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Athletics, Admissions, Strategic Planning

Fall 2015

In this issue...Message from the President 2

Building on Achievement: The Next Strategic Plan 3

Athletics: On the Hustle 4

The Power of Art Therapy 5-6

Admissions: The Personal Touch 7

News on Campus 8-10

Carmen Twillie AmbarPresident

Susan W. ArnoldVice President of Institutional Advancement

Gaetan GianniniDean of the School of Adult and Graduate Education

Audra J. KahrChief Financial Officer and Treasurer

Elizabeth MeadeProvost

Mary-Alice OzechoskiVice President of Student Affairs and Traditional Enrollment

The Exchange is published by the Office of Institutional Advancement, Cedar Crest College, 100 College Drive, Allentown, PA 18104-6196

Managing Editor Eileen Kelliher, Manager of Foundation and Government Relations

Contributing Writer Chelsea Roberts, Media Strategist

Copy Editors Susan Seccombe Cox 73, Executive Director of Alumnae Affairs Carrie Moore 10, Assistant Director of Alumnae Affairs

Advertising and Artwork Lori Gallagher Gilio 08, Associate Director of Institutional Advancement, Communications and Young Alumnae

Erin Maioriello, Graphics

Photographs Amico Studios Marketing and Communications

Cedar Crest College is a liberal arts college for women dedicated to the education of the next generation of leaders. Cedar Crest College educates the whole student, preparing women for life in a global community.

TRADITIONS, CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY EVENTS

Giving Tuesday, December 1, All Day

Fall Student/Faculty FrolicDecember 7, 9:30 pm to 11:30 pmTCC, Samuels Theatre

THEATRE PERFORMANCES

Winter Vocal ShowcaseDecember 5, 2015 at 7pmTCC, Samuels Theatre

Performing Arts Scholarship DayFebruary 20, 2016 at 3 pmTCC, Samuels Theatre

Legally Blonde, The Musical, February 18-20, 2106 at 8 pmFebruary 20-12, 2016 at 2 pmTCC, Samuels Theatre

Spring DancesMarch 31-April 2, 2016 at 8 pmApril 2, 2016 at 2 pmTCC, Samuels Theatre

Kid Simple: A Radio Play in the FleshApril 22-24, 2016 at 8 pmApril 25, 2016 at 2 pmTCC, Samuels Theatre

Spring Vocal ShowcaseApril 30, 2016 at 7 pmTCC, Samuels Theatre

ALUMNAE EVENTS IN YOUR AREA

Reunion, Cedar Crest Campus, June 3-4, 2016

ALUMNAE GREEN ROOMS

Legally Blonde The MusicalFebruary 20, 2016 from 7:15 to 8 pmTCC, South Annex

Spring DancesApril 2 from 7:15 to 8 pmTCC, South Annex

Kid Simple: A Radio Play in the FleshApril 24, 2016 from 7:15 pm to 8 pmTCC, South Annex

ADMISSIONS EVENTS*

Twilight Tour, December 4, 2016 from 4 to 7 pm

Open House, February 6, 2017 from 10 am to 2 pm

SAGE Information Sessions February 11, 2017 from 5:45 to 7:30 pmApril 14, 2017 from 5:45 to 7:30 pmJune 9, 2017 from 5:45 to 7:30 pm

Scholarship CompetitionFebruary 27, 2017 from 9 am to 4:30 pm

Accepted Students Day, April 2, 2017 from 9 am to 4 pm

Junior Preview Day, April 30, 2017 from 9 am to 4 pm

*For traditional students unless otherwise noted

Upcoming Campus Events

Cover Photo: Wearing bright pink in recognition of breast cancer awareness month in October, senior field hockey player Emily Rodenberger moves in on her Marywood University opponent

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*TCC is Tompkins Community Center** Students with disabilities who are in need of transportation or accommodations for these events should contact Academic Services at extension 4628.1

