. 18.

    “We’re thrilled to have two authors taking part this year,” said event coordinator Lisa Scott, resource development and events specialist at FLCC. “Both of their works have received critical praise, and the backdrops will be very familiar to our local readers.”

    Livingston’s “Queen of the Fall” explores the lives of women through her own experiences and with interactions with real and fictional icons like Susan B. Anthony and the 1990s television show title character Ally McBeal. Her first book, “Ghostbread,” recalls her childhood in poverty in Rochester and other homes across western New York.

    Writers and Books recently selected “Queen of the Fall” for its 2016 “If All of Rochester Reads the Same Book” program that encourages reading with a spotlight on a single book. It includes local talks and other events with the authors. Livingston will visit FLCC for a free public talk at 12:45 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 15 – two days before Book Feast – in Stage 14 at the main campus.

    Livingston currently splits her time between Rochester and Tennessee, where she is an assistant professor at the University of Memphis.

    Falk’s 2014 “Culinary History of the Finger Lakes” celebrates the food and wine bounty of
    the Finger Lakes, where she and husband Alan Falk run a tour company, Experience! The Finger Lakes.

    The book is chronological, starting with the region’s first inhabitants, the Iroquois. Falk follows with subsequent periods, like the 1700s that celebrated the apple, and the 1800s when the grape industry began. The chapters are infused with related recipes prepared by local chefs and paired with Finger Lakes wines.

    The $100 Book Feast ticket price per person includes the hors d’oeuvres reception, gourmet dinner and moderator-led discussion. Proceeds benefit the FLCC Foundation, which supports the college with funding for capital projects, equipment, scholarships and professional development.

    The reception is sponsored by the honors program and humanities department at FLCC.

    Anyone interested in taking part in Book Feast can call or email the Foundation: (585) 785-1454 or foundation@flcc.edu. Additional information is at www.flcc.edu/bookfeast.
    Book selections are listed below:

    Fiction

    · “All the Light We Cannot See” by Anthony Doerr
    · "Delicious!" by Ruth Reichl
    · "The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry" by Rachel Joyce
    · "Olive Kitteridge" by Elizabeth Strout
    · "People of the Book" by Geraldine Brooks
    · "Still Alice" by Lisa Genova

    Nonfiction
    · "Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity" by Katherine Boo
    · "Culinary History of the Finger Lakes: From the Three Sisters to Riesling" by Laura Winter Falk
    · "Queen of the Fall: A Memoir of Girls and Goddesses” by Sonja Livingston
    · "Shakespeare Saved My Life: Ten Years in Solitary with the Bard" by Laura Bates
    · "What the Dog Knows: Scent, Science, and the Amazing Ways Dogs Perceive the World" by Cat Warren
    · "Wolves & Honey: A Hidden History of the Natural World" by Susan Brind Morrow


    Below is a list of summaries with the names of moderators:

    "All the Light We Cannot See"
    Author: Anthony Doerr
    Moderator: Natalie Walton, adjunct instructor of history
    A New York Times bestseller and 2015 Pulitzer Prize winner about a blind French girl and a German boy whose paths collide in occupied France during World War II.

    "Delicious!"
    Author: Ruth Reichl
    Moderator: Colleen Aiezza, instructional specialist (who has taught culinary and hospitality classes)
    This fictional New York Times bestseller was penned by a restaurant reviewer. It follows Billie Breslin who has traveled from her home in California to take a job at Delicious!, New York's most iconic food magazine.

    "The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry"
    Author: Rachel Joyce
    Moderator: Gregory Stoyles, adjunct instructor of philosophy
    The fictional account of Harold Fry, a retired sales rep who decides one morning to walk 600 miles across England to save an old friend.

    "Olive Kitteridge"
    Author: Elizabeth Strout
    Moderator: Maureen Maas-Feary, professor of humanities
    The 2009 Pulitzer Prize winner is comprised of 13 narratives centered on a small town in Maine and the unforgettable central character, Olive Kitteridge. A retired schoolteacher, she deplores the changes in her town and in the world at large, but she finds a deeper understanding of life and offers profound insights into the human condition.

    "People of the Book"
    Author: Geraldine Brooks
    Moderator: Thomas Reubens, adjunct instructor of history
    This fictional account traces the journey of a rare manuscript through five centuries of history - from 1480 Seville to World War II Bosnia, where a Muslim risks his life to protect it from the Nazis.

