The purpose of Sinclair Talks is to inform students about issues that they wouldn’t otherwise know about,  according to Kathy Rowell, director of The Center for Teaching and Learning at Sinclair Community College. As part of Sinclair Talks, Sinclair students Jeremy Massengale, Rob Huey, Ryan Faris, Hannah Schafter, Pamela Mogollon and Zachary Kessler, will be discussing their experiences with a recent trip to the U.S.-Mexico border in Arizona. The trip to Arizona is in partnership with Border... [Read more...]

The Student Leadership Association strives to serve and represent the needs of the student body, faculty and staff. And promotes student leadership development, according to the SLA handout. On June 1, the SLA office welcomed Chris Bridges as the manager of SLA and student judicial affairs. His position he said he doesn’t take lightly. “My position, at the end of the day, is about helping students succeed,” said Bridges.  “That may be through the Student Code of Conduct, the Honor Code or... [Read more...]

Students at Sinclair Community College needing help with writing need not look further then the Sinclair Writing Center, located in the left corner of the library in Room 7L06. The Writing Center works on a walk-in and a first-come, first-served system. “You just need to walk in. We have computers that people can work on and if you need a tutor just let one of [the tutors] know,” said Lindsay Puterbaugh, who is a student tutor at the writing center. After the student walks into the writing center,... [Read more...]

Few us remember the 70s, a time where gas was 65 cents to the gallon and movie tickets cost on average $2.23. It was also a time when Dr. David H. Ponitz started the Clarion, Sinclair’s newspaper. He came through dirt, dust and debris, as the president of Sinclair in 1975, and changed Sinclair into the thriving community college that it is today. As the college started to thrive, two years later, the Clarion was born. Dr. Ponitz said he believed that there was a need for the college to have a newspaper... [Read more...]

The competition was tough. The research, investigating and writing were grueling. But for Dr. Ned Young, a Sinclair Community College professor of management, it was all worth it. Sinclair and Riverside Community College, in Californina, were jointly awarded a National Science grant for $3.5 million. One of the only NSF grants in the nation. The four-year reward will will be used to establish a National Center of Excellence for Supply Chain Technology. “It was really completive. We had to show... [Read more...]

On Wednesday, Sept. 28, Sinclair Community College will host its annual Safety Awareness Expo featuring SLA Club day in the plaza between Buildings 10 and 11. The event will be from 10: 00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The event is open to the public and will be co-sponsored by the Miami Valley Crime Prevention Association. MVCPA is comprised of police officers, sheriff deputies and alarm and security personnel, according to the website www.mvcrimeprevention.com. One of their goals is to provide community involvement... [Read more...]