Category: Community

Residential living enhances college experience at SC4

Emily Fleischmann likes to hang out with friends in her dorm’s spacious common area, where they cook dinner, watch movies or play games. It’s typical college stuff, but these students attend community college, which typically lacks the convenience and bonding experiences that come with student housing.

Last fall, St. Clair County Community College (SC4) became the first community college in Southeast Michigan, and one of only a few throughout the state, to offer student housing. Known as the Dock, the facility is right in the heart of vibrant downtown Port Huron, just a short walk to the college campus.

Read more about how new student housing is changing the community college experience at SC4 from The Keel. 

SC4 to hold free health sciences information sessions throughout the summer

Throughout the summer months, St. Clair County Community College will hold free information sessions on main campus for a number of its in-demand health sciences programs.

Attending an info session is the first step for anyone interested in earning a health sciences degree from SC4. For those interested in nursing programs, attending a session is mandatory.

Schedule:

Medical Assisting

  • 3 to 4 p.m. Wednesday, June 5
  • 10 to 11 a.m. Monday, July 8
  • 3 to 4 p.m. Wednesday, July 17
  • 5 to 6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 1

All medical assisting info sessions take place in the Applied Technology Center, Room 119.

The medical assisting program is a 12-month certificate program that prepares students to perform various clinical and administrative duties in a variety of health care settings. Graduates gain the knowledge and skills necessary for further health sciences education and are eligible to take the national credentialing exam.

For more information about info sessions and additional program details, visit sc4.edu/medical-assisting.

Magnetic Resonance Imaging

  • 10 a.m. Monday, June 10 – Welcome Center, Room 210

The MRI program, offered through a partnership with other Michigan community colleges in the Michigan Radiologic and Imaging Science (MiRIS) Consortium, provides a thorough foundation in procedures, pathophysiology, and physics to prepare students for in-demand careers as MRI technologists in hospitals, physician offices and imaging centers.

For more information about info sessions and additional program details, visit sc4.edu/mri.

Health Information Technology

  • 9 to 10 a.m. Wednesday, June 5 – North Building, Room 108
  • Evening appointments are available by contacting Program Director Karen Wilson at klwilson@sc4.edu.

The health information technology program prepares students for a variety of careers in the health care field. Students learn the process of acquiring, analyzing, and protecting digital and traditional medical information, which is vital to providing quality patient care, supporting medical education and research, and more. Graduates are eligible to take the nationally recognized Registered Health Information Technician Exam.

For more information about info sessions and additional program details.

Radiologic Technology

  • 9 to 10 a.m. Wednesday, June 5
  • 6 to 7 p.m. Thursday, June 6
  • 1 to 2 p.m. Wednesday, July 17
  • 6 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 1

All radiologic technology info sessions take place in the Welcome Center, Room 206.

The radiologic technology program prepares students to become radiologic technologists by combining imaging technology with patient care skills to create quality radiography images. It has a five-year, 100 percent first-time passage rate on the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) Exam, a national registry exam that grants certification in radiologic technology.

For more information about info sessions and additional program details, visit sc4.edu/radtech.

Nursing programs

Practical Nursing

  • 10 to 11 a.m. Thursday, June 13 – Main Building, Room 303
  • 1 to 2 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 6 – Main Building, Room 312

The Practical Nursing program prepares graduates to take the state exam to become a licensed practical nurse. This program prepares students to work within the interdisciplinary team under the direct supervision of an RN in a variety of settings such as long-term care facilities, rehabilitation facilities, doctor’s offices and home health care.

Nursing Transition Program

  • 11 a.m. to noon Thursday, June 13 – Main Building, Room 303
  • 9 to 10 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 6 – Main Building, Room 312

The ADN transition program is designed for licensed health care professionals who want to become registered nurses. The program is an accelerated course of study designed to expand upon previous education and experience.

