2020 News Media

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November

• November 12, 2020-Eagle: RACC Named as Finalist for the Bellwether Award
• November 10, 2020-BCTV: RACC Named as Finalist for the Bellwether Award

October

• October 26, 2020-Eagle: Reading Area Community College's Miller Center for the Arts cancels all performances through spring 2021

September

• September 25, 2020-LVB: Reading Hospital names Susan Looney vice chair of its board of trustees
• September 16, 2020-BCTV: Dual Enrollment During COVID 2020
• September 16, 2020-BCTV: Susan Looney, J.D., Ed.D Appointed Vice Chair of Reading Hospital Board of Trustees
• September 10, 2020-Eagle: Reading Area Community College gets $3 million grant to support student success

August

• August 26, 2020-Eagle: Reading Area Community College names new vice president
• August 14, 2020-Eagle: Reading Area Community College promotes longtime employee
• August 7, 2020-Eagle: Reading Area Community College Wins Funding to Support Early Childhood Education Students
• August 7, 2020-BCTV: Reading Area Community College Wins Funding to Support Early Childhood Education Students

July

• July 31, 2020-Eagle: RACC students hand out free food in downtown Reading
• July 16, 2020-BCTV: RACC Returning to In-Person Classes this Fall-While Continuing Its Online Offerings
• July 16, 2020-Eagle: Reading Area Community College to resume in-person classes
• July 16, 2020-RACC professor elected to Breast Cancer Support Services board

June

• June 26, 2020-BCTV: RACC Wins Prestigious Credentialing Success Award from CoARC

April

• April 14, 2020-Eagle: Three RACC Students Honored for Academic Excellence
• April 14, 2020-BCTV: Three RACC Students Honored for Academic Excellence

March

• Mar 24, 2020-Eagle: RACC Student Afaf Maslah is Named a 2020 New Century Workforce Scholar
• Mar 24, 2020-BCTV: RACC Student Afaf Maslah is Named a 2020 New Century Workforce Scholar
• Mar 9, 2020-Eagle: RACC Associate Professors Strohmayr, Floyd-Brumm Win Innovation of the Year Award
• Mar 8, 2020-NEWSBREAK: RACC Associate Professors Denise Strohmayr and Teri Floyd-Brumm Win League for Innovation in the Community College’s Innovation of the Year Award

February

• Feb 24, 2020-LancasterOnline: Ephrata man recounts serendipitous hike in 'Chicken Soup for the Soul' essay
• Feb 20, 2020-BCTV: RACC Students Receive Scholarships from Veterans Day Event Contributions
• Feb 18, 2020 - Reading Area Community College Students Receive Scholarships from Veterans Day Event Contributions
• Feb 14, 2020-Eagle: RACC approves $341,376 to repair, restore Miller Center, Berks Hall roofs
• Feb 10, 2020-Eagle: Sen. Judy Schwank receives thanks from Nurse Aide Training Program grant recipients during tour of United Community Services facility
• Feb 10, 2020-BCTV: Sen. Judy Schwank receives thanks from Nurse Aide Training Program grant recipients during tour of United Community Services facility
• Feb 1, 2020-Eagle: Career Ready Berks program points students toward successful career paths

January

• Jan. 27, 2020-MSCHE Welcomes New Commissioners and the Re-Election of Second-Term Commissioners for 2020
• Jan. 24, 2020-BCTV: RACC, CASA of Berks County Implement Bridging Cultures Partnership
• Jan. 17, 2020-Eagle: RACC’s Denise Strohmayr awarded 2020 Dale P. Parnell Distinguished Faculty Recognition Award
• Jan. 17, 2020-BCTV: RACC’s Denise Strohmayr awarded 2020 Dale P. Parnell Distinguished Faculty Recognition Award
• Jan. 16, 2020-Eagle: RACC and Court Appointed Special Advocates of Berks County Implement Bridging Cultures Partnership
• Jan. 16, 2020-BCTV: RACC and Court Appointed Special Advocates of Berks County Implement Bridging Cultures Partnership
• Jan. 10, 2020-BCTV: RACC signs historic online transfer agreement with SNHU
• Jan. 8, 2020-Philadelphia Inquirer: Online education in Pennsylvania could get more competitive thanks to state community colleges

