PHCC Perspective Volume 1, Issue 1 Spring 2007
PASCO-HERNANDO
COMMUNITYCOLLEGE
Remembrance Professor Michael Sadusky reflects on the Holocaust
PR EM ISS IER UE E
How can people “ get along without
a college education in today’s world?
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“Live Forever Through Their Dreams” Harriet Matzek, a Hernando County resident,
Pasco-Hernando Community College Foundation
receive scholarships this year in the name of her late
difference in the lives of students in the local community.
is pleased that she has helped two PHCC students husband, Benjamin L. and daughter, Carolyn.
She and her husband decided long ago to make a gift to a charitable cause, and giving the money to the PascoHernando Community College Foundation for named
endowed scholarships was an easy decision. She realizes the importance of higher education and said that she
could not imagine how people could get along without a college education in today’s world.
has many opportunities for those seeking to make a
Charitable gifts can include bequests, real estate, tangible
personal property, annuities, trusts, and life insurance. For more information, contact the PHCC Foundation at the address below, or return the enclosed postage-paid information card.
Arla Altman Executive Director foundation@phcc.edu
www.phcc.edu 727.816.3410 II Perspective
Pasco-Hernando Community College Foundation, Inc. • 10230 Ridge Road • New Port Richey, FL 34654
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Volume I, Issue I
F E AT U R E S That’s a Wrap!
PHCC’s performing arts series ends successful season Take a look back on the many wonderful performances that filled the 2006–2007 PHCC Performing Arts Series, presented by the PHCC Foundation, Inc.
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Mobius — more than
a literary & art magazine to the students it touches
On the Cover: PHCC Psychology Professor Mike Sadusky in Israel at the excavated ruins of the ancient (built in the late Third and early Fourth century) Synagogue of Capernaum in the Galilee.
This compilation of poetry, short stories, photography and art is created and edited exclusively by the College’s students. Mobius helps many students pursue their writing aspirations as they develop, edit and publish the annual edition.
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Remembrance.
PHCC professor studies the Holocaust in Jerusalem
Journey with Professor Mike Sadusky as he studies the Holocaust in Jerusalem, a trip made possible through a PHCC Foundation Faculty Chair. His Jerusalem Report shares the experience of his time at Yad Vashem, the Holocaust Memorial and Education Center.
About PHCC Perspective
PHCC Perspective is published by Pasco-Hernando Community College Lynn Rothman, Executive Editor Courtney Boettcher, Managing Editor Christal Hice, Foundation Writer Arlene York, Contributing Writer Karen Kielar, Graphic Designer Pasco-Hernando Community College Marketing and Public Relations 10230 Ridge Road New Port Richey, FL 34654
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D E PA R T M E N T S
2 From the President 3 Commencement 6 Year in Review 8 College News 13 Student Profile 20 Alumni Profile 21 Athletics 22 Foundation News 24 Flashback
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Pasco-Hernando Community College
President Katherine M. Johnson, Ed.D. PHCC District Board of Trustees
Chair S.K. Rao Musunuru, M.D. Vice Chair Irvin Homer Members Judy R. Parker Jeanne M. Gavish John S. Church Thomas E. Weightman Karen F. Wells Deborah G. Kilgore Philip H. Chesnut PHCC Foundation Board of Directors
Executive Committee
Chairman Edward C. Blommel Vice Chairman John A. Dougherty Secretary Kenneth R. Burdzinski Treasurer Mark W. Bowman Judy M. Case Niles H. Kinnunen, Jr., D.D.S. Monica Mills S.K. Rao Musunuru, M.D. Donald K. Vierling, M.D. Richard C. Williams, Jr. James Yant
Board of Directors
Russell Adams Timothy C. Baldwin Kristine M. Bigelow Jackie Campbell John D. Couris Patrick L. Epting Robert F. Fertig Joel H. Goldberg, D.D.S. Gus Guadagnino Leonard Johnson James H. Kimbrough, Jr. Seth Mann Ronald J. May Michael Murphy Steve Rector Oliver M. Reed Kathy Riley Larry M. Starnes N. John Stewart, Jr. Ronald G. Thornton Nina Vaznelis Executive Director Arla Altman Perspective
from the president…
We invite you to enjoy the premiere issue of PHCC Perspective Magazine, a bi-annual publication of Pasco-Hernando Community College, which is being sent to PHCC’s many friends and supporters.
As a dynamic, learning-centered educational institution, PHCC is dedicated to student success and teaching excellence in preparing students for both careers and four year colleges and universities. But we are much more than that. Beyond our students and alumni, we are also committed to serving the people who reside in our local community. Working in partnership with public agencies, local business and industry and regional cultural and educational institutions, we exist to serve you. PHCC supports its constituents in countless ways. We provide workforce training for local residents and professional development and corporate training that fuels the economic development in our two-county service area. As for community service, our faculty, staff and students have donated countless hours to charitable organizations. They’ve raised money for the American Heart Association through years of Heart Walks and collected gifts for needy families for the holidays through Toys for Tots and other organizations. PHCC students have participated in coastal cleanups, animal rescue operations, volunteered in soup kitchens and built homes with Habitat for Humanity. PHCC offers educational and social programs for area senior citizens, English as Second Language classes for newcomers, GED training and testing for adults who long to finish high school, and free and reduced cost dental services for low income people. Through partnerships with four year colleges and schools, we offer convenient access to bachelor’s degree programs without long commutes. Our Performing Arts Series, library art gallery exhibits and lectures provide a cultural hub for the community. These are just a few examples of the myriad ways PHCC connects with you, your neighbors and our neighborhoods. As the population in both Pasco and Hernando counties continues to increase, PHCC has endeavored to sustain its high level of academic quality and student services in the face of dramatic enrollment growth. Over the past two years, the College has reorganized and added new staff in the areas of student life and developmental education and is exploring ways to enhance our honors program. A new Vice President of Student Development and Enrollment Management has recently come on board and we look forward to the leadership and recommendations for improvements he will make on behalf of our students. At its core, PHCC is dedicated to serving people. As you peruse the pages of this magazine, you’ll see many fine examples of PHCC’s people: alumni who now serve their community as law enforcement officers, radiographers and IT professionals, donors who provide PHCC students with scholarships and academic enrichment, plus faculty and staff members who inspire student enlightenment and creativity. I hope you enjoy reading our new PHCC Perspective magazine and discover some of the many ways that PHCC has positively influenced the lives of the people in Pasco and Hernando counties. We invite you to participate in our College’s many academic and outreach programs.
Katherine M. Johnson PHCC President
Commencement
Professor Lederer’s TOP TEN Wish List
Winter ‘06 Graduates Start Second Careers Photo courtesy of the St. Petersburg Times. Photographer: Brendan Fitterer
Pasco-Hernando Community College held its winter commencement Wednesday, December 13 at the New Port Richey Campus. Speakers at the commencement ceremony included District Board of Trustees Chair S.K. Rao Musunuru, M.D., Faculty Senate President and Assistant Professor of Information Technology Karen Lederer, Associate Professor of Nursing Kristen Cameron and Student Speaker Michael Boyer. Approximately 215 degrees and certificates were conferred at the ceremony from a total of 785 graduates who were eligible to participate including Michael Boyer, 42, and Corrie Boyer, 38, of New Port Richey, who embarked on the path to a new career together. In January 2005, Mike and Corrie began PHCC’s Radiography program, taking all of their classes together—sitting side-by-side— and learning about all 206 bones in the human body by team-studying often.
If you had asked the couple a few years earlier if this is where they thought they would be today—the answer would have been ‘no.’
In January 2003, both Mike and Corrie were simultaneously laid off from their jobs at US Airways. They had a combined 34 years of service in the airline industry and could have opted for a transfer; but they had done that before—a few too many times.
So they sat down the night they lost their jobs and laid out their options, weighing stability, job security and staying put. “We decided it was time to change before we got any older,” Michael said. Pasco-Hernando Community College offered the couple educational options and the ability to choose a new career path. Mike and Corrie jointly decided to pursue the College’s Radiography program even though it’s a limited-access program with a one year waiting list. While waiting to start the program, Mike and Corrie worked as much as they could, took the prerequisite classes, got married and became known on campus simply as “the Boyers.”
