Academics

SUNY Jamestown Community College has sent students all over the world through its study abroad travel courses, international internships, and additional global learning opportunities. 

But never Vietnam ... until now. 

A trip to southeast Asia is scheduled for Jan. 2 through 16 under the guidance of Mark Sasse, JCC’s Arts programming administrator who is well acquainted with the country. 

Sasse taught English to students in Vietnam from 1994 to 2003 before moving to Malaysia to teach history. 

Jolene Ayres from Allegany-Limestone Central School has been awarded the 2025 College Connections Teacher of the Year by SUNY Jamestown Community College. Ayres taught several courses across the English, communications, and leadership disciplines this school year through the College Connections concurrent enrollment program.   

Francis LaChappelle is a Human Services assistant professor at SUNY Jamestown Community College. He has taught at JCC since 2003 and joined the full-time faculty in 2012, leading courses in human services, psychology, and addictions counseling. 

LaChappelle also has 30 years of professional experience in the human services field. 

The following SUNY Jamestown Community College students earned part-time dean’s list honors for academic excellence during the spring 2025 semester. To be eligible, a student must achieve a minimum 3.50 GPA while enrolled in six to 11 degree hours. 

Allegany: Brittany Babb, Emily Bigler, Payton Fortuna, Sidney Gleason, Kristine Olver, Hermione Riggs, Alix Snyder 

Angelica: Rebecca Fisk 

Ashville: Megan Blakeslee 

Bemus Point: Elijah Nuccio, George Royle, Stephanie Shagla, Susanne Stone 

The following SUNY Jamestown Community College students earned full-time dean’s list honors for academic excellence during the spring 2025 semester. To be eligible, a student must achieve a minimum 3.50 GPA while enrolled in at least 12 degree hours. 

Accra, Ghana: Lydia Adu-Kwakye 

Allegany: Robert Casey, Megan Fisher, Olivia Graham, Ethan Jones, Nicholas Jones, Rayleah Magara, Jeremiah Moore, Ryleigh Peterson, Alaina Quattrone 

Almond: Hannah Rech 

Angola: Jason Conklin 

SUNY Jamestown Community College recently honored 65 high school students from throughout southwestern New York as the 2024-2025 students of the year in the College Connections program.  

In selecting the students of the year, schools were asked to consider College Connections participants who had embraced the challenges of completing college level work and demonstrated resourcefulness, integrity, and dedication. 

Twelve 2025 graduates of SUNY Jamestown Community College completed all requirements to earn the college’s Honors program citation. Each was honored during the Jamestown Campus commencement ceremony on Saturday. 

OLEAN, N.Y. — Cattaraugus County Campus students in SUNY Jamestown Community College’s Manufacturing Technology Institute programs were given a toolkit graduation gift during a campus gathering last week. 

Thirteen students participated in SUNY Jamestown Community College Career Services Student Showcase in April, with winners crowned in applied learning, academic accomplishment, and artistic accomplishment categories. 

Previously known as Scholars Day, the Student Showcase celebrates academic research and creative activity among students and their faculty mentors. 

Tonie Westlake describes balancing school, work, and her personal life as “pure chaos.” 

It’s understandable. In addition to being a mother to four children ranging from 10 months to 17 years old, Westlake is a full-time student in SUNY Jamestown Community College’s Nursing program and a healthcare employee who has worked overnights.