For Immediate Release
June 20, 2002
Contact: John Hammond, Director of Public Relations, 210/733-2147, jhammond@accd.edu
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SAC Partners with Borders for Book
Series
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| San Antonio College is partnering with Borders’ Books and Music at
the Quarry to offer a diverse series of book presentations during the month
of July, Tuesdays at 7 p.m. “Borders’ Summer School for Teachers” presentations by six SAC faculty are free and open to the general public, and Borders is also specially inviting public school teachers as enrichment opportunities, according to Sara Hines, Borders Corporate and Educational Accounts. The books being discussed will be available at each event. The schedule follows: July 2: “Preventing Childhood Obesity,” by Ellen Brennan, M.S., R.D., L.D. (biology professor and registered dietician) Fat Kids: Raising Physically and Emotionally Strong Kids with Real Food, by Eileen Behen; Raising Happy Healthy, Weight-wise Kids, by Judy Towes and Nicole Parton; American Academy of Pediatrics Guide to Your Child’s Nutrition, edited by William H. Dietz and Loraine Stern; and The Volumetrics Weight Control Plan: Feel Full on Fewer Calories, by Barbara Rolls and Robert Narnett July 9: “An Historian’s Tips to Understanding the World You Live In,” by Dr. Jonathan Lee. (history professor and President of the World History Association of Texas) Bobos in Paradise: The New Upper Class and How They Got There, by David Brooks; The Ends of the Earth: From Togo to Turkmenistan, by Robert Kaplan July 16: “Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder,” by Thomas E. Billimek, M.A., L.P.A. (Chairman of the Psychology Department) Coping with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: Dealing with Tragedy (Coping), by Carolyn Simpson July 23: “The Intersection Between Art and History,” by Mekonnen Haile and Jerry McCarthy. (English professors) JFK: The Book of the Film, by Oliver Stone and Zachary Sklar July 30: “From the Muse to the Classroom: Poems That Charge Learning,” by Carol Coffee Reposa. (English professor and an award-winning, widely published poet) The Best American Poetry, 2001, edited by Robert Hass |
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