Faculty Senate President and Assistant Professor of Information Technology Karen Lederer spoke at the Winter Commencement ceremony. In the spirit of David Letterman, she shared the “Top Ten” wishes for the future of the graduates. 1. Be your own success story; continue to believe in yourself. 2. Go out and save the world…or a piece of it. 3. Define your humanity in the goods of the soul rather than in terms of possessions. 4. Embrace life-long learning, and share your commitment with others. 5. Risk taking, like beer, can be an acquired taste— we would hope you have acquired a taste for risk—we leave the beer issue to you. 6. Be sure to ask every question—just as you have done in class, although you could have omitted asking if you missed anything important from the last class. 7. Commit to overcome the unexpected, discover the unknown, practice listening, cultivate patience and humility, and smile everyday. 8. Embrace deadlines, and their sometimes negative inspiration. 9. Don’t underestimate your potential. And… 10. As Confucius say “When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don’t adjust the goals, adjust the action steps.
“We make a great team by balancing each others weakness with our own strengths,” said Corrie. “Mike is excellent in math and helped me with it and I was able to motivate him to keep studying,” she explains. Their team approach to classes and studying seemed to work. They were excellent students, both winning academic excellence awards and maintaining a 4.0 GPA. The Boyers were also members of Phi Theta Kappa honor society and the Lambda Nu national honor society for radiologic and imaging sciences. At the Winter Commencement ceremony, both Mike and Corrie Boyer earned their AS degrees in Radiography. Since graduating, Mike started a new job at Community Hospital in New Port Richey and Corrie works at Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point. “We’re entering a whole new career, and we’ve got job stability,” Mike said. “We’re comfortable in knowing we can take our knowledge and go anywhere in the country.”
Spring 2007
The PHCC Foundation would like to thank the 2006–2007 Performing Arts Center Volunteers:
Alfred and Shirley Angermeier Earl and Ethel Beaty Charles and Nancy Bergevin Theresa Bilodeau Christine Ciardi Anthony Coccia Carol Corson Gini Cross Dominika Felcyn Elisa Fleres Patricia Foley Nancy Frechette Audrey Gerds Barbara Gibbs Marge Guy Jack and Lynda Herman Patricia Kantor Dorothy LaCroix Laura Lauria Marie Mazol Beverlee McMullin Helene Merkle Theresa O’Lansen Roberta O’Donnell Ann Penn Dorothy Pobozny Gisela Puddick Janice Reiser Mildred L. Schrader Weezy Simpson George and Carolyn Strott Carol Thomas Edna Vlahakis Kurt and Nellie Walker To register as a volunteer for the upcoming season please call 727.816.3737.
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Melis Manc sa heste r Above: PHCC Foundation supporters join Grammy Award winner, Melissa Manchester following her concert. From left to right: Kay Davison, Cherry Kinnunem, Betsy Wunderlich, Melissa Manchester, Valerie Williams, Cheryl Grey, Maxine Stewart and Monica Mills.
von Trapp Children
The von Trapp Children with Arla Altman, executive director of the PHCC Foundation before the show.
That’s a Wrap!
PHCC’s Performing Arts Series Ends Successful Season The 2006–2007 season of PHCC’s Performing Arts Series was filled with some of the best entertainment in the area. It began with a performance by The Outlaws and ended with the innovative Argentinian guitar ensemble, the Santa Fe Guitar Quartet. Patrons reminisced with Seals & Seals, laughed out loud during the hit Broadway comedy “Social Security,” and celebrated the holiday season with the Ozark Mountain Christmas Show. The new year brought the melodious great-grandchildren of Captain von Trapp, the raucous Irish band, Gaelic Storm, three rockin’ acts from the living legends of “Rock ’n Roll,” the soulful sounds of Livingston Taylor, and an intimate evening with Grammy Award-winning artist Melissa Manchester.
The PHCC Foundation, Inc. makes the Performing Arts Series possible through generous donations from the local community and sponsors such as the St. Petersburg Times, Bank of America, Dougherty and Associates, Tampa Electric Company and Connerton. If you’d like to receive information about future shows, special events, meet-and-greets, and more, join our Performing Arts Center Mailing List. When you sign up you’ll also be entered into a drawing to win one of ten free pairs of tickets to an upcoming show!
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Spring 2007 
January
March
Annual Arbor Day
Students Win Business Competition
On the Move
April
Black PowerNomics
Two presentations of the twenty-first annual Martin Luther King Jr. Lecture on January 12 featured guest speaker, Dr. Claud Anderson, who discussed “PowerNomics,” a package of social-political-economic principles and strategies that he developed. West Campus CARES Organization sponsored its Annual Arbor Day on January 20. Two large trees were planted next to the new Anne F. Bucy Classroom Building. The Continuing Education Department began offering a variety of new non-credit classes beginning in 2006 including: Tai Chi, Salsa and Swing dancing.
February
The Peace and Social Justice Institute presented three symposia during February and March on social justice—Crime Victims and Services: An Introduction; The Dreams of Sparrows: Documentary film and panel discussion; and Interfaith Reflection on Non-Violence. Seven PHCC students were recognized for top marketing skills at the 2006 Delta Epsilon Chi International Career Development Conference held in Orlando.
GED Testing
PHCC began offering GED testing April 13 at the New Port Richey Campus. The proctored test is administered by PHCC’s Career Testing and Placement Center.
Voting Rights Act
Dancing with Diversity
Kids for Smiles
Academic Achievement, Leadership and Community Service
Dr. Donna Elam was the speaker for PHCC’s Black History Celebration lecture on February 10. Elam addressed “Why They Marched: The Struggle for the Right to Vote,” the title of her book about Selma, Alabama and the Voting Rights Act. The annual Give Kids a Smile Day was held on February 10, where dental hygiene students along with the West Pasco Dental Association and the Pasco-Hernando Dental Hygienists’ Association provided dental screenings for 58 low-income Pasco County children in need of dental care.
Why I Love PHCC
In honor of Valentines’ Day, Student Activities sponsored an essay contest “Why I Love PHCC” open to all PHCC students. The winning essay was submitted by Rachel Miller (pictured with the bear and with Bonnie Clark, Associate Dean, Lynn Rothman, Director of Marketing and Michael Cook, Assistant Dean of Student Development) who won a $100 Carrabba’s gift certificate and a huge teddy bear.
First to College
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Social Justice
PHCC participated in College Goal Sunday, a statewide event on February 19, designed to reach out to low income people in the community and first time in college students by helping them apply for financial aid to attend college.
Transcendence: A Mixed Abilities Dance Exhibition, presented on April 18, featured 12 dancers with mixed abilities performing original choreography by USF dance faculty and academic advisor Merry Lynn Morris.
Five PHCC students were honored in Tallahassee as members of the 2006 All-Florida Academic Team.
May/June Hurricane Checklist
A group of PHCC students assisted local senior citizens living in mobile homes with hurricane preparedness as part of a service learning project during May and June.
July
Inaugural Teacher Prep Class
The College’s first class of 124 students from the alternative teacher certification program was honored with a recognition ceremony on July 20. PHCC was among the first institutions approved by the Florida Department of Education to provide alternative teacher certification for people with bachelor’s degrees.
August
November
September
Psychology of Evil
Brooksville Campus Bachelor’s Degrees
PHCC partnered with St. Leo University and USF in St. Petersburg to offer bachelor’s degree programs starting in fall 2006 on the Brooksville Campus.
Art Gallery Debut
PHCC unveiled a new art gallery on September 8. The retrospective exhibition of watercolors and drawings by John M. Angelini marked the first art exhibit in more than two years since the College closed the old gallery for building renovations.
$25,000 Gift for Nursing Students
The Community Foundation of Pasco County, Inc. presented a $25,000 gift from the Myrtle Phillips Baker Memorial Scholarship Fund to the PHCC Foundation to establish an endowment for nursing scholarships.
Sports Day
On September 21, student athletics and student activities teamed up to present the first-ever Sports Day on the West Campus.
October
Conquistabees Spell S-U-C-C-E-S-S
The PHCC Conquistabee spelling bee team successfully defended their title as West Pasco Chamber Spelling Bee Champions for 2006, the second year the team has won. The Ambassador Scholarship Spelling Bee was held October 19 at Spartan Manor in New Port Richey.
