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Shown (l-r) are the Charter Oak brain trust instrumental in the development o the Ambassadors Club concept Jason Jakubowski,
Director o Alumni Development; Lori Gagne Pendleton, Director o Admissions; and the Colleges President, Ed Klonoski.
Charter Oak State COllege NeWSle tter february 2010 VOl. XXXIV NO.1
1 Charter OakIn CyberspaceYour alma mater is social
networking
2 Te Presidents akeHelping amilies cope withthe economy
4Alumni ProleState Cop, Native American,Dedicated Alum
5 Te NewOnline ShopA plethora o products
awaits you
7 Benets or VetsCharter Oak reaches outthose who serve
Charter Oak LaunchesAlumni Ambassadors Club
Connecting WithYour Alma Mater Via
Social NetworkingAs is the case with many publicinstitutions o higher education,
Connecticut-based Charter Oak State
College has limited resources with
which to eectively recruit out-o-
state students. In an eort to hurdle
this budgetary obstacle, the College
has created an Alumni Ambassadors
Club. The purpose o the newly-
ormed Club is to recruit Charter Oak
alumni across the country to spread
the word about the College tocommunicate the tremendous
opportunity we oer adult learners.
We seek your help. Members o the
Ambassadors Club would typically
augment and/or represent Charter
Oak sta at College-sponsored
recruiting events scheduled in cities
and towns in which Club members
reside. Charter Oak Admissions sta
would alert Ambassadors in advance
o events occurring in their local
areas and would provide marketing
materials or distribution at such
events. The key to your participation
in this signicant undertaking
would be your willingness to shareyour personal Charter Oak success
story with prospective students in
attendance.
I youd enjoy connecting with old
riends and classmatesreceiving the
latest inormation on popular trends
networking to strengthen your
careerthen you should consider
sourcing (i you havent already) web
sites like Facebook,
Twitterand LinkedIn.
Interestingly, youll
nd a Charter Oak
presence on each o
these sites.
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Welcome to 2010. The past year has
been a real challenge or many o our
students and our alums. Let me begin
this message by wishing you all a
much better new year.
For Charter Oak, the weak economy
has been increasing both the numbero students entering the College and
the number o students applying or
and accepting nancial aid. At this point in the academic
year, the College has already surpassed the total number
o students who received nancial aid in Fiscal Year 2009;
and the numbers continue to
grow. So we are growing, but it
is pretty clear that our growth
is being driven by economic
disruption and the need or
adults to improve their workorce
credentials. The good news is thathelping adults attain degrees is
exactly what Charter Oak was
created to do. So with every graduate, with every course
enrollment, with every certicate we issue, we are helping
amilies cope with the economic turmoil.
You can help us serve our most nancially challenged
students. The Annual Appeal Campaign or the Charter Oak
State College Foundation is in ull swing. The Foundation is
providing $30,000 in grants, this academic year, to Charter
Oak students in need. This generosity is made possible
by the support we receive rom Alums and Friends o theCollege. We hope you are one o them. You can donate by
visiting http://cosc.org/annual.
One o the new developments at the College is our
tuition ee waiver or Connecticuts military veterans.
Charter Oak State College has not been named under the
Connecticut State Statutes requiring public institutions
to provide tuition waivers or Connecticut veterans
because the College does not have tuition. Instead, it has
ees. However, the sta and Board o Trustees agree it is
important that the College does its air share to support
our veterans. So, in November, the Board approved a
tuition waiver policy, ollowing one instituted at the
Connecticut State University System. Our new policy
allows a 50% course ee waiver or Connecticut veterans
who matriculate at Charter Oak. We are also reviewing our
ee structure or active members o the military in order to
align it more closely with those o other military-servinginstitutions.
In another area, the marketing sta is tracking how the
Colleges media eorts perormed in enticing potential
students to the College. These tracking reports enabled
sta to make better-inormed decisions regarding our
spring, 2010 marketing eorts.
