Sussex County Community College

Named after the first motion picture studio built by Thomas Edison in 1893, the annual Black Maria Film and Video Festival has become known for its cutting edge film art produced by independent video makers. MovieMaker Magazine its listed it in their “25 Film Festivals Worth the Entry Fee.” This year, the globally participated festival will bring its fifty video award-winning collection to Sussex County Community College (SCCC). All of the videos featured in the tour are an hour or less and fall into many different genres; all videos picked for the tour have been thoughtfully juried by notable artists. The tour has been displayed at such national institutions as the National Gallery of Art in Washington DC; the DesMoines Art Center; the New York Public Library, and the Millennium Film Workshop in NYC, along with many different colleges and universities.

The Black Maria Film Festival will be in the Performing Arts Center at Sussex County Community College on Friday, February 17th at 7:30pm. Admission for the general public is $9.00 with discounts available to SCCC students, senior citizens, children, and groups. There will be a second showing on Tuesday, February 21st at 10:50 am in the PSE&G Student Center Theater; this event is $9.00 for the general public or free to students with a valid SCCC ID. For more information regarding the event at SCCC, please call the SCCC Box Office at (973) 300-3171. For more information about the Black Maria Film Festival, please visit blackmariafilmfestival.org.

The Performing Arts Club at Sussex County Community College (SCCC) will be presenting Neil Simon’s classic comedy “The Odd Couple.” The play depicts the antics that take place when two very different divorced gentlemen, one rigid and one laid back, become roommates. All aspects of the performance have been student lead, including directing, acting, and tech support.

There will be three live performances of “The Odd Couple” in the Performing Arts Center at SCCC: the show premiers February 24th at 7:30pm with two additional showings on February 25th at 2:00pm and 7:30pm. Tickets cost $10 for the general public, $8 for seniors, and $5 for any SCCC student with a valid ID and can be purchased online at SCCC at sussex.edu, by phone at (973)300-3171, or in person at the SCCC box office. This play is intended for adult audiences. For any questions or concerned, please call the SCCC box office at (973) 300-3171.

Anthony Turo, a current sophomore and IT Student Tech at Sussex County Community College, was recently granted a US patent for a device used to prevent bedsores on hospital patients. Anthony and three other graduates from High Point Regional High School began pursuing this patent after the design placed first in the 2009 Technology Student Association National Conference, besting forty-seven other states, Germany, and Peru. The invention is suitable for beds or chairs and senses areas of greater pressure on the body. It will then vibrate in the detected areas to diminish the pressure and the likelihood of developing sores.

We are deeply saddened to report the sudden passing of Adjunct Instructor Catherine Ward.

Catherine fought a brief and courageous battle with Leukemia.  She passed away on Wednesday with her husband Rolf and their  son Robert at her side.

Catherine has taught at SCCC in our Graphic Design program since 2008.  She went above and beyond in everything she did and volunteered for numerous events on campus including new student orientation, the bi-annual portfolio presentations and many campus activities. She served as co-advisor to the Design Squad with Sherry Fitzgerald.  Catherine was very much loved by her students and colleagues. Her friendship and presence on campus will be greatly missed.

Our Counseling & Advising Center is available for grief counseling should their services be needed for students, staff or faculty during this difficult time.

If you wish to express sympathy to Catherine’s family, the contact information is:

Rolf and Robert Bortner
119 Woodlee Road
Shohola, PA 18458

The men’s basketball team edged out Lehigh Carbon on Thursday 67-59.  The Skylanders were down 2 points with 3 minutes remaining in the game, but Seth Kott (sophomore) put Sussex back in the lead with 4 straight points and Sussex never looked back.  Kott scored 26, a career high, and brought down 11 rebounds as well as going 6-6 in free throws in the second half.  Ray Maldonado (sophomore) and Mike Fonseca (freshman) also contributed with a combined 24 points.  Maldonado and Kott both recorded double-doubles for the second this season.

The next game for the Skylanders is Saturday, away at Camden County College.

The 16th annual tour of the Black Inventors Exhibit (BIE), this year themed ““The Awakening: Black Inventors Worldwide,” has included Sussex County Community College (SCCC) on its itinerary. Internationally recognized, BIE pays tribute to the many unknown Black inventors and innovators whose products have become items used regularly throughout the day, such as the mail box, pencil sharpener, automatic traffic light, and the dustpan. The exhibit highlights how Black inventors have contributed to all areas of study, presenting photos, facts, and models on aeronautics, health care, agriculture, and engineering, among others. The BIE writes that the purpose of this showcase “is not only to give credit to the inventors, but to inspire others to believe that anything is possible.”

