| Office of the Vice President and Provost News |
| Rockville BOT June 2007 |
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Art Professor Edwin Ahlstrom was invited to present a lecture in May titled, Modeling Form with Color: a Brief History, to the students of the Studio Incamminati in Philadelphia, PA. The Studio Incamminati (www.studioincamminati.org) is directed by the internationally renowned portrait painter, Nelson Shanks, (www.nelsonshanks.com) and devoted to teaching the classical foundations of realist painting. Professor Ahlstrom has had an article, A Palette of George Romney published in Transactions of the Romney Society volume 9, 2006 (www.npg.org.uk/live/romnsoc.asp). Professor David Krueger is a finalist for the Bethesda Painting Awards. The exhibition will be held June 6-July 7 at the Fraser Gallery in Bethesda. As part of the Fulbright summer luncheon: On the Potomac, Celebrating the Arts, works by Fulbright-Artist Aaron Quinn Brophy, adjunct faculty, will be featured at the Anne C. Fisher Gallery, 1065 31 St. NW, Washington, DC, Sunday, June 24, 12:00-4:00 pm. Professor Farrell's work will be on exhibit at the Glenview Mansion as part of a three person exhibition in July 2007. Athletics Congratulations! Women's tennis team head coach Bob Finney and the women's tennis team finished second in the nation at the 2007 NJCAA (National Junior College Athletic Association) Division III Women's Tennis Championship, held in Tucson, Arizona. In the singles match, Jillian Elkaim finished second, Danielle Tirado finished third, and Celia Valmora finished fifth. In the doubles match, Mi Chi and Anne Gaelle LaPlanche finished second overall. Men's golf team head coach Bobby Ashton and the men's golf team won the 2007 MDJUCO (Maryland Junior College) Regional Golf Tournament. Steve Delmar finished first in the tournament followed by Paul Apolenis and Joey Shapiro to round out the top three spots. The team will be heading to the NJCAA National Golf Tournament, June 4-8, at Chautauqua Golf Course in Chautauqua, New York. College Institute Academic Initiatives continues its program of providing Accuplacer testing in the high schools. During April and May, students at seven Montgomery County Public High Schools took 375 Accuplacer exams. The results of these tests were used as part of the admissions process for the College Institute. Students who are “college ready” have an opportunity to enroll in MC classes while in high school. Students who place at levels below “college ready” are typically offered special skill building sessions by their high school teachers. These students are re-tested several months later and nearly all students improve their readiness for college level work in English and math. College Institute students continue to participate in campus events such at reading several original poems at the Poetry Slam. All College Institute students will be recognized at their high school graduation ceremony by a MC pin and a College Institute ribbon. College Institute students have been making decisions about college. At Gaithersburg High School 86 students have made their decision and plan to attend 46 different colleges and universities nationwide. Twelve plan to attend Montgomery College in the fall. College Tech Prep Program During the 2007-08 academic year, the College will receive nearly $40,000 in funds earmarked specifically for Tech Prep. There will also be an opportunity to apply for additional funds based on surplus money the state identifies that will be available through a competitive application process. The College Tech Prep Program is administered from the Office of Academic Initiatives. The following articulation agreements have been submitted to the Montgomery County Public Schools for signature per the new Perkins requirement of yearly reviews of all agreements: Child and Adolescent Development, Academy of Finance/Accounting/Business Management and Finance, Software Applications by Design, Academy of Information Technology, Network Operations (CISCO), Project Lead the Way Engineering, Fire Science, Microcomputer and Wireless Technologies, Computer Programming, Biotechnology, and Restaurant Management. The Medical Careers articulation is still being tweaked prior to its final approval for signature. There are also several new articulation agreements in the works: Justice, Law and Society, which will articulate into the College's Paralegal Studies Program; a second Project Lead the Way articulation with a focus on Biomedical careers; Broadcast and Media Technology; and National Academy of Hospitality and Tourism. The Students Engaged in Pathways to Achievement, SEPA, for students with interrupted, limited or no formal education, will begin this summer with a four-week rotating summer camp where students will have the opportunity to engage in hands-on career exploration in a number of different areas, such as automotive technology, cosmetology, carpentry, electricity, web design, and others. The camp will take place at Thomas Edison High School of Technology, located next to Wheaton High School. In the fall, students will take academic courses, which will be taught bilingually, along with the career courses in the occupation that they select. Eighteen students from several MCPS high schools participated in the Exxon Mobile Minority Business Day that included a presentation about the oil and energy industry, a brief tour of the facility, mentoring, and a panel discussion with four minority Exxon Mobile employees. This year there are 180 graduates of the National Academy of Finance and the National Academy of Information Technology. Honors Program For the first time, students who graduated in the Honors Program were recognized in the Commencement program. These students had taken at least 15 credits of honors classes and had at least a 3.2 GPA. The Honors Program designation was given to students who graduated in the Montgomery Scholars, Macklin Scholars, Millennium Scholars, Takoma Park Scholars, or Collegewide Honors programs. In addition, students who met the above criteria received an Honors Program notation on their transcripts, also for the first time. Honors Scholars and Outstanding Honors Students for 2006-2007 were recognized at awards ceremonies at each of the three campuses in late April and May. Twenty-two students from MC were selected as finalists for the Beacon Conference on June 1 at Rockland Community College in Suffern, NY. The Honors Curriculum Committee convened in May to review proposals for honors courses under the more rigorous guidelines approved in January 2007. Thus far in 2007 two new courses have been approved under the new guidelines, and two have been returned for revisions. Three MC proposals—two from faculty honors coordinators and one from MC students—have been accepted for the 2007 National Collegiate Honors Conference, which will take place in Denver, Colorado in October. The student proposal has been put on hold due to funding constraints. Mathematics Professor William Coe, adjunct mathematics professor, instructional associate in the Math/Science Center, Math Fast Track coordinator, and Gateway to College instructor, was awarded the Outstanding Developmental Educator of Maryland Award at the spring meeting of DEAM, Developmental Education Association of Maryland on May 22, 2007. Travel and Study This summer students will study abroad and earn 12 credits at various locations in disciplines that include philosophy, religion, archeology, theater, and foreign languages. A 2007 Study Abroad Scholarship winner, Kathryn Reiter, is studying in Berlin, and another scholarship awardee, Kiane Simeon, will take courses in Tokyo. Additionally, other students will take the summer as an opportunity to study in Costa Rica and Bristol, UK. There are 33 faculty, students, alumni and MC friends who are taking part in the short-term study abroad program, Turkey: Land of Layered Civilizations, from June 29-July 13. Themes such as ancient civilization, as well as Christian and Islamic religion, culture, and history will be explored through various site visits, lectures, and other educational resources. Five of the student participants were scholarship winners, and 1 faculty member was awarded a free program while attending a learning retreat at Germantown campus - Making Connections: Learning in a Global Society in March. This is going to be a very rich and fulfilling summer for the MC community and the study abroad program. Kudos Ms. Carvallo, Academic Initiatives, was honored at the MCPS Volunteer Recognition Tea for outstanding volunteers and volunteer programs for her work with the Division of Family and Community Partnerships. As part of her service to her department and the College, Ms. Carvallo often participates at career days, college fairs, and as a guest speaker to high school students, particularly those who are struggling. The Volunteer Recognition Tea was attended by Dr. Weast, and numerous members of the Board of Education, who were there to thank and congratulate all the volunteers. |
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