Sinclair Community College
The program, titled Partners in Excellence: The Paralegal Program and the Legal Community , included guest speakers Jesse Nutt, Bankruptcy Court paralegal, and Walter Reynolds of Porter, Wright, Morris, and Arthur. The event also featured music by Puzzle of Light .
During this event, many people were credited and thanked for their con...[more]
The Humanities, Government and Modern Languages department sponsored Sinclair Community College s observance today of Constitution Day. U.S. Federal District Court Judge Sharon Ovington talked on Understanding Our Constitution. More than 30 Sinclair students and faculty including Liberal Arts, Communication and Social Sciences Dean Dr. Sall...[more]
The Dayton Business Journal sponsored a forum this morning on the Business of Health WORKFORCE at the Crowne Plaza Hotel. The panel discussion was moderated by Caleb Stephens, DBJ Managing Editor . Presenting sponsor was Premier Health Partners, operators of Miami Valley Hospital, Good Samaritan Hospital, Atrium Medical Center, and Upper Vall...[more]
The Women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math - WiSTEM - Institute is a two-week program designed to expose high school women to the possibilities of careers in STEM fields requiring additional education of a few months through several years. This program, conducted by Sinclair faculty and staff, depends on the support of area teachers ...[more]
As a member of the National Junior College Athletic Association, Sinclair's intercollegiate sports programs, including men's baseball and basketball and women's basketball, tennis and volleyball, are in the spotlight.
For the 2007-08 year, our Tartan Pride teams received well-deserved recognition from the Ohio Community College Athletic Confer...[more]
Sinclair Community College graduated more students this June than ever before.
The college graduate d an estimated 1657 students, a 13 percent increase over 2007. In addition, Sinclair conferred 317 certificates and over 1900 short-term certificates.
We have removed the barriers that made graduation a difficult process for our stude...[more]
Arts and Culture
Sinclair handbell choir announces annual holiday concert
Dayton, OH - The Sinclair Community College Concert Handbell Choir, conducted by Margaret Dill will present its annual Christmas concert at Normandy United Methodist Church on Sunday, December 14th at 7:30 p.m.
The church is located at 450 W. Alex Bell Rd. in Centerville, Ohio....[more]
Sinclair Community College s Theatre Department will present Shakespeare s classic, MacBeth, directed by Brian McKnight and featuring guest artist, Matt Harding, on October 17-19 and 21-25 in Blair Hall Theatre. (Both weekday matinee performances are Sold Out.)
Experience one of Shakespeare's most exciting tragedies in a production that wil...[more]
Accredited by the National Association of Schools of Theatre (NAST), Sinclair Community College's Theatre Department is in the spotlight.
On August 17, the Dayton theatre community was recognized for their outstanding performances during the 2007 08 theatrical season. During the fifth annual DayTony Awards Ceremony, Sinclair students, faculty ...[more]
The Art Department and Art Galleries frequently host gallery exhibitions and displays of student, faculty, professional artists work around Sinclair's campus. These artistic additions seek to enhance student learning and the cultural landscape of the area.
During April, a new exhibition was mounted in Sinclair's David H. Ponitz Center (Buildin...[more]
Three Summer art exhibits open Tuesday, June 17, at galleries within Building 13. All will remain through August 8.
The works of painter David Hannon can be found in the Burnell Roberts Triangle Gallery on the fourth floor. Hannon is an Assistant Professor of Painting at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana. In this exhibition I have a...[more]
Athletics
The 2007 08 year is proving to be a memorable and proud time for Athletic Director and Coach Norma Dycus. After years of dedicated service, Dycus continued to encourage Sinclair's Tartan Pride athletic teams during her last year before retirement.
On June 10, Coach Dycus was proudly named the Ohio Community College Athletic Conference (OCCAC) ...[more]
Community
Sinclair's Energy Center is the final stop on this year's Dayton Solar Tour on Saturday, October 4. The tour begins at 9 a.m. at the Dull Farm in Brookville, Ohio, visits the Perone Residence, Madison Lakes Park, Girl Scout Urban Campus and Litehouse Demonstration house all in Dayton, and finishes with guided tours of Sinclair's Energy Lab, Room ...[more]
Features
Breaking Records
Sinclair Community College has always taken great pride in its mission to help individuals turn dreams into achievable goals through accessible, high quality, affordable learning opportunities . More than ever, this fall quarter has proven that we are successfully reaching out to more students than ever before.