Building Dedication
On October 25, a dedication ceremony was held to name the newly renovated classroom building on the West Campus in memory of Anne F. Bucy. (Story on page 23.)
Veterans Honored
PHCC Veterans Club honored Veterans Day and military veterans on November 6 with Flag Ceremonies on the East and West Campus. The East Campus Flag Ceremony included posting of the colors by the cadets of the Law Enforcement Academy. The Holocaust Class presented a lecture entitled “A Psychology of Evil” on November 9.
Simulators Come to Life
A new stateof-the-art nursing lab on the North Campus in Brooksville, funded by the PHCC Foundation, provides students with hands-on patient simulators to apply the skills they have learned in a controlled environment.
December Poetry Celebration
While PHCC has hosted a Spring Celebration of Poetry for the past four years, December 1 marked the first fall semester Celebration of Poetry. Faculty, staff, students and the community were invited to listen to and participate in poetry reading.
Chamber Singers
The PHCC Chamber Singers performed at the Salvation Army Night of Caring on October 28. As one of the Singers’ community service projects, this benefit dinner helped raise money for the Salvation Army’s Domestic Violence Program.
Heart Walk
A PHCC team and a Law Enforcement Cadet team participated in the Heart Walk 2006–2007 Nature Coast, Florida in Spring Hill on October 28. The College and class teams combined raised over $2,600 during the event for the American Heart Association.
Spring 2007
CollegeNews PHCC Names New Vice President
Timothy L. Beard, Ph.D., CRC, BCMC is PHCC’s new vice president of student development and enrollment management. Prior to his appointment, Beard worked for the University of South Alabama in Mobile as the dean of student affairs. While there, Beard was also acting vice president of student affairs from August to December of 2005. From 1999 through 2002, he was the director of student affairs and enrollment management at Florida A&M University in Tallahassee. Prior to holding this position, Beard spent a year as board member with a special gubernatorial appointment at The Florida State Board for Independent Colleges and Universities. He also spent two years as the director of graduate student and enrollment management services, four years as the director of instructional research assessment and special programs, and five years as the director of career services at FAMU—Florida State University College of Engineering. Prior to that, Beard held the position of assistant career counseling & placement center director at FAMU. Beard earned his doctoral degree in rehabilitation counseling with a special emphasis in higher education administration from FSU. He also holds a master’s degree and a bachelor’s degree in rehabilitation counseling from FSU.
A Student’s Inspiration
Shalanda Lamar, 21, a recent PHCC graduate, was awarded a $1,000 scholarship by the Florida High Tech Corridor Council (FHCC). Lamar was nominated by her PHCC advisors to receive the award because of her interest in the biotechnology program at the College and because of her inspiring personal story in pursuit of a brighter future.
Lamar was first exposed to higher education through PHCC’s College Reach-Out Program (CROP) which provides mentoring, tutoring, and other educational opportunities to underprivileged students in sixth through eighth grades. It was at that time that Lamar developed her interest in science. Yet, it was Lamar’s mother who had the most defining impact on her life. She recalls now how her mother, single with three daughters to raise, managed to complete the Radiography program at PHCC. “Mom set the example and inspires me to make the sacrifices for my own education,” she said. Lamar currently lives in Tampa with her husband Domenic. She works two jobs and is continuing her studies toward a career in forensics. Perspective
Developing Employees for Tomorrow’s Challenges Pasco-Hernando Community College announced in November the formation of the College’s first President’s Institute. Eighteen participants from both faculty and staff have been chosen to improve their knowledge of the community college system and the operations and functions of PHCC. The program will also provide a foundation for understanding and addressing key issues impacting the College.
Participants will complete four hours of job shadowing with an administrator in a leadership role, attend five educational sessions, and develop and present a group project. In addition, the group took a trip to Tallahassee to view the legislative process and meet legislators.
Poet, Author and Educator Speaks at MLK Series Haki R. Madhubuti, this year’s Martin Luther King Day speaker, discussed Institution Building: Making the Most of Your Education. Professor Madhubuti has become a pivotal figure in the development of a strong Black literary tradition. He is one of the world’s bestselling authors of poetry and non-fiction. Madhubuti earned his MFA from the University of Iowa. He is currently a professor for the Gwendolyn Brooks Center for Black Literature and Creative Writing and director of the Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing at Chicago State University. “The creators of ideas and the carriers of ideas run the world,” explained Madhubuti while discussing the importance of education.
Student Nurse Day 2007 marks the 30th Anniversary of PHCC’s Registered Nursing program, which opened in 1977 with 30 students. The College celebrated the occasion with Student Nurse Day, February 23.
PHCC Founding President Emeritus Milton Jones, Ph.D., with nursing students at an early pinning ceremony.
Kudos The Human Services Club received the
Know Which Way the Wind Blows” at
2006 Outstanding Contribution by an
the Florida College English Association
Organization Award from the National
Conference in Lakeland, November 2006.
Organization for Human Services (NOHS) for their outstanding support of the
Pictured from left to right: PHCC student nurses with PHCC Dean of Health Occupations Mike Adams, Ph.D.; PHCC Associate Professor of Nursing Regina Mirabella; Pasco County Commissioner Pat Mulieri; PHCC President Katherine Johnson, Ed.D.; and PHCC District Board of Trustees Chair Rao Musunuru, M.D.
Nursing Students Honored with Proclamation
Pasco-Hernando Community College was honored with a proclamation for Student Nurse Week by County Commissioner Pat Mulieri at the Board of County Commissioners meeting on February 20 in New Port Richey. PHCC hosted Student Nurse Week from February 19–25 to honor nursing students for choosing a high demand and valuable profession. On Friday, February 23 a nursing career day, health series, and “dress for success” fashion show were held on the New Port Richey campus.
College Goal Sunday
Pasco-Hernando Community College participated in the statewide College Goal Sunday event on February 25 designed to reach out to low income, first generation in college, and racial/ethnic minority people to help them apply for financial aid and attend college. The PHCC campuses were among the 48 sites hosting workshops to assist students in every aspect of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) application process. College Goal Sunday ensures that students get help applying for financial aid.
Project Green: Improving Our Communities
Phi Theta Kappa International is working in partnership with Keep America Beautiful on a two year long service project. The goal of this partnership is to focus attention on the environment by helping to improve our communties. Alpha Zeta Epsilon, the East Campus chapter of Phi Theta Kappa has embraced recycling and beautification within Project Green: Improving Our Communities. The East Pasco Habitat for Humanity has provided recycling boxes and liners for collecting aluminum cans. Habitat for Humanity periodically picks up the cans, sells them and is then able to use the money to buy materials for Habitat projects. The project has collected over 2,000 cans and over 100 plastic bottles.
NOHS’s mission, goals and objectives.
Richard Downing, Ph.D. professor of language arts, received an
Carmine Bell, Ph.D.
award of $500 as
professor of
the co-winner of the
language arts,
Nuclear Age Peace
published an article
Foundation’s 2006 Barbara Mandigo
entitled “Libraries
Kelly Peace Prize for the poem “Rachel
and Human Rights
Corrie’s Peace.” Two additional poems,
Education” in Catholic Library World,
dealing with human shields for peace,
Vol.77 No.2 (December 2006). Dr. Bell is
“Thomas Hurndall’s Theory of Relativity”
also currently on the Long-Range Plan-
and “Brian Avery’s Face,” also received
ning Committee of the New Port Richey
awards in the Poets for Human Rights
Public Library and gave a presentation
poetry contest.
titled “Shakespeare’s Sonnets, Shakespeare’s Sisters” at New Port Richey’s second annual Shakespeare by the River festival in February. Associate Professor of Speech Beverly Borawski’s manuscript, “Reflecting on Adversarial Growth and Trauma through Autoethnography” was accepted for
Connie LaMarca-Frankel, professor of humanities, was chosen to be a faculty scholar for the 2007 Phi Theta Kappa Honors Institute. Melissa Langone, Ph.D., ARNP assistant professor of nursing, authored the article “Promoting Integrity Among Nursing Students,” about the honors program, which was published in the Journal of
Nursing Education, January 2007.
publication by the Journal of Loss and
Daryle Wane, associate professor of
Trauma. The manuscript will be published
nursing, had her article “Integrative
March 20, 2007. In December 2006,
Review of Lycopene and Breast Cancer”
Borawski and her mentor, Dr. Kenneth
published in Oncology Nursing Forum,
Cissna received a CAS internal award
Vol.33, No.1, 2006.
at the University of South Florida titled
Kim Whitney,
“Publication Award for Doctoral Student and Faculty Mentor Award—Fall 2006.” Barbara Booker, language arts instruc-
volleyball coach, was named regional coach of the year
tor, delivered a paper entitled “The
for 2006 by Tachi-
Phantom Proofreader Speaks: Ethical
kara/AVCA Two-Year
Concerns of a Helpful English Instructor”
Colleges for the Northeast-Southeast
and Judy Deisler, professor of language
Region at the 2006 American Volleyball
arts, presented a paper entitled
Coaches Association Annual Convention.
