5, Outlook A Publication of Florida Community College at Jacksonville Black History Month: The legacy continues February is Black History Month and FCC] has a variety of activities planned in celebration of this national obser- vance. “Weaving the Fabric of Freedom: The Legacy Begins with Carter G. Woodson” is this year’s theme, an adaptation of the national theme. Woodson is the black historian who developed Black History Week in 1926 to recognize and honor the contribuv tions of blacks to American society. The week—long celebration was extended to a month in 1976 under the direction 'of the Association for the Study of Afro—American Life and History. College activities will begin at 12:15 p.m., Thurs., Feb. 1, with a kickoff pro— gram at Kent Campus auditorium. Guest speaker for this event will be Dr. Dorothy Autry, professor of Afro— American History, Atlanta University. Dr. Charles Dassance, provost, Kent Campus, will also issue a proclamation officially designating February as Black History Month. Later on that same day the Jacksonville Black History Calendar will be unveiled at the Southern Bell Tower. This is the second year for the calendar, “Weaving The Fabric of Freedom: A Reflection of the Black Legacy in Jacksonville,” which features 12 black citizens from the city who have made contributions to the quality of life in Jacksonville. The calendar is a joint effort between FCC], the North’ west Community Relations Team of Southern Bell and WTLV—lZ. This event begins at 5:30 p.m. Dr. Mary Frances Berry In an effort to educate as well as celebrate during Black History Month, two contests have been developed to test students’ wits. Kent Campus will spon- sor the Black History Culture Quiz. First, second and third place prizes will be awarded to the student answering the most questions correctly on a quiz matching famous Black Americans with their nicknames. Information on the quiz and question sheets will be available in the Learning Resources Center. The “Black Facts” contest at the Downtown Campus will be based on “BlacFax,” a nationally distributed trivia game on black history. Each week a set of questions will be available in the lobby along with an entry box. At the end of the week the person’s name drawn with all or the most correct answers will win $25 and a copy of the game to take home. Both contests are scheduled to begin on Mon., Feb. 5. The fourth annual Minority Scholar— ship Banquet and Reception will be held on Friday, Feb. 23, 6:30 p.m., at the Holiday Inn Conference Center on Arlington Expressway. This year’s keynote speaker will be Dr. Mary Fran- cis Berry, a wellvknown educator and outspoken civil rights activist. Dr. Berry has served as a commissioner on the US. Commission on Civil Rights since 1980 and she has held faculty appoint— ments at several universities including chancellor at the University of Col— orado at Boulder and provost of the Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences at University of Maryland at College Park. She is presently the Geraldine R. Segal Professor of American Social Thought at the University of Pennsylvania. The banquet is the centerpiece of several ac— tivities sponsored by the FCC] Founda— tion Inc., to raise funds for scholarships for black students. Tickets are $25 and are available at all Student Activities offices. In conjunction with the celebration, FCC] is sponsoring the Fifth Annual James Weldon Johnson Essay Contest. Participation is open to current FCC] students, undergraduate students at local accredited colleges and univer— sities, and currently enrolled high school students in Duval and Nassau Counties. Entry deadline is Wed., Feb. 8, 5 p.m. Winners will be notified Feb. 16 and awards will be presented at the scholarship banquet. The Arts Opening and reception local black artists display and perfor- mance art on video. Downtown Campus Gallery, Mon., Feb. 1. Official opening African art display, Kent Campus Gallery, Mon., Feb. 12, 6 - 8 p.m. Poetry and Plays — students and faculty display their talent in acting and poetry reading. Kent Campus, Room F—128, Wed., Feb. 21, 11 a.m. — 1 p.m. “African Dances” Douglas Anderson School of Performing Arts, North Campus Auditorium, Thurs., Feb. 22, 7 p.m. Education Lecture/Video — “Reassessing the Role of Blacks in Popular Cultures,” Kent Campus, Learning Resources Center, Mon. Feb. 5, 12:20 p.m. 1990 Black History Month Highlights Lecture: “African-American History from Egypt to America” by Antar K. Al—Basir, North Campus Auditorium, Thurs., Feb. 8, Noon. Seminar/Workshop “The Black Male” Downtown Campus, Room 1058, Thurs., Feb. 8, 10 a.m. Noon. Music “Voices of the Ancestor,” Instru- ments in Song by African drummer Kulu Mele, South Campus, Mon., Feb. 5, 11 a.m. Musical instruments demonstrated by Adawali, North Campus Auditorium, Mon., Feb. 5, Noon. The “Exceptional Voices” Gospel Choir, North Campus Auditorium, Thurs., Feb. 15, 7 p.m. These are just a few of the many activities planned for the month. Call 387-8392 for more information. A special teleconference will also be held March 14 as part of the Black History Month celebration. “Men of Color: Absence in Academia,” presented by Black Issues in Higher Education, is an effort to bring together people in colleges and universities to address the common issue of recruiting, retaining and graduating black males. The teleconference is from 1 — 3 p.m., in the Board Room of the College Administra— tion Building. All Black History Month activities are free and open to the public, with the exception of the banquet and mini— course. For more information on any of the activities, call the Black Student Success Office at 387-8392. FCC] hosts conference on college teaching and learning The Center for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning will host a na— tional conference on College Teaching and Leaming at the Omni Hotel, May 10-12. The theme of the conference is “Improving Teaching and Learning Through Classroom Research.” This conference affords FCC] an excellent opportunity to provide leadership in the national effort to improve classroom teaching and learning. The Center, in its second year at FCC], is a faculty initiated project inr spired by a speech given by K. Patricia Cross, a welltknown community college speaker, who will be a featured presenter at the conference. The belief of the Center is that classroom teachers should be the primary resource in ef— forts to improve and measure teaching and learning in higher education. A faculty steering committee currently directs and monitors the Center’s ac— tivities which include sponsoring seminars with national speakers, conv ducting assessment workshops and the funding of classroom research grants. Bill Martin, associate vice president, Instructional Planning 8L Development, says response to the conference has been much greater than expected. “Educators have the tendency to attend the same conferences year after year and it’s really hard to start something new. We’re just getting started with no name or tradition, but the response has been great,” says Martin. “We’ve receiv— ed over 160 proposals and we’re very excited.” Martin also says they received an excellent return from local educators at FCC], UNF and ]U. The conference will have a very in- formal arrangement with concurrent presentations by more than 100 educators from two— and four—year colv leges in the U.S., Canada and the USSR. Topics will focus on innovative college teaching/learning techniques, classroom research/assessment activities and also the development of future Teaching and Learning Centers. “One of our main goals is to allow educators the chance to network with others around the country who have formed Centers and learn how to start one at their own college or university,” says Martin. Along with K. Patricia Cross from the University of California at Berkeley, other featured speakers are Wilbert J. McKeachie, National Center for Research to Improve Postsecondary Teaching and Leaming, University of Michigan and Bob Menges, Northv western University. Conference registration fee is $150, which includes all program materials, coffee breaks, a reception and scheduled meals. Because the conference is being limited to 300 participants, early registration is encouraged. Also the Center is still soliciting faculty and staff support in hosting the conference. Help is needed on the planning committees and assisting during the conference. For more information on the con- ference or how you can help, please call Bill Martin at 632—3155. INSIDE BSSO: Mission accomplished . .2 FCC] says no todrugs ......2 MissFlorida Co—Ed ........4 , OCR Text: 5, Outlook A Publication of Florida Community College at Jacksonville Black History Month: The legacy continues February is Black History Month and FCC] has a variety of activities planned in celebration of this national obser- vance. “Weaving the Fabric of Freedom: The Legacy Begins with Carter G. Woodson” is this year’s theme, an adaptation of the national theme. Woodson is the black historian who developed Black History Week in 1926 to recognize and honor the contribuv tions of blacks to American society. The week—long celebration was extended to a month in 1976 under the direction 'of the Association for the Study of Afro—American Life and History. College activities will begin at 12:15 p.m., Thurs., Feb. 1, with a kickoff pro— gram at Kent Campus auditorium. Guest speaker for this event will be Dr. Dorothy Autry, professor of Afro— American History, Atlanta University. Dr. Charles Dassance, provost, Kent Campus, will also issue a proclamation officially designating February as Black History Month. Later on that same day the Jacksonville Black History Calendar will be unveiled at the Southern Bell Tower. This is the second year for the calendar, “Weaving The Fabric of Freedom: A Reflection of the Black Legacy in Jacksonville,” which features 12 black citizens from the city who have made contributions to the quality of life in Jacksonville. The calendar is a joint effort between FCC], the North’ west Community Relations Team of Southern Bell and WTLV—lZ. This event begins at 5:30 p.m. Dr. Mary Frances Berry In an effort to educate as well as celebrate during Black History Month, two contests have been developed to test students’ wits. Kent Campus will spon- sor the Black History Culture Quiz. First, second and third place prizes will be awarded to the student answering the most questions correctly on a quiz matching famous Black Americans with their nicknames. Information on the quiz and question sheets will be available in the Learning Resources Center. The “Black Facts” contest at the Downtown Campus will be based on “BlacFax,” a nationally distributed trivia game on black history. Each week a set of questions will be available in the lobby along with an entry box. At the end of the week the person’s name drawn with all or the most correct answers will win $25 and a copy of the game to take home. Both contests are scheduled to begin on Mon., Feb. 5. The fourth annual Minority Scholar— ship Banquet and Reception will be held on Friday, Feb. 23, 6:30 p.m., at the Holiday Inn Conference Center on Arlington Expressway. This year’s keynote speaker will be Dr. Mary Fran- cis Berry, a wellvknown educator and outspoken civil rights activist. Dr. Berry has served as a commissioner on the US. Commission on Civil Rights since 1980 and she has held faculty appoint— ments at several universities including chancellor at the University of Col— orado at Boulder and provost of the Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences