Pace to Attend National Conference

Posted on 05/24/2019 by jmcward

Amy Pace, adjunct professor of English, will attend the Global MindED Conference from June 7-9 in Denver.  Global MindED’s mission is “to help First Generation and underrepresented college students achieve career success by providing them with professional skills, resources, networks, mentors, experiential learning and social support.”

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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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