theLAKER | 11 College adds two emeriti: David McGuire, Mary Coriale The Board of Trustees voted this year to grant emeritus status to Mary Coriale, retired professor of nursing, and David McGuire, retired professor of music, for their lasting contributions to the College. During Mary’s 26 years with FLCC, first as an adjunct instructor then full-time faculty member, she worked steadily to build and enhance the nursing program. She created the first of several online nursing classes, which became essential as the COVID-19 pandemic forced all classes to go online in spring 2020. She was the first to push for funding for the building expansion that has recently been completed at the main campus, making it possible to accommodate more students. Mary, who earned her master’s in nursing from the State University of New York at Stony Brook, also led the effort to transition to a concept-based curriculum to enhance the decision-making and clinical judgment skills of nursing graduates. David taught for two decades, building a reputation for passionate service to his students, his department, the College, and the community. He established the annual Music Department Convocation and collaborated with other members of the department to make the annual Spring Arts Festival a success. David, who holds a doctorate in music theory from the State University of New York at Buffalo, shared his talents as a composer and musician by organizing special events, such as the 2016 Music Village, a performance of his original musical compositions combined with spoken word and dance. He also composed the musical score for the FLCC alma mater. Both Mary and David have received SUNY Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence in Teaching. campus happenings Far left, Mary Coriale pins nursing graduate Maureen Schmidt ’16. Left, David McGuire speaks at the 2019 Fall Faculty Recital. HyFlex to the rescue This fall, the College is conducting dozens of classes in HyFlex modality, meaning students can choose by the day whether to attend in person, online in real time, or online by watching a video of the class later. EdTech magazine featured FLCC in a May article on how the flexibility offered by HyFlex can help community colleges engage non-traditional students, who often have work and family responsibilities that make it hard to consistently attend daytime classes in person. Yet any student can find they need extra flexibility at any time. Ask Timothy Baley ’22, who completed his networking and cybersecurity degree over the summer. During the spring semester, he found himself without a car for three weeks. “I was working on a lab exercise for one of (Jonathan) Weissman’s courses, and I heard a giant boom from my bedroom. My neighbor texted me saying that someone hit my car. I walked downstairs to cop lights everywhere and found that someone had totaled my car, which was parked on the side of the road. Thankfully, nobody was hurt,” he began. “This was a Sunday night just before the week I had four midterms. After much coaxing with insurance companies, I finally got enough money for a new car. That process took about three weeks to get an almost brand-new car. Because of HyFlex, I was able to juggle my job, my cybersecurity courses plus their midterms, my social life, and, of course, my car troubles.” Timothy is now working on his bachelor’s degree at SUNY Canton. FLCC offers HyFlex in a wide range of classes, including accounting, graphic design, anatomy and physiology, engineering, culinary arts, and exercise science. More information is available at flcc.edu/hyflex.
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