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$780K grant adds resources, training to FLCC’s GED program

July 30, 2013, 11:53 am
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Finger Lakes Community College has been awarded a grant to enhance its general equivalency diploma program with increased student support and an emphasis on computer literacy.

The college will receive $155,988 each year from 2013 to 2018, for a total of $779,940. The funding is part of the federal Workforce Investment Act and is awarded by the New York State Education Department’s Office of Adult Career and Continuing Education.

The grant will pay for the addition of case managers who will work alongside teachers in the GED classes offered by FLCC. The case managers will offer guidance on matters like childcare and transportation to help ensure the students’ completion of the academic program. They will also be able to offer referrals for counseling and other support services.

“In addition to providing them with services to help stay on track while working toward their GED, the case managers will help them plan for the future,” said Kathleen Guy, adult literacy education coordinator at FLCC. “They will provide career guidance and promote post-secondary education, working closely with the college’s Admissions Office.”

The grant will also fund expanded technological training for teachers, who will, in turn, share their knowledge with students in the classroom. They will learn how to use the latest classroom tools like Smart Boards, as well as computer programs and Internet resources.

FLCC provides day and evening classes to prepare individuals for the New York State GED exam. Classes are offered at the FLCC main campus in Canandaigua and campus centers in Victor, Geneva and Wayne County as well as other sites in Ontario, Wayne and Yates counties. The FLCC GED exam pass rate is 93 percent; the average pass rate in the state is 58 percent.

For information about the FLCC GED classes, click here.


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FLCC Geneva Campus Center to relocate on Aug. 15 and 16

August 7, 2013, 9:19 am
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The former DeSales High School building will serve as a temporary home to the FLCC Geneva Campus Center.
The Finger Lakes Community College Geneva Campus Center at 63 Pulteney St. will be closed on Thursday, Aug. 15, and Friday, Aug. 16, for the move to its temporary location at the former DeSales High School building.

FLCC will hold classes at the temporary site at 90 Pulteney St. for approximately two years while the current site is redeveloped. The Geneva center is scheduled to reopen on Monday, Aug. 19, at the temporary site.

Due to limited parking at the former DeSales building, students and visitors will be able to continue parking in the current lot and walk across the street. The college is developing plans for a new crosswalk with the city of Geneva.

FLCC moved into the building at 63 Pulteney St. in 2005, renting it from the Geneva City School District. It had previously served as a middle school and high school.

Ontario County purchased the building in May 2012 from the school district so it could be redeveloped as a permanent college facility. Plans call for most of the building to be torn down. A 19,000-square-foot wing built in the 1960s will be renovated and paired with 18,000 square feet of new construction.

When it reopens in 2015, the new Geneva Campus Center will be an energy efficient building with classrooms, a computer lab, a biology lab, emergency medical service labs, an academic support center, and a student lounge.

The redeveloped campus center is one of two FLCC projects in Geneva. Work will begin early in 2014 on the FLCC Viticulture Center on the grounds of the New York Agriculture and Food Technology Park off Pre-Emption Road. The building will serve as a classroom, lab and teaching winery for students in the college’s viticulture and wine technology degree program. 
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Enjoy singing? Like Christmas? Try the Finger Lakes Chorale

August 14, 2013, 5:00 am
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The Finger Lakes Chorale, a community chorus based at Finger Lakes Community College, has openings for singers for its holiday concerts. 

Rehearsals will be on Tuesdays from 7 to 9 p.m. beginning Sept. 3 at the FLCC main campus, 3325 Marvin Sands Drive, Canandaigua, in room B355 on the third floor.

The holiday concert dates are Saturday, Dec. 14, at 7 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 15, at 3 p.m. in the auditorium on the main campus.

A $5 non-credit registration fee is payable at the first rehearsal. Singers should arrive early to complete the registration process. Singers can also get college credit for participation. 

Registration and tuition information for college credit is available at the FLCC One Stop Center at (585) 785-1000.

Prior choral singing experience is preferred but not required. The Chorale is comprised of singers from throughout the Finger Lakes area.


For more information about the Chorale, contact Dennis Maxfield at (585) 396-0027.
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FLCC exhibit honors longtime professor’s Seneca Family Sculpture

September 4, 2013, 6:46 am
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Wayne Williams, professor emeritus, completed much of the work on the Seneca Family Sculpture in his Newark home. 
As part of the city of Canandaigua’s 100th anniversary, longtime Finger Lakes Community College professor Wayne Williams has created a sculpture that honors the region’s first inhabitants.

The bronze-cast sculpture of an Iroquois family of four won’t be unveiled until November, but the public will get a glimpse of it in sketches, photos and model form in an upcoming exhibit at the Williams-Insalaco Gallery 34 at FLCC’s main campus, 3325 Marvin Sands Drive, Canandaigua.

The sculpture is comprised of 51

separate pieces.
“The Seneca Family Sculpture: History and Process” opens Thursday, Sept. 19, with an opportunity to meet Williams from 1 to 3 p.m. It will be followed by a reception from 4 to 6 p.m. A closing reception will be held at the gallery Monday, Nov. 11, following the 10 a.m. unveiling of the sculpture at the northeast intersection of Routes 332 and 5 and 20 in Canandaigua. All events are free and open to the public.

“Mr. Williams has been extremely passionate about this project, so it’s fitting that we would host the exhibit chronicling his work,” said Barron Naegel, assistant professor of art and director of the gallery. “It’s also fitting that it would coincide with the 100-year anniversary of the city.”

