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IN THIS ISSUE Hat Trick Choreographing a Romance Evolution of a Biology Professor Sweet Rewards Academic Stepping Stone Chancellor's Column Development News Factoids Newsmakers Accomplishments by faculty and staff… |
Factoids Miscellaneous tidbits of information SHORE
DUTY Monday through Friday at 0700, a group
of Navy personnel from E-2 through warrant officer arrive in uniform at
the Educational Cultural Complex to attend a network router configuration
class specifically designed for U.S. Navy personnel. Don
Long,
ECC associate dean for vocational and college programs, began working
with the Navy approximately two years ago. As a result of his ongoing
efforts, ECC was designated an approved Nontraditional Training Site to
offer this special program, which is similar to the popular Cisco and
other network training, but tailored to the Navy’s special needs. All
naval units, including ships, are now networked for internal and external
communications. Every person on the ship has an e-mail address and each
ship also has its own website. With fleet deployments and a shortage of
qualified “techies,” the Navy was anxious to have a comprehensive
training program implemented as soon as possible. The three-part training
allows the completers to support the fleet sailors in the operation and
maintenance of equipment they use onboard ships. Students
in the classes have reported the knowledge they acquire in the classes
at ECC is the same knowledge they need to pass the promotion examinations
in the fields of information technology specialist, electronics specialist
and other fields. They also acknowledge the training is intense, and many
just can’t believe how much material they cover between 0700 and
1600, five days a week. The training is a significant investment by the
Navy as all personnel are on full salary during the training period. MEDICAL
TEST The associate degree nursing program of San Diego City College
was granted initial accreditation for five years by the National League
for Nursing Accrediting Commission. This type of accreditation is a voluntary,
self-regulatory process that recognizes instructional programs that have
been found to meet or exceed standards and criteria related to educational
quality. LA
BELLE CHANSON Eric Vincent, famous contemporary French singer of folk,
jazz, rock and ethnic rhythms and virtuoso guitarist, included a performance
stop at City College during his recent U.S. tour. His charisma and lively
showmanship overcome any language barrier, accounting for the popularity
of his appearances in more than 130 countries. This was an event sponsored
by the college’s World Cultures Program. The exposure to a native
French performer was especially meaningful for the college’s French
language students. FLYING
HIGH After months of surveys and two official student elections, Miramar
College has its first official mascot, the Jets. Beginning this fall,
the college’s only athletics team at this time, men’s water
polo, will proudly bear the new name. Go, Miramar Jets! TRAINING
THOSE WHO SERVE We can’t all be web surfers. Someone has to be
behind the scenes serving up the information and entertainment on which
we’ve come so quickly to rely. Continuing Education now offers a
pioneer certificate program in web server maintenance and security. The
875-hour program is highly technical and demanding, requiring a 25-hour-a-week
commitment for nine months. Even so, only one of the original 35 students
has left the program, and the rest maintain a 98 percent attendance record.
Besides educating this Class of 2001, the program faculty are developing
a model for teacher training so the program can be replicated elsewhere.
They are writing curriculum materials to share statewide and publish online.
Leading this innovation are Valerie
Edinger,
North City Center dean, and Karen
Owen,
director of the New Media Center. They are ably assisted by Joe
McGerald, Linda Amor, Krista DeBusshere
and Annie
Zuckerman. MARINE
PROGRAM TAKES OFF Miramar College has been selected from a competitive
national pool of applicants to be the primary educational provider of
asociate degree programs and deliverer of the military Transition Program
for MCAS Miramar (Marine Corps Air Station Miramar). Beginning this spring,
Miramar College will provide on-base courses; starting this fall, full
online associate degree programs in general studies, administration of
justice, business and electronics will allow students to continue their
education wherever they are stationed or if they complete their military
service. The Transition Program is a counseling course that assists marines
in their transition to civilian life. AZTECS
ARRIVE If you’re a Miramar College student, moving from community
college classes to upper-division university instruction will soon be
as easy as walking across campus. San Diego State University (SDSU) will
begin offering baccalaureate level courses on the Mira Mesa campus as
early as this fall, making higher education more accessible to the fast-growing
populace in the northern part of San Diego. “This
is a model program to build integrated degree programs designed to be
as convenient for students as possible,” said Miramar College President
Pat
Keir. Students
will now be able to take advantage of the convenience and affordability
of Miramar for their first two years of general education, then transfer
smoothly into the SDSU upper-division track without leaving the Mira Mesa
campus. RINGING UP THE REGISTERS During the past calendar year district bookstores had more than 417,000 individual customer transactions at the four college-level bookstores. These individual sales range from 5 cents for a mini Tootsie Roll to the $250-300 for the books and supplies necessary for a student carrying a full 12-unit course load.
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