The State University of New Yorklast week adopted uniform sexualviolence prevention and responsepolicies for SUNY campuses, fol-lowing a request by Gov. AndrewCuomo. As one of the 30 commu-nity colleges in the SUNY system,SCCC’s Board of Trustees will beasked to formally adopt the poli-cies at their meeting next week.The comprehensive policies are theresult of a resolution passed in October by the SUNY Board ofTrustees and do the following:• Ensure that victims/survivors ofsexual violence know how to reachconfidential, supportive resourceson and off campus, including com-munity organizations and state-wide hotlines. At SCCC, thoseinclude the Student Affairs Office(Elston Elston 222/ext. 1344),Wellness and Support Services (Elston 222/ext. 1365), Security(located in Elston Hall, CST, theSchool of Music, 381-1308) andCampus Safety (Elston 220D, 381-1418).• Include a “Victim/Survivor Billof Rights,” ensuring thatvictims/survivors will be treatedwith respect and dignity when dis-closing crimes of sexual violence.

It includes rights, protections, andremedies for victims/survivors, in-cluding options for receiving re-sources, protection, andaccommodations; reporting toschool officials and/or law enforce-ment; and utilizing the conductand/or criminal justice system.• State clearly in writing, throughan amnesty policy, that the campuswill not charge a bystander report-ing in good faith or victim/survivorof sexual violence with violation ofan alcohol or drug use policy ifthey were under the influence atthe time of the incident.•Make victims aware of availableremedies, including orders of pro-tection, no contact orders, and ad-judication through campusdisciplinary proceedings and lawenforcement. •Define “consent” clearly and uniformly across the SUNY systemas unambiguous, knowing, and voluntary.Dr. Martha Asselin, SCCC ActingPresident, was appointed to theSUNY Chancellor’s TemporaryWorking Group on Continual (continued on next page)

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Uniform sexual violence prevention policies now for SUNY campuses

Top photo: Justin Reynolds, Supply Chain Managementmajor, in one of Instructor Rich Lasek’s classes. Below: On the job at Captech Logistics where he doeshis paid co-op.

Paid co-ops are win, winEvery Monday and Wednesday, Justin Reynolds heads toCaptech Logistics to do anything from tracking inventoryand receiving deliveries to sitting in on sales meetings,and he’s getting paid for it. Like others in the new Supply Chain Management program, Justin participatesin a cooperative education experience or “co-op” to earnhis degree. At the end of the semester he’ll receive astipend for the 240 hours he’s been at Captech, a company specializing in helping local manufacturerswith inventory control. Students in the program completetwo co-ops during their last two semesters. So, while he’searning credit hours, he’s also earning a stipend thatJustin mentioned he’ll be using for living expenses sinceas a veteran, his tuition is covered through the GI Bill.Working at the company has given him hands-on experi-ence. “The Co-Op at Captech combines my logistics experience from the Army with my book knowledgefrom SCCC.”

Dr. Martha Asselin,Acting President, and Jesse Stewart, Student Government Association President,discuss the new SUNYsexual violence prevention policies.

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Robert Corey is nowa full-time TechnicalAssistant in Aca-demic Computing.Prior to that, Robertworked part-time asan Educational Aideto support all of theclassroom/staff com-puters at the CenterCity site. He earnedan A.A.S. in Computer Information Systemsand an A.A.S in Business Administrationfrom SCCC. Ashley DeSantis joined the College as Tem-porary Assistant Registrar in October 2014.Most recently, shewas Assistant Regis-trar at The College ofSaint Rose. Prior tothat, Ashley workedat SCCC as an Aca-demic Advisor and atMildred Elley as anAdmissions Coun-selor. She holds aBachelor’s degree inMarketing from The University of Connecti-cut and an M.S. Ed in College Student Services Administration from The College ofSaint Rose. JoAnn Evans joinedSCCC this month asAssistant to theHealth ProfessionOpportunity Grantsprogram. She bringsmore than 16 years ofexperience in healthprofessions educationand training throughher prior work at theRhode Island Geriatric Education Center(RIGEC). Her role encompassed projectmanagement, grant administration, strategicplanning, curriculum and program develop-ment, outcomes assessment, data analysisand reporting, and funding proposal development. She also has experience as aclinical audiologist. JoAnn holds a B.S. inCommunicative Disorders from the Univer-sity of Rhode Island and an M.A. in Audiol-ogy and Hearing Impairment fromNorthwestern University.