Board of Trustees2015-2016

OfficersDavid P Keller, Chair

Joni Berner 75, Vice ChairCarmen Twillie Ambar, President

TrusteesScott AllinsonJohn Bassler

Deborah Millar Besemer 76Barbara BigelowTerry Capuano

John A CiglianoJulie Englund

Susan A Heller Donna M Introcaso

Lucie LapovskyPatti A Lehr 79

Jane Isaacs Lowe 71Gerlie Loyola 16

Virginia Pityo Mihalik 77Samuel Miranda Jr 81

Herbert MoreyLorraine Amory Soisson 88

Michael Stoudt JrJennifer Kroeber Tse 87

Brian S WanamakerHelene Whitaker 71 Blenda J Wilson 62

Linda Oleksiak Zembron 74

Life TrusteesDavid Finn

Edward L Jones JrAlice Anne Miller

Anne Okal Winkler 51

Emeritus TrusteePhyllis Caponetti Meyer 64

Fall Update from PresidentCarmen Twillie Ambar

We are enjoying an extended season of positive transformation for Cedar Crest College Student enrollment, retention, and affinity continue on an upward trend In part, this is a response to the introduction of exciting new course offerings throughout the College It is also the result of creative programming and hard work by a diverse cross-section of College faculty and staff

More important, we have been tracking academic effectiveness through student achievement metrics Data show clear gains year by year as students progress from 100 level courses to their major capstones Student engagement information, as tracked by the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE), puts Cedar Crest in the top 10 percent of responding schools with regard to a wide range of measures including academic challenge, effective teaching practices, and student-faculty interaction

Enrollment has exceeded projections in our new health sciences department and in our recently launched master of business administration program Over time, we expect these areas to rival the success we have had with art therapy and forensic science Nursing continues to be our largest draw, but the department of social work, our second largest, is growing due to our reputation and the strong job market for social workers

More students and greater donor support have had a very positive effect on finance and administration This past summer the campus was bustling with construction projects We completed major renovations of the freshman chemistry and biology laboratories and connecting hallway The Allen Center for Nutrition has had a significant makeover that will allow us to offer healthful cooking programs to the community

For the fifth year in a row the College has been named a best value and a top regional college by U.S. News and World Report Additionally, we were named one of the top 50 colleges in the country for adults by Best College Reviews

Much of this good news is the result of our current strategic plan which is sun-setting next year To put a final exclamation point on the plan, here are some of the accomplishments that establish the thriving nature of our institution:

Launched 12 new majors or graduate programs, three new certificate programs (nearly 300 declared majors, graduate or certificate completions in these new programs)

Created the Multicultural Center and the Womens Leadership Institute

Established the School of Adult and Graduate Education (SAGE)

Developed the First Year Experience (751 students completed first year seminars)

Initiated Living Learning Communities (nearly 80 students participated)

Created Office of Global Programs (123 students studied abroad)

Significantly increased international enrollment

Re-envisioned student engagement

Logged multi-year enrollment growth in SAGE and among traditional students

Realized growth in donor participation, new donors, and the development of a repeatable, replaceable annual fund (more than $11 million in FY 2015)

Experienced a $10 million (35%) increase in net assets over 10 years

Invested nearly $5 million in strategic initiatives and more than $4 million in College infrastructure

As we turn our attention to our next strategic plan, we do so with a sense of confidence and excitement Theres a great deal more to do, but now we have a track record that shows what we can accomplish when we work together to achieve our goals

Sincerely,

Carmen Twillie Ambar

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Buoyed by the successes of the 2010-2017 strategic plan, a campus-wide effort has begun to design the next strategic plan: a comprehensive blueprint to advance and strengthen the College over the next three to five years

President Carmen Twillie Ambar has asked Provost Elizabeth Meade and Gaetan Giannini, dean of the school of adult and graduate education, to lead the planning process with the help of Credo, a comprehensive higher education consulting firm that specializes in working with private colleges and universities

The planning team includes: Audra Kahr, chief financial officer; Susan Arnold, vice president for advancement; Mary-Alice Ozechoski, vice president for student affairs and traditional enrollment; Bob Wilson, associate provost; Larry Quarino, associate professor of forensic science; Kerrie Baker, professor of psychology; Calley Stevens-Taylor, director of student success and retention; Allen Snook, athletic director; Kevin Barry, director of the Cedar Crest Fund; and Lauren Condon, assistant director of student union and engagement

Work began in October with a Community Day Classes were cancelled and administrative offices were closed on a Thursday afternoon and all faculty and staff participated in a three-hour planning workshop The Colleges Board of Trustees participated in a similar workshop at its October meeting These workshops generated ideas and suggestions from every sector of the College, which will provide the framework for a year-long, institution-wide planning process Town hall meetings, focus groups and working groups to generate ideas for initiatives will result in a strategic plan that will be presented to the Board of Trustees for approval The final plan should be ratified in October 2016 with implementation to begin during the 150th anniversary celebration in 2017

Joanne Soliday, founding partner of Credo and author of Surviving to

Thriving: A Planning Framework for Leaders of Private Colleges, leads

Community Planning Day at Cedar Crest College. Ms. Soliday said she was

impressed by the balloons, flowers and show of spirit at the tables.

