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Donna Linksz, CCBC Catonsville and Thea Prettyman, CCBC Essex academic deans for Math, Science and Engineering respectively, gave a presentation and workshop on "Developing an Outcomes Assessment Program:  The CCBC Approach" in March at the Owens campus of Delaware Technical and Community College in Georgetown, Del. The presentation was so well received that they were invited back to give another presentation in the fall at the college’s Dover campus.

CCBC Catonsville faculty and staff are participating in a year-long outreach program titled “Promoting Access and Inclusion for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Students in Postsecondary Education.” This project will involve five faculty members who will participate in a Summer Institute at the National Technical Institute for the Deaf in Rochester, N.Y. At the Summer Institute, the attendees will learn strategies that will improve access for deaf and hard-of-hearing students in the classroom. Faculty participating include Sandra Jones (Developmental Education), Tom Barrett (Technical Studies), Stephanie Briggs (Liberal Arts), Carol Roush (Math, Science and Engineering) and Jill Hodge (Counseling Center).

Steve Tanner, CCBC Dundalk dean of Liberal Arts, Career and Technology, served as moderator for a panel discussion on “Ethics and Public Relations” at an April professional development seminar sponsored by the Baltimore Public Relations Council. Bonnie Stecker, Public Relations coordinator for CCBC Dundalk, chaired the organization's seminar planning committee and is a member of the BPRC Board.

Lillian Archer, senior director of Academic Advising and Entry Services, has been named a 2003-04 American Council on Education (ACE) Fellow. The ACE Fellows Program is designed to strengthen institutions and leadership in American higher education by identifying and preparing promising faculty and senior administrators for responsible positions in college and university administration. Thirty-seven Fellows were selected this year to participate in this national program.

CCBC Essex President R. Wayne Branch has been invited to participate in a national conference on “Access to the Baccalaureate.” This joint initiative of the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) and the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU), underwritten by a grant from the Lumina Foundation, will be held May 14-16, 2003 in Washington, D.C. Organizers of the conference will share the information and recommendations developed during this conference with policy makers and practitioners nationally.

Lillian Archer, senior director of Academic Advising and Entry Services, Gayona Beckford, interim director of Academic Support and Kelley Costner, adjunct faculty, Humanities and Arts division, will receive doctoral degrees from Morgan State University’s Community College Leadership Program this May. Archer received her degree in December 2002 but will participate in the May graduation ceremony.

F. Scott Black, department chairman, Speech, Theatre and Art and Anne Lefter, director, Performing Arts, attended the 2003 National Association of Schools of Theatre (NAST) Annual Meeting and Administrators Retreat April 10-13 in Salt Lake City, Utah. The CCBC Essex Theatre program, one of two associate’s degree programs to have NAST certification, will be undergoing a re-accreditation visit from NAST during fall 2004. The retreat is in conjunction with the theatre department’s own self-study during the 2003-2004 school year. Black serves as the national chairman of the NAST Ethics Committee.

Uncommon Voices, a women writers group in Baltimore, selected Turtle Soup, an original play by Anne Lefter, director of the Performing Arts, for production this summer as part of the 2003 Baltimore Playwrights Festival.

Derrick Marcano and Richie Zinkand have been promoted to men’s soccer coaches. Both served as assistant coaches for the past two years. Marcano, a former CCBC Essex student, played soccer professionally for the last 10 years with the Baltimore Bays, Spirit, Tampa Bay, Washington and the Baltimore Blast. Zinkand, a Towson University graduate, teaches English at Calvert Hall College. He has coached in the Olympic Development Program for two years.

William Niebauer, interim Art department chairman, won a commission from the City of Baltimore to create the public art in the grassy area surrounding the new glass and steel Baltimore Visitors Center in the heart of the Inner Harbor. The new facility, to be located between the Light Street Pavilion and the Maryland Science Center, will have an information area, a theatre and a ticket office for Inner Harbor attractions. The Baltimore Office of Performing Arts (BOPA) recommended 50 local artists for the project, the competition was narrowed to four entries and Will’s proposal was the winning entry. Niebauer will create five concrete forms that will be cast on site and arranged into an interactive sculpture. Design Collective is the architectural firm for the Baltimore Visitors Center. The Grand Opening is tentatively scheduled for August 2003.

