12-21-2010 Century College Bulletin

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Century College BulletinThe Official Medium for Announcing College Matters

December 21, 2010

Century College to Host 1-2 22st Annual Jazz Festival

Century EMS Program 2 Hires New Skills Assistant

Women of Distinction 3-4 Share Stories of Inspiration

Century Math Students 5 Honored

Century ITT Students 5 Score Tops in Minnesota in Cisco Competition

Eastsider Potluck 6 Was Festive

Century O&P Instructor 7-8 Wins National Honor

Century Holiday Chemistry 9 Magic Show a Hit

Healthy Recipes 10 from The Wellness Committee

Alumni Provide 11 Hot Chocolate

The Diversity Office 12-13 Multicultural Calendar

Intercultural Passport 14 Events

Bookstore Christmas 17 Clearance Sale

CTL News 15

Teaching Circles 16-17 Participation Request & Form

Community Colleges 18-20 Experience Fallout from Efforts to Clean Up For-Profit Colleges’ Recruiting Practices

Bookstore Holiday Sale 20

January’s Menu at 21 The Fresh Stop Cafe

Call For Proposals & 22Bulletin Deadlines

Century College to Host 22st Annual Jazz Festival Jan. 29 and 30 Nancy Livingston

Century College will host its 22st Annual Jazz Festival the weekend of Jan. 29 and 30 in the West Campus Theatre.

Jazz trombonist Tom “Bones” Malone will perform with the 17-piece Century Jazz Ensemble for two exciting shows – Saturday evening, Jan. 29, at 8 p.m. (reception at 6:45 p.m.) and Sunday afternoon at 3 p.m. (reception at 1:45 p.m.) Both receptions will feature complimentary wine, cheese and dessert. The Twin Cities jazz quintet Pooch’s Playhouse will perform during the receptions.

Tickets are $20 with a student price of $10. Proceeds support student scholarships through the Century College Foundation.

This year’s guest artist, trombonist Tom “Bones” Malone, is part of the house band for The Late Show with David Letterman. He is probably best known, though, for his work on Saturday Night Live as the musical director for the SNL band from 1981-1985. Malone wrote the chart for the first Blues Brothers skit with John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd. That skit mushroomed into The Blues Brothers, and Malone continued as an integral member of the Blues Brothers musical organization. His writing and performance may be found on all Blues Brothers recording and in The Blues Brothers film score.

In 1993, Malone reunited with SNL veterans Paul Schaffer, keyboards, and Will Lee, bass, in the CBS Orchestra, which is now in its 8th year as house band for David Letterman.

A versatile musician, Malone plays piccolo, flute, alto flute, soprano sax, alto sax, tenor sax, baritone sax, piccolo trumpet, trumpet, flugelhorn, bass trumpet,

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euphonium, trombone, bass trombone, tuba, electric bass and synthesizer programmer.

Malone is originally from Sumrall, Mississippi, and currently lives in Manhattan. He began his professional career on a job playing lead trumpet with Brenda Lee at a club in Jackson, Mississippi, while enrolled at the University of Southern Mississippi. He has worked in the bands of Woody Herman, Duke Pearson, Louie Bellson, Doc Severinsen, and Blood, Sweat & Tears.

For more information, please call Theresa Glass at 651-779-5531.

Century EMS Program Hires New Skills AssistantThe Century College Emergency Medical Services and Public Safety Programs have a new addition to their staff. Becky Watters was recently hired as a full-time skills as-sistant/simulation technician.

Becky has been with Century for the last few years as an intermittent skills assis-tant and has been working with faculty in developing the skills of those in CPR, first responder, EMT, and firefighter courses. Becky works as an on-call firefighter/EMT for the City of Woodbury and as a part-time EMT for Pine County Medical. Becky is near-ing completion of the A.A.S. through Century’s Paramedic Program.

Becky’s job responsibilities are to serve as a skills assistant for EMS and public safety courses and to assist faculty in the development and running of simulation based learning. Simulation based learning is a broad category that includes the application of moulage (make-up and props) to create wounds that appear realistic, manikins (including the Sim-Man and Sim-Baby that can breath, generate a pulse, and even talk), scenario based learning (reproductions of realistic fire and EMS situations), and operation of the new state-of-the-art dispatcher simulation equipment.

EMS and Public Safety are excited to have Becky on board and to bring our simulation experiences to the next level.

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Women of Distinction Share Stories of Inspiration Nancy Livingston for White Bear Press

DELLWOOD — A sense of humor and a clear sense of self have proven essential to advancement in the male-dominated profession of law enforcement, White Bear Police Chief Lynne Tellers Bankes told Century College Women of Distinction guests at the Dec. 9 reception at Dellwood Hills Golf Club.

