Peer Tutors for the Majors

Program	Location	Peer Tutor	Days/Times
ARCH
ARCH
AUTO	Auto Lab	Jason John	pending
BAUD	BAUD Class-Branch	Mike Bubeck	Mon-Thurs 8pm-10pm
CADT	CAD Lab	Michael Crotti	Mon-Thurs 5pm-9pm
CARP	ENG Lab	Joseph Rodriguez	Mon.-Thurs 5pm -8pm
CIS	Branch Business Lab	Jacob Schell	Mon, Wed, Thurs 6pm-9pm
CNSA	CNSA Lab	Jonathan Cleghorn	Mon.-Fri. 4:30pm-6:30pm
CNSA	CNSA Lab	Daniel Moore	Wed. 2pm-4:30pm
CNSA	CNSA Lab	Michael Lindsay	Tues & Thurs 2pm-4:30pm
COEL
CORT
EET	EET Lab	David Fraile	Wed 12:30-4:30pm
EET	EET Lab	David Rampolla	Tues, Thurs. 4:30-8pm
EET	EET Lab	Marc Snyder	Tues 4:30-7:30pm
EET	EET Lab	Brian Weaver	Mon & Thurs 4:30pm-7:30pm
ELEC	ELEC Lab	Russell Lozon
ELEC	ELEC Lab	Mike Svetecz
ELME	ELME Lab	Dominic Bridi	Mon-Thurs. 4:30pm-8pm
GRPH	GRPH Lab	Hanna Shank	Mon, Tues, Thurs 4:30pm-8pm
			Wednesday 5pm -8pm
HVAC	HVAC Lab	Daniel Fry	pending
MACH
MASN
MATH	Math Lab	Michele Starer	Tues & Thurs 1pm-5pm
MET -Professional Tutor	Math Lab	Chance Burke	pending
MFWT	MFWT Lab	Kevin Quirk
PLBG	PLBG Lab
RRM -same as CARP	ENG Lab	Joseph Rodriguez	Mon.-Thurs 5pm -8pm
WET	Library	Marci Beggs	Mon. 1-3pm; Tues 4-7pm

Thaddeus Stevens Advisers

Advisors 2015 -2016

                                                                                                Office                                                            Hartzell

Program                                           Advisor                     Location                   Phone            Advising

 

Architectural Technology            Ms. Faro                   LRC/LL                       391-3505     Thur.            11am-1pm

Automotive Technology               Dr. Othman             LRC/Eng. Lab           391-3501     Tue.            11am-1pm

Business Administration               Mr. Arjona               Mellor 302               295-7819     Fri.            10am-12pm

Cabinetmaking &                           Mr. Passek (fall)      Mellor 2^nd Fl.            391-7209     Tue.            11am-1pm

            Wood Technology             Ms. Bucy (spring)   Mellor 2^nd Fl.            299-7759     N/A

Carpentry Technology                  Dr. Miles                   Mellor 307               299-7763   Wed. 10:30-11:30am

                                                                                                                                                         Fri.   10:45 - 11:45am

Collision Repair                               Ms. Hess                   LRC/Math Lab         391-7239     Mon.            11am-1pm

Computer Aided Drafting                        Dr. McKinney          Branch-4^th Fl.           391-7238   Fri.10:55am-12:55pm   

Computer & Network                   Ms. Meley                Mellor 202               299-7760     Tue. & Thur.

Systems Administration                                                                                                   11:30am - 12:30pm

Construction Electrician               Dr. McKinney          Branch-4^th Fl.           391-7238   Fri.10:55am-12:55pm   

Electrical Technology                    Mr. Bigler                 LRC                             391-3516            Mon/Wed.10-11am

Electronic Engineering Tech.       Mr. Passek (fall)      Mellor 2^nd Fl.            391-7209     Tue.             11am-1pm

                                                            Ms. Bucy (spring)               Mellor 2^nd Fl.            299-7759     N/A

Electro-Mechanical Tech              Mr. Adem                 LRC/Math Lab         391-3515     Mon.             8am-10am

