Coconino Community College - News and Spotlights - Page #7

1...34567891011

CCC first president's legacy honored with scholarship

Friday, 29^th September 2017

Flagstaff, Ariz. -- The Coconino Community College Foundation and the wife of the College's first president have teamed up to form a scholarship to help students for years to come. The Dr. John W. Glenn Scholarship is set to launch in the fall of 2018 with the help of Dr. Glenn's wife, Janet Glenn. Dr. Glenn passed away in February 2015. The scholarship will be available to students returning to college or students with special circumstances. Janet Glenn designed the scholarship for students deciding to go back to ...

CCC receives meteorite donation

Monday, 11^th September 2017

CCC Geology Instructor Kurt Yuengling sits in the geology classroom with a meteorite recently donated to the College. Flagstaff, Ariz. -- Around 50,000 years ago, a massive fireball hit the Colorado Plateau in northern Arizona. A crater was formed -- it was one kilometer wide and 750 feet deep. It left all sorts of debris in its path, including fragments of both rock and meteoritic material. In 1902, engineer-geologist Daniel Barringer was intrigued by the crater and perceived it to be a plentiful mining location for both iron and nickel. It was later discovered ...

Free bus pass program continues at CCC

Friday, 25^th August 2017

Flagstaff, Ariz. – More than 800 students and staff at Coconino Community College availed themselves of free bus passes made possible through a partnership with the bus line. And the program is being continued again this year! According to information from the Northern Arizona Intergovernmental Public Transportation Authority (NAIPTA), 768 students and 48 staff members of CCC received bus passes for the 2016-17 academic year. On average, the students used their passes 70 times over the course of the pilot program. Staff ...

Ken Myers: CCC Full-Time Faculty of the Year 2017

Tuesday, 8^th August 2017

Coconino Community College full-time faculty Ken Myers was selected by students and peers as the 2017 Full-Time Faculty of the Year. Flagstaff, Ariz. -- He’s spent his life in the construction trades, and he’s got a warehouse of knowledge to share. Luckily, Ken Myers, does share that knowledge as faculty in CCC’s Sustainable Building Trades. His students have gone on record to show they appreciate that knowledge by nominating him as the 2017 Full-Time Faculty of the year for 2017. “Because it’s a student-base award, ...

Kristine Ketel: CCC Part-Time Faculty of the Year 2017

Thursday, 3^rd August 2017

Coconino Community College part-time faculty Kristine Ketel was selected by students and her peers as the 2017 Part-Time Faculty of the Year. Flagstaff, Ariz. -- For some students, she teaches the “scary” subjects: Public Speaking and Accounting. That may be, but it didn’t stop students, fellow faculty members and staff from selecting Kristine Ketel as the 2017 Part-Time Faculty of the Year at Coconino Community College. Ketel teaches Communication and Business courses at CCC. Among her classes are Introduction to Public Speaking, Advanced Public Speaking, Business Communications ...

Designing her future at CCC

Wednesday, 19^th July 2017

Flagstaff, Ariz. -- Her dream was graphic design, but it had been years since she'd been at school. Suzanne Dison, who graduated in May with an associate degree and is now off to NAU, has a story that is filled with more than three years of dedication and remarkable academic success while at Coconino Community College. Dison began her most recent academic career at CCC in the summer of 2014. It had been a long time since she had been back to school, but she knew she wanted to go back. With Suzanne living in Flagstaff, ...

CCC TRiO students get chance to 'dream big'

Thursday, 6^th July 2017

CCC students and members of TRiO Student Support Services visited three universities recently. Flagstaff, Ariz. - Their journey took them through three states over five days in May. The purpose: Open up their horizons to the possibilities of education. Eight Coconino Community College students took a tour of three universities and got a glimpse of the wider world during a field trip to Nevada, Utah and Colorado. They visited Fort Lewis College, Dixie State University and the University of Nevada Las Vegas. The trip was organized by CCC's TRiO Student Support Services. ...

CCC alum hits workforce debt free

Wednesday, 28^th June 2017

Flagstaff, Ariz. -- Adam Bradley got married in 2010. He had a high school diploma, but a high school education didn't serve the goal he had: To work with computers. "I was running into issues finding a job," Bradley added. So, he decided to enroll at Coconino Community College in 2011, and now, a graduate of Northern Arizona University, he has reached his goal. He did it without going into debt, which he is grateful for, thanks to the help of several scholarships he received on his educational journey. Before ...

Hunting the DNA of GMOs at CCC

Wednesday, 21^st June 2017

Flagstaff, Ariz. -- The students gather at their stations in the classroom. Their safety goggles are on, and their latex gloves ensure pure samples. "Draw the liquid up, and we're going to put it on wax paper," says Christina Baze, general biology instructor at Coconino Community College. "Twenty microliters. Touch the tip to the wax paper. One bead. Now, it's touched something, so it's no longer sterile. Put it in a used beaker." The students, part of BIO 100, are attempting to discover ...

CCC summer art classes dig deep into act of creation

Monday, 12^th June 2017

Flagstaff, Ariz. -- The lazy days of summer have arrived, and the warm, mountain days have slowed the pace of life to allow for reflection and, maybe, some time for being creative. Coconino Community College has come up with three new, short-term art classes that allow people interested in exploring the act of creation this summer. “We wanted to be able to offer some unique courses to art students, community members and summer residents of Coconino County,” said Colleen Carscallen, CCC’s Associate Dean for ...

