BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:-//com.denhaven2/NONSGML ri_cal gem//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Mercer County Community College&rsquo\;s Board of Trustees in vites the community to its annual Open House and Report to the Community \, set for Thursday\, Nov. 15 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Conference C enter on the West Windsor Campus\, 1200 Old Trenton Road. \; Attende es will learn about the college&rsquo\;s credit and noncredit programs i n a festive setting that will include interactive displays\, entertainme nt and refreshments. \; The college will honor three community leade rs for their support of education and community at a presentation starti ng at 5:30 p.m.\nProspective students of all ages\, parents\, alumni\, c ommunity partners\, teachers\, guidance counselors\, government represen tatives\, and all who are interested in educational opportunities are in vited.  \;The festivities will include refreshments prepared by culi nary students\, entertainment by the college jazz band\, and numerous in teractive displays including Nursing students conducting blood pressure screenings. The event will also offer academic counseling and on-site re gistration for the coming Winter Session\, both online and on campus\, t hat starts in December and the Spring semester starting January 22.\nVis itors will learn about Mercer&rsquo\;s 70 associate degree programs desi gned for transfer or career preparation\, including the new Fashion/Appa rel Design and Fashion Merchandising programs offered at the Trenton cam pus\, the Sustainability program\, and the Occupational Therapy Assistan t program. \; Other popular majors include Funeral Services\, Hortic ulture\, Radio and Television\, Criminal Justice\, Solar Energy Technolo gy\, Education\, Liberal Arts\, and an array of programs in the health p rofessions\, culinary\, and information technology. \; In addition t o many individual courses\, three Mercer degrees are now available fully online: Liberal Arts\, Criminal Justice (Corrections) and Business Stud ies.Future students will also learn about the University Center at Merce r\, which enables associate degree graduates to earn bachelor&rsquo\;s d egree on campus\, as well as dual admission and transfer opportunities\, the Honors Program\, NJ STARS scholarships\, financial aid and career s ervices. \; Numerous noncredit courses and programs will also be fea tured\, including those offered by the Center for Continuing Studies\, t he Center for Training and Development\, and the Career Training Institu te. Families can also learn about MCCC&rsquo\;s summer day camps for chi ldren and teens.\nMCCC&rsquo\;s Trustees instituted the Open House as a way to make the college&rsquo\;s services\, successes and accomplishment s better known\, and to recognize community partners with special awards . \; Beginning at 5:30 p.m. the trustees will present the 2012 award s.\nReceiving the Alumni Leader Award will be Ayo Johnson\, executive di rector at Westminster Community Life Center in Trenton. She is being rec ognized for her outstanding contributions as an early childhood educator and administrator.\nReceiving the Partner in Learning Award will be the New Jersey Juvenile Justice Commission (JJC) Office of Education\, whos e mission includes the reduction of recidivism among incarcerated youth. The commission began partnering with MCCC three years ago to provide tr aining and education to a small group of juveniles in a Medical Billing and Coding certificate program. Since then\, the program has grown to a statewide career preparation in EKG\, ServSafe\, OSHA 10 Safety Training with Carpentry Pre-Apprenticeship Training\, Game Design\, and other co urses. The emphasis this year is to increase overall test scores\, high school graduation rates\, and pre-college courses.\nThe Distinguished Co rporate Partner Award will be presented to the New Jersey Society of Cer tified Public Accountants (NJSCPA) &ndash\; Mercer Chapter. A long-stand ing client of the MCCC Conference Center dating back to 2004\, the organ ization hosts its annual tax seminar there along with many other meeting s throughout the year.  \;The NJSCPA has also been a generous donor to the college&rsquo\;s accounting students\, this year awarding scholar ships to five continuing students.\nThe Open House and Report to the Com munity coincides with the publication of MCCC's 2011-12 Annual Report an d Foundation Annual Report\, which detail the successes of the year.\nTh e MCCC Conference Center is located on the West Windsor Campus\, 1200 Ol d Trenton Road. \; Pre-registration is requested but not required.&n bsp\; To register online\, visit www.mccc.edu/nov15. \; For more inf ormation or to register by phone\, call 609-570-3613. URL:http://lawrenceville.patch.com/events/mccc-invites-all-to-open-houser eport-to-the-community-nov-15-511d85e2 SUMMARY:MCCC Invites All to Open House/Report to the Community Nov. 15 LOCATION:Mercer County Community College: 1200 Old Trenton Rd\, West Wind sor\, NJ END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR