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On Monday, April 8, Sinclair will host a National Issues Forum entitled: Shaping Our Future: How Should Higher Education Help Us Create the Society We Want . The event will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. in the Charity Earley Auditorium (Building 12, Room 172).
Free parking is available in Lot C, beneath Building 12.
The National Issue...[more]
Largest Grant in College History to Focus on Information Technology
Sinclair and two partner colleges, working in collaboration with Western Governors University, were awarded a $12 million grant from the Department of Labor today to create a revolutionary change in how information technology (IT) training is conducted. This gran...[more]
New Addition to Fleet a Natural Choice for First Responder Focused Program
Sinclair Community College has selected UTC Aerospace Systems, a unit of United Technologies Corporation, to provide its small unmanned aerial system (SUAS) for use in the college's training program for first responders. SUAS will be the prime contractor, prov...[more]
Jack Giambrone of Sinclair has been named The 2012 Ohio Community College Athletic Conference Athletic Director of the Year. Giambrone, who serves as the conference s Assistant Commissioner, was instrumental in developing the conference s Code of Conduct, website redesign and possible conference expansion.
Sinclair finished third...[more]
Sinclair Community College continues to serve as a regional and national leader in advancing Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) education. This year s 2012 Community College Week, Sinclair has been ranked one of the top two-year colleges, coming in second place with most awards in Ohio.
Showing an increase from last yea...[more]
Sinclair College will host the Blue Angels on Friday, July 6, 2012, from 8:30-9:30 a.m. in building 14, room 14130. The Blue Angels will be sharing flight secrets and information with Sinclair aviation students, faculty and college staff. This event will be open to the public.
This visit is part of Vectren Dayton Air Show week, sai...[more]
Scott McCollum to Assume Role of CIO in Dr. Stone s Division
Dayton, OH Sinclair College President Steven Johnson is pleased to announce the promotion of Dr. Ty Stone to the position of Vice President. On July 1, she will assume leadership responsibility for Information Technology, Business Operations, Public Safety, the Libra...[more]
Sinclair College recently hosted the 16th Annual Appalachian Unsung Hero Awards in Sinclair s Charity Earley Auditorium. Fifteen community members were awarded this year, including Sinclair Professor Al Wahle (Civil and Architectural Technology), who was nominated by Dr. Steve Johnson, President and CEO of Sinclair.
Attendees of ...[more]
Designation Positions Sinclair as a Regional Leader in Information Assurance Education
Sinclair College recently received notification from the National Security Agency (NSA) that the college has been designated as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance (IA) 2-Year Education. The college will receive th...[more]
Sinclair College and the Ohio Aerospace Institute (OAI) recently announced that they have entered a teaming agreement focusing on the critical emerging market of Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS). The agreement will bring the two organizations together for the purposes of: creating and delivering education relating to the UAS industry, ...[more]
Sinclair Community College announces that Women's Softball will return to the college as an intercollegiate sport for the 2012-2013 academic year.
According to Athletic Director Jack Giambrone, This is a landmark event for Sinclair to add a sport that serves female athletes and students in southwest Ohio. It has been many years ...[more]
Sinclair Community College announced today that it has received a Certificate of Authorization (CoA) from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) which will allow UAVs to be flown in restricted airspace at Springfield-Beckley Airport. This will greatly benefit Sinclair s UAS students, supplying them with vital foundational knowled...[more]
The Board of Trustees of Sinclair Community College will meet in regular session on Tuesday, March 13 in Room 12131, first floor of the David H. Ponitz Sinclair Center, Building 12 at 3:30 p.m.[more]
Competition pairs with Antioch Writers' Workshop
DAYTON, OH Sinclair Community College is co-sponsoring a Creative Writing Contest. This competition hopefully will inspire writers to gain experience and recognition and to test their skills. This contest is open to Southwestern Ohio writers who have received no payment for publis...[more]
Grant Funding will Impact Inner City Students to Improve College Preparation
DAYTON, OH Sinclair College and Dayton Public Schools have received an Education Talent Search (ETS) Program grant from the Department of Education to assist local students with academic progress. This five-year plan is directed toward 500 local low...[more]
Out-of-school youth program recognized by the International Association for Truancy and Dropout Prevention
DAYTON, OH The Fast Forward Program, which provides second chances to local out-of-school youth, has been recognized as the 2011 Program of the Year by the International Association for Truancy and Dropout Prevention. Th...[more]
Sinclair College Hosts Public Ballot Issues Forum Three Key Issues to be Presented to Public
WHAT: A public forum hosted by Sinclair Community College to discuss three key ballot issues: Age Limits for Judges, Health Care Choices, and Government Union Contracts in Dayton, Ohio. Both sides of the issues will present with qu...[more]
NSF Grant, One of Only Two Awarded in Nation, Establishes National Center of Excellence for Supply Chain Technology Education.
DAYTON, OH Sinclair College and Norco College of Riverside, CA have been selected by the National Science Foundation as one of only two recipients in the United States to be awarded a national center gra...[more]
DAYTON, OHIO (07/25/2011) Seven Sinclair Community College faculty members have been honored as being amongst the best in their field. The National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD) emphasizes the importance of teaching and leadership excellence in institutions of higher education. The award was given to th...[more]
Sinclair s Summer Session has the Highest Student Enrollment in College s History
More Visiting Students Taking Courses at Sinclair Than Ever
Sinclair Community College began its summer session this week with the largest first week summer enrollment in the college s history. 13,041 students are enrolled in summer courses at Sincla...[more]
DAYTON, OH Sinclair Community College is projected to graduate the largest class in the College s history at the commencement ceremony this Friday at 7 p.m. at the University of Dayton Arena. Over 4,000 degrees and certificates will be awarded this academic year. The commencement keynote speaker will be Senator Rob Portman, who wil...[more]
Gates Foundation grant will build on their success and help more community colleges better serve students
Sinclair is one of three Ohio community colleges collaborating as part of a national effort to devise and share new approaches to help more young people obtain a degree, certificate or credential. The schools will share a $500...[more]
Michael Carter has accepted the position of Senior Vice President at Sinclair. He immediately assumes permanent leadership responsibility for student services, marketing, school linkages, regional learning centers and other critical college functions. As a Senior Vice President, Michael is a member of the President's Cabinet and is resp...[more]
DAYTON, OHIO (04/18/2011) Sinclair Community College will host the 15th annual Appalachian Unsung Hero Awards breakfast on May 6, 2011.
