Connection Newsletter January 2020

A Publication from the Office of the President

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January 2020

CCE Division Honored with 2019 NCCET Exemplary Program Award

Industry Partners Raise Money for Heavy Equipment Operator Program...................... 3

The College’s Corporate and Community Education (CCE) Division, pictured here, was honored with a 2019 Exemplary Program Award at the NCCET 50th Anniversary Conference held in Orlando, Florida, December 10-13, 2019.

I-BEST Holds Fall Commencement........................ 4

Clemson Downs Supports Nursing Scholarship.................. 5

President’s List Recipients Announced................................. 8

The College’s Corporate and Community Education (CCE) Division team was among the 17 colleges honored by the National Council of Continuing Education and Training (NCCET) with a 2019 Exemplary Program Award.

Dr. Rick Cothran, dean of the division, accepted the award on behalf of his staff at the NCCET 50th Anniversary Conference held in Orlando, Florida, December 10-13, 2019. Tri-County was the only South Carolina college honored.

NCCET identified outstanding programs from across the country that directly aligned with the three-tiered mission of the organization. Winners must either provide new and innovative staff development capability, introduce new curriculum for an evolving workforce, or provide a new source of revenue for the school.

“You are deserving of recognition for your outstanding success in the New Workforce Development Curriculum category of this awards program for your innovative launch of the Consultative Selling class and your effective implementation of the Instructor T3 (Train the Trainer) Program at Tri-County Technical College,” said Lorraine Richardson, vice president of operations, Growth Development Associates, Inc. Consultative Selling is a sales approach that prioritizes relationships and open dialogue to identify and provide solutions to a customer’s needs. This technique helps sales professionals better understand the challenges faced by customers so they can position their solutions in a more compelling and effective way.

Passionate people TRANSFORMING LIVES

AND BUILDING STRONG COMMUNITIES ONE STUDENT AT A TIME.

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iCare Service Excellence Standards Guide Our Work

Dr. Galen DeHay he first seven months of my presidency have been President busy (hectic, in fact) and, at times, the minutia of the daily routine competes for time with some of the strategic work of the College.

When this happens, I remind myself that we all share a common goal of getting people to a better place in life. Whether you are faculty, staff, or part of the administration, we share a responsibility to support our students as they travel their educational journey at Tri-County Technical College. When we work together to help students have a better life, we create a culture of service and caring.

Helping students learn and reach their potential is a team sport. As large of an organization as we are, I am reminded how the former library and tutoring center changed into an integrated learning commons. The work to integrate separate units required collaboration from faculty and staff to attain common goals, and by working together, a unified co-curriculum emerged. From there we took it a step further to include collaboration with student development to offer a catalog of skillshops that actively engage students. These initiatives weren’t made possible by one person or one area of the College. They were successful because our employees understood that the library and learning commons didn’t just need to cohabitate. They needed to truly integrate to provide the best service to our students. To put it simply, they needed to share a common mission. As we continue to evolve and improve, we need to remember how important it is to work together across units so that we can offer our students the best possible learning experience.

We also must emphasize caring for students and each other as we increase our work together across functional areas. Our iCare Service Excellence Standards speak to how we should approach our work on a daily basis—Be Invested, Be Competent, Be Approachable, Be Responsive, and Be Engaged. We have to be invested in our mission and vision; invested in our students; and invested in developing professional relationships with each other. Every interaction we make with a fellow employee or a prospective, current, or returning student has an effect on the quality of work we do. Our interventions are sterile without being infused with service to others.

As we work on our new 10-Year Vision and Strategic Plan, we must continue to break down the barriers that hinder us from working together, making it possible for us to achieve our vision of changing lives and building strong communities, one student at a time. Every employee, department and division plays a vital role in our students’ success and we all share responsibility in Tri-County’s success as a higher education institution.

I encourage you to review our iCare Service Excellence standards at https://tctc.edu/ media/2196/tse-service-standards.pdf and to be mindful that we must work as a team to serve our students and our community. Let’s strive to engage each person we interact with in a positive way, reflecting our awareness of our interdependence with each other and with the community.

In your service,

Galen DeHay, Ph.D.

