Tuesday, May 27, 2014
Monday, May 19, 2014
Lady Falcons win 2014 NJCAA Women's Golf Championship
Defending champions take 7th victory by 20 strokes
Daytona State College’s Lady Falcons successfully defended their title in the 2014 National Junior College Athletic Association Women's Golf Championship, scoring the win with 20 strokes over Seminole State. A total of 102 golfers representing 35 colleges from across the United States competed for top team and individual titles at the prestigious contest held May 12-15 at LPGA International Golf Club in Daytona Beach.
DSC’s Lady Falcons claimed the NJCAA National Championship six times prior (2003, 2004, 2005, 2010, 2011, 2013). Four DSC players earned top-10 national ranking as the team retained the NJCAA title won last year by 11 shots.
The DSC team swept the top spots this year. Freshman standout Tiffany Chan dominated the individual competition, winning by 7 shots over teammates sophomore So Young Hwang and sophomore Mary Dawson, who together tied for second place. The three players earned first-team All-American Honors along with freshman Whitney Stevenson, who took fifth individual spot. Team-mate Courtney Cobb earned 12th in individual spots this year and Honorable Mention in All-American.
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(May 16, 2014)
DSC’s Lady Falcons claimed the NJCAA National Championship six times prior (2003, 2004, 2005, 2010, 2011, 2013). Four DSC players earned top-10 national ranking as the team retained the NJCAA title won last year by 11 shots.
The DSC team swept the top spots this year. Freshman standout Tiffany Chan dominated the individual competition, winning by 7 shots over teammates sophomore So Young Hwang and sophomore Mary Dawson, who together tied for second place. The three players earned first-team All-American Honors along with freshman Whitney Stevenson, who took fifth individual spot. Team-mate Courtney Cobb earned 12th in individual spots this year and Honorable Mention in All-American.
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(May 16, 2014)
This week at DSC: alumni exhibitions at SMP as well as NJC
Plan to stop by the Southeast Museum of Photography this week to take in two great exhibitions - Departures 2014 featuring juried work by recent graduates of the DSC photography program, as well as UCF Thesis Exhibition 2014 featuring portolios by recent graduates of the UCF Bachelor of Science in Photography program.
Also this week, at the News-Journal Center on Friday, alumna Margaret Schnebly Hodge presents Breaking Free: Dark Energy, Dark Matter, an exhibition with over 30 works of art, including oil paintings and other media. Opening reception at 5 p.m.
Find out what's happening this week at DSC.
Also this week, at the News-Journal Center on Friday, alumna Margaret Schnebly Hodge presents Breaking Free: Dark Energy, Dark Matter, an exhibition with over 30 works of art, including oil paintings and other media. Opening reception at 5 p.m.
Find out what's happening this week at DSC.
Monday, May 12, 2014
Daytona State music chair part of international conductor exchange
Doug Peterson heads to Spain to lead 100-piece band
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (May 8, 2014) - Dr. Douglas Peterson, chair of the Mike Curb College of Music, Entertainment and Art at Daytona State College, has been invited to conduct a concert at the Auditorio Nacional de Música - the major concert hall in Madrid, Spain - on Saturday, May 24.
Peterson will lead a 100-piece symphonic band as part of a conducting exchange with Maximillian Santos, a Madrilenian conductor who on July 3 will share in conducting the 75-member Daytona State College Band during its Independence Day concert.
“I will be hosting and working with Maxi in presenting an all-American concert with a Spanish conductor,” Peterson said. “It was, after all, 501 years ago that the Spanish first came to Florida.”
The arrangement stems from a relationship coordinated by Gregory Fritze, a faculty member with the Berklee College of Music in Boston. Fritze, also a professional tubist, has played with the Daytona State band while living part of the year in the Wilbur by the Sea area.
During the May 24 concert in Madrid, Peterson will conduct selections from Indiana Jones, Silverado and a heroic work by movie soundtrack composer Rossano Galante called Resplendent Glory. The band will be joined by a 200-member children’s choir for several selections.