“You Need to Have a Weatherman to Spring 2007
Mobius… O n the branches new leaves were waking. nder the boughs shoots of grass unfurled, reaching up to meet the glowing sun. he clear blue sky gave no indication the day death came searching for my family tree.
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his verse is from Jessica Cooper’s poem A Family Tree published in the 2006 edition of Mobius. Cooper, a PHCC student, was also one of three judges for the magazine’s short fiction contest and a general staff member. Last year she found it stimulating to play even a small part in the creative process for the magazine. She knows having a poem chosen to be published in the 2006 edition built up her confidence and self-esteem. Mobius, Pasco-Hernando Community College’s literary and arts magazine, is published annually in the spring. Created and edited exclusively by the College’s students, it is a compilation of poetry, short stories, photography and art. Each year a group of students dedicates themselves to developing, editing and publishing a new Mobius edition. The magazine’s staff offers their creativity and written works, along with hours of their own time. Cooper, 32, of New Port Richey, is no stranger to the process this year, her second and final year working on Mobius. She started PHCC with the intention of applying to the nursing program, but switched to general education after a few semesters of classes due to exposure to Mobius and a tremendous desire to be a writer. She will graduate in May with an AA degree and plans to continue her education with an emphasis on English and literature.
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Prior to graduating, Cooper will be busy as Mobius magazine’s editor-in-chief. She
enjoys being around people who are creative and appreciate creativity. Cooper tries to see the big picture and how people fit in that picture. Noting their talents and strengths, she attempts to identify a role to suit them. Then it’s a matter of finding out if they are interested in playing that role. According to Associate Professor of Language Arts Karen Davis, who has been the Mobius faculty advisor for 10 years, “Jessica has great organizational skills, a good sense of leadership, and the ability to keep the staff on task.” Organizing and balancing a busy schedule is a familiar routine for Cooper. Her time is divided between classes, a part-time job, two children, and Mobius. This semester she even changed her work schedule to allow more time to fulfill her Mobius commitment. Cooper first learned of Mobius through Karen Davis, her English Composition II Honors professor. Davis shared the 2005 edition of Mobius with the class, sparking Cooper’s interest in being published in this prestigious magazine. It also prompted her to take Creative Writing, another class taught by Davis. While in the Creative Writing class, other students shared stories of their positive Mobius experiences and her excitement about participating
Photo from Mobius by Shantresa Velasquez
More than a literary & art magazine to the students it touches. grew. Cooper explains, “Getting involved with Mobius has served to turn my desire to write into a solid goal of continuing my education and finding a career that will allow me to utilize my talents as a writer and a leader.” Davis encourages students in her creative writing classes to get involved with Mobius as a creative outlet for their talents. Throughout the years, she has seen students learn and grow with their involvement in the magazine. They develop everything from leadership skills, self-esteem, organizational skills, and understanding the importance of working as a team to the responsibility of adhering to deadlines and following through on commitments. “I’ve seen many, many students get involved in Mobius through the years and they are all unique in their own ways, but some just really stand out, particularly those associated with last year’s edition,” said Davis. Some of the other 2006 Mobius participants include:
Dan Martin, 21, Brooksville
May 2006 graduate, AA degree Currently: Aspiring to attend a Seminary for education and Bible studies. Years with Mobius: 3 Starting point: I got involved with Mobius by accident, as I thought I was attending a writer’s club meeting and it turned out to be the Mobius. I started out as a confused college freshman who knew nothing about Mobius or the process of developing a magazine.
Holly Bliss, 40, Brooksville
Expected graduation in winter 2007 Currently: Student, wife and mother of four Years with Mobius: 2 Starting point: My first class at PHCC was creative writing because one of my first loves is writing. It was there that I saw a Mobius flyer. It just called out to me. 2006 Mobius involvement: Executive editor Impact: Mobius let me see the various jobs related to writing that are out there and let me wear those hats for a while. I can appreciate the job of editor a lot more now. Aspiration: I want to reach someone with my words; to have someone read something I’ve written and sit back and say, “Wow! I wish I’d written that.” Photo from Mobius by Jenn Perez
2006 Mobius involvement: Editor-in-chief and contributor. I wanted my role in the 2006 Mobius to follow structure and organization. Impact: I had always been interested in literature and writing. As a writer at heart, I enjoy sharing what I do with others. My involvement with Mobius has taught me a lot about setting and meeting deadlines, the importance of organization and delegation, and that a project such as this is a team effort. Being on the Mobius staff these past years has been one of the most memorable and enjoyable (not to mention taxing) learning experiences of my time so far. I believe it is something I will always remember fondly as I move forward in my life. Aspiration: Someday I want to build schools in Africa.
In Our Golden Days We Were Saints by Daniel Martin
Time flows like that aged brook near Ferry’s Pass,
Memories carved in the world like our letters in an old oak tree. Lazy afternoons ambled away in quiet Summer, Like our strolls and conversations down the red-clay roads. Spring 2007 11
Shannon Brown, 19, New Port Richey
Dual Enrollment student/May 2006 graduate, AA degree Currently: Attending Rollins College (Winter Park, Florida), pursuing a BA in international relations with a minor in Spanish Years with Mobius: 2 Starting point: I learned about Mobius in the fall of 2004 through posters requesting submissions for Mobius 2005. In the spring of 2005, I took Karen Davis’ Creative Writing I course, learned more about the magazine, and became interested in joining the staff for Mobius 2006. 2006 Mobius involvement: Judge in the short fiction contest and poetry and prose editor. Also had one poem and two short stories published. Impact: It was a privilege to work with such a creative, dedicated, and delightfully quirky staff, some of whom I am still in contact with. We accomplished so much in that year of work, and I am tremendously proud of the result of our collective efforts. Helping to take Mobius 2006 from an aspiration to a reality was one of the most rewarding experiences of my life so far. Aspiration: To be multilingual. Languages have fascinated me for a long time, as have the cultures attached to languages. A language is a culture’s soul: if you understand the language, then you understand the culture.
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George Zelasko, 21, Orlando May 2006 graduate, AA degree
Currently: Attending the University of Central Florida, pursuing cinema studies degree Years with Mobius: One, although I wish it had been longer. Starting point: Karen Davis told me about the student magazine in one of her English classes and from the very beginning I was interested. I wanted to see if there was something out there that sparked my creativity. 2006 Mobius involvement: My role was publication editor and I helped with over-all design of the magazine. I also had the idea of putting together a small portion of the best work instead of putting together everything. Additionally, I inspired the cover design. Impact: It opened my eyes to a side of media I hadn’t experienced before. I had no idea how a magazine came together when I started. Aspiration: I want to influence others on a large scale. I like walking out of a theater wanting to change my life for the better. I want to make films that do that for others, films that will inspire others to act for the good of themselves and for the good for all kind.