Vulcan and Industry Partners Raise $66,561 for Heavy Equipment Operator Program Last fall Vulcan Materials Company spearheaded efforts to raise more than $66,000 to support the College’s Heavy Equipment Operator training program.

Vulcan, in conjunction with 50 industry partners across the State, raised $66,561 at its second annual South Carolina Clay Shoot October 8 at the Clinton House Plantation.

The 2019 Clay Shoot sponsors ($1500–$3500) included: Blanchard Machinery, Mellott Company, NORX, South Carolina Aggregates Association (SCAA), Dr. DeHay, front row, fourth from left, and Elliott Botzis, vice president and general manager for Vulcan Vulcan Materials, Blythe, JC Wilkie, Materials SC, front row, fifth from left, gathered with industry partners and College officials to celebrate LLC, King Asphalt, Lehigh Hanson, the $66,561 raised at Vulcan’s second annual South Carolina Clay Shoot. The funds will support the Heavy Sloan Construction, Nelson Brothers, Equipment Operator training program for the Corporate and Community Education (CCE) Division.

LLC, Bridgestone, Herbert Anderson Pictured with them from left are (front row) Julia Lee, training coordinator, CCE Division; Jessica Palmer, Jr. Construction, Linder Industrial Carolinas Ready-Mix Concrete Association; Mary Corley, program manager, highway construction, CCE Division; Carol Landrum, manager of government and community relations, southeast division, Vulcan Machinery, Lindler’s Construction of Materials; and Beverly Estes, sales coordinator for Vulcan Materials; and (back row) Grayson Kelly, the SC, LLC, Macemore, Inc., McClam College’s vice president for Institutional Advancement and Business Relations; Henry Martin, vice president and & Associates, Metromont, Motion general manager for Thomas Concrete SC; Dan Cooper, the College’s chief of staff; Jesse McClam, McClam Industries and Thomas Concrete. and Associates, Mike Sanders, transportation program manager, CCE Division; Neal Barber, SC quality The 2019 Clay Shoot sponsors manager for LeHigh Hanson; and Dr. Rick Cothran, dean of the College’s CCE Division. ($500 - $1000) included: Concrete Supply Company, Contour Mining & Const., LLC, construction, commercial construction, mining, and transportation FLSmidth (Excel), Kerns Trucking, Inc., McCarthy Tire, Morgan companies in Anderson, Oconee, and Pickens counties.

Corporation, Superior Cranes, Inc., Upland Wings, Archer United “The goal of the Heavy Equipment Operator program is to serve JV, Carolina Ready Mixed Concrete Assoc (CRMCA), CR Jackson, as a talent pipeline for the construction and mining industries Holder Padgett Littlejohn & Prickett, LLC, Satterfield Construction, that are facing the loss of a large population of skilled operators Southway Crane & Rigging, Applied Industrial Tech/Continental/ who are preparing to retire in the next several years,” said Mike Loctite, Austin Powder, Auto Lube Services, Crowe’s Corporate Sanders, transportation program manager for our Corporate and Promotions, JC Griffin Construction LLC, LA Barrier & Son, Paschal Community Education (CCE) Division.

Associates, LLC, American Materials Company, Elite Trucking of SC, “Graduates of our program can begin to train for these jobs LLC, Jim Belt, Inc., NW White, Ray Walker Trucking Co., Inc., Rinker in all facets of the construction and mining industries. This is Materials, Rogers Group, SCAPA, Stutts & Williams and Vibra-Tech. the first step in a career pathway that, over time, can lead to a Prompted by a need to secure employees with a specific skill lucrative lifetime profession,” added Mike. set, Vulcan Materials organized the first clay shoot fundraiser “With just an eight-week training commitment, these in 2018 to raise money to purchase equipment for the Heavy individuals will be qualified for in-demand, entry-level jobs,” said Equipment Operator program.

Dr. Rick Cothran, dean of the CCE Division.

The inaugural event raised $47,000, and those proceeds were “There is not another Heavy Equipment Operator training used to match the College’s capital expense funds to obtain a program in the Upstate,” said Rick. “Tri-County’s program will give $235,705 grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission to individuals the basic skills so they can understand and learn to launch the training program. safely operate heavy equipment.”