    "Still Alice"
    Author: Lisa Genova
    Moderators: From the Rochester/Finger Lakes Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association: Brian Heppard, geriatrician and board president, and Teresa Galbier, president and CEO
    This New York Times bestseller is the premise for a movie by the same title. It follows the life of an accomplished professor diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease as she learns that her worth is comprised of more than her ability to remember.

    "Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity"
    Author: Katherine Boo
    Moderator: Joseph Nairn, chief advancement officer of FLCC
    The 2012 National Book Award winner portrays families striving toward a better life in Annawadi, a makeshift settlement in the shadow of luxury hotels near the Mumbai airport.

    "Culinary History of the Finger Lakes: From the Three Sisters to Riesling"
    Author: Laura Winter Falk
    Moderator: Laura Winter Falk
    Finger Lakes foodie and vinophile Laura Winter Falk explores the legacy and evolution from the Iroquois' Three Sisters-corn, squash and beans to the farm-to-table restaurants that celebrate the harvest of their neighbors.

    "Queen of the Fall: A Memoir of Girls and Goddesses"
    Author: Sonja Livingston
    Moderator: Sonja Livingston
    "Queen of the Fall" considers the lives of women, weaving together strands of the author's memory with vignettes to explore becoming a woman in late 1980s and early 1990s America.

    "Shakespeare Saved My Life: Ten Years in Solitary with the Bard"
    Author: Laura Bates
    Moderator: David Stein, adjunct faculty member and lacrosse coach at FLCC, who previously taught in the prison system
    A nonfictional account of a professor who decides to teach Shakespeare in a supermax-prison. It centers on the unlikely relationship forged with convicted killer Larry Newton.

    "What the Dog Knows: Scent, Science, and the Amazing Ways Dogs Perceive the World"
    Author: Cat Warren
    Moderator: Maureen Owens, online student support technical specialist
    New York Times bestseller by a professor and former journalist with an admittedly odd hobby: She and her German shepherd Solo have spent the last seven years searching for the dead. Solo is a cadaver dog.

    "Wolves & Honey: A Hidden History of the Natural World"
    Author: Susan Brind Morrow
    Moderator: Maura Sullivan, instructor of environmental conservation
    Tied to the Finger Lakes region, this nonfiction book examines the experiences of a trapper and a beekeeper, and implications of their relationships to the natural world. It also illuminates the author's own experience related to their lives and tragic deaths.

    #FLCC taking names for job training program at 785-1906

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    Finger Lakes Community College is taking applications for the six-month advanced manufacturing machinist training program that starts in September at G.W. Lisk Co. in Clifton Springs.

    “There is still a significant demand for trained machinists in the Rochester and Finger Lakes region. All students of the past four sessions have had job offers, while most had secured employment by graduation,” said Lynn Freid, FLCC director of workforce development.

    Anyone interested in the program should contact the college at (585) 785-1906 to reserve a seat for the information session on Wednesday, July 22, at 8:45 a.m. at G.W. Lisk, 2 South St.

    The class runs Sept. 14 through March 18, 2016. A high school diploma or equivalency diploma and a valid driver’s license are required. No prior experience is necessary. “Our students have ranged from high school graduates to older workers looking for a more stable career,” Freid added.


    FLCC started the program in partnership with G.W. Lisk Co. in 2011 in response to the rising need for machinists among advanced manufacturing firms. It has since expanded to ITT Goulds Pumps in Seneca Falls, where the classes run March to September. Holding the classes at a manufacturing firm ensures that students will understand current workplace equipment and procedures, Freid says.

    12 weeks to a new life with #FLCC mechatronics training. Get details July 29

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    Watch the video and get more details below about this innovative program.

    Finger Lakes Community College will host an information session on Wednesday, July 29, for all those interested in the 12-week mechatronic technology job training program that starts this fall.

    Mechatronic technology is a new discipline that combines mechanical and electronic fundamentals common to many local advanced manufacturing businesses that are currently having trouble finding skilled workers.

    After 12 weeks, students are prepared to be industrial-mechanical operators, automation operators, electrical-mechanical operators, fabricators and assemblers. 

    Christopher Godfrey of Spencerport, a December 2014 graduate of the FLCC mechatronics program, found a full-time job with Response Care in Irondequoit, a maker of medical communication and monitoring systems.