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he emerald hills of Ireland glitter with a treasure trove of folktales: stories of leprechauns, stories of banshees…wonderful tales of magic and enchantment. Cian grew up immersed in these stories. His grandmother loved to tell the stories and… there was one she always told. “Once, many years ago, when I was a young woman, I lost my way in a terrible rainstorm. I was cold and wet and had almost given up hope when the rain finally let up to a soft drizzle. The sun burst through the clouds, and then…” she would smile slightly, a faraway look in her misty eyes, “…I found the gold at the end of the rainbow.” The 2006 Mobius featured several students who won awards at the Florida Community College Press Association competition. The student winners were:
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Dan Martin, Brooksville—first place editing William John, Hudson—third place cover, honorable mention design Lena Champlin, Spring Hill—second place fiction Joshua Montgomery, Brooksville—third place photo, third place photography Chris DiStefano, Hudson—third place photography John Miller, Brooksville—third place photography
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A Day in the Life of a Recruit… by Arlene York
“I’ve always been interested in investigations. Something about solving a puzzle or a mystery intrigues me,” says 34-year-old married mother of two, Tracy Maurer, PHCC law enforcement Academy cadet and president of the current night academy class. Maurer also works a full-time job as a Financial Crime Investigator at the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE). She conducts investigations of individuals who fraudulently receive public assistance benefits such as food stamps, Medicaid, housing and childcare. Maurer is typical of night academy cadets, most of whom work a full-time job before showing up for class Monday throughThursday, 6 to 10 p.m. and Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The night academy includes ten months of intensive training that incorporates physical conditioning, fire arms drills, driving maneuvers, investigative techniques, classroom instruction, and much more. “The Academy has been a challenging experience for everyone in the class. Our free time of Friday and Saturday nights, and Sundays are jam-packed with family time, catching up on sleep, and studying,” said Maurer. “You have to be committed, driven, and disciplined to be in this program.” After learning that the PHCC Law Enforcement Academy was going to offer a night and weekend program, Maurer jumped at the opportunity to acquire the training she needs to propel her career forward. With a bachelor’s degree in Criminology from the University of South Florida, Maurer only lacks the law enforcement academy training required to achieve her ultimate goal of becoming an FDLE Special Agent. “We are all here to fulfill our dreams of becoming law enforcement officers,” said Maurer. “We’re grateful for the chance to do that without having to sacrifice our day jobs.” Some sacrifice is unavoidable with such full schedules. Greg Schnake, law enforcement coordinator and instructor warns all new cadets of what to expect. “You all will spend more time with each other, than with your own families,” he tells them. Maurer says that
statement turned out to be true. As a result, Class 62 of the Evening Academy has formed a unique bond despite varying ages and backgrounds. The youngest is 19 and the oldest is 42. “The camaraderie that develops between individuals who are working toward a common goal is indescribable. It is something you have to experience to fully understand,” said Maurer. Maurer says she could never have taken on this challenge without the support of her family. She says she’s married to a great guy who has stepped up to the role of Mr. Mom. He takes the kids to school, helps with their homework, cooks, packs lunches, and drives them to after school activities such as baseball, cheerleading, soccer and basketball. She says that her two children also support her decision to join the Academy even though she misses out on some of their games and activities. “In a way, my kids and my husband are sharing in this experience with me. They wait up for me to come home every night and ask lots of questions,” said Maurer. “They are genuinely proud of me for taking on this endeavor. I couldn’t do it without their support.”
…something about solving a puzzle or a mystery intrigues me.” Tracy Maurer
Maurer expected to be one of the only women in her class, but found that she was one of six women in a class of 20. “There really is no disadvantage to being a woman, as long as you can run and do push ups,” says Maurer. “My recommendation to anyone interested in attending the Academy is to condition yourself and be prepared for the physical aspect of the training.” Spring 2007 13
Remembrance PHCC professor studies the Holocaust in Jerusalem Yad Vashem is a pre-eminent Holocaust Memorial and Education Center, containing the world’s largest repository of information on the Holocaust. Located on the Mount of Remembrance in Jerusalem, Yad Vashem is a vast, sprawling complex of tree-studded walkways leading to museums, exhibits, archives,
monuments, sculptures, and memorials. The biblical word Shoah, meaning “burnt offering,” became the standard Hebrew term for the murder of European Jewry as early as the 1940s. The word Holocaust came into use in the 1950s as the corresponding English term. Mike Sadusky, PHCC professor of psychology, had the opportunity in the summer of 2006 to visit, explore and learn about the Holocaust at Yad Vashem. Yad Vashem was established in 1953 by an act of the Israeli government. Since its inception, Yad Vashem
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has been entrusted with documenting the history of the Jewish people during the Holocaust period, preserving the memory and story of each of the six million victims, and imparting the legacy of the Holocaust for generations to come through its archives, library, school, museums and recognition of the “Righteous Among the Nations.” It currently houses 62 million pages of documents related to the Holocaust, more than a quarter million photographs, an extensive collection of books and journals, and thousands of audio-visual resources. Sadusky was awarded a PHCC Foundation Faculty Chair to focus on the topic Holocaust Studies and Education. The Foundation Chair was funded this year
by the St. Petersburg Times. The Faculty Chair included participation in a four-day conference, Teaching the Holocaust to Future Generations; and a three week seminar, Teaching the Shoah at Yad Vashem in Jerusalem, Israel. The conference and seminar were designed to teach participants about the Holocaust, provide opportunities for teachers from around the world to interact and form relationships with each other, to explore old and new questions about the Nazi Era and the Holocaust, and provide the tools to integrate it into their classrooms. Through his Jerusalem Report, Sadusky shares the experience of his time at Yad Vashem, Israel.
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The Jerusalem Report The area, the impact and the culture from my perspective. by Mike Sadusky, Psychology Professor 2 June 25, 2006 Greetings to everyone from Jerusalem! I was fortunate enough to arrive in advance of the Conference and am delighted to have this additional time to explore the area. Today I walked around much of the entire wall surrounding the Old City. I visited the French Church of St. Stephen the Protomartyr and spent a few hours walking through the chapels, stairwells, caves and oratories inside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, one of the burial places of Jesus and sites of the Resurrection. The persistence of the shopkeepers is amazing. I cannot even enter their stores because it is almost impossible to get out. The interesting situation with the currency is that the natives don’t like Shekels so much, but they certainly love American dollars and Euros. Coincidentally, they frequently try to give change in Shekels. I have also visited the Garden of Gethsemane, the Church of the Dormition, and crossed into Palestinian Territory at a checkpoint through the Wall of Separation to see the Church of the Nativity. These churches are all fascinating places filled with icons and pieces of art. 16 Perspective
3 June 29, 2006 For the last four days I have been attending a Conference on Teaching the Holocaust to Future Generations. I have met some incredible people at the conference including Holocaust survivors with amazing stories to tell and Holocaust scholars. I encountered a fascinating doctor from San Francisco who has made himself an expert on the medical profession and the Holocaust. Traveling extensively, he lectures on this issue and pointed out that doctors have never taken responsibility for their involvement in the Holocaust and the “medical experimentation.” Last night I took a night tour of Jerusalem. I saw wonderful views of the city including the Dome of the Rock and we walked through much of the Jewish section of the city. We ended at the Western (Wailing) Wall where I approached, touched and kissed the wall. The Western Wall is a wall in Jerusalem that dates from the time of the Jewish Second Temple. It is sometimes called the Wailing Wall, referring to Jews mourning the destruction of the Temple. The Western Wall, the holiest location in Judaism, is part of the
larger religious site in the Old City of Jerusalem. Both Jewish men and women pray here every day and every night, though there is a “Mechitza,” or divider, which separates the men’s section of the wall from the women’s section. I loved seeing all the men with their long beards and hair, big hats and black coats. A rabbi with about a dozen male students had a table set up and they were studying the Torah. I see a lot of armed soldiers walking the streets, but the most security I experienced was at the Wall. We had to empty our pockets and go through a metal detector. 8
July 1, 2006 Shabbat Shalom! The Sabbath is a day of rest and celebration in Jerusalem. The Sabbath begins at sundown Friday evening and ends at sundown Saturday. When the Sabbath ended at sundown today, the city immediately sprang back to life. I am in a different hotel now, directly next to the Grand Synagogue of Jerusalem and within five minutes walking distance of the first government building of the new State of Israel. Israel was established in 1948 and the first meetings of the Knesset (Parliament) were held in this building. I am not too far from the Shrine of the Book, the museum housing the Dead Sea Scrolls, and right next to that is the new Knesset building, as well as, the National Museum of Israel. Late this morning I walked to the Old City and entered by the Jaffa Gate. The Old City is roughly divided into four sections: Jewish, Armenian, Christian and Moslem (spelling variation of Muslin) quarters. The Damascus Gate enters the Moslem quarter and the Jaffa Gate enters the Christian quarter. The Christian section is even more commercialized than the Moslem side. The Christian shops are filled with every imaginable kind of religious article, from incense, candles, and Orthodox Christian icons to carved statues of Saints, Jesus and Mary, and Nativity sets. Curiously enough, since I have been here, I have not seen a single camel.