The national credential-based Heavy Equipment Operator For more information, contact Julia Lee at jlee42@tctc.edu or training is meeting the critical workforce needs in road 646-1707.

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Spring Semester Kicks Off Spring semester kicked off January 6 with an enrollment of 5,336 students taking classes at our community campuses in Pendleton, Anderson, Easley, and Westminster. The number of continuing students increased by 2.18% over last spring.

We have slightly fewer students in our total headcount – .43 – but have an increase of 1.59 in students attending with full-time schedules, or FTEs.

I-BEST Holds Fall Commencement The Fall Semester I-BEST graduates were awarded certificates during the Fall Commencement Ceremony held December 16 in Parker Auditorium on the Pendleton Campus. Twenty students graduated with a Manufacturing Production I certificate, 13 graduated from the new Personal Care Aide Pathway, and two received high school diplomas.

I-BEST (Integrated Basic Education and Skills Training) is a nationally-recognized workforce development program designed by Washington State community colleges and adapted

for Anderson, Oconee, and Pickens counties by Tri-County Technical College. Local I-BEST programs are created, offered, and enhanced through collaborative partnerships between the College, School Districts, Adult Education Centers, and employers throughout the tri-county area.

The programs focus on students between the ages 17-20 and adults who can benefit from non-traditional education pathways in preparation for STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) careers that require postsecondary technical education.

I-BEST graduates pictured, left to right, (back row) Trey Asay, Sherra Thomas, Craig Longino, Ava Saicido-Cinquini, Tracy Floyd, Jerome Jones, Tahj Clark, Jim Aquilar, Angel Pasho, Caraleena Mejia, Jon Ligon, and (front row) Nicholas Dimopolos, Katherine Gavarrete, Jenny Jackson,

Jovani Roderick, Amber Hannah, Jenni Moore, Michelle Burden, Ashley Evatt, and Eric Skelton.

Pictured with them are President DeHay, far left, and Dr. Ahmad Chaudhry, dean of our Health Education Division.

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Institutional Advancement News Clemson Downs Donation Supports Nursing Scholarship Clemson Downs made a $1,500 donation to the College’s Foundation to continue its support of a scholarship for a nursing student in Anderson, Oconee, and Pickens counties. James Hill, executive director of Clemson Downs, second from left, presented President DeHay, third from left, with the check. Also pictured are Ruthie Millar, director of community outreach at Clemson Downs, left, and Courtney White, director of development for Institutional Advancement at Tri-County.

Commissioner Martin Retires After 16 years of representing Anderson County on the College’s Commission, Pruitt Martin, left, pictured with Chair John Powell retired in February.

Commissioners honored him at the February 3 meeting. “I appreciate your friendship,” he told fellow Commissioners, President DeHay, members of the Executive Leadership Team, and other attendees. “It’s been a humbling experience and something that I will never forget,” he said. Mr. Martin has represented Anderson County on the Commission since June 2004, serving as Secretary/Treasurer for many years. Throughout the years, he also served on the Finance, Foundation, Building, and Curriculum and Instruction committees.

Building Relationships at TLC Café The Office of Academic Development (OAD), Faculty Development, Learning Commons, Accessibility Resources, and Information Technology hosted the TLC Café January 15. Guests enjoyed learning more about how these offices provide ongoing support of teaching and learning efforts. Here, Sarah Shumpert, director of OAD, talks with Roger Burgess, center, and Ken Fletcher.

Rep. Gary Clary Speaks to TAPS Members Rep. Gary Clary spoke to members of the TCTC Association of Political Scientists (TAPS) recently. Rep. Clary reflected on his career as a retired S.C. judge and discussed his current work in the State legislature. “Find a career you enjoy,” he advised the students.

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Our College Family excellence through service Practical Nursing Program Director Julie Vernon and instructor Julie Beard received their Nurse Educator Certification in Medical Surgical Nursing.

The Certified Nurse Educator (CNE) certification in any field is a mark Julie Vernon of professionalism. For academic nurse educators, it establishes nursing education as a specialty area of practice and creates a means for faculty to demonstrate their expertise in this role.

