Editor’s note: This article is part of a series focusing on MentorLinks, a program funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and managed by the American Association of Community Colleges. During its first year in MentorLinks program, the…
Louise Petruzzella was an adjunct instructor of construction technology when she was selected for a $20,000 MentorLinks grant in 2014. The two years of mentoring and professional development she received through MentorLinks, she says, changed…
“Welcome to the community,” is how Ellen Hause introduced the new cohort of 10 MentorLinks colleges to the mentoring they will receive during the next two years. Madeline PattonMadeline Patton is an education writer based…
The Community College Undergraduate Research Experience Summit may have ended Friday, but many of its participants hope it’s the beginning of a new movement that results in more two-year college students having research experiences. Madeline…
Four community college students opened the Community College Undergraduate Research Experience (URE) Summit by explaining their different but similarly powerful research experiences. They also offered this advice to community college educators: Involve students in research…
Charles Fadel, founder and chairman of the Center for Curriculum Redesign, began his speech at the 2019 Advanced Technological Education Principal Investigators’ Conference by expressing admiration for the educators — mostly community college faculty —…
It was one of those moments you like to see at a conference. Madeline PattonMadeline Patton is an education writer based in Ohio.More Posts
To assist community colleges and other stakeholders in accelerating the value and impact of undergraduate research experiences in STEM education and workforce development, the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) this fall will convene the…
The regenerative leadership development aspect of the Mentor-Connect program began a new phase in 2019 with Ken Mays’ addition to the corps of Mentor Fellows. Mays is the first Mentor-Connect mentee to participate in the…
At the national poster session of the Community College Undergraduate Research Initiative (CCURI) last week, 47 former and current community college students talked knowledgeably and intently about their research methods and findings. Madeline PattonMadeline Patton…