As we pass the midway point to another successful semester at Tunxis, I hope you have found some time to enjoy the many noteworthy events and lectures that have been hosted by our faculty, staff, and student clubs on campus this fall.
There are many exciting initiatives that Tunxis has been immersed in over the past few months. We are in the process of acquiring 21 Spring Lane, a 44,000 square-foot facility that will house the college’s advanced manufacturing programs.
Tunxis also recently completed an in-depth master plan which will optimize the use of existing facilities in cost-effective, sustainable ways that address the college’s most important needs, subject to funding.
Tunxis will host a presentation on the Debt-Free College initiative, presented by Sen. Will Haskell and Rep. Gregg Haddad, chairs of the Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee, on October 30. I hope you will consider attending to gain a better understanding of Public Act 19-117, which calls for providing scholarship awards to eligible community college students starting in fall 2020.
Lastly, I am excited that we are just a few short months away from starting celebrations of the 50th Anniversary of Tunxis in 2020. This is a truly remarkable milestone that we’ll commemorate with a variety of activities and events throughout the year. More details will be made available and shared via email, the college’s website, as well as Tunxis social media during the next several months. I look forward to commemorating and celebrating our past and charting a course for how we can all have an even greater impact over the next 50 years and beyond!
Sincerely,
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Darryl Reome, Ed.D.
Tunxis Campus CEO
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Tunxis and COT Receive $1 Million National Science Foundation Award
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Tunxis Community College in Farmington and the College of Technology have received a
$1 million grant from the National Science Foundation
to establish a
manufacturing resource center
that will help colleges nationwide in attracting and educating students, and in advancing their manufacturing programs to meet the high demand for skilled workers in the next decade.
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Tunxis and French Students Collaborate Virtually on Project
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Tunxis students in “Color Theory” taught by professor Carianne Garside, met their counterparts from
Institut Universitaire de Technologie de Cachan (IUT), located outside of Paris, on Oct. 1 during a virtual online meeting to kick off a 10-week project together.
The Tunxis and IUT students will collaborate in groups on the project “Artists and Engineers: Communicating in Color,”
a collaborative experiment based on color psychology. College officials greeted Tunxis and IUT students during this first meeting, including Campus CEO Darryl Reome, Ed.D. (left), and Northwest Regional President Jim Lombella, Ed.D. (right). The initiative is made possible through NSF grants awarded to the College of Technology and its Regional Center for Next Generation Manufacturing, hosted by Tunxis.
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More Students Who Receive SNAP to Benefit From Free Tuition
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Tunxis Continuing Education & Workforce Development was awarded a contract worth
$569,000 from the CT Department of Social Services
for the 2019-2020 year to provide scholarships and training to students who receive SNAP benefits. The award will enable the college to serve many new students in healthcare careers training programs who need financial assistance this fall.
(2019 file photo, Phlebotomy students.)
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Tunxis professor Mark Milewski successfully summited Indonesia’s 16,024-foot Mount Carstensz Pyramid during his summer break, marking the completion of a project he started in 2007 to climb all Seven Summits—the highest mountain on each continent. He is approximately the
160th person in the world to successfully climb all Seven Summits
. Milewski gave presentations highlighting his climbs of the Seven Summits at Tunxis on
Sept. 16
and Oct. 3.
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Tunxis Women’s Leadership Program Receives Grant
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Tunxis has received more than
$11,000 in renewed grant support from Aurora Women and Girls Foundation
for “Launch Your Leadership Journey” (LYLJ), a tuition-free, experiential leadership development program for female students. The funding is part of a larger $22,000 grant to Tunxis and Asnuntuck Community Colleges for the colleges’ respective programs. Tunxis also received a $5,000 donation from Farmington Bank Community Foundation in support of the program.
(2019 file photo, LYLJ.)
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Tunxis Civic Engagement Students Benefit from Scholarship Donations
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Tunxis has received donations to fund
scholarships for students in the new Civic Engagement certificate program
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The program
received a $4,000 check from Main Street Community Foundation in August, and $1,500 from
Thomaston Savings Bank on Oct. 1.
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Tunxis Marks 18th Year of
Clothesline Project
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The Clothesline Project
, a display which has been presented nationally to increase awareness of domestic violence, was on view for its 18th year at Tunxis Oct. 1-15 to commemorate National Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
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Successful Students Panel Discussion
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A
“Stories & Strategies of Successful Students”
panel discussion moderated by Tunxis professor Michelle Saindon was held on Oct. 2. A full room of students listened to Tunxis student panelists talk about strategies they have successfully utilized in their college work.
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Students
celebrated the start of fall semester
with food, fun and music on Sept. 5. Northwest Regional President Jim Lombella, Ed.D. (bottom center photo, second from left), and Campus CEO Darryl Reome, Ed.D. (top, left), took some time to say hello and get in on the fun. Sponsored by the Student Government Association.
See the video slideshow.
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Tunxis Foundation Economic Breakfast
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Tunxis Foundation held its Economic Breakfast & Networking Event on Oct. 16, with a timely discussion on
“Security: Global, Cyber and You.”
The panel of experts included Mike Heimbach, vice president for Global Security and Facilities at ESPN; Matt Lidestri, associate vice president of Information Security for COCC; and Matt Kozloski, vice president of Professional Services at Winslow Technology Group, LLC. NBC CT’s Dan Corcoran was moderator. More than $35,000 was raised during the breakfast, which yielded its highest attendance to date. All proceeds from the event
support student scholarships and campus initiatives at Tunxis.
See more photos.
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Student Activities and SGA hosted the annual
Fall Club Fair
on Oct. 3.
Information on Tunxis clubs and club events is available at tunxis.edu/clubs.
See more photos.
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Tunxis held a
Health & Wellness Fair
on Oct. 10 for the college community and general public, with health screenings, giveaways and information on community resources.
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Professor Jessica Waterhouse’s students and others from Tunxis participated in the
Red Flag Campaign, a national public awareness initiative to prevent dating violence
, by writing on more than 80 flags outside across campus in October.
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An opening reception for "Momentarily," by
Tunxis professor Carianne Garside
, was held Oct. 8 in the Barnes-Franklin Art Gallery. The exhibition of watercolor paintings is on display through Nov. 7. Gallery hours are Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m.-8 p.m.
See more photos from the opening reception.
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Ashley Foster, library associate,
received the Student Affairs Above and Beyond Award on Oct. 17 for her efficiency, positive attitude, work with Tunxis Alumni Association and for her volunteer efforts in organizing the Pantry @Tunxis.
More on the Pantry@Tunxis...
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Tunxis professor Stephen Klema’s
outdoor sculpture "Rybee House 3" (left) was selected for ARTsites 2019, an annual public art exhibit in Howard County, Maryland. Installed near the county’s James & Anne Robinson Nature Center in summer 2019, the sculpture will remain on view through July 2020. A professor and graphic design program coordinator at Tunxis for 28 years, Klema has produced over 50 pieces for exhibition throughout his career, and several works are held in private collections.
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