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The Dean's Corner
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Welcome
to the Fall 2006 Edition of Stone
Soup.
Among the most exciting things happening in the greater Tech Valley has been
the recent announcement that AMD
(Advanced Micro Devices) will be constructing
a chip fab (silicon chip fabrication) plant at the Luther
Forest Industrial Campus. Why
would AMD select this region for such an infusion of funds? (continued)
For
the whole article, please click on the image or the title.
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Engaging
Students through Community-Building in the Classroom
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Part
I of this article discussed theoretical
aspects of student engagement, one means being the creation of an interactive
community in the classroom. Suppose we are convinced that an interactive classroom
could lead to increased engagement? What do we actually do? (continued) For
the whole article, please click on the image or the title.
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SCCC Conducts National Incident Management System (NIMS) Training for Schenectady County Employees and Elected Officials
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National
Incidents Management Systems (NIMS) is
a system that has been created by the Federal
Office of Homeland Security to provide a consistent nationwide approach
for Federal, State, and Local governments to work together in times of natural
and/or man made disasters. NIMS training provides a core set of principles, concepts
and terminology to allow agencies to better coordinate efforts in preparing, responding
and recovering from domestic incidents- regardless of size, cause or complexity.
Over
200 Schenectady County Employees along with Schenectady County elected officials
received training in a wide range of courses. (continued) For
the whole article, please click on the image or the title.
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Youthbuild Construction Training and GED Program Comes to SCCC
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YouthBuild,
a nationally recognized youth employment and training program has made one of its homes at SCCC. In collaboration with Northeast
Parent and Child, Better
Neighborhoods Inc. and HUD,
SCCC
has begun an 18 month program to provide GED education to 12 students. The students
participate in hands-on construction training 2
days and 2 days per week of GED classes. (continued) For
the whole article, please click on the image or the title.
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Non-Credit
Summer Courses At SCCC
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Schenectady County Community College
(SCCC) offers its students and the community the opportunity for professional
development or personal enhancement through the Division
of Continuing Education's Non-Credit schedule.
Students are offered a variety of non-credit courses in areas such as Computer
Technology, Children's Courses, Music, Recreation, English as a Second Language,
and General Interest. (continued)For the
whole article, please click on the image or the title.
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University in the High School |
Schenectady
County Community College (SCCC) participated
in recent efforts to promote concurrent enrollment during a Day on the Hill sponsored
by the National
Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships (NACEP). The day was
spent meeting with members of U.S. Congress, and culminated a four-day conference
in Washington D.C. (continued) For
the whole article, please click on the image or the title.
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Question
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What
type of non-credit courses would you like to see offered at SCCC?
Please
take the time and respond to Maria Kotary at kotarymc@gw.sunysccc.edu. | | |