Graphics Communication &        Mr. Rhoads             Mellor 205               299-7703     Thur.             11am-1pm

Printing Technology                     

Heating, Ventilation,                     Mr. Arjona               Mellor 302               295-7819     Fri.             10am-12pm

Air Conditioning & Refrigeration

Machine Tool &                              Ms. Hess                   LRC/Math Lab         391-7239     Mon.             11am-1pm

Computer-Aided Manufacturing

Masonry Construction Tech.      Mr. Manning           Branch 452              299-7692     Mon. 9:30-11:30am

Mechanical Engineering Tech.    Mr. Manning           Branch 452              299-7692     Mon. 9:30-11:30am

Metals Fabrication/                       Ms. Meley                Mellor 202               299-7760     Tues. & Thur.

            Welding Tech                                                                                                                      11:30am - 12:30pm

Plumbing Technology                   Dr. Othman             LRC/Eng. Lab           391-3501     Tue.             11am-1pm

Residential Remodeling                Mr. Rhoads             Mellor 205               299-7703     Thur.             11am-1pm

Water Environment Tech.           Ms. Faro                   LRC/LL                       391-3505     Thur.             11am-1pm

Scholarship and Grant Opportunities and Information

Students,

 

To be eligible for the Stevens Grant, you must qualify for the Federal Pell Grant and submit all requested paperwork to the Financial Aid Office no later than October 1^st.  If you are still in the process of completing your Financial Aid Application, you must have this done by October 1^st to qualify for the Stevens Grant.  Please stop by our office in Hartzell 105 if you need any assistance in completing this process.

 

Sincerely,

 

Office of Financial Aid

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Students,

Students attending Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology who wish to receive financial aid, in addition to meeting other eligibility criteria, must be in good academic standing and making satisfactory academic progress (SAP) in their degree or certificate program. SAP will be reviewed at the end of each term or semester once grades are posted. If a grade change should occur after this process, the students' progress will be revaluated. Students who fail to make progress will first be placed on a Financial Aid Warning for SAP. Students who fail to make progress on a semester they are on warning will become ineligible for Financial Aid until they have met the SAP requirements. Future financial aid disbursements will be on hold until SAP requirements are satisfied. Students may appeal being ineligible for failure to meet SAP requirements. If an appeal is granted, the student will be placed on Financial Aid Probation for SAP. Any student who fails to meet the requirements of SAP while on probation will become ineligible for Financial Aid until they have met all SAP requirements. This cannot be appealed.

The link below will show you the three areas in which you must be making progress.

http://stevenscollege.edu/prospective-students/financialaid/academic-progress

In addition to the Federal Regulations listed above, students receiving a PHEAA State Grant must also make progress.  Students must successfully pass 12 credits each semester they receive a State Grant or a total of 24 credits during the academic year in which they receive a State Grant.

Should you have any questions, please email us at financialaid@stevenscollege.edu or stop by our office in room 105 of the Hartzell Building.

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Every 6 months Caring.com (a caregiving website) will award $1,500 each to 3 students going to school while caring for a relative or loved one.

The deadline for the next round of our Student-Caregiver Scholarship is Dec. 31st. The application can be found here: https://www.caring.com/scholarship.

You can also read about our previous winners and see their successful submissions here: https://www.caring.com/about/news-room/caring-scholar-financial-aid

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The HotelsCheap Scholarships for Higher Learning are ongoing and are awarded twice annually in the Fall and Spring of each year.  Our Fall 2015 General Scholarship Award opportunity is now available and accepting student applications through October 15, 2015 with a scholarship to be awarded in the amount of $1,500 USD.

The scholarship link for student applications is located here: http://www.hotelscheap.org/scholarship


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Understanding how challenging it can be to meet the costs of an undergraduate or a graduate education, and that financial limitations should not be a barrier to achieving that goal. To that end, we are pleased to provide financial assistance for students who are currently attending or are planning to attend college or graduate school. We will be offering an annual $1500 scholarship with the winners being drawn in Summer 2016.

