May 20, 2008
Contacts:Suzanne Higgins suzanne.higgins@gcmail.maricopa.edu 623.845.3808
Patricia Vogel pr.vogel@gcmail.maricopa.edu 623.845.3014
GCC Prof Selected for NSF Alternative Energy Summer Research
Professor Ui Luu, a patent-holding professor of electronics and engineering at Glendale Community College (GCC), has been selected for a summer faculty development opportunity through the High Tech Workforce Initiative of the National Science Foundation (NSF). Luu applied to the NSF Externship Program with a proposal to evaluate the skill sets and technology for photovoltaic solar panels and create a detailed curriculum module on solar panels that will eventually be included in an online survey course on alternative energy. The curriculum module would also be made available nationally by means of an NSF-funded online database. Through this project, Luu expects to experience valuable professional growth, expand industry connections for himself and for GCC, and develop further support for curriculum development. During his summer project, he will work with colleagues at the Maricopa Community Colleges district offices. Visit Luu's web site at http://www.technology-systems.com/indexGCC for information on Electronics and Engineering at GCC.
Register Now for Summer and Fall Classes at GCC
Visit www.gccaz.edu now to register for summer and fall classes at Glendale Community College. Don't delay! The first session of summer classes begins June 2; the second summer session starts July 7. Fall classes begin Sat., Aug. 23. Brisk registration means some classes may already be full. More than 1,000 courses await you, and there are more than 50 degrees and 50 certificates you can pursue. You can complete the first two years of any degree in any field at GCC and then transfer to a University. And while at GCC, you will enjoy lower tuition, smaller classes, quality faculty and close proximity to home. If you don't know where to begin, check out www.gccaz.edu or visit the GCC Enrollment Center. The college offers classes at four locations: GCC main at 6000 W. Olive Avenue, GCC North at 5727 W. Happy Valley Road, GCC-NAU Connection at 15601 N. 28th Avenue, and GCC at Valley Vista High School, 15550 W. Parkview Place in Surprise. Offerings differ at each location; call 623.845.3333 for information or to register for any location.
Honor Society at GCC Receives Top Honors
The Glendale Community College Chapter (Omicron Lambda) of Phi Theta Kappa, International Honor Society of the Two-Year College, was recently named a "5 Star Chapter" during the Arizona Regional Phi Theta Kappa Convention. This distinction is based on the chapter fulfilling stringent requirements including: adding additional Honors Study Topics for members, implementing an additional International Service Program, participating in the International Convention or the International Honors Institute, and more. This is the fifth consecutive year that GCC has achieved 5-Star Chapter status. Visit www.gccaz.edu for summer class schedules and for other information about the college, located at 6000 W. Olive Avenue in Glendale.
