Rotary Chips Report, October 15, 2012
Guests:
Lucas Bernardo
Matthew Price
Rich Lloyd, President, College St. Joseph
We Missed You: George Ambrose, Ron Bower, Nick Carmoli, Jeff Chabot, Miche Chamberlain, Joyce Hottenstein, Christina Keshava, Lainnie Lacroix, Gary Ladabouche, Hull Maynard, Bob Miller, Stephanie Osgood, Lou Scott, Win Thomas, Doug Wilson, Wendy Wilton.
Notices: None
Brags/Fines:
Fines for Tom Donahue for the spray tan—but it was for a worthy cause. Dancing with the Starts last Saturday.
Nicole was too good to get fined, so Jack Facey paid the fine for her. Dancing with the Stars was great!
Another dollar for a great show by Caprice. She also announced that the Parent Child Center has signed an agreement to buy a new building.
Brian bragged that Thursday several Rotarians from our club attended the Foundation Rotary dinner. Brian said it was a great dinner. They heard a presentation from Joe Pratt, past district governor, about his summit climb to the peak of Everest. There were also presentations from the Dominican GSE team.
Brags:
Andrea for Nancy Burzon and the RRWIB who organized the Sophomore Career Summit held last Thursday at Castleton State College for 385 students from Rutland HS, Otter Valley, West Rutland, Proctor and Poultney High Schools. Over 60 business representatives participated to share their work experience in 17 career pathways. It was a great success. Thanks to our club members Andrea Coppola, Catherine Nelson, George Ambrose and Tom Donahue who did a stellar job in the area of Education and Business and Finance.
Traci Brags for everyone who participated in Dancing with the Stars. Seventeen is next event sponsored by Peoples United Bank and the Rutland Herald.
Kristin Andreade bragged for her significant other Sam, who was on the protection detail for the Dali Lama.
Terry traveled with the CSC team in Europe—Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. The team did very well and it was a great experience.
Elias shared that his wife left him for a week to visit her Mother. He thought, “wow this will be fun”. Truth is he actually misses her.
Last month Paula registered for Medicare. She is 65 this week. Happy Birthday Paula
Joe Rodolphy noted that Nick is not here today. He understands. He watched Derek Jeter go down.
Kevin Loso went to Mohican Sun to see Peter Gabriel—favorite performer.
Chris bragged that on Sunday he was in a Catholic church in Wallingford, and then went to the Victorian Inn for lunch.
Steve was also in Connecticut to see a concert with his son and played some golf.
Joe went to first CSC football game on Saturday.
Jason went to Board meeting and saw George Ambrose in a 3-piece suit.
Announcements:
The club is looking for some volunteers who would serve as the Service Committee Chair; Secretary position; and help for Cale.
Jason announced that we would schedule some club assembly time to address the centennial project. Will be January unless a speaker cancels sooner.
Caprice announced that Lucas would be returning to Brazil. She has hosted Lucas since he arrived here. He is an athlete, committed to swimming competitively. Last Saturday went to CSC to time himself and noted that he is not holding his fitness. So, he is returning to get back to his training schedule.
Vermont Farmers Food Center needs help painting. This Wednesday and Thursday will do painting job. Greg Cox will be there. Dress warm, and ready for painting. Needs to be done by Nov. 3. Take your own brush, hammer and gloves. It will open on Saturday Nov. 3 along with bike path. First phase, get Winter Farmers Market in the space. Will also have 3 tenants.
Andrea went to BROC to meet with those who are coordinating the Irene Relief. 1100 names that they are working with. If you know a family, contact John Miller and Billy Canfield.
Catherine announced the Chaffee is having 3rd annual fundraiser, which will honor John Casella and his wife. There will be a silent auction and dinner. Also, she announced a very successful Art in the Park.
Tom handed an invitation to the Chamber of Commerce annual meeting a week from Wednesday. Congressman Welch is keynote speaker.
Jason announced the fall district membership conference on Oct. 27. The club would sponsor a member who wants to attend. It will be at the Brattleboro Retreat.
There is a music benefit at Howe Center. Need volunteers. For 1 hour. Oct. 21, late afternoon.
Raffle: 661was drawn. Caprice had the winning ticket but did not draw the right card.
Guest Speaker: Jack Facey introduced Rich Lloyd. Rich is the new President of CSJ. Came from Hastings College at Hastings Neb. Been here now for 3.5 months and everyone has been very welcoming to him. He purchased a home—the Miglorie home. Worked well for both of them.
Rich shared some observations based on research he conducted before he accepted the position.
IN Vermont, 62% of jobs by 2016 will require post-secondary education.
The Lumina Foundation found that in order for US to be competitive, all states need a 60% college attainment rate. In Vermont, 64,000 in 2012 had some college but no degree. How do we re-engage them? CSJ is striving to reach 21st Century students—reach out to those non-traditional students. How do we provide services to those who need to finish? For the graduating class of 2011 the average student debt is $22,900. Typical college graduate, out-earns high school graduate by $640,000 over a career. In 2011, unemployment rates for those with only a HS degree reached 24%.
What will you look for in an employee? Sixty percent said breadth and depth in major area. Other top skills are oral and written communication, critical thinking, and application; connecting policies and decisions with ethical behavior. Teamwork and innovation and creativity.
The mission of CSJ is to blend theory and practice. They work at holistic student development program, community service, leadership. They want to insure that it is financially accessible. Currently CSJ has an efficient cost structure. There is low deferred maintenance; the campus offers reflective space.
CSJ offers the Provider Program. It is targeted to the intellectually curious. The program requires the students to participate in campus activity each semester. In the 4th yr. they design their own project. They will work on professional soft skills all four years. If they do those things, CSJ will increase their financial award each year. Each year, tuition will go down. By doing so, they can help control student debt.
Does CSJ have a niche? People respond positively to graduate programs. Undergrad program is where they have some trouble with niche. It might be campus itself. How do we collaborate with the other institutions?
Thank you Rich! Welcome to Rutland.