Faculty and Staff Accomplishments
Each school year BCC's faculty and staff attend professional seminars and activities to enhance their ability to teach and perform their duties to their fullest. Below is a list of the activities that they have attended in the past school year.
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Humanities and Education |
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| Farah Habib, Deborah Anderson, William Kelly, Catherine Adamowicz, Michael Geary, Denise DiMarzio | Annual CONNECT Conference | Massasoit Community College |
| Kathleen Hancock | Professional development workshop: "What Every Curator Needs to Know Part II: Curating in the 21st Century" | Danforth Museum of Art, Framingham, MA |
| Kathleen Hancock | Professional development workshop: "Your Vision and Their Mission: Exhibit Programming Within the Parameters of the Parent Institution" | Montserrat College of Art Gallery, Beverly, MA |
| Catherine Adamowicz | MTA Summer Conference - 2 lectures: 1) King Philip's War; 2) Online Hybrid Course Instruction: Benefits, Pitfalls and Integrity | Williamstown, MA |
| Jeanne Grandchamp, Catherine Adamowicz | Museum of Fine Arts showing of Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind Little Women | Boston, MA |
| Marisa Millard | Social Studies: Educating Designers in a Connected World conference | Baltimore, MD |
| Deborah Lawton, Catherine Adamowicz | Student Transfer Workshop | UMass Boston |
| Jessica Barros | Watson Conference | University of Louisville |
| Jessica Barros | New England Center for Inclusive Teaching Conference | UMass Boston |
| Catherine Adamowicz | Multimedia interpretation of Marc Songini’s historical novel, The Lost Fleet: A Yankee Whaler's Struggle Against the Confederate Navy and Arctic Disaster | New Bedford Whaling Museum |
| Kathleen Hancock | CONNECT Arts Group | |
| Howard Tinberg | Re-Envisioning Writing Assessment: RelevanCE,Civic Engagement Diversity and Achievement Conference | Southbridge, MA |
| Deborah Lawton | Appreciative Inquiry Facilitator Training | Springfield, MA |
| Catherine Adamowicz | "Abraham Lincoln: The Massachusetts Connection" presentation by Dr. William Hanna | |
| Jose Costa | Reception for Dr. Alzira Silva, Director of the Office of Emigration, in the Azores | CANI in East ProvidenCE,Civic Engagement RI |
| Sandra Lygren | Two daylong training sessions sponsored by the Sorenson Video Relay. The training is applicable for American Sign Language students in a Deaf Studies program. | Boston, MA |
| Tom Grady | Site visit to reevaluate Bunker Hill’s Commonwealth Honors Program | Bunker Hill CC |
| Ravitha Amarasingham, Melissa Cardelli | Department of Early Education and Child Care Conference | Mass Bay CC |
| Jessica Barros, Mike Geary, JP Nadeau, Howard Tinberg | National Conference on College Composition and Communication | San Francisco, CA |
| Elizabeth Alcock | Boston Media Event sponsored by the Publicity Club of New England | Dedham, MA |
| Elizabeth Alcock | Lasell College Communication Advisory Board Meeting | Newton, MA |
| Elizabeth Alcock | 12th Annual Cassola conference on Teaching Communication "Exploring New Worlds: Teaching Communication in the 21st Century" held at Johnson & Wales University | ProvidenCE,Civic Engagement RI |
| Joanne Preston | Attendance at WLDI Leadership Academy | Jacksonville, FL |
| Sandy Lygren | Attendance at workshop entitled "Mentoring - Giving Feedback" | |
| Melissa Cardell1 | Citizens for Citizens Head Start Annual Assessment | |
| Melissa Cardell1 | Quest Meeting | |
| Sandy Lygren | “Diagnostic Assessment: A Guide for Mentors” Conference and “Hitting the Mark: Goals Setting and Action Planning” at the Boston Sorenson Video Relay Service Center | Boston, MA |
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Behavioral and Social Sciences |
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| Nancy Lee Wood | Renewable Energy Conference | Greenfield Community College |
| Nancy Lee Wood | Peak Oil Awareness Booth at Sustainability Fair | Coventry, RI |
| Mary Zahm, Michelle Kelly, Susan Kramer | National Conference of the American Psychological Association | Boston, MA |
| John Caressimo, Gloria Cabral | Retreat - American Culinary Federation Rhode Island Chapter | |
| Gloria Cabral | New Zealand Sustainable Foods Seminar | Johnson & Wales University |
| Gloria Cabral | Rhode Island Chapter – American Culinary Federation Officers Meeting Officers Meeting | |
| John Caressimo and Gloria Cabral | American Culinary Federation (ACF) meeting | Rhode Island Vocational Schools |
| Nancy Lee Wood | Regional Sustainability Conference | UMD-Dartmouth |
| Mary Zahm | Annual Meeting of the New England Psychological Association | Springfield, MA |
| Fred Rocco | Annual Jobs to Careers Conference | Seattle, WA |
| Gloria Cabral | Attendance at the JAR Bake Show at Twin Rivers Casino | Lincoln, RI |
| Gloria Cabral | Customer Service seminar given by the New England Culinary Institute held at Boston College | Boston, MA |
| Mary Zahm | Attendance at the National Conference for Women in Psychology | Newport, RI |
| Gloria Cabral | Attendance at two seminars at St. Vincent's Home to help trian staff in procedures of dealing with children and safety issues | Fall River, MA |
| Gloria Cabral | Attendance at the New England Food Show at the Convention Center | Boston, MA |
| David Mulligan | Truman Library Summer Institute: 1948 - A Year of Decisions | |
| Gloria Cabral | New York Baker Association Conference | Johnson & Wales University |
| Gloria Cabral | American Culinary Federation Meeting | Johnson & Wales University |
| Kevin Garganta | Represented alma mater, UMass Amherst, at the National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC) College Fair | UR1,Humanities and Education ProvidenCE,Civic Engagement RI |
| Nancy Lee Wood | Visioning Community Gardens Workshop | UMD-New Bedford |
| Maureen Sowa | Distance Education Workshop | Hanover, NH |