For example, sta ound that
o six radio stations used last
all, three perormed well
while three underperormed
in terms o luring students
to the Colleges website. Thattracking inormation allowed us
to improve the eciency o our
radio buy or the Colleges spring enrollment campaign.
In addition, research has shown that although the median
age o Charter Oak students remains at 40, one o the
Colleges astest growing demographic segments is in the
25-and-under age group. So it wont surprise you that we
are advancing the Colleges eorts in the area o social
networking. Our sta is blogging on Facebookand Linked
In, and the College has observed that more and more
alumni are using the social networking blogs. Check us outon these sites, and let us know what you think.
As always, eel ree to send your thoughts directly to
me at [email protected], or leave a message
at 860-832-3876.
Ed Klonoski
President
H E P R E S I D E N S A K E
...with every graduate, with everycourse enrollment, with everycertifcate we issue, we are helping
amilies cope with the economicturmoil.
Other Ambassador responsibilities may
include:
Communicatingwithprospective
students via a Charter Oak email
account
ConnectingprospectiveCharterOak
students with current students by
hosting get to know you receptions
in your area
ParticipatinginCharterOakwebinar
events acilitated by the Colleges
Admissions sta
We thank Dale Bishop 04, Tim Hairston
08andChrisPotter09fortheirrecent
commitments to membership in
the Ambassadors Club and eagerly
look orward to welcoming you as
a member. You can join by simply
e-mailing Jason Jakubowski, Charter
Oaks Director o Alumni Development,
Alumni Ambassadors Club continued rom pg. 1
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Our Facebookpage is the best place
to connect with Charter Oak alumni,
aculty and sta and to source thelatest inormation about your alma
mater. You can visit the Colleges
Facebookpage by going to http://
acebook.com/CharterOak, and you
dont need an account to do it. I youre
already a Facebookmember or want
to become one (its ree!), go to the
site and become a Fan o the College
to show your pride as an alum and
to automatically receive inormation
about Charter Oak happenings
Our Twittereed (ound at http://twitter.
com/CharterOak) is a great way to
discover all the places on the Web that
are talking about Charter Oak rom
news articles, to events, to discussions
about the growing popularity o
online learning. The Colleges Twitter
eed congregates all Charter Oak
inormation in one place. As is the casewith Facebook, you dont need a Twitter
account to access the site.
LinkedIn, known as the proessional
social network, is a place or you to
network or reconnect with business
associates and colleagues. Charter OakhascreatedanOcialAlumniGroup
(http://CharterOak.edu/LinkedInAlums)
where you can participate in
discussions on a wide variety o topics.
LinkedIn is a valuable resource that
allows you to share your proessional
experiences and discuss career-related
challenges with your peers.
So, i you havent already, check out
Charter Oaks presence on these social
networking sites.
Happy New Year!
As we welcome 2010, we do so knowing
this is a very exciting time or both
Charter Oak and our Alumni Association.
During the course o the past year, we
teamed with both the College and
Student Association to oer enrichmentseminars in resume writing and career
advancement. We also developed a
new partnership with Liberty Mutual
to oer discounted insurance rates to
our alumni, and we revised the Alumni
Associations by-laws to streamline the
Associations unctions and help create a
robust community o alumni.
Looking ahead to the uture, your
Alumni Association will soon roll-out
its rst-ever membership drive. Charter
Oak graduates who wish to join the
Association will be able to do so online.
Well soon update you on progress in
this area via e-mail (see additional details
on pg 11). By the way, i youve recently
changed your e-mail, postal address
or phone number, please let us know
so we can keep you abreast o alumni
activities and initiatives. You can send
your contact change inormation to the
Associations advisor, Jason Jakubowski
As always, it is a pleasure to serve our
many alums. I youd like to become
more involved with the Association,
please let Jason know o your interest.
We do hope to hear rom you!
