Content Management System puts faculty
and
staff in the Web driver’s seat
With the advent of CCBC’s
new Content Management System (CMS), faculty and staff are now capable
of and responsible for editing their own Web pages, utilizing
standardized templates and establishing their own internal approval
systems.
Navigating the InnerLoop takes practice,
but is
well worth the trip
Launched at the beginning of the Fall 2003
semester, the InnerLoop is a Web-based intranet platform for CCBC
faculty and staff communication, affording employees the opportunity to
share information and documents by way of “communities.”
School of Applied Information Technology
offers
only Red Hat Academy in Maryland
CCBC’s School of Applied
Information Technology’s (SAIT) Red Hat Academy, the only one of its
kind in Maryland, provides training and certification for Linux system
professionals. Today Red Hat is the world's most trusted provider of
Linux and open source technology.
Center for Learning and Teaching Excellence
promotes intellectual growth
Under the direction of Chris
Justice, English instructor, the CCBC Catonsville Center for Learning
and Teaching Excellence works to provide learning opportunities for
faculty and staff.
Seniors call a ‘CAB’ en route
to
the information superhighway
Through a partnership with the
Baltimore County Department of Aging, CCBC’s Occupational Training
Center (OTC) selected five senior citizens to be part of pilot program
that would allow them to update their computer skills with Computer
Applications for Business (CAB). The goal of this training was to help
seniors become more employable.
CCBC establishes partnership with
community
college in St. Lucia
As a result of a summer visit by CCBC staff,
administrators and faculty members, the college has initiated several
projects with Sir Arthur Lewis Community College (SALCC), located on the
Caribbean island of St. Lucia, one of the windward islands of the Lesser
Antilles.
Professors put caring and sharing into action
As long as there are people without food or shelter – as the result of a
natural disaster like Hurricane Isabel or just due to unfortunate life
circumstances – CCBC Professors Jonathan and Betsey Collins will feel
compelled to lend a helping hand.
Watercolor seminar features Maryland marine artist
Noted Maryland watercolor artist James Drake Iams recently presented a
three-workshop series on watercolor painting through the Senior
Institute at CCBC Hunt Valley.
Make the ‘CCBC Connection’ to share
news and events with county residents
CCBC Connections is
a lively and informative half-hour television program featuring
interviews with campus newsmakers, leaders, academic and career program
coordinators, student services coordinators, interesting CCBC students,
staff and more.