Bankes, one of four women honored at the event, said when she was hired for her first job as a police officer, a desk sergeant in Anoka County told her, “We ain’t never goin’ to have no broad working here!” Bankes replied, “Hi, I’m your new broad.”

“A sense of humor has carried me through much of this career,” Bankes said.

As she climbed the chain of command, she said she never asked for, nor sought any favors or special treatment. She did take advantage of having trusted mentors, who guided her path.

Bankes said when she sought the chief’s job in White Bear Lake, City Manager Mark Sather “handed me the hammer and that glass ceiling came shattering down. Mark is a true champion, mentor and friend.”

Bankes said she has a particular interest in helping women and girls learn how to “prepare, protect and defend themselves from bad guys.” She said giving women the power to say no, to not take careless chances and to fight back if necessary changes the lives of women and girls.

The biggest influence in her life, Bankes said, has been her mother, Marilyn Tellers, a widow who raised her two daughters to be all they can be. Her mother’s philosophy is: “The work will wait while you show the child a rainbow, but the rainbow won’t wait while you finish the work.”

From left, Century College Women of Distinction honorees Gloria Contre-ras Edin and Debra Davis, emcee Robyn Robinson, and honorees Lynne Bankes and Nancy Stephan. - Photo courtesy of Century College


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In addition to Bankes, the three other Women of Distinction honorees were Debra Davis, executive director of the Gender Education Center; Gloria Contreras Edin, a St. Paul attorney who specializes in immigration law, and Nancy Stephan, founder of an organization called Honoring Women Worldwide.

Debra Davis, a transgender person who was an Eagle Scout and then president of a college fraternity as a young man, said she always knew that there was a woman inside her who needed to come out. She said her “amazing journey” has been sup-ported by wonderful friends and family, and she has no regrets about being born the person who she is.

“God doesn’t make mistakes,” she said. “We have the power to change the world and make it a better place by living as kind, caring, loving, compassionate people.”

Gloria Contreras Edin said she was a poor, single mother in California, and the child of undocumented immigrants, when she started her college career at a two-year college in California.

“I will always be grateful to that school,” she said. “They took the time to invest in someone like me.”

Edin said today’s undocumented immigrants are hungry for opportunity and if the DREAM Act legislation passes, it will have a large impact on colleges like Century.

Nancy Stephan said being one of seven children, with an alcoholic father, was chal-lenging. Her mother was her role model as she fought to gain her education and a career.

“I have learned that women do not stand up for themselves,” said Stephan.

With a dedicated group of friends, she founded an organization that brings in monthly speakers and allows women to honor the accomplishments of other women.

Century began its Women of Distinction awards in 2005 to highlight the accomplish-ments of women in our society, and also to celebrate that more women gain access to higher education through community/technical colleges than through any other type of post-secondary institution.

The Women of Distinction awards are sponsored by Century College and the Century College Women and Gender Studies program.

Submitted by Century College Director of Advancement Nancy Livingston

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Lynne Bankes and her mom, Marilyn Tellers

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Century Math Students Honored Staff, Chisago County Press

Century College mathematics students were among the top 15 scorers in the Central Region of the American Mathematics Association of Two-year Colleges’ Student Math-ematics League Contest. The students are yitian Li of China, 4th in the Central Region; Nathan Tonkinson of Stacy, 11th in the Region, and Tyler Carpenter of Forest Lake, 15th in the Region.

The Century team scored second in the Central Region, and 45th in the nation. Nationwide, a total of 1,418 students from 191 schools participated.

In addition to the three top scorers, Century re-cently honored seven students who were among the top 10 scorers at Century. They are Eric Badger of Cottage Grove, Jason Johnson of Lino Lakes, Graham Odean of Shoreview, Sean Riley of Eyota, Kianoosh Ehtiatkar of Iran, Christopher Pepin of Stacy and Matthew Johnson of Hugo. Johnson was the highest-scoring student among those who have not yet taken calculus.

The Student Mathematics League consists of a series of two written competitions held each year at two-year colleges nationwide. Each contest consists of multiple choice questions that con-testants must solve individually in 60 minutes. The problems are from areas such as intermediate and college algebra, geometry, probability, logic, number theory and trigonometry.

