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FLCC to host Commodore Cup charity high school hoops event

December 10, 2013, 7:00 am
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For the second year in a row, Finger Lakes Community College will host basketball games between high school rivals Canandaigua and Victor to benefit local charities.

The second Commodore Cup will be held on Friday, Dec. 20, in the FLCC gym, 3325 Marvin Sands Drive, Canandaigua. The girls team plays at 6 p.m. and the boys at 7:30 p.m.

Once on the main campus road, visitors should turn left on Laker Lane and follow the road up the hill behind the main building to the parking area nearest the gym. Handicap parking is available.

The event is named for its sponsor, Commodore Plastics, a foam products company in East Bloomfield. Brad Braddon, president of Commodore Plastics, has children in Victor schools and his siblings, Jeff and Anne, have children in the Canandaigua district.

“This makes for a fun rivalry,” said Braddon. “This is a community event that we are happy to be a part of.”

The Victor and Canandaigua booster clubs organized the inaugural event last year with the help of Frank Clark, the then-boys basketball coach in Victor; Mike Broderick, the boys basketball coach in Canandaigua; and Bob Lowden, the FLCC athletic director. More than $2,000 was raised to benefit the Victor-Farmington Food Cupboard and the Canandaigua Churches in Action food pantry.

Organizers hope to more than double the amount raised this year. Entry is $5 general admission or $3 with student ID. Funds will be raised with a 50/50 raffle and through raffles for donated goods that were collected with the help of FLCC student Mitchell Buck.

In addition to Buck, several FLCC athletes and coaches will help run the event.

“Developing our student athletes into good citizens and servant leaders is a big part of the mission of the FLCC athletic program,” said Lowden. “This event provides a valuable opportunity for us to meet that objective. We’re pleased to again host this event and help support these worthwhile charities.”

Doug Emblidge, anchor at 13WHAM news in Rochester, will emcee an awards ceremony following the games, while the public address system will be manned by Pete “The Mayor” Kennedy, host of the morning show on Rochester radio station 100.5 The Drive.

The Victor-Farmington Food Cupboard and the Canandaigua Churches in Action food pantry each serve about 400 households per month.
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Get ski conditions on Finger Lakes TV

December 11, 2013, 11:41 am
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Finger Lakes Television, the public access cable TV station based at Finger Lakes Community College, has begun airing current ski conditions at Bristol Mountain Ski Resort, Hunt Hollow Ski Club, Holiday Valley Resort and Swain Resort during breaks between programs.

Find Finger Lakes Television on digital cable channel 2.4 or, for older TVs with adapters, cable channel 12.


To view the program schedule for Finger Lakes Television, visit the website at www.fingerlakestv.org
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FLCC employees raise $1,000 to feed five local families

December 13, 2013, 12:13 pm
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Participants in the first Feeding 5 for 5 Walk at FLCC included, from left to right, Joe Shulman, Charles Fine, Linda Schutt, June Lincoln, Judy Hadsell and her husband, Dave, and Debra Frarey.
Several Finger Lakes Community College employees recently presented the Salvation Army with a check for $1,000 that will be used to feed five local families for five days.

The employees, most of whom are part of the college’s CSEA unit 7850-02, presented the check to Tricia Brennan, corps officer, on Friday, Dec. 13 at the main campus in Canandaigua. The funds were raised for the Feeding 5 for 5 Walk on the FLCC main campus on Nov. 17. 

Employees who took part in the walk were supported by sponsors who pledged contributions. 

“Too many families among us are without the means to provide for three healthy, warm meals a day – a fact that is extremely saddening, especially at this time of year,” said Charles Fine, a peace officer at the college and CSEA president. “We wanted to do something to help our community.” 

In addition to Fine, fundraiser committee members included employees June Lincoln, chairwoman, Charlene Fairman, Linda Schutt, Judy Hadsell, Tim Tapscott, Deb DePauw and LeeAnn Weigand. Walkers also included their colleagues Debra Frarey and Joe Shulman.
FLCC fine arts student Griselda Jorgensen Bates painted an image of an oversized check that was ceremoniously passed to the Salvation Army.

Organizers hope to make the walk an annual event and expand to help families in communities where campus centers are located.

The Salvation Army operates a food cupboard out of its offices at 110 Saltonstall St., Canandaigua. It not only provides food but other items, including toys that will be distributed to local children for the holidays. For more information, call (585) 394-6968.

Members of the FLCC Feeding 5 for 5 Committee presented a check for $1,000 to Tricia Brennan, corps officer with the Salvation Army, on Friday, Dec. 13. Shown are front row, from left to right: Charles Fine, Charlene Fairman, June Lincoln, Linda Schutt, Judy Hadsell and Brennan. Supporting the committee were FLCC colleagues, in the back row, left to right, Jim Fisher, vice president of administration and finance; Grace Loomis, director of human resources; and Patti Zimmer, human resources development specialist.

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FLCC closed Saturday evening, Dec. 14, FL Chorale Concert canceled

December 14, 2013, 3:05 pm
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Please be advised that due to inclement weather the college is closed as of 6 p.m. on Saturday, December 14. All activities are cancelled at all locations. This includes the Finger Lakes Chorale concert.
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Spring semester registration at FLCC

December 19, 2013, 7:22 am
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Registration for the spring semester at Finger Lakes Community College is under way with opportunities to sign up for classes at four locations.

New full- and part-time students pursuing a degree should start with the online application at www.flcc.edu/apply, which details the testing and registration process. The application deadline is Jan. 17, 2014.

