SUMMER 2020

CARING FOR OUR STUDENTS & OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH COVID-19!

WE’RE IN THIS TOGETHER

A message from the President

During this uncertain time, Hazard Community and Technical College (HCTC) faculty and staff have been busy teaching and serving students remotely and are preparing for our fall semester. We have not only continued to serve our students, but also our community as well in a variety of ways. We continue to manufacture face shields for Appalachian Regional Healthcare, delivering one hundred per week to their system offce in Hazard. We have done this since the week of March 16. We have made shields for other clinics and Hospice as well. Our faculty and staff have sewn and delivered cloth masks and we donated the majority of our supply of gowns, gloves, and masks to the local clinics and hospitals. We held two student food box distributions at our Technical Campus in Hazard and Lees Campus in Jackson. Plus, we have been busy the last couple of weeks awarding the CARES Act student emergency relief funds to our HCTC students. HCTC is very grateful for the $1,248,000 received from the federal CARES Act. Half of the money ($624,167) is earmarked for student emergency aid relief. We have received over 500 applications and have been processing them as quickly as possible. We have already awarded over $400,0000 dollars. I am so pleased to be able to assist students in this way! The other portion of the funds will be used on the college for items such as technology needs to prepare students, faculty, and staff for the next possible wave of COVID-19 in the fall, cleaning and sanitization supplies and PPE for our allied health and other technical programs. The funding that is spent on the institution itself is a dollar for dollar match. No dollar is spent on the institution that is not also spent on direct student emergency aid.

Our students, faculty, and staff are looking forward to fall. We have made fexible plans for our fall classes so that students may continue to achieve their educational goals. Speaking of educational goals, I received an email that brought a tear to my eye. It was from a student who reminded me of how I had assisted her in getting into a local homeless shelter a few years ago. She was proud to tell me that she just graduated with her Medical Assisting Degree from HCTC. It is stories like these that keep us all going and I want you to know that I appreciate your continued support of Hazard Community and Technical College and our students! We do change lives!

Dr. Jennifer Lindon HCTC President/CEO

CARES HCTC Students can use $15 vouchers from MONEY HELPS HCTCEatFresh Program at area Farmers Markets to purchase fresh fruits andHCTC STUDENT vegetables—one voucher per student per market, so you can shop all summer while funds last! Students can email hctc-eatfresh@CARES money for Hazard Community and Technical College students has made all the kctcs.edu for more information and to register difference for many, such as Tyesh Johnson. CARES is the Higher Education Emergency for this program.Relief Fund authorized by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES)

Act. The CARES Act provides emergency funds for education-related expenses created HCTC student Angela Smallwood (Picturedby the disruption of campus operations due to COVID-19. below) visited the Lee County Farmers Market Johnson utilized the funding to secure a place to live for the next three months so that and took advantage of our #HCTCEatFresh she is not living from paycheck to paycheck. program. We hope all our students are

visiting local farmers markets and checking She said flling out the form was extremely easy. Any student can access the form by out programs like KY Double Dollars that arevisiting the website Hazard.KCTCS.edu designed to make fresh, local food affordable

and available. For more information, email Johnson was furloughed from her job for three weeks, and then was called back. hctc-eatfresh@kctcs.eduAlthough she lost three weeks of income, she was able to fle unemployment. She’s

glad to be back at work at Long John Silvers, where she is a cook and server since March 2019.

She recommends HCTC to others. “It is a very community oriented type of college. There are many, many choices of different professions that they offer class and training for. All of the faculty and staff that I have interacted with have been great. Everyone is friendly, inviting and welcoming. HCTC works with the students, around their schedules. What more could you ask for?”

“I want to thank HCTC for applying for this grant and putting their students needs frst! If it wasn’t for CARES from HCTC, I would most defnitely be struggling with keeping my rent current. Thank you, HCTC, President Dr. Jennifer Lindon, and all the faculty and staff,” she said. She appreciates HCTC Program Coordinator Shaun Neace and faculty member Charmoin E. Holliday for their guidance in her classes and about applying for CARES.

