SHINE Issue #12 - October 1, 2018
South Hills Info, News, & Events
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In this issue:
- 21st Annual Day of Caring
- Altoona Campus Fall Picnic
- I Am South Hills - Venus Shade
- CentreREADY Workforce Initiative
- Bright Outlook Occupation - Software Developer
- Local Media Experts Share Their Knowledge with South Hills Students
- Constitution Day Trivia Winner
- Lewistown Program Olympics
- Upcoming Events: Medical Coding Info Session, Drones, Campus Visit Day, Career Exploration Day, Winter Start Enrollment
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The 21st annual
Day of Caring
was held on September 19th. This volunteer event through the
United Way of Mifflin-Juniata
allows employees to learn more about local charities, raises awareness throughout the community, and gives employees an opportunity to interact with the community outside of their workplace.
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Lewistown Campus staff members Christine Sulouff,
Gloria Kline, and Paige Ruiz
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Altoona Campus Fall Picnic
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To celebrate the kick off of a new school year, students, faculty and staff from our
Altoona Campus gathered at Legion Park for the annual Fall Picnic. They enjoyed good food, good weather & a fun game of volleyball!
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Criminal Justice (CJ)
Instructor, Venus Shade, shares her perspective on being a teacher at our
Lewistown Campus
. She talks about the importance of community involvement, encouraging students to become an active part of making things better at a local level, and how she helps her students gain experience through exposure to many facets of the Criminal Justice field.
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CentreREADY Workforce Initiative
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S. Paul Mazza III addresses the CBICC membership and community leaders at the CentreREADY inaugural launch event
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CentreREADY
is designed to address the core and technical skills gap among the workforce – an issue faced not only by employers in Centre County but all over the country.
Leadership from South Hills signed a memorandum of understanding pledging that, as we implement CentreREADY, we will offer 21st century workforce skills experiences as part of our curriculum offerings, with a focus on 6 core attributes:
• work ethic
• tactfulness/manners
• teamwork
• communication
• critical thinking/problem solving
• understanding supervision and the world of work
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Software Developers play a key role in the design, installation,
analysis, and maintenance of computer programs and
applications as well as software systems.
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Local Media Experts Share Their Knowledge With South Hills Students
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Second-year
Business Administration — Management & Marketing
(BAMM)
students in our Advertising & Public Relations class at the State College campus had the opportunity to hear from local marketing and advertising experts to gain insights as to what it's like working in a career in media. Adjunct instructor, Cathy Brown, organized an ongoing speaker series for the fall term.
Scott Cohagan, General Manager of
Forever Media
, provided an overview of radio advertising, and gave the students tips for running effective radio campaigns.
Janet Santostefano, president and publisher of the
Centre Daily Times (CDT)
discussed newspaper/print advertising, digital advertising, and audience extension techniques.
Jeff Brown, faculty general manager of
Penn State's ComRadio
, and local morning radio personality for
The Bus
, spoke to the students about writing creative copy for commercials, and the importance of crafting high-impact messages to reach specific target audiences.
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Scott Cohagan, General Manager of Forever Media
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"Sam" Henderson, Inside Local Representative, & Janet Santostefano, president & publisher of the Centre Daily Times
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Jeff Brown, faculty general manager of ComRadio,
and morning radio personality for The Bus
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Constitution Day Trivia Winner
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Leah Colyer, winner of the Constitution Day Trivia Contest
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In honor of Constitution Day on September 17, our students were given the opportunity to register to vote, and to participate in activities throughout the day including a Constitution Day Trivia Contest.
A big congratulations to Leah Colyer, first-year
Health Information Technology (HIT) student at the State College Main Campus, for being the trivia contest winner, and a thank you to all of our students who participated in the activities throughout the day!
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Lewistown Campus Program Olympics
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Students from our
Lewistown Campus gathered at Kish Park for the annual Program Olympics. A
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South Hills is excited to announce a new, 5-month long Medical Coding Certification Course. If you are interested in finding out more about this course, join us on
October 9 from 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m
. for a no-obligation
Medical Coding Certification Information Session
at our State College main campus.
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10/16/18
FAA Part 107 Drone Commercial Pilot Test Prep (State College)
Drone Arial Photography
(State College)
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10/03/18
Campus Visit Day - All 3 Campus Locations
11/01/18
Career Exploration Day - All 3 Campus Locations
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SHINE - Issue #12
South Hills Info, News, & Events
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