Coming Next Month:

CCC Says Goodbye to Four Loved Employees 

MISSION:

DID YOU KNOW?

CCC serves nearly 10,000 learners annually.

CCC generates $7.13 for each taxpayer dollar invested.

Economic Impact - $85 million generated by CCC in one year.

Over $9 million in financial aid and scholarships is distributed to CCC students.

When the college was founded in 1991, CCC served only 1,000 learners. Today, the College serves nearly 10,000 learners a year!

80% of students surveyed say CCC met their individually defined educational goals.

Filling vital occupations - In Coconino County, CCC graduates make up:  

51% of the fire fighters  

22% of registered nurses and paramedics

43% of the detention officers

CCC tuition is less than one-third the cost of the average four-year state university.

CCC's tuition and fees are 88% of the same costs at community colleges nationally.

MISSION:

DID YOU KNOW?

CCC serves nearly 10,000 learners annually.

CCC generates $7.13 for each taxpayer dollar invested.

Economic Impact - $85 million generated by CCC in one year.

Over $9 million in financial aid and scholarships is distributed to CCC students.

When the college was founded in 1991, CCC served only 1,000 learners. Today, the College serves nearly 10,000 learners a year!

80% of students surveyed say CCC met their individually defined educational goals.

Filling vital occupations - In Coconino County, CCC graduates make up:  

51% of the fire fighters  

22% of registered nurses and paramedics

43% of the detention officers

CCC tuition is less than one-third the cost of the average four-year state university.

CCC's tuition and fees are 88% of the same costs at community colleges nationally.

MISSION:

DID YOU KNOW?

CCC serves nearly 10,000 learners annually.

CCC generates $7.13 for each taxpayer dollar invested.

Economic Impact - $85 million generated by CCC in one year.

Over $9 million in financial aid and scholarships is distributed to CCC students.

When the college was founded in 1991, CCC served only 1,000 learners. Today, the College serves nearly 10,000 learners a year!

80% of students surveyed say CCC met their individually defined educational goals.

Filling vital occupations - In Coconino County, CCC graduates make up:  

51% of the fire fighters  

22% of registered nurses and paramedics

43% of the detention officers

CCC tuition is less than one-third the cost of the average four-year state university.

CCC's tuition and fees are 88% of the same costs at community colleges nationally.

MISSION:

DID YOU KNOW?

CCC serves nearly 10,000 learners annually.

CCC generates $7.13 for each taxpayer dollar invested.

Economic Impact - $85 million generated by CCC in one year.

Over $9 million in financial aid and scholarships is distributed to CCC students.

When the college was founded in 1991, CCC served only 1,000 learners. Today, the College serves nearly 10,000 learners a year!

80% of students surveyed say CCC met their individually defined educational goals.

Filling vital occupations - In Coconino County, CCC graduates make up:  

51% of the fire fighters  

22% of registered nurses and paramedics

43% of the detention officers

CCC tuition is less than one-third the cost of the average four-year state university.

CCC's tuition and fees are 88% of the same costs at community colleges nationally.

MISSION:

DID YOU KNOW?

CCC serves nearly 10,000 learners annually.

CCC generates $7.13 for each taxpayer dollar invested.

Economic Impact - $85 million generated by CCC in one year.

Over $9 million in financial aid and scholarships is distributed to CCC students.

When the college was founded in 1991, CCC served only 1,000 learners. Today, the College serves nearly 10,000 learners a year!

80% of students surveyed say CCC met their individually defined educational goals.

Filling vital occupations - In Coconino County, CCC graduates make up:  

51% of the fire fighters  

22% of registered nurses and paramedics

43% of the detention officers

CCC tuition is less than one-third the cost of the average four-year state university.

CCC's tuition and fees are 88% of the same costs at community colleges nationally.

MISSION:

DID YOU KNOW?

CCC serves nearly 10,000 learners annually.

CCC generates $7.13 for each taxpayer dollar invested.

Economic Impact - $85 million generated by CCC in one year.

Over $9 million in financial aid and scholarships is distributed to CCC students.

When the college was founded in 1991, CCC served only 1,000 learners. Today, the College serves nearly 10,000 learners a year!

80% of students surveyed say CCC met their individually defined educational goals.

Filling vital occupations - In Coconino County, CCC graduates make up:  

51% of the fire fighters  

22% of registered nurses and paramedics

43% of the detention officers

CCC tuition is less than one-third the cost of the average four-year state university.

CCC's tuition and fees are 88% of the same costs at community colleges nationally.

MISSION:

DID YOU KNOW?

CCC serves nearly 10,000 learners annually.