The CARES funding is open to other HCTC students who are eligible for Title IV fnancial aid and have experienced hardships caused by campus disruption created by COVID-19. More details are on the HCTC website.

FOOD GIVEAWAYS

Two food giveaway events were held for students at both the Technical Campus and Lees College Campus. Those contributing were First Presbyterian Church, Consolidated Baptist Church, CommonBond Christian Ministries Church, Mother of Good Counsel Catholic Church, Assemblies Church of God, New Hope Church, Hazard-Perry Community Service, Hagans family-Elbert Hagans, Save A Lot, Food City, and Chief Academic Offcer Dr. Sandy Kiddoo. HCTC President Dr. Jennifer Lindon and Professor Jenny Williams expressed their appreciation for all the donations. 2 1

>>> HCTC HELPING HEALTHCARE BY CREATING & DONATING EQUIPMENT Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, HCTC is creating and donating personal protective equipment to area health care facilities.

Through the use of 3-D printers, protective shields were created and donated. Austin Rafferty, Computer Aided Drafting and Design and Surveying Program Coordinator, developed the prototype of the shields to put over the headgear that have been 3D printed. HCTC is using marine vinyl and transparency sheets to add to what is created by the printer.

HCTC President Dr. Jennifer Lindon noted, “We want to be good partners to the health care facilities, including the veterans center and nursing homes. We have the 3D printers and the expertise to create what is needed quickly,” she said.

In addition, faculty and administrators went through Allied Health program labs’ stocked supplies to pull and donate masks, gloves, swabs, and more. “I was so pleased when our faculty members suggested to me that we make these donations,” she said. “Our faculty members are innovative and creative,” Dr. Lindon said, adding that she appreciated the hands-on work of Chief Academic Offcer Dr. Sandy Kiddoo, Chief Information Offcer Donna Roark, Academic Dean Tony Back, and Gary Smith, Manufacturing Engineering

Gary Smith, manufacturing engineering technology program Computer Aided Drafting and Design/ coordinator, donates protective shields that he created using a Surveying Program Coordinator Austin 3-D printer to Mary Watkins, director of nursing at the Wolfe Rafferty developed the prototype

County Health and Rehabilitation Center. utilized for making face shields.

Melissa Couch, Sonography Program Coordinator, is President Dr. Jennifer Lindon delivered personal making masks from her home. Couch said she was glad protective equipment to Hazard ARH the day it

3 to help out during COVID-19. was created by HCTC faculty.

Technology Program Coordinator. “Dr. Kiddoo’s knowledge of creating what business needs and Donna’s technology expertise really benefted this effort,” noted President Lindon. “Tony Back and Gary Smith were instrumental in the success of this project,” she noted. She also commented on Judge Executive Scott Alexander’s involvement. “Judge Alexander collected a face shield that we used as a model for the 3-D rendering. It’s great seeing how so many parts come together in a time of need.”

The donations came from HCTC’s nursing, radiography, physical therapist assistant, surgical technology, Associate in Science division, as well as medical assisting, sonography, and telehealth.

The donations were made to Hazard Appalachian Regional Health Care, Primary Care Centers of Eastern Kentucky, Quantum Health, and After Hours Clinic, in addition to the veteran’s center and nursing home.

“This crisis isn’t over and we will continue to do what we can to help in this time of need. We started a hashtag - #HCTC Strong. We want to be able to look back on this time and know we did everything we could to help,” Dr. Lindon said.

HCTC 2019 graduate Kim Cook is on the front lines, working at Hazard ARH, like so many of those trained at HCTC. We wish them all the best and want all our health care providers to stay safe.

FACULTY MEMBERSdonated

1779 FACE MASKS Little Flower Clinic’s Bridgett Riddle (Above right) receives personal

protective equipment made by HCTC’s Chief Information Offcer Donna Roark (Above Left), using a 3-D printer.

