THE COLLEGEFinger Lakes Community College serves as a dynamic learning resource, empowering students to succeed and fueling the cultural and economic vitality of the region. FLCC’s rich history of developing high-quality programs and services has made the college a valued institution in its service area of Seneca, Ontario, Wayne and Yates counties in western New York. Its signature programs in environmental conservation, music recording and viticulture and wine technology set it apart among the State University of New York’s 30 community colleges.

FLCC admitted its first freshman class in January 1968 with seven full-time faculty members teaching 85 full-time and 125 part-time students. Today, FLCC enrolls nearly 6,400 full- and part-time students in 54 degree and certificate programs. The college is large enough to offer a wide range of educational opportunities while retaining its “small-college feel.”

The recently completed $48 million expansion and renovation of the main campus provided a new Student Center and modern classrooms and laboratories, outfitted with the latest technology. In addition to its 250-acre park-like main campus in Canandaigua, FLCC also serves the community with campus centers in Victor, Newark and Geneva and two field stations. A teaching winery to support the viticulture degree program will open in fall 2014.

THE COMMUNITYThirty miles southeast of Rochester, Canandaigua is a city of 10,500 on the north shore of Canandaigua Lake and takes its name from a Seneca word meaning “the chosen spot.” The lake is one of several Finger Lakes, carved by glaciers and filled with deep waters that moderate the climate, making it ideal for vineyards. The growing wine industry and scenic landscapes contribute to the region’s reputation as a vacation destination that also offers watersports and skiing. As part of the Rochester metro area, Canandaigua is close to museums, several universities and colleges, entertainment and a variety of housing options. Learn more about the region at visitfingerlakes.com.

Canandaigua is also the county seat of Ontario County, among the fastest-growing communities in New York state. With just over 100,000 residents in 2000, Ontario County grew by more than 8 percent in 2011. Median income is $57,100 per household. A corridor of diverse high-technology companies at the north end of the county contributes to lower-than-average unemployment in Ontario. Additional information about the business sector is available at www.ontariocountydev.org.

THE PROGRAMSFLCC offers 54 degree and certificate programs with just over half of graduates receiving A.S. or A.A. transfer degrees. The FLCC experience also includes honors classes, winter and summer sessions, online and hybrid courses, internships and cooperatives, a high school dual credit program, adult basic education and workforce training programs. The college pioneered the use of research to teach community college science courses and, in 2011, received a $3.35 million National Science Foundation grant to share its model with its counterparts across the country.

The college partners with the community to build new academic programing. Advanced manufacturing companies worked with FLCC to develop an interdisciplinary technology degree called instrumentation and control technologies. Vineyard managers and winemakers collaborated on the college’s viticulture and wine technology program, the first two-year degree of its kind in the Northeast. Culinary arts students get hands-on training in the teaching kitchen of the nonprofit New York Wine and Culinary Center.

FLCC maintains joint admissions and transfer agreements with public and private four-year colleges and universities, ensuring that graduates receive junior status upon transfer. The community college experience helps build local ties; of the college’s more than 22,000 alumni, 75 percent continue to live in the region.

THE STUDENTSFLCC has 6,385 full-and part-time students. Nearly two-thirds of the full-time students and 84 percent of part-time students live in the college’s service area of Ontario, Seneca, Wayne and Yates counties. Three-quarters of students are age 24 and younger, but the numbers of students age 25 and above has risen from 18 percent in 2008 to 25 percent in 2012.

FLCC has embarked on specialized programming to meet the needs of a diverse student body that reflects the wider community. Some 20 employees have been trained as veteran advocates to help former members of the armed services transition to college life. FLCC’s Project Success is a federal grant-funded program that provides support services to first-generation, low-income and academically challenged students. These services are in addition to the academic support center and specialized centers for writing and math available to all students. The offices of Student Life and Educational Planning and Career Services help students find their place at the college and in the community.

Outside the classroom, FLCC has more than 20 student clubs with most complementing the students’ academic interests in wildlife, viticulture, culinary arts, nursing and other topics. Students also take part in the Phi Theta Kappa and Alpha Beta Gamma honor societies, theatre productions, art exhibits and musical performances. The college’s 14 athletic teams include woodsmen teams that successfully compete with four-year colleges.

THE FACULTY AND STAFFFLCC is among the largest employers in the community with nearly 320 full-time and 95 part-time employees representing faculty, administrators and professional and support staff. FLCC’s 106 full-time faculty members are well-credentialed, with appropriate degrees and/or professional certifications in their specialty areas. The college also employs 280 adjunct faculty members, many engaged full-time in their fields of expertise. The 11 academic departments are led by chairs who serve two-year terms.

