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12/15/2009
TC3 to Offer Winter Sports Clinics in Basketball, Baseball, and Softball
DRYDEN, N.Y. The TC3 athletics department will offer sports clinics for local baseball, basketball, and softball players this winter. The one-day basketball clinic is Monday, January 18 (Martin Luther King Jr. Day) and the one-day softball clinic is Saturday, February 27. The baseball clinic runs for a series of five consecutive Saturdays, starting January 23. All of the sessions are all held in the TC3 athletics complex, including The BorgWarner Morse TEC Field House. For the basketball clinic, two sessions will be offered. Students in grades three through five will be in the first session, running from 9 to 11:30 a.m. The afternoon session will be for students in grades six through eight and will run from 1 to 3:30 p.m. The basketball clinic costs $20 per student. The baseball and softball clinics will each be broken into hitting and pitching sessions and are open to players of all ages. The one-day softball clinic on Saturday, February 27 will offer a hitting session from 9:30 a.m. to noon and a pitching session from 1 to 3:30 p.m. Each session costs $20 per student. The baseball clinic will run on Saturdays from January 23 to February 20, with several different time slots available. The baseball clinics will cost $65 for either hitting or pitching, or $115 for both. Application paperwork is available by contacting the athletics office at 844.8222, Ext. 4492 or athletics@TC3.edu.
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12/15/2009
TC3.biz Spring Professional Development Workshops Schedule Released
DRYDEN, N.Y. TC3.biz is pleased to announce the release of its "Spring 2010 Workshops for Professional Development" brochure. In addition to customizing programs to meet the specific needs of local businesses, TC3.biz, a part of Tompkins Cortland Community College, offers open enrollment workshops and seminars to encourage vocational and professional development. It is available at the TC3 campus in Dryden and the extension centers in Cortland and Ithaca or by calling 607.844.6586, emailing info@tc3.biz, or by visiting www.TC3.biz. As well as offering popular programs like the TC3.biz Leadership Series, several new workshops are available this spring. "OSHA 10," "Lean Office in Today's Environment," and "You Role in the GREEN Environment" are among the new workshops available. "Whether you are an employer seeking organizational programs or an individual looking for ways to enhance your effectiveness, TC3.biz is here to help," said TC3.biz Director Martha Hubbard.
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12/2/2009
College Donates to Food Pantry
DRYDEN, N.Y. The spirit of giving is alive and well among the students and staff at Tompkins Cortland Community College. A food drive organized by the office of student activities has resulted in an overwhelming response. Truckloads of food along with over $1,000 in cash has been delivered to the local food pantry to help replenish its supplies after the Thanksgiving holiday. The College supports the food pantry with food drives at various times throughout the year, but this year's holiday drive was the largest the College has held.
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11/16/2009
TC3's Hoffman Signs Contract with Random House Division for Latest Novel
DRYDEN, N.Y. Tompkins Cortland Community College English Instructor Cara Hoffman has signed a six-figure deal for publication of her novel, So Much Pretty, with Shaye Areheart Books at Random House. The novel is a work of literary noir about a young woman's disappearance from a rural New York town, an event that exposes the community's failure to acknowledge a murderer in their midst. Publication date is Spring 2011. Hoffman, a former newspaper journalist, based her novel on experiences she had living in Central New York and working as a reporter. "My inspiration for this novel," she said, "comes from a desire to expose the prevalence of violence against women, to show all the intimate details that comprise a culture of misogyny and silence we often take for granted." Hoffman had a non-traditional education. She dropped out of high school and spent her adolescence traveling and working in Greece and the Middle East. She returned home in the 90s and, while raising her son, took various jobs at community newspapers before being hired as county reporter for The Cortland Standard. During this time she also published two books on a small press and won several grants and awards for her fiction. "I had no desire to ever go to school." Hoffman said. "I knew I wanted to be a writer and I figured the best education would be reading and working in that field." Hoffman began what has grown to be a strong connection to TC3 when she met English professor Phil Tate in 2004. He connected her with Professor Lisa Ford, chair of the creative writing program. Ford invited Hoffman, who had just published her first novel NIKE, to come to the College as part of the new "visiting writer" program. Later she interned in Bruce Need's academic writing class. The experience helped change the path of her life. "I was amazed by the dedication of Lisa's writing students, and by the work she was doing with them," said Hoffman. "And I could relate to their experiences. My resistance to the idea of getting a degree began to change. I wanted to be a professor and I couldn't do it without the diploma." She applied to Goddard College's Master of Fine Arts Program, graduated in June 2009, and was hired to teach English at TC3. "One of the reasons I love teaching here is because my students bring so much to the table. They refuse to be limited by background or life's circumstances, and they're incredibly self-reliant, down-to-earth, and funny. TC3 students are some of the hardest working, most (real-world) worldly college kids in the region. All of us who teach here are lucky."
