Housatonic Community College recently held the awards ceremony


Milford resident and 2015 Housatonic Community College graduate Melissa Mickolyzck (at right in photo) walked away with three awards at HCC’s recent Awards Night ceremony, according to a release.

Mickolyzck received awards for Excellence in the Engineering Science Program, Achievement in the Engineering Science Program, and the Elizabeth Lombardi Doane Endowed Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Physical Sciences, the release said.

Shown with here in the contributed photo is Prof. Rob Ryder, of Ivoryton

      Eight Milford students at Housatonic Community College were honored at HCC’s recent Awards Night ceremony honoring the “Best of the Best” of the Class of 2012.

Student Gayatree Hazarika topped the field of Milford students, winning three awards. Hazarika walked away with the Housatonic Foundation Scholar award, the Outstanding Community College Accounting Student (Connecticut Society of CPA’s Educational Trust Fund) award, and the Certificate of Achievement in Business Administration: Accounting award.

Other award recipients include:

·         Daniel J. Bourque, Who's Who Among Students in American Junior College.

·         Thomas J. Carissimi, Academic Accomplishment in Business Administration: General.

·         Justin C. Dauscher, Housatonic Foundation Scholar.

·         Bethani Hart, Ralph Fabrizio Scholarship: Outstanding Achievement in in Behavioral

Sciences, and Outstanding Achievement in Behavioral Sciences.

·         Marissa E. Segreto, Outstanding Academic Achievement in Human Services.

·         Brian J. Shoop, Academic Achievement in Business Administration: Customer

Service/Marketing.

·         Jason K. Van Fleet, Excellence in the Liberal Arts & Sciences: Pre-Environmental Science Program.

Housatonic Community College provides an affordable and accessible education through two-year degrees, transfer preparation, and certificate programs, as well as a wide variety of continuing education and personal/professional enrichment seminars and workshops.  In addition, HCC offers employee and occupational training for businesses, municipalities, government agencies, and professional associations to help develop the educated and skilled workforce required to meet regional business and industry needs.  HCC is nationally recognized as an “Achieving the Dream” institution.  To learn more, visit the college’s website at: www.hcc.commnet.edu.

HCC is located at 900 Lafayette Blvd. in downtown Bridgeport, less than 150 yards off I-95 (Exit 27) and Rte. 8 (Exit 1), a block from the Webster Bank Arena at Harbor Yard. Free parking is available in the Housatonic garage.

“It’s for you” Conceptual Art and the Telephone at HCC

The Housatonic Museum of Art at Housatonic Community College will present an exhibit “'It’s for you' Conceptual Art and the Telephone" in the Burt Chernow Galleries and other areas of the HCC campus from Feb. 24 to March 25, according to a statement

"The exhibit is, in part, a response to the wide-ranging use of phones in the hallways and other areas on the campus of the college," the statement said.

"Each day students text, talk, surf the net, and listen to music on their phones. With this exhibition, artworks that use the phone as an artistic medium or mediator are brought together in an original exhibition curated by Terri C. Smith," the statement said.

"The projects range from the late 1960s to today and include sound pieces, videos, and objects that resonate with the functions, technologies, and physicality of the telephone. Artists in the exhibition include: T. Foley, Lukas Geronimas, Jeremy LeClair, Christian Marclay, Yoko Ono, Rachel Perry Welty, Robert Peters, Pietro Pellini, and Hannah Wilk."

"Many of the artists in “It’s for you” aim to democratize the artist/audience relationship, a quality that is intricately woven into the history of conceptual art. In “It’s for you,” Yoko Ono might call the gallery as part of her Telephone Piece, providing direct contact between artist and viewer. Students will work with T. Foley, creating their own ring tones as part of her Locally Toned project. Archival materials are also included as a way to represent ephemeral works from the past as with Robert Peters’ Naming Others: Manufacturing Yourself (1993) where the artist asked people to call an 800 number from pay phones and choose which stereotyping phrase described them best," the statement said.

HCC is located at 900 Lafayette Blvd. in downtown Bridgeport, less than 150 yards off I-95 (Exit 27) and Rte. 8 (Exit 1), a block from the Arena at Harbor Yard. Free parking is available in the Housatonic garage.