This event is hosted by Appalachian Outreach and Studies at Sinclair. A letter and nomination applications were mailed in January. The selected winners are invited to attend the breakfast with t...[more]
Sinclair s Spring Term Enrollment Finalized, Sets Several New Records
DAYTON, Ohio (04/13/11) Sinclair College finalized its spring term enrollment for students studying in college degree and transfer programs. With an enrollment of 24,313 students, Sinclair marks the second highest spring headcount enrollment on record (spring ...[more]
DAYTON, OHIO (04/06/2011) Sinclair Community College is hosting the 20th annual grow our own program on April 22, 2011.
The Grow Our Own Program is a faculty recruitment program created by Dr. Ned Sifferlen in 1991. It was designed to address the ethnic and gender diversity needs at Sinclair Community College.
The event will...[more]
DAYTON, OHIO (03/31/2011) Sinclair Community College will host the SkillsUSA State Precision Machining Competition on Saturday, April 9, 2011.
The top manual machining high school students will compete in this state competition. The competition focuses on manual machining on the milling machine, lathe and general machine shop kn...[more]
DAYTON, Ohio (03/29/11) Sinclair College began its spring term yesterday for students studying in college degree and transfer programs. The college is experiencing a record-setting spring term enrollment in online courses, of students enrolled in the learning centers, and of student who are the first-generation in their family to atte...[more]
DAYTON, OHIO (03/15/2011) The English and theatre departments at Sinclair Community College will host the annual Sinclair Writers Workshop on April 9, 2011 to help emerging writers in the community gain exposure to a variety of writing styles and authors.
The 2011 Writers Workshop will feature playwright Walter Allen Bennett J...[more]
DAYTON, OH (03/04/11) Sinclair Community College won its first Bellwether Award in theInstructional Programs and Services category for the Pioneering Online Sciences Labs project.
The Pioneering Online Science Labs presentation described the student pathway to online degree completion at Sinclair Community College. The pathway b...[more]
DAYTON, Ohio (03/04/11) The Board of Trustees of Sinclair Community College will hold committee meetings at the following times:
Finance Committee: Monday, March 7, at 8:15 am in Room 12-133
Strategic Linkages Committee: Tuesday, March 8, at 7:45 am in Room 12-133
Contact:
Megan Laughter
Phone: 937/512-3050
Ce...[more]
DAYTON, OHIO (03/02/11) The Sinclair music department presents The Sinclair Sing-off, Shout Out, and Show-off featuring three of its choral ensembles.
The Men s Ensemble, Sinclair Gospel Ensemble and the Sinclair Singers Show Ensemble will perform at this winter quarter concert. It will also feature a guest brass section from ...[more]
Sinclair Supports Springfield, MVCTC and Kettering Fairmont Tech Prep Readers
DAYTON, Ohio (02/22/11) - Three creative teachers, the Internet, and a great read just may have built The Biggest Book Group in Dayton. The group meets at Sinclair Community College on March 2 to kick off this year s Big Read with their discussion of Rebe...[more]
DAYTON, OH (02/21/11) Over 300 high school juniors are expected to visit Sinclair Community College for Engineers Day on Friday, Feb. 25, 2011. Featured speakers are Charlie Weikert, University of Dayton sophomore who is making a spl ash in the yo-yo business, and Tom Singer, Sinclair professor who rocks engineering with his guitar pr...[more]
DAYTON, OHIO (02/14/11) The English Department at Sinclair Community College is sponsoring the 26th Paul Laurence Dunbar Memorial Poetry Prize. This annual poetry writing contest continues to receive hundreds of entries from Montgomery, Greene and Clark Counties.
The Paul Laurence Dunbar Memorial Poetry Prize has four categories...[more]
DAYTON, Ohio (02/09/2011) Sinclair College President Steven Johnson has named Madeline Iseli as Vice President of the Sinclair College Advancement Division. This announcement marks the next phase of Sinclair s successful strategic alignment of a number of key functional areas.
The Advancement Division was created in 2007 as a re...[more]
DAYTON, OH (2/4/2011) Sinclair will host two exciting and informative panel presentations focused on healthy parenting styles from a variety of cultures, highlighting biracial, Appalachian, Chinese and gay parenting.
Six panelists (three in each session) from diverse backgrounds will present their thoughts and experiences regard...[more]
DAYTON, OH (01/31/11) -- The Sinclair Community College Mathematics Department will hold its annual Mathematics Department Colloquiumon Friday, February 11.
The colloquium will be from 2:30-4:00 p.m. in Room 1001, on the lower level of Building 1.
There will be two speakers at the event: Kinga Oliver, assistant professor of ...[more]
DAYTON, OH (01/24/11) Sinclair Community College will host the Black Women s Think Tank on Saturday, February 12.
The event, entitled Still Standing, encourages unity among the women at Sinclair and those in the community to come together and support each other. The event will feature different presenters, and attendees will b...[more]
DAYTON, OH (1/24/2010) Erin Henry (Beavercreek, 45434), a Sinclair Community College annual contracted faculty member, received the Professional Human Resource (PHR) certification for her experience and responsibilities over her career.
Henry received her Associates of Applied Science degree at Sinclair before going on to get he...[more]
DAYTON, OH (1/14/11) Sinclair will host the annual NIA awards in conjunction with the second annual Gospel Music Fest in order to bring people of all backgrounds together to embrace diversity.
The African American History committee established the Unsung Heroes award in 1990 in order to recognize the extraordinary efforts and go...[more]
DAYTON, Ohio (01/06/11) Sinclair began its winter quarter on Monday with record headcount enrollment with 25,205 students. This is the sixth time in the past seven years that a new record level has been set for winter term.
Among the highest enrolled courses are developmental studies, English, biology, mathematics, and psycholog...[more]
DAYTON, Ohio (12/29/10) The Montgomery County Commission appointed Beth Mehlberth Whelley to serve on the Sinclair Community College Board of Trustees for a five-year term expiring September 13, 2015. She will serve as a member of the personnel and curriculum committee.
Beth has over 20 years of public relations experience. Sinc...[more]
DAYTON, Ohio (12/27/10) Sinclair Community College honored donors, alumni and students at the 2010 Donor Reception on Thursday, December 16. This event is designed to thank individuals who have generously provided support for Sinclair as well as recognize outstanding individuals for their contributions to the college.
