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School of Health and Nursing Promotes Wellness at Community Health Fair
The Hocking College School of Health and Nursing will promote wellness during their 12th Annual Health Fair on February 28, 2012 in the Student Center Multiplex from 8 a.m. - 2 p.m.
The public to visit a wide range of booths, each demonstrating simple adjustments in everyday habits that can lead to healthier lifestyles. Instructors Bev Kubachka and Tammy Keith said the event is planned, researched and organized by students in the Nursing, Physical Therapy Assistance, Medical Assistance, Fitness Management, Opticianry and Culinary and Dietary Management programs.
Most services are free, except cholesterol checks for $10. Students will measure blood sugar and blood pressure, target heart rate/flexibility, body fat ratios and stress levels. Information supporting the relationship of cold prevention and hand washing, smokeless tobacco and smoking cessation, drug and alcohol abuse, energy drinks, emotional care, depression and suicide, sexually transmitted disease, rape trauma, healthy diets, and cancer screening and prevention will also be presented.
"New this year, students will offer information on the health concerns of hydraulic fracturing and the chemicals used in the process," Kubachka said.
Healthy snacks and water can be purchased at the event. A book sale will also take place, along with raffles throughout the day, both with proceeds benefitting the skills labs. Limited free parking will be offered to visitors in front of the Hocking College Student Center.
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 Hocking Gallery Hosts National Artist for Glass Invitational
The Glass Invitational will feature the artwork of national artist Alex Adams. Adams earned a bachelor of fine arts degree in glass at the Massachusetts College of Art, and a master of fine arts degree in ceramics/glass at Temple University. He is currently a full-time lecturer in glass at the University of Miami, and in 2011 he was a visiting artist at The Ohio State University. As of 2011, Adams has been featured in 20 exhibitions including two solo shows.
A second reception for the Glass Invitational will be held Friday, February 24, 2012 from 6-10 p.m., and Adams' work will be on display through March 23, 2012.
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Scholarship Offered to Transferring Students
Hocking students planning to pursue a degree at a four-year school can now be nominated for the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship.
The Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship Program enables students at a two-year institution with exceptional promise and demonstrated financial need to pursue a baccalaureate degree. Demonstrated financial need includes a low family and student income and assets in light of educational expenses, and substantial unmet educational costs, after taking into account other scholarships and grants students may receive. Students in any discipline are eligible for nomination.
The program provides funding for tuition, room and board, required fees, and books for the remainder of the recipient's undergraduate degree. Scholarship amounts vary based on several factors, including costs at the institution each recipient attends and other grants and scholarships the student receives. Awards can be for as much as $30,000 annually.
To be eligible for the program, a student must either be enrolled at an accredited community college or two-year institution and hold sophomore status, or a recent graduate. Students must also have a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or higher and plan to transfer to a four-year college or university to begin studies in the fall.
Each accredited two-year institution may nominate up to four candidates depending upon institutional enrollment. To seek nomination, contact Roger Springer at 740.753.7080.
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Have a Blast at the Bourbon Street Bash!
Come join the Culinary and Hospitality Students for a Mardi Gras celebration, Bourbon Street Bash, at the Inn at Hocking College, February 16-18, 2012 from 5-10 p.m.
Students in the culinary program will prepare an authentic Cajun buffet including items such as alligator, seafood gumbo, jambalaya, fried oysters, red beans and rice, variations on shrimp and crawfish and much more. The meal is all you can eat for $16.95. A raw food bar, not included in the buffet, will feature fresh oyster on the half shell, shrimp and crawfish. Guests can enjoy Dixie Beer shipped from New Orleans and Pat O'Brien's specialty drinks in souvenir glasses. For entertainment, the Athens High Society Jazz Band will play nightly.
To make a reservation for the Bourbon Street Bash, call 740.753.3531 ext. 7302, or ext. 7300 for more information.
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 Natural Resources Job Fair
The event will allow students to talk to businesses about potential employment opportunities in the field of natural resources. Businesses are also encouraged to feature Hocking alums already working with them.
For more information, contact Kraig Curry at 740.753.6106. Students can also visit www.collegecentral.com/hockingcollege/ for more employment information and tips for landing a job.
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 Peace Corp Informational Session
Katie Sylvester of the Peace Corps will be on campus Wednesday, February 29 to provide information about the organization.
She is taking individual appointments from 1 to 3 p.m. and hosting a general information session in John Light Hall room 246 at 4 p.m.
You or your students can sign up for an appointment at the Career Services office in John Light Hall 191 or call Kraig Curry at 740.753.6106.
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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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Alumni Succeeds in Archaeology Career
Angela Kappen graduated from Hocking College back in the year 2000 when the Archaeology program was brand new. She had no trouble finding an immediate position as a field technician, using the experience she gained at Hocking. Angela found that firms who knew about Hocking's program were eager to hire alums, as they needed little to no training.
Angela earned her bachelor's degree in Anthropology from the Ohio State University in 2003. There she gained experience working as an Ethnobotany Lab Technician. She was hired by an environmental consulting firm, Environmental Resources Management (ERM), and spent the next four years traveling around the country performing telecommunication archaeology field work, becoming the company's go-to person for tribal consultations.
She left ERM in August to focus on her family and was hired part-time at Argonne National Laboratory outside of Chicago because of her tribal expertise. Angela plans to stay in the archaeology field and earn her master's degree.
Congratulations to Angela for being a great national representative of Hocking College and taking her education to the next step!
If you have any alumni success stories to feature in Verbatim, please forward them to verbatim@hocking.edu.
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