For the f...[more]
In the News
WASHINGTON, DC Joining his congressional teammates suited up in uniforms of their favorite area baseball teams, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) sported the uniform of Sinclair Community College s Tartan Pride at the 47th Annual Congressional Baseball Game, Thursday night. Read more [more]
Press Releases
Three week course designed to help law enforcement officers improve leadership skills
Dayton, OH - Sinclair Community College Police Officer Scott E. Fowler graduated from the Law Enforcement Foundation's Police Executive Leadership College (PELC) on November 14, 2008. He was one of 33 students attending the fifty-second session of the col...[more]
DAYTON, Ohio (12/02/2008) The Young Scholars Program at Sinclair Community College is currently accepting 8th grade applications for Winter and Spring 2009 Sessions.
Young Scholars is a college recruitment program for students in grades 8 through 12. Students who participate in the program agree to attend 10 Saturday morning workshops e...[more]
Dayton, OH - Sinclair Community College will feature student artists from the College for Lifelong Learning in the Burnell Roberts Triangle Gallery from December 1 through December 17.
The Joan W. McCoy Memorial Exhibition will highlight art from students taking classes at senior centers throughout Montgomery County. An opening reception...[more]
Dayton, OH- The challenges of globalization and national financial crisis will be the focus of the courses being offered by the Sinclair's African American Studies program during the Winter 2009 term, beginning on January 5. Winter term registration begins November 3.
The African American Studies program is offering an Introduction to Afric...[more]
Dayton, OH- The Sinclair Community College Community Bands, directed by Kenneth Kohlenberg, present the first two concerts of their 32nd season with a celebration of music for America.
The 50-member Community Wind Symphony will perform Saturday, November 22, at 8:00 p.m. The 65-member Community Concert Band will perform Monday, November 24,...[more]
Concert to be held as part of Dayton Jewish Cultural Arts and Books Festival
Dayton, OH - Sinclair Community College will host Afro-Semitic Experience as a part of the annual Dayton Jewish Cultural Arts and Book Festival on Thursday, December 11, at 7:30 pm in Blair Hall.
The Afro-Semitic Experience is a band of African-American and ...[more]
Dayton, OH - Sinclair Community College has set a February 1, 2009, deadline for its Annual Creative Writing Contest. Sinclair is once again offering cash prizes for winning entries by high school and adult writers from southwestern Ohio.
Sponsored by Sinclair's English department, the contest is open to writers who have received no paymen...[more]
Dayton, OH- Sinclair Community College will offer several Appalachian Studies courses, including a course focused on Native American History, during Winter Quarter 2009 which begins on January 5. All courses will be held on the downtown campus, and all are three credit hour courses.
Native American History (HIS 297) will be offered on Tue...[more]
Dayton, OH- The Sinclair LIFE Choir (Gospel Ensemble) and the Sinclair Singers Showchoir will present Joy and the Journey on November 15, 2008 at 8:00pm in the Blair Hall Theatre. The concert will be conducted by music professor Daniel B. Greene.
The Sinclair LIFE Choir will present music that reflects joy, exuberance, and the hope which ...[more]
Dayton, OH- Sinclair Community College in partnership with Deloitte Touche will host Investing in the Future , a program targeted at Dayton- area high school students to promote the accounting profession on Thursday, November 6.
The event gives students an opportunity to hear from local Deloitte Touche professionals about potential car...[more]
Dayton, OH- The Sinclair Community College Music Department will host a choral invitational concert given by three of its singing groups and four invited choirs on Sunday, November 23.
The concert will begin at 4 p.m. at Kettering Seventh-Day Adventist Church at 3939 Stonebridge Road in Kettering, Ohio. The concert is free and open to the p...[more]
Dayton, OH- Sinclair Community College employees and students are encouraged to will celebrate the college's re-energized green initiatives on Wednesday with Green Our Scene .
Sinclair wants to become the greenest community college in the nation. To kick off this initiative, the college will hold a celebration from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on t...[more]
10/06/2008
Dayton, OH- The Sinclair Englewood Learning Center will feature Sinclair chair of the humanities, governments and modern languages department, John Weaver, as a part of its 2008 Speaker Series. Weaver will present, Ohio's Role in Past Presidential Elections: Implications for the Current Campaign .
