NEWS FOR GRADUATES
~~ AND CURRENT STUDENTS, TOO
THE MENTAL HEALTH/HUMAN SERVICES OCCUPATIONS ADVISORY BOARD
Robin Breeden, H-R CSB McNulty Center
Dana Fitzgerald, New Hope Detox, Staunton
Cheryl Good, Harrisonburg-Rockingham Social Services
Ellen Harrison, Harrisonburg-Rockingham CSB
Howard McNeal, Western State Hospital
Connie Richardson, LPC, Harrisonburg
Jill Siegel, American Red Cross of the Blue Ridge
Peggy Secrist, Pleasant View, Inc., Harrisonburg
RIta Wilson, Community Specialist, Staunton
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CONGRATULATIONS TO THE GRADUATES OF 2007
DEBBIE BROWN
JESSICA CLARK
LISA GOODEN
SARAH HONNOLL
LYNN LAMPETER-PICHT
CYNTHIA McALLISTER
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BRCC'S "NEW LOOK"
Beginning in the fall semester of 2006, BRCC now schedules classes on Monday/Wednesday, Tuesday/Thursday (75 minutes) or on Fridays (two hours and 45 minutes). HS internships will continue on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
and a curriculum change for Human Services:
MEN 101, the traditional first semester course in Skill Training, will be moving to second semester next year. The material in this course supports the skills employed in internships and should be more relevant when it coincides with the first internship experiences.
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EMPLOYMENT: For graduates who can relocate (or even commute), there are numerous jobs in Charlottesville, where several of our former students are working, particularly at Region 10, which is the Community Services Board for that area. Also advertised are positions in other nearby areas of Virginia, including Culpeper, where the associates degree is specified. Check the newspaper advertisements on the Internet.
The local Community Services Boards have advertised positions for which our graduates are qualified and one of the May grads has accepted a CSB job where she has been doing an internship. Another grad will be working at her internship, the CSB in Lexington, our first internship there and our first graduate to be employed there. Pleasant View has periodic openings. We have more graduates than in the past who are with the H-R CSB, where they began with part-time positions.
Mrs. Zeiss can fill you in on employment opportunities as several new agencies have arrived in our area. Debbie Brown '07 found excellent employment in one of these.
NEWS OF OUR GRADS
(Please let us know if you are in a new position or completing a degree)
Karen Cubbage is working with Sunshine House in New Market.
Patrice Rankin and Lindsay Cupp are with H-R CSB
Brande Morin is a Social Worker with Avante Nursing and Rehab and attending BRCC part-time.
Bev Dean is a Residential Advisor at H-R Community Services Board.
Cheryl Good is enjoying her work at H-R Social Services.
Amy Rittenhouse married James Brian Barnhart and Erika Hottinger married Brett Funkhouser.
Tammy Wyse is a special events coordinator with the Church of the Nazarene in Harrisonburg, working with a diversity of ages.
Brett Davis is working with the public schools of Augusta County.
Erika Hottinger and Brooke Massie have been selected to work with a new program at the H-R CSB.
Melanie Brown is an Income Maintenance Caseworker for the Missouri Department Social Services.
Megan Grier is employed by Pleasant View and involved with volunteer work and local theatre productions
Jennifer Plaugher is staying home with her young son and pursuing a transfer degree at BRCC.
FROM PREVIOUS CLASSES:
Elizabeth Wilde completed her MSW at Washington University in St.Louis this spring.
Carissa Allen is working at WSH and heading toward an RN program.
Debbie Mc Daniel is continuing to coach and is employed at AMC.
Brooke Massie completed her Psych-Soc degree at MBC and is employed by H-R CSB.
Bryce Hensley graduated from Bridgewater, completing requirements for her teaching license in LD, ED, and MR, and entered a Master's program at JMU.
Rhonda Wiley has been taking studio art and "other fun courses" at BRCC and says that she is doing "Family Therapy" with her extended family!
Angela Petroff is expecting her second child. The Petroffs and daughter Emma just moved into a new home in Maine.
Rachel Davis and Ray Leavitt are employed at Valley CSB.
Heather Lam works with H-R CSB and was recently married. She's also a new mom.
AND FACULTY~~~~~~
Ann Grey has retired and is continuing to live in Charlottesville. She is planning to return spring semester '08 to teach several of the HS courses.
BRCC has also added a new Sociology instructor who will be teaching the Soc of Family and Social Problems courses.
Need a reference? Please give yourself (and the faculty) adequate time for responses to reference requests.
RESOURCE GUIDE: Look under Library in the BRCC Website, find Reference Guides, and you can enter a site under Instructor Guides, titled Grey--Mental Health/Humans Services Resources. It provides students and others with key websites to locate information in the general area of MH/HS and includes tips on writing and documenting papers
INTERESTING TRANSFER OPPORTUNITY: The University of Virginia offers a degree for adults who cannot attend as traditional students. Theo Bachelors of Interdisciplinary Studies (B.I.S.) is geared for students who have completed two years of college. UVA also has just announced a automatic transfer from the Community College but this will require a 3.4 average and 54 transferable credits, including twelve credits in science or math and competency in a foreign language. However, THE FINANCIAL AID CAN BE SUPER: UVA is offering grants (not loans) for people who qualify for financial assistance with funds that come from the University's endowment. This is a terrific opportunity to get a four-year degree and come out without loans that must be paid back. Look into it!
STAYING IN TOUCH:
When you stop by the College, we may be hard to locate but we appreciate the notes that you leave.
Please add an address or e-mail site so that we may get back to you. Thanks!
levinb@brcc.edu zeissr@brcc.edu
Updated MAY 10, 2007