The exhibit will be at SCCC on Tuesday, January 31st in the Student Center Galleria from 10am until 6pm. For more information about the SCCC exhibit, please call the SCCC Box Office at (973) 300-3171; for more information regarding the Black Inventors Exhibit, please visit Blackinventors101.com.

Sussex County Community College (SCCC) is proud to announce the Medical Office Administration program reported a hundred percent passing rate on the national exam. Eighty percent of these students had a percentage score of ninety or above while the remaining twenty percent scored in the high eighties. The Medical Office Administration Program at SCCC is nationally accredited by the National Healthcareer Association (NHA).

The NHA is the largest provider of health career certificates in America and is constantly working to “to increase the quality of care and make the healthcare industry better one worker at a time.” The Medical Office Administration program at SCCC trains students to be knowledgeable in health care workplaces from dental offices to hospitals. The students are taught medical terminology and modern technical concepts along with business information and management skills, allowing them to deal with medical records, insurance, coding and billing, and other preparations for the medical office workplace such as how to handle walk-in emergencies.

For more information about the Medical Administration Program at SCCC, please Christine Crawford at (973)300.2261.

Sussex County Community College is proud to announce the 611 students who showed the academic achievement required to make the Dean’s List for the Fall 2011 semester. To be named on the Dean’s List, a student must have a semester (full-time students) or cumulative (part-time students) grade point average of at least 3.5.

