G.I. Jobs, a magazine for military personnel making the transition to civilian life, has named Germanna Community College to its 2012 Military Friendly School list. The list honors the top 20 percent of American colleges doing the most to embrace both active military service members and veterans as students.
Nearly 300 Germanna students took advantage of G.I. Bill benefits this summer, according to Dianne Frausto, GCC’s Veterans Affairs Representative, including some military dependents. The number is not available yet for the Fall semester.
“Many of the military personnel stationed at Quantico Marine Corps Base, Fort A.P. Hill and the Dahlgren Naval Surface Warfare Center and their families live in our area,” said Germanna President David A. Sam. “ Many more commute to the Pentagon and Fort Belvoir. Some have chosen to make the area their home after retiring from the military.
“Now many from our area who have served selflessly and valiantly in Iraq and Afghanistan are returning home,” Dr. Sam said. “We owe it to all those who have served to ease their transition back to civilian life, make them feel welcome and appreciated, and to prepare them for good jobs. The G.I. Jobs recognition is one way of paying them back for helping to keep us safe.”
The criteria set by the magazine include efforts to recruit and retain active military and veteran students and success in recruiting and retaining military and veteran students.
Germanna has a Veterans Affairs office, a Veterans Club, a counselor whose duties include assisting veterans, and a Web page. GCC also works closely with Wounded Warrior, a peer support organization that provides assistance to veterans as they make the adjustment to civilian life.
Military personnel and veterans seeking information about Germanna should contact Frausto at 540/891-3023 or dfrausto@germanna.edu
In its effort to help veterans choose the right college, G.I. Jobs conducted a first-ever survey of student veterans.
According to the magazine, the 1,518 colleges, universities and trade schools on this year's list place high importance on the recruitment of students with military experience. The 2012 list of Military Friendly Schools was selected from than 8,000 schools nationwide.
G.I. Jobs magazine is published by Victory Media, a veteran-owned business headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pa.
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Monday, September 19, 2011
Get involved at Germanna's Club Carnival and get free Bruster's ice cream
Check out Germanna's clubs--or start one yourself at the GCC Club Carnival.
Free Bruster's ice cream will be served!
At the Fredericksburg Area Campus: Tuesday, Sept. 20th, 11am-2pm. Tables will be set up outside the main entrance of FAC2.
At the Locust Grove Campus: Thursday, Sept. 22nd, 630 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. (Shortly before the 8 p.m. "Kung Fu Panda 2" Drive-In movie event on the lawn).
Friday, September 16, 2011
See 'Kung Fu Panda 2' fre Thursday, Sept. 22 at the Germanna Community College "Drive-In"
Students and their families are invited to a free GCC "Drive In" movie showing of "Kung Fu Panda 2" on the front lawn of the Locust Grove Campus at 8 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 22. There will be free Rita's Italian Ice starting at 7 p.m.
See the official trailer.
Monday, September 5, 2011
J.F. Fick foursome wins GCCEF's 6th Annual Ray Glazebrook Memorial Tournament, which raises $25,000
Congratulations to the team from J.F. Fick Inc, which won the Germanna Educational Foundation's 6th Annual Ray Glazebrook Memorial Golf tournament at Cannon Ridge Golf Club.
The victorious foursome consisted of John Fick, Preston Cox, P.J. Cox and Carl Shade.
Taking second place was Pelham Court Motors, which consisted of Eddie Tolson, Eddie Bennett, Taylor Bennett and Richard Stapleton.
Hallberg & O’Malley Financial took third with a foursome of Chris Hallberg, Michael O’Malley, Nick Seay and Keith Wampler,
The event raised a preliminary total of over $25,000 for the GCC Educational Foundation, Executive Director Mike Catell said.
The victorious foursome consisted of John Fick, Preston Cox, P.J. Cox and Carl Shade.
Taking second place was Pelham Court Motors, which consisted of Eddie Tolson, Eddie Bennett, Taylor Bennett and Richard Stapleton.
Hallberg & O’Malley Financial took third with a foursome of Chris Hallberg, Michael O’Malley, Nick Seay and Keith Wampler,
The event raised a preliminary total of over $25,000 for the GCC Educational Foundation, Executive Director Mike Catell said.
