Four Retirees--96 Total Years of Service

Beginning Monday, January 11th, student ID cards for the Enterprise campus will be available. Student ID cards will be available on the Ozark campus at a later time. A student ID card will afford you the opportunity to attend a variety of student activities. In addition, there are a variety of local discounts which can be redeemed at many local merchants by presenting your ID card.

Student ID card pictures will be taken daily during the class break and from 1:30 - 2:30pm. ID cards will be available for pickup the next day after your picture is taken or anytime thereafter.

For more information please call 334-347-2623 ext. 2295. 

A new and innovative competition recognizing outstanding community colleges includes Enterprise State Community College among the 120 top two-year colleges in the nation. As one of the top colleges ESCC is eligible to compete for the Aspen Prize.

According to the Aspen Institute's website, ". . . . the purpose of the Aspen Prize is to recognize community colleges with outstanding academic and workforce outcomes in both absolute performance and improvements over time. By focusing on student successes and lifting up models that work, the Aspen Prize will honor excellence, stimulate innovation, and create benchmarks for measuring progress."

"It is an honor for the College to be recognized as one of the top two-year institutions in the nation," says Dr. Nancy Chandler, ESCC president. "This competition is an opportunity for ESCC to evaluate our successes and to become a greater community college."

By the end of this year, after three strenuous rounds of competition, a grand prize winner and a runner-up will be announced. The prize purse is $1,000,000.

"I am pleased and excited by the Aspen Prize for Community Colleges and hope that the award will point out that these institutions, which educate the most at-risk student body in higher education with the fewest resources, are often the most innovative and learning-centered," says George Boggs, president and CEO of the American Association of Community Colleges.

More than 6,000,000 students are currently enrolled in America's 1,200 community colleges. A study by Georgetown University labor economists predict that there will be a shortfall of at least three million degree-holding workers by 2018. They also predict a shortfall of 4.7 million postsecondary certificate-holding workers.

"Our role is clear. Our goal, as always, remains: providing our students with an excellent education to prepare them for whatever field they plan to enter," says Dr. Chandler. "Being selected in the top 120 community colleges in the nation is a significant achievement of which we are very proud.

"It is also a testimony to the support we receive from the communities we serve across the state and to the College's integral role in enhancing the quality of life of our students as individuals and of our communities in general."

All first-time students attending the Alabama Aviation Center at Albertville, a unit of Enterprise State Community College, are required to attend Orientation. Orientation provides these students with information about ESCC, its programs, and its services to help students succeed. A session is scheduled for January 6, 4:15-8:15 p.m. Please contact the Center at (256) 279-0940 to reserve space. To find out more about the Alabama Aviation Center, go online to aviation.escc.edu. Spring semester classes begin January 9.

The Student Government Association on the Enterprise Campus of Enterprise State Community College recently kicked off a canned food drive to benefit people in the Enterprise area through the Salvation Army. Coffee County Social Worker Michele Smith says, "We love for organizations such as this to provide food for the needy people here. If we don't get this food, we have to take it out of our limited funds. Because of the economy there is a growing need for food. More and more families are struggling." Pictured from left to right are Jessica Glover of Daleville, Deanna Adams of Enterprise, Anna Fountain of Geneva, Hannah Martin and Sunny Buchler of Enterprise, Tanesha Jones of Dothan, Michelle Smith--Salvation Army, Holton Helms of Slocomb, Brooklyn Trahan of Zion Chapel, Seth McCollough of Enterprise, Amber Prytual of Samson, Justus Crawford of Geneva, and ESCC SGA sponsor Terri Parker. Boxes to collect canned food are located in various areas around the Enterprise Campus.

