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August, 27, 2004
Contacts: Suzanne Higgins
suzanne.higgins@gcmail.maricopa.edu 623.845.3808 Patricia Rhodes Vogel
pr.vogel@gcmail.maricopa.edu 623.845.3014
GCC Nurses Outscore Arizona and U.S. Averages on National Exam
Glendale Community College (GCC) graduate nurses, have a 97.5% first-time pass rate when they take the national licensure exam for registered nurses (NCLEX-RN). That is particularly impressive since the Arizona-wide, first-time pass rate is 93.61% and the national first-time pass rate is 88.45%. GCC is known for its excellent nursing program which has many applicants every semester but only accepts about 40. So highly thought of is the program that neighboring Banner Thunderbird Medical Center gives two $6,000 scholarships every year to beginning GCC nursing students. GCC Dean of Instruction Jean Ann Abel says, " I am extremely pleased with these test scores. We have superb students and our stellar nursing faculty work diligently to provide them with learning experiences that empower them to succeed in their careers as registered nurses." For more information about the GCC Nursing Program, visit www.gc.maricopa.edu/nursing or call 623-845-3200.
ACE-Plus Program at GCC Receives $7,000 Book Donation
The acclaimed ACE-Plus program at Glendale Community College (GCC) has received a generous donation of textbooks for students taking a Computer Information Systems class. The publisher, Course Technology, donated books for 50 students valued at $7,000. ACE stands for "Achieving a College Education." It is a scholarship-based college preparation program designed to expose high school students to a college environment and course work, and teach them skills for success in college and personal life. The "Plus" stands for the many services, workshops and activities offered by the program in addition to the college classes. Students take evening and weekend college courses during high school, with tuition and fees paid by the program. Most students in the program are the first in their families to attend college and most are minority students. For more information about the GCC ACE-Plus program visit www.gc.maricopa.edu/aceplus or call 623-845-3335.
GCC Expert on Multiple Intelligences to be Published in China
Dr. René Díaz-Lefebvre, psychology faculty, author and creator of the award-winning Multiple Intelligences/Learning for Understanding (MI/LfU) methodology at Glendale Community College (GCC), is soon to be published in China. Díaz-Lefebvre is a leading U.S. expert on MI theory, having pioneered its application in higher education at GCC. His book, Coloring Outside the Lines: Applying Multiple Intelligences and Creativity in Learning, published in English and Spanish, is in negotiations to be published in Mandarin, following the highly successful lectures he was invited to give in China. Díaz-Lefebvre also published the article "Multiple Intelligences, Learning for Understanding and Creative Assessment: Some Pieces to the Puzzle of Learning," in the January 2004 issue of Teachers College Record, a prestigious national journal. The January issue was devoted to Multiple Intelligences articles by prominent researchers and practitioners from around the world. Another article has been accepted for publication soon in the Community College Journal of Research and Practice. Díaz-Lefebvre is in great demand globally. In addition to lecturing in China, his seminars on Multiple Intelligences applications have taken him all over the U.S. and to Canada, Mexico, Spain, and South Africa. Upcoming lectures will take him to Costa Rica, Italy and Australia. Contact him at
r.diaz@gcmail.maricopa.edu or 623-845-3736.
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