CCC generates $7.13 for each taxpayer dollar invested.

Economic Impact - $85 million generated by CCC in one year.

Over $9 million in financial aid and scholarships is distributed to CCC students.

When the college was founded in 1991, CCC served only 1,000 learners. Today, the College serves nearly 10,000 learners a year!

80% of students surveyed say CCC met their individually defined educational goals.

Filling vital occupations - In Coconino County, CCC graduates make up:  

51% of the fire fighters  

22% of registered nurses and paramedics

43% of the detention officers

CCC tuition is less than one-third the cost of the average four-year state university.

CCC's tuition and fees are 88% of the same costs at community colleges nationally.

MISSION:

DID YOU KNOW?

CCC serves nearly 10,000 learners annually.

CCC generates $7.13 for each taxpayer dollar invested.

Economic Impact - $85 million generated by CCC in one year.

Over $9 million in financial aid and scholarships is distributed to CCC students.

When the college was founded in 1991, CCC served only 1,000 learners. Today, the College serves nearly 10,000 learners a year!

80% of students surveyed say CCC met their individually defined educational goals.

Filling vital occupations - In Coconino County, CCC graduates make up:  

51% of the fire fighters  

22% of registered nurses and paramedics

43% of the detention officers

CCC tuition is less than one-third the cost of the average four-year state university.

CCC's tuition and fees are 88% of the same costs at community colleges nationally.

The 19th annual Coconino Community College Commencement went off seamlessly. President Leah Bornstein PhD. gave the commencement address to the over 100 walking graduates at the familial ceremony. This year was one of CCC's biggest classes ever with over 300 grads. 

Mr. Bill Calloway, Plant Manager for Nestle/Purina Petcare was presented the Distinguished Service Award, the highest award granted by the CCC for his support of not only the college but the Flagstaff community as a whole.

Already decorated student Bonnie Depew received the President's Medallion Award. This award recognizes outstanding students who have shown noticable contributions to the CCC community in the areas of outstanding scholarship, exemplary leadership, and service excellence. Depew is the Secretary of Scholarship of Phi Theta Kappa CCC's Honor Society, President of the Volunteer Club , as well as a 1st team Coco Cola Bronze Scholar. She plans on finishing her Bachelors at Northern Arizona University starting this fall.  

Other speakers at this year's commencement included student speaker Danita Cookston a Second Team All-Arizona Scholar and Vice President of Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society, three full time faculty of the year award winner Michele Metcalf and part- time faculty of the year Kevin Mullins.

Click here for more information about this years commencement or to download the PDF version of the program online. 

Nina Webb poses with decked out student volunteers.

When nursing faculty member Nina Webb decided to help support the nursing program students, she knew just the way to do it; by knitted scarves.

Webb started a fundraiser, called Scarves for Scholarships, to raise money for a scholarship in favor of the nursing program students by selling homemade knitted items. The event ended up raising enough money for a $500 dollar scholarship. The lucky recipient is Chelsea Brumbaugh and she was presented the award at the Nursing Pinning Ceremony on May 12th. This is the first year the fundraiser has taken place and Nina hopes to eventually be able to provide one scholarship per semester to the students. 

The scarves were being sold at around $15-$20 per scarf depending on length and fabric. Other items sold were slippers and hats along with other various items donated to Webb for her fundraiser. Members of the nursing faculty, nursing students and their families, as well as nurses from Flagstaff Medical Center all helped donate. "It was just a blessing to see people respond they way they did" said Nina.

Sales were held on the CCC campuses and at the Flagstaff Medical Center. The event this year was organized by word-of-mouth and Webb hopes to become more organized and start selling to the community of Flagstaff.

If you would like to donate scraps of yarn, knitted items, or crocheted items to help support Scarves for Scholarships please contact Nina at Nina.Webb@coconino.edu. Donations can be dropped off at the CCC 4th Street campus or picked up by Webb.   

Coconino Community College is excited to announce that The Raymond Educational Foundation is funding $10,000 in scholarships for the CCC2NAU program. For the past six years, Raymond Educational Foundation has generously provided the College $25,000 annually for general scholarships to date, nearly 200 CCC students have benefited from the Foundation's generosity. This new gift will create 10 new $1,000 scholarships for up to ten students who qualify for the CCC2NAU program.

CCC2NAU, a collaborative effort between CCC President, Dr. Leah Bornstein, and NAU President, Dr. John Haeger, is a unique partnership between the College and Northern Arizona University to increase two-and four-year degree completers in northern Arizona. The nationally-recognized program, which launched in 2008, creates a seamless transition from the College to the University. In addition, CCC2NAU reduces the cost of a Bachelor's Degree for students by 40%.