Left to right: Jason Johnson, Yitian Li, Nathan Tonkinson, Tyler Carpenter and Matthew Johnson

Century ITT Students Score Tops in Minnesota in Cisco CompetitionNancy Livingston

Century College students Pam Sebesta of Maplewood and Cory Degerstrom of North Branch scored tops in Minnesota on the Cisco NetRiders Challenge, a national com-petition.

Students had to complete 100 questions in 60 minutes on the topic of configuring computer networks. A second part of the test involved installing a “virtual” network system while being videotaped for an hour and a half.

Cisco is the nation’s leading producer of hardware and soft-ware networking equipment.

Both Sebesta and Deger-strom plan to graduate from Century’s Information and Telecommunication Technol-ogy program in May 2011. Both plan to pursue careers in computer networking.

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Eastsider Potluck Was FestiveCentury staff and faculty members from both sides of the street enjoyed the Eastsider Potluck on Dec. 14. The food was delicious and the entertainment by the Busy Bees was adorable. Event committee members were happy with the contributions and the turnout.

All employees and student workers are invited to join us for the Annual “Eastsider” Potluck!

Lincoln Mall

Tuesday, December 14, 2010 11:30 - 12:30 p.m.

If you’d like to participate, please bring a dish to share and also bring a serving utensil, if needed.

If you don’t have a dish to share, bring your own lunch and join us.

Please bring your food to E2561 at 11:00 a.m. Coffee and cider will be provided while supplies last.

Department collaboration is encouraged.

Suggestion: Have your department go together on one food item. Examples: large serving of meatballs, tray of subway sandwiches, etc.

Please refrigerate or heat your food in your work area due to the limited supply of

outlets. Label containers and pick-up items by 2:00 p.m. in E2561.

Special entertainment provided by Busy Bees at 11:45 a.m.!

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Lincoln Mall

Tuesday, December 14, 2010 11:30 - 12:30 p.m.

If you’d like to participate, please bring a dish to share and also bring a serving utensil, if needed.

If you don’t have a dish to share, bring your own lunch and join us.

Please bring your food to E2561 at 11:00 a.m. Coffee and cider will be provided while supplies last.

Department collaboration is encouraged.

Suggestion: Have your department go together on one food item. Examples: large serving of meatballs, tray of subway sandwiches, etc.

Please refrigerate or heat your food in your work area due to the limited supply of

outlets. Label containers and pick-up items by 2:00 p.m. in E2561.

Special entertainment provided by Busy Bees at 11:45 a.m.!

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Century O&P Instructor Wins National Honor Nancy Livingston

Century College instructor Edward Haddon will receive the Outstanding Educa-tor award at the American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists’ annual meeting March 16 to 19 in Orlando, Fla.

Haddon has devoted his life to the Orthotics and Prosthetics program at Century, the only college in the country that offers training in both orthotics and prosthetics from the technician to the practitioner level. Haddon has worked at the college for 35 years.

“I have been really, really fortunate,” said Haddon, a longtime Vadnais Heights resi-dent. “I am associated with a profession that transforms people’s lives. At the end of every day when I go home, I feel God’s pleasure. And I think that’s true of most people in O and P.”

Century’s Orthotics program prepares students to care for patients with disabling conditions of the limbs and spine. The Prosthetic program prepares students to provide prostheses for those individuals who need limb due to trauma, disease or congenital conditions.

The technician courses teach the fabrication skills needed to successfully complete a functional orthotic or prosthetic device. The practitioner programs provide the students with the patient management skills needed to work closely with physicians to prescribe and fit patients with various orthotic and prosthetic devices. Students typically start in technician programs but some choose to advance to the practitioner level. To enter the practitioner programs, students must first earn their bachelor’s degree.

Ed Haddon, left, and student in Century O and P laboratory


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Haddon, the first graduate of the now-closed University of Minnesota Orthotics and Prosthetics Program, also earned a degree from Northwestern University’s O and P program in Chicago. Haddon later was one of the first hires when the former 916 Vo-cational Technical Institute (a forerunner of Century College) started the first techni-cian program in 1975.

In the early days of the program, Haddon and his peers were busy writing curriculum, purchasing equipment and organizing their laboratory on the third floor of what is now East Campus. The program reorganized and moved to the first floor two years ago, making access easier for patients who regularly visit the program.

“Student interest in the program was there from the beginning,” said Haddon. Orthotics and Prosthetics attracts students who have mechanical as well as creative abilities, and students are most successful when they have a strong motivation to help others. About 12 per-cent of students in the program have a physical disability themselves.