In order to apply for the scholarship, students should submit an essay between 500 and 1,000 words, addressing the following topic: 

Describe what safety precautions and traffic laws should be emphasized in order to prevent some of the millions of car accidents and other motor vehicle accidents every year, and how you would plan to educate the public on the importance of these precautions and laws.

A brief paragraph describing the school program you are attending or are planning to attend should also be included.

 

This scholarship is open to students pursuing degrees or majors in any field.

More in-depth information regarding this scholarship may be found at http://www.phillyinjurylawyer.com/scholarship/

DRESS CODE

DRESS CODE

An important part of Thaddeus Stevens College’s mission is to prepare our students for success in the workforce upon graduation.  In order to provide a professional and safe atmosphere for our students to learn and prepare for success in the work force, the following dress code will be applied.

In preparing this code, four factors are taken into account: safety, health, sanitation, and consideration of fellow students, faculty and staff.

In general, the following dress code applies:

No head gear, hats, hoodies or covered heads inside of classrooms, with the exception of religious caps and garments, and for approved medical conditions.

No headphones or ear buds are allowed in the class rooms

No sweatpants, tank tops or pajamas in the class rooms

No pants or outer garments displaying excessive holes or skin

No undergarments showing or displayed as part of outer garments

No clothing displaying vulgar or offensive languages or images

Additional guidance is provided based on the four factors above:

1.            In Lab Areas:  Conform to all safety standards as determined by the individual major such as the wearing of safety glasses, long pants, steel toed boots, etc.  Program instructors may approve the wear of various head gear described above if it is appropriate based on the required task and weather conditions.  In addition, earphones and ear buds may be used in lab areas based on individual instructor permission, consistent with the work environment affiliated with the program of study.

2.            In Dining Areas:  In addition to above, appropriate attire, be neat, well groomed, no athletic gear, cut-off clothing, or shower clogs.

3.            Off Campus (Field trips, athletic trips, work, etc.):  Appropriate for the season and occasion, and or as specified by the College personnel in charge.

4.            Programs of study are authorized to develop additional dress codes that support their program of study such as the wear of professional or distinctive clothing that mirror the future graduate work force environment.

Scholarship Links...

See this one.

See this one.

See this one.

See also this one.

See Financial Aid about the Raymond Gordon Memorial Scholarship.

As we hear about more of these, we will post information about them, too.

Things going on at Thaddeus Stevens...

Week of March 9^th

3/10 Tuesday 11:40-12:25pm Stress Management Ms. Driscoll

3/11 Wednesday 12:30-1:30pm Effective Communication Ms. Driscoll

3/12 Thursday 4:30-5:30pm Reading Textbooks Effectively Dr. Nye Jones Dining Conference

Week of March 16^th

3/17 Tuesday 11:40-12:25pm Effective Communication Ms. Driscoll

3/18 Wednesday 12:30-1:30pm How to Study Math Mrs. Wright Hartzell 107

3/19 Thursday 12:30-1:30pm Learning Styles Ms. Driscoll

3/20 Friday 11:40-12:25pm Stress Management Ms. Driscoll

Week of March 23^rd

3/23 Monday 4:30-5:30pm Test Preparation Mr. Glass LRC English Lab

3/23 Monday 6:30-7:30pm Note Taking Mr. Glass Armstrong

3/24 Tuesday 4:30-5:30pm Reading Textbooks Effectively Mr. Passek Jones Dining Conference

3/25 Wednesday 11:40-12:25pm Test Preparation Mr. Malin LRC English Lab

3/26 Thursday 12:30-1:30pm Note Taking Mr. Malin LRC English Lab

Week of March 30th

3/30 Monday 12:30-1:30pm Learning Styles Ms. Driscoll

3/30 Monday 6:30-7:30pm Note Taking Mr.Glass Herrington

Interesting things that are going on at Thaddeus Stevens College.

Please say goodbye to Bethany Herr. Her final day in the Math Tutoring Lab will be on Friday February 27th. She will be moving on to a new full time job. We wish her the same success that she had with Thaddeus Stevens students.

 

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On Monday at the Faculty & Staff meetings, Dr. Griscom presented the drone footage of the Main Campus. Below, please find a link to that video, as well as the other two videos featuring the branch and the Greiner campus.

