Monthly Archives: February 2018

Grades and Attendance In Canvas

Posted on 02/09/2018 by jmcward

Grades According to JCCC policy, every instructor is supposed to make their class grades available online to students.  Typically, instructors use D2L or Canvas to fulfill this expectation. If you’re using Canvas, did you know that students can actually go … Continue reading →

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Common Read Spring Main Event: Robert Sullivan

Posted on 02/08/2018 by jmcward

In conjunction with the English department’s Common Read selection, Just Mercy, Ronald Sullivan, professor at Harvard Law and founder of the Jamestown Project at Yale University, will give a presentation from 11-noon, Wednesday, March 28 in the Polsky Theatre.  According to … Continue reading →

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Carolyn Chapman Published in Upper Room

Posted on 02/07/2018 by jmcward

On Feb. 4, 2018 — Super Bowl Sunday — Carolyn Chapman, adjunct professor of English, had a devotional published in The Upper Room, a spiritual website that is associated with the United Methodist Church.  Her devotional was titled “Accepting Help.” … Continue reading →

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Cavalier Conference Proposal Deadline Extension

Posted on 02/06/2018 by jmcward

The deadline for proposals for the 2018 Cavalier Conference has been extended to Friday, Feb. 16, 2018.  This year’s conference will be held on April 20, 2018.  The theme will be “Researching,” with Doug Hesse, professor of English at University … Continue reading →

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Writing Assignment Autopsy

Posted on 02/06/2018 by jmcward

A message from Farrell Jenab, Faculty Development Coordinator at JCCC: Did your last writing assignment flop? Have you just stopped giving writing assignments altogether? Attend the writing assignment audit from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. on Feb. 13 in the CoLab. … Continue reading →

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