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Other Top Stories
HACC's 41st Wildwood Writers’ Festival
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Local award-winning writers, community members, HACC students and alumni engaged with the public and celebrated the art of writing during the 41st annual Wildwood Writers’ Festival on March 23, 2023, at the Harrisburg Campus of HACC, Central Pennsylvania’s Community College.
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25 April 2023
HACC, Central Pennsylvania’s Community College, shares recent news, including:
- HACC Students Practice Emergency Preparedness Skills
- Phlebotomy Technician Students Will Pay Significantly Less in Tuition at HACC’s Lebanon Campus this Summer
- HACC’s Emergency Medical Technician Program Expanding to Gettysburg, Lancaster and York
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22 March 2023
Since 1981, March has been recognized as Women’s History Month. In honor of this annual observance, HACC, Central Pennsylvania’s Community College, recognizes some influential women in law enforcement.
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15 March 2023
Melissa Brutus was skeptical when she received an email from HACC, Central Pennsylvania’s Community College, about a full-ride scholarship opportunity for Black students to become a first responder as an emergency medical technician (EMT) or police officer.
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10 March 2023
Mauricia Newsom believes in being “the change that you wish to see in the world” and decided to become an emergency medical technician (EMT). Newsom, a December 2021 graduate of the EMT Program at HACC, Central Pennsylvania’s Community College, is Pennsylvania certified and nationally certified as an EMT.
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11 November 2022
During Veterans Day observances each November, we are reminded of the sacrifices made by military veterans. For some, those sacrifices continue as they serve in their community’s public safety organizations. This month, we interviewed three military veterans serving in first responder fields in Central Pennsylvania.
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02 November 2022
HACC, Central Pennsylvania’s Community College, shares recent news, including:
- HACC Provides Innovative Training for Emergency Medical Services Education
- HACC Film and Theatre Students Prepare for First Production of 2022-23 Season
- HACC to Host Open House for Future Massage Therapists
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29 March 2022
Do you remember your favorite TV show or movie from the 1970s through 1990s? TV shows such as “Miami Vice,” “Adam-12,” “CHiPs” and “Emergency!” and movies like “Backdraft” and “Police Academy” portrayed professionals in law enforcement, fire and emergency medical services (EMS). Historically, the main characters on screen were predominantly men. Despite these unbalanced depictions in entertainment, women play vital roles in the emergency services field. At the Senator John J. Shumaker Public Safety Center at HACC, Central Pennsylvania’s Community College, three women have been on the leading edge for a combined 77 years in public safety and emergency services.
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13 January 2022
Black citizens are among the communities underrepresented in law enforcement and emergency medical services – and HACC, Central Pennsylvania’s Community College, is taking action to change that dynamic.
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08 September 2021
HACC, Central Pennsylvania’s Community College, will honor the valiant efforts of the fallen and living heroes of the 9/11 terrorist attacks in New York City, New York; Washington, D.C.; and Shanksville, Pennsylvania, during a 20th Anniversary Commemorative Event on Sept. 11, 2021.
The public is invited to join this solemn occasion at the 9/11 Memorial on the grounds of HACC’s Senator John J. Shumaker Public Safety Center (PSC). Social distancing and face coverings are required.
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24 June 2020
The Rotary Club of Colonial Park Foundation is generously funding several initiatives at HACC, Central Pennsylvania’s Community College. (more)
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