CCC2NAU student takes non-traditional route

Tuesday, 6^th June 2017

Flagstaff, Ariz. – Structural engineer: It’s not a career usually associated with women. But it’s what Coconino Community College student Tara Bubbico wants to do. “I’ve always liked building things,” Bubbico said. “Not just the experience of building, but being a part of a finished thing that will be there for a long time.” To that end, Bubbico enrolled in the Building Methods II woodworking class at CCC, an area of study not commonly associated with women. After she receives her associate ...

CCC students to speak at Commencement

Tuesday, 9^th May 2017

CCC students Kevin Scholler (left) and Rita Schreiner will be featured speakers at the Commencement Ceremony, Friday, May 12, 2017, beginning at 1 p.m., at the Lone Tree Campus in Flagstaff. FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. -- Coconino Community College's Commencement Ceremony takes place Friday, May 12, at the Lone Tree Campus. Two exemplary students have been selected to speak at the event: Kevin Scholler and Rita Schreiner. KEVIN SCHOLLER Kevin Scholler joined the U.S. Navy straight out of high school because he never planned on seeing a classroom ...

CCC students visit Arizona Law Enforcement Academy

Wednesday, 12^th April 2017

Coconino Community College students listen to Sgt. Sonny Hudson of the Arizona Law Enforcement Academy talk about what they will face when they undergo simulated "real-world" scenarios police officers face. MARYVALE, Ariz. -- Coconino Community College student Ferdina Hurley stood, dressed in tactical vest, helmet and goggles, facing the agitated man. She watched him pace back and forth. Also dressed in tactical vest, helmet and goggles, he held a simulated knife. She tried to calm him, her hand poised above her ...

CCC faculty featured in Faculty Art Exhibition

Wednesday, 5^th April 2017

CCC Ceramics Instructor Don Fethkenher is among 10 faculty members featured at this year's Faculty Art Exhibition, which runs from April 3-21 at the Lone Tree Campus in Flagstaff. FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. -- The smell of wood drifts off the sawdust, the wood chips. Fingers glide along smoothness of grain. She works in wood, creating handmade utensils and cutting boards. It is her art. “I like people to use my artwork, to interact with them and to discover and appreciate the grain of the wood,” said artist Trace Glau, who also teaches ...

CCC Adult Education students win awards

Tuesday, 28^th March 2017

Students in the Coconino Community College Adult Education courses celebrated winning awards from a statewide contest during Adult Literacy Week. Flagstaff, Ariz. -- They come from all over the world – the United States, Mexico, Nepal, Saudi Arabia, Russia, Belarus, India, Venezuela, Peru, China, Ukraine, Thailand, Columbia and Kuwait. But, now in Flagstaff, they are joined in the common cause of learning English through the Coconino Community College Adult Education program, and that will to learn has paid off. Four of the ...

CCC student gives back as tutor

Monday, 20^th March 2017

Coconino Community College student Brandon works at Tutoring Services on the Lone Tree campus. FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – “These students come in and just want to be here, and that’s inspiring,” said Brandon Smith. Smith is a tutor at Coconino Community College who takes great pride in being able to assist CCC students in reaching their goals of academic success. CCC, much like Smith, holds student outreach to a very high standard, which can be seen through the College’s Tutoring Services program. Brandon Smith ...

CCC CAVIAT students focus on health careers

Wednesday, 1^st March 2017

CCC's Dr. Aaron Tabor (center) stands with CCC CAVIAT students (left to right) Jacqueline Slack, Cate Cole, Ethan Perelstein and Kaleb Herrelko at the NAU Center for Teaching and Learning in Flagstaff. FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. -- They’re taking college classes, but they’re still in high school. Not only that, but they’ve proved their mettle in problem solving in the health occupations, and they’re on their way to a statewide competition in April. Twelve students in Coconino Community College’s Dual ...

Public invited to ceramics event at CCC Feb. 17

Wednesday, 8^th February 2017

Utah-based pottery artist Joseph Bennion will visit CCC's Lone Tree Campus on Friday, Feb. 17, for a free demonstration. FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — The aroma of wet clay hangs in the air in the Coconino Community College Ceramics Room as the Fine Arts Department and Clay Club prepare for an event that will feature Utah-based potter Joseph Bennion. Bennion, from Spring City, Utah, will be coming to CCC as a guest to make a presentation and offer demonstrations. The event is sponsored by the CCC Clay Club and will take place from 9 a.m. ...

Scholarships help with CCC student's success

Monday, 23^rd January 2017

CCC student Stacy Camp applied for and received several scholarships through the CCC Foundation to help support her return to college for a Nursing degree. FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. -- Coconino Community College Nursing student Stacy Camp was past 40 when she decided to return to school part time in 2011. She had been a stay-at-home mom who homeschooled her five children and took care of a very ill son. When she returned to college, eventually switching to full time, she applied for and received several scholarships through the CCC Foundation. ...

CCC2NAU program continues to grow

Friday, 13^th January 2017

The CCC2NAU program, which continues to grow year over year since 2008, helps Coconino Community College student easily transition to Northern Arizona University to complete studies for a four-year degree. For a video of the program, visit CCC's YouTube channel here. FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. -- Making a seamless transition from Coconino Community College to Northern Arizona University is the goal for the program. The CCC2NAU program began in 2008 when the presidents of both CCC and NAU envisioned a scholastic pipeline between both institutions that would help students receive a bachelor’s degree. The program allows ...