2019 News Media

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December

• Dec 13, 2019-Eagle: Reading Area Community College names VP of community and academic partnerships
• Dec 13, 2019-BCTV: RACC Promotes Jodi Corbett to Associate VP of Community and Academic Partnerships
• Dec 12, 2019-Eagle: After 3-year, $43 million reconstruction, Reading's Penn Street Bridge lights up the community
• Dec 9, 2019-PACCC: RACC and Tower Health Announce Joint Pharmacy Technician Program Pharmacy Technician Program
• Dec 9, 2019-Eagle: Reading Area Community College celebrates 26th Practical Nursing Program graduation
• Dec 5, 2019-Eagle: Is college worth it? Berks students and parents can finally get clarity

November

• Nov 20, 2019-BCTV: RACC Staff Members Win 2019 National League for Innovation Excellence Awards
• Nov 20, 2019-Eagle: RACC Staff Members Win 2019 National League for Innovation Excellence Awards
• Nov 11, 2019-BCTV: RACC and Tower Health Announce Joint Pharmacy Technician Program
• Nov 11, 2019-Eagle: RACC Celebrates its Third Annual STEM Day
• Nov 11, 2019-BCTV: RACC Celebrates its Third Annual STEM Day
• Nov 7, 2019-Eagle: Reading Area Community College to offer pharmacy technician program

October

• Oct 31, 2019-Eagle: Reading Area Community College receives $42,947 in grant funding
• Oct 22, 2019-Eagle: Experts convene at RACC to discuss how to fill diverse jobs in agriculture
• Oct 15, 2019-WFMZ: Inaugural Berks agriculture education summit held at RACC
• Oct 14, 2019-PACCC: Technology, Talent and Cyber Security Featured at SMART Automation Summit
• Oct 14, 2019 - Technology, Talent and Cyber Security Featured at SMART Automation Summit
• Oct 11, 2019-Eagle: Trump names Wyomissing businessman to Commission on Presidential Scholars
• Oct 11, 2019-BCTV: Berks Ag Education Summit Convenes to Support Next Generation’s Workforce

September

• Sept 27, 2019-Eagle: President Susan Looney shares state of RACC
• Sept 27, 2019-BCTV: RACC President Dr. Susan D. Looney delivers state-of-the-college address
• Sept 17, 2019-Ship.edu: Shippensburg University and Reading Area Community College sign agreement to prepare workforce of the future
• Sept 17, 2019-heraldmailmedia.com: Shippensburg, RACC sign agreement to prepare workforce of the future
• Sept 17, 2019-BCTV: RACC and Shippensburg University sign deal to make transferring easier
• Sept 17, 2019-Eagle: RACC and Shippensburg University sign deal to make transferring easier
• Sept 16, 2019-BCTV: RACC SVP Wins 2019 Lehigh Valley Business CFO of the Year Award
• Sept 13, 2019-Eagle: Back to school: Continue your education at RACC
• Sept 13, 2019-Eagle: Reading Area Community College trustees OK 3-year contract for school's president
• Sept 12, 2019-Eagle: 2019 CFO of the Year Awards honor Lehigh Valley’s financial professionals

August

• Aug 21, 2019-Eagle: Kutztown University, Reading Area Community College, technology centers uniting to educate future teachers
• Aug 16, 2019-AACC: American Association of Community Colleges College Spotlight
• Aug 16, 2019-BCTV: Drexel's President Tours RACC's State-of-the-Art STEM Labs
• Aug5, 2019-Eagle: Muhlenberg School District joins effort to break barriers through language
• Aug1, 2019-Berks County Living: READING AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE: A Hub for Technology. Training Center Benefits Students and Employers

