Ohio Association of Two-Year Colleges
OATYC
Conference--Friday, October 16, 2009
Hosted by Rio Grande Community College
This year's conference theme is "Teaching in a Global Society."
We have scheduled a full slate of more than 25 presentations for the day
from community college faculty from all over Ohio.
Mark
your calendar now and plan to be part of the action at
the University
of Rio Grande/Rio Grande Community College, located in beautiful
southeast Ohio.
Conference Lodging
and Directions
If you plan to arrive early and stay overnight, here are a couple
recommended hotels at which you may want to book your accommodations:
Super 8 - St. Rt. 7 - 1/4 mile S. of Rte. 35 (1-800-800-8000)
(1-740-446-8080)
www.super8.com and Holiday Inn - 577 State Rt. 7 North
(740-446-0090). For directions to Rio Grande, here's a
map. For additional information,
please contact Conference Chair
Ellen Brasel.
Teaching
Awards
Thank you for nominating 22 excellent teachers for our
annual Outstanding Teacher awards. The nomination process closed
on May 1, 2009. We will recognize all nominees, and announce the
winners, at the fall conference (October 16, 2009).
 Congratulations to
last year's (2008) Teaching Award winners: William "Gene" Strickland of Columbus State CC
(full-time teacher award) and Charles F. Combs of Sinclair CC (adjunct teacher
award).
Teaching
Scholarship--We Have a Winner!
The
2009 winner of the OATYC Teaching Scholarship is
Professor Adrienne Cassel from Sinclair Community College.
Congratulations, Professor Cassel! The OATYC Teaching Scholarship
supports two-year college professors and administrators with teaching
responsibilities at accredited
Ohio
two-year member institutions to develop projects that enhance
teaching and learning in their classrooms.
Professor Cassel's project is entitled,
"Writing
in the Weathered World: Using Place-Based Education to Improve Student
Learning, Increase Environmental Awareness, and Foster Community
Involvement."
This program proposes to integrate general
education requirements across disciplines to create a real-world,
international learning experience for first-year community college
students that focuses on environmental awareness. Professor Cassel
will be recognized at the 2009 OATYC
Conference at Rio Grande Community College in October. She will be
awarded the $1500 grant at that time. Professor
Cassel will present her year-long findings during an educational session
at the 2010 OATYC Conference at Central Ohio Technical College.
The winner of last year's (2008) OATYC Teaching Scholarship was Professor Kevin Hoskinson, Department of English, Lorain County Community College.
Take a moment to learn more about Professor Hoskinson's winning proposal
by viewing this
8-minute video which describes the program and its impact on
students. Here is the website for his project: "The
Books that Stir Us: The Basbanes Project."
Journal
The OATYC annually publishes a refereed journal.
Please consider
submitting your research and/or conference paper to our refereed
journal. Submissions are accepted year-round, and proposals are
blind reviewed for acceptance. Submission
information is available.
Newsletter
The latest newsletter, Spring 2009, is now
available. The
current issue of the newsletter focuses on our 42nd Annual Conference
being held on October 16, 2009, at the University
of Rio Grande/Rio Grande Community College.
University System of
Ohio
The
University System
of Ohio was
launched in August 2007 to promote Ohio's network of public colleges
and universities--which includes 13 universities with 24 branch
campuses, a public medical school, and 23 two-year technical and
community colleges--working in a collaborative, cooperative environment
across the state.
OACC
Information for trustees of Ohio's two-year colleges is provided by
the Ohio Association of Community
Colleges
which was founded in 1993 as a forum for sound trustee training,
communication, and trustee-president cooperation.
OFSCTC
The Ohio Faculty Senate of
Community and Technical Colleges, established in 1995, is made up of
representatives chosen by the faculty from each two-year college in
Ohio. The OFSCTC, which meets five times annually in the
offices of the Regents, provides the voice and perspective of the
two-year faculty to the Chancellor and Regents on the relevant issues
facing higher education.
AACC
The American Association of
Community Colleges is the primary national advocacy organization for
community colleges, with the mission of "building a nation of learners."
Historical Slide Show
Please enjoy a short
historical slide show of photos showing the growth of Ohio's
two-year college system. This slide show was compiled for our 40th anniversary
conference (2007) by Board member Vicki Rostedt and her team at Summit
College of the University of Akron.
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