In three short years, CCC2NAU has grown to 595 participants: 453 students are currently attending CCC and 89 have successfully transitioned to NAU; the remaining 53 students are slated to start NAU this fall.

The Raymond Educational Foundation was started by Dr. R.O. Raymond, a longtime Flagstaff humanitarian and philanthropist. He desired to assist as many people as possible in obtaining a quality education.  The Raymond Educational Foundation, formed to benefit Flagstaff and Coconino County residents, has provided over $5 million to various students and organizations.  With the new $10,000 CCC2NAU Scholarship, Dr. Raymond's legacy will continue to touch the lives of more students.

To find out more about the Raymond Educational Foundation visit their website.  

This year's Palette to Palate was a huge success thanks to all of the sponsors, restaurants, artists, 

Veronica Hipolito poses with Scott Talboom after winning the signature piece at P2P.

staff, and faculty who donated their time and money. This year CCC was able to raise significantly more than last year to help the arts department.

This year's signature piece by Lynne Corbin, entitled "Luck is in Your Future" was taken home by Veronica Hipolito Director of Student Support Services. Thank you to everyone who helped make P2P a continued success.

Restaurants that took home prizes included-  

Best Hors d'oeuvre: Mountain Oasis

Best Dessert: Josephine's Modern American Bistro

Best Presentation: Fat Olive's Wood Fired Gourmet Pizza

Standing Left to Right: Alex Wright, Kim Khatibi, David Ramos, Este Pope, Stacy Wyman, Barb Kilmowski, Michael Luna, Summer Dennis, and Tink Irbin    Below: Terry Talbott McCall and Rosa Mendoza- Logan. Not Pictured: Kim Grulke

CCC would like to congratulate its new crop of leadership graduates. The Community and Corporate Learning Division uses similar curriculum to train corporate organizations in the area; This particular course has been tailored to the personal needs of the college.

 
CCC is excited to welcome the new student officers!  

Congratulations on your new positions and we look forward to your continued leadership here at CCC!

From Left to Right: Andy Caird, History and Records Senator, Cameron McGeshick, Student Body President, Michael Duderstadt, Public Relations and Outreach Juan Salazar, Social Events and Clubs Senator.

A Solar Greenhouse Workshop was built at Camp Civitan in Williams, Arizona as a Service Learning Lab for students at CCC. The service learning program is a 3 party agreement whereas students, faculty, and a community organization collaborate to create a service learning experiential opportunity for students. This one was a food producing solar greenhouse project.

The building project was a 16x24 free standing Solar Greenhouse designed by CCC professor Joe Costion and Thad Johnson of Solar Terra Design. In leadership of the project was Joe Costion and CCC Construction faculty member Leancy Rupert. Leancy is a CCC graduate with an AS degree in Alternative Energy. The workshop was also assisted by the Civitan Foundation, who bought all the building materials necessary for the building.  

The Civitan Foundation (according to their website www.campcivitan.org) is a non-profit organization that "provides multiple ever-changing programs to meet the needs of children and adults who are developmentally disabled". The program also includes Home and Community Based Services. The Civitan Foundation Director Dawn Trapp approved of the Greenhouse project and the foundation mortar was set in January. Approximately 8 CCC students then started construction, beginning April 23^rd, for 3 Saturdays in a row.

"The building is designed to be a "No Freeze-No Fuel" Solar Greenhouse and uses detailed insulation so the building won't free and does not require an outside fuel source" said Joe Costion. Created with CCC students studying alternative energy practices in mind, the project hoped to provide students with real world experiences. Costion said, "This is fieldwork that provides students with an opportunity for relevant learning."

CCC would like to congratulate these volunteers on a job well done.

CCC students studying alternative energy, led by instructor Kelly McFall, helped install a 5.3 KWH rooftop solar system on a residence in east Flagstaff last month as part of a CCC service learning component.

Kelly McFall, who teaches the Photo Voltaic and Wind Power class, said "As the instructor, I was very pleased with the level of enthusiasm and involvement my students had at the photovoltaic service learning section. I believe it really ties it all together for them when they can get out onto a roof and take part in the thought process of thinking about the best ways to install a solar array. I think that a service learning section should be a co-requisite with the Photovoltaic course." 

The installation took place over two weekends in April at Flagstaff resident Shawn Newell's home. Newell said, "The CCC student crew freely offered their time, energy, competence and enthusiasm to help me do a little bit to shrink my carbon footprint and contribute some green power back to the grid. I am grateful to the students and to CCC's service learning program for helping to make my new micro solar generating station in Flagstaff a reality."