July

• July 26, 2019-BCTV: Drexel University president tours Reading Area Community College advanced science labs
• July 26, 2019-Drexel University president tours Reading Area Community College advanced science labs
• July 25, 2019-Eagle: RACC gets $20,000 for cyberdefense program
• July 18, 2019-Community College Daily: A more robust college experience
• July 18, 2019-Allentown Morning Call: Kutztown University and RACC sign grant agreement with SAM Inc.
• July 18, 2019-BCTV: RACC PTK research paper published in prestigious national journal
• July 16, 2019-BCTV: Human Services Secretary Teresa Miller praises RACC KEYS program during campus visit
• July 15, 2019 - Human Services Secretary Teresa Miller praises RACC KEYS program during campus visit
• July 13, 2019-Eagle: KEYS program helps lift some students out of poverty
• July 3, 2019 - U.S. Rep. Chrissy Houlahan details infrastructure plan on RACC campus

June

• June 26, 2019 - Second Quarter 2019 RACC Alive Reading Eagle newspaper insert
• June 25,2019 - PA Commission for Community Colleges-The American Association of Community Colleges Appoints RACC President Dr. Susan D. Looney to its Commission on Student Success
• June 20,2019-Eagle: Kutztown University and RACC ink an agreement with Service and Access Management Inc.
• June 20, 2019 - Kutztown University and RACC Sign Grant Agreement with SAM Inc. to provide Social Work Graduates to Reading-Area
• June 12, 2019-BCTV: Reading Area Community College President Dr. Susan D. Looney Appointed to Reading Hospital Board of Trustees
• June 11, 2019 - American Association of Community Colleges appoints Reading Area Community College President Dr. Susan D. Looney to the Commission on Student Success
• June 11, 2019 - Reading Area Community College President Dr. Susan D. Looney Appointed to Reading Hospital Board of Trustees

May

• May 28, 2019-BCTV: RACC Graduates almost ninety GED Students
• May 24, 2019-Eagle: Reading Area Community College honors 88 GED recipients
• May 22, 2019-Eagle: RACC Student Named 2019 GEICO Pathway to Completion Bachelor’s Degree Scholar
• May 15, 2019-Eagle: Editorial: Local colleges at crucial moment
• May 13, 2019-BCTV: RACC Celebrates 2019 Graduates and Success at 47th Commencement Ceremony
• May 12, 2019-Eagle: Record number of students graduate from RACC
• May 10, 2019-WFMZ: Record number of students receive diplomas from RACC
• May 9, 2019-Eagle: Reading Area Community College expects to graduate most ever

April

• April 24, 2019-BCTV: RACC Hosts Berks County Undergraduate Research and Creativity Conference
• April 22, 2019-BCTV: RACC Phi Theta Kappa Alpha Sigma Rho Chapter Wins Big at International Convention
• April 15, 2019-BCTV: RACC renames two buildings to honor past presidents 
• April 11, 2019-Eagle: RACC Phi Theta Kappa Alpha Sigma Rho Chapter Wins Big at International Convention
• April 11, 2019-Eagle: RACC renames buildings for ex-presidents
• April 11, 2019-Eagle: RACC's one percent enrollment growth considered positive
• April 10, 2019-RACC Students and Pennsylvania Community College Leaders Advocate for Increased Funding at Capitol
• April 5, 2019-BCTV: RACC to Host 2019 Job Fair April 10th for Students and Community
• April 5, 2019-WFMZ: Met-Ed partners with RACC to train needed line workers
• April 4, 2019-Eagle: Reading High School Students Score High In College-Level Testing At RACC
• April 2, 2019-Eagle: PA Human Services Deputy Secretary Visits RACC to Study the College’s Successful KEYS GED Bridge program
• April 2, 2019-Eagle: RACC Health Professions Staff Tours Penn State Health St. Josephs
• April 1, 2019-Eagle: Spring cleaning? Polish up your education at RACC

