EBC's Winter Commencement

More than 35 Erie Business Center students received associate in specialized business (ASB) degrees or diplomas at EBC's winter commencement. The event was held Thursday, Dec. 14, at the Erie Maennerchor Club, with a 6 p.m. ceremony followed by a reception for graduates, families, friends, faculty and administration. The commencement speaker was Lisa Cappabianca of Cappabianca Travel Agency Inc. Valedictorian Rebecca Graham (Paralegal) also addressed those in attendance. Outstanding Student recognition was awarded to: Corinne Gifford (Accounting), Naiah Dunn (Medical Assistant), Janet Roach (Office Careers) and Rebecca Graham. Congratulations, graduates!

Newest Nurse Aides Pinned in December Ceremony

Thirteen students of EBC's nurse aide program received their nurse aide pins and certificates of completion in a graduation and pinning ceremony on Friday, Dec. 15, at the school. Attending the ceremony were Tim Feltmeyer, medical department head; Rose Mello, academic administrator; Gloria Shover, instructor, and Lucia Bonaminio, instructor. Pictured are Jeannette Bessetti, Crystal Mancuso, Ida Sayles, Sheena Campbell, Caroline Ketchel, Jennifer Hohman, Zlata Dzambic, Edvina Pobric, Stephanie Kazmierczak, Melissa Kruszewski, Brittany Mendiola, Marvina Simmons and Alicja Gorski. Also pictured is Lucia Bonaminio. Congratulations, graduates!

Ready for Duty

Eleven students of EBC's nurse aide program received their nurse aide pins
and certificates of completion in an October 20th graduation and pinning
ceremony at the school. Attending the ceremony were Tim Feltmeyer, medical
department head; Rose Mello, academic administrator; Gloria Shover,
instructor; Lucia Bonaminio, instructor, and Donna Perino, director of the
Erie campus. Pictured with their instructors are (front row) Roshonda
Crockett and Vivian Hill; (middle row) Marlena Caban, Rita Erdman, Kathy
Fuller and Bethany Dillen, and (back row) David Word, Nancy Redinger, Denise
Spiegel and Deborah Lechner. Graduate Sandy Austin is not pictured. Way to
go, graduates!

Medical Club Members Walk For A Good Cause

Members of EBC’s Medical Club participated in the American Cancer Society’s “Making Strides Against Breast Cancer” fundraising walk held in October. The group was led by Diane Nagel and Terri Toth. With a matching contribution from EBC, the club raised more than $250 for the cause. In addition to participating in the walk, club members created an exhibit about breast cancer symptoms and detection that was displayed in the EBC cafeteria.

Raising Awareness About A Common Problem

This fall, members of EBC’s Medical Club and Ms. Loosley’s Psychology class joined efforts to raise awareness among EBC students, faculty and staff about fetal alcohol syndrome. During the month of September, students Corrine Griffin, Clair Staab, Diane Nagel, Glenda Gunn and Nitza Otero made themselves available in the EBC cafeteria to provide information and answer questions about this common health problem. They also created an educational poster that remained in the cafeteria throughout the month.

Congratulations, August Grads!

More than 40 Erie Business Center students received associate in specialized business (ASB) degrees and/or diplomas at EBC's summer commencement. The event was held Thursday, Aug. 17, at the Erie Maennerchor Club, with a 6 p.m. ceremony followed by a reception for graduates, families, friends, faculty and administration. The commencement speaker was Kathy Iorio, director of the Hamot Wellness Center. Valedictorian Susan Tatalone also addressed those in attendance. Outstanding Student recognition was awarded to: Leanne Figurski (Paralegal), Anthony Sochor (Network Administration), Linda Burling (Network Administration), Katie Bernsley (Computer Science), Breanna Marhoefer (Travel and Tourism), Kenyon Zeches (Marketing and Management), Heather Bell (Accounting) and Susan Tatalone (Office Careers).

EBC-Sponsored Literacy Program Wins National Award

“Discover Our Times,” a program presented by the Erie Times-News and WJET-TV with the support of Erie Business Center, has been recognized with a national award presented by the Newspaper Association of America Foundation. The program received a second-place award in the category of Literacy Projects at the Foundation’s Young Reader Conference in St. Louis earlier this summer. “Discover Our Times” encourages media literacy, using PARADE TeenNews Break on Thursdays, PARADE magazine on Sundays and special programming on JET-TV to teach students about current events. EBC’s support of the program provides newspapers free of charge for use in the classrooms of more than 20 area high schools.