Those planning to take one or two classes and not pursue a degree can register in person at the following locations:

· FLCC One Stop Center, 3325 Marvin Sands Drive, Canandaigua, Monday through Thursday from 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. and Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

· The Victor Campus Center, 200 Victor Heights Parkway (off Route 251), Monday through Thursday from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

· The Geneva Campus Center temporary location at 90 Pulteney St. Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

· Wayne County Campus Center at 1100 Technology Parkway (off Route 88), Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

For New York state residents, full-time tuition and basic fees at FLCC total $2,128 per semester; part-time students pay $158 per credit hour. The deadline to register is Jan. 22. Classes begin on Jan. 23. For more information, call the FLCC One Stop Center at (585) 785-1000.
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FLCC holiday closings

December 20, 2013, 7:00 am
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Finger Lakes Community College’s main campus in Canandaigua and campus centers in Victor, Geneva and Newark will close for the Christmas holiday Monday, Dec. 23, through Wednesday, Dec. 25.

College facilities will also close for the New Year’s holiday on Wednesday, Jan. 1.

The FLCC winter session begins Thursday, Dec. 26. For instructions on registration for winter session, visit the website at www.flcc.edu/register.
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Revisit the Centennial Speaker Series on Finger Lakes Television

December 21, 2013, 5:00 am
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As the city’s centennial year comes to a close, you can revisit the four events in the Centennial Speaker Series on Finger Lakes Television.

Find Finger Lakes Television on Time Warner digital cable channel 2.4 or, for older TVs with adapters, cable channel 12. The schedule is as follows:

  • Friday, Dec 27, 6 p.m.: Part 1: “Settlement of Canandaigua.” Ray Shedrick, Ontario County Historical Society educator, speaks on the city’s early years.
  • Friday, Dec. 27, 8 p.m.: Part 2: “Canandaigua: The Village Years.” Preston Pierce, Ontario County historian, discusses the establishment and growth of the village of Canandaigua during the 1800s.
  • Saturday, Dec. 28, 6 p.m.: Part 3: “Canandaigua in the 20th Century.” Lynn Paulson, city historian, reviews the creation and growth of the city of Canandaigua in the 1900s.
  • Saturday, Dec. 28, 8 p.m.: Part 4: “Master Plan Community Forum.” Former city schools superintendent Stephen Uebbing moderates a roundtable forum on Canandaigua’s future.

Finger Lakes Television is an independent, non-commercial public access cable TV station based at Finger Lakes Community College. It serves the public by broadcasting local programming, such as Canandaigua City Council meetings and the new FLCC-based show “Career Connections” about topics and trends in the workplace. Learn more about Finger Lakes Television and view the program schedule at www.fingerlakestv.org.
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Stephen Martin joins FLCC Board of Trustees

December 23, 2013, 7:00 am
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Stephen R. Martin of Victor, senior vice president of Canandaigua National Bank and Trust Co., was sworn in as a member of the Finger Lakes Community College Board of Trustees at its Dec. 4 meeting.

Martin previously volunteered on the Finger Lakes Community College Foundation from 2006 to August 2013, having served as chair of its board of directors from 2010 to 2012. Martin played an important role in the Foundation’s successful campaign to raise $3 million in private funds toward the expansion and renovation the main campus, reducing the public dollars necessary to complete the project.

Appointed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Martin will serve a seven-year term. He succeeds John Hicks, executive director of the Geneva Business Improvement District, whose term has expired.

Martin’s experience in education also includes 15 years on the Victor Central School Board of Education, during which he served 10 years as president.
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FLCC offers health care job training in Webster

December 24, 2013, 7:00 am
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Finger Lakes Community College will bring a six-week certified nurse assistant training program to the Hill Haven Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Webster starting Feb. 3, 2014.

Graduates will be prepared to take the New York State Nurse Assistant Certification Exam and seek employment in hospitals and other health care facilities.

Graduates of the FLCC nurse assistant program have a 98 percent pass rate on the state exam and a 96 percent job placement rate.

“The certified nurse assistant 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 continually during the year in the nine county Finger Lakes area. 

“Hill Haven is a great partner and we’re thrilled to have their support for our class and students,” Freid added. “Employer partnerships like this allow us to bring needed training to Monroe County. The classes tend to fill quickly with students seeking their nurse assistant credential."

Applicants to the program must attend an orientation session. To sign up, or for more information, call (585) 785-1660.
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Are you hiring this summer?

January 2, 2014, 7:45 am
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Local employers who anticipate openings in summer 2014 are invited to participate, free of charge, at a summer jobs fair to be held at Finger Lakes Community College on Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014.

Employers who will be hiring for seasonal and summer positions should email the name of the company or agency and the name, address, email and phone number for the main contact person to FLCC at careerservices@flcc.edu by Jan. 31. Please also note in the email the types of jobs available and whether your display will require an electrical outlet. Tables will be provided. There is no fee.

The summer jobs fair, sponsored by FLCC Career Services, will run from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 19, in the Student Center at the main campus, 3325 Marvin Sands Drive. 
The job fair will be open to students, alumni and community members.

For more information, call the FLCC Career Services Office at (585) 785-1270 or email Tammie Woody at tammie.woody@flcc.edu. 
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FLCC closing today (Jan. 2) at 2 p.m.

January 2, 2014, 10:41 am
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From the Community Affairs Office: The Finger Lakes Community College main campus and campus centers are closing today (Thursday, Jan. 2) at 2 p.m. due to the weather. All afternoon and evening classes and events are canceled. Any decisions about Friday will be made Friday a.m. so check the website, this page or the media for updates. Thanks and drive safely.
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Feb. 4 business seminar offers practical advice on pricing, sales taxes

January 6, 2014, 5:18 am
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Suzanne Reusch
Experts in pricing and sales taxes will offer advice at an Entrepreneur Solutions seminar for current and future business owners on Saturday, Feb. 8, at Finger Lakes Community College in Canandaigua.