The new Enterprise State Community College Ambassadors, Enterprise Campus, for the 2011-2012 school year are pictured, from left to right, on the front row--Deanna Adams of Samson, Amber Nolin and Ciera Pilcher of Enterprise, Kaitlin Smith of Geneva, Megan Hataway of Enterprise, Amber Campbell, Kristy Nelson, and Debra Jackson of Ozark, Brittany Clarke of New Brockton, Vanessa Nelson of Zion Chapel, Talaina McCray of Hartford, Derrian Driggers of Kinston, and Kayla Sullins of Enterprise. On the second row, from left to right, are Sunny Buchler of Enterprise, Brooklyn Trahan, Courtney Rhodes, and Kayla Pope of Zion Chapel, Jessica Ganous of Wicksburg, Ashley Snell of Kinston, Kayla Davis of Slocomb, and Samantha Cooke and Tina Leger of Hartford. On the third row, from left to right, are Clay Eagerton, Matthew Wilkes, and Evan Sanders of Enterprise, Robert Driggers of New Brockton, Zach Justice of Slocomb, Seth McCollough and Adam Smith of Enterprise, Blake Hendricks of Zion Chapel, Brent Khneisser of Ariton, Lee Merritt, Stephen Geiger, Colby Jordan, and Scottie Burdeshaw of Slocomb, and Justus Crawford of Geneva. The Ambassadors serve as the official hosts and hostesses for the College. These students act as tour guides for visiting groups and also help with events on campus such as Math Tournaments and Scholars Bowl. Selection requirements include being a full-time student, having a 2.5 grade point average, completing an application, and participating in an interview. To find out more about the Ambassadors or about attending Enterprise State Community College, call (334) 347-2623 or go online to www.escc.edu. Registration is now open for spring semester, and classes begin January 9.

All first-time students attending the Alabama Aviation Center at Ozark, a unit of Enterprise State Community College, are required to attend Orientation. Orientation provides these students with information about the Center, its programs, and its services to help students succeed. Students may attend a session scheduled for January 13, 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. Please contact the Center at (334) 774-5113 for more information. To find out more about the Alabama Aviation Center, go online to aviation.escc.edu. Spring semester classes begin January 9.

The Second Commencement and Coin Ceremony of the Alabama Aviation Center at Ozark, a unit of Enterprise State Community College, was held recently. The ceremony featured the Alabama Lieutenant Governor, Kay Ivey, as speaker. Pictured waiting to march in for the ceremony are, from left to right, Debbie Devasure, Jeffery Young, and Daniel Bateman, all of Ozark.

Pictured waiting to march in for the ceremony are, from left to right, Marcy Milton, Melissa Munguia, Latisha Caldwell, and Elizabeth Cornett, all from Enterprise.

Pictured waiting to march in for the ceremony are, from left to right, Ricky Byrd of Level Plains and Wallace Mitchell of Daleville.

"Twelve graduates from the Alabama Aviation Center in Ozark have been recruited by L-3 Communications' Mission Integration Division located in Greenville, Texas," says Dr. Nancy Chandler, Enterprise State Community College president.

"This contract's significance shows our graduates being employed outside the State of Alabama during an economical time marking employers' needing technicians with specialized and specific skills and training.

"We look forward to pressing this effort and opening up new opportunities for our graduates across the nation."

L-3 Mission Integration develops complex intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance systems, command and control, and secure communications. It is recognized as a systems integration organization specializing in the modernization and maintenance of aircraft of all sizes.

Mission Integration is a leader in signal processing, electronic countermeasures, sensor development, and aircraft self-protection.

The Greenville, Texas company operates under the umbrella of an international L-3 Communications Corporation headquartered in New York City.

"One of the managers of the Greenville facility has assured me they will consider AAC the first place to hire recent graduates in the future," says Jay Harbert, Aviation Division Director.

"He expressed true appreciation for the quality of the faculty, graduates, and the degree to which our students are trained.

"The first graduates reported this past Monday for orientation and training at the facility," says Harbert. "Many of our students have conveyed their thanks for actively pursuing more industry partners to offer employment opportunities."

Customers of L-3 Mission Integration range from Homeland Security to Border Surveillance and Control and Special Operations Aviation and Support.

