Volume 10, Number 1
Spring 2005

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Call for papers - spring 2006 edition of Inquiry

Retaining Students through Individualized Study Skill Training
By Abby Hassler

 The author details a Perkins Grant-funded project of the Medical Education Center at Northern Virginia Community College that is designed to increase student retention by teaching students to identify and to use their learning style preference(s).
The Evolution of a Hybrid Course
By Joyce D. Brotton		 Brotton offers practical advice for designing and conducting a hybrid course that will meet the needs of a diverse student body.

Collaboration Among Colleagues
By Karen Newtzie and Leslie Smith
with contributions from Bill Fiege and Rebecca Blankenship

 The authors describe a two-college collaborative project designed to enhance student learning in public speaking.

Advancing Careers in Information Science and Technology
By Wilbur W. Stanton, D.E. Templeton,  J.D. Chase, Melinda Rose, and Carlotta Eaton

 The authors discuss the joining of 12 Virginia community colleges from the Appalachian region of southwestern Virginia with Radford University to form the Regional Technology Education Consortium (RTEC), a three-year project funded by the National Science Foundation Advanced Technological Education program and designed to develop articulation agreements, influence the development of new curricula, provide faculty development opportunities, share curricula through distance education, and provide collaboration in student advising and career placement.
All in the Family: Why College-Wide Support of Institutional Advancement Is Key
By Linnie S. Carter		 Carter defines institutional advancement, encouraging all members of the community college to play a role in supporting and promoting their colleges.
Reading For Fun and Profit
By William S. McCarter		 McCarter shares the value of using humor and everyday documents in the teaching of reading analysis and inferences in the developmental English classroom.
Packing a Bag for the Journey Ahead: Preparing Nursing Students for Success
By Mary Mullaly Worrell		 The author describes a creative method to support and to educate nursing students about strategies for success.
Comparing Success Rates of Developmental Math Students
By Teresa Woodard and Sexton Burkett		 The authors detail the surprising findings of their study of the success rates of students enrolled in developmental mathematics courses, examining the effects of the change from three to five credit hours and of implementing an exit exam.
Strengthening Academic Freedom by Nurturing Academic Responsibility
By John A. Downey		 The author reflects on the controversial issue of academic freedom and its tenuous position in today’s community college classroom.
What’s Wrong with that Kid?
By Denise M. Bausch		 The author explains the importance or recognizing and assisting students with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) so that they can succeed in college.

Viewpoints

This column welcomes diverse opinions on topics of concern to VCCS faculty, staff, administrators, and students. In each issue of Inquiry, we will pose a question that invites a variety of responses and publish several of these in the following issue of the journal.
This issue's question: How should the VCCS modify its programs and services to assist its growing international student population?

For the Spring 2006 issue, please send us your brief response (of no more than 750 words) to the question posed below.

  • What impact is Dateline 2009 likely to have on your campus?

Deadline: April 30, 2005

Reponses will be reviewed by the editorial board (as are all articles submitted to the journal).
Meeting Our Obligations to International Students
By Jeanne Natali		 The author argues that the colleges in the VCCS must offer the services that make study in the U.S. successful for its international students.