9 July 3, 2006 This has been an interesting couple of days since the seminar began, and I have learned much about the Shoah. While I am learning and thinking constantly, I am really only beginning to fully process the experience of Yad Vashem. Yad Vashem is a remarkable place on the side of a mountain just outside of Jerusalem. There are many “gardens” and memorial sites that make up what is called Yad Vashem. They are beautiful and haunting. I was greatly moved by a simple plaque memorializing the educators who were murdered during the Shoah.
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Throughout the campus of Yad Vashem, there are thousands of plaques very simply remembering the “Righteous Among the Nations,” those many gentiles who, sometime at great cost and always at great danger to themselves, did something to save a Jewish child, an adult, a family or a small group. Each plaque contains a person’s name followed by the country in which he or she lived. The two countries mentioned most are Holland and Poland, but most European countries had people who assisted Jews. We had three major lectures this morning followed by a bus tour that allowed us to see Jerusalem from all sides. The entire area is very hilly and mountainous and a person is NEVER walking on a flat surface. I get so intrigued at times with the sites and surroundings that I do not pay enough attention to where I am going and I stumble off a curb.
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July 8, 2006 This experience is both exhilarating and exhausting—as we do not even break for the Sabbath. Today I took an optional tour to the Northern part of the country to the Galilee. Although a very long day, it was well worth the time. We traveled through the Jordan Valley to the Kinneret (the Sea of Galilee) and visited the Church of the Beatitudes on a mountain overlooking the Sea of Galilee, the Church of the Annunciation in Nazareth, the archeological site of 4th century CE (Common Era—same as AD) Capernaum, and the Church dedicated to Peter’s house. We also took a boat trip on the Sea of Galilee and ended at the Roman (now Jewish) town of Tiberius. Our return trip took us back along Golan Heights, along the Jordan River, through the West Bank, around the ancient (and modern) city of Jericho, past the Dead Sea, through the Judean desert, and back into Jerusalem. We traveled through miles of olive trees, date palm trees, and banana trees. Bananas are not native to this area, but they certainly thrive here. The scenery was breathtaking, awesome, and terrifying in some places. This whole experience at Yad Vashem has been an immersion in Jewish culture, history, and theology. We have had lectures on everything from Educational Philosophy of the International School for Holocaust Studies, Anti-Semitism in the Ancient World to the Early 20th Century, a linguistic study of Hebrew and Yiddish and Jewish Literature, to pedagogy and the use of technology in Holocaust studies. Each day the bus picks us up at the hotel at 8 a.m. and our first lecture begins at 8:30 a.m. There are generally four or five major lectures during the day plus some time to acquaint ourselves with the library, archives, museums, and other resources available through the Center. The “campus” itself is a thought-provoking treasure of memorials and displays. At the end of each day the bus picks us up at 6 p.m. and we are returned to the hotel. I have been here for two weeks now and still have yet to see my first live camel!
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July 12, 2006 The last couple seminar days have been very emotional with the theme “The Final Solution.” This afternoon, we had five Holocaust survivors come in, four women and a man. Their stories were both tragic and uplifting, and the survivors were wonderful in their presentations. There were stories of Jewish life in parts of Europe before the Holocaust and then stories of the ghettos, of transporting people to the camps, life in the camps, starvation, sickness, the deaths of family members, and finally liberation and the beginning of new lives. A constant theme has been “getting revenge” through simply surviving, having children, and especially having grandchildren and great-grandchildren. This is seen as the ultimate repudiation of the Third Reich and the Nazi attempts to liquidate the Jews.
The Holocaust is part of the air we breathe at Yad Vashem, in Jerusalem, and in all of Israel. One gets an entirely different sense of what the nation of Israel means to the people here as a safe haven from the anti-semitism that Jews have experienced throughout much of their history and around the world. Even with the terrorist attacks and the wars fought, Israel provides a sense of safety and security. It is truly a moving experience to walk around and see all the markers and memorials erected all over the country honoring family members who died under the Nazi regime. I am especially moved by the memorials parents have erected in honor of their sons and daughters who were murdered during the Holocaust. There are many, far too many of those. Once the death camps were opened and families were transported, children fourteen and younger were almost always immediately sent to the gas chambers. I am convinced that one of the things motivating many academics and others to research study, and reflect on the Holocaust is not a detached interest in history, but an overwhelming desire to try to make some sense out of the deaths of 1.5 million innocent children, and many more millions of other human beings. I think of all the children I know, and I am in absolute astonishment that a million just like them were gassed. How could anyone do such a thing? People struggle to make sense of this event, and that, thankfully, is an impossibility. Although the Holocaust must be explicable in human terms—human beings did this to other human beings—we struggle to comprehend the Shoah. We can only commit ourselves to learn, to teach and to work with great energy to make sure that we human beings do not continue to do this to each other. July 13, 2006 I continue to be fascinated by the food here in Israel. I eat a plate full of raw, ripe tomatoes and radishes every morning. The radishes in Israel are the size of potatoes and they are delicious. I supplement this good, healthy stuff with salt, eggs, toast, and some kind of pastry. Today when I was in the Old City I ate “qubeh”—that is the closest I can get to the Arab spelling. It was a delicious mixture of lamb with some spices, nuts and onions wrapped in dough and then deep fried. July 14, 2006 We had two interesting lectures this morning. The first was by a nun on the Vatican response to Nazi Germany before, during and after the Shoah. The second was by a rabbi who talked about Jewish belief during the Shoah. It is these philosophical and theological discussions that I thoroughly enjoy the most. I have learned so much about Holocaust and Genocide studies, yet I feel as though I’ve only scratched the surface. As I expected, this has been a life transforming experience. I am sad to have come to this Holocaust work so late in my life.
July 15, 2006 The tragic fighting in the North has forced a couple of major changes in our program schedule. We are not going to be spending the night at the kibbutz on the Lebanese Border as originally planned. Instead, we will go to Masada, Qumran and the Dead Sea. I have had a deep interest in Qumran and the Dead Sea Scrolls for many, many years. I have already seen some of the scrolls and fragments while at the Shrine of the Book at the Israel Museum. July 17, 2006 The Israeli Defense Forces are engaged in some heavy battle south and especially north of here, but if I didn’t have CNN I wouldn’t know a thing about it. Life on the streets of Jerusalem goes on. I was in Tiberias in the north about a week ago and it was hit by rockets a few days after we left.
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Yesterday our group took a bus tour of Masada, Qumran, and the Dead Sea. I cannot begin to describe to you how much in awe I was of this opportunity. I have been reading about Masada and Qumran for forty years and of course I have known something about the Dead Sea almost all of my life. I really couldn’t believe I was there and actually seeing the dining area, the scriptorium, and the ritual baths of the Qumran community inhabitants. I walked on the floors of Herod’s palace at Masada. I was also determined to take advantage of the opportunity to put on a swimming suit and float in the Dead Sea. The water is full of salts and minerals and the natives claim that it is life-enhancing and healing water. I finally saw my first live camel and he let me take his picture! July 18, 2006 Greetings from Jerusalem for the final time. Today the seminar focused on Holocaust Survivors and the Righteous Among the Nations, people who saved Jews during the Holocaust. We have met a number of them (survivors) since being here, but today we visited Schindler’s grave here in Jerusalem. Two of Schindler’s survivors were there with us, an elderly couple who met while they were working in his factory. They described him as “…not a saint, but a savior.” Having had this opportunity gives the movie an entirely new meaning. Following a Jewish custom, I placed a stone on Schindler’s grave. He is buried in a Christian cemetery here, but the grave is frequently visited by Jews. I have a copy of the letter written for him and signed by all of the people on his list on the day that the war ended. I hope to again return to Yad Vashem as I have found that the more I learn, the more I discover I do not know. Farewell from Jerusalem. About the Author: Mike Sadusky, professor of psychology, created and developed the Holocaust class six years ago at PHCC. Sadusky has also taught the class several times. His interest in the Holocaust began in 1980 by reading Viktor Frankel’s book, Man’s Search for Meaning, and he started to explore the problem of evil in the world, the question of human suffering (which has now been extended to the question of animal suffering and the suffering of all of nature) due to the human perpetration of evil.