The following students have fulfilled these requirements:
Aaron J Rosado
Aaron P Davis
Adam Caruso
Adam J Kraus
Adam P Helm
Adam T Papanestor
Alan K Clark
Alexander C Giacobbe
Alexander J Carrigan
Alexandra J Coroneos
Alexandra S Germani
Alexandria C Rodriguez
Alexina E Giovanniello
Alexis L Cucinella
Alexis N Fitzgerald
Alicia N Worflar
Alissa Giannini
Allison E Swendeman
Allison L O’Dell
Allison M Dizon
Allison M Falcaro
Allyson M Macherone
Allyson N Valentine
Alya I Bello
Alyssa L Wagner
Amanda Batkin
Amanda M Rea
Amanda M Schupp
Amanda R Kirchoff
Amy C Spoer
Amy L Beltran
Amy M Campbell
Amy M Potter
Amy P Cuppia
Andrea E DiRenzo
Andrew Casasnovas
Andrew I Repenning
Andrew T Mulford
Angel T Duphily
Anna Wilverding
Anna E Citarella
Anna R Plavnicky
Anthony J Osellame
Anthony M Turo
April Lopez
April L Grossman
April L Szekula
Ariel E Capwell
Ariel S Gebbia
Arielle B Romero
Arthur J Murch
Ashley E Olsen
Ashley H Jentzen
Ashley L Bloomer
Ashley N Glowaczewski
Ashley P Babcock
Ashley R Braico
Ashley S Hendricks
Austin Z Harris
Avery L Matowik
Barbara M Collins
Barbara T DePasquale
Beau M Gegenheimer
Beibe R Passalacqua
Beth A Raff
Brandon C Muir
Brandon J DeGraw
Breanne L Schick
Brett J Dudziec
Brett M Olsen
Brian A Fahrer
Brian A Tenorio
Brian C Wright
Brian G Arthur
Brian M Francis
Briana C Kaufmann
Brianna C Zgola
Brianna L Hoitsma
Brianna T Buttel
Brieanna J Durso
Britney Miller
Brittany Naundorff
Brittany G Wasserman
Brittany I Triston
Brittany M Watts
Brittney A Salter
Caitlin A VanderVelde
Camile Santana
Candace M Rankin
Candice Corby
Candida Alvarez
Carissa J Prieto
Carl R Pariso
Carmella E Penna
Carol A Zervas
Carolann E Schmitz
Caroline Rodriguez
Carolyn M Steenstra
Carrie J Orinski
Casandra L Sisco
Casey L Mee
Cassie N Towell
Catherine R Huddy
Charles Corley
Charles P Laws
Chelsea A Sullivan
Chelsea L Erhard
Chelsea M Natiello
Chelsie M Anderson
Cherie L Smith
Cheryl A Sonnenwald
Cheryl L Moser
Cheyenne G Galante
Chris F Massarone
Chris M Novak
Chris R Herrick
Christina Dickinson
Christina M Carosella
Christina R Losey
Christine Kastet
Christine L LeMasson
Christine M Allende
Christoffer J Zacher
Christoper E Burns
Christopher Corleto
Christopher Viterito
Christopher A Knight
Christopher C Galati
Christopher F Schnurr
Christopher J Curtin
Christopher J Decker
Christopher M Geary
Christopher P Kelly
Christopher R Gibson
Christopher R Vreeland
Christopher T Wickham
Christy Christy Silberman
Christy L Fasolo
Cindy P Lara-Gomez
Claudia Sihelnick
Cody S Riker
Cole P Harpell
Colleen M Ritzer
Corbin D Opilla
Corey M Christen
Corine Barton
Cort A Enoksen
Craig A Frazier
Crystal N Rodriguez
Dakota J Bush
Dalilah Gomez
Damian J Kaczynski
Dana A Calandrillo
Dana F Carroll
Dana M Maier
Dana N Vail
Daniel C Strowe
Daniel E Flynn
Daniel J Kunik
Daniel J McCarthy
Danielle Hegarty
Danielle E Johnson
Danielle J DeFelice
Danielle L Quimby
Danielle M Davis
Danielle M Duvall
Danielle M Harris
Danielle M Perosi
Danielle M Prebor
Danielle R DeGroat
Danielle R Divietro
Danielle S Butera
David A Verakus
David R Gould
David R Verbeke
David T Puente
Dawn M Palmer
Deanne M Belkin
Deborah M Gray
Debra K Gilone
Debra S Youngman
Denise Bongiardina
Denise A Gaccione
Derek E Connor
Derya B Demirtas
Devan D Adams
Devyn J Harrell
Dieter W Unrath
Donna M Ross
Dylan K Vetter
Edward E Smit
Elaine M Youngblood
Elijah O Bryson
Elizabeth Caraballo
Elizabeth A Witte
Elizabeth M Goyette
Emily M Delaney
Emma C Bonis
Eric C Steinert
Eric D Weber
Eric J Zagorski
Eric M Volandt
Eric W Hesse
Erica Healey
Erica L Dellamo
Erin Sydoryk
Erin L Snyder
Erin M Hicks
Eugenia M Haas
Evans A Peralta
Gabriela N Castillo
Gabriella R Kalipetis
Gabrielle J Pratz
Gary R Pickell
Genevieve J Martinez
Geoffrey F Clark
George W Earle
Gina M Lippolis
Gina N Latronica
Glenn P Keith
Grace A Bourque
Grace M Engels
Han Sam Lee
Heather M Wargacki
Hope VandenAkker
Hope B Douglas
Hope P Nunley
Ian N DiStefano