March

• March 31, 2019-Eagle: Reading teen marks 1,000 service hours in mission to help disadvantaged children
• March 21, 2019-Eagle: RACC's Phi Theta Kappa chapter wins regional awards
• March 21, 2019-BCTV: RACC Wins Multiple Phi Theta Kappa Awards at Harrisburg Convention
• March 13, 2019-Eagle: RACC to dedicate buildings in names of former presidents on April 11
• March 11, 2019-BCTV: Judith Croteau of Reading Area Community College Named Coca-Cola Academic Team Silver Scholar
• March 9, 2019-Eagle: Reading Area Community College seeks entries for poetry competitions
• March 8, 2019-Eagle: Judith Croteau of Reading Area Community College Named Coca-Cola Academic Team Silver Scholar
• March 7, 2019 - Clean energy group to host meeting at RACC

February

• Feb. 27, 2019 - Pennsylvania Commission for Community Colleges- Pennsylvania has one of the best welfare-to-work education programs in the country.
• Feb. 27, 2019-Eagle: Pennsylvania has one of the best welfare-to-work education programs in the country.
• Feb. 22, 2019 - Berks students celebrate National Engineers Week
• Feb. 14, 2019-Eagle: Jon Scott recognized as RACC Trustee Emeritus
• Feb. 14, 2019-BCTV: Jon Scott recognized as RACC Trustee Emeritus
• Feb. 14, 2019-Lehigh Valley Business: Jon Scott recognized as RACC Trustee Emeritus
• Feb. 14, 2019-Eagle: RACC enrollment up 2.6 percent over same period last year 
• Feb. 11, 2019-Eagle: RACC web design contest more than just a pretty site
• Feb. 11, 2019-Eagle: RACC President Dr. Susan D. Looney to Receive Paragon Award for New Presidents
• Feb. 11, 2019-RACC President Dr. Susan D. Looney to Receive Paragon Award for New Presidents
• Feb. 6, 2019-Eagle: Snowboarding: Wilson grad is U.S. champ
• Feb. 4, 2019-BCTV: RACC Announces 2019 Berks County Poet Laureate Competitions

January

• Jan. 14, 2019-BCTV: Reading Area Community College (RACC) President Dr. Susan Looney recently appeared on BCTV County Connection with County Commissioner Christian Leinbach. She talked about her unique career path, in addition to training and education for the workforce.
• Jan. 12, 2019-Eagle: Reading High, RACC partner in College Knights program
• Jan. 11, 2019-Eagle: Reading Area Community College trustees briefed on technical academy
• Jan. 10, 2019-Eagle: Wyomissing wins Berks County Mathematics Championship

2018 News Media

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December

• Dec. 11, 2018-Eagle: RACC Receives Grant from BB&T Economic Growth Fund
• Dec. 11, 2018-BCTV: RACC Receives Grant from BB&T Economic Growth Fund
• Dec. 10, 2018-Eagle: 22 graduate from RACC's practical nursing program
• Dec. 6, 2018-BCTV: Reading Area Community College celebrates 25th Practical Nursing Program graduation
• Dec. 6, 2018-Eagle: Reading Area Community College celebrates 25th Practical Nursing Program graduation
• Dec. 3, 2018-BCTV: Alvernia University Expands Reading Collegiate Scholars Program to RACC Graduates
• Dec. 3, 2018-Eagle: Alvernia University Expands Reading Collegiate Scholars Program to RACC Graduates
• Dec. 3, 2028-Eagle: Wilson middle school students learn about careers