The Sinclair ...[more]
DAYTON, OH (12/13/10) Three original plays from Sinclair Theatre s recent Student Showcase were selected to be performed at the Region III Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival held at Michigan State University in Lansing, MI on Jan. 4-8, 2010.
The Student Showcase was presented in Blair Hall Theatre on Dec. 2-3, 2010...[more]
Sinclair College President Steven Johnson today announced that Tom Raga, Vice President for Advancement, would be moving to a new position at DPL, Inc., effective January 3, 2011. Tom has contributed immeasurably to the development of Sinclair s Advancement division. Under his leadership, the Advancement division, which was newly creat...[more]
DAYTON, OH (11/15/10) Sinclair Community College s music department s fall concerts include the bands first two concerts of their 34th season with music Made in America and the Choral Invitational Concert of G.F. Handel s Messiah.
The compositions in the Wind Symphony s performance were written by American composers and inc...[more]
DAYTON, Ohio (10/13/10) Sinclair Community College will host the Ned J. Sifferlen Center Building Naming Ceremony to honor President Emeritus Dr. Ned J. Sifferlen. The college s Building 14 will officially be named the Ned J. Sifferlen Center.
Dr. Sifferlen led Sinclair at all levels of the college, beginning as a business techn...[more]
DAYTON, Ohio (10/04/10) Sinclair Community College announced two new shows for its galleries this fall.
The Burnell R. Roberts Triangle Gallery will feature recent work by Glen Cebulash. The exhibit focuses on Cebulash s interest in the connection between memory and plastic imagination. Cebulash has changed his focus from landsc...[more]
DAYTON, Ohio (10/04/10) Sinclair Community College s Theatre Department will present Once On This Island , a musical by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty, opening October 15th through 23rd in Blair Hall Theatre on the Sinclair Campus.
Once On This Island
Blair Hall Theatre, Building 2
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DAYTON, OH (9/17/2010) The University of Dayton, Sinclair Community College, and Wittenberg University are collaborating to host Rus Funk, a national spokesperson working to end men s violence, on September 22 and 23, 2010.
Funk has been fighting for this cause since 1983. He has counseled victims of sexual and domestic assault ...[more]
DAYTON, Ohio (09/13/10) - The Sinclair Community College Early Childhood Education Center announces sponsorship of the U.S. Department of Agriculture funded Child and Adult Care Food Program.
Meals are served at no separate charge to all eligible participants enrolled for care, and will be provided wit hout regard to race, color, ...[more]
DAYTON, OH (09/13/10) Sinclair Community College Dean Dave Collins has been elected to serve a two-year term as a Board Member At-Large with the National Network of Health Career Programs in Two-Year Colleges (NN2).
Dave Collins is Dean of the Division of Life and Health Sciences. He has 33 ye ars of health care experience in th...[more]
DAYTON, OH (9/10/2010) Lisa Ebeling, former director of the Language Documentation Training Center in Honolulu, HI, will be coming to Sinclair to discuss the status and preservation of endangered languages.
Attendees will learn about the importance of preserving endangered languages and how people are persecuted for their langua...[more]
DAYTON, OH (09/09/10) Michael Carter, interim senior vice president at Sinclair, has been selected to receive a Crystal Star Award by the National Dropout Prevention Network.
The Distinguished Leadership and Service Award of Excellence in Dropout Recovery, Intervention, and Prevention is given to the individual that demonstrates...[more]
DAYTON, OH (09/01/10) GI Jobs Magazine recently deemed Sinclair Community College a Military Friendly School.
Each year, GI Jobs chooses new schools that are the most accommodating for military students. Only 15 percent of colleges, universities, and trade schools in the country are chosen. This year, there are 1,220 schools on...[more]
DAYTON, OH (08/30/10) -- The Sinclair Community College Art Department is pleased to announce a faculty art exhibit for the fall. The Fine Art Faculty Exhibition will run from September 8, 2010, to October 13, 2010, in Building 13 on the Dayton campus. A reception will be held on September 16, 2010, from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Some...[more]
DAYTON, OH (08/30/10) -- Sinclair Community College will host finalists of VH-1 s DoSomething.org contest as part of an on-campus event.
On Thursday, Sept. 16, 2010, Sinclair will host Taylor Stuckert and Mark Rembert are the principles of Energize Clinton County, finalists in VH-1 s DoSomething.org contest. Their program was desi...[more]
DAYTON, Ohio (08/23/10) Sinclair will hold safety training for its police department on Wednesday, August 25, in the college s library. This annual training exercise is held in conjunction with the Montgomery County Sherriff s Office.
Officers will get first-hand experience dealing three crisis scenarios, including a shooter on ...[more]
ENGLEWOOD, Ohio (07/26/10) Sinclair Community College Learning Centers will host Nashville recording artist Austin Hicks for the college s first Country Concert: A Countdown to Fall Quarter on Thursday, August 12, at the Englewood Learning Center.
Recently signed to Lick Records, Hicks first single, I Still Pledge Allegiance t...[more]
MASON, Ohio (07/26/10) Sinclair s Courseview Campus Center will hold its First Annual Rock Enrollment Lawn Concert on Tuesday, August 3, from 4-7 p.m.
Rock Enrollment is a fun, music-filled opportunity for students to enroll for fall classes. The event is free and open to the public.
Attendees are encouraged to bring a bla...[more]
DAYTON, Ohio (07/07/10) The Montgomery County Commission reappointed Mary Boosalis to serve on the Sinclair Community College Board of Trustees for a five-year term expiring July 1, 2015. She is currently the President and CEO of Miami Valley Hospital.
She has served on the Sinclair board for the past five years and is a member ...[more]
Dayton, Ohio (6/15/2010) Sinclair Community College will host a grand opening celebration of the HAAS Tech Training Center on Friday, June 18, 2010. Thanks to a generous donation by HAAS Automation has donated half of the equipment in Sinclair s CNC lab. In doing so, the company has designated Sinclair Community College as an official...[more]
DAYTON, Ohio (06/03/10) Sinclair Community College Board of Trustees Executive Committee is scheduled to meet tomorrow, Friday, June 4, from 10 am Noon at the college in Room 12-217. The committee will immediately go into to executive session to discuss certain personnel matters.
Media Contact:
Natasha Baker, APR
Dire...[more]
DAYTON, Ohio (05/19/10) Sinclair Community College has announced the winners of the 2010 Creative Writing Contest. Winners will be recognized at a banquet held at Sinclair next Tuesday.