Peterson and the band also will present a young person’s concert featuring various arrangements of movie music.
He also will travel to Valencia, to work with local community band organizations, learning new literature, rehearsal techniques and what makes their programs unique. He added he hopes to bring back to Daytona Beach some new and fresh ideas for kicking off the fall semester symphonic band.
“It’s going to be a real gas being in Spain, working together and sharing some great music with my Spanish colleagues,” he said.
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (May 8, 2014) - Dr. Douglas Peterson, chair of the Mike Curb College of Music, Entertainment and Art at Daytona State College, has been invited to conduct a concert at the Auditorio Nacional de Música - the major concert hall in Madrid, Spain - on Saturday, May 24.
Peterson will lead a 100-piece symphonic band as part of a conducting exchange with Maximillian Santos, a Madrilenian conductor who on July 3 will share in conducting the 75-member Daytona State College Band during its Independence Day concert.
“I will be hosting and working with Maxi in presenting an all-American concert with a Spanish conductor,” Peterson said. “It was, after all, 501 years ago that the Spanish first came to Florida.”
The arrangement stems from a relationship coordinated by Gregory Fritze, a faculty member with the Berklee College of Music in Boston. Fritze, also a professional tubist, has played with the Daytona State band while living part of the year in the Wilbur by the Sea area.
During the May 24 concert in Madrid, Peterson will conduct selections from Indiana Jones, Silverado and a heroic work by movie soundtrack composer Rossano Galante called Resplendent Glory. The band will be joined by a 200-member children’s choir for several selections.
Peterson and the band also will present a young person’s concert featuring various arrangements of movie music.
He also will travel to Valencia, to work with local community band organizations, learning new literature, rehearsal techniques and what makes their programs unique. He added he hopes to bring back to Daytona Beach some new and fresh ideas for kicking off the fall semester symphonic band.
“It’s going to be a real gas being in Spain, working together and sharing some great music with my Spanish colleagues,” he said.
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Daytona State holds annual commencement ceremonies May 13
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (May 9, 2014) – More than 3,100 students - with more than half earning honors or high honors - will join the ranks of Daytona State College alumni during its 54th commencement ceremonies on Tuesday, May 13, at the Ocean Center, 101 N. Atlantic Ave., Daytona Beach.
Commencement will take place in two parts, with ceremonies for associate of arts (AA) and baccalaureate degree students scheduled at 2 p.m. and for associate of science (AS), associate of applied science (AAS), certificate and adult education students at 6 p.m. The ceremonies include fall 2013 and spring 2014 graduates and candidates who are expected to graduate by summer’s end.
Tuesday’s commencement will honor nearly 2,000 two-year degree graduates who earned AA, AS or AAS degrees, and some 400 bachelor’s degree recipients - bringing to almost 2,000 the number of graduates who have earned a bachelor’s degree at Daytona State since it transitioned from a community college to a four-year-degree-granting state college. Daytona State offers 11 career-focused bachelor’s degrees: Bachelor of Applied Science in Supervision and Management (BAS), seven degrees in Education, Engineering Technology, Information Technology, and Nursing.
The college also will award some 1,100 certificates from among its 50 diverse workforce certificate programs.
Two accomplished students will deliver the commencement speeches this year: Sarah Cushing at the 2 p.m. ceremony and Kieran Carnegie at the 6 p.m. celebration.
Cushing, 23, a Seabreeze High grad, started as a dual-enrolled student at DSC and has earned both an AA degree and AS in hospitality management. She is completing her Bachelor of Applied Science in Supervision and Management at DSC this summer. Active with leadership in two honor societies and volunteering for many causes, the Ormond Beach native hopes someday to own a bed and breakfast.
