FLCC Campus News

CANANDAIGUA, N.Y. (April 27, 2006) - Finger Lakes Community College employees Berna Ticonchuk, greenhouse conservation technician, and Edwin Moberg, professor of environmental conservation and horticulture, recently received the "Community Partner Award" from the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Monroe County.  Ticonchuk and Moberg were recognized for their involvement in Environmental Careers Outdoors (ECO), an environmental camp for middle school students with an interest in horticulture.  Moberg participated in the three-year developmental phase of the program; Ticonchuk works directly with students that participate in ECO each year.

Finger Lakes Community College and the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Monroe County offered ECO collaboratively with contributions and participation from Monroe County 4-H, Broccolo Tree & Landscape, Henrietta Schools, and Tinker Nature Center.  Through ECO, students learned to climb trees with safety harnesses and ropes, use GPS navigation, and care for plants using basic horticulture skills, such as planting and pruning.  In addition, they were given an opportunity to canoe in the Honeoye Lake inlet at the FLCC Muller Field Station and lead a guided tour of the Tinker Nature Center.

The Community Partner Award is awarded to individuals and organizations that provide quality programs to the community.  Moberg commented, "It is an honor to be granted such a seldom-given award."  This year, ECO was among four recipients awarded by the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Monroe County.

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CANANDAIGUA, N.Y. (April 26, 2006) - On September 20, 2006, the Finger Lakes Community College Foundation will present two extraordinary people at the annual Visiting Scholars Series, which will be held at the new Constellation Brands - Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center (the MAC) located on the Finger Lakes Community College campus.

National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence Dr. Robert Ballard, one of the world's foremost deep-sea scientists, will be the speaker at the event's two presentations. He will address students at an afternoon event on campus and give his keynote speech, World Citizenship Through Exploration, History and Education, at the evening presentation at the MAC, open to the public.  George McClellan Ewing, Sr., Chairman and Editor of the Messenger Post Newspapers, will be honored at the event as the 2006 recipient of the FLCC Foundation Award, for his contributions to the community.

An oceanographer, inventor, visionary, marine archeologist and educator, Ballard is most widely known for his discovery of the Titanic in 1985. He has found numerous other significant shipwrecks, including the German battleship Bismarck, the lost fleet of Guadalcanal, the U.S. aircraft carrier Yorktown (sunk in the World War II Battle of Midway), and most recently John F. Kennedy's boat, PT-109.

He has made several major scientific discoveries during his career using both the manned and unmanned submersible vehicles he has helped develop. In 1977, he led an expedition in the Galápagos Rift that found hydrothermal vents from the Earth's crust in the seafloor, along with their exotic ecosystems, including huge tubeworms. The discovery solved the chemical mystery of why seawater is salty - and Ballard called the alien creatures living in and around the deep sea vents "the most fascinating thing I've ever seen." 

CANANDAIGUA, N.Y. (April 20, 2006) - Registration for Summer Session credit courses at Finger Lakes Community College is currently underway at the Registrar's Office, Canandaigua Campus, 4355 Lakeshore Drive.

This summer FLCC is offering a wide range of day and evening credit courses during summer sessions: Day and Evening Session I, beginning May 30; Day Session II, beginning June 26; Evening Session II, beginning July 10; and Day Session III, beginning July 24. Exact date and time for each class varies. For a complete schedule, refer to the FLCC Summer 2006 Credit Course Listing Publication or visit www.flcc.edu.

Students can register by mail or in person. A mail-in registration form can be found in the FLCC Summer 2006 Credit Course Listing Publication or on the College Web site. In-person registration is held at the Registrar's Office. Classes fill up quickly; students are encouraged to register early.

Before a student can register, he or she must present either proof of residence (if a resident of Ontario County) or a certificate of residence (if a resident of a county other than Ontario); proof of immunization (if born after January 1, 1957 and registering for six or more credit hours); a meningitis response form (if registering for six or more credit hours); and payment in the form of a check, money order, cash, or credit card.

For more information about how to register, contact the FLCC Registrar's Office at (585) 394-3500, ext.7622.

CANANDAIGUA, N.Y. (April 13, 2006) - Finger Lakes Community College will host its Thirty-Eighth Annual Commencement Ceremonies Sunday, May 21, at 12:30 (Ceremony A) and 4 p.m. (Ceremony B) in the FLCC Gymnasium on the FLCC Canandaigua campus, 4355 Lakeshore Drive. Receptions will follow the ceremonies. Tickets are not required, and friends and family members are encouraged to attend.

The Nursing Advancement Ceremony, a special commencement ceremony for nursing students, will take place May 21 at 9 a.m. in the FLCC Gymnasium. Admission to the Nursing Advancement Ceremony is free and open to friends and family members of FLCC students who are graduating from the College's nursing program.

For more information, visit www.flcc.edu/commencement or contact the Registrar's Office at (585) 394-3500, ext. 7622.

CANANDAIGUA, N.Y. (April 13, 2006) - The Finger Lakes Community College Department of Visual and Performing Arts presents the 26th annual Spring Arts Festival on Friday, May 5, beginning at 7:30 p.m.  This free event will begin in Room B355/Music Hall, FLCC Canandaigua campus, 4355 Lakeshore Drive.

The festival will start with the Vocal Jazz Ensemble, directed by Maria Gillard and accompanied by Bob Barbuto.  After this performance, the College Singers, directed by Ines Draskovic and accompanied by Brad Parker, will perform.  The festival will continue in the cafeteria with a theatre presentation, "The Fabulous Fable Factory," a children's play directed by Colleen O'Mara.  Afterward, the Jazz Ensemble, directed by Geoff Smith, will give a performance.

The final part of the evening will be held in the Williams-Insalaco Gallery 34 on the first floor of Finger Lakes Community College and will feature a student honors art exhibition with mixed musical selections and refreshments; an awards presentation will also be held.

For more information, call (585) 394-3500, ext. 7241.