By becoming credentialed as Certified Nurse Educators, Julie Vernon and Julie Beard serve as leaders and role models. The mission of the Academic Nurse Educator Certification Program is to promote excellence in the advanced specialty role of the academic nurse educator.

Grants Director Laneika Musalini has been selected to participate in the National Council of University Research Administrators (NCURA) 2020 Executive Leadership Program (ELP). The ELP is NCURA-centric and expressly designed to develop those leadership traits considered necessary to lead

Julie Beard

Laneika Musalini

Stacey Frank

NCURA into the future and to ensure future leaders emerge with an understanding of NCURA’s organizational structure, goals and objectives. Laneika has been a member of NCURA for 12 years and currently serves as Chair of its Diversity and Inclusion Taskforce and as the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Advisor for the Southeast region, Region III. Social Sciences Department Head Stacey Frank has partnered with MUSC faculty to create a new international journal. She is CoEditor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Innovative Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (IJITLHE). Stacey invites all faculty to consider sharing a manuscript submission and/or apply to be a reviewer. To learn more, go to https://www.igi-global.com/ journal/international-journal-innovative-teaching-learning/217719.

in transition Brian Burke is the Statistical and Research Analysist III in our Student Data Center. He and his family moved to Anderson from Oregon where he was a Family Resource Facilitator for Douglas Education Service District for two years. Prior to that he was an Educational Talent Search Advisor for Umpqua Community College from 2015–2017. He holds a B.S. Brian Burke in Liberal Studies with a minor in Business Administration, Sociology/Anthropology from Eastern Oregon University, and he received his MBA in December from Grand Canyon University. He is a member of the Judah Church (Church of God Pentecostal) in Anderson. He and his wife, Rachael, have two children, Madison, 14, and Patrick, 2.

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CATbus Service Adds Route to Oconee Campus The CATbus service added a new route that connects the Seneca CATbus service to our Oconee Campus located in the Oconee Industry and Technology Park near Westminster.

The new route offers service to the Oconee Campus beginning at 6:20 a.m. and running until about 6:20 p.m.

Monday-Thursday. On Fridays, the bus will start at 6:20 a.m. and run until 3 p.m.

Many thanks to Seneca and the Oconee County Council for providing matching funds for the two electric buses Seneca purchased with the help of State and federal funds.

Dr. Brian Swords Retires After Nearly 27 Years of Service Dr. Brian Swords, senior director for community campuses since 2017, retired from the College December 30 after nearly 27 years of service.

Brian is entering a new phase of his career—he accepted a job as Vice President of Enrollment Management and Marketing at his alma mater, Southern Wesleyan University. He will continue to serve as Chairman of the Pickens County School Board.

“Brian has been committed to Dr. Brian Swords our students’ success throughout his tenure with the College. Equally important, he has been a trusted colleague, a mentor, and a friend for so many of us,” said Linda Jameison, vice president for Student Support and Engagement.

“We appreciate his 26-plus years of outstanding leadership and loyal service, and we wish him the very best in his future endeavors. He will be greatly missed.”

Until his position is filled, Tim Bowen, director of our Anderson Below is a letter from Dr. Brian Swords written at the end of December.

It is amazing how quickly the years have flown by since I first stepped onto TCTC’s campus as an employee back in 1993. And now, in a few days, I’ll be officially retiring! I wanted to take this opportunity to let each of you know that I have enjoyed working with you over the years, and I value the friendships we have developed.

As many of you know, I am absolutely terrible at golf, and God has yet to grant me the patience to fish so, I’m going to be moving into a new chapter in my career in January at Southern Wesleyan.

I look forward to continuing to work with many of you in this new role.

Again, thank you all for so many great years and wonderful memories at TCTC! Brian

Campus, has agreed to provide interim leadership for our Community Campus network. Shannan Holland, Carlos Howard, and Tracy Wood will continue to provide day-to-day support and resources to our Easley Campus students.

Brian joined the College in 1993 as a Student Services Specialist in the Registrar’s office and later worked as Admissions Team Leader and Coordinator of Admissions Processes and Technology for the Admissions office. After serving as Coordinator of Computer Training for the College’s Business Training Center, he became Director of Operations for the Corporate and Community Education Division. While in that position, in 2009, he coordinated and taught the College’s first apprenticeship class, making Tri-County the first technical college in the State to have a registered customer service apprenticeship through Apprenticeship Carolina.