Jim Grillo, SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor of Business at Alfred State College, and Suzanne Reusch, acting director of outreach and taxpayer education at the state Department of Taxation and Finance, will serve as the main speakers.

A panel discussion follows featuring Debbie Bloom, owner of Instant Monogramming in Rochester; Carrie Ahearns, owner of Penn Yan Diner; Connie Pell, owner of Wear 2 Now in Ithaca; and Chris Cooper, owner of Lake Country Home Inspecting in
Jim Grillo
Canandaigua.

Entrepreneur Solutions runs from 8:30 a.m. to noon at the FLCC main campus, 3325 Marvin Sands Drive. The cost is $5 before the Feb. 4 registration deadline and $10 after, provided seating remains. A continental breakfast is provided. Register by calling FLCC at (585) 785-1421, or email Lorrie Childs at lorrie.childs@flcc.edu.

Feb. 8 marks the fifth Entrepreneur Solutions event at FLCC; it is a public service project of FLCC, the Ontario County Office of Economic Development, the Canandaigua Chamber of Commerce, and PathStone Enterprise Center, a nonprofit that provides entrepreneurial training, technical assistance and access to capital.

All participants will have an opportunity to sign up for PathStone’s Microenterprise Assistance Program (MAP), an 11-week class on the fundamentals of starting and expanding a business. Classes run Tuesdays from Feb. 25 to May 13 from 6 to 9 p.m. in room D217 of the FLCC main campus. The MAP course costs $50. Register for MAP in person at Entrepreneur Solutions, by phone at (585) 340-3387 or online at pathstoneenterprise.org.


Other agencies that help entrepreneurs such as the Small Business Administration have been invited to staff resources tables for informal conversations on topics related to starting or operating a business. Participants may visit the resource tables during breaks and before and after the program.
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Get ready for TASC (It used to be called GED)

January 6, 2014, 6:01 am
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Matthew Callon of Macedon speaks at the FLCC GED Graduation in June 2013. The state has changed the high school 
equivalency exam and FLCC preparation courses 
have followed suit.
Finger Lakes Community College offers local residents age 17 and older free classes to prepare for the high school diploma equivalency exam.

The program once known as GED has been redesigned to meet the new Common Core standards adopted for K-12 schools. It is now called the Test Assessing Secondary Completion, or TASC.

“The new Common Core standards have affected not only elementary and secondary schools but high school equivalency programs as well,” said Kathleen Guy, FLCC’s adult basic education coordinator. “There are differences in the new state exam, and this course can prepare students for those changes.”

For example, the TASC puts more emphasis on recall of factual materials. The new test also focuses on problem solving and requires students to show their work in mathematics.

TASC preparation 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. 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/developmental.

TASC 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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Pulitzer Prize winning journalist visits FLCC in speaker series

January 7, 2014, 11:39 am
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As a newspaper publisher, George M. Ewing Sr. valued opportunities for his reporters to learn from veterans in their profession.

David Cay Johnston was among those Mr. Ewing invited to visit his Canandaigua newsroom to talk about his successful career at major dailies, including the Detroit Free Press, the Philadelphia Inquirer, the Los Angeles Times and The New York Times.

David Cay Johnston
Now, years later, Johnston will be featured in a speaker series named in memory of the late Mr. Ewing, who retired just a few years before his passing in 2009 at age 87. He will be the third and final guest in the 2013-14 George M. Ewing Canandaigua Forum, with a talk at Finger Lakes Community College at 4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 26.

The event will be held in the auditorium at FLCC’s main campus, 3325 Marvin Sands Drive, Canandaigua.

The visit is an honor for Johnston, who resides in Brighton. “George M. Ewing was an exemplary small town publisher who cared about the community,” he said.

Launched in 2011, the forum is coordinated by a community committee and funded in part with an endowment from the Ewing family as well as support from Canandaigua National Bank & Trust and FLCC.

Each speaker is paired with a moderator who shares the stage in the style of a TV talk show. Audience members will have an opportunity to submit questions as well.

Johnston will be joined by Dick Hermann, an attorney and author who is a professor at Concord Law School in Los Angeles. Hermann, who resides in Canandaigua part-time, has written and lectured extensively about the U.S. economy and government. The topics are the focus of Johnston’s work.

Johnston won the Pulitzer Prize for beat reporting in 2001 for his investigative reports in The New York Times that exposed inequities and loopholes in U.S. tax code. He has also penned four books, including “The Fine Print: How Big Companies Use ‘Plain English’ to Rob You Blind.”

A 39-chapter anthology titled “DIVIDED: The Perils of our Growing Inequality” that Johnston edited is slated for release in April. He said its contributing writers reveal how “all sorts of rules that no one has ever heard of are taking from the many to give to the rich few.”

“Our national myth persists that we overtax the ‘job creators’ to give to the indolent,” he said. “And it’s just not true.”

Since 2009 Johnston has served as a distinguished visiting lecturer at Syracuse University College of Law and Whitman School of Management. He offers commentary for MSNBC, Al Jazeera America and for the tax news source Tax Analysts. He is also a contributing editor for Newsweek, which will return to print in the U.S. in March after a year of online-only content.

His lengthy resume also includes work as a columnist for Reuters from July 2011 to September 2012 and board president of Investigative Reporters and Editors, a non-profit focused on training journalists and celebrating excellent work.

At FLCC Johnston expects to talk about the rapidly transforming state of news media – particularly newspapers – as well as the economy. He may also address a few commercial proposals that could directly impact local residents.

