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November 19, 2004
Contacts: Suzanne Higgins
suzanne.higgins@gcmail.maricopa.edu 623.845.3808 Patricia Rhodes Vogel
pr.vogel@gcmail.maricopa.edu 623.845.3014
Readfest Brings Thousands of Young Students to GCC Campus
A crowd of 6,000 enjoyed the 9th Annual Readfest at Glendale Community College on Nov. 10. More than 5,000 of those were elementary school children; the rest were teachers and community members with pre-school children. Thirty-two West Valley schools sent students who played word games and participated in other reading-related activities in booths set up all over the central campus mall. Children also listened to stories read continuously throughout the day by community and campus volunteers. A dozen brilliantly costumed storybook characters strolled the grounds, talking to the children and giving out "autographs." These included Snow White, Mary Poppins, Winnie the Pooh, The Cat in the Hat and Little Bo Peep to name a few. Every child who attended was given a free book to take home. It required 300 GCC employee-volunteers and more than 50 community volunteers to staff the mammoth event which supports and promotes reading to schoolchildren. Major financial co-sponsors of the event included Arizona Public Service, the GCC Faculty Senate and GCC English professor Charlotte Howey. Other donors included the Glendale Kiwanis Club, Arrowhead Community Bank, State Farm Insurance and DRW Engineering, Inc.
GCC Prof. is Invited Speaker at National Latino Conference
On Nov. 19, Dr. René Díaz-Lefebvre, author and psychology faculty at Glendale Community College, spoke by invitation at the National Latina/Latino Psychological Association Conference in Scottsdale. He presented a bilingual symposium titled "Sí Somos Inteligentes: Multiple Intelligences, Creativity and Assessment for Understanding." Díaz-Lefebvre speaks internationally on his groundbreaking work which applies Howard Gardner's theory of Multiple Intelligences (MI) to higher education and adult levels of learning. In addition to several books he has authored in English, he has translated his research and experiences into Spanish and has a soon-to-be-released book, Inteligencias Múltiples en el Proceso de Enseñaza ¡Despierte el Potencial de Aprendizaje! that focuses on applying MI theory in Latino populations. Díaz-Lefebvre can be reached at
r.diaz@gc.maricopa.edu or at 623.845.3736.
Japanese College Reference Book to Feature Glendale Community College
Glendale Community College will be featured in a soon-to-be-published reference guide for Japanese student athletes who wish to go to college in the U.S. GCC's Homepage, Athletics and International Students web pages will be pictured in the book. Author Shingo Nemoto has worked with GCC's International Students Program Director Ken Bus; Nemoto has helped to send several Japanese scholar-athletes to GCC already. Nemoto's book will highlight GCC as a great example of a U.S. community college with both an excellent international students program and a great athletic program that welcomes foreign athletes. The book will list colleges, websites, athletic programs, summer camps, sports management and application processes. It will be used largely by Japanese high school counselors, coaches and students.
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