Building on Achievement:The Next Strategic Plan

Human Resource Director Lisa Garbacik captures suggestions from the team at her table

during Community Day. No table contained two members from the same department.

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Athletics:Cedar Crest Athletic Staff is On the Hustle

I want each of our nine teams to be in the top one-half to one-third of their conferences in three to five years, Dr. Allen G. Snook, Jr., Athletic Director, Cedar Crest College.

Dr Snooks first nine months have been a veritable whirlwind He has recruited nine new coach and staff replacements, toughened up recruitment and coaching requirements for his new team, and taken a hands-on attitude toward strengthening the athletic program at Cedar Crest College

The only thing he hasnt been able to do very often is to eat lunch This is a guilty admission since he is also the campus director of wellness and recreation There isnt always time, he said

Being new himself and with so many new hires, a great deal of his time is spent in coaching staff He administers a combination of full-time and part-time coaches and staff assistants for the nine sports played at the College Each individual has been given a specific set of goals for recruiting student athletes and fulfilling their needs

We are focused on the substantial pool of scholar-athletes in the Lehigh Valley, he said Our recruiters are visiting all local schools and talking to them about Cedar Crest Once we recruit them, we must give them the opportunity to excel and provide the best possible student athlete experience

Fundraising is a time-honored part of school athletics Dr Snook will reintroduce the Colleges Hall of Fame Celebration as part of the sesquicentennial program in 2017 He has been working on plans for a $2 million multi-purpose, all-season, turf athletic field with lights The athletic field renovation and refurbishment is part of the Colleges Bridge Campaign

With nearly 30 percent of the Colleges student body participating on an NCAA Division III athletic team, and six of nine teams competing in outdoor intercollegiate sports, the renovation and refurbishment of its athletic fields has become an area of great need on our campus, Dr Snook said

Currently, all campus athletic fields (softball, soccer and field hockey) are natural grass fields that are seeded, fertilized and

maintained by campus grounds staff The fields sit pristinely on the Colleges 84 acre campus, close to the Hamilton Boulevard Bypass, where thousands pass by each week They are used heavily by intercollegiate sports throughout the school year and in the summer by summer camps that call the College home

Use of the athletic fields is limited during inclement weather and day-light savings time, Dr Snook said Adding turf fields would enable teams to practice more outdoors, rather than compete for limited gym space In addition, converting a grass field to an all-year/all-weather turf field, equipped with lighting, will allow for the College to run camps, clinics, sporting events and practices more readily It eliminates the rescheduling of contests, the missed field and practice time and increases the recruitment of student athletes across our territories

If we want to allow our students the opportunity to succeed both on and off the field, a lighted multi-purpose field is critical, he said Sixty-five percent of our students are enrolled in STEM courses with labs and clinics A lighted field would extend our daylight hours, making it easier to avoid academic conflicts He also points out that an all-season, multi-purpose field would dramatically help when recruiting potential students and be open to community use thereby offering an opportunity to increase revenues

Dr Snook has also been meeting with other departments and faculty members to strengthen relationships between athletics and the rest of the College He has encouraged his athletes to review their game schedules with their instructors and work through conflicts Working with the College marketing and information technologies departments, they have begun live game stats for home games and will eventually provide live streaming for games by the end of the fall

I guess you could say weve been hustling, he says My coaches and staff are new and ambitious and we want to make a difference right away We are definitely on the move

Maybe next year there will be more time for lunch

Cedar Crest College Athletic DepartmentMembers of the Cedar Crest College Athletic Department are (first row, from left): Shelby Morgan, head volleyball coach and assistant recreation coordinator; Beth Oudin, head athletic trainer; Dr. Allen Snook, director of athletics, wellness and recreation; (second row, from left): Samantha Donlon, director of sports communications and media relations; Katie Vincent, head swimming coach and marketing coordinator; Sarah Wolcott, assistant director of athletics for recreation and wellness and head soccer coach; Danielle Bay, director of compliance and head lacrosse coach; Kellina Yarrish, recruiting coordinator and head field hockey coach; L. Charlotte Dinkins, assistant to the athletic director and cheerleading coach; (third row, from left) Donald Noble, head cross country coach; Ty Taylor, associate director of athletics for operations and facilities and head basketball coach; Marissa Mariano, head softball coach.

