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TC3's Hoffman Signs Contract with Random House Division for Latest Novel
TC3 Men's Soccer Player Named Conference Player of the Year
Local Students Earn TC3 Honors College Scholarships
TC3 Women's Soccer Places Three on All-MSAC
TC3 Women's Soccer Earns NJCAA Region III Playoff bid
TC3 Again Named Top A Digital Community College
Renowned Tattoo Artist Speaks at TC3
TC3 Hosts Day/Night College Fair October 20
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11/16/2009
TC3's Hoffman Signs Contract with Random House Division for Latest NovelDRYDEN, 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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11/2/2009
TC3 Men's Soccer Player Named Conference Player of the YearFour Panthers Named All-MSACDRYDEN, 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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10/19/2009
Local Students Earn TC3 Honors College ScholarshipsDRYDEN, N.Y. – Nine local students have earned Honors College Scholarships at TC3. The award, which covers tuition and fees, is available to top students from the school districts in Tompkins and Cortland Counties.
 
 The TC3 Honors College was formed three years ago as an expansion of the previous honors program. To be accepted into the Honors College, a student must meet strict academic standards, including graduating in the top 15% of their senior class and graduating with a GPA of at least a 90 average. Applicants are also required to submit SAT scores, letters of reference, and complete an essay.
 
Students in the Honors College complete honors classes, which are smaller and require more student participation than traditional offerings. Completion of the program brings an Honors College degree, which will afford graduates additional transfer opportunities. 
 
2009 TC3 Honors College Scholarship winners (and high school)
 
Zachary Adams, Trumansburg
Carly DiPietro, Newark Valley
Benjamin Eck, Dryden
Kim Hathaway, Dryden
Brittany Prignon, Dryden
Anthony Smith, Trumansburg
Nick Stilwell, Trumansburg
Andrea Turcsik, Cortland
Jonathon VanOrden, Homer
 
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11/2/2009
TC3 Women's Soccer Places Three on All-MSACDRYDEN, N.Y. – The TC3 women's soccer team placed three players on the Mid-State Athletic Conference All-Conference team for 2009. Sophomore Monica Sacco (Union Springs H.S./Union Springs) is joined by freshmen Courtney Henry (Thousand Islands H.S./Clayton) and Kristen Cleveland (Candor H.S./Candor) as part of the 20-player all-MSAC team. The team was selected by the coaches from the seven MSAC soccer programs. Conference champion Finger Lakes Community College had the most selections with five. Broome Community College and Jefferson Community College each had five players chosen while Onondaga Community College had two. Cayuga Community College and Corning Community College each had a single player chosen.
 
Henry finished fourth in voting. She led TC3 in scoring with 34 points on 15 goals and four assists. Cleveland was TC3's third leading scorers with 20 points on six goals and eight assists. Sacco, a defender and team captain, was a team leader in minutes played. 
 
2009 Mid-State Athletic Conference All-Conference Team
 
Lindsay Wellspeak, Finger Lakes
Elysa Doldo, Jefferson
Holly Mazursky, Broome
Courtney Henry, TC3
Lila Kashou, Broome
Elly Disbrow, Finger Lakes
Ashley Rosenbarker, Onondaga
Brenna Campbell, Broome
Ashley Phillips, Jefferson
Allison Bruet, Broome
Alex McBride, Finger Lakes
Karianna Breed, Finger Lakes
Monica Sacco, TC3
Nakkia Raso, Jefferson
Kristin Cleveland, TC3
Danielle Huffner, Corning
Lauren Dunster, Cayuga
Jenna Rossi, Onondaga
Ryan Doerr, Finger Lakes
Sarah Ward, Jefferson
 
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10/21/2009
TC3 Women's Soccer Earns NJCAA Region III Playoff bid#11 Panthers Play at #6 Finger Lakes SaturdayDRYDEN, NY – For the fifth straight year, the TC3 women's soccer team has earned a spot in the NJCAA Region III playoffs. The Panthers are the 11th seed and will play at #6 Finger Lakes Community College Saturday at 1 p.m. 
 
