Vol. XXV, No. 8-In "Congress-to-Campus: Bringing Vitality to the Classroom," Dennis King, vice president, Student Services, at Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College (NC), describes a joint, collaborative venture-shared by high school, community college, and university students-as they weave together classroom and practical experiences, sharpen and broaden their perspectives of government and political events, and are exposed to an array of public service career options.
Vol. XXV, No. 9-Mark Hara, coordinator, Writing Program, at North Central Michigan College, describes a series of success activities for implementing the portfolio process in writing programs, gathering specific data directly tied to course outcomes, and tracking data semester-to-semester to measure instructional success. In "Using Portfolios to Assess Writing Outcomes," Hara maps out a strategy whereby instructors can better monitor and ultimately improve students' writing skills.
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Richard Degus
Executive Assistant to the President
03/26/2003 |