Cordially,
Carlo Esidore
President, Charter Oak State College
Alumni Association
Jason Jakubowski
Director, Alumni Development
Greetings From Your Alumni Association
Carlo Esidore, President, Charter Oak State College
Alumni Association
Chuck Albert, Editor
State of Connecticut
M. Jodi Rell, Governor
Board for State Academic Awards
Ed Klonoski, Executive Director
Issued semi-annually by the
Board for State Academic Awards
for alumni and friends
of Charter Oak State College.
february 2010 Volume XXXIV, Number
Jason Jakubowski, Director, Alumni Development
Social Networking continued rom pg. 1
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Your Alumni Association, through
special arrangement with Liberty
Mutual Insurance, oers you
participationinLMIsGroupSavings
Plusauto,homeandrenters
insurance program. The program
provides low group rates with the
convenient options o direct, at-home
billing or electronic transer rom your
checking or savings account. Liberty
Mutual will provide ree, no-obligation
quotes to interested Charter Oak
graduates. Simply contact Vicki
Mendyka at 860-409-9140, Extension
52115, or call toll-ree at 888-440-7114.
I you preer e-mail, Vickis address is
Vicki can also provide details
abouttheLibertyMutualGroupsGuaranteedIssuelifeinsurance
program available to you exclusively
through the Alumni Association. Your
Association Board continues to search
out special oers that benet its
members. For additional inormation
on Charter Oak alumni benets, go
to http://www.charteroak.edu/Alumni/
benefts.cm.
Auto, Home Insurance Discounts For Charter Oak Alumni
Meet the 20-year Connecticut State
PoliceveteranandCharterOakalum
who serves as a key member o the
special unit responsible or providing
personal security or Connecticuts
governor and the chie executives
immediate amily.
Meet the highly respected law
enorcement ocer, Native American
and aspiring public administrator
who plans, ollowing retirementrom state service, to use her Charter
OakbachelorsdegreeinPolitical
Science and an ultimately-to-be-
earnedmastersdegreeinPublic
Administration to work in the eld o
TribalGovernance.
Meet the innovative, dedicated and
delightul lady who unhesitatingly
expresses appreciation or the
educational opportunities made
available to her as a result o online
study. Taking classes online leaves somuch within your control, says Ruth.
Each time I experienced a shit change
in my job as a state police ocer, I was
able to easily adjust my study schedule,
because I could go to my computer
at my convenience. The ability to take
courses online really expedited my
path to a degree.
Ruth serves as a member o the
Advisory Board or the Native American
Cultural Center at Yale University. The
Center helps gited Native Americanstudents and aculty at Yale make a
home away rom home.
Herthoughtsaboutgivingbacktoher
alma mater? Charter Oak grads are an
unusual breed in that most o us were
working adults who looked to the
College to deliver a degree that would
contribute to advancing our careers.
I think the least we can do in return
istogetoutthereandtalkupthe
College, volunteer to work on Alumni
Association projects and supportCharter Oak nancially to the extent o
which were able.
(EDITORS NOTE: I you are interested in
sharing your success story with us, please
contact Jason Jakubowski, Charter Oaks
Director o Corporate, Community and
Alumni Development, and let him
know. He can be reached via e-mail:
telephone: 860-832-3902).
lmi pfl MeetRuth Garby Torres, 08
Ruth Garby Torres
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The Charter Oak State College Women
In Transition (WIT) program that
provides opportunity or single mothers
in low-paying jobs to complete their
college degrees online, has received
new unding rom numerous supportive
organizations.
Generouscommitmentshaverecently
come rom Hartord Foundation
forPublicGiving,TheLinfordand
Mildred White Charitable Fund or
which Bank o America is Trustee, The
Daphne Seybolt Culpeper Memorial
Foundation, Inc., Bristol, Connecticut-
basedWomensandGirlsFundofthe
Main Street Community Foundation
and Hartord, Connecticuts Smith
Whiley Corporation.
Interestingly, a graduate o the WIT
programhasgivenbacktotheCollege.
Rachel Leipold, who earned her Charter
Oak degree in 2008, sits on the board
o The Leipold Foundation which was
established by her late grandather.
The oundation recently awarded
two grants, totaling $13,000 to WIT.The dollars will support three New
Haven, Connecticut area students who
participate in the program. Rachel is
currently pursuing her masters degree
inHumanServicesatPostUniversity.
