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Quinebaug Valley Community College announced that it has earned the 2020-2021 Military Friendly® School designation, maintaining Gold status distinction.

Institutions earning the Military Friendly® School designation were evaluated using both public data sources and responses from a proprietary survey. More than 1,000 schools participated in the 2020-2021 survey with 695 earning the designation.

The 2020-­2021 Military Friendly® Schools list will be published in the May issue of G.I. Jobs magazine and can be found at www.militaryfriendly.com.

Methodology, criteria, and weightings were determined by Viqtory with input from the Military Friendly® Advisory Council of independent leaders in the higher education and military recruitment community. Final ratings were determined by combining the institution’s survey scores with the assessment of the institution’s ability to meet thresholds for Student Retention, Graduation, Job Placement, Loan Repayment, Persistence (Degree Advancement or Transfer) and Loan Default rates for all students and, specifically, for student veterans.

Annie Hill, QVCC Veterans Associate and School Certifying Official stated, “It is such an honor to have been named a Military Friendly® School, maintaining our Gold status distinction. Quinebaug Valley Community College is so proud to have been recognized for the level of service provided to the students who have so selflessly served our country. Veteran students are an integral part of our college community, and their successes are indicative in this achievement.”

Military Friendly’s National Director Josh Rosen stated, “Our ability to apply a clear, consistent standard to colleges creates a competitive atmosphere that encourages colleges to invest in programs to provide educational outcomes that are better for the Military Community as a whole.”

For more information about QVCC’s student veteran programs, visit QVCC’s website at www.qvcc.edu/veterans.

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About Military Friendly® Schools:
The Military Friendly® Schools list is created each year based on extensive research using public data sources for more than 8,800 schools nationwide, input from student veterans, and responses to the proprietary, data­-driven Military Friendly® Schools survey from participating institutions. The survey questions, methodology, criteria and weighting were developed with the assistance of an independent research firm and an advisory council of educators and employers. The survey is administered for free and is open to all post­secondary schools that wish to participate. Criteria for consideration can be found at www.militaryfriendly.com.

About Quinebaug Valley Community College:
QVCC is committed to providing the best possible education, guidance, and support for our military men and women. We take pride in offering veterans and service members a strong support system, including assistance with military educational benefits packages, advising, registration and certification services in a one-stop fashion. The dedicated Veterans Oasis, Veterans Advisory Committee, Veterans Day Celebration, Veterans Stand Down Resource Fair, and Veterans Garden are some of the ways QVCC supports its veterans.

About Viqtory:
Founded in 2001, VIQTORY is a service-disabled, veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB) that connects the military community to civilian employment, educational and entrepreneurial opportunities through its G.I. Jobs® and Military Friendly® brands.  VIQTORY and its brands are not a part of or endorsed by the U.S. Dept of Defense or any federal government entity. Learn more about VIQTORY at www.viqtory.com.

For further information or to arrange interviews, contact:
Josh Rosen
Military Friendly
Military Friendly National Director
Josh.Rosen@militaryfriendly.com 

Annie Hill
Quinebaug Valley Community College
Veterans Associate and School Certifying Official
ahill@qvcc.edu |860-932-4114

Quinebaug Valley Community College has announced the spring schedule of training programs for local business professionals. From March through June 2020, the QVCC Danielson campus will host several corporate-training workshops through the Business & Industry Services department. The workshops will kick off with a two-session Conflict Resolution program, held on March 4 and March 11, 2020. Later in March, QVCC will launch its popular Leadership @ All Levels and Succeeding as a Supervisor series.

In April, the college’s Feel Better – Work Better series will begin, with six one-day workshops on the in-demand topics of Emotional Intelligence, Organizational Skills, Managing Workplace Stress & Anxiety, Time Management, Assertiveness and Self-Confidence, and Goal Setting & Getting Things Done.

“These workshops are designed to help folks develop new skills and build on existing strengths,” explained Business & Industry Services Director Andrew Morrison. “We ask the trainees to bring their real-world insight and experience to the table so they can learn from one another as much as from the trainer. Everyone leaves with new tools that can be immediately applied in the workplace.”

Registration fees vary per workshop and prospective participants are encouraged to ask their employer to sponsor them into their chosen program. Details on the spring workshops, the registration process, and onsite training options can be found by visiting www.qvcc.edu/training or by contacting the QVCC Business & Industry Services department at (860) 932-4360.