Johnston has spoken against tax incentives such as payments in lieu of taxes (PILOT) agreements, including one proposed for a $100 million residential and commercial project under review for Lakeshore Drive in Canandaigua.

He has also challenged a developer’s call for tax breaks to help finance a rebuild of the Medley Centre mall in Irondequoit. In a June 2012 Reuters column, Johnston wrote, “Subsidies for retail businesses are the worst kind of corporate welfare because, as the end of the economic chain, retailing grows only when population and incomes increase.”

“If population or income falls, then subsidies for new projects” such as the Medley Centre proposal “damage existing businesses, where people would otherwise be spending their money,” Johnston continued.

The 2013-14 Ewing series began on Oct. 20 with a visit and performance by composer and pianist Philip Aaberg, who was nominated for a Grammy in 2002 and for an Emmy in 2008. 

Jim Steinberg, who served as deputy secretary of state under Hillary Rodham Clinton from 2009 to 2011, was the second speaker, with a talk moderated by his former Brookings Institution colleague Michael O’Hanlon on Nov. 17.

Tickets are $15 each or $10 for students. They can be purchased at the door, or in advance at gmeforum.org, by phone at (585) 785-1541 or email at gmeforum@flcc.edu.

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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Getting people into jobs is a team effort

January 13, 2014, 5:00 am
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Leaders in business and education from across the region will gather at Monroe Community College on Jan. 22 to discuss partnerships that will better prepare young and mid-career workers for current and future jobs.

The event is sponsored by the trade group Finger Lakes Advanced Manufacturers’ Enterprise and called “Driving a New National Skills Policy: Why Local Partnerships Like FAME Make a Difference.”

The conference runs from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 22, at Monroe Community College's Warshof Conference Center, R. Thomas Flynn Campus Center on the Brighton Campus, 1000 East Henrietta Road. Registration is required but the fee is waived for educators at the online site: www.nyfame.org.

Andy Van Kleunen
The keynote speaker is Andy Van Kleunen, founder and executive director of the National Skills Coalition, which campaigns for policies that will ensure a stable supply of the 21st century “middle-skill” workers. The term middle-skill refers to jobs that require more than a high school education but not necessarily a four-year degree. 

Van Kleunen will address the relevance of public-private partnerships and how they influence education and related workforce policy.

“No sector can operate in a vacuum. We need schools and colleges to train tomorrow’s workers, but they can use our insight to make sure they are teaching the most relevant skills and knowledge,” said Mike Mandina, chair of FAME. “Andy will help bring focus and force to this idea.”

In addition, several speakers will talk about their organizations’ work with industry-education partnerships.

·         Jo Anne Antonacci, district superintendent of Monroe 2-Orleans BOCES

·        Ron Golumbeck, vice president and director of human resources for ITT Goulds Pumps in Seneca Falls.

·         Anne Kress, president of Monroe Community College

·         Mike Mandina, president of Optimax Systems Inc., an optics manufacturer in Ontario, Wayne County.

·         Todd Oldham, vice president of economic development and innovative workforce services at Monroe Community College
·         Barbara Risser, president of Finger Lakes Community College

·         Bill Rotenberg, advanced manufacturing career navigator for the Finger Lakes Workforce Investment Board
·        Eileen Rucinski, chair of FAME’s Pipeline Committee

·         Jim VanKouwenberg, training manager for Optimax Systems
·        Joe Wesley, director of strategic planning at Wegmans Food Markets, and chair of the Finger Lakes Regional Economic Development Council Middle Skills Leadership Council

This event is hosted by the Finger Lakes Advanced Manufacturers’ Enterprise (FAME), Finger Lakes Workforce Investment Board (FLWIB), Boards of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES), Finger Lakes Community College, Genesee Community College, and Monroe Community College.


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Did you know? FLCC offers English as a second language, Spanish high school equivalency classes

January 13, 2014, 6:22 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 new Test Assessing Secondary Completion, or TASC, in Spanish. The TASC is the new high school diploma equivalency exam, which replaces the GED exam.

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, 90 Pulteney St. (former DeSales High School building), starting Jan. 27. This class is for beginners.
  • Tuesdays and Thursday, 9 a.m. to noon, FLCC Geneva Campus Center, starting Jan. 23. This is an intermediate/advanced class.
  • Thursdays, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Geneva Salvation Army, 41 North St., starting Jan. 23.
  • Tuesdays, 6 to 9 p.m., FLCC Geneva Campus Center, starting Jan. 28.


Spanish TASC (high school equivalency) classes run as follows:
  • Tuesdays, 4:30 to 7:30 p.m., FLCC Geneva Campus Center.
  • 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 or 585-785-1544.
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FLCC is one of six colleges to debut Open SUNY

January 16, 2014, 5:27 am
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State University of New York Chancellor Nancy L. Zimpher announced on Jan. 14 that Finger Lakes Community College will play a leadership role in the system’s introduction of Open SUNY, offering one of the first degree programs to be powered by this signature initiative. FLCC’s current two-year tourism management degree will now be offered with a comprehensive suite of supports and services to aid in degree completion.

Chelsea Bartlett
Chancellor Zimpher introduced the new “Open SUNY+” degree programs during her annual State of the University Address in Albany.

“Open SUNY will provide our students with the nation’s leading online learning experience, drawing on the power of SUNY to expand access, improve completion, and prepare more students for success,” said Chancellor Zimpher. “In addition to these new, fully-online degree programs, Open SUNY will take every online course we offer at every SUNY campus—now upwards of 12,000 course sections conducted by 7,000 faculty—and make them easy to find and accessible for every SUNY student and prospective learners around the globe.”