Canandaigua Mayor Ellen Polimeni echoed his sentiments. “The centennial year is an excellent time to celebrate the completion of a prominent statue honoring the founders of the Chosen Spot,” she said.

Canandaigua was built on the site of a Seneca Iroquois village; the name means “the chosen spot” and is the city’s slogan.

The Seneca Family Sculpture’s unveiling will mark the anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Canandaigua that brought friendship and peace to the U.S. and Iroquois, often called the Haudenosaunee, in 1794. The treaty’s signing is commemorated on Nov. 11 each year, at the Ontario County Court House in Canandaigua. This year’s ceremony is scheduled for 2 p.m., following the sculpture’s unveiling and the reception at FLCC.


The Seneca sculpture was at first planned as part of the city’s “millennial” festivities in the year 2000. Williams’ proposal to sculpt a Native American family was endorsed by a committee of city officials and supporters of the arts. With input from Seneca artist G. Peter Jemison, Williams created a clay model that was cast in bronze “as a way to show more correctly how a statue would look,” he explained.

“Models are usually done in a non-permanent form to present the idea in three-dimension,” added Williams. “That I cast it in bronze was a personal choice which proved valuable given the long time that has transpired since the work was proposed.”

Plans for the full-size sculpture were put on hold until a few years ago when residents Peter Mulvaney and Lloyd Lill jump-started fundraising efforts with the support of the city and local groups like the Ontario County Historical Society and the Ontario County Arts Council. Ed Varno, executive director of the historical society, oversaw the collection of proceeds.

Dorothy Mariner, former director of the arts council, made a sizable donation that enabled Williams to begin work on the sculpture late last summer. “She was very interested in the development of public art, and she felt it was important to honor the heritage of the First Nation with a representation of a Seneca family,” said Judi Cermak, the arts council’s current director.” We are proud to be a contributor to the realization of this amazing sculpture that represents the community's support for the arts.”

The sculpture is slightly larger-than-life, with the tallest of the figures – the father – just under seven feet and 600 pounds. Williamsdid much of the work in his home studio in Newark, but the bronze work was done at a foundry in Penn Yan. All told, it is comprised of 51 separate pieces that, when complete, will have been seamlessly welded together. It will be placed on a base on the state-owned property so it will be highly visible to the thousands of daily passersby.

Williams, who retired from FLCC in 2003, has done several professional commissions, including the life-size statue of William Simon at the University of Rochester’s Simon School. 

The Seneca Family Sculpture has provided a unique experience, he said, because of the years he spent envisioning it and because it had to be built in multiple pieces. Ultimately, he said, the model from all those years ago was not entirely replicated.

“The model really gave me the spirit,” he said. “Some artists do a half-size model and the foundry does all the enlarging. I’m not a proponent of that. It should be its own sculpture.”

Photographs chronicling Williams’ progress, from clay to bronze, will comprise part of the gallery exhibit, said Neagel. The images and related material will be complemented by the work of an FLCC alumnus, James Lee Smith. Smith, who passed away in October 2012, was proud of his Mohawk heritage and painted under the name James Sawdey Smith. His paintings are on loan from the Phelps Arts Center. The Ontario County Historical Society, meanwhile, has loaned images documenting the celebration of the Treaty of Canandaigua’s signing.

Williams was hired as FLCC’s first fine arts instructor, oversaw the development of the college’s art program and served as art gallery coordinator and department chair. He retired from FLCC in 2003 and the campus art gallery was subsequently renamed in honor of Williams and Thomas Insalaco, a fellow professor emeritus.

The gallery is open from 8:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, and from noon to 5 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. For more information, call (585) 785-1369 or email gallery34@flcc.edu.
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Free Constitution Day lecture Sept. 17

September 9, 2013, 5:00 am
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James Michael Valenti, J.D., LL.M., Esq., assistant professor of criminal justice at Finger Lakes Community College, will give a free lecture Tuesday, Sept. 17, to mark the anniversary of the signing of the U.S. Constitution.

On Sept. 17, 1787, the Constitution was signed by 39 men representing the 13 former colonies as they sought to form “a more perfect union.”

The lecture, titled “How the Supreme Court Does its Work,” runs from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. in Room B409 on the fourth floor of the main campus at 3325 Marvin Sands Drive, Canandaigua. Entry is free.


Visitors should leave time for parking as the college is in session. General parking is available in the main lot in front of the building or the Constellation Brands Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center lot. Handicapped parking is available at the front and back of the main building.  
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FLCC martial arts master to visit South Korea for World Kuk Sool Championships

September 12, 2013, 1:39 pm
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Joe Burnett, left, and Gary Evarts pose during a Kuk Sool Won demonstration.
Gary Evarts, an adjunct facility member at Finger Lakes Community College, will head to Busan, South Korea, on Oct. 16 for the World Kuk Sool martial arts championships.

Evarts, who owns and operates Kuk Sool Won schools in Williamson and Ontario, Wayne County, will be accompanied by three of his students: Joseph Burnett of Wolcott and instructors Jason Lee and Kelly Farrar of Webster. A sixth-degree black belt, Evarts has been teaching defensive tactics and advanced martial arts classes at FLCC for the past 13 years.

Kuk Sool Won is a comprehensive study of all traditional Korean martial arts, including body conditioning techniques, mental development, and weapons training.

