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Matanuska-Susitna CollegeAnnual Report 2012/2013

MAT-SU COLLEGE ANNUAL REPORT 2012/2013 ▪ Page 1

Director’s Welcome

Dr. Talis ColbergMSC Director

Invitations for the groundbreaking ceremony on our newest building featured a quote by Winston Churchill: “We shape our buildings, and afterwards our buildings shape us.” The new building is the Valley Center for Arts and Learning, or more definitively, our 508 seat theater. The construction site already dominates our front parking lot. We expect it to open in December of 2014. It will mold the future of our students, patrons and community for generations to come. With the theater our role as a local “town square” will become self-evident and this college will become a far more complex and fascinating place for learning and synergy. This annual report is a glimpse of our motto in action – “Opportunities Start Here.” With each semester we become a more complex and rewarding destination for our students. It is clear that the future of universities is thoroughly blended with distance education. However, it is hard to imagine a completely rewarding endeavor into college learning without

New Faces at MSC Retirements

Csesalie BatesHuman Resource

TechnicianApril 2013

K.B. HolbrookAcademic Advisor

May 2013

Diane JardelInstructor of Architectural &

Engineering Technology Years of Employment: 2001-2013

Dr. Jan VandeverProfessor of Mathematics

Years of Employment: 2003-2013

a face-to-face venue and the benefits that accrue from personal interaction with other students, faculty and staff. We had our first on campus college dance last semester. Distance dancing is just not the same. This report is a reflection of the actual college experience at the Matanuska-Susitna College. The students enter our buildings and other doors start to open. Students learn, they change their minds, they see new options and they work hard and pursue their dreams. This school is not yet fifty-five years old, yet we already benefit from a half century of local associations and support. Just this last year we have had two new endowed scholarships for more than $25,000 each and substantial growth in our existing foundations support funds. Opportunities at Matanuska-Susitna College shape our students and afterwards we hope our students will shape and support this college.

Mark MastellerAssistant Professor of

Renewable EnergyJune 2012

Dr. Felicia DesiminiAssistant Professor of

ArtAugust 2012

Dr. Heather AllenAssistant Professor of

MathematicsAugust 2012

Dr. Diane Erickson Director of

Academic AffairsDecember 2012

MSC Chickenat the State Fair Parade

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EVENT LOCATION DATEWasilla 4th of July Parade Participant Wasilla 7/04/12Mat-Su Miners Baseball - Volunteered at Concession Stand

Palmer 7/19/12 & 6/13/13

Palmer Pride Picnic Participant Palmer 7/27/12Agricultural Day Participant Palmer / UAF

Experimental Station8/9/12

Home Educators Fair Participant Palmer 8/18/12Alaska State Fair Parade Participant Palmer 8/25/12Alaska State Fair - Provided degree information at the MSC Cabin

Palmer 8/23-26/12 & 9/03/12

CCS Early Learning Fair Participant Palmer 9/17/12David Shipler, Woodrow Wilson Scholar Guest Speaker

MSC Campus 9/25/12

AK Construction Career Days Participant Anchorage Palmer

10/17/12 4/17/13

Alaska College Fair Participant Anchorage 10/21-22/12Alaska Association of Student Governments Conference Participant

Wasilla 10/25-27/12

Senator Murkowski - Guest Speaker MSC Campus 10/31/12United Way Peer Helpers Retreat Participant Big Lake 11/2/12I Know I Can Participant Wasilla 11/7/12

Contributing to Community & StateCollaborating With Our Partners

EVENT LOCATION DATEMiracle Drummers & Dancers and Native Potluck - Celebrating Alaska Native Heritage Month

MSC Campus 11/08/12

Veterans Day Festivities - Week long eventincl. flag ceremony, snacks, and honor tree

MSC Campus 11/12-16/12

New Year’s Eve Fireworks - Warm up Tent Volunteers

Wasilla 12/31/12

Mat-Su Project Homeless Connect Participant Wasilla 1/30/13Dimond Post-Secondary Options Fair Participant Anchorage 2/21/13Valley Festival of theArts Participant PalmerLunafest - Celebrating Women’s History Month MSC Campus 3/1/13Mat-Su Job Fair Participant MSC Campus 3/14/138th Grade Career Day Participant Colony Middle School