| Gloria Cabral | American Culinary Federation Regional Conference | Boston, MA |
| Mary Zahm | National Conference for Women in Psychology | Newport, RI |
| Phyllis Wentworth | National Conference for Women in Psychology | Newport, RI |
| Fred Rocco | League for Innovations | Reno, NV |
| Fred Rocco | Attendance at WLDI Leadership Academy | Jacksonville, FL |
| Maureen Sowa | NEASC Evaluation Team Workshop | UMass Boston |
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Business and Information Management |
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| Sil Ferreira, Igor Kholodov, Ralph Sanford | 4-day session on Computer Science | UMass Lowell and UMass Dartmouth |
| Catherine Adamowicz, Elizabeth Alcock, Ravitha Amarasingham, Deb Anderson, Bill Berardi, Phoebe Blackburn, Susan Boissoneault, Melissa Cardelli, John Caressimo, Mary Cass, Kristine Bishop Chapman, Sai Chinnaswamy, Trisha Cloutier, Pat Dent, Karen Dixon, Johanna Duponte, Erik Durant, Rhonda Gabivitch, Kevin Garganta, Sarah Garrett, Jeanne Grandchamp, Priscilla Grocer, Paulette Howarth, Deb Lawton, Cecil Leonard, Jerry Lepage, Ron Lister, Sandra Lygren, Carol martin, Marisa Millard, Joanne Preston, Elaine Previte, Fred Rocco, Alan Rolfe, Theresa Romanovitch, John Sbrega, Peter Schuyler, Cynthia Silvia, Debra St. George, Marianne Taylor, Michael Vieira, Ron Weisberger, Lisa Wright, Diana Yohe, Rebecca Metcalf | Assessment Planning Workshop presented by Deborah Grossman-Garber | BCC |
| Diana Yohe | MTA Web Training Workshop | |
| Diane Yohe | MTA (Massachusetts Teachers Association) Summer Conference | Williamstown, MA |
| Cecil Leonard | Newport Chamber of Commerce "Business After Hours" | Tiverton, RI |
| Cecil Leonard | Tour of Middle Acres Farm | Tiverton, RI |
| Phyllis Dickens | Commerce Corp. Trade Show | Baltimore, MD |
| Phoebe Blackburn | Board meeting at the Southern New England Entrepreneurship Forum | |
| Carol Garand, Samad Adams, William Berardi | Rhode Island Association of Accounting Professors (RIAAP) Annual Conference | Salve Regina University - Newport, RI |
| Sil Ferreira | Advisory Board Meeting | Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School |
| Sil Ferreira | Advisory Board Meeting | Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical High School |
| Carol Martin | Advisory Board Meeting | Greater New Bedford Vocational Technical High School |
| Cecil Leonard | Mass Transfer Compact Conference | UMass Boston |
| Cecil Leonard | Westfield State Business Meeting | Westfield State College |
| Cecil Leonard, Phoebe Blackburn | South Cost Business Expo | |
| Cecil Leonard, Phoebe Blackburn | Southeast Massachusetts Workforce Development Summit | Massasoit Community College |
| Cecil Leonard, Thomas McGarty, Ronald Santos, Diana Yohe, Phoebe Blackburn | 2nd Annual Small Business Seminar | |
| Sil Ferreira | Advisory Board Meeting | Bristol-Plymouth Regional Vocational Technical High School |
| Priscilla Grocer | NSF/ATE (National Science Foundation /dvanced Technical Education) Principle Investigators Conference Principle Investigators Conference | Washington, DC |
| Priscilla Grocer | Boston Area Advanced Technological Education Connections (BATEC) Meeting | |
| Samad Adams | Massachusetts Accounting Educators Conference | Courtyard Marriott, Waltham, MA |
| Vicki Revier, Pauline Leduc | Webinar about Benchmark KB - a subscription-based online resource that delivers a wide array of research tools via one user interface (for transcription) | Online |
| Vickie Revier, Pauline Leduc | Attended an AHDI (Association for Healthcare Documentation Integrity) Webinar on campus entitled "A Guide to Getting Started and Finding Work as a New Medical Transcriptionist. | Online |
| Carol Garand, Phoebe Blackburn | Prentice-Hall Accounting Symposium | Savannah, Georgia |
| Priscilla Grocer | Boston Area Advanced Technological Education Connections (BATEC) IT Forum | Framingham, MA |
| Phoebe Blackburn | Attendance at WLDI Leadership Academy | Jacksonville, FL |
| Phoebe Blackburn | 2-day Pearson Group, Inc. focus group for accounting teachers at two-year colleges | Boston, MA |
| Phoebe Blackburn, Jeanne Girard | Round-table discussion with board members of Downtown New Bedford, Inc. | New Bedford, MA |
| Igor Kholodov | 3-day Boston Area Advanced Technological Education Connections (BATEC) Commonwealth Alliance for Information Technological Education (CAITE) seminar | |
| Priscilla Grocer | Boston Area Advanced Technological Education Connections (BATEC) seminar "Second Life" | |
| Igor Kholodov | Training Camp on Computer Forensics - passed first level of certification | |
| Phoebe Blackburn | Workshop at ATMC by New England Performance Excellence | |
| Phoebe Blackburn | Taste of South Coast weekend event | |
| Ron Santos | Attended and worked with BCC Rotaract Club during Family Nights and attended Rotaract Club meetings | |
| William Berard1 | Entrepreneurship Seminar | Brown University |
| Carol Martin | Attendance at Advisory Board Meeting at Diman Regional Vocational Technical High School | Fall River, MA |
| Carol Martin | Attendance at Advisory Board Meeting at Greater New Bedford Vocational Technical High School | New Bedford, MA |
| Phoebe Blackburn | Webinar on International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) | Online |
| Phoebe Blackburn | Southeastern Economic Development (SEED) Annual Meeting | Whites of Westport |
| William Berard1 | Rhode Island Association of Accounting Professors Annual Conference | |
| Phoebe Blackburn | November and December Board Meetings of the Southeastern New England Entrepreneurship Forum | |
| Carol Martin | Meeting at the Fall River department of Transitional Assistance | |
| Bill Berard1 | Webinar sponsored by NECCE discussing Entrepreneurship Education and Incubators | |
| Cecil Leonard | Annual meeting of The Rhode Foundation | ProvidenCE,Civic Engagement RI |
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Health Sciences |
