The Binnekill 04/06/2009 - Schenectady County Community College

Vol. XXVI No. 6
BINNEKILL
a biweekly publication of the Office of Planning and Development April 6, 2009
D o n ’t get closed out of
your classes
Advance Registration for Fall Semester (and
Summer) continues through Tuesday, April 14.
Top Five Reasons to Advance Register
1. You can create an ideal schedule as most
classes are open.
2. Your Advisor has the time to talk with you
now.
3. You don’t have to pay for your classes until
early August.
4. You can adjust your schedule at any time once
you are registered.
5. You’ll avoid long lines and closed (filled)
classes.
You can register online 24/7 by visiting
www.sunysccc.edu or in person, Academic
Services, Elston Hall 212/215.
Run or walk during 5K
The Tutor Club will hold its Third Annual 5K
Run/Walk on Thursday, April 16, at 11:30 a.m.
on the bike path near the baseball field.
Prizes will be awarded to the top male and
female runners. Additional prizes will be
awarded by random drawing.
Entry fee-$5 for students; $15 for faculty/staff.
All money raised will go to the Tutor Club
Scholarship fund.
Anyone interested can e-mail Ronalyn Wilson,
Tutor Coordinator, at wilsonrg@sunysccc.edu. A
same day sign-up option will also be available at
the race site.
Also in this issue:
•Experts visit campus to present
Gangs 101...Page 3
•Masquerade 2009 is coming...
Page 4
by Whitney Jackson, Paralegal major
The SCCC Players’ production of
Romeo and Juliet, unlike any
modern audiences have seen before,
will return to the original heart of
the production.
“Romeo and Juliet is a very, very,
very funny play, at least the way that
Shakespeare wrote it. Modern
productions play down the very real
bawdry and the tomfoolery,” said
Professor Sandra Boynton, the
show’s Director. “If you’re interested
in a sentimental love story, that’s not
going to be on the stage. If you’re
interested in a rich play about the
power of love, and of hate, then
come see our production.”
She explained that the SCCC Players
performed the play according to
“original practices,” respecting the
playing styles and conditions of
Shakespeare’s day. The performance
is done in natural lighting, all cues
and music will be live, and actors
have been trained to use Renaissance
style weapons and swordplay.
Performing Arts: Drama major
Clarence Joseph Finn, cast as Friar
Lawrence, said the experience was
amazing for an actor. The natural
Shane
Sczepankowski
and Ryan Glynn,
Performing Arts:
Drama majors,
practice fencing in
preparation for the
SCCC Players’
production of
Romeo and Juliet.
Performances will
take place
next week.
Photo by
Whitney Jackson
S C C C Players present Shakespeare’s
Romeo and Juliet
lighting allows the audience and
actors to see one another, and helps
create interaction.
“It’s a lot of fun. It’s doing
Shakespeare the way Shakespeare
wrote the play. We think it’s the way
he would want it to be,” he said.
Finn added that along with the
performance, the cast will be
performing interludes of song and
dance routines between acts.
Show times:
Wednesday, April 15 through
Saturday, April 18: 8 p.m., with
pre-show activities at 7:30 p.m.
Friday, April 17 there will also be a
matinee at 2:15 p.m., with pre-show
activities at 1:45 p.m.
Opening night: free, with a reception
after the performance.
Tickets: $5-general admission;
$3-seniors and students at other
colleges; free for SCCC students,
faculty, staff and alumni. Tickets
available at the door or at the box
office in the Begley Lobby during the
afternoon on performance dates.
Groups can call 527-6426 for
special pricing.

Trustee earns YWCA a w a r d
Congratulations to Denise Murphy
McGraw, Vice Chair of the SCCC
Board of Trustees, who was
presented with the President’s Circle
Award for 2009 by the YWCA of
Schenectady. Denise was recognized
during the YWCA’s Women of
Achievement and REACH Awards
Dinner last month.
