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Reading Area Community College has a new president.
RACC: Reading Area Community College has a new president, who just so happens to have been a high school dropout. Her goals for 2019 and beyond. BRITTANY
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RACC: Reading Area Community College has a new president, who just so happens to have been a high school dropout. Her goals for 2019 and beyond. BRITTANY
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2019 WILL BE THE FIRST FUL YEAR FOR THE NEW PRESIDENT THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE DR.
LOONEY TOOK OVER IN JULY, HAS BIG PLANS FOR THE NEW >> IT IS CLOSE TO HOME.
IT SEEMS YOU MORE MONEY TH ACTUAL FOUR YEAR COLLEGE.
>> WHEN CHOOSING A SCHOOL AND LOCATION ARE AT THE TO THE LIST.
THIS COMMUNITY COLLEGE LEADERSHIP IS THROWING STU IN AS WELL.
>> IT HAS TO DO MOSTLY WIT TEACHERS, THEY WERE COMFOR THEY WERE NICE.
THEY PUSH YOU MORE, TO GET EDUCATION.
>> LISA GONZALEZ CAME TO T SCHOOL WITHOUT A HIGH SCHO DIPLOMA, NOW SHE IS IN HER SECOND YEAR.
>> WE NEED STUDENTS WHERE ARE.
I USE MYSELF AS AN EXAMPLE I AM A HIGH SCHOOL DROPOUT WE ARE FOR STUDENTS WHO, N GE DE AN OPPORTUNITY TO EA THAT.
WE ALSO OFFER HONORS CLASS IT IS STORIES LIKE HERS TH INSPIRED DR.
SUSAN LOONEY, NEW PRESIDENT OF THE REDDI SCHOOL.
>> AS A HIGH SCHOOL DROPOU REMEMBER HOW HOW TERRIFYIN FOR ME PERSONALLY, IT WAS BACK TO SCHOOL.
I HAD NO SAT SCORES DID NO INTO HIGH SCHOOL.
I ASSUMED I WOULD NOT FIT COLLEGE.
IT WAS A SECOND CAREER MOV ALREADY HAD A CAREER.
HAVING NOT EXPERIENCE PERSONALLY, OF BEING SCARE WALK THROUGH THOSE FRONT D I TRY TO ALWAYS REMEMBER T AS WE ARE LOOKING AT POLIC AND PROCEDURES TO MAKE THI MORE SEAMLESS, AND EASIER BETTER FOR STUDENTS,.
SHE OVER JULY 1.
SHE WAS NO STRANGER TO THE INSTITUTIO SHE SPENT THE LAST FOUR YE WORKING HERE, MOST RECENTL SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF ACADEMIC AFFAIRS AND PROVO IT GAVE ME THE OPPORTUNITY REINTRODUE NOT ONLY MYSELF BUT REINTRODUCE RACK.
WHAT THE MISSION IS, WHAT TO SERVE OUR CD, AS WELL A COUNTY.
>> NOW SHE'S LOOKING FORWA HER FIRST FULL YEAR IN THE SPOT SEEING 4000 STUDENTS.
>> HELPING THE INSTITUTION GROW, THAT'S ALWAYS IMPORT IT'S ALWAYS IMPORTANT TO M SURE WE OFFER CUTTING-EDGE PROGRAMS, STATE-OF-THE-ART PROGRAM AGAIN WORKFORCE NE WE ARE HERE FOR ALL STUDEN HAVE A BETTER LIFE, >> MAJORS SHE PRIDES HERSE THE CONNECTIONS SHE MAKES PEOPLE ENROLLED HERE.
IF I DO IT, THEY CAN DO IT.
I HAVE NUMEROUS DEGREES.
I PROUD OF THEM ALL.
ONLY HAVE ONE IN MY OFFICE THAT IS MY ASSOCIATES DEGR THAT'S THE ONE FROM MY COMMUNITY COLLEGE THAT'S T ONE I WORKED THE HARDEST F THAT'S THE CASE FOR MANY STUDENTS.
>> WHEN TALKING WITH STUDE IT SHOWS.
>> SHE IS VERY INTO GETTIN KNOW THE STUDENTS.
SHE SHARES HER PERSONAL CE PHONE NUMBER WITH STUDENTS IF YOU NEED ME CALL ME I W ANSWER.
SHE'S PERSONABLE.
SHE WANTS TO GET TO KNOW STUDENTS, AND HELP THEM.
>> DR.
LOONEY IS MORE FOCU ON AESTHETICS.
FOR RIGHT NOW, MAKING EVERYTHING LOOK MORE POLIS I APPRECIATE THAT.
THAT'S A BIG STEP PEOPLE C HERE FOR TWO WORST.
YOU WANT TO SHOW THEM A NI CAMPUS, RIGHT?
SHE IS FOCUSED ON THAT TO IT A MORE WELCOMING ENVIRO SHE HAS PICTURES OF STUDEN MAKE THE CAMPUS SO DIVERSE HANGING ON WALLS NEAR HER OFFICE.
SOMETHING SHE HOPES TO DO THROUGHOUT CAMPUS.
>> RECENTLY SIGNED AN AGRE WITH A HERNIA UNIVERSITY G HER COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUD THE OPPORTUNITY TO MOVE ON FOUR YEAR SCHOOL TO THE RE COLLEGIATE SCHOLARS PROGRA >> IF YOU WANT TO CHANGE Y LIFE FOR THE BETTER, WE OF ACCESS.
WE OFFER ALSO OFFER OPPORTUNITY, FOR YOU TO CH YOUR LIFE FOR THE BETTER.
IF YOU WALK THROUGH THOSE DOORS.
WE OFFER EXCELLENT, AND EVERYTHING WE DO FROM CLAS IN OUR WONDERFUL FACULTY T SUPPORT SERVICES, AND TO CUSTOMER SERVICE.
I THINK MOST IMPORTANTLY W OFFER HOPE.
WE OFFER HELP TO STUDENTS TO COME TO MAKE A BETTER L FOR THEMSELVES.
WHEN ASKED ABOUT HER ROLE WOMAN, SHE SAYS, SHE HAS N ENCOUNTERED GENDER HURDLES FOR ME IT'S ABOUT THE PERS THE LEADERSHIP THE PASSION WHAT THEY ARE DOING.
HOWEVER, STUDENTS HAVE TAK NOTICE OF A WOMAN IN A POW POSITIO.
>> TO ME, IT'S INSPIRING.
TO SHOWING THAT, YOU KNOW, MEN, ARE THE ONLY ONES WHO IN POWER.
FEMALES ARE IN POWER OF RU A COMMUNITY TEA COLLEGE AS WELL.
>> AS THE SEMESTER STARTS LOOKS FORWARD TO A YEAR OF GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR HERS AND HER STUDENTS.
>> TO ME IT'S ABOUT GREAT LEADERSHIP, STRONG LEADERS AND PASSION FOR WHAT YOU A DOING, EVERY SINGLE DAY.
>> DR.
LOONEY SAYS, THEY TYPICALLY HAVE A GRADUATIN CLASS OF AROUND 400 STUDEN THE NEXT GRADUATION IS IN SPRING.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE MORE INFORMATION ABOUT READING COMMUNITY COLLEGE VISIT WWW.WLVT.ORG.
AND BROOKS COUNTY, PENNSYA I AM BRITTANY SWEENEY, DUR
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