Thirty-nine women currently
participate in the WIT program. Since
its inception in 1999, WIT has accepted
more than 150 individuals, most
o whom have earned Charter Oak
associate and/or bachelors degrees.
Many o those graduates have gone
on to masters programs at colleges
and universities throughout the
United States.
Organizations and individuals
interested in providing unding or
the WIT and Charter Oak State College
Foundation scholarship programs
should contact Marlene Woodman
intheCollegePresidentsoce.
She can be reached by e-mail at
[email protected] or by
telephone at 860-832-3876.
New Grants Assist Growth o WI Program
TheCharterOakOnlineShopproject
has been launched, and the Colleges
cyber store is now accessible at
shop.charteroak.edu.
Thanks to the hard work o Carolyn
Hebert, Charter Oaks Director o
MarketingandPublicRelations,
the College has responded to the
overwhelming demand or logo-
ized merchandise and apparel with
an expansive selection o products.
The new and thriving Online Shop
oers such items as mens and ladies
hooded and non-hooded sweat shirts,
twill shirts or both men and women,
ladies long-sleeve feece jackets and
feece vests, mens and womens
micro-ber and sot-shell jackets,
scars, gol shirts, outerwear, hats,
blankets, bags, mugs, coasters and
window decals.Its been a while in the making,
Hebert observed, but were there! So
many o our alumni and riends have
been clamoring or these products,
and now were able to respond.
Happily, product has been fying o
the shelves!
All Online Shop items eature the
Charter Oak logo or name, and
clothing items are available in a
variety o sizes and appealing colors.Online orders will be processed and
shipped directly rom the warehouse.
The college plans to expand the
merchandise selection at intervals
throughout the year.
Check out the exciting product line
soon at shop.charteroak.edu. We
think youll be delighted with what
you see!
Charter Oak Online Shop Debuts
The new Charter Oak Online Store inventories such items as logo-bearing T-shirts, eece zip jackets, gol shirts andcomputer portolios. Modeling some o the Shops attractive items are Charter Oak sta members (l-r) Cli Williams,
Chie Financial and Administrative Ofcer; Orchid Deer Dalomba, Admissions Counselor; Dan Russell, Internet
Marketing; and Lila Guillet, Business Services.
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Pat Derech Closes OutDistinguished Career
March 1 will mark the completion o an
illustrious 28-year career at Charter Oak
fortheCollegeslongtimeRegistrar,Pat
Derech.PatjoinedtheCharterOaksta
in 1982 and was named Registrar in
1989.Totallydedicatedandmeticulous
are the terms that perhaps best
describe her approach to serving the
needs o the thousands o students
who have passed through the CharterOak portals during the nearly three
decades she has served the College.
Pathasbeenprimarilyresponsible
or managing the student academic
records unction that includes all
planning, coordination and supervision
o the Records Oce which, any
college registrar would no doubt agree,
provides a major career challenge.
ButPat,whohasapproachedherjobwith great calm and patience, has
won and sustained the respect o her
administrative colleagues and the
appreciative students with whom she
has dealt over the years.
We,atCharterOak,congratulatePat
on her achievements in the academic
world and wish her happiness and
contentment in her retirement.
Charter Oak Registrar o Retire
As Charter Oak State College strives
to sustain its leadership role in
adult higher education, we look to
our alumni and riends to lend a
helpul and caring hand. By making
a charitable, tax deductible bequest
to the Charter Oak State CollegeFoundation, you will help provide the
resources required to preserve the
uture o the College and assist us in
ullling our mission and commitment
to our students. Your generosity is also
a way o expressing your appreciation
to the institution that positively
impactedyourlifeandcareer.Giftsof
any size are important, and we hopethat, in your own way, you will leave a
legacy.PleasecontacttheFoundation
through the oce o Charter Oak
President,EdKlonoski,860-832-3876
to discuss your bequest.
For more inormation about the Charter
Oak State College Foundation and its
scholarship programs, please visit
our new Foundation Web site
www.cosc.org.