Teeland Middle School3/20/13 4/18/13

Career & Technical Student Organization (CTSO) Conference Participant

Anchorage 3/21-22/13

Wasilla HS AdvancePath Presentation Wasilla 3/27/13Alaska Construction Career Day Participant State Fairgrounds 4/17/13Annual MEA Meeting - Informational display Palmer 4/23/13Kids to College (5th Graders) Event MSC Campus 4/26/13

Machetanz Arts Festival and Dominican Music & Dance Festival

MSC Campus 6/01/13

Palmer Colony Days Parade Participant Palmer 6/08/13

Why Not Tri Tiathlon - water table volunteers Wasilla 6/13/13

MSC Mascot Sophia the Dragon of Knowledge with

Emily Gelino-Bequette, Designer/Main Artist

Miracle Drummers & Dancers


Veterans Day Weeklong Celebration Honoring Those Who Have Served Us

Veterans Day Flag Ceremony: The Colony High School Color Guard presented a flag folding ceremony and Tom Spangler from Student Services explained the stages of the flag ceremony. Gene Horner from the Mat-Su Concert Band played Taps for students, employ-ees and guests.


VA STATS2012 Spring Summer FallVA students certified 203 71 202VA student credit hours 1667 397 1827Tuition & Fees paid by VA for Post-9/11 students

$235,299.77 $52,689.79 $241,720.74


Matanuska-Susitna College Celebrates Alaska Native Heritage MonthOn November 8, 2012 MSC was pleased to present James Afcan and the Miracle Drummers and Dancers. This celebration included over 80 participants; the vibra-tion of drums in Kerttulla Hall Cafeteria, engaged all that were present.

David ShiplerNoted author and New York Times journalist David Shipler visited our campus on September 25, 2012. His topic for discussion was “Twilight War, Twilight Peace: The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict.”

Mr. Shipler was visiting Anchorage and the Valley as a Woodrow Wilson Visiting Fellow Sept. 24-28, and spoke at a series of events.

Sen. Lisa Murkowski Visits MSC CampusAlaska’s Senior United States Senator, Lisa Murkowski, visited with about eighty students, staff and guests at the Matanuska-Susitna College on Halloween 2012.

Mat-Su Borough Mayor Larry DeVilbiss and Director Talis Colberg

LunafestLunafest is a national traveling festival of short films by, for, and about women.Money Raised $3,631: • $544.65 to the Breast Cancer Fund • $3,086.35 to local beneficiary My House


SERVICE LEARNINGDr. Polly Bass provided her Introductory Biology students with opportunities to apply scientific methodology to local invasive plant stud-ies. AJ Hoffman from the Palmer Soil and Water Conservation District came to class and taught students how to identify invasive species, use GPS devices to document locations of the same, and log this information into a statewide database. Students also visited the Alaska Plant Material Center and benefited from the expertise of an agronomist and chemist.

Students in Dr. Debi Fox’s Technical Writing course conducted research and created products for a local private school, small business, and revised the Secondary School Student Handbook for MSC Student Services.

Dr. Pete Praetorius’s Technical Writing course created an Art of Mat-Su book.

Assistant Professor Dan Mielke, along with some of his second year Refrigeration and Heating students from his RH A201 course worked diligently over two days to install a walk-in cooler (8’ x 8’) for the Big Lake Food Pantry. The cooler and most of the refrig-eration equipment were made possible by the generous grant of $14,000.00 given by Mat-Su Health Foundation.


2013 MEA Annual Meeting Courtney Brooke Smith (MSC Dir. of Marketing), Joe Griffith (MEA General Manager), Mark Masteller (MSC Asst. Professor of Renewable Energy)


In May 2013 the Wasilla Soil and Water Conservation District teamed up with Dr. Polly Bass and her MSC Life on Earth class to plant trees near the college entrance in honor of Arbor Day.


Kids2College Preparing Students For Success and Helping 5th & 6th Grade Students Connect Their Interests to College and Careers.

