Sinclair Community College
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The NIA Awards are presented annually to showcase, celebrate and nurture achievements in creative arts, academics, mentorship and leadership by Sinclair students, faculty, staff and community members. The award honors African-American members of the Sinclair community who exemplify the principle of NIA (purpose).
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On Friday, November 30, interim Senior Vice President and Provost Dave Collins announced this year's recipients of the college's John and Suanne Roueche Teaching Excellence Awards (formerly NISOD Teaching Excellence Award), our highest recognition for outstanding teaching:
Cheryl Reindl-Johnson, Associate Professor, Business Informa...[more]
As a Board member college of the League for Innovation, each year Sinclair identifies an innovation worthy of national recognition through the League. This year s Innovation of the Year is Pioneering Online Science Labs, nominated by key developers Shan Huang, Marigrace Ryan and Vandana Rola.
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SinclairOnline has received a major award from ITC for its commitment to student service.
The Instructional Technology Council (ITC) recently announced the recipients of the 2012 Awards for Excellence in eLearning. Sinclair's Distance Learning Programs and Support was chosen to receive the award for Outstanding Student Ser...[more]
Sinclair Community College, Lorain County Community College and Stark State College were recently chosen to share a $500,000 planning grant as part of the Completion by Design project, a higher-education initiative supported by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The three colleges are collaborating as part of a national effort to sh...[more]
Sinclair Community College has been named to the President s 2010 Honor Roll for Higher Education Community Service. The honor roll, launched in 2006, annually recognizes institutions of higher education for their commitment to and achievement in community service. The President s Honor Roll increases the public s awareness of the cont...[more]
The Community College National Center for Community Engagement recognized Sinclair Community College as the 2011 recipient of the Service Learning Collaboration and Civic Engagement Award in the International Service Learning category.
Sinclair collaborated with Transformational Journeys to develop an international service learning...[more]
Chris Welch received the coveted Ohio TRIO, Louis M. Brownlowe New Professional Award for a TRIO professional. This award is presented to an individual amongst the 79 Ohio TRIO programs that demonstrates exemplary service to the mission of TRIO programs and has between one and five years of professional work in TRIO.
Chris has ser...[more]
Seven Sinclair faculty were recognized at NISOD s International Conference on Teaching and Leadership Excellence on June 1 in Austin, Texas. These individuals were honored for their many accomplishments in teaching and learning.
Jennifer Day Business Information Systems Department
Laurel Mayer Humanities, Government, and...[more]
Thirty Sinclair faculty members were recognized recently at the annual Faculty Awards Reception for their accomplishments in teaching, leadership, course development and service. Among the recipients are faculty whose work was recognized not only by Sinclair but also by state and national organizations. The award winners represented 2...[more]
Deb Norris, Vice President for Workforce Development Corporate Services, was recently named the Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce s Volunteer of the Quarter for the 4th quarter of 2010.
Deb has served in a variety of roles on behalf of the Dayton Chamber including her current role as a member of the Executive Committee and more t...[more]
Sinclair Community College has won its first ever Bellwether Award for the Pioneering Online Sciences Labs project. The college has been nominated several times in the past, but has never won. Sinclair is the first school in Ohio to win in the Instructional Programs and Services category.
The Bellwether Awards recognize outstand...[more]
Sinclair Community College has won its first ever Bellwether Award for the Pioneering Online Sciences Labs project. The college has been nominated several times in the past, but has never won. Sinclair is the first school in Ohio to win in the Instructional Programs and Services category.
The Bellwether Awards recognize outstand...[more]
Charlotte Simpson, Conference Service Manager in Workforce Development Corporate Services, has earned her recertification as a Certified Meeting Professional (CMP) by The Convention Industry Council (CIC). This credential enjoys worldwide recognition as the badge of excellence in the meeting, convention and exhibition industry.
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Every year, Ohio Magazine recognizes teachers for their outstanding achievements in education. Teacher s are nominated by peers and selected based on four categories:
Teaching excellence
Participation in professional development activities
Interest in students outside the classroom/laboratory
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Adam Williford was recently recognized by the Siemens Corp. for outstanding accomplishment in completing the company's master programmer curriculum.
Adam started at Sinclair in the HVAC Department as a student in 1999 and worked several years at the college before graduating and leaving to work for a contractor in the Dayton area...[more]
This year's recipients of the college's NISOD Teaching Excellence Awards, our highest recognition for outstanding teaching, include:
Connie Beal, Professor, Nursing
Jennifer Day, Associate Professor, Business Information Systems
Eric Dunn, Associate Professor, Engineering Technology Design
Mary Dudash-White, Professor, He...[more]
six for literary and three in performance.
Rodney recently completed his MFA in choreography at the Ohio State University. He teaches classes at Sinclair and Stiver s School for the Performing Arts. He is choreographer for both theatre productions ( Once on this Island, Little Shop of Horrors ) and Sinclair Singers.
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Commander Bill Parsons brings enthusiasm, dedication, expertise, and integrity to his job every day. This year, he was recognized for those efforts by winning the Steve Whalen Memorial Award.
Officer Parsons is an exemplary leader in the classroom and in the community and involves the community in a creative way by teaching them t...[more]
Congratulations to all of the 2010 Divisional Adjunct of the Year Winners. Nominated for their service to the college and their students, each has filled a specific role that made them natural choices for this honor.
Kathleen Gish- Sociology
Kathleen has been an adjunct at Sinclair since Fall 2007. Her nominee explained t...[more]
Every year the Ohio Association of Two-Year Colleges asks each member college to submit nominees for a full-time and adjunct teacher of the year recognition. This year, the Sinclair Faculty Senate has nominated Laurel Mayer and Carol Baugh.
Laurel came to Sinclair after a 30-year distinguished military career as an intellegence of...[more]
Recently, the National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development ( NISOD ) selected eight Sinclair Community College faculty members as Excellence Award winners for 2009. The annual Excellence Awards honor many of the world's best in higher education, including faculty, staff and administrators.
This year, Sinclair's winne...[more]
Did You Know?
Sinclair has established more than 100 transfer agreements to assist students in transferring to other colleges.
Sinclair offers the lowest tuition rate in Ohio.
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 awards on average $80 million in financial aid and scholarships each year.