February is Black History Month. Quinebaug Valley Community College invites you to join us on February 12 at 10am-2pm in the Robert E. Miller Auditorium as we celebrate Black History Month and the sesquicentennial (150th anniversary) of the Fifteenth Amendment. QVCC is honored to welcome back Dr. Stacey Close, Associate Provost/Vice President for Equity and Diversity at Eastern Connecticut State University, for the presentation, “African Americans and the Vote.”

In addition to the sesquicentennial of the Fifteenth Amendment (1870) and the right of black men to the ballot after the Civil War, the year 2020 also marks the centennial (100th anniversary) of the Nineteenth Amendment and the culmination of the women’s suffrage movement. The theme speaks to the ongoing struggle on the part of both black men and black women for the right to vote. Through voting-rights campaigns and legal suits from the turn of the twentieth century to the mid-1960s, African Americans made their voices heard as to the importance of the vote. The contribution of black suffragists occurred not only within the larger women’s movement, but within the larger black voting rights movement.

This presentation is free and open to the public. Sponsored by QVCC’s Cultural Programming Committee.

The Quinebaug Valley Community College Foundation is offering $140,000 in scholarships for the 2020-2021 academic year. QVCC is proud that the last nine graduating classes left QVCC with zero federal student loan debt. Thanks to state grants, excellent financial aid advising, and scholarships from The Foundation, QVCC is able to provide a debt-free college education to students of Northeast Connecticut and beyond.

The majority of scholarships are available to new (incoming) QVCC students, as well as returning students. Part-time students are also eligible, but must be taking two or more classes. Most require a minimum GPA of 3.0., but several scholarships are available for QVCC students graduating in May 2020.

The College continues to help our residents become students. Kate Crescenzo, resident of Willimantic, CT, was awarded a $1,500 for the 2019-2020 academic year, which has allowed her to graduate this upcoming May debt-free! “I have had an amazing educational experience at QVCC. I’m excited and confident to move forward in my academic and professional careers with a solid foundation, thanks to my time here. I am even more grateful that I have received this outstanding education completely debt-free!”

QVCC Foundation scholarship applications go live on February 1, 2020. Visit www.QVCC.edu/scholarships to learn more or apply. The scholarship application deadline is March 13, 2020.

DANIELSON, CT — Quinebaug Valley Community College has a number of upcoming spring events. The following events are free and open to the public:

• January 30 – Chinese New Year Celebration – Join us on Thursday, January 30 at 12:30pm in the Robert E. Miller Auditorium for Chinese New Year, celebrating 2020: The year of the rat. Dream Performing Arts and their many talented performers will be here for singing and dancing demonstrations. Contact: Ling-chuan Chu (lchu@qvcc.edu, 860-932-4072).
• February 12 – Black History Month – Celebrate Black History Month with QVCC from 10am-2pm on February 12 in the Robert E. Miller Auditorium. We will welcome back Dr. Stacey Close, Associate Provost and Vice President for Equity and Diversity at Eastern Connecticut State University, for a presentation on “African Americans and the Vote.” Contact: Michelle Jones (mjones@qvcc.edu, 860-932-4075).
• February 4, 11, 18, 25 – Tour Tuesdays – Come visit QVCC for Tour Tuesdays! Every Tuesday at 5:30pm during the month of February. See what QVCC can offer you! Contact: Sarah Hendrick (shendrick@qvcc.edu, 860-932-4096).
• March 11 – Open House – Join us for our Spring Open House on March 11 at 6pm. Open House is the best way to discover why QVCC should be your choice for starting, finishing, or continuing your college education. One student who applies on or before March 11 (and attends Open House) will win a $1,000 scholarship towards a degree or credit certificate program. Contact: Sarah Hendrick (shendrick@qvcc.edu, 860-932-4096).
• March 26 – Naloxone Training – Through the Connecticut Healthy Campus Initiative grant (CHCI), QVCC will offer a free training on administering Naloxone (Narcan) during an opioid overdose. The training will be held on March 26 in room W106 (Danielson Campus) from 5-6pm. Training is open to the public and includes a free Naloxone kit to take with you. Contact: Mikaela Kitka (mkitka@qvcc.edu, 860-932-4299).