Carnegie, 31, a Mainland High grad who was an inaugural student in their science academy, has interests in chemical engineering and math, and has earned his AA degree with a math focus. An Ormond Beach resident, Carnegie chose to major in math not only because he loves the subject, but because he feels math will open many career options for him, ranging from engineering to business and education. He begins baccalaureate classes at the University of North Florida this summer.
Since its founding in 1957 as Florida’s first comprehensive community college, Daytona State has awarded more than 89,000 degrees and certificates.
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Commencement will take place in two parts, with ceremonies for associate of arts (AA) and baccalaureate degree students scheduled at 2 p.m. and for associate of science (AS), associate of applied science (AAS), certificate and adult education students at 6 p.m. The ceremonies include fall 2013 and spring 2014 graduates and candidates who are expected to graduate by summer’s end.
Tuesday’s commencement will honor nearly 2,000 two-year degree graduates who earned AA, AS or AAS degrees, and some 400 bachelor’s degree recipients - bringing to almost 2,000 the number of graduates who have earned a bachelor’s degree at Daytona State since it transitioned from a community college to a four-year-degree-granting state college. Daytona State offers 11 career-focused bachelor’s degrees: Bachelor of Applied Science in Supervision and Management (BAS), seven degrees in Education, Engineering Technology, Information Technology, and Nursing.
The college also will award some 1,100 certificates from among its 50 diverse workforce certificate programs.
Two accomplished students will deliver the commencement speeches this year: Sarah Cushing at the 2 p.m. ceremony and Kieran Carnegie at the 6 p.m. celebration.
Cushing, 23, a Seabreeze High grad, started as a dual-enrolled student at DSC and has earned both an AA degree and AS in hospitality management. She is completing her Bachelor of Applied Science in Supervision and Management at DSC this summer. Active with leadership in two honor societies and volunteering for many causes, the Ormond Beach native hopes someday to own a bed and breakfast.
Carnegie, 31, a Mainland High grad who was an inaugural student in their science academy, has interests in chemical engineering and math, and has earned his AA degree with a math focus. An Ormond Beach resident, Carnegie chose to major in math not only because he loves the subject, but because he feels math will open many career options for him, ranging from engineering to business and education. He begins baccalaureate classes at the University of North Florida this summer.
Since its founding in 1957 as Florida’s first comprehensive community college, Daytona State has awarded more than 89,000 degrees and certificates.
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Daytona State College hosts NJCAA Women’s Golf Championship
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (May 7, 2014) - A total of 102 golfers representing 35 colleges from across the United States will compete for top team and individual titles at the 2014 National Junior College Athletic Association Women’s Golf Championship set for May 12-15 at LPGA International Golf Club in Daytona Beach.
The tournament is being hosted by the six-time (2003, 2004, 2005, 2010, 2011, 2013) National Champions - the Daytona State College Lady Falcons golf team.
With three players currently ranked in the top 10 and the team holding the No. 1 position of the NJCAA scoring statistics, all eyes will be on the Lady Falcons as they hope to retain the NJCAA title that they won last year by 11 shots. Freshman Tiffany Chan is ranked No. 1; sophomore So Young Hwang is ranked No. 2; and sophomore Mary Dawson is ranked seventh.
Of the 35 colleges represented, 16 have full teams and there are an additional 28 individual participants.
“We have a great opportunity to finish off the year by capturing another national championship,” commented Lady Falcons Coach Laura Brown. “Our team has performed very well and these players are very prepared for this year’s national championship. They have had an impressive year and are playing with a lot of confidence. We have depth on our team, with three of our top five players ranked in the top 10 nationally. We’re excited to begin play next week and are looking forward to the chance of keeping the title in Daytona Beach.”
The Lady Falcons have five players competing in the event. Players include freshman standout Tiffany Chan (Hong Kong), who is ranked 49th in the World Amateur Rankings; sophomore So Young Hwang (South Korea), who finished as the runner-up individually last year and received 1st team All-American honors; freshman Whitney Stevenson (Canton, Ga.); sophomore Mary Dawson, who finished eighth last year and received 2nd team All-American honors (Melbourne, Fla.); and Courtney Cobb (Jacksonville, Fla.).
