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Tis' the Season for Giving

Logan Campus Students Organize Toy and Food Drives
Students at Hocking College Logan Campus have embarked upon two community service projects aimed at assisting needy children and families in Hocking County this holiday season.  Members of Beta Sigma Omega chapter of Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society have organized a toy collection and food drive in partnership with local businesses and organizations.

The toy collection has been organized to benefit the Hocking County Toys to Share program.  In addition to the campus, collection boxes can be found at Dollar General (both Logan Locations), Logan Antique Mall, Lancaster Sales, Logan-Hocking County Public Library, and Hometown Hobby.  Members of the community are asked to bring a new, unwrapped toy and place it in the collection boxes at one of these retailers.  Toys will be collected until December 14.

Members of the Honor Society have also partnered with the Southeastern Ohio Regional Food Center to organize a food drive to benefit the Food Center and Hocking County.  Community members are encouraged to bring a food donation to the Food Center on Saturday, December 10 from 10 am to 2 pm.  Student members of the Honor Society as well as Food Center employees and other volunteers will be on hand to accept donations.

Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society is the official honor society of two-year colleges.  It provides for development and recognition of students through academic, leadership, and service programs.

For additional information about the toy collection or food drive, contact Jestinah McDonald, Beta Sigma Omega chapter advisor at Hocking College Logan Campus at 740.380.9315.
Heavy Equipment Club Holds Food Drive

Help the Heavy Equipment Club move the load of holiday giving to those in need in our community! The club is collecting non-perishable food to donate to the needy in Nelsonville. Collection bins can be found in the Natural Resources Building, John Light and Oakley Halls, Student Center, Public Safety Services Building and the Library.

Student Center Hosts Holidays Around the World
Holidays from Around the World will be celebrated December 8 from 3 - 5 p.m. in the Hall of Nations Lobby in the Student Center lobby.  According to Giles Lee, prime minister of student activities, there will be festive dancing and music from around the world.  There will also be information about how holidays are celebrated in different cultures, including Christmas, Kwanzaa, Diwali and Hanukkah.  Our international students and Salaam Restaurant in Athens will provide holiday food from each continent.
School of Music Holiday Concert
The Hocking College School of Music will present a Holiday Concert on Tuesday, December 6, 2011 at 7:30 pm featuring the Hocking College Singers, the A Cappellas, and the Chancel Choirs from the Logan and Nelsonville First Presbyterian Churches.

The A Cappellas, Hocking College's eight-voice A Cappella ensemble, will make its concert debut. The concert will be held at the First Presbyterian Church in Nelsonville, 69 Washington St. The event is free and open to the public.
Landscape Construction Project Update
As we wrap up this fall quarter, the Landscape Construction class will hold a presentation for the Hocking College administration detailing their projects, both on and off-campus, on Tuesday, December 13, 2011 at 10 a.m. in the President's Office conference room. 

Representatives from off-campus projects for the Universal Design Living Laboratory in Columbus and Stalwart Construction in Athens will both be in attendance. The campus community is also invited to this update on the hard work of the Landscape Construction class in their efforts to beautify the Hocking College campus.
First Annual Retiree Breakfast
To celebrate and honor former Hocking College employees who dedicated their careers to enhancing the lives of Hocking College students and the community, Hocking College will be holding our first annual Retiree Breakfast Wednesday, December 14 from 8 - 9:30 a.m. at the Inn at Hocking College.

Although personal invitations have been sent, we are still in the process of collecting the names of Hocking College retirees.  Please feel free to pass along the information about the breakfast to any retiree who may not have received a personal invitation.

Those retired from Hocking College who would like to attend the breakfast should RSVP to Anita Weisenbach at 740.753.7037.
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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Architectural and Mechanical Design Students Help Habitat for Humanity

On November 14, students from the Architectural and Mechanical Design program participated in the building of a local Habitat for Humanity house on 308 Oak Street in Nelsonville. Students worked alongside Habitat for Humanity's Kenneth Oehlers. The students arrived early and began by building the floor for the structure.

With instruction from Kenneth, the students learned a great deal on this jobsite. Students participated in this build as a service-learning project for their program. The students that participated in the build were as follows: Jennifer Beach, Calib Caton, Zach Cybulski, Ian Donaldson, Skyler Everett, Dylan Gillespie, Jennifer Grimm, Brad Herdmann, Kyle Kilmer, Drew Koontz, Adam Loomis, Richard Marks, Colin O'Brien, Kevin Wilson, and Lauren Wolf.

Kudos to the faculty and students involved for donating your time to this important organization!



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