“We are delighted that FLCC’s tourism management program was selected for Open SUNY. This program addresses the needs of New York’s thriving tourism industry, so we anticipate interest from across the state,” said FLCC President Barbara Risser.

FLCC offers 12 degree programs that can be completed online, including tourism management which will now be available through Open SUNY as well.

Chelsea Bartlett of Oswego earned her FLCC tourism management degree entirely online, graduating in 2013. Today she is the public relations and festival marketing and vending coordinator for Oswego Harborfest.

Bartlett chose the program for the convenience of online study and enjoyed her experience, particularly her interaction with program coordinator, Jeanne Fagan, FLCC professor of business administration.

“I liked that I could fit it in to my busy schedule. I also liked that Jeanne put the effort in to keep all of the information we were learning up to date with what is currently happening in the tourism industry,” she said. “Although I have never met Jeanne in person, from the start I made an effort to introduce myself via email and build a connection. This helped me throughout my studies because as I faced challenges, I felt comfortable reaching out to her for guidance.”

Across New York, 6.9 million adults have a high school degree but no college degree. Many want to pursue a degree but life commitments such as jobs, children, aging parents, financial limitations, and community ties limit their access to higher education. Open SUNY aims to reach these non-traditional students as well.

“Open SUNY will completely redefine access to a college degree in our state, reaching every child and adult in every school and home in New York,” added Chancellor Zimpher, “and reaching them on their terms—in their homes and communities, and on their time, adapting to their schedules.”

Included as part of Open SUNY are built-in supports for students and faculty, such as 24/7 assistance for students, whether they need technical help, tutoring, financial planning, or academic advisement services; and a Center for Online Teaching Excellence where faculty can opt-in to training programs and online forums to broaden their knowledge about developing effective online courses or share best practices and learn directly from colleagues across SUNY.

"We have been working closely with SUNY and our online degree programs. This new opportunity will give us the chance to offer our students even more support so they can succeed," added Larry Dugan, FLCC director of online learning.

The eight Open SUNY+ degree programs to debut in January were chosen based on a number of factors, including student interest, accreditation, and their capacity to meet current and future workforce demand throughout New York State. They are:

  • SUNY Broome Community College: AAS in Clinical Laboratory Technician
  • SUNY Delhi: BS in Nursing
  • Empire State College: BS in Business, Management, and Economics: Human Resources Management
  • Empire State College: BS in Science, Mathematics, and Technology: Information Systems
  • Finger Lakes Community College: AAS in Tourism Management
  • SUNY Oswego: Master of Business Administration
  • SUNY Oswego: MBA in Health Services Administration
  • Stony Brook University: BS in Electrical Engineering


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‘Fire & Ice’ exhibit at FLCC gallery explores hydrofracking

January 17, 2014, 12:11 pm
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The piece "Neighborhood Fires" is among the roughly two dozen works by Barbara McPhail that will be included in the "Fire & Ice" exhibit at Finger Lakes Community College.
While living in the Delaware River Valley, Barbara McPhail expressed her admiration for the area in her artwork: The winding river, rock formations and forested hills were the subject of plenty of her drawings and prints.

Today her focus is on the preservation of that region and others across the country that have been targeted by energy companies interested in what’s below the surface. For over three years McPhail’s artwork has protested hydraulic fracturing – or hydrofracking, the process in which rock is broken apart to capture trapped gasses and oil.

A collection of that artwork will be displayed in an exhibit called “Fire & Ice” that opens at Williams-Insalaco Gallery 34 on Thursday, Jan. 30. The public is invited to watch McPhail demonstrate her unique printmaking process from 11 a.m. to noon, in addition to a talk with the artist from 1 to 3 p.m., and a reception sponsored by the FLCC Foundation from 4 to 6:30 p.m.

The events will take place at the Finger Lakes Community College main campus, 3325 Marvin Sands Drive, Canandaigua. The printmaking demonstration will be held in room C429 on the fourth floor, while the talk and reception will be in the gallery on the first floor. All events are free.

“I feel strongly that I need to be speaking on these issues,” said McPhail, who relocated with her family to Canandaigua in 2004. “I lived in a place that could be ruined by hydrofracking.”
McPhail said she was raised an environmentalist but became outspoken on hydrofracking in 2010 when it took center stage in Pennsylvania communities near her former hometown of Narrowsburg, on the Delaware River.

“When I started reading about this I said I’ve got to speak about this in my work,” she said. 

While some believe hydrofracking lessens U.S. dependence on foreign fuel and provides an economic boost, opponents like McPhail say it pollutes drinking water and hurts communities.

A monotype titled “Eviction” that will be part of the exhibit shows a sorrowful family embracing amid moving boxes, furniture and a window through which fracking equipment can be seen on the horizon. McPhail created the print after reading an article about Pennsylvania communities that saw a rise in homelessness after hydrofracking began.

“Landlords were throwing people out of rented places to house the gas workers and raising the rents three and four times,” she said. “They were displacing people, who were going to homeless shelters. Their children were being taken away from them.”

The title piece in the exhibit is named for the 1920 Robert Frost poem, “Fire and Ice” that talks about the end of the world, likening fire with desire and ice with hate.

“It’s really about the human condition,” said McPhail. “I think the basic problem in our relationship with our planet right now is we desire more than our planet is able to give us. We want the planet forever to give us cheap oil and gas with no consequences on the Earth.”

Most of the roughly two dozen pieces in the exhibit will be monotypes, which are prints McPhail creates by inking Plexiglas with textured shapes and materials like lace and burlap. Using a press, she then creates prints. The second or third prints, called “ghost prints,” are usually the best, and McPhail alters them by moving shapes and adding ink.

