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Learn More About
RVCC
at Community
Information Sessions
Prepare for an
exciting career by taking classes at RVCC. Register now for Spring
Semester courses that start on January 22. To learn more, attend one of
the following Information Sessions:
January 9
Hillsborough
Library
5-7 p.m.
Hillsborough Municipal Complex
379 South Branch Road
Hillsborough
January 11
Bound Brook High School
5-7 p.m.
West Union Avenue
Bound Brook
January 16
North Plainfield Memorial Library
5-7 p.m.
6 Rockview Avenue
North Plainfield
January 17
RVCC’s Franklin Center
5-7 p.m.
630 Franklin Boulevard
Bank of America building (second floor)
Somerset
Need
more
information?
908-253-6688
recruitment@raritanval.edu
Campus Experience
Day
High school
seniors and their parents
are invited to visit RVCC during a Campus Experience Day,
 Friday,
January 19, at 9 a.m., at the College’s North Branch Campus. Those
attending will be able to meet with RVCC faculty and current students,
tour the campus and attend a College class. Help
with the admissions process,
as well as career
and transfer information, will be available. A special session for
parents will also be included. Lunch will be served. RSVP by January 16.
Register online
www.raritanval.edu
Early College
Experience
High school
juniors and seniors can jump start
their college education by enrolling
in any of
 RVCC’s three programs for high school students offered as
part
of its Early College Experience:
Advance Credits
Program
Qualified high school students take courses
at RVCC that are usually outside of their high school course load for
personal challenge or enrichment.
Senior Year Option
Program
Qualified high school seniors take courses at RVCC that are usually part
of their high
school course load.
Concurrent
Enrollment
Qualified high school juniors or seniors enroll in RVCC courses, held at
the high school, that are part of their high school course load.
Students pay the
one-time College Application Fee of $25 and tuition of $150 for the
first course, each semester. Any additional courses taken in the same
semester will be charged the standard College tuition and fees. There is
an additional cost for textbooks and supplies. Students must receive the
signature of their high school guidance counselor and an RVCC academic
advisor before enrolling in class.
Need more
information?
908-218-8864
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Scholarship for
Single Mothers
Karolee Dousa
Glassman presented
a $25,000
endowed scholarshi p in her name to the RVCC Foundation. The
endowment
will provide an annual scholarship for a single mother continuing her
education at RVCC.
Need more
information?
Scholarship Gift
to RVCC to Assist Single Mothers
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Visit the Evelyn S.
Field Library
Enjoy the benefits of your local college library. Residents of Somerset
and Hunterdon counties are
 eligible
for a library card at the Evelyn S. Field Library at RVCC’s North Branch
Campus. Eligibility is also extended to those working in either of the
counties.
 More
information
& library hours
Reference: 908-526-1200, ext. 8350
Circulation: 908-526-1200, ext. 8423
http://library.raritanval.edu
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Professional Development Opportunities |
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Holocaust Seminar
 Area
high school teachers are invited to
a
free
seminar on a new curriculum, “Echoes and Reflections” (a joint project
of the Anti-Defamation League, the Shoah Foundation and Yad Vashem),
Friday, January 12, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., at Great Meadows Middle School,
281 Rte. 46, Great Meadows.
The program is
being presented by the Holocaust and Genocide Institute at RVCC and the
Great Meadows School District. The seminar will be led by Leah
Leahkovsky from the International School for Holocaust Studies, Yad
Vashem, Israel. Professional hours are available. Participants will
receive a multimedia curriculum guide with DVD.
Contact Peppy Margolis
pmargoli@raritanval.edu
The New Jersey
Astronomy Center for Education
(NJACE) at RVCC offers a wide range of
professional development opportunities, as well as in-service training,
in earth science and astronomy for teachers of grades K-12. All
workshops meet the New Jersey Science Standards and help teachers
prepare their students for the ASK4, the GEPA and the HSPA.
Visit
http://www.raritanval.edu/planetarium/teachinginstitute.htm for a
list of upcoming programs |
Contact Dr. Wil van
der Veen
wvanderv@raritanval.edu
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Focus on Faculty |
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Melanie
Lenahan |
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Current position
Assistant
Professor, Biotechnology, RVCC, since Fall 2003
Education
BS, Biology
Cook College
Rutgers University
PhD,
Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School
Research
background and interests include the molecular mechanisms of cellular
carcinogenesis.
Additional Professional
Experience
2002-2003 Science Teacher
Mendham High School
2002-2004
Instructor
New Jersey Governor’s School in the Sciences
Drew University
2001-2002
Assistant Professor
Drew University
2001 Adjunct Professor
Rider University
1992-1996
Supervisor and Laboratory Instructor,
UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School |
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Awards
1995 New Jersey Cancer Research Award for Scientific Excellence
Annual Workshop on Cancer Research in NJ
1995 Graduate
Student Association (GSA) Research Excellence Award
Outstanding Poster Presentation
Second Annual GSA Student Research Conference
1990-1994
Graduate Fellowship
Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School
Instructional
Grants
Principal Investigator
“Quality Matters: Enhancing the Biotechnology Program at RVCC” (funded
from 7/1/05 – 6/30/08 for $371,319); National Science Foundation Award
#DUE - 0501912
Educational
Philosophy
“Teaching is not
the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire”
William Butler Yeats
“I believe the
best way to motivate students is to encourage active participation in
the learning process and engage students in the material. Therefore, I
aim to develop courses that focus on important concepts without
intimidating students with detail. I also find that students understand
and remember new material when they can relate the material to something
they already know. Thus, I select examples that are relevant and of
interest to the students, incorporating the most current advances in
science. Throughout all of my courses, I convey my own enthusiasm about
biology.”
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 The Theatre at
RVCC’s current
season offers a variety of performances for every taste,
from acrobatics and percussion to musical theatre and opera. Consider
bringing your class to see one of the Theatre’s many productions for
older children and teens. Professional educators, with school ID, can
receive a 50 percent educator discount on up to four tickets per show.
Current offerings include:
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 Hamlet
(Det
Lille Turneteater)
Friday, March 30, at 10 a.m.
Recommended for grades 7-12
Shakespeare’s
tragedy—fast, riveting and utterly relevant—is performed by two actors
and two double bass players in a fresh, up-to-date version. Without
losing the seriousness and depth of the original play,
four superb
performers create illusions out of almost nothing, playing all the
characters, male and female, with striking flair.
Visit
Theatre at RVCC Announces
2006-2007 Season or
www.rvccArts.org for a
complete list of Theatre performances
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