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 1,300 and Counting
Great job to everyone who has helped our returning students to register for spring semester 2015! At the conclusion of our first week of registration, with your help, we have registered more than 1,300 students for spring semester. Some departments have pulled students in small groups from class to review schedules and register. In other departments, advisors have been contacting each of their assigned students to schedule appointments for registration. Regardless of the approach, please continue the great work!
Per the email sent last week, within three business days of registering, students are required to visit the Cashier's Office in the Student Services Concourse in Light Hall or at the Perry or Logan Campus to sign the Registration Terms & Conditions/Student Financial Responsibility Agreement and review their financial arrangements. Students who fail to do this within three business days will have their schedule dropped, and will need to begin the registration process again.
With a few exceptions, the new registration process seems to be going well. The Cashier's Office reports that they are having good conversations with students regarding their financial responsibility, which hopefully will help in retention. The Fiscal Department is in the process of training additional staff members to assist at the Cashier's Office windows in order to minimize lines during peak times.
Additionally, if a student takes only online classes, or has extenuating circumstances as to why they cannot visit the Cashier's Office in three business days, they can contact the office directly at cashiers@hocking.edu. The student will be sent an electronic copy of the form with the appropriate information, and have a telephone conversation regarding their financial responsibility and payment arrangements.
QuickStart
Our first QuickStart new student registration event will be this Friday, November 21 at 9:30 a.m. Please help to welcome our new students to campus as they prepare to join us for spring semester. Departments should have faculty advisors identified to help students determine their schedule. New students will also be required to sign their Registrations Terms & Conditions/Student Financial Responsibility Agreement before leaving campus. At the conclusion of registration, please direct the students to the Cashier's Office.
Keep up the great work, and look for registration updates in Verbatim!
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 Veterans Memorial Garden Rededicated in Ceremony
On Monday, November 10, Hocking College held a rededication ceremony for the Staff Sgt. Curtis A. Oakes Veterans Memorial Garden.
The garden started as an oak tree planted in 2012 to honor Oakes, a Hocking alum who died in action on November 29, 2010. Hocking College Landscape Management students and Campus Greens staff have since been working to develop the garden to honor veterans. This year's ceremony was held to acknowledge the completion of the garden, which will now serve as a beacon on campus, representing the sacrifice of service members and their families.
Chairmen of the Hocking College Board of Trustees Lt. Col. Andrew Stone spoke at the ceremony regarding the relationship between military and education in America, "Beyond their military service, veterans are great students, great employees and great community members. They can suffer hardship without complaint. They are high achievers. United Stated Military veterans built America."
Read more about the ceremony and see photos from the event.
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Maintenance Projects Scheduled
The Light Hall roof replacement project will begin on Monday, November 17, and is expected to last until February 11, 2015. Due to the nature of the construction project, the third floor classrooms and offices may experience loud noises at various times during the project.
Please contact the Registrar's Office if you would like to temporarily relocate your classroom at anytime during the construction period. We apologize for the inconvenience and are available to assist as needed.
Also, Maintenance will be replacing the hot water tank serving Light and Oakley Halls on Wednesday, November 19. Please be advised that these buildings will be without hot water during the replacements period, approximately four to six hours.
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 STARS Ceremony Celebrates Student Achievement
The Student Team and Academic Recognition System (STARS) award ceremony, honoring outstanding student and group achievements from the spring and summer 2014 terms, was held Thursday, November 6, 2014. Presenters Giles Lee, Director of Co-Curricular Activities; Hocking College Interim President Dr. Betty Young and Hocking College faculty members Kathleen Temple Miller and Julie Gee helped honor the recipients.
The Fitness Management program received the "Most Outstanding Contribution to Campus and Community" award for their work with the "Pump N Run." This award recognizes a project that made a positive impact on campus or community life. The Fitness Management students organized this event, which included a 5K and 1.5-mile run and bench press repetitions. The event awarded top winners and encouraged participants to stay fit and active.
