FLCC Campus News

CANANDAIGUA, N.Y. (April 29, 2008) – Businesses, organizations and individual sponsors throughout the Finger Lakes region have stepped up to make Finger Lakes Community College’s first presidential inauguration in 15 years a true community celebration. Twenty-nine sponsors have contributed to the inauguration and FLCC received nearly $25,000 in cash and in-kind donations.

The inauguration is free and open to the public and will be held on Saturday, May 3, from 2 – 3:30 p.m. at the Constellation Brands Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center on the campus of FLCC. A public reception will follow the ceremony.

“We wouldn’t have been able to create such a special inauguration without the support of these sponsors,” said Amy Pauley, FLCC Foundation executive director and co-chair of the inauguration committee. “We asked for the community’s help and the response shows tremendous support for the College. We are very grateful to all who have made this inauguration celebration possible.”

Cash and in-kind sponsors include:

Presidents Level
FLCC Foundation

Vice Presidents Level
FLCC Association

Deans Level
Constellation Wines US
Excellus
FLCC Student Corporation
JMZ Architects & Planners PC
Phoenix Graphics
Silver Hill Associates
United Group of Companies

Department Chairs Level
Buell Advertising
CIG Insurance Agency
Clough Harbour & Associates LLP
EFP Group
Ontario & Trumansburg Telephone Companies
Finger Lakes Technology Group, Inc.
FRA Engineering and Architecture PC
Maines Paper & Food Service
Relph Benefit Advisors
S & D Coffee, Inc.
John and Margaret ’83 Socha
Steamboat Landing
Time Warner Telecom
WP Mahoney

Professors Level
Dr. Mark Blazey and Dr. Karen Davison Blazey
Canandaigua Business & Economic Development
Dixon Schwabl
Meadowview Nursery
Messenger Post Newspapers
Sniedze Associates

“This is an exciting time in the history of FLCC,” said Dean Carol Urbaitis, co-chair of the inauguration committee. “We’re excited these organizations and individuals were able to support the inauguration and take a moment to join the community in this celebration.”

About Finger Lakes Community College
Finger Lakes Community College (www.flcc.edu) is a State University of New York two-year higher education institution. FLCC’s 250-acre park-like campus is located in the heart of the Finger Lakes in Canandaigua, New York. The College offers more than 45 degree and certificate programs, including environmental conservation, ornamental horticulture, music recording technology, nursing, massage therapy, and graphic design. FLCC’s current enrollment is more than 5,350 full- and part-time students.

CANANDAIGUA, N.Y. (April 29, 2008) – Finger Lakes Community College recently hosted the 17th Annual Business Symposium and Competition for area high schools. Sponsored by the FLCC Business department, this year’s event hosted nearly 200 students from 11 area high schools who competed in six business categories including accounting problem solving, communications, economics, keyboarding, marketing/advertising, and international business. The results follow:

Overall Winners
1st Place, Canandaigua Academy; 2nd Place, Penn Yan Academy; 3rd Place, Sodus Central.

Individual Competition Winners

Accounting Problem Solving: 1st Place, Sodus Central School Team One; 2nd Place, Sodus Central School Team Two; 3rd Place, Canandaigua Academy School Team.

Communications: 1st Place, Hannah Jones, Canandaigua; 2nd Place, Emily Wallace, Canandaigua; and 3rd Place, Kristen Mansfield, Honoeye Falls-Lima.

Economics: 1st Place, Dansville High School Team consisting of Brittany Coombes, Sumaiya Iqbal, Heather Jackson, and Emily Weidman; 2nd Place, Penn Yan Academy School Team consisting of Cody Allison, Joe Colaneri, Jarrett Coriale, Marty Donnells, Anthony Gleason, and Dana Wilber; 3rd Place, Avon High School Team consisting of Dan Docherty, Eric Dziekonski, Andrew Hayes, Luke Lottes, and Marcus Mazurowski.

