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League Connections – April 2013


Stay up to date with the League for Innovation in the Community College by visiting their website for this month’s League Connections.  April highlights include:

Leadership Abstracts:  The Case for On-Time Registration, by Terry O’Banion and Cynthia Wilson.

Learning Abstracts:  What a World: How to Bring It to Your Students, by Tara Ebersole and Rachele Lawton.

Innovation Showcase:  Teaching Speech Online: It Can Be Done, by William Wade and Jason Donner.

Call for Manuscripts:  The League maintains an open call for manuscripts for its monthly digital publications, “Leadership Abstracts,” “Learning Abstracts,” and “Innovation Showcase.”  The editorial staff invites community college educators to share effective, innovative practices, processes, strategies, and programs with the field through brief articles (1,500 to 2,000 words).  Visit the post link below for prospective author guidelines.

Awards:  The Cross Papers Fellowship Proposal Deadline: April 30, 2013.

Member Spotlight:  Iowa Western Community College Partners With Leading Robotics Integrator; Snead State Community College Honors the Past While Planning for the Future; Shine in the Members Spotlight!

Projects:  Colleges Take Note: New NGLC Grants for Secondary Ed.

New Publications:  Leadership in the Crucible of Work: Discovering the Interior Life of an Authentic Leader; Building Connections Through Social Collaboration; Access, Success, and Completion: A Primer for Community College Faculty, Administrators, Staff, and Trustees.

iStream Sneak Peek:  Two-Week Free Trial.

Featured Video:  Mimi Lufkin, CEO of the National Alliance for Partnership in Equity, discusses the potential earnings for low-income women in STEM careers, in this video clip from a Special Session presented by NAPE and the Institute for Women’s Policy at STEMtech last fall.

Check out upcoming events, resources, and opportunities from the League’s partners and friends.

And more!

For the complete post, go to:

https://www.league.org/publication/leagueconnections/LC201304.cfm?utm_source=2013_04+League+Connections&utm_campaign=April+2013+League+Connections&utm_medium=email.

Michael J. McDonough
Provost and Vice President, Academic Services
04/08/2013