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| Lisa Wright | Medical Assisting Educator Forum | Albany, NY |
| Kristine Bourgeois | NLN Audio-Web Seminar Core Competencies for Nurse Educators | |
| Kristine Bourgeois | Webinar: "Understanding CMS Hospital Acquired Requirements: Complying with New Infection Prevention Measures" | |
| Kristine Bourgeois | "What's the Buzz About All These Bugs: An interactive discussion about healthcare associated infections and resistant organisms" | New Bedford Health Care Center |
| Kristine Bourgeois | Innovations in Curriculum - NLN Audio-Web Seminar | |
| Kristine Bishop Chapman | Annual National American Dental Education Association Allied Dental Program Director's Conference | Coeur d'Alene, ID |
| Kristine Bishop Chapman | Northeast Regional Board of Dental Examiners Annual Meeting | Orlando, FL |
| Cynthia Silvia | Conference entitled Diabesity: The Diabetes Obesity Epidemic | |
| Cynthia Silvia | CEU Conference: "Diabesity: The Diabetes Obesity Epidemic | |
| Lynne Byers | Carolina Institute for Dental Radiology Educators | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| Paulette Howarth | Massachusetts Teachers Association Summer Conference | Williamstown, MA |
| Cynthia Silvia | Recertified in CPR | Sturdy Memorial Hospital |
| Renee Cardinal | Sessions on eLearning | CITE Lab |
| Tricia Willard | Massachusetts Dental Hygienists' Association Annual Meeting | |
| Trisha Cloutier, Lynne Byers, Pamela Colaner1,Humanities and Education Suzanne Parent, Jane Horowiec, Joyce Moore, Lisa Azar | Southeastern Massachusetts Dental Hygienists' Association | BCC |
| Trisha Cloutier | 7th National Conference for Dental Health Educators | University of New Mexico |
| Trisha Cloutier | Orthodontic Partners Continuing Education Program | |
| Carole Berube, Vicki Revier, Angela Tiebout, Lisa Wright | Continuing Education workshop on "Differences in Chiropractic and Allopathic Care with Grand Round Case Discussions" | Whites of Westport |
| Joyce Moore | Completed the Organization for Safety Asepsis Procedures (OSAP) 2009 Federal Dental Services Infection Control Course | Atlanta, GA |
| Paulette Howarth | Northeast Leadership Conference presented by the National Education Association | Boston, MA |
| Joanne Clancy, Kristine Bishop Chapman, Trisha Cloutier, Lynne Byers | Student American Dental Hygienists’ Association District I Meeting at the Yankee Dental Congress | Boston |
| Patricia Willard | New England Dental Hygiene Educators Meeting at the Yankee Dental Congress | Boston |
| Johanna Duponte | Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) Workshop | |
| Kristine Bishop Chapman, Trisha Cloutier, Lynne Byers, Joyce Moore, April Lavoie, Pamela Colaner1,Humanities and Education Suzanne Parent, Lisa Azar | BCC Dental Hygiene Alumni Association Annual Brunch | |
| Kristine Bishop Chapman | Advisory Board for the Dental Assisting Program | Diman Regional Vocational Technical High School |
| Lisa Wright, Carole Berube, Vicki Revier, Angela Tiebout | Greater FallRiver Chapter of Medical Assistants Continuing Education Meeting at White's | Westport, MA |
| Cynthia Brenner | Attendance at "Dynamic Approach to Sensory Modulation: Innovation to Implementation" | Northampton, MA |
| Lisa Wright | Leaders in Education and Practices (LEAP) and American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA) Conference | Orlando, FL |
| Trisha Cloutier | Participated in "Lobby Day" at the Rhode Island Statehouse with the Rhode Island Dental Hygienists' Association | ProvidenCE,Civic Engagement RI |
| Sharon Pero | “Infectious Disease SurveillanCE,Civic Engagement Reporting, and Control: What Is It All About? Communicable Disease Surveillance-the role of the public health nurse,” sponsored by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH), in collaboration with the Massachusetts Health Officers Association (MHOA) and the Massachusetts Association of Public Health Nurses (MAPHN). | |
| Trisha Cloutier | Attendance at the Geriatric Dentistry Mini-Residency Training Program presented by the Rhode Island Department of Health | |
| Vicki Revier, Eloine Vieira | Massachusetts Business Educators of America Conference | Framingham, MA |
| Pauline Leduc | Northeast Association for Healthcare Documentation Integrity (AHDI) and Pine Tree Chapter Symposium | Portland, ME |
| Melane Paranzino | 14th Annual Irvin M. Rosen, MD, Memorial Program on Spirituaity and Health | ProvidenCE,Civic Engagement RI |
| Johanna Duponte | Advisory board meeting at Project Independence Adult Day Health Center | |
| Nancy Evans | 19th Annual Conference on Cardiovascular Nursing | Newton, MA |
| Debra St. George, Paulette Howarth | Northeast Branch American Socity for Microbiology dinner meeting | |
| Patricia Dent | Attendance at WLDI Leadership Academy | Jacksonville, FL |
| Debra St. George | Workshop entitled "Introduction to Excel" | Massasoit Community College |
| Lisa Wright | National Conference for the American Association for Medical Assistants | Chicago, IL |
| Johanna Duponte, Cynthia Brenner | Doctoral Dissertation Defense: “How Eastern Philosophy is Influencing Western Higher Education: A Collective Case Study of Teaching and Learning at Buddhist and Hindu Inspired Institutions” | UMass Boston |
| Paulette Howarth | Inter-science Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy and the Infectious Disease Society of America | Washington, DC |
| Nancy Moxon, Nancy Evans, Patricia Willis, Sharon Pero | Assessment Technology Institute (ATI) Educator's Conference at Quinsigamond Community College | Worcester, MA |
| April Lavoie, Joyce Moore | Completed continuing education in "Instructional Design Strategies" and "Cultural Awareness" through the University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry Institute for Advanced Continuing Dental Education | |
| Paulette Howarth | Presentation by the Northeast branch of the American Society of Microbiology on Bioterrorism and Foodborne Pathogens; also attended the Directors' Meeting | |