Friday, September 2, 2011
How administrators, staff, faculty and students worked together to pull off a post-quake miracle at Germanna
GCC pursues online classes
Germanna nursing and dental hygiene students return to class as details are ironed out for all others
Date published: 8/31/2011
By PAMELA GOULD
Nursing and dental hygiene students resumed classes at Germanna Community College yesterday as deans finalized plans for the rest of the students whose classes were disrupted by an earthquake on the second day of the fall semester.
The challenge has been finding a way to continue instruction for the 4,400 people who registered for classes at the V. Earl Dickinson Building on the Fredericksburg Area Campus. That structure, built in 1997, suffered significant damage from the magnitude-5.8 earthquake on Aug. 23 centered in Louisa County.
The building won't be available for use until January at the earliest.
The goal has been to find a way to keep those students on campus this fall in the Massaponax area of Spotsylvania County, said Deborah Brock, dean of arts and sciences, and Bill Fiege, dean of technical and professional studies.
College spokesman Mike Zitz said many in the community responded to a request for space but, with a few exceptions, Germanna officials have chosen not to move classes.
Instead, the deans said Germanna has relocated some of the 321 classes scheduled for Dickinson into the Workforce and Community Education Building on the same campus.
Many classes were restructured. Forty will be taught totally online. Others will be a mix of online and classroom, while the rest will be in different classrooms. Fewer than five classes had to be canceled.
The college is adding a few 10-week courses to meet the needs of students who couldn't take their classes after they were rescheduled.
Those courses will begin Sept. 28, have longer meeting times, and end at the same time as regular 15-week semester classes, Fiege said.
They will meet at the Locust Grove Campus and on the Stafford campus of the University of Mary Washington, Zitz said.
Students started the fall semester on Aug. 22. Classes were in session when the earthquake began shortly before 2 p.m. last Tuesday.
Germanna President David Sam canceled classes indefinitely immediately after the earthquake so that structures at all campuses could be inspected.
Germanna offers classes in its own buildings in Culpeper, Orange and Spotsylvania counties. It also holds classes in office space in North Stafford.
Germanna Community College officials have been working over the past week to accommodate students enrolled for classes at the Fredericksburg Area Campus, whose chief academic building was significantly damaged in the magnitude-5.8 earthquake.
Only the Dickinson building has significant structural damage.
Though nursing and dental hygiene students returned to class yesterday at the Locust Grove Campus in Orange, students at all other sites will resume Sept. 6.
Germanna may lease space for noncredit classes and personnel being displaced from the Workforce building.
The Fredericksburg Area Campus lost 22 classrooms, its six science labs and two computer labs with the closing of the Dickinson building.
The Workforce building has 18 classrooms and two computer labs.
College officials are optimistic that even students who have shied away from online courses will find they like that option.
"We think some may be glad they have had the opportunity," Brock said.
Fiege cited a study that found 30 percent of college students have taken at least one online course. He also said that with today's technology, online learning can be very interactive.
He noted that faculty--many of whom now have iPads--can respond quickly, utilize online chats to communicate, and can rapidly post announcements using the college's electronic blackboard.
"It's very user-friendly," Fiege said.
Pamela Gould: 540/735-1972
Email: pgould@freelancestar.com
Germanna Community College officials have been working over the past week to accommodate students enrolled for classes at the Fredericksburg Area Campus, whose chief academic building was significantly damaged in the magnitude-5.8 earthquake on Aug. 23.
4,400--Number of students enrolled in classes meeting in the V. Earl Dickinson Building, which was damaged
321--Number of classes scheduled to meet there
10--Number of offices available for 150 to 200 faculty members
1--Number of GCC buildings significantly damaged
Germanna nursing and dental hygiene students return to class as details are ironed out for all others
Date published: 8/31/2011
By PAMELA GOULD
Nursing and dental hygiene students resumed classes at Germanna Community College yesterday as deans finalized plans for the rest of the students whose classes were disrupted by an earthquake on the second day of the fall semester.
The challenge has been finding a way to continue instruction for the 4,400 people who registered for classes at the V. Earl Dickinson Building on the Fredericksburg Area Campus. That structure, built in 1997, suffered significant damage from the magnitude-5.8 earthquake on Aug. 23 centered in Louisa County.
The building won't be available for use until January at the earliest.
The goal has been to find a way to keep those students on campus this fall in the Massaponax area of Spotsylvania County, said Deborah Brock, dean of arts and sciences, and Bill Fiege, dean of technical and professional studies.
