National Labor College

The National Labor College Legacy

National Labor College (NLC) is keeping its goals and its spirit alive by designing “Legacy Sites” for its courses and programs. A Legacy Site is a college or university that shares its purpose to offer high quality education designed by and for members of the labor movement, based on the values that underpin the labor movement. These values include equal access to high quality education at all levels so that working people may fully realize their potential and education for the advancement of a free and democratic society.

National Labor College Legacy Sites:

Empire State College of the State University of New York (www.esc.edu)

The Joseph S. Murphy Institute for Worker Education and Labor Studies of the City University of New York (www.sps.cuny.edu/academics/jsmi)

Pennsylvania State University, the School of Human Resources and Employment Relations (www.lser.la.psu.edu)

The School for Workers at the University of Wisconsin Extension (www.schoolforworkers.uwex.edu)

All of these fine institutions offer high quality labor programs taught by world class faculty. National Labor College is sharing with these legacy institutions all of its courses and programs. The Board of Trustees of National Labor College recommends these institutions to all members of the labor movement as places where they may find some NLC courses and programs as well as other high quality labor education offerings, in the spirit of National Labor College.

HOW TO GET AN NLC TRANSCRIPT!
NLC transcripts are available from the Maryland Higher Education Commission (MHEC) in perpetuity. Visit the NLC webiste (www.nlc.edu) for information about how to order a transcript.

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INVITATION TO COMMENCEMENT!
The entire NLC community is cordially invited to attend the final National Labor College Commencement and luncheon to be held on Saturday, January 30, 2016 at the Conference Center of the Maritime Institute (formerly MITAGS, now CCMIT.org), located just outside the Baltimore-Washington International Airport in Linthicum, Maryland.

Tickets
Guests must request a ticket for the commencement ceremony. Because of the size of the auditorium at CCMIT, guests must have a ticket to be admitted. After reading the information below carefully, please RSVP to [email protected] to receive a ticket. This must be done by Friday, December 11, 2015.

Schedule, Saturday, January 30
8:30am Auditorium is open to guests
9:45am Processional begins
10am Commencement Ceremony
11:30am - 1:30pm Graduation Luncheon in the dining room, complimentary for all graduates, guests, alumni and NLC community members.

Room Reservations
We have reserved a block of rooms at the Conference Center for the Maritime Institute for the NLC community. This is the same place the ceremony will be occurring. The rates are $145 for single occupancy and $190 for double occupancy plus tax. The rate includes dinner and breakfast for each night of lodging. To make reservations, contact CCMT and mention NLC graduation.

Travel
Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) is the closest and most convenient to CCMIT and includes several major airlines including the unionized budget airlines, Southwest Airlines and AirTran Airlines. CCMIT offers a complimentary shuttle service to and from the airport. Amtrak also has a station at BWI.

Parking
Parking is free at CCMIT all weekend. You will be directed to parking at CCMIT when you arrive.

Special Services
Guests requiring special assistance or services or seating for persons with disabilities, should contact us as soon as possible at [email protected].

YIKES! Only about half of the graduates from the teach-out have opened the email where we give you the information about the Commencement Weekend. WE are resending the email now, so please open it if you are interested in attending the event. After December 11, we will really not be able to assist you, since this is the deadline for ordering your cap and gown.

PLANNING THE COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY
An important part of each National Labor College commencement ceremony is an address by one of the graduates, who speaks for the class. Each year, the graduates select their speaker from among those who have expressed interest and proposed the theme that they would like to develop in their remarks. Within the week, we will send out a questionnaire asking for nominations and self-nominations to speak on behalf of the class. Watch for the mail. Once we have identified a group of candidates, you will all have a chance to vote via email.

If anyone has questions about the commencement logistics, you can email [email protected] and we will respond.

Congratulations to our new graduates from Summer, 2015. Great work and wonderful commitment. So far, 90 students have graduated during the teach-out.

Mohammed Abdallah Associate of Arts

Kevin Droste Bachelor of Arts in Labor Studies

Marcus Drucker Bachelor of Science in Emergency Management

Kenneth Ebler Bachelor of Science in Business Administration

Manuel Ferrer Bachelor of Arts in Labor Studies

Shawn Haggin Bachelor of Arts in Construction Management

Nathan Jacobson Bachelor of Arts in Construction Management

Andre Jones Bachelor of Science in Emergency Management

Scott Kirk Bachelor of Arts in Labor Studies

Rene Mendoza Bachelor of Arts in Labor Studies
Stephen Metzger Bachelor of Arts in Construction Management

Russell Miller Bachelor of Arts in Union Leadership and Administration
Carrie Munson Bachelor of Science in Emergency Management