The official practice round will take place May 11 on the prestigious Hills Course. The course will be played as a par 72 with a yardage of 6085.
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The tournament is being hosted by the six-time (2003, 2004, 2005, 2010, 2011, 2013) National Champions - the Daytona State College Lady Falcons golf team.
With three players currently ranked in the top 10 and the team holding the No. 1 position of the NJCAA scoring statistics, all eyes will be on the Lady Falcons as they hope to retain the NJCAA title that they won last year by 11 shots. Freshman Tiffany Chan is ranked No. 1; sophomore So Young Hwang is ranked No. 2; and sophomore Mary Dawson is ranked seventh.
Of the 35 colleges represented, 16 have full teams and there are an additional 28 individual participants.
“We have a great opportunity to finish off the year by capturing another national championship,” commented Lady Falcons Coach Laura Brown. “Our team has performed very well and these players are very prepared for this year’s national championship. They have had an impressive year and are playing with a lot of confidence. We have depth on our team, with three of our top five players ranked in the top 10 nationally. We’re excited to begin play next week and are looking forward to the chance of keeping the title in Daytona Beach.”
The Lady Falcons have five players competing in the event. Players include freshman standout Tiffany Chan (Hong Kong), who is ranked 49th in the World Amateur Rankings; sophomore So Young Hwang (South Korea), who finished as the runner-up individually last year and received 1st team All-American honors; freshman Whitney Stevenson (Canton, Ga.); sophomore Mary Dawson, who finished eighth last year and received 2nd team All-American honors (Melbourne, Fla.); and Courtney Cobb (Jacksonville, Fla.).
The official practice round will take place May 11 on the prestigious Hills Course. The course will be played as a par 72 with a yardage of 6085.
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Daytona State hosts alumna art exhibition, May 27-Aug. 29
Works by Margaret Schnebly Hodge; opening reception, May 23
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (May 7, 2014) – Daytona State College alumna Margaret Schnebly Hodge presents Breaking Free: Dark Energy, Dark Matter, an exhibition with over 30 works of art, including oil paintings and other media, shown in the North Lobby/Art Gallery at the college’s News-Journal Center, 221 N. Beach Street, Daytona Beach.
The free public exhibition features an opening reception on Friday, May 23, from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Gallery hours run Monday to Thursday, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (May 27-July 24), and Monday to Friday, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (July 28-Aug. 29).
Before age one, Hodge moved with her family to Daytona Beach and has lived in the area ever since. Graduating from Mainland High School (1971), she continued her studies at Daytona Beach Community College (now Daytona State College), followed by earning her B.A. from the College of Fine Arts, University of Florida.
Long appreciated as an abstract figurative and landscape painter using a dark, rich palette and with a philosophical preoccupation with concepts of physical and emotional restraint, many works in this exhibit show Hodge’s aesthetic expansion beyond the sense of earth-bound considerations. For more about the artist, visit www.margarethodgeart.com
Studio arts are an essential corner stone in developing well-rounded and innovative individuals for both art and non-art majors alike. Students learn the specifics of studio art mediums in a hands-on program designed to develop their creative skills while fostering a theoretical and historical understanding.
Studio arts include the disciplines of painting, drawing, printmaking, sculpture, ceramics, airbrush and design. The fundamental building blocks of all studio art courses instill skills in: divergent thinking, problem solving, critical thinking and creativity.
For more information about exhibition times, call the News-Journal Center Box Office, (386) 226-1927, or visit DaytonaState.edu/TheArts.
Find out more about the studio arts programs at DSC’s Mike Curb College of Music, Entertainment and Art, or call (386) 506-3276.