The Panthers ended the regular season with a record of 8-9-1 overall and 7-8 in regional action. It was an up-and-down season, featuring both a four-game winning streak and season-ending three-game winless skid. The team averaged two goals per game, thanks to a balanced attack that saw 11 of the 18 players on the score. The balance extended to the defense, as three different keepers earned wins in goal. 
 
Finger Lakes enters the playoffs with a record of 14-3-1 and ranked seventh in the nation. The two teams met on September 10, with Finger Lakes prevailing 2-0.
 
The winner will advance to take on third-seeded Broome Community College Tuesday, October 27. The winner of that contest will advance to the Region III-B championship, hosted by TC3 on October 31.
 

 
NJCAA Region III Women's Soccer Tournament Seeds
 
1. Herkimer County CC 
2. Mohawk Valley CC 
3. Broome CC 
4. Alfred State College 
5. Genesee CC
6. Finger Lakes CC 
7. Jefferson CC
8. Jamestown CC-Cattaraugus
9. Onondaga CC
10. Jamestown CC 
11. TC3 
12. Clinton CC
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10/19/2009
TC3 Again Named Top A Digital Community CollegeDRYDEN, N.Y. – Tompkins Cortland Community College has once again been named a top digital community college by the Center for Digital Education and Converge magazine. TC3 placed second in the mid-sized college category based on the digital community college survey, which examined how colleges deploy technology to streamline operations and better serve students, faculty, and staff. With colleges grouped based on city and student population, TC3 finished behind only Laramie County Community College in Cheyenne, Wyoming in the category of schools with student populations of 3,000 to 7,500. TC3 finished third in that category last year, and was named the top college in small school category in 2005 and 2007.
 
The survey addressed multiple areas in digital technology, including online registration, distance learning, tutoring and advisory services, technology training for students and faculty, and Web 2.0 social and collaborative capabilities.  
 
The Center for Digital Education is a premier resource for technology policy and utilization in K-12 and higher education. Marina Leight, vice president of the Center, said, "Community colleges, year after year, impress us as forward thinking and quick to adapt. Our survey results show overwhelmingly that community colleges are fast embracing cyber technologies in learning by using tools students are familiar with. Those institutions chosen as this year's top community colleges are exceptional examples of this investment in learning." 
 
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10/15/2009
Renowned Tattoo Artist Speaks at TC3October 19 Event Open to PublicDRYDEN, N.Y. – "The Art that Art History Forgot" is the title of a presentation at TC3 at noon on Monday, October 19. Veteran tattoo artist and author Shanghai Kate Hellenbrand will offer a free presentation featuring a slideshow chronicling the history of tattoos, from Paleolithic times to the present. The presentation will be held in the TC3 forum and is free and open to the public.
 
With over 40 years experience in the field, Hellenbrand was recently named one of America's "Top Talented Tattoo Artists" by AOL. She writes a column for "Skin & Ink" magazine, the industry's top publication, and is the personal tattoo artist to celebrities including Howard Stern. She has authored two books on tattooing and travelled the world speaking about the art of tattoos. In 1971, she was the co-producer of the landmark exhibit "Tattoo!" at the Museum of American Folk Art in New York City and has since appeared at international conferences on women's leadership. 
 
Her appearance is sponsored by the TC3 College Entertainment Board.
 
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10/5/2009
TC3 Hosts Day/Night College Fair October 20Over 100 Colleges and Universities RepresentedDRYDEN, N.Y. – Anyone looking for information about college has a great opportunity coming soon. On Tuesday, October 20, representatives from over 100 colleges and universities will be at Tompkins Cortland Community College for TC3's 26th Annual College Day/Night Program.
 
The day portion of the program is from noon to 2 p.m. and will be mostly attended by high school students from around the region. The evening session will run from 6 to 8 p.m. Both sessions will take place in the BorgWarner Morse TEC Field House in TC3's athletics facility and are free and open to the public.
 
Parents and students can ask college and university representatives about campus life, degree programs, course offerings, costs, financial aid, support services for students, entrance requirements, and their faculty. 
 