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11/12/2009
TC3 Places Four on Men's Soccer All-Region Team
DRYDEN, N.Y. Four TC3 men's soccer players have been named to the NJCAA Region III all-region team for 2009. Midfielder Salar Ahmad (Binghamton H.S./Disoldov, Germany) and forward Brandon Kohler (Minisink Valley H.S./Westtown) were voted to the first team. Forward Magor Mbengue (International H.S./Bronx) and defender Oliver Harwood (Ithaca H.S./Ithaca) made the second team. A total of 26 players were honored. Voting is done by the coaches from the 20 Region III Division III soccer programs. Ahmad was third in scoring for the Panthers, finishing the season with 16 points on eight goals and four assists. Kohler tallied 24 points on nine goals and six assists, including an assist in the playoff win over Fulton-Montgomery. Mbengue joined the Panthers after the start of the season, but made a big impact, leading the team in scoring with 26 points on 11 goals and four assists. Defender Harwood had a single goal while leading a defense that helped the Panthers to the regional final four. This year marks the 12th consecutive season that TC3 has had a representative on the all-region team, with ten of those years seeing the Panthers with multiple selections. 2009 NJCAA Region III All-Region Team 1st Team Strikers Kariym Balthazar, Herkimer Collin Legge, Hudson Valley Ernest Afful, North Country Brandon Kohler, TC3 Midfielders Ted Cribley, Herkimer Liam Gilbert, North Country Ermin Corbic, Broome Salar Ahmad, TC3 Defenders Danny Browne, Cayuga Aubrey Brown, Mohawk Valley Kyle Horton, Jefferson Harley Hollinshead, North Country Goalkeeper James Taber, Herkimer 2nd Team Strikers Magor Mbengue, TC3 Bryan Backus, Broome Randy Danso, North Country Steve Rathbun, Broome Midfielders Joey Lontrato, Herkimer Reid Sturzenbecker, Jammestown Chris Stephenson, North Country Oraine Pringle, Mohawk Valley Defenders Cristian Parra, Herkimer Oliver Harwood, TC3 Mike Krol, Broome Rhys Calvano, North Country Goalkeeper Chris Ousterout, Broome
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11/12/2009
TC3 Places Two on Women's Soccer All-Region Team
DRYDEN, N.Y. Two TC3 women's soccer players have been named to the NJCAA Region III all-region team for 2009. Defender Monica Sacco (Union Springs H.S./Union Springs) and striker Courtney Henry (Thousand Islands H.S./Clayton) were honored. A total of 26 players were honored. Voting is done by the coaches from the 20 Region III Division III soccer programs. It was the second year that Sacco, a sophomore, was recognized with all-region honors. A first team selection in 2009, she helped lead a defense that allowed two or fewer goals in 13 of 19 games. Henry, a freshman, made the second team. She recorded a team-best 34 points on 15 goals and four assists. It's the fifth straight year TC3 has had multiple selections to the all-region team. 2009 NJCAA Region III All-Region Team 1st Team Strikers Maria Scerra, Herkimer Lindsay Wellspeak, Finger Lakes Chelsea Williams, Genesee Samantha Spohler, Mohawk Valley Midfielders Ashleigh Tracy, Herkimer Kariann Breed, Finger Lakes Brenna Campbell, Broome Shelby Winchester, Alfred Defenders Elysa Doldo, Jefferson Elly Disbrow, Finger Lakes Holly Mazursky, Broome Monica Sacco, TC3 Goalkeeper Amber Swanston, Herkimer
2nd Team Strikers Courtney Henry, TC3 Jessie Jaszko, Genesee Stephanie Cox, North Country Teresa Delabio, Niagara Midfielders Dzinzdi Asamoah-Wade, Genesee Nicole DiNitto, Mohawk Valley Allison Bruet, Broome Nikkia Raso, Jefferson Defenders Rebecca Scherer, Delhi Andrea Zabek, Mohwak Valley Melissa McGough, Herkimer Audrey Rath, Alfred Goalkeeper Maura Parks, Alfred
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11/3/2009
TC3.biz Honored by State Organization for Innovative Program
Hospitality Program Recognized