| Paula Baptista | Training session on Polymerase Chain Reaction Identification of MRSA | |
| Lisa Wright | Received a Professional Development award to attend an Emergency Preparedness Workshop offered by the Commission of Accreditation of Allied Health Programs (CAAHEP) | |
| Lisa Wright | Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs Workshop | |
| Kris Bourgeois, Nancy Evans, Geri Hamel, Gail MacDonald, Nancy Moxon, Debra Quenga, Cynthia Silvia | Massachusetts and Rhode Island League for Nursing Conference | |
| Debra St. George | Board of Directors Meetings for the Northeast Association for Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Disease (NACMID) | |
| Paulette Howarth | Two lectures sponsored by the Northeast Branch of the American Society for Microbiology, "Infectious Disease Surveillance: A Team Approach" and "Impact of Pediatric Pneumococcal Vaccines on Disease and Antibiotic Resistance" | |
| Paulette Howarth | Board of Directors Meeting for the American Society for Microbiology Northeast Branch | |
| Lynne Byers, Kristine Bishop Chapman, Jane Horowiec | Continuing education program on 3M Omni Preventive Care and ViziLite Screening | |
| Debra Cabral | New Drugs and Herbal Supplements Updated: “An Update in Periodontics: What Every Office Should Know” Exhibits | |
| April Lavoie, Joyce Moore | Patients with Autism - New England Dental Hygiene Educators Meeting - The Power of Neutral Exhibits | |
| Lisa Azar, Suzanne Parent | New England Dental Hygiene Educators Meeting - The Power of Neutral | |
| Patricia Dent | Jobs for the Future “Peer Learning Conference” | Boston, MA |
| Debra St. George | Board of Director’s meeting of the Northeast Association for Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Disease (NACMID) | |
| Debra St. George, Paulette Howarth | Dinner and lecture meeting entitled “The Original of Virulence in Pathogenic Microbes” sponsored by the Northeast Branch of the American Society of Microbiology. | |
| Debra St. George, Paulette Howarth, Kelli Hiller | American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science Central New England (ASCLS-CNE) Annual Clinical Laboratory Science Convention. | |
| Paulette Howarth | MTA Annual Meeting | |
| Marie Marshall, Kristine Bourgeois, Geri Hamel, Marci McNicol, Melane Paranzino | Peak Oil and Public Health Conference | |
| Geri Hamel, Melane Paranzino, Nancy Moxon | MARILN Conference on “Exploring Incivility and the Nursing Student: Faculty’s Experiences.” | |
| Vicki Revier, Carole Berube, Angela Tiebot | Medical Assisting Advisory Board Meeting | |
| Pauline Leduc | Association for Healthcare Documentation Integrity Webinar, "Networking Your Way Into Medical Transcription." | |
| Lisa Wright | Educator’s Conference Sponsored by Cengage Learning | Albany, NY |
| Melane Paranzino | Volunteer at Healing Coop (a program for women with cancer) fundraiser/spaghetti supper | |
| Marie Marshall | SouthCoast Hospital Group Inc. Annual School Affiliation | |
| Kristine Bishop Chapman | Executive Board of the BCC Dental Hygiene Alumni Association | |
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Mathematics |
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| Science | 5/20/08 | 5/20/08 |
| Science | 6/20/08 | 6/16/08 |
| Science | August 2008 | August 2008 |
| Science | 8/5/08 | 8/2/08 |
| Science | 8/13/08 | 8/10/08 |
| Science | 9/10/08 | 9/10/08 |
| Science | 9/28/08 | Humanities and Education9/27/08 |
| Science | 9/27/08 | 9/27/08 |
| Science | 10/3/08 | 10/1/08 |
| Science | 10/3/08 | 10/1/08 |
| Science | 10/10/08 | 10/10/08 |
| Science | 10/15/08 | 10/15/08 |
| Science | 10/23/08 | 10/23/08 |
| Science | 10/28/08 | 10/28/08 |
| Science | 10/29/08 | 10/29/08 |
| Science | 10/30/08 | 10/30/08 |
| Science | 12/15/08 | 12/15/08 |
| Science | 2/9/09 | 2/2/09 |
| Science | 2/13/09 | 2/13/09 |
| Science | 3/11/09 | 3/11/09 |
| Science | 4/17/09 | 4/14/09 |
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| Science | 3/19/09 | 3/19/09 |
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Attleboro Center |
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| Kathy Garganta | First Annual Clean Energy Connections Conference and Opportunity Fair | Springfield, MA |
| Joe Yasaian | Dialogues on Assessment workshop sponsored by the New England Educational Assessment Network at Amass Amherst | Amherst, MA |
| Naomi Cordell | On-site admission days at Attleboro High School | Attleboro, MA |
| Kathy Garganta | New England Workforce Development Conference at Holy Cross College | Worcester, MA |
| Kathy Garganta | CPR and Defibrillator Recertification | |
| Kathy Garganta | Orthodontic continuing education seminar | |
| Kathy Garganta | United Regional Chamber of Commerce Athena Award Luncheon | |
| Bob Koohy, Joe Yasaian | “Business After Hours” sponsored by the United Chamber of Commerce | Norton, MA |
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Central Academic Affairs |
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| Michael Vieira | Meeting with BioLink | San Francisco, CA |
| Sarah Garrett | Monumental City Chair Legal Conference | Baltimore, MD |
| Sarah Garrett | CONNECT CAOs meeting | Bridgewater State College |
| Sarah Garrett | NEASC Workshop | Community College of Rhode Island |
| Michael Vieira | Community Leadership Breakfast | UMD |
| Sharon Davis | Chief Academic Officers' meeting | Holyoke Community College |
| Sharon Davis | Chief Academic Officers (CAO) Meeting | Holyoke Community College |
| Michael Vieira | Community College Leadership Academy Awards Ceremony | Quinsigamond Community College |
| Sharon Davis | Southeastern Massachusetts Workshop Development Summit Meeting | Massasoit Community College |
| Sharon Davis | Southeastern Massachusetts Workshop Development Summit Meeting | Massasoit Community College |
| Michael Vieira | Bioneers by the Bay Conference | Zeiterion Theatre, New Bedford |
| Michael Vieira | A Degrees Works Demo | |
