April 2004

The Community College of Baltimore County Online Newsletter

Celebrate Community College Month in April!
Be sure to check out the interesting community college facts
at the bottom of each page of this edition of Live@CCBC.

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news


Ethics Week: Bringing higher thought to
higher education
An annual CCBC tradition for eight years, Ethics Week will be held April 19-23, with each campus also observing a special Ethics Day.

School of Justice grand opening
kicks off Justice Month
The CCBC School of Justice will host its official grand opening Friday, April 30 in the courtyard at CCBC Dundalk with an event featuring Maryland Attorney General J. Joseph Curran, Jr. as the keynote speaker.

'World’s Best Flash Designer' to lecture at CCBC
CCBC’s School of Applied and Information Technology (SAIT) hosts Hillman Curtis, one of the world’s leading new media designers, 1-3:30 p.m. Saturday, April 24 at the CCBC Catonsville Fine and Performing Arts Center Theatre (Q building).

CCBC Chancellor honored by oldest
U.S. institution of higher learning
The Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE) honored CCBC Chancellor Irving Pressley McPhail, Jr. with an award for his contributions to education.

Reihl scores a real hit at the first
AAWCC Women’s History Month luncheon
Faculty and staff from both the Dundalk and Essex campuses enjoyed a joint AAWCC event that was fun as well as informative.

Faculty and staff participate in Pieces of a Dream
CCBC faculty, staff and administrators gave riveting recitations of speeches by the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. during a special February event titled Pieces of a Dream.

Black History Month speaker stirs audience
Former mayoral candidate Andrey Bundley presented a riveting and stirring speech to students, faculty, staff and administrators during Black History Month at CCBC Catonsville.


 
Insights


Embracing diversity in community colleges
by Kelly Lemons, coordinator of Equity and Programming

While many community colleges are actively creating programs to welcome a diverse population, a need to recruit and retain faculty and staff who mirror its students remains.


Snapshots


"All photographs are there to remind us of
what we forget."
-- John Berger (b. 1926), British novelist, critic

Browse the CCBC photo gallery for images from college events and activities.


 
 
 
 
Features


CCBC dance troupe taps popular culture
The CCBC Dance Company appeared as one of only two community colleges at the Southeast region's American College Dance Festival, presenting two student-performed dance pieces before an appreciative regional audience.

Camp Logan evokes emotional response
from students and staff
Sitting on the edges of their seats, students, faculty and staff watched the dramatic story of Camp Logan unfold during special performances at both the Catonsville and Dundalk campuses in February.


 
Events


Alumni theater presents Steel Magnolias
The Catonsville Alumni Theater presents Steel Magnolias, the poignant story of friendship and family ties among a group of women in small-town Louisiana, April 1-4 at CCBC Catonsville.

Come and meet those dancin' feet at DCT
Make your way over to 42nd Street as the Dundalk Community Theatre presents the quintessential show-within-a-show April 23-24 and May 1 at 8 p.m. and April 25 and May 2 at 3 p.m.

Take a trip to Our Town with the Barnstormers
The CCBC Catonsville Division of Learning and Student Development's "Barnstormers" will produce Thornton Wilder's Pulitzer Prize-winning play Our Town April 23-May 1 in the Fine and Performing Arts Center Theatre (Q Building).

Antiques and collectibles return to Catonsville
No matter what your level of interest or expertise, there will be something of interest for you at CCBC's second annual Historic Patapsco Valley Antique Show and Sale, May 1-2 at CCBC Catonsville.

Employees invited to participate in talent show
The Center for Learning and Teaching Excellence and the Catonsville Council on Innovation and Student Learning (C-CISL) team will sponsor a staff talent show in the Barn Theater Friday, May 21.

Visit CCBC during one of the college's open house events in April.

Check out event calendars for CCBC Catonsville , CCBC Dundalk and CCBC Essex.


Chatroom


Visit the Chat Room for information on employee accomplishments and honors, department and program news tidbits.

CCBC in the news highlights college and employee media mentions and appearances.

New faces lists the names of faculty and staff who have recently joined the CCBC employee family.