Current news from HACC, July 11, 2018
July 11, 2018
HARRISBURG, Pa. – HACC, Central Pennsylvania’s Community College, shares recent news, including:
- Learn to Navigate State’s Emerging Cannabis Industry at HACC
- HACC Holds 113th Police Academy Graduation
Learn to Navigate State’s Emerging Medical Cannabis Industry at HACC
HARRISBURG, Pa. – A comprehensive look at Pennsylvania’s Medical Marijuana Act (Act 16) is at the heart of a weekend course offered by the
Pennsylvania Medical Cannabis Society and
HACC, Central Pennsylvania’s Community College.
Sessions will be held Nov. 2, 2018, from 4:30-8:30 p.m., and Nov. 3, 2018, from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. at HACC’s Midtown Trade and Technology Center, Midtown 2, Room 204, 1500 N. Third St., Harrisburg.
Participants will learn about:
- Development of the medical cannabis industry in Pennsylvania
- Careers in the industry
- Federal and state law relating to medical cannabis
- Skills to operate a dispensary or run a grower/processor business
- Interactions between healthcare providers and patients
- The importance of patient advocacy
Pennsylvania Medical Cannabis Society co-founder Russ Cersosimo and Patrick Nightingale, executive director, will lead the sessions.
For more information about the schedule or to register to attend, please visit
hacc.edu/medical-cannabis or call Holly Lukens at 717-780-1179.
HACC Holds 113th Police Academy Graduation
HARRISBURG, Pa. – Members of the local law enforcement community, along with family and friends, recently celebrated the graduation of 29 cadets from the 113
th municipal Police Academy at HACC, Central Pennsylvania’s Community College.
Cadets receive their training at the Senator Jeffrey E. Piccola Law Enforcement Complex of the Senator John J. Shumaker Public Safety Center (PSC). HACC’s
Police Academy is the second largest in Pennsylvania with two 25-week, full-time basic training courses and a 48-week, part-time basic training course mandated by the Municipal Police Officers’ Education and Training Commission for all Pennsylvania municipal police officers.
Several of the graduating cadets received outstanding achievement awards during the ceremony held June 25, 2018, at the Dauphin County Technical School. The 113
th Police Academy award recipients are:
- Christen Adairian Batten, Most Inspirational Award
- Ryan Michael Stover, Driving Award
- Bryan Louis Peter, Academic Award
- Timothy Cleon Shea, Physical Fitness Award
- Austin Christopher Rardain, Firearms Award
The graduates and police departments they serve are:
Cadet |
Police Department |
Batten, Christen Adairian |
York City Police Department |
Clark, Matthew Dean |
DCNR Bureau of Forestry |
Coover, Matthew David |
Harrisburg Bureau of Police |
Eaton, Jesse Nicholas |
Chambersburg Police Department |
Fouad, Peter Karem |
York City Police Department |
Gelbaugh, Anthony Francis |
Northern York County Regional Police Department |
Hartley, Lane Allen |
Cumberland Township Police Department |
Howell, Marc Sean II |
Harrisburg Bureau of Police |
Inkrote, Brittany Lee |
York City Police Department |
Kingsboro, Farida |
Harrisburg Bureau of Police |
Lawrence, Joel Michael |
York City Police Department |
O’Connor, Carson Powell....... |
Harrisburg Bureau of Police |
Peter, Bryan Louis |
DCNR Bureau of Forestry |
Reginella, Jonathan Stephen |
Manheim Township Police Department |
Sitler, Jamie Elaine |
Susquehanna Township Police Department |
Taylor, Jonathan Arthur |
Northern York County Regional Police Department |
Taylor, Justin Thomas |
Harrisburg Bureau of Police |
Tenney, Christopher David |
Harrisburg Bureau of Police |
Ward, Harley James |
Harrisburg Bureau of Police |
Graduates not yet affiliated with law enforcement agencies (listed with their hometowns) are:
Cadet |
Hometown |
Callahan, Philip Clayton |
Milroy |
Geppert, Kyle Richard |
Middletown |
Hinkle, Kelsey Rae |
Newville |
Janney, Jake Hyles |
Dillsburg |
Rardain, Austin Christopher |
Enola |
Shea, Timothy Cleon |
Hummelstown |
Smith, Tyler James |
York |
Stover, Ryan Michael |
Fredericksburg |
Weinoldt, Derek Michael |
East Petersburg |
Zarr, Keaton Eugene |
Mifflinburg |
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