“Fire & Ice” will also include drawings and collographs, which are prints made from textured plates.

Born and raised in North Carolina, McPhail moved to New York City after college to hone her artwork. She worked alongside fellow artists in workshops for several years before relocating to Ellenville, Ulster County, with her husband, Mark. They later relocated to Narrowsburg in nearby Sullivan County, and then to Canandaigua.

After completing her master’s degree at Binghamton University, McPhail went on to teach at the Newark and Canandaigua school districts. She now teaches part-time at St. Michael School in Penn Yan and offers professional art classes at The Ink Shop in Ithaca and, more recently, at Main Street Arts in Clifton Springs.

The exhibit runs through Feb. 27. Gallery hours are Monday through Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Saturday and Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. 

For more information, contact Barron Naegel, gallery director, at (585) 785-1369 or gallery34@flcc.edu.
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FLCC announces fall 2013 dean’s list

January 17, 2014, 12:41 pm
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Finger Lakes Community College announces the dean’s list for the fall 2013 semester. A total of 553 students earned this honor.

To be eligible for the FLCC fall dean’s list, full-time students must be matriculated, earn a grade point average of 3.5 or higher, and complete 12 or more credit hours. A matriculated student is one who has been accepted to a degree or certificate program.

Below are the students listed by county and town.

ALLEGANY COUNTY
Caneadea: McKenzie Miller
Fillmore: Meagan Voss
Hume: Sarah Sanders

BROOME COUNTY
Windsor: Joseph LaCourt

CAYUGA COUNTY
Auburn: Sonia Dubovici
Moravia: Melina Stirling
Port Byron: Joshua Trowse

CHEMUNG
Elmira: Chelsea Morseman, Rachael Taylor
Horseheads: Amanda Willette

CORTLAND COUNTY
Marathon: Jared Davenport

ERIE COUNTY
Buffalo: Margaret Becker
East Amherst: Marc Peterson
Elma: Valois Feneziani
Freedom: Aaron Rozeski
Lancaster: Michael Garguiolo

GENESEE COUNTY
Leroy: William Robinson

JEFFERSON COUNTY
Depauville: Amber Forkey

LIVINGSTON COUNTY
Avon: Patrick Clarke, Karla Nyman
Caledonia: Morgan Holsopple
Conesus: Katherine Sheridan
Dansville: Dustin Dieter, Maria Downey, Melissa Hubbard, Laura Randall, Nicole Russell
Hemlock: Samantha McCollister
Honeoye: Jack Swanger
Lakeville: Kristopher Wiedemann
Lima: Cassandra Bowen, Curtis Clark, Abbey Holsopple
Livonia: Kaitlyn Lane, Haley Pasquale, Jordon Smeatin
Livonia Center: Jessica Johnston
Mount Morris: Benjamin Chesnes, Javan Levey
Springwater: Tyler Bartlett, Matthew Durgo, Rebecca McClelland, Stephen Sullivan

MONROE COUNTY
Brockport: Shauna Sommer
Churchville: Katie Lampman
East Rochester: Alecia Baciulis, Brandon Belke, Jason Menaguale, Alyssa Trahan
Fairport: Anna DiDomenico, Abel Howard, Janna Jehlen-Koch, Marielle Maxwell, Jordan Phillips, Morgan Ransome, Nicole Watson, Dustin Welker, Erika Wharton
Henrietta: Brianna Hoyt, Alexis Maiorano
Hilton: Eden Gizaw
Honeoye Falls: Gregory Borrosch, Nicole Schaefer, Peter Willis
Penfield: Francoise Livingston, Anne Pytlak
Pittsford: Spencer Clarke, Wendy Fernandez
Rochester: Christopher Beeney, Charlene Burke, Michael Callari, Katherine Christiano, Courtney Cybul, Brian Dieter, Taylor Donoghue, Elijah Flynn, Aaron Freida, Alexander Grassl, Alyson Gregory, Cordelia Hall, Erik Hasler, Jonathan Hoover, Jennifer Hunley, Derrick Love, Edward Matuck, Mason Miessau, Rachael Mulvihill, Michael Murawski, Eric Pinales, Michael Pinales, Adam Price, Reagan Rafferty, Jennifer Rohrs, Wyatt Tierson, Dylan Toole, Derek Vanorman, Shalyn Yost, Lindsay Zink
Rush: Daniel Gress. Sharon Gress
Scottsville: Isaac Juntunen, Kyle Webster
Spencerport: Eun Collins
Webster: Alaina Bailey, Ashley Behnke, Connor Cornell, Garrison Davis, Alison Knoepfler, Kelly Nagel, Kathleen Piazza, Nick Smith, Hayleigh Strege, Phillip Vanchieri

NASSAU COUNTY
Valley Stream: Sasha Pierre

NIAGARA COUNTY
Niagara Falls: Jennifer Marshall
Oneida Inlet: Dakota Earl

ONEIDA COUNTY
New Hartford: Chris Darche
Waterville: Bethany Frye

ONONDAGA COUNTY
Baldwinsville: Brianna Culliton
Camillus: Tyler McGrath
Clay: Hunter Gallagher
Fayetteville: Maureen Flood
Skaneateles: Russell Burkhardt
Syracuse: Rachel Mertens

ONTARIO COUNTY
Bloomfield: Amanda Adams, Jack Bennett Jr. , Cynthia Briggs-Thomas, Bethany Comuso, Brittney Hastings, Allison Hine, Lynda Loman, Brian Swackhamer, Micaela White, Page Wichtowski, Emma Williams, Donna Wollschleger

