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IN THIS ISSUE Beyond Books Designer's Challenge Improving Mother Nature Bach to the Future Chancellor's
Page Development News Factoids More Factoids Accidental Heroes Newsmakers |
Miscellaneous tidbits of information Factoids ROCK AROUND MIDWAY'S CLOCK. The district’s Midway campus (now West City Center/Pt. Loma) has been open for business since 1944, when it began serving the students of the Frontier housing project and the surrounding area. To celebrate the fact that the center is one of the few –– perhaps only –– remaining original buildings of the Frontier district, Midway/West City staff have begun an oral history project gathering personal histories from faculty, staff and students who have worked and learned at the site over the years. “I am also collecting pictures and news articles relating to the site and to the frontier neighborhood in an effort to chronicle the changes that have occurred over the years,” said Charlene Shurtleff, senior office manager at West City Center in Point Loma. Shurtleff
is putting out the call to anyone who worked at or attended Midway/West
City Center in the ’40s, ’50s and early ’60s to “tell
your story and share your photos.” GRAND TOUR OF MEXICO. The video documentary "City in the Village: The CECATIs of Mexico" is the product of Hope Shaw’s 2002 sabbatical to Mexico. The chair of City College’s telecommunications department ventured south of the border to chronicle outcomes from the many years the San Diego Community College District has worked with the CECATIs [vocational training institutes] to share resources and teaching techniques. Her
journey began in Oaxaca, where she attended the Cultural Institute to
study Spanish and videotaped the CECATI, including several trips into
the surrounding mountain villages to observe outreach education and the
ancient Zapotec art of gold jewelry making. Next, Shaw continued on to
Jalapa, Veracruz, to observe a carpentry workshop. Then it was on to Chiapas,
where she videotaped a museum built with the district’s help. Heading north, Shaw stopped at Lake Patzcuaro and Santa Clara Del Cobre to photograph traditional and contemporary copper workshops featuring the leadership and artistry of world-renowned sculptors James Metcalf and Ana Pellicer. In Guadalajara, automotive and electronic courses in the CECATIs were featured. Finally, Shaw went to the birthplace of Mexican independence, Dolores Hidalgo, to retrace the steps of City College ceramicist Y.C. Kim, who took a kiln with her to help local ceramics students develop better techniques. “Throughout the trip, I heard nothing but praise and thanks for the district's support of the CECATIs and the difference the district had made in the lives of so many people in Mexico,” she said. English and Spanish versions of the documentary will be available this spring in the City College Learning Resource Center. BINATIONAL CONNECTIONS. The California/Mexico Network for Education and Training (CAL-MEX-NET) First Annual Conference was held in November at the Lucerna Hotel in Tijuana, B.C. The theme of the conference was “Making Connections” and the purpose of the event was to encourage and promote binational collaboration and cooperation, specifically in the areas of economic development and workforce preparation. Hosted by the San Diego Community College District and partially funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of Education, the conference was designed to showcase successful business and education collaborations from both sides of the U.S./Mexico border. The three-day event featured speakers from Mexico and California who presented successful models of partnerships among education, business, government and professional associations. Conference participants were encouraged to network and “make connections” throughout the conference. For
a copy of the conference agenda and copies of Powerpoint presentations
delivered during the conference, a well as a picture scrapbook of the
event, please visit www.calmexnet.org.
For further details or questions about the conference, contact Cynthia
Schubert at 619-388-6850 or cschuber@sdccd.edu. CELEBRATING THE WAY CALIFORNIA LEARNS. Recognizing individuals and programs who create outstanding learning environments, the Community College League of California recently awarded Miramar College's 21st Century Learning Outcomes project top honors at the annual convention in San Jose. According to Berta Cuaron, team leader, since its inception in fall 2000, the 21st Century Learning Outcomes team has worked to create a formal system of measurement for the core competencies related to learning outcomes. Miramar is one of only 16 colleges nationwide that received a grant from the League for Innovation in the Community College to measure learning outcomes.
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