Julie Gee presented the "Green Award," to Jason Szotesk for his work on the Cascade Arbor Walk in Cascade Park, Hudson, Ohio.
The "Black Tie Tea" received the "We Are One Hocking Award for Cross-Cultural Understanding." The award honors outstanding efforts in the area of cross-cultural education and community unification.
Dean's List recipients were also honored at the event.
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 Record Number Participates in Weightlifting Competition
A record 69 participants came out to compete in Hocking College's 12th annual Weightlifting Competition and 36 participated in the inaugural X-Fit Challenge. Both events, hosted by the Fitness Management Class of 2015 were held last Saturday, November 8.
The weightlifting competition was comprised of the best successful lift from a bench-press, dead-lift and squat lift divided by the competitor's body weight for the pound for pound or "relative" strongest. Trophies and certificates were awarded to the top three competitors in the male and female categories. The competitors with the heaviest maximum squat were, Nathan Grimm and Zach Wilson at 500 lbs. and Amanda Hunter at 230 lbs. The heaviest maximum dead-lift was awarded to Nathan Grimm and Zach Wilson for 550 lbs. and Kara Hall-Whitman for 255 lbs. The last category for heaviest maximum bench-press was awarded to Justin Carpenter for 405 lbs. and Allyson Spence and Tori Neer for 125 lbs.
The new X-Fit Challenge hosted nine, four-person teams. Competitors were each required to complete a gauntlet of 21-15-9 reps of the power clean followed by the same number of burpees over a bar. The winning team, with the fastest overall times of 23:29 was True-Fit Athletics from Lancaster, made up of Jimmy Barnes, Andrew Blosser, Brandi Waddell and Brandon Holley.
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NIXLE Reminder
Students, faculty, staff and all other members of the campus community should consider signing up NIXLE at nixle.com to receive text and e-mail advisories about cancellations and other important information from the Hocking College Police Department.
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 Reminder: Culinary Program Offers Holiday Pie Class
McClenaghan Center for Hospitality Training will host the first in their Master Cooking Series, Holiday Pies Made Easy on Thursday, November 20 from 5 to 8 p.m. and on Saturday, November 22 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
These classes will be the first of a twelve part series running monthly at the McClenaghan Center at the Inn at Hocking College. The class will include lectures, demos, hands-on labs, a recipe handout and two pies to take home. It is free to attend for Hocking College faculty and students with the option to bring an adult guest for $39 and a child (8-16 years old) for $19.
Reserve a spot by contacting Heather Campbell at 740.753.7601 or at campbellh5@hocking.edu.
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 November Impact on Wellness
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 Providing Help for our Displaced Employees
by Dr. Roger Buck, Director of Counseling Center
When human beings lose something of significant value there is increased potential for the development of symptoms of trauma. The degree of these symptoms are correlated to the degree of significance the individual attaches to that item lost. Loss of employment is perhaps one of the most "significantly valued" activities that most individuals cherish. Hocking College has recently been forced to eliminate positions and 36 of our friends and peers will be leaving our midst. I wanted to share with you some of the following physical, cognitive, emotional, behavioral and even spiritual responses that those who lose something of significant value (employment) might experience.
Normal responses to abnormal events such as job loss:
Physical: Agitation, headaches, gastrointestinal distress, chest pain, elevated blood pressure, rapid heart rate and muscle tremors.
Cognitive: Intrusive thoughts, memory & concentration difficulty, preoccupation, disorientation, suspiciousness, blaming and poor problem solving.
Emotional: Anxiety, depression, hopelessness and despair, unpredictable and rapid mood swings, irritability, anger, numbness or disconnected to others, apprehension, emotional shock, emotional outbursts, feeling overwhelmed, inappropriate emotional response to environment.
Behavioral: Sleep problems, substance abuse, self mutilation, cry easily, increased family conflict, isolation, defiance of authority, inability to rest, intensified pacing, loss of appetite, major change in social activities.