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During an art therapy session at a hospital in Allentown, a woman who could not speak English chose her materials carefully and proceeded to create her work of art. She added an essay in Spanish to complete her piece and hung the work on the wall with the rest of the art made that morning in the art therapy studio.

When it came her time to share her work, she approached her image and began to read her story with her back toward the rest of the group members. Her voice was suffused with sadness and it broke several times as she read. When she finished and faced the group again, she saw that all of the women had tears in their eyes. While they could not understand her words, they recognized her pain. She was so grateful to be heard, understood and acknowledged that all she could say over and over again was gracias, gracias, gracias.

Rebecca Arnold, director of the art therapy program at Cedar Crest, is still overcome with emotion when she relates this story from her early career as an art therapist It exemplifies the power of art and the experience of belonging, she says

Art therapy is a mental health profession that uses art media as its primary mode of communication It is practiced by qualified, registered art therapists who work with children, young people, adults and the elderly Clients who can use art therapy may have a wide range of difficulties, disabilities or diagnoses

Cedar Crest College has been an area pioneer in art therapy For many years the College offered art therapy as an undergraduate concentration until 2011 when it introduced an art therapy major and in 2013 a masters degree This course of study, a marriage between art and psychology, is both rigorous and very popular The masters degree, which is required for professional practice as an art therapist, combines 60-credits of art therapy theory and practice, studio art and principles of psychology and counseling All who graduated this past August have found full-time employment in the areas of mental health and addictions

Clinical and studio-based internship opportunities are a highlight of the art therapy masters program The Renfrew Center in

Philadelphia, which specializes in the treatment of eating disorders, has worked with five of the Colleges art therapy grad students over the past two years Sondra Rosenberg, who administers the program, says Cedar Crest interns are highly regarded

The most important attribute for a group leader is the ability to build trust within the group This takes training and skill, Rosenberg says Cedar Crest graduate students are very strong in this regard Our clinical staff feel confident in referring clients

to their groups and even assigning individual clients to them for individual art therapy

At Renfrew, art therapy is an adjunct function Each client in therapy has a talk therapist who has primary responsibility for the clients treatment The clinic offers a series of art therapy group sessions, each with a specific emphasis Focus areas include body image, emotional expression and tools for change Clients can sign up for an art therapy group voluntarily or be referred to an art therapy group by their primary therapist Rosenberg says the groups are very popular

Clients are surprised at how enjoyable and therapeutic working with art materials can be, she said

Danielle Merk, a Cedar Crest adjunct professor in art therapy, is also the full time art therapist on Sacred Heart Hospitals behavioral health unit She typically sees 36 patients a day in groups of six or ten She says her clients work is often deeply personal Art becomes a way of telling their story, expressing their fears and even reaching a place of understanding without actually articulating anything

At last summers opening of Authentic Moments, Sacred Hearts second annual art therapy group exhibit, the array of paintings, poetry, collages, small sculptures and masks were each, in their own way, descriptive, intense and heart-rending Visibly moved as he surveyed the gallery, John Nespoli, president and CEO of Sacred Heart Hospital, said This is not arts and crafts This is the work of trauma survivors who are trying to push through their own barriers using art

Art therapy came to Haven House, a leading provider of mental health programming in the Lehigh Valley, when Cedar Crest grad student Lauren Higgins joined as an intern last spring The organization was so impressed by her work that when she graduated with her masters degree they offered her a job

Authentic Moments at Sacred Heart HospitalJohn Nespoli, president and CEO of Sacred Heart Hospital, and Danielle Merk,

art therapist for the Hospital and adjunct professor at Cedar Crest College,

welcome guests at the opening of Authentic Moments, Sacred Hearts second

annual art therapy group exhibit in Allentown, PA

Art Therapy:The Power of Art; The Experience of Belonging

This is not arts and crafts. This is the work of trauma survivors who are trying to push through their own barriers using art, John Nespoli, president and CEO of Sacred Heart Hospital, Allentown, PA.

