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In April, the Lupus Foundation held its 12th Annual Celebrity Dinner Bingo. Special guests included MAGIC 93’s Fran Pantuso, who acted as emcee, and WNEP’s Noreen Clark, who served as celebrity bingo caller.

Over 20 Johnson College Student Life representatives, including both students and staff members, volunteered at the fundraiser. Drawing in more than 300 attendees, the event raised nearly $8,000 to support awareness, education, service, and research for those affected by lupus.

Devon Fawcett, Director of Student Life as well as the Chair of the Lupus Foundation Branch Council, stated, “What a great service learning opportunity for Johnson College students. We couldn’t hold the event without them!”

From Left to Right (Front Row): Lawrence Foster ’11, Carpentry & Cabinetmaking Technology, Scranton; Eric Shager ’11, Biomedical Equipment Technology, Forest City; Pat O’Neill ’12, Heating Ventilation & Air Conditioning, Scranton; Matt Gavern’11, Automotive Technology, Scranton; Rudi Dickinson ’11, Precision Machining Technology, Dalton
From Left to Right (Second Row): Anna Granteed ’12, Veterinary Technology, Berwick; Kristy Saravitz ’11, Radiologic Technology, Montrose; Chelsea Sanchez ’12,  Electronic Technology, Tobyhanna; Brittany Burger ’11, Veterinary Technology, Scranton; Stephanie Stoll, Milford
From Left to Right (Third Row): Mark Strzelecki ’12, Precision Machining Technology, Scranton; Christine Buckery, Scranton; Cassie Lynott ’11, Radiologic Technology, Scranton; Justine Olsommer ’12, Veterinary Technology, Canadensis; Rich Norgard ’11, Carpentry & Cabinetmaking Technology, West Caldwell, NJ; Simon Frailey ’11, Carpentry & Cabinetmaking Technology, New Milford; Jen Robery, Honesdale; Danielle Cebulko, Admissions Representative for Johnson College                                        
From Left to Right (Fourth Row): Frank Karluk ’12, Computer Information Technology, Scranton; Paul Zelenski ’12, Biomedical Equipment Technology, Scranton; Andrew Rickard ’12, Distribution & Supply Logistics Technology, Honesdale; Nathan Williams ’12, Electronic Technology, Carbondale; Tim DeCicco ’11, Precision Machining Technology, Scranton

From Left to Right: Paul Zelenski ’12, Biomedical Equipment Technology, Scranton; Justine Olsommer ’12, Veterinary Technology, Canadensis; Chelsea Sanchez ’12,  Electronic Technology, Tobyhanna

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Johnson College will host an American Red Cross Blood Drive on Wednesday, July 6, 2011 from 10:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. The drive will take place in the College’s Moffat Building Gym. Those interested in donating blood can call 1-800-GiveLife to sign up for an appointment.

Johnson College is located at 3427 North Main Avenue in Scranton, which is off exit 190 on I-81. For more information, please contact Devon Fawcett, Director of Student Life, at 570-702-8912.

The Scranton Comic Book Convention will take place on Sunday, June 12, 2011 from 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. at Johnson College. The College is located at 3427 North Main Avenue in Scranton, which is off exit 190 on I-81.

Admission to the convention is $3.00 and children under 5 are free. In addition to comics ranging from the 1940s to the present, dealers will also be selling toys, collectible card games, statues, and much more.

Please contact Joseph Figured of America’s Most Wanted Collectibles at 570-327-1486 or amwc75@hotmail.com for further information. A listing of special guests could be found at www.americasmostwantedcollectibles.com.

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According to the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), “Four million cats and dogs – about one every eight seconds – are put down in U.S. shelters each year.” These deaths are the unfortunate result of pet overpopulation and an important part of ending this crisis is spaying/neutering.

Every February, students in Johnson College’s Veterinary Technology Program do their part to help control pet overpopulation by assisting with the College’s annual Spay Day event. This one-day only clinic assists residents of Lackawanna County with an income of less than $25,000 annually by offering discounted spaying and neutering services for their dogs and cats.

