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BCCC Announces New Director of Municipal Police Academy

 Bucks County Community College officials announced that Chris Willard recently joined Bucks as the Director of the Municipal Police Academy. Willard will provide administrative and operational leadership for the municipal police training academy, ensure compliance with all Municipal Police Officers’ Education and Training Commission (MPOETC) regulations, and promote the highest standards of law enforcement training for cadets and certified police officers. Vice President for Workforce & Strategic Partnerships Tracy Timby said, “With our strong foundation of firefighting, EMT, and paramedic training in Bucks County and beyond, the police academy rounds out our public safety training portfolio and will help to make our communities safer places to live, work, and visit.” Willard served as Temple University’s police academy director for 15 years before serving as their public safety department’s director of tactical and professional development for the past three years. Previous experience includes serving as a corporal and training coordinator for the Chester County Sheriff’s Office and as a police officer at Millersville University, Quarryville Police Department, and West Chester University. She also served as a fraud claims adjuster for Allstate insurance. "I believe being a director or instructor at a law enforcement academy is not about you; it is about the cadets and providing them with the tools, skills, knowledge, and experiences they need to succeed,” said Willard. “Our responsibility is to prepare them to be the best police officers they can be and to serve their communities with professionalism, integrity, and confidence." Willard holds master’s and bachelor’s degrees in criminal justice from West Chester University and a MPOETC Act 120 certificate from Delaware County Community College. The municipal police academy will offer the state’s Act 120 basic police officer training, a comprehensive, mandatory, 919-hour program designed to prepare an individual for certification to become a police officer within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The academy will be housed at the College’s Newtown Campus, where there is ample classroom space and facilities. Applications for the police academy will start to be accepted in the spring with the inaugural class slated to begin August 2027. For more information, visit the Municipal Police Academy web page, contact mpa@bucks.edu or call 215-497-8766.
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Wordsmiths Series Brings Three Award-Winning Poets to Newtown

 Bucks County Community College, which has a long history of bringing world-renowned writers to Newtown, invites the public to hear three award-winning poets on Friday, October 2, as the popular Wordsmiths Reading Series resumes this fall. Jeanne Marie Beaumont, Julie Standig, and Tom Mallouk will read from their works at 7:30 p.m. in the Orangery building on the Newtown Campus, followed by book signings and a reception. Beaumont is author of five books of poetry, including the National Poetry Series winner “Placebo Effects” and most recently “Lessons with Scissors.” She is also coeditor of “The Poets’ Grimm” anthology and author of the verse play “Asylum Song,” which had its premiere at HERE Arts in New York. She is the former director of the Frost Place Seminar and has taught at Rutgers University, the Stonecoast MFA Program, and the 92nd St. Y. Beaumont is serving as the final judge in the College’s search for the 50th Bucks County Poet Laureate. Born and raised in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, Beaumont has lived in New York City for over forty years. Standig is the author of two poetry books, including “The Forsaken Little Black Book,” which was a finalist for an Eric Hoffer Award. Her poems have appeared in numerous publications, including the Schuylkill Valley Journal, Gyroscope Review, One Art, and elsewhere. Standig retired to Bucks County after a lifetime in New York and immediately found the River Heron Review, which led to the late Professor Chris Bursk’s spring poetry workshops at the College. Mallouk – a practicing psychotherapist – has transformed his interest in the healing possibilities of conversation into poetry. The 2022 Bucks County Poet Laureate leveraged his status to create and curate Poet’s Corner, a weekly feature in the Bucks County Herald. His poetry and creative nonfiction have been widely published, including two chapbooks. A third chapbook “To Love You More,” which includes poems by his wife Dr. Eileen Engle, and a full-length book are both coming soon. The Wordsmiths Reading Series is another way that Bucks County Community College connects the community with the region’s vibrant literary heritage. The College – founded in 1964 – has a long history of hosting literary greats, including poet Allen Ginsberg and many award-winning authors. The Wordsmiths Reading Series, which is free and open to the public, is funded by the College’s Cultural Affairs Committee. Upcoming events include poet Grant Clauser at 12:30 p.m. Thursday, October 22, and poet Michelle Messina Reale reading with the soon-to-be-named 50th Bucks County Poet Laureate at 1 p.m. Saturday, November 14. To learn more, visit the Wordsmiths Reading Series web page or contact the School of Language & Literature at langandlit@bucks.edu or 215-968-8150. Bucks County Community College is located at 275 Swamp Rd., Newtown, Pa., 18940, where there is ample free parking.
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BCCC Officials Host Groundbreaking Ceremony for New HVAC Lab at the CAT

 Bucks County Community College Building and Construction Trades graduate Tim McCloud puts the first shovel in the dirt at the September 18 groundbreaking ceremony for a new HVAC lab at the College’s Center for Advanced Technologies in Bristol. Onlookers including College officials, Board of Trustee members, local elected representatives, and fellow students cheer as this represents a significant step toward establishing the HVAC program that is in high demand. The new specialized learning space will teach students how to install, operate, and repair heating, ventilation, and air conditioning equipment in both indoor and outdoor spaces to reflect actual working conditions. (PHOTO: Eric Parker, Bucks County Community College) Bucks County Community College officials and local elected representatives were joined by recent graduates of the College’s Building and Construction Trades Pre-Apprenticeship program on Friday, September 18 for a HVAC lab groundbreaking ceremony at the College’s Gene and Marlene Epstein Campus at Lower Bucks in Bristol. The new specialized learning space will teach students how to install, operate, and repair heating, ventilation, and air conditioning equipment in both indoor and outdoor spaces to reflect actual working conditions. The in-demand HVAC training program is a 12-week course that includes classroom theory and hands-on skills development. Instruction includes U.S. Department of Energy’s Industrial Training & Assessment Center energy efficiency training.   College officials and Pennsylvania State Representative Tina Davis join Building & Construction Trades graduate Tim McCloud (center) at the September 18 HVAC lab groundbreaking ceremony at the College’s Center for Advanced Technologies in Bristol. Pictured (from left-to-right) are: Bucks County Community College’s COO Michael Harris; Vice President for Workforce & Strategic Partnerships Tracy Timby; Board of Trustees Chair, Ronni Fuchs, Esq.; State Rep. Tina Davis; Building & Construction Trades graduate Tim McCloud; Trustee Carol Mignoni Ferguson; Epstein Campus at Lower Bucks Director Rose Cooper; AVP of Workforce Development Susan Herring; and President & CEO Patrick M. Jones. (PHOTO: Eric Parker, Bucks County Community College) The HVAC lab project was designed by Lenhardt Rodgers Architecture + Interiors based in Fort Washington, Pa. Principal Jamie Ober (center) is pictured with Bucks County Community College President & CEO Patrick M. Jones, and BCCC Chief Operating Officer Michael Harris. The new specialized learning space will teach students how to install, operate, and repair heating, ventilation, and air conditioning equipment in both indoor and outdoor spaces to reflect actual working conditions. (PHOTO: Eric Parker, Bucks County Community College)