The STCCing Point - Alumni and Friends Newsletter, August 2022

The STCCing Point

Alumni and Friends Newsletter | August 2022

At STCC Day on July 16th at the Westfield Starfires game, STCC President John B. Cook threw out the first pitch! All STCC students, faculty, staff and alumni received complimentary admission to the game. Click here for more photos

Chloe Gerhardson was offered a position with Python Software Foundation before graduating

In 2020, after Chloe Gerhardson lost her job as a server because of the pandemic, she decided it was time to make a big change.

A year later, she enrolled at Springfield Technical Community College to pursue a degree in Computer Information Technologies, a program now known as Cybersecurity.

Her decision paid off. Majoring in computer programming, she graduated with an associate degree in the spring of 2022. Today, she works as an infrastructure engineer for Python Software Foundation, a nonprofit organization that promotes Python, a programming language commonly used to develop websites and software.

She loves the position and is excited about her career prospects.

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RETIRING STCC PROFESSOR REFLECTS ON A LONG AND REWARDING CAREER

When he was an hourly worker at Pratt & Whitney in the 1980s, John LaFrancis wondered why he was always being asked to train the new person.

“There are 40 people in this department. How come I get the new guy again?” LaFrancis recalled thinking at the time.

It dawned on him that somebody noticed a quality that LaFrancis himself wasn’t aware of: He had a talent for teaching.

A few years later, in 1990, LaFrancis took a faculty position at his alma mater, Springfield Technical Community College. He loved it. He flourished in the role, eventually becoming professor and coordinator of the Mechanical Engineering Technology Department.

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STCC to offer plumbing, electrical and pipefitting courses

Springfield Technical Community College has opened registration for plumbing, electrical and pipefitting courses that start this fall and run through the spring of 2023. For more information click here

With your financial help, STCC can provide more scholarships to students, hire and retain more first-rate faculty, develop technology to improve teaching and learning, and maintain our beautiful and historic campus.

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Your consistent gift allows the college to direct student support on a predictable basis, which for us is invaluable. The Rams Warrior Society is truly shaped by the leading philanthropists at the college – not only do they support our students, but their consistency allows us to better budget financial aid for our students.

"I truly believe that the mission of STCC is among the most important in Greater Springfield. What the school does for the long term growth of individuals and the region is immeasurably important. Springfield centric, regionally focused, the school prepares young people of all ages to build our economy. STCC, its administration, its staff, and its students play a key role for the future, and they are all worth investing in."

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Eastern States Exposition

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