Lieberman Nominations

Posted on 05/24/2019 by jmcward

Amy Pace, adjunct professor of English, and Lisa McBride, adjunct professor of English, both were nominated for the Lieberman Teaching Excellence Award to recognize outstanding performance by adjunct or College Now faculty members. This year’s portfolio judge was Dr. Al Dimmit, formerly Dean of Instruction at Metropolitan Community College.

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Ferguson’s Fiber Art

Posted on 05/24/2019 by jmcward

Susan Ferguson, adjunct asst. professor of  English, is one of 13 Kansas City-area fiber artists whose weaving artwork is included in the “Fine Art/Fine Craft-New Work by the Kansas City Fiber Group” exhibition at Leedy-Voulkos Art Center through July 27, 2019. Ferguson’s works, “Business” and “Forest,” were created on a rigid heddle loom made possible by a 2018 Inspiration Grant from the ArtsKC Regional Arts Council. She is one of several fiber artists who will take part in the Artist Talk at the gallery on Saturday, June 15, at 1 p.m. Leedy-Voulkos is at 2012 Baltimore, in the Crossroads Art District in Kansas City, Mo.  A review of the exhibition is available online at the KC Studio website (kcstudio.org).

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Once Upon an Artifact

Posted on 05/16/2019 by jmcward

News item from Maureen Fitzpatrick:

Syllabus Save-the-date: Once Upon an Artifact (9-17-19)

On Tuesday, September 17, JCCC faculty are collaborating with the Johnson County Arts &Heritage Center to host Once Upon an Artifact, a night at the JCAHC museum (the former King Louie entertainment center at 88th and Metcalf). Admission will be free and open to JCCC students, faculty, staff, and their families. The event will feature short presentations by JCCC faculty on the museum’s many artifacts, including the special exhibit Expanding Oz. The event will run between 5:30-8:00 (it is an open event, so people move freely). Our own Danny Alexander is scheduled to be among the presenters.

If your students are working on profiles or other place-based papers next fall semester, this event can give them some inspiration. More information can be found here http://www.jccc.edu/events/2019/0917-once-upon-artifact.html  A link to a suggested reservation application will appear before fall classes to estimate the rough number of attendees (no tickets or ID required—but there is a cookie order to be placed). Attendance “receipts” will be available at the event for students whose instructors offer any kind of credit for participating. If you have questions, please contact one of the members of the planning committee, Farrell Jenab, Beth Gulley, or Maureen Fitzpatrick.

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Johnson Receives State Journalism Award

Posted on 05/08/2019 by jmcward

Ron Johnson, adjunct assistant professor of Journalism, was recently inducted into the Kansas Scholastic Press Association’s Hall of Fame.  The award honors Johnson’s many past contributions to the organization.

KSPA is the state’s association for high-school journalists.  Johnson served for four years as KSPA’s legislative committee chair, lobbying to restore first Amendment rights to high-school journalists after Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier, which sanctioned administrative censorship.

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Cavalier Conference Summary

Posted on 04/17/2019 by jmcward

The 5th Annual Cavalier Conference on Writing and Literature was held on April 12, 2019, at the JCCC Regnier Center. This year’s theme was Voices: Expression, Diversity, and Identity. The conference attracted high school and college instructors from around the Kansas City metropolitan area and throughout Kansas.  A total of 112 people registered.  The keynote speaker for the event was Kathleen Blake Yancey, the Kellogg W. Hunt Professor of English and Distinguished Research Professor at Florida State University. 

The conference offered 17 sessions with 27 presenters from high schools, community colleges, and four-year colleges.  The following schools featured presenters: Rockhurst University, Emporia State University, Columbia University Teacher’s College, University of Kansas, Kansas City Public Schools, Lee’s Summit High School, Olathe West High School, Washburn University, Gardner Edgerton High School, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Fort Hays State University, Pittsburg State University, Garden City Community College, Seaman High School, Kansas State University, Emporia High School, and Johnson County Community College.  

There were also attendees from MidAmerica Nazarene, Shawnee Heights High School, MCC Maple Woods, Haskell Indian Nations University, Coffeyville Community College, Highland Community College, Hesston College, Cowley College, and Blue Valley Northwest High School. 

The following professors from JCCC presented or participated in panel discussions:

  • Farrell Hoy Jenab: “Finding One’s Voice as a Novice Researcher”
  • Ruth Heflin: “The Myth of the West”
  • Ted Rollins, Janice Hodgkin, Amy Pace, Staci Petrillo: “Interject? Intervene? Interfere? Effective Teacher Voice(s) in Online Discussions.”
  • Dan Cryer: “Media Voices: Getting Past the ‘Bias’ Frame in First-Year Composition”
  • Beth Gulley: “In their Own Words: An Open Mic Poetry Opportunity”

The following professors from the English department served as session chairs:

  • Diane Davis
  • Jim McWard
  • Mark Browning
  • Sayanti Ganguly Puckett
  • Marilyn Senter
  • Monica Hogan
  • Michael Carriger
  • Andrea Broomfield
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