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<https://www.league.org/publication/connections/main.htm#>
KEYNOTERS CONFIRMED FOR INNOVATIONS 2003
The sixth annual conference, to be held in Phoenix in March, has scheduled Kweisi MFume, President and CEO of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People; David Ward, President of the American Council on Education; Harry Pachon, President of the Tomàs Rivera Policy Institute; Renate and Geoffrey Caine, leaders in the field of brain research; and Pulitzer Prize winning political cartoonist Steve Benson. Click here for details.
<https://www.league.org/publication/connections/connections_1202.htm#keynoters>
LOW COST AND HIGH EXPECTATIONS MAKE A MATCH IN COMMUNITY COLLEGES
As noted in a recent New York Times article, more students are opting to
save money by attending a community college before transferring to a
prestigious four-year institution. And more community colleges are
responding by offering honors programs barely discernible from the types of
curricula offered at those universities. To find out more and link to the
article, click here.
<https://www.league.org/publication/connections/connections_1202.htm#match>
HIGH SCHOOLS GET HIGH-TECH TRAINING BOOST
Thanks to a $728,000 Department of Labor grant, Kirkwood Community College and several high schools in the Cedar Rapids (IA) area will launch an effort to make teens aware of promising careers in information technology. Click here to learn more about this project.
<https://www.league.org/publication/connections/connections_1202.htm#boosts>
STUDENTS GET COLLEGE CREDIT FOR MICROSOFT CERTIFICATION
Now students who hold Microsoft Office Specialist certifications can apply
for college credit. Click here for details.
<https://www.league.org/publication/connections/connections_1202.htm#microsoft>
MARICOPA LEARNING EXCHANGE: THE GREAT MLX PACKAGE RACE Maricopa Learning eXchange (MLX) is a searchable online database built to meet faculty and staff requests for innovations, projects, and resources. Find out more about this easy-to-use library by clicking here.
<https://www.league.org/publication/connections/connections_1202.htm#mlx>
CLEARLY QUOTABLE: SOME MUSINGS ON DIVERSITY
When it comes to celebrating differences, great minds think alike, from
Jonathan Swift to Helen Keller, from Immanuel Kant to Elvis. Click here to
see what they had to say about diversity.
<https://www.league.org/publication/connections/connections_1202.htm#quotable>
EARN GRADUATE CREDIT AT 2003 INNOVATIONS CONFERENCE
Antioch University McGregor offers graduate courses incorporating
Innovations activities into the course requirements. To learn more about
these graduate opportunities, click here.
<https://www.league.org/publication/connections/connections_1202.htm#credit>
CONFERENCE ON INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY: GONE TODAY, HERE TOMORROW
The applause has barely faded from November’s CIT, but already preparations
are underway for the 2003 conference in Milwaukee. To find out what’s in
the works and how you can plan for the next exciting CIT, click here.
<https://www.league.org/publication/connections/connections_1202.htm#gone>
LULU PRESS ANNOUNCES WINNER IN CIT DRAWING
At the CIT drawing in Long Beach last month, one college won a year’s
subscription to the League’s Digital Public Library. Find out who won and
how you can access this great resource by clicking here.
<https://www.league.org/publication/connections/connections_1202.htm#lulu>
QUICK STATS: A NEW SURVEY LOOKS AT STUDENT ENGAGEMENT
The Community College Survey on Student Engagement (CCSSE) involved 30,000
students at 48 two-year colleges. Click here to discover some of its eye-
opening results.
<https://www.league.org/publication/connections/connections_1202.htm#stats>
THE LEAGUE CAN HELP YOU DEVELOP A STRATEGIC TECHNOLOGY PLAN
Learn about the threefold way that the League’s Service Division can help
community colleges develop strategic technology plans for a campus,
college, or district. Click here for details.
<https://www.league.org/publication/connections/connections_1202.htm#plan>
SINCLAIR’S GRANTS DIRECTOR HONORED WITH LIFETIME SERVICE AWARD
Neil Herbkersman has led the Grants Development and Governmental
Information office at Sinclair (OH) since 1986. Learn how the Council for
Resource Development honored that longtime effort by clicking here.
<https://www.league.org/publication/connections/connections_1202.htm#award>
Dr. Susan Salvador
Office for Student Services
01/02/2003 |