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1. Grounds of the Israel National Museum in Jerusalem 2. Professor Mike Sadusky placing a prayer in the Western (Wailing) Wall of the Temple Mount 3. Small procession of Orthodox monks and the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem near the Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre 4. Children’s Memorial on the campus of Yad Vashem; the stones are broken at the top to represent the abrupt end to their growing up 5. A street leading to Mt. Sion just outside the walls of the Old City of Jerusalem 6. Souls, Steel and Stone sculpture honoring the victims of the Nazis on the campus of Yad Vashem 7. Memorial on the campus of Yad Vashem honoring Jewish Soldiers with the inscription: Glory be to the Jewish Soldiers and Partisans who fought against Nazi Germany 8. Dome of the Rock on the Temple Mount in the Old City of Jerusalem. It is a Moslem Shrine built over the rock from which is it believed that Mohammed ascended to heaven 9. Shops on the streets of the Old City of Jerusalem 10. Shore of the Dead Sea near the ancient monastery of Qumran and the caves where the Dead Sea Scrolls were found 11. Statue of St. Francis of Assisi near the Sea of Galilee. The Franciscans are the Roman Catholic guardians of the Terra Sancta, the Holy Land 12. The first live camel sighting 13. Mike Sadusky placing a stone on Schindler’s gravesite
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Alumniprofiles
Fascination With Computers Pays Off O ur very own Laboratory Technician for the Cisco, Security, and A+ computer labs, Cynthia Prince, is a
product of PHCC. Prince graduated in December 2005 with an AS Degree in Networking Services Technology. These days you’ll find her at the New Port Richey campus setting up labs, testing equipment, or updating security protocols on computers, among other things. Her work and hours vary each day, but what you’ll always find is a smile on her face. “It’s cool to wake up in the mornings and feel happy about the work that you do. I love my job,” she says in typical smiling fashion. “I really enjoy working on the computers, and I like interacting with students as well.”
by Arlene York Vocational Rehabilitation in New Port Richey. At first, she struggled to balance work, school and family, but her hard work paid off. After earning an Associate Certificate in Computer Programming from PHCC, Prince received a promotion to Vocational Rehab’s district office in Tampa as a program trainer and network troubleshooter. Not long after, she graduated with her AS degree and was hired by the College. In addition to working at PHCC, Prince is working toward completing an online baccalaureate degree program through International College. She expects to graduate with her bachelor’s degree in Information Systems Management in December.
Prince is representative of many women who dedicate themselves to family life early on, put off their own ambitions, and later return to school in mid-life to fulfill their personal goals. She grew up in the Detroit, Michigan area and was married shortly after high school. Warmer weather brought her family to Florida. After several office support positions over a fifteen year period, Prince developed a fascination with computers and their programs. Prince began taking night courses at PHCC in the spring term of 1999, while working full-time at the Florida Department of Education’s Division of
Cynthia Prince at work in her office on West Campus.
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Athletics Basketball
The PHCC men’s basketball team is in second place in the Suncoast conference (3–3) and 17–7 overall as of this writing. The team currently ranks No. 10 in the FCCAA state poll. Stanley Pringle leads PHCC in scoring with 21.1 points per game (ppg,) James Devlin is next with 13.1 ppg and is followed by Quintez Thomas (11.6 ppg), Japan Ruise (10.2 ppg) and Trevor Lee (9.9 ppg). In November, Marshall University (West Virginia) announced that Stanley Pringle signed a National Letter of Intent to play for them in the fall of 2007. “Stanley is a combo guard, but he is more point than two,” said Coach Bowman. “He is excellent off the dribble and is a great defender. He’s a tough kid, and Marshall is a great fit for him.”
Cross Country Finishes Second Season
The PHCC women’s cross country team started their 2006 season at Florida Institute of Technology in Melbourne on September 9. The team also competed in the 2006 Mountain Dew Gator Community College Invitational. They placed 18 out of 20 (beating St. Leo and St. Thomas). The Quistas were led by freshman Danielle Florey who ran a new PHCC record of 21:15 for the 5k course. The cross country team also traveled to Chicago to compete in the Sean Earl Loyola Lakefront Invitational which had 41 schools and 379 female runners competing in the Maroon race. Four of the top five Quistas ran their best times of the season on this difficult course. The team capped off its 2006 collegiate season with a dual meet at St. Leo on Thursday, October 12. The ladies beat St. Leo 20–38 with Danielle Florey winning her first collegiate meet.
Volleyball Team Successes
The Lady Conquistadors won the Suncoast Conference title by a close tie breaker between Pasco-Hernando Community College, Hillsborough Community College, and St. Petersburg College. They finished out the season nationally ranked in the Top 20 again, coming in at No. 9 in the final poll. After winning the Conference regular season, the team went 1–2 in the Florida Community College Activities Association Tournament, finishing their season at 28–9, NJCAA Division I. The 2006 Suncoast Conference selections included five PHCC players. Team captains Amber Davidson and Brittni Murphy were named to First Team All Suncoast Conference. Jessica Schachleiter, Danielle Heisler and De’Creisha Arrington were named to the Second Team. Davidson and Murphy were named to the FCCAA All State Team and NJCAA All Region VIII Team. Davidson was also selected for the All Tournament Team at the state tournament.
Photo courtesy of the St. Petersburg Times. Photographer: Zach Boyden-Holmes
PHCC’s top scorer, Stanley Pringle (#11) in action and headed for university play next year at Marshall University in West Virginia..
Baseball—Season Outlook
The baseball team opened the 2007 season with only five returning players and 14 newcomers. The team will rely on pitching and defense as the keys to their success. Sophomore Danny Keefe is the lone returning starter on the mound for the Conquistadors. The 6'4", 195 lb. righthander from North Port, Florida went 4–4 with a 3.71 last season. Pitchers Lou Pepper (Egg Harbor, NJ), Nick Starret (Dunedin HS) and Jeff Roxby (Ridgewood HS) will round out the starting rotation. Lee Hodge ( Jacksonville, Englewood HS) will be the closer. Offensively, PHCC lost its top seven hitters from a year ago. Sophomores Anthony Rawson (.238), Chris Lopez (.219) and Brian Bass (.215) are the returning players. Transfers Adam Johnston (Manatee CC) and Norberto Navarro (Ranger College, TX), along with freshmen Brian Karaholios ( Jacksonville-Bishop Kenny) and Matt Petty (St. Petersburg Catholic) should provide the offensive spark for the team.
Softball—Season Outlook
The 2007 Lady Quista softball team returns eight players from last year’s state ranked team. Each played an important role in the success of last year’s 33–22 team and will be asked to provide leadership and experience to the 13 freshmen to improve on that record. The blend of these players has created an optimistic approach to the season as they prepare to reach the goal of qualifying for another state tournament appearance. The Quistas are very athletic and have speed on their roster, and with the addition of the 13 talented freshmen, they seem poised to reach their goal. They have more depth than in previous years, which should provide the team with a balance of speed and power throughout the lineup. Spring 2007 21
PHCC Foundation News…
PHCC Foundation Receives Over Half-Million Dollar Gift For Nursing Students
Yenkinson, 92, resided in the community of Bayonet Point. Prior to her death on Aug. 18, she was determined to find a worthy cause for the estate she and her late husband, David Yenkinson, had amassed. Helping nursing and health sciences students was the obvious choice. “She was very fond of nursing students and wanted to see nursing students succeed,” Gay said. The Pasco-Hernando Community College Foundation received a gift of approximately $600,000 from the estate of the Hernando County couple to establish an endowed scholarship in their names, David Yenkinson and Ann V. Yenkinson, for nursing and health sciences students. The gift is eligible for 100 percent matching state funds from the Dr. Philip Benjamin Matching Grant Program for Community Colleges.
Ann V. Yenkinson spent a lifetime in health services in Maryland, helping to support surgeons and nurses. “She worked for 28 years as a secretary at the Fort George G. Meade Army base, retiring as an administrative assistant to the colonel at the office of surgeons,” said family attorney Greg Gay. She then served for eight years as a secretary in the department of maternal child nurse education at the University of Maryland School of Nursing.
