The Chronicle of Higher Education is hosting a virtual forum titled “The Growing Role of the Humanities at the Community College” on Wednesday, September 10th, at 2:00 pm EST. More info can be found by clicking on the link below.
Sydney Elliott has taught at Tillamook Bay Community College for over 20 years. Sydney holds an MFA in Creative Nonfiction from Pacific Lutheran University with an emphasis on Pedagogy. She has taught literature and writing as well as specializing in trauma-informed curriculum and practices. Sydney is the editor of the Community College Humanities Review and Fireweed: Poetry of Oregon. She is the recipient of the 2020 Dale P. Parnell Faculty Distinction Recognition award from the American Association of Community Colleges and also currently a writing instructor at Oregon State University. Sydney is a kayaker, surfer, published writer, and a member of her county’s Search & Rescue team. She lives on the Oregon coast with her foster and rescue pets.
Dr. Brian Stipelman is the Associate Vice President/Dean of Liberal Arts at Frederick Community College in Maryland, and was previously an Associate Professor of Political Science at Dowling College in New York. He holds a PhD in Political Science from Rutgers University and is the author of two books. That Broader Definition of Liberty: The Theory and Practice of the New Deal (2013, Lexington Press) examines the institutionalization of a welfare state in a conservative political ecosystem. The far more personal I Am No Guide: Pearl Jam Song by Song (2024, Fonthill Press) is an exploration of the evolutionary themes in their music. He is also the President of the Community College Humanities Association Leadership Committee
Dr. Lupita Murillo Tinnen began her career at Collin College as a Professor of Photography 20 years ago. She was a past department chair and associate dean before serving as Dean of Academic Affairs and Workforce at Collin College Plano Campus. She provides leadership and serves as an advocate for the Fine Arts with departments in Art, Dance, Music, Photography, and Theatre. Additionally, she oversees five workforce programs in Commercial Music, Commercial Photography, Communication Design, and Early Childhood Education, Interpreter Training Program, and the academic areas of Communication Studies, Humanities, Philosophy, Foreign Languages, History, Government, Psychology, and Sociology. As a first-generation college student, Dr. Murillo Tinnen earned a doctorate in Humanities with a major in Aesthetic Studies from the University of Texas at Dallas, a Master of Fine Arts in Photography from the University of North Texas, and a Bachelor of Arts in Photography from East Texas A&M. She serves as a board member of the Art Centre of Plano and Hendrick Scholarship Foundation, and she is a member of the Nuestra Art Collective.
Registration Information: To register, you can click HERE, or use the QR code on the image to the right (click to enlarge) or download a copy of the flyer here.
Session Information: Pearl Jam helped define ‘grunge’ and gos rock music, and their music offers an ongoing reflection of how to nurture the solidarity that makes us human in a world that consistently undercuts it. This presentation explores the evolution of lyrical themes and politics around authenticity, intergenerational solidarity. democracy. environmentalism, and gender across a thirty year career that, at its core, centers the human need for connection.
Speaker Information: Dr. Brian Stipelman is the Associate Vice President/Dean of Liberal Arts at Frederick Community College in Maryland, and was previously an Associate Professor of Political Science at Dowling College in New York. He holds a PhD in Political Science from Rutgers University and is the author of two books: That Broader Definition of Liberty: The Theory and Practice of the New Deal (2013. Lexington Press) and the far more personal I Am No Guide: Pearl Jam Song by Song (2024, Fonthill Press), an exploration of the evolutionary themes in their music. He is also the President of the Community College Humanities Association Dean’s Committee.
Registration Information: To register, you can click HERE, or use the QR code on the image to the right (click to enlarge) or download a copy of the flyer here.
Session Information: During the early stages of the French Revolution, many people decided that it was better to leave France than to risk what an uncertain future might bring. For those near the border. Spain was an obvious choice of refuge. For these émigrés, survival during their emigration depended on how well they could activate their extended social networks. In almost all instances, these extended social networks were managed and maintained by women. My presentation looks directly at the role of women in the survival of émigré families in the Franco-Spanish borderlands.
Speaker Information: During the early stages of the French Revolution, many people decided that it was better to leave France than to risk what an uncertain future might bring. For those near the border. Spain was an obvious choice of refuge. For these émigrés, survival during their emigration depended on how well they could activate their extended social networks. In almost all instances, these extended social networks were managed and maintained by women. My presentation looks directly at the role of women in the survival of émigré families in the Franco-Spanish borderlands.
Please see the calendar below and/or click here to get a copy of the PDF.
We are pleased to announce a webinar launching our newest report, entitled Attracting Students to the Liberal Arts Through Integrative Curricula, on October 24th. The report includes 12 in-depth case studies and 20 brief profiles. The highlighted initiatives integrate the humanities, social sciences, and/or natural sciences with applied approaches and pre-professional training, helping to demonstrate the value of a broad-based education to skeptical students. The report was researched and produced thanks to a generous grant from the Arthur Vining Davis Foundations.
The webinar will take place from 2–3 pm ET. We will offer broad takeaways from this national study and hear from project leaders representing three of the featured initiatives.
Panelists include:
The panel will be moderated by Scott Muir, NHA’s director of undergraduate initiatives.
Learn more about the webinar and register here.
From a Two-Year College to a Lifetime of Learning: What Fulbright Means to Me
Join the Community Colleges Chapter of the Fulbright Association for our inaugural event on
Monday, June 3, 2024 at 7 p.m. ET by Zoom. Go here to join the meeting.
Formed in January, our chapter aims to advance the visibility of the Fulbright Program in America’s nearly 1,200 2-year community and technical colleges.
In this first gathering, we will introduce you to our chapter, its board and officers, and goals. Following an introduction by president David J. Smith, George Mason University (Fulbright U.S. Scholar, Estonia 2003-2004), the program will continue with a discussion with a panel of board members who will discuss their experiences in the Fulbright Program.
The moderator will be Stephanie Hallock, Harford Community College (Fulbright Specialist 2023). The panel will include:
Panelists will share their experiences in the Fulbright Program including their motivation for applying and how it made a difference in their personal and professional lives. This will be followed by questions from the audience.
We invite all those interested in supporting Fulbright Program awareness in community colleges to join us (even if you have not received a grant). Those who received grants as part of their post-undergraduate educational experiences (i.e., research based or ETA), as part of a Fulbright-Hays grant, and as a visiting Fulbright grantee are especially encouraged to join us.
We can be reached by email at: communitycolleges@fulbright.org
More info here.
The following comes from the Council of American Overseas Research Centers (CAORC):
The Council of American Overseas Research Centers (CAORC) and Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA) invite you and interested colleagues to attend the upcoming online symposium: “Going Global, Growing Global: New Models for Internationalization at Community Colleges,” on Thursday, April 8 and Friday, April 9, 2021, from 1:00-3:00 pm Eastern Time. The promotional flyer for the two-day event is below.
Continue reading “Going Global, Growing Global: New Models for Internationalization at CCs”
More info on these Fellowships is available HERE.
We at CCHA are pleased to announce the winners of the 2019 Literary Magazine Competition! We would also like to once again thank Jenny Williams and her team of judges for their hard work on what is the flagship competition here at CCHA.
Pima Community College,
Tucson, AZ
Faculty Advisor: Maggie Goldston
Community College of Denver,
Denver, CO
Faculty Advisor: Jeff Becker
We also want to be sure to congratulate the winners at all levels and in categories, so please be sure to see the full lists of winners at the links below. Lastly, for those of you who didn’t win this year, note that nest year’s competition opens in a few short months!
