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Hocking Alum Serves Lunch at Local Athens Restaurant
Hocking College graduate, Josh Hinty is recognized as the lunch chef for 9 Tables on North Shafer Street in Athens. He received a culinary arts degree in 2013, but has worked his way up in the dining industry for 20 years.
He was recently featured on the Athens Messenger where he was interviewed about his new position at 9 Tables Express. He mentioned that the training he received at Hocking College helped him learn what he hadn't been able to learn elsewhere. "There are teachers there that have forgotten more than I know," Hinty said.
His mom was a waitress at a restaurant in Chillicothe when he was younger and he always helped her out. "I probably wouldn't have the passion that I do without my mom," Hinty said.
9 Tables was a reservation-only restaurant, which only served multiple-course dinners. Hinty's wife, Courtney previously spoke with the owner, Bill Justice to get the family a spot on the menu. After Justice spoke with Courtney and observed Josh's work, the restaurant offered the Hinty family a spot to serve lunch. The restaurant is open Monday through Saturday from 10:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. and is known as 9 Tables Express.
Courtney is in charge of the business aspects and Hinty has a small lunch menu including a variety of dishes. The menu ranges from mussels in white wine, to pulled pork and hamburgers and a signature sherry-soaked trifle for dessert.
Read the full article here.
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Hocking Alum Takes On Executive Chef
Athens native Jared Bennett is reaching forward this year with his newly announced promotion to executive chef at a Cincinnati local restaurant, Metropole.
Bennett is a graduate of Hocking College with a degree in Restaurant Management that led him to become a line cook at Daveed's, Nectar and Orchids, where he continued employment until Metropole opened. After holding the sous-chef position at Metropole, Bennett has announced his promotion to chef de cuisine this year.
Metropole is located in Cincinnati's new 21c Museum Hotel and offers a new twist on traditional fire cooked meals and techniques. The menu focuses on dishes cooked in a traditional custom built wood-burning fireplace. Bennett expresses his excitement for the new position but explains the style of the restaurant will stay the same.
"Metropole is about letting food speak for itself and that will not change," said Bennett.
Some dishes that Bennett has contributed to this unique menu include a potato gnocchi with guanciale, escarole, oyster mushrooms & feta and a chilled corn soup containing charred corn, green onions and summer sausage.
To see more about Bennett and Metropole visit their webpage at metropoleonwalnut.com
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Virtual Tour Now Live
Over the summer, a special campus tour photographer spent three days on campus capturing all of the beauty and unique features of our main campus for an online virtual tour.A virtual tour allows us to reach prospective students in a new way and offer them the next-best thing to visiting campus. Studies show that students who visit campus are much more likely to enroll. The tour includes tour stops with regular photos and special 360 degree photos, plus links to some of our videos. Our tour is available on multiple pages on our website, on Facebook and available on mobile devices. The tour also includes an interest form for prospective students to request more information, and links to our main website. Access the tour through the link on the homepage of hocking.edu or at this link.
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Students Place Third in Global Dialogues Contest
Five students at Hocking College placed third in the national 2014 Global Dialogues contest. The team of five talented students consisted of Victoria Moyer of New Lexington, Lakota Boetcher of Rockbridge, Courtney Carsey of Albany, Jeff Barnes of Circleville and Clarence Dave Harris of Glouster.
Global Dialogues is an organization that strives to encourage creative young people to cultivate empathy, compassion and unity through the power of media. The organization hosts yearly contests to empower young people across the world to speak out about serious taboo topics such as child abuse and sexuality. The contest gives participants creative freedom to write fiction or non-fiction, create a video, play, poem or short story; but all creations must be related to a given subject.
The team created a narrative called, "The Story of Ronnie," for a college psychology course. The story was about Ronnie's transgender life journey. The students divided the work, each concentrating on a segment of Ronnie's life to focus on the challenges and supports that Ronnie would face as she matured. The students mixed their segments together to finalize the story, ending with Ronnie's wedding and eventually finding true happiness.
Hocking College student Ndeye Penda Leye of Senegal, was also selected as one of the 20 international winners of the contest. Penda wrote the heart wrenching, fictional account of the circumcision of a five-year-old girl. This was Penda's second year placing in the top 20 of the Global Dialogues contest.
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Goodsearch to Raise Money for Student Emergency Fund
Goodsearch donates money to your favorite cause when you search the internet, shop online or dine out at local restaurants. Goodsearch.com donates a penny per search to your cause.
The website is very easy to use; it's free and turns simple everyday actions into a way to make the world a better place. Please sign up today to help support Hocking College students.
Visit www.goodsearch.com to get started, and select "Hocking College Foundation" as your charity of choice.