| Michael Vieira | MACIE (Massachusetts Council for International Education) conference | Massasoit Community College |
| Michael Vieira | BATEC (Boston Area Advanced Technological Education Connections) Career Day | U Mass Boston |
| Deborah Dziedzic | Two-day training entitled "Discovering the Secrets of Microsoft Access" | Taunton, MA |
| Michael Vieira | NEASC Evaluation Team Training Workshop | Springfield, MA |
| Michael Vieira | 33rd Annual CCID Conference | Orlando, FL |
| Michael Vieira | NEASC Site Visit – Eastern Maine Community College | Bangor, ME |
| Michael Vieira | Dual Enrollment Advisory Board Meeting, Framingham State | Framingham, MA |
| Sarah Garrett | Chief Academic Officers Meeting | Quinsigamond Community College |
| Sharon Davis | 89th Annual AACC Convention | Phoenix, AZ |
| Sarah Garrett | Connect Chief Academic Officers meeting @ Cape Cod C.C. | Cape Cod Community College |
| Michael Vieira | Attendance at WLDI Leadership Academy | Jacksonville, FL |
| Sharon Davis | Attendance at WLDI Leadership Academy | Jacksonville, FL |
| Sarah Garrett | Attendance at WLDI Leadership Academy | Jacksonville, FL |
| Michael Vieira | CCI Project Coordinator Workshop | Madison, WI |
| Michael Vieira | Civic Engagement Summit held at University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth | Dartmouth, MA |
| Sharon Davis | South Coast Education Compact Legislative Breakfast | Dartmouth, MA |
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Civic Engagement |
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| Mary Zahm, Rebecca Clark | Civic Engagement Summit held at University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth | Dartmouth, MA |
| Mary Zahm | 2-day CONNECT Service-Learning Conference | Cape Cod Community College |
| Mary Zahm | Community Advisory Board of the UMass Dartmouth Center for Civic Engagement Meeting | |
| Rebecca Clark | Attendance at a service-learning conference entitled "New England Students as Colleagues Conference - Creating a Network of Student Leaders in Service". | Bentley University |
| Mary Zahm | Attendance at Talbot Middle School Parent Teacher Organization Meeting | Fall River, MA |
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Co-operative Education |
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| Kristin Almeida, Peg Curro, Zelia LaGarde | New Bedford Area Chamber of Commerce Good Morning Southcoast Breakfast | |
| Peg Curro | Netherlands Exchange Program Meeting | Bunker Hill Community College |
| Peg Curro | 32nd Annual New England Association for Cooperative Education and Field ExperienCE,Civic Engagement A New World: Trends, Tools, and the Economy | Plymouth, MA |
| Nicole Heaney | CONNECT’s Regional Summit | Massasoit Community College |
| Peg Curro | NEACEFE (New England Association for Cooperative Education and Field Experience) Board of Directors meeting | Holyoke Community College |
| Peg Curro | Massachusetts Office of Community Colleges Experiential Education Task Force | Quinsigamond CC |
| Kristin Almeida, Peg Curro, Zelia LaGarde | Youth Development Coordinated Site Visit | Quest Center |
| Kristin Almeida, Peg Curro, Zelia LaGarde | Youth Council Meeting | Greater New Bedford One-Stop Career Center |
| Kristin Almeida, Zelia LaGarde | Construction Career Day planning meeting | Museum of ScienCE,Civic Engagement Boston, MA |
| Zelia LaGarde | New Bedford Area Chamber of Commerce Annual State of the City Luncheon | New Bedford, MA |
| Holly FitzGerald | National Association of Continuing Education by National Institutes of Mental Health course entitled "Depression in Men" | online |
| Kristen Almeida, Zelia LaGarde, Nicole Heaney | New England Association for Cooperative Education and Field Experience (NEACEFE) Conference | Plymouth, MA |
| Peg Curro, Joanne Gracia | JET Mentoring Grant Meeting | UMD |
| Kristin Almeida, Zelia LaGarde, Peg Curro | Southcoast Business Expo | White’s of Westport |
| Peg Curro, Nicole Heaney | Workshop by Kuder Assessments on E-Portfolios | |
| Jenna Burns | Attended RefWORKS workshop | |
| Nicole Heaney | Commonwealth Honors Advisory Board | |
| Zelia LaGarde | 2009 Annual SouthCoast Legislative Luncheon | |
| Kristin Almeida, Peg Curro, Zelia LaGarde | “How Can We Support Youth in Transition” Pathways meeting at Northeastern University | Boston, MA |
| Kristin Almeida, Peg Curro, Zelia LaGarde | Connecting Activities Conference held at Holy Cross | Worcester, MA |
| Bob Koohy, Holly Fitzgerald | NEACEFE Spring Workshop at Northeastern University | Boston, MA |
| Kristin Almeida, Zelia LaGarde | “Planning to Succeed” Youth Summit at UMass Dartmouth’s ATMC Building | Fall River, MA |
| Kristin Almeida, Nicole Heaney, Zelia LaGarde | 9th Annual SouthCoast Hospital Group School to Career Breakfast | |
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eLearning |
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| April Bellafiore | Massachusetts Colleges Online (MCO) Meeting | Mt. Wachusett Community College |
| April Bellafiore, Diane Forand, Susan Shannon | Educause 2008 | Orlando, FL |
| April Bellafiore | NorthEast Regional Computing Program (NERCOMP) Workshop Scheduling Meeting | Wellesley, MA |
| April Bellafiore | NERCOMP Conference | Norwood, MA |
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Lash Center for Teaching and Learning |
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| Elaine Previte | NEFDC (New England Faculty Development Consortium) Conference on experiential learning, "Thinking Outside the Box: Teaching & Learning Beyond the Classroom Walls | UMass Amherst |
| Karl Schnapp, Elaine Previte, | NEEAN workshop | Keene State College, NH |
| Elaine Previte | Civic Engagement2-day ATLAS (Advancing Technological Literacy and Skills) Engineering is Elementary workshop | Boston Museum of ScienCE |
| Karl Schnapp | Webinar entitled "Delivering Personal, Practical and Innovative Instruction using Class-Capture Technology | Online |