Canandaigua: Kayla Austin, Sarah Dean, Deandre Johnson, Tabitha Paisley, Jason Ball, Richelle Barton, Sara Benham, Ann Boss, Kelly Broderick, Mitchell Buck, Sean Buckley, Brian Buskey, Cori Carlson, Brooke Carlson, Kathryn Casella, Stephanie Chrysler, Margaret Cifonelli-Munger, Dennis Clark Jr., Cassandra Cronin, Elizabeth Cushman, Samuel Cushman, Alan Cutting, Sarah Desmore, Nicholas Dietschler, Jordan Dobies, Meghan Folts, Frederick Hamman, Mikaela Harris, Melissa Hartwig, Paul Hendershot, Amy Hockenberry, Bryan Hurdle, OnKaylee Jerome, Kaitlin Johnstone, Melissa Klemens, Jacob Laird, Dane Lekich, Matthew Lloyd, Brooke Love, Michael Love, Melissa Madonna, Jessica Mangiarelli, Josh Maslyn, Logan McConnell, Maggie Miller, Daniel Mitchell, Kaia Moore, Savannah Murtaugh, Kayla Mussaw, Rachel Osborne, Andrea Papagelis, Brandon Parsell, Joshua Pawlik, Stacy Phillips, Haywood Phillips Jr., Jillian Pitkin, Victoria Polla, Kathrine Ramsey, Stephanie Reed, Lindsay Rice, Robert Ryan, Cassie Sands, Robert Trask, Katrina Traster, Aubrey Tucker, Delacey Underhill, Kevin Urbaitis, Ashley Wistner, Mateo Zenteno

Clifton Springs: Cody Clark, James Conners, Ryan Cook, Anthony DiMariano III, Brandon Forjone, Max Galens, Stevie Habeck, Nichole Hudson, Sarah Johnson, Nicole McFadden, Anthony Mineo, Tabatha Orr, Kenneth Patane, Jonathan Phillips, Benjamin Springer, Chad Strobridge, Nicole Vehec, Paul Winslow

East Bloomfield: Dustin Wassner

Farmington: Megan Bolan, Mallory Fast, Jake Garbeck, John Holton IV, Connor Hyser, Christina Jeffery, Alicia Kagel, Chrysten LaClair, Benjamin Lowe, Casey Lucas, Bryan Messegee, Kristina Moore, Kelsey Morley, Tayler Murphy, Allen Potter, Michelle Powers, Alexander Puricelli, Kailyn Ricigliano, Michell Warnes, Ashley Zuhlsdorf

Fishers: Michael Mady

Geneva: Alan Barton, Clinton Bates, Lindsey Benedict, Sarah Berg, Terri Brinson-Gwynn, Brianna Curle, Lucy Danks, Nathan Debottis, Jennifer DeCook, Meredith DiDuro, Daniel Eddington, Holly Greco, Kristen Hadsell, Jaimie Klink, Isabella Latimer, Efrain Lugo, Braedy Maher, Felicia Maybee, Christopher Merkle, Natalia Padilla, Jannine Phillips, Noah Pitifer, Hali Radecker, Edward Rouse, Judith Santiago, Devon Schara, Megan Smith, Cara Sutton, Patricia TenEyck, Benjamin Vasquez, Truman Ward, Mindy Wendt, Daneda (Dee) Westfall, Robert Witter III

Gorham: Janelle Mason, Connie Mehlenbacher

Honeoye: Austin Ashmead, Genny Hale, Christina Hill, Kyle Luther, Meghan Mulley, Emily Vinson

Ionia: Tracy Scofield-Smith

Manchester: Allen Faherty, Elizabeth Mussaw

Naples: Charlene Beechner, Brody Beechner, Anna Bennett, Benjamin Catalano, Christine Dean, Kimberly Gage, Ethan Hall, Tyler Jacobs, Jonah Makepeace, Michael Salotto, Justin Smith, Nena Spencer

Phelps: Patricia Babowicz, Jacob Brege, Thomas Cauvel, Nicole Ellison, Briana Graham, Kyle Lewis, Jordan Lunser, Anna Wilson

Seneca Castle: Katherine DeRaddo, Nathan Stevens

Shortsville: Rae Biehl, Claire Darling, Linden Drake, Erika Ester, Allison Garver, Kyle Gibbs, Elizabeth Merklinger

Stanley: Jennifer Church, Abby Jeanne Corey, Katie Coston, Paul Hood, Laurie Jantzen, JenniferLawson, Melissa Peck, Jared Perrin, Dana Pulver, Samuel Rosato Jr., Victoria Turan, Karen Wagar

Victor: Genesis Alvarado, James Axmacher Jr., Anthony Carselli, Alexa Drier, Christopher Ferrante, Logan Kean, Stacey Marks, Catherine Martini, Ashley Miller, Aaron Powell, Nicole Richards, Stephen Scott, Nathan Sprague, Hannah Stewart

West Bloomfield: Laura Goldstin

ORANGE COUNTY
Newburgh: Andrew Sporn

ORLEANS COUNTY
Medina: Tyler Colonna

OSWEGO COUNTY
Mexico: Nathaniel Clark, Joshua Herrington
Oswego: Kevin Carpentier, Wesley Jones

QUEENS COUNTY
Mahopac: Helena Hansen

SCHYULER COUNTY
Beaver Dams: Kaitlyn Emerson
Reading Center: Kelsie Hamelin
Watkins Glen: Matthew Bedient, Nicholas Sorensen