Arla Altman, executive director of the PHCC Foundation and dean of institutional advancement, said “We are grateful to the Yenkinsons for establishing a lasting legacy that will help many future generations of students. Their gift will enable students to achieve their educational dreams and meet the growing demand for health professionals as the population continues to increase in Pasco and Hernando counties.” Interest from the bequest could support up to 30 scholarships per year.
GOOD NEWS FROM THE IRS—The Pension Protection
Act of 2006 is Smiling on Donors and Charities The Pension Protection Act of 2006 (PPA) allows individuals who are 70½ or older to make direct transfers of up to $100,000 from their Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) to eligible organizations. These are called “qualified charitable distributions.”
This is a great benefit to both itemizers and nonitemizers. Under the PPA, the qualified charitable distribution from an IRA would be entirely excluded from the individual’s income. Depending on the tax situation, it may achieve a tax benefit.
After an individual reaches the age of 70½, he or she is generally required to take minimum distributions from an IRA. Qualified charitable distributions will satisfy the minimum IRA distribution requirements.
For many taxpayers, it may help to lower taxability of social security earnings from 85 percent to 50 percent. In addition, when IRA accounts have become sizeable, the PPA becomes an estate planning tool by allowing a reduction in the IRA account without being taxed.
This provision is for the 2006 and 2007 tax years. The donor does not have to recognize income as a result of making a required distribution from his or her IRA account when it goes directly to an eligible organization such as the PHCC Foundation.
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How do you make a qualified charitable distribution? It’s easy. Simply direct your IRA trustee to make the transfer directly to the PHCC Foundation.
(Before making any financial decisions, please seek advice from your tax professional. Anything contained in this article is for information purposes only and is not a substitute for professional tax advice.)
Anne F. Bucy Leaves $2.4 Million in Trust to the PHCC Foundation
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nne F. Bucy, a long time friend of PHCC, left $2.4-million in trust to the Foundation, the largest individual gift that PHCC has received in its 34-year history. The College honored Bucy by dedicating the newly renovated Classroom Building on the New Port Richey Campus in her name. Anne Bucy of New Port Richey died on July 4, 2005 at the age of 94. Bucy was an average wage earner who learned how to accumulate money through investments. Over the course of six decades, she transformed her astute investments into a million-dollar portfolio. She worked as a secretary for Eisenberg Jewelry in Chicago and later for the city of Chicago as a secretary and a court reporter. During this time she took
$2 a week out of her paycheck to invest in stocks and tax free bonds. Bucy was smart and good with numbers. She invested in companies whose goods and services would always be in demand—AT&T, Commonwealth Edison and Exxon. Years ago, Bucy learned about the College’s nonprofit Foundation and liked what she heard about endowed trusts. She was especially interested in helping female students. With no children of her own, this was her way of helping young people succeed in life. Pictured from left to right at the dedication ceremony: District Board of Trustees Chair Rao Musunuru, M.D., Joseph Pippen, Jr., Esq., PHCC Foundation Executive Committee member Monica Mills, District Board of Trustees member Deborah Kilgore, District Board of Trustees Vice Chair Irvin Homer, District Board of Trustees members Karen Wells and Phil Chesnut, PHCC Foundation Executive Director Arla Altman (background), PHCC Foundation member Marc Bowman, PHCC President Katherine Johnson, Ed.D., Founding President Emeritus Milton Jones, Ph.D., PHCC Foundation Chair Edward Blommel, and President Emeritus Robert Judson, Ed.D.
PHCC Foundation Acknowledges Departing Board Members Two Foundation board members who were instrumental in strengthening the endowment and implementing the Planned Giving Committee have retired from the board of directors. Wayne Coulter, of Delzer, Coulter & Bell, P.A., in New Port Richey served the Foundation from 1983 to 2006. Robert Barnett of Capital City Trust Co. in Spring Hill served the Foundation from 1989 to 2006. Barnett recently served as treasurer and chair of the Finance Committee, and will remain active as an honorary member of the Planned Giving Committee. “Bob and Wayne are devoted to the College,” said Edward Blommel, chair of the Foundation board. “They have been at the heart of the activities to help raise and manage funds and will be sorely missed.”
From left: PHCC President Katherine Johnson, Ed.D.; Wayne Coulter, Delzer, Coulter & Bell, P.A.; Robert Barnett, Capital City Trust Co.; and PHCC Foundation Board Chair Edward Blommel.
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Flashback…
Madrigal Dinner and Renaissance Fair Memories nce upon a time,
Madrigal Dinners and Renaissance Fairs were quite the events to behold for many people at PHCC, particularly Carla Kranz, professor of humanities, who helped to organize them. In December 1980, the first Madrigal Dinner was held in B Building on the West Campus. It was followed by a spring Renaissance Fair a few months later. These majestic events included singing, jousting, period food, children’s games and crafts. Guests were invited to step back 400 years to a time of Romance, a time when Shakespeare was in the prime of his career. Sir Francis Drake had circumnavigated the Globe, the New World existed as a boundless frontier, and the Dark Ages were over. Madrigal Dinner guests sat at long tables that were draped in white tablecloths, and suddenly the trumpets blared and the procession began! First came king and queen of the event, followed by the ladies of the court, and then by the servants carrying the fully roasted pig with an apple stuffed in its mouth. The royal court, the musicians and singers, and even a court jester were adorned in period costumes.
“We served an entire catered dinner with an authentic decorated boars head and I believe we did it for two nights in a row, probably serving around 150 people each night,” recalls Kranz. “The room was completely decorated with banners and a singer’s backdrop, the acoustics were wonderful.” The tremendous amount of time, effort and resources to coordinate the performers and vendors and arranging for the food may have made these festivals a distant memory in PHCC history, but they truly were events to remember.
UPDATE: Shakespeare Festival New this spring on North Campus in Brooksville.
Good Morrow! Pasco-Hernando Community College proudly presents
the first annual festival of Shakespeare on the Hill
Saturday, April 28 • 10 a.m.– 6 p.m. • PHCC North Campus • 11415 Ponce de Leon Blvd. • Brooksville Step back in time and enjoy: • Shakespeare’s play The Taming of the Shrew • Jousting Tournaments • Food and Beverages • Demonstration Pavilions including: • Blacksmithing • Games • Embroidery
• and more
We hope you’ll join us for Shakespeare on the Hill. Fare-thee-well! 24 Perspective
SKANSKA USA BUILDING presents
Catch and Release Fishing Tournament AT CATCHES WATERFRONT GRILLE
All proceeds benefit Pasco-Hernando Community College Foundation, Inc.
Thursday, May 31 – 6:30 p.m. Captain’s Party and Silent Auction Friday, June 1 – 8:00 a.m. Fishing Tournament Breakfast 8:30 a.m. Boats Depart IN-SHORE SLAM CATEGORIES: SNOOK • REDFISH • TROUT In-shore Slam prizes awarded for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place for combined total inches. A prize for longest length in each category.
B O A T S
T I C K E T S
Gold Anglers (4): $2,500 Silver Anglers (2): $1,500 Bronze Angler (1): $750 Captain’s Party & Silent Auction
$25
No experience necessary. Everything is included. Enjoy a great day of fun and fishing for a worthy cause! For more information, contact: Several opportunities for sponsorships and angler teams are available.
All angler teams include a boat, professional guide, breakfast, boxed lunch and beverages, bait and tackle, official Tournament T-shirts, goodie bags, and tickets to the Captain’s Party and Silent Auction.
Christal Hice 727.816.3737
hicec@phcc.edu
Pasco-Hernando Community College Foundation, Inc. • 10230 Ridge Road • New Port Richey, FL 34654 • www.phcc.edu
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We’ve brought you a variety of big-name artists and performers including the melodious great-grandchildren of Captain von Trapp of Sound of Music, Southern rock sensation, The Outlaws, Grammy Award-winning artist Melissa Manchester, and Gaelic Storm, the Irish party band from the movie Titanic. Don’t miss out on the new shows of the upcoming 2007– 2008 Performing Arts Series. Visit our website and sign up for our Performing Arts Center mailing list. You’ll receive updates on future shows, special events, and meet-andgreets. When you sign up you’ll also be entered into a drawing to win one of ten free pairs of tickets to an upcoming show!
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