From the Desk of George Boggs
January 22, 2010
Issue #733
Policy and Advocacy
1. MAKE YOUR CASE FOR MORE FUNDING AND SUPPORT with the help of a new, free, advocacy toolkit. AACC developed the kit in collaboration with the Association of Community College Trustees to help member colleges increase the effectiveness of their outreach to state legislatures, business leaders and other key constituencies. Adapt ad templates, op eds, a fact sheet and other materials with your own college’s statistics and examples. Click here to view the Advocacy Toolkit.
AACC Contact: Norma Kent
2. PRESIDENT OBAMA is expected to unveil his FY 2011 budget plan during the first week of February. To learn more about the federal funding history for Pell Grants and other community college priority programs, review the chart online, or visit the AACC Web site.
AACC Contact: Laurie Quarles
Program Initiatives
3. AACC IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE the launch of its interactive Web-based Minority Male Student Success Database. The database highlights community college programs, initiatives and strategic plans that focus on mentoring, recruitment, persistence and completion. AACC encourages member colleges to upload descriptive profiles of their own activities related to minority male student success. Join the pilot colleges that already have submitted information, and make this database a useful tool for others while showcasing your own commitment. Using Internet Explorer as your browser, go to http://www.aacc.nche.edu/mmss to sign in, access the database, review the guidelines and submit your program profile.
AACC Contact: Kevin Christian
New Resources
4. THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE CONSORTIUM for Immigrant Education (CCCIE) is developing a compendium of community college best practices in immigrant education, which will be posted on its Web site. CCCIE invites you to participate in this opportunity to share your experiences and promising practices with community colleges across the country by completing its submission form. For more information, contact CCCIE Director Jill Casner-Lotto, or visit the CCCIE Web site.
AACC Contact: Kevin Christian
Grants and Partnerships
5. THE CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE has announced the availability of new Learn and Serve America Higher Education grants. Funding will support institutions of higher education that use innovative service learning programming to meet the needs of local communities and foster lifelong civic engagement among students. Grant awards will be made for up to $200,000 annually for nine individual institutions and up to $500,000 annually for 11 higher education consortia. Grants must focus on service learning in either teacher training or STEM disciplines. Applications are due March 9, 2010; visit the Learn and Serve America Web site for details.
AACC Contact: Gail Robinson
6. NINE COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGES SERVING HIGH-POVERTY AREAS will receive federal grants ranging from $2.2 million to $4 million to train workers for green jobs. The grants through the Pathways Out of Poverty initiative, which was authorized by the federal stimulus legislation, will support programs that help disadvantaged people move out of poverty and become self-sufficient through jobs in the energy efficiency and renewable energy industries. For a list of recipients, visit the Department of Labor Web site.
AACC Contact: Roxanne Fulcher
Events & Services
7. THE NORTHEAST REGION OF THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF BLACK AMERICAN AFFAIRS will host its annual spring conference March 18–19 at Essex County Community College in Newark, N.J. The theme of the conference is “Culture of Evidence: Best Practices in Institutional Effectiveness and Organizational Vitality,” and the event will provide community college administrators two days of informative and progressive professional development opportunities. For more information, click here, or contact Lorraine Lee.
AACC Contact: Kevin Christian
8. 2010 AACC HAIL & FAREWELL LUNCHEON. The AACC Presidents Academy will honor retiring and first-time CEOs or CEOs that have served for at least 25 years and have not been honored before during the AACC Annual Convention, Sunday April 18 in Seattle, Wash. To be included in the official AACC Convention Program, e-mail a nomination form by Feb. 5. To request a form or for more information, call 202-728-0200, ext. 255.
AACC Contact: Heather Owens
9. HILLSBOROUGH COMMUNITY COLLEGE WILL HOST THE 4TH ANNUAL Black, Brown & College Bound Summit, Feb. 24–26, in Tampa, Fla. The theme, "Reality Check: Status Quo or Route to Change for African American and Latino Males," challenges community colleges to examine the academic, socioeconomic, political and personal factors affecting African American and Latino men. To get more information or to register, visit the college's Web site or send an e-mail.
AACC Contact: Kevin Christian
10. JOIN THE AACC PRESIDENTS ACADEMY AT ITS 2010 SUMMER INSTITUTE. This year’s event will be held July 17–20 in San Francisco, Calif.
AACC Contact: Heather Owens
11. AACC ENCOURAGES MEMBERS TO REGISTER on the Institute of Medicine (IOM) Listserv to receive updates and meeting information for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Initiative on the Future of Nursing and to register immediately to attend forums when availability is announced on the Listserv. IOM is accepting public comment at three forums; the next on education is scheduled for Feb. 22, 2010 in Houston, Texas.
AACC Contact: Roxanne Fulcher