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January 24, 2005
Contacts: Suzanne Higgins
suzanne.higgins@gcmail.maricopa.edu 623.845.3808 Patricia Rhodes Vogel
pr.vogel@gcmail.maricopa.edu 623.845.3014
Innovative GCC Program Again Finalist in Community College Competition
One of the most prestigious college awards programs has again selected a Glendale Community College (GCC) faculty team as one of 10 national finalists. GCC psychology professor Dr. René Díaz-Lefebvre and his team of faculty from other disciplines have been nominated for the second time for the Bellwether Award from the Community College Futures Assembly (CCFA) in the category of Instructional Programs and Services. The team has developed a program of instruction based on the theory that we all learn differently (Multiple Intelligences). Students are given learning options (projects or performances based on their learning styles) that allow them to absorb class material in innovative ways that make learning easier. The GCC program is called Multiple Intelligences/Learning for Understanding (MI/LfU). The GCC team will make a group presentation at the annual CCFA Conference in Orlando, Florida, Jan. 29-Feb. 1, competing with nine other finalists. Winner will be announced at conference.
GCC Prof. Earned Only Qualifying Party Pest Control License in MCCCD
Mike Gillispie Agriculture and Horticulture professor at Glendale Community College, recently received his Qualifying Party license from the Structural Pest Control Commission of Arizona. He teaches a class composed of one groundskeeper from each of the 10 Maricopa County Community College District campuses, focusing on how to recognize pest problems, develop a comprehensive program to deal with them, and apply appropriate pesticides correctly. Currently, Gillispie is the only person in MCCCD to have obtained this certification.
Free Art Show at GCC, Jan. 31-Feb. 23
"Ten Years: Life Drawing at Glendale Community College" is a free exhibit of George Palovich's figure drawings to be held in the GCC Student Union Lounge from Mon., Jan. 24 through Wed., Feb. 23, 2005. The artist's reception, with refreshments, will be held on Mon., Jan. 31 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Palovich portrays the human figure in both drawings and ceramic works. His figures represent a lyric and intuitive approach to figure drawing. Among his many accomplishments, he has exhibited extensively as a ceramist and also held the post of Curator of the West Valley Art Museum/Sun Cities Museum of Art for several years. Glendale Community College is located at 6000 W. Olive Avenue in Glendale.
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