The World Kuk Sool Championships will be held at the Gangseo Sports Park in Busan. Evarts’ team encountered nearly 2,000 competitors when they last went to Korea in 2002. Over the course of two days, the team will compete in various events, followed by a master’s demonstration.

Evarts is one of only five masters in the world working on implementing Olympic-style judging for Olympic martial arts competition. He and Burnett have also trained members of the Olympic luge and bobsled teams in Lake Placid to improve their flexibility and reflexes.

Evarts first brought Kuk Sool to New York in 1979 in Clyde, Wayne County. Evarts has been on the cover of Tae Kwon Do Times and has been awarded World Championship status in both self-defense and weapons competitions. He appeared on television in Scotland and England where he demonstrated self-defense and board breaking at the European Championships. Earlier this year, Evarts appeared on America’s Funniest Home Videos in the Snowman Special episode, and on 13WHAM to promote his yearly Kicking Cancer tournament to help raise funds for a child with cancer. The event raised almost $7,000 this year for a Palmyra teen, Lauren Miller.


For more information on Kuk Sool Won or the trip to Korea, visit www.kuksoolny.com.
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News anchor, author to share on-the-job lessons at FLCC

September 18, 2013, 8:16 am
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Evan Dawson
Evan Dawson, a television news anchor and author of an award winning book about regional winemaking, will speak at Finger Lakes Community College on Tuesday, Oct. 1.

Students, faculty, staff, and community members are invited to the free 10 a.m. talk titled “Modern Writing: The Most Important Tool for Writing a Blog, a Book, and Everything in Between.” Visitors will have an opportunity to meet Dawson after his talk, which will take place in room D216 on the second floor of the main campus, 3325 Marvin Sands Drive, Canandaigua.

Dawson’s first book, “Summer in a Glass: The Coming of Age of Winemaking in the Finger Lakes,” won the International Wine Book of the Year award in London this past September. Additionally, a May 2012 blog he penned called “Why Do I Write about Wine?” was chosen as Wine Blog Post of the Year in a wine blog contest.

Dawson is a morning news anchor for the Rochester television station and ABC affiliate 13WHAM. As a journalist he has specialized in reports on politics and public policy. His blogs are often about the art of winemaking and characters in the field, though he also delves into topics like fatherhood. He is a graduate of the Scripps School of Journalism at Ohio University.

This will be the tenth year the FLCC Department of Developmental Studies has brought a professional writer to the campus to speak about reading and writing. The Meet an Author Event takes place on Activities Day when classes are not in session to allow students the chance to participate in a variety of discussions, workshops, and off-campus events. For information, call (585) 785-1389.
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HomeSpun series returns with a show pairing local bands

September 19, 2013, 1:36 pm
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The Moho Collective
Two area bands will perform in Stage 14 at Finger Lakes Community College on Wednesday, Oct. 2, as part of the ongoing HomeSpun artist series.

A trio of musicians from Rochester called The Moho Collective will pair with the Canandaigua jazz funk ensemble Whizzy’s Canvasfor the 7 p.m. event on the main campus, 3325 Marvin Sands Drive, Canandaigua. The event is open to students, college employees and community members. Entry is $2 or free with an FLCC ID.

The Moho Collective is comprised of drummer Ryan Barclay, guitarist Kurt Johnson and bassist Justin Rister ’06. It’s considered an experimental act influenced by jazz, funk, rock, blues and world music.

Whizzy’s Canvas, meanwhile, is made of up FLCC students Ian Blackwood and John Meeske and Zach Bassage ’13. Blackwood is the lead vocalist and plays an array of instruments including the banjo, violin, guitar and bass. Bassage is a guitarist and bassist, and Meeske is the drummer.

The HomeSpun series was launched in spring 2012 as a performance series to help unify the local artistic community and make good use of the college’s new Stage 14 performance space. It was developed by FLCC faculty members Curt and Nani Nehring Bliss and fine arts student Amanda McLaughlin of Geneva.

Curt, the director of honors studies at the college, and Nani, a writing tutor, have produced more than 200 events over the past decade in cooperation with student groups and campus organizations.

The name HomeSpun was chosen to reflect the do-it-yourself ethic of local artists. McLaughlin built on this concept with a logo for the series featuring a woman at a spinning wheel.

The FLCC Student Corporation will provide funds and logistical support for the series, which is hosted by honors studies. More information about each show will be on the Honors House Facebook page at www.facebook.com/HonorsHouse.
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Free screening of ‘American Made Movie’ at FLCC Oct. 4

September 23, 2013, 6:01 am
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Finger Lakes Community College will host the “American Made Movie,” a film that explores the decline and resurgence of manufacturing in the United States, on Friday, Oct. 4.

The screening begins at 3 p.m. in the auditorium at the main FLCC campus, 3325 Marvin Sands Drive, Canandaigua. A panel discussion among local manufacturers will follow the 85-minute movie. The event is free and open to the public.

“American Made Movie” is a documentary film examining the factors contributing to the decline of the American manufacturing workforce and the integral role consumers may play in getting the economy back on track. The film also illustrates how technology and globalization transformed the competitive landscape for companies doing business in America, as well as overseas.  
               
By revealing the successes of companies that have prospered without adopting the practices of their competitors, “American Made Movie” shows the positive impact manufacturing jobs have on national and local economies.

