KUDOS

Congratulations to the Respiratory Therapy Program! The HACC Respiratory Therapy Program, under the direction of Curtis Aumiller, was again honored this year with the Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC) Distinguished RRT Credentialing Success Award. This award is given to programs that have a greater than 90% pass rate on the RRT credentialing examination. This is the eighth year in a row that HACC has been given this honor.

Kudos to Stephanie Foster and her dedication to the HR team!

Kudos to the following participants who provided insightful and constructive feedback for the HR Communication Focus Group: Lisa DeLorenzo, Annmarie Driscoll, Kristin Graeser, Jenny Heberlein, Abderrahim Kherchttou, Christine Nowik, Elizabeth Stahl, Vicki Van Hise, and Amanda Wilkins. Thank you!

Kudos to Veronica Thomas-Gladden for all her hard work and dedication to support the Office of Human Resources!

Kudos to the entire OHR team for truly demonstrating and living HACC’s core values!

HACC Library faculty and staff would like to express their gratitude to Kathleen Conley as she steps down from her role as Department Chair. Kathleen has been the Chair since Academic Affairs adopted the current model eight years ago and served as the Chair representative to Faculty Senate Council for many terms. Since 2013, she has led the faculty librarians to incorporate active learning and scaffolded instruction in the classroom, to pursue equity in collection development, to use Navigate in their role as advisors, and to always first consider the student . During the time of COVID, Kathleen continued to lead the faculty as they taught students in more than 600 information literacy sessions and 2500 Library Chats. Kathleen has a gift for understanding a person's strengths and encouraging the development of those strengths in a professional environment. Students and faculty will now appreciate having more of her experience in their classrooms, whether remote, in-person, or virtually.

Kudos to Matthew Pragel, department chair of Math and Computer Science, for being awarded the Leila and Simon Peskoff Award through the American Mathematical Association of Two Year Colleges (AMATYC). The Peskoff Award honors individuals who have demonstrated a commitment to continued growth in mathematics, demonstrated familiarity with the scholarship of teaching, and who have completed the two-year Project ACCCESS program.

Congratulations to Curtis Aumiller, Program Director of Respiratory Therapy, has completed his PH.D. degree in Public Policy and Administration in Health Science.

Kudos to Theresa Witkowski, Marla Wilson, and Joanne McPherson for their willingness to take on additional tasks on behalf of the team.

Kudos to Bree Bolin for her responsiveness and dedication to the Talent Acquisition team.

Kudos to Christine Mummert, Biology and Jennifer Billman, Biology for their excellent work representing the department in HACC’s “Meet Your Biology Faculty” video project.

Kudos to Monica Gabbidon, Chemistry and Rosemary Yovic, Chemistry who have spent the past year preparing and tearing down lab exercises for students doing hands-on Chemistry instruction at the Harrisburg Campus. Their work is emblematic of the many contributions made by adjunct faculty to support student learning during the pandemic.

Kudos to Peter McFarlane, Randy Fulp and Gary Warren for the amazing job that was done deep cleaning all restrooms in addition to the deep cleaning and sealing of all restroom floors on the Harrisburg Campus and both Midtown I and II buildings.

Kudos to Scott Alston, Kim Apgar, Mark Brown, Jim Campbell III, Jim Campbell, Jr., Elizabeth Cook, Daniel Finley, Russ Kinter, Juan Lugo, Dave Mehaffie, Israel Mora, Jerome Perrin, Mike Rodic, Des Sherer, Lena Shoffler, Reggie Wise, Jeff Oliverio, Charles Levy, Val Miller, Gary Warren, Randy Fulp and Peter McFarlane for their continuous dedication in doing everything they can to provide a safe and healthy environment for both staff and students who continue to be on campus and to prepare for the return of others. They have many times put others and their needs in front of their own.

Kudos to the custodial team for working to create a spotless floor with a high-gloss sheen and preparing the stalls and fixtures in the bathrooms for the fall semester in the McCormick building - they look fantastic!

Kudos to the Harrisburg maintenance team as they completed the annual Bruce E. Cooper Flood Planking Plan exercise required by the City of Harrisburg and FEMA because the Cooper Building is located in the AE (100-year) flood plain. Led by Randall Campbel and Jay Lohman, team members Brian Cigac, John Albright and Eric Hansbury met the “active floodproofing” requirements of the HACC Emergency Drill exercise to move the planking materials from the CSC Warehouse to the Cooper Building and installing and removing flood prevention gates.