Keyboarding: 1st Place, Kiley Ruscio, Canandaigua; 2nd Place, Lauren Montemorano, Clyde-Savannah; 3rd Place, Hannah Verhagen, Dansville.

Marketing/Advertising: 1st Place, Penn Yan Academy Team consisting of Docia Demmin, Kelli Foster, and Kristin Simon; 2nd Place, Avon High School Team consisting of Meghan Campbell, Brittany Griffin, Jeff Muir, and Jill Spezzano; 3rd Place, Livonia High School Team consisting of Kevin Bischoping, Rory Coughlin, Jerrica Gascon, Ryan Kretchmer, Greg Means, and Molly Tette.

International Business: 1st Place, Sebastian Kooman, Livonia; 2nd Place, Laura Needham, Gananda; 3rd Place, Jennifer Gillette, Clyde-Savannah.

CANANDAIGUA, N.Y. (April 25, 2008) – The Finger Lakes Chorale of Finger Lakes Community College will offer two concerts in May. Performing Franz Joseph Haydn’s “The Creation,” the group will perform May 3 at 7:30 p.m. and May 4 at 3 p.m. at St. John’s Episcopal Church, Canandaigua.

Directed by Dennis Maxfield, the Chorale includes 55 members from over 10 area communities. Soloists for the concert are soprano Wendra Trowbridge of Geneva, tenor Robert Strauss of Rochester and bass Joe Finetti of Rochester. Accompanying the Chorale at the organ will be Ruth Draper of Rochester, with Brad Parker of Rochester at the harspichord.

A donation of $5 at the door is suggested to benefit the Dr. A. John Walker Music Award for FLCC students. For more information about the performance, please call Mr. Maxfield at (585) 396-0027.

CANANDAIGUA, N.Y. (April 24, 2008) – Registration for Summer Session credit courses at Finger Lakes Community College is currently underway at the Registrar’s Office, Canandaigua Campus, 4355 Lakeshore Drive.

FLCC has expanded its course offerings for summer 2008. Day and evening classes will be offered in Canandaigua, Geneva, and Newark, as well as online. Summer courses are available in the areas of Accounting, Anthropology, Art (including Ceramics and Photography), Biology, Conservation, Computer Science (including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, Introduction to the Game Industry, and Principles of Information Security), Economics, Business, Chemistry, Cinema (Global Cinema), Criminal Justice, Communications, English, Developmental Studies, History, Horticulture (including Organic Land Care), Humanities, Human Services, Therapeutic Massage, Math, Music (including Jazz Ensemble), Nursing, Physical Education (including Golf, Yoga, Scuba, First Aid RTE, and Advanced Wilderness Camping), Philosophy, Physics, Psychology, Science, Sociology, Spanish, and Social Science.

New courses start all the time with classes starting in May, June, July, and August. For the full summer course listing, financial aid information, and details about the summer session dates, visit www.flcc.edu/summer. Classes fill up quickly; students are encouraged to register early.

Students born on or after January 1, 1957 and registering for six or more credit hours must provide proof of immunity to measles, mumps, and rubella in order to attend classes. Additionally, New York state requires that all students enrolled in six or more credits receive information on meningococcal meningitis disease and complete a meningitis response form. Contact Student Health Services at (585) 394-FLCC, ext. 7297.

When registering, Ontario County residents must present identification with signature, and non-Ontario County residents must obtain a Certificate of Residence from their county treasurer.

For more information about how to register, visit www.flcc.edu/summer or call the Registrar’s Office at (585) 394-FLCC, ext. 7622.

CANANDAIGUA, N.Y. (April 24, 2008) – Finger Lakes Community College (FLCC) is planning its first Presidential Inauguration in 15 years and is inviting the public to join the celebration. Dr. Barbara G. Risser was appointed as FLCC’s fourth president on June 22, 2007. The College will host the customary inauguration celebration on Saturday, May 3 at the Constellation Brands Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center (CMAC) on the FLCC Canandaigua campus at 2 p.m., followed by a reception.

