March 14, 2011
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Energy Institute Student Named 2011 Guistwhite Scholar
 Shawn Yates, Hocking College Energy Institute student, has been named as one of 20 Phi Theta Kappa members selected as Guistwhite Scholarship recipients and will be recognized and invited to a special reception during the Phi Theta Kappa Convention in Seattle April 7-9, 2011. He is the only Ohio recipient.
Guistwhite Scholars are chosen based on academic achievement, participation in Phi Theta Kappa programs and service to their colleges and communities. The 20 recipients for 2011 were selected by a panel of independent judges from more than 1,340 applicants to receive this scholarship, the second highest offered by Phi Theta Kappa. Each Guistwhite Scholar is awarded a medallion and a $5,000 scholarship for baccalaureate studies.
The Guistwhite Scholar Program is named in honor of Dr. Jack Guistwhite and his wife Margaret Guistwhite. Dr. Guistwhite established the first designated transfer scholarship for Phi Theta Kappa members at Florida Atlantic University in 1975. The Guistwhite Scholarships were established in 1992.
"Dr. Jack Guistwhite planted a seed in 1975 that resulted in more than 700 colleges and universities designating transfer scholarships for thousands of Phi Theta Kappa members," said Phi Theta Kappa's Executive Director Dr. Rod A. Risley. "It is fitting that we continue to honor our students who excel in scholarship and leadership in Phi Theta Kappa as Guistwhite Scholars in honor of Jack and his wife Margaret. Through their generosity and those who support scholarships through the Phi Theta Kappa Foundation, these students will receive funds to help them complete their degrees."
Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society, headquartered in Jackson, Mississippi, is the largest honor society in American higher education with 1,270 chapters on college campuses in all 50 of the United States, Canada, Germany, the Republic of Palau, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, the British Virgin Islands, the United Arab Emirates and U.S. territorial possessions. More than 2.5 million students have been inducted since its founding in 1918, with approximately 125,000 students inducted annually.
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Smart Start Grants Available for Clubs, Classes and Projects
 The Smart Start program is offering grants to clubs, classes and groups with campus projects to buy equipment which might be used during Smart Start (the week before classes begin) and during the school year by a club or class.
For example, Smart Start bought a telescope, which is used for an astronomy program in Smart Start and astronomy class during the rest of the year.
A student recently presented a proposal to renovate the Tree Trail. Smart Start could provide funds and materials, plus this would be an excellent project for participants in the program. Equipment and projects of all sizes will be considered.
If you are interested in one of these grants, please contact Giles Lee at 740.753.6539 to discuss. |
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UCEAO Fifth Annual Conference
Hocking College is a member of the University Clean Energy Alliance of Ohio, (USEAO) which will hold its fifth annual conference at the Renaissance Columbus Downtown Hotel April 26 - 27, 2011. This two-day event is designed to promote and inspire collaborations and partnerships through panels and presentations focused on business, research, education, facility management, and government.
Early bird registration is $175 and ends April 1. Students can register for $55. For additional information, or to register, visit their website.
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Mission
Hocking College provides a unique, innovative, and quality education in a supportive experience- based learning environment, preparing students for employment and transfer education opportunities, while teaching the value of lifelong learning, promoting diversity and developing citizens who are engaged in their local and global communities.
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Music Class Raises Money for Charities through $5 Challenge
Kudos to Neal Schmitt and his Music Entrepreneurship class who raised just over $254 for two charities. Over the past four years, Neal has implemented an innovative teaching exercise called the Great Five Dollar Entrepreneurial Challenge.
At the start of the Challenge, Neal provides each student with five dollars of seed money to invest in their micro-businesses. Students are limited to spending just the original five dollars to start on the path for this Challenge. After investing the original five dollars in their first business venture, students may spend their profits earned plus five dollars on their next endeavor, and this technique can be repeated. At the end of the Challenge, the five-dollar seed money is returned to the instructor.
Over four weeks, the students keep records and a diary of their activities. Students earn money through activities such as selling food and supplies to other students, creating and selling compilation CDs and rental fees, among other various fundraising ideas.
"The beginning of the Challenge is the most difficult time for the students, as they all have some sort of insecurity that they will not be able to offer anything that other students will want to purchase. In the end, though, the idea of the Challenge is to offer them the opportunity to embrace their accomplishments," Neal Schmitt, Music Management Program Coordinating Instructor, said.
The money the students earn, minus the initial seed money, is tallied throughout the Challenge. As a class, the students then choose how to direct their profits. Students in the winter quarter 2011 class, as in three out of the last four years, have chosen the Nelsonville Food Cupboard to receive 50 percent of the profits.
The winner of the Challenge, the person who raises the most money, chooses the charity to receive the other 50 percent of the profits. The winner this year, Lindsay Bishop, has chosen the Mocha Club to receive the other half of the money earned. Lindsay won the Challenge by cleaning houses as her micro-business. The Mocha Club is an online community of people giving up the cost of two mochas a month - or seven dollars - to fund relief and development projects in Africa.
Great idea, Neal, and congratulations to the students for all their hard work!
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