    “My lifestyle has changed dramatically since completing the mechatronic technology program. Before I had entered it, I was literally having trouble paying rent,” Godfrey said. “At this point my wife and I and my family are able to plan for the future very comfortably.”

    The information session on July 29 begins at 9 a.m. at the FLCC Victor Campus Center, 200 Victor Heights Parkway, off Route 251. Participants should call to reserve a seat or get more information at (585) 785-1906.

    “For new people that want to get into the field, it’s a good starting course that gets them on their way,” said Nick Howes of Marion, an electro-mechanical technician at IEC Electronics in Newark.

    The mechatronics technology classes run daily Sept. 28 to Dec. 18 at the Technical Career Training Institute, 7424 Victor Mendon Road (Route 251), which partners with FLCC to provide up-to-date equipment for the program. Students will study technical math as it applies to manufacturing, measurement, mechanical fundamentals, blueprint reading and basic electrical schematics.


    Potential students need to be at least 18 and have a valid driver’s license and a high school diploma or its equivalent. The course fee is $4,000 and includes all materials and costs related to three national industry certifications in soldering, electrical assembly and safety. Tuition assistance is available for those who meet certain criteria; veterans benefits are accepted.

    All your patriotic favorites in 'A Salute to America' Aug. 8 and 9 at #FLCC

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    The Finger Lakes Chorale performs a wide selection of patriotic songs in two concerts, Aug. 8 and 9, at FLCC.
    The Finger Lakes Chorale will give concerts of patriotic songs on Aug. 8 and 9 in the Finger Lakes Community College main campus auditorium, 3325 Marvin Sands Dr.

    The concert, titled “A Salute to America,” starts at 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 8, and 3 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 9. Entry is free but donations are accepted for the Dr. A. John Walker Music Award for FLCC music and music recording students.

    Selections include the choral suite “The Blue and the Gray,” which features Civil War-era songs “The Battle Cry of Freedom,” “Johnny has Gone for a Soldier,” “O Shenandoah,” “When Johnny Comes Marching Home” and several others. 

    The Chorale will also perform “Chester,” a Revolutionary War song by William Billings in a new arrangement by chorale director Dennis Maxfield, and “A Tribute to the Armed Services,” arranged by Lloyd Larson. See the full program below.

    The Finger Lakes Chorale is a community chorus based at Finger Lakes Community College. Anthony D'Agostino, music director at Dansville Central School, will be the accompanist. He will be joined by instrumentalists FLCC adjunct instructor Craig Snyder on guitar, Ron Broida on bass guitar, Anthony Calabrese on drums, Heather Whiting on trumpet and Sara Alling on piccolo.

    The chorale performs three times per year. New members are welcome to join when Tuesday evening rehearsals begin on Sept. 8 at 7 p.m. in room B355 at the main campus. Fall rehearsals are preparation for the holiday concerts on Dec. 12 and 13. Registration fee is $5. For more information, contact Dennis Maxfield at (585) 396-0027.

    PROGRAM:

    THE STAR SPANGLED BANNER (1812) Francis Scott Key

    AMERICA Samuel A Ward/arr. Mary McDonald

    CHESTER William Billings/arr. Dennis Maxfield

    BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS Jimmy Driftwood

    THE BLUE AND THE GRAY/ arr. Roger Emerson and John Jacobsen                                                                
    1. The Battle Cry of Freedom
    2. Tramp, Tramp, Tramp
    3. Suppertime  -  Mark Darling, baritone
    4. The Cruel War Suite
                      Johnny Has Gone For A Soldier
                      The Cruel War Is Raging
                      Tenting On The Old CampGround
    1. Bidin’ Our Time
                      The Blue Tail Fly
                      Pop Goes The Weasel
                      Oh! Susanna
    1. Good News                                    
    2. Finale
                      O Shenandoah
                      Dixie
                      When Johnny Comes Marching Home
                      Battle Hymn Of The Republic

    INTERMISSION

    THE VACANT CHAIR George F. Root/ arr. Ben Allaway

    OVER THERE AND YOU’RE A GRAND OLD FLAG George M Cohan

    WWII MEDLEY arr. Dennis Maxfield

    REQUIEM FOR A SOLDIER Michael Kamen and Frank Muskr

    GOD BLESS THE U.SA. Lee Greenwood/Arr. Roger Emerson

    A TRIBUTE TO THE ARMED SERVICES/arr. Lloyd Larson

    GOD BLESS AMERICA Irving Berlin/arr. Roy Ringwald





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