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Contrisciani Column: Back from Kansas City
 Chef Alfonso Contrisciani just returned from the 2014 American Culinary Federation National Convention in Kansas City. Read his column about the convention and for new recipes here.
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In Memorial
We honor and remember these members of our Hocking family:
Miriam Kennison '75 - Practical Nursing
Neil Couch '80 - Human Services & Corrections
Sara Bungard '85 - Computer Programming
David Stanley '87 - Accounting & Financial Service
Julie Beitzel '92 - Hotel & Restaurant Management
Randy Rogers '97 - GIS/GPS
Linda Linn '99 - Nursing
Paul Friend '01 - Culinary Arts
Annette "Netty" Martin Kastens '01 - Medical Assistant
Donald G. "Tink" Evener
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3301 Hocking Parkway
Nelsonville, Ohio 45764
740.753.7010
Libby Villavicencio,
Executive Director
Jestinah McDonald '01,
Development Coordinator
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Homecoming and Hocktoberfest Weekend is Approaching Fast
Homecoming and Hocktoberfest are coming up the first weekend in October (October 3 - 4, 2014). Save the Date cards were sent out recently - did you get yours?
Together with our sponsors, we are planning a weekend packed full of fun, family-friendly events and entertainment. We hope that you will join us as we celebrate friends, family, and all that is Hocking College.
 Friday, October 3 12 - 9 p.m. Things kick off at noon with a special welcome reception with Hocking College President Ron Erickson followed by campus tours and educational showcases from 1 to 4 p.m. All alumni, retirees, and current employees are invited to our Reunion from 4 to 9 p.m. with music, food and libation.  Saturday, October 4
10 a.m. - 11 p.m. Hocktoberfest is a FREE event filled with something for everyone. Some of the activities we will have again this year are live music, Stihl Timbersports, outdoor skill learning and demos, a fishing derby, Clint Bowyer & Don Schumacher racing teams, horse drawn wagon rides, local vendors, pumpkin decorating, COSI Science Kiosks, Columbus Zoo Wildlife demonstrations and more! Visit hocktoberfest.org for more information. See the video from last year's event here.
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Hocking College Partners with Nelsonville and Rocky Brands to Beautify Roundabout
 Hocking College Landscape Management students and Campus Greens staff recently partnered with the City of Nelsonville and Rocky Brands to beautify the roundabout near Dorr Run.
Andy Freeman, director of physical plant operations, drew up the plans for the roundabout landscaping and presented them to Nelsonville City Council for approval.
The Hocking College Landscape Management students and Campus Greens staff planted trees and shrubs, as well as placing large granite boulders in the area. A sign will also be installed welcoming visitors to historic Nelsonville.
"This is kind of a gateway into the city of Nelsonville," Freeman said. "It's going to be very appealing to the eye but safe as you're going around the roundabout."
Earlier this year, Hocking College landscape students also helped with the landscaping at the double roundabout in Logan.
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Wine Express Rolls Through Hocking Valley
Hocking Valley's Scenic Railway will be holding the Stuart's Fall Wine Express train rides on Friday, October 3rd this year. Tickets will be on sale soon for anyone interested in experiencing a day of wine, cheese and snacks while enjoying scenic Hocking Valley. All proceeds will go to Stuart's Opera House, a non-profit theatre that places its roots in Nelsonville's Public Square Historic District. 
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Past Scholarship Recipients Invited To Awards Banquet
On Wednesday, October 22 at 6 p.m., Hocking College Foundation will host an awards banquet for the 2014-2015 scholarship winners. All past scholarship winners are also invited to attend and participate in the awards program.
While invitations will be sent in the coming weeks, past recipients are encouraged to contact the Foundation office if you are interested in attending. Our scholarship donors and college community would love to catch up with you.
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Tailgate Planned For Hocking College Day At OU
 Saturday, October 11 is Hocking College Day at Ohio University. Show your support of the Ohio University Bobcats against Bowling Green by attending Hocking College Day. Students and Alum are welcome! It is also OU Homecoming.
Hocking College Foundation will tailgate in Pepsi Tailgate Park before the game. Food and beverages will be provided.
Tickets are $12 per person. Email Jessie McDonald or call 740.753.7010 to purchase your tickets.
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New Evening EMT Certification Class Offered
For the first time, the Hocking College School of Public Safety Services will offer an evening Basic Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Certification class during autumn semester in order to meet the needs of working students. The class begins August 25 from 6-10 p.m. and will continue throughout the semester on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday evenings.
The 150-hour class will qualify students to take the national Registry Exam and receive their State of Ohio EMT card. The course teaches EMT students about basic medical and trauma interventions including CPR, bleeding control, oxygen administration and patient transportation. Students planning to enroll in the class will pay for tuition, books and uniform.
