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Spring 2022 Community Connection

Spring 2022 Community Connection Cover PageMeeting the Needs, Providing the Solutions

 

Welcome

Cheri Beda, CCC Alumni Director

Meeting the Needs. Providing the Solutions.

Please enjoy this issue of the Community Connection with stories and testimonials of how CCC meets the needs of the community, students, and workforce by providing options, adapting to change, and engaging the communities we serve. The CCC Foundation also works hard to meet the changing needs of CCC students by providing resources to help them succeed, while keeping donors engaged. We also celebrate success! Please enjoy the pictures from both Mid-Year and May Commencement Ceremonies along with our CCC Foundation Hall of Fame inductees celebration honoring dedicated donors. Dr. Cheri Beda

Our graduates go on to do amazing things in our Nebraska communities. This year’s Outstanding Alumni Award winners exemplify the CCC mission statement of maximizing student and community success. We are accepting nominations for the Outstanding Alumni Award 2023.

Are you an alumnus? We want to hear from you! Please share your accomplishments of any type.

I hope you enjoy this issue of the Community Connection!

Outstanding Alumni

Karen P. Pesek, Columbus Campus

Cody M. Gulbrandson, Grand Island Campus

Troy and Kelsey Hofmann, Hastings Campus

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Encouraging Play Amongst All

OTA students collaborated, coming up with an idea that will leave a lasting impact on the Grand Island community, an inclusive playground. The design includes a variety of active opportunities from imaginative play to adventure play to musical play.

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Hall of Fame

Gale and Paula Beirow

Terry and Beth Millard

Rhonda Pauley

Read about Hall of Fame Inductees

A Whole New Playing Field

CCC athletics is getting in on the action and will field an esports team beginning in fall 2022. Lucas Lumbra has been named as head coach and joins the Raiders from Ohio State Esports where he served as an analyst and manager of the Premier Overwatch team.

Read about ESports

Graduation Day Celebration

More than 400 Central Community College graduates received their degrees during three commencement ceremonies on May 6. Heartland Arena hosted both the Grand Island and Hastings campus graduations while the Raider Fieldhouse hosted the Columbus Campus commencement. 

Read Graduation Recap

NDE Enlists CCC Assistance

One of the things that Central Community College is known for is responding to the needs of the community. In May 2020, a call for assistance came from the Nebraska Department of Education (NDE) to quickly create a necessary course for would-be substitute teachers. The plea came after numerous school superintendents across the state said they had a critical shortage of substitute teachers. 

Read about Human Relations Training

Brittney Reeder

Alumni Spotlight: Brittney Reeder ‘20

Associate Degree – Human Services
Supportive Services for Veterans and Families (SSVF) Case Manager at Central Nebraska Community Action Partnership

Read about Brittney Reeder

Cars to Credits

The drive and passion of the Highway Creepers Car Club is being felt by Central Community College’s auto body students. The Highway Creepers Car Club held their annual “Rock N Rods Car Show” this past April with proceeds benefiting the Tony Turner Memorial Scholarship at Central Community College.

Read about The Tony Turner Memorial Scholarship

Alumni Spotlight

Dillion Kuehn

Associate of Science Academic Transfer – Agri-Business.
Transfer Institution: University of Nebraska, Lincoln
Legislative Assistant for Nebraska State Representative Adrian Smith

Read About Dillion Kuehn

Alumni Spotlight

Pat Stange

Associate Degree – Accounting and Diploma – Data Processing
Central Community College Foundation Coordinator

Read About Pat Stange

Alumni Special Notes

Engagements, weddings, and in remembrance

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