Cindy Peterka, dean of Learning and Student Development at CCBC Essex, and Donna McKusick, senior director, Developmental Education/activity director, Title III at CCBC Dundalk, have been invited to serve on the steering committee of the National Certification of College Competencies Project. The League for Innovation in the Community College and The National Association of Developmental Education sponsor this project, which is funded by a Lumina Foundation grant.

Music Chairman William Watson, who was commissioned last June to create three pieces for the First Archdiocese of Baltimore Schools Celebration of the Arts, conducted his original works at the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall on March 25. The All-Diocese Choir performed his first piece All I need to know I learned through the Arts. The Children’s Chorus (60 voices) and Orchestra (40 musicians) performed the timely The Prophesy of Peace, inspired by a Hebrew peace prayer. Dancers performed his third work, a choreographed piece, The Dance of Joy.

Norman J. McCullough, producer of Instructional Media, Library and Media Services, and his wife Darlene D. McCullough, have had one of their photographs published by The National Geographic in its latest media packet for its advertisers. This is the second time they’ve been bestowed with this honor!

Chancellor Irving Pressley McPhail participated as a panelist on an April edition of the Marc Steiner Show (WYPR-88.1 FM). The panelist discussed how state budget cuts are affecting their organizations.

The Baltimore Sun’s April 9 edition ran a story titled “Report on CCBC praises leader.” The article reviewed the chancellor’s evaluation conducted by consultant James L. Fisher. The report, which was overwhelmingly positive, said that CCBC was better now than it was in 1997 in virtually every area.

The April 7 edition of USA Today inclued a photo and mention of CCBC Dundalk graduate Katelyn Niu. Niu was name to the All-USA Academic First Team that selects students based on their leadership skills, academic achievements and community service involvement. The paper printed brief profiles and photos of all the First Team members.

The Catonsville Times featured Jerry’s Girls, a presentation by the Alumni Theatre Company, In its April 2 issue. The Catonsville Times also listed the CCBC Catonsville Job Fair.

The March 14 issue of The Eagle Flyer featured an article, The Colored Museum Explores African-American Identity on the CCBC Essex Theatre department presentation. The Dates to Remember section listed the Spring Job Fair.

The March 21 edition of The Eagle Flyer mentioned three CCBC Essex events including the 29th annual conference of the Eastern Community College Social Science Association. The Black Student Union fashion show/fund raiser and the Office of Admissions“ Careers with a Future” presentation.

An article in the March 22 edition of The Daily Record, Gaming continues to evolve,still in need of work force, cited CCBC’s new Simulation and Digital Entertainment (SDE) program.

Bill Barry, director of Labor Studies at CCBC Dundalk, was a guest on the Marc Steiner Show (WYPR-FM) in April. Barry was invited to participate in a discussion with featured guest Kenneth Durr, author of Behind The Backlash: White Working-Class Politics in Baltimore, 1940-1980. The book covers issues of race, class and gender with an emphasis on work sites like Bethlehem Steel and General Motors in areas such as Baltimore County, East Baltimore and West Baltimore, and follows the changing consciousness of working people on issues like housing integration, schools, entitlements and power over the 40-year period.

The April edition of Baltimore Magazine featured CCBC Dundalk’s Star Parties in its “It List” of interesting things to do in and around Baltimore.

The Dundalk Eagle published a feature article on organizational changes at CCBC Dundalk, as well as a front-page story on Janice Evans being named Dundalk Citizen of the Year. Other campus-related articles published by the Eagle included a “From the President’s Desk” column by CCBC Dundalk President Gena Proulx on the benefits of studying ethics, and news items about the CCBC Dundalk health fair, spring “Star Parties,” art and photography exhibits, Changes Program workshops and the start of the Lions’ 2003 baseball season.