Leave A Legacy
The Mohegan Sun Casino, Uncasville,
Connecticut, has joined the expanding
list o organizations that participate in
Charter Oak State Colleges recently-
launchedCorporatePartnership
Program.Theprogramhasbeen
developed to provide businesses a
seamless approach to supporting the
educational needs o their employees.
In announcing the new partnership,
CharterOakPresident,EdKlonoski,
said, We are pleased that Mohegan
Sun has chosen us to play a primary
role in the educational advancement o
its workorce. As an online college, we
are particularly well-suited to quickly
respond to the needs o our new
partner and its employee population.
Mohegan Sun employs some 9800
workers.
Klonoskifurtherobservedthat
organizations, today, are ully aware
that remaining competitive in the 21st
century is a major challenge that
they must employ and retain the best
and brightest personnel. Charter
Oak is here to assist Mohegan Sunin achieving that goal, he said. The
College will deliver online educational
courses to the casinos employees
and will oer support in the orm o
dedicated academic advising, a Charter
Oak hallmark.
Commenting on the newly-ormed
partnership, Mohegan Suns Training
andODManager,Dr.TinaGrove,
said her organization is participating
in the program in an eort to
promote lielong learning among our
employees, and we look orward to
a successul educational relationship
with Charter Oak State College.
Other organizations participating in
theCorporatePartnershipprogram
include Connecticut-based Aetna,
Webster Bank, Liberty Bank and
Hartord Hospital.
Businesses interested in exploring
a Charter Oak learning partnership
should contact Jason Jakubowski
at 860-832-3902 or via e-mail:
Mohegan Sun Casino Is Newest Charter OakCorporate Learning Partner
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On January 1, Charter Oak began
oering a 50% course ee waiver orConnecticut veterans who enroll in the
College. In unveiling the new initiative,
PresidentEdKlonoskisaid,Itgives
me great pleasure to announce this
benet that pays tribute to veterans
in Connecticut and assists them in
completing their bachelors degree.
Charter Oak has been rated by
both Military Advanced Education
Magazine and G.I. Jobs Magazine
asoneofAmericasTopMilitary-Friendly Colleges. The College accepts
transer credits rom a variety o
sources including military training
and occupations. It additionally oers
low in-state tuition to the spouses
o active-duty military members and
activatedmembersofNationalGuard
and Reserve components.
Linda Schwartz, Commissioner o
Connecticuts Department o Veterans
Aairs, noted that the ee waiver is
especially attractive or veterans who
do not have the time or classroom
courses and want to maximize their
benetsunderthePostGIBill.Charter
Oak State College has a wonderulreputation or quality courses and
fexibility in time commitments
which ts into the ast-paced lives o
veterans looking or advancement
and opportunity, she said. She also
observed that the reduction o course
ees in combination with existing
benets earned by veterans illustrates
this Colleges commitment to honoring
the service o our men and women in
uniorm.
Charter Oak maintains learning
partnershipswiththeCoastGuard
InstituteandNationalGuardBureau
andtheU.S.NavysCollegeProgram
DistanceLearningPartnership.
Charter Oak Ofers New Connecticut Veterans Benet
DAmato Graduate Studies Award
Charter Oak is currently accepting
applications or the 2010 DAmato
award, a cash award presented,
annually, at June commencement
exercises. To be eligible or award
consideration, you must hold a Charter
Oak degree, must be a Connecticut
resident and have been accepted
into an accredited graduate program.
For inormation about how to apply
and to request an application, e-mail
[email protected] or call
860-832-3876. Submittal deadline is
March 31, 2010.
Foundation Undergraduate
Scholarships
Sgt. George R. Dingwall Scholarship,
open to those employed in the eld o
PublicSafetyinanygeographicregion
oftheUnitedStates.Preferenceisgiven
to Connecticut residents. A bi-annual
award in the amount o $700.
Beverly and Rodney Hawes, Jr.