Associate Degree Nursing

  • 2 to 3 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 6 – Main Building, Room 312

The Associate Degree Nursing program prepares students for work with an interdisciplinary team in health care with multiple areas of entry such as surgery, mental health, obstetrical nursing and other adult and child areas of care. Graduates are eligible to take the national licensure examination to become a registered nurse.

For detailed information on all of SC4’s nursing programs, visit sc4.edu/nursing.

SC4 announces community trip to see ‘Billy Elliot’ at Stratford Festival Theatre

St. Clair County Community College has announced a community trip — open to all area residents — to the Stratford Festival Theatre for a production of “Billy Elliot” with Music by Elton John on Sunday, June 23.

For $150, participants can enjoy luxury bus travel, priority seating at the theatre, a post-show chat with cast members, dinner at the scenic Marquee Restaurant overlooking the Avon River, refreshments and prizes.

“I think these trips are a great opportunity for our college and community to come together and share in some truly special cultural experiences,” says Bonnie DiNardo, SC4’s director of community education and relations.

Located in Stratford, Ontario, the Stratford Festival Theatre is North America’s largest classical repertory theatre company, presenting a dozen or more productions across four distinct venues each year.

“Billy Elliot” is set in a mining town riven by a bitter national strike, where 11-year-old Billy lives with his bereaved family. But Billy’s discovery of his talent for dance awakens in him a passion that will transform his life and win the hearts of his whole community. With its inspirational story, moving dance numbers and music by pop legend Elton John, this gritty new take on the smash-hit show — reimagined for Stratford — really packs a punch.

Space is limited. Those interested must register by June 16.

Itinerary:

  • 8:30 a.m. – Depart SC4 College Center parking lot.
    Enjoy contests, trivia and prizes on the luxury
    bus.
  • 10:30 a.m. – Enjoy downtown Stratford, take time to shop,
    explore and have lunch on your own.
  • 1 p.m. – Return to bus for five-minute ride to
    Stratford Festival Theatre. Explore the
    gardens, museum and gift shop.
  • 2 p.m. – “Billy Elliot”
  • 4:30 p.m. – Post-show chat.
  • 5:30 p.m. – Dinner at the scenic Marquee Restaurant.
  • 7:30 p.m. – Return to Port Huron.
  • 9:30 p.m. – Arrive at SC4.

For questions, contact Jessica Smith at 810-989-5789 or jasmith@sc4.edu.

SC4 to honor hundreds of graduates at 95th annual Commencement Ceremony 

PORT HURON – St. Clair County Community College’s 95th annual Commencement Ceremony takes place this evening at 6 p.m. in the McMorran Place Arena. This year, 628 graduates have successfully completed degree and certificate programs in various fields of study.

Students from across Michigan, Canada and as far as New Jersey and Arizona have earned associate degrees and certificates in arts, business, general education, applied arts and science, and more. Graduates of the college’s Associate Degree Nursing program will be recognized during a special candlelight pinning ceremony at 2:30 p.m. in the McMorran Place Arena.

The 6 p.m. ceremony will be streamed live at sc4.edu/commencement and also will air on Comcast Cable Channel 12 at the following dates and times:

  • 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Saturday, May 11
  • 12:30 p.m. Sunday, May 12
  • 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Saturday, May 18
  • 12:30 p.m. Sunday, May 19

St. Clair County Community College graduating class of 2019, listed by hometown:

ALGONAC — Brianna Allor, Thaddeus Beadle, Erica Boughner, Carly Brandt, Stefany Conrad, Lindsay Dunn, Katie Flenna, Jaimie Gibbons, Stephen Gottler, Caterina Gryspeerd, Jake Healy, Cara John, Elizabeth June, Amber Kurrle, Ciara Lane, Tina LaParl, Samantha Lookliss, Charity Marinelli, Monica Martin, Matthew Meldrum, Nicole Minhinnick, Daniel Perez, Brendan Pittiglio, Jonathan Saums, Corey Strickland, Jada Strickland, Kyle White, Amanda Whitenack, Ashley Wojciechowski and Karl Wolf.