| Karl Schnapp | Webinar entitled "Research Highlights Positive Impact of Class-Capture Technology on Student Outcomes” | Online |
| Karl Schnapp | Webinar entitled “Tablet PCs: Boost Your Productivity with the Power of the Pen” | Online |
| Karl Schnapp, Elaine Previte | Webinar entitled “Increase Distance Learner Retention with Second Life” | Online |
| Elaine Previte | Community College Leadership Academy | Mt. Wachusett Community College |
| Karl Schnapp | Webinar "Google Search for Your School" | Online |
| Elaine Previte | Community College Leadership Academy (CCLA) | Roxbury Community College |
| Karl Schnapp | Online webinar entitled "Increasing Student Participation and Content Mastery through Technology | |
| Karl Schnapp | Online webinar entitled "Learning 2.0: Making Sense of the Explosion of Web 2.0 Tools and Their Relevance and Consequence in Higher Education: | |
| Elaine Previte | Two day CCLA Session | Cape Cod Community College |
| Karl Schnapp | Online webinar on "Frugal Innovation: TLT Roundtable 2.0" | |
| Elaine Previte | CONNECT Math Meetings | |
| Karl Schnapp | Degree Works Presentation | |
| Karl Schnapp | Webinar on “Are Your Learning Designs Increasing Organizational Performance?” | |
| Karl Schnapp | New England Brown Bag Webinar: “Best Practices in Online Instruction” | |
| Elaine Previte | Annual CONNECT Math Conference at Massasoit Conference Center | Brockton, MA |
| Diane Forand | ITC Webinar discussing the “cheatability” factor of online courses | |
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Learning Resources Center |
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| Gabriela Adler | 4th Annual CONNECT Composition Conference | Massasoit Community College |
| Gabriela Adler | Annual NELIG (New England Library Instruction Group) Conference | Western New England College |
| Gabriela Adler | Statewide meeting of librarians and faculty members to discuss OneBook programs | Mass Bay Community College |
| Robert Rezendes | SAILS Membership meeting | Middleboro, MA |
| Robert Rezendes | SAILS Director's Station training session | BCC |
| Sai Chinnaswamy | ALA Annual Conference | Anaheim, CA |
| Gabriela Adler, Sai Chinnaswamy | Annual MCCLPHEI Summer Conference | North Falmouth, MA |
| Gabriela Adler | Annual Massachusetts Teachers Association (MTA) Summer Conference | Williams College |
| Gabriela Adler | Annual MTA Summer Conference | Williams College |
| Sai Chinnaswamy | Collaborative Leadership Development Program | Bridgewater State College |
| Sai Chinnaswamy | SAILS OPAC Meeting | Middleborough, MA |
| Gabriela Adler | MCCC Fall Conference | Worcester, MA |
| Carolyn Michaud | NELINET Information Technology Conference | Bryant University |
| Sai Chinnaswamy | MCCLPEHI (Massachusetts Commonwealth Consortium of Libraries in Public Higher Education Institutions) Meeting | Framingham State College |
| Gabriela Adler | "Accessing Academic Excellence: What Colleges Can Do to promote Student Success" | Worcester, MA |
| Gabriela Adler | "Academic Excellence: What Colleges Can Do to Promote Student Success" | Worcester, MA |
| Gabriela Adler | MCCC Classification Appeals Committee meeting | Worcester, MA |
| Gabriela Adler | MCCC Classification Appeals Committee meeting | |
| Sai Chinnaswamy | Massachusetts Commonwealth Consortium of Libraries in Public Higher Education Institutions (MCCLPHEI) Meeting | Bunker Hill CC |
| Sai Chinnaswamy | Massachusetts Commonwealth Consortium of Libraries in Public Higher Education Institutions (MCCLPHEI) meeting | Bunker Hill Community College |
| Gabriela Adler | MCCC Professional Staff Committee | Worcester, MA |
| Gabriela Adler | MCCC Classification Appeals Committee meeting | |
| Sai Chinnaswamy | Southeastern Massachusetts Automated Library System (SAILS) Board Meeting | Middleboro, MA |
| Patricia Hiscock | Online cataloging workshop from Nelinet, Inc. "Automating Repetitive Tasks: | Online |
| Patricia Hiscock | AV Packing & Barcodes Discussion Group | Raynham Public Library |
| Carolyn Michaud | Wikis for Libraries, South Eastern Massachusetts Library System (SEMLS) | Lakeville, MA |
| Patricia Hiscock | Southeastern Massachusetts Automated Library System (SAILS) Technical Services Meeting | Middleboro, MA |
| Sai Chinnaswamy | Collaborative Leadership Development Program | Cape Cod Community College |
| Sai Chinnaswamy | Massachusetts Commonwealth Consortium of Libraries in Public Higher Education Institutions (MCCLPHEI) | Framingham State College |
| Sai Chinnaswamy, James Emond, Patty Hiscock, Bob Rezendes | OPAC Vendor Presentations at SAILS | Middleborough, MA |
| Patricia Hiscock | Participated in an online cataloging workshop from Nelinet (the New England Library Network) " Automating Repetitive Tasks" | Online |
| Sai Chinnaswamy | SAILS Online Public Access Catalog Meeting | Middleboro, MA |
| Sai Chinnaswamy | Collaborative Development Leadership Program at Bridgewater State College | Bridgewater, MA |
| Carolyn Michaud, Maryellen Pettine | NELINET Seminar “Successful Collection Development Models” | Southborough, MA |
| Sai Chinnaswamy | MCCLPHEI meeting | Dartmouth, MA |
| Gabriela Adler | MCCC Annual Delegate Assembly | Worcester, MA |
| Sai Chinnaswamy | Collaborative Development Leadership Program at the Massachusetts Maritime Academy | Buzzards Bay, MA |
| Gabriela Adler | MCCC Professional Staff Issues Committee Meeting | Worcester, MA |
| Sai Chinnaswamy | Collaborative Leadership Development Program | Brockton, MA |
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New Bedford Campus |
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| Jenna Burns | What Every Future Teacher Needs to Know: A Conference for prospective Teachers | Worcester State College |
| Theresa Romanovitch | Workforce Development Summit | Massasoit Community College |
| Luis Rosa | National Association for Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA) Region I annual conference | Hyannis, MA |
| Theresa Romanovitch, Elizabeth Wiley | SouthEastern Green Jobs (SEA-GREEN) Network Meeting | |