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Maria Lafatas interned at Haven House during the summer It was the fourth of four internships she had served as a graduate student at Cedar Crest At Haven House, the interns taught therapeutic skills through art to help clients address and live with their severe and chronic mental illnesses When Maria graduated in August, she accepted a position at a childrens facility in Reading, PA

Lori Richardson, Director of Development for Haven House said, Art therapy has had such a positive impact and influence on our program that even now when we are between internships, we have several clients who draw and work on art projects for their own studio time

Maria LaFatas 15 (right), who recently graduated with a masters degree in art therapy at Cedar Crest, interned over the summer at Haven House in Allentown. Here with Lori Richardson, Haven Houses director of development, Maria discusses one of her projects. Maria used the colorful images in the background to engage her clients in discussing how different colors made them feel.

The young woman who created Crying Weeping Willow in art therapy at Sacred Heart Hospital said I started out being sad when I created it, but then I began to think about all the good that is in the world. Now, when I look at it, I feel better.

Bringing Hope and Healing Through ArtHeather Rodale, founder of the Hope and Healing Juried Art Show, displays some of the artwork from the 2015 show. The artists names are (from left): Kiersten Collins, Cedar Crest College; Savannah Taff, Northampton High School (top); Eden Yandrisovitz, Whitehall High School (below); Shanna Hawke, Cedar Crest College; and Alyssa Tauber, Parkland High School.

Heather Rodale:Healing With Art

While she was recuperating from cancer at a hospital in Manhattan, Heather Rodale had an epiphany It occurred to her that the mesmerizing view of the East River from her hospital room window not only brightened her day but seemed to advance her healing process

Months later, back at her job as vice president of community outreach for Rodale, Inc her familys renowned publishing company, she began to research the effect of interior design and art in enhancing healing She learned that there were others who agreed with her Most notably, Swedens Dr Roger Ulrich has written extensively about how nature, gardens and art can lessen pain, stress and healthcare costs

Sadly, however, not every hospital or nursing facility patient can be situated near a window Few hospitals have a budget for posting soothing landscapes at every patients bedside This gave Ms Rodale an idea Through her fledgling venture Healing Through The Arts, Inc, she introduced a juried art show to encourage high school and college students in the Lehigh Valley to contribute healing works of art to healthcare institutions

That was five years ago The first Hope and Healing Juried Art Show attracted perhaps 30 entries Ms Rodale recalls Last year we had more than 300 contributions, she said Hospitals and other healing facilities are clamoring for more

Rebecca Arnold, assistant professor of art therapy at Cedar Crest met Heather Rodale about four years ago at a time when the College was strengthening its art therapy major I believed in the ideas that Heather was formulating, Professor Arnold said If students could create a space on their canvases on which ailing

patients could project their own stories, then our students could better grasp the concepts of art therapy in a more holistic way I wanted our students to re-envision their artwork as a community call-to-action

Cedar Crest College is one of the annual participants in the Hope and Healing Juried Art Show along with three other colleges and 14 local high schools Each artist contributes his or her artwork for use in healing A panel of four judges with expertise in arts or healthcare (or both) chooses the artworks for exhibit Judges awards range from $200 to $400 Community Awards are $100 and contributed by anyone who wants to select a winning piece and fund a prize In 2015, 22 awards were granted The paintings are then contributed to healing facilities in the Lehigh Valley

Those interested in learning more about Healing Through The Arts, Inc or registering for the 2016 Hope and Healing Juried Art Show can find out more at wwwHTTAorg The deadline for registration is December 1, 2015 Works are accepted from October 1, 2015 to January 8, 2016

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Admissions:Employing High Touch Technique to Win and Keep Students

Consider the facts: Traditional student enrollment at Cedar Crest has increased for yet another year An overwhelming 80 percent of incoming first year students said Cedar Crest was their first or second choice And nearly 80 percent of last years freshman class is returning

The National Survey of Student Engagement (NESSE), found that 90 percent of last years freshman class described their Cedar Crest experience as good or excellent Conducted annually by Indiana Universitys School of Education, NESSE is considered a bellwether for predicting student success at college

How did all this happen? It reflects the work of everyone at the College, said Mary-Alice Ozechoski, vice president of student affairs and traditional enrollment From the admissions staff who spent days and nights on the road recruiting, to student affairs personnel who gave their weekends and evenings to hosting creative student events, to the faculty who contributed their time to meet with interested students, to the financial aid department that met with families and helped them develop an affordable college plan, to the groundwork, maintenance and food service departments who created an attractive first impression

