Promotion Abstracts Promotion from Assistant Professor to Associate Professor Thaddeus (Ted) Ciambor, Library Services – M.L.S. from SUNY at Buffalo and M.S. and B.A. from SUNY College at Buffalo. First year at MCC – 1999. Ted was appointed as Assistant Director in the Library in June 1999 and almost immediately was called upon to serve as Interim Director of the LeRoy V. Good Library, a position he held for over 2 ½ years of his first five years at MCC. Highlights of this period include the supervision of the day-to-day operations of a multi-campus, multi-library environment, management of a $1.3 million budget, serving as the College Records Manager, overseeing the move of Archives and Records Management to the Damon campus, negotiating a new contract with the SUNY Student Resource Center, coordinating the completion the Library goals and objectives, initiating a number of internal grants, and representing the Libraries and the College at regional and state-wide collaborative organizations. Ted has served on, and chaired, a wide range of Library and College committees. Ted is the Project Manager for the Library Migration Project (as we move from our current Library Management System to Aleph Ex Libris). Ted has been a significant partner to many recent technology enhancements in the ETS Libraries including offsite access, e-reserves, and the establishment of a wireless environment. Ted is recognized across the state as a leader and is called upon to fill important roles as evidenced in his recent election as Vice President of the SUNY Library Association and his selection as Chair for their annual conference planning. From Technical Assistant to Senior Technical Assistant Jeremy Case, Instructional Technology – B.A. from SUNY Binghamton. First year at MCC – 1999. Since Jeremy joined the College five years ago, he has made many positive contributions. He readily accepts responsibility and seeks out new and innovative methods to maximize the quality of the projects in which he is involved. Jeremy’s technology acumen has significantly accelerated the College’s transition from analog to digital video editing. He has created numerous videos that consistently receive praise for their professional quality. Some of Jeremy’s most recent credits include production of the “Intro to Teaching as a Profession,” video, the annual National Poetry Month videos, and the “Success in the SLN Classroom” CD for new SLN students. In addition, Jeremy produces well over a hundred video clips each year and provides technology support for virtually all areas of the College, be it working with individual faculty and staff or College-wide events including Commencement, All College Day, and the Foundation’s Salute to Excellence Dinner. Jeremy has experimented with 3-dimensional and virtual-realty programs to support such programs as dental hygiene and automotive technology. He also produced the first interactive graphic tour of the dental hygiene clinic. Jeremy was instrumental in the development of a process to make MCC event CDs for promotional purposes including vocal and instrumental concerts. Finally, his creativity has led to the integration of streamingvideo into online courses and MCC’s web services. In the community Jeremy provides technology support for the annual High School Engineering Competition and the Day Care Provider Town Meetings in conjunction with the Parent Network. A musician, Jeremy plays guitar and piano with his church’s folk group and teaches piano to several elementary age children.