Hocking College also offers different levels of fire training and emergency medical services at certificate level, as well as a degree program. This is the first time the basic certification course is offered in the evening in order to meet the needs of non-traditional students to prepare for future classes. The college plans to offer various types of Emergency Medical Services and Fire classes following the basic certification class.
Contact Betty Dalton at 740.753.6451 or for more information about the EMT Certification class.
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Hocking College Offers Physical Defense Classes for Women
The Hocking College Police Department (HCPD) will offer free Rape Aggression Defense (R.A.D.) Systems classes for women this September.
Each class will be three days long and will run from 5:30 - 8:30 p.m. each evening. The class schedule is as follows:
- Class One: September 2, September 3 and September 4
- Class Two: September 8, September 9 and September 10
- Class Three: September 16, September 17 and September 18
- Class Four: September 22, September 23 and September 24
The primary focus of the system is designed for women to become aware of self-defense options during situations of possible or actual assaults. According to R.A.D. Systems, the crime of rape is reported so infrequently that society in general has become unaware of such incidents. Until it happens to 'them' or someone 'they' know and love, its just another headline, just another crime that happens to someone else. In order to overcome this common view, R.A.D. Systems' purpose is to empower women through key elements of self-defense; educate women on the topic, encourage self-dependence and teach the importance of decision-making and understanding physical power.
Hocking College Chief of Police Al Matthews has worked with the HCPD to invest in training its personnel in the instruction of R.A.D. physical defense principles and is excited to offer basic self-defense classes for the women of the community. "We're looking forward to offering several classes each semester, each year. Looking to the future, we plan to offer the women of our community more advanced R.A.D. classes to continue their education and fine tune their skills," Chief Matthews said.
The nine-hour class sessions will teach participants important sexual assault definitions, risk reduction strategies, date rape information, weapon safety, defensive movements and motions, and other self-defense knowledge to prevent future harm. This is a course of carefully selected defensive tactics with helpful guidelines for continued personal growth.
There is no registration fee, but class sizes are limited. Email Angela Perrigio or call 740.753.6598 for registration or more information about the classes.
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SkillsUSA Visits Campus
 Hocking College served as host to 200 high school students participating in SkillsUSA summer activities the week of July 14. To kick off the week, Provost Bridges received an award on behalf of the college from the SkillsUSA leadership team. The 'Champions At Work Award of Appreciation' recognized Hocking College's nine years of support for SkillsUSA. During the week, the college hosted a breakfast for the counselors updating them on program offerings at Hocking as well as updates to the scholarship programs. On Wednesday, admissions representatives Jana Willan and Dan Yeatts lead the 200 campers through a scavenger hunt on campus and offered prize drawings for student participation. The Admissions group also had the opportunity to obtain contact cards from 150 of the student participants.
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Class Notes
Busch-Nichols Engagement
Congratulations to Hocking College graduate, Seth Robert Nichols on his engagement to Mary Elizabeth Busch. Nichols received his associate degree in applied business and culinary arts at Hocking and is now employed as a prepared foods chef at Heinens. He is also an E-4 specialist for the U.S. Army. The wedding will be on July 11, 2015 in Willoughby Hills, OH, congrats to the couple!
Smith-Maggard Engagement
Congratulations to Amy Smith and Rob Maggard on their engagement. Rob is a graduate of Hocking College and is now employed by House Of Emmanuel. The couple is planning a spring wedding, congrats!
Joe Shaw '02 and Adam Maille '08
Joe is a Recreation and Wildlife Tech grad. He currently works as the Southeast Recruiter-Trainer for The Davey Tree Expert Company out of Nashville, TN. Joe and his colleague and fellow alum, Adam Maille '08 (ATS) will be presenting tree climbing demos and letting attendees try their hand at the action during the Homecoming and Hocktoberfest events, October 3 & 4. Make sure to stop by their booth and say hello!
Alicia Turner '11
Alicia graduated from Business Management. She is currently working as a controller at Carborundum Grinding Wheel Co. in Logan, OH.
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Do WE know about YOU?
 Please continue to send in your updates so that we may provide Class Notes. If you've gotten married, moved, had a child, changed jobs, or whatever, we want to know your story. If you're interested in being a featured alumni, contact us today!
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Coffee and Conversation with Hocking
Do you work in an office with other Hocking College grads? If so, we want to come visit your office with some free coffee and muffins! We call it Coffee and Conversation with Hocking. We head out regularly to an office near Nelsonville (within a 50 mile radius) and visit our alumni while they're working. If you'd like us to pay your office a visit just complete the form to be entered into our drawing for Coffee and Conversation with Hocking.
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Support the Hocking College Foundation
The Hocking College Foundation exists to advance the mission of Hocking College, by providing resources for key programs and initiatives tied to college strategies.
Help us achieve our purpose by providing your charitable contribution today.
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