REGISTER NOW FOR THE LEARNING SUMMIT! You can now register online for the Learning Summit, to be held in Baltimore August 1–3, 2004. The location: the beautiful Renaissance Harborplace Hotel, adjacent to the fabulous Inner Harbor development. Find out more… THE CROSS PAPERS FELLOWSHIP ENDOWED BY K. PATRICIA CROSS In recognition of the outstanding contributions K. Patricia Cross has made to community college teaching and learning, the League is pleased and honored to announce the creation of The Cross Papers Fellowship. Supported by an endowment from K. Patricia Cross, the fellowship will continue and build upon the outstanding success and renowned usability of The Cross Papers. Each year, the K. Patricia Cross Endowment will name a scholar/practitioner of community college teaching and learning as The Cross Papers Fellow. Read more… CLEARLY QUOTABLE "Two decades ago, different administrative departments with wholly separate computer systems had difficulty sharing even routine information in a timely way. Today, the widespread use of relational databases has made the sharing of routine information much more automated." – Lisa Petrides, from the forthcoming League publication Turning Knowledge Into Action: What’s Data Got to Do With It? Read more... NCSD NATIONAL OFFICE ANNOUNCES ACHIEVEMENT OF EXCELLENCE AWARD Rosemary Woolley has been awarded the Achievement of Excellence Award for 2004 by the National Council for Student Development (NCSD). Woolley has served NCSD since 1984 as a State Representative, Regional Representative, Committee Chair, Treasurer, President, and Liaison to the League for Innovation. Find out more… JUST THE STATS Read about the socioeconomic benefits generated by Bow Valley College. Read here… MICROSOFT COMMUNITY COLLEGE WEBSITE FEATURES THE LEAGUE'S COLLEGE AND CAREER TRANSITIONS INITIATIVE In this interview with Mark David Milliron, President and CEO of the League for Innovation in the Community College, and Laurence Warford, Project Director, CCTI, we discuss the DOE's goals in undertaking this project, expected outcomes, and vision for the future. Read more… ALL THE LATEST ON THE 2004 CONFERENCE ON INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY The League for Innovation's annual Conference on Information Technology (CIT) offers a diverse program and forward-looking exposition exploring the intelligent application of information technology in community and technical colleges. November 7-10, 2004 Tampa Convention Center Tampa, Florida Read more about the conference… CIT EXHIBITION - COLLEGE PARTICIPATION League Alliance Members are invited to exhibit at the 2004 CIT, November 7-10 at the Tampa Convention Center. Find out more about package options… PROJECT SAIL HIGHLIGHT : ADVANCE PLACEMENT AND ONLINE NURSING PROGRAM Learn how to bring the Advanced Placement and Online Nursing Degree Program to your institution without development-dollar investments through the Project SAIL Partnership. Find out more… IT’S NOT TOO EARLY TO ARRANGE FOR DEVELOPMENT DAY SPEAKER! Need a dynamic, experienced, and knowledgeable speaker to help make your faculty-staff development day a success? Let League Services provide a recognized expert to inform, inspire, and enthuse your campus gathering. Learn more… THREE GOOD REASONS TO JOIN THE REVOLUTION IN ORGANIZATION DEVELOPMENT The League for Innovation in the Community College, National Council for Staff, Program, and Organizational Development, and Company of Experts.net are cosponsoring a series of four-day workshops to train leaders to facilitate Appreciative Inquiry on their campuses. Send yourself and a team of campus leaders to one of these workshops, and you can be a part of this positive revolution for change. Find out more… CHOICE: RECRUITING NEW FACULTY REVIEWERS FOR ACADEMIC AREAS CHOICE, a publication of the Association of College and Research Libraries, a division of the American Library Association, publishes nearly 7,000 reviews annually, usually providing academic librarians and faculty with the first professional, postpublication commentary on a scholarly work. Read more… CYBERLEARNING LABS TEAMS WITH GERMAN DISTRIBUTOR CyberLearning Labs, Inc., developer of ANGEL, the open, flexible enterprise learning management system, has entered a distribution agreement with Cylearn GmbH. The German company markets and services the English-language version of ANGEL and is adapting ANGEL for distribution to the German-speaking market in Germany and other parts of Europe. Read more… CHANGING ROLE OF COMMUNITY COLLEGES: REDEFINING THE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY WORKFORCE Community colleges can play an important part in shaping the workforce in the science and technology (S&T) sector. With the growth in biotech, there is an increasing need for technicians in the biotech field, and workers are finding that they can prepare for these jobs rather quickly in community colleges. Read more… MICROSOFT ® IT ACADEMY PROGRAM NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS, THE WORKFORCE, AND YOUR INSTITUTION In a time of rapid economic change, evolving demands on employees, and new technologies, the landscape facing today’s workforce is one of formidable challenges but even greater opportunities. Individuals who will stand above the crowd and succeed will be those with the necessary skills and training to meet the changing needs of the business community. Today’s high schools, community colleges, and four-year institutions have a special opportunity to play a vital role in educating the next generation’s workforce. The Microsoft® IT Academy Program can help you realize the potential. Find out more… MEMBER SPOTLIGHT: SEATTLE COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND SCCTV A WHOLE NEW WORLD OF EDUCATION Technology is bringing a whole new world to higher education. And SCCtv wants to be a big part of it. SCCtv, the educational and community television service of the Seattle Community Colleges, leads the nation in the delivery of video over the internet for higher education. In 2001, SCCtv built IRIS (Internet Resource Instructional System), an advanced digital distribution system that allows organizations to use SCCtv/IRIS as their web portal and deliver high-quality video, graphic, and multimedia educational content over the web to students, faculty, and administrators. Find out more…