BRIDGEPORT – On Wednesday, Oct. 27, Housatonic Community College students will have the opportunity to attend a panel discussion on careers in Criminal Justice and business, the school said in a statement.
Panelists will include Adult Probation Officer Eileen Marano; Blanca L. Kazmierczak, vice president, customer service manager, People’s United Bank; Atty. Leticia Crespo; Audra Wilder, Director of Marketing, GE Credit Union; Dr. Stephen M. Brown, Professor of Management, John F. Welch College of Business, Sacred Heart University; and Terrence P. Dwyer, Assistant Professor, Legal Studies, Division of Justice and Law Administration, Western Connecticut State University.
The event will begin at 11 a.m. in the Events Center in Beacon Hall.

BRIDGEPORT – Housatonic Community College will offer non-credit certified nurse assistant and patient care technician programs this fall.
The CNA program, which consists of classroom instruction, laboratory work and hands-on training (36 hours of each), will prepare students to take the state CNA certification exam.
The course will cover providing all aspects of personal care to patients under the supervision of a registered nurse.
The 108-hour PCT Program, which adds another layer of skills to those learned in a CNA program, prepares students to perform patient care activities that include such things as lab tests, electrocardiograms, simple dressing changes, phlebotomy, and physical and occupational therapy safety.
The program involves a combination of lecture, hands-on practical laboratory exercises, and real-world clinical experience at an off-campus medical facility.
“Offering these programs reflects HCC’s commitment to preparing students for careers that are in demand,” said Deborah S. Kuchmas, director of workforce and non-credit programs. “Nursing careers are projected to grow 17 percent over the next eight years.”
The two programs will provide a career ladder pathway that will enable unemployed individuals and underemployed health care workers to develop the skills necessary to seek higher-level positions in healthcare facilities, Kuchmas said.
The creation of the PCT program comes just in time to meet a growing demand for these medical professionals, Kuchmas said.
A new CNA/PCT Lab has been built at HCC to accommodate the new programs, Kuchmas said.
The lab will enable students to practice the skills learned in class. The PCT students must be currently state registered as a CNA.
The PCT program starts Sept. 13 while the CNA program starts Sept. 14. Tuition for the CNA program is $674, and, for the PCT Program, $1,299.
For more information, or to apply to the program, contact Continuing Education at 203-332-5057.

Editor's note: The information in this post was provided by Housatonic Community College

Exhibit asks artists to 'breathe new life' into still lifes

BRIDGEPORT ‑ Flower (Re)Power, an annual open-juried competition with guest Curator Terri C. Smith will be held at the Housatonic Museum of Art June 17 through July 23.

The competition, "designed to breathe new life into the flower as an artistic symbol or subject, provides an opportunity for emerging and under-recognized artists to have their work seen by a notable curator working in the field and to exhibit their work in a significant venue," organizers said in a statement.

“Still life paintings of flowers are often predictable and decorative,” Museum Director Robbin Zella said in the statement. “Flower (Re)Power is asking artists to breathe new life into the genre.”

"Contemporary artists such as Charles Ray, Andy Warhol, Peter Coffin, Polly Apfelbaum, and Christopher Wool have managed to break free of familiar formulas and create new aesthetics and approaches to the flower.”

With about 15 years of curatorial experience, freelance Curator Terri C. Smith has created more than 70 exhibitions and a variety of related programming for museums and other not-for-profit arts institutions, the statement said.

The "shows usually involved working with contemporary artists, but also included permanent collection exhibitions and art historical projects," the statement said.

The exhibit, free and open to the public, will be on display in the Burt Chernow Galleries in Lafayette Hall at Housatonic Community College.

The opening reception will be held 5 to 7 p.m. June 17 in the galleries. For more information visit http://www.housatonicmuseum.org/.

Housatonic Community College is located at 900 Lafayette Blvd. in downtown Bridgeport.

Free parking is available in the HCC garage.

The galleries are open 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, and Thursdays until 7 p.m. The museum is closed all state and national holidays.

Editor's note: The information in this post was wholly provided by HCC