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 Veterans Memorial Garden Ceremony Planned
Hocking College will hold a commemorative ceremony for the re-dedication of the Staff Sgt. Curtis A. "Moose" Oakes Veterans Memorial Garden on November 10, 2014 at 1 p.m.
The Veterans Memorial Garden was established to honor and memorialize Staff Sgt. Curtis A. Oakes, also known as "Moose," who died while serving his country in Afghanistan in 2010. Staff Sgt. Oakes was a graduate of the School of Natural Resources at Hocking College. Initially, a single oak tree was planted on September 24, 2011 to honor the memory of Staff Sgt. Oakes and serve as an "anchor" to the garden. The tree sits in the center of the garden in front of Light Hall.
"Since the planting, Valarie Oakes (Curtis' mother) dreamed of honoring others who have fought for our freedom. Today we celebrate the realization of her dream," Libby Villavicencio, Executive Director of the Hocking College Foundation, said regarding the unveiling of the Memorial Garden.
Honored guests will be in attendance at the ceremony, including Dr. Roger P. Buck, U.S. Navy, Retired, Director of Hocking College Counseling Services and liaison for the Hocking College Chapter of Student Veterans of America; Chaplain (Captain) Dawn Israel with the 371st Sustainment Battalion of the Ohio National Guard; Lieutenant Colonel Andrew Stone, Chairman of the Hocking College Board of Trustees; and Kathleen Young, Southwest Regional Liaison for Ohio Governor John Kasich.
The garden was designed and constructed by the Landscape Management program and Hocking College Campus Greens staff. The public is invited to attend the ceremony the Monday before Veterans Day to support and honor our troops who have served their country.
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Board of Trustees Meeting
The Hocking College Board of Trustees will hold a special meeting on Monday, November 10 at 4:30 p.m. in Light Hall on the Main Campus.
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 Spring Semester Advising and Registration
Advising for spring semester 2015 has begun.
Priority registration for spring semester 2015 will begin on Monday, November 10 and run through November 12. Open registration will begin on Thursday, November 13.
Spring 2015 QuickStart events will be held Friday, November 21 and Friday, December 5 starting at 9:30 a.m. each day. QuickStart and Returning Student Registration Events will be held Friday, January 9 and Saturday, January 10, 2015, starting at 9:30 a.m. each day.
The Student Services Concourse will have extended service hours to support spring 2015 registration:
- January 6, 7, 8 (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday): 8:30 a.m. - 6 p.m.
- January 10 (Saturday): 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
- January 12 - 15 (Monday - Thursday) 8:30 a.m. - 6 p.m.
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 Students Participate in Chestnut Tree Planting Day
On Saturday, October 25, nearly 30 Hocking College students and faculty from the Forestry and Wildlife Clubs volunteered to help plant American chestnut trees.
These Hocking College volunteers worked in cooperation with the Wayne National Forest, the American Chestnut Foundation and National Wild Turkey Federation. Volunteers assisted in planting the most advanced generation of potentially blight resistant American chestnut trees in the world - right here in Athens County. More than 700 seedlings were planted on the Wayne National Forest, and will be monitored in future years by partner agencies to determine their resistance to the blight.
 The chestnut blight pathogen was accidentally introduced from Asia in the early 1900's and in a relatively short period of time (less than 50 years) moved through the eastern hardwood forests and killed an estimated four billion American chestnut trees. Hopefully, through joint cooperation on projects such as this, one day this stately tree will be returned to its former glory and once again play a vital role in the functioning of our forested ecosystems.
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 Help Support the Student Food Pantry
Kris Williams' students will again hold a bake sale and a canned food drive to raise money and collect canned goods for the Hocking College Food Pantry.
The sale will be Wednesday, November 5, from 1 - 3:30 p.m., with tables in the Student Center and the Dining Hall.
Purchase bake sales goods with cash - all are $1.00 or less, or with cans of food. One can of food = two cookies. Bring canned goods or non-perishables that need minimal preparation (only need a microwave) - such as soup, stew, Easy Mac, fruits and vegetables.
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Arts, Business and Science Advising Center Now Open
The School of Arts, Business, and Science (ABS) has opened an ABS Advising Center, located in JL361.
The center offers a variety of services with a primary goal to assist ABS students with building block schedules and learning to register themselves online once their academic advisers have approved their SEPs. This will eliminate congestion in the ABS office in Oakley 312, reduce student wait time and empower students by providing the tools to make registration easier.
Please help share the Advising Center's hours of operation with ABS students:
- Monday: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- Tuesday: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and 5 to 6 p.m.
- Wednesday: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- Thursday: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- Friday: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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 Upcoming Epicurean Club Events
- Monday, November 3 at 7 p.m. in the Demo Kitchen at The Inn: The Epicurean Club is excited to host Chef Joshua Wickham, CEC, CEPC, WCC, to demonstrate one of his award-winning competition dishes. Chef Wickham will discuss the importance of competition for students, as well as the professional chef. All are welcome.
- Culinary Basket Raffles: The club is selling raffle tickets for two different baskets full of amazing jams, jellies, and sauces, donated by Chefs Weber and Adami. Tickets are $1 each or six for $5. Tickets can be purchased from Heather Campbell or from the cashier at the Starbrick Bistro.
- PIES, PIES, PIES!!! Back by popular demand, the club is selling pies for Thanksgiving. Dutch Apple, Cherry and Pumpkin for $10.00 each. Pre-orders can be taken by any club member, or Chef McGushin. The pies can then be picked up at the Inn on November 24 and 25. Payment is due at the time of order.