Main Campus

Branch Campus

Greiner Campus

 

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Students,

Below is a link regarding a scholarship that was just forwarded to us. Please review to determine if you are eligible to apply and take note to the upcoming deadline.

 
CLICK HERE

 
Sincerely,

Office of Financial Aid

 

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These are the current student learning sessions available.

 

Topic Time Presenter Location

Time Management

2/18/2015 Wednesday 11:40am -12:25pm Mr. Malin LRC English Lab

2/26/2015 Thursday 12:30-1:30pm Mr. Malin LRC English Lab

Note Taking

2/24 /2015 Tuesday 11:40am-12:25pm Mr. Malin LRC English Lab

2/23/2015 Monday 4:30-5:30pm Mr. Glass Branch Campus                                                 

Reading Textbooks Effectively

2/19/2015 Thursday 6:30pm-7:30pm Mr. Passek Armstrong Hall

2/25/2015 Wednesday 11:30-12:30pm Dr. Nye Jones Dining Conference

Learning and Motivation

2/23/2015 Monday 11:40am-12:25pm Mr. Malin LRC English Lab

 

Memory Techniques

2/25/2015 Wednesday 4:30-5:30pm Dr. Fair Jones Dining Conference

Test Preparation

2/23/2015 Monday 6:30-7:45pm Mr. Glass Herrington Hall

2/24/2015 Tuesday 6:30-7:45pm Ms. Kacsmar Armstrong Hall

Goal Setting

2/19/2015 Thursday 11:30am-12:30pm Dr. Nye Jones Dining Conference

How to Study for Math

2/19/2015 Thursday 11:40am-12:25pm Mrs. Wright Hartzell 107

2/25/2015 Wednesday 11:40am-12:25pm Mrs. Wright Hartzell 107

Chris Gojda

Thaddeus Stevens is proud to have former Harrisburg resident Chris Gojda on its math tutoring staff. Chris is a 30 years old student finishing up his degree at Millersville University, where he double majors in physics and math, which are 2 subject areas that he enjoys working with students. Since being at Millersville, he has made the dean's list every semester since returning to school (7 semesters).

In additing to this, Chris is proud of having won the Pennsylvania State Math Association of Two Year Colleges Kalman Mec's Student award in 2013 while attending HACC. For awards and opportunities in education, Chris is proud to continue to be a part of the educational experience of other community college students.

In the future, Chris wants to go to grad school for his Ph.D in astrophysics, astronomy, or relativity.

However, Chris isn't all math. In the days before he made the "right choice" to come back to school, he worked at the post office for about 8 years. Wanting a job with a future for himself and for the opportunities that it will allow him made him choose the math route.

Stop by the tutoring center from Monday to Thursday evenings and Sunday afternoon, and Chris will happily assist you.

New Evenings and Sunday English Tutor

Philip L. Malin, M. Ed., sees the study of English as a way to help people express themselves clearly and beautifully, in their own unique voice. Philip spent his childhood on the continent of Europe, England, and Ethiopia. After spending three years at a boarding school in the Lake District of northern England, Philip studied English and Art at Millersville University. Becauase of this, he has a Masters’ degree in Education. He and his wife, Lindy, are also the co-owners of Creative Consultants, a community-based counseling and training partnership. They also run Malins' Imagination Factory, a digital photography studio and image licensing service.

Philip currently is a professor at Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology, and has taught English Composition and Psychology. He also works as a teacher through the Project Forward Leap Foundation and Lancaster Lebanon IU 13, and he has substituted in the School District of Lancaster. Philip and his wife Lindy enjoy sharing their creativity, practical skills, and spirit of ingenuity with children and adults. They combine their background in education and the arts with research into personality types to develop novel programs for all age groups.

            Philip has studied adult and child development, and specializes in Montessori teaching methods. His aims are to help people to build on their own unique strengths, express their creative vision, and increase understanding between individuals.

We at the tutoring center and Thaddeus Stevens as a whole are happy to have him as part of our staff!