Sponsored by Sinclair's English department, the Creative Writing Contest is open to writers who have received no payment for published manuscrip...[more]
DAYTON, Ohio (05/18/10) Sinclair Community College presented its 14th Annual Appalachian Unsung Hero Awards on Friday, May 14, at the Sinclair Conference Center.
The awards are given annually by Sinclair in conjunction with the college s Appalachian Outreach program. The Unsung Hero Awards honor an individual or organization tha...[more]
DAYTON, Ohio (05/11/10) At its meeting today, the Sinclair Board of Trustees approved a 3.5 percent tuition increase to go into effect in the coming fall term. In the past 20 years this is only the ninth time tuition has been raised at Sinclair. The Montgomery County tuition rate remains the lowest of any public college or university ...[more]
DAYTON, Ohio (05/10/10) The Board of Trustees of Sinclair Community College will meet in regular session on Tuesday, May 11 in Room 12131, first floor of the David H. Ponitz Sinclair Center, Building 12 at 3:30 p.m.
Contact: Natasha Baker
Director of Communications
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DAYTON, Ohio (04/29/10) Sinclair Community College today announced the appointment of Michael Carter as Interim Senior Vice President. Carter will replace Dr. Robert E. Johnson who left the college to become president of Becker College in Massachusetts.
Carter has served Sinclair with distinction for nine years, in the very critica...[more]
DAYTON, Ohio (04/22/10) Three films highlighting contemporary social issues are part of the inaugural Sinclair Screenings this spring.
Sinclair Screenings, Sinclair s first annual film festival, kicks off Monday, April 26 with the film Coal Country. It continues on Wednesday, April 28, with a screening of Defiance ; and ...[more]
DAYTON, Ohio (04/21/10) As winter turns to spring and parents and students across the country begin to plan summer activities, a lucky group of middle and high school students in Dayton will be selected to participate in the WaterBotics program, a National Science Foundation-sponsored underwater robotics camp experience happening at S...[more]
DAYTON, Ohio (03/15/10) Sinclair Community College is thrilled to welcome Ron Carlson as the keynote speaker at the 2010 Writers Workshop. The workshop will be held April 16th from 12-5 in the Sinclair Conference Center, Building 12.
Carlson is the author of ten books of fiction, most recently the novel The Signal. His novel Fi...[more]
DAYTON, Ohio (03/08/10) The Sinclair Community College Concert Handbell Choir, under the direction of Margaret Dill, will perform along with the Sinclair Women s Ensemble Chorale conducted by Nolan Long at an upcoming concert.
The groups will appear together on Sunday, March 14, at 4:00 p.m. at the St. John s Lutheran Church o...[more]
DAYTON, Ohio (02/23/10) Surinder Jain, Interim Associate Dean of Science, Mathematics and Engineering at Sinclair Community College, will receive the 2010 Outstanding Scientists and Engineers Award in Education.
Presented by the Affiliate Societies Council of Dayton, the Outstanding Scientists and Engineers Award honors an indiv...[more]
DAYTON, Ohio (02/12/10) Lionel Zephirin, a Haiti native, will speak about the recent earthquake and challenges in Haiti at Sinclair s Learning Centers Thursday, February 18.
Zephirin s presentation will offer Sinclair students, faculty and staff, as well as the greater Day ton community, the opportunity to learn more about Haiti...[more]
Dayton, Ohio (02/03/10) Sinclair Community College will hold the 2010 NIA Awards Ceremony on Friday, February 26, at 6:00 p.m. in the Sinclair Conference Center, Building 12.
The NIA Awards Ceremony is an annually held program to showcase, celebrate and nurture achievements in creative arts, academics, and mentorship and leaders...[more]
DAYTON, Ohio (02/01/10) Sinclair Community College announced three new shows for its galleries in February.
The Burnell R. Roberts Triangle Gallery will kick off America at Home by Juan-Si Gonzalez on February 15. The multi-media installation documents 16 towns named Cuba that are scattered around the US. He reflects on these ...[more]
DAYTON, Ohio (01/19/10) The Institute of Higher Education at the University of Florida has recognized Sinclair Community College as a 2010 Bellwether Award Finalist for its work on decreasing the Dayton Public Schools dropout rate through the Fast Forward Center.
Each year, the Institute reviews entries submitted in three progra...[more]
DAYTON, Ohio (01/12/10) The English Department at Sinclair Community College is sponsoring the25th Paul Laurence Dunbar Memorial Poetry Prize.This annual poetry writing contest continues to grow with more than 500 entries received last year from Montgomery, Greene and Clark Counties.
The Paul Laurence Dunbar Memorial Poetry Priz...[more]
DAYTON, Ohio (01/05/09) Sinclair Community College is anticipating record-breaking enrollment numbers again for the winter quarter. Well over 24,000 students started classes today an increase of seven percent over Winter Quarter 2009.
Our full-time equivalent student enrollment is up 15 percent, said Dr. Steven Lee Johnson, ...[more]
DAYTON, Ohio Sinclair Community College will undergo a check-up visit on March 10-12, 2010, involving a team representing the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.
Sinclair has been continuously accredited by the Commission since 1970 at the Associate Degree level.
The public ...[more]
DAYTON, Ohio (01/04/10) -- Sinclair Community College will present Antigone by Sophocles, translated by E.H. Plumptre on February 19-27, 2010, in Blair Hall Theatre, Building 2 on the Sinclair campus. Ohio Professor of the Year, Sinclair Music Professor John Parcell, has written original music for the performance.
Directed by Dr...[more]
DAYTON, Ohio (12/17/09) The 10th Annual Black Man s Think Tank (BMTT) has opened the call for proposals and participation for this year s conference in April. The conference is entitled Rebuilding Self and will take place at Sinclair Community College on April 9-10, 2010.
The public is invited to submit proposals for workshop,...[more]
DAYTON, Ohio (12/17/09) Sinclair Community College s Cultural Diversity Committee, African American Studies program and the ABLE Youth Leadership Institute will host the 8th Annual Citywide Kwanzaa Celebration and Games Workshop on Wednesday, December 30, 2009.
Dr. Yvonne Seon, internationally acclaimed educator and writer, will...[more]
DAYTON, Ohio (12/15/09) -- Sinclair Community College is now accepting applications for its Annual Creative Writing Contest. Open to students and the general public, the contest features cash prizes for winning entries from area high school and adult writers.