FLCC invites the residents of the Finger Lakes and Rochester communities – and beyond – to CMAC for the inauguration ceremony and reception. The public celebration will feature the diverse talents of FLCC’s students and faculty highlighted by the public debut of the college’s first-ever alma mater. FLCC will also unveil the student and faculty winners of a juried poetry competition, and a new video production honoring the uniqueness of the FLCC experience.

“We are proud to invite the public to join us in welcoming President Risser with a vibrant ceremony that will honor the inaugural traditions, while also displaying the energy, excitement and talents of FLCC’s students and faculty.” said Dean Carol Urbaitis, co-chair of the inauguration committee.

The newly penned alma mater was created by two FLCC professors. Elaine Lomber, retired professor of English wrote the lyrics and Dr. David R. McGuire, assistant professor of music, arranged the musical score. Lomber and McGuire have collaborated to create an alma mater that celebrates the tradition and excellence of FLCC. The FLCC College Singers will perform the alma mater for its public debut at the end of the inauguration ceremony.

Also featured during the ceremony will be the reading of two winning poems from the College’s juried poetry competition. FLCC students and staff were invited to participate in this competition. After an outstanding response, the selection committee chose one student and one faculty member who will read their winning poems at the ceremony.

As part of the ceremony, President Risser will be presented with her presidential medallion. This medallion was commissioned by the College to be hand cast in bronze by Barron R. Naegel, FLCC instructor of art. This medallion commemorates the 40th anniversary of the College, as well as the inauguration of President Risser. The central image is that of an oak tree – a consistent symbol of strength, stability, and knowledge and a fitting reminder of the College’s mission and direction for the future.

“The entire FLCC community has come together, with great enthusiasm, in preparing this celebration for President Risser. This is an exciting time in the history of the College and reason to take a moment to celebrate,” said Development Officer Amy Pauley, co-chair of the inauguration committee.

About Finger Lakes Community College President Dr. Barbara G. Risser
President Risser joined Finger Lakes Community College in August of 2007. She came to FLCC from Onondaga Community College, where she served as vice president of student and academic services and was a member of the OCC English/reading faculty for 20 years.

Since joining FLCC and moving to Canandaigua, Dr. Risser has become very involved in the local community. She serves on the board of the Friends of CMAC; is a member of the Community and Government Affairs Committee for the Canandaigua Chamber of Commerce; is an Executive Committee member for the Finger Lakes Workforce Investment Board; and is a member of Rochester Area Colleges, a consortium of higher education institutions in the Greater Rochester Area. Dr. Risser also serves on the Editorial Board of the NASPA Journal, a national publication for Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education.

About Finger Lakes Community College
Finger Lakes Community College has grown from holding classes in storefronts and office buildings in downtown Canandaigua 40 years ago to reaching out beyond the Geneva Campus Center, expanding to the Newark Campus Center in 1990. Since then, the college enhanced its Canandaigua campus facilities, moved campus centers to enhanced facilities, opened Muller Field Station, refurbished CMAC facilities, and completed its first student housing facility. Under the direction of President Risser, FLCC aims to be the college of choice for students and a dynamic regional learning resource, central to the cultural and economic vitality of the area.

Finger Lakes Community College (www.flcc.edu) is a State University of New York two-year higher education institution. FLCC’s 250-acre park-like campus is located in the heart of the Finger Lakes in Canandaigua, New York. The College offers more than 45 degree and certificate programs, including environmental conservation, ornamental horticulture, music recording technology, nursing, massage therapy, and graphic design. FLCC’s current enrollment is more than 5,350 full- and part-time students.