Jack V Longo
Jacki L Schumacher
Jacqueline E Alpaugh
Jacqueline H Bencivenga
Jade N Ashe
Jaime L Pisauro
James A Bitler
James A Broyles
James M Iozia
James R Mylan
Jamie L Woods
Janell L Deutsch
Janelle A Huff
Janet Owens-Gokay
Janie E Mengersen
Janine M Feakins
Jason Boothe
Jason J Perler
Jason P Kucharik
Jean-Felix Lanoue
Jeanne C Mulrooney
Jennifer Welch
Jennifer E Kaplan
Jennifer J DeVincenzi
Jennifer J Malone
Jennifer J Randazzo
Jennifer L Bosch
Jennifer L Serin
Jennifer R DeLaOsa
Jennifer R Demarest
Jeremy J Smith-Sebasto
Jessica K Gallagher
Jessica L Boniface
Jessica L Coulson
Jessica N Hammerle
Jessica R Burdzy
Jessica S Kogan
Jillian M LaConti
Joanne Torres
Joel T Peterson
John Beck
John Holley
John A Calvello
John F Weiland
John M Ponstingel
John R Caldera
John T O’Gorman
John W Predale
Jonathan Orihuela
Jonathan J Mascia
Joni F Frangieh
Jordan R Westra
Joseph Malaro
Joseph Norton
Joseph Underwood
Joseph H Corter
Joseph J Geraci
Joshua A Rosenfield
Joshua J Bastin
Joshua T Conklin
Judy C Kiddoo
Julia C Feldman
Julianna Wisniewski
Julie A Gerwald
Justin Kielty
Justin A Smisko
Justin M Choka
Justin M Wynne
Justin P Bruno
Justine Nicole Agbayani
Justis L Villamor
Kaila M Ogrodnick
Kaitlyn E O’Hara
Kaitlyn E Timchak
Kaitlyn J Michko
Kara A Burdsall
Karen A Knapp
Kari A Dobrzynski
Karissa N Murray
Kate E Ruszkiewicz
Katerina Salsano
Katherine D’Arcy
Katherine Ross
Katherine A Mackenzie
Katherine M Wallace
Katherine R Morano
Kathleen Peterson
Kathleen E Haggerty
Kathleen P Uchitel
Kathy L Migliaccio
Kayla G Sibblies
Kayla M McLean
Keith R Meyer
Kelli L Tichenor
Kellianne M Mazza
Kellie T Ortiz
Kelly Redmond
Kelly A Hartmann
Kelly A Shertz
Kelly M McCabe
Kelly N Campagna
Kelsey L Kervatt
Kelsey L VanEtten
Ken J Hammerton
Kenneth G Villano
Kerri E Fernley
Keryn Brenzel
Kevin J Doherty
Kevin M Bannon
Kevin P Young
Keziah A Blair
Kimberly M Mulligan
Kimete F Leka
Kinsey L Knakkergaard
Kitsa M Evangelis
Krista Malcolm
Krista M Legge
Kristen A Schiller
Kristen E Weindorf
Kristen R Jones
Kristie L Weimmer
Kristie M Dugan
Kristin L Trunzo
Kristine L Duthie
Kristoffer P Ommundsen
Kristy R O’Brien
Krisztina K Eriksen
Krystle L Mady
Kyle R Magera
Kyle W Sachs
Lacey N Liptak
Lacy-Jo C Hoffman
Lance VanNess
Lauren A Meny
Lauren A VanAlstyne
Lauren B Davis
Lauren H Dent
Lauren L Snook
Lauren M DeVore
Lauren M Seibert
Lauren P Alger
Lauretta West
Leanna A Hoff
Leigh A Rivera
Leo P Fitzsimmons
Leslie A Ferrari
Leslie A Werner
Leslie F Guthrie
Liam M Mahady
Liliana Vasquez
Lindsay K Fernandez
Lindsay S Nichols
Lisa Everswick
Lisa A Both
Lisa A Onorevole
Lisa A Walther
Lisa B Christiansen
Lisa M Bessemer
Lisa M Ebers
Lisbet M Reddington
Lizbeth Gaston
Luz D Quintero
Maegan M Rist
Malgorzata Utrera
Maranda L Shauger
Margaret A Ackman
Maria Amiragova
Mariah R Reck
Marie T Clifford
Marie Therese M Nazaire
Marisa M Trotta
Marjorie J Hall
Mark Ryan Haneman
Mark S Adamcik
Marvin J Cruz
Mary E Hocking
Mary K Gonzalez
Mary N DeSerano
Maryjo Costigan
Mathew C Finkle
Matt R Kozdron
Matthew A Ciuffitelli
Matthew J Gramcko
Matthew M Denson
Matthew P Tabor
Matthew T Crann
Max Wrobel
Max B Freligh
Megan Lawrence
Megan A LaTorre
Megan E Ingman
Megan K Graves
Megan M Horst
Meghan N White
Melissa A DaSilva
Melissa A Jones
Melissa A Vance
Melissa C Kistle
Melissa S Dean
Meredith D Daniels
Michael Depew
Michael Frey
Michael A Catalano
Michael A Finocchio
Michael A Pettersen
Michael C Fowley
Michael D O’Malley
Michael Dominic Cannavale
Michael F Grace
Michael G Alvarez
Michael J Devilliers
Michael J Miller
Michael J Rhinesmith
Michael N Weiner
Michael P Jansen
Michael P Yadvish
Michael R Dorrbecker
Michael R Semon
Michael S Ormond
Michael T Boyer
Michele A VanAllen
Michele M Murray
Michelle A Kris
Michelle L Zbinden
Michelle M Festa
Militza Fernandez-Cabrera
Miranda L Savioli
Molly Hillenbrand
Monica Solano
Nadia R Womble
Nadine T Stevens
Nancy J Jones
Natalia V Borsky