| Terri Romanovitch | Attendance at WLDI Leadership Academy | Jacksonville, FL |
| Debra Bacon | NISOD Webinar entitled “Student Success and Development Education” | Online |
| Luis Rosa | National Association for Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA) Workshop | Holyoke, MA |
| Eileen Harrington, Luis Rosa | FERPA Workshop at Cape Cod Community College | West Barnstable, MA |
| Eileen Harrington, Joyce Burns | Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety Workshop | |
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| Tahais Real | Readiness Revised: Advancing Student Readiness and College Success Conference | Boston, MA |
| Tahais Real | Press Conference announcing the Youth Connection, a career center connecting youth with employment through education and training at the Cherry and Webb Building | Fall River, MA |
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Tech-Prep Consortium |
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| Chris Shannon | Massachusetts Workforce Investment Board (MWIB) Youth Task Force Subcommittee meeting | |
| Chris Shannon | CONNECT/STEM (ScienCE,Civic Engagement Technology, Engineering & Math) Meeting | Bridgewater State College |
| Chris Shannon | Regional Workforce Summit | |
| Chris Shannon | STEM (ScienCE,Civic Engagement Technology, Engineering & Math) Summit V | |
| Chris Shannon | State Tech Prep Roundtable Meeting, State meeting of Tech Prep Directors | |
| Chris Shannon | State of Massachusetts Workforce Investment Board (MWIB) Meeting | |
| Chris Shannon | Commonwealth Workforce Coalition Networking Event | Bridgewater, MA |
| Chris Shannon | Massachusetts Workforce Investment Board (MWIB) Youth Task Force meeting | |
| Chris Shannon | Tech Prep Roundtable Meeting | |
| Chris Shannon | Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) sponsored training in efffective pedagogical practices presented by the SoutheasternRegional Education Board -- High Schools That Work | |
| Chris Shannon | Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) Career and Vocational Technical Education training | |
| Chris Shannon | "Dropout Prevention in the SouthCoast" sponsored by the UMass Dartmouth Urban Initiative and the SouthCoast Development Partnership | Dartmouth, MA |
| Chris Shannon | Tech Prep Roundtable meeting at Assabet Regional Technical Vocational High School | Marlborough, MA |
| Chris Shannon | Southeast Regional Youth Summit | Fall River, MA |
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Televison Services |
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| Keith Thibault | Alliance for Community Media (MAR) Conference | Washington DC |
| Keith Thibault | Massachusetts Chapter of the Alliance for Community Media Conference | |
| Keith Thibault | Massachusetts Chapter of the Alliance for Community Media | Plymouth, MA |
| Keith Thibault | Alliance for Community Media's Western Region Conference | Denver, CO |
| Keith Thibault | Massachusetts Chapter of the Alliance for Community Media | Plymouth, MA |
| Keith Thibault | Meeting of the Massachusetts Chapter of the Alliance for Community Media | Amherst, MA |
| Keith Thibault | Spring Conference of Mass Access, the Massachusetts Chapter of the Alliance for Community Media | Newton, MA |
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Upward Bound |
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| Sarah Morrell | Stokes Institute for Opportunity in STEM (ScienCE,Civic Engagement Technology, Engineering and Math) Education Forum | |
| Sarah Morrell, Harry Harootunian, Raksmey Pen, Claudia Cordon | Massachusetts Education Financing Authority (MEFA) daylong counselor training | Holy Cross College |
| Sarah Morrell, Harry Harootunian, Raksmey Pen, Claudia Cordon | Annual Massachusetts Educational Opportunity Association (MEOA) Conference | Middlesex Community College |
| Sarah Morrell, Harry Harootunian, Raksmey Pen, Claudia Cordon | Massachusetts Educational Opportunity Association (MEOA) Conference | Middlesex Community College |
| Sarah Morrell, Harry Harootunian, Raksmey Pen, Claudia Cordon | College Board Counselor Workshop | U Mass Dartmouth |
| Sarah Morrell, Harry Harootunian, Raksmey Pen, Claudia Cordon | College Board Counselor Workshop | U Mass Dartmouth |
| Sarah Morrell, Harry Harootunian, Raksmey Pen, Claudia Cordon | College Fair | Durfee High School |
| Sarah Morrell | New England Educational Opportunity Association Board Meeting | Putney, Vermont |
| Sarah Morrell | Massachusetts TRIO Program Directors’ Meeting | Worcester, MA |
| Sarah Morrell | Participated in a national conference call with the Council for Opportunity in Education Governmental Relations staff to address concerns over inclusion of TRiO programs in President Obama's stimulus bill | |
| Sarah Morrell | Humanities and EducationMeeting of the New England Educational Opportunity Association Board of Directors | CCR1 |
| Sarah Morrell, Raksmey Pen, Harry Harootunian, Claudia Cordon | New England Educational Opportunity Association (NEOA) Conference | Portsmouth, NH |
| Sarah Morrell, Harry Harootunian, Claudia Cordon | Early College Planning Event held at the Henry Lord Middle School | Fall River, MA |
| Sarah Morrell | Council for Opportunity in Education Board of Directors Board Orientation and Retreat | |
| Sarah Morrell | MA Educational Opportunity Association Board of Directors Meeting | |
| Raksmey Pen, Sarah Morrell | Massachusetts Department of Education Training for the Summer Food Service Program Grant | Taunton, MA |
| Sarah Morrell | Durfee High School National Honor Society Induction Ceremony | Fall River, MA |
| Raksmey Pen, Harry Harootunian, Claudia Cordon | Massachusetts Educational Opportunity Association Training | Devens, MA |
| Sarah Morrell | Council for Opportunity in Education (COE) Board of Directors Meeting | Washington, DC |
| Sarah Morrell, 10 CDE staff | Conference on Sustaining Growth | Bridgewater State College |