The panel discussion will explore how high-tech businesses are driving a resurgence of advanced manufacturing in the greater Rochester region and how efforts at FLCC and elsewhere are under way to train workers for these emerging jobs. The college has two new programs to help address the need: a six-month advanced manufacturing machinist training program in cooperation with G.W. Lisk Co. and a two-year degree program in instrumentation and control technologies.

Panelists will  represent ITT Goulds Pumps Inc. in Seneca Falls, Seneca County; New Scale Technologies in Victor, Ontario County; and Optipro Systems and Optimax Systems, both in Ontario, Wayne County.

Panelists will discuss mass-customized precision manufacturing and other innovative high-tech industries, how the diversification beyond a few large manufacturers is making the regional economy more robust and the need for adaptable technical workers.

The FLCC screening is part of National Manufacturing Day, an effort to highlight the importance of manufacturing across the country. It also falls during FLCC’s Completion Week initiative, in which the college encourages students to make a commitment to finish their degree programs and offers assistance with career planning and other needs to help students succeed.
The event is sponsored by the FLCC Student Corporation and the FLCC Professional 
Development and Continuing Education Office.

For more information, contact Sam Samanta, professor of physics, at samantpg@flcc.edu.



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Get ready for your GED exam free at FLCC

September 26, 2013, 5:28 am
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Finger Lakes Community College offers local residents, age 17 and older, classes to prepare for the general equivalency diploma, or GED, exam.

All are free of charge. More than 90 percent of all students who complete GED preparation at FLCC pass the state exam. Students who have a high school diploma may also attend FLCC GED classes for basic skills review in preparation for college or certification testing.

GED classes are offered days and evenings in Canandaigua, Newark and Geneva. Day classes are also offered in Lyons and Penn Yan, and evening classes in Sodus, Wolcott and Victor. For the schedule, call (585) 785-1431 or 785-1544 or go online at www.flcc.edu/pdf/GED/schedule.pdf.

GED classes are also available in Spanish on Tuesday evenings at the FLCC Geneva Campus Center at 90 Pulteney St. and Thursday evenings at the Lyons Community Library at 122 Broad St.


Before beginning one of these programs, 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.
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New FLCC scholarship honors Granger’s longtime carriage driver

September 26, 2013, 10:41 am
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Stephanie Reed is the first recipient of the Kiwanis Club/Canandaigua Classic Scholarship in memory of Denett Pimkowski, a former FLCC employee. Stephanie is shown above, third from left, with Kiwanis/Antique Committee representatives Laurel Wemett, Carla DeMeco and Marianne Gallagher.
Finger Lakes Community College recognized dozens of student scholarship winners and their benefactors during the 29th Annual Constellation Brands Scholarship Dinner on Tuesday, Sept. 17.

Over 100 students received a total of $102,670 in private scholarships this year through the FLCC Foundation, a private not-for-profit that supports college activities. Roughly half of them were able to attend in person and meet with the scholarship donors.

Among the newest scholarships is the $1,000 Kiwanis Club/Canandaigua Classic Scholarship in memory of Denett Pimkowski, longtime chairwoman of the carriage committee at the Granger Homestead and a former instructional specialist and trainer at FLCC.

Pimkowski lost her battle with cancer in December 2011 at the age of 56. She worked as a system educator for Thompson Health, and in 1996 she became Granger’s head carriage driver. She was known for her collection of unique hats and often dressed in period attire while giving historic tours in Granger’s Canandaigua neighborhood.

The first scholarship recipient is Stephanie Reed, a 2012 graduate of Canandaigua Academy. She is in her third semester at FLCC and is studying American Sign Language. The scholarship will go toward tuition and books, she said, adding, “I appreciate it – a lot.”

Reed plans to graduate from FLCC in the spring and transfer to a four-year institution, possibly Keuka College.

The total scholarships allocated this academic year rose $17,010 from 2012, when the amount totaled $85,660.

The privately funded FLCC Foundation scholarships are presented to part- and full-time students entering or returning to FLCC this fall or those who transferred to four-year colleges and universities. Students apply for and are selected to receive the awards based on a variety of criteria relating to major, grade point average and intended occupation. The awards range from $200 to full tuition, currently $3,843 per year.
To create a new scholarship or donate to an existing fund, contact the FLCC Foundation at (585) 785-1541 or email to foundation@flcc.edu.

The 2013-14 scholarship recipients by county are as follows:
CHENANGO
Norwich: Kyle Fleming, New York State Conservation Officers Association Scholarship

ERIE
Alden: Leah Miller, Amy Steverson Memorial Scholarship

GENESEE
Elba: Phil Vigneri, Dr. Charles J. Meder Scholarship for the Arts
LeRoy: Scott Meyers, Alton B. Corbit Memorial Scholarship

KINGS
Brooklyn: Tony Hickman, SUNY Empire State Honors Diversity Scholarship

LIVINGSTON
Leicester: Jennifer Orman, Mary Capozzi Integrated Health Care Scholarship
Nunda: Travis Caton, Francis Finnick Memorial Conservation Scholarship

MONROE            
Fairport: Abel Howard, Dr. A. John Walker Chorale Music Award; Dave Reily, Henry Buxbaum Fine Arts Prize
Hilton: Eden Gizaw, FLCC Honors Studies Scholarship
Honeoye Falls: Ryan VanVoorhis, Dr. A. John Walker Chorale Music Award
Rochester: Samantha Beeney, Delta Kappa Gamma Society International Scholarship; Braxton Wilson, FLCC Foundation Scholarship; Cordelia Hall, Charlotte Cowie Memorial Scholarship
Scottsville: Isaac Juntunen, Dr. A. John Walker Chorale Music Award
West Henrietta: Jonathan Miller, AVI Fresh Inc. Hospitality Scholarship
Webster: Alaina Bailey, FLCC Alumni Association Traditional Age Excellence and FLCC Conservation Faculty Scholarship