Each year the President of the
YWCA Board of Directors selects a
woman to receive the President’s Circle Award. The
recipient exemplifies and personifies the values and goals of
the YWCA in her community involvement. YWCA Board
President Shirley Readdean said she saw Denise as the
obvious choice for 2009.
Denise was appointed to the SCCC Board of Trustees by the
Schenectady County Legislature in 2007 and elected to the
position of Vice Chair in July 2008. She serves as Vice Chair
of the Community Relations and Student Affairs Committee
and as a Member of the Education and Personnel
Committee. This year, she chaired the Presidential Search
Committee at the College.
Denise manages a diverse client portfolio as a partner with
the Albany-based firm of Bodgan, Lasky and Kopley, LLC.
Prior to joining Bogdan, Lasky & Kopley, Denise held a
variety of positions within state government, trade associations
and at the University of Rochester. During her tenure
as Executive Director of the Chamber Alliance of New York,
she helped develop the strategic plan that transformed the
organization into one of the largest state-level trade associations
for chambers of commerce in the United States.
In 2007, Denise was elected to the Association of Junior
Leagues International Board of Directors, the governing
body representing almost 300,000 women in 292 communities
throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico and Great
Britain. With her election, she became the first woman in the
Junior League of Schenectady’s 75-year history to hold such
a position. Denise founded “Operation Back-to-School,” a
program in which the Junior League adopted at least one
elementary school during the past six years to provide
students with backpacks and school supplies. To date, more
than 3,500 students in the Schenectady City School District
have been served by this program.
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EJO CD available
They’ve been named Best Big Band
by Metroland and have had countless
glowing reviews by local critics.
Now it’s your chance to listen to the
EJO’s latest cd on your laptop, in
your car, and in the comfort of your
own home.
The Empire Jazz Orchestra: Symphonies in Riffs was
recently pressed and contains 12 selections from recent EJO
performances. Dr. William Meckley, EJO Director, is making
the CDs available to members of the SCCC community for
$10. He can be contacted at mecklewa@sunysccc.edu.
Attorney General at SCCC
New York State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo was on campus
late last month hosting a Community Forum. After his presentation,
he spoke with SCCC students, faculty, staff and community
members before his staff conducted breakout sessions on issues
including health care, student loans and civil/labor rights. Left to
right are: Instructor Donna Gigliotti, Associate Dean Peggy King,
Liberal Arts: Humanities and Social Sciences major and SGA
Treasurer Kristopher Trombley, Attorney General Cuomo and
Coordinator of Workforce Development Denise Brucker.
Brat Pack Players-
The recent acclaimed
“Rat Pack, Live at
the Sands” shows at
Proctors featured
SCCC Music Faculty
in the orchestra.
Adjunct Faculty
Members Linden
Gregory and Tome
Gerbino performed in
the saxophone
section. The entire
trombone section was
made up of SCCCconnected
players.
Music Department
Chair William
Meckley (center)
performed as lead
and solo trombonist, Adjunct Faculty members Michael
Meidenbauer (left) played bass trombone, and Dan Cordell
(right), who regularly performs with SCCC’s Empire Jazz
Orchestra, played second trombone.
BINNEKILL Publication Schedule Spring 2009
Deadline (9 a.m.)
Publication Date
Wednesday, April 8 Monday, April 20
Wednesday, April 22 Monday, May 11
Please e-mail submissions to the Editor at
meaneyhl@sunysccc.edu.

On Friday, April 17, from 1 to
3 p.m., in Stockade 101, two
experts on gangs will present
GANGS 101: A Primer on Gang
Structure and Organization. This
program is free and open to the
public and is organized by the
SCCC Campus Safety Council.
Presenters Barry Glick, Member
Emeritus, National Gangs Task
Force, and Joseph Mancini, Deputy
Director for Schenectady County
Probation, team up to present basic
information about gang structure
and organization, gang communications,
and gang activity with a brief
history of gangs in the United
States. Gang activity and incidents
specific to Schenectady County will
also be provided. After their brief
presentation, a question and answer
session and large group discussions
will be held.