Spiritual: Questioning good and evil, attempting to make sense out of senselessness, searching for the meaning of the experience, crisis in faith, struggling with understanding WHY.
Those of you who are not being displaced by these unfortunate economic events can be instrumental in helping our friends and peers adjust at this time of turmoil by showing your support and caring through listening, helping those displaced by connecting them with your employment resources and by befriending those who are leaving us in their journey to new opportunities. The Counseling Center is available to provide further supports for employees by contacting Dr. Roger Buck at OAK 204 or calling for an appointment at ext. 6133.
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 Reminder: Give Blood!
Sign up today for the upcoming blood drive on Monday, November 24 in the Student Center, 10 a. m. - 4 p.m.
You can donate blood every eight weeks.
To schedule an appointment call 1-800-RED-CROSS (1.800.733.2767) or sign up at the Student Center Front Desk.
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Spring Scholarship Application Open
 Several scholarship are still available for spring semester. All currently enrolled Hocking College students should complete the online Scholarship Application by November 28, 2014 to be considered for scholarships for spring semester.
To apply, please direct students to use the Online Scholarship Application, which can be accessed through the "Pay For College" area of the Hocking College website. Click on the Scholarships subheading to find additional information and a direct link to the 2014-2015 scholarship application.
Students who are selected to receive scholarships will be notified by the end of the year.
If you need additional information regarding completion of the Online Scholarship Application, please contact the Office of Student Financial Aid Services at 740.753.7061. |
 Contrisciani Column: The Meat Industry vs. Local Suppliers
Chef Alfonso Contrisciani writes a regular column on food and farm happenings for the Perry County Tribune. His latest column talks about today's meat industry versus the benefits of getting meat from local suppliers or raising your own. This week's recipes are for Rabbit Pizzaiola and Roasted Free Range "Local" Chicken, Root Vegetables, Leeks and Apples. Read the column here. |
Alumni Spotlight
Grad Takes Over as Head Chef at Rivage Atlantique
Colleen Pendergast, a graduate of Hocking College Culinary program has worked her way up the career ladder and reached the top, being promoted to head chef at Rivage Atlantique in Worthington, Ohio. After Hocking College, Pendergast started a job at Shawnee Country Club, where she continued to use her talents until she became a banquet chef in 2006. Her passion for the culinary arts continued to drive her to become a lead line chef at G. Michael's in German Village and then to become a sous chef at Mezzo Gahanna. Pendergast plans to continue the traditional menu at Rivage Atlantique, keeping the customer favorites that have proven the test of time, such as the local favorite shrimp and grits. Some of her own unique attributes to the menu will also stay. "I played a key role in the daily specials. Some dishes, like the beet salad, were mine," Pendergast explains. Pendergast says she is planning on adding new items to the menu as well, including some café-style "half-plate" seafood dishes. To read more about Pendergast, read the full article here. |
 U.S. Capital Christmas Tree to Visit Marietta During 2014 Tour
Final preparations are underway to welcome the U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree to Marietta, Ohio on Tuesday, November 18, 2014 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 205 Putnam Street.
The public is invited to come and enjoy this special event which includes a musical performance by the Marietta High School band and choir, along with the Betsey Mills preschool. Wayne National Forest will be arranging photo opportunities with Smokey Bear. Also, Santa and Mrs. Claus will be in attendance.
The 88-foot white spruce is expected to arrive at 10 a.m. in front of the Washington County Courthouse. Downtown travelers are advised by the City of Marietta, Putnam Street between Second and Third, will be closed between 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The tree is traveling on an 85-foot semitrailer, towed by a custom decorated truck; followed by a caravan of caretakers for the journey to the U.S. Capitol, where the official tree lighting will take place on December 2nd.
The tree has been carefully packaged and is not clearly visible in its entirety on the truck. A window through the packaging will offer a glimpse, with some of the 10,000 ornaments made by Minnesotans, but for the most part, people will see the container and the truck transporting it. The public will also have a chance to sign a huge banner that is accompanying the tree to Washington, D.C.