Joseph Farina joinedSCCC in Novemberas a Systems Man-agement Technicianin the InformationTechnology Divi-sion. Prior to this,Joseph was a Tech-nology Support Spe-cialist for DisabilityRights New York, aService Desk Analyst for MVP Healthcare,and Help Desk Technician and Bench Tech-nician at SGS Testcom. He holds an A.O.S.in Computer Networking Systems from ITTTechnical Institute.Karen Pagano joined the Finance Departmentas an Account Clerk. Prior to that, she was astay-at-home mom doing substitute work inthe school system and working at a schoolfor children with special needs. Before hav-ing children, Karen worked in the finance in-dustry for 14 years as an assistant to afinancial analyst/portfolio manager at Ata-lanta/Sosnoff Capital in Manhattan.Sandy Stapletonjoined the AccountsPayable Office as anAccount Clerk. Sheholds an A.A.S. de-gree in Paralegalfrom SCCC.Carianne Trottajoined the HumanResources Depart-ment as a HumanResources Specialist.Most recently, sheworked at SUNYEmpire State Collegeas a Senior PersonnelAssociate overseeingthe Employee Serv-ices unit. Prior tothat, she worked forSUNY System Ad-ministration as a Compensation and Data Analyst, responsible for SUNY-wide HRdata reports. Carianne has worked for SUNYin various Human Resources roles for morethan 13 years. She holds a bachelor’s degreein Business Administration and a Master’sdegree in Organizational Communicationfrom the University at Albany.

College welcomes new staff SUNY sexual violence prevention policies (continued from front page)Improvement to Sexual Violence Prevention Policies, which developedthe policies. The group was comprised of college presidents, administrators and members of lawenforcement.“Sexual assault is a problem that be-longs to everyone,” Dr. Asselin said.“It is in the best interest of everyone,to include all members within the 64SUNY campus community, to elimi-nate the incidence of sexual violence,harassment and discrimination in oursociety. These uniform sexual vio-lence prevention and response poli-cies for SUNY campuses represent alandmark initiative. We can onlyhope that other states will quicklyfollow our lead.” The new policies also include astatute that all first-year and transferSUNY students will be informed ofthe sexual assault policy, comprehen-sive training for campus security andcollege administrators, a statewidepublic awareness campaign, uniformconfidentiality and reporting proto-cols and a uniform campus climateassessment that will commence in the2015-16 academic year.“With the increased attention to theseissues under Title IX and the Vio-lence Against Women Act it is antici-pated this new SUNY policy willcontinue to help victims and sur-vivors come forward. Revealing thetrue scope of the problem is an earlystep in the process of healing for bothvictims/survivors and our society,”Dr. Asselin added.Jesse Stewart, Computer NetworkingSystems and Cyber Security/Busi-ness Administration major and Presi-dent of the Student GovernmentAssociation, agreed. “SGA supportsGov. Andrew Cuomo in this new pol-icy of sexual and domestic violenceawareness,” he said. “We as studentsbelieve it is our responsibility and ofutmost importance to help studentswho have been victims of or havedealt with such issues.”

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I am an instructor. I am an educator. I am ateacher. Simple enough. I take my knowledge, a syllabus, and the requiredtext to teach my students applicable les-sons in order to be a better reader, writer,and thinker. Ideally, I’d like to think students leave atthe end of the semester improved in theseareas, that they’ve acquired informationthat will transcend into their other classesas well as their lives. I know, unfortu-nately, that is not always the case. Whilethere is always the motivated student ortwo or three, there are also an equal num-ber of students who feel their presence isnot for education, but for the requiredcredits. In addition to the motivated andthe apathetic, there is the majority of stu-dents who do moderately try, who I hopewill take some of the information and useit elsewhere. It is the reason I continue toteach, the hope that I have made students’lives better holistically on some level,however minute.Then there is the exception. This semester,I have the privilege of teaching a Mon-day/Wednesday 8:30 a.m. class of Litera-ture and Writing. Let me reiterate:Monday mornings. Monday. Morning.And yet this class defies the ratio of themotivated, the apathetic, and the ones in

between. Collectively, this class exudesthe kind of energy that every teacherwould love to see. Their enthusiasm ispalatable. Their healthy diversity is anti-thetical to the basic connection they feel inregards to learning the literature taughthere. So many times, I see that ‘they getit.’ I have vociferous students who can’twait to tell the class and me their thoughtson the selected pieces as well as reticentstudents who still share their feelings ifeven through body language. Personal, appropriate stories are shared asa way to apply the existentialism thatcomes from the literature, enriching theentire group of students, allowing me tosee timeless and not-so timeless works in awhole new light. They see thematic linkswith previously studied works in ways Inever thought before, challenging and re-minding me of all that I still have to learn. This exceptional group comes in twice aweek, let me remind you at 8:30 a.m.,eager to learn, eager to share, and veryeager to argue. Respectfully. These charac-teristics of a class are paramount to myideal learning setting as a teacher; laughteris another key ingredient, and we sharethat in spades as well. Magically, these students do it all consis-

tently. Their questions are relevant, theiropinions are valid, and they are not afraid.On more than one occasion, the sound ofour lively discussion has permeated intothe hallway filled with students waitingfor their next class to begin, and as we exitthe classroom, those students stare at us inawe and bemusement. One bystander re-cently asked me, “What the heck do youteach in there?” I answered, “I teach themost amazing students ever.”As an educator, I walk into that room inStockade 304 with a smile on my face anda skip in my step. I leave at 9:45 with arapid heartbeat and a surge of energy thatis a delicious contagion of the class’s dy-namism. As the end of the semester nears,I’m reluctant to say goodbye to this en-ergy. I wish I could take each student tothe next semester, or I wish I could bottleup the enthusiasm and share it with everyother student on this campus. Because inthis Monday/Wednesday 8:30 a.m. Litera-ture and Writing class, real learning ishappening, and that learning extends tome, as they teach me way more than canever be on that syllabus or in that text.That is the real reason why I love teach-ing. And I am so grateful I have been ableto be a part of it.