This year, students had another opportunity to help curb the overpopulation crisis by volunteering with the Feral Cat Neutering Program, which is a local, volunteer-driven Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) program.

The HSUS defines TNR as “a strategy for improving the lives of feral cats and reducing their numbers.” Feral cats are different than strays. While stray cats are lost pets, feral cats are descendants of domesticated cats that have returned to the wild.

All funding for the Feral Cat Neutering Program comes directly from private contributions. About sixteen local veterinarians offer their time and expertise to make the program possible. When volunteering, students from Johnson College’s Veterinary Technology Program help take blood samples, administer shots, aid with surgical prep, and provide surgical assistance. This is valuable hands-on experience for their future as Certified Veterinary Technicians.

Karen Moss, a volunteer with the Feral Cat Neutering Program, states, “We absolutely love having the Johnson College students help. Without them, we wouldn’t have been able to be as successful as we’ve been. In the year that we’ve been working we’ve neutered over 200 feral cats, perhaps preventing thousands more.”

For more information about the Feral Cat Neutering Program, please contact Carol Coffee at 570-824-5871.

To find out more about Johnson College’s Veterinary Technology Program, visit www.johnson.edu or call 1-800-2WE-WORK.

From Left to Right: Nichole Blasko ’11, Hughestown; Monica Martucci ’11, Gouldsboro; Marissa Slivkanich ’11, Madison Twp.

Dr. Ann L. Pipinski, Johnson College’s President and CEO, has been invited to represent the College at a State Senate Policy Committee Hearing being hosted by State Senator John Blake on Energy and Economic Development issues. The hearing will take place on Wednesday, April 20, 2011 from 12:30pm-2:30pm at Marywood University’s Nazareth Hall. 

Five State Senators will be in attendance to hear testimony from three different panels during the hearing. The panel that Dr. Pipinski is a part of will be representing education and workforce development. The other two panels will focus on economic and community development issues and industry. Up to 150 public attendees are expected at this event.

On February 12, 2011, the 2011 Northeast Pennsylvania Regional Bridge Building Competition was held at the Viewmont Mall in Dickson City, PA. This was the fourth year that organizers invited John DeAngelis, Johnson College’s Architectural Drafting and Design Technology Chairperson, to serve as a competition judge.

The Northeast Pennsylvania Regional Bridge Building Competition website explains, “The objective of the competition is to provide a scientific/educational learning experience that promotes a learning opportunity to encourage excelling in scientific and academic competence… This program hopes to encourage youth to investigate career opportunities in science, mathematics, engineering and technology.”

At the competition, Mr. DeAngelis and his fellow judges inspected entries to ensure that each adhered to the specifications outlined by the International Bridge Building Committee.

This year’s first place winner was Seneca Propst of Honesdale High School, whose bridge demonstrated an efficiency of 2998.236332. Winners advance to the 2011 International Bridge Building Contest which will be held in Chicago, IL in May.

To learn more about the Northeast Pennsylvania Regional Bridge Building Competition or to see a complete list of this year’s results, check www.neparbdgblg.com.

For information about Johnson College’s Architectural Drafting and Design Technology Program, visit www.johnson.edu.

2011 Northeast Pennsylvania Regional Bridge Building Competition entries

On March 5, 2011, students from Johnson College’s Distribution & Supply Logistics Program assisted with the Leadership Lackawanna Class of 2011’s “Electric City: Tracks to Our Past” project.

The “Electric City: Tracks to Our Past” project recently facilitated the renovation of Bay 4 located inside the Electric City Trolley Museum in Scranton. Bay 4 can now accommodate new exhibitions and provide more event space for the community to utilize. In the future, this area will also house Transit Car #324 – one of the only surviving, original electric trolley cars that ran through Scranton in the early 20th Century.

Along with some volunteers, the Leadership Lackawanna team members performed the majority of the prepping, painting, and clean-up in Bay 4 themselves. For their part, Johnson College’s Distribution & Supply Logistics Program students helped by offering their time to perform touch-ups to paint and to complete general clean-up.

