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Chesapeake College Refocuses on Workforce Training, Changes Program for 55+

WYE MILLS - With a renewed focus on the mission to provide workforce training and the need to balance multiple priorities with limited resources, Chesapeake College has made the difficult decision to discontinue administration of the Institute for Adult Learning. The IAL membership program was developed 20 years ago to provide enrichment and education opportunities to adult learners over age 55.

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Chesapeake’s Smith Appointed Vice President

WYE MILLS - Chesapeake College named Karen Smith -- an internal candidate with both corporate and education experience -- as the new vice president for administrative services. In her role as vice president, Ms. Smith will oversee finances, facilities, public safety, and auxiliary services.

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Show us Your Mortarboard 2021

Tamisha Perry, a nursing major from Federalsburg, won the 2021 Commencement mortarboard decoration contest. Her design featured an inspirational message, flowers and faux pearls. Ms. Perry currently works at Caroline Nursing and Rehabilitation and plans to begin a bachelor’s degree program.

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Chesapeake College to Resume In-Person Activities

Wye Mills, Cambridge locations open to all beginning June 1

WYE MILLS – In response to improved statewide Covid-19 metrics and the easing of many pandemic restrictions, Chesapeake College will re-open to the public on June 1.

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Contributions Celebrated at 2021 Pride of the Peake

WYE MILLS – In honoring the contributions of dedicated community members, Chesapeake College Foundation raised $35,100 for student scholarships during the virtual week-long Chesapeake College Foundation Pride of the Peake 2021 event. The honorees were John DeLuca, Bob Rauch and the Multicultural Advisory Committee.

The Foundation exceeded the goal to raise $30,000 for the designated endowed scholarships celebrating the honorees.

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Diamond Days

Skipjacks baseball is back

You can hear it in Chesapeake College baseball coach Frank Szymanski’s usually subdued voice. He is full of glee about the current season.

The Skipjacks are playing baseball again after the 2020 campaign was cut short because of the pandemic. They were nationally ranked and boasted a 9-2 record.

Szymanski, who is in his 21^st season, wasn’t sure that this season was going to happen until he got the go-ahead to start practicing in mid-February

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Community College Month

Chesapeake is critical to pandemic recovery

Each April, our nation celebrates the role of community colleges. In 2021, community colleges are faced with aiding in the recovery from the Covid-19 Pandemic. As a regional community college, Chesapeake College is well-equipped to help the residents and businesses of our region recover from the pandemic and emerge stronger.

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COVID-19 Vaccines to Be Offered at Chesapeake College

Some of our students may be eligible to get vaccines in the eligibility phase and may choose to do it on our campus.

COVID-19 Vaccines to Be Offered at Chesapeake College

Through a partnership between University of Maryland Shore Regional Health and Chesapeake College, COVID-19 vaccinations will be provided by appointment on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays in the College’s Eastern Shore Higher Education Center on the Wye Mills campus, beginning Wednesday, April 7, 2021.

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Elizabeth Draper Brice, 1937-2021

The Chesapeake College community mourns the recent loss of Elizabeth Draper Brice, a former member of the Board of Trustees. The Queen Anne’s County native grew up close to Chesapeake’s campus, and later helped guide the institution through a period of significant growth and change.

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Sponsors, Donors Sign on for Innovative 2021 Pride of the Peake

WYE MILLS – Sponsorship and donor opportunities are now open for the Chesapeake College Foundation 2021 Pride of the Peake. John DeLuca, Bob Rauch and the Multicultural Advisory Committee will be honored for their contributions to Chesapeake College during Pride of the Peake Week April 26-29.

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