Sponsored by Sinclair's English department, the contest is open to write...[more]
DAYTON, Ohio (12/14/2009) The Young Scholars Program at Sinclair Community College is currently accepting 8th grade applications for the 2010 Winter Spring Sessions.
Young Scholarsis a college recruitment program for students in grades 8 through 12. Students who participate in the program agree to attend 10 Saturday morning wo...[more]
DAYTON, Ohio (12/07/09) Recognizing the significant role workforce development will play in the economic growth of our region, Sinclair has repurposed two positions within the college and reallocated those resources to its Workforce Development Corporate Services Division.
Workforce development continues to be a critical issu...[more]
DAYTON, Ohio (12/07/09) Sinclair Community College is providing additional resources to displaced workers thanks to a grant from the Walmart Foundation. As a part of the Walmart Brighter Futures Project, Sinclair is assisting displaced workers of the Greater Dayton Region in their transition from displacement to secure and viable empl...[more]
DAYTON, Ohio (12/01/09) Sinclair Community College is once again hosting the district competition for the First Lego League, this Saturday, December 5, 2009, from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. in the Great Hall of the Sinclair Conference Center, Building 12.
First Lego League will bring 22 teams of 4th through 7th graders. Each team has a s...[more]
DAYTON, Ohio (12/01/09) Students in the College for Lifelong Learning program will show off their talents during the month of December with an exhibit at the college s art gallery.
The College for Life Long Learning; Off Campus Senior Artists' Exhibition will appear at the Burnell Roberts Triangle Gallery on the fourth floor o...[more]
DAYTON, Ohio (11/30/09) -- Sinclair Community College will present Antigone by Sophacles, translated by E.H. Plumptre on February 19-27, 2010, in Blair Hall Theatre, Building 2 on the Sinclair campus.
Directed by Dr. Robert MacClennan, Prof. Emeritus Antigone is the classic Greek story of the daughter of Oedipus the King and her...[more]
DAYTON, Ohio (11/18/09) The Montgomery County Commission appointed Rob Connelly to serve on the Sinclair Community College Board of Trustees for a five-year term. He is currently the president of Henny Penny Corporation.
Connelly has 25 years of experience outside of the foodservice industry as General Manager of Business Develop...[more]
DAYTON, Ohio (11/18/09) Sinclair Community College s Cultural Diversity Committee, African American Studies Program, African American Culture Club and the ABLE Youth Leadership Institute will host the 20th annual Pre-Kwanzaa Celebration and Workshop focusing on business development and health promotion, Saturday, November 21, 2009.
...[more]
DAYTON, Ohio (11/19/09) - The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education have named Dr. John Parcell at Sinclair Community College the 2009 Ohio Professor of the Year. Parcell was selected from more than 300 top professors in the United States.
Dr. Parcell is a gif...[more]
DAYTON, Ohio (11/18/09) Sinclair Community College will once again hold the Advanced Hybrid and Alternative Fuel Vehicle Institute from December 14-18 on the college s downtown campus.
Thanks to a $790,000 National Science Foundation Gran t, Sinclair will provide training on hybrid and alternative fuel vehicle technology to 40 c...[more]
DAYTON, Ohio (11/16/09) -- Sinclair Community College features three of their choral ensembles in concert on Sunday, November 22, 2009.
Music of the Americas showcases Sinclair s Chamber Choir, Chorale and Women s Ensemble. All of the groups are directed by Nolan Long, an assistant professor of music. The concert begins at 4 p.m. a...[more]
Part of a national effort to study new collaboration models
DAYTON, Ohio (11/09/09) The Bill Melinda Gates Foundation and the National League of Cities today announced that Dayton is one of seven communities awarded a grant to boost college graduation rates by improving coordination between colleges, schools and cities.
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DAYTON, Ohio (10/27/09) Sinclair Community College President Dr. Steven L. Johnson will host an exhibition of his photography at the Color of Energy Gallery in the Oregon District beginning Friday, November 6.
Johnson calls himself a seasoned amateur photographer and has a growing collection of over 100,000 photos from travels i...[more]
ENGLEWOOD, Ohio (10/12/09) The newly formed Student Leadership Committee at the Sinclair Englewood Learning Center will be presenting the results of its first community outreach project at the October 27 Englewood City Council meeting.
In remembrance of September 11, 2001, the student-led group had Englewood Learning Center stud...[more]
DAYTON, Ohio (10/02/09) A boy, a girl, and a killer plant entwine for Sinclair Community College s production of Little Shop of Horrors sprouting October 16-24 in Blair Hall Theatre, Building 2, on the Sinclair Campus.
Little Shop of Horrors is a rock musical about two co-workers at a skid row florist shop. Nerdy Seymour buys a ...[more]
Dayton, OH Sinclair Community College has processed and will distribute just over 9,400 financial aid checks to students this week. In total, the checks represent nearly $11 million in federal aid that students need to get their education.
We are always excited for our students to get the help they need to achieve their higher ...[more]
Dayton, OH The Sinclair Community College Police Department is hosting its 22nd Annual Safety Awareness Expo and SCC Club Day on Wednesday, September 30. 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. an...[more]
DAYTON, Ohio (09/16/09) At its meeting yesterday, the Sinclair Board of Trustees approved a 3.5 percent tuition increase for the college. The college has held a steady tuition rate for 12 of the last 19 years.
Sinclair s tuition and fees are still controlled and capped by the Ohio legislature. However, all Ohio public colleges a...[more]
Dayton, OH The Sinclair Community College Alumni Affairs office will host its third annual wine tasting, A Vintage Affair, on Friday, September 25.
Open to the public, A Vintage Affair features wine, hors d oeurves and music by the Eddie Brookshire Trio. The event will be hosted in the plaza outside the Sinclair Conference Cente...[more]
Dayton, OH On Wednesday, August 26, Sinclair Community College hosted local legislators and congressional staff to the First Annual Center of Energy Legislative Open House on the Dayton campus.
Dr. Steven Lee Johnson, president of Sinclair, welcomed more than a dozen state representatives, state senators and congressional distri...[more]
Dayton, OH Sinclair Community College will host U.S. Federal District Judge Sharon Ovington in a celebration of Constitution Day on Thursday, 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, educators,...[more]
Sinclair Police Department to Hold All-Day Training in Conjunction with Montgomery County Sheriff s Office
Dayton, OH Sinclair will hold safety training for its police department on Wednesday, August 26, in the college s library. This annual training exercise is held in conjunction with the Montgomery County Sherriff s Office.