About the presenters:
Joseph Mancini has worked with
the Schenectady County Probation
Department since 1989. In 2000, he
became the Deputy Director of the
Department and in 2003 he became
the Chief Administrator of the
Schenectady County Center for
Juvenile Justice. The Center is the
first of its kind in New York state to
bring DSS caseworkers, Mental
Health, substance abuse, and
juvenile probation services into one
building. This collaboration insures
coordination and cooperation
among providers and has been
shown to be an effective way to
deliver services to youth and
families. Joseph has been instrumental
in sharing this model to the
rest of the state with impressive
response in the form of new grants.
Since 2001, Joseph and his team
have been directly responsible for
decreasing the rate of institutional
placement of PINS youth from the
second highest in New York state to
one of the lowest, primarily by
improving community-based
services for at risk youth. He
holds a Master’s of Social Work
Degree from Fordham University
and a Bachelor’s of Science
Degree in Criminal Justice from
SUNY at Buffalo.
Barry Glick received his Ph.D.
from Syracuse University. Trained
as a Counseling Psychologist,
Dr. Glick has devoted his professional
career to the development of
policies, programs, and services for
adolescents. His specialization is in
juvenile delinquency, aggression
and violence, youth gangs, as well
as the emotionally disturbed adolescent.
Dr. Glick has worked in both
private childcare agencies and state
government as a child care worker,
psychologist, administrator,
manager, and agency executive
staff. Previously holding the post of
Associate Deputy Director for
Local Services, New York State
Division for Youth, he is currently a
national and international consultant
to juvenile and adult correctional
systems; senior editor of
Managing Delinquency Programs
That Work; and first author of
Cognitive Behavioral Interventions
for At-Risk Youth; No Time to Play:
Youthful Offenders in Adult
Systems, and its sequel implementation
manual, Recess Is Over: A
Handbook for Managing Youthful
Offenders in Adult Systems.
Scholarship opport u n i t y
The Capital District Counseling Association gives a
scholarship to students transferring from a two-year
college to a four-year college. The amount of the
scholarship is $1,000. Criteria are: completed
application, essay of 500 words, official transcript
which should indicate a minimum of a 3.0 GPA and
one letter of reference. Students can pick up application
forms in the Student Development Center
(Elston 223) or near the Transfer Board outside of
Elston 223. Deadline to apply is Friday, May 1.
Barry Glick Joseph Mancini Apply now for Financial
Aid for 2009-2010
Gangs 101 presentation to shed
All current financial aid awards expire in May 2009.
light on gangs locally and nationally If you have not yet applied for 2009-2010 financial
aid (Summer 2009, Fall 2009, Spring 2010), NOW
is the time to apply. The Financial Aid Office, Elston
Hall 221, recommends that students apply as soon as
their 2008 tax returns are complete. Early applicants
will receive the first consideration for financial aid
grants, scholarships and work study.
The Financial Aid Office is advising all applicants to
complete the Free Application for Federal Financial
Aid (FAFSA) over the Internet at fafsa.ed.gov.
Students can apply for 2009-2010 federal financial
aid and TAP in the same online session. It is EASY
and FAST. The SCCC Web site (www.sunysccc.edu)
offers full instructions on “How to Apply for
Financial Aid on the Web” under the Financial Aid
tab. A brochure with easy Internet instructions is also
available in the Financial Aid Office.
Rhythms will run works
by contest winners
The Rhythms Club would like to congratulate the
following winners of the club’s writing contest which
took place earlier this semester. Students had to
submit a written piece with a “college theme.”
Congratulations to:
Art L. Logan, Liberal Arts: Humanities and Social
Sciences major, First Place, winner of $50 gift card
donated by the College Store; Rose Ray, Paralegal
major, Runner-up; and Jennifer Teal, Liberal Arts:
Humanities and Social Sciences major, Runner-up
(both won $10 gift certificates donated by the Open
Door Bookstore).
