ELLICOTTVILLE, N.Y. – The SUNY Jamestown Community College Foundation honored John Whelpley as its 2022 John D. Hamilton Award recipient at its annual awards gala held Nov. 9 at Holiday Valley’s Yodeler Lodge.
The Hamilton Award was established in 1995 to recognize individuals whose contributions exemplify those of Hamilton, a past president and trustee emeritus of JCC.
ELLICOTTVILLE, N.Y. – The SUNY Jamestown Community College Alumni Association honored nine graduates during the JCC Foundation’s annual awards gala held Nov. 9 at Holiday Valley’s Yodeler Lodge.
Colin Kremer, Jonathan O’Brian, and Rick Whitney were recipients of the Distinguished Alumnus Award. The award is the association's highest honor and is given to those who have typified the college's tradition of excellence and brought credit to the college through personal accomplishment, professional achievement, or humanitarian service.
Of seven continents, only Antarctica lacks a representative among the students at SUNY Jamestown Community College. Sixty-eight international students were welcomed to the college this fall, including 26 from South Africa, eight from the United Kingdom, and new representation from Ecuador, Morocco, Myanmar, Saint Maarten, and Yemen.
SUNY Jamestown Community College will host a special presentation by Justin Schapp, Deer Clan citizen of the Seneca Nation, at 5 p.m. on Nov. 18 in the Weeks Teleconference Hall, located in the Katharine Jackson Carnahan Center on the Jamestown Campus.
OLEAN, N.Y. – New to the United States Army, Martin McCall was stationed in a demilitarized zone on the North Korean and South Korean border. He was 19 years old and stressed.
The general came in during McCall’s first briefing and expressed fear that the platoon would be under attack soon.
McCall made it through that day and for the next 21 years of his active duty career, retiring as a sergeant first class following a stint as station commander and recruiter in Olean.
OLEAN, N.Y. – SUNY Jamestown Community College is hosting military panel discussions titled “My Service Experience: A Sharing from Three Local Veterans in Honor of Veterans Day” on Nov. 10.
Sponsored by Olean’s African American Center for Cultural Development, the events are scheduled for 12:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. in Cutco Theater on JCC’s Cattaraugus County Campus. They are free and open to the public.
“You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face… You must do the thing you think you cannot do.” ~ Eleanor Roosevelt
Advisement and registration for those planning to enroll in the spring semester at SUNY Jamestown Community College began on Oct. 24 for veteran and honors program students. Current students are able to register as of Oct. 31.
New students should request an appointment ahead of their registration, which begins Nov. 7.
JAMESTOWN, N.Y. – A Stand Down to support community military veterans is set for 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Nov. 17 at SUNY Jamestown Community College.
The one-day event in the Hamilton Collegiate Center Student Union features a free lunch paired with a gathering of service providers and vendors offering resources, surplus, food, and other giveaways to western New York veterans who attend.
A darkly-delicious tale will unfold in November at The Robert Lee Scharmann Theatre located on SUNY Jamestown Community College’s Jamestown Campus.
The JCC Uncommoners will present “Heathers The Musical” at 7 p.m. Nov. 4, 5, 11, and 12, with a 2 p.m. show on Nov. 6 and 13. Tickets are available online at patrik-antonius.net/uncommoners.
Adam Owens, Scharmann Theatre manager, is directing the performance, which is based on the 1989 cult-classic film of the same name.