Why I Love Teaching…by Donna Corbisiero, Instructor, Division of Liberal Arts

Donna Corbisiero (center) with the students in herLiterature and Writing class.“This exceptional groupcomes in twice a week, let me remind you at 8:30 a.m.,eager to learn, eager to share, and very eager to argue.Respectfully,” she writes. “These characteristics of aclass are paramount to my ideal learning setting as ateacher; laughter is another key ingredient, and we

share that in spades as well.”

Nicolas G. Ltaif, Director of Academic Computing, recentlyearned his M.S. in Educational Administration Policies andStudies from the University at Albany.

Staff developmentGood luck on your finals

and have a festive Winter Break!

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Friday, December, 12Wind Ensemble Concert, 7:30 p.m., Taylor Aud.Free.

Monday, December 15Administration Committee/Education Committee,4:45 p.m., Lally Mohawk Rm. Board Meeting, 5:30 p.m., Lally Mohawk Rm.

Monday, December 15–Saturday, December 20Finals WeekMonday, December 22Final grades due by noon

Thursday, December 25 and January 1College Closed

Monday, January 12–Friday, January 16Faculty Institute

Monday, January 12Application Deadline for new students

Wednesday, January 14Testing/Registration deadline for new students,

Monday, January 19 College Closed

Tuesday, January 20 Classes BeginWednesday, January 28Hospitality Career Expo and Student Learning Conference, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. For more information,visit: http://www.sunysccc.edu/student/jps/jpshome.htm

Calendar of Events

Finding their market – Students in Professor MattFarron’s Marketing class successfully promoted an Albany Devils hockey game last month, resulting in animpressive $1,300 in ticket sales, selling more than 260tickets to the Friday night game. The students came upwith their own ways to market the game, from socialmedia contacts, to traditional ticket sales at a booth in Elston Hall. Left to right are: Ericka Covey (student), Bryan Wilgocki(Albany Devils Account Executive), Professor Farron,Michael Gentile (student), Gabriel Prusko (student), andDevil Dawg.

Hazelnut holiday cakeSubmitted by Ryan Dunn, Culinary Arts, President, Slow Food ClubIngredients1 thin clean cotton kitchen towelpowdered sugar (see recipe for instructionsabout towel)5 large eggs, separated1/2 tsp cream of tartar2/3 csugar, divided1 tsp vanilla extract1/2 c cake flour, sifted1/3 c baking cocoaCHOCOLATE HAZELNUT CREAM FILLING1 c heavy whipping cream,very cold3 Tbsp sugar2 Tbsp baking cocoa2 Tbsp hazelnut liqueur1/3 c toasted, skinned ground hazelnuts(optional)1/4 c powdered sugar for decorating

Directions

1 PREHEAT oven to 375° F. Grease 15 1/2 x 10 1/2 x 1-inch jelly-rollpan; line with parchment or wax paper. Grease and flour wax paper. Sprinkle thin, cotton kitchen towel with powdered sugar.

2 BEAT egg whites in small mixer bowl until foamy. Add cream of tartarand beat until soft peaks form. Gradually beat 1/3 cup granulated sugaruntil stiff, shiny peaks form. Set aside.

3 BEAT egg yolks and vanilla extract in large mixer bowl for about 5 min-utes or until thick and pale. Gradually beat in remaining 1/3 cup granu-lated sugar. Fold in flour and baking cocoa.

4 FOLD about one-third of the whipped egg whites into the chocolatemixture to lighten, then turn the chocolate mixture into the whites and foldit in gently but thoroughly. Spread evenly into prepared pan.

5 BAKE for 12 minutes or until cake springs back when touched. Immedi-ately turn cake onto prepared towel. Carefully peel off paper. Roll up cakeand towel together, starting with narrow end. Cool completely, seam-side-down, on wire rack. (This is a great technique for almost any rolled cake.)

6 FOR CHOCOLATE CREAM: BEAT whipping cream, granulated sugar,baking cocoa and liqueur in large mixer bowl until firm. If desired, fold inground nuts. Carefully unroll cake. Spread cream mixture evenly overcake, reserving 2 tablespoons. Re-roll cake carefully.

7 CUT a 1-inch-thick diagonal slice from one end of the cake roll. Placecake roll on serving platter, seam-side-down. Use the reserved cream mix-ture to attach the cut piece against the side of the cake roll to resemble aknot. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until serving time.

8 AT SERVING TIME, dust the cake with 1/4 cup powdered sugar to re-semble snow.

9 TIP: The filled cake can be kept in the refrigerator overnight or wrappedairtight and frozen for 2 weeks. Keep wrapped/thaw in the refrigerator.