...[more]
Monday, August 24, 2009
Sinclair Preble County Learning Center Set to Open
Eaton, OH The Sinclair Preble County Learning Center is set to open its doors to nearly 200 students on Wednesday, September 9. But before that can happen, the PCLC will host a ribbon-cutting event to thank the partners, donors and numerous vendors a...[more]
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Walmart Foundation Grant Helps Community Colleges Train Displaced Workers
Dayton, OH Sinclair Community College is one of eight community colleges in the country selected to participate in the Walmart Brighter Futures project. This national demonstration project is designed to assist community col...[more]
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Sinclair and Warren County Career Center partner to provide nurse aide training Mason, OH Sinclair Community College Courseview and the Warren County Career Center will partner to offer nurse aide training at the Courseview campus this fall.
This six credit hour, 78-clock-hour, training program...[more]
Friday, August 14, 2009
Sinclair Huber Heights Learning Center Hosts Annual Enrollment Fair Huber Heights, OH Sinclair s Huber Heights Learning Center will host the Taking You to New Heights Enrollment Fair on Thursday, August 20, from 4:00 7:00 pm.
Learn how to apply and register for classes, explore academic programs...[more]
Incident Training Exercise to Occur August 26 in Sinclair Library
On Wednesday, August 26, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Sinclair Police will participate in an incident training exercise along with members of the Montgomery County Sheriff s Office SWAT and Hostage Negotiation Teams. The Sinclair Library, including the upper level...[more]
Tuesday, August 04, 2009
Sinclair Community College Saves over $1 Million a Year in Cleaning Costs
Dayton, OH Sinclair Community College today announced the awarding of a new custodial contract that will promptly save the college over $1 million a year in cleaning costs while providing excellent service levels.
In a n...[more]
Tuesday, August 04, 2009
Richmond Residents Benefit from Recent Tuition Agreement Signed by Ohio Chancellor
Eaton, OH Residents of Indiana can now pay Ohio tuition rates at the new Sinclair Preble County Learning Center. Located 15 minutes from the Indiana-Ohio border, the Preble County Learning Center is the newest branch ...[more]
Monday, August 03, 2009
Englewood, OH Sinclair s Englewood Learning Center will hold its Third Annual Rock Enroll ment Lawn Concert on Tuesday, August 11, from 4-7 p.m.
The lineup for this year s event includes:
4:00 p.m. Midland
5:00 p.m. Pharaoh, Master of Ceremony
...[more]
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Sinclair College for Lifelong Learning to Host 7th Annual SEEK Conference Dayton, OH The College for Lifelong Learning at Sinclair Community College will hold its seventh annual Sharing Education, Experience, Knowledge (SEEK) Conference on Wednesday, August 5.
The featured speaker for the confere...[more]
Monday, July 06, 2009
Sinclair Hires New Director of Advancement
Dayton, OH- Sinclair Community College recently hired Patricia L. Lavy as the new director of advancement in the advancement division.
Most recently, Lavy served as president of the HOPE Community Foundation. As the director of advancement for Sinclair, La...[more]
Monday, July 06, 2009
Sinclair Preble County Learning Center Holding Hard Hat Tour
Eaton, OH- The Sinclair Community College Preble County Learning Center is nearly complete and ready for a sneak peek. The college will open the learning center for a special hard hat tour for media only on Tuesday, July 7, 2009.
Attendee...[more]
Wednesday, July 01, 2009
Sinclair Preble County Learning Center Holding Hard Hat Tour
Eaton, OH- The Sinclair Community College Preble County Learning Center is nearly complete and ready for a sneak peek. The college will open the learning center for a special hard hat tour for media only on Tuesday, July 7, 2009.
Atten...[more]
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Board of Trustees of Sinclair Community College Meeting
Dayton, OH-The Board of Trustees of Sinclair Community College will meet in regular session on Wednesday, July 1 in Room 12131, first floor of the David H. Ponitz Sinclair Center, Building 12 at 3:30 p.m.
An outline of the agenda for Wednesda...[more]
Dayton, OH- At its meeting today, the Sinclair Community College Board of Trustees approved an operating budget that both meets the growing educational needs of the community while constraining expenses. Sinclair continues to maintain Ohio's absolute lowest tuition rate by far.
Recognizing the college's 15 percent enrollment growth f...[more]
Dayton, OH-The Sinclair Community College Board of Trustees elected Lawrence (Larry)Porter as their new chair at today s board meeting.
Porter was appointed to the board by the Montgomery County Commission and has served on the board for nine years most recently as the vice chair. He also serves on the Strategic Linkages committee...[more]
Monday, June 22, 2009
Sinclair Appoints Manager for Preble County Learning Center
Dayton, OH- Sinclair Community College announced today the appointment of Janet Schmitt as Learning Center Manager of the Preble County Learning Center.
Schmitt has been employed at Sinclair for nearly four years. Most recently, she served ...[more]
Monday, June 22, 2009
Sinclair Huber Heights Learning Center to Host Summer Job Fair
Huber Heights, OH- The Sinclair Community College Huber Heights Learning Center will hold a Summer Job Fair on Thursday, June 25, from 3:00-6:00 p.m.
Area businesses from the Huber Heights will be on hand to meet with students, collect ...[more]
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Sinclair Aviation Club to Host Fly-In with Aviation Sales, Inc.
Dayton, OH- The Sinclair Community College Aviation Club and Aviation Sales, Inc. will host a fly-in / cruise-in at the Wright Brothers Airport in Miamisburg on June 20 from 10 am to 3 pm.
The event will feature two FAAST flight s...[more]
Thursday, June 11, 2009
2009 Midsummer Fest Adds to List of Performers and Sponsors
Dayton, OH- Sinclair's first annual Midsummer Fest has added to its list of performers and sponsors. The event, scheduled for Friday, June 19, is free and open to the public.
In addition to Sinclair's own LIFE Choir, Midsummer Fest will ...[more]
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Sinclair Awards 13th Annual Appalachian Unsung Hero Awards
Dayton, OH- Sinclair Community College awarded the 13th Annual Appalachian Unsung Hero awards at a recent dinner.
The awards are given annually by Sinclair in conjunction with the college's Appalachian Outreach program. The program provide...[more]
Friday, May 22, 2009
Two Sinclair Faculty to Receive Emeritus Honors
Dayton, OH- Two retired Sinclair Community College faculty members, Professors Gary Mitchner (Oakwood) and Denise Moore (Bellbrook), will be awarded Professor Emeritus status at the college's commencement in June.
