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October 19, 2007 Volume 1 Number 30 |
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| Dr. Stacey Johnson, interim vice president of academic affairs at Palo Alto College, has been named one of “The 100 Most Influential Sports Educators in America” by the Institute for International Sport. The list caps a three-year project by the Institute that originally reviewed 1,500 nominations. A selection committee composed of coaches, athletic administrators, journalists and academicians, and chaired by David Bloss, a former sports editor for the Providence Journal, reviewed the 200 finalists prior to making the final selection. Joining Johnson are notable athletes such as Tiger Woods, Cal Ripken Jr., and Billie Jean King. |
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Northwest Vista College Associate Professor of English Sharon Shelton-Colangelo and Humanities and Arts Instructor Deborah Keller-Reinh showcased their art pieces at the Bihl Haus Arts on Friday, Oct. 12 from 5:30 - 8:30 a.m. Sharon recently joined Debrah on the Board of Directors of Bihl Haus.
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Mary Cotter, St. Philip's College math department faculty member and former chair, presented at the California Community College Association for Occupational Education Conference in Palm Springs, California on October 10. The title of the presentation was “Contextualizing Developmental Education for Student Success.” The presentation detailed the St. Philip’s College/Project Quest initiative to develop a context-based, accelerated, cohort driven developmental education pathway for students seeking degrees in Allied Health programs.
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| Dr. Mary-Ellen Jacobs, associate professor of English at PAC, participated in the Cross-Cultural Forum for Professional Development sponsored by the Women's Global Connection, held at the University of the Incarnate Word. Dr. Jacobs discussed her experiences of facilitating a workshop on interactive teaching strategies for secondary school educators in Bukoba, Tanzania, this summer. |
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| Two language instructors from Northwest Vista College have been selected for the English Language Fellow (ELF) program: Kelly Graham (ELF for Belarus) and Kristy Welch (ELF for Mongolia). Both have been teaching in Northwest Vista’s ESL Program. The ELF program is a 10-month teaching opportunity for English language educators to travel abroad, teach and exchange language learning ideas. International Programs at the Alamo Community Colleges is responsible for recruitment and advising to English educators in seven states: Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Kansas, New Mexico and Colorado. |
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