The winning entries will be published in the 2009
edition of the Rhythms magazine, which will be
distributed on campus in May, free of charge.
Check financial aid on Web
Students can now look up their financial aid information
for either 2008-2009 or 2009-2010 through the
College’s Web site, www.sunysccc.edu, under the
Financial Aid tab on the Web site.
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Monday, April 6-Tuesday, April 14
Fall Semester (and Summer) Advance Registration
Monday, April 6
EOP Disbursement
Tuesday, April 7
Men’s Baseball vs. Hudson Valley CC, 4 p.m., Home
Friday, April 10
Men’s Baseball vs. Erie CC, 2 p.m., Home
Monday, April 13-Friday, April 17
Spring Week Activities, Elston Hall Student Center.
Monday, April 13
Board of Trustees Comm. Mtg., 4;45 p.m., Lib. Conf. Rm.
Tuesday, April 14
Last Day to Withdraw from Full Semester Classes
Fiesta Latina, 11:30 a.m., Lally Mohawk Room featuring
Alex Torres. Free. Sponsored by Spanish Club.
Wednesday, April 15-Saturday, April 18
SCCC Players -Romeo and Juliet. Story on Front Page.
Thursday, April 16
Musicians of Ma’alwyck, Favorite Airs: Music for Harp
and Strings, 11:30 a.m., Begley Building, Room 160. Free.
Men’s Baseball vs. FMCC, 2 p.m., Away
Trustee/Faculty Dinner, 5:30 p.m., Lally Mohawk Room
Friday, April 17
Masquerade 2009 party, 5-9 p.m., Lally Mohawk Room.
Sponsored by Pride Alliance. Free.
Saturday, April 18
Men’s Baseball vs. Broome CC, 2 p.m., Away
Sunday, April 19
Men’s Baseball vs. Jefferson CC, 1 p.m., Home
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Fiesta Latina-The Spanish Club invites the College
community to Fiesta Latina on Tuesday, April 14, at
11:30 a.m. in the Lally Mohawk Room with free food
and a performance by well-known musician Alex Torres
(pictured above) with his band. The band features
Nick Lue ‘99, who graduated from SCCC with a degree
in Music/Business.
P rom dress or costume,
come as you like
Pride Alliance President Julian Burnet promises that on
Friday, April 17, the Lally Mohawk Room will be
transformed into a hip club for Masquerade 2009.
“The campus has never had anything like this happen.
My vision was to bring elements of a club atmosphere
onto the campus. It’s going to be dynamic,” Julian said.
“You can consider it a spring fling, graduation party or
the prom you never went to.”
The party happens from 5 to 9 p.m. and features DJ Chef
Gin (SCCC alumnus Michael Gibson) spinning house,
salsa, old school and dance hall. There will be food,
giveaways, and the whole thing is free!
The Pride Alliance has held several events this year in an
effort to educate the campus and local community about
HIV/AIDS awareness. The club wanted to host
Masquerade as a way to give back to the College
community for all of their support during 2009-2010.
“Dress to impress, whether it be a costume or your
flashiest outfit. This is an opportunity for everyone to
come together and celebrate life,” Julian said.
Jazz Master-The
Empire Jazz
Orchestra, featuring
trombonist Curtis
Fuller (left), presents
their Spring Jazz
Master performance
on Tuesday, April 21,
at 8 p.m. in the Taylor
Auditorium. The
program includes
music by Mary Lou Williams, Quincy Jones and Count
Basie. Tickets: $15 and $6 for students. Call 381-1232
for tickets.

Dr. Karen Hosmer, Assistant Professor in the
Music Department (right), works with Shaker
High School student Elyse Barna during a Master
Class as part of Double Reed Day in March.