Kudos to Rod Bates and Jay Lohman and their teams for going above and beyond to manage, problem solve, move, tag, organize, reorganize, shuffle, pack, and move again the Midtown 2 project tasks. They have been highly proficient and creative with problem solving, negotiating, analyzing and developing work-arounds and overall ensuring that the project stays on track. Thank you for your dedication and teamwork!

Kudos to Chef Tom Long and Chef Steve Gump. These two will soon be able to write a memoir “My Experience Working for Every Department at HACC”! We have always known these two to be the most positive and upbeat guys, but now they truly are some of the hardest working as well. The chefs joined the Maintenance team on temporary assignment, following the closing of the screening booths, and they have been assisting us with all the moves and logistics around the Midtown 2 consolidation effort. Their help has been so impactful to our operation and facilities cannot begin to thank them enough.

Kudos to PA STEAM Academy for subleasing the Midtown 2 Building this year, which is the last year of the HACC lease. The Academy will occupy the third floor, several classrooms on the second floor, and areas on the first floor as we continue to move the HACC programs and offices to Midtown 1, Hall Tech and Whitaker Building.

Kudos to all the maintenance, custodial and grounds teams at all campuses for their hard work over the past 18 months preparing the campuses for the fall return of students, staff and faculty. #HACCProud!

Kudos to Kudos to Danielle Adams for leading the communications plan for the Lebanon Campus building sale!

Kudos to Danielle Adams for leading the communications plan for the HACC systems update!

Kudos to Christina Kelley for stepping in to assist with a last-minute grants-related project!

Kudos to Rickiea Cohen for her thoughtful, passionate and empathetic work with our future students!

Kudos to Chikobi Ijomah for his love for our future students and commitment to inclusion, diversity and belonging!

Kudos to Michelle Seener for her patience, kindness and care with our future students! Her story is amazing, and she is a role model for our students.

Kudos to Abderrahim Kherchttou for his excellent presentation to the OCA team recently! The topic was microaggressions.

Kudos to Ellen Horsch and Briana Bolin for championing new, creative and ethical ways to recruit high-performing employees!

Kudos to Desovia Musson for assuming her new role with the excellence that we have come to expect!

Kudos to Dr. Ski for biking for our students and raising much-needed funds! The Cabinet will join you for your next bike ride. LOL! #HACCno

Kudos to Sherrie Whisler for assisting with financial-related matters in Mike’s absence!

Kudos to Megan Hoose for her MANY contributions to the Admissions Department! She is a blessing!

Kudos to Jill Matolyak and Cristy Quade for their great work with our international students! We look forward to welcoming many of them back in the fall!

Kudos to Chala Thomas for the difference she is making with our future students! We SEE you, and we APPRECIATE you!

Kudos to Farrah Trimble for her recent presentation to the OCA team about the relationships between Black women and White women!

Kudos to the OCA team’s casual and part-time colleagues – Hannah Book, Amanda Messmer, Shannon Snyder and Rachel Strausbaugh! They are essential to helping the OCA team serve our students, colleagues, donors and alumni.

Kudos to Dr. Ski, the best community college president in the land! I truly admire that you boldly address issues and topics that make other so-called leaders clutch their pearls! You have no idea how refreshing this is.

Kudos to Kim Kelsey for the exceptional data she provided about students who have received HACC Foundation funding!

Kudos to Kelly Swanson for serving on the many workgroups that were established to resolve long-time challenges! The needle is moving in the right direction due to her leadership, commitment, perseverance and brilliance!

Kudos to Mandy Six and the Welcome Center team for their planning of the upcoming Student ID drive!

Kudos to Howard Alexander and the “Navigators” for their continued support for faculty and staff in the use of Navigate.

Kudos to Vito Damone and the entire Safety & Security team for keeping the campuses safe and their diligent preparation for returning to campus.

Kudos to Safety & Security for completion of Emergency Response Training in partnership with the Harrisburg Police Department.

Kudos to the payroll team for their quick resolutions or responses to issues and for persevering through the One College re-org issues.