Jennifer Williams, office associate in Inter-
The U.S. Department of Education’s TRiO Office has awarded continued funding for the Columbus State Upward Bound program.
Desiree Polk-Bland has been selected as Dean of Advising and Student Support. She will officially start her role on June 16.
Red Cross Blood Drive, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., NH Lounge
June 26, 2012
Trustee to deliver history lectures in Delaware
Dr. Richard Owens
Columbus State trustee Dr. Richard Owens, who is a professor, historian and past president of Heidelberg College in Tiffin, Ohio, and West Liberty State College in West Virginia, will speak on various historical subjects throughout the summer at the Delaware County Senior Center, on Cheshire Road.
Dr. Owens has written quite a number of books on history and historical fiction, including Potomac: A Story of American in 1940, The Neutrality Imperative, Vigilance and Virtue: A Biography of General and Ambassador Horace Porter, 1837-1921, and more.
His lecture series at the senior center begins July 10 with “Living on the Edge: Economics and Society in the 1920s.” On July 24, he will present “Fighting the Great Depression,” and August 7 will feature “The Election of FDR and American Politics, 1920-1940.” The series will wrap up on August 21 with a presentation drawn from Dr. Owens’ book Potomac, which is a work of historical fiction about Nazi intrigue in America. All the presentations will be free and open to the public.
More information about the lecture series can be found online at www.delawareseniorcenter.com
Columbus State celebrates opening of new center
At House Of Hope's June 22 Open House for its new outpatient clinic, many attendees had a Columbus State connection. “At one point it looked like a Columbus State reunion,” said Dianne Fidelibus, assistant professor in MH/AS/DD. “Someone said ‘Look at the impact you (CSCC) have on this community! You should be proud!’ and we certainly were!” Attending the open house were, (from left) Carolyn Ireland, House of Hope executive director and Columbus State graduate; Stephanie Hobbs - (HoH) OP counselor and graduate; Giti Koons - OP (HoH) counselor and graduate; Brenda Henry, (H oH )program manager and graduate; Brad Lander, Ph.D. OSU East - adjunct faculty; Dianne Fidelibus, assistant professor;
Ryan Patterson, current student in practicum at HoH; Kelsey Piccirillo , current student in practicum at HoH ;Mike Brown, Drug Court clinician and graduate; and Steven Rendina, adjunct faculty.
Department to change name
The Institutional Advancement Office has changed its name to Marketing and Communications. “IA is kind of an outdated term, and Marketing and Communications more accurately reflects what we do,” said Will Kopp, vice president. The office currently administers functions including advertising, media relations, web content, internal communications, special events, social media, college publications, video production, photography, and other marketing activities. The community outreach function, headed by Barbara Smith-Allen, will move under the new President’s Office Chief of Staff position when it is filled.
Columbus Crew offers Educator Appreciation Night 2012
The Columbus Crew soccer team will offer a special ticket discount to all university and college educators, administrators, faculty and family members as part of the Crew’s Educator Appreciation Night vs. Sporting KC on Saturday, July 14.
Special Game Promotions:
Team Poster Gate give-away
$1.00 Brats presented by Bob Evans
$1.00 Draft Beers presented by Budweiser
Post Game Autograph Alley with the team
Upper Sideline tickets are only $10 (regular $27) when you go online to order and use the Special Offer Code: teacher.
If you have questions, please call Sam Beall at the Columbus Crew at (614)447-4189.
Kelton House features African-American Women of the Civil War
The Kelton House Museum and Garden will offer a Civil War Sesquicentennial event on Sunday, July 15 titled “African-American Women of the Civil War,” presented by Annette Jefferson. The presentation is at 3 p.m. and costs $5.
Jefferson will portray women of African descent who were active during the Civil War: Susie King Taylor who nursed with Clara Barton; Elizabeth Keckley, dressmaker and confident to Mary Todd Lincoln, Charlotte Forten; college graduate and first African American to teach freed men in the south: Harriet Tubman, Sojourner Truth and others—come to life in a first-person telling of their unique experiences during the war that ripped a nation apart. Reservations for the event are recommended at (614) 464-2022 or keltonhouse@cs.com.
Summertime means parking lot painting!
The following parking lots will be closed for painting on Friday, June 29:
4-S, 6 -E, 9-E
On Monday, July 2:
11-S, 10-V/H, 14-S, 13-S, 33-S
To see where each of these lots is, go online here.
Photography grad wins Midwest Photo Expo Shootout
Amy Cohen, a student in the Digital Photography program, recently won the Midwest Photo Exchange’s 2012 Shootout, with the image at right. Amy won a $1,500 professional lighting kit from Westcott Lighting Solutions as a prize.
Amy has been a professional photographer for three years and has been shooting as an amateur since 2002. She has completed the Photography Certificate at Columbus State and focuses on portrait and artistic photography.
“I have to thank Columbus State Community College for giving me the opportunity and the training that has helped my success in the photography industry,” says Amy. “I am so honored and happy to be the winner of the Midwest Photo exchange Shootout contest. I can't tell you how much this lighting setup will help me as a photographer and further my success in the industry!”
You can see more of Amy’s work on her Facebook page: Amy Cohen Photography.