College spokesman Mike Zitz said many in the community responded to a request for space but, with a few exceptions, Germanna officials have chosen not to move classes.
Instead, the deans said Germanna has relocated some of the 321 classes scheduled for Dickinson into the Workforce and Community Education Building on the same campus.
Many classes were restructured. Forty will be taught totally online. Others will be a mix of online and classroom, while the rest will be in different classrooms. Fewer than five classes had to be canceled.
The college is adding a few 10-week courses to meet the needs of students who couldn't take their classes after they were rescheduled.
Those courses will begin Sept. 28, have longer meeting times, and end at the same time as regular 15-week semester classes, Fiege said.
They will meet at the Locust Grove Campus and on the Stafford campus of the University of Mary Washington, Zitz said.
Students started the fall semester on Aug. 22. Classes were in session when the earthquake began shortly before 2 p.m. last Tuesday.
Germanna President David Sam canceled classes indefinitely immediately after the earthquake so that structures at all campuses could be inspected.
Germanna offers classes in its own buildings in Culpeper, Orange and Spotsylvania counties. It also holds classes in office space in North Stafford.
Germanna Community College officials have been working over the past week to accommodate students enrolled for classes at the Fredericksburg Area Campus, whose chief academic building was significantly damaged in the magnitude-5.8 earthquake.
Only the Dickinson building has significant structural damage.
Though nursing and dental hygiene students returned to class yesterday at the Locust Grove Campus in Orange, students at all other sites will resume Sept. 6.
Germanna may lease space for noncredit classes and personnel being displaced from the Workforce building.
The Fredericksburg Area Campus lost 22 classrooms, its six science labs and two computer labs with the closing of the Dickinson building.
The Workforce building has 18 classrooms and two computer labs.
College officials are optimistic that even students who have shied away from online courses will find they like that option.
"We think some may be glad they have had the opportunity," Brock said.
Fiege cited a study that found 30 percent of college students have taken at least one online course. He also said that with today's technology, online learning can be very interactive.
He noted that faculty--many of whom now have iPads--can respond quickly, utilize online chats to communicate, and can rapidly post announcements using the college's electronic blackboard.
"It's very user-friendly," Fiege said.
Pamela Gould: 540/735-1972
Email: pgould@freelancestar.com
Germanna Community College officials have been working over the past week to accommodate students enrolled for classes at the Fredericksburg Area Campus, whose chief academic building was significantly damaged in the magnitude-5.8 earthquake on Aug. 23.
4,400--Number of students enrolled in classes meeting in the V. Earl Dickinson Building, which was damaged
321--Number of classes scheduled to meet there
10--Number of offices available for 150 to 200 faculty members
1--Number of GCC buildings significantly damaged
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Volunteering to help Germanna with its post-earthquake transition: Please attend training session and free lunch at noon Friday, Sept. 2
Thank you for volunteering to assist us with the post-earthquake transition!
Many of you offered to help with moving furniture/equipment from FAC1 to FAC2. For security reasons, only items that were essential to the day-to-day operations have been removed from the building; therefore, the majority of items will remain in FAC1 until security gives us the all clear. This could be weeks, possibly months from now.
In the meantime, classes are scheduled to begin on Tuesday, September 6. Classes that were scheduled for FAC1 have been relocated, transitioned to hybrid offerings (a mixture of face-to-face and online), or converted to online courses. We have communicated the schedule change with students; however, we anticipate that there will still be some confusion. We are looking for volunteers to help direct students to the appropriate classes during the first week of school. Volunteers will be needed as follows:
■Tuesday, September 6 between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
■Wednesday, September 7 between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
■Thursday, September 8 between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
■Friday, September 9 between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
■Saturday, September 10 between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
You do not have to volunteer all day. Any time that you can give us (i.e. 2 hours on Tuesday morning, 3 hours on Thursday afternoon, 1 hour on Saturday, etc.) will be GREATLY appreciated.
It is extremely important that we provide you with the information that you will need to assist our students during the first week. We will be conducting Volunteer Training from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. on Friday, September 2 in FAC2, Room 105. Lunch will be provided. During this training session you will receive information from Student Services, Instructional Services, Security and Academic Support. Please let me know, either by email or by phone, by noon on Thursday, September 1 whether or not you plan to attend the training. Thank you!
Pamela Duff Shifflett
Executive Assistant to the President
Germanna Community College
pshifflett@germanna.edu
.