ALLENTON — Joseph Simpson and Megan Woods.

ALMONT — Jazmyne Armstrong.

APPLEGATE — Daniel Bartee.

ARMADA — Britney Bryer, Ben Pauli and Kristen Vanderhagen.

ATTICA — Drita Nuculovic.

AVOCA — Nicholas Bilinski, Kristen Bosman, Abigail Brown, Cheyenne Cani, Autumn Eisen, Brooke Jonseck, Stacey Kallenbach, Alyssa Leone, Lindsey McLeod, Amanda Mielke, Taylor Munro, Melanie Opper, Danielle Ripenbark, Megan Ripenbark, Tyler Ritchie and Hunter Way.

BAD AXE — Sarah Hill.

BRANCHVILLE, NJ — Preston Rushmore.

BROCKWAY TOWNSHIP — Roberta Messner.

BROWN CITY — Ashley Alexander, Nicole Jones, Abigail Kaufman, Christopher Kobylas and Madison Woodall.

BURTCHVILLE TOWNSHIP — Brenda Cracknell, Samantha Dennison, Paige Evans, Clay Granke, Matthew Kobberstad, Eric Laming, Kayla Langolf, David Miller, Richard Neumeyer and Travis Sweet.

CAPAC — Shelby Akers, Ashley Andrus, Anna Dalessandro, Michael Dean, Kimberly DeSmit, Tressa Garcia, Catherine Helzer, Hannah Hopkins, Jeffrey McConnell, Ava McCracken, Alexandra Roehrer and Maria Walkowski.

CARSONVILLE — Emily Cross.

CASCO TOWNSHIP — Jaylyn Abrams, Michael Dittman, Nathan Esders, Robert Henschel and Courtney Worden.

CHESTERFEILD TOWNSHIP — Carlos Carmona, Morgan Chaudry, Alison Filozof, Brett Hagle, Nadia Lewis and Milena Radjewski.

CHINA TOWNSHIP — Alison Billeaudeau, Rachel Paciorek and Clare Polczynski.

CLARKSTON — Ian Grant and Kandice Williams.

CLAY TOWNSHIP — Leigha Claerhout, Katie Gabriel, Michael Hinkley, Kylie Shimmell and Cody White.

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — Felipe Zarate.

CLYDE TOWNSHIP — Taylor Ainsworth, Ethan Albany, Nathan Allen, Amanda Biskner, Alesia Frazier, Jeremy Glover, Andrew Jobbitt, Noah Muxlow, Skye Owen, Cecelia Shuler, Micah Sinda, Marcus Thomas and Alexandria Wheelihan.

COLUMBUS TOWNSHIP — Kaylee Bogen, Kaitlyn Griffith, Emma Kettel, Isaac McCue, Rose Pankiewicz, Austin Roland, Dana Schornak, Jacob Thomas and Caitlin Walz.

CROSWELL — Amanda Aldridge, Stacie Bales, Alexandra Coady, Kenneth Gross, Brian Jolley, Annelise Jorde, Sarah Kautz, Jalen McGhee, Dakoda Miller, Shoshanna Reimel, Samantha Ringwelski, Amber Torrez, Danielle Vermeersch and Jessica-Ann Woodard.

DAVISON — Amy Erickson.

DETROIT — Tania Lazarean.

DRYDEN — Brittany Whaley.

EAST CHINA TOWNSHIP — Mervat Attala, Brenda Folkerts, Haleigh Gill, Dalton Lamee, Mallory Lynch, Taylor Markel and Lindsey McDonald.

EAST LANSING — Intesar Hameed.

EMMETT — Ryan Coltson, Allison Cowhy, Sierra Cox, Allison Fleming, Albert Geoit, Miranda Greenia, Bridget Johnson, Alyssa Miller, Kaycee Miller, Matthew Pohlman, Peyton Raymo, Robert Renner, Ashley Siwak, Caitlyn Soucek and Anthony Wright.

FAIR HAVEN — Maria Cejmer, ShaeLynne Durkee and Madison Magness.