Photo: Margaret Schnebly Hodge, Paintings: L-R, Stellar Drift, My Space, Native Passage
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (May 7, 2014) – Daytona State College alumna Margaret Schnebly Hodge presents Breaking Free: Dark Energy, Dark Matter, an exhibition with over 30 works of art, including oil paintings and other media, shown in the North Lobby/Art Gallery at the college’s News-Journal Center, 221 N. Beach Street, Daytona Beach.
The free public exhibition features an opening reception on Friday, May 23, from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Gallery hours run Monday to Thursday, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (May 27-July 24), and Monday to Friday, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (July 28-Aug. 29).
Before age one, Hodge moved with her family to Daytona Beach and has lived in the area ever since. Graduating from Mainland High School (1971), she continued her studies at Daytona Beach Community College (now Daytona State College), followed by earning her B.A. from the College of Fine Arts, University of Florida.
Long appreciated as an abstract figurative and landscape painter using a dark, rich palette and with a philosophical preoccupation with concepts of physical and emotional restraint, many works in this exhibit show Hodge’s aesthetic expansion beyond the sense of earth-bound considerations. For more about the artist, visit www.margarethodgeart.com
Studio arts are an essential corner stone in developing well-rounded and innovative individuals for both art and non-art majors alike. Students learn the specifics of studio art mediums in a hands-on program designed to develop their creative skills while fostering a theoretical and historical understanding.
Studio arts include the disciplines of painting, drawing, printmaking, sculpture, ceramics, airbrush and design. The fundamental building blocks of all studio art courses instill skills in: divergent thinking, problem solving, critical thinking and creativity.
For more information about exhibition times, call the News-Journal Center Box Office, (386) 226-1927, or visit DaytonaState.edu/TheArts.
Find out more about the studio arts programs at DSC’s Mike Curb College of Music, Entertainment and Art, or call (386) 506-3276.
Photo: Margaret Schnebly Hodge, Paintings: L-R, Stellar Drift, My Space, Native Passage
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This week at DSC: Commencement and Summer Classes Start
Find out what's happening this week at DSC.
Wednesday, May 7, 2014
Latest issue of Journal of Florida Studies focuses on sustainability
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (May 6, 2014) -The Center for Interdisciplinary Writing and Research (CIWR) at Daytona State College has released its third issue of the Journal of Florida Studies (JFS), a peer-reviewed, open-access electronic publication dedicated to the study and appreciation of Florida.This issue, “The Humanities Speak for Sustainability,” presents thoughtful and provocative analyses of global/local environmental and social issues by questioning the way environment and culture are imagined. According to the publication’s editor in chief, Dr. Casey Blanton, one JFS writer perhaps says it best: “Ecological problems are primarily the result of a bad ecology of ideas.”
“Ecological sciences and the humanities must be coupled in the sustainability enterprise whether we talk about the state of Florida or planet Earth,” Blanton notes. “To sustain our human communities, our natural resources and our rich global biological and cultural heritage, we must explore humans’ beliefs and ideas about their relationship to nature and integrate knowledge and policy across the disciplines in order to understand, inform and direct human development toward a responsible, sustainable future.
“The humanities, after all, teach us that acknowledging how we think about a problem is the first step in solving it,” she said.
Blanton said the writers in this issue seek to examine the role of rhetoric, media, history, art and advertising in establishing, complicating, altering and/or breaking down the way Florida’s environment is constructed and represented. In addition to the themed articles, JFS offers poetry, film and book reviews, as well as a photography portfolio.
For more information, contact Blanton, BlantoC@DaytonaState.edu, or Managing Editor Michael Flota, FlotaM@DaytonaState.edu.
www.journaloffloridastudies.org
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Monday, May 5, 2014
Daytona State offers after-work registration hours
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (May 5, 2014) – Offering easy registration access for summer sessions and fall semester, Daytona State College welcomes new and returning students with daily hours and after-work hours for registration, advising and testing at all of its campuses.
