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SPRINGFIELD COLLEGE SCHOOL OF HUMAN SERVICES PROVIDES PROGRAMS FOR WORKING YMCA PROFESSIONALS


RECENT YMCA PROFESSIONAL STUDIES GRADUATES SHINE IN YMCAS


Arion Moser ’08 Communications Coordinator and SACC Site Supervisor, Greater Susquehanna Valley (Penn.) YMCA


Greg Baker ’09 After-school Site Director, Greater Burlington (Vt.) YMCA


Te academic programs offered at the Springfield College School of Human Services are designed to meet the needs of working adults who wish to earn a degree in human services. Located in 11 regional sites throughout the United States, the Springfield College School of Human Services offers:


t Bachelor’s and master’s degree programs in human services


t Weekend classes


t Degree completion in as little as 16 months


t Financial aid for qualified students


t Personal attention from advisors and academic support services


Te programs are ideal for YMCA professionals wishing to complete their bachelor’s degree or move on to their master’s degree. In addition to a program specifically designed for working


adults like YMCA professionals, special opportunities are available:


t Up to 72 credits may be brought into the undergraduate program through transfer credit from a regionally accredited institution and/or experiential learning, including YMCA program certification courses and management modules.


t YMCA Matching Scholarship funds up to $5,000 per year on a dollar-to-dollar basis are available through the School of Human Services to all YMCA professionals whose YMCA financially supports their employees in tuition reimbursement.


Classes normally meet two weekends per month. Te schedule makes it possible for working adults to attend college full-time and meet family needs while earning a human services degree. For more information, please contact the Springfield College School of Human Services at (800) 727-0004 or visit www.spfldcol.edu/shs.


Matt Lifschultz ’09 Community Events Coordinator, Fairview Lake (N.J.) YMCA


Megan Palmer ’09 Youth and Family Program Director, YMCA of Greater Springfield, Scantic Valley Branch (Mass.)


Sonel Normil ’10 Program Coordinator, YMCA of Greater New York City


Megan Palmer ’09, Youth and Family Program Director, YMCA of Greater Springfield, Scantic Valley Branch


CONGRATULATIONS TO YMCA STUDENT GRADUATES


Baccalaureate ceremonies were held on Springfield College’s Naismith Green on Saturday, May 15, and commencement ceremonies followed at the MassMutual Center in downtown Springfield the next day.


Congratulations to the Springfield College YMCA Professional Studies Program Class of 2010.


Pictured (left to right): Melissa Lambert, Cayce Marks, Kayla Mitchell, Kate Higgins, Natalie Flores, Michelle Grindle, Mike Mahoney, and Sonel Normil.


Te YMCA professional studies program graduated 11 students: Natalie Flores, Melissa Lambert, Sonel Normil, Michelle Grindle, Kate Higgins, Mike Mahoney, Cayce Marks, Kayla Mitchell, Caitlyn Semanie, Mollie Siegel, and Laura Kuras. We wish them well into the future with their careers. It has been a true pleasure to work with them all through the classes, programs, conferences, workshops, and trips that students take part in.


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