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 Veterans Day Next Tuesday
Reminder that there will be no classes and all Hocking College offices will be closed on Tuesday, November 11 in observance of Veterans Day.
The Dining Hall will be open for students from 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.
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Clothing Give-Away This Saturday
Athens First Church of God is holding a huge clothing give-away this Saturday, November 8, 2014. The event will take place from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. and will feature clothing for the whole family.
Please help spread the word to any students who may be interested, or need assistance.
The First Church of God is located at 67 Columbus Rd. in Athens, Ohio.
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 From the Chef
Chef Alfonso Contrisciani is now writing a regular column on food and farm happenings for the Perry County Tribune. His latest column talks about change, both in our lives and the change of the seasons. It includes a recipe for Poached Pear Stuffed with Mascarpone, Red Wine Sauce. Read the column here. |
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Summer 2014 Dean's List Announced
Hocking College is pleased to announce the students named to the Summer Semester 2014 Dean's List.
Students on the Hocking College Dean's List must have earned at least a 3.5 grade point average (GPA), be taking at least 9 credit hours, have no "F" or "I" grades in the term and be in good academic standing.
See a list of the students who have met these requirements on the Hocking College website's Dean's List page.
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Alumni Spotlight
 Hocking Alum Becomes Oncology Nurse Navigator
Fairfield Medical Center has recently named Shelly Romine as their new Oncology Nurse Navigator.
In this position, Romine will help direct cancer patients and their families through unfamiliar treatments and care. More specifically, Romine will work as an advocate for breast and colon cancer patients at Fairfield alongside fellow oncology nurse navigator Ivy O'Neal.
Romine graduated from Hocking College with an associate degree in Nursing and L.P.N. She then continued on to receive her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Ohio University.
Read more about Shelly Romine here.
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 Startup Weekend Athens Returns
The Startup Weekend entrepreneurship event returns to Athens November 14-16 at the Ohio University Innovation Center.
This 54-hour program brings together designers, developers, entrepreneurs, engineers and business experts to pitch an idea and turn it into a viable startup company.
This event is open to Southeast Ohio community members as well as Ohio University faculty, staff and students. Don't have a startup business idea? No problem. Your skills and experience are needed to bolster another's idea and complete the winning team.
Beginning with Friday night pitching, teams form around-the-top ideas determined by popular vote. Participants spend the weekend brainstorming activities, evolving their business model creation, coding, designing, basic prototype development and market validation. Expert coaches are available to assist teams with the process.
Startup Weekend culminates Sunday evening with demonstrations evaluated by a panel of judges. Prizes will be awarded to the top teams.
Registration fees are $49 for students and $99 for general admission. On-site registration will not be permitted.
The registration fee includes all meals, weekend programs at the Innovation Center and optional hours to work at Ohio University's Create_Space on Saturday.
Check-in begins Friday, November 14 at 5:30 p.m. at the Innovation Center, and the event ends at 6:30 p.m., Sunday, November 16. The Innovation Center is located at 340 W. State St. in Athens.
For more information about the event and to register, visit: http://www.up.co/communities/usa/athens-oh/startup-weekend/4928/.
The sponsors of Startup Weekend Athens are Ohio University's Innovation Center, Create_Space, Center for Entrepreneurship, Scripps Innovation Challenge and Scripps College of Communication, as well as Business Remixed and TechGROWTH Ohio.
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Reminder: ID Theft Lunch and Learn
On Thursday, November 13, Hocking College will host "ID Theft: Who's Got Your Number," a free lunch and learn seminar presented by the Ohio University Credit Union.
The seminar will educate participants on how identity thieves target their victims, how to protect your personal information and what steps to take if your identity is stolen. All faculty and staff are invited to attend the event, with a free lunch provided in DVD 108. Anyone interested in attending should RSVP no later than Monday, November 10 to Linda Deeds at deedsl@hocking.edu. Please be sure to include any special dietary needs.
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 Interpretation Students Present Night Fair
Hocking College is holding a Night Fair on Friday, December 5, 2014 from 6 to 10 p.m. at Robbins Crossing and the Nature Center.
As part of the Hocking College Night Interpretation course, students and faculty will be combining four sections into a larger scale public program to take place on Friday night. The Night Fair will include night hikes, astronomy, nocturnal animals, campfire stories, songs, games and much more. If weather permits, the astronomy portion will take place on the bike trail farther from campus for a better view of the stars. Hocking College students from the Night Interpretation class will conduct all presentations throughout the night.
The event is free and open to the public. Be sure to dress warm and bring a flashlight. Come and see more than you might think.
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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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Hocktoberfest Kudos
From Libby Villavicencio, Director of the Hocking College Foundation: "Please accept my and Jessie's thank you, if you were at all involved in Hocktoberfest. We greatly appreciate your time and energies planning, preparing and running the event. It was a great success! We we more than quadrupled the number of attendees from last year!!! 3,500 people attended in the cold, wet, rain and hail!
Hocktoberfest has the potential to grow into one of the biggest outdoor recreation festivals in the nation. If you haven't gotten involved yet, please consider doing so. We need volunteers to be on the committee. If you're not sure you want to be involved, come to our next meeting and then decide. Please contact us if you're interested. We need you! Again, thank you!" ____________________ Senator Sends Kudos on NR Honor  Senator Lou Gentile sent his congratulations on the recent naming of Hocking College as the number one Natural Resources associate degree provider in the United States. Gentile said, "Hocking College continues to receive praise for its exceptional programs, and this year serves to remind us of your students' commitment to success, the instructor's and staff's dedication to the students, and your commitment to creating an atmosphere conducive to learning and excellence." |
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