To ensure the best availability of classes, students should complete their registrations as early as possible. Summer classes start May 14 (6-week and 10-week) and June 30 (6-week). The majority of fall semester classes start Monday, Aug. 25 (15-week and 7-week classes); some apprenticeship, practicum and Adult Education classes start on Wednesday, Aug. 13.
Each of the college’s five campuses regularly offer at least two days a week with hours until 6:30 p.m., as well as special enrollment events until 7 p.m. and on certain Saturdays (see schedules below).
To ensure the best availability of classes, students should complete their registrations as early as possible. Summer classes start May 14 (6-week and 10-week) and June 30 (6-week). The majority of fall semester classes start Monday, Aug. 25 (15-week and 7-week classes); some apprenticeship, practicum and Adult Education classes start on Wednesday, Aug. 13.
Daytona State’s registration hours for summer and fall classes are as follows, through July 25:
- Daytona Beach Campus - 8 a.m. until 6:30 p.m., Monday through Thursday
- DeLand Campus - 8 a.m. until 6:30 p.m., Tuesday and Thursday
- Deltona Campus - 8 a.m. until 6:30 p.m., Monday and Thursday
- Flagler/Palm Coast Campus - 8 a.m. until 6:30 p.m., Tuesday and Thursday
- New Smyrna Beach-Edgewater Campus - 8 a.m. until 6:30 p.m., Monday and Tuesday
- Note: All other days, the campuses are open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on Friday, 8 a.m. until noon.
In addition, special Enrollment Day events provide the opportunity to complete everything from admission to registration and have a chance to win a $350 scholarship from the Daytona State College Foundation. Only students registering for classes during the events will be eligible for this drawing; the winner will be notified following the events.
Enrollment Day events:
- Tuesday, June 3, 3:30 until 7 p.m. - DeLand Campus, 1155 County Rd. 4139
- Thursday, June 5, 3:30 until 7 p.m. - Deltona Campus, 2351 Providence Blvd.
- Saturday, June 7, 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. - Daytona Beach Campus, 1200 W. International Speedway Blvd.
Students can take advantage of the special enrollment days to complete their application (online or downloaded from www.DaytonaState.edu), meet with an Admissions Advisor and Financial Aid Counselor, take an assessment test (if applicable), meet with an Academic Advisor and then lock in their schedule for summer or fall.
During the Saturday enrollment day, Daytona State’s Financial Aid Office will be open to assist with college education financing and to complete financial aid applications (FAFSA). Academic Advisors will also be available to talk about unique academic programs such as Honors College and Learning Communities which include linked classes and Daytona State’s award winning QUANTA program.
Additional enrollment day events are scheduled for the Daytona Beach Campus on Saturday, July 19, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., and Saturday, Aug. 16, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Extended registration hours for July 28 through Aug. 31 will run as follows:
- Daytona Beach Campus - 8 a.m. until 7 p.m., Monday through Thursday
- DeLand Campus - 8 a.m. until 7 p.m., Monday through Thursday
- Deltona Campus - 8 a.m. until 7 p.m., Monday and Thursday
- Flagler/Palm Coast Campus - 8 a.m. until 7 p.m., Tuesday and Thursday
- New Smyrna Beach-Edgewater Campus - 8 a.m. until 7 p.m., Monday and Tuesday
- Note: All campuses are open regular hours on Friday, 8 a.m. until 5 p.m.
For more information visit www.DaytonaState.edu or call the Admissions Office, (386) 506-4471.
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This week at DSC: two new exhibitions at the Southeast Museum of Photography, Spring Open House at the News-Journal Center followed by Symphonic Band Concert
Music from classic western and adventure movies takes center stage Thursday, May 8, at the News-Journal Center with an evening performance by the Daytona State College Symphonic Band.
Last chance: apply and enter a scholarship drawing for $500 during the Spring Open House at the News-Journal Center, Thursay, May 8.
Find out what's happening this week at DSC.
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