To find out more about careers in aviation maintenance and enrolling in Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certified programs provided by the Alabama Aviation Center in Ozark, call (334) 774-5113 or go online to aviation.escc.edu.

Retirees from Enterprise State Community College were recognized recently for their years of service to the institution. President Nancy Chandler presented each retiree with a commemorative. Pictured from left to right are Dr. Chandler, Associate Dean of Planning and Institutional Advancement Susan Steck with 24 years of service, Dean of Instruction Dr. Judy Miller with 30 years of service, biology instructor Charla Adkison with 22 years of service, and business administration and computer science instructor Joseph Logan with 42 years of service.

Enterprise State Community College's Division of Fine Arts will present the 2011 Christmas Concert on Monday, December 5, at 7:00 p.m., at First Baptist Church in Enterprise.

The program features the ESCC Band directed by Mrs. Susanne Markel and the Community Concert Choir and the Entertainers directed by Mr. Ken Thomas. The choirs will be accompanied on organ by Dr. Jean Johnson and piano by Mrs. Carol Windham.

Popular Christmas songs featuring solos and small group performances, as well as all of the groups, provide the sounds of the season. The audience will be invited to sing along and request some of their favorite Christmas hymns.

The concert is free, and the public is invited to attend. For more information regarding this or other performance opportunities, contact Mr. Thomas at (334) 347-2623, ext. 2319 or kthomas@escc.edu.

To find out about music studies at ESCC, call the (334) 347-2623 or go online to www.escc.edu. Registration is open now, and spring semester begins January 9.

Dr. Nancy W. Chandler, Enterprise State Community College (ESCC) president, announces Dr. Matthew Hughes as the dean of instruction at ESCC. Prior to his employment at ESCC Dr. Hughes served as the Director of Workforce Development for the Alabama Department of Postsecondary Education and the Governor’s Office of Workforce Development.

"Dr. Hughes brings essential educational supervisory experience to the College," says Dr. Chandler. "He has an extensive understanding of our academic and technical programs, our overall statewide mission, and the academic needs at all locations. I am pleased to welcome Dr. Hughes to Enterprise State Community College."

Dr. Hughes was appointed as the Director of the Governor’s Office on Workforce Development in 2007, while serving in a dual capacity as the Director for the Workforce Development Division for the Alabama Department of Postsecondary Education. In this capacity Dr. Hughes was also a member of the Chancellor’s Executive Council. From 2005 to 2007, Dr. Hughes was Dean of Technical Instruction for Enterprise State Community College.

"I am very happy and excited to be part of the ESCC family. It's an honor to serve as dean of instruction for a great college that plays such an important role in the lives of many people," says Dr.Hughes. "I can't say how pleased I am with the support I've received from President Chandler and the faculty and staff from all of our campuses. It's good to be back home!"

Dr. Hughes' holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Mississippi State University in Starkville, a master of science degree from the University of Florida in Gainesville, and a Doctor of Philosophy degree from Ohio State University in Columbus.

Enterprise State Community College art and photography instructor, Lynn Ledbetter, won an Honorable Mention in the Santa Fe Photography Workshops competition for Spring 2011. The book, Light, featuring the artists and their winning photographs, was just issued.

Reid Callahan, director for the Santa Fe Photography Workshops and one of the judges commented in the book that 751 photographers from 29 countries entered 2,777 photographs in the competition.

Ledbetter's entry, entitled "Almost Home," was taken with an iPhone camera and was manipulated with applications. Using another application she transferred the image to her computer for resizing and uploading to the competition site.

"I feel honored to have placed in this competition," says Ledbetter. "I tell my Photo I students to constantly look at quality work and read photography publications, but, last year I also suggested they enter contests. I told them it would be a great way to jumpstart their creativity. I myself had never entered a contest. I entered the Santa Fe contests to practice what I teach."

The grand prize is free attendance at one of the workshops, which are quite expensive. The prizes run up to $13,000, and competitors enter three images for a $40.00 fee, with each additional entry for $10.00.