"This is a chance to learn through personal discussion, not just by studying information in brochures and web sites," said Tom Streb, TC3 assistant director of admissions-external operations, who coordinates the program. "The process of choosing a college takes so much time and research, and programs like this really help students and parent get a great deal of information in a short time. In addition to being a resource for high school students, it's also a chance for TC3 students who want to transfer to gather information about four-year colleges and universities." 
 
Traditionally over 1,500 high school students from around the region attend the program.
 
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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." General back to top 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 General back to top 10/19/2009 Local Students Earn TC3 Honors College Scholarships DRYDEN, N.Y. – Nine local students have earned Honors College Scholarships at TC3. The award, which covers tuition and fees, is available to top students from the school districts in Tompkins and Cortland Counties. The TC3 Honors College was formed three years ago as an expansion of the previous honors program. To be accepted into the Honors College, a student must meet strict academic standards, including graduating in the top 15% of their senior class and graduating with a GPA of at least a 90 average. Applicants are also required to submit SAT scores, letters of reference, and complete an essay. Students in the Honors College complete honors classes, which are smaller and require more student participation than traditional offerings. Completion of the program brings an Honors College degree, which will afford graduates additional transfer opportunities. 2009 TC3 Honors College Scholarship winners (and high school) Zachary Adams, Trumansburg Carly DiPietro, Newark Valley Benjamin Eck, Dryden Kim Hathaway, Dryden Brittany Prignon, Dryden Anthony Smith, Trumansburg Nick Stilwell, Trumansburg Andrea Turcsik, Cortland Jonathon VanOrden, Homer General back to top 11/2/2009 TC3 Women's Soccer Places Three on All-MSAC DRYDEN, N.Y. – The TC3 women's soccer team placed three players on the Mid-State Athletic Conference All-Conference team for 2009. Sophomore Monica Sacco (Union Springs H.S./Union Springs) is joined by freshmen Courtney Henry (Thousand Islands H.S./Clayton) and Kristen Cleveland (Candor H.S./Candor) as part of the 20-player all-MSAC team. The team was selected by the coaches from the seven MSAC soccer programs. Conference champion Finger Lakes Community College had the most selections with five. Broome Community College and Jefferson Community College each had five players chosen while Onondaga Community College had two. Cayuga Community College and Corning Community College each had a single player chosen. Henry finished fourth in voting. She led TC3 in scoring with 34 points on 15 goals and four assists. Cleveland was TC3's third leading scorers with 20 points on six goals and eight assists. Sacco, a defender and team captain, was a team leader in minutes played. 2009 Mid-State Athletic Conference All-Conference Team Lindsay Wellspeak, Finger Lakes Elysa Doldo, Jefferson Holly Mazursky, Broome Courtney Henry, TC3 Lila Kashou, Broome Elly Disbrow, Finger Lakes Ashley Rosenbarker, Onondaga Brenna Campbell, Broome Ashley Phillips, Jefferson Allison Bruet, Broome Alex McBride, Finger Lakes Karianna Breed, Finger Lakes Monica Sacco, TC3 Nakkia Raso, Jefferson Kristin Cleveland, TC3 Danielle Huffner, Corning Lauren Dunster, Cayuga Jenna Rossi, Onondaga Ryan Doerr, Finger Lakes Sarah Ward, Jefferson General back to top 10/21/2009 TC3 Women's Soccer Earns NJCAA Region III Playoff bid #11 Panthers Play at #6 Finger Lakes Saturday DRYDEN, NY – For the fifth straight year, the TC3 women's soccer team has earned a spot in the NJCAA Region III playoffs. The Panthers are the 11th seed and will play at #6 Finger Lakes Community College Saturday at 1 p.m. The Panthers ended the regular season with a record of 8-9-1 overall and 7-8 in regional action. It was an up-and-down season, featuring both a four-game winning streak and season-ending three-game winless skid. The team averaged two goals per game, thanks to a balanced attack that saw 11 of the 18 players on the score. The balance extended to the defense, as three different keepers earned wins in goal. Finger Lakes enters the playoffs with a record of 14-3-1 and ranked seventh in the nation. The two teams met on September 10, with Finger Lakes prevailing 2-0. The winner will advance to take on third-seeded Broome Community College Tuesday, October 27. The winner