Current news from HACC, Sept. 10, 2014 HACC, Central Pennsylvania’s Community College, shares recent news as well as upcoming events available to the community.
 

Explore YOUR Career Options at HACC’s Open House
 
Understanding what a college has to offer for its courses, programs and atmosphere is easier to do in-person than online or by phone. Take advantage of HACC’s free Open House on Oct. 8, 2014, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at any of the College’s campuses in Gettysburg, Harrisburg, Lancaster, Lebanon and York.
 
With more than 150 career and transfer associate degree, certificate and diploma programs, the public has options at HACC. The Open House allows anyone who is considering going to college, changing a career or expanding their employment skills to get questions answered. Prospective students also can apply for admission.
 
Attendees will learn more about:

• Academic program options
• Health career programs
• Transferring credits to four-year schools
• Study abroad opportunities
• Personal academic and career counseling
• Financial aid and scholarship opportunities
• How to enroll for online learning and/or classroom learning

Registration in advance is requested, but not required. Visit www.hacc.edu/OpenHouse.
For more information, please call 800-ABC-HACC. To find directions to any of HACC’s five campuses, please visit www.hacc.edu/Campuses.

 
HACC Ranks Nationally in Number of Associate Degrees Awarded in 2012-13
 
HACC ranks 68 out of nearly 1,200 two-year institutions nationwide in the number of associate degrees awarded in all disciplines in 2012-13, according to an analysis of U.S. Department of Education data.

“Top 100 Associate Degree Producers” is an annual analysis by Community College Week, a biweekly publication focusing on two-year institutions, including 1,132 community colleges, in the United States.
 
“Being ranked highly among the top two-year institutions in the nation showcases the success of the 1,955 students who graduated from HACC in 2012-13,” said HACC President John J. “Ski” Sygielski, Ed.D.

In addition, HACC ranked among the top 50 two-year institutions for the number of degrees conferred in seven of 20 categories in 2012-13, including:
 

HACC’s Rank Among Top 50 Community Colleges	Discipline
24	Business, management, marketing and related support services
44	Computer and information sciences and support services
29	Education
25	Health professions and related programs
14	Nursing: registered, administration, research and clinical
32	Protective services, including Homeland Security, law enforcement, firefighting and related protective services
24	Sales (general), merchandising and related marketing operations

 
 
Live at Rose Lehrman Presents ‘The Swingle Singers’
 
The Live at Rose Lehrman (LARL) artist series presents “The Swingle Singers” on Oct. 2, 2014, at 7:30 p.m. in the Rose Lehrman Arts Center on HACC’s Harrisburg Campus.
 
You’ve heard their vocals on “Sex and the City” and “Glee.” The London-based, Grammy-award winning singers are legends in the world of a cappella. Young, sexy and unbelievably talented, these amazing singers have set the standard of vocal agility while pushing the boundaries of musical innovation, and all sounds are made using only the human voice. The concert will feature a special guest appearance of the Central Dauphin East High School Choraliers and Select Women’s Choir.
 
Sponsors include Lois Lehrman Grass Foundation, HACC Foundation, Richmond Foundation, McCormick Family Foundation, The Foundation for Enhancing Communities – Rose Lehrman fund and the Central Dauphin East High Music Boosters. Media sponsors include ABC TV 27 and WITF.
 
Tickets start at $34 and can be purchased online at www.LiveatRoseLehrman.org. For more information, call 717-231-ROSE (7673).
 
 
Emerging Canadian Artist to Exhibit at HACC’s Lancaster Campus
 
Zimra Beiner, a ceramics instructor at Millersville University, will display his ceramic sculptures in “Sitting Still,” an exhibit from Sept. 22 to Oct. 29, 2014, in the Art Space in the East Building of the Lancaster Campus of HACC.
 
A reception for the artist will be held Sept. 24 from 5-7 p.m. Hours of the exhibit are Monday-Thursday from 9 a.m.-7 p.m. and Friday from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Both the exhibit and the reception are free and open to the public. The artist’s exhibit is sponsored by the Art and Decorating Committee at HACC’s Lancaster Campus.
 
“My life is expressed in my method of production; the world around me is represented in things that are ubiquitous and domestic,” Beiner said. “Looking, translating and making are continuously mixed together in a loop in which the boundary between art and life become tangled. The everyday is interpreted, re-contextualized and abstracted as a reflection of life passing through me.”
 
 
‘The Naturalist,’ Exhibit by David Moyer Opens at HACC on Oct. 8

“The Naturalist,” an exhibit by Williamsport artist David Moyer will be on display in the Rose Lehrman Art Gallery on the Harrisburg Campus of HACC, from Oct. 8 through Nov. 14, 2014.
 
Moyer will deliver a lecture on Oct. 16 at 5:30 p.m. in Whitaker 214, also on the Harrisburg Campus. The lecture will be followed by a reception in the gallery from 6:30-7:30 p.m.
 
Moyer’s work focuses on drawing and printmaking with a great interest in the written word and books. His imagery explores visual and literary ideas through black and white print media, usu­ally wood engraving. Moyer’s technique employs black line engraving rather than the more traditional approach of white line engraving. His works carry a message, sometimes serious and other times playful.
 
The Rose Lehrman Art Gallery received state arts funding support through a grant from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and from the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.
 
Gallery hours are 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday-Friday and 5-7 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, or by appointment. For more information, contact Shawn Williams, art coordinator, at smwillia@hacc.edu or 717-780-2478.
 
 
It’s Time for YOU to Experience HACC!
New students can experience HACC and learn about HACC's admissions process, transfer and career programs, financial aid options and more! Visit the “New Students” section of www.hacc.edu.
 
 
For further information or general inquiries, please email newsroom@hacc.edu. This is the most effective way to ensure a timely response.
 
 
About HACC
HACC, Central Pennsylvania’s Community College, offers more than 150 career and transfer associate degree, certificate and diploma programs to nearly 20,000 students at campuses in Gettysburg, Harrisburg, Lancaster, Lebanon and York and through online classes. In addition, HACC serves more than 29,000 students in noncredit workforce development, public safety, adult basic education and continuing education programs offered at all campuses and off-site locations in many communities in Central Pennsylvania. For more information on how HACC is uniquely YOURS, visit www.hacc.edu.