Coconino Community College is excited to have such enthusiasm in our alternative energy programs and look forward to future successes in Service Learning Sections.

21 Graduate From

Gore Anatomy and  

Physiology Class

Pictured are the students present at Wednesday's final exam: Tom Lehman (instructor, Jason Wiersdorf, Onica Ramey, Aaron Paris, Josh Sprinkle, Dan Westphal, Debra Waites, Andy Sloan, Rick McClure, Alex Koss, Maurice Hiller, Craig McMurray, Patrick Norris, Nick Helder, Megan Madden, Stephen Probert, Matt Sondreaal, Maxie Inigo (Chair, Dept. of Math & Science), and John Cardani (Director, Corporate and Community Learning program).  Not pictured: Brian Chouinard, Michael Franklin, Khoa Hua, and Jill LeBlanc.  Photographer: Alex Wright.

 Twenty one engineers from W.L. Gore recently graduated from the first Community and Corporate Learning Division Anatomy & Physiology class. The curriculum was specifically designed for Gore engineers so that they would have a better understanding of the human body, enhancing their product design efforts. The extremely intensive 45 hour course included curriculum from; BIO 160, BIO 201, and BIO 202.  The academic rigor of this course would be similar to the courses taken as part of a nursing degree.

Full time CCC anatomy and physiology instructor, Tom Lehman helped to design the curriculum and instructed the first class. Lehman said, "The Gore students were eager to learn, and all felt that the class would be very helpful to them in their current positions. The class was so successful, that we hope to instruct more engineers this fall."

Community and Corporate Learning Executive Director John Cardani said, "We are pleased to partner with Gore on this important project, and are also grateful to the City of Flagstaff's  Economic Vitality Department for helping us with the start-up costs for the program. "  "The city pitched in as part of their business retention and expansion effort since Gore is one of the key players contributing to the city's economic success" said Cardani.

Founded in 1958, W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. is a privately-held company headquartered in Newark, Delaware, USA. For more than 50 years, Gore has built a worldwide reputation for ethics and integrity in its dealings with customers, suppliers, and employees, and for taking a long-term view when assessing business situations.

Today, Gore has approximately 9,000 employees, called associates, located in 30 countries worldwide, with manufacturing facilities in the United States, Germany, Scotland, Japan, and China, and sales offices around the world.

Gore came to Flagstaff in 1967, and currently employs approximately 2000 people at three different facilities.

Community & Corporate Learning is the newest division at Coconino Community College located at the CCC 4th St. Campus & Technology Center, specializing in professional and corporate development.  The Division offers a variety of accredited career development courses ranging from Customer Service to Spanish for Managers and Advanced Excel.  On the corporate end, CCL offers our six module Leadership Academy as well as customized contract training to address any specific needs of a company. 

Rick McDonald does his best Elvis impersonation during the karaoke contest.

The Celebrating Cultures event held in the Coconino Community College Commons area April 25^th- 29^th recognized different cultures from around the world and foreign language learning and rejoiced their unique differences. The week consisted of colorful flags draped over the common's windows and poster displays made by CCC language students that featured vocabulary and cultural information in French, German, Latin, Navajo, Spanish and American Sign Language.  

CCC and NAU representatives came during the week to talk about programs such as the ASL Interpreting Program, study abroad, credit by exam, the CCC2NAU program, language majors and degrees at NAU, as well as languages taught at CCC.

On Tuesday (26^th) and Thursday (28^th) the ASL IV and ASL V classes, taught by Alan Cartwright, entertained the audience in the commons area by performing popular songs in American Sign Language.  

There was also a Karaoke Idol contest put on as a fundraiser for the Language Department, Student Publications, and Tsunami Relief in Japan. Students, and even a few CCC employees, signed up to perform their favorite songs and the audience voted for their favorite performer. Leslie Larma, Kathi Zahl, and student judge Shannon Carscallen put in their thoughts of the performances as the Karaoke Idol judges. Winning the first place category was Nikolaus Montgomery, second place was Tiffany Pohonnie, and third place was Marlon Gastelum Rubio. The winner of Best Overall was Shaylynn Hazel who performed her song in ASL wowing the audience.

A special thank you to all involved in the 2011 Celebrating Cultures week!

Students from David Ramos's Administration of Justice program were treated to a demonstration by the Coconino Country Sheriff's Department K9 Officers earlier this month.  

Officer Jeremy Cockran with K9 dog Kiko demonstrating K9 force when a suspect resists arrest.

K9 drug dog Viktor (yes Viktor with a "k") showcases his skills by signaling to the officers that he found something.