There is every indication tha...[more]
DAYTON, Ohio (09/24/08) Sinclair Community College has hired Ray Lepore as director of workforce solutions. Formerly of Edison Community College, Lepore will manage people and processes so that customer needs and expectations are effectively met.
Lepore will provide leadership, management and strategic direction for the outreach services ...[more]
Dayton, Ohio (09/11/08) The Sinclair Community College Police Department is hosting its 21st Annual Safety Awareness Expo and SCC Club Day on Thursday, September 25. The Expo is co-sponsored by the Miami Valley Crime Prevention Association.
The day s activities will be held on the Sinclair plaza outside Building 10 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. ...[more]
Free admission given to anyone who brings in canned food item
DAYTON, Ohio (09/19/08) - With the recent storms that have hit the region, the Montgomery County Food Bank is out of food to feed residents in need.
Sinclair Athletics, in conjunction with the Tartan Pride Women s Volleyball Team, will collect food items at the team s home ...[more]
College will explore new learning center for the county
DAYTON, Ohio (09/09/08) Based on an invitation from Preble County Youth Foundation, Sinclair Community College will begin a process to explore the feasibility of adding a learning center in the Preble County YMCA. Sinclair expects that a firm decision can be made within two to four w...[more]
Sinclair kicked off its fall quarter on Monday with record enrollment numbers for all of the college s campuses. Overall, enrollment is up nine percent with new student enrollment up 22 percent.
This is a great fall for us, said Dr. Steven Lee Johnson, president of Sinclair. We are breaking enrollment records across campuses and learning...[more]
DAYTON, Ohio (09/03/08) The Sinclair Community College Art Galleries will present the annual Fine Art Faculty Exhibition. The exhibit starts today and runs through October 2 in the Burnell Roberts Triangle Gallery, the Zone VI Gallery and the Hypotenuse Gallery in Building 13.
The college will host an opening reception in the galleries an...[more]
DAYTON, Ohio (08/19/08) Sinclair Community College knows - teachers who keep learning teach better. In an effort to maintain a learning environment for its faculty, the college recently started the Center for Teaching and Learning.
The purpose of the center is to create a place for faculty to grow and develop in pursuit of exemplary pract...[more]
DAYTON, Ohio (09/03/08) The Sinclair Community College Alumni Association will host its second annual wine tasting event, A Vintage Affair , on Friday, September 12.
Open to the public, A Vintage Affair features several wine varietals, hors d oeuvres and music by the Eddie Berkshire Trio. The event will be hosted in the plaza outside t...[more]
DAYTON, Ohio (08/27/08) Sinclair Community College Police Department recently installed a MOTOMESH System in all of its squad cars. The first of its kind in Ohio, the municipal wireless network and video surveillance system allows the department to quickly download video of crimes into the cars.
The MOTOMESH network provides public safety...[more]
DAYTON, Ohio (08/11/08) Sinclair Community College Senior Vice President and Provost Helen Grove and Ohio University Executive Vice President and Provost Kathy Krendl signed an agreement today outlining terms under which the institutions will work together.
Both Sinclair and Ohio University desire to explore reciprocal options focused on...[more]
HUBER HEIGHTS, Ohio (08/18/08) Sinclair s Huber Heights Learning Center will celebrate their second anniversary at the All-American Enrollment Fair on August 23 from 11am 3pm.
Learn how to apply and register for classes, explore academic programs, tour the facility and discover financial aid and scholarship opportunities. Enjoy food, ga...[more]
ENGLEWOOD, Ohio (8/12/08) The Sinclair Englewood Learning Center will feature Sinclair staff Gwendolyn Jones and Patrick Fleming, as a part of its 2008 Speaker Series. Jones and Fleming will present, Leadership in the 21st Century .
Learn the practices necessary for leading and achieving success, lessons for leaders in the 21st century a...[more]
DAYTON, Ohio (08/12/08) Sinclair Community College will host U.S. Federal District Judge Sharon Ovington in a celebration of Constitution Day on Wednesday, September 17.
On Sept. 17, 1787, the U.S. Constitution was signed by thirty-nine brave men who changed the course of history. Every year in celebration of this historical event, educat...[more]
Sinclair Police Department to Hold All-Day Training in Conjunction with Dayton Police Department
Sinclair will hold safety training for its police department on Wednesday, August 27, in the college s library. This annual training exercise is held in conjunction with the Dayton Police Department.