DRYDEN, N.Y. TC3.biz has received the Continuing Education Association of New York (CEANY) James C. Hall Award for Credit Programming. The "TC3.biz Hospitality Certificate Program" was honored as an innovative development of a bridge between noncredit workshops and the College's hotel and restaurant management degree program. It was the only program in the credit category honored by CEANY. The hospitality certificate program allows participants to take the six-course workshop and earn a noncredit certificate and as many as six college credits in TC3's hotel and restaurant management program, should they decide to pursue a degree. The program was created in 2008 and continues to be offered. "There are a lot of people working entry level jobs in the hospitality industry who have not considered college," said TC3.biz Director Martha Hubbard. "We see them come for a non-credit workshop and find they are interested in pursuing more education in the field. This gives them a leg up as they start that process." The program was the result of an ongoing collaboration between TC3.biz and TC3 Hotel and Restaurant Management Program Chair Susan Stafford. It has produced a benefit for the entire program, not just the students taking advantage of the bridge. "This collaboration with TC3.biz helps not only the students entering the program through the TC3.biz workshops, but all of our students," said Stafford. "The students coming in through the TC3.biz program bring a vital viewpoint on topics we discuss in the classroom. They have worked in the field and offer industry networking and experiential input. The certifications offered by the National Restaurant Association in TC3.biz are extremely important for non-credit and credit students alike." The next running of the TC3.biz Hospitality Certificate program will be in the spring, with the series of six workshops beginning in March with "Understanding the Nature and Culture of Hospitality." "Business Ethics & Professionalism," "Greater Customer Connections," "Everyday Math and Money Skills," "ServSafe Food Handler in Charge," and "ServSafe Alcohol Service Training" follow, running through the end of April. The classes can be taken individually or as a series. For more information or to register, call TC3.biz at 607 844 6586.
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11/2/2009
TC3 Men's Soccer Player Named Conference Player of the Year
Four Panthers Named All-MSAC
DRYDEN, N.Y. Tompkins Cortland Community College sophomore Salar Ahmad (Binghamton H.S./Disoldov, Germany) has been named the Mid-State Athletic Conference Men's Soccer Player of the Year. He is joined by three fellow Panthers on the Mid-State Athletic Conference (MSAC) men's soccer all conference team. In addition to Ahmad, sophomores Brandon Kohler (Minisink Valley H.S./Westtown), Jean-Pierre Rosas (Ithaca H.S./Guayaguil, Ecuador), and Oliver Harwood (Ithaca H.S./Ithaca) were among the 20 players named to the all-conference team. Voting for the all-conference awards is done by the coaches from the seven MSAC soccer programs. Broome Community College, the conference champions, had the most selected to the team with five players. Onondaga Community College had four, followed by two each from Cayuga Community College, Finger Lakes Community, and Corning Community College. Jefferson Community College had one selection. Ahmad was third in scoring for the Panthers, finishing the regular season with 16 points on six goals and four assists. Kohler led TC3 with 22 points on nine goals and four assists while Rosas recorded 10 points on three goals and four assists. Defender Harwood had a single goal while leading a defense that allowed just 1.8 goals per game. It is the ninth straight year TC3 has had at least four all-conference selections. 2009 Mid-State Athletic Conference All-Conference Team Salar Ahmad, TC3 Dan Browne, Cayuga Steve Rathbun, Broome Brandon Kohler, TC3 Ermin Corbic, Broome Kyle Horton, Jefferson Kevin Virgil, Onondaga Chris Ousterout, Broome Devin Kretschmer, Onondaga Josh Gascow, Finger Lakes Jean-Pierre Rosas, TC3 Dan Nichols, Corning Ryan Hadley, Corning Pat Sodums, Cayuga Jordan Oakley, Broome Oliver Harwood, TC3 Shane Conley, Finger Lakes Chris Borncamp, Onondaga Justin Barber, Onondaga
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