I am writing to thank you for all of your efforts over the past four years to support our new Department of Education, as well as to remind you of some changes we’ve made to enhance the program. Given your participation and support thus far, I believe it’s important that you have a thorough understanding of our growth and future direction.
Four years ago, the College community united to support the Education program as a new department to be housed at the Damon City Campus. We specifically chose the Damon City Campus because it is home to the majority of our service-oriented programs such as Criminal Justice and Human Services. In addition, its location was especially appropriate for preparing teachers to teach in an urban setting – which, according to overwhelming national data, is where the majority of future career opportunities will lie. Judging from the highly positive response we’ve garnered from transfer institutions as well as the community, we made the right decision.
As our Education department grows, we continue to create and refine the infrastructure to support for long-term success.
As a reminder, let me share with you the strategies we have implemented thus far:
All EDU courses beyond EDU 100 (150, 200, and 208) will be offered at DCC only. A few sections of EDU 100 will be taught at the Brighton Campus. These are for non-matriculated students only. This information will be communicated to students through various routes, including course info sheets and a letter from Admissions, Advisement and Registration.
In order to register for any EDU courses beyond EDU 100, students must be matriculated in an EDU degree.
Students must be matriculated in one of the EDU degrees in order to take MTH 155 or MTH 156, SPA 122 or SPA 123, SCI 131 or SCI 132. These are only offered at DCC.
One section of MTH 155 and MTH 156 (Math for Elementary Teachers) will be taught at the Brighton Campus for non-EDU majors only.
New EDU majors will be required to meet with an advisor prior to registering.
Offerings from the DCC Campus Center related to EDU majors will continue to expand.
Efforts are on-going to collaborate with admissions/transfer offices at area four-year colleges/universities.
The Admissions Office will inform potential students of the above information.
I want to again express my gratitude to the College community for all of your hard work in getting our newest department off to an excellent start. With your continued support, we are confident that our Education Department will continue to flourish and graduate well-prepared teachers for the next generation of children.
If you have need for clarification, please contact Rick Costanza, EDU Chairperson at 262-1462 or Barb Connolly, Dean of Academic Services, at 262-1616.
Dr. Janet J. Glocker, Vice President
Academic Services
12/13/2007 |