Quinebaug Valley Community College has announced the names of 202 students named to the fall semester dean’s list:

Andover
Estela Hernandez

Ashford
Nikki Burnett, Diana Cone, Sarah Gamache, Jared Green, Adam Klesser, Yuliia Serheieva

Baltic
Matthew Thomas

Bloomfield
David Esangbedo

Brooklyn
Michael Addison, Daniel Estremera Jr., Antonio Machiavelli, Nathan Maldonado, Joseph Pressley, Michael Rivera, Hailey Barrows, Andrew Davis, Ariel Flounders, Hanna Forsten, Nathan Graveline, Carson Hadley, William Hamill, Autumn Jackson, Anthony Jean, Zachariah Lehoux, Sherry Lowe, Anthony Menounos, Shyanne Metzger, Tiahma Rawls, Natalia Reali, Itzel  Rojas, Michael Scott, Robert Siwko, Justin Soucy

Chaplin
Michael Burdick

Colchester
Dustin Paquette

Coventry
Brent LaVoie, Tyler LePage, Melissa Morton

Danielson
Erica Bates, Jeaneen Cloutier, Angela Dean, Rebecca Ducat, Jon Dufault, Delia Eldridge, Morgan Harvey, Candice Koolhaas, Michaela Marshall, James McIntire, Samantha Morowski, Jenna Normandin, Christina Petty, Kayla Picciarelli, Megan Reynolds, Vanessa Simmons, John Swinyer, Brianna Worden

Dayville
Carolyn Anderson, Brendon Auger, Sarah Azizi, Samantha Hindle, Brianna Hogan, Emily Keeling, Rachel Martinelli, Lynn Paquin, Vincent Pontarelli, Jarrica Rainville, Jenna Rodrigues, Tayler Tracy, Nicolas Washburn, Joseph Wolchesky

Eastford
Ty Nilo

Franklin
Derek Achille

Griswold
Mary Hayden, Ericka Schaedler

Groton
Jennylyn Duyan

Hampton
William Lehoux, India McDermott Arriola, Phoebe Miller, Holly Neborsky, Alayna O’Callaghan, Glenna Silk

Killingly
Jessica Bedard-Plummer

Lebanon
Kasandra Fox

Mansfield Center
Jennifer Del Valle, Braden Lemire, Marisol Prather, Ruth Soderberg

Meriden
Quyen Di Sabino

Moosup
Ryan Ballard, Shania Fontaine, Heather Magao, Nicole Mahon, James Murphy, Anjuli Pickett, Lindsey Salas

North Grosvenordale
Tyler Baker, Ernest Blanchard Jr., Laura Durand, Heather Gauthier-Bourgeois, Talia Gould, Sylwia Helwig, Justin Phelps

North Windham
Lisa Gardner, Maxwell Landeck

Norwich        
Jonathan Maurice

Old Mystic
Alec Rugh

Old Saybrook
Daniel Baldi

Oneco
Ashley Finley

Plainfield
Amanda Abbott, Alyssa Aubin, Annalicia Berard, Brandon Fitzpatrick, Rebecca Knowlton, Amanda LaRochelle, Elizabeth Lemoine, Kristi Luchi, Bernadette Michaud, Michael Mosher Jr., Joshua Sandage, Holly Schroth, Madison Tatro, Joshua Titus, Patricia Wilson, Rijon Zekiri

Pomfret
Dawn Libby

Pomfret Center
Caitlin Barclay, Daniel Harrington, Gabrielle Larrow, Geoffrey McCann, James McNamara

Putnam
Jason Barber, Jason Becker, Kevin Champagne, Selena Cordero, Christopher Heaney, Mia Herrera, Natalie Ionkin, Hailey Jaques, Lauren Jones, Brittany Kallio, Ismail  Kiani, Mark LaMountain, Heather Montie, Aaron Ocasio, Kristina Radlo, Christopher Salce, Ronald Saucier, Katrina Suibielski, Garrett Sward, Alicia Troiano, Breana Weidele

Quaker Hill
Heather Stetner

Sterling
Alyssa Ford, Lauryn Hart, Zachary Moore, Nicholas Polaino

Stonington
John Bibeau

Storrs Mansfield
Nicole Abbott, Ashley Sackschewsky

Taftville        
Cheryl Chabot

Thompson
Anna Carr, Linda Charlton, Regina Cross, Kaitlyn Morton, Julia Radlo, Hannah Weiss

Wauregan
Stacy Barr

Willimantic  
Arely Garcia, Christina Haynes, Frank Hendrick, Doralis Lozano-Santiago, Beatriz Morales Portalatin, Tatiana Oliveras, Keith Udal

