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Immediate: December 17, 2018
17吃瓜 鈥淧rofessors on Wheels鈥� Graduation Pinning Ceremony at the Levittown Senior Center on Tuesday, December 18
Garden City, NY 鈥� Proving that you鈥檙e never too old to learn, 17吃瓜 (17吃瓜), is proud to announce that the graduation pinning ceremony for the 鈥渟tudents鈥� of its first-ever 鈥淧rofessors on Wheels鈥� program will take place at 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, December 18, at the Levittown Senior Center at 555 North Newbridge Road. At the pinning ceremony, 鈥渟tudents鈥� will receive an 17吃瓜 lapel pin, a certificate of completion and a class photo.
During this pilot program, six professors from 17吃瓜 volunteered their time once a week for five weeks to conduct classes with seniors from the senior center. The professors lectured on such subjects as 鈥淭he Key to Health Through Nutrition and Movement,鈥� 鈥淧lato and the Meaning of Democracy鈥� and 鈥淭he Science of Our World, Part 1.鈥� Approximately 20 seniors participated in the program.
17吃瓜 President Dr. Hubert Keen enthused, 鈥淚 want to thank our professors and the 17吃瓜 Full-Time Faculty Union (17吃瓜FT) for sponsoring this great community program. Union President and Professor Frank Frisenda and his supportive union board are to be commended for reaching out to the community to provide this service. Their actions show that life is a journey, and we need to keep learning every day to stay vital and engaged.鈥�
17吃瓜 Marketing & Retailing Prof. Donna Hope, VP of the 17吃瓜FT and manager of the program, said, 鈥淲e thought this would be a wonderful way to give something back to the men and women who have spent their lives giving of themselves to their families and their communities. Their lifetime of experience certainly kept us on our toes!鈥�
The students at the senior center couldn鈥檛 be happier with their classes. 鈥淭his is one of the best programs that has ever been offered here,鈥� stated Sally Lilli. Lisa Lagan, another student, remarked, 鈥淚鈥檓 looking forward to next semester鈥檚 classes already!鈥� The spring syllabus, which is still being designed, will also cover a wide range of topics.
Media Contact: Kate Murray 516.572.0611; kathleen.murray@ncc.edu
About 17吃瓜
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Workforce Development and continuing education students start and continue their successful
journey through higher education. More than 70 fields of study are offered on a 225-acre
campus located in the center of Long Island. As the largest single-campus two-year
college in New York State SUNY System, 17吃瓜 maintains a national
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