Brian holds an undergraduate degree in Business Administration from Southern Wesleyan University, a master’s in Technology and Human Resource Development, and doctorate degree in Vocational and Technical College Administration from Clemson University.

Rocky Ann Jablonski Retires Rocky Ann Jablonski retired from the College in December after 19 years of service. For the past five years she worked as a Customer Support Specialist in the Corporate and Community Education Division.

Rocky Ann worked at the College from 1992–2010.

She worked 13 years in our Counseling Center as a Receptionist and later Rocky Ann Jablonski Administrative Specialist and five years as Office Manager for WIA. She returned to the College in 2014 after working as a Financial Assistant with ResCare Corporation Employment and Training. Rocky Ann is a 1990 graduate of our Office Systems Technology program (now Administrative Office Technology).

“Rocky Ann always made sure the students were well-informed and had everything they needed for their programs,” said Carolyn Stewart, Healthcare Program Director. ”Their success meant a lot to her, and she took pride in seeing them meet their academic goals.”

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Grant Will Provide MSSC Training to Assist with Companies’ Workforce Needs The College received a $57,310 grant to award 20 scholarships for industry-based training that can give individuals the skills and certifications that can qualify them to work in local manufacturing within two weeks.

The grant was awarded to Tri-County by the SC Department of Employment and Workforce through the SC Technical College System.

Individuals can apply now for the Manufacturing Skill Standards Council (MSSC) classes. Contact Wade Pitts at 646-1718 or visit him at the Industrial and Business Development Center on the Pendleton Campus. This fourweek class will begin in February.

MSSC classes cover four areas of concentration in the Certified Production Technician training curriculum: safety; quality practices and measurement; manufacturing processes; and production and maintenance awareness.

Applicants are referred to WorkLink to verify eligibility for scholarships, followed by a criminal background check and drug screening test. Applicants also must score Silver on the WorkKeys exam.

Once accepted, within two weeks of class, individuals can participate in interviews with local manufacturers and be eligible for employment, said Dr. Rick Cothran, dean of our Corporate and Community Education Division.

“MSSC training is the perfect way for qualified folks to get their foot in the door. Successful students will be guaranteed an interview. We have a 95 percent placement rate with our MSSC program,” he added.

Tri-County administers the MSSC Certified Production Technician program to help build a new workforce through skills upgrades and can reduce on-the-job training for new employees so they can be productive their first day on the job, Rick said. “Industry tells us that this type of training cuts on-the-job training by one third.”

Since 2009 Tri-County has taught MSSC classes that assist in providing area companies with a qualified, more productive workforce.

Tri-County Technical College is the third largest awarder of MSSC Certifications nationwide.

President’s List Recipients Announced

“Congratulations! We are proud of you and share in this celebration of your success,” Dr. DeHay, front, center, told the President’s List recipients (who earned all A’s for Fall Semester 2019) at a reception January 16. To be eligible for the President’s List, a student must be classified as a degree, diploma, or

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certificate-seeking student; earn at least 12 credit hours in courses numbered 100 or above; attain a GPR of 4.00; cannot earn an “F,” “WF,” or “U” grade for courses numbered 100 or below, or MAT 150 or ENG 150.

Student Nurses Earn Community Health Project Award

Pictured from left to right are (front row) Lauranne Lynch, of Clemson, chapter secretary; Sara Teel, of Pendleton, special events coordinator; Malerie Jenison, of Townville, president; Chasity Cannon, of Williamston, community health director; Stacy Smith, SNA faculty advisor and associate degree nursing instructor; and (back row) Austin Poole, of Clemson; Steve Wiles, of Williamston; Devin Fessette, of Central, and Lexie Dumit, of Clemson, treasurer. Not pictured is Sarah-Katherine Burke, of Clemson, vice president.

Congratulations to our Associate Degree Nursing students, who continue to excel. They received the Community Health Project Award at the 68th Annual Student Nurses Association-SC Convention in Columbia.

This award goes to the SNA-SC constituent school with the greatest number of donations to the Lowcountry Orphan Relief Fund.

The Student Nurses’ Association of South Carolina (SNA-SC) is a pre-professional organization for nursing and pre-nursing students enrolled in South Carolina-accredited associate and baccalaureate degree nursing programs.

SNA-SC is an official constituent of the National Student Nurses’ Association, Inc. (NSNA).

SNA-SC offers leadership experiences, educational opportunities, career networking, and information concerning State and national issues that affect the nursing profession.

CCE Division Honored with Award (continued from page 1)

Tri-County offered its first Consultative Selling class last fall with 17 individuals enrolled.

Students in Consultative Selling build and hone the fundamental skills necessary for effective sales and customer support conversations. Students learn to build relationships, gain interest, understand needs, present solutions (not pitches), and handle genuine customer objections.

“Our Consultative Selling classes have been tailored to folks in our real estate sales,” said Rick. “They learn to interface with their clients to better determine their needs. They also learn how to communicate better with their clientele,” he said.

Three members of the CCE Division completed the three-day class.

“Consultative Selling is a structured approach to sales,” said Wade Pitts, CCE training and development director, who completed the class. “The number-one open job today is sales, and we are dedicated to meeting that need,” he added.

“The skills emphasized in this class give real estate students an edge in today’s job market. This class offers them the tools to be successful,” said Rick.

“This award is indicative of the quality of our team and the heart that each has toward helping people help themselves,” added Rick.

“The importance of the Exemplary Program Awards (EPA) cannot be overstated,” said NCCET Executive Director Ed Harper.

“This is not a contest. Far more important than deciding whose program is the best, the EPA selection process subjects the programs to intense evaluation and scrutiny to assure evidencebased achievement. What is really important is the willingness and commitment to share the program benefits with other schools and peer organizations.”

In the near future, EPA winners’ stories will be available via recorded interviews and panel discussions at www.nccet.org.

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Annual Job and Resource Fair Connects Participants with Potential Employers SC Works and Tri-County Technical College’s Corporate and Community Education Division (CCE) reached out to unemployed and underemployed individuals by hosting an annual Job and Resource Fair in January.

Attendees learned about short-term training and certificate programs that can get them into the workforce in as little as five weeks.

The goal is to connect full-and part-time job seekers with potential employers.

Participants were given the opportunity to meet with area employers from a wide range of businesses, including manufacturing, healthcare, construction, transportation, customer service, and office settings.

Among the companies attending were: BASF, Horton Holding, Inc., Glen Raven, Rogers Group, MedShore and various health care agencies.

Tri-County’s CCE staff spotlighted the short-term training

options in the fields of healthcare, business, heavy-equipment operation, industrial/manufacturing, and truck driving—jobs in high demand in our region of S.C. Attendees met the instructors and program managers, reviewed the course offerings and schedules, and talked about short-term certification and skills training to help them to advance in their current careers or to transition into new careers.

Some of these QuickJobs programs can get folks back into the workforce in as little as five weeks. The daytime Commercial Drivers License (CDL A) training is five weeks and the Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) training is four to six weeks. Pre- Highway Construction classes are one month, Heavy Equipment training is two months and the new Power Line Worker training is three months. Training for the South Carolina Manufacturing Certification (SCMC) is 10 weeks, and the EMT program is six months.

Workforce scholarships, funded by the State, can aid persons who are unable to afford the cost of training.

Kevin Gibson, far left, and Cody Stone, both of Easley, stopped by the Horton, Inc. table and talked with Alicia Kelley, quality engineer for Horton, about job opportunities at Oconee County’s newest manufacturing facility which will open in March. Alicia is an alumna; she earned an A.S. degree in 2003, a SCMC certification in 2014, and an American Society for Quality certification in 2018.

Laura Thompson, human resources manager I for the SC Department of Mental Health, right, talks with Kathleen Van Dusen, of Seneca. Many of you will remember Laura, who worked in our Health Education Division.

She is a 2005 alumna of our Associate in Arts program and holds a bachelor’s in Human Resources from Limestone.

Leading Edge App Provides Info About Campus Events Lori Morrissette, left, talks with Jeremiah Mackey and Kiara Mackey, both of Seneca, about downloading the free Leading Edge app that gives them access to information about campus events where they can earn points and get rewards.

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