FLINT — Andrew Keller.

FORESTVILLE — Hannah Clink.

FORT GRATIOT — Justin Baker, Caden Barrett, Sarah Beebe, Joshua Black, Ian Blashill, Allison Booth, Alexandria Carson, Tiffany Dado, Jack Dobel, Hope Doerzbacher, Lindsay Dubay, Ashley Fletcher, Melissa Francis, Christina Gander, Mariah Gross, Christine Gwisdala, Emily Hannan, Brandon Harrington, Austin Howard, Destinee Jaekel, Benjamin Jennings, Gregory Johnson, Jennifer Keeton, Jordyn Knowlton, Cassidy Koschnitzke, Elizabeth Lueth, Alyssa Matthews, Tanner McTaggart, Christina Mills, George Naguib, Evelyn O’Donnell, Nathaniel Okkonen, Niko Pirouz, Hunter Raymo, Austin Richardson, Kimberly Richardson, Katelyn Robbins, Mark Robbins, Elizabeth Robinson, Alexis Rodriguez, Jesse Roggenbuck, Garrett Rossow, Craig Schlinkert, Tyler Schroll, Jared Steinhauer, Jeremy Taylor, Christopher Totten, Alexis Williams and Amber Wilmoth.

GAGETOWN — Kayla Smith.

GOODELLS – Kristen Goulding, Amber Hines, Devin Hopkins, Nicolette Lessard, Rilee Meyers, Jonathan Peters, Angelina Pink, Gabrielle Precour, Natalie Rose, Leah Scott and Calley Swoffer.

GRAND BLANC — Paul Ross.

GRANT TOWNSHIP — Lori Aftab, Stacey Bell, Carl Rich and Nicholas St. James.

GREENWOOD TOWNSHIP — Cathy Beals.

GROSSE POINTE PARK — Paula Grech.

HARBOR BEACH — Stacy Hiller.

HARRISON TOWNSHIP — Mackenzie Bryant and Christopher O’Dell-Kuhr.

HOWELL — Louis Carney.

IMLAY CITY — Alicia Slack and Joseph Weber.

IRA TOWNSHIP — Katherine Janusch.

JEDDO — Nikole Douglass, Jeralin Hamann, Noah Palmateer, Marissa Uribe, Shelby Vandewarker and Corey Wilczynski.

KIMBALL TOWNSHIP — Gregory Baranowski, Heather Brassfield, Marissa Dull, Jessica Green, Michelle Hearn, Tessa Jenkins, Maggie Kimmerly, Jonathan Klimovich, Hannah Landschoot, Calvin Lowe, Carly Messina, Ryan Mikolowski, Riley Orlick, Kristen Osko, Taylor Patterson, Karryn Rinehart, Isaiah Rousey, Edna Selimovic, Kody Steemburg, Erin Sullivan, Audrey Sylvia and Alyssa Wehner.

LAKEPORT — Abigail Bringard, Jennifer Knoth, Daniel Rich and Orion Zeller.

LANSING — Brendan Moore.

LAPEER — Reilly Rosseau and Conner Withey.

LENOX TOWNSHIP — Rosalia Heppler-Austin, Karolina Jones, Matthew McCoy, Katreece Rucha, Amy Sikorski and Aimee Tokarski.

LEXINGTON — Austin Fink, Edward Lawson, Melissa Massman, Isabelle Schwartz, Autumn Smereka, Carson Sutton, Jennifer Verdonik and Nole Woycehoski.

LONDON, ONTARIO — Lawson Burnett.

LYNN TOWNSHIP — Collin Kozar.

MACOMB — Karina Driver.

MADISON HEIGHTS — Kathy Burket.

MARINE CITY — Charles Anderson, Hunter Carmos, Dylan Fennell, Gavin Frank, Kevin Gettel, Devon Laporte, Nikki Leonard, Brianna LoGrasso, Frances LoGrasso, Abigail Osterbeck, Tait Sapienza, Brittany Simpson, Abby Terhune, Deven Thomas, Charles Ward and Michale Westrick.