Many of you offered to help with moving furniture/equipment from FAC1 to FAC2. For security reasons, only items that were essential to the day-to-day operations have been removed from the building; therefore, the majority of items will remain in FAC1 until security gives us the all clear. This could be weeks, possibly months from now.
In the meantime, classes are scheduled to begin on Tuesday, September 6. Classes that were scheduled for FAC1 have been relocated, transitioned to hybrid offerings (a mixture of face-to-face and online), or converted to online courses. We have communicated the schedule change with students; however, we anticipate that there will still be some confusion. We are looking for volunteers to help direct students to the appropriate classes during the first week of school. Volunteers will be needed as follows:
■Tuesday, September 6 between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
■Wednesday, September 7 between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
■Thursday, September 8 between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
■Friday, September 9 between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
■Saturday, September 10 between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
You do not have to volunteer all day. Any time that you can give us (i.e. 2 hours on Tuesday morning, 3 hours on Thursday afternoon, 1 hour on Saturday, etc.) will be GREATLY appreciated.
It is extremely important that we provide you with the information that you will need to assist our students during the first week. We will be conducting Volunteer Training from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. on Friday, September 2 in FAC2, Room 105. Lunch will be provided. During this training session you will receive information from Student Services, Instructional Services, Security and Academic Support. Please let me know, either by email or by phone, by noon on Thursday, September 1 whether or not you plan to attend the training. Thank you!
Pamela Duff Shifflett
Executive Assistant to the President
Germanna Community College
pshifflett@germanna.edu
.
Monday, August 29, 2011
Latest Germanna Post Quake Schedule Update: GCC Nursing, Dental Hygiene classes resume Tuesday, all other classes Sept. 6
Students who are active in the following Nursing and Dental Care Program courses including Nurse Aide, Practical Nursing, Surgical Scrub, and Dental Hygiene need to report to school Tues. Aug 30th as scheduled. The prefixes for these classes are the following: DNH, PNE, HLT,NUR.
All other students report on Sept. 6th.
We realize the notes in the new online schedule are not up-to-date in all cases. They will be corrected tomorrow!
Here is how to read the schedule at www.germanna.edu/class_schedules/
Follow the class listing, not the note or lack thereof!
Examples:
a) If the class listing has a room and a full class time, then the class is traditional face-to-face. IE. ENG 111-F01 MW 9:00 – 10:15.
b) If the class listing has a room and a partial class time, then the class is a hybrid. I.E. ENG 111-F01 M 9:00 – 10:15 or MW 9:00 – 9:50. The time is not the full amount required and the difference is hybrid. Most of them are 50% online and 50% face-to-face although some are 2/3 in one direction or the other.
c) If the class listing has no room and no time listed, it is fully online.
Student Services will be open Wednesday, Aug. 31 and Thursday, Sept. 1 from 8:30 am – 7:00 pm and Friday from 8:30 am – 5:00 pm for students to meet with an advisor to discuss their individual schedules. Please come into the Fredericksburg, or Locust Grove Campus, if you have questions about your courses and need to meet with someone.
The bookstore will be open Wednesday, Aug 31 at 12 Noon at the Locust Grove Campus only.
For more information, go to www.germanna.edu.
All other students report on Sept. 6th.
We realize the notes in the new online schedule are not up-to-date in all cases. They will be corrected tomorrow!
Here is how to read the schedule at www.germanna.edu/class_schedules/
Follow the class listing, not the note or lack thereof!
Examples:
a) If the class listing has a room and a full class time, then the class is traditional face-to-face. IE. ENG 111-F01 MW 9:00 – 10:15.
b) If the class listing has a room and a partial class time, then the class is a hybrid. I.E. ENG 111-F01 M 9:00 – 10:15 or MW 9:00 – 9:50. The time is not the full amount required and the difference is hybrid. Most of them are 50% online and 50% face-to-face although some are 2/3 in one direction or the other.
c) If the class listing has no room and no time listed, it is fully online.
Student Services will be open Wednesday, Aug. 31 and Thursday, Sept. 1 from 8:30 am – 7:00 pm and Friday from 8:30 am – 5:00 pm for students to meet with an advisor to discuss their individual schedules. Please come into the Fredericksburg, or Locust Grove Campus, if you have questions about your courses and need to meet with someone.
The bookstore will be open Wednesday, Aug 31 at 12 Noon at the Locust Grove Campus only.
For more information, go to www.germanna.edu.
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