Aspire Magazine

Heroes Study Here Through a partnership with St. Luke’s University Health Network, in place of the typical clinical experience LCCC nursing students are exposed to, our nursing students were given the opportunity to take part in the hospital’s COVID-19 vaccine clinics at its Miner’s and Lehighton facilities.

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Profile: Hilaria Valdez College is challenging in the best of circumstances. Add stressors like housing insecurity and learning a new language and even the most determined student feels like giving up at times. Hilaria Valdez has been there. She faced obstacles that would deter just about anyone. Yet she persisted and earned her degree at Lehigh Carbon Community College and recently graduated with her bachelor’s degree from Temple University.
 

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Things Happen in Three An old adage goes “Things happen in three.” That’s how Dr. Bibi Trinidad Sierra defines her legacy. The legacy her family bestowed upon her started with her grandmother, a native of Puerto Rico

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Sleight of Hand

Alani Jimenez is an award winning artist who has been doing caricatures for over 13 years. He started doing caricatures at a local theme park in Allentown for the summer.  Now, he manages a year-round Caricatures and Facepaint operation at fairs nationwide.

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Just Around the Bend Dr. Vanesa Mora Ringle came to the U.S. from Chile with her family when she was 10. They settled in Allentown where they found a supportive Latinx community. She overcame early struggles to go on to earn her Ph.D. in clinical psychology, and become a U.S. citizen.

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Trailblazer Kelly Whitt knew she had a passion for sports, but didn't know what path to take until her time at LCCC. After completing several high profile internships, Whitt found a passion for human resources.

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Serving the Underserved

Melanie Wilcox is an associate professor at Augusta University. Dr. Wilcox's research looks at issues related to racial and economic justice in a number of different areas pertaining to mental health and psycotherapy services.

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Dancing to Her Own Beat Samantha Furhwirth has spent most of her life dancing to her own beat, and making her own path. A 2015 graduate of LCCC, Furhwirth has a lifetime of world experience, and is using her view of the world to improve the way we inhabit it. From her beginnings at LCCC to studying in Japan to creating a food startup to designiner sustainable living spaces, Fruhwirth has never let where she was on her journey define her. 

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LCCC Commencement Student Speakers and Student of the Year Honored Student Speakers Jennifer Pacanowski and Daniel Melin, and LCCC Faculty Association Student of the Year Rodolfo Arroyo were honored at Lehigh Carbon Community College's 53rd Annual Commencement Ceremony on August 12, 2020.

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A Clear Road Forward Jill Clipper found herself at a crossroads after events she couldn't control derailed the career she thought she wanted. At the advice of a friend, she re-enrolled at LCCC 15 years after earning her first degree, and calls it the best thing she has ever done. 

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