People 

Justin Reynolds has worked at Coconino Community College since September 2009 in the Federal Work Study program helping the IT, TLC, and TRiO departments. He has now been hired on as the Instructional Technical Specialist in the Teaching and Learning Center.

He will still be working with TRiO a couple hours a week tutoring students in Psychology and Computers. As the Technical Support Specialist in TLC, he will be helping faculty and staff with technical questions regarding any of the computer software on campus. Justin can answer questions pertaining to how to use Excel spreadsheets, how to make a PowerPoint, and how to create and design a webpage. "My job doesn't fix computers but it helps others to be able to use any software on campus. I am essentially the liaison between the user and IT" said Reynolds. He will also be working with various faculty/staff training sessions at CCC.

If you have questions or need help with your computer software, Justin is in the Teaching and Learning Center (room 458), open Monday-Friday 8:30am-5:30pm or by appointment. You can reach him at (928) 226-4331 or by email at Justin.Reynolds@coconino.edu.

Coconino Community College would like to welcome the new Network Administrator in the IT department, Bill Powers. Bill is originally a native Arizonan from Coolidge, Arizona but received his Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Faulkner University in Montgomery, Alabama.

Powers has been in the Air Force for last 20 years; before coming to Flagstaff, Bill was stationed in Japan for three years with his wife and two children. He held positions as project manager in common electronics and Chief of Network Integration in infrastructure. He recalls it being a very interesting experience with many nice people. Bill then came to Flagstaff to help his sister's business milk delivery service, Gigi's Home Milk Delivery. Since moving to Flagstaff, Bill has enjoyed CCC as well as the community. "I like the people here. Everyone seems really nice" said Bill.

 Welcome to Coconino Community College Bill!

CCC welcomes the new User Service Specialist for the IT department, Doug King. 

Doug has recently joined the IT team working with Tier 3 tech support deploying computers and creating software images.

King is originally from Phoenix where he was born and raised. He worked at Money Mailer as an IT Manager there until recently relocating to Flagstaff to be closer to his fiancé who teaches as a professor at NAU. Doug will also soon be receiving his Bachelor's of Science degree from Colorado Technical University in Business Administration with a focus on Information Technology.

 King has found CCC to be a pleasant place since he has started working here. "I learned that this [CCC] has a very friendly work environment. It beats working in the private sector" he said jokingly.

Along with his academic accomplishment, King is also musically talented. He has been playing the guitar for 25 years and has been in various bands for 20 years; playing mostly rock. He is currently interested in joining a cover band.

CCC welcomes Doug King and hopes many more accomplishes for him here. 

The newest addition to the TRiO team and CCC is Brian Francis. Brian will start his new position as Learning Specialist in the TRiO department on May 23^rd and help students with academic advising. He will also be coordinating the tutoring program and be working with income eligible and first generation students.

Originally from the Navajo reservation in the Canyon de Shea area of Arizona, Francis was also the first in his family to get a college degree. He graduated from Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado and hopes to soon pursue his masters in Educational Leadership at NAU.

Brain has worked in Colorado's Upward Bound program (which helps first generation students as well), NAU's STAR program, and also Flagstaff's AmeriCorps Youth in Action program. "I enjoy direct interaction with students and to be an academic guide for them to help them out in regards to their career and academic goals" said Francis.

As well as being academically driven, Brian is also an avid outdoor enthusiast. He enjoys hiking on weekends and in the mornings before work, backpacking, mountain biking, river rafting, and rock climbing with his wife. "For me the quality of life is important. It gives me a good life balance" Brain said. He also speaks his Navajo tribe's language fluently and is currently learning French so he will be able to speak to his in-laws who live in France. 

Brian values the community college system for student successes. He said, "I believe in the smaller system. There are many benefits of going to a community college. If you don't know what to do, this [the community college] is a good start."

Welcomes Brian! We look forward to seeing your community college philosophy help our students reach all of their academic and career goals.

Craig Dorr recently joined the IT department as the new System Programmer. He will be learning about the Microsoft FIM (Forefront Identity Management) system that manages the Banner system and the directory.

 Dorr is originally a Flagstaff native. He earned his Bachelor's degree in Computer Sciences at Arizona State University back in December 2010. He returned to Flagstaff to find work in his field. "I got really lucky with this job" said Craig. In the short amount of time he has been working here, he has been constantly learning new things about CCC's computer systems.

The first time Dorr realized he was interested in computers was when he was in high school and took a website design class. "I became curious in what makes a computer tick" he said.  He then began taking online courses in college to learn more about computers.

Welcome Craig! We hope your passion for computers brings him far in this job.