Haddon is known for his cheerful smile, his ready laugh, his willingness to help raise money for student scholarships and his sincere interest in other people. He has many out-side interests, including flying his small plane around the country, and spending summers on a remote island on Rainy Lake in Canada. His island retreat has no television and spotty cell phone service. “you get back to the basics up there,” he said. In 1999, Haddon fell out of a tree on the island and broke his back. A friend who was with him put him in a wagon, pulled him to his boat and transported him to a hospital in International Falls. Eight days later, Haddon was back in his cabin recovering from compression fractures and vertebrae and soft tissue damage. He returned to Century in the fall.

Haddon and his wife have no children of their own, but over the years they have become very close to many of the O and P students. Haddon has attended students’ weddings, baby showers, birthdays, picnics and funerals. He has been around long enough to teach the sons and daughters of some of his early students.

One of the students Haddon got to know well is Melissa Stockwell, the first female American solider to lose a leg in the Iraq war. In 2007, Melissa was named the Century College Exemplary Student and she delivered the college commencement address. Many audience members were moved by Melissa’s complete lack of self pity and her outright joy at having found a profession that allows her to help others. Having competed as a swimmer in the 2008 Para Olympics, she is currently working as a prosthetist in Chicago.

Haddon said O and P is a “real people profession,” and it often becomes a family af-fair when patients bring their extended family members to appointments and fittings. The employment rate of O and P professionals is excellent (in the 90- percent range and up) and few leave the field, he said. The wounds associated with the current nine-year war in Iraq and Afghanistan have added to the demand for O and P profes-sionals.

“Our O and P graduates have built the industry in Minnesota,” said Haddon. “We can all be very proud of that.”

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Century Holiday Chemistry Magic Show a Hit Nancy Livingston

Members of the standing-room-only crowd at Century College’s Holiday Chemistry Magic Show on Dec. 14 were treated to a variety of activities that mixed chemical ele-ments in ways that were sometimes fiery, noisy, smoky, bubbly and explosive. Flashing stage lights and exuberant music added to the festivities.

The two masters of ceremony were Century’s own “Mad (or at least Slightly Unusual) Scientists,” Wayne Haag and David Blackburn. Both teach chemistry at Century.

Many former students who are now senior scientists at corporations such as 3M were included in the audience for the annual show. Many of these alumni brought their children and spouses.

Haag and Blackburn delighted the audience by electrocuting a pickle, creating a huge strawberry shake and launching a bottle rocket. No one had more fun than the profes-sors themselves.

The grand finale of the 25th annual holiday chemistry magic show featured setting fire to two cakes of dry ice, which resulted in a spectacular blaze. While that sputtered away, Haag then exploded a series of colored balloons.

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H E A L T H y r E C I P E S

F r O M T H E W E L L N E S S C O M M I T T E E

P i ta w e d g e s w i t h

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If you have a healthy recipe that you would like to see featured, please send it to:Sue Pelzer, DArS/Transfer Student Services, [email protected]

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3 whole-wheat (whole-meal) pita breads, 6 inches in diameter, each cut into 8 wedges

1 teaspoon extra-virgin olive oil

1 shallot, finely chopped

2 plum (Roma) tomatoes, peeled and seeded, then finely chopped

1 clove garlic, minced

1 teaspoon finely chopped fresh oregano or 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano

1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes (optional)

1/2 cup dry white wine

3/4 cup pitted green olives, rinsed, drained and roughly chopped

Grated zest of 1 lemon

2 tablespoons chopped fresh flat-leaf (Italian) parsley

D I r E C T I O N S

Preheat the oven to 400 F. Arrange the pita bread wedges in a single layer on a baking sheet. Bake until crisp and lightly golden, about 8 minutes. Set aside to cool.

In a small frying pan, heat the olive oil over medium-high heat. Add the shallot and saute until softened, about 3 minutes. Add the tomatoes, garlic, oregano and the red pepper flakes, if using, and saute until the tomatoes are tender, about 2 minutes. Add the wine and slowly bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to low and simmer, stirring often, until the liquid has evaporated, about 6 minutes. The mixture will be thick. Remove from the heat, spoon the mixture into a small bowl and let cool completely.

When the tomato mixture has cooled to room temperature, add the olives and lemon zest. Stir to combine. The tapenade may be made ahead, covered and refrigerated for up to 2 days. Bring to room temperature before using.

Spoon 2 teaspoons of the tapenade onto each pita wedge, sprinkle evenly with the parsley and divide among individual plates — 4 wedges per plate. Serve im-mediately.

The secret to this Mediterranean-inspired appetizer is to use good-quality green olives. Look for a brine-cured version such as Cerignola, Lucque, Manzanillo, Picholine, Provencal, Sevillano or Sicilian.