Scott Oliver Bachelor of Science in Emergency Management

Rictor Overlie Bachelor of Arts in Labor Safety and Health

Lisa Page Associate of Arts

Kara Peters Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration

Antonella Rotilio Bachelor of Arts in Labor Studies

Patrick Rupp Bachelor of Arts in Construction Management

Pedro Santana Bachelor of Arts in Construction Management

Matthew Seveiri Bachelor of Arts in Construction Management

Daniel Simon Bachelor of Arts in Construction Management

James Spalo Bachelor of Arts in Labor Studies

Tammy Spinks Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration

Joshua Strange Bachelor of Arts in Construction Management

Nicholas Szyskowski Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration

Braulio Villas Bachelor of Science in Emergency Management

Steve Warren Bachelor of Arts in Labor Studies

ATTENTION ALL NLC TEACH-OUT GRADS AND SOON-to-be-GRADS

The College is so pleased that so many of you are planning to attend our final commencement ceremony on January 30. You should have just received an email with all the details of preparing for and attending the ceremony. Please read it very carefully and be sure to order your regalia from Jostens now!

We will have a graduate speak on behalf of the class at the ceremony. Stay tuned for an email asking for expressions of interest. The class will have a chance to select the speaker among those interested.

Looking forward to giving all of you special recognition of your hard work to complete your degrees at commencement m

ATTENTION ALL NLC TEACH-OUT GRADS!
A couple weeks ago you received an email from Registrar Jeff Bria about our January commencement exercises, with a request to let us know if you plan to attend. We would like to make the decision about holding the commencement as soon as possible, but no later than November 1. Right now, we just need 20 more attendees and the commencement will be a definite go, and you can start making your travel plans. So the sooner you let us know, the sooner we can get all the balls rolling.

Jeff will be sending out another reminder this week with an easy reply form. If you plan to attend and have not yet let us know, I look forward to hearing from you soon!

Congratulations are in order to 25 terrific new graduates of National Labor College. This morning, the Board of Trustees approved awarding degrees to the following individuals:

Christopher Albright Bachelor of Arts in Construction Management

Brian Bailey Bachelor of Arts in Construction Management

Christopher Buffery Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration

Tanya Cassignham Bachelor of Science in Emergency Readiness and Response Management

Robyn Eller Bachelor of Arts in Construction Management

Edison Fraser Bachelor of Arts in Labor Studies

Andrew Ge**er Bachelor of Arts in Construction Management

Gerald Guerrero Bachelor of Arts in Construction Management

Michael Henkelman Bachelor of Science in Emergency Readiness and Response Management

Thad Hovis Bachelor of Science in Emergency Readiness and Response Management

Jeffrey Howard Bachelor of Arts in Construction Management

Carol Jeffries Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration

Angela Kasse Associate of Arts

Amos Kwah Bachelor of Arts in Labor Studies

James Maughon Bachelor of Arts in Construction Management

Ryan McMackin Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration

Benjamin McNew Bachelor of Arts in Construction Management

Stephen Miller Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration

Kris Mott Bachelor of Arts in Labor Studies

Steve Murphy Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration

Cindy O’Meara Associate of Arts

Justin Raines Bachelor of Arts in Construction Management

Debra Spivey Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration

Samuel Taylor Bachelor of Arts in Construction Management

Rick Terven Bachelor of Arts in Labor Studies

Braullio Villegas Bachelor of Science in Emergency Readiness and Response Management

We have a date! National Labor College commencement will be on January 30, 2016. It will be at the Maritime Institute outside Baltimore Washington Airport (free shuttle) and begin with a welcome reception Friday night and commencement exercises on Saturday morning followed by a luncheon in honor of grads. Lots more details to follow, but mark your calendars!

COMMENCEMENT! Help me decide. . .

NLC's last commencement will be held at MITAGS (the Maritime Institute conference center, which includes hotel rooms) just a stone's throw from the BWI International Airport (with free shuttle service). Many more details will follow, of course, but right now, I
have to decide on a date! I have both January 23 and January 30 reserved. We will have a welcoming reception on Friday night before graduation and the ceremony will be on Saturday morning followed by a luncheon. So, which do you prefer? the 23rd or the 30th? Let's hear from all of you who plan to attend. . .

Spring has sprung! Time to Register for Summer! Stay on track to finish your degree!

Teach-out students take note. . . while you are finishing up your spring courses, do not forget to register for the summer semester so that you can be sure you will complete your degrees by December. Remember, there are no extensions!!

Students at Empire State should register early for summer classes to be sure that there are enough students in the courses that you need. This is especially true for those who plan to take your capstone course this summer. Jeff Bria and I have been working with Empire State to assure that everyone who needs a capstone will have the opportunity to take the course, but we need you to register NOW!

At Empire State, Summer registration lasts until May 8, with classes beginning on May 18. Do yourself a favor a register NOW!