Its taken us a couple of years and the help of the entire campus community to develop the high touch experience we are able to offer students, Mary-Alice said And it doesnt stop with recruiting Once they get here, we want them to stay with us and complete their degrees on time

Its a combination of art and science, said Jonathan Squire, director of admissions The art is in establishing relationships and creatively staying in touch The science is understanding your data and adhering to consistency

Consistency leads to trust, he said Its also hard work The admissions department for traditional students employs a staff of seven, who are on the road night and day visiting with high school guidance counselors, meeting with prospective students and staffing tables at high school college and career fairs

We go where the data tells us we have been most successful in the past, Squire said This means traveling to high schools in the Lehigh Valley and east coast states from Massachusetts to Virginia Occasionally, there are trips overseas (See photo) Each trip is followed by a series of letters, e-mails and phone calls answering questions, setting up college visits and generally building relationships

Its very personal or high touch, and it works, said Squire

From the first day they arrive at Cedar Crest, students are practically bubble-wrapped in a highly personalized portfolio of support programs aimed at engaging them in the college experience and preparing them for life after college Each first-year student has a mentor an older student who has been trained to answer questions about resources, offer counsel and provide a friendly or sympathetic ear Mentors try to meet with their charges at least twice a month A new software program, Finish Line, allows faculty and students to register concerns when a classmate appears to be experiencing issues This alerts counselors to step in and provide help before the issue escalates into a serious problem

The three-credit First Year Seminar, a required course, covers a host of dynamic topics designed to challenge new students to think about relevant issues of the day and appreciate the value of a liberal arts education First Year Seminar is taken concurrently with College Life, a five-credit course that covers goal-setting, good decision-making and maintaining a healthy lifestyle Mandatory Friday lectures for first year students provide advice and information on subjects such as womens leadership, current events and personal health

Research shows that a college students first year experience can make or break her resolve to stay with the program and succeed, Mary-Alice said Colleges direct a great deal of their resources to recruiting students It makes sense to devote even more attention to retaining them

Building Relationships in IndiaAlthough the admissions department generally confines recruiting to cities in the northeast and middle-Atlantic states, there is growing demand overseas for higher education for women at womens colleges in the U.S. The Singapore International School in Mumbai, India, invited a team from Cedar Crest to conduct life science and college life workshops through the Pennsylvania State Department. Here, at the end of their 10-day visit to twelve schools throughout Mumbai are (from left): Dr. John Cigliano, professor of biological sciences; Kaisar Dopaishi, principal of the Singapore International School; Mr. Shah, a donor who helps to support the Pennsylvania Hub; Dr. Jeanne Berk, associate professor of chemical and physical science; Dr. Allen Richardson, professor of social sciences; and Jonathan Squire, director of admissions.

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Positive Growth Continues at SAGE

The Cedar Crest College School of Adult and Graduate Education (SAGE), one of the largest four-year adult and graduate education programs in the area, is continuing to experience positive growth, according to Mary Ellen Hickes, director of admissions SAGE, currently accounts for 40 percent of the Colleges enrollment

Ms Hickes attributes SAGEs strength to dedicated faculty and staff along with program design flexibility that is unmatched in the Lehigh Valley Unlike other adult programs which are cohort based, the College offers adult students flexibility in scheduling, allowing them to customize their education plans to fit their lifestyles Students can opt for traditional 14-week classes, or more intensive courses over six or seven weeks or even a weekend They can also choose to attend classes on campus, online, or in a hybrid format, which is a combination of on campus and online learning

Another factor in the success which SAGE has been experiencing

is the Pathways to Professional Excellence program Confident that working women and men can obtain the education they need to succeed in the workplace through SAGE, Ms Hickes has been developing partnerships with local businesses and professional organizations The partnerships provide visibility for the Colleges adult education programs in return for discounts for employees or members

Word of mouth is our best marketing tool, Hickes said Often, students encourage friends and co-workers to attend Cedar Crest because of what they have experienced here: caring professors, strong support programs, and personalized attention Cedar Crest has been serving the needs of adult learners and helping to transform their lives for almost fifty years Students know they can rely on SAGE to support their career interests and educational goals from the day they apply to the College until the day they graduate

Kitchen Makeover Opens Allen Center to Public

Dr. Martine Scannavino (far right) welcomes Erin Frederick and Louise Melcher from the Penn State Extension to the unofficial public opening of the renovated Allen Center nutrition lab. Ms. Melcher, Penn State Extension master food preserver, brought a class on Freezing, Dehydrating and Fermenting the Harvest, to a group of about a dozen participants. The Penn State Extension was the first to offer public programs in the new demonstration kitchen. Over time, Dr. Scannavino expects to host many, varied public programs in the renovated kitchen.