Bay 4 is set to be revealed to the public at a special 1920s-themed Speakeasy Soiree on Thursday, March 24, 2011 from 5:30pm-8:00pm.

To learn more about Leadership Lackawanna, please visit www.leadershiplackawanna.com.  

Johnson College’s Distribution & Supply Logistics Program provides students with the skills needed for entry-level positions in the field of transportation logistics management. For more information, visit www.johnson.edu or call 1-800-2WE-WORK.

Students from Johnson College’s Distribution & Supply Logistics Program pose with members of the Leadership Lackawanna Class of 2011’s “Electric City: Tracks to Our Past” project.
From left to right (Front Row): Brianna Corcoran ’11, Scranton; Meredith Flynn ‘12, Scranton; Linda Falcone, Johnson College’s Business Department Chairperson; Nancy Beavers ‘12, Spring Brook Twp; Xiaoyu Chen, Leadership Lackawanna team member; Heather M. Davis, Leadership Lackawanna team member
From left to right (Back Row):  Anthony Negri ’11, Dickson City; Mike Sena ’12, Scranton; Joe Casale ‘12, Duryea; Justin Clark ’11, Clarks Summit; Brian Rowlands ’12, Scranton; Steven Chan ’12, Scranton; Andrew Rickard ’12, Honesdale; Anthony Tomaino ’12, Scott Twp; Nicholas M. DeAntonio, Leadership Lackawanna team member

On February 23, 2011, the Animal Care Center at Johnson College celebrated its 7th Annual Spay Day. This one-day only clinic assisted residents of Lackawanna County with an income of less than $25,000 annually by offering discounted spaying and neutering services for their dogs and cats.

Spay Day USA was founded by the Doris Day Animal League in the mid-1990s. According to the Humane Society of the United States, “Between 3 million and 4 million cats, dogs, kittens, and puppies are put down in the U.S. each year, and millions more suffer in the streets worldwide. Spay Day shines a spotlight on spay/neuter as a means of reducing the number of homeless pets who must be euthanized.” This year, more than 700 Spay Day events were scheduled around the nation in an effort to control pet overpopulation.

The Animal Care Center at Johnson College performed a total of 43 surgical procedures during this year’s Spay Day. A great deal of volunteers made the event possible.

Along with the Animal Care Center’s own Dr. Colin Bullmore, local veterinarians from the Veterinary Referral and Emergency Center (VREC) volunteered their time and services to perform the spay/neuter surgeries. Those doctors included Dr. Lisay Chizmar, Dr. Molly Molloy and Dr. Sarah Muhrer. Johnson College Alumni Jolynn Lawler ‘07 and Christina Leseberg ’10, now both Certified Veterinary Technicians (CVTs), also came to lend their expertise. Dr. Rosemary Cook, Veterinary Technology Program Chairperson, shares, “Both Jolynn and Christina were here all day supervising the students as well as providing patient care. They were great leaders and mentors.”

Instructors and students from Johnson College’s Veterinary Technology Program, which is accredited by the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA), provided assistance inside and outside the surgery room. Students in the program are training to become CVTs. CVTs aid veterinarians by assisting in surgery, taking radiographs, evaluating blood samples, and more.

Additionally, a number of representatives from other departments within the College provided help, such as Joellen Cerra, Bursar, who handled payments. Kim Schuetrum, a receptionist from VREC, helped Corinne Dahms, the Veterinary Technology Department’s Administrative Assistant, with all check-ins.

Dr. Cook says, “We extend many thanks to everyone who made our 7th Annual Spay Day a success!”

Please Note: Johnson College’s Spay Day is a one-day only event. The College does not offer these discounted services at any other time.

From Left to Right: Sinea Gallagher ’12, Clarks Summit; Henry; Leslie Hunt ’12, Dalton

Nichole Blasko ‘11, of Hughestown, with Henry

Kristina Compton ’11, of Dingmans Ferry, with Tux