The RASCC 2024 Legacy Fellowship Grant

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 At the March 1,     2024, RASCC Executive Council meeting The RASCC Legacy Fellowship     Grant was awarded to two proposals. Student Exit Survey    proposal will receive $800. A Fabric Repaired Helps the Earth to be     Spared proposal will receive $1,000. The grant application     requirements can be obtained by visiting the RASCC website Home page and     scrolling down the website page to the grant application. Tab the button     below to go to the RASCC website Home page.
 

   The grant awards were formally presented at the March 1, 2024 RASCC     Executive Council meeting. Attending the March 1 meeting were RASCC members     Maureen Clinton, Joyce Gabriele, Marie Hanna, Pete Herron, Bud Macy, Regina     McEneaney, Kevin Peterman, Linda Sabatino, Bob Stone, and Jane-Marie     Wright.
   Guests were: President Edward Bonahue, Russell Malbrough, Chris Williams,     Lauren Tacke-Cushing, Pamela Lynch and Sheila Fox.
 

The 2024 RASCC Legacy Fellowship Grant Committee evaluated     the proposals and designated the winners.
 

The 2024 RASCC Legacy Fellowship Grant Committee members:
   Representing RASCC and Co-Chairs: Linda Sabatino and Pete Herron
   Caitlin Almo, Ammerman Campus, Human Services
   Robert Leech, Ammerman Campus, Information Technology Services
   Aimee Mattiolo, Eastern Campus, Dietetics Technology
 

   The following is a short description of the two winning proposals.
 

Student Exit Survey
Dr. Lauren     Tacke-Cushing, AVP for Academic Affairs with Dr. Patty Munsch, Vice     President for Student Affairs and Kaliah Greene, Interim Vice President for     the Office of Planning and Institutional Effectiveness along with the staff     from the three offices will participate in the development and     implementation of the survey.
 

   Currently, SCCC does not have a mechanism for collecting data from our     graduates prior to graduation including their personal email address, where     they are planning to transfer or if they are planning to enter the workforce.     Additionally, we do not have any feedback on their experiences at SCCC or     on their academic program. Student feedback is critical when reviewing the     efficacy of academic programs and is currently not available. Giving     priority to student feedback at the time of graduation will be helpful to     Academic Affairs, Student Affairs, the Office of Planning and Institutional     Effectiveness and Alumni Relations, as well as other members of SCCC     leadership.
 

   With the development of a short online survey (6-8 questions) the college     will have a mechanism to better track gainful employment, transfer     institutions, general student satisfaction, and obtain current contact     information. This provides an opportunity to utilize the data when     conducting program reviews, contacting alumni, and employers. The use of     survey prizes has been shown to provide incentive in completing surveys and     increasing the overall survey response rate. Students who complete the     survey will be entered into a drawing for gift cards of various amounts.     The gift cards will be used in the marketing of the survey as an incentive     to increase the response rate. The gift cards will be distributed to     students during Graduation Rehearsal on May 2, 2023.
 

A Fabric Repaired Helps the Earth to be     Spared
The two faculty     members involved in this project will be (Associate) Professor Pamela Lynch     (Biology Department) & (Adjunct Assistant Professor, Library/Visual     Arts) Professor Sheila D. Fox. Prior to working for SCCC, Pamela worked as     a “Fisheries Specialist” and then a “Marine Resources Specialist” in the     Marine Habitat Protection/Tidal Wetlands Unit for the New York State     Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC). Sheila D. Fox,     brainchild of the proposed idea for this grant request, serves as both     Librarian and Professional Studio Artist. At SCCC, where she has been an     Adjunct Assistant Professor for 18 years, metaphorically wears a few hats     --- one as Reference and Reader Services Librarian, one as an intermittent     Art Professor in the Visual Arts Dept. and one as a creator and facilitator     of pop-up “Art Makerspace Events” in the library (2013-2019).
 

   Initial presentation/discussion with students on the impact of textile and     fashion production on the environment and how this recent trend in “Visible     Mending” can be useful in protecting the environment. Followed up by a     continued open discussion of fashion trends (& associated environmental     impacts) while students gather (likely during common hour) to work on &     complete their projects.
 

   Goal: To reduce/slow production of textiles by repairing those items we     have to make them last longer AND at the same time use this process to be     artistically expressive and create a potentially “new clothing style” to     communicate ideas about the future of the Earth.
 

   All interested SCCC students will be invited to participate but focus will     be initially geared toward those students in the Marine Sciences (MAR)     courses offered through the Biology Department (i.e. MAR 111, Marine     Biology; MAR 105, Oceanography (including the Honors Section); MAR 121,     Marine Habitat Ecology & ENV 295, Environmental Sustainability). Marine     Sciences Club members will also be invited to attend as well as other     students, such as the Art Club, that demonstrate an interest in the subject     matter.
 

   The workshop/laboratory exercise will be in the Lindsey Life Sciences     Building laboratory room(s) and flex spaces throughout the building, as     needed. Display areas (once project is completed) will be throughout Campus     and selected from the Lindsey Life Sciences Building, the display case in     the Smithtown Sciences Building, The Huntington Library and (potentially)     within the Visual Arts Department “gallery” (Southampton Building). The     “display” may even become a “travelling” exhibit and/or part of an “Earth     Day” or “STEM” day on Campus, if applicable

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