Willington
Isabella Donaldson

Windham
George Rosenberg

Woodstock
Robert Baldino, Seth Benoit, Kaylea Bessios, Aaron Blanchflower, Francesca Cicarelli, Korrin Durning, Javier Gonzalez, Genie Johnson, Seth Kelly, Dominick Lucenti, Lillian Mandeville, Dylan Martin, Zachary Mowry, Jolisa Peabody, Tristan Raszka, Emily Rosaci

Woodstock Valley
Harrison Frost, Gabriella Pompeo-Geremia

Dudley, MA
Abigail Spiewakowski

Southbridge, MA
Brent Bohm, Kathryn Bohm

Webster, MA
Adrienne Verity

Chepachet, RI
Rowan Coleman

North Providence, RI
Jacob Kaufman

Scituate, RI
Thomas Long

Quinebaug Valley Community College was approved for a continuation of the Connecticut Healthy Campus Initiative (CHCI) grant in the amount of $20,000 for a Campus Opioid Education and Awareness Program; funded by the Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS), with the support of the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMSHA).The overall purpose of the grant is to create an opioid education and awareness program for our students, their families, and the community.

In collaboration with the Southeastern Regional Action Council (SERAC) and the CHCI grant, QVCC will offer a free Naloxone (Narcan) training on Thursday, December 5th from 5:00- 6:00pm in room W106. This training will teach participants the signs of an opioid overdose and how to administer Naloxone, a lifesaving overdose reversal medication, which will be provided to each participant at no cost. Additional trainings will take place in February and April 2020.

For further information and/or to register for events, please contact Mikaela Kitka at 860-932-4299 or mkitka@qvcc.edu.

Quinebaug Valley Community College is hosting a number of events in December. These events are free and open to the public.

• December 3 & 10 – Tour Tuesdays – Come take a tour of QVCC’s Danielson campus on December 3 or December 10 at 5:30pm. 742 Upper Maple Street, Danielson, CT 06239. Contact: Sarah Hendrick (shendrick@qvcc.edu, 860-932-4096).
• December 3 – Giving Tuesday – #GivingTuesday is a global day of giving celebrated on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving. The QVCC Foundation is asking you to give the gift of education and help support local students at QVCC. Give online at www.QVCC.edu, on campus, or at Zip’s Diner! Contact: Monique Wolanin (mwolanin@qvcc.edu, 860-932-4174).
• December 5 – Naloxone Training – Save a life, get trained on Naloxone. Through the Connecticut Healthy Campus Initiative grant, QVCC will offer a free training on administering Naloxone (Narcan) during an opioid overdose. Training is open to the public and includes a free Naloxone kit to take with you. Contact: Mikaela Kitka (mkitka@qvcc.edu, 860-932-4299).
• December 7 – Saturday Registration Day – Join us for Saturday Registration at the Danielson Campus or at our location at Windham Technical High School on December 7 from 9am – 2pm! Students will be able to register for both winter and spring semesters. Pick your perfect schedule before winter break! Contact: Sarah Hendrick (shendrick@qvcc.edu, 860-932-4096).
• December 25 – College Closed – Both QVCC locations (Danielson and QV@WT) will be closed on December 25, 2019 in observance of the Christmas holiday.

Apply now and register starting November 4.

The College is offering an accelerated selection of online courses during winter break running January 2 – 15th. If you are not currently enrolled at QVCC, you can apply online until December 31, 2019.   There is no application fee.

This is ideal for a student who would like to catch up or get ahead with their studies.  For students currently attending another institution, we encourage confirmation of course transfer back to your home institution prior to registration.

Winter Intersession Academic Calendar

Released: October 16, 2019

In honor of Manufacturing Month, Quinebaug Valley Community College is bringing the state’s first four Advanced Manufacturing Technology Centers together for an art show at the SPIROL Art Gallery, located on QVCC’s Danielson campus.

The Art of Manufacturing will feature work created by more than 50 manufacturing graduates, students and instructors from Quinebaug Valley, Asnuntuck, Housatonic, and Naugatuck Valley Community Colleges. This show marks the first time the four centers have come together to collaborate on an art event.

The opening reception will be held on Thursday, October 17 from 5:30 – 7:30pm. Light refreshments will be served. The show will run from October 7-25 and is free and open to the public.

The SPIROL Art Gallery was created in 2006 thanks to the generosity of local manufacturer, SPIROL Corporation. The company was vital in the opening of QVCC’s Advanced Manufacturing Technology Center in 2016.

For additional information, contact Sandy Gould at sgould@qvcc.edu (860-932-4178).