of that contest will advance to the Region III-B championship, hosted by TC3 on October 31. NJCAA Region III Women's Soccer Tournament Seeds 1. Herkimer County CC 2. Mohawk Valley CC 3. Broome CC 4. Alfred State College 5. Genesee CC 6. Finger Lakes CC 7. Jefferson CC 8. Jamestown CC-Cattaraugus 9. Onondaga CC 10. Jamestown CC 11. TC3 12. Clinton CC General back to top 10/19/2009 TC3 Again Named Top A Digital Community College DRYDEN, N.Y. – Tompkins Cortland Community College has once again been named a top digital community college by the Center for Digital Education and Converge magazine. TC3 placed second in the mid-sized college category based on the digital community college survey, which examined how colleges deploy technology to streamline operations and better serve students, faculty, and staff. With colleges grouped based on city and student population, TC3 finished behind only Laramie County Community College in Cheyenne, Wyoming in the category of schools with student populations of 3,000 to 7,500. TC3 finished third in that category last year, and was named the top college in small school category in 2005 and 2007. The survey addressed multiple areas in digital technology, including online registration, distance learning, tutoring and advisory services, technology training for students and faculty, and Web 2.0 social and collaborative capabilities. The Center for Digital Education is a premier resource for technology policy and utilization in K-12 and higher education. Marina Leight, vice president of the Center, said, "Community colleges, year after year, impress us as forward thinking and quick to adapt. Our survey results show overwhelmingly that community colleges are fast embracing cyber technologies in learning by using tools students are familiar with. Those institutions chosen as this year's top community colleges are exceptional examples of this investment in learning." General back to top 10/15/2009 Renowned Tattoo Artist Speaks at TC3 October 19 Event Open to Public DRYDEN, N.Y. – "The Art that Art History Forgot" is the title of a presentation at TC3 at noon on Monday, October 19. Veteran tattoo artist and author Shanghai Kate Hellenbrand will offer a free presentation featuring a slideshow chronicling the history of tattoos, from Paleolithic times to the present. The presentation will be held in the TC3 forum and is free and open to the public. With over 40 years experience in the field, Hellenbrand was recently named one of America's "Top Talented Tattoo Artists" by AOL. She writes a column for "Skin & Ink" magazine, the industry's top publication, and is the personal tattoo artist to celebrities including Howard Stern. She has authored two books on tattooing and travelled the world speaking about the art of tattoos. In 1971, she was the co-producer of the landmark exhibit "Tattoo!" at the Museum of American Folk Art in New York City and has since appeared at international conferences on women's leadership. Her appearance is sponsored by the TC3 College Entertainment Board. General back to top 10/5/2009 TC3 Hosts Day/Night College Fair October 20 Over 100 Colleges and Universities Represented DRYDEN, N.Y. – Anyone looking for information about college has a great opportunity coming soon. On Tuesday, October 20, representatives from over 100 colleges and universities will be at Tompkins Cortland Community College for TC3's 26th Annual College Day/Night Program. The day portion of the program is from noon to 2 p.m. and will be mostly attended by high school students from around the region. The evening session will run from 6 to 8 p.m. Both sessions will take place in the BorgWarner Morse TEC Field House in TC3's athletics facility and are free and open to the public. Parents and students can ask college and university representatives about campus life, degree programs, course offerings, costs, financial aid, support services for students, entrance requirements, and their faculty. "This is a chance to learn through personal discussion, not just by studying information in brochures and web sites," said Tom Streb, TC3 assistant director of admissions-external operations, who coordinates the program. "The process of choosing a college takes so much time and research, and programs like this really help students and parent get a great deal of information in a short time. In addition to being a resource for high school students, it's also a chance for TC3 students who want to transfer to gather information about four-year colleges and universities." Traditionally over 1,500 high school students from around the region attend the program. General back to top
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