Source: This recipe is one of 150 recipes collected in The New Mayo Clinic Cookbook, published by Mayo Clinic Health Information and Oxmoor House, and winner of the 2005 James Beard award.

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Alumni Provide Hot ChocolateStudents enjoyed hot chocolate in the West Campus theatre lobby on the frigid first day of finals on Dec. 13, courtesy of the Century College Alumni Association.

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THE DIvErSITy OFFICE

December Multicultural Calendar

December 1

• World AIDS Day (UN) - A day designated by the United Nations and the World Health Organization to increase awareness about AIDS in the world.

December 2

• Chanukah or Hanukkah (Jewish) - An eight-day festival marked by the kindling of lights on a candle stand called a menorah. *Begins at sundown of previous day. Hanukkah is a Hebrew word meaning “dedication.”

December 5

• Discovery Day (Haiti) - Commemorates the discov-ery of Haiti by Christopher Columbus in 1492.

December 6

• St. Nicholas Day (International) - Celebrates the life of St. Nicholas the Bishop. He is from Turkey and known for his generosity. Many Euro-pean countries exchange gifts with loved ones on this day instead of Christmas.

December 7

• Earthquake Victims’ Memorial Day (Armenia) - This day serves as a memorial to the 55,000 people killed in the 1988 earthquake in Armenia.

December 8

• Hijra (Islamic) - Celebrates the emigration of Muhammad and his followers to the city of Medina in 622, and marks the start of the Hijri year of the Islamic calendar.

December 9

• Chanukah or Hanukkah (Jewish) - This is the last day of the eight-day festival.

December 13

• Luciadagen - St. Lucia’s Day (Sweden) - Also known as the “Queen of Light.” A candlestick parade takes place in her honor.

December 15

• Navidades (Puerto Rico) - Marks the beginning of Christmas season and ends with Three Kings Day, January 6.

December 16

• Ashura (Islam) - The first day of the first month of the Islamic year 1425 CE com-memorates the migration in 622 CE of Muhammad and his followers from Mecca to Medina, where the first Islami community was established. Muharram lasts for 10 days.

• Victory Day (Bangladesh) - The day Bangladesh gained independence from Paki-stan.


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• Posadas (Mexico) - A nine-day celebration throughout Mexico commemorating the search by Mary and Joseph for shelter.

December 24

• Independence Day (Libya) - Gained inde-pendence from Italy on this day in 1951.

• Wigilia (Poland) - The eve of Christmas, celebrated with elaborate Polish dishes.

December 25

• Christmas (Christian) - A celebration of the birth of Jesus. Also celebrated as a secular holiday where large family feasts occur and gifts are exchanged.

December 26

• Kwanzaa (African American) - Invented in 1966 by Dr. Maulana Karenga during the Black Freedom Movement of the 1960s. It is a cultural holiday based on the first harvest celebrations widely practiced in Africa. Each of the seven days of Kwan-zaa symbolizes one of the Seven Principles: unity, self-determination, collective work and responsibility, cooperative economics, purpose, creativity and faith.

• Jankunu or Jonkonnu (Caribbean) - A dancing parade that combines ancient African rituals with a Mardi Gras style. It begins in the pre-dawn hours and lasts until sunrise.

• Boxing Day (Canada, Bahamas) - Celebrated with variation according to location (Jamaica, UK), the origins of this holiday are uncertain. One common variation is that it is the day the servants are given gifts after spending Christmas waiting on their employers and their guests. Another variation believes that this was the day that priests opened collection boxes and distributed the money to the poor.

• Wren Day (Ireland) - On this day, boys in wren costumes go house to house with a captured wren, singing songs and gathering coins. These coins help to pay for a big celebratory feast in the evening.

December 30

• Rizal Day (Philippines) - Commemo-rates the 1896 death of Jose Mer-cado Rizal, a Philippine doctor and author whose books denounced the Spanish administration.

December 31

• Hogmanay (Scotland) - The name given to the Scottish New year, the celebration of hogmanay dates back to pagan times when people burned fires in the depth of winter to ward off evil spirits.

