Around Campus

College’s Against Cancer Celebrates Pink-Out Day

Even though blue and silver are the school colors for the Mounties, the campus community wore pink to show their support for Breast Cancer Awareness on the Second Annual Pink-Out Day held this past October. Clubs and organizations on campus passed out information on breast cancer and had free giveaways and basket raffles. In addition to sponsoring Pink-Out Day, the College’s Against Cancer group
facilitated the fifth annual Relay for Life which took place in mid-April.

What It Takes To Be An Entrepreneur

The Entrepreneurial Speaker Series, during the fall semester provided Mount Aloysius College students the opportunity to hear from local entrepreneurs about how they got their start and how their own drive, determination and passion to succeed have led to leave successful in which they have made their own mark.

Mike Stohon, owner of In-Shore Technologies, has been running his own technology consulting firm for three years. He advised future business owners to cherish and treat their employees well. Employees are everything to a company.

Ed Huttenhower, Director of St. Francis University Small Business Development Center, spoke about what the SBDC has done for numerous area businesses. Huttenhower has extensive experience in the business community and has been able to help numerous entrepreneurs become successful.

Shawn Piatek, founder of Piatek & Associates, LLC, chose to go into his own business because he had a strong desire to be his own boss. Piatek recommended that future entrepreneurs pursue their aspirations because it will only lead to success.

Michael Hruska of Intelligent Security Technologies, LLC, specializes in security. He discussed the many components to a successful career and life. For Hruska part of that is P & L. P stands for People, Positive and Persistence. L stands for Leadership, Longevity and Loyalty.

Mr. Mike Danchanko is President of Digital.iway and he conveyed to the future entrepreneurs that promoting their business is an important aspect to making it a success. Danchanko went on to say that communication will be the most important skill that any entrepreneur can learn.

Terri Malzi is the Human Resources Director of Cambria County Community Action Council and owner of a local pizza establishment. Malzi reiterated the need for future entrepreneurs to be happy and really have a passion for their career choice.

Anthony’s Restaurant is owned and operated by Mr. Anthony Rizzo. He likes to follow the phrase “success breeds success” and encourages everyone to do the same. Rizzo explained the most important aspect of success is the location of the business.

Mike Gildea, founder and President of Brain Gain, LLC, has focused his expertise to address the challenges and opportunities of retaining and attracting young people to the region. Gildea believes future entrepreneurs should determine the locale in which to locate the business along with establishing a residence. Both will lead to an overall better quality of life, which is the ultimate goal of Brain Gain, LLC.

Brian Shrift of Precision Business Solution is making his mark in the IT field and loves what he does for a living. He feels that “everyone gets the same amount of luck. The more you work, the more luck you get.” To Shrift there are three keys to success, “surrounding yourself with good people, a little bit of luck, and thinking outside the box.”

Who is iStan?

Nursing students at MAC have been training with an advanced patient simulator called iStan. This simulator or “human patient” imitates bodily injury, drug overdoses, and heart attacks. He has a pulse, a heartbeat, and eyes that dilate, and he breathes and excretes fluid from his body. iStan simulators have recently been featured on popular shows such as “Grey’s Anatomy,” “ER,” and “Doctors.”

Students have been working with the advanced technology of the iStan Wireless Simulator, Human Patient Simulator (HPS®), PediaSIM® Pediatric Simulator and BabySIM® Infant Simulator as part of the Associate and Bachelor degree programs.

Criminal Justice Symposium

Many students and law enforcement entities were in attendance for the Second Annual Criminal Justice Symposium: Proof and Consequences to hear remarks from four honored speakers. Each presenter shared comments in their respective fields with regards to common errors that occur during an investigation and the methods to correct these mistakes.

Charity Holland of Mitotyping Technologies explained DNA analysis and discussed some of the high profiles cases she has worked on. One important case Holland worked on was identifying victims of the 9/11 attacks at the World Trade Center in New York City. Dr. Reena Roy, Associate Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Forensic Science, The Pennsylvania State University explained the proper techniques needed to collect and analyze evidence found at crime scenes. She also discussed a case she worked on which was later made into the movie Boys Don’t Cry.

Trooper Richard Hunter of the Pennsylvania State Police Force Troop B talked about common errors made by investigators that should be avoided to make sure the proper individual is convicted of a crime. Hunter also presented material on fingerprint analysis. Lastly, Kirk Bloodsworth explained his story of being wrongfully arrested and convicted of a crime he did not commit that sentenced him to death. Bloodsworth was later acquitted of the charges and became the first individual to be released from death row due to DNA analysis.