On April 19, 2013, 5th grade students from Iditarod Elementary took their first steps toward exploring their col-lege and career interests. Building on the success of the I’m Going To College pro-gram, the Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education and UA College Savings Plan partnered to take Kids2College across Alaska. Kids2College students visited MSC to experience a day in the life of a college student, with fun, hands-on classes and age-appropriate lessons. For those children whose families may not have a college-going history, it’s an opportunity to learn first-hand about the career avenues and life experi-ences college offers.

Dr. Marc Robinson, MSC Assistant Professor of Elementary Education having fun with music.

Iditarod Elementary 5th Graders


2013 Wasilla Why Not Tri Triathlon

2013 Mat-Su College High School Art Portfolio Competition

1st Place - Katrina Wold and 2nd Place - Riana Sather

Dr. Felicia Desimini, Assistant Professor of Art and Katrina Wold

MSC Hosts the 9th Annual High School Counselor Appreciation Lunch

On March 7, 2013, MSC hosted the ninth annual Coun-selor Appreciation Lunch. An event where we invite the local middle and high school counselors to show our appreciation for their support of Mat-Su College. The Tuscany theme and menu alone would have made the event memorable; however, it was also a chance for the various MSC departments and programs to take the opportunity to update the district counselors on new programs, classes, faces, etc. on our campus. Counsel-ors were also given an opportunity to ask any questions they might have.


MSC Advisory CouncilJody Simpson, Louis Friend, Cindy Bettine, Talis Colberg, Carol Kane, Mark Lee, Alex Hills, Don Dyer (Not pictured - Ray DePriest, John Duffy, Joe Griffith, Elizabeth Ripley, Ray Ritari)

Fine Arts Advisory CouncilElaine Helling, Nancy Angelini Crawford, Carole Menard, Sharon Allen, Felicia Desimini, Judy Stahancyk (Not pictured - Candace Gleason who passed away earlier this year.)


The City of Palmer is expanding its water system, running lines by the col-lege and planning to put up a water tower next door. To get the site ready the city needed a lot of gravel and fill. The college let them pull it from college land if the city would level out the area it cleared. What’s left behind is a great start to a parking lot for the upcoming theater.

CST Advisory CouncilKurt Bunker, Harry Banks, Jeremy Creech, Dianne Erickson (guest), Justin Michaud, Dan Monarch, David Morrison, Amos Secoy (Not pictured - Quentin Algood, Carl Hereford, Shannon Post, Trish Zugg)

CIOS Advisory CouncilSandra Peterson, Gloria Hensel, Judy Stahancyk, Pattie Schultz, Brenda Forsythe, Carol Kane, Jeanette Gardiner, Vera Hershey, Elizabeth Larson (Not pictured - Catherine Esary)


Meet our Full-Time FacultyDr. Heather AllenAssistant Professor of MathematicsEd.D., Texas A&M, 2011M.S., Texas A&M, 2005B.S., Texas A&M, 2001

Craig BallainAssociate Professor of Library ScienceM.L.S., Indiana University, 1997B.A., Washington State University, 1992

Dr. Harry BanksInstructor of Information TechnologyD.Min., Pittsburgh Theological Sem., 1984M. Div., Andrews University, 1969B.A., Columbia Union College, 1967

Dr. Polly BassAssistant Professor of Natural SciencePh.D., University of Georgia, 2007M.Ed., Georgia Southwestern Univ., 2000B.S., University of the South, 1997

Holly BellAssistant Professor of General BusinessM.B.A., University of South Dakota, 2006B.A., University of Memphis, 2003

Deidre BerberichAssistant Professor of General BusinessM.Ac., Kansas State University, 1985B.S., Kansas State University, 1984

Dr. Kim BloomstromAssistant Professor of CounselingPh.D., Regent University, Virginia, 2008M.S. Grand Valley State University, 1997Teaching Cert, Western Michigan Univ., 1976B.A., Bethel College, 1975

Dr. Karen CarpenterAssistant Professor of ScienceD.V.M., Colorado State University, 1990B.S., Colorado State University, 1987A.A.S., Union College, 1986

Dr. Ping-Tung ChangProfessor of MathematicsPh.D., Georgia State University, 1977M.S., Indiana State University, 1966B.E., National Taiwan Normal Univ., 1960