MARYSVILLE — Brook Atkinson, Jennifer Biga, Tyler Blankenship, Kyle Dailer, Nicholas DiGiovanni, Torina Fite, Janice Fritz, Chasity Fudella, Jonathan George, Taylor Hornbacher, Brendan Horner, Nikol Jelinek, Shelby Kavanaugh, Amanda Kibbe, McKenzie Miller, Morris Morley, Anna Nichols, Cheyenne Northup, Ashley Porter, Taylor Randall, Morgan Richardson, Heather Robb, Jacob Rubio, Kristi Simmons, Ashleigh Sprowl, Benjamin Ward, Ethan Ward and Katlyn Whitesell.

MELVIN — Kerry Lofton, Gerald Pathic, Megan Pathic and Sarah Shell.

MEMPHIS — Danielle Brogan, Ashley Callewaert, Hannah Fisher, Joseph Green, Eliza Kincaid, Lauren Leggett, Connie Long, Kaleigh Pare’, Quinn Pare’, Jared Roosen, Kaitlyn Smalley, Emily Swantek, Madyson VanBuren, Rebecca White, Andrew Wiggle and Kaitlyn Ziehm.

MINDEN CITY — Erika Mason.

MOUNT CLEMENS — Joseph Nebel.

MUNGER — Emily Fleischmann.

MUSSEY TOWNSHIP — Falecia Trendy.

NEW BALTIMORE — Joli Christian-Bates and Faith Orlando.

NEW HAVEN —Riane Griffin and Lacresha Holland.

NORTH STREET — Tyler Atkinson, Rosmery Frady, Kristyn Franzel and Madison Plaut.

PALMS — Kristin Barham, Amber Brace and Katelyn Schweitzer.

PECK — Johnathan Bular, Emily Clayton, Stephanie Pedrotti, Nicholas Reese and Tara VanConant.

PORT HURON — Lakin Adkins, Ashley Alva, Jerson Arauz, Austin Armstrong, Gage Badgerow, Robert Bales, Aubrey Balinski, Lisa Brehler, Kiana Brown, Marlie Buckley, Robin Burcicki, Deonna Camastra, Kaleigh Camm, Lisa Campbell, Remberto Campos, Katie Carroll, Clay Carter, Darza Carter, Tori Christianson, Nichole Congdon, Shania Cooke, Maleigha Coronado, Michelle Cowan, Morgan Crigger, Nickolas Dalton, Sara Day, Emily Dazer, David DeFrain, Cora Dewan-Smith, Sierra Dobson, Eric Dombrowski, Rose Dore, Falon Dupree, Daniel Dusterhoft, Whitney Ehrlich, Heather Fagan, Shiree Fetterly, Michael Fields, Julia Foltz, Matthew Foltz, Jake Fontenot, Peyton Frazer, Margaret Fry, Jared Fuller, Brian Fye, Tyree Gibbs, Andre’nay Gill, Kassie Gottschalk, Elizabeth Green, Lank Green, Sydney Grygorcewicz, Amber Hall, Alisa Hanschu, Latonya Harmon, Amber Harrington, Amy Harrison, Evan Hayes, Amanda Heath, Jeffrey Hedberg, Noelle Hedberg, Madison Heft, Maribeth Hensel, Phillip Hill, Billie Hillier, Michael Horsey, Brian Hulsey, Alyssa Husek, Shawna Jakush, Mackenzie Jansen, Paige Kinnee, Candice Kokochak, Natasha Krivak, Emma Landschoot, BreeAnna LaVere, Kay Leclaire, Sondra Lee, McKenzie Lindsay, Joseph Linert, Sarah MacFarland, Charles Mackey, Robert Madley, Elizabeth Mahlstedt, Stephannie Marquette, Chandler Martin, Cory Martin, Elizabeth Martin, Katlyn Mathers, Marisa McAllister, Thomas McAuley, Makayla McIntyre, Sarah Mensinger, Lauren Mertz, Dallas Mitchell, Jezzalyn Molesworth, Emilee Moran, Candace Mousseau, Hayley Myron, Madelyn O’Farrell, Madison Osmialowski, Olga Ottobre, Chelsey Palmateer, Joseph Payne, Kaelin Phillips, Sierra Portis, Amy Prieskorn, Ashlee Provost, Tierra Raglyn, Devonte Riase, Riley Richards, Johnathon Ridley, Michelle Ringer, Alina Roberts, Marissa Robinet, Amanda Roskey, Deborah Salton, Brittany Sanders, Devin Scheff, Payton Schwartz, April Seavolt, Laura Sexton, Adrienne Slossar, Brooke Snyder, Olivia Stein, Clea Stevens, Nicole Stockwell, Megan Strachan, Emmalee Symington, Tonya Taormino, Matthew Tesnovich, Jessica Thompson, Connor Tinsley, Jaime Tuffin, Grace Turpin, Emily Vigliotti, Kyla Visga, Brooklyn Wagner, Hannah Wallace, Emily Walsh, Michelle Ward, Hannah Wiegand, Jessica Wiegand, Keymariah Williams, Devin Willing, Ashley Withun, Garrett Yarger and Jordan Zak.