CANANDAIGUA, N.Y. (April 23, 2008) – The Finger Lakes Community College Department of Visual and Performing Arts presents the 28th annual Spring Arts Festival on Friday, May 2, beginning at 7 p.m. This free event will begin in Room B355/Music Hall, FLCC Canandaigua campus, 4355 Lakeshore Drive.

The festival will start with the Guitar Ensemble, directed by Shiuen-Huang Tzeng, and the Vocal Jazz Ensemble will follow, directed by Maria Gillard. The event will continue with the College Singers, directed by Ines Draskovic. The festival will resume in the cafeteria with a theatre presentation, “Anansi, the Clever Spider: A Tale from West Africa,” directed by Beth Johnson.

The final part of the evening will be held in the Williams-Insalaco Gallery 34 on the first floor of the FLCC Canandaigua campus and will feature a student honors art exhibit and an awards presentation. Refreshments will be served.

The Visual and Performing Arts department offers degrees in communications, fine arts, graphic design, music, music recording technology, and theatre arts.

For more information, contact Colleen O’Mara, chairperson of the visual and performing arts department, at (585) 394-FLCC, ext. 7241 or at omaracm@flcc.edu.

CANANDAIGUA, N.Y. (April 22, 2008) – The long hours of practice –often extending into evenings and weekends paid off for Finger Lakes Community College’s Woodsmen men’s first team with the first place finish at the two day meet hosted by University of New Hampshire this past weekend. Thirty one teams from thirteen schools participated. The FLCC men finished with 71 points, two points ahead of second place Paul Smith’s College. SUNY ESF finished in third place. The field included all four year Colleges and Universities including University of New Hampshire, University of Connecticut, University of Maine, Pennsylvania State University, University of Vermont, SUNY Cobleskill, Dartmouth College, Colby College and Unity College. FLCC represented the only two year program.

The FLCC men: captain Scott Thompson, Palmyra; John Little, Andes; Kolby Leibenguth, Macedon; Rob Spry, Walworth; Tim VanVlare, Walworth; and Brian Harrison, Canisteo; won the team pulp toss for accuracy and the team packboard - fire build relay. Little won the pulp toss for distance singles event and placed third in the single buck event. Spry, Thompson, and Little took a third place in the prestigious underhand chop event. VanVlare placed second in the axe throw. Harrison placed second in the splitting event. Harrison and Little placed third in the vertical chop. Thompson and Leibenguth placed third in the endurance cross cut event.

The FLCC women finished third in their division behind first place SUNY ESF and Unity College. Ashley Rooney, Clifton Springs, placed first in the super Swede event. Dena VanCurran, Rochester, and Rooney won the log roll contest. Rooney, Ana Harrenda, West Clarksville; Brittany Funcius, Saugerties; and Rooney placed second in the underhand chop. The team, including Katelyn Osburn, Greene; and Tina Scharf, Baldwin; placed second in the packboard, fire build relay.

Zach Scribner, Palmyra representing the FLCC men’s second team won the single buck competition by sawing through a 19” diameter pine log with a professional level time of seventeen seconds.

As has been the case in past years, FLCC men and women dominated the canoeing events. VanVlare and Spry won the singles obstacle course, Thompson and Leibenguth won the doubles obstacle race. For the women, Funcious and Osburn won the singles race, and Rooney and Scharf placed second in the doubles race.

One individual from each school entered the Stihl Collegiate Competition to determine who would be invited to compete at the finals alongside the ESPN sponsored Stihl professional champions in Columbia, Georgia in late June. Mathew Bolton, Canandaigua, and FLCC Woodsman graduate, now representing Paul Smiths College, placed first. FLCC’s John Little, placed fourth.

A substantial number of the FLCC men and women Woodsmen will return in the fall. FLCC will host a competition at the Cumming Nature Center on Sunday October 12. Dartmouth College will host the 63rd Annual Spring Meet in April of 2009, where the FLCC men will seek their 17th title, and the FLCC women will seek their 15th.