Jack CypherAssistant Professor of Refrigeration and Heating TechnologyA.A.S., Matanuska-Susitna College, 1989

Dr. Sheri DenisonAssistant Professor of EnglishPh.D., Indiana Univ. of Pennsylvania, 2009M.A., Univ. of Alaska Anchorage, 1997B.A., Univ. of Alaska Anchorage, 1993

Dr. Felicia Desimini Assistant Professor of ArtPh.D., Union Institute and University, 2011M.F.A., Goddard College, 2004B.F.A., New Hampshire Institute of Art, 2001

Dr. Robert DuBeyAssistant Professor of SciencePh.D., New Mexico State UniversityM.S., New Mexico Highlands UniversityB.S., New Mexico Highlands University

Brenda ForsytheAssistant Professor of Computer Information & Office SystemsB.S., Colorado State University, 1979Microsoft Office Specialist Master Instructor, 2002

Dr. Deborah FoxAssociate Professor of EnglishPh.D., Macquarie Univ., Sydney, Aus., 2004M.A., Univ. of Arkansas at Little Rock, 1993B.A., Utah State Univ., Logan, Utah, 1985A.A., Univ. of Maryland, Munich, Ger., 1982

Connie FuessAssistant Professor of CounselingM.P.S., Cornell University, 1995B.S., Cornell University, 1983

Kathy GriffinAssistant Professor of Paramedical TechnologyNational Registry Paramedic, Polk Community College, 1995M.A., University of Central Florida, 1992B.A., University of So. Florida, 1990

Gloria HenselAssociate Professor of Computer Information & Office SystemsM.S., University of Alaska Anchorage, 1996B.S., Columbia Union College, 1969

Dr. Erik HirschmannAssociate Professor of Social Science and HistoryPh.D., University of New Mexico, 1999M.A., University of New Mexico, 1994B.A., Humboldt State University, 1991

Mark MastellerAssistant Professor of Renewable EnergyM.Sc., Colorado State University, 1987B.Sc., Colorado State University, 1980

Dan MielkeAssistant Professor of Refrigeration and Heating TechnologyA.A.S., Matanuska-Susitna College, 1978

Micah MuerAssistant Professor of Information Literacy & Instructional TechnologyM.A., Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison, 2010B.A., University of Minnesota, 2007

Dr. Joan O’LearyAssociate Professor of EnglishPh.D., University of Washington, 1991M.A., University of Alaska Anchorage, 1987B.A., University of Alaska Anchorage, 1985

Dr. Galina PeckAssistant Professor of Preparatory and Developmental StudiesPh.D. in Foreign Languages Teacher Ed., Moscow, Russia, 1983Certified Assist. Professor of English, Moscow, Russia, 1982Ph.D. in Philological Sciences, evaluated by UNESCO, 1999Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree in Foreign Languages Teacher Education, Moscow, Russia, 1975

Dr. Pete PraetoriusAssociate Professor of CommunicationPh.D., Michigan Technological Univ., 2000M.A., Clemson University, 1996B.A., Whittier College, 1984

Dr. Marc RobinsonAssistant Professor of Elementary EducationEd.D., University of Oregon, 2005M.E.D., Univ. of Alaska Anchorage, 1996B.A., Saint Xavier University, 1973

Mary SagalAssistant Professor of Preparatory and Developmental StudiesM.F.A. Eastern Washington University, 2001M.S. University of Wisconsin, 1994B.S. University of Wisconsin, 1986

• In fall 2012, the Mat-Su campus employed 29 regular faculty full time equivalents (FTE), with instruction accounting for 25 FTE (86.2%). The campus also employed 30.7 adjunct faculty FTE.• Since fall 2003, regular, instructional faculty FTE have increased by 56.3% while adjunct FTE have increased by about 10.8%.• Degrees, certificates and credentials awarded by the Mat-Su campus in FY12 were up by 76.6% compared with FY04.• 41.2% of all academic credentials awarded by Mat-Su in FY12 were in programs qualifying receipients to work in High Demand Job Area careers. * 1 adjunct FTE=3 adjuncts

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1st Annual Alumni BBQMatanuska-Susitna College held its First Annual Alumni Barbeque on the evening of July 11, 2012. Our First Annual Alumni Barbeque was a fun opportunity for former students from different years to make and renew connections with our employees and their classmates.



