Week at A Glance

Monday, August 25, 2003

Opening Session, The Great Hall, S2-19

8:00 – 8:30 a.m.

Continental Breakfast

8:30 – 9:00 a.m.

Welcome and Introduction of New Employees

9:00 – 9:05 a.m.

Welcome and Remarks

Community College of Philadelphia Foundation

9:05 – 10:00 a.m.

The Engaged College

Stephen M. Curtis

10:00 – 11:00 a.m.

Benchmarking Effective Educational Practice in Community Colleges

Kay McClenney

11:00 a.m.  – Noon

Institutional Effectiveness: What Do We Know?

Thomas Hawk and Jane Grosset

Noon The Great Hall, S2-19

Lunch: Opening Session Participants

Noon – 1:30 p.m. Winnet Coffeehouse

New Employee Luncheon and Information Session

(Invitation only)

Noon – 3:00 p.m. BG-16 A & B

Open Enrollment: Medical/Dental/Retirement

1:00 – 3:00 p.m. Rm. C2-5

SCT Banner: Student System

Jim Canonica and Debbie Allen

1:30 – 2:45 p.m. Rm. W2-3

Using Career Exploration Themes for Class Assignments

Noelia Rivera-Matos and Shawnya Bryant

1:30 – 2:45 p.m. Rm. BR-29

Grant Recipient Reports: NSF-ATE Grant Activity

Marcia Epstein and Dot French

1:30 – 4:15 p.m. Rm. S3-14 A & B

New Faculty Orientation

(Invitation only)

3:00 – 4:15 p.m. Rm. BR-30

Planning Our Future: Celebrating Our Past

David Watters, Pairat Sethbhakdi, David Prejsnar and Mitchell Furumoto

3:00 – 4:15 p.m. Rm. BR-26

Teaching As Though Our Students are Citizens

Simone Zelitch, Richard Keiser and Steve Gulick

3:00 – 4:15 p.m. Rm. BR-22

Preparing for the Future: The Recommendations of the State Advisory Committee for Part-Time Faculty

John Braxton, Linda Evans and Barry George

3:00 – 4:15 p.m. Rm. B2-2

Creating Exams and Quizzes for Math 016, 017 and 118 Using TestGen4

Dot French and Geoffrey Schulz

4:15 – 5:15 p.m. The Rotunda

Reception for New Employees

(Invitation only)

Tuesday, August 26, 2003

9:00 a.m. – Noon Rm. S2-19

Middle States: Share Your Ideas with the Institutional Context Standards Committees

Noon – 2:00 p.m. Rm. S2-3

Faculty Federation General Membership Meeting

2:00 – 4:30 p.m.

Department Meetings

Wednesday, August 27, 2003

9:00 a.m. – Noon Rm. S2-19

Middle States: Share Your Ideas with the Educational Effectiveness Standards Committees

1:00 – 2:15 p.m. Rm. BR-29

Employee Assistance Program: Supervisory Training

Mark Cerkvenik

1:00 – 2:15 p.m. Rm. BR-30

Understanding Our Students as Learners and Ourselves as Teachers: A Look at Learning and Teaching Styles

Kathleen Murphey

1:00 – 2:15 p.m. Rm. BR-26

English Department - New Faculty Orientation

John Howe

(Invitation only)

1:00 – 2:15 p.m. Rm. BR-46

$$$ for Class Projects: Co-Curricular Funding Opportunities

David Watters and Jenavia Thompson-Weaver

1:00 – 2:15 p.m. Rm. B2-2

Creating Exams and Quizzes for Math 016, 017 and 118 Using TestGen4

Dot French and Geoffrey Schulz

1:00 – 4:00 p.m. Rm. W2-17

Planning for Our Future – Reviewing the Process of Nursing Program Evaluation

Barbara McLaughlin

(Nursing faculty only)

2:30 – 3:45 p.m. Rm. BR-50

Preparing Students for Education Abroad and a Global Future: An On-Going Orientation Approach

David Prejsnar and Jim Canonica

2:30 – 3:45 p.m. Rm. BR-67

Classroom & Learning Lab Collaboration

Tom Ott, Girija Nagaswami and John Pinto

2:30 – 3:45 p.m. Rm. S2-12A

Advising Student Clubs

David Watters and Piseitta Wright

2:30 – 3:45 p.m. Rm. BR-54

Planning for Our Future - The Importance of Visibility (Local, National, Global)in Moving Towards a Moral, Ethical, and Truly Democratic Future

Bronwyn Lepore

2:30 – 3:45 p.m. Rm. BR-22

Syllabus Design

Dianne Perkins

Thursday, August 28, 2003

9:00 – 10:15 a.m. Rm. B2-26

Adding Voice to Your PowerPoint Presentations

Donald Friel

9:00 – 10:15 a.m. Rm. C2-8

The Design of Life 

Stan Bumble

10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. WPRC- Auto Tech Building

Ladies, Start Your Engines!

Lori Johnson

10:30 – 11:45 a.m. Rm. W2-47

Academic Advising Workshop

Jim Canonica

10:30 – 11:45 a.m. Rm. B2-26

Smart Classroom Orientation

Arnold DiBlasi

1:00 – 2:15 p.m. Rm. C3-10

Mainframe Applications for Student Support

Jim Canonica

1:00 – 2:15 p.m. Rm. C2-10

Public Speech for Any Professional

Pierre Vincent

1:00 – 3:00 p.m. Rm. C3-29

SCT Luminis Web Portal: Our Door to Information

John Schmitt, S.K. Calkins and Victoria King-Garwood

1:30 – 2:45 p.m.

Special Program Meetings

Act Now Faculty/Staff Meeting Rm. C3-9

Shirley Washington

Collaborative Learning Community (CLC) Faculty Meeting Rm. C3-11

Olympia Mitchell

College Achievement Partnership (CAP) Meeting Rm. C3-13

Tom Ott

2:45 – 4:00 p.m. Rm. C3-13

Highly Effective Writing Pilot

Charles Paslay

2:30 – 4:00 p.m. Rm. M2-32C

Viewing of the “Building of Sand Mandala” Video

Madeline Cohen, David Watters and Robert Dauval

2:30 – 4:00 p.m. Rm. W2-3E

Counseling Department Meeting

John Hairston

2:30 – 4:00 p.m. Rm. C3-19

Improving Practices for Online Course Delivery

Jim Canonica, Mark Saks and Dave Freeman

Virtual Poster Sessions

Virtual Poster Sessions created by your colleagues will be available to be viewed online beginning Monday, August 25.  Go to the Academic Computing Website (accessible via Faculty/Staff Internet Link Page) to access poster sessions.

Poster Sessions 2003

Academic Support for Mathematics

Lilla Hudoba and Joseph Howard

Adult Education: Current Methodology, Theory, and Practice

Amy Mummert

A Student’s Guide to Transfer: A Seamless Transition to Your 4-Year School

Jim Canonica and Abbey Wexler

Current Uses of Technology

Arnold DiBlasi

Smart Classroom Presentation

Arnold DiBlasi

Poster Sessions 2002

Biomedical Technician

Stephen M. Curtis, Rick Hock and Stewart Avart

Diversity

Judith Gay

Introduction to Academic Systems

Mary Griffin and Pauresa Cannon

Learning Centered Syllabus

Judith Gay

Teaching Nutrition

Linda Feder and Marybeth Gilboy