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STAFF DEvELOPMENT

Intercultural Passport Events INTrODuCTION TO HMONg CuLTurE

Learn about:

• The journey of Hmong from China to Southeast Asia to the United States

• Why many Hmong were placed in refugee camps in Laos and Thailand after the end of the Vietnam War

• The 18 Hmong tribes

• Shamanism in the Hmong culture and how many Hmong have adapted Christianity

• Traditional Hmong marriages and funerals

• Attitudes and beliefs about charities, volunteering and philanthropy

Presenter:

Kalue Her is Annual Funds Manager at Neighborhood House and a graduate of the College of Saint Benedict. Her parents immigrated to the United States in the early 1980s. They struggled to integrate into a new culture and social system and found help through the support of social service agencies and the tight-knit Hmong com-munities

When: January 28, 2011 Time: 9-11 am Location: E2313

INTrODuCTION TO SOMALI CuLTurE

Somali-specific topics:

• The civil war that forced many Somalis to leave their country

• Why Somalis settled in Minnesota

• Islam and its role in Somali society

• Ways to interact with members of the opposite sex

• Islam and banking

Presenter:

garat Ibrahim joined the Center for New Community in 2008 as the Minnesota Orga-nizer for the Midwest Immigrant Health Project. He works with Somali refugees and Hispanic immigrants on health and safety issues at their workplaces and in their com-munities, primarily in Willmar, Minnesota.

When: February 11, 2011 Time: 9-11 am Location: E2313

To register for these classes go to STARS online registration at: https://secure.mnsu.edu/mnscupd/login/default.asp?campusid=0304 .

If you need help with registration contact Marianne Wygant at 779-3905 or [email protected]

Staff: Contact your supervisor before registering. Once registered send a copy of your email confirmation to your supervisor.

Bring your intercultural passport to receive 2 stamps for attending the intercultural classes.

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CTL CAMPuS LEADErS

Michele Neaton [email protected] or ext. 3245

Connie Poferl [email protected] or ext. 5770

CTL NEWS

Spring Teaching CirclesTeaching Circles have been part of Century College’s faculty development programming for 9 years, and are a successful strategy for improving teach-ing and learning and bringing faculty together in commu-nity to address common goals. Teaching Circles were developed at Century to serve as a mentoring process for our new faculty, and create a supportive environ-ment in which ALL faculty can meet to discuss and learn about what works in their teaching and how to improve student success. Our Teaching Circles deliberately mix faculty from different programs and disciplines, technical programs and liberal arts, full-time and part-time, and bring together faculty with varying levels of teaching experience. This variety of par-ticipants in circles is what many faculty cite as the strength of the program. We all learn from each other.

All faculty are invited and encouraged to sign up for Spring Semester Teaching Circles. The three topic options are:

• Developing teaching techniques for the New Student Seminar (Friday afternoons)

• Researching and implementing student success strategies in your program or depart-ment (Monday afternoons)

• Getting Results (Friday afternoons)

A “Request to Participate” form is attached to this Bulletin. The first page provides more detailed information about the Teaching Circle program. To participate, print and fill out the second page of the form and send it to Connie Poferl (East Campus) or Michele Neaton (West Campus) by January 7, 2011.

FACuLTy PrOFESSIONAL DEvELOPMENT FuNDS AvAILABLE

The Faculty Professional Development Committee’s next meeting will be Thursday, February 3. Faculty who wish to attend a conference, class, or other professional development activity must apply for funding prior to incurring expenses. For funding requests to be considered at the February meeting, they must be received by NOON on Wednesday, February 2.

Information on the Professional Development application and reimbursement proce-dures is available on the Century College CTL website. To access the CTL website, go to the Century College home page. Click on “Employees” at the bottom, and then use the Quick Link for “Center for Teaching and Learning.” In the left column of the CTL website, you’ll see “Professional Development.” you will find the PD procedures, PD request form, and SEMA4 form (all under “Forms”) plus the mileage and per diem rates all there in one place. Send your PD request to either co-chair of the PD Committee—Connie Poferl (East Campus) or Michele Neaton (West Campus). Request forms may be filled out electronically and emailed, or you may print out the form and send it via campus mail.

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Teaching Circles - Participation request Spring 2011

What is a teaching circle? A teaching circle is a group of 5-10 faculty members who work closely together to focus on an issue(s) related to improving teaching and learn-ing. The circle is interdepartmental in nature and is self-directed within the guidelines of the teaching circle program. The atmosphere of the circle is intended to foster openness and trust in a risk-free environment of mutual support and discovery.

The teaching circle program was developed through the Center for Teaching and Learning with the belief that teachers can learn from each other. The expected out-come of the teaching circle is that each member will implement at least one new or improved strategy in the classroom. A teaching circle is NOT just another committee. This is a faculty initiative with full support of administration. The goals of the teaching circles are to improve teaching and learning at Century, as well as promote communi-ty among faculty. Facilitators will work closely with the CTL leaders to ensure smooth functioning of the circles and attainment of their goals.