Natalie C Morrello
Nathan C Orr
Nathan J Yahm
Nicholas D Conte
Nicholas D Gonzalez
Nicholas P Olivieri
Nicole B Listmeier
Nicole D Luthcke
Nicole L LeRose
Nicole M Macheska
Nicole M Schoenberner
Nicole P Chattaway
Nicole S Wamback
Nikki A Hathaway
Nina A Bojko
Orion Z Suggs
Pamela C Zacher
Parth V Patel
Patricia A Peake
Patricia M Maasbach
Patricia N Ross
Patrick F Fragale
Patrick S Sorce
Paul R Tomasula
Paul S McDonald
Philip M DiMauro
Priya Singh
Purnell Curry
Rachael E Zeberl
Rachael J Klein
Rachel A Bush
Rachel E Lemos
Rachel F Brennan
Rachel L Huddy
Rachel M Courter
Ralphael J DeSordi
Raquel Spooner
Raymond P Loughren
Rayna W Smith
Rebecca A Foley
Rebecca L Byrne
Rebecca L Crawford
Rebecca L Galik
Rebecca L Taggart
Regan M Dalby
Regina M McCaffery
Rhianna Sarka
Richard A DeSantis
Richard H Belar
Richard J Wefer
Richard L Schnurr
Richard W Hemberger
Rishikesh M Bhavsar
Robert D Nowatnick
Robert E Hendler
Robert E Williams
Robert G Young
Robert L Watts
Robyn M Curcio
Roswitha Michiemo
Russell M Cammaroto
Ryan Lausch
Ryan C Ostertag
Ryan E Joos
Ryan J Winn
Ryan T Lovelace
Salma Omai
Samantha Carter
Samantha A Bremer
Samantha A Clayton
Samantha A Hill
Samantha A Muller
Samantha A Sabyan
Samantha J Vallone
Samantha K Armitage
Samantha M Mearkle
Samantha R Towey
Sandra A Zaruba
Sarah A Garris
Sarah A Schroeder
Sarah C Defalco
Sarah E Watch
Sarah K Andresen
Sarah L Walker
Scott P Catton
Sean E Newman
Sean M Perry
Sean P Glowatski
Sean P Hall
Sean W Brennan
Seth A Lewinson
Sevasti Dimitriou
Shane Griffiths
Shannon E Jordan
Shannon I Addis
Shannon M McCabe
Shannon O Smith
Shawn P Weiss
Shawn R Wieboldt
Sofia E Flamouropoulos
Sophia A Contreni
Stefan Luis
Stefanie L Hall
Stephanie A Apgar
Stephanie A Fox
Stephanie R Damstra
Stephen Anderson
Stephen P Holick
Stephen V Floro
Stevely E Pierre
Steven A Pedini
Steven G DeLima
Steven J Kneidl
Susan Doyle-Phillips
Susan E King
Susan M Cawley
Susan M Gorman
Suzanne Kimble
Tara A Ayres
Tara K Mahady
Tara L Gowe
Tara V Staten
Taryn E Rogalsky
Tasio A Bagni
Taylor Rose Colpaert
Terri L Goriscak
Theodore D LeFebvre
Theresa A Wish
Thomas A Garrity
Thomas J France
Thomas J Hoover
Thomas L Selkow
Thomas V Maroney
Timothy J Profeta
Tommy Rabon
Traci L McFeely
Tracy S Heady
Travis N Ressa
Tyler J Heater
Tyler J Kinney
Tyler W Conrads
Tyler W Davies
Veronica E Decker
Victoria K Hicks
Victoria R Ciccolella
Victoria R Citterbart
Vincenia A Annuzzi
William J Lynch
William M Ayers
Yonghoon Choi
Zachary N Hathaway

Community Education and Workforce Development at Sussex County Community College (SCCC) is offering several classes and workshops this spring for those interested in art, culture, or career improvement. Subjects include:

Native Spanish speaker Angelica Lubrano is teaching Spanish for the Medical Profession. Students will learn phrases that will help soothe and explain to the patient throughout the regular procedures at a doctor’s visit. This beginner class requires no prior knowledge of Spanish. Class starts February 16.

Award winning advertising professional Bernard Zlotnick will lead a film discussion course that examines the history and back-story of a movie prior to viewing. Students will gain a rich understanding of how to personally experience cinema. Class begins January 31.

Highly accomplished professional photographer, Armand Ensanian, is offering an Introduction to Photography course: a comprehensive overview of photography including its history, techniques, camera functions, and creative process will be taught. At the least, students will learn how to get the most out of any camera, including simple point-and-shoot models. Classes begin February 4.

Cindy Nolte will be leading a workshop on the ancient Japanese art of Jin Shin Jyutsu, a self-help practice of balancing the body’s energy. The date of this workshop is February 7th.

For more information, please call (973) 300-2140 or visit www.sussex.edu/ce/.