CANANDAIGUA, N.Y. (April 15, 2008) – The Finger Lakes Community College Department of Visual and Performing Arts presents a “Composers’ Forum” on May 6 at 7 p.m. in room B-355 on the Canandaigua Campus, 4355 Lakeshore Dr.

This event will feature recent compositions by FLCC music students and faculty. The atmosphere will be informal and interactive, with composers reflecting on the experience of bringing their pieces to light. Audience members will be encouraged to comment and respond.

This event is free and open to the public and will include light refreshments.

For more information, contact Dr. David R. McGuire, assistant professor of music at mcguirdr@flcc.edu or (585) 394-FLCC, ext. 7385.

CANANDAIGUA, N.Y. (April 15, 2008) – Finger Lakes Community College, through its Global Awareness Series, will celebrate Earth Day 2008 on Tuesday, April 22 at the Canandaigua Campus, 4355 Lakeshore Drive.

The community is invited to participate in the Earth Day 2008 Celebration, which will include a variety of programs and activities throughout the day:
•10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.: Finger Lakes Culinary Bounty Market in the second floor hallway; area vendors will sell locally-made products, and environmental organizations and “green” business enterprises will provide information. Vendors will include Lorraine Jackson, Sacheli’s Franjo Farms, Nordic Farms, Dar’s Delights, Allens Hill Farms, and Aberdeen Hill Farm, among others.
•12:45 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.: Keynote presentation in the College Quad about sustainable agriculture and community supported agriculture by Elizabeth Henderson of Peacework Organic Farm in Newark, New York. Henderson is a nationally-known community supported agriculture pioneer and the author of “Sharing the Harvest: A Guide to Community Supported Agriculture.”
•7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.: Showing of the film “The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil” in room D-214 followed by a discussion. The film explores how a grassroots movement in Cuba led to permaculture and organic agriculture in response to declining sources of energy.

The Earth Day 2008 Celebration is co-sponsored by FLCC’s Global Awareness Program, the Social Science Department, Student Corporation, the College Democrats student club, and the Finger Lakes Environmental Action student club.

FLCC’s Global Awareness Program is designed to raise awareness about global issues and to allow participants to experience the cultural diversity that exists both globally and locally. For additional information, contact Joshua Heller, director of international studies, at hellerjw@flcc.edu or (585) 394-FLCC, ext. 7335.

CANANDAIGUA, N.Y. (April 15, 2008) – Finger Lakes Community College through its Global Awareness Series presents, “An Evening with the Mambo Kings,” Wednesday, April 23 at 7 pm in Stage 13 on the second floor of the Canandaigua Campus, 4355 Lakeshore Drive.

The Mambo Kings, based out of Rochester, NY, is widely known for its Afro-Cuban jazz sounds. This group recently performed with the Vancouver Symphony, and they have upcoming performances scheduled with the Buffalo Philharmonic and the Detroit Symphony this spring and summer. Additionally, they are slated to perform with the Rochester Philharmonic on July 19, 2008, at the Constellation Brands-Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center (CMAC), located on the FLCC Canandaigua campus. The Mambo Kings is comprised of saxophonist John Viavattine, percussionist Wilfredo Colon, pianist Richard DeLaney, conguero David Antonetti, and bassist Hector Diaz.

El Ka Bong, a student group known for their Latin rhythms, will open the show. El Ka Bong band members include FLCC Students Matthew Hurd on djembe, James Eddington on guitar, Laura Black on vocals, Zach Schoonover on bass guitar, and Jamie Ralls on snare drum, and Hobart College alum Aaron Holland on keyboards and guitar.

Latin and Cuban refreshments will be served.

FLCC’s Global Awareness Program is designed to raise awareness about global issues and to allow participants to experience the cultural diversity that exists both globally and locally. The concert is free and open to the public. For additional information, contact Joshua Heller, director of international studies, at hellerjw@flcc.edu or (585) 394-FLCC, ext. 7335.