Who may participate? Any Century College faculty member, whether full-time or part-time, is eligible to participate in a teaching circle. All new faculty hired within the last two years are especially encouraged to join a circle, but the program is open to all faculty.

Participants responsibilities - Participating in a teaching circle will provide an op-portunity for professional development by engaging in a series of small group dis-cussions about teaching and learning. Each group will be led by a trained facilitator selected from our faculty. The facilitator will be responsible for organizing and focus-ing group activity, but circle members will decide where they’re going and how to get there. Each circle meets for a minimum of 10 hours during the semester.

Participants will be granted a $500 stipend for participating in and completing the fol-lowing activities associated with their teaching circle.

1. Attend all scheduled circle meetings.

2. Reflect and share accomplishments at the Teaching Circle Celebration on May 13, 2011.

3. Assist in developing the circle’s goals and develop individual goals and objectives.

4. Prepare for each circle meeting by completing assigned material and working toward goals set by the circle and individually.

5. Submit three one-page reflection papers.

6. Meet at least twice individually with the circle facilitator.

7. Document at least one new or improved strategy that you’ve implemented in your teaching as a result of the teaching circle discussions (these will be placed in the circle’s notebook portfolio as public documentation of the members’ results).

8. Participate in project assessments.

Time commitment will vary, but it is expected each Teaching Circle participant will commit approximately 20 hours of individual and group work to improve teaching and learning at Century College.

Century College is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and educator.

This document is available in alternative formats to individuals with disabilities

by calling 1-800-228-1978 or for TTy 651-773-1715.

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request to Participate in a Teaching Circle Spring 2011

Name _______________________________________________________

Program/Discipline ____________________________________________

_____ Developing teaching techniques for the New Student Seminar—whether you are teaching the course now or want to in the future. This teaching circle will meet on 5 Friday afternoons from 2:00-4:00 during spring semester. Participants will determine which Fridays to meet.

_____ Researching and implementing student success strategies in your program or department. This teaching circle will meet on 5 Monday afternoons from 2:30-4:30 during spring semester. Participants will determine which Mondays to meet.

_____ Getting Results – a series of teaching workshops based on the League for Innovation online modules. This teaching circle will meet on 5 Friday afternoons from 2:15-4:15 during spring semester: January 21, February 11, March 4, April 1 and April 22. The face-to-face workshops topics include:

• Creating a Community of Learners

• Planning for Outcomes

• Active Teaching and Learning

• Moving Beyond the Classroom

• Teaching with Technology

• Assessing Teaching and Learning

Didn’t find your topic?

Tell CTL your suggestion: ______________________________________

Please return this form to Connie Poferl (East campus) or Michele Neaton (West campus) by January 7, 2011.

Please rank these possible teaching circle topics from 1 - 3 indicating your interest in the topic. Use 1 to indicate your first preference, 2 for your second choice, etc. DO NOT number topics you are not willing to participate in—leave them blank.

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Community Colleges Begin to Experience Fallout from Efforts to Clean up For-Profit Colleges’ recruiting PracticesBeth Hawkins/MinnPost

In August, Congress’ General Accountability Office released the results of an inves-tigation that found a number of for-profit colleges had engaged in deceptive recruit-ing practices and allowed students to accumulate untenable debt loads. In the four months since then, the industry has taken a beating by Congress, the U.S. Department of Education and even Wall Street.

The concern: Some of the for-profits lured students into taking out loans to enroll in expensive training programs only to find there were few jobs in their chosen field or that the jobs out there do not pay enough for graduates to pay off their loans.

The problem wasn’t with academic tracks that culminated in a degree. Rather it was with the shorter, more targeted courses of study known as gainful employment. In these programs, students earn certificates qualifying them to perform a specific job, like barbering. Many, such as veterinary technician or restaurant cook, typically pay poorly.

On the heels of the GAO report, the Department of Education released data show-ing that loan repayment rates were 54 percent at public colleges and universities, 56 percent at private nonprofit schools, and 36 percent at for-profits.

rules crafted to protect students and taxpayers

In response, the agency crafted a set of rules intended to ensure that students were not being taken advantage of, and that a disproportionate amount of taxpayer money, in the form of financial aid, was not ending up in the hands of the for-profits’ share-holders.

you wouldn’t realize it from the headlines generated by the controversy, but the fallout is likely to have an impact on the nation’s 1,173 public and nonprofit community col-leges, which enroll some 12 million students. An estimated 10 percent of the programs at the two-year schools attend career-preparation programs that will soon have to comply with complicated new rules designed to tighten controls on the for-profits.