The emeritus awards program was initia...[more]
Thursday, May 07, 2009
Sinclair Choral Ensembles to Present A Night of Favorites
Dayton, OH- The Sinclair Men's Ensemble, Gospel Ensemble and Sinclair Singers Show Ensemble will present a concert of works with the theme of A Night of Favorites on June 5, 2009 at 8:00pm in the Blair Hall Theatre on the Sinclair Community ...[more]
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Sinclair Hosts Summer Enrollment Fair at the Huber Heights Learning Center
Dayton, OH- Sinclair's Huber Heights Learning Center will host a Summer Enrollment Fair on Thursday, May 28 from 3 - 7pm.
Learn how to apply and register for classes, explore academic programs, tour the facility and discover f...[more]
Tuesday, May 12, 2009|
Festival boasts an evening of music, art and science wizardry at Sinclair Mason campus
Dayton, OH- Sinclair Courseview Campus will host the second annual Midsummer Fest on Friday, June 19, from 6-9 p.m. The event will feature art displays, science wizardry and live music from local area high school g...[more]
Monday, May 11, 2009
Board of Trustees of Sinclair Community College Meeting
Dayton, OH- The Board of Trustees of Sinclair Community College will meet in regular session on Tuesday, May 12 in Room 12131, first floor of the David H. Ponitz Sinclair Center, Building 12 at 3:30 p.m.
Documents and/or Photos available for t...[more]
Dayton, OH- Sinclair Community College's Theatre Department will present Diana Son's Stop Kiss directed by Gina Neuerer, May 8-16 in Blair Hall Theatre, Building 2, on the Sinclair Campus.
Set in present day New York, Callie and Sara meet, become friends and develop much to their surprise an unspoken attraction. The moment the...[more]
Friday, May 01, 2009
Auditions Being Held for Sinclair's Little Shop of Horrors
Dayton, OH- Sinclair Community College's Theatre Department will hold open auditions for its fall production of Little Shop of Horrors, May 19 at 6:30 p.m. in room 2L12, building 2, on the Sinclair campus.
Performance dates for the musical wit...[more]
Wednesday, May 06, 2009
Paralegal Day Honored at Sinclair
Dayton, OH- One of the fastest growing professions in America will be recognized at the Sinclair Conference Center on May 18. The local legal community will celebrate Paralegal Day, joining with other communities in the state. The State of Ohio recognizes the contribu...[more]
Wednesday, May 06, 2009
Sinclair Courseview Hosts University Partners Open House Transfer Fair
Dayton, OH- The University Partners Open House Transfer Fair will be held at Courseview on Thursday, May 14, 2009 from 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
The Courseview campus offers baccalaureate and graduate level courses thanks to the...[more]
Friday, May 01, 2009
Career Exploration and Job Fair Coming to Sinclair
Dayton, OH- The Sinclair Community College Career Services division will hold a Career Exploration and Job Fair on Wednesday, May 6, from 12:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. in the Sinclair Conference Center, Building 12.
Representatives from over 50 companies wi...[more]
Friday, May 01, 2009
Sinclair Learning Center to Host Cruise-In for Enrollment
Dayton, OH- Sinclair's Englewood Learning Center will host the second annual Cruise-In to Fall Enrollment on Wednesday, May 27, from 4:00-7:00 pm.
All makes, models, bikes, trucks, race cars, show cars, etc. are invited to cruise-in. The even...[more]
Sinclair Employees Give Back to Students
First annual campaign in over three years raises scholarship dollars for students
Dayton, OH- Sinclair employees generously supported the return of the Sinclair Foundation's Annual Fund as part of the Foundation's $40 for the Fortieth campaign. The annual fund, returning after a three...[more]
Baseball
Sinclair's Ragland and Botjer named baseball player/pitcher of the week
Sinclair Community College's rightfielder Clay Ragland and pitcher Zach Botjer were named OCCAC player and pitcher of the week respectifully.
Ragland, a 5-10, 165 freshman from Chillicotte, OH, went 11-27 (.407) in nine games. He scored 11 runs, ha...[more]
After watching the top seed Owens fall in the loser s bracket final, the Pride knew that they had a battle on their hands with Cuyahoga for the Conference Title. Coming into the weekend the Challengers from Tri-C didn't have much a record to speak of but really put it together this weekend and played well. Tri-C got on the board right a...[more]
High School Students to Showcase Capstone Projects at Sinclair
Media Advisory: Photo /Video/Interview Opportunity
Dayton, OH- Sinclair Community College will host the 13th Annual Miami Valley Tech Prep Showcase on Tuesday, April 28, 2009. This year's Showcase will feature 350 Miami Valley area high school tech prep studen...[more]
Dayton, OH- Sinclair Community College yesterday dedicated its new Hittner Nursing Patient Simulation Lab at a special event. Made possible by a generous donation by Bob and Zoe Hittner, the lab will assist nursing students develop and refine patient care and assessment skills prior to treating patients in a hospital setting.
Sinclai...[more]
Dayton, OH- The Council for Adult and Experiential Learning (CAEL) recently released Prior Learning Portfolios: A Representative Collection. Sinclair Community College is one of eleven schools featured in the book.
The book is a reference for colleges and universities looking to create or augment a Prior Learning Assessment progra...[more]
Dayton, OH- Sinclair Community College Englewood Learning Center will host Holocaust survivor Renate Frydman on Wednesday, April 15 from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Ms. Frydman has been speaking to communities about erasing prejudice and racism for over 40 years. She created the Dayton Holocaust Resource Center, worked on the video s...[more]
Ohio led the nation for the 9th consecutive year!
Dayton, OH- Ohio Governor Ted Strickland and Ellen Tressel, the wife of The OSU Head Football Coach, Jim Tressel - honored outstanding Make A Difference Day Ohio (MDDO) projects at the annual Awards Ceremony in Columbus, Tuesday, March 31, in Columbus. Join Hands Miami Valley a l...[more]
Dayton, OH- The Board of Trustees of Sinclair Community College will meet in regular session on Tuesday, March 11 in Room 12131, first floor of the David H. Ponitz Sinclair Center, Building 12 at 3:30 p.m.
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An outline of the agenda for Saturday's meeting is attached.
Documents and/or Photos available for this releas...[more]
Dayton, OH- Sinclair Englewood Learning Center will host a free interviewing skills and dressing for success workshop. Part of the center's Workshop Series, the event will take place Monday, March 16, from 5:00 until 6:00 p.m.