For the past 50 years, a beautiful tree has appeared on the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. during the holiday season. The U.S. Forest Service, in partnership with Choose Outdoors and the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe, are bringing this special gift from the Chippewa National Forest in north central Minnesota to Washington, D.C. for the 2014 season.
Track the Tree in real-time by visiting www.capitolchristmastree.com. |
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Upcoming Epicurean Club Events
- 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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 Community Holiday Volunteer Opportunities Available
Looking for a way to give back this holiday season? There are a variety of community service organizations that could use your help.
Athens County Children Services: Contact Katherine Marshall, Volunteer/Intern Manager at 740.592.3061 ext. 312.
Looking for volunteers on November 26 to help prepare and serve Thanksgiving dinner to children in foster care and their biological families. The event is from 10:30-7:30 and will take place at Children Services. There are two volunteer shifts, 10:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. or 3:30 - 7:30 p.m.
December 7, the Family Support unit will hold a Christmas Party for children in foster care and their biological families at the American Legion on Union Street from 1-3 p.m. They will need help chaperoning, assisting with games and crafts and serving food.
Salvation Army:
Contact Justin Gray, Director at 740.593.7082.
The local Salvation Army is gearing up for this season's Red Kettle Campaign. The organization is looking for volunteers to commit a few hours to ringing the bell at kettle locations. Proceeds are used by the local Salvation Army, which serves both Athens and Meigs Counties. The organization provides a food pantry, basic needs assistance and seasonal assistance programs. They looking for volunteers for the following dates: November 15, 22, 26, 28, 29, and each Monday through Saturday in December until Christmas.
Good Works:
740.594.3339
Good Works, the organization that runs the county's only homeless shelter, hosts a weekly meal called Friday Night Life, which serves between 100-125 people regularly. Call for details on volunteer opportunities.
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Athens County:
740.797.0037
BBBS of Athens County will host their annual holiday party for children who participate in the program. Volunteers are needed to help prepare and serve food, run activity stations and clean up. The event will be in mid-December, date to be announced.
Athens Church of Christ:
740.593.7414
The church provides a Thanksgiving meal. Call for details on any volunteering opportunities.
The Plains United Methodist Church:
740.797.4163.
The church provides Thanksgiving and Christmas baskets. Call for details on any volunteering opportunities.
Faith Believers Ministry - Feed My Sheep Food Pantry:
740.664.3508
This is a new food pantry in the county. Call for details on volunteering opportunities.
United Campus Ministry:
740.593.7301
UCM is looking for volunteers to help prepare meals and raise funds to buy meals for Athens County residents and OU students. Meal volunteers are needed on Thursdays from 3:30 to 7:30 p.m. and on Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Appalachian Community Visiting Nurse Association, Hospice and Health Services:
740.594.8226
There are volunteer opportunities to support hospice patients and their caregivers as well as the Appalachian Community staff. Projects include many things, including holiday celebrations and food preparation.
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Dell Deals Continue
Can you believe it's almost time for Black Friday? Dell has special Pre-Black Friday Doorbusters starting at 8 a.m. on Thursday, November 20 and Standing Offers available November 20 - 26. Shop the Hocking College member store for these deals: www.dell.com/dellu/hocking or call 800.695.8133, member ID: US126609902.
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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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Hocking Community Helps Fitness Alum's Family
Bill Finnearty from the Fitness Management program reports an amazing response from the Hocking College community in support of a recent grad. Jimmy Barnes, a Fitness Management graduate and supporter of Hocking College, recently learned his father has non-treatable cancer. Finnearty put out the call for donations to help fly Mr. Barnes' son and grandchildren (Jimmy's brother and his children) from Alaska to Ohio to see Mr. Barnes. Finnearty and the second year Fitness Management class promised to match dollar for dollar any donations collected before the weightlifting competition this past weekend. Donations reached $700 plus the $700 match, for a total of $1400. Kudos to Finnearty, the Fitness Management program, and everyone in the Hocking College community who reached out to help!
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