SCCC hosts third Double
Reed Day
The SCCC Music Department welcomed over 50
oboists and bassoonists for Capital Region Double
Reed Day on Saturday, March 28. Participants
played chamber music, attended workshops and
recitals and had the opportunity to purchase music
and instrument supplies.
The event was hosted by Dr. Karen Hosmer,
Assistant Professor in the Music Department.
Faculty from SUNY New Paltz, Ithaca College,
the College of Saint Rose and Skidmore College
were also involved. Participants ranged in age
from youth to those in their 70s and included
students, adult amateurs and professional
musicians. All had the chance to learn about the
College’s music programs and to work with
SCCC Adjunct Faculty Members Krassimir
Ivanov (bassoon)and Cliff Brucker (piano), and as
well as Dr. Hosmer and Professor Brett Wery.
A highlight of the day was the mass ensemble
recital performance. Rarely do more than 50
oboes, bassoons, contrabassoons and English
horns appear on stage at the same time, although
double reed bands were popular in the 1600s. The
mass ensemble premiered five new arrangements
ranging from Renaissance music to blues tunes.
SCCC Theatre students get
'original' view of Shakespeare
by Whitney Jackson,
Paralegal major
Several SCCC students spent
spring break immersing
themselves in Shakespeare’s
world, studying early modern
theatre practice.
On Wednesday, March 18, a
group of 23 students, faculty and
guests drove to Staunton, Va., to
participate in four days of performances,
lectures, workshops,
paper presentations, and talkback
sessions with the American
Shakespeare Center (ASC). The
Center’s resident company
performs in the Blackfriars
Theatre, the only re-creation
of the private, indoor playhouse
owned by Shakespeare’s
theater company.
The company at the ASC
produces the “Artists
Renaissance Season,” five early
modern plays staged using the
practices scholars believe were
current in the 16th and 17th
centuries. For instance, the actors
work without directors or
designers, use “cue scripts” or
“sides” which contain a specific
actor’s lines and cues, use only
live music and sounds, play
many parts in the same performance
and actively acknowledge
the presence of the audience.
“This style of production is
quick, light and cogent, and
serves as a fine model for our
Shakespearean production,” said
Professor Sandy Boynton.
Student Michael Lake said
taking the trip helped him get a
better understanding on
performing Shakespearean-era
plays.
“Their understanding of the
material of Shakespeare and his
contemporaries is phenomenal.
You can watch a show and be
convinced it’s modern English.
It’s easy to understand,” he said.
The group included most of the
principal actors in the current
SCCC Players’ production of
Romeo and Juliet: Ryan Glynn,
Jocelynn Joy Murphy, Justine
Grimm, Alan Angelo, John
Reheuser, Alicia Ennis, Connor
McKiernan, Clarence Finn, Ben
McCauley, Ruth Horne, Michael
Lake, Shane Sczepankowski,
Phil Beattie, Carson White, Katie
Mahoney, and Evan Russell.
They were accompanied by
alumnus Dan Stott and
Professor Boynton.
While at Blackfriars, SCCC
students had the chance to take
the stage for a three-hour
rehearsal, experimenting with the
staging of the recreation theatre.
“It’s the only way to perform
Shakespeare, to get down to
the basics, where it’s actor,
voice and movement, the three
main components of acting,”
Lake said.
The trip was sponsored by the
SCCC Drama Club and is one of
the two theater trips taken each
year to broaden the horizons
of SCCC students. Participants
pay for the Virginia trip
themselves.
Contest winner- Business and
Law Club President Carolina
Zamora and Secretary Amanda
Giminiani, both Paralegal
majors, announce the winner of
the club’s stereo raffle last
month. Ron Cusano, of the
SCCC Maintenance Department,
won the prize. The money raised
went to support the club’s
scholarship fund.