at University of Maryland at College Park. She is presently the Geraldine R. Segal Professor of American Social Thought at the University of Pennsylvania. The banquet is the centerpiece of several ac— tivities sponsored by the FCC] Founda— tion Inc., to raise funds for scholarships for black students. Tickets are $25 and are available at all Student Activities offices. In conjunction with the celebration, FCC] is sponsoring the Fifth Annual James Weldon Johnson Essay Contest. Participation is open to current FCC] students, undergraduate students at local accredited colleges and univer— sities, and currently enrolled high school students in Duval and Nassau Counties. Entry deadline is Wed., Feb. 8, 5 p.m. Winners will be notified Feb. 16 and awards will be presented at the scholarship banquet. The Arts Opening and reception local black artists display and perfor- mance art on video. Downtown Campus Gallery, Mon., Feb. 1. Official opening African art display, Kent Campus Gallery, Mon., Feb. 12, 6 - 8 p.m. Poetry and Plays — students and faculty display their talent in acting and poetry reading. Kent Campus, Room F—128, Wed., Feb. 21, 11 a.m. — 1 p.m. “African Dances” Douglas Anderson School of Performing Arts, North Campus Auditorium, Thurs., Feb. 22, 7 p.m. Education Lecture/Video — “Reassessing the Role of Blacks in Popular Cultures,” Kent Campus, Learning Resources Center, Mon. Feb. 5, 12:20 p.m. 1990 Black History Month Highlights Lecture: “African-American History from Egypt to America” by Antar K. Al—Basir, North Campus Auditorium, Thurs., Feb. 8, Noon. Seminar/Workshop “The Black Male” Downtown Campus, Room 1058, Thurs., Feb. 8, 10 a.m. Noon. Music “Voices of the Ancestor,” Instru- ments in Song by African drummer Kulu Mele, South Campus, Mon., Feb. 5, 11 a.m. Musical instruments demonstrated by Adawali, North Campus Auditorium, Mon., Feb. 5, Noon. The “Exceptional Voices” Gospel Choir, North Campus Auditorium, Thurs., Feb. 15, 7 p.m. These are just a few of the many activities planned for the month. Call 387-8392 for more information. A special teleconference will also be held March 14 as part of the Black History Month celebration. “Men of Color: Absence in Academia,” presented by Black Issues in Higher Education, is an effort to bring together people in colleges and universities to address the common issue of recruiting, retaining and graduating black males. The teleconference is from 1 — 3 p.m., in the Board Room of the College Administra— tion Building. All Black History Month activities are free and open to the public, with the exception of the banquet and mini— course. For more information on any of the activities, call the Black Student Success Office at 387-8392. FCC] hosts conference on college teaching and learning The Center for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning will host a na— tional conference on College Teaching and Leaming at the Omni Hotel, May 10-12. The theme of the conference is “Improving Teaching and Learning Through Classroom Research.” This conference affords FCC] an excellent opportunity to provide leadership in the national effort to improve classroom teaching and learning. The Center, in its second year at FCC], is a faculty initiated project inr spired by a speech given by K. Patricia Cross, a welltknown community college speaker, who will be a featured presenter at the conference. The belief of the Center is that classroom teachers should be the primary resource in ef— forts to improve and measure teaching and learning in higher education. A faculty steering committee currently directs and monitors the Center’s ac— tivities which include sponsoring seminars with national speakers, conv ducting assessment workshops and the funding of classroom research grants. Bill Martin, associate vice president, Instructional Planning 8L Development, says response to the conference has been much greater than expected. “Educators have the tendency to attend the same conferences year after year and it’s really hard to start something new. We’re just getting started with no name or tradition, but the response has been great,” says Martin. “We’ve receiv— ed over 160 proposals and we’re very excited.” Martin also says they received an excellent return from local educators at FCC], UNF and ]U. The conference will have a very in- formal arrangement with concurrent presentations by more than 100 educators from two— and four—year colv leges in the U.S., Canada and the USSR. Topics will focus on innovative college teaching/learning techniques, classroom research/assessment activities and also the development of future Teaching and Learning Centers. “One of our main goals is to allow educators the chance to network with others around the country who have formed Centers and learn how to start one at their own college or university,” says Martin. Along with K. Patricia Cross from the University of California at Berkeley, other featured speakers are Wilbert J. McKeachie, National Center for Research to Improve Postsecondary Teaching and Leaming, University of Michigan and Bob Menges, Northv western University. Conference registration fee is $150, which includes all program materials, coffee breaks, a reception and scheduled meals. Because the conference is being limited to 300 participants, early registration is encouraged. Also the Center is still soliciting faculty and staff support in hosting the conference. Help is needed on the planning committees and assisting during the conference. For more information on the con- ference or how you can help, please call Bill Martin at 632—3155. INSIDE BSSO: Mission accomplished . .2 FCC] says no todrugs ......2 MissFlorida Co—Ed ........4 , Z ArchiveInABox,JAX,Outlook Newsletter,Outlook Newsletter 04-05,February 1990,P01 (2).tif, P01 (2).tif