News & announcements from October 2012
Oct Nov 2012 Professional Development
Saturday, October 27th, 2012Friday November 2 from 2-3:30. Are We All Following the Same Policy? Presented by: Amy Proietti, Sr. Financial Aid Counselor & Charlotte Gifford, Professor & Chair, World Languages Dept Professional Development Workshop Flyer Fall 2012_Nov 2
Value of the liberal arts
Sunday, October 7th, 2012Recently as the emphasis to workforce development and ‘job’ skills training has escalated, more research and emphasis on the value of liberal arts is emerging as an important ‘work’ skill. Habits of mind explores why students need to have these underlying traits: “curiosity, open-mindedness, and intellectual courage, thoroughness, and humility.” Another previous article explored that the Liberal Arts…
Upcoming Professional Development
Saturday, October 6th, 2012The Learning Assistance Association of New England [LAANE ]Conference at GCC on Friday October 26. All Day. LAANE supports educators who are working with under-prepared, at-risk, and nontraditional students in their pursuit of a post-secondary education. The conference theme is “Student Success: There’s an App for That” with keynote and break out sessions. Contact Norman Beebe or…
