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Welcome to the Montgomery Communicator, a monthly
newsletter for Lone Star College–Montgomery faculty
and staff. In addition to college news and events, Communicator
will help keep you up-to-date with what's happening
in LSC–Montgomery divisions and departments.
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Letter
from the President |
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It’s hard to believe that the spring semester is here again. I hope you all enjoyed the holidays and are ready for an exciting semester at Lone Star College-Montgomery.
As we enter 2008, it’s clear that our college and our system are entering a year of growth. With this focus on progress, I’d like to update you on the status of the Vision 2012 committee and the work it is doing to move LSC-Montgomery toward its future.
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| Instructional
Best Practices |
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Strong Teaching Techniques Correlate to Exemplary Pass Rates on State Peace Officer’s Examinations
Mark A. Stelter
Professor, Criminal Justice
The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Department, in partnership with LSC-Montgomery, just graduated its first class of police cadets with a 100% pass rate on the State peace officer’s examination. I asked the instructors at the Academy to what they attributed this phenomenal success rate.
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| Award
Winning Novella Published
by LSC-Montgomery English Professor |
Splinterville Written as Fictitious Letter From Civil
War Survivor to Fallen Comrade’s Father.
Brokeback Mountain is best known for being a critically-acclaimed
film, but it started out as a novella, or long short
story. Cliff Hudder’s first foray into this genre of
book writing has just debuted on Amazon.com and has
been named a 2007 Texas Review Fiction Prize winner.
Although it doesn’t tell the tale of lovestruck cowboys,
it is a compelling–and unique–tale of friendship, battle
and loss during the American Civil War.
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| Lone Star College to Host College Goal Sunday |
It’s not the Super Bowl, but considering the
number of lives it can change, College Goal Sunday is
just as important. The event, which will be held at
Lone Star College-Montgomery on Sunday, February 17
(exactly two weeks after the “big game”),
is all about raising the awareness of financial aid
opportunities for current and prospective college students
and their families.
College Goal Sunday is a non-profit program that provides
free information and assistance to Texas families applying
for financial assistance for higher education. College
Goal Sunday mobilizes financial aid and educational
professionals from area high schools, colleges, and
universities to help families of college-bound students
complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid
(FAFSA), the federally-required form for students seeking
financial aid, including grants, loans and work study,
throughout the nation.
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| Free
Course Tasting |
Take Advantage…Learn the Latest Computer
Software on January 29 or 31
Getting something for nothing is hard to come by these
days. However, the Lone Star College-Montgomery “Course
Tasting Series” is designed to do just that. This
complimentary two-hour course, offered at both the campus
on College Park Drive and the college’s Lone Star
College–Conroe Center, gives an overview of the
latest computer software that one should know in order
to operate in the high-tech digital world of the 21st
century.
The free “tasting” at Lone Star College-Montgomery
(3200 College Park Drive) will be held on Tuesday, January
29, from 6-8 p.m. in building B, room 108. The session
at Lone Star College-Lone Star College–Conroe
Center will be held Thursday, January 31, from 6-8 p.m.
Lone Star College–Conroe Center is located at
102 Longview Street, just east of the FM 1314/Highway
105 intersection, one mile east of downtown Conroe.
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| Garland
Fielder Artwork |
LSC-Montgomery's Center for the Arts will
present the artwork of Garland Fielder in an exhibit
titled New Works beginning January 14 through February
8.
There will be an opening reception in the Mary Matteson-Parrish
Gallery (Building D) on Tuesday, January 22, from 12-2
p.m., and Fielder will make a special presentation at
12:30 p.m. for guests attending the reception.
Fielder named his exhibit New Works to represent his
more recent works created.
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| Ancient
Roman Battle is Subject
of February 8 Military History Series |
Lone Star College-Montgomery
will host a lecture on military history, witha presentation
on the “Battle of the Teutoberg Forest: Rome’s
Greatest Defeat, 9 A.D.,” set for Friday, February
8, at 3 p.m. Dr. Charles Pehl, director of compliance
with K-3 Resources, will make the presentation.
The lecture is part of a monthly series put together
by Lone Star College-Montgomery history professor, Craig
Livingston, Ph.D., and is held at 3 p.m. on the second
Friday of each month. Sessions take place on the second
floor Commons area in Building A.
Dr. Pehl, a retired U.S. Navy Reserve Captain, graduated
from the Naval War College with distinction in 1989.
He was born in Rodeo, CA, but hails from Texas.
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| NASA
Invites Students to Participate in Program |
NASA has invited Lone Star College-Montgomery students
to participate in a program at Johnson Space Center
(JSC) designed specifically for community college students
interested in science, math, or engineering careers.
Upon arrival, students are split into teams and spend
three days on the JSC campus working with NASA engineers
and meeting NASA astronauts. Each team works on a project
that is a model of a true NASA mission including budgets,
presentations, robot design, and product promotion.
The event is fun and inspiring (not to mention, NASA
pays for almost all of the expenses).
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| LSC-Montgomery Offers Second-Start
Classes for Spring |
Think you missed your chance to start college this
spring? Think again. Although registration for the traditional
16-week spring semester at Lone Star College-Montgomery’s
ended on Saturday, January 12, the college offers a variety
of second-start classes with start dates beginning in
late January through March.
Second-start classes range from eight to 14 weeks in
length. Students can register up to the first day of
class and complete their course by the first week of
May–or earlier depending on the course’s
length and start date.
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| Study
Abroad Trips in 2008
include
Italy, Mexico, Spain,
and Great Britain |
Those desiring travel—either for leisure or academic
credit—have a number of options in 2008 with the
formation of the Continuing Education Travel Club at
Lone Star College-Montgomery. Trips scheduled for the
coming year include Italy, Mexico, Spain, and Great
Britain.