College Goal Alaska--2/10/13College Goal Alaska provides on-site expert assis-tance with the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). The FAFSA is used for many forms of aid, from grants to loans to work-study.

Celebrating Martin Luther King, Jr.On Tuesday, January 15th birthday cake and veggie & fruit trays were served in the Atrium and in the FSM Lobby to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr’s birthday. The day also commemorated the 50th Anniversary of his “I Have A Dream” speech.



Some students lead events: My House Presentation with (Phi Theta Kappa) -- October 1, 2012

Legislative Candidates Forum -- October 4, 2012 Blood Drive (PMED students) -- Dec 5, 2012 and Feb 20, 2013 MSC Student Govt. Dance -- March 29, 2013

CISCO NETRIDERSThe Computer Systems Technology program had 26 stu-dents registered for the USA/Canada Post-Secondary 2012 NetRiders competition. 12 students from CISCO 3 and 14 students from CISCO 1. Matanuska-Susitna College is the only academy from Alaska to be competing this year. This competition is open to all States in the United States and all the Providences in Canada. In Round 2 Reuben Sonneberg, Randy Gilliam, Arron Pleier, Jason Warta, and Cody Lyons represented Mat-Su College CISCO Academy in a competition to represent our academy at the state level. In Round 3 Reuben Sonnenberg represented Mat-Su College and the State of Alaska in an International Compe-tition (US and Canada) in a field of 94 competitors. Even though we had only completed 3 of the 4 CISCO courses we placed 71st.

Benefits for Networking Academy Students:Recognition for outstanding achievement• Hands-on practice and experience in a competitive environment• Career opportunities and internships through increased visibility• Exposure to career role models• Opportunities to engage with students around the world• Top achievers may win prizes, including a week-long trip to Cisco San Jose, California campus with other top achievers from around the world

Geeks Without Borders Technology Consulting in the Global CommunitySeptember 10, 2012Dr. Alex Hills with his Carnegie Mellon University students who talked about global work projects.


Commencement May 10, 2013• Summer 2012 graduates: 22• Fall 2012 graduates: 33• Spring 2013 graduates: 94• TOTAL: 149 degrees & certificates

Special presentation on behalf of Glenn Massay from the State of Alaska given to Donna Massay and family.

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Eighty-three graduates participated in Commencement, including students from UAA, UAS, and Taft Law School.

2013 Guest Speakerauthor Eowyn Ivey

Occupational Endorsement Certificates● CISCO: CISCO-Certified Network Associate (CCNA)● Computer Information & Office Systems: Office Foundations, Office Support, Bookkeeping Support, Medical Office Support, Office Digital Media● Refrigeration & Heating Technology: Residential and Light Commercial Heating & Ventilation, Commercial HVAC Systems, Residential and Light Commercial Air-Conditioning & Refrigeration, Commercial Refrigeration Systems ● Sustainable Energy● Veterinary Assisting

Undergraduate Certificate● Refrigeration & Heating Technology● Associate of Arts – General ProgramAssociate of Applied Science Degrees● Accounting● Computer Information & Office Systems● Computer Systems Technology● General Business● Human Services● Paramedical Technology ● Refrigeration & Heating Technology● Small Business Administration


Summer ProgramsWe are so fortunate to live in this valley, where the arts are cel-ebrated! Thanks to our sponsors; the Rasmuson Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, Alaska State Council on the Arts, Conoco Phillips, BP, First National Bank-Alaska, Strong Appraisals, Matanuska Valley Federal Credit Union, The Frontiersman, Make-A-Scene, and 3 Bears Alaska.

Dominican Music & Dance Festival featuring Joan Soriano

The Dominican Music and Dance Festival, sponsored by La Tertulia, the UAA Student Spanish Club, is an event made possible by volunteers and the generous donations and collaboration of various University of Alaska funding entities and community sponsors. The event was held in the Valley and in Anchorage. Sponsors for the Valley event included: Usibelli Coal Mine Inc, Rotary Organizations in the Mat-Su Valley and Anchorage, La Fiesta, and Sophia’s Café.