PORT SANILAC — Christina LaRue and Jackelyn Persig.

RICHMOND — Tristan Grose, Sara Nofs, Alyssa Schneider and Sarah Sneden.

RILEY TOWNSHIP — Samantha Danczuk and Tyler Mirling.

RIVERVIEW — Ashley Bohr.

ROMEO — Ryan Rodzos, Desaray Scheinost and Courtney White.

RUBY — Hannah Ainsworth and David Gardner.

RUTH — Catharine Loss.

SAN TAN VALLEY, AZ — Rebecca Smith.

SANDUSKY — Kendra Berden-Simpson and Tessa Wallace.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — Danielle Dobiesz, Megan Haase and Karin Vassilev.

SMITHS CREEK — Austin Armstead, Alyssa Clarke, Ross Hinkley, Cheyenne Kloka, Dean Peacock, Kaylyn Stephens, Christina Stoutenburg-Sanchez and Elizabeth Szczepanski.

ST. CLAIR — Joshua Bach, Jeffrey Bacon, Alaina Baunoch, Myles Boyd, Colette Carlsen, Emily Coleman, John Davis, Bryan DiNardo, Danielle Galant, Alexia Gordon, Holly Greig, Emilee Hall, Allison Hein, Daniel Hendershot, Andrea Holka, Kristin Kolakovich, Ashley Kue, Desi Kuntz, Katelyn Liebetreu, Corinne Madden, Kristin Malcolm, Sumner Malcolm, Elizabeth Manoyian, Kaitlyn McLeod, Morgan Mead, Jenna Meyers, Karli Minor, Kirstin Noyes, Brooke Pauly, McKensey Pizzo, Emily Rosenbrock, Karina Saiyad, Stacy Steeg, Michelle Tomalo, Ashlee Trenz, Taylor Warren, Eybe Westrick, Cali White and Austin Wyllie.

ST. CLAIR SHORES — Kimberly Decrescenzio and April Harms.

STERLING HEIGHTS — Jordan Loding.

UBLY — Annastesia Klawon.

WALES TOWNSHIP — Jasmine Treat.

WARREN — Branden Abbo and Barry Marshall.

WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP — Amber Clark.

YALE — Caleb Bollaert, Alyssa Conlee, Kyle Danielkiewicz, Patrick Fox, Alyssa Gerrick, Christina Hazzard, Karrie Keller, Jade Maluchnik, Breanna Mason, Ashley Michilli, Brandon Mullen, Crystal Peck, Kayley Pemberton, Tanner Strunk, Autumn Vore, Amy Waldhart-Sheldon, Franki Whittaker, Emilee Wilson, Shelby Wilson and Jeffrey Zawada.