SENECA COUNTY
Ovid: Jon Brown, Joshua Goodman, Ruthanna Sabol
Romulus: Joshua Jones, Kristopher Pearson
Seneca Falls: William Chasteen, Miranda Gruver, Amy Hawker, Kaitlin Milella, Adam Sawall, Tina Thompson
Waterloo: Crystal Cook, Jonathan Dawley, Josh Erdmann, Ashley Felice, Bridget Healey, Adam LaFaro, Kelly MacDougal, Bradley O'Brien, Devlin Peck, Mary Powers, Tasha Sherman, Ashley Stein, Elizabeth Sullivan, Vincent Valerio, Brittany Warne

ST. LAWRENCE COUNTY
Gouverneur: Rachael Prashaw

STEUBEN COUNTY
Canisteo: Erica Kilmer, Kaitlyn O'Rourke
Cohocton: Sierra Eiffert
Corning: Kristyn Rutledge
Hornell: Kassandrea Heller
Prattsburgh: Dominic Seidel, Molly Young
Wayland: Allison Clayson, Devin Cooley, Jade Harris, Alex Reynolds, Thomas Saxton

TIOGA COUNTY
Candor: Jonathan Lipka
Owego: Benjamin Crossgrove, Michael Kane

TOMPKINS COUNTY
Groton: Jessica Mainville

WARREN COUNTY
Glens Falls: Colin Diamond

WAYNE COUNTY
Clyde: Michael Brooks, Morgan Carr, Devin Cobb, Camry Dean

Lyons: Cori Becoats, Rashee Bostic, Jacob Cauwels, Mason Clark, Tiffany DePauw, Lisa Feagle, Kristen Garrison, Deborah Lester, Joshua Long, Adaire Reeves, Jesus Ubiles

Wendy Arnold, Kelsey Balson, Joseph Beck, Elle Martel Cummings, Iryna Fal, Rachel Gullo, David Hallings, Mariann Lyke, Kaitlyn Morgan, Jacob Nelan, Brian Nice, Cortney O'Connell, Jennifer Satter, Layla Troyer

Marion: Peter Cahill, Keith Geldof, Taylor Guerin, Dakota Hance, Trisha Lent

Alexis Perri, Laura Spanganberg, Kimberly Weis Gabrielle Young

Newark: Lucas Bragg, Logan Case, Jesse Cruz, Suzanne Custer, Samantha DiazCruz, Rory Edmonds, Jacob Gardner, Jeffery Garrett, Julia House, Jenna Howell, Stephen Kraft, Mirelis Lopez-Rosado, Rachel MacBride, Jacob Maslyn, Jennifer Michael, Philip Natale, Nancy Orlopp, Courtney Paro, Francesca Premo, Alyssa Rasbeck, Donna Richardson, Terry Rinck, Heather Roden, Jason Steffler, Ariel Toulson, Megan Ward

North Rose: Paul Ingersoll, Luke Murray

Ontario: Elizabeth Arnold, Leona Billett, Alyshia Defranco, Brittany Maggio, Leanna Pick, Laurie Swanson, Madeline Wooster

Ontario Center: Benjamin Taillie

Palmyra: Cara-Dee Baginski, Kayla Chapman, Erin Cook, Mitchell Crist, Alexis Darbyshire, Colin Eggleston, Kevin Erdman, Meaghan Hummel, Kelly Johnson, Brian Joslyn, Amanda Kelley, Jyssica Maniscola, Bryan Miles, Amanda Niles, Jeffrey Notareschi, Alaina Palmer, Jamie Vendel

Rose: Jessica Battist, Briana Smith

Sodus: Deanna Bixby, Caylee Hanson, Nathan Hoover, Leah Palizay

Walworth: Kathryn Cain, Richard Carley III, Jordan Hamel, David Lynch, Bryan Pell, Kevin Smith

Williamson: Jacob Collier, Angelle Flores, Jonathan Fyles, Charlotte Haws, Suzanne Jacques, Nicole Lavancha, Sarah Reinhardt, Emily Stritzel, Shannon Tozier

Wolcott: Amy Gasper, Tracy LaValley, Amber Walker


WYOMING COUNTY
Perry: Taylor Connelly
Silver Springs: Joshua Sackett, Jordyn Wolcott, Jayden Wolcott
Warsaw: Kayla Hinz

YATES COUNTY
Bluff Point: Gregory Malanga
Branchport: Cassidie Smith
Dundee: Dawn Fitzgerald, Michael Pollack, Jessica Rider
Himrod: Ian Ault
Keuka Park: Kwandao Thompson
Middlesex: Jodie Brugge, Casey Dean
Penn Yan: Negina Alieva, Abigail Arnold, Daniel Clark, Brian Devine-Brink, Brittany Griffin, Cameron Marble, Sarah March, Sabrina Miller, Sean Murphy, Riley O'Sullivan, Kathleen Steirer
Rock Stream: Michael Cappelluti, Ariana Ford, Joseph Zerbey VI
Rushville: Felicia Baker, Amanda Bishop, Tammy Deal, Kyle Hartman, Brody Hotelling, Meghan Miller, Tyler Rohrback, Brandon Smith, Tyler Smith
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Get help filling out that FAFSA form! (FAFSA stands for Free Application for Federal Student Aid)

February 7, 2014, 8:38 am
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A limited number of seats remain at the SUNY Financial Aid Day workshop on Saturday, Feb. 22, at the Finger Lakes Community College main campus, 3325 Marvin Sands Drive.

Families will receive hands-on assistance from financial aid staff in completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) online. The event is open to all regardless of which colleges students plan to attend.

The workshop runs from 9:45 a.m. to noon. Entry is free but registration is required at the SUNY website: www.suny.edu/studentevents


For more information, contact the FLCC Financial Aid Office at (585) 785-1276.
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