Growth

Training ambulance donated to MSC by the Mat-Su Borough

Snodgrass Hall Expansion Dedication March 8, 2013 The new expansion contains state-of-the-art display screens and pro-jectors in the classrooms. One has hospital beds and a full mock-up of a hospital room for nursing students to practice their skills. The new space will allow the UAA Valley Cohort nursing program to double. The wing will also house the Paramedical Technology Program. It gained nicer facilities and a garage which houses an ambulance donated by the Mat-Su Borough.


Growth

From fall 2007 to fall 2011:• The number of students seeking a UA degree increased by 69.4% to 1,657 with the proportion of degree seeking students increasing by nearly 14 percentage points.• UA first-time freshmen enrollment increased by 40.1% to 311.• The proportion of ethnic minority students increased by almost four percentage points, raising the ethnic minor ity student• headcount by 88.6 percent.

* Headcount by race is unduplicated. “Hawaii Native/Pacific Islander” was recorded as “Asian” prior to Fall 2009. UA Scholars include any recipient who takes at least one course from the campus/MAU.Source: Data Supplied by MAUs via UA Information Systems: Banner SI Closing Extracts FY03-FY12. Compiled by UA Institutional Research and Analysis in conjunction with campus. Headcounts are unduplicated at the reporting level.

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Road Sign Dedication October 22, 2012Thank you MSC Student Government Council and the MSC Community for making this sign possible.

Matanuska-Susitna College is pleased to announce that it is the recipient of the 2012 Communicator Award of Dis-tinction for the Mat-Su Col-lege’s “Day in the Life “com-mercial. With thousands of entries received from across the US and around the world, the Communica-tor Awards is the largest and most competitive awards program which honors the creative excellence for com-munications professionals.

James Rush, Workforce Development and Community Education Coordinator, also serves as State President of the Executive Board of the Alaska Association for Career & Tech Education (AACTE). He received the ‘Highest Percentage of New Members 2011-2012 Award’ from the Association for Career & Technical Education (ACTE) at their interna-tional summit.

Gloria Okeson, wife of Al Okeson, along with sons Philip and Markreceived the official resolution at our 2012 Convocation.

Amy Seamans, Admissions Rep/Student Services, received the 2012 Service to Community Award for promoting partnerships and creative endeavors resulting in benefit to the community. Amy is famous on campus for “flamming” of-fices to bring attention to the Relay for Life/Mat-Su event. She serves on the local committee and raises money while leading the Mat-Su College team.

2012 Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Service

to Community

For the second year in a row MSC is the recipi-ent of the 2012 Annual International Davey Silver Award for Mat-

Su College’s freshly updated 30 second commercial, “A Day in the Life”. The commercial can be found on Mat-Su College’s YouTube channel YouTube.com/Mat-suCollege.

Resolution of Appreciationfor Al Okeson

The Board of Regents approved the resolution in memory of Alvin Okeson. This motion was effective Dec. 8, 2011.


Accomplishments

Faculty Promotions & Tenure

Percussionist Meghan Aube Joins the Faculty of the 2012 Lutheran Summer Music Academy & FestivalDr. Meghan Aube, percussion educator, choral director, and adjunct professor at Mat-Su College served as percussion teacher and performer for the 31st annual Lutheran Summer Music Academy & Festival (LSM) which took place June 24 to July 22, 2012 at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa. The residential music training academy serves student musicians grades 8-12 from across the U.S.

Dr. Deborah Fox Associate Professor of English

Granted Tenure 2012

Holly BellAssociate Professor of General Business

Granted Tenure 2013

Matanuska-Susitna College Business Professor Holly Bell was published in the Wall Street Journal on Friday, February 8, 2013. Her article “Regulator, Go Slow on Reining in High-Speed Trading” provided insight into high-speed algorithmic trading. In addition, she was recently published in The Journal of Investng (September 2012) where she authored the “Velocity of Information in Efficient Financial Markets: A Theory of Market Value Change” and The Chronicle of Higher Education (October 2012) where she wrote “Online Learning, Only Better.” Her research and insights into business and educa-tional issues has been increasingly recognized on a national level.