Professional development for faculty is provided through a bequest from the Gladys M. Snyder Trust, which has supported the operation of the college’s Center for Teaching and Learning since 1991. Significant additional professional development funds for conference attendance and coursework are provided through the college. Full-time faculty members mentor and support new faculty through the reappointment and tenure process by participating in the work of tenure teams. A consistent evaluation process is in place for faculty, including a process for formative post-tenure review.

THE FACILITIESThe main campus is bordered on two sides by nature trails and also features a child care center, athletic fields, an arboretum and a student-designed Serenity Garden. FLCC shares the campus property with the Constellation Brands Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center, an outdoor amphitheater that hosts musical acts during the summer and college commencement each May.

The Honors House, which serves as home to interdisciplinary honors courses and arts programming, is adjacent to the main campus as is the Finger Lakes College Suites, a 356-bed residence hall. Off campus, students take part in field experiences at the FLCC Muller Field Station at the south end of Honeoye Lake and the East Hill Campus, a woodland site adjacent to the Hi-Tor State Wildlife Management Area south of Canandaigua Lake.

In 2012, FLCC opened the largest building addition since the main campus opened in 1975. The 78,000-square-foot Student Center is home to all enrollment services in a convenient One Stop Center, Student Life, the college bookstore, an auditorium, the Stage 14 performance room, student lounges and a new cafeteria with expansive windows offering a view of much of the north side of campus. The state-of-the-art auditorium quickly became the new home of the Canandaigua LakeMusic Festival, a series of summer chamber music concerts.

The main campus has a nursing laboratory, a greenhouse, and a library with an extensive music collection. It also serves as home to an independent public-access cable TV station. Recent renovations have added more Smart classrooms, a second music recording studio and updated science laboratories. Construction is now focused in Geneva, where the campus center will be redeveloped with new and updated facilities and a Viticulture Center will include a teaching winery, enology laboratory and aging rooms.

FLCC does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, gender, age, marital status, sexual orientation, disability or veteran status in its educational programs, admissions, activities or employment policies, and also does not discriminate on the basis of arrest or conviction record in its employment policies.

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3325 Marvin Sands Drive, Canandaigua, NY 14424

(585) 394-FLCC | www.flcc.edu

President Barbara G. Risser, Ed.D.

Provost

VP Enrollment Management Carol S. Urbaitis

VP Administration/Finance James R. Fisher

AVP, Student Affairs Sarah Whiffen

Admissions Bonnie Ritts

Financial Aid Susan Romano

Marketing Heidi Marcin

Business Services Bruce Treat

Controller Joseph Delforte

Facilities & Grounds Jan June

AVP, Academic Initiatives Jacob Amidon (interim)

AVP, Instruction & Assessment Dr. Karen Taylor

Executive Secretary Karen A. Hopkins

Information Technology Richard Evans, Ph.D.

Human Resources

Grace Loomis

Curriculum Development

Online/Distance Learning Larry Dugan

Concurrent Enrollment Fred Fink

Academic Depts. & Library

Academic Assessment

Debora Ortloff

Ctr for Teaching & Learning Elizabeth Brownell

Educational Planning & Career Services Corinne Canough

Health Services Karen Stein

Athletics Robert Lowden Safety & Security

Jason Maitland

Community Standards Andrew Baker

December 2013

Campus Centers Administrators

John Cromartie, Laila Paliotti, Tracy Archie

FLCC Association

Stephanie Carpentier

Campus Center Specialist Academic support/student life/operations

One Stop Center Michael Fisher

Project Success RJ Rapoza

Bursar Ann Swackhamer

Office Specialist II Call center, facility use, data entry,

clerical/administrative tasks

Evening Coordinator PT

One Stop Specialist

IT Specialist

Custodial Services

Security (Geneva only)

Advancement Joseph Nairn

Institutional Effectiveness Mary McLean-Scanlon

Student Records

Director of Student Life Jennie Erdle

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Finger Lakes Community College is a supportive, learning-centered environment that empowers our students, provides enriching life experiences, and enhances the quality of life throughout our community.

Provost Search Committee Members:

Milton Johnson Professor of Communications, Co-Chair

Teresa Daddis Student Services Counselor, Co-Chair

Gloria Dancause Adjunct Faculty

James Fisher Vice President of Administration and Finance

Charles Hoffman Instructor of Mathematics

Bryan Ingham Associate Professor of Mathematics

Robert Lowden Director of Athletics

Susan Romano Director of Financial Aid

Kathy Schwartz Secretary to the Associate Vice President of Academic Initiatives