NEW YORK
New York: Joel Rosario, FLCC Alumni Association Returning Student Scholarship

NIAGARA
Lockport: John Sokolsfsky, Bill Parham Memorial Scholarship

ONONDAGA     
Baldwinsville: Joel Fedkiw, The Aldo F. and Anne J. Fiorvanti Scholarship

ONTARIO
Bloomfield: Brittney Brogden, Mrs. Elizabeth May Davis Bliss Scholarship; Canandaigua: Margaret Beaulieu, Mark J. Prockton Memorial Scholarship;  Kelly Broderick, Delta Kappa Gamma Society International Scholarship; Kristen Clark, John and Peggy Champaigne Memorial Scholarship; Elizabeth Coston, Ann Hamilton Memorial Scholarship; Sarah Dean, Marie De Palma Art Award;  Kathryn Gilbert, Frances F. MacLeod Memorial Scholarship; Frederick Hamman, Robert L. "Rodge" Case Conservation Book Award; Melissa Hartwig, FLCC Honors Studies Scholarship; Paul Hendershot, Constellation Brands Viticulture Scholarship; Kaitlin Johnstone, Brooke Makowiec Memorial Award; Luke Kehrli, Patricia Nettnin Memorial Scholarship; Chelsea Kemp, Frances F. MacLeod Memorial Scholarship; Shennon Mann, AVI Fresh Inc. Hospitality Scholarship; Tabitha Paisley, FLCC Alumni Association Returning Student Scholarship;  Dustin Parsons, Martin Schneider Canandaigua Rotary Club Scholarship;  Bryan Pell, Donald and Jean Burgan Community Service Award; Stephanie Reed, Kiwanis Club/Canandaigua Classic Scholarship in memory of Denett Pimkowski; Julie Shepard, Elizabeth Bay Memorial Scholarship; Mark Skivington, Finger Lakes Development Center for Business Scholarship; Elisha Snow, Finger Lakes Development Center for Business Scholarship; Shaylan Watts, Jane Milne Mills Memorial Scholarship
Clifton Springs: Jennifer Brown, G.W. Lisk Co., Inc. Excellence Scholarship; Abigail Tones, Frances F. MacLeod Freshman Nursing Scholarship
Farmington: Pamela Araya, John M. Meuser Memorial Scholarship; Jonathan Ballard, Reh Family Foundation Scholarship; Emily Judge, AVI Fresh Inc. Hospitality Scholarship; Stephanie Northern, The Arianne van Tienhoven Tepper Award; Vincent Peone, Kenneth A. Poormon '97 Memorial Scholarship;  Kailyn Ricigliano, Reh Family Foundation Excellence Scholarship; Samantha Thompson, FLCC Alumni Association Adult Excellence Scholarship
Hall: Patricia Pierson, Carol Scharett Memorial Scholarship
Honeoye: Dawn Fisher, Thompson Health Nursing Scholarship; Genny Hale, FLCC Alumni Association Returning Student Scholarship; Narak Spencer, FLCC Alumni Association Regional Freshman Scholarship
Manchester: Keith Baley, SUNY Empire State Diversity Scholarship; Elizabeth Mussaw, Finger Lakes Development Center for Business Scholarship
Naples: Deborah Cary-Lalonde, FLCC Nursing Alumni Legacy Scholarship; Dawn Fisher, Thompson Health Nursing Scholarship; Julie Fisher, FLCC Alumni Association Traditional Age Excellence; Julie Kopf, Frances F. MacLeod Freshman Nursing Scholarship; Maranda  Martz, FLCC President's Scholarship
Phelps: Patricia Babowicz-Webb, Eugene B. Risser Technology Scholarship; Thomas Cauvel, FLCC Science/Technology Faculty Scholarship; Emily DesCamp, Canandaigua Lions Memorial; Anna Wilson, Dr. A. John Walker Chorale Music Award
Shortsville: Marcia Booth, FLCC Horticulture Faculty Scholarship
Victor: Jessica Berlin, Mrs. Elizabeth May Davis Bliss Scholarship; Anthony Carselli, Reh Family Foundation Excellence Scholarship; Nathan Ciaio, Reh Family Foundation Excellence Scholarship; Timothy Holmes, Melissa Young (Hawk Child Wandering) Massage Therapy Scholarship

SCHUYLER
Beaver Dams: Zachary Waters, Robert L. "Rodge" Case Conservation Scholarship

SENECA
Geneva: Janell Jackson, Bowen Family Scholarship; Chelsea Kemp, Frances F. MacLeod Memorial Scholarship; Barbara Riley, FLCC Alumni Association Adult Excellence; Ayla Sandifur, Wyckoff Family Foundation; Mia Sandifur, Wyckoff Family Foundation; Lisa Vantassel, Ed and Gerry Cuony Scholarship; Kyondra Williams, Michaels Family Scholarship
Romulus: Melissa Van Housen, Sharon Nedrow Adult Basic Education Scholarship
Seneca Falls: Alexandria Woodard, Ann Hamilton Memorial Scholarship
Waterloo: Jessica Benedicks, FLCC Alumni Association Regional Freshman; Jonathan Dawley, FLCC Mathematics Department Award in Memory of Sherman Hunt; Bridget Healey, FLCC Geneva Campus Center Scholarship; Jordan Mull, AVI Fresh Inc. Hospitality Scholarship; Melissa Schroeder, Ann Hamilton Memorial Scholarship; Kathleen Williams, Finger Lakes Development Center for Business Scholarship