“The holidays are a great time to explore travel
options for next year,” said Linda Head, dean
of continuing education and academic workforce support
at Lone Star College-Montgomery. “The variety
of trips we’ve lined up for 2008 is incredible
with three European destinations and one very intriguing
trip to Guadalajara, Mexico. There’s really something
for every taste.”
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LSC-Montgomery Mini-Grants Awarded |
Karen Palmer, Director
Resource Development & Grants Administration
Jason Cates, Doghouse Design/Construction,
$430.65
For a Calculus I Service Learning project, students
will design and build doghouses with supplies purchased
from mini-grant funds. The doghouses will be auctioned
with proceeds given to the Montgomery County Humane
Society. Students will assist with publicity for the
auction and at the event, and will be responsible for
all aspects of the project.
Robin Gawronska, Computer Assisted Language
Learning, $963.35
These funds will increase the learning opportunities
for students in the language lab. Programs will be purchased
for Chinese and Japanese (recently added to the college’s
language offerings), and additional programs will be
added to support other languages. The lab’s capability
to support audio will be improved. Workshops will be
offered to language instructors on implementing the
language software into their courses.
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| CAC
Announces
Spring 2008 Schedule |
Ron Heckelman
Professor, English
Below is the schedule of Communication Across the Curriculum
(CAC) talks and discussions for Spring 2008. CAC sponsors
informal discussions in a variety of areas including
faculty research, reports on Best Semester projects,
topics of special interest to faculty and topics of
interest to the profession and institution in general.
CAC begins this semester on Wednesday, Jan 30, with
a panel discussion on service learning sponsored by
the college’s Service Learning Committee, Mark
Silvia moderator. Two speakers are planned, Brian Shamefsky
and Michael Harmon.
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| Poets
Published |
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Poets from Lone Star College–Montgomery Appear
in Distinguished Texas Poetry Anthology
Matthew Olmstead Manager
BELS Division Operations
The work of several poets from Lone Star College-Montgomery
is included in a new anthology of Texas poetry, The
Weight of Addition, published by Mutabilis Press.
Alicia Bankston, David Parsons, and Deseree Probasco
appear in this new anthology edited by renowned poet,
Randall Watson, which brings together the work of 118
poets connected to Texas by heritage and/or residence.
Watson writes in his introduction, “It is my
intention, then, that the title, The Weight of Addition,
should suggest the depth and range of the work that
appears here . . . [t]his is the poet’s work:
to bear experience; to hold it, lift it, make of it
a gesture and a world.”
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| 2008
Campus Cup |
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It’s time to form your teams for the Lone Star
College Campus Cup!
Christina Levine
Program Coordinator, Communication
System Office
The Campus Cup will be held during our Conference Day
celebration on February 21 at Lone Star College-Kingwood.
Activities include basketball, vollyball, the three
- legged race, sack race, and much more.
Activities include basketball, vollyball, the three-legged race, sack race, and much more.
Each campus is to form one (1) a team that consist
of participants competing in individual events. Points
will be added up to form one team score. All of the
events will be going on at the same time. Therefore,
team members can only participate in one event. Each
team is encouraged to wear campus T-Shirts.
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Contract Training Outlook Good for 2008 |
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Bonnie Dean
Program Manager, Contract Training
Lone Star College-Montgomery had an exciting year with
contract training. Through the department of continuing
education, in partnership with the academic divisions,
the college serves area businesses by assessing employer
needs, developing new programs, and delivering training
to employees.
One of the largest contracts in recent years was signed
this past spring with Lier Siegler Services, Inc. (LSI),
a Houston company that hires maintenance workers who
will deploy to Iraq and service military vehicles. LSC-Montgomery
administers maintenance skills tests each Saturday at
the LSC-Conroe Center to LSI’s potential employees.
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From
the Library: Check out the Southside! |
Daniel Stevens
Professor, Reference Librarian
The LSC-Montgomery Library has
new seating for a new place to study, relax, converse,
cram, scrabble, and soak up some vitamin D. It’s
even got Wi-Fi access for all you laptoppers and
a sun-blocking parasol for the warmer months.
With four group tables, seating for twenty (including
some rocking chairs for any old profs that need to
catch up on their crocheting), a couple of small
tray tables, and a nice woodsy backdrop, this is
a perfect place for nature lovers and those who feel
they just need to get out for a while.
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| Join
the Game! |
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Huzzah! Huzzah! Come out and play with the dogs—the
Saw Dogs
By Michael “Molasses” Hickey
Close your eyes and imagine the national pastime as
it was played in 1860. Base ball (it was two words)
was a game played by gentlemen for recreational purposes.
Fielders snared balls with bare hands, runners “legged
it” around the bases, strikers hit “daisycutters”,
and ballists complimented their opponents for their
fine play.
If you (or anyone you know) are interested in playing
base ball the “old fashioned” way, then
please join us for game of base ball on February 16th.
Everyone is invited to play, be it for single game or
an entire season. The game will begin at 11:00 a.m
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| Employee
of the Month |
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The LSC-Montgomery Staff Council recently named Mary
Ann Mendoza, program manager for faculty and staff development,
“Employee of the Month.”
The selection committee had lot’s to say about her
work:
“Mary Ann is very dedicated to her job and will go
wherever she is asked and has been deserving of recognition
for a very long time! She is always going the extra
mile to help employees whether it’s participating in
training, or, if a type of training is not available,
she will work to see that it becomes available.” - Reyna
Tippets
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World War II Glider Project |
Last fall, a group of Dr. Craig Livingstonís history students built 30-inch-wingspan models of the famous Waco glider that flew men into battle in Sicily, Normandy and Holland during World War II.
The project included papers and a flying contest. Three students involved in the project will make a presentation at Februaryís student CAC.
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