Archive for April, 2007
Fulbright-Hays Grant to send Richland College faculty to India
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The U.S. Department of Education awarded Richland College a prestigious Fulbright-Hays Groups Projects Abroad Grant. Richland, along with Austin College, received funds to take part in the “Globalization and Societal Change in South India” project. Sixteen educators from both colleges and K-12 private and public institutions in North Texas will spend for four and a half weeks in India this summer. The program focuses on the development of curriculum units to be disseminated through the U.S. Department of Education and involves an international serving and learning component. Additionally, a project director and curriculum specialist will also be a part of the Group Projects Abroad.
The group will visit Thiruvananthapuram, Chennai, Hyderabad, Delhi and Agra. Participants will attend lectures on aspects of modern society and visit both contemporary and historical sites related to the project theme. The goal is to allow participants to develop educational resources to strengthen and extend their curriculum and to establish contacts to continue their study. The service component of the project will connect each participant with one of several institutions and organizations in India for onsite engagement and exploration of needs and contributions.
The program will be led by Aditi Samarth, Humanities Faculty at Richland College and Dr. Janet Lowry, Professor of Sociology at Austin College.
Published by Anitra Cotton on April 30th, 2007 tagged Uncategorized | Comment now »
Phi Theta Kappa at Richland College garners international awards
The Alpha Alpha Xi chapter of Phi Theta Kappa at Richland College attended the 89th International Convention in Nashville, Tennessee. With more than 1,200 chapters in the international organization, the Richland Chapter received the following awards during the Awards Gala on April 1:
· Scholarship Hallmark Award. Only 25 chapters in the international organization are recognized for superior achievements in this category.
· Top 100 Chapter
· Distinguished Chapter Advisor Award - Larry Polk
This year, nearly 500 chapters competed for the Society’s most coveted awards. The Hallmark Awards Program is the Society’s capstone awards competition annually recognizing excellence in programs that promote the Phi Theta Kappa Hallmarks of Scholarship, Leadership, Service and Fellowship. Exceptional members, officers, advisors, college administrators and chapters are recognized annually at the Phi Theta Kappa International Convention for their achievements.
Phi Theta Kappa, the International Honor Society of the Two-Year College, has recognized academic excellence in the two-year college since 1918. The Society is comprised of more than 1,200 chapters at community, technical and junior colleges in all 50 of the United States, in Canada, Germany, U.S. Territories, the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, the United Arab Emirates, the Republic of Palau and the British Virgin Islands, making it the largest and most prestigious honor society serving two-year colleges. Membership is based primarily upon academic achievement. The organization offers a myriad of opportunities for scholarships, intellectual enrichment and personal development through programs based on the Society’s Hallmarks.
Published by Anitra Cotton on April 25th, 2007 tagged Phi Theta Kappa | Comment now »
Richland and DART create Poetry in Motion
A trip on DART becomes a poetic adventure as Richland College and Dart launch this year’s Poetry In Motion series. Fifteen poems will be on display on DART buses and light-rail vehicles giving commuters a more pleasurable and enlightening experience.
Featured poems include writings by recognized poets, such as William Shakespeare’s “Othello” and Samuel Menashe’s “Promised Land.” Riders will also enjoy the work of local poets including Shin Yu Pai’s “Stones.” To view all 15 selected poems please visit www.DART.org/Poetry.
A distinguished committee of local publishers, editors, educators and booksellers selected the poems, which are placed in advertising spaces in more than 600 buses and 115 light rail vehicles, with five new poems going up every three months over the next year.
Inspired by a similar program in the London Underground, Poetry In Motion is a national program coordinated by the Poetry Society of America and was brought to North Texas by DART in 1998 to enhance public exposure to poetry in the agency’s service area. Since then, it has gained support from local businesses across North Texas and is enjoyed by thousands of riders daily.