STEUBEN
Cohocton: Sierra Eiffert, Laura McNamara Tyler '96 Memorial Scholarship; Amber Flanagan, FLCC Foundation Scholarship
Prattsburgh: Carley Shick, Brian M. Kolb Leadership Award
Wayland: Allison Clayson, Mrs. Elizabeth May Davis Bliss Scholarship

TIOGA
Owego: Michael Kane, Catherine J. Kamm Memorial Scholarship

WAYNE
Lyons: Morgan Pentycofe, Bowen Family Scholarship
Macedon: Keegan Froehler, Garlock Sealing Technologies Scholarship; Kristen Tilly, AVI Fresh Inc. Hospitality Scholarship
Newark:  Kaitlyn DiazCruz, Mr. and Mrs. Elwood A. Garner Memorial Scholarship; Stacey Newville, Ann Hamilton Memorial Scholarship; Angeline VanHalle, Marilyn D. Hurlbutt Nursing Award
Ontario: Scott Aman, Fraley Family Award
Palmyra: Lyndsy Chynoweth, Massage Therapy Scholarship; Kelsey Hamilton, Dr. Rebecca Burgess Memorial Scholarship
Sodus: Darnell Jordan, Dr. A. John Walker Chorale Music Award
Williamson: Emily Stritzel, CCFL Storefront Pioneers Scholarship

YATES
Branchport: Cassidie Smith, Finger Lakes Visitors Connection Scholarship
Dundee:  Daniel Shoots, Mary E. Moynihan Memorial Scholarship
Rock Stream: Michael Cappelluti, POW/MIA Award
Rushville: Kyle Hartmann, Dennis Morga Memorial Scholarship; Tyler Rohrback, FLCC Board of Trustees Scholarship
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FLCC offers English as a second language, Spanish GED classes

September 30, 2013, 5:37 am
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Finger Lakes Community College offers day and evening classes in Geneva to help speakers of other languages improve their English skills.

The college has also launched classes in Geneva and Lyons for those who wish to prepare for the general equivalency diploma (GED) state exam in Spanish.

All classes are free.

English as a second language, or ESL, classes are listed below. Orientation and English language assessments will be given at the first class attended.

  • Mondays and Wednesdays, 9 a.m. to noon, FLCC Geneva Campus Center, room 9, 90 Pulteney St. (former DeSales High School building). This class is for beginners.
  • Tuesdays and Thursday, 9 a.m. to noon, FLCC Geneva Campus Center, room 9. This is an intermediate/advanced class.
  • Thursdays, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Geneva Salvation Army, 41 North St.
  • Tuesdays, 6 to 9 p.m., FLCC Geneva Campus Center, room 28.
Spanish GED classes run as follows:
  • Tuesdays, 4:30 to 7:30 p.m., FLCC Geneva Campus Center, room 23.
  • Thursdays, 4:30 to 7:30 p.m., Lyons Community Library, 122 Broad St., Lyons.
For information, call the FLCC Adult Basic Education Program Office at (585) 785-1431, 585-785-1544 or the Geneva Literacy Office at (315) 789-6701, ext. 6023.

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FLCC hosts 'JAMerica' author Peter Conners

September 30, 2013, 9:50 am
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Author Peter Conners will read from and discuss his latest book and documentary film project, “JAMerica: The History of the Jam Band and Festival Scene" at Finger Lakes Community College on Thursday, Oct. 10.

The event launches the annual Honoring the Muse arts series sponsored by the FLCC Honors Studies Program. The event begins at 12:45 p.m. in Stage 14 on the second floor of the FLCC Student Center, 3325 Marvin Sands Drive, Canandaigua. It is open to the public. 

Entry is $2 at the door and free for FLCC students with college ID.

Conners is a 1988 graduate of Sutherland High School in Pittsford. His 2009 book, “Growing Up Dead: The Hallucinated Confessions of a Teenaged Deadhead,” chronicles his transformation from a suburban teen to a “deadhead” follower of the Grateful Dead. 

The recently released “JAMerica” explores the jam band scene phenomenon that began largely with the Grateful Dead and continues to thrive with the loyal fans of groups like Phish, Widespread Panic and more.

Honoring the Muse, now in its seventh year, is a performance and lecture series sponsored by the FLCC Honors Studies program that brings artists, academics and audiences together.

For more information, contact Curt Nehring Bliss, honors studies director, at (585) 785-1367 or nehrincd@flcc.edu.  Visit the Honors House on Facebook 
www.facebook.com/HonorsHouse.
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FLCC to host ballroom dance class at main campus

September 30, 2013, 9:54 am
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Finger Lakes Community College will offer a six-week ballroom dance class on Saturdays, starting Oct. 19, at the main campus.

Participants will learn the foxtrot, rumba, swing and waltz in sessions that run Oct. 19 to Nov. 23, from 11 to 11:55 a.m. in the George M. Ewing Sr., Atrium at the main campus, 3325 Marvin Sands Drive. The cost is $72 per person.

