Some students at Sinclair Community College will turn in their financial aid applications on time, only to find that one question was unintentionally left blank. The application is then denied and sent back for correction. But Teresa Albertini, accounting tech for the Bursar’s Office, believes that the Facts Payment Plan is an alternative for students who are waiting for their financial aid . “We have a lot of students that use the Facts Payment Plan,” Albertini said. “For students that don’t... [Read more...]

Beginning Nov. 7,  students wishing to register for online courses will  have to complete How to Succeed in an Online Course (HTS), an online prerequisite course. The prerequisite will be required for Sinclair Community College students who are registering for online courses for the first time in Winter Quarter 2012, according to Distance Learning Program Coordinator  Elizabeth Burns. Students who have already completed an online course will not have to take the prerequisite, according to Burns. HTS... [Read more...]

When lawn mowers are humming about the landscape at Sinclair Community College, the air is filled with the smell of french fries. For the last three years, the lawn equipment at Sinclair has been run on the processed waste oil from Aramark’s Sinclair campus kitchens. The oil is brought from the kitchens to the Center for Energy Education lab in Building 11.  The lab was designed and built by a group of internship students in 2007 and has been improved by a grant from the Ohio Department of Natural... [Read more...]

The Fast Forward program has been awarded the 2011 Program of the Year award by the International Association for Truancy and Dropout Prevention (IATDP). The award was presented to the program at the IATDP annual conference in Myrtle Beach, S.C. earlier this year. The Fast Forward program, led by Director David House, targets out-of-school youths ages 16 to 21 to motivate them to complete their academic careers. “We feel honored [to win the award],”House said. “IATDP is an international organization…so... [Read more...]

Being a woman that is making great strides in her career as well as in the community is the qualification needed to be a recipient of the Ten Top Women award. Madeline Iseli, vice president of advancement was the first woman that came to mind, and Mary Gaier, vice president of organizational development had to nominate her. “Madeline was the first person who came to mind because her contributions are far reaching, varied and contribute to the quality of life for so many of us,” Gaier said in... [Read more...]

As a result of the recent economic recession, a group of students has entered Sinclair Community College who may have thought they were either finished with school or never thought they would attend college in the first place. The Office of Displaced Workers, located in Building 10 Room 312, is a place where displaced workers can find counseling and potential funding as they pursue their education with the goal of transitioning back into the workforce. “Our office defines a displaced worker as... [Read more...]