The other judges for the competition were Senior Picture Editor for National Geographic Images Collection Steve St. John, Photo Editor for Outside magazine Amy Feitelberle, and photographer Nevada Weir.

Ledbetter also won an Honorable Mention in "Family" in the first competition with the Workshops.

" The photo I submitted, 'Me, Christy, and Alyssa' was made for a self-portrait assignment for a Photography I class at the University of New Mexico in 1986. It was originally a silver gelatin print from a 35mm negative, and for the contest, I scanned the negative for digital submission.. Interestingly, the assignment is much the same as one I give my own Photography I students here at ESCC almost thirty years later."

For the first contest 702 photographers from 25 countries submitted 2,544 entries. Fifty winners were chosen.

The judges for the first competition were Anthony Bannon with George Eastman House, photographer Julie Blackmon, Deputy Photo Editor of People Magazine Brenna Britton, and Callahan.

For more information about the competition, go to www.santafeworkshops.com.

For more information about ESCC's photography courses, call Ledbetter at (334) 347-2623, ext. 2254 or e-mail to lledbetter@escc.edu. For more information about being admitted to the College or registering for courses, call (334) 347-2623 or go to www.escc.edu. The fall semester's second mini-term begins October 12.

PHOTO/CUTLINE: ESCC photography instructor Lynn Ledbetter shows her honorable mention winners in the fall 2010 and spring 2011 Santa Fe Photography Workshops publication, Light, of the competition winners. On the left is the photo entitled "Me, Christy, and Alyssa," and on the right is the photo entitled "Almost Home."

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ESCC Scholarships - March 1 Deadline

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• The ESCC Enterprise Campus, Monday-Thursday, from 9:00 a.m.-Noon and from 6:00-9:00 p.m., and Tuesday and Thursday, from 1:00-4:00 p.m. in Wallace Hall, Room 202.
• The ESCC Ft. Rucker Site,Tuesday and Thursday, from 9:00 a.m.-Noon in Bldg. 4502, Room 312.
• The ESCC Ozark Aviation Campus, Monday and Wednesday, from 9:00-Noon, and Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 6:00-9:00 p.m. in Brown Building, Room 102.
• The Frisco Voting Building, Coffee County Highway 110, Monday and Tuesday from 9:00 a.m.-Noon
• New Brockton High School, Room 12, Monday and Wednesday from 6:00-9:00 p.m.
• Elba Elementary School, Room 4B, Tuesday and Thursday from 6:00-9:00 p.m.
• Geneva High School, Monday and Thursday from 6:00-9:00 p.m.
• Hartford Family Resource Center, Tues and Thursday from 8:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m., and Monday and Wednesday from 6:00- 9:00 p.m.
• Samson High School, Room 303, Tuesday and Thursday from 6:00-9:00 p.m.
• Troy/Pike Center for Technology, Monday, Tuesday and Thursday from 4:00-7:00 p.m.
• Pike Area Career Center, Monday-Thursday from 8 a.m.-Noon and 1:00-3:00 p.m.
• Brundidge United Methodist Church, Monday and Thursday from 4:00-7:00 p.m.
• Enterprise One Stop, Monday-Thursday from 7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
• Zion Chapel High School, Tuesday and Thursday from 5:00-8:00 p.m.
• Slocomb High School, Room 120, Tuesday and Thursday from 6:00-9:00 p.m.

Adults who pass the GED Test will earn a one-course scholarship to attend any two-year college in Alabama. Call 347-2623, ext. 2218 to find out more about these special FREE classes!

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English as a Second Language provides beginning, intermediate, and advanced instruction in English for non-native speakers.  Emphasis includes speaking, listening, reading, and writing.  FREE classes are offered at Enterprise State Community College's Enterprise Campus. Three separate sessions are scheduled on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 8:00-11:00 a.m. and 6:00-9:00 p.m.  To find out more call 347-2623, ext. 2218.

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