The instructor is Michelle Madore, the 2002 Professional World Exhibition Ballroom Dance Champion. She has a master’s degree in fine arts in dance and choreography and a bachelor’s degree in kinesiology. For more information go to www.RochesterDanceSport.com.

To register, contact Charlene Fairman in the FLCC Community Affairs Office at (585) 785-1660 or pdce@flcc.edu.
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Revered pianist, composer launches Ewing series at FLCC

October 4, 2013, 8:18 am
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Philip Aaberg is the first guest in this year's George M. Ewing Canandaigua Forum at Finger Lakes Community College. Photo courtesy of ThomasLeePhoto.com.
Pianist and composer Philip Aaberg will kick off the third year of the George M. Ewing Canandaigua Forum with a discussion and performance at Finger Lakes Community College on Sunday, Oct. 20.

Aaberg has been nominated for a Grammy and two Emmy awards. He has performed on a 1970s hit single, toured with musician Peter Gabriel and was a lead artist on the Windham Hill music label in the 1980s.

The television talk show-style event, “Creative Thinking in 88 Keys,” is open to the public and begins at 4 p.m. in the auditorium at the main campus, 3325 Marvin Sands Drive, Canandaigua.

Aaberg will be joined onstage by moderator Andy Thomas, director of community relations for the Canandaigua City School District. Thomas is a member of the committee that coordinates the forum, as well as a longtime friend of Aaberg’s.

Thomas became a fan of Aaberg’s music while working as operations director of radio station WLKA 102.3FM in the late 1980s. Years later, after joining the city school district, Thomas invited Aaberg to visit and collaborate with music students.

Then, in 2006, Thomas commissioned Aaberg to compose a piece for the community. Named “The Chosen Place,” it was performed by the high school wind ensemble and chamber orchestra, with Aaberg on piano. A DVD of the popular community concert continues to serve as a fundraiser for the school district.

“Phil became a friend through these encounters,” said Thomas. “He is an extremely articulate and creative composer, and we on the forum committee are thrilled to welcome him back to the area.”

Aaberg received a Leonard Bernstein Scholarship which enabled him to attend Harvard University, where he earned a bachelor of arts in music. He and his wife, Patty, reside in Chester, Mont. where they own the Sweetgrass Music label and he hosts a radio show called 
“Of the West: Creativity and Sense of Place.” 

He has performed with the Boston Pops, Peter Gabriel, Elvin Bishop, and the Doobie Brothers, to name a few. He has toured in Europe and Japan and released several solo albums on the Windham Hill record label. His independent CD, “Live From Montana,” was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2002.

Aaberg has been nominated for an Emmy Award twice, for his performance on PBS’  “All American Jazz,” and his score for “Class C: The Only Game in Town.” He also received a Montana Governor’s Award for the Arts in 2011. And, in December he will receive an honorary doctorate from Montana State University.

The speaker series is named for the late George M. Ewing Sr., who passed away in September 2009 at the age of 87. He was the longtime editor and publisher of the Daily Messenger, later to become Messenger Post Media. Launched in 2011, the forum is funded in part with an endowment from the Ewing family as well as support from Canandaigua National Bank & Trust and FLCC.

Jim Steinberg, who served as deputy secretary of state under Hillary Rodham Clinton from 2009 to 2011 is the second speaker in this year’s series, with a talk scheduled for Nov. 17. The third speaker, David Cay Johnston, is scheduled for Jan. 26, 2014; he won the Pulitzer Prize for beat reporting in 2001 while an investigative journalist with The New York Times and has penned four books.

Season tickets are $40 for general admission for all three events, or $25 for current high school and college students. Single event tickets are $15 each or $10 for students. Tickets can be purchased online at gmeforum.org, by phone at (585) 785-1421, email at gmeforum@flcc.edu or at the door.

Additionally, forum organizers always welcome sponsors. Donors receive tickets, admission to a reception with each speaker and other benefits. For more information, contact Caroline Delavan at (585) 394-0896.
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FLCC Victor Campus Center opens doors on Columbus Day

October 7, 2013, 8:31 am
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The Finger Lakes Community College Victor Campus Center will host an open house for prospective students – from high school juniors and seniors to older adults – on Monday, Oct. 14, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Visitors to the Columbus Day open house can sit in on classes, tour the building, meet with faculty and enjoy a picnic lunch with current students, faculty and staff. The Victor Campus Center is the home base for many of FLCC’s technology programs, such as the new instrumentation and control technologies two-year degree, which was designed to meet the needs of local advanced manufacturers. It was launched two years ago and nearly all of the first graduates in 2013 had jobs upon completion.

Classes for the new hybrid degree in business administration are also held at the Victor center. The hybrid degree combines online work and face-to-face instruction to make it more convenient for students with family and job responsibilities to get ahead. Students meet one night per week and do the rest of the work online.

The FLCC Victor Campus Center is at 200 Victor Heights Parkway, just off Route 251 west of the village of Victor. The event is free. Register online at www.flcc.edu/victor, call (585) 785-1100 or email victor@flcc.edu.
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New offering at FLCC's Wayne County Campus Center

October 8, 2013, 6:19 am
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Finger Lakes Community College will bring its eight-week nurse assistant/home health aide training program to the FLCC Wayne County Campus Center in Newark, starting Dec. 2.

Graduates will be prepared to take the New York State Nurse Assistant Certification Exam and seek employment in hospitals and other health care facilities. The program includes preparation for the state Home Health Aide exam as well, giving graduates even greater options when seeking employment.