An extensive makeover at Cedar Crests Allen Center for Nutrition has made it possible for the College to offer cooking classes for the public In recent weeks the Penn State Extension has offered two live demonstrations at the Center and more are being planned for next year

This $200,000 renovation is extremely exciting, Dr Martine Scannavino, chair and associate professor for the Allen Center said Not only has it made our food and nutrition lab a beautiful, functional and effective space to teach and learn in, it will enable us to host public classes to foster healthier diets and improved nutrition in the community

Made possible by a grant of $150,000 from the Allen Foundation and a $50,000 match by the College, the renovation features a state-of-the-art demonstration kitchen equipped with a digital recording and playback system and television for recording and replaying classes for student and community programming Six additional kitchens have been fully remodeled with new cabinets and matching high-end appliances to facilitate teaching

For many years, students and faculty from the Allen Center for Nutrition have taken nutrition classes to community centers and schools, where facilities typically did not allow for actual cooking The renovation will enable the College to bring the public into the Center for hands-on cooking demonstrations, an idea that was inspired by

Dr Scannavinos experiences as a chef, dietitian, educator and volunteer in New York City

Program planning for public participation will begin after the first of the year The nutrition department is working with local food banks and social service agencies to invite their clients to participate In addition, Dr Scannavino would like to host culinary demonstrations by acclaimed local chefs for the paying public

Proceeds would go to underwrite the costs of the classes offered free-of-charge to the community

The Allen Foundation was established in 1992 by the late William and Roberta Ritter Allen 36, both former trustees and benefactors of the College The Foundation has been generous to the College over the years An initial grant was instrumental in creating the Allen Center for Nutrition

This renovation has opened so many doors for us, said Dr Scannavino We will be able to bring the missions of the College and the Allen Center to a much wider audience through healthful culinary programs

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Campus News

CCC Dominates Forensic Science MeetThirteen Cedar Crest forensic science students presented papers at the annual meeting of the Northeastern Association of Forensic Sciences (NEAFS) in Hyannis, MA held in October. CCCs Kaitlyn Hess won a $1,500 graduate scholarship for exemplary academic performance. She also delivered a paper entitled Investigation into the Use of BIOSPME for the Analysis of Illicit Substances in Urine. Undergraduate Melanie Schade won the poster competition for research titled Stability of Heroin in Various Solvents. Dr. Larry Quarino, director of the Colleges forensic science graduate and undergraduate programs, estimates that Cedar Crest accounted for more than one-third of the total student papers delivered at the conference this year. Dr. Quarino is the organizations outgoing president. He is pictured here with (from left): Erica Nadeau, NEAFSs incoming president, Kaitlyn Hess and Melanie Schade.

New In Global Initiatives Mary Anne Kucserik, Cedar Crest Colleges new director of global initiatives, is a world traveler who speaks several languages and has more than a decades experience managing college and university study abroad programs. One of her first goals is to work with Academic Affairs to further develop an orientation program for the growing population of international students who are enrolling at Cedar Crest. She is also looking toward raising scholarship funds so that more students can participate in the study abroad experience. She plans to put into place a centralized management and support system for short-term study abroad programs beginning January 2016. There are just so many legal, logistical and other issues involved in traveling abroad. My goal is to handle these matters so that the faculty are free to design inspiring study abroad opportunities, she said.