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Campus Resources
Academic Advisement
Elston 223/ext. 1277
Monday-Thursday 9 am-8 pm
Friday
9 am-1 pm
Academic Computing Lab
Elston Hall, 530/ext. 1213
Monday-Thursday 8:30 am-10 pm
Friday
8:30 am-4 pm
Saturday 9 am-3:30 pm
Academic Services
Elston Hall, 212/ext. 1348, 1349
Monday-Thursday 8:30 am-8 pm
Friday
8:30 am-4:30 pm
Accounting/CIS Tutor Lab
Elston 427, ext. 1041
Please see lab for hours.
ADA Transition Services
Elston 222/ext. 1345
Monday-Friday 8:30 am-4:30 pm
Admissions
Elston Hall, 221/ext. 1366, 1367
Monday-Thursday 8:30 am-8 pm
Friday
8:30 am-4:30 pm
Begley Library/ext. 1239
Monday-Thursday 8 am-9:30 pm
Friday
8 am-4:30 pm
Saturday 10 am-2 pm
Business Office, Student
Elston 527/ext. 1346, 1347
Monday-Friday 8:45 am-4:15 pm
Career and Employment
Services
Elston 223/ext. 1365
Monday-Friday 8:30 am-4:30 pm
(Evening hours available upon request.)
EASE online career
resources
www.sunysccc.edu/ces
Career Counseling
Elston 223/ext. 1365
Monday-Friday 8:30 am-4:30 pm
(Evenings by appointment.)
The College Store
Elston 109/ext. 1332
Mon., Tues. 8 am-6 pm
Wed., Thurs. 8 am-4 pm
Friday
8 am-2 pm
The Commons Elston/ext. 1330
Monday-Thursday 7:30 am-8 pm
Friday
7:30 am-2 pm
Computer Tutor Lab
Elston 427
See lab for hours.
Continuing Education
Stockade 120/ext. 1315, 1316
Monday-Thursday 8:30 am-8 pm
Friday
8:30 am-4:30 pm
Saturday 8:30 am-12 pm
(when classes are in session)
When classes are not in session,
open Mon.-Fri., 8:30 am-4:30 pm
Financial Aid
Elston Hall, 221/ext. 1352, 1354
Monday-Thursday 8:30 am-8 pm
Friday
8:30 am-4:30 pm
Gateway Montessori
Gateway 124/ext. 1455/1295
Monday-Friday 9 am-11:30 am
(Call for program information.)
Instructional Technology
Center Begley, ext. 1243
Monday-Thursday 8 am-9:30 pm
Friday
8 am-4:30 pm
Language Lab
Elston 520/ext. 1373
Mon., Wed. 9-11:30 am
12-2 pm
5-7:30 pm
Tuesday
9-11:30 am
12:30-2 pm
5-7 pm
Thursday 9-11:30 am
12-2 pm
5-7 pm
Friday
9:30 am-12 pm
Saturday 10 am-1 pm
Learning Center/Writing Lab
Elston 523/ext. 1246
Monday-Thursday 8:30 am-7:30 pm
Friday
8:30 am-4 pm
Saturday 10 am-3 pm
Math Lab Elston 518/ext. 1435
Monday-Thurs. 8:30 am-7:30 pm
Friday, Saturday 9 am-2 pm
Multicultural/Educational
Opportunity Programs
Elston 222/ext. 1279
Monday-Friday 8:30 am-4:30 pm
Personal Counseling
Elston 223/ext. 1365
Monday-Friday 8:30 am-4:30 pm
(Evenings by appointment.)
Transfer Counseling
Elston 223/ext. 1365
Monday-Friday 8:30 am-4:30 pm
(Evenings by appointment.)
TRIO Student Support
Services Elston 328/ext. 1465
See TRIO for hours.
Tutor Services
Elston 328-C/ext. 1461
Monday-Friday 8:30 am-4:30 pm
YWCA Children’s Center
Gateway Bldg./ext. 1375 or 1389
Monday-Friday 7:30 am-5:30 pm
(Evening hours available depending
on enrollment.)
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