The workshop is intended to Sinclair students and members of the community in career development. Attende...[more]
Dayton, OH- The 16th Annual REACH Across Dayton project, Understanding Identity, is now in full swing. This collaboration between Sinclair Community College, EbonNia Gallery and the Dayton Visual Arts Center includes free art exhibitions and a community art project. It culminates with a studies conference on Friday, Feb. 27, which is ...[more]
Dayton, OH- The English department at Sinclair Community College will hold its 35th annual Writers Workshop Friday, April 24.
The Writers Workshop will be held from noon to 5 p.m. Registration will begin at 11 a.m. on the first floor of the Sinclair Conference Center, Building 12.
Jim Daniels, the Thomas Stockham Baker Pro...[more]
Dayton, OH- The Sinclair Community College Music Department features three of its singing groups in a choral concert Friday, March 13.
Under the direction of Professor Daniel B. Greene, the Sinclair Men's Ensemble, LIFE Choir Gospel Ensemble and the Sinclair Singers show choir present music that inspires audience members to reach for...[more]
Dayton, OH- Sinclair Community College will host an information session for Generation2Generation, its upcoming family business succession training seminar, February 27 in the Sinclair Conference Center.
Sponsored by Sinclair Community College and the Better Business Bureau, the hour-long event begins at 8 a.m. with doors opening a...[more]
Dayton, OH- The Corporation for National and Community Service named Sinclair Community College to the President s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll.
Launched in 2006, the Community Service Honor Roll is the highest recognition a school can achieve for its commitment to service-learning and civic engagement. Honorees a...[more]
Dayton, OH- The Sinclair Community College Theatre department will hold open auditions for talent scholarships on Friday, February 27. Auditions are to award talent scholarships to students who intend to major in theatre performance or campus.
Auditions are to award talent scholarships to students who intend to major in theatre pe...[more]
Dayton, OH- Officials from the Preble County Youth Foundation, the Greater Dayton YMCA and Sinclair Community College signed a lease agreement and memorandum of understanding today. The three organizations will continue the development, construction and operation of the Preble County Learning Center located adjacent to the Preble County...[more]
Dayton, OH- The Sinclair Community College Art Department is pleased to announce three exhibits, on display from February 6 to March 26, for the Burnell Roberts Triangle Gallery, the Hypotenuse Gallery and the Zone VI Photography Gallery.
The Zone VI Photography Gallery will host black and white photographs by Sharon Sabin from Fe...[more]
Dayton, OH- Sinclair Huber Heights Learning Center will host a free interview skills workshop. Part of the center's Workshop Series, the event will take place Wednesday, February 18, from 4:00 until 5:30 p.m.
Matt Massie, Manager of Career Services at Sinclair, will lead the workshop. Attendees will get interview tips, such as how...[more]
Dayton, OH- Sinclair Huber Heights Learning Center will host a free Discover Your Passion workshop on Friday, February 13, from 2:00-3:00 p.m.
Attendees will be able to do a career inventory that assesses their interests, values and abilities. The outcome of the assessment may point them to a possible career field choice. In add...[more]
Dayton, OH- Career Services and the Life Health Sciences divisions at Sinclair Community College will hold their Annual Health Career Fair on Friday, February 13, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
The Sinclair Health Career Fair is held each year to give health care employers, students and graduates an opportunity to meet and discuss...[more]
Dayton, OH- Career Services and the Life Health Sciences divisions at Sinclair Community College will hold their Annual Health Career Fair on Friday, February 13, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
The Sinclair Health Career Fair is held each year to give health care employers, students and graduates an opportunity to meet and discuss...[more]
Dayton, OH- Sinclair Community College and the Black Man s Think Tank will host the ninth annual Black Man s Think Tank Conference Friday, March 27 in the Sinclair Conference Center.
The theme for the free daylong session is Best of Both Worlds: Educational Progress and Economic Success. Participants will enjoy speakers, workshops...[more]
Dayton, OH- Sinclair Community College will present Taking Steps by Alan Ayckbourn on February 20-28 in Blair Hall Theatre, Building 2 on the Sinclair campus.
The play, directed by Nelson Sheeley, is a British farce in which a woman plots to leave her husband but is foiled by his comedic comings and goings.
Regular admissi...[more]
Dayton, OH- Sinclair Professor of Music and Jazz Bruce Jordan will perform with the Sinclair Community College Jazz Ensemble in concert Friday, January 30.
Bruce Jordan will also lead the 16-piece big band in an 8 p.m. performance in Blair Hall Theatre, Building 2, on the Sinclair campus. The concert is free and open to the public...[more]
Dayton, OH- The African American Studies program at Sinclair Community College and ABLE Youth Leaders will sponsor the annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Service Workshop and Forum on Thursday, January 15. This event is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served.
The community service workshop and forum will...[more]
Sinclair Community College recently appointed Dr. Kathleen Cleary as the dean of Liberal Arts, Communication and Social Sciences. Cleary began her new post just before the year began.
Cleary had served as the chairperson of theatre and dance at Sinclair Community College since fall of 2003.
She has also taught at The Ohio State Un...[more]
Dayton, OH - Sinclair Community College recently hired Scott Markland to serve as senior director of student and academic support services. Markland has more than 13 years of experience working within the student affairs arena at both public and private universities.
His most recent position, as Assistant Dean of Student Developmen...[more]
Kettering, OH (12/18/2008) Sinclair Community College will open a new resource center at Alter High School. The Taylor College Resource Center has been made possible thanks to a generous donation from John and Connie Taylor through the Sinclair Community College Foundation.
Sinclair and Alter will jointly host a ribbon cutting ce...[more]
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 ...[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 w...[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...[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 Introductio...[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, No...[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-Ame...[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 offe...[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 h...[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...[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 pot...[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 ope...[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...[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 indi...[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. ...[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 te...[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...[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 an...[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 ga...[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 exemp...[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...[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 pub...[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 ...[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. Enjo...[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...[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 eve...[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 Dayt...[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 bachel...[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 oppo...[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 Universit...[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 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...[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...[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 Sinc...[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 student...[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...[more]
Did You Know?
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."
Sinclair faculty are consistently awarded for their teaching excellence.
Sinclair awards on average $80 million in financial aid and scholarships each year.
Out of 1,200 community colleges in the nation, Sinclair is one of 20 board member colleges of the League for Innovation in the Community College.