Acclaimed Author Visits Cedar CrestAcclaimed fiction writer Jenny Offill (center) visited Cedar Crest College recently as a guest of the English and writing program. Before a large gathering of students and community members, Ms. Offill read from her latest novel, Dept. of Speculation. Published in 2014, the work was named by the New York Times Book Review as one of The 10 Best Books of the Year, and a Best Book of the Year by The New Yorker magazine, The Boston Globe, the Minneapolis Star Tribune, Vogue.com and Slate.com. During the discussion session that followed, Ms. Offill advised aspiring writers in the audience that their craft requires patience and time. The much-heralded Dept. of Speculation, a novel of marriage and parenthood, was many years in the making, she said. As she spoke, it was clear that the experience of writing a years best novel had not yet sunk in. She is pictured here with Dr. LuAnn Fletcher (left), department chair of history, literature and languages and Alison Welford, Assistant Professor of Writing. Ms. Offill was Ms. Welfords teacher and mentor at Queens University of Charlotte.

Praise for Freshman Science Lab Renovations

The recent renovation of the freshman chemistry and biology labs wiped away the clutter of years of old design and left behind bright open space with lots of extra storage for lab equipment More than half of Cedar Crests students take at least one class in these science labs

Instructors are unanimous in praising the clean lines of the new renovation, which provide a clear area of sight between students and instructors The new biology lab has an additional row of lab stations providing room for more students to work individually or in groups The chemistry lab is outfitted with a centralized vacuum system that enables classes to conserve water

Students like the upgraded cameras on the ceilings and on the lead lab stations in both rooms, which give them a front-row view of the instructors work -- even if they are seated in the back row Moreover, with more spacious lab accommodations, the College has employed upper classmen as lab assistants to help first year students The lab assistants are paid hourly wages to assist instructors during class

The renovation was made possible through a part of the $35 million bequest from the estate of Verna Orcurto Canova 38

Lab Assistant Laurel Minott (foreground) a sophomore with a double major in biology and mathematics, assists Dr. Andre Walther, associate professor of biological sciences, during a Biology 123 lesson on plant life cycles in the newly renovated biology laboratory. The makeover, with its more efficient design, allows both instructors and lab assistants more space to move around in class and provide personal help. Dr. Walther said It is an excellent opportunity for the lab assistants to develop teaching skills while it further enhances the learning experience for our first-year students.

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Scholarship Dinner

Scholarship recipients Victoria Brobst (left) and Gerlie Loyola (far right) join College President Carmen Twillie Ambar and Board Chair David Keller at the 2015 scholarship dinner.

Tom and Mary Curtis, the niece and nephew of Elizabeth Mae Betsy Curtis 27 for whom a scholarship is named, enjoy the evening with Provost Elizabeth Meade (second right) and students Marissa Chamberlin and Genelle Davenport.

Donna and Frank Hirst (far right), endowed a $50,000 nursing scholarship in honor of their daughter, Victoria Tori Hirst-Sweeney 10 who died unexpectedly in 2011. With them are (from left), Kathy Kuebler, administrative assistant in the nursing department and family friend, Michael and Susan Dalton (Toris aunt and uncle) and two Hirst scholarship recipients, Bianca Garcia and Alexis Gilmore.

Charlotte W. Newcombe Foundation scholarship recipients with their benefactor College Trustee Herbert Morey. Mr. Morey has contributed matching money to the Newcombe Foundations gift. Recipients are (front row from left): Tonya Smith-Bauer, Tiffany Schott, and Mary K. Russell, with her son, Tristan Adam; (back row from left): Venessa Cuadrado, Michelle Henne, Mr. Morey, Schennel James and Areli Pellegrino.

Each year Cedar Crest invites scholarship donors and recipients to a gala celebration dinner This year some 140 attended the October dinner at Canova Commons in Tompkins College Center During the 2015-16 academic year, 169 students will benefit from almost $700,000 generated through private and endowed scholarship funds Donors wishing to inquire about endowing a scholarship fund should call 1-888-902-3327

Save the DateCelebrate 150 Years with On the Crest of the Future Events

September 1, 2016Launch of On the Crest of the Future Sesquicentennial Celebration

OctOber 14, 2016Sesquicentennial Golf Outing at Saucon Valley Country Club

January 19, 2017On the Crest of the Future Official Kick-Off

may 13, 2017 On the Crest of the Future Commencement Ceremony

September 5, 2017Happy Birthday Cedar Crest!

OctOber 19, 2017Annual Scholarship Celebration Dinner

OctOber 20, 2017On the Crest of the Future Dinner and Show

OctOber 21, 2017On the Crest of the Future Celebration and Gala

For more information about these and other sesquicentennial events, please call the Office of Institutional Advancement at 1-888-902-3327 or e-mail advancement@cedarcrest.edu.

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