Scholarship, open to Charter Oak
students pursuing a business
concentration or a concentration
with a business ocus who have
demonstrated qualities o leadership
and commitment to community andare considered to possess the potential
to make positive contributions within
a business environment. Scholarship
award: $800.
Patricelli Scholarship, open to Charter
Oak residents who reside in Hartord,
CT,arePell-eligible(economically
disadvantaged) and in good academic
standing. Scholarship award: $800.
R. Wayne Clugston Scholarship, open
to Charter Oak students pursuing
a concentration that incorporates
academic courses preparing them or
a dened leadership role in service-
based organizations and considered to
possess the potential to make positive
contributions with a leadership role
in their current eld o employment
or in a uture employment setting.
Scholarship average bi-annual award:
$700.
For inormation about how to
apply or a Foundation
undergraduate scholarship and
to request an application, e-mail
[email protected] or call
860-832-3879. Submittal deadline is
May 1, 2010.
Deadlines Approaching or Grad, Undergrad Scholarship Applications
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1993Marcia Anderson-Esson has been
elected president o the Lions Club o
Windsor, CT. Long active in the Charter
Oak State College Alumni Association,
Marcia serves as the organizations
Treasurer.
1996Margarita L. Leahyhas passed the
National Board or Certied Counselorsexamination and is now recognized as
a National Certied Counselor. She is
currently working through extra course
requirements to become a Licensed
ProfessionalCounselorandLicensed
Clinical Alcohol and Drug Counselor.
2000Edmond LaSalle earned his Master o
Arts rom Excelsior College. He serves
as a ull-time instructor o English
at Tidewater Community College,Portsmouth,Virginia.
2001Paul Buehler, who has worked or the
Electric Boat Corporation or the past
34 years, tells us that my Charter Oak
degree put a good cap on the last
10 years o my career. Now retired
as a Nuclear Engineering Training
Coordinator at Electric Boat, he intends
to do humanitarian work around the
world.Paul,hiswifeandsonplantobicycle across the country this summer
to raise unds or Zambias Chikumbuso
Projectforwomenandorphans
aected by Aids.
2002Bob Dacundo reports that his Charter
Oak degree in Marketing and Business
has been very valuable in his everyday
roleasapartnerinPhoenixAudioVideo,
headquartered in Faireld, Connecticut.
Robin Yuran has received her M.F.A.
increativewritingfromGoddard
College,Plaineld,Vermont.She
recently published her second volume
o illustrated poetry, Tales Told By An
Idiotthrough a grant rom the Artists
and Writers Education Development
Foundation. Robin is Co-Director o the
Norolk (CT) Library.
2003Linda Arrowitzhas entered Western
Connecticut State University in quest o
her Master o Science degree in School
Counseling.
Carol Lewin-Dayes reports that shes
taken her college education a step
urther. She has earned her Master
o Science degree in Management
rom Rochester, New Yorks Wesleyan
College.
Marc Montminynotes that he hasbeenpromotedtoChiefofPolicein
Manchester, Connecticut and attributes
much o his proessional success to
the degree he earned at Charter Oak
State College. Marc is one o nine
Connecticut chies o police who
completed their bachelors degree
studies at Charter Oak.
Randall Ornercompleted an MS in
Inormation Technology Management
at Touro University and has earned agraduate certicate in Healthcare Risk
Management rom the University o
Florida. He is currently working on his
dissertation proposal at Northcentral
University and expects to complete his
Ph.D.thissummer.
2004Nancy Arrowsmith inorms us that
ollowing the successul recent
publication o her bookEssential Herbal
Wisdom, a previously-published book,A
Field Guide to the Little People, has been
re-released.
2005Karenmarie LaConte is a doctorate
candidate at the University o
Bridgeports College o Naturopathic
Medicine. She additionally serves as an
adjunct proessor, teaching Anatomy
andPhysiology,atConnecticuts
Housatonic Community College.
Brenda Z. Page is a candidate or the
U.S. Congress rom Texas 18th district.
The district includes that states Harris
County and a portion o the cityo Houston. She is an advocate or
non-traditional learning and used her
Charter Oak degree as a stepping stone
to law school.
