Nine Collin College faculty and staff members have been honored with a League For Innovation in the Community College’s 2021-2022联赛优秀奖. Previously known as the John and Suanne Roueche Excellence Awards, the award recognizes outstanding faculty, staff, and leaders in the community college field who have made a significant difference in students’ lives and in the communities their colleges serve. The following Collin College employees have been selected as 2021-2022 League Excellence Award recipients: 约翰·布鲁尔, manager in Facilities; 丽贝卡·伯顿教育学教授； 肖娜ChamberlinP-12伙伴关系顾问； 米歇尔•凯利医学助理教授； 斯科特骑士，警官； 丽贝卡·奥尔生物学教授； Rebecka斯科特普莱诺校园写作中心经理； 哈伦·汤普森，警官； and 詹姆斯Yervasi, professor of Automotive Technology. Twenty-two nominations were submitted, with nine nominees selected to the final group. Excellence Award recipients are recognized during the annual Innovations Conference, to be held virtually Feb. 28-March 3. Each 2021-2022联赛优秀奖 recipient will receive a specially cast pewter medallion, an Excellence Award certificate, and a copy of the League Awards Program. More information about the League for Innovation in the Community College and this award program is available at www.league.org/excellence.
Collin College has been granted the designation of 网络防御学术卓越中心（CAE-CD） from the 国家安全局（NSA）. While the college’s Associate of Applied Science degree in Information Systems Cybersecurity was awarded an approved program of study last month, this designation puts Collin College on a distinctly different plane among academic institutions. The Collin College Cybersecurity department had to demonstrate that it engages in significant community involvement, academic activities, and institutional practices in cybersecurity as part of its self-study. This CAE designation is possible because of the detailed and copious work of Director 欧文夫兰泽尔 and Professor 里克•布伦纳, E.J.D., during the last 18 months. The Cybersecurity department plans to submit the Bachelor of Technology in Cybersecurity when appropriate. Congratulations to Frenzel, Brunner, and the Cybersecurity department on this tremendous accomplishment.
Regnery History recently published 爵士时代的总统：为沃伦·g·哈丁辩护 by 瑞安·沃尔特斯, adjunct professor of History at the Wylie Campus. The book examines the life and accomplishments of the 29th president of the United States. Walters has done numerous media interviews on the book. Regnery previously published 阿波罗一号：把我们送上月球的悲剧, by Walters.
Associate Dean Traci拉姆齐 gave two presentations at the 全国非裔美国人研究协会 National Conference in February. The first was “Maximizing the Mentoring Relationship: Practices for Black Women in Higher Education,” on Feb. 15. The second was “A Collaborative Approach to Executing Systemic and Sustained Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Initiatives in an Online Higher Educational Setting,” on Feb. 16.
The Brenda Willard Goodell Library, Anthony Peterson Center for Academic Assistance, and the Celina Campus Library jointly hosted a marketing and promotional event called Tailgate Time on Feb. 9. The Super Bowl-themed, student-focused event encouraged students to visit and explore the tutoring center and library. Students participated in fun activities centered around football.
普莱诺校区于2月11日至12日举办了一年一度的吉他节。 Organized by 弗尔南多维拉 and 奥尔加Amelkina-Vera, the festival included a guest artist concert by 泽维尔hara. The couple was also the subject of a profile in the University of St. Thomas-Houston blog. The pair are alumni of the university, and the article notes the publication of their latest CD. The CD is an album of Amelkina-Vera’s recent guitar compositions for solo, duo, chamber music (guitar and clarinet), and quartets. Read the article at https://news.stthom.edu/classical-guitarist-alumni-couple-reachesanother-creative-milestone/.
Celina Campus Executive Dean 布伦达卡特 was selected as a Celina Education 基金会 Board member.
迈克尔·布尔, Sociology adjunct faculty at Plano Campus, received his doctoral degree from Texas Woman’s University in December 2021.
克里斯Mathey, Sociology adjunct faculty at Plano Campus, was elected vice chair of the alumni association board at Landmark College.
Professor 安娜Genneken of the Technical Campus applied for graduation at Texas Woman’s University with a Ph.D. in rhetoric for May 2022.
约翰玻璃 was invited to be a member of the Association for Applied and Clinical Sociology Advisory Council, evaluating the current status of sociological practice.
Cybersecurity Director 欧文夫兰泽尔 was selected to identify the skills/knowledge/training requirements for Information Security Engineers as part of the O-Net initiative by the Department of Labor.
克里斯汀杂志型图书, a reference librarian at Frisco Campus, presented a session at the 北德克萨斯社区学院联盟s spring leadership conference titled Digital Library Engagement: Making the Difference with Faculty Collaboration. In this presentation, she spoke first about the impact of COVID-19 on higher education and how the college has responded academically.
Psychology Professor 沙龙屋檐 was accepted to present “Evaluating the Relationship between Cognition Styles and Voting Decisions” with co-presenter Nandini Kanthi at the 东南心理学会会议, March 23-26. Eaves was nominated as a mentor in the Advanced Technology for Higher-Education and Non-profit Association’s (ATHENA) research program and has been working with Kanthi since July 2021 to complete their research.