AccomplishmentsAbove & Beyond AwardThe Paramedical Technology Program and Mat-Su College received the “Above & Beyond” award from the Southern Region Emergency Medical Services Council (SREMSC) in recognition of the fast actions of the 2012-2013 Paramedic class in responding to a nursing student in cardiac arrest. Students performed a full cardiac code with a successful resuscitation and stabilized the patient until the arrival of Mat-Su Emergency Services.

Diane Erickson, Director of Academic Affairs; Kathryn Griffin, EMS Programs Coordinator; Talis Colberg, MSC Director; and Sue Hecks, Executive Director of SREMSC.

Dr. Galina PeckAssociate Professor of Preparatory

and Developmental StudiesGranted Tenure 2013


Kathy Lynn Lynch Veterinary Sciences ScholarshipTo provide financial assistance for tuition and other education expenses to veterinary sciences students enrolled at Matanuska-Susitna College within the University of Alaska Anchorage.

Glenn Massay Endowed ScholarshipTo provide financial assistance for tuition and other related educational expenses to full-time or part-time, non-traditional student with dependent children seeking either an associate or a bachelor degree at the Matanuska-Susitna College. This assistance is for student demonstrating financial need.

Growing Foundation FundThe Matanuska-Susitna College continues to benefit from generous local support from external sources. As of April 1, 2013 the fund balances are as follows:

Name of Fund Fund BalanceMat-Su College General Support $49,898.05

Molly Ann Mishler Memorial Scholarship $13,513.50

Dr. Ping-Tung Chang Scholarship $56,003.45

Snodgrass Scholarship $107,568.67

Fred and Sara Machetanz Lecture Series $69,565.33

Dr. Betty J. Boyd-Beu & Edwin Beu Jr. Scholarship $58,147.43

Alvin S. & Gloria M. Okeson Endowed Scholarship $48,470.39

Machetanz Arts Festival Support $6,319.13

Kathy Lynch Veterinary Sciences Scholarship $26,438.19

Glenn Massay Endowed Scholarship $25,000.00

TOTAL $460,924.14

Notable Grants, Donations, Financial Aid

Art, History and the CollegeOn Friday, May 31 at the Machetanz Art Festival Recep-tion, the Matanuska-Susitna College received a valuable gift. Former Palmer High School graduate (76’) and nation-ally recognized artist, Dean Larson presented the college with an original oil painting “Fresh Snowfall” in honor of the late Al Okeson, a former director of MSC.

Dr. Felicia Desimini, Assist Professor of Art, Dr.Talis Colberg, Mat-Su College Director, Gloria Okeson, wife of Al Okeson Director Emeritus, Dean Larson, Visiting Artist

New Scholarships for MSC

Lecture Series ContributionMatanuska-Susitna College and The Greater Wasilla Chamber of Commerce – are pleased to announce that on Nov. 27th at the Greater Wasilla Chamber of Com-merce Luncheon Northrim Bank President, Joe Beedle , Anita DeVore, Branch Manager of Wasilla and Erica Bills, Assistant Vice President Business Development Officer awarded a check for $5,000 to the Matanuska-Susitna College campus. It is the second such contribution to the college from Northrim bank in two years. The college has established a fund with the Ten Thousand Dollars to fund what will become The Northrim Bank Lecture Series which will be launched when the new college theater is opened in the fall of 2014.

Joe Beedle, Northrim Bank President, Talis Colberg, Mat-Su College Director, Erica Bills, Asst Vice President Business Development Officer, Anita DeVore, Northrim Bank Wasilla Branch Manager

ONliNe GiviNGhttp://matsu.alaska.edu/alumni/donate/


Financial Aid Events

9/20/12 Financial Aid night hosted by the counselors of Migrant and Indian Education through the Mat-Su Borough School District.

10/30/12 Houston High School College and Career Night.

11/5/12 Susitna Valley Jr/Sr High School College Fair.

11/8/12 Mat-Su Borough School District’s College Fair and Financial Aid Night.