Graduates of the FLCC nurse assistant/home health aide program have a 99 percent pass rate on the state exam and a 98 percent job placement rate.

“The certified nurse assistant/home health aide program allows people to get into the job market quickly,” said Lynn Freid, director of workforce development for FLCC. “It is a great first step for further advancement in the health care industry.”

FLCC offers the course several times per year in varying locations. “We are pleased to be able to bring the program to Wayne County,” Freid added.

Applicants to the program must attend an orientation session. The next orientation session is Tuesday, Oct. 22, at 10 a.m. at the FLCC Wayne County Campus Center, 1100 Technology Parkway, off Route 88, at the south end of the village of Newark.


For more information about the program, call (585) 785-1660.
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FLCC to host expert on healing damaged watersheds

October 15, 2013, 1:31 pm
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An expert in helping ecosystems recover from pollution will speak at Finger Lakes Community College on Thursday, Oct. 24.

Robert W. Nairn, president of the American Society of Mining and Reclamation, will give a talk titled “Reversing the Irreversible: Passive Treatment of Mine Waters in a Drastically Disturbed Watershed,” at 12:30 p.m. in room D214 at the main campus, 3325 Marvin Sands Drive, Canandaigua. His talk is free and open to the public. Visitors should arrive early to allow for parking.

Nairn, also a professor at the University of Oklahoma School of Civil Engineering and Environmental Science, will talk about a demonstration project that showed the polluted Tar Creek watershed in Oklahoma could be restored. The area was essentially abandoned for more than 30 years due to what were deemed "irreversible man-made damages."

He will detail the success of a passive treatment system on a portion of the watershed, in which abandoned mine water flows through wetlands, ponds and other environments. Results have been positive, including limited recovery of native fish, prompting plans for wider treatment.

Nairn’s visit was organized by Maura Sullivan of Naples, an instructor of environmental conservation at FLCC.

“It is so meaningful for students to be able to make that direct connection from the classroom to the world,” she said of bringing in experts to meet with students. 

Nairn has a doctorate in environmental science from Ohio State University. He is currently on sabbatical, serving as visiting research scientist with the Grand River Dam Authority in Oklahoma.


Finger Lakes Community College awards the second-highest number of two-year conservation degrees annually nationwide. FLCC offers two-year degrees in environmental science, fish and wildlife technology, natural resources conservation, natural resources conservation law enforcement, and horticulture. The college also offers a one-year certificate in natural resources conservation.
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FLCC offers classes in African dance, drumming

October 17, 2013, 9:27 am
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Finger Lakes Community College will offer six-week classes in African drumming and dance beginning Saturday, Nov. 2.

The classes are open to the public and will be held Saturdays at the First Congregational Church at 51 N. Main St., Canandaigua. The drumming class will go from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., to be followed by the dance class from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Each class costs $72 per participant for the full six weeks. 

Dancing and drumming are steeped in the African culture in celebratory events like births and marriages and mournful ones, such as the end of life.

Drum class instructor Aboubacar Camara will teach traditional rhythms from the Ivory Coast. Instruction will focus on the djembe and doun doun drums. Drums will be available for rental.

The dance class will feature live djembe drumming and will provide technique instruction for beginners and experienced dancers. InstructorJean Mailly hails from the Ivory Coast, where he taught traditional African dance.

To register, contact Charlene Fairman in the FLCC Community Affairs Office at (585) 785-1660 or pdce@flcc.edu.

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28 FLCC students join business honor society

October 21, 2013, 12:51 pm
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Twenty-eight Finger Lakes Community College students were inducted into Alpha Beta Gamma,  the international business honor society for two-year college students, on Oct. 18 at the main campus.

Christian Costa, marketing manager at the Royale Class consulting firm in Rochester, was the keynote speaker. The company, based in Brooklyn, opened its Rochester office just over a year ago. It provides consulting in healthcare administration, information technology, management and strategic consulting, business process outsourcing, staffing and help desk services.

To be eligible, a student must be enrolled in a business or computer science curriculum in a two-year accredited program, have completed at least 30 credit hours toward a degree and have at least a 3.5 grade point average.

Established in 1970, Alpha Beta Gamma recognizes and encourages scholarship among two-year college students in business programs. It also provides leadership opportunities and forums for the exchange of ideas.

FLCC’s new members of Alpha Beta Gamma, by county and town, are as follows:

MONROE COUNTY
Webster: Kathleen F. Piazza

ONTARIO COUNTY
Canandaigua: Margaret (Peg) Beaulieu, Trina A. Brizzee, Jody Blodgett, Julia Burri, Sonia Henry, Ron Paisley, Stacy L. Phillips
Clifton Springs: Max Galens, Elisha A. Snow, Paul Winslow
East Bloomfield: Dustin Wassner
Geneva: Jennifer  De Cook, Benjamin T. Vasquez
Manchester: Keith Baley
Shortsville: Brandon Johnson, Elizabeth Merklinger
Victor:James W. Axmacher Jr., Carol Montevecchio

SENECA COUNTY
Waterloo: Kelly MacDougal

WAYNE COUNTY
Newark: Mirelis Lopez-Rosado, Mary Jean Pudlowski, Derek James Short
Ontario: Leona Billett, Laurie Swanson
Sodus: Caylee Hanson, Nathan R. Hoover

YATES COUNTY

Rushville: Kyle Hartman
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