Ena Williams,ollowing her graduation
rom Charter Oak, went on to earn
masters degrees in Management and
Business Administration at Albertus
Magnus College. Charter Oak gave
me the best beginning to complete
my bachelors degree while raisingthree children, writes the registered
diploma nurse. She currently serves as
DirectorofPerioperativeServicesin
a major hospital where she oversees
37 operating rooms and 300-plus
employees.
2006Katherine Baldwin received her B.S.
in Nursing last August rom Faireld
University, graduating Summa Cum
Laude. She has begun her career innursing at Norwalk Hospital, Norwalk,
Connecticut.
Mary Jane (Midge) Pych, a member o
Charter Oaks Alumni Association Board
recently received her Master o Science
in Early Childhood Education rom
Central Connecticut State University.
She has since earned her Connecticut
Directors Credential, at the Masters
level, rom Charter Oak and renewed
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her Credential in Ater School Education
through the College. Midge currently
serves as Executive Director o the East
Windsor (CT) Family Resource Center
and sits on the boards o directors
o the Connecticut Family Resource
Alliance and the Connecticut Ater
School Network.
2007Eddie Adamson has been named
ChiefofPoliceforthecityofGuymon,
Oklahoma. In addition to attending
to his law enorcement duties, he
participates in the masters program
at Fort Hays State University. He is
pursuing his graduate degree in
Liberal Studies with a concentration
in Criminal Justice.
Audrey Schoenfeldhas embarked
on a new career in Lie and Businesscoaching and expects to be certied
by years end.
Bruce Tambling is a ull-time proessor
and Co-Director o Music Technology
at Foothill College, Los Altos Hills,
Caliornia. I eel very grateul and
indebted to Charter Oak State College,
he writes. This job is a dream come
true!
Kerby Wardhas proudly announced
the arrival o his third child, a boy Kainoa.Anacademicadvisorat
Tesoro High School in Orange County,
Caliornia, he is working on his masters
in Negotiation, Confict Resolution
andPeace-buildingatCaliforniaState
University at Dominguez Hills.
2008Audra Cramerwas recently promoted
tothepositionofProjectManager
in the Compliance department o a
major U.S. insurance company and
is in the process o applying to law
school. Audra also completed Charter
OaksProjectManagementCerticate
program which, she notes, aided in mynew career opportunity.
Matthew Geislerwrites rom Milwaukee,
Wisconsin, that he received his masters
degree in Organizational Management,
last September, rom Ashord University.
Lisa (Jorgensen) Harley, who received
her Associate degree rom Charter Oak,
tells us she was married in October
and is intent on earning her bachelors
degree. She is currently studying or
certication in Computer Security.Karl E. Holland, ollowing 26 years o
active duty in the U.S. Navy and an
18-year Navy civil service career, is now
employed as a teacher at the Berea
College Child Development Laboratory,
Berea,Kentucky.
2009Shelly Campbelltells us that ollowing
her graduation rom Charter Oak, her
salary increased substantially, the
biggest raise I have ever receivedin such a short period o time. An
educationcounseloratGrandCanyon
University,Phoenix,Arizona,sheis
currently enrolled in a masters program
she hopes will help me reap the
rewards, yet again!
Dino Londis, a ormer comedy writer
in Los Angeles, has transitioned to the
eld o Inormation Technology. An
Applications Management Engineer,
he manages the Windows Desktop or
more than 1000 users in a New York
law rm. He additionally combines
his writing and IT skills to produce a
column that oers sot skills advice to
IT proessionals.
Stay ConneCted throughWed like to hear rom you about promotions, graduate degrees, awards, marriages, births, and other signicant successes in your lie
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Charter Oak currently maintains e-mail
addresses or a vast majority o its more
than 10,000 alumni. E-mail allows us
to communicate news o interest and
importance to our graduates more
requently than we are able to through
this Connections newsletter which is
published twice annually. Our e-maildatabase is ully protected and is used
only to communicate with alumni. I
you have recently established a rst-
time e-mail address or changed your
old e-mail designation and would like
to share it with us, please send your
update to [email protected]. We
would also like to update changes
in your postal address and/or phone
number. We eagerly look orward to
receiving your new inormation.