2/10/13 College Goal Alaska

Feb. 2013 Scholarship Kiosk for the two weeks leading up to the UAA Foundation scholarship deadline (Feb. 15)

Notable Grants, Donations, Financial Aid2012 Mat-Su College Scholarship Awards

Scholarship Student Name Amount Awarded Okeson Scholarship Christine Shartzer $1,000

Snodgrass Scholarship Cassandra Archibald $1,000

Snodgrass Scholarship Eric Hansen $500

Snodgrass Scholarship Adam Hilton $500

Snodgrass Scholarship Richard Manrique $1,000

Snodgrass Scholarship Jenny Naujoks $500

Snodgrass Scholarship Alena Ogolenko $500

Snodgrass Scholarship Bryan Wuollet $500

PT Chang Scholarship Jacob Magoon $1,000

Betty Boy-Beau & Edwin Beu Scholarship

Cassandra Archibald $2,500

Opportunity Starts Here Scholarship

Kollin Wallace $1,980

Financial Aid Totals for 2012 • grant totals for students registered in classes at Mat-Su College: $3,004,960 • loan totals for students registered in classes at Mat-Su College: $5,296,411

(loan totals are amounts paid and do not include fees) • total number of students registered in classes at Mat-Su College receiving financial aid: 1,578

Matanuska-Susitna College (Mat-Su College) is an extended college of the University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA). Mat-Su College was changed from its previous designation as a com-munity college by University System restructuring in 1987. Now serving over 2,000 students per semester, Mat-Su College was known originally as Palmer Community College, and provided its first course offerings to residents of the Matanuska and Susitna Valleys in 1958. In 1963, when the Borough government was formed, the name of the College was changed to correspond to the boundaries of the Matanuska-Susitna Borough.

The main campus is located on a 950 acre site on Trunk Road, about halfway between Palmer and Wasilla.

Matanuska-Susitna College is accredited through the University of Alaska Anchorage and the Commission on Colleges of the Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges. The Alaska State Approving Agency for veteran’s educational benefits approves many programs of study at Mat-Su College. As a unit of the statewide system, the College benefits from the University’s membership in the Association of American State Colleges and Universities, the Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges and institutional membership in the American Council of Education, the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, and the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education. The University is on the approved list of col-leges and universities of the American Association of University Women.

Our MissionEducate students and prepare them for future learning, employment, and community engagement through a challenging and rigorous cur-riculum combined with exceptional support.Our Values•Academic freedom and the free exchange of ideas•Appreciation of diverse cultures and ways of thinking•Collaborative learning•Community•Both creative expression and technology•Honesty, integrity, fairness, and mutual respect•Intellectual development and self-enrichment•Meaningful access to higher educationOur VisionAs exemplary leaders in the delivery of higher education in the Valley, Matanuska-Susitna College promotes the intellectual development and well being of the individual, community, state, nation, and world.


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Dr. Glenn Massay served as the Director of the Mata-nuska-Susitna College twice. He was the director from 1988 through 1994 and then he served again, as the in-terim director, from 1999 through 2000. He had a long and distinguished career of public service to the university and his country. He was born in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania. For his undergraduate studies, he attended Bethany College and California State Teachers College. He went on to earn a Masters and then a Ph.D. in history from the University of West Virginia. He became involved in community college administration which led him to Alaska. In 1974, Dr. Massay was hired as the founding president for the Tanana Valley community College in Fairbanks. Eventually, he came to be the academic dean at the Matanuska-Susitna College. Later he was selected as the director in 1988. He was an active and thoughtful member of his community where he served as president of the Palmer Chamber of Commerce, an actor in the Valley Performing Arts theatrical productions and an accomplished baritone in various musical endeavors. Upon his retirement from the university he was honored with “Emeritus” status and remained actively engaged in the

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development of the cam-pus. Glenn Massay was 81 when he passed away and had visited the college just one week before he died. His enduring and sincere interest in the college was commemo-rated in July, 2013 by his widow, Mrs. Donna Massay, when she established and endowed a $25,000 Glenn Massay Scholarship Fund for non-traditional students in memory of Glenn. Glenn was also recognized by the Alaska State Legislature in a special proclamation presented to his family at the 2013 Commencement Ceremony of the col-lege. Glenn Massay loved this school and devoted a substan-tial portion of his life to ensuring that opportunities would indeed start here.

Dr. Glenn Massay, Director Emeritus

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