SPOTLIGHT ON ACHIEVEMENT

BNSF Railway Award Recipients Named

Congratulations to the following recipients of the BNSF Railway Faculty Award. This award for classroom teaching or scholarship is made possible by a special grant from BNSF Railway. Each instructional division selects nominees. A distinguished educator selects the top recipients from the nominees. Dr. Paula Pando, President of Reynolds Community College in Richmond, Virginia, selected the following as recipients:

• Jeff Blodig, Human Sciences
• Andrew Lutz, Information Technology
• Matthew Schmeer*, English
• Phillip Veer, Mathematics
• Andrea Vieux, Political Science

*Not pictured

COMMUNITY INTERACTION

Kansas Small Business Development Center Marketing Day digital event - May 18

EDTECH TIP

The Summer Institute on Distance Learning and Instructional Technology (SIDLIT) conference, a gathering of instructional technologists, educational technology specialists, instructional designers, online faculty, technology leaders, assessment coordinators, librarians, and more who are involved with distance learning, instructional technology, or online programs, will be held July 28-30.  Proposals to present are due May 16.

PROFESSIONAL ENRICHMENT

Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art is open to JCCC classes for guided tours or self-guided visits by appointment. Tours are offered in the museum's second-floor permanent collection galleries, and the first-floor permanent collection exhibitions now offer dozens of never-before-seen artworks by a diverse range of artists. You can work with Katherine Morse, Nerman Education Coordinator, to discuss how to incorporate a visit to the museum into your discipline or curriculum.  Museum educators are also available to meet with you and your classes to showcase museum objects using Zoom. Please visit their website for pre-visit planning. 

STUDENT FOCUS

These talented, resilient students are expressing themselves — and Kansas needs to watch what they’re saying

UPCOMING DEADLINES & EVENTS

May 7:  JCCC SoTL scholars Information session, 1 p.m.

May 7: "Blossoming Through the Storm" Interior Design end of the year celebration

May 16: SIDLIT Call for Proposals

May 19: Deadline to submit Community-Based Learning Mini Grants applications

May 21: JCCC SoTL scholars Information session, 1 p.m.

May 21: JCCC Virtual Graduation

May 24: Deadline to apply for JCCC SoTL Scholar Academy

June 25: Deadline to submit Professional Development Days (PDD) session proposals

June 25: Deadline to submit Faculty Symposium proposals

July 28-30: Summer Institute on Distance Learning and Instructional Technology (SIDLIT) conference