BINNEKILL Vol. XXVIII No. 10
a monthly publication for students, faculty, staff and friends
December 14, 2011
Important dates to remember ✔Spring tuition is due on Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2012. Payment plans are available.
✔Last day to drop with 100 percent tuition refund (prior to start of the semester) is Friday, Jan. 20, 2012.
“Our Town” in their words - Patty Frazier, Human Services major, and Martha Asselin, Vice President of Student Affairs, will appear in the PBS program, Our Town: Schenectady sharing their thoughts about SCCC and the city of Schenectady. They are shown above at the taping of the show in October. The show will include footage from all over the city (including various clips from SCCC featuring students, faculty and staff), as well as interviews with people living and working in the Electric City. Our Town: Schenectady airs on Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2012, at 7:30 p.m. on WMHT public television station.
A Celebration of the Life of Cassandra Boone
Center City worked for them
Friday, January 6, 2012, 6 to 8 p.m. Apostrophe Café, Proctors
Ted Savoy and Dana Yezzo, criminal justice majors, were among the 1,600 students who took courses this semester at Center City @ SCCC, the first time the College offered courses at the new site. They both had good experiences.
Cassandra Boone, an Early Childhood major at SCCC, passed away on November 16, 2011. Anyone wishing to pay tribute to Cassandra is invited to attend this celebration of her life.
“The building is nice,” said Dana, who took three classes there this fall. “I actually like it better than campus. I get a lot of work done, just sitting in the halls because it’s quiet.”
“Our hearts are filled with appreciation and sadness when we talk about and think of Cassandra,” said Tammy Calhoun, Associate Professor. “Knowing her has taught us how and why to be grateful for what we are and what we have. Her compassion and dedication to making positive changes in the lives of the children she educated and cared about will be represented through the Education Club’s endeavors.”
Ted agreed urging other students to take courses at the new site. “I like it a lot,” he said. “The building is new. All of the equipment is state-of-the art...It feels good coming to this atmosphere. It’s clean and peaceful.” Both have had luck finding parking in the adjacent parking lots on Liberty Street, as well as in the nearby parking garage. But Ted had a word of advice. “Get to class early to get a close spot.” Over 90 courses are scheduled at Center City for the spring semester.
The Education Club, Faculty-Student Association and Student Government Association are collecting new children’s books in memory of Cassandra, who was Secretary of the Education Club. The books can be dropped off in the College Store through the end of this week. They will be labeled with Cassandra’s name and donated to Schenectady Day Nursery where Cassandra volunteered, supporting and caring for children from 6 weeks to 5 years old.