Please be aware that the Dayton Police ...[more]
2008 graduate receives one of country s largest undergraduate transfer scholarships
DAYTON, Ohio (07/22/08) A graduate of Sinclair Community College s 2008 class has received the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship. One of only 50 winners, Christine McHone will use the scholarship to complete a bachelor s degre...[more]
ENGLEWOOD, Ohio (07/28/08) Sinclair s Englewood Learning Center will hold its Second Annual Rock Enroll ment Lawn Concert on Tuesday, August 12, from 5-8 p.m. The concert is being sponsored by Sinclair's Englewood Learning Center, Kettering Health Network, and Kleptz YMCA.
Rock Enroll ment is a fun, music- and game-filled opportunity fo...[more]
Campus to offer Wilmington College courses starting fall of 08
MASON, Ohio (07/21/08) Sinclair Courseview in Mason has signed an agreement with Wilmington College to offer classes at the Courseview Campus Center this fall. This partnership is similar to recent agreements made with the University of Cincinnati, Miami University, Wright ...[more]
MASON, Ohio (07/18/08) Sinclair Community College will offer a financial aid workshops and information sessions at the Courseview Campus Center in Mason this summer.
Two financial aid workshops will be offered on Monday, July 21 from 6:00-7:00 p.m. and on Wednesday, July 23 from 3:00-4:00 p.m. Participants in the financial aid workshops w...[more]
DAYTON, Ohio (07/17/08) - The College for Lifelong Learning at Sinclair Community College will hold its sixth annual Sharing Education, Experience, Knowledge (SEEK) Conference on Wednesday, August 6.
The featured speaker for the conference will be John Gower. As director of the City of Dayton s Department of Planning Community Developme...[more]
DAYTON, Ohio (07/15/08) Sinclair Community College recently appointed three new academic chairs. Don Homan will chair the Electrical Engineering Technology department. John Weaver is chair of the History, Government and Modern Languages Department. John Mersfelder is the new chairs of the Biology Department.
Homan began teaching as a part...[more]
DAYTON, Ohio (07/11/08) Sinclair Community College recently appointed Dr. Boikai Twe as the new chair of the Psychology Department. Twe created the African American Studies program at Sinclair and was Chair of the African Development Advisory Committee of the American Friends Service Committee in Dayton.
Prior to working at Sinclair, Twe ...[more]
DAYTON, Ohio (07/03/08) Sinclair surgical technology students achieved a 100 percent passage rate on the Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) Exam. The exam is administered by the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting.
A total of 12 graduates took the exams. The entire class of surgical technology students passed, ...[more]
Sinclair Notices
Sinclair Community College will resume normal operations on Wednesday, September 17, 2008. This includes the Downtown Campus, the Englewood Learning Center, the Huber Heights Learning Center, the Courseview Campus Center in Mason, and Miami Valley Research Park. The Sinclair Conference Center will also be open normal business hours.
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Student Life
10/06/2008
Several hundred Sinclair students, faculty, staff and visitors were drawn to the Sinclair Library this morning to see Academy Award winning actor Cuba Gooding, Jr., and to hear his get out and vote message. During his brief remarks, the actor encouraged everyone to register to vote and to vote if they are already registered. Toda...[more]
Academy Award winning actor Cuba Gooding, Jr., will be in the Sinclair Library Monday, October 6, for a Get Out the Vote rally. Those interested in attending are asked to be in place by 10:30 a.m. The event is free and open to the public. The format for the event will be similar to that for Chelsea Clinton s appearance in the Library last Spring....[more]
Workshops
Dayton, OH - The Miami Valley Tech Prep Consortium (MVTPC) will host Re-Tooling the Miami Valley Workforce The Bio Way on Thursday, November 20, 2008.
Over 200 high school and Sinclair Community College biology students and their instructors are invited to learn about the expectations and contextual learning skills needed for new manuf...[more]
Did You Know?
Sinclair faculty are consistently awarded for their teaching excellence.
Nine of our students have made the Academic All-American First Team for Community, Technical and Junior Colleges—more than at any other community college.
Sinclair has established more than 100 transfer agreements to assist students in transferring to other colleges.
Sinclair is one of only 12 Vanguard Learning Colleges in the U.S. and Canada, named for our "outstanding record of achievement in learning-centered education."