November

• Nov. 29, 2018-BCTV: Reading Area Community College Welcomes Rivera as New Trustee
• Nov. 27, 2018-Eagle: Reading Area Community College Welcomes Rivera as New Trustee
• Nov. 20, 2018-Eagle: RACC enrollment up, trustees learn
• Nov. 19, 2018-BCTV: RACC Inducts Fifty New Phi Theta Kapp Members
• Nov. 10, 2018-Eagle: RACC Inducts Fifty New Phi Theta Kappa Members
• Nov. 10, 2018-Eagle: RACC Celebrates its Second Annual STEM Day
• Nov. 8, 2018-Eagle: Berks students do the math for annual championship

October

• Oct. 30, 2018-BCTV: RACC and Lebanon Valley College sign dual-admission pact
• Oct. 30, 2018-Eagle: RACC and Lebanon Valley College sign dual-admission pact
• Oct. 19, 2018-RACC to host mental health awareness forum
• Oct. 18, 2018-BCTV: RACC receives national honors for its Academic ESL Program
• Oct. 17, 2018-Eagle: RACC card-access system ready to roll
• Oct. 13, 2018-Eagle: RACC receives national honors for its Academic ESL Program
• Oct. 11, 2018-RACC receives national honors for its Academic ESL Program
• Oct. 10, 2018-Eagle: Berks manufacturers face challenges
• Oct. 10, 2018-BCTV: Dr. Susan D. Looney inaugurated as Reading Area Community College president
• Oct. 10, 2018-Op-ed: Why Manufacturing Matters
• Oct. 9, 2018-WFMZ: Reading Area Community College inaugurates new president
• Oct. 9, 2018-RACC's new president is sworn in, promises principled leadership
• Oct. 8, 2018-Is automation coming for your job
• Oct. 6, 2018-RACC Staff learns to break the barriers through language
• Oct. 5, 2018-Reading Area Community College celebrates Smile Week 2018
• Oct. 1, 2018-Never Slowing Down: Sensational Senior
• October - Manufacturing Summit Opportunities

September

• Sept 28, 2018-Not Forgotten: A passion for his work and community
• Sept. 25, 2018-Emphasis on career training crucial to state’s future
• Sept. 24, 2018-Viewpoint: Emphasis on career training crucial to state's future
• Sept. 21, 2018-NCC, Reading Area Community College sign agreement for health profession programs
• Sept. 20, 2018-Reading Eagle - Dr. Looney #GetCarded Campaign
• Sept. 15, 2018-Reading Area Community College to rename two halls for past presidents
• Sept. 12, 2018-Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia chief visits Reading Area Community College
• Sept. 12, 2018-RACC, Northampton Community College Sign Agreement for Health Profession Programs
• Sept. 10, 2018-Diversity: The Wider Vision

August

• Summer 2018-RACC Raises Funds to Help Renovate the Safe Berks Playground
• Aug. 26, 2018-Berks colleges and universities explore the concept of safe spaces
• Aug. 17, 2018-RACC Partnership Provides Early Childhood Education Opportunities
• Aug. 17, 2018-State approves funding for community college projects

July

• July 30, 2018-Chris Celmer: Assistant Superintendent Reading School District
• July 30, 2018-Reading Eagle 150th Anniversary: Reading Area Community College opens in 1971
• July 27, 2018-RACC Technology Center Train Students for Mechatronics Careers
• July 24, 2018-Wolf Administration Highlights Job Training Program Success Stories Made Possible by Governor’s Manufacturing PA Initiative
• July 23, 2018-Reading Eagle - From dropout to Berks community college president
• July 2, 2018-Reading Eagle - New president takes helm at Reading Area Community College
• July 1, 2018-RACC New Release - New president takes helm at Reading Area Community College
• July 1, 2018-BCTV - Dr. Susan D. Looney becomes sixth RACC president

June

• June 25, 2018-Central Penn Business Journal - Reading Area Community College to offer dual-admissions program
• June 21, 2018-Kutztown University, Reading Area Community College team on social work degree
• June 20, 2018-Positive developments blooming in downtown Reading this spring
• June 18, 2018-Reading Area Community College presidents honored
• June 7, 2018-Reading Area Community College gets $751,695 for adult education