“We feel the potential impact on us has been under-reported,” said David Baime, senior vice president for government relations and research at the American Asso-ciation of Community Colleges. The group has asked U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan to consider exempting programs where fewer than 10 percent of participants take out student loans.

Just beginning to sort out new system

At Minnesota’s community colleges, administrators are trying to figure out how they will collect and track the detailed information they need to begin reporting to the feds next July. Much of the data is public and is already being collected for other pur-poses, said Jo Matson, director of planning, institutional effectiveness, and resource development at Century College in White Bear Lake. But she and her colleagues still need to learn the technical details of how information will be stored and shared under the new system.

Most administrators are in the same boat, according to Baime, because the Education Department has yet to release the fine print on reporting methods. The overall struc-ture, however, has been finalized.

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required to make detailed reports to the department regarding enrollment in their so-called gainful employment programs. While these sometimes overlap with degree-granting programs, most provide training that should enable students to find jobs in industries ranging from barbering to child care to law enforcement.

When the new rules go into effect next July, gainful employment programs with out-sized student debt-to-income ratios or poor loan repayment rates would be ineligible for federal student aid. A separate rule expected early next year would require the programs to track and report job placement rates.

Finally, the rules say institutions must make the data available to prospective stu-dents, so they can evaluate admissions officers’ claims about programs’ value.

Last year, students attending for-profits received more than $26.5 billion in federal aid. At some of the for-profits schools, 90 percent of revenue comes from student financial aid. When students don’t graduate or can’t find work when they do, their loans go unpaid.

Much less borrowing at nonprofit schools

Few community college students need the rules’ protection, Baime said. Fewer than 2 percent of nonprofits’ students borrow more than $20,000 to enroll in certificate programs. Which means very, very few programs will risk losing student aid eligibility. Compliance, meanwhile, will require the collection and analysis of reams of data on individual students.

In order for a gainful employment program at any type of institution to retain a finan-cial aid “green light,” administrators must show that the median debt burden carried by each program’s graduates is no more than 8 percent of income.

To arrive at this figure, the school must supply the department with students’ Social Security numbers and information on any private loans they’ve taken out. The depart-ment will match these with students’ incomes as reported to the Internal Revenue Service and with records of their federal loans.

Alternatively, colleges may earn a green light if 45 percent or more of students who complete a program pay down some of the principal on their federal loans in any given year. Programs where 35 percent to 45 percent make the payments will be in a “yellow zone” with limited financial-aid eligibility.

Original plan was more burdensome

If that sounds like a giant ball of red tape, it’s not nearly as burdensome as the rules the department originally proposed, said Baime.

This past summer, a draft of the rules drew 90,000 comments. By contrast, in 2007 a proposed change to controversial student-loan rules drew just 323 comments; in all of last year, the department received 358 comments — total.

Many of this year’s messages were identical, delivered from websites set up for stu-dents and faculty at some of the for-profits, whose stock prices literally rise and fall on each new rule-making wrinkle. But there was ample concern about the rules’ first draft among nonprofit administrators and business groups, too.

Regulators originally sought to have schools that wanted to start new programs sub-mit reams of data proving that the certificates granted would lead to jobs. Because one of the goals for gainful employment programs is to respond relatively nimbly to the needs of employers, the community colleges succeeded in arguing that the elabo-rate approval process was counterproductive.


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“In principle, it created a federal role we don’t like,” said Baime, “but our objection was also practical.”

A separate rule still under consideration would also require gainful employment programs to track student job placement and make that data available to the general public. The department postponed finalizing that rule after the flurry of objections received during the comment period.

If the second rule is ultimately put into effect, it will pose problems for all institutions, Baime said.

For-profit institutions have been lobbying

On this front, the for-profits may unwittingly do their nonprofit counterparts a favor. The industry has been lobbying Congress to stop the new regulations. In January, U.S. Rep. John Kline, R-Minn., will take the helm of the House Education and Labor Com-mittee. Kline has been vocal in his opposition to all of the new rules.

If the new procedures stay in place, Baime said his organization is still optimistic that it may win an exemption for gainful employment programs with low borrowing rates. If that doesn’t happen, the status quo is something community colleges can live with, he said.

“Because of the way the regulation has been structured, it looks like the likely impact in terms of loss of eligibility is relatively modest,” he said.

Even so, it still leaves Century College’s Matson and thousands more administrators scrambling to figure out who is going to collect the mountains of data required for compliance, and how they are going to report it to regulators and prospective stu-dents.

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