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Humanities and Education |
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| Cindy Poore-Pariseau | Led a roundtable discussion at the annual Mass Colleges Online conference | Lowell, MA |
| Patricia Weisberger | Legislative, Regulatory and Budget Management Training for Student Support Services personnel. | Online |
| Diane Desmarais | DESE (Department of Elementary and Secondary Education) Directors’ Conference | North Falmouth, MA |
| Joanne Carroll-Conner, Ronald Weisberger | Massachusetts Community College Learning Community Group Meeting | Middlesex Community College |
| DIV VI staff | NISOD (National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development Webinar Series "Learning About Learning Communities" | Online |
| Lizabeth McDonald | TRIO Webinar "Assessment of Student Needs; Proven Retention and Graduation Strategies; and the use of Educational Technology, in Order to Design and Operate a Model TRiO Project. | Online |
| Ron Weisberger, Sally Gabb | Annual Conference of the National Association of Development Education (NADE) | Greensboro, NC |
| Debra Bacon | National Academic Advising Association Regional Conference | Saratoga Springs, NY |
| Diane Desmarais | "Math for Accuplacer and College" workshop | |
| Michelle Almeida | Massachusett Department of Elementary and Secondary Education technical assistance training meeting | Quinsigamond Community College |
| Julie Jodoin-Krauzyk | Rhode Island Hearing Assessment Program's 15th Aural Seminar | |
| Sue Boissoneault | Attendance at WLDI Leadership Academy | Jacksonville, FL |
| Cindy Poore-Pariseau | Northeast Regional Computer conference re: Audacity software for note-taking | Connecticut |
| David Henry | New England Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges (NEMATYC) Annual Fall Dinner | Wellesley, MA |
| Cindy Poore-Pariseau | Participated in a teleconference with BlackBoard and professionals from colleges across the USA and Canada to finalize the accessibility course this group developed. | |
| Debra Bacon | Understanding Personal Coaching for Individuals with Attention Deficit Disorder Podcast | |
| Jan Baptist, Michelle Almeida | Improving Practices for Students with Severe Cognitive Disabilities Workshop | |
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| Susan Boissoneault, Patricia Dent, Joanne Preston, Fred Rocco, Terri Romanovitch, Peter Schuyler, Kathy Torpey Garganta, Michael Vieira, Sarah Garrett | Chair Academy - Leadership Development Institute (WLDI) | Madison, WI |
| Phyllis Wentworth, Fred Rocco, Rhonda Gabovitch, Marianne Taylor, Michael Vieira, Johanna Duponte, Phoebe Blackburn, Terri Romanovitch, Karl Schnapp, Elaine Previte, Joanne Preston, Kara Murphy-Poulin, Diana Yohe | NEEAN (New England Educational Assessment Network) Annual Conference - "How Assessment Improves Teaching & Learning" | Worcester, MA |
| Melissa Cardell1,Humanities and Education Jackie Barry, Catherine Adamowicz, Deb Anderson,Cecil Leonard, Ravitha Amarasingham, Samad Adams, Karistine Bishop Chapman, Sharon Tilton, Debra St. George, Don Kilguss, Bill Berard1,Humanities and Education Antonio Alves, Greg Sethares | CONNECT’s Regional Chairs Summit "Shaping the Academy of the Future" | Massasoit Community College |
| Cecil Leonard, William Berard1,Humanities and Education Samad Adams, Debra St. George, Catherine Adamowicz, Liz Alcock, Tom Grady, Deb Anderson, Melissa Cardell1,Humanities and Education Ravitha Amarasingham | CONNECT Conference "Shaping the Academy of the Future" | Massasoit Community College |
| Deb Anderson, Elaine Previte, Karl Schnapp, Johanna Duponte, Sally Gabb, Ron Weisberger, Gabriela Adler, Jennifer Constant Lavoie, Rebecca Clark, Kristine Bourgeois, Donna Fernandes, Peg Curro | NEFDC (New England Faculty Development Consortium) Conference | Worcester, MA |
| Phoebe Blackburn, Sharon Davis, Michael Vieira, Terri Romanovitch, Sarah Garrett | Day-long MEP LEAN (Manufacturing Extension Partnership) Lean Training session | BCC |
| Steve Rivard, Marisa Millard, Diana Yohe, Catherine Adamowicz, Paulette Howarth, Debra St. George, Sandy Lygren, Tom Grady, Priscilla Grocer, Mary Cass, Ron Lister, Sarah Garrett, Michael Vieira, Sharon Davis, Fred Rocco, Pat Dent, Joanne Preston, Pete Schuyler, Sue Boissoneault, Terri Romanovitch, Sai Chinnaswamy, Elaine Previte | OATSS (Outcomes Assessment Team for Student Success" workshop with Deborah Grossman-Garber | BCC |
| Catherine Adamowicz, Denise Adams, Debra Anderson, Jacqueline Barry, Erik Baumann, Kristine Bourgeois, John Caressimo, Robert Caron, Kevin Garganta, Jeanne Grandchamp, David Henry, Cecil Leonard, Sarah Morrell, Sharon Pero, Vicki Revier, Debra St George, and Eileen Young | Roundtable meeting with Massachusetts Secretary of Education Paul Reville | Bristol Community College |
| Sue Boissoneault, Jan Baptist, Patricia Weisberger, Sarah Morrell, Claudia Cordon, Raksmey Pen, Harry Harootunian | New England Education Opportunity Association (NEOA) 33rd Annual Conference | New Castle, NH |
| Michael Vieira, Sharon Davis, Sarah Morrell | "Dropout Prevention in the SouthCoast" sponsored by the UMass Dartmouth Urban Initiative and the SouthCoast Development Partnership | Dartmouth, MA |
| Gabriele Adler, Ceniya Alves, Jacqueline Barry, Benjamin Baumann, Michael Bensink, William Berard1,Humanities and Education Kathy Burns, Joanne Carroll-Connor, Rebecca Clark, Rodney Clark, Milton Clement, Naomi Cordell, Donna Davis, Lisa Delano-Botelho, Rhonda Gabovitch, Sarah Garrett, Sam Grabelle, J. Thomas Grady, Kristin Kadlec, Ryoko Kokuba, Diane Manson, Susan McCourt, Steven Ozug, Regina Pirtle, Elaine Previte, Tahais Real, Luis Rosa, John Sbrega, Karl Schnapp, Cheryl Sclar, Maureen Sowa, Marianne Taylor, Howard Tinberg, David Tracy, Michael Vieira, Ron Weisberger, Phyllis Wentworth, Mary Zahm | 12th Annual Massachusetts Community College Conference on Teaching, Learning and Student Development held at Springfield Technical Community College | Springfield, MA |