Dean of Innovations and Educational Technologies Dr. Ella Strong is making face masks using her home sewing machine.

Employees working from home have continued their professional development. Sessions include computer classes, Crisis Management, Learning Strategy Tutors, Microsoft Teams Training, Budgeting, Nursing, and On-line Learning. Most sessions last two to four hours. Physics and Astronomy Professor Dr. Jeremy Wood attended a three-day online conference offered by the American Astronomical Society June 1-3. He said a session on Exoplanets, which are planets in other solar systems, especially sparked his interest. HCTC employees will continue to attend sessions from their homes. Employees that have also participated are: Vickie Combs, Linda Patrick, Brenda Young, Cathy Branson, Lois Puffer, Richard Ramsey, Angela Fugate, Wilma Maggard, Marlene Conley, Tony Back, Delana Caudill, Shannon Estes, Dr. Ella Strong, Gwen Collins, Lois Puffer, Sandy Campbell, Keila Miller, Tracy Bowling, Dr. Deronda Mobelini, Brad Roberts, Sabine Globig, and Bart Massey.

There’s nothing like a Bear Hunt to keep the fun alive. Many businesses, including HCTC, had teddy bears placed in windows so families could take their kids on a Bear Hunt. Numerous bears were placed in the windows at the Hazard and Lees College campuses. Kids enjoyed visiting the campus sites and being the frst one to spot a bear while practicing social distancing.

Working from home became the norm for employees, but for Radiography Coordinator Homer Terry, who was without internet access, work involved being at someone else’s home. Terry had a friend who allowed him to set up operations in his garage.

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G R A D U A T E S Graduation 2020 is planned for Saturday, October 3. Since the event could not be held in May, other activities occurred to acknowledge the day. Graduates were encouraged to post their picture to Facebook with information about the degree they earned and their experience at HCTC, with $100 awarded to one responding, in a drawing. We enjoyed reading all those wonderful comments! President Dr. Jennifer Lindon sent congratulation cards to the homes of the graduates, and she created a video honoring them which was posted on May 9, the day that would have been Commencement. A Facebook live was held to recognize the recipient of the President’s Award and newspapers were sent a story honoring those receiving the Distinguished Scholar awards, as well as other academic achievement honorees. A banner was posted at campus sites so students could stop by to pose by the visual representation of their graduation.

2020 COMMENCEMENT

CEREMONY has been rescheduled for

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COMPUTERS GIVEN TO STUDENTS

When there is a need, HCTC responded to be of service for our students. As we’ve transitioned to an online learning environment, student requests for technology was increased like never before. The HCTC Information Technology Department was able to provide 24 computers following the need for students to work from home. The computers for students were valued at over $11,000.

Student Stephanie Wooton won these awesome headphones and this T shirt, after participating in a Scavenger Hunt. She found the Pathfnder seal on the college website, and then notifed HCTC, which qualifed her for the drawing.

HCTC is honored

#8in the Nation to be named for Best Online

Community College! Hazard Community and Technical College is so proud of being one the top 10 online community colleges. College Consensus published the rankings as part of their ‘Best Online Community College’ evaluation this year. The data is based on user-friendliness of the learning platforms,

Tom Caudill of our Maintenance and transparency about what they offer and web presence. Operations department is preparing for on-campus services. Sanitizing is THE ONLY SCHOOL IN KENTUCKY TO RECEIVE THIS HONOR.conducted on a regular basis.

HAZARD, TECHNICAL & LEES COLLEGE CAMPUS LOCATIONS ARE OPEN! Staff will be available on these campuses on a limited basis! Individual student appointments are recommended. All student services are still available remotely and contact information is on the college website at hazard.kctcs.edu. Questions? Call 436-5721.

TO KEEP OUR CAMPUS W WE ASK EVERYONE TO:

• Wear a facemask. • Stay home if you are sick. • Practice 6’ social distancing. • Wash your hands frequently. • Use hand sanitizer before

and after in multi-use areas.

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