E-mail Helps Us Stay In ouch With You
College Launches Spring Marketing Campaign
Your e-mail address allows us to share Charter Oak news with you whereveryou are.
A variety o media was employed
in a December-January marketing
campaign careully designed to
generate new spring enrollments or
the College. Charter Oaks Marketing
Department incorporated radio
commercials, highly visible newspaper
frontpagePost-ItNoteadvertising,
paycheck inserts, television station
Web sites, Internet advertising on
Google,FacebookandYahoo!and
e-mail communications to target
working adults seeking to complete
their degrees online.
Radio schedules, limited to exposure
in the Connecticut area in previous
campaigns, were expanded to run in
Massachusetts markets as well, while
Web advertising reached a worldwide
audience.PastCharterOakgraduates
have come rom all 50 states andeight oreign nations.
A newly-developed Freedom to
advertising theme was carried
through all media messages calling
attention to the reedom and study
fexibility that Charter Oaks online
programs provide busy adult students.
.the reedom to: choose rom 5, 8
and 15-week courses; the reedom to
accomplish more in a shorter period
o time; the reedom to interact with
other students, nationwide without
leaving home were among the
reedom positives communicated
to prospective students during the
campaign.
We recognize that todays adults are
busy raising amilies and pursuingproessional careers, said Charter
OakPresident,EdKlonoski,andwe
want olks to know that the College
provides a quality and aordable way
to complete their degrees rom the
convenience o their own homes.
The reedom marketing theme will
receive additional exposure as the
College promotes its spring Term Two
courses in early March.
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At its January, 2010 meeting, the Board
o Directors o your Alumni Association
voted unanimously to introduce a
new dues structure that would enable
the Association to better serve its
members. Membership currentlyprovides a variety o important benets
to Charter Oak graduates, and it is
the Boards intent to enhance that list
ofplusesbysearchingoutonan
ongoing basis new areas that will
prove benecial to members.
The newly devised and economical
dues program provides membership or
only $15 annually. Alumni may opt or
lietime membership at a one-time cost
o $150. In addition to providing access
to money-saving benets, membershipin the Alumni Association carries with it
the right to vote in annual elections that
occur each May.
Alumni Association Board Institutes New Member Dues StructureList o Membership Benefts Continues To Expand
beCoMIng a MeMberAchieving Association membership is fast and easy because you do it online.
You can use a credit card or PayPal account to join. Simply go to www.charteroak.edu/alumni
and complete the very brief membership application.
outStandIng beneItS
Current benets available throughmembership all into such categories
as Auto, Home and Lie Insurance
Coverage; Computers and Computer
Accessories; and moving and
packaging supplies.
Youllrealizegenerousdiscounts
on Liberty Mutual home and auto
insurance(seedetailsinaPage4
article appearing in this issue o
Connections) and on the companys
lie insurance products.
Save,too,onDellcomputerpurchases, both desktops and
laptops, made through Charter Oaks
Student/AlumniEducationProgram
andon16dierentHPSmartBuy
laptop models.
Ifamoveisintheong,youll
save nicely on moving boxes and
packaging supplies.
Ifyouhaventyetpurchasedyour
class ring, youll nd savings there, too,
when you purchase through Jostens.
All o these Alumni Association-arranged discounts can be sourced
through Web sites listed on Charter
Oaks Alumni Web page
www.charteroak.edu/alumni. And theres
more to come as your Association
searches out new money-saving
opportunities or you in the weeks and
months ahead. So, go to the Alumni
Web site at your earliest convenience,
become an Association member and
begin enjoying the benets associated
with your membershipI youre interested in contributing
some o your time and energy to work
with the Associations Board and/
or committees, please contact Jason
Jakubowski. His e-mail address is
Alumni Association
www.charteroak.edu/alumni
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