| What's News at Mat-Su the MSC campus newsletter pnaso@matsu.alaska.edu |
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FY ‘04 Initiatives
- We received word that two of the 17 initiatives we submitted for FY
04 have moved forward for further review. They are the AAS degree in
Network Administration and a faculty position in ECD/Early Education.
Provost James Chapman reports that UAA had a very successful reception of its resolutions presented to the Board of Regents meeting in Juneau. Five new programs have been approved:
The range of these programs indicates what a diverse institution UAA is. Proposed Technology Fee - For details about a proposed technology user fee beginning with the fall 2002 semester , please go to the link on our web page under What’s New. Comments may be forwarded to Debbie Dickey, Interim Business Manager at pnddd@matsu.alaska.edu Leza Madsen attended the Alaska Society for Technology in Education Conference in Anchorage last month. One particularly interesting presentation she attended was the keynote address by Dr. David Thornburg of the Thornburg Institute. He is a futurist who has a show on PBS. The topic was "The Future of Work in the Telematic Age." Thornburg analyzed job descriptions for a wide range of jobs in Illinois, and identified six core skills required: 1. Technological fluency (82%); 2. communication skills (77%), reading, writing and presentation skills; 3. team work/collaboration; 4. leadership (35%); 5. creativity - "think outside the box" and 6. problem-solving. You can read his articles by going to http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/thornburg Leza also gave a presentation at the conference, "The Busy Educator's Guide to Databases: Our Top Ten Databases, What We Really Use and Why." Gail Johnston attended the NADE (National Association of Developmental Education) conference the first week of March in Orlando Florida. She reports the weather was warm and wonderful and that she made some very useful contacts. Gail said, "I discovered how unique our campus is, especially the Learning Resource Center. My entire first day was devoted to tutor certification and I was shocked to discover that we were the only college that had all adjunct tutors. We should feel very privileged." She attended several other sessions on a variety of topics including developmental math, learning processes and brain based teaching to mention just a few. |
Talis Colberg, Palmer
attorney and a member of our adjunct faculty was recently appointed to
the Alaska Humanities Forum Board of Directors. He has a degree in
Oriental History from Pacific Lutheran College and is currently teaching
Western Civilization I and II for Mat-Su College. He has also taught
East Asian Civilization. Last year Tallis was elected to the Mat-Su
Borough Assembly and from 1999 -2001 he served as President of the Board
of Directors of the Palmer State Fair. Mr. Colberg studied law in London
in the early 80's where he met his wife, also a student from Poland.
The Alaska Humanities Forum is an organization that supports humanities-based projects by Alaskans with grant money, volunteer work, and educational workshops. ART Department News - Even though these events have already passed we want to give recognition to a couple of our adjunct artists who submitted entries in different art shows. The "No Big Heads" show was held at the UAA Campus Center Gallery in December. Twenty four entries were chosen for the show from 99 entries from all across the country. Juror for the show was Wayne Enstice, former Director of the School of Art at the University of Cincinnati. Four $250 winners included ART instructor Vickie Cole and former MSC student Melissa Hesselbach. Congratulations to you both! Carolyn Long, MSC ART adjunct, entered an oil painting entitled "Notes From a Boring Lecture" in the All Alaska Juried Show. The show was held at the Anchorage Museum of History and Art for the months of January and February. There were over 700 entries and around 100 pieces were chosen for the show. Perhaps we will have an opportunity to view their works before this semester is over.
Graduation is just a little over eight weeks away and plans already underway. My goal for this year is to have a large number of adjunct faculty participate in our commencement on May 10. Students appreciate seeing their instructors at this important event. Please try to be there– we promise a free steak dinner if you attend! Gowns will be provided and if you would like to order a hood from your Alma Mater, we have catalogs for ordering available in the my office. Al Okeson , Interim Director |
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Eggs-ibition Art Show Winners
- Winners for the 7th annual art show held in the MSC
Atrium until March 25 include:
Juror's Choice Award: Juror's Awards: Honorable Mentions Rick Weems, Chief Enrollment Officer at UAA, and several of his staff, including Mary Howard, who is the new registrar for UAA, visited our campus on Monday, March 4, for a face-to-face meeting with MSC staff. The group talked about several topics including financial aid, recruiting and other services their office provides, issues and concerns from the perspective of our campus, and ways in which we can work cooperatively in our recruiting efforts. The meeting provided a great opportunity for our staff to meet and interact with their UAA counterparts and to put faces to the names of people they frequently deal with. Ann Yaros announces that several guest lecturers will be visiting her HUMS A461 Crisis Intervention class. On March 13, Marg Volz from The Children’s Place will talk about examinations, care, treatment, and investigation for childhood sexual abuse. Then on March 27, a panel discussion entitled " Outreach for Seniors" will be held on various issues for senior citizens such as hospice and care coordination in health issues. Finally, on April 10, Candy Limmer and Mary Beth Schmidt from SART (Sexual Assalt Response Team) have been invited to talk about their program. Ann invites anyone who is interested to join her class to sit in on any of the presentations. |
Congratulations to Mike and Cathy
Baxter who became parents on
Friday, March 8, 2002 — a little earlier than expected but mom and
baby doing fine!!! Baby Zachery weighed in at 2 lbs. 13 oz. at 2:35
a.m. Cathy is the Program Director for the MSC Workforce Development
Office.
And congratulations to Steve and Jennifer Lawton (Jennifer of the Expressions Café at MSC) on the birth of their baby boy. His name is Rafe, and he too arrived on Friday, March 8 at 7:07 p.m. and weighing 9 lbs! Welcome to the world boys! The Mat-Su Convention & Visitors Bureau will be having their 9th annual Travel Auction & Wine Tasting at Evangelo’s Restaurant in Wasilla on Saturday April 13 at 6:30 p.m. There’s a long list of great prizes that have been donated for this fund raising auction including a seven night Royal Caribbean Cruise fro two, two round trip ticket to Hawaii, a Princess Cruise for two to the Mexican Rivera and a Talkeetna Glacier Expedition helicopter ride. Interested?? Contact Glenn Massay to purchase your tickets for $20 each.
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It’s not too late ! You can still sign up for the following spring ‘02 classes:
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| until March 25 | "Eggs-ibition" art show College Atrium |
| March 14 | Student Forum on UA Funding @ noon |
| March 14 | Dr. Arredondo faculty workshop on diversity 2:30 p.m. |
| March 15 | Disney World intern presentation/interviews @ 4:00 p.m. |
| March 18 - 23 | MSC Spring Break |
| March 